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IN DACCA, BANGLADESH, the first stop on his longest-ever pontifical trip, Pope John Paul II ordains 18 priests (left photo); right, he kisses rainy
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Sunshine and enthusiasm in Australia By NC News Service Pope John Paul II was greeted by sunshine and enthusiasm in Australia, the fifth of six nations he is visiting in 13 days. The pope celebrated Mass Nov. 24 for 100,000 people - the biggest crowd ever assembled in the Australian capital of Canberra under warm spring sunshine and blue skies. The first five days of his trip were marked by rain and small crowds. Pope John Paul began the longest trip of his pontificate at the rate of a country a day, visiting the slums of Bangladesh Nov. 19, urging affluent Singapore Christians to help the poor and participating in tribal welcoming ceremonies in
Fiji. Before flying to Australia, he spent Nov. 22 and 23 in New Zealand, where he urged the Catholic minority to take clear public positions against increasing secularization, religious indifference and abortion. The pope was to spend a week in Australia, and before returning to Rome Dec. I he was scheduled to stop in the Seychelles, an islandnation in the Indian Ocean. Hours after landing in Australia, the pope recited a litany of praise for the country's spirit and its way of life. At the same time, he urged Cath olics to use their votes to protect life "from the moment of conception," an apparent reference to abortion and embryonic research in the country.
"We speak a common language of respect for the human person," the pope said in an address at the House of Parliament. In a reference to heavy government subsidies of Catholic schools and hospitals, the pope lauded the way church and state institutions work "side by side" to guarantee freedom of choice and better care. But during an afternoon Mass, the pope condemned violence against human life "in all stages of its development." He sounded a similar note in his talk to government leaders at Parliament, telling them that one basis for civilization is "reverence for human life from the moment of conception and throughout every stage of its earthly pilgrimage." '" hope that all Catholics, and
all your fellow citizens, will invite you by their voice and by their votes to ensure that nothing is done by the legislature to undermine these values," the pope said. Australia, a leader in i'n-vitro fertilization research, is currently debating a legislative proposal which would protect human embryos in the laboratory and make it a crime to destroy them. Frozen embryos are frequently discarded in the in-vitro process, which has been pioneered in several state hospitals. Abortion is allowed in Australia with a doctor's recommendation. The pope also encouraged - a strong stand against abortion during his visit to New Zealand, where abortion is allowed under certain
conditions based on the woman's mental and physical health. During an anointing of the sick in a Wellington sports pavilion, the pope praised Catholic health care workers for their "prophetic stand on behalf of the innocent and most vulnerable." "Your service is in complete contrast to every effort to suppress life by evils such as euthanasia and abortion," he said. To youths, he stressed fidelity in marriage .and the sacredness of sexuality. To bishops, he voiced concern about declining attendance at Mass and the sacraments and said they should speak out publicly on family issues. To all New Zealand's approximately 450,000 Catholics - about 15 percent of Turn to Page Eight
Pope willing to meet with U.S. bishops ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (NC) - Pope John Paul II downplayed talk of divisions between the Vatican and U.S. Catholics and indicated he would be willing to meet with a delegation of U.S. bishops to discuss church issues in the country. Bishop James Malone, outgoing president of the U.S. bishops' confcrence, recently suggested a meeting to prepare for the pope's
expected trip to the United States next year. '" suppose this is a normal procee.ding among us, among the United States bishops and the pope," the pope said of the idea. The pope spoke to reporters aboard a flight from Rome to Dacca, Bangladesh, his first stop on a Nov. 19-Dec. I trip to Asia, the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean.
Asked about a possible rift between some U.S. Catholics and the Vatican, the pope refused to comment at length, saying that "sometimes one creates divisIons that do not exist" by "talking and writing." "Our task - that of myself and the bishops of the United States -is the same, the good ofthe church. It is our common ministry," he said. The pope said it was clear that
the" American church is part of the universal church and still wants to be a part of the universal church." Asked about the case of Seattle Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen, the pope said: '" know only the statement by the (bishops' conference) president, and it was correct." . The Vatican earlier this year . delegated some of Archbishop Hunthausen's powers to an auxiliary bishop. The archbishop deliv-
ered a lengthy statement critical of his treatment at a meeting of U.S. bishops in November. During the meeting, Bishop Malone read a statement saying the Vatican's decision limiting Archbishop Hunthausen's powers deserved the "respect and confidence" of his fellow bishops. He said that the "general principles of church law and procedures" had been applied in the case. Turn to Page Six
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enthusiastic spirit in spreading the Canadian Bishop Omer Robi- Gospel has been an inspiring witdoux, known as "The Flying Bishop ness, not only to the church in of the North," was among five northern Canada, but to his brother people killed when their twin- bishops as well. His pioneer works engine plane crashed in the North- in catechetics and his deep love of the native people of Canada are west Territories. The other victims were a priest, two hallmarks of his long ministry." A native of St. Pierre, Mania nun and the aircraft's twotoba, Bishop Robidoux was a member crew. A funeral Mass was celebrated member of the Oblates of Mary Nov. 19 in St. Boniface, Mani- Immaculate. While serving as a toba, for Bishop Robidoux, Oblate missionary in the 1940s, he taught Father Theophile Didier and Sis- in schools for native Canadians in ter Lise Turcotte ofthe Grey nuns. Saskatchewan and Manitoba. He Their plane crashed Nov. 12 also studied the Ojibwa language near Rankin"Inlet about 320 miles to better meet the pastoral needs 'of his people. north of Churchill, Manitoba. He was known for his catechetiBishop Robidoux, 72, of the Churchill-H udson Bay diocese, was cal innovations and for his efforts known for his many plane trips to train native religion instructors. through the huge diocese, which Sister Turcotte, 43, was religion covers more than 1.25 million coordinator for the Churchillsquare miles on the eastern half of Hudson Bay diocese. Father Didthe Canadian Arctic. ier, 76, was a native of France who The bishop was on his way to came to Canada in 1935. As a linPelly Bay to oversee catechism guist who understood Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French and English, classes for native people. Bishop Bernard Hubert, presi- he translated the New Testament dent of the Canadian Conference from the original Greek into the of Catholic Bishops, said "His Inuit language, Inuktitut.
Rift threatens, says Msgr. Ellis
NEWARK, N.J. (NC) - The versity of America in Washington, rift between "conservatives and'" .considered the foremost U.S. Cathliberals" is a real threat to the olic Church historian. church, according to Msgr. John "They are doing the church irTracy Ellis of The Catholic Uni- reparable harm," said Msgr. Ellis in giving the first Archbishop Peter L. Gerety Lecture earlier this month at Seton Hall University. The series ofchurch history lectures is funded A Catholic, coeducational college preparatory school - Grades 9 - 12 by a $100,000 gift from Archbishop Gerety, retired head ofthe Newark Archdiocese, to Immaculate Conception Seminary. Msgr. Ellis also urged prayers for the U.S. bishops, "for they too are divided." Invites Prospective Students and Their Families To An At the same time, Msgr. Ellis warned that a certain amount of "intellectual struggle" should be OPEN HOUSE ENTRANCE EXAM expected "because of the enormously complicated character of SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1986 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 theological disputes... "There is no fixed formula or Presentations/ Tours 8:00 - 11:30 A.M. ready-made solution," he added. At 2:00 & 3:00 P.M. 55.00 "In one form or another, problems will be with us to the end." 373 ELSBREE STREET - FALL RIVER - TEL. 676-1071 Suggesting that universities are
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The annual Marian Medal awards ceremony will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at St. Mary's Cathedral. Every parish has the opportunity of nominating a medalist to be recognized for extraordinary dedication and service. At St. Joan of Arc parish, Orleans, Father John F. Andrews, pastor, profiled his medalist in the weekly bulletin. The tribute is reprinted below; and The Anchor will be glad to note any other such bulletin mentions ifthey are called to our attention. CONGRATULATIONS to Helen Theresa (Sullivan) Varley of North Eastham. Married to John Edward Varley, the couple have made their home at Wamisco Road in No. Eastham since 1969. They are parents of seven children; five are married; one unmarried daughter is at home; one unmarried son lives in No. Eastham and is selfemployed. Helen will receive the Marian Medal on Sun. Dec. 7th in recognition of her outstanding service to the church. In our parish, Helen Varley I. Teaches grade I CCD Mondays; 2. Serves as a Eucharistic Minister; 3. Is chairperson of the parish prayer group.; 4. Began daily recitation of the rosary after 8 a.m. Mass two years ago and still leads this devotion; 5. Is an active member of Visitation Guild; 6. Works every other week at the Wednesday Bingo games; 7. Has been a collector for the Catholic Charities Appeal for the past 15 years. She is a happy person, likes to meet people, does a lot of study with her Bible, and lives in God's presence! It is an honor that is richly deserved by her and an honor for our parish to count her路 as a member. Congratulations, Helen.
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an appropriate setting for intellectual struggles, Msgr. Ellis cited Cardinal John Henry Newman's definition of a university as "a place where the intellect may freely range and speculate, sure to find its equal in antagonists...and its judgment in the tribunal of truth." He praised modern dissentertheologians Father Yves Congar, Msgr. John Courtney Murray and Father Pierre Teilhard de Chard in whose careers, he said, proved devotion to the church "because of their demonstrated, devout and fundamental loyalty. .. . He especially noted Father Teilhard's acknowledgment of"formal obedience" to his Jesuit superior, and similar obedience shown by Father Thomas Merton to his abbot and by liberation theologian Father Leonardo Boff to his Franciscan superior.
