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Pontiff, Dayan Talk Privately On Holy Places ROME (NC) - Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan vowed in a press conference last week that Israel will keep guaranteeing full access to the Holy Places in Israel to all.

Dayan, in Rome on a fourday visit to meet with Pope Paul VI and Italian government leaders, said, however, that he presented no new plan to the Pope for the administration of the Holy Places and that negotiations over the Holy Places are not now in progress between the Holy See and Israel.

Asked about the Pope's position on Jerusalem as expressed during an hour-long private meeting he had with the Pope that morning, Dayan said the Pope "did not mention (a desire for) any special status for the city of Jerusalem."

"What he mentioned was the Holy Places, but not the entire city," said Dayan.

We fully share with the Holy See their concern about this specific issue (of the Holy Places) and for the value of the holy places for all religions, and plan to keep full freedom of access to them."

He specifies that the meeting includ~d "no negotiations, just an exchange of views" over the Holy Places.

Dayan said " As far as I know there is free access" to the shrines. He suggested that if in some places access is blocked, the fault lies with local Moselem councils and not with the Israeli government.

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THERESA BERLO (left) and Clotilde Torres of Fall River Girls' Vocational High School study exhibit in Value of Life van, which visited their school last week. The traveling display, sponsored by the Value of Life Committee of Brighton, headed by Dr. Joseph Stanton, famed pro-life physician, graphically shows the development of prenatal life. Arrangements for van visits may be made with Mrs. James Smith, telephone 676-9634.

Catholics, Reformed Agree On Eucharist, Ministry The 39-page document, titled WASHINGTON (NC) - After eight years of study an inter- "The Presence 'of Christ in national commission of Catholic Church and World," is the first and Reformed theologians has public statement of agreements issued a wide-ranging statement reached by the theologians since that contains agreements on the the commission was founded. It nature of the Eucharist, ordained , was released in Washington and and unordained ministry, author- has been sent to various agenity in the Church, Scripture and cies of the Catholic and Reformtradition, and the way in which ed churches around the world Christ and the Spirit act in the for their study and reponser路 world.

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Diocesan participation in March for Life activities this Sunday and Monday will be two-pronged. Led by Father Thomas L. Rita, diocesan coordinator, pro-lifers, including area chairmen of Massachusetts Citizens for Life, will attend a Sunday rally in Boston, then fly to Washington, D.C. for national .observance of the fifth anniversary of Supreme Court decisions legalizing abortion on demand.

In Boston, Father Rita will represent Bishop Daniel A. Cronin at a 2 p.m. ecumenical service at Faneuil Hall, sponsored

by Massachusetts Citizens for Life (MCFL). The observance will memorialize unborn lives lost to abortion in the past five years 'and will have as principal speaker Hadley Arkes, Amherst College faculty member and fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

The Faneuil Hall meeting will be followed by a march to the State House and a brief concluding program. Among speakers will be state representatives Raymond Flynn and Charles Doyle of Boston, sponsors of the Doyle/Flynn bill to prohibit state funds for abortions; Rev. Robert J. Knapp, Director of Pro-Life Activities for the Archdiocese of .Boston; and Mrs. Katherine P. Healy, President of Massachusetts Citizens for Life. ,In announci,ng the plans' Mrs. Healy said, "We urge all those concerned about the value of

Bishop Cronin and Presentees at 23rd Annual Bishop's CharRy Ball

life to attend and bear witness to the lives of those who cannot be here to speak for themselves."

Forme'r Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, John W, McCormack, although unable to attend, said, "There is no cause dearer to my heart and in which I am more interested than in the great work by your organization. Nationally, statewise and ,locally your great cause is meeting with success. I extend to YO'J and all present and the membe:,s of Massachusetts Citizens For Life my kindest personal regards and wish for all aNew Year rich in health and happiness in all your programs."

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Twenty-five ,Protestant, Ang路 Iican, Catholic and Orthodox chJrch leaders in Massachusetts, induding Bishop Cronin and the Ordinaries of Boston, Springfield and Worcester, have signed an appeal for Christian unity.

Stating that "we must do all that love requires and truth permits to seek unity among the many members in the Body of Christ," the church leaders appeal to every Christian and every local church to participate intensively and together in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which ends Jan. 25.

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BISHOP CRONIN greets Debra Vasconcellos, the Nazareth Hall student who stole the show at the Bishop's Ball and won all hearts when she followed this formal handshake with a spontaneous hug for the prelate.

DESPITE WINTER WEATHER, Mr. and Mrs. John R Christopher and their daughter Susan, Sacred Heart parish, Oak Bluffs, traveled from their island home to be present at the ball.

I THE GONSALVES FAMILY of St. Anthony parish, East Falmouth. Ann Marie, third from right, was among presentees.

DR. AND MRS. DAVID COSTA of Immaculate Conception parish, New Bedford, with their daughter Anne.

SUSAN LeBLANC, St. Joseph's parish, Fairhaven, enjoys a dance ~ith her father.

Pope Discusses Jesus' Poverty VATICAN CITY (NC) Jesus' choice to be born into poverty rather than riches forces Christians to rethink their attachment to worldly goods, said Pope Paul VI at his general audience last week.

"More miserable conditions could not be imagined" than those under which Christ was born, the Pope told 3,000 people at the audience.

"Why did He not choose to be born in a palace, or into a family which owns a powerful, dominant company?" Pope Paul asked.

"The Lord wanted us to make it possible even for the most lowly child, sick person or derelict to get near Him as their divine brother," he explained.

"God made Himself small, and put Himself on the level of our smallness."

The Pope said, "God chose to manifest Himself and live with us in conditions of absolute humility, and this is a fact which stuns us. It transforms our selfjudgments, our. relationsip to things. and our way of looking at world events."

Jesus' humility, said the Pope, mortifies our messianic hopes and the esteem which we pay to those things which we deem necessary for our life on earth."

Pope Paul said that Jesus' humble birth teaches that "we must seek within the context of poverty to be free to choose between this world's gods and those of the world beyond."

Prayer Service Set in Taunton In observance of Christian Unity Week, the Taunton District of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will hold an ecumenical service at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday Jan. 25 at Holy Rosary Church, Bay Street, Taunton.

Clergy and members of area churches of all denominations are invited to attend and share a fellowship social to follow the church service.

Father Paul Connolly, district council moderator, and Father Arthur DeMello, associate pastor of St. Mary's Church, Taunton, are coordinators for the service and Mrs. Clinton Rose and Mrs. Helen DeCosta are cochairmen of the Holy Rosary Women's Guild committee arranging the fellowship social.

To Head Center WASHINGTON (NC) - Jesuit Father Peter J. Henriot, 41, staff associate at the Center of Concern for the past six years, has been named director of the Washington-based social justice center. He succeeds Jesuit Father William F. Ryan, who has been appointed provincial superior of the English Canadian Jesuits.

Father Henriot recently returned from a year of living and working in a squatters' barrio in Madallin, Colombia. Active at the Center of Concern since its beginning months in 1971, he holds a doctorate in political science from the University of Chicago. .

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Brother Emile Trottier, OP,74, who had been stationed at St. Anne's Priory, Fall River, for the past 20 years, died last week and was interred in the Dominican Fathers Cemetery, St. Hyacinthe, PQ, following a concelebrated funeral Mass at St. Anne's Church. ,Born in Manchester, N.H., he was the son of the late Eugene and Henriette Trottier. He received the Dominican habit at St. Hyacinthe in 19~4 and served at several houses of his community before coming to Fall River.

He is survived by two brothers, Brother Romeo Trottier, OP of Quebec City and Calixte Trottier, Jacksonville, Fla.; and two sisters, Sister Alice Trottier, OP of Shawinigan, Quebec and Sister Annette Trottier of the Sisters of Providence, Burlington, Vt.

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Food Aid Asked AS PRO-LIFERS PREPARE for annual March for Life in Washington, Florence Smith of Clinton, Md. is carried by police from Women's Clinic in Fairfax, Va. She was one of seven people arrested and charged with trespassing at the abortion clinic. The demonstra·· tion was the fourth at the clinic in a year ann was part of a nationwide series timed to coincide with the feast of the Epiphany. (NC Photo)

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WASHINGTON ~NC) - The portedly attributed the change number of Americans who have to the political changes since great confidence in organized 1976. "It doesn't surprise me religion jumped sharply from much at all," the researcher, 1976 to 1977, according to a Lloyd Johnston, told the WashLouis Harris survey. ington Post. "With a change of While in 1976, 24 percent of administrations since Waterpoll respondent's expressed "a gate, there is bound to be a gengreat deal of confidence" in or- eral shift in attitudes." ganized religion, the 1977 figure While he said he could not went up to' 34 percent. support his interpretations with The rise was part of a general specific data, he continued, "I trend of increased confidence in belive this produces a kind of a wide range of social institu- halo effect' - it spills over to tions which the Harris poll re- other institutions unrelated to ports is taking place. Only the the .government." press continued to lose public Although organized religion confidence, with 19 percent of gained significantly in the Harris those polled saying they have survey in the past year, it has great confidence in the press, yet to reattain the level of supagainst 20 percent in 1976. port shown in earlier surveys. ,Institutions which gained in In 1966, 41 percent of respondpublic esteem included medicine, ents said they had "a great deal the military, all branches of of confidence" in organized regovernment, organized labor and ligion. higher education, among others.

The drop in esteem for the The Harris poll results appar- press could be statistically inently square with those of an- significant, since the Harris poll other survey of 3,300 high school says it allows two percentage seniors by the University of points margin for sampling erMichigan's Institute for Social rors. The Harris survey reached .

Research, which reportedly 1,498 adults. shows drops in cynicism levels While the press dropped and suspicion of such govern- slightly, television news showed mental institutions as the presi- a slight gain, with 30 percent dency, the Congress and the saying they had great confidence police. in that medium, against 28 perAccording to the Michigan cent the year before. In 1973, 41 study, rising numbers of young percent said they had great conpeople are awarding marks of fidence in televised news regood" or "very good" to the ports. jobs being done by social instiMedicine, which held the -great tutions. confidence of 73 percent of HarThe Michigan study showed ris' respondents in 1966, dipped that 56 percent of the young to 42 percent in 1976, then rose respondents, the same percentage to 55 percent last year. . as in 1975, felt the churches Congress continues to rate were doing a "very good" job. ' near the bottom among social The survey's ratings ranged from institutions, according to the "very good" to "very bad."

Harris polls. Fifteen percent of One Michigan researcher: re- those polled said they had great

confidence in Congress, up from nine percent the year before, but down from 42 percent in 1966.

Organized labor equalled Congress' 15 percent figure, up from 10 percent in 1976, but still considerably below the 22 percent "great deal of confidence" rating attained in 1966.

