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Ordinary Issues New Decrees and Directive,s

Updating Laws Governing

The Diocese of Fall River

Most Reverend James L. Connolly, Bishop of Fall River, promulgates today a collection (j)f diocesan laws-technically known as "Pro­ £ynodal Statutes"-affecting clergy and laity land all facets of church life. The purpose of ibis action, without precedent in the Fall River Diocese, is to update' diocesan statutes as a­ l!l:leans of implementing the decrees and direc­ tives of Vatican II and of providIng clear-guide­ lNnes for uniform pastoral practice in minister­ nog to the spiritual needs of the people of God in the Diocese The collection was long in preparation. Bishop Connolly first publicly disclosed Lis intention to revise diocesan regulations at 11 meeting of the Diocesan Pastoral Council in,

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the Spring of 1967. Consultation with the priests of the diocese, meetings of commissions composed of clergy, religious and laity, and finally a series of revisions have taken place throughout the intervening months prior to today's publication.Now invested with the legislative authority possessed by Bishop Connolly, these enactments assllme the force of diocesan particular law. Traditionally diocesan laws of this kind are f0rt11ally enacted in a synod, a liturgical ceremony conducted in the cathedral church. However, many and varied modifications of The mew and now effective pro­ syn'odal statutes are published in full oil Pages Nine, 10, 11 and 12 of this issue. -The. Anchor has arranged the middle four-successive-page layout so they may be easily removed for future refer­ ~nce.

church order and discipline continue to be in­ troduced during the post-conciliar period and the Holy Father is presently conducting a thorough revision of universal Church law. Consequently, a less formal method of pro­ '.mulgation of these diocesan laws was desirable; :they are; nonetheless~.authoritative and binding. Sonle changes which. t.he new statutes in­ troduce 'in the Diocese are il~med~ately ,notice­ able. A~;ong these is the granting of faculties

Mansfield Assistant Joins U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps

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NEW YORK (NC) - Fr. Donald F. X. Connolly, coor­ Rev. James F. Kelley, a,.s.sistant at St. Mary's parish, dinator of the National Mansfield, will be sworn in asa Navy Chaplain this week . Catholic Office for Radio and will report to the Chaplain School in Newport on and Television, has called the Sunday, Sept. 1. Father Kelley) who has served the Mansfield criticism of Pope Paul VI's birth control encyclical "angry and parish since his ordination Navy: Rev. Benoit Galland, disrespectful," and said "one is to the priesthood by Bishop Rev. John W. Pegnam and Rev. left to wonder at the motives" Connolly on Feb. 2, 1961 in Richard which caused the criticism. P. Demers•. St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall Father Connolly noled that

Rivel', was born on Feb. 25, 1929, in New Bedford, the son of Frederick E. Kelley Sr. and MaI'garet Norton Kelley. Following his graduation from New Bedford High School, he served four years in the Navy as a communications specialist and then entered Cardinal O'Connell Seminary, Jamaica Plain. He completed his philosophical and theological training in St. John's Seminary, Brighton. In 1964, he was named direc­ tOr of the Confmternity of Christian Doctrine for the Attle­ boro area. Eight other members of the " Fall River diocesan cleI'gy serving in the armed forces arc: Army Air Force: Rt. Rev. lVIsgr. John F. Denehy, Rev. lLouis J, Joseph and Rev. James F. Greene. Army: Rev. Francis X. Wal­ llace and Rev. Robert J. Lauglll­ ~.

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many of the papal critics are saying: "If the Holy Father would only live in the real world and thus come to know its problems, and if he had followed the ad­ vice of his experts, he never would have issued his encyclical on birth control." In the face of this criticism, Father Connolly said, "one can . only wonder if they have actu­ ally read the document." The national coordinator trac­ ing the development of the Pope's thought in the encyclical noted that the document begins by listing the various reasons cited by the critics for a change in the Church's traditional ban on contraception, thus showing an understanding of the "real world" by his familiarity with the arguments for changing the Church's stand. Father Connolly emphasized

to priests from other New England dioceses. This authorizes the exercise of many priestly functions. It is expected that several neighbor­ ing diocesc~s will reciprocate by granting their faculties to Fall River priests. Bro'ader disc.retion in scheduling the hours of wedding ceremonies and funeral services is allowed and couples planning marriage have the right to select the priest of their parish whom they wish to officiate. Provision for the celebration of Mass fac­ ing the people becomes mandatory for parish churches. While public annual celebration of a sol­ emn First Holy Communion day is to be re­ tained in, every parish, the role' of parents in preparing their children for 'receiving the Holy Eucharist is noted, and the new statutes permit greater flexibility in admitting youngsters to this Sacrament. In all instances where church law permits reception of Communion under Both Species, this may now be done without recourse to the Chancery Office. When the priests of the Diocese participate in various ceremonies and services, the obligation of reciting the Divine Office is reduced to the hours of Lauds and Vespers only. Reflecting, the "collegial" spirit of Vati­ can II, the statutes urge cooperation by laity in diocesan and parish affairs in many ways, notably thr~ugh service on .parish councils and local school boards.

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that the Pope considered all the data available to him, conclud­ ing tha,t, in view of man and his destiny, his eternal life as well as his earthly one, man may not tamper with the marriage act. The radio and TV director noted that the Pope says a cou-

pIe may limit their children by "refraining from the marriage act during the wife's fertile period," and he stressed that the Pope makes a distinction here "which must be grasped by the faithful: namely, that a couple can love one another while reTurn to Page Nineteen .

ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY: Today is a- holyday of obligation. In a vision described in the Apoealpse, St. John sees a woman clad in glory, crowned with 12 stars, with the moon at her feet, with a child destined to rule the whole world. Hail, Mary! NC Photo.


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CINCINNTI (NC) - Catholic agemept's Viewi; 'th~y uS~ hubn. address systems; they carry oil institutions need effective pub­ lic rE~lations in order to survive; what is essentially monologue. They never ask the question '_ a veteran Catholic public rela­ anybody listening?'" tions official said here. . .External Communication . Ed......ard P. VonderHaar, vice­ As for external public relae president for public relations and clevelopment at Xavier Uni:' tions, "more and more peop:a. versity and president of the tend to resist being communr.. Public Relations Society of eated with," he observed. "This! they must do in sheer self-de.. Amel'ica, spoke at the 16th an­ nual Conference on Business fense. If they responded . . every stimulus from every po­ Problems of Catholic Institu­ . tions, held on the Xavier cam:' tential communicator they would get absolutely nothing done at pus. _ '- " "If you have done a' good ,,an."·. But "your-f11Stitutions do need commuhications job," Vonde~ , Haar. told,an·audience of'admin~ external communication" and istrators ,and other ,officials. , yeu must do it in a planned and '.'you will find many who share .orderly way," he told the ad­ your '~hinking and who. are will-, ,ministrators. "You need the act. vice and active assistance:of the ing to> '" '" *.respond with some­ thing of value." , / leaders of the commu.nity m "The institutions that have 'a which you serve. 'You ne,ed to good I~hance to continue through tell them face to face a'bou't yotU the y,~ars with such a response problems and ask' them for so-. lutions. ­ are Ufose which have been pro­ "You need to tell the entire jectin,g the image of their ,true selves," he said. "If they are community constantly about the services you .render, how you Catholic institutions, that pro­ jection must be one that reflects stimulate the local economy by you generate the faithful guarding of their the business CathoJ.ic commitment, absolute through housing, feeding anell integr:lty in all dealings, social maintaining capital plant; how juStiCE' and charity - internally your payroll turns into i goods and services purchased -in yoUI' and externally, and a never­ ending striving for excellence. local community." And, in the spirit of Pope John, an a'biding respect for the con­ Approveg; !formCl1~ion scienCE: of everyone." He ,ldded: "When non-profit Of Priesfr Councils organi:mtions and institutions MILWAUKEE (NC) - Arch­ fail to make clear their motives, bishop William E. Cousins haQ their ability to meet current approved formation of" 'priest needs, their intention to plan. councils in 13 newly 'established ahead, their record of service, districts of the Milwaukee arch­ they lose friends and gifts." diocese. The archdiocesan priests" I Need Public Support senate also unatlimously en­ Vonc'erHarr said. "the image dorsed the council plan, recom­ grows out of the institution, its mended by the senate's commit.­ policieli, programs and proce­ tee ror priestly formation. . dures as determined by manage­ Purposes of the councils are to ment . and as carried out by "foster genuine priestly frater-­ nity through local inter-paro­ every member of the organiza­ tion." chial cooperation which would At the same time, he ex­ involve all varieties of ministry plained the image "can and 'and 'assignment" and to "imple­ should be projected for the good ment the vision of VaticaJil of the. 'organization, because it' , Council II on a local level." is constantly in need of public support * '" *" . VonderHaar said it is as >im- ' Month's Mand Mass portant to "project the image A Solemn High Month's Mincll interna:tly" as to .project it to Mass of Requiem will be' offered the general public. "It is often at 9 on Saturday morning; Aug. pointed out that recognition of' '17 in St. Patrick's Church~ Fall an employe in his role as an in­ River, for the late Rev. Adalbert tegral unit in a successful oper­ Szklanny, who served i!1 the ation if: more important to his Fall River Parish ror six years. sense oi: security and his happi­ . Father Szklanny died while ness them a raise in salary." visiting relatives in Poland. Intenlal communication, Von­ derHaar said, must be personal, face-to-face communication. He noted that managers often "erect bulletin boards' and post notices; they send notes; they print h(luse organs giving man-

