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FALL RIVER, MASS., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1980

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Murdered • was In diocese Sister Ma,uf'a Clarke of Maryknoll, among four American women missioners murdered last month in EI Salvador, was in the Fall River diocese in December, 1977, recalled Father George W. Coleman, diocesan director of education.

With another Maryknoll sister, she gave a two-day workshop at St. Mary's Catechetical Center, South Dartmouth, to school principals and rel:igious education coordinators. Her thrust was towards raising the awareness of her hearers on social justice is· sues and advising them on incorporating their insights into school and catechetical curriculums, said Father Coleman.

He said he had dinner with the two sisters during their stay in the diocese and was impressed with their sensitivity imd dedication.

"What Sister Maura taught us in 1977 she has now fulfilled to the ultimate degree," he conclu4ed.

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Sister Maura and Sister Ita Ford, her fellow worker in EI Salvador, were buried at the village of Chalatenango in accordance with the Maryknoll tradition that members of the community are buried at ,their mission stations. The bodies of their companions, Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel and lay missioner Jean Donovan, both members of the Cleveland diocesan mission team, were 'returned to the United States for burial.

The deaths of the missioners were the latest events to refocus world attention on El Salvador.

Last March Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador was murdered during Mass. The kill· ~ngs 'of the missionary women were deplored by American bishops and have resulted in a cutoff of U.S. military and economic aid to El Salvador until an i,nvestigation is complete.

Fear surrounded the funeral for the Maryknollers. Armed Turn to Page Two

ARCHBISHOP LAGHI

Delegate asl~s U.S. prayers BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (NC) ....... Archbishop Pio Laghi, newly named apostolic delegate in the United 'States and permanent observer to the Organization of American States, expects to arrive in Washington

by Jan. 15, following a twoweek visit to Rome. He will leave Buenos Aires Jan. 3.

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"He leads in faith and serves in love."

That phrase summed up last Sunday's celebration of the 10th anniversary of the installation of Bishop Daniel A. Cronin as Ordinary of the Fall River diocese.

It came from one of the intercessory prayers offered at St. Mary's Cathedral, where music, surroundings and liturgy combined for a splendid Mass of thanksgiving.

The theme of the bishop as pastor was evident in the music carefully chosen by Glenn Giut,.tar-i, including IBach's "Sheep may safely graze" and Strahan's haunting "Simon, Son of John," sung by Joanne Grota, the cathedral's new cantor.

"We are about the mission of Jesus Christ," said the bishop in his homily, recalling that the prophet Isaiah had given as the signs by which the Messiah would be recognized that the blind should see, the lame should walk, the brokenhearted should

be healed and the poor should have the gospel preached to them.

"We give thanks today for having tried to preach the Good News," he said, noting that Ithe task of the Christian is that of evangelization.'-, "We should not dwell so much on past glories as on the future challenge to make that Good News known to all mankind," he added, noting that when he visits parishes, he always places, the community's history in perspective with future goals.

Commenting that designated concelebrants for the Mass of thanksgiving were the diocesan priests he had ordained in the past 10 years,- Bishop Cronin said he thought with joy of ·the years of service the young priests would give the diocese.

He reminisced ahout his years as an attache to ,the Apostolic Internunciature in Ethiopia, saying that his experience in that Turn to Page Two'

BISHOP DANIEL A. CRONIN CELEBRATES MASS OF THANKSGIVING MARKING 10TH ANNIVERS~Y OF HIS INSTALLATION AS ORDINARY OF THE FALL RIVER DIOCESE

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Leads Continued from page one ancient land deepened his understanding of the universal church and of the ,importance of the union of parishes through their dioceses to the See of Rome. He also took the occasion to pledge on behalf of the Fall River diocese "fealty, obedience and total respect" to Pope John Paul II. For the future, said the bishop, he would like members of the diocese to be known "by the signs of Isaias."

Most of all, he concluded, he wants all ,to understand that "when there's no one else to help, there -is the priest and there is the bishop." .

Anniversary banquet At a banquet following the Mass the pastoral theme was continued in greetings offered the bishop on behalf of the clergy, religious and laity of the diocese.

Father Timothy Goldrick, president of the Priests' Council, declared that -Bishop Cronin, as a "loving father and trusting friend to his priests is the type of bishop called for by Vatican Council II." Sister Rose de Lima, RSM, administrator of Fall River's St. Vincent's Home and a member of the diocesan pastoral council, brought the Ordinary the congratulations of diocesan religious. . Mrs. Michael J. McMahon, a past president of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women and now National CO\Ulcil treasurer, spoke of the bishop's many undertakings of the past decade as examples of "car-ing and sharing." She paid particular tribute to his service to the laity.

Speaking informally, 路Bishop Cronin concluded the program with a litany of thanks to the many who cooperate in the multifaceted work of the diocese.

"Every aspect of diocesan I-ife is in the care of devoted and dedicated priests and 'laypersons," he summed up. "They do the work of Jesus Christ day by day and make my work as bishop possible."

He closed by paying tribute to his parents, quoting the famous remark of the mother of Pope St. Pius X, when her son showed her his episcopal ring.

Displaying her wedding ring, she said, "If it weren't for this, you wouldn't have that."

In diocese Cpntinued from Page One soldiers patrolled the square -in front of the church and army patrols discouraged peasants from attending the services.

Bishop Arturo -Rivera Damas of Santiago de Maria, apostolic administrator of San Salvador, said in a homily, "We are oppressed but not defeated."

Earli~r the bishop and priests and nuns of the area demanded justice and blamed .the military for most of the V'iolence that has taken' the lives of some 9,000 people~n 1980 alone.

GUADALUPANAS SISTERS Maria S. Rivera. Guadalupe Saldana, Beatriz Cortes and Maria Ines Cobos renew their vows at colorful Cathedral Mass on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Mass was a,ttended by representatives of all diocesan Hispanic centers, also marked the golden anniversary of the Guadalupanas community: (Sr. Gertrude Gaudette Photo)

'We CarelWe Share' offers variety . . of pre-Christmas programs I .

Supported by a campaIgn of 'Intercessory prayer that began, Nov. 12 and will continue until Christmas Day, the We Care/ We Share program is moving towards its climax.

Following an Advent during which parishes offered a wide range of informative and entertaining programs to all living within or near their borders, the diocesan church has opened its doors to every soul in Southeastern Massachusetts with the appeal "Come home for Christmas - Christmas wouldn't be the saine without you."

The times of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses have been widely advertised and every parish is geared to welcome newcomers as well as Catholics inactive for one reason or another.

Unseen has been the spiritual foundation of We Care/We Share, which has included the petitions of children, shut-ins, prayer groups and other church organizations as well as those offered at all parish Masses since the campaign began.

- S1. Mary Church, North Attleboro: "Advent Candlelight flymn Serv-ice," 7 p.m. Sunday.

- Holy Cross Church, Fall River: Mass and Anointing of the Sick, 4 p.m. Sunday.

- S1. Rita Church, Marion: "Open Hands, Open House, Open Heart," 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Saturday; A tour of the church, rectory and parish center. "Carols and Candles," 7:30 p.m. SunCiay. Christmas music by the choir, soloist and children's group.

- S1. Mary. Church, Norton: "Praise Christ in Song and Carol," 2 p.m. Sunday. A Christmas folk music concert and singalong, folIowed by refreshments.

- Esplrito Santo Church, Fall River: A Penitential Service in English and Portuguese, 7 p.m.

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- Holy Name Church, New Bedford: "Family Jesse Tree Celebratioo," 2 p.m. Sunday. A bibNcal journey through word and symbol.

- 81. Lawrence Church, New Bedford: "Sing to the Lord a New Song;" 2 p.m. Sunday. The choir wilI trace a series of "new songs" through church history.

- S1. Bonifaee Church, New Bedford: "The Peace of Christ Is Yours," 1:30 p.m. -tomorrow. A penance service including confession and Benediction.

- S1. Margaret Church, BuzThe days before the holiday 'zards Bay: "Candles and Carols," will see several Advent pro- 7 p.rn. Sunday. Liturgical Christgrams an dall churches will mas music and the blessing of celebrate Christmas Masses on the Crib, folIowed by fellowship the vigil and the feast day itself. in the parish center.