Among governmental institutions, the Supreme Court showed. the sharpest rise, nine points, in the past year, to 31 percent in the highest category. The White House moved up to 26 percent in the "great deal of confidence" category.

DCCW To Me'et In W. Harwich Cape and Islands District 5 of the Diocesan Council of Cath.. olic Women will meet at 2 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 22 at Holy Trinity parish hall, West Harwich.

Former State Representative Richard Kendall, now state Com-· missioner of Environmental Management, will speak on citizen techniques of advancing legislation on state and national levels.

WASHINGTON (NC)-A coalition of 62 organizations, including a number of church groups, has asked President Jimmy Carter to approve emergency U.S. food aid to Vietnam and Laos.

U.S. law now prohibits American aid to Vietnam, but the coalition said Carter has the authority to provide emergency assistance to any country in the world.

It's Report Time All non-citizens, including immigrants and non-immigrants, regardless of their age or present status, are required by law to report their addresses each January. Cards for this purpose are now available at all Post Offices and Immigration and Naturalization Service offices.

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Spiritual Elitism???

One of the most distressing characteristics of today'r. movements in the Church is that they are becoming so in·· sulated. In both the Cursillo and charismatic movements there seems to be an element that is developing Go flight from reality attitude.

Somehow and somewhere along the line, many Catholics have fled to these particular movements, not to be stimulated into action but rather to find a comfortable co.. coon that will shield them from the problems the real Church faces in its daily life.

What makes this tendency so frightening is that this mentality refuses to realize that this regressive attitude fits right into the projected pattern of those who woule. make us members of the secular city, a product not of na· ture but of things; beings whose very existence flows frorr. a crass materialistic philosophy of life.

By fleeing the real world and seeking a personal com· forting Lord for self-protection, many Catholics have become spiritual snobs. They end up talking with each other, always moving inward rather than reaching outward to challenge the forces that are the real catalyst in our society.

The dark shadows of our times: abortion, terrorism, crime, injustice, pornography and a degrading thirst for the dollar bill have not diminished their impact. Paganism is the fastest growing philosophy in these United States. Over 90 million Americans have no "belief" whatsoever and their numbers increase daily.

We read of thousands of Catholics being renewed and reborn by these movements. Yet what active effort are they making to cure the moral ills of our nation? Can't you imagine the impact on our society if at least 50% of those who have experienced a renewed faith really believed that they could change the world. Seemingly so many in search of a personal Saviour have lost their sense of mission. Insulated, they become isolated; saved, they become lost; reborn, they die.

We can stem the tide of the forces corrupting the moral order if we stop just talking to one another and begin speaking to "them." A spiritual movement, no matter which one, should be evaluated not only by what it does for an individual but also by what it does for the Church, the pilgrim people of God. To be sure, effective witness is based on firm faith but let's remember that faith without good works is dead.

To all those who have been given the gift of faith or are experiencing a renewed faith, what we say is "Share it."

There are millions right here at home who are waiting to hear the Good News from you. The next time you find yourself sharing faith ideas and experiences with a member of your own Cursillo or charismatic group, stop for a moment and ask yourself what has happened to your sense of mission. Why aren't you speaking to people who really need the message of faith?

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WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY 'Christ has broken down the walls that separate us.'

Says Carter Is Misunderstood

By Father John B. Sheerin, CSP Pick up a newspaper and you find Carter in the frontpage headlines almost every day.

For a while he was overshadowed by Sadat and Begin but his flying jaunt to places as far away as India and Poland has reinstated him on the front page.

Some political wiseacres here in Washington clai!TI however that this publicity does not indicate that he is riding high in personal popularity. He has made errors in judgment and has been rebuffed by Congress but it seems to me that Congress is at a low ebb in popular esteem.

It has not produced.

Much of the criticism addressed to Carter has been unfair. If we look at the record, the state of the nation under Carter has been good. The most recent GallUp poll reports that 90 percent of the American people express as being "very happy" or at least "fairly happy."

Studies b.y the Potomac Institute show that Americans are "strongly optimistic about their personal prospects and those of their country."

"The American economy is growing faster than any other.

Civilian employment in November rose by 950,000, up about 4 percent over November, 1976.

Christmas shopping this year broke all records.

Carter's America is not involved in wars in Vietnam, Korea, Europe or anywhere else in the world and the hopes for a Carter-sided Middle East peace are promising.

There is however, considerable criticism of Carter. Much of it is due to a misinterpretation or

misunderstanding of his public statements. The American interpreter in Poland garbled his remarks and some American Journalists are distorting his remarks almost as intently.

A glaring and colossal example is the twist given by some correspondents to a spontaneous remark by Carter on TV, Dec. 28. He said that in his opinion, "Permanent peace can best be maintained if there is not a fair.ly radical, new independent nation in the heart of the Middle Eastern area."

This was misinterpreted to mean that Carter had turned thumbs down on the creation of a Palestinian state on the West Bank. Not so. He has all along advocated "a homeland or an entity wherein Palestinians can live in peace" but his policy has been to oppose creation of a radical or revolutionary state such as the PLO would like to see on the West Bank.

When Carter was talking about his dislike of a "fairly radical" Palestinian homeland on the West 'Bank, I believe he was referring to a ,PLO-controlled state.

As Murray Marder said in the Washington Post Dec. 31, even the moderate Arab leaders are opposed to creation of a radical state "which might jeopardize their own interests and become susceptible to Soviet influence."

But they prefer not to say so at this time lest they antagonize the PLO and hard-time Arab nations like Syria.

Marder points out, however, that although moderate Arab leaders would not welcome the radical PLO elements they want more than Premier Begin seems

ready to allow. He demands a continuing Israeli military presence on the West Bank and no Arab leader would consent to that. However, Begin's demand is not final but is probably a starting point for negotiations.

Many journalists said that Carter's remark indicated he favored Begin's demand for an Israeli military force on the West Bank and opposed the call for an independent Palestinian state, which was not Carter's intention at all.

He was trying to be diplomatic and yet candid in his TV interview with the correspondents: He wanted to pat both Sadat and Begin on the back for their peacemaking initiatives, urg:ng them on to more and more flexibility in bargaining for peace.

He did not want to bless the Begin proposal but the journalists misinterpreted his words.

When Sadat heard the correspondents'· version, he was understandably stunned and many Egyptian officials were likewise shocked at the thought of an Israeli army on the West Bank.

They had already experienced a certain amount of anxiety about what they considered the feeble results of the Sadat-Begin meeting on Christmas Day, and the quoted remarks exacarbat.ed their fears.

Was this wrangle about the meaning of "fairly radical" a tempest in a teapot? Not at all.

Where world peace is involved, the proper understanding of words is a matter of infinite magnitude and delicacy. The veteran journalist is usually painfully aware of his responsibiEty to report what he hears with "accuracy, terseness, accuracy."

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Pro-Lif'e Targets Continued from Page One March for Life in Washington on Monday. Last year more than 75,000 people participated, including more than 400 from Massachusetts.

This year's principal speaker will be civil rights leader Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, founder and national president of PUSH, People United to Save Humanity. Lobbying activities in Congress will take place in the morning before a March for Life past the White House and Capitol.

Among means of transportation from this diocese to the Boston program will be a bus leaving from Our Lady of Fatima parish center in Swansea following 11 a.m. Mass Sunday.

Riders will be served coffee and doughnuts by parish Women's Guild members prior to departure and the trip is open to all at no charge, especially family groups.

Further information is available from Our Lady of Fatima rectory, telephone 676-1541, or from Mrs. Pamela Smith, 6769634, chairman of the Greater Fall River chapter of MCFL. Mrs. Smith also has information on the Washington March for Life, to which a bus will travel from the Cape Cod area.

Christian Unity Continued from Page One among the churches "obscure the reconciling powers in God's love and thereby impede our witness to a broken world," the executives state: "We are increasingly conscious that a primary role of church leaders is to be advocates for Christian unity, and that a fundamental need in our time is education for ecumenism." The statement says that the "summons of Christ for oneness among his followers commands persistent and faithful proclamation and education."

Christian unity, say the leaders, should be "the subject of every homily or sermon, every class or forum, in every local church during this traditional octave, so that ecumenical understanding will be advanced and commitment rekindled." They express hope that the observance will be "the start of a new era in Christian reconciliation."

The signers are distributing the appeal to the local churches and clergy of their respective denominations or organizations.

Most churches in the state will receive copies.

So far as is known, the appeal is the first kind in Massachusetts.

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NEW YORK (NC) - Terminally ill patients should be told they are dying because they "want to know the truth," a Wisconsin surgeon advises clergymen in an article in Homiletic Pastoral Review.

The article by Dr. Birney Dibble, entitled "The Pastor's Bedside Manner," said that in cancer cases, for instance, "we must ourselves face the fact that the patient has cancer and we must be true to ourselves."

"All the attempts which have been made to work out the ethical, religious rationale for telling the patient boil down to one little fact: the individual concerned has the right to know, and if we withhold it from him, we take upon ourselves a mission which only God should have," Dr. Dibble said.

In the article, published in last month's issue of the theological journal for Catholic priests, the Eau Claire, Wis., surgeon maintained that "every patient, even a child, knows when he is dying."

"If you or I decide not to tell a patient he has cancer, we're not facing the truth," he said.

"We are protecting ourselves."

Drawing on his experience of 25 years as a practicing surgeon in this country, in mission hospitals in the African bush, 'and with U.S. Marines in Korea, Dr.

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The Pope "could be very helpful in reaching a peace agreement," Dayan added.

He admitted that the Vatican and Israel "do not see eye-toeye" on some issues.

But he said that the visit to the Vatican would strengthen friendly relations and understanding between the two governments.

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He explained that if a boundary agreement put some settlements within Arab territory, Israel would either remove them or reach an agreement for them to stay under Arab,'sovereignty.

Dibble gave clergymen this advice: "When you are counseling a dying patient, be yourself, l:e true to yourself, do your homework, sit down with the patient in.. private talk to him of his faith and yours, shore up his insecurity, be honest with him and remember first and last that you are his pastor, his shepherd."

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Continued from Page One lem in an eventual peace settle.. ment, Dayan said that Israel would not do so and was not being asked to do so by the Vatican.

He vowed that Israel would respect all shrines in Jerusalem, including the Mosque of Omar, where ancient Jewish temple was located.

He said he would not support any attempt to raze the mosque to reveal remains of the temple, which he called the holiest place of Jewish worship.

He insisted, however, that "It is one thing to give free access and control to religions of the Holy Places and quite another thing to talk about changing political boundaries."

Dayan said that Israel would be willing to remove new Israeli settlements on the Golan Heights, the West Bank of the Jordan and Sinai, if they become a block to peace.

