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In a pastoral letter to be read at all Masses this weekend, Bishop Daniel A'. Cronin hails the Lenten season, which begins on Wednesday, as an opportun­ ity for reconciliation with God. The text follows: Dearly beloved in Christ, Our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, begins his re~ cent encyclical, entitled "On the Mercy of God," with these profound words: It is "God, who rich 'in mercy" whom Jesus Christ has revealed to us as Father: it is His very Son who, in Himself, has manifested Him and made Him known to us.

Our Blessed Lord, throughout His public min­ istry, often stressed that this indeed was His mission: to invite sinners to experi­ ence the richness of the mercy of His Father.

The holy season of Lent, which begins on Ash Wed~ nesday, implores us, in the name of Christ, to be recon­ ciled with God. Our heavenly Father, in His merciful love, desires to bestow upon us' the peace and reconciliation which Christ won for us on the cross. Weare to ac­ knowledge our sinfulness and seek His pardon and strength. This we do, through more frequent and fervent prayer, through acts of self-denial and an ever deeper practice of the cor­ poral and spiritual works of mercy. I encourage each of you to embrace these practices as part of your observance of this holy sea­ son.

However, we do not want to overlook an indispensable means to the reconciliation to which the Lord calls us during Lent. I refer to the reception of the Sacrament of Penance. What better way to encounter our Loving Father and experience the richness of His mercy than in the Sacrament of Recon­ ciliation! We can only go away from the reception of this beautiful sacrament

with mind and heart renew­ ed, reconciled to' God and to the Church. I earnestly en­ courage one, and all, as an important part of the Lenten observance, to avail your­ selves of this sacrament which Christ has entrusted to His Church as a marvel­ ous way to pardon and peace. , I send to all throughout the Diocese prayerful wishes for a blessed and fruitful Lent. May this holy season prepare us to cele­ brate and experience in full measure the richness of the new life which Christ won for us on Easter.

RIce Bowl As in the past six years, .di­ ocesan Catholics will again par­ ticipate in the Rice Bowl pro­ gram of Catholic Relief Services.

Through Rice Bowl, say offi­ cials, people in over 70 Third World countries' will receive pumps, weIls, tools, seeds, goats and chickens. The help will come as a result of American families skimping on one meal a week during Lent.

For six Lents families in dio­ ceses around the country have eaten one sacrificial meal week­ ly, donating money saved to Operation Rice Bowl. SmaIl cardboard bowls are being dis­ tributed for this year's contribu­ tions. ' According to Bishop Edwin B. Broderick, exe<:utive director of Cahtolic Relief Services, "In the past six years, Operation Rice Bowl has raised over $13 mil­ lion, allowing CRS to aid mil­ lions of poor each year by pro­ viding programs that educate, train and encourage them to help themselves."

Seventy-five percent of Rice Bowl funds go to CRS, the U.S. Catholic overseas aid agency.

Twenty-five percent may be kept by the diocese to fight hunger at the local level.

In Jordan CRS has supplied 40,000 olive seedlings. Sale of the resulting olives can provide better food for' farmers' families.

In India CRS plans to train 1,600 y,oung women as commun­ ity nutrition educators.

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LAGOS, Nigeria (NC) - De­ parting from Nigeria Feb. 17 after a .five-day whirlwind trip, Pope John Paul II left Nigerians with many ideas to ponder and digest from the first papal visit in their history.

Time and again he warned them against family breakdowns,' matrialism, loss of ideals and tra- , ditions, public corruption, alien ideologies and other problems that face a developing country whose new oil riches have caused rapid urbanization, unemploy-

ment, spreading bureaucracy and a host of new social issues.

But he also left them with a spiritual presence, evidenced in the excitement of the throngs that turned out to grtlet him and in the hopes expressed in Niger­ ian newspapers that his visit would mark the beginnings of a "spiritual revival" in the country.

On his lOth trip abroad since he became pope, but his first in a year because of wounds re­ ceived in the attempt on his life last May, the .61-year-old pope

showed that he had lost almost none of the crowd-pleasing Vital­ ity and vigor of earlier trips.

In a country which only 15 years ago was torn by a secess­ ionist civil war - the Biafra conflict of 1967-70, which grew from economic and tribal dis­ putes but had religious over­ tones because the Biafrans were predominantly Christian while the rest of the country was main­ ly Moslem - the pope preach­ ed soci~l unity and caring and Turn to Page T)Vo

Polish tour gets tentative go-ahead

Potential diocesan pilgrims to Poland got a tentative go-ahead last Sunday at a briefing session at St. Stanislaus School, Fall River.

There travel consultant Chris­ topher Sroczynski, who had left Warsaw five days previously, said that authorities In the be­ leaguered nation have indicated

that group tours will be permit­ ted by April 1 and that individ­ uals will be aIlowed to travel into Poland "for any reason" by May 1.

The St. Stanislaus-sponsored tour is planned for June.

Noting that 1982 is' the Year of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Sroczynski said he had discuss­

ed the pilgrimage situation with Poland's bishops. He said the prelates encouraged visitors, de­ claring that "the more people come, the less isolated the coun­ try will be."

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dioceses of the province, most in ing yellow-cloaked choir and periods of absolute silence when multihued robes. "fhe pope, his white cassock the half-million worshippers glowing in the blazing sun, made listened to the pope's' homily and the words of eucharistic con­ _a fitting centerpiece to the spark­ . ling scene. ' secration.

The gates of Murtala Moham· Said one journalist, a veteran med Square opened at- 6 a.m. for of all 10 of Pope John Paul's the Mass scheduled to begin four trips outside Italy, "It's rare that hours later, and by 7 a.m., wait­ I've seen a crowd affected as ing worshippers filled the air much spiritually as this one." with hymns in Hausa and Eng­ Following the recitation of the lish, Nigeria's ,Official language.

Our Father in the Mass, married The square: really three couples in the congregation, join­ small grandstands 'and a broad ed their right hands and raised dusty plain - is named for a them high, renewing' their mar­ northern Nigerian, one of, the riage vows and promising to' nation's more popular presidents, "dedicate ourselves to a new be­ From Lagos, the Nigerian capi. who was killed in a coup in 1976. {:inning in our marriage." tal in the southwestern corner of.

The ordination Mass was cele· the country, where he stayed One of tIle readings of the brated on a three-tiered mound every Inight, Pope John Paul FATHER VANASSE Mass was delivered in Hausa by FATHER GOLDRICK traveled east to Enugu and Onit- ' of earth built for the occasion Mrs. Yalwa I1iya, a member of in the square's center. the Maguzawa tribe from north sha ana north to Ibadan and The white altar cloth was of Kaduna. Several weeks ago Kaduna.' , " 'Bishop Daniel A. Cronin has at St. Ann's, Raynham; Immacu­ 'He' '[celebrated Masses for crafted by local residents, and she was chosen to give Pope native pottery was used for the John Paul an elementary intro· announced assignments 'affect­ late Conception, Taunton; and Christian families, university stu­ communion chalices. , ing two associate pastors. Both St. Margaret's, Buzzards BaY,,1?e­ dents and workers, baptized and duction of the Hausa language Within the altar table was a by means of a tape recording confil'lTjed adult copverts, or­ are effective Wednesday, March fore being assigned to St. Law­ stone containing soil from a sent to Rome. ' rence's in 1979. dained :more than 80 priests. , 3. farm in each of the 10 dioceses He was coordinator for the' Father Timothy J. Goldrick, .

He met with the country's The pope recited the Mass of this heavily agricultural pro­ now a~sociate pastor of St. Law­ diocesanwide We Care/We Share bishops~ priests, seminarians, prayers in English, but as he ap­ vince. rence paristI, New Bedford, will program in' 1980 and also served nuns, the president, the (Iiplo­ proached the lectern to give his The entire altar area was roof· homily, he smiled broadly, open­ maticcorps in Nigeria, univer­ be associate pastor at St. Pius X as,vocations director for the Up­ parish, South Yarmouth. sity sttidents and intellectuals, . ed with in~tting of native straw, ed his arms to the crowd and per Cape area when he was sta­ He will be, succeeded at St. tioned at Buzzards Bay. . catechists and leaders of lay and at the altar's side stood a said in Hausa, "Sannunku," a Lawrence by Father Bernard, Father Vanasse, a Boston na-' ,organizations, workers, youth, 10-foot woode~ cross holding compact term which means ,"I the figure of a black-featured greet you and I love you,'; Vanasse, riow associate pastor at tive, graduated from, Bishop the old :and the sick, other Chris­ Jesus.

St. Louis de France parish, Swan­ tl'an le'aders expatrl'ate' Poles Stang High School and Provi, ' , TI.e applause which swept The water used to cleanse the sea. dence College before entering St. and other foreign workers' in across the vast plain showed communion vessels was mixed Born in New Bedford in 1946, ' NI'gerl'a' John's Seminary, Brighton. He .

J10W welcome he was. ' Father Goldrick att-ended New was ordained !>y Bishop Cronin A meeting with Moslem leaders from the 10 rivers which meander "It may seem strange to you," Bedford High School, Resurrec­ May 13, 1978, was canceled at the last minute through the scenic province be­ tion College, Ontario, and St. " _ because of internal disputes fore, ,they converge into the -a Kaduna journalist told mem­ ' , bers of,the foreign' press,"but Mary's Seminary, Baltimore. He· His previous assignment ,was, : among :Moselin factions; accord: mighty Niger River. here we have many: people to During the' Offertory process­ was 'ordained by Bishop Cronin ,at St. Pius X, South Yarmouth, ing to ilo<;al ~hi.Irchsources _ May 13, 1972. before going to St. Louis 'de but the: pope delivered a public , ion, representatives from the' 10 whom the pope is almost imag­ , inary. They think that he sleeps statem~nt to them urging love dioceses carried the chief prod­ He served as associate pastor France in 1981. uct,s of each 9f their regions, every night in heaven;' and in I believers of different among from yams to ·wov.en the morning comes down to a , faiths' an4 cooperation on the ranging baskets. ' . ' place called Rome. 'But now we basis of, their 'shared beliefs, The Mass alternated between know that he is real and that he \\ .

WASHINGTON (NC) A lie sectors," The pope designated his' trip rhythmic chants sung by a sway­ loves us," In a separate\ statement, the a special committee of the U.S. religious pilgrimage to Catholic Conference (USCC) has committee suggested-.that the "strengthen, the faith" of Ni­ urged Catholic officials at all reason more than 60 percent of geria's Catholics, but often his levels to "act sincerely and, handicapped adults are unem­ message took the form of enun­ ployed or underemployed is that forcefully". on behalf of employ­ ciating :the 'Christian principles "many people take it for g.-anted ment for the handicapped. for resolving major s9cial and that people with disabilities are ' A resolution of the U,SCC Ad­ political issues facing Nigeria as An unofficia,lmedica:l evaluation of -the pope was offered visory Committee on 'Ministry notempl~~able." a developing country that is con­ in Africa by.. Dr. Jerzy Wieczorek, a Polish citizen, who is a But, the committee said, a fronting rapid economic and so­ with Handicapped Persons call­ general practitioner and surgeon working for ,the Nigerian Social' Security, Administration cial ch,ahge. ed on bishops, religious,' superi­ government. . study has'''revealed,that only 30 ors, pastors and heads of Cath­ "Development projects must ,Wieczorek, who had met ,the pope when the pontiff was olic organizations "to provide' percent of severely disabled per­ alwayslhave a 'human face," he that when he had seen archbishop of Krakow, Poland, said sons are, limited in the types of jobs under their control to quali­ told Nigerian Preside'nt Shehu' pope on tel~vision as he' arrived in Lagos Feb. 12, he thought: to fied handicapped people; arid jobs that they could perform., Of Shagarif "They cannot be re­ "Heavens; what has' happened to this chap? He looks so that 30 percent, only 15 percent become firm advocates for handi­ duced ~o a purely materialistic worn out," were unable to work regularly or capped people' with other ,em­ or econpmic endeavor." at all," , ployers in the private and pub­ But in Kaduna, "he looked wonderful," Wieczorek said.

