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is explained WASHINGTON '(NC) --Although certain issues, such as abortion, can be given additional importance, no one issue ,can be the only priority of the American bishops because so many matters are interrelated, according to Bishop Thomas C. Kelly, general secretary of the National Conference of Catholic Bishl:lps and U.S. Catholic ConferencE!.

In an interview, he responded to criticism of the bishops by Sean Morton Downey, who had been a pro-life candidate for the presidency. Downey said a candidate's stand on abortion should determine Catholic voting, whereas the bishops listed abortion as only one of many issues and urged Catholics to base their votes on the general stance of candidates.

Bishop Kelly emphaiszed the "larger issues" behind the Downey criticism and explained the reasoning behind "Political Responsibility: Choices for the 1980s," a statement recently issued by the U.S. bishops.

In addition to abortion, the statement lists issues such as arms control, capital punishment, food policy and housing and gives brief synopses of the bishops' positions on each. Its purpose was to give Catholic voters a short listing of issues they might keep in mind.

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Charismatics choose Rhocly For the second time Greater Providence will be host to the New England General Conference for Catholic Charismatic Renewal. The Rhode Island capital won out over Amherst, Mass. as the site for the September meeting, expected to attract upwards of 15,000 participants from the six-state New England area.

Providence was host for the first such gathering in 1978. It was the city's largest convention ever, drawing an attendance of over 14,000 and boosting the area economy by over a half million dollars.

This year's meeting will be held the weekend of Sept. 5 through 7 at the Providence Civic Center. St. Patrick's charism~ltic parish in Providence will be responsible for its administration and operational aspects.

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BISHOP DANIEL A. CRONIN pays holiday visit to Bishop James L. Connolly (left front), Bishop James J. Gerrard (right front) and other retired members of the presbyterate.

Bishop's Ball presentees Thirty-two young ladies will be presented to Bishop Daniel A. Cronin at the 25th annual Bishop's Charity Ball on Friday, Jan. 11 at Lincoln Park Ballroom, North Dartmouth.

"These presentees represent parishes from the five aieas of the diocese," said Rev. Msgr.

Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan director of the Ball. "Every year, one third of the diocesan parishes are given this honor." Mrs. James A. O'Brien Jr. of Fall River, who heads the presentation committee, has announced that the presentees with their fathers or other relatives, will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at lincoln Park for a rehearsal.

Featured among the presentees will be Miss Elizabeth Ann Martin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Normand Martin of St. Dominic's parish, Swansea, a student at Nazareth Hall, Fall River.

The school, one of three Nazareth Halls in the diocese, together with four summer camps, benefits from ball proceeds.

The names of other presentees follow: Attleboro Area Miss Jean Fregault, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Fregault, Sacred Heart parish, North Attleboro.

Miss Lori Ann DeTrolio, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter De Trolio, Jr., of St. Mary's parish, Mansfield.

Miss Donna Jean Hunter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hunter, St. Mary's parish, Norton.

Miss Joan 路Louise Pinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pinson, Holy Ghost parish, AWeboro.

Cape, Islands Miss Virginia E. Winters, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar J. Winters, Our Lady of Victory parish, Centerville.

Miss Tracy Ferreira, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ferreira, St. Peter the Apostle parish, Provincetown.

Miss Sharon Lee McArdle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. McArdle, Corpus Christi parish, Sandwich.

Miss Catherine Anne Donnelly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence S. Donnelly, St. Pius X parish, South Yarmouth.

Fall River Area Miss Bernadette Braga, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O. Braga, Our Lady of Angels parish, Fall River.

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Miss Brenda Rocha, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Roeha Our Lady of Health parish, Fall River.

Miss S1,1san Marie Mello, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Mello, St. Anthony of Padua parish, Fall River.

Miss Deborah Carignan, daughter of Mrs. Bernadette Carignan, St. Jean the Baptiste parish, Fall River.

Miss Michelle LeBlanc, daughter -of Mr. and Mrs. William LeBlanc, St. Mathieu's parish, Fall River.

Miss Elizabeth Stansfield, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Stansfield, St. Michael's parish, Swansea.

Miss Geralyn M. Potter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Potter, St. Patrick's parish, Somerset.

Miss Joanne Rego, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rego, St. Dominic's parish, Swansea.

Taunton Area Miss Jane O'Neil, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis O'Neil, Sacred Heart parish, Taunton.

Miss Denise Castonguay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Castonguay, St. Jacques,- parish, Taunton.

Miss Kelly McCarthy, daughter of Mrs. James H. McCarthy and the late James H. McCarthy, St. Joseph's parish, Taunton.

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"We sang together, read Scripture, prayed together, shared in the Eucharist . . . and even wept together. It was a hard experience, yet a joyful experience, the sharing of Christmas peace."

That is how Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Gumbleton of Detroit described his Christmas meeting with the American hostages held in the U.S. embassy in Teheran since Nov. 4.

With the bishop on this mission of mercy were the Rev. William Sloane Coffin of New York and the Rev. William Howard of Princeton, N.J. They were joined at the embassy by French-born Cardinal Etienne Duval of Algiers, Algeria. Also present was Father J. Bryan Hehir of the U.S. Catholic Conference Office of Justice and Peace.

Iran was extended by the Iranian charge d'affaires in New York, Ali Asgha Agha. Expenses were paid by the Iranian government.

Bishop Gumbleton, when asked why he had been chosen for the mission, responded that he thought it was because he has been interested in and identified with causes for human rights and peace.

He is president of Bread for the World, a national Christian citizens' movement to combat world hunger, and is also president of Pax Christi-USA, American branch of the international peace group. He recently testified before the Senate Arms Services Committee against the Turn to Page Six

Pope begs Cambodia aid ROME (NC)-Pope John Paul II made an impassioned plea for

help for the victims of fighting and famine in Cambodia in a noon address on the fast day of St. Stephen, the first martyr.

At the same time, he singled out for praise the Nobel Prizewinning Mother Teresa of Calcutta, India, who, he told the crowd of about 20,000, "had dedicated her life, with total self-abnegation, to the poor and derelict, to the homeless, the blind and the leprous, .to abandoned children."

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WASHINGTON (NC)--The U.S. Catholic Conference Department of Communication is accepting applications for 1980 Catholic Communication Campaign grant projects through its New York office, 1011 First Ave., Suite 1200, New York, N.Y. 10022.

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WASHINGTON (NC) -- Rep. Henry J. Hyde (R-Il!.), a vocal critic of the Supreme Court for its decisions on abortion, has proposed a constitutional amendment limiting Supreme Court justices to one 12-year term. Justices currently serve for life or .until they resign or are impeached. Hyde said his amendment would cause a "reasonable turnover" on the court and bring to it fresh ideas. After the 12-year term, justices could retire with full pay, he added.

POPE JOHN PAUL II imparts the "urbi et orbi" holidaY .blessing '. in St. Peter's Square.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (NC) -- An official Ibody of the Argentine Bishops' Conference has reiterated Pope John Paull!I's petition that the government explain the fate of missing persons and prisoners. The steering committee of the conference thus contradicted statements by some bishops who sought to minimize the impact of the papal message in October by taking a cautious stand on the issue, considered embarrassing to the ruling military junta.

WASHINGTON (NC) -- Pope John Paul II swept ~ poll of Catholic newspaper editors asked to vote for the most important news story and the most important newsmaker of 1979. The pope's travels to Mexico, Poland, Ireland, the United States and Turkey placed first, while the boat people placed second and Mother Teresa's winning the Nobel prize thi,rd.

BERLIN (NC) -- Cardinal Alfred Bengsch of Berlin, who headed the diocese in the divided city for 18 years, died last month of cancer at the age of 58. The antireligious policies of the Communist government of 'East Germany were a dominant feature during the years in which the cardinal, who lived in East Berlin, headed the diocese. He was pressed into service during World War II and was taken prisoner

by U.S. forces in France. After the war, he resumed his theological studies and was ordained in 1950.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (NC) -- The National Conference of Religious has said that Jesuit Father James Carney, an American-born missionary, was expelled from Honduras for his defense of peasants' ,rights.

STILLWATER, Okla. (NC) -- Members of a "pro-life coalition" captured all eight elected delegate seats to the White House Conference on Families in Los Angeles during a state convention, at Oklahoma State University.

WASHINGTON NC) -- Georgetown University doctors, medical students and nurses are in Thailand where they are giving medical aid to refugees from Cambodia.

The medical team is among several other groups of volunteers, including Catholics from other parts of the country, who are working in makeshift medical facilities set up in refugee camps.

ROME (NC) -- Pope John Paul II and 'Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat have exchanged several letters during the past year, said a Catholic priest who is one of Arafat's advisers. At a press conference in Rome, Father Ibrahim Ayad said that the pope's last letter spoke of "路Palestinian rights" and of the difficulties of the situation in southern Lebanon.

FATHER THEODORE HESBURGH, Notre Dame president, accepts offertory contributions of more than $5000 for Cambodian relief from students.

LONDON (NC) -- Amnesty International has challenged the military government of Guatemala to investigate charges of human rights abuses in that country, including more than 2,000 political murders since 1978. In a detailed list, the human rights organization included the deaths of two. priests, the expulsion of one nun and two priests, and the killing of many leaders of 'Christian communities.

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News has been received at the provincial house of the Fathers of the Sacred Hearts in Fairhaven that Brendan Comiskey, SS.CC. has been named Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland.

He will be ordained Jan. 20.

Father Brendan was born in County Monaghan in Ireland on August 8, 1935. He entered the Sacred Hearts Community in 1954 and was ordained to the priesthood on June 25, H161.

He made his philosophical studies at Sacred Hearts: Seminary in Wareham from 1955 to 1957 and his theological studies at Queen of Peace Seminary in Jaffrey, N.H. from 1957 to 1961.

After ordination, the bishopelect taught high school for three years in San Dimas, Calif. He returned to Rome in 1964 for studies at the Alphosianum, receiving a degree in moral theology.

He taught moral theology at Queen of Peace Seminary in Jaffrey and at the Theological Union in Washington, D.C. from 1967-1971. In 1971, hie was elected provincial superior of the Irish-English province of the Fathers of the Sacred HE!arts.

Bishop-elect Comiskey became secretary general of the Conference of Major Superiors in Ireland in 1975, retaining this post until his nomination as auxiliary bishop.

Worldwide, the Congr,~gation of the Sacred Hearts has 10 bishops and two apostolic administrators.

The Fathers of the Sacred Hearts have served in this diocese since the days of Bishop Stang. At the present time they staff 10 parishes in the diocese.

The provincial house for the eastern province is locnted in Fairhaven. The Very Rev. William Davis is currently the elected provincial.

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PERMANENT DEACON CANDIDATES, their wives and children literally gather round for" a holiday celebration of the feast of St. Stephen, the first deacon, held at St. Stanislaus Church, Fall River. (Sr. Gertrude Gaudette Photo)

I(ung dispute 12 years old

By Jerry Filteau VATICAN CITY (NC)-Father Hans Kung "can no longer be considered a Catholic theologian," said the Vatican decree released Dec. 18.

"Hans Kung is indeed a Roman Catholic theologian," ,shot back a public statement by 70 North American Catholic theologians the next day.

"I plan to continue as a Catholic theologian. . . I shall fight in my own church until this disciplinary measure is formally revoked," declared the 51-year-old Swiss-born Father Kung, who by the Vatican decree had just been stripped of his right to hold any Catholic teaching post.