MARK McDEVITT, 25, of McLean, Va., blind from birth and with some hearing loss, is a seminarian in Overbrook, Pa. with high hopes for the priesthood. (NC Photo)

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur., Jan. T9, 1978

New Survey Shows Church Attendance Plummeting

By REV. ANDREW M. GREELEY

In 1963, some 72 percent of American Catholic adults went to Mass every week; in 1974, the figure had declined to 50 percent.

Today it is down to 42 percent - a continuing decline of 2 percentage points a year and an overall decline of 30 percentage points since 1963.

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MARY CARSON

The other day I was. feeling low. I had just had two teeth extracted and was sitting at my desk trying to finish some long-neglected work.

It was a raw January day the kind that can make anyone blue even if you hadn't visited the dentist.

A few days earlier one of my daughters' had reteived abouquet of fresh flowers. She put

ticed this decline in 1972 and reported it in an article ill America. We were called alarmists.

There is worse news. Sixtysix percent of the Catholics i:1 the country said they would have an abortion or u:!'ge their wife to have an abortion if ther~ was a chance of a defective child; 76 percent said they would favor an abortion if there was a serious threat to the mother's health. Previous data have had to do with underlying legalization of abortion, but these have to do with personal choice.

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the Catholics in the country would opt :for an abortion. (I would ask all Right to Life enthusiasts to refrain from writing me letters of protest. I don't like these findings either, but I feel constrained ~o report the truth.)

When McCready and I wrote our article in America, now almost six years ago, we warned that American Catholicism was in crisis.

It goes without saying that we were ignored. The leadership has four ways of reacting to unpleasant research results: (1) They bravely announce that moral decisions are not made by counting noses; (2) they

question the motivation of the researcher; (3) they deny the validity of the probability sampling; (4) they lament the materialism of their own people.

There is nothing to give the slightest hint that they feel any sense of urgency, much less an awareness that they are in the middle of one of the worst disasters in the history of Christendom - a 30 ~percentage point decline in church attendance in 15 years.

How do you react to such bad news~ Well, you go into court against the teachers' union and against church music publishers, you pour more money into

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"Thought it might make you feel better."

A little while later she brought a cup of coffee. Dentist's orders were to drink nothing hot, so ~ let it wait till it was room tem.. perature. She. stopped back to see if she could get anything else for me and noticed I hadn't touched the coffee.

As she stood there she said, "Mom come over to where Y. am ... and look at the coffee."

I leaned over, and the yelloW' chrysanthemums were reflectec. on the surface. It was beautiful It occurred' to me that ther{) are more productive thought~ than backlogged work and ar

aching jaw. Many times depression can be eased by just taking a few minutes to think about things that ~nake us -feel good . . . even in January.

It had been a leaden day. As I looked out the window from my desk, the afternoon sky was dark, threatening. But just then the setting sun broke through the clouds and the houses across the street were aglow with a pink sheen. Contrasted against the ominous sky they were all the more beautiful.

Cold, icy days are fearsome . . . . yet ice-coated trees can sparkle with magical radiance.

I don't like snow, but I could almost be converted by the

closed-circuit television, you have national conferences in which you' advise the rest of humankind how to solve its problems, or you" talk euphorically about "evangelization."

I do not like the role of Cassandra. Every time more bad news is reported in this column, a couple more bishops lean on their editors to kill it - that's how you make bad news go away: kill the researcher who reports it.

But let the facts be noted for the historians of the future: the bishops were warned what was happening; they still did nothing.

Brig:ht Moments

sparkle in my little one's eyes as she watches falling flakes.

Our house doesn't have a fireplace, yet my heart warms every time I walk outside and smell log fires burning.

It's easy to let needed house repairs become the only thing I see. But there are other things: the patina of a banister that has offered its support thousands of times in the last 80 years to little hands supporting still wobbly legs . . . to aged hands, courageously strengthening ar· thritic knees.

The back stoop is worn. How many people has it welcomed! . . . little ones coming up, one step at a time, happily bringing a dripping icicle. . . . teen-agers

bounding up, bursting with good news. It has welcomed new babies and new brides. And it has supported hearts heavy with grief.

The kitchen floor is worn through - by the stove, the sink, the refrigerator. It got like that because of the many meals that have nourished people in that kitchen.

All life is that way. There are parts that need repair, parts that are worn thin. We can become miserable if that's all we see.

But when we begin to see the good things in our own lives, beyond the surface flaws, we become better able to see those things in others.

Describes Selma-Type Effort To Aid Youngstown By

gious leaders, acting through the Ecumenical Coalition of the Mahoning Valley, want to reopen the mill, most like:y under worker and community ownership.

JIM CASTELLI

"This could be the Selma of industrial problems."

That's the way one religious leader described the involvement of religious leaders in an effort to save the Youngstown, Ohio, community' from the industrial problems that have led to the closing of a steel mill in an area whose economy depends heavily on steel production.

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of the action.

The two bishops called another meeting for a week later, inviting some outside economic experts. Gradually they came up with the idea of reopening the mill under community ownership. Father Edward Stanton, the ecumenical coalition's executive director, says they came to this conclusion after accepting the company's word that it would not reopen the plant and determining that there were no likely new buyers.

The coalition issued a joint pastoral letter criticizing both -the decision to close the plant and the secrecy surrounding it.

They said the Lykes Company had not lived up to its social responsibility to its employees and its community.

The coalition promised an educational campaign on issues of economic justice and the moral responsibilities of business.

They also announced that they had commissioned a feasibility study to determine whether it was possible to reopen the plant and put 5,000 people back to work.

The people involved in the effort believe that if they are successful, they can provide a model for economic recovery in other cities crippled by cutbacks in steel or other industries.

And they are not alone in their belief; they have a pretty power-

ful friend - the federal government.

The steel crisis has become a major issue in the past few months as American steel companies have laid off thousands of workers across the country.

One of the -larger layoffs came at the Campbell Works mill run by the Lykes Company in Youngstown. Some 5,000 work-. ers were laid off on Sept. 19.

The coalition estimates another 10,000 jobs could be lost in other local industries as a result.

After the layoffs were announced, Bishop James Malone of Youngstown and Episcopal Bishop John Burt of Western Ohio called local religious leaders together to discuss the moral and ethical implications

have paid more attention to variety than quantity, sacrificing an abundance of tomatoes, for instance, -for a small number of several varieties. It wasn't too long ago that I set out three dozen plants and found that I had more tomatoes than I could use. Now I set no more than a dozen plants of anyone variety.

My order thus far includes dwarf peas, two varieties of tomatoes, spinach, radishes, three varieties of lettuce, pole and

bush beans, bJ'ussel sprouts, bush cucumbers, a new variety of parsley,· zU<x:hini and squash.

About half of these seeds will never be used. in the garden because if I planted all of them I wouldn't have enough room.

Peas, radishes and beans are short-term growers so most of them will be planted, but the others take a full season to mature, therefore will be used in small amounts, since we do very little canning and cat most of

our vegetables fresh.

Planting in small amounts can be productive, nevertheless. By planting small rows of peas we conserve land, yet enjoy fresh vegetables. Over-production can become counter-p.roductive unless one is willing to can and freeze extra food. Marilyn and I have done some of this but getting the time to process foods is often difficult.

With the great current interest in home gardenip"g, it is wise

to order seeds early. Last year a number of our choices had been sold out, so we resolved to prepare our orders early this year. We advise you to do the same!

Just as religious leaders gave a needed boost to the civil rights movement with their march on Selma, Ala., in the 1960s, the Youngstown people believe they can again have an impact by leading the way to economic recovery.

The study, made by Western Reserve University, was made quickly and without great dep:h, but it indicated that it was possible to reopen the mill. In December, the Department of Housing and Urban Development gave the coalition a contract authorizing up to $300,QOO to conduct a more detailed study with an eye toward making the project a national model:

Ask Not The Name "Ask not the name of him who asks you for a bed. It i~ especially he whose name is a burden to him who has need of an asylum." - Victor Hugo

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human being. The child in the womb is human in origin, destiny and make-up. This newly conceived child is one of us.

Human life comes into being at conception, and from conception on each new human being possesses all that is internally required to grow and develop into a mature adult.

A. No. Abortion involves not

just a woman and her doctor.

Even more directly and intimately involved is a third human being - the mother's unborn child, the doctor's unborn patient. If the unborn child did not exist, there would obviously be no question of performing an abortion.

Also, the generation of new human life has broad social consequences. Both a mother and a father are involved. And society as a whole has an interest in the well-being of its members and, in a special way, the well-being of the family.

Finally and most important, we are not the absolute owners but the stewards of our being, body and soul, and in all things accountable to God. Says St. Paul: "You must know that your ,body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is within the Spirit you have received from God. You are not your own" (1 Cor. 6: i9-20).

Q. What about the problems of poverty, overpopulation, and out-of-wedlock pregnancy? What about pregnancies that result

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My shining feet will never run On early morning lawn; My feet were crushed before they had A chance to greet the dawn.

My growing height will never be Recorded on the wall; My growth was stopped when I was still Unseen, and very small.

from rape or incest? Aren't these reasons that would justify abortion?

A. Abortion is proposed as a solution to various personal and social problems. In many cases, though, abortion merely postpones or obstructs the search for solutions which go to the heart of the problem. Furthermore, the crucial fact is that every abortion destroys an' innocent human life. Killing the innocent is not a fit way to solve anything. It is a barbarous approach to problem-solving.

Its effects on society are no less deadly than is effects on the unborn child.

It is far better to respond to problems constructively and with compassion. Each of the

I'll never walk the shores of life Or know the tides of time; For I was coming but uno' loved, And that my only crime.

Nameless am I, a grain of sand, One of the countless dead, But the deed that made me ashen grey Floats on seils of red.

My lips and tongue will never taste The good fruits of the earth; For I myself was judged to be A fruit of little worth.

My eyes will never scan the sky For my high-flying kite; ,For when still blind, destroyed were they In the black womb of night.

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above-named problems is important and complex. A lasting solution to each requires its own specific answers - not abortion.

Q. All right - granting that abortion is wrong, do we need a law?

A. Morality and the law are not identical, but neither are they completely separate. Law reflects moral values. in many ways.

Protecting human life, especially in its weakest forms, is considered a mark of a civilized society. The right to live is the most b.asic human right bestowed on us by God. If we deny that right to the unborn child, there is no sure way to guarantee the child's life and well-being. U.S. law now says,

in effect, that unborn children can be killed by abortion - a million, two million, whatever the number, it is legal to kiII them.

We must restore the basic protection of the law to the unborn. The Supreme Court abortion decisions of January 22, 1973, must be reversed. The only feasible option is the enactment of a constitutional amendment which would protect the life of the unborn child from conception onward.

Q. Didn't the U.S. Supreme Court recently hand down a decision about the use of public funds to pay for abortions? What did the Court say?

