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t eanc 0 VOL. 22, NO. 17
FALL RIVER,
MA~S.,
THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1978
Loving Concern For Humanity Is Urged Loving concern for human needs was urged upon members of the Fall River diocese by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin in a letter read at all Masses last weekend, preparatory to this Sunday's parish phase of the annual Catholic Charities Appeal. From noon to 3 p.m. 17,500 volunteers will call on some 104,750 homes of the diocese seeking contributions for maintenance and expansion of the works of charity, mercy, education, social services and health Turn to Page Seven
John T. Crowley, The Anchorman Last week The Anchor lost a friend. He was John T. Crowley of Fall River, who was with us from our second issue in 1957 and who never really retired from our staff, although in the last few months ill health, a stranger to him for most of his 77 years, got the better 'Jf him. While with us he was' our walking reference on style and usage and was fondly described as our Anchorman. His job included selecting and editing copy, writing headlines and proofreading, tasks he accomplished with elegance and precision, no matter how tight the deadline. Turn to Page Seven
A REMINDER Today is Ascension Thursday, a holy day of obligation, marking the ascension of the risen Christ to heaven.
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Talk Back 10 Media Pope Tells Church VATICAN CITY (NC) - In his message for World CommunicatIons Day this Su.nday, Pope Pope VI has asked the world's media viewers, listeners and readers to "talk back" in a constructive way to communicators. Pope Paul asked media audiences to prevent mass communi• cations from falling into the control of "non-representative groups who would thus impose only a point of view favorable to their own vested interest." The papal message reminded media consumers that their choice of books, newspapers, films or programs is "a vote cast for the encouragement and support - even actual economic support - of the publication or ~ program you favor, and at the BISHOP DOM PAULINO LIVRAMENTO EVORA, first same time a vote to reject and native Cape Verdean to become a Catholic bishop, steals discourage those which meet a moment from his busy schedule to meet, from left, Mi- with your disfavor." The 12th World Communicachelle and Hector Barros and Davana Rose of Our Lady of the Assumption Cape Verdean parish, New Bedford. tions Day, an annual observance instituted by Pope Paul, will be He will be at Holy Trinity Church, West Harwich, tonight celebrated May 7 with the theme: and at St. Anthony, East Falmouth, tomorrow. In both "The Receiver in Social Complaces he will celebrate a 7 p.m. Mass and a reception will munications - His Expectations, his Rights, his Duties." follow. "We make an appeal to the Catholic Press, and to the other media which are available to diSister Barbara, a native of oceses, parishes and religious Sister 'Barbara McCarthy, OP, from 1970 to 1977 schools co- North Bangor, N.Y., entered the families, to give their space genordinator for the Diocesan De- Dominican community in 1948, erously to information on social partment of Education, has been making her final vows in 1953. communications programs, recnamed prioress general of her From the time of her entrance ommending or advising against community, the Dominican Sis- until 1965 she was on the fac- them, and explaining the reasons ters of St. Catherine of Siena, ulty of Dominican Academy in why they are doing "so," wrote succeeding Sister Anita Pauline, Fall River, first in its elemen- the pope. To achieve the best from OP. Turn to Page Seven
Dominican Sisters Elect
IT WAS SISTERS AS FAR AS THE EYE COULD SEE last Sunday as Religious of Jesus and Mary -processed into Notre Dame Church, Fall River, for jubilee Mass marking the lOOth anniversary of the community's service in the United States. Bishop Cronin was principal celebrant and
mass media, said the pope, "responsible collaboration is required from the 'recipient' himself, who ought to take an activ,~ part in the formation proce~ s of communications." The pope said he was not advoeating formation of "pressure groups" which, he said, "would merely aggravate the tensions and confrontations of the present time." "But it could happen," he said, "that instead of a 'round-table of society' to which all would ha'fe access by right according to their individual competence Turn to Page Seven
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Educators Me·et A~t F'eehan High The annual Catholic Education Convention of the diocese is being held today and tomorrow at Bishop Feehan High _ School, Attleboro. Father George W. Coleman, diocesan director of education, celebrated this morning's opening liturgy and was followed by keynote sp,~aker Dr. Randolph W. Bromery, chancellor of the University of Ma. <;achusetts at Amherst, whose topic was "Glimpse:; of Heaven." A variety of workshops are s6eduled this afternoon and tomorrow morning, exhibitors will diBplay school and religious education materials and a continuo Turn' to Page Seven
homilist, joined by four other bishops and many priests. Over 1000 attended the Mass and a following banquet at which Dr. Ellen Mary Roderick, an alumna of the community's schools, was principal speaker. A reception at the Jesus-Mary convent concluded t~le celebration.