Among Advent programs still - 81. Ann Church, Raynham: to come: "Parish Family Christmas," 6 - Immaculate' Conception p.m. Monday. A children's Church, Taunton: "A Time to Christmas pageant.

Heal," 7:30 p.m. 'Tuesday. Par- Holy Cross Church, South ish children will present a play 'on reconciliation, folIowed by Easton: "An Advent Service of the opportunity to receive the Light," 7 p.m. Sunday. A candleHght service wi.th congregational sacrament of penance. participation in prayer and song.

- ' S1. Mark Church, Attleboro - Immacullite Conception Falls: "Songs of Hope and Light," 7:30 tonight. A joint Church, North Easton: "ChristChristmas concert by St. Mark's mas Concert," .8 p.m. Tuesday, Choir and'" the Bishop Feehan The Easton Chamber Orchestra, Chorus. directed by Douglas Anderson.

- S1. Anne Church, New Bedford: "Worship: Man and God ,throu~h the ~es," 4:30 p.m.

Sunday. A multi-media look at worship among pagans, Jews and Christians.

- S1. Pius X Church, South Yarmouth: "Handel's Messiah," 8:30 p.m. tomorrow.

- Our Lad)r of the Assumption Church, Osterville: Christmas Concert, 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

- Our Lady of Victory Church, Centerville: "He Is Com,ing," 7 p.m. Monday. A ceremony setting up the parish creche, including readings and carols.

- S1. Peter the Apostie Church"Provincetown: "Kings in Judea," 7:30 p.m. tonight. A play on the life of Christ. ~ S1. Joan of Are Church, Orleans: "Rejoiee," 4 p.m. Sunday. An ecumenical prayer service.

- Sacred Heart Church, Fall River: "Come to the Crib," 2 p.m. Sunday. A children's pageant, folIowed by a Christmas party.

S1. Mary Church, New Bedford: Christmas pageant, 7:30 tonight. Lighting of parish Christmas tree, children's program, followed by birthday party for Jesus.

Continued from page one who has been' papal nuncio to Argentina since 1974, sent Christmas greetings to American Catholics and .asked them for their prayers. ,"When you have to represent this particular pope, so exceptional is John Paul, a difficult mis~ion becomes more so," he said of his U.S. assignment..

In Argentina associates recalled that when he was appointed to Buenos Aires, Pope Paul VI told an Argentine bishop, "I am sending this gifted man to you as a token of my love for Argentina." .

Th~ Italian-born archbishop was secretary ,at the apostolic delegation in Wa~hington from 1954 to 1961. ''He travelIed about the country a good bit and knows it well," said Msgr. Robert J. Hagarty, pastor of S1. Norbert parish in Northbrook,m., who was on the staff of the delegation from 1956 to 1961.

'Expressing dislike for the terms "liberal" and "conservative," Msgr. Hagarty described Archbishop Laghi as theological'Iy "orthodox."

The new apostolic delegate, Msgr. Hagarty said, likes to swim and "like most - Italians, likes to play bocce balI." In Rome, Jesuit Father ~obert Grahan), co-editor of the official documentary series on the Vatican's activities in World War II, who cal'ed Archbishop Laghi the "godfather" of that research activity, said the new apostolic delegate is "very personable," but "not a hlri1-fellow-well-met."

The archbishop speaks at least four languages - Italian, , Spanish, English and French ...:.. fluently, he said.

Father Gino Belleri, a Rome priest who has known Archbishop Laghi for 20. years, described him as "dynamic," "open," "cordial" ~nd "deeply religious," but also "shrewd, astute," very good in economic matters. ' Father Belleri said he believes that Archbishop Laghi was named apostolic delegate in the United States because he is "open but secure in doctrine."

Pope John Paul most recently indicated his confidence in ArchbishopLaghi by sending him to Bogota, Colombia, last March during the takeover of the Dominican Republic's Embassy there.

He was born May 21,1922, in Castiglione, a mountain town of about 2,000 people ~n the EmiliaRomagna region of north central Italy.

Ordained a priest April 20, 1946, he holds doctorates in theology and canon law.

He entered the diplomatic service of .垄he Holy See in March 1952. He served in Nicaragua before coming to the United States in 1954, where he was stationed until 1961. Mter a brief assignment in India, he was called to Rome to work at the Council for the Public Mfairs of the Church, the Vatican department which handles diplomatic and other relations with' civil governments and, with the Secretariat of State, supervises nunciatures and apostolic delegations.

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Congress is 25 percent Catholic

EDICTAL CITATlON DIOCESAN TRIBUNAL FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS Since the actual pllU:e of residence of WILBURN McDONAlD is urnlOown.

We cite WILBURN McDONALD to appear personlllly before the Tribunal of the Diocese of Fall River on December 30, 1980 at 10:30 a,m. at 344 Highland Avenue, Fall River, MasslU:hasetts, to give testimony to establish: Whether the nullity of the marriage exists in the GLENNMcDONALD case?

Ordinaries of the place or other pastors having the knowledge of the residence of the above person, Wilburn McDonald, must see to it that he is properly advised in regard to this edictal . citation. .

Henry T. Munroe Officialis Given at the Tribunal, Fall River, Massachusetts, on this, ,the 3rd day of December, 1980.

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WASHINGTON (NC) - The 97th Congress convening in January will include a record 135 Catholics, according to a list of religious affiliations compiled by Christianity Today, an evangelical Protestant magazine. .

The previous record was 129 Catholics in the House and Senate at the beginning of both the 95th Congress (1977-78) an4 the 96th Congress (1979-80).

Of the net gain of· six Catholics in Congress, four came in the Senate and two came in the House. Catholics increased from 13 to 17 in the Senate and from.

116 to 118 in the House.

The House lost 22 of its Catholics either through retirement, defeat or election to the Senate.

But of the list of new House members, 24 are Catholic.

Catholic representation in Congress just about mirrors the percentage of Catholics in the U.S. population. The 135 members of Congress comprise about 25 percent of the body, a percentage usually ascribed to U.S. Catholics in general.

HHS .choice is applauded WASHINGTON (NC) - Sen. Richard 'Schweiker's nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is .being greeted warmly by officials 'both in the pro-life movement and in agencies concerned about federal programs that serve the poor.

"We're very pleased as proclerks. to have a man who has demonstrated as much concern for-the unborn as Schweiker has in his. voting record and public addresses," said Richard Kradjel of Ardmore, Pa., who heads a Pennsylvania pro-life group. . And Matthew Ahmann, associate director for governmental re=lations at the National Conference of Catholic Charities, said he was enthused by Schweiker's nomination because of Schweiker's "deep concern for the poor," . among other things.

Schweiker, a Pennsylvania Republican who declined to run for a third Senate term this year, will head one of the government's largest executive departments.

Because of its responsibility in areas such as health care financing, federal payments for abortions requested under Medicaid, and family policy, the department's activities are closely followed by a number of church and pro-life organizations.

Conscience Pricker . "Dorothy Day has been comforting the afflicted and afflicting 'the comfortable virtually all of her life . . . She has pricked the conscience of us all, reminding us that the way to the Father is in service to the least· of his brethren." .,.- Father Theodore Hesburgh, CSC

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MARIAN MEDALS ARE RECEIVED BY 98 PERSONS AT CATHEDRAL CEREMONIES '

Springtime theme for .Bishop's Charity Ball "Forever Springtime" will be garden furniture and a picket the theme of the annual Bishop's fence, will highlight the ballCharity Ball, to be held Friday, room decor.

Jan. 9 at Lincoln Park Ballroom, Other boxes will be adorned North Dartmouth. The social with green dividers and, white event will also celebrate the lOth anniversary of Bishop Dan- seat covers, while the' ballroom iel A. Cronin as Ordinary of the pillars will be covered with pink and violet. The stage will repeat Fall River diocese.

Carrying out the· springtime the pink and violet color scheme motif, the ballroom will be deco- and will be decorated with basrated in green, azalea pink and kets of spring flowers.

The ball theme committee is devon violet.