A. On June 20, 1977, the Court said the government is

Not in Vain Dear Editor: I would like to take this time to thank you for keeping the readers of The Anchor informed on the progress being made conthe cerning protests against program "Soap."

Personally, after writing to the advertisers given in thel paper, I received many replies stating that they no longer would sponsor that "Soap" program.

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not constitutionally required to use public funds to pay for abortions - though it may decide to do so. This question should, in the Court's opinion, be resolved through political debate, not through the courts.

However, this does not reverse or change the 1973 decisions. Abortion can still be performed for virtually any reason.

Q. But doesn't this ruling discriminate against the poor?

wrong anyway?

A. The principal reason why abortion is wrong is that it involves taking the life of an innocent, unborn

Q. But isn't abortion basically a private matter?

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A. You might argue it was discrimination if the Court had said rich women can have abortions and poor women can't.

But all the Court actually said was that government has no obligation to use taxpayer's money to provide free· abortions. However, there's an underlying notion in this argument - that abortion is some kind of blessing for the poor - which is terribly off-target. Many people who support abortion for the poor do so because they view it as a way of saving money: as they see it, it's cheaper to abort the children of the poor than help care for them after birth.

This degrades the poor by implying that they have less human dignity aM human worth than those who are economically better off.

Rep. Beard Reaffirms F'ro-Life Commitment VATICAN CITY (NC) - Rep. Edward Beard (D-R.I.) in an interview with Vatican Radio reaffirmed the commitment of many U.S. congressmen to fight for the right to life.

Beard, who attended Pope Paul VI's general audience last week, told Vatican Radio that while many congressmen are pro-abortion, "many of us in fact intend to defend the principle of life."

The congressman said many U.S. dioceses, including his home diocese, Providence, have launched letter-writing campaigns to members of Congress and to President Carter "asking decisive action in favor of life, and revocation 'of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion."

• Beard said he fully agreed with the concept that "no man can pronounce a sentence of life or death for the unborn."

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Reoently the New England Conference of Priests' Senates set itself the task of drawing up a sketch of the "ideal parish." Forty-nine priests representing all the Priests' Senates of the 11 New England dioceses took pa.rt, armed with input derived from consultation with laity and reo Iigious.

Participating from this diocese were Fathers Cornelius O'Neill, John Cronin, Bruce Neylon, Philip Davignon, ThOmas Lopes and Michael Methot.

Realizing that there are legitimate differences of opinion :m what services the "ideal paris:h" should provide and realizing further that functions of a parish may be divided differently from .the categories we have selected, nevertheless we, the delegates to th New England Conference of Priests' Senates, submit the following statement. We do so in hope that it will be of service to the entire Church in New England. Hopefully it will be widely circulated and read, so that priests, religious and laity can measure their own parish against the "ideal" here described: 1. LrPURGY Being a people redeemed by Jesus Christ, with faith we gather as communities to joyfully celebrate our response to God's call and challenge to public prayer.

Our liturgies must speak about our lives, our relationship with Christ and each other.

Essential to the life of a community is a sense of belonging; this is especially true of the nurgical community.

The Eucharistic Celebration is at the core of commt:nity liturgical life. With the leadership of the priest celebrant, the parish liturgical committee should plan to celebrate liturgy in En environment of warmth and dis· nity. The planning and celebntion should always include £on awareness of the character of the participating community, e.g., age level, educational level, homegeneity, etc. Organists, 'lectors, ministers of the Eucharist and others should be 1:1c1uded in the planning.

Christ will be ent:ountered most effectively when celebrant and community reach out to each other with a warm welcome and generous acceptance.

The presence of Christ in the liturgy of the word will be reinforced by a well perepared homily.

Keeping in mind the prayerful nature of Eucharistic celebration, music must strengthen the Iitu:~­ gy by being consistent with tte theme of the celebration.

Finally, what has been said regarding the planning and celebration of the Eucharist must be said of all the sacraments, so that each sacramental encounter affirms and strengthens the prellence of Christ in the commun· ity.

2. EDUCATION - We recognize that the term "Christian Education" assumes that a re-

lationship has been established with God through Christ, and that this relationship must be nourished and enriched from birth to dleath. We believe this relationship is of ultimate value, and is sometimes in opposition to the values and demands of society.

We further recognize that such education implies mutual growth for teacher and learner through a supportive com.munity of faith, which challenges all members to develop their full potential. , Christian adults want and need to share the growing awareness of their relationship with God. We feel that there are two areas particularly appropriate for the drawing forth of faith values: teachable moments of life (i. e. birth, commitment, crisis, death); and teachable seasons (Lent, Advent, Holy Days and Holidays).

Christian parents should be helped to recognize their responsibility as primary teachers of their children and should pray for the grace to instill in them the reality of the living God. We believe that the areas of adult education mentioned above must' be adapted to the maturity levels of youth.

In addition we identify three criteria of ;particular importance in religious education of young people: Parental involvement and ex,ample on all levels of religious education; seeing youth not so much as "the Church of tomorrow as the young Church of today; Affirmation and integrating their personhood on all levels: experimental, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, and physical.

In conclusion, we recognize that religious education involves both personal injury and witness of one's relationship with God. Any established model which impedes or prevents on a parish level that personal inquiry or witness can only be seen as an improper vehicle for Christian education. C.C.D. programs and parochial schools as they presently exist and any new appro.aches within these established models should be critically examined to guarantee that this principle is nbt violated.

3. FAMILY LIFE - The quality of parish life depends directly on the quality of family life within the parish. A primary pastoral concern must be the strengthening interpersonal relationships within the family.

A parish Family Life Committee should strive to achieve this priority and should be concerned with meeting family life needs in spiritual, social and apostolic. areas.

The spiritual needs are both educational and liturgical. Marriage demands constant pastoral care, therefore Pre-Cana, Natural Family Planning, Sex Education, Marriage Enrichment Programs, and counseling must be part of the ongoing educational process.

Since parents a:-e the primary spiritual educators, emphasis on

adult education, especially sacramental preparation programs, is of absolute necessity.

Liturgical needs,of the family can best be met through parish family liturgies, home and neighborhood Masses, special parish Masses for children and young adults, family oriented homilies and sacramental celebrations for families, including the sacrament of the sick. Home prayer services and shared scriptural readings will' serve the spiritual needs of the family. ·Because the family is the basic social unit, a Family Life CQmmittee must also be concerned with its social needs. Family relationships are strengthened by occasions of social and recreational interaction such as pot luck dinners, picnics, dinner dances, coffee and doughnuts after Mass, and neighborhood gatherings.

Needs of individual family members must also be met. The Family Life Committee should organize and/or support singles groups and functions for the divorced or widowed as well as programs for the handicapped senior citizens and youth.

Christian family is part of a larger body, the church. There is a call for the family to minister to other families through apostolic service, such as a community concerns committee, welcoming committee, neighborhood visitations, rest home visits, etc. Apostolic works can also be extended through various forms of counseling. In parishes ,where all these services cannot be provided there should be referrals to places where they are provided.

4. SPIRITUAL LIFE - Within our parishes more and more people are discovering the Lord and are searching for opportunities to deepen this experience.

But all too frequently they look to their priests and parish leaders for direction only to be put down by a smile or autocratic ridicule.

The time has come however, for deep spiritual involvement by priests and parish leaders with their people who want and need them. Persons touched by experiences such as charismatic prayer, retreats, marriage encounters or cursillos need their parish priests and leaders more than ever. This thirst for the Lord provides a priceless opportunity to fulfill Christ's command, "feed my sheep."

As ministers discover and grow in personal prayer and in prayer with their people they will find it necessary to become

together with their communities discerners of the gifts of ministry. There will be a need to provide an environment that will encourage, facilitate, and support all these gifts of ministry within the parish.

This mission of ministry is and will always be the Lord's mission. He provides the gifts for building up the body. He sends the spirit to lead his people in every phase of ministry.

5. SOCIAL ACTIVITY - We find some support for the traditional social activities in our parishes; i.e., bingos, bazaars, dances, suppers, card parties, etc. These activities can be the beginning of programs that meet the more important social needs of people. Our Catholic people have expressed a strong desire to reach out, to others uninvolved in the activities of the present Christian community.

More specifically, attention is called to the neglected and the alienated such as the divorced" the unchurched, isolated elderly, and young singles and marrieds.

The ideal Christian community should have a twofold thrust in its social and service activities.

First, a ministry of self affirmation through knowledge and support of one another; second, a ministry to the community at large of which the parish is a part. Thus a faith commt:nity should develop social and service programs that not only serve the needs of the community but also foster and encourage Christian formation and evang~ elization.

6. FINANCES - We feel fiscal respo'nsibility and accountability should be stressed in parochial planning. To attain these ends, we feel the offertory collection should be highlighted as a true sign of commitment and concern for the financial vitality of the parish. Educational programs should be developed to help foster this concept. Parishioners should be encouraged to tithe their offerings and parishes should not overlook legacies and memorial gifts as appropriate means of gathering revenue.

To assure a sense of priorities in church spending, a constant review of the budgeting process should be part of the short and long-range planning. With a decline in the numbers attending Mass regularly, and with growing awareness of the needs of less fortunate communities, prudence, justice, and charity should be given prime consideration in evaluating major building or renovation projects.

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How Can I Control My Teenage Son?

By Dr. Jim and Mary Kenny Dear Mary: .

We have a 16-year-old son who always calls me names and tells me to shut up. When I talk about rules and going out at night, etc., he always tells me I don't know anything and to shut up. He cares for his dad a little more than me because dad will give him some spend~ng money for the weekend. Yet dad will tell the boy to be nice to mother and he just laughs at that. We also have three younger children. I used to be a happy person, but not anymore.

What can we do besides pray?

A. Ouch! Vou have described beautifully a household in which parents have lost control. With four children to raise, I can well understand that you want to make some changes. It will not be easy, since it is difficult to change a family interaction pattern.

What you want to do is to take charge and the sooner the better. Since you cannot change everything overnight, I suggest you pick specific areas of behavior -- in your case, hours and backtalk.

To set the hours for a teenager you and your husband simply decide on reasonable hours and set them. Period. Generally it would be wise to consult with the child, but in this case you probably would have difficulty holding a discussion with a dictator. Set reasonable hours according to the activities of teenagers in your area. When do dances, sporting events, and movies end? When does the local pizza parlor clQse? Vou might set your son's curfew at 10 p.m. on school nights' with one 11 p.m. and one midnight deadline per weekend.

When you tell him his hours, tell him at the same time what punishment he will receive for breaking curfew. Set a reasonable punishment which you can enforce. Do not drag out punishments for days or weeks.

Loss of privileges such as use of the car {if he drives), staying home at night or not being permitted to attend a special event such as a rock concert are appropriate. Penalty jobs might include washing woodwork, walls or windows or cleaning the basement or garage.

