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DIOCESAN NEWSPAPER FOR SOUTHEAST MASS;, CAPE & ISLANDS Vol. 28, No.5

Fall River, Mass., Friday, February 3, 1984

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'By the_way, you're archbishop'

NY gets shepherd

ON BElIALF OF the diocese of Fall River, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin welcomes Archbishop-designate Bernard F. Law to New England. (Phot~ by Sister Rita Murray Photo cour­ tesy of The Pilot, Boston)

WASHINGTON (NC) - Pope John Paul II tapped a 27-year Navy chaplain with the rank of rear admiral when he named Bishop John J. O'Connor of Scranton, Pa., as archbishop of New York.

He also named bim apostolic administrator of the U.S. Mili­ tary Vicariate, but the vicariate announced that a separate mili­ tary vicar is to be named aater, ending the historic link of the two jobs.

Archbishop Pio Laghi,apos­ tolic delegate in tbe United States, announced J\rchbishop O'CoI)Oor's appointment in Washington Jan. 31. T}le new leader will be installed on March '19.

Among messages flooding in npon him was one frpm ·llishop Daniel A. Cronin. It follows: Please ae<:ept these sin­ cere words of heartfelt con­ gratulati9J]S on yoUr ap­ polntm~nt by. our Holy Father as Archbishop of New York. Your appoint­ ment is a source of gr~at encollnlgement, not only

After Boston

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"After Boston, there's only heaven:' said that see's new shepherd last Friday during a whirlwind visit to his flock.

Archbishop-designate Bernard F. Law was met at Logan air­ port by Governpr Michael Du­ kakis, Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn, representati'9les of the legislature and an ecumenical delegation of Catholic, Proestant and Jewish leaders.

After a visit to Holy Cross Cathedral and a trip to Dorches­ ter's fire-ravaged St. Ambrose Church, where he consoled par­ Ishioners, the archbishop-desig­ nate met wiUt the bishops of the dioceses of BurlingtQn, Vt., Fall River, Springfield and Worcester, Mass., Manchester, N.H., and Portland, Me. All are members of the Boston Prov:ince of the U.S. Catholic Church.

Following a quick lunch, the archbishop-designate held a press conference, then returned to his diocese of Springfield-Cape Grir­ eau, Mo. He will be installed as Bos­ ton's archbishop on March 23 in Holy Cross Cathedral.

At an earlier press conference in Springfield, he listed "per.son­ al spirit\fal renewal" at the top of his pfiorities for the church.

Evangelizaion, social justice and peace, Catholic education

and vocation awareness were other key priorities he· cited.

He declined to speculate on specific plans for his new job in Boston but he summarized the concerns he considered highest priorities in Springfield Girar­ deau and said he thought they would apply to the church any­ where.

Describing personal spiritual renewal as central to the church's mission, he said this involves conversion of heart, a "personal relationship" with Christ, a "consciousness of the church as community," and a "sense of Catholic identity."

On evangelization as a prior­ ity, he said that the church is "essentially missionary" and that all its members are "call­ ed to share with others our faith."

"This outreach should include greater use of radio and tele­ vision" and should be aimed es­ pecially at inactive Catholics and the unchurched, saId Archbishop Law. He said church teachings on justice and peace "must be more effectively communicated" and that diocesan and parish-level "service and advocacy" programs need to be developed to bring those teachings into practice.

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for the people of God of the Archdiocese of New York but for all your brother bishops and many friends throughout the world. Ad multos annosl Archbishop Bernard F. Law, who was named to head the Archdiocese of Boston Jan. 24, said Archbishop O'Connor, "is able to deal with comple" issues, such as war and peace, in a way tl1at adequately eJ(presses the church's position witho!lt doing· violence tQ legitimate diversity of opinion.

"His was a pivotal role in the development of the U.S. bishops' pastorQI on wa·r and peace," Archbishop Law said. He "has a shepherd's heart, an.d is in every sense a man of the church."

Archbishop Law also said that the new archbishop "is eminently qualified to assist in the disengagement of. the Mili­ tary Ordinariate. from the Arch­ diocese of New York." .

The appointment was not without its lighter side. At a press conference in Scranton,

held two hours after Archbishop Lagh~'s announcement, Arch­ bishop O'Connor said that he learned of his elevation in a casual phone conversation with the delegate. Archbishop O'Con­ nor said Archbishop Laghi was jovial and they talked about a number of subjects.

Then Archbishop Laghi "cas­ uaHy" added, "by the way, the holy father has appointed you archbishop of New York."

Archbishop O'Connor said be­ cause the apostolic delegate had been joking throughout the con· versation, he did not believe him and asked, "Are you kidding?" which, he told the reporters, "is not the usual thing a bishop says to an apostolic delegate."

The· new archbishop, succes· sot to Cardinal Terence Cooke who died last Oc~ober, is widely known as a key member of the COmmittee of U.S. bishops that wrote the 1983 pastoral letter on war and peace. An auxiliary bishop of the U.S. MHitary Vi­ cariate at the time, he was dubbed the committee "hawk" Turn to Page Six

Update thinking, simplify methods

Tribunals must shape up VATICAN CITY (NC) Church tribunals mw;t update their thinking in marriage cases, basing decisions on changes in canon law which have simplified procedures and have taken greater ac;count of .modern sci­ ences in deciding on the validity of a marriage, said Pope Jo~ Paul II Jan. 26.

He cited canons 1095 and 1098 which indicate that among rea­ sons for wltich a marriage can be annulled are lack of discre­ tionary judgment about what a marriage involves, psychological difficulties preventing a person from making a commitment and deceit.

Another purpose of the new Code of Canon Law, he added, is . "to render administration of jus­ tice more flexible and functional by simplifying procedures, streamlining formalities and of­ fering judges more discretion- . ary power."

The pope ~poke at an audience with officials and canon lawyers of the Roman Rota, the church's highest appeals court. He sair"t church courts must conform their practices and attitudes to the new Code of Canon Law which went into effect last year and to the spirit of the Second Vati­ can CounCil. In the 20-year period since the end of Vatican II, canon law has been tn flux and there have been "abuses and lack of serious­ ness that must be lamented," he said.

The pope also said it is wrong to interpret the new law as if it were the old one.

The church must promote and defend "the sanctity, dignity and ~ndissolubility of matri'rriony," the pope said.

But in doing so judges "can­ not forget the real and undeni­ able progress of biological, psy­

chological, psychiatric and social sciences:" he said. Use these sciences to protect "a true mar­ riage and not one which only has the appearances of marriage, not being a marriage from the start," he said.

The pope said that decisions about the indissolubility of mar­ riage must be made without prejudice and that each case must ,be judged on its own merits and not use:! "as a means to correct abuses" or as a means "to incorrectly solve pastoral problems."

But before judges can make correct decisions, the pope said, they have to know the spirit of the Second Vatican Council.

"The Code of Canon Law is a new law," the pope said, "and should be understood in the light of the Second Vatican Council to which it completely con­ forms."

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'FHE ANCHOR-Diocese of fall River.-Friday, Feb. 3, 1984

.Catholic' concerns surface .in State of Union'tall{ \

By Jerry Fllteau

WASHINGON (NC) - Calling for strengthening of traditional values, President Reagan ad­ dressed several major Catholic concerns in his annual State of the Union message to Congress Jan. 25.

He called for legal protection of the unborn and for tuition tax credits for parents of children in private schools. Both policies are strongly backed by the Catholic Church. .

In words that could have come from the Catholic 'Bishops' war and peace pastoral, Reagan de­ clared, "A nuclear war cannot be won· and must never be fought. The only value in . .'. possessing nuclear weapons is to make sure they will never be / used."

The president also appealed

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public schools, a' position sup­ ported by many religious groups but approached cautiously by the Catholic' hierarchy. He did not back a right to receive vol­ untary religious instruction in public schools, which Catholic officials see as a more flinda'­ mental issue, historically and constitutionally. _ President Reagan also singled out a Catholic priest, Conven­ tual Franciscan Father Bruce Ritter, founder of the Covenant House for runaway' children in New York City, .as an example of the "unsung 'heroes" of Am­ erican society whose private ini­ tiatives tackle social,problems.

Linking issues of school pray­ er, tuition tax credits, abortion and child pornography under the heading of "strengthening tradi­ tional values," Reagan said that values of "faith, work, .family, neighborhood, freedom and

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peace" define "what makes us good and loving 'people."

He acknowledged ·that "efforts to restore protection of the law to unborn, children" are "very controversial."

"But unless and until it can be proven that an unborn child is not a living human being, can we justify assuming without proof that it isn't?" he asked.

On education, Reagan stress­ ed a return to basics and paren­ tal control of education.

Addressing the .controversy over administration-backed .ef­ forts to reinstate voluntary prayer in public schools by an amendment to the Constitution, 'Reagan noted that Congress be-. gins each day with prayer.

"Why can't freedom to ac­ knowledge God be enjoyed again by children in every schoolroom across this land?" he asked.

The president ' mentioned Father Ritter at the end of his speech in a paean to the con­ victions . and values which he said make America the "last, best hope of man on earth."

"A person like Father Ritter is always there. His Covenant House programs in New York and Houston provide shelter and help to' thousands of frightened and abused chiidren each year," he. said.' '. . . . 'Fathe~ iUtter 'founded Co'ven~ ant House ~n New Yori(in ii172' to save runaways and homeless young people from ~the drug abuse and sexual exploitation of the city's streets. He has since founded' similar .crisis centers in Houston and Toronto and a long-term home for street youths in Guatemala. He also hopes to open centers in Boston and in Fort Lauderdale,Fla.

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WA:SHINGTON (NC) - The producer. " International Nestle Boycott Boycott leaders said they· will Committee has suspended its U.S. continue' to monitor Ne.stle and boycott of Nestle S.A. because will also tum their attent,ion to of Nestle's "commitment" to other formula companies. following the World Health Or­ Representatives from Nestle ganization code in infant for­ and the boycott toasted their mula marketing, ,!?oycott and concord with Nestle' chocolate Nestle officials announced at an bars, among numerous boycotted unusual joint press conference ,in Nestle products. , Washington.

Progress between the two In a joint statement, the bit­ - sides, which once had little con­ tet: antagonists for almost seven tact, advanced rapidly in mid­ years said the boycott was sus­ December after a chance meet­ 'pended and that "Nestle recog­ ing on a Metroliner train be­ nizes and supports the commit­ tween a Nestle executive and ment of INBC and its members boycott leader. to safeguard the children of the "Some of us suspect a nudge Third World from hazards re­ from a heavenly source," joked lated to the inappropriate mark­ Sister Regina Murphy, a boycott eting of infant formula.". leader.

Nestle had been accused by "Now that this controversy has the boycotters of improper been satisfactorily resolved, we marketing of infant formula -in can concentrate our efforts on underdeveloped nations, where, the real causes of infant mortal­ critics charged, mothers were .ity and morbidity in developing unable to use formula properly nations - contaminated water, due to impure water, lack of ignorance, malnutrition and in-' education and other problems. adequate health care,'~ added Nestle, which does not sell for­ Rafael Pagan Jr., president of mula in the United States, is the the Nestle Coord-ination Center world's 'Iargest infant. formula , for. Nutrition Inc. .

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" SMALL pro-lifer delivers her message at· an O~gon Right ,to Life demonstration. (NC/Wide World Photo)

.Abortion laws eased LISBON, Portugal (NC) - The ' Portuguese Parliament has pass­ ed a bill which drops the legal penalties for abortions in cases of fetal deformity, pregnancy following rape and when the mother's life is in danger.

The .bilI, approved'- Jan. '27, was opposed by the· Catholic bishops.

The ,bill does not formally Ie· g~li~ abor:tion but waives prose­ cution. .It was sponsored by the

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WASHINGTON - (NC) - The National Conference of Catholic Bishops: and U.S. Catholic Con­ ference plan to move their of­ fices from downtown Washing­ ton· to a five-acre site near the National Shrine of the Immacu­ late Conception and the Catholic University of America, the NCeB-USCC announced, Jan. 30. , An approximately $1 million contracf .was signed' with the Sulpician Fathers for land on the campus 'of Theological College, which the priests operate near Catholic Universtiy.

Construction of a building, which has not yet been designed, will begin after zoning approval is received, the announcement said. No date for the move has been set.

The NCCB and 'USCC are the twin organizations of the U.S. Catholic bishops. About 300 people work. at the present headquarters at 1312 Massachu­ setts Ave. N.W. That building was constructed in 1941 with an addition in 1961. .

The decision to move was

made after consideration of the expense that would. be involved in renovating the present struc­ ture.

The Ufe of Truth "Truth never yet fell dead in the streets; 'it has such affinity with the soul of man,the seed however broadcast will catch somewhere and produce its hun­ dredfold."

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ruling Socialist Party. The So­ cialists said the aim of the bill is to end the 200,000 illegal abortions a year.

Prior to passage of th~ bill the bishops issued a point 'pastoral letter reiterating the churc.h's moral opposition to a~ortion and asking Parliament· to reject the bill. Additionally, Cardinal An­ tonio Ribeiro of Lisbon called on Catholics not to vote for parties and politicians. favoring· the- bill. . -About 94 p.ercent of Portugal's ,10 'million'population is' Catholic.

WASHINGTON (NC) - New tuition tax credit action is possi­ ble this spring, according to Fath­ er Thomas G. Gallagher, con­ ference secretary for U.S. Cath­ olic education. He said the cam· paign to enact legislation will continue because of a well de­ veloped network of tax credit supporters.

In a January letter to Catholic administrators, Father Gallagher said that although the Senate's 59-38 vote in November to table tax credits. was disheartening, President Reagan, in a meeting with tax credit supporters in December, indicated the possi­ bility o~ action in.the spring.

"It was his suggestion that we look to the possibility of changing some Senate votes and to priming the House," said Father Gallagher. "His staff is going to be assessing these mat­ ters."

The legislation would give tax credits to parents for part of the tuition they pay to send children to non-public school.

Father Gallagher said the USCC will combine three tui­ tion tax credit advisory com· mittees into one group of par­ ents, superintendents and state Catholic Conference directors. _ _ _.,

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.A family dictionary ByHllda Young I went -to a religious education workshop in my parish last week and had a good time. I was facinated by all the jargon and made a New Year's r:esolution to study it. In fact, I underlined some of the most frequently used words and tried them out on my family.

Here is the Young Family Dictionary of some church jargon: Networking: A condition which must exist to play bad­ minton or tennis (oldest daughter). , Charism: A movement in the church to get people to care more (husband). .

