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TAUNTON AREA COMMITMENT TO DIOCESAN

DAYTON, Ohio (NC) - The pro-life movement will soon become "the largest peoples' movement in U.S. history," rivalling the abolitionist movement of the pre-Civil War era, according to Dr. John C. WiIlke of Cincinnati.

Speaking at the University of Dayton, Dr. WiIlke said there is "an exact analogy" between the rise and eventual victory of the abolitionist movement and the present struggle aimed at overturning the Supreme Court's 1973 abortion decisions.

Dr. WiIlke, the president of Ohio Right to Life, did not predict an early victory. "The antislavery people spent a lifetime, and their sons and daughters part of a lifetime, until their work for the abolition of slavery was successful," he said.

Early in the 19th century, he said, abolitionists were considered "absolutists and crackpots."

There were many who said, "I'm against slavery, but I want nothing to do with those crazy abolitionists," he continued, likening that position to the one 'held by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.); Holy Cross Father Theodore Hesburgh, president of the University of Notre Dame; and columnist Father Andrew Greeley, who, he said, profess opposition to abortion, but are critical of the anti-abortion movement.

PROGRESS is shown in these pictures. Top, members of committees planning the annual Bishop's' Ball, to be held at Lincoln Park Ballroom, North Dartmouth, Friday, Jan. 13, gather to further preparations. From left, Camille Denis, St. Jacques parish, 'Taunton, usher; Father Walter A. Sullivan, Sacred Heart, Taunton, area Ball director; Father Leonard M. Mullaney, Immaculate Conception, Taunton, assistant director; Mrs. Edward Franco, Our Lady of Lourdes, Taunton, hospitality; Mrs. William Grover, St. Peter, Dighton, decorations. Ball proceeds give financial support to diocesan schools and camps for exceptional and underprivileged children. Spiritual support will be given these children in years to come by young men of the diocese studying for the priesthood. Bottom, they meet with Bishop Cronin at annual Seminarians' Night. From left, David Costa, Sacred Heart, Taunton; Bruce Cwiekowski, Holy Family, East Taunton; Bishop Cronin; Philip Hamel, St. Jacques, Taunton; Father Richard Beaulieu, area vocation coordinator.

To BI'ess Chapel At Regina Pacis F'olk Mass Our Lady of Providence, patroness of Puerto Rico, is also the patron for a new chapel to be blessed tomorrow at Regina Pacis Hispanic Center, 171 Rivet St., New Bedford.

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will be principal. celebrant for a 7 p.m. folk Mass, to be followed by a reception for members and friends of the New Bedford Hispanic community.

Among guests of honor will be the directors of the Taunton and Attleboro Spanish apostolates, Father James E. Murphy and Father Kevin J. Harrington.

Father Charles Soto, OFM, is director of Regina Pacis which, like the other Hispanic apostoJates, offers a variety of programs and services to diocesan residents newly arrived from countries of South and Central America or from Spanish speaking areas of the United States.

There were some in the time of slavery, said Dr. Willke, who thought it praiseworthy not to own slaves, but who hesitated to "impose their views on the slave owners."

Without encouragement from the established centers of power, such as newspapers and churches, "little preachers" began taking issue with slavery, and eventually won their battle.

The abolitionist movement was

made up of common people "who knew in their hearts that slavery was wrong," he went on.

Today, Dr. Willke said, there are those who deny that unborn babies are human beings.

Pro-abortionists term the unborn child a "fetus," which Dr. WiIlke said is a dehumanizing word conyeying the idea of a "non-human glob."

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Diocesans To Participate In D. C. Marctl for Life Father Thomas L. Rita, diocesan director of pro-life activity, will lead area participants in the fifth annual March for Life in the nation's capital, to be held Jan. 22 and 23. It will mark the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court decisions legalizing abortion.

A Sunday night vigil at the National Visitors' Center in Washington will feature songs, talks and prayers for the following day's activities, which will take the marchers from the White House to the Capitol.

March for Life officials refuse to predict the size of the turnout expected for the march, but they concede that the subject is of some concern to them.

Pro-life marchers have complained in past years that press accounts have underestimated crowd sizes.

"We don't want to play the numbers game," said Nellie J. Gray of Washington, president of the March for Life. But she announced that the crowd will be counted as it passes the narrowest point in the march route.

IFollowing the March, participants will attempt to meet with senators and representatives from their respective states.

At noon, demonstrators will assemble at the Ellipse, south of the White House, for a program of speeches to which President and Mrs. Carter have been invited to contribute.

Miss Gray estimated 1977 attendance at 100,000. Weather could greatly influence the turnout, she noted, recalling that the first march, in 1974, was held on a spring-like day, while the 1977 gathering was bedeviled by low temperatures and high winds.

In a letter to marchers, she urged that they come prepared

for the worst. "Please dress warmly, and please be sure that the young people have on boots and coats and scarfs. The poIke are deeply concerned about young people with tennis shoes a:,d no jackets or head coverings OJt in the cool, brisk, Washington weather," she wrote.

While weather could affect the decisions of Washington-area pro-lifers to attend or stay home, some groups are committed to a ttend by reason of the distances they will travel for the event.

One group from South Dakota will make the journey by bus, involving a total of four days for the round trip.

.iawaii Pilgrims '~ill Honor ':ather Damien Father Francis Larkin, SS. CC. of Sacred Hearts Monastery, Fairhaven, is conducting a pilgrimage to Hawaii Jan. 24 through 31 in honor of Ven. F'ather Damien, famed "leper priest" of the Sacred Hearts community.

Participants will attend Masses i::I. the Honolulu Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, where Father Damien was ordained in 1864, a.nd in St. Philomena's Church, Molokai, the site of his work a.mong lepers.

Father Larkin, national director of Father Damien's cause for beatification, also has available free prayer cards with a picture of Father Damien taken shortly before his death in 1889 and an Elttached relic.

Cards, novena leaflets and pilgrimage information are availnble from Father Larkin to those !:ending him a stamped, self-addressed envelope at Box Ill, Fairhaven 02719.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur., Jan. S. 1978

ill People.Places·Events-NC News Briefs (b Complaint· Denied

They Want Crown

BOSTON -Judge Margaret Burnham has refused to issue a complaint against The National Lampoon for allegedly violating a 280-year-old state law against blasphemy.

She rejected a charge by Andrew McCauley, founder of Citizens Against Sacrilege in the Media, that the magazine had broken a Massachusetts law banning language that ridicules God. In its most recent issue, however, The National Lampoon said editorially that it would tone down its religious satire, because of pressure from McCauley.

WASHINGTON - --'In their first puolic comment on the issue, the Hungarian Catholic bishops have supported the reo turn of St. Stephen's crown and other items to Hungary.

Their position was revealed Dec. 30 in a letter from Bishop Thomas Kelly, general secretary of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops - U.S. Catholic Conference {NCCB-USCC) to John Szostak, a Washington political consult· ant lrepresenting Hungarian-Americans opposing the return.

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JOE BRUEHNER, 84, serves Mass in Louisville, Ky. He has been a server at the same church since age 10, now serves three Masses daily.

UTRECHT, 'The Netherlands - The Catholic theology faculty of Utrecht and the state university of Utrecht have signed new agreements for cooperation concerning the university's theology department and science teaching at the Catholic institution. Under the agreement, each institution is to keep its autonomy, its own administration and its own programs and exams, while cooperating as much as possible in the areas of theology and science teaching.

Happy Days The financial situation is improving in many American dioceses, if annual reports issued by five of them reflect a nationwide trend. Reports from the archdioceses of Newark, N.J.; Chicago, and Oklahor.1a City and the dioceses of Reno-Las Vegas, Nev., and San Diego all show increases in diocesan contributions and-or significant debt reduction in recent years.

Laborers Are Few HAMMANSKRAAL, South Africa.

The only Catholic theological college for blacks in South Africa is closing because it does not have enough students, the seminary's rector announced Dec. 29.

St. Peter's Seminary had expected at least 200 candidates for the priesthood, but only 18 have applied for next year, the rector, Father Sebidi, said.

New Church MANILA CARDINAL Jaime Sin says lack of direction by Philippine government is responsible for laggard economy of nation.

DENVER - Three Episcopalian priests will be consecrated' at the first bishops of the f1edgeing Anglican Church of North America, made up of individuals and parishes that have split from the Episcopal Church, in ceremonies Jan. 28 at a Lutheran church in Denver.

The consecrations will permit the Anglican Church of North America to begin independent functioning. It opposes liturgical changes, ordination of women, and much Episcopalian social involvement.

Editor Assaulted ROME - Msgr. Andrzei Bardecki, an editor of the Catholic weekly Tygodnik Powszechny of Cracow, Poland, was assaulted on Christmas Eve and had to be hospitalized, the Polish bishops' press office in Rome reported. Msgr. Bardecki was attacked by a group of unidentified young men as he left the residence of Cardinal Karol Wojtyla of Cracow.

Also Helps Pocketbook

ARCHBISHOP ROBERT SANCHEZ, Santa Fe, N.M., is chairman of the Hispanic Affairs Committee of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.

SEATTLE, Wash. - The recent passage of legislation that will provide 100 percent state support for private school salaries and maintenance in New Zealand "is a unifying experience for the people" in that country, said Marist Brother Humphrey O'Conner, who heads a high school in Auckland, during are· cent visit to Seattle.

Aid for Poorest UNITED NATIONS - In late December, heavy road-building equipment and spare parts worth $7.9 million left Port Elizabeth, N.J., headed for the West African countries of Chad, Gambia and Mali. The shipment was the first in a $100 million project organized and fianced by the U.N. Sahalian Office (UN SO) in . a huge recovery and development plan for the Sahal, the sub-Saharan region of Africa that is among the poorest areas of the world.

Don't Want To Move ROME A storm of protest has blown up in the Vatican's backyard about what some priests and laity of the Trivanto diocese consider a Vatican failure to act in accord with the spirit of the Second Vatican Council. The priests and laity have been protesting a decision by the Vatican to transfer three' parishes in the town of Castel di Sangro and one in Alfedana to another diocese.

HOLY GHOST FATHER Girard Kohler of St. Paul, Minn. displays "faith disk" he uses to teach Catholicism to Masai warriors in Tanzania. Figure at top depicts Mary carrying Jesus.

Drinan Heads Probe An e~umenical group headed by Congressman ,Father Robert Drinan (D-Mass.) will investigate during January the continued charges of human rights violations in EI Salvador, including persecution of the Church. The announcement came as a December report of a human rights organization in New York listed Argentina as the worst violator in 1977, followed by Chile and Uruguay.

Middle East Statement WASHINGTON - Thirty-three clergymen, professors and Church officials calling themselves American Christians for Peace in the Middle East have signed a statement critical of attempts to use the Bible to. impose solutions on the Middle East. The statement, which appeared as a full page advertisement in the Dec. 29 Washington Post, called it presumptuous for some Western Christians to seek solutions for the Middle East with a claim to divine insight, while disregarding the solutions that millions of Christ. ians in the Middle East are themselves seeking.

