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Synod calls Vatican II a gift of God

VATICAN CITY (NC) - There was far more emphasis on the successes of the Second Vatican Council in the reports of dele gates to the Nov. 24-Dec. 8 extraordinary synod than. on disappointments following in the council's wake. At the end of ,the two-week event. the delegates gave the council a clear and forceful en· dorsement, unanimously express I ing full adherence to it and describing it as a "wellspring" for the future of the church. "We do not fix upon the er rors, confusions and defects which, because of sin and hu man weakness, have been the occasion of suffering in the midst of the people of God," the bish ops said. That was the tone of the more than 120 individual statements and group reports .coming out of the meeting. Pope John Paul II, who caBed the SYllod to assess the council's results 20 years after its close, said the experience was one of "variety in unity." After listen ing to' nearly all the synod par ticipants, he noted that the dele gates "were able to express their

thoughts freely," and said that meeting was an example of real collegia-lity. As always, 'he accepted the bishops' advispry report' at the synod's conclusion. But this time, the pope agreed that the report be made P!J~lic - an apparent response to the in tense interest the synod has aroused worldwide. Beyond the overall conclusion that the council was a "gift of God," the meeting of approxi mately 160 participants focused on a few key issues: - The authority of local churches; bishops' conferences and the Roman Curia. - The need to emphasize spirituaHty among individual Catholics and in the under standing of the church itself. - The idea of a worldwide catechism or compendium of church teaching, both to promote the council and clear up ambigui- . ties on moral questions. On two of the issues, U.S. participants were major protag· onists in the synod debate. Bish· op James W. Malone of Youngs town, Ohio, president of the

National Conference of Catholic Bishops, 'asked for recognition of the value of bishops' confer ences and fora study of their teaching authority. Cardinal Bernard F. Law of Boston pro-

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INCUNE THINE ear to our prayers, we beseech thee, 0 Lord, and enligh ten the darkness of our minds by the grace of thy visitation, who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.

posed drawing up a catechism based on the council. The synod endorsed both ideas. Archbishop. Denis Hurley, head of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, called for a "clearer recognition of the principle of subsidiarity" - the respect for the competence of each church jurisdiction. In even minor matters, he said, trust in 'local churches "is not always in evidence." A number' of African and Asian bishops, praising the adap tions their young churches have made to local cultures, asked the Vatican to encourage such inculturation. .. Most of the bishops called for a better functioning of collegial ity, the shared authority of bishops which was strongly af firmed by Vatican II. Archbishop Maxim Hermaniuk of Winnipeg, Manitoba, head of Canada's Ukrainian Catholics, ;proposed a per~anent synod with legislative powers. The idea was dropped during group dis cussions in the synod's second week. A theme that drew major at

tention was the need to accen tuate spiritual life. Several sy nod discussion groups called for reemphasis of the sacred in the Hves of individual Catholics' and of the institutional church. East German Cardinal Joa chim Meisner, bishop of Berlin, told the synod that "the church as a mystery and not as an in stitution is yearned for by many people who feel oppressed" in today's "mass society." Theologians were at the center of several synod statements. Cardinal Law, in proposing a catechism, criticized dissent from the magisterium (church teaching authority) in Catholic university faculties. U.S. Cardinal William Baum, head of the Congregation for Catholic Education, said th~t be cause of historica-l criticism of Scripture major church teach ings have been put in doubt, and confusion has spread in semin aries. The strongest criticism of theologians came from Brazilian Cardinal' Eugenio de Araujo Sales, who said in a written re port: "There are seminaries and Turn to Page Seven

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. 'I ~;'. r' I:; .. , 'few choices' avaHable~' Sister Hanley was the first principal of the school Bishop Connolly helped start, Nazareth Hall, and went on to help establish other centers. She gave freely of herself, training others to carryon her good works. While spme of the pro· grams Bishop Connolly and Sister Hanley established have since closed, there is ample evidence of the mani fold good works done through their efforts in the lives of the many people they have touched. We honor Bishop James Con nolly and Sister Maureen Hanley as Distinguished Citizens.

BISHOP' JAMES L. CONNOLLY and Sister Maureen also shared the spotlight at the 1975 dedication of the Mau reen Hanley Group Home in Fall River. (Torchia photo)

Sister Maureen, present for ceremony, shared credit for award with her community, Sisters of Mercy, and with city of Fall River.

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Rev. Richard W. Beaulieu, di· ocesan dit:ector of education, accepting the citation on behalf ---, of Bishop Connolly, drew atten· tion to the bishop's unflagging uished Citizens by the Massa· support of the Nazareth schools chusetts Association for Re over the years he was in office. tarded Citizens. Pointing out that closing of Their citation read: the schools has come about due The good works of Bishop to increased availability of pub James Connolly and Sister lic school programs for retarded Maureen Hanley have been youngsters, Father Beaulieu' em around us fOr many years. phasized their importance during Working in the Diocese of the years they ':'Vere in operation. Fall River, Bishop Connolly In a statement earlier this pioneered the establishment of services for persons with month the education director ex pressed his gratitude to the sis retardation in southeastern Massachusetts. Beginning in ters, lay staff. members and the 1950s, Bishop Connolly's ,concerned parents, of ,Nazareth Hall for their contributions and efforts allowed. for many a cooperation over the years. choic:e when there were very

Honored at State House THE HOLY FATHER'S MISSION AID TO THE ORIENTAL CHURCH

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Fall River's Nazareth Hall School will close in June but its more than a quarter century 9f service to retarded children will not be forgotten. This was evidenced at a Dec. 5 State House ceremony in Bos :ton at which retired \Bishop .James L. Connolly and Sister Maureen Hanley, RSM,also re tired, were honored for their pioneer work in establishing Nazareth Halls not only in Fall River but in Attleboro and Hy annis. The 'pair were among 23 per.' sons chosen as 1985 Disting-

