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Fr. Hesburgh Upholds Priestly- Celibacy BALTIMORE (NC) - An unmarried Catholic clergy was vigorously defended here by Father Theodore M. Hesburgh speaking to the National Federation (if Priests' Councils (NFPC), which supports optional celibacy.

The council released a study

, episcopal secretaries-in a word, March 12 which revealed that . Monday. He said: 56 per cent of member priests "This will seem unduly harsh, generally those who will not polled favor optional celibacy. but the present crisis is. such make waves." He acknowledged Those priests were taken to that we will not be able to do some exceptions, however, namtask by Father Hesburgh, presi- what must be done if we cannot ing and praising Cardinals John dent of the University of Notre count on total dedication in the Dearden of Detroit and LawDame, in his keynote address to evangelical tradition. I do not rence Shehan of Baltimore.

Father Hesburgh maintained the annual NFPC convention on discount the possible contribution of married priests, particu- that the choice of bishops should larly in certain areas of contem- be made by priests and people porary life, but they will not be of the diocese, While such a the shock troops that will carry method has shortcomings, he obthe day against the monumental served, it "is self-corrective after powers of darkness that present- people are made to live with 'ly threaten the people of God." their own bad choices." Pqpular selection, he added, "would Earlier in his talk to the conavoid the horrible human anomvention which ends today, the aly that exists in some dioceses priest-educator criticized the selection as bishops "of men, who are safe, uncontroversial, favorably disposed to Rome and preferably Roman-educated, seminary rectors or canon lawyers or

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'New Regulations Concern Church Use of Holy ,Oils VATlCAN CITY (NC) - The Vatican has ended a centuriesold custom in the Church by permitting the use of oil made from plants, seeds or coconuts-instead of the traditional olive oil -in the sacraments of Baptism.

Confirmation, Holy Orders and the Anointing of the Sick.

The permission came in a new directive issued by the Congregation for Divine Worship.

For centuries the Church ,has followed the biblical custom of usin~ olive oil as 'a sign of honor and strength in consecrating per-' sons and sacred objeCts, such as chalices and churches, Father Anibale Bugnini, secreof the congregation, explained the reason for permitting the use of other oil.

"In many regions of the world, oil is not produced," he said. "It therefore had to be imported from Europe. Often times this was difficult. It is now prescribed that. olive oil will be used where possible, but oil made from plants, seeds or from coconuts may be used." ' The new direc~ive from the Congregation of Divine Worship also made changes in the ceremony of the blessing of oils used in administering sacraments. . Father Bugnini said the blessing of oils to be used in a diocese for the coming year may take place ,other than during Mass on Holy Thursday morning. The local bishop may choose a more convenient time than during the busy week before Easter in which to gather his priests around him for the blessing of oils.

Bishops' conferences may now also allow priests to bless the oils used in Baptism and priestly, ordination and, "in cases of real necessity," the oil used to anoint the sick, Father Bugnini explained. Up to now only a 'bishop could do this.

The actual blessing of the oils

becomes shorter, trimmed down from the ancient ceremony which included chants, several processions and lengthy prayers.

The oils are now to be brought forward as a part of the Offertory procession with' the bread and wine. A single prayer is said over the oil to be used for the sick and anpther for the, oil to be used in part of the Baptismal rite and for priestly ordination.

The concelebrating priests participate with the bishop in plessing the oil called chrism. This is olive oil-or any "local" oil (as Father Bugnini said in discussing Turn to Page Two

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Charity .Appeal On TV, Radio The Catholic Charities Appeal headquarters through its diocesan director, Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes,' has announced special' programs on TV and radio for the 1971 Appeal. This is the thirtieth year of the Appeal and now supports 31 agencies.

This year is the first Appeal for the new Ordinary of the diocese,' Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D. Two major projects in. the diocese will benefit from the Turn to Page Six

in the world today where the vast majority of the priests and people simply reject the ecclesiastical leader imposed 'upon them by the system."

At its fourth annual convention, the NFPC is drafting a position statement on priestly ministry, a major topic on the agenda of the' World Synod of Bishops for its Fall' meeting in Romp..

Bases to that statement four recent studies on priesthood presented to NFPC. The only study to be Turn to Page Six

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Feeding Hungry Genuine, Timely Lenten Practice

In a letter read in all churches and chapels in the diocese last weekend, Bishop Cronin highly recommended the cause of the Bishops' Overseas Relief Fund scheduled to be taken this weekend throughout the Diocese of Fall River.

The Bishop stated, "Generous response to charitable causes can be a most appropriate contemporary Lenten practice available to us, American Catholics" and further recalls the Holy Father's recent communication to the Bishops of - America in' which Pope Paul expressed "his delight at the fre!ih awakening in our Church of a renewed conscious-

ness of the demands of the GospeL" The text of Bishop Cronin's letter follows: "If God has so loved us, we must have the same love for one another."

-First letter of John, 4: 11 Dearly Beloved in Christ, Through the centuries, the followers of路 Christ have been urged to help alleviate the burdens poverty inflicts upon their fellowmen. From the time of Saint Paul the Apostle, who encouraged the Corinthians to contribute according to their means to help the faithful of poorer areas Turn to Page Two

Noted Obste.trilcian Scores Abortion, Declares .

It Is Never Medical, Psychiatric Necessity ..

By Patricia McGowan Sometimes gasping in horror, an attentive. audience at the third in a series of Lenten conferences at St. Michael's parish, Fall River, heard Dr. William A. Lynch, famed Boston obstetri'cian and gynecologist, discuss modern threats against the family.

Describing a commonly used method of 'abortion, he said, "Babies are cut up, an arm is dragged out, a leg, a head." another technique, With

known as "salti!1g-out," an at路 tempt is made to kill the baby in the womb,' but some babies are nevertheless born alive, and must be "disposed of in some other way," say practitioners euphemistically. , Noting that he spoke emotionally of these matters, Dr. Lynch demanded, "If you can't get emotional about a baby being killed, what can you get emotional about?"

He said that doctors using a suction technique to dispose of

The Diocesan Legion of Mary will hold its 19th annual Acies ceremony at 2:30 Sunday afternoon, March 21 at St. Mary's Cathedral. Bishop Cronin will preside and Rev. Louis Boivin, pastor of St. Louis de France parish, Swansea, will preach.

The choir of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, New Bedford, will sing. Families and friends of Legionaries and members of the public are invited to attend.

The Legion of Mary began in the Fall River Diocese in 1952.

Present spiritual director for the Diocese is Very Rev. Thomas J. Harrington, Chancellor.

Membership in the spiritual organization is open to all Catholics and juniors are welcomed from ages 12 to' 17. Active members enga'ge in the spir- itll1ll works of mercy, ~hile auxiliaries promise the recitation of prescribed prayers daily, including the rosary.

Further information is, availLENTEN CONFERENCE SPEAKER: able from the. Legion of Mary, meets Antone Souza, chairman of adult Post Office Box 30, Fall River 02722, leaders in the Lenten Conference Series

earlY'stage pregnancies "can perform 100 such abortions in a morning.... A doctor in New York state, where the procedure is legal, can make up to $2,000 daily with these abortions, he declared.

He noted that the "saltingout" technique is no longer used in Japan because, doctors there realized it often had bad side effects on the mother, "so what would the great scientific boobs of this country do but pick up Turn to Page Twelve

Dr. William A. Lynch, right, guest speaker, education and Miss Vicki Alves, CCD teacher, sponsored by St.. Mkhael's Parish, Fall River.

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,T~E A~CHOR~Diocese of F9/1 River~ Thurs, Mar. 18. ,1 971 1

·Stresses . Gover~ment· Obli\9otion I To '::Support ,Private Scho()~~ , 'i

:/ . BOSTON. (NC) ~.. Boston's "It is aIsom~conviction 'that A;~hbish'op' HU~bcrtQ S. Mede- ,no A~e~ican 4itizen wants to iros declared oboth federal and be a victIm of 'such danger. Now state governments h'ave a "seri- 'is the time to ,ake up and ~ast ,ous obligati~n in ju~tiee" to sup- , orf the false protection ,of I the port the nation's private schools so-called wall of sepfiratlOn' bewith public funds to stave off' tween church an~ state which Ihas "totalitarianism" in education. absolutely nothing to do ~ith -, . I I He said at, "this point in our the vital questIOn of federal and history" the private schools are state financial !support . to ide· being strangled by a ,financial fend and promote the rIghtsl of crisis which could \ force the all ~ine~,icans .inl the field of ed.

I closing 01' many of them, thereby ,ucatlOn. depriving parents of the conRemain Independent : A hb' h M1 I . ,.1 d stitutional liberty "to send their h' h A h' rc IS opec elros remm . . d h t bl'·1 h I I. children .to t e sc 001 0, tell' choice." e t a nonpu If sc 00 s are ,mdependent, "frei from govern. The arc~bishop's. statement ment control an(J interference," was read by Msgr. Albert W. and must remainl so 'even if SI,IPLow; superintendent of Boston 'port by the goJ\ernment IS e"x" archdiocesan 'schools, at a meet~ tended. : ing of the Massachusetts Cath' , l'Only thus can they carry , · olic Confer~nce, in' Boylston. out ~heir :missioh of providirg "As Americans, we, accept the the opportunities\ for free choice fact that the government exists to parents and contribute to the to protect; defend and promote common good ofl all fellow c,itthe legitimate rights of all citi- izens," he continued. ' ; . . zens for the common 'good," the The archbisho~ noted that ,in NUN AWARDED MBE-Mother Mary Francis, superarchbishop asserted.

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by MassI , I ior general of the Franciscan Sisters of Divine Motherhood, Totalitarianism Danger ,achusetts', Gov. Francis Sargept , shows her award after she was made a member of the "But unless federal and: state' expressed need f<jlr state aid ~o aid is forthcoming to keep pri- financially' stricken Catholic Order of the British Empire (MBE) by the Queen at Buckingham Palace,. London, Mar. 9. The Order has its head'late schools in operation, the schools. \ i government fails in its duty and "It is one of tile major prob- 'quarters at Ladywell Convent, Godalming, Surrey and does the citizens who applaud such lems confronting \ the commo~­ hospital work overseas.

Photo. failure are doing, a great dis- wealth of Massachuset,ts. \\fe service to <themselves, although will have to try I to resolve it one way or another,'" the go~they may be in good faith."

The archbishop's statement ernor said. \ . ' ! was termed one of the strongest he has made on the public aid to private school issue since he I .'

NEW YORK (NC) _ Former The situation; according to Continued from Pa'ge One presidential adviser Daniel P. Moynihan, is rooted in such fac~ succeeded the late Cardinal, ~ichard J. Cushing last'Septem-' I ' 'I'Ism' reach a certain equality of- life Moynihan has charge d 'th at t h e ' 'tors .as t h e entry . mto .

Journa bel'. , ' and goods, down I'through the" national press seems to be. in- of. "more and more persons from ,"It is my considered opinion ages to the Pontificate. of anr ,creasingly influenced b y Ie f tIst . . middle· and - tipper" class backthat the existence and ful~ opera- other Paul, our piresent Holy' "attituc!es genuinely hostile to grounds and trained at the uni: tion of nonpublic schools alone Father, ,who, in hiis encyclica'l American society." versities associated with such can save us from th,e dark dang- letter on the Progress of Peo~ Moynihan, who recently re- groups." er of totalitarianism in our na- ples pleads for a redl,lction of" turned to a teaching position_ at In Ivy League universities, he tional. he de- the inequality between those Harvard after two years in the said, the "adversary culture," ' c1ared. educa.tion system," ' who have and tho1se who havd White House, said in an article which encourages a radical ,dis· I ' . not, the theme is constant. . \ in the March issue of Commen- trust of American society and its Traditionally, 'La~tare Sunday, tary magazine, that the press re- ,institutions, holds sway, together Anglicans, CathQlics the mid-point of th~ Lenten Sea.' ,fi~cts this influence in its cov- with "the often quite special Meet in England son,has been the Ioccasion f~r: erage of the executive branch of tastes, preferences, and inter'LONDON (NC)-Anglican and the Appeal for the Catholic the'!ederalgovernment. ests of a particular intellectual Roman Catholic representatives Overseas Aid Fund. Thanks to: He argues that the American and social elite." ' .

I met here to 'discuss the findings the unparalleled generosity of; press' traditional dedication to Moynihan, said another disrupof last September's Venice meet- American CatholicS, the office exposing financial corruption in tive factor is the increased willing of the joint international. of Bishop s~anstro~ has ,always! g9vernment is being supplanted ingness of Washington reporters cQ)11mission of the two churches. been prepared to resppnd qUickly! by a "culture of dispa·ragement." to print leaked stories from Anglican Bishop John Moor- to sudden catastrophes, whether I This new tendency,' Moynihan members of the government bu.

I I •. man of Ripon discussed the Ven- of human or natural origin, and contends, differs from "socially reaucracy antagonistic to pres'ice meeting's paper on the min- to less pl;lblicize4. programs! responsible criticism" because it idential interests. Also cited by, Istry, and, Catholic Auxiliary geared rio.t f.or ~isaster reHef. but ,is morally absolutistic and elitist Moynihan was the failure of the Bishop Christopher - ~utler of for the'ellmmatIOn df: sources of I in its biases. press and television to distinWestminister discussed the Ven·. poverty' and the bJtterinent 'of I • Moynihan says the press is so guish between a legitimate story ice paper on the 'Eucharist. economic condition1s,: this " in \ influenced by this tendency that al)d "a non-event staged for the Those meet'inghere decided to every quarter of the ~Iobe., ", 1 he foresees 'a protracted conflict Turn to Page Six 'discuss the' paper' on authority How . mu~h the. ¥oly , Father,! between it and the national gov!it a meeting on June 25. The dep,ends upon' the g~nerosity of : ernment "in which th~ national comments, made at the June Amerjcan ' Catholic~i~ He writ~s, : government, keeps losing.": meeting will be, 'reported to the in a recent' comm~nication to' Moynihan state's, that alFuner,d Home next.meeting· of 'the international the Bishops' of America, of his : though much of the present probcommission, in Windsor, Ont., delight at, the freshl awakening lem has roots in the cold War 550 Locust Street in September. , Fall River, Mass. _in our Church of a r~newed con- \ and more recently in the war Among other things, the Ven· sciousness of the demands of the ,in Indochina, more basic 672,-2,391 ice meeting recommended an ex- Gospel.,· "~ "'\:; ',' '; changes have occurred which amination of the argum'en'ts and Rose E. Sullivan In the, face' ~nl~nging life I will persist regardless of ',Var or as's.umptions that led, Pope XIII styles, the former rlgi1d .pe~etell- 'peace.

Jeffrey E. Sullivan to ,declare Anglican orders null tial d.iscipliiie 6~ .the ~en.ten sea-: I . and void. son 'IS. tempered. 'G1riero.us' re- _ - - - - - - - -....- - _ sponse t~ charitable elUses cal) be a!T!0.st· appropria~e contem-" D. D. Wilfred C. funeral /:'lome porary' Lenten practice available Sullivan Driscoll Continued froin Page One' 571 ,Second Street to us; American Cath6lics. I recthe changes)-·to which a small ommend the cause .ofI the Bish-. I FUNERAL HOME' Fall River, Mass. amount, of ar'omatic substance' ops' Overseas Relief Fund ,to you 679-6072 206 WINTER STREET all' most earnestly. \' ' , has been added and which MICHAIEL J. McMAHON FALL RIVER, MASS. used in conferringConfirmat\on, Faithfully yours in Christ, Registered Embalmer Baptism; the ordination of bish· , ~ DANIEL A. (fRONIN, 672-3381 Licensed Funeral Director . Bishop of Fall River. ops and the blessing of churches.' , 1

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A unique invitation to' ,the baptism of their twin daughters was sent to friends in the 'Fail River Diocese by 'Mr. ~nd Mrs. FranCis McGowan of New Brit·· ain, Conn., formerly members of . Holy Name parish, Fall River.

The twins were baptized Sunday, March .14; designated as Human Life Day by Archbishop John F. Wheaton of Hartford, and attention was called to this on the invitation, issued by Mr. and· Mrs. McGowan and their 10 other children, of whom four are godparents for the twins.

The invitation is· headed "Right to Life" and closes with an appeal: "Fight abortion bills -:Give others a right to life as you had."

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TH~ ANCHORThws., Mar; 18,1971'

Expands Board Of Trustees At Hospita I' Harold K. Hudner.. Chair'man of the Board of Trustees of St. Anne's Hospital announces the election of six new' Trustees, of whom two are Sisters of the Order of the Dominica" Order of the Presentation, namely Sister Marie Therese, the Comptroller of the Hospital, and Sister Beatrice, who is in charge of the Maternity Floor. The remaining four are Rev. Msgr. Raymond T. Considine, P.A., Emile J. Cote, Alford Dyson and Paul A. Giroux.

Sister Therese has an outstanding reputation in her field.

Through her efforts, St: Anne's became one of the first of those hospitals using the Massachusetts. Hospital Association's Shared Computer Service to get its outpatient billings on the Computer.

Sister Beatrix of St. Joseph has been in charge of the Maternity Floor since 1941, and has earned the grateful love and affection of three Renerations for the excellence with which they have been cared for.

• Msgr. Considine, in a'ddition to being the pastor of St. William's Church, is the Director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, a member of the Board of Diocesan Consulters since 1964, and is currently the Diocesan Coordinator and Assistant Treasurer . of the Catholic Memorial Home; Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven; Marian Manor, Taunton, and Madonna Manor, North Attleboro. Be was the First Executive Director and Organizer of the Diocesan Catholic . Charities Appeal, and on March 26, 1966, received the Pontifical Honor of Prothonotary Apostolic from Pope Paul VI. Emile J. Cote, of II Pontiac Road, Somerset, is the owner of the Terminal Bakeries which he has operated in Fall River since 1939.

Alford Dyson, of 30 South Crane Avenue, Westport, is presently the Manager of the Textile Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, by which he has been .employed since 1945. He is President of the United Labor Council of Greater Fall River; the Union Trustee of the Dyers and Printers Pensi"" l<'" .. ,I. ,,:~~.