Charisma: A well-known convert from India (son).

Dialogue: To change the color of a log (5-year-old); ability to tell -someone how schmucky their needs are and smile at the same time (daughter, again).

FeU need: How oldest son felt after his last soccer game: a new style of kneeler, covered with green cloth; how you say "felt neat" with a cold (group contribution).

Social justice: A friendly judge (mine).

Group process: Putting our family into our Volkswagon (oldest son). , Collegiality: A very nice coIlege student, as in "Miss Col­ legiality" (daughter). .

Global vision: A computer game that plays all the new car­ tridges (youngest son).

Ecclesiology: An expression after which you say "Gesun­ . dheit" (spouse).

Community building: A structure. where everyone meets (mine).

Pastoral approach: The parish priest is coming (group consensus).

Religious symbols: A percussion instrument clanged to­ gether by a priest or nun (anonymous).

We had so much fun that we were sure our dialogue and networking had processed our felt need for a pastoral and collegial approach to community bui'lding while using the re­ ligious symbols of family.

Nukes spell Apocalypse

pope tells scientists

By Sister Mary Ann Walsh Vatican City (NC) - Nuclear war means the Apocalypse.

Pope John Paul II told 17 world scientists. including U.S. astron­ omer Carl Sagan, at a Vatican meeting Jan. 23.

The scientists met Jan. 23-25 under the sponsorship of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences to study the potential effects of a nuclear war.

"It is necessary to create a new knowledge in humanity - 'and especially in the leaders of na­ tions - in order to avoid what would be not a war but nuclear destruction. the Apocalypse." the pope told the scientists.

The scientists came from the United States. the Soviet Union.

Italy. Great Britain. Argentina.

West Germany, France and Bra­ zil to prepare a report on the "nuclear winter" which they said could engulf the world after a nuclear explosion.

Carlos Chagas, head of the pontifical academy. said the re­ port will delineate the effects of a nuclear blast on the ecology and climate of the world. He said that a nuclear blast would create clouds which could block out of the sun. making tempera­ tures drop dramatically and stopping 'photosynthesis, the process by which plants use sun­ light to feed themselves and re­ lease oxygen.

Following the meeting with the pope, Sagan, a Puli~er Prize 'winnei' ,and direCtor of the Laboratory for Planetary' Stud­ ies at Cornell University in itha­ ca, N.Y~. was interviewed at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

"There has been a very dra­ matic in~rease in dialogue be­ C>

tween the Catholic church and science since the election of Pope John Paul II," said Sagan, an agnostic. The dialogue is re­ ciprocal, he said.

He suggested that' the nuclear winter meeting would not have occurred in earlier pontificates.

He said the meeting was promp­ ted by the discoveries of scien­ tists about the long-range nega­ tive effects of even a limited nuclear war.

"A nuclear war using less than 1 percent of our present nuclear arsenals seems suffici­ ent to trigger a 'nuclear -win­ ter:" he said. "As bad as nu­ clear war seemed before. we now realize that the situation is much worse."

He also said that scientists previously underestimated the amount of nuclear fanout from an attack.

Sagan discounted the likeli­ hood that a nuclear w.ar could be limited because "in the actual heat of battle. under realistic conditions, a nuclear war would be extremely difficult to con­ tain.

"When you put aU of this to­ gether and combine it with the grave assault on. humans, and other organisms, the argument that 'the United States and Russia can battle, it out and the rest of the world will survive is simply untenable:' ,he said.

Scientists who began ,to study the long-~ange -effects' of' ,nuclear ,,:~r ~~ _y~a~. :ago,,:W,er:e ,sur­ prised by., their frndings.... ~aid Sagan. . .

"The United· States has been systematically underestimating the severity of a nuclear winter, he declared.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Friday, Feb. 3, 1984

Diocesan NFP featllred on Real to Reel TV show

BISHOP FULCHER

Bp. Fulcher LAFAYETTE. Ind. (NC)­ Bishop George A. Fulcher of Lafayette, chairman of the bish­ ops' follow-up committee on the war and peace pastoral, died in a one-car accident Jan. 25. His funeral took place Feb. 1.

Bishop Fulcher, 61, was re­ turning to Lafayette from Terre Haute. Ind., where he had ad­ dressed a group of religious su­ periors' on the 'peace pastoral.

He was en 'route to a meeting with priests of the diocese on the new .Code of Canon Law. According to investigators, the bishop's c~ went off. the road, down a steep embankment, rolled onto its roof and burst into flames. Bishop Fulcher. who was alone in the car. died of smoke inhalation, they said.

'Bishop" Fulcher ',*as' named foilrih .bi~hOp " Lafayeti~' in February 1983 and was installed in 'April. '. '," . .: ' \". ' ': ~ '. .

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He is survived by his father, George, and by seven brothers and sisters. '

The diocesan Office of Family natural family planning.

Ministry. a certification center Also to be shown are Father for the Natural Family Planning Ronald A. Tosti, family ministry Billings Ovulation Method, will director. and Sister Lucille Le­ be featured this Sunday on the Vasseur, directoIJ' of the minis­ Catholic news magazine program try's NFP program, who discuss Real to Reel. their experiences in promoting To be shown at 8:30 a.m, on the Billings method.

WJAR TV, Channel 10, the pro­ The program will mark the gram will be rebroadcast at 1:30 'third anniversary of Real to Reel, a.m. and 6 a.m. Monday.

The Family Ministry segment under sponsorship' of the Provi· will include an interview with dence diocese. ,Each program in­ Drs. John and Evelyn Billings of cludes national features and a Melbourne, Australia. develop­ local segment.

Sister Marianne Postiglione,

ers of the Billings' Ovulation Method. The husband and wife RSM, a native of SS. Peter and

team were in the Fall River and Paul parish. Fall River, directs

Providence dioceses last sum­ communications for the Provi­

mer to explain their program of dence diocese.

Cambodian' church plight desperate PHILADELPHIA (NC) - The situation of ·the·Catholic Church in Cambodia is "the worst in the world:' said Father' Roga­ tien Rondineau. a French 'mis­ sionary who spent 2 years in the 'Southeast Asian .country until his expulsion in 1975.

The decline of· the Cambodian Catholic Church is due to the Pol, Pot communist regime, which ,imprisoned and murdered thousands of people.' including 3,000 Catholics during the 1970s, he said during a visit to Philadelphia to speak about the plight of refuge.es..wh.o ttave fled C~bodia.· , ., I.

Pol Pot ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 when he was over­ thrown by a Vietnamese-led re­ bellion. Since then, his followers

have joined other Cambodian factions in III guerrilla war against the Vietnam~se-support­ ed government. , Fa~her Rondine~u is a member of a papal commission on Cam­ bodilll established last, April.

He said Pope John Paul 11 is "very concerned by the situa­ tion in Cambodia" because there are no priests, bishops or reli­ gious in the country.

"Even the churches have been demolished to the ground," he said.

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A Very Special Care In a recent pastoral letter on the Hispanic presence in the American church and soc,ial order in general, the United States bishops' urged all members of the Catholic commun­ ity to explore' creative possibilities for responding inno-: vatively, flexibibly an dimmedlately to the needs of His­ panics.

There can be ~little ,doubt that many in our land ,and church have little knowledge or even awarene~s of the Hispanic iDflux into the mainstream of American life. For the'most part, 'those who speak Spanish have been lab¢led /Puerto Rican, Mexican or Cuban, depending on their geo- , graphic location. The standard stereotype has Hispanic im­ migrants living in ghettos, poor, uneducated and in general at the bottom of the social ladder. , , For the most part, re~ations between Hispanics and non-Hispanics in this country have been all but non-exis-: tent. ~Associations have too often been forced and per­ functory. Attempts to integrate have been marred by bias and prejudice. An atmosphere of distrust and fear has bred some very serious racial tensions.

By means of their statement, the bishops hope to enter a, new era of understanding and hope in the American church in the area of Hispanic concerns. Since most His­ panics are Catholic, the church has a special obligation in this regard. As the U.S. Hispanic population~grows, so will the Catholic responsibility to the Hispanic apostolate.

It is important to recognize some very important statistics concerning the Hispanic community, if we are to be aware of their pastoral and ethnic implications. The current estimate of the American, Hispanic presence ex­ 'ceeds 20 million. The United States today ranks fifth among the'world's Spanish speaking countries; only Mexico, Spain, Argentina and Colombia have more Hispanics.", , Hispanic Catholics are extremely diverse, coming from 19 Latin American nations in addition to Puerto Rico and Cuba. Hispanics vary in racial origin, color, history and expression of faith, yet share many elements of culture, in­ cluding deeply-rooted Catholicism', values such as com­ , mitment to the extended family and a common language, Spanish, spoken with different accents. They are found in every state of the union and are the youngest population in our cQuntry. , Such facts cannot nor should be ignored. The American church has always been and really is yet an immigrant church. It has been the spiritual home, of millions of Am­ ericans, in times of hardship, turmoil and adversity. It han been a prime means of helping immigrants to grow, develop/ and profit from the many benefits that this lat:ld can offer to all'who come to it.

As our church has effective~y ministered in the past, so must it meet the challenge of today. It 'cannot shrink from its mission to care for the religious and social needs of Hispanic Americans. , The bishops have:' called upon all Catholics in the United States, laity, rel~gious, deacons and priests, to join lbem in their pledge' t07 respond to the presence of our Hispanic brothers ,and sisters and to encourag~ a new era of~ mi$try with them.· ' , To ignore this plea indeed would be to ~ignore all those efforts of the past that gave so many new Americans their only light of hope amid the darkness of rejection and repu­ diation. '

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'He that maketh'the morning mist and wcdketh u.pon the high places of the earth: the Lor~ the God of hosts is his name.' Amos 4:13

Report on Central America

By Father Kevin J. Harrington

Last month I attended a week. long conference of priests and religious working with Roman Catholic Hispanics in the northeast United States.

The conference was held in Costa Rica to give church leaders an on.site view of -the forces which are driving emigrants northward. The country, which has a long-standing tradition of democracy, provided an ideal location for lively discussion and deb!lte on the critical issues facing this troubled region of the world.

Bishops and priests from Panama, Costa' Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras gave presentations on church-state relationships in their respective countries. All said they look to the United States for economic aid and the Kissinger report was positively received by most.

However, a vOCal minority questioned the priority ,given some countries on the basis of their ideological similarities with the United States rather than on 'their respect for· human rights.

Five years ago I visited Panama for .a similar conference and I must· say that tensions have intensified since then.

A phenomenon positively reo ceived five years ago, the com· munidad de base, or so~called popular church, was at last month's meeting almost unanimously condemned by the bish· ops in unison with the Holy Father. Since the Panama conference many such groups have strayed further and further

from church teachings and have been exploited by Marxist-Lenin· ists for propaganda purposes.

On the bright side were the growing efforts of Catholic Re· lief Services to assist the poor with' programs of development fostering self-sufficiency. We heard an excellent presentation

by Bishop Daniel Reilly on CRS commitment to Central Amer· ica. He pointed out that the agency's policies are' being de­ veloped in close collaboration with the hierarchy of the area.

I was particularly impressed by the insights shared by Archbishop Marcos McGrath of Panama and Archbishop Rivera Y Damas of El Salvador. It was obvious. that both were close to their priests and neither seemed concerned by the presence of, the so-called popUlar churche!l in his archdiocese. Evidently, in these cases such churches are basic· ally. adult education programs that have. not drifted from the organized, parish structure or from their local hierarchy. Nic­ aragua seemed to be the excep· tion: Archbishop McGrath noted that Panama does not ~onsider itself a part of Central ~inerica.

He felt strongly that from his 25 years as archbishop, he could personally testify to the social awareness of the church. It seems that local churches that sprout up outside the direction of the diocesan bishop usually indicate a lack of pastoral care of the faithful.

Archbishop Rivera y Damas succeeded the assassinated Arch­

bishop Oscar Romero. He urged us not to rush to hasty conclu­ sions about the problems facing his country. He has personally distanced himself from the po· litical arena until such time as El Salvador returns to a meas­ ure of normalcy.

Considered his country's strongest advocate of human rights, he shared the agony of his troubled soul as he shepherds his suffering flock. He im­ pressed me as a deeply spiritual man who radiates profound reo spect for the dignity of each human being.' He quoted Pope John Paul II, who said, "Violence is a lie. Do not believe in vio· lence. It goes against the truth of our faith, the truth of our humanity." He also quoted Archbishop Helder Camara who once said to him, "When you give yourself to works of char· ity. everybody will call you a saint; ,but when you begin to de­ riounce the system that causes the injustices that you try to correct, everybody calls you a Communist."

The conference culminated with a Mass for peace concele­ . brated by the bishops and priests of the participating countries.

But the presence of armed police throughout the packed Basilica of San Jose tainted the theme.

I left Costa Rica with a better appreciation of the commitment of the church to social justice and a better understanding of the troubles plaguing the Central American portion of God's vine­ yard.

Family Night

A weekly at-holDe program. for falDUies

sponsored hy the Diocesan Office of FamUy Ministry

OPENING PRAYER o Lord, how great is your love!

The oceans are not large enough to hold it; the mountains not tall enough to reach it. Only our human hearts, small and fragile as they are can search inward through prayer and begin to dis­ cover the universe of your love.

Thank you, dearest- God, for hearts, for prayer and for you.

Our most wondrous God, be with us tonight. Amen.

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT Who has reflected on the mys­ tery of where our family begins and another one ends? It's a bit like which comes first, the chicken or the egg? We all come from parents, grandparents and great-grandparents and, more than likely, will be all of them too. Past and present and future in our families are all linked together a bit like a big, huge bright colored circle. Where do we start and where do we end? Does the past hold the key to the future? Answers, anyone?

ACTIVITY TIME Yo"ng Family Family tree. Materials: old family heirlooms, poster board, colored construction paper,

crayons, glue, scissors. If p'ossi­ ble, try to trace the family back to when some family member arrived in America from over­ seas. Create a Fami,ly Tree start­ ing then. It can be any size. Be creative. Use different colors, shapes to denote generations and also separate colors for Mom's and Dad's relatives. Survey the family heirlooms and tell the story about their origin and why they are treasured. .

Middle Years Family Relatives - Where? Materials: book with a USA map, paper, crayons. Draw a good size map of the USA. Then note where relatives live. Write the foreign countries below if some Jive overseas or in Canada or Mexi­ co. List five reasons why it's good to have relatives. Surprise a relative with a phone call.

