12.16.71 by The Anchor

Pope Paul Confirms Synod Results VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope Paui VI accepted all the conclusions of the recent Synod of Bishops that "conform to current norms" of Church teaching - including its upholding of prisetly celibacy-but left the door open .for other developments in the future. The papal secretary of state, Cardinai Jean Villot, announced the Pope's decision in a letter made public in connection with the publication of the texts of two documents from the synod. The two documents sum up the opinions and suggestions offered to the Pope by the Synod's parAn Anchor of the Soul, Sure and Firm-St. Paul ticipants. The bishops met in Rome for five weeks, of discussion on the' Fall River, Mass., Thurs., December 16, 1971 priestly ministry and on justice 50 © 1971 The Anchor PRICE 10~ in the world, but adjourned V o I. 15, ~I I~O. $4.00 per yea, without releasing their final' reports. ' Contents of the two documents had been known through unofficial translations of the . Latin text, which were issued by: NC News through Origins, its documentary service. The priesthood document reA diocese is that portion of served the Vatican in vario!ls affirms mandatory priestly celiGod's poople which is en- diplomatic posts in Addis Ababa, bacy, encourages improved relatrusted to a bishop to be shep- Ethiopia, and at the Secretariat tions between bishops and herded by him with the coop- of State in the Vatican. priests, states that the pastoral eration of the presbytery. This On Nov. 10, 1970, Most Rev.. ministry shouid be considered a portion constitutes a particu- James L. Connolly, Bishop of Fall full-time task and that priests lar Church In which the one, River, obedient to the directives should be discouraged from holy, Catholic and' apostolic of the Second Vatican Council, seeking poltical office. It also deClturch of Christ Is truly tendered his resignation as Dioc- clares that priests who have left present and operative. (Decree esan Ordinary since he had the active ministry should be on Bishop's Pastoral Office in reached the age of 75. The Dio- treated justly and fraternally, the Church, Second Vatican cese of Fall River, once the res- "blJt should not be permitted to Council II, I,) ignation was accepted' by Pope exercise priestly. activities. On Dec, 15-16, 1970, such a Paul VI, was vacant, being temThe justice document emphamicrocosm of the Catholic Church porarily administered by Bishop sizes that progress toward peace was confided to Most Rev. Daniel Connolly unm the new Bishop A. Cronin who up to that time had of Fall River could be designated . . Bishop on Channel 7 served the Church in his home and installed. Dec. 16, 1970, Most Rev. DanArchdiocese of Boston as one of Bishop Cronin will offer iel A. Cronin, titular bishop of its auxiliary bishops. Mass on Boston's channel, 7 at 9:15 on Sunday morning, The eldest of four sons of Mr. Egnazia, became the Fifth Bish. Dec. 19 to· commemorate the and Mrs. Daniel G. Cronin of op of Fall River. Since it is the mission of tJ:te , 'centennial of the birth of Don Cambridge, he was born there Church to converse yvith ilie 'Orione, founder of the Home on Nov. 14, 1927. After pursuing human society in whl~. she for the Aged in East Boston. studies in Cambridge, Boston, lives, ,Bishops especially are Benefactors of the Don Ori~ne Brighton and Rome, he was orcaIled upon to approach men, Home will form the congredained a priest of the Archdiogation. Turn to Page Eleven cese of Boston on Dec. 20, 1952. He blended both pastoral min- , istry and further studies and after' advancement in both, he

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is not automatic but depends on "the will to promote it." It views the Church's role as one of promoting and. defending the dignity and rights of persons, rather than offering technical solutions. It also states that the United Nations should be supported in seeking world peace, that underdeveloped nations should partici-

pate as equals in making decisions that affect them, and that the Church's credibility in speak· ing out on justice is lessened if it appears to be wealthy and powerful. The texts of the docum~nts were intended for the Pope's personal consideration, although many of the 200 cardinals, bishTurn to Page Three f;:>:~-: '·.':'~n

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BLESSES NAZARETH IN ATTlEBORO:' On Sunday afternoon, Bispop Cropin blessed the JIew Nazareth Hall in Attl~boro that will serve the exceptional children of area.

Merger Plan Underway On Dec. 7, 1971 a joint meeting of the School Boards of St. Mary and Sacred Heart Schools in North Attleboro was held for the purpose of forming a Consolidated Regional Planning Board. The prime objective of

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Mass Sunday In Cathedral Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, Fifth Bishop of Fall River, will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Mary's Cathedral on Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock, in observance of the first anniversary of his installation-Dec. 16 -as Orpinary of the Diocese. Concelebrants will be: Most Rev. James J. Gerrard, V.G., Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese; Most Rev. James L. Connoliy, formerly Bishop of the Diocese; Rev. Luiz G. Mendonca, V.G.; Rev. James F. Kenney, secretary ,of .administration and finance for the Diocese. Also Rev. Msgr. ~aymond T. Considine, Director of the Propagation of the Faith; Rev. Msgr. John E. Boyd, Director of ~ath olic Charities; Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, Director of the Family Life Bureau; Rev. Msgr. Turn to Page Three

Rev. Ernest J. Bartell, CSC, President .of Stonehill College and an expert on education economics, is one of a team of educators just completing a series of seminars in six areas of the country dealing with the current crisis in Catholic Education. The seminars, attended by bishops, school superintendents, religious superiors and other school officials, were held last week in New York (which included New England participants) and Nashville, Tenn., and this week in Chicago, Ill." Kansas City, Kansas, Denver, Colo., and Sacramento, Calif., ending today. The seminars, at which Father Bartell was the keynote speaker, urged bishops to action and to plan for the future. "From our case studies, we can project a large decline in enrollment in Catholic schools by 1980," Father said, "But Catholic schools must determine what share of their resources they want to devote to full time

schools. At the present rate," "A lot of Catholics simply he warned, "some parishes, don't support the Catholic what with rising costs, would be schools," he said. "Those who spending 100 per cent of their have been sending their children revenue on schools. ': for years are not pulling out, but "Finances are, naturally, 'a the younger, better educated major problem," Father contin- parents are not sending their ued. "Expenses have risen 400 youngsters in the first place. per cent since the late '50's, be- The greatest declines in enrollcause of the use of more lay ment occur in the early grades, teachers, salaries closer to pub- often in places where the Cathlic school rates, and reducing ,olic schools are the best in the class size. These factors, plus area." "The point is that these rising operative costs' call for intelligent financial planning." young, affluent, and educated parents don't' perceive any gap "But planning would provi~e between the two systems," that consolidation, if necessary, . Father went on. "Ironically, we would take place by rational find loyalty to the Catholic scheme within the diocese, not, school system more in urban . schools closing as result of im- areas, among lower income mediate crisis." groups, who don't see the public "However,· the main point schools as very good even we're trying to get across In the though the Catholic schools in seminars is that Catholic school those areas are less impressive." "These younger, more affluent problems are not just confined to the need for money, either parents are most attuned to the rising costs or obtaining outside world around them and never money," the Stonehill president before have the American peoexplained. "It is the change in ple been more open to the postastes of Catholics." . Tum to Page Two

the Board is to study the possibility of merging the two now existing Parish Schools. ' This meeting was the culmination of months of work between these two Boards. Each Parish School Board elected seven members from their' now existing board to form the new consolidated board. 51. Mary's elected Rev. William O'Neill, Sister Ann Higgins, R.S.M., John Bevilaqua, Ralph Gilmore, William Sullivan, James Plath and Mrs. Doris Legg. Sacred Heart elected Rev. Richard Chretien, Sister Louise Gabrielle, S.U.S.C., John Burke, George Desautel, Gregory· Pion, Lionel Pinsonneault and Mrs. Marion Vallancourt. , From the newly formed Board Gregory Pion was elected Chairman and Sister Ann Higgins, Secretary. The Chairman then appointed Lionel Pinsonneault to head a Sub-Committee on Finances and Ralph Gilmore to a Sub-committee on Facilities.

Christmas TV Mass Bishop Cronin will offer Mass on New Bedf~rd's Chan· nel 6 at 9 Christmas morning. During the homily, Bishop Cronin will extend his prayer· fUll! 'wishes for a holy Christ· mas to .the ill, the'shutins and all peoples of the Fall River Diocese and surrounding

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Bishop Joyce Resigns

Pope Pa'ul' Names :Bishops" To 'Provid,enee,', Burn~ngton,',,' .

.Gontinued from Page One sibiiities . of alternate school systems," . Father ,Bartell said, mentioning the current" sue,cess , of Amish and Hebr~wschools as '. ~xamp.les. "So a,ltl}ough. these ' y~ung Cath,olics are creating the problem, they are also the ones who would be most respo,-tsive if they could be convinced that there was intelligent planning involved," continued the educator. ,"The image' problem, in' the 'school system is that same as , that in the Church itself, authoritarian, and, ultra-conservative. To count~ract this we must cre- ate alternatives which meet the needs" of the'times," Without long rapge planning, Catholic schools will' continue .. to be sustained by .the traditional Catholic' of th~ lower income group.. :"They see the Catholic schools', as. a haven, of", keeping thE;. status 'quo,": Father .explained.', "If this continues, what will you' nav,e? -·a syste~' that doesn't 'take care ,ot"'a cross'sec" tionof the cQuntry 'but only one' '. ' 'grou~a' prospeCt ~hose ~pos-' tolic ends may seriously be questioned."· . Turning' to the reactions of those attending the seminars, Father said, "A lot of spokesmen within the <;:hurch feel the difficulty is wholly absence of public aid. But even with public aid these trends would continue. Some officials seem a little more open: to planning ahead, but not much. They don't see the urgency of the big picture." "Catholics have more education and more money now) than ever before," Father Bartell con· chided. "They are now contributing two per cent of their income to the parish. If these people could, be convinced that .Catholic education were worthwhile and meeting the needs of the times, I believe they would put it higher in their list' of pri'orities and not last in the budget list. The potential is there if the planners would plan:" Participating in the area meetings with the Stonehill presi'dent were Msgr., John Murphy, vice-president of Catholic University, chairman; Sister Sarah Fasenmeyer, Dean of the School of Education, Catholic' University;Rev. George 'Elford, Director of' Research, NCEA; , Rev. , Russell Bleich, Diocesan Superintendent of Schools 'in Dubuque; Dr. Bernard 'Donovan, former superintendent Of schools, New York City; and Rev. William Friend, Diocesan Superintendent of Schools !n Mobile, Ala. ,

WASHINGTON ,(NC) - Pope versity in Rome 'and in guidance , Paul VI has accepted, the resig- and,. counselling at Assumption ' . 'nation of Bishop Robert F. Joyce College in Worcester. He served of Burlington, 75, for reasons of as an. asslstnt. 'pastor and a age; 'and"named FatJ1er John A. te~cher in the Worcester diocese , Marshall: 43, business manager before being" nained business , .~. ;':'. ' of the,' North", American College manager of the North American ' ., in :Rome; to head the Vermont Coll~ge.in ,1968. . '. '" " diocese: " '.,~ '. ' . '.' .'B~shop-elect 'Gelirieau of pro~.•••• ~: '1. ''';', , .T~e ~ope'~lso appoint~d ~sgr .. iden~e was born' in' Burlington, .'. LOUIS E. G.elIneau, -43, vIcar gen- ~. where he attended' Catholic ele'. eral .of Burlington, as bishOP,of ~ mentary' and high schools. 'He ~,EW~Y, NAMED BOSTON AUXI~~IES: Rev. L~'w'.. '. Prov~de,-tce and. Msgr. Rene H.. ,alte'nded St. Michael's College rence ,J.RIley, left, pastor of Most 'Pr~clOus Blood Pansh, .:.. :.. G~ac~~a" 48, vlc.a~•.gen.eral . of in Winooski, ·Vt.; and studied for .. Hyde Park,: and· fortner rector of St. John's, Seminary alnd , Miami as' an auxIliary bishop/of 'th' . th " ' S p' I' U" , .,' " , 'h' F' , ., .' h . '. f h h ....... ', the Fl6rida See. . ,e'.~nes o?~.at. t., au. s· m- .. Most Rev:. Jo~.ep . M~gU1re, ng t,pastor 0 St. Jo.n t e , .' ,'. ,Th . ' . " _' verSlty Se.ml!1a~y: m O~ta':Va .. ~e Baptist Church ' Quincy' and former secretary to the late . , .' ;:'::', e ,~p'pomtments wer~ an, was ordamed, m Burlington m ' ' .' " ." , .' .' , . '. '.,' no~n.<;ed,. ~e~e.- by .AFc~bishop· :~954 'ana did:postgraduate work ·,.C~rdlI~al CushIng.,~~d~rchbIsJ:lOP .Medelros WIll be.con, .~.' LUigi. Rll,lmond.l, apostolI.c dele-· in 'canon la'w at the' Catholic secrated on Feb:,' 2' In t~e Holy Crqss .Cathedral, Boston. " ",:', ': gate In ,~'e Umted States, . " University of'',America in Wash-' :, . . Born m P~octor, V~., B.lshop ·ington. He 'servedas 'assistant '. ". '. '. Joyce-.attended th~ Un.l\,~rslty of '. priest. y'ermont parishes. be-' ~u . . " Ver,?ont before entermg the· fore 'being' named' Butlington' .. '" seml?ary .at Mo~treal. e was diof:)esan chancellor in H)61 and PastorS'ets Up Hlome for Disturbed' ordamed m Burlmgton m 1923. vicar general in 1968. .Teens in 14-Room Rectory . Pastoral assignments in vari: ' " ous 'places in Vermont were inBishop-eleCt GraCida, a native 'MANCHESTER(NC)-The 52- on a trial basis until Janua.ry. terrupted by more than three of New Qrleans,. attended Cath- .year-old, pa'stor of a 400-family "The archbishop said 'you wa.rm years'service as a chaplain in olic grammar and high schools parish here' is the expectant the cockles of my heart' and the U. S. Army, from May, 1943, there; in, Housto!l and in Texas father of six' teen-age boys. then he asked if I could cope to July, 1946, during which time City, Tex..He studied at Rice The' youths, who ate having' with 'the . opposition," Father he' attained the rank of major. University, the University of trouble at home,' at school or Harrington reca~led. He was named auxiliary bish- Houston, St. Vincent College and w'ith the law,' will live in the The trial period "is, really op of Burlington in 1954 and be- Seminary, Latrobe, Pa., and the rectory where Father Cornelius meant to gi:ve' us an escape came bishop in 1957. University of Fribourg, Switzer- H ' h . h arrmgton, opes to gIVe t em a clause because we really don't , . Bishop-elect Marshall of Bur- land. Following 'ordination in stable home, some loving care ,know if this will work. If it doe~ lington is a native of Worcester 1959, he served in pastoral and and a break. ' any harm, we'll want to stop." where he attended Holy Cross diocesan posts in the Miami ''I'm used to kids," said the Working "and ,I.iving with College. He also studied at the archdiocese, .being -named ,chan- ; priest, who sport~, a'Yul Brynner Sulpician Seminary in Montreal celioI' in 1'9~8 l!n,d _~icar;general hair style.' "I was t the 01gest of Father, Harrington and the and af the North American Col- in 1969. He became pastor of St: , ,six childI:en. My sister, M;argaret, youths" who have begun to 'arlege, lind earned degree~ in Patrick's Parish in Miami Beach tfas .12 and I have 26 nieces and rive at the rectory, .are Bryan ·theology at the Gregorian Uni- earlier this year. . ,nephews, at last count:" His Dickey; who served .as Ii chaplain while preparing to become a brother, Kevin, is president of Baptist minister, and his wife" the Massachusetts Senate. a psychologist.' They have a 16~eld· The scheme to set up a home month-old son - the youngest for disturbed, teens was' hatched ' member of the rectory, family.. last year by a group of weiilthy Father Harrington said there ,Bishop, Cronin was principal l3ishop Daniel F. Feehan had women; Protestant theologians, celebrant, at a funeral Mass officiated on June 29, 1918 in St. businessmen and youth workers. has been "surprisingly little opoffered Tuesday morning at 10 Mary's Cathedral. When Father' Harrington learned position" to the plan and no in. St. Sta,nislaus Church, Fall Fr. Baj was a former pastor . that the group called Theta Corp. problems over the presence of a River fo~ the late Rev. A~drew . of St. \YIary's Church in New '. was looking for a place to house Bapti!!t couple. in the rectory. S. P. Bal, 84, a former assistant Bedford and was an assistant youngsters, ,he said he had plenty "The very reason for having nonat the Fall River Parish and pas- to Rev. Bronislaus' Rosiak at of space in his 14-room rectory. Catholics in, the rectory," he added, "is so people won't think tor at S~. M!lry's Parish, New St Adalberts' Church in ProviT~en he began his campaign to we're p~oselytizing." ,promote the idea. Sedfor? who di:d Friday at the de~ce from 1925 to 1940. Catholic MemOrial Home. To understand the situation, I .., "I first asked the' 'housekeep111 semi-retirement, he took s~id, the priest, "you, have' to Concelebrants .at the Mass up' the activities of -a full-time , .ers," he. said. "If they didn't buy were Rev. Robert S. Kaszynski, . assistant priest at 8t., John's the scheme then we couldn't, do , understand that this is ,a .very it. .Th~n, the Women's G'uild, ecume~ical little' town with a 'Rev. Stanislaus Sypec, homilist; Church, Salem, in 1940. , probably the most conservative very, very large degree of interRev. Francis Stryskowski,' Rev. H~ is survived by several in the parish, took a secret vote marriage . '.. The Baptist church Msg~. Anthony M. Gomes, Rev. nieces and nephews. and the project was endorsed is . right ,next door to the recDamel A. Gamache, and Rev. ,' . William R. Jordan. Interment was m Notre Dame 14-6. ThEm'! convinced the neigh- , ~tory,'.', Cellletery. bors, the police department, the , Born in Poland, he was the fire, departme~ t, school, systems, son of the late Joseph and, the, and then'the judges, social work'Necrology ,late Katherine (Kulpa) 8aj. ers and Archbishop Medeiros." He was' an alumnus" of St. ','As you can see, I. took on. the DEC. 20 N.Iari's College, Orchard Lake, , tough~st ones first,;' Father HarA Christmas mus.ical program Rev. 'Manuel S. Travassos, Mich.; St. ~ai-y's' Seminary, rington said of his sales pitch. that; will include ViValdi's "Glo1953, Piistor, Espirito Santo, Fall Co~' Baltimore' aild Catholic UniverArchbishop Approves ria" will be presented. by t:tte River. ~ sity, Washin~ton, D. C. .Over 35 Years., Archbishop Humbetto Medeiros,,' New Bedford Choral· Society' at "of Satisfied Service DEC. 21 of Boston approved the' project 7:30 on Sunday evening, 'Dec. 19 He was feted in 1968 on the Reg. Master Plumber 7023 Rev. Henri J. Charest, 1968, golden anniversary of his ordinaat ,the Unitarian MemorIal JOSEPH RAPOSA, JR.': . tion at which the late Most Rev. Pastor, St. Mathieu, Fall River. Sisters Receive ' Church' in 'Fairhaven. ,- '.' 806 -NO. 'MAIN STREET Sr. Emeline, RSM, of th:e Hoiy . ·DEC.23 Fall River _ 675-7497 Cu Itu ra I 'Pr.ze Family faculty arid' public relaHumor Rev. Owen J. Kiernan, 1901" BODOE(NC)-The Do'minican tions chairman for the choral God hath made me to laugh, Pastor, Immaculate ConceptiolJ, Sisters of St. Sunniva ·House group has also announced that so that all that hear will laugh Fall River. 'Rev. Charles P. Trainor,' SS, here, in Norway were awarded the program will include 'Bach's with me. 1947, St. Edward' Seminary, the town's 1971 cultural prize, Motet 1, with its double chorus ,worth about $560, for their work and enchanting tones and some --'-Genesis 21:6 Seattle; Wash. ' ·FUNERAL HOME, INC.• among children. unique carols' from the Oxford' R. Marcel Roy - G. LOrraine Ror' ••"";11"''''"",",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,;,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"'''''''''011..''...."'... DEC. 24 The Sisters run a kindergarten Book. Traditional choral-audience Roger uFrance Rev. James K. Beaven, 1886, and offer a ballet' course con- . Christmas songs will be included • l:HE ANCHOR , FUNERAL DIRECTORS Pastor, 'Sacred Heart, Taunton. , ducted by a nun who was a pro- in the program. Second Class Poslue Paid, at Fall River. 15 Irvingt~n Ct. Mass.. Published every Thursday at 410 Rev. Timothy' J. 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Anniversary Mass Continued from Page One Daniel F. Shalloo, General Manager of The Anchor... Rev. Henry T. Munroe, Officialis of the Diocesan Matrimonial Court; Rev. George W. Coleman, President of the Priests' Senate; Rev. Patrick J. O~Neill, Diocesan Superintendent of Schools; Rev. Lucien Jusseaume, Episcopal Representative for Religious; Rev.. Ronald A. Tosti, Diocesan Director of the CCD; Rev. John J. Smith, Diocesan Director of Vocations; Rev. Paul F. McCarrick, Diocesan Director of CYO and Rev. Felician Plichta, OFM, Conv., -rep~esent-