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WASHINGTON NC)-Bishop John J. Wright of Pitts­ bUTgh, episcopal moderator of the Department of Social Development, United States Cathoic Conference (USCC), announced establishment of a National Advisory Board on Urban Pro b I ems. Bishop '11 be th nar for educators and reporters , Wright said it WI e 'on "Research and Reporting on . principal ins·trument of Cath- . the Urban-Minority Crisis." oUc inVolvement in. interre:Bishop Wright said that in re­ ligious and civic programs to . sponse to his request local bish­ effect solutions to, the twiJr ops ha'!e ~designated dioc~san crises of race and, poverty. .\., .'l'.ask.. Foree' .coordinators who Th~ board, called, a, Task;. ~~1.1 w~r~ in· ~operC\tio:ri: Wi~ : .,' .. . Force , is composed of .experts:. the natIonal offIce. ,on ra~andpo"erty drawJ:1 fronr-·, '.;:4 two-day meeting of ttie:'en:",' a cross section of USCCagencie$,'.,tire:National Task"Forclil;,to ¢x:. and other national, Catholic:' :e;haJige views and establish pri- ,,': organizations, . together with;','~Hties for short :'Ind 10l1g,,;range consul1l8nts who conduct prot -: .plans, will be held here late next , grams on regional and diocesan';' month. . APPOINTED: Dr. Alphonse levels across the country. Bishop Wright said the board Miele, .associate dean of will offer guidance to the USCC­ the facuItyand faculty ex­ based Task Force on Urban ecutive at the United States Problems, of which Msgr. Aloy­ Air Force Academy, has been sius J. Welsh is executive secre­ Mrs. John' Lycett, general .pamed executive vice-presi­ tary. Its members will also form chairman, has announced that dent of Loretto Heights Col­ . the central coordinating' bod,y to the third annual Summer Bazaar lege, Denver. NC Photo. respond to thE; ll. S. bishops' for the benefit of St. Francis proposal at their April meeting Xavier,. Hyannis, under the - in St. Louis that "Within our sponsorship of the Woman's Guild, will be held on Saturday, .own communion, we hereby di­ rect the various departments, Aug. 17; between 10 in the 'offices and bureaus of the morning and 4 in the afternoon C~@Y®r AWQllrd on the church grounds at the United States Catholic Confer­ NEW ORLEANS (NC)-Mar­ corner of South Street and High ence, in collaboration with other tin H. Work, executive director School Road, Hyannis. interested Catholic organizations, Mrs. Dorothy Bourgeois heads 'of the' National Council of Cath­ to set' up an Urban-Task Force a large committee that will serve olic Men ,has received the 1968 to coordinate all Catholic activi­ a luncheon between 11 and 1 in St. Peter Claver gold medal ties and to relate them to those the lower church hall. While award of merit here from the of others working for the com­ snacks and soft' drinks together Knights of Peter Claver~ mon goal of one society, based with a children's corner of The medal is presented an­ on truth, justice and love." games and prizes will be in nually to.a person who has con­ Educators, Press . charge of Mrs. Mary ·Morrissey tributed to the advancement of Infoqnal meetings of Wash­ ington-based members of the and Mrs. Irene Boese. ~utual understanding, enhanced There will be tables of home­ Task Force have already taken and enriched the' prestige and place. A committee of educators, baked items, aprons, gifts, and.a dignity of the individual and ' fostered the cause of better hu­ coordinated by' the National white elephant ·booth. .A...,fancy work' table of cro­ Cath~lic Educational Associa­ man relation of mankind. ,tion (NCEA), has agreed to cheted and knit articles will be In announcing the decision to identify and evaluate practical available. The Barnstable ~omen's group give the award to Mr. Work, programs in the field of educa­ headed by Mrs. A~ria. Vetorino, Walla~e .L. Young,' executive tion. will again display and offer for secretary of the Knights of Peter The Catholic Press' Associ/i­ sale a variety of outstanding Claver, said: "It gives me par-' tion will co-sponsor with the . ticulaer pleasure to annpunce John LaFarge Institute a semi- hand-made' crafts. All baked goods ~nd items that you have been selected to for the gif,t and white elephant receive this award for your out­ Mass Ordo table are to be brought on standing service not only to Friday night. .Black Catholics, but to all people. FRIDAY-St. Joachim, Confes­ sor, Father, of BVM. ,II Class. White.

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New Bedford Poet Writes of Everyday Life, Pla~s Fall Book Publication

K of C Supreme Council to, Meet . In California ,

ANAHEIM (NC) ~ Reso­ lUtions dealing with the ac­ ifivities of war protesters and decrying criticism of bishops' authority within the 0hurch are among those being presented to delegates to the 86th annual meeting of the Su­ preme Council of the Knights of € o lumbus which opens here at !£he Anaheim Convention Center lllext Tuesda)I. In all, some 180 resolutions .ill be considered by the almost 400 delegates rrom the 'United States, Canada, Mexico, the Phil­ ippines, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Panama Canal Zone, Guam and $uatemala.

The Supreme Council is the I&tghest legisiative body of the 1,200,000-member fraternal soci­ ety of Catholic men. During the three-day meeting the delegates wdll examine v-arious activities and programs of the society.

to her a gift from God. Four years ago, doctors told bel' she would have to retire be­ cause she was afflicted with cancer. "They thought it would be a question of months," she says. "But I'm still going strong." She grins as she adds, "The Lord isn't ready for me yet." Her verse-writing hobby be­

gan in 1945, she explains. "I was totally blind for six months and when my sight re­ turned everything was a poem. I guess it took a hurt to bring out a talent in me." Rosary Poem

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Of Draft laws

,BIDDEFORD (NC)-A Fran­ mscan priest who passed out literature on alternatives to the draft in Portland along with six students from St. Francis Col­ lege here, said the "conscience of wday's, students is in conflict with the current draft laws of tilis country.'" Father Matthew Audibert, O. F.M., 42, chaplain at St. Francis College, said he is "not afraid of controversy" and feels "we made our poin1." The Franciscan handed out a GOO-word breakdown on Feder­ al laws regarding conscientious objection to a large group of j'Oung inductees a.nd enlistees about to take a pre-induction physical' at a Portland induction renter. "Students today are coneerned with other students, the moral issues of Vietnam and the U.S. draft laws," said Father Audi­ bert. "Just because we criticize iIhe Church, the country or the _Uege doesn't mean we're against them. Self - criticism kelps ir.nprove ourselv~"

Czechs Approve Bi$hop's Return

Miss Annie T. Boyle of 470 County Street, New Bedford, is busy getting together a collection of her poems for possible publica tion in the Fall. A prolific writer, Miss Boyle -a native of Fall River-arranged publication of her first book of verse in 1945. It was called "My Scrapbook of Poems." Her new book tenta·tiV'ely will be called "Essence of Life." Life is something the wttraotive and bubbling Miss Boyle lives to the fullest, possibly bec,ause each day is

Her poetry primarily is of the homey variety that deals with everyday things. She also has written verses on religious tol,)­ ics including one on the rosary that a Fairhaven resident re­ corded with background music. One of her shorter pieces is entitled The Angelus: Echoing melodiously Social Action Progll'ams In the still-night air Another resolution commends Sounding so peacefully Mid hope and despair I%he bishops of North America

"for their unselfish and. devoted Cloistered walls surrounding The inhabitants there dedication to the spiritual wel­

As they ring the bells fare of the Catholic people; for

In the night's still air their courageous and intelligent

Encouraging new hopes and thus 'leadership in the face of the

While we meditate during the many challenges of these chang­

Angelus. • . ing times; and for their judicious

Miss Boyle was a long' time restraint and paternal under­ member of St. Mary's Cathedral standing in suffer,ing the some­

parish in Fall River where. her times shrill voice of criticism."

pastor for yeat'S, she reports According to another proposal proudly, "was Bishop Gerrard. the fraternal society would go on Now he's my pastor again, at St. record as opposing "any laws Lawrence's Church." When her first book was pub­ which provide tax funds for the support of birth control" or "any lished, she recalls, "they were wws which liberaIize abortion or starting to sell. Then my sister was taken ill and I just stopped any rccognition of 'mercy killing' or, any similar attempt to deny ~he right to life' or the dignity Forms Commissoon of life or any control over life by any level of government." . Hum~nllte~«!lG'D@Il'Uj Other resolutions urge the strengthening of social action programs within the order to deal with the issues of poverty and equal opportunity in jobs, Ihousing and education.

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By Patricia Francis

A proposed resolution taking Itssue with the activities of some pacifist groups would put the GOciety on record as deploring the unpatriotic actions of those Iind,ividuals who burn draft cards, desecrate the flag of our country, destroy government records or property, interfere with or ob­ lStTuot military activity."

GRAND RAPIDS (NC) ­ Bishop Allen .J. Babcock of Grand Rapids has announced formation of' a human relations commission for the diocese, to be composed to a general com­ mission, an executive committee and ultimately individual com­ missions for each area to be served. Bishop Babcock delegated Msgr. Hugh M. Beahan to work with Msgr. Joseph C. Walen, ed­ itor and general manager of the Western Michigan Catholic, di­ ocesan newspaper, to draft a commission structure and pro­ pose a membership.

Plans Commission On Justice, Peace SPOKANE (NC)-A new di­ ocesan Commission for Justice and Peace, to be in opemtion by September, will promote pro­ grams in the Spokane diocese on behalf of social justice in "£otal terms." The commission wilt deal wi1h such issues as Nlcism, poverty and peace and will include among its members clergy, re­

ligious and laymen.

King Cole and Kevin O'Reilly, chairman and executive secre­ tary of the diocesan Councfi of Laity, said the commission was approved by Bishop Bernard j. Topel as "the most expeditious way to set up a diocesan pro­ Iram for racial relations."

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BONN (NC)-Bishop Stephan Trochta, S.D.B., of Litomerice, Czechoslovakia, has been of­ ficially reinstated as head of that diocese, according to a re­ port by the Czechoslovak news service CTK received here. The decision to permit the return of Bishop Trochta was taken at a session of the Cze­ choslovak cabinet, it was dis­ closed in the report. Bishop Trochta, 63, was'placed under house arrest'in 1950, two years after the communists gained control of the Czechoslo­ vak government. He was forced from active direction of the Litomerice diocese in 1952.

In 1954, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges of spying for the Vatican. Later that year he was reported crit­ ically ill in Pankrac prison in Prague after having been tor­ tured. In 1960 he was reported engaged in forced labor with a road gang.

Says Nuns Ignored In Church RenewtlIa

MISS ANNIE T. BOYLE

everything and came home to take care of her." Miss Boyle reports she "only had five years of elementary school, but I worked my way up to floorlady and buyer at Mc­ Whirr's in Fall River,." Comes Naturally Writing verses, though, is "something that comes natu­ rally," she says. Now she is culling some old favorites from "My Scrapbook of Poems" for her new volume

floll'odian Auxmary In EdlUcatmol1l Post MIAMI (NC)-Auxiliary Bish­ op-Designate John J. Fitzpatrick of Miami, who will be conse­ crated on August 28, has been appointecl directl)r of a new archdiocesan office of education and Vicar for Archdiocesan Clergy. As director of the education office he will coordinate all the educational activities in the archdiocese, including those of private and parochial schools, the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, the Newman Apostol­ ate, adult religious education and the continuing education of the clergy. Archbishop Coleman F. Car­

roll also appointed Father Ron­ ald Pusak, who has been chan­ cellor of the archdiocese since 1967, to the office of officialis in the archdiocesan court, and Father Rene Gracida, chairman of the Archdiocesan Liturgy and Building Commissions to the office of chancellor. Father Charles Zinn, secretary to the archbishop, has been named assistant chancellor.

and is selecting others from the masses of verses she has written since that time. Between now and the time she meets with a publisher - "some time in the Fall" she un­ doubtedly will have dozens more verses to consider. In the meantime, she is enjoy­ ing life.

father Celebrates Requiem for Son WASHINGTON (NC) A requiem Mass for an Army lieu­ tenant colonel killed in Vietnam was celebrated here by the vic­ tim's father, a married Catholic priest of the Byzantine rite. The Mass at St. Gregory's By­ zantine Catholic church was cel­ ebrated by Father George G. Berzinec of Hollywood, Fla., for his son, Lt. Col. William E. Ber­ zinec who was fatally wounded

by fragments from an enemy

booby trap while on patrol. Also present were the victim's mother and his wife and seven­

year-old son, from Carlisle, Pa.

Col. Berzinec, 37, had been in Vietnam only 29 days when killed although he had previously served there in 1962 and 1963. Burial was in Arlington National Cemetery.