The president of the (West) German Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Joseph Hoffner of Cologne, backed the Vatican.

He issued a long statement that reproached Father Kung in terms even stronger than those used hy the declaration of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Bishop Georg Noser of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, West Germany, immediately withdrew the ecclesiastical "nihil obstat" (nothing stands in the way) required for Father Kung to continue in his post on the Catholic faculty of the state-run University of Tubingen, where he has taught for 19 years.

The next day, defying the ban, Father Kung gave a lecture to an overflow crowd of 2,000 students and supporters jammed into the university's main auditorium, and another 1,000 linked by a loudspeaker hook-up in a neighboring auditorium.

Thus began another chapter in the 12-year-old conflict between church authorities and

one of the most popular and controversial theologians of this century.

There is an old Catholic saying, "Roma dixit, res finita" Rome has spoken, that's the end of the matter. Perhaps it was never completely true, but certainly in the Kung case the new controversy will not die down for some time.

Not all reaction to the news was negative. Many theologians thought that Father Kung had forced the issue by persistently refusing to meet demands laid down by the doctrinal congregation and by the German bishops.

The basis for the condemnation was Father Kung's recent repetition of views on papal infallibility which the doctrinal congregation had already warned him could not be held.

But the congregation also said he showed "a contempt for the magisterium (church's teaching authority)" in other areas of his teachings as well.

The congregation's decree, issued on orders of Pope John Paul II, immediately raised a wide range of questions. Key issues were: -Was the condemnation justi~ fied?

-What would it mean for Father Kung's future?

-What would be the impact on theological research and teaching in the Catholic Church?

-Did the condemnation signal the beginning of a crackdown on Catholic dissidents under Pope John Paul II? -Would the action have any impact on Catholic relations with other churches?

The question of the justice of the condemnation has several different levels. Some who agreed that Father Kung's views

were clearly beyond the pale of orthodoxy still questioned the justness of the procedure.

Father Kung had refused several times to come to Rome at the doctrinal congregation's request. He said that, under the procedures for such a meeting, he路 could not be guaranteed a fair hearing.

On Dec. 13 and 14, Belgianborn Dominican Father Edward Schillebeeckx, a professor of theology at the Catholic University of Nymegen, the Netherlands, appeared before the congregation for a hearing under those same rules. He, too, and many of his theological colleagues around the world complained that the procedural rules were not just. They cited the inability of the theologian being questioned to have an advisor with him during the questioning and the fact that the theologian was not informed in advance who his interrogators would be.

While some supporters of Father Kung protested that he had been condemned without a hearing, other theologians and church officials dismissed that argument because both the Vatican and the German bishops had made numerous overtures over the past decade in an effort to reach a resolution of the conflict.

One Vatican official, when asked if the condemnation came as a surprise, replied, "The only surprise is that it didn't come 11 years ago." That was when the Vatican first asked Father Kung to explain views expressed in his book, "The Church," and Father Kung refused to go to Rome.

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BEIJING (NC)-Members of the Patriotic Association of Chinese Catholics in Beijing (Peking) now have a new bishop, their first since 1964 when the previous bishop died.

Neither the new bishop, Michael Fu Tieshan, 47, his predecessor, nor the ordaining bishop, Michael Yang of the Changoe Diocese in the southern province of Hunan, is recognized as legitimate by the Vatican, because none was appointed by the pope.

In 1958, Pope Pius XII condemned the Patriotic Association, which the Chinese government had established the year before. The government forced Catholics to join the association and to elect bishops. At least 51 bishops were elected by 1960 and 36 of them accepted ordination as bishops. The Vatican considers these ordinations and others since 1960 illicit because they were done without papal approval.

1\ congregation of more than 500 worshipers attended the ordination of Bishop Fu in Peking's cathedral. The service was conducted almost entirely in Latin, except for Bishop Fu's pledge to "abide by the teachings of Jesus Christ, to uphold the independence of the Chinese Catholic Church, and to work actively for the prosperity of the motherland."

The Chinese Cultural Revolution, during which almost all religious activities in China were banned, contributed to the 15year delay between his predecessor's death and his election last July.

In recent months, the Chinese Communist government has relaxed restrictions on religious practices, especially for the Christian and Moslem faiths.

Selected mosques, churches and temples have been re-opened for worship, including the cathedrals in Shanghai and Guangzhou (Canton). Prior to that relaxation, the cathedral in Beijing was the only Catholic church In China that was open for worship., ' In 1949, when the Communists路, took power in China, there were" ,. more than 3.2 million Catholics in the country's population of about 461 million.

Ordination His Excellency, the Most Rev. erend Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of Fall River, will ordain Marc Tremblay a transitional deacon at ceremonies scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River.

Mr. Tremblay is studying for the priesthood at St. John's Seminary, Brighton. He is a native of St. Anne's parish, Fall River.

All are invited to attend the ceremony. Priests who wish to concelebrate are asked to provide their own amice, alb, and cincture. Stole and chasuble will be provided.

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Family Year/Vocations Year During this Year of the Family an intense study should be made of the needs of the diocesan family. On all levels of diocesan life expanded and needed programs are meeting the challenges that the local church faces in its attempt to 'be a living witness of the Gospel message.

The We Care/We Share program and establishment of a new department of family ministry are but two examples of real and sincere efforts to service the diocesan family.

Yet one need will present more than a mere challenge during this new decade, namely, the need of vocations to the diocesan priesthood.

It is true that in our diocese the need is not as intense as that in other areas of the country, yet let it be made quite clear, there is a need.

If the spiritual needs of the people of this diocese are to be met in this new decade, all of us must. renew our effort to cultivate an atmosphere that will foster and promote priestly vocations.

This can be achieved with more than a modicum of success if we remember that fundamentally vocations are nourished around the kitchen table. For this reason the Year of the Family takes on an added dimension of importance and priority. There can be little doubt that the breakdown of family life in the past generation has been a root reason why so few young men are studying for the priesthood; although of course there are many other reasons both within and without the church.

The turmoil of those who fled the mountain top and lost their way in the marketplace has not been encouraging to vocations or to family life in general. Social decadence that ridicules and rebuffs moral and 'ethical concerns is a spiritual cancer that has destroyed many families.

And seemingly vocations to the priesthood have declined in direct proportion to the destruction of family life.

In this regard, all in the church must see the Year of the Family as a new beginning in vocational undertakings 'Unto old age and gray hairs, 0 God, forsake which will once more reach into homes. Parents should not force children into a profession because of its social status or financial rewards.

Many a parent who has in the eyes of the world "made it," has turned his or her son away from considering the priesthood because of its second-class position in the demands strength, Cameron

By Ethel Gintoft minds of those to whom the dollar bill is god. said. universities will die Ironically, the recent performance of the dollar in the as Catholic The 69-year-old academician Catholic universities unless money market may well have smashed this idea. And may they have standards for behavior said U.S. Catholic universities in we pray that such calculating attitudes towards vocations, that are "conspicuously differ- the 19th and early 20th centurperfonned a social rather that have permeated so many families, have also been ent from those in state universi- ies than a religious function. The ties," said a former professor at eradicated. the Catholic college of a Cana- bishops believed Catholic universities were a means of safeThe work of the Lord will continue to flourish in this dian university. guarding the faith of the Cathdiocese if all of us continually emphasize the need that "That means, roughly speak- olic minority and of enabling exists in our local church for many new apostles and the ing, men and women students Catholics, often of lower class fact that this need can be met by a spirit of renewal in don't sleep toge':her," said John origins, to enter the professions. family living. With mothers and fathers who see the love M. Cameron, retired professor Because Catholics are no longof Christ as the center of their own love for one another, of English and philosophy at St. er a deprived minority but have we can be certain that the present vocational crisis can Michael's College of the Univer- entered the affluent mainstream, sity of Toronto. "It's up to the Cameron said, Catholic univerbe surmounted. authorities to take a line about sities are repeating the history May we pray that the Year of the Family will also that. Girls especially, but men of Yale and Harvard, which be a year in which God will send into our fields priestly too, come under enormous pres- started as 'Christian institutions harvesters dedicated to the spiritual renewal of diocesan .sure from their peers. I think and became secularized. • the Catholic university has to . life.

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Not sleeping together is only one example of a "different atmosphere" that must pervade residence walls on Catholic campuses, said Cameron in an interview with The Catholic Herald Citizen, newspaper of the Milwaukee Archdiocese. He was in Milwaukee to speak on "The Catholic Univers:.ty in the 1980s" at Marquette University.

Catholics mt:.st consicously oppose the values of contemporary society as expressed in the media, and such opposition

ish-born Cameron, former head of the University of Kent in England, said of the main' problems in undergraduate schools is that "people are so illiterate."

"They don't seem to know anything about the Bible, about history," he said. "They've read little in literature. It's hard to teach students in this state."

This situation is in part callsed by television, Cameron said.

"I've come to the conclusion parents should just throwaway television or at least exert strict discipline about it. You can't

read a book at the same time you watch TV. Also, TV leads to a kind of passivity - a waiting for things to be poured into you."

Asked to describe a well-prepared graduate of a Catholic uniYersity, Cameron said the person should, be professionally competent and "would have a fairly extensive knowledge of Scripture - something that is not characteristic of our earlier generations - and have some interest in a few central theological problems."

"I would expect him or her to have something interesting to say about the problem of evil, the sacraments, grace not like a seven-or eight-year-old, which is the level of most of our Catholics in respect to their faith now," Cameron said.

The Catholic university graduate should also "be sensitive to a whole range of moral, sociopolitical problems," he said.

"This is God's world and we ought not mess it about."

Finally, he said, Catholic university graduates should have a sense of hope and joy. "I would hope they wouldn't be too overbearingly pious - that scares people off. Nor too pessimistic.

One should be able to see grace working in them."

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Self-portrait We now have a quasiofficial history of the National Federation of Priests' Councils. "Priests in Council," by Rev. Francis F. Brown (published by Andrews and McMeel) is a perfect mir:ror image of the NFPC, from its selfcongratulatory foreword to its self-satisfied concluding sentence. It is innocent of critical judgment, professionalism and any awareness that priests were ordained to minister.

If the NFPC is an adequate representation of the American presbyterate - and I feur it is then -this history explains why the American laity is so dissatisfied with its clergy.

The NFPC has done battle with the bishops, with the Vatican and with the pope. It has endorsed optional celibacy. It has spoken out on pea,ce and justice and equality for women in the church. It was involved in grape strikes. It has endorsed the rights of minorities. It has spoken in the problems of Appalachia and the inner cities.

But one looks in vain in this book for any reference to sermons, counseling, vocation recruitment or professional service to the laity.

The NFPC demanded justice from everyone else but has not

even begun to examine its own conscience on the injustice of bad sermons, inept counseling, amateurish service to the laity and the resolute refusal of many priests to promote vocations.

What would one say of the American Medical Association or the American Bar Association, if they were not interested in providing better service for their clients? The NFPC takes stands, frequently naive and simplistic on "peace and justice" and pays no attention at all to the failure of many in the presbyterate to honor the demands of justice by earning their salaries.

I have no objection to the NFPC leadership flocking to the meetings of stockholders· of major corporations if it makes them feel good; nor do I complain when they pontificate about every social issue in the world.

I know of no good that comes from such activities. I doubt that there is a single better-fed, better-housed, better-clothed person in the world as a result of all the paper the NFPC Xerox machines have ground out.