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AT YOUTH AWARDS ceremony, Mrs. Margaret Leger, chairlady of Diocesan Committee for Camp Fire and Girl Scouts, left, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, center, and Rev. !"1artin L. Buote, right, Catholic Scouting Program diocesan director, congratulate Post-Manan award winners Michelle Boivin, Elizabeth Hoye and Amy Ehrenzweig. (Gaudette photo)
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Scout religious awards go to 35 Bishop Daniel A. Cronin conferred Scout religious awards on 35 Boy and Girl Scouts from diocesan troops at ceremonies held Sunday at St. Mary's Cathedral. Father Martin L. Buote, diocesan director of Catholic Scouting, noted that the Post-Marian Award that went to three members of Troop 494 in Taunton is a pilot program in use in only a few dioceses. Designed for older girls and requiring about a year of work, it involves scriptural research, knowledge of Vatican II documents, prayer and service projects. The director said that the girls' service included visits to an area nursing horrie, where one of the Scouts was successful in persuading a 90-year-old man, who had not spoken for an extended period, to resume communication with her and others at the home. Her visits 'to him are continuing, said Father Buote. He added that the Scouts are submitting critiques of the program for use by national officials
Stonehill to house Martin institute The most recent Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives, will be honored byestablishment of the Joseph W. Martin Jr. Institute for Law and Society at Stonehill College, North Easton. Martin, a North Attleboro native who died in 1969, was Speaker in the 1940s and 1950s. A congressman for 42 years, he was first elected in 1924. He bequeathed his personal and public papers to Stonehill. Legislation authorizing expenditure of up to $6 million for the new institute was signed by President Reagan Nov. 6. The institute will be a regional center for scholarship and research with the over 14,000-item Martin collection as its centerpiece. The' collection includes correspondence, of Presidents Hoover,. Roosevelt, Truman, ,Eisenhower, Kennedy.,. Johnson and Nixon, and of General Douglas MacArthur, noted Rev. Bartley MacPhaidin, CSC, Stonehill president. A college planning committee is finalizing details for the Martin Institute's development and construction.. Groundbreaking is anticipated by mid-1987.
involved in its preparation. The award listings follow. Marian Award Nicola DeTrolio, Suzanne Goff, Deborah Stratton, Troop 939, St. Mary's parish, Mansfield; Amy Isyk, Troop I, Our Lady of Fatima, New Bedford; Lisa Cahoon, Ann Traverse, Troop 400, St. Paul, Taunton; Anne Giovanoni, Troop 400, Holy Family, Taunton. Jessica Lazares, Troop 365, St. Joseph, Taunton; Kerry Parker, Troop 365. St. Mary. Taunton; Jennifer Nunes, Troop 365. Sacred Heart, Taunton; M. Katrina Giovanoni. Troop 365. Holy Family, Taunton. Post-Marian Award Michelle Boivin. Elizabeth Hoye. Amy Ehrenzweig. Troop 494. Immaculate Conception, Taunton. Ad Altare Dei Award William .'Joyce, Troop 39, St. Patrick, Wareham; Stephen Lawrence, Troop 59, St. Joseph, Fairhaven; Anthony Catulo. Kurt Guba. Jason Costa. Michael Griffiths. Troop 170. St. Mary. South Dartmouth.
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PRAYER First Week of Advent
STIR UP thy power, we beseech thee, 0 Lord, and come: that from the threatening dangers of our sins, by thy protection we may deserve to be rescued and be saved by thy fie. liverance, who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit•. God, world without end. Amen.
Russell Houghton. Gregory Primo. Troop 15, Holy Rosary. Fall River: Vince Jornales. Troop I, St. Lawrence. New Bedford; James Agar, Troop 100. St. Christopher, Tiverton: David Patykewich. Troop 100, Our Lady of Grace, Westport; Jason Landis, Troop 18. Immaculate Conception. Fall River. Frederick LaBrecque. J.oel Shaw, Douglas Fortunado. Troop 56. St. . Joseph. Fairhaven; Shawn Cook, Troop 124. St. Mary. New Bedford.
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BOSTON (NC) - Cardinal Bernard Law of Boston met privately with captured American Eugene Hasenfus in Nicaragua Nov. 23, the Boston Herald reported. The two met in an office at Modelo Prison in Tipitapa, according to an article by Herald reporter Matt Carroll, who accompanied Cardinal Law to the Nicaraguan eucharistic congress in Managua, the capital. After the l4-minute meeting, Cardinal Law told reporters that Hasenfus' living conditions had been improved and his current cell was "more like an office." The cardinal said Hasenfus had a Bible inscribed "from a caring American" and found it "a great source of consolation." Hasenfus, a Catholic, is serving a 30-year' sentence for running weapons to the U.S.-backed counterrevolutionaries, or contras. Cardinal Law, who met with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Nov. 22, also said he believed that "a pardon will be granted in time." ."He [Ortega] didn't say that in so many words," the cardinal told reporters. "I'm reading into what he said." . In Boston Nov. 23, Nicaraguan Vice President Sergio Ramirez indicated his government would pardon Hasenfus, the Herald said. "We are going to use ... this option," Ramirez said.
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the mooril'\9-.., Advent Frustrations and Hopes Although for most Catholics Advent is still viewed as a time of spiritual preparation for Christmas, it certainly does not have the hold on hearts of days past. However, the liturgy still urges all to appreciate the great event of the Lord's coming. More and more parishes display Advent wreaths and Jesse Trees as visible and tangible aids to fostering the spirit of this beautiful season of the Church year. But o~tside the Church Advent has little meaning. For most people it is simply a time to prepare for feasting, vacations and parties. Children dream of sugar plums, adults the bills. Our world, in short, has done its very best to substitute Santa Claus for Christ. As Advent is upon us, we also can be sure that the American Civil Liberties Union is not far behind. In recent years, this organization has spent much of its energy on kicking Christmas manger scenes off what it considers public property. As a result, many communities will not even attempt to place a manger scene on public display. In our own diocese the current uproar in New Bedford is a perfect example of this conflict. The city plans to spend over $25,000 for holiday lights for the city Common. The display, according to The Standard Times, will include a Jewish menorah; but city officials did not include a Nativity scene. The menorah, an eight-branched candelabrum, will be lighted during the eight days of Hanukkah. City officials said that it was included in the holiday display as a symbol offreedom. Be that as it may, it seems that in New Bedford the Nativity is not a fitting symbol for a public Christmas display. This decree by the city was indeed a bit more insulting and insidious since it was stated that a Christmas display should be planned as a "symbolic gesture showing that we understand that it's a holiday season" and that the celebration in New Bedford is not limited to Christmas. This is indeed a spirit contrary to the Advent mind and heart. Advent is not a time to fight about the relevance of Jesus to our time. Rather, it should be a time of faith and hope reinforced by people coming together in joyful celebration. What the American Civil Liberties Union and its ilk have accomplished is an evocation of division and discord. Nothing could be more contrary to the Christmas spirit of good will towards all. In God's kingdom, there is but one family. There are no divisions or exclusions, no barriers of race or sex, no status or rank. So long as diversity exists in any shape or form, we cannot be whole and as we come together in the Church and try to share with all people the joy of our faith, it is imperative that we not be impeded by those who would place heavy loads of prejudice and bias on our backs. But it is disturbing that we must always be vigilant lest we become prisoners of the night imposed on us by forces that would place our light under their bushel baskets. It should be clearly noted that, for Catholics the AdventChristmas season is not a nostalgic backward journey to some sort of spiritual Disneyland. For us, it is a very serious moment. We begin our new liturgical year by remembering. In the Hebrew understanding, to remember is to relive, to do again and to commit. The story of the Savior is not a fable or myth. It is a story that we must remember, It is always new. It must be told. It must be heard. It must be lived.
"I will bless the'Lord at all times." Ps. 33:2
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Educational ethics By Father Kevin J. Harrington
Without doubt, today's hottest issue in education is ethics. Last month, a group of Tennessee parents won a precedent-setting court case that involved their local public school system's selection of mandatory readings. This trial was dubbed the "Scopes lI"trial, named after the famous confrontation between Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan. The Tennessee judge agreed with the parents that the reading material in question promoted doctrines that conflicted with their fundamentalist religious beliefs. The argument that convinced the judge was that the same First Amendment that prevents public schools from teaching religion also forbids any alternative philosophy that puts man rather than God at the center of things. The Editor A quarter century ago, few people would have predicted that secularists and fundamentalists would be battling about reading selections and curricula formation. But in his 1960 book, "We Hold These Truths," Father John Courtney , Murray addressed this very issue. In a country he called neither vaguely secular nor vaguely Protestant, there would be a growing need for parental choice assuring a quality education that would include a place for teaching values, he wrote. There is plenty of evidence that' parents want the freedom to choose.
According to the most recent Gallup poll on education, the majority of us support a' voucher system. Nearly 15 percent offamilies send their children to private or churchrelated schools, and half of public school parents say they would do the same if they had the means. The crusade for moral education will divide our public schools and generate more controversy than enlightenment. Parents want ethics to be taught but the question of whose ethics will undermine all attempts. Finding a system of values that offends no one is akin to finding a prayer for students that offends no one. What offends no one is sure to be so devoid of depth that it would inspire no one. One with even the slightest experience in education knows that children, especially in the lower grades, acquire values not from explicit ethical discussions, but from, the lessons implicit in the way history, literature and other subjects are taught. The tendency of moral educators, however, is to stress as absolutes certain values that enjoy a broad social consensus in the community. The disparity between parental consensus in Beverly Hills, California, and Mobile, Alabama, would be mind boggling. The choice of a private or church-related school becomes even more crucial in light of these controversies. The Reagan administration's modest proposal for a voucher plan in education died in
Congress two weeks after it was proposed and, unfortunately, the trend on the state level of increasing the use of vouchers and tax credits has apparently leveled off. The National Governors Association came to the disappointing conclusion that parents should be free to choose only among public schools. Secretary of Education William Bennett rightly argues that public schools should be doing more to develop the moral fiber of their students. His noble efforts will be hampered by lack of broad social consensus on what values or ethical systems should enjoy a favored position. In short, as long as parents are concerned, as they should be, about the ideas to which their children are exposed and the doctrines their taxes are supporti,ng, the classroom will be a battleground for competing ideologies. For value-education to have any meaning whatsoever, the right of parental choice musJ be upheld. The public schools can support a handful of moral platitudes to which no one can take exception, but to root their value system in a vision based on secular humanism or a nondenominational version of the Judaeo-Christian tradition clearly violates the First Amendment. The defense of private schools, therefore, must not take a backseat to the present crusade for moral education.