Synod Results . Continued from Page One ops and priests taking part in the synod had also indicated they would like to have them made public once they had been edited.

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ingthe religious orders serving in the Diocese. Masters of Ceremonies will be Very Rev. Thomas J. Harrington, Chancellor; Rev. John J. Regan, rector of the Cathedral; Rev. Edward J. Burns, assistant at St. William's and Rev. John' F.· Moore, assistant at SS. Peter and Paul Parish, Fall River.

Morality Needed To Attain Ideals VATICAN CITY (NC)-If women want to attain the "purest ideals of womanhood" they must be faithful to the "prinicples of a healthy morality," Pope Paul VI told about 150 members of the National Congress of the italian Women's Center. His remarks came as Italy is caught up in a battle over a new law permitting divorce and attempts to make abortion easier and to propagate wider use of artifical birth control. The Pope told the women that They must oppose "certain principles that undermine women's morals and those values that. must be regarded as sacred and fundamental because they hold the real human and Christian features of women. The dignity and specific mission of a woman rests on them." The Pope added that "faithfulness to the principles of a healthy morality must never be absent or neglected in activities such as yours." This faithfulness, he said, will never be a force that mortifies women or checks "their legitimate aspirations." "It will be indeed the secure support to help women to rise even more toward the purest ideals of womanhood."

Music will be. under the direction of Rev. William G. Campbell. Minor officers of the Mass will be· seminarians from. the Diocese.. Fourth Degree Knights' of Columbus will serve as guard of honor. The presentation of the gifts for the offertory will be made by women religious and high scHool students. Four altar boys from each Parish in the See City will be in the procession.

Leaves Door Open Cardinal Villot said in a letter accompanying' the final texts that the Pope "now accepts and confirms all the .conclusions in PHILADELPHIA (NC) - Donthe two documents that conform ner, Blitzen and other reindeer to the current norms" of the . will not be pulling Santa Claus~ Church. The cardinal's letter added sled when it comes here this pointedly: "In particular he (the Christmas season to give toys Pope) confirms that in the Latin to disadvantaged children. Church there shall continue to Santa has decided to switch be observed in its entirety, with to a police car because, he said, God's help, the present discipline "we are forever getting stuck in of priestly celibacy." Philadelphia traffic jams."

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. The cardinal's letter also noted that "the Holy Father reserves to himself to examine' carefully in due course whether the proposals - and which of them-eontained in •the recomI mendations of the synod assembly should be validated .as directive guidelines or practical norms." Vatican observers said this note indicated that the Pope is willing to leave the door open for a number of possibilities not now in the code of Canon Law or stated policies of the Vatican and its administrative offices of the Roman Curia.

Bishop to Ordain Former Teacher

CHICAGO (NC)-Brother PatGives Communion rick F.U. Shannon, 63, who was a Christian Brother for 46 years, DUNEDIN (NC) - Pope Paul is to be ordained a priest in VI has given a U.S. Navy ofKansas City, Mo. by Auxiliary ficer stationed in Antarctica perBishop Joseph V. S,!lIivan of mission to distribute Holy ComKansas City-St. Joseph, whom munion to the men there when a he taught at De La Salle Acadpriest is not available, a New emy there 35 years ago. Zealand .priest reported. The ofBrother Shannon, former su- ficer is Lt. Garry Fowler of Las perintendent of schools for the Vegas, Nev., said Father John Cuneen of Christchurch, who reChristian Brothers' St. Louiscently visited Antarctica.' FowlChicago province, joined. the Claretian Fathers this year. He . er's brother is a priest. While-in Antarctica Father Cuneen con-' is to become mission coordinator secrated a supply of hosts to be for the Claretian Fathers eastern reserved in the base chapel at province and will reside in their provincial house in Oak Park, III. McMurdo Sound.

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CARVED MANGER: Jerry Labrie, a member of St. Julie's Parish, No. Dartmouth, puts the finishing touches on the crib he carved for the new No. Dartmouth Church. His. work of art will be the subject of the cover picture of The Anchor's Christmas issue.

It is all part of the fourth annual "Operation Santa Claus" program whIch is sponsored by the Philadelphia archdiocese's Community Service Corps. On Christmas eve, 90 teams of teen-agers will visit 6,000 children in the area and distribute colorfully wrapped packages of toys. "Operation Santa Claus has always been our favorite program at CSC," said Trina Palan, ahigh school senior and chairman of the program. "To see the faces of those children for whom Christmas might be just another day and to know that the entire community cooperated to make _ the day extra-special gives us hope for tomorrow."

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"It was (Mr. X), more than any other man, who turned nighttime television into a mindless experience, f~ll of crime, cowboys and comedies." This left-hande~ comphm~nt to a -famous television mogul-who made his reputation and his fortune on Madison' do we have to buy the prodAvenue, then went into gov- ther ucts they are, pushing - but, ernment service, 'and is now again, we do. Otherwise-to cite in retirement-was written but one example-the 14 spot in 1967 by a Washington-based commercials which are crammed free lance writer, Milton Viorst, into every football game would in an article which has since not be worth $72,000 per minute been reprinted as a separate -to the owners of 'the two' con· tending, teams. You have to sell a lot of toothpaste" razor blades, breakfast food; and detergents By: ' to be able to come up ,with that kind of money: " ' MSGR. TV Football Vital This , reference 'to football GEORGE G. prompts me to . admit, "Vitha certain degree of embarrassment, HIGGINS , that, up to this point, I have only beenkidding,in ,the main, about the alleged mediocrity (or' chapter in ,a book-length collec- , worse) of commercial television. tion of Viorst's political profiles I now wish to take it all 'back. entitled "Hustlers and Heroes" After all, an industry that is (Simon ami Schuster, New York, willing to televise 14 (or was it $8.95). ' 44 or 64?) football games over If I had read ,Mr. Viorst's arti- the long Than,ksgivjng weekend cle when it first 'appeared, it can't 'be all bad. It can't even probably wouldn't have made, be as bad'as it ~pp'arently tries much of an impression on me, to be and certainly appears to for at that time, some four years be . during those occasional ago, I had never had occasion to breaks (you can count them on spend much time looking at tele- _ the fingers, of one hand) which vision. By coincidence, however, unexpectedly and unfortunately I .happened to come across the occur between the' conclusion of article just a few weeks ago one game and the beginning of when, as an ambulatory hospital . another. patient, I had, nothing' but time Iri brief,' teleyised football is on my hands and, not being in perhaps the greatest thing to a mood to put it ,to constructi~e have come along since the end use, found myself, for the better of the Roman' empire with its part of a week, almost literally bread and circuses. Admittedly ,glued to my rented television I have no way of knowing what set: morning, noon and night. its, impact is likely to be, over TV Ads ' the.long haul, on the stability of On the basis of that limited the American family. I must experience, I, would have to leave that to my' colleagues in agree with Mr. Viorst when he the field of -family sociology. I says that, nighttime television do know, however, that, so far (or, in any event, a steady, unin-. as hospital patients are conterrupted diet of nighttime. tele- cerned, televised football is vision) is a "mindless experi- probably the greatest thing to ence." I assume, incidentally, have hit the pharmaceutical mar-, that Mr. Viorst, in turn, ~ould ket since the discovery of peniprobably agree that, daytime ciliin. To be sure, it causes high television isn't much better and, blood pressure in some cases, in certain respects, is' even but, a competent RN-assuming worse. she can tear herself away from I realize, of course, that it is the televis~~>n in the nurses' galley rather fashionable these days to -can usually prescribe a suitlook down one's nose at com'- able remedy for this Particular mercial television. I am also ailment:', ' aware of the fact that anyone Friend of Everyman who indulges in this sort of, The trouble is, however, that thing.is open to the' charge ,of being an insufferable snob. So the football season-through no be it. The fact is, however, that 'fault of the television industry, six days of watching television I' am •sure-simply doesn't last morning, noon and night was long enough. In other words, enough to last this writer for televised football is a great boon to anyone who is: hospitalized' 'a lifetime. The programs themselves between Aug.. 15 and, Jan. 15, (with notable exceptions, of but ,what's to be dorie for those. course) were bad enough, but it people who are, sick enough to was the incessant commercials, go to.a hospital during the off I suppose, that really' broke the season. After all, some people camel's back. There is 'no longer are allergic to penicillin. The only answer, it would apany doubt in iny, mind that the bright boys on Madison Avenue pear,' is to put football on a who sit around thinking up' year-around basis-in covered these commercials-and get paid air conditioned astrodomes,' for very handsomely for doing so- example. This would be to the have nothing but contempt for advantage and, certainly to the the intelligence of the American liking of all concerned (housewives are obvio~sly not con~ people. The worst of it, of course, is cerned) and might even be the that they may know us better salvation of the television industhan we know ourselves. After try for if it weren't for football all we don't, have to watch thetr (and 'political conventions) the advertisements-but we do. Nei- industry would be in a bi tof

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Former Bh'uddist, To B'e'Ordai,ned GARRISON (NC) - A former Bhuddist, who 'lost three members of his family during the ,World War II American invasion of Japan, will return 'there to be 'oraained a priest of the Capuchin order. Francis Yamashiro will fly honi~ ,:to Naha' City, 'Okinawa, where he will be' ordained by Bishop Felix Ley, apostolic administratorof the' Ryukyu Islands. ' Yamashiro; ~9,' has been a member of the province of New , York and New England,studying at the Capuchin TheologicalSeminary'here.'He will ,return to the, seminary :tQ,: cqntinuehis studies after ordination. . ' .~.' Yamashir-o;'one of eight children,:was, born in Okinawa. His father was head master' of a primary school on the island. ' in'1945, wh,en he was 13 years old, he and 'his family went into the mountains of Okinawa to flee from American pre-invasion air' raids, ,His mother, father and one sister', died from starvation during that ordeal ,"Vhich lasted four months. After the war, he studied English, intensively. In 1959 'he en· rolled at 'Willmington College, Ohio,' Later he struck, up 'a friendship with a Capuchin priest. , Through his friendship with the: priest and other ,Catholics Yamashiro, whose fir~t name then was Kanei, decided to become a Catholic.. In 1961 he was baptized, taking the nameo! Francis inhon-, or of St. Fnmcis of Assisi who founded the Franciscan order of which the, Capuchin!?' are a branch.

(NC)-A priest ,- USCC opposition to the who coordinates, a national citi- amendment, Father Howes said, zens' movement favoring prayer "also put the bishops with some in the public schools has asked strange bedfellows like t~e the United States Catholic Con~ American Civil Liberties Union ference to reassess its opposition and Americans United for Septo the recently defeated prayer aration of Church and State." amendment. Father Howes said he believes "We are inviting the USCC to "there is an immense connection join us in amending the text of between prayer in public schools the amendment so it will be sat- and aid to parochial schools." isfactory," Father Robert G. Groups like Americans United Howes told NC News. oppose both, he noted. Father Howes said he believes . '~I, think as long as we can't the 'conference' publicly opposed have simple prayer in the public the amendment to permit volun- schools' the question of governtary prayer in public buildings' ment support for any sort of rebecause it had "inadequate infor- ligious education is prejudiced," mation as to our point of view." Father Howes said. Aside from lobbying for prayer With a note of optimism, on behalf of the non-partisan, Father Howes said that with prinon-sectarian Citizens for }>:ublic 'mary . elections just several Prayer,'Father Howes is coordi- months away, prayer will, evolve' . nator at the Ce~ter for Applied as a major election issue. Any , Research in the Apostolate. ' candidates who "denied us our He said he realizes that, 'be- right' and voted against the cause he is a priest, his anger amendment must be held acover the conference position puts ,countable," he said. him in "a diffiCult 'situation." But He added that anyone who' he maintained that the; USCC thinks the' prayer 'issue is dead was "seriously wrong in' its pro- "is simply not reading the record ,cedure, unfair, and that its con- straight." , clusion was also wrong." , ,

'Coup de Grace' Bishop Addresses The priest emphasized that, Biblical Seminar while he was not attacking' the TORONTO (NC) - A call to USCC, he was disturbed that' stir up the community to 1aith, conference officials "never called hope; love and peace by living the congressman who introduced out the essence of the Bible was the amendment (Rep. Chalmer P. sounded to nearly 300 particiWylie), never called the out- pants in the first national Cath· standing Catholic constituti9nal . olic Biblical Seminar held here. lawyer on o'ur side (Prof. Charles Auxiliary Bishop. Leonard E, Rice of th,e University of Crowley of Montreal, in making ,Notre Dame), and never called us the call, said that as a, repr~sen , for our opinion." , tative of the Canadian 'bishops In his criticism of the' USCC at the seminar, he '. would' 'apstance, Father Howes 'said he proach the hierarchy to cooperwas encouraged that ,the USCC ate with the Canadian ,Bible SoGeneral Secretary, Bishop Joseph ciety "to realize more fully the L.- Bernardin, had said upon re- rightful place of the Word' of leasing the conference position God in the midst ,of people." that the USCC was ,not opposed Organized by the' Office of to the concept of prayer in pub- Religious Education of the lic buildings. "Because of the im- Toronto archdiocese at the sugplicati<?ns involve~ in this partic- gestion of the Catholic Biblical ular proposal, however, the con- Society of Montreal, the semi-, ference fe'lt constrained to take ,nar attracted clergy, religious the course of action it did," the and laity from across Canada. bishop had said.' , Father Howes said he was par" ticularly 'unhappy about-· the USCC position because he has been told it was' "the -coup de grace that temporarily kille~ the prayer amendment." , The amendment was blocked Nov. 8 in the Hquse by a 28-Vote , margin.' 'Strange Bedfellows' "We know for a fact, that it helped at least swing the vote of some Catholic congressmen against the amendment," he said.