The presentees' box, hung with headed by Miss Margaret M. Lapink and violet, and the bishop's hey, aided' by Glen Hathaway, box, featuring spring flowers, ,John McDonald and Stanley

Janick.

Over 125 general committee members will meet at 1 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 4 at Lincoln Park to decorate the ballroom.

Names for a souvenir. ball booklet are being accepted in seven categories at the ball headquarters, 410 Highland Ave., Fall River 02722, P.O. Box 1470, telephone 676-8943.

Ball tickets are available at all rectories and from committee members and will also be on sale at the door.

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There can be little doubt that parochial and private schools will be seen in a renewed light as a result of Proposition 2 ~. Already there is a growing number of parents seriously considering this alternative form of educating their children. Each day more and more inquiries are made as to the possibility of transferring children from public schools.

Even prior to the decision of the voters on 2~, all admitted that public educatio.n was in serious difficulty. In many cases, the question of discipline was a matter, taken from the schools not by the educators but ~y disgruntled parents and permissive courts.

The inability of teachers in some schools to exact even token respect reduced their status to that of mere babysitters. Many public school teachers sought to escape the harassments of the regular classroom in the area of special education. ' The violence of society has also had a dramatic effect on public schools. The inevitable conflicts stemming from forced busing cannot be paraded daily by the media wit!.tout having their equally inevitable effect on public educa-, tion in general. With discipline removed, turmoil has erupt- ' ed i~ many school corridors. Drug abuse, aggravated assault, vile vandalism and a host of other modem crimes have turned the educational process into a nightmare., Now, on top of all the issues already plaguing public education, comes the spectre of more' difficulties with the implementation of the taxpayers' revolt.

In a period of uncontrolled inflation school budgets Unfortunately will become a prime target for politicians anxious to keep their own jobs and salary status. Schools will , be consolidated, special programs will be eliminated, athletic expenditures will be shaved and even some administrative jobs will be terminated in order to meet the demands of 2%.

With the likelihood of all this, it is obvious that many parents will not want to involve their children in an inade-' quate educational system. They will be and are turning to the alternative forins of education offered by the parochial , and private sector.

For example, many parish schools once on the brink of closing now are flourishing and many even have waiting lists. This situation will of course solve the immediate problems of many parish schools but not without creating new difficulties. ' Parochial and private education need support. Tuition rates are always on the rise. Thus in some areas it will only be those who can afford to, send their children to such schools who will benefit from this educational alternative.

Public schools will become, as one educator has already put it, ''welfare basket" cases.

It is indeed unfortunate that educators themselves did not long ago' come to grips with their problems, casting aside the often unrealistic fantasies of education~l philosophers. Now the ship is taking on water under the constant pounding of sociological pressures and it is being abandoned by its passengers. ..

All must 'share concern for the educational systems of this democracy. There is 'a definite role for parochial an<f, private education. Leaders and teachers in public education must accept this reality. At the same time, those who have the means to make use of parochial and private education must not allow its public counterpart to make mipwreck.

This would indeed be tragic.

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Misery, JOy meet In Jesu,s,

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cause the other grasped a sword.

Destined to defend what we construct, we neither enjoy the legitimate pleasures of this world nor the serenrty of surrendering one's will to God.

Historians agree that the fate of a civilization is tied to its faith. If we, as Christians, believe that we live in a decadent age, we have a duty to alter it, not adapt to it. Believers have a We have a duty to be happy. special responsibility to redeem As simple as that statement is, a culture from its decadence by :it has confounded both religious putting into harmony its ideals and secularists.' Mother Teresa spoke of a scarcity of smiles and its practices.

If our decadent culture is to among people of the Western wodel when ,she was awarded become something more than a . footnote in the list of civHiza- the Nobel Peace Prize. tions that have fallen, it must Today we see countless afflube restored through the witness ent people who are miserable be- . of works, not words. One of the cause of their frustrations over essential roles of the Church, their work, their future, ·their according to G.K. Chesterton, is marital problems, their lonelito save mah from the degrading ness, their sensitivity to the innecessity of being a child of his 'justiCes committed against them, time. or their reaction to any other The blatant contradiction be- hardship or pain that life may bring their way. tween beliefs and lifestyles is Even with the unprecedented the greatest scandal that faces liberty today's. affluent possess, us today. Secular society pro- they cannot seem to find happifesses a belief in finding happi- ness. ness through the pursuit of adToo many people try to find venture and security. happiness by making themselves Happiness, however, eludes into ,their own god. As they the secularist because no amount strive to be masters of their own of pursuing either adventure or destiny, the uncontrollable seeps security can quench the human in around them. Material wealth ' heart's thirst for love. We Chris- can -build no wall that can pretians profess with our lips a be" vent the tragic 'from entering lief in the world to come, yet their lives. seem preoccupied with the Rather than surrendering their things of this world. lives to God, they seek the same We are like the men in the .. comforts that religious people Bible who built the Jerusalem were seeking in Christ's day. At Wall with only one hand free be- that time there were religious

groups that sought refuge from the misery of the Rom.an Empire: the Essenes, who fled to the desert; the Zealots, who fought for political change through violent action; and. the Pharisees, who adapted to the decadence and justified it through conforming their outward behavior to an ethical code.

In our day, we see their rough equivalents in the cults, the Marxists and the Moral Majority.

Amidst contemporary decadence, however, the glory of Christ reaches out to us in the faces of the miserable. We need to look beyond our own concerns into the eyes of the inno-, cent sufferers in today's world.

Those unwanted by our affluent society are separated from our love through the violences of abortion, child abuse, domestic strife and euthanasia. ' Meanwhile our resources are tied to our luxuries and to a growing arms race that perpetu-. ates the injus!ices we commit against the least of our brethren.

I believe that the uneasiness of the Western World is a call to share in the happiness for which humanity was created.

Those who follow tl1at call will learn that happine~s and the cross are mysteriously linked.

We cannot fear the cross without fe~ring happine~s. In Jesus Christ we find both misery and oUf God.

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Christmas card,s, Christmas cards have been much maligned in recent years by those of us who have unsuccessfully tried to pare our .list down to reasonable proportions and by those who don't like printed di~ aries of other families' comings and goings. Everybody seems to complain about cards, their cost, the work' of finding addresses and writing notes, and the post office.

But I don't know anybody who doesn't like to get them. Therefore, let me register. a vote in favor of Christmas cards. They sorely need a supporter at this time of Christmas when most of our index and second fingers sport seasonal callouses from writing the same message a few dozen times, i.e. "Tom and Sue are happy in their new home.

Betty loves college and we're surviving our. eighth week of . snow. Let's really get together this year."

There's no getting around it.

Christmas cards are a hassle at a time when we can least afford one. We're up against a deadline with them but we know the one incontestable fact: IF WE DON'T SEND mEM, WE DON'T GET THEM. I know a couple who, in a sputt of economy one year, dispensed with cards altogether only' to experience a deep depression the following. year

when they didn't hear from old friends. It took them a few years to rebuild their .. card exchange and reestablish old card friendships. . The real value of Christmas cards lies not in being wished Merry Christmas over and over in various scripts and illustrations but :that they offer us an annual opportunity to keep in touch with friends and family.

In our whirling, chaotic, frenzied, and mobile society, we meet and interact with more people in a year than our grandparents did in a lifetime. It's difficult to cultivate and appreciate new friendships, let alone nurture old ones.

Yet, we treasure them.

'Wh~t better way of recapturing memories from an earlier lifetime than a mandatory message once a year? If memory is a form of reunion, we meet one another annually in this way.

What more efficient way to remember the names of second cousins, ages of friends' children, and the cycle of careers, marriages, and divorces than this annual report,?

A good Christmas card is twice welcomed, once when it arrives and a second time after Christmas when things settle down. I like to go through cards slowly then and share the con/ tents with my spouse 'and children (the latter make themselves

New-style families As a single parent who has .raised .six children to healthy, mature adulthood, I react when I see 'problems ascribed without hard data to children who have lost a parent through death or divorce.

the new kinds of "extended or blended" families resulting from remarriage call this "the most difficult of all family constellations." It's not like the Brady Bunch.

