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Pope Asks Sacrifice To Conserve Fuel VATICAN CITY (NC)-Christians should not only cooperate fully with energy-saving measures during the fuel crisis, but should do so with patriotism and seek to help their neighbors in need, Pope Paul VI told thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square for his Sunday blessing.

The Pope spoke on the last Sunday on which ltaJ.ians could drive their cars or motorcycles; the Italian government's stern ban on Sunday driving gpes into effect Dec. 2.

"Austerity," the Pope said, "is with us ... But let us not lament the sacrifices which now befall us, if they do away with our squanderings and excesses."

The Pope said that from this "bitter experience" ,of deprivation we should "seek new and

better principles as a guide of living together." . Because of the energy crisis, he added, everyone has a "growing obligation of social solidarity and the awareness of being brothers in a nation that is happy, healthy and strong."

Not all Italians, however, were happy at the announced restrictions-said to be the severest in Europe - which increases the cost of gasoline, ban motordriven vehicles on Sundays,. and close down theaters, bars and of~ices at路 earlier hours throughout the week.

Political factions threatened a c,lebate in parliament over the restrictions, the unions spoke of still another national strike to protest the increase of gasoline Turn to Page Two

Diocese Inaugurates Holy Year Renewal His Excellency, the Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of Fall River, will be the principal celebrant of a special Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in Fall River on Saturday afternoon, December 1 at four o'clock. The Mass will mark the first significant step in the Diocesan-wide program of special preparation for the coming Holy Year, proclaimed by Pope Paul VI for 1975.

In conjundion with the program recommended by the Holy Father, a year-long period of anticipation of the special season of grace in the Universal Church will find local expression in the Diocese of Fall River.

As the Holy Year Mass is celebrated at the Cathedral in Fall River, the initial phase of the Diocesan observance will commence in all parishes, miSSions and chapels. A special message from the Bishop will be read at all Masses on the tirst Sunday of Advent, and the Holy Year - prayer will be recited after the Creed.

Planning the Diocesan program for the Holy Year is a special commission, directed by Very Rev. Luiz G. Mendonca, Pastor of Saint John of God Parish, Somerset, and Vicar General of the Diocese. Father Mendonca will be homilist at the special Holy Year Mass at Saint Mary's Cathedral on Saturday afternoon.

Concelebrating with Bishop Cronin will be a retlresentative group of clergy from the Diocese, including Rev. Monsignor Alfred J. Gendreau, Vicar of the Fall River and New Bedford Vical'iate, Rev. Monsignor Robert L. Stanton, Vicar of the Cape Cod and Island Vicariate, and Very Rev. Henry T. Munroe, Vicar of the Taunton and Attleboro Vicariate.

Also joining with Bishop Cronin as concelebrants will be Rev. Peter N. Graziano, of Saint Thomas More Parish, Somerset, President of the Senate of Priests, and Rev. John F. Hogan, Director of the New Bedford Catholic Welfare Bureau and Pastor of St. Julie's Parish in North Dartmouth, Vice President of the Priests' Senate.

Rev. Monsignor John E. Boyd, Director of the Catholic Welfare Bureau of Fall River and Pastor of Saint Patrick's Parish in Fall River, and Rev. Felician Plichta, O.F.M., Conv., Pastor of Holy Cross Parish, Fall River, representative of religious clergy in the Diocese, will also concelebra'!.e the Mass as members of the Senate.

Very Rev. John J. Regan, Rector of the Cathedral, and Rev. Barry W. Wall, assistant at Saint Mary's Cathedral and special liaison with the Holy Year Commission from the Ca'thedral staff, will concelebrate as well.

All the faithful of the Diocese are cordially invited to participate in the Holy Year Mass. A special program of music will be directed by Rev. William G. Campbell of Holy Name Parish, Fall River.

The impending Holy Year, proclaimed by Pope Paul VI for 1975, will differ in one significant manner from holy years observed in Church, history. Like all such celebrations, the coming Holy Turn to Page Two

What Are They Teaching Our Kids?

Father Thomas Crannell, SS.CC. Associate Pastor St. Joseph, Fairhaven No. 1 Is Today's CCD essentially different from the Baltimore Catechism?

It is difficult to give a simple yes or no answer to this question.

If one' compares today's child's

FAMILY THANKSGIVING MASS: Pupils of St. Anne's Alternate School, New Bedford together with their parents attended a special Mass of Thanksgiving offered by Rev. William Petrie, SS.CC in St. Anne's Church, New Bedford. Children and adults exemplified their gratitude to God by donating articles of food for the needy. Father Petrie and Rev. J. Adrien Bernier, assistant at the New Bedford Parish, receive the donations at the offertory of the Mass. Food gifts were distributed to the Spanish-speaking people of the area.

religion book with the Baltimore Catechism, there are obvious and vast differences. But this can be misleading. The comparison should not be made with the book ,for one grade, but ;with all eight grades combined.

The Baltimore Catechism is a summary, in question and answer 'form, of the major truths of our faith. Its language is esssentially adult, and sometimes even theologically technical. Because it says so much in so few words, it is necessarily abstract in presenting many concepts. As a precise objective presentation of the Catholic faith, it remains a monument to the faith and wisdom of the Church in America.

The major difference between it and the new CCD texts lies in the area of objectivity. While their content and doctrine is objectively true, objectivity is only one concern of the newer texts.

They are more immediately concerned with the ability of the reader to. understand, than with saying all that can be said or should be said about a given subject.

Question For example: to the question "Who is God?", the Baltimore Catechism gives the perfectly objective answer: "God is the Supreme Being, infinitely perfect, who made all things, and keeps them in existence." But to a grade-school child, that answer contains several words and concepts' that either cannot be understood, or are even contradicted by the child's experience.

"Supreme" - member of a singing group??

"Being"-bean??

"Infinitely" - simply not understandable to a child.

"Perfect"-an abstract concept totally beyond a child's grasp.

"Perfect" is a Barbie Doll, or a snowman or a new dress.

"Made all things"-the most

important "things" in a child's life are obviously made by builders, and Ford, and Admiral, and Libbys and General Foods and MatteI. "Keeps them inexistence"either not understood at all or even resented: 'Why didn't He keep my dog in existence?-Why did He let Grandma die?'

So in drawing up textbooks for children, the authors start not only with a body of doctrine, but also with a sharp awareness of the child's limitations, growing prqblems, and changing attitudes toward life, and people, toward the world and the world of ideas.

Program Thus an eight-year program was devised, with the following principles. . 1) Teach only what the child is capable of learning.

2) Christianity is not merely a set of rules to be learned and observed, but at its most basic and simple, a Person (Jesus) to Turn to Page Twelve

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Holy' Year Continued from "Page One Year, following t!e previous such blessed seaso' by twentyfive years, will be rr :irked by special functions in Rome, the S~at of Christendom. It is, for example, expected that many pilgrims from all corners of the", orld will travel to the Eternal Cit. to visit the tombs of the aposdes to enter into audience \: \th the Vicar of Christ, and gain .n Rome the holy year indulgence.

Uniqueness However,' unique is the yearIring period of preparation for the Holy Year of 1975 which has been a special feature of the program devised by Pope Paul. The Holy Father ·has proposed the coming Holy year as a special season. of reconciliation and renewal. He has urged the Faithful of the Universal Church to ded,icate themselves to an anticipatory period of spiritual preparation for the special and profound graces of the Holy Year itself.

Beginning on the First Sunday of Advent, December' 2, 1973, .and continuing until the formal ilpening of the Holy Year proper lakes place at the great Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome at the end of 1974, Catholics are to prepare for the celebration.

Pope Paul has called upon the Faithful to seek reconciliation, first and foremost with Almighty God, then with one another, and ultimately within the very personal recesses of conscience and renewal.

Recently Pope Paul stated that he envisions the forthcoming Holy Year as a season when the treasures of the Second Vatican Council will flower abundantly within the Church and within society, becoming more accessible to all. .

Bishop Cronin 'has designated Saint Mary's Cathedral as the site within the Fall River Diocese for the gaining of the plenary indulgence, called the "gift of the Holy Year." Special parish and diocesan programs will be announced throughout the yearlong period of preparation. (The' Decree of the Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary announcing the Holy Year Indulgence is printed in this week's Anchor on Page Four). , A Diocesan Holy Year Pilgrimage to Rome is being planned.

Rev. Monsignor Anthony M. Gomes, Direcetor of the Diocesan Travel Office and Pastor of Our Lady of Angels Parish in Fall R,iver, will coordinate pilgrimage plans with the Diocesan Commission for the Holy Year.

The Catholic Education Center is sponsoring a workshop on "Time To Be Unique," to be given on Friday, Dec. 7, at ,Coyle-Cassidy High School in Taunton from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The wor.kshop will be given

by Sister Kathleen Marie Shields, CSJ, Religious Ed).lcation Director of the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis.

The workshop is open to elementary school principals and directors, high school principals, chaplains and religion teachers, religious education coordinators and. all priests of the diocese.

Sister Kathleen will speak on Community of Faith using as her text the Bishops' Pastoral, "To Teach As Jesus Did." A feature of the workshop wili he the presentation of "how to begin" techniques.

Registration ·is $4 and should be made through Catholic Education Center, 423 Highland Ave., Fall River.

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ANNUAL RELIGIOUS Y I Ufn AW~RDS: AIl1on,g tlh~ recipients of ~eligious .youth awards given Sunday afternoon at St. Jacques Church, Taunton, were: Beatnce Ratchffe of Notre Dame, Fall River, Mariab Medal; Richard Poyant of St. Joseph'S, New Bedford, Ad Altare Dei Medal· and Kathy ILuz of St, IAnthony's, Taunton, Marian Medal.

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Reform Jew[s Di_cuss Moral Issues .

NEW YORK (NC)-The as- ~e called i'Jewish illiteracy" ish .relilgious trad,i~ior -:- re~ap­ sembly of the Reform Jewish about their or'n religion. He has ture lost mystical elements of the. movement's Union of American stated that h'.e would like to .see· Jewish faith.

But Rabbi Schindle,r stressed Hebrew Congregations tackled : t~e Reform movement-the most . some tough moral issues after liberal in the spectrum of Jew- that at the same time Reform being shocked on its opening day Jews should not retreat from by the death of its president, Dr. speaking out sharply and deci..

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Maurice N. Eisendrath.

Eisendrath, 71, died of a heart . \1 "'Sle tS At a press conference, Rabbi 1 attack moments before he was Schindler commented that he is I VATICAN ICITY (NC) Pol- not so much a specialist on interto give .his valedictory address i~h Foreig~ .~inister St~fan 0)religious affairs as was Dr. to some 3,500 participants from szowski VISited Pope Paul VI Eisendrath. But later, speaking 710 Jewish congregations in the r~c:ently whil:e Poland's commu- about the Christian observers to United States.

But as the five-day session pro- nist regime \\jas readying an edu- the assembly, Schindler said: gressed, hints of optimism be- elation reform law that the Pol- "That which unites us is infinitec came apparent. The convention i~h hishops s~id will spell doom Iy greater than that which divides us." turned to issues such as Water- for Christian I education. gate, the Middle East cease-fire, I Olszowslti'~ visit lasted a'bout Among the Christian observers and the future of Reform Juda- ah hour. Officially, the Vatican at·the meeting were Sister Ami "ism. .~ub1ished only a brief l!0te in it.s Patrick Ware, a nun on the staff The optimistic mood was daily newspa~per that the Polish ,of the Nationa.l Council of shored up by the attitude of Dr. ,fbreign mini~ter and his group Churches; Father Edward FlanEisendrath's successor," Rabbi h1ad been received. Such scant nery, director of the U. S. bishAlexander M. Schindler, 48, who · n~tk;e was at~ributed, again offi- opsops' secretariat on Catholichas gained respect-"as a scholar, cially, to the fact that Ols2:ow- Jewish Relations in Washington, poet and orator. ski's aUdienc~ was not a ,visit of and Father John G.. Donohue of Rabbi Schindler was born in state.

I ' the New York archdiocese's EcMunich, Germany, the son of ! Th·e Vatican daily, L'Osserva- umenical Commis.sion.

Yiddish poet, Eliezer Schindler. t6re Romano, lalso reported in the _ Of the Middle East cease-fire, Necrology The younger Schindler was with sfme ::olumn Ithat Pope Paul had .Rabbi Schindler said he was the U. S. Army Ski Troops in received Bishop Bronislaw Da- "grateful' to the Nixon adminis·DEC.8 World 'War II and was awarded · :browski, se.:r~tary of th~ Polish tration and to Secretary of State Rev. John F. Broderick, 1940, the Bronze Star and Purple Heart Bishops' COJ{lference. In fact, Henry Kissinger for what they .Pastor, St. Mary, South Dartin European campaigns.

B'ishop Dabrowski had arrived in have d<;>ne for Israel, in hope' mouth. ~ome six daYs earlier and had fully reaching a happy ceaseHe has been described as a DEC. 11 man who loves words, has a · ~Jr,eady ,brief¥ the Pope on the fire. In fact, I'm more optimisRev. Edward 1. Killigrew, tic than for many years," he said. quick wit, and is a foe of what situation in Poland.· 1959, Pastor,- St. Kilian, New , 1 Ne News S:ervice has been in··' .

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Rev. Reginald Theriault, O.P., The Taunton Catholic Nurses' ish :regime's hew education law . [ I" 1972, St. Anne's, Dominican Guild will' meet Monday, Dec. a~ the most formidahle threat to Inc. Priory, Fall River.

10 for a Christmas party at, t"e Catholic ~eligion since ComMarian Manor. Dinner will be munism took power in the wake .,"'.,,, ".,"""""""""""'''' ''.,'''''''''111.""""II'''UIIII'''''''''_ _ Funeral Service followed by a Yankee Swap Ses- of '~lorld Wa~ ,II. Edward F. Carney THE ANCHOR sion. Members attended their anIA well-informed Polish comSecond Class Postage Paid at Fall River, 549 Counl'y Street Mass. Published every Thursday at 410 nual folk Mass and Communion m'lunist sourcel however, told NC New Bedford 999-6222 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Mass. 02722 supper recently at La Salette N~ws that a compromise on eduby the Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall Serving the area since 1921 River. Subscription price by mail, postpaid Shrine, Attleboro. c~tic,n is . in ; thk works. $4,00 per year. !

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Continued from Page One and bus drlivers-:-who must serve a populace that loves to roam on Slinday-also threatened a walkout.. Amid all this rumbling the Pope...Q.eclared: "Let us face with serene patriotism and - why not? - with a sense of Christian maturity the trials of this unavoidable emergency."

Vatican City, which sells gasoline at a lesser cost to its employes and citizens, limited the amount to slightly, more than half a tank· per car.

Heat will be turned off in Vatican buildings after working hours and Sundays, the Vatican said. .

Italy followed the example of other European countries in proposing a stiff fine for those driv. ing on Sunday'without an official permit. .

Offenders face' a penalty of· $160 for a first transgression, but for further offens!,!s this can be increased to $1,600, plus the loss of one's driver's license and impoundment of the car..

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Editorial Cites Arab Use of Oil As Weapon VATICAN CITY (NC) - The use of oil by the Arab world as a weapon in international politics has created an Arab unity that has great m,eaning for the future, according to an editorial in the Vatican weekly, L'Osservatore della Domenica.

The author, Federico Allessan· drini, who is the Vatican press officer but often writes in the Vatican weekly in a private capacity, said this Arab unity is . the "real new fact" to emerge from the latest developments in the Middle East.

The editorial noted that "the oil potentates, who in the past have stayed on the sidelines for fear of encouraging communist penetration, have now changed, their attitude by.joining forces with the other (Arabs) and mak,ing available to them the power- , erful weapon of the so-called black gold." , Hope for Peace Alessandrini said this use of oil as an international weapon in the Arab-Israeli conflict "has stirred many negative and sometimes indignant reactions." But,' he added, "this too is a weapon, as the support of at least part of international high finance has been, or is, a weapon for IsraeL" Alessandrini concluded: "These circumstances, along with the now growing conviction that wars only aggravate problems, that Israel has a right to life as do all other c'ountries and that the human and political condition of the Palestine refugees cannot remai.n, precarious and ~itl).,put :'., so~e , . prospect (of change), foster the hdpe for a just, internationally guaranteed peace that will give the countries concerned, and partirularly Israel, that security which cannot be given by any frontier."

Bishop Protests Passport Denial SALISBURY (NC) - A black Methodist bishop who has led opposition to the white supremacist regime of Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith bas protested the government's refusal ,to return the passport taken from him more than a year ago.

Bishop .Abel Muzorewa said 'he wanted the passport to go to New York, where he was to receive an award at United Nations headquarters 'for services to human rights.

Rhodesian Secretary for Internal Affairs R. J.' Powell said the passport application had been rejected because the bishop' had supported economic sanctions by other countries against Rhodesia.

In reply, Bishop Muzorewa said he had supported sanctions because they are a non-violent method of overcoming hardship, misery and illegality caused by Rhodesia's unilateral declaration of independence from Great Britain in 1965.

The Smith government declared the country independent after Britain refused to grant independence without great black participation in ,governing the land. Britain imposed economic sanctions and the United Nations in 1968 ordered a trade embargo against Rhodesia.

