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the establishing of a new rela­ tionship between our churches NC News Service as a next stage in the journey The Final Report of the Angli­ towards Christian unity . . . can-Roman Catholic Internation­ There are high expectations that al Commission {ARCIC) calls for significant initiatives will be Catholics and Anglicans to re­ boldly undertaken to deepen our unite, out of obedience to God's reconciliation and lead us for­ will, with the bishop of Rome ward in the quest for the full recognized as the "universal pri­ communion to which we have mate" of the church. been committed, in obedience to It calls, however, for changes God, from the beginning of our in the common Catholic under­ dialogue." standing of papal authority and The Final Report - the prod­ for changes in the way that au­ uct of 12 years' work by an in­ thority is exercised, so that it ternational team of scholars ap­ will be seen more deeply as a pointed by the Archbishop of service of the "unity and har- ' Canterbury and the Vatican's mony" of the communion of Secretariat for Christian Unity ­ God's people which is the church. includes several individual re­ As of March' 8 the ARIC Final ports that ARCIC had previously Report had not yet been official­ published, plus two major new ly published - a publication documents. date of March 17 was being The earlier documents were but NC statements of agreement on the widely predicted News obtained a copy of it after Eucharist (1971), Ministry and numerous news leaks had oc­ Ordination (1973), Authority in curred and one section of the the Church I (1976), and eluci­ text was published without ap­ dations on the first two of those proval. documents (1979). The new The major new section of the texts in the Final Report, besides Final Report addresses previous­ Ii preface, introduction and con­ ly unanswered questions about clusion to the whole report, are papal primacy, authority and in­ Authority in the Church II and falibility. an elucidation on the earlier au­ On those issues, certainly thority report. among the most delicate ones It is on Authority in the facing Catholic-Anglican and Church II that most attention Catholic-Orthodox efforts at re­ will be focused as the report be­ union, the report challenges comes public and is read by mem­ popular perception of the pap­ bers of both churches. acy by both Catholics and Angli­ It addresses four key issues cans. It uses agreed language about that were left unresolvea by the previous authority report. the role and ministry of the bish­ These are: op of Rome in the universal - The interpretation of the church, which, at first sight, "Petrine texts" or scriptural many Anglicans will almost cer­ tainly consider too strong and passages about St. Peter's par­ many Catholics will think too ticular role in the church; - The meaning of the "divine weak. The introduction to the Final right" ascribed by Catholics to the primacy of the bishop of Report declares that Christ's dis­ ciples "who have received the Rome in the universal church; - The Catholic affirmation of same word of God and have been papal infallibility; and baptized in the same Spirit can­ - The nature of the jurisdic­ not, without disobedience (to Christ's will), aquiesce in a state tion, or legal authority, ascribed to the bishop of Rome as univer­ of separation." sal primate. The conclusion says, "The con­ In each of the four areas, the vergence reflected in our Final Report would I appear to call for ARCIC calls on the -world's more

than 700 million Catholics and

63 million Anglicans to over­

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past and see if they can agree o~ language which adequately ex­ presses the faith of both, without requiring either Catholics or An­ glicans to compromise on what they consider essential. Underlying the theologians' discussion of all four issues is the theological idea of the the church as "koinonia" Greek term for "communion," "Fundamental to all our state­ ments is the ,concept of 'koin­ onia' .. , Although 'koinonia' is never equated with 'church' in the New Testament, it is the term that most aptly expresses

the mystery underlying the vari­

ous New Testament images of the church," says the introduc­ tion to the Final Report. As a result, it adds, the report looks at primacy chiefly "as a visible link and focus of 'koin­ onia'" - that is, as a ministry of the unity of the communion of believers. Looking at the scriptural ba­ sis of papal primacy, the report notes that the New Testament Turn to Page Six

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• W1TH PRAYER AND PRAISE, some 700 mem­ bers of the Portuguese Charismatic Renewal of the Fall River Diocese opened their U982 Assembly, held last Sunday at New Bedford's Kennedy Center.

Mansfield businessman will head 1982 Appeal Orlando D. Souza of St. Mary's parish, Mansfield, has been named diocesan lay chairman of the 1982 Catholic Charities Ap­ peal by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin. "Your Gift Can Do So Much For So Many" is the theme for this year's Appeal. A Mansfield native, Souza is general manager of' Heritage Buick in East Providence. He has been associated with automobile sales since his discharge from the Army after World War II. He is also active in many civic and. religious groups, including

the Mansfield chapter of the Am­ parish chairman for the Charities erican Red Cross and Knights of Appeal. Columbus No. 420. He served as Souza is married to the former Red Cross chapter president and Marie J. McCarthy of Medford has also headed the Lions Club, who is assistsnt manager of the Mansfield High School Alum­ Mansfield Multiloank. The couple ni Assn., and the area YMCA. He . have been married 32 years and was for two years chairman of have four sons snd one daughter. the Mansfield Board of Select­ All the boys' were outstanding men and was a Serra Club trus­ athletes at Mansfield High tee. School. Paul, now a college jun­ ior, is a nationally ranked high The lay chairman has been ac­ tive in fundraising drives for jumper. John Blnd Rpbert, both Stonehill College, Bishop Feehan West Point graduate$, are mar­ High School and the Anawan ried and reside in St. Mary's Boy Scout Council. He was also Turn to Page Six

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Walesa infant baptism delayed 'J1URIN, Italy (NC) - The family of Lech Walesa, the Po· lish labor leader imprisoned since the Dec. 13 imposition of martial law in Poland, has de­ cided to postpone baptism of the youngest Walesa until her father can attend, the Turin-based daily newspaper, La Stampa, has re­ ported. Maria Victoria, born Jan. 27, had been scheduled to be bap­ tized in Gdansk, Poland, March 7.

Danuta Walesa, Lech Walesa's wife, later told Western report· ers in Poland that the baptism is scheduled for March 21 and that her husband would be released by then to attend the service. Mrs. Walesa also said that her husband would be at home to celebrate Easter, April 11, with his family. Polish authorities did not com· ment on that development. Walesa, head of Solidarity, Poland's suspended independent labor union, is being held by the government· at an undisclosed location near Warsaw.

Politics, unions not for 'priests VATICAN CITY (NC) - An official of the Vaticans Congre­ gation for the Clergy said that a document on associations of priests released by the congrega­ tion on March 8 had little im­ mediate applicabillty to the Uni­ ted States. "Truthfully, we did not have. the United States in mind when the document was written," said the official, who preferred not to be identified, "though, of course, the message is meant for the whole church." The document prohibits priests from forming organizations in support of a particular political ideology or associations which would band priests to advance their own objectives in the man, ner of a secular labor union. The document, titled "Declara­ tion on Some Associations arid Movements Forbidden to the Clergy," specifies certain valid priests' associations. "These would be organizations which have to do with the min­ isterial work of the priest and exist to make the ministry more fruitful," said the congregation official. He gave as an example priests' senates, which exist in most U.S. dioceses or groups promising the spiritual life or works of charity.

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March 16 Rev. Francis J. Maloney, S.T.L., 1957, Pastor, St. Mary, North Attleboro March 19 Rev. John J. McQuaide, 1905, Assistant, St. Mary, Taunton THE ANCHOR (USPS·54S-Q20). Second. Class Postage ~Id at Fall River, Mass. Published weekly eXGept the week of July 4 and the week after Christmas at 410 Highland Aven· ue, Fall River, Mass. 02722 by the Cath· ollc Press of the Diocese of Fall River. SubscriptiOn price by mall, postpaid $6.00 per year. Postmasters send address changes to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River, MA 02722.

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Stress nnajor prohleEn for priests; says report WASHINGTON (NC) - Stress "social gospel" which has promp­ has become a significant prob·· ted some to question the suffi­ lem for many priests and poses ciency of ministries based on a· major threat to effective priest­ trad~tional catechetical. sacra· ly ministry, a new report by a mental and parochial models. committee of U.S. bishops says. A third is the challenge priests The report, "The Priest and feel in their role as moral teach­ Stress," says that while priests ers in such areas as sexuality. are no more prone to stress than "Having been schooled in a tra­ other groups, a number of factors dition of clear-cut norms for sex­ contribute to what has become ual behavior, many (priests) are a growing awareness of stress troubled by variant approaches among priests. which seem to call into question Those factors include: _ the traditional expressions of - Multiple role expectations Christian values." which priests find difficulty to Similarly, current matrimonial fulfill; . tribunal processes seem to chal· - Polarization within the enge assumptions of many priests church, sometimes even within regarding the indissolubility of a single rectory; marriage, the report said. AAlso, - Neglect by priests of their studies highlighting the grace physical or emotional health; and sacramentality of marriage - Difficulties in finding time raise questions about ce1iba-cy, to develop themselves spiritually, - Chariges in theology and while the theology of celibacy itself has found less compelling practice which call into question. articulation in recent years." long-held beliefs about the The study said polarization £hUTCh and the priesthood. FATHER MUNRO within dioceses and parishes can The report, issued by the Bish­ palayze leadership, making it ops' Committee for Priestly Life and Ministry, was prepared by a difficult for a bishop or priest to subcommittee of priests and develop the consensus he needs A very good friend of Mary River in 1969, he has served as bishops headed by Auxiliary to guide his people. Among steps suggested to will celebrate 25 years in the associate pastor at Our Lady of Bishop P. Francis Murphy of priesthood on \ Tuesday. He is the Assumption parish, Oster- Baltimore. counteract stress is better care Father Hugh Munro, chaplain at ville; St. Mary, North Attleboro; The report said it is not the of a priest's emotional and physi­ Marian Manor, Taunton, known St. Louis and Holy Name, Fall . amount of work that causes cal health. "The holistic empha­ sis common today in medicine, as a tireless apostle of our Lady River; St. Thomas More, Somer. 'stress for a priest but the atti­ psychology and even spiritual in the six diocesan parishes in set; and St. Mary, Seekonk. He tude in which work is approach­ which he has served. began his present assignment ed. . theolgy is based on the assump­ The son of Mrs. Mary. ,MCC:;Of7 ,,' ~ov. I?, 1980. ,; . :':Vh~nit~ i~, on: of co~u~ion, tion that the body, mind and mack Munro' and the late Hugh At Marian Manor, Father Mun­ anxiety defeatism, or reseiitment, spirit are so closely interrelated 'Munro, he' was born -May 15; '. rO'said, he offers daily Mass for' his-work ~ill inevitably become that problems in one' often ,.pro­ 1930, in Boston. After graduating guests and is, available for coun­ a source of serious stress in his duce very real effects in the o~hers." from 'Boston English High School seling at all times. life," the report said. and attending St. Anselm's Col· His mother and sister, Mrs. But the report also remarked Th.e report also suggested that lege, Manchester, N.H., -he stud- Mary Donlon, both residents of that the workload of most priests priests spend regular time in ied for the priesthood at St. Louis Westwood, will join him on Tues­ was increased dramatically in re­ prayer, meditation and spiritual de Montfort Seminary, Litchfield, day to observe his anniversary. cent years. reading. Noting that the quality CT. Also on hand will be several of "The lives of many priests to­ Study at Catholic University his sister's five children. day are characterized by con­ . of a priest's work is more im­ of America followed his ordinaOur Lady, also, is likely to be stant deadlines," it said. "The portant than its quantity, the reo port commented that people look tion in 1957 and from 1958 to close by. diocesan chancery and other cen­ to their priests as spiritual guides 1968 Father Munr.o worked in 'tral bureaus, agencies, com­ domestic missions in the mid­ missions and councils add to the .more than anything else. western and southwestern areas pressure by continually demand­ But the report also concluded that some stress may simply be of the nation. ing the priest's attention for new Coming to the diocese of, F a l l ' procedures, programs and, poli­ a product of fidelity to the Gos­ cies." pel. "The Good News was coun­ The report commented that tercultural in Jesus' time and one source of stress is develop­ remains so today." ments in theology which .empha­ ' 1 16 Th A h O A BOSTON (NC) Msgr. n prJ e nc or size the value of other religious The full report is available Charles A. Finn, 104, believed will publish an issue com­ traditions, thus prompting some from the Office of Publishing Services at the U.S. Catholic memorating its. 25th anni­ the oldest U.S. priest, and the priests to question their own tra­ oldest Knight of Columbus, died dition and the sacrifices they Conference, 1312 Massachusetts versary as the newspaper make for it. last Sunday at Regina CIeri, a Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. of the Fall River diocese. Boston home for retired priests Another is the emphasis on the 20005. where he had lived since 1968. Parishes, organizations and Ordained in Rome in 1903, businesses wishing to be Msgr. Finn, the son of a Dedham, included in this souvenir Mass., grocer, was a former rec­ NEW YORK (NC) Rev. Billy Church Center in New York. tor of Boston's St. John's Semin­ Mr. Graham "is one of the edition should contact: Graham, Southern Baptist evan· ary and was pastor of Holy Name most influential rellgious leaders gelist who has preached in al­ Church for 23 years before retire most all of the United States and in the 20th century," the founda­ ROSEMARY DUSSAULT