Adult Family Scripture ,Time. Materials: Bible. Read aloud Matthew 1:17.

What is important about this passage?

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Who owns, th'e car?

I met a mother recently who is a wreck because· her firstborn is approaching 16 and his driver's license. She has visions of his unlimited freedom, reckless driving and long nights waiting for him to come home safely. All parents worry a'bout these things, of course, but it's easy to 'see that she views the driver's license as his freedom instead of herS. Next to potty training and first grade, the driver's license is God's greatest gift to mothers; The new. driv(!r is so eager to drive that any errand is wel­ come. To be freed from running the after-school shuttle is true .liberation.: To run 'out of milk 10 minutes before a meal is no longer a~alamity. Waiting out­ side dusky gyms for young ath­ letes becomes a memory.

Like everything in parenthood, the driver's license has its plus­ ses and drawbacks. I prefer look­ in,g' at the plusses because the drawbacks make themselves known. And there are ways 'of dealing with them.

We need to realize in our cul­ ture, the driver's license is our rite of passage. Unlike some cul­ tures, w~ don't initiate our young into adulthood with a ceremony.

The car keys are their keys to responsibility and freedom.

They're no longer bound to home and tied to parents' availability to get out. They are free, but

within limits, of course.

And there's the secret - es­ tablishing limits and attitudes long before they are 16. They may have a license to drive but parents still control the condi­ tions if they don't abdicate in this area. I've found in my work with families that the car plays a pivotal role in . family dy­ namics. 'There are more argu­ ments over use of' the car than almost any' other objece Some families allow driving to interfere with an otherwise harmonious family life, constant­ ly arguing over .the rights of. young driv~.rs. Eventually, many get tired of arguing and give up, aHowing the young unlimited freedom.

So when I interviewed healthy families for my recent book, I asked them about.' driving and car use.· I found they had de­ veloped some rules useful to all families. Here they are: 1. The car is not a toy. If it's used for play, the driver is too childish to use it.

2. The car is not a ticket to freedom. The same rules on cur­ few, friends and behavior hold as in the pre-license era.

3. Use of the car is by per­ mission only.

4. Adolescents who have been chauffeured to and from adivi­ ties w:iI1 assume a share of chauf­ feuring and waiting for younger siblings. .

What does it say about our own backgrounds?

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I sometimes wonder how' people bear' their terrible' burdens. I have a friend whose young daughter has

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man about a matter of some im­ portance to my family. My pre­ yious dealings wi~h. this man. had ,been unsatisfactory apd somewhat unpleasant. I felt he was treating me shabbily and I worked myself -into hot resent~: ment as I drove to his office. I rehearsed various snide, devas­ tating remarks I planned to use on him. I would show him. I would put him in his place.

Didn't he know he was dealing' with Reel? He would soon learn what an important man I am!

been suffering from a very seri­ Future Telling. Write each fam­ ous cancer for several years. ily member's name on a piece of God only knows the anguish and Pliper in secret and ·pass out the ' anxiety of the family. I often see papers (no one is allowed to this friend at Mass and he al­ have his own name). Then elich ways has a smile and a hello. one write a long paragraph on 'He lives his faith cheerfully what is going to happen to the despite carrying a cross that person whose name he has must be very nearly unbearable. drawn in the future. Be reaUy creative. It's such fun! Read "God never gives you more aloud and have the family guess than you can handle," is a say­ who the person is. ing in my set. As a matter of My heart was pounding and faith, I believe ,it. Skeptics would my throat was dry as I got out of SHARING scoff at this, of course. They the car to walk ,into the office 1. Each share one thing he's would insist that if God never of this professional man. Then proud about in the family's gave us more than we could suddenly calm came over me. history. handle, there would be no in­ 2. What was best about yes­ "God grant ine the serenity to asylums~ They have a point; sane terday? Do share it. accept the things I cannot although I dob't accept theIr change, the courage to change 3. Share a ino~ent someone argument. I would reply that . the things I can, and the wis­ felt close to God. even insane asylums have their dom to know the difference," I CLOSING PRAYER place in the divine plan. said to myself. Then I said the -Suggested Prayer: Lord, hear Lord's Prayer. I asked God to be In any event, I prefer to be­ our prayer for our family mem­ Heve that God will never give with me in my dealings with the bers who have died. Lord, we me more than I can handle. The man. I was humble for once. also pray for those new mem­ skeptics can call me a wishful bers who have not even yet been And, by the grace of God, born. hank you tonight, Lord, thinker. I don't care. The faith my humility stayed with me I have in God is very practical. through the 15 minutes or' so I and bless us as we .strive to It's based on experience. To spent with him in his office. It serve you daily. Amen. date, God has never given me turned out that he had been anything more than I could just as dissatisfied with me as handle. All my setbacks and ad­ I had been witb him. We talked versities and just plain bad days things over, lIlnd X indicated that have had the cumulative effect perhaps he had reason to be un­ of strengthening my faith. I can happy with me. I suggested that By see this in retrospect. Troubles we go on from there to continue can' spur spiritual growth. our association in a more ami­ DOLORES This is not to suggest that I able and trusting spirit. We CURRAN welcome troubles because they shook hands and smiled and are good for my soul. On the , chatted pleasantly for a few minutes, and I went on my way. contrary: Lead me not into temp­ tation, and bring me not to hard Yet another disaster involving testing. St. John of the Cross Reel's immense ego was averted, 5. Traffic tickets and other wrote that his most liberating thank God. evidences of careless driving in­ spiritual progress came when he dicate the young driver is not I give God all the credit. Faith -in jail.

I can believe it. But is a gift. How does faith work? was ready to assume responsibility when St. John of the Cross was It w~~ks just fine. and foretell curtailment of driv­ let out of -jail, he didn't volun­ ing privileges. teer to be Iqcked up again for . 6. Parents will not "fix" the good of his soul. No, he was tickeis' or pay for damage in­ happy.. to be released. flicted by careless driving. .

I can believe that, too...Faith 7. Car upkeep, particularly is paradoxical but. it. isn't fool­ .gas and' cleanliness, belongs to ish. Faith- is pradical. We only 'February 4 the drivers. keep it because it works.

Belief Rt. Rev." Hugh J. Smyth, P.R., 8. If the dri"er's license brings will Pastor, 1921: St. Lawrence,'New in God and surrender to the with it unacceptable behavior in of God, even when we don't like .

Bedford, '1st Vicar.

General, Fall the family or toward school, it's it and especially when we don't Rive~ 1904-07, Administrator of the parents' responsibility to in­ Diocese Feb.-July 19~7 validate . it until that , behavior like it, give us peace of soul..

Faith works.

When the skeptics becomes acceptable.

'February 9 ask us how faith works, we re­ 9. I'll repeat my own rule: ply, "Just fine, ,thank you."

Rt. Rev. John J. Kelly, 1963, Anyone who can't work a stove, SS. Peter & Paul, Fall River washer, dryer, lawn mower and I had a trying experience reRev. Peter J. McKone, S.J., snow shovel has' no business cently to which I applied faith 1972, Bishop Connolly High working a complicated piece of and faith worked. It was a small School, Fall River machinery like a car. matter - utterly insignificant, ·Febnmry 10 compared to serious illness or . These aren't harsh rules but the like - but it was important Rev. Edward L. O'~rien, Pas­ reasonable ones. Some families sit down with their 15-year-olds to me because it represented a tor, 1966, St. Mary, Mansfield triumph over the pride, selfRev. Lucien A. Madore, Re­ and go through them together centeredness and self-righteous tired Chaplain', 1983, Mt. St. Jo­ before the young person takes anger toward' others that have seph School, Fall River, Director driving lessons. If he or she ob­ always afflicted me.

Notre Dame Cemetery, Fall jects, then the parents postpone I had to see a professional River permission even to learn to drive.

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SCRANTON, Pa. (NC) Archbishop John J. O'Connor, the new head of the archdiocese of New York, said he was "scared to death" by his new duties and .

- asked friends in Scranton to' pray for him.

At a press'conference in Scran­ ton he said he was" "shocked" when he learned of his appoint­ ment. · 'c. Scranton is "absolutely the best .diocese in the United States," said i Archbishop O'Con­ nor, whose 'trademark in' the Pennsylvania diocese was his sense of humor, "but remember, New York is an arehdiocese."

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The new archbishop said he received the appointment with "shock and disbelief" and is still "somewhat schizophrenic" over the assignment .because· he hates to leave Scranton where he min­ isters to 365,000 Catholics. In New York he will lead 1.8 mil­ lion Catholics.

ST. ANNE'S HOSPITAL I;>evelopment Committee chairman Richard LaFrance ,disGusses fund ~rive plans with Claude Tetreault and Renee l\;Iaalouf.

Hospital d~~ve' tops half million

"There are more than ·300 Richard LaFrarice, St. bishops in the United States so Anne's Hospital Development much more deserving of the hon­ Committee chairman, has an­ or than am I that I can but view nounced that the Fall River my appointment as an unfat­ institutions fundraising cam­ homable mystery," he said. paign for an oncologyI raciia. tion therapy center has topped "God writes straight with the half million dollar mark. crooked lines," Archbishop 0' The, campaign goal is $1 Connor said. "He gave me this million, to be raised by the wonderfully happy p~ri()d with the ,people of the Diocese of end of 1984.

Scranton, now he calls me with the voice of . Peter in Rome to serve the people in New York."

His highest priority, he said,

would be opposing abortions. He declined to ,be labeled a liberal Continued from page one or a conservative but said he is a label he .and others on the a "traditiona:Iist" in accepting church teaching as defined by committee rejected.

The announcement ,in New the pope..

York that the leadership of the At a New York news confer­ Military Vicariate, with more ence conducted at the sar.ne time than 2 minion Catholics, is to' as that in Scranton, Bishop Jo­ be separated from the arch­ seph T. O'l{eefe, archdiocesan bishop of New York came as a administrator, released a state­ surprise. ment from Archbishop O'Con­ Since 1919 the bishop ,respon­ nor. In it, New York's new lead­ er pledged his "every waking sible for U.S. Catholic military moment" to. meeting the needs chaplains. has . been the arch­ . bishop of New York.' Wheri the · of his flock.

Vatican formally established the He also referred to his pre- , Military· Vicariate as'a perma~ decessor, Cardinal Terence nent entity in 1957, it decreed Cooke~ that 'it should be based in New. "I can best honor him by not York and would have the arch­ pretending to imitate him, since bishop of New York as its head I do not possess his virtues, but "now and ·in ,the future." rather, by trying to the best of iArchbishop O'Connor, a Phil­ my ability with the' help of all adelphia native who turned 64 · God's people of New York to on Jan. 15, has been head of build on and advance the mar­ the .Scranton Diocese for 'less velous heritage with which he than a year. He was a Navy · and his predecessors have en­ ~haplain f~om .1952, to 1979, ris­ · dowed us: " .' ing to rear admiral and chief of ,,"I fear greatly that you \vill chap.lains in 1975. In 1979 he find my talents and my person was named an auxiliary bishop gravely lacking," Archbishop to the Military Vicariate.

O'C~nnor's statement continued.

At that time he retired from "But one thing I do not fear: the military chaplaincy. Chap­ you will not, find me lacking in ·lains are -military officers em­ love." ployed by the Department of 'Bishop O'l{eefe ~pressed .. 'Defence; but the Military Vi­ "profound' gratitude" on behalf cariate itself is a church entity.

As archbishop of New York, of the people of the New York Archdiocese for the new appoint- Archbishop O'Connor heads one · ment, adding that Archbishop of the most important and .in­ O'Connor "will have our loyalty fluential dioceses in the country. · and support as he leads us in the With nearly two miHion Cath­ way of the GospeI."olics, it ranks folirth in size

As a regional cancer treat­ off.

Renee Maalouf and Claude ment. . center, _ the project, slated to start construction in Tetreault have been named early spring,- will benefit the cochairpersons of a drive to gain support from area. clubs entire Southeastern. Massa­ chusetts area, noted LaFrance. and organizations. They will He said that fundraisers seek organize information sessions broad-based support. The for interested. groups and will hospital medical .staff has .encourage them to' conduct been solicited and a business fundraising 'events or make compaign was recently kicked gifts to benefit the celJter.

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among American archdioces~s, after Los Angeles, Chicago and.

Boston.

He was a high school teacher for seven years after ordination and earned a master's degree in New York Is also the home clinical psychology at the Cath­ site of the United Nations and olic University of America in Washington. He later earned a national or international head­ doctorate in political science at quarters for. hundreds of major Georgetown University in Wash­ businesses and government,pri­ vate or religious agencies, of ington.

He became a Navy chaplain major American Jewish organi­ in 1952 and ~n 1972 was named zations. the first Catholic. chief chaplain John Joseph O'Connor was of the U.S. Naval Academy in born in Philadelphia Jan. 15, Annapolis, Md. In 1975 he be­ 1920. He attended St. Charles came the' second Catholic to be Borromeo Seminary in suburban named chief of all Navy chap­ Overbrook and was ordained a lains. He held the rank of rear priest of the. })hiladelphia Arc.l­ admiral. diocese Dec. 15, 1945.

Pope John 'Paul II nan:ted him ana~iliary bishop to C~rdinnl Cooke in the Military, Vi,cariate in April 1979, and he was or­ • dained a: bishop by the pope in Vatican ceremonies on May 27, 1979.

ARCHBISHOP O'CONNOR

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On May 10, 1983, he. was named bishop of Scranton: He learned of the pending appoint­ ment from Archbishop Laghi at . a special meeting of the U.S. bishops in Chicag9 a week earlier, in the middle of their debate over the war and peace pastoral which: he had had a major role in drafting.

Describing the scene later, .he sa'id he was just a'bout to ad­ dress a key amendment in th~ debate when Archbishop Laghi told him, "The holy father loves you very much, and therefore you are appointed as bishop of Scranton."

Father Andrew ,H. Greeley, a sociologist·author whose some­ times steamy popular novels have been best-sellers, 'is dona­ ting $1.25 million in royalty in­ come to the University of Chic­ ago, to fu~d a cliafr hi Catholic studies, the university announced last month. , The priest said Jan. 24 that in December he also donated $150,0000 to: the Arch~iocese of Chicago's St. Mary of. the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, Ill., for a lecture series. .

The University of Chicago donation' consists of about $800,000 plus interest: from in­ vestment arid' is to be spread over four years, 'Father 'Greeley said. ,The investment interest should bring the total" to about $1.25 'million by ·1988, he said.

