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An Anchor of the Soul, Sure a~d Firm-St. Paul

Easter Message Dearly beloved in Christ, "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad." (Ps. 118) No more fitting words than these of the Psalmist convey the sentiments that are instinctively those of the Christian on Easter Sunday.

The Lord has risen. Life has conquered death. Hope has supplanted despondency. Virtue has triumphed over sin.

Whatever sadness was caused by the seeming finality of death on Good Friday has been overcome by the glorious resurrection to life on Easter. The ancient writer has put it well: "The lamb was corruptible, but the Lord is incorruptible. He was slain as a lamb; He rose again as God." The Lamb of God who took away our sins by His death has risen.His death has paid our sinful debt. His resurrection' gives us hope of eternal life. .

It is therefore incumbent upon us all who believe in Jesus Christ to live in accordance with His divine will and the Gospel values He has taught us. We who have the hope of eternal life must conform our earthly lives to Jesus Christ who gives us the hope of future resurrection. No earthly temptation, no material gain' should distract us from the eternal destiny which is ours and to which the Lord calls us.

.Likewise, Easter, a feast of hope, must inspire us to be concerned about our brothers and sisters in the Risen Lord. Where hope is weak regarding legitimate material needs, it is difficult to find spiritual hope that centers on eternal life. It is the duty of the Christian who can himself rejoice in the Resurrection of the Lord to share his joy, his love and his hope with his brothers and sisters. May those in need, those who suffer any form of deprivation or discrimination, those who are lonely, those in any way outcast and weak find in us the help and affection which will enable them ,to see the loving" face of the Risen Lord.

I send to one and all throughout the Diocese of Fall River prayerful good wishes for a full measure of the Lord's choice blessings on this beautiful Feast of Easter.

Devotedly yours in Christ,

Bishop of Fall River

ALL E LUI A!

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I_P_e_o_p_l_e_-_P_I_Gc_e_s_-_E_Y_e_n_t_s_-_N_C_N_e_w_s_B_rl_e_fs_ Warn Against Agency

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ROME The Polish bishops have warned Catholics abroad not to support in any wayan apparently Polish Catholic relief agency which, they claim, wa~ set up by the Communist government to undermine the bishops'. authority. In a communique released here by the Polish bishops' press office, the Polish Bishops' Conference said that the government;run Catholic Caritas Association is 'a "camp of political activity and an organization to attract Church personnel with the more or less clear intention of putting them in opposition to Church authorities."

RO~E - ' A Canadian Jesuit :who dramatically resigned from the Pontifical Biblical Commission this year over a Vatican document outlawing ordination of women will not be allowed to teach this year at the Pontifical Gregorian University here. A spokesman for the Gregorian University said. that Father David Stanley of Toronto will not be teaching his usual Scripture course this year because no funding has been provided for his travel expenses. But Jesuit sources here say that the transportation expense issue was merely a good excuse to get Father Stanley off the pontifical university's faculty.

Rejects Claims EXPORT, Pa. - A South African priest has rejected claims made by Rep. James H. ScheJler (D-N.Y.) that the Catholic Church is promoting artificial birth control in Africa. Msgr. Desmond J. Hatton of Pretoria denied Scheuer's claims in a letter to the U.S. Coalition of Life, headquartered here. Scheuer made the comment during hearings on Title X of the Public Health Service Act, througn which government birth control programs are funded.

Not Agonized.

CLEVELAND - A consultant to the U.S. Catholic bishops for Eastern Christian affairs criticized the bishops for failing to publicize harassment of Catholics in the Soviet Union. "The U.S. bishops' consciences are not sufficiently agonized by the plight of Catholics in the Soviet Union," said the consultant, Thomas Bird. "I wish that they would put this question high on their agenda of priorities, but sadly, they do ':lot.

No Regrets

Fired, Sues

LONDON - In his first public statement after being deported from Rhodesia, Bishop Donal Lamont of Umtali said, "I do not regret anything I have done."

The 65-year-old Irish Carmelite bishop pleaded guilty last October to failing to report the presence of black nationalist guerrillas and urging others to do the same. The bishop talked to reporters at London Airport on his way to Dublin.

He termed Rhodesia, where the white minority governs the black majority, a powderkeg, ready to explode. In May, he said, he will go to the University of Notre Dame to receive an honorary doctorate of law degree, perhaps sharing the podium with President Jimmy Carter who intendS to deliver the commencement address if his schedule permits.

PHILADELPHIA - A woman fired from her hospital job because she refused to' process abortion patients is suing the hospital for $105,000. Cecilia Spellacy of suburban Delaware County was fired from her job as admissions clerk at TriCounty Hospital in October, 1975, after she informed hospital officials that she. objected to "participating in, or cooperating in abortions on moral, religious and professional' grounds." Despite her objections, the hospital required her to process admissions regardless of whether or not the patients were to have abortions.

Roles for Youth ROME - An internation'al group of catechetical experts has urged the Vatican' to begin a "more realistic" dialogue

with youth and to develop responsible ministerial roles for young people. The International Catechetical Commission, an advisory body to the Vatican on questions ..of, religious education, has also called on the Church to make better use of the creativity and insights of young people in such fields as developing youth liturgies.

praying for the overthrow of Ugandan president Idi Amin. Speaking to reporters on his return from a tour of Australia am! New Zealand, the head of the Anglican Church said, "I. pray for the overthrow of the regime and the man himself."

Want Rules Relaxed

OLYMPIA, Wash. A pioneering Sister of Providence will become the first nun to be represented in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda Statuary Hall following a 32 to 13 vote approving the project in the Washington State Senate. Mother Joseph Pariseau, who came to Washington in 1856 at 23 years of age and founded the first hospitals in the territory, will join M~rcus Whiteman, a pioneer doctor and missionary who worked among the Indians in the 19th century, in the Capitol hall. Each state is allotted room to erect statues of two leading historical figures.

LONDON - The bishops 'of England and Wales are attempting to persuade the Vatican to relax the conditions that now govern general absolution services which omit individual confessions. Led

by Archbishop George P. Dwyer of Birmingham, president of the English and Welsh Bishops' Conference, the group maintains that such services makes it easier for those alienated from the Church to resume practicing their religion.

Youngest Bishop ALBANY, N.Y.-The nation's youngest bishop was ordained and installed as head of this diocese March 27 ina ceremony witnessed by 5,000 persons and televised across upstate New York.

It was only the second such ceremony Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, 38, had ever attended and this time he was the principal character.

Divorces Down WASHINGTON - Birth and marriage rates are declining, but the sharp rate of increase in the U.S. divorce rate is tapering off, according to a report by the National Center for Health Statistics, a branch of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. In 1976, the report said, there were 1,077,000 divorces, about 51,000 more than in 1975.

The 1976 divorce rate was five for every 1,000 persons, an increase of four percent over the 1975 rate.

Prays for Overthrow LONDON-Anglican Archbishop Donald Coggan of Canterbury says he is

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Teachers' Union CHICAG9 - An archdiocesan superintendant of schools has suggested that a national Catholic teachers' union might be formed as one answer to conflicts between dioceses and teachers union. The suggestion came from Father Robert Clark, superintendent of schoolh in Chiccaga, ,who did not elaborate on the idea.

He proposed the new union during a national meeting called by a bishops' subcommittee on teachers' unions attended by superintendents and union members.

protest New Policy OTTAWA - Protests are being made across Canada following announcement by the Canadian government of a major shift in family-planning policy. A national pro-life group has called for'the resignation of federal Minister of National Health and Welfare Marc Lalonde, who announced the new policy, and a bishop has issued a pastoral letter in which he called the proposals of the new policy "nothing less than immoral."

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Rev. Christopher G. Hughes, DD., 1908, Rector, Cathedral, Fall River.

April 16 Rev. Arthur E. Langlois, 1928, On Sick ,Leave, Denver, Colorado.

April 18 Rev. Hugh B. Harrold, 1935, Pastor; St. Mary, Mansfield.

Rev. Msgr. John F. McKeon, P.R., 1956, Pastor, St. Lawrence, New Bedford.

April 20 Rev. Edward F. Coyle, S.S., 1954, St. Mary -Seminary, Paca Street, MalJ'lland.

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GATHERED FOR SEMI-ANNUAL day of recollection .are Cape Cod Confraternity of Christian Doctrine coordinators, from left, Sister Theresa Sparrow, RSM, diocesan religious education coordinator; Nancy Haussmann, St. Anthony, East Falmouth; Betty Sanger, St. Margaret, Buzzards

Bay; Margaret Cutillo, St. Patrick, Falmouth; Jane DuBerger, St. John, Pocasset; rear, Dennis Ottino, upper Cape CCD chairman; Pat Stone, St. Joseph ,Woods Hole; Rev. Edmund Fitzgerald, speaker; Carol Craig, Otis Air Force Base; Rev. John V. Magnani ,St. Patrick, Falmouth.

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Priests Council Succeeds Senate

PASTORAL COUNCIL: At first meeting of Diocesan Pastoral Council, from left, seated: Raymond Lambert, Richard Martin, Mrs. Francis LaPlante, Rev. Ronald A. Tosti, Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington, Bishop Cronin, Rev. John J. Oliveira, Very Rev. John J. Smith, Mrs. Michael J. McMahon, Mrs. Gilbert J. Noonan, Mrs. Aristides A. Andrade; standing, Miss Dorothy A. Curry, Rev. William McClenahan, SS.CC., John J. Finni, Atty. James H. Quirk Jr., Gilbert C. Oliveira, Sister Rose delima, RSM, Sister Thomas More,OP.

First Meeting of Pastoral Council Bishop Cronin .presided last week at the first meeting of the Diocesan Pastoral Council as the newly-constituted Diocesan consultative body gathered at Saint Vincent's Home, Fall River.

The orga.nizational meeting of the Pastoral Council, numbering among its members priests, religious sisters and lay men and women from all sections of the Diocese' quickly passed the formalities associated with its establishment to fruitful discus-. sion of matters of substance.

Bishop Cronin introduced all members to one another and devoted a portion of the meeting to a presentation of the nature of a pastoral council in the 1ife and ministry of the Diocese.