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Church Must Be Ready to Move With Migrants

MEDALISTS'RECEIVE AWARDS: Kathleen Doherty of Holy Trinity, West HarwiCh, M,!rian Medal; George Brousseau of St. Joseph's, Attleboro, Pope Pius XII Medal; and Nancy Hunt of St. Lawrence, New Bedford, Marian Medal were among the large number of youths receiving awards from Bishop Cronin on Sunday afternoon.

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VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope Paul VI, addressing a Vaticalf conference on European migration, said that in an age of mass movement of peoples the Church itself should be ready to pick up and move with the migrants. . "We encourage the churches affected by the exodus of their people to develop, rejuvenate, even create, if necessary, pastoral services that will prepare the migrant workers and their families, and accompany them too," he told some 50 specialists in the pastoral care of migrant workers.

"Sometimes there are surprising disproportions between the number of ethnic workers and the number of missionaries, laypersons and nuns devoted to their evangelization," the Pope said.

"Before it is too late, should not the home diocese revise the distribution of their apostolic effectives and' their material resources, and deploy them toward the strategic points?

"To contemporary mobility the Church must answer with pastoral mobility."

Optimistic About Vocation' Crisis

VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope P,l,lUI VI said, he is, 6ptimis~ic about the vocation crIsis, even though he labeled it "the center of the most urgent preoccupations and concern in the Church at this time."

Speaking to d~legates to the Vatican's International Congress on Plans of Pastoral Action for Vocations, Pope Paul said he was following their meeting with "interest and trepidation."

The Pope urged the delegates to have confidence in God and in the young of the world today to solve the crisis.

Rejects Apartment Living for P'riests ST. PAUL (NC)-A controversial experiment to allow some priests to live in apartments instead of the traditional rectory structure· has been rejected by Coadjutor Archbishop Leo""" C. Byrne of St. Paul-Minneapolis.

The plan, designed to give priests more flexibility in their lifestyles was proposed by the archdiocesan Priests' Senate.

The experiment originated among p~iests ordained about six years.

Archbishop Byrne cited three reasons for turning down the experiment. He said the experiment would not be advantageous to the priestly' life of those involved, would not serve the general interests of the priesthood, and would be contrary to the welfare and needs of archdiocesan Catholics.

Under the experiment proposed by the senate, 17 priests would live outside the traditional parish rect9ry either alone or in groups of two and three.

The Pope urged the delegates also' to reestablish the indispen-' sability of the' ministerial priesthood ... and the importance of the presence of the priest in a world that profanes and disdains the sacred.

To those who might give way to discouragerr,tent or be tempted by doubt in the face of dwindling , vocations, the Pope declared:

Farm Bureau Head Hits Bishops' Stand WASHINGTON (NC)-A decision by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) to endorse the head lettuce and table boycotts of the Cesar Chavez-led United Farm Workers of America (UFWA) "places in . jeopardy the incomes of farmers • and farm workers," charged WiI· Iiam J. Kuhfuss, president of the American Farm Bureau.

In a telegram of protest to' 'Cardinal John Krol of Philadelphia, president of the NCCB, Kuhfuss said he was "stunned at the endorsement of the Chavez boycott of lettuce and table grapes as a stated means to bring about secret ballot elections for farm workers when in fact the boycotts are designed to compel farmers to sign their workers to the Chavez organization without elections of any kind." ' Kuhfuss, who heads the nation!s largest' organization of farmers, noted that the Farm Bureau had worked for legislation to guarantee secret ballot elections for farm workers for . six years. ' "The strongest opposition to this principle," he stated, "has come from the Chavez organization."

"Work with faith!

"With ,faith in God because vocations are the work of God before they are the work of man ...

"But work with faith as well in the young whose generosity today is no less than ,yesterday."

As he has many times in the past, the Pope described modern youth as being sincere in questing for justice for all and for desiring to serve man by solving inequities in the world.

Pastoral Needs But the host churches, he stressed, should strive to help migrant workers also.

"We again ask the welcoming churches to cooperate humbly and loyally in the various pastoral needs of immigrants," he said.

Pope Paul noted that the migration of workers into and within Europe has taken "Gigantic proportions." He pointed out that the number of foreign workers in European countries had reached as high as one-quarter of the total working population in some places.

"This situation creates such big problems that some people are asking if it wouldn't be better to export factories rather than import men," the pope observed.

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Nation's ,Bishops Name Holy Year Indulgence Days

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Nov. 29, 1973

Resents Newspaper Attack, On Theologians, Scholars Mail service in the United States is bad enough,. but by comparison with the Italian postal system, our own is a veritable model of 20th-century efficiency. An air mail letter from the Unite'd States presumably arrives in Italy within a matter of days, but well-known Biblical schol'may then take as much as these are were being tr,eated so scurfive or six weeks to reach rilously by' two of the leading its final destination in Rome. conservative Catholic periodicals Unfortunately, the inefficiency of the system makes it almost impossible for an American living or travelling in Italy to keep

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up with current developments at home. The Italian press does cover the American political scene reasonably well, but, because of the ineffficiency of the postal service~ church-related news from the States is agonizingly slow in reaching us in ROryle.

Thus it was only within recent days that I became aware of the current controversy in the United States between the Catholic Biblical Association and a number of conservative Catholic periodicals, including The Wanderer and The National Catholic Register. Even' before leaving Washington around the middle of September, I knew that these two papers, among others, had launched an all-out attack on the orthodoxy of some of America's leading theologi~ms and Biblical scholars, "but it wasn't until mail from the States began t'o get through again in Rome that I learned that the Catholic Biblical Associatio'n had called their bluff. To say that this was wel~ come news would be putting if very midly.

Sheer Viciousness The papers refet:red to above have besmirched the good name of the Catholic press by the sheer viciousness of their relentless attack on men like Father Raymond Brown and Father Barnabas Ahern, to mention only two of their principal targets. I have referred to these two by. name because' they"happen to be good friends of mine and, more specifically, because I recently had the privilege of attending a series of lec.tures by both of them at The Institute for Continuing Theological Education in Rome.

I use the word "privilege" in the above context advisedly. In other words, I should ,like to emphasize that I consider it an honor to call them my friends and a prfceless opportunity to have been exposed to their teaching within recent weeks, They are two of the finest priests-and two of the best professors - I have ever met. The 40-plus American priests attending The Institute unanimously concur in this judgment. To a man, they 'were sickened and became highly indignant when they learned that

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Unqualified Confidence It is not for me, as a rank am. ateur in the sact:ed sciences, to pass-judgment on the scholarly attainments of Fathers Brown and Ahern. Suffice it to say. that their professional peers throughout :the entire Catholic world' hold them in high .esteem and' that the Holy See. itself has shown unqualified confidence in their personal integrity and theological orthodoxy by appointing :them to serve, respectively, on The Pontifical Biblical Commission (Brown) and The Pontifical Theological Commission (Ahern).

The papers which are striving so desperately to destroy the reputation of these two' priests are using familiar bully-boy tactics. The sheer vehemence and the' dogged persistence of their attack is evidence enough that their real purpose is to intimidate those with whom they disagree.

Well, there is only one way to handle a bunch of bully-boys, and that's to 'call their bluff and let them have it in return. This The Catholic. Biblical Association has finally done in the form of a letter to each of the American bishops. It was an excellent letter and onc that was long' overdue.

Right to Dissent The offending periodicals would like their readers to believe that the officers of the CBA are calling for censorship. That's a l<;>t of poppycock, and I am sure they know it is. The CijA has' not. asked the bishops to silence any periodical or 'any individual writer, nor has it questioned any one's' right to dissent from the 'opinions expressed by Fathers Brown and Ahern or by· any other theological or Biblical scholar. The Association has simply asked that this right be exercised responsibly and, to this end, has called upon the American bishops "to indicate to the faithful that these uncharitable voices speak for their own convictions and do not represent the' views of the Magisterium."

That's a reasonable request to make of the bishops. I, for one, hope that they will respond to it affirmatively: In my opinion, they owe it to themselves and to the theological fraternity to do so very pointedly and without fur-ther delay: It would be simpl)t -unconscionable for the Bishops to create the impression, if only by their silence, that they are unconc~rned about the fact that some of America's most illustrious theologians and ,Biblical scholars are being slandered and defamed by a gaggle of selfappointed and woefully misguided heresy hunters. It's time for the bishops to clear the air on this issue once and for all. ' (© 1973, NC Features )

HOLylYEAR OBSERVANCE: Pope Paul VI leans f~om his throne the Basilica of St. John Lateran as he delivers a: homily during a Mass marking the opening oj[ the preparatory phase of the 1975 Holy Year. The pontiff appealed to p'riests to be "truly the representatives and ministers of Christ an:t0ng the people with whom we live." NC Photo.

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iCITY (NC) - The fast-dwindiing number of priests h~s become "a real life-or-death question for Church," the prefect. of the Congregation for Catholic.

E~u<:atio~ tol~ the Vatican's In" ternational Congress on Plans of Pastoral Action for Vocations.

'The prefec~, Cardinal Gab,riel Garrone decI+red: "Weare wit. nJssing'the cpllapse of the sta. ti~ti<:s, and, we spy -here and th;ere symptoms of defeatism." .' . . ,Car~mal Garrone~ wh.ose office supervises the s~mma~les of. t~e world, was opemng the vocations cdngress Nov.' 20.' Present were a~out 50 bish?p-delegates of na· ti?nal bishops:' conferenc~s. The cqngress was I scheduled to end Nov. 24. , :The Cardin~l said he continues to h,ear discouraged ChjJrchmen say: "Young men aren't turning toward the priesthood. Let's stint from that' fact, and get our· selves ready to find -substitute formulas." , :Cardinal Garrone commented: "'they think Ithey'll find such forrnulas in a i willingness of the Church to confide every kind of mpistry to laYplen."

One logical. result of that, he said, would' b,e that the "priesthood "will no longer seem nec· , es~ary and will disappear." :The work :of the vocations I . . congress would be useless, he cdntinued, unless it confronted thbt vicw. i !Cardinal Qarrone also ·c:;it· iclzed '~he war some seminaries are rur:.

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"No practical difficulty, no unplea.sant ~xperience can just.if~ settmg aSide what the Holy SPlflt has shown His Church, all the more so when. sueh experiments are not offermg young men. a cI 7ar idea on their purpose, and stili less .a gual:antee of ~h.e means which the youn~ legltlmately expect from the mtellec~. tual. and. -spiritural ': points - of' view."

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Difficult to Define CHANGANACHERRY(NC)Evangelization is difficult to define, Archbishop Anthony Padivara of Changanacherry told a symposium here in India.

"Gonverting one non-Christian may be evangelization to some," he said. "To others making a Hindu live as an ideal Hindu may be evangelization. By con· ducting schools, hospitalS, homes for the destitute, etc. one can carryon evangelization. Any good work useful to fellowmen will be evangel!zation. So it is dificult to give at definition of evangelization."

Archbishop Padivara told participants in the symposium, en- , titled "Local Churehes and Evangelization," that Indians will receive the good news of Christ "if it is taken' to them in the right way ...

"To the hungry, food may be the good news; 'to the sick, cure may be the good news, and to the aged, love is t.he good news.

But give them not only food, - work and care but also Christ."

WASHINGTON (NC) - The days during which plenary indulgences may be gained during the upcoming Holy Year have been designated by the nation's bishops during their annual conference here.

Sundays, holy-days, feasts and solemnities of Our Lord, the Fridays of Lent and Advent, and pther special days designated by the local bishops have been ape p~oved by the bishops for gain· ing indulgences during the pee riod beginning with the first Sunday of Advent this year and ~nd· ing on Christmas, 1974.

The plenary indulgences may be obtained when certain prOcedures. are· followed: -If persons make pilgrimages to a cathedral church or to other churches designated ~y the bishops where a solemn community .celebration is to take place.

-When group pilgrimages are made to the cathedral church or designated church and when some' time is spent in devout recollection, conCluding with the recitation or singing, of the Lord's Prayer and the Apostles' 'Creed, together with a prayer to Mary.

Join Spiritually -If .seriously ill persons can not take part in pilgrimages, they may join spiritually with those making the' pilgrimages, and offer their prayers and sufferings to G9d.

Cardinal l'imothy Manning of Los Angeles noted during discussion of the subject that when pilgt!ms visit Rome a,~1 part, .of group pilgrimages, "every effort will be'made 'fo'r tIiOSEl. : . tcisee the fl'oly Father." But he warned that pilgrims should not look upon their trips as vacations, tours or excursions.

"We are very aware of the fact that these pilgrimages to Rome must be kept very spiritual," the cardinal added.

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Seek to Protect Family F'arms DAVENPORT (NC) - Father Marvin A. Mottet, social action director ,of the Davenport diocese, has announced the formation of a campaign to strengthen the family farm in Iowa.

Father Mottet said that the four dioceses of Iowa believe that the preservation of the 'family farm is essential to the agricultural economy of Iowa, and that conglomerates and large corporations threaten to take over the family farms.

The priest said that large scale corporate farms will cause the small ,farmer and his community

to face extinction and will cause the price of food to increase.

In addition, corporate take-ov.er will cause a continuation of fUral out-migration which will continue to harass already overburdened cities," he said.

Father Mottet said the Iowa diocese is backing a bill that will be presented to the state's General Assembly in January. The bill will require all corporations owning or leasing agricultural land to register their operations with the Iowa secretary of state.

Family corporations having un· . der 2,000 acres would be exempt from the provisions of the act.

HOPE IS MANY THINGS .••

BISHOP INDUCTED AS SCOUT: Fred Andrade, Daniel Diaz and John Brady of Troop 44, St. Jacques Parish; Taunton gather around the new member of their troop, Bishop Cronin, following ceremonies in St. Jacques Church, Taunton.

THE HOLY FATHER'S MISSION AID TO THE ORIENTAL CHURCH

Real Crisis for Catholic Institutions ALBANY (NC) - The energy crisis is real for Catholic institutions here.

LaSalettc, Altamont, is closing its guest house and curtailing, trips to town.

Thp- diocesan staff at thc fiveqory Brady Building here are being asked no~ to usc the elevator so much.

Siena College, l.oudonville, :is installing more automatic valves to turn the 'lights off more quickly a~ night.

• Kenwood Academy's treasurer has asked its students here to wear thermal underwear and snuggies.

Annunciation School, Ilion, is , Joining a campaign to ring firebells once at eight o'clock each night to remind residents to turn off unnecessary lights.

The Convent of the Holy Names, Albany, is installing, smaller light bulbs wherever possible.

St. Matthew's parish, Voorheesville, is combining the 5 and, 7 o'clock evening Masses on Saturdays ~o one Mass at 5 P.M. Some convents, like St. Joseph Provincial House in Latham and the Convent of Mercy in Albany have made no extraordinary changes in heat and lighting due to the large number of aged or infirm Sisters in residence, but even there, Sisters are careful to turn out lights, close windows, and double up for rides whenever they can.

The seminary of Our Lady of LaSalette reset all the thermostats in the seminary ,two to four degrees lower the day after President Nixon's television address on the energy crisis. Seminarians were assigned to check lights and windows during the coming months.

Don Noble, treasurer of Kenwood Academy, said the school went on a timer heating system last week to conserve fuel.

"We're trying to cutback 20 per cent," said Noble. ,No room closings are forecast, but s~u· dents and teachers were asked to wear heavier clothing.

Father John I\. Keefe, pastor

of St. Matthew's parish, Voor· heesville, said that besides combining the Saturday evening Masses, his parish has turned back the thermostat in the church building.

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Hope is a pair of shoes, an egg, a clean blanket, a chance to receive the sacraments.

Hope is a handful of practical-action peoplepriests, Sisters, and qualified volunteers-who leave their own homes and become refugees in the Holy Land for the refugees.

These people, just a handful, are our Pontif. iClil Mission for Palestine.

They are people who feed, teach, heal, clothe; mend, fUlfilling the love-mission of Jesus Christ, in Bethlehem, Nazareth, Cairo, Damascus, and war points-in between.

Their mission is love, and peace with justice.

Their strategy is service-the works of mercy, person-to-,person, in the name of Jesus Christ.

There is hope in the heart of the blind child in the Gaza Strip because he is learning a trade In_tile Pontifical Mission Center for the Blind,

"The use of the church building is not great during the week," he said. "So we'll keep it low. We're also being conservative with our lighting, trying to economize as much as possible.

National Catechetical Directory Co.,sultation Document Issued WASHINGTON (NC) - The first phase of a broad consultation process for drawing up the National Catech-etical Directory 'has begun with the publication and distribution of a booklet entitled "Toward a National Catechetical Directory."

Copies of the hooklet have been sent to 305 bishops, 158 di'ocesan coordinators for the National Catechetical Directory, 28 national associations, and to publishers, graduate, schools of religious education, major seminaries, Catholic conferences and others t1-.·roughout the United States.

The booklet contains outlines of four basic documents: the Vatican's General Catechetical Directory with 134 topics for consideration, Basic Teachings for Catholic Religious Education, To Teach as Jesus Did (a pastoral letter of the U.S. bishops), and a document of the world Synod of Bishops, Justice in the World.