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Dec. 13" 1985

Father·John T. Higgins',

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin was principal celebr::nt Tuesday at the Mass of Christian Burial for Father John T. Higgins, 77, who died Dec. 6. The Mass was offered at S1. Mary's Church, Mansfield, where Father Higgins served from 1966 until his retirement in 1978 and of which he was pastor emeritus. At the time of his retirement, Father Higgins joked that he had been" an equal opportunity em ploye," meaning that he had enjoyed all areas of his ministry and had given equal weight to

both parish and diocesan com mitments. Born in 1908 in New Bedford, the son of the late Catherine (Garry) and Frederick Higgins, he attended S1. KHian's gram mar school and H'oly Family' High School before preparing for the priesthood at S1. Charles Seminary, 'Catonsville, Md., and 51. Bernard's Seminary, Roches ter, N.Y. Father Higgins was ordained June 10, 1933, by th~ late Bishop James E. C!,ssidy, then served successively at Sacred Heart par ish, Oak Bluffs, Our Lady of the

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (NC) Bishop Carroll T. Dozier, an early critic of the Vietnam War who also made national head lines for administering general absolution, backing civil rights and women's rights and opposing capital punishment and the arms race, died in Memphis Dec. 7. The retired Memphis bishop, 74, had suffered a massive stroke two days earlier. In 1970, in an area noted for its strong backing of the U.S. role in Vietnam, Bishop Dozier publicly defended selective con· scientious objection just six months after he was named the first bishop of Memphis. In a 1982 pastoral letter on racism, he defended Ilusing and open housing to 'achieve racial justice. He acknowledged ten sions over' busing to' integrate schools but said anti-busing politicians were trying to "in flame the hatreds of the com· munity" to "limit the education of poor children." He called open housing the more fundamental answer, say ing that if neighborhoods were integrated, "we could then pur sue education at the neighbor hood level."

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Isle, Nantucket; and St. James, New Bedford, before joining the U.S. Army Corps of Chaplains Asked about his activism from 1942 to 1946 during World after he spoke encouragingly to War II. police and firefighters on strike During' his chaplaincy he in Memphis in 1978, he said: served in the China, Burma, India "They always say you' are theater of war and was stationed taking sides. Well, you know in AgraandCalcutta, both in what they did to the Master. I India, and in Burma. A holder of feel very comfortable in this. the Bronze Star Medal, he left They said, 'He eats and drinks the corps as a staff chaplain with sinners.' It's the same thing , with the rank of major. . . . I'm not on any side. I'm Returning to the Fall River ,down here· with the people of diocese, Father Higgins served Memphis." at S1. Mary, Immaculate Con· ception and Holy Family parishes in Taunton; and in 1957 became the founding pastor of S1. Aug ustine's parish, Vineyard Haven. From 1940 to 1966 he was VATICAN CITY (NC) pastor at Our Lady of the As Pope John Paul II has asked for sumption, Osterville, then was an end to harassment of the assigned to S1. Mary's parish, church in Nicaragua. from which he retired to live in Recent . weeks have seen a South Attleboro. rise in "distinct forms of intimi He is survived by a sister, dations and 'tauntings of or Mrs. Catherine Morris, ,"of dained ministers and Catholic South Attleboro, a brother, faithful," he said in a Spanish Frederick J. Higgins, of Paw language letter to the Nicarag tucket, R.I., and several nieces uan bishops.. and nephews. The letter, dated Dec. I, was written less than two months after the Nicaraguan bishops' conference protested the gov FOR ernment's crackdown on civil rights and its treatment of the CHURCH church. The pope also supported the • CHAPEL Nicaraguan bishops' offer to • HOME meditate between the Sandinista government and the ,U.S.-backed guerrillas. He expressed hope that the offer would produce "fruits of concord and brotherly love." The pope said foreign mission aries face the threat of being' forced out of the country. He' said he regretted that 10 priests expelled' in July 1984 have not been allowed to return.

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Murder'ed women honored'

CLEVELAND (NC) - Five years after they were brutally mur dered in EI Salvador, Ursuline Sis ter Dorothy Kazel and lay mis sionary Jean Donovan were remem . be red in the Diocese of Cleveland, which had sent them to Central America. ' 'Sister Kazel and Ms. Donovan, members of a Cleveland diocesan mission team in EI Salvador, and Maryknoll Si~ters Maura Clarke and 'Ita Ford were shot on Dec. 2, 1980, while returning from the ,airport. Two days later,their bodies were discovered and dug out of Ii shallow grave by a party that in-. c1uded Father Paul Schindler, also' a member of the Cleveland mis sion team. Five Salvadoran National Guard members were convicted of the crimes in 1984, but relatives of the murdered women believe that one or more higher-ups in the Salvad oran military ordered the killings and remain at large.

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"I don't imagine a day goes by that I don't cry," Patricia Dono van, Ms. Donovan's mother, told the Catholic Universe Bulletin, Cleveland diocesan newspaper. "And I don't suppose I'll ever get over that. Any parent who has lost a child feels that way." According to Mrs. Donovan, "top legal talent in our country is still working on the case for the four families without charge; and I

we still get reports. They, like us, are not happy with the trial. "We all know who ordered it, ,and who paid for it, but only those carrying out the orders were the ones who were punished," Mrs . Donovan said of the killings. She claimed that "many of the (sus pected) Salvadoran military offic ers are in this country. Yet nothing . is done." "It 'is very frustrating and very discouraging," she 'said. "(Presi dent) Reagan has gone after ter roristS on planes and ships, why not terrorists in Latin American countries?" Mrs. Donovan and her husband, Ray, travel to give speeches about 25 times a,year and always watch the documentary ,film, "Roses in Decerilber,"made about their daugh ter's life, in preparation for speak-, ing events. "Watching my daugh ter's b.ody being dragged from the gr~ve keeps my angt;r up,~' she added. , .Joseph and Melvina Kazel, Sis ter Kazel's parents, also rem.ember. "I think we'll always feel angry," said Mrs. Kazel. "Why did they do it? There will always be that ques tion. We still don't know why they killed her." It 'gets no easier dealing with Sister Kazel's death as the years go by, she said. "No. You just get angrier.... The only hope we have is 'that one day we'll See her again and be together."