Nor do I know of any priests persecuted by their bishops whom the NFPC has really helped, and I do know of a couple whom it may have hurt.

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Decompression One bit of grade school lore that has stayed with me is a poem by Longfellow called The Children's Hour.

It begins: :Between the dark and the daylight, When the night is beginning to lower, Comes a pause in thl~ day's occupations, That is known as the Children's Hour.

I don't know what li.fe was like in 1860 when that was written, but I suspect that Longfellow was part of an upper class structure in which children were c~red for by a nurse all day and brought to visit their parents for an hour before dinner.

Whatever the cultural realities then, today's lifestylt~ designates that particular houJr as the least favorite in the family day.

Mom has had it with tired and cranky youngsters. It's too long since naptime and too soon for bedtime. School-age children, while hungry and weary, resist coming in from play to help with dinner.

And then there's Dad. He's had a near accident on the freeway, a boring day at work, and a bank overdraft in the mail.

As he drives up, he notices someone has left one of his tools in the driveway . . .

Well, you can understand why we no longer reverence the Children's Hour. A comedian once said that no mother should be

indicted for doing away with her child between 5 and 6 p.m.

It may not be that severe but I suspect there are more fights, hostile words, and family blowups at that time than any other.

It is documented that more household accidents take place then.

I'd like to see us recognize the confrontation aspect of this time of day and promote the hour as a decompression one rather than a togetherness one, keeping up front the idea that the family is better served by being apart than being together at this time.

It's the hour we most need empathy and least want to give it. That puts us on a collision course with one another. If one gains empathy, the other resents having to give it. And that's difficult if slhe wants it, too.

An editor told me his wife put this cartoon on the garage door leading into their home: The bushed husband is coming in with his briefcase saying, "You can't belive the day I've had," while through the doorway, you can see the wife tied to the clothestree and being shot with rubber arrows by her little Indians.

Many mothers say, "I would love to strike that hour out of our day but the kids are hungry, I'm busy in the kitchen, and my husband doesn't want to sit with a cool drink and chat."

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ing to be a pressure group visa-vis the church, even though I think that most powerful bishop leaders do not take it very seriously.

NFPC posturing becomes obnoxious only when one realizes that NFPC leadership is totally unaware that there might be a beam in the eye of the presbyterate. I Let's put the matter bluntly.

Why should the laity take seriously anything said by Fathers Reid Mayo or James Ratigan in the name of the priests of the country when so many such priests are disgracefully poor in their own professional performance?

I have a wonderful idea. The NFPC is meeting in Tucson this year. Why don't all you lay folk out there who are depressed by the poor quality of sermons (only five percent of Catholics under 30 rate the sermons of their priests as exc~llent) picket the meeting? The NFPC loves to picket others. Give it a taste of their own medicine and enjoy the Southwest at the same time.

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can we free ourselves from one another the hour before dinner?

Maybe by having the kids set the table and do other dinner preparations right after' school and then going out to play. Maybe by feeding tots (and ourselves) a little something at 4 to stave off their hunger until 6.

If we can work it out, this de-

compression time goes a long way toward minimizing late afternoon tensions in the family.

Then when it's time to eat, the whole family will be more eager to be together than if it's forced together before it's had a chance to be apart.

BEGINNING NEXT WEEK, a series . of articles by Reverend Ronald A. Tosti, director of the Office of Family Ministry, on the hopes and plans of the new diocesan department..

Relief snafu goes on Confusion, contradiction and acrimony envelop Cambodian relief efforts. One fact stands clear, Operation California, that self-starting, fly-by-night enterprise gives the lie to State Department claims there is no dealing with the Cambodian government, took a Christmas mercy flight to Phnom Penh.

Lou Werner, a 30-year-old Californian who with his 33year-old partner Richard Walden organized the enterprise, flew alone. He invited members of the State Department's "Kampuchea Working Group" to come along, but they declined. They have not been there, but they know from refugees that wellintentioned private efforts to relieve the famine in Cambodia are futile.

Supplies donated by Westerners are piling up in warehouses.

The Vietnamese puppets running things are heartlessly denying the population sustenance in the interests of starving out their resistant adversaries, the sup-. porters of the deposed maniac, Pol Pot. The State Department is' "not quite clear" if a more monstrous plot is afoot. The Heng Samrin government may be planning the death-by-famine of the entire Khmer population so Cambodia can be colonized by more "reliable political elements" from Vietnam.

At a hearing before a House subcommittee, witnesses might have ,been talking about two different countries.

The Administration sounded the comforting official line: The United States has been "begging to help." Malevolent authorities have turned them down.

But from the private relief agencies-the American Friends Service Committee, Church World Service Committee and Oxfam-which have workers in the devastated country, came a picture of a traumatized and inexperienced young government overwhelmed by a rush of supplies which it has neither the technology nor the logistics to deliver and which is further hampered by a not entirely irrational suspicion of Western motives.

The relief agencies were sandbagged by a White House statement declaring the Vietnamese had "deliberately" blocked and diverted food and medicine intended for the peasants.

The Heng Samrin government certainly has contributed to such accusations. It initially excluded all but a dozen Western monitors. It charges Oxfam tariffs

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of from $6,000 to $8,000 to take their barges up the Mekong River and usually exacts fees from relief planes. It refuses to admit Western doctors who are standing ready to aid millions of victims of malnutrition, tuberculosis, hookworm and malaria.

The U.S. has concentrated its efforts on Thailand, which suddenly has become a nation of saints to Washington because it agreed to take refugees into border camps.

Bill Herod of Church World Services told the House subcommittee it is unfair to apply double standards to Cambodia and Thailand. Cambodia is accused of withholding food to Pol Pot soldiers. But nothing is made of the undisputed fact Pol Pot forces use the Thai camps to feed up and rest and then return to the field to do battle with the invading Vietnamese.

The committee had nothing to say about this. Members were much more interested in reports the International Committee of the Red Cross, frustrated beyond endurance by delays and difficulties, it about to throw in the towel in Cambodia. They wanted to hear about the 200,000-man Vietnamese occupation force, which the relief workers report they scarcely notice.

Oxfam and the others will soldier on. They don't say the situation is good, only it is better. They point out that Westerners have been operating for only 69 days in the holocaust, that they came to a seaport without cranes, airports without forklifts. They are now shipping in such equipment.

Werner hopes to persuade Heng Samrin that "Operation California" proves some Americans, at least, want to help and will leave the geopolitics for later.

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in Father Pohier's book, "When Continued from page three on Father Kung - that he can I Say God," were condemned no longer hi! considered a Cath- earlier in the year.

The issue of pluralism in theolic theologian or teach as onewas relativeiy light. The decree ology and its legitimate limits does not forbid him to teach at is seen by some as the heart of all, but only,' to hold a Catholic the Kung case as it relates to theology chair or teach under the direction which Pope John Paul's pontificate will take.

Catholic auspices.

Some, however, do not belie'Ve What Father Kung's future would be was not immediately the Kung case is very important certain, but several facts emerged in those terms because they conContinued from Page One sider the Swiss theologian more almost immediately., est;" and historical circumBishop Moser revoked his con- of a "provocative thinker" than stances surrounding the issue. sent for Father Kung to remain a scholarly theologian, and one Given those criteria, he im- on the Catholic theology faculty who simply provoked too much, plied, the abortion issue is ex- of Tubingen, and the state edu- without adequate theological tremely important because it is cation minister of _Baden-Wurt- foundations. a "life issue." .

A theologian at the Gregorian temburg said Father Kung But there are other life issues, would be offered another post' University in Rcme who knows Father Kung well described him like capital punishment, said at the state-run university.

Bishop Kelly.

But Father Kung said he sympathetically but gave him poor marks as a scholar. would fight to retain his post.

"I. don't think it's possible, for "He really has no self·critical example, to be' concerned about Most observers agreed that capital punishment unless one the next move is Father Kung's. power," said the Jesuit, who is concerned at the same time If he should explain some of asked not to be identified by about abortion," he said. his teachings satisfactorily to name. "He's not nearly as coHe admitted that the bishops' the German bishops and the herent as SchiUebeeckx."

The Jesuit teacher said he saw view that all issues are inter- Vatican, and recant (or at least related can make for difficult agree not to continue teaching) choices, especially when a can- those views which are still condidate opposes abortion but also sidered unorthodox, it is possible opposes many "quality of life" that the decree's penalties might WASHINGTON (NC) - Four be rescinded. issues. anti-abortion p:rotesters have If, on the other hand, he de- been convicted of unlawfully re"The church never wants to tell people how to vote," he fies the decree and continues to maining on the premises of an said. "But we simply want the represent his views as Catholic abortion clinic in a demonstravoters to keep. all these things theology, he could be subjected tion in August, 1977. to further penalties, Vatican in mind."

Their conviction came after sources said. Serious disobedi- District of Columbia Superior ence, they said, could lead to Court Judge Wendell Beard "defrocking" - taking away his compared their actions to those to engage in any priestly of Adolph Hitler. Defense attorrights WASHFNGTON (NC) - Msgr. ministry - or even to excom- ney James Kolb said he was Wilfred H. Paradis, secretary of education of the U.S. Catholic munication, a formal declaration considering askin g for a mistrial Conference since 1977 and be- that he is no longer a member because of the judge's instructions to the jury. fore that project manager for of the church.

For many theologians, a more Those convicted are: Mary Ann the U.S. National Catechetical Directory, has resigned from the important question was what Kreitzer, 32, Alexandria, Va.; usce staff. Msgr. Paradis, a impact the condemnation might Florence Smith, 39, Clinton, Md.; priest of the Diocese of Man- . have on theological research and Lucy O'Keefe, 21, Chevy Chase, Md.; and Thomas "Burke" Balch, chester, N.H., and holder of a: teaching.

Inevitably, a number of com- 24, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. doctorate in history, has.' been commissioned to write a schol- mentators linked the Kung case They were arrested during a arly history of the Manchester with the SChillebeeckx case and demonstration tIt the Laurel Diocese, which will mark its that of French Dominican Father Clinic, one of the capital's largJacques Pohier. Views expressed est abortion facilities, run by centennial in 1984.

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Father Kung as valuable in a very different way.

"He provoked the infallibility debate, and a lot of good things happened because .of that debate," he said. "In 'On Being a Christian' (one of Father Kung's more recent books) he says a lot of powerful, good things on Jesus. . . He reaches disenchanted Catholics, people who still say 'Jesus-yes,' 'Godyes' but 'the church - no."

Whether they viewed Father Kung's case in terms of theological pluralism, properly speaking, or in terms of a broader kind of pluralism and the limits of dissent in the church, many saw it as one of a growing number of signals from the Vatican that Pope John Paul will keep a tighter rein on dissent in the church than did Pope Paul.

First reactions from non-Catholic churchmen indicated that the Vatican action will have a negative impact on .ecumenical relations.

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Dr. Milan Vuitch. Mrs. Kreitzer and Ms. Smith had chained themselves to operating tables in the clinic.

The judge told them to report Dec. 26 foI' sentencing and said they would be jailed. He had given them the option of promising never to enter another abortion clinic again and being put on probation, the defense attorney said. When they refused, Beard said: "Since you've declared war on me, I'll declare war on you."

Other remarks made by the judge during the trial, Kolb said, were that he was not going to "allow this case to be decided according to some encyclical" and that Dr. Vuitch, a long-time abortionist, was like St. Thomas More, the 16th-century English statesman and martyr, "a man for all seasons."

