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FAll RIVER, MASS., THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1979

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Score China Nod TAIPEI, Taiwan I~NC) - The Catholic bishops' conference in Taiwan, including Bishop Frederick Donaghy M.M., a native of New Bedford, strongly criticized United States recognition of Ohina and severance of diplomatic ties with the Nationalist Chinese government on Taiwan.

"The United States government, in establishing diplomatic relations with communist China, has turned its back on truth and honesty, ignored. human rights and the aspirations of millions of Chinese who are struggling for freedom," said a conference statement published Dec. 28.

"We, the members of the Chinese iBishops' Conference, with deeply troubled feelings, exhort the some 300,000 Catholics and all our fellow countrymen to unite with their might to open a bright new future for the country," added the statement.

"Let us, in the sacrificial spirit of Christ, unite with people of all religions so as to hold firmly to our goal of resisting materi-' alistic communism. Let us sweep away all falsehoods which divide men and give our strength to eooble the whole country to be of one mind Bnd heart so as to overcc.me our present difficulties and complete the sacred destiny of overturning communism and recovering the whole country," said the bishops.

AT INSTALLATION: Members of diocesan coordinating committee for charismatic activities are installed. From left, Sister Mary Carolita, RSM, Bernard O'Reilly, chairman (behind crucifix), James Collard, Brother Armand Binette, MS, Robert Pelland, Beatrice Ponte, Father George Harrison. (Torchia Photo)

Diocese Begins Celebration of 75th Anniversary With the New Year, official observance of the 75th anniversary of the diocese of Fall River begins. Although several preparatory events have already taken place, such as last month's leadership day and two Christmas music programs, the actual anniversary year schedule will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday at St. Vincent's home, Fall River.

At that time IBishop Daniel A. Cronin will commission a Dioce-

saQ Core Group of persons who will have the responsiblity of training parish teams to conduct a Diocesan Day of .Devotion, to be held in every parish Sunday, April 1. The parish teams will be commissioned Sunday, FebII. .Next Friday the 24th annual Bishop's Charity Ball will be held at Lincoln Park Ballroom, North Dartmouth. Its theme will reflect the diocesan diamond

jubilee and proceeds will, as always, benefit works for exceptional and underprivileged children. .

Other jubilee events, described in detail on the center pages of this issue of The Anchor, will include days of prayer for the clergy, area jubilee Masses and banquets, a summer Charity Ball on Cape Cod and a diocesan pilgrimage to Italy.

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Seven members of the first diocesan coordinating committee for charismatic activities were installed by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin at Christmas week ceremonies in St. Stanislaus Church, Fall River.

They are Bernard O'Reilly, chairman, Father George Harrison, Beatrice Ponte, Robert Pelland, Brother Armand Binette, MS, James Collard and Sister Mary Carolita, RSM. Their responsibilities will include supervision of all charismatic prayer groups within the dioese, with emphasis on leadership training and路 attention to the soundness of teaching offered within groups.

Members will work closely with Father Robert S.路 Kaszynski, diocesan liaison to charismatic groups, in presenting the concerns of prayer groups to the bishop. They will assist in organization of new groups and will be available to meet with priests desiring information on the renewal movement.

During the coming year members plan to visit every 'diocesan charismatic group currently active.

Those interested in arranging visits or in any information on the charismatic movement in the church may contact Father Kaszynski at St. Stanislaus rectory in Fall River or Mr. 0' r Reilly at 24 Myrtle Road, Hyannis, telephone 775-4029.

February Appointments Affect, Six Parishes of the Diocese Bishop Daniel A. Cronin has announced six appointments affecting diocesan parishes. All are effective Friday, February 2, 1979.

Rev. James F. McCarthy has resigned from the pastorate of Sacred Heart parish, Fall River, for reasons of health. He will serve as assistant at St. Mary's parish, North Attleboro.

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Rev. Luis A. Cardoso, who has been administrator of Our Lady of Health parish, Fall River, will assume the pastorate of Espirito Santo parish, also in Fall River.

Rev. Manuel P. Ferreira, now pastor of St. John the Baptist parish, New Bedford, will become pastor of Immaculate Conception parish in the same city.

Rev. Joao C. Martins, who has

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been on sick leave, is appointed administrator of Our Lady of Health parish.

Rev. Luciano C. Pereira will leave the pastorate of Espirito Santo parish to become pastor of St. John the ,Baptist parish.

Rev. Barry W. Wall, now assistant at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, will become administratorof Sacred Heart parish.

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Father McCarthy Father McCarthy, a native of Taunton, where he was born in 1920, previously served at Immaculate Conception parish, Fall River, St. Mary's, Norton, St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro, St. Mark's, Attleboro Falls, and Holy Family, East Taunton.

He has served as moderator and chaplain for the Catholic

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Nurses' Guild, the Serra Club and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. For more than a decade he was Attleboro area director for the Charity Appeal and the pre-Cana program.

Father Cardoso Father Cardoso,' born on Flores Island, Azores, in 1930, was ordained in 1958 in Terceira, Turn to Page Seven

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ill People路 Places路Events-NC News Briefs ill Hispanic Confl'ict

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WASHINGTON-"When we make the effort to gain some education within the American system, we often face a conflict within ourselves between our traditional values and family life, and the demands of that system. The problem is assimilation." Maria Teresa Gaston was not only talking about her own experience but reporting on thousands of Hispanic youths throughout the United States, be they Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans. like herself or youths with roots in Central and South America.

LONDON-The Polish censor in charge of overseeing the religious content of publications may have to work overtime if he continues following the rules published before the election of Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla as Pope John Paul II. The blue-pencilling instructions require strict vigilance against news showing Polish Catholic contributions to national '. and internatiqnal affairs.

Laicization Study VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II has not approved any laicizations in his first days in office, church sources in Rome said and this is a sign that he may change the process. The pope is dissatisfied with the current laicization process and wants to study the question, said sources, although an official of a religious order said he did not know whether the pope plans to tighten up the process or make it easier.

'Sealing' Decried WASHINGTON-A congressional committee's recommendation that the U.S. border with Mexico be sealed "conjures up unrealistic images-all negative ones," a U.S. Catholic Conference spokesman said. Illegal immigration is a "real, but complex problem that, will not be solved by anyone effort," said Thomas Quigley of the USCC Latin American Affairs office about the proposal for a "firm, hard sealing of. the border."

Collegiali'l'y Urged

VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II encouraged all the bishops' conferences Pro-Life Zoning ,FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - Abortion op- of Europe to participate effectively in the ponents said they will ask Framingham's , Council of Bishops' Conferences of Europe legislative body to approve a zoning ar- as a form of collegiality. "It is only in ticle which would bar abortion clinics these conditions that the analysis of esfrom the suburban community near Bos- sential problems of the church and of ton. Thomas Waters of Framingham, Christianity can be complete," the pope chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee for said.

Citizens Opposed to the Abortion Clinic, Warnings Mandated said a U.S. Supreme Court decision which ALBAiNY, N.Y. (NC) - Doctors in upheld a Cleveland ordinance barring New York must issue warnings to pregabortion clinics from certain areas would clear the way for his move. nant women who have a high risk of

glvmg birth to abnormal children, the state's highest court has ruled. The New York State Court of Appeals made the 5 to 2 ruling despite a warning from the dissenting judges that the decision will mean "healthy children will be unnecessarily aborted as the only alternative to the threat of pecuniary liability."

Missioner Ousted HUEHUiETENANGO, Guatemala Father Carlos Stetter, a missionary from West Germany, was expelled from Guatemala on Dec. 21 on charges of breaking the rules for resident status. He worked among the Indian peasants and {)ther poor in the area.

Anti-Parent CINCINNATI - Americans are not anti-child but anti-parent, the chaimian of the Carnegie Council on Children said recently. "Not only does our society fail to reach out actively to support parents, but we make them feel somewhat guilty for needing help in the first place," said Kenneth Keniston, chairman of the council and professor of human development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Close To Priesthood VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II attacked "the recent and sorrowful event of abortion legislation" in Italy during a meeting with representatives of the Italian Catholic Doctors Association.

He praised their defense of life and called the medical profession "a commitment which for its nobility, usefulness and idealism comes very close to the very vocation of the priest,"

Want Pope in Poland WARSAW, Poland - Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski of Warsaw urged Poles to pray that Pope John Paul II be allowed to visit Poland next May for the 900th anniversary of the death of St. Stanislaus, Polish patron saint.

Nuremberg Precedent WASHINGTON - A tax law specialist pointed to the Nuremberg trials as justification for actions which have led him into court to charge his employer, the Internal Revenue Service, with discriminating agaipst him because of his religious beliefs. Paul B. Haring of Alexandria, Va., raised the Nuremberg issue - whether a person can avoid guilt by contending that he was acting under orders. His suit 'asks for an injunction forbidding the Treasury Department from giving tax-exempt status to abortion clinics and groups which promote homosexuality.

DNA Guidelines WASHINGTON Secrei:~ry of Health, Education and Welfare Joseph Califano has issued new guidelines for research in recombinant DNA, or "genesplitting," that relax safety requirements from previous guidelines but seek greater public accountability for researchers. The guidelines affect only research funded by the National Institutes of Health, but Califano said the Food and Drug Admin, istration 'will issue similar gUidelines for private research.