Father Schindler, now pastor at St. Bernard's Parish, Akron, in a homily at a Mass to "celebrate the martyrdom" of the four women, urged the congregation to "be re newed in our faith ... that same faith that Dorothy and Jean and Ita and Maura and all the Latin American martyrs lived and continue to live. "And as we celebrate and com memorate now the fifth anniver sary of their death and martyr dom, we ask the Lord to help us recommit ourselves again today... to continue'to wqrk for the kingdom of God here on earth so. that one day, as they have gone before us, we might be able'to come together and celebrate them in the light and the life of the Lord." In comments to the news media. Father Schindler said the Salvad orlin military often labels mission aries as communists in order to justify violence against them. "There are probably more com munists in Akron, Ohio, than in EI Salvador," he said. The Cleveland Diocese replaced each of its slain missionaries with. two more, he added. "The idea was to show them we would not leave. We would multiply; we were strengthened by the blood of martyrs."

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I have never been a collec tor. Little figurines such as some people collect do not interest me. I admire collec

of art. I don't care about signa tures of artists. What I love is the diversity of cultures these sets represent. I have one from Germany with Mary tions of china birds, salt/ p.epper dressed in a Bavarian dress with a shakers, and little teacups but their pinafore and Joseph in lederhosen. fascination eludes me. I just can't And one from Santa Fe in which invest any emotion in china or all the humans are Native Ameri pewter rabbits and I see them cans. The Wise Men offer an Indian essentially as objects to dust. rug, drum and fry bread. Instead But nativity sets - ah, there's of the traditional cow and donkey, another story. I have always loved the animals include an 'antelope, them. When I was a little girl iiving coyote and jack rabbit. in a large family during the depres My husband surprised me with sion, we had a small creche set a creche from Indonesia in which which we called The Crib. The " manger was constructed of some ; the delicate Eurasian features and sort of black paper mache and I the palm tree create a totally uni there were a plaster Mary, Joseph, : que set. In Mexico, I bought a set with a mariachi band playing at Infant and cow. the fiesta of Jesus' birth. From Somewhere along the years we kids added plaster puppies, cats Alask'a, I have Eskimo parents and rabbits. Our parents allowed and Infant with huskies as animals. us to touch and play with the fig What fascinates mds that peo

ures and I used to love taking them ples all over the world have ap

out and rearranging the scene. plied the nativity scene to their cul

When my brother served in the ture. Some are crudely fashioned, army in Germany, he sent my par definitely not pieces of art, but ents a beautiful hand-carved creche that's fine with me. set and the shabby one disappeared. I don't hide my sets away until But when my mother died and we Christmas. I rotate them, keeping disposed of her belongings, I was one or two sets out throughout the delighted to find it stored away. year. Nobody else wanted it but it is one Collecting creches, however, cre of my most prized sets because of ates problems. One is cost. "Can't its memories. Since childhood I have become , you collect something with one piece?" my husband asks patiently. increasingly intrigued with nativ ity sets. At last count I have over It's true \ When one collects tur- . 30. Most are not expensive works , ties, one buys one at a time but a

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Some time ago the National Catholic Reporter posed a ques tion for readers: "How has Vatican II affected you personally?" One person wrote: "Before the council, I felt like an insignificant member of an echelon in the church militant... The council introduced me to to a personal relationship with Christ. I am involved at the parish level and in the community where people are in need." Another respondent wrote: "My guess is that I'd either have left the church or been a nominal Catholic without Vatican II. It opened me to new thinking, to new ministry, to a more radical gospel way of living.. .It gave me hope for the church and enthusiasm for its mis sion." , As I read the responses, I asked myself: "What might be the essen tial worth of Vatican II? Is there a common denominator found in the reactions of people that sum marizes its main contribution?" Perhaps it might be that Vatican II spoke to the need for dramatic change. The Latin Mass, old fashioned homilies, submissive laity and a theology more attuned to the past than present had overstayed their welcome. The sameness of any tradition, no matter how good, sooner or

later causes a restlessness for new

ness. During the time of Vatican II this restlessness was seen not only in the church but in society. President Kennedy, for instance, epitomized the desire for a younger leader. Martin luther King sym bolized the restlessness of the mi norities for justice:

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nativity scene tallies anywhere from 3 to 25 pieces. Space is another problem. I no longer look at large creches. The' tinier the better. When Christmas comes, it's a challenge to find enough table tops to display my treasures. I've found I am not alone in my love of nativity art. There must be tho,usands of people like me and we're always interested in seeing new sets even if we can't possess them. We're always looking for more, I admit. Collecting is an addiction. I want an African and a Japanee set but the ones I've seen are too large or too expensive. But that's okay. It gives me an excuse to keep looking, which taxes my family's patience whenever I see a Christmas shop. And, for all their little comments, I find them examining my sets and rearrang ing the scenes occasionally. Maybe it's catching.