In a Ihomily to more than a ' "He behaved today the way he' always did in ,the past ­ million people gathered in Onit­ ~miling, singing with the crowd." sha at Mass 'for the, Christian Wieczorek said that he first met the Polish-born church­ family, ~he pope called for strong man in 1972. family life based on love and "I was at a Httle restaurant in a skiing village in Poland generosity, but again linked fam. ,and two- men came in wi,th ski clothes on. There happened ily virtue to social morality. "If to be a nun 'ther~, and she rushed up' to one of' the men arid you wi~h to avoid ,having a so­ kissed his h~nd. So I figured he must be some top chap in ciety t~atruns :the risk of be­ the church," _said Wieczorek. _coming more and more deperson­ alized :anc;l standardized and" "Later I met him on the slopes. He was an excellent skier, therefo~ inhuman and dehuman­ a very athletic man," he added. izing, then strengthen the struc­ , . On -Feb. 15 the pope's early morning flight from Lagos to tures of family life. Love your ASSIGNMENTS , Ibll:dan was delayed for two hours by a "hamarHan," a sand families! Respect them," he, said. storm which sweeps down from the Sahara. As a result he had 'Rev. Timothy J. Goldrick from. Associate Pastor, St. In a high point of the pope's to move quickly through the day to keep his schedule. At the Lawrence Parish, New Bedford, to Associate Pastor, St. Pius X journey; he ordained 86 young end of -the ..igorous day he held a scheduled meeting with .

Parish, South YarmoUJt:h. , Nigerial)s to the priesthood. The Nigeria's bishops.

Rev. Bernard Vanasse from Associate Pastor; St. Louis de ordination Mass took place Feb. "He didtl,'It look tired a,t all," said one of ,the bishops.

Fran~e Parish,. Swansea, to Associate Pastor; St. Lawrence 14 in Kaduna in, northern Ni­ "In fact he seemed to want to joke around with us a$ weB as Parish, New Bedford. ' geria, an area where the Hausa talk seriOUsly. I think that here in Nigeria he's found his i language and the Moslem faith health," Both assignments effective Wednesday, March 3, '1982. predomipate. There Catholics gathered in force from the 10 Continued fro"c1 Page One interreligious' cooperation and unders~anding.

From the heart of Africa,' a contine~t buffeted by the con­ f1ictingl ideologies of\ world powers; the pope preached auto­ nomou~ development and the preservation of .A:frican spiritual and social values in the face of alien 'ideologies. , To all, but especially to the childrert of Nigeria, the pope preach~d love, the love. that he' said in! his parting speech has "more power than all the nuclear power $tations in the world." ,

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Feb. ·19, 1982

Church's future lies in parish life TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (NC) ­ ficant branch of the church, Father Barry W. Wall, pastor of represents its life blood and fu­ Sacred Heart parish, Fall, River, ture.

There is a "new kind of energy led diocesan delegates attending a conference on parish renewal arising" in parishes, said Father Murnion, noting that "although held earlier this month in Tarry­ town. there has been a decline in Others in the delegation priests and religious, there has were Deacon and Mrs. Manuel been an enormous growth in H. Camara of St. Anthony of those lay persons taking a more active role in their parishes."

Padua parish, Fall River, and Sis­ ter Eugenia Margaret, SUSC, a He cited the need, to establish member of the faculty of Holy , clear norms for program develop­ Family High School, New Bed­ ,ment while maintaining "a great ford. pluralism of practices" of those The conference was led by programs. "We should be clear Father Philip Murnion, director about what's called for," he said, "but know that there are many of the Parish Project of the Na­ tional Conference of Catholic ways to do it. For example, so­ cial ministry is not an option, Bishops. The first of seven sess­ ions to be held across the nation, .but how it is carried out is very optional." it was attended by 165 repre­ sentatives of 29 northeastern In developing programs, lead­ dioceses. ers must remember that "the church is made for, sinners," he They considered ways ·dioce­ said. "We must keep open to the san offices could aid parish re­ newal in areas such as Sunday fact that we are a messy fam­ Mass, preaching, family youth ily . . . that the sacraments are not just for' those who don't and social ministry and evan­ need them, but for everyone," gelization.

The consensus was that the In a workshop on diocesan parish, far from being an insigni- personnel development; Father James H. Provost, executive di­ rector of the Canon Law Society of A~erica, suggested greater

involvement of the laity in choosing their own pastors. The process would be "a bit messier"

By NC News Service than the current process of havDespite propo!led cuts in fed­ eral studen't aid, Catholic coBege and university admissions and financial aid officers say they will ~esist making a student's ne~s ability to pay 'a factor· in 'admis­ . The six S'iste~s.,of the ~e~ur­ sions policies.' ' re~tion wh'o' staff St. Saviour's 'In telephone interviews, higher Day Nursery in New Bedford educaJtion personnel said they did went on retreat last Friday. They not foresee immediate changes in took good news with them. present policies that do not !take, Their foundress, Sister Celina into consideration abi:Hty to pay Chludzinska Borzecka, was pro­ when deCiding which candidates claimed a person of heroic virtue to accept. The Reagan adminis­ tration wants to make sharp cuts at Feb. 11 Vatican ceremonies at­ tended by Pope John Paul II. in !the $6 bUlion federa'1 program The proclamation is a step to­ of aid to college students. wards beatification and possible "Aid-blind" admissions policies eventual canonization for the have been maintained by many widowed mother who with her private colleges since the earJy daughter founded .the Resurrec­ 1970s but recently Wesleyan tion co~gregation in 1891.

UniversHy in Midd'1etown, Conn., Told of the Vatican ceremony became the first major school by an Anchor reporter, Sister publicly to end that policy.

Leandra, superior of the New Under its new system, Wes­ Bedford community, expressed 'leyan will first choose enterJng delight. She noted that Hedwig, students purely on merilt. Then, Sister Celina's daughter, is also if the financial aid they need a candidate for sainthood but totals more than 10 percent of that her cause is proceeding the university's educaltionaJ and separately. general expenditures budget, Both mother and daughter students on the waiting i'lst who were previously named. Servants do not need financial aid will be of God by the Holy See, a pre­ accepted in preference to needy liminary step in the canoniza­ students at the bot,tom ,of the tion process. first-choice list.

Sister Celina was borh in 1833 David Johnson, assistantdirec­ in Antowil, now in the Soviet tor of ItheAssociation of Cath­ Union. She died in 1913 in Cra­ olic Colleges and Universities cow, then in Austria-Hungary,

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Catholic 'institutions ,to continue Her community is active in making admissions decisions seven countries and has two U.S. based on academic qualifications, provinces. The New Bedford sis­ allowing candidates to decide ters, in addition to operating the whether or not they can meet the day nursery, which has an enroll­ financial obligations. ment of 39 toddlers, are sacris­ A't six major Catholic colleges tans for the diocesan television Mass, heard weekly on WLNE­ and universilties, admissions of­ ficials' conourred with Johnson. Channel Six. Four of the six sisters have InsU~utions surveyed were Bos­ ton College and Notre Dame, been at the New Bedford convent since the community came to Marquette, Creighton, George­ town and Villanova universities. the diocese in 1962.

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ing bishops alone make the choice, he said; but parishioners would be more involved in the diocese and the parish.

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said parishes have a responsi­ bilty not only to the 50 million active Catholics, but also to the 41 percent of('people in the Uni­ ted States considered "unchurch­ ed," to the 75 million Protes­ tants and 11 million members of non-Christian religions.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Feb. 19, 1982

themoorin~ Once Again - Semper Paratus , This week The Anchor features an effort to inform the public of the dangers faced by our area from the fallout of proposed Coast Guard budget slashes. It does so not to grandstand but to make an honest attempt to help the public discern the danger to the common go.od of such cutbacks.

So often the public is aroused and infuriated only .after the fact. When a tragedy occurs, the media and the public are outraged and shocked. "If" becom~s the mighty word.

"If only, this could have been prevented" is the antiphon that is shrilled in print, picture and sound.

The current Coast Guard crisis offers the opportunity for preventive positive' aotion before the fact. If the Coast Guard cutback proposals are implemented, one can be sure that there will be many_dangerous and heartbreaking '\ moments at sea.

People who need help will not receive it. Sailors will be lost; fishermen will be endangered. Drug smugglers will have a field day. Foreign fishing vessels take what they want from our fishing grounds.' Checks and balances will be removed from the oil industry's drilling operations.

Vessels entering United States ports will not be adequately inspect~d. Elimination of many aids to navigation will create greater probability of tragedies at sea.

These are but a few of the consequences foreseen as a result of the nearsighted vision of instant refOmi in the interest of a:balanced budget. ,All agree that Washington's bur~aucratic endeavors do need much trimming. But for politicians to expose people to real physical aanger to achieve this end is not only scandalous but stupid.

As great plans are unveiled to diminish the important role of the Coast Guard in American, life, it is more than interesting to note that not too many -in the Washington establishment are limiting their own lifestyles.- Yet they wish Americans to tighten their belts in these days of' economic difficulties. They urge the private sector to take up the slack of public responsibility. Meanwhile, they play political roulette, endangering the lives of millions of Americans.

The arbitrary yet purposeful effort of this Adminis­ , tration to render the Coast Guard impotent and ineffective will perhaps be seen as its greatest single failure. What is now being undertaken in the_ name of fiscal responsibility will end up perhaps as one of the greatest national disasters.

Future generations of Americans may have to pay dearly to restore the Coast Guard services that are now at risk.

Too often we in this area have taken the Coast Guard and its vital undertakings for granted. A buoy and a light­ house are no big deals until a ship runs aground or people drown.

But without vital Coast Guard services, we will not be merely the poorer but in fact will be exposed to greater dangers. '" The' people of Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands depend heavily on the Coast Guard, in some Cases for existence itself. We cannot allow the Coast Guard, to becQme the fall guy for Washington politicians. We must speak out. " , The motto of the Coast Guard is Semper" Paratus, always prepared. The Coast Guard has always been faithful to its motto. We in turn should be faithful to it. We should support every rescue effort to help it survive the storm­ tossed waters of political expediency.

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Apa~ent recently asked me, "Father,: how Catholic is our ,parish's !religious education pro­ gram?" J think that all concern­ ed pare~ts have a right to know what- thrir children are learning at CCD;i Parents are the prime teachers: of their children in the faith and they should see to it tllat their religiou~ education programs are of good quality. , There !is no single litmus paper' test for! quality. However, if by seventh : grade your youngster cannot tecite the more common prayers, i there has been a two­ fold neglect. Teachers cannot assume ithat parents teach and parents : cannot assume that teachers! teach.

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Of course, memorization alone ,does not assur~ a top quality 'CCDpr9gram. A clear indication. of a program's succ~ss is the reverence it instills in pupils for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

Too many CCD programs empha­ s,ize the: Mass as entertainment, not as the supreme act of wor­ ship.

Many iCCD programs are fore­ doo_med jbecause of the poor vis­ ion of those in charge. Pastors often" delegate to coordinators full·' responsibility for the pro­ gram, rJbber-stamping decisions I that have a profound effect upon parish life. Such coordinators be­ come mini-pastors in their own I

realm; yet something as vital as the transmission of the Catholic ,faith from one generation to the next should not be thus handled.