JUBILEE 75 PROGRAMS DIOCESAN CENSUS PROJECT The Diocesan Census Project will begin during the 75th Jubilee Year. Due to its nature, this project and its ramifications will be ongoing. The goal is to assist the diocese and its parishes in their mission of evangelization through pastoral planning. The immediate objective is to' facilitate"the visitation of each household, both Catholic and non-Catholic, within the boundaries of the diocese. During this phase, data will be collated and computerized for future planning. This project will be based primarily on the volunteered time and talent of trained lay people within the particular geographical areas into which the diocese will be divided.

JUBilEE EXHIBIT Throughout 1979, the St. Vincent de Paul Conferences of the Diocese will set up a photo and graphic display depicting the history and data of the diocese of Fall River's 75 years.

Each area will have 10 locations. and the display will appear for one week at each location throughout the Diocese.

CATHEDRAL RENOVATION Begun in 1978, the renovation of the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, the church of the whole diocese of Fall River, is expected to be completed in time for the March 11, 1979 celebration.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS Special programs have been devised by the Education Department of the Diocese for all schools and catechetical programs and at all levels.

A Family/Parish Program has been prepared for each parish to join the family community with the parish community through the sacramental life. Leadership workshops have also been presented.

SPECIAL ANCHOR EDITION During the month of March, 1979, The Anchor will publish a special edition commemorating the 75th anniversary of the diocese of Fall River. Historical photos and stories will highlight this commemorative issue.

HOMilY SERIES A special homily series in all parishes to celebrate the Jubilee of the diocese will precede the principal celebration on Sunday, March 11.

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AREA CELEBRATIONS Each deanery of the diocese will have its own Jubilee celebration including an area liturgy with participation from all parishes and Bishop Cronin as principal celebrant.

Each Mass will be followed by a celebration dinner-dance.

Tickets will be $10 per person and will be obtainable from all parish women's organizations and at all rectories. Program opportunities will also be available for all area celebrations.

Dates and locations are listed in the complete jubilee calendar on pages 8 and 9 of this issue of The Anchor.

CLERGY DAYS OF PRAYER On dates to be announced, days of prayer for the priests of the diocese will be scheduled.

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Abp. Lefebvre Ordains Six Men ROME (NC) Suspended Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre ordained six men Christmas Eve at his seminary in Econe, Switzerland, while in Rome unconfirmed reports circulate that the archbishop will meet soon with a top Vatican official in a reconciliation attempt.

The ordinations were announced by Father Richard Williamson, a spokesman for the Econe seminary. He also said Archbishop Lefebvre would be in Rome'in January, but did not say if the archbishop would meet with Vatican officials.

Reports in Rome say Archbishop Lefebvre will meet with Cardinal Franjo Seper, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, in the first' of several meetings planned for 1979.

"Archbishop Lefebvre is concerned to say nothing that would prejudice the possibility of future talks. Inappropriate publicity could harm in many ways," said Father Williamson.

The Vatican Press Office could not confirm if any meetings are scheduled in January between the archbishop and Cardinal Seper.

Pope John Paul II received Archbishop Lefebvre in private audience Nov. 18. Neither the Vatican nor the archbishop commented afterward.

Of the six men ordained Christmas Eve, three were French, one Italian, one German and one Swiss.

In an interview published in Paris;' Archbishop LE;febvre.' .said . the ordinations were planned "long before" the election of the present pope. The candidates "were ready to receive orders and there was no reason to make them wait any longer," he said.

The 73-year-old French archbishop said he hoped "the ceremony will not be badly interpreted by the Vatican with which contacts are continuing after the meeting last Nov. 18 with the pope."

Sr. Mary Hernin Funeral servies were h~ld last Thursday at Sacred Heart Church, Fall River, for Sister Mary Hernin, SUSC who died Christmas day. The daughter 'of the late Thomas and Joanna (Powers) Gough, she entered the Holy Union community in 1913.

During her years of active ministry she taught in schools in the archdiocese of Baltimore" and the diocese of Fall River, retirin~ 20 years ago. She reo sided at Sacred Hearts Convent in Fall River.

Correction In last week's Anchor, the parents of Pamela Ann Deda, among Bishop's Ball presentees, were incorrectly identified as Mr. and Mrs. George Deda. They are Mr. and Mrs. Louis Deda. The Anchor regrets the error.

Unfaithful Image "Sin is the infidelity of man to the image of what he ought to be." - ·Fulton J. Sheen

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Cape Group Sets Cable Telecast

WITH BISHOP: At annual Christmas week meeting with Bishop Cronin are seminarians Paul Caron, Timothy MacNaught, Stephen Menard, Timothy Reis. (Torchia Photo)

Ball Committees Meet Sunday to Decorate Over 125 members of the vari- jubilee year. ous committees of the 24th anManny Silvia's Tophatters of nual Bishop's Charity Ball will Taunton will play for dancing meet at 1 p.m. Sunday at Lin- from 8 to 8:45 p.m. in the main coln Park Ballroom, North Dart- ball room and from 9 p.m. to mouth, to decorate the ballroom, 1 a.m. in the ballroom lounge. the presentees' and bishop's The Vincent Lopez Orchestra boxes, the entrance, foyer and . will be heard in the main ballstage. room from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in The color scheme and motif will reflect the ball's theme of the 75th anniversary of the diocese. The social event will· be among highlights of the diocesan

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VATICAN CITY (NC) - The Vatican daily has proposed that Europe adopt a single common language as a step toward unification.

L'Osservatore Romano did not propose a spe<;ific language. 1t Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will suggested that: Europeans choose be principal celebrant and, horni-. the easiest language, one already list at 5:15 p.m. Mass tomorrow widely' used or 'decide by draw- . at Holy !Name Church, Fall ing lots.

The proposal came in a frontRiver. Governor Edward K.ing, in the area for the Southeastern page editorial signed by the Massachusetts celebration of his paper's vice director, Father Virinauguration, will' be in the con- 'gilio Levi, who noted that elections' are planned next year for gregation. the European parliament. He All are invited to attend the called this a great step toward Mass to pray f9r New Year bless- cooperation and peace. ings and in particular for those "But the problem of language who hold public office that they remains . . . Europe ought to may be guided by the Holy Spirit to work for the good of mankind.

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New Prior Named

By Dominicans PROVIDENCE, R.I. The Very Reverend William B. Ryan, O.-P. has been elected Prior of the Dominican Community at Providence ~College.

As Prior, Father Ryan is the religious superior for the more than 70 Dominican priests and brothers who are members of the St. Thomas Aquinas Priory. The ,Priory at Providence College is the largest community of Dominican priests in the world.

A native of Yonkers, New York, Father Ryan received a Bachelor of Science .degree in chemistry from Manhattan College in 1939.

He holds the de~rees of Lector in Sacred Theology, Licentiate in Sacred Theology and Doctor of Canon Law. In 1963, he received the Master in Sacred Theology degree, the highest theological degree conferred by the Dominican Order.

the main ballroom.

Traditional ball features will be the presentee program, to begin at 9:10 p.m. and the Grand March, scheduled for 10.

Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, ball director, announced that some tickets will be available at the door.

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have the courage to choose one common language which would be the second language of all," he said.

The editorial did not mention Latin, still the official language of the' Latin Rite, but now largely replaced by other languages in most church activities.

Members of St. Francis Xavier prayer group of Hyannis have taken on the unique ministry of presenting cable television programs in the mid-Cape area.

Their first program will be telecast live at 8 p.m. Monday on Channel 11 and will feature a dialogue on the charismatic renewal between Father Robert Kaszynski and Bernard O'Reilly.

Father Kaszynski, pastor of St. Stanislaus Church, Fall River, is diocesan liaison to the renewal. O'Reilly, a plumbing contractor and member of Our Lady of Victory parish, Centerville, is head of the Diocesan Service Committee for the Charismatic Renewal of the Fall River diocese.

Charles Collins of the Hyannis prayer group, a member of St. Pius X parish, South Yarmouth, is leader of the television ministry. With other group members, he took a training course in television techniques offered by the Cape cable TV organization to mid-Cape residents.

He said that programs have the potential of reaching 20,000 cable TV subscribers in the area and that the charismatic group hopes to offer at least one telecast monthly, possibly calling on parish CCD coordinators for contributions.

. On Nov. 27 Pope John Paul II made a special plea for continued study of Latin for church use while speaking in Latin in an audience for participants in the 21st Vatican-sponsored Latin contest.

The pope said Latin is limited in its use today, but remains "a link between men of diverse languages."

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OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS Rev. James ,F. McCarthy has tendered his resignation from the pastorate of Sacred Heart Parish, Fall River, for reasons of health. He is appointed as Assistant at St. Mary's Parish, North Attleboro.

Rev. Luis A. Cardoso from Administrator, Our Lady of Health Parish, Fall River, to Pastor, Espirito Santo Parish, Fall River.

Rev. Manuel P. Ferreira from Pastor, St. John the Baptist Parish, New Bedford, to Pastor, Immaculate Conception Parish, New Bedford.

Rev. Joao C. Martins from sick leave to Administrator, Our Lady of Health Parish, Fall River.

Rev. Luciano J. Pereira from Pastor, Espirito Santo Parish, Fall River, to Pastor, 51. John the Baptist Parish, New Bedford.

Rev. ,Barry W. Wall from Assistant, St. Mary's Cathedral, . Fall River, to Administrator, Sacred Heart Parish, Fall River.

All appointments are effective Friday, February 2, 1979.

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themoorin~ Up, Up And Away As we begin the new year, one of the most pressing issues that concerns us is the very real threat of social chaos induced by an unstable rate of inflation in our economic life.

People are beginning to realize that the problems of inflation affect not only the buying and selling of goods. The total order of life is being changed as a result of the nation's inability to bring inflation under control. ' For many, this is most difficult. After all, there are few among us who have seriously tried to reduce their standard of material comforts. Even in situations with a relatively poor standard of living, the dream 'of a millionaire's way of life is the goal of existence.