More than 10 'percent of all American children under 18 live A recent article titled "Child- in a home where one parent has ren of Divorce" reported results remarried, according to statisof a five-year study of divorce. tics cited' by Goldstein. That's Two California psychologists, about 6.5 million youngsters.

Judith Wallerstein and, Joan . She concluded: "Second marriKepy, interviewed 60 couples' ages often directly involve all of right after their divorces, then enough Individuals re-interviewed them five years whom bring along' their unique later. The psychologists found egos, lifestyles and habits - to that five years after the "reak- fill a mi~ibus. From that perup, 34 percent of the kids were 'spective alone, making Ii go of happy .and thriy.ing, 29 percent stepfamilies looks awesome." were doing reasonably well, but 37 percent were depressed.

In contrast, there is the singleparent family - a very different I would not be too surprised lifestyle, with tremendous burto find that those statistics more dens, but with great potential for or less reflect a normal picture gaining new strengths, new unifor our population! However, ties. From my own experience, when I read the -article more and after 10 years in contact carefully - if my math is .cor- with single parents who choose rect - I saw that within that not to remarry, I have concludfive years, 76 percent of the ed that this is. a new model of adults involved had remarried, intact family life which can best and 11.6 percent of the remar- be described as "loving interreried ones had gotten a second lationship." divorce. That means a majority of the children had to deal with Not all single parents create a stepparent and with a new intact families. Not all remarried disruption. They had to make parents generate new family deserious adjustments on both the struction. Not at all. But there emotional and physical levels in is an intrinsic difference between a' short period of time. No won- the two kinds of families. This der so many were depressed. difference must be taken into consideration when statistics are Not long ago, in a Newsday given and articles written on article, Marilyn Goldstein said the children of divorce and parthat counselors who deal with ental death.

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scarce real soon this way and Jim and 'I are able to chat nostalgically without interruption).

Then I go through them for the sheer appreciation of the art· involved and choose several to frame. I set aside a pile that needs answering. I bundle up the rest and store them with my Christmas things in case I want to refer to them or use them next year. Actually, I can't bear to toss them out because they represent people who mean a lot to us.

There's always a small embarrassing pile left, people who remembered us that we dIdn't remember. The dilemma. Do we send them a note after Christmas, ignore the card, or wait untIl next year to send one? If they count us as special friends, can we do otherwise?

That's why it's impossible to prepare Christmas card lists, although we always vow we'll do so. Gripe as we may, we like being remembered and that's an integral part of the holiday. Long live the Christmas card!

By ANTOINmE BOSCO

In a new book, Harvard sociologist Dr. Robert Weis supports my contention that single parents place great value on the creation of intact families although, admittedly, in a .new structure. Single parents display "determined devotion" to their children, he indicates. "Raising their children successfully providing them with care, protecting them from danger, trying to ensure that their homes are happy - tends to become for single. parents their most important goal."

I hope that message will be heard.

Books about women Two marvelous books about women have washed up on the beach lately, as unlike each other as one

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was to treat •.women with affection and respect, to parallel parables about men with parables about women, to compare God with a woman and even to 4escribe his own role as that of a nursing mother (John 7: 37-39)' it occurred to me that the feminist personalism of the Lord might easily be cast into an oldstyle argument for his divinity.

No merely mortal man in his era (or indeed in almost any era imaginable) could - possibly have been so rigorously fair, courteous and evenhanded in dealing with sexual differentia. tion.

The -immediate followers of Jesus were much mpre likely to be victims of the male chauvinism of their cultufal environ~ ment; yet they could not deny the radical affirmation of sexual equality which permeates the teaching of Jesus without destroying .his message completely.

Feminists - and other women to~ have much to be angry about when they consider the treatment they have received, in past and present, from the Christian chu~hes. They have no reason to be angry' at Jesus, though. They have never had a stronger ally.

One book is a work of scholarship, the other a work of art.

But in the art there is much quiet scholarship and in .the scholarship much quiet art.

Don't miss either of them..

can imagine, yet important for all wise enough to know that they don't understand women.

Of course, ·women being wiser than men, they are more likely to understand that they don't understand themselves.

"Moments to Remember" (Thomas More Press) is a sensitive, witty and brilliant anthology of special interludes in the lives of women, edited by Sister Candida Lund, the president of Rosary College. There are more than 50 such episodes involving women as diverse as Liv Ullman and St. Therese of Lisieux.

Some of the incidents involve fictional women such as the childhood sweetheart of all of us, Becky Thatcher. Other storytellers are real women such as the tragic Anne BoleYn pleading for forgiveness, the poignant Erma Bombeck remembering the Christmases of her childhoOQ, and still others are real women who have made themselves into fictional women, such as Mary McCarthy railing against her Catholic education.

My favorites are the fIrst and the last episode: the former is "Helen Hayes' description of her first meeting her beloved Charles MacArthur and tne latter is the incomparable Cornelia Otis Skinner describing a papal audience in days of yore.

Sister Candida has woven her stories together like the verses of a poem or the threads of a fine .

December 20 'medieval tapestry; the artistry Rev. Manuel S. Travassos. of each individual selection is so .1953, Pastor, .Espirito Santo, Fall subtle, that one notices only at River . the end that one has been inDecember 21 .troduced into a world which is Rev. Henri J. Charest, 1968, commonplace for women and Mathieu,Fall River Pastor.

St. rare for men a world of sound, c'olor, texture and sensiDecember 23 bility. In a proper feminist moveRev. Owen J. Kiernan, 1901, ment the insistence ought to be Pastor, Immaculate Conception, not that women give up such Fall River special reactions but that men Rev. Charles 'Po Trainor, SS.• be free to have them too.

1947, St. Edward Seminary, The other book is an anthol- Seattle, WA Rev. Msgr. John A. Silvia, ogy too, a powerful collection of passages from the scripture and 1970, Pastor Emeritus, St. John related books by theologian the Baptist, New Bedford Leonard Swidler, entitled "BibliDecember 24 cal Affirmations of Women" Rev. James K. B~aven, 1886, (Westminster Press). It is an Pastor, Sacred Heart, Taunton absolutely indispensable treasRev. Timothy J. Duff,' 1914, ure trove if materials for teach- Assistant, St. Joseph, Woods ing, preaching and reflecting for Hole anyone and 'everyone who must '''"In,,'''I,,,IIIIIIIIlIIlII''''I''''''''''''IIII''IIII'aa''''''11... engage in ~uch activities.

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Rosen will replace a Milwaukee restaurant hostess from 4 P.M. to midnight. He receives no payment for the chore, but does it "to serve the cause of brotherhood by bridging the gap between·Christians and Jews."

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Joy to the world ... sort of DULUTH, Minn. (NC) You're supposed to feel happy at Christmas. At least that is What all the Christmas ads, Christmas cards and Christmas TV shows tell us.

Christmas should be carefree, loving, giving and' full of fun.

But if it is supposed to be so great, Why do you always feel so rushed, anxious, tired and, sometimes, even sad when 'December rolls around?

Well, take heart, because according to Dr. Tony Mullozzi, a psychologist from Iron River, Wis., you're normal.

The holidays are a time of int~nse emotions, when guilt, anxiety, loneliness and depression hit a peak. While the average person is pretty well equipped to handle these feelings, emotional problems requiring professional help are also up at this time, says Mullozzi.

According to him, the simple fact that Christmas is dUring winter adds to the anxiety of the season. Winter weather is a lot less cheenul than the sunny days of summer.

Winter is also a time when people should slow down. Mullozzi . says people are tied to nature just like animals and it is natural that they should allow themselves to slow down in the winter.

But he adds, "We're in such a hyper wotld that we don't give ourselves permission to slow down."

In addition, Christmas is often a time for guilt. Parents, for example, may feel guilty for not being able to 'lavish their children with presents at Christmas.

The guilt is unnecessary. According to Mullozzi,. it stems from the American tradition of measuring love by material things. . And he said the old sayjng that "it's the thought that counts" is really true. "Children will truly remember the love far more than'the presents," he said,

citing revelations by patients during hynosis that they remember the love they received as children more than the toys.