SISTER MARY STEPHEN MANUSZAK is first Catholic religious to be admitted to Maryland bar. Some priests had tried but failed the bar examination. She is president of Vil· la Julie College in Baltimore, will use her legal education in her adminstrative role.

Lay Programs Studied WASHINGTON - The National Conference of Catholic Bishops' newly esstablished Secretariat for the Laity has asked the country's bishops about local lay programs. Dolores Leckey, executive director of the secretariat, said the project is "informal research into lay activity at the local level." It is being conducted at the request of the Bishops' Committee on the Laity.

Bibles for Cuba SANTIAGO, Chile - Church sources in Santiago have confirmed that a Chilean shipment of 10,000 Bibles and New Testaments arrived in Cuba and were distributed among Catholics after a series of delays.

BISHOP AUGUSTINE HORNYAK, head of the Ukrainian rite diocese of Great Britain, was attacked by dissident members of his flock when he tried to bless an Englis~ church. .

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Common Nuptial Policy Favored WASHINGTON (NC) - The overwhelming majority of dioceses responding to a U.S. Catholic Conference (USCC) survey said they either have or are planning to have a common marriage preparation policy.

Of the 91 respondents, 44 have a policy for engaged couples and 32 said they were in the process of establishing a policy.

Fourteen dioceses said they were not considering a common marriage preparation policy at this time.

However, 55 percent of the policies deal only with exceptional cases, such as pregnancy; marriages of minors and other special conditions.

Common policies are meant to coordinate marriage preparation programs within a diocese or a group of dioceses. They are designed to help the Church minister more effectively to engaged couples.

The survey was conducted by Father Donald Conroy, USCC family life representative, in conjunction with the Family Life Directors' Committee on Marriage Preparation and Common Policy.

According to the report, the results show "a sharp upturn of interest and concern for promoting quality marriages." In 1974, the report said, only 16 diocese had a common marriage policy.

Father Conroy said the trend reflects "a greater sensitivity to the values of sacramental marriage" and concern about the increasing divorce rate among Catholics.

A majority of the respondents said they modeled their policy after that of another diocese.

The policies most often copied were those of the Kansas City, Kan. archdiocese, the Rapid City, S.D. diocese and the New Jersey Common Policy, agreed upon by the five dioceses in the state.

Of the common requirements, the survey found that: - Fifty-three percent of the respondents required the couple to undergo consultation or counseling if they were under 18 and-or if the woman was pregnant; - Sixty-two percent required a formal evaluation be made of engaged couples if one party was under 18 and-or pregnant; - Forty-eight percent required consultation or counseling if a priest or deacon perceived a special difficulty. The . most frequently mentioned difficulties were immaturity, pregnancy or when one or both parties were under 18 or 19 years of age; - Fifty-eight percent of the respondents said their policies designated "mandatory instructions," while 42 percent said "mandatory sessions with a priest," were required, with three sessions the most common.

A majority of respondents required that the couple complete a Pre-Cana program, while 16 percent said an Engaged Encounter could be substituted.

Thirty-six percent said they required marriage preparation at the parish level.

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Fr. Moore Topic Is Diaconate Rev. John F. Moore, editor of The Anchor, will speak at tomorrow night's meeting of thr, Fall River First Friday Cluh in Sacred Heart Parish hall.

His subject will he "The P(,rmanent Diaconate," which hr, directs in the diocese. Father Moore, who is also diocesan di· rector of communications, will be the celebrant at the 6 p.m mass ,in Sacred Heart Church preceding the meeting.

Supper reservations must he made with Kenneth Leger 67'16675 or with John ~organ 6743008 by tonight.

ARCHBISHOP FULTON J. SHEEN, newly recovered from open heart surgery, celebrates funeral Mass in Ridgefield. Conn. for actor Cyril Ritchard. His concelebrants are Father Charles Stubbs (left) and Father Benedict Tighe. (NC Photo)

Presentees Thirty-four young ladies will be presented to Bishop Cronin at the 23rd annual Bishop's Charity Ball on Friday, Jan. 13 at the Lincoln Park Ballroom, North Dartmouth, in one of the many outstanding events to take place at the most widely known social and charitable affair in New England.

"These presentees represent parishes from the five areas of the diocese," said Rev. Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan director of the Ball. 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 Sunday, January 8 at 2 p.m. in the Lincoln Park Ballroom for rehearsal of the presentation.

This year's ceremony will feature a young lady from Fall River's Nazareth Hall School, Miss Debra Ann Vasconcellos, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Vasconcellos.

Other presentees are: Attleboro Area: Miss Nancy Meegan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Meegan, St. Mark parish, Attleboro Falls; Miss Kathy Gingras, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rene Gingras, St. Theresa, South Attleboro; Miss Carmel J. Chandley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Chandley, St. Mary, Seekonk; Miss Adele Paradis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henri Paradis, St. Joseph, Attleboro.

Cape Cod And The Islands Area: Miss Ann Marie Gonsalves, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin B. Gonsalves, St. Anthony, East Falmouth; Miss Susan Christopher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Christopher, Sacred Heart, Oak Bluffs; Miss Patricia Barry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Barry, Our Lady of Assumption, Osterville; Miss Kathleen Ann Doherty, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. David Doherty, Holy Trinity, West Harwich.

Fall River Area: Miss Francine Ouellette, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. Ouellette; Blessed Sacrament, Fall River; Miss Alyce Ann Levesque, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andre Levesque, Holy Cross, Fall

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River; Miss Leslie Pieroni, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Pieroni, Holy Rosary, Fall River; Miss Pamela Gauvin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice O. Gauvin, St. Elizabeth, Fall River; Miss Pamela Jeanne Mahoney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Mahoney, St. Joseph, Fall River.

Miss Joanne Leduc, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leduc, SS. Peter and Paul, Fall River; Miss Joyce Stasiowski, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. WaIter Stasiowski, St. Stanislaus, Fall River; Miss Therese D. Bernier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bernier, St. Roch, Fall River; Miss Brenda Lynn Trecida, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Trecida, St. John the Baptist, Central Village; Miss Michelle Parent, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonel Parent, St. Louis de France, Swansea.

Miss Dawn Marie Cabral, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Cabral, St. Thomas More, Somerset; Miss Deborah Pavao, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Pavao, St. John of God, Somerset.

New Bedford Area: Miss Anne Costa, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. David Costa, Immaculate Conception, New Bedford; Miss Anne Marie Laronda, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Laronda, Our Lady of Fatima, New Bedford; Miss Barbara G. Tracz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tracz, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Bedford; Miss Helene Rhea Aubut, daughter 'of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred J. Aubut, St. Anne, New Bedford; Miss Lisa Joan Loranger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Loranger, St. Mary, New Bedford.

Miss Donna Audette, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Audette, St. Francis Xavier, Acushnet; Miss Anne Marie Rodriques, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rodriques, Sacred Hearts, Fairhaven; Miss Susan LeBlanc, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald LeBlanc, St. Joseph, Fairhaven.

Taunton Area: Miss Linda Horta, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Horta, Holy Family, East Taunton; Miss Nancy Senechal,

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Senechal, Immaculate Conception, Taunton; Miss Laurinda Felix, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Felix, St. Anthony, Taunton; Miss Annette Zellner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Zellner, St. Ann, Raynham; Miss Dawn Piantoni, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Piantoni, Holy Cross, South Easton.

Church, Company Reach Accord NEW YORK (:\C) - The :\ational Council of Churchb (NCC) and Catholic groups han, withdrawn stockholder resolutions seeking disclosure of the business activities of Gulf and Western Co. in the Domin:can Republic and South Africa.

The action was taken after months of negotiations betweer. the company and the groups.

Gulf and Western agreed to issue a report on its role in th.:: Dominican Republic and promised not to expand its im'estment in South Africa.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Foil River-Thur., Jon. 5, 1978

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themoorin~ The First Year This edition of the Anchor not only begins a New Year chronologically, but it also brings a new beginning to our editorial composition.

A year ago today yours truly undertook the editorial ministry. As a believer in evolution and not revolution, we have made constant and steady changes in The Anchor. Such changes will continue to be made, as exemplified this week by our new editorial page layout. All this is done to bring our readers the living message of Catholicism in an attractive and informative manner.

During the past year our new masthead has become a well accepted trademark; our pa~e two news briefs rormat has been redesigned to make news of Catholic interest available in capsule form.

Ties with the Catholic Press Association have been renewed, not only by mere attendance at the national convention but also by urging the renewal of the Northeastern Regional CPA Conference, as evidenced in our hosting the first meeting of this organization in several years.

In an editorial direction, attempts have been made to bring to the attention of our readers issues and facts that affect our daily life as Catholics. This effort was exemplified by our determined stand on the abortion issue.

To be sure, there are many more things that should be done to make this paper a more effective instrument in the mission of the Church to bring the Gospel message to every person in this diocese. Various avenues are now under consideration. Plans have been made for The Anchor to become an active member of the New England Press Association. This move will help us to share the talents and expertise of our fellow secular journalists.

The cost factor of running a newspaper always has to be a consideration to an editor. However, if advertising increases and postage rates remain rather steady, perhaps it might be possible to increase our size to 20 pages weekly.

No matter what plans might be underway for the future of this paper, it must always be remembered that the purpose of everything is to make The Anchor a truly Catholic witness to the realities of our faith. This paper is only a means, a very important one to be sure, to bring the good news of Christ to a world starving for His word.

From the outset the publication of this Good News has been the sole purpose of this paper and that remains our editorial policy. .

Assurance is given to all that this policy will continue, not only when issues of faith are easily acceptable in the market place, but also when the challenges of faith are difficult for the world to accept.

The Catholic Press must be an effective means whereby the Catholic people can be informed on the fundamental issues confronting our society.

Gratitude must be expressed to all who have helped this struggling editor in any way whatsoever during the past year. To all, from the dedicated lay staff to the "boys" at Leary Press, sincere appreciation from a floundering novice.

Your continued encouragement and support are requested in the New Year! And to all our readers, advertisers and friends, a very warm "thank you."

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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER Published weekly by The Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River 410 Highland Avenue Fall River Moss. 02722 675-7151 PUBLISHER Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, D.O., S.T.D.

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'He that is inclined to mercy shall be blessed: for of his bread he hath given to the poor.' - Prov. 22:9

Examines What 1960s Did to Religion

By Father Joll1n B. Sheerin, C.S.P.

As we enter the new year, we are like passengers changing trains who wonder if they are on the right train heading in the right direction. In what direction are we headed, for instance, with regard to religion?

Here in Washington there is a great amount of talk about religion. The chit-chat may be about a proposed law to protect the religion of American Indians. Or perhaps it may be about former White House aide Charles Colson, busy with the filming of his book about his conversion, "Born Again." This is not to mention the speculation about Al Goldstein, the unreborn pornography publisher, and his coming visit to Ruth Stapleton, President C~lrter's sister, who "converted" pornography publisher Larry Flynt.