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Laymen Named To Key., PostS. DENVER (NC)-Four laymen have been named to key' finance and planning posts during a reorganization of Denver archdiocesan chancery departments here. Martin Work, the archdiocese's planning and administration director, said the chancery's workload is being redistributed for the sake of what he calls "relevant, economical and efficient services." George Lutito, John Strauss, Gene Lamansky and Richard Belknap - all professionals in their own fields - were appointed to head new departments of budgeting, accounting, busi-

ness, and real estate and finance. "When you've got an operation the size oof the Denver Church," Belknap commented, "you must have a coordinated system. In the past, the Church has relied on laymen only in a sort of 'consultative-only' manner. Now we begin to see lay professional employes become more intimately involved in the important Church business." The four said they felt the new arrangement would be more streamlined, more efficient, and more quickly and directly, reo sponsive to the public and to Church's need~ .

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The Bishop is the Father who provides spiritual nourishment for God's people; the Father who preaches and teaches; the Father who counsels and guides and-when necessary-reproves and corrects, the Father who meditates and prays. . As a successor of the Apostles the Bishop is one who has been transformed in soul by the Holy Spirit and given this role of Father, Shepherd, teacJ:1e~ and guide. ' He is not merely chairman of the board.. He is not just the one who executes the will of all. He is not simply the · representative of the Church's people, lay or· clerical.

Youths,' Sponsor Holiday Vis.it Of Students Thirty families are still needed as Christmas hosts for foreign students coming to t.he Greater Fall River area for the holiday season, . Rev. Kevin F. Tripp, coordinator of Christmas International House, announced today. The project, sponsored by the South End Youth Center at 1504 South Main Street, Fall River, is in its second year of offering hospitality to university students from all parts of the United States. Countries from which the students come include France, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Turkey, Korea, Indonesia" Okinawa, Jor. dan, and Iran. All speak English. Full Program

Although Christmas Day has been reserved for students to spend with their host .. families, The Bishop, as .the successQr of the Apostles; is the activities have been planned for Father of the Diocese, its witness; source and strength of every other day of their stay in the area, said Father Tripp. The its sacramental life, font of its religion and witnessing. :.,: guests are expected Tuesday, Because he is the spiritual Father he has power to , _ Dec. 21, and will leave Wednesordain and confirm and consecrate, authority Jo preach. @*WKtll0tmi'*m:§m~M¥ml@@lll"-,ili*l:1a~w.~~tit~@m!«i@@'@~im~:iW:r:*li@@U1@@i@WfilliHiW_day,Dec. 29. On the program is a party and teach, the right to govern and decide and be obeyed, . . ' • •. • , with area high· school .students all activities that make his fatherliness operative and ef- '. at the· South End Center, slated fective.· . Pre.la~te for Wedpesday, Dec. 22. Dec. 23 This is the role of Father'that Bishop Cronin exercises. CINCINNATI (NC) - Today's portionally, than there were in will see a roller skating party in the afternoon and' an evening It is the vocation he fulfills in our midst. Christians' can shore up their countries more democratic." tour of La· Salette Shrine, AttleAn :example ,of this kind, he faith by following examples of boro. ' ..persons behind the -Jron Curtain added, "makes us realize that Students and' host families who are persecuted for practicing fortune favors the brave," will join in a Christmas Eve In .calling for Chris~ians t6' prepare for Christmas, their religion, Archbishop NiCh"Are we,brave enough to look Pope Paul has ,pointed out that ,men must· try to under-" ol~~ T, Elko said h~re, . . . far e?ough ahead and. re,alize prayer vigil for. world peace at 8 P.M. at Bethel AME Churc\:!, . stand "its surprising originality which is the Incarnation. !he persecuted <:=hnstlans how Imp~rtant our c?urageous . . '. .' _ .' . ' ". .behmd the Iron Curtam shame acts of faIth could be m reshap- Hanover and Maple Streets. . ' . tpe Adven! of the .Wordof God In our flesh, m our hIstory,', . us," the CinCinnati auxiliary de- ing the disbelief in our counA supper and 'sociil1' evening - in the drama of our destinies,. in our illdivi~ual and per- clared at Mass attended by try?" he asked. for students and hosts will take "'sonal destinies, as well as the univ.ersal destiny." . 'Xavier University Alumni AssoArchbishop Elko went on to. place. on Dec. 26, while a folk . . . ciation members. speak of' the Soviet Union, festival and a tour of the New. The fact thatthe Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. "Fifty,four years ·ofbaYonet.·· 'where', he said, there is "a new port Naval Base are on the Dec. ' · took flesh of the Virgin Mary and became man is so well- persuasion. toward. atheism ,has trend )Vherein' disillusioned athe- 27 schedule. known that it is easy to lose sight of the wonder of the only created greater .defiance iri ists ate turning to Christian Dec. 28 'has been proclaimed reality that Almighty God would do such a thing the h~arts of the good people," . study." . International Students Day by , . the archbishop added.. His recent visit to the Soviet Fall River Mayor Nicholas Christmas is. a time to recapture. the wonder of the As an example of thecourage'. Union, he said, showed him how Mitchell. The students will tour plan of God' for the salvation of mankind. ' of Christi~ns behind the IrQ!, ."religion is, actually acknowl"_ local historical and industrial _. Curtain, Archbishop Elko in his edged as a phenomenon in athe- sites and will· lunch on the And this very feeling of awe in the face .of the In- sermon recalled the action of the istic countries-how poets and Battleship Massachusetts. carnation should also lead-the Holy Father has pointed Ro~an Catholic,Bishops of.Yugo- . wr~t~rs dare ~o refer to the past General chairman for the out-to the desire to "make Christmas ha ' f . th " slavla who, .at the. conclUSIOn ~f reh~lous .b~hefs expressed by project 'is Dennis Cartin,.·said . . . ppy or 0 ers. the Second VatIcan .CouncIl,.. earher. wnters." Father Tripp. J\,ssistance has' _ConcentratIOn on the thmgs of God does not make a true ."dared to go to their dictator Two Honored also been received from the Christian forget God's childre~. Rather, he turns in concer:n and remind him that the Second . "In a recent concert, 'one half Greater 'Fall River Area Chamtoward all others whom God has made in a desire to unite Vatican Council has passed the of the choral music program of all in Christ in an atmosphere of "faithfulness in love, in decree on freedo~ of religion the official state chorus con- ber of Commerce, represented by Robert Baker. the sacred sense of family life, in the sense of experience l~nkd ~roposed toI hlmh.that he do sisted of liturg'ical songs," he · f . . I eWlse or 'e se IS country Father Tripp noted that the ,0 a,.~o"!mg together, of peace, and-If ?,ecessary-of rewould not be in the contempo- said. Fall River program will be feaAlumni association officials at conc1hatlon as well as of common prayer. rary sphere of progressive liba breakfast following the Mass tured on a tape series produced , . . , erty" by the national headquarters of The Pope has said that Christmas must be a day of A~ a result, he continued "not presented their annual.awards- the. foreign student hospitality the St. Francis Xavier' medal· ~oodness, of outgoing goodness, so that the peace and joy oniy did the forcefulness of their project. . that Christ brings to those who love Him, will be passed' petition relax l'igidcontrol of . to orchestra' leader Lawrence Welk and Msgr. Ralph W. Families Meet on to others and especially to ,"the poor, the homeless, the ~hurches i~ atheistic surround- Beiting, Kentucky pastor and unemployed, prisoners the lonely and forgotten those who mgs, but m the next ,two years poverty-fighter. . Host families for the students . ' .. " ,. th~re were more vocatlOns.to·the Welk was cited as' "a cham- met last night at .the South End are 111, those who have no faith. priesthood in that. country, propion of wholesome entertain- Center .with Miss Toni Melidosment, an inspiration to youth sian, director of foreign students Before Confession and a ~an who throughout his at Brown University. She disST. PAUL (NC)-All the dio-' life. has .given persorial witness cussed national customs, diets ceses in Minnesota, North Da- to God." and other matters involved in kota and South Dakota may conMsgr. Beiting, pastor of St. hosting the visitors. tinue allowing first Communion William's parish in Lancaster, Families interested in the before first confession until the Ky., was honored as "an outproject but unable to host stuAmerican bishops m:ake a final standing neighbor to the people OFFICIAL NEWSpApER OF ·THE DIOCESE OF' FALL RIVER' make donations, said dents may ruling next Spring, the bishops of Appalachia." He is founder Father Tripp. Such contributions Published weekly' by The Cathoii~ Press of the Diocese'of Fall River of the three-state province said and president of the Christian . 410 Highland Avenue . in a formal statement, The bish- Appalachian· Project, an eastern can be mailed to the center at Fall River, Mass. 02722 . 675-7151 ops' stand was incorporated in- Kentucky organization, which P.O. Box 263, Fall River 02724. to a major p<?licy statement ap- assists poor mountain people . PUBLISHER Smiles. proved jointly by the 12 bishops through experimental farms, a Most Rev: Daniel A. Cronin, D.O., S·.T.D. and 64 religious education per- dairy farm, a woodworking facSomething of a person's char_ G.ENERAL MANAGER. ASST. GENERAL MANAGER sonnel from 10 dioceses, in the tory, a logging operation and a acter may be discovered by obRev. Msgr. Daniel F. Shalloo, M.A. Rev. John P. 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Priests Ad Gets .Jobs for Blacks

CINCINNATI (NC) - Catholic members of the Moose. Elks or Eagles-national lodges for only white males-should either resign or work to racially integrate their organizations. says the cover story of St. Anthony Messen~ ger's November issue. The story's author, William J.' Whalen. is a campus editor at Purdue University. He said his research shows all three 'organizations tout high standards of justice. but practice rilcial segre- ~. , gation. , In his article. Whalen quoted an Elks recruiting leaflet: "The cardinal principles of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks are Charity. Justice. Brother'ly Love and Fidelity." Then he quoted the Elks' membership eligibility rules: "No· person shall be accepted as a member of this order unless he be a white male citizen of the United States of America . . .... The Loyal Order of Moose, said Whalen, has 900,000 members who have affirmed that they are "of the Caucasian, white race, and not married to one of any other race."

CHICAGO (NC}-A pastor in a ghetto parish here stuck his neck out, borrowing almost $1.000 from friends to put an unusual half-page "this man for hire" ad in a Chicago daily newspaper. The result? Some 400 jobless black men got jobs. Father George Clements, the pastor, heard about the federal go.vermnent's· Emergency Employment Act, aimed at helping areas of high unemployment. But when he learned that only seven jobs had been budgeted for Chicago under the program, he said.' "it made me want to cry." So he got up the money and took out his ad. It listed about 150 names and it said: "Can you hire any of these men? They are healthy. able-bodied. sincere and want an opp~rtunity to provide for their families. These men are not asking for handouts. . They want to work." The response was so over· whelming that the Illinois State Employment Service felt compelled to assign two job interviewers full-time at the church basement. They called the parish's employment program highly successful.

Legan Right The Fraternal Order of Eagles amended its rules in 1970 to permit local chapters to judge whom to admit. Whalen said, but the organization's constitution still specifies "Caucasian" FOOD OFFERINGS: Children from St. Elizabeth Church in North Philadelphia Father Clements. who refused and no blacks have yet become ' make regular food offerings at the Offertory of Sunday Mass help stock the parish's to take any placement money from those who got jobs, said members. ' food center. NC Photo. . the 400 men would bring $2 milIn his article Whalen granted ,I lion into the community annualthe lodges' legal right as private ly in wages. He said most of the clubs to exclude any category jobs generated by the ad were of people, but he raised moral for factory work paying better and religious objections to racial PHILDELPHIA (NC) - Food he cried," Mrs. Schiavone recall- pie keep talking about "cheats" than $100 weekly. segregation. distributed by lay volunteers for ed. - individuals who are taking Faced with racism in the the Cardinal's Commission on Or the woman in North Phil- food but don't really need it"Most of the callers were sinlodges, Whalen insisted that a Human Relations here is sup- adelphia.. "She was too proud to Mrs. Schiavone said. cere about offering a living wage Catholic must either resign or posed to supplement diets of apply for welfare," Mrs. SchiaHowever, she's quick to point for honest work," said Father work for racially open, member- needy families, but it does not. vone said. For two weeks the out that a study by the Depart- Clements. Now he wants to ship-the latter only if "the For the most. part it goes to woman and her ll-year-old ment of Health. Education and raise a bit more money-he is member should make a realistic people "who otherwise ·wouldn't daughter had nothing but a few . Welfare contended that only still paying back his friendsjudgment that change is posfour per cent of those on public to take out another ad thanking have any food at all," said Mrs. crackers to eat. sible." Rita Schiavone, director of the The examples are not isolated assistance are cheating the sys- employers who answered the The St. Anthony Messenger program which had its first an- instances, Mrs. Schiavone said. tem. first one. cover story is the latest in a niversary in November. She estimated that each month series of attacks on the lodges' With food and a small amount .there are 2,000 area residents racial exclusiveness. Last May' a of revenue provided by about 9'0 who need emergency food prodiocesan peace and justice com- parishes in the Philadelphia arch- visions. mission in California criticized diocese, the commission's food The food centers have collectthe use of a hall rented by a distribution centers aim to offer Catholic group from one such temporary aid to those supposed- ed over $70,000 worth of food to aid many of. those in need. But lodge~ ly taken care of by relief agen- in terms of the problem, $70,000 210 WEIR STREET, TAUNTON, MASS. 02?SD cies. is only a start. .OPPOSITE Breakdowns in the welfare Seeks Beatification TELEPHONE One Can a Week SOMERSET AVE. 617-122·2198 . system, such as delays in getOf Queen Isabella ting food stamps, pose hard"We sent a truckload of food v ALLADOLID (NC) - Queen, ships that the distribution cen- to the Casa del Carmen (a setIDEAL FOR CIflMSTMAS GMNG Isabella of Castile will be beati- ters attempt to alleviate. tlement house for the Spanish'~ fied if the former:. archbishop of "It's' always worse during the . speaking)." Mrs. Schiavone reValladolid has his way. LAMPS .. . A look of the old winter...·-Mrs. Schiavone noted. called. "In 24 hours, it was gone. Archbishop Jose Garcia Goldwith a blending Of Right now, .five centers' are out "The husband loses. his job. The araz, 78, retired last year to detraditional and vote full time to her cause. Now bills are high. But the family has of food and the winter's coming contemporary colors a Valladolid diocesan court has to wait several weeks for the un- on." . to add warmth and employment check." The program director said she begun investigations to see if beauty to your home "As for those on welfare, if does not feel that the problem the 15th-century queen, who ~ the check is late or stolen, they .is insurmountable. "If all the commissioned Columbus' voydon't eat." . CLOCKS .... families that could, gave only ages of discovery, had the virMrs. Schiavone has a collecColonial Pine one can of food a week, no one . tues of a saint. , Schoolhouse The eight bishops of Valla- tion of stories for those who would go hungry." Mantel Unfortunately, she' added, it dolid province are backing the doubt the veracity of her claims. Kitchen Like the man in Frankford. isn't working out that way. Peoeffort. For several years Archbishop Pa. His Veterans' AdministraGarcia has gathered information tion check was late. Three days Brightness Browse in a friendly Atmosphere with the help of the Queen Isa- .passed before a social worker brought his plight to the ce1Jter's WE GUFT WRAP FREE Nature intended you to be the bella Institute here. Its historifountain spring of cheerfulness ans, theologians and experts in attention. Christmas Hours - Mon. thru Sat. 10· 10 Sun. 1-5 and social life, and not the moncanon law have reported findToo Proud to Apply Master Charge Lay-a-way Bank Americard ument of. despair and melanings that make the Queen a like. "When he received the food., choly. -Helps ly c.a.ndidate for beatification.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Dec: 16, 1971

Meals on Wheels Makes Debut

· ' 0 n 1y -Wheels" MIAMI (NC) - "Meals on M,e ry I,s L·-1St C ontalns for the elderly made its '- debut in North piilm Beach . Dec. when volunteers One W,ord-C·LOT'H ES . ,County from a,rea churches delivered hot 6

Jason's Christmas list is ~ompletely toy .orientedMelissa's is top-heavy on the book and game side, but· Meryl's has but one word (and that is in capital -letters) CLOTHES. If one didn't possess a teenage, or .preteen daughter, then Meryl's list would look like a cinch, 'but year with teenagers, for certaindon't let appearanc~ fool you Iy '71 has been the year of the This particular' footwear -here is' one place where it boot. is not cheap, therefore it has to really is quality and not quantity that will make mother go grey.

MARILYN RODERICK

Ponder for a few hours in the pre-teen departments while you try to relate the large selection to your daughter's taste and pretty soon a toy store will look heavenly in comparison. One . hates to think that nine-tenths of one's selections will end up back in the storeS the day after Christmas because your taste didn't coincide with hers. Often just a flip through a teenage fashion. magazine will give you an idea of what the younger set is or is not wearing.' 'In' Gift Appliqued sweaters are really the "iri". gift to .give thos.e on. the lower side of the generation gap. Flowers; animals, fruits, etc. appear across _the bosom of skinny little knits giving them a look that is irresistible. The young pop them over blouses for the layered look and there aren't many young ladies who wouldn~t want 'to add one to their sweater collections. Wild bulky knits are also finding their way into popular multicolored sweaters for the younger set. Many are sleeveless or vested but whichever way they're fornied, they are still. "fashion favorites for the younger set. Boots will also be big this

be a present that mother' and dad o'r those. doting grandparents have on their lists. Meryl has already picked· out a pair of boots that she wants her grandmother to buy -and she's now bemoaning the fact that she'll have to wait for Christmas to, wear them. Nightwear is another clothing area,that appeals to the teenager and here sizes, are not as important as in more fitted items. This year the wildest nightgowns and pajamas are being shownbright shades of pink, purple and green light up the night-time scene and many of the p.-j. out- . fits can be worn for lounging as well as dreaming.