After the preliminaries, however, an agenda with various items of Diocesan interest and concern was distributed to Council members. Bishop Cronin sought the reaction of the body to questions of catechetics, Eucharistic ministry to the sick,

and the Diocesan Family Life Apostolate. An inquiry from the National Conference of CatholicBishops regarding the pastoral circumstances when Holydays of Obligation fall immediately before or after a Sunday was placed before the group for comment.

Council members were enthusiastic in their reaction to the meeting. Several noted that they

Set Catholic Charities Appeal Kick-Off Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, in his seventh year as chairman, will be the keynote speaker at the kick-off meeting of the 36th annual Catholic Charities Appeal of the Fall River diocese, to be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday,

Religious Vicar Attends Parley Father Lucien Jusseaume, pastor of St. Roch's parish, Fall River, and episcopal vicar for religious in the diocese, was among delegates to the National Conference of Vicars for Religious held recently in New Orleans.

Principal speaker at the annual meeting was Archbishop Jean Jadot, Apostolic Delegate in the United States, whose topic was the qualities needed by religious women: heroism in' the exercise of the evangelical counsels, a sense of worship and a love of the cross.

Keynote speaker for the assembly was Father Ladislas Orsy and individual conferences dealt with canon law as applying to religious, spiritual direction and other concerns affecting the ministry and a postolate of religious.

Father Jusseaume reported that a notable spirit of cooperation was observable at the meeting and that the vicars' organization has evidenced much recent growth and progress in attainment of goals.

looked forward to the next session, scheduled for later in the spring. Bishop Cronin expressed his personal satisfaction with the first gathering of the Diocesan Pastoral Council and spoke of his confidence to him in the apostolate of the Diocese. spoke of his confidence that the body would be a source of great assistance to him in the apostolate of the Diocese.

NOVICE: Sister Jane Ellen, daughter -of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Ferreira of Holy Trinity parish, West Harwich, has been received as a novice of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity in ceremonies at the community .motherhouse in Philadelphia. A 1975 graduate of Harwich Junior-Senior High School, she attended the University of Vermont before entering religion.

April 13 at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River.

Joseph C. Rayball of Attleboro, 1977 lay chairman, will stress the role of the laity in the campaign and Rev. Peter N. Graziano, diocesan director of Social' Services and Special Apostolates, among prime beneficiaries of the appeal, will explain the responsibilities of his department. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, appeal director, will discuss techniques and mechanics of the campaign.

Last year's Charities Appeal surpassed its goal of $1 mimon, breaking all records for a total of $1,008,855 and Msgr. Gomes said it is hoped this year's campaign will be even more successful.

At the April 13 meeting an opening prayer will be offered

by Msgr. Luiz G. Mendonca, vicar-general and Msgr. Thomas J. HarringtQn, chancellor, will give the closing prayer. Mrs. A!lbert Petit, Fall River, will lead the National Anthem and Kenneth Leger, also of Fall River will sing "America the Beauti-

.Replacement of the former Senate of Priests by The Priests' Council of the Diocese of Fall River has been completed with the formal acceptance by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin of a constitution and by-laws for the new body.

In a letter to Rev. Robert S. Kaszynski, president of the former Senate, Bishop Cronin indicated his acceptance and commissioned .him to conduct the elections necessary to activate the Council.

"I wish to acknowledge the diligent labors of all who collaborated in this endeavor," the Bishop wrote in a letter to all priests of the diocese. .. I am confident that the revisions inherent in the new constitutive documents for our Priests' Council will be helpful in our continuing efforts to respond as a united and devoted Presbyterium to the pastoral needs of the . good people who have, in God's Providence, been placed in our care."

Rev. Timothy J. Goldrick was chairman of the act hoc committee that prepared the Council constitution and by-laws. The constitution describes the Council as "the preeminent consultative body linking the Presbyterate to the Ordinary, the institutional manifestation of the hierarchical communion which exists between the Bishop and the Priests. It represents the whole Presbyterate of the Diocese in assisting the Ordinary in the government of the Diocese."

The by-laws indicate that the Council will be composed of 15 members, 10 elected by the , priests and three appointed by the Bishop, as well as the Vicar General and the Chancellor, who will be ex officio members.

All diocesan and religious priests in the -diocese are eligible for election to the Council for a term of two years, and may be re-elected to membership. _"""I11"III1"'...lIl11llll1Omnlllll·"nlu"........ _IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII' .. '111111111II11I"-

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A .social and coffee hour will foHow the meeting, expected to be attended by over 900 clergy, religious and laity from all parts of the diocese.

Officers will be a' chairman, vice-chairman and secretary, who are eligible for two successive one-year terms.

Elections to the Council will be conducted within the deaneries of the diocese and each representative will be expected to "reflect the concern of his deanery to the Council."

Meetings of the new body are scheduled for the second Friday of each month, except for. the months of July and August. The Council is charged with the duty of conducting a yearly selfevaluation.

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An Historic Breakthrough'

Photomeditation

There is nothing so difficult as attempting to portray the life of Christ in modern media form. Many have tried and have been less than successful in their efforts. To be sure, there may be many film critics who feel that the present six hour portrayal of the life of Christ is not Oscar material. However what makes this television film, "Jesus of Nazareth" so meaningful is that it got on television at all-and in prime time, to boot.

NBC-TV's life of Jesus, a six-hour film shown in part this past Sunday and to be completed on Easter Sunday, is a major breakthrough in religious television. From a •religious broadcasting standpoint, it is an unprecedented move by NBC-TV and Proctor & Gamble. Many millions of dollars have been spent by the sponsor to bring these programs to the American public.

The 8 to 11 p.m. Sunday night time periods chosen

by NBC are the largest audience viewing hours. Over 150 million 'People view television on Sunday nights - 70 per cent of the American public. This is a milestone in U.S. religious broadcasting.- a $12 million religious show aired at the best time in television and at one of the most important periods of the Christian year.

For years efforts have been made to get religious broadcasting out of the so called "Sunday ghett.o" hours. NBCTV is doing just that with. "Jesus of Nazareth". NBC-TV is giving us a unique opportunity-large bUdgets, top notch production values and prime time. Indeed, it is a true test of whether programming of this type can succeed in the commercial market place where "ratings" rule supreme.

NBC-TV and Proctor & Gamble have committed themselves to this project, as we have seen this past weekend.

Now it is up to us to make every effort, not only to obtain as large an audience as possible for the Easter Sunday presentation, but also to encourage more such undertakings by other television companies. If "Jesus of Nazareth" obtains large audience ratings, there is a better chance that more first class religious. programming will be carried in prime time. Numbers and large Neilsens are what the television industry understands.

THE MYSTERY OF LOVE

A young artist-philosopher . . . scratched a pictograph definition of love . . . into the wet cement of a new sidewalk ... leaving it to future passersby to ponder.

His flight from words to symbol ... suggests that love's meaning may be sensed more . . . in two stick figures with arms extended . . . open . . . reaching out ... than by many words . . . Love is too rich, too deep, too free . . . to be encompassed by words . . .

We come to know love's meaning ... only by experiencing love ... by being loved . . . by loving.

Love is life's profoundest mystery . . . It shares Love is of God ... because God is love in the divine (1 John 4:7-8) We glimpse the full richness, depth and freedom of love . . . by experiencing God's love for us.

Nowhere is that love more fully visible ... than in the Cross of Jesus Christ ... hinted at by the outstretched arms of the pictograph's two stick figures ... The key to love's mystery ... is discovered in the Cross. . Copyright (c) 1977 by NCNews Service

DNA Research

Christ has told us to preach His message of the "Good News" to all peoples: This Holy Week we have a truly

By Jim Castelli unique opportunity to preach His message to our entire Within the past few years the nation. By our personal encouragement of such program- public's imagination has been ming as "Jesus of Nazareth" we can perhaps remove some captivated by the notion of genof the violence and sadism that currently permeates na- etic engineering. For example, Ira tional television and nurture values that this country so Levin's best-selling .novel. "The Boys From Brazil," involved a desperately needs in its moral life.

At the same time, if we make the effort we can personally do our share by writing NBC-TV (30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10020) 'expressing our appreciation and our hopes for the future of religious broadcasting.

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Recently, the Coast Guard intercepted a Russian trawler south of Nantucket within the new 200-mile limit. It was the first known case of illegal entry and fishing by the Russians since the law went into effect. The Coast Guard was not allowed to board the Russian ship on orders from the State Department. Of course, Mr. Vance was in Russia at the time.

The action by the State Department is to be deplored.

We have set a·law and the Coast Guard is asked to enforce it. Does enforcement mean only when it fits into the plans of other government agencies? Do we still have to play games with the Russian fleet that has despoiled our own fishing grounds? Seemingly the 200-mile limit is a mere pawn in the diplomatic chess-game. . .

The 200-mile limit should be strictly enforced whether the State Department likes it or not. The Coast Guard cannot do its duty when politics and politicians' man the ships.

Let's stick by the 200-mile limit, no matter whose scales we ruffle.

plot by Nazi scientists to clone genetic reproductions of Adolf Hitler in the hope of producing new Hitlers.

The current lievel of ,genetic engineering is not quite so dramatic, but it is still controversial.

The major issue involves a development that has been called the biological equivalent of splitting the atom - "recombinant DNA research."

DNA (short for deoxyribonucleic acid) is the molecular structure responsible for heredity, the

passing of traits from one generation of cells to another. The "recombinant" refers to the fact that scientists can now combine DNA elements from two different forms of life to form a third form not necessarily found in nature.

Supporters of DNA research say it can lead to vastly improved knowledge of biological pro<:esses and important practical developments: scientists may be able to create new forms of bacteria to produce needed vitamins, hormones or antibodies.

Some scientists are working on ways to produce insulin which is in short supply through DNA manipulation; others, for example, are looking for ways to create new strains

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IBut recombinant DNA research also involves grave risks.

Many of these risks are now unknown, but scientists recognize that the potential for disaster is present. :Experiments, for example, could accidently produce and let loose new forms of disease, possibly with no known cures.