Since the Second Vatican Council, significant changes have occurred in CCD programs. Most of these changes occurre'd be­ cause people of good will became carried away with their pet in­ terpretation of the Council.

In the interest of ecumenism, faith has sometimes been reduced to accommodation to a bland ChristiaI:\ity that emphasizes emotion to the detriment of faith perceived as intellectual assent.

This trend is reinforced by some teachers, who find their 'spiritual solace' in some of the more popular movements of the Church. While it is great that so many Caiholics ,have found re­ newa'l in their -faith through the Charismatic movement, the Cur­ sillo and Marriage Encounter, it is another thing 'altogether when an enthusiast imposes this orien­ tation in the classroom.

Which returns us to the open­ ing question: after' all the ban­ ,ners have 'been made, posters drawn, songs sung aqd people" hugged, "Father, ,how Catholic is our parish's religious educa­ tion program?" . Parents can db a great deal to supplement weak programs. They can also advocate that religious education coures, return to funda­ mentals when necessary, as weU

as affirm programs that seem effective. They can urge pastors to assert leadership if cooi'dina­ tors assume too much responsib­ ility.

I would like to recommend a few books to parents who would lil~e to be sure that their young­ sters will be fully exposed to Catholic teaching. Two men­ , tioned in a previous column that provide a balance, of scripture and doctrine are '~A Month with Christ" by Rev. J. Murray El­ wood, published by Ave Maria Press of Notre Dame, Ind., and "The New Parish Catechism" by Rev. Louis Martin, published by Fare, Inc. of Des Plaines, Ill. Any of the faith tales by Ethel, Mar­ bach,published by St. Anthony Messenger Press of Cincinnati, Ohio, provide delightful and ed­ ifying lives of the saints for chil­ dren.

Parental concern must trans­ late into positive action. Bicker­ ing leads only further astray.

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Poor Jeremy

Nobody loves Jeremy Harris. At least, that's what Jeremy Harris thinks. Oh, his mother cooks for him and washes his clothes and asks him .jf he feels okay, but she doesn't seem to care how he really feels inside. Whenever he feels really ugly and unlovable, she thinks he's coming down with something and gives him some Vitamin C. His dad works hard and cares well for the family but he doesn't even know Jeremy, much less love him. Once in awhile when they wax the car together, they feel more like friends, talking about cars and football but his dad rarely noUces when he's in one of his silent moods or rest­ less stages and wouldn't even think of giving him Vitamin C even.

His friends don't really love him because he pretends to be someone else at school and with the crowd. How can they love the real Jeremy Harris when they've never really met him?

That would be disastrous, to Jeremy's way of thinking, be­ cause nobody would come near him if they knew what he was really like underneath. If they had any inkling that he wasn't as cool as he portrays under his collection of printed Tee shirts, they'd drop him fast. ' That goes for girls, too. Every­

one thinks he's cool, always knowing how to talk with girls, easy around them, you know.

What a joke. If they ever knew how nervous he was around girls, he'd never get another date. Not that it matters much.

He knows they don't care about the real Jeremy anyway. It's such a relief when a date ends and he can become himself again.

As for his brother and sisters, they're all lost causes. Sure, once in awhile they're a kick and he . can have a great time with them but mostly they're one great pain. His little sisters ask too many questions and his big broth­ er is a power-hungry humiliating despot whose greatest joy in life comes from pushing Jeremy around.

His teachers don't love him, that's for sure. One doesn't even know his name and it's February already. The others know his name but they usually manage to mangle it in some way, embar­ rassing,him hugely.

While we're on that subject, the little neighbor Jeid doesn't love Jeremy, either. Although Jeremy must have corrected him at least a thousand times, he in­ sists upon calling him "Germy," in his three-year-old tongue. You can just guess what his brother and sisters do with that one.

"Hey, Germmmmm-y, Lisa's on the phone." On second thought,

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he doesn't care if his brother and sisters don't love him be­ cause then he'd have to try to love them back. Forget it.

The dog and the cat? Some­ times they act as if they love Jeremy, They play with him and stick around as long as he throws' them a stick or scratches them behind the ears. But let someone open a can and they're off in hopes that it just might be a tidbit or a whole meal. Then he knows how he stands with them.

Even Jeremy doesn't love Jeremy. How could he? He knows who he really is - deceit­ ful, scared, sensitive, hungry for attention, in need of real friends, ugly, lonely, unlovable - and who he wants to be: trustworthy, courageous, popular, heroic, . idealiostic, and most of all, lov­ able.

Nobody loves Jeremy Harris, that's for sure. But saddest of all is the fact that Jeremy knows, he just knows that he's the only one in all the world who feels unloved and unlovable. And that's why he feels so alone.

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In a little Connecticut town, trouble has been brewing over an issue con­ cerning a few small busi­ nessmen who are longtime resi­ dents of the town and some wealthy newcomers who bought expensive homes there.

The businessmen for many years occupied a cluster of charming barns in an area zoned residential about 30 years ago.

Technically, they have been in violation of the law, but no one ever complained about them until last fall.

At that time, nine new home­ owners went to the Zoning Com­ mission, arguing that the barns were an eyesore and detracted from the peace and desirability of the area for residential use.

The Zonfng Commission then slapped the owner of the barns with a "cease and desist" order.

The owner immediately appeal­ ed the order and eventually won the right to keep his barns and his tenants, though with two major concessions: no evening working hours and no new ten­ ants. ~f any existing businesses move, the vacated space can only be used for storage.

The ultimate aim is eventually to phase out the businesses ana have the barns razed or renova­ ted as additional expensive homes.

When I first heard about the incident, I wondered if the townspeople were angry over' what seemed more a moral

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than a legal matter. Certainly, it pointed out the vulnerability of ANTOINETTE people when a change occurs in their immediate environment.

BOSCO One often hears of a commun­ ity where everyone works at the local industrial plant, and all goes well until the plant is shut ent realm, the area of ethics and down. morality. When we stop asking Yet the Connecticut incident is such questions, we are also out different. Here people's livelihood of the realm of human concern was threatened simply because for people and actions. their place of business was not One reason we are Christians visually pleasant to newcomers is to make sure that the "should who make their wealth else­ we?" questions never stop being where. raised.

It wasn't as if these persons, once displaced, could just pick up and go somewhere else in town, either. As the owner said, WASHINGTON (NC) - Meet­ no commercial land is available ing the immediate needs of the in this town, because wealthy outsiders have come· in and poor is not enough, because the bought property, causing it to causes of poverty must be elim­ become scarce and priced out of inated, said Father Marvin Mot­ the range of ordinary working tet, director of the Catholic Church's anti-poverty program, people. in testimony before a congress­ Several townspeople .express­ ional subcommittee. Father Mot­ ed fear that the middle class in tet, who heads the U.S. bishops' the town had become an en­ Campaign for Human Develop­ dangered species. ment, told the House Govern­ We're always in trouble when ment Operations Committee's more importance is placed on subcommittee on manpower and money than on human rights. housing that efforts to· fight The town attorney in this case poverty must go beyond supply­ .agreed it was legal to enforce ing the poor with food, shelter, clothing or other emergency ser­ the zoning law. But then he add­ ed a thoughtful. comment: "The vices. "We (in the church) are commission can force the law. also committed . . . to seek out But should they? That's another the causes of poverty and to help in the reform of attitudes matter."

Indeed it is. The "should" and structures responsible for poverty," he said. questions are always in a differ­

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Tho,se awkwar·d tapes Kenny O'Donnell, his most faithful . lieutenant, used the line from an Irish ballad for his memoir of the adored leader: "Johnny, We. Hardly Knew ~e."

In the chagrin and consterna­ tion, the shock and disappoint­ ment attendant on the news that Jack Kennedy, the first lord of Camelot - and a generation's model for civility - bugged the Oval Office, his' followers are rallying as best they can. They've known about it for nine years.

And it's different from what Nixon did, they insist.

"He was' recording criminal acts. Kennedy was recording events."

But faithful hearts sink all the same. Nixon's rationale for the non-stop, voice-activated record­ ing system was that a history­ minded president needed the tools of modern technology to write his own account of events.

It was an explanation greet~d with howls of mirth and scorn for a greedy, sneaky churl.

On July 17, 1973, the day af­ ter the world knew what a creepy thing Richard Nixon had done - but what could you ex­ pect? - Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., historian COf the New Fron­ tier, declared that it would have been "inconceivable" for Ken­ nedy to have such an "incredible system."

Actually, Democrats were just getting up off their feet from an­ other recent blow delivered from the grave. They found out not three weeks ago that another idol, Franklin D. Roosevelt, had engaged in the practice of secret­ ly recording Oval· Office ex­ changes.

Schlesinger promptly came for­ ward to explain how different Roosevelt's bugging was from Nixon's. It was done "to protect FDR from being misquoted dur­ ing the 1940 campaign."

The Kennedy eavesdropping is· not so easily dealt with. It went on for 16 months, and 600 White House meetings and telephone conversations are in the Ken­ nedy Library.

If it wasn't nice for Nixon, it wasn't nice for Kennedy.

You can iD1agine the glee in Saddle River, N.J., the country seat of our only resigned ex­ president. It was probably a day for champagne.

At last, vindication for the famous but fragile Watergate alibi: "Everybody does it."

Some of his less rational loyal­ ists think that Nixon was driven out Qf the Oval Office because he bugged it. That is, of course, not .so. He had to quit because the tapes contained evidence of fel­ onious activity, not because he made them - or even because he erased them.

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He was punished for it. He handed his enemies .a surgical instrument for probing the ugli­ ness of the White House.

A pinch of tincture of irony here. The Illame of Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox ap­ pears in the log of the Kennedy tapes for Aug. 22, 1963, The con­ versation is identified as center­ ing on the tidelands issue and Louisiana. Cox was solicitor gen­ eral at the time. He had no com­ ments about the new tapes.

Richard Nixon always railed that Cox was a Kennedy partisan.

Kennedy people protest that it really is different, that you have go beyond the fact of taping and see what transpired.

"Nixon gave taping a bad name," said a Democrat lamely.

It so happens that Kennedy"s eavesdropping habits were worse than Nixon's. The Nixon tapes rolled indiscriminately and his defenders used to say that he might have forgotten about them.

At the sound of his voice, the reel began. Kennedy had to make a conscious decision every time his telephone rang. If he wanted a record, he turned on a switch that flashed a red light on the desk of his secretary, Evelyn Lincoln.

"I would love," said an emin­ ent Democrat, who greatly ad· mired Kennedy and did not wish to be identified, "to find another way of looking at it when he did it, but I can't. Taping someone who doesn't know his words are being taken down is unfair, in­ equitable and in very bad taste."

None of this will, probably, change the worshippers, who feel that Kennedy was the most attractive and. romantic president we ever had. They are the peo­ ple who feel that the Kennedys are .intrinsically different, and that in the case of Jack, .his brains, charm and wit redeemed everything he did. They prefer to think' of him as a saint, or at least a knightly figure - an attitude that survived the daunt­ ing revelations about his ro­ mance, during the White House years, with a gangster's moll.

We can hope that the keepers of the Kennedy flame will rush the tapes illlto print. It could be that they will have some redeem· ing social value, unlike those of the Wate~gate era. .