'James Yuenger, director of news and information for the university, said the professor­ ship either will be in the divin­ ity school or in the graduate social sciences. .

"What I wanted to do was build a bridge" between the church and the world of scholor­ ship, FatherGTeeley said in a telephone interview.

"I didn't become a priest to make a lot of money, and I don't ever want to become a millionaire," he said.

He said that aside from the grant, "I thirik that I've pretty m~ch failed in 'bridging the gap" . between the Catholic Church, particularly the Archdiocese of Chicago, and the scholarly world, particularly the University, of Chicago, "because neither the university nor the archdiocese really wants me."

He added that Chicago Car­ dinal Joseph Bernardin "pretends that I don't exist" but that "jf I were in his position I might do the same thing."

The priest was once said to have plotted to get then-Arch­ bishop Bernardin of Cincinnati to replace Cardinal John Cody of Chicago. (Father Greeley denied the allegation.)

The grant to St. Mary of the Lake Seminary will fund four lectures a year by distinguished scholars on the topic of church and society, Father Greeley said. he priest's bestselling novels are "The Cardinal Sins," "Thy Brother's Wife," and "Ascent into Hell." He said' a fourth novel, "Lord of the Dance," is to be published in March. H'e has also authored and co-au­ thored many scholarly books and other works.

He holds 'a doctorate in soci­ ology from the - University of Chicago and is a research asso­ ciate' at the' National Opinion Research Center, a quasi-inde­ pendent affiliate of the Univer­ sity: ' '

Bishops named VATICAN CITY, (NC) - Pope John Paul II has named Bishop Howard Hubbard o~ Albany, N.Y., and U.S.-born Bishop Wil­ liam McNaughton of Inchon.

South' I{orea, to the Vatican's Secretariat for Non-Believers" the Vatican announced Jan. 25.

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The street called Straight Dear Editor: As my son defensively pHoted his ancient Peugeot among the squawking cars, trucks, buses and occasional donkeys along the dusty boulevards of Damas­ cus, it seemed incongruous to be searching for the footsteps of Saint Paul. We passed rows of apartment buildings, their bal­ conies blazing with drying laun­ dry and oriental rugs, govern­ ment structures flying flags, a ~ilver domed mosque with soar­ ing minaret, an old muitions fac­ tory. .

But our senses quickened as we swung around Airport Circle to see before us the massive Roman wall of Damascus, wand­ ering eastward around the an­ cient center of the oldest living city on earth. A half mile fur­ ther we came to a great arch, flanked by smaller gates, Bob Charquy, Eastern Gate, the best preserved Roman arch in the antique ramparts.

And through the gate we found our destination - Via Recta, the Street Calied Straight, where my son, a cultural attache at the American Embassy, had offered to take me on a search for historic traces of our faith.

It was lined with graceful colonnades and four times wider when Paul, blinded by his vision of Christ on the road from Jeru­ salem, was led down it to Judas' house. Yet even now, narrowed with ancient buildings teetering overhead, roofed to form a ba­ zaar in its western reaches, it was as straight as the Greeks had originally laid it. Faintly, through its far end you could see the mountains of Antele­ banon .rising west of Damascus.

Wandering on foot down the street we passed a vendor seH­ ing green almonds, a bakery offering mountainous stacks of flat Syrian bread, rows of small shops displaying colorful cloth­ ing, oriental rugs, modern house­ wares.

As we walked I reflected on my conversion to Catho1icism only a year before. It had not .come in a blinding flash as had overwhelmed Paul on the road to Damascus.

Indeed it had evolved almost inperceptibly over many years of living with a Catholic wife, and learning to respect and then love the constancy and solace her faith gave us in each of the foreign cultures i.n which we had Jived as an American diplomatic family.

I was reassured by the moral strength its schools and missions instilled in our children and in­ spired by their return to the Church after passing through moral and emotional crises in

their lives. And in today's vio­ lent and materialistic world it is comforting to know that the grandchildren are being raised in the same firm precepts of vir­ tue and faith.

It had not been easy to leave the Protestant belief of childhood and forefathers. But the wise counsel and patient answers of Monsignor Henry Munroe of Saint Pius Tenth' Parish Qver many months sustained me in my decision. ' As I walked along the Street Called Straight, following the footsteps of St. Paul, I was struck more forcefully than ev.er with the historic truth of the Catholic faith, leading back un­ broken to the first disciples.

Haynes R. Mahoney Yarmouth Port

L·iked edition Dear Editor: I'm distributing copies of your Jan. 20 edition about Right to Life, March for Life and Father Rita's page about Sanctity of Human Life Sunday.

Your editorial about the meeting of Democrats in New Hampshire was excellent as well, except no mention was made that not one of the eight Demo­ cratic candidates for president is against abortion or prO-life.

What you said about Phil Donahue hit the nail on the head. He is most at home on his ultra-liberal TV program pro­ moting his views to a biased audience.

Kathryn Ellis Nowak Marion

Democrats Dear Editor: Look I'm sick and tired of see­ ing you picking on the Demo­ crats. Last Sunday debate Jan. 15 was 100% plus for the Demo­ crat, CBS, ABC and NBC all of them said the same thing.

Now you keep on writing anti­ Democrat literature (as of Jan. 20) and I'll give you an answer about the Studds affair.

I've had the answer written a long time ago but hesitated to send to you because it's gonna hurt the church. You. come out once more (only one) and I'll be oblige to send you the already written letter. I'm really angry.

You break the rules of the Pope, to keep out of Politics.

Roger J. Racicot New Bedford P.S. I'm a very good Catholic.

Inspiring articles Dear Editor: This letter is in reference to two articles in the Jan. 13 An­ chor: "Whose Drum Is It?" by Father Eugene Hemrick and "Only God Gives Happiness" by Bill Reel.

Though I am a resident of Florida I was raised in New Bed­

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THE MEMORIAL card above is being made available by the Greater Taunton Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society to those wish­ ing to make an offering to the society in memory of a departed relative or friend.

Parish conferences outside the Taunton area interested . b' m 0 taming the cards may call 822-0484 or 822-0315.

The St. Vincent de Paul Society is active in every parish. It gives emergency assistance ,to families and individuals, stands ready to supply disaster relief and in many cities operates stores offering clothing and furni­ ture at low cost •

ford (graduated from. Bishop Stang) and my mother gives me a subscription to The Anchor.

The above two articles were extremely inspiring and left me meditating for some time. They sent a message desperately needed in our society, especially here in South Florida. I have lived here seven years . . . and this is definitely one end of the

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spectrum of our society where money and materialistic things have become gods.

It is a very fast-paced com­ petitive lifestyle and it's been difficult for my husband and me to maintain our balance between money and success and God and humility. I read the articles to my husband and the only thing wrong with them is they were too short. I have personally seen money destroy and disappoint many people, yet it is so, so difficult to maintain the values that we should.

We need to be ;reminded that peace, serenity and tranquility come from God and not from how much money we have and how many things we own.

Keep up the good work-your sUbs~ription is reaching. people who can benefit from article:: like those mentioned.

Mrs. Laurianne Tupek Pembroke Pines, Fla.

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the Lord for using the evangeli­ cals to show me that not only the saints are called to a per­ sonal relationshIp with God, but all, and especially sinners, be­ fore we can begin to walk on the narrow path to eternal life.

I find it sad to hear "religious people" talk about the emotion­ alism of born again Christians while they spend money to sit among screaming people at ball games, all for a mere human being who makes a touchdown or a home run.

My prayer -is that Christians be renewed in their minds • . . that they become free enough to praise the Lord of creation.

Want to know more? The Lord said, "Seek and! you will find."

Pauline L'Heureux Seekonk

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Dear Editor: ' ·As I read Bill Reel's article "Only God gives Happiness" (Anchor, Jan. 13), I totally agreed that only God is the source of true happiness. My problem is with the rest of the article.

I believe that before one can evangelize, one has first to be evangelized. It means accepting the ,basic Gospel message and • being empowered by the Holy S~irit to sh~re it. If all Cath· ohcs expen~mced this, they would not cnnge at a Jehovah's Witness at their door or be dis­ turbed by "born again" Chris· tians.

I am a Catholic and know that I was "born again" at baptism and renewed the baptismal prom­ ises at confirmation. Through the 'charismatic renewal the Holy Spirit, whom I've had all my life, finally has me.

There lies the difference and it's truly an experience of being born again. I praise and thank

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By cashing in on a $60 million killing in :the market last year, Chicago erased an operating de­ ficit of $29 miHion that had ac­ cumulated over 20 yeat's.

Newark wiped out a debt of nearly $14.3 million Jan. I, sav­ ingan estimated $8 million in interest charges over the next five years.

And Colorado Springs is starting life with a dowry of $3.15 mi-Hion from its mother archdiocese of Denver. iA report on the Chicago arch­ diocese's'lat.est fiscal year, end­ ing June 30, 1983, was published Jan. 13 in the archdiocesan newspaper.

"There are a sumber ofgood-' news items in the ·report," said Cardinal joseph L. Bernardin of Chi~ago in a 1etter introducing the report. "For the most part, we cannot claim credit for thein, even'though we are the benefi­ ciaries."

Crain's Chicago Business, a· financial m_agazine, took issue with 'that statement, however, reporting that it was Cardinal Bernardin who made the deci­ sion to cash in on the bull stock market ,last May, just two months before it reached its peak, and reinvest the money in higher"yielding bonds.

The $60 million gain on in­ vestments that had tI. total value of $150 million at the beginning of the fiscal year was far ahead of "the performance of the gen· eral market," the business week­ iy said. It called. the cardinal "intentionally_or not ... a pre· scient analyist of the stock mar­ ket." , But at a recent meeting of the archdiocesan priests' senate, Cardinal, Bernardin said that "our needs still outdi~tance our rj:!gular revenues." .He said that, although arch­ diocesan parish assessments in Chicago were among the lowest in the country, it would be "un­ realistic" in present circum­ stances to raise them. One al­ ternative idea he. was consider­ ing, he said, was to start· an archdiocesan fund drive.

John P. Philbin, archdiocesan director of' financial services, said the ac~umulated operating deficit of $29 million over the past 20 years was due to a large' "expension of ministries" sinCH the second Vatican Council. The deficit was strictly an internal debt without external loans.

Chicago also reported a $17 million surpllis of total revenues over, expenses without counting its investment gains.

The archdiocese listed $2.36 billion in total assets, but more than $2 ,billion of that was in ·real estate - churches, schools, rectories, administrative offices, and the land they rest on ­ not in itself income-producing.

While parish contributions in fiscal 1983 increa~ed by $14 mIl­ lion over the previous year, par·· ish expenses rose by $18 million

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in that same time, the financial, report said.

Catholic schools remained the biggest single deficit item in the budget. While tuition and re­ latOO fees accounted for $65.9 million in reven~es, 'this was barely more than half' the schools' operating expenses of $129.6 million: Parish collection'! and fund-raising activities made up the deficit.

Catholic education cost an average of $952 per pupil, 9 per· cent higher than in the previous year. Tuition fees averaged $484 per pupil, up from $439 ,the pre· vious year.

In Newark Newark's debt-disappearing act climaxed efforts that began in· 1976 when the archdiocese co,nsolidatect debts of $24.1 mil­ lion. -In early 1979 it renego­ tiated the remaining $20.4 mil· lion of that loan with a con.' sortium of banks. The banks agreed to a' plan to amortize the loan over 20 years and col­ ~ect only 7 percent-interest on it through the end of 1983, at which time the interest rate would .be renegotiated.

Archbishop Peter L. Gerety of Newark called the liquidation "an extremely necessary first step" but said that "much re­ mains to be done."

If the archdiocese had con. tinued to ca·rry the loan to its full mafurity and renegotiated the remaining $14.3 million at the current prime interest rate for the next five years, by the end of 1988 it would have paid only another $2:7 million on the principle and "a minimum of $8 million interest," said The Advocate, Newark archdiocesan newspaper.

One key to liquidating the wholel~an was the wilil!lgness

of parishes and affiliated insti­ tutions to invest their working and surplus funds in central archdiocesan accounts. The arch­ diocese was able to use the strength of the consolidated funds, which now total about $30 million, to make high-yield investments.

Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, formed from -nine counties of the Denver archdiocese and one of the Pueblo diocese, i~ headed by, 'Bishop Richard Hanifen, a for­ mer Denver auxiliary.

An 'exchange of .letters be­ tween Archbishop James Casey of Denver and Bishop Hanifen, published in the Denver Cath­ olic Register, spelled out the new diocese's financial arrangements.

- The dowry consisted of three parts, said Archbishop Casey, "a cash dowry; a complete dis­ charge of non-parish debt obli­ gations both past and present; and a complete conveyance and deeding of all non-parish prop. erty situated within the bound. aries of your new diocese."

The archbishop called the dowry an "equitable and reason­ able division of our resources" and a "generous effort . . . to insure that the new Diocese of Colorado Springs begins its work on a strong financial foundation." ,Bishop Hanifen, who is to be installed as the first bishop of Colorado Springs on Jan. 30, also called 'the dowry "equita­ ble and generous."

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Sister Barbara's pilgrimage

Fall River to Appalachia It's a world of unemployment where people throw clothes away rather than wash them-where other people come along, pick up those dirty clothes and wear them once more. It's a world where many kids have never heard of birthday parties or ice cream.

It's also a world where family J values are par!lmount, 'where God is deeply loved and where there is much happiness.

It's Wayne County in rural Kentucky, for the past 17 months the home of Holy Union Sister Barbara Walsh, former principal of Holy Name School, Fall River.

She was back at Holy Name recently to tell schoolchildren and members of its newly-organ­ ized youth group about her new life in Appalachia.

As an outreach wor~er at tiny St. Peter's parish in Monticello, Ky., she represents 20 Catholic families in a county with an 18,000-person population that has 52 Baptist churches and a scattering of churches of other denominations. 15 children at­ tend St. Peter's CCO dasses, she said, five of them non-Catholics.

She and St. Peter's pastor feel their main job is one of presence.

With a food pantry, a clothing store, a hospital and nursing home ministry and home study and prayer groups in addition to regular church activities and ser­ vices, St. Peter's is known as "the church that helps people," said Sister Barbara.

"Appreciate soap and water," she told Holy Name pupils, ex· plaining to them that in Appala­ chia dirty clothes are often thrown away rather than washed because in homes with no run­ ning water, doing laundry in­ volves hauling water from a· creek, in winter often breaking the ice first, then heating it before proceeding to the actual washing process.