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LIMA (NC)-Nuns have been ignored in Church renewal ef­ forts, the Peruvian Conference of Religious Women charged here at the end of its yearly meeting. "Perhaps this is due to the general idea that we are not ready to face pastoral problems because, first of all, we were never prepared for this. We were educated into a 'congrega­ tion spirit,' not .in a 'Church spirit.''' the nuns said. At the meeting the conference established a committee to study ways of transferring several schools run by Religious congre­ gations of women to the govern­ ment and their artistic colonial treasures to national museums. The conference will subsidize from its own funds the teams of Religious doing pastoral work in slum areas. G~;';,~::""'~"" "~""""""

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Foil River-Thurs. Aug. 15, 1?6'8

Declares Arms Expend.iture Source of Economic Ris~ By Barbara Ward

When Pope Paul asks the wealthy nations to adopt a sllstained and adequate strategy for world development­ with more aid, a long term investment program and trade concessions to the pOOl'er nations- he adds an urgent plea that Christians be active in .all their, "constituencies," one sh<Juld add that to include business, unions, universi­ investment under the heading of a "drain" is perfectly ridiculous ties, politics, to see that such anyway since it steadily widens

a stratergy is carried out. And America's investment income his urgency comes from a per­ from overseas, now running at fectly realistic $6,9 billions ~ year. assessment of In fact, it is ridiculous to talk the difficulties at!. all about"drains"and"strains" any policy of on America when one recalls expansion and that the United States' sum of development has goods and services (its GNP) to overcome. is now above $850 billions-or The wealthy 40 per cent 'of the world's en­ nations do not tire' income-and that of this have a strategy. sum, all that slops over the front­ What little they iers in the shape of a balance have is falling of payments deficit is some $2 «>ffin a desul­ billions-or about one/two hun­ tory, almost cas­ dredth of the vast total. To ual way. And a whole range of panic over this is no service 'objections are raised when any­ either, to America' or to world one-including the Pope-sug­ stability. STONEHILL CATECHETICS INSTITUTE: Among the 300 religious and laym~J1ll 'gests that, in mel'CY, justice and Opens Markets from throughout the United States and Canada who attended the Institute at Stone­ sheer realism, the drift OUg~t But the ridiculously small ef­ to . be reversed. hill College in a program of renewal' in catechetical education were five priests from · .We ought to understand these fect of aid on the balance of ... the Diocese of Fall River. They were: Rev: Maurice R. Jeffery, St. John the Baptist, payments does not mean that it objections. This year the eco­ Fall River; Rev. Raymond A. Robi]Jard~ St. Joseph's Attleboro; Rev. John J. Steake.m, nomic asistance program of the ,is without positive influence. Immaculate Conception, No. ·Easton; Rev. Thomas C. Lopes, St. Anthony's, East Fal­ This brings us to the second arg­ most wealthy Western nation­ ument. Aid goes to markets that the United States-may for the mouth; and· Rev. Agostinho Pacheco, St. John the Baptist, New" Bedford. are still undeveloped. It sets . first time fall below the $2 bjl­ lion mark (less than 0.3% of economic change in' motion in GNP, or gross national product, areas that might otherwise stag­ nate. It is ,therefore, like in-' which, is the technical term for vestment,. a factor of expansion t.he sum of a nation's goods and services). It will fake more in the world economy. Hone of than easy arguments, professions the legitimate worries about the f)f fai,th or moral appgals~ven American " bal~lnce of payments these grapes from their shelv. the provlslonil of the National LANSING (NC)-The Michj­ from the Pope himself to set is America's present tendency to until the farm workers obtain Labor Relations Act which gives gan Catholic Conference has new directions for Atlantic stra­ , import" more than is exPorted union recognition, a living wage workers the :right. to collective asked all Catholic institutions tegy. Unless specific doubts can and thus incur a deficit on trade bargatning, :minimum wages, and decent housing conditions. not to use _ California table be dispelled and cogent counter alone' (leaving out other trans­ wnemploymen1;, insurance and "We are asking all Catholie grapes as a' sign of support for arguments produced, the present fers),' ~hen it 'is hardly....,wise to institutions to refrain Irom striking California farm work­ other benefits. eut b!lCk on expenditures ,which , trend has only one way to go­ using California table l!lrapes '"The Catholic bishops of Cali­ ers. ,widen overs~as' markets, open · and that is down. WItH this labor disp~te is settled. The state's bishops conference fornia are sUIlporting the cause up new possibilities of trade and "We recommend Cesar Chavez Balanee of I!a)'meoi& of the United Farm Workers also expressed 'hope that all Organizing Committee in' their and members of the United The first and most immediate take some pressure off the in­ Michigan citizens would join ·in the grape boycott., struggle with the grape growers Farm Workers Union fur the ebjection is that in 1968 most dustrial powers who migh,t other­ non-violent methods they aN in Califor·nia. "We can do no less. &f the wealthy nations an~ caught wise find themselves competing The conference statement said: using to obtain equity and jUfl­ "The Catholic Church recog­ . "We hope all people of good in an economic crisis which puts for sales in a shrinking world tice to which they are rightfully nizes the right of workers to or­ faith will refrain from purchas­ pressure, on their balance of market. Tbe Crux ganize. It is unfortunate' that ing California table grapes and and morally entitled. payments, l'isks a 'run on .their "Hopefully, the nationwide farm workers are excluded' from that all retail :ltores will remove foreign reserves and exposes' What then can be, cut? And boycott of California table them to the horrendous possibil­ the ,obvious' candidate is the , grapes i'low being organized will ity of being cut off, by rising horrific, stedle expenditure, enable the farmW01"keFS kl prices ,md uncompetitive inef­ year after year, on arms. Here achieve their goals of human ficiency, from the world market. is the true hemorrhage, the true dignity and self-respect whieb is The United States, Britian an~ source of whatever risk 'there, every person's birth right." Glen.mall'y Home Missione,rs Novices now France face this dange'r. is of' economic disaster. If, as How, then ,can anybody argue Mr~ Robert MacNamara stated To Get On-the-Job Training for more spending overseas while still Secretary of Defense, GLENDALE (NC) - Novices h~adqu31'ters, they will diseuss when it would only increase the there" is more true securi~y in' of the Glerimary Home Mission­ and evaiuate their experiences, an added dollar spent on de­ prC6sure? ers will be actively involved in attend lectures on the Glerimary Three Jteasons velopment than an extra dollar the work of the society's priests' apostolate, and have' time for One cannot deny the potential spent' in defense; to cut o~t ec­ st~dy and individual counseiing. crisis. The question is, however, onomic assistance while l'.'laving and Brothers inste'ad of isolated from, it under a newly inaugu­ I h f th ' the arms budget above' the $80 whether siashing economic as­ n c al'ge 0 rated roO'ram ' e new program billioil mark is to mistake' the , sistance is a sensible way to meet P b' . . . '. " is Father Wi1f~ed Steinbacher, WYntOII shadow of. security for the real­ T{le 10-month '. nOVItiate, who has' a master's degree, in it. And there are three very 3·6592 adopted by t.he society. as an ex­ counseling f!"Om Loyola Univer­ cogent reasons for doubting it. ity. penment, WIll be reViewed and sity, Chicago.. Adviser for the . In the first place, a very high Here is the root of the, close CHARLES F. VARGAS evaluated. when the new group Pl'ogl'am is Father Wilbur Kor­ proportion of the aid is "tied." connection Pope Pa,ul draws b~ of 12 )'oung men completes the zinek, former· Glenmary novice It can be spent only on, goods 254 ROCKDALE AVENUE twee~ ,reductions in arms and his new program, . a Glenmary master. ' supplied by the country also' concept of a Development Fund; spokesman said. He also indi­ NEW BEDFORD, MASS. supplying the currency. In the and the issue is of such trans­ cated that at that time a new According to Father Stein­ case of the United States, 90 cendent importance that we name for the special year of bacher: "We are looking for the per cent 'of all aid is tied to the will look at it more closely next training will be adopted. total pel"sonal development of purchase of American supplies. week. the individual, and' we hope to ,After a month of ol'ientation Compared with the billions the society's headquarters . help these men come to a knowl­ which go out- of the United Biafrans Will Need at edge of themselves as Glen­ here the eight seminarians and States each year for completely Reconstruction Aid' four Brothers in the program marians working for the Glen­ untied tourism, for instance, the will spend four months assi,gned mary 'ideaL'" 1967 figures of $4.7 billions, or, WASHINGTON, (NC)-Criti­ to Glenmary missions. in Ken­ again for 1967's investment, $4.2 cal as the needs of Biafran vic­ tucky, Georgia, Tennessee a,id · billions, the strain added by tims of war are at the present Virginia. foreign aid is minimal. Qf course, moment, they will be even more 'Assist . Priests serious, if and when hostilities cease and the, work ,of recon­ In this period of. on-the-job H~)Ok Oppose Dowries struction is undertaken, an rrish, training they will assist ·the Est. 1197 KOT'!'AYAM (NC)----,The Cath-: missionary priest working in. Glenm.ll'y priests in the mis­ .lic Labor Association here iJl Biafra said here, ' ':sions, take part in ecumenical India has set ,up 'a committee' Civil war has been .:aging· in, , activities, ,md become involved 2343 'Purt:hase Street &f la)'mcn to campaign against Nigeria for over a )'ear after in other community enterprises, dowries and, oth,cr, marriage Biafra, the Country's, former ,including, anti-poverty pro­ New Bedford : formalities in the Catholic com­ Eastel'n Region, declared :~ts in­ grams. 996·5661 munity., ' .deliendence in May, J967. . R~turning kl the national

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VIENNA (NC) - Lutheran leaders in Czechoslovakia have hailed recent politicai changes in the country and have also asked for greater religious free­ dom. The statement, published in the official Lutheran paper, Evanjelicky Posol Spod Tatier, was issued by the general coun­ cil of the Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Con­ fession in Czechoslovakia, which has solne 510,000 members; the presidium of the association of the Slovak Lutheran clergy and professol's of the Slovak Luth­ eran theological faculty. Addressed to the Communist party central committees of Czechoslovakia and Slovakia and to their respective first sec­ retaries, Alexander Dubcek and 'Vacil Billak, the document ex­ pressed confidence that "the principles of democratization and of humanizing socialism im Czechosolvakia .will consequent­ ly be achieved." Earlier this year a shakeup in the Czechoslovakian regime bl'Ought Dubcek into power as leader of the country's Commu­ nist party in place of old-line Stalinist Anlonin Novotny. Lib­ eralizing developments followed leading to the lessening of many curbs on the Church and reli­ gion.

plan to provide insurance cov­ eel'age for property in inner­ city areas be instituted. It would compel insurance companies to insure those properties consid­ eered insurable and will remain .en effect until a permanent plan .is drafted. Comm. Charles R. Howell said iJhe 20 insurance companies which wrote the lal'gest net volume of property insurance in the state last year will share the insurance on a pool basis. 1.'he pennanent plan, he said, will be drafted by the directors

of the New Jersey Insurance Undel'writing Association. The purpose of both moves is counteract the actions taken by insurance companies in can­ celing insurance .on properties in the inner-city after last sum­ mel"s widespread rioting.

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Insurance Pool Howell said property owners who have been denied insurance may apply to him for insurance and the property will then be examined by the fire insurance rating organization. If the prop­ erty is determined to be unin-' surable, the, property owner will be informed of the reasons why' and after correcting the con­ ditions can reapply for insur­

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Property which is deemed to be insurable will be assigned to the insurance pool, the insur­ ance being placed with one of the participating companies on II rotating basis. According to Howell, "envir­ onmental hazards beyond the control of the applicant or ow­ ner of the property shall be con­ . sidered in determining insur­ able. condition.". A. maJ:(imum coverage of $150,000 has been

PAPAL AUDIENCE: Little Vietn,amese boy stares impassively' at his host, Pope Paul VI, during· an audience at the Pope's Summer ~sidence at Oastelgandolfo. NO. Photo.