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On teen workers Mark, age 16, was a solid student and active in a couple of school clubs. When he told his parents he wanted to get a parttime job, they encouraged it. At first, all went well. Mark liked his job, showed greater selfesteem and made good use of his time, keeping respectable grades and remaining active at school. But gradually he began to work more hours. With his parents' permission, he bought a car. His car payments and upkeep became more important than school activities so he dropped them in favor of more working hours. In one school year, he went from working 15 hours to 30 hours weekly. His grades slipped a whole point. Alarmed, his parents put the brakes on and informed him he could not work more than 15 hours. He was furious. "It's my life and my money," he insisted. "School is boring and I'm doing okay." But his wise parents held tight and he cut back. Now he is enjoying school and friends again and' talks about how close he came to making his job his life. It's a familiar pattern, much too familiar in families where the parttime adolescent job which begins as' a sideline assumes primary importance in the young person's life. Money offers greater independence and instant gratification
- pizza, tapes, clothing, concerts - is taken for granted. Some very good research on the teen parttime job is emerging. Advantages include learning to get and keep ajob, learning about the work world and how to get along with coworkers and employers, prioritizing time, earning and learning how to use money, utilizing excessive energy, learning a trade and enjoying greater self-confidence. Disadvantages include lowered grades, less interest in friends, activities, school and future, less family interaction, more drug and alcohol use, unsavory working conditions and a dependence on cash for instant gratification. How teens handle these drawbacks varies from person to person but the bottom line of the research seems to focus on the number of hours worked. Researchers discovered that for 10th graders, a drop in grades came when a student worked more than 14 hours a week. For II th and 12th graders, 20 hours 'was the demarcation. After that, negative factors out~ weighed positive in the large sampling of students they studied. In one study, the majority of students working 20 hours weekly admitted their schoolwork suffered as a result and only 28% admitted saving any money. The data also showed that teen workers felt less involved in school than their nonworking friends, were
Church unity Unity, like good health, is taken for granted until we suddenly lose it. If the stream of continuous controversies within the Catholic Church rises any higher, the church may soon find itself pining for a past in which its unity and good health were taken for granted. The church also may confront a law of human nature that should be avoided, namely that once people sour and a sense of balance is lost, imbalance and divisive criticism pick up momentum by leaps and bounds. . Some may argue that present controversies are raising issues that need to be aired; that the church is getting into the mainstream of modern life; that the news coverage the church is receiving is making it better known as a force for religion. After all, it is a fact that the early church had its arguments too. It argued about admitting gentiles and whether circumcision should be required for membership. The arguments helped the church to see that its mission waS not only to the Jews but to the gentiles as well. This led to the disciples leaving Jerusalem and getting out into the larger world. And the church received much more attention because it came to a better understanding of its mission. But in all the early church controversies, something was clear. The writings of Luke, Paul, Peter, James and John all reflect a sense of mission. A strong sense that the Holy Spirit was working in the midst of its controversies also can be seen in the early church. I am struck that in our present
controversies, we read or hear too little of any connection with the church's mission. Nor do we speak of the presence of the Holy Spirit. It is when church controversies lack a sense of mission and a sense of the Holy Spirit that we should worry about our unity. Add to this the fact that the Eucharist is our main unifying force and that we are not only losing priests, but are becoming increasingly confused about who should be a priest; then the loss of our unity and balance becomes scary. If ever there is a need for ecclesiology, the study of what exactly are the dynamics that compose us
November 29 Rev. Francis A. McCarthy, Pastor, 1965, St. Patrick, Somerset. December 1 Rev. Phillipe Ross, Chaplain, 1958, Sacred Heart Home, New Bedford. Rev. Edward J. Gorman, Pastor Emeritus, 1964, St. Patrick, Somerset December2 Rev. Arthur Savoie, Pastor, 1917, St. Hyacinth, New Bedford. Rev. Dennis W. Harrington, Assistant, 1958, St. Mary, Taunton December 3 Rev. John W. McCarthy, P.R., Pastor, 1926, Sacred Heart, Fall River December 4 Rev. Charles Ouellette, Assistant, 1945, St. James, Taunton
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absent more and did not enjoy school as much. The most sobering finding was that dissatisfaction with school seemed to increase the more the adolescent worked. These were students who had a positive attitude toward school before they began their jobs. All this doesn't negate the value of the parttimejob. Research found that young workers learn to cope with the unexpected at work which transfers into other areas of life. They also learn how to get along with a variety of adults. "I get along with my parents a lot better now," one young man admitted. "Especially after seeing what nerds other grownups can be. I really feel lucky." If teens don't have to work to help the family, then, the guidance parents offer so that advantages outweigh disadvantages lies in controlling the number of hours and the use of earnings. Often adolescents will fight t~em on both issues. But guidanc~.is part of parenting and it's easier to fight the battles before the war is lost and teens lose interest in school and future. Once that interest is dead, parents don't have much power to change things.
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Q, I am engaged to marry the one man I have loved for years but I have one doubt, He is my third cousin, I'm afraid our children may have some type of mental disorder, I know of couples who have married cousins; their children are healthy, What are the views of the church on marrying your third cousin? Children would be important in my life but I feel I could not even suggest starting a family with that possibility, I'm afraid to mention it to my fiance because' of his temper and the possibility that he would dismiss it as overreaction. Maybe I'm just afraid of my own feelings. (Texas) A. I would not attempt to respond to your question from the viewpoint of science. That is not my field and I'm sure you have better resources. I can tell you the church's regulations; those may give you some hint of what the human race has learned about this just from experience. You are referring to an impediment to marriage that is called consanguinity, which literally means "common blood." The type of consanguinity in your case is called collateral. This is the relationship, for example, between brothers and sisters (first degree), By first cousins (second degree) and so on. It may sound complicated but it's easy to understand if you FATHER chart it on a piece of paper. According to general Catholic EUGENE Church law, any collateral relationship up to and including the third degree (what we usually call HEMRICK second cousins) is an impediment to marriage. (Canon 1091. Perhaps I should point out for those as a people of God and a church, it who are familiar with former canon is now. law that the 1983 code changed the We need to go back to those way these relationships are desigprinciples that are the foundation nated.) of the church to better understand Of course, no dispensation can our mission, the workings of the ever be given by the church for a Holy Spirit and the Eucharist. marriage between brother and sister. In other cases, however, the church through the bishop can (and quite often does) dispense for a serious enough reason. VATICAN CITY (NC) - In Marriage between first cousins, the near future the Vatican will for example, is far more common publish a document on the Third in some other cultures of the world World's mounting foreign debt than it is in our own. In those crisis, according to a Vatican offisituations dispensations by the cial helping prepare the document. church for first cousin marriages Officials of the Pontifical Justice are also relatively common. and Peace Commission have been The church's laws forbidding studying the debt problem at the request of several Third World marriage within certain degrees of bishops, especially those of Brazil, consanguinity, of course, are based which has the largest foreign debt on social and health reasons which of the developing countries. Pope are rather obvious and about which John Paul II has cited Third World you are concerned. To my knowledge, the church debt as a threat to world peace has never had any serious regulabecause it increases tensions between debtor and creditor tion prohibiting marriage between third cousins. But maybe before countries. you marry you should think about 1III11II1I1I11II11I1I11I11I1I11II11UIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIllIllIlIllIIO: how many times in the future you'll have to worry about speakTHE ANCHOp, (USPS-S4S-020). Second ing to your fiance about subjects Class Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass. important to you because of his Published weekly except the week of July 4 temper. and the week after Christmas at 410 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Mass. 02720 by Q. Is it right for the tabernacle the Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall to be placed on the side altar? I River. Subscription price by mail, postpaid know this is done on Holy Thurs$8.00 per year. Postmasters send address day, but in my parish the tabernachanges to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall cle is on the left side altar permanRiver, MA 02722.
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WASHINGTON-(NC) - High unemployment on both sides of the Irish border plus rising political troubles in the six British-ruled northern counties seem insoluble problems for the foreseeable future, said Ireland's primate. The Catholic Church is trying to reduce joblessness with local work programs and to promote ecumenism as a counterbalance to sectarian hatred in Northern Ireland, said Cardinal Tomas O'Fiaich, 63, of Armagh, Northern Ireland. His archdiocese includes parishes in the Irish Republic and the northern province. But "I would be rather pessimistic about any figure coming near full employment in my lifetime," said the cardinal. In the clash over political and economic power in Northern Ireland, which deepened since an agreement gave the Irish Republic an advisory role in the British province, "things are not looking too good," he said. Talking about Ireland in an interview with National Catholic News Service, the cardinal said 87 percent of Irish Catholics attend church regularly, the highest rate in Europe, but that the church is weak in other areas of lay participation. The cardinal, who spent a day at the U.S. bishops' recent annual meeting in Washington, also said the Irish bishops will decide in December how to distribute the first $25,000 contribution from an aid fund the two conferences established last year. Unemployment runs to 40 percent in some Northern Ireland towns and 70 percent in parts of the republic, Cardinal O'Fiaich said. He said old biases in the British province make it "very noticeable that the chance of a Protestant getting a job is two-and-onehalf times" that of a Catholic.