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make a shufflecourt available in events for the elderly were apthe -parish auditorium for use by 'plauded by .the 1971 White House Conference on Aging the .aged. 'Such programs as "Meals o~ which recently concluded its Wheels" and parish-sponsored five-day meeting in Washingto~.

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F'inancial _Report Shows Deficit WASHINGTON (NC) - lit its first public financial report the Washngton archdiocese cited a half-million dollar deficit for the fiscal year that ended June 30. . The deficit, which was absorbed by withdrawals from capital assets called the general fund, was largely caused by the heavy cost of operating Catholic schools, Cardinal Patrick 0'Boyle said in a statement accompanying the report. "While this first financial'

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Government Threatens To Deport Missioners '.

. PANAMA CITY (NC)-Panarna's military government has Las Hermanas Discuss threatened to deport five missionary priests,- including two Hispanic Development· Americans;- for offering Masses SANTA FE (NC) - Spanish- for a priest kidnaped five months speaking Sisters attending a na- ·ago. tional conference' here in New The U. S. priests are Fathers Mexico discusse4 the role they', Leo Mahon of Chicago and Philcan play in raising the economic lip Berryman of Los Angeles, level of the nation's Hispanic who are seeking to improve conpeople. ditions in a working-class neighOne suggestion aired at the borhood here. The other threatrecent conference of Las Her~ ened missioners are Spaniards. manas, (The Sisters,)' was for members to patronize banks and The kidnaped priest is Father,' ~ . stores run by Chicano,' or Span- H~tor Gallegos, a Colombian, . ,who 'aroused the enmity of land~ ish-speaking businessmen., Sister Gloria Gallardo, Her; owners and businessmen in Vermanas founder and president, aguas province because of his', said speakers also suggested efforts on behalf of the e~ploit~d that religious congregations in- poor there. Friends fear he may vest in corporations which give have been murdered. seed money to Chicano busiThe still-unsolved crime has created tension between the renesses. In other actions at the thre'e- gime of Gen. Omar Torrijos and day' conference, the -100 Sisters the country's bishops, who have ~oted to establish "sensitizing ,criticized the government's inteams," an affiliate group of Iliy ves'tigation of the kidnaping. It women, and team ministry proj- . has ,also aroused opposition to·

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RecaUs· Past Christma'ses, D,ec,orati,on of, Tree,

Thurs., Dec. 16, 1971

Protest Arrest Of Priests

I like to read stories about Christmas in 'the "good old days" because they have a wamlth,·love and nostagia that remind me of Christmas when I was a child. But when I stop and think about what I really remember, the events don't match what I would We ran out of soap before like to think I remember. the tree was done. Maybe all we, There were no sleigh bells lost on the floor had something and snowy yi~its to· Grand- to do with our .running short. ma. Grandma Iiv~d with us, No crackling fires on the hearth. We had no fireplace. The, only popcorn I can remember making, when' I Was a kid, I burnt,

MARY CARSON

I, vaguely remember driving around at night to look at the Christmas decorations on the neighborhood hOUSeS. Then World War II started, and there were no more outdoor lights. In fact, it was difficult to get indoor lights, and after a few years' ours were all burnt out There was no tinsel or "angel hair" either..· I could understand why the war effor:t needed the metal from the tinsel, but I wondered why the army needed the angel hair. With decorations so scarce, we had to improvise. The big thing we did in those' days was to take some soap flakes and whip them .up with an egg 'beater in a bowl with a little water. When the stuff was the consistency of today's aerosol shaving creams, we applied it to th.e tree, and it was supposed to look like snow.

One of'my brothers was at the kitchen table whipping up another big bowl full of the white fluff when the fellow who lived ' next door just happened t9 drop in.' He couldn't help noticing those lush, .thiCk peaks piling up around the egg beater. " "Hey, what have you 'got there?" . . "i'm beating ~p soap -flakes":" . "Who are yo'u kidding? You've got whipped cream, and you aren't telling. No one. gets whipped cream these ,(lays' because of the war, and you Just , don't want me to know:'" Convinced that, ':my .brother' was ".lying about what was, in the bowl, he went, to' the cup-" board; got a spoon, and help~d himself to a ·huge glob. .

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GLEN COVE (NC) .:.... J~wish, Protestant and Catholic clergy. men marched to the residence of Soviet diplomats here in New York to protest the recent arrest and sentencing of two lithuanian Catholic priests. The group, also sent a letter to Anatoly Dobrynin, Soviet ambassador to the U.S., denouncing the disciplinary action as "unjust and inhuman." . Among the sign'ers of the let'ter are Bishop Walter P. Kellenberg. of 'Rockville Centre, and Father, George P. Graham, chairman of the local Catholic-Jewish Relations Committee. . The Lithuanian priests, Fathers Youzas Zdbegskis and Bubnis, was arrested and sentenced to one-year prison terms in November for giving religious instructions 'to children in their . parishes. The practice is banned by government law. According to reports from lithuania state, Father Zdbegskis was arrested on Aug.' 26 for teaching' catechism lessons to children preparing for Communion and was "maltreated" by police prior to his trial. The same reports said that Father Bubnis, his first name was not indentified, was arrested after local Communist party officials found 30 children waiting in his chur¢h for a testing of their faith in preparation for the sacrament of Confirmation. The reports stated that the trial of the accused priests was marked by a demonstration outside the courthouse by some 800 Catholics. About 20 of the protestors, including two unnamed priests, were arrested.

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'Strelet Pr,e,ach,er Priest Asks Shoppers to Aid Childre~ Injured in Vietnam

. He believed. Although he didn't seem to appreciate the SAN FRANCISCO (NC) - A of joy for most Vietriamese chilfact that my brother had been young priest revived the prac- dren," he told the shoppers. telling the truth., tice of street preaching here "While the war may be winding Other than that, I remember ,'when he stood on a busy down- down for Americans, destruction only little incidents. The Christ- town corner arid called on Christ- and death continue for the Vietmas I got my bicycle and was mas shoppers to "reject the namese." so excited I was sick in church. commercial exploitation of this The priest, who is executive There was the year' my brothers holiday season and work to re- secretary of the San' Francisco each. got a pen-knife. They were capture the true spirit of Christ- archdiocesan priests' senate, the shiniest, most ..exquIsite mas.... blamed the United'States govpieces of cutlery I, had' ever Father James M. Purcell, rep- ernment for financing the Vietseen. The year my uncle played resenting a San Francisco Bay namese conflict. ..It's time to Santa Claus, we all knew who area group called the Committee support life with our money," he it was because he was smoking to Save Christmas, said he hoped said. a cigar . . . but w~ didn't tell. to persuade the shoppers to give Father Purcell said he was not The thing that puzzles me their money to Vietnamese chil- asking for a Christmas boycott about Christmas when I was dren burned or injured in the on stores. "We're asking people Determination Ifttle is that we always had our Southeast Asian war. to· re-evaluate how much," they gifts on Christmas Eve. SomeThe strong man, the positive, "Christmas will not be a time spend and what they buy," he . time between supper and baths, has a program decisive man who explained. Wouldn't Stop my father ...:... unobserved and is determined to carry it "We're also asking people to We conned my mother into trimmed the tree and put the Priest Named Vicar make their own Christmas gifts out, cuts his 'way' to his goal letting us use her cookie press. presents unde'r it. regardless of difficulties. It is For Spa'nish-Speaking themselves," he added. It should have been easy; simply My brothers got dressed in the discouraged man who turns BAY CITY (NC)-Fahter JoFather Purcell told the crowd laying a strip of "snow" on their altar boy cassocks and seph T. Morales, a native of that 200,000 Vietnamese civilians aside 'and takes a crooked path. each little branch, till the whole surplices, .and my mother'dressOrison Swett Marden Mexico who was ordained in had been wounded or killed in tree laden with a thick blanket ed me in my "angel suit." We Mexico City in 1946 and' came the war each year. filed down the stairs 'singing of that fluffy white glop. to the U.S. in 1953, has been ap"More than half of these casBut the cookie press wouldn't "Silent Night" and discovered pointed the first vicar for the ualties are children under the the tree. . turn off at the end of a branch. To t'his day, I, don't know Spanish-Speaking in the $aginaw age of 16," he said. When we were lucky. It landed diocese here in Michigan. After Father Purcell's Union on a branch below. More often how my father did it . . . and Bishop Francis R. Reh's anI don't want to know. I want Square sermon, some 20 students, it landed on the floor. . nouncement of Father. Morales' most of them from St. Rose We decided if we let the soap to keep it wrapped into those appointment climaxed ,dedicaAcademy in San Francisco, disharden on the floor it would lift memories of "Christmas in the tion-day rites for Our Lady, of tributed leaflets on the work of off in one lump. In theory it good old days." Guadalupe Chapel and Center the Committee to Save Christwas a 'good plan. In working here. . .',' , mas. . . around the tree, however, we The center occupies a former had more and more soap hard- British Nurses Pray "The poepie certainly listened, Masonic temple. In the past sev- and, with one or two exceptions, ening on the floor, and less area For Abortion Victims eral months workers,. mostly vol- the leaflets wre' graciosuly rewe could safely walk. Pretty LONDON (NC) - Over'I,OOO unteer have been busy in renosoon it was sticking to shoes; ceived," Father Purcell said. British Catholic nurses made a . vation work which ,hass~en the' from there it was only a few pilgrimage to the Marian shrine .basement' emerge .~ future short steps until the whole rug at Lourdes, France, in reparation classroom, the first, floor as a '""""'"""'"'"1"11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 was tracked with little white for victims of legalized abortion large gathering hall with kitchen footprints. in this country. 'facilities and living quarters for At 'the same time hundreds of a chaplain, and the third floor . NATIONAL BANK Aids Refuge~s nurses and other persons in as a brightly-lighted Mexicanof BRISTOL COllNTY UNITED NATIONS (NC)-The Britain attended special, vigils .style chapel. ' In his dedication day remarks, , Vatican contributed $2,500 to and Masses to coincide with the Just because a bank offers you Bishop 'Reh emphasized that esthe regular budget of the UN Re- pilgrimage. lief and Works Agency for PalThe pilgrims who also included tablishment of Guadalupe Center a Savings Account estine Refugees in the Near East 10 doctors and.' 40, pr:iests, spent is' not 'a' move toward segregadoesn't mean it can offer you (NURWA). The Vatican was' an all-night vigil at the Lourdes tion. "You are welcome, you among 40 governments that con- shrine led ,by Auxiliary Bishop may belong to the parish where a checking account tributed a total of $18,882,260 at Joseph Cleary of Birminghaip. you live," he said. But, he addthe annual pleaging conference. 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An~jYer,sor.y·'· 'st~nd tw~ :lower' ~6urt":r~lings " .. ' " ' , :' :, ,'" ," , ' , involving the "prinCiple Qf i'sep_ , I "voter support of foreign, aid ,pro- ' 'The 'financial' plight of· Catho- ,the S.H.A. Parents Association; JaAmm' esonJg.' guests 'were Bishop "aration of church and 'st~te." 'grams on the basis of "enlight-'" 'lic 'education' was poignapUy ,Ellen: Gabriel" student council: Gerrard and' ' M s g r . . ' .,\."" ened self-interest," instead of ,highlight¢d on Monday at the .president; and Janet St.Laurent, Raymond -T. ~ Considine, fcirml~r' ,In brief orders, han.de,d d~wn the morality of helping the ,85th' anniversary celebration of Celebrating" Life, Committee, "academy chaplains; Rev; Patrick ,without comment, the Court reo needy, were called cynical and, , Sacred. ~e!lrts Aca,demy, Fall ,chairman.' J. 'O'Neill; ,superintendent' of fused 'to disturb' a New Jersey diocesan schools;' and the Missi~slliw' that provides public' bus , self" defeating' bYa long-time' River.,. The!e 'wa'sil't enough , student 'of 'American' affairs, " money ,in the' school treasury, for" S; Nora arid 'Margaret' Donovan, transportation to and from paro',~ ~, M d 1" S d' h ' ~tainps to sen,d invitati6ns'to all amorig'~he:olde'st al~tllie' Of~he chia! schools and refused to reo " . . unnar, yr a, w~ lS. ,.those' the 'fac,ulty', would . have , e . , cd' , , eco~omlst, told a Fo~dham Um- " liked to have' resent" 0 SS 10' , a a emt. "",.. , ,view a New 'York court's deci· ve~slty day-long semmar· on the : . . ' ": ~ ',_ , ' . ' . , ' ,.', " -, '" ' , ' '. Academy HistorY, sion ~at a state mental hospital, ,ThIrd:' .-World: '.. ". ., "" : "', . Bls~ol?,·~p~01eI{A:",Crop~, ,;10.;" "VATICAN ,CITY (NC)." ,:JO". The, aoty, "Union. '~isters; ~caJIl~" ,," which 'gave"medicaI 'treatment to .' . " ',,', ''When the :Ame~ic~n' pubiic "vited' to ;ce!ebrate'~~::'l!lnniversary, ,form 'and "form .rightcons~i~nces to the tJnt~d:State~ from France a Christian Scientist, .violated the 'lias"'become distrustful of the' Mass .of Thal1ksglvmg, also un-. towar~ sound Judgments, ,Pope in '1886, opening the Holy Union patient's religious freedom. "foreign aid program" it may be dl,erlidned tt~e proble~s of, Catho- " paudl; tOld,a' group of Itali~nl mads.s ,Private DaY.' School the same ' because its humanitarianism and IC e UC~ 100.., '. " ,qte la workers ~t a specla ,au l.- year, The, present red brick, decency have 'not been touched.~' ,,"Today the, wonderfu~ 'apos- en£e. " . buildngon Prospect 'Street W~IS , , , ..' , ' . " 'tolate of Christian education is, The .workers from, the fIeld of completed in 1907 and the school . ThehisvIsItIng ~ 't "d" "t'h' " , cinema' , radio television and had as its 'principal from 19'07 'was "fr'economist ., f ..said th Itt' "' "conf' ron e "Wl. very,, ' senous ', . . ' I m convlc 19n , , a, 'bl" ...'h ' '" 'd "B 't lth h 'newspapers had just concluded "to 1939 Sister Adrienne Marie. ~'human solidarity and compas" pro ems.." e sal." U!1 oug . . ' '. f th d' h" '1' 'we ,ate conscious of the diffitul- a conventlQn m Rome sponsored A new addition was completed Y ,slOn., °t~ e nhee h a1dre ,.t ehon y . 'ties we are 'also conscious of by the, Italian Conference of in 1962, inclUding classrooms, a t • " f' B' ho t' d l'b mo Iva Ions t at 0 any ope, It is self-defeating to distrust the what 85 years 0 thIS academy ,IS, ps. gymna onum an a I rary. moral goodness of people.' i ' have' meant. . ' ' ~he Pope told t~e, g~.oup t?at ' The prelate' making his, first theirs was a vocatIOn, not' slmUtijity Heaccused Amencan leaders , 't t th d ' B p'le and not easy" ahd therefore of tryin to et S11 ort for for- VISI 0 ,e ,aca emy smce e. .. Nothing is 'useless to the 'man ·gd g pp b 'II' coming Ordinary of the diocese needed' deflmtlOn: , of sense; he turns everything elgn al programs y te m g , '. • The Falmouth National Bank Americans' that such h 1 '11 expressed hiS gratitude to the The Pope said they must pos- to account. FALMOUTH. MASS. By the Village Green Since 1821 discourage underdevelo;e~ ~~_ Sisters of the Holy Union of the sess '~a love of the cause, a pas-Fontaine tions from fightin"g among them- Sac!'ed Hearts fo~ their contri- sion, :a~ enthusiasm." selves or fomenting trouble butlOns to educatIOn. Men of the'mass media should • against the United States, In conclusion he addressed the value the service of the written ~'This is an entirely unsupstudents, saying, "Silver and ~ord and the photographic ported rationalization based on gold ha~e I,none, but what I Image and pos~ess a profound how people whp are well; oft' h,a-:e I 'give you-a free day..... s~nseof hones,ty; .and of profesimagine they would feei if they" . Offertory Procession slOnal resp?nslbllIt,Y, he added. were poor," Myrdal said. In fact, . "This responsibility, then, is 'ROUTE 6-betWeen Felli River and New Bedford Forming the offertory proces- courageously to proclaim and to he said~ 'people in the poor na, tions are resentful both of the sion 'at the Mass were Sister ,stimul.ate," tI-~e:fope concluded. :.Oneof. So~therriNew England's ',kind of aid they get (rom the Mary Aloysia and, Sister' John "YoP must,do this without, com-·· . ' . Finest Facilities' . United States and the way in Elizabeth, 'former Academy prin- 'promise and mindless of human' ' cipals;' Sister Grace Donovan, respect. This responsibility must which it. is given; , Available .for ' Holy ,Union' president and 'an 'be exercised,in the presence of ' , " alumna; Sister' Maria Annunci-' historiciil,truth and:.in the pres-', I , 'Hu~or " " ata, 'representing former teach- 'ence of metaphy~ical, 'moral and' ; ,Ihe day most wholly, lost is,.;, ers; Sister Theresa, representing .religious tJ"!lth,whieh· ~ral1scends,,,: ..' " {foR: DnAILS'CALL 'MAfc.lIAGER~36.2744,or' ,999-6984', , _["I .".. ; '., ',: ", .the' one on -Which 'one:"do~$";riOf .~:ihe'present''faculty~ Mrs: Robert permits and obliges,ime to:jtidge ", " ;.. >.~ -.,.: ,",',:" ..... ,....~•.~ .',' " ,.....<.. " '; -". . "'. \)~~~~: ,,' ;:,:-, ~hamf.o~,'$~~t?~~n~,lYIrs:~ime Paquet 'of events.",·,~) >""filJ;JOOJIl]m~OOla:lIIOOOOJIlIJlmmOOliIlDII:[I][I)JIllJmni".:,..,;'J;.. '.