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'NEW YORK (N<!:)-'.(he Xa­ vier Society for the Blind; which . operates the National Cath'olic Press and Library for the Visu­ ally Handicapped here, has launched its program of bringing current Catholic periodicals on cai-tridge-type cassettes to the blind throughout the U. S. and Canada.. The dictionary defines cassette as a light-tight magazine for holding film or plates fOl' use in II camera. , 'fhe society, In addition to providing the visually handi­ capped with taped periodicals. is expanding its program to pro­ vide library books on the newly developed cassette tape car­ tridge. Overwhelming Success The pilot program, termed "'Operation Cassette" by Xavier Society officials, was the fi rst in this country, and met with overwhelming success. This to­ tully new concept developed out of a survey of some 3,000 blind readers of the Catholic Review -the Xavier Society's monthly Braille magazine. From th~ .mQre ,than ~OO, re­ plies the majorfty' uldicated veri strongly the desire for cun'ent Catholic reading' material. Once this need was firmly established, the Xavier Society recognized the possibilities of the newly de­ veloped i:assette-type : recorder, -0 began the pro~ecl 'thro\ll:ai

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PRETORIA (NC)-A National Pastoral .Council giving repre­ sentation to both priests and laity has been approved in prin­ ciple by the South African bish­ ops. They acted upon a series of recommendations made to them at a plena!")' session of their na­ tional conference here that urged that the know-how of all Afri­ cans be brought to hear 'UPO!lll the problems of the area in· 11 democratic spirit.

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a nationwide sampling of its at the organization's headquar­ blind reading audience. • t~rs and thus enable the blind to Six Catholic periodicals-th.ree ,,' . receive their copies on or before weeklies (Ame1'i~a; 'Ave . M~ri;a 'the actual issue' date of the pub­ and the National Register) and lication. three monthlies (Catholic Digest, The society is now offering Sign and Ligourian)-were se­ taped copies of these periodicals lected. The Society then began to any visually handicapped making master tapes of each person iIi the U. S. or Canada. publication and duplicating Through a volunteer reading them onto cassette cartridges. program, the Xavier Society is Volunteer Program taping libl'ary books on the Through the cooperation of easy-to-use cassettes, as well as the publishers, advance copies of open-face reels, and a catalog of each periodical were received in available titles will be published time to be taped and duplicated shortly. In view of the fact that only 15 per cent of the visually handicapped in the U. S. and Pleads for Return Canada read araille, the society Of Cardlonal Beran is making an extended effort to BONN (NC)-A Czechoslova­ place on tape more than 7,500 kian writer has pleaded for the Braille volumes now on the return of Joseph Cardinal Beran, shelves of its library. exiled' archbishop of Prague, to The Xavier Society for the his See. Blind is located at 154 East 23rd

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THE ANCHOR-Dioce~e of Fall River--;-Thurs. Au$,J. 15,1,968

seek to Repeal Abortjon Laws

'Pro-Synodal 'Statutes To rule, to teach, to govern, is both the privilege and the duty of the Bishop, as the laws of the Church give him power to govern the Diocese both iIi spiritual ~nd temporal aHairs. It is his duty to see that the laws of' the Church are faithfully observed in the Diocese, es­ pecially regarding the ---administration of the Sacraments, the worship of God, preaching and instruction of his people in Christian Doctrine. It is to' the Bishop that the s'afe­ guarding of bith and morals among" the clergy and laity is especially entrusted. The Bishop is the one and only legislator for his Dio­ cese. In making laws for his Diocese, the Bishop still re­ mains subject to the Holy Father and the general laws of the Church. However, the general laws of the Church give him power to regulate conditions and circumstances of his Diocese to necessit'ate measures over and abov~ the gen­ eral laws in order to produce good order throughout the Diocese. The purpose of today's promulgation of Pro-Synodal Statutes is actually to renew the laws and regulations of the Diocese in the tone a;nd spirit of Vatican Council II, and in conformity with the present Iegislation of the Church for the pastor~l good of the. People of God and the salvation of their souls. The code of Canon Law makes 'certain matters obli­ gatory. Although there will be evidence of repetition of some of these obligations, these sta'tutesare written, .not to change these general laws into particular laws, but , rather to encourage the clergy and laity to a more exact observance of these very same laws: Cardinal Cushing Opposes MClve Requiring The code has 2,2]4, different" regulations for the CoUege Degree for" futurle Nurs~s ' government of the Church. Yet even with that staggering numOOr, there are rriany circumstances not foreseen 1)1' BOSTON (NC)-Richard Car­ 'of nurses' -training." appraised, and it leaves the Bishop free to select what is dinal, Cushing ,of Boston opposes "Most of the girls interested necessary or useful to promote virtue, to "foster or restore "with great emphasis" the idea in nursing are not academically that nurses should be required minded, but oriented to the 'ecclesias,tical d i s c i p l i n e . ' , " to earn college degrees in order practical care of the sick," he A noteworthy characteristic of the 163 laws obligatory to practice their profession. CQntinued. :It was this that mo­ today is 'their pastoral tone. Each section is introduced Cardinal Cushing referred to tivated them to come into -the ,

by a Council text that revives the spirit of Vatican II and the notion - apparently arising field." The Cardinal noted that the style of composi,tion is couched in pastoral terms and from legislative proposals dur­ ing the past year pertaining to nurses. who have trained in a language. " nursing in general"':"that future school with a hospital "have one Although the Ordinary is the sole legislator, each nurses spend four years in col­ ambition-to utilize their train­ priest in the Diocese was given the opportunity to scru­ lege before being able to tend ing for the service Of the sick, ' for bedside lIursing.", "And they tinize the present conditions and make suggestions for the sick. The Cardinal said "if it is true do it in most cases far better the future in the light of Vatican II. In addition to the that there are those who would than college graduates," he personal recommendations of the clergy, the Priests' Sen­ propose for the legislature (of added. ate, established by Bishop CQnnolly two years ago, fash­ ,Massachusetts) a bill that would , Cardinal Cushing scored what ioned their own suggestions as a body for' the "aggior.:. require registered nurses to he termed "pressure" being graduate from a school of nurs- brou~t to bear on the nursing "ri'Ienrto" of diocesan iaws: As of today, August 15, the 163 Pro-Synodal'Statutes ,ing-that is, a department of a association I\to downgrade the college chartered to give schol­ registered nurse and require her constitute the particular law of the Diocese of Fall Itiver astic "degrees-I am against it, in the future to spend four yeFlrs and thus possess the binding force of law. and with great emphasis." in college during which time "she

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Mary and the Diocese Any feast day of th~ Blessed Virgin Mary j,g an oc­ casion to honor one who occupies a unique place in Cath­ oUc theology because God gave her a unique place in the history of man's salvation. The position of Mary with God is unique. She alone can c,all J'esus Son, because she alone gave to Him His human body. He 0alls her mother because He asked for, ,and received-of her" own free will~the flesh that was used in the salvation of mankind. But for the DioGese of Fall River, a Marian feast causes our joy to overflow and our .celebration to become unique' 'beoause of the place Mary holds in our Diocese. The first particular Diocesan laws were announc€~d at a ceremony on June 28, 1905 in the Cathedral named :tfter today's feast-Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption. ' The Pro-Syn~dal Statutes are announced today--the Feast of The Assumption-under the guidance of ;Bishop Connolly whose m01Jto is "A!lspice Maria".

"After all," he added, "the 'great majority of people earn their living without college de­ grees and most of them do it very effectively and efficiently. I think this is particularly true

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has little clinical experience and a lot of mear.,ingless knowledge." He said he hoped" legislators would "take a good look at any legjslation pertaining t q the training of lIUrseS."

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Of JandaESM to Chri$tUQHl'Dity WOODSTOCK (NC)-A well ly denied that God "continues to known Jesuit theologian has reveal himself to and through called for a new Catholic theol- Jews, the here-and-now 20th­ ogy of the Jews and of the rela- Century Jews," Father Burg­ tionship of Judaism to Chris- hardt said. tianity. Pending theological developFather Walter "J. Burghardt, ments, Father Burghardt said,

S.J., speaking at a theological "we cannot predict what form meeting at Woodstock College the concrete relationship be­

here in Maryland, said it was a twe"en 'Jews and Christians will common Catholic "notion that take," but Edded that he has God" rejected the Jews after the confidence that it will be Jews rejected Christ. "deeper and richer than we have "Jews and Gentiles are' one . ever thought." people of God," Father BurgUrgent in U; S. hardt said, "and Israel did not Vatican Council II cleared the cease to be the people ,?f God way 'for a Catholic theology of ~fter the death of Jesus. the Jew, Father Burghardt said, Many Catholics have implicitand emphasized that this issue is especially urgent for the United .... States since nearly half the nIrtl dI i (OJ [?!i'(Ql frs world's 13 million Jews live in ' NEW DELHI (NC)-Qver 80 North" America. socio-economic projects costing Father Burghardt said that in nearly $2 million were under­ the conciliar decree on non­ taken in India in 1968 by the' Christian religions, the ~ouncil U. S. Cafholic Relief Services made clear to Catholics that the (CRS), ,the national program ,Church did lIot hold Jews col­ director for CRS in India an­ lectively re!:ponsible for' the nounced' here. A report by death of Christ. Also in that Francis J; Senz listed papal decree; he said, the" council re­ funds as the" agency'S "second affirmed the historical and spir­ largest "source' of finances for itual ties 'linking" Jews and operating the project:s.' . , Christians. 0

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CHICAGO (He) The .MI Hoc Committee to Organize • National Association for the Protection of the Unborn wiD hold a two-day conference o. abortion here in Illinois, start>­ ing Aug. 16. Methods of com-" batting proposed legislation and of repealing existing legislation relaxing abortion laws will be discussed by legislative authon. ties. Dr.. John F. Hillabrand OJ Toledo, chairman of the Ad Hoe Committee, said: "No one can be happy aboai ,the current insensitivity to the : value of human life witnessed internationally in Vietnam and Nigeria, or in the riot killings .and the sharp rise in murders and suicides in this country. D is imperative that disregard fOJl' the dignity and value of human ' life does not infiltrate the hea.... ing arts. "Lax abortion laws permitting a physician and' a pregnant woman to terminate the life odI! a patient in the womb," he con-" tinued, "is' a first major step in converting the physician. into an executioner. "With the growing costo! medicare and the shortage of hospital facilities," he added,' tl'Je "step from fetal killing to adult killing is easily envisaged. To organize for the" protection of the life of the unborn is a first line of defense of a mediCal tra.­ dition, th'lt extends back 25 cen­ turies to Hippocrates, the fathe!' of medicine."

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TIVOLI (NC)-To fulfill theA:' proper roles in today's world. "priests must become true revo­ "lutionaries and work for the overthrow of the status quo," Father Matthew Martin, C.P.. director of schools, St. Michael" Monastery, Union City, N.,J., said .here in New York. ' , Fath~r Martin was the Op~JIpa ing speaker at a three-day con-.. ference sponsored by the AmeJ"o ican PAX organization and held! at "the Catholic Worker Farm. The conference' theme was" "Peace and Revolution: Can tho Two Imperatives be Joined?" " In contending that priests must be reVOlutionaries, Fatheli' 'Martiri cited the "witness" given by Father James Eo Gropp! 'of Milwaukee in the cause of raci:llll justice and by Father Philip Berrigan, S.S.J., in the struggle against militarism. Among those rebutting Father Martin was the noted psychi~ trist and author Dr. Karl Stern" who said there is great danger in de-emphasizing the sacral! role of the priest in society.