A leading critic of recombinant DNA research, Erwin Chargaff, professor emeritus of microbiology at Columbia University, makes this assessment: "Anyone affirming immediate disaster is a charlatan, but . . . anyone denying the possibility of its occurring is an even greater one."

Research Guidelines DNA researchers themselves have recognized the dangers involved in their work. They imposed historic moratorium on themselves while working with the National Institute of Health (NIH) to develop research guidelines.

The NIH guidelines were issued last June. They prohibit the most dangerous forms of experiments and require different degrees of precautions for other experiments. Reputable scientists disagree on whether the guidelines are strong enough; Nobel Prize Winner James Watson believes they are, while Nobel Prize Winner George Wald believes they aren't.

Acting on the recommendation of an interagency task force, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Joseph Califano has said HEW will draft a law to extend guideline coverage to private industry.

Some congressmen have introduced legislation which would require recombinant DNA researchers to obtain a federal license, face patent controls on their discoveries and accept legal liability responsibility for damage done by their work.

Spurred by the ethical questions involved, the Bishops' committee on Human Values is now working on a statement on recombinant DNA research. Sister Ann Neala, committee director, says the bishops are taking a "cautionary" approach and are not likely to issue either a blanket endorsement or condemnation of the research.

The committee, she, says wants to "build on" the scien'tists own caution and to bring the broader issue of genetic en'gineering before a wider audience.

Part of that larger question involves the increased public roles in ma)dng decisions about scientific breakthroughs. Factors such as increased federal funding of research and the increasing influence of profit-motivated private industry have made these breakthroughs political issues in the sense that they involve all of society and not just scientists themselves.

Chargaff, for example, offers his "Golden Rule" of science: "It is not even sufficient for me to declare my willingness to drink, in public, the elixirs which I have brewed in order to demonstrate their harmlessness, for I may damage myself as much as I want with my chemistry, but not one iota of danger to others is permissable.".

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Deacon Program Gets Support

By Rev. John F. Moore The National Federation of 'Priests' Councils at its annual meeting in Louisville adopted several action steps with the approval of the House of Delegates. Among resolutions adopted was one concerning the permanent diaconate. It follows: In order to come to a better understanding of the sacramental nature of the office of the permanent ·diaconate, be itresolved: a) That the House of Delegates affirm and encourage those persons who are engaged in or preparing for this ministry and: b)That the local councils educate priests to the needs of the diaconate; and c) That the NFPC Executive Board recommend to the National Council of CathoHc Bishops that the present ban on marriage after ordination and remarriage on the death of a spouse be revoked retroactively. The NFPC sees this policy as being unjust; and d) That the NFPC Executive Board recommend to the NCCB that the present age of ordination be lowered to 30 years: and e) That the House of Delegates encourage and promise support to any representative national organization of deacons: and f) That the NFPC take steps to identify clearly the sacramental nature of the ministerial role of the permanent deacon.

To comment on ihis resolution is not the place of this article. However,- it is most gratifyJng to note the support and concern that the NFPC has shown for the Permanent Diaconate as it relates to the church in this country.

Above all, it is encouraging to see the importance that the NFPC has placed on an understanding of the Permanent Diaconate on the part of priests. It is so very important that the

Holy Week Music At Cathedral Holy Week music at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River will be sung by the Cathedral Choir, directed by Glen'n Giuttari, also the organist.

At 7 tonight the Celebration of the Lord's Supper will include the Ubi Caritas chant and two psalms of .Atlexander Peloquin.

Music for the Celebration of Our Savior's Passion at 3 p.m. tomorrow will emphasize the Renaissance masters and include works by Palestrina, Lotti and DesPres.

At 7 p.m. Saturday the Cathedral Choir will be joined by the Bridgewater Antiphonal Brass Society for the Vigil Service and Mass of the Resurrection. The society is directed by Michael Palmieri and specializes in literature for large brass ensembles.

Offerings will include Laudate .. Dominum by Charpentier; the Gloria and Lamb of God by Haydn; works for organ and brass by Gabrieli; and Entrada Festiva by Flor Peeters.

At 11 Easter Sunday morning the Choir will present a complete performance of the Haydn Missa Brevis in honor of St. John of God. Soloists will be Anne Marie ·Lingard, soprano; Lucille Bolduc, alto; 'Paul DeLisle tenor; and ·Kenneth Vandal, bass. Other choristers are Mary T. Hurley, Leonora Sayward, Patsy Vacchi, Paul .Bousquet and Owen O'Shaughnessy.

Mass for Karen MORRIS ·PLAINS, N.J. (NC)Twenty-two people gathered in· a room with Karen Quinlan on March 29 and marked her 23rd birthday with a Mass and readings from one of her favorite books. .. The ceremony was at Miss Quinlan's bedside in the Morris View Nursing Home, where she has been a patient-and where she has remained in a coma for nearly a year.

CATHOLIC COUNSELING SERVICES PROCESSION OF PALMS: At opening of Holy Week, Bishop Cronin and clergy participate in solemn blessing of palms and traditional procession ~t St. Mary's Cathedral. priest understand that the ordained deaoon is his co-worker in the ministry. As time pro"gresses, this will become more and more evident even here in our own diocese. The NFPC's interest in the diaconate program will certainly help to create a climate in which both priest and deacon will find themselves not as opposites but as brothers doing the Lord's good work.

This is application month for men interested in the Permanent Deacon program of the diocese and April 30 will be the last day to apply for admission to the

first class, which will begin for·mAI studies this September. The next class will begin in two two years, the early part of 1979.

(Since ours is a three-year pfOoo gram, classes will be formed every other year.)

Interested men should so inform their parish clergy and contact the Permanent Diaconate office before April 30. The address is: Office of the Permanent Diaconate 410 Highland Avenue P.O. Box 7 Fall River, Mass. 02722 Telephone 617-675-7048

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Polish National Choir Sings at Mission A six-week Parish Renewal Mission at St. Stanislaus Church, Fall River, concluded on Palm Sunday with a Service of Surrender and Reconciliation attended by over 600. Polish and English music selections were provided by the choir of the Blessed Virgin Polish National Catholic Church whose pastor,

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Rev. Michael Juszczec, was guest of honor.

After nearly 80 years of being neighbors, the two Fall River South End churches joined in worship and fellowship in this way, said Rev. Robert S. Kaszynski, pastor, "to allow the power of the Risen One to be a bit more visible and effective right in our own midst."

The renewal program itself was conducted in English and Polish and had as its theme "The Six Steps to Complete Christian Life Renewal." Its format, extending over the six Sunday evenings of Lent, has proved "to be a happy time for gathering entire families together for the purpose of spiritual intensification," said Father Kaszynski.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., April 7, 1977

Books Highlight Catholic Higher Education Woes By REV. ANDREW M. GREELEY

Two recent books, "Evangelization in the American Context" and "Religion and SelfAcceptance," highlight the paradoxical problems of. Catholic higher education. The first, by David Burrell and Franzita Kane, purports to be the result of a serious . and high level meeting at Notre Dame on the role of the Catholic university. The second is a modest text by John Haught, the result of the author's at undergraduate teaching Georgetown.

The Burrell and Kane 'book is drivel; the Haught book is a major philosophical contribution, part of the impressive and growing corpus of the younger disciples of. Bernard Lonergan.

Haught's book (published by Paulist Press) should not be overlooked either because of its modest style or its "pop psychol· ogical" title. It is not merely the clearest summary yet of the Lonergan paradigm, it is an original .and insightful application of it to problems to which the "old master" has not yet adverted. Haught is on the leading edge of those scholars who are using the "story" approach to religious truth.

I will confess that I have had more than a little trouble understanding the work of the old master maybe because I

don't know enough math. And while I understand the "young master" (David Tracy) most of. the time, even he has not been able to make clear to my dull mind what the old master (Lonergan) is up to. Having read Haught's book, I now understand the Lonergan approach and begin to grasp how important it is.

In any event, I would argue that everybody who is interested in the fundamental religious problems of our time ought to read Haught.

Haught, of course, was not at the Notre Dame meeting.

Why let an undergraduate teacher mix with the distinguished visitors, who congregated at the Morris Inn, congratulating one another on what a historic meeting it was? Too bad, though, be-

With Mary, Mother By MARY <:ARSON

I first met. my friend, Pat, 13 years ago when she and her ·husband moved onto our . block. Her little boy was eight, her little girl three. They fit right into the neighborhood

because half the families on the block had kids around those ages.

They were here only three years, then her husbflnd was assigned to combat duty in Viet Nam. She moved with the children to the state of Wasl:.ington, to stay with her mother while her husband was away. • When he returned he was assigned to the Pentagon, and they moved to Virginia. Then her mother passed away. Now the four of them were the entire family. .

Shortly threafter, 'Pat's husband was re-assigned to Viet Nam. Not once, but twice, he was sent on a "hardship tour" into that war.

Her children were a bit older,

cause he could have demonstrated in hTs person the answer to their highflown queries about what a Catholic university should be; that is, a place where Catholic philosophy and theology are taught imaginatIvely and creatively by persons who are at the same time pushing back the frontiers of knowledge.

But Haught shouldn't feel bad. There were no empirical social scientists around either, and no reference to the existing sociological literature or data files on Catholic higher education. So Mr. Michael Novak was deputed to report on the American Catholic people - using his normal ba~e of one (himself) as a sample. .

The only essay in the BurrellKane book that merits publication is one by the distinguished

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and settled 'in school. She had become a guide at the restored Williamsburg Village, and decided to stay in Virginia to await his return.

But ,Pat's husband died in Viet Nam. Not the combat death -she feared, but in an accident an overturned jeep.

Two days ago I had a phone call from a neighbor. Pat's daughter, now 16, was in an automobile accident. Denise was a beautiful girl, as full of life and enthusiasm as her mother.

The driver of the car was killed. Denise was pinned so badly into the wreckage they thought they would have to am-

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legal scholar John Noonan, who, significantly, is not on the faculty of a Catholic school. Noonan's suggestion - the only practical thing to come out of the meeting - of research institutes on great "problem areas" does not seem to have been heeded. Outside of the distinguished Kennedy Instiute at Georgetown, one is hard put to think of any major impressive Catholic research center.