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Bishop Cronin Celeb'rates" "First 'Get Acqliai'nted' Year In Diocese ,. As',Jeachers, the bishops an~ friendS, be ready to listen to Mark. Church, Attleboro Falls, stiinulating for all, Together we : ~;' ~oimce,;llier:GospeI::~show thit,:" them. ,~a .hold 'tn$titUtes and: :and 'St.. juli~ iBilHart, . No>Dart- have, learned much; together- we -, . ~s~kliJg :ar\d f.<!Ste~iQg cii~ogue meetings for them .... all pres- .mouth-and one was rededicated have examined' ourselves; toearthly. goods IUId human inwith ~~" (Same 'decree; 2, stitUtions can . contribute to, :byters. both cliocesan and re- -St.' Francis of, As.sist' Ch~h, gether we have forged ahead I~). ligious. participate with -.the' New 'Bedford. One church in the thanks to the dedicated lives of man·s saI~ation. the value of bishop in the one priesthood, diocese received' his visit amid previous self-sacrificing bishops, the human person with his The "getting acquainted"·, of Christ.. In the care of souls; the tragedy of a. $100,000 fire- priests, Religious and laity; tofr~om., family. children and " theme of a bishop's life has been first place is held by. the St. Anthony' of the Desert, Fall ' gether,' thanks to the interest,' .civ" society, with its laws. especially 'emphasized during, priests attached to a regular River. spirit and dedication of Most professions. labors. leisure.. Bishop Cronin's first year in Fall ' church .•• the. relationships of Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, we can arts techn~logy•.poverty and River. In order to be able to con- do it again and even more. bls~ops IUId priests rest on affluence ••• They present the From the moment he toured suit more suitably the welfare supernatural charity. (Same the Christian doctrine. ~ a each table during his grand .inof th~ faithful aCCOl'ding to the "Ad',multos annos" is on th~ , dec~ee' 2, 28.) manner adapted to' the needs stallation dinner to Monday's condition of each one. a bish- lips of all diocesans with the of ,the 'tiJiles. also using modvisit at Sacred Hearts Academy' . op should strive to become hope arid prayer that the ~s' Bishop Cronin's frequerit visits ern .. niedia' {Slime decree, 2, . in Fall River for the school:s 85th ' . duly acquainted with their so dedicatedly'sown ,during this Anniversary, he has met with the, , 1~-14?,: ...:; ._~._,~, ' ~ "'; , ,~~s:e,s::~~er~ti~:Sw~~om~ .- , needs, ·.In the. social dreum· first year Bishop ,Cronin' may . ~embers of the Diocese, learned' , . The· homiiies deiivered by the ' . contribution to those 'priests stances ,in 'which they Dve ••• soon' 'and in an increasingly of problems, counselled ,many, Bishop il) his many pastoral visi- who are. attempting to study and He shoUld manifest hisconcem fruitful way bulld and strengthen. consoled many, inspired all. for all--preserve for his faith- the _Mystical Body of Christ. ,tations and' Confirmation tours work for their fellow priests. His 'ful' the 'share' proper to them , 'He has officially visited 50 have made' him .a teaching retreat and conference meetings, One cannot really look back in Church affclrs;he should Bishop. His pastoral letters on' his open-door' policy, his parish of the Diocese's 114 parishes, with full satisfaction on a "first also' recognize their duty and Abortion,_ Marian Devotions, and institution visits have given , . administering the Sacrament of right to"collaborate a~tively in year". It is not a picture of comgrowth, to an already renown Confirmation or celebrating Sun- Peace have taught all. the building up of the Mysti- . plete success. It is only a beginHis efforts were recognized family spirit of the Diocese of day Mass' and meeting parishioncal Body of Christ. (Same de- ning, a hope of things to come, a Fall River. ers afterward. by the Diocese's only college combination of human effort and 2, 16). cree, Bishop Cronin made some 180 prayer for the' future. Such has He has met the priests of each when on May 30, 1971-, Stonehill Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin is been the "getting acquainted" deanery in each area of the Dio- College. granted the Bishop an various appointments and assigncese and met them again as a Honorary Doctorate of Laws De- ments during his first year as no longer a stranger to the Dio- of this first year of history of body during the priests' retreat gree. A Certificate of Merit was 'Bishop of Fall River designating cese of Fall River. He is, after the Diocese of Fall River under and during clergy conferences also granted him by the Dis- priests, Religious and the laity one year among us, our well- Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, abled American Veterans. to labor in various ways in the known Father in Christ. in May and in November. Fifth Bishop of Fall River. Project Equality in Massachu- ministry of the Church. The Bishop has been a visitor The first year of the Fifth Ad multos et faustissimos setts was boosted forward, The Diocesan Curia was reto the diocese's high schools, schools' were merged in the hope organized to make it more effi- Bishop of Fall River has been annos. graduation exercises, qmps, of making more efficient the ed- cient and available to needed special schools. ucational resources' at hand, the services. Priests were assigned Diocesan groups of all types Divine Worship Commission was to diocesan high schools as inON THE CAPE THE MERCHANTS IS YOUR hosted the newly installed Bish- . formed to better man's under- structors al).d chaplains. Lay HOMETOWN BANK AWAY FROM HOME op: International House Students, standing and participation in the groups throughOut' the' diocese Serrans and Seminarians, Vin- liturgy, questionnaires were sent also received the inspiration and the be.Jt thing that wer luJppened to Cape Cod centians, Teachers, Knights of and studied concerning the guidance of newly named priestColumbus, Legionaires of Mary, priest's role in the Church min- moderators and chaplains. Scouts, Nurses, Fishermen, Im- . istry, the Government was urged Four 'priests died during the migrants, Orphans, Priest-Golf- , to have peace as a top priority, a Social Concern Committee Bishop's first year; he rejoiced ers. ' A FULL was formed in New Bedford, re- with some during their jubilee -:=~R S~~E YounC ••• Est.bUlh_ JUM 12. 1969 A custom, happily continued .gret and dis~ay were evoked at celebrations;. he consecrated the ' Larry Lukey, President from Bishop Conn,olly's days, re- the barring of aid to private lives of two men to be priests ot' ROUTE .21. in &lori_ Hyannil 775-4500 joiced all-the Bishop not only schools. Jesus Christ forever. went out to all but his door Vias , They (bishops) , should 'realways open to -all who wished' Two newly established to visit him also. gard .the priests as so!l5 and churches were dedicated' - St. Continued from Page, One :

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THE ANCHqR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Dec. 16, 1971 .

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NEW YORK (NC) - Cardinal Terence Cooke. became the sec. ond cardinal to win the USO's (Last in a series. of a housewife's' experienaeat ·theVatlcan as Gold Medal Distinguished Ser· . the only mother in, the AmeriCan deieglltion' to the'mternational vice Award here, for his services Catechetical COQgress in Rome, Sept. 71~) .... '... 'as military vicar for Catholics The week. galloped on uQtil night and the form- ' in the armed services.' .ing '9f the firtallesplutions. ·We· found surprisingly little· The first was his predecessor difference between the· resolutions submitted by the vari-' as New York's archbishop, Cardinal Francis Spellman, who reo . ous language groups:' more adult emphaSIS, ,a. new. study ceived the intial award in 1962. of Confirmation, more fam- . In' his . acceptance speech, ily involvement, and. more The 'disagreemEmts lay-, in how given at a special dinner here,' . to ·carry out that b'eliM.' . Congresses, 'among .other' Cardinal Cooke said that during' The' Congress' ended Saturday resolutions. .By' this time morning but'if ~a,s 'cllinlPCed by the annual Christmas visits to they should' be well in print and our' Papal auoience a't noon, .We Vi.etnam he has found two' sides' .: submitted to the Bishops' Con· were"taken 'bY'·btis to the 'Vatican of th.e American soldier's role. ferences for study and, hopefully, . where. we'· were . admitted in there. implementation. "The sight of the wounded;' and over· . groups to the' new . stories of torture and massacre; 'whelming Hall of Blessings, Here boredom and isolation-temptathe men were separated from the , tions to drug addiction and de· women and we filed onto benches spair-all this confronts an in· to await Pope Paul: ,By terested visitor," the cardinal He entered very quietly with said. a few cardiniils beh.ind him. D~LORES . "But' there is in Vietnam anWhat kind of man is he, I've other story, and we cannot afCURRAN' I been 'asked. If you saw him in ford to miss it ... If hundreds of a crowd, you would not pick' men lost 17their 'morals and good him out as being unusual'i ll any sense in Vietnam, hundreds of sense except his . eyes, which thoul?ands discovered a potential mw_bZ!Im:m'i%i~~: s~em .very ethereal., He seemed . within themselves, for true symAn~spoken fear ran through- old to me but not to some of'the pathy for human beings, howout the' Congress-if resolutions others. Perhaps .it was . the ever different in culture they were not to the liking of the fatigue which he seemed to USO HONORS CARDINAL COOKE: Bob Hope, stand- might be," Sacred Congregation for the carry with him. Yet his voic~ ing, introduces Cardinal Cooke, center, at the 10th annual. Personal Service Clergy, they would simply be was strong while· delivering a Cardinal Cooke said he had Gold Medal Dinner in New York on the occasion of. filed away, never to be heard of' 40-minute, speech. in Italiap,. seen off~duty sc;>ldiers '''devote' again.' Although this was the which unfortunately. we did not the New York Ordinary. receiving of "The pistinguished themselves selflessly to neglected Service Medal" as a testimony of his "spiritual strength children and to un~anted lepers, first International Congress, understand. there have been national con. A point. of interest here. He and life of courage" that are brought by the Cardinal on to . digging wells and building gresses where this has happened. held but two sheets of paper in his Christmas visits· to the troops overseas. Gustave L. chapels, entertaining the aging his hand, obviously the barest and giving their money and per-I think it's fair 'to say that if of outlines. for such a long talk. . Levy, left, served as chairman of the Awards Dinner. sonal serVice to every good the findings of the Congress, . Most of his' words were digres. cause for the benefit of their with its calibre participant, are sions from his printed text, He ., -.. fellowmen'," pigeonholed, future congresses . merely laid' the papers in his lap '. 5 . He .asked his audience to welwill not be taken seriously. AI-' 'and talked. (This might explain come the veterans back hqme, though I shared in the depres- som~ of the discrepancies in the sion over some of the curial reporting of his speeches.) ,CINCINNATI (NC) - Deanery hospital care, medical care, edu- and to tell them they are wanted heavy-handedness, I could not or interparochial councils· pro- cation, safety controls, employ- and needed, help but be optimistic over the Honest, Foresighted vide one of the most effective ment, sanitation, ecology, migra- . "In' God's providence, they wealth of minds and talents . t rumen t s th roug h w h'IC h 'th e t ory wor kers, h'omes f or' t h' e \ may yet turn the tide against Almost certainly this talk was inS war and hatred; they may be the , represented, written by someone else, given laity can serve the Church, the aged, .." The NCCM leader said inter- idealists who will succeed," It is encouraging to know that his approval and sent to the newly elected president of the so many of these people stay press. But most of his words National Council of Catholic parochial groups provide organ- Cardin'al Cooke concluded. within the Church and within were his own, triggered by the Men said here. izations to cope with community Refutes Accounts religious education, working at printed text. We criticized our-' . Lay people today have real problems, and offer a'vehicle to MENDOZA (NC) Bishop making both viable for today's selves for not bringing along a opportunities to carry out "Pope work ecumenically with other children. Perhaps it's a 'sign of tape recorder for later transla-. Paul's constant call for action church groups as well as with Olimpo Maresma moved for a the times that they must lead tion but we hadn't realized that in the ternportal order," declared local government and civic units. week to a slum neighborhood The laity who become in~' here in Argentina to refute newsthe leaders who often present he was going to give a speech, . 1'"erd J. Niehaus of Cincinnati. barriers rather than vision. rather a few words and a blessHe was elected to his post at volved, he said, must be "people paper accounts that it was crime L;ttin Credo ing. Later accounts of his talk the recent NCCM's llational con- who will not be satisfied with infested. The prelate told news. . told us that it was refreshingly vent!on here. He is also a vice making vague protests but who men at the end of his stay: "I One of the emo~lOn?1 hl~hs,. honest and foresighted, supply. presIdent of newly formed Na· will suggest concrete and work- found wonderful people of extraordinary human values. It is for me· was the clOSing In whIch ing some cif that vision missing tional ~ouncilof Catholic Laity. able plans,'~ not at all like what some rethe total Con~ess ~ang the from the congress itself. . "Never in .modernhistory have porters depict. These are hardCredo togethe~ I? Latin. T?er,e At. the close o~his talk, Pope the people . of God - hierarchy, Right to Life wa~ no ,one singIng who, dl~n t Paul embraced Cardinal' Wright Religious and lliity-enjoyed the Niehaus encouraged the laity working, self-denying people full belIeve In what he. was Singing. and then walked down the aisle opportunity of working together to push for action to promote of expectations an.d ambition." .. between the mEm and women with the shared responsibility Catholic education and oppose Bishops' Appointe.d . zig.zagging from side to side~:,.·:' tlia~ 'exi~t~: today::' Niehaus told abortion, I never won a raffle or a lottery'.'.a .meetl~g. of.. the .' C~th~dral On education, 'he said: "it' is . To Congregation "in my life, but I'll never: com- ", D~anery Counc~l. . ' imperative that .we, 'the . laity, " VATICAN CITY (NCr-Pope plain about it again' because .' . Saying • that 'today's Church also speak out for preserVing. PaUl. VI named' Bishop': David Sister M. Charles and I were struct~res - .. ~uc~ .as pa~toral and assuring the civil rights of. Maloney of Wichita, Kans~s, and standing in the right place at. councl!s and parIsh coun~Ils -:- parents in education who should Bishop. Johannes Vonderach of the right time. The' Pope came' ' are a resu~t of, the Second Vatl- be able to freelychoos'e' the Chur, Switzerland, members of directly to us, grasped each ,of ca?, CouncIl!' Nle,haus noted. that school for the education of. their. the Vatican' Congregation for the. us by the hand and. said some- Vatlca~ II also. called for Inter- children," . . . thing which was lost)n t~e din. pa~ochlal councIls, . ' : Turning to the. abortion 'issue, Clergy, . ' The congregation, headed by; Cardinal Wri hi had' told ' Mostc~mmumty projects he said: "There is currently, a American Cardinal John' Wright', in advance th~t it was t~=' toward hel?Ing, peoplE;! ~o, he~p critical need for the laity to supELECTRICAL . , hed' . themselves are Interparochlal In port our bishops' stand' on the deals with matters concerning P ' . b'rthd , Contradon , ope ~ I ay so we WIS nat 're" h 'd "Tho . b 'right to life of the unborn. State . diocesan priests. '. . him '~happy birthday," He'smiled u, e ,sal, ey ecome deanery projects and should .be '!nd' national lE~gislation is conIn t he past only cardinals were I'n response and.' th an ked' us named members of Vatjcancon- Amidst an Incredibie thunderin~ the conhc~rn of dea?erycounc~ls stbanrttl.y being dPushedd to fallohw , ' since the Second of applause he le'ft th'h .' a.n d t elr res..pectlv.e commls- a 0 IOn on eman 0 t e gregatlOns, but e a"11 . SlOns or commIttees." mother without considering the , . 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Declares Deeds of Charity Should Not Replace Justice

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The Mexican 'hierarchy must he tough. They have . . . to _be if the statement they released last month is' any indica~ion. In it, the Mexican bishops accuse both the Mexican government and American citizens of oppressing the Mexican people. Issued un" der the direction of Bishop pelling sense of justice provides Alfredo Torres of Mexico the. impetus and ~yna~ism for 't th t t t ' d' their struggle for liberatIOn. ' . . . CI y, e s a emen 10 lcts the Mexican government for covering th d h . . up e e umamzmg conditions of the majority of M' MexI'cans B d 'b' . y escrl mg eXlco ,

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as "a paradise, a country of peace and law and of good will," the government entices tourist dollars and foreign investment, "and thus maintains present conditions and dependency." The U. S. .was charged with making Mexico " a mere subsidiary of (the American) system." Even more remarkable in its candor is the Mexican bishop's self-condemnation. The statement noted that, historically, pomp and angelic aloofness has placed the Church on the side of the oppressors." In speaking of "the side of the oppressors" the statement of the Mexican hierarchy highlights the fact that the pursuit of justice places the Church in the context of two power blocs: one, the presently powerful; the other the potentially powerless. The powerful are active through a network of numerous forces and influences operatinK to maintain the existing system. For this bloc, justice is already a reality, to be maintained by law and order. Only an Aspiration The potentially powerful bloc is comprised of the atomized and disparate groups of people for whom justice is not a reality; it is only an aspiration. A com-

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. The .Church m .pursult of JUStlce will necessarily confront the fl'" . pow~r u, smce, I~ IS not m the self-mterest of this bloc that eff orts to ac h ' "Justice for the leve powerless be 'successful. To pur, sue justice requires innovations that cut deeply into the existing' order. ' For this reason, the institutional Church's efforts in the field of justice have tended to be short-lived. As the Church probes into the power structure, pressure from the active bloc mounts, and tends to deflect the Church's efforts' into the more traditional and less controversial' mode of ministering in charity to the needy. Old slogans reemerge, like: "The Church is' a friend of the poor," and "The, poor we shall always have with us." ' The power bloc is quite ready to support the Church in its' humanitarian . programs. The U. S. federal tax structure, for example, allows annual corporation deductiQns for charitable contributions in the amount of about $5 billion. The fact that businesses contribute only about one-fifth of their allowable deductions perhaps only serves to 'highlight the fact that: not'only', is the achieving of justice for the powerless not a high priority for a major sector of the active power bloc, but charity is not one of their dominant concerns either. Only

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APPOINTEE: Bishop-Elect Michael J. Begley, 62 years of age, a native of' West Springfield and presently pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish, Greensboro, N.C. has been named as the first Ordinary for the newly erected Diocese of Charlotte.