The Catholic Messenger, Davenport, Iowa, diocesan newspaper, had an interesting article in its Dec. 8 issue titled, "Something's Happening to Religion."

The writer said that what is happening to religion in America may not lead to the sort of religion we are hoping for. Many younger Americans (Catholic as well as non-Catholic) have certainly got religion and are more conservative than the high school youngsters of a few years ago, but they are not interested in going to church or in institutional religion.

They seem to prefer a privat~ sort of religious devotion, interior, meditative, mystical.

"They seem to believe in the possibility of divorcing the inner personal world from the public world of social relations and institutions that carry personal values forward through time."

High school students frequently disdain any kind of "organized religion" in spite of the fact that the only kind of religion that endures, according to the testimony of history, is organized, institutional religion.

In 1978, in addition to these ordinary prayerful forms of religion in America we find all kinds of bizarre cults and enthusiasms that reflect a hunger for religion.

All this dabbling on the periphery of religion represents at least a curiosity about it, if not a real hunger for it. Why then do so many young people stay away from churches and synagogues where they can find the real things?

My guess is that the turbulence of the 1960s and Vietnam has left gaping wounds in American society. We have lost confidence in the American republic. We have lost confidence in the ideals and institutions of the American past which we used to cherish.

The churches had nothing to create this disaffection, but the

younger generation has lost trust in all traditional institutions: law, politics, education, government and all the rest.

Sydney Ahlstrom, in his monumental "Religious History of the American People" (1972), concludes with a discussion of the hostility to American traditions that has set in since the 1960s.

He singles out, for instance, the growing commitment to "secularism" with its rejection of the supernatural. Secondly, he notes a creeping awareness of vast contradictions between' promise and performance. I think he has in mind Watergates and the Vietnam War, (especially the promises of military and political leaders.)

But his third reference to colossal changes in the American outlook is this: "Increasing doubt as to the ability of present-day ecclesiastical, political, social and educational institutions to rectify the country's deep-seated woes." Not only the younger generation but many older people as well have lost confidence in American traditions and institutions, including the churches.

Is there any hope for improvement on the religious scene?

The reason for hope is the hunger for religion among the younger generation. The tragedy is that so many publishers and producers are feeding the hungry with trash.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur., Jan. 5, 1978

Father Richard J. Wolf, S.J., announced today that he has resigned as principal of Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, effective immediately. At the same time, the Fall River Diocesan Office of Education and the New England Jesuit Provincial Office jointly announced that Father James C. O'Brien, S.J., has agreed to serve as acting principal for the remainder of the academic year, while a search committee seeks a permanent successor to Father Wolf.

Father Wolf cited "persistently poor health" as the reason for his decision to leave the post he had occupied since June of 1975.

One of the best known clergymen in the area, Father Wolf has been stationed at Connolly since 1967 and has been involved in a great number of civic, religious, and educational activities. He plans to remain at the Fall River boys' school as a member of the faculty, and minister to the community as a chaplain.

Father O'Brien has been a teacher of English at the school since the fall of 1976. He had previously served for several years as prinC':pal of Boston College High School in Dorchester.

While stationed at the Boston school, Father O'Brien was a member of the visiting committee that evaluated Bishop Connolly High School prior to its first accreditation by the New I:ngland Association of Schools and Colleges in 1972.

Joining the Connolly faculty to replace Father O'Brien in certain junior year English classes will be Mr. John H. Acres, S.J. Mr. Acres became a member of the Jesuit order in 1976 after a 15 year career as a teacher of English in the Malden Public Schools, where at one time he was president of the local teachers' union.

VATICAN CITY (NC) Church lawyers and officials must take a pastoral attitude in applying canon law (the law of the Church), especially in marriage cases, said Pope Paul VI.

Asks Pastoral Approach to Marriage Law

"After Vatican (Council) II Church law is being prudently revised to be of better service to the People of God," the Pope told a group of marriage tribunal officials and canon lawyers, in Rome for refresher courses, "It must not be forgotten that in these our times a pastoral ap-

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In India people start off the year with empty stomachs, Imowing they'll be hungry all year long. An Archbishop said to Monsignor Nolan recently: "It just doesn't seem fair. Lend us the tools, and te'ach us how you raise food, and we'll MONSIGNOR show you we can feed ourselves!" ... Pope Paul NOLAN wept when he saw the suffering in India. To WRITES show you cme, will you eat less this year, smoke ABOUT less, 'drink less? This way you can send INDIA something.... Only $20 will feed a family for a month. $100 will feed five families. $200 ten families. $3!; buys a plow for a farmer; right now he's using a stick. Only $975 'will give a family of 12 a farm 0" their own! ... India has lepers, too.

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Cap:talism, Marxism Both Oppose Gospel

In the message, issued juring the week-long General Assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic, Bishops (CCCB), held in Ottawa (Nov. 28-Dec. 2), the bishops urged Christians to become actively involved in challenging and changing the existing structures in order to huil<i a ~ociety which will reflect "jus-

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While different models of society can be built on these Gospel values, they added, "no social order built· without these values can fully meet the legitimate aspirations of all mankind."

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OTTAWA, Canada (NC) Both liberal capitalism and marxism "contradict Gospel values" and "fail to meet human needs adequately," the Canadian bishops said in their 1977 annual social message.

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January 6 Rev. James F. Roach, 1906, Founder, Immaculate Conception, Taunton

January 10 Rev. Jourdain Charron, O.P., 1919, Dominican Priory, Fall River Rev. George H. Flanagan, 1938, Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Fall River r(ev. Msgr. Emmanuel Sousa de Mello, 1977, Pastor Emeritus, Our Lady of Lourdes, Taunton

Eternal Birthday That day, which you fear as being the end of all things, is the birthday of your eternity.

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January 8 Rev. Alfred J. Carrier, 1940, Founder, St. James, Taunton Rev. John Kelly, 1885, Founder, St. Patrick, Fall River.

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proach must be rightly encouraged," the Pope said.

He insisted that the pastoral approach to Church law was especially important in marriages cases.

The Pope also told the canon law experts that the number of priests and laymen dedicating themselves to the study of canon law is alarmingly low.

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Projects Restore Faith in American Scholarship By

spect of learning" brought to me It is thel'efore a pleasure to by such greats of Chicago Cath- be able to note two examples of REV. olic tradition as William Quinn people "doing it right." First of and John Egan, firmly con- all, the Knights of Columbus ANDREW M. vinced me that, as Monsignor have commissioned Dr. ChrisGREELEY Egan put it, "If you don't do it topher Kauffman of St. Louis right, don't do it."

University to do a scholarly hisA lot of folks shouldn't have tory of the Knights, an effort I have frequently protest- done it - the ones responsible . which is long overdue. The the Call to Action in De- Knights played a critical part in ed the failure of the Ameri- for troit, the social and economic the lives of' many of our parcan Catholic Church and proclamations of the U.S. Cath- ents and grandparents, and it most of its component insti- olic Conference, the Catechet- is cheap, faddish Catholic libertutions to maintain a standard ' ical Directory, the graduate re- alism to dismiss them as unimof excellence in all its works, in search in history, social science, portant and irrelevant. particular its scholarly activi- and theology at most Catholic Equally impressive is the anties. universities. We have done it, nouncement by the Paulist Press My protests are rooted in my but we have not done it right; of a new series of "The Classics early years as a priest when the and we ought to be ashamed of of Western Spirituality," new campaign for "a climate for re- ourselves. translations with scholarly in-

troductions of the work of 60 of the greatest spiritual teachers of classic Protestant, Orthodox, Jewish, Islamic, and native American Indian traditions. The Paulists have bet, correctly, I think, that the major religious breakthroughs for the rest of this century are going to be made in the area of spirituality.

They have also bet that one cannot make spiritual breakthroughs without understanding one's own spiritual heritage.

Finally, they have wagered that the only way to get out a new series of Western spirituality is to "do it right" - new translations, first-rate scholarly

introductions, beautiful original artwork.

First in the series is a new translation of the "Showings" of Juliana of Norwich - she's the one, you remember, who referred to God as "our loving Mother." It sets a standard of excellence which holds high promise for the rest of the series.

In the darkness of the mediocrity of American Catholicism, the Paulist Press' determination to search out our own past with the highest stand'ards of excellence in both scholarship and publishing is indeed a light shining at midnight.

'1 Intelnd to C,o-nti,nue Letti,ng t-h,e Spirit Le,ad Me' Iy MARY CARSON

I have only one resolution this year. It's simply continuing to grow toward becoming all God intends me to be, and to help my Church become all God intends it to be.

This would be much easier if God's plans were always obvious, if they could be defined in clear-cut norms. About the only thing obvious to me in God's plan is that He didn't intend that we all be the same.

He made us all different, gave us intelligence and free will. I can't believe He gave us this ability and intended that we not use it. As parents we know that if we give a child a gift and he puts it away, never even tries to use it - the gift wasn't appreciated.

Can it be different with God? Can He be pleased when we take our intelligence and lock it away . . . blindly obeying another's commands.

It seems that for many years the Church tried to mold Catholics into little square pigeonholes. Every Catholic was to think alike, believe alike - for all time.

Vatican II tried changing that concept, but often it seems that

all we've done is trade off the little cubes for free-form cubbyholes. Many times I wonder if changes have been ineffective because all we do is frustrate the spirit of Vatican II, and try to mold its principles back into old laws.

If I am to respect the intelligence God gave me, I must continue to try to become what He intends. I must look at my marriage . . . as a wife, mother, living my Christianity today, in this country.

Someone with a different career - say a celibate bishop may look at marriage entirely differently. His knowledge and experience with marriage is completely separate from mine.

Because we have differing viewpoints, it doesn't mean one of us is defying God it doesn't make one of us wrong. But if we are each to become all God intends we must respect our own experience and the different viewpoint of others.

inside, I still see it dIfferently from the outside.

I can respect his opinions on marriage just as he'll respect my opinions on what it's like to be a bishop. I may be all wrong about chancery life - but never theless, that's how his life appears to me. He can offer me information on what his life is really like. I can believe him, and change my viewpoint . . . or I may continue to believe that that is how he sees it from the

And so for the 'New Year, I intend to continue trying to let the Spirit lead me. Sometimes that may mean explaining my viewpoints on marriage based on my experience. Sometimes they may differ. from a celibate viewpoint of marriage. Neverthe less, if I am to appreciate the intelligence God gave me, the necessity of all of us learning froOm each other even though we may hold different views, then I must offer these opinions.

It isn~t necessary that we agree. But we must listen to each other and understand that manifestations of the Spirit do not have to fit neat cubbyholes.

Problems of Urban, Rural Poor Often Share Roots By JIM CASTELLI

"The strongest bond of human sympathy in this nation today should be between the urban poor and the people of rural America."

That'S' the view of Clay Cochran, Executive Director of Rural America, a membership organization dealing with rural problems.

