Catholic Newspapers Grow
In Numbers and Readers
The ANCHOR
NEW YORK (NC)-Oatholic newspapers in the United States continued to grow ill number and circulation in the past year, while circulation of Oatholic magazines continued a decline' of several years' standing, according to statistics contained in the 1964-65 edition of the Catholic Press Directory. Circulation of 614 Catholic newspapers, maga. zines and diocesan directories listed in the new directory, published by the Catholic Press Association, stood at
-Fall River, Mass., Thursday, August 6, 1964
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1964 The Anchor
Bishop Announces Transfer Of fr; William Shovelton The Chancery Office today announced the transfer of Rev. William J. Shovelton, assistant at Sacred Heart Church, Fall River, for the past three years, to be assistant at St. . Thomas More Church, Somerset. Father Shovelton will begin - his duties in his new parish an assistant at St. Mary's ,next Wednesday. Father Ch h T t Shovelton, the son of Albert' urc, aun on. and Margaret Meagher Shov
elton, received his early educa
tion af St. Joseph's School, Fall
River, and graduated from Coyle
High School, Taunton. He stud - led the classics for two years at Providence College and took his Philosophy and Theology at St. Mal"'Y's Seminary, Baltimore. He was ordained by the late Bishop - Cassidy in St. Mary's Cathedral on June 15, 1946. Father Shovelton has served
as an assistant in NantUCket, at
St. Louis and St. Joseph's
Churches, Fall Rivet', and since
Septembe1", 1961, at Sacred Heart
Parish in Fall River.
He is Moderator of the Fall
River Area Guild for the Blind.
Father William Shovelton has
two brothers who are priests of
the Diocese-Father Albert Sho
yelton is an assistant at St.
James Church, New Bedford.,
and Father Gerald Shovelton Ja
_Friday, Aug. 14
FATBEB SHOVELTOM"-
Danger Seen NOTRE DAME (NO) Shared-time education plaoos tihe Catholic school in a p0 sition of secondary signifi eance, the head of Notre Dame 'University's education depart. ment has said. Speaking to the University's IUJllmer commencement exer eises, Robert W. Strickler took • poke at shared-time education in an address in which he warned against "me-tooism" by Catholic educators. Strickler said the growing co eperation between public and Catholic schools is essential to progress, but he claimed some Catholic educators are letting eooperation blur the line be tween the two types of schools. '!'he views of some Catholic educators about Catholic schools today "are distingtlished only with difficulty" from the way public school educators see pub Uc schools, he said. Strickler said that • "slowl)t" steadily emerging state of eoexistence" is developing be t.w-een public and Catholic a:hools. But In some instances, he said, • is drawn upon "wavering. pQOrly defined lines" and ill fbese circumst:an<:es "'it is only toe easy for the Catholie edu eator to lose his Identity and to -.arrender the interests of Cath .ate education to the vacllOUI .-romon good." ... 'me·tooilm,' AI a condWoa
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28,332,500 as of Jan. 1, 1964--a decline of 1.1 per cent from the total last year of 28,847,343. 'J.1his decline resulted from a 3.6 per cent drop in total Cath . olic magazine circulatd.on, des pite a 4,7 per cent increase in newspaper circulations, accord ing to James A. Doyle, CPA ex eoutive secretary, who released the figures. Total circulation for 151 Cath olic newspapers in the U. S., Canada and the West indies was 6,032,082. Cireulation reported by 408 Catholic magazines was 21,910,568. Fifty-five diocesan directories recorded a circulation of 389,850. Consumer mag,azines--number ,ing 57 in this year's directory recorded a sizeable gain in ci'l' eulation totals (25 per cent), but a portion of this increase re fIe·cts the :&let tibat two IMge circulation publica,tions of one big Catholic pUblisher have been tl"ansferred to the advertising ~roup :£rom the non-advertising group, acCording to Doyle. Business and professional mag Turn to ~age SeventeeD
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The faculty to dispense frOID the law of abstinence on Fri day, Aug. 14, has been granted to the bishops of the world by the Congregation of the Coun cil. The dispensation has been sought by many European bishopS i n whose countries this day is traditionally a gen eral holiday. The dispensation is extended to the faithful 01 the Diocese of Fall River.