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Mr. Graham, 63, is to receive ton Prize in 1973. Among other 24,000 Masses during 79 years in the prize, worth more than $200, recipients were Cardinal Leo Su­ the priesthood. Until his last 000, at a ceremony in London's enens, former archbishop of Ma­ illness, Msgr. Finn was described Queen Ellzabeth Hall on May 11. lines-Brussels, Belgium; Chiara as "peppy, unbent and mentally alert" by friends. He took long The London-based Templeton Lubich, founder of ~he Ficolare walks through downtown Boston Foundation, established in 1972 Movement; and DlJme Cljcely daily and spent most of his lei­ by a U.S:-borp -Presbyterian lay­ Saunders, founder of the hospice sure time reading,"because one is man, John Templeton, announced movement to care for the term­ never too old to learn." the award at the United Nations inally ill.

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Our Changcng Colleges 'Blame it. on the times or whatever. Yet one cannot deny that'dramatic changes are taking place on our college and university' campuses. The murky depths of, our eco­ nomic mess have occasioned concern and agony in the halls of ivy. The lightning growth of the computer world has also cut its own distinctive path across many a quad­ rangle. These developments nave !\ffected attitudes and behaviorial patterns of students. . ' For example, there is a marked shift away from what might be termed traditional liberal arts course's to fields offering better earning opportunities, such as business and law. The new thinking is also reflected in the declining numbers pursuing graduate degrees in academic subjects~ The number and quality of students aspiring to be tomor­ row's professors are indeed shrinking. There is no doubt that finances are a serious problem 'fo~ many. Tightening of student loan requirements and the universal rise· in tuition rates are major reaons why increasing numbers of collegians have or are seeking side jobs or are attending'school only parttime. Stress can also play havoc with the life of a student. In addition to long study hours, young people todayf~ce . longer working hours. Social pressures, poor dietary habits and insufficient rest form a lethal combination that many students just cannot handle. The result is a growing college suicide rate. ' Another sign of change ori the college'level is the very . conservative mood of students. The political activity which so m:arked the past decade is becoming a fading "memory. Pure survival is the main reason for liberal dreams ending in oblivion. Again, more students, victims ot' our permissive. society, are living, together. Often such arrangements are difficult and demanding in themselves, adding to stu­ dent woes. "~". ,,:;1,.' ."" ~:.. " \ ... ,': ••" • '" 'Forced"to aim'far"tlle practicill 'goal' ot"makin:g and attaining job security, students are, now abandoning the humanities. Fewer students are interested in fields of study where profits are secondary. Journalism, literature, languages and history are but a few of today's intellectual graveyards. ' Few can predict where these changes will lead, just as there were few' to predict that they would occur in the first place. Yet there are some obvious givens.. Fewer students will enter college, thus the learned could become an elite. Such an elite, concentrating on areas that do not include the humanities, could lose heart and soul as they pursue only those' courses that can help them make money. There will be little room for dreamers in a milieu where'survival could become the order of the, day, with students concentrating only on developing marketable skills. , But insofar as students are deprived of those areas of intellectual growth that will expose them to the reality of man as expressed, in the arts, thus far will all be affected. The human heart must be' fed as well as the human body. The more our times force students to 'narrow their vision and limit their knowledge, the less will they be able to help and minister to their fellows. . If this becomes the result of a college education, is it worth it? ,'to

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TIlE PASSIONATE GOD, by She is very keen on the con· Rosemary Haughton" Paulist cept of breakthrough, and yet Press. New York and Ramsey, of a kind of' breakthrough that N.J. 1981. 344pp. $11.95. does not le~ve you standing ,Rosemary Haughton's new there in cold disolation, theologi­ book, The Passionate God, is an cally speaking, but which con­ extraordinary description of , nects something we thought we spiritual reality and a startling knew to something far richer and contrast to anything less than a more thrilling than anything we total world view and vision of could have known without the life itself. I have gone through fact of breakthrough. Rosemary Haughton's book with Some of h.er writing has a a yellow marking pen. and the Blakean clarity, a luminous sense of theology that is proper to ,pages are streaked with. her daz­ poetry. "We have lost the lang­ zling illuminations. I have a rather sardonic view uage," Mrs. Haughton says, "and, of the world of books, I think, our ideas are tangled and dulled. . from having read far' too many , .We have to discover everything, mediocre ones, so my standards but we have the same fact - it are compensatingly high and do happened: the I passion of God not admit casual wanderers int? ' broke through, in Christ" (my that rare place reserved for emphasis), and, where have you books of great value and lasting ever, seen the act of Incarna­ tion expressed 'so succintly? ­ excellence alone. The Passionate God is such a and all the more remarkable, I rare book, and I, count it· as one think, insofar a~ Mrs. Haughton. which has somehow influenced relates this passion to the notion my life and thought, even at this of 'Romance' language as one of late stage, in some. significant the "ways of thinking about In­ way. Few - books do that any­ carnation." more. Also important to Mrs. Haugh­ 'It would not be uncommon in ton is the principle of exchange a book of this length, some 344 as the essential process in hu· pages, if much of. it were given mail experience at all levels ­ that is, "of life as given and re­ over to tedious stretches of writ­ ceived - in exchange, without ing - in short, to sheer prolix­ ity - but Mrs. Ha.ughton in The ceasing, forever.'~ In other words, the exchange of being and of Passionate God is almost every­ love itself: "And what is that where challenging in her preseri­ tation and cogent in her thought. but a'description (as far as any·

thing can be) of what Christians call the Blessed Trinity, the na­ ture of God as love?" Plato said that the unexam· ined life is not worth loving, but it was Jesus of Nazareth 'who demonstrated once and for all that unexchanged love, though infinitely sad, is still worth lo~· ing. One may presume that the notion of exchange is common enough in any theology of ,love - or, for that matter, in any marriage manual - but I do not know of anyone who has made it 'so incandescently clear as Mrs. Haughton has done in The Passionate God. The name for exchange of life, she says, is' love; and though she neither establishes nor argues the point, I cannot think of a' greater repu­ diation of abortion titan this ­ that is, as the refusal of the ex­ change of life and therefore a repudiation of love and being. Rosemary Haughton explains that Chapter Four, "Resurrec­ tion," is the center and very hel:!rt of her book, and so it is; but in such a brief review at this I want to call particular attention to Chapter Seven, "Clothed With the Sun," which, in ~eeping with the :book as a whole, seems to me an exemplary statement in the religious thought of the new decade. -Thomas P. McDonnell

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"I can't wait until they all get in school," is a ,phrase uttered by mothers' the country over. It ushers in the third stage of family life ­ when the last child enters school. This crucial stage opens up new vistas for mothers and consider­ ably changes at-home relation­ ships in families. This stage means that wives can become more interested in people outside the home - pro­ fessors, bosses, co-workers ­ as they reenter the job market, volunteerism, and college. They can also become more indepen­ dent, more tired and more insis­ tent that the family share in household and familial chores. But families aren't always eager to do this. They like hav­ ing the old wife and mom on hand to meet their physical and emotional needs. .In fact, one of the greatest tensions of this stage comes when the family permits Mom an additional career on con· dition that she continue to senre at home as she has always done - which is Impossible. She sim­ ply can't add eight hours of work, study or volunteerism to her schedule without' cutting back on something else. If she tries, she's heading for a family breakdown. The husband frequently feels threatened at this stage. His wife's new-found independence

can unsettle him and he doesn't like doing occasional laundry after working all day. Or picking the children up from basketball practice. The best thing a family has going for it at this time is fidel­ ity and supportiveness. Many families, in fact, report that this is a much healthier time in fam­ ily life because Mom has other interests and they don't feel re­ sponsible for her total fulfill­ ment. Families who encourage their wife and mother in her new life outside the home feel good about it. They assume more responsi­ bility for picking up their cloth­ ing, doing'their homework with­ out nagging and cooking a meal before she gets home. Families who sit back and wait for her to come home to serve them experience unhappi­ ness. My favorite story on this concerns the 44-year-old mother who served and supported her four children through' college, then announced she wanted to go to college herself. "But, "Mom," came their stunned reo sponse, "when you're finished you'll be 48." "I'll be 48 anyway," she re­ plied calmly. How can Lent serve this fam­ ily stage? It's a good opportun­ ity for the family to evaluate f~elln,gs and responsibility to­ ward this shift in relationships

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and responsibilities. I suggest members select a time to gather and share feelings. Some questions: How do. I feel about Mom's 'Working? Does she have a right to spend more time on church work or homework than on me? Why should I have to dust? Did I marry to send my wife off to work with other men? Can we'support her in the way she has supported us? How fairly are family chores allocated? And, most impor­ tantly, can we pray together to bring about a happier' family re­ lationship in this vital stage of family life? Someone once likened the fam­ ily to a spiderweb. Whenever one strand is touched, the whole web shakes. When a dad leaves home, when a teen gets a job, when a mother goes to work, the web becomes temporarily un­ settled. Yet all the strands are needed for a healthy' web. The' family where each member. fo­ cuses on' the entire web as well as on his or her own strand re­ mains the strongest.