President of the Massachusett~ State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. Paul A. GirouX,.480 Northeastern Avenue, Fall River, is President of Giroux Insurance Agency, Inc., and Giroux and Company Real Estate.

Subscribers View Priestly Ministry COVINGTON (NC)-An overwhelming majority of subscribers to the Covington .diocesan newspaper here in Kentucky favor priests talking about "current life sit.uations" in sermons, but not getting actively involved in them.

A sample poll directed by Bishop Richard H. .Ackerman was conducted by The Messenger edition of Our Sunday Visitor. About 75 per cent of the respondents said they wanted sermons based on Scripture but applying to current life; about 90 per 'cent said they did not approve of priests as social activists.

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DIOCESAN K OF 'C'COUNCILS TO HONOR BISHOP CRONIN: Plans for the reception to Most'Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D. scheduled for Sunday night, March 21 have been finalized by Edward Cabral, PKG of Taunton, Walter G. Powers, PSD of .Taunton, honorary chairman;-'John T.nainor of Fan,River, District Deputy, general chaIrman.

Knights of Columbus to Honor Bishop The Knights of Columbus of the Fall River Diocese have completed plans for Reception in honor of the Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River. Regional meetings were held this past week at the George Shields Co'uncil No. 420 at Mansfield and at Falmouth Council 813 in Falmouth, Mass.

The Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin will be .the principal speaker and will head a large list of notable dignitaries and clergy from the Diocese of Fall River and th~ Archdiocese of Boston.

Mr. John J. Donovan, State

Warden of the Massachusetts State Council Knights of Columbus will serve as Toastmaster.

Among the list of head table guests will be; The Most Reverend James J. Gerrard, Auxiliary' Bishop of Fall River; Atty. Walter G. Powers of Taunton, Honorary Chairman and Past State Deputy; State Deputy Gerard M. O'Meara of Mattapan, State Master of the Fourth Degree Domenic Restafn.o, State Treasurer Joseph Arena of East Boston.

Also Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Cronin of Cambridge, the par-

Catholic University Offers .N'ew Degree in Religious Education WASHINGTON (NC)-Catholie University has announced a new program leading to a Master's in Religious Education (MRE) designed especially for CCD teachers and others who want training, in the teaching of religion.

Until now, the university's department of religion and religious education has offered simply a Master of Arts (MA) in re"ligious education.

Father Berard L. Marthaler, department chairman, explained in his .announcement that the new MRE degree puts more emphasis on teaching and the behavioral sCiences than' the traditional MA program. .Dr. Marthaler, a Conventual Franciscan, said his department is offering the new program in

cooperation with the National Center for the Confraternity of Christian Do:trine. Part of the U. S. Catholic Conference, the National CCD Center is headed

by Msgr. Russell Neighbor, who is program consultant for the MRE course.

Primarily a Summer school program, courses leading to a Master's in Religious Education will also be offered during the regular acad~mic year. Dr. Marthaler said the program can be completed in five Summers.

Courses in the 1971 Summer session include "Christ' in the Mind of Moderns" and "Process and Procedures in Adult Education." The latter will be taught

by Prof. Paul E. Gergevin of the Unive~sity of Indiana.

THE LEGION OF MARY Diocese of Fall River

Nineteenth Annual ACIES CEREMONY His Excellency

Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River Presiding

Sunday, March 21, 1971 at 2:30 P.M. All legionaries (Active and Auxiliary), their families and friends as well as the general public are invited to attend.

NEW YORK (NC) - Nearly 2 000 students from two CathaIi~ high schools in Brooklyn staged an orderly but noisy twohour demonstration in front of Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller's Manhattan office here. . Chanting "State Aid Now," the teenagers marched back and forth carrying placards and banners. Behind police barricades, they formed a line stretching several blocks long.

Their signs read "Help Keep Our Schools -Open," "Promises, Promises, Promises," and "Rocky's Kids went to Private School."

One banner draped over a police barricade noted, "We're Only Two Schools." Students carrying the sign said it meant that if their institutions were forced to close, they would have to attend public schools.

The Brooklyn institutions involved in the demonstration were Catherine McCauley High School, an all-girl secondary unit operated by the Sisters of Mercy, and Nazareth, a boys' high school under the direction of the Xaverian Brothers.

Donna ·Noberini, president of the McCauley student council, said that the protests would continue until some sort of state aid to non public schools is voted.

She explained that each Thursday. and Friday various schools in the Brooklyn diocese would march in front of the governor's office.

ents of Bishop Cronin; Rev. Msgr. John E. Boyd, Chaplain of 'Fall River Council 86 and Spiritual Advisor to the committee; Very Rev. Thomas J. Harrington, Chancellor of the Fall River Diocese.

District Deputy Robert H. Pike of Milton, Chairman of the State Charity Fund Drive, District Deputies Raymond LabosATTIl.EBORO'S siers, Falmouth; Carl A. Chace, leading Garden Center Easton; Joseph D. Daluz, Hyan- . nis and John T. Grace, Provincetown.

Also seated at the head taole South Main & Wall Sts. will be District Deputy John T. Trainor of Fall River, chairman; Past Grand Knight Edward Ca222-0234 bral .of .Taunton, co-chairman and Grand Knight Gabriel Holmes of Mattapoisett.

A cocktail hour will' be held from 6 P.M. to 7 P.M. with Religious dinner to follow. The speaking Teachers program will start at 8 P.M. and , will be highlighted by Bishop in the service Cronin's address. of the Church There will also be a presentaWrite: Brother GUY, C.F.X. tion of the proceeds of the 1970 704 Brush Hill· Road Columbus Day Charity Ball to Milton, Massachusetts 02186 Bishop Cronin.

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Brazil is regarded as a Catholic countryl and the C~th­ olic Ch.urch is indeed by fa'r the largest of 'the Christian bodies there. It is well known, however, that spiritism and, forms of vo~doo flourish in Brazil, and itl has re gu1 ,.rl Y been asserted that many Brazilians -who consider legedly speak a?d work thro,ugh themselves Catholics also re- them: good spirits at times, evil sort to these exotic practices. spirits at other times. It sotinds

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preposterous. ' , But Mr. St. Clair became a INK~l~mllKKN~i:~:mmr:GltH1 believer. H~ goes iIlto extdv'agant detail in telling of his being victimized ,by' the evil eye ~nd By the manner of his - release ftom , its baleful spell. \He even pa~ses RT. REiV. along the information that he is a powerful i m1edium hims~lf, MSGR. without offering \any eVidenc~, JOHN S. His book is a sad disappointment, credulous rather than critKENNI:DY REV., LOURS R. BOIVIN' ical, flamboyant rather than analytical. He is'tareless of v~ri­ fiable fact. FO~\ example, thepresent Pope is twice refer~ed how extensive the hold of the to as Paul' IV (p.ages 127, 269), so-called spirit religions is, how and he tells us that SS, CosIrlas many adherents they, have, and and Damian _werJ "medie~al s61Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, how this affects the quality of diers," whereas they were, tlilrd S,T.D., Bishop of the Diocese ofthe Church. It is in the hope century physiciatis. How reliable Fall River has appointed Rev. of getting some answers to these is he in other re$pects? : Louis R. ,Boivin', pastor of St. questions that one'turns to David Senator *irksen ' : Louis de France Church, Swan· St. Clair's Drum and Candle Neil MacNeil as been pre- sea as Diocesan Director of the (Doubleday, 277 Park Ave., paring for years' to do a book National Shrine of the Immac-' New York, N. Y. 1001 i. $6.95). on the late senai0l' Everett Mc-, ulate, Conception, Washington. , Mr. St. Clair is an American i He will serve as the Hason beKinley Dirksen, patiently coljournalist who has spent 11 years I~cti~g materials ~nd often int~r- tween the diocese and the shrine in Brazil, hence presumably is vlewmg the subject: The result lis and report on the spiritual acwell acquainted with the coun- a fairly massive abd very expeh. tivitles of the shrine and arrange try. He put in a great deal of sive book, Dirkse~ (World, 2231 pilgrimages to honor the 'pa· time in' investigating the spirit W. 1l0th St., cleveland, Ohio troness of our nation, religions. But his book,' really, 44102. $12.50).

I Father Boivin, son of Matilde does not answer the questions Is Dirksen worth the attention Madore Boivin and the late Eusuggested above. , 'clid A. Boivin, is a graduate of . h ed h ere lavls ,on 'him? Mr. MacAgain, in magazine pieces and ,Neil oeviously thiI~ks so, and the Msgr. Coyle High School, Taunon television documentaries we reader may for k timeagret ton and received his philosophihave all seen pictures of the But before he fini~hes ploughin'g cal and theological training at altars in the shrines of these re- through this, heavy, unyielding St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore. ligions. The altars are crowded book, he Il.lay wei'rilY revise' his Prior to his assignment to the with crude statues, some of our opinion. :, i Swansea parish, Fr.. Boivin servLord, our Lady, St. Sebastian, Dirksen's beginn'ings, in' the ed as an assistant at St. Louis and some of pagan deities-the Lincoln country tif Illinois, arb de France, Swansea, St. Hya~wo kinds, intermixed. How did interesting, and so is his political cinth's ,and ,SL Joseph~s, both in all this corne about? rise. He went to' ,Congress ak ' New Bedford, , " Growing Foree the representative of Lincoln'~ "mllllllmlllllllltllllllllll'iutlllllnmmtlIlIWIIIIIIIII1I11111~ Mr. St. Clair is quite good as district and entertained hopes of' 'pose of college football and proto the origins of the' voodoo the W/lite House. \A setback' i~' fessionar football. What he has practices. He r:ecalls that great , health tOok him temporarily out to ,say is rough, and so is his numbers of slaves were imported . of Washin'gton, but he returnedl' manner ofsay il1g it. ,He was a poor boy, ,brutally into Brazil from Africa. The now a Senator' ahd still with : treated 'by his father, and left number is sometimes put at presidential aspirations.

3,500,000. ,They brought their De.alings with presidents,! home while still in high cshool.

I. All that he had to offer was his own pagan' religions with them.

His further ambition thwarted I ' athletic ability, and because of Most slaves were perfunctorily he came to see the'Senate I as his ' ,baptized on arrival, but never special place, and there for ma'n~ that he made 'it, t9 Syracuse well instructed in Christianity. years he wielded gteat power. I University. , , Their Portuguese masters were Mr. MacNeil labbrs diligently: He was on an' athletic sclloltolerant .of their primitive be- to give Dirk~en ' iIrtpressive and:' ,arship, was paid cash, was re, liefs, and so,' under a veneer, of abiding stature, but with dubious', quired' to take subjects which would guarantee his eligibility, Christianity, the tribal religions success. Certainly ipe man was: and was quite cruelly exploited. persisted. co'nsummate politidan and a Extreme Views' , Also, in the' nineteenth cen- amaster' of the legisl~tive process,: tury spiritism (mediums, table- , That mastery was u~ed to excel-: In 1963 he begaQ playing for turning, rapped out messages lent effect ofte~ enotigh to prove I the St. Louis Cardinals, and con, I tinued with them for Seven years ffom the beyond) made a strong that Dirksen wa's not a mere: before quitting in furious disgust. impression on many Brazilians ' ! His picture of the professional of the upper classes, according politician.

The best part' of ~his book is I , . , • , , I game IS even more dIsmal than to ,JI.1r. St. Clair. And spiritism • • m ItS plcturmg of the operation. th a t 0f t h e co II" , I • i eglate vanety, ' remains a considerable force, f the S . enate and the relatlOn, d 'f h If f h h o and a growing one by some re- ship of a leader thJre (such as,l ~n I even a. 0 w at : says, ports, in Brazil today.

Dirksen was) with~ Presidents I' IS re~resentatlve, the~e .IS an The greater part of Mr. St. tryl'ng to g t th.l I appalling h" amount of ,misdirected elr programs h ' h' Clair's book is taken up with 'through Conge W' 'I t I ero wors Ip'm t IS country. e are e see H' d' '11 . descriptions of ceremonies which the differentress. ways!" in which: I IS. lSI uSlOnment was ache has attended and wonders Eisenhower, Kenned., Johnson, I comp.amed by regular resort to which he has either witnessed and Nixon dealt wKh Dirksen all ~mds of drugs and by c~nor heard of from other sources ' I versIOn to unpopular causes, md h e WI'th th em. \ an I " ' '., cIu d'mg ch amplOnmg the Black • he considers reliable.

1 Panthers, His political views are Cruelly Expl~llted Becomes Believer Dave Meggyesy IS a former ,extreme, and are characterized The ceremonies 'culminate in professional athlete Who, in Out by some naivete and conceit. He ,frenzies induced by chanting, of Their League \(Ramparts- considers the American flag a wild dancing, heavy use of alco- Simon ,and Schuster, 630 Fifth I symbol of repression, surely a hol. When the participants are Ave., New York, Nl Y. 10020. I simplistic and gross bit of mudthoroughly worked up, spirits al- $6.95), has undertaken an ex- ~ dlement. " One would like to know just

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A - group of middle-aged said a priest's age influences his views on optional priestly celi- priests, ordained between 1946 and '1955, placed dominant em· bacy clOd other issues.'

Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. phasis on "combining the spirGrady, director of priestiy for- itual and secular role of the mation for the Chicago archdio· priest," the booklet showed, But younger priests clearly, cese, supported his assertion at a press conference here by dis- favored .optional celibacy Jor tributing to newsmen a booklet priests and voiced a lessened tabulating responses gained from emphasis on traditional dogma.

800 priests during small discus- , The booklet was prepared, the bishop explained, to be considsion groups.

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Londonderry Visit Prompts Faculty Addr,ess Rev. Edmund J. Haughey, plied, "Well, he 'brought it on CSC, academic dean of Stonehill, himself." delivered the following address This is an apparent reference to the Stonehill College faculty to the July incident which ceron his return from visiting tainly was a most insensitive Northern Ireland. The text fol- statement for anyone to make lows: to a bereaved family. This teleTo the average American Ire- phone conversation is more sigland is St. Patrick's Day in New nificant in view of the apparent York, Notre Dame football in the inaction on the request of AusFall, and Victor McLaughlin, Pat tin Currie, the local M.P., for an O'Brien and Jimmy Cagney in a in'quiry in Stormont and by late sHow about "the trouble" Frank McManus, the M.P. from or the kind-hearted priest.路 And South Tyrone and from the Britso when he is 'confronted with ish Parliament, who requested news releases or films about a similar inquiry of the British . terrorist attacks by the I.R.A. Home Secretary. provisionals and the current It is interesting to note that speaking tour of Bernadette Dev- both of these, whom I met at lin he is somewhat perplexed as the funeral, have suffered for to whether Ireland is about, to their interests in Civil Rights: become a violent society hell Austin Currie has had two atbent on the destruction of other tempts made on his life, while peoples rights. The recent report- Frank McManus, a member of ing of these events has been of the British 'Parliament has been grave concern to me and so I imprisoned for his efforts and feel obliged to provide a view is presently in prison. This should which will help to balance off be significant to the average those impressions created by American to realize that this some of the "media" in the would be the equivalent ~f our United States. imprisoning a Congressman or Last Summer I had a chance a Senator for their dissent. to s~e first hand what is going To an American. it is strange on. My uncle who, along with to offer a funeral Mass and realmy father, had fought on the ize that there are detectives in side of DeValera in the Civil the congregation to check out War of 1922-23 and for which the participants; to be told to be both of them had been interned careful in your phone converhad been injured in a civii sations for the lines are tapped; Rights demonstration in Coal- to be driving along and have island in County Tyrone in early your car checked by police for July, 1970. He had been hit by a security check. On my trips a policeman's baton and had into Belfast, I had a chance to received a head 路injury; remark- see the troops on guard patrolable as it may seem, he. was 76 ling the streets in their armed at the time. patrols. It was hard to realize It has been my information that I was visiting in a free that the prescription in force at country which had seven thouthat time stated that thQ use of sand British troops stationed a baton in such a situation was within its borders. forbidden, and so this injury was Special Powers Act caused by an illegal action.

I have given you this backAt the end of August my uncle ground because I believe it is died of a blood clot. When his necessary to realize the position family sought an early release from which I speak. Because I of the body from the hospital in wish to draw to the attention of Belfast, they were forced to my fellow Americans that the wait an entire day because no Civil Rights Movement in Ireone was available for an au- land is not dominated by extopsy. His son, a lawyer, pro- tremists and that the moderate tested this lack of consideration Catholics are heavily inv.olved to whi<:h the state coroner re- in seeking to address the griev-

Reveals Moon Has 33 Features Named for' Catholic Priests LOS ANGELES (NC}-A Jesuit priest here speculated that Mrs. Madalyn Murray O'Hair, widely known atheist, may go "into orbit" herself when she hears this news about the moon.

Father John Dahlheimer, of Blessed Sacrament parish, Hollywood, said the Apollo 14 landing spot is called Fra Mauro Highlands, named for a 15th century Camaldolese monk of Venice, a leading geographer of his era.

And not only that, Father Dahlheimer related, there are 32 other lunar features, all named for Catholic priests - and all Jesuits.

He related that in 1645 nonJesuit Michael van Langren, COS" , mographer to the King of Spain, identified 270 lunar points, naming many of them for Jesuit scientists.

Some years later, he continued, Jesuit Fathers Giovanni Ric-

cioli and Francesco Grimaldi, attached' to the Roman College, mapped the moon and gave the names of 25 other Jesuit scientists to lunar points. Modestly, Fathers Riccioli and Grimaldi gave their own names to minor moon craters.

Father Dahlheimer incidentally related that Fra Mauro drew the map which Christopher Columbus used in proving the world was round and there is such a place as America.

Mrs. O'Hair, of Austin, Tex., gained prominence in 1963 when she succeeded in getting the U. S. Supreme Court to,ban the long practice of recitation of the Lord's Prayer and Bible reading in the country's public schools.