A Vatican source, who asked not to be identified, said the pope's During the plane trip, the pope words were a clear sign that a also said it was his pastoral "duty" papal trip could not be used as to visit Catholics in the Soviet merely a "propaganda move" by He said dioceses are trying to Union, but ruled out what he the Soviets. . provide work where they can. Brittermed a "political trip" to the In Moscow Nov. 20, a Latvian ain guarantees 90 percent of the country. priest told journalists a papal visit salary of those "taken offthe dole" to Latvia and Lithuania was being and given useful jobs, which can A Vatican spokesman said the considered. be anything from computerizing remarks meant that the pope, if "The pope is not only head of baptismal records to painting the invited, would not travel to the the church, but also head of the graveyard fence, he explained. Soviet Union unless he could visit Vatican state," said Father Albert But there's' little prospect for the faithful in the republics of Budzhe. "That is why the question most unemployed Irish, and emiLithuania and the Ukraine. Asked is being decided only slowly." gration to Britain and tile United whether he might visit the Soviet States is rising, he noted. Union in 1988 for the celebration of 1,000 years of Russian ChrisOn the political front, he said tianity, the pope answered: "1 never that he does not look upon the speak ofa trip to Russia. For me, a troubles in Northern Ireland pritrip to Lithuania would be part of marily as religious, but as stemmy duty." ming from "differing political alBROOKLYN, N.Y.(NC)- Bish- legjances. " The pope said he felt "deep op Francis J. Mugavero of Brookunity" with Soviet Orthodox The cardinal said he and other lyn called on participants in a Christian leaders in Northern IreChristians, who are preparing the recent workshop on ministry to land are trying to promote ecumillennium celebrations, but noted persons with AIDS to show that menical sympathy and that he meets it was not the Catholic Church. He summed up the Soviet trip "God is not a punishing God" but once a month with Anglican Archpossibilities by saying: "A spiritual "one who loves." bishop, Robin Eames, PresbyterThe bishop said those engaged ian Moderator John Thompson trip, yes; a pastoral trip, I don't in ministry should convey the mes- and Methodist President Sydney know how it would be done; and a sage that all are of equal value in Frame to pray, read Scripture and political trip, I exclude." God's eye's. Vatican press spokesman Joatalk about the troubles. The workshop was attended by quin Navarro-Valls said afterward He said they travel regularly to that the pope " is very clear in 250 clergy, religious and laity interimplying that he cannot go to ested in ministry to persons with different towns to lead ecumenical AI DS, acquired immune deficiency services and visit an institution Moscow without seeing his flock in Lithuania" and in the Ukraine. syndrome, a disease transmitted such as a hospital. "We want to be seen working Both Soviet republics have sizable mainly by sexual contact between homosexuals. together," Cardinal O'Fiaich said. Catholic populations. Irish Catholics face an internal Soviet Leader Mikhail GorbaAuxiliary Bishop Joseph M. Sulchallenge of building lay particichev is expected to visit Italy soon, livan concluded the program by and the Vatican has said it is open declaring that the church should pation, he said, "one area in which to his meeting with the pope at the respond to AIDS with a compas- the Irish church has been weak." Vatican. It has been widely specu- sionate, pastoral approach, and The local priest traditionally "did lated, that an invitation for the '~not, as an institution" or with a everything," he explained, and some still "are very reluctant to let pope to ,visit the Soviet Union primary emphasis on doctrine. - the reins get out of their hands." would follow; , Continued from Page One
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WASHINGTON (NC) - Catholics will have an opportunity for "limited dialogue" with Pope John Paul II when he visits the United States in September 1987, Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly of Louisville, Ky., told the l).S. bishops at their annual meeting. At the Washington parley, the archbishop outlined plans for the papal visit. He is chairman of the arrangements committee. "A totally open dialogue would not be applicable," due to the limits on the pope's time and the style of his visits, Archbishop Kelly said, but with "the limited dialogue style," the pope will "see much of the life of the church in the United States." Plans for the visit "are pretty well in place," Archbishop Kelly told the bishops. He said the pope's expected four-hour meeting with U.S. bishops in Los Angeles next Sept. 16 will include a Mass, interventions, lunch and "the Holy Father mingling with us." Asked whether bishops can suggest topics for the dialogue, Archbishop Kelly said that he assumes such topics will be determined at a spring meeting in Rome and that suggestions are welcome. The pope will see all texts of presentations in advance and prepare responses to them, he added. Pope John Paul will meet with a variety of Catholic and other religious leaders during the Sept. 1018 visit. It will begin in Miami, where he will meet with priests and representatives ofthe Jewish community.In Columbia, S.C., he will confer with national ecumenical leaders. In New Orleans he will meet with Catholic educators and take part in a prayer service with permanent deacons and in a youth rally.
In San Antonio, he will meet with U.S. Catholic charities and social action leaders and with young men and women in spiritual formation programs and in Phoenix, he will come together with Catholic health care leaders and with Indians. In Los Angeles, in addition to meeting with the bishops he will see representatives of the communications media and leaders of non-Christian religions. A visit to Monterey and nearby Carmel, Calif., will put him in touch with farmworkers and growers and in San Francisco he will gather with representatives ofU .S. religious and with lay leaders. Pope John Paul's first pastoral visit to the United States came in 1979, when he visited the East and Midwest.
Excommunication SANTIAGO, Chile (NC) - A Chilean Catholic bishop has excommunicated a former military intelligence agent for participating in the 1976 kidnapping and torture of 10 government opponents. Bishop Tomas Gonzalez Morales of Punta Arenas excommunicated former Air Force intelligence agent Otto Trujillo after a court ruled him guilty as charged. A 1978 document produced by the Chilean bishops holds anyone found guilty of torturing prisoners liable to excommunication, barring him or her from the sacraments.
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Pr.iest spreads Angelus devotion Although the Angelus rings morning, noon and evening from many U. S. churches, not everyone is within earshot of the bells. Redemptorist Father Raymond McK-ee of St. Louis has therefore embarked on a crusade to renew devotion among Catholics to this ancient prayer, suggesting especially its recitation before the evening meal. In cooperation with over 100 dioceses he has distributed over 14 million Angelus prayer cards and has talked on the phone with thousands of pastors about parish promotion of the devotion. Since the evening meal is about the only time a family is together, he says, it is a convenient time to pray the Angelus, followed by grace, a combination which takes only about 80 seconds. Peoria Bishop Edward W. O'Rourke, notes Father McKee, often prays the Angelus at meetings, explaining that it is a short statement of faith in the fundamental doctrines of salvation. The U.S. Bishops have been saying the Angelus together at their national meetings, continued Father McKee, while Boston· Cardinal Bernard Law has been heard to lament that in some seminaries students are not learning the Angelus. On the other hand, in some schools pupils at recess stop and pray when they hear the Angelus bells. A pastor on the New Jersey . shore, whose church adjoins a beach, speaks of his edification at seeing beachgoers stand and say the Angelus when his church bells ring. And a family of 12 in St. Louis says the Angelus is their way of daily thanking Mary for her part with Christ in salvation history. . History of Angelus According to the Catholic En-
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Continued from Page One the population - he warned that the individual conscience is being threatened by materialism, violence and injustice. OF WESTPORT The pope did not mention the word "nuclear" during his visit. WEDDINGS· ANNIVERSARIES. TESTIMONIALS. SEMINARS - New Zealand has taken the posi66 State Road. Westport, MA 02790 ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' tion that the country should be "nuclear-free," and many Catholics said they expected the pope to address the issue. However, a Vatican spokesman said the pope stayed away from the nuclear question because it was a partisan political issue. At an outdoor Mass on Nov. 23, the pope spoke to a small crowd of about 20,000 people. The Wellington Diocese has more than 85,000 Catholics, and organizers said many avoided the cool, windy weather and watched the live proceed· ings on television. The pope was welcomed in Auckland, New Zealand, by thousands of Maori tribespeople, who performed the traditional "wero" dance, sticking out their tongues to "challenge" the pope's intentions as a visitor. Their acceptance of their guest was symbolized when PROVIDING FINANCIAL GUIDANCE they pressed noses with the pope at & the end of the dance. COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP The dance had a double meanIN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS ing, said Maori spokesmen, because Maoris are challenging the pope to SINCE 1825. give them a bishop chosen from the tribe and episcopaljurisdiction specifically for Maoris. Member F·.D.I.C. . .Thepr~vious day, Nov. 21, the.
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Welcoming the stranger By Msgr. Nicholas DiMarzio In today's world, some eight to 12 million people are living the stateless life of the refugee. The more fortunate refugees arrive in c!lmps, and later go to resettlement countries, in possession of life but dispossessed of that which defined their former lives: family, friends, home, worship communities, cultural ties. As Christ's disciples, we are called to see in each of the world's refugees, immigrants and other people on the move, a life to be respected and protected - not just a biological life, but a spiritual life, a cultural life, an entire way of life. Today the Office of Migration and Refugee Services (MRS) of the U.S. Catholic Conference addresses the temporal needs of refugees and immigrants, while the Office of Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees (PCMR) focuses on their spiritual needs. As the official agencies for helping diocesan offices serve newcomers to this country, MRS and PCMR assist migrants, immigrants, refugees and aliens regardless of race, religion or national origin. Through MRS and PCMR, the bishops hope to make every parish in the nation an inn, ready and willing to accept the kin of the Christchild, born in a stable because there was no room for him. Today, through MRS and the U.S. Catholic Conference, American Catholics are helping to resettle nearly half of all refugees who enter the United States each year. All told, U.S. Catholics have helped resettle far more than a million refugees in this country. In 1985 alone, through the Church and in cooperation with the U.S. government, professionals and volunteers in 164 dioceses welcomed some 26,000 refugees from every part ofthe world. From Southeast Asia came Vietnamese, Lao, Khmer. From Eastern Europe came Czechs, Poles, Rumanians.
From Latin America came Cubans and a handful of Salvadorans. From the Near East came Iranians, Afghans, Lebanese. Each ofthese strangers has added to the colorful mosaic of peoples and cultures that bring rich and unique diversity to the American portrait. Equally important are the values refugees and other immigrants bring to their new lives: family unity and support: the value of hard work, strong religious beliefs. As members of Christ's family, we are also called to respond to refugees who may never receive resettlement opportunities - such as the quarter of a million Cambodians stranded along the ThaiCambodian border. And we must respond to those not yet welcomed by our own government - people
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JoAnn is one of those women who tend to make other women feel jealous. She's thin, pretty and intelligent. A graduate of a prestigious women's college, she's lovely to others, always smiling and never seems to have any problems. That's why her coworkers were so surprised when she collapsed at work one recent afternoon with what turned out to be a duodenal ulcer, probably brought on by severe stress. I ran into JoAnn a few days ago, her first day up out of bed a week after her ordeal. I asked how she was feeling. "Fine, great, I'm really better," she assured me smiling. For whatever reason, JoAnn is not the kind of persqn who shows her pain. We've all met people who seem "perfect," whose lives appear t.o be so much easier than our own. Probably most of us have succumbed to occasional feelings of resentment. But I think we assume too much by looking at people's exteriors and judging what's happening on the inside. Just because people hide fears, insecuritiesand pains doesn't mean that they don't have those feelings. The sad part is that all too often it takes a tragedy to remind us that we never really know what another person's pains and struggles are. The saddest case I've ever seen was that of a beautiful young girl who seemed to have an ideal life laid out in front of her. She was always charming, alert and apparently happy; her friends were a bit envious. One day, seemingly out of nowhere, her mind snapped. Less than a year later this beautiful girl committed suicide at the age of23. There had never been a hint of anything wrong and no one would have guessed the pain she had been hiding under the surface for who knows how long. The seemingly storybook life of Grace Kelly is another such instance. When she died a few years ago in an automobile crash I got a different view of what privilege really was. What came out after her death was how much she hated the fairy
tale image people had of her. "I think of myselfas a modern woman who has had to deal with all kinds of problems," she said. It may not be fair that some people have great beauty, wealth and opportunity handed to them while others have to struggle for every penny and every chance to improve their lives. Yet we never know what anyone's inner burdens may be. We know so little about one another's real situations because we're constantly interpreting other people's actions, reactions and circumstances through our own limited experience. And our petty jeal-
ousies and judgments are just another example of the grass being greener on the other side. We have to keep striving for the maturity to avoid comparing our own lives with the lives of others who appear better off. We shouldn't have to witness tragedy in' the life of someone who seemed perfect to recognize that nobody on earth has it easy. Each one of us has problems to work through as we grow toward a deeper spirituality. The only way to do it is to accept our own unique situation and try to live our own lives as well as possible.