Also included is -an outline of thz topics to be considered for the National' Catechetical Directory, a prayer for the success of the project, and the form with which recommendations can be made.

The Second Vatican Council called upon each nation to establish guidelines for religious in· struction.

General Guide As a result, the General Cate· chetical Directory was published in 1971 by the Vatican Congregation for the Clergy. This document serves as a general guide for the bishops of the world in drawing up catechetical directories for their own nations.

The inclusion of Justice in the World was considerc:l something of a surprise.

Msgr. Wilfrid H. Paradis, executive director of the National Catech-ztical Directory office here, said the document was included because "the other three documents did not sufficiently highlight Catholic responsibilities of social concern and' justice and peace."

In a letter attached to the booklet, Msgr. Paradis said the "consultation has two major objectives: (I) tbe involvement of a large number of p'ersons at the grassroots level along with the specialists in catechetics and related sacred and human sciences; (2) obtaining a significant n'umber of recommendations that will pinpoint the catechetical needs of the Church in this country," First Draft The suggestions 'made during the first phase of the consultation process 'will be reported to the U.S. ,bishops' Committee of Policy and Review. Phase I ends March 31, 1974.

The seven bishops on the com· mittee will then draw up the first draft of the National Catecheti· cal Directory.

Two more phases of consultation are planned after that. They will run from Sept. I-Nov. 30, 1974 and from March I-May 31, 1975.

The aim of the consultative process, Msgr. Paradis said, is to have the document ready for consideration by the bishops for their spring regional meetings in 1975.

The consultative process is the broadest ever attempted in the Catholic Church in the United States. Its goal is to involve the 24,000 parishes and missions in the country as well as organi· zations and individuals interested in religious education.

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THE ANCHOR-Dioc~se of Fall River-Thurs. Nov. 29;·1973

Morality and, Money There is ever-growing concern about the amount of thievery taking place from stores. It is estimated that department store losses this year will be about two per cent of sales, while in discount stores the rate will be about -two and one-half per cent of sales. It is further indicated that every shopper probably pays about one hundred and fifty dollars more a year than he"should because prices must reflect what is stolen from stores.

The National Retail Merchants Association has said that its losses this year will be about eight hundred and fifty million Oollars. That is, indeed, a "rip off" of frightening proportions.

As usual, there will be the cries about crooks in high places giving bad example to the "little people" who use this to justify their own stealing.'And this may well be so.

But the fact also remains that people must be given from their childhood the values of right and wrong that remain valid no matter how many others may be ignoring them.

And these values must be .stated in clear and unmistakable terms.

For all too long there has been a fuzziness in thinking about moral matters, an appeal to feeling instead of to the law of God, a relativity in moral matters depending upon the desire of the individual instead of on an absolute standard of right and wrong. Good intentions have been alleged to justify evil acts; permissiveness has been called freedom instead of the license that it many times camouflages. The whole area of divorce and abortion have been made to rest upon the convenience of some people instead of on re~pect for God's law an~ respect for God-given life.

Is it any wonder, then, that in the matter of stealing, there is fuzziness in thinking and attempts to justify its eviL The difference here, of course, is that it hits the pocketbook.

And how important morality suddenly becomes when money enters the picture.

For' Euthanasia ST. PAUL (NC) - News reports that 43 infants were allowed to die at a Connecticut hospital were termed a "social engineering trial balloon" by the president of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL).

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Marjory Mecklenburg, who is also the chairman of the National Right to Life Committee's board of directors, said "the hospital policy appears to involve 'negative' euthanasia applied to seriously deformed or ill children." / "There was no directkiIlingrather death was caused or hastened by a decision to withdraw medical care necessary to sustain life," she said. .

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National Austerity and Christmas The measures already enacted to conserve fuel, and those being contemplated, will touch one aspect of the preparations for Christmas. They will curtail much of the eternal show-lights and. displays. Some will regret this very much. But the lesson' to be learned is that the real preparation for Christmas must be within the heart of man, and the real display of the Christmas spirit is not in the shining lights that can be turned on and off with the flick of a switch, but in the lives of men and in the degree that the spirit of Christ shines in their attitudes and in their words and deeds. . _ The present call for austerity is quite in keeping with the season of Advent. The Church has in recent years curtailed the spelled-out acts of sacrifice that men must introduce into their lives, but she has' never done away with the call for sacrifice as a preparation for a greater' entering into the life of Christ. Advent is just such a call. And a by-product of a national austerity' program can be to spirittialize the whole thing and make ·a virtue of necessity. Parents can point out, to children that the spirit of Christmas is not a gigantic fiesta for entertainment nor the occasion to satisfy greedy appetites for things, but that it is the coming of Christ, here and now, into the lives of men. And men must prepare for that coming by prayer and by reflection and by sacrifice..For only one who has prepared can recognize Christ when He comes and-indeed-be seen by Christ as. one willing and ready· to receive Him.

. Referring to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine indicatinft that 14 per cent of recent infants deaths at YaleNew Haven hospital were "related to withholding of treatment," Mrs. Mecklenburg said the hospital appears to have "the first systematic program of pediatric euthanasia" in the nation.

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A feW short weeks ago this column featured a few remarks concerning possibilities of a rather difficult cold :winter without the normal energy sources at beck and call.

World events have brought what then waH thought 'mere ,possibility into actual~ty. On ,the surface we have told that of the crisis. American corporathe entire; rapid thrust in the tion gian.ts,- Iil,e the major oil companies, do not plan their .dynamic decline of energy operations day to day. They work I

:sources has been due to the acI tion of the Arab oil producing ,states. Seemingly, the political i effects of the Middle East war were never given serious consideration by various friends and "foes alike until thermostats had ito be lo~~red and driving limited. .It really should come as n6 surI prise to Americans that we were ,in for trouble, not, solely due to ,our policiesl concerning the state 'of Israel, bt!t also for our lack of •concern for our wasteful use of energy on a national level. .After all, this 'country imports a I small percentage of Arab oil as :compared to the' nations of Euro:pe and Asia. The Arab oil 'embargo has only been the cat;alyst in speeding up the recogniItion of an ,energy crisis in this land. Certainly in the long run' thLs international event can be

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If we are to meet the demands imposed upon this nation by the energy crisis then it cannot be , down a one way street with the consumer bearing the brunt of the burden. The' oil industry must also assume its responsibility in doing everything in its power to aid the American people by developing new methods of production, building new refineries especially in the Northeast and put an end to the restriction of oil output to fatten profits.

on long range goals and production objectives. Did they foresee the extent of this crisis, and, if Along with this. effort, the so, why did they not force action auto industry must make major in energy conservation? progress in developing auto enTheir enormous political power gines that consume less gas and would have little trouble in oil by-products. The transportabringing energy' conservation tion industry, both in the private methods into law long before and public sector, must develop this late date. If. they did not new mass transportation systems foresee the extent of energy de- with special emphasis on the remands, then it would seem tr.nt vival .of the commercial use of they have led the American peo- railroads. pIe down a long road of self The federal government must deception.

The oil barons whose profits also, do its share by aiding and are once more at an all time developing reasearch into the rehigh have the computers, the ex- vival of the coal industry, the perts and the power, not the little use of solar energy and even geoman who is trying to buy gas to thermal energy along with safe get to work or the housewife who use of nuclear energy. And at the is attempting to keep -her house , present time, most important of all, the people of this country warm for her family. The neglect have a right to expect that its of the oil companies and their 'a good thing for this nation in fellow war-lords in the world of government not only deal with helping .us to determine our business to truly consider na- immediate needs but also to ini,self-sufficien',cy in energy re- tionaI needs, goals and objectives sure that industrial giants will do sOlJrces and supply. in their quest: for corporate prof- 'their fair share to make sure However, what is so difficult its again indicates their lack of . that future needs wiII not be exploited for excessive corporate to understand is the suddenness concern for the common good. profits. If we can marshall our ~ ! Oil Industry Must Bear Burdfms . national forces and talents to Xl is a known fact that many bring about higher market prices, send a man to the moon we can consumer spokesmen have ac- as well as their efforts to region- once more work together to incused the oil industry of "shut- alize refinery construction thus sure man's survival on planet ting in" kn'own oil reserves to limiting the capacity for refining earth.

NEW YORK (NC) - Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has released' its operations report for the.1973 ·fiscal year which saw "an unprecedented number of eatural and man-made disasters." .

CRS, overseas aid agency of U.S. Catholics, reported that during the year it maintained an overall relief program in some 64 countries at a cost of nearly $139 million. .

In releasing the report, Bishop Edward E. Swanstrom, CRS executive director, called attention to the fact that 1973 marked the 30th year of CRS operations.

"In the past thirty years," said Bishop Swanstrom, "1.6 million tons of supplies valued at $2.42 billion have been channeled into CRS programs. These relief goods have reached into 137 countries; during this time, as many as 40 million needy men, women and children have been helped in one year."

Pope Approves Bishop Swanstrom said he is proud that during this past year alone Pope Paul VI twice singled out CRS for special praise and commendation.

"This papal approbation," concluded Bishop Swanstrom, "is a tribute to the continuing generosity· of the American public, particularly the Catholic community, which makes it possible for Catholic Relief Services to help poor peoples the world over."

Highlighting this 22-page report was the relief and rehabilitation assistance given by CRS to the victims of the devastating earthquake that rocked Managua, capital city of Nicaragua, on Dec. 23, 1972, killing an estimated 10,000 men, wom~n and children.

While CRS' reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts still continue in this area, the total value of CRS endeavors in Managua as of June 30, 1973, was placed at $6.6 million.

In Cambodia Also in 1973, a drought of catastrophoic proportions plagued six million people in Sahelian Africa; CRS responded to this emergency by supplying specialized food supplements, clothing, blankets, and basic medicines.

An estimated $1 million worth of clothing, ,blankets and medical supplies was dispatched by CRS to its office in Phnom Penh for distribution to needy victims 'of the fighting that still rages in Cambodia.

Other priority assistance programs of CRS for 197:t included $1.65 million worth of aid to Sudanese refugees; a continuing aid program directed at the destitute of Bangladesh totaling $424,555; clothing and medical shipments to refugees in Burundi with estimated values totaling $16,245.

Outstand ingWriter Deborah A. Paiva of Sacred Hearts Academy, Fall River, has been cited as an outstanding student wr~ter by the National Council of Teachers of English.

The honor was based on examination of a sampling of creative writings submitted last spring by the high school senior, who is one of 800 English students across the nation named as outstanding. She plans to attend the University of New Hampshire, majoring in English.

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Sees Interest In Unity Lacking CINCINNATI (NC) - Christi· ans-both clergy and lay-are "simply not convinced that Christian unity is an imperative of the wHl of Jesus Christ," the president of the Ohio Council of Churches told clergymen here.

Recalling Christ's own prayer "that all may. 'be one," Father Carl K. Moeddel said: "I don't think that we have come to grips with that expressed will of Christ," Membership in the Ohio Counci-! of Churches "has been and continues to be a rewarding exp.erience," ·both for himself and for the Cincinnati archdiocese, said Father Moedell, archdiocesan assistant chancellor.

PROCEEDS BENEFIT HOSPITAL: Sr. Jean Marie, C.P., center, administrator of St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River receiving two checks for the benefit of the hospital-one from the gift shop and ~:>ne from the proceeds of the Candlelight Ball. The presentations were made on the occasion of the Tea for new members of the Friends of St. Anne's held recently at the Fall River hospital. Left: Mrs. Emile Auger, a new member; Mrs. Joseph E. Hanify, Jr., treasurer of the Friends of St. Anne's; Sr. Jean Marie, Mrs. Roland G. Desmarais, membership.chairman; and Miss Mary.W. Giblin, a new member.

Se'es Organized Attack on .Life In Britain LONDON (NC) "In this country tbere is an organized attack on life itself," Cardinal John Heenan of Westminster said at a Mass here "in thank-. giving for life."

He spoke the day after publication of official statistics showing that the birthrate in England and Wales had dropped to 14.1 birth~ for every 1,000 people-the lowest in peacetime since. 1933.

"If the trend 'continues we shall soon ,be a disappearing rac'e," he said.

"We have :been told so frequently that Britain faces disastrous overpopulation by the end of the century that it has become a patriotic duty not to have children. That has been the .whole pattern of thought.

"Our philosophy of life," he said, "is really a phiiosophy of death," Savage Battle The cardinal said that sociologists realize that the results of the 1967 A:bortion Act are "quite terrible."

The cardinal said that "as a result of the .new law an act which was once a crime is now committed by the government on behalf of mothers.... Tinkering with the cells of life is a dangerous occupation for any nation," Cardinal Heenan told the congregation that "the abortionists misrepresent you, accuse you of talking about killing unborn children when according to them really all it means is displacing a piece of jelly . . ; "The battle is relentless. Not only is life prevented but life is disposed of when we become old and a burden to our children. This battle is very savage indeed .. ,"

However, the priest said he was disillusioned to find that some member churches "apparently had little or no interest in Christian un'ity" but were involved in the ·council "to fulfill denominational goals" which ·they were not able to be fulfilled by themselves.

Father Moedell said that he did not consider such an attitude wrong but "inadequate" because it leads to an a1most exclusive interest in "the life and works aspect of the mission of the Church,"

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Nov. 29, 1973

Things Are Bad~ but Could Be Wors.e, Says She The newspapers are full of depressing stories.· Do you ever wonder if there is anything good left in the world?

There's dissent in the Church. There's corruptiol'l in the government. Our enyironment is deteriorating. Education has become undisciplined. Fam-.

But. there are many more By life is falling apart. But tion. students getting, and using, a as discouraging as this better education than has ever seems, there is another side h~fore been available. to it that is worth considering.

Let's' thank God that our There is dissent in the Church. schools teach such "radical" But if the Church is an instru- ideas as improving our environment to lead us to God, then - ment, cleansing abuse of power from our government, and expecting our Church to concern itself realistically with the daily problems of the peopl.e.

There are' frequently stories By about prOblems in the home.,But what _of all the other families MARY who are try.ing strenuously to live good lives. .

CARSON Many Good Homes There are parents conscientiously working to fulfill all the responsibilities of their marriages, and children reciprocating questioning how it works, what by absorhing the very best of more it can accomplish, if we're the training they receive at home doing things the best way, can and incorporating it into their only be a sign of strength. For schooling, aiming at making the' people to question, they must next generation one step better. care. And as long as the intent is ~ Let's thank, God .that we have not to destroy, but to improve, so many good homes.

Much can be accomplished by it is a sign of vitality in theseeing what's wrong with our Church. .

Let's thank God that there is' world. For if we don't know the problems, how can we find solulife in our Church.

Our government is experienc- tions?

But once we've seen a probing scandal. This really isn't something new; it's !been going lem, we have three choices. We on through history. The solution .can ignor~ it. We can complain in the past was either bloody civ- about it. Or we can use it 'as il rev01ution or an acceptance ·an opportunity to better our that corruption was just a part wo"rld.

Let's thank God that there are of politics. problems. They afford us the opWithout Bloodshed Let's thank God that we've portunity to improve ourselves, reached a point that we can de- help others, and eventually reach mand change in our government Heaven.

Let's try to live our lives in without bloodshed.

Certainly our environment has such a way that some day when problems. There's social injustice, we must give an accounting of poverty, and crime; energy short- what we did with the little piece ages, pollution, labor problems of this world that was .entrusted to us, Vo(e can say we made 'it just ... and endlessly rising prices: But there are also millions. of a bit better ... we helped solve people working to solve these some of the problems. problems, millions concerned not ,iust for the moment's immediate gain, but for long-tenn solutions . Board Sends Supplies to benefit future generations as To Foreign Missions well as our own.

NEW YORK (NC)-More than Let's thank God that so many $2.25 million worth of medical are helping their brothers' as well supplies has been sent to 901 as themselves. . missions in 29 African, Asian, There most assuredly are some Latin American, Caribbean and students and teachers who are Oceanian countries since July frustrating the process of educa· 1973, by the Catholic Medical Mission Board, which has its Supreme Court Rejects headquarters here.

The supplies amounted to Plea by Missouri 715,644 pounds. They included WASHINGTON. (NC) - ThE U.S. Supreme Court has af· the board's regular shipments firmed a lower court's ruUng made on a rotating basis and that a Missouri law which those airlifted in response to' places restrictions on abortions eJYlergencies.

A total of 352 missions in the during the first six months of Asian nations of Bangladesh, In- .

- pregnancy is unconstitutional.

The decision was affirmed dia, Indonesia, 'Lebanon, Philipwhen the Supreme Court refused pin,es, Thailand, Pakistan and to hear the case on appeal. The Yemen accounted for the greatstatute had been struck down in est volume of' eMMB shipments: 'May by a three-judge federal 305,664 pounds, valued at $878,344. panel in Kansas City, Mo. Next in poundage and value The 137-year~0Id Missouri law declared that an a:bortion was w'ere the 299 missions in the Afa felony unless it was necessary rican nations of Cameron, Ghana, to preserve the mother's life or Ivory coast, Lesotho, Malagasy, Nigeria, Rhodesia, Uganda, and that of ,an unborn child.