By FATHER,

On the ecumenical front, our former adversaries became our sep arated brethren. Such active participation un leashes a desire to be creative, experimental and more fully in volved; to examine old traditions in order to better understand how' they can be applied with new fresh ness to the present age. During the 1960s, these desires were fulfilled. Today some think that people became too active, almost to the point of causing revolution in the church. They say it is time to move on to another stage where the pen dulum swings back, preferably to a resting position. I hope we, never get to that point.

EUGENE HEMRICK

I believe the time has come for a new type of active participation in the church - one which keeps us moving forward.

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A serio us evil WASHINGTON (NC) - Cal ling unemployment "a particularly serious evil," Auxiliary Bishop Jos eph A. Francis of Newark, N.J., ' said that people -who lose their jobs lose a "special dignity" and identity connected with working. He made the comments in testim ony for a recent hearing of the House Budget Committee Econo mic Policy Task Force. The bishop spoke on behalf of the U.S. Catholic Conference. In the Catholic Ch urch's social teaching, Bishop Francis said, "employment has been seen as a central iss'ue in the econ omy precisely because it is so impor tant for human dignity."

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We left the confines ofthis planet to strike out in space. Change and the hopes of a fresh and vivacious future were in the air. The Second Vatican Council spoke to that need for change. It can be felt in every document issued. The council encouraged people to take a more active part in the church and in the world. With the council documents en couraging us to charge ahead, we went from being a less participa- , tory church to a church on the move, with people taking an active role in moving the church forward. Altars did an about face. Homi lies became biblical tours of the' Old and New Testaments. Guitar and other foreign sounds invaded the hallowed vaulted ceilings where organ sounds once held sway. The laity took full command of old as well as new ministries. Semin ary walls came down and new sub ject matter marched into the curri culum.

Q. I am not a Roman Catholic but I would like to be. I have not been able to discover where or when instructions could be re ceived.I attend the nearest Catholic Church which is six miles away, but of course am not a member. Can you help me? (Oklahoma)A. My first and strongest sug gestion is that you talk to the priest in the parish near you. Obviously something there attracts you. The priest would be pleased to have you inquire and would guide you in understanding and sharing more fully in our Catholic life. You should understand that being a Catholic is not simply accepting a series of rules. It is a way of life, based on the Gospels and fidelity to that way of life in our worship of God and in our daily living. This is something one learns not primarily from reading and study, but by sharing in that life with oth ers who follow it. Again, there fore, it is important that you talk to a priest or at least another knowledgeable Catholic with whom you may be acquainted and grad ually participate in the life of that Catholic community as generously as possible. Good luck. I and many readers orthis colu~n will b~ praying for you. ' Q. Our liturgy planning group was discussing the, feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. We always think of this as a Mexican feast and celebration. Why is it cele brated and so popular in the Uni ted States? (Massachusetts) A. There are at least two good reasons. First, the many U.S. citi zens of Mexi<;an descent and other Spanish-speaking Americans are understandably and properly proud of their religious and other cus toms and feasts. They have helped make the devotion of Our Lady of Guadalupe popular in our country. Second, and probably more im portant, the feast is as much ours (the United States and Canada) as it is anyone else's. When the Blessed Virgin ap peared to the Indian Juan Diego on the hill of Tepeyac near Mexico' City, the year was 152 I, nearly 100 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. At this time, of course, the pres ent boundaries or nations in the New World did not exist. Thus the event at Guadalupe and numerous miracles of faith that this shrine has occasioned during the past 400 years remain spiritually significant not only for Mexico but for all the Americas. Q. Not long ago a friend of mine, a "born" Catholic, formally converted to Judaism. He did this after years of reflection and, I assume, prayer. I think he knew more clearly than most what he was doing. He had postgraduate degrees in bibli cal studies, and taught for many years at Catholic schools, includ ing on the college level. .He did it deliberately and seems I at peace with his conversion. My question is this. It seems to me there are two possibilities. In

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leaving Catholicism for Judaism he was either following God's grace or he was movillg against it. If the second, he resisted grace more or less consciously, in which case the church would probably term him an apostate. Or be acted without being aware of what be was doing. Neither of these seems warranted by the facts. That leaves the other possibil ity, that he was responding to some divine initiative whicb was "calUing" him out of Catbolicism and into the Jewish faitb. That fits the facts better J))ut it doesn't seem to fit orthodox Catholic tbeology. My questio~: Is there any way lfor an orthodox ecclesiology to accommodate the possibility of God calling someone away from the church to another religious position? Put another way, can a Christian truly know and accept, Jesus as Lord and Savior and then be called by Jgrace to disaffirm this? (Iowa) A. I suppose one could argue that strict, traditional Catholic Christian ecclesiology would find 'it difficult or impossible to explain that kind of movement of faith. However, in 'spite of our firm faith in the teachings of Chris tianity, orthodox theology recog nizes its limitations, particularly that the ground gets very shaky when one begins to set limits on what God car) or cannot do. God has revealed to us many truths, especially in and through Jesus Christ, which we must accept totally and according to which we must live. But he never told us that he has revealed everything of his plans and his ways of action. Often and in various ways he has said just the opposite. The words of Isaias, "My ways are not your ways," says the lord. "As high as the heavens are above the earth so far are my ways above your ways," are repeated one way' or another countless times in both the old and New Testaments. Jesus says, to give just one exam ple, that there are many things he could tell us, but our minds and understandings are just not able to grasp them. I do not' imply approval of what your friend has done. I simply note that there are too many secrets about God and about that particu lar person's relationship to God, of which we are too ignorant to make any spiritual judgments. Because of the volume of mail it is normally impossible for Father Dietzen to respond to mail per sonally. Questions for this column should be sent to him at Holy Trin ity Parish, 704 N. Main St., Bloom ington, III. 61701. THE ANCHOR (USPS-S4S-020).. Second Class Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass. Published weekly except the week of July 4 and the week after Christmas at 410 High land Avenue, Fall River, Mass. 02720 by the Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River. Subscription price by mail, postpaid $8.00 per year. Postmasters send address changes to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River, MA 02722.