He makes this point because

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I hadn't visited New York City, in well over six years but the sounds, sights and tastes were as great and as varied as ever certainly a treat to anyone who loves cities.

For me, the highlight of the trip was the Christmas tree and Neapolitan.Christmas Crib at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

that bond does not exist; the urban poor and the rural poor more often than not find themselves fighting for the same government dollar.

Rural people, in an effort to form coalitions with urban areas, are more and more often making the point that what happens in the countryside ~ffects what happens in the city.

For example, Archbishop Ignatius Strecker of Kansas City, Kan., former head of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference (NCRLC) told a Catholic Charities convention in September that "many of the problems路 of our cities began

with the exploitation of rural resources and rural people."

They had to depend on welfare, public housing, public health and food stamps to meet their "The low prices paid for en- needs." ergy, timber and food could not "By nearly every standard," support the miners, WOOdcutters, Archbishop Strecker said, "rural farmworkers and farmers who America Js disproportionately produce them," he said. "And lacking in the services which so in the middle of this century urban people take for granted." these rural people migrated to Secretary of Agriculture Bob the cities by the millions.

Bergland says "rural people still "They had no money. They . have the highest percentage were unprepared for the de- levels of poverty, the poorest mands of city life. They were housing, the most inadequate not trained for industrial jobs. health care and the least access They had to accept the cheapest to public transportation."

Archbishop Strecker and other housing available. They had to settle for the least skilled and rural people attack an "urban therefore the least secure jobs. bias" in federal programs. They

In 1964 Loretta Hines Howard presented tne Museum with the most exquisite collection of Neapolitan creche figures ever assembled. Since that time their display beneath the Museum tree in the great Medieval Sculpture Hall has become a yearly tradition and one that is absolutely breathtaking.

We were fortunate in seeing the display because the Museum is visited by hordes of people during -Christmas week. However, the fates must have been with us, for there was only a small line when we arrived late in the wintry afternoon. The spectacle

was worth any trouble, for to view this beautiful scene, about 200 figures, many over 200 years old, and hear the background music, is a religious expeI"ience that actually brings tears to one's eyes.

If you love .the creche as much as I do, then surely somewhere in your busy schedule of next year you must find time to go into New York and view this display! A plus is that the Museum permits visitors to take pictures, so you can bring back a personal memento of your visit.

Every season brings memor-

able recipes but never more so than at the Christmas holidays, when we move from one great buffet table to another and food can only be described by the likes of Charles Dickens and his memorable Christmas prose. The following recipe was given to me by a dear friend and one of the greatest natural cooks that I know, Mrs. Barbara Rosenberg, a member of the Adas Israel Synagague in Fall River. It is truly chicken at its best and it makes a great buffet dish.

Barbara's Chicken Wings 1 cup white wine 1 cup soy sauce

argue .that cities get proportionately more money than rural areas. A recent study done under a grant from the Community Services Administration found, for example, that the Community Development Block Grant program is biased against small towns.

"As long as you focus on the symptoms - poor housing, poor health care - you can pit urban and rural people against one another," Stephen Bossi,' an NCRLC staff member, claims.

"When you focus on the systemic causes, you have the basis for a natural alliance."

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2. In a large flat pan place the wings, that have been washed, and pour over the wine mixture. Marinate at least overnight in refrigerator.

3. Bake in a slow (325 degree) oven about 2 to 2 Y2 hours or until well done. Baste wings often, turning now and then.

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Nun-Doctor Says NF'P Liberates HARRISBURG, Pa. (NC)When women find out that they do not need to take oral contraceptives to avoid pregnancy, "they feel liberated," according to a nun-physician who has taken the message of natural family planning (NFP) - or as she prefers to call it, fertility awareness - to various parts of Australia, India, Pakistan, Africa and the United States.

Medical Mission Sister Hanna Klaus, the principal author of the first published study on the ovulation method in this country and former head of the obstetrics - gynecology department at a Wichita, Kan., hospital, now does research on natural family planning.

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Natural family planning frees women from "sexual enslavement," said Sister Klaus. "Our bodies have fantastic powers that reflect the deep reality of human nature. The function of natural family planning ~s to teach us who we are and what powers we have within us, to make us realize that when we have the power, we have to control it."

St. Louis Congress CHICAGO (NC) - The Institute on Religious Life, a national organization based in Chicago, will sponsor a congress with the theme, "The Laity Speaks to the Religious," April 21-23 in 51.

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NEW VIEW: Mrs. Gertrude Strnad, 92, admires ocean view from apartment window at senior citizens' high rise building in Atlantic City. Previously she had lived in a "one room hole" with no windows, no sink and only a bed and chair for furnishings. (NC Photo)

At Age 92, She Begins New Life ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (NC) -. Gertrude Strnad recently celebrated what she called "the happiest birthday that I can remember" her 92nd. She marked it with an informal icecream-and-cake party in her new apartment overlooking the ocean.

The living quarters are a far cry from Mrs. Strnad's residence of the past 14 years-one room under a house in the Inlet section of Atlantic City with no windows, no sink and only enough room for a bed and one chair. She had retreated to that bare existence after the death of her husband, whose extended bout with cancer had exhausted their life's savings.

But thanks to the assistance of the staff of the Atlantic City district office of Catholic Social Services of the Camden diocese, Mrs. Strnad's lifestyle underwent a dramatic change shortly before her 92nd birthday. She described it as "the beginning of a new life."

Mercy Sister Grace Nolan, administrator of the Atlantic City Catholic Social Services office, first met Mrs. Strnad more than two years ago. She found a woman who loved McDonald's french fries, enjoyed sitting on a bench on the boardwalk watching the ocean, and adored the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team - and who lived in what was described as "a oneroom hole."

"In the Inlet section there is a constant litany of 'no housing, 'no heat,' 'no food,' 'no clothing,''' said Sister Nolan. "In Gertrude's case, it seemed from the start to be simply a housing problem; a simple referral from a priest; another lady with one of the all too familiar needs.

Mercy Sister Dorothy Fedorka, who visits shut-ins for Catholic Social Services, saw Mrs. Strnad weekly for two years. At first she expressed no discontent over her living arrangements, but when the houses around her began to come down after the Atlantic City gambling referendum was passed, the elderly woman "began to panic," Sister Fedorka said.

"Little did we realize how involved it would all get, or just how desperate the need really was," the nun said.

He was also quoted as denying reports in the Western press that the church in the Soviet Union is persecuted.

The Catholic social workers helped Mrs. Strnad apply for a high-rise senior citizen's project.

"She began packing her things and started a wait that was to turn nearly all our hair snow white," said Sister Fedorka.

-Finally the news came that Mrs. Strnad had been given an efficiency apartment. "When we took her to the building to check the apartment, she nearly fell apart with tears of total joy," said Suzanne Allyn, a caseworker with Catholic Social Services who also visited Mrs.

Soviet Leaders Condemn Bomb WASHINGTON (NC) In separate statements released by the Soviet embassy in Washington, two Soviet religious leaders have again called for a halt to the development of the neutron bomb by the United States.

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Pimen of Moscow was reported as having said in an interview with the Soviet Union's Novosti Press Agency that followers of all religions can do a good deal to curb the arms race, halting the development of new types of weapons, including neutron ones, and ridding mankind of the danger of a new war.

Strnad often. "We all cried our eyes out with her and the signing of the lease was easily the most joyous moment we have had in this office in recent years."

Mrs. Strnad, who was the first lady in line at the ticket office at Naden Field, Detroit, for the first "Ladies Day" game in Detroit Tigers' history in 1933, plans to continue listening to each Phillies game on the radio during baseball season.

She doesn't want a television "because I don't want to become a 'boob tube' addict." She says she used to be an avid reader but hasn't read much in recent years "because I'm saving my eyes for myoid age."

But Mrs. Strnad, who in recent years often went for weeks without any contact with human beings except those from Catholic Social Services, is already beginning to relate to other people once again. Although the new surroundings are still strange to her, she's bound to run into some other Phillies baseball fans.

Continued from Page One Another term now in vogue, said the physician, is "fetal placental unit," said Dr. Willke.

Such a term makes it easier to "interrupt" a pragnancy, said Dr. WilIke. "But," he asked, "whoever heard a woman say, 'I have a fetal placental unit in my uterus?"

Prior to the Supreme Court's abortion verdicts, there existed a trend against permissive abortion, he told the gathering. In

North Dakota, where the Catholic population is only 12 percent, 78 percent of the voters turned down abortion in a referendum - a tribute, Dr. Willke said, to the moral convictions of thousands of Lutherans. The only other referendum, in Michigan, resulted in a vote against abortion.

Dr. WilIke's appearance on the campus was sponsored by the newly organized University of Dayton Right to Life society.

Novice Brothers At Connolly Two novices in the Brothers of Christian Instruction, the community sharing in staffing of Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, will spend this month as an "apostolic period" in Fall River, participating in life at the boys' school.

Brothers Arthur Bufogle and Gary Huntley will reside at the brothers' Fall River house and will observe their fellow community members in their classrooms and at other apostolic activities.

They will have the opportunity to teach and, as temporary members of the Connolly chaplaincy team, to help prepare student retreats.

LEPER PRIEST: Terence Knapp stars in "Damien," a one-man dramatization of thE~ life of the famed missionary to lepers on Molokai, which will be broadcast on Public Broadcasting system channels this month. The 90-minute presentation was produced by Hawaii Public Television.

See related story on page one. (NC Photo)

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An innovative Irish Studies Program agreement has been reached between Stonehill College and University College Dublin (UCD). Under this pro· gram, the first of its Idnd to be implemented; students predominately from Stonehiil but in· cluing other U.S. colleges, will spend a semester at University College Dublin, where they will take courses in four major areas: Modern Irish History, AngloIrish Literature, Irish Politics, and Irish Society, with a possible fifth option, Introduction to Irish Language.

The American students will live with Irish families in the Greater Dublin area and commute to UCD by public transportation, thus integregating' themselves into everyday Irish life. They will also become an intimate part of the college, participating in the various social, cultural and intramural sports . activities. .

The agreement meetings, which included one held at Stonehill College this summer, were coordinated by the Irish Tourist Board (Bord Failte) under the direction of Joseph N. Malone, chief executive of the Board. The Irish Tourist -Board is the official tourist agency of the Irish government.

The new program was formalized in ceremonies held in Dublin. Those attending from Stonehill College included Interim President C. James Cleary,

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The program is being coordinated by UCD president Dr. Thomas Murphy and by the Irish program director, Prof. Donal McCartney, dean of the Faculty of Arts at UCD. Dr. Richard Finnegan, professor of political science at Stonehill, will be the U.S. program director. All applicants from U.S. col leges will be screened at Stonehill.

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The courses on Anglo-Irish Literature, while paying special attention to the major writers in English in 20th Century Ireland, would include lectures on writers in Irish such as 0 Conaire, 0 Cadhain and 0 Riordain.