Continued from Page One Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty.

While in Iran, the bishop told Iranian religious leaders that the American people back the United States government's efforts to free the hostages.

The auxiliary bishop said the Iranians had misread feelings in America.

"We want them to know the American people are behind the government. We want them to know, we tried to have them understand, the intense pressure that is building up in the United States over the hostage situation," the bishop said.

Bishop Gumbleton said the American clergymen. spent "a good amount of time" - about two hours - with the Iranian religious leaders ami he said he found the experience very moving.

The bishop said several Iranians told about being in prison and about having members of their families killed during the reign of the deposed shah.

He added that he felt there was a "genuine exchange" between the two groups. "We met as people who believe in God," he said.

Bishop Gumbleton said the Iranian and American clergy members prayed, "but we had no common language, so we prayed as individuals."

Cambodia aid Continued from Page One than a mile from the Cambodian border.

The writer, who observers thought may have been a Catholic Relief Services worker in the area, told of a camp with 235,000 people, piled up one upon another, human wreckage, undernourished, skeletal, on the very edge of survival.

"I will not describe to you the wounded, the mutilated, the children with horrible sores whose eyes are no longer capable of tears," the letter continued. "There was not a cry nor a whimper, only death and desolation."

The letter said that in the single day of Nov. 15, 86 mortar shells fell among the refugees.

But there were no doctors, nurses, aid or medicineso for the wounded.

"They have begged us to send antimalarial drugs, vitamins and drugs to combat dysentery, cholera and typhoid," the writer said. "A cholera epidemic threatens the camp. Malaria strikes 90 per cent of the population."

According to John Paul II, the refugees had begged the writer to "tell the pope."

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New President DES MOINES, Iowa (NC) Bishop Lawrence J. McNamara of Grand Island, Neb., has been elected president of the board of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference headquartered in Des Moines. He was elected to a three-year term succeeding Bishop Maurice J. Dingman of Des Moines.

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The Democratic Alliance (AD), a coalition of three rightist parties, won a maj:>rity in the 250-seat National Assembly at the expense of the Socialists.

The Communist Party also showed some gains but it remains allied with the socialists.

Although church leaders urged that priests keep out of politics, some were reportedly vocal in opposing communist and socialist candidates.

Observers said that this mixing of politics and religion could revive the debate over clerica'lism that shook Portuguese history in the early decades of the 20th century.

AD campaigners argued for the return of the private sector to banking, some industry and other key sectors of the economy in order to attract foreign investment and facilitate the entry of Portugal into the European Common Market. They indicated the need to trim the power of the unions given by the socialist-inspired Constitution.

On both counts observers say the new leadership will face fiery opposition from the Communist Party led by pure Marxist-Leninists.

Church leaders said they welcomed the democratic values of the April revolution but could not condone mistakes and party manipulations that disturbed the true revolutionary changes and left pressing social and economic problems unresolved. They alerted Portugal's 8 million Catholics to issues such as education, marriage, social assistance and religious freedom.

In five years Portugal has had

six provisional governments and five constitutional governments, plus two attempted military coups. During a wave of communist influence in 1977, several secular and Catholic periodicals and radio stations were taken over by extremists, leading to a bitter confrontation.

Later the country's leadership t{)ok a moderate course.

Many attributed some degree of steadiness to the incumbent president, Gen. Antonio Ramalho Eanes. However, he earned the ire of the left with a television broadcast before the elections in which he warned voters against "radicalism." He was expected to remain neutral.

After the failure in mid-year of a cabinet formed by an uneasy coalition of socialists and conservatives, President Eanes appointed a caretaker government headed by Prime Minister Maria de Lourdes Pintassilgo, a Catholic activist. Because of her reform views on economics, social problems and abortion, she had the backing of socialists and communists. She also became controversial among Catholics.

Her stand plus the obvious gains of Marxists among urban workers and farmers produced during the electoral campaign open reaction by some clergy.

"The church should not move in the terrain of party politics," a recent bishops' statement said.

In many village parishes of the conservative north, however, priests were openly opposing communist and socialist tickets as jeopardizing Christianity.

"The people must decide if they want a Marxist society, with its threat to Christian values, or a human society shaped after church's directives," said the pastor of a church at Santarem. Other priests pointed out that the socialists were also pushing a Marxist line.

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Church blueprint CAMARILLO, Calif. (NC) "Hispanics want a church that is personalized, a church that helps us to live as persons, that considers the whole person, spiritual and material," Auxiliary Bishop Juan Arzube of Los Angeles said of a symposium on the nature of the church held here. He said the symposium was "a look at the type of church the Hispanic community wants." . Bishop .Arzube, president of the Commission for Hispanic Affairs for region 11 of the National Conference of Catholic J;Jishops, was a sponsor of the symposium. Others were Cardipal Timothy Manning of Los Angeles and the U.S. Catholic <;qnference's Spanish speaking secretariat.

"Hispanics envIsIon a church that is a true community of love and concern, not simply a Mass or a group, a church that is evangelistic and prophetic and willing to take risks, a church that is p<Jor and committed to the poor, Bishop Arzube said.

"These characteristics," continued the bishop, "come not only from the expression of the Hispanic National Encuentros (meetings), but are also rooted in the Gospels, in the documents of Vatican II, of Paul VI and the teachings of John Paul II, particularly his encyclical on man ("Redemptor Hominis") and his talks in Mexico.

Father Edgar Beltran, Father Frank Ponce, Rogelio Manrique and Sister Rosa Marta Zarate made up the usec team that . conducted the symposium.

Hispanics are called to be Galileans in American society, Father Beltran said. "Hispanics are called to be prophetic, to proclaim the kingdom and, like Christ, to suffer the cross," he told the delegates, representing 11 dioceses in California and Utah.

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Bishop Mahony said he saw concern for internal personal renewal, for renewal of the Christian family and renewal of the parish, "all of it reflecting the beauty of the church, beautiful because it was founded by Christ.

"What strikes· me in this group," continued Bisho}> Mahony, "is that there is an anxiety to build within the church.

The vision of Chdst in the church is the overpowering am. bient."

Bishop Straling said of attending the symposium,. "If your view of the church is from the top down, then you're never going to have to go to a meeting.

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Reverend" Mister Rogers NEW YORK (NC) Mister Rogers vs. the Superheroes might seem like an unfair match on the face of it .- unfair to the Superheroes, tha.t is, for who can match the gentle "Neighborhood" man in terms of television stamina and staying power? but something like that, altogether amicable however, will take place in February.

A prime time Mister Rogers special for parents will be broadcast on most PBS stations on Friday, Feb. 1. It will deal with the Superheroes 'lnd their effect upon young children, and parents will be able to phOne in the people who make 'The their treat the same theme in terms of children themselves.

There won't be any kind of confrontation, Fred Rogers explained in a recent interview at Station WQED-TV, Pittsburgh, his home base, but only the getting-to-know-you kind of friendly exchange that has characterized "Mister Rogers Neighborhood" since it began more than 25 years ago.

Rogers explained how the specials were made.

"We went to California to film the people who make 'The InIncredible Hulk' and they welcomed us to their studio," he said. "Bill Bixby explained to us that this was their kind of make-believe. The day we were there. the Hulk was holding an airplane wing on so that it could land safely, usin~ his power for good."

Why have the Superheroes such appeal for children, we asked.

"Well, I think that many of the major concerns of children stem from their being small themselves. When anybody feels weak in the face of great strength, he might want to put on some garb or guise of being superstrong."

These five new programs, like the five made earlier this year ·about going to school, will be incorporated into the library of more than 450 programs being

broadcast on some 250 Public Broadcasting System stations throughout the country.

How, Wl~ asked, will these latest programs, now in production, relate to Rogers' general philosophy of education?

"There a;,e all kinds of ways to help children to learn," he said. My way happens to be to make t:'1em feel good about who they are, so that they will want to be curious and will want to explore. The underlying theme of all the 'Neighborhood' pro-

MISTER ROGERS grams is the acceptance of the uniqueness of each human being. I hope that in everything we do we help people to realize that. There are many ways to say I love you: There are many ways to say who we are. We want to encourage children to find their own special ways.

"Puppets and the piano were my way of expressing my feelings when I was young. I was quite shy. To hide behind the being of a puppet or to allow my anger or sadness to come through my fingers - I guess it was a defense, but it was a healthy ODie. And so what I tried to do was develop that and present it to children on television. But these are my ways.

Others have other ways."

Fred Rogers places great importance on keeping in touch with both children and those who deal with children so that everything he does on television has a bearing upon how children are feeling and thinking.He consults every week with Margaret McFarland of the Family and Children Center of the University of Pittsburgh about each script and his ideas for future projects. Another consultant is Father Douglas R. Nowicky, a close friend, who is Benedictine clinical psychologist at St. Vincent's College in Latrobe, Pa., Roger's hometown. (St. Vincent's recently held a symposium on Childhood and Creativity to celebrate his 25th year in television.)

Fred Rogers' soft voice was serious as he spoke of his work.

"What we're dealing with is so deep and complicated! We give a great deal of thought to everything we put on the air. I say this to let you know that we're really serious about this ministry. This is not a 'show' these are visits. And as long as alive, I'm determined to make them of the highest quailty that I know how."

His use of the word "ministry" was not figurative. Fred Rogers is an ordained Presbyterian minister. Soon after he started at WQED, he began to attend theology classes on his lunch hours.

Which came first, he asked, the decision to go ,into the ministry or that to go into television?

And what was their mutual effect?

He smiled as he answered: "I applied to the' seminary while I was still in college, and I was accepted. Then I came home for Easter in my junior year and I watched some television. I saw enough to realize that there might be something there that I could help. with. So I told my parents that instead of going into the seminary, I was going to work in television."

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First of a series.

"The Catholic Charismatic Renewal is a movement that brings people into personal relationship with Jesus Christ as a risen Lord and a living Savior. In an ongoing reenactment of Pentecost, Jesus continues to send His Holy Spirit to shower gifts and graces ("chadsma" in Greek) on the earth to renew the churches and the lives of individual Christians.

"The charismatic renewal began in the Catholic Church in 1967 and has spread dramatically since then, involvjng more than 3 million Catholics." (International Directory 19791980) The charismatic renewal in the Catholic Church began in Pittsburgh at the University of Duquesne. In February of 1967, some 20 faculty members and students experienced a profound religious transformation of their lives during a weekend of prayer and -reflection focusing on the first chapters of the Acts of the Apostles and the activity of the Holy Spirit in the first Christian community.

Above all, they were brought into a real, personal conta.ct with the living Christ. The event also was marked by the appearance of charismatic activity such as experienced in the early Church; the gifts of tongues, p:~ophecy and healing. This led to the formation of a small prayer group.

Within a month, the Duquesne experience spread to the University of Notre Dame and to the Catholic student parish of Michigan State University. From these three centers it spread rapidly across the whole counl ry and Canada and progressively to the five continents.

The charismatic renewal is the fastest growing movement in the church today. It is deeply re-

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newing the faith life of millions of Catholics in a truly remarkable way.

early interest in the renewal and got personally involved as guide and protector.

This new outpouring of the Holy Spirit, coming on the heels of the Vatican Council, is justly seen as an answer to Pope John's prayer, when he convoked the Council; "Renew your wonders in our time as by a new Pentecost."