Euthanasia Talk, 'Called 'Crode' WASHINGTON (NC)-Talk of euthanasia' or :mercy killing of . the elderly, was 'called "crude and cruel'" by Msgr. Lawrence J. ,Corcoran at the White House Conference on Aging here. , "Put yourself in the place of an elderly person hearing such discussion and you'll know what I mean," said the silver-haired monsignor, a co-chairman of a conference section' 011 spiritual well-being. Msgr. Corcoran, secretary of the ,National Conference of Catholic Charities, told NC News in' an interview that for some of the 3,400 conference delegates to raise the subject of death with dignity is understandable. But "it is quite another thing" for a few of them to push for' approval of a statement urging a positive termination of life, he said. Consideration of other issues - income, housing, nutrition, health and retirement roles-"is much more important" at any conference on aging, Msgr. Corcoran said. The issue of death was not on the scheduled' agenda at the massive five-day conference, but delegates were free to raise additional points of concern.

Aid ,to Non-public JERUSALEM (NC)-A crowd Moslem worshippers estimated Schools Upheld to number 30,000, congregated COLUMBUS (NC)-In action in November at the EI Aqsa that could hold major import for Mosque here to participate in However, because of the parochial schools around the nathe "Orphan Friday" prayers. Church's public statements about tion, the Ohio Supreme Court This service, held 'on the last justice, the poor are led to beupheld the constitutionality of Friday of the month of Rama- lieve that injustices can and will a state law permitting aid to dan, is among the most impor- be eradicated. Not only is the non-public schools. tant religious events of the Mos- Church's credibility put on the Attorney David' J. Young, who lem year. ' line, but, more importantly, the represented the state in the, case, Prayers spoken on this day- . hopes and expectations of the said the ruling "will have major like those of poor orphans-and powerless are raised. accepted by a benevolent God SIxty years ago, Mexico, was significance" for similar cases in heaven are thought to be wrenched by revolution, and the involving state aid to' parochial more efficacious than prayers Church was a target of the land- schools. Americans United for Separapronounced daily during a thou- less rebels because it was idensand months . tified with the rich and' power- tion of Church and State had During Ramadan, Moslems ful. Today the institutional argued against an Ohio law that mark several events of major Church in Mexico is attempting permits the state to provide edusignificance to their faith: Mo- to make a break with its reac- . cational materials and services hammed's first important battle tionary past. What is not clear to non-public schools. against heathen tribes, when the about this move, as well as simYoung said items covered in city of Mecca was taken by Har efforts elsewhere, are the the decision included audioMohammed and his followers, consequences of the Church's visual aids, testing materials, and when Mohammed was in- identifying itself so clearly with books, remedial, reading and spired to write the Koran, Is- the needs, in justice, of the op- speech teachers and guidance lam's sacred.-scriptures; " .,. ~" v ,-.~ "'pressed. counselors.

WASHINGTON (NC) - The nia, conducted by Pennsylvacampaign against liberalized nians for Human Life, issued reabortion laws has opened up on ports based on research papers new fronts at national, statewide it studied in closed sessions at and diocesan levels. Hershey, Pa. The U. S. Supreme Court has ~irthright Counseling agreed to consider medical, eviThomas A. Noone Jr., PHL dence on abortion from more than 220 physicians across the ,president, ,said that Pennsylvanation who urge protection of nians too long have been looking to the governor's office, the the unborn. The physicians asked the high state legislature and the Sucourt in a 79-page "amicus preme Court for, leadership in curiae" or friend-of-the-court population control and aborbrief to recognize the unborn in- tion. "Time is running out," Noone dividual as a person entitled to said. "Prenatal life is being deprotection under the fifth and fourteenth Amendments of the stroyed without regard to the Constitution. They lined up with rights of the unborn to live. anti-abortion appellants in Texas Pregnant women are being asked to risk their lives and and Georgia district courts. health by accepting abortion as The medical group's position is that "the unborn are develop- a solution to their problems:-' In Rhode Island, the diocese ing human persons who need the protection of the law just as do of Providence has launched Birthright Counseling, a 24-hour adults." The physicians, more than 100 professional counseling service of them professors at leading for women "experiencing crises medical schools and the rest pri- because of unwanted or probvate practitioners, said they lem pregnancies." Birthright Counseling, a nonwere motivated to speak' on "the sectarian program, offers its pro-life side of abortion." Many of them are Fellows of services through a "hotIine" the American College of Obstet- telephone. number manned by rics and Gynecology, many were '10 women and two men. Eight signing their names against abor- of them are professional social tion for the first time, and their workers. basic argument stemmed. from grounds other than religion. Urges Nutritional Medical Science View Taking issue with the idea' P'rogram Expansion WASHINGTON (NC)-Just bethat abortions should be treated n'o differently th~n any medical fore attending the White House procedure to protect maternal Conference on Aging, the secrehealth, completely disregarding tary of the National Conference the human being developing in of Catholic Charities issued sevthe womb, the doctors said that eral pleas in behalf of the naat fertilization "a new 'and 'tion's elderly. unique being is created which, One made to Sen. Harrison A. although, taking receiving one ,Williams Jr. (D, N.J.) by Msgr. half of its chromosomes from Lawrence J. Corcoran urged the ,each parent, is really unlike senator's support for a proposal either." to provide funding for a broader They went on to detail how nutritional program for the eldmedical science sees the human-" erly. Such legislation is under ity of the unborn child: ,current consideratio~ of the SenBlood cells form at 17 days; ate Committee on Labor and PubA heart forms .as early as 18 lic Welfare which Williams days, starts irregular pulsating heads. at 24 days, smooths out into "Certainly, the nutritional regular contractions at about needs pf older persons have been 30 days; , adequately documented, as has Development of the nervous the fact that many of them are system is under way at 18 days; undernourished or even sufferThe brain begins at the 20th ing hunger," the monsignor wrote day, along with the spinal cord to William-so ,and the entire nervous system, "We favor a broad, many,all of which are completely pronged attack on the problems formed at 30 days; of the aged," the monsigor added. Commences in Womb "But the nutritional problems The eyes begin to form at 19 have a special urgency." days, with 40 pairs of muscles begun by 28 days, at which the . embryo is 10,000 times larger More than fertilized egg and has mil. On Equity In Your Home lions of cells instead of one cell; You May Use The Money At the 30th day, the quarter,However You Wish. inch-long embryo begins to look distinctly human, no longer exAVCO FINANCIAL changes blood with the mother SERVICES -and the mother may not even 71 William St., New Bedford be aware yet that she is preg994-9636 nant. Said the doctors: "Human life is a continuum which commences in the womb. . . . Modern science has proven coriclusively that any law based on quickening is based on shifting sands - a subjective standard Complete Line even different among races. We Building Materials now know that life precedes quickening." 118 ALDEN RD. FAIRHAVEN Meanwhile, the first Abortion 993-2611 Study Committee in Pennsylva-

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as I ani concerned, "By celebrat- the home magazines urge one to ing Advent each night and cele- bake early, but they d<il1't disbrating the special days during clos"e where you hide the the - Christmas season, I think goodies until Dec. 25, the children can appreciate Where" tc) Put 'Em "" Christmas itself ever so" ml\ch ~·more and in so doing get the I" have thought of the broom holiday away from the TV com- closet (no one ever ventures mercials and into the home. " 'near that' place except me), the "We celebrate St. NiCholas Day " back of the girls', closet (when very" simply, by adding a piece ,. Meslissa gets through hoardi~g to our nativity set, by making her treasures here, or the girls DELEGATES RECOMMEND $9.7 MILLION FOR BIBLE, CAUSE: Left to right: The St. Nicholas Day "cooki~s and by , get ,through cleaning , the~r 'room Rev. Dr. Laton E; Holmgren, general secretary of" the American Bible Society. Father giving each child a simple, inex- and put all the articles' there pensive but thoug~tful gift " that couldn't b~:shoved 'in drawStephen Hartdegen, O.F.M., Director of the U.S. Center for the Catholic Bible Apostolate; which is brought by St. Nicholas ers, you have a natural hiding and Roy 1. Madsen, the American Bible Society's executive secretary of church relations, and placed under his or her bed. p,lace for anything). Even J. Ed- ' gar wotilq' h!lve a tough" time, discuss the Scripture needs of Roman Catholics during a pause in the Society's 1971 Advisory Council recent meetings 'in Nashville, Tenn. The money will aid Bible Society work Angel Cookies discovering something there. .of 'publishing and distributing the Scripture s, without doctrinal comment to people everyThe cookie making process is I could hide;' them" under the a family affair. MarilYIl has pur- couch.:....cverything ,els~ is' unde~ 'where in a .language they can under~tand and at a price they can afford. NC Photo. chased a wooden, cookie mold there, so I'm 'sure a few more with tHe figur~ of ~n: ,angel im-, things will gourtnoticed.", , . pressed in itl,: She, their makes a There:,aresome ,places that I N~w Colleg~s St. Nicholas cookie dough which know I could 'never hide ChristTRENTON (NC) ~:'The New represents 16 institutions of institution. is rolled flat" so that it, can be mas from them, though. Number Jersey, Board of fligher Educa- higher learning, including five A subsidy to the college for pressed with the mold. Each one would have,to be the refrig- tion 'al1d the Association of In- Catholic colleges and universieach New Jersey student enchild participates in" making the erator':"-there are, raids on that dependent Colleges and~Univer- ties. Its president is Father Edrolled and receiving at' least cookies' and. they are popped in hourly. In fact, I am thinking of sities have agreed on a formula mund G. Ryan, S.J., vice$1,000 worth of ,state or instituthe oven and eaten" hot to the putting swinging doors on ,it to to provide state "assistance to president of St. Peter's College, tional aid in the form of grants, touch. , . save l!ll the~\Vear an~ <tear oli private colleges., " .' -,'" }.c Jersey City. scooiarships and, the like., This yea"r" we gave the 'chil- the" handle. "AIF'other kitchen" A bill 'embodying, the' agreeThree forms of assistance are Funds for the program will dren gifts totalling about $4 in sp'ots would be equally ~ut of ment is to be introduced in the envisioned in the' agreement: all, but they' get a big kick out bounds because of their constant 1972 legislature,' wher¢ its A direct purchase-of-service be incorporated into the budget ' " chance of passage 'will' be en- contract for specialized gr~duate of the board of higher education, of the' idea of St. Nicholas bring- popularity.. with a $12 million appropriation ing them gifts. This was ,-eally One solution I have come hanced by the' en'dorsement of and professional programs. brought home" to me when I across is to" find' recipes that the ed~cation board. Assistance based on the num- being asked, for ~ 972-73. One asked my Jason, now aged ,six, make two of an item (such as The 'Association 'of 'independ- ber of New Jersey students en- major ,purpose of the plan is to what he received, from 'St: Nieh- fancy breads) or" more thana ent "Colleges" and Universities rolled in any particular privBlte increase the enrollment of New Jersey. -students -at independent olas last year and without any few dozen cookies, then '" my . . , . institutions. hesitation he said "'The Story of. ~amily does?'t feel tha~ !t's mis~ Jesus' book and th'e magic box." ~,. mg. somethlOg by, .v.:aItlOg untIl small bowl; measure out 2 Table- Stir 1 Tablespoon water into re: spoonfuls and i;'et '" aside for maining beaten egg; brush over I am sure had I asked him what ChrIstmas, Day. " . ' , he received for Christmas 'he Because I'm always looking glaze. Add re,naining eggs and 1 coffee cakes. woul9-' 'h~ve ha~, difficulty re- " for recipes that m.ake more than 'cup more flour to yeast 'mixture; 9) Bake in moderate /oven ENGINEERING, INC. ,.:one batch at ~ tlI~e, I plan.t~ beat ,with electric 'mixture at ,(350°) 35 minutes or until gold. membering. Mechanical Contractors The point to all of-this is that use the JollowlOg 10 my" ChrIst- ""high speed OJ 'minut~ or until en and coffee cakes give off a the children have" something "to mas. baking. dough' is thick and elastic. Stir hollow sound when tapped. ,ReSales' and Service for Domestic _.a ~ Candied Fruit" Loaf in" Y2'cup of the "wheat germ, move from cooky sheets to wire occupy them while' most chiland Industrial ~~ racks; cool slightly. Garnish dren are a.nticipating only Christo' . (M "k t ' I ' ff" k ) 'candied fruits and, remaining ,' " a es wo arge co ee ca es " " , . Oil Burners with small wedges" of green and mas. In thiS regard I would sug5V, 'f d I fl" flour to'make a soft dough. 2283 ACUSHNET AVENUE 2 c,ups Sl ,te . regu ar our Turn out onto' a lightly floured yellow candied pineapple. Slice gest the purchase of a pinata 995-1631 New Bedford 2 envelopes, actIve' dry yeast now for. the Feast of the Epiphcrosswise. pastry cloth and knead until 1!6 2 t cup sugar It, smooth, adding only, enough any. We have ours hanging in the 3 easpoons s a . extra flour to keep dough from dining, room, and it will be %d4 butter" or margarlOe, softbroken on the Feast of the sticking. Cover with transparent Epiphany. It will contain gifts, ene1 t wrap and let stand 20 minutes. '"d cup 'wa er " agam lOexpensIVe, an some 11, 'Ik 5) Combine the 2 Tablespoons odds and ends of sweets. Jason 2 cup mI . " 11/ ' sugar a n,d r em alOlOg 14 cup I t II and Melissa eye it with antici2 easpoon vam a wheat germ in a small bowl; cut pation now, so I won't guarantee 3 eggs I'n remaI'nl'ng 1/ cup butter or it will make it to Chr' t ,% cup regular wheat germ ,14 " IS mas, 1 cup mixed candied' fruits, ,margarine until mixture is In the Kitchen chopped ' crumbly; stir in" almonds. 2 Tablespoons sugar (for fil 6) Divide dough in half', roll, ' - ,half at a time, to a 12 inch "Where did you get that ling.) , cookie?" I asked MeryLas I sus'Y2 cup finely chopped blanch- square. Sprinkle half of the piciously eyed the tin cookie ed almonds. almond mixture over top; press 1) Mix 2 c~ps of the, flour, in lightly, roll up," jelly-roll container with its lid ajar, "Why; were you saving those undissolved' 'yeast, the 1f.J, cup "fashion. Place seam side down cookies. for something special?" sugar and salt' in a large bowl; on. a lightly greased cooky came, back her answer, muffled add Y2' cup of the butter or mar-" sheet.' Repeat with second half garine. of dough.' " by cookie crumbs."" Needless to say (by this time 2) Heat water and milk until 7) Make cuts, 1% inches all mothers reading this column very warm' to the touch (not apart, along one side of roll from will also be aware of this), I was scalding, ·in 'fact I would rather outer edge to' center. Repeat savin~ those cookies for Christhave mine lukewarm because on other side, spacing cuts" bemas. I'm always afraid of killing the' tween those on opposite sides. Doing Christmas baking early yeast) in a small saucepan; add Turn each slice slightly on its could be a marvelous boon, es-" \'to flour mixture with vanilla. 'side; Cover" loosely with transpecially to the working mother, ' Beat with elect~ic mixer at m~-parent" wrap; chill 2 hours. 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Supreme Court's School Aid Ruling 'Step Backward'

WASHINGTON (NC)-The re- dren in any other schools," face "a finimcial crisis of major The Women's Guild holiday cent Supreme Court" ruling D'Alessio said. "Yet for a great proportions" which makes it meeting will open tonight with 02722. a Mass at 7:30 in the church and against certain kinds of govern- part of the century-and-a-half in a "imperative that appropriate OUR LADY OF ANGELS, a special seasonal musical pro- ment aid to nonpublic schools which Catholic schools have ex· remedies, be sought from the ·FALL RIVER gram in the Parish Center at 8 "does not spell the end of Cath- isted, their pupils have largely public sector." Parishioners will mark the entitled "Christmas around the . olic schools," a U. S. Catholic been treated as second-class citifeast of the Holy Family at a Sound Policy World" by Mrs. Elizabeth Barry Conference official testified here. zens so far as distribution of special family Mass and corporof Brockton. Members are reo. public funds for education is "This is not simply a matter .Dr. Edward R. D'Alessio, diate Communion Sunday, Dec. 26. quested to bring a one dollar gift rector of USCC's elementary and concerned." of redressing an injustice Holy Name Society members to exchange during the program. The Semite subcommittee, . against a too-long-neglected segsecondary education division, will attend Mass at 5 P.M. Jan. also said the high court's action headed by Sen. Claiborne Pell, ment of American education," Mr:s. John Barrows, civic chair9, 1972, followed by installation ,voiding direct aid programs in (D., R. I.), was conducting a he said.. "Rather, it is a course man, with the aid of Mrs. Irene of officers, reception of new' Pennsylvania' and Rhode Island hearing on the role of nonpublic of action dictated by consideramembers, and a supper for mem- Boese and Mrs. Barbara Reid's .does. not "close all channels of . schools in American education. tions of sound public policy and Cub Scouts are making Christmas bers and their families. public assistance to. nonpublic favors for Mother Spinney's and D'Alessio told the Senators the general good of American An image of the Christ Child today's Catholic schools "are in education and American society." will b~ venerated- Christmas the Hyannis Nursing Home school students.!' But the conference official, many. important respects strongD'Alessio said the federal govDay, the Sunday after Christmas patients.. Mrs. Yvette Gregoire, finance testifying before the U. S. Sen- er than they have ever before ernment should "take a more and New Year's Day. chairman, is arranging a tele- ate's. education subcommittee, been in histqry," citing reduced comprehensive view" of educaST. STANISLAUS, phone bridge and' whist party criticized the ruling, calling it "a pupil-teacher ratios and im- tion than it has in the past, and FALL RIVER for Thursday, Jan. 13. Any mem- step backward." proved professional preparation consider itself "an 'enabler' of A Polish food sale will be held ber of the guild who can accom"Children in (Catholic) schools of teachers. . excellence in all sectors of from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. today and modate three or four tables in are as fully American as chilBut he also said the schools American education." tomorrow in the school hall. her home is asked to contact An Advent apostolic visit to Mrs. Gregoire at.362-3979. Paul Dever School, Taunton, 'wili • Mrs.. Violette Thomas, guild take place Sunday,. Dec', 18~ president, . has announced that Those participating should as~·· .Mrs..Rose" Rosborough of West semble in the school parking lot Yarmouth is the new program by 1:15 P.M. .... cnairman and she may be conST. JOSEPH, tacted at 775-2944.