I wonder why. I think a comparison of the two books provides the answer: undergraduate instruction at the Catholic schools - is first rate; academic vision and leadership are thin, and understanding of scholarship at the upper levels of Catholic higher education is nonexistent.

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putate her leg to get her out.

They didn't ... but she suffered massive injuries.

Pat's been advised Denise could die any time.

Pat's son, now 21, has been a great consolation to her. They feel they have withstood this once before. They can do it again . . . and still hang on . . .

Please pray for them . . . particularly on Good Friday.

Another widow, that first Good Friday, watched her Child's life ebbing away. Ask God to give Pat some of the courage Mary must have had, to watch . . . helplessly . . . as there was less and less hope for her child.

Mary didn't know there would be an Easter morning. I'm sure Pat can't see beyond the Good Friday either.

Mary received a miracle. Ask God for another miracle for Pat. She lost her husband in one tragic accident. Must she lose her daughter now, too?

If Denise can live, please God . . . the full, vibrant life she had.

If she must die, take her quickly.

Whatever . . . please . show Pat the Easter morning that is there . . . somewhere.

Lord ... I don't know where it is right now.

Says Bishop Rausch Fulfi lis His Episcopal Motto By MSGR. GEORGE G. HIGGINS (Bishop James Rausch. General Secretary of NCCB/USCC, was installed as Ordinary of the diocese of Phoenix, Ariz. on March 22. Shortly before taking up his new assignment, he was honored at a reception in Washington. Following is an abbreviated text of remarks made by Msgr. Higgins on that occasion.)

Bishop Rausch's episcopal

motto is "To Prepare The Way." I think it indicates he hopes to be open to the spirit and the future in the exercise of his episcopal office.

This entails a high degree ofapostolic flexibility, a willingness to take prudent risks, and to change with changing needs.

It also presupposes a sense of dependence on the providence of God and a commitment to the virtue of evangelical povertypoverty in the sense of being prepared to admit that new methods and new structures may have to be adopted if the Church is to effectively carry out its mission.

I suspect, too, that, in select-

ing his episcopal motto, Bishop Rausch wanted to symbolize his personal interest in the poor and his commitment to the cause of social justice.

When his patron, John the Baptist, inquired from his prison cell if Je,iUS was the "one who is to come" or if another should be expected, the Lord has two of his disciples answer that "The blind see and the lame walk." They concluded with the great news: "The poor have the Gospel preached to them." Thus the messianic era is inaugurated with the evarigelization of the poor.

Candid Leader Within recent weeks, it has

been suggested by a midwestLast but not least, Bishop ern Catholic journalist that the Rausch was a leader who resjob description of the General pected the members of his staff, Secretary of NCeB/USCC ought was perfectly at ease with them, to be altered in such a way as and was able and willing to to underline the fact that it is work with them for the objeca "largely administrative posi- tives of the conference in a tion." On the basis of my own spirit of openness and candor.

32 years experience on the con- He was also a pioneer in openference staff, l find no merit ing a dialogue with the media in this suggestion. and, even more importantly, In any event, Bishop Rausch, with the scholarly community in the exercise of his conference within the Church. His initiative duties, was not a mere admin- in the latter area has not yet istrator - a mere paper shuf- been fully appreciated by some fler, so to speak. He was a of his critics, but, from my viewleader, realistic enough to know the political and structural limit- . point, it may well prove to have ations of his job, but willing to been his most distinctive contribution as General Secretary. take responsible risks.

.T:od1ay's East,er Builds Tomorrow's H,a1ppy Mem·ori,es By MARILYN RODERICK

No matter how busy our lives, Easter brings a pause in the hectic routine and a return. to the important matters of family. It also brings refilections on past Easters, con-

juring up many pleasant memories. The excitement of choosing Easter clothes, the coming together of relatives andl, most important, the joyous celebrations in church. Well, we all grow up and things change, so that many customs we loved are just memories but we must also remember that our present Easters will some day be memories too, and pleasant ones, we hope.

The loveliness and peace found in church at this time of year are just what we need to restore our value balance and

veiy often our sanity in a world that moves too fast. What a' great gift of God, the resurrection of his Son at the time of year, spring, when one can watch his work in progress!

While this is not your usual festive Easter cake it is a delicious and easy recipe that may very well come in handy this .busy Easter weekend. Dorothy Medeiros, one of my students, made it in home ec class and brought me a piece to tastedelicious! She is a member of St. Michael's parish in Swansea.

Chocolate Chipper Cake 2':4 cups flour 1 Y2 cups sugar 1 t~aspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon vanilla % cups shortening 1':4 cups cold water 2 squares 1 oz. each) melted unsweetened chocolate 3 eggs 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate pieces Y2 cup nuts 1. Sift together the sugar, filour, salt and baking soda

2. In a large mixer bowl, combine the vanilla, shortening, water, melted chocolate and eggs.

3. Add the chocolate mixture to the flour mixture and blend at low speed until moistened.

4. Beat 2 more minutes at medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally 5. Pour batter into greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan and sprinkle with a topping of 1 cup (16 oz. package) of semi-sweet choco~ate pieces and Y2 cup nuts 6. Bake in a 350' oven for 40 to 45 minutes.

The Parish Parade· Publicity chairmen of parish organizations are asked to submit news items for this column to The Anchor. P. O. Box 7. Fall River, 02722. Name of city or town shOUld be Included, as well as fUll dates of all Ictivities. Please send news of future rather than past events. Note: the same news Item can be used only once. Please do not request that we repeat an announcement several times.

ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET A seven-week observance of devotion to the Holy Spirit will begin on Easter Sunday, with the first "Dominga" to be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Rigby. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. each day of the observance, with the Friday service to be led by Rev. Daniel L. Freitas, pastor and Rev. Stephen B. Salvador, associate. All parishioners and friends are invited to participate.

Catholic Charities Appeal captains will meet at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20 in the rectory basement. All appeal workers will meet Tuesday, April 26 in the church hall.

OUR LADY OF THE CAPE, BREWSTER The Women's Guild will be hostess to an ecumenical meeting with all members of area churches at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 in the church hall. Following the meeting, Rev. Andre Patenaude, M.S. will entertain with song and guitar music.

The unit will sponsor a dessert. card party at 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 26 in the church hall. Prizes will be awarded for all tables.

BLESSED SACRAMENT, FALL RIVER A French meat pie supper will be held Saturday, April 16 under auspice~ of the Men's Club, with Charlie and Company providing music for dancing to follow. In charge of arrangements is Eddy Brault and tickets are obtainable from any club member.

ST. JOSEPH, NEW BEDFORD , The power of the Sacrament of the Sick was discussed by Rev. Kevin Tripp, chaplain at St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford, in a program at the church last night. Confirmation candidates aided ,in a celebration of the sacramen~ for sick and elderly of the parish.

ST. LAWRENCE, NEW BEDFORD The Parish Club will hold a fashion show at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 27 at Bishop Stang High School auditorium, with parishioners as models. Refreshments willI be served and door prizes awarded. Tickets will be available at the door or may be reserved by calling Muriel Carr, telephone 994-1464 or Mary Downey, 999-5467.

OUR LADY OF LOURDES, TAUNTON The parish Holy Ghost society has announced its Domingas for 1977, during which the Holy Ghost Crown will travel to seven homes, staying one we.ek at each, beginning Easter Sunday April 10. The rosary is recited each evening at the home and Mass is celebrated one night during the week. Open house begins at 7:30 p.m., with the Mass at 8 on the chosen night.

Domingas are Louis DaCosta, Lawrence Mederos" Rita Souza, Antone Borges, Richard Ferreira, Lillian Furtado and Louis Furtado (Mordomo).

Refreshments and raffles follow the rpsary service and all are welcome at any or all homes.

The annual parish Festa will take place the weekend of June 11 and 12 on the church grounds.

SACRED HEART, FALL RIVER Chairman William K. Riley has announced that plans are continuing for the Sacred Heart School "Grand Finale," to be held Saturday, June 4, beginning at 6 p.m..with a concelebrated Mass, followed by a buffet and dance, with music by the Nite Club Entertainers.

Tickets may be obtained from Mrs. Willard 'Piper, telephone 673-6734, or Mrs. Robert Nedderman, 672-7700. All alumni of the 99-year-Old school, which wUI close its doors in June, are urged to plan attendance.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, FALL RIVER A reception in the parish hall from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 17 will honor Msgr. Arthur W. Tansey, who retired as pastor last month.

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lightful than that of a continual ST. RITA, Nothing More Sweet MARION "There is not in the world a conversation with God." Third program of a Christ·ian kind of life more sweet and de- Brother Lawrence Awareness series sponsored by the parish will be held at 8 . p.m. Tuesday, April 12, at St. Gabriel's Episcopal Parish Center. Rev. Edmund J. Fitzgerald will be guest lecturer. His topic will be "Death, Dying, Life."

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OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP, NEW BEDFORD The parish will sponsor a Swieconka (Easter dinner) at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Aprill 17 in the church hall. Live music and door prizes will be among special attractions. Reservations may be made at the rectory.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Society will hold a dance from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, April 23 at Recordaoes BalI-room, 253 Coggeshall St. Music will be by the Joe Pasieka orchestra.

ST. MARY, MANSFIELD The Women's Olub will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 14 in the church hall. The program will feature a presentation on hypnosis. Reservations will be accepted for the annual club banquet, to be held at Sandy's. restaurant Thursday, May 12, and to feature an evening of music with Rev. Ander Patenaude, M.S.

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ST. WILLIAM, FALL RIVER The Women's Guild will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 in the church all-purpose room.

Members are asked to bring gifts for a penny sale scheduled for Wednesday, April 20. ;Hostesses for the meeting will include Mary Malgeri and Grace Walmsley.