"Similarly," Dr. Finnegan continues, "the courses on pqlitics in 20th Century Ireland would include the European Economic Community (EEC) and economic issues, and the problems facing the media in reporting political questions. The sociology courses would deal with the social structure of contemporary Ireland with particular reference to the family, education, work, housing, social services, religion,' and the role of women. It will include such aspects of the cultural life as drama, music sports, and folk tradition of Irish society."

One or two papers would be submitted by the participating American students in each of

the four core areas, and there would be a mid-term as well as an end-of-term examination. The Irish Studies Program would include field trips - - archaeological, theatre, museum, Dail Eireann (the Irish Parliament), art galleries, and sites of historical and architectural interest.

Dr. Finnegan said that the program for each participant would last for one semester, with one session extending from September to December, and the next group of American students attending from January to April.

Each semester is approximately 14 weeks long.

Student selection procedures will be formulated by UCD and Stonehill College, and the program will be administered in the United States by Stonehill. The course will receive full formal academic recognition and status by both colleges.

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BROTHER ROGER SCHUTZ (right), prior of a world-famous ecumenical community at Taize, France, visits a Chinese family living on a junk in the China Sea at Hong Kong.

He and an international youth team lived for several weeks on junks, sharing the lifestyle of their hosts while writing a "Letter to All Generations" which appeared in last week's Anchor. It caHed on Christians of all ages to form "places of sharing" to take in those in need of help. (NC Photo)

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Can You Open Your Heart to One of God's Special People?

How many times have you wished someone a happy New Year during the past week?

Would you like to make that wish come true for a special someone?

If you're willing to open your home and heart to a mentally retarded individual, offering him or her the warmth of family life, you are just the person the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health is seeking.

Under a new program known as Specialized Home Care, the department is hoping to provide individualized placements for retarded children and adults who might in former times have been institutionalized with no hope of returning to community life.

In Fall River Nancy Koch is in charge of the home-finding program, working from the Corrigan Mental Health Center in Fall River. She said, however, that the Specialized Home Care project is operating in other Massachusetts communities and that families or individuals outside the greater !Fall River area may contact her at the center, telephone 678-2901, for information as to other headquarters.

People helped by the program may include victims of cerebral palsy or epilepsy as well as the retarded, said Mrs. Koch. They are of all ages and in need of varying levels of care.

All are enrolled in some type of daytime activity, she said, which means that it is not necessary for a family to have someone at home at all times to provide care.

Nor need the "family" include more tha.n one person. "We are looking for people over 18 young, old, single, married, whole families, students, widows who are interested in becoming care providers for retarded individuals," states an explanatory leaflet distributed by the Department of Mental Health.

"We're looking for people with their own homes and apartments who would be interested in caring for one to three retarded persons in their homes. We will

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These are the basic facts of the program, but what is harder to put into words is the satisfaction a family can gain from participating in a program which is part of a major change in society's methods of dealing with the mentally handicapped.

In the old days, said Mrs. Koch, the idea was to institutionalize people, get them out of sight. Today, in line with the concept that "small is beautiful:; the thought is to get away from impersonal care and to bring people into the warmth of a home, where holidays and birthdays are intimate family occasions, where there are people to applaud small advances and achievements; in a word, where there is love.

Can you make 1978 a truly happy New Year for someone?

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By Fathe'r John F. Moore Permanent Diaconate Diocesan Director At a rectmt meeting of the Permanent Diaconate directors of the New England dioceses, several specific questions surfaced regarding this new ministry. Some of them follow, together with answers.

Q. In a (juestion of conflict between family obligations and diaconal duties, which comes first?

Q. Can a deacon hear my confession?

A. No. Deacons cannot -celebrate Mass, hear confessions nor, presently anoint the sick. Administering the sacrament of reconciliation and confecting the Eucharist are priestly functions.

At present, so is the Anointing of the Sick although the Congregation of the Sacraments in

Rome, has been petitioned to permit permanent deacons to administer this Sacrament. It is thought, however, that it will be some time before any decision is made in this regard.

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to the Permanent Diaconate?

A. No. The present disciplin~ of the church forbids the ordination of women to any order.

This is an ancient tradition, although theologians, historians and biblical scholars have been and still are studying the matter.

At the moment, it is moot.

Q. The diaconal studies program is nowhere as demanding as that of the priesthood. Would you comment on this?

A. Yes. Deacons are not being trained as experts in theology, scripture or canon law. They are being given an overall view of the latest studies in these and other areas, equip them with the basic understanding they will need in their ministry.

In this diocese the course of studies is a three-year program, consisting of two evenings a week for two semesters each year. In addition, after ordination deacons will participate in a continuing education program so that their knowledge of the theologicaJ sciences will always be increasing and up-to-date.

Q. In view of this, how can they preach?

A. Prayerfully, and hopefully very well.

Perhaps the greatest effect of a good education is to make us aware of what we don't know.

Deacons will be well aware of their limitations, but our candidates will be given a basic course in homiletics by the speech and drama department of Stonehill College as well as being offered suggestions by diocesan priests considered effective preachers. They will also learn the use of scriptural and liturgical commentaries which will assist them in preparation of homilies.

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Dear Editor: Pope Paul VI stated in "Marialis Cultus" (his magnificent pastoral letter on Our Blessed Mother), that the family cannot be truly called the domestic church unless it is a praying family. Thanks be to God, there are many such domestic churches in' the United States and Canada today, where countless famJies are praying the Rosary, the Bible, praying at meals, and praying to the Sacred Heart of Jesus before an enthroned Sacred Heart image.

Many families are also making their homes shrines of reparation by monthly offering an hour of the night to the Sacred Heart of Jesus by a Holy Hour made in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass - a perfect act of adoration and atonement. For those individuals and families desiring to offer an hour of reparation to the Blessed Sacrament in church, and lJn· able to do so, night adoration in the home has proved a happy solution.

Persons living alone, shut-ins, prisoners, individual members of families as well as entire families, are making reparation in their homes. Many are taking the place of relatives or frier.ds who no longer "walk with Jesus," and as a result have obtained their conversion.

This seems to be a special grace bestowed on such generous individuals and families by the Sacred Heart of Jesus in return for the sacrifice of one hour of sleep.

As "spiritual lightning rods" they are surely deflecting God's just chastisements and bringing down His mercy and forgiveness .

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FAMILY FIRST: The basic principle that family comes first in the life of the permanent deacon is illustrated by Sergio Ortiz, who hugs his little daughter after his ordination for the Brooklyn diocese. (NC Photo)

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nuptial Mass, died recently. He was a Catholic who never practiced his faith and we were dIvorced 30 years ago.

Three years after the divorce he married a Catholic woman in a Baptist church. Recently he became suddenly very ill, and died in a coma, without regaining consciousness.

How could he be given the last rites and be buried from the Catholic Church? I'm shocked at this.

A. First of all, there may be much about his last years and days that you do not know. Offhand, 1 can think of several circumstances that might legitimately explain his burial from the Church. Some of these circumstances perhaps no one would know outside of those closest to him.

Another possibility is that the priest involved did not fully know the background, especially since the events took place so long ago.

The most important part of the answer, however, is that the Church gives every benefit of any doubt to one who has died, who has been a Catholic, and who indicates any desire to be considered a Catholic when he dies.

Catholic burial never implies approval of all an individual's actions during his lifetime, and it certainly makes no pretense of judging, one way or the other.

The Church simply accepts the person, as one of its children, as a brother or sister of Christ, and prays for, and professes its faith in, the loving mercy of God. You apparently were deeply hurt by the divorce. and the wounds obviously are still far from healed. But 1 hope you don't begrudge him either the Church's prayers or your own, Q. Our son joined the Army Medical Corps, and while in the service married a non-Catholic girl from South Carolina. A child was conceived, and was bom eight months after our son died.

Around Christmas time I asked his wife if she would have the baby girl baptized. She said: What is that? After I explained, she said her parents had recently joined a Protestant Church and there were no Catholics in their area of the state. But she consented for us to have the baby baptized.

Our parish priest then told me the mother would have to promise to raise the child Catholic before he could perform the ceremony.

As a CCD teacher, I teach that when you are baptized you become a child of God. An innocent baby receives all these graces, and I believe this rule should not apply in these certain circumstances.

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A. Apart from a danger of OLDEST PERSON: Acimminent death, no child should ever be baptized in the circum- cording to his passport, AIstances you mention. At least Said Abdul of Pakistan is three weighty considerations are 154 years old, probably the involved.

First, the Baptism would place oldest person in the world. serious religious obligations on . He is still spry enough to enthe mother which she is at pres- joy an occasional ball game ent unwilling and unable to ful- with young friends and he fill. Several times the baptismal recently made a pilgrimage rite emphasizes that the parents to Mecca. (NC Photo) (and godparents) must realize their duty to raise the child in the faith and Church in which that child is being baptized, and they profess that they intend to fulfill that responsibility.

ROME (NC) - Father Bernard Not being Catholic herself, and isolated from any significant Haering, renowned German morsupport from Catholics, she is al theologian, is celebrating his right in being reluctant. It would 65th birthday with a new voice be totally unfair to place that and a special tribute from other famous thinkers. burden on her.

The Redemptorist scholar has Second, The sacrament of Baptism does bring with it many regained the use of speech thanks precious gifts of identity with to an artifical vocal chord which Jesus and His Mystical Body on replaces the cancerous speech earth. Our concern over the im- organ removed from him in an portance of Baptism, even for operation in September.

Father Haering had entered the infants is most legitimate. HowItalian Provincial Hospital at ever, the Catholic Church does not teach, and never has taught, Collaferro soon after returning that God's love and life and from a summer lecture tour in promise of saying grace are de- the United States.

During his recovery period, nied to the unbaptized.

Father Haering has had time to To the contrary, as Vatican II noted, we believe that the read through a special volume Father's providential care and written in tribute to him on his Christ's .redeeming love are at 65th birthday by 39 leading work in all men. Baptism is im- theologians.

Among contributors are Gerportant in our Lord's plan for us, but we mustn't panic if man Father Karl Rahner, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Munsomeone is not baptized.

Finally, Baptism might place ich, French Dominican Father the child in some jeopardy later Yves Congar, Canadian Jesuit on because of her relationship Father Edward Hamel and Amto many Church laws. For ex- erican United Church of Christ ample, with no chance of being theologian, James Gustafson. raised,Catholic, even the validity Asked by the Italian Cathof a future marriage (accord- olic magazine, Famiglia Cristing to Catholic marriage legis- iana, what he felt when told he lation) may be in doubt, through had throat cancer, Father Haerno fault of her own, if she is ing answered: "I immediately baptized a Catholic in the present said, 'Praised be God's goodness, circumstances. this is His will." 1 prepared myBaptism is a great and power- self for becoming a mute. 1 told ful sacrament. But it isn't magic; myself that 1 could thus spend the Church's guidelines for it my life writing." are intended to keep it in proper The theologian said that 20 perspective. The priest was right years ago he had asked perin his advice to you. mission from his superior to Q. We have a dear friend, a enter the Trappists. boy nine years old. His parents "When the prospect of redo not want him baptized until maining mute presented itself, 1 he is old enough to decide for thought that God was giving me himself if he wants to be a the chance for a contemplative Catholic. life," said the priest. "And durIf he were baptized by a ing the five weeks of silence on Catholic priest, would he auto- account of my three operations matically become a Catholic? I 1 lived out my hope." always thought this didn't hapSpeaking about his weeks of pen until after instruction, Consilence, the priest said: "Do you fession, and first Communion. know that in America silence is A. When a child is born and for sale? The juke boxes have baptized into a Catholic com- mute records, so that anyone munity (whether baptized by his who wants to rest his ears' can a quarter and enjoy parents, a priest, or someone put in else), that child is considered a three minutes of silence.