Guilt can also stem from one's feelings toward God and spirituality. For most Christians, Christmas is a time to feel. particularly close to God. SOInepeople, however, don't share this joy, and according to Mulozzi, this may lead to guilt feelings. , Christmas also can be a time when we bring the unresolved conflicts, of our childhood .out of the closet. These conflicts may lie dormant most of the time, but a holiday reunion may be the spark to rekindle old painful feelings such as si~ling rivalries.

With all these factors against us, is it even possible to hav,e a merry Christmas? Yes, says Mullozzi, but you must first make some attitude and lifestyle changes. . Part of the 'problem' is that Christmas can't live up to our unrealistic expectations and so can often be a letdown.

In :addition, Mullozzi urges daily exercise outdoors. Vigorous exercise not only releases muscle tension, it also increases oxygen in the blood stream, he says.

The psychologist suggests cross-country skiing as an excellent way to release winter tension. Having a winter activity gives one something to look forward to' in the sometimes dreaded season, he says.

Guidelines LOS ANGELES (NC)-Guidelines for marriage b«:!tween Episcopalians and Roman Catholics issued jointly by Cardinal Timothy Manning of Los Angeles and Episcopal Bishop Robert C. Rusack of Los ~ngeles advised against joining the wedding ceremony to a eucharistic celebration.

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"THE BISHOPS are -heralds of the faith, who draw new disciples to Christ; they are authentic teachers, that is, teachers endowed with the authority of Christ, who. preach the faith to the people assigned to them, the faith which is destined to inform their thinking and direct their conduct; and under the light of the Holy Spirit they make that faith shine forth, drawing from the storehouse of revelation - new things and old; they make it bear fruit and with watchfulness they ward off whatever errors threaten their flock.

"Bishops who teach in comm.union with the Roman Pontiff are to be revered by all as 'witnesses of divine and Catholic truth; the faithful, for their part, are obliged to submit to their bishops' decision, made in the name of Christ, in matters of faith and morals, and \ to adhere to it with a ready and respectful alleg~ance of mind.

"Thus the bishops, by praying and toiling for the people, apportion in many different forms and without stint'-that which flows from the abundance of Christ's holiness.

"By the ministry of. the word they impart to those who believe the strength of God unto salvation and through the sacraments, the frequent¡ -and fruitful distribution of which they regulate by their authority, they sanctify the faithful."

-Constitution on the Church Vatican Council II

AT 10th ANNIVERSARV of Bishop 'Cronin's installation as Ordinary of Fall River: on facing page, top to bottom, with seminarians; receiving congratulations. of priests; with his family, brothers Peter and Robert Cronin and their wives, and his mother, Mrs. Daniel G. Cronin. On this page, a view of the cathedral sanctuary (top) and the bishop with Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington, diocesan chancellor (bottom).

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Some toys are not good gifts· for children. Some good gifts are not toys.

Heading the list of what not to chose for children are the complicated mechanical toys which perform while the child watches.

Such ,toys appear in abundance every year. They are cute, novel and highly advertised. Children ask for them, adults buy them, and everyone is disappointed . when the delicate mechanism breaks before. n i g h t fa II on Christmas.

IDon't buy such toys. When purchasing an activity toy, ask yourself, "Where is the activi·ty, in the !toy or in the child?"

Make sure the child gets to do more than the toy.

Avoid child copies of ,adult equipment. Included here are toy typewriters, sewing machines, stoves, telescopes,. miroscopes, binoculars. Such equipment requires a certain quality which the toy copy lacks. They are invariably a disappointment because they do not work. An en- , ··thusiastic child might be turned away from cooking, sewing or typing simply because the equipment failed.

Wait until the child is old enough to handle the adult equipment and choose the real thing rather than a toy. A good secondhand piece of adult equipment is a far better gift than a toy copy.

Avoid games that include many gimmicks and confusing rules. Good games are popular for years, even for centuries.

Classic games are almost invariably simple. Games come out every year, but enduring games are few. Games based on movies and television shoWs are generally gimmicky and confusing. When in doubt, choose a classic gaDle or one you know and enjoy yourself.

Avoid specialized crafts and hobbies if you do not know the child's interests. They generally take some practice or previous experience: If the child is not motivated, he will probably not use the gift at all.

Toys are not the only choice for children's gi(ts. Consider: Costumes. Frequently limited to Halloween, costumes are actually a favorite play material at any time. They are enjoyed as early as age two, 8!l late as age 10. Cheap Halloween costumes fall apart. Buy good ones or make them for your favorite child.

Magazine subscriptions. A child's magazine may delight a primary grade youngster. A weekly sports magazine will please a sportsminded teen-ager.

Toeis. Buy good art supplies for ·the aspiring artist. iBuy real tools, wood and nails for the young builder. Real tools encourage children. Toy tools are inadequate and discourage children.

Lessons. For certain children, sewing lessons or horseback riding lessons would be an exciting gift.

Yourself. When all "things" have been considered, your time and interest can be the best gift of all. Give your favorite child a ticket good for one trip with you to the pizza parlor or for a day at the zoo. Give your second-grader a promissory note for three evenings of games or card' plaYing together with you.

Despite the commercialized atmosphere of our modern-day Christmas, the choice of Christmas gifts' rests· with you. You still have wide opportunities to choose gifts that do what they ate meant to do: share something of you with someone you love.

Questions on family living and child care are invited. Address to the Kennys c/o The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River, Mass.

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Responsibility VATICAN CITY (NC) - Military chaplains have a special responsibility to reflect on such issues as the legitimacy of certain methods of defense, the concept of a "just war," the threat of nuclear arms and the role of conscience, Pope John Paul II told military vicars from 25 countries at a recent aUdi- ence.

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As part of We Care/We Share, a service of Christmas carols and lessons 'will be presented at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, relating in' words and music salvation history from Adam's fall to the Redemption.

The Cathedral Choir, joined by a 12-member string orchestra, will present a one-half hour concert before the major Christmas liturgies, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Christmas Eve and 10 a.m.

Christmas Day. The program, the same at both liturgies, will include the Corelli Christmas Con~ certo and portions of the Vivaldi Gloria, the ,Pastoral Symphony and Handel's Messiah. Carols and processionals'will be enhanced with the use of handbells.

Responsible for 'the programs will be Glenn GJuttari, Cathedral music' director, Joanne Grota, cantor, and Ann Danis anc! Ruth Trexler, directors of the string orchestra.

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The Chatham Chorale will present a Messiah Sing at the church tomorrow. Singers and instrumentalists 'wishing to Pl!rticipate should be at the church ST. THERESE, at 6:30 p.m. and ,the public is inNEW BEDFORD vited at 8:30 p.m. Refreshments The Youth Fellowship will will "'follow the performance. The decorate the parish chapel at 3 .program 'is part of We Care/We p.m. Sunday. A pizza party and Share. caroling in the north end of the BLESSED SACRAMENT, city will follow.

FALL RIVER Str~w for home creches will Parish Chr.istmas carolers will be blessed this weekend and will leave the churchyard at 7 Sunbe available at' all Masses. A day night.

Jesse Tree ceremony will be held at the 9:15 and 11 a.m. ¥asses APOSTOLATE TO DEAF, FALL RIVER DIOCESE on Sunday. .The Apostolate"s Christmas Children who made-St. Nicholas banks on Dec. 6 to collect Mass will be celebrated at 3 Advent sacrifices to be used to p.m. SUnday at St. Mary's buy gifts for Birthright will place Church, South Dartmouth. A' those gifts under the sanctuary social hour will follow in the trees at 5 p.m. Mass Christmas church hall. Adults attending with children are asked to bring Eve. a gift for the child, whi~h will HOLY NAME, be presented by Santa Claus.

FALL lUVBR Adults will also exchange gifts A communal penance service among themselves. will be conducted at 7 p.m. MonThe Developmental Disabilities day.

Law Center will present a fourweek program on Law and the COUNCIL 88, Handicapped in New Bedford on KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS The council Christmas party Saturday mornings in January. _ will be held from'noon to 5 p.m. Deaf persons living in the New · Saturday with special guests in- Bedford area interested in atcluding youngsters from Paul A. tending' the series should conDever School and area halfway tact Father Joseph Viveiros, 992-7727. houses.

