Hoffer at Stonehill
,Ordinary·Man1s God-Given Talents Make Great ~ationl Better People A dynamic challenge to use their God-given talents to develop a great nation, a "learning nation", was issued Sunday to over 300 graduates of Stonehill College by commencement speaker Eric Hoffer, longshoreo man, philosopher, and educator. " "YOU are full of talents. YOU are the ordinary' people, the descendants of immigrants, and your task in life is to finish their work!" he concluded to a standing ovation from graduates, faculty and guests. In developing his theme that it is the ordinary people who An Anchor of the Soul, Sure and Firm-St. Paul possess talent and who constitute a great nation, Hoffer, an " entirely self-educated man who is now a full, professor at the University of California at PRICE 10¢ Berkeley, cited examples from ©' 1971 The Anchor $4.00 per year the past. "In Athens in the space of 50' years there was a whole crop of geniuses," he mentioned, "including Aeschuyles, Euripides, Socrates. Later, during the Renaissance, a similar 3ituation occurred' in Florence. These people didn't come from Heaven! His Excellency, Most Reverend from St. Thomas More Parish,' They were, the sons of small Daniel A. Cronin, today an- Somerset, to St. Patrick Parish, ,shopkeepers: peasants,' farmers. nounced the transfer of six; as- Fall River, as assistant pastor; "Even .later, in Holland'in the sistant pastors and the first ap-' Rev. Barry W.' Wall, from 17th Century there were a thoupointment of a newly ord~ined Immaculate Conception Parish, ,sand major painters, but in more priest. . .. ':Taun'ton, toSt. Mary's Cathe'recent times .when VanGogh Assigned for the· fir.st time is dral, Fall River, as. ass~stant wanted to 'paint he was forced . Rev. Richard Beaulieu who will pastor. " to go t6. Paris! The, point is take up his duties at St: Jacques Father Clark . that a nation flourishes when the Parish, Taunton. Born in New Bedford on Aug. James A. Clark ordinary people have the op11, 1929, Rev. The transfers ,include: the son of Elizabeth' Clark portunity to develop their talis Rev. James A. Clark,from ents.'" Cflaplain of Bishop Feehan High and the late James Clark~ "No one really maintains o School, Attleboro, to Iminaculate After studies at Holy Name S h I N B 'df d d M that exceptional people are Conception Parish,' Taunton, as c 00, ew e or, an sgr... h t k t l' "H f in Taunton" Y", a ma e. ~rea na .lOns, 0 Coyle High School assistant pastor. 'd C II" 'fer added, cItIng RUSSIa, Germany Rev. Paul F. McCarrick, from h e a tt en d ed P rOVl enee . 9 ege. '" Great BntaIn whIch became e p' nes th 00 d and ' . St., Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, an d prepare. d f or·th' to Sacred Heart Parish, Taunton, at St., John's Seminary, in great USIng the small people, al. as assistant pastor.. Brighton. Rev, Thomas F., McMorrow, Father Clark was ordained to former assistant at Sacred Heart the Priesthood on Feb. 2, 1955 Parish, Taunton, who has been' at St. Mary's Cathedral by Most ." recuperating from illness, to Our Rev. James L. Connolly. Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, ---- Lady of Victory Parish,- CenterThe new Taunton curate has S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, has served as assistant pastor ~t ville, as assistant pastor; Rev. Donald E. Messier, from St. Mary Parish, New Bed~ord, announced the Summer placeSt. Patrick Parish, Fall River, to Assistant Director of the Latin ment of deacons of the Diocese. Rev. Mr. Michael' Nagle has St. Thomas More Parish, Somer- American Burueau, NCWC, set, as assistant pastor; Washington, D. C.; Special As- been assigned to St. John the Baptist Church in New Bedford. Turn to Page' Ten Rev. Gerald T. Shovelton, He has been in residence there since June 1. Four other deacons will begin their Summer work on June 15. Rev. Mr. George C. Bellenoit will serve at Sacred Heart Church in Fall River. Rev. Mr. Marcel H. Bouchard WEST DE PERE (NC)-Cath- said. "The ..problem is not lack of is assigned to St. Theresa's olic schools belong to the people, money nor lack of ideas." Church in Attleboro. and· if the people want them Father KOQb said CatholiC Rev. Mr. Timothy J, Goldrick they will survive, the president schools have expanded dramatof the National Catholic Educa- ically over the last 10 years in will work at Holy Name Church tional Association said here in the direction of including lay iri Fall· River: Rev. Mr. Daniel F. Hoy will Wisconsin. people in decision-making. serve at St. Patrick's Church in This marks a shift to partici- Wareham. Keynoting a workshop on Catholic . boards of education, patory democracy, he told those The deacon Summer program Father C. Albert Koob noted the attending the workshop at St. is under the direction of Rev. mood about Catholic education Norbert's College here. John J. Smith, Diocesan Director . , across thp. country ranges from Lay men' and women, priests of Vocations. The program is tremendous enthusiasm to des- and Religious who sit on Catho- one in which deacons fulfill their pair and discouragement. lic 'school boards of education work of preaching, baptizing, "The confidence factor is the participated in ~ the day-long administering Holy Communion deciding factor for Catholic edu- workshop, sponsored by the Bay and other parish work according Turn to .Page Two cation," the Norbertine priest to their degree of orders.
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though the former two achieved this without freedom. "The only legitimate purpose of national greatness is that the nation might become a better people." "A good society is one in which most ot" the people have elbow room and the desire to
learn and to grow," he continued. "A good society is one which produces not learned people but learning people. It is one without a generation gap, because grandparents, parents and children are all students. A Turn to Page Six
Fall River, Mass.,' Thursday, June 3, 1971 Vol. 15, No. 22
Bishop' Releases .New Parish Assignments
Assign Deacons For Summer·'
Survival of Schoo.ls In Hands of People
STONEHILL: Receiving honorary degrees fI:om Stonehill College in North Easton on Sunday were, left, Eric Hoffer, longshoreman, philospher and educator and, center, Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, shown wit.h Very Rev. John T. Corr, C.S.C., .retiring president of. the college.
Pope Calls Freedom • Church Essential In VATICAN CITY (NC) - The Vatican issued today an unusual 23,OOO-word pastoral instruction on communications that. calls freedom of information and expression "absolutely essential" in the Church, rejects needless secrecy, favors interpretive reporting, and in general contrasts sharply with a past record of news media mistrust by Church officials. The new document puts clear demands on both bishops and laity to keep themselves informed on what is happening in ,the Church and the world, saying that building a healthy pub'lic opinion requires open and complete news reporting. The pastoral was given simultaneous worldwide release here and in foreign capitals by na-
tionaI hierarchies. Published with the approval and. endorse~ ment of Pope Paul VI, the pasTurn to Page Eighteen
Legion ,of Mary Senatus Head To Speak Rev. John J. McCarthy of Boston, spiritual director of the Senatus of the Archdiocese of Boston, will speak at three Masses in St. Joseph's Church, Fall River' over the weekend of June 5-6. Father McCarthy will speak at the 4:30 Mass on Saturday afternoon, June 5 and the 9:30 and 11:00 Masses on Sunday morning. June 6.