Catholic, though, of course, he "I had five weeks of silence may repudiate that faith and for free. And it taught me that that Church later in his life. life is a continuous conversion."

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Hail, Holy Queen

Family Planning

By Father Alfred McBride

By Msgr. Joseph M. Champlin

One of the most striking features of medieval piety was devotion to the Virgin Mary. Legends, songs, prayers, litanies about the Virgin Mary abound.

Some liberated women today, looking back on this, argue that the male-dominated Church put Mary on too high a pedestal. By moving her so far from earth, man could do the same to all women, thus rendering them inaffective in the day-to-day management of affairs. According to this argument, the medieval Church set a pattern that still persists. The substance of the criticism is that Marian devotion has simply reinforced the male chauvinist position with religious reasons.

Yet meditation on medieval "Tots should have art reveals quite another picture.

Far from making Mary a goddess, artists portrayed her immense humanity. She comes through, not as a cold goddess, but as a warm earth mother.

By Angela M. Schreiber And if one sings and chants the "Baby trap." - "There's more prayers, songs and poems of the period while contemplating the to life than just being 6, mother."

"Motherhood isn't all it's statues and sculptures, one gets the clear impression that Mary cracked up to be. Find a career is a welcome ocean of love, a and you'll know fulfill:nent." perceptive woman anxious to "Every marriage doesn't need bring freedom and fulfill ness to children." - "How car, you find those seeking her good counsel. out who YOU are in a world of Still, in all fairness, it should diapers?"

The past decade has produced be said that there is some truth countless articles and numerin the accusation that devotion to Mary has been used to mis- ous books promoting these ideas. represent the role of women. A sizeable number of women Our sinful side is very clever in (and men) believe a great deal abusing the religious message of what they have read. Why? Probably the biggest reason entrusted to our care. is the economic situation famHaving admitted that we are ilies face today. In mary homes, perfectly capable of diluting re- ,it does take two salaries. Self ligious truth, we should also fulfillment is appealing. Modern boast that in the long run the conveniences make homemaking history of Christians has been less time consuming. And some grace, to bring the real Gospel women cannot be satisfied withvalues to bear on human living. out, a work career.

The key to women's liberation Respect for motherhood is in is found in PajJl's statement: "In jeopardy. And children don't Christ you are neither male or just grow up by themselves sucfemale." (Galatians 3,28) Des- cessfully. They need mothering pite the mistakes, the record if they are to become the kind shows that Christians have been of adults we want them to be. instrumental in liberating woman So where does all this leave throughout the ages. It was precisely the Christian attitude to us? First, we must face the women that caused so many of changing attitudes about the role them to join the Church in the of woman in society. Like almost everything else, there are good early period. things this change is bringing Devotion to Mary has been a and bad things. key ideal in bringing this about.

On the plus side, society is By upholding her unique humanbeginning to recognize that ity and womanly virtues, the Church has reminded the male women have as much intelligence population that women are not as men. Women have entered playthings, possessions, chattels the mainstream of the professor mere marital conveniences. A ions, business and politics. When woman deserves the same re- children have grown up, many spect, reverance and freedom as women with time on their hands have built interests and talents a male. that otherwise might never have surfaced.

Not His Own The woman who has to raise "Man ought to possess external things not as his own but a family alone has better possias common, so that he is ready bilities of finding a job that pays to communicate them to others an adequate wage. Women are in their need." - St. Thomas learning to combine motherhood, wifehood and careers. A new reAquinas

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On the negative side, some women's groups have attacked the vocations of motherhood and homemaker with such force that some young people question the wisdom of becoming parents.

The resulting focus on the development of the individual can foster the kind of selfishness that tears down the marriage relationship of building together. Literature and other media that have torn down respect for raising children have created a negative attitude toward marriage and homemaking.

The economic situation is not likely to change. Women will never again be willing to leave the mainstream. We are in a transition period which began

with the technological advances and actual need for the talents of the entire human race. And in the midst of it all is the family.

The past decade has taught us quite a lot about family. We have learned that school age children cannot be left unsupervised; that tots should have their mother's entire time if at all possible; that if the family is to survive as a unit, every member must work together.

The changes that have taken place are massive, yet some things have not changed; our dependence on one another; discovery of love for another; the joy of a mother when she first sees her infant; the hope for the future reborn with each generation.

Wife, Mother, Princess

By Lee Moore The story of Princess Grace is the stuff of which fairy tales are made. Born Grace Patricia Kelly of Philadelphia, she first fulfilled a dream shared by many young women, that of becoming a movie star.

An even more important event for her, though, was her retirement from films to become Princess Grace of Monaco, the wife of Prince Rainier.

Grace Kelly is by nature an unassuming, delicate person, but one with a strong inner core.

She is many things: a devoted daughter, mother and wife, a woman whose faith in her religion and family is unswerving.

Had she so chosen, she could have remained a major actress.

Instead she chose marriage and family. Added to that, her new life brought the responsibility of being Princess of Monaco.

Monaco's primary industry is

gambling, and the casino at Monte Carlo is world famous.

Perhaps a lesser person might have succumbed to the glamour and excitement that surround Monte Carlo, but Princess Grace refuses to do so; she conducts her office with the dignity and nobility befitting a princess.

Father Francis Tucker, O.S. FS., former chaplain for the royal family of Monaco, once recalled the time when the Prince was searching for a wife to share his throne. The priest advised Prince Rainier to make a pilgrimage to Lourdes in order to pray for guidance.

Prince Rainier's search ended happily when he met and fell in love with the beautiful film star.

Father Tucker told him, "See, you followed my advice and prayed to Our Lady and she gave you Grace."

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Every Sunday a childless couple in our parish participates at one of the Masses and prays for the gift of a baby. It appears very unlikely that the infant so earnestly desired will :ome from her womb as the resLlt of their loving sexual union.

Thus they wait and wait and wait, hoping for a child unwanted by another, but deeply wanted by them. Reading statistics from a large eastern city indicating it had more abortions than births last year must cause them great distress, perhaps anger.

That certainly represents one aspect of motherhood in the modern world. Another, however, concerns those spouses who hope to have children or an additional one, but not right now.

What do such couples do when they have pondered their condition carefully, prayed for guidance and judged that God calls them to avoid conceiving a baby at this time?

Current surveys lead us to believe that most American husbands and wives, including Roman Catholic ones, turn to some artificial means for resolution of the dilemma. Contrary to statements that "birth control" is no longer a conscience prob路 lem for U.S. Catholics, my pastoral experience indicates that many experience guilt and anxiety over such decisions. T:1ere are also many people who react negatively to artificial methods for medical or aesthetic reasons.

Such people might investigate natural family planning, a relatively new, system of developing an awareness of a woman's fertility in order to space pregnancies. Different from the older calendar rhythm method, this sympto- thermal approach seems to offer a viable alternative for contemporary couples. Its advocates maintain that natural family planning can be as effective as the pill, acceptable. to the Church and completely devoid of harmful side effects.

The technique fundamentally is taught by one couple to another. Hence the organization promoting it bears the title: "The Couple to Couple League International, Inc." (P.O. Box 11084, Cincinnati, Oh. 45211).

John and Sheila Kippley have combined to produce a basic text for the method, "The art of Natural Family Planning," available at $4.95 from the Ohio office.

Several dioceses have Family Life offices sponsoring workshops on this program. (In Fall River, programs are coordina路 ted by S1. Anne's Hospital.)

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The Ecclesiastical Court in Equity, which began work Nov. I, is made up of five former civil court judges who have jurisdiction to hear contract-related cases in which all parties have agreed to be bound by the court's decision. All of the former judges are volunteering their services.

According to John Evelius, archdiocesan attorney, most matters considered by the court will be founded in contracts with the archdiocese, both explicit (written) and implicit.

For example, a teacher who had signed a contract to teach in an archdiocesan school and was fired because he or she was divorced could appeal through the court. Parents who failed to pay tuition could be brought before the court under the implicit contract formed by enrolling a child in school.

The court will not handle criminal cases, disputes involving

Princess Continued from Page Twelve April 19, 1956 at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Monte Carlo.

Bishop Giles Barthe of Monaco officiated, and was celebrant of the solemn wedding Mass which followed. It was the beginning of a long and happy union blessed by three children: Princess Caroline, 20; Prince Albert, 19; and Princess Stephania, 12.

The success of the royal marriage is based on two things: love and faith. Speaking at a family life conference at the 1976 International Eucharistic Conference in Philadelphia, Princess Grace stressed the importance of the family.

"With more and more women working out of necessity or desire . . . the role of wife and mother is more complex, though essentially the same as it's always been; namely, to keep the family together, husband and children, as a harmonious unit and to provide a link between generations...

civil law or constitutional rights, disputes between pastors and parish councils or other collegial bodies, or cases related to the bond of marriage or ecclesiastical office. It will, however, be available to decide cases -involving religious communities and persons having contracts with them, and will have authority to review decisions of lower archdiocesan reviewing bodies.

In exchange for the right to have the court resolve differences free of charge, its decision will be final and binding on both parties.

The court may be a first in the country, according to Father Donald Heinstschel, executive coordinator of the American Canon Law Society. "The jurisdiction is unique, and my guess is that the court is," he said.

"It is broader than anything that I know of in the United States."

However ecclesiastical courts are not new in the history of the Church. In the fourth century when Christianity became a lawful religion, the Church had disciplinary jurisdiction over the clergy and lay Christians. By the year 500, the Corpus of Canon Law and the Corpus of Civil Law constituted the law for all Christendom.

Eventually the ecclesiastical court system was adopted as the basis for the common law of England, from which American law is derived.

Heads L;aison WASHINGTON (NC) - The International Liaison, the U.S. Catholic coordinating center for lay volunteer ministry, has opened an office at 1234 Mass.

Ave. NW in Washington, D.C., and has a new executive secretary, Matthew Paratore.

Planning Continued from Page Twelve the abstinence it requires for couples is only seven to eight days a month, depending upon the woman, the Elliotts see such necessary self-sacrifice as the biggest current obstacle to its acceptance.

Nevertheless, they argue this needed, limited discipline enhances love and communication.

In addition, they say it provides a monthly honeymoon-like event for a couple coming off the brief abstinence period.