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Another speaker, James' ~ Douglass of the religion depart­

ment of the University of Hawaii said that "the revolutionary is the man of conscience in .today's world." ""There is and can be no other man of conscience," Douglass said, "for the world as man has thus organized it, socially and! economically-as distinct from the created forms of life--is in­ tolerable. To tolerate the mor­ ally intolerable is gradually ~ lose life * * * "The revolutionary of the ntloo clear age, as the man most sensi­

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time, must recognize that he pecially lives under the cloud of man's powerlessn~ througti military power Co * * The facts, 01 power in the nuclear age hMll0 emphasized a truth of revoluti811 as such, that to seek fevolutiOll through destruction is to commJa the crime of denying the ends • the means.'" ." " "";,"' ", "

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" We 'do not have 'the. oppo~tunity very often Vvi1tn 'our , busy schedule to have a l~isurely chat with fellow garde~ers and to exchange views on the hows and whys of gardemng. Just recently, however, we had such an oppOl'tunity a·nd were delighted with it. We were told by a eo-worker to our television repairman turned ' v,isi,t the home of Manuel P. up on my front stoop. "What are you doing here?" . Silvi'a of Our Lady of Angels was my friendly greeting. parish In Fall RIver to see his plum trees whIch were break­ 'ing under the straIn of'an'over­ ,"abundance of fruIt. We did so, but unfortunately after the I fruit had been picked; Never­ theless, we were able to halre a .. chat with Mr. SilvIa and were 'impressed wIth his enthusiasm ood love of gardenIng. ,'. ' 'On a lot whIch Is 60x' 220 'teet, IncludIng his house, .Mr. Silvia, who Is retired, has man-, aged to grow and maintain five peach trees, sIx apple trees, 'Chree plum apd two Pear trees ~ addition to a vegetable gal'­ den, a patch of raspberrIes, sev­ eral grape VInes, and, ar;tu~1l" , G)f blueberry bushes. ObvIoUsly "this reqires a great deal of wqrk , ~ut Mr, Silvia enjoys ,it and d~ , rives a great deal of satisfaction. 'Irom it. He wisely says, "When . J'Ou reach my age, you've ~ot ,to keep your mind and hands busy, -.d not sit and worry."

'1'boNaa'h Spraylac Mr. Silvia credits the abun­ dance of fruit on his trees to persistent and thorough spray­ ing. He pointed out that, be IIPrays every two weeks using • Iormula which contains malath­ ion captan, DDT and flotox. He wa~ proud of the fact that his fruit was insect free, and noted that this was not true 15 years ago when he had trouble with worms. As Is the case wi th many gar­ deners, his equipment is simple and his sprayer, although suffi­ cient for his needs, is a relic which one could not find on the market today. We have seen many fruit trees

comparable to Mr. Silvia's t>ut we have come across very few 'people as happy with their hob­ bies as he. His wife was equally proud of his efforts and his grandchildren scurried about gatherIng plums for us to enjoy. In this complicated world qJf ours in which happiness is • . new fur coat, a trip abroad or 11 hew automobile, it is refreshing to meet the Silvias, whose con­ <l.'ept of happiness includes honest productive labor, love of family and the presence of energetic grandchildren. . . the Kitehea I had just finish~ typing. paper for my Summer course so the reasons why the modem 'woman has been able to take herself out of the home and IntG the world. Among reasons I mentioned ·was the invention of eo many wonderful appliances to take the toilsome drudgery eMIt of everyday household tasks. No sooner had I set these words to paper than my washing maohine decided to act temperamental and I was back in the ,primitive days of wasbing clothes by hand.

Mrs. Canice (McCue) Mc­ Ga~ry of North Easton is the new president of the Stone­ hill College Alumni Associa­

tion'. She is the first woman ever to head the organization. The Alumni Board of Direc­ tors named the 1959 graduate to succeed Thomas J. Curry Jr., who resigned his offIce due to Taken Abaek a business transfer. The North Easton mother of "Your husband called to say both your TV's were ,broken," five children had served as the was his reply as he look.ed a bit' alumnI association vice presi­ taken aback. He was probably, dent. Active in church, civic and wondering how,Joe and I man­ oommunlty affairs in Easton, the aged to Ii ve iIi the same house but not communic\lte. When, we I:J,ew presideht has served as a finally got our signals straight member of the town's Recrea­ Commission, Executive I realized tha,t Joe had come tion home at iunch time (while I was Board of the Easton Garden at the beach) and discovered ClUb, ChoIr and Confraternity that our color TV (my portable of Christian Doctrine at Immachad been broken for months) had decIded to join the appli­ ance strIke, thus throwIng him into a state, of utter panic..The reaSon was not that my husbimd is such a rabid tube fan but that LOS, ANGELES (NC) - The fJhe political conventions were group of the Sisters of the to begin their show that very Immaculate Heart of Mary who night and he Is a rabid political have been "given a reasonable fen. ' time taking aooount of the As I pondered 0 " IllOthing points already known to them, mr breaks when-you don't to experiment, to reflect and to need it, the repairman fixed the oome to definite' decisions con­ 0Olor TV, took the portable ro cerning a rule of Hfe to be sub­ his shop and I wrote him a siz­ mitted to the Holy See," are able check that I would have continuing their experimental much preferred to spend for • program under Sister Anita dinner on the town. It -was at Caspary. this moment that I wondered if The announcement was made perhaps greatgrandmother, was at the termination of a six-week not better off. Well, peace now reigns in .my meeting of elected delegates who reviewed and evaluated the past household (.temporarIly, any­ way), the TV is working and I 'year's experimentation in local have a bright shiny new washer self - government, communal tha't you don't have to lean on prayer, dress, and in other as­ to make 14 go into spin as I did pects of community life. the old one; but I know 'that In formulatIng plans for 1968­ such peace will ooon be broken 89, the Sisters, directed chief at­ because in the appliance-cen­ tention to changing governmen­ tered home of the sixties, it's tal structures in an effol't to de­ only a short pau...e between centralize and to increase Palr­ breakdowns.,

ticipation in decision making. This recipe urges the cook tG Among other matters on tile use raspberries in the-filling but agenda were revising of the by the time I got around to education progrlllm. ror new making i.t our raspberry bushes members as well as augmentIng were almost picked clean, so I the program for the retired, the used a combination of ra9pber­ aged and the ill. ' ries and blueberries. Someone who tried it llllso suggested it would be good with strawber­ Reject' Anti-Catholic ries or even canned peaches In the filling. It's an utterly deli,:, Schools Aid Brief cious and versatile recipe. ­ OTTAWA (NC) -A p·rotes­ tant organization's arguments Nutt,. Meringue Oake against a current Catholic cam­ 1 t. paign for Increased tax support % cup finely chopped wa nu to Catholic·high schools in On­ or pecans or harelllluts Ii egg whites

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Committee on Protestant-Roman ,1 pint of raspbell'rie$, blueber­ Catholic Relations, an all-Prort,.. ries or even canned peaces. estant ,group, was rejected b, 1) Beat the'egg whites with a the . government committee 011 pinch of salt until they are stiff .grounds that it was beyond the but not dry. Beat in gradually committee's terms of reference. the cup of sugar, SlDd the vine­ Tbe brief outlined 1'e8SOO8 gar until meringue iIiI very thick why Catholics high schoohl ,and satiny. should not receive full tax sup­ 2) Fold in the nuts and the .pol't for grades 11, 12, and 13. vanilla and divide the meringue The government committee was between 'two 9-inch cake pans set up to study ways 01. raising that have been l:reased, then 1ax revenues, not how or wbere Hned with wax papeIr' and the these revenues should be spenL paper greased. Sprinkle the bat­ tom of the paper lightly with flour.

We never realize how dependent upon such appliances we beoome until they decide to take • rest(in thns ease a long de­ served one because the washer 3) Bake in a 350° oven fOl' had been beating its innards out 30 to 40 minutes, remove from ,at the rate of four 01' five times oven and cool completely before

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. SOuTH BEND (NC) -Sister .,Josephine Marie F'eplinski was chosen superior general of the Sisters of st. Joseph of the Third· Order of St. Fl'Bncbl at a meeting of the congregation here. Aloo elected to the congrega­ tion's, general administratiOil were Sister Mary Francis The­ l'ege Woznicki, assistant; Sister Mary Anicet&. Brys, Sister Ber­ _rdine Dominick: and Sister Bonnie Noel Bumlt, counselors. The new administration wiU direot the 'congregation's three provinces - St. .Joseph, Stevens Point, Wis.; Mal'yllWunt, Cleve­ Jand, and lfmmaculate C0ncep­ tion, Chicago. Sister Jose{)hine Ma.rie, 49, • native of Milwaukee, succeeds the former superi~r general, Sis­ ter Mary Benjamin.

Lutherans iA Canada

Adopt Church .Merger

CALGARY (NC) - A motion calling for a four-ehurch merger that would create a single Luth­ eran Church in Canada was adopted by the Evangelical Church of Canada at its first general convention here. The convention instructed its committee on inter-Lutheran re­ lationships to start merger ne­ gotiations with the three Cana­ ian jurisdictional units of Luth­ eran churches in the United States-the Lutheran Chureb­ Canada which is affiliated with the L~theran Cbul'Ch-Missouri Synod, the Canadian sections of the Lutheran Church in Ameri­ ca, and the Synod of. Evangelical Lutheran Church'e&.

ulate Conception Church, Oakes Ames Arts and Interests Group and numerous charitable drives. Before her marriage, she worked In the advertising field and tflught school for a period of time. She also did graduate work for her Master's Degree at State College in Boston, interrupted by the arrival of the family's first child. The new president is married 1.0 George T.· McGarry, al.s3 a Stonehill graduate. Tbe cou9la reside at 27 LInden Street. North Easton, with their five children ranging in age from six years to eight months-Michael. 'Julieann, Maureen, Paula and Brian. She is the daughter 01 IV!;!". and the late Mrs. Thomas J. McCue of Milton and Eam Brewstell";

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Visits Canada's Poor OTrAWA (NC) -Arebb~ Emmanuel Clarizio, A,postoHe Delegate ot.o Canada, 'Visited • number of poor families in aft "Appalaehia-type" area of oea­ kat Canada. - The archbishop expressed db­ may at the povclry he vle~ is • remote Ncal section, where it is difficult !or regular govem­ ment social semce ~es ~ reach the people. The visits were made during. trip conducted as part of the prelate's effort 1lo visit aU see­ tions .9£ Canada and meet witl! its people. The arehbis-hopeaUed at donna House in Combermere, _ lay aposto~ate training cente:ro where he talked with a DUrobel' of young people wbo weIl'e Pal'­ ticipating in a summer program .at the center. Before returning here, the arohbishopcalled for renewed efforts to assist in the allevia­ tion of poverty in a country as prosperous as Canada and !Ie manifested his deep interest is such efforts.

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.Mojority Favors Cothoflc Schoots

For BaUgoers, .Jumprope.r-s Plaids Are in for Fall

WUISVI~E (rNC)-A sur­ ··vey completed among 19,197 persone 'in the Louisville arcb­ diocese indicated Catholics over­ whelmingly realize the value of Catholic education and expect changes in the Chu.I'ch. Better than four out of eve~ five respondents indicated Catb­ o),jc schools "have a unique and desirable Qyality., that i6 not found in public schools." The same majority indicated th~ every Catholic child should spend some ~ime in a Caiholie school. TIle same interest was carried over to the qua1ity of Catholie education, with more than four out of five persons indicating that .jn···!ialary:" ~nd in quali-fica­ tions, lay!' te,achers in Catholie schools should' be equal to their publ-ic ~.Chool· counterparts. By the same 'substantial rna·r­ gin, parentS indicate that their responsibiiity for their children's religious educatIon goes beyond sending the child to a parochial school. .

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By Marilyn Roderiek The clan's gone mad this Fall and the :reason is "plaid."