When you institute a new rule such as a. curfew, you must be home to enforce it personally.

Since your son does not take you too seriously, expect him to break the curfew. Then be sure you enforce the penalty.

The message you must convey is that you mean business.

To enforce other rules follow a similar procedure: Select specific behavior; tell him exactly what you expect; tell him the penalty for breaking the rule; enforce the penalty if he breaks the rules. Do not make too many rules. Aim at one or two things that are important to you and enforce those rules.

Backtalk is the most difficult of all to handle in one sense because you cannot define the behavior specifically. "Be home at 11 p.m." means only one thing. "Don't talk back" can mean many things and leads to endless discussion.

"I wasn't talking back!"

"Yes, you were."

"No, I wasn't."

To avoid such useless discussion you can do one of two things.

You can define the language you will not accept ("You may not tell me to shut up, and you may not charge that I don't know anything.") The other alternative, and the one which I prefer, is to ignore the backtalk.

"You must be in tonight at 11 p.m."

"Shut up. You don't know anything. I'll be in when I feel like it."

"I'm sorry you feel that way, but your deadline tonight is 11 p.m. If you're late, you'll have to clean the basement before you go out again," With this approach, you do not have to insist on respect.

You will earn respect by the way you handle your son. I think the backtalk will automatically lessen.

The practice of doling out spending money each weekend has drawbacks. It seems to buy your son's affection and it does .nothing to teach him responsibility in handling money. A regular allowance is a much better plan. If you send us a selfaddressed stamped envelope, I'll send you our column on teenage allowances. We'!ll be writing further on allowances

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Finally, never focus solelly on the bad behavior of your child.

Even as you get control of his behavior, notice the things he does well. Make a list to remind yourself. Maybe he is a good student, athlete, musician, friend, big brother, worker, driver.

Whatever things he does well, pay attention to them. You want your son to live within reasonable rules, but you do not want to destroy your relationship with him or his spirit. You can enforce rules and appreciate him as a person both at the same time.

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Regaining control of your children will not be easy at first. By all means pray. Pray for courage, patience and strength to do your job. You can't expect God to do it for you -- but you can have confidence that he will give you the graces you need to fill the most challenging of roles, that of a parent.

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Mrs. McGarry received honors from the New York Catholic Interracial Council and the National Conference of Christians and Jews, among others. She con· ducted a weekly radio program on interracial justice for a number of years and wrote a weekly column for a black Philadelphia newspaper.

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.Catholics, Reformed Agree Continued from Page One The document is a compilation of agreed statements resulting from five meetings from 1970 through 1975, plus a final meeting in 1977 to review the results of the previous meetings.

The commission met under the joint sponsorship of the world Alliance of Reformed Churches and the Vatican's Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity.

The world alliance is made up 127 member churches, Presbyterian and Congressional, in 75 countries, with a total membership of about 55 million.

Each side on the dialogue team had five permanent members for each meeting in additi~n to a staff member and con· sultants. Although most of the delegates came from Europe, the cochairmen were Americans Benedictine Father Kilian McDonnell on the Catholic side and Dr. David Willis for the Reformed side.

Scripture, they pointed out,"is clothed in the language and concepts of the ancient world," and as a result "all churches must perforce go beyond the immediate letter of Scripture" in their teaching and preaching.

They noted that even the decision as to what books make up the Bible is a matter of their acceptance by the early Church.

Regarding church authority and infallibility, they found agreement, saying: The promise made by God to the church is this: God remains faithful to His covenant and, despite the weaknesses and errors of Christians, He makes His word heard in the church."

Reformed theologians found difficulty, however, with the Catholic view expressed in the Second Vatican Council, that the Church is infallible when the whole people of God unanimously declares that a doctrine is revealed by God and demands the assent of faith, or when all the bishops, assembled in ecumenical council, decide for the whole Church on questions of faith or morals, or when the . pope pronounces in a special way on a matter of faith or morals.

At the same time, the theologians noted that the Reformed churches assign a decisive, if subordinate, place to the early ecumenical councils.

They also noted the need for local churches to be united in some way with the universal church. While saying that the universal church really exists and is realized in the local church, they noted' the~ "the local community without universality . . . runs the risk of becoming a ghetto or of being arbitrarily dominated by individuals."

Concerning the relation of Christ to the church, the theologians agreed that the church is the "body of Christ," although they warned against any "absolute identificatio" of the two. Christ's saving action in history, they said, governs the world through His church. But they warned against an interpretation of this that would rule out divine action "where it is not recognized."

Concerning the presence of Christ in the Eucharist, the theologians jointly affirmed that His presence "is at once sacramental and personal," and that it is personal because "Jesus Christ in His own person is immediately present."

Reformed 'and Catholic theologians agreed that all Christians share in Christ's priestly ministry, and that in addition "there is a special ministry to which the administration of word and sacrament is entrusted." This ministry, they said, takes place within the context of the believing community, although it is not the community which produces and authorizes the office but the living Christ who bestows it on the community and incorporates this office into its life."

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by Father John F. Moore, diocesan director.

Q. Didn't the Church institute permanent deacons because of a shortage of priests?

A. To answer this question would require precise knowledge of what went on at the Second Vatican Council. However, from alI that can be gathered, this was not the case. Seemingly the Council Fathers restored diaconate mainly to help the Church fulfill her mission and to restore the function of the diaconate to the Sacrament of Holy Orders.

To be sure, in some places the permanent diaconate will indeed help serve the needs of the Church where there is a shortage of priests. Yet we must always keep in mind that a deacon is not a substitute priest. In fact, one function of the renewed diaconate is to act as a catalyst for vocations to the priesthood.

Here in our diocese we have been blessed with many priests.

More are certainly wanted to serve our· neecis. But it should be made clear that in our own diocese diaconal ministry has nothing to do with a shortage of priests but rather is intended to complete the hierarchy of sacred orders and to enrich and strengthen the ministry _with the sacramental grace of the diaconate.

Q. What effect will the diaconate have on the life of a .; man and his family?

A. This is a complex question, WASHINGTON (NC) - There due to the individual nature of are nearly 2,500 Catholic pereach candidate and his family.

In some ways there will be very manent deacons in the nation, little change, in others it will be , according to a study made by the Committee on the Permannoticeable.

Certainly the decision to seek ent Diaconate of the National diaconate will mean that a man's Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The study also showed that leisure time will be re-ordered, often significantly. It is hoped 2610 men are candidates in that he and his family will t;aining for the permanent diadeepen in their love of the conate, up 103 over 1976, the Church and her mission, and that first year the committee made family life will be strengthened the survey, there were 58 perand blessed by the diaconal manent deacons and 529 candidates in the country. ministry. , According to Msgr. Ernest J. In relationships with friends and neighbors, perhaps there Fiedler, staff director of the will be no noticeable differences. NCCB Permanent Diacon'ate Men accepted for the diaconate Committee, another indication will already be known for their of the program's growth is that commitment to the Church. 106 of 170 U.S. dioceses now People may expect more of them, conduct formal programs for but perhaps this is due to some deacons. In 1969, there were of the unreal notions of the four such programs.

Among other findings of the nature of holiness that have always plagued the Church. Dea- NCCB survey are: - 93 percent of the deacons cons will be men of the world and 95 percent of the candidates who are totally commited to the Church. In their unique ministry are married.

- "FulI-time" deacons numthey should fit comfortably in ber 70, of whom 50 are salaried. both worlds.

Most salaried deacons work in Q. Are permanent deacons reparishes, schools or chancery quired to say the breviary? offices. Five are involved in· A. No.' The reason this was ministry to correctional facilinot required is that family ties. prayer is developing quite spon- Two men - Deacon Antaneously within diaconal fami- thony S. Maranto of Baltimore lies. The American bishops did and Deacon Reinhart T. Wassnot want to interfere with this ing of Green Bay - serve as didevelopment by imposing other rectors of diocesan programs for prayer forms. In our own dio- deacons. Deacons are associate cese it' is obvious that by directors in 15 other dioceses. beginning our program with the - Fifty-six percent of the development of psychological deacons and 53 percent of the and spiritual community, we candidates have at least some have nurtured in our candidates college education. a deep and rich prayer life that - The diocese with the largcould not have been achieved by est programs are Chicaga with a mere formulistic prayer con- 311 deacons and 138 candidates; cept.

Newark with 127 deacons and 102 candidates; and Hartford with 99 deacons and 78 candiGod Giving Himself "Genius on earth is God giv- dates.

- Seventy-eight percent of ing Himself. Whenever a masterpiece appears, a distribution of the permanent deacons in the God is taking place." - Victor U.S. are English-speaking whites, five percent are black, 16 perHugo cent Hispanic, and one percent are listed as "other," including American Indians, Eskimos, Chinese-Americans, JapaneseAmericans, Filipinos and Vietnamese. Among candidates, 80 percent are English-speaking whites, four percent are black, 14 'percent are Hispanic, and one percent are from other ethnic groups.

- Fifty U.S. dioceses responding to the NCCB survey require deacons to receive continuing education after ordina·· tion, and 17 others make it optional. According to Msgr. Fied·, ler, "the subject of continuing education (for deacons) holds a: very high priority" for the NCCB office and for directors of diocesan programs in 1978.

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'Mothers Need Help, He Says

Who/s minding the kids?

CINCINNATI (NC) The Church has a responsibility to help the growing number of working mothers face such problems as their conflicts over priorities, guilt and the day-care needs of their children, a Lutheran minister said in a Catholic magazine.

The Rev. Thomas Klewin, writing in the January issue of St. Anthony Messenger, said that for the first time in history, approximately half of all mothers work outside the home. Although some work for self-fulfillment, "most do so out of economic necessity. Their families need the money to subsist," he said.

Among the problems they face are guilt feelings, an overlap of their working and domestic lives, the question of whether the mother's income is really needed, and the desire to have some time alone at home, time they may feel they are "stealing from their families," said Mr. Klewin, a former U.S. Air Force chaplain.

In addition, there are six million preschool children whose mothers work. Ideally, Mr. Klewin said, the Catholic day care center, which can provide more than mere custodial care," is the answer. "But," he added, "few parishes have the economic resources or the personnel to meet this need."

Only 33,000 children are currently being cared for in Catholic-controlled day care centers, according to The Official Catholic Directory. Nationally there are only enough facilities for one million of the six million preschool children needing care.

Added to that are some 27 million school-age children whose mothers work and who are alone after school and during holidays and vacations.

"Eventually, the community .J will have to reorient itself to .. permit its organizations and institutions, including the Church, ! to offer programs, events and supervision during the time parents are working," Mr. Klewin said.

He suggested that the Church should initiate or incorporate into existing programs: - 'Pre-marital counseling for a couple to look at the question 'Should the wife return to work' or remain at home?' before they have children.