My visit with the doctor By Hilda Young Ever since my friend Susan became a holistic medicine freak, she's been trying to get me to go to her doctor, Dr. Mellow Sunshine. His real name is Mervin Steiner, but he "discerned" that a more "uplifting" name would help his patients. Besides, he wouldn't have to change the initials on his cuff links or his monogrammed towels. Don't ask me how she talked me into going. Maybe I was just curious about why her eyes rolled to the back of her head when she talked about him. "How are you?" asked this grinning man dressed in a bright yellow shirt. I guessed right away that it was Mellow from the gold letters M and S hanging from his necklace. "Fine, thanks. And you?" I responded. He kept grinning. "No, I mean how are you?" he asked again, this time slowly emphasizing the word "are" as he leaned forward. I leaned forward too. "Fine, thanks," I replied, lowering my voice and speaking slowly. It seemed like the thing to do. "Share with me about your flu," he said, eyes closing. I wasn't sure what he meant, but I told him I'd had it for a week, couldn't seem to shake it and thought maybe a shot was in order.
"How do you feel about that?" he almost hummed. "The flu, a shot or the past week?" I asked, confused to no end. "About whatever is most important to you," he said sagely. "Well, actually, I was wondering if this appointment will count toward our deductible or if the insurance will pay for the whole thing." "It's important for me to hear that," he said, nodding and smiling. "We are complex beings and our financial concerns can truly playa part in our physical wellbeing." "Then you think the insurance will pay for the shot?" I asked. "Life is not unlike an orange," he replied. "Some people squeeze it and produce nourishing juice. Others end up with a mess on their laps. We need to integrate the transcendent and corporal aspects of our natures." I smiled weakly. "I don't need"a shot?" I asked. "Tell me about your diet," he said. "Well," I said, "I lost four pounds on the grapefruit. .." He held up his hand to stop me. "I mean what you usually eat." I ultimately left with a handful of vitamin C capsules and a $40 bill. I still have the flu, but at least now I can roll my eyes to the back of my head like Susan.
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tries "toward a gradu!ll conversion of working boys into non-working aliens from their own family groups and from society." Membership in the center is limited to members of family groups. One requirement is that the groups include boys who have been working since they were 6 years old. The rule is intended to draw the "poorest level of society," the priest said. "We hope that the little girls working in the streets will never become as numerous as the boys before our program oftotal family education has done its work," . Father Halligan said. The center defines family groups as "all the persons who live together as a family unit with or without benefit of civil or ecclesiastical legality," Father Halligan said. The operation is funded mostly by private donations from the United States.
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Jesuit aids Ecuadoreans By NC News Service For the past 22 years U.S.Jesuit Father John J. Halligan, 55, has run a training center aimed at helping the poorest Ecuadorean families make a better living. His Working Boys' Center produces everything from furniture to cushion covers shaped like Galapagos turtles. It trains adults and youth in carpentry, textile production, auto mechanics, the three Rs and other subjects. The center, although it has "Boys" in the title, is focused on improving the lot of families in Quito, Ecuador's capital, the Bronx, N. Y.-born Father Halligan said in a written description of his facility. "Human development can be good business," the priest said. "There is a comedy of deception here that there are no jobs for certain people." There are "plenty of jobs," he said, but "it's a question of who gets decent training." . In addition to vocational training, the center's two facilities in Quito, Ecuador's capital, also offer day-care, primary and secondary
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Meanwhile, back at the ranch. VATICAN CITY (NC) - Even when.the boss is out of town, the Curia staff keeps busy. Officials left behind when Pope John i>aullI is on one of his frequent,foreign trips continue gathering and analyzing information needed by the pontiff and his top advisers to make major decisions. Pope John Paul leaves Italy so often that the only pomp and circumstance still used for his departures is a red carpet that stretches from the spec:ial VIP airport entrance to the tunnel that the pope takes to his chartered plane. When he began the trips almost eight years ago, he left amid the formal ceremonies Italy grants heads of state, complete with cabinet ministers and speeches. Now, after 32 departures, the event rates a few seconds of air time with a still photograph of a smiling pope as backdrop for a broadcaster. But that ho-hum attitude does not reflect the scene at the Vatican. When Pope John Paul left on his Nov. 19-Dec. 1trip to six countries in Asia, the Pacific and the Indian Ocean area, members of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith were busy preparing a major document on bioethics. At the Pontifical Justice and Peace Commission, staffers were catching up on the work they had put aside to organize the pope's Oct. 27 prayer summit for peace. At the Congregation for SaintTHE PERIPATETIC pope arrives in Bangladesh as he starts his current trip to Asia, the South Pacific and the Indian . hood Causes, staffers were coordinating dates for beatification Ocean. (NC/UPI-Reuter ceremonies approved by the pope
Pope's welcome in Yugoslavia ROME(NC)- Pope John Paul II has "an open invitation" to visit Yugoslavia, said the country's foreign minister, Raif Dizdarevic, during a recent two-day visit to Rome. "But we must work together to ensure that this visit is useful both to the Vatican and Yugoslavia," he said without elaboration. Yugoslavia, a communist-ruled
country independent of the Soviet bloc, has diplomatic relations with the Vatican. Its bishops have invited the pope to visit but no plans have been announced. In the past, the pope has criticized Yugoslavian restrictions on religious freedom and the government has accused church leaders in the the nation of supporting government opponents.
a week before he left. A papally appointed blue ribbon commission of cardinals and archbishops met to organize their preparation of a universal compendium of Catholic doctrine for use as a point of reference in the preparation of local catechism. Sometimes, staffers end up working harder than usual because the pope has made an unexpected, last-minute announcement. The pope first issued word of the 1985 extraordinary Synod of
Bishops on the eve of a major trip to South America. Curia staffers were not only surprised, but found themselves in the awkward position of having to wait for news reports of interviews on the papal plane to find out more about the plans. The night before leaving for his Oct. 4-7 trip to France, the pope decided to ask for a worldwide truce to coincide with his prayer summit. He did not announce it until the following day in Lyons, leaving staffers at the Vatican at a loss for words when queried by journalists as to how they were going to convince warring factions to lay down their weapons. Staffers left behind at the Vatican are rudderless in such situations. Not only is the pope gone, but he takes many of the top curial decision-makers with him. Accompanying the pope on the October trip to France, for instance, were Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, head of the Vatican diplomatic corps assigned to handle the bulk of the truce call contacts, and Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, head of the Pontifical Justice and Peace Commission. Staffers at the Vatican had to get their marching orders long distance via telephone and telex. The pope did not make any surprise last-minute announcements before leaving on his latest trip, but he kept staffers at the Vatican busy by giving the first official reaction to the recently ended U.S. bishops'meeting. The pope said he was open to
A Papal Prayer "We pray to you, Lord Jesus, together with your holy mother Mary, who was near you in the hour of your redeeming sacrifice; we pray to you through her intercession, that many among us, also today, may have the courage and the humility, the fidelity and the love to answer "yes," just as she answered when she was called to collaborate with you in your mission of universal salvation. Amen." - Pope John Paul II
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the proposal of the outgoing bishops' conference president, Bishop James Malone, for a meeting with a delegation of U.S. prelates to discuss problems between the Vatican and the U.S. church. One staffer at the Vatican Congregation for Bishops said the pope's statement, made in flight on the way to Dacca, Bangladesh, was the first he heard of a possible meeting. The staffer said he assumed the bishops' congregation would be involved, but he could not say how or when. The secretariat of state, which handles relations with national hierarchies, was without the relevant top officials. Not only was its head, Cardinal Casaroli, with the pope, but so was Archbishop Justin Rigali, desk officer for Englishspeaking countries. One agency where the pace slows down somewhat, though, is the Vatican press office. On the road with the pope are the majority of journalists who cover the Vatican daily and seek out press officers for comments on contemporary issues. But there is still plenty of work for the press operation. Every day it distributes the full texts of the pope's talks and is in daily telex contact with the press officer in the field, gathering information about unscheduled events and additions or corrections to the prepared papal texts. When the pope returns to Italy, he is greeted with even less pomp and circumstance than when he left. Often there is no red carpet, and rather than arriving at the big international airport, from which he departed, his plane lands at Rome's military airport. From there the pope is whisked with little formality back to the Vatican.