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Parishioners will present their second annual Christmas conThe church wili be decorated. cert, "Forever Let Us Sing the at 3 p.m. Sunday. Those wishing Glory of the Lord," at 7 p.m. to assist may contact the Feli- Sunday in the church.

The P&rish choir, the folk cian Sisters.

Oplatek (Christmas bread) will group and several soloists will be'distributed at all Masses this be heard and children in the religious education program will weekend. , offer a nativity pageant. ConST. JOHN OF GOD, gregational singing will be fol·.

SOMERSET low-ed by refreshments in the church hall. All are welcome and A children's Mass will be offered at 3 p.m. Sunday, followed there will be no admission ' . by a Christmas open house from charge.

4 to 5:30 p.m. in the parish cen- ST. ANNE, ter as part of the We Care/We · FALL RIVER Share p r og ram. All area Christmas pageant participants churches have received invita- will rehearse at 2:30 p.m. today tions. in the upper church. The pro· · gram will be presented at 2 p.m.

SSt PETER AND PAUL, Sunday in the church.

FALL RIvER A film on the life .of St. FranThe parish Administration cis, ",Brother Sun, SJster Moon," Committee .will meet at 7 to- will be sponsored by the parish night. fellowship at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.

Elections will be held at week- , Saturday in the school auditor" end Masses to fill' two parish ium.. council vacancies. Nominees are Richard Costa, Jeanne Frechette, ST. MARY, Rose Lynch and Robert Mar- SEEKONK chand.

Gratitude for a farewell testiNew Spiritual Life Committee monial has been expressed to all ,officers are WHliam O'Neil, par.ishioners, by Father Hugh chairman, and, Mary Cunning- Munro, now chaplain at Marian ham, vice-chairman. Louise Tyr- Manor. rell has been reelected secretary.

The We Care / We Share Mass will be offered Christmas ST. FRANCIS OF 'ASSISI, at 11:30 a.m. Sunday with family NEW BEDFORD participation.

Parishioners ha:ve received a note from the Carmelite Sisters ST. RITA, of South Dartmouth expressing MARION gratitude for a donation to help New Testaments are available with the convent heating bill and at the church entrance at nominfor a collection of grocery items. al cost. Reading the Gospels is suggested as an ideal Christmas ST. MJ\.RY, preparation.

NEW BEDFORD Forty sponsors are needed to Some spaces are available in provide clothing for children at the parish nursery, school pro- St. Mary's Home, New iBedford. gram and registrations wHl be The annual gift is a parish tra· accepted through tomorrow. dition of five years' standing,

Will you tell them about the Baby in the manger?

The Christmas story is easily understood by the rejected-the refugee"the homeless, the outcast.

Yet many"like this Cambodian mother with her child, have never heard it!

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II .Eucharist II

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Most readers of these/ words belong to a culture whose main problem with food and drink is its overbalance. At what other time in world history have there been store aisles fillet! - with nothing but weight reduction aids?

For Catholics considering the eucharistic liturgy, where cen'3 tral symbolism is of food and drink, this poses problems, reBy Father John J. Castelot wrenched from their contexts, we're the products of his com· volving around not being hungrarely make complete sense. plex personality. ry enough.

St. Paul's letters tell us much Paul's given name, Saul; was Christ meant the Eucharist to .about the early formation of Hamlet's soliloqy, all by itself, is be true nourishment for Christ- Christianity, a formation for moving, but really means little that of the first king of Israel ian lives'. To be that, the liturgy which ,he was' signally respon- apart from its setting in the and his mother tongue was Aradrama. ' maic. Evidently trained in strict should arouse hunger. Full sible. orthodoxy, Paul was an ardent There is hardly any type of bellies reject food.

Far from being abstract theoFor the word of God to speak logical treatises, his letters are writing more personal than a. Pharisee. to human hunger, >it must tap warm, vibrant, even passionate letter and, if only for that reaHowever, he was born in Tarhuman experience. For example, responses to the challenge of the son, isolated sentences or p~ra­ sus, a city which was a center only honest inquiry into the life Good News. Since they are so graphs just dangle in space. Only of Greek culture. As a "citizen experience of married .couples personal, the rich personality of against the background of the of - no mean city" (Acts 21:39), and prayerful reflection on what their author has to be kept in ,entire letter do they take on Paul enjoyed the privileges of meaning. he learns can help a, priest say mind to appreciate them fully.

Roman citizenship and reached anything m~aningful about the If St. Paul's letters leave Paul's letters, with the excep- manhood speaking not only sacrament of matrimony. people puzzled at times, the tion of the one to Philemon, Aramaic but also fluent Greek.

The strength a wife finds If he was immersed in the culreason is not hard to find~ Ex- were addressed to Christian comsurprising even to herself - to cerpts from anyone's writings, munities. They revealed and Turn to Page Thirteen stand up under the strain of her husband's stress-related breakdown and long convalescence; the devotion and patience of a husband whose life's companion is reverting to incoherent childchurch.

By Father PhiDp J. Mumioo There are, of course, other hood as her brain arteries hard~ The. parish remains the means by which people try to , en -these are "the grace of the "The parish' is dead." place where people celebrate the better understand and live their sacrament" as. we .experience it.

"The parish is no longer an They show what it meanS, 'in life adequate structure for the sacraments that mark peak mo- Christianity. In the charismatic renewal, for example, people ments in their lives. terms, to say that "the two shall churth."

- In the parish people con- discover the depths of their faith become one~" ~t. 19:5) When people claim the parish Similarly, only a growing abil- is temiinally. HI, they are usually tact the mystery of God, the sa- and learn to express it. ity ,to recognize the clues to concerned that such fixed struc- cred center of their lives that Marriage Encounter helps God's call in the everyday will tures do not fit well into a mo- continues even when their real- many revive their wedded love. ization of. this wavers.

TheCursillo is important to put flesh on the bones of scrip- bile world.

This does not dent that par- many. And some Catholics atture for those listening to the Some people feel large parishes ishes may need reform. But what tend parishes other than their Mass readings. , .such Clues aren't terribly ab- are too anonymous. Others are other form is likely to ensure own for the sake of outstanding struse. They're contained in life's impatient with the compromises that the message of Christ is preaching and liturgy. ·necessary among people who brought to all people or that ordinary events. For example: Nonetheless, parishes - eswhen we gather at church. some - YoU stop to help a strand- differ greatly. pecially_ territorial parishes of the variety of those who conNonetheless, the parish will ed motorist at night and recogare the most consistent way in nize in bis. eyes as you near him probably remain the way most stitute the people of God are present? ' Turn to Page Thirteen persons live as members of the not gratitude, but terror!

- You offer to open a streetcomer mailbox for someone whose hands are filled with parcels, only to hear (contrary to fact), "I can manage, thank you!"

- You find yourself buried in a book, once settled in your seat on a plane, precisely to forestall attempts at conversation by the person next to you.

Reflection on these experiences helps us realize the depth of isolation to which we are prone (whether from' fear, vanity or selfishness) and the need we have for the help Jesus asked of his Father: "That they may be one, as you, Father, and I are one.

(In. 17:21) Our lives' are full of experiences on which God's word can shed light. Though scripture is written from past experience, God speaks it to us too.

It can awaken and name the hungers ,we find in ourselves for understanding, trust, strength, for speaking and being spoken to honestly, for forgiveST. PIUS X PARISH, SOUTH YARMOUTH ness, for hope.

These hungers are what we must bring to the table of the 'VIe need' movements that focus on particular aspects of Christian life, but the parish r~mains the most important form of that life.'

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The area around St. John's parish in the Kingbridge section of the Brpnx has changed.

From its founding in 1886 until recently, 51. John's was mainly an Irish parish. Today italian, Albanian and Spanish are spoken in the streets nearby.

Still half-Irish, St. John's works hard to assimil~te its Irish parislaioners and newer ethnic groups into a united community. It recognizes the challenge to be a new kind of parish in changing circumstances, responding with warmth, care" and respect for. its rich past.