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The Sisler was moving among the ·slums of a cily in India. Unbelievably, she heard sobbing coming from a Irash barrel. Brushing aside the flies and Ihe vermin, she looked. Beneath the filth and debris was an old lady crying from tearless eyes as her life slowly ebbed. away. Tenderly the Sister lifted her, placed her on her shoulders and look her to the Hospice for the Dying. Before she died, the old lady told the Sister, "I'm not crying because I was In the garbage. I'm crying because my son· put me there. He had to. There was not enough food for the family." ... Tragically, this scene will be replayed many more times. Bul you can help to lessen it. Will you? Here is how ...

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A surprise card party with Georgette LeComte as chairperson will highlight the meeting of the Ladies of St. Anne planned for 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 20 in the parish hall. All are invited to attend at a nominai admission charge. Refreshments will be served.

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Of the prevailing theories about why we punish criminals, probably the most important are the deterrent, the, rehabilitative, and the retributive. According to the deterrent theory, we punish criminals so that other people will be deterred from committing crimes. V/hen I see a burglar being led away to jail, I. am led to reflect .first, on how bad and how unacceptable to the community it is to be a burglar, and, second, on how much trouble I will get into if I become one. These reflections enter into the whole variety of considerations that keep me honest.

According to' the rehabilitaing theory, the process we call punishment is not really meant to punish people in the sense of inflicting pain on them, but to bring them into a place' where we can work with them and get them to change their antisocial ways. When we are satisfied that they have done so, we should let them go.

According to the retributive theory, a person who commits crime "Qwes" society a punishment in the same way a person who steals five dollars worth of hamburger from the grocery store owes the grocer five dollars. There is a metaphysical· balance to be restored, an illicit pleasure to be paid fol' by an otherwise unnecessary pain.

'Catholic thought is. not particularly committed to any of these three theories, although' it probably takes the retributive theory a little more seriously than other lines of thoughtperhaps because it has been a, little more aware of the. moral problems with the other two.

The problem with deterrence is that the person who is punished is never the person we are trying to deter.· It is already too late to deter the criminal himself; we punish him only to make the threat credible for another time. But punishing A in order to deter B runs afoul of an important moral principle.

A human being is not generally at the disposal of the community He is entitled to be dea.lt with in accordance with his own needs and deserts. It is wrong, therfore, to lock him up for a reason that has nothing' to do with him.

To be sure, he is part of the community that will be better off if crime is deterred; therefore it is not quite true that the reason for punishing him has nothing to do with him. But this argument proves too much. It would justify punishing people who are suspected of doing wrong but who were in fact innocent. ,Punishing people on mere sllspicion has a powerful deterrent affect, as every totalitarian leader knows. But we feel it would not be rig!::.t.

So the deterrent theory offers us no justification for punishing criminals that would not equally justify punishing innocent people. This is true of the

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Having ~ommitted a crime already is only one such sign, and that not always the most accurate. Yet we are unwilling to use the techniques of our penal system on a person who has not already committed a crime.

We do not think it would be right to do so. That a person seems to be in need of rehabilitation does not seems to us a sufficient justification for pun~ ishing him..

So, while rehabilitation and deterrence are both things we would like to accomp~ish with our system of punishment, when we look for a justification for punishment, we have to turn to the retributive theory.

Has Problems _ But the retributive theory is not free' from problems, either.

It is not everyone who can appreciate the metaphysical elegance of balancing illicit, pleasures with unnecessary pain, or the logic of exacting suffering as a "debt" when it does not seem to do the "creditor" any good.

In general, then, while very few of us are minded to stop punished crimina'ls, neither Catholics nor Protestants nor anyone else has been able to offer a really satisfactory theoretical explanation of why we should continue. The lilek of a theory is not merely an academic problem: it has a good deal to do with the frustration many people feel about 'our whole criminal process.

People feel about crime quite differently from the way they feel about other misfortunes. On the whole, you are a good deal more likely to be run over than to be mugged, but when you agitate for safe streets it is the potential mugging that you have l

in mind. An old man living alone is at least as apt to succumb to a heart attack as to a Burglar, but it is the burglar he is afraid of. For the victim, and for the onlooker as well, crime is more than iJ,lst a misfortune. It is an encounter between human beings characterized by the unjust use of power, and by a breach of the trust that people need to have in others.

But the bitterness people feel is not so much from having crimes committed as from having them committed with immunity. Somehow when the criminal has been fitly punished, the crime seems to fall back into the category of ordinary misfortunes once again.

Th~ desire to see offenders punished is a very basic and veri powerful human emotion.

Most historians think it is the foundation of criminal law the state began punishing criminals in order to prevent disruption of the peace through the pursuit of private vengeance.

So deep-seated and so primitive is this emotion, and seemingly so little related to any practical purpose, that modern theorists tend to regard it as unworthy of civilized human beings in enlightened times. In constructing theiries they take it into account only with reluctance.

But a Christian view of human nature will require us to take primordial human feelings more seriously. God has not created human beings with unworthy motivations. The primordia vices, gluttony, avarice, lust, etc. are not unworthy motivations; they are perversions or abuses of worthy one. There is nothing wrong with wanting to eat, to' save money, to make love; the vice is in wanting to do these things too much or in the wrong way. Can we not say in the human psyche there is a legitimate place for 'the desire to be avenged? .

St. Paul says that when civil rulers administer punishment they ,act as God's ministers

(Rom. 13:4). If that is so, then perhaps the reason they punish is to give a concrete sign that the world, for all its corruption and confusion, is still under the power of God. Perhaps too, t~e reason we feel a need to see criminals punished i,s that the criminal exercises power, unjustly. When our lives have be~n touched by this unjust power, we' need to be reassured that' there is a higher power at work on the side of justice. It is reassurance that reduces crime from a cosmic disorder to a common misfortune.

This is a reassurance, incidently, that the 'criminal needs as much as the victim does, He, too, is entitled to know that he does not have it in his power to upset the ultimate order of the universe, that he too lives in a world where the highest power is just.

If I am right in all this, it would appear that we need a considerable change in our approach' to criminal justice. At present, our concern is almost exclusively with protecting the rights of the accused. 'We have not felt that the victims of crime had any rights to protect. Thus, we have not seen any injustice in letting guilty people go free.

Not only do we resolve all doubts about guilt or innocence in favor of inocence; we redress police misconduct or flaws in the trial process by letting people off that we are sure are guilty. Those who have seen crirrie being committed more and more, with less and less likelihood of being punished, have found no theoretical basis on which to urge a change. Perhaps these few thoughts may point the way to such a basis.

Robert E. Rodes Jr. is a member of the faculty of law of the University of Notre Dame.

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Fourth, Knights of Columbus make presentation to JAMES H. COLLINS, C.E., Pres.

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Holy Cross Nun ·Is Coordinator Sister Juliette LeBlanc, CSC, professor of biology at Notre Dame College, Manchester, N.H., has been named provincial coordinator for the Sisters of Holy Cross in the New England Province. She was named at a provincial chapter held last month in preparation for a general chapter to take place in July in Montreal.

In the Fall River diocese Holy Cross Sisters serve in St. Anthony of Padua parish and St. Luke's HospitllI. New Bedford; St. George parish, Westport; St. Joseph parish, La Salette Shrine, Bishop Feehan High School and St. John School, Attleboro; St. Theresa parish, South Attleboro; and St. Mary parish, North Attleboro.

Set 'April in Paris' At La SaletJ'e Shrine "Fashions for- Madame and Monsieur," a style show featuring spring and summer clothing, will be held at La Salette Shrine, Attleboro, at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 27. With a theme of "April in Paris," the entire event will have a French motif.

Chairperson is Mrs. Raymond Hayes, Seekonk, aided by Brother Jean Paul Champagne of the shrine staff.

Above Ground Burial Space Still Available In Uplifting Notre Dame Cemetery Mausoleum - F'all River Of the 1886 Burial Crypts already constructed in this majestic and comforting Shrine of the Dead, which has been acclaimed and admired by all who have seen· it,ll 0 remain unreserved to date. Most of these are located in the central St, Joseph Chapel, recently adorned with outstanding marquetry scenes flanked by modern colored glass panels, and in whic~ a Memorial Mass is offered every month for the eter':lal repose of those entombed in the Mausoleum.

Located at 1540 Stafford Rd., the Mausoleum is open to visitors every day from 8:0~ A.M. to 6:30 P.M. it can be easily reached by Routes 195 and 24 in direction of Newport, Exit 43S, Rte. 81 South, and on top of the hill past the Almeida Bus Terminal, sharp left on Stafford Rd. Full information is available at the Cemetery Office from 9 to 12 and 1 to 4 Monday through Friday and from 9 to 12 on Saturday.

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He Wants Ban on Teen-Age Marriage NEW YORK (NC) - A priest who has spent more than six years counselling teen-agers has proposed that the' U.S. Catholic Church ban by law teen-age marriages.

The priest, Father John C. Marquis, has also suggested that 21 be made "the minimum age for allowing a Catholic to marry" in the Church in the United States. . In an article in the Homiletic and Pastoral Review, a monthly magazine for priests, Father Marquis, chaplain of Orange County Juvenile Hall, Santa Ana, Calif., recommended also that the U.S. Catholic Church "institute a formal engagementformation period of one full year for all persons approaching their first valid marriage."

According to his proposal, a couple would become formally enagaged when they present themselves to the parish com. muriity in a public ceremony a year before their proposed marriage. "During that year the couple will be obliged to attend at least one engagement encounter and once a month a professionally prepared and conducted marriage - preparation workshop which should be something of an all-day experience."

While dioceses already have marriage-preparation classes in a variety of forms and priests

give marriage instruction sessions, Father Marquis said, "These efforts are simply unreal in face of the ,demands of contemporary marriage spiritually, emotionally, socially, economically and sacramentally."

The year of novitiate demanded by the Church before an individual may pronounce religious .vows and the years of preparation required before ordination to the priesthood have proven insufficient in recent years, the priest said.

"Yet at the very same time the 18 or 19-year-old (the 16 or 17-year-old!) with about 0.002 percent comparable (six hours with Father, eight hours of seminar, a one-day workshop) will vow the sacrament of marriage until death and that is it (no dispensations of 'laicizations')."

goods and a desire for more and more of the same," "the ever-present anxiety about possible tot~ war with its unthinkable destruction and personal hurt," and "the constantly experienced rapidity of production, travel and technical communication."