She was unsuccessful a few years ago when she filed a suit to ban astronauts from Bible reading and recitation of prayers while on space flights.

strated peacefully" prior to Miss tace has instead sought many Devlin's most famous scenes at of the w{)rking class people of the barricades. On Feb. 20, 1971, the United States to support this this group led over 1,000 people project to emphasize its intent. in a march to Dungannon in the In addition, a crystal factory is first major ra'lIy .of the Civil being finished which will emRights, Movement since the lift- ploy a number of local residents ing of the Stormont ban on in making a product which is parades and the rally passed off readily marketable. without' incident.

This is just one striking illusIn Dungannon, within minutes tration of the movements taking of ,the school attended by my place within Ireland to address father as well as Bernadette injusti~e. Miss Devlin's tour Devlin (my father's teacher there throughout the United States is was his commandant in 'the intended to raise funds to estabI.R.A.), there is a striking move- lish a socialist center. I have ment taking place which should written this article to point out encourage most Americans 'to that there are many others who realize that the radical socialist are committed to peaceful approach is not the only way to protest. right the wrongs of Ireland. RecAs Bishop Catha I Daly, of ognizing the clear discriminatory Ardagh, stated on Feb. 21, 1971, practices in both housing and when he addressed the closing employment, ,the Tyrone Devel- session of a three-day seminar Rev. Edmund J. Haughey opment Association, under the . on "Socialism" at the Servite leadership of Father Austin Eus- Priory)n Tyrone, "Political and ances and grave injustices. I tace, has begun several cooper- social protest is necessary; it is wish to point out that they oper- ative projects. sometimes the only means of ate in much greater jeopardy calIing attention to grave evils Cooperative Project than do our dissenters in the The Association began by or urging redress of social injusthe United States. The Special tices." ... But, Dr. Daly warned, Powers Act, which some lawyers purchasing a field in November, a society in which agitation is 1968.

To reduce costs a scheme feel is more restrictive than the nOJ;:mal, rather than the emercodes enacted in South Africa,' was devised whereby prospective gency exception, would be places them in situations where tenants would work 15 hours doomed to anarchy, and headed their speaking out can路 cause per week on building the houses. for new inequalities and new inThe selection was made on the them internment. justices. "Marxism is good at deThe other evening I attended bases of: a. those in need of a nunciation of the wrongs in exBernadette Devlin's only talk in house; b. suitability of the appli- isting society, but mistaken and Boston on her present speaking cant for this type of work. Work irrelevant both in diagnosis of tour which will continue through commenced on this site in March the causes of these wrongs, and the next week. While I admire and the homes (36) of them were in prescription of how they her as a "self acclaimed revolu- completed by Nov. 30, 1970.

Each home has a garage, cen- might be remedied." tionary socialist" with the courIt is my plea that Americans tral heating, three bedrooms and age and conviction to stand up that the cause of justice realize and speak out against injustice, has been built at a cost of ap- in Ireland is not controlled by proximately half the value.

In I mu.st reject her position philoradical revolutionaries. Miss Devsophically and theologically. I 10 years when all loans will have lin is want to quot~ cynically do, agree with her that what is been repaid, the residents will from her school days, "What at stake is not a question of be the owners of their homes. A does it profit a man?" I urge us Protestant versus Catholic but second group of, homes is due to remember those in' Ireland . of the deprivation o( human to begin shortly. like Bishop Farren, of LondonIn addition, Father Eustace rights to those of all races, creed derry, who, on March I, 1971, and his Association have begun and colors. ' 0 condemned the wave of violence projects to provide employment.

It is in this context that it Housewives have been encour- and reminded his listeners to ~ust be considered that the reaged to work on beautiful hook- remember those who thirst after porting of her talks in this justice but who arc also peacecountry, and' her allegiance ed rugs which will be exported makers. to this country. ' with some radical groups withA major corporation in the in it, can injure the whole cause of Civil Rights in Ireland in the United States offered to back eyes of Americans. It is impor- these projects but Father Eustant to note that the t moderate Catholics (Time, Feb. 22, 1971) have been addressing themselves g to these injustices but with much less notoriety than Miss Devlin.

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1 ". . " I , _ But then be prepared to fight with the ~rleatest weapon o~ all--'-the weapon of truth. And sit down,~n~ p~t it i?to action so that others, will not only be aware that so~e­ thi~g i~ wrong .but will be presented;wit~'~he right,p~th to JustIce. Teanng down leaves but a yac,ul!lm. Trues~ccess comes from presenting a positive Pfograr:n.

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Incredible Accusations In this connection, Moynihan criticized the "American objec-' tive style of journalism". which he said enabled the "right-wing extremism" of the late Sen. Joseph McCarthy to flourish around the time of the Korean war and has provided a similar advantage to the "extremist conspiracy-oriented 'politics" of the left since the Vietnam war began.

He. charged that "the accusations which have filled the American air during the' period, of Vietnam have been no more credible or responsible than those of McCarthy during the.

Korean period ... Yet the national press, and especially television, have assumed neutral posture . '. . enabling the neo-fascists of the left to occupy center stage throughout the latter half of the 60s."

Although he rejected any form of government control of' the press as unconstitutional,' he urged that the press itself "should become much more open about acknowledging mistakes."

Also' in Commentary, the independent monthly journal sponsored by the American Jewish Committee, Moynihan asked that "misrepresentations of government performance" by the press never be allowed to go unchallenged by the government officials involved.

A profess,or at, Case Western Univers,ity in Clev:eon land has testified before a Senate sUbcQmin~ttee, "In upcounted advertisements we are being told, persuaded and Continued from Page One . ativity, but below average emoconditio,ned not to accept minor discomfort .. \ .. The cOh,_ leased to the public so far was tional maturity. conducted for the' NFPC by Dr. Reinstatement of resignees to sumer is continuously' urged to take drugs." ': John P. Koval, professor of soci- the acti~e ministry was approved . Dr. Gravenstein continued, "With such perniciou~, - ology at Notre Dame University" for those who were permitted ,irresponsible advertising, we should not really! be surpris~dand Richard W. Bell of Loyola to leave and have not married when ·ouryoung people adopt this belief a~d ~eek ,their University,' Chicago, Their re- (95 per cent approve); for those own drugs to cure their own discomforts, imagined or real!" search, called "A Study of who left without permission and , ,When drugs ate urged as, -the easy wa, to contr6,,1 Priestly Celibacy," took two J:1ave not married (89 percent I years to complete. approve); -for those who have Continued from Page One every discomfort or difficulty, it is small wonde~that people , While 56, percent!)f the left with permission and have Appeal this year. The corjstrucof every age turn to them and expect wondersj of them an~ <priests they polled favored op- married (67 per cent approve); tion of a new St,' Vincent's H'oll)"e are tempted to,tfY all kinds of 'drugs if pres_cr~bedones dp -tiona) celibacy, 73 per cent fav- arid fo.r those who left witholit across.from the Catholic Memonot do what -~s expected-sometimes most u!1reasonably-+ ' ored the ordination of married permission and have married rial Home -on Highland Ave. in -, ,\ i men. . (56 per cent approve).

Fail River is underway. A new f' h o tern. ' , .' I These figures are based upon Responding priests suggested Nazareth Hall School, Attleboro ene is attacking .the wise use of drugs for-valid 1,815 ' 'que~tionnaires returned 'diocesan sociaf service agencies, Falls, will be completed for -the _ ,reasons. But look at the almost infinite list: of jdrugs avail[ from thos~ mailed to 23,727 campus ministry, and missionary school session this Fall. able to and urged upon the American, public. And then priests from. 9,3 American dio- work in the' U. S. and South Channel 6, WTEV, will show ask-Is aU this necessary?., ! ceses aild26 provinces..,....all affil~ America as suitable ministries the following programs. . , . ,I iated with,l'IFPCmember organ- for married clergy. Chancery The TV Mass schedule is: ,izations.· ' a n d parish work for married April ll-Rev. Bento R Fraga, I '. Two-thirds wh'o' ,responded clergy was seen appropriate by Taunton Area Appeal director.

'Recent studies tell us that mounting posseSsions arEf ' I ' , said, they feel that the celibacy 46 ,'Ind 49 per c'ent respect'l·vely.

April 18-Rev., John J . Regan, ,be~oming. the American ~ay of life. In jilstlO Yjears owneri law.will change; ,one-third -preCited as serious problems by-Cape and islan'd Appeal director. ship of dishwashers has Jumped from 6 to 23 Rer cent; o( diets change in this decade; 30 respondents were: a lack- of April 2~Rev. Msgr. Anthony color television from 6 to 37 per cent; of two or more cars, per- cent say withiriIO, to 20 leadership from authority, (38 M. Gomes, diocesan director of ,from 16 to 29 per cent; of clothes driers from 17 to 40 peI1 years or, not,in t'he foreseeable per cent), disappointment in the the Appeal. f.uture, and ·the rest have no Church's stand on serious moral May 2-Most Rev. Daniel A. cent.

I b" d' d ' ! idea _when to expect change., and social issues (36 per cent), Cronin, ~.T.D., Bishop of F'all The .list ,cou d e expan e . , " I , • ' The ,?~jority consi~ers colle- .disappoiritment in the slow rate River.

But It all comes down to the fact that Amencan fam -'glaldeclslOns by the bishops the of change since Vatican II (32 -All Masses are scheduled for i1i~s - are buying and. taking for granted arti~les !hat ai best way to, amend the law. per cent), and loneliness (31 per Sunday morning at 8:45. The decade ago wese conSidered to border on the luxunous, i Mos~ priests who favored reten- cent). Twenty-one per tent cited Community' Program appearing And iJ~ the ~idst of ~t.h.is, it is still estimated that ~ O! tion of compuls?ry celibacy the desire to marry. regUlarly every morning at 8:05 per cent ot Amencan familIes endure deep po~erty. , ! were over 50, while, ,those opAbout 37 per cent of the will have the following Appeal h d I posed were generally· under 45. priests under, 45 report that one dates: ' WhI1~ thos~ w.ho have ar~ gettI~g more, t jere soul I Th; Medium age of those an- or more of these problems are April 2-Sister Maureen Hanalso be. a conscle~tlOns campaign to .msure t~at those who I swering was 47. serious enough to make, him ley, RS.M. The-four schools for have httle ,are given the opportumty to 11ft themselves I The summarized reports, re- - consider resigning. the exceptional 'Children as the 'out of their pover-ty and to maintain themselv~s by their', : leased at a press conference 'Researchers noted a marked topic. , own' efforts in dignity. ' " 1 states: "Celibacy.as a:service .to desire for "decentralization, deApril 16-Most Rev. Daniel It is not a matter simply of a handout. It is a matter 1,'Church and, ~o~lety, holds. Its mocratization, and shared deci- A. Cronin, S.T.D. and Dr. David " • • • •• ' ,I • ~ greatest meanmg for the prIests sion-making," ,among responding ,Costa, Jr., Diocesan lay chair'of re:educat~on, re-t~ammg, re-t~!~~mg-and allm a way! studied., However, it is seen by priests. man, will discuss the thirty that IS consistent With human dlgmty. , \ '[ them a~ less desirable when it Participation by an il)terna- years of the Appeal. , is a legal,requirement. Two years tional, bishops council in the April 23-Sister Marie Lour'_ ' \' , ' ago the majority (54 per cent) ·election of the Pope is supported dette, , RS.M. and Rev. Msgr. y cel.ibac ; Further statistics report that" should be involved in selection Home, -Fall. River. " ' 36 percent of those polled will ' of the bishop, accordil)g to 40 Radio and TV spot announce, . . " I marry or 'consider marriage if per cent of priests; 39 per cent ments will be aired throughout . OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FAll:. RIVER I·the la~ changes, while 11 per- feel that individual priests should the Appeal highlighting the thirty Published wet~kly by The Catholic Press of the Diocese df Fall River •cent will marry' or consider mar- also take a part; and 32 per cent years of service to the commuI riage even if it does not. want involvement by the priests' nity in the field of charity and 410, Highland Avenue FCIII River, Mass. 02722 675-7151 ! Questioned about priests they senate or association. social services.

PUBLISHER ! knew who hac;! resigne4, the ac- .' -Large majorities endorsed .inThe Special Gifts phase of the M,:>st Rev.. Daniel A. Cronin, D.O., S.T.D. " \tiv: priests. said they,. consider volve?"ent of ~riests' senates ~n Appeal runs from April 19 to GENERAL MANAGER, ASST. GENERAL MANAGER' I reSigned prIests as havmg aver- ,questIOns of due process and m May 1. The House-to-House Rev. Msgr. :Daniel F. Shallao, M.A. Rev. John P. Ibriscoll lage or above average intelli- the setting of professional stand- campaign in the parishes begins " " l m y Preu--flil Riv~r ' igence, special training, and cre- ards for the clergy. on Sunday May 2 to the 12th.

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Will Our Silence Make Us Aids to Planetary Ruin

Stresses Duty To Print Facts

There is no hope of reducing the most inflationary element in American spending-the arms effort-unless the nuclear arms race can first be stabilized and then ,diminished. In any technological race in which unlimited scientific ideas and experiments are encouraged on both ited as a result of the SALT sides, there never can be a talks but in spite of apparently slowing down the production of technical end to further ex- their giant SS-9 missiles" the pansion.

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Each side can dream up more and more "ultimate" weapons, knows that the other side can dream them, too, acts to' get there first and in so doing, spurs the other side to do the same or go one better.

This disastrous leap frog has been going on since 1945 and if it is not stopped even more billions will be spent in 'the Seventies as ever more "impossible" weapons systems come. to be realized on the designers's computers of both protagonists.

Two Issues The negotiations between America and Russia on limiting strategic arms (the so-called SALT talks) seem to be at an impasse just now. Two issues are apparently at stake. The first is to put a limit on offensive weapons. At present, if these weapons look路 powerful enough to wipe out most of the opponent's nuclear power at the first (or presumptive) strike then there is no deterrent. The attacked country could not launch a "credible" retaliatory blow and the aggressor could be tempted to risk a first strike.

The second issue is the status of the two nations' defensive weapons, in other words, their anti-ballistic missiles (ABM's).

The stronger, the more elaborate, the more accurate ABMs are, the more difficult it would be for a "second strike" to get through, even if it could be launched. So once again belief in a credible retaliation can be undermined and the aggressor, once, again, tempted to attack.

The race, therefore which threatens to add billions to the nuclear arms bill in the Seventies turns on both sides trying to strengthen both their offensive and defensive weapons in order that their deterrent power may stay"credible" to their opponent.

Since both are fairly equally matched in this particular field of science, technology and research, it is a race to which, technically, there is no end.

Ideally, both offensive and defensive weapons should be Iim-

Russians do not seem .willing to accept the kind of on-site inspection for offensive yeapons which the Americans think necessary.

Does this mean that' a futile race must therefore spiral onwards?

There are three reasoris for pressing strongly fot continued negotiation. The first is to some extent fechnical but it represents a very important possibility of agreement. The Russians seem interested in a limitation on defensive weapons, say, to their present levels.

Such a limitation would remove one of the pressures for ever more powerful offensive weapons to overcome ever more powerful ABMs. An agreement would entail an end to America's present expensive and路 lethal proliferation of multiple defensive missiles (the MIRVs) and an agreement to confine ABM sites to a specified number in each country. .

It seems that aerial ipspection can be used to police. such a treaty since more powerful antimissile systems demand easily visible radar installations. An agreed level of ABMs would not only save money 011 further lethal. inventions of the MIRV type-which can make each missile four or five times more deadly. .It would also remove one important pressure toward ever heavier offensive missiies, . design~d to penetrate ~ver more complicated defensive systems.

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This vital technical point is reinforced by two other considerations. This first is the point of inflation. It is not only in America that withdrawing so much industrial capacity from the production of really useful goods is creating inflationary pressures.

Russia, too, is feeling the pinch and it is at least possible that one reason for its readiness to talk is a desire to release industrial production from war needs to civilian necessities. .

The third point-strangely neglected, finally decisive - is the uselessness of the whole nuclear escalation. The genetic damage inflicted by a "successful" first strike on the whole 路human species is already estimated to be one-eighth of the way toward total human extinction. As the massiveness of the attack rises, the radiation effects grow and rain down on attacked and attacker alike. This is the condition foreseen by Khrushchev when he said: "The living will envy the dead."

It is this larger consideration - the survival without basic Nominated Again genetic damage of all the chilMADRID (NC) - The youth dren of God, that imposes on all division of the Spanish Catholic Christian citizens a special reAction movement has proposed sponsibility to try to check the that the 1971 Nobel Peace Prize senseless upward nuclear escalabe awarded to Archbishop HeI- tion. Their voices, reaching Conder Camara of Olinda and Recife, gress, can affect the readiness Brazil. It was the third time so . of the Administration to negotifilr this year that the archbishop ate an ABM standstill. Their has been mentioned as a candi- silence makes them accomplices of potential planetary ruin. date for the award.

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Favor Martial Law For Catholic School PHILADELPHIA (NC) - Parents of feuding black and white students and their Catholic principal met here to discuss a tight disciplinary program bordering on martial law and aimed at curing school difficulties.

Fathe~ Charles V. GalIen, principal at Roman Catholic High School here told parents that outbreaks of violence at the school were not spontaneous. "It was racial. We have in our student body both racists and militants," he added.

The student body is composed of 981 students, 'about 15 per- , cent of whom are black, according to figures of the Philadelphia archdiocese. .

School was dismissed for the parents meeting after which Father GalIen declared that discipline "from now on路 will be the equivalent of martial law."

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BROOKLYN(NC)-An editor advised readers of Catholic newspapers against getting angry at the editor for doing his duty "by printing the facts."

Msgr. Salvator Adamo, editor of the, Catholic 'Star Herald, Camden, N.J., diocesan newspaper, speaking at a workshop conduct~d by The Tablet, Brooklyn diocesan newspaper, stressed the duty of an editor to print bot.h bad and good news.

He said' people who get upset at bad news should try to correct the situation instead of getting mad. He continued: "How you react to bad news is a test of how Christian you are. The paper that p'rints only good news is guilty of news management, of slanting the news."