Going from the neatly uni­ formed children of Holy Name School to youngsters with only a remote acquaintance with

washcloths, handkerchiefs or combs was a culture shock for Sister Barbara. "My stomach flipped at dirty noses and cock­ roaches running up curtains," she admitted.

Sister Barbara, 50, a native of SS. Peter and Paul parish, Fall River, came to Appalachia in the course of a 1981-1982 sab­ batical year which followed 17 years as a teacher in the Fall River diocese. After serving as a hospital chaplain for three months, she joined Sister Lor­ raine Sirois, a member of the Sacred Heart province of her community, in Somerset, Ky., where Sister Lorraine conducted a children's center.

At the center Sister Barbara taught music, religion and danc­ ing and on weekends played guitar for Masses at St. Peter's.

Father John Burke, the pastor, asked her if she would consider fulltime ministry at the parish and Sister Barbara, after much prayer and consideration, ac­ cepted the offer.

Her niain work in the parish is music ministry and adult edu­ cation. The music comes as no surprise to Fall Riverites, who recall her as "the nun with the beautiful voice" who starred in several Holy Union fundraising concerts and who organized choirs and musical groups wherever she was stationed in the diocese.

Her talent, she said, has gained her entree to many groups. She is often asked to sing at weddings, women's clubs and at such programs as a Bap­ tist Christmas cantata.

Her main project, at the mo­ ment, however, is raising funds to acquire a classroom van that would tour Wayne County, pre­ paring pre-school children to en­ ter the world of -education.

Such a van is sorely needed in a state ranking 50th in the nation educationally, in an area where illiteracy is rampant and children acquire no language skills at homes, she said. She

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Education, she notes, is the INC. main hope for youngsters in an' environment in which the ma­ jority of families are on welfare and families of up to 12 chil­ dren are commonly crowded into one or two-bedroom homes with no running water and often no electricity.

"But the people love God," she said. "It's the first place where ,I've never had a problem talking to people about God. I've 363 SECOND ST. FALL RIVER, MASS. learned simplicity from them- and ,~ " ' " ,.,." " "' have realized more than ever that you can't buy happiness or love with money."

But money will help buy that van on which Sister Barbara has set her heart. She reports that she has $982 towards her goal, much of it donated by diocesan friends who attended one of the five talks she gave While on her home visit.

Also needed, she says, are children's clothes, especially un· derwear, dungarees and shoes.

They needn't be in Al condition, she notes, to be more than wel­ come. To work with the chil­ dren, new or used books, puz­ zles, educational games and toys, scissors, crayons and color­ ing books are also welcome, she added.

And she has a special word for high school juniors and sen­ iors and college students: you're needed in Appalachia. Any young person interested in giv­ ing a little vacation time to Sis­ ter Bal'bara and her people may write to her at St. Peter's Church, PO Box 669, Monticello, KY 42633.

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Married man isn't answer I can respond with great sym­ ply stating a bit of earthy wis­ dom. Married men may not al­ pathy to your Joneliness, to be­ Dear Dr. Kenny: I am a 24­ ing a single parent, to your hon­ ways' Jove their wives, but most year-old divorced woman with esty and humility, to your very tend to stick with their fami· two daughters. I was raised womanly desire for a man, and lies. This lady got her hopes up Catholic, attended Catholic to the love you are ready and and got burned.. grade and high school. willing to express.

A second point. Eight children My divorce was a result of I believe men and women v,ho are 'involved. This is not simply getting married at too early an are not married to each other a matter between a man and a a~e for both of us and growing can see each other and become woman. but an issue whose out­ aparL I have met someone else. supportive and close in non­ come will monumentally affect He' is also Catholic, but has a. sexual .ways. Our society is the lives of "eight not-fully form­ wife' and six ehildren. When we sometimes sick in the way it ed others. . met he had been separated and presumes that all male-female ' He should work out his prob­ having marriage problems for a relations are genital.' I know of lems with his wife and responsi. long time. many deep and satisfying love bilities to his children, free of He has been married 10 years. relationships between the sexes any offer from you. Hard and We know we are Unable to com­ thai do not include sex. painful as that may be, the ismit ourselves to. a seriOus rela­ In fact, vows of celibacy and sue and 'its resolution are rather tionship at the present time, but marital vows may free one to clear. it doesn't change the fact that experience closeness with the Should you continue to see we hope som~ay we might be opposite sex. If we agree to hon­ each other at present? I say no. able to. or our vows, then sex does not You may wish to talk with a I feel confused His wife made enter in and we are free to en­ priest about the pain you are it clear it is over between them joy a support and sharing that. going through .and the .doubts and agreed to a divorce if he may develop into deep friend· you are having. wishes. ·But I'm not sure if he ship.

While the object of your love and I should continue seeing But your letter says m~re. So is not .available to you, your each other instead of his trying now to drop the other shoe. You ability to love is beautiful. Love to get things back together. . exists in you, not in the person do not need the church to an­ I know things won't be. easy swer you. Society itself is rather out there whom you love. You if .we decide' to continue seeing clear about what is happening are a loving person.

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They complained that Parlia­ ment has yet to see a ~inal draft of the concordat. .

In December Italian Prime.

Minister Bettino Craxi met Pope John Paul II .and told reporters' he expected the concordat would be signed by Feb. 11, the 55th anniversary of the signing of the Lateran Pacts.

Negotiations over changes in the current Concordat, one of the Lateran pacts, have been carried out by an Italian-Vatican commission since 1969. The Con­ cordat governs Italian church­ state relations and relations be­ tween Iialy and the Vatican.

The call by the politicians for parliamentary debate prompted a statement by Oscar Mammi, Italian minister for parliamen­ tary relations, who suggested there still are problems to be resolved by Italian and· Vatican representatives' negotiating the pact.

Mammi said Parliament would be shown the final draft "when a definitive hypothesis of agree­ ment has been reached with the Holy See." According- to an' Italian news­ paper which said it had seen the draft treaty, the proposed con­ cordat removes Catholicism as the state religion, allows stu­ dents to choose whether to at:' tend religion classes in public

schools and. allows civil courts by ·Banco Ambrosiano's chair­ legally to review chur<:h-grante~ man, Roberto Calvi,' in a 10an aimulments. .

-. program that e,ventually left the A leader of Italy's Radical bank with $1.2 billion in debts.

Party said the government An Italian-Vatican commission planned to submit the treaty for investigating the affair has yet ratification by Parliament only to publish its report. a few hours before its expected signing.

Leaders of the Radical,' Com­ munist ,and Liberal parties, as LAFAYEITE, Ore. (NC) ­ well as of two smaller coalitions, The story of Our Lady of Guada­ have urged debate on the nature lupe has been translated from of the relations between Italy •the original Aztec language, and the Vatican.

Nahuatl, into English by Trap­ One independent deputy, Carlo pist Father Martinus Cawley. It Bassanini, said Parliament should has been published by the Trap­ investigate the rights granted pist Abbey of Our Lady of the Vati<:an bank in Italy under GuadalUpe in Lafayette in book­ let form. current and proposed rules.

The Vatican bank, known as There have been several Span­ the Institute for Religious Works, ish translations but the new is involved in a scandal which version goes back to the original followed collapse of Italy's largo story of Juan Diego, the 16th est 'private bank, Banco Ambro­ century Indian to whom Mary siano. The Vatican has main­ appeared several times at a tained it was used unknowingly 1ocation near Mexico City.

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The 25-million member Inter- Mary was described as wearing national Blue Army of Our Lady a robe adorned with a star. of Fatima has announced purThe l88-passenger Queen of chase ofa 707 jet plane from the World is one of the largest Pan American Airlines for the privately owned jets in the world primary purpose of providing at­ and is a sistership to Air Force cost pilgrimages to. Fatima, One, the presidential plane.

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Based at Newark Airport, it has Named "Queen of the World," a staff of 18 flight attendants. the plane will be operated by Skystar International, Inc., can· Two Blue Army pilgrimages ed "Our Lady's own airline." are planned this year from the Skystar; said Blue Army offi- Fan River diocese, one in June. cials, is the English translation the other 'in September. Further of Stena Coeli, a Latin title said information is available from to be one of the oldest names Lucille Pimental, 66 Morton Ave., for Mary. They also noted that . North Dartmouth 02747, tele­ in her appearance at Fatima, phone 992-5402.

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Project Interserv, a diocesan program for classroom and reli­ gious education teachers, has an­ nounced its second semester offerings.

To take place in New Bed­ ford, North Dartmouth, Taun­ ton, Attleboro and Fall River, they comprise Classes and work­ shops in religion, education techniques, first aid and dealing with children of divorced par­ ents. Also scheduled are . an evening of discussion and reflec­ tion for married couples and courses in aerobic dancing and cake decorating.

A similar first semester pro­ gram attracted nearly 300 ele­ mentary and secondary teachers to 19 courses.

Interserv offers a variety of in-service programs to educators, encouraging diocesan teachers t9 share specialized expertise with their peers.

Workshops blend theory and' practice, note organizers, while occasional system-wide programs allow for a sharing between schools, grade levels. and sub­ ject areas, resulting in strength­ ened programs.

Some second semester offer­ ings are limited as to number of participants. Further informa­ tion is available at the Catholic Education Center in FaU River, 678-2828.

Starvation death denied CP patient SAN FRANCISCO (NC) - A plea by cerebral palsy victim Ellzabeth Bouvia that she be permitted to starve herself to death under medical supervision was rejected Jan. 19 by the Cali­ fornia Supreme Court, which ,let stand lower court decisions that Mrs. Bouvia does not have the right to force hospital personnel to help her die.

The 26-year-old woman enter­ ed a hospital in Riverside, Calif., in September and later sued the hospital when it refused to pro­ vide medicine and hygienic care that would allow her to starve to death painlessly.

Mrs. Bouvia has argued that her life is not worth living be­ cause she suffers constant pain and is totally dependent on others. Her case "has been the focus of national attention over the issue of the "right to die.'· Hospital attorneys argued that. forcing the hospital staff to help Mrs. 'Boudria starve to death would expose them to criminal, civil and administrative penal­ ties.

Hospital officials also have said Mrs.' Bouvia has thwarted efforts to have her discharged but that they are considering other alternatives.

Two Daughters "Hope has two lovely daugh­ ters, an~er and courage: anger that thillgs are not what they ought to be and courage to make them w~at they must be." - St. Augustine

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AMONG ARCHITECTS for change in the devastated South Bronx, from left, Jesuit Father Dean Brackley, a People for Change trainer; board chairman Father Neil Connolly; organizer Marta Rivera; director Angel Garcia. (NC Photo)

Chllrch sparl{s 'People for Change'

By Tracy Early

NEW YORK(NC) - The U.S. Census Bureau says the con­ gressional district of the South Bronx is the poorest in the coun­ try. .

It became a national symbol of urban devas'tatlon when Presi­ dent Jimmy Carter and presi­ dential campaigner Ronald Rea­ gan visited.

But People for Change, a grassroots organizing group funded by the Campaign for Hu­ man Development, is giving South Bronx resi~nts a sense of their power to change condi­ tions through their own unified efforts.

Moving people from "victims" to "architects of their own fu­ ture" is the key to the group's efforts, says Father Neil' Con­ nolly, New York archdiocesan episcopal vicar for the South Bronx and chairman of People for Change's governing board.

Using a computer analogy, he said government programs 'tend to deal with the "hardware" of buildings and other tangible things, whHe the Catholic Churclt's efforts through the Campaign for Human Develop­ ment focus on the "software" of developin~ the inner capaci­ ties of people.

People' for Change is 'directed

by Angel Garcia, a 1979 Prince­ ton graduate'whose family came to the South Bronx from Puerto ~ico when he was a 'child. . He was employed by the New York Archdiocese to work on fundralsing programs when he started doing volunteer work with People for Change "because my mother told me to." Later he joined the staff, arid when the board was looking for a new di­ rector, Garcia got the job.

A staff of six, modestly paid from a total annual budget of $91,000, works from ground­

floor rooms in a housing pro­ ject, which it occupies rent-free through the help of a priest from the project's sponsoring parish.

In the South Bronx, where arson and vandalism have crea­ ted a landscape so filled with rubble-strewn lots and gutted buildings that visitors thiI!k of Berlin after World War II, the problems are overwhelming. .

Garcia does not think People for Change is the whole answer.

But he finds people gaining' a new sense of confidence from its successes.

"If anyone had said a year ago that the pOLice commissioner would have to listen to me and respect my opinion as a com­ munity leader, I would have said they'·re crazy," he said. But last April 12 People for Change met with the commissioner at police headquarters.

The organization had placed improved police protection at the top of its list of objectives.

Partly as a result of the meeting with the commissioner, by last May they could note signs of progress: added police patrols in several areas, several street corners cleared of open drug pushing and a formal liaison es­ tablished with the Bronx police

commander.

Another achievement was the pushing of the city Transit Au­ thority to repair a fire damaged Subway station after years of bureaucratic foot-dragging.

The fruit of such a campaign, said Father Connolly, lies not merely in' the concrete results, but also in the self~education of the people about how bureau­ cracies work and how changes come about.

"Such gains might be con­ sidered modest in suburbia, but here they are major," he said.

Father Connolly said People for Change began in 1976, when the archdiocese divided the Bronx into four vicariates and he was named vicar for the South Bronx.

"Our theory," he said, "was that unless the people themselves got involved, the problems wouldn't go .away. The churches could do things for individuals, but unless the people took up the fight, there would be no basic change."

People for Change now has about 150 activists in nine par­ Ish groups. It also welcomes non-Catholics and has Protestant board members.

Father Fenton network liaison WASHINGTON (NC) - Mar­ ist, Father Joseph D. Fenton, broadcast productions manager for the U.S. Catholic Conference Department of Communication, has been named liaison for net­ work television and radio news and public affairs.

As ,the New York representa­ tive of the USCC-National Con­ ference of Catholic Bishops Public, Affairs Office, Father Fenton will be a source of in­ formation for ABC, CBS, NBC, Cable News and the Public Broadcasting System.

He will continue his work as a religious programming con­ sultant for the three major net­ works, which produce so~e 100 church-oriertted radio and tele­ vision programs annually.

A 1979 graduate of American University School of Communi­ cations in Washington, Father Fenton holds a master's degree in journalism and public affairs.

He was a researcher-writer for "The MacNeil-Lehrer Report" on PBS and a reporter-writer-news"­ caster for a public radio station in Washington.