For more than two generations, Americans have believed the dollar to be the supreme standard of life. The more dollars one had, the better life would be.

Well, somehow those dreams are becoming nightmares.

The simplest way to realize this is to reflect on a few basic statistics. In the past 10 years the price of a jar of instant coffee has risen 272%; oranges 213%; fuel oil 200%; fish 182%; medical services 128%. The overall cost of living has risen 101%.

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These facts are now affecting the lifestyles of millions.

Those on fixed incomes find it difficult to make. ends meet.

In many situations the elderly are the hardest hit and indeed many senior citizens are now really hurting, especially if their only form of income is the social security check.

It is estimated that in this new year the ordinary family of four will need an additional $1,200 to maintain the same standard of living as it enjoyed last year. The homeowner is threatened out of· his house by new taxes. With the taxpayers' revolt mentality, civic services will be curtailed.

Those who truly need some form of welfare will find life even more difficult. Above all no one should think he or she can afford to get sick. It has been projected that hospital' costs will rise another 10% this year alone.

It should be seen then that for most people in this

country escape from the disneyland of inflation is impossible; that many people will suffer and will nee~ to change lifestyles.

Perhaps' in some situations this is not as tragic as it seems at first glance. There might be a possibility this new year that our political leaders will realize that they must try to live within the framework of a balanced budget and cease the practice of merely increasing the national debt.

There might be the remote possibility that big business will realize that it must control its capitalistic greed or in turn be controlled.

There might even exist the possibility that most Americans will begin to realize they can't have everything they want when they want it; that some form of self control really wouldn't hurt us too much.

These are only possibilities. One thing, however, is a certitude in all this human confusion. Inflation left uncontrolled and ignored will test the steel of the American spirit by a forced recession or even depression that would be the sunset of our present way of life.

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Papal Visit Spotlights Latin Issues

By Jaime Fonseca

The upcoming visit of Pope John Paul II to Mexico for the third general assembly of the Latin American bishops is, expected to draw world attention to the pastoral and social issues in Latin America.

Some of the more pressing issues are: - Democracy versus military dictatorship.

- Massive poverty amid wealth controlled by a few.

- Numerous violations of human rights, such as torture and killings of political opponents, in a region which is traditionally Catholic. .

- Groups of socially active Christians opposed to a purely spiritual religion.

People expect decisive directives from the bishops, who last met 10 years ago in Medellin, Colombia. At that time Pope PatH VI came to Colombia to open the general assembly.

The third assembly will begin Jan. 27 with a solemn Mass at the Mexico City shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It will continue in the city of Puebla 70 miles distant. The assembly is scheduled to end Feb. 12. More than 300 delegates, advisers and observers will attend. The theme is evangelization in present-day Latin America.

Close to 700 persons in the print and electronic communications media are preparing to cover the pope's visit and the assembly.

At the start of his pontificate, Pope John Paul had indicated a

desire to attend the assembly.

The church in Latin America has become important Vatican business, mostly because of implementation of the guidelines issued at Medellin, which were an adaptation of Vatican II. The intervening decade demonstrated that many among the people of God took the guidelines very seriously, from bishops to members of small Christian communities. The flourishing of these small communities is evidence that a significant number of Catholics want the bishops to continue the renewal started at Medellin.

Latin Americans are important to the universal church because of their sheer numbers. Of the 725 million Catholics in the world, some 325 million live in Latin AmeriCa. They will number 400 million in five years.

There are 630 dioceses in the hemisphere, with 21,000 parishes, 47,000 priests and 124,000 nuns. The number of men currently preparing for the' priesthood is. 9,300. At least half of the dioceses report an increase in seminarians. Added to this is a drop in the number of priests leaving the clergy. ,Latin America also has a strong Catholic tradition. An invitation from a Guatemalan cardinal for the pope to tie his visit to the beatification cause of Brother Pedro de Bethancourt brings into focus some of that tradition. Brother Pedro, a 16th century monk, left a legacy of schools, homes and hospitals for the poor in Antiqua and other Guatemalan towns, many still in

use. He was an example of the zeal of southern Europeans, who left a string of mission towns from California to Patagonia.

Further insight of what tradition means for pastoral programs is given in the working document prepared by the 22 bishops' conferences participating in the Puebla assembly.

"Christ and Mary project their persons into the history of our continent, and this is seen in the popular devotions to the Eucharist and to Mary," the document says. It names famous missionaries and bishops as well as lay leaders among those who laid the colonial foundations of Latin American Society. It also recalls the influence of churchmen, often dissidents of the establishment, in shaping independent life. The 'document speaks of settlements, universities and other institutions which kept the faith alive through Christian communities and a strong family structure.

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IRS Ruling WASHINGTON (NC) - Senate minority leader Howard H. Baker Jr. I(R-Tenn.) has written Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Jerome Kurtz, calling the June 1978 IRS ruling on nonprofit publishers and political news "ambiguous" and open to "subjective judgments."

He asked for ail IRS clarification of the ruling, and said he believes the IRS would "find it dificult to enforce." In addition, he said, "many publications would avoid writing any 'voter education' articles for fear of a long, protracted battle with the IRS." Baker sent the letter after being contacted by Father Owen F. Campion, editor of The Tennessee Register, the Nashville diocesan paper. The paper decided in October to curtail publication of election news because of the uncertain implications of the ruling.

Among the cancelled articles was a report of an interview with Sen. Baker, who was running successfully for re-election, and other statewide candidates.

Meanwhile, Baker's Democratic colleague from Tennessee, Sen. James R. Sasser, wrote Father Campion saying he had noted the paper's decision and asked the IRS for information on the matter. .

Sasser said the IRS responded by saying that when it issued the ruling, it said specific claricould be sought fications through its Exempt Organizations Division. Sasser said that his interpretation of the ruling was that "news reporting should not be affected."

Rather, said Sasser, "is appears that the new rule is intended to limit editorial endorsements by the tax-exempt groups."

Most Immediate "A man must obey his conscience. For conscience is the most immediate giver of moral imperatives, and can never be passed over . . . Even in his obedience to his guiltlessly misinformed conscience, man is being obedient to God and paying homage to goodness." - Karl Rahner

Necrology January 13 Rev. Emile Plante, M.S., 1954, LaSalette Seminary, Attleboro January 14 Rev. John J.Lawler, M.M., 1977, Maryknoll Mi:;sioner January 15 Rev. Thomas F. Kennedy, 1948, 'Pastor, St. Joseph, Woods Hole Rev. Msgr. John E. Boyd, 1977, Retired Pastor, St. Patrick, Wareham January 17 Rev. John Laughlin, 1967, Retired Pastor, Holy Ghost, Attleboro

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Lourdes Cross Money Refunded PHILADELPHIA~NC) - More than $88,000 has been refunded to people across the nation who purchased the Cross of Lourdes from American Consumer, Inc. io Philadelphia.

CHRISTMAS MIRACLE: Joseph Huynh, right, is reunited with his son Khoa in Des Moines. The young seminarian had been separated from his family in Vietnam four years ago and nothing had been known of his fate until last April when UN officials in the Philippines contacted his family to say that he had escaped to that country. Red tape held up the reunion until Christmas week. (NC Photo)

75th Anniversary Conti~ued from Page One as the shepherd and teacher of Observances will also include God's people.

Ordinations to the priesthood a diocesan census, a traveling exhibit of hist'orical memora- are celebrated at the Cathedral, bilia, educational programs and and, over the years, many buna special jubilee edition of The dreds of priests have knelt for the imposition of bands which Anchor, to appear in March.

The principal jubilee celebra- commences their dedicated mintion will come Sunday, March istry of service to the faithful of 11 at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall every parish. The holy oils used River, when Archbishop Jean for the Anointing of the Sick Jadot, apostolic delegate in the and for the celebration of BapUnited States, Cardinal Hum- tism and Confirmation' are berto S. Medeiros and the arch- blessed and consecrated each bishops and bishops of New Eng- year in the Cathedral.

I am happy to say that our land will join Bishop Cronin and the clergy of the diocese in cele- cathedral is structurally sound, a lovely place of worship, hewn, brating the Eucharist.

In that connection, a major according to the design of a jubilee year project is renova- most renowned ecclesiastical tion of the Cathedral. The under- architect, from the sturdy graJlltaking is explained by Bishop ite which is indigenous to our 'Cronin in a letter which will be area. However, in preparation read in all parishes this week- for the significant liturgical cele'brations which will mark our end. It follows: Diocesan Jubilee Celebration, it Dearly beloved in Christ, has been necessary to underSeventy-five years ago, the take a program of renovation Holy Father, then Pope Saint and repair, designed, actually, Pius X, established the Diocese to embellish and refurbish the of Fall River. As you doubtless beauty of our Cathedral. know by now, we are planning Retaining the Gothic beauty of to observe this significant Juthe Keeley church, we are enbilee in a most festive manner, with many celebrations, some in deavoring to make our Cathe-

Fall River, the See City, and' others in various sections of the Diocese. An informative calendar of events which will occur during our Jubilee Celebration Year will be mailed to every parishioner in the Diocese. We issue a most cordial invitation to all to participate in the various Jubilee programs and endQvors.

One special program merits particular mention at this time.

When the Diocese was founded, it became necesary for one of the parishes then in existence to be designated as the Cathedral.