- Seminars to help married couples decide that question.

- Plans' for nursery schools, preschool, kindergarten and day care centers in Catholic parishes where community needs warrant them.

- Intensive lobbying of government at all levels for adequate day care.

- Education of the whole family on how to cope with the growing entrance into the labor force of mothers of small children.

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Heresy: ASorry Story

By Father Alfred McBride Heretics were not suffered gladly in the medieval Church.

Official Christianity refused to tolerate them and treated them ruthlessly.

The record, in fact, is grisly, embarrassing and reprehensible.

Once Christians were willing to be martyrs for Christ. Now some of them assumed the role of inquisitors, killing and torturing others for their personal beliefs.

How could all this have happened? It was the result of two well intentioned ideas gone sour.

At its basis was the ideal of a social order built around the moral principles of the Gospel.

Augustine outlined the philosophy in the "City of God," describing the ideal social order in which religion witnessed to • Christ's values and the State devised laws and social procedures to reflect them.

From the fourth to the 12th century, the Church lived with the Augustinian dress, working to create a just and loving society. But instead of allowing a creative coexistence between itself and the State, it grew in power and refused to give it up.

In the Dark Ages, the Church willingly assumed many secular tasks to help create and improve society, but when it would have been proper to retarn to the State its proper functions, the Church would not let go. The result was theocracy,. in which the Church ruled both religious and ~ecular matters. The outcome was an obsession with power, incorrectly justified by Augustine's teachings.

Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absohitely. The proverb applies to church people as well as anyone else. In reaction to this, a second good idea emerged and went sour.

Utopians began preaching their ideal state. It would be shorn of all the ecclesiastical trappings and uphold the purest human values. Was financial greed the problem? Then own nothing.

Was lust a dilemma? Then abandon sex. Was tyranny the demon? Then exalt human freedom.

But if the misapplied idealism of Augustine Jed to tyranny and loss of freedom, the misapplied idealism of the humanist Utopians led to chaos and widespread public disorder. It was these conditions that bred heretics.

Since the Church had power, it instituted, with the State's cooperation, formal drives against these chaotic threats to the public order.

Seen in the light of a clash between two idealisms gone astray, one can perhaps understand, if not approve, the butchery that arose to resolve the problem. One group enforced moral values with the rack, the whip and the stake, the other

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By WiUiam Ryan

supported the abandonment of moral values altogether.

How diferent Vatican II's Declaration on Religious Fre~­ dam sounds: "Religious freedo:n has its foundation in the dignity of the human person, known both through God's Word ar.d human reason ... A man cannot freely seek the truth unless he is free from all types of pre3sure and force." It took us a long time to learn this. Praise God that we have.

Father Hans Kueng is not the only brilliant, original scholar in history, but he is one of the few theologians who have, in their lifetimes, been best-selling authors.

Born March 19, 1928 in Sursee, Switzerland, he was the son of a local merchant. He studied in Rome and was ordained to the priesthood in 1954.

In 1957 he published a doctoral dissertation on the noted Protestant theologian Karl Barth. It received hi~h praise from Catholic and Protestant theologians. Father Kueng was on his way.

For the past 17 years, he has been professor of fundamental theology in the Catholic theolog-

IThe Real Threat

By Beryl Newman Is Christianity threatened today? Has it ever been threatened? Many of us, I suspect, would respond - at least initially with a resoundin,g "Yes." But such a reaction would b~ more likely to reflect our own insecurity and fear titan any real danger to Christianity it· self.

Christianity has always existed in a hostile environment.

From defenseless beginnings in the stable at Bethlehem, it has been afflicted with misunderstanding and persecution.

We who call ourselves Chrisian may be forgiven for feeling appalled by the terrible coincidences of genocide and human destruction in our time.

We may be forgiven horror at the callousness which can promote abortion, euthanasia anc. the death penalty in terms of national personal convenience 01' economic desirability.

Anger, passion, demmciation, we may be forgiven a·lI these, but not fear, not doubt, not despair. If such manifestations of evil appear to us as threats to Christianity, we are looking through the wrong end of the telescope.

It is because of the presence of such evil that Christianity exists, not in spite of it. From the start of His public life, Je-' sus asserted Himself as the "stronger one" who defeats the strength of the "evil one" (Luke 11, 14-22).

Christians share this victory, but with our myopic vision, it is not always easy to convince ourselves during the struggle that the battle has already been won! God is in control and His goodness must triumph.

By its very nature, Christianity cannot be threatened by elements external to it. If it is threatened at all, it is from within. We who claim to be Christian can do more here to Christianity than demonic legions, when what we do and are mocks Christ.

The history of Christian Tum to Page Thirteen

Outsider or Forerunner?

ST. DOMINIC

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By Father John J. Castelot

St. Dominic, founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), born about 1170 at Calaroga, in Castille, Spain, apparently was a member of the famous Guzman family, which gave several saints to the Church.

W~ know little of his early life, but he probably was a born student. At age 14, he went to study at Palencia, where he spent 18 years and after ordination, became sub-prior of the Cathedral Chapter.

When the prior, Diego, became bishop, Dominic succeeded him.

Then the king asked Diego to travel to Denmark to arrange a marriage for his son. Diego took Dominic. They went through the Languedoc Region of southern France, a hotbed of Albigensian heresy. Dominic was horrified.

Back from -Denmark, he and Diego at first asked the Pope to send them as missionaries to Russia, bl;lt on the way back from

Rome, they met two Cistercians who were waging a fruitless campaign against the Albigen· sians. Dominic and Diego soon diagnosed the reason for their failure.

As papal ,legates, the Cistercians went about their mission encumbered by the trappings of officialdom, doing everything to undermine their credibility.

The heresy they were battling was more than a heresy; it was a revival of ancient Gnosticism, holding for two irreconcilable principles of good and evil spirit and matter, with everything material being int~insically evil.

Hence the incarnation was unthinkable, the sacraments u~­ acceptable. The idea was to abstain as completely as possible from things material, from sexual intercourse, however licit, from food and drink. Suicide was the ultimate heroic act.

Such a system could be countered only by an equally radical - but 'more reasonable - living out of the Gospel ideal in heroic fashion. Only men who did this could attract converts.

Dominic gave and followed this advice.

His first practical step was to found a convent at Prouille for women who had' abjured Albigensianism and returned to the Church. Nearby was a house where he trained preachers who would be both holy and learned. After 18 years, he -felt a need for structure. He had in mind a mobile task force that could go wherever the need for preaching called them.

He obtained permission for his new community from Pope Honorius III and while in Rome, he met Francis of Assisi. They were different from each other in many ways, yet much alike. Together they saved the Church in an era of extreme peril.

Dominic's houses were places of unending study, centers of a learned apostolate. And his Tum to Page Thirteen

ical faculty of the University of Tuebingen.

In 1968, he wrote the first of his books to be translated into five or more languages, "The Council, Reform and Reunion."

It contained many ideas which have either been accomplished or seem hardly startling today.

But in retrospect, it also seems to have sown the seeds for Father Kueng's growing <:hallenge to the Church's common understanding of its infallibility.

During following years, Father Kueng's challenge grew in intensity and magnitude. There were repeated expressions of concern from the Holy See. Finally, in 1975, the Vatican's Doctrinal Congregation issued, a declaration solemnly warning him about his views on papal infallibility, the priesthood, and the Eucharist expressed in his book "infallible? An Inquiry."

The declaration said that "for the time being" he was to stop teaching questionable opinions and to carefully reconsider his positions. But the declara:ion placed no further sanctions on the controversial scholar. .His latest best seller, "On Being a Christian," was strongly attacked on Vatican Radio. But Father Kueng countered that it was written "not against, but for the Church's magisterium," and his defenders said the book was responsible for bringing some Catholics back to the practice of their faith.

Last year Father Kueng wrote to Cardinal Joseph Hoeffner of Cologne, president of the German Bishops Conference, to the effect that he never intended "to express doubts about the sonship of God in Jesus. Christ or about the Holy Trinity." But the German bishops responded, "The unclear, ambiguous statements of Father Kueng are so serious that the Conference must demand precise corrections and modifications." The priest said he would provide such explanations in a supplement to "On Being a Christian" which will be published next year.

Are Hans Kueng's views those of a theological outsider or is he in the vanguard? He raised that question, though not directly about himself, in a 1964 address at Georgetown University in Washington: . . . "While the theological outsider works and studies and fights for the Church on his own ground, the theologian of the vanguard does all this with the Church behind him. He is anxious to maintain the connection with the main body, and however boldly he may press forward, he never wants to 'go it alone.'

"It often takes a long time to settle whether a theologian is an outsider or a forerunner."

And there, for the time being at least, is where the lJIatter remains.

A Long Story VATICAN CITY (NC) - At the request of Cardinal Laszlo Lakai of Esztergom, Hungary the Vatican has added the name of Esztergom's St. Adelbert Cathedral to those of 20 other great churches inscribed in the floor of St. Peter's Basilica.

The names of the cathedrals are inscribed in the floor at the point within the Vatican basilica where their front doors would reach if the church were placed within St. Peter's.

The only American cathedral among the 21 is St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York. At 101 meters long, it is the shortest of the churches. (A meter is about I-I yards.)

St. Peter's, which is 186

meters long from the apse to the front door (excluding the huge atrium), is the world's longest church.

The second longest is St. Paul's (Anglican) Cathedral, London (158 meters).

FoUowing St. Paul's are Our Lady of the Flower Cathedral, Florence, Italy (149 meters), Sa· cred Heart Cathedral in Brussels, Belgium (0141) and Notre Dame Cathedral in Rheims, France (139).

Only the Gifts "When you die you carry in your clutched hands only that which you have given away."

- French proverb

St. Dominic Continued from Page Twelve movement grew apace. Just weeks before his death in 1221, he had 60 convents in Provence, Spain, France, Lombardy, Rome, England, Germany and Huary.

Fifty years later there were 320 centers.

Even though study and preaching were emphasized, mortification and prayer were not neglected. However, Dominic's good sense and appreciation of priorities are reflected in the system of dispensations built into his rule. When a given austerity conflicted with the primary purpose of the order, the superior not only could, but was obliged to dispense from it.

The spirit of the order is an image of Dominic's personality.

He was passionately in love with truth and the spread of truth; but far from being a cold in-

teUectual, he had a great heart filled with sympathy, enthusiasm, compassion.

He was asked once in what book he had studied his sermon.

"In no other," he answered, "than in that of love."

Real Threat Continued from Page Twelve people has not been one to do credit to the Jesus of the Sermon on the Mount, who spoke of gentleness and purity of motive, nor to the Jesus who cried "Let them see you are my disciples by your love."

If Christianity is threatened, we do not need to don shield and buckler and saUy forth to contest with windmills of evil.