No vote was recorded by the Upper Volta. These countries recourt and no reason was given ceived 220,302 pounds valued at $816,580.· for rejecting the appeal.

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II ADVENT, GIFT: A young woman in the diocese of Essen, Germany, shows an Advent glft which will be 'brought to 13,000 bedric'den homebound persons courtesy of Bishop Franz Hengsbach. The record contains a talk by the bishop, a reading, a blessing for the s~ck and also organ and flute music. Priests and lay ministers making home visits will delliver the recordings. NC Photo.

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Refugees tia·ve Faith Church in R'ed China Completely Swept Away VATICAN CITY (NC) - The Catholic Church in mainland dhina "has' been completely swept -away, as if by a tidal wave," according to Fides, the \fatican's .neyvs service on missjonary activ.ities.

Fildes based its conclusion on i~terviews with Catholics who

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I A Christn1as concert by the 1':l0tre Dame' College Choraleers will be sponsored at 7:30 P.M. Sunday at $1. Anne's Church, ~rock Avenue, New' Bedford, for the benefit of St, Anne's Alterrlate School, the only sllch prirhary school in the Fall River

Fides did report, however, that visited China in the past few "Christian refugees who escape months.

Church buildings have been from the mainland to Hong turned" into anything but Kong" still have the faith. churches, with the exception of Fides confined itself to saying the diplomatic church in Peking that those interviewed included and a small chapel serving the "quite a few priests, both Chitrade fair in Canton, Fides said. nese and foreign, some Chinese Neither bishops nor priests are Sisters and lay Catholics" who visibly· at worl< 'in China, accord- ' went to China as tourists or to ing to those i.nterviewed by visit their former homes.

Fides, nor do the Chinese consider religion a safe top~c tq discuss.

Diocese Plans for Lay Eucharist Ministers

BUFFALO (NC) - The Buffalo diocese is planning to begin using lay ministers of the Eucharist in some parishes and in~ioGese. stitutions.

Among featured sopranos will Bishop Edward Head has is~e Miss Denise Morency, daughsued guidelines giving basic ~er of Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Monorms, method of selection, manrem:y, 37 Ellen St., New Bedford. ner of determining need, direcl' graduate ~f Bishop Stang High tions on vesture, procedure for School, she 'has been heard in making applications, installation $ev.eral area' concerts and hopes rites and the rite to be used to work for a master's degree in while distributi-ng Holy Commuyoke and h,umanities following nion within and outside the her graduation from Notre Dame" Mass.

College in June.

Ceremony of Carols In SundaYI's concert Miss Mowill· be· heard in "Come Unto Him" trom "The Messiah" and "Madre, pietosa Vergine" ~rom "La F'Irza del Destino," I

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Other offetings will include "A Ceremony' of Carols" by Benja~in Britten and "He Shall Feed flis Flock" from "The Messiah," ~s well as selected songs of the season.

Tickets are available from Marcal Morency, telephone 9927()~i5 or 996"18547 or Mrs. Robert Lambalot, 993-8382.

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"I ha~en't gone to bed without washing my face and removing my make-up since I was a teen ager," said Helen Marie Connors Booth of Holy Name parish in Fall River, Helen Marie who is remembered as one of the loveliest young women of Fall River, has returned to her native velous care taken of their skin and figures by the women of the city after spending more Latin American countries. than 10 years in South AmerDespite exposure to the torrid· ica with her husband Roger, who was an executive with a large American company, and from a lovely young. lady she has

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evolved into a stunning woman.

Slender, with the palest blue eyes imaginable, Mrs. Booth's skin and softly coiffured silvery hlonde hair attest to the fact that she has taken care of her appearance since those teenage days, and now she wants to convince other women of the area to do the same.

Dressed in deep purple slacks, hlouse and printed vest, Mrs.· 1300th admitted that she knows the colors that look well on her and that in reality most women ('.QuId wear about 95 per cent of the color~ in the spec~ru~ if they onl~ realized ~hat IS nght f~r th~~lr. ' . cO!TIpl(lXI.On" .and, ,. h<\lr coloring" !'A' need for' poise and' :harm, along ,~~th. a sense.<of self awareness, IS Important !or every youn~, wo.man and old:r. woman too, saId Helen Mane Uooth.

Ten Years Younger It was' during her years in South America that this former t.eacher, who has her master's degree in speech and drama from Catholic University, saw the mar-

Catholic Official Scores Sterilization Practices WASHINGTON (NC) - The sterilizations of "tens of thousands of citizens" without their full awareness of the consequences of the operation has been blasted by an official of the U.S. Catholic Conference (USCC).

Sister' Virginia Schwager, director of the USCC Division of Health Affairs, said: "We find regrettable tbe disclosure that the nationwide upsurge in surgical sterilization is due in no small measure to the lack of information on the part of patients as to the irreversible nature of this operation. and its possible adverse physiological consequences.

The findings were published by the Health Research Group which- is affiliated with Ralph Nader's Public Citizens Inc., a consumer interest group.

The study included an analysis of ~terilization practices in major medical centers throughout the country and focused on the lack of informed consent for sterilization, as well as coercive techniques used to induce pat.ients to submit to such operations.

sun of the tropics, Helen Marie revealed that most Latin women manage to look 10 years younger than their chronological age.

Because, of her concern with speech, poise, and self-c0nfidencc and because she has seen a seeking by area women for help in-these areas, Helen Marie Booth is presently in the process of opening a school for poise and charm, aided by two other experts in this field, Irma Letendre, who was a charm instructor at Vernon Court in Newport, and Brenda Reback, who has done modeling in Providence and Boston.

Hopefully, Helen Marie Connors Booth has returned to Fall River not only because she loves the city and the people here who have been her friends since childhood but also to bring to its women some expert advice on the enjoyable way to acquire the little something extra that will give years of self-confidence.

Under On:l Roof If this beginning venture is successful, Mrs. Booth revealed that her dreams could very well become centered on an operation that would center many of the beauty needs of Fall River woin~. en under one roof imd offer such services as f~cials and rpassages.

To this columnist it is a refreshing change to have someone come back to this area of Southern New England with enough fa'ith in it to want to offer some· thing new, innovative and needed.

Allegto Glee Club To Be in -r:aun~on, The Allegro Glee Club of Fall Riv:er under the direction of Dr. Normand O. Paquin will per; form before th~ Queen's Daughters. of Taunton' at its Christmas Party on Monday evening, December 3, at St. Mary's School Auditorium, Dr. Paquin was asked to direct the glee club for "a couple of weeks" when the last director left. The two weeks commitment has blossomed into a better than 22 year stint for him. He has been assisted for nearly 15 years

by Professor Conrad Fortier of Providence College.

In recent years the Glee Club has performed about a dozen concerts with the Young Rhode Islanders; a band reminiscent of the Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey era, These concerts included performances at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence, In 1965, the' Glee Club taped a limited edition LP record that became a collector's item.

Gifts will be collected from the Queen's members to be distributed at Christmas to residents of the Taunton Nursing Home.

The co-chairmen of this event are Mrs. Raymond Boefetti and Mrs. Robert Quirk.

MEMBERS OF DECOR COMMITTEE: Miss Margaret M. Lahey, chairman, St. Mary Cathedral Parish, Fall River; Norman Hathaway, St. Peter and Paul Parish, Fall River; John McDonald, Our Lady of Grace Parish, No. Westport; and Lester Reed of Tiverton are serving on the color and theme committee, for the 19th annual Bishop's Charity Ball.

Commemora,ting Seventy y,ears Gold and Blue Theme for Annual Charity Ball The 19th annual Bishop's Charity Dall to be held at the Lincoln Park Ballroom on Friday, January 11 is in' honor of the Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of the Fall River Diocese. The Ball. will also commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the' diocese which took place on March

Book Guides Catholic Organization to Money WASHINGTON (NC) - The newly released second edition of "The Catholic Guide to Foundations" includes information on 336 •foundations which sbow preferences for making grants to Catholic organizations.

Information in the guide is of particular benefit to any Catholic organization seeki,ng funds.

Author Francis G. deBetten. court reports that three-fourths' of the $31 million distributed by the guide' foundations went into 6,100 grants for Catholic activities of every conceivable type including churches, parish organizations, religious communities, missions, education at all level.s, hospitals, and health agencies, homes and care institutions, special interest communications media, and fraternal, cultural and civic activities.

12, 1904. Previous to 1904, Fall River and the areas of New Bedford, Taunton, Attleboro, Cape Cod and the Islands were part of the diocese of Providence. It is appropriate that this 19th annual Charity Ball has for its theme "The Golden Years of our Diocese." The predominating color for the decorations is gold, autumn gold and real gold. There will be accents of blue, ranging from old blue to royal blue.

The 70 years have been golden as much has been accomplished.

Tho symbolic use of gold and blue will serve as a reminder of the outstanding accomplishments during the past seventy golden years. The Ball committee announced that the color and theme of this outstanding social event will render inspiration to everyone of the diocese in the future for more golden years.

Nazareth Schools The proceeds from the Ball will benefit the exceptional and underprivileged children of the southeastern area of Massachusetts of every race, color and - creed. Four Nazareth Hall schools for the exceptional child and four summer camps for the un~ derprivileged and exceptional children are the beneficiaries of

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The color and theme committee is headed by Miss .Margaret M. Lahey. Also on the committee are Norman Hathaway, John McDonald and Lester Reed.

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Priests, Council Find Agreement On Priorities' JASPER (NC) - The top pri· ority of priests should be leading the worshipping community and preaching, according to ratings given by the St. Joseph parish council here in Indiana.

The administrative function of the priests was given the lowest priority in a series of eight groupings used hy the council.

But the surprising finding of the rating exercise was that the results were almost identical with ratings listed by priests of the parish.

Council members and priests were given eight cards, each list· ing areas of priests' work. The categories were administration, teaching, leader in parish, worship-preach, visiting, counselling, personal growth, and community leader. Each, card gave a brief explanation of each category.

The rating is part of a written study on parish profiles distrib· uted by the National Federation of Priests' Councils (NFPC).

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MARK' OBSERVANCE: Felician Sisters at St. Stanislaus parish, FalllRiver, join in observance of centennial of their c:ommunlty's arrival in United States. At Mass of thanksgiving are, from left, Sister Marlene Marie; Sister Mary Bernardine, Sister Mary Lawrence, Rev. Wojciech Baryski, S.Chr., Rev. Robert Kaszynski, Sister Mary Felidta, Sister Mary Daniel, Sister Helen Marie.

,St.' Stanislaus' i}~lician Sisters, Fall Rive,r S Centennla · I loin 'Observa:nce'

Council members put the priest as a leader in the parish second l-t TT in priority. The priests, in their OJ' ratings, listed this as a tie with o I '. the worship-preach function.

A special Mass of thanksgiving n,ity with speCial emphasis on the cian Sisters at the invitation of Both priests and council mem- at St. Stanislaus Church, Fall spiritual and temporal heritage Father Joseph Dombrowski, left bers then listed teaching, .coun- River, marked the observance of of the Felicians and their accom- their homeland in Europe and selling, community leader, visit- the 100th anniversary of the ar· plishments i~ the apostolates of sailed for America. ing, personal growth, and finally rival of the Felician Sisters in t¢aching, nursing and mission Varied Ministry administhltion, in that order. the United, States. The collimu· work. The Sisters have a provin-From the beginnings of labor "It was almost incredible that nity has served the parish for 67 cial house at' Enfield, Conn. and and love and saclrifice which the the results came out the same," years, since three Sisters arrived 4,1 convents ih New England and pioneer band of five Sisters in- ~ said Father Carl Shetler, St. Jo- in Fall River from Buffalo, N.. y. sputheastern New York state. augurated in a small rural comseph parish. "Probably the main at the request of Rev. Peter Ba' The congregation of the Sisters mJ.lnity in Livonia, Michigan; purpose of the ratings was to .sinski.

6f St. Felix bf Cantalice, better Buf(alo, New York; Chicago, Illidetermine if the priorities for In further observance of the ~nown as th~ Felician Sisters, is n~is; Lodi, New. Jersey.; Coraopa priest would be seen different- centennial, the Rays of Sunshine an international Franciscan Con- olls, Pennsylvama; Enfield, Conly hy council members from of Cranston, R. I. presented a ~regation of 9ver 4,000 religious necticut; and Ponca City, Oklathose held 'by the priests." musical, "tightshine," in the Vrornen in seven countries with homa; with viee-provi,nces in Another purpose. of the study school hall, following the anni- tr generalate in Rome, Italy. Canada and Brazil. e is to develop a method of priests' versary Mass. Members of the lIhe Felician, Sisters trace their The Felician Sisters in America accountability to the parishion- group, which has toured Europe drigin to Warsaw, Poland, when initially devoted themselves to ers. Father Shetler explained. and performed for Pope Paul VI, i~ 1854, the~ Foundress, Sophia teaching and caring for orphans. . Truszkowska, later Mother Mary Presently they are engaged in also sang at the Mass. from pre-school Nearly 400 Sisters Angela, with nine other women education Anti-Poverty Convent and school records at ~ave themselves wholly to the through university - in elemenGrants Announced St. Stanislaus show that 369 ~ervice of the needy and the tary and secondary schools and WASHINGTON (NC) - Forty- Felician Sisters have served in ~elpless. centers of Confraternity of Chris· tian Doctrine. Their ministry also one self·help .community projects The spirit pf total commitment extends to the aged, poor, and have received $1,214,600 in the the diocese since 1906 and a total latest series of grants announced of 9,463 pupils have attended the ~as historically' been one of the disadvantaged, including hospital characteristic features of the service, social work, missionary by the Campaign for Human De- parochial school.

Presently serving the commu- ~eljCian Sis~erhood. It began work, supportive and clerieal velopment, the anti-poverty program of the U. S. Catholic nity of St. Stanislaus are Sister with Motherl Angela and. contin- duties.

'They collaborate with various Mary Lawrence Lojko of Prov- .lied when, in 1874, the year that Church.

R. I., Sister Mary Ber- the Congregation of the Sisters The grants included a total 'of idence, nardine. Mucha, .also of Prov' diocesan and parish organiza9:f Saint Felix was recognized as tions for liturl!y, catechetics, $298,000 for 12 projects in the idence, Sister Marlene Marie Diu- a pon t'f' I I' t't t f' F I' I lca illS I U e, Ive e I- vocations, mass media and man"iSan Francisco Bay' area which bac of Rockville,' Conn., and will aid, among others, Chinese, Sister Mary Felicita Zdrojewski fest their concern for their neighFilipino, Mexican-American, and of Wilmington, Mass. ':::clnadiQn Catechism bor in the inner city as well as Puerto Rican groups, The larg' underdeveloped countries.

This past July the four Sisters B' est of the grants in this area· was ,El.ng E'va I uate d Their methods are those of the visited Poland as guests of the program that .will parish as an act of thanksgiving $55,000 for LONDON (NC)-The first con- Space Age but their spirit is that help provide household jobs for for their 'Yitness of Christian liv- ~relte step tQward the evaluation of Mother Angela, which paralelderly Chinese-Americans. ing and to salute all Felicians Of the Can~dian Catechism is leis 'the Vatican II emphasis on The largest grant in the latest who ever served in the parish. being taken by the bishops' Eval- involvement. They are reading series ,was $9i,000 for the Fort the signs of the times and are in-' During the pilgrimage the Sis. t;Jation Committee.

Lawton Indian Cultural-Educa· ters visited their fou,ndation In the n~t few weeks, the.. terpreting them in 'the light of ,tional Center in Seattle. The cen- house in Krakow, Poland and ¢ommittee will mail out question- the Gospel to achieve stability ter plans to become "a strong venerated the remains of their ~inls to various persons and and freshness in following Christ. part of community life" and to foundress. They were greeted groups acro~s Canada-teachers, provide "new understanding in by their superior in the same parents, priests, religious educathe non-Indian community."

BEFORE YOU room where' the first Felicians tioll oirectors and school trustees The grants also included received their blessing before .;-·i:n an effort to obtain a grassBUY -TRY $72,000 which will be used by sailing to America 100 years ago. toots consultation on the cateFreedom Village Housing DevelYear of Celebrl!,tion chism program. opment, a Greenville, Miss., The Felician centennial year, The task of the committee is group, to obtain government funds to build homes for which began at St. Stanislaus to determine the doctJ'inal, . the poor and to help them qual- with the anniversary Mass, will catechetical' and pedagogical OLDSMOBILE ify for Federal Housing Admin- be marked throughout the New strengths and weaknessses of the 67 Middle Street, Fairhaven England procince of the commu- program.' istration loans and other aid. j

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PHILADELPHIA (NC)-Cardinal Raul Silva y Henriquez of Santiago, Chile, visited Philadelphia's Cardinal John Krol on the first leg of a journey that will take him to Rome to see Pope Paul, to Canada and to six European nations.

The Chilean cardinal, who was accompanied on his visit by former Chilean Ambassador to the United States Domingo Santamaria and Father Julio Dutilh, rector of Santiago's minor seminary, conferred privately with Cardinal Krol, president of the National Confererice of Cath; olic Bishops (NCCB), and with Bishop James Rausch; general secretary of the NCCB and the U. S. Catholic Conference.