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"lemon law." a' motor 'vehicle is malfunction remains uncured. sumer less favorable financing In that instance. the manufac­ turer must then meet its obliga­ defined as one which is new and the consumer is entitled to return arrangements on the replace­ which is sold or replaced by a the "lemon." If the manufacturer ment vehicle. assuming that it tions under the d~cision within dealer or manufacturer after then elects to make a refund to had financed the purchase of 30 days. the consumer. it must refund the the original vehicle, One very significant plus for january 1. 1984. It does not in­ clude auto homes. vehicles built entire purchase price including Whenever a vehicle is replaced the' consumer urider': the new primiuily for,' off-road' use or all credits and allowances for or refunded under the "lemon raw is its provision permitting vehicles used primarily for busi­ any trade-in less a "reasonable law." the consumer is entitled to the consumer tb ~etain use of the ness ~urposes. , allowance ,lor use." any necessary towing services vehicle (after it has been first The "reasonable. allowance without cost to him or her or is returned to the dealer for are· In order to be entitled to the entitled to reimbursement for fund or' replacement) '. until he recourse provided by the law. for use".. is computed by multi­ the consumer must: . plying the total purchase price any moneys expended for such ,or she has ,been tender~d. a full ' refund or ao acceptable replaceby a fraction having as its de· towing. '. 1. Report 'the' defect' of mal­ ment, vehicle. JNaturally. this 'function to"the mamifacturer of nominator the 100.000 and hav­ The manufacturer m~y raise additional..use of the vehicle will the vehicle or its authorized ing as its numerator the number of miles that the vehicle travel•.· as a defense to any claim made be reflected in the determination dealer within one (1) yealof the 'against it under the ~'lemon law" of the. reasonable allowance for :date of delivery 'or 15,000 miles led prior to'its return ', a'ny of the following, if applica· u,se which. we. .~avealready dis. of use. whichever 'comes ,first. . BrY way. ~f ; lllustration.lf ~e ble: that the alleged defect or 'This is the ·so-<:alled "term of pu chase pn~e of the automobile. malfunction does not substan­ cussed;, . protection", under the statute.. was $10;O~0 and if the "lemon" tially impair the use. market . The statute protects potential 2. The' mariufacturer: its agent ,somepow ~anaged to rack up to value or safety of the vehicle; future' victims of the '~'lemon" 'or' authorized dealer will' then 5~000 mi,~esof use .before it was that the defective condition is by requiring th~t it cannot be retnurned ...to, the deal~ri the re.a· the result of owner negligence. resold' in the Commonwealth be entitled to', a reasonable mim­ without a clear and conspicuous ber of .attempts to "cure the so ~ble a~.?unt, .~or use wo~ld damage caused 'by accident. van­ be, dete~lOed by the fol1o~lOg dalism or attempt to repair the written. disclosure of the fact nonconformity~ .. vehicle .by the dealer; that a ' that it had been. return.ed prior 3. A "reasonable number of anthmetlc:.

10.000 x 5.000 or $500 defect is the result of an at­ to resale. atempts" shall be deemed to The law states that failure to tempt to substantiailymodify have been undertaken if (a) the 100.000 .' the vehicle. which was not au­ comply with the "lemon law" defect or malfunction has been subject to repair .three or more If. on the other hand; the thorized by the manl-lfacturer; shall constitute an unfair or de­ times by the manufachirer; its manufacturer opts to repla~e the or. that the consumer has not cept~ve act under the provisions agents or authorized dealers defective motor vehjcle. it must firs.t resorted to a qualified dis. of Chapter 93A. Accordingly. the "lemon law" within the "term of protection," deliver to the consumer within pute settlement mechanism. pro. vests valuable new rights in the 30 days. a replacement 'vehicle vided' that notice of this require­ or (b) '~he vehicle is out of ser­ vice for repair of the defect for acceptable to the consumer. If ment must be given by' a "clear car~buying consumer, and pro­ the manufacturer 'fails' to make and conspicuous written notice" . \ vides· the cu~tomer with a wide a, total of)5 or more days dur­ ing the "term of pro~ction." such a delivery wiJl1in' the 30~ ,upon the deliverY of the motor variety of self~help and judicial weaponry to ~nforce them, It 4. The "manufacturer "shall day period, it shall refund to the vehicle.' should be noted here that the customer the fUl~· contract price then be· afforded one·final op­ The "qualified dispute settle· portunity. not to exceed seven less a reasonable allowance' for ment mechanism" referred to in "lemon law" does not create any new causes of action against the use.. business days, to· cu're any de­ the ::l~mon. taw"' .. inyolyes ...sub­ authorized dealer. Accordingly the -re~la~~ment •,.option is : .'If' fect arising: duringithe ·!'tenn of mission· of ·the dispute to ,an protection...·, .. , chosen by the maDllfacturer and arbitration panel of persons not any necessary' judicial remedies under the statute. must be pur· 5, In order to perfect a claim . if the replacement vehicle is ac­ . directly involved in the design. sued against the manufacturer under the law. the consumer' cepted by the customer. the manufactlire. .distribution. sale of the vehicle. must first resort to "a qualified manuflicturer will be required or service of motor vehicles or To the unlucky ownea; of a dispute resolution mechanism." to reimburse the consumer for their parts. At least one-half of "lemon" purchased after Jan· for the transfer of' any fees the panelists must be appointed uary 1. 1984. we can therefore which will be binding on the manufacturer if the consumer registration or any sides tax in­ by the Massachusetts. Secretary say: "Take heart, for your de­ of ,Consumer Affairs, The de­ elects to accept the decision. curred by the customer as a re­ liverance is at hand."

More on this requirement later. sult of the replacement. cision of the panel will be bind­ The Murphys practice law in If the above conditions nave

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Sin~e Janq~ry 1, 198:4, Massachusetts. 'consumers have enjoyed the protection of the so-called "lemon law."

This new statute applies to all new motor vehicles sold in the Bay State after January 1. 1984 and, for the first time. provides meaningful recourse to the frus­ rated owners of a "lemon" ­ an ,automobile which malfunc­ tions to such a .degree or is, so defective that i~s, use. market value or safety is 'impaired sub­ stantially.

Provided· that he or she com­ plies: with several relatively un­ complicated conditions. the hap­ less consumer may eventually be able to return' the . defective motor vehicle to, the dealer for a refund of the entire purchase price. The amount refunded will include aU credits and allow­ ances for a trade-in. if any. less a reasonable allowance for use.

Alternatively. the manufacturer may choose to provide a re­ placement vehicle which must be acceptable to the consumer.

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which ha~dles' dispensation re- at the ti~e otthe application. to VATICAN CITY (NC)'.':.... The quests. ;: ' . . ' . . .. " Iivel,lp. to' ~he obligations 'pledged ..· ; . d' ., Father 'Herron said' the drop at ordlOa~lon.and .there, seemed b ' th at he wou 1<1. Change .. d'lspensa . t"Ions, 'aIso ca11'ed I' ~fnum er., thO ,0 f priestsh dispense "d" ed 10 al- I'Ittl e hope rom, elr vows as, ropp 't' ," I d "f h" d dramatically under Pope~ :John .cI~a . I~.ns" ~s p~rty. u,e to .:~~er Is~lO. · - ; . 0 , ." .'

'Pau1 'II• re·fl ec t'109 t'Ighter ",norms.men leavlOg 'th t the .pnesthood. , ' " Wlt!J, ." . There were many . . apphcatlon,S " . " . during ·.and . fewer pries or\"WI ou. .permission. ',' t s. wan .' t'"' t the,1970s 109 . 0 .,. ,. ' . • and most were ,~~aye, . ~e a~~iy~.mjnistry.,.,a~- '. The•.o~,e~ key ele~ent il)' t~e. granted....said, .. ~ather . Herron. ;~0!~!~8:.:t~<a.:V4B9~ri;o/fiCi.a1JiJ~ ,drop. !saldF~t~~~ HeJTOn~ i~~el'he ~ypI<;al c~se lDvolved a man ;v9J~~d,'jri:~th~~c;1il>pe,nSation:pro- ne~,.~o~~~.. under;, J;'op~, f.~h,~ ordalne.<l'.dunng·;,?r just afte,r i¢~SS:t,:' .;~:> ·<)."7~;;.<· -:.:~: PauI,by 'Y.hICh th~. ~9,~.gr~gatlon the Second..- .vatlcan~ouncil i'li ·Thi?\~offlci.ii . ~ F'~thet >ThoDfas cU~!1tly .Jl;l~g~S .. ~~phcaq.ons .. ;.. (l9,621l?) :wh~s.e. expectations of ~H-' ··:···'··d··th ""';b'~' . , . I~}977•. ~heJlast ~It~l year. ~f t~e pnesthoo~. were !10t ~et. erron 83 • S~I 'fi e num er for Pope Paul's .pontificate. 2.506 perhaps because of rapldly-shlft­ -. , ',...' .,' .

1g was slgm Icantly lower than d' th 'd . me.n,left the priesthood: Of these 109 vlews.as to th~ role.and d~:purlOgp IeVImlh- InOs 'l~hnder 29.$ .were: U:S. diocesan priests. meanor of ~ priest. . " ., ope au w en severa un­ . tho .... , ~dred men were d' d each In. 1981. . e last year for ~hich When Pope John Paul II was statistics are ilvailable...the cor­ elected to the .papacy -in Octo-' ' ISdPense, t 'year. The Va t Ican oes no reo ' d' ' f' b ' , 'lease figures for d' r respol)lnglg~lf~s were 1.260 . er 1978; one of hiS first acts . " · ranted althou h it 1~~::S:eI~~ and ,172. " ,was to put a hold on laicizations.

Under Pope Paul VI. no. eri­ For more than. year. no dispensa· rhe total g be " f .P t :leav'ng . ,n:m. r 0 pnes s teria for laicizatlon existed, In tions were granted as the pope I mlms ry. pra~tice the Vatican' standard studied the standards by which FaUter Herron. 37. is·a Phila­ was whether at the present mo­ they had formerly been judged.

The new pope felt that if a delphia diocesan priest who ment it seemed best that the man pledged himself to a life in staffs the American desk in t~e "priest be dispensed. Father Her­ the priesthood., the good of the doctrinal section at the Vatican ron said' this 'meant that a dis­ '.congreg~tion for the Doctrine pensation was granted. if the ap­ church demanded that the pledge ·of· the Faith. ,the 'department plicant was unable or unwilling. be kept, said Father Herron.

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Also. the practice of readily gra~t,ing' . dispensati?ns. ~as creatlOg problems In semmaries. . . ded·• as". he ad young men prepare f' h ' 'l"b ,. h d " ll.~g , or t e c~ I ate pnest 00 were , ,,"confused , as .to. hwhat d t.he .. ­ commitment to pnest 00 act­ " . ually ~ntal1ed.. ,. . ,Thus', in:'9ctober 1980. with Pope .John Paul's approval. Jhe doctrinal. ,congregatio,n issued new norms.. ACC9rding to ther.n. l~icization;is ~'no! t~,be.c9nsidered as. a' right which '·the ' . church must. recognize indis· criminately as'belonging to all '" ' its priests," and the Vatic~!1 will accept for· consideration only ... the case~ of those "who should not have. received priestly or­ dination because the necessary aspect of freedom of responsi­ bility was iacking or because the .competent superiors were not able within an appropriate time to judge in' a prudent and suffi­ ciently fitting way whether the candidate really was suited for continuously leading a life of

celibacy dedicated to God," The critical'. time. under the new norms. is not the. present but 'the tim~ prior to ordination, Only the petitioner'ssuitability for ordination js questioned. not the ~alidity o,f the.,o~dination.

It is a trying process .for the petitioner. Father Herron ad· mitted. since it demands that a man -"argue against himself.:' A dispensation'~ight be grant­ ed' i( witnesses testify that a man's integrity had always been in doubt. that he 'couid not be believed or that .she would con· l;!istently say. one thing but do another. said the priest.

Other cases .. might involve chronic sexua~ ,or drinking probe lems or someone for whom celi­ bacy had always presented par· ticular and major difficulties.

The new norms, Father Her­ ron said. have improved semin­ ary evaluative processes. making faculties more attentive to their responsibilities.

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By NC News Service Archbishop Gennaro Prata of Cochabamba, Bolivia, celebrated a Mass before an overflow con­ gregation Jan. 23 for three Am­ erican women missionaries and an orphan boy killed Jan. 21 when their jeep was caught in a flash flood while, crossing a river near Cochabamba.

Two other Americans, a priest and a woman Religious, es­ caped with minor injuries.

Those killed were: Sister Ger­ aldine McGinn, 46, of Bronx, N.Y.; Sister Gilchrist Conway, 41, of Chicago; and Sister Mary Mahon~y, 42, of Chicago.

Sister McGinn, a Dominican, and Sister Conway, a Sister of Providence, were Maryknoll as­ sociate missionaries, people who sign temporary contracts to work 1n Maryknoll projects. Sis­ ter Mahoney was assigned to Bolivia by her Dominican mother­ house in Sinsinawa, Wis. The women frequently traveled. by jeep, mule or horseback to their 36 mission stations.

A IS-year-old handicapped boy, adopted by Sister Conway, also died in the accident. A priest and another sister escaped with minor injuries.

The accident occurred when the missioners' jeep became stuck in mud while crossing a river bed. As they attempted to extricate it, the flash flood claimed its victims.

Sister McGinn was a school teacher ill the United States be­ fore' entering Maryknoll work with Quechua-speaking Indian farmers in 'Bolivia.

Sister Conway, a past presi­ dent of the National Catholic Education Association Adult Division in Washington, pre­ viously headed the Indianapolis archdiocesan adult education office.

Sister Mahoney had taught art and religion in elementary and high schools in Wisconsin, Illin­ ois and Wyoming.

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Cursillo adviser DALLAS (NC) - Father Wil­ liam J. Dougherty, director of the Center for New Life retreat house in Childs, Md., has been appointed to a two-year term as national priest adviser for the Cursillo Movement, succeeding Father George V. Salazar of Santa Fe, N.M. The new director said the pur­ pose of CursiIlo, a worldwide movement within the church, is "to Christianize the environ­ ment, to bring Christian leaven into the world ... to bring about the kingdom."

According to 1982 statistics, more than 3 million people worldwide have participated in a Cursillo weekend. More than 500,000 have participated in the United States.

Instinct "Every man feels instinctively that aU the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action." - James Russell Lowell

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BELLEVILLE, m. (NC) ­ "We just don't realize our gifts - what it is to have two eyes, ordinary health, a couple of good meals," said Bishop John D. Wurm of Belleville.