Elections debate

With the March 28 elec­ tions in El Salvador moving closer, debate over the value of the elections seems to have intensified. One side says the wartorn country is not ready for free and meaningful elec­ tions; the other says they will be a legitimate demonstration of the wishes of the people and a major step toward peace. Among those who have com­ mented, at least indirectly, on the elections has been Pope John 'Paul II. Four weeks before the vote he endorsed a statement by the bishops of El Salvador which, while recognizing the "abnormal circumstances" under which the elcetions will be ,held, generally backed the election process. But others have' warned that the elections may turn out to be less than representative. The Reagan administration also has been accused of banking too much on the elections instead of also pursuing negotiations. aimed at ending the fighting between the country's warring factions. Electing a new constituent as­ sembly for El Salvador is the main purpose of the balloting. That assembly's major task will be to draft a constitution and prepare for presidential elections possibly next year. How representative the elec­ tions will be remains a question. The guerrillas in El Salvador and their political arm, the Demo­ cratic Revolutionary Front, say they wUI boycott them and the guerrillas say votes will be kill-

edt Many' Salvadorans have fled By their homes, meaning that not all who might have been arouna JIM to vote will be able to do so. Salvadoran officials reportedly Il.ACKEY will counteract those problems. Polling places will be guarded, citizens will ,be able to vote in other than their home precincts, and voters will have a finger what it cannot at the polls: a smeared with invisible yellow ink share in the government. The so only polling places will be administration also has claimed able to determine whether some­ that captured guerrilla docu­ one has voted. ments indicate the left sees negotiations as a stalling tactic Still, memories of past elec­ tions raise skepticism that the until the guerrillas build up their .Salvadoran army will permit a military forces. free and fair election if it be­ But an apparently growing lieves it will lose its grip on the number' of congressmen are say­ country. Partly for that reason ing that negotiations should be reformists on the left say they ,pursued, especially since the won't run because they're likely Democratic Revolutionary Front to be killed if they campaign.

has been recognized by France But Jose Napoleon Duarte, and Mexico, among others, as a , president of the country's ruling "representative political force" military-civilian junta, counters in EI Salvador. that everyone in the election

Besides Lopez Portillo, another runs the risk of assassination; who has offered to mediate nego­ and says the left simply knows tiations is Bishop Arturo Rivera it cannot win. Damas, apostolic administrator In the United States th~ de. of the San Salvador archdiocese. bate over the elections and the And while the Salvadoran bish­ calls for negotiations have been ops endorsed the elections, they just as. intense. Several recent also called them only a "possi­ congressional hearings have ble beginning of a solution," in­ questioned why the United dicating that elections alone States will not agree to proposals won't solve the country's prob­ such as Mexican President Jose lems. Lopez Portillo's offer to mediate negotiations in El Salvador. But at press time the Reagan Like the current Salvadoran administration still was refusing to endorse negotiations, a stand government, the Reagan admin­ istration feels negotiations would giving little hope to those who merely be a ploy by the guerrillas fear the elections may do more to win at the bargaining table harm than good.

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of Fall River-Fri., March ]12, 1982

Fifty foreign policies?

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By MARY McGRORY

Before we gli!t into a hard­ breathing debate about the shame and humiliation of it all, let Gov. William G. Milliken grab the money for uillemployment com. pensation and start negotiating with the Japanese. Bring them over or send Detroit's unemploy­ ed to Tokyo for a refresher course in how to build cars that people want to buy. Soon, in. stead of threats of trade wars, you would have tea houses in Hamtramck and bowling leagues in Ginza.

what a dreadful, although not irretrievable, mistake the presi· dent has made on the New Fer· erallsm. . When the secretary of state finished his rambling remarks, the gov~rnor of Arkansas, Frank D. White, asked him if he was having any kind of "meaningful dialogue" with Fidel Castro. What Gov. White was telling the secretary in the nicest way Louisiana and France both is that he does not wish to, play speak French and have the Nap· host to another host of Cuban oleonic Code. Acrimonious ex­ refugees at Fort Chafee. He's had changes about French participa· it with machete fights, camp tion in the Soviet gas pipeline riots, stabbings. would give way to more impassGov. White understands in. ioned, but less dangerous, dis· definitely better than the hawks cussions about the best way to in the White House that bad re- make a bouillabaisse. lations with other countries proCalifornia would take on duce refugees - and a fearful China, which badly needs mel­ drain of welfare funds, food lowing out Elnd, as it gropes its stamps and all those other pro- way toward sex and other ameni­ grams-that Ronald Reagan pro- ties, could use hot tubs, encoun· poses graciously to give back to ter sessions and instruction in the states. As Gov. Richard D. how to get in touch with its feel­ Lamm of Colorado, who had a ings. A little spaciness would bout with the consequences of help in its relations with the our Southeast Asia policies outside world. , .. . thousands of Vietnamese refu.". " ~!1dil!!1a is. ,a natur~1 for the gees - observed delicately, "We' Soviet Union. They are both have, compassion fatigue." deeply suspicious, intolerant and The obvious solution is to keep overarmed - Indiana's parks the social programs in the hands bristle with cannon. Matching of the federals and to defederal· paranoias might cancel each ize foreign policy. other out. Under the new New FederalMore popular countries, like ism, every state would be the England and Ireland, would probsole agent to deal with a pre· ably have to be raffled off, while ferred or assigned foreign coun- the hard·to-Iove, like Albania try. The State Department would and North Korea, might have to close down and ambassadors carry a tax rebate and be assign­ ed. If any state decided, incident­ would go to state capitals with such relief to the parking ally, to go to war, it wOuld have problem in Washington, D.C., as to raise its own army or make its to justify the whole undertaking. own nuclear bomb. You can be sure that with And speaking of war, the fedArkansas handling Castro in a erals appear to be dying for hos­ focused, non-ideological way, and tilities with Nicaragua. Let us' with a franchise on Cuban cigars give it to Wisconsin, which has to balance its budget, things also been plagued with political would go more smoothly. Arkan- extremeists. Having given us the sas could learn the Conga and La Follettes and Joe McCarthy, Castro' could be taught square it would understand Nicaragua's dancing and to keep his unde- identity crisis. The beer capital sirables at· home. of the world could establish ties Gov. Robert Graham of Florida by sending a million or so cases also understands better than Haig of its finest brew to Managua. It how ruinous it is to see every- would at the very least thing as a Soviet plot. Every make the Sandinistas sleep, and morning he gets up and picks up, possibly cause them to act more a new tide of Haitian people off like burgermeisters than com­ his beaches. The federals have missars. El Salvador needs Vermont. It been of absolutely no help, so Gov. Graham, in desperation, is a calm, beautiful place. Its went down to Port-au-Prince to Democratic senator, Pat Leahy, reason with the locals. He has a has already gotten into an ad­ sharp interest in enabling Hai· mirable row with San Salvador's tians to stay home instead of set· gross security chief. Vermont ting out for Florida in leaky could introduce El Salvador to boats. Give Haiti to Florida. "the town meeting, which it needs Another natural pairing much more than additional arms. springs to mind. Michigan is This is only it start. Let us going under because of Japan. hear no complaints that chaos The U.S.-Asia Institute has made would ..result ,under the new New a breathtaking offer of $10 bil- Federalism. Surely 50 foreign lion to revive American industry. policies Eire better than none.

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In discussing whether the uni­ Continued from Page One "contains no explicit record of versal primacy of the pope is a matter of "ius divinum" - div­ a' 'transmission of Peter's leader­ ship" and that the Petrine texts ine law or divine right - as held by Roman Catholics, the. were given different interpreta­ report notes that this phrase is tions even in the early church. subject to different interpreta­ "Yet the church at Rome, the city in which Peter and Paul tions among Catholics. It also taught and were martyred, came notes that Anglican tradition re­ to be recognized as possessing a fers to the emergence of a pri­ unique responsibility among the macy by "divine providence." churches: . its bishop was seen Citing'rece!lt developments in to perform a special service in Catholic teaching, the report re­ 'relation to the un~ty of the jects the common view of many churches, and in relation to fid­ Anglicans "that the claim to div­ elity to the apostolic inheri­ ine right for the Roman primacy tance," the report says.· implied a denial that the church- . "It is POl;lsible," it adds, "to es of the Anglican Commqnion think that a primacy of the bish­ are churches." op of Rome is not contrary to "The doctrine that a universal the' New Testament as part of primacy expresses, the will of God's purpose regrading the God does not entail the conse­ church's unity' and catholicity, quence that a Christian commun­ while admitting that the New ity' ou~ of communion with the Testament texts offer no suffi­ See of Rome does not belong to cient basis for this . . . the Church of God," the report "If the leadership of the bishop says. of Rome has been rejected by "In the past," it says, "Roman those who thought it was not .Catholic teaching that the bishop faithful to the truth of the Gos­ pel and hence not a· true focus of Rome is universal primate by of unity, we nevertheless agree · divine .right or law has been re­ that a universal primacy will be garded by Anglicans as unac-· needed in a reunited church' and ceptable. However, we believe that the primacy of the bishop of should appropriately be the pri­ macy of the. bishop of Rome ... Rome can be affirmed as part of In a reunited church a ministry God's design for the universal modelled on the' role of Peter 'koinonia' in terms. which are will be a sign and safeguard of compatible with both' our tradi­ such unity.'~ tions." .

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viations" from the church's ban on .priests' involvement 'in parti­ . san politics and its demand for . doctrinal fidelity. Father Pittau, former Jesuit provincial in Japan, is rumored to be the pope's choice as suc­ cessor to Father Arrupe when the general congregation elects a · new superior general. At the press conference, Father Pittau declined to discuss de~ails of the meeting's other major topics' -apostolic formation, discipline, fidelity to the teach­ ing authority of the church and secularizing tren4s. . But in commenting on the criticism by some German Jes­ uits of Pope John Paul's extra­ ordinary appointments of new Jesuit leadership, Father Pittau indicated a route that Jesuits throughout the world are likely to follow in the future. "We obey, but St. Ignatius (founder of the Jesuits). told us that we can present our differ­ ences to our superiors," he said. "The Germans said to the' pope, let us tell you our difficul­ ties. We have a responsibility to tell you that we want a general congregation as soon as possi­ ble," he said. "The letter was not an act of rebellion, not an act against obedience, but one of the phases in our process of obedi­ · ence."

., extraordinary eigh't-day meeting outside Rome, their baggage did not include absolute answers to some of the delicate questions that have plagued the Society of Jesus for years. . Instead, they' carried a clearer sense of the church's expecta. ·tions for the 26,622-member so~ ciety, the likelihood of the elec­ tion of a new superior. general within 18 months, and a feeling of Pope John Paul II's "very deep iove" for the order, accord­ ing to the Jesuit second-in-com­ mand. Father Giuseppe Pittau, the 53-year-old coadjutor to Father Paolo Dezza, the pope's personal delegate to the Jesuits, summed up the Feb. 23-March 3 session at a press conference March 8 in Rome. The most controversial topic ·of discussion among the 86 Jes­ uit provincials and other leaders was "the problem of how to live the priestly life and what to leave to the laity," said Father Pittau. And in the even more contro­ versial area of political action by priests, the unresolved ques­ tion was "in what circumstances can a Jesuit' exercise a direct political role when there are no lay people to 00 so?" he said. "Even the pope admits that in some circumstances" such poli­ The Task tical action by priests may be ·justified, Father Pittau said. "For persons in a given stage \A highlight of the meeting was at the right time for their lives, the Feb. 27 address by Pope John the task is the full realization and integ~ation' on the strengths Paul, who praised the 442-year­ old society's past contributions and graces of that stage, rather to the church but cautioned that than rushing on to the next "there is no longer roo.m for de-, · stage." - James Fowler

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.1982 appeal . Continued . , from page one parish. The fourth son, Thomas, resides in Sptingfield. Janet, the youngest in t~e family, is a sen­ ior at Mansfield High School. The Charities Appeal, now in its 41st. yeat, will open' at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, with a kickoff meeting at Bishop Con­ nolly High School, Fali River. Collectors will solicit Special Gifts from professional, fraternal and business 6rganizations from April 19 through May 1. ' Bishop Cronin emphasized that for 4'1 years ~e diocese has had concern for human life. It has been a period. 'of caring, sharing and giving to' those in need in southeastern Massachusetts, re- .

gardless of their creed, he said. The Parish Phase of the appeal will take place from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 2, when 19,500 volunteers will .visit some 107, 000 diocesan homes seeking sup­ port for the agencies and ser­ vices funded by the campaign. Area priest directors are: New Bedford, Rev. Richard L. Chre­ tien; Cape Cod and the Islands, Rev. John F. Andrews; Attleboro, Rev. ·Bento R. Fraga, assisted by Rev. Roger L. Gagne; Taunton, Rev. Gerald T. Shovelton. ·Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, also diocesan Appeal director, will supervise Fall River area activi­ ties.