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An Advent penance service will be held at 7:30 tonight, with many area' priests joining the parish priests in hearing confessions. At this time third grade children will make their first confession. B.E.E. People will hold a Christmas party Saturday night, Dec, 18 at the school. On the same evening CYO members will go Christmas caroling. . Boys intere~ted 'in becoming Explorer Scouts are asked to give their names'to'- on~ 'of' the parish priests.

Seek Amnesty COCHABAMA (NC)-The Bolivian bishops have asked the government to grant a Christmas amnesty to its political enemies, mostly leftists,. and thus relieve tensions. following the' August coup- in~which a rightest regime took power. Earlier several churchmen; including Protestants, had complained of political persecution of followers of deposed President Juan. Jose Torres, and of clergy and' lay groups inv91ved in social action. "

Church Leaders Stress -Social Responsibilities' of Catholics ROCKVILLE' CENTRE (NC)':'- who is former president of Seton The new chairman of the com- Hall University in South Orange, mittee of international affairs, N. J., prais!!d his predecessor United States Catholic Confer- '. Bishop ~dward Swanstrom, dience, is determined to follow the rector of' Catholic Relief Serpapal directive to alert Catholics vices. to their social responsibilities. During the bishops' meeting, "The mission of the Church. Bishop Swanstrom presented the very simply is to preach the Gos- department's report with the pel," explained Auxiliary Bishop bishops approving Jan. I, 1972, John J. Dougherty of Newark, as the World Day of Peace in the "and closely related, and insep- U.S. arable in my judgement, is the ~. Educational Process social appli~ation of the Gospel." 'Commenting on U. S. foreign He noted .that the highest leadaid programs, Bishop Swanstrom ership in the Church-Pope John said: . XXIII, Pope Paul VI and Vatican "Let us not let the leaders of Council II-have stressed the social responsibilities of Catholics our own country let down in' the assistance we've always' given in various documents. foreign countries." "The problem;" he continued, The department, created· in "is that we tend to be selective. 1968, strives to provide a focal The connection of social responsibility with the Gospel is not as point for leadership, coordi'nation obvious to people as personal and assistance to the work of the Church in the United State's in moral ethics." programs' having worldwide perBishop Dougherty was elected spective. ·It contains divisions for chairman of the USCC interna- Latin America, migration and tional affairs committee during refugees,United Nations affairs, the November meeting of the and world justice and peace. U. S. bishops in.Washngton, D. C. Bishop Dougherty said his deBishop Dougherty, who had partment would seek to improve served as vice-chairman of' the' the educational process to bring department, indicated that the people to the awareness on jus: main, task of this group would be tice demonstrated at. the recent to try to 'make ·that connection Synod of Bishops. obvious to Catholics through ed"Our goal," the bishop .said, "is ucation. to bring .J Catholics to a new In an interview with the Long plateau of awareness, or as Pope . Island Catholic, Rockville Centre Paul put it, alert the l'eople of diocesan newspaper, th!l bishop,. God."

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Christian Morality and' the· Law of the State

;'; To become a member of ~he ., early. Roman Christian group im- _ plied being willing to act as a , 'i member of the group, with consideration .for the good 'of the other, members. 'It .implied being wiiling to cooperate w'ith the' , other members,'. to come to .' . agreerrient·, with therri on com'. mon 'concerns, and to 'stick to '. . those ',agreements. But !>ecoming a,member of the :' 'Christian group did not take a person out of the world. He still remained a memb,er of other j'

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groups,. a~dhad to live' in them, too, ·.in a civilized way. Most prominently, of course, he remained a citizen of his own city an~ country, and so he had to act as a ci.tizen, with consideration for. the good of other citizens. He had to be willing to cooperate with \:lis fellow citizens, to come to agreement with them on 'common concerns, and, to stick to those agreements. So we read:- '~Remind your people to submit to' ruiers and authorities, to' obey .them, to ,be ready 'to do every g06~ ·thing':

At a recent civic meeting on the increase of serious ~rime in ,.. American cities two men exchanged'their personal opinions' dilring' an apparently boring lecture. The one leaned over to the other, and whispered, "I'm for law and order!" The other paused 'a moment, smiled, and' responded, ."That's interesting, I'm for justice!" Two' different approaches to a very real problem, approaches implying deep-even if perhaps

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unconscious-differences regarding the place of law in society. One man places a priority on "law," "the othe(puts'his emphasis 'on "justice." Grahting that .we are attempting to 'deal briefly .with a very complex matter, we might try to reflect together on the educational implications' of these two approaches. . Many men and women today feel that moral-ethical education should focus on instilling respect for law and authority. While they are undoubtedly concerned

(Titus, 3;1). "This is also the rea- . A tension between indiviqual son you pay taxes; for the ilU7 conscience· and the state is thorities are working for God nothing new in the long history when they fulfill their duties. of human experience. The chronPay what you owe them; pay icles of ancient Israel and early them your personal and property Christianity .abound in the tales taxes, and 'show respect and of pagan persecution of the honor for them all" (Rom. 13, faithful who refused to worship 6f.).· '. the gods or the emperor. The '. "I ,urge' -that petitions .and New Testament logia or sayings prayers, . requests' '(and' thanks- of Jesus reflect problems of congiving 'be offered to God for ,all cern in the area of Church-Sta~e men; for kings' and· all others relations; Christ's well-known who are in authority, that we dictum "Render to Caesar, the. may live .aquiet a,nd' peacefuI" things that are Caesar's' and to life· in' entire ,godliness 'and Goq the things that are God's" proper. conduct" (I Tim. 2, 2f.). (Lk. 20:25) seems to distinguish' "Submit yourselves, for' the an~ separate the two spheres of Lord's sake, to every human au- loyalty. thority; to the Emperor,who is Je,sus himself paid -taxes (Mt. , the supreme authority;, and' to 17:24-7) and lent no support to ~he governors who ha-ve been the Zealots who plotted the sent by_him to punish the evil-overthow of Roman control. Paul doers and praise those who do later urges respect for all legiti~ good" (I Pet. 2.i3-14). mate authority as somehow reCivil, Rulers , flecting the divine dominion it 7 . ,The Christians want~d to live self. His words bear recalling in in' peace, and be able to serve full: their ·fellowmen ,and God in, Let every' man be subject to peace. Therefore they could ap- the governing' authorities. For preciate the good order for there is no authority. except' peace which even the stern from 'God, and those that exist Roman dictatorship over their have been' instituted by God. world guaranteed. So long as it Therefor he who resists the au. was possible,' they followed the thorities resists what God has '1aws of the country. They urged appointed, 'and those who resist obedience to the lawful' rulers.' will incur judgment. FOI; rulers Reciprocal D,utieS, , (1) In its Declaration on ReliThey prayed: for' . their civil are not a terror',to good conduct, Here,' we shalfpose only two gious Freedom, whose chief rulers. '. but to bad. questions: What are the ~tate's ,architect was the American True, at the same time, the Christians looked forward to a Would you have no fear of him ChurCh-State expert, Fr. John who is in authority?: Then do C04rtney Murray, S.J., th~ Sec" Turn to Page Seventeen what is good, and you.....will reand Vatican Council summarizes ceive' his approval, for he is By . the state's duties as follows: God's servant for your good. But "The protection and promotion if you do wrong, 'be afraid, for ,of the inviolable. rights ot man FR. JOHNP. ,he does not. bear the sword in ranks among the essential duties SCHANZ vain; he is the servant of God of government" (6). The care of with values, like. justice, their to execute his wrath on the these rights is the essence pf the emphasis is on authority. Obedi- wrongdg er.. common welfare of society, ence tq law is seen as the hall~ Therefore one ,must be subject, , tmm'UW""h~~l" toward which government has mark of the good citizen, and, not only to avoid God's wrath obligations toward its citizens, .,a sp~i~l obligation. . one might add, of the Christian. but also for the' sake of con-. and what are the citizen's duties' Rehglous freedom, equahty of Carried to its conclusion, such science. For, the same reason toward the State and' commu- citizens before the law, an4 freea law-centered morality tends you also. pay taxes, fpr the au' . Tum to Page Sevente~n nity? too easily to an overly simple thorities are ministers .of God, iOentifiC~tion of law and moralattending to this very thing: Pay ity. An action is seen as good all' of: them their dues, taxes to because it is commanded, or whom taxes are due, revenue to bad because it, is forbidden. whom revenue is due, respect to When extended to the Christian whom respect is due, honor to Has Christmas shopping start- Christians," the "American In· understanding of sin, such a whom honor is due~ (Rom. 13: ed to .get you down? ,Are you terim Br.eviary." , moral approach defines sin pri-. 1-7). . beginning to panic?, Do you stare marily as' a vioiation of 'law- , Overlapping Issues .' Initiated and sponsored by the at that list of names and won. God's iaw, theChiJrch's· ,law, National Federation of Diocesan der, rather desperately, what you civil law, parental. commands.. The gist of New Testament teaching seems to regard Church 'can possibly buy at this lat!i! Liturgical --Commissions here in Obedience hour which, will be' new and the United States; this lengthy Moral-ethical education' will and State as independept centers different, yet at least somewhat (1,700 pages), handy (4%x7%), of authority, each having a legit, therefore focus on obedience to useful. ' brown or tan leatherette bound authority. The laws and 'their imate claim on the loyalty ,of its . ,text, was published in mid· applications will be studied and. members without infl:'inging on October by Catholic Book Pubthe other's. jurisdiction. Such a their applications'to various cirlishing Company of New York. cumstances considered. The will simple clear-cut principle,howIt sells for $13.50 and I thin~ the ever, breaks down in practice of the law-giver provides ju.stifiBy volume will- enjoy great success cation for obedience. Fear of when the. two have overlapping around our nation. punishm'ent suggests motivation. concerns. FR. JOSEPIH While such an approach to This is especially true in the Is this the officially revised morality may f?eem at times 70's when so many crucial CHAMPLIN Roman Breviary? Yes and no. highly desirable and appare!1 tl y politico-ethical issues .challenge, The Holy See recently issued in effective, . ·it has, serious weak- the Christian conscience. ConLatin a portion .of ·that finalized nesses.· Perhaps its' chi~f (ailure troversy still. continues over libversion. "Prayer of Christians" is that motivation within such eralized abortion laws; easy diIf one of those individuals follows its general principles an approach is incidental' to the vorce laws; anti-nUdity and ob- happens to be a priest, a nun, a and basic format, but ill abbrebasic human values of life 'in scenity 'controls; military con- religious brother or an especially. viated fashion and with certain society. If something is com- scription; conscientious objec- d~vout Christian lay person, I alterations. . manded, I obey. If it is foroid- tion; contraceptive methods of offer a suggestion. Stop at your den, I obeqiently refrain from it. population ·control; control of· local Catholic Book Store and How long a life-span, then, Tu.rri to Page Nineteen drug abuse. pick up a copy of t'Prayer of Tum to Page Eighteen

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Law of the State Continued from Page Sixteen dam from discrimination by fellow-citizens are listed ,as specific rights to be safeguarded by the state (Ibid.).

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Flannery O'Connor died, and In the interval her work has received ever greater recognition. She is seen as one of the. foremost and most formidable artists in fiction that America has produced. Because of This world is deep-dyed in paperback editions of her books, she is' read by a far evangelical religion. Some charwider and more variegated acters are explicit believers, but

hardly any are free of remnants of a tradition of lively, even fierce. faith which once was a pervasive social element. There is spontaneous talk of Jesus, of sin and salvation, of heaven and hell. By But the ,reality of these, as against unthinking reference, is RT,. REV. present and potent in a way they do not grasp. And it was Miss MSGR. O'Connor's great, even awesome, JOHN S. gift that she could suggest, for example; the operation of grace KENNEDY without a syllable of preachment. and without any lessening of credibility.' . ' Extraordinary Force nor (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, I don't know how many times 19 Union Square West, New· York, N. Y. 10003.' $10), which I have read her stories entitled lilt .sayshere that Americans spend more on ciga"Revelation," "The, Enduring should be in great deman,d. rettes than they give to church. 'But 'it doesn't say Why? Is there anything new Chill," and' "Parker's Back," to whether they are smoking too much, or giving too in it? No, nothing which has not cite three at random.· ExperiencJittle!" , previously had' some kind of ing them once more, in the pres-' ent volume, I was not exactly publication. But 12 of the stories have never before appeared in a surprised by the denouncement in Continued from Page Sixteen all that the laws of the state did, book. Among them are six which each instance, but the electric day when God' would destroy Christians had no quarrel with shock which each gives was, for represent her very' early work, and punish the Roman empire them. They live by them, feeling me, as sharp and stunning as written while she was· still a ever. This may be evidence of for its many sins and its policies it was their duty as members of student. excessive suggestibility on my of cruel oppression, luxury, ex- the civic group. Having this dozen between part, but I think that it is, rather, ploitation: But of course when laws of covers renders them available to evidence of' Miss O'Connor's "Come and I will show you the state were merely props for anyone who, delighted by her extraordinary originality and how the great prostitute is to a system of injustice, cruelty, novels and collections of stories, force. be punished, that great city that exploitation; where they merely ' longs for yet more of her writAlso, in becoming reacquainted dominates the kings of the earth disguised evil instead of truly jng· '\, ".: ~\...:.;.::.'J\ ~ ':w: I.' :. , with her stories, I'was'impressed ': .." (Rev. 17,1.9:18). "Ther.e has serving good, ,Christians had to Also, it is good to have the by 'her masterly touch in authen- never been another city like the . be the first to say, as they alfull range of her shorter fiction tic portraiture of people' of all great city" (Rev. 18, 18). . ways have, that they will "pay to in one book. This makes possible ages, from childhood through old "Rejoice because of her de- the Emperor what belongs to a comparison of the stories one age. struction, 0 heaven! Rejoice, him, and pay to God what bewith another, the charting of Thus, the boy of four or five, God's people, and the' apostles longs to God" (Luke 20, 25. And Miss O'Coimor's growth as an in' "The River," who "intended and prophets! For God has ~'We must obey God rather than artist, and the easier recognition . to keep on. going until he found judged her for what she did to men" (Acts 4, 19).' of her principal. themes. the ,Kingdom of Christ in the you!" (Rev. 18, 20). "God has punished the great river," might easily have become Rare Talent Archbishop' Attacks implausible and the story maud- prostitute who was corrupting the earth with her immorality. this, volume lin, but versimilitude does not Interestingly, Unemployment Evil opens with "The Geranium," falter, nor does sentimentality God has punished her because LONDON (NC) - Archbishop she killed his servants. Praise George Andrew Beck of Liver· written in the 1940s, and con- take over. God! The smoke from the burn~_ pool has launched a strong atcludes with "Judgment Day," Enduring Excellence ,ing of the great city goes up for- tack on the "evil of' unemploysubmitted for publication in So, too, with the distinctively 1964, the year of the author's different II-year-old Ruller Mc- ever!" (Rev. 19, 2-3). ment" in a pastoral letter. Laws Guarantees death. The archbishop called for acFarney, in "The Turkey," and The laws of men had their tion in "this time of crisis for Each is about an old man ,who the much tougher 14-year-old F. has passed most of his years in M. Tarwater, in "You Can't Be place in keeping good order, human beings," saying "We helping to guarantee' a healthy, must all clamor for justice the rural Deep South, llitely has Any Poorer Than Dead." been compelled to come to live One is always hungry for in- safe life for most people.. When which leads to dignity," The in a married daughter's apart- formation about a writer of such used rightly, the ,laws of the pastoral letter came three weeks ment in New York City, cannot exceptional and enduring excel- state made it easier to live a after a group of priests and comprehend - much less adjust lence. Some is supplied by Rob- good life in love and concern for other clergy marched through to - the strange new situation, ert Giroux in his introduction. one another. So long as that is Liverpool with several thousand jobless workers and sympathizWe learn with pleasure of Miss and pines for home. Prelates Receive ers in a massive protest against The first version is strikingly , O'Connor's adamant refusal' to unemployment 'in this area of alter the blessedly idiosyncratic good. In general feeling and in Civil Rights Awards northern England. her writing to satisfy nature of detail, it is obviously the work of NEW YORK (NC) - Bishop Merseyside, Liverpool's dockher the would-be publisher of a rare talent, and it packs a' Francis J. Mugavero of Brooklyn ing area, presently has 47,782 first novel. He found her "prestinging punch. But how much and Auxiliary Bishop Harold R. more powerful is the 'later ver- maturely arrogant," iI. phrase she Perry of New' Orleans are the unemployed;' at 7.2 per cent of the local work force this is alsion. In it, the ending is more de- coined for him. Yet she had very little vanity, 1971 corecipients of an award most twice the national average. cisive, the construction throughpraising their efforts to' eliminate out is tighter, the humor sharp- and was willing to take knowl- discrimination. edgeable, sensible advice. She er, the pathos more affecting. The James J. and Jane Hoey could say, "I don't have my novaward, presented here by the Evangelical Religion el outlined and I have to write 93't066 to discover what I am doing." .Catholic Interracial Council of Reading through this volume, Discover that she did, to our in- New York, was established in one discerns more clearly than estimable gain, and one envies 1942. It goes annually to a black before the lineaments. of the the person who will discover it and white Catholic "in recogniworld in and of which Miss for the first time in this array of tion of distinguished contribuO'Connor wrote. It is a section wonders. tions toward the elimination of of the American South, of all forms of discrimination and course, whether seen at first racial and religions bigotry." 365 NORTH FRONT STREET Attitude hand or remembered by an ex,Previous award winners have NEW BEDFORD patriate. Many of its inhabitants For success, attitude is equal- included Sargent Shriver and , 992-5534 are eccentric, some grotesque, ly as important as ability. New York Lt. Gov. 'Malcolm all fascinatingly human. -l3anks Wilson. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO00000o public than in her lifetime. Now comes a large volume, The COnlplete Stories of Flannery O'Con-