Non-Commitment ' Father Marquis based his recommendations on the presentday cultural pattern in the United States. "T,he past 20 years of American experience have seen blossom into practice an atmosphere and an attitude of noncommitment among Americans in general," he said.

Among factors leading to this pattern, he said, were "the postwar boom of fantastic technological development and production which caused an emotionally insurmountable flood of creature comforts, consurper

Most U.S. teen-agers are immature, Father Marquis said, because they grow up in security with all their needs taken care of, with only minor, if any, obligations, and with little responsibility.

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Citing a recent poll indicating that nine out of 10 teen-age marriages end before' the first II months, Father Marquis said: "The people involved are simply too immature to be able to produce and practice the concern for others consistently which ·is demanded for successful marriage."

Dioceses are spending years and "fantastic sums" trying to piece together "the fragments of people left over from these teen-age marriages: the spouses, the relatives, the children," Father Marquis said, contending that the time, effort and money would be better spent before teen-agers are allowed to marry.

NEXT WEEK IN

VOCATION DISCOVERY WEEKEND

FOR: Y~~ng Women, High School Seniors And Older AT: Sacred Hearts Academy, 330 Main St., Fairhaven, Mass.

FROM: FRIDAY, APRIL 29 TO SUNDAY, MAY 1st TO: Consider the future of their lives in the context of prayer, reflection, discussion and personal guidance.

CONTACT: Sr. Jo-Ann McKenzie, Sacred Hearts Community 330 Main Street, Fairhaven Mass. - Tel. 993-1082

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It's EasterRejoice!

The traditional Easter greeting of the Slavic countries, "Christ is risen!" and the response, "He is truly risen!" are echoed 路in the general budding of new life at this season of spring and are symbolized in -a hundred ways in folklore, often .with roots antedating Christianity.

Of all symbols, the most ancient is the egg, an integral part of all mythology as a sign of life's beginning, but endowed from the earliest days of the Church with Christian significance and with us today in every supermarket and dime store in chocolate, plastic, spun sugar and a myriad other forms, all nevertheless reminding us, however faintly, of an empty tomb and a life beyond 'Seeing thy miracles and the grave.

But of all Easter eggs, among the most beautiful are those in the Polish tradition; and in Holy the Portuguese and diocesan Rosary parish, Taunton, Mrs. families do not consider their Anita Maciejowski has for years Easter feast complete without passed on th,e art of painting "masa savada," sweet bread them. The results of her labors with hardboiled eggs, symbol of of love are pictured on this -life, baked into the crust. page, and while teaching chilLamb of God dren how to paint their own The innocent lamb is par exeggs, she shares with them the cellence the symbol of Christ legends and customs of her Po- and the combination of children lish Catholic childhood, telling and a lamb is irresistible, calling them that before her family to mind the lines of William tasted any Easter goodies, the Blake: father _gave each member a Little lamb, who made spoonful of pungent horseradish, thee? mixed with beet juice.

Dost thou know who made "It was to remind us that the thee? ... sorrow of Good Friday came He is called by thy name, before the joy of Easter," she For He calls himself a said, "and the red beet juice Lamb; was a reminder of the blood of He is meek and He is mild.

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He became a little child.

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Easter sunrise services are popular everywhere as a natural symbol of "Joy at the uprisingof this sunn~ and Sonne," as John 'Oonne expressed it. In France there is a legend that the sun rays penetrating the dawn clouds of Easter are angels dancing for joy at the Resurrection and in Scotland the belief was that the rising sun whirled around like a mnl wheel and then gave three leaps. In Ireland, village men danced at Easter sunrise. Meanwhile, the women had baked cakes as a prize for the best dancer, from which the expression arose, "He takes the cake."

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by Christ and his disciples. Traditionally the walk is followed by picnics and woodland games and at least one American teenager, on hearing it, enthusiasti!=ally announced her intention of starting the custom with her friends.

So, with eggs, rolled, hunted -and eaten, with bright new clothing, with sunrise services, with Easter water and Easter fire and in a myriad other ways, the Risen Savior is greeted, bringing us the yearly reminder that despite wars and horrors unspeakable, there is stiU hope and joy and resurrection, there is still Easter.

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comes to Jordan's banks. He does not view his audience as pagans or路 Jews, so much as sinners needing forgiveness and conversion. Over and over again, he says, "Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand." The English word repent ha.s lost its original meaning of conversion.

It tends now to mean, "Do some penance for the sins you have committed."

But that was not the original idea. Repent meant convert.

Every Advent and Lent this message of conversion is heard in the liturgy.

Not Once for All This i~ the first correction that must be made about the idea of conversion. The second one is that conversion is more than a one-time event. This misleading idea of conversion is due to stories in which converts detail the high drama of their change, and the finality of their new commitment. They give the impression that conversion is a one-time mountain top experience, never to be repeated.

Catholics may obtain such religious conversion experiences during a retreat, a charismatic renewal, for a CursF!lo weekend; or in hearing an inspiring preacher or reading a stirring book. The sheer intensity of the experience may falsely convince the receiver that this conversion is absolute and that the rest of his life will be a mere spinning out of the original moment.

In reality this is far from the case. Conversion is a 1ife-long experience. Perhaps it is better to say that one should look forward 路to a series of mini-conversions as life goes on. Personal maturing implies moving to ever deeper moments of love of God and more profound steps in understanding Him.

John the Baptist

By Father Alfred McBride To many Catholics the word conversion means bringing others into the Church. But what about religious conversion within the Catholic fold? Can we be converted too? What does such conversion mean?

John the Baptist preached conversion from a life of sin to a life with God. He wasn't preaching to pagans and urging them-to become Jews. Nor was he preaching to Jews and asking them to belong to some other religion. He was asking Jews to live up to the religion they were professing already so that they would be open to the kingdom of God which was at hand.

The same is true when Jesus

Negatively, one may speak of falls from grace, times o( sin requiring new conversions and affirmations of faith in God. Human weakness being what it is, there is every chance that one will grow cold in one's fiery commitment to Christ. Hence the need for a new conversion.

Think over this matter of conversion. It is a way of seeing your Christian life as a dynamic adventure in which there is no stainding still. Falls, advances, slippings, rises. And ever the friendly, loving welcome of Christ, "Convert, change. You can come back to Me!"

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Hide and Seek with God

By Father John Spicer Recently a priest acquaintance wrote to me sharing his deep inward searching: "For many years I've been struggling with the mystery of the cross, and the mystery of doing God's work, and yet feeling there must be more to it than I was experiencing."

Two articles he read stirred him anew and light came. He wrote, "I went jogging and it came together. I prayed to God differently - I gave up and told him it was too hard, that I couldn't do it. The load was lifted. It was over, and I knew that something was different.

No longer do I pray 'Lord show me how to love.' That's not enough. So now I pray 'Lord, I caIUlot love this person the way you want me to. But you can.

So come in me, it's impossible for me, you love him through me.' " This is a true story of a conconversion. Not a conversion in the sense of turning from unbelief to belief, or changing from one religious denomination to another, but a conversion nevertheless.

We are good at playing games with God. 'We intermittently hide from Him, then seek Him. But are we really the seekerS? Is it not rather God? Surely God initiates the seeking. How could it be otherwise?

For who knows God? Who knows where to find Him? Certainly not we sinners, backturners, hesitant ones! Yet God in His great love seeks us out.

And having found us, He takes us to His heart.

Unfortunately, if but rarely, we try hiding from God completely. We occupy ourselves totally w.tt;h selfish concerns.

We push Him out. But God will not go. He seeks us out even in our mortal sin. When we yield to Him, we experience a radical conversion. Assuredly this is a miracle of grace - a new creation.

What is this hide and seek game we play with God? The "intellectual" excuse is a fairly common door to hide behind. Behind it we simply refuse to "change our minds." Ignorance is all right, thank you!

It's so much less threatening.

Were we to look up and do some hard inquiring, we might have to change intellectual gears. We might catch a glimpse .of broader horizons and have to get on our way and pilgrimage further.

"Emotional" doors are hiding places too. We allow emotions, formed in the past, to impede our present acceptance of grace.

We are emotionally attached to 'former ways of thinking, doing, feeling, expressing, as well as to past external forms of Church existence.

Then there are "psychic" doors to hide behind. We are often reluctant to break out of yesterday's self-image. We remain encased in our hard and brittle ego. Yet "unless the grain

of wheat dies, it remains alone Now we can sum up our findings. Conversion is a turning to God and is always initiated Turn to Page Thirteen

Conversion Confessions

By Msgr. Joseph M. Champlin This year's Holy Week, with its customary long line of penitents seeking forgiveness, will be the first since the revised Rite of Penance became mandatory in the United States.

I have no statistics indicating the percentage of parishes throughout our country which have introduced rooms of reconciliation for an easier implementation of that restored ritual.

However, I gain the impression that American priests have taken the directives of their bishops in this matter quite seriously.

The hierarchy proposed, as an ideal, 路chapels of reconciliation in which the repentant sinner could have the option of confessing anonymously, or openly.

More and more parishes seem to be fulfilling that suggestion, either through construction of a new reconciliation space or renovation of an existing area.

It is critically important here that we preserve the penitent's freedom. This means insuring that a person can easily select anonymous confession.

People frequently speak today about the value of openness and self-revelation, but it would be wrong to convey the notion that we have chosen the lesser path with the sacrament of Penance when we approach the confessor anonymously.

Turning our lives around from sin and selfishness to grace and self-giving almost always involves a painful, embarrassing experience. In my two decades of ministry, I have assisted many who either called for an appoint-

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ment or stopped at the rectory door to work through this awkward, but liberating conversion process. They felt ashamed and down on themselves, but also sensed a need to sit down and talk through their situation at length and in the open.

Want Secrecy On the other hand, the greater majority of individuals who have been away for many years from the Lord or have slipped seriously in the recent past prefer a behind-the-screen, secret setting.