Father Dahood dies in Rome ROME (NC) 1 - Jesuit Father erica for a one-year term ending Mitchell J. Dahood, an American last year and lectured widely 'in bibilical scholar, died March 8 the United States, Canada and Europe. in Rome at the, age of 60. He collapsed· while praying in Born Feb. 2, 1922, in Ana­ the Church of Santa Maria in . conda, Mont., he was raised in Via.and was declared dead by a New England and held bachelor's local physician. and master's degrees from Boston A professor in Ugaritic lang­ College and a doctorate in Sem­ uage and literature at the Pontifi­ itic languages. from Johns Hop­ cal Biblical Institute in Rome kins University. since 1956, Father Dahood was the author of three volumes of As a biblical scholar, his speci­ commentaries on the psalms and alities were the Ugaritic lang­ hundreds of articles and reviews uage, believed to d~te to i300 for scholarly publications. B.C., and the Eblaite language, He' was president of the Cath­ believed to have been used around 2400 B.C. olic Biblical Association of Am­

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So, do Americans stick their _ THE ANCHOR­ heads in the sand and hope that Friday, March 12, 1982 . Russia will go away? Is Ms. McGrory so naive as to think that if we turn the other cheek JOHN P. DOLEtII, MSW, ACSW our enemies will respect us for FALMOUTH, MA it? Adolescent, Individual and Family If Speaker O'Neill, Ted Ken­ Counseling lie. Clinical Practitioner Com. of MA nedy or any other politicians can BY APpr. 563-3659 offer a rational alternative to what President Reagan reluc­ tantly must propose, let them speak up. The dreadful fact is that Com­ munist nations throughout the world are dedicated to their REBELLO'S ideology of world imperialism . . . to destroy and take over. NURSERY INC. It's interesting that no animal "On The Cape" willfully kills its own kind (ex­ "WE' BEAUTIfY OUTDOORS" cept the giraffe) ... but human Evergreens, Flowering Shrubs, Trees beings cio. Lawn Fertilizer· Loam • Annuals landscape Design Arthur Romero 958 MAIIh1 ST. - RYE. 28 North Chatham

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the Sacraments and exemplify the teachings of Christ. According to Curran, women find themselves in all kinds of quandaries over priests; How­ ever, this problem is remedied by Dear Editor: The tragic deaths due to giving him the respect of his vo­ drunken driving have stirred up cation. Priests have left ... home to become shepherds looking for an outcry fOf more severe pun­ lost sheep, spiritual fathers look­ ishment for the offenders. In fact, a great number of ing for lost sons and daughters, those in our prisons are there spiritual fathers baptizing, con­ -exist. But she does and I'm proud because they committed a crime firming, anointing and burying that she's my aunt. Thank you for telling everyone about her. while drunk. Alcohol abuse is a their temporal children. Above all, let's get one thing major source of murders, assault Dennis Emsley and batteries, robberies, rape, straight. We are not all priests! Taunton breaking and enterings. _ We are all working for salvation, If we add murder by use of a yes, but priests we are not! Dear Editor: I would like to see

vehicle driven by a drunken Priests have that awesome shad­ Dear Editor: a more spiritual and genuine

ow of Gethsemane and Golgotha. driver to crimes punished by im­ Irish touch to St. IPatrick's Day

prisonment, this will only be They daily consecrate the chalice Used rosaries, medals, watch~s observances. another shocking testimony of of the new covenant. ... and men's Clothes are needed for Gift stores are loaded with our society's increasing inability prisoners and the poor. buttons, cards, badges and pins Dan Murrican to deal with the most dangerous . So few care - please help if all supposed to extoll the Irish,

Mansfield drug in this country. you can. but not a word on St. Patrick or

Our Massachusetts prisons Joe O'Brien the faith he taught. have weekly Alcoholics Anony­ IHS Services As a protest against the Britmous meetings into which men Dear Editor: Box 5755 ish for their long reign of terror in and women from outside come in This letter is in appreciation Toledo Ohio 43613 Northern Ireland, I suggest that

to share and witness the destrut­ all attending parties or' parades

for the article done on Notre tion done to them and others be­ Dame Church (Anchor, Feb. 5). wear black ties, dresses and armcause of overindulgence in alco­ I really enjoyed it. The author bands. hol. of the article ~entioned what a Dear Editor: How disappointing to St. Pat-

We as a society are reacting beacon it had always been for No person interested in his fel- rick if he attended anyone of

to the evil effects of drinking . her when approaching from her low humans would fault Ms. Mc- them and had to listen to the

beer and liquor, including many home and it has always been a Grory's stumping for a nuclear same old 100-year-old Tin Pan

crimes. But we are unable td face most welcome sight coming from arms moratorium. (The Anchor Alley babbles like "When Irish

honestly the cause of those New Bedford for me and I'm March 5). Eyes Are Smiling," knowing that . ::rimes. _. U.r:tf~rtu~aJel.y,., as the say'_n~ .. the.Iand he .loved hl\s a .song and sure countless others. Possibly this' is because most' goe.s, .. ~t .ta~es '(at least) two ~o melody for every drop of water It was so enjoyable that I of us enjoy a drink and, are wondered if it would be poss"ible tango." . in the·' Irish Sea. .' ~ . afraid to face its power for de­ to include in future Anchors To achieve a cessation in the Recently a supposed-to-be­ struction. The crimes we will stories of our other churches in nuclear arms buildup requires the Irish friend asked "What did St. punish most severely but the the diocese. We have a great cooperation of the USSR and, in- Patrick ever do for this country?"

cause we are afraid to discuss number and the older ones are terestingly, ~sraeI. In their own I merely said, "You mean the

and control. spheres of mfluence these two world.... Take a look at the

especially beautiful because to­ day it is impossi!>le to duplicate somewhat ~isparate powers each churches, schools, convents,

Rev. Joseph P. McDermott the construction materials, stain­ pose a serious threat to world monasteries, old folks' homes, all

Catholic Chaplain peace. busy making a better world for ed glass windows, etc. Norfolk State Prison The USSR, ~f course, i~ the you to live in, many of them I enjoy The Anchor very much and I must say your editorials' reason for Pr~sldent Rea~an s ~f- built, operated and supported by

are always food for thought. forts to ~rovlde our nat1o~ With his spiritual children."

Dear Editor: P. Jerry McGuckin

They always seem to ring the a defenslve.- not offenSive. Just a fe~ comments on Dol­ nuclear shield of protectIOn. North Attleboro bell for me However, it has become general

. ores Curran's article, "Father or My continued wishes for your knowledge - not propaganda ­

Bill?" (Anchor, Feb. 12). Clearly, I revere a priest young or old success as editor are sent here" that the USSR has never ceased

the buildup of sophisticated,

with. who has ·been ordained and earn­ deadly nuclear missiles and the

ed the authority of a Peter, Paul, Florence C. Rogers most effective means of drop­

John or all the other disciples of New Bedford ping them with pinpoint accur­

Christ. A series of articles on every acy o~ America.

If any of my sons had the vo­ parish in the cllioeese ran in The Even if Russia, at this time,

cation to join the. chosen elect Anchor some years ago. We are was to (hypocritically) say they

of Chri~t our roles would have been irreversibly changed. I now highlighting each parish as would stop producing more nu­

clear weapons, the conscensus of

would have been proud to call it celebrates significant anniver­ our intelIigence sources is that

him Father, and I would worry saries. Editor the USSR far outranks us in nu­

not about his sanctity but rather clear capability to defeat the

my own. U.S. in an "all-out" war. A priest isn't a buddy, a peer, Dear Editor: a soothsayer, or a hail-fellow­ To be quite truthful, I had well-met for the male or female parishioner. ... His vocation is never even heard of The Anchor until my. sister brought a copy solely to take care of the spirit­ ual needs of his children, hence home from her boy friend's he becomes our spiritual Father' house, a copy with a picture of my Aunt ·Eleanor on the front on earth. Bill's earthly life came from page (Feb. 26). I think I speak for my family human parents but his life as a (OMPUTE HEATING SYSTEMS

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According to Father Meier, in­ terest in :be~ter financial manage­ ment for religious institutes ante­ dates the current federal budget cut backs. developing when fed­ eral laws were changed in the 1960s and 1970s. Then, ·for the first time, reli­ gious institutes were liable for taxes on unrelated business in­ come. Social Security and Medi­ caid benefits were made avail­ able ·to elderly religious but their communitie~ were taxed for the former and involved in'more red tape in order to participate in the latter. : On the heels of those changes came fund-raising and financial­ management scandals involving religious orders 'or programs, and the resulting need for Religious to better "monitor our own fin­ ancial reporting . . . and try to avoid repetition" of the problems, Father Meier. added. Efforts were thus made to clarify accounting practices,' to

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effect on us." Father Meier said. He and Sister Mlocek pointed out that some religious institutes VATICAN CITY (NC) - A .must find alternate funding for Chinese daily newspaper has service programs which had pre­ praised three ,17th-century Jesuit viously received government missionaries for their contribu­ funds and the questions of So­ tions to the sciences in China. cial Security policy and Medi­ Vatican •RadiQ reported. caid cu.tbacks also confront reli­ In a report, on Western miss­ gious. ionaries in pr~-communist China. Religious institutes' fundrais-· the English-language newspaper, ing offices are affected by mail China Daily. published in Beijing, rate increases. while inflation is said that the three priests. "once hitting church groups just as it disparaged as carriers of an 'im­ is Americans in general. . perialistic culture: during the Cultural Revolution, are now Because of such pressures. re­ recognized as men who made a ligious institutes are increas~ng­ ly trying to upgrade their finan-' .contribution to .China by spread­ cial expertise. Father Meier and ing the understanding of Western Sister Mlocek said. One tool is science." a new. thick handboo~ on finan­ The priests were Father Mat­ cial accountability intended to tea Ricci, a Italian mathemati­ help standardize accounting and cian; Father Johann Adam Schall, financial record-keeping prac­ a German astrdnomer; and Fath­ tices among religious institutes. er Ferdinandus Verbiest, a Bel­ Three years in. preparation. it gian astronomer. All died in was'developed by the Leadership China in the 17th century. Conference of Women Religious and the Conference of Major SuThe Chinese newspaper said . periors of Men. that the to~bs, of the' three Jes- '

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Chinese paper praises Jesuits uits are marked by "gigantic marble tombstones decprated with Catholic crosses and tradi­ tional Chinese carvings which re­ produce swarms of dragons:' The Vatican Radio report was broadcast less than a week after Pope John Paul II said in a talk to Jesuit leaders Feb. 27 that the Society of Jesus hoped to resume its once "privileged place" as evangelizers of China. Most Jesuits, like all foreign missionaries, were imprisoned or expelled from China after the 1949 communist takeover.