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Continued from Page One theological schools in which grave dogmatic and moral errors are taught. There are professors who teach their own doctrines and opinions and not the doctrine of the church." H-e urged stronger Vatican controls over theology pro fessors. One of the least controversial synod issues was ecumenism. The participants reaffi,rmed dia logue with other Christians, the pope renewed the church's com mitment to fuB Christian unity and 10 ecumenical observers to the synod said they were "very happy" with the synod's out come. Canadian Archbishop James M. Hayes' of Halifax, Nova Scotia suggested that intercom munion might be viewed as a "right" for Christians whose bap tism has been recognized by the churc,;h. but his suggestion was not mentioned in later synod re ports. The church forbids joint com munion on a regular basis un less there is full unity in faith. Several other specific issues raised in opening speeches dis appeared as the synod pro

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consensus. Some dropped issues included: - More 'leniency in allowing divorced and remarried Cath olics to receive the s'acraments. - Women's role in the

church. - Liberation theology. In one written report, Bishop Jose Iva Lorscheiter, head of the Brazilian' bishops' conference, strongly defended liberation theology as "the principal result" of efforts to fit theology to Latin American Society. "It is born of a spiritual ex perience . . . of God who is en countered in the'poor," he said. For several synod fathers, the meeting was a chance to draw attention to local church prob 'lems. Cardinal Antoine Pierre Khoraiche, patriarch of Leban on's Maronite Catholics, appeal ed for solidarity for Christians in the wartorn country. Two U.S. participants, Car dinal Myroslav Lubachivsky, chief archbishop of the world's Ukrainian Catholics; and Ukrain ian Archbishop Stephen Sulyk of Philadelphia, spoke out against persecution of Ukrainian Catholics in the Soviet Union. Bishop Adolfo Rodriguez Her rera of Camaguey, president of th~ Cuban :bishops' conference, said the church in that Co.mmun ist country reflects the council's teachings on liturgy, collegial ity and doctrine. . "We also thank the council for not having condemned any one, because we hold that the serene ,proclamation of the Gospel and the joyous experience of faith have more power than any purely condemnatory or defensive attitude," he told the synod.

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Bishop Daniel A. Cronin was north end of New Bedford to build a parish school, the present ,St. principal celebrant and concele brants included Fathers Peter N. James School decided to change Graziano and Bento R. Fraga, , its name from St. Mary's to St. respectively the pastors ofSt. James James. Eight years later, the parish and St. John the Baptist parishes, and Father Stephen A. Fernandes, merged its school with that of its parochial vicar at St. James Church neighboring parish, St. John t~e Baptist. The latter church, founded and school director. Four classes of anxious students in 1869, has the distinction of 'were greeted by six devoted Sisters being the first Portuguese faith : of Mercy in September, 1885, when community in the United States. In January, St. James-St. John the doors of the red brick teaching 'institution, originally called St. will move to a new location on Orchard Street. Mary's School, opened on the cor ner of Wing and Purchase Streets At the Mass, music was by the in the south end of the city. school choir under direction of The school prospered that year Sister Marianna Sylveste{, RSM, under the guidance of Sister Mary and the St. James church choir, Julianna Purcell, RSM, ,the first directed by Steven Massoud. principal, and Father Hugh J. Altar boys from St. James. Smythe, pastor of St. Lawrence Church served and girls from the , Church, New Bedford, the school's school's eighth grade helped dis founder. Sister Mary Nora Smith, tribute program,s. RSM, the current principal, con tinues the tradition o( Catholic education with a staff of Sisters of Mercy and lay teachers.' . v AT1CAN CITY (NC) - Church The three-story building origi auth'orities must learn to read the nally included two floors of class rooms; the third floor, a spacious "new signs of the times" caused by hall, w'as the site of the 1888 cele 'emergence of the Third Wo.rld as bration of the first Mass of St. the home of most Catholics, say James parish by its pastor, Father bishops from Asia, Africa and Latin America. "The greater major James F. Clarke. . The first class of five students ity of the Catholic Church lives wasgraduated,in 1891. Until 1914, outside Europe, outside the First the school went from grade one to World," said Archbishop Henry nine. It now serves children from Sebastian D'Souza of ,Cuttack kindergarten through grade eight. Bhubaneswar, India, secre The first two sons of St. Mary's tary of the Federation of Asian School to become priests, Joseph Bishops' Conferences. "There are Welch and James J. Gerrard, were new signs of the times in the world ordained in 1923. The new Father today, particularly. in Asia, as the Gerrard, a 1910 graduate, went on axis of the world moves toward to become pastor of St. Lawrence , the Third World and toward the continents of the East," he said at a Church, vicar general and auxil press conference' during the Nov. , iary bishop of the Fall River dio cese. Their ordinations were just '24-Dec. ,8 extraordinary Synod of the beginning of a long tradition of , Bishops. vocations to the priesthood and religious life to come from the school. Solution The first lay teacher.was, added The way to break a bad habit is toche faculty in 1960, asSt. Mary ' School p~ssed the three-quarter to drop it. century mark. Mrs. Grace Man •• • + •••••••••••••• ning, herself a, graduate, became the kindergarten teacher, a post she held until 1973. (iiGOD'S ANCHOR HOlDS , In 1965, prompted by th'e deci a-A • • • A_A • • • • • • ~ t "-sioo' of St. .Mary's parish in the

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hIS children because he has stiIl not worked through his feelings toward their mother. Divorced husbands usually ex press this anger by doing the oppo site. They want to see the children frequently but are negligent with the financial support. Your son-in-Iaw's feelings, how ever, are not the only factor. What does your daughter want? What do the children want? Do they want to see their dad?