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EPIFANIA DO SENHOR Eoifania siqnifica manifestasao. E n6s anlicamos esta oalavra a manifestacao de Cristo ao mundo, a todo 0 mundo. ~ Dois aspectos desta qrande, qrandlssima festa, devem ser de interesse oara n6s: como Cristo se manifesta e a quem Cristo se manifesta. Trata-se de asoectos que nos apresentam as questoes mais imoortantes, mais qraves e mais belas, exactamente oara n6s, para nos homens deste tempo.

A primeira questao a da possibilidade de conhecer a Deus, a questao da vocasao, a vocasao crista, da fe, de como esta possibilidaae nos e oferecida, nos sinais simples e silenciosos, e, contudo, para nuem os sabe ver e interoretar, cheios de beleza e de verdade, por meio dos quais a revelasao, e hoje oodemos mesmo a dizer a reliqiao, se nos aoresenta.

Difundiu-se pelo mundo moderno um fenomeno de obscuridade reliqiosa a maneira de uma noite esoiritual. A ciencia que abre tantos caminhos oara a verdade natural, Que e viQllia da verdade sobrenatural. em vez de aumentar 0 senti do reliqioso, enfraQuece-o e adormenta-o. Ousa-se ate afirmar que "Deus morreu." Nao, Deus nao morre. 0 sol nao se anana. Sao os nossos olhos que, ofuscados nela luz do conhecimento cientlfico, se fecharam e .i~ niro v~em a aurora divina, que surqe tambem no horizonte racional, e que se deveria tornar tanto mais manifesta quanto mais claro e hoje oara nos 0 mundo da natureza.

Cristo aoarece no meio destas trevas inverosfmeis a maneira de uma centelha, de uma estrela. nuem sabe descobr-lo, quem sabe conhec~~lo, Quem cr~ n'Ele, entra numa zona de luz que nao so ilumina 0 mundo superior, 0 reino dos c~us, mas derrama tambem raios de inteliq@ncia e de sabedoria sobre 0 reino da terra, sobre~o mundo da vida terrena.

E urn drama, estuoendo e, ao mesmo tempo, traqico, embora devesse ser para todos somente estupendo. A luz da revela~ao, a luz da fe e para todos. Eesta a sequnda questao, a auest!o do apostolado como problema ecumenico e missionario. Sim, a f~ e para todos, mesmo que, de facto, 0 seja somente oara aoueles Que a procuram, a aceitam e a vivem. A Epifania, como veem, uma festa decisiva para a fe e para a vida.

Celebramos a festa da Eoifania. Todos conhecemos a abund~ncia de motivos cultuais aos auais ,esta festa se refere. E-nos suficiente, neste momento, considera-los no seu siq nificado sintetico, 0 da manifesta~o de Deus mediante a Encarnasao: Deus que se verificou humane e historicamente em Jesus Cristo, a aoari)ao de Deus no quadro temporal e sensfvel da revelacao crist~: misterio este aue foi escondido"aos seculos e as qera~oes passa das, mas que aqora foi manifestado.(Col) o oroblema esoiritual da humanidade, a expectativa orofetica das reliqioes que pereqrinavam oela terra e atraves dos tempos, a orocura de urn encontro aut~ntico e feliz com o Deus desconhecidoou somente conhecido por meio dos processos loqicos neqativos ou superlativos, por meio de sinais insuficientes, aptos a suscitar 0 desejo de Deus mais do aue a proporcionar a alegria de urn encontro verdadeiro e inef~vel com Ele, a questao reli9iosa no seu conteudo real e profundo e na sua extensao universal, obtiveram 0 seu oonto focal de explica~ao e de ordena~ao concreta.

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By' Cecilia Belanger

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As television programs get worse and worse and there seem to be no holds barred in any areas of life, it is surprising to hear parents who refer to themselves as Christians defend the rights of those who pollute the very atmosphere their children breathe.

The sad part is that parents who say "I had a Catholic education; I went to such and such a Catholic college," etc., take less care as to what their children see and read and hear than they do (as in the case of one lawyer) in arranging a contract.

A piece of land gets more attention!

Listening to a talk program last night I was amazed at the number of parents who refer to themselves as "sophisticated in these matters." Do they want their children to be children or do they want a bunch of "young sophisticates" on their hands?

One caller came down on "preachers from the pulpit." It's a good thing there are a few courageous preachers in the pulpit or we'd be living in more of a jungle than we are now.

Another caller talked about his "higher self" and in the next breath listed all the X-rated movies he's seen!

Women weren't born for the purpose of lining porno producers' pockets with money.

Men along with women should be up in arms against what is going on in films and TV. How far are they going to let it go before they speak? Yes, there are many speaking up, but not enough. One used to think of men as "caring for women and children" - "women and children first" - but today it seems that women and children are last!

We need more minds like that of Jesus, marked by both insight and courage. Nothing was more contrary to his spirit than to see either a child or a woman abused in any way. In a culture that seemed to have contempt fQr women, he stood alone.

Jesus honored women in con.versation and in deed. What must he think of the men of today! The porno voyeurs who sneak away to see the latest deterioration in the morals of a nation. A mind full of filth has no room for anything else.

We know that morality cannot be insured by enactment or legislation any more than the health of a city can be secured by city ordinances while the water supply is tainted at its spring. And this is where the churches have failed in their duty. They have become too worldly. "Keeping up with the times," they call it.

"Cleanse first the inside," Jesus said. Doesn't that mean we must be pure in mind and thought? And what's so wrong about t1)at? And why are people who feel this way reviled and ridiculed in the very church itself?

The curse of commercialism exempts so many things today.

If there's money in it, forget

about everything elsE. What the New Testament calIf "the love of the world." Selfishness dries up the springs from which the stream of the Kingdom of God flows. Commercialis:on poisons that stream in its course. You can't buy the Kingdom, no matter how many large donations you make to a church or community. It isn't to be bought. It has to be earned.

When the interest of families and of nations is converted in-

to commercial trans~.ctions, it is vain to hope for this transformation from without; one has to turn to the words of God and follow their direction.

Today the very existence of family is seriously threatened and we are passing from the period of the close family hearth into an age of domestic looseness.

Those who cry "Ce:1sorship!" and "That's the way Hitler started!" conveniently overlook the fact that all this looseness

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Youth continually ask the question: "If Jesus ,were to come on the sc:ene right now, what would he say? What would he do?" Jesus' words don't change.

What he said stands for all time.

Like an ill-fitting suit, the enemies of Jesus have tried to bend His words out of shape.

A-l Approved for Children and Adults Across the Great Divide Bugsy Malone For the love of Benji Freaky Friday

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo Race for Your life, Charlie Brown

The Rescuers Pete's Dragon Summerdog Three Warriors

A-2 Approved for Adults and Adolescents Airport 77 The American Friend The Black Pearl Close Encou nters of the Third Kind Equinox Flower Fantastic Animation Fest· ivai Greased lightning A Hero Ain't Nothing But a Sandwich

Jacob the liar Julia The lincoln Conspiracy MacArthur Midway Mohammed, Messenger of God Nickelodeon People That Time Forgot Roseland

Between the lines Cross of Iron The Deep Embryo The Enforcer Final Chapter - Walking Tall From Noon Till Three Fun With Dick and Jane Gods of the Plague The Goodbye Girl It's Alive Jabberwocky Journey into the Beyond

The last Days of Man on One Sin~s, the Other Earth Doesn t let Joy Reign Supreme Pardon Mon Affaire Man Who loved Women Ruby Marathon Man Skateboard Mean Frank, Crazy Tony A Small Town in Texas Missouri Breaks Suspiria Thunder and lightning Mother, Jugs and Speed Network Town That Dreaded Sun· The Next Man down The Omen Twilight's last Gleaming One·On-Qne Two Minute Warning Which Way Is Up

Scott Joplin Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger Star Wars Viva Knievel Volcano We All loved Each Other So Much The Wild Duck You light Up My lif'9

One of the problems today is that immoral, money-mad forces are trying to melt people down and' pour them into the same mold. It is not another Hitler we need worry about here so much as the enemy who comes to us disguised as "entertain- . ment," yelling, "This is a free A-3 Approved for Adults Only society. I can pollute and contaminate all I wish. You can't touch me!"

Aguirre Damnation Alley New York, New York The President's Men Day of the Animals 9/30/55 Polls don't tell us everything, All All This and World War II The Domino Principle Obsession since they can and have been Alpha Beta The Eagle Has landed Oh, God! ~lTIerica at the Movies Eat My Dust Orca manipulated. Jesus was indifferAnnie Hall Effi Briest The Outfit ent to them and to organization.

Man, Another The Front Outlaw Blues His work can be done from one Another Chance Future World Piece of Action individual to another.

Audrey Rose Gator Pink Panther Strikes Again Bad News Bears in Break- Gray Eagle Rebellion in Patagonia Jesus, in fact, seemed disining Training The Greatest Rocky clined to d,eal with numbers. He Big Bus Grizzly Rollercoaster Bingo long Traveling All· Harry and Walter Go to Sandakan 8 often sent the multitude away Stars New York Seven·Per·Cent Solution and retreated with only a small .Bittersweet love High Street The Shootist group of disciples. He withdrew Black and White in Color I Never Promised You a Shout At The Devil from the throng in Jerusalem to Black Sunday Rose Garden Sidewinder Iphigenia Silent Movie the quiet' home in 'Bethany. So, Bobby Deerfield Bound for Glory Island of Dr. Moreau Silver Streak my friends. those of you who Breaker, Breaker Jaws Smokey and Bandit write and talk about numbers, Bridge Too Far King Kong Sorcerer remember it's the zeal of the '3rothers laGrande Bourgeoise Spy Who loved Me 3uffalo Bill and the Indianslast Remake of Beau Geste A Star Is Born few that counts. What we have lurnt Offerings The ·late Show Stroszek to do, let us do by sharing with The Car let's Talk About Men Swashbuckler other individuals.

Car Wash lifeguard Sweet Revenge ~assandra Crossing lOJ?~n's Run Tentacles It wasn't external organizaCheckered Flag or Crash looking Up Thieves tions or mass movements or Citizens Band lumiere The Turning Point force of numbers that did the Cousin Angelica March or Die A Woman's Decision Mr. Klein The World's Greatest lover work of the early church. It Cria!

Murder By Death needn't be now. It is the quality Cross of Iron and interior concern, love of our Lord and Savior, that will B - Obiectionable in Part for Everyone bring a new spirit to society.

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High Anxiety The lacemaker The last Tycoon

My Father, My Master Nasty Habits Outrageous!