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VATICAN CITY (NC) - Hu­ man reconciliation with God and with other human beings in a troubled world will be key topics at the 1983 world Synod of Bish­ ops, according to a 50-page prep­ aratory document released at the Vatican. It was the first time the Vati­ can has made public a prepara­ tory synod document. Previously, the preparatory documents were sent on a confidential basis to bishops. The document provil1es 27 questions to promote discussion of the synod theme, "Reconcilia­ tion and penance in. the mission of the church." "To the extent that Christians are thankful and faithful to God for the great gift of reconcilia­ tion received, they become living witnesses and founts of recon­ ciliation in everyday existence," said the document.

tions for church teachings on penance and reconciliation. "The central nucleus of bibli­ cal revelation is precisely this: God does not abandon man in his sinful condition, but wishes to bring him into communion with him," the document said. Part three, "The Church .Sa­ crament of Reconciliation," con­ tains a discussion of pastoral issues involved in the church's ministry of reconciliation. It reiterates the church's stand on general absolution, saying that it is permissable' only "if there is a great need, namely when, in view of the number of penitents, sufficient confessors are ncit available ... so that the penitents would, through no fault of their own, have to go without the sacramental grace of Holy Communion for a long time."

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"The tensions and divisions which continue to weigh down the world - the larger and smaller world in which Chris­ tians as individuals and as a community live - thereby be­

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only in Latin to bishops' confer­ ences. The preparatory docu­ ment for the'1983 synod was translated into Italian, French, English, German, Spanish and Portuguese.

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"The primary and authoritative consignees of the documeJ'!t are obviously the bishops and bish­ ops' conferences," said Arch­ bishop Jozef Tomko, secretary general of the Synod of Bishops, at a Vatican press conference Jan. 28. "But to them is left full free­ dom of action in enlarging the consultation to the ecclesial com­ munity," he added. "For this reason, for the first time, the document is not confidential but is placed at the free disposition of everyone."

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The preparatory document is divided into three parts, each concluding with a list of discuss­ ion questions. In the first section, "The World and Man in Search of Re­ conciliation," the document com­ plains of "situations of incom­ prehension, of estrangement, of conflict, of schism, of reciprocal .condemnation" in the religious world and the world in general.

"The temptation of man the sin· ner will be to cieny the sin out of

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on your' son's good points. He seems reasonable, respectful, obedient, and apparently he does not get into trouble. Not all par­ ents of 16-year-olds can say this. Perhaps you and your husband together can write down all your son's good points. The simple act of writing them down will make you more aware of them.' Good points in anyone should not be taken for granted. Finally, if some of your older children live in your area, they can be a resource for you. Per­ haps your young son can visit or stay with them on occasion during vacations. Perhaps they have children close to him in age. With such arr!lngements you and your husband might en­ joy a brief vacation 'from parent­ ing, while your young son en­ joys his extended family. If you 'can use the resources of your family, focus on good points and set reasonable house rules which are acceptable to you and your son, you will have taken several steps toward the peaceful household you want and deserve. ,Reader questions on family living and child care to be an­ swered in print· are invited. Ad­ dress The Kennys, Box 872, 5t. Joseph's Coliege, Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.

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Many 'schools, are not dealing with justice and peace education' at all, she said, and often those that do restrict it to social stud­ ies and religion classes. "Our belief is that it has to be total. It includes working with parents and faculty as well as students. Many faculty members are not familiar with the social teachings of the church and par­ ents ask 'Why haven't I heard this from the pulpit?' "There's \ a general lack of awareness of global issues among

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Father John Dietzen

Q. A short time ago you an­ swered a ,question about prayer, how our prayers are answered by God, and how he does things for us In the light of our pll1lyers. But doesn't God know what's best for us, and won't he do that, If he really loves us, regardless of what we ask for - or for that matter whether we pray at all? (pennsylvania) A. Obviously, God' does love all people. Scripture teIls us that he views all of his creation as good, and this goes most of all for human beings, who are made most like him in their ability to know and to love. Because of that love, he always wants what is best for us. Many elements essential to our relationship to God enter our lives with prayer, not least of which is the deep desire for the things God gives us, which must be in our hearts if we are to re­ ceive his gifts. But did it ever occur to you that what is best may be quite different if I am praying desper­ ately for something than if I am not? We are individuals, all diff­ erent, even in' our deepest rela­ tionlihip with God and the world. My humility before God, my' trust in him, my conviction in faith and love that something will be good for me, for my chil­ dren whom I love, or for the people for whom I care very much - all tl)is goes in to de­ termine what is really best for me in God's eyes here and now. This surely does not mean that we ought always to receive ex­ actly what we pray for, It, if we pray hard enough. But prayer (and that means above all a habitual prayerful spirit before God) affects us deeply, so that we are ,truly not the same persons we would be if we did not pray. Therefore, what is best for us will be different, too, in God's eyes as well as our own. Q. My fonner husband, whom I married In the church at a nup­ tial Mass, died recently. We were divorced 30 years ago, and three years later he married a Catholic woman In a Baptist church. He never practiced his faith as far as I know. Recently, he became ,suddenly III and died In a coma, without regaining consciousness. But how could he be given the last rites and be burled from the Catholic Church? shocked at this. (IIllnols) A. First of all, there may be much about his last y~ars and days that you do not kn6w. Off­ hand, I can think of several cir­ cumstances that might legiti­ mately explain his burial from the church. Perhaps some of these would be unknown o~tside of those closest to him in his final hours. Most important, however, the church gives every benefit of the doubt to one who has been a Catholic and who indicates any desire ~o be considered a Cath­ olic wh~n he dies. Catholic burial never implies approval of all an individual's

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actions; even less does it imply any judgment of him one way or the other. The church simply ac­ cepts the person as one of its children, as a brother or sister of Christ, prays for him or her and professes its faith in the lov- , ing mercy of God. You were deeply hurt by the divorce and the wounds obvious­ ly are still far from healed. But I hope you don't begrudge him either the church's prayers or your own. Questions for this column should be sent to Father Dietzen, St. Mark's Parish, 1113 W. Brad­ ley, Peoria, nt. 61606.

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know your faith Psychiatry and God By Dolores Leckey One of my best friends is a psychiatrist. We met in a Chris­ tian meditation group. There I came to know Dr. Gerald May as a person at the center of the ongoing contemporary' conversa­ tion between psychology and faith. Some years ago, fresh from his psychiatric residency, he was working in 'a drug rehabilitation program, using all the medical and. psychological tools at his dis­ posal to treat clients. Some peo­ ple got better. and some did not. He wondered what made the dif­ ference. To his amazement, May dis­ covered that many who recovered from drug addiction, or who were clearly on the path to recovery, shared a .common experience: some awaresness of a mystel}' at the heart of life. " U ; It was· at,' this :point. he' claimSl that the most important insight of his career occurred.. He saw that he was not the one who healed people. Other factors were at work. May began to regard his skills in psychology and psychiatry as tools - helping grace ttl flood a person's life; opening a person to the grace tha~ is always avail­ \1 • able. The rigorous training psychia­ trists receive does not always in­ clude courses inspirftuality. Yet May's work in drug rehabilitation led to some radical changes in his idea of what good therapy is, what he could contribute to peo­ ple who are emotionally ill. For example, he thinks it not only appropriate but advisable f~r him to pray for his clients - and sometimes with them. Part. of his professional work is at the state mental hospital. There he has found that teaching patients some techniques of meditation - being open and . receptive; learning to listen and to :be quiet - often relaxes them enough to open them to psychia­ tric help. For May, spirituality and psy­ chology are "yokefellows," to use -St. Paul's phrase. Of course, he. uses the tools of psychiatry Iiugely. to treat people who are seriously ill emotionally. But for a moment let's speak mor~ broadly. What have spirit­ uality and psychology to do with each other?· You JJJay remember St. Paul's poignant cry in his letter to the Romans: "I do not understand my own actions. For I do' not do what I want, but I do the very

thing I hate ... Wretched man that lam." What psychology and psychiatry have demonstrated is the vast area of unconscious life that is part of' us. Our conscious life influences our conscious decisions. It has some effect on the way we act, the things we fear or' enjoy, what we hope for and how we plan our lives. . Many believe that realization of the unconscious is one of the greatest of modern discoveries. The study and practice of PSY­ chology are a way of bringing forth our hidden selves, of let­ ting us see why we act as we do, and perhaps of expanding our ability to act responsibly. And that is part of what 'it means to be mature: growing' in awareness of what we want and why; of what we care about.

When I asked .May what he would cite as the single' 'most im~ portant contribution psychology could make' to the faith life of Christians, he replied, "Bringing to consciousness the unconscious defenses against God!' There is a slowly growing opinion 'among practitioners in psychology; typified by May (and his older brother, Rollo May, a widely known author), that in the' 'depths of the, human soul there is a mystery. This mystery - one Christians call tile Holy Spirit -is not a puzzle to be solved. It is an invitation, a sum­ mons to a journey. For May this is a'vital insight. He thinks psychology can help those served by it to enter the divine presence. What happens after that is a matter of freedom, human, and divine, and of grace.

By. Father John Castelot

cording to their Christian inter­ pretation, prepared for John. Be­ fore Mark says a word about _John, he cites a mixture of Old Testament passages - one from Chapter 40 of Isaiah. And even though the verses come from different contexts and apply to different situations, they refer to the coming of a' messenger who will prepare for an intervention on God's part. For the early. Christians, John was that mess­ enger. .

Since Mark is writirig a pro­ clamation of the good news and not a life of Jesus, he tells his readers nothing about the Sav­ iour's origins. In fact, he gives no information about Jesus prior to his appearance on the public scene. Instead Mark opens his Gospel with an account of the ministry of John the Baptizer. From the point of view of a. writer, this sets the stage for the entrance of Jesus. But more important, from the theological point of view, it identifies him as the Messiah and, indeed, as the Son of God. .If John prepares the reader for Jesus, the Scriptures have,. ac-

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Why do people refer to this as the age of psychology? Accor4ing to Notre Dame Pro­ fessor John Borkowski, psy­ chology has had a "dramatic effect on our culture." Psycholo­ gical theories "filter slowly down through a 'culture .over the de­ cades, affecting novels, art and music," he explained. Gradually, the psychologist continued, these theories begin to exert a "subtle influence on people," on what they value and what they expect from life. As an example, Borkowski pointed to the influence exerted by Sig­ mund Fre'ud's theories. What has seeped into our culture is a search for "individualism and self-fulfillment," with some diffi­ culties as the result, he said.. In going about its tasks, psy­ chology is guided by a model which makes certain assumptions about why human beings act as they do. This model "defines the arena and guides the theories developed' about human be­ havior," Borkowski said. He hop\ls that psychology is on the threshold of developing a new model and that a 'more realistic view of what human life should be will filter into our culture. He hopes this will help people come to better terms with their lives. The new model Borkowski re­ fers to su~gests that it Is quite

normal to experience conflict and tension in one's life. This means we are often going to be restless., What does this mean in terms of the search for happiness? Borkowski suggested that there is a need for people to associate happiness more closely with "re­ cognizing who you are and where you fit in the world, knowing your relation to God and to other people." ,Borkowski added, however, that this is not the "common definition of happiness," a word he tends to rebel against. In his opinion, people too often see happiness as something "static," a point they can reach. "where nothing is tugging against them." Turn to Page Thirteen

For children II By Janaan Manternach

Sarah, a young Galilean wo­ man, sat on a hilJ enjoying the warm sun and gazing over the lake below. She noticed .a man walking slowly towards her. As he .near­ ed, she was overcome by hor­ ror. His face was covered with sores. Bandages hung from his arms and legs: "That man is a leper. People say God punishes people for their sins by giving Turn to page thirteen