St. John's has eucharistic ministers bringing Communion and the greetings of the community to shut-ins.

• A telephone program called "Open Lines" offers a listening ear and a welcoming voice to people who have been away from church and want to ask questions.

"Coming Home for Easter" has parishioners ,invite interested persons to visit the parish and offers a core group of trained People to meet with those who respond.

"Ecclesiolas" are a. 'big part of what . makes St.· John's special. Organized several yeats ago by the pastor, Msgr. John they. are small Doherty, "churches" of 10-15 people who meet in homes three' times ,a year for prayer, learning and so~jalization.. .

Invited to· form groups of friends and neighbors with whom they can feel comfortable, parishioners testify the experience builds a sense of community and belonging, In serving its people, St. John's appreciates the realities of city life. With other parishes it formed a coalition in 1973 which later expanded to other neighborhood groups. The coalition's efforts led to effective neighborhood stabilization efforts.

Coalition members help tenants understand the fine print in their leases and make sure they' receive adequate heating and home repairs. They also help tenants organize self-help· groups.

In another coalition-funded project, Patrick Boyle, a young man parishioner acts as a friend and counselor for: youth, including pre-delinquents. Boyle, a part-time college student, works full time out of. the St. John's Community Youth Center. This is one way' the parish serves even those who may never attend church.

51. John's also aided a successful community effort to close an X-rated movie theater and welcome a family theater back to the neighborhood.

Many parishioners are elderly and the Leisure Club is very active, providing a wide variety of social events. Members also run a "telephone reasurance" line for shut-ins, read to the sick and' are foster grandparents to neighborhood children.

St. John's has its problems but it is always striving to betome a true community of faith.

Paul Continued from page twelve tural heritage of his own people, he also had an easy familiarity with the ,best in Graeco-Roman culture. ~eing bilingual and bicultural was an ·important factor in his personal development.

Not content with the level of religious education attainable in Tarsus, Saul went to Jerusalem while still a young man. He attached himself to a leading rabbi of the. city, Gamaliel, and, as he puts it, "was educated strictly in the law of our fathers."

(Acts 22:3) The young Christian commun-ity was attracting a good deal of attention in Jerusalem, and when it caught Saul's attention it infuriated him. His words leave no doubt about his reactions: "Furthermore I persecuted this new way to the point of death. I arrested and imprisoned both men and women.'.' (Acts 22:4) In addition, he was a more than w.iJling witness to the stoning of the first Christian martyr, Stephen. (Acts 7:58) Bilingual; bicultural,. deeply religious, highly intelligent, pursuing advanced rabbinic studies - his personality grew. But the final, most influential ingredient was yet to be added. He ref~rs' to it with amazing simplicity in his letter to the Galatians: ".But the time came when he who had set me apart before I was born and called me by his favor chose to reveal his son to me, that I might spread among the . Gentiles the good tidings (Galatians concerning him."

1:15-16) Saul, the hater, the persecutor, became Paul, the lover, the apos'; tie.

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Dreadful Dear Editor: It is dreadful that the late Dorothy Day referred to 'our beloved ChurCh, the bride of Christ, as· "a harlot at times, but the only Mother we have,"· worse still that a Catholic newspaper printed it. Too bad her sons do not defend her, the bride of Christ.

Maureen Slade Hyde Park

Inspiring Dear Editor: You should be congratulated on the inspiring and heartwarming special edition of The Anchor on the occasion of Bishop Cronin's lOth anniversary.

The 700 subscribers from Our Lady of the Angels parish thank you very much. It was a super,' super job, very well done.

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ception? Instead a piece about Dorothy Day - ' and even another about Mae West!

I did love the picture of my greatest earthly hero, Pope John Paul II, embracing the pastor of the collapsed church in Italy.

Having him on the front page (or anywhere else ,.... and his . words as well) always puts "the light of Christ" in The Anchor!

I truly appreciate the hard work you do in trying to give us a Catholic paper here - along with the multitude of other tasks you are responsible for, Father Moore. God bless you and may the Holy Spirit Ghost . keep you well and happy as He inspires your editorials.

Kathryn Nowak Marion

For Birthright Dear Editor: The following note plus about $300 worth of baby items was sent to Birthright of Cape Cod. I thought it might be, worth printing in The An,..chor..

Alice Houst West Dennis Merry Christmas Birthright . These gifts are sent from St. Pius Tenth Guild, South Yarmouth, with all our love, to the babies who have been spared because of your untiring efforts. . They are also sent in honor of Father Francis B. Connors, a truly remarkable and compassionate priest. He saw the great need for Birthright before' anyone else. It was his love, interest and support that enabled Cape Cod to have the first Birthright in the diocese.

We thank Father Connors, all the Birthright volunteers and all the mothers who cared enough to bring their babies into the world.

St. Pius Tenth Guild

Dear Editor: Thank you for printing "Notes for Good Neighbors" in the Know Your Faith feature for Dec. 4.

Please make a point of correcting the address of the National Interreligious Task Force on Soviet Jewry, which should / be 1307 South Wabash, Chicago, Ill. 60605,' not the address that was given.

We began 'Yriting letterS after TUPELO, Miss. - Rev. Donreading the same article with ald E. Wildmon, director. of the the same mistake in Lenox, National Federation Jor Decency, Mass. The organization said it has announced that the organreceived our letter through pure ization will publicize names of luck, since Wabash is a major sponsors of "Saturday Night street.

Live." The move follows many We enjoy your paper very complaints about the program. much; may Christ continue to Recent episodes included ofbless you and your ministry. fensive comments about Italians Mrs. William Langellotti and Jews and jokes about a fatal New Bedford plane crash and breast cancer, said Wildmon.· The NFD also reports success in halting a projected ABC situaDear Editor: tion comedy, ".A:dam and Yves," I've just finished reading this dealing with the artivities of week's Anchor - and again 1homosexual lovers. commend your editorial - as Following reception by the well as Father Kevin HarringFederal Communications Comton's article "Simple' gifts."

HOWever, though I. never mission of nearly 30,000' comthought I'd be 'chiding your plaints about the projected propaper, I feel I must - asking gram in a three month period, why no mention or picture of ABC decided "it Js not in their our La4Y honoring her upcoming financial interest to air it," said Feast of the Immaculate Con- Wildmon.

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Parish' Continued from pag~ twelve which the church reaches out to all people.

Obviously, problems exist. But I think this is not so much because the parish does badly what it once did well, but because the parish must do things differently today to respond to altered conditions of life.

Is preaching today worse than a generation ago? It is more likely that the preacher cannot assume his hearers are predisposed to accept what he says.

Also, he must compete with many other influences on people's values.

Is the liturgy celebrated more poorly than in the past? I doubt it. Do you remember the 15minute Masses for the dead?

The parish, however, faces challenges and all the talents of its people are needed to meet them.

It is heartening to creative efforts to develop community in parishes small and large, rural, urban and surburban. In such parishes it is possible to resist elitish, the temptation to let the church Simply endorse social trends toward individualism and secularism.

We need movements that focus on particular aspects of Christian life, but the parish remains the most important form of that life.

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The ,Beatles "for sure have had a terrific impact on all of our music," said Sister Jane Marie 'Perrot, music consultant to ithe . National Association of Pastoral Musicians. Sister Perrot, a mem-. ber of the Daughters of Charity, n,9ted that Lennon "wasprobably the major composer" in the musical group. .

The 'Beatles "were the earliest ones to get 4nto serious things in their lyrics," she said. "They began to address questions like social justice, peace. They were not just talking about June, moon, spoon, but about things that were more real and realistic."

AREA CLERGY concelebrate holiday Mass at Bishop Feehan High in Attleboro. (BapPaulist Father John Geaney, whose program on popular mutista Photo) sic, "Sound and Sense," is broadcast around the country, said the Beatles "were able to perceive DO YOU TAKE TIME to have what was going on in people's fun? minds and hearts. Whether you A lot of people lose sight of .like the music or not,that makes the fun side of life. Peaches and them poets of our time."