Pope Paul VI requested him to continue to supervise the renewal in his name and Pope John Paul II renewed this mandate Dec. 2, 1978. At Cardinal Suenen's request, an international communication office was established at Brussels in 1972 to serve the charismatic renewal worldwide.

From the beginning, Catholic charismatics were well- grounded in the Catholic tradition some were theology teachers and the national leaders have always sought to work closely with the church and bishops.

As a result, the teachings provided by the national leadership are distinctly Catholic and of high spiritual quality. Countless books and teaching cassettes have been published, in. addition to a monthly magazine, "New Covenant," issued since 1971.

The U.S. Bishops have kept a watchful eye on the renewal and three times (1969, 1973, 1975) have issued statements of both encouragement and caution. At first these statements adopted a "wait and see" attitude but by 1975 they gave a very positive endorsement to the movement and took definite steps to guide it and better integrate it in the church.

To ensure a close liaison between charismatic groups and the Bishops' Conference, an "ad hoc" committee of four bishops and one priest was set up, with Bishop Gerard L. Frey as chairman. At the diocesan level, most U.S. bishops have appointed a liaison person to ensure good two-way communication between them and charismatic groups in their diocese.

Internationally, Cardinal Leo Suenens of Belgium, the man responsible at Vatican II for bringing the charismatic dimension of the church into the constitution "Lumen (.rc'ntium," showc'" an

Who are the charismatics?

What is their background? They are predominantly lay people, with an increasing number of priests and religious. A few years ago it was commonly assumed that such a movement of joyfilled and enthusiastic Christians could flourish only among young people (like the Jesus people of the 60s) or the uneducated,~ more inclined to emotional piety.

Actually, prayer groups are composed by and large of people between 30 and 70, and they include people from all walks of life, not excluding professionals. Many were involved in their parish when they came to the renewal, others have become involved since; all seek a deepening of their faith life.

For all the love and joy you find in prayer meetings, they are not as emotional as some suppose; in general, they are really low-keyed, and silent listening to the Lord is an important part of the prayer service.

• Finally, the charismatic renewal is not an organization but simply a movement striving to bring people to a deeper life in Christ, lived in the power of the Holy Spirit and His gifts. Thereby it seeks to bring about a spiritual renewal in the Church.

As a movement, it is destined to die out when its mission has been accomplished and the church has become "charismatic" like the church of the apostles.

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Many familles today, especially after the youngest child goes off to school, have two working adults. The resulting increase in the wife's responsibilities may call for some rethinking of the traditional division of labor between husband and wife.

A wife who is returning to school or work may want and need some household help.

In other families, the wifemother may be overburdened because of many c::tildren, a handicapped child or elderly relatives living in the :-lome. She too could use a t.elping pair of hands.

In such circumstances the husband may :,ave a lighter work load than the wife. When a man realizes the inequality and wishes to help, he still faces two problems. First, homemaking has a reputation as an idiot job. The macho male image may tell him that housekeeping is for Women only. Thus he feels that helping around the house is unmanly an':: beneath him.

The second problem has nothing to do with feelings. Many men simply don't know how to help around the house. As one fledging house-husband said, "Housekeeping j,s not beneath me. It's beyond me."

Homemaking does not deserve its bad reputation. A homemaker

must be a cook, maintenance person, accountant, psychologist, nurse, housecleaner, clothes washer, dishwasher, buyer, child care expert and settler of disputes. Such a challenge is not beneath ar..yone.

Naturally, husbands do not automatically know how to help around thE! house. Homemaking is a career. It must be learned like any other skill..

Here are some hints for husbands who would like to help their wives -in useful and practical ways.

Prepare breakfast two or three days a week. That's a nice way to take some responsibility off the wife, especially if there are children to be got off to school each morning.

Learn to cook one or two specialty meals and prepare dinner on a regular basis, once or twice a week.

Put your young children to bed regularly or occasionally. Besides giving mother a break, the children enjoy the time with dad and hearing a new repertoire of bedtime stories.

Take charge' of keeping one room clean. That means pick it up, dust, vacuum and yell at the kid who drops his school papers on the floor.

These ideas are inspired by my own experience. For the past three months I have been on a leave of absence from my job

so that Mary and I could both write. Naturally, to give Mary time to write, I had to take half the housework. My first thought was to divide all the tasks in half. The kids quickly vetoed that plan and suggested that mom continue to cook and buy groceries. They agreed I might be able to clejin house and wash clothes.

After three months I have learned a few things. Unfortunately I never did learn to return all the underwear, tube socks and jeans to their proper owners, and some have disappeared permanently.

I have learned, however, to appreciate homemaking. It is a hard job, sometimes boring, usually taken for granted, rarely appreciated. I have also learned that my wife was delighted with the gift of time I was able to give her.

In fact, she was so appreciative that I'm still helping. I have returned to full time work, but I still get a kick out of preparing three breakfasts a week and supervising Saturday chores. I guess I was always susceptible when a lovely lady smiled at me.

In any case, I feel useful and appreciated.

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It was in the early years of the 70s that our youth adopted these jeans and their denim accessories as a uniform of the young and the nonconformist. they symbolized all that was anti-establishment.

But despite the fashions that have come and gone (and if you're like me you still have a few in the back of the closet that you hate to throwaway), classics remain.

For me there's a red and black jacket that I'm wearing again this season with a black pleated skirt. I first wore it nine years

ago as part of a dress ensemble, the classic evening gown that never went out of fashion.

If you have a few moments to think back over the clothes that have been your favorites over the years, they will give you a good basis for your future buying because a classic is a classic even through a decade - just make sure that it has a good hem.

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The seventies were a time when synthetics took over, then with the return to the natural they took a back seat and from all predictions a combination of the best of synthetics and natural fibers will predominate.

Both women and men found themselves, with the ethnic look, dressing as if they were going to give a ,guided tour of their native country as Nehru jackets and peasant dresses took over our closets, along with the beginnings of the jean craze.

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By Father John DiE!tzen Q. All during my formative years, I thought that Eweryone and everything perishetil during the great flood except Noah and his family and animals (two of each). His family and the ani· maIs survived because he took them with him on the ark. Now my granddaughter, whcl. taught Bible school at her iCathoiic Church, tells me the ,.tory of the great flood and Noah was only a myth, or words to that effect. Your version please?"

(Cal.) A. We cannot read stories of the Bible, especially those which go back tens or hund,reds of thousands of years inte ptehis~ tory, as if they were written by modern scientists or historians.

Just as Jesus' used parables (which are fictions to convey a truth he wanted to teach), other parts of the Bible can do the same.

We must remember that the Bible does not pretend to be a technical textbook of archeology . or geology. It is a 'faith-book in which God's intention is to reveal his love for us and our response of love to him, and how those loves and relationships have developed.

Except for those Christian groups who are biblical literalists (meaning that the~, accept every part of the Bible[ 'as literally true, as if they were scientific and historical documents in our modern sense of the word) almost no one today would, for example, view the story of Noah and the Ark as literally and historically accurate.

This by no means says that the story is not true. The truth of the story is not whether or not the details are accurate, but rather in the knowledge it reveals to us of God's power, man's capacity for both good and evil, God's desire to forgive and save us, and so' on.

Sometimes, in fact, when we concentrate too much on the technical details of stories like Noah, we tend to miss the real message.

A point of mention is one proof that the Noah story was never intended to give intricate details. You note that Noah took two of each animal intcl the ark with him. This is true according to one part of the flood story (Genesis 7, 8-9). Later on, however, we are told there were seven pairs of clean animals taken into the ark (Genesis 7, 25).

This seeming contradiction obviously posed no difficulty for the writer who finally put the story together as we have it, because his purpose was not to count animals or days of rain. tJ:nder the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, he had a far more profound message for us than that.

Q. Among several changes in the' Catholic Church that I am not yet sure of, one concerns the obligation for CClJDfession.

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Are Catholics still required to receive the sacrament of pen· ance once a year, and does this 'apply to the Easter season?

(Ohio) A. The obligation to receive the sacrament of penance is still the same. Catholics are required to receive this sacrament once a year if this is necessary for them to receive the Holy Eucharist during the Easter time. In other words, the obligation is there only if the individual is aware of having committed a serious sin.

Pl.s I have explained several times before, this is not the ideal; Catholics should normally receive the sacrament of penance several times a year. They are not, however, strictly required to do so.

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Father Rivers, founder of the Department of Culture and Worship for the National Office, for Black Catholics, spoke at Holy Cross Church in Dallas.'

In the black church, Father Rivers said, to "have church" is "to have a good time." In Western culture, he said, "churchy" has the opposite meaning.

"The end of all drama is to have a catharsis, a spiritual renewal," Father Rivers said.

"When we have had these things, then the drama of worship has been good."

It is important to have good

performance in worship, he said.

"In the traditional black church, a moving performance is said to have 'soul.' It conveys the spirit and the spirit is God's," he said.

He said the greatest obstacle to authentic, effective worship is "the Western culture its.elf, with its tendencies toward puritanism, discursiveness and literalmindedness." He said this attitude is responsible for the com· monly held belief in the American Catholic Church that "worship is not for entertainment."

In a meeting with a smaller group that included Bishop Thomas Tschoepe of Dallas, Father Rivers compared the Catholic charismatic movement with traditional bla~k liturgy.

Blacks are not drawn to the charismatic movement because it does "awkwardly" what blacks do naturally, he said.

"Blacks could do a great service to the whoie ecumenical movement by bringing together those people who have preserved the gift of soul and those who preserve the gift of ritual," he said.

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Burke's lyrics celebrate the He bore in mind the precari. peace possibilities of a happy, ous state of Soviet-American outgoing pontiff in one of the detente, too. He feels the world lines "He will be praying for will listen to the pope. world peace, love and happiness "We're either going to have for you and you and you while' a chorus of angels are singing .peace 'on earth or the earth is this new tune - The Pope John going to blow to pieces," Burke says with a great deal of spirit.

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By Ed and Maryanne Horan

By Angela M. Schreiber Ideally, it is best to finish education before marriage, but ideal situations are not always possible.

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When our son told us he would marry shortly after his first semester of junior year (he also worked parttime and his fiance was still in her freshman year), we were somewhat worried.

We were not surprised at Michael's and Claudia's announcement, for they had dated all through high school, but we had hoped they would wait until Michael graduated.

My husband and I wondered if we should bring up the pros and cons of their combining education and school? Would they consider it meddling? Finally, we decided to discuss it with them.

We found that they had figured out their finances. Claudia had decided to work full time during Michael's last year, then return to school after his graduation. They had discussed, too, the time away from one another there would be because of study.

Together, we shared our thoughts about the meaning and the gravity of a lifetime commitment. We stressed the importance of developing the art of communication. Busy people (and they would be very busy during their first year of marriage) can neglect this art.

We talked about the quality of time spent together. And we acquainted them with Engaged Encounter. They really felt that each knew all about the other but agreed to go on an encounte; weekend.

To their surprise, they learned much about one another. And two years later, they still use the techniques of communication they learned.

A few evenings ago, Michael and Claudia visited us and we recalled that discussion. We asked them if they felt it might have been unnecessary.

They looked surprised. Claudia said, "Michael and I had talked a great deal but we tended to push thoughts of loneliness into the background. That discussion helped our focus. I guess we never mentioned it, but we talked t{) my mom too. All the parents gave us things to consider." "nad, you can't overwork preparing for marriage," Michael added. "Between you and Mom, Claudia's mother and Engaged Encounter, we were able to look through the pink cloud into some of the nitty-gritty realities.