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for coexistence, or promoted by any plan of coexistence, I must express some concern," he said. Shared-time programs, under which Catholic school pwpils spend up to half a day in public schools, "place the Catholic school in a position of second ary significance," Strickler said. He said they also tend to com promise Catholic educational philosophy which requires that
religion form part of, and be integrated into, the curriculum of the schools. Strickler called for a- coun ter-march to 'me-tooism' in Catholic education," saying it should have this statement as its principle: "Diversity creates vitality and the strength of the whole educational enterprise is proportionate to the strength of its parts."
TRANSFIGURATION - Commemorated Today.
Concelebration Extended By Council Encouragement By Rev. John R. Foister
st. Anthony Church - New Bedford
The ancient tradition of coneelebmtion-many priests offering the one and the same Mass together-is gradually being reintroduced into our nonn'al worship. For the first time in many many centuries, such a Mass was offered iD public when_ 500 sick ItaHan would make concelebration pos priests made a pilgrimage to sible and normal today. Gradu Lourdes this last week. The - ally, this rite was used in vari Vatican Council's Decree on Tum to Page EigbteeG the Sacred Liturgy permitted and even encouraged this revival so as to better express the unity of the Church and diocese (or other unit). Soon after the Second Session, it was learned that the Post Conciliar Liturgical Commission had drawn up • new rite that
Louisiana Bishop Forcefully Defends
Church Doctrine on Race Relations
LAFAYETTE (NC)-A strongly worded letter noting penalties which ean be- incur 0 f the Church in regard to race relations has been written to all Catholics of the dioceSe of Lafayette, Louisiana by Bishop Maurice Schexnayder. The letter, read Sunday at all Masse8 in churches and chapels of the dio rese, was prompted by all attack upon a white priest, absolutiOft from reserved sins which provoked the letter, but be obtained only kom the Msgr. Alexande1" O. Sigur, direc pastor of a Negro parish in can tor of the diocesan Bureau of bishop of the diocese. a town of the diocese. Names The letter also called for a Information, advised that the
red by Catholics who oppose the teachings
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of those involved In the inci dent were DOt revealed in the letter. 'J.'Ihe letter specifies severe pen elties for those Catholics who interfere with Negro Catholics In the practice of their religion or 10m organizations whose aim is to oppose teacllings of the Ohuroh in regard to race rela tions. Penalty indicated is 8 reserved ~_ Aooording to Cburdl Jaw.
balf hour of prayer in all churches and chapels of the dio cese tomorrow, in reparntion for the assa'U'lt of the priest. The bishop also asked for prayers that a change of heart will come in oflher places where a spirit of rebelHon ex,ists aga,inst the teachings of the ohu.rcl1 in re~d to race. Neither Bishop Schexna,yder nor his diocesan officials would comment ~urther on the Incident
priest involved is out of the diocese on vacation, and that the white men have apologized and given evidence of repentance for their actions. No charges were filed with civil authorities. The bishop's letter: Dearly beloved in Christ: It is with a heavy heart that we address you today, a day which we had hoped and prayed would never come to pass in thi• l'urn to Paae Fifteen
No. Easton Parish Includes Athletic And Spiritual .A combination of the at'h letie and the spiritual wiD take place in Immaculate Conception Parish, North Easton, next week when a Balt ketbaU Clinic and sessions on 1lbe Bible and the Mass will be given at Stonehill College for boys fa the seventh, ei~hth" ninth and tenth ~ade age groups. Sessions will be held from 10 A.M. until 3:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. To insure the boys against accident and to supply them with milk for their lunches, there will be a charge of two dollars per person. The staff will include parilrh priests and students of St. Pius X Seminary. Excellent college players will conduct the basket ball instructions. Boys have been instructed to bring sneakers, towel and lunch to the seminary. Parish priests have asked par. ents to remember in their pray ers the Holy CrQss Fathers, without whose help the program would not be possible.