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Faith-Theology Confusion Sows Catechetica I Crisis
"Faith is a total personal response to the word of God speaking through Jesus Christ. Theology is some smart guy's scientific systematization of his opinion about the matter and how he explains it to himselfif he does." To help answer this confusion between theology and faith, the An Anchor of the Soul, Sure and Firm-5t. Paul cardinal explained, the 1967 Synod of Bishops decided to make the Congregation for the Clergy responsible for drawing Fall River, Massol Thursday, June 15, 1972 up the general catechetical direc24 PRICE 10¢ o 16 ..... .~Oo © 1972 The Anchor $4.110 per year tory, which was published last year. The cardinal noted that under- the new directory the methodology and pedagogy of of catechetics could vary, but in. it "the content of the faith is set forth." What the directory said about Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, to become chaplain of Sacred Revelation and about the criteria S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, to- Heart Home in New Bedford. SPRINGFIELD-Father Alfred than 130 speakers will conduct according to which the Christian day confirmed the nominations Rev. Frederick Meyer, SS.CC., McBride, O. Praem., noted au- more than 400 seminars on all message is to be expounded is of pastors, assistants and a chap- presently assistant novice master tbor and lecturer in the field of phases of religious education. "to be held by all-even the lain made by Very Rev. Fintan at Sacred Hearts Novitiate, catechetics, will be the keynote Father McBride is assistant Ph.D;'S," he said. D. Sheeran, SS.CC., Provincial Wareham, to become assistant speaker at the 26th Annual New professor of religious education Superior of the Sacred Hearts at St. Joseph Parish, Fairhaven. England Congress of Religious at the Catholic University of . Rev. William McClenahan, Education, it was announced this America, in Washington, D.C. Fathers. Three new pastors, five assist- SS.CC., presently provincial bur- week by Most Rev. Christopher He has been appointed to direct ants and one chaplain have been sar, to become assitant at· Holy J.Weldon, Bishop of the Roman the Religion-teachers Forum renamed to Fairhaven and Cape Redeemer Parish, Chatham. Catholic Diocese of Springfield. cently established by the Naparishes. Rev. James Nickel, SS.CC., The Springfield Diocese is tional Catholic Education Assn. Named are: presently vocation director at host for the covention, which (NeEA). Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, Among his writings are "Hu-. S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, has Rev. William Davis, SS.CC., Father Damien Seminary, Win- will attract thousands of laity, presently in Rochester, N. Y., to ona, Minn., to become assistant priests and religious to the Am- man Dimensions of Catechetics" announced the Summer placebecome pastor of Holy Trinity at Holy Trinity Parish, West herst campus of the University and "The Pearl and the Seed," ment of deacons of the Diocese. Harwich. of Massachusetts on the last the latter a highly acclaimed The assignlllents are effective Parish, West Harwich. catechetical textbo'ok for junior today, June 15.. Rev. Robert Nee, SS.CC., com- weekend of August, 1972. Rev. Jeremiah Casey, SS.CC., presently assistant at St. Mary pleting graduate studies, to beFather McBride's address on high students.· Rev. Mr. Steven R. Furtado He has also contributed many will serve at St. John the BapParish, Fairhaven, to become come assistant at St. Mary Par- • "Man Fully Alive" will officially open the Congress. It will be articles to Catholic periodicals tist, New Bedford. pastor of Sacred Hearts Parish, ish, No. Fairhaven. Rev. Joachim Shults, presently delivered on Aug. 25, at 10:30 and newspapers, including The No. Fairhaven. Rev. Mr. Philip J. Higgins is Rev. Matthew Sullivan, SS.CC., pastor of St. Mary, No. Fair-' A.M. in the University of Mas- Catholic Observer, official news- assigned to Holy Name, Fall preseptly assistant at St. Joseph haven, to become assistant at sachusetts' Hicks Physical Edu- paper of the Diocese of Spring- River. field. Parish, Fairhaven, to become Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, cation Building. Rev. Mr. Antone A. Pacheco Turn to Page Six In the next 72· hours more pastor of St. Mary Parish, No. Wellfleet. will work at St. Patrick's Parish, Fairhaven. Wareham. Rev. Alexis Wygers, SS.CC., Rev. Mr. Horace J. Travassos presently pastor of Sacred will serve in St. Theresa's ParHearts Parish in No. Fairhaven ish, So. Attleboro. All are theologians at St. John's Seminary, Brighton. The deacon Summer progratrlc.~ is under the direction of Rev. John J. Smith, Diocesan Director of Vocations. The program is one in which deacons will fulfill their VATICAN CITY (NC) - The work of preaching, baptizing, adsimple tomb of Pope John XXIII ministering Holy Communion, in the gr<>ttoes of St. Peter's and other parish work according Basilica was covered with flowto their office. ers on the ninth anniversary of his death and pilgrims by the thousands overflowed the facilities of his hometown, Sotto II Monte. All Vatican offices were closed for the day and more than 20 cardinals were among Rev. Leonard M. Mullaney, the thousands to attend a Mass Director of Cathedral Camp, has celebrated in St. Peter's in the announced that an informal represence of Pope Paul VI. union for former staff members -Earlier in the morning Pope will be held on Sunday, June 25. Paul had celebrated Mass at his The program will open with a predecessor's tomb. The brothsoftball game between present ers of the late Pope, Zaverio and and former staff members and Giuseppe Roncalli, and other will be followed by a tour of the relatives were present for the camp for former workers and early morning Mass. They also counselors to inspect the many attended the anniversary Mass changes that have been made in in St. Peter's at the close of the camp during the recent years. which Pope Paul embraced them. At 7:30 Father Mullaney will Thousands of pilgrims filed be principal concelebrant of a past Pope John's tomb in the Mass with former directors. Basilica's grottoes. They piled The evening will conclude up floral tributes \}'hich, over with a social in the Villa lounge the hours, had to be shifted to POPE GREETS PREDECESSOR'S BROTHERS: Pope Paul VI greets Zaverio Ron- and the showing of movies taken make room for new offerings, incalli, brother of the late Pope John XXIII, while another brother, Giuseppe, right, looks over the years at the Diocesan cluding a basket of flowers sent camp. on following service on the ninth anniv~rsary of the death of Pope John. by Pope Paul.
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LONDON' (NC)-:-The current crisis in catechetics is due to a crisis in culture and to a "perilous confusion" between theology and faith, Cardinal John J. Wright, prefect of the Vatican 'Congregation for the Clergy, told 900 priests, nuns and teachers of the Archdiocese of Southwark here. The Archdiocese includes the part of London south of the Thames river. Our present crisis in culture, "one of those great cultural rev-
olutions which occur every four or five hundred years in history," the cardinal' said, is marked by a shift from "liberal arts, intellectual, personal, freewill civilization" to "an automated, technological, scientific, mechanical civilization." In a special comment for theologians, the cardinal said: "All I'm asking you to do is not replace the fait~ with your theology. .. The faith was revealed by Jesus Christ. Theology was dreamed up by you.
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Sacred Heart Fathers·Make Cape, Fairhaven Changes
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Arrange Reunion Of Camp Staff For June 25