We need only look within our· selves!

FATHER HANS KUENG

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A Verdade E A Vida Dirigida pelo Rev. Edmond Rego o CRISTAO Todos os homens foram criadcs oor Deus oara serem Seus filhos. Feitos a Sua imaqem e semelhan)a, oodemos chamar Pai a Deus Doraue foi Ele orecisamente Quem nos chamou a exist@ncia.

Aoesar de tudo e falando com exactidao, s6 nos, os cristaos, oedemas chamar realmente Pai a Deus e consideramo-nos membros da famllia de Deus, pois recebemos pela qra~a santificante a filiasao adootiva.

Recebemos 0 nosso corno dos nossos oais, colaboradores na obra criadora de Deus aue directa e oessoalmente criou ~ nossa alma enos conserva a existencia. 0 sanque da famllia corre nas nossas veias e de certo modo somos oarecidos com os nossos nais e avos. Alem disso, todos oertencemos a qrande familia que e a humanidade.

Contudo, oara alem da vida natural, temos uma vida sobrenatural da qra~a, oela ~ual somos filhos de Deus duma maneira eminente e que est§ acima das exiqencias da nossa natureza. Recebemos 0 orincloio dessa vida no Baotismo, Sacramento Dele oual fomos reqenerados, voltamos a nascer, que, ao dar-nos a qrasa santificante, nos deu tambem 0 inlcio da vida divina em nos, dado oue a ara~a e um dom interne sobrenatural que Deus, oor Sua livre benevol~ncia, concede a' uma c~iatura racional nara a sua eterna salva~ao. E 0 que afirma 0 Concllio Vaticano II ao falar da voca~ao de todos a santidade na Iqreja "Os sequidores de Cristo, chamados por Deus e justificados no Senhor Jesus, nao oor merecimento pronrio mas oela vontade e qrasa de Deus, sao feitos, oelo Baotismo da Fe, verdadeiramente filhos e oarticipantes da natureza divina e, por consequinte, realmente santos." . Cristao e aauele que recebeu 0 santo Baotismo e quer sequir Jesus Cristo, mesmo com todas as suas miserias e erros. Gra~as a Encarna~o e Reden~ao de Cristo somos filhos adontivos de Deus oela qra~a, somos da familia de Deus e podemos asoirar ~ santi dade.

Pelo sotaque de uma oessoa a falar, des cobrimos a aue reqiao oertence e oela llnqua deduzimos a sua nacionalidade. Tambem uma das manifestasoes externas de aue somos cristaos e a de fazer muito bem, com freouencia e com resoeito, 0 sinal da cruz. E 0 sinal ou distintivo de ouem, com santo orqulho, se chama e e realmente fil ho de Deus. Somos cri staos oorQue seQuimos Jesus Cristo que nos remiu encarnando e morrendo oor n6s na Cruz. Por ela nos identificamos. 0 facto de ser cristao e alqo aue transcende todas as fronteiras qeoqraficas e linqulsticas, rasa, cultura, idade ... "Nao hii' mais do aue uma rasa na terra: a raca dos filhos de Deus."

Procuramos conhecer e conviver com as oessoas que amamos e s6 assim 0 amor que lhes temos cresce e so assim aumentam as manifesta~oes deste amor, entre as auais esta 0 fazer 0 que nos pedem ou sabemos que lhes aqrada. Isto da-se entre pais e filhos, entre esposos e entre amiqos.

Tambem nos, como cristaos e sequidores de Jesus Cristo, desejamos conhecer a vida, as ac~­ oes e as oalavras d'Ele. s6 deste modo Dodemos ' am&-l'O e cheqar a ser cristaos coerentes com a nossa fe.

Existe um livro no qual podemos encontrar 0 que Jesus realizou e pregou, cuja interDreta~~o aut~ntica nos e transmitida oela Iqreja. Esse livro e 0 Santo Evanqelho que siqnifica Boa Nova Lendo-o diariamente com afa espiritual, oodemos ir conhecendo e qanhando cada vez maior amizade com Jesus. E tambem convivemos com Ele pessoalmente, com qrande familiaridade, tu a tu, na intimidade da ora~ao, lonqa ou breve, ate no raoido desabafo Que oodemos ter com Ele em qualauer luqar a qualauer hora. Ele esta no meio de nos.

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By Charlie Martin

Your Love Has Lifted Me Higher Your love has lifted me higher Than I've ever been lifted before.

So keen it up, quench my desire And I'll be at your side forevermore.

Now once I was down-hearted, Disappointment was my closest friend.

But you came, he soon departed And he never showed his face again So late I've finally found you.

You're that one in a million man.

When you wrap your loving arms around me, I can stand up and face the world again. , Written by P. Smith, G. Jackson, R. Miner, B. Dives S~ng

IIWe're running out of families faster than oil.

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Over three hundred of us listened to Prof. Urie Bronfenbrenner lecture on psychology, human development and family studies.

He is an international researcher into human development and has served as an advisor and consultant to several national child development and human resource programs.

What impresses me about him is that he really cares about American families 'and their children. "We're running out of families faster than oil," he said.

More and more mothers are going to work. Adults in homes are decreasing, adult relatives are disappearing, the extended family is a thing of the past.

The critical factor is not race, but conditions under which people live. This is not limited to the poor. There are many' middleclass families today who resemble low-income families.

What does it mean? It means, who is caring for American families? Who is caring for children?

A body to baby-sit falls short.

And there are too many "latchkey" children. Many such children, according to research, turn out to be school dropouts, are on drugs, fall into the cate· gory of juvenile delinquents.

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can we do about it? Day Care? there. I believe that it takes the Guaranteed income? Special edu- same someone to give security cation programs for parents? Go to my children." back to traditional education in "The happiest children I've schools? seen anywhere were in the Love Is Essential People's Republic of China," Bronfen"Somebody's got to be crazy concluded Professor about that kid!" Those were brenner.

Professor Bronfenbrenner's "There you have child watwords as he spoke about "endur- " chers. They love their children ing involvement in joint activity and the children of their neighwith your child or children." bors. The children were not only He spoke about "a love be- happy, they were resourceful, tween parents and children that bright, with good behavior, imdoesn't break up, no matter what pressive. happens."

"The neighborhood was the The professor B. quoted a Rus- answer. In China the children go sian doctor: "You can't pay' a to school and come home for the woman to do what a good mother noonday meal. Old people aswill do for free." That's some- semble to greet the children on thing to think about. Another their way home from school, question: "What is it in humar.. Iistning to what they had to say. development, what is it that So incredible was the situation gives it a momentum that makes, that a colleague said, "It must be a parent and child crazy about genetic."

"But we wouldn't care to live each other?"

One is that the child's needs as the Chinese do," added the are being met. Where there are professor. "Even though there problems, there is less and less are no broken children that we involvement of parents with could see, there were broken intellectuals. The implication for children.

Parents have told me that they us? Not much. For we're not are looking at their particular China. What works for them situations closely to see if there will not work for us."

A young student stood up, "If is enough joint activity with only our goal in life wasn't so their children.

"I have refused jobs," said much to make a profit as to one mother. "We'll get by but serve the people, how much betmy children won't if I'm not ter off we would be!"

by Rita Coolidge, AM Records, Inc.

Some songs have a message that creates an immediate impact. And such it was for me with this latest hit by Rita Coolidge.

The first time I heard it, I liked it, and knew that I would buy a copy. It is simple inform and musical structure, but powerful in its message.

It speaks of the reality and necessity of love in our lives, of the tremendous difference being loved makes for our whole being. The relationships, the people who love us, do "lift us up."

Being loved helps us look beyond ourselves, our fears, our worries.

It gives us new confidence. How many times have you accomplished a new achievement because of the support and love a friend gave you?

The song speaks realistically about the risks in loving. Not every relationship turns out the way we hope, and when one does break up, there is "down-heartedness," and "disappointment," When this happens, we have -to face these questions: Will we be open to other relationships? Will we be open to be loved and to give love again? Can we risk opening ourselves up to new friendships and relationships?

The song affirms the possibility for new meaning, for real healing of past pain. New people come into our lives if we remain open to relationships. If we diminish some of our defenses or the mask of "playing it cool" towards others, this love can build a new self within us.

So the song speaks of openess to love, but also gives us an important challenge. Not only can we "be Hfted" by another's love, but we too can "do the lifting." Each of us really possesses a beautiful power to make the difference in someone else's life.

Our love is a real key that unlocks new lives for other people.

Indeed, it can be rejected, misunderstood, or used. But the po· tential far outweights the risk.

When we support another with the gift of our love and caring, we create "chain reactions." We give a real freedom, for the person we have loved can, in turn, be more free to share his/her. own love.

The song helps us reflect on the relationships in our lives )Which 'lift us higher,' and creates new meanings for us. These relationships are like a valuable treasure, a treasure that is meant to be shared. Perhaps all of us need to be more aware and appreciative of these people, parents, family, friends, who take 8xtra time and effort to -care about us. Surely too, we should be .lware of the gift of love from God Himself - always available, }ver giving new meaning to our lives, and lifting us above the :isappointments.

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Returning to reality after holiday festivities, Bishop Feehan students are tacking midterm exams this week, somewhat cheered by memories of recent activities. They included a student council-sponsored Wintertime Dance, featuring Longwood, and a weekend Ski Club trip to Mt. Sunapee.

An organizational meeting for an Astronomy Club has been

held at the Attleboro school, with Mario Santonastaso as moderator. Evening meetings give members a chance to- study the heavens. ' Sophomores participated in a day of recollection, one of a series arranged by the school religion department, while social studies class members took a field trip to the Boston Government Center.

As Feehanites move to the

second semester plans begin for next year. On Monday and Tuesday of next week, assemblies are scheduled for the freshman, sophomores, and juniors, when department chairmen will explain courses and prequisites for September. During the week, students will consult teachers and guidance~ counselors and plan their next year's programs.

Course selection sheets are due the following week.

After this week, students and facuIty will miss the cheerful smile and enthusiastic teaching of facuIty member and Feehan alumnus James Perkoski. During the past 4 Y2 years, while pursuing evening studies in law, Mr. Perkoski taught Feehan courses in law and social studies. He has now passed the Massachusetts bar and joined an Attleboro law firm.

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Pamela Van Deusen on this exciting and educational tour.

Sister Regina Coughlin will attend an Occupational Information Workshop on January 25.

With a Kiss The day of death is when two worlds meet with a kiss: TJ:is world going out, the future world coming in. -The Talmud

HiE ANCHORThurs.. Jan. 19, 1978

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Music Meeting SCRANTON, Pa. (NC) - More than 1,000 church musicians are expected to attend the first annual pastoral musicians' national convention March 28-31 at JV[arywood College, Scranton.