Recalling a quotation of Pope Paul VI that a "newspaper is a mirror of life," Msgr. Adamo said: "If we ignore the bad news or overemphasize the good, we are not being the faithful mirror the Pope called for. We are presenting a distorted picture of life, like the trick mirrors do at Coney Island. We are lying. And if the Catholic press ought to be anything, it ought to be'truthful."

.The subject- is prayer Friday, March 26, "Prayer and the New Testament,"

by Father John L McKenzie, professor of Old Testarnent Theology at DePaul University. .

Friday, April 2, , "The Problem of Unanswered Prayers," by Don Thorman, publisher of The National Catholic Reporter. .Wednesday, AlPril14, .

"Is Prayer Auto-Suggestion?" by Father Eugene C. Kennedy,.professor of psychology at Loyola University.

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WASHINGTON (NC) - The' implementing committee charting formation of the National Council of Catholic Laity, as a coalition of the National Council of Catholic Men and the National Council of Catholic Women will hold fts second meeting here Saturday, March 27. ' The NCCW approved a proposal to form the new national council at its cOl1vention last October. The NCCM took similar action at its convention a month later.

The implementing committee to arrange the coalition and construct the framework for the national council, held its first meeting Feb. 13, at which council organizational 'terms, such as by-laws, membership, officers and similar details, were drafted.

The coming meeting will review plans already drawn' and consider other details for formation of the council. Overall responsibilities for developments are being undertaken by execu,tive directors Margaret Mealey of NCCW arid Joseph Carroll of NCCM. ..

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hurry ,and bring the kids down, to "the School. to see this Kaleidoscope a~t' dem i Qstration, .lit's really exceptional but you have to be he:e soon," implore.d Joe over the 'phone last Saturday mornmg. 1 must, adput .' I 'hesitated more than a minI , eute,'d~spite his obvious en- Joe had been sp excited abput. thusiasm, because at that Kaleidoscop,e is, the' brain~hild moment the man who was of the Hallmark Company and

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'while I suppose lit could be c'lassified as adver~isig' it took a great deal of searching to find anythi~g :with tthe, compa~'s name on It, I' Passing throu h a' curtain I of colored yarn, we entered I an "ex;perience" robul where the children could lbok, listen, and feel, opening u~ ~I! the .~en~es necessary to partiCIpate In any art experience. Here , , were mUlti\ colored glass' windows to' gaze I,' , through and view a charming . jungle scene that varied iIi, ~p" I pear!1n~e as the riewer changed windows, a' liste~ing and feelirg experience with InU,merous me, chanical wQrks tpat vibrated Ito the touch; a touching table, with different texturesl and of cout:s~' e to view'tf

discussing repairing my bathroom tiles was in the bathroom inspecting them, Melissa, Jason, and Melissa's friend Cathy had just come in ,from playing and needed to wash up, and finally because I had promised both PAUL DePAOLA, Organist girls I'd take them to the' HisNixon Praises Junior toricai Sodety that morning.

Catholic Daughters "All right, girls, it's up to you," NEW ,YORK (NC)-President I sl!id as I quickly shooeq them Art. Teache~'s Dream ~ Richard Nixon has praised the to the upstairs bathroom to Upon completion of the senSchedule Blessing for' Sunday Evening clean up, "but decide quickly Junior Catholic Daughters of In Our Lady' of Grace Church America for their "willingness of before it gets too late to do sory experience ~oom;. the chll-' dren passed through another spirit and generosity of heart" 'anything.," On Sunoay, March 21, at 7 Mrs. Gerald Emond. The group in a message sent to CDA naWhile they went into confero, decorative, curtairl to, enter the . ence upstairs, I went back to workshop (this w~s' an art teacf P.M" Paul DePaola will be fea- will sing a range of pieces from tional headquarters here.:' my tile man, (who must have er's dream.) Here'lf~rmica 'tabl~s, tured guest organist. at Our Lady Latin hymns to vernacular, from The president's message, was colorful stools.' ,of, Grace Church ,on Sanford traditional to contemporary sent to observe the youth gtoup's wondered how come I was rush- were set " up with I ' I 45th' anniversary. ", ing him so, after practically beg- On ea~h. tabl~there ,was a suI?- 'Road in North Westport at the music. \ ging him to come and view my ply center that spilled over, with dedication of the-new church , Our Lady of Grace Parish was Full participation of women' crumbling ceramics). However, b'rightly .colored \ rnl!-t'erials'.:~f: organ. ~ the 100th parish in the Fall River ' in national life "is more indisseeing that he too has children every ,sort, yarn," felt,,' paper, : Mr. DePaola, son of Mr., and Diocese, being established on pensable than ever to the securand grandchildren, he realized magic markers.' ~'hildren wer¢' Mrs.' Walter R. DePaola' of 13 O<;t. 14, 1954. Its pastor, Rev. ity and well-being of our socimy predicament and we finished encouraged to sit down at any Seneschal Drive, Westport, is a Maurice Lamontagne, has seen ety," Nixon said. "Nothing- is our business with, as they say, of. the centers and with the help graduate ,of Westport High and the parish' grow in that time more heartening than the knowl,of volunteer workers, SchoolI has studied at the Berkley, from 380 to 800 families., The edge 'that so many of America's expedience. , '1 Process School of Music in Boston. A new Baldwin Electronic Organ women are beginning at'such an By this time the girls. with Department , and Project 1 • I Jason tagging along, had de- personnel fIll a very large bag highly respected 'musician, he ,is the la'test ,in a series of im- early age to widen their horiscended to inform me that art full of fascinating knd wondrous will play selections from Bach, provements that have been con- zons and, by so doing, expand I" Chopin and Handel in Sunday stantly added to the beautiful the horizons o'f the American would' be the business of the day art projects.

Ja'net Mills, who along witry evening's concert. . and as soon as I answered five experience." " Church.

The concert will also include more phone calls we were on Edmund St. Lawr~nce, director Open to Catholic girls between of the Fall River ArtDepartmentl a choral group of young parishour way: the ages of 11 and 18, Junior was instrumental in ,bringing ioner.s under the direction of Paraguayan Bishops CDA sponsors religious, cultural To Develop Taste this unique experience into this and recreational activities. Over My "constant" readers are no area, spoke' highl~ of the art Support Boycott 13,500 girls from all over the doubt wondering at this point teachers and volunteers, without Say. Catholic-Lutheran' ASUNCION (NC)-The Para- U. S. belong to the organization. just what all this confusion has whose help Kaleido~cope couldn't Agreement Remarkable ,guayan bishops supportetl the to do with fashion and also how have functioned.

I , archljishop of Asuncion's boyan art show ties into this column.

It's quite encourrging to seel VALLETTA' (NC) - "A re- cott of meeting of, the Council Well, the description of what a company such as Hallmark', markable' degree of agreement" of State to protest violations of went on before we managed to set up such a demohs'tration and was reached betwee,n Catholic human rights in this country. land at the school gives you send 'it throughout Ithe cOI.!,ntry.1 and Lutheran theologians at a Est. 1897 some idea of the turmoil that is Fashion is just a ~eflection ofl meeting here, according to a The bishops' conference said Builders Supplies present in any house with chil- our taste ,and with !more experi-\ statement released at the meet- at the end of a special meeting dren, yet despite this hectic pace ence 'such as this broilught to our i ing's end.' at Encarnacion, that the action .

2343 Purchase Street it is very important that we do young, people the ,taste and I Sixteen theologians, 'including of Archbishop Ismael Rolon of New Bed~ord spare the time and manage, to fashion of America can't help i Cardinal Jan Willebrands, pres- Asuncion also had wide support 996-5661 take them to a visual experience but be improved. , ident of the' Vatican Secretariat from the people. ' to develop their taste in fashion for Christia,n Unity, met in the as well as any other aesthetic fifth' of 'a series of talks begun' field. , Governor ProPF ses in 1967. The talks were authorWhen we t'inally did arrive at Nonpublic 'Sch<!>ol Aid izedby the unity secretariat the Carroll School. I was quite I and the Lutheran World FederTRENTON (NC)~New Jersey ,ation. overwhelmed by the art demon' strationand I could see what Gov. William, T.. Ca~ill proposed The presS statement said , here' that the state provide $9.5 'million 'in aid to 'nonpublic "there was general agreement schools as part of at $43 million that the longostanding, controCPA' Convention':Set 'school financing program. versial issue of justification need HOUSTON (NC) - Assistant The proposal' fOllored legisla- i' no longer divide our churches."

Postmaster General James Hargrove will discuss the effect ot tive recommendations enacted I The justification controvers{ into law last year udder a state- had divided Catholics and Luupcoming postal rate hikes on the Catholic press at the 61st wide incentive aid p~ogram. ~d- therans since the tirneof M~rtin BANK-BY-MA,IL (post-paid) WITH' annual Catholic Press Associa- dition of the $43, m~llion in aid Luther and the Council, of Trent. tion ,convention here. Other bri,ngs the stat~'s' co"'ltribution to ,Luther maintained that' faith, speakers at the' four-day meet- schooling to ,$370 million for'!' alone justifies man, or make!! , ,307 Main St., South Yarmouth, Ma. 02664 him acceptable to" God. The' ing May 11 to 14 will include the next, year. .' I . " .,;At Boss' Riv~r, 2-3 yr. term deposit certificates yield 'Court challenges Jf the non~: Catholic' position is that faith Bishop John L. May of Mobile, 6.18% pe~ year when' compounded' doily from doy-ofAla., chairman of the U. S. Cath-' , public school aid pro+sions have' must be expressed in. good acdeposit. $1,000 minimum deposit. olic Conference Comm~nications been entered, but no decisions tions to make man acceptable Committee. ,,<" ,,' " ' .. , ••

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Trip Down M,emory Lane Last December when other people were counting the days to Christmas, I was counting the days till Spring.

Now th'\t it's here, I'm in my second childhood. The sun is warm, plants are sprouting., Soft rain gives the garden an inimitable aroma. The' glory of God's handiwork' his, I remember covering old just glistens on everything. Dobbin with a blanket to keep And the whole thing trig- him warm, hitching up with' a gers something in my brain. I must clean the attic. It really need its ... and it's fun. Our old attic holds more treasures and memories than can be stored in any scrapbook, and I love going through them.

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Our house has bellO in my family for almost 50 years.

That's enough time to accumulate all sorts of gems; those things that aren't ,worth saving, hut are too good to throw out.

Every Spring I tell myself I should be firm, cull out all the excess. But when I go through those things, I feel like I'm visiting with old friends - and everything goes right back where it was.

Grandma, Grandpa, . This year I'm not going to let sentiment get the best of me. I'm going to do tlte job with a hardheaded determination. Anything that isn't absolutely needed, for some good, sound, logical purpose, is going out! lift the first dust cover.

There's the picture of Grandma and Grandpa, a charcoal drawing dorie 65 years ago. Now, I really couldn't put them in the garbage -but I really don't want to hang them in the living room either.

They don't take up that much room. So, with an affectionate dusting, they go back in their corner.

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Ah, here's something we haven't used for a while - the baby's carriage. On the路 other hand, I knew a girl who gave hers away, and needed it the following year. Better save that just to be safe.

Old Yearbook Now this item ... my brother's hobby horse. It's so rickety he couldn't let his" kids ,use it, he didn't have an attic to store it, and he couldn't part with it.

Well, if he couldn't throw it out, neither can I. ' Besides, even though it was ,

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length of clothesline, and gallopirig across the living room.

I guess Dobbin gets' another lease for this year.

This huge ol,d dress box is so broken. The store it came from is out of business. But my mother's wedding dress is all wrapped in tissue paper - and' the big straw hat she wore when she was a young,girl-and 'my First Communion dress.

No one is ever going to wear these things again. My determination is finally getting somewhere. I will not be so sentimental! The box goes out. Not the dress and the hat; they go into a nice .new box. But the broken box is definitely finished.

Now I have something I can really do a job on - it whole carton of treasures I saved from school.

Here's a menu from "Moby' Dick's" Restaurant. I never went to "Moby Dick's." I wonder Why I saved that. Well, if I can't remember, that can go. Now I'm d.oing better., Here's my diploma. No wonder I 'couldn't find that, when I needed it. ' Ticket stubs from the time my husband took me to the Ice Capades. Gee, that was' before we were married. We had such a nice evening they don't take much room they can ~ay. .

Oh, here's myoid high-school yearbook. Good heavens, look at Elinor. She looks scared of her own shadow. She's a system's analyst for IBM now.

I wonder what ever happened to Louise. I saw June a few weeks ago. She looks much bet路 ter now than she did then. I'll bet she doesn't have dishpan hands.

Here's the girl who was the ballet dancer. I wonder if she ever made it, to the big time.

And Sister Jeanne. Last time I wrote to her, I promised I'd visit. Better do that next week.

And her~ are the pictures of our prom; Go'od heavens. We thought we were so gorgeous.

Well, that box takes only a little space.

Oh, look, here's the box of old family photographs. ' A voice comes up the stairway. "Mom, it's after six o'clock.

Aren't you ever going to cook supper?"

"I'll be right there."

Yes, I must give up my "cleaning" and go back to the present.

I've thrown out one broken box and one unremembered menu.

But, I've revived a few old memories, "visited" with friends I haven't seen in ages.

In a way, it's like praying.

Many of the memories involve friends and relatives who have passed away.

Remembering things about their lives seems like remembering the lives of the saints.

I have a little bit of heaven in my attic.

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Spring Brings At.tic-CI,eaning

PRINCIPALS AT DCCW MEETING: District No. 1 of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women met at St. Elizabeth's Hall, Fall River and heard Rev. John P. Driscoll strongly oppose the proposed legalization of abortion. Principals were: Mrs. Andre Latessa, chairman of Parent Life committee; Fat,her Driscoll, 'guest speaker; Mrs. Mildred Cantin, president of St. Elizabeth's Council of Women; Mrs. Raymond Poisson, area president of DCCW.'

Bala,nce N,ecessary Says Catholic Schools Must Te'ach Students To Make Own Decisions SAN JUAN (NC) - Catholic schools must prepare students to make their own decisions in all areas, even at the risk of bringing political issues into the classroom, the San Juan archdiocesan department of education declared in a statement issued here.

"The function of any school cannot be limited to what is strictly academic," the statement said. "The school must, with the' necessary balance,enable students to make religious, social, economic, and even political decisions in their daily relations with society."

The statement was signed by Sister Maria Margarita Benitez, superintendent of schools for the archdiocese.

Sister Margarita issued her statement shortly after the annual meeting of the presidents of student councils and archdiocesan Catholic sch09ls. '

Supports Red Cross E,mergency Appeal WASHINGTON (NC) - The plight of the American Red Cross's mounting 'relief efforts occasioned by' the California eart~quake, plus a rash of tornadoes, blizzards, floods an(l other disasters, was underscored in an appeal issued here by the National Catholic Disaster Relief Committee.

Msgr. Leo J. Coady, Catholic committee chairman, noting that his committee works closely with the Red Cross, urged all Americans to support the Red Cross's emergency appeal for' funds.

George M. Elsey, president of the American Red Cross, said the recent disasters have depleted the (organization's $10 million disaster budget and an additional $7 million is needed now for continued relief work.

She defended the appearance at:the meeting of Ruben Berrios, an advocate of Puerto Rican independence who was recently arrested while protesting the U. S. Navy's use of the Puerto Rican island of Culebra as a target are(i.

She said the inclusion of Berrios as a speaker in the program had the approval of Archbishop Luis Aponte of San Juan.

"I invite all those who have any educCational responsibilities to confront themselves with these two thoughts from the Second Vatican Council," Sister Margarita said.

"Great attention should be given to civic and political education, so that all citizens, especially youth, can fulfill their mission in the political life of the community.'

"Those who disagree with us in social, political, or even religious matters, are still deserving of our respect and love."

Very Essential "A diocese without a newspaper lacks something very essential for the proper communication between bishop, clergy and the laity."-Bishop Cornelius Power of Yakima, Wash.

,ATCO (NC)-The New Jersey Council of Family Life Directors is urging the New Jersey state Senate to throw its weight behind the concept of a Family Court, rather than pass a proposed divorce reform bill.

The council, composed of family life directors from the Newark archdiocese and dioceses of Camden, Paterson and Trenton, stated that a Family Court would effect genuine reform far better than the divorce introduced by Assemblyman Richard W. Dekorte of Bergen County. That bill would make divorce possible, after a year of voluntary separation, without a citation that either marriage partner is at fault. ' Even if the state could live with this "no-fault" provision, why is there such a rush to terminate the marriage, the directors asked at a recent meeting.

Why not allow the couple more time to reconsider? Why not insist upon a period of three years voluntary separation and provide the means for marriage counseling, they suggested.

The Family Court, they added, updates and coordinates existing legal assistance to the family, offering adequate counseling to troubled couples and their children. It renders positive assistance, which enables people to meet their responsibilities, they said.

In his annual adddress to the legislature, Gov. William T. Cahill offered "full support to meaningful and constructive proposals" to come out of the Joint Legislative Family Court Study Commission which has been reconstituted.

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AGANA (NC) - The Feast of I the Immaeulate Conception, Dec. By .Patri~ia' McG~wan , 8, has been declared a legal holIt's true that yesterday Was iday in a bill passed by the the official· feast of St, Patri~k, Guam territorial legislature. but at St. Johri's Day Care CenGuam is a' U. S. territory ter in St. Patrick's parish; F~11 whose 'residents are .U. S. citi- River,the lads arid colleens ha~e tens' and: subject to the federal too much Irish spirit to confirte constitution. ' to one day. The \wearing of the The legal holiday will not only green and the' observance :Of honor the Blessed Mother, under . Irish traditions have spilled oV,er her title of the \ Immaculate Con- . ,into the entire m6nth of Marth. . .

I I <;eption, the patroness' of the When you enter t~e Slade Stre'et island, but Our Lady of Camarin, center, you're' greeted on o~e a Marian title rich in the tradi-' side by a huge drdboard repretieins of the Marianas Islands of sentation of Blarhey' Castle, 6n which Guam is the largest.' the' other by a tharming Iri~h The bill makes law what has cottage. Backing'them up are:a been a fact for years. Upwards bright green jaurtting cart and of 85 per cent of the Guam pop- an equally brightl, pub, dispenk,ulatio~ of H5,OOO is. C~tholic, and lng "Irish brew'i' g~een r?9t devotIOn to Mary IS mtense. beer, tea, and ,of all thmgs, mI1~.