Dear Dr. Kenny: My daughter has three children and is divorced. The father of the children sends her support but refuses to see the children. The children know he lives not far away. I hate to inter fere, but as a grandmother, do you think I should call him and try to get them together? (Florida) Divorce is a very complicated matter, especiaIly where children are involved. We don't yet have I suspect they do, but this is not i enough experience with custody always the case. Some children , and visitation to know which ar 'handle t~e hurt by avoiding the rangement works best. The truth absent parent. Others prefer to may be that there is no "best" stay away so as not ~o get caught in arrangement. between, where they feel pressure This much is'obvious. Adults in to choose sides. Parents who have a family have two major roles: spouse not worked out their anger and and parent. In divorce cases much hurt toward one another can put grief can result from a confusion the children 'in a difficult position. of these roles. When your daughter and son Yes, call your son-in-law, but in-law got a divorce, they termi don't start by trying to get him nated their husband-wife relation together with his children. Instead, ship. However, they did not end congratulate him on providing regu their parenthood. Adults divorce lar support for the children. Let each other. They do not divorce him know how they are doing and the children. what some of their thoughts and " Time is necessaryfor these roles feelings are. to separate themselves: How long has your daughter been divorced? Explore your son-in-Iaw's feel~ ings; start with his feelings toward Frequently in the first year after your daughter. Be sympathetic and a divorce the role of "providing accepting of any negative feelings. father" gets confused with the role Of "angry husband." Your son-in - This may not ,be easy for you, but law maybe avoiding contact with he will not resume his full role as

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"Mom, which is better - kilome ters or miles?" "Yards." "Why didn't we bring the dog?' "It gets carsick and has bad breath," I said. "So does Mikey and we brought him." . "The 'kennel wouldn't take Mike." "I have to go to the bathroom," said 9-year-old. Husband bounced his head off the steering wheel. "We're not even out of town yet. Your mother's family must have genetically weak kidneys." "That was uncalled for," I snap ped. At least my family has strong chins. " "Yeah, frequently two or three of them." Silence - for three exits. "At least pioneer women could get out and walk." "Huh?~'

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A modern missionary . , By Antoinette Bosco From 1982 to 1984, about$11 million worth of food and essen

tial supplies, including medicines, were shipped to the poor in Haiti and Jamaica because of the dedi cation of one man, Ferndinand Mahfood. This man, who is deter mined to feed the poor of the Caribbean region, is truly a ml;ld ern missionary. Mahfood, who with his broth ers operates a food exporting bus inessout ofPompano Beach, Fla., works almost full time now for his mis sion, a work he calls "Food for the Poor." This father of three child• ren, with the support of his wife Patty, is putting his energies into gathering food and supplies and shipping them to the Caribbean. Now he is trying to enlist the support of others, trying to make them aware of the plight of the poor in the Caribbean region. A parishioner of St. Paul the Apostle, in Lighthouse Point, Fla., Mahfood attends daily Mass and attributes his calling to help the' poor to a religious expereience he had in 1976. As explained by Liz Delisser, a Jamaican who works fulltime with the program, Mail food was on a plane reading Kath erine Marshall's book;"Something More," given him by his wife, when he was touched to the core. "He felt something happen, emo tionally and spiritually and started to cry. Wnen he left that plane he was like a different person," Ms.

Delisser said. She added that he says he believed God wanted him to do a specific work but at that point he didn't know what it was. A few years. later, invited to

Jamaica by a priest.. he visited a place called Eventide, where he saw poverty in the raw.

That experience led him to look at conditions in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where poverty is also unbe lievable. Death is rampant, caused by disease and hunger. Sixty per cent of the children never see their fifth birthday. Medical care is beyond the reach of most. This was the beginning of the work Mahfood began to see clearly was his apostolate. He founded Food for the Poor in 1982, imd at his own expense set up a network . of paid and volunteer worker-s to begin sending specific and direct assistance to the poor (1301 W. Copans Rd., Dept. AB-I, Pom pano Beach, Fla. 33064.) A friend of mine in Connecticut spends most of his time trying to spread the word about the pro gram, which sends food, medical supplies, building materials, sew ing machines, trucks, vans, agri cultural equipment, seeds, fertil izer, clothing, powdered milk, . books, grinding machines, drugs, motorcycles and other necessary items to need areas. Mahfood says that the program will send a lay person, priest or nun to any parish or organization in the country to explain the prob lems of the Caribbean. Food for the Poor pays all travel expenses, only asking that the parish or sponsoring group provide hospi f tality and a place to sleep for the person. '

"We know we are making a dif ference," said Ms. Delisser, who knew the Mahfood family and found their nonprofit organization to be a way she equid "give my all" to help the poor. 0,. t . · .