Jes the season's news for Fall is the Sootch look an the way. You;ve heard of flower p<Ywer, wen, the slogan for Autumn '68 is plaid power and if you want to be m the forefront of fl3'shioo you'U group of easy silhouettes that either invest in a tarlan­ will look fresh w~en you don't bright outfit or buy' yourself 'feei that way. Many of the a bolt of one of. the blanket­ . plaid fashions are crisply trim­

type fabrics and set yourself med with white collar and cuffs down at the sewing machine. If or scarfed with mat.ching stoles. you have trepi. , If you're old enough to re­ dations about member way back when stoles cutting out used to be a fabulous fashion, plaids to match, 'marvelous to swing ar6und your both the Au­ shoulders or drape around your gust/September neck, then you'll appreQiate their Vogue pattern return with ma,tching plaid book and one dirndl skirts. And even if :vou're of the little too young to remember, you'll paper booklets take to. their fashion news' in­ -t hat - McCalls stantly upon s;ig·hting. has for free at !For Jump Ropers yo u r sewing department give The' jump rope' set is 'not ne­ instructions on how to layout glected and such top flight d~". pattern pieces on plaid fabric. signers as Bill Blass are mHking In the Vogue instructions the sure that your dimpled darling novice sewer is urged to select will be as up to the minute as a plaid of simple design for her Mommy. Blass does group of first venture and to avoid apat~ gray-camel and beige plaid tern with a !ot of details. dresses teamed with gray wool MOSAIC: Depicting Ti,tian's masterpiece, '''.rhe Assump­ Most pattern envelopes 9tate for those fashion plates in the tion of the Virgin," which hangs in the ChurCh of Santa that the yardage given is not 4-6 and 7 to 14 range. One lit­ Maria Gloriosa dei Frari in Venice was a g.ift to the Na­ measured ful1 a plai fabric, there­ tle diagonal closing number is fore you will need about a half ·trimmed in frilly white and tional Shrine of the Immacul-ate Conception in Washingtf;on, yard more if you're using a pearl buttons, while another has D.C., hy the late Pope Pius XII; who procl-aimed .th~ d:oc­ Bmall plaid and about a yard a plaid vest over a full plain trine of the Assumption in 1950. He died before the mos,aic more if you've chosen one of the gray wool skirt and soft white was finished. Pope John XXIII ·a-~thorized its completion large window pane or blanket blouse. Plaids have been a' fa­ designs. vorite fabric for centuries. They and sent the mosaic to the Shrine. NC , Photo. Vogue is noted for.its explicit create a richness of' appearance and detailed instructions and unequaled in any other type' of tbis article in the latest pattern wool, .they look well on almost magazine is probably the best all age levels and they stand up you'll find on the subject. So if well under the stress, strain and you are thinking' of using one of dirt of modern living. Juvenile' Delinquency Prevent.ion Ad

the exciting tartans for a sewing This lat~r attribute rnake~ project and you're a littie hesi­ them a marvel for mothers and Timely, Necessa.ry tegisla-tion

tant about the cutting, then by the plaid ou,tfit that we buy the all means pick up this issue. toddler always ends up looking WASHINGTON (NC) - The develop teacb;lng techniques and Plaid Ball Gow~ . better longer than the wishy­ .Juvenile Delinq\lency' Preven- course. material that' can impart One of the most unexpected washy pastel that sllows eve'£y tion· Control Act of 1968 which to young ~]lle an· understand­ . P·resident Johnson has signeding of sucb p;itfalls as drug ad­ Ulles of the Scottish tartans is stain. may help to dissipate one of the diction .and violence.. :Ilound in a McCall aesign for a One .plaid coat that I bou-ght hostess or ball dress. This long 'd unng · more ominous· clouds .currently­ 'Th'e ne'w' l~."'islation eomes' at my f resh man year 0 f col­ """" gown is done up (or run up) in lege has refused to wear out.' banging over ··the ·lutu·re of the .ia time when the statistics on a Royal Stewart tartan and it's It was worn during four years . nation. juvenile delinquency are indeed ju9t lovely. It has long sleeves ·of college and, about nine years

The bill - H. R. 12120 - was ominous. Last year;' eight of that end in heavy black ~ro~ . of marriage until finally I put. hammered out by House and every 10 aut.)mobile. theft ar­ ebeted lace, a slightly scooped it in the pile destined for the Sen~te conferees :who battled the rests, seven 0:1 every 10 arrests neckline and a fitted bodice. next clothing drive only to have muggy heat of the Washington for burglary a:iJd larceny, five of ..This type of dress would be per­ my mother see it and claim it to Summer" before the break for ~very 10 aTI'ests . for robbery fect for a grand entrance of ·wear "at least back and forth political conventions. Much 01 were of persons under 21. understated elegance! grocery shopping." the cred~t for smoothing :the leg­ .. islation's passage, according to Arrests among the nation's 16 For those who prefer to buy " And the ·amazing part of this 'Congressional observers, belongs and lo-year-olds are more fre­ their fashions right off the racks, 16 year old coat is that the plaid t of Illi­ quen .t h an '111 any 0 th er age the selection of styles in plaid! hasn't lost one ounce of its . to Rep. Roman Pucinski ' designs is eno'rmous, Huge black .beauty. Plaid is a classic, so 'nois and Sen. Joseph Cl.ark of g·roup. It Iis 1among America's ennsylvania. young peop e hat the crime rate and white plaids are made into make sure you .have a few· in P . '.Dhe bill continues in effect IS growing most rapidly. While woolen jumpers,' bright yellow your wardrobe fur the coming th I t· e popu a IOn under 18 years legislation first passed in 1961. and red plaid classic have been . Fall and Winter. Appropriations for the program old grew only by 17 per cent be'­ converted into handsome coa,ts ran out at the end of fiscal 1967 tween 1960 and 1965, the num­ that would look equally well on . . the city scene as on the campus, Asks lutheran Churches because the· authorization was ber of arrests in that age bracket not renewed, with the result went up by 47 per cent. and the argyle plaids that once .

" •• were the "thing" to knit up for. ,Re-examme Priorities

that virtually no new projects your boy friend's feet have VALPARAISO (NC) - The were undertaken during the' past moved up and become very so­ Lutheran Human ReJations As­ year. BEfOIRE YOU

phisticated sweater suits.' sociation of America has urged The bill caUs for an authoriza­ BU'" -'TRY

Jumpers have returned in Lutheran churches to -re-exam...; tion of$25 million ~or fiscal 1969, . ever greate:r numbers, only now ine .their priorities in current $50 million for fiscal 1970, $75 you don't just wear them to spending, and called for a year's million for fiscal 1971, and $100 class or work. You buy a lovely, moratorium on all building million for fis£al 1972-a four­ frilly feminine blouse,· team it projects by synods, districts and' year authorization program. The with a plaid classic and an eve­ judicatures to allow the churches purpose of the act' is to assist OLDSMOBILE ning outfit is yours for the ask­ to re-examine their' program courts, correctional systems and Oldsniobile-Peugot-Renoult ing. '. priorities. . 87 Mjddle Street, Fairhaven community agencies' to prevent, A great many of the argyle Over 300 Lutherans from 25 treat and control jU'venile delin­ designs are done in the ever states and the Philippines at'­ , popular camel, white and grey. tended the LHRRA meeting quency, and ·to support research efforts in t·he same area. Kasper of Joan Leslie does it held on the campus of Valpa­ Crime .Rate Rises up well in "knit to traver," a raiso Universi,ty here in con­ . jUJ:)ction with an annual inSti­ MOTe9ver, as a result of an ONE: STOP

lute on human relations, focused amendment by Sen. Thomas· SHOPPII\IG CENTER

Penny' Sale on "The Church and Power." Dodd of Connecticut, some of Mother Cabrini Circle, Buz­ LHRRA members also adopted the funds authorized to help p.re­ .• Television _ Grocery zards Bay Daughters of Isabella, a resolution at their three-day vent juvenile delinquency will • Appliances _ Furniture will sponsor a public penny sale meeting on the war in Vietnnm, go to the nation's public and 1'04 Allen St.., New Bedford at 7:30 tonight in K of C. Hall, which incl\lded provisions urg­ nonpublic elementary and sec­ Buzzards Bay. Miss Mal'garet ing 8 halt to the "dehumanizing ondary school systems. ­ 997·9354 Sanford is chairmap . of Vietnamese people.to '.rhese funds will be used to

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WASHJNGTON (NC)-Robert M. Donihi, director of the press relations division, communica­ tions depa~ent, United States Catholic Conference, has been Darned national chairman 'for the 40th annual convention of the Religious Public Relations Coun­ cil. Tbe convention will be· held here in April. WinstOn H. Taylor, nati~na\ RPRC president, said Donihi's ~'ecumencial . attitude" was a­ mong the reasons for the ap­ pointment.Representatives of the Catholic Church were admit­ ted to full' membership in the 39-year-old . organization last year..

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9•. As leaders of people, priests shall take an active responsible inte;rest in the life of their civiccommunHy. '. ; 9. S,acerdQtal fraternit~ should be tht; hall-mark; .Qf :ala, l:'e?tor~es and should be extended to visi~ing prie~ts. 10. A pastor. is readily to accede to a reasonable :IN..''quest that another priest officia·te at baptism, mar­

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11. Priests shall wear proper clerical attire in public places, including the public areas of parish properties, . at meetings, and at appointments ~ith the laity.

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the world. A city. ,on a mountairi'tOp cannot be · hid., Men' do not light a lamp' and' then put it ~nder.a basket. They set it on a stand where it .' gives. light to.alt.inthe house. In the same way, · your light must shine before men so that they · may. Sl~e your good deeds and glorify' your heavenly Father." Matthew V, i3-16.