December 8 is a feast day of The pre-school I tots of St. island-wide importance, some- Jo?n's have ma?~ hats, gree~­ times drawing as many as 14,000 pamted tamboun~es,.and enorpeople to the capital city of mous shamrocks fq~ Insh dances, Agana for an afternoon proces- with rhythm sUIJP/ied, by dru~,s sion . and Mass. Busin~sses and made. from large\ potato chIp . i schools, b'?th private and public, cans. hav~ traditionally been closed Even menus ha~e been Celti~ on that day. this month, featuring Irish ste~,' A minor conflict arose in De- shamrock-shaped Icookies and cember, 1970, when the board of green ,iello, It's alii part of thf education announced that it did center s effort to ,engage th~ not intend to close down the "whole child" in a~tivities.

I ' public school system on the feasf, Monthly li\h,eme I day.. It subsequently bowed to . The Irish project is but ~ne of pubhc pressure and the schools a series of themed activities at were closed .lor the feast.

St. John's, said Re~. Harold Wilt son, center direetot. During oth' Lihl rgy-ArtSi er months the .dhildren havJ Japarl WESTON (UC)-A contest for similarly studied Mexico, I I qualified artists wishing to con- and Holland. "We try to do' - tribute to Church liturgy, is whatever the country' would b~ planned by the New England Li- doing with its children at the turgical Committee here, offer-' same agE; level," I said Fathe~' ing the' first annual Maurice Wilson. Research for the proji Lavanoux award, .$250 cash and ects is done by \VIrs.- .Frances, an engraved medallion.

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Forty children are center regAid to Soviet Jew§ BRUSSELS (NC)-The World ulars and an additional handful World Conference. of Jewish come to St. Joh"n's for a hot Communities on Soviet Jewry ,lunch from nearby Slade School. pledged "unceasing ~ffort to in- "As a federally funded agency, sure that the plight of Soviet we can offer. this service," said 'Jewry ,is kept 'before the con- Father Wilson, Soon to start is science of the world until the a hot lunch program for senior justice of their cause prevails." citizens.

In a "Brussels DeClaration," adopted at its final session, the "conference called upon the .Soviet government to recognize and accord the right 'of Jews in the Soviet Union to return "to their historic homeland in Israel."

It also demanded that Jews in the Soviet Union be permitted "to exercise fully their right . to live in accord with the. Jewish cultural and religious heritage and freely to raise their children in this heritage." '

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WASHNGTON (NC) - Presi-. dent Richard -M. Nixon defended as "ecumenical" a White House service which combined the Christian doxology 'with a sermon by a Jewish rabbi.

The nation's chief executive was reacting to criticism from some Jewish quarters that the doxology, which ends with the line "praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost," should not be part of the service.

Connie, Stuart, ,Mrs. Nixon's staff director, reported that the "doxology is always part of a ,White House worship service" and that" there were no -objec. tions to its use by either Rabbi Joshua O. Haberman, who spoke at the service, or Rabbi Louis Finkelstein, who officiated at a similar'service in 1969.

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THE PLACE TO GO: Taunton's Cya center has become "the place to go" for area teens. Left, Tony Lopes, athletic director, explains fine points of pool to Mark Perry, Steven Sanders. Right, Rev. John -Gomes,

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BY DOROTHY EASTMAN Street 110use was built in the On High Street in Taunton is 40's by the Army, Corps of Ena stately old house-large, white, gineers when the house was with an honest to goodness owned by the government and widow's walk on its roo(. It 'also used as a USO. Through 'the has a 50 foot gym. The sign on years that the diocese has owned . the front lawn tells the story. It the house the gym has seen a says "CYO Center." lot of use. As, long as there are The house is not only one of such things as teen age boys, the loveliest, but one of the busbasketballs arid baseballs, the iest in Taunton. Every school CYO sports program will carry day from ,2:30 .in, the aftemoon on. until 9 at night, teenagers can Bl,Jt .drop-in centers are somebe seen trooping in and. out of· thing new to the CYO scene. In its wide doors.

With a little help from his Taunton teen c,enters have had friends, Rev. John Gomes, the very rough' going. Civic groups, Taunton CYO Director, has 'alive to the very real need for opened a community center at them, have sponsored them, but the High Street house for teen- most have died within months of their birth. agers of all faiths.

Some of his friends are the Everyone bemoans the fact four young people from the that a very small percentage ,of Neighborhood Youth Corps who young people, many from outworked last Summer restoring side Taunton,' bent on trouble, the house to its former glory. ,can desroy, with knife wielding Another good friend of Father and drug and liquor induced Gomes and hundreds of Taunton frenzy, what could be a very youngsters is Tony Lopes, athlet- good thing indeed for the great ic director of the center. As a majority of well behaved youngvolunteer Tony, who is a parish- sters. B,ut they can and they do. ioner of Our Lady of Lourdes, Young, dark-haired Father coaches basketball and baseball.

By profession he is a teacher at Gomes had opened a successful Henry Lord Junior High in Fall teen center at Our Lady of Lourdes last year. When he was River.

Tony's wife recently presented appointed CYO director for the him with their first child and Taunton area, he saw the great Tony promptly presented the advantages the large house with tiny boy with his first present~ its central location would have as a drop-in center. a regulation size basketball.

Tony is at the center 10 or 12 hours a week during the basketball season and during the Priest Wins Fight Summer in the baseball season For Drug Center he's at the ball park with the PHILADELPHIA (NC)~Father youngsters every night.

Peter Quinn has won his sixBuilt by Army , month battle to obtain zoning Sports, of course, have tradi- approval for a drug "resocializationally been a large part of tion" center here.

CYO. That certainly hasn't The Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously voted permission for a group of professional Lodge in Rome ROME (NC) ~ Ambassador and community people, headed Henry Cabot Lodge, special en- by the priest, to open The Bridge, voy of President Nixon to the a former residence of the Med-' Vatican, arrived here for a third ical Mission Sisters. "round of talks with high Vatican officials on topics including peace prospects, disarmament and drugs.

Some neighborhood groups had opposed the center as having possible damaging effects on the area.

Bishop .Connolly encouraged charge for athletic events for nately not unique in this rehim and gave the prQject the . non-members. spect.

"Membership drives have been financial support.it n~eded to Card System begin operations last September. conducted at the city's three Father Gomes feels that by The' young people who worked high schools and the young peoall Summer renovating the house ple pass the word alopg to their ha ving identification cards issued to the members, and the were paid by the federally fund- friends," Father Gomes says. ed Neighborhood Youth Corps.

The great majority of the join- cards checked at the door, the Last year the NYC of Taunton ers so far have been boys. They staff will be able to have some contributed over 35,600 hours of like to sit around the large rec- control in keeping trouble work to some 40 local public' and . reation room of an evening, makers out. So far this plan has non-profit organizations.' The drinking soda, listening to the worked very well.

"It's unfortunate that we can't entire. wages and fringe benefits jUke box, and playing cards or have the dances," he said. of . NYC enroliees, who are pool. youngsters from financially de"We don't have muc!l of a "They would have brought in prived families, are paid from program yet for girls, but we'll money to run the rest of the federal funds through the Man- be working on it," Father program." Few of us would want power Administration.

Gomes says, adding that he'd to have even the heating bill for like to start film discussion the huge 10 room house, to say City Aids Center nothing of all the other running groups next year, too.

And last week the city of expenses the center incurs.. A Twenty-five adults work as Taunton joined supporters of the good thing to remember at this drop-in center as members of the volunteers at the center, and time of year, is that the CYO there is always a man on duty municipal Recreation Commisis funded in part by the Bishop's sion moved to aid in its opera- as chaperon.

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"Some of the youngsters are tion.

Running a drop-in center is So far this year 247 teenagers coming to me for counseling. I about as relaxing a job as weldhave paid their $1 annual fee for can foresee that in the future ing steel girders on a 40-story that card will admit them to the this could be a full time apostol- building in a high wind. But center any time it's open. Hours ate," the young priest said.

Father Gomes is enjoying the are Monday through Thursday, The new center has not been challenge and everyone in Taun2:30 till 9; Fridays, 2:30 till 11; without its hairy moments. The ton is cheering him on. and Saturdays 9 A.M. till 3 P.M: first dance held there in the There is a small admission .Fall ended abruptly in mayhem, and that first dance was also the last. Neighbors in the lovely Schedule Meeting residential area didn't take too On Adult Education kindly to police sirens wailing DAYTON (NC)-Focusing on a in the night.

Saturday night CYO dances wide range of topics, the United States Catholic Conference, adult have been institutions for several education division, and the Ber- generations of Americans. Now gamo Centers East and West they are often just too risky in will sponsor a national adult ed- many cities. Taunton is unfortuucation conference here May 914 on the "Forgotten Adult."

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used in a Washington, D,C. hos~,Die group is in, existence, presspital, by which, .babies 'to, be ing for euthanasia if "the pa1 The Berrigan affair and a , sion, in a round-about 'aQd rather that "while there is scarcely a aboited are delivered by Cae- tient, his fam,ily, or the state" number of similar cases involv- 'awkward waY'j that they are so- page in the (Campb~II~Holloway) sarian section. If alive, they are deems it advisable. Not only is ing so-,:alled "radical" or anti- Cial activ'istspure and', si:Plple book to which I co'uld give "disposed of in some; other this' envisioned for the elderly if yol,1 will), wholehearted assent, I found it way," or are sent to a research or the incurably ill, but many in Establishment priests, nuns, and ,(outr,ight 'humanis,ts, I'" • Catholic laymen and laywomen and, more specifically:, that :they the most challenging thing I laboratory in order to see how the field of mental retardation prayer andl' are have read on Christian ethics in 'long they can be kept alive ar- feel that "child euthaniasia" have been so widel)' publi<;izcd have ,'given' tificially. ,should be available for hopeas possibly to' have create~ , not greatly cottcern'ed,' if at all, a long time."

Fr. Merton's Message Again and again in the course, lessly retarded children. the impression among~an,k and with religious falues as su9h.

I say this, along with Father of his lecture, Dr. Lynch docu-' "There are really no psychi, "These;" he ~ays, 'speakhw of file, Catholics that their own re.ligious community, for better or the ecclesiastical' bureaucrats Clancy, if only because of the mented his remarks or told his atric, surgical or medical indiworse, 'has a kind of monopoly who' work in \ the Inrerch~rch fact that the Campbell-Holloway hearers that should Jhey wish to cations for abortion," 'flatly deon this sort of, thing and that. Center in New' York City, I"are book points up so effectively the investigate his statements fur- 'c1ared Dr. Lynch. He said that dedicated, ver):', much involved truth of Bonhoeffers's widely ther, he would be happy to sup- as a young doctor he undertook human be,ings.1 Yet in the time quo~ed dictum that "Cheap grace' lily references. the largest study of therapeutic I watched the~e toilers of: the is the most deadly enemy of the Marry Strangers 'abortion ever made in world, By The doctor said that today's medical literature, involving spirit in the lu1nch hour. gather- ' Church." lng,. I did onot\ ob~erve ,an~one', This is also Thomas Merton's young people "are getting mar- three million deliveries. " MSGllt "I studied some 36 points in saYing grace before or after the message .in one of the key chap- ried to 'a vagina instead of a meal. I never, \Picked up tel's of hiS posthumous book en-, girl, to a penis 'instead of a boy." connection with each delivery, GEOJIGE ,G. rrients, of conversation about titled "Contemplation in a World. 'As a result, "kids ilre getting a'nd' there were no computers God. I did not notice anyone of, Action" (Doubleday" New married to strangers" and when then," he said. He declared that reading or carrYing a Bible.'r York, $7.95). "Far from being problems come they have no re- incidence of maternal mortali'ty HIGGINS , ReligioJs Values I irrelevant," Father Merton says, 'sources with which to meet them. was slightly lower in hospitals " With. all duel' respect to 1MI'. "pr~yer; meditation and c~ntemHe quoted a survey of 22,000 not permitting abortion than in I, am rather surprised platlOn are of the, utmost Imporhigh school honor students, 50 those where therapeutic' proceOursler, the Protestant community, by that an experienced reporter tance in America today." 'per cent of whom were Catho- dures were permitted. contrast, is enjoying (if that's This is so, he continues, for Iics. Forty·nine per cent favored Every succ~eding study has, the proper word) a period' pf would CO!l1e to ~uch a pejora~ive , judgment about1the "religiosi,t),;", thereaso'n, among others, that legal abortion, 64 pre cent were borne out his findings, he said. relative peace and quiet or, if "he who attempts to act and do willing to limit their families to Even a book entitled' "Abortion you ,will, has worked out at or the '''piety'' of these, ,toilers least a tentative modus vivendi of the spirit on he, basis of such things for others. or for the two children, and 36 per cent in the United States," edited by flimsy evidence. \ ": world without deepening his approved of premarital sex.

'Mary Calderone, outspoken prowith the status quo. , Be that as it may, I feel under own"self-understanding, freedom, He said the such statistics ~eponent' of abortion. includes In point of· fact, ,'however, some obligation,l as a mattet of in~egrity and capaci~y to lo~e, flect organized efforts being statement after statement, by thafs not the way it is at ,all.

Will not have anyth In g t 0 give made by many groups" to eradi- medical 'men as to the lack of On the contrary, 'thQre is at simple loyalty, to note for It he least as much "radical" ferment 'record that thJ bureaucrats I others. He will communicate to cate traditional Judeao-Chris- medical necessity for any aborwithin the' over-all Protestant deal with in thb Protestant ,Iso. them nothing but the contagion tian morality," and that many tion.

"It's technically possible to community as there is in Cath- cial action Establishment strike of ~is own obsessions, his ago educators feel that there is '~no .

Jt were any I'of gressiveness, his egocentered more useful task for education perform any delivery," said .Dr. , me (as though olic circles, and possibly ew,m my business tol m~ke SUCh: ' a ambitions, his delusions about in the '70's than to change pub- Lynch, "but it's sometimes easmore.

I " i e r to abort. However," he addAnd, judging from my' own judgment) as being men of faith ends and means, lJis doctrinaire lie morals.'" and solid piety.

Since', Mr. O~r. prejudices and ideas.

Dr. Lynch has,spoken against ed, "who ever said the practice reading on the subject, I would Oursler's' 'Point , abortion in 40 states he said of medicine should be easy, or say that the division between sler himself has referred to the matter, I might add' that they. .

"There'is nothing more tragic and has offered 'testimon; that we shouldn't face the probso-called "radicals" and fOcalled "conservatives (granting also strike me as beiIig men: of In the modern world than the ,against. it in nine state legisla- lems given ,us by the good I , mi~use of power and action, to tures. He has always noted" he . Lord?" the fuzziness of these mislead· prayer.

Fish, Mink, Otter Having differed with Mr. Our- which men are driven by their declared, "how angry pro-aboring labels) is probably more exsler to this exterit, I would h~sown Faustian misunderstandings tionists are."

In this connection Dr. Lynch pointed out with tensive and more extreme .in the Protestant than' in the Catholic ten to add that\ he has every and misapprehensions ... We are he cited a' poem by famed Rus- some incredulity' the fact that right in the world to raise the ~iving th~ough the 'greatest crisis si'an poet Yevtushenko, speaking legislatures in New York and community: ' Alaska have in recen~ months question as to *tiether ,or not In the history of man; and this for an unborn baby:', Liberal Protestants the social actionl movement, lin 'crisis is centered precisely in the Why must I die? passed bills to ,protect "the enWill Oursler, a well known the Catholic as \\jell as the Pr6t- ' country that, has made a fetish What have I done? tire cycles of fish, mink, free lance journalist and the estant community, 'is based s<:>l- out of action and has lost (or Who are these men? otters and seals. They had no author of several popular biog- idly enough on te'ligious valJes perhaps ne~er ,?ad) the sense of Why are they so angry? difficulty determining that these raphies, has attempted to cap- ,~md, more specific.ally, whether contemplatIOn..

The physician said legalized creatures were essentially fish, ture the flavor of this conserva- or not it places dLe emphasis, h Mr. Oursler, to give him his abortion had its beginnings in I!link, otter and seal before birth. tive-versus-radical controversy its own ,scheme of things, on th: due, was probably trying to the Scandinavian' countries and Yet the same legislatures, weeks within the Protestant c.ommunity importance of pdy'er, both pub. ~ake this sal!le point in his crit- that mos~ abortions everywhere later, could not decide that huin a new book entitled "Prot- Iic and private, lin the 'life bf Ical reference, as quoted above, are performed, because "it's just man life was human before birth estant Power and the Coming the Christian acti~ist. ' I to the Protestant social action ' too damned inconvenient for the and therefore entitled to civil Revolution" (Doubleday, New , I 'I Establishment. The fact that, in, woman to have a baby." rights. Consequently abortion York, $5.95).' ~his writer's judgment, he. made He stated that 88 per cent of bills were passed."

Obsession With Politics, Mr. _Oursler' says that his Two Baptists ahthors, Will It rather poorly does ~ot In any U.S. abor'tions are performed by An Eskimo senator in Alaska "primary objective in this book Campbell and Ja\nes Y. l;IOll? way detract from the Importance physicians in hospitals but that' summed up the situation, said has been to bring together the way, have raised these questicQs of the point itself, as many, if illegal abortions tripled in Den- the doctor, when he commented, hard facts of religious revolu- even more point~dly than Mr. not ~ost, of t~e people he is mark the 'first year they were "White men's ways are strange: tion, partkularly in the liberal, Oursler in a recent book entitled wo~rYlng ~bout III the Protestant, legalized. He explained this ap- They can determine that a fish Protestant churches, and to pre- "Up To Our Steeples in Politic~" SOCial actIOn movement would, parently inconsistent finding by is a fish, but not that a baby is sent these facts objectively. For (Paulist Press, Neir York, $J.95j. undoubtedly agree. saying that legal abortions are human." there are two sides, there are I find ,it almostl impossible to a public. matter, whereas illegal Made for God gradations of right arid wrong, figure out exa~t1y jWha,t it is th~t Plan First Female procedures are secret. "Psycho"When I went into medicine,'" and both sides must be seen and ' Campbell 'and Hoi oway are trv- Ad' " logically, no woman wants to be concluded Dr.' Lynch, "I went heard and understood if the ing to tell us in tHis provocati~l~ " yocacy Office 'known as a killer of her own with the idea of preserving life, public is to understand what i~ series of. essays dn the role df WASHINGTON (NC) - In a children" therefore she prefers stamping out disease, fending at stake." the Christian in sbciety.i move toward, female equality,' the secrecy of an illegal abor- off death and keeping alive hope.