{necrology] lFebruary 20 Rev. James H. Fogarty, 1922, Pastor, St. Louis, Fall River February 22 Rt. Rev. Jovite Ch~gnon, 1954, Founder, St. Joseph, New Bed­ ford

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Familv• ljfe Center lists activities Reflecting its wide range of - Senior Citizen days of

services, the Diocesan Family prayer, ecumenical if desired,

- Life Center has issued a listing are held from iO a.m. to 3 p.m. of programs and activities avail­ on weekdays. The program in­ able at its 500 Slocum Road cludes lunch, conferences and a headquarters in North Dartmouth Mass or prayer service. and in locations throughout the ..:.... Family days of prayer are

diocese. .offered from June through Aug­

Open since last September, the ust from· 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and

center has already hosted many includes two meals. The program

retreats, conferences and days is presented by a priest assisted

of recollection. It also houses by a team of laypersons. offices of the diocesan Perman­ - Marriage preparation sess­ ent Diaconate, Teens Encounter ion weekends are arranged Christ and Natural Family Plan­ through the center. Details are ning programs. available at all rectories.

Father Ronald A. Tosti, center - Support groups for young director, lists the following cen­ couples, families and divorced, ter services: separated and widowed persons - CARE programs for confir­ mation candidates. An acronym are active in various areas of the diocese. More' infoiination on SOCIAL WORKERS DISCUSS ·a Family Beginnings Program cosponsored by St.. Anne's for. Call/Action/Response/Eu­ charist, CARE is a six and a half these programs is available from and Chariton Memorial hospitals and the Family Services Association, all in Fall River. hour program that includes the center.

The program recently received a federal grant from the Southeastern Massachusetts Area - Natural" Family Planning Mass, a meal and a talk and dis­ Health Education Center. From left, seated, Eileen Penn, program· volunteer; Alan cussion session conducted by a activities are coordinated by Sis­ Knight, ;St. Anne's executive director; Patricia McPartland, AHEC executive director; priest and a team of adults and ter Lucille Levasseur,· SMSM, Cecilia Mahoney, Charlton directon of volunteers; standing, Joan Roover, Charlton social who offers training courses -to teenagers. It is available from couples wishing to give parish services director; Barbara Madore, St. Anne's medical social worker; Donald Emond, 3:30 to 10 p.m. Mondays and .

Wednesdays for groups of from programs in the method and is Family ,Services executive director. (Torchia Photo) herself willing to speak on it to 20 to 150 young people.

- Evenings of recollection be­ groups throughout the diocese. ginning at 6. p.m. with a full­ , .Other center services include

course dinner and continue with a speakers' bureau and a ·reli­ conferences, discussions and a gious gift shop open from 9 a.m.

liturgy. Available to ·women's . to 3· p.m. Monday through. Fri-

delivery of packages sent by not keep silent if human rights Continued from page one . guilds, men's clubs and similar day. will not be restricted. "Neither individuals is not guaranteed are threatened or violated," he Further information on all pro­ organizations, the evenings can and that there is no sure way sai.d. are Poles who can afford restau­ be arranged Monday through grams is available from the rant pric~s," he added wryly. of sending money to Poland.

The United States, Canada and center at 999-6420.

Thursday.

In general, he noted, prices in A less obvious need than food 33 European countries signed the Poland rose "overnight" from or money, said Srocszynski, is non-binding Helsinki" Accords.

300 to 400 percent, while salar­ for technical books and other Most countries, however, con· ies have risen only 20 to 30 per- . materials in the fields of science/ sider them important guidelines cent. medicine and religion. "I was· for establishing peaceful rela­ For natives, travel within the told that if students are cut off t'ions between Eastern and West­ ern European and for protecting country is restricted; said Sroc-· for too long from up-to-date ma­ zynski, with permission required terials, the country will suffer human rights. to go outside. one's own area. irretrie.vable loss."

Telephone calls are censored, 1. LAW OF FAST Indicating that if the June gasoline purchases are -limited to a. -Those who are 21 years of age, but not yet 59 tour is possible, it will provide 10 gallons monthly and curfews years of age, are obliged to observe the law of participants with a look at his­ are generally enforced. fast. tory in the making Father Robl Recommending that much­ b. On days of fast, tho.se bound by the law are ert S. Kaszynski, St. Stanislaus "Join your sacrifices to His" needed aid to be channeled ~imited to a single full meal. This meal is pastor, said he plans to visit Po­ is the theme of the 1982 collec­ through agencies such as Cath-. meatless. Two other meatless meals, sufficient land ahead of the parish group tion for home missions among olic Relief Services, he said that to maintain strength may be taken according to to satisfy himself .of the safety Blacks and Native Americans,

to one's needs; however, together these two meals of participants. formerly known as the Negro

should not equal another full meal. and Indian Missions collection.

Meanwhile, a papal represen­ e. There are.· two prescribed days of fast: Ash The collection will be taken up

t~tive, speaking Feb. 12 in Ma­ Wednesday (Febniary 24) and Good ·Friday (April drid at a plenary session of the in diocesan parishes the week­

9). end of Feb. 27 and 28.

Conference· on European Secur­ ViJto V. Gerardi, New Bedford, "Sacrifice is an essential aspect

ity and Cooperation, summar­ 2. LAW OF ABSTINENCE of mission work," noted Msgr.

chairman: of a naltiona~ conven­ ized the Vatican's .diplomatic a. Those who are 14 years of age and older are A. Lenz, the collection's

tion of ·the Society' of St. Vincent Paul stance on Poland. obliged to observe the law of abstinence. de Paui to be held on Cape Cod .national director. He said that

b. On days of abstinence, those bound by the law Archbishop Silvio Luoni said the 1981 sacrifices of American next Sept'ember, wi:ll convene a abstain from meat. to representatives of· the35 sig­ Catholics amounted to a record planning ~ommittee meeting Sat­ e. On all Fridays of Lent, abstinence is prescribed. urday at ..purifey Hotel, Hyannis, natory nations of the 1975 Hel­ total of nearly $4 million collect­ This, of course, .Includes Good Friday. Abstinence sinki Accords, "The Holy See ed across the country.

- to be the: parley site. is also prescribed on Ash WedneSday. will not abandon the just causes He said the money will help John R. Simmons, newly eleot­ of the Polish people." meet needs of over 100 dioceses 3. LENTEN DISCIPLINE ed national president of ·the Vin­ , The archbishop said that each receiving grants this year. How­ lead delegates from centians; a. No Catholic· will hold himself or herself lightly nation that signed the Helsink) excused from the law of fast, and abstinence. - St. Louis,; Chicago and. San An~ Accords must ask whether Poles ever,- he stressed, many needs remain unmet: mission schools tonio at Saturd.ay's s~ss!on.

Commenting upon the mitigated Lenten regUla­ should be punished for "having tions promulgated sev~1 years ago by the Holy With representatives from the tried the experience of more free threatened with closing due to lack of funds; priests and sisters Father, the National Conference of Catholic Fa.J~ River; diocese,the men will .institutions in the fields of the struggling to keep balky old cars Bishops in the United States noted: "The obliga­ tour the convention site and plan economy and labor," especially and trucks in operation; deacons . tion to do penance is a serious one; the obligation >the agenda for the five-day con­ when they have done so through and catechists worki/lg with out­ to observe, as. a· whole or 'substantlally,' the vention Ito be held from Sept. 22 "moral efforts, without ever re­ dated instruction materials ­ penitential days specified by the Church is also through 26. Aft estimated 800 retorting to violence." or none at all. serious." .

Vincerl!tia~s are expected to be that Archbishop Luoni said "We hope," said Msgr. Lenz, in attendance at that time. b. Lent is a most appropriate time for the volUntary the Holy See wants to make a "that nearing the $4 million practice of self-denial or personal penance. This "spiritual and· moral, and not mark will give the collection new • • • • • ,+ • • • • • • • + • • • • • • • • ; may be physical mortification, temperance, or political" contribution to dis­ impetus. Certainly the needs· are such works as Christian charity and witness. there - and they can be met, if GClO'S ANCHOR HOLDS cussion on Poland.

"Because of its mission, re­ . we can get the whole church vealed to man, the Holy See can· behind us."

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Notre Dame Dear Editor: The article which appeared in The .Anchor this week (Feb. 5). along with the full page picture of our church. really touched me.

I have been a parishioner of Notre Dame all my life and it has always' been a source of pride to me to belong to such a beautiful parish.

As you know. we are presently launching our restoration drive. I am the pledge comD\ittee chairperson and I wanted to thank you personally for the excellent coverage you gave our church.

Thank you for recognizing the beauty and culture that we have in our city and for sharing it with all your readers.

Gertrude Gendreau Fall River

Sermons Dear Editor: If, as Mrs. Young states, "a good sermon, is one of the most important gifts (grace?) the church Can offer its faithful" but if the value of the sermon is judged on her husband's digital watch - logically, a no-sermon and hence no-time "no·gift" is the ultimate.

Brevity, dear Mrs. Yeung, does not mean the fewest words possible or the shortest time possible.

It does mean the fewest words 'and the shortest time needed to accomplish your purpose. A

seven-minute operation is not a "tremendous" operation.

A good sermon wastes not a sentence-(as you have a needless and hence wasteful first sentence in your own article, dear Mrs. Young) but goes directly to mind and heart with God's teaching.

A good sermon, hopefully, will linger well beyond your Tues'day meditation over vacuuining and will .have something in it you can repeat to yourself instead of telling that Mass-neglecting neighbor. A:fter all, some people consider a sermon "goOd". if it goes over their head lnd hits a neighbor.

I'm certain your good parish priest is sincerely trying to inspire you and your husband and is not preaching to a digital watch.

I'm sure if you visited that good priest with a problem or a heartache or even a complaint, he would give you the greatest, most "tremendous" gift of all not the briefest possible time, but ALL the time you needed or wanted and all the words you chose to use in explaining your problem or situation - and give you his complete attention and interest throughout, without ever once copsulting his watch, digital or otherwise.

So in all charity, Mrs. Young, if your good priest strays to 10 seconds beyond the limits of a "good'· sermon. please don't forget the memorable things he told you while his sermon was still within the time limits of the "tremendous."

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Father Ralph..D. Tetrault, pastor of St. Mary's Church, North Attleboro, was principal celebrant last Friday of a funeral Mass for his mother, Mrs. Mary J. Tetrault of Holy Name parish, New Bedford.

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin presided at the liturgy and Father Paul G. Connolly, pastor of St. Mary's Church, Taunton, was homilist.

Mrs. Tetrault is survived by her husband, Norman G. Tetrault, four sons in addition to Father Tetrault and five daughters. She was a lifelong resident of New Bedford.

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that the Coast Guud might not have the funds to come to his aid. Tms possibi'\ilty would become more than mere speculaIfs a habit that don under the budget cuts enpays Big Dividends Since visioned. The slashing of funds 1861 for Search and Rescue opera;.0;'" tions alone is nothing short of ......... ,~,.( All deposits & accumulated dividends are insured in full. deplorable. ''-''::'"'' 4 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS Law enforcement curtailment will resuIt in a heyday for pushers. Much of Ithe local drug trade 4 So. Mlln SLl335 Stallard Rd./570 Rob8lOn SLlSomerut PIIZIIRte, 61 has depended on smuggling via sea and our inviti.ngly indented coastline.

How often have we read of the effectiveness of the Coast Guard in uncovering large quantilties of pot and other drugs l:::':='... brought to our shores by pictur- .....~_::iIIi esque sailing craft? If the service is without the monies, equipment or personnel to combat dlis social cancer, we can be quite sure that even more young peo- ) , pie will have the opportunity to I get hooked and stoned on drugs. I: I' Has this heen foreseen as are- rI With winter approaching are you worried about suIt of the attempt to achieve a I, a relative or friend who is living ·alone but shouldn't balanced budget? be? Perhaps they are not eating properly or are Likewise, a cutback on navi- \ forgetful abo·ut taking their medications. Consider gational aids is likely to have " serious consequences. In this· Hanover House ... a new less expensive alternative area many people depend eco- \' .to nursing home placement that features gracious nomically on the summer pleasure fleet. With termination of so \ independent living. many aids to navigation, one can be sure that many a summer sailor will think twice before sailing unmarked waters. In fact, 391 HANOVER STREET FA L L if he or she does embark on such waters, it will entail risk dis- "!l~!! proportionate ,to the pleasure ,I that might be gained.