A happy and providential choice was made at that time, with the selection of the venerable Church of Saint Mary of the Assumption in Fall River. In the intervening years, three quarters of a century, Saint Mary's Cathedral has been the focal point for the spiritual life of the People of God of the entire Diocese of Fall River.

The Cathedral is, as in all dioceses, literally the Bishops's church. Here, the Bishop presides over the spiritual life of the clergy, religious and laity.

Here, as a Successor of the Apostles, the Bishop functions

dral conform more appropriately to the renewed liturgy, a prominent element of the life of the Church as revitalized by the Second Vatican Council.

We have, after much consultation and prudent study, adopted a progr,am which will enable everyone in the Diocese to participate in the restoration of our beloved Cathedral. We shall be inviting you to contribute a special gift to help us to meet the expense entailed inthe'ren- " ovation project. Every parishioner in the entire Diocese will receive in the mail, along with the Jubilee Year Calendar, a special brochure which explai~ the various gift plans which are available.

The restitution to more than 5,500 customers for the $15.95 crosses is part of a plea-bargain agreement struck between U.S. Attorney Peter F. Vaira and the mail order house that faced a 1,000 count mail fraud indictment and a possible $1 million fine.

Two months ago after U.S. District Court Judge Affred L. Luongo imposed a $25,000 fine on American Consumer for 25 fraud counts, the company, one of the largest mail-order houses in the country, agreed to make restitution of about $103,000 to customers who bought the Cross of Lourdes believing the crosses were dipped in the waters at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes and blessed in Rome by Pope Paul VI. '; In September the government charged that although American Consumer advertised that the crosses were authentic, they had actually been sprayed in the United States with bottled water from Lourdes and were never blessed by the pope.

I ask and urge you to devote careful consideration to this plan. The renovations have been costly and the only ones to whom we can tum in seeking help meet the expense are you, our good people from every part of the Diocese. The Cathedral is, in truth, the "mother church" for all, and I most earnestlY' seek your generous cooperation in the program of renovation.

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New Year Resolution: ,Don't Tangle with Greeley

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It's happened again, and in such a way that I have to reply.

Professor Philip Gleason of the history department of the University of Notre Dame has written about me and my work in The Review of Politics.

REV. ANDREW M. GREELEY -

Now and again I wish I had never left my work as a moderator of teen clubs.

Criticism and controversy go with my present territory, I only hurt when petty people push around my family and when friends or people I thought were friends betray me.

The latter experience is so devastating that it takes days, even weeks to get over it.

Iy MARY CARSON

Two days before' Christmas I had so many things to do that I mentally worked out a schedule: if I could get a long list of chores finished that day, food shop early the next morning, complete unfinished chores that afternoon, clean the house, cook and bake in the evening, I would have a head start on dinner for 19 on Christmas day.

The article purports to be a review of my "The American Catholic: A Social Portrait," but is in fact an evaluation of both ' my personality and my scholarship. About the former, Professor Gleason is quite clear. My feelings are too strong. I am not restrained enough in my state-. ments, I don't use the proper kind of cautious language for serious work.

But the chores were interrupted by a phone call from my mother, concerned about _my father. "He says he just has a cold, but he is running a temperature and" is having bad chills." He seemed much sicker to her than "just a cold."

She wanted me to drop in at their house - just a block away from my own. I was on my way out the door when she called back that Dad had fallen asleep. She'd call later.

He seemed a bit better after the nap, so I didn't go. I would do my mother's shopping with my own first thing in the morning. I'd see them right after that.

Even though I started early, the supermarket was mobbed. It took forever to get the shopping

It is a matter of taste and judgment, I guess, but I don't know who cast Professor Gleason in the role of the arbiter of the appropriate language for serious discourse.

Be that as it may, my more serious problem with this particular stiletto is Professor Gleason's . patronizing, diminishing and nasty attack on my scholarship. A clever writer, he poses as the even-handed, fair-minded evaluator."

The reader of his review will hardly notice that the book is ignored for a review of its author, so smooth is Professor Gleason's pretense of dispass-

done and it was close to noon b,efore I returned home.

My husband was waiting out on the curb as I drove up. "Your mother called. Your father is having severe chest pains."

Winthin a very few minutes the fire department rescue team was giving him oxygen and doing a cardiogram. They handled him carefully and competently, but still any movement caused Dad enormous pain. They settled him in the ambulance and we were on our way to the hospital.

Tests in the emergency room indicated severe pneumonia.

However, the cardiogram done at the hospital was slightly different from one done three years earlier. They couldn't be sure if

ionate and unbiased reserve.

The fundamental intellectual dishonesty of the article is revealed in its most important sentence, in which Gleason dis"misses my argument about the impact of the birth control encyclical on American Catholicism as "interpretive extremism." .

He does not summarize the argument, describe the evidence, or point out where the analysis is flawed. He merely waves his hand gracefully and dismisses 40 densely packed pages of mathematical model construction as 路'extremism."

In fact, the argument about "Humanae Vitae" is not an inter-

pretation at all; it is a complex, intricate exercise in mathematical data analysis. It is either correct or incorrect, if there are mistakes in the mathematics, Professor ~Heason should point out its flaws. If not, he should, refrain from comment.'

But it is not serious evaluation he has in mind. He was rather interested in the destruction of the author which could be achieved by such a magnificent dismissal phrase as "interpretive extremism."

It is a very clever tactic. It was designed to be devastating, to inflict pain on someone who thought he was a friend. I can only wonder why.

the change occurred that morning, or any time in the last three years. Besides, Dad is 79 years old.

They put him in the coronary care unit. His face was flushed, one hand seemed bloated. Intravenous and oxygen had already been started. And that awful, unrelenting pain . . .

After two days of intense pain, Dad started to improve. The release from fear was exhilarating. ;1 went ahead with my dinner party with a still cluttered living room. Guests who arrived early finished cooking while I took my mother to visit Dad at the hospital.. And again, that new sense of perspective was working on me. Everyone had a marvelous time. No one was upset that they had already started to serve before I got there. People are more important than things!

It was difficult for him to talk. But there was something he wanted to tell. me. He was terribly concerned that he had fouled up my day!

It's interesting how perspectives change; Twenty-four hours earlier it was very important that I get "things" done. Now all that mattered was his getting well.

If I can just remember! If I can keep the perspective that schedules and deadlines can't hold a candle to life, health, and love, then Dad's sickness will not have been in vain.

The Tightrope of Church-White House Cooperation By

JIM CASTELLI

During the Nixon and Ford administrations, religious leaders sometimes complained that they had no access to the White House; now some religious leaders are wondering whether they might not have too much access to the Carter White House.

The administ(ation has been open in its wooing of church groups and they have welcomed the attention, working well with the White House on issues such as the Panama Canal treaties, full employment and the foreign

aid appropriations bill. increasing defense spending, an ,But some church leaders are approach which religious leaders concerned that the White House have criticized. may sometin;tes try to compro- - Frank Butler, U.S. Catholic Conference associate secretary" mise them.

A recent White House meet- for domestic social development, ing is a case in point. Presiden- said he felt the meeting was tial aide Anne Wexler invited mostly for "public relations,' about 20 Catholic, Protestant that those present had no influand Jewish leaders" to discuss ence on the budget and were in church and White House priori- effect being asked to support ties in the 96th Congress. administration policies they acAdministration priorities, apart tually oppose.

Ms. Wexler defends both the from a new arms limitation treaty and efforts at scaled-down budget meeting and the overall welfare refoqn, were not those White House relationship with of the churches; most of the is- religious groups. sues to be pushed by the adminShe said the period before the istration center on fighting in- budget is completed is "a very busy time" and that the religious flation.

But the administration also groups would not have been inwants to fight inflation through vited if they weren't going to be an austerity budget that cuts taken seriously. back on social programs while Ms. Wexler said she prepared

a memo for budget writers summarizing the religious leaders' recommendations just as she has done for other groups.

She noted that President Carter met with big city mayors the same day the religious leaders were in the White House and that budget recommendations, not statements of support, were expected from both groups.

She also said her interest in the churches is part of an effort to hear from traditional Democrats. ,By this, she said, she did not mean that churCh institutions are Democratic partisans, but that they represent the poor and other voiceless groups, categories she considers particularly important to Democrats.

As far as asking churches to support legislation, Ms. Wexler

said, "We're not asking them to be any more political than they always are."

She said the White House would hope for support on issues like the arms limitation treaty without effecting support for the overall budget.

But she acknowledges that there is a tension in the relationship and says she understands it.

That tension, a healthy one, can be seen in a letter to Carter from religious leaders: "We have been happy, Mr. President, to support you in the many areas where you have given impressive and courageous leadership."

At the same time, we feel compelled to state our strong disagreement with the priorities emerging in the proposed bUdget for 1980."

N路ow's Tim,e' for Diet, N,ew Hairdo, Closet Clean,o:u-f By

MARILYN RODERICK

There is no better time to take account of ourselves

than in January when New ; never again going to wear.

Year resolutions abound and January is the perfect time to determination to turn over a new leaf appears viable. Is it time for that diet, a new hairdo, a change of makeup? Yes, it is!

When the days grow grayer, what better way to spend a few hours than in going through our closets throwing (or giving away) those clothes we are

take stock of you and your wardrobe, especially the latter, because if you do find huge gaps, you can take advantage of postChristmas sales.

One of my highest priority resolutions is to be more organized in the clothing area. This means knowing the night be-

fore what I'll wear the next morning and if there is any pressing, doing it then, not at 6 a.m., getting clothes to the cleaners ~mmediately and repairing loose buttons, falling hems and the like before putting something back in the closet.