Whether or not the leaders of Somehow I think that this is On the face of ,lit, they see!11 the U~ S. Department of Health, .' tion.", ',the Protestant sociaf action to be saying tha~ there is nb Education and Welfare set in Fifth Freedom what most patients want in their moyement will agree that Mr. place whatsoever .lin the Chris,- ,motion an advocacy' branch for The contraceptive pill in its doctor."

Oursler has, in fact, ,been' all tian scheme of things "for social ,its women employes. various forms was hailed as the ,He urged parents in his auaithat objective rem'ains to be action in the sensei in which thi~ HEW Secretary Elliot, L. "Fifth Freedom" when it was ence' to teach their children that seen. ' term is. commonly' imderstoC!d, Richardson said he will establish introduced, said Dr. ',Lynch. It, "man is not made for earth and Dedic:ated, Involved but, giving them the fullbenefil: ' a Women's Action Program to was expected to eliminate the the state, but for God and eterMeanwhile, speaking as one of the doubt, I gather that what insure equal hiring and promo- problems of unwed mothers, nity." less' wise and walking impru- they are really w~rning agaim:t tion for the department's 62,000 venereal disease and the' diffiThe internationally known dently into the middle of a is not political soJial action as female workers. cuIties of other means of con- medical man received a rising family quarrel, I would have to such but what they r:egard' as , The program, 'will also pro- traception. It has done none of ovation, from the St. Michael's say that, in one respect at least, "an obsession, witH politics" on' mote day care centers, flexible these, he pointed out. audience.

Mr. Oursler·-perhaps unwitting- the part of mimy Christian activ1 hours - and liberal . maternity ,Turning to discussion 'of proHe will be fo'llowed in the Iy'- has prejudiced his readers ists and this at thb 'expense of! leaves for employes, according' cedures for which abortion paves 'Lenten series by Msgr. Russell against the so-called liberal wing what they refer to las "evangeIJ, to Xandra Kayden, the woman t.he way, Dr. Lynch declared that 'R. Novello, CCD Director for of the Protestant Establishment ism," the Iiying o~t in practic~ , named to direct its development. all states now permit voluntary the Boston Archdiocese and by (as represented, for example, by of the full Gospel of-Christ. i Government officials said the sterilizat,ion procedures and that Rev. ,Fernando Veiga of the the majority group of the staff I go" along, 11ith Fal:her~' progtam is the first 'advocacy some groups fully expect that Portuguese Vincentians. They of' the Na.tional 'Council of Thomas J. Clancy~ ,S.J.,' of the: office established, and financed by 1993, punitive sterilization will speak Sunday, March 21 Churches) by leaving the impres- . staff of America he'n he saysi by any cabinet-levei department. will be permissible. "They ~ave and Sunday 28, at 7 P.M. , " ',' r

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By 'this time of year mos:tof us carlnot tolerat~' the Winter: '.t~e pleasant spectacle' of the fit~t· snowfalf has lost its allure and the thought of even 'right snow' now gives os' '4 chill .in ~he' spine; the comfort ofwar~t~ and . ". . " . i. -, togetherness, whl<:h IS foster'oed by the 'cold. asa family abl~e. m th~f dea~ la.nd. across· , '. d h' f' h' I the Insh sea. I " ,. J s~ts aroun. t e ,Ire as, o~g ':While Imu~t. 'adtitit'th~~' per-, . SInce vamshed In the n01s~ sonally I "prefer -the songs of the

children can' engender; b.l.lt 'the.Cl~ncy 'BrothJi-s, . with' all:. ~heir ' . mo.s~·. debilitati!"'g' aspect of, the fervor and firb, Dan.ny Bo)\ does long ~'i"ter months for parents, . mist my eyes 6ver a bit.· What I 'e,specially of youl)g <;hildren, is don't, undersdnd 'atioiJt ail the' • th: Incess~nt, iIlness' which ?oes 'things that the: Irish ar~~,so.pr~ud WIth sunless hou~es and vlrus- of, such as good . whIskey; fme infected schools: ' linen,and eleg~nt'cryst~l, i~ why . This has been a normal Winter very little 'footi. (other'tha'it the fo'r us. Jason has had scarlet liquid kind) is ,~c,luded in .t~~ list fever, "mumps, and a number of of Irish specialties.' . -, COlds, sore throats and respira·, Bookstores hh~.shelves dowd. tor~ ailments. The girls have' ed with French 'cookbooks, Italian experienced any number of colds" specialties,' :aJd Chinese:, and stoma.ch aches,. and' just about Japanese cUli~ary secrets; i just anythmg of mmor conse9uence to· mention a \ few, but where that can be thought of to keep there should l)e at least a few them out of schooJ. Marilyn has volumes of *Sh recipes,: the had. her usual laryngitis (which shelves are almost bare. - ' at times can be a blessing) which Marvel6us Bacon I , keeps her searching for ~he ulti. "All I can remeinber ~f! my mate cure to her throat aIlments. visit to Ireland as far as' the This Winter I was also thrown food is concern~d is the mat-velinto the. bargain with' an ulcer ous. bacon' an4 .'the tasty! and and a hIgh cholesterol count to abundant breakfasts" said, a boot. friend as I qUiz~ed he'r about the It will be a pleasure to put fare of .Ireland; I \I a:-v ay the assorted cough medi· The Polish hfve their pietogi, cmes, wonder drugs, cough drops the Lebanese their kibbi and the and t~e. half empty bottles of Portuguese theIr bacalhau, ~ but prescnptlOns and patent medi- other than corned beer' and cabcin~s which cram the' ,?edici.ne bage my ances~ors didn't bl-ing ca~met,. and r~place them WIth, much over in the way of tr~ats ,P?ISOn IVy. lotIOns a~d. sunburn for the palate. \ ' , om~m~nts )~st for a change.

Perhaps somE1 of my readers Both Manlyn and I have be- would' care to debate this point come so sensitive to raspy with me .and I Jrould be delightcoughs tha~ we fairly leap out. ed to sway the 9ther way if ~ey of our chaIrs when one of the could send me some recipes. that children !begins a hackin.g, obvi- originated "ove~ in Killarn~y." ously . uncomfortable sIege of What I think will really have to coughl~g. I dre~d .the thought of happen is that !Joe, and 'I ~ill' the chIldren SIdlIng up to me have to go .on a ':visit to the land an.d saying in th~t ton: of .:V0ice ' of my ancestors\ and ferret but used only by a SIck chIld, Dad-some recipes for ourselves. 1 dy, I don't feel well." , This recipe was printed in this Mother Natur~· .will manage column four or five St. Patrick's very' shortly to cure. all our ills. Days ago wHen· "Grandma It amazes me each year the Walsh"was still 1living, : transformation that can occur in Grandma WalSh's Irish Brea(J the outlook' of children .and 3 cups flour. \ 3 teaspoons baking powder: a.dults about sickness when they fma~ly make the mo~e to the out- • 1 cup sugar I doors and the sunshme. It seems ~ teaspoon salt . ,that the ~iruses and '.'arious.

I cup raisins I germs whIch ~ause dIseases 1 teaspoon caraway'seeds' don't stand a chance once the I egg I children get a t~ste of the out~ Y2 cup plus '2 Tablespoons bf doors. Until then we will have milk j to manage to suffer through a piece of butter the size of i ;{ few more weeks of sickness. large egg 'i In! the Kitchen 1) Sift togetherl the flour, bakMarch is the month when all .ing powder, sugar and salt. ! roads point to the Irish, the 2) Cut the buttbr into the dI')' American Irish that is. The other ingredi~nts until the particles a~e evening my mother (a profes- fine. '\ siqnal Irishman if there ever was 3) Beat in the egg and md,k one), my daughter Meryl and I until the mixture becomes a soft attended an evening 'of songs dough.' You may \ have to u~e and dances from the Emerald your hands at tile end of tne' Isle.' As the tunes' and dances in: mixing as the blades of tt,le • I ' ' creased m tempo (and I ·must beater get dogged with the admit that one colleen, PatriCia dough. " \, ' Cahill, was truly ari outstanding 4) Mix into the dough the talent) the enthusiasm, of .the. raisins and cara~ay seeds. (If audience also increased, reach-' ;myone' in your farriily doesn't .ing. its peak with Miss Cahill's like the taste of taraway, this rendition of Danny Boy. . can be omitted without harming Pride of being Irish swelled the bread.) \ ,! throughout the auditorium and 5) PlaGe the dOlolgh in, a well at that moment I realized what .. {greased loaf pan, 'orl\ heavy roun~ they mean when., they say that pan. Brush top with~ melted the -Irish in America, are more shortening and bake in a 375 Irish than those that presently' oven about 50 minhtes. !

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NEW YORK (NC) - Christo- "Recovery 'of Confidence" by pher Awards were presented to John W. Gardner (Norton), "In 24 books, 11 television specials, This Sign" by Joanne Greenberg and three motion pictures at a (Holy, Rinehart· & Winston), ceremony here.

"Conquest of the Inca" by John In addition, a special award Hemming (Harcourt, Brace & was presented to the Xerox Cor· Jovanovich), . "My Father's poration for their financial back- 'House" by Philip B. 'Kunhardt ing of Sir Kenneth Clark!s Jr. (Random House), "Sal Si "Civilization" series on Public . Puedas-Cesar Chavez and the Broadcasting Service television.

New American Revolution" (RanFather Richard Armstrong,di- dom House), and "Crisis in the rector of The' Christophers" noted Classroom" 'by Charles E. Silber· with regret that no children'~ man: films had' been named. for awards UNICEF Books this year..

"After carefully 'scrutinizing' ,Eleven youth books ,were the children's movies ·that had cite~, including fou~ for all ~ges been released in 1~70, our judge pubhshe? for 'l!mted, NatIOns decided' that there' wasn't a sin~ I?ternatlOnal ChIldren s Educagle picture that fulfiiled the reo l.--tlOnal Fund b~ Stackpole. The quirements 'for selections," said qu~r.tet of pIcture books by ~Ilham I. Kaufman a~e t~e the Maryknoll 'priest.

Christopher awards Went to UNICE~, ~ook of Chl1d,ren s Le~ends" UN~C~~ ~ook of the following films: "I NeverSarig for My Father,,,,Chl1dren s .,Poe~s" U~!CEF the Columbia Pictures release Book of ChIldren s Prayers, and starring Mel~yn Douglas and "UNICEF Book of Children's .' cerning the problems pf the " Songs." senior citizen.

Two, books m the 12-and-over "Little Big Man," the Cinema age ca~eg~? were honor~d: "The Center Films Release directed oy GuardIans by John ChTlstopher Arthur Penn and starring Dlistin (Macmillan) and "Sea and Earth, Hoffman as the sole survivor of the Life of Rachel Carson". by Custer's Last Stand at the Little Philip Sterling (Crowell): Big Horn.

"The Changeling" by Zilpha "The Wild' Child," a United KelHeley Snyder and Pierre J~ns­ Artist release' directed by the sen's A Moment of Silence," Francois Truffut which dealt translated by William R. Tyler with a young boy rescued from with photographs by Hans Sam· an animal existence. . son, both published by AtheA total of'5~producers, direc- ~eum, were given awards in the tors and writers got bronze me- 8-to-12 age category.

One book for youngsters ages dallions inscribed with the Christopher motto: "It is better 4 to 8, "The Erie Canal" by to light one candle than to curse Peter Spier (Doubleday), was the darkness." selected' by the, Christopher . Acco'rding :toa spokesman ·forjudges.

The Christophers, the judges' de.cisions are based on three fac- Study of Pastoral tors: "the work must· affir"1 the highest human and . spiritual· Council Published , values; it must be artistically WASHINGTON (NC)-A 155and technicalIy proficient; and page book, "A National Pastoral it must have received a signifi- Council Pro and Con" has been cant degree of public accept- published by the United States ance."

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"Rather than 'merely conMost of the material is from demning works of questionable the Interdisciplinary Consultamerit," he added, "there is tion held last Aug. 28-30 in, Chigreater need than ever to recog- cago on the feasibilitv of a nanize and support books, televi- tional pastoral council for the sion . programs and motion pic- Church in this country. Repretures that provide' a realistic but 'sentatives of 97 archdioceses hopeful view of man and his 'and dioceses and 45 national world. The Christopher Awards Catholic organizations were at are an effort to replace fault- the meeting. finding with positive action. ,,' Among the television specials honored, four were aired by the .~ .

ELECTRICAL National Broadcasting Company,_ , V...~ Contractors three each by the Columbia Broadcastig System and the .. . American Broadcasting Company. and one by the Public Broadcasting Service. They were:

Nun Wins Fl'ight Nurs'e' Wings SCOTT AIR ,FORCE BASE (NC)' - Lt. Nancy ,Eagan is proudly wearing her new flight nurse wings here at this ,basebut she's still pursuing a career she hopes will; merit a more lofty type of wings.

She was awarded the flight nurse wings' at a ceremony here in Illinois by Gen. Jack J. Patton of this base and Brig. Gen. Harold F. Funsch, command surgeon, Andrew Air Force Base, Washington, after completing the required course.

In her natty uniform, Lt. Eagan looks anything but the sobriquet'she has earned-the Air Force's first "flying nun." When she's not on Air Forces duty as a reservist here, she fills her other f.,ole as Sister Nancy Ea'gan of the Sisters of St. Joseph af Carondelet, heil,d nurse of St. Joseph's Hospital, Kirkwood, Mo. Assigned to the 932nd' AeromediCal Airlift Group at this base she will be called upon at various times to perform her Air Force duties 'aboard a .C-9 Nightingale plane, caring for patients being flown from hospitals to medical centers.

Praises Traditional Catholic EducClltion BUFFALO (NC)-;-Catholic education in its traditional form was applauded here by a conservative Churc!) organization.

Replacing Catholic schools with part-time religious education programs "constitutes an unrealistic and negative approach towards meeting the modern-day needs of our children," said . Credo, a traditionalist organization of Catholic priests, Religious and laymen here.

"The proper· goal of those seeking quality religious education should be to: expand the parochial school system, thereby making possible attendance by greater numbers of children," the Credo statement said.

The additional funds that would be available if Catholic schools, were to close would' not make up for' "the inherent shortcomings of part-time religious training programs," Credo claimed, adding that parish schools are "the' most valid and 'pressIng' 'need: to be met with limited parish funds."

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l8ooksfor Adults "The Advocates" (PBS), "A Black View of South Africa'" (CBS), "The Draft: Who Serves?"

(ABC), "The Eskimo: Fight for Life" (CBS), "The Eye of the Storm" (ABC), "For the Love of Fred" (NBC), "Migrant: An NBC White Paper," "The Mystery of Pain" (CBS), "A Storm in. Summer" (NBC), "To All the World's Children" (ABC),. and "Trip to Nowhere: An NBC White Paper on Youth and Drugs."

Eight books for adults honored were: "The Gospel According to St. John" by Father Raymond E. Brown, S.S., (Doubleday), "Reason Awake" by Dr. Rene. Dubos (Columbia University 'Press),

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ST. JULIE, NORTH DARTMOUTH Mrs. Robert Ponte is subscription chairman for a Pops Concert to be held at 8 Saturday night, May 15 in the auditorium of Bishop Stang High School.

The Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, directed by Robert O. Corley will perform, with Mrs. Edmond H. DesRosiers as organ soloist.

A large committee is working with Mrs. Ponte on preparations . for the event.

ST. PATRICK, FALL RIVER The Women's Guild announces a Guildola in the school haIl, to be held Thursday night, March 25. Mrs. Robert Regan, chairman, states that tic'kets will be available at the door and will entitle holders to chances on over 100 prizes. Reservations may be made with Mrs. Regan at 674-7416 after 6 P.M. The organization has scheduled a rummage sale in the school basement from 9 to 2 Saturday, April 3. Mrs. Joseph Drobyski is chairman.

ST. MATHIEU, FALL RIVER Final tryouts for a performance of "The Unsinkable MoIly Brown" will be held at 7:45 t.J-night and tomorrow night in the parish hall. Leads and chorus parts· for teenagers and adults are still open.

A Fr'ench-Ianguage retreat will be held Monday March 22 through Wednesday, March 24 at 7:15 each night, with Rev. Rene G. Gauthier as preacher.

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ST. MARY, NEW BEDFORD Now in progress is a series of lectures and discussion sessions offered by LaSalette Fathers un· der sponsorship of the parish CCD board.

From 8 to 10 Wednesday night, March 24, Rev. Roger Chauvette will handle the topic of "Youth Today"; at the same time Wednesday night, March 31, Rev. Richard Delisle wiIl speak on "Sin: Is It on the Way Out?" Rev. Paul Charbonneau will discuss "The Church: Weakness and Power, FoIly and Wisdom" on April 7.

ST. PETER DiGHTON The parish will sponsor a whist party at· 8 Wednesday night, March 24 in the church rectory. Refreshments will be served.

ST. JOSEPH, FALL RIVER The CYO will sponsor a dance at 8 Friday night, March 26 at Nero's Fiddle Coffee House, 318 South Main Street. Music will be by The Jems.

HOLY NAME, FALL RIVER The Women's Guild will sponsor a rummage sale from 4 to 8 tomorrow at the'school. Articles for the sale may be left 8.t the school this afternoon or will be picked up by Ethel. Charette, telephone 678-4637.