Again, as wLth our fishermen, should any amateur admiral run into trouble at sea, there can be no certainty tha't assistance will be at hand. This summer could see many tragedies.

In another area, it sends a chill up one's spine to consider that limits might be seton Coast TODA y there are more than thirty Guard monitoring of exploratory million Americans with Irish blood in their veins. Proud, too, of every drop of drilling on the Georges Bank, it! They particularly take pleasure in one of the richest fishing areas keeping alive and popularizing the witty in the world, with millions desayings and writings of those of their pending on the food it problood, especially of those intensely Irish Irishmen such as Swift, Sheridan, Shaw, duces.

From time to time :this newspaper attempts to raise the social awareness of its readers with regard to problems and situations affecting diocesan residents.

Often readers have been urged to lend active .support to undertakings benefiting the common good. In some specific situations they have been requested to express their opinions to elected officials.

It is within this framework that The Anchor wishes to inform readers and indeed aU concerned citizens of a potentially gravely dangerous situation resuiting from Reaganomics budget-cutting attempts in relation,ship to the United States Coast Guard.

The president's proposed fiscaltrimming for the Coast Guard will have very serious if not dire consequences for Southeastern Massachusetts.

From the outset, it should be remembered that the Coast Guard is not part of the Department of Defense, thus will not share the monies due to flow into those coffers. The Coast Guard is regulated by the Department of Transportation, therefore cutting that department's budget affects its services. This year, those cuts are severe.

As a result, Coast Guard services from Provincetown to Westport wiH be sharply reduced. The litany of terminated responsibilities seems endless.

The cutter Bibb, docked at New Bedford, will be decommissioned.

The Boating Safety Detachment at the Cape Cod Canal will be disestablished.

Personnel at the Coast Guard Air Station on Cape Cod will be reduced.

Commercial Vessel Safety documentation offices in Fall River and New Bedford will be closed.

The Woods Hole Coast Guard group will deactivate 80 navigational aids, il move affecting all Cape Cod and the Islands.

The Coast Guard wilJ reduce its complement of officers and enlisted personnel by 4,200 and civilian positions now vacant will not be filled.

Coast Guard marine pollution and monitoring programs will also be >limited.

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One can easily imagine the difficulties that would arise were the Coast Guard unable to answer a distress call from a local fishing vessel. Indeed, many area fishermen have voiced grave concern for their safety.

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The contents of THE HOME BOOK OF a ship creates three or four jobs IRISH HUMOR are divided into twelve o.n land. Requiremellits for food, sections: Pubs, Publicans and Patrons; housing, fuel and other supplies Irish Bulls and Pure Poteen; Born Polipour millions into 'local business. ticos; The Great Georgians; The Landed Gentry; Tales from the Irish CounFrom this viewpoint,· it is quite tryside; The Renaissance; For the Bend Catholic Digest, has contributed a lively possible that many Coast Guard in the Road; North of the Border and series of quips and jests about the Irish. suppliers will find themselves in Down Under; Irish Ballads, Songs and humble and great. reduced drcumstances. Some Sagas; Irish Proverbs; and Wakes and THE HOME BOOK OF IRISH HUMOR, Wags. published by Dodd, Mead & Company, may be forced to reduce their Throughout, the editor, John Mc- is the perfect gift for an Irish friend or work force, adding to the unemCarthy, formerly Executive Editor of yourself. ployment figures.

All this indicates tha't every Special Price $9.25 ST. PATRICK'S DAY DELIVERY NOT GUARANTEED AFTER FEB. 22. effort should be made to restore budget cuts that have in effect Mail Today -------------------------------------------------------1 TIlE ANCHOR, P.O. Box 7, FaIl River, MA 02722 : imperi'ied many. Elected officials for Here's my check for S9.25 for : I should not sit back and ignore Delivery of THE HOME BOOK OF IRISH HUMOR : I the real threat to life and limb Your Irish Name.e _ I I issuing,. from such a lack of Gift Book I Add'esis-s_ I I proper funding.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of fall River-Fri., Feb. 19, 1982

St. Paul and- families fortunate tendency of many course life isn't always fair. Any wives. the need to run everything one over 8 years old knows that.

Dear Mary: On Holy Family - their husbands, their children, Don't answer every word from Sunday the scripture reading their households - their need to parents with a challenge, an arwas St. Paul's directive to hus- have the final word, the last say. gument. Don't mouth off. Do bands, wives and children (Col. To them Paul says: Relax. Let what you are told.

3:18-21). The lector at our "Parents, don't nag your chil· go. Let go of your need to run church changed the words dren lest they lose heart." Again everything and everybody, in· "Wives, be subject to your huseluding your husband. Let him Paul shrewdly observes a dominbands, and husbands, you also make decisions and go along. ant fault. "If I've told you once, be subject to your wives."

Stop fighting for power and con· I've told you a hundred times Personally, as. a wife, I don't trol and go with the flow. . . . " and dad proceeds to tell like that "be subject' too mum, the child yet again. No wonder your wives "Husbands, love but still, Scripture is Scripture._ children tune out. without bitterness." Paul is I don't think we should change Layoff, says Paul. Don't talk touching on a major flaw in men, St. Paul's words even though their tendency to withdraw in the ,your children to death. Don't they don't fit our times. face of family conflict. They be- drive them to anger and frustra· Poor St. Paul takes such a come.quiet, sink into pouting and tion by ceaseless nagging. beating from feminists. While I macho-masculine bitterness.

Not one of these directives is admit to femininist sympathies Never let their feelings show, of a blueprint for family living. myself, I think your lector miss- course. Just bear it in silence, Each could be subject· to qualified Paul's meaning in this case. or perhaps get out of the house. cation and interpretation <as your His advice in Colossians is a Stay gone. lector tried to interpret the dibrilliant directive to family memWrong again, says Paul. Love rective to wives). But Paul spotbers. does not withdraw. Love reaches ted problems that are common to In only four sentences Paul out. Drawing away 1n silence and many, many families - maybe pinpoints what might be called bitterness is a failure to love, to yours. the "dominant fault" in each and it devastates a family. Keep Families looking for ways to family member. These behaviors communicating. Reach out. improve family life might prayerare divisive, causing disharmony "Children obey your parents." in the flfmily and -blocking the When parents give a directive, fully read Colossians 3:18-21 and path to love. His observations children offer a counterproposal. take their clues ffQm Paul. For wise insight into our dominant are as timely today as when he "Clean your room." faults, he is hard to beat. wrote them.

"Why me? I didn't mess it up.

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PEORIA, Ill. (NC) - .Father John J. Dietzen, pastor of St. Mark's Parish in Peoria, probably hears more complaints and answers more questions than any other priest in the United States.

For: almost six years, as a syndicated columnist for the National CathOlic News Service, he has been privy to the anxieties, hurts, frustrations and foibles of thousands of Catholics and other Christians who write to him for guidance.

He gives it, not in the confessional, but in print, to 1.5 million readers of some 40 Catholic newspapers, including The Anchor, in the United States and Canada.

The questions cover a multitude of topics from a changing liturgy and new sacramental regulations to family problems rooted in the lifestyles of the 1980s.

And the view from his desk, said Father Dietzen, as he stud. ies the heartbreak and anxiety revealed in his mail, is "humbling, and filled with hope."

"There are more good Christians by far today than ever before who are confused about the ambiguous areas of religious teaching," he said. "For many Catholics still missing the fine guidelines of the pre-Vatican II church, the need to develop their own conscience-and moral decisions is difficult and they have many questions that have to do with the specifics of morality and practice.

"And yet I think people in general take far more responsibility for their decisions now than they used to, even those that are

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and been a retreat tnllster~ First and foremost, Father Dietzen is a parish priest and pastor, often at his desk late at night. He rises at 5 a.m., prays the Divine Office, the church's official prayer, makes coffee in his quarters and is answering his mail by 6 - hours before· the busy routine of St. Mark's Parish begins.

His large urban parish has a school, parish societies abound; lay committees keep up a steady flow of traffic. All the common, and not-so-common, problems of parish work, time spent on dioce· san boards, hospital visits, and appointments with those who seek his counsel contribute to his experience as a priest, and therefore to the answers he gives his readers. He has seen and heard it all, and his approach to worried correspondents is genuine, compassionate. He calls the plays as he sees them, his rhetoric matching the situation.

FATHER DIETZEN "As long as people are afraid to make decisions and to take responsibility, and try'to put it all on someone else's shoulder.

- even the church's - they are to that degree. crippling themselves as human beings and as Catholic Christians." .

A native of Danville, III., and a priest since "954, Father Dietzen, 54, was associate editor of The Catholic Post, Peoria diocesan newspaper, for 17 years. He has directed family life programs

He scolds, for example, parents who condemn a daughter for becoming pregnant out 01 wedlock: "By what contortions of conscience could anyone assume the right to withhold forgiveness, to play God in this brutal way?

And this at a time when genuine unselfish support and love from the parents may be needed mor.e than ever'" His readers follow such comments avidly, as they do his lighter answers: "No, Virginia;bishops are not divine." "Of course. we've ha~ married popes." And, they like his occasional frank admission, "I just , don't know."

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Wa are happy to carry notices of spiritual programs, club maetlngs, youth projects end similar nonprofit activit es.

Fundralslng projects may be advertised at our regular rates. obtainable from The Anchor business office, telephone 675.7151.

On Steering Points Items FR Indicates Fall River, NB Indicates New Bedford.

SS. PETER & ·PAUL. FR Second grade parents and thei'r cblldren will meet in the Father Coady Center at 10:45 a.m. Sunday and will then at­ tend a special presentation 'lit 11 a.m. Mass. A meeting in the cen­ ter wlll follow.

Families for Prayer represen­ tatives will meet at 7 p.m. Sun­ day, Feb. 28, In the center to re­ turn contact cards and discuss their progress In the parish cam­ paign.

ST. STANISLAUS, FR Spiritual direction for Czesto­ chowa Confraternity members wlll be given at 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Masses on Ash Wednesday.

Youth Ministry members wlll hike in !the Blue Hills today.

DIOCESAN DEAF APOSTOLATE Members wlll meet at 7 p.m.

Ash Wednesday for Mass and a special service ·at St. Anne's School, Forest Street, Fall River.

A socIal hour will follow.

Days of recollection will be held Thursday, March 11, at St. John the Baptist Church, New Bedford, and Wednesday, March 24, at St. Anne School, Fall River. Both will begin -at 7 p.m.

Each week, !flhe 10:30 08.m.

Sunday Mass at St. John the Baptist, New Bedford, is signed for the deaf.

ST. JULIE, N. DARTMOUTH No CCD classes this Sunday, due to vacation.

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS "Grief and its Impact on Mar­ riage" will be discussed 08t a Compassionate F"riends meet-ing a·t 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, at St. Louis de France hall, Swan­ sea. All welcome. Compassion­ ate Friends seeks to support par­ ents who have lost children through death. Information: Leo and Georgette Le Comte 676­ 8458.

PRIESTS' PRAYER Pl'iests of the diocese are in­ vited ·to meet for 08 holy hour and lunch at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Julie's Church, N. Dartmouth.

HOLY NAME, FR Confirmation will be adminis­ tered at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, and fIrst communion is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, May 8.