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'24. The iayn:t an should introduce Christian princIples "The divinely established ecclesiastical ministl'1 into all spheres of human existence, and especially in Is exercised on difierent leveb by those who from ~. All diocesan priests shall make the annual retreat the fields where he is uniquely competent and where antiquity have been called bishops, priests and at the time 'and place designated by the bishop unless be Mone ~an ,~~, . deacons."~ • By the power of >the sacramenct of ' ,'. e~lici.Uy. excused. .. :' . " ',., , , .... , Orders in the name ofChrlst"the eternal High '. ',. ' , . , ..• ' , " .' . . . . ,.,,' '%5:'Layinefi shoUldW'()rk in uni~n with,l1l1eir ~ishop Pri.est,they are co~secrated,.to preach the'gospel\ ,.13.. ~ ;pn~tsanml:al.yacat~on18 three, ~ee~; ~ is· . and pri~ts"and should respond energetically to every . shepherd the faithful, and. celebrat.e divine- wor' ,..Q~ ,to ~ave. a day to hlmself w~klr and an overnlght' '. apOstoUc' I)I"ojeet sp()nsored by' their diocese and parish. ' every other week. . ".'.,' . . . slUp ·as "true priests·.ofL the. New " 14 ., . '. u...,:. Ge tiTestament."',· :N 28 '.' , .. ' '". 26., AU· lay; persons are called to an individual apos­ umen. n ,I;tm,.. 0.. '. .' ' • ' • ,.A:t".~ age of seve~tY-flve eachyriest must sUbt:n,i~ tolat.e _ a life,which"manifests 'Christ to the' world:'" . , '.' . ,; ~ ,reslgn,ation for retirement, whlch may. be acted Also inee man . . 1b '''t ' C h " t· d: -~.... ri t i n ' nn b" the' b' h t.or 1 need i d··t ' ,. . ,s . . lB SOCla y n .. ure, a rls Ian an .. ~, r .. IS op, as pas a n lea es.. human ,need . is 'suppHed by' tlie .group apostola·t.e. 1 :'he omIn Is try 0 f ...ocll' p es 'Is' timately,oonnectecl·"·,, wlth ~he ministry of the Cburch he~lf. 'C::0nsequentIy.,. 'AssociatioAS sustain their merribersand, rightly organ­ it can be c:lU'l'ied out only' br OOmmul1lon Wllth the. whole ized and ciirected, can' produce better results than are body. Therefore, each, pnest' must' dedicate. b,s wiU glOUS. possible if each member is lef,t' to act' on his own' through obedience to the service of God and his broth. .. . """ . initiative; . . ., : . ers. Such obedience springs from a' pastoral love, :re'~Since the religious life is Intended above aU else ' ~. Lay persons commissioned by the bishop to serw Quiring that a priest accept and carry out whatever Ie to lead' those who embrace it to an imitation of on the Di<\Cesan Pastoral Council should view this as eommanded or recommended by bbe pope and bishop. Christ and to union with God through the pro£ession of the evangelical counsels, the fact must an opportunity to serve the diocese and to promot.e the be honestly faced that even the most· desirable spiritual and temporal welfare of the brothers and 2. A Senate of Priests, representing the pJ"eSbytery., changes made on behalf of contempora·ry needs sisters in Christ. !Serves the bishop as a consultative body. will fail of their purpose unless a renewal of 28. Lay persons serving on Parish Councils, ·though spirit gives life to them. Indeed, such an interior 3. All priests should use the appropriate means en­ lacking administrative power, should, nevertheless, renewal. must always be accorded the leading dorsed by the Church "as they strive for that greater £reely and with confidence give their advice about the role even in the p,romotion of exterior works." oonctity which will make them increasingly useful in­ needs of their parish. Decree on the Appropriate Renewal struments in the service of aU God's people." (Ministl7 29. It is the vocation of husbands-and wives to show of Religious Life, No.2. and Life of Priests, No. 12). by their conduct the sacred and permanent character of the 'marriage bond. 4. All priests must be mature 1ft knowledge: they 15. 'Dhe primary concern of all religious should be should be well acquainted with the documents of the personal and community renewal. The basic purposes . 30. God, has established the family as the prima1'7 Church's teaching authority; and :they should keep of t.he community should be adhered to faithfully. element O>f human society. Parents have the right and abreast of the developments not only of the sacred duty to teach their children and to guide them by 16. Provision should be made for religiol,ls to enjoy sciences but also of other fields of knowledge so as to word and by example in living the Christian life. the spiritual benefits 6f the Church, especially through participate intelligently in contemPorary affairs. daily participation in the Eucharistic celebration: 31. Young people have othe1r own apostolic responsi­ 5. Priests assigned '0 parishes are to celebrate the bilities which must be fulfilled. These effor.ts should 17. The spiritual and educational advancement of divine services, administer the sacraments, and make be consistent with their age and talent. religious should be developed through the mutual wi·table provisions for all the spiritual needs of the efforts of the Vicar for Religious and the Diocesan faithful who are within their parish boundaries, even 32. Laymen are encouraged and expected to assume Representative Board of Sisters and Brothers who will temporarily. They shall give special care and assistance their proper roles in all liturgical functions. encourage the establishment of workshops; provide to the poor and needy. They shall have devoted "are for the sick, visiting them, bringing them: oPPortu'nities for conferences and study' groups, etc., 33. The properly qualified layman has the right to so that religious might be better prepared to fulfill Holy Communion frequen'tly, and· consoling the dying act as a sponsor at baptism and confirlJlation, and u their commitment to the people of God. witth the last sacraments. They are to offer Mass in the' a witness at marriage, assuming the obligations of these homes of the sick and. shut:"ins. They should be par- . offices. 18. Religious should consIder themselves part of the ticularly diligent in the instruction ~f ohlldren. diocesan "family by their works and prayers and sacri­ 34. The layman' must be concerned about the needs fices in behalf of the spiritual and temporal needs of of the people of God dispersed throughout the entire 6.. It- is encumbent upon priests in a parish to know' the diocese. '.. ' . W'()r1d.. . their' flock; therefore,. a. pastoral visitation shall take

IPlace at regular inter,:aJ.S... . 19. A community, engaged in any phase of the aposto- ..

35. "No project may claim the name 'Catholic' unlesa late in the diocese should not restrict itself to this work it has obtained the consent of lawful Churc~ authority.­ ,. Priests assigned to parishes are to visit hospitals alone, but should respond to the legitimate request of (Decree on the Laity, No. 24). the pastor and bishop if time and talent and community and nursing homes in which their parishioners are . Turn to Page Ten purposes permit further involvement. resident, thereby giving evidence of concern for them.

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Diocesan Directives Affecting' Sacramental Life

New Rules and Regulati01).sr. Are in -J~orce Today

Continued ikom Pa,ge Nine

'''Dh'e liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; at the same time "it is the foundation from which all. her 'power flows. For the goal of apostolic works is ·that all who ,are made sons. of God by faith and baptism should come together ,to praise God. in the . midst of His Church, to take part in her sacrifices, a;ld to eat the Lord's, Supper." , Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, No. 10.

49. Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament as the' fruit of the Sacrifice of the Mass is to be encouraged through periods of public and private adoration. . 50. Church' ·instructions and regulations regarding music for worship are preceptive in character. Com­ petence and authority regarding the type of" music and instruments appropriate for worship rest with the Diocesan Music Commission. Organists, choir' directors and interested persons should attend Music Comrrlission workshops, cOlidlicted periodically' to keep pace with trends and problems in church music. . 51: Parochial and CCO schools are urged to include in their curricula the meaning of liturgy and the teaching of music fOl' church worship.

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people of God, the .celebrant is to follow liturgic,al, and rubrical norms. No one is to introdUCe changes or inno~aHons on his own authority.

52. Under the direction and guidance of the bishop, every priest has I the obligation to implernent to the fullest all the decrees of Vatican Council II and subse­ quent instructions in regard' to the liturgy. f

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59. Permission for the reception of Communion undell' Both Species is granted for all instances as provided by directives from the Holy See or from the America1lll Conference of Catholic Bishops.

. Confirmation 60. Candidates for confirmation must be prepared by ,instrUCtion and spiritual exercises. ,

62. Regularly appointed chaplains of hospitals and other custodial institutions may administer confirmation in danger ,of deatry" 63. Assistants' iIi parishes to which care of hospitals and sanatoria is assigned have the faculty of Number 62.

37. The Diocesan Liturgical Commission willtraris­ mit pertinent directives and information to the priests of the. diocese, a.nd always remains available. for con­ sultation. 38: Masses on Sundays, holy days, first Fridays, and during Lent are to be' celebrated at hours convenient for the faithful. , ' ,

39. in scheduling parish Masses, consideration should be given to the celebration of a late afternoon or early , evening Mass daily to encourage the 'faithful to assist at Mass more frequeotly. ., 40. General permfssion is given to priests to concele­ brate whenever the needs 'of the faithful do not require priests offer indhvidual Masses. Each ,priest always retains his right to celebrate Mass indivi,dually, although not, at' the same time in the' same church. as the. concelebrate.d Mass. .

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"The purpose of the sacraments is to sanctify' men, to build up the body of Christ, and, ,finally, ,'to give worship to God; because' they a~e signs they also. instruct. They not only presuppose faith, but by words and objects they als~ nourish, strengthen, and express it. . . They do indeed impart grace, but, in addition, the very act of celebrating them most effectively disposes the faithful to receive this, grace in a fruitful manner, to' worsrip God duly, and to practice charity." . Constit\l'tion on ~he Sacred Liturgy, No. 59.

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between, the Liturgy'of th'e Word ,and the, Liturgy ()f Parish announcements are to be made through a printed bulletin. ~heEuchadst.

.A pastoral letter of the bishop may take the place of , the homHy. . . The hoinily is an' integral' part of the Mass wherein ,the mysteries and guiding principles of the faith are expounded from the sacred teXtts. It is obligatory on Sundays and holy days, even during the summel'; it is strongly recommended daily in the houses of ,religious and is'desiI'able in every daily parish Mass. 44. The prayer of the faithful. is an integral part of every parish Mass and may be varied for local parish intentions: '45. Properly trained laymen are to assume their

'distinctive role as lectors at S,unday Masses.

46. The altar of sacrifice is to be a ""orthy one located so that Mass may be offered facing the people. 47. The sanctuary should clearly provide a presiden­ tial' chair and lectern for the Liturgy of the Word, and an altar of sacrifice for the Liturgy of the Eucharist. If the altar of sacrifice has a tabernacle, the Blessed Sacrament may not be reserved at the beginning of Mass;

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53. The necessit.y of baptism must be' mad~' known to people of GOd so that they will not delay "unduly the bestowing of the giH of divine somihip upon their ~hHdien'" . '., "

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54. Pastoral experience should determi,ne J;he appro­ priate hour for baptism, bearing hi m'lnd the ~ommunal nature of. this' sacrament and allow)ng for' the full participation of' those 'present.' No~-~atholics'should be invited 'to attend the baptism of friends an'a relatives. The occasion of baptism presents an oPPo,r,tunity for' explaining the significance of this ,sacrament.

55; Adults may receive the sacrament in stages ac­ cording to the.ritual; the shorter form may be employed ii' pastorally advisable. 56. Sponsors must be practical Ca,tholics and so rec­ ommended by their parish priest. One sponsor suffices for liceity. Since a sponsor represents, in the liturgicar and canonical sense, the community of, the fai thful, . a member of a separated community may not act in this capacity at a Catholic baptism, J?or may' a Catholic act in this capacity for baptism conferred in another com­ munion. Because of strong ,ties of, relationship or friendship, a Christian of another communion rriay act, with a Catholic sponsor, as a Christian witness at a Catholic baptism, and a Catholic may act as a Christian witness at a baptism in a separated community.

65. Par.,nts should be most diligent in forming the consciences of their children, in teaching them how to go to confession, and in encouraging them to confess • frequently',and 'regularly. ': . . . .' ,. 66. The regular hours for hearing confessions should be promulgated so that all may know them. In smaller parishes, pastors should periodically provide, fOl" Z , visiting confessor whose coming will be made known beforehand. . 67. Confessionals should bear the name of the con­ fessor, should be soundproof, should contain devices indicating .the -presence of the confessor and penitent, , and, when need is indicated, should provide for the hearing Of, confessions of the deaf. 68.· ConfessionS may not take place during· a liturgical service.

69. A priest having faculties in any diocese of New England has faculties ,in this diocese also. 70. The pastor may give confessional faculties to 11 Visiting priest who is in good standing in his own dio~ese,or jurisdiction.

. ''7'1. A priest'of the <!iocese 'may' give faculties to hear his own confession to any visiting priest who is in good standing in his own diocese or jurisdiction. '

72. There must neve·r be any indication of pressure upon school children or other groups to go, to a specific confessor or to confess at a particular time.

Anointing of the Sick 73. Anointing of the sick should be administered .. anyone of the faithful as soon as he begins to be illl danger of death from sickness or old age or from accident. ' 74. P.riests may carry the oil of the sick in their automobiles or upon their person.

7'5. Priests should periodically instruct the faithful ,on, the nature and effects of this sacrament.