Conscientious Catholic Christians whose daily lives quite faithfully follow the teachings of Jesus still have the need of regular inner conversions.

Even such persons making what we used to term devotional confessions do not necessarily opt for face-to-face admission of their sinfulness. They may, and an increasing number do so, 'but these individuals should never sense any pressure to choose that practice.

Ouh reconcilliation rooms at Holy Family have been in use for over five' years. In the beginning, perhaps half who entered the area walked past the partition and sat' at the table 'opposite the confessor. Now 85~90 percent select this open procedure.

They have discovered the more relaxed atmosphere and comfortable setting enables them to speak in a fuller way about their inner selves. These penitents judge their own conversion process reaches deeper, lasts longer and brings greater peace when they receive the sacrament face-to-face.

Scripture and Conversion

By Father John J. Castelot

When Jesus began preaching, His message was essentially a call to conversion. The exhortation to "reform your lives" sounds like a challenge to change one's conduct. behavior, way of acting.

It involves this, of course, but the Greek word which it translates signifies something deeper, more fundamental: a radical change of mind, of outlook. And behInd this Greek word there is a Hebrew (Aramaic) word used frequently in the Bible. It means "to return."

And this brings us to the heart of the matter: our reformation, our change of outlook

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is literally a conversion, a return. It is, consequently, not something merely personal, but interpersonal, a return to someone from whom, in one degree or another. we have turned away - a return to God. Conversion, then, was at the heart of the call which Jesus issued to mankind. Indeed, it seems to be at the heart of humanity's ongoing relationship with God, if we are to judge by the account of that relationship which we read in the Bible.

It is a pattern discernable in the lives of individuals, too.

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Like this child, we play hide and seek with God

, Hide and Seek with God Continued from Page Twelve by him. It can be both radical and continuing. There are many obstacles to conversion, but God's grace is content and strong, leading us ever onward to a greater participation in Christ's body, and to greater love for Him and our neighbor.

Thus we experience ever-deepening conversion.

So conversion is an ever-

present challenge. It will remain so as long as we are pilgrims on earth, for every new conversion experience invites a' further one. Even when we come face-to face with our God at the end of our conversion process, might we not continue to grow wildly, joyfully ata pace and depth beyond our present imagining?

I like to think so.

Scripture and Conversion Continued from Page Twelve sponded eagerly, joyfully. But in the course of time, they drifted away and often fell so low that there was only one direction in which they could look: upward.

And there was God, stooping, so to speak, to help them up, to call them back' to Himself, to invite them to conversion.

(Read 2 Sm. 11-12) 'Conversion can take many forms. It can involve a return to God after falling away from Him into sin, or a turning to Him from another form of religion, or a return to a more fervent relationship with Him after a period of lukewarmness and mediocrity. A good example of the last-named type is found in the letter to Laodice in the Book' of Revelation. Here the Lord is pictured as admonishing this community and calling it' to conversion: "I know your d~eds; I know you are neither hot nor cold. How I wish you were one or the other - hot or cold! But because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I will spew you out of my mouth! . . . Be earnest about it,

therefore. Repent! Here I stand, knocking at the door. If anyone hears me calling and opens the door, I will enter his house and have supper with him and he with me" (Rev. 3, 15-16, 19b-20).

Even Peter, the man selected

by Jesus to head his little flock - even he needed conversion.

After his tragic denial of Jesus, as Luke tells us: "The Lord turned around and looked at Peter, and Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him, ~efore the cock crows today you will deny me three times.' He went out and wept bitterly" (Lk. 22,61-62).

The career of the great St. Paul began with a dramatic conversion, an event so important that Luke tells the story three times (Acts 9; 22; 26) and the Church eelebrates it with a special feast on Jan. 25. But even he felt the need for constant conversion, as we read in Philippians 3, 7-16.

Indeed, it has been remarked that the life of a sincere Christian is an unending series of oonversions - and the Soriptures certainly seem to substantiate this.

Nos ultimos tres dias da Ouaresma a Igreja celebra 0 misterio da salva~ao, nas suas tres fases, Paixao, Morte, e Ressurrei9ao. Desde os primeiros tempos cristaos, a Igreja tem comemorado estes acontecimentos salvlficos com liturgias provocativas i o Trlduo Pascal principia com a Missa Vesnertina de Quinta-Feira .Santa e conclui com as Vesoeras ,do Dominqo'da Ressurrei~ao.

Comemora-se emtres dias sequidos os misterios salvlficos de Jesus' Cristo.

Deste modo, nao podemos identificar A Pascoa apenas com 0 Domingo da Ressurei~ao. A Ressurrei~ao e a terceira fase do misterio Pascal, sendo as primeiras duas a Paixao e a Morte de Jesus.

Na Ouinta-Feira Santa comemoramos a institui~ao da Eucari sti a. IIMi steriosamente antecipando 0 Sacriflcio que iria oferecer, dentro de algumas horas, Jesus Doe fim a todas as 'fiquras', converte 0 pao e 0 vinho no Seu Corpo e Sangue, apresenta-Se como 0 verdadeiro cordeiro pascal o 'Cordeiro de Deus' .1I(Missal popular) A Eucaristia e a obra prima do amor de Jesus. Todas as vezes quando celebramos a Eucaristia recordamos a Sua Paixao, Morte e Ressurreicsao. Em cada celebra~ao .da Eucaristia sentimos a presen~a de Cristo, uma oresen~a que penetra as nossas almas, uma presen~a incompreeslvel, e uma presen~a real. Esta oresen~a de Jesus nas nossas assembleias e nas nossas almas nos auxilia a por em pratica 0 IISeu mandamento", "amai-vos uns aos outros". Tambem a Sua presen~a enche-nos de esperan~a ate que ele volte.

Tradicionalmente comemoramos na mesrna liturgia da Ouinta-Feira Santa 0 Lava Pes. Aorimeira 'vista podiamos pensar que este acto e simplesmente uma comemora~ao de urn aspecto da vida ae Jesus. Porem este acto tern urn significado profundo. 0 significado e que cada um de nos, como disclpilos do Senhor, tem a responsibilidade de imitar Nosso Senhor, servindo o nossa proximo e reconhecendo as suas necessidades.

A Paixao do Senhor uma obra de expia~ao em favor da humanidade. Jesus surge-nos como V{tima inocente e sofredora. A Sua Cruz reoresenta 0 Seu amor universal. IISuportando a morte por todos n6s, ensina-nos, com 0 Seu exemplo, 'que tambem devemos levar a Cruz que a carne e 0 mundo fazem pesar sobre os ombros daqueles que buscam a paz e a justicsa.IIGS38 A celebra~ao anual da Morte e Ressurrei sao do Senhor tern 0 seu ponto culminate na Vigflia Pascal. Esta celebrayao e 0 centro do ana liturgico e e a malS antiga, a mais sagrada e a mais rica de todas as celebra~oes.

Nesta noite celebramos a nossa passagem das trevas da escuridao e da escravidao a luz da esoeran~a que e Jesus Cristo Ressuscitao. Esta nOlte comemora-se 0 triunfo de Jesus Cristo sobre a morte.

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By The Dameans REACH Sometimes I stop and wonder Why can't I let myself enjoy The space I'm in And all the wonderful Places I've been, My eyes are on the future.

I can't think about the past, My aspirations always ,exceed my grasp.

You've got to reach a little bit higher When the light within becomes a fire.

Hey, Hey, you got to grow, You've got to reach a little bit higher To get a hold on all that you desire.

Stretch your soul and you'll never grow old When the habits of a lifetime Become a painful cage, You want to break out But you don't know how to change.

You may have a vision Or you may have a friend Who will come to you And say these same words again.

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'MISSION IN THE FUTURE must find Christ in the native milieu, remain in it and transform it,' writes Cecilia Belanger. Even in something as basic as the morning cereal, agrees Minneapolis minister James Schneider, as he displays "Jesus Jacket" designed to slip over cereal boxes and be. read at breakfast. They've proved great way to reach children with gospel message, he says. (NC Photo)"

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By Cecilia Belanger

"What is the church supposed to do?" asked one writer. Remembering the things I've been taught about the church, the things I've read and thought about for myself, we know that the church cannot govern, produce nor market - at least it's not supposed to. It cannot provide universal education, nor meet all human need in social servies. The church is not called to be a competitor in the open market, but to minister to persons and institutions of society.

It's not a court chaplain to baptize every company policy, but it's here, there and everywhere to encourage institutions to fulfill their God-given duty: for business to do business and not to defraud the public; for governments to administer and not prevent justice; for schools to educate and not manipulate hu-

man life; for hospitals to heal, etc. etc.

The church's role is to be a catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction of social accountability of institutions in their stewardship to God and society.

The church in the past organized ministry into home and foreign missions. In the future a' third rubric (it's already going on in some places) of nnstitutional missions must emerge.

If missions in the past went to the peopjle where they live, missions in the future must go to people where they work.

If mission in the past crossed frontiers of geography, mission in the future must cross frontiers of' industry, technology and metropolis. If mission in the past sought to rescue persons out of their native milieu into church milieu, mission in the future must find Christ in the native milieu, remain in it

and transform it.

Many of the ablest men and women in structures of our culture are Christian people with enormous moral and spiritual assets accumulated over the years. All they need sometimes is counsel and help as to how to invest that capital toward moral and social responsibility and accountability. They cannot do it alone. They need sup.' port; they need the word of God. Not enough time is dj:lvoted to the more important things today. We spend too much time on housekeeping details and not enough time on serious matters. We make the mistake of proclaiming the Gospel only to human frailty. We need also to proclaim it to human strength.

Not only the social pathology but to social power, not just on the edges of society but in the center of the village.

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Apyone near Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, recently would agree that it was a scene of tremendous activity.

A "Gong Show" was sponsored by the Junior-Senior Activities Committees of Connolly and Gerrard high schools and was an outstanding financial success.

Acts ranged from serious to out-

rageously funny.

Judges were Father William J. Cullen, SJ, and James Martin of Connolly and Sister Elizabeth, RSM, of Gerrard. The majority of the acts were "gonged" but a good time was had by all.