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Reviewed by Thomas P. McDonnell NC News Service It is becoming increasingly clear that Cardinal John J. Wright, a Boston native, was the most cul tured and learned American church man in this century. He was certainly one of the most literate of priests anywhere, and one rejoices in the effort of Igna tius Press not only to preserve his writings but to make them access ible both to his current admirers and to generations hence. Cardinal Wright, who died in 1979, had been head of the Vati .' .".. ','. ,; ., -' . .

can's clergy congregation for 10 years. Earlier he was bishop of Pitt'sburgh and of Worcester and an auxiliary bishop in Boston. Part One of "Resonare Chris tum "(Cardinal Wright's episcopal motto, meaning "to echo Christ") has to do with his Boston years. Of particular interest is a refer ence to then-Father Wright's doc toral thesis for the North Ameri can College in Rome, "National Patriotism' in Papal Teaching," which he was to have defended in the presence of Pope Pius XI in the spring of 1938. Though the pope died in February of that year, Father Wright's defense "was pho tographed in cinema with sound track, and for his defense he re ceived full points - a straight A." Cardinal Wright was a person of such charisma that. when you read his sermons you almost re hear the modulations and accents of his voice. He had a natural - or perhaps diligently acquired - cadence of thought which translated easily into the norms of near-perfect prose. He'spoke so well off-the~· cuff or from only the sparsest of notes, that many of his best talks are said to have been lost to us. In sum, a generous portion of the material in "Resonare Chris tum" may be ranked as spiritual writing of the first order, mainly because it engages the contempor ary sensibility on its own terms.

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Shortly after the investigation was opened, the archbishop sent a letter to all religious orders run-. ning hospitals in western Wash ington, restating church opposition, to contraceptive sterilization. One Catholic hospital which had been performing that operation in some circumsta nces stopped the practice. Archbishop Laghi's letter also asked Archbishop Hunthausen to "bring into clear focus" Catholic doctrines about Christ and the church, church teaching authority and the 'role of conscience. It warne'd against liturgical abuses in the archdiocese as well, / citing as specific problems general absolution, the proper'first confes sion-first Communion sequence and "routine intercommunion" at wedd.ings and funerals. . Archdiocesan marriage court prac tice, continuing education of priests and the selection and for mation of priesthood candidates were also cited as problem areas. At the same time the letter had stron~ praise for many aspects of Archbishop Hunthausen's leader ship. it cited his "Gospel values," "apostolic zeal," "concern for peace and justice," "clear... loyalty to the church" and "devotion and obe dience to our Holy Father." It praised his efforts to form and encourage an active laity and to establish strong parish and dioce san structures carrying out reforms called for by the Second Vatican Council and the new Code of Canon Law.

The letter sharply criticized "ex treme groups" and "obviously .biased publications" which had carried on a campaign to have Arch,bishop Hunthausen removed from office. "You and your colla borators have suffered from exag gerated and mean-spirited criti cism," it said. . . .In a statement released Nov. 27 along with the pronuncio's letter, Archbishop Hunthausen said he has "already taken appropriate ac tion" to' handle some criticisms cited in the letter and is "firmly committed to dealing with each and everyone of them.•~ 'He also commented: "The areas of church life that the letter singles o,ut for affirmation are signs of the vigor and strength of this local church and confirm the d.irection in which we have embarked... I also wish to acknowledge and ac cept in an honest and open manner those several areas of concern that are set forth.~' The investigation of Archbishop Hunthausen dates/back to Novem ber 1983, when Archbishop James Hickey of Washington, D.C., went to Seattle as a Vatican-appointed apostolic visitor to study com plaints about church life in the archdiocese.

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WASHINGTON (NC) - Clown ministry was a legitimate role, but it's not in the liturgy, said a statement approved by the Bishops' Committee on the litur gy and distributed to dioceses at the beginning of December. "The sincerity of those in volved in 'Clown ministry' is not to be questioned, but it must be made clear that they have no 'liturgical function," the state ment said. ' It said that' "the clown has a place" in entertainment. in "works of charity" such as visiting those who are sick or confined,as an aid in teaching, children, and "even in certain traditions of Christological I'e flection." But "the olown is not to be understood as a 'liturgical minis ter," it 'said. ' Even in children's liturg~cs it is not appropriate to use clowns, the statement said, although "pastoral reasons may some times suggest the use of clowns or mimes in certain (other) cele brations for sma11 children." The statement was drawn up by the committee's secretariat at the Washington headquarters of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, and was dis tributed in the November issue of the committee's officiaoJ news letter. Father John Gurrieri, execu tive director of the liturgy sec retaria ,tsaid use of clowns in liturgy is '''not widespread. In fact it's very rare." He said he hoped the state ment would not be misinterpre

ted as a condemnation of all forms of clown ministry. Outside the rea'im of liturgical worship the statement is actualIy "very supportive" of such a ministry, he said. He calIedattention to the statement's affirmation of clowns "in certain traditions of Chris tological reflection" - a refer ence to the role a clown can play in bringing to life such im ages as being a fool for Christ 0.1' the foolishness and weakness of God surpassing the wisdom ' and strength of human beings. There is a rich tradition in Christian art and literature of those who are outcasts, fools and idiots in human eyes such 'as Don Quixote - repre senting Christ. But the statement said that' "the use, Of clowns during the Hturgy personalizes th'e murgy' to,o much and detracts, from that prayerful atmosphere necessary for the good order of a com munity's sense of the transcen dent in worship." It rejected clown ministry .as not "appropriate" to the "struc ture, rhythm and movement" of liturgical action or the "mystery, awe, reverence and wonder which the murgical action ex presses."

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O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE

Christmas crib blessing: 3 p.m. Dec. 22, church. Infants will be blessed. Refreshments in parish center. ST. JOAN OF ARC, ORLEANS

Christmas music before 5 p.m. Christmas Vigil Mass will fea ture a harpist; at 11:15 p.m: be fore midnight Mass. Bach, Mo zart and Berlioz compositions fore midnight Mass, Bach, Mo be Peg Carver-Schad. ST. MARY, SEEKONK

Advent Night of Reconcilia tion and healing: 7 p.m. Dec. 15. Christmas family Mass: at 6 p.m. Dec. 21. All welcome. O.L. ANGELS, FR

Senior Citizens Club for all over 60: meets at noon Wednes days, parish hall. Information: Mrs. Mary Velozo, 672-9737. ST. LOUIS de FRANCE•. SWANSEA

Youth Group members will carol at homes of parish shut ins, meeting at youth center at 6:45 p.m. Dec. 18. ST. PATRICK, FR

Advent prayer service: 7.30 p.m. Dec. 18. ST.ANNE, FR

Prayer meetings: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, lower church. Blood drive sponsored by par ish scouts: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 15, school. Jesse Tree ceremony: at 10 a.m. Mass Sunday. 48 students at St. Anne School merited high honors for the first term; 29 earned honors and 36 qualified for honorable mention. ST. JULIE, NO. DARTMOUTH

Advent penanoe p.m. Dec. 17.

