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Prayer and Courage WASHINGTON (NC)-The Issuance of the encyclical letter of Pope Paul VI, H~ manae Vitae, elicited widespread and virtual~y immediate reaction from aU over th€Bl world. Predictably, the response to date has been both laudatory and critical-the formell1g stemming for the most pa-r.t from individual members of the Church hiera-rchy in variouS) countries, as well as nation. al or regional conferences of educators and various other pro a ument and its ramifications ~ fessional people. contemporary life. During tll bishops, and the latter, large~ Within the week after, the general audience (..July 31) at hfa Iy from theologians and encyclical was issued, Pope Paul summer residence at Castelga~ priest g-roups, lay associationS, twice discoursed at some length <loUe ,the Pope made mention ~ on problems relating 'to the doca Turn to Page Sixteen '
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A large contip.gent from the Fall River Diccesew:ill
be 'among those attending the upcoming Congress of Religious Education in Bridgeport, Conn., on August 23-25. No less .than four theologians are among the speakeJ1'S' '/Jcheduled to take part in the meeting. They include the Bridgeport Diocesan CCD direc and Congress co-ordinator, Rev. Gregory Baum, O.S.A., tor said the program offers an op professor at St. Michael's portunity to all "to discover the University of Toronto, Canada; Church as it moves and acts in the Rev. John Corrigan, writer OUI' time." and teacher; Brother Luke Salm, ' "Top speakers, alive topics, F.S.C., professor at Manhattan and up-to-date approaches College; and the Most Rev. promise to give participants an oJ'ames Shannon; auxili;lry bish unforgettable experience - all op of St. Paul, Minnesota. Catholics and interested Chris-, Father Baum, especially known tians are invited, to search and :Enr his definite stands on the discover at this outstanding pressing issues in the Church event," Father Grieco added. today, will give the keynote ad- , Questions asked about the cri dl'ess entitled "The World in Our Hands," which is also the sis of today's faith, conscience, freedom and authority, teen theme of the Congress. agers and parents, the new ap Rev. John Corrigan, a mem ber of the National Liturgical proach to morality, sex, social Conference, talks about Penance questions, liturgy, films and I1\nd the latest developments on more than 25 other pressing is sues will be discussed in "open" the sacrament. session durin'g seminars moder Brother Salm, the first Chris tian Brother to receive a degree ated by priests, sisters and top religious and lay persons: ~n theology, speaks on the rest Among speakers during the l<essness of Christians. The Congress, an annual event session will be Richard Cardinal sponsored by the Confraternity Cushing of Boston; Rev. John McCall, S.J. of Weston College; of Christian Doctrine, is eon Gkiered to be a major Religious Christiane Brusselmans, of Ford meeting for the entire eastern ham University; and .Philip Scharper, of Sheed and Ward, half of the nation. Other nationally prominent Inc. Also Rev. Anthony Schillaci, kadel's who will speak on key O.P. of Fordham Vniversity; religious topics,of today are ex .pected to be heard by more than Thomas Klise, a television pro 5,000 participants at the three ·ducer, writer and narrator; 'Se day session to be conducted at oestian' Temple;. a folk singer ~e Univer~ity of Bridgeport 'from Los Angeles, Calif:;' Rev. . Anthony Padovano;'theologian ~ampus. Turn to Page, Sixteen Rev. Nicholas V. Grieco,
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BATON ROUGE (NC)-Loui'siana State RepresentaUllJQ Richard GQidry predicted here that Oatholic schools in New Orleans archdiocese will close after the coming yea~ unless they gain public aid. "It ha-s never been made publi~ but I know it to be J:L fact,\'ll . said Guidry who led 'bhe una ~uidry said Govo John :wr~ ~ ht . h Kelthen "asked me to not t@ successful fIg , to gal'll suc push him to include it" beca~
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session of the legislature. An archdiocesan spokesman 'Would neither confirm nor deny ~." rlI;o\fI\R<~~ Guidry's statement, but ac~ II bl tJ~t;SlI,rtl.P lFA'JrlfnJElll CONNORS, S.JJ. knowledged that "things are a little tighter" than most people ~®D1lG&~ i::~e~ti@tm suspect. "Obviously there is a very J]®~Q1loli' SOl y f)@[f'~ definite need for aid," said The second phase' of thai Father Lanaux J. Rareshide, as~ O[fi) ~@~o®li')f ,~O~O1l~ sistant New Orleans archdi election for the new Senaw ocesan chancellor and public in of Priests of the Diocese thoo J]Q1l[boO®® M@~~ f{)rmation officer. will oonvene in October hoo Guidry said archdiocesan Rev. J. Bryan Connors, S.J., taken place wi-th 12 Senatom a profe")sor at Holy Cross schools will remain open during elected at-large. the coming academic year be College, Worcester, for 32 This new group wlll ser\f0 cause "they have contracts with years, will be principal cele with the 12 recently elected ac teachers." brant at a Concelebrated Mass of He said the decision to close cording to groupings by ordin~ Thanksgiving at 12 noon Sat down the entire parochial school tion. urday in St. Patrick's Church, system in New Orleans was not Elected in this second and lad Fall River, to observe the' Gold made public "because' the phase are the following: en JubiI~e of his membership Church did not want to black Rev. Gerard J. Chabot, Rt. in the Society of Jesus. Rev. Henri A. Hamel, Rev. Don mail the legislature." Born in Fall River, Father is ald E. Belanger, Rev. James l!"". Supporters of state aid to non , the son o~ the late Bryan Con public schools have claimed that Kenney, Rev. James A. McCa.'!l5l nors and the late Mrs. Mary the public schools would be un thy, Rev. Francis M. Coady. Mal v e y Connors. Following able to handle the masses of stu Also Rev. Edward A. Oliveiraf& gr~duation from B.M,C. Durfee Rev. Cornelius J. O'Neill, Re~ dents forced 'out of private sys High School he attended Holy tems by closure. Bento Fra.ga, Rev. John J. Smit~ Cross and contin!1ed his classi Proponents of state aid had Rev. Peter N. Graziano and Re~ .cal studiC!> itt Poughkeepsie, hoped to have it included in a Peter'F. Mullen: ,N.Y. He studied philosophy at special session of the legislature The new Senate will meet fOli' Weston College, ).\'lass., and planned this Fall to consider the first time on the secon~ Turn to Page Sixteen -raising taxes. Friday of October.
STONEHILL VISITORS: Mr. Donald Grimes, seminwrian and Stonehill College student, explains the sacred vessels during the sessions @f the ~hool of Christian Mission of the Uni,ted Methodist .Church to Miss
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Esther Moore, Eastham; Mrs. Ann Mack, Bass River; Mrs. Edwin Trench, Jr., Harwich; Mrs. David Bennett, Bourne; and Dr. Ruth Baker, Wellfleet. The group toured the entire Holy Cross Seminary.