Bishop Wurm, 56, underwent surgery Nov. 2 for a malignant tumor in his liver. The cancer has spread to his eyes and possi­ bly his brain.

He has received chemotherapy and radiation treatments and was hospitalized Jan. 24 for the third time since the operation. He was listed in good condition Jan. 26 atSt. John's Mercy Medical Cen­ ter in St. Louis.

The simple things are what bring joy to life, the bishop said in an interview' published in his diocesan newspaper, The Mess­ enger, "to share with the people that I am very much at peace." ' Earlier the newspaper had published a letter from the bish­ op explaining his condition and saying that his sufferings were being offered for "increased vo­ cations to' the 'priesthood and religious life, a resolution to the unemployment problem and good crops and a productive harvest" in his rural diocese. ' "I presently have double vis­ ion and one of my eyes is not opening properly. I am still very hopeful that the radiation treat­ ments will resolve the problem," he wrote. "There are signs, however, of additional cancer in the area of the brain."

"It is just the simple things that really bring joy and happi­ ness," said the bishop in the in­ terview. "I sit on the back porch and enjoy the birds, the creatures of the Lord."

Continued from page one On the education and forma­ tion of Catholics, he cited Cath­ olic schools as a "privileged in­ strume.nt" of Catholic education, but also called adult religious education "a major concern."

He said vocation awareness did not mean just promoting vo­ cations to priesthood and reli­ gious life, but awareness of "the universal call to holiness" for Christians who are single, mar­ ried, widowed or divorced.

"Springboard" DioceSe In a lighter vein, some church punsters have decided to rename the Springfield-Cape Girardeau diocese.

They want to call it Spring­ board. They point out that the four bishops who have led the small rural diocese in its 27­ year history have been promo­ ted to larger sees. Three were made archbishops. One is now a cardinal, and another is a very likely candidate for the red hat.

The springboard diocese's first leader was Bishop Charles Helm­ sing, who was there less than six years before being, transferred to the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo., with three times as many Catholics.

The second was 'Bishop Igna­ tius Strecker, appointed in 1962 and seven years later made arch­ bishop of Kansas City, Kan. The third, Bishop William Baum, lasted from 1970 to 1973.

He then became archbishop of Washington, D.C., then a car­ dinal, and is now the top-rank­ ing U.S. prelate in the Vatican.

Bishop Bernard Law, fourth bishop of the diocese, was there from the end of 1973 until this January, when he was named archbishop of Boston, the third largest archdiocese in the coun­ try, and one whose last three archbishops have become car­ dinals.

The,' bishop said he is grateful that he did not die right away, but has time "to pray,' to medi­ tate oand to review my past priesthood. I have tried to be a good priest; I really have.

"Yet sometimes when you get out there, because of the human condition; you think you are act­ ing and speaking from the heart, but sometimes you are speaking from the self."

The 'bishop also shared with we're going to cash in on them (the prayers)." his people the prayers of thanks­ Bishop Wurm, who has head­ giving he has prayed after Mass ed the Illinois See since 1981, "every day for 30 years."

One of them, he said, is "Lord, said "the most traumatic part my God, in this moment now, I of my experience was the fact that I was so active and all of a willingly and in submission, un­ dergo whatever kind of death sudden everything seemed to it would please thee to send me, stop. At first I was shocked ... with all of its sorrows, pains and to be stopp~ in my tracks, with­ out even a chance to say heno anguish." or goodbye to the people." .

"Then I also say the prayer .The bishop said his condition of St. Ignatius: Take, 0 Lord, has caused some suffering, "but all my liberty, my memory, my what has become a great source understanding, my will. Give me of strength for me are the mys­ only 'your love and your grace.· teries of, the rosary ... I can't' With these I am rich enough and read the Office (because of his ask for nothing more. eye condition), but I meditate "I said these prayers with real on the mysteries, and every as­ sincerity," 'he said. "I really pect is such a powerful prayer. didn't know what a poweiful im­ "I have always tried to be a pact they would have on me. simple, good priest,· a Marian Now I have come to realize the priest, trying to serve the peo-' Lord is asking something of me pie. That's pretty much the way as a result of these prayers. I am it has been. I know that we are ready and willing to respond in all sinners, make mistakes and any way he wants." offend people. For that I am "If he wants me to stay a long sorry.. ." time; ,if he wants this to be a The bishop said he is hopeful transitional period of suffering; that he will "get over this. But I if he wants me, I will do his am also' realistic and realiie I wHl," the bisho~ said. could die any time. And every He said "many times you don't day as I celebrate Mass, I think: think of it, and then 30 years Viaticum" (the last time he re­ later the Lord says: 'All right, ceives communion).

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tainty. His guestion seems to be, "Where do I turn now?"

His instincts take him back to God, but there is a space be­ tween him and God. How can he fill it? The question holds both challenge and pro~ise.

There are no simpie, always right answers, for people seek God in their own way. Let me suggest 'three ways of proceed­ ing.

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By CecIlia Belanger Do we build on sand or rock?

Each of us is building a Hfe in which there is a private' ground floor.··We are the only ones who know about the qual­ 'ity of our foundations. Others can't observe it. They can see our superstructure, but not our ~otindations., .

When "Jesus spoke·'about the man who built on sand he was reminding us that everj. one of 'us is',building some sort of su-' fersiructure ·and that eventually. our house will either survive or· fall. The significant variable is'. ~ quality of the f~undation­ &nd he says that'there are just· two 'options for that foundation: Qne is sand. ,.. ,. one is .rock• and, If-- u '.,. .. , Th~·; wise person builds on . tock, a'nd ·Jeso·s· kaid iliat' rock was :- hims~lt'- and 'ms, wor:ds. baily thei-e. is. a call to decision: Christ oithe' world. : Then there is the superstruc­ ture. No one ca'n build that for ~ someone .els~;· But St. 'Paul tells; ~s that we can. influence others , ih laying. a_ firm .foundation-, in.

Jesus Christ. Then he continues: ·~r:.eteach 'one take how he' builds upOn it;'~ ,; . ".. .,.' . : To···Wi1d!~~· ~ust Be tree of" Ute pr~ss.ure ()f ptheq. . We . ~hould forget about ambition for : its .own sake, about, accumula- . tion o! gOOd~. publicity,: the op­ inions' ot others, of everything t)1at smaclcs .of being.· owned by . ~not1}e,t::,~~ ~o~k,.ol}ly. t~,~lp'is.t, : to hiS words,hls example, hIS promises.·. ",' '.

We must remember where our- values 'should lie and 'to whom our allegiance sbould be given: '.

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Fath~r . Hili :commented ~fter: the National ,Coalition orr Tele­ vision Violence charged that the , videos not only' illustrate often ~iolent song lyrics, but also show additional violence, much of it sexual. They portray songs i~ elaborate. settings an~: can Cost millions ,of dollars: to.·· pro- : duce. .. '. In Canada's Ontario' province'

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'. The NCTV statement listed Michael Jackson's "Thriller" . ~ideo and.' the Rolling" Stones" , "Under Cover o,f the' Night" video as portraying violence and describe4 Billy. Idol's "Dancing' with Myselr' as a. video "filmed by the producer of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre," which features "a naked woman strug­ gling in chains?behind a translu­ cent sheet."

ROME (NC) ..:... Plans by the Vatican and the city of Rome to set up a campground for 35,000 youths expected to at· tend Holy Year ceremonies in April have been. criticized by en­ vironmentalists and politicians.

By Charlie Martin Opponents have claimed the MY GOD 1.' Look inside yC?urself. plan would snarl traffic, cause a massive clean-up problem and Everyone I know is lonely 2. While the search for God strip one of Rome's 'largest And God's so far away often' begins as an ipdividual And my hci.rtbelongs to nO one effort, there's no need to search . parks of. its' g~a~s., ' .

So DOW Sometlnies I pray' . alone. God gave us several helps: The city in December approved PleaSe tilke the space between US one is the churcb, particula.-Iy as. ~he request by the Pontifical And fill It up Some way ,' ; a .community C?f friends. But this Council.for the Laity to use the . .Take the' 'space between us and fill it up some' way involv~s more tbap just going to 135-,acre PinetaSacchettr Park ·0' my God you take'tIle.blscuit' ' ." church on Suiuiliy. It' mearis get­ near, the Vatican. for a "tent Tr~~g.m~'~ way ," .' . .'; t'ng to ,know .each o~~~r ~s peo-. city"'- ; to house,. an expected ,. ..

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Catholic Schools:Week. The pro­ gram, :held at the school's reli­ gious education center, was con~ ducted by Columban Father Mar-' tin Dubuc, a 1970 Feehan gradu­ ate.

Topics discussed included the concept of church in Eas~em cultures and Thi.rd Worl~ coun­ tries;' missionary techniques of l>reaching the' Gospel; and signs indicating that a person might have a missionary vociitiori. . .Father .Dubuc,· ordained four· years .ago,· is stationed in Japan: and is presently on' home leave" , with his' family in' North AttIe- "; " boro. He has,concelebrated Mass '. at .Feehan several times during'; his stay.

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Congratulations to senior Emily Larocque! On· the same day, she was accepted at the Air Force Academy and scored her 1000th point as a 'member of the C-C girls' basketball team, the first such person, boy or girl, in the school's history to do so. WOW! '\

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, Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic Film Office ratings, which do not always coincide.

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

Catholic ratings: AI-approved for children and adults; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3-approved for adults only; A4--separate classification (given to films not morally offensive which, however, require some analysis and explanation); O-morally offensive.

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Tourney Time Nears With only two weeks remain­ ing in Southeastern Massachu­ setts Conference basketball sev­ eral schools are gearing for pos­ sible berth in the post-season Eastern, Massachusetts playoffs.

To qualify for the playoffs a team must finish first in its league or division, by finishing second and having won 59 per­ cent of its gaqles, qr, by win­ ning 70 percent of its overall games. It is yet too early for a comprehensive list of qualifiers.

In Division One Durfee enter­ ed this week's piay undefeated in eight games (14 overall) with New Bedford, 7-1, in the runner­ up spot and Barnstable, 6-2, still in contention. Tonight Durfee is at Falmouth as Bishop Connolly High is host to Bishop Feehan, New Bedford visits Attleboro and Somerset is home to Barn­ stable.

Two losses last week dropped the Spartans of Bishop Stang High, 6-2, to second place in Division 'two, 'one' game back of reading Wareham, 7-1. Coyle­ Cassidy and Fairhaven, 5-3, were in a fourth-place tie. Tonight's games have Coyle.-Cassidy enter­ taining Greater New Bedford Yoke Tecn, Stang at Wareham, Dennis-Yarmouth at Fairhaven, Dartmouth at Old Rochester.

Westport and, Dighton-Reho­ both shared first place in Divis­ ion Three with 6-1 records.

Bourne, 5-2, was in third place.

Tonight Westport entertains Holy Family, Seekonk is at Bourne and Diman Vokj:! at Dighton-Rehoboth.

In Hockomock League girls' basketball Oliyer Ames, 10-1, was the leader at the conclusion of last week's play while Fox­ boro, 9-1, was the pace-setter in boys' basketball.

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The Shamrocks are making a spirited bid for their first-ever divisional crown in Conference competition.

NOTE Please check dates and times of television and radio programs against local li$t­ iogs, which may differ from the New York network sched­ ules SUPPlied to The Anchor.

"Deep in the Heart" (Warner Bros.) A young woman victim of rape revenges herself upon the rapist, an amoral but respectable attorney who is a gun enthusi­ ast, by learning to use a pistol and turning this symbol of male dominance agains the man who victimized her. Violence and nu­ dity, while r.estrained, ,are ex­ ploitatiVE! in the context of this film's shil1lowness and its en· dorsement of violertce as the sovereign remedy.O"R ,Film on ,TV Sunday, Feb.' 5, 8:30 p.m.

(CBS) "Chariots of Fire" (1982) - The' widely acclaimed popular and critical success about two quite different· English runners . (played by- 'Ben Cross and Ian Charleson) who, against .great odds, win gold medals at the 1924 Olympics makes -its tele­ CYO Hockey vision· debut. Highly recom­ In close Bristol County CYO petition with 52 points to runner· mended for the entire family,' ' Hockey League .contests .in. the up Stang's 24. Barnstable was AI, PG TVProgranis DriscolI Rink, Fall River, last third with 19. folIowed bY Fal­ In observing Black History Sunday leading Fall River North mouth 14Y2, Yoke-Tech 12, Dur­ nipped New Bedford, 2-1, and fee 10, Somerset 8Y2, Dartmouth Month, "American Playhouse" 5, Attleboro, Feehan and New has chosen well in selecting Fall River SOlith edged Mans­ "Nothing But a Man," a 1964 field, 4·3. The victory enabled Bedford 4 each. motiOl1l picture on racial pl'eju­ Fall River South to gain sole At the conclusion of the ~irst­ possession of second place, which half schedule Feehan's Kevin dice, airing' Tuesday, Feb. 7, it had shared wilP Mansfield.

Landry -was the ,.leading scorer 9·10:30 p.rn. on CBS. This docu­ in the conference's Division One mentary - style film depicts the Fall River North retained its two point lead over Fall River with 153 points in seven games life of blacks in a segregated southern community through the for a 21.8 ayerage. Scott PIos­ Sou~. Games next Suru;lay night, story of a black railroad worker ker, Somerset, had 146 points, starting at 9 o'clock, in the Dris· coli Rink have Fall River South an average of 20.8 and Durfee's ~Ivan Dixon) who falls in love vs. Somerset and Fall River Brian O'Neil' had 137 and an with a school teacher (Abbey Lincoln). Because he is an out­ average of 19.5., North vs. Mansfield. New Bed­ sider with an independent man­ ford has the bye on that sched­ Chris Lamb of Coyle-Cassidy ner, the white community sees ule. was the leader in Division Two him as a troublemaker. They The standings: Fall River with 138 points, 19.4 average. pass the word not to employ him North 9-3-2 (won, lost, tied), M. Burnett, Old Rochester, and or associate with him. The suc­ A. EHcier averaged 15.8. Bur­ Fall River South 9-6-0, Mans­ cess of this low-budgeted, black­ field 8·6·0, New Bedford 6-7-2, nett had 95 points in six games, . and-white film was due to the Elicier 111 in seven games.

Somerset 1·11-2. talents of Michael Roemer and John Koss, Dighton-Rehoboth, Robert Young, who co-produced Fan Goals for and against: River North 62-53, Fall River III points in six games with. a and wrote the script.