While I know all !flY great resolutions won't be kept, I

can't help but feel that January should be a "Me" month, a time to take stock mentally, spiritually and "physically. The rush of the holidays is over, the weather bids us stay indoors and, while Easter heralds a new beginning for Catholics, January " too could be the beginning of a new you.

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,Continued from Page One Azores. His diocesan assign- ments have been at St. John the Baptist and Immaculate Conception parishes in New Bedford and at .£spirito Santo, Fall River.

Father Ferreira Father Ferreira, a Provincetown native, attended St. Mary's Seminary, "Baltimore, and was ordained in 1960. He served at

Father Martins

FALL RIVER A five-hour vigil of reparation' to ~e Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary will beheld .from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. tomorrow at SS. Peter and Paul \ Church, Fall River. It will include votive Masses of the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart, recitation of the rosary and a holy hour. There will be a 10 p.m. coffee break. All are invited to attend all or any part of the vigil.

Father Martins was born in DOMINICAN TERTIARIES, Terceira, Azores, where he was FALL RIVER . ordained in 1955. Coming to Fall Dominican Tertiaries wjll River, he, served as assoCiate meet at the Rose Hawthorne Lapastor at St. Anthony of Padua throp Home, Fall River, at 7:30 Church, then at St. Anthony, p~. Fnay, 'd~ J an. 12.

East Falmouth, and at St. Eliz\ abeth and Santo Christo in Fall SS. PETER AND· PAUL, River and St. Anthony, Taunton. FALL RIVER In 19705 he· "was named adminis: The pati9li tiol.uiCil will meet st~~lizabeilrsparish:FaURiver, trator of St. Peter the Apostle;J at 7 p.rn, Sunday in' Father and Our'lady: of' Mt. Carmel, Provinc~town. where he arsd Coady Center: New .Bedford, before being ap- served as Knights of Columbus FIRST FRIDAY, CLUB, pointed successively associate ~haplain.

Father Pereira .

FALL RIVER p~stor, administrator and pastor Father Pereira, a native of St. Father Thomas L. Rita will at St. John the Baptist. He is a pro-synodal judge for the dioce- Michael, Azores, was ordained in speak at the Fan River First Frisan marriage tribunal and also 1954 in Terceira. He served as day Club supper meeting - toserves on the diocesan board of associate ·pastor at Oui' Lady of morrow night. ,Previously memthe Angels parish, Fall River, bers will attend 6 p.m. Mass at education.

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, New Sacred Heart Church. Father Bedford, and St. Michael's, Fall Rita is director of St. Vincent's River. He was named adminis- Home, Fall River, and is also trator of Our Lady of Health as'sociate director of diocesan parish, Fall River, in 1~75 and to Catholic social services. He VATICAN CITY ~C) - The the pastorate of Espirito Santo heads the diocesan pro-life apos' ' secret Vatican archives on the in 1976. During his time in Fall tolate.

Forthcoming club speakers 25-year reign of Pope Leo XIII River he has been very active in will be made available to his- assisting the Portuguese immi- will include Sheila Jo McGowan, grant community on both the Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, Rep. torians and scholars. , ' 'Pope John Paul II announced spiritual and civic levels, being Thomas Norton and Rev. Mr. especiaIlY ,concerned with' the Bernard Theroux. the opening of the archives in a pte-Chtistmas speech to an as- probleni of ~chQol dropouts. .

'FatJJer Wall ST. STANISLAUS, sembly of cardinals and officials Father Wall, a New Bedford FAL RIVER of the Roman Curia.

Incense and chalk will be disPope Leo XIII, who reigned native and graduate of Holy from 1878 to 1903, is" perhaps Family High School ill that city, tributed at each Mass this weekbest known for liis 1891 ency- attended St. John's Seminary, _ end for home Epiphany blessclical letter "Rerum' Novarum" Brighton, amd was ordained in ings. At the 10:30 a.m. liturgy ,("Of New Things'''', which is 1962. He hllS'served as assistant guests from St. John the Hapconsidered the iAitiation of mod- at Immaculate Conception parish, tist parish, Pawtucket will be Taunton, ,and at St. Mary's present, remaining for lunch and ern Catholic ,~ thought.

He is ~ with setting a Cathedral, Fall River. His dioce- a sharing session on ,parish acnew ~ tone in' the sat!: appointments have included tivities.

A charismatic prayer group church:..vith his inSistence on a co-chaiqnanship of the Taunton , r~,~f p~cal,thought area CCD program and director- will hold its first meeting at ship of Fall River area pre-Cana 730 : p.m. W e dnes d ay J an. 10• ~it:tll the works of St. Thomactivity. He has served as chap- Holy Rosary Sodalists will meet as'~l lain for the Fall River area Coun- Sunday, Jan. 14. ~1ID effprt to promote scholar.1y'research he was the first cil of Catholic Nurses, the TaunPl!MJe' .to' open Vatican archives ton District Council of Catholic ST. PWS X, t<tWcholars. The archives of the Women and the Taunton-Attle- SOUTH YARMOUTH boro area Boy Scouts.

Tim Women's Guild will meet c;, . recent popes, however, reat 1 p.m." Tuesday, Jan. 9 at the in closed until a decision, No Shrinking parish hall for a wine tasting 'ch as the latest one by Pope and cheese party to which "There was in Jesus no world',., Pa,u[, to open a new Section weariness, no strengthless mel- guests are invited. Reservations '~h. po,pe ,Paul VI open.,the archives of Pope Leo's ancholy, no timid shrinking from may be made with Vivian Coppus, 398-8310. , " r, Pope Pius IX. the fray." - Kary Adam C

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ST._VINCENT DE- PAUL, FALL 'RIVER ' / TIle Fall River Particular Council'will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9 for Mass at Holy Cross Church, 69 Pulaski St., Fall River. A meeting will follow, at which Bishop's Ball ticket teturns may be made. ,

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The 10 a.m. Mass this Sunday will be a family Mass. Sixth grade students will prepare the liturgy and the school folk group will sing.

OUR LADY OF ANGELS, FALL RIVElt The annual credit union meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28 in the parish hall.

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A -celebration dinner-dance will be held at the Coach'men in Tiverton, R.I. following the Mass.

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The Annual Spring Theological Institute for the clergy of the Diocese will be held at LaSalette in Attleboro.. Msgr.

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Persons joining the new religious groups are usually young - often high school seniors or college freshmen - "who have be~ given little or no direction from parents," said the consultant, Jim McCarthy. ' The likely candidate for cults is often "in a state of anxiety" because, he is, faced with "infinite options" but does not "have' enough experience to decide on' any options," McCarthy added.

"That's the pr-oblem of the rising middle class, including Catholics," ,he said. "Many parents are paying for their kids' college education, they're paying all the bills, and they give, their kids infinite options without any guidance . . . Then, all of a sudden they try to force their kids to become adults and to start making proper decisions.~'

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The Denver consultant, who studied contempOrary religious movements' at the Graduate Theological Union at Berkeley, Calif., and has a master's degree in theology frqm Aquinas Institute, estimated that betw~en 30 " and 40 percent of the members of the Unification Church ("Moonies") and about 18 percent of Hare Krishna devotees are Catholics.

Asked to list possible ways of dealing with the new religious moveIJ.1ents, McCarthy urged

peQple to "stop being naive .'. . stop imagining that someone out there is dealing with the situation '. . . No one is dealing with it . . . neither the tradi, tional organized, religions, leg,islative bodies, the legal profession nor the medical profession is dealing with it," He also encouraged people to check out groups claiming religious ties before giving donations or buying merch~ise from them. One yOllng member of the Unification Church earned $12 ~elliilg candy at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Denver, he said, because no one challenged her claim that she repr~­ sented a youth ,group.

IBut the ~ajor ,thrust lies in families, McCarthy said, noting that too many parents s~m afraid that they might "alienate their kids by giving them discipline," But youths want to be given "a sense of direction . . .

They want guidance ... (and) a sense of the religious history of their own parents.

"They have a need for transcendency . . . for the spiritual," he said. And their parents, their own families, must help give, them that, he added.

Assertiveness Is' Not Aggressiveness

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Many such young people simply "drop out to get their feet on the ground," McCarthy said. "And, the new religious movements provide a place for them to drop out" by providing for their physical needs, answer· ing questions, giving "meaning to life" and establishing a family structure, he added._

Dear Mary: My 22-year-old daughtel' is taking assertiveness'! training. She is very enthused:; about it. She says women espec-'laDy need it so they won't allow men to put them down. What is it? _ ' A. Assertiveness means expressing your own wishes, feelings of needs openly, honestly and directly. You expect and even encourage others t9 do the same.

Ideally,' assertiveness leads to better communication\ Differences can be resolved, in ways satisfactory to both par-ties.

Non-assertive behavior means to 'give - in to the demands of others against your will because you cannot speak up for your own wishes or rights. Lending money which you do not wish to lend because you don't know how to say no, accepting memership on a committee 'fhere' you do not wish to serve are examples of non-assertive be, havior.

Assertive behavior differs frem aggressive behavior. An aggressive response tries to put down the other person. "How dare you do that, you good-fornothing," is the message of the aggressive person. The truly assertive person is able to express his own feelings without attacking others.

Assertiveness training is the systematic learning of assertive behavior. It is generally taught by psychologists, social workers or counselors. It may be offered at mental health centers, at universities or at community centers.

Since assertiveness training involves our relationships with other people, it is frequently taught in groups. The partici-

pants can role-play situations with each other. They can share experiences .in which, they 'teel they need to practice assertive-, ni!sk 'they canara\\F6n-: suppott : from the group as well as the teacher in learning new behavior.