Saturday Night Fever Short Eyes A Special Day

C - Condemned The Chicken Chronicles The Choirboys Equus Exorcist II: The Heretic First love The First· Nudie Musical The Gauntlet The Hills Have Eyes House by the lake In the Realm of the Senses

Jail Bait Joseph Andrews Kentucky Fried Movie little Girl Who lives Down the lane looking for Mr. Goodbar 1900 Other Side of Midnight Rabid Rolling Thunder

Salo Satan's Brew Semi-Tough The Sensual Man That Obscure Object of Desire Valentino The Van Women in Cellblock 7

(This listing will be presented once a month. Please clip and save for reference. Further information about recent films is available from The Anchor office, telephone 675-7151.)

"A MIND full of filth has no room for anything else."

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"The Christian ideal, put into practice can work like a ferment.

Once before it turned the world upside down, or as Chesterton phrased it, turned the world right side up, and it can do it again." - Robert J. McCracken

Coyle-Cassidy Is Victor Coyle-Cassidy defeated New Bedford 7-4 last Monday afternoon in the final of the fifth annual Silver City high school tournament in the Family Recreation Center, Taunton, under the sponsorship of the Taunton Rotary Club.

In first-round games it was Somerset over Holbrook, 10-2; New Bedford over Abington, 4-2; Coyle-eassidy 8, Attleboro 3; and Connolly 7, Taunton 1.

In the semi-finals New Bedford nipped Somerset 7-6 and CoyleCassidy defeated Connolly 5-2.

Conference Teams Dominate Tourney Two of the top teams in the Southeastern Mass. Conference dominated the Chl"istmas basketball tournament at Rogers High School in Newport, with New Bedford copping the championship.

With the many tournaments now history, the teams turn their attention to the conference schedules. In Division One tomorrow it will be Durfee at Taunton, Somerset at New Bedford, Barnstable at Bishop Connolly High and Attleboro at Dartmouth. Tuesday's games have Taunton at Fairhaven, Dartmouth at Durfee, New Bedford at Attleboro and Somerset at Barnstable.

Divisions Two and Three

opened their schedules Tuesday.

Tomorrow it will be Wareham at Dennis-Yarmouth, Old Rochester at Seekonk, Holy Family at Bishop Feehan High, and, Bishop Stang High at New Bedford Voke-Tech while in Three Falmouth is listed at Dighton-Rehoboth, Westport at Bourne, CoyleCassidy at Case and Diman Voke at St, Anthony.

Tuesday's action has Wareham at Old Rochester, Seekonk at Voke-Tech, Feehan at DennisYarmouth, and Holy Family at Stang in Two; Bourne at St. Anthony, Coyle-Cassidy at Westport, Falmouth at Diman and Dighton-Rehoboth at Case ~n Three.

Hockomock League Race Tight The Hockomock League pennant race has all the earmarks of being another down-ta-thewire affair Hke last season's when Sharon and Stoughton shared the league crown. They are being given tough competition by Franklin, Mansfield, Canton and Oliver Ames.

Some unscrambling could occur tomorrow when Stoughton is at Franklin, Canton at Oliver Ames, North Attleboro at Sharon and King Philip at Mans-

field. Tuesday's schedule has Sharon at Foxboro, Canton at North Attleboro, Mansfield at Franklin and OHver Ames at King Philip.

In Hockomock hockey Saturday Oliver Ames is host to Canton, Frankl,in to Stoughton, and, North Attleboro to King Philip.

Wednesday it will be Canton at Stoughton, North Attleboro at Franklin and Oliver Ames at King Philip. Canton is the defending champion.

Southies Upset in CYO Hockey Posting its fourth straight victory, Somerset upset pacesetting Fall River South, 3-2, last Sunday night and climbed to within six points of South in the Bristol County Catholic Hockey League.

New Bedford, which shares the runnerup spot with Somerset, kept pace with a 6-2 decision over Taunton and Fall River North topped Westport-Dartmouth, 5-3, in the other games.

Sunday night South goes against Taunton, Westport-Dartmouth collides wtith Somerset and New Bedford takes on Fall River North in the usual Driscoll Rink tripleheader starting at nine o'clock. South has 20 points in the standings, Somerset and New Bedford 14 each, Taunton nine, Westport-Dartmouth eight and Fall River North seven.

Diocesan Tourneys Announced Rev. Paul F. McCarrick, Diocesan CYO director, has announced several tourneys and all-star games for next month.

A junior aU-star basketball tournament is scheduled for Feb. 19 in Fall R,iver. Fall River will oppose Taunton at 1 p.m., New Bedford takes on Attleboro at 2, and the winners meet at 3 for the championship.

The next day (Washington's Birthday) a senior tourney will be held in New Bedford. The pairings have Taunton vs. Fall River at 7 p.m. The winner will oppose New Bedford at 8 in the title 'game. Trophies will be

awarded in both tourneys. Deta'ils will be available soon for a George Washington Junior tourney sponsored by the Taunton a~ea CYO. Diocesan basketball championships are scheduled for Sunday, March 19, Tuesday, March 21, with third games, if needed, on March 22. Finals are set for March 27. Also on tap is a hockey all-star game in the Driscoll Rink, Fall River, on March 23, and a cheerleading competition in the Kennedy Center, New Bedford, on March 5. More on these events in later editions.

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tv, movie news "The Choirboys" (Universal): The film version of Joseph Wambaugh's popular police novel is nothing but a series of oafish sketches pervaded by a leering, cynical tone that is thoroughly offensive. Condemned.

"Gray Eagle" (AlP): A dying Indian chief commissions a warrior to kidnap a supposed white woman, who is in fact his daughter, so that he might see her before he goes. A tedious and embarrassingly bad film.

There is some violence and some brief martial nudity. Adults only.

"The Gauntlet" (Warners)" Clint Eastwood plays a Phoenix policeman who goes to Las Vegas to extradite a convicted prostitute only to discover that both he and she have been marked for death. This shoddy movie is no more than a pretext for an extravagant display of gunplay, a steady stream of verbal obscenity, and a bit of nudity and sex. Condemned.

"High Anxiety (Fox): For Mel Brooke admirers the sole observation necessary regarding "High Anxiety'" is that their idol gets billing as producer, director, co-author and star. The plot has Brooks, newly appointed director of the Psycho-Neurotic Institute for the Very, Very Nervous, the unwitting target of the hospital staff's attempt (led by Cloris Leachman and Harvey Korman) to preserve their lucrative business of ripping off wealthy patients. The film's sexual and scatological humor will strike many as tasteless in the extreme. It falls clearly into that much maligned category of "adult." For mature viewers.

On Television "What Katy Did," 8 p.m. PBS, Jan. 5: A six-part "Once Upon a Classic" family series about a teenager growing up in a small Connecticut town.

"The Escape of a One-Ton Pet," Noon, ABC, Jan. 7: This is the first of a three-part series about 16-year-old Pru's bull which her father wants to butcher and her efforts to save it.

The story offers insight into the natural cycle of life and how young people must learn to deal with it.

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"THE FAMILY SHOE STORE" "The Legacy of L.S.B. Leakey," 8 p.m. PBS, Jan. 9: Our knowledge of prehistoric mankind is based upon the chance 43 FOURTH STREET finds of fossilized fragments of Fall River 678-5811 stone and bone - ancient clues to the discovery of our ancestry.

For what we know today about these origins, one man is most responsible; his life work is the subject a National Geographic special.

"The Ascent of Mt. Fuji," 8 p.m. PBS, Jan. 10: The few films and plays from the Soviet Union that we are able to see in this country are either non-political or else follow the party line rather rigidly. An unusual exception to this, upholding the right of personal dissent from the Soviet system, is this American TV production of the Russian play "The Ascent of Mt. Fuji."

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Wednesday, Jan. 11, 4:30¡ 5:30 p.m. (ABC) "Very Good: Friends." A youngster learns tc accept the death of her sister ir., this well-deserved repeat of ar..

"ABC Afterschool SpeciaL" Friday, Jan. 13, 9-11 p.m., "Firing Line." This live broad.. cast of a debate between William F. Buckley and Ronald Reagan on the proposed Panama Canal treaties promises to be a classic: conservative confrontation ove:~ national priorities.

Television Movies "Walking Tall Part 2," 9p.m.

ABC, Jan. 6: Violence and fleeting nudity make this an adults only film.

"Nashville," 9 p.m. ABC Jan. 8: Backstage look at country music's capital. Subject matter and na~uralistic style make it a film for mature viewers.

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The Parish Parade Publicity chairman of parish organizations are asked to submit news items for this column to The Anchor, P. O. Box 7, Fall River, 02722. Name of city or town shOUld be included as well as full dates of all activities. Please send news of future rather than past events, Note: We do not carry news of fund raising activities such as bingos, whlsts, dances, suppers and bazaars.

We are happy to carry notices of spiritual programs, club meetings, youth projects and similar nonprofit activities.

Fundraising projects may be advertised at our regular rates obtainable from The Anchor business office, telephone 675·7151.

SS. PETER AND PAUL, FALL RIVER Vincentians will meet at 7:30 tonight in the Father Coady Center.

CCD teachers will hold a plan-' ning session Monday, Jan. 9,

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with ninth grade teal:hers meet· ing at 6:30 p.m., 10th grade at 7:15 p.m. and all other'S at their usual times.

Rehearsals for the ,mnual parish revue, to be held in March, will take place at 7 p.m. each Wednesday.

Retirees Club will resume meetings at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10.

ST. PIUS X, SOUTH YARMOUTH

A book review by :Vlrs. Elizabeth Tuttle will highlight a Women's Guild meeting from I to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10.

Guests are welcome and dessert and coffee will be served at 1 p.m., followed by s. business session and the review.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, ST. STANISLAUS, NORTH E:ASTON FALL RIVER Emergency medical services Confirmation classes resume of the town of Easton will be Monday, Jan. 9 and Christian demonstrated and explained at . Living Classes resume at 4 this a Women's Guild meeting set afternoon. for 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9. FireIncense and chalk for home fighters K,en Hollis and Norman use for Epiphany blessings will McNeill will present the pro- be blessed at all Masses this gram and conduct a question weekend. Instructions for the period. Guests are welcome and blessing will appear in the partransportation will be provided ish bUlletin. if necssary.

OUR LADY OF LOURDES, TAUNTOI';' Men of the Sacred Heart of the Taunton district will sponsor a vigil honoring the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary from 8 p.m. to midnight tomorrow. The service will begin and end with Mass.

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Call: 848-7773 NEW BEDFORD Y.W.C.A, 66 Spring Street MONDAY 6:30 P.M. l'rlURSDAY 9:30 A.M. NORTON SI. Mary's Parish Center Power Street THURSDAY 7:30 P.M. SEEKONK 51. Mary's CCD Center Central Ave. (Rte 152) WEDNESDAY 7:30 P.M. THURSDAY 9:30 A.M. SWANSEA 51. louis DeFrance Church Hall 56 Buffington Street WEDNESDAY 7:00 P.M. TAUNTON Pilgrim Congregational Church 45 Broadway TUESDAY 9:30 A.M. St. Mary's School Mall 123 Broadway TUESDAY 7:30 P.M. WAREHAM First Congregational Church Gibbs Ave. WEDNESDAY 7:30 P.tiliJM. •

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