Historit;ally, John was prob­ ably looking forward to the com­ ing of Elijah, who was expected to return and usher in "the day of the Lord," In the' Old Testa~ Turn· to Page Thirteen

Deciding about .life By Father James A. Black David glanced around the room. The weekend had been good so far.. Thirty-six high school students had made the retreat, and many were David's friends. He was looking forward to Father Kev­ in's talk, because he was one of his teachers and they had de­ veloped an easy friendship. "I~ll bet .he never had any problems tryJng to decide what to do with his life," thought Dav­ id. ,ilt's hard being a senior ­ too many decisions to make!" . But Father Kevin's talk sur­ prised him. The pri~st said; his

\ seminary studies had given him little difficulty. But when he was orda.ined it deacon,' every­ 0 thing changed. "I ha9 been waiting for a chance to minister to others, but was sent to' a place where I really wasn't needed. The ex­ perience was tremendously frus­ trating," Father Kevin said. . "I began to experience a lot of doubts and questions about the priesthood. I thought I'd better take sQme extra time .as a deacon, even though I felt a lot of pressure to make a decis­ ion - it seemed that a decision was expected of me." Turn to p,age thirteen

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Continued from page twelve Borkowkski maintains can aid Such a view of happiness sets an individual in going about the people up for disillusionment tasks of life. The trick is "to realize life is a mix of successes when they come up against in­ evitable disappointments or and failures, of low points and ,doubt and ambiguity. A major changes in life. For this psychologist, the new task involves learning how to model could link the fields of accept our own limitations and those of others," he said. psychology and religion more in­ timately together. Its assump­ Psychology, like religion, is tions "fit well" with the Chris­ concerned with people and rela­ tian view of life. Even the life tionships. It helps "set the stage of Jesus is "full of ups and so people can freely enter into downs, of paradoxes and strug­ a relationship with God and with gles," he remarked. other people," Borkowski said. 'Borkowski recalled St. Aug­ In addition psychology tries to ustine's classic statement, "Our give people a better under­ hearts are restless, 0 God, until standing of themselves and pro­ they rest on you." For Borkow­ vides techniques and methods ski, "belief in God can be a firm that non-professionals can use anchor for steadying ourselves." in classroom, business world or The simple messages of the Gos­ family. pels can "steer us to a simpler In conclusion, Borkowski life," Borkowski declared. pointed to the late vice president, Both psychology and belief, ijubert Humphrey, as a "stellar example" of a man who learned to come to terms with his state in life. Through his long life,· Humphrey learned to roll with Continued from page twelve. the punches and come back them terrible sores, thought gamely for more. Especially at Sarah. ,"I have to get away the end of his life, he battled from him." nobly against 'cancer, Humphrey She ran a few hundred yards, displayed graciousness and cour­ then turned around. The man age, said the psycholo~ist. was not coming after her. In fact, he did not· seem to notice her. He was walking straight ahead with a determined look. "I wonder where he is going," Continued .from page twelve Sarah thought. "It is against His situation had not been un· God's law for him to go into the like that of many seniors listen­ village or to talk with people." ing to him. She watched him curiollsly, "The best thing about that ex­ then saw what had drawn him tra time was that I had the op­ from his hillside hiding place. It portunity to experience the faith was the prophet from Nazareth, of other people," Father Kevin Jesus. He was walking up the continued. "My parents, my hill with his friends. The leper classmates who already were or­ walked toward them. dained, the other priests at the Sarah began to follow. When school where I was teaching ­ the leper reached Jesus and his all were supportive. The people friends, she could see and hear in my parish were tremendously everything. helpful, "I began to sense a The poor man man fell on the sharing of faith - -a 'definite ground in front of Jesus. The calling by the people to be their friends of Jesus stepped back, priest." afraid. He recalled his ordination day. Jesus, however, did not move "My ordination to the priest­ away. hood was 'really a communal "If you will, you can cure me," the leper pleaded with Jesus. celebration in which people call­ Jesus seemed deeply touched by ed me to minister to them. "By then I was completely at the man's determination as well peace with the decision to be or­ as his suffering. Sarah could hardly believe her dained. I knew then that I could eyes. Jesus stretched out his serve the Lord by serving his hand and touched the leper. No people." David shifted uneasily. Father one was supposed to do that. Then Jesus spoke to hipt. "I do Kevin was just like anybody will it," he said. "Be cured." ' else after all - he had to grow and struggle with his faith and Immediately the sores disappear­ ed from the leper's face. The his decisions just like David and man ripped of this bandages. His his friends. He walke<l across the room to skin was clear and freshl Fat~er Kevin. "I'm not sure "Not a word about this to any­ one," Sarah heard Jesus' order what I want to do next year, but the man. "Go off and show you­ I really appreciated what you said self to the priest. Offer for your in your talk. Whatever I decide to do, I feel that I can come and cure what the law of Moses re­ quires. That should be proof to talk with you about it," David said. "I just don't know what I them." The man was so excited that want to do yet." "You'll find out in good time, he completely ignored Jesus' commands. Sarah saw him run David/' Father Kevin said. "You don't have to make decisions toward town, shouting to every­ one he saw that Jesus had cured alone: Trust other people to him. share their faith with you, ana Jesus and his friends went on that will help you decide." their way over the hill. Sarah A few months ago,. Father watchecl until they disappeared. Kevin celebrated his first anni­ "What .a great man Jesus must versary of ordination and David be," she thought. "He seems so left home to begin his first year kind. I want to know him better." of study for the priesthood.

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Continued from Page Twelve tipas feared his power with the ment book of Malachi, it was people. Seeing John as a dan­ written: "Lo, I will send you gerous political threat, Herod Elijah, the prophet, before the had him executed. day of the Lord comes, the great But John's influence did not and terrible day." die; there is clear evidence in the Elijah, then, would have been later' New Testament writings the "one more powerful than I" that he left a devoted group of whom John was expecting. How­ followers who remained faithful ever, the early Christians saw· to him long after his death. John himself as the Elijah-figure In fact, no little friction seems and Jesus as the one for whose to have developed between John's coming he prepared. disciples and those of Jesus in Mark's sketch of John fits the the early years of Christianity. view of him as an Elijah-figure. One can detect efforts of the Like the prophet of old, John is New Testament writers to clari­ a decent person; like him, too, fy John's position relative to he wears "a hairy garment with Jesus. a leather girdle about his loins" Important as John was as the (2 Kings 1:8). herald of the Messiah, he was John came with a prophetic . not himself the Messiah. challenge to the people, calling them to radical conversion in Thus Mark sums up the theme preparation for the Lord's com­ of John~s preaching this way: ing. Apparently John was a dy­ "One more powerful than I is namic preacher and immensely to come after me. I am not fit popular. to stoop and untie his sandal He is one of the few gospel straps. I have baptized you in characters mentioned in secular water; he will baptize you in the 'history. . A Jewish' historian Holy Spirit" (Mark 1). Mark has now prepared the named Josephus tells us John reader for the entrance of Jesus. was so popular that Herod An­

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VATICAN CITY (NC) - The Iy crowned New England CaUl­ sity of character in his day, so Vatican is planning construction olic champs, will travel to David do we in ours. So if we give of an underground shelter de­ Prouty High in Spencer ,to. de­ advice or make suggestions we signed to protect the Vatican fend their 1981 state cheerlead~ should know what we are about. Library's precious documents ing title. ' Needs differ. Too much light and and manuscripts. A program of show tunes was careless talk passes for wisdom

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safeguard the material from nu­ and Student Cho~s last Sunday Pascal1said this of Jesus: "He clear attack, natural disasters night. ,Included were selections has said things so simply that it and atmospheric pollution. It from "Fame," "Chorus Line" seems that he has not thought of will be built 20 feet below the and "Showboat." them; and so precisely that we . present courtyard, of the library, see clearly what he did think of . located within Vatican. City. 'them.'" ' The 6,500-square-foot room There were both gentleness will have two-and-one-half ,miles and severity in the words of our of shelf space and will cost '$1.5 Lord. His said that goodness million. By Cecilia Belanger ,must have some edge and that According to Father Alfons the law Of love can be a two­ Stickler, the 66-year-old Austrian In Christ, God reveals his love edged sword. Christ both loving library prefect, construction as entirely self-moved: We are and stern and sometimes filled costs will be paid by a loan from not required to do anything to with righteous indignation. There the West German bishops. kindle his -loving kindness. If w'ere both meekness and majesty The money will be recouped love were already in God, we "in his face. To love holiness is to by the sale of special edition could do nothing of ourselves to hate sin. He came to redeem create it. One might as well try from deceit and violence, yet he copies of some of the more, valuable of the 70,000 manuu­ to kindle'sunbeams.in the sun., had ears for all who were peni­ scripts and 1 million book~ in IT'S A double celebration for Bill- and Eileen Brennan Have you not loved someone tent. the library's care. of Stang High. A sophomore, Bill has just been inducted who did riothing to kindle that In the words of St. Anselme,

Publication arrangements are into the National Honor Society, while his sister is a Na­ love within you? "I have sinned, and Thou hast being made with publishing We look back into the cen­ tional Merit Scholarship finalist.' (Sr. ,Gertrude Gaudette suffered it; I have offended, and houses in several countries, in­ turies and we gaze witti awe at yet Thou ~ndurest me. If I re­ Photo) him who was born in a stable, pent, Thou sparest; if I return, cluding Har.court, Brace, Jovan­ ovich of New York. nan, Desiree Burba, Michael promising heavenly mansions to Thou receivest me; yea,. more­ Among documents to be cop­ his disciples. We see one over, while. I defer, Thou waltest Cholette, Nicole Demakis and ied and p_ublished are handwrit­ about to die addressing a small for me. Wan'dering, Thou recall­ Colleen' Rafferty; juniors Elise Congratulations to senior Ei­ ten poems by Michelangelo, band of followers, who are ready me; resisting Thee, Thou in­ est leen "Brennan, named a National Bi'!odeau, Darlene LeFrancois, to be scattered with his message, vitest me; slumbering, Thou letters of Martin' Luther and a Merit Scholarship finalist at the Maria Michael. volume of Dante's "Divine Com­ of good cheer; telling them "Be wakest me; returning, Thou em­ Sophomores Colleen· Brady, North Dartmouth' high school. edy" illustrated by the Renais­ I have overcome the world." " bracest ~e; ignorant" Thou As icing on the cake,her brother, David Fontes, Joseph Medeiros, sance artist Botticelli. Jesus promised his disciples teachest me; grieving, Thou Annemarie "Vigeant; freshmen sophomore Bill Brennan, was in­ me; when I am down, that they would achieve moral soothest Monica Aspden, Gina Conforti, ducted last month into the Na­ miracles. Perhaps he was telling Thou raisest me up; fallen, Thou Not A Tear tional Honor Society. The two Linda Silvia. restorest me; asking Thou giv­ "No single teardrop Iieth hid at sea them that quelling storms 70 students Additionally, ,are among the six children of «Mr. 'and' Mis:'Johh Brennan 6f ineriteCl .!FiislJ1 :Horiors; ,.;;with 'is not '50' great an eXhibition. of est t01' me; . seeking Thou art from thee, my God, my Maker, the divine power as 'is the holy found of me; knocking, Thou my Deliverer, no, nor any part grades of 85 or over, and 99 earn­ . Mattapoi~etC: ~he~e Mr~. Bren­ thereof." - S1. Simeon man is CCD coordinator for St. ed Second Honors, with grades spirit which frees the slave, pro- openest to me." of 80 or over. ' Anthony's parish. Eileen, a memBer of the ,Stang When I think of the bond of girls' varsity basketball team, love in my own life, those words , has applications in at the Unive~­ seem true. Many songs, social By !Lisa Cabana sity of' Pennsyvania, George­ influences and especially adver­ mOnth four stu­ Earlier this town and Babson College. tisements, saturate us with the dents from Israel visited New Upcoming this weekend at romance of loving. Seldom do Stang are four performances of Bedford's Holy' family High to they talk as honestly about love's way, describe their country and , "Guys and Dolls," while parents hard work as this song does. of life to American students. of ..college-bound juniors are in­ They were Orim Kidron, a sen­ Only as time passes will we . vited to a guidance department ior boy; Tammy Ovnott, a sen­ meet our individual heartaches conference at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday "ior girl; Mossym Rav, a', junior and troubled shores. But we can in the school library. , By' Charlie Martin be sure that if we remain stead­ , 'Junior Kelly Fusaro will repre­ 'boy; and Orly Inbar, a junior girl. fast in love, we will discover ,:sent ' Stang, 'at Student Govern­ The Israeli youths led interest­ the great treasure of life's mean­ ment Day' in Boston on Friday,