The Massachusetts Region III Science Fair was held at Connolly last weekend, and it too,

was an outstanding success.

All four Connolly entrants won awards: James 'Perry, honorable mention, .lor his project, Smoking, Its Effects and Why; Bill Serbst, honorable mention, for Structure of the Bone; Gerrard Caron, third award, for Pyramid Power; and Joseph Souza, award for Asthma and Emphy- .

(c) 1976 Siren Songs BMI Although this song has not been overwhelmingly popular, certain areas of the country have responded very well to it.

In merely observing the words to this song, it is easy to see how there would be a variety of reactions.

They present a dynamic view of life. There is a challenging message which would frighten off many people. "Reach" is about the person who has experienced some good things in life but has not been satisfied. He states, "my aspirations always exceed my grasp," thus pointing to the continual process of reaching higher, growing, and "stretching your soul."

Hopefully, this will lead him to "never grow old."

What about this philosophy? Do you think that a person with this view of life will find fulfillment or will he or she end up frustrated?

Just as this song is popular only in certain areas, so also is its philosophy accepted only by certain people. For them there is the desire to keep searching, to keep reaching higher, to keep growing in life, to continue letting one's aspirations exceed orie's grasp. For them, it 'is the effort of "stretching one's soul" that will lead ultimately to becoming one with our Maker.

serna. They also won the Taun~ ton Teacher's Surprise Award and will represent the school at the State Science Fair this month. Commendation must be given to members of the Science Club and to Father Laurence Langguth, SJ who helped organize and prepare the physical facilities for the fair.

About 45 Christian Life Community members attended Union Day Activities at Bishop Gerrard High School on Sunday, March 27. The Union Day corresponds with a World CLC Day held throughout the world in 42 countries where the organization is active. The theme for the day was '~Helping the Local Church become an Authentic Community. . . Poor with Christ for a Better Service."

Sister Theresa Sparrow of the Diocesan Religious Education 'Center spoke about a global vision for CLC'ers noting the importance of a world view for the committed Christian. She

encouraged the participants to see the atrocities in Africa as an area of real concern for Christians.

Sue Lake of the Youth Elderly Services encouraged the young people to visit the elderly and. listen to them, thereby learning from their experience of life.

Sue Mis and Sue Pereira, two diocesan youth delegates to the . recent Bishops' Convocation in Holyoke reported on the Bishops' concern for youth. The two Sues encouraged CLC members to submit their ideas and programs to Bishop Cronin and to area pastors.

Father Maurice Jeffrey of St. Patrick's parish, Chaplain at ·Bishop Gerrard, the Fifth Sunday of Lent, had the partici· . pants become involved in a Liturgy of Healing asking them to meet Christ the Healer in their lives.

The Gerrard CLC group was the host group for the day. Cake Turn to Page Fifteen

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Hockomock Openers Today in Four Sports The Hockomock League opens play today in four sports: baseball, tennis, golf and softball.

Varsity baseball games today list Mansfield at Oliver Ames, King Philip at Sharon, Foxboro at Franklin, and Stoughton at North Attleboro with Canton drawing the bye. Monday's games have Canton at King Philip, No~th Attleboro at Mansfield, FranklIn at Sharon and Stought t F b or A h t~n ~ ox oro.

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ActIOn IS also slated for today and Monday in tennis. In boys' .tennis today. Mansf~~ld is at OlIver Ames, Kmg Ph.llIp at Sharon, Foxboro at FranklIn, and Stoughton at North Attleboro.

Friday it will be Canton at King Philip, North Attleboro at Mansfield, Franklin at Sharon and Stoughton at Foxboro. Canton has the bye today, Oliver Ames Monday. In girls' tennis the pairings are the same as in boys' but with the school having the home match in boys' tennis being the away team in girls'.

Today's golf matches have

North Attleboro at King Philip, Sharon at Foxboro, Oliver Ames at Franklin and Stoughton at ·Canton, while Monday's action shows Franklin at Mansfield, Foxboro at North Attleboro, _Canton at Oliver Ames and Sharon at Stoughton, Mansfield has the bye today, King Philip is idle Monday.

The league will get its boys' ., and girls track schedule underway Tuesday with Oliver Ames at Stoughton, King Philip at Franklin Mansfield at Foxboro and North Attleboro with Shar: on drawing the bye. These pairings apply to both boys' and girls' track.

In today's softball openers it will be Oliver Ames at Mansfield, Sharon at King Philip, Franklin at Foxboro and North Attleboro at Stoughton. Monday's games are King Philip at Canton, Mansfield at North Attleboro, Sharon at Franklin and Foxboro at Stoughton. Canton has the bye today, Oliver Ames Monday.

Southeastern Mass. Teams in Non-League Play Some of the schools in the three-division Southeastern Mass. Conference have already seen action in non-league baseball and Ijeveral more non-leaguers are 'scheduled before the conference gets its season in full swing on April 18.

Today Case High is host to New Bedford Voke. Among nonleague games tomorrow are Bishop Connolly High at Diman Voke at the John P. Harrington Field, Seekonk at Westport, Old Rochester at Apponequet. The Connolly~Diman game is scheduled for 1:30 p.m., the others for

3:15. At 10:30 Saturday morning, at Livesey Field, Fairhaven, New Bedford and Fairhaven open their seasons.

The conference's Division One schedule opens Tuesday with Durfee at Somerset.. This game was originally scheduled for April 22 but was advanced to Tuesday because of both schools' participation in the St. John's Tournament at Shrewsbury on April 22 and 23.

Non-league games Tuesday list Westport at Case, New Bedford Voke at Dartmouth. Diman is -host to Seekonk Wednesday.

Conference Track Already Underway The Falmouth Invitation Relays raised the curtain on the conference's spring track program. New Bedford, Dartmouth and Bishop Stang Highs won eight events in the Greater New Bedford schools' dominance of the relays.

Actua'! conference action starts next Wednesday when AtUeboro will be at Seekonk, Coyle-eassidy at . Somerset, Dighton-Rehoboth at Taunton, and, Diman Voke at Bishop Feehan High in West Division meets. Tl:Je East and Small

Schools divisions start· next Thursday: , . . .

Both girls diVISions have full cards Tuesday: In Division O~e, Dartmouth Will be at DenmsYarmouth, Falmouth at New Bedford, Barnstable at Stang, Wareham at Somerset, and Old Rochester at Attleboro while in Division Two is wi:ll be DightonRehoboth at Case, Fairhaven at Feehan, Norton at New Bedford Voke, Taunton at Seekonk.

Bourne has the bye in Division Two. Meanwhile, Attleboro visits Falmouth tomorrow in the Division One opener.

Fall River Hoopsters Win Diocesan Crowns CYO Diocesan basketball championships have been won by two Fall River parish teams.

St. Anne swept its best-of-three series with Our Lady of Assumption of New Bedford, to win the senior crown.

And Holy Name, sweeping its best-of-three series against St. Mary's of Taunton, captured the prep championship.

Scoring all its goals in the third period, New Bedford came from behind to nip Westport-Dartmouth, 3-2, in the Dris-

coli Rink last Sunday night in the opener of their best-of three semi-finals in the Bristol County CYO Hockey League playoffs.

Dave Pereira scored two goals and Paul Meunier netted one in New Bedford's third-period surge.

In another semi-final series, Fall River South upset Taunton 4-0. Brian Medeiros led the South attack with two goals. In an outstanding performance South's' goalie, Mike Lauriano, made 16 saves.

diocesan youth Continued from Page Fourteen and punch were provided for all the participants.

Somerset Youth A Somerset Youth Group called HEART, directed by Father Ralph Tetrault with parents as adult advisors, has resumed its activities. An introductory social was held last month with 50 out of 64 members attending and a cake sale .was held after Saturday and Sunday at St. Thomas More Church. It was such a success the cakes couldn't be made and cooled fast enough, report participants.

"We want tq thank all parents and HEART members who participated and especially Mrs. Raymond Viveiros and Mrs. Ar. nold Bamford for the beautiful clown cake and aster cross cake they so skillfully made and donated for our raffle and· congratulations to Scott Mauretti and Mrs. Jean O'Brien, the winners," said organizers, adding, "many plans are being made for future activities. You need be only a Somerset resident to join.

Meetings are held every other Tuesday from 6 to 7:30 P.M. in St. Thomas More church hall.

Parents wishing to help as adult advisors may contact Father Tetrault at the rectory (6737831).

St. Mary's Students at St. Mary's elementary school, New Bedford, were among winners in the Region III Science Fair at Bishop Connolly High School.

Brian Wilcox, an eighth grader, won first prize in the Junior Division. He also won the Veterinarian's Trophy for the best Biological project in both the Junior and Senior divisions. His entry was The Reproduction and Life Cycle of Gerbils.

George Couto, eighth grade, won second place in the Junior Division and also won a $10 savings'bond for one of the 10 best ecological projects. His entry was Oil - Enemy of the Sea. David <Dufresne, also an eighth grader, won Honorable Mention in the Junior Division-Biology.

His project was on the hibernation of turtles.

Andrew Boisvert also represented St. Mary's with an impressive project on integrated circuits.

FeehaJ;l High An orientation evening for the largest incoming class in the history of Feehan High School, Attleboro, included talks by Sister Mary Faith, principal; Paul O'Boy, vice-principal; and Sister Regina Coughlin, guidance director: And the annual FatherDaughter dance. held last weekend, celebrated the' end of the third quarter of studies, while upcoming is the annual Donkey Basketball fun night, set for Tuesday, April 12.

During Holy Week, students have attended special programs planned by Father Brian Harrington, chaplain, including an all-school prayer service held yesterday.

Vacation plal1s for the week of April 17 through 23 include a trip to Puerto Rico for some 30 students of Spanish, who will be accompanied by Steven Ro-

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Next week Paul Lynch, senior, Susan Richardson, junior, and Robert Bergh, sophomore, together with Sister Blanche Gauthier of the chemistry department, will represent Feehan at a Junior Science and Humanities Symposium to be held on the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts.

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