Those interested in re-estahIishing. the parish Boy Scout Troop are asked to meet at the· rectory at 7 tomorrow night.

Camp Fire Girls will have a cake and flower sale in thf: school foIlowing the 8.30, 10 and 11:15 Masses Sunday mowing, March 2.1.

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you are one of apossible 6,500,000 people seeing this appeal in a Catholic newspaper! Because you are reading a Catholic paper, we know you are a CONCERNED CHRISTIAN. Especially during LENT, then, do we turn to YOU to beg for the suffering-poor Qf the missions.

Think of the WITNESS of CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY we could give to the thousands of missionaries -who depend all year on their fellow Christians for support! - if EVERYON E reading this right now cared enough to send Bust iJ DOLLAR A DAY for Lent - or ANY sacrifice according to his means!

ST. JOSEPH, ATTLEBORO.

Please join with all concerned Christians in making such a RESPONSE OF LOVE a reality!

The parish School of Religion will sponsor a Vocation Day program from 2 to 5 Sunday afternoon, March 2], concluding with a Mass. Young people from grade six up are invited to attend. In charge of the day will be Sister Anne Hoffler, vocational coordinator for the Sisters of St. Joseph.

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AWARD: Michael Marchese, ·a member of St. Mary's Parish, Fall River and a freshman at Connolly High School, has ·received the highest award in scouting, the Eagle Scout Award.

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The Women's Guild will conduct its monthly meeting at 8 o'clock tonight in the lower church haIl. Mrs. John Moda, program chairman has announced that a silent auction will be held and all members are urged to bring new items for the event. Jewelry, clothing, bakestuffs and canned goods are most popular items.

The annual Communion breakfast of the guild will be served in the Priscilla Alden Room following the 9:30 Mass on Sunday, March 28. 'Mrs. Vioiette Thomas and Mrs. Eleanor Bill, co-chairmen, have~ announced that tickets are $2.00 and will be available at tonight's meeting.

A giant rummage sale is scheduled for Saturday, April 25 at the Parish Center and anyone wishing to have a donation col'lected is asked to call Mrs. John Moda at 775-9410 or Mrs. Kaye Dumont 775-0576.

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, Work and LeisJre During the Depression, when,the majority of people were barely making a living, the thought that leisure would ever be one of our major problems would have evoked a big guffaw. from the working man.

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had undertones of guiit. He would have begun to, look for work to do around the house, perhaps even picked up a "moonlighting" job. Doing nothing but relaxing would not only have made him feel a little guilty. It would have' been boring.

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the' home of Lazarus, Martha and Mary at Bethany. Whenever He was in the area of Jerusalem, he made a point of going out to dinner at· Bethany-just a short distance from ,Jerusalem. There He enjoyed the good food, conversation and friendship of these three good people.

We can gather from the Gospels that Jesus was a man who enjoyed the natural beauty of the Galilean and Judean hills, He :' mentions, the beauty' of" the flowers and the birds. He is at " home in the qtiiet of desert" . w,here he often went to be alone and renew himself. He loved the company of His friends, and enjoyed the solitude of prayerful reflection. Some of the more rigid . religious leaders were taken apack by his obvious enjoyment of food and drink in the company of friends and stranger!! alike. It is striking that 'John records His first sign or miracle as adding festivity to a· wedding reception .where the wine had run out. .'

Enjoy' Leisure We Christians today need to 'relearn, to recapture' something of Jesus' ability to relax and' enjoy the leisure that was his. We EYES Of CHILDREN SEEM TO SEARCH US OUT: have much more time fo~ leisure They ask many questions, but two major questions eouid and' much'wider', opportunities be: What are we doing about poverty? How· are we using' than Jesus had. our more available leisure time? NC Photp.

While it is certainly true that the Spirit of Christ is creatively Have you ever felt restless 6:32). As a child and young man at work through the work' of when you had a few hours free he worked as a carpenter, then man, through his ,technological for relaxation, or a few days for spent his years of active minis- achievements, as well as more vacation? Do you ever get ner- try in' almost ceaseless work commoplace labor, it is also true witz and the'· Curtain, Ion vous when you don't have some only to sacrifice his life' in a today that the same Spirit is the ;nuclear-weapons bUild~p, work to keep you occupied? Do most painful way on the Cross. with us to help us relax and enjoy our leisure. Some people and the .m,odern Itrendto regard you tend to judge a person's work in order to live, to better I the sacred' as irr~levant. moral worth in' terms of his .

I· I, the world, and balance their Pro f es!?or Ne~er says wei ve capacity for work? work with leisure. Others seem Many American Catholics gone from threat. to man repreBy to live in order to work, and are sented by religi~us totalitari~n­ would, I think, have to honestly uncomfortable with leisure; ism to the still tvorse threat i of answer yes to those three ques.

FR. CARL J. The Second Vatican Council tions.

I recently heard of a' highly absolute materialism. He ple~ds urges that Catholics and others with all Christiahs to takes~ri·-. , placed 'American 'ecclesiastic who PFIEIIFER, S.J. learn not only to work hard for . ous the call, reaffirmed by Vat- judged. Pop'e Pius XII' a great the betterment of the world, but Pope simply because you could ican II, to 'share lin the missiqnalso to enjoy leisure for the betsee the' light on in his study ary work of tlie Church and . I I terment of tI:!emselves. "All Christ Enjoyed Leisure bring modern men the bnly late each night. He worked late I ' · But can we imagine Jesus on workers should also enjoy suffi. and hard, therefore was a great t h mg that will sflve them, "the light and life of Christ in whilch Pope. My point is not to disagree a picnic? Can we visualize him cient rest and leisure to cultialone the mystery of man is :il- with his assessment of Pius XII, relaxing after a fine dinner in vate their family, cultural, social but to draw attention to the rea- the home of friends? Do we and religious life. They should luminated."

I I son giv~n for his greatness, really believe he had a good' time also have the opportunity to dePaul',s Letter to Romans I velop ·on their own the resources namely that he was a hard at the wedding at Cana?

The Scriptures reveal a side of and potentialities to Which, perI'm deliberately, using this as worker.

We have tended to equate dil- Jesus that is important for' un- haps, their professional work an introduction tb our study of Chapters 5 and 6 in St. Paul's igent work with moral virtue to derstanding Him and for appre- gives but little scope." (Church , .Letter to the RoIhans. You will such a degree that, many of us ciating the importance of -Lei- in Modern World, 67) One of the. responsibilities of actually feel guilty or uneasy sure. There is no doubt that see why in a morrtent.

1 when we have time for recrea- JeSI1S worked' hard, from his educators in general and reliAt the beginnih g of ChaPt~r tion. We may even be suspicious early years up to his death. But gious educators in particular is 5 Paul teaches that being put to help people grow in their of any activity that is easy, beri~ht with God Ithrough fai~h lieving that the degree of virtue . He also knew how to relax. He capacity for enjoying ,leisure. of leicould enjoy a few hours brings peace with God, a life in any human activity is propor- sure, and was sensitive to the The ability to enjoy oneself, to in the grace of God, and "the relax, to make the most of leitionate to its difficulty. The fatigue of His friends. hope weClhave of sharing Godis sure, is as much a virtue as the harder, more 'painfiJi it is, the A very human story is that of glory." Those are ceI:tainl~ more virtuous. capacity for hard· work. A Jesus .and His disciples setting things evangelisticl preachers and When we think of Jesus, what out in their boats on a picnic. healthy rhythm between work intellectuals alike ~earn for. , ~ r ' comes most readily to mind? I They were going to cross over and leisure combines both virI'm going to mafe a case th~t· would guess that for many of us to a quiet place on the shore tues.

Chapters § and 6 give all Chris- Jesus is imagined as spending to relax after a. few days of tirDiscussion Questions tians a summaryJof what they his days and most of his nights ing ministry. And it was all 1. What specific examples in should know and se in thinking hard at work preaching· and Jesus' idea: "Come by yourselves Scripture reveal to us how a~out, praying fO~, and talkin~, healing. In fact, the Scriptures tp an out-of-the-way place and Christ spent his' leisure time?'

With the rest of, modern man'· recall how on occasion he did rest a little" He· suggested.

2. Should a person ~pend all kind around them.l : not even have time to eat or (Mk £1: '31). his, leisure time "doing someTurn to Page Seventeen drink, much less sleep. (Mk Many an evening He spent in· thing?"

take their; free t!me. i Current studies show that the average man I and woman use only about 56 per' cent 'o'f the free time th~y hav~ available..

This means that they make:rriore work than the~have to: Add to this the desirelof 'families io acquire more "things" by holding down additio?~1 jobs, h~ving, more and more. mothers work, and thinking p various'bther ·money raising projects; and we see that the sorter work week is more fancy thari. fact. , ! . Leisure and Idleness ':I I Not ,,~dentical I Historically this n~ti6n equates 'non ~or~ Wi~h" id.le~ess. ~ar­ garet Mead, th,e f!1mous anthropologist, descri~es'the traditional concept of leisure 'as "something which has to be paid for later.

It 'comes' under.I · the heading" of vice, where th~ pleasure comes first and the pAin afterward', instead of virtue) where the pain or work precedes the reWard."

Indjvidually, 'this cultural itradition has mearlt that we idEmtify productiv'e wbrk as the source of much of ourl self-respecfiand social worth. Thps unemployment often leads to ~ersonal degeperation or even ~~ntal illness, Now we mus~ face a new, reality. As we work less, we ~ust Turn to Pa I e Seventeen!

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"Civilization In Danger: Only Faith Can Save Mankind." This ,is the' title of an artide I have just read in an Italian magazine.

The subtitle is: "The progress of technology res~lts in the risk of thehllman person being reduced ,to slavery if he is not ,guided bj, religious and moral values."

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Work and Leisure Continued from Page Sixteen search for a new standard of human identity, a new measure of human worth.

The words that identify the morality of work and leisure must have a new meaning for us.

The idea that leisure and idleness are identical must be abandoned. Our methods of judging our accomplishments in terms of the material gains that result from our work must be reappraised. "Success" must be redefined, not only in a secular sense, but also in Christian life.

Perhaps the coming generation is recognizing to some degree that it. is good to "let things happen to you." This could be equated to accepting leisure as one should accept God's love and the love of brother.

Leisure Is "Re-creation" If men and women can learn to accept both work and leisure in the sense of witness to Christ, their sense of self-worth will not be injured but enlarged. Once this understanding of 'self becomes a reality it is easier to understand the problems of others.

For ages the Church has told us that leisure is a time for "recreation," a time to build up our reserves for continuing work. Today the modern retreat, carefully organized, forces us to "let things happen to us" instead

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Continued from Page Sixteen If what paul says in these chapters is true, shouldn't alIChristians want to share what they have with others so that by faith they too may be brought into the good favor and friendship of ,God? Consider, for example, Paul's statement that the Christian can even rejoice in his troubles, because "trouble produces endurance, I endurance bring's God's approval, and his approval creates hope." I don't think Paul means this is how it works only for those who have heroic sanctity. I think he means this is the way it should be for every Christian.

The Holy Spirit "who is God's gift to us" has been given to all of us in baptism, and by means of the Spirit "God has poured out his love into our hearts" (5:5). God doesn't forget us, no matter what it may seem like at times. If we persevere with faith, we shall have the proof of it.

Spiritual Life for All Now isn't that something worth communicating to others -including other Christians who for some reason don't seem to manifest it? I'm afraid, however, there is a widespread feeling that it can all be left to God and to "chosen" souls. Because these two ohapters have for 400 years been so intensively studied by theologians, I ~now there is also a general feeling in the Church that they are difficult and they are a preserve for specialists.

Not so!

You just read those chapters for yourself, especially in a clear modern translation like "Good News for Modern Man," and you will see they are a straightforward account of the Christian experience. You will then be able to give a good account about tl:p restoration of estranged ;;jpd sinful man to union and companionship with God through what was done by Christ.

You, too, will be able to talk

of "making things happen." Yet, after the retreat, do we learn to accept le'isure?

Nationally, war is a sort of work. Ancient Sparta' collapsed as a society when war was no longer necessary. Hitler's and Caeser's concepts were based upon a continuous war work ethic.

By accidental design, America's economy and much of its social consciousness have come to be based on the war work ethic. But fortunately or unfortunately from an economic view, the war we are now fighting is unpopular. Not enough people are enough involved in it to use up their time with self-satisfying work. The element of selfsacrifice for a cause, fully evident in World War II, is missing.

Measure Wealth in Time Were the war to end tomortow, our reaction to leisure would not end. Neither would the nation's work be redefined in terms of ending poverty, curing diseas~, or feeding the hungry. We are too ingrained with a philosophy of work that abhors peace. This does not mean that most individual citizens abhor peace. They. pray for peace individually and collectively. But history shows that when "peace breaks out" people shortly become bored with it.· .

"What is a man?" "What is he to be?"; that reappraisal must be made and' is being made by many of our· young people today.

Our wealth today is not to be measured in money but in time. . What shall we do with it? Our work over (the centures has earned us the gift of leisure. Let us accept it and also give it to our brothers. Then we will not be bored with peace.

Discussion Questions 1. What is the Christian significance of the great amount of leisure time that is ours today?

2. What is the difference between leisure time and idleness?

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Theologian Sues 'Porno ' Movie LOS ANGELES (NC)-Jesuit Father Francis L. Filas, theologian and lecturer on Catholic fa!llily life, filed a $1 million damage suit in U. S. District Court here against producers of a movie called "Hollywood Blue."

The Loyola University of Chicago faculty member also oh-· tained a temporary injunction against .showing of the film, in which an unauthorized 55-second film clip of him giving a TV lecture is sandwiched in between a group of naked girls on a beach and a naked couple in bed. Judge E. Avery Crary granted the temporary injunctio·n.

The court action was directed against Bill Osco, producer, and Sherpix, Inc., distributor of the film. Father Filas said the film clip of him giving a lecture was taken from a TV program he did _ for the Sacred Heart Hour fiv~ years ago.

Father Filas appeared in court here with his attorneys, Richar.1 M. Bertsch of Cleveland and James J. Clancy of Los Angeles.

Bertsch represented Loretta Young and succeeded in obtaining an injunction against' 20th Century-Fox for inserting an unauthorized film clip of her in the controversial movie "Myra Breckenridge."

Father Filas said he was "coldly outraged" when he paid $5 to see himself in the movie in a New YorJt theater. The "Hollywood Blue" movie was described as a "porn package" by entertainment trade Variety, publication.

.. about the resulting three-fold Iiberati0'l of the Christian expprience: freedom from sin and death, freedom from self through union with Christ, and freedom from the Old Law. Evangelistic missionaries use Chapte~ 5 at a great rate. I have come to think that, after all, what they are really doing, essentially-and quite apart from anti-Catholic tirades that they still get into some places-is this: they are pushing so that everybody will have what we in the Roman Catholic Church have traditionally asspciated .with priests and religious, with seminarians and novices: a daily life of prayer in union with Christ, nurtured by daily study and meditation in. the Scriptures.

St. Paul iri these chapters and the Scriptures' in general teaches that the spiritual life is for all.· If we could get- our people to see it and to act on it, the world would have much more illumination from the light and life of Christ.

Discussion Questions I. What does Chapter 5 of· Paul's Letter to the Romans. say about the relationship Christians should have with one another?

2. How does Paul make clear the point that the' spiritual life is meant for all, and not just pries~s and religious?

Shrine Wins Award For Patriotism DOYLESTOWN (NC) The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, religious and cultural center for more than 10 million Polish-Ameraicans has been honored - by Freedoms Foundation for its contributions to American patriotism.

Freedoms Foundations, a Valley Forge, Pa., group which promotes patriotism, cited the shrine for its annual tree lighting ceremonies .held 'during December.

The citation said of the ceremonies:' "the Lighting of the Freedom Tree decorated in red, white and blue lights, flags and ornaments, and a coloful musical program, reminded citizens of the high cost of .freedom and the need of old-fashioned patriotism."

PHILADELPHIA (NC) - To assume Catholic schools will survive their present financial crisis ignores the reality of widespread !jchool closings and en-' rollment losses during the past four years, Cardinal John Krol told Philadelphia Catholics in a . pastoral letter on education.

Asking for "increased sacrifices and contributions in order to keep our schools open to all, especially the poor," Cardinal Krol noted that ,"a,cross the nation, between June, 1968, and June, 1970, 1,188 Catholic schools were closed with an attendant drop of 583,811 in enrollment."

"Since Ju~e of 1966," Cardinal Krol wrote, "1,521 or 11.4 per cent of all Catholic schools in the nation closed and the decline in enrollment was 915,712 or 16.5 per cent of the totaL" In Serious Danger In . his letter, which marked the lOth anniversary of his appointment as archbishop of Philadelphia on Feb. 11, 1961, Cardinal Krol said: "Despite the generosity of so many, despite our unrelenting efforts, the future of our schools, is in serious danger."

"In the last four years," he said, "the operating costs of the (Philadelphia) parish schools rose from $15.5 million to $28.8 million for an increase of 86

per eent. As a result, 31 parishes are operating at deficits which range as nigh as $5,000 a month.' Another 36 parishes barely meet parish expenses, but are unable to meet capital and high school tuition expenses." .

"As of June 30, 1970," Cardinal Krol revealed, "170 parishes were delinquent in their high school tuition in the amount of $4.25 million, forcing the secondary schools to operate on bank-borrowed money."

Invite Disaster High school tuition of $150 per year per student in archdiocesan high schools is paid by the home parish of the student. There are 240,000 students in 31 archdiocesan high schools and 284 parochial schools.

"To continue to borrow money without a plan of repayment. is to invite financial disaster," the cardinal. declared. "This is especially so because the diocesan high school costs jumped from $11.5 million to $22.7 million for an increase of 100 per cent in the last four years.

"We continue our appeal to government and to tile business community for an honest sharing of burdens. We also appeal to teachers for a realistic awareness of the unique terms of service required by our commitment to religious education for aIL"

California Ca.tholic Schools Save Taxp,ayers $240 Mi~lion Annually _SACRAMENTO (NC) -Catholic schools. save California, taxpayers almost $240 million annually in instructional costs alone, a Catholic school official said here.