THIE SWEETEST THING I'VE EVE~ KNOWN ing. The growth, adventure and AprII 2, while junior Jane Hen­ ing and informative clliss dis~' cussions 'heightened by 'their happine~s of loving other people When I see you in the morning ,

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parts. And as we lie here '. hurts or failures or repress them rect a meeting of over 700 stu­ Just two shadows in the light before the dawn Wouldn't it be great if there somewhere in our inner selves, dents from eight states to be held were more opportunities 'for stu­ The sweetest thing I've ever known Is loving you. . we will discover that we experi­ , in N~w York next March. Now you and I we're not children ence the pain again and again, A Winter Sports banquet will dents from different parts of ,the while love's happiness remllins be ·held at 6 p.m., Wednesday, world to discuss their lifestyles, We have' both been loved before with each other? elusive. We' have given and we have taken many rides on troubled shores March 24, in the school cafeteria. But all the'heartache and temptation In our world, there are many Parents and friends ar.e welcome. Only make me love you more , people in pain. Sometimes we Class activities scheduled in­ The sweetest thing I've ever known is loving you. can even find them in our own clude a sophomore- class dance Students at the Attleboro And I have never been ,afraid of losing . homes. Now is the time to try , 'Friday, March 19, and· a senior school were among contestants I have never wanted'iove to be a chain once again to help heal part of Gong Sgow Tuesday, March 23. in the regional', Massachusetts I only know that when I'm with you someone else's pain. Doing so A Parents' Club meeting is High School Drama Festival held You're ~y sunshine, you're my rain will open up a chain reaction of scheduled . for' Tuesday night. recently at Connolly High in Fall The sweetest thing I'v~ ever,known is loving you. power, for love never settles in Then and on the following day River. Their entry was Henrik' one spot. Written by Otha Young, Reeorded by Juice Newton, (c) 1975 & 1981 proposed new girls' uniforms Ibsen's "Ghosts," which they also Once, unleashed, the power will be on display and students pe~ormed for schoolmates. The by The Sterling. Music Co., and Addison S~reet Music. smooths over troubled shores vote for their choice. Feehanites were semifinalists in THIS SONG reflects on impor- "heartache and temptation." further heartaches. and heals annual" event. the Twenty-eight ,students have tant moments of loving, those Yet through both the "sun­ Each of us holds a key to this been inducted into the National The second in a series of in- , ups and downs that form the shine and the rain" of their power. Honor ~ociety, while 11 are on formal meetings for parents was love bond between two people. friendship, "the sweetest thing Will you risk opening neW the February Principal's List, in­ held last night at Feehan's Reli­ Newton remembers "all the I've known is loving you," New­ doors "of healing, growth and dicating grades of 90 or above gious Education Center, with laughter'; but also the tears, t~e ton sings. ~nity with a brother or sister? in each quality point course. Mrs. Carole Gagnon, supervisor The 15 are seniors Eileen Bren­ of Norwood Hospital's , alcohol

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portswQtch Attleboro Cops Third Crown Attleboro made a cl~an sweep of its games in the third annual round robin basketball tournament, sponsored by the Fall River D~ocesan CYO, thus reo turning the championship it had won twice previously. The Attleboro hoopsters defeated Fall River, 66-63, Taunton, 72-52, and New Bedford, 83-74, in the round robin and climaxed 'their drive to the tour· ney crown with a 69-63 victory over Fall River in the championship final. Fall River's lone victory was a 91-86 decision over Taunton. The Spindle City hoopsters were defeated 77-74 by New Bedford. A scheduled Taunton-New Bedford game was cancelled because the New Bedford contingent met with an automobile accident en route to play. Taunton defeated New Bedford, in a later consolation final. Dave Dion, .with 22 points, sparked the Attleboro offense in the title final. For Attleboro Sam Ruddy and Jack Hurlburt each

scored 17 points against Fall River, Tom Hartley and Kevin Landry combined for 38 against Taunton, Hartley tossed in' 24, Hurlburt 17 against New Bed­ ford. For Fall River Steve Attar and Carlin Phillips were' the top scorers. Attar had 16 points ag'ainst Attleboro, 26 against Taunton and 16 against Attle­ boro in the championship final. Phillips contributed 19 against New Bedford, 24 against Taun­ ton and 17 in the final. Joe O'Brien scored 31 points for New Bedford against Fall River, and with 16 shared' the team's high scoring honors with Steve Lopes and Mike Con­ ceicao. Lopes had 18 in the con­ solation final. For Taunton, Chris Leary con· tributed 25 points against Attleboro, 20 against Fall River and 18 against New Bedford in the consolation final. Paul McCann netted 31 against Fall River, 30 in the final.

Marion Gains Semifinals In Hockey Marion, which finished fourth in the regular season, gained the semifinals of the Bristol County CYO Hockey League playoffs. with a 4-3 overtime triumph over fifth-place Somerset in the Driscoll Rink, Fall River, last Sunday night. Greg Smith, former CoyleCassidy High School star, scored at 17 seconds of the second sud­ den death overtime period to ice the decision for Marion.

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NOTE Please check dates and times of television programs with local lis~ w~eh may differ from the New YOrk net­ work schedules supplied to The Anchor. . Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic Film Office ratings, which do not always coincide. General ratings: G-suitable for gen­ eral vi@\Ying; PG-parental guidance sug· gested; R-restricted, unsuitable for children Dr younger teens. Catholic ratings: AI-approved for children and adu~ts; A2-approved for ad'oI'~ ~nd adolescents; A3-approved for adults only; A4-separate classification (given to films not morally offensive which, however, require some analysis and explanation!; O-morally offensive.

New Films • "One From the lHleart" (Colum­ bia): Frannie and Hank (Teri Garr and Frederic Forrest) fall out of love and back into it in this lavishly produced musical by Francis Ford Coppola, an arti­ ficial and tedious picture with hardly an entertaining moment. Because of erotic byplay, vulgar and profane language, and some partial nudity, it is classified A3, R. "The Seduction" (EmbassY): A mentally disturbed young man (Andrew Stevens) pursues a beautiful woman (Morgan Fair­ child). A l~wd and exploitative picture with much nudity, classi­ 'fiedO;I~:'" . " .. ; ,'.,

South was runnerup, Seekonk ,third in the'regular season. ' , The Father Donovan CYO "Three Brothers" (New World): Scholarship Hockey Game com­ mittee has released names' of Three brothers, one a judge, one senior skaters who will meet a a radical labor organizer, one an Bristol County CYO Hockey underpaid youth counselor, re­ turn to their native Southern League team at 7 p.m. Thurs­ day, March 25 in the Driscoll Italian village when their mother dies. Philippe Noiret, Michelle Rink. Placido and Vittorio Mezzobli­ They are Jamie Coleman, T.J. orno are excellent as the broth­ Nowicki, Bob Gagnon, Bob Pen­ ers, and Charles Vane I is an awe· dra~e, Pat McDonald, Rick Rod­ some presence as their peasant erick, Chris Curtis, Pete McDon­ The game-winning goal was ald and Steve Mendonca, Fall father. But despite many touch­ the third of the contest for River; Bob Silvia, Ray Benoit, ing moments this warm and hu­ mane film fails to come together Smith. Tom Aldrich accounted' Mike Richardson and Greg Lau­ and is a disappointment. A2 for the other Marion goal. Dave reano, Somerset. Coelho, Chris Sullivan and Scott Films Olb TV Kevin Taylor, Tiverton; Dave Orton scored for Somerset. Baer and John McMahon, Swan~ . Sunday, March 14, 9 p.m. In the best-of-three semifinals sea; Bob Stranick, Portsmouth; (ABC) "Coma" (1978) ­ which get underway Sunday Dean Snell, Acushnet; Bob Pa­ Genevieve Bujold is a spunky vao, Westport; and Troy DeMor­ night in the Driscoll Rink, Mar­ doctor who uncovers a murder­ ion will meet New Bedford at 9 anville, Lakeville. ous scheme involving trafficking o'clock, Fall River South and Bristol County league team in human organs in this run-of· Seekonk clash at 10. Fall River names are expected to be an­ the-mill thriller. An abortion fig­ nounced next week. Plaques will . ures incidentally in the plot and go to the top three players on the heroine is living in unwed­ each team and a reception for ded bliss with her lover. A3, PG WASHINGTON (NC) - The players and game officials will Sunday, March 14, 9 p.m. most exciting dimension of Pope follow the 'game. Jack Kineavy, (NBC) "The Wild Geese" John Paul II's recent document Dartmouth High School princi­ (1978) - Richard Burton leads pal, is awards chairman. on the family, according to The 23rd CYO Cheerleading mercenairies sent to rescue the Father Thomas Lynch, U.S. Cath- . competition will start at 1:30 ' deposed president of an African olic Conference family life repre­ country. Much violence but not Sunday afternoon in the Ken­ sentive, is the vision of families. extreme. Stirring action scenes, ministering to themselves and to nedy Center, New Bedford. but the attempt at moral justifi­ others. Father Lynch said' the . It will put on display squads cation for white intervention is key to the pope's apostolic ex­ from grammar schools through­ shaky. 0, R hortation, "Familaris Consortio" out southern Massachusetts and Friday, March 11, 9 p.m. (Community of the Family), "is Rhode Island as well as high the affirmation of the power and school varsity, junior varsity and (NBC) - "The Car" (1977) ­ the grace that belongs to mar· ninth grade, units. Jayvee and A new and supremely silly twist ried couples and families by their ninth graders will compete in to the possession theme. An evil one division, v'arsity and CYO spirit takes over a huge car and very vocation. The pope sees groups in another. Trophies will terrorizes a Southwestern town. marriage and the family as a system with an identity and go to the first three squads in Not at all entertaining. Some 'each .division. . violence. A'3, PG mission of its own."

