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New Retord High C'irculation

, The Anchor willt be' mai1ed to more homes in the diocese ' DeXt year than at any' time since this weekly publication began 11 years ago. The increased' ''circulation ~ due to parishes at~aining ,the goal of the quotas estab­ lished by Most ,Rev. James L. Connolly; Bishop of Fali Riv­ er, and founder and publisher of this newspaper. The An­ ,chor is designed to 'report all the news and to i"struct

the' enUre'population of the Diocese on matters of reli­ gion. ',' Pas-tors, ~nder the plan, will be heJd'responsible for paymen,t of: the entire quota set for each' parish, the key to greltter !amily coverage. In addition to 'ad~lt ' edu­ cation, The Anchor 'attempts to teach all age bra~ket~ with its s,chool Pil:ge, it~ sp'orts and' fas~ion stories, bqo,k review~, ,

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•,feature stories and syndi­ cated, columns. " "The best parish invest.. ment in this diocese in adult education is The Anchor," Very Rev. RobertL. Stanton, rector of St. Mary's Cathe~ dral told :his parishioners at Mass last Sunday. ,"We spepd thousands and thousands for the education ofour children. But"v,ery, verY: ljttle,UJ spent . to ,augment the ,education" which does not end with the,

award (jf a school diploma," the Cathedral rector :~sser-tt , ed. . . - " 1,,, ­ ,"A priest today, -in the short time devoted toa hom­ ily, cannot adequately cover and explain the changes go­ ing 0Ji in the re'newedchurch. " The Anchor is the, pulpit's ;' right arm. And, 'l'he Anchol' , keeps .matters ,in proper fo­ cus' rather than incorrect, sengat~onalism.H ':"

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The ANCHOR !Fall River, Mass., 1Fhursday, Feb. 16, 1961 Vol. 11, No. 7

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Compare, Contrast Catholic Papers With Secular Press 'W ASIDNGTON (NC)-Over the long history of the <fiocesan press in the U. ,S., countless attempts· have been made to compare and contrast it with the daily secular press. ))Tot surprisingly, the analysts usually find more ,cause for (tOn tt:ast than comparison, than do bis diriles f~r the I!)articularly when the 008­ paper daily. flent - news, , advertising, -Because it is Bi diocesan IPlmunentary - ' of the dio­ newspaper, there is no guarantee'

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papers,ls analyzed. NC News Service's study of l!iiocesilll newspapers throughout .Qhe country, conducted by ana­ Byzi ngquestlonnaires returned bv editors of more than 60 Cath­ Ollie papers, revealed these facts: -The reader of a Catholic ~aper' will find proportionately more commentary than in his OOcul daily paper-in some places Il\or·c than haM the paper will be G&evoted to it. -He will encounter consider­ Illbly less advertising, based on Ilbe percentage of space so used. -The reader's subscription <!b1lars go a lot further toward I- ~aying the bills for his diocesan

Dominican Head Removes Editor LONDON (NC) - Father Het"bert McCabe, O.P., editor (jJ>f the English Dominican monthly "New Blackfriars" IUls been removed following 'CllIe appearance of an article expressing strong sympathy for (!;:harles Davis, the English the­ ologian-priest who left the Church. The former editor also maintained that the Church is "\l:orrupt". lItn Rome, a spokesman for the ~minican Generalate, tbe 01'­ world headquarters, con­ . Tuna to Paae FoW"

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that local news will pe given the majority of the available news 'space - the vast majority give more space to national aild international 'news.',

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CANCER HOME BENEFICIARY: The Daughters of Isabella of No. Attleboro pre­ sent a ,donation of $950 to the Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Home for Incurable Cancer, Fan River, following their successful annual whist party for this home. Left to right: Mrs. Thomas Mikulis, Mrs. Ralph Gilmore, Regent of Benedict Circle No. 61 and State Trustee of the D of I; S. M. Theresa, O.P., Mrs. George Vandal, Mrs. Frank Irvine. AU belong t4» St. Mary's Parish No. Attleboro.

Synod Ge.neral Commission Meets to Assign Work "Most 'Reverend James L. Connolly, D.D., Bishop of the Fall River Diocese, today anriounced membership in the General Commission for the Second Synod of the Dio­ cese. The Bishop announced the Synod last week 'at a, meeting of the lay and clerical members of 'his Diocesan P~storal' Council. At that meeting, the Council members voted to have the Synod follow a . . . to committees and serve' pastoral method and proce- strIct ~egahstlC procedure. work as a coordinating group, are: , Members of the General Com­ The Most Reverend Bishop, dure rather than follow a - mission, which will assign the t

Cape Lenten Conference,

More than lOO persons from several middle and lower Cape ,parishes attended the first talk of the 1967 Lenten Adult Forum held in St. Joan of Arc' Church, Orleans, last, Sunday 'evening. Rev. John P. Driscoll spoke on Cana-the husband-wife relationship, and' the parent-child relationship. Second talk of this series will take place in the Library of the St. Joan of Arc School . ' this Sunday evening at 7. It immediate interest to Catholics give an oportunity f6r questions and' Christians today, and to and discussion after the formal will be given by Rev. James talk itself. This dialogue, between speaker and questioner insures F. Kelley of St. Mary's Church, Mansfield, who will speak on "A Positive Approach to Sex Education in the Family". Father Kelley will give par­ ents an insight into their role as primary educators of their children and especially in this ar'ea that parents have so often neglected. The talks are open not only to Catholics from all of the Cape parishes but to non-Catholics as well. Several non-r.atholics attended last Sundays talks as well as some religious-priests, Bl'Others and Sisters. Purpose of the ForUm talks is to pl'esent a complete' airing , at topics that are of vital awi'

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that the topic has been treated not on a theoretical level but in all its practical aspects and consequences. On. February 26, Rev. John Connor of St. Clement's -Hall in Brighton will speak on the 'aning of. the Easter Liturgy. On Marl~h 5 there willne fea­ tured in St. Joan of Arc School a displa:v of all liturgical cus­ toms used in the home through­ out the year. On March 12 there will take place the celebration of a Byzantine Mass in the Church. Rev. James F. Buckley, assist­ tant pastor of the Orleans Church, is director of the Forum.

who will serve as Commissiom President. ' Most Reverend James j. Ger­ ~'lrd, D.D., V,G., pastor of St. Lawrence Chureh, New Bedford. Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese, who will serve as Vice President. Rt. Rev. Raymond.T. Consi­ dine, P.A., pastor of St. William's Church, Fall River, Diocesan Consultor, and Diocesan Director of the Society of the Propagation of the Faith. Rt. Rev. John A. Silvia, pastor of St. John the Baptist Church, New Bedford, and a Diocesan Consultor. Rt. Rev. Daniel F. Sha11oo, pastor of St. Louis Church, Fall River, and General Manager of The ;.nchor, the diocesan, news­ paper. Very Rev. Reginald M, Bar­ rette, Diocesan Chancellor, and Turn to Page Three

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The elementary and high schools in the Diocese will start their annual Winter vacation at 'the close of classes tomorrow, Feb. 17, and return on Monday morn­ ing, Feb. 27


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