Assertiveness training is not psych'otherapy. It does not belong to the sensitivity or encounter movement. It is based on behaviorism, which holds that we have learned ineffective behavior at some time in the past. If we are motivated to change, we can learn more effective behavior tQrough practice.

Since many women feel they have been oppressed by men, they sometimes espouse' assertiveness training as, a way to "get even" with male chauvinists. However" responsibte assertive behavior does 'not ,'attempt to .put others .down 'but to express our wishes openly.

It encourageli honesty in our dealings with others. T~asser­ tive person does not expect 'to get his' own way at all times.

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Assertive' 'beha\iiot; properly' understood, can improve communication. It can help us become more open and hone.st. By learning to listen to and respect the wishes of others, it can make us more sensitive people.

Ultimately it can aid our efforts' to be more loving and more Christian human beings.

Reader questions on flUnily living and child care are Invited.

Address to The KeonyS; c/o The Anchor, P. O. Box 7, Fall River, Mass. 02722.

Parishes Plan To Pool Funds NEWARK, N.J. (NC) - All parishes in· the Newark Archdiocese will pool their' funds into a central cash management program under a new plan designed to enable the archdiocese to present a united front in its dealings with the ,financial community.

Archbishop Peter 1..' Gerety explained the puin,; rec:entJy to pastors, agency di~.and Jay representatives at a' "~' of meeti~gs. He, stressed t_i:the;, parishes would reteiD, ~ control over, their iftdiYidUaI cash balances andean ,WiIhdraw from the plan at -Ulyijlne they wish. ' It is est1mated that u,e--.' if fully implemented, w~jnu: > volve some $70 million frOm 25~ -..;,~ parishes. By pooling the money, .f; the parishes would be able to 'l~ earn . increased --interest rales.. with the archdiocese taking. It small percentage of this to ~ administrative co~.",. '

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"What do I do if a> priest tells _ Is this the correct answer? We me in confession it is wrong to define denomination as "a sect practice birth control?" The which has broken away from an priest answered that all priests £stablished church." (Fla.) in the diocese are not well A. The root meaning of the versed in this, and to shop word "denomination" is simply around till he found the an-' the name you go by. If you're swer he wanted. Do you agree hung up on your definition, rewith this? (IlL) call that we did, after all, break A. 'I agree with the first part, away from the Jewish faith, but certainly not the second. A which is about as established a Catholic manifests utterly no religion as you can get. honesty with God by shopping Questions for this column around to get the answer he has should be sent to Father Dietalready decided he will accept.

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You are, I hope, aware that president last year, automaticseveral different legitimate ap- ally took office as president at proaches are possible in reach- the organization's annual meeting a moral decision about birth ing, held in San 'Francisco. In control, a fact clearly evident if . previous mail balloting, Joseph only from the various directions F. O'Callaghan of Fordham Unioffered by national conference versity was elected first vice of bishops as guides to priests president. He will be president and laity. It is, therefore, no sur- in 1980.

The association's major anprise that varying approaches will be manifested by priests in nual awards were also presenttheir counselling. Every priest ed at the meeting. Charles W. dealing with lay people does, Jones, professor emeritus. of however, have a serious obliga- English literature at the Univertion to be aware of the possi- sity of California, Berkeley, rebilities, and how his own advice ceived the $300 John Gilmary is consistent with the basic prin- Shea Prize for his book, "Saint .ciples of moral theology, especi- Nicholas of Myra, Bari and Manally as they permit any imposi- hattan;Biography of a Legend."

It was judged "the most original tion of serious obligations.

Lay people, of course, cannot and significant contribution to and should not rely solely on a the historiography of the Cathpriest for this; guidance. They olic Church in the form of a have a duty to make themselves book published during the preat least minimally knOWledge- vious 12-month period."

Paul F. Grendler, professor of able about essential factors in any serious decision which, after history at the University of Tordue prayer and reflection, they onto, received the $500 Howard R. Marraro Prize for his book, will be responsible for to God. Q. Father, kindly advise us "The Roman Inquisition and the how long we can receive Com- Venetian Press, 1540-1605." The munion without going' to con- prize honors the "author of a fession, when one has only ven- distinguished scholarly book dealing with Italian or Italoial sins to confess. (N.J.) American history of relations."

A. Less serious (venial) sins never keep one from receiving the Eucharist, regardless of the Famine Threatened length of time since the last reLUCERNE Switzerland - Peoception of the sacrament of pen- ple in guerrilla-held areas in ance.

Rhodesia face famine because Remember, too, there are nu- the white-controlled government merous other ways such sins are has forbidden food shipments to forgiven, apart ,from confession. them', according to Catholic misThese are personal prayer, the sionaries. Black Rhodesians who spiritual and corporal works of leave fortified villages in the mercy, participation at Mass and rural areas find their crops communal penance services, ruined and livestock decimated, HOly Communion, and so on. said Father Josef Amstutz, Q. We Catholics are often spokesman for the Bethlehem asked: What denomination are Fathers community.

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By Janaan Manternach Once on a sabbath day Jesus was in a syn'agogue to teach and pray. The sabbath, Saturday, was a holy day of prayer and rest. It is still celebrated all over the world by millions of Jewish families.

On this particular sabbath, in the synagogue where Jesus was, there was also a man with a crippled hand, so badly shriveled that he could not work and was very poor. His life was miserable.

Jesus noticed the man and sensed how unhappy he was. He wanted to help him.

But no orie was allowed to work on the sabbath. Th'e religious leaders had strict rules about what a person could and couldn't do on the Sabbath.

They kept their eyes on Jesus.

They noticed he was looking at the man with the bad hand and suspected he might want to heal him.

So they asked Jesus a question. They wanted to trick him into saying something they could use against him. "Is it lawful to work a cure on the sabbath?" they asked.

Jesus saw through their trick and asked a question in return.

"If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the sabbath, will you not pull it out?

Well, a human being is much more precious thiln a sheep. It is obvious that good deeds are allowed on the sabbath."

The religious leaders were silent. They were angry and embarrassed. Jesus had outsmarted them and made them look bad in front of everyone. They began to think up a plot against Jesus' life.

Then Jesus said to the man with the crippled hand, "Stretch out your hand." The man must have felt hesitant to do so. He usually kept his hand covered up or in his pocket so no one would see it.

But he trusted Jesus so he did as he was asked. He could hardly believe his eyes. His hand was perfectly normal. Now he could work and pray like everyone else.

He thanked Jesus. Most of the people in the synagogue praised God for being so good. They sensed that God's love was not boxed in by rules and that Jesus somehow brought God's love and power closer to them.

He helped them realize that God is a God of love. He helps us realize that, too.

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The Laity in Apostolic Work

By Mary C. Maher One of the easiest ways to misunderstand the church is to look at it from the point of view of who does its work.

While some wait for pastors to pass out parish jobs, others without any pastoral job descriptions are out listening to their neighbors in their time of need. Some wait for church bodies to make statements on issues of import, such as the nuclear arms race, while others are seeking to understand and to act politically.

Vatican Council II ushered in what is commonly known as the age of laity. A dozen years later, that age has only budded; it has not produced the rich, widespread development of understanding that it might have.

The age of the laity means, ideally, a time of people aware that they are the church, responsible for inviting the presence of the Lord Jesus into their parish, their city and their world. The laity are not those left over after the clerical pie is cut; they are the heart of the church. And the heart of anything gives power to the whole.

This age of die laity asks the people of God to identify themselves as the church. It is not polite term for a new division of 路Iabor necessary because many priests and sisters have left their public ministry. It means just what it says: an age in which lay people are responsible for inviting others into the human and faith life of their community.

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needs to be done or who needs healing. For the full ministry of the church, we must all contribute in accordance with our talents. As Christians, this is our responsibility. People who answer this responsibility understand that what they do is not task-oriented but flows from their nature as persons baptized in the Lord Jesus.

Lay people are not called to activity because of the labor shortage in the church. They are called to the nature of their vocation. The church has no problem with too little man or woman power - it is more a problem of learning to channel its vast human resources.

For many lay persons, assumption of responsibility will be new and even a bit shaking because for a long time they have not assumed the power and energy which is theirs.

No one denies that there are

lots of things to do in the church these days. Only one eye open on a hazy day reveals a iandscape of need - _need far too great for busy priests and Religious to deal with alone.

If the Christian community has asked its religious to do everything with very little help, it can only blame itself when it experiences dissatisfaction (e.g., sermons often suffer if priests are overloaded). If it finds its worship life saggy and dull, there is no need to make anyone the scapegoat. The problem may well lie in the community itself, with its unused energy and gifts.

The need for many parishes is to call the laity to full life.

People fear that they are only workers in a parish, but the truth is that all the people, clergy and laity are the parish.

It has no landscape but their lives.

Mother Drexel: Philadelphia Lady

By Father Alfred McBride Were Katherine Hepburn ever to think of performing the life of a nun, she would not do better than to dramatize the story of Katherine Drexel, this Main Line lady steeped in the aristocratic behavior of old money, private governesses, sterling silver, quiet estates, tall brownstones, cruises to Europe, the Social Register, rounds of parties, a time when you could get "good help" and, in summary, a touch of class on all sides.

Katherine Drexel, born in Phil-

adelphia in 1858, inherited two fortunes, one from her father and one from her stepmother.

She could look forward to a life of comfort, ease and grace.

However, deep within her was a yearning to be more than a socialite.