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TV Programs Saturday, March 20, 8-11 p.m. (PBS) "The Alltime American Songbook." Hosted by Dinah Shore, the program pays tribute to America's most popular song­ writers and their best-loved songs as performed by Judy Col­ lins, Sergio Franchi, Melba Moore and other popular vocal­ ists. Saturday, March 20, 9:30-11 p.rn. (CBS) "Central America in Revolt." With Mike Wallace re­ porting on Nicaragua, Bill Moy­ ers on El Salvador and Ed Rabel on Guatemala, all major CBS News units have collaborated in this broadcast examining the causes of political turmoil in these countries and the debate over current American policy towards them. Religious Broadcasting Sunday, Mar. 14, WLNE, Chan­ nel 6, 10:30 a.m., Diooesan Tele­ vision Mass, celebrated by Rev. James Lyons, whose honiily topic will be "Cleansing." "Confluence," 8 a.m. each Sunday, repeated at 6 a.m. each Tuesday bn Channel 6, is a panel program moderated by Trwnan Taylor and having as permanent participants Father Peter N. Graziano, dioceslUJl di­ rector of social services; Re.v. Dr. Paul Gillespie, of the Rhode Is­ land State Council of Churches; and Rabbi Baruch Korff. "The Glory of God," with . Father John. Bert~lucci, 7:30 p.m. each Sunday on Channel 25. Monday, Much 15, 7:30 p.m. "American Catholic" with Father John Powell, WPRl, Channel 12. On Radio Charismatic programs are heard from Monday through"Fri­ day on station WICE, 1290 A,M. Father John Randall is heard from 7 to 8 a.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. and Father Real Bourque is heard from 8:45 to 9 a.m.

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drug abuse, alcohol use, violence, ­ sex and profanity; fairer repre­ sentation of minorities and the elderly; and an end to discrim­ ination against Christians and Christian values, and to com­ mercials pandering to sex or pro­ moting personal feminine hy­ giene materials. He cited "The George Burns Early, Early, Early, Christmas Program," which featured Play­ boy bunnies, as an example of ..bad programming. NBC responded to Mr. Wild­ mon's charges with a statement that said the boycott is an "ob­ vious attempt at intimidation" which the network will resist. Following the CBW announce­ ment, Henry Herx, TV critic for NC News ll!nd staff member of the U.S. Catholic Conference's Communication Department, questioned whether such a boy­ cott could be effective. He' noted that NBC is the weakest of the three networks and suggested that, given NBC's already low ratings, judging whether the net­ work's future problems are the result of a succcessful boycott ­ or are just programming failures - will be difficult. More over, determining how many viewers support a boycott also would not be easy, Herx said.

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ST. ANTHONY, TAUNTON The Youth Prayer Group will sponsor a showing of the ,film "The Cross and the Switchblade" at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 21, in the school hall. Pat Boone and Erik Estrada star in this story of the power of the Holy Spirit among young drug addicts and gang fighters in New York City's ghettos. All welcome, especIally ,confirmation candidates. NOTRE ,DAME, FR A joint concert of the Notre Dame Chorale and the Durfee High School Orchestra will 'be offered at 2 p.m. Sunday in the upper church. With a theme of "Sharing," the program will in­ clude choral selections by Du­ bois, Franck' and Gaither and orchestral numbers by McCar­ thy, Britten, Corelli and Le­ grand. Both brass and string groups and the full 70-piece Durfee orchestra will be heard. A concert highlight will be turn­ ing on of the church's over 2,000 >llghts with appropriate musical accompaniment. Further infor­ mation: Notre Dame rectory, 679-1991.

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ST. FRANCIS .XAVIER, HYANNIS Neal and Anne Biron will be guest speakers at a Marriage Encounter community night to be held at 8:15 p.m. tomorroW in the church basement. Further information':, Manny and Sandy Amaral, 394-7294. ST. ANNE HOSPITAL, FR An oncology conference for medical professionals will be held at 8:30a.m. Wednesday in Room 112, Clemence Hall. Dr. Lewis Weintraub of Boston Uni­ versity Medical Center will speak. SACRED HEART, FR Confirmation candidates will participate in a retreat program from 3 to 10 p.m. Friday, March 19, at the Family Life Center, North Dartmouth. Easter choir rehearsals are held at the rectory at 7 p.m. each Thursday. ST. JOSEPH, NB , Ninth grade confirmation can­ didates will be tested at either 10 a.m. or 3 p.m. Sunday in the school hall. The sacrament will be administered at 7 p.m. Fri­ day, April 16. ' A Legion of Mary Holy Hour will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 19. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, FR A family mission will be con­ ducted the week of Mareh 14 through 19 by Father Bernard Clancy of the Oblates of ,Mary Immaculate.

OUR LADY OF GRACE, WESTlI"ORT Stations of the cross are held at 7 p.m. on Wedensdays and Fridays of Lent. The Teen Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the church hall. Girl Scouts will, 'attend 10 a.m. Mass, also on Sunday. Camp Fire groups of the area will attend a communion break­ fast in the parish center follow­ ing 10 a.m. Mass Sunday, March 21. ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET A Lenten Spiritual Study Week will be held Monday through Thursday, immediately following 7 p.m. Mass. F,ather Daniel L. Freitas, pastor, will. discuss the sacrament of pen­ ance on Monday and anointing of the sick on Tuesday. Father Stephen Salvador, associate pas­ tor, will spea!!: on the' Mass on Wednesday and Christianity on Thursday. Thursday's session will be followed by a fellowship hour. A pres~ntation ceremony for confirmation ' candidates and their sponsors is scheduled for. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. ,The monthly Women's Guild meeting' has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 24, due to the Spiritual Study Week.

55. PETER & PAUL, FR Children's Lenten Masses to which adults, are invited are held at 1:15 p.m. each Friday. At Masses this weekend fam­ ilies are asked 'to participate in the Families for Prayer program by bringing with th~m a symbol of somethIng they do together. The objects will be blessed as a sIgn that ChrIst is present in all family activIties. The parish council has ap­ proved a $500 donation to the Durfee Orchestra Vienna Fund. Members 'are urged to contact civic officIals protesting transfer ,of apparatus from the Candeis­ Niaga.ra fire station. ST. PATRICK, WAREHAM A Lenten Marriage Forum will be 'held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 14, 21 and 28 at; St. Patrick's center. This week's program will have as its topic "Communication ,in Marriage Can't Live Without It" and will be presented by Joseph Cottam and Patricia Souza. All welcome.,

ST. STANISLAUS', FR First place winners in the re­ cent school science fair are Kerri Campeau. 8th grade; and Lisa Bzdula, 7th grade. Holy Rosary Sodalists will meet at 1:15 p.m. Sunday. The Men's Club and Youth

Ministry will hold a basketball

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"ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NB A' 'parish council-sponsored spaghetti supper "for the sole purpose of bringing our parish family together" wHl follow the 4:30 and 7 p.m. Masses Saturday,

HOLY NAME,FR March 20.

Confirmation candidates at­ Coffee and daughnuts will be

tending Cafholic high schools available after the 8 and 10 a.m.

will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday Masses on Sunday, with arrange­

at the parochial school for a' ments made by the Sign Group.

session postponed from March 10. ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA

ST. THOMAS MORE, Holy Week will begin with a

SOMERSET' ST. w.nCHAEL, SWANSEA Mrs. Norbert Weinberg of Clover Club singers will be "Turn to Me" day from 1 to 7

p.m. Sunday, April 4. The pro­

Adas Israel Synagogue, Fall heard at 4 p.m. Mass Saturday. River, will speak at the Women's The parish youth group will gram ,will Include talks by

Father William Campbell and

Club meeting planned for 7:30 hold a retreat in the parish cen­ p.m. Wednesday, March 24. ter from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday. The Father Paul Carrier, SJ, film

program will include a Mass and showings and a penance service.

Supper will be available and

LEGION OF MARY supper. coffee and pastry will 'be served

The annual Acies consecration throughout the day.

FAMILY LIFE CENTER, ceremony for active and auxil­ iary diocesan' Legionaries will N.DARTMOUTH K OF C, FR be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March Forthcoming events include a 21, in St. Mary's, Cathedral. Marriage Encounter weekend Fall River Council 86, Knights Father Horace Travassos will be beginning tonight; the Office of of Columbus, will 'hold a public homilist. All welcome. Family Ministry Young Couples prayer service for the intentions Program at 6:30 p.m. Sunday; a of the pope at 8 p.m. Monday in ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN CARE program for St. Francis the council home on Columbus , Couples Club members will of Assisi pafish, Monday night; Drive. , attend a communion breakfast for Holy Name, Fall River, Led by Father Maurice Jef­ following,9:30 a.m. Mass Sun­ Thursday 'night; 'for Sacred frey, council chaplain, the serv­ day., March 21. Heart, Fall River, Friday nIght. ice will be centered on a giant Attleboro Marriage Preparation color photo of a Murillo painting Program teams will hold an eve­ of the Immaculate Conception. ning of recollection from 8 to 11 Blessed by the pope, ,the photo p.m. Wednesday. is. traveling from council. to council throughout the state. XAVIER SOCIETY, N.Y. Free braille calendars are D OF I, NB available to 'the' sightless from Hyacinth Circle, Daughters of the Xavier Society for the Blind, 154 E. 23 St;, New York, N.Y. Isabella, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, at K of C 10010. Hall. St. Patrick's Day music STONEmLL iCOLLEGE, will be provided by James 'Lan­ N. EASTON agan and Matt O'Malley. . Among new course offerings The unit's annual communion at the college are a Certificate breakfast wHl be held at Thad's in Management program and Steak House following 9:30 a.m. computer information courses. Mass Sunday, March 28, at St. Further Information: 23U-1081, Joseph's Church, Fairhaven. The ext. 258. breakfast speaker will be Sister Joanna, director of novices at ST. RITA, MARION High school students will meet the Dominican Provincial House, at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 21, Dighton. for a spaghetti supp~r !ollowed ST. MARY, SEEKONK by a movie and discussion. CCD seventh grade students Parishioners are invited to at­ will meet on Wednesday for a tend a series of Lenten discus­ speaker on drugs and alcohol. sions for marr~ed couples being Jubilee committee chairper­ held at St. Patrick's Church, sons will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday Wareham, at 7:30 p.m. for the at the rectory. next three Sundays. Lectors will meet at 7:30 to­ Participants 'in the 1981 Re­ newal Weekends will meet at night, also in the rectory. the rectory following 7,:30 p.m. LaSALETI'E, ATTLEBORO Mass ~onday, March 22. Father John Lazanski, OFM, ST. LOUIS DE FRANCE, of St. Anthony's Shrine, Boston, SWANSEA will conduct a day of healing at Corporal Robert McCarthy of LaSalette Shrine from 10 a.m. to , the Massachusetts State Police, 5 p.m. Saturday. The program Middleboro Barracks, will dis­ will include a 10 a.m. teaching , , cuss a typical day in the life of and a liturgy and healing service a state policeman at an open at 1:30 p.m. meeting of St.: Anne's Sodality A film, "Children of the Moun­ , , to ,be held at 8: p.m. Wednesday tains," will be shown at 8:30 p.m. , in the,parish hall. Judy Kusinftz Saturday at the shrine, provid­ and Frances Martin are co­ ing an opportunity to consider chairpersons. " cultural differences 'betwe'en countries as well as issues of ST. JULIE, N. DARTMOUTH peace and justice'. The Diocesan Council of Cath­ . A series of Lenten programs olic Women will sponsor an (,pen entitled "A Look at the New meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Liturgy" will be offered on the the parish hall. ~ District Attor­ remaining Wednesday of Lent. ney Ronald' Pina will speak on Two sessions will be held each "You As the Consumer." day, one from 9:30 a.m. t02 p.m., ST. MARK, the other from 7:30 to 10 p.m., ATTLEBORO FALLS under the direction 'of Fathers Women's Guild members will Donald Paradis, MS and Andre­ host a meeting of .the District Patenaude. MS. Further infor­ Council of Catholic Women at mation and pre-registration: 8 p.m. Monday. 222-5410.