It's made it lots easier and marriage is all the fun - even more - that we thought it would be."

Claudia's eyes twinkled as she said, "It's kind of nice knowing, too, that when we were a bit hungry, we both .had parents who were happy to feed us. By the way," she smiled and held Michael's hand, "you're going to be grandparents in about six months. But I'm going to finish Tum to Page Thirteen

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know your faith Rejoice in the Lord always

By Father John Castelot

Paul's letter to the Philippians is remarkable for its warmth tenderness, joyfulness,' eve~ though he wrote it from prison.

Jails today are hardly Holiday Inns, and one can only imagine what a first-century dungeon in Asia Minor must have been like.

Yet he wrote: "Rejoice in the Lord always!

I say it again. Rejoice! Everyone should see how unselfish you are. The Lord is near. Dismiss all anxiety from your minds."

The apostle's actual circumstances, involving imprisonment for the faith, are matched literally by thousands of Christians throughout the world today. But even people not plunged into such depth find themselves from time to time in situations which can cause no little anxiety. ,Life today is w complex as to be almost threatening, as in the case of a young couple starting out to build a future together.

They know that a good education is a must. But often enough they haven't completed their training, yet they are so deeply in love that marriage is the only ijnswer. They could wait, but they know that if they did they would run the risk of compromising values to which they are sincerely committed.

The courageous solution is continued education within the farmework of marriage. This usually means that the new bride has to work to support them, and a girl who comes home after a hard day is in no

mood to prepare a gourmet dinner. And there is laundry, household chores, shopping amid the frustrations of inflation.

The student must bum the midnight oil, conducive to relaxed companionship.

And yet they go on, courageously, lovingly, unselfishly. They don't advertise their heroism but, as Paul says" "Everyone should see how unselfish you

are."

A young Christian couple who share the faith of the apostle have a strength beyond their own..

And not only will they be able to "rejoice in the Lord always," with a deep, quiet joy, but they will be able to maintain a sense of humor. Laughing together, they will love and succeed together in Christ Jesus.

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By Janaan Manternach Paul and Silas sat in the cold, dark prison. Their legs were chained to the walls. Their aching backs were bloody and raw.

Before the Roman soldiers ,had put them in this cell, they had beat them. ,Paul and Silas could hear other prisoners moaning and cursing. It was a terrible place. ,But Paul and Silas trusted in God. They knew they were in jail because they were, doing the work of Jesus. That mornin'g they had freed a poor' slave girl of an evil spirit. Her masters were angry, because the evil spirit helped her' teU fortunes and make much money.

So they accused Paul and Silas of disturbing the peace. The judge ordered them to be beaten and thrown in prison.

But knowing that God was with them even in their prison cells, Paul and Silas began to pray and sing. The other pilson-

ers became quiet. They wondered how anyone could be so joyful and hopeful in such a hopeless place.

Suddenly a terrifying earthquake shook the prison. It broke open the prison dooors and pulled the chains from the stone walls.

The guard jumped up. He thought the prisoners had escaped and that he would be put in prison himself. So he pulled out his sword and was ready to kill himself.

"Don't harm yourself," Paul shouted from the darkness. "We are still here." The guard lit a lamp and found Paul and Silas sitting against the wall of their cell. He fell down on the ground before them. He felt that it was their prayers that had caused the earthquake.

"What must I do to be saved?" he ~sked Paul and Silas. "Believe in the Lord Jesus," they Turn to Page Thirteen

Marriage and college: a difficult mix

Ed: It was 4 a.m. The comprehensive exams for my master's degree in theology were two days away and inside the emergency room the doctor was ta~足 ing care of Maryanne after her first miscarriage.

There she was in her greatest need, needing me constantly at her side. And there I was on the verge of passing or failing the exams on which my degree hinged, needing time to review my notes and get my thoughts in order. It spelled "CONFLICT," greater now than we had ever before experienced it.

Maryanne: At the time of our wedding, I was working as a nurse at a local hospital. A month later Ed returned to school full time. It was a decision to which we had given a lot of thought. We knew it would be tough,- but we felt it would be better in the long run in terms of a better paying job for Ed. With Ed in school all day and me working nights, the first and greatest conflict we encountered was time. I started to feel a tremendous amount of competition with Ed's books. I felt he was choosing his books over me because he wanted to ignore me, that he cared more about school and studying than he did about our young marriage.

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ITogetherness II

By Richard and Janet Cripe When I walked into our apartment on snowy Wednesday evening, I was looking forward to hot coffee and dinner. Wednesdays were special because that was the only week day Janet and I could eat together. But instead of her presence I found a note: "Hi, sorry I'm not home but Toth called an extra play reo hearsal. See you about 1 a.m.

Love, Janet."

I threw my own private temper fit. Then I calmed down and started laughing at my infantile behavior. I remembered a couple of weeks earlier when I had left her a note saying I would be late because of a student government meeting.

So I went to the refI:igerator to get lunch meat for a sandwich.

There wasn't any and there were two eggs Another note in the refrigerator informed me that we wouldn't have any more money for food until the next day when she got paid.

That cold evening in South Bend sums up our three years as university students. We saw each other through the week in passing. Most Sundays were spent in silent study. As well as full time school schedules, we both had parttime jobs. We never had enough money. When the price of meat kept going up, we became vegetarians.

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By Cecilia Belanger

This country was once a legend. But over the years erosion has taken place. Historians, I am sure, will come up with many answers. But this past weekend I was given pause by what an 18-year-old said as he bagged my groceries: "They can take away some of thes:e modern inventions for all I care. I wish I had lived when this country was young, when a fellow knew what he wa:; fighting for and why."

He was not the first youth to express this thought to me. These have been confusing years for young people. So many ,changes have taken place, so many values eroded, new interpretations on right or wrong, new crimes, new sins, devaluation of everything once solid and dear.

Has America lost its soul?

Have Americans who c:laim a love of country stolen it from her? Sold her out?

What kind of a progress report can we write for this beautiful land?

I think the American people, for whom so much is done "in their name," of which they often disapprove, have been overlypatient with their leaders and have shown them more Christian charity than they deserve.

We've been lied to much too often.

There are all kinds of people in the United States and they differ with their government on many issues. And yet every now and then someone speaks "in the name of the American people," whether those people wish to be spoken for or not.

Many youth feel they are living in a vacuum. They can't get excited over the candidates. They'd rather listen to a record than to the same old political s:;>eeches.

When leaders make mistakes, they don't pay for them; their people do. We are constantly facing situations that should never .

have arisen, but once they are here, we are told we have to "deal with it." The problem is that those doing the dealing are often the same people who got us into it. One sometimes wishes one could vote people out of office in midstream!

I think that most Americans love their country, which does not necessarily mean they love its leaders.

"They live too high" is the comment often heard too high above the crowd. One gets tired of hearing about poor childhoods. Most politicians are no longer poor :but some of their constituents will never be anything else. But people are too smart to be taken in any longer.

Two parents recently said, "We can thank our children for waking us up."

Religion and Science I often hear people say, "Religion has no business in this," and I remember the words of a physicist I met a few years ago.

He said, "It makes no sense to me to separate science from technology, technology from ethics, or ethics from religion."

We find that science has gone full speed ahead while the religious task has languished. Yet theology at its best challenges us to look at ourselves in the light of eternity an£i to act as good stewards of creation. It struggles to answer the question: "What are we that thou art mindful of us?"

The struggle for the souls of people and institutions will no doubt go on as long as there is life on this planet. Victories will come slowly and in small doses.

What sustains us is not success as the world knows it, but rather that sense of international community of Christians which grows out of struggles shared and battles fought. The kingdom of God lies not only ahead but also in the present!

Togetherness Continued from Page Twelve I have ever seen when she played the lead in "Butterflies Are Free." During intermission, I listened to people praising her performance and I was so proud of her. And she was enthusiastic about attending student government affairs with me.

Janet was 22 and I was 25 when we married. We talked about the wisdom of marrying ·before we finished school, but we were so much in love that we knew we could make it.

We knew we would not have lots of time together and that money would be tight. We discussed it thoroughly. We even went and talked it over with the Newman chaplain who thought we had the maturity to enter marriage in this situation.

The chaplain was right. We don't regret marrying when we did. But we know that any couple considering combining marriage, education and possibly work should explore the bleak side as well as the joys of life together.

Even though we did this, it is impossible. to think of everything. We" had not anticipated, for example, that when we sat down with the monthly bills, we would have to decide whom to pay. Being apart was more frustrating than we had thought it would be.

With lots of effort, we adjusted tlil the life while we were in school. But we had to make another adjustment when we began living like "normal" couples.

We had settled so well into the routine of going about our business separately that when we were together every evening and had weekends to ourselves, we

went through a period of being a bit lost.

We discovered, for example, that some of our likes and dislikes were not similar. As a result, we have broadened our horizons. Janet is learning to camp out and I am learning to enjoy shopping for antiques. What we are about now is growing together but we are convinced that a marriage that bases its beginnings on love and eternal commitment can survive.

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Continued from Page Twelve too. For instance, what could we do about seeing family and friends when we hardly had time for each other, about trying to get by on one salary when all of our undergraduate educational loans were coming due, and about the ever present question in the backs of our minds: "Will it really help Ed get a better job?"

The first few weeks were rough, but we were determined to make the best of the situation. We had faith that the God who had drawn us together would remain with us.

Ed made a special effort to spend every free moment with me. Little things like driving me to and from work, joining me on my dinner break, and staying up with me for a while when I got home late at night made a dif· fer~nce. And because we knew our schedules in advance, we could set aside at least one day a week for each other.

Ed: For me, Maryann's working full time was the ultimate expression of her commitment to me. She didn't have to marry me when she did only to have to work full time to support us.

Similarly, I saw my being in school as a benefit for her and our future. But when the going Continued from Page Twelve told him. "Then you and your got rough that October Sunday whole family will be saved." The I was ready to give up. With guard thought silently. To do Maryanne needing me so much, what Paul said would mean' I resented my impending exams. changing his whole life. How I decided to put away the would his family feel? books and postpone taking my But he decided to listen to comprehensives until the followPaul and Silas. So he took them ing semester. On my way back to his home, right in the middle from Mass, I dropped in on my of the night. Paul told everyone dean to explain the situation. I about Jesus. They wanted to be was sure he'd agree. friends and followers of Jesus.

His response was stunning but So Paul and Silas baptized the confirmed what we had been tryguard and his whole family that ing to do all along: "Do it for night. her. After all she's been through, The new Christians were so don't- prolong your school time. happy they had a big party. They Take the comps for her" shared their best foods with Paul And with that encouragement, and Silas. It was a great cele- we passed our exams. bration.

And the next morning the city judges sent word to the guard to set Paul and Silas free.

Continued from Page Twelve my degree. It will just take a little longer."

After they left, Tom and I felt CHICAGO (NC)-Despite inflation, the overall financial con- an odd combination of things dition of the country's largest joy for their happiness and the archdiocese i1; stable, according new life they would bring, a to a report in the Chicago Cath- pride in our new daughter, sadolic. A report by certified public ness because we had performed accountants shows that while our last parental duty to our some parishes had trouble meet~ second son. But we knew, too, ing their debts, others were able that while our parent-child reto help through a diocesan shar- lationship had ended, our new ing program, thus keeping dioce- adult relationship was well along. san finances sound.