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Insofar as it prom'otes authentic human values that coincide with those of the Creator, the state in fact articulates for us the "Law of Christ." A state which would not try to eradicate poverty, racial discrimination, and other human indignities would fail in its moral ,duty 'to ,: the common good. . . Likewise a government which would fail to encourage sound family life, religious practice, respect for the sanctity of life, would be remiss in its concern for the. public interest. (2) If we as citizens now ask, what are our obligations to the state, it may be affirmed that whatever fosters justice, peace, and the common good would generally require our conscientious support. When the state taxes me in a' reasonably just way. I must realize that my con· tribution helps sustain its educational and charitable efforts in areas like care of the aged, the retarded, the mentally ill, the alcoholic. . Radicalism .Up to this point, we have considered only the passive stance of the citizen before the law. What about trying to change an unjust law or the status ~uo itself if it dehumanizes or depersonalizes man or discriminates against large segments of the population? Both the Church and the individual Christian have every right to seek by legitimate means the enactment of public law which is consonant 'with the natural law and the law of Christ. Normally these channels for change include the power of the vote, marshaling public opinion, seeking political office. More radical forms of civil disobedience would seem to be justified only when there is grave social injustice that cannot be corrected by calmer measu-res.

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--Most .Am~rica~s Dema'n'd Elimination of Injustice

During recent trip to England, r was a accosted one evening by a Britain who wished to know when the United States was "going to. get out of Vie~mim~ ,i It. was a b~d night and I w~s suffering, from jet lag, so "I took him on. ' . "We will be out'cof Vietnam," I observed, "long':be- Jim Crow. Don't tell me about fore you ,guys' are: out' of ,your British moral superiority. The blacks and the Irish have Ireland.;' ~!Oh; but that's dif- one .thing in common; we both

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"be a, massacre. Besides, the majority of the people want us there." , "Funny you should mention it," I commented, '''but that is just exactly what' the American leadership says about Vietnam. I'll tell you what the real difference is between the English presence in Ireland and, the American presence in Vietnam: we have been in Vietnam for about 15 years; the majority of our people disapprove of what we are doing there, so we're getting out. You have been in Ireland for over a thousand years, , and most of that time· your people have overwhelmingly supported it. That's what's different." My friend was a little surprised. He was used to Americans who felt guilty about Vietnam and were ready to concede the accuracy of the self-righteous and self-congratulatory British assumption that they are a much more civilized nation than we. "But what about your oppression of di!5sidents and your in,justice towards blacks?" he , asked. . British Moral Responsibility

It was all great fun, especially since my:friend was more used to the kind of Americans like Anthony Lewis (the New, York Times correspondent who pontificates about America from Lon,don) wl:Jo quoted approvingly comments in The London' Times, about how uncivilized' America is at the time of the Attica tragedy. That Attica was uncivilized, I, will conce!le, but that British support' for' Mr. Faulkner's government represents 'a higher level of Civilization, 'I will not concede. However, such 'exercises in putting down pious frauds by turning their own weapons against them obscures a critical point, My poor English fr,iend had nothing to ,do. with the, thousand years' oppression of the Irish; he had nothing -to do with the slave trade; he didn't build the cotton economy of the South; he wasn't responsible for the atrocities of Bomber Harris , . during the Second World War; and I, presume that he really , didn't like any more than I didthough he might have tried to justify' it - the internment of the IRA. By a similar standard Americans are not responsible for what happened at My Lai; I was not res'ponsible for what happened at' Hiroshima; and John Kennedy, dead two years before the escalation of the Vietna~, War, can scarcely be blamed for it on the grounds of a couple of phrases in his presidential address and the argument that ','if he were alive' he would have escalated the war."

MISSIQNARY PRIEST IN PAKISTAN: American Catholic missionary Father Charles Houser stands with a homeless, woman in the midst of ruins of a village in East Pakis'tan. The homes of villagers were said 'to have been destroyed by army forces and 15 villagers were reported killed. Father Houser hides from West Pakistani troops during the day and visits his' church at night. NC Photo.

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havior is emotionally satisfying' to them, but I trust the rest of us will be excused from being overjoyed when these enthusiasts of guilt want us to assume the same guilt they are so proud' of. ' Assigning Responsibility

8, said the refugees were aided by Our Lady's intercession as they fled from communism in Cuba to the United States. The cone-shaped shrine will be· built on a 15-acre site overlook' ing Bisqyne Bay. The prelate said, that he expects "the modern structure to be to this area what the Statue of Liberty" means to the' Northeastern part of the nation. ' The Shrine of Charity or "San-' turario de la Caridad'~ was designed by Cuban-born architect , Jose, Perez Benitoa. In addition to serving as a monument and chapel for worship and meditation, the shrine will be used as a cultunil center. "Through the years," Benitoa said during a visit here, "this laI;1dmark will leave a profound imprint of Cuban culture in the free world and remain as an in" spiring symbol of faith of these people in, God and their gratitude to this gerat democracy." ;

"No one has been interned in the United States without trial or the promise of trial," I responded, "and in' case you haven't noticed, your very civili~ed United Kingdom has 'interned several hundred' people Considerable injustice is being in the north of:'Ireland on the to American blacks: 'now, done mere suspicion of political disDangerous Concept and I think that is ,all that really sent In the United States, every He might have and he might matters. This injustice must' be one of those persons would be out of jail unless an, indictment not have. I am inclined to think stopped. The residue of inj'~stice could be got against them for. he wouldn't have, but the point from the past must be elimiis that he wasn't al,ive to make nated;' it must be eliminated not a major crime. ' the decision. Just as Mr: John- bec!luse I caused the past or Bravery "And as for the blacks," I concluded; by now in a burst, of _ son. decided on deescalation in even bec~use I am causing the It is the character of a brave outraged fury. "my ancestors 1968, Kennedy could have de- . present, but because the past and resolute man not to be didn't.kidnap them in Africa, my cided on it in 1965. What he, was bad and the present ,is bad, ruffled by adversity and not to ancestors didn't bring them would have done we don't know, quite independently of who 'is desert his post. across the ocean ·in filthy slave but what he did not do we do guilty. -Cicero This is an argument with ships, and my ancestors .didn't know. He did nothing because which most Americans are, I keep them, in slavery in the he was dead. Collective guilt is an extreme- suspect, in fundamental symSouth for a hundred years or so. As a matter of fact, my ances- I~ slippery, dangerous concept. pathy and agreement, but it is tors didn't develop Jim Crow, Some people apparently get a one that is made infrequently , good deal of emotional kick out because so many people are either. "It was your ancestors that 'of confessing their own guilt busy in parceling out guilt and ••. Cleansers • •• enslaved them, your ancestors and attempting to make repara- assigning moral responsibility to that built the cotton economy tion for, things that they didn't everyone in the landscape.' ,94 TREMONT STREET in the South, and your ances- do, because ,they were't alive to .. I wish they would stop, or TAUNTON, MASS. tors, or at least your American do them. maybe go soak ,their heads in Tel. 822-0621 cousins, who are responsible' for Well and good, if such be- sulphur and brimstone.

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SCHOOLBOY SPORTS IN THE DIOCESE By PETER J. BARTEK Norton

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Holy Family of New Bedfoid',h~s'ea:rried,the reputation as one of the bes,t schoolboy J;>a:~ketf>ail sdiools Cin tne, area.' It is becoming redundant to say:the Jack" Nobrega coached Parochials will enter the Narragansett. BCisketball Le~gue, race as favorites. However, ' ',.,: : . . , " , that is the situation again fro11? an"yw~ere 'on' thefl,oor, ' this year With sophomore ,:whetpe~ ,QP~r~ting o!lt, of his . " , ' : , 'p'iyo~.posr'or:,.moving outside for ~ensatlOn Steve Gome,s l~ad : '. ,the' b~ll\b. 9Qllles is rated ~mong

mg the talent par~de, the B\.ue Wa~e should provldem~ny of excIting moments for theIr loyal fans. Defending co-titlists, a 'year ago with Somerset:. the Parochials will have to' go all out to live up to advance billing and ward off the challenge from contenders Somerset, Case High of Swansea and Bishop Connolly High of Fall River. All three dubs have the potential to develop into outstanding teams capable of winning the Narry crown. Holy Family will look to Gomes for offensive punch. The young sharp-shooter can score

'the,o~tsiiilndiRg 'hoopsters in the 'Gom~?nw~lilth and is definitely a candidate'for all-state honors. ~ , " .';', ', ' ' , " However, Holy Family has not gained fame, on the merits of. OI:Ie ballplayer.' Coach Nobrega al~ ways attempts to' field a 'well balanced team stressing quick,ness, both on offense and defense. Captain Paul Walsh gives the . club' 'strong outside shooting strength, capable ball handling an dtough defense. With Gomes inside and Walsh outside opponents will be 'faced with the task of trying to stop at least one of them.

THE COACH WEARS A HABIT: Whe n Sister Martha calls a play at Grace Day Home, Sacramento; her "team" listens. Th e pint-sized players often can beseeh getting pointeI:s 'when their "quarterback" supervises the play period. NC Photo. .

"Stress Values as Basis for Moral Education

Continued from Page Sixteen It is good because commanded, bad because forbidden.' Nurenberg .and My lai should be shocking reminders of what such a simplistic "law and Somerset Set for Defense of Its Crown order" approach to moral equcation can cuiminate in. If good adept on the hardwood as on the Paul Landreville, 'a junior, will probably team with Mike gridiron. Kevin Snell, who saw' and evil ultimately depend on Marr at the forwards. Both are action as a reserve last Winter, the will of the lawgiver, then potential scorers and good re- and Barry Sullivan are expected Goring and Gobbels were justibounders. Jim Palmieri is the to win starting assignments to fied \n exterminating hundreds of thousands of Jews because likely choice to join Walsh in round out the first unit. they were merely obeying comthe backcourt. Since Coach Bob Gordon took mands., Coach Nobrega, who is beginning his 12th season at Holy over the helm at Case a few Justice Family, is not prone to depend years back, the Cardinals have solely upon his starters. Look been among the better Narry A ,much 'more difficult and for him to get help from a: strong clubs year, in and year out. Although Bill Griffin and Dennis frustrating approach to educatbench consisting of Mike Gelinas, Pat Mullen, Mike Carroll, Leonardo, Case's 'big guns last ing people for responsible moral' Ronnie Frenette and Mark Mc- year, have been lost through life as 'citizens and as Christians, graduation, the .Cardinals should is suggested by the man who Intyre. was for "justice'" rather than Somerset surprised last Win- be in the race again this year. Co-captains Kevin Kelly and "law and order." Focusing on ter when it tied .Holy Family for the loop crown and then Tommy White rate as one of the basic human values rather than played well in the Tech tourna- best backcourt combinations in on law is in the long run a much ment. With three 路starters re- the loop. Both are skillful ball- more effective moral. educational turning for duty Coach Ray Mc- handlers and good outside model. In this approach an acDonald has the nucleus for an- marksmen. Up front the Cardi- tion is good or bad, not chiefly other title team. The Raiders are nals have size and depth. Chris because it is commanded or fornot about to relinquish the title O'Donoghue; Chris Shotf 'and bidden, but Qecause it is good without a fight. . "Doug 'Larrivee have all pro- or bad for the person or comAII-Narry performer Don Hen- 'gressed under Coach Gordon's munity. For example, murder is riques and Mike Jenkinson give tutelage' and are ready for a big wrong whether it is forbidden' the Blue Raiders a strong front season. Scott Read, a transfer by law or not; concern for' others line' equal to any in the circuit. " from Durfee High in Fall, River is good even where there is no Raider All-State football quare' and Bob Oblachinski should pro- legislation about it. Some actions terback 'Dave Drisc'oll is also vide the Eardinals with addi- are conducive of the common back and ready to prove he i~ as tional,~help under the backboards. good; others militate against it. If a law sanctions injustice, the law needs to be ch'anged even if Darkho.rse Role to ,Old Rochester Bull Dogs efforts to change it require dis, A year ago' Bishop Connolly ,nors, Tom Nicoletti and Gary obedience. ' qualified for past season, tourna- Considine around, the Cougars ment action much to the delight win make their presence felt of its followers. In so doing the again this Winter. Coach Ken Rowe, in his first Cougars proved that they could , Old Rochester Regional of' compete with anyone in the Mattapoisett could prove to be year, at Seekonk is faced with Narry circuit including Holy' the ~urprise team in the circuit. an uphill battle this time around. Family. ' Coach John. Shocko will have 'to The Warriors were hit hard by graduation . and probably will Many Narry followers believe rely upon Ray Lammi and 'Ed that Bishop Connolly will soon' McCartin, both starting their suffer through, a rebuilding be able to hold its own against third season as front line per- period. Diman Regional Vocationalany school in the area in basket- formers, to rally the inexperiball. There is no doubt that enced Bull Dogs. If the Regionals Technical of Fall River and Coach Jack Curry has built the can win a few games early in Westport are not expected to diocesans into a contending the campaign, they may gain the field strong clubs. Both will be force. With the likes of Ron Tra- necessary confidence to climb to 'going principally with inexperienced personnel. vassos, Jay Mercer, R~ch Con- the top of the league.

The Second Vatican Council, which clearly taught the value of law in society and urged obedience to legitimate authority (Church in World, 30-31), suggests a moral education based on values rather than on authority. "No better way exists for attaining a truly human political life than by fostering an inner sense of justice, benevolence, and service for the common good, and by strengthening basic reliefs' about the nature of the political community, and about the proper exercise and limits of public authority" (Church in World, 73). Law or Justice Christians moral education today tends therefore to guide persons to, take a hard look at the realities of contemporary life, to explore experience in terms of , human values, rights, needs, and

Priest Harassed For Aiding' Workers LONDON (NC) - An Irish priest working in, Scotland alleges that hiring contractors there have been waging "psychological warfare" against him for trying to improve the conditions of seasonal, potato-pickers. "Some of the contractors involved, have been very peeved at what I have 'done in exposing the injustices perpetrated by them," said, the priest. Father Michael Cassidy. "Some of them have been quite nasty. They phone me up at all times of night and day. It is quite unnerving." Father Cassidy started a campaign last July on behalf of the potato-pickers - most of them poor and often illiiterate Irishmen recruited by the contractors from depressed areas and brought to Scotland-after he had heard complaints about ill treatment, low wages and deplorable living conditions. Conditions have included 72hour work weeks for as little as $5 or $6, illiegal child labor, and housing in cattle sheds.

opportunities. Law is viewed as an important means of safeguarding basic rights and values, of protecting deeply human goods, but remains secondary to those, rights and values. ' Such an approach places priority on developing a sense of responsibility, responding not only to legitimate authority, but to whatever reveals genuine human values. Such an approach guides people to question, to think, to talk and pray about real issues and the laws that are meant to preserve and foster peace, justice, the pursuit of happiness. While both men at the meeting on crime were presumably concerned about civic moral life, from an educational point of view it makes a great deal of difference whether one's chief concern is '~Iaw and order" or "justice."

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