Cardinal Silva declined a press interview, nQting that his trip was designed to provide private visits with Church leaders on the situation of the Church in Chile, After a week-long visit to Rome beginning Oct. 29, Cardi,nal Silva was scheduled to call on leaders of the German, Dutch, Belgian, French and, Spanish bishops.

Pope Tells Audience 'Serve The Wor~d' VATICAN CITY (NC)-Ap·' preciate'the world, serve the world, but never surrender to it, Pope Paul VI told a general audience.

Continuing' his series of commentaries on the meaning of the Holy Year, Pope Paul spoke of "the authentic Christian revival" and the "renewal of the Christian life" he hopes will take place during the Holy Year.

The Christian can live in the world and not be overwhelmed by it by establishing rapport with God and his fellowmen and by remembering the advice of St. Paul not to conform to the world but instead' to transform it.

"With objective serenity look at'the entire horizon of things and facts which surround us," the Pope said. "Indeed, look at the panorama of creation with enthusiasm, admiration and a clinical eye,"

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Materials Issued For Observance Of Peace Day WASHINGTON (NC) - The Division of Justice and Peace of the U. S. Catholic Conference (USCC) has sent to the bishops of the United States materials to assist in the observance of the Seventh Annual Period of Peace announced by Pope Paul VI for 1974.

The materials were prepared to assist persons, especially those' in liturgy and education, to design and promote programs throughout the year that develop Pope Paul's theme: "Peace Depends on You, Too." The materials include a votive Mass and homily for the World路 Day of Peace on Jan. 1, a digest of material prepared by the Pontifical Commission Justice and Pease on the papal theme, and a seven-week parish program examining the just war theory, the practice of non-violence and the issue of amnesty in the context of Christiari reconciliation.

In the homily, Father J. Bryan Hehir, director of the USCC Division of Justice and Peace, discusses "the tension of being both a Christian and a citizen."

"The loyalties are not opposed," he says, "but at times they do conflict. And the Christian is always the responsible citizen who judges his or her own nation in terms of the norms of the Gospel. The Christian serves the nation not by acquiescing in everything that happens but by calling the nation to the service of the world ~ommunity."

Psychology of Peace The homily says that Pope Paul's statements and those of the Second Vatican Council "impose upon each of us the responsibility of working to' create a psychology of peace within our nation.

"A psychology of peace supports and fosters a discriminating concsience among the citizens of a nation. It counteracts what the political scientists call a war psychology - an emotional imd undiscriminating commitment to war as an instrument of policy and to victory as the goal of war without regard for what the cost may be in human life. War psy: chology is the attitude which assents to every escalation, 'affirms any decision, and asserts that war has its own rules which lie outside the domain of morality.

In the light of Paul's concern for peace and his commitment of us all to the cause of peace, the posture of a war psychology is untenable for a Christian."

Praises Dedication Of Late Cardinal VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope Paul VI cabled his condolences on the death of Cardinal Peter McKeefry of Wellington, New Zealand, and praised him for his "love and dedication" to the Church in that South Pacific country. The cardinal died Nov. 18.

The cardinal, born in Greymouth, New Zealand, June 3, 1899, was ordained in April 1926 and was consecrated a bishop in October 1947. He became New Zealand's first cardinal in 1969.

With his death the college of cardinals now' !lumbers 137, of whom 113 are less than 80 years old and thereby eligible to participate in the election of a new Pope.

THE ANCHORThurs., Nov. 29, 1973

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Hit Suppression Of Protests PRETORIA (NC) - The administrative board of the South African Bishops' Conference has for The pen~ criticized the operation of a gov路 ernment - appointed commission and efforts to silence protests against conditions in the country.

After a meeting here, the bishops issued a statement saying that action taken against people as a result of inquiries by the government-appointed Schlebush commission have caused "deep anxiety."

"We find it hard to believe that the great number of secret extra-judicial ... restrictions, detentions and withdrawals of passports is necessary, and urge that the whole system be reviewed," the bishops said. They added: . "When protest becomes common in a society, there should be concern to seek out the causes . rather than silence the protest.

Causes are not hard to find in South Africa where the deprivation of civil rights and opportunities is enough to drive great numbers to despair."

Tpe Schlebush commission, the bishops said, "operates without RECRUITING DRIVE IN NEW YORK: Father George Thompson, left, director of ordinary legal safeguards or right vocations for the archdiocese of New York talks with John King, chairman of the Advo- of appeal."

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cation Committee at Cathedral College. Behind them are posters included in a $100,000 recruiting 'drive for priests, believed to be the biggest such effort ever launched in the United States. NC Photo;

Begins Campaign to Recruit Priests NEW YORK (NC) - "Father Another advertisement is John O'Leary. If he's not in about Father Emerson Moore church, he's probably in jail." "and the miracles on . 134th That is how a new advertising Street." Father More - a black campaign describes the duties of priest - directs the Joseph P. one New York priest. The cam- Kennedy Center in Harlem. paign is believed to be the big"Father Neil Connolly isn't out gest ever undertaken by a dio- to change the world. Just the cese in the United States.

South Bronx" is the headline The advertisement shows Fa- . that begins the story of a priest's ther O'Leary talking to a group 15 years in one of New York's of prisoners through a cell door. most troubled areas.

According to the advertiseThe advertising campaign will ment, O'Leary's "'flock' is an appear in several New York City ever changing group of 1,400 metropolitan newspapers and in路 men who are waiting for trial regional editions of Time, Newsor sentencing. They're packed in, week, U.S. News and World Retwo men to a cell barely big port, Sports Illustrated, and New enough for one, and from where York magazine. they sit, God can seem to be More Duties very.far away."

Cardinal Cooke said the cam"But what can one priest <10?

"A prisoner put it pretty well: paign has no numerical goal.

"I would be pleased to have all 'He brings you your freedom.'

It's just that simple and that the vocations possible," the cardinal said, "but I couldn't'put complicated."

In a press conference announc- a limit on the number." ing. the campaign, Cardinal Terence Cooke of New York said the main purpose is to give the public a view of the priesthood as it 'is being lived and experienced by many priests in the archdiocese.

Such a ca!J1paign is needed, he added, to balance the picture of the priesthood which exists in ,the minds of many people, both inside and outside the Catholic Church.

Five Advertisements Other dioceses in the nation have experimented with advertising campaigns, but New York's campaign is the largest ever undertaken. It has been budgeted for $100,000 and is financed by private contributions and by religious organizations.

The five advertisements of the series describes the work of individual priests in widely different aspects of New York life.

Father George Thompson, director of vocations for the archdiocese," said that there are now about 950 priests in the archdiocese as compared with "1,000 or 1,100 in the late 1960s. Many parishes which used to have three or four priests now have two or three."

This situation, he added, has caused the priests to take on more' duties and responsibility, especially in the areas of social work.

A recent survey, Father Thompson said, showed that many people, including many Catholics, are not aware of what duties a priest has. The survey showed that many people have the impression that all a priest does is say Mass and' ask for money. The new advertising campaign, Father Thompson explained, hopes to destroy that misconception.

Shows Opposition To Abortion Ruling FINDLAY (NC) - The 1973 U. S. Supreme Court decision invalidating state laws restricting abortion is overwhelmingly opposed by residents of Ohio's Eighth Congressional District, according to an opinion poll conducted by Rep. Walter E. Powell.

Questionnaires were mailed to . constituents two months ago. . The number returned was 7,996.

Of this total, 5,383, or 67.3 per cent oppose the Supreme Court's abortion ruling, while 2,616 persons, or 32.7 per cent favor it.

Powell, an opponent of legalized abortion, said in Congress he believes the views of the people of his district on the abortion issue "reflect the opinions of citizens all across the United States that the Supreme Court decision of Jan. 22 was wrong."

The district is an urban-rural mix, embracing part of suburban Dayton, several rural counties and the largely industrial communities of Hamilton and Middletown. The population is predominately Protestant. Powell is an elder in the Presbyterian church.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Nov. 29, 1973

Avers ··It· Is.n/t Sacrilegious To Enjoy Jesus at' Dess~rt ' The closest- I get to an annual column seems to be. this one, a plea to parents to begin planning for a sacred observance of Christmas before the folderol is upon us and the meaning gets lost in the celebrating. At the risk of repeating some past suggestions, I want to' offer from a children's book or a Bible, say a fewspontan~ous prayers some possibilities to families together ("so that- our grandpar- ' that really want to celebrate' ents will stay healthy and get the coming of Christ in ways other than the Advent wreath. I have nothing against the wreath but I've found that many fam-

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Let's suppose your family is composed of children of different ages and stages and you find yourself frantically trying to schedule an evening of paraliturgy between paper routes, piano lessons, and baby-sitting. What's a parent to do? Light the Advent candles as part of dessert, and read any short suitable scripture passage or children's story nightly. (Not How the Grinch Stole Christmas but the little Arch books.)

Jesus with Dessert This takes but five minutes and it indicates to each person that the season is a time 'of reflection as well as one of celebration. There'.s nothing sacrilegious ~bout enjoying Jesus with dessert, incidentally. We have allowed ourselves to become so institutionalized where prayer and religion are concerned that we often feel uncomfortable sharing it with each other in comfortable moments.

If your family has a bit more time .and routine, enough to schedule a liturgy apart from the meal, I suggest a simple Jesse tree theme instead of or along with the Advent wreath.

You don't need. any special books or formula for this, although it's detailed in a neat family liturgy aid called Come Out! (World Library Pub, 2145 Central P.arkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45214).

EssentiaJly, the Jesse tree idea is the family tree of' Jesus. Discuss Your own family tree. Then . each night ¥ou can choose an ancestor (call them grandparents if your children are young)' such as Adam, Noah, Jacob, David, and Moses. Read the story of their life and suspend a symbolan ark, apple, or h!!rp-from the to'p of a doorway, a chandelier, or a felt .Jesse tree on the wall.

Begin and end with a carol and perhaps individual prayers.

If the Jesse tree isn't your cup of wassail, try an evening Christmas sing and prayer session around the crib. Or around the tree. Dim the lights. Sit on the floor, light a candle, sing "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem," read

here safely,'~ "Lord, hear our prayer," etc.),' and end with a soft "Silent Night."

I stress as much spontan.eity and flexibility as possible. For·. mula killed the Advent wreath in the American Catholic family before it had a chan~e to blossom. ' Let each child take turns planning and directing the evening ceremony, adult children included (you, too, Dad). The an· ticipation of which prophet or Jesse symbol will. be chosen by , a certain child and how he will fashion the symbol-out of paper, yarn, clay, wood-builds up to the celebration. , If you have a budding musician in the family, invite him or her to play a carol. If the kids come home' from school with a newly learned Christmas poem, story, or song, invite them to include it. If you hear a prayer or remember an anecdote pertinent to Advent, retell it..

Taking the time now to prepare for the holy observance of Christmas is the key. Otherwise, as school and secular festivities crowd in, you won't find the time to remember what it's all about until Christmas is over. And then you'll wonder what it was all about.

Supports Grape, Lettuce Bo'ycott TORONTO (NC) - The archdiocese of Toronto is strongly supporting the boycott of California grapes and lettuce and the cause of the United Farm Workers of America (UFWA) because Christ's Church' "cannot, limit concern and support within national boundaries," Archbishop Philip Pocock of Toronto told about 2,000 boycott supporters at a recent ecumenical service in St. Michael's Cathedral.

Archbishop Pocock called on the congregation to pray that justice will be done throughout the world, particularly for the just cause of the UFWA in California and neighboring states.

"I am, in the name of the Ro· man Catholic Church; standing for the right of men a'nd women to organize and select the union of their choice.· I stand for the right of every worker .to earn a living wag:! . . . a wage which will support a man, woman or family in frugal comfort," he said.

The service, attended by representatives of the Anglican, United and Pre s b y t e ria n -Churches, was part of the actiJi: ties of a grape boycott day officially proc'laimed by Toronto's Mayor David Crombie.

In September, about 32 striking farm workers and their families .came to Toronto to gain support of Church officials, uno' ion leaders, and political parties in the boycott of non-UFWA grapes and lettuce.

MT. CARMEL PARISH AWARD RECIPIENTS: Catholic Scouting Awards were made on Sunday to the following members cif Mt. Carmel Parish, New Bedford, front: David Varao, Ad Altare Dei Medal; Paul Mello, Ad Altare Dei and Pope Pius XII Awards; Kyle Medeiros, Ad Altare and Pope Pius Awards; Duarte Veira and Ronald Veira, both recipients of the Ad Altare Dei Award. Second row: Manuel Raposa and Kenneth Cabral, Ad Altare Dei and Pope Pius XII Awards; Antone Pinho, Ad Altare Dei; Anthony Ferreira, Ad Altare Dei and Pope Pius XII Awards. .

What Are·l·hey 'Teaching Our Kids?

Sections In the light of these principles, each and every lesson is broken down into three different sections: . a) "Life experience"; As God adapts Himself to man's condition (the Incarnation), the religious education program takes the children "where they are at."

It gets them to reflect, draws from and brings to their awareness, what they really feel, and think and do about the subject, in terms of their own experience and knowledge. For example, a lesson on Confession would focus on the students' answers to such questions as "What does it mean to hurt somebody? What is feeling sorry like? What do you want 4) A child reared on American to do when you are sorry? What television is hardly, turned on by does saying you're sorry do to" the' written word. His or her a person you hurt? What does learning process is largely audio.. it mean to be friends again? Did visual; it is action, seen and you ever forgive and forget? Did heard and done. Thus CCD texts you· ever celebrate becoming today contain lots of pictures, friends' again? Did you ever hold and the text contains lots of a grudge for a long time? Did things to do, even, games to,' anyone ever do i.t to you? etc.. . play. The text also includes the etc. etc. " teacher's words, attitudes and 2) "Christian dimension." God example, and also movies, film· not only adapts Himself to the strips, songs and prayers and human condition, but also tells liturgical celebrations. mankind a lot about himself and 5) Finally, the most basic and about God. So this is· the core' theological principle, by their doctrinal element that answers baptism, the children have aI, such questions as (keeping Con· ready received faith. They be- fession as the sample subject): lieve. They express this~aith by "What does _God think about sin? their innocence, by their trust, by their response to love and by t, the way they can so quickly forget hurt. The only thing they can be taught, is the language of faith - how to express it in words, how to express it in litat urgy and other activity, in order to celebrate it, share it 'and nourish it in the sacraments and in their whole lives. Any good CCD teacher will tell you that he or sne learns more from the children 115 WIl.UAM ST. NEW than the children themselves learn.

Continued from Page One get to know, trust and love, and who in turn can reveal to us 'His Father and His Holy Spirit.

3) When God made time, He made plenty of it-He showed infinite patience in bringing mankind along to the point when He could really tell him about Himself through Jesus and His Church. The whole of the bible history, Abraham, Moses, David and the prophets "are the settingup exercises of the Greatest of Teachers, whose classroom is. the whole universe and His pupils the whole human race. "Let the little children come to me" Jesus said. We cannot force-feed them, or intimidate or threaten them.

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SACRED HEART, FALL RIVER The Women's Guild will hold its annual Christmas Party at 8 o'clock on Monday night, Dec. 3.

A buffet will be served and the cntertanment will be provided hy the AAD. Inc. under the direction of Kiah O'Brien.

Each. member is asked to briJ.1g a gift.

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NEW BEDFORD Members of the Ladies' League will attend a Christmas party at Monsour's restaurant at 7 P.M. Monday, Dec. 3.

ST. ROCH, FALL RIVER A Christmas dinner and gift exchange are planned for Wednesday night, Dec. 5 in the church hall. Reservations may be made with Mrs. Robert Bernier.

OUR LADY OF ANGELS, FALL RIVER A penny sale sponsored by the· Vincentian Fathers will be beld from 6 to 11 P.M. Saturday, Dec. I in the parish hall.

The Children of Mary will meet following 8 AM. Mass Sunday, Dec. 9, and Holy Name Society members will meet following 8 A.M. Mass Sunday, Dec. 23.

Breakfast will be served on both occasions.

ST. PATRICK, FALL RIVER The Women's Guild announces its annual Christmas party for 7:30 P.M. Monday, Dec. 3 at Venus de Milo restaurant. Memhers may bring guests and reservations may· be made through tomorrow with Mrs. Carroll Sullivan, guild president, at telephone 676-0949. Those attending are asked to bring a small gift for exchange. Dinner entertainment will be highlighted by Gertrude Miller, monologist. In charge of the program are Mrs. Sullivan and Mrs. William T. Donnelly.

Mrs. Sullivan is also in charge of reservations for the annual Bishop's Ball and tickets may be obtained from her.

The guild will not meet during January and February. The next scheduled meeting will be Monuay, March 4.

NOTRE DAME, FALL RIVER Jesus-Mary auditorium will be the scene of a Christmas party planned by the Council of Catholic Women for 6:30 P.M. Monday, Dec. 3. A smorgasbord will be served and reservations may be made through tomorrow with Mrs. Edmour Poirier or Mrs. David Patry, chairmaI'[. Members should bring a gift Jor exchange.