Joseph F. McElIigott, education division director of the California Catholic Conference, told the state Senate's education committee he based that figure on California public schools' estimated per pupil cost of $799.

The 790 elementary and secondary- Catholic schools in California .presently enroll 300,000 students who would otherwise have to be educated in tax-supported public schoQls, McElligott said. . .

from wealthier areas, dioceses are hard-pressed to make up the spiraling deficits these schools pilc up, McElligott said.

The Catholic Conference offical noted Catholic and other religiously-oriented schools are asking the education committee to consider state assistance to their students for secular subjects only.

He told the committee Catholic administrators will be forced to close schools in major urban areas, where 75 per cent of their schools are located, if" the present financial crisis continues.

These administrators are especially reluctant to close down their inner-city operations, he said, since recent Summer programs there have proved sucessfuL But even with contributions

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Even if the aoults of the parish' were radstfand ,not co~ing By, " to meetings', scarcely makes a parish racist-Jrho,-is going to REV.: win the child~en, away ftom such attitudes?1 The heavenly A~DR~W M.:: Father is willing to let ,His Isun . : .' l shine and His rain fall on both GREELEY, the just and th~ unjust but ithe Detroit sisters I are appareI;ltIy willing only to teach the children parents-land justice I I wonder how many converts of just • l not , making have ever' been made to a polito. be measured , by I I ical or' social cause by telling trouble at COnferenCes, by co,ming to meetings, and by rep~at. these potential, converts ,'that they were immo'ral and. ought to ing all the appropriate liberal WINNERS AT CHEERLEADING CONTEST: Members of Our Lady of- Angels Cheerfeel guilty about their immoral'- cliches when dis~ussing the pur- , leading Team prepare for the New England Cheerleading Finals scheduled for Al?ril 25 _ pose of Catholic education,l ity, , I . at Connolly High. Front; Gail Velozo and Paula Perry. 'Second r~w: Paula Cabral, ~ose­ There are a number of other Bigotry Everywhere I mary Thomas, Susan Abreau, Karen Sil.via, Janice Silvia, captain; Pamela RodrIgues, places in Scripture where Jesus The truth of \ the matter I is has harsh words to .~ay about that bigotry is to be found Rene Martin, Barbara De Costa; Judy Amaral. moralistic denunciations. We are told that we ought not to judge everywhere in tpe human c~m­ lest we ourselves be judged and dition and not just among the that we should get the two by lower middle class and working '. four out of our own eye before class ethnics tHat the sist~rs Cheerleaders from St. Math- Heart, Fall River. Third was St. St. Anne's CYO ty,ing for third have walked out Ion. I , we criticize the speck in the eye Mary's, North Attleboro., place.

I It is to be found among liberal ieu's grammar school, Fall River, of anottier. ' and Our Lady of Angels CYO, St. Louis de France CYO First and second place winuniversity profes~ors who stere-But judging by w'hat we hear Fall River, romped to victories ~as' second in' intermediate divi- , ners in each' division willrepre. otype white ethnits ~s hard hats. and read there are lots of peoin the' Diocesan cheerleading sion competition, - with B.M.C. sent the Fall River Diocese in ple who are' not at all 'afraid of it is to be fountl among feriIi. finals, held Sunday at ,Feehan Durfee High School jayvees and the New England cheerleading nists who class du men as sexthe prospect of judgment and High School, ,Attleboro. finals, to be held April 25 at who are quite convinced that ists, it is to bel found among Bishop Connolly High School, Placi'ng second in the grammar blacks who con,d mn all whitJs, S<eek to Curb S<ex there is no two by four in their 1 Fall River. school division was Sacred it is to be found among romantic eye. revolutionaries who denounce an Education Classes' Why 'Racist'?

TRENTON (NC)-An effort to entire society" artd it is to be Pope PaUli Meets Honor Humanity There are, for example, the found among sel~irighteous nuhs curb sex education programs in , VATICAN CITY (NC)-Loving nine nuns from Detroit who have who write off their ethnic pbFinnish PlI'esident public schools will be made in care for the mentally handicap. quit teaching in a school because rishioners witho~t. trying to VATICAN CITY (NC) -I'in. the New Jersey Senate this year. ped "brings honor to the human it is "racist", Why is it racist? understand what the social, eco- nish President Urko Kekkonen The attempt to put restric- family," and requires "unlimited Because many of the parents had 'nomic, and histohcal PfobleriIs told Pope paul VI that Catholic-, tions _on sex education Classes attitudes which hindered the are that make Iwhite ethni9s Lutheran relations "have known stems from the reluctance of compassion and patience," Pope Paul VI told the executive counteaching of justice, because there afrai9 of racial change.

I a happy evolution", since 1963, public school districts to accept cil' of the International League of is ,disagreement over the, religiIf the nuns' wis~ to work only when the Lutheran' World Fed- guidelines suggested last Sepous education program, because with children whqse parents do eraI held its fourth general as- tember by a joint legislative' Societies for the Mentally Handithere were "clashes during par- not have traces o~ ~igotry, the:n sembly in the Finnish capital of committee which studied the capped. The league, whose ceri· tral ,office is in Brussells, has ent conferences, poor attendance they had better wIork with tIle Helsinki. problem. members in 70 countries, at meetings," and because the children of angels.

That committee recommended Cheap ~ab~I' I President Kekkonen' paid a 'parish council arrives at decithat there be no formal sex edI 'I state visit to the Vatican. sions regarding the school whi<;h ucation courses below the junior I do not want to defend Cathare "inadeq'uate'~' and "stem . b' f hi . tI "Testimony to that," contin- high school level and that par-, from racist attitudes." Indeed, to ohc Igots 0 w atever vane y. ued the, president of the over, ents be permitted to withdraw I had to deal with more t h a h , ONE STOP quote their charge against the enough of them irt my years in whelmingly ~utheran country, children from such programs if parish: ' , SHOPPING CENTER ':is the fact that one of the prin. parish work. But, you know, iI wished. However, the state "The fact that the teaching of never I mind by cipaI speakers before the fifth they • Television • Grocery changed anyone's board of education has opp'Osed Christian principles"was not conI , general assembly of the Luther- the' latter suggestion that it • Applia.nces • Furniture . n (France) sidered by council members as - telling him he wasI a racist. YetI an f e dera t'IOn a t EvIa would lead 'to similar requests 104 Allen St., New Bedford some people people did chang~ last July was a member of the the main reason for maintaining mind when II finally learnr on "conscientious" gr:ounds in St. Raymond's I school and the their 997-9354 ed how to uridhstand their college of cardinals." other .courses. fact that concern for our disadpoint of view - ~ithout agreel\ He was referring to Cardinal vantaged brothers in the church I Jan Willebrands, president ,of ~llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll1II11~ ing with it. of Detroit was almost totally I . do not .contend that the the Vatican Secretar.ia~ for Pro- E ~ disregarded at the' council meet-' Detroit nuns should stay in moting Christian Unity, who ing led- us to conclude that for school. where they Ido ~ot w~n~ . paid tribute at the assembly to us to staff the school would = = to be. But I do strongly questIon ' Martin Luther's "deeply religious signify accep~ance if not ap~ INC. ~, whether they ought to justifY" persona!ity." proval of this mentality." (Na= = their walkout by ~riting off ' a ; tional Catholic Reporter, Feb, whole community ,ith the chea P 19, 1971, p. 16) and easy label "racist." . lI' I ' Measure of Justice They may argue, that Jesus ~ ~ One scarcely knows how to condemned, people. Irdeed he did,l begin. Teaching' at the school though only rarely. And whol DRY CLEANING would endorse the values of the were the ones he condcmned?: AND FUR STORAGE parish' council? Why would it? As I remember the Gospel, most!

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Season Ends Tournament The scholastic SChoolboy basketball season will conclude its 1970-.71 campaign this week with the Massachusetts State Tournament 'at Boston Garden. The eight team field includes Eastern Mass. Tech tourney Class A winner Somerville and runner-up Boston English. Class B not generate the same excitetitlest Lexington and "C" ment as the Tech, plenty of hoop titleholder Barnstable of the action is promised local fans.

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Representatives from the Western and Central sections of the state come from the Class L bracket of their respective tournaments. Both the winner and runnerup qualify.

The State Tourney, which is considered anti-climactic by many, matches the best basketball agggregations in the Commonwealth regardless of school size. Although the tourney does

Usually, the Tech Class A champion enters the State Tourney as favorite and this season is no exception. Coach Walter Perry's five survived the pressure in the Tech and are playing their best ball of the season. It will take a super effort to upend them. . Just as the "A" titlist is usually labeled the team to beat, the Class C Tech representative is almost always considered the tourney darkhorse.

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Former 'Oppo'nents Shape SMU's Future

Southeastern Massachusetts University struggled through its second disastrous season in as many years but as far as John Crow and Tom Duval are concerned things are about ~o improve the next time around.

Raiders Boast All-State Performers Despite a 5-19 season, Crow Looking at the respective with four "upsets" to prove they and Duval remain optimistic. school enrollments and the cali- deserve to be rated among the And well they should. ber of competition, it is easy to state's best.

Both were sophomores on discern the disadvantage of the John. Pacheco's underCoach . A major portion of the responsmaller school. Barnstable has a sibility will fall on the capable classman-dominated squad and boy enrollment in grades 10-12 shoulders of sharpshooter Ken each' gained valuable experience of approximately 410 from Dorr. The talented senior has through the losing trend. which to draw upon while SomCrow, who did not play basplayed a key role in the success. erville has about 1090. The figstory of the Red Raiders to date ketball in his freshman year, ures for Boston English and and was rewarded for his efforts won a spot on the starting five Lexington indicate that there by being selected to the. first this season and chipped in with are about 1250 and 1040 boys a total of 219' points on the team Class C All-State team. in the respective schools. strength of a 48.8 field. goal The skeptics charged that the But, the Raiders have received percentage. Not very big (6-2), level of competition in the Cape- a total team effort in all games. Crow divided his time between way Conference would hurt the When Dorr was a little off on the forwara and center positions Barnstable Red Raiders in the his sh09ting, there was always and most of his points came via Tech tourney. The Conference someone ready to take over. the "muscle" route from underchampions answered the chal- Quite often it was Bill Rosary. neath against 6-4-and-upward lenge by virtually coasting to And, to indicate just how potent opponents. . the title. the Barnstable five is_ Rosary Duval worked his way into the The same cry is being heard was also selected to the. first starting lineup at the tail end of as the State Tourney commences. All-State team. While Gerry the season after serving as the But, this time the road to the McDowell and Gene DeLorenzo team's swing man for most of crown is more difficult. The Red were named on the honorable the early campaign. Also 6-2, Machine will have to come up mention list.

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State Totle Eludes Class C Aspirants With four of the, starting five cited for their accomplishments on the court and a strong bench, the Red Raiders may have the firepower to overcome the obstacles facing them.

Nun Suggests More Courses in Religion MADISON (NC)-A nun recommended the nation's schools take their cue froin the current "Jesus Movement" among young people and teach more courses in religion.

Sister Marie Stephen Reges, chairman of Edgewood College religious studies department here said she recently completed a survey on what has been accomplished and what is in the planning stages for teaching religion in American schools.

She queried the 50 state bqards of education and examined religious studies courses in state-operated colleges and universities.

Holy Family High of New Bedford advanced to the finals of the tourney a few years ago only to be beaten by Melrose.

The Blue Wave was the first "C" team ever to advance that far.

Coach Dick Graves charges have won 24 straight contests.

They have a Capeway Conference Championship, a Class C tech title, a Capeway Principals Tourney Crown, and two all-staters to their credit. It has been a remarkably successful campaign.

The Red Raiders are not expected b'l win the "state championship." But, don't count them out yet.

With only four games remaining; Barnstable is well aware of .the opportunity it has to complete an undefeated season. No other team in Class C has ever done it. HistOrY could be in the making as the determined Raiders set their sights on the big guns.

JOHN CROW

Leave Public School Teaching P'ositions GULFPORT (NC) - After 24 years of service, Dominican Sisters who taught at a public school in Harrison County here in Mississippi are. leaving.

Sister Mary. Jane d'Aza, superior general of the Dominican Sisters in New Orleans, said the nuns were being withdrawn because of a personnel shortage in their community and lack of support from area residents.

"We feel at this time the Sisters are not able to continue to contribute to education under conditions that exist now," she said..

The conditions she said include criticism from some parents of the Sisters wearing religious habit garb while teaching in the public school. There are now only. three nuns assigned to the school system, but there had been m9re in· past years.

enough ball handler to carry out the backcourt assignments and had enough size and jumping ability to hold his own under the basket.

Tom was a member of the SMU varsity hi::; freshman season and contributed 73 points as the Corsairs struggled through the first of two straight disasters. He wasn't a prolific scorer this past season but his all around offensive ability and his prowess as a defensive performer made him one of the more valuable members of the team.

Tom, a 1969 graduate of New Bedford High School, is the son of Mrs. Jacqueline Duval, 228 Eugenia Street and is a communicant of St. Joseph's Parish.

While at New Bedford High, he

Answers Demands

By Black Students SOUTH BEND (NC) - The University of Notre Dame answered demands issued here by black students and the head of its black studies program by promising to add at least four more instructors to that program's faculty within the next two years.

On its own initiative, the university 11lS0 pledged to set even greater goals for black professors and staff additions.

Demands which prompted university action came recently from Dr. Joseph Scott, black studies director, and about 60 of the university's 122 black students. They also asked that the status of black studies be changed from program to department, but the university de,cieled against such a change.

was a two-year star forward on the Crimson's outstanding teams. ' Duval is one of four children, three of whom' are boys. Ronald is an employee of Grossman's Lumber Company in New Bedford and Marc is an eighth grade student at Normandin Junior High School. His sister Mrs. Bern,ice Maples is employed by the Acushnet Company.

Tom enjoys all sports and is undecided about his future although he has' expressed an interest in traveling. Young Duval is a business administration major.

Crow is a 1969 graduate of Durfee High of Fall River and a former opponent of Duval's during ttie hardwood campaign.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grow, 256 Hood Street and is a communicant. of St. Joseph's parish. Like Duval, Crow was a two year basketball standout under Tom Skip Karam and played a leading role in the Hilltoppers winning a berth in tournament during his junior and senior years.

A civil engineer major, John hopes to enter the Peace Corps 01' join Vista following his graduation before undertaking a career in the teaching profession.

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THE ANCHOR-:Thurs., Mar. 18~ '971

Senate Meeting Of March 12

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Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes and Rev. John F. Moore gave a: report to the Senate of Priests of the Diocese on action that will be taken r.egarding bills concerningabortion coming before Jhe State Legislature. : Rev. George W. Coleman reported that all subcommittee reports 'on thg Ministerial Priesthood, compiled from a poll 'uf priests, 'laity and Sisters, will form the basis of a position paper that 'will be presented in Boston on March 29 and which, with similar pape'rs from other dioceses, will guide _the delegates chosen by the American Bishops tc; represent them at the Synod in Rom.e in the Fall which will discuss the Priesthood.

A mapority of the Senate accepted motions asking. the .Most .

Reverend Bishop '''to allow and encourage, with proper catechesis, the ancient tra'ditional practice of receiving Communion in the hand and to those communi· ties requesting and specifically designated by the Bishop~" The Senate also asked that the Na· tional Conference of Cathohc Bishops re-evaluate the draft proposal concerning the manner of administering and receiving . Holy Communion presented at their last meeting. ' A proposa.l was made and ,accepted .that the Senate and Bishop Cronin reaffirm the role and function of the Personnel ' Board, as stated in the Senate position of 1969.

Motions were accepted that the Senate inform all priests of the Diocese and local draft boards on the present policy of . the Catholic Churc)1 in relation to conscientious objection, and that charitable institutions and agencies of the Diocese apply at the State Office' of . Selective Service to be approved as emposition on conscientious objec-· tors. Information on the Catholic position on conscientious bjectiQn is to be sent'to all priests and draft boards in the Diocese.

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0'1 Favor Seeking Public Aid for 'Schools WASHINGTON (NC)-A Jesuit education officihI here has :en.dorsed a suggestion made by ithe head of his ordJr to seek public financial aid as'ihsurance against an elitist sChool1 system.. ' - Father Edwin .1. McDermott, president of the.:Jesuit Secon\dary Education Ass~ciation (JSEA), was commentin!j on a MarcJ:1 7 letter from Father Pedro Arnipe, Jesuit general in \Rome.

I "In more than' one school we are accused Of\Icatering to the wealthy," the Jesuit. Gen~ral I said. "We must ~onestly ask o,ur. selves whether we are fostering, at least implicitlyI , elitism ba~ed

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Father Arrupe urged the Jesuit high school teachers to join in private efforts for "more equitable use of public monies for financing private education."

"Failure't6 use your strength will condemn you to a loss of real freedom," he said, "and will certainly cut you off. from classes of young men whose only 'criJlle' is the comparative poverty of their families." ' . If Jesuit schools ever become elitist institutions, catering only to the w~althy, Father McDermo~t said, "we don't want to stay in education."

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The JSEA president !laid he' prepare a letter for the meeting does not think such elitist Jesuit when he visited the general in schools exist currently in the Rome last Fall. There are 1,500 U. S., noting that Father. Arrupe Jesuits currently teaching in 56 was "looking at it in a world U. S. high schools. view." But he said financial aid "Right now, we think we' have is necessary to insure that this a very good mixture in our does not occur..' "If we don't get schools," Father McDermott some outside aid," Father Mc- said, with both rich and poor Dermott said, "we'll have to con- students from' all segments. of the population. tinue raising our tuition."

From seven to 12 per cent of Father McDermott said the aid proposal was one of five guide- the' students in an U. S. Jesuit lines in the Jesuit general's fetter high schools receive some form which JSEA members would dis- of financial aid, Father McDercuss at their coming meeting mott said, but most of these April 10 to 12 in Chicago. He funds come from private, not said he asked Father Arrupe to public sources. .

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Work said the society is essentially selliQg its printing con· ' tracts but would also sell. the printing facilities to an interested buyer.'

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