The Women's Guild will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Prepacation of mea,t will be discussed.

ST. MICHAEL. SWANSEA A conflrm'a'tion retreat will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the youth center. Parents are in­ vited to the closing ceremony at 6:30 p.m. .

A Marriage Encounter Infor­ mation night will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at the youth center.

Knights of the Altar will sac­ rifice candy during Lent, send­ ing 'all candy collected to an al­ tar boy group in Poland.

Knights and their families will participate in the Way of !the Cross' at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb, 26.

Each K of A member will "adopt" a diocesan seminarian, writing. to him and praying for him. The organization will spon­ sor a Men and Boys' Night Fri­ day. M/lrch 19, beginning with 7 p.m. Mass, followed by a din­ ner at '!Ihich the speaker will be Juvenile Court Judge Thomas Quinn.

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A science fair will take place in ·the school Feb. 26 and 27.

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SACRED HEART, ATTLEBORO A new weekend Mass sched­ ule will begin Feb.' 27 and 28, with Sa,turday Masses at 4 and 7 p.m. and Sunday Masses at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m: Lenten 'activities will include a Parish Renewal weekend re­ treat Feb. 26 through 28, daily private Bible meditations based on a booklet to be distributed Ash Wednesday, Bible study at 7:30 p.m. each Wednesday of March, stations of the cross at 9:15 a.m. each Monday on school days and evening prayer in the church at 6:45 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Anointing of the sick will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 28, and a parish penance service, including Mass, will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 7. Con­ fessions will also be heard on Saturday mornin~ 'lind after­ noons, after weekday Masses and after 'all Holy Week services.

The theme for the entire Len­ ten observance, as suggested by the Parish Worship Committee, Is "You Are Not Alone."

LaSALETTE, ATTLEBORO At the Center for Christian LivIng, 'a workshop, "How Do We Cope with Oppression?", will be offered from 7:30 ,to 9 p.m.

Wednesday by Father J. A. Lof­ tus, SJ, a member of ·the House of Affirmation, Whitinsville, and a doctoral candId-ate in psy­ cology. Registration closes to­ day. Other upcoming center ac­ tivities Include a Poustinia weekend, directed by Sister Vir­ ginio SamMo~, SUS'C" to be held Feb.. 26 throU~h 28, for which ,registration also closes today; and a three-session series on contemplative prayer, to !take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. March 2, 3 and 4. The latter program wlll be directed by Sister Diane Przyborowski, OSF. Registra­ tion closes Thursday, Feb. 25.

Inllcmnation on all programs: 222-8530.

At LaSalette Shrine, ashes will be distributed at all Masses Wednesday and also 'at 2, 4:15 'and 6:30 p.m. During Lent, con­ fessions will be 'heard from 1 to 4 p.m. and 6:30 to 7:25 p.m. daily. Sunday hours WliU be from 1 to 5 p.m.

The shrine will hold classes for inquir~ng or returning Cath­ olics and those interested in learning about Catholicism from 10 to 11:30 a.m. each Saturday morning from Feb. 27 through April 24, with the exception of March 27. The program will be directed by Sister Yvette Be­ ford, SSA. A healing service is planned for 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, with a talk by Father Andre Paten­ aude, MS, followed by the lay-. ing on of hands.

It has also been announced ,that Father Patenaude will lead a pilgrimage to the Ora!tory of St. Joseph in Montreal in March; to the National Shrine of I1he Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. in April; and, to the Holy Land in May. Information on all shrine ac­ tivities: 222-5410.

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ST. MARY, SEEKONK Rev. Francis L. Mahoney, pas­ ,tor, will celebrate a Mass of thanks~iving at 6 p.m. Saturday, 1\1ay 29, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the building of the church. PaTishioners and friends are invited.

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Encounter weekend openings are available for Feb. 26 and March 26 at LaSalette Center, Attleboro, and March 12 at the Diocesan Family Life Center, N. Dartmouth. A coupon in the Feb. 12 Anchor entitles couples to free registration, a $15 sav­ ing. Information: Norm and Lucy Paul, 678-8694.

SAORED HEART. FR CCD classes will resume this weekend, following the vacation.

ST. PIUS X, S. YARMOUTH Sister Mary Hennessey, a par­ ticipant in a weekly panel show on religion on radio station WEEI, will speak 'at the Wom­ en's Guild meeting at 1:30 ·p.m.

Tuesday, March 29, in the parish hall.

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NB Coffee and donuts will follow morning Masses this Sunday.

Arrangements are under direc­ tion of the parish Sign Group.

Volunteers are needed for a New Bedford Market Ministry providing food to the needy. In­ formation: Mary Johnson, 992­ 8038.

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Sunday at Dominican Academy, Fall River. Information: Paul Cyr, 672-5551.

CCD classes will resume next week and a parents' meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday.

OUR LADY OF GRACE, WESTPORT The Couples' Club will meet a,t 7:30 p.m. this Sunday and ,the adult Bible study group will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, to discuss the Gospel of Mark.

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By Father .lohn J. Castelot

It would be satisfying to know more about the author of the first Gospel than his name: Mark. Un­ fortunately, that is all we do know with any certainty.

Until fairly, recently, people took at face value the informa­ tion given by Papias, bishop of 'Hierapolis, in the region known as Asia Minor; He wrote about 120 A.D. According to, Paplas, Mark

was not a disciple of Jesus, but" served with, Peter and wrote down carefully --- though not in order - Peter's remembrances of what the Lord said ,and did.

However, ,this isolated scrap of information is n~ longer taken seriously by most scholars. To begin with, we do not even have the writings 'of Papias. Only frag­ ments have been preserved, and this particular fragment is quo­ ted by the fourth century histor­

ian, Eusebius, who doesn't seem to have considered Papias very reliable.

'This means the customary view of Mark's identity rested 'on an isolated statement of questionable worth.

On several occasions, the New Testament mentions a man named Mark.

- In Acts we meet a John Mark, the son of a woman named Mary, whose house in Jerusalem was a meeting place for the first Christians. His cousin Barnabas was a good friend of St. Paul's, and the three set out on the first missionary journey.

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By Janaan Manternach Zebedee sat in his large fishing .boat. He was in a thoughtful mood.

His two sons, James and John, sat in the boat' mending their heavy fishnets.

Zebedee watched them. He ex­ pected them to take over his fishing businss. It was doing well and its future looked even better.

A few yards down the shore Zebedee's partners, Simon and Andrew, were casting their nets into the lake. Zebedee liked them -and they got along well with his sons too.

As Zebedee watched everyone hard at work, he noticed a man walking along the shore. Zebe­ dee recognized him as Jesus, the

prophet from Nazareth. John the Baptizer had told his disciples about Jesus. lle said Jesus was ,specially sent by God. James and John, Simon and Andrew were very close to John the Baptizer.

Zebedee also was very inter­ ested in John. He was even more curious about Jesus.' So he wat· Turn to Page Thirteen

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By Theodore l!fengesbach

Faith means trusting the other.

Turning~ trusi inside out the multitude of prisoners who died from combinations of mal~ We live in a moment of history nutrition, abuse and extreme that abounds with stories' of trust cold. Miss Ginzburg, who had and faith. They often !lurface in been a 'communist, tells how she the accounts given by prisoners discovered that he was a believ­ who languished in Nazi concen­ ing Christian. tration camps, in the Russian During an autopsy, she looked Gulag or in Latin America jails. at the body of a dead man and The late -Eugenia Ginzburg, a asked pensively: "And where is political prisoner, wrote an ac­ the immortal soul?" count of her years in Siberian In reply, the doctor gave her camps during the Stalinist era. "a close look. He became unusu­ It is a moving testimony to the ally serious. Then he said, 'It's kind of hope and trust that, it a good thing you're asking your. seems, keep, people alive in the self the question. It would .be a face of hell. Her account appears bad thing if you imagined that in a new book titled, "Within the the,immortal soul was necessarily Whirlwind," published' by Har­ located in one of the imperfect court, Brace, Jovanovich. organs of our body.' " One day she 'mei Anton Wal­ Then, she relates, a colleague ter, a' German doctor imprisoned tapped' her and, nodding in the in the Siberian gold mines ­ doctor's direction, explained the worst of punishments - for softly, : "A Catholic, a devout several years. He is 'dragged Catholic." from this horror to become a After Walter died, Miss Ginz­ camp doctor. Miss Ginzburg be. burg wrote: "Today this' unusual comes a nurse. and brilliant world of his and all Her description of making hos­ the riches of the soul lie below pital rounds with him is one of a modest mound of earth in the contrasts. The interminable Kuzminskoye Cemetery in Mos­ squalor in' the barracks that cow. Or am I, perhaps, making served as a hospital contrasts the very mistake against which again and again with the hope he sought to caution' me? Am I the doctor gave the patients. again seeking the immortil1 soul It was the doctor's responsi­ where there is only an Imperfect bility to perform autopsies on body?", ' , By Dolores Lecky

Miss Ginzburg says she had reservations about writing her stories of the prison doctor who would become her husband ­ such personal stories. But what she tells is amazing, concerning the circumstances - circum­ stances that might have destroy­ ed them. She even s~ys a year when they were in the same camp "seemed magically happy.

We were astonishingly strong . . . for we had gone through it all together."

Her stories, as I see them, are stories of trust, of hope triumph­ ing over despair; stories of peo· pie who did not let go of a mys­ tery that called them to live one more day, perform one more kind act, share one more crust of bread.

Trust is the essential ingredi­ ent in any· relationship. Without trust, marriages become battle­ field" parents drive children away, friendships wither. Fur· thermore, trust ,engenders hope, that virtue which is like the spark of life.

In fact, to believe in someone is to have faith in the reliability and integrity of that person. It means trusting the other. Trust and belief go hand in hand.

Jesus asked his close friends Turn to page thirteen

know!your faith

"May I be patient! It is so difficult to realize what one bee, Iieves, and' to make these trials, as they are intend.ed, real bless­ ings."

Those are words written by a person struggling with his reli­ gious faith. They are also words that most likely could be echoed by anyone of us.

It is comforting to know they were written by a giant among Catholic theologians, Cardinal John Henry Newman.

He was born in England 180 years ago. He wrote the above words in 1828 during a time of personal crisis, years before he became a Roman Catholic.

In 1827, in his mid-20s, he was assigned to the faculty of Oxford University., He over­ worked and found his efforts drained him physically and emo­ tionally. Eventually, illness led to his resignation from Oxford - a severe disappointment.

Shortly after becoming ill him­ self, Newman was informed of the sudden death of his 18-year· old sister, Mary. He, the oldest. and Mary, the youngest in the family, had develQped an es­ pecially close relationship.

In the words of one of New­ man's biographers, Mary was the person he most loved. Her death was almost unbearable.

In some earlier sermons - he was an Anglican priest - he had spoken of illness and death as reminders of the instability of wordly positions and attach­ ments.

But when he himself experi­ enced tragedy, he was caught short. Faith offered an explana­ tion, yet it was so difficult to make it real to himself. He pray­ ed for patience.

Eventually Newman saw his illness as a blessing intended to free him of a tendency to prefer official positions and intellect­ ual pursuits to God. He tried to realize the reli­ gious significance of his sister's death by writing poems about her. In one, "Consolations in Be­ reavement," he recalls signifi­ cant points about Mary's death and attempts to fiQd a consoling interpretation' of each: - The suddenness of her death is a sign of God's great love for her.

- Mary did not undergo severe pain prior to death, spar­ ing the family anxiety and grief.

- Her sudden death seemed to indicate she was well prepar­ ed "to dwell on, His eternal shore."