The council will sponsor a children's Christmas party from 2 to 4 P.M: Sunday, Dec. 9 in the iower churl;h. Mrs. Joseph Moquin may be contacted for details of this project.

ST. ROCH, FALL RIVER The Notre Dame Parish Chorale will provide the entertainment at Christmas party scheduled for Dec. 5 by the Council of Catholic Women.

ST. JOSEPH, ATTLEBORO The Women's Guild will spon· its annual Christmas bazaar from noon to 10 P.M. tomorrow and from 10 ·AM. to 10 P.M. Saturday. Donations may be left at the rectory any time or brought to the church hall tomorrow. Hundreds ofllhomemade articles will be available.

Cub Scouts of the parish will attend the Ice Capades in Providence Saturday, leaving from the churchyard at 12:30 P.M. The outdoor Advent wreath will be blessed following 5 P.M. Mass'Saturday and the indoor wreath will be blessed during the 10:30 AM. Mass Sunday.

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ST. JAMES, NEW BEDFORD The Ladies' Guild will sponsor its annual public penny sale at 7:30 P.M. Tuesday, Dec. 4 in the lower church hall, County and Rockland Streets. Food baskets will be among the prizes and a raffle will be held for a $500 award.

OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL, SEEKONK A Christmas bazaar planned by the Women's Guild will be held in the church annex from 10 AM. to 9 P.M. Saturday, Dec. 1. Mrs. Eleanor Whitney, chairptan, will be aided by Mrs. Josephine Veader and Mrs. Jane Damiani. Features will inctude a country store, handicrafts, Christmas decorations, dolls and toys, baked goods, plants and flower arl'lingements, "mod goods," and a flea market. Santa Claus will be on hand from 2 to 5 P.M. and a snack bar will be open throughout the day. Raffle tickets will be drawn at 8:30 P.M. ST. ANNE, FALL RIVER The Council of Catholic Women of St. Anne's Parish will' hold their Annual Christmas Party on Dec. 3, at White's Restaurant. .Members and Guest are asked tQ meet in the Schoolyard at 6:30.

Bingo is held every Wednesday evening in the school auditorium at 7:00 P.M. ST. MARY, FALL RIVER A buffet supper and Christmas party will be held in the Parish Hall on Monday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 P.M. The deadline for tickets is November 29.

HOLY NAME, FALL RIVER The Leisure Group will meet at 2 .this afternoon in the school hall and members will hear a lecture by Dr. Andre Nasser on "Christianity in Egypt."

Clothes for the· Thanksgiving Clothing Drive may be brought to the school during school hours today and tomorrow and all day Saturday. Warm clothing for children should be separated from other items.

A parish ski club will hold an organizational meeting at 7 tonight in the hall. A ski movie will be shown and plans made for one night a week of skiing at Franklin, Mass. Those from ninth grade up, including all adults, are eligible for membership.

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OUR LADY OF ASSUMPTION, OSTERVILLE The guild-sponsored weekend Christmas Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 1 and 2.

A Children's Christmas Fair will be held from 10 AM. to 2 P.M. on Saturday, Dec. 1 and will feature a visit from Santa at 1 o'clock, games, grabs, and a snack-bar.

On Sunday afternoon from 2 to 4, a tea and boutique will be featured. Homebaked foods and homemade articles will be available.

The two-day affair will take place in the Assumption Cenacle on Wianno Ave.

NATIONAL WINNERS: Two members of St. Matthew's Parish, Dix Hills, N.Y., are among national first prize winners of 1973 Kodak Teenage Movie Awards. They are Donna Santore, left and Barbara Scarlato, third from left. They and Caryn Nadworny confer with teacher Mrs. Mary Blake, in her car. Mrs. Blake is a member of Sacred Heart parish, Bayside, Queens. The teenagers attend Candlewood Junior High School.

S.T. JOSEPH, TAUNTON The regular monthly meeting of the Women's Guild scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 4 will be replaced by an evening at Chateau de Ville on the same date.

6n Sunday, Dec. 9 in the church hall, the guild will conduct a sale of Christmas decora· tions which will include pine wreaths, candle-holders and flowers made by women of the guild.

The next regular meeting of the guild will be held on Tuesday night, Jan. 8 and the entertainment will cQnsist of a demonstration of square dancing by a . group of 4-H's.

Pope Cites Unrenounceable Elements of Religious Life VATICAN CITY (NC)~has­ tity, poverty, obedience and the communal life are unrenounceable elements of the Religious life, Pope Paul VI told more than 350 participants of the annual general assembly of the International. Union of Religious Superiors General.

The strength of the Religious life, he said, does not lie in "social or apostolic activity." ,The Pope hailed both the oldest Religious orders and the newer ones as "a deep source of hope" for the Church. He said he welcomes the efforts at renewal being undertaken by various Religious orders and pointed out that renewal, both personal and . collective, is one of the themes of the Holy Yea,r.

Acknowledging the fall-off in vocations in some countries and the problems faced by Religious orders and congregations in general, Pope Paul declared: "One should not be afraid .tQ

say that the Religious life is difficult. In the Religious life there is revealed most thoroughly that battle which St. Paul assigns to every Christian. In this sense, it is an error to want to laicize Religious life itself; "This tendency to laicize Religious life," said the Pope, "does not introduce into their life a familiarity with this world."

Pope Paul told the heads of Religious orders and congregations that when Religious liv~ ST. LOUIS DE FRANCE, their lives according to the es- SWANSEA sential elements of the Gospel, The Ladies of the St. Anne Sothey give the world "an irre- dality will hold their Christmas placeable witness within the Party on Wednesday night, Dec. heart of the Church."

5 "in the parish haH. A meatpie "Just as marriage receives its supper will be served at 7 o'clock. specific mark not from the promThe Madrigal Singers from ise of husband or wife but from Somerset High School under the their exclusive, faithful and pro- direction of Mr. Bruce Naggs creative love, so the criterion and . will provide the entertainment. the strength of the Religious life Reservations close Monday, do not lie in social or apostolic Dec. 3 and they may be' made activ>ity, however beneficial, but now by calling Mrs. Claire Bouin total consecration to the lord." langer at 3-1061 or Mrs. Clau. dette Armstrong at 2-1658. Tickets are $3.00 for the dinner and the price includes the exchange grated approach and method to gift.

Lauretta Messier is dinner communicate its content to chil· dren of varying ages, so that the chairman, while Claire Boulanger teacher need not be a specialist, is program chairman. but by relatively little training, ST. JOSEPH, can be' a more-or-less ordinary FAIRHAVEN adult good Catholic.

Men of the Sacred Heart will sponsor "Why Birthright?" - a Note: Readers are invited to program presented by Birthright submit questions about their of New Bedford at 8 P.M. on children's religious education to Wednesday night, Dec. 5 in the Fr. Grannell, c/o The Anchor, for parochial school on Spring 5t. treatment and explanation in this Mr. and Mrs. Gordon L. Baker column. will speak.

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Continued from Page Twelve 1) Selection and emphasis of material. The Baltimore Catechism's selection and emphasis of specific subjects is largely determined by the First Vatican Council (1870), and by the general atmosphere of the Church in the U. S. at that time-a necessarily defensive posture against rationalism, Know-nothingism, and widespread anti-Catholic prejudice. Today's CCD program follows the priorities and emphasis of Vatican Council II-personal, future-looking, ecumenical, positive, and incorporating the many changes in doctrine and practices of the last one hundred years of the Church's history. A new Baltimore Catechism would be a summary of the documents of Vatican Council II. 2) Method and approach. :rhe Baltimore Catechism is basically an objective statement, which depends heavily on the skill of the teacher to explain and communicate it to others, according to their subjective capacity to understand. Today's CCD program has built into it an inte-

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.THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Nov.-29, 1973

'Stir-Up Sunday' Occasion To Make Yule Fruit Cakes

By Joseph and Marilyn Roderick

Up until recently I could bring very little interest oX' motivation to the cultivation of indoor plants. Now I am embroiled in the pursuit of knowledge and completely ~n­ grossed in the subject. T?e field is relatively confusmg mostly because the terminology is so diverse and Stir-up Sunday. In our house it's the day that the fruit cake gets completely new to me. Only made, for it's just enough time reading-can bring any famil- , before Christmas to avoid the

, iarity to the subject.

As of right now, though, I am making some little progress.

Sorne of the basics of outdoor and indoor culture are pretty much the same so it is not like having to start from the very beginning. Under my I.ights I have been growing a number of indoor plants with a modicum of success and am learning to water and fertilize plants according to their needs.

This comes from experience, with success and failure, and cannot be learned from a book.

Growing conditions must be experiEmced and this comes with time.

Getting Help As of the moment I have three sets of lights working in the basement and one upstairs. I am experimenting with African violets, begonias, ferns and gloxinias primarily and from what I can judge, with my limited experiellce, they are growing into healthy plants quite rapidly.'

The gloxinias are seedlings but are making rapid growth. They , have been repotted once and are now progressing so rapidly that in two weeks or so I expect that they will have to be transplanted into their own pots.

One curious outgrowth of this new fascination is that I am taking some of my own advice and going to people with much more experience than I for advice and plants. I have long . contended that gardeners are not selfish and are willing to share their plants and knowledge with other interested people.

I have received more little plants than I know what to do with because people are generous and willing to help me get started. This cuts down on one's initial investment and allows one to spread out without becoming overly cautious. Of course, I would hope that in the future I would have some excellent specimens with which to 'repay my friends and that I can in .turn help them with their gardens.

In The Kitchen December 2 will be the first Sunday of Advent, also titled

Reports Denied VATICAN CITY (NC)-Newspaper reports that Pope Paul.vI had seen and applauded the softrock musical "Godspell", have been denied both by the Vatican press office and the person cited as the source of the reports. After checking with higher Vatican officials, Frederico Alessandrini, Vatican press spokesman, told NC News that reports that a French company performed "Godspell" for the Pope are not true. The Pope has neither approved nor condemned the musical, he said.

rush and still give the cakes plenty of time to "age."

In England, where this tra·, dition is still celebrated exten" sively;each member of the fam" ily is urged to give the plum, _ pudding a good stir for the mes·, sage is "Stir up Thy power we beseech Thee,' 0 Lord, and come."

While there is nothing overly exciting about making fruit cake, my family generally does pause in its busy life long enough to KINDERGARTEN give the batter one good stir.

'Melissa is more often, than not willing to help with the messy job of cutting and I myself really enjoy the finished product.

The very' important point, I feel, about Stir-up Sunday is that it is' the first Sunday of Advent BY pAT McGOWAN and the making of the fruit cake The rewards 'of jourqalism is the beginning of our Advent, -don't often include a turkey dincelebration. ' As Joe mentioned in last 'ne:r prepared -by four and five week's column everyone has his ,year olds, ,but that's the way it own way of celebrating, or of 'was for this reporter last week even ignoring. ~this .part of the fat Sacred Heart kindergarten in Christian calendar, but we have 'Fall River, Where 31 tots cooked I ! found that our observances make the season more meaningful in our house.•.

I'm 'not one of those people who- can buy all the gifts in Oc- • EAST ORANGE (NC) - The tober and have every Christmas Newarlc ar4diocesan school sucard made out by December, or berintendent bitterly denounced even November 1. Many years the Jersey ,City public school ago I realized that I:m a person board in a .dispute over reposwho' needs deadlines and just sessed school equipment: before the deadline I work.

Msgr. William J. Daly singled .Therefore in a season filled with but John Geronimo, the board, rushing, the Advent celebrations president and Jesuit Father Victhat we have tried to make our tor Yanitelli, president of St. own are like an oasis in a desert feter's College and a member of of frantic rushing. the board.

This recipe was given to me , Archdioce$an school officials by the late Mrs. Joseph Mello of ~lad been negotiating with the St. Michael's parish in Fall River. eity to secu~e the return of ma- , Aldena was very proud of this terial that hM been in the Cath- , recipe, and I had many requests 6lic: schools I under a state aid from readers who lost their, ori- program th~t was declared unginal copies from last' year's , ~onstitutional by federal courts.

Anchor so I felt it would be a The courts directed the state fond t;ibute to a' woman who to repossess ,the material- mimenjoyed cooking to reprint it ~ograph maehines, microscopes, for this holiday celebration. typewriters, 'recorders, projec~ors, :reading' labs and the like-Pumpkin Fruit Cake and the state put the material up 3 cups flour for open bidding.

2 cups sugar •'As a result of the bidding, 68 1 CUD chopned nuts per cent of the state's non public I cup chopped raisins (if you ~chools were' able to bid $u~cess.. can get them) fully to keep 'the material in their Y2 teaspoon salt sch;)ols. Public school bidders Y2 teaspoon cinnamon ..tere successful in most instances but in some cases public resent1 Tablespoon baking soda' rhent led to the immediate resale 1 Tablespoon baking powder 1 cup cherries (cut up) df ;the material to the schools Which lost out in the auction.

1 can pumpkin pie filling 4 eggs ! The Jerse~ City board picked up 16 lots from schools around 1 Y2 cups cooking oil the state. Reaction to the bidding 1) In a very, very large bowl v?as such that Mayor Paul Jordan, mix together all the ingredients, h;elped intiate negotiations deby hand or with a hand mixer signed to allow nonpublic schools before you add the fruit. ,to recapture the equipment 2) Pour into a greased tube through sale ·or lease. pan and bake ina preheated : It was the cOlla'tJse of those 350· oven for 1 hour and 15 negotiations that led to Msgr. minutes.

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His surprise grew, she said, when the afternoon 'contingent See Us Filst of pupils made their trip to the stand, but he r,epeated his largesse of the morning, and next See Us Last day it was off to Sacred Heart convent kitchen for an afternoon of vegetable scmbbing and cranBut See Us ,a berry washing. , Everyone Came Youngsters from hoth kindergarten shifts came to the cooki~g session and Sister Helene saId it got rather. ·wild. "I began to understand why parents like television " she said, admitting that from time to time she shooed

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Science and Religion Agree Man I's One Community When we reach the section in the Synodal Document entitled "International Action," we reach the asoect of social justice for which the Bishops, assembled together as rep iesentatives of the Universal Church, feel a special and unique responsibility. As they themBut in the Seventies that stateselves put it: Since the ment is not simply a statement Synod is of a universal of belief. It is becoming a statecharacter, it is dealing with ment of scientific fact. What those questions of justice which directly concern the entire human family.

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But if the Synod feels special responsibility, it also faces special difficulties. The concept of justice implies the acceptance of a community within which justice can be organized. Yet the moment we try to rise above the level of nationally sovereign government, the organizations available for the practice of justice are feeble indeed.

There has been a steady erosion of interest apd support for the United Nations among the wealthy, developed powers. Its sister agencies-with the exception of the Washington duo, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund-command no more annual resources than were consumed in a couple of weeks' fighting in South East Asia.

Is It Essential In spite of brilliant exceptions, the level of representation does not match the unique importance of the work to be done. All too often the feeling is expressed that the United Nations exists because someone created it in 1945, not because it will be essential to the needs of 1984.

The Synod' and the Church, taking world justice as an essential responsibility, have therefore a double task. They haVe not only to assist the effective operation of the institutions of justice. They have to try to build up the citizen reaction of support and commitment without which no operation can succeed. How are they to do "it?

Success so far has not been so overwhelming as to suggest that the Synod or anyone else has a really reliable guide to this transformation of loyalty. Christians, like everyone else, are divided by the tunnel vision of separate sovereignties. Where is the Church to begin?

Scientific F'act We should not conclude that these are times for discouragement. On the contrary, after several centuries of secularizing and rationalizing thought, many of the new insights of the late 20th century reinforce a religious approach to the mystery of creation and tbe meaning of planetary existence. Behind all the Church's teaching on international justice and social obligation at the world level lies the simple statement: We are members one of another.

science has learnt and is learning about the interdependence of the whole global system is beginning to percolate into educated thought. Only a decade ago, a citizen who 'could recognize an "eco-system" when he saw one was certainly an exception and probably a nut. Rachel Carson was bitterly rebuked by scientific commentators when she warned America that, beyond a certain point, nature could not throw off al1 the poisons that careless technological man was pouring into her airs and waters.

Today there is world-wide awareness of what happens when, as in Japan, industry discharges mercury into the rivers when then ends up, via fishes and fisheJ;men and fish vendors, in the nation's cooking pots. The citizen has the choice of laying off his favorite food or becoming mad as a hatter. Similarly, the mussels of Naples Bay can only clean up so much raw sewage.

After that, they become saturated . with poison themselves and help to produce a cholera outbreak. Transpose the Japanese and the Italian example to a global scale and we begin to see that even the oceans themselves - those vast reservoirs without' an outlet-could, under" the impact of rising billions of consuming polluting earthlings, become as endangered as the coasts of Italy or Tokyo Bay.

Pope Sees Some Danger in Power of Mass Media VATICAN CITY (NC)-Modern mass media, growing more powerful and being perfected daily, can contribute to a stable society or can help plunge society into a moral morass, Pope Paul VI.told Italian diocesan die rectors of social communication who he received in audience here.