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Television facts for parents The following commentary is reprinted through the courtesy of the New York Archdiocesan Parents' Committee for Children's Values in TV and Movies. It represents the consensus opinion of over 200 parents who monitored prime time television shows this fall.

GENERAL COMMENTS Two facts stare at us. The first is that parents rarely discuss basic values with their children. The second is that many prime time television programs introduce basic values repeatedly.

Our recommendation: don't abandon your children or adolescents when they are forced to consider value judgments on television programs. Join them watching shows that raise questions of importance. These programs discuss questions of morals, ethics, character traits, generous or selfish patterns of life. The thrust of the program may be quite the opposite of yours. But the questions are raised and you have an opportunity, rare perhaps, to engage a young person in a conversation on those questions.

Your son or daughter may never before have heard your comment ort serious subjects regularly discussed on television.

Here are some programs our reviewing parents consider useful in raising topics for discussions. Please remember, you won't agree with everything the programs project.

Diff'rent Strokes-Wednesday NBC 9:00 P.M. Eight Is Enough-Wednesday ABC 8:00 P.M. Lou Grant-Monday CBS 10:00 P.M. Mork & Mindy-Sunday ABC 8:00 P.M. Quincy-Thursday NBC 9:00 P.M. White Shadow-Monday OBS 8:00 P.M.

(6) One Day At a TimE_reactions to divorce, unreal permissive parents and children acting as adults may create unhealthy expectations among children.

(7) Eight Is Enough-in a married situation, the same problems as above, especially the dumb father. Other good values for discussion.

60 Minutes (CBS) and Prime Time (NBC) both contain thoughtful material for older children. ;We recommend them for parents and young people to watch together to lead into conversations on values. .

In general, you will almost surely run across the following values on TV: (1) The question of openness and honesty in conversation.

(2) The question of generosity to others.

(3) Honesty in dealing with others.

(4) Fidelity in marriage a.nd continence before marriage.

(5) The "Everyone is do~ng it" excuse.

(6) The belief that having beautiful things and people around you will make you happy.

(7) The suggestion that drugs, drinking, and fast driving are signs of sophistication that do not hann people permanently.

(8) The end justifies the means.

(9) Possession of advertised products leads to instant success in life.

Your children - and any young people you talk with comments on these points of view.

deserve your positive

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Not everyone receives or understands every program the same way. Sometimes a fine program has one flaw. In these cases, our reviewers want to point out particular situations and suggest that you decide what to do based on your own family situation.

Here are some examples: (1) Archie's Place (like All in the Family), a perennial program in which ethnic, racial, religious and other stereotyping is broadly burlesqued. Some families find exposing bigotry very helpful; other families find the. airing of these crude views offensive in itself and prefer to avoid the show. .

(2) In Search Of-an excellent program that, once in a while, has subjects a bit disturbing to young children.

(3) Mash-some of the best conceived and written adult fare on TV and obviously popular. Unfortunately, two items make it not entirely suitable for most children (which is too bad because there are some fine attitudes projected): (a) the college level humor about sex; (b) IFather Mulcahy's projection as a weak, useless and atypical Catholic priest.

(4) Fantasy Island-for the young viewer, too many fantasies about sex and greed and a subtle danger in confusing fantasy and reality.

(5) Love Boat-Harmless to adults, but just too much casual sex and paid cruise solutions to life's problems.

Angie* Bad News Bears BJ and the Bear Barney Miller* Barnaby Jones Chips Detective School* Diff'rent Strokes Happy Days.

Lazarus Syndrome Little House on the Prairie

Lou Grant* Muppet Show $100,000 Name That Tune Quincy* Sixty Minutes* Waltons White Shadow* Wonderful World of Disney *especially for older children

WORST PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN (Please see full reviews) Dallas Dating Game Dukes of Hazzard Gong Show Last Resort Match Game Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo Newlywed Game

$1.98 Beauty Show Real People ,Ropers Saturday Night Live Soap Three's Company 3's A Crowd

Television programs ALICE-CBS Alice, a divorcee with a teenaged son, is a waitress in Mel's restaurant with Vera and Flo. The relationship between these four and their customers furnishes the inoffensive material for each episode and projects warmth and consideration for others. The ties between Alice and her son are good.

ANGIE-ABC Waitress of modest background has married a wealthy pediatrician. The disparity of their backgrounds leads to humorous situations. Wholesome comedy with emphasis on strong family ties.

ARCHIE BUNKER'S PLACECBS New version of "All in the Family" with Archie Bunker continuing to ridicule ethnic and racial prejudice. Episodes are full of low humor and attacks on some traditional values.

THE ASSOCIATES-ABC Witty series about a prestigious Wall Street law firm and its partners and associates. No problems.

BAD NEWS BEARS-CBS Situation comedy about a baseball team of mischievous children and their coach who display great loyalty to each other.

The stories are funny and usually point up virtues such as honesty and friendship.

BARNABY JONES-CBS A private detective, assisted by his nephew and daughter-in-law pursues and apprehends arsonists, murderers, muggers, drug addicts, etc. Background offset by humane approach and emphasis on sound social values.

BARNEY NOLLER-ABC As officer in charge of the lith Precinct, the' comic character Barney Miller is generally fair and compassionate as he and his fellow officers deal with various criminals. Occasional careless handling of ethnic and religious values.

BENSON-ABC Benson, a black butler, is hired by a widowed governor to take care of his home and precocious nine-year-old daughter, Katie.

The governor is outsmarted by almost everyone as Benson copes

with such crises as impersonating a foreign digr..itary, running the household and mothering Katie. Stereotyping of bumbling father, over-bright child, selfserving secretary and sharptongued cook.

BIG SHAMUS, LITTLE SHAMUS -CBS A divorced father who works as a hotel security guard while bringing up his 13-year-old son.

Although the situation is unrealistic, the relationship between father and son is affectionate and respectful. Criminals are brought to justice.

BJ AND mE BEAR-NBC

Based on the adventures of a trucker and his pet monkey, this series often centers around crooked law enforcement agencies with BJ comhg to the rescue.

BUCK ROGERS-l~BC Sci-fi hero Buck Rogers returns to earth after a 500-year doze to rescue planet from one evil situation after another. Lots of inter-planetary battles with futuristic props and inter-galactic blonde bombshells.

CALIFORNIA FEVER-CBS Situation comedy about a group of teenagers who operate an unlicensed radio station, befriend underdogs and generally out路 smart the establishment.

CHARLIE'S ANGELS-ABC Detective drama, pitting three glamorous young women against embezzlers, drug-dealers, prostitutes and murderers. The "Angels" conquer all.

CHIPS-NBC Police drama. starring two California highway patrolmen who, unfailingly slensitive and understanding of human frailties, always get their man.

DALLAS-Cl3S Nighttime soap opera, concerning the wealthy Ewing family.

Portrays unethical business practices, adulterous liaisons, destructive inter-relationships and alcohol and drug abuse. Program does not reinforce any basic values.

DETECTIVE SCHOOL-ABC Situation comedy. Good humor while solving detective cases.

No problems.

DIFF'RENT STROKES-NBC Situation comedy dealing with two black children who have been adopted by a wealthy white widower. This inter-racial family solves 'daily problems with sensitivity and respect. $1.98 BEAmY SHOW-NBC A tasteless mockery of defenseless human beings. Demeaning to all, sexually offensive and humorless.

THE DUKES OF HAZZARDCBS A highly exaggerated spoof of Southern law and order. Car racing and smashups are the main attraction. Law enforcers are portrayed as stupid and dishonest, while bootleggers and parolees are the good guys and always outwit the law.

EIGHT IS ENOUGH-ABC Situation comedy and drama which portrays a large motherless family whose father re-marries. Episodes range from the comic to the serious and in general treat the problems of bring路 ing up children with humor and wisdom. An occasional program deals in sensitive areas and may require family discussion.

EISCHIED-NBC Detective drama portray:ing adventures of tough, sophisticated New York City detective. Some violence and sidestepping of regulations in his dedicated pursuit of criminals. This raises questions that may require family discussion.

FAMILY FEUD-NBC Game show in which ::amilies compete against each other for $10,000. Occasional off-color remarks by host, Richard Dawson.

FANTASY ISLAND-ABC A weekly series in which different characters spend ~he:ir vacations on a tropical island for the purpose of living out their fantasies. In this unreal "fairy tale" atmosphere, anything is possible.

Very shallow values.

GONG SHOW-eBS An amateur and amateurish talent show whose entire thrust is to demean and ridicule its guests while furnishing a platform for the crude and vulgar comments of host Chuck Barris.

GUINNESS GAME-NB<; Game show in which participants attempt to break various world records while members of the audience bet on whether or not they will succeed. Some activities are rather dangerous but warning is given not to try them on one's own.

HAPPY DAYS-ABC This popular situation comedy concerns a group of young people living in the mid-west during the 1950's. Featuring Richie Cunningham a.nd his friend, "the Fonz," th:.s show stresses wholesome social values and strong family ties.

HART TO HART-ABC This far-fetched situation comedy deals with a happily married young couple who are amateur detectives. Their activities so far have involved them in blackmail, illegal drug traffic:, pursuing an assassin and reuniting a child with his mother. In general, honesty is reinforcEld, crime and criminals are properly labeled and violence is not exaggerated.

HAWAII FIVE-o-eBS This is a police story series about.crime in Hawaii. As such, it requires law-breaking themes to develop the plot. However, positive values are upheld. Criminals are always apprehended.

Some violence.

HELLO, LARRY-NBC This comedy series is about a divorced father of two teenaged girls. Some good values, but the program could lead a young person to believe that all relationships are geared toward sex.

HOLLYWOOD SQUARES-ABC Game show with usua.l hodgepodge of celebrities and contestants Questions' and answers are loaded with sexual innuendo.

IN SEARCH OF • . . ·-CBS Documentary on a variety of subjects, i.e., tidal waves, Pompeii, Amityville Horror. Because of the wide range of subject matter covered, parental discretion is suggested.

THE INCREDIBLE HULK-eBS The Incredible Hulk is a man who, because of radiation exposure, has superhuman strength.

He is constantly striving to help others but his explosive reaction

to evil often results in the destruction of property and may be unduly confusing and frightening to children.

THE JEFFERSONS-CBS This is a situation comedy dealing with a black family. It concentrates on prejudice and may be offensive to some blacks and whites, depending on the viewer's interpretation.

LAST RESORT-eBS Set in the kitchen of a resort hotel. This so-called comedy disregards authority of all kinds.

Marriage is treated as only a game. Deceitful, unethical attitudes and low dialogue.

LAVERNE & SHIRLEY-ABC A situation comedy which features two single girls who work in a brewery and share an apartment. They are basically thirtyyear-old adolescents, whose humor is mostly slapstick and fairly crude. In general, it projects a low, vulgar image of women.

are too easily solved. The intertwining plots are often shallow and sexually immoral.

the children know-it-all.

MAN CALLED SLOANE-NBC In this espionage drama, Sloane is a government agent fighting against evil. It relies heavily on sexual innuendoes and violence of a knock-down, drag-out type.

A quiz show with questions that are in extremely poor taste.

Couples are urged. to divulge embarrassing and intimate facts of their married lives. The show makes light of marriage. The couples look foolish. Overall, tasteless and objectionable.