- The fact that Mary died so young is a blessing because she will be remembered in all her exuberant beauty. '

Nevertheless, Newman was overcome by grief at remember­ ing his sister or even seeing her handwriting. It seems he never got over her death.

Ultimately, his experiences 'led him to dedicate himself to the service of -God by living the life of celibacy - something not required of Anglican priests. In 1845 he became a Roman Cath­ olic.

Who was he?

Continued from page twelve second journey, Paul wouldn't hear of it.

- In the letter to Philemon, Paul lists a certain Mark among his coworkers and then in Col­ ossians recommends Mark to the community there.

- In the second letter to Tim­ othy, Paul asks Timothy to bring Mark with him to Rome.

- Finally, t,he author of the first letter to Peter writes, "The church that is in Babylon sends you greetings, as does Mark, my son."

Even presuming these refer­ ences are to the same Mark, they give not the slightest hint that he was the author of the Gospel.

Furthermore, Mark was the most common name in the Roman Em­ pire, and there must have been dozens of Marks ,in: the early church.

One of those Marks wrote a Gospel for a predominantly, if not exclusively, gentile Christ­ ian community.

It is likely that it was a genf.'e community somewhere in the 'East, like Antioch in Syria, the seat of the Roman government and a very Roman city.

What makes Antioch a strong probability is the fact that both Matthew and Luke knew about the Gospel of Mark and Matthew almost certainly wrote his Gos­ pel in the Antioch "area.

Mark's Gospel was written al­ most 40 years after the resurrec­ tion, most likely around 70 A.D. or a few years earlier.

Other questions, however, are

For children Continued from page twelve ched Jesus apJ;>roach Andrew and Simon.

They put down their nets and chatted with Jesus. Then Jesus raised his voice and Zebedee heard him say to them: "Come after me. I will make you fishers of men."

Zebedee hardly had time to ponder what Jesus meant. Almost immediately Simon and Andrew dropped their nets. They turned and followed Jesus.

The three now walked over to Zebedee's boat. Everyone stop­ ped working.

Jesus looked straight at James and John. "Come after me," he said to them. 'Be my disciples.'

Zebedee was stunned. "What will my sons do," he wondered.

James and John climbed out of the boat. They said goodby to their father and walked off with Jesus, leaving business and their family behind.

Zebedee sat for a long time on the back of the ship. He watched as Jesus walked away from the lake shore with his four new followers.

"What will happen to me now?" He could. hardly believe his sons left, but he se<;retly ad­ mired them.

"But my sons had a fine fu­ ture in my fishing business," he mused. "What is it about Jesus that would persuade them to give up everything to go off with him?

"I wonder who he really is?"

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Friday, Feb. 19, 1982

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

more important than who Mark was or where he did his writing.

For instance: Why did Mark write a Gospel,?

What situation in his community prompted him to write as he did?

The answers to such questions furnish a key to understanding his message, a message of last­ ing values.

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Trust Continued from page twelve to trust him and all that he taught them - to trust God. even when everything seemed to collapse.

When we encounter God or the signs of God, we have to decide whether to trust that experience or not. Suppose Joan of Arc had not trusted the voices she heard, or Teresa of Avila her visions. ~uppose the apostles had not trusted their senses when they encountered the risen Jesus. Or suppose Moses had not trusted enough to set off for the Prom­ ised Land.

When life feels secure - good job, supportive community, ex­ cellent health, obedient children, achievments - perhaps it's not so difficult to be a person of trust. But when health fails or disaster strikes, when someone you love dies, is it still easy?

One of the most direct and compelling declarations of faith I ever heard came' from a Jew­ ish survivor of the Nazi camps.

I met him in Germany."He looked directly at me and said: When people say to us, 'Where was your God when your child­ ren were being murdered,' we answer, 'God was with us.' Sure­ ly, you must understand this.

When your Christ died, you be­ lieve God was with him."

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,Peace pilgrimage

The Women's Guild of St. Pat­ rick's parish, Falmouth, will sponsor a peace pilgrimage to the national shrine of the Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima on Thursday and Friday, May 13 and 14. May 13 will be the 65th He continued his 8Jt1tack on the anniversary of the apparitions outs by- saying it would be un­ of Mary to three shepherd child­ conscionable to force the Coast ren at Fatima, Portugal.

Guard to carry out such a plan.

The national shrine is .located ",Both the public and Congress in Washington, N.J. in a moun­ must realize that these proposed tain setting. Paulyne Dick, coor­ cuts are-only the beginning. If dinator of the Falmouth pilgrim­ Congress does not conf.ronrt the age, notes that the shrine was Administration directly on Coast dedicated in 1976, the bicenten­ Guard issues, the United States pial year of the Declaration of may soon cease to have a Coast Independence and of, the Contin­ Guard in any meaningfu,l sense ental Army's passage through at all," he declared. the New Jersey' area.

"The Blue Army," she said, With ,this in mind we urge "decided to build this shrine at Anchor readers and all involved the crossroads Qf the new Ameri­ citizens, especia'11y those who are now so weLl served by the Coast can Revolution, both in gratitude Guard, to indicate their concern to Mary Immaculate, Patroness to both their aocal and national of our nation, and to bring her Immaculate Heart ever closer to elected officials. our nation and its people in the Let your voice be heard before present . critical hours of our lives a,re lost at sea. Let 'it not history. be ,remembered that no one Visitors from all over the world spoke for ,the Coast Guard when . marvel' at its beauty. The view the rescuer of so . many itself down the valley stretches for need~ help. miles from where the statue of

Our Lady rises 140 feet into the sky - just as she appeared at Fatima. .

"The whole shrine is a crown, an architectural declaration of devotion to Mary.

"Also on the grounds are repli­ cas of Fatima's Chapel of the Apparitions and the Holy House of Nazareth." .

In connection with devotion to Our Lady of Fatima, Ms. Dick noted that the Blue Army has in production a $3 million Fatima motion picture and that Pope John Paul II is expected to visit Fatima this May 13.

She said the Falmouth group's 1981 New Jersey pilgrimage in­ cluded participation in a pro­ cession, atten'clance at two shrine 'Masses and recitation of the rosary in Rosary Gardens also part of the shrine complex.

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-~FILM RATINGS~ A-l Approved for Children all1d Adults Chariots of Fire (Rec.) Fish Hawk Fox and Hound (Rec.!

The Great Muppet Caper

Jesus Night Crossing Victory (Rec.)

Heartbeeps The looney Bugs Bunny Movie

A-2 Appr~v~d for Adults and Adolescents Absence of Malice Amy .

The Boat is Full (Rec.!

Bustin' loose The Devil and Max Devlin The Earthling Hardly Working

Heartland (Rec.!

Improper Channels KagemushalRec.!

Missing (Rec.!· Oblomov Only When I laugh Popeye'

Private Eyes Stevie (Rec.!

TaRs Tess (Rec.!

Ticket to Heaven Windwalker'

Zorro, the Gay Blade

A-3 Approved for Adults Only , Four Friends American ,Pop The Four Seasons Alligator The French lieutenant's Arthur Woman Atlantic City , Galaxina Back Roads Gallipoli Beyolll1 the Reef Going Ape Blues Brothers The Haunting of Julia The Border Brubaker The Incredible Shrinking Woman Cafe Express .Cannonball Run Inside Moves It's My Turn Carbon Copy The Jazz Singer .

Cattle Annie & little Kill & Kill Again

Britches King of the Mountain

Caveman The last Metro

Charlie Chan & Curse lion of the Desert . of Dragon Queen The legend of the Chu Chu & the Philly lone Ranger Flash looker Clash of the Titans Man of Iron Continental Divide '. Modern Problems Cutter and Bone.

Death Hunt ' Modern Romance Mommie Dearest The Dogs of War Nighthawks" Dragonslayer Ni~ht lights Went Out The Elephant Man 'In Georgia Escape from New York Nine to Five EyeWitness On Golden Pond First Monday in October

On the Right Track ' Ordinary People ' Outland Paternity Pennies from Heaven Prince of the City (Rec.!

The Pursuit of D. B: Cooper

Raggedy Man Raging Bull Raiders of the lost Ark Reds (Rec.!

Resurrection Rollover Sea Wolves Secondhand Hearts ' ' Seems like Old Times Sharkey's Machine Shoot the Moon Southern Comfort A Stranger Is, Wl!tc,hing Superm~n 11 , " They All laughed Thief Time Bandits .

Tribute . Under the Rainbow Wolfen Venom'.

The Woman Next Door

A-4 Separat~ Classifi'cation .

(A Separate Classification is ,given to certain films which while not

morally offensive, require~oine analysis and explanation as a' pro­ tection against· wrong interpretations and false conclusions.)

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Whose life Is It Anyway?

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All the Marbles Altered States An American Werewolf in london Any Which Way You Can Blowout Buddy, Buddy ,Butterfly Caligula A Change of Seasons Cheech & Chong's . Nice Dreams .

Cheaper To Keep Her 'City of Women .

Death Valley . .

'Endless love Excalibur The Eye of the Needle

The Fan The Final Conflict For Your Eyes Only Friday the 13th Part II Funhouse Ghost Story Halloween II The Hand H~ppy Birthday to Me , Heavy Metal He Knows You're Alone High Risk .Honky-Tonk Freeway The HOwling Knightriders love and Money Mel Brooks' History of the World Part I

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Polyester The Postman Always Rings Twice

Private Benjamin

Private lessons Rich and Famous Scanners S.O.B•.

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OCUI on youth

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Recently on an all-night radio progr.am I heard an 18-year-old lad testifying to the' change Christ had brought into his life.

He s~id the story of the lost lamb always moved him, as he felt hel had been lost through drugs and waywardness and had been found by the Goo~ Shep­ herd.

Can . anyone count the lost sheep this Good Shepherd has unwearyingly 'and gently brought home: all the wanderers in the far country for 'whom he left the ninety and nine, in the heat of the day, the chill of the night, in prison, ~ in ghettos, .in all those places Where one seeks for the lost. All felt he had gathered them into his arms and held them to his bosom.' .

"The' Good Shepherd finds you," the lad ,said. "You ,don't find him... Th!'!n he told of the nights he cried out for help. And one night "it was like someone putting, his' arms around me and steadyi~g me." .

Yes, irs true that the torn and bleeding,.lamb does 'not iiing it­ self into the arms ofth~ sbep­ herd. It' waits for the shepherd to cO'meand snatch it from the power of the enemy. . To the casual eye there is no indiViduality in a flock. But to Christ, each is ail individual. Our ,greatest dignity is that he calls us by n,ame and ministers to our personal needs. ' It is :this that makes )esus 'so appealirtg to thff "lonely. He watches each person as if there I

were no other. In Christ the Christian soul is fed, guarded, made peaceful and quiet, safe and trustful.

Sheep do not tell the Good Shepherd which way they want to go. It is safe to follow him blindly, for there, is promise of light ahead.

Of all Christ's titles, that of Good Shepherd was most popu­ lar with the early Christians.

They looked on that compelling figure and it conveyed, love, kindness, courage, beauty and grace to them. .

Merely to hear the name of Christ alters us. As soon as he appeared, souls took their places.

It was as if p~ople went either to his right or left.:- and I dare­ say some 'were in the middle ­ the lukewarm.

Is Christ vis~ble? Certainly he is to. the eyes of faith. And the true Christian knows where he can be found and that he or she belongs' to him.. The Christ ­ life goes forth' now as two thou­ sand years ago, flowing into all hearts that will receive it.

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' Leading roles' in' "'Guys and Dolls," to be presented March II through 14 at" the North Dart­ mouth high school, will be play­ ed .by Randy Gobiel, New Bed­ ford; .'and Amy Pierce, Matta­ poisett..