The mass media in a free society can foster "great good, but can foster very real dangers as wel1 to sacred values in a Christian nation and to the develop-

Bishop Named VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope Paul VI has named Bishop Mark Hurley of Santa Rosa, Calif., a member of the Vatican Secretariat for Non-Believers. Colombian Jesuit Father Jaime Velez Correa was named a consultor of the secretariat on the same day.

ment of those ideals which are and which ought to remain at the base of a healthy education of youth, stability of the family and of a well-ordered and bountiful national community," the Pope said.

Speaking of the Italian scene, the Pope declared: "It is sufficient to allude to the moral crisis which pervades the 'movies today ... presentations which not only strike out against the moral and spiritual sensibility of the spectator, but

have entered the realm of mockery that is both sacrilege and blasphemy."

The press. as well, the Pope continued, often distorts events of Christian and religious character into scandal and "curiosities of folklore."

The Pope encouraged the diocesan directors' to pursue their important task of using modern mass media to "facilitate the communication of the Gospel message to the modern world."

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Hyksos: Rulers from Foreign Lands

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One of the most mysterious were pushed into the Egyptian 'groups we find in the Bible is the . delta. ' Hyksos of Egypt. Like that other 'Shepherd Kings' mysterious people, the PhilisIt was one of the circumtines, who moved onto the stage stances of history that at the of human history, played a key time of the Hyksos, invasion, role for a short time, then dis- Egypt was ina period of chaos appeared without a trace, the and anarchy that followed the Hyksos role in history was brief 12th Dynasty.. This occured but significant. about 1730 B.C., and the invaders were able to consolidate their position and extend their power over all Egypt so that the 15th and 16th Dynasties were Hyksos By Dynasties.

Tltis would have placed the STEVE Hyksos in a position of power in Egypt at the time of the migralANDREGAN tion of Jacob and his sons. Historically this seems feasible since the Semitic Hyksos would seem Our friend Josephus translated far more likely to elevate anthe name Hyksos as "shepherd other Semite, Joseph, to .a posikings," but modern scholars tion of prominence, than would prefer the translation "rulers the Pharoahs of the preceding or following dynasties. from foreign lands."

The "shepherd kings" reached Their presence in Egypt seems to be the result of the domino the zenith of their power be' . 'theory. In this case the dom- tween 1650-1590 B.C. at which inoes startec:! falling in Mesopo, 't tamia at the other end of the fertile crescent when the Hur- the southern reaches of the Nile ." .J rians and other non-Semitic peo- to Syria beyond the Lebanons. ples invaded that area.

As far as the Egyptians were - , FAMILY,' HIGH POINT: Most families do sit down together once or twice a day. And The invasion caused many of concerned the Hyksos were foreign usurpers and they were' ' if we were :asked to look back over any given day and choose the family high point, we the Semitic peoples to move· westward,each pushing another ultimately overthrown by The- would probably select the time we spent around the, table eating and talking. A fami~y group a little further to the west: bians who completely routed gathers for moment of sharing in a CBS-TV drama, "The ~hanksgiving Treasure" broadAnd 10 and behold, the, HyKsos Tuq'l to Page Seventeen cast Nov. 18. NC Photo.

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"Family meals? Are you kid- dren get older. Dinner has always ding?'~ That sums up the typical been a special time for us, a time spontaneous reaction of parents for talking, a time for listening, when I bring up the topic of fam- as well as a time for eating. The ily meals. "We just don't seem to dinner table seems to be the ever have a meal together." life place where things that are said is so hectic it's hard to find a , will be remembered." . , time when the whole family can Hea~t of Family' Life sit dow'n to a meal together." "I I asked her how her family can hardly remember the' last could make it happen since so time we all ate a full meal tomany find it impossible to eat gether." This is a sampling of the together. "I guess one reason is comments I've received. that we really believe the family meal is at the heart of family life.

Then too, I'm selfish. I just don't like to be a short order' cook, on By hand whenever anyone comes in to eat. We have not been very FR. CARL J. flexible on this. We have always had set times for meals and PFEIFER, S.J. everyone is expected to ,be there.

If the phon~ rings during dinner, one of us simply tells the caller we are eating dinner and we ,/ Then _I talked to Peg. Peg is will call back later. We simply very active in Birthright and a set aside time to eat and enjoy number of church and civic ac- each other's company in a leitivities, and, her husband, Jerry, surely fashion. Dinner time has is a research scientist. They have created ,for us an atmosphere of four children, from eight to 19 order, of stability, and of mutual years of age. Peg' admitted that concern. Dinner is a time for. remost of her friends seemed to laxed conversation. It's just been feel that family meals were a fun much'of the time." marvelous ideal, but a rather I( was refreshing to listen ·to frustrating reality. She said her Peg as she described how she' family. has had a different-expe- and her husband, over the years, rience. They found the family. found realistic ways of making meal each evening to be possible dinner a, realy family meal. No imd rewarding. doubt their solution is not for Peg said, "We have found that everyone. For example, another dinner time has been the one family told me they had never time we are all together as a been able to get everyone to-, family-especially as the chilTurn to Page Eighteen '~

I knew a family once which ~as so well. qrganized food-wise itl made my blood run cold. :The childr~n never snacked b~tween meals, but if they did, I'm sure it was on nutritionallv b~lanced tidbits. You know, ca;. i-~t strips or whole wheat balls, tqat sort of things. , i t:~:r:~mJ$t;;m;:;mmm~~~@~:~~~ft:~:~~i

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Cellebrating the Liturgy On a beautiful Friday after: noon last August, I flew to Bos: ton's Logan airport, rented a car, and drove northward to the University of New Hampshire at Durham.

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Family mea~s are probably one of: the most fun parts of family liVing. Meals have everything goitlg for them: food, relax atton, comfort, the people we Ii~e best. Pu~ all those things torether and ithey should spell happiness." Very often they do. '

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The scenery in this section of the state was particularly magnificentat that time of the year -sparkling lakes, rustic !lomes, green forests. Those sight,> quite naturally gave my spirits n big lift; an hour later the enthusiasm of participants at a workshop during the New, England' Rellgious Educa1tion Congress further ' added to my happiness.

I posed two questions to them, inquiries we will discuss in this column: "What are the characteristics of an ordinary celebration and how does these compare with those in a liturgic~l one?"

For example, at a New Year's Eve party, a birthday dinner, a

silver wedding anniversary, what would you list as the salient qualities common to each celebration?

Characteristics The 250 plus audience reacted immediately and in a few moments compiled this collection of descriptive phrases: "Food and drink, decorations, family and friends present, love, participation, conversation, sense sense of tradition, singing, willingness to come, persons to clean up, guest of honor, host, toastmaster or celebrant, sadness, for~ard think.ing, a reason for gathering, planning, happy' atmosphere, sharing, remembrance, time for reflection, forming a more united co~munHy, authentic, control, joy spontaneity, music gifts, thanksgiving, invitation, action, a sympathetic sharing of inner selves."

Today as a matter of course we 'speak about celebrating .Mass, the celebration of baptisms, weddings, and funerals, liturgical celebrations. Official Roman doc· uments employ the same terms.

Applied to Worship The second question, then, is: ,"How do those qualities of a celebration noted above apply' to worship and the litaurgy?"

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Former Prisoner in Russia Explains Spiritual 'Growth

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Father Walter J. Ciszek is an American Jesuit who spent 20 years in Soviet prisons and labor camps. He was freed and returned to this country, in 1963. Soon thereafter he toid of his experiences in a book entitled With God in Russia. Now, with the assistance of Father Daniel L. 'had to 'live under some restrictions, although no longer in conFlaherty, a fellow Jesuit, he finement.

Relatively free but still has written another book, He under surveillance, he 'served unLeadeth Me -(Doubleday, 277 Park Ave., .New York, N.Y. 10033. $5.95.), also based on his two decades in Soviet penal in-

derground parishes in ,two different parts of Russia. His de· scription of the Easter festivities in one of these places is one of th,e highlights of the book.

He has been out of the Soviet Union for 10 years now, but he By remains convinced that the Christian faith survives, despite persecution.

B. REV. HYKSOS DYNASTIES: These are the pyramids of As already noted, this is an MSGR. Egypt, already 1,500 years old when t?~ clan of Jacob was unusual work,and one which welcomed into that country by the semItic Hyksos pharoahs. those (and they are many) who JOHN S. long for spiritual reading which NC Photo.

KENNEDY hits home and can stir the jaded or confused spirit, will find just the thing for them.' It is proof ~%~.}llitIDt_ that contemporary 'Conditions do . stitutions. But this time the em- not require a new spirituality,. Continued from Page Sixteen So the Hyksos moved off the phasis is on the process of spir- but, rather, a concrete applica- them, pursued them into Canaan stage of a human history as itual learning and growth occa- , tion of the old to the present. and besieged them there for quickly and as mysteriously as t sioned by his sufferings. three years. The, Thebians then they had appeared. Even their Malcom's View He here gives us an excepname has disappeared, but their formed the 18th Dynasty. traits of hospitality on the one tional and exceptionally valuable Malcolm Muggeridge, the EngEnslnved Minority hand, and their development of hook of spirituality, in that w.hat Iish journalist, was in the Soviet It was likely at this time that new concepts of making war on he has to say is not speculatIve, Union some years befor~ Father the Hebrew descendents of Jacob the other, had a profound effect theoretical, or abstract. He lets Ciszek got there. His impressions found their status changed from upon the history of the worldliS see the laws of the spirit~al of it constitute the concluding that of honored guests to that and its salvation. life worked out in his own life. section of the first installment of .of an oppressed and eventually In 1939 he was stationed in his' autobiography, Chronicle of Albertyn, Poland, serving an Ori- Wasted Time: Chronicle One, enslaved minority, the reasons l~ntal Rite mission of the local The Green Stick (Mor~ow, 105 being that the Thebians regarded parish. When the Soviets took Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. the Hebrews as associates and potential allies of the hated Hyk· over that part of Poland, he vol· 10016. $6.95). untarily went into Russia to minBorn in 1903, Mr. Muggeridge sos who had admitted them to EDINBURGH (NC)-The'World Egypt. ister to Polish refugees. In 1941 belong~d to a fam.ily devot~d to, Council of Churches' ConsultaEgyptians of the ancient world tion on the Church and the Jewhe wasartested as a "Vatican' '''Socialism active in the Lahor spy." He spent five ~ears in Party, a~d convinced that the had the same habit of rewriting ish people at its recent meeting solitary confinement m Mos- triumph of the working classes history to suit themselves that here affirmed its determination cow's Lubianka prison, and the would bring about a utopian so- still exists .in some places. They to combat renewed anti-Semitism viewed the Hyksos occu,pation as that is occurring in some places. following 15 years in a Siberian ciety and world order. slave labor camp.

After Cambridge, Mr. Mugger. a national disgrace and set about The consultation also restated obliterating any trace of it. They idge went to India as a teacher, did a very good job because there its special concern to: Solitary, Helpless later to Egypt in the same capac.

Help the churches to a better The sovereign point which, ity, and got into journalism al- is precious little evidence of their understanding of Jews and Ju· slowly and painfully, he came to most accidentally. Even at a fair- influence or even their presence daism and to stimulate discussion grasp was genuine acce?tan~e of ly early age, he had an opportu- in Egypt. on issues fundamental to the Stamp on History the will of God. His Imprison- nity to see much of the world. witness of Jesus Christ in relaThey were, however, the first •tion to the Jewish people; ment seemed such a waste. He What he saw was neither inspirwas solitary and helpless for a ing nor reassuring. But there . to build a bridge between Egypt Assist churches, mission agenlong time. He was put at w.ork was always the perfection to be and the Asiatic. world. They cies and councils to clarify their brought Syria and Palestine onto understanding of the nature and which was brutal and degradmg. found in Russia.

He was tempted. to despair. The He went there (apparently in the stage of international history, content of their witness of Christ tendency al.ways was to ques- I933-the book is woefully and following their lead, Egypt in relation to the Jews; lion to rebel. But it became skimpy and vague where dates became a significant political inFoster dialogue and reconciliac1ea~ to him that all this was are concerned. He thought he fluence in the area that sep- tion between Christians and God's will for him, and that might stay for life. But the reali- arated the power centers of the. Jews, to work together in the utter self-abandonment to God ty was appalling different frpm Nile and the TigriS-Euphrates. prevention of any form of racial In addition, scholars believe or religious discrimination, and was the course he must follow. the propaganda. Stalin's planned Prison was for him a school of famine, in which millions starved that the Hyksos were the ones together with people of different prayer. The food was po~r and to death was on, and the great who introduced the horse and faiths to promote social' justice scant just enough to survIve on. purge of the mid-1930's, in which the chariot into Egypt, and also and peace; He w~s always hungry. But in this millions more were liquidated, developed the concept of massive Urge the churches to engage in situation he "learned to purify was beginning. Mr. Muggeridge, .earthwork fortifications. biblical and theological study of my prayer and remove from it horrified, got out quickly. the meaning of the history and the elements of self-seeking....

He writes brilliantly. He is """"""'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''','''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''',''''"""""",,,,' . the experience of the Jewish I learned to stop asking Jor more marvelously entertaining, and his' Jesus, for him, is God or He is people. bread for' myself, and instead to wit punctuates all sorts of pre- nothing. Love is the supreme offer up ... the pains of hunger tensions and hypocrisies. good, and if is undivorceably that I felt," for others.

His sketches of his own rela- linked with suffering. It is from Group Admits Nuns, The Mass grew to mean more tives, by blood and by marriage, the latter that Mr. Muggeridge Brothers, Laity to him than it ever had before. At are detailed and delightful; where says he has learned the great WASHINGTON (NC) - Nuns, first it was merely the Mass he may rend others, he renders lesson of life. Austerity, rather Brothers and lay persons have prayers. But eventually there ~as these with affectionate ferocity. than .self-indulgence, has made received formal approval to bethe celebration itself, dandestme him happy. He is convinced of come full, voting members' of Chris'~ianity 'Ap~aling' and hurried, sometimes on a tree the National Association of Cathpersonal immortality. stump in the Siberian wilds, He has never been a member He is, then, something of an olic Chaplains (NACC), it was sometimes in a labor camp bar- of any church, and formal, or- ilnomaly, refusing to be identi- announced here. racks..

The proposal was approved by ganized religion, along with its fied as a Christian, yet upbraidFaith SUrViVI!S ministers (in general), do not fare ing Christians for what he con- a vote of 304-39 by NACC memHe functioned as a priest in well at his b::mds. Yet he has siders their abandonment or com- bers. other ways, instructing, etc. He found Christianity, as he puts it, promising of Christian principles The delegates to the NACC's even organized something like "enormously appealing." He has and values. His hardest whacks annual meeting last September retreats or missions, secretly spent much time in the company, are dealt to clerical sympathizers voted overwhelmingly to poll by. held, in the camps. and in the houses, of clerical with, .or apologists for, Commu- mail the entire membership on When his term was up, he still friends. nism or totalitarian secularism. the constitutional change.

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Continued from Page Sixteen comes home. Or sombebody is playing in a football game, and somebody else has to watch the six o'clock news for history class.

In the face of all Ithis, one of our most strengthening family practices - a meal together -' often falls by the wayside.

The mere logistics of time and place can be staggering. But a lot of people manage to salvage a time to eat together because they think it is essential to the life of their family. Some families schedule dinner late; others may rise earlier in the morning for a leisurely, sit-dow breakfast.

Emotional Strength I know a young family whose father is a resident doctor in a hospital.Several times a week the mother packs up the three little boys and drives to the. hospital to dine with the father at what· ever odd time he has his dinner.

Sometimes it is the only chance he has to see the boys for days on end. Such unconventional scheduling works for them-but it takes determination and effort.

Most families do. sit down to· gether once or twice a day. And. if we were asked to look back over any given day and choose the family high point, we would probably select the time we spent around the table eating and talking. Surprising, isn't it, when you think of the often tedious effort that goes into meal· getting, the frequent clashes of temper as first one child and then another simply evaporates just as mother puts the last steaming potato on the table?

We do find tha't our meals together bring us something of God's peace as we relax together, ease our hunger physically 'and emotionally.

Getting together for a meal each day is so essential for the physical and emotional strength of our families that it should rate an occasional second thought. Perhaps we have let this important event slide into the never-never land of "too busy."

Perhaps we find we must work toward making this precious time happier, more peaceful- more fun.

Because it should be the very .best time of the day.

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Family Meals

Catholic Ethnics Blamed For Wrong$" in Society

gether as a family for dinner with any regularity. Like Peg and Jerry, they placed a high va~ue on the family sharing meals together. So they decided -after some discussion-to get up one-haJ.f "hour earlier each morning .to have a special time together as a family at breakfast.

Even though they found it difficult and at times had stragglers coming in late, :they agreed it was something they did not want to give up. For them breakfast hecame the regular family meal.

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I can't help" it, but I like Jimmy Breslin. He is one of t.hose Catholic writers like Wilfrid Sheed and Garry Wills whose forte it is to interpret American Catholics to the New York literary and cultur~l establishment. The inter,pretations are designed not idence that of all the Gentile to disturb the stereotypes of groups in the country the Irish the Manhattan Island elite arc the least racist and that about American Catholics in parochial school Irish score lowthe slightest.