Herb's latest release is an an"There is no doubt that (Lenthem to our need for play. non's) creative talent and cmirThe lyrics tell how play can age really influenced the music lift people up, help them find a of the '60s," said Charlie Martin, new perspective on their prob- author of the "On Record" The lems.

Anchor's popular music column, When people are busy with which is syndicated by NC News

By Charlie Martin schedules to meet and tasks to Service. complete, they sometimes get Lennon and his wife had asconsumed by the work to be sisted many charitable institudone. Of course responsibility to tions through their Spirit FounFUNTIME one's commitments is needed, dation. They included Covenant but one's own spirit should not House and the Foundling HospiStrolling in the sunshine be forgotten. tal, both New York City CathIn your lifetime olic agencies.

"Take a break" is advice that Get a Ottle funtime should be heard clearly when the Funtime. pressures of· life weigh a person You and your baby together down.

On a picnic in the park The diocese's only parochial Is it possible to achieve a balUnder a tree ance between work and play? To high school proved its parish watch hours of television or to loyalty last month when the enWhere you promise to be play the stereo endlessly wastes tire student body turned out to Very careful with her heart. our talents. But if the need for assist in taking the We Carel So let the spirit inside rest and relaxation is ignored, We Share census. Students Spread.its wings and fly we will get wasted or burned blanketed the school neighborhood, visiting every individual Upw~ to the sky high, higher. out in a different way. dwelling, tenement, high rise and Sounds of music in the air When we recognize how play hous~. apartment renews energy, we gain a sense People dancing everyWhere In other activity at the New of balance that is helpful on a See-saws going up and down Bedford school, John R. De day-to-day basis.

Merry-go-round going round and round.

There is a child within each Simas, student government day Say you better come on. of us. Many people try to re- representative, and his alternate, press this side of their person- Jose Perreira, attended a prepDon't take so long alities. But healthy individuals aratory workshop in Lakeville, Say you better come on. acknowledge and appreciate the where they heard an explanaFeel that wann and gentle breeze tion of the state judicial system inner child.

Calling you and me and participated in a mock hearIn the Gospel, Jesus encour.

Time to sail away aged his listeners to become like ing on Proposition 2Y2.

Pick a dream and go sailing. children in order to understand his kingdom, a kingdom where One for the money individuals treat each other Two for the show fairly, directly and honestly.

A financial aid workshop for Three to get ready We always remain children of parents will be offered at 7 p.nl.

Let the good times roU~ the lov,ing and forgiving Father, . Wednesday, Jan. 7, at the Taun~ come on everyone no matter how our lives have ton school. developed or what we have Let's get it on The National Honor Society achieved.. is sponsoring a Toys for Tots Jlist for fun.

The song tells of music, danc- Christmas program and donations Sung by Peaches and Herb,. Written by ,Kent St. Lewis and ing, seesaws and ~erry-go­ of Toys in good condition are rounds. Sometimes we fail to de- requested.

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Iv,·movie news Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic Film Office ratings, which do not always coincide.

General ratings: G-suitable for gen· eral viewing; PG-parental guidance sug· gested; R-restricted, unsuitable. for children or younger teens.

Catholic rating~: Al-approved for children and adults; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; ~pproved for adults only; B-objectionable in part for everyone; A4--separate classification (given to films not morally offensive which, however, .require some analysis and explanation): C-condemned.

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Highlights of this one-hour special include Christian art from the P811t 1,000 years, gregorian chants and music by Bach, Vivaldi, Berlioz and Benjamin Britton.

Wednesday, Dec. 24, 11:30 p.m. (CBS), "Mary, Full of Grace: Images in Art": A photo essay of religious art showing. Mary's place in the church. Filmed at the Cloisters, the New York museum devoted to the Middle Ages, ·the program' celebrates Mary in art, poetry, litanies and On 1V music.

The lives of saints are not the Thursday, Dec. 25, 12 a.m. usual stuff of prime-time Tv dra- (NBC): . "Chrlstmas MIdnight ma. A rare exception is "A Time Mass with Pope John Paul n" for Miracles," the story of Moth- with the Sistine Choir Is teleer Seton, first natlve-bom Amer- vised from Vatican City. Bishop ican saint,· alrlng Sunday, Dec. Agnellus Andrew provides the 21, at 9-11 p.m. on ABC. commentary.

Thursday, Dec. 25, 11 a.m.

The dramatization faithfully portrays the major incidents and (ABC): ''Pasterka: The Mass of accompt.ishments In tthe life of the Shepherds - A PoUsh-AmerElizabeth Bayley Seton (1774- lcan Christmas" originates from 1821). A widow with five young Hamtramck, Mich. children, the socially prominent 1VFilm Mrs. Seton was ostracized by Saturday, Dec. 20, 9 p.m. family and friends when she be- (NBC) ...,.. "RoUereoaster" (1977) came a Catholic convert.

- An extortionist plants bombs ·Far better educated than most on rollercoasters in this thriller · women of the time, she was in- that is unhindered by concemvited by tthe bishop of Baltimore for the risk of publicizing putto establish a Catholic day ting an idea like this. A3 school and found an order of New Films nuns to teach In it. Mother Seton "Shogun Ass ass I n" (New devoted the rest of her life to World): A master. swordsman the American Sisters of Charity wields his blade tirelessly in disand the ideals of Catholic edu- patching legions of assassins in cation. this American redoing of a JapA considerable achievement of anese exploitation film. The viothe program is its re-creation of lence and bloodshed never cease. the historical context that made C,R Mother Seton a vItal force In the "Stir Crazy" (Columbia): Gene growth of an immigrant church, Wildei' and Richard Pryor are at a time when Catholics were New Yorkers in a Southwest regarded with suspicion, if not prison after being framed on a hostility, by the majority of bank robbing charge in this slovAmericans. enly,' ill-conceived comedy. FreThe film begins in Rome in quent profanities and a lewd se1964 as Mother Seton's cause for quence in a go-go parlor earn it canonization is being argued and B and R ratings. ends with documentary footage "Tess" (Columbia): Roman Poof Pope Paul VI declaring her a lanski refurbishes his artistic saint in 1975. reputation with this powerful "The Family in a Changing / of . Thomas screen version World," NBC, Dee. 21, cheek loHardy's "Tess of the d'Urbercal time: A report by NBC News villes," starring Nastassia Kinski correspondent Floyd Kalber on the findings of the World Synod as the young Wessex woman whose life is irrevocably changed of Bishops.

Participating in the program when she discovers she is the are Archbishop John R. Quinn,. impoverished descendant of a San Francisco; Archbishop Gor- noble line. ·Because of the somdon Pantin, Port of Spain; Aux- ber maturity of the film's theme, iliary Bishop Stephen Naidoo of it ·is rated A2, PG. .,Agatha Christie's The Mirror Cape Town,' South Africa; and Cracked" (AFD): A valiant cast Bishop Agnellus Andrew of the Pontifical Commission for Social that reads like a 50s Who's Who of Hollywood (Tony Curtis, Rock Communications.

Hudson, Kim Novak, Elizab~th "Confluence," 8 a.m. each Taylor) can't salvage a mystery Sunday, repeated at 8:30 a.m. film that has no pace, style or · each Tuesday on Channel .8, suspense. iBecause of mild proincludes Father ·Peter N. Grazi- fanity and the murders that fig·ano, diocesan director of social ure in the plot, ratings are A2, services,as one of a permanent PG. discussion panel' of clergymen.

"F1ashGordon" (Universal): This week's program. will discuss Sam J. Jones plays the comic family life in the framework of strip hero in this lush and campy the Christmas seal/on. production. Neither Jones nor Suncley, Dee. 21 (ABC) ''DI-. Melody Anderson, as Dale Arrectlo~" cheek local time: den, are especially memorable, ''The World of Jesus Christ: A and most of the film's entertainChristmas Celebration:" Emyln ment value comes from the nonWilliams narrates the nativity stop action, the inspired tackistory and early years of Jesus' ness of the costumes and !lets,

who. revolt against an autocratic boss (Dabney Coleman). There are some amusing moments, but many opportunities to score satiric points seem to have slipped by authors Colin Higgins and Nancy Resnick. Language and sexual humor draw A3, PG ratings.

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