Fall River Man Is Designated ,1963 Chairman - - - -
Mooney Heads Catholic Charities Appeal
Most Reverend Bishop Announces Choice for May Drive The Most Reverend James L. Connolly,
D.D., Bishop of the Diocese,' today an nounced the selection of James F. Mooney, Jr., as Chairman of the 1963 Catholic Charities Appeal. Mr. Mooney is the son of Mrs. James F. Mooney of Fall River and the late Mr. James F. Mooney, Sr. He is a member of the Holy Name Parish of Fall River. He at tended Saint Mary's Cathedral School, Portsmouth Priory and Holy Cross Col lege. Upon graduation with the Class of 1952, he spent two years on active duty in the United States Navy. ' The Chairman of the 22nd ·annual Ap-, peal is a well-known businessman. He is President of Mooney and Co., Inc. of Fall River, wholesalers and importers of liquor, and a member of the Board of Directors of Narragansett Racing Association, Pawtuck et, R.I. In the field of business he has been highly respected and honored. Recently he was chosen to be the President of the Mas sachusetts Malt Beverages Association and more recently to be Chairman of the Annual Drive for Foster Children. Mr. Mooney is the President of the Holy Cross Club of Bristol County, a director of the Portsmouth Priory Alumni Association, Clover Club of Bosen, Caritas Guild of the Diocese, and a member of the Board of
BISHOP CONNOLLY AND CHAIRMAN MOONEY
Bishop Connolly Voices Strong Plea to Every Diocesan Family To Subscribe to The Anchor
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Lauds Catholic Press Role In Developing Ecumenism By Father Gustave Weigel, S.J. (N.C.W.C. News Service)
Within the Catholic Church at this moment there exists • general enthusiasm for ecumenical action. This has been decidedly so since the assumption of the papacy by Pope John. The Catholic press has played no small part in this development. Catholic papers ' have consistently given the It can be surmised that for ecumenical action of Catho many of them it was surprising lies a sympathetic coverage. that so ~uch .warmth was s~own Pope John has left no doubt that he embraces ecumenism gener ously. This was' shown in his creation of the Secretariat for Promoting C h r i s t ian Unity which was a preparatory com mission for the work of the Sec ond Vatican Council and which early in the Council was made a formal commission of the Council itself. In the Pontiff's initial address to the Council Fathers, the ecumenical approach was re quested. This attitude was con firmed by his own frequent pre vious meetings with representa tives of other Christian commu nities.· Nor was the extremely friend:' 1y reception of delegate ob servers at the Council meetings to be ignored. As the observers themselves testified, they were given every facility and courtesy to follow closed and intimately
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"Something in our home should keep us alive and alert to meet our needs today for an informed faith," the Most Reverend Bishop emphasized today, and, he pointed out, 'the answer is simple: Subscribe to The Anchor," as he launched the 1963 subscription campaign for the diocesan newspaper. "Our religious needs can never be satisfied by listening to a Sunday ser mon," Bishop Connolly de keep us alive and alert to meet clared, stressing the fact our needs today for an informed Something like the Bible, that a diocesan .newspaper faith. but also 'something like The
Ordinary Assigns Priests
The transfer of two priests and the assignment of three newly ordained priests were announced today by the Most Reverend Bishop. Rev. Patrick J. O'Neill, Diocesan Superin tendent of Schools since April 9, 1961 and assistant at St. Thomas More, Somerset, from April 9, 1957 has been trans ferred from the Somerset Parish Turn to Page Seventeen
t? them In thIS new C~tholIc ~t non-CatholIc Chns haTnhs. e pr~ss o,f the. worl? exp re.~~e.d dIssa.hsfachon wI.th the aCI Ihes avaIlable to theIr cor respondents, but the. delegate observers.had on!y praIse for the manner In whIch t~ey were treat~d. They were neIthe.r. pro selyhzed nor patrOnIZIngly tolerated. They were helped to ~ee and to hear; n~r were they In any way hoodWInked. Only 15 years ago, many Catholics looked with suspicion on ecumenism. Some still do, but they are not so outspoken in their criticisms today. The very wary guidance given by Rome at that time made Catholic ecumenists somewhat timid. Un der Pope John, that spirit has disappeared an~ there is now much forthright talk. This quite radical change is in t~tude to
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Governors of the Falmouth Yacht Club. Bishop Connolly also announced that the dates for the 1963 Appeal wilJ be from May 5 to May 15. Accepting his appointment from Bishop Connolly, Mr. Mooney said: "The honor of being chosen to lead the 1963, Catholic Charities Appeal is a great one. I am in deed grateful to His Excellency, Bishop Connolly, for this honor. I will strive in months ahead to justify his confidence in this great endeavor. . . "The annual Catholic Chariti~s Appeal is more than an appeal. It is the means to a suitable life for thousands of our less fortunate neighbors. This help may be the quiet aid given a stricken family, the com fort offered the cancero!:!-s poor, the consola tion and security offered the aged, or the many sided help available to our commu nity's youth. Whatever the human need, the Catholic Charities Appeal aims to meet that need. Our brother in 'need is the special concern of Catholic Charities. "Noble and devoted servants of Charity -lay and religious-have given themselves unselfishly to this work in the past. I now wish to take up the cause they have fur thered so successfully. "With the experience of past Chairmen as my guide, I know that I can rely on a large and enthusiastic Community support."
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