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Some Things Should, Others Cannot, Change
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Father Parent Rites In Swansea F'riday Most Rev. James J. Gerrard, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Fall River, will be principal concelebrant at the Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated tomorrow morning at 10 in St. Michael's Church, Ocean Grove, for the repose of the soul of Rev. Maurice E. Parent, assistant pastor there, who died Monday evening at the rectory. Although he had been ill for some time, he had continued his pastoral work and his death was somewhat unexpected. Born on Dec, 1, 1921 in New Bedford, the son of Mary Louise Verrette Parent and the late Eugene Parent. A graduate {)f St. Anthony's Parochial School, he attended Joliette College, Quebec, and received his philosophical and theological training at St. Mary's Seminary, Balti' more. ' Turn to Page Two
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EDMONTON (NC)-From now , on, there may be fewer teenagers married in churches of the Edmonton archdiocese-and possibly fewer marriage break-ups later. Because of the failure rate among marriages where either one or both partners were aged 19 or under, and the number of applications for annulment to the Regional Marriage Tribunal in Edmonton, new directives regarding the preparation for ,marriage 'of persons in this age group have been issued with the approval of Archbishop Anthony Jordan of Edmonton. Under these new directives, which have been sent to priests of the archdiocese, the couple, must see their parish priest four months before the date they wish to marry. They will be interviewed by the priest, both together and separately, to determine whether they're mature enough to marry,
VATICAN CITY (NC)-Change in an ever-changing world can be a good thing, but there are some things in the Church-suoh as its make-up and divine truth - ' that must never be changed, Pope Paul VI told thousands of tourists at, a general audience in the Vatican. ''There are some things wh,ich can and perhaps should be changed (in the Church), but we all .know there are other things which are so important ... and so essential, sUClh as divine truth and the make-up of the Church legitimately and authoritatively founded, that must not be changed," the Pope said. Instead, he insisted, these important and essential qua'lities of the Church "should be defended, preserved, reaffirmed and absolutely renewed both interiorly and exteriorly." Throughout and since Vatican Council II, the' Holy Father has made constant reference to this theme: the elements in the Church that are subject to change to present the truths of God to men in the here-and-now context of their present lives and culture, ,and the unchanging truths themselves which cannot be altered in their essential meaning. The late Cardinal Bea, at the' beginning of the Council, spoke out about the first work of the Council - to present Catholic truth to the twentieth century
or whether they wish to do so, for instance, to escape an unhappy home situation or because the prospective bride is pregnant. Pregnancy will not automatically gain them. permission to marry. In some cases where pregnancy, or obvious immaturity, or other problems are involved, the young couple will be referred to a counselor for help. In all cases they will be required to take a pre-marriage preparation course. Their parents will be interviewed, to find out whether they feel their son or daughter is m~ture 'enough to marry. If there is a personality conmct between the parish priest and the young couple, they will be referred to another priest. But permission for all marriages where one or both young people are under the age of 19, must be Turn to Page Two
Is there still hope for the ecumenical movement? What _is its course likely to be in the future? What are the prospects for broader Christian-Jewish dilogue in this decade? These are some of the questions to be considered at the 26th annual New England Congress of Religious Education, which will have an extensive interfaith dimension. The Congress will take place on the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts, from Friday, Aug. 25 to Sunday, Aug. 27. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield will spon路 sor the event. More than 150 seminars on a wide 'range of topics will attract thousands of persons from Northeastern United States to the U-Mass campus. Seminars d~aling with' interfaith concerns will include: "Faith and Prejudice: What Christians Teach about Judaism and the Jewish People," an interaction seminar to be chaired by Rabbi Herman E. Snyder, Rabbi Emeritus of Sinai Temple, Springfield, and Milton Heller, director of the Connecticut and Western Massachusetts office of the American Jewish Committee. , Why ecumenism receives only lip service from most Christians, and what courses of action are available for an ecumenical Christian style: a discussion by, Pastor Richard Koenig. Pastor Koenig is director of the.. LayTurn to Page Six
in a language that he understands, to present the Church to non-Catholics in terms that they recognize, to show that the Church of this age is the Church of Christ, adorned with twenty centuries of experience but still the same Church founded by Christ on Peter. Pope Paul has reiterated this concept. He has always insisted on the careful balance of the work of preservation of unchanging truths with the updating of techniques and language and pre路 sentation. He has stressed often, as did his predecessor Pope John, that the basic renewal in the Church must be a renewal of holiness
in the lives of Christians. The basic change in Christians must be one of turning more steadfastly to God, and conforming more perfectly to His Will. In his talk the Pope praised society's efforts to change the lot of all men for the better and said he hopes this desire among all men for change in the world is aiways in accord with the will of God. The Pope held his last general audience in the Vatican until the Fall on July 12. From July 19 until, the middle of September the regular Wednesday general audiences will be heard in the audience hall at his Summer residence at Castelgandolfo.
Development Grants To 18 Programs Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River, has .disbursed funds to 18 projects throughout various areas of the diocese in the nationwide war on poverty that was instituted in 1970 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States. The second appeal to break, as Pope Paul stated, "the hellish circle of poverty for God's sake" was made throughout the dio,cese on, Nov. 20 and 21, 1971. At the time of the introduction of this appeal in 1970, the Catholic Bishops pledged that 25 per cent of the total collected in a diocese would remain for the fight against poverty within the boundaries of each diocese. The 18 grants in the diocese amounted to $9,000 and is being used to bolster the work in programs dealing with food study for the elderly poor, the Big Brothers, underprivileged chilo
dren, immigrants, camping projects for indigent children and others. The diocesan committee has Rev. Francis L. Mahoney, as-, sistant at the Immaculate Conception Parish, Fall River as its director. In the allotment of the funds, Father Mahoney was assisted by the following committee members: Fall River Area, Father Mahoney and James Gillet; Attleboro Area, Rev. Norman Boule, assistant at St. Joseph's, Attleboro and Thomas L. Warren; Taunton Area, Rev. Bento Fraga and Robert McGuirk. New Bedford Area, Rev. Thomas E. O'Dea, assistant at St. Lawrence's, New Bedford and John M. Clements; Cape Cod Area, Rev. John V. Magnani, assistant at St. Patrick's Falmouth and Jean Sullivan.
BISHOP CRONIN WITH FATHER MAHONEY