Other featured players. will be Michael King, Mattapoisett; Jen­ nifer Cotter, New Bedford; and Paul Levesque, David Mendes and Mark Pacheco, all of West­ ' , 'port.

CoyIe-Cassidy The weight room has been open from 9 a.m. to noon daily during the vacation week.

The National Honor Society will sponsor a talent show Sun­ day, Feb. 28.

Kudos to John Brady, District 6 winner in the statewide Voice of Democracy contest; and Father Daniel Hoye, Coyle '64, new gen­ eral secretary, to the U.S. Cath· olic Conference.

Taunton Middle Students of Taunton Catholic Middle School collected baby food to be distributed by the local chapter of Birthright as a Catholic Schools Week project.

Last Friday students sponsor­ ed a Valentine's Day party at Marian Manor. Songs were sung by the children and-residents, re­ freshments were served and a raffle of "sweet' hearts" was conducted.

Coyle-Cassidy High School has awarded scholarships to two TCMS students; eighth graders Mark Handren and Shirley Mur­ phy. .

Knew All Sin "Though he were innocence itself, and knew no sin, yet there was no sin that'he knew not, for all our sins were his. He was not only made man and by tak­ ing (by admitting, though not by ,committing) our sins, as well as our nature, sinful man; but he was .made sin for our sakes,"­ John Donne'

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Cheerle~ders at 'the Attieboro high school have been notified of their first place finish in a re'­ cent "Give and Co..·. ~amp~igri to raise 'money for leukemia, re­ search.

Last September, Miss Anne Carroll, social studies instrUctor and cheerleader moderator, ini­ iiate4 the service~oriented pro­ , ject for the squad to accentuate an "appreciation of good health."

Collecting at home football games l\nd in the cafeteria and school ~orridors, the girls cul­ minated their fundraising !,!fforts

with a student·faculty basket­ ball game in January. A total of $150! went to' the Massachu­ setts ,Leukemia Society.

Squad members were. guests on a statewide Leukemia Tele­ thon on Channel 5, aired Sunday, Feb. 7. They will. also eheer at halftime of, a Boston Celtics:­ New Jersey Nets basketball game af Boston Garden on April 9 and will receive a trophy at that time.

Additionally, the Feehanites received a first place' award at a CYO tourney held in Fall River earlier this month.

F~EHAN CHEERLEADERS, kneeling, from left, .Jeanne Mongeau, Claudia Cister­ nelli, L,inda Czyryca, Terry Wessman, Maria Betro; rear, Jean Siddall, moderator; Karen Carvalho,' Deborah Fales, Donna Schriever, Lisa Wessman, captain; MollyMahpney, Erin Brennan, Melissa Clarkin, Anne Carroll, moderator. (Hodgkins Photo)

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By Bill Morrisse"e

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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; PC-parental guidance sug· gested: R-restricted, unsuitable for children or younger teens.

Catholic ratings: AI-approved for children and adults; A2-approved for Durfee hosts sectional mat tourney adults and adolescents; A3-approved for adults only; A4-separate classification The South Seotional Div:ision South, Randolph, Plymouth(given to films not morally offensive One wrestling tournament of the Carver, Norwood, Stoughton, Which, however, require some analysis Massachusetts Interscholastic Marshfield, Hingham, Needham, and explanation): O-morally offensive.

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Athletic Association being held at B.M.C. Durfee- High School of Fall River concludes today.

The event, the first ever held in FaU River, gat underway yesterday. Schools pal"ticipa'ting, in addition to host Durfee, are Brockton, Quincy, Braintree, Weymouth North, Weymouth

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Brookline, No. Quincy, Newton South, Newton North, Wellesley, Framingham North, Framingham South, Catholic Memorial and Assabet Valley. . 'Finals ,in aU eight olasses will be held f.rom 8 to 10 p.m. to­ night.

Feehan shares division crown state and sectional tournaments The Shamrocks of Bishop Fee­ han High School are cocham­ in various sports. pions of Division Two basketball Boys' basketba!H games /today in the Southeastern Mass. Con­ ,have Middleboro a,t Oliver Ames, ference, sharing the title with No. Aittleboro a't Attleboro, Fox­ Dartmouth and Wareham highs. boro at Somerset, Boston CoHege All have 7-3 ,recoms in division High at Bishop Feehan, Bishop play.

Stang at Fairhaven.

The girls' state track meet will New .Bedford High is the champion in Division One, Old be held at Harvam University, Rochester in Division Three and the South Sectional swimming DigHton-Rehoboth in Division tournament alt Quincy High to­ Four. N'ol"ton and Apponequet day. The hoys' sltate track meet is set for tomorrow at Harvard are cochampions of ,the May­ and the South Sectiona'! gymnas­ flower League.

With the regular season now tics tournament for Duriee, while the swimming tourney at Quincy history, there is only Hmited non­ league action this weekend plus concludes tomorrow.

Co'nference track' 'meets New Bedfom High easily won Southeastern Mass. Conference Eastern Division boys winter track meet held at Greater New BOOfom-Tech school last week.

New 'BOOford had 63 points, Barnstable 31, Falmouth 25, Yoke-Tech 22, Dartmouth 14.

Fa'imouth won the gi,rls' divi­ sion w~th 65 to Dal"tmouth's 27, Yoke Tech 24,. New BOOford High 18, Barnstable 12.

In Ithe Central DivisiQn meet at Durfee High School Fairhaven wi1th 114 easi'ly outdistancOO the field in ,the boys' division. Dur­ fee was the ~unnerup with 81.

S'omerset had 77, Diman Yoke 18, Stang 7.

Competition in the girls' divi­ sion was' keener wi,th Somerset the winner Mth 68 points, only three more than Durfee's 65.

Other scores: Fairhaven 58, Stang 41, -Diman Yoke 6.

New IBOOford also romped to a first-place finish in Ithe Southern Conference League swim meet at Duxbury High. The Crimson natators compi1ed 240 points.

Seekonk had 181, Durfee 136, Westwood 128, Sandwich 121, Duxbury 106.5, Middleboro 103, Attleboro 101.5, Apponequet 40.

In conference basketball ~ndi­ vidual scoring, Peter McNally of Somerset High is Ithe :leader in Division One, Mike Croteau of Dartmouth in Division Two, Mike Bllrros of Old Rochester In Division Three, Pau:1 McCann of Dighton.Rehoboth in Division Four.

Jim ~orah of Seekonk, close on the heels of McCann for indi­

vidual scoring honors .in Division Four, holds the season record for most points in one game, 40. lIn overaU statistics, including conference and non-Jeague games, Barros is the top scorer.

In 18 games he scored 404 points averaging 22.4. Rick Gray of Bishop Connolly High had 297 lin 15 games for a 19.8 average, Croteau was 312, 19.5 in 16 games; Tim O'Brien, Appone­ quet, 311, 19.4 in 16 games. Holy Family's Steve, Lopes ~anked ninth w~th 255, 15.9 in 16 games.

In -Bristol County CYO Hockey League games last Sunday, Fall River South nipped Somerset, 5-4, Ma~ion and Seekonk tied, 2-2. Defending champion New, Bedfom, idle 'last Sunday, will meet Somerset in the nightcap of ne~t Sunday night's twin biB in the Driscoll Rink, Fall River.

Seekonk and Fall River South meet at 9 ~n the curtain-raiser.

New Bedfom needs a victory to assure itself of at least a share of the league crown.

New Films "Butterfly" (Analysis): "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" is the theme of this in~pt screen version of the grim James M. Cain novel about incest or supposed incest, which has been designed as a vehicle for the screen debut of Pia Zadora. "Butterfly" is the .story of a scheming and manipu-, lative girl who uses seduction as a weapon. A good cast fails to rise above the material. 'Because of nudity and general sleazy amorality, it has been classified O,R. "Love and Money'" (Para­ mount): A silver magnate (Klaus Kinski) hires a troubleshooter (Ray Sharkey) to persuade a La­ tin American dictator (Armand Assante) to give him back his mines, but' the plot of this dread­ ful little movie seems little more than an occasion for prolonged sexual -activity which has earned it 0 and R ratings. . ,"Personal Best" (Warners): Two, female' track stars (Mari.el Hemingway and Patrice Don­ nelly) carry on a homosexual af­ fair in this dull, crude and 'simpleminded movie. Much nud­ ity. 0, R

sic problems in life, it is better to face them together.

Offered by Father Ellwood Kieser's Paulist Productions, '''The Trouble with Grandpa"is worthwhile family entertainment of more than average -interest.

ReUgious Broadcasting Sunday, Feb. 21, WLNE, Chan­ nel 6, 10:30 a.m., Diocesan Tele­ vision Mass.

"Confluence," 8 a.m. each Sunday, repeated at 6 a.m. , each Tuesday on Channel 6, Is a panel program moderated by Truman Taylor and having as permanent participants ~aiher Peter N. Graziano, diocesan di­ rector of social services; Rev. Dr. Paul Gillespie, of the Rhode Is­ land State Council of Churches; and Rabbi Baruch Korff. This week's topic: Bigotry.

"The Glory of God," with Father John Bertolucci, 7:30 p.m. each Sunday on Chann,el 25.

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"Venom" (paramount): A deadly snake. cavorts about ,a household taken over. by ruth­ Current regulations require less kidnappers in this mediocre melodrama. Because of violence . that all bishops' who head dio­ and sexual ac;tivity, it is rated ceses submit their resignations when they reach 75 years of A3. age. Cardinal Cody will be 75 next Dec. 24.

Films on 1V Sunday, Feb. 21, 9 p.rn. (ABC) .

The stateme.nt concerning 're­ - " .'. • And Justice for All" tirement plaris was issued after (1979) - Al Pacino stars as an wire services reported that the honest lind abrasively anti-es­ cardinal had announced his re­ tablishment lawyer blackmailed tirement. . into defending a "law and order" The confusion apparently judge (John 'Forsythe) accused of rape in this heavyhanded and arose froin a mention of the car· muddled expose. Foul language dinal's retirement by Msgr. Fran­ cis A. Brackin, archdiocesan vi· and promiscuity. 0, R car general, at a meeting of th~ Monday, Feb. 22, 9 p.rn. (ABC) archdiocesan priests' senate.

"OUver's Story" (1978) ­ Msgr. Brackin referred to the Ryan O'Neal and Candice Bergen cardinal's retirement in the con­ star in this listless romantic text of issuing new regulations drama, a sequel to "Love Story," concerning circulation of The which takes up the life of the Chicago Catholic, archdiocesan widowed Oliver Barrett. Oliver newspaper. He went on to say Good Works "God knew every good work has an affair with a, rich WASP. that a new archbishop would be that thou shouldst do, every A3 on hand by June 1983 to deal good thought that thou shouldst with questions of circulation and TV PrOgrams think to thy end, before thy be­ subscriptions. ginning, for he hath of his own "The Trouble wIth Grandpa," Because of the official nature goodness imprinted this degree' National Syndication, late Feb­ of goodness in thee; but yet as"· ruary and March: Old age, does of his remarks, some present in­ sure thyself, that he loves thee not necessarily mean senility. te,rpreted them as an announce­ ment of the caminal's retire­ in another manner and another That's one of the points effect­ measure, then when thou comest ively conveyed in this 30-minute ment. Archdiocesan observers really to do those good works, Capital C~ties Family Special also noted that the cardinal has than before, or when thou didst airing on more than 150 stations spoken previously of submitting only conceive a purpose of doing during late February and March. his resignation to the pope about them: he calls them good when Its main point is that because the time of his 75th birthday, next Dec. 24. he sees them." - John Donne young and old face the same ba­

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