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common, Treibitz said, but public school salaries average thousands of dollars higher than parochial schools, and public school districts are able to offer perks such as free rent to attract teachers from other areas of the country. . In both public and private education the shortage seems to be regional -hitting East and West Coast cities and parts ofthe South. Joseph O'Grady-Peyton, managing director of O'Grady-Peyton International Recruitment in Dublin, said dioceses that recruited Irish teachers this year include New York; Hartford, Conn.; Washington; Baltimore; Boston and Worcester, Mass.; Milwaukee; Los Angeles, San Diego and San Bernardino, Calif.; New Orleans; and Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Fort Worth, Texas. Pura Madlansacay, general manager of Mann Recruitment Agency in New York, said the New York archdiocese is hiring experienced math, science and elementary teachers from the Philippines to fill positions in about IO schools. Christian Brother Joseph Shields, associate superintendent of teacher personnel for the New York Archdiocese, said that he
recruits from Canada and Puerto Rico as well as Ireland and the Philippines. As a result, he said, about 80 "excellent" foreign teachers are in the 345 New York Catholic schools this year. He said recruiting teachers is "a 12-month effort." "We don't want to hire 'Labor Day specials' who appear just before schools open," Brother Shields said. . The New York archdiocese has no perks to offer, he said, but "we don't have to seU the schools ~ they have a fabulous reputation. We have to seU New York City." Last year beginning teachers made $12,600 in New York Catholic elementary schools and $14,000 in secondary schools, compared to about $20,000 for starting teachers in the public school system. The teacher shortage is a recent development, Brother Shields said, brought on in part because students discouraged by the previous surplus did not go into teacher education programs. Also, "teaching is no longer looked up to and teachers' salaries are no longer competitive with the business world."
Sister Rose Schmidt, director of personnel for the San Diego diocese, has recruited five Irish elementary and junior high school teachers because she wanted reaUy strong professionals to draw on. Throughout California, she estimated there are about 40 Irish teachers in Catholic schools. St. Elizabeth School in Dallas has been the pilot program in the Dallas Diocese for recruiting Irish teachers, according to principal Charles Cooper. He said there are about 200 similar programs in the country. Like Brother Shields and Sister Schmidt, Cooper travels to the potential teacher's home country to recruit. "I need to check credentials, resumes, meet with them personally," he said. Beginning Catholic school teachers in DaUas make about $12,000 a year, Cooper said, compared to about $20,000 a year in the public school system. Both systems are losing teachers to higherpaying industry jobs, he added. In Europe, he said, "teaching is a highly respected profession" while in the United States in recent years teaching has been devalued.
DURING A BREAK in taping, Confluence panelists and moderator Truman Taylor enjoy some friendly conversation. From left, Rabbi Korff, Taylor, Bishop Hunt and Father Graziano. (Motta photo)
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The common denominator By Joseph Motta
suggested, illustrates one's "continuing responsibility to be thankful to God." Rabbi Korff said that "Thanksgiving is a reminder that we have something to live for." He also said he was thankful for two young women who recently stopped him on the street to tell him that they enjoy viewing Confluence at their home in Connecticut. He also noted that Bishop Hunt's son Paul has given his father something to be th\lnkful for; the young man, he saia, has recently been accepted as a candidate for the Episcopal priesthood and, with his wife, made the bishop a grandfather. "As we give thanks for the good, so must we give thanks for the adversity," Rabbi Korff added later, stating that adversity can be a catalyst for positive action, and that people should not "limit the observance of Thanksgiving to carving the turkey. "It is the responsibility of all of us to erase hunger," he said. Truman Taylor seemed to dislike ending the discussions when time ran out. Why? If you watch Confluence, you'll soon know. It's an excellent example of what interfaith dialogue can and should be.
minister Paul Gillespie, formerly executive director of the Rhode Bright lights are turned on. The Island Council of Churches, who cameraman says "recording." And now leads Ii large Baptist congresuddenly three friends, religious gation in Milwaukee. men gathered around a table at What have the participants gainWLNE-TV's New Bedford studio, ed personally through Confluence? become polished television perFather Graziano says his priestsonalities. ly ministry has been enriched The men are Father Peter N. Graziano, executive director of through "open,candid and friendthe Fall River Diocesan Depart-: ly" dialogue with representatives ment of Social Services and pastor' of other traditions. "There is mutof Fall River's SS. Peter and Paul ual respect," he said. Rabbi Korff has "greater appreparish; Right Rev. George Hunt, ciation of fellowship and love for bishop ofthe Episcopal Diocese of my colleagues. Rhode Island; and Rabbi Baruch' . "I think, too," he said, "that the Korff, a non-pulpit (retired) rabbi viewing audience gains much more who formerly led Taunton's conour relationship with one from gregation Agudath Achimand now another than from the dialogue counsels college students in his between us." home city of Providence. Bishop Hunt noted that although The program is "Confluence." "differences are not diminished by Moderated by WLNE's Truman conversation," he too has "gained Taylor, whose face and voice are DOT JEFF familiar to most in the Fall River a more significant appreciation" of traditions other than his own. diocese, the panel discussion airs During the trio's discussion of at 8 a.m. Sund~ys and has an estithe U .~.-Iran relationship, currentmated 30,000 viewers each week. In January, Confluence marks ly one of the hottest news topics in the nation, friendly disagreement its eighth year. and passionate opinion were abunFather Graziano says that the dant. topics addressed by the program Dot Jeff, financial counselor and At one point, while noting that range from "anything to every- he is a strong supporter of Presi- credit analyst at St. Anne's Hospithing." Tapings are held every few dent Reagan, Rabbi Korff asked tal, Fall River, has been named the weeks; at a recent session, shows his colleagues if one can really institution's 1987 Extra Step emdealing with Thanksgiving and with "pursue peace by supplying one ployee. U.S.-Iran relations were recorded. [side] or the other with arms?" The award, say officials, goes to Boston native Father Graziano employees "who represent the The rabbi said that he expresses Christian mission of the hospital says that Confluence "tries to emphasize a convergence of views," his personal views on the program; and carry it into their contact with where the men and their differing while he does represent his religion patients, fellow employees and the religious traditions "do come to- in that he was brought up and lives community." as a Jew, his on-air opinions are gether. " James Cooney, St. Anne's fiscal "We try to find a common de- not necessarily those other Jews services manager, said of her, "Ifa nominator," Rabbi Korff added. might take. patient has a question about his or Father Graziano says that he . her bill or coverage, or about the The retired Jewish leader is no stranger to the media. In the mid- enunciates the Catholic Church's hospital in general, she goes out of 70s, he gained national attention position on a given topic. When he her way to obtain the information, as a friend and strong supporter of offers his oWn opinion, he said, he even if it doesn't fall within her then-president Richard M. Nixon. points out that the statement is a duties. With her coworkers, she Theological and moral malters personal one. makes the point of remembering During their discussion of and acknowledging special occamake up the bulk of what is discussed on Confluence. When a Thanksgiving, the religious represions, such as birthdays and annisecular topic is addressed, Father sentatives spoke of personal reaversaries. She simply goes out of Graziano said, its religious per- sons for thankfulness and reminded her way to be conscious of viewers of the' homeless, unemspective is scrutinized. everyone's needs. Dot personifies The panelists and Taylor have ployed and hungry who did not Christianity in action." built a'solid friendship over the enjoy the holiday. With the hospital for 23 years, "I give thanks to God for the gift past eight years, obvious on-camera Ms. Jeff is also a past president of and by their friendly conversation of life and for living in the great Credit Women International and before taping and during breaks. democracy of the United States," is active in St. Joseph's parish, Fall Sessions are preceded by dinner Father Graziano said. "And I give River. thanks for the Church in which together at an area club. First Right Bishop Hunt, the team's newest I'm living my life." Bishop Hunt gave thanks for his addition, has been the show's Prot"The right to life is the right to estant representative for about five father's recovery from a serious all other rights." - Bishop Michael years. He was preceded by Baptist heart attack. The experience, he Dudick
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Guess-what: another bicentennial WASHINGTON (NC) - The 1989 observance of the bicentennial of the establishment of the U.S. Catholic hierarchy will offer "a wonderful opportunity for evangelization," says Baltimore Archbishop William Borders of Baltimore, chairman of the bicentennial effort. Archbishop Borders, in a report to the U.S bishops, said that in keeping with the bicentennial theme dioceses should "focus on the establishment and growth of the church in the United States, with each diocese zeroing in on its own church and how it developed." The yearlong national celebration will open in Baltimore, the first U.S. diocese. Plans include
holding the National Conference of Catholic Bishops' 1989 fall meeting in that city rather than in Washington, its usual site. Archbishop Borders said the bicentennial gives the U.S Catholic church the opportunity to emphasize the contribution the Church has made to the nation. Among bicentennial plans are a commemorative concert, teleconferences, college drama competitions, and a commemorative stamp honoring Mar'yland Archbishop John Carroll. New liturgical music has been commissioned and the National Catholic Educational Association will publish bicentennial materials on the elementary, secondary and college level.
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.O'n our' discontent
The Anchor· Friday, Nov. 28, 1986
By Cecilia Belanger
Coyle and Cassidy
I met an elderly lady recently, like the people in the bible "content with such things as they had." When one comes right down to it, discontent has no place in the life of a Christian. This doesn't mean we can't try to improve our situation, but after we've done our best we should be satisfied and content with what God has provided.
Coyle and Cassidy High School, Taunton students Craig Fahey and John Barratt will participate in a journalism seminar sponsored by the Worcester Telegram.
* * * * Student-musician Christine Couture has earned a first chair bass c1arinet'position in the Southeastern District Band and has been recommended for All-State competition.
* * * * Recently elected folk group officers are Sue Amaral, president; Julie Parker, vice-president; and Albert Precourt, secretary and treasurer.
* * * * Coyle-Cassidy is the recipient of a substantial sum from the estate of the late Msgr. Bernard J. Fenton, to be used to assist students who wish to attend the high school. Msgr. Fenton died in 1984. His
I've reached the point where I chuck complaints and gripes. I'm tired of the envy and jealousy behind the gripes. Maybe we ought to redefine our standards of living.
AS SEMESTER finals approach, classrooms in our four diocesan high schools have become increasingly busy. Here, Carol Medeiros teaches physics to upperclassmen at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River. (Motta photo) last assignment was as pastor of St. Joseph's parish, North Dighton. "We have never turned anyone away because of an inability to pay, and don't intend to in the future" said CC principal Michael Donly. "Gifts such as the one from Msgr. Fenton simply increase the funds available to us in our efforts to meet the needs of those applying for entrance."