"Furthermore, Breslin is also like those New York Irish writers Joe Flaherty and Pete Hamill

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who serve up to the eagerly waiting Anglo-Saxon and Jewish elite audiences an image of the narrow, boorish, hard-drinking, uneducated Irishman-particularly the variety that. lives in Queens.

But there is one difference between Breslin and Wills, Sheed, Flaherty and Hamill. Those lastnamed four really believe that Catholics (particularly Irish" Catholics) are exactly the way they describe them.· Breslin' Imows better, With marvelous wit he is putting t.he Iitera~y and cultural establishment on, pulling t heir leg so subtly that most .of them don't even"lmow it.

In" a very funny review of his own book in the New York Times Book Review, Breslin says, "To people in Manhattan, the mere idea of the location of Queens is much worse than even Queens itself. And to have a book coming out of Queens puts me at a severe disadvantage. The trouble becomes complete when you consider the type of people involved in my book-Catholic with Irish names ... It matters not how good the book is ... you can be sure the book will get a good ethnic thumping in the New York Times newspaper." And then in a superb paragraph Breslin outlines the new anti-Catholicism. "I know that there is no design, conspiracy, or plot, but the New York Times newspaper is against Irish Cath· olics, and particularly against Irish Catholics from boroughs other than Manhattan. The people I know who run tfie Times are men of great honor. They are sympathetic and helpful. I even knew one of them who wasn't" pompous. So there is no plot against my kind. It's just that it always works out that way."

Irish Least Racist Breslin could also ch'eck the publicity staff of his own pub· lisher, which circulated a blurb on his book World Without End, Amen. It states that Breslin treats the Irish cop with sympathy and compassion and then explains his bigotry as a result of his narrow Irish Catholic parochial school background. No one ever minds the statistical ev·

er on racism .measures than do those who attend public schools.

The last thing in the world that the Manhattan literary elite wants to· be bothered with is facts. . Make no mistake about it, there is a new anti-Catholicism growing in the land. Or perhaps the old anti-Catholicism is simply coming out of hiding. Consider for example, Richard Arlen's account of the Hanrahan' trial (An American Verdict). It is one of the most explicit exam· pies of anti-Irish bigotry to come along in the last half-century.

All the blacks in the Hanrahan case are dignified, attractive, admirable people (with the exception of the one black cop who was on trial-and he is described as the meanest man on the police force). On" the other hand, all the Irish Catholics (with the exception of Bernard 'Carey, the Republican state's attorney) are fat, florid, hot· tempered, and obviously corrupt.

Arlen's stereotyping is not untypical of other "tell it like it' is" articles about Chicago. What is unusual about the book is that the anti-Irish bias is so conscious and explicit.

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panionship and especially drink Continued from Page Sixt.een Some do, ,some may not, and contribute to this and heip fosa few elements -are either laCking ter those feelings.

At liturgical celebrations all or require qualification. of these uplifting sentiments may The absence of faith from the list stands out as the most es- indeed dominate the atmosphere, sentid missing ingredient. Fol- but not necessarily. And when lowing is a question from "Music they fail to be present (e.g., the funeral of a young mother or in Catholic Worship": Sunday Mass on a "blah" day), "A man is a Christian because the worship can still prove faiththrough the Christian community filled, precious in God's sight and he h"s" met Jesus Christ, .heard yaluable for our inner selves. his word in invitation, and reo In a word, we should surely sponded to him in -faith. Chrisstrive to make liturgies humanly tians gather at Mass that they may hear and express their faith attractive celebrations, but more importantly, worship services again in thi$ ·assembly and, by rich in faith. expressing it, renew and deepen it." b the words of, one expert, P,ea~e liturgy fUil,damentally means meeting Chdst in faith.

New Anti-Catholicism That truth leads to a reserva· JERUSALEM (NC)~The Ship tion concerning, several of the of Peace, off the coast of Israel, Or as Breslin puts it, "And characteristics about celebration the New York Times newspaper's fisted at the: New England Con- broadcasts a message of peace to Arabs and Jews. " coverage of Catholic matters all $ress. ' The ship's voice is that of Abie seems to be under their one great Again to quote our American Natan, a Jew from Israel. By headline 'More nuns leaving conmusic statement: any standard he is an unusual bishops in t~eir , I vent than ever before'."

"Faith does not always per· man: a mixture of disc jockey But what is the reason for the new anti-Catholicism? My guess a meate our f~elings. Celebrations and prophet, of dedicated aposis that the intellectual and liter- need not fail, even on a partie- tle and humanitarian having a ary establishments need a scape- (liar SundaYi when our feelings passion for peace and'human unnot mat~h, the" invitation of derstanding. goat for the 1960s-for the VietDuring the Nigerian civil war nam War and for what they now Christ and his Church to worhe went to the Netherlands and consider to be the failure of the ~hip."

Television civil rights revolution. They curAt the typical party or ordi-" challenged" Dutch rently portray the Irish Catholic nary celebrCition we normally viewers: "Give me a plane. I'll president of the first years of sense a spirit of joy, happiness, fill it with food and fly to Biafr:a that decade as one of the "bad even frivolity. Music, food, com- (Nigeria's former Eastern region that tried unsuccessfully' to seguys" responsible for the Vietnam War. It also turns out that cede in 1967.)" They did and he he was not as militant on civil 'i~ihops/: Petition flew yvith the relief supplies. He spoke again in Holland; they rights as those who are still alive ttcJlts Floggings gave him a ship then and, loadthink he ought to have been.

WINDHOEK (NC) - The efEveryone knows, of course, that forts of two Protestant bishops ing· it with supplies, he entered . the Poles and the Italians and have succeeded in bringing a halt Biafra again. the Irish are the Archie Bunkers to political floggings by tribal He then began seeking help to of the race question. Further- ~uthorities in this territory ruled start a Peace Ship for the Middle more, the Catholic ethnics are Oy the Republic of South Africa. East. By 1971 he had been given the major proportion of the midThe Supreme Court of South a ship from Holland, radio equipdle American "hard hat hawks" AfrIca (South West Africa Div:- ment from Americans, and was who somehow or other kept sion) issued an order temporarily off the coast of Israel calling on us in the Vietnam War. (Again, forbidding Ondangwa and Ok- all nations to stop hating and never mind statistical evidence J.,anya triba~ authorities from fighting. to the contrary about their atti· flogging members of the South His message com~s by words tudes on both race and the war.) West Africa: People's Organiza- and music. The music is a rich If something has gone wrong tion (SWAPO) and the Democrat· supply of popular songs of peace, in society you have to blame if Conserv~tive" Development of hUman yearning, of freedom. someone. You can't blame the Rarty (DEMJ$:OP).

His words are like meditations. blacks or Jews anymore, and IAnglican S~fragan Bishop Rich· He calls them chats,on.the meanof course no one blames Protes- a'rd Wood of Damaraland, Bishop ing of life tants for anything. Who is left lreonard Au~la of the OvambaStrictly impartial, he mans his for scapegoat'? Why, the Catholic Kavango Lutheran Church, a ship with volunteers from Israel, ethnics,of course. ~Iac:k churcH, and Thomas KoLebanon, Jordan, the United A conspiracy? No indeed. As nati, who alleged that he was States, "and the Netherlands.

J,3reslin says, "It's just that it flogged until; he lost conscious- They work for their keep on always works out that way." ness,. brought the application to scant funds to keep the project © 1973, Inter/Syndicate halt the f1o~ings. goin&.

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These are the experiences of two families I know who so believed in the value of the family eating together-that ~ey found ways of making a regular family meal a reality. They both admitted Jhat there were difficulties. They found discipline and creativity necessary in finding workable approaches. But they were grateful that they had worked at it.

From my' experience of sharing meals with families, I am convinced that meal time can be a most valuable informal religious educational experience for both children and parents. Eating together in a relaxed fashion provides a rare opportunity for parents and children to share their experiences and insights. An ongoing pattern of daily conversation at a family meal allows parents and children to explore together day-to-day experiences, questions, problems and events.

In this way basic convictions and attitudes can be deepened in relation to ordittaty' daily living.

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Like most meaningful education experiences, informal religious educatioJ:! through conversation at mealtime does not just happen, at least over a long period. It requires conviction, planning, and creativity. No two families may find the same workable formula. But few families in t.oday's hectic life-style can afford to consistently neglect the educational potential of mealtime without missing a great opportunity for family" religious education. As Peg found, mealtime can be the time "where things that are said will be remembered."

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SCHOOLBOY S PORTS

CYO Supports Sex Ed ucation, Farm Boycott

IN THE DIOCESE

By PETER J. BARTEK Norton High Coach

North Attleboro Eyes State Division 3 Grid Championship The picture looked bleak for North Attleboro as ~he Red Rocketeers set up for the final play of their Thanksgiving Day clash against archrival Attleboro trailing 12-7 with only nine seconds remaining on the clock. The storybook finish to that game thrust eteers into the Massachu- yard line. Then with everyone in the ball park expecting a pass, eteers' intot the Massachu- including Attleboro, who sent a setts Schoolboy's "Super fifth defensive back into ,the Bowl" this Saturday at Boston University's Nickerson Field against Pope John High School of Everett. A victory in the 10:15 A.M. game will bring the State Division 3 championship to North.

Thanksgiving 1973 will be remembered for years by Attlehoro area schoolboy grid fans both for its joy and its dil5appointment. On the happy side, North followers will recall vividly quarterback Jack Rioux hitting Joe McNamee with a seven yard pass with time running out as the North receiver scooted out of bounds at the Rocketeers' 48

game, Rioux called signals. Senior halfback Paul LaCasse started in motion, the ball was snapped, Rioux faded back and unleashed a bomb in Lacasse's direction.

The talented senior caught the ball at the Attleboro 20 and scampered into the endzone untouched. Bedlam broke loose as North won 13-12.

North's triumph not only brought about the play-off berth, but Canton's 16-15 upset of Stoughton also gave the 'Guthrie coached Rocketeers sole possession of the Hockomock League ' title.

Dartmouth Only Unbeaten Club in Area On the other side of the coin of that victory was not enough Attleboro fans were forced to for the Indians to stay ah,ead of swallow a bitter pill. The hope either Catholic Memorial of Roxof giving Coach Jim Cassidy a bury or Andover who both comsweet victory in his final game pleted the regular season with faded. Cassidy, the highly suc- 9-0 records. cessful veteran mentor of the Dartmouth's chances of qualiB'lue Bombardiers, has announced fying for the play-off game were his retirement from the coaching hurt by the fact that Fairhavenranks. His players and fans had an 0-8 record entering the would have liked nothing better Thanksgiving Day game. Had the than to see the gentleman who Blue Devils had' a better season has dedicated 27 years to high Dartmouth would have been school coaching go out. with a awarded more points for their win, but such was not to be. victory and possibly have qualiWhile North prepares for its fied, In Bourne the situation was a championship contest, three area (earns who appeared destined for , little different as the Cimalmen playoff berths will have to wait were dealt a devastating 36-22 until next year. Dartmouth, the defeat,by Wareham Thanksgiving only unbeaten team within the Day to knock them from the the confines of diocesan territo- ranks of the unbeaten. The loss rial limits missed qualifying by a not only cost the Russ Burns slim .18 as it finished third in coached Canalmen a perfect recDivision two. ord but also a play-off berth. A Coach Carlin Lynch's charges bitter disappointment for a team completed the campaign with a that came from nowhere a· year 43-8 win over Fairhaven on ago to league champions this Turkey Day, but the point value season.

Wareham Beats Best But Fails to Qualify But, in this writer's opinion, Division 3. Again the Jim Lanone of the biggest disappoint- agan coached Vikings rose to the ments is that Wareham did not ,occasion. But, it was a case of qualify for the Division 4 play- too little too late. The Vikings' off. The Vikings, in fact, finished 14-13 loss to Bishop Stang of fifth in the final division stand- Dartmouth earlier in the season ings. While all the schools that cost them dearly. Even the points finished ahead of Wareham did gathered in the last two victories have a better won-loss record, were not enough to overtake there is little doubt that Ware- Hudson Catholic or Hanover who ham could hold its 0\yn against will battle for the 4 title. any of them.

Dartmouth, Bourne and WareIn its final two games of the ham are excellent football teams. campaign, Wareham defeated the All would have represented the top ranked schools in both Divi- area well in play-off competition. But, that little bit of luck sion 4 and Division 3.

• Two weeks ago Wareham took needed in a championship seaon Case High of Swansea who son fail~d all three. Each will be was rated first in Division 4 and back next Fall hoping to gain the won going away. Thanksgiving berth which eluded them this morning Bourne entered the year.

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A FIRST: Terry Points, 21, a graduate of John Carroll High School in Birmingham, Ala., is congratulated by Gov. George Wallace after being named the first black homecoming queen at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

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Bishops Hear Conflicting Reports On Clothing Factory Strike WASHINGTON (NC)-The bit- the company, he said, was given ter strike at the Farah clothing prominent display.

"This is not surprising," Bishop factory in EI Paso, Tex., was described in conflicting terms in Metzger noted, "because the two reports presented to the press is very much in favor of U. S. bishops at their meeting the management."

Vital Areas here.

Willie Farah, president of Bishop Sidney Metzger of EI Paso told the bishops Nov. 14 Farah, has never discussed the that he supports the strike as a three vital areas of job security, matter of social justice and he negotiated wage scale, and prochallenged the company to hold duction quotas, the bishop said.

In response to claims that the union elections.

In an earlier report presented Amalgamated Clothing Workers on behalf of the Farah Manu- of America (ACWA) union has facturing Company the bishops been paying his travel expenses ,were told that most Farah work- around the nation so he could ers oppose the strike by the speak in favor of the strike, Amalgamated Clothing Workers Bishop Metzger said' recent rumor apparently grew out of his of America (ACWA). , In his address, Bishop Metzger trip to Boston to address a meetdefended and explained his in- ing of the National Conference volvement which began, he said, of Christians and Jews (NCCJ). when workers from the plant While there he had also attended came to him in 1972 and de- a meeting of the union.

However, he noted that the scribed working conditions there.

Three separate studies have all union ·had' not paid for his trip, tended to support the workers' which had already been paid for criticism of the company, he by the NCCJ. The, NLRB, Bishop Metzger said.

After the third study, he added, noted, has called for elections to "I was more convinced than deCide the issue of whether the ever that what the workers said ACWA will be allowed to represent the workers. He added that was true."

The National Labor' Relations the union welcomes the election, Board (NLRB), Bishop Metzger which is now in the hands of the said, has rejected anti-union pe- NLRB. "This is all controlled by the titions from Farah Co. employes National Labor Relations Board," because the petitions were not he said.

"This goes by law," and sought by the NLRB, as required can~ot be blocked by the union. by law. Bishop ,Metzger also claimed that the workers were forced to sign' the petitions or Editor Helps Women else they would be in danger of Join Press Club losjng their jogs.

SAN FRANCISCO (NC) The newspapers in EI Paso, he Women's Lib finally broke down said, were favorably disposed the sex discrimination barriers toward the Farah Co. and news at the San Francisco Press Club from the workers was "tucked -and it was all accomplished away in a corner." News from with the aid of editorial staffers of the Monitor, the newspaper of the San Francisco archdiocese. hand, along with being an outThe Press Club recently voted standing club has had lady luck to admit women to full memberon its side thus far. The Red ship. Previously, they' nad been Rocketeers have earned the right admitted for dining room and to compete for the State cham- 'bar privileges, but were not alpionship. They will attempt to lowed above the ground floor. keep it all together in that final Now they can use all the club's big one and hope luck smiles on facilities, including the library, resiQence halls, and gym. them one more time.

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INDIANAPOLIS (NC) - The Church should strengthen its commitment to family life by providing sex education for young people and better training in family counseling for clergy and Religious, according to a resolution passed by the 12th national Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) convention here.

The resolutions were passed by the 3,100 teenagers and young adults who met here for the federation's biennial convention.

In other resolutions passed by the convention, delegates voted to support the United Farm Workers of America's boycott of table grapes and head lettuce and called for passage of a constitutional amendment reversing the U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing abortion.

At the convention's opening session, Bishop William D. Borders of Orlando, Fla., chairman of the Committee on Education of the U.S. Catholic Conference, told the delegates that the Beatitudes are guidelines for a good Christian life.

Positive Influence Young people, he said, should exert a positive influence on those around them by putting their Christianity into action.

Freedom, Bishop Borders added, isa universal motivating force, but its misuse brings un-, happiness and disorder.

"The difficulties that we, as a nation, have been experiencing at the highest levels of governmentbecause of the misuse of freedom and, therefore, of the misuse of power," he said, "has resulted in a,buse of responsibility and a lack of integrity."

Young people, he 'stated, do not need to depend on a political system to understand and realize their personal freedom.

"We have a manifesto from Jesus Christ called the Sermon on"the Mount," he said. "The call and teaching of Jesus is not a political stance, but a permanent reality."

The CYO's God and Youth Award was presented to entertainer . Danny Thomas for his work in support of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., which he founded in 1946.

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