The theme of the conference is "Musical Liturgy is Normative" and among participants will b~ Archbishop Rembert Weakknd of Milwaukee, who will conduct a liturgy and give a workshop on "Music Ministry, Today and Tomorrow."

IN THE DIOCESE

By Bill MORRISSETTE

Hockomock Hoop Race Still Close Entering this week Canton, Franklin and Oliver Ames were still tied for first place in the Hockomock Basketball League.

The deadlock would have been reduced to two last Friday when Franklin was scheduled to host Oliver Ames. However, games scheduled for that day fell victim of the weekend storm and were re-scheduled for Saturday but conditions on that day forced further postponement.

Depending on the outcome of Canton's game at Foxboro the tie could possibly have been dissolved completely.

Looking ahead, it will be Mansfield at Oliver Ames, King Philip at Sharon, Foxboro at Franklin and Stoughton at North Attleboro tomorrow while next Tuesday's card has Canton at King Philip, North Attleboro at Mansfield, Franklin at Sharon and Stoughton at Foxboro.

In ice hockey, Saturday games have King Philip at Canton, Oliver Ames at Franklin and North Attleboro at Stoughton.

Wednesday it will be Stoughton at Canton, Frankin at North At· tleboro and King Philip at Oliver Ames.

Stang, Coyle-Cassidy Division. Co-Leaders Bishop Stang High and Coyle· Cassidy High shared the lead in their respective divisions in Southeastern Mass. Conference basketball at the conclusion of last week's play.

The Stang Spartans were in a first-place tie with Wareham and Seekonk tn Division Two. Coyle-Cassidy's Warriors and Falmouth were the lone unbeatens in Division Three. Wareham was host to Stang last Tuesday night and on the outcome of that game one would be eliminated from the deadlock. Possi-

bly further changing the complexion of the standings in that division is the Seekonk at Stang game tomorrow night when Wareham will be home to Holy Family, New Bedford VokeTech at Dennis-Yarmouth and Bishop Feehan High at Old Rochester.

Wareham and Seekonk are slated to meet on the latter's wood Tuesday night. Other games Tuesday list Yoke-Tech at Feehan, Dennis-Yarmouth at Holy Family and Stang at Old Rochester.

Connolly Icemen Face Busy Week 'Bishop Connolly High's Cougars, making a strong bid for the conference's Division Two hockey crown, have their work cut out for them with three games in five days.

Hot on the heels of pace-setting ,Bourne, the Cougars take on Dennis-Yarmouth at 6 p.m. tomorrow in the Driscoll, Rink.

They have an "all-important" game with Bourne at 7 p.m.

Saturday in the Gallo Arena and return to the Driscoll Rink at 6 p.m. Monday when Seekonk will provide the opposition.

Other hockey action in the conference over the next week is:

Division One - tonight, Durfee at Taunton; Saturday, Somerset at Barnstable, Attleboro at New Bedford; Monday, Somerset at Durfee, Taunton at New Bedford; Wednesday, Durfee at Falmouth. Division Two - Tonight, Seekonk at Dartmouth; Saturday, Dighton-Rehoboth at Seekonk; Monday, Dartmouth at Dighton-Rehoboth; Wednesday, Wareham' at Bourne. Division Three - Tonight, Coyle-Cassidy at Old Rochester, Fairhaven at Case; Monday, Case at Old Rochester, Fairhaven at DennisYarmouth; Wednesday, Old Rochester at Dennis-Yarmouth.

South Maintains Hockey League Lead Pace-setting Fall River South Fall River North defeated Taunand runnerup New Bedford kept ton in the other game. pace with each other as they South has 23 points, New Bedposted victories in last Sunday _ford 18, Somerset 14, Taunton night's Bristol County Catholic and Westport-Dartmouth 10 Hockey League games in the each, Fall River North 9 in the Driscoll Rink, Fall River. standings. Next Sunday night's games, also in the Driscoll Rink, The Southies defeated West- list Taunton vs. Westport-Dartport-Dartmouth to retain their mouth at nine o'clock, South vs. five-point lead over New Bed- New Bedford at 10, and, Somerford, a winner over Somerset. set vs. North at 11.

Leitao, Gadbois Among Leading Scorers David Leitao of Holy Family and ,Paul Gadbois of St. Anthony ranked third and fourth respecttively among scorers in the Southeastern Mass. Conference.

Leitao with 138 points in seven games had an average of 19.7, Gadbois had 164 points in nine games for an average of 18.2.

Durfee's Kevin Whiting is the top scorer with 165 points and an average of 20.6 in eight games. Kevin has also become

the second Durfee player to score more than 1,000 career points.

With 1,006 he is only 97 points back of the all-time record of 1,103 set by Kevin Fiola.

Marty Cardoza, Wareham, 162, 20.2 in 8 games is second high scorer and Ray Andrews, Wareham, 127, 18.1 in seven games is fifth as of last Wednesday and including exhibition and conference games.

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LIV ULLMAN is a rootless circus performer in 192:~ Berlin in Ingmar Bergman's "The Serpent's Egg," described as decidedly mature fare." (NC Photo)

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Jacob Rosenberg (David Carradine) is an American Jew stranded with his brother, Max, in Berlin in 1923, a time of suffering and social unrest caused by the prostrate German economy. Jacob and Max and Max's now-estranged wife, Manuela, had a trapeze act until an injury to Jacob and the inroads of his alcoholism forced them out of work.

Not especially bright, Jacob's private fears are aggravated by his Jewishness in an anti-semitic environment. The film opens with Max's suicide. Unable to cope with the tragedY' and further unnerved by a session with a tough, shrewd police inspector (Gert Frobe), the desperate Jacob searches out Manuela (Liv Ullmann), who is keeping herself alive by performing in a seedy cabaret. She welcomes Jacob, but her support is not enough to save him.

It is one of the weaknesses of

Bergman's film that the two:> principal secondary characters overshadow Jacob and Manuela.

One is the honest inspector who plods along in the midst of mounting social disorder intent upon capturing a mass murderer.

The other is a mysterious scientist who has accepted hi s marked intellectual superiority as a kind of noblesse oblige to force humanity into a better mold, whatever the transgresslions committed against conventional morality.

Unfortunately, "The Serpent's Egg" is a muddled film, for the dedicated Bergman viewer only.

Its somberness and vivid depktions of squalor make it decidedly mature fare.

"The Duelists (Paramount): Starring Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel, this film is based on a Joseph Conrad story about two hussar officers in Napoleon's army who fight a series of duels over two decades. Re-creation of the settings, costumes and general flavor of the' era is excellent but the inherent violence of the story makes it a film for adults only.

On Television The dedication of Father Darnien in ministering to the lepers of

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Religious Highlights Television: Sunday, Jan. 22, 1-2 p.m. (NBC) "A Conversation With Archbishop Quinn": The new president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops discusses a wide range of religious, moral and social issues. ,Radio: Sunday, Jan. 22, "Guideline" (NBC): Interviews in commemoration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

Guests are Lutheran pastor Rev. Ronald Bagnall and Father Charles La Fontaine of the Graymoor Ecumenical Institute, Television Movies Friday, Jan. 20, 9 p.m. (CBS) "Bug" (1975): An eccentric :;cientist (Bradford Dillman) ereates havoc by crossing a fire:;pewing bug from outer space with an ordinary cockroach. The ::esult is a very bad movie fur':her marred by executive if of':en ludicrous violence. Objectionable in part for all.

Wednesday, Jan. 25, 9 p.m.

(CBS), "The Train Robbers" (1973): John Wayne is a drifter induced by widow Ann Margret to find a lost shipment of gold and clear her husband's name. A fairly enteraining Western, thanks mostly to the Wayne presence. Approved for adults and adolescents.

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The Par'ish 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 fundraislng activities such as bingos, whists, dances, suppers and bazaars.

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

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

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NEW BEDFORD The parish monthly evening of prayer will begin with the rosary at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, followed by Mass, then by prayer and sharing in the school hall. The theme for the evening will be world peace.

Refreshments will be served.

HOLY NAME, FALL RIVER Rehearsals of the parish choir are held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. each Thursday and new members may contact Father William Campbell at the rectory. Tenors are especially sought.

ST. STANISLAUS, FALL RIVER A Marriage Readiness course is being held for the next month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. each Sunday in the school. It is open to high school juniors and seniors, college freshmen and sophomores and all others in that age group.

Holy Rosary Sodalists will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 in the school hall.

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SACRED HEART, FALL RIVER Information is requested on sick and elderly of the parish who may wish to be visited by one of the priests and receive Holy Communion. Names of such parishioners may be telephoned to the rectory at any time.

Cub Scout board members and parents of Cubs will meet at 6:30 tomorrow night in the parish center. Women's Guild board members will meet at 7:30, also in the center.

Various services are available to parishioners from me:nbers cf the TACT youth group ana fIyers explaining the program are available. at the rear of the church.

Children's books are needed for the parish children's library and may be brought to the center at any time.

Cooperation is requested In filling out evaluation forms .)f the' par~sh Advent program, "Come Lord Jesus." Such forms may be left in the box provided at the church entrance.

ST. MARY, MANSFIELD A women's retreat open to women of area parishes will be sponsored by St. Mary's the weekend of Feb. 3 through 5.

Information is available from Mrs. Jane Sellmeyer, telephone 339-8887, after 5 p.m.

ST. THERESA, SOUTH ATTLEBORO Vincentians are making a collection to benefit Father Lucien Bouchard, now serving the Indonesian missions.

Discarded eyeglasses may be left in boxes at the church entrance. They will be forwarded to "Eyes fol' the Needy" by the Confraternity of Christian Mothers.

ST. JOSEPH, ATTLEBORO Webelos Scouts meet tonight and Cub Scouts tomorrow afternoon.

The Junior Corps will hold a movie supper party at 7:15 p.m. Saturday night. New Corps officers are Robert Bianchi, president; Norman Hebert, vice president and treasurer; Jules Coleman, secretary.

Parishioners are invited to the Seventh Day Adventist Church on Elmwood Avenue at 7 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 23 for an explanation of this belief. CCD students from fifth grade up are to attend as their class meeting for the week.

SS. PETER AND PAUL, FALL RIVER The Education Committee will meet Monday night at 7:30 in Father Coady Center.

Senior CYO will sponsor a "Gong Show" Jan. 31 at 7:30

with John Lake as master of ceremonies. It will be open to parents and other parishioners.

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NEW BEDFORD

A Marriage Encounter in~or­ mation night will be held at 8 p.m: Sunday, Jan. 29 in the church hall at Mill and Newton Streets.

All area married couples are invited to attend this presentation on "how to make good marriages better." Refreshments will be served.

. Ultimate Dependance "The safety and prosperity of nations ultimately and essentially depend on the protection and the blessing of Almighty God." - John Adams

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