Bishop Connolly A seasonal Mass and tree lighting ceremony at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, sponsored by the school's Parents and Friends Club, is scheduled for II a.m. Dec. 14, school auditorium. The school chorus will provide music and refreshments will follow. All are welcome.
the song describes how the per~ son feels about his life for he says "I can't even get one thing right," In his view "I am a pitiful sight," Surely there are times when everything seems to be going wrong. We may wonder if we will ever get back to the front seat and the steering wheel of Hfe. As the song suggests, we may feel indecisive, not sure what to try to do to improve the situation. Mellencamp offers two worthwhile suggestions for changing these feelings. The first is the attiRumbleseat tude expressed in "I'm gonna believe in myself." Such an aui· All the leaves are green tude can get temporarily lost All my friends are gone when life is going poorly. HowI'm livin' in my hometown ever, heliefin oneself often makes I ean barely get along the difference between a short I feel sorry for myself ride in life's rumbleseat and a That's an easy thing to do long journey full offailure. I feel sorry for the world When we do face disappointI feet sorry for you. ments or failures, we are likely to Yes,l am a pitiful sight need some time to accept whatI can't even get one thing right ever losses are involved. We need I know just what it's like time to heal the emotional pain To be ridin', ridin' in the rumbleseat experienced. We also need to Yes I know just what it's like gather our courage and ~se it to To be a big time rider in the fumbleseat. help us move ahead with life. The Wen I could have a nervous breakdown future always holds potential if But I don't believe in shrinks we are willing to let go ofthe past I should be drunkef than a monkey and reaffirm our worth. But I don't like to ddnk Mellencamp's second sugges. can up some gifls tion is just as important: "I'm But I'm afraid of the ..hone gonna stop puttin' myself down," I'm always talkin' to myself Failure always hurts. If we comI guess I'm never alone . pound this hurt by continuing to Am I the only one that feels this way? put ourselves down, life's natural I'd buy myself some stylish clothes way of healing has little power to Jlut I s.ure hate to pay . move us past our mistakes. Tbe sun is coming up Admit the failure and examine Just goin' to bed. . I eombed my hair with my pillow what Can be learned from ii. Hav· . ing done so, treat yourself with Still got some dreams left Tomorrow is a new. day kindness. One failure or even a . series of failures does not mean' , ~onna make these dreams Come true . fm gonna believe in myself that any of us have permanently I'll tell you what I'm gonna do ' become fools. Giye up .the self· .• ~. 1'11\ gonna s~op puttin' myself down riditule and begin to look p~si. tively at what you un do for tbe I'm gonna turn my life around. " future. ' I'll be ddin hIgh with my feet . Kieked up in the rumbleseaf Traveling through life in the Yealt we'll go for a drive and rumbleseat means feeling every Well besingin~shotgun . bump and turn. 'Life is me!!nt to .Fiom that rumbleseat ·be more than a series of bruises. Yls I'm blow you a ~iss and . 'Move up to the front seat and We'll be ddln' big time in myrumbIeseat h~y. . begin guiding your lift onto smoother paths. Choose new Reeorded and written by Jo.hn Cougar MeUeneamp. roads leading to adventure. learn.. . (c) 1985 by Riva Music Ine. Those of us who donot own an Friends tell me that the rumble- . ing and satisfaction. Your comments are always wel· Q.ntique car might be a bitpuz- seat was at the very rear of the tIed by John Cougar Mellen- car, an extra. pull-out seat that tome. Address Charlie Martint IU8 S. )lotherwood Ave., Evanscamp's new release "Rumble- sometimes faced backward. ville, Ind, 47714, Apparent~y the rumbl~~eat in seat." Wbat does the word mean?
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Q. How do you deal with death? (Pennsylania) A. First, how do you deal with the death of a person you love very much, your mother, for example. It's healthy and important to grieve and to shed some tears for her. Too, you may experience some anger at God and it's good to tell him in prayer just how you feel. In the first year after her death you'll remember how it was with your mother on Christmas and Easter and the Fourth of July all the special occasions when she was still with you. You'll remember her on unexpected occasions too and perhaps more tears will flow. There's nothing wrong with that. And at Mass. espl<cially when you receive communion, you may recall that you are united in Christ with your mother and you will know that you will see her again and be with her forever. Second question: How do you deal with the fact that you yourself are going to die some day? A young friend. Mary Rose, told me recently of her encounter . with a 'kind or"death.· Her parents drove h.er bac~ to the neighborhood where she had spenUier c,hildhQod. She was dismayed to find· that a beautiful woods where she and her frie~~s: had played was gone, the victim of a real-estate developer's chain saws. -' Mary R,ose felt very s~d.for it seemed to her that a pint' of her had died. Later· she was struck by a passage from the Bible. that the priest had used· 'on Sunday: "T,he world as we know .it is passing away," Now, in gray. November,.even nature seems to be dying. T.he trees are bare, the f1o.wers gone. But spring and new life will come again and Mary Rose reminded herself that although part of her childhood had died., her new adult life was filled with many good things.
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And so it will be when you die your final death. If you have been faithful to the Lord, you will leave one life behind and pass to a new and eternal life. Remember, at a funeral Mass the priest reminds the people that "life is changed, not taken away." For centuries the church has encouraged us to pray for something astonishing - a happy death.
Champs honored The team of St. William's parish, Fall River, 1986champs in the Fall River Area CYO Baseball League, was honored recently at McGovern's Restaurant, Fall River. St. William's also held the league crown in '82 and '83. Father William J. Shovelton, St. William's pastor, gave the invocation at the gathering. Kevin Goncalo was master of ceremonies and special guests Park Commissioner ,Gilbert Amaral and Mrs. Amaral looked on as· players received their blue and w.hite championship jackets. Special recognition went to retiring' player John .Medeiros, with the team since its. inception six years ago I and now over age for CYO play; and baseballs autographed by team members were presented to,Mrs.· Loretta.Comiskey, longtime St.. William's parishioner and. team·Jan and Bill Morrissette, veteran sports correspol"\dent for the.New Bedford Standard Times andmost fecently for The Anchor.. Other members of the honored team are Gil,Lima. Scott Cambra. Darin Conforti,; L.0u Resendes, Carl Mello, JohnMcDonald, Tim Albin. Chatfie Medeiros. Jim Rapoza, Joe Kazen. 'Jeff Medeiros. Gerrard :Roy, Charlie Guimond . Dave Plourde. Brad Pingley, Eric Benevides .and Norm Rego. Coaches are John Powers. Tom Chippendaie and Ron Bernard. The bat boy was Tom Landry.
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NOTE Please check elates and times of television and radio programs against local list· ings, which may differ from the New York network schedules supplied to The Anchor.
New Films "52 Pick-Up" (Cannon) - A wealthy businessman dabbles in drugs and sex with a young girl who is then ritualisticaIly murdered. He's forced to view a tape of the kiIling which implicates him. The blackmail motivates him to turn the tables on his ruthless adversaries. Excessive emphasis on nudity, brutality and profanity. 0, R "Every Time We Say Goodbye" (Tri-Star) - Tom Hanks, a minister's son, joins the British Royal Air Force, meets a Jewish Hispanic girl living in Palestine in 1942 and convinces her to reject a planned marriage in favor of waiting for him to return from the war. A positive view of what it means to make a fuIl commitment to marriage. A3, PG 13 "The Nutcracker" (Atlantic) Surreal and sensual presentation of the classic of a young girl's fantasy is strong pictorially but disappointing as a performance piece for the Pacific Northwest Ballet. The traditional Christmas atmosphere is overwhelmed by psychological overtones youngsters may find less appealing. G, PG
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TV Programs "James Galway's Christmas Carol," Wednesday, Dec. 10, 9:3510:25 p.m. EST (PBS). In this program of traditional Christmas carols, Galway, a master flutist, is host, performer, arranger and conductor of a distinguished musical company consisting of the Royal Philharmonic Orches~ra, the Ambrosian Singers of London and the Boy Choristers of St. Alban's Abbey. The program offers both familiar and lesser-known Christmas songs of Europe; but most of the selections are English, many from pre-Reformation times.
Religious TV Sunday, Nov. 30 (CBS) - "For Our Times" - Greek Orthodox Bishop Anthimos tours the island of Crete as he explains the historical roots of the Greek Orthodox Church. Religious Radio Sunday, Nov. 30 (NBC) "Guideline" - Marist Brother Lewis Luks, a Louisiana religious education director, discusses teaching the sacraments to teenagers.
Vatican catechism won't supplant local publications VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II told officials responsible for drafting a new international catechism that their work was not meant to supplant or replace local catechetical efforts. However the pope also cautioned catechists worldwide not to be selective in communicating God's truth. His comments came during a recent address to members of the Pontifical Commission for the Preparation of the International Catechism. , The pope called the proposed catechism a "point of reference," not "a substitute for diocesan or national catechisms." It is not meant to be "an instrument of blanket uniformity, but an important help in guaranteeing 'the unity of the faith,' " he explained. The catechism must have as its reference point "the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, considered in their continuity and complementarity with all the preceding magisterium of the church," he added.
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Film on TV Sunday, Dec. 7, 7-9 p.m. EST (ABC) "Swiss Family Robinson" (1960). Disney's version of the classic adventure of a shipwrecked family living in a tree house on a desert island learning to survive stars John Mills and Dorothy McGuire and portrays family devotion and solidarity. Much of the fun comes from the delightful and inventive conveniences the family builds and their relationships with the native wildlife. A I
Thursday, Dec. 11, 10:10-11:04 p.m. EST (PBS) "A Christmas Special with Luciano Pavarotti." The annual rebroadcast of traditional carols performed by the renowned operatic tenor with a full chorus and a boys' choir at the Church of Notre Dame in Montreal is one of the best Christmas music shows.
The catechism commission grew out of a call by the 1985 extraordinary synod of bishops for a compendium of Catholic doctrine which could be used as a source for regional catechisms. U.S. Cardinals Bernard Law and William Baum are members of the commission, which is headed by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
SOAR fund WASHINGTON (NC) - A group of prominent lay Catholics has launched a drive to help U.S. religious orders facing a retirement funding deficit estimated at $2.5 billion. At a Washington press conference, organizers described their effort as the 'most ambitious project ever launched by laity and noted it is a way for Catholic school alumni to show gratitude to former teachers. The campaign is dubbed SOAR, Support Our Aging Religious.