In full possession of her inheritance by the time she was 28, she was moved by the educational plight of the blacks and Indians. The Council of Baltimore, in the previous year, had alerted American Catholics about the need to do something Turn to Page Thirteen

No one is sure when or how路 observance of the Sabbath began but it seems to have been motivated at first by humanitarian considerations, to ensure one day of rest from the hard manual labor of the era.

It was a carefree day, relaxed and happy. In time, however, the original motivation was forgotten or ignored, and observance of the day was cluttered with restrictions more conducive to tension than relaxation.

And keeping these annoying regulations was the touchstone of true religion.

This sort of shackling legalism was abhorrent to Jesus. For him, "the sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath" (Mark 2,28). His attitude scandalized the "better" people and occasioned several controversies.

His adversaries began to watch him closely to catch him breaking the law.

On one occasion he went to their synagogue, where there was in the congregation a poor fellow whose hand was shriveled up. In a culture in which people lived by the work of their hand, his situation must have been pitable indeed. And now he became a pawn in a controversey, as the Pharisees "kept an eye on Jesus to see whether he would heal him on the s~b颅 bath, hoping to be able to bring an accusation against him" (Mark 3,2).

Jesus' heart went out to this unfortunate man and he called to him: "Stand up here in front!" (Mark 3,3).

What a tableau! The deformed man stands in plain sight of everyody instead of hiding as he always had. Jesus just looks at him with a reassuring smile.

But he does have something to say to the self-righteous members of the congregation: "Is is permitted to do a good deed on the sabbath - or an evil one? To preserve life - or to destroy it?" (Mark 3,4). Actually he overstates the case.

This was not a matter of life or death, and he could have avoided trouble by waiting until the morrow. But they get the point, and are reduced to silence.

Then Mark tells us that he "looked around at them with anger, for he was deeply grieved that they had closed their minds against him" (Mark 3,5; contr~st Luke 6,9). Then he says to the man, "Stretch out your hand."

No abracadabra, no razzledazzle, not even a gesture, just a creative word: "Stretch out your hand."

The man hadn't dared to stretch it out before but now he did, "and his hand was perfectly restored" (Mark 3,5).

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'A Verdade E A Vida

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Dirigida pelo Rev. Edmond Rego

Cornwell Memorial Chapel

EPIFANIA DO SENHOR Na solenidade da Epifania do Senhor, que se celebra domingo, renova-se 0 chamamento divino a todos os homens para entrarem no Reino de Deus e se reunirem numa liturgia universal para se realizar a grande liturgia c6smica, , em que todos os homens adorem 0 Deus Unico e Universal.

Preparando 0 povo para receber 0 Messias, Joiro Baptista clamava, "Arrependeivos, porque esti proximo 0 reino dos ceus.

Aquela voz exigia mudan~a de vida a todas as classes sociais, sem excep)ao ou privilegio de rayas; "Fazei frutos dignos de penitencia •.. A arvore que n~o der bom fruto sera cortada e lan)ada ao fogo." Na prega~ao de Joao, como depois na de Jesus de , as preocupa~oes ..

Nazare, tempora I istas e nacionais nao tem importancia; 0 que interessa a sinceridade e rectidao de vida perante Deus.

A prega~ao de Jesus come~a tambem com um convite cl penit~ncia: "Arrependeivos porque se aproxima 0 reino de Deus." 0 "reino de Deus" 0 tema central dos Evangelhos sinopticos (Mateus, Lucas, Marcos; em particular 0 de S~o Mateus) que nos referem a mensagem esniritual do Mestre. Aquando da inaugura~ao do Seu minist~rio, pregava "0 Evangelho" (boa nova) do Reino de Deus; encarregou os disc[pulos de pregarem 0 "reino de Deus"; quando os ensinou . .. ' a rezar, uma das pet1~oes era: yenh a a nos o vosso reino"; e nas Suas parabolas procurou explicar as diferentes facetas desse misterioso reino que Ele veio inaugurar, descrevendo-o por partes e acomodando-o a sensibilidade , . imaginativa dos Seus ouvintes por me10 das parabolas.

A expressao "reino de Deus" nos labios de Jesus inclui as eXigencias de senhorio de Deus sobre a criatura, especialmente sobre a coroa~ao humano. Isto implicava os direitos de Deus sobre 0 homem, aos quais correspondiam neste os deveres de atacamento e de entrega. o "reino de Deus" come~a com a mani.,.. festayao messi~nica de Jesus, e incarna a nova economia, 0 novo vinho que nao se pode deitar em odres velhos. "0 reino cumpriuse de forma decisiva, mas fica uma realidade em marcha que nao deixa de se aproximar e crescer: dinamismo que se exerce tanto nos indiv!duos como na ~olectividade.

0 reino , de Deus aparece em Jesus. E a pr~eira etapa A segunda etapa comesa com a resurrei-' iao de Jesus, 0 Mestre. Inicialmente, Deus confia 0 reino ao Seu Filho; depois, Este entrega-o aos disc!pulos ••• A institui)ao da Eucaristia a ligaiao en~re as duas eco,no,mias: "Fazei is to em memoria de Mim." Jesus sabe que em breve os tera de deixar; por is so come~a a por os esteios duma nova sociedade espiritual, controlada por uma autoridade suprema a qual se associa um poder colegial dos que foram os Seus 1ntimos colaboradores.

Com efeito, 0 poder de "atar e desatar" foi outorogado a Pedro e tambem aos outros apostolos, pois a Sua obra terade ser continuada atraves das gerayoes. 0 fruto da com a Sua Sua missao nao , deve desaparecer . pessoa ..• liE precise que 0 Evangelho seja pregado em todas as na<;oes", e que a semente do reino dos ceus, agora diminuta como 0 gra~ de mostarda, cres~a ate se tranformar em arvore frondosa.

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A CONCERT at the UN General Assembly to help the world's needy children will be telecast Wednesday on NBC. It will bring together a roster of top pop singers for the first time, including the Bee Gees, Abba, Rita Coolidge, John Denver, Earth, Wind and Fire, Andy Gibb, Elton John, Kris Kristofferson, Olivia Newton-John, Rod Stewart and Donna Summer. (NC Photo)

Mother Drexel Continued from Page Twelve for blacks and Indians. This appeal touched a responsive chord in the heart of Katherine Drexel.

The Gospels teIl a story about Jesus being approached by a rich young man asking about salvation. Jesus told him to sell all he had, give it to the poor, and foIlow him in evangelical poverty. That radical demand of Christ reached the ears of Katherine Drexel as weIl. The rich young man found the chaIlenge too great and walked sadly away from Christ.

But the rich young Philadelphia lady decided that Christ was right. She accepted his challenge and journeyed to Rome to ask Leo XIII to recommend a religious order to whom she could give her fortune, to be used for the black and Indian missions.

Though impressed with her generosity, Pope Leo feIt it was not enough. The outright donation of two family fortunes was a spectacular move, but about the gift of one's life as weIl? Katherine agreed and returned to Philadelphia, determined to give her life as a consecrated woman to the serivce of the black and Indian missions. Her announcement sent a predictable shudder through the family and rattled the teacups of the Main Line matrons.

She entered the noitiate of the Sisters of Mercy then in 1891 she and a few friends founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for ~ndians and Colored People in a convent made over from the old Drexel summer home at Torresdale, Pa. In the decades that followed, she built and maintained missions and schools including Xavier University in New Or-

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The blueblooded lay woman who once traveled first class now took the day coach to visit her 49 foundations.

The substance of her spiritual vision was compassion for the deprived and the ideal of evangelical poverty. Mother Drexel sympathized with the educational and religious needs of the blacks and Indians. She understood what the poor and rejected needed most - opportunity for self-improvement, a chance to become somebody, knowledge of Christ's love and forgiveness.

Her method was powered by the freedom that comes from the practice of evangelical poverty.

By the time of her death in her 96th year, she had spent more than $12 million of her inheritance on work for the black and Indian missions.

More than that, however, was her spending of her personal energies and life's breath on those who needed her. Her spirituality was the way of the cross. Her "Philadelphia Story" is weIl worth hearing.

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Sabbath Continued from Page Twelve amazed delight. "I'm normal!

I'm like other people!" And all because Jesus cared more about him as a human being than he did about the silly rules that "good" people had identified with religion.

We are, however, told what the reaction of these "good" people was. "When the Pharisees went outside, they immediately began to plot with the iHerodians how they might destroy him" (Mark 3,6).

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By Cecilia Belanger Some columns write themselves. That was my experience this morning after a young girl called me up and wanted to exchange some ideas and opinions.

She was having problems with people who are not honest with her. There are times we feel God is trying to tell us something through another. person. So I am drawn away from my original column intent and down another line of thinking. Thanks, Hilary. Maybe people are not just being dishonest with Hilary, but also with themselves and everyone around them. Maybe in this day of so much deception and falsehood, there are those who feel they cannot survive unless they, too, play that game.

I do not have the answers to complkated problems, national international or even individual.

But I do believe that a nation's standards are often a reflection of its people's values. If honesty and integrity are not among our values, perhaps we should ask why not?

I found myself asking how it is that a society gets to the point where anything goes as long as you don't get caught at it: And the more I thought the more I realized that integrity does not emerge full-blown, but is built O\lt of thousands of little acts and decisions over many years. What we do and how we do it become the basis of our character.

A young fellow told me that when he was 12 he broke his glasses. Later he heard his mother tell the insurance company that they were stolen. Another told of how when he was trying Qu1: for football the coach showed him how to catch hold of his opponent's shirt while blockin~ or to swivel a hip into a pass receiver.

