Reassuring' and Directive
The ANCHOR
Bishop.sl COm mittee Hails Charismatics
WASHINGTON (NC) - The Catholic charismatic movement received encouragement and support in a new report by the U.S. bishops' Committee for PasAn Anchor of the Soul, Sure and Flrm-St. Paul toral Research and Practices published here. The statement cautioned Fall River, Mass. Thursday, Jan. 23, 1975 against dangers of biblical funPRICE 15c Vol. 19, No.4 © 1975 The Anchor $5.00 per yur . damentalism, elitism, overemphasis on charismatic gifts to the detriment of the full Gospel message, or a tendency toward isolationism in the Catholic charismatic movement. But it said of the movement as a whole: "We encourage those who already belong and we supAll the Catholic high schools Attleboro port the positive and desirable in the Diocese of Fall River Bishop Feehan High School directions of the charismatic rewill accept applicants and ad- (for boys and girls) $425 newal." minister a Placement ExaminaFall River The charismatic movement is tion for new students on SaturBishop Connolly High School generally considered as having day, February 8, at 8:30 a.m. (for boys) $550 started among Catholics in the Students wishing to enter any Bishop Gerrard High School United States with a prayer of these schools next September (for girls) $450 group that began meeting at should report to the school of Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, New Bedford their choice. The examination Holy Family High School in 1967. Since then it has spread and a;oplication procedure' will (for boys and girls) $250 for worldwide and numbers tens of last until 12:30. parishioners; $300 for non- thousands of active participants There will be a three dollar parishioners. fee, payable at the time of apSt. Anthony High School plication. The students need (for boys and girls) $175 for bring no records with them, nor parishioners; $275 for 0.00.do their parents have to accom- parishioners WASHINGTON i(NC)-While pany them. Complete informaNorth Dartmouth giving President Gerald Ford tion as to courses, activities, fiBisb:)p Stang High School credit brchanging directions nancial scholarship aid, etc. will and offering a comprehensive be given at the time of the . (for boys and girls) $450 examination. Taunton The listing of high schools and Coyle-Cassidy High School their tuition follows: (for boys and girls) $459
in the U.S. alone. Its chief characteristic is a belief in the active, consciously experienced
High School Placement Exams on February 8
presence of the Holy Spirit and His gifts. Observing that the charismatic ren.ewal cannot be productive
"in isolation," the statement called for continuing contact between leaders and members of the movement with bishops and pastors, and the full integration of charismatic groups into the structures of parish life. It recommended sustaining a climate of mutual understanding, trust and communication through the appointment of diocesan liaison persons who can keep current with developments in the movement, offer sound guidance, and keep the bishops in· formed. Priests were strongly encouraged by the statement to take an interest in the charismatic movement. "Because of his unique role and the charism of sacred ordination, the priest can most effectively relate the work of the renewal to the total life of the Church and in this way fulfill his own special function of coordinator of the gifts of the Spirit," the document said. Expressing the hope that the Turn to Page Two
Say Ford's Economic Plan Hurts Poor
Frightening Trends Seen In Area of Euthanasia CINCINNATI (NC)-It used to be a horrifying concept to most people. But at the moment 16 states are considering making it legal and it is practiced in some hospitals. In addition, it is increasingly a topic of open discussion on television talk shows and the subject of soap operas. "It" is euthanasia, or "mercy killing." According to Mrs. Leah Curtin, director of Nurses Con-
Plan Symposium On Corporate Responsibility Sister Mary Jean Audette, S.U.S.C. of Fall River and Brother Robert DiManno, SS.CC. of Fairhaven are among committee members planning a New England-wide symposium on corporate responsibility to be held at Mont Marie, Holyoke, Tuesday through Thursday, April 15 through 17. The program will emphasize the issue of ethics in relation to investment of church funds. It is being sponsored by seven national Catholic groups, including the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, the Con· Turn to Pa~e Two
cerned for Life, an organization founded in Cincinnati just over a year ago and now a national group,it is no coincidence that the sutiject of euthanasia is more and more a socially acceptable one. The U. S. Supreme Court abortion decision of Jan. 22, 1973, paved the way for it, she said, "observing that that decision placed our society in a position of no longer considering life an absolute value but a relative one. Once you do that you can make it relative to pain, age, social condition, expense." Mrs. Curtin, mother of four children ranging in age from seven to two, is an untiring prolifer. As editor of a national newsletter published by Nurses Concerned for Life she especially researches such areas as abortion, fetal experimentation and euthanasia. And her reo search, she said, points to particularly frightening trends in the area of euthanasia, now a common concern for state legislatures considering legalizing it under certain circumstances and already an actual practice in some hospitals. 'Since the Supreme Court decision of two years ago, she suggested, there has been a campaign to "detoxify" the word euthanasia. Turn to Page Three
Name Fr. Blain New Pastor At St. Anne's
Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.TJD., Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River has confirmed the appointment proposed by the Very Rev. Jean Mary Gay, O.P., provincial of the Canadian Province of the Dominicans, Montreal of the Very Rev. R. Gabriei Blain, O.P., 'prior of St. Anne's Monastery, Fall River as pastor of St. Anne's Parish, Fall River succeeding Rev. Thomas M. Landry, O.P. who has served as pastor of the Fall River parish since Oct. 1971. Father Blain's assignment will Turn to Page Four
economic and energy policy, church leaders here say the plan will hurt the poor more than anyone else. They also see the plan as· weak because it offers no specifics for creating jobs. helping the staggering housing industry or lowering interest rates. Coming under the strongest criticism were the President's
Jewish Congress President Likes Vatican's Guidelines for Relations NEW YORK (NC)-The president of the World Jewish Congress has welcomed the Vatican's guidelines for CatholicJewish relations "as a'very positive document." Nahum Goldmann, in New York for a visit from headquar. ters of the congress in Geneva, Switzerland, said the Vatican's document "provides a good basis for future cooperation between Jews and Catholics." Goldmann noted that the guidelines contain "some omis~ sions, which I personally regret, and some doctrinal affirmations resulting from the unavoidable divergencies between Ohristianity and Judaism." He qualified ly: "But these not stem from derstanding of ments."
VERY REV. R. GABRIEL BLAIN
proposal to hold Social Security, Food Stamp and Civil Service and military pension, cost-ofliVing increases to a five per cent ceiling, despite a rise more than twice that iIi the actual cost-of-Iiving index. Also hit strongty was the President's announced moratorium on new spending programs. Turn to Page Two
this immediatedeficiencies do any -lack of unJewish commit-
Emphasizing that the guidelines were prepared for Catholics, Goldmann said: "This document gives Catholics guidance on a number of problems and shows respect for Jewish sensitivities. It provides a good basis for future cooperation between Jews and Catholics. "The guidelines also reflect a desire for good will and under-
standing, a spirit of mutual respect, and a recognition of basic differences." The Vatican's guidelines were published Jan. 3. Goldmann made his statement one week later.
Swans·ea Parish School Closes This June Rev. Joseph A. Martineau, pastor of St. Michael's Parish in Swansea, announced to parishioners at Masses on Sunday that the parish elementary school will close at the end of this school year in June. The decision has been necessitated by financial considerations, the sharp rise in school costs and the fact that there could be no gu·arantee of the same number of Sisters of St. Joseph teaching in the school. At the present time the preprimary and eighth grades are staffed by one Sister principal, three teaching Sisters and six lay teachers. There are 231 pupils in the school. The parochial educational institution has been serving the children of the area since 1931.