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Adult discussion group video presentation: 7 p.m. Dec. 17, at home of Elaine Ferreira, 45 Car negie 'St., No. Dartmouth. A Christmas gathering will follow. ST. ANTHONY, MATTAPOISETT

Advent penance service: 7 to night. Music and scripture read ings. Advent Family Program fea turing prayer, a film and a free dinner: 4:30 p.m. Dec. 15. SECULAR FRANCISCANS, CAPE

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will celebrate the Christmas liturgy tomorrow morning for broad cast Christmas day, therefore there will be no 12:05 p.m. Mass. Advent penance service for adults: 2:30 p.m. tomorrow. Bishop Cronin will be the principal celebrant of a Christ mas Mass, at 8 p.m. Dec. 24. Carols will precede the liturgy, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Carols will also precede 10:30 a.m. Mass Christmas Day. "A celebration of Carols" will be presented by the Cathedral Choir at 3 p.m. Dec. 29, in the Chapel of Sts. Thomas' More and John Fisher. Refreshments will follow in the school hall. ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, HYANNIS

Prayer group: meets 8 p.m. Tuesdays, parish center. The parish youth choir will sing at Lewis Bay Nursing Home 2:30 p.m. Sunday. HOLY NAME, FR

,Advent penance service: 7 p.m. Monday followed by open house in the rectory.

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"The Shepherd's Voice," a music ministry group from the Attleboro and WQonsocket area, will sing at 8:15 tonight in the People's Chapel. All welcome. CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN LIVING, ATTLEBORO

Cursillo Renewal Weekend: Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. Information: Anne Marie Kelly, 673-9020. Application deadline: Dec. 21. BLESSED SACRAMENT, }'!R

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Support Group for Separated, Divorced and Remarried Cath olics: me~ting 7 p.m. Dec. 18.

Parishioners welcome at the rectory "for a Christmas celebra tion, 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 22.

Advent penance service: 7 p.m. Dec. 18. ' Bible' study: 7 p.m. Thursdays. parish center. All welcome. ST. PIUS X, SO. YARMOUTH

A Christmas Concert with Father Andre A. Patenaude, M.S. will be hosted by the par ish at8 p.m. Dec. 20. Seating limited.

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WASHINGTON (NC) - Par ishes need not stop making the common communion cup avail able because of concern about SACRED 'HEART, FR Parish Christmas pageant: 2 AIDS or other communicable p.m. Dec. 22. Children's rehears diseases, the U.S. bishops' lit als 1:15 p.m. Saturdays, church. urgy committee said in a state ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN ment issued in Washington Dec. Advent prayer services: 9 a.m. 6. Advent Mondays, St. Joseph School. ' "The committee, however, en courages' those who may feel O.L. MT. CARMEL, SEEKONK An eight-week Life in the compelIed to change theirprac Spirit seminar begins Jan. 15. tice in this regard to minister All sessions will begin with 7 . the blood of the Lord by the p.m. Mass. method of intinction, until fur SSt PETER & PAUL, FR ther medical evidence warrants , Christmas Benediction: 1:15 a return to their former prac p.m. Dec. 20. tice," the statement said. O.L. CAPE, BREWSTER Evensong service: 4 p.m. Dec. Intinction is the method by 22. which the communion host is Christmas Concert and pag dipped into the wine before be eant: 7 p.m. Dec. 2'2, followed by fellowship in church basement. ing given to the communicant.

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Blessed Sacrament adoration: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 18; chapel.

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Falmouth Interfaith Choir and Orchestra will perform Handel's "Messiah" under the direction of John Gerry Karajames at'8 ·to night, church. rre~, admi~si~.

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Mass and reception of novices: 2 p.m. Dec. 15, St. John Evan gelist Church, Pocasset. Infor mation and transportation ar rangements: Bob Collyer, 563 2654. :

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Children's Christmas liturgy: 7 p.m. Dec. 18. Men's League: meeting after 10 a.m. Mass Sunday. CHRIST THE KING, ' COTUIT/MASHPEE

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An official at the federal Centers for Disease Control has said there is no evidence that AIDS can be contracted through sharing a common cup but ad mitted that it could not be said absolutely that sharing a common cup is safe. The statement also said that "pastors should also advise com municants who have communi cable illnesses -to, refrain from drinking from the chalice and to .. receiYe by intinction or re'ceive the consecr.ated bread o.nly." ~

. Rosary 'and Behediction' of'the Blessed Sacrament:. 7. p:m: Dec. 13," church. ,!. CATHEDRAL CAMP, E. FREETOWN '.

Concerns have been raised in the Catholic Church and other denominations about the possi bility of contracting AIDS Acquired ,Immune Deficiency Syndrome - or other communi cable diseases through sharing a common communion cup. Some parishes have decided to quit distributing communion wine because of fears of disease.

Youth,'Ministry FIRE meeting for young adults: 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 17. Meetings 'held each third Tuesday. Information: Tony Medeiros, 763-8874. FIRE, a national Catholic pro gram, stands for Faith, Inter cession, 'Repentance and' Evan' gelization.

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