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Sister Lake's a winner LOS ANGELES (NC) - Football sidelines are mostly the territory of men and Sister Vincella Lake, football team trainer at Verbum Dei Catholic High School for five years. "I've always loved sports," Sister Lake, a School Sister of Notre Dame, told The Tidings, newspaper of the Los Angeles Archdiocese. "The guys know I am there to help," said the nun, who knows cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first aid and how to massage cramped muscles. "I check the kids' out. If they need to be taken to a clinic, I go with them." Sister Lake is with the players for Mass before each game and directs days of prayer for them. She has invited Verbum Dei students to the convent for dinner and has become the confidente of some. "The guys have shown themselves to be very serious and sincere. They know they are here at Verbum Dei for a purpose," she said. "After a game the first thing they do when they get off the bus is kneel and pray in front ofthe cross here. They have never prayed to win or lose but to do their best and not get h1!rt." The team is a league champion and the coach, Lalo Mendoza, was named a 1985 All Catholic Southern California Football Coach by The Tidings. Sister Lake has also coached the Verbum Dei high jump team for three seasons. Verbum Dei, a boys' school with a predominantly black student body, is in the Watts section of Los Angeles, the city's poorest and highest crime area, known for gang violence and drug trafficking. "I have known students who have told me they could make
$1,000 a week selling drugs. They' don't. They have a lot going against them but still do the tight thing," the nun said. "For a -lot of these young men, not to be involved in sports would be to run in the streets." Sister Lake said that football "frees them to find all of their potential through discipline and pride. They learn from the support of the coaches, their teammates and their parents. It frees them to see the possibility of college and better things."
Raphael Awards honor stars LOS ANGELES (NC) - Archbishop Roger Mahony conferred the archdiocese's first Raphael Awards on film stars James Stewart, Sally Struthers and other celebrities at a reception at which he called on Hollywood personalities to "move quickly away from that which is divisive, hateful or demeaning, excessively violent or rooted in exploitation for the sake of commercial gain." The awards honor creative endeavor, personal example and acts of charity. Recipients, in addition to Stewart and Ms. Struthers, were Caroline Leonetti Ahmanson, a director of the Ahmanson Foundation which supports the arts and education; Peter O'Malley, owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers basebaIl team, the Lennon Sisters, who began their singing career with the Lawrence Welk orchestra; and David Puttnam, chairman ofColumbia Pictures.
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WIDOWED SUPPORT, ..... , .. ATTLEBORO ' Attleboro Widowed Support Group Mass 7 p.m. Dec. 5, S1. Theresa's Church, S. Attleboro; meeting follows with Christmas entertainment and a sing-along.
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MADONNA MANOR, N. ATTLEBORO Area Catholics interested in an auxiliary to the nursing home's chaplain, to "bring the spirit of Christ" to residents may attend a Mass, planning meeting and luncheon 10:30 a.m. Dec. 2.
NOTRE DAME, FR Parishioners Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Vincelette are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Father John R. FoIster, pastor of St. Anne's parish, Fall River, will speak on Advent, 7 p.m. Dec. 5, Lourdes Chapel.
D OF I, ATTLEBORO Daughters of Isabella Alcazaba Circle 65 Christmas party 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4, K of C hall; the dance school students will entertain. ST. ANTHONY OF THE DESERT, FR Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament noon to 6 p.m. Dec. 7, with 5 p.m. Holy hour, S1. Sharbel Chapel, 300 North Eastern Avenue.
HOLY GHOST, ATTLEBORO Video presentations and Advent prayer and study of Sunday readings 7 p.m. Advent Sundays beginning Nov. 30, parish center.
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FEATURIN G focal points like this manger scene, the Christmas Festival of Lights at LaSalette Shrine, Attleboro, invites visitors to reflect on the true meaning of the holiday. The festival, the largest religious display of outdoor Christmas lights in the country, is open from 5 to 9 p.m. weekdays and 5 to 10 p.m. weekends through Jan. I.
LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO Christmas Festival of Lights 5 to 9 p.m. weekdays, 5 to 10 p.m. weekends through Jan. I. ST. ANNE,FR Scout troops' Christmas blood drive 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 7, school cafeteria; appointments: 674-8120. Boy Scout Troop 50 seeks former associates for a 50th anniversary celebration Jan. 25; scouts, leaders, committee members, parents and friends welcome; information: Scoutmaster Ed Michno, 674-8120. Exposition of Blessed Sacrament after II :30 a.m. Mass today, shrine. Hour of adoration 2 p.m. today, shrine. Advent wreaths will be blessed at all Masses this weekend. Parish appreciation Christmas party 7 p.m. Dec. 6, school. School students will host an appreciation lunch for senior citizens II a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 19, school auditorium; reservations by Dec. 12: school office, 678-2152. ST. RITA, MARION Parishioners will discuss the role of laity in the Church at 8 p. m. Dec. 2, rectory / center; findings will go to the U.S. committee preparing for the World Synod of Bishops on' the laity. ST.STEPHEN,ATTLEBORO Babysitting available during II a.m. Sunday Masses, church hall.
ST. MARY, SEEKONK Parishioners Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Perry are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. Adult Bible discussion 9:45 to II a.m. Dec. 16 and 7 to 8: 15 p.m. Dec. 17; topic: ST. LOUIS de FRANCE, DANCE MUSIC BY BUDDY BRAGA MUSIC Luke I and 2 (infancy narratives). SWANSEA IN THE COCKTAIL LOUNGE Advent healing service 7:30 p.m. Ladies of St. Anne Sodality 8:30 - 9:00 P.M. 9:30 - 1:00 A.M. Dec. 14. , Christmas party 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3, Somerset Lodge with entertainment Contact any member of the Society of SI. Vincent de Paul, Council of Catholic and FEATURING ST. JOAN OF ARC, ORLEANS by the parish Junior Choir, directed Women, Bishop's Charity Ball Committee or call or mail name for one of these Women's Guild Christmas dinner ED SOUZA & THE ARISTOCRATS categories to: by Pauline Dufour. for members and husbands 5:30 p.m. IN THE BALLROOM - 8 P.M. TO 1 A.M. BISHOP'S CHARITY BALL HEADQUARTERS-410 HIGHLAND AVENUE Dec. 12. .Family Advent celebration begins P.O. BOX 1470-FALL RIVtR. MA 02722-TEl. 676·8943 Remember The Date FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16. 1987 With 6:30 p.m. Mass Dec. 6; all ST. MARGARET, welcome. BUZZARDS BAY This Message Sponsored by the Following Business Concerns in the Diocese of Fall River Advent Triduum, conducted by FEITELBERG INSURANCE AGENCY GILBERT C. OLIVEIRA INS. AGENCY Father Thomas Tobin, CSC. Dec. I HOLY ROSARY, TAUNTON to 3; Masses II a.m. and 7 p.m. each Prayer group 7:30 p.m. ThursGLOBE MANUFACTURING CO. DURO FINISHING CORP. GEORGE O'HARA CHEVROLET-CADILLAC day, with confessions before and days, church hall. after each Mass. ST. MARY,NB CORPUS CHRISTI, SANDWICH The parish girls' basketball team Women's Guild meeting7:30 p.m. placed first in the Kennedy Youth Dec. 3, Father Clinton Hall, features Center's recent Basketball Jamboree ~'"l( Christmas program; guest speakers: at which Jennifer Lawrence was ~ Norma Matthews and Edith Anton- named outstanding Girl Player. Re• cecchi. S1. Theresa's mission church treat renewal 7 p.m. Dec. 14, school choir welcomes new members for hall. llIinois Club meets 7:30 p.m. Advent and Christmas; information: second Tuesdays, school cafeteria. Dee Powell, 759-4690. The Saints O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE. ' " and Singers will present a Christmas '1r.' Parishioners Mr. and Mrs. Thomusicale at the parish 8 p.m. Dec. mas P. Walsh are celebrating their 12. 45th wedding anniversary. FEEHAN ALUMNI ST. JAMES, NB Mass for deceased alumni ofBishThe parish boys' basketball team, op Feehan High School, Attleboro, coached by Joe Sylvia, won the Jun10 a.m. Sunday, school auditorium. ior Boys' competition in the recent CYO Basketball Jamboree. CYO O.L. MT. CARMEL, council meets 7 p.m. Tuesday, parSEEKONK Parishioners Mr. and Mrs. Lucien ish center. Fecteau are celebrating their 25th ST. JOSEPH, F AIRHA VEN wedding anniversary. Blood bank 8:30 a.m. to I p.m. ST. GEORGE, WESTPORT Sunday, church hall. Information: Blessing of Advent wreaths 7 p.m. Earl Faunce, 993-2061. Cub Scout Sunday; refreshments follow, church Pack night 5:30 p.m. Sunday, church FILL OUT COUPON (ENCLOSE CHECK OR MONEY ORDER) AND MAIL TO: hall. hall. ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA The ANCHOR . Box 7 Fall R.iver. Mass. 02722 An Advent tree in the parish cen- ST. STANISLAUS, FR I yr. subscription $8.00 0 Foreign $11.00 Holiday Christmas show Jan. 11. ter will be decorated with bows listPLEASE PIUNT PLAINLY ing names of parish shut-ins and Solem Blessing of Advent candles at religious education program students 4:30 p.m. Mass tomorrow. Advent will send them gifts and Christmas recitation (Polish) of Our Lady's Name " " ." " " " ." " " :. " -. " " " " . ~, " " " " ., . " . " " " .- -.' Little Hours (Godzinki) at 8: 15 a.m. notes. Mass Advent weekdays and 8:45 Address .......................••................•...••• IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, a.m. Mass Sundays. TAUNTON City .........•... State Zip ,••.•• Women's Guild Christmas party Dec. 9. Babysitting by adults proGIFT CARD SHOULD READ: vided at 10:30 a.m. Mass Sundays.
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ST. ANTHONY, MATTAPOISETT Parish Advent movie and meal begin 4 p.m. Sunday, church and hall. VINCENTIANS, CAPE AND ISLANDS Cape Cod and Islands district meeting 7 p.m. Dec. I, S1. Francis Xavier parish, Hyannis
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (NC) Father Edward H. Flannery, 74, who from 1967 to 1976 was head of the U.S. bishops' secretariat for Catholic-Jewish relations, has been named director of Catholic-Jewish relations for the Providence diocese.