M.A.S.H.-eBS M.A.S.H. is an "adult" situation comedy, centering around the day-to-day operations of a medical unit in South Korea. The humorous situations often carry a message. However, some unbecoming language, casual mishandling of sex and degrading of a Catholic priest are problems.

MATCH GAME-ABC Game show in which contestants try to match celebrity answers to deliberately provocative questions. Juvenile host and an obsession with sex.

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NEWLYWED GAME-NBC

ONE DAY AT A TIME-eBS A situation comedy about a divorced woman and her teenaged daughters with omnipresent apartment superintendent giving advice on everything.

The mother's failure to offer strong moral values or beliefs creates an obvious void which is not filled by substituting friendship with her girls for parental guidance.

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are solved. Many times Quincy does the viewer a service by exposing the crime, e.g., "kiddieporn," and by showing what can be done to solve the problems as well as prevent them.

REAL PEOPLE-NBC "National Enquirer" style program. Examples: male striptease, nudist colony swimming, senior citizens degraded, husband and wife reversing sexes by surgery, followed by pictures of the former male shopping in a dress. Really crude stuff.

ROCKFORD RLES-NBC Rockford is a "private eye" who has charm, good looks and intelligence, all of which he uses in a positive sense to track down criminals and expose corruption.

Family relationships treated well. Occasional violence, but necessary for the plot.

THE ROPERS-ABC Situation comedy spin-off of "Three's Company." It is a continuing story of a middle-aged couple who bumble through life.

Exploits· sex through suggestive dialogue.

SHA-NA-NA-NBC 1\ musical variety show, homing

in on 1950's nostalgia. Popular artists of that time appear as guests. Senseless but harmless.

60 MINUTES-CBS A TV news magazine format with Dan Rather, Morley Safer, Harry Reasoner and Mike Wallace, reporting on current issues each week. The presentation is interesting and effective and both sides of controversial issues are given. The program concludes with a "mail bag" which allows viewers to express their opinions.

LAZARUS SYNDROME-ABC Series depictihg life in a large hospital as it affects a black chief of staff and a white hospital administrator. Program is interesting, well-written, and depicts caring people.

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE-NBC Series depicting the life of the Ingels' family a~ the turn of the century. While facing the many hardships of day-to-day living and of working the land, they reinforce family life, religious beliefs and morality. Highly recommended.

LOU GRANT-CBS Drama series about a city newspaper editor and his investigative reporters. Ed Asner and his supporting cast handle such subjects as homosexuality, honesty in reporting of the news, and corruption in government with sensitivity and intelligence.

LOVE BOAT-ABC Love Boat is a weekly situation comedy involving the lives of passengers and crew aboard a cruise ship where all problems

MISADVENTURES OF SHERIFF LOBO-NBC Situation comedy about offensive sheriff in a small southern town. This unattractive and unscrlj.pulous character is not much better than the criminals he is paid to restrain.

MORK & MINDY-ABC Situation comedy about Mork, a man from outer space, who moves in with Mindy and attempts to come to grips with the complexities and inconsistencies of life on earth. Often perceptive but recent episodes have included suggestive sexual remarks.

THE MUPPET SHOW-CBS Half-hour show of good, clean fun. Quality entertainment for the young and not so young. It is pure delight. The puppets are terrific and involved in charming skits.

A NEW KIND OF FAMILYABC "Sit com" concerning a widow with three children and a divorcee with one child who share a house. Not much in the way of value reinforcement and some of

$100,000 NAME THAT TUNEABC Musical quiz show played by two contestants who identify songs after hearing melodies. All right for any age group.

PARIS-CBS A series involving a highly respected detective. He has a tendency to be unorthodox in his procedures, but on the whole, it is a good family show. Younger children should be considered when some subjects as lesbianism are portrayed.

PRICE IS RIGHT-eBS Game show in which contestants win prizes by most closely estimating their prices. No problems.

"PRIME TIME"-NBC News program similar to "60 Minutes."

QUINCY-NBC "Quincy," starring Jack Klugman as an honest and crusading medical examiner (Pathologist), solves a different crime each week. There is nothing objectionable in the subject matter or in the manner in which the cases

SOAP-ABC This take-off on soap operas is shallow, crude and totally offensive. Normal family life, basic human dignity and traditional values are constantly ridiculed.

Explicit sexual references and suggestive situations and innuendo are employed repeatedly; sexual aberrations are presented as acceptable. The program has little redemptive social value for any age group.

STRUCK BY LlGHTNING-CBS This "sit-com" is a take-off on the legendary Frankenstein monster. Shallow and inane, but harmless.

TAXI-ABC Situation comedy about people in a New York taxi office. Many sexual references spoil the positive qualities depicted in each show. Slick and cynical interpretation of human conduct.

THREE'S COMPANY-ABC In this tasteless situation comedy, two young women are permitted by their landlord to share their apartment with a young man who pretends to be a homosexual, hence "one of the girls."

He is far from that, as his continuing misadventures show, centered almost solely on sexual innuendo and suggestive dialogue. This program is as infantile as it is offensive.

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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, FALL RIVER Greater Fall River Vincentians will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8 at Espirito Santo Church, Fall River. A meeting will follow celebration of Mass.

ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN The Cambodian boat people family sponsored by the parish has secured housing in New Bedford and volunteers are needed to assist with moving and arranging furniture in their new quarters. Parishioners may contact Frank Motta, 994-6426 to offer their services. .

SSe PETER AND PAUL, FALL RIVER New schedules are available in the sacristy for special ministers of the Eucharist, lectors and altar boys.

Elected to the parish council were Fred Dolan, Mary Tyrrell and John Wilding. The social concerns committee named Connie Stankiewicz as its new chairperson and council representative.

Named to the activities committee were Jeanne Frechette, Peg Marchand, Ed Trudelle, Brenda Mendoza, Margaret 0' Neil and Joseph Stankiewicz.

Spiritual life committee elected Kathy Burt, Mary Cunningham, Helen Labouliere. W{illiam 0' Neil and Louise Tyrell.

ST. STANISLAUS, FALL RIVER Parents of first communicants will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the lower church hall. The meeting includes parents of both parochial and public school children.

ALHAMBRA ORDER, REGION ONE The monthly Region One council meeting will take place at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow at Everett Armory, Chelsea St., Everett. Regional director William Stapleton of Lawrence will preside. Alhambra is an organization of Catholic men dedicated to assisting retarded children.

FIVE HOUR VIGIL, FALL RIVER DIOCESE The five hour vigil held each first Friday in a diocesan church will take place tomorrow at Our Lady of Health Church, Fall River, beginning at 8 p.m. with Mass and concluding at midnight with a second Mass. A holy hour, recitation of the rosary and time for private prayer will also be on the program.

There will be a coffee break at 10 p.m. All are invited.

ST. ANNE'S HOSPITAL, FALL RIVER An infection control conference will be sponsored by St. Anne's Hospital at White's restaurant at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7. Open to Rhode Island and Massachusetts physicians, the lecture will be given by Dr. James Pannington of Harvard University. The program will begin with a reception and will be followed by dinner.

Pre-registration is necessary and may be arranged through Mrs. Eileen Pelletier, RN of St. .Anne's staff.

Japanese bishops invite pope TOKYO (NC) The Japanese Bishops' Conference has agreed to invite Pope John Paul II to visit Japa,n some time in 1980.

A bishops' conference official said details of the invitation would be decided upon after consultations with the Japanese government and the Vatican.

Of Japan's population of 115 million, only 400,000 are Catholics.

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value rises LONDON (NC) - A medieval enamel casket, said to have held relics of St. Thomas A. Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury martyred in 1170, has been sold at auction in l.ondon for about $924,000.

London dealer Robin Symes bought the now-empty casket when Sotheby's auctioned the art collection of Ernest and Marthe Kofler-Truniger of Lucerne, Switzerland. Sotheby's last sold the casket in 1930 for $15,700.

The saint was murdered in his cathedral by three knights for opposing King Henry II's desire to control the English clergy.

Six engraved, gilded scenes of the martyrdom decorate the 12inch-long casket of Limoges blue enamel, which was probably made for Peterborough Abbey in 1194 after an abbot took the saint's relics there - for safekeeping.

St. Thomas was canonized in 1173 and his Canterbury cathedral became a goal of pilgrimages. In 1538, King Henry VIII decreed an end of his cult and his bones were lost.

Think of God "When thou attackest the roots of sin, fix thy thought more upon the God whom thou desirest than upon the sin which thou abhorrest." - Walter Hylton

Television fa(~ts Continued from Page Fifteen 3'S A CROWD--CBS A uniquely indecent game show.

A leering moderator asks crudely suggestive questions of three male contestants, their secretaries and wives. Assuming that most secretaries have a sexual relationship with their bosses, the lowbrow moderator evokes cheap and titallating responses to questions like: What is the most outrageous thing you have have done to entertain your secretary? What ::s your wife's masculine physical feature? How many inches of your secretary's leg have you not seen? Have you -or your secretary taught the other more about sex? The answerS literally destroy wives on camera in a way that would make Nero blush. It's human sacrifice at 7:30 p.m.

TRAPPER JOHN, M.D.-eBS A combination of drama and comedy about a M.A.S.H.. doctor who served in Korea and' a younger doctor who seITed in Vietnam. Practicing together ip a San Francisco hospital,. they sometimes bend the rules in the interest of medical expedience.

Occasionally, the::e are unnecessary sexually suggest,ive. 'r~­ marks.

20/2Q-ABC This is a TV new.s magazine program hosted by Hugh Downs.

The material used at times' is neither newswort:1Y nor intellectually informative.

are not lonely. All join together to solve their day-to-day problems. Consistent airing of good values.

WHITE SlJrADOW-eBS This is a v,ery solid series about a white basketball coach and his black team in a large urban high school. Thl~ teen-agers are very real in their handling of life's problems, such as honesty, friendship, and racism. The series teaches rather than preaches and has intrinsic good qualities.

WKRP IN CINCINNATI-eBS This "sit com" revolves around the staff of a local rock radio station. Silly episodes are laced with sexual undertones and suggestive dialogue.

WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY-NBC This show has maintained its high standards and can be viewed by all young people. It is an oasis for children in nighttime programming. Sometimes movies arl~ scheduled; other times, nature shows or cartoons.

Material is suitable for all.

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VEGAS-ABC This is a Las Vegas based PJ:t1" gram, which details the adventures of a private detective in his successful pu::-suit of crimi· nals. Violence, }:igh-speed and reckless auto chases, dumb blonde stereotypes and immoral sexual attitudes detract from the "justiCe is done" themes.

THE WALTON8-CBS A warm and loving family, isolated in the Virgilia mountains,

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WORKING STIFF8-CBS The main characters in this series are two brothers who are blue collar workers. They are depicted as good-hearted, imbecilic slobs. Poorly written, lowbrow and mindless.

240 ROBERT-ABC "240 Robert" is a unit' of. law officers and paramedics who are assigned to the sheriff's department. Both a squad car· and helicopter respond to emergency' situations. The starring characters are courageous and on the right aside of the law. The plots are generally flimsy and ~ome­ times unrealistic.

WASHINGTON (NC)-Several Catholic missionary groups would benefit from new legislation proposed by three senators to give religious and charitable organizations a bigger share of the money the Chinese government has agreed to pay for American assets seized 30 years ago. Sen. Jacob Javits (R-N.Y.) argued that the legislation was necessary because businesses whose assets were seized during the Chinese revolution were able to write off their losses in taxes while charitable organizations were not.

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