Still another learned the trick of putting the best tomatoes on top of the box. Maybe an athlete gets into college and he's only a marginal student, while a friend in the top 3 percent of his class i!> rejected because he doesn't play football.

How do this cheating and deception come about?

It is how you see the world that counts. If you see it as a world where it's every man for himself, then people will try to get all they can and "tough if you can't make it." Cleverness seems to be regarded as more of a virtue than honesty.

"I told a girl I loved her," blurted out a high school student. "And what did she say?"

She said, "Stop lying. Nobody loves me."

If only it could be impressed upon people when they are very, very young that God loves them as they are. He doesn't care whether they have talent, looks, education, property or savoir faire. He does not wait until they are "good enough to love." He loves them now.

Who brings about this inadequacy that youth and adults alike feel? So that they either have to use deception to make others think they are worth more, or they go around saying, "Nobody loves me. I'm a nobody."

This is a religious issue. For when we can truly believe that God loves us as we are, we will be able to live before the world as the people we really are. We would be free from the worry of trying to please this one or that one, worrying about making a good impression and so forth.

We waste too much energy trying to make people like us when we really shouldn't care. All this play-acting is exhausting. And so false. Who needs it?

Narrow Beam Someone has said that the intellect is like a searchlight with which one seeks the truth. One describes for others what he sees caught in the beam. But he sees only what is in his own beam. He needs to know what is being seen in ,the beams of others in order to complete his full picture of the t1"\lth.

There is too much narrowness in parishes, on boards and committees. Why should a handful of people decide what is best for the majority? Most of the time they are listening to one another. Integrity is to be open to the opinions of others. One doesn't necessarily have to agree, but one should listen.

A Christian believes that "the Lord has yet more light to be revealed:" He believes that the truth can stand attack because it is the truth.

Don't look back A new day is breakin' It's been too long since I felt this way I don't mind (where I get taken) The road is calling Today is the day I can see it took so long just to realize I'm much too strong not to compromise Now I see, what I am is holding me down I'll tum it around, I finally see the. dawn arrivin' I see beyond the road I'm drivin' It's a new horizon And I'm awakin' now I see myself in a brand new way Sun is shinin' (the clouds are breakin') 'Cause I can't lose now There's no game to play I can tell there's no more time left to criticize I've seen what I could not recognize Ev'rything in my life was leading me on But I can be strong.

I finally see the dawn arrivin', I see beyond the road I'm drivin'.

Tom Scholz, (c) by Pure Songs Two years ago Boston first entered the Top 40 charts with "More Than a Feeling." "Don't Look Back," comes off their new jecond album. Boston is a five-man group featuring special-effect guitar plus Brad Dell's powerful lead vocals.

The lyrics of "Don't Look Back" provide us with direction and challenge as we enter 1979: Indeed, the gift of 1979 is an invitation to move beyond the 1978 level of learnings and involve ourselves with life more completely..

Meaningful action always requires reflection and consideration.

Our values act as guides in determining our behavior.

During 1979, will we compromise our important values and goals when faced with difficulties? This song encourages us to believe in ourselves. .

We all possess the strength and necessary courage to over-. come our difficulties and live up to our chosen values. We should not abandon or compromise our values because they can create uncomfortable tensions within us.

Let us resolve to live this year fully, with as much courage as the God of all gifts will give us.

$59 Million VATICAN CITY (NC) - (n the past year, the Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith distributed $59 million to missions in 92 countries, Vatican Radio reported.

Of this total, '$8 million were allocated for the formation of catechists.

The total included aid for various emergencies such as aid to Indian dioceses affected by floods and cyclones.

Geographically, the aid was distributed as follows: - Africa: $24 million.

- Asia: $19 million.

- Latin America: $4.5 million.

- Oceania: $2 million.

Another $7 million was given to the Society of St. Peter the Apostle for the construction and maintenance of seminaries in mission countries and $2.5 million was given to Eastern-Rite Catholic missions.

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Stang Girls Tourney Champs The Bishop Stang High girls' basketball team defeated the Durfee girls in the final of the Wareham Invitation Tournament.

The Bishop Feehan High girls lost to Attleboro High in the final of the Attleboro Area Girls' Christmas Tournanlent. Senior forward Gina Polonocheck of Attleboro was named most valuable player in that tourney. In conference play, the Durfeeites avenged the tourney loss by defeating the Spartanettes last Sat-

Tel. 548·0042 At 3:15 p.m. tomorrow Holy Family High girls will meet Old Rochester in a Southeastern Mass. Conference game in the Hammond Auditorium in the old New Bedford Vocational High School. Coyle-eassidy girls visit Case at 6 p.m. tomorrow and Durfee will be at Somerset at 3:15 p.m. in conference games.

Connolly Boys Doing Well in Conference Bishop Connolly High's Cougars were second to undefeated Dartmouth, as of last Friday, in Division -One Southeastern Mass.

Conference varsity basketball.'

They will entertain Dartmouth tomorrow night and visit Barnstable Tuesday night in Division One encounters. Last Saturda~, Connolly routed Case, 107-38, In an inter-division tilt. Bill Shea, who scored 42 points against Dighton-Rehoboth on Dec. 12 for a new Connolly s~hool record, .is among the top flve scorers In Division One. A Division One game is on tap for the Urban field house tomorrow night when Durfee will be host to New Bedford. A capacity house is expected. DlJrfee will be home to Taunton next Tuesday night. Taunton is home to Somerset tomorrow night, and Somerset entertains New Bedford Tuesday night in the Crimson's last conference appearance of the season in Greater Fall River.

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In conference hockey, Connolly will meet Dartmouth at 8 o'clock tonight in the Driscoll Rink Fall River, in a Division TWO' tilt.

That game is the nightcap of a twin bill, which gets underway at 6 when Case take son Fairhaven in a Division Two encounter. 'In Division One action, Dennis-Yarmouth is host to Somerset in the 'Cape Cod Coliseum at 5:30 p:m. Saturday and Somerset opposes Taunton at 6 o'clock Monday night in the Driscoll Rink.

Also Monday, Case goes against Old Rochester in the Hetland Rink, New Bedford. Durfee's icemen are at Barnstable Saturday night and home to Connolly Monday night in the Driscoll Rink.

Hockomock League Active on All Fronts The Hockomock league has full cards on tap for tomorrow and next Tuesday nights. Tomorrow's schedule lists Sharon at King Philip, North Attleboro at Canton, Mansfield at Foxboro, Stoughton at Franklin with Oliver Ames having the bye. Sharon will be idle Tuesday when Canton will be at Oliver Ames, Foxboro at King Philip, Stoughton at North Attleboro, Franklin at Mansfield.

Hockomock girls' basketball games tomorrow are King Philip at Sharon, Canton at North Attleboro, Foxboro at Mansfield, Franklin at Stoughton while on Tuesday it will be Oliver Ames at Canton, King Philip at Foxboro, North Attleboro at Stoughton, Mansfield at Franklin.

Several So. E. Mass Confertnce and Hockomock schools will be represented in the annual state coaches winter track meec in Boston. In conference meets Attleboro and Somerset meet Monday afternoon in AttIeborl).

Idle ~ince Dec. 17 because of the holidays, the Bristol County Catholic Hockey League, a CYOsponsored activity; resumes play

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Sunday night in the Driscoll Rink, with the customary threegame program. Fall River and Taunton will meet in the curtainraiser at 9 p.m., defending champion Fall River South oppo!'es Rochester at 10 and New Bedtord clashes with Somerset-Free· town. in the nightcap at 11.

The Southies are setting the pace with 20 points. New Bedfor has 15, Taunton 13, Somerset-Freetown and Rochester .11, l':orth 8.

Nyet to Bible HELSINKI, Finland (NC) Beginning Jan. I, the Finnish government is prohibiting shipment of Bibles into the Soviet Union under' a new anti-smuggling law. The law will prohibit the Finnish postal service from sending any teligious printed matter into the Soviet Union, reported KNA, West Germany Catholic news agency.

The Soviet Union and Finland are neighbors and Soviet officials have been pressuring Finland to end transporting religious materials into the Soviet Union.

CHRISTOPHER REEVE is Superman in the $35 million A2 movie of the same name, just released across the country. (NC Photo)

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

Catholic ratings: Al-approved for children and adults; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3-approved for adults only; B-objectionable in part for everyone; A4-separate classification' (given to films not morally offensive which, however, require some analysis and explanation); C-condemned. .

New Films "Circle of Iron" (Avco Embassy): Dedicated to the late Bruce Lee and the martial arts, this movie is about a mythical hero and his series of trials on the journey toward enlightenment. Woodenly directed, only the starkness of the Israeli locales succeed in suggesting the mythic intentions of the material. An inept pastiche of Eastern philosophy, male supremacy and stylized violence, the film's muddled values are unacceptable. R,-B "In Praise of Older Women" (Avco Embassy) is an episodic and sexually exploitative film detailing the amorous adventures of a young Hungarian emigre in his native land and in Canada. No redeeming characteristics whatsoever! R, C "Invasion of the Body Snat· chers" (United Artists): This remake of a 1956 minor classic about aliens from outer space taking the identity of earthlings is a very ordinary movie, with little potential for thrills and chills. The emphasis is on garish special effects which might be hard on the stomachs of many viewers. Some graphic instances of blood and gore and gratuitous nudity are offensive. PG, B "The Last Wave" (World Northal): Australian aborigines believe that interacting with the' real world is a mystical one of tribal magic called the Dreamtime. When a corporate lawyer (Richard Chamberlain) defends some aborigines living in Sidney, he finds himself becoming part of the Dreamtime with increas-

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