18.5 average topped Division South 70-59, Mansfield 56·39, At the time, their effort was New Bedford 65-60, Somerset Three with Rui Silva, Westport, largely unappreciated but the 99 points in six garnes, an aver­ 28-63. film's reputation has grown through screenings in libraries New Bedford High was the age of 16.5, was second. and churches for audiences in­ winner of the seventh annual terested in more than Hollywood Greater New Bedford Yoke-Tech The Handle' Invitational track meet last "Sin has many ,tools but a lie melodramas. Twenty years later, weekend with 40 points. .See­ is the handle which fits them all." it retains its human interest and also is a reminder of how things konk wa~ second with 35 follow· --Oliver Wendell Holmes were and how far we've come. ed by Falmouth 19, Feehan 18, Religious Broadcasting - TV Dartmouth and Barnstable 10, • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4 Each Sunday, 10:30 a.m., Durfee 9, Stang 8, Somerset WLNE, i Channel 6, Diocesan and Attleboro 6, Diman Yoke 5, GOD·S. ANCHOR HOlDS Television Mass.

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Mass Monday to Friday every week, 11 :30 a.m. to noon, WXNE, Channel 25.

"Confluence," 8 a.m. each Sunday on Channel 6, is a panel program moderated by Truman Taylor and having as permanent participants Father Peter N. Gra­ ziano, diocesan director of social services; Right Rev. George Hunt, Episcopal Bishop of Rltode Island;' and Rabbi Baruch Korff.

"Breakthrough," 6:30 a.m. each Sunday, Channel 10, a pro­ gram on the power of God to touch lives, produced by the Pastoral Theological Institute of Hamden, Conn.

"The Glory of God," with Fathet: John Bertolucci, 7:30 a.m. each Sunday, Channel 27.

"Ml;lrySon, a family puppet show with moral and spiritual .perspective (;l p.m. each Thurs­ day, Fall R'iver and New Bed­ ford cable channel 13.

"Spirit an dthe Bride," a talk show with William Larkin, 6 p.m. each Monday, cable chan­ nel 35.

Each Sunday (SPN) "World Report" - NC News weekly re­ port on religious, ethical and moral concerns.

Sunday, Feb. 5, ( (ABC) "DI­ rections" - The future of the civil rights movement in Ameri­ ca. .

Sunday, Feb. 5, (CBS) - "For Our imes" - Douglas Edwards reports .on the role of. women in religion.

On Radio Charismatic programs are heard from Monday through Fri­ day on station WICE 1210 AM; Father John Randall, 9 to 10 a.m. and 11 to 12 p.m.; Father Ed­ ward Mcbonough~' 8-12 a.m.; Father Real Bourque.

Father McDonough is also on WMYD from 1:30 to 2 p.m. each Sunday. ' , Sunday, Feb. 5, ,(NBC) "Guideline" - Family therapist Dr. Geraldine Green discusses adolescents. , '

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.. , ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA First penance class: 9 a.m.

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ST. ANNE, F~ Closing Cathplic. Schools Week, a dress-up and fun day will be held at St. Anne's School today.

Cub Scout Mass: 10 a.m. Feb. 5, .followed ,by Blue and Gold '~anquet, schol hall.

Blessing of throats after all Masses and holy hour ,today.

DCCW, CAPE Cape and Islands Council, Diocesan Council of Catholic Women: meeting 2 p.m. Feb. 12, Holy Redeemer Church, Chat­ ham., ST. JOAN OF ARC, ORLEANS Family Mass ,at Visitation Church, NortJh Eastham: 9:30 a.m. Feb. 5, .followed by coffee and doughnuts in church hall.

Family Mass at St. Joan of Arc: 10 .a.m. Feb. 12, also ·fol­ lowed by coffee and doughnuts.

ST. JULIE, N.DARTMOUTH .CCDretreat: Feb. 10' to 11.

Bus transportation from church parking lot at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 10.

First eucharist teachers: meet­ ing 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16; 8th grade teachers: meeting 7 p.m. Feb. 21, both 'a:t religious '~ducation office. , ..

·O.L. GRACE, ~STPORT Council of Catholic Women DOMINICAN LAITY, FR "Past. Present and Future Bri­ St. Rose of Lima Chapter: dal Show:" 12:30 ·p.m. Feb. 12, meeting 7:30 p.m. F'eb. 10, Dom_ W!lUte'~ ,reStaurant. Men iEd linicanConv.enlt, 37 Bark St. women models needed.

:Concelebrated Mass, ·receptions . 'reen Club: meeting 7 p.m. 'and professions of members, Feb. 12, parish .center.

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'Women's Club potlu~k supper' BL.SACRAMEN!,l',FR and meeting 6:30 p.m. ·Feb. 6; Throats blessed after '8 a.m. ST. JOSEPH, NB Father Coady center. A. skin today and at all weekend A special Mass at 10 a.m. to­ care demonstratiqn open to the Masses. day will conclude Catholic SACRED HEARTS SISTERS, Schools Week. All welcome. public will follow at8 p.m. ·,FR .

MEMORIAL HOME, FR ·Gong show producers' meet­ Legion of Mary holy hour: An open 'house marking othe·· ing: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6, school; E;x·posi:tion of thel'lessed 5:30 p.m. Feb. 17. , 100thbirthday of .Sister Willi­ Sacrament .after 9 a.m. today activities ,.commi:ttee, Feb. 8, 7 ~.enten progr~m, "Experi­ brord Kelter Feb. 10 and the p.m., rectory; education com­ concluding with rqsary and enclD~ God," will be of·fered golden jubilee of Sister R'Osa­ from March 7 through April 11. inittee, 7:aO p~m. Feb. 13, school. ~enediction at 5 p,m. .lie Lind on Feb. 11 will 'be held Further information: 995-6410.

OUR' LADY'S CHA:PEL,NB ;at the convent at 491 Hood St. SACR~D.HEART, FR , Healing Mass: 7 p.m. each Catholic Golden Age: meeting from 4 to 6 p.m. Reb. 10 and 11 'I:hose interested ·in par,ticipa­ Wednesday.

2 p.m. Fe)>. 4. All :welcoIDe. and from 2 to 4 ·p.m. Feb. 20. ting .ina parisn musical are ask­ .' School registration 'informa­ ed tp sign up in the rear of ,tht:! ST. THOMAS MORE,

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9 a.m. Mass ·today and after all social 2 p.m. Feb. 16.

Lady of Lourdes, Sat'urday, The . Fall River Diocesan A new Cadette Girl Scout Feb. 11: Discussion on Marian Council of Catholic Women' will weekend Masses.

Blessed candles will ,be avail­ leader is needed: information Healing 'Prayer and film on hold .its quarterly board meet­ 995-5319. .

Pope Jahn Paul II at Lourdes, ing Feb. '5 ,at St. Anne's Credit able ,fn the sacristy following weekend Masses.

Blessed candles available after 11 a.m., moderated .by Father .Fall River. 'plans for the First communion candidates Masses this weekend. Throats Andre Patenaude, MS. .Fatlier Union, annual diocesan convention will .and parents will atten~ 9 a.m. will be ··blessed after' all Masses ··Patenaudewill celebrate 'a fol­ be discussed and district and Ma.~ each ·Sundayand parents toda.y and through the weekend. lowing Mass at 12.10 p.m. commission reports will be ,pre­ will explain 'the liturgy to the S-HOUR 'VIGIL sented. children.

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treat March 23 to 25 at the Fam­ Francis Xavier Church, Acus.h­ First Friday.

Nursing scholarship ;llppl.i.ca­ net. All welcome.. ' ilyLlfe (~eriter, North .Dart­ ,tions are available to members mouth.

FAMILY LIFE CENTER, All women of the dio­ " of the Diocesan Council of cese are welcome..Reservations: ST. JO$EPH, FAIRHAVEN N.DARTMOU~H· ,.. Catholic Nurses 'and .their fami­ Parochial school registra.tion: ActivitieS: Joy of Living Wid­ ,Albert Ja~son. 339",8523. lies. InfoIm'ation:' Sister: Mary Mrs.' Open meeting, FRDistrict owedSuPP,Ort Weekend begins 9 a.m. to 1 p.~. ~Feb. 6to 10.

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Council, Dliocesa,n Ooun~n !of tonight; 'New Bedford deanery ment, St. Anne's Hospital, Fall Catholic Blessing of throats: following Women: 7:30 p.m. Feb. meets at 11 a,m.Feb. 6; CARE .River. . .

9, St. .pominic's ·parish hall 'program forSt. Anne's, Elill 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. 'Masses today, after all Masses this week­ Swansea. SPeaker will ~e ~Mar­ .River, f'eb: 8; Bis}:lop ..Connolly also ST. STANISL~US, ·FR end. "'" ',' .' cle Fortune of the Center for ~Igh Sohool ~;Iyof r~collect~on, ,Bells 90nated by parishioners lndependentLiving. She will Feb. 9.'

Meeting for parents of first ' . to the Skalka Church in 'Kra­ communion' candidates: 9:30 speak on "The Alcaholic and !row, Poland, willbeconsecra­ ST.BERNARD,ASSONET a.m. Feb. 4, sc!)ool h a l l . _ Battered Woman." ·ted Feb. 26. ·.Childrel)'schqi·r ~hearsals First penance: 9 a.m. Feb. 11.

The c::ouncil wil lsponsor a followCCD Schoolregistra·tion Feb. 5 in ,claS$es, Which are Further linrf!ormatiOOl: Sister school follo,wing 10:30 ·a.m. Mass. Holy Year day of prayer at 2 -held from 9:30 .to 10:;30 a.m. each Dolores, .994-8679.

Blessing ,of throats after all ·p.m..Feb. 26 atSt. ·Thomas More Saturday. However, there is no Church, Somerset. A coffee ,hour rehearsal ·Masses toda.y.

ST. MARY, NB .tomorrow. . ·Holy Rosary Sodality: meeting will follow a .prayer seryice, Bl_essing of thoats: following .Liturgy comm,ittee' meeting: 7 .a.m. Mass today and after all 2 p.m. Feb. 5. -Bad weather date: l,iving rosary and Benediction.

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'March 4. weekend Masses.

HOLY NAME, FR Blood pressures ·taken after all ST. MARY, SEEKONK for renewal of Couples' Mass .Blesing of throats following ST. LOUIS de FRANCE, Masses this :weekend.

SWANSEA wedding vows:§ p.m. 'F,eb. 11. Ma!lses todlly an~ also at 3 and ST. JAMES,NB CATHEDRAL, FR Blessed candles for home use . 7 p.m.

Open Alcoholics Anonymous will be available at weekend School·registration: 9 a.m. to Blessed candles 'lire available Masses. . ' ' meeting: 7 p.m. each Wednes­ to parishioners.. noon Feb. 5. day, church ·basement.

Blessing of 'throais: today, Women's Guild meeting: 7:30 FIRST FRIDAY CLUB, FR after convent Mass. ·p.m. F.eb. 7. ' ST. ,RITA, MARION Members will :hold a Father­ Meeting for parents of con­ S~: KILIAN, NB Volunteer nee~ed ·to repre­ Son meeting tonight,attending firmation .candidates: 7 p.m.

Widowed Suppor,t Group: 6 p.m. Mass at Sacred -Heart sent ·theparish on the Marion Feb. 12, parish hall. church and a following ·supper Ecumenical Council. -Information . meeting 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13, NOTRE DAME, FR . . atre!=tory. c);lUrchbasem~t. . in ,the. ·parish :hall.

Blessing of throats will !ol­ low all Masses today. .

A Catholic Schools Week Mass will climax the observance to­ day :!lor NQtre Dame Sdhooll pupils.

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VINCENTIANS, 'FR Greater Fall River Vincen­ tians will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 14 at $t. Parick's Church, Fall River. CQnferences have voted .to contribute annually to a coun­ cil disaster ~und, to be available ·to any unit in ne.ed.

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First Communi.on candidates and children: meeting 3 p.m.

Feb. 5, church. ·Bible Study Group: meetings each Tuesday in CCD center fol­ lowing 9 a.m. Mass.

Benediction: 10 a..m. today for First- Friday.

Blessing of throats: after . morni.ng M!lsses and ·at 4 p.m.

-today. Also .today, ultreya meet­ ing at 7:30 ,p.m., parish center.

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VATICAN CITY (NC) - The Vatican bas denied accusations in a New York Times article that it systematically helped Nazi war criminals escape from Europe after World War II. The denial was issued Jan. 29

by Father Romeo Panciroli, Vat­ ican press officer. He cited press comments by t~o Jesuit histo­ rians criticizing the Times ar­ ticle. .

"I point out to you what was said in this regard by Father Robert Graham an authoritative .. '. . scholar on thIS subject, and Father Pierre Blet, equally ex­ .pert, who have already given a sufficiently clear response to . . " questions on thIS case, Father Panciroli said in a brief, hand· written statement to reporters.

U.S."bom F:ather Graham, staff member of the Jesuit magazine Civilta Cattolica in Rome, and French-born Father Blet, on the faculty of the Gregorian Uni­ versity in Rome, were assigned

by Pope Paul VI 20 years ago to s.tudy and publish Vatican documents on World War Ii. On Ja.n. 26 the Times pub­ Iish.e.d an investigative report saying Vatican agencies played a key role in helping Nazis es· cape from Europe. It cited two main sources, a recently declassi­ fied 1947 U.S. State Depart­ 'ment report and statements by Serge Klarsfeld, a- Paris 1awyer who has specialized in tracking down fugitive Nazis.

After the article appeared, Julius -Berman, chairman of the New-York based Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Or· ganizations, sent a cable to Pope John Paul II asking him to in· vestigate the accusations and to offer an apology if they are true.

Father Graham was quoted by the Italian news agency ANSA as saying statements in the State Department report were "propagandist . maneuvers" by people who "never miss the chance to crucify" the. Catholic Church.

Fewer Leave Continued from Page Twelve However, laicizations have not halted under the present pope, Father Herron said. A fair num­ ber are still being granted.

"If the case is well-prepared, the petition has a b~tter than 50-50 chance of being granted," he sai~.

When a case arrives at the V.atican, it goes first to a priest­ consultor· then to the congrega­ tion for the Doctrine of Faith, a body of 15 cardi~als and arch­ bishops. Finally, petitions recom­ mende~ for dispensation are brought to the pope by the con· gregation's prefect, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. The pope generally agrees with the recom· ',mendations of the congregation, but he discusses each case ·in­ dividually before granting laici­ zation. ~ormally the entire process, once the case goes to the Vati­ can, takes about two years.