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57. FQr marriage' and entrance into a seminary or religious life, the priest shall fill out a complete baptis­ mal record with all notations and mail this directly to the priest or religious superior concerned. In all other instances, a simple record of baptism suffices. In instances of adoption, the child;s natural surname is n(~ver given, only the name of adoption.

76. Priests have the strict obligation to conduct the pre-nuptial investigation using the prescribed forms.

The baptistry should be distinctive and located to indicate its dignity as the place of initiation into Christ.

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78. The banns of marriage may be published in the parish bulletin instead of being announced orally.

The bishop, with members of the Building and-Litur­ gical Commissions, will determine the norms for reno':' vating existing churches and building new ones.

58. In every parish, solemn First ,Holy 'Communion is to be annu!llly administered in a corpora'te' fashion, recognizeable as such, to all parishioners. The pastor should admit to Holy Communion a child deemed capable by paren'ts and/or confessor. Ghildre~ who have reached the age of discretion should be 'admitted to Holy Communion. '

Each ChUl'ch and chapel should have in a place of honor and prominence only one tabernacle which is properly the place of reservation of the Blessed Sacra­ ment. This' tahernacle must be completely covered with a veil and have provision for an adjacent burning light.

48. To provide for the dignity and beauty of the' liturgy, competent and contemporary artists skilled in matters liturgical are to be consulted.

77. A couple is free to select any priest 3$signed to the parish' of the wedding to conduct the pre-nuptial inquiry and to officiate, if possible, at their marriage.

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Particular Laws .Concern Every Facet of Church

Implements 'Do'cuments of Vatican Council II·

Continued from Page. Ten. 81. Weddings may be celebrated on any weekday at an hour suitable to the bride and groom which does not conflict with parish activities (in particular the hearing of confessions) .. The celebrant may use the homily in the ritual or an original one. 82. Validations are permitted at any hour of the day, but without display. The pre-nuptial inquiry requires , a copy of the civil certificate of marriage. 83. A mixed marriage may be celebrated with Mass, including all rites anti ceremonies and the; nuptial blessing. If Mass is not celebrated, the marriage cere­ mony outside of Mass is observed, with the nuptial' blessing conferred. 84. The canonical form for validity requires the pres­ ence of a priest and two witnesses. A Ca,tholic attempt­ ing marriage in any other manner, while not excom­ municated, is not in a valid marriage and sins seriously against the virtue of f.aith. 85. Although only a Catholic ceremony is permitted for weddings, in .the case of mixed marriages, a minister or rabbi may be present in the sanctuary and after the ceremony or at the end of Mass may address words of~ good wishes or exortation; prayers in common may be recited. The priest arranging the marriage should graciously explain the order and nature of the cere­ mony to all concerned"before the day of the' wedding. S6. Priests are to record marriages and send' proper notification to the church of baptism without undue delay. 87. Assistants .. have general delegation to witness marriages within the boundaries of the parish to which they are assigned. They can subdelegate a definite priest for a specific marriage. . . .'88. A Catholic may serve as witness.in any vaUd non­ Catholic marriage, and nOJ;l-Catholics may serve as witnesses at a marriage in the Catholic Church. Sll. Permission must be sought from the bishop"befol'e a Catholic institutes procedures for a civil separation or divorce.

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97. No concomitant Masses are ··allowed during the funeral Mass, however a concelebra,ted Mass is recom­ mended for funerals: 98. The homily in Masses for the dead should .instruct· the faithful in the paschal character of Christian burial. It should not be a eulogy. . . 99. For reasons of family ties, etc., Catholics »;lay be buried in other than Catholic cemeteries; burial in Catholic cemeteries is permitted to members of other churches. 100. Priests may officiate, when requested, at the funeral of a non-Catholic person in the funeral home, the family home, and/or at the graveside. Clerg.ymen of other churches may officiate at the graveside service of a member of their church buried in a Catholic cemetery. 101. Catholics may serve as pallbearers at funeral, services in. non-Catholic churches, and non-Catholics may serve in this capacity in the Ca,tholic service.

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Ritual of Christian Burial 93. Consideration for the bereaved should indicatll' the hour for funeral Masses. 94. All baptized Catholics have a strict right to Christian burial and no person is to be denied Christian burial unless forbidden by law, and this only after the bishop has been consulted. 95. The proper church for burial is the parish church of the domicile or quasi-domicile of the deceased. The faithful have the right to select any church for theill' own funeral Mass, but this selection must have been made by the deceased person and not by his surviving relatives or friends. . 96. The funeral rite is one ceremony. It aiways co,n­ aists of prayers from' the ritual lit the funeral hOllle. the Requiem Mass. and committal prayers at the gravce.

112. Finances of each school are better kept distinct from other parochial funds by means of a special ledger provided by the Diocesan Board of Education, and by a special checking account An annual financial report is to be sent to the Diocesnn Board of Education on 2l specially provided form.

Confraternity Christian. Doctrine

Apostolate

"For this the Church was founded: 'that by spreading' the kingdom of Christ everywhere fur the glory of God the Father, she might bring all men to share in Christ's saving redemption; and that through them the whole world might in ac,tual fact be brought into relationship with Him.. All.activity o! the Mystical Body directed to the attainment of this goal is called the ap06tolate, and. the Church car·ries it .on in various ways through all her members." Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity, No.2.

Parochial. Schools ~02. Par~nts are primarily responsible for the reli. gious education of their children and, whenever pos­ sible, should send them to· Catholic schools, elementary and secondary. Their pa~tors shall encourage and assist' them in doing this. "

i03. Under the direction of the bishop, and' with his 90. The entire Christian community has the task ci '. lilIpproval, the Superintendent of Schools and the fostering ·vocations to the priesthood and ·thereligious . Diocesan Bo~rd of Education formulate policy' that is life. mandatory for all schoois in the dIocese'. . 91. Priests especially should cooperate' with the Di... 104. Every parish maintaining a school shall estab­ ocesan Director of Vocations in his work. They should )ish a Parish School Board, representative of parishion­ look for and encourage signs of a vocation in young ers and children in the schoo), to implement Dioc.esan people in the parochial and CCD schools, and among Board of Education policies. older potential candidates. 92. With the desire of encouraging their participation in the litUl'gy of the day, and in recognition of their many pastoral duties, the bishop dispenses priests from the Divine Office, except Lauds and Vespers, on: Christmas, Holy Thursday, Holy Saturday, Sundays and holy days whpn they trinate, on days when they participate in thc funeral Mass of a priest, the funeral Mass of the members of the immediate family of sa priest, the funeral Mass of a nun or of a close friend, the jubilee of a priest or religious, or when they attend pontifical service or an ecclesiastical conference.

origin paying fifty dollars. No child is to be refused admittance if his parents are unable to pay, and suitable adjustments are to be made in the case of several children from the same family and/or where tha parents' share would be burdensome. All parishes should pay half the tuition of thei!' needy students at any Catholic high school, with stu­ dents so aided rendering suitable service to the parish in return. A special diocesan endowment fund is to ,be estab~ lished, to which all parishes will contribute according to an annual tax; special consideration will ·be expected from parishes which do not maintain schools and which have no significant catechetical expenditure such as would be associated with the maintenance of a center or similar facility. ­

105. Responsibility for impementing Diocesan and Parish School Board policies lies with the pastor or, by his appointment 'and in his name, the priest whom he designates as school director. 106. The principal is responsible for the educational program of the school. He or she will work h'armon­ iously with the pastor and school director for the benefit of the students and the advancement of the purposes oj. Catholic education. 107. Every secondilry school will have a chaplain to provide spiritual guidance and services. 108. The establishment, construction, major renova­ tion, reorganization, combining or closing of schools shall take place only after common consultation of the pastor, the bishop, the Superintendent of Schools, the Diocesan and Parish School Boards, and the religious community affected.

113. The Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, re­ quired by Church law and the mandate of the bishop to be established in every parish, shall in every case have a functioning parish executive board in accord­ ance with procedures outlined in the CCD manual. 114. Under the direction and with the approval of the bishop, the Diocesan Director of CCD will determine the program and will issue directives which the pastor and parish board will then cause to be fulfilled in the parish. 115. Adequate CCD facilities should be provided every parish for conducting classes.

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Conlmunications 1'19. "The faithful should be advised of the necessity (If reading and circulating the Catholic Press if they are

to make Christian evaluations of all that happens." (Decree on Communications, No. 14). To fulfill this, to bring the people of the diocese closer together in fraternal awareness and love, and to amplify the wor~ of preaching the Word of God, the diocesan newspaper. The Anchor, should be received into every home. 120. Diocesan radio and television endeavors shovlclt receive all attention and encoUloagement, and their par­ ticular advantage to the sick and shut-in recognized. 121. The' liturgy in the vernacular can meaningless but a source of irritation if it 'Every church is to have an amplifying fulfills its needs and this is to be tested at frequent intervals. '

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Welfare 122. The Catholic Welfare Bureaus of Fall River and New Bedford serve the social service needs of the diocese and its parishes in matters requiring betteli' than ordinary .knowledge, skill and techniques.

109. Schools, elementary and secondary, are to adhere strictly to Diocesan Board of Education policies regard­ ing curricula, calendar, number of students per grade, and the certification, h-iring, remuneration and exten­ sion of beneifts to teachers, religious and lay.

] 23. These bureaus are concerned primarily with the many-faceted programs of child care, receiving and supervising child ren in diocesan homes and foster homes, adoptions and allied considerations, and assist­ ing at juvenile court sessions.

no. It is urged that each school have a Home-School llISsociation to foster greater understanding' and com­ munication.

124. In the changing field of social welfare today, the personnel of these agencies act as liaison with local and state agencies and their many divisions, and are available to counsel and guide priests in pastoral prob­ lems touching upon social welfare.

ll'll1. The standard tuition :fee !for parish elementary I!lChools is one hundred dollars per year per child, with ]l>arents paying fifty dollars and the parish of t~e child's

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fat! River-ThUf's. Aug. 15, 1968

Pro~Synodal Statutes Authoritative, ,

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l{iCt. MOMI tntegrfty QIld ~'J.epute ~ essenftai qUalifications for domestic personnel employed in the ~ory. Where they reside in tberectory, they 'are .,', hav,~ private and comfortable 'quarters and, in rectorits BOWling m'Ore than one priest, may nOt be relatives of the .priests unless the bishop so allows. No other IlW persons may reside in the rectory" without the bishop's 'knowledge and permission.

local clergy associatlo,.s or help­ eStablish "them where they do' not exist. Individual Catholic parishes may send observers, if so invited, to local Councils of ,Churches and'similar conferences.

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Ecunlenism

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"Chrlstfans s~uld" be abl~. sh~~e that' spiritual heritage they have in common,in a manner and

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Decree on Ecumenism, No. 25. worship: "Common worship should signify the - unity of the Church; it should provide sharing in the means of grace. The fact that it should signify unitY'" generally rules out common worship. Yet the gaining of a needed grace sometimes commends it." 125. ,In all endeavors ,promotin'g lJnity among the people of God, the clergy and laity of the 'Diocese shall be guicled by the Diocesan Ecumenical Guidelines, pro-' mulgated' from time to time b-y,the bishop, aided by the Diocesan' Ecumenical 'Commission. 126:' Th~' p~incipl~of 'recip~ci'i~,must gov'ern ticu­ menical services., To accep,t an" invitation may entail the. o,~liga,tion to offer' a simil~r, gesture. In the prac- , tical iroplemep.tation of ecumenicaLservices, the faith, and practice of every participant must be respected.

, 1'55. No fee~ 'shall"be sought, n{jr'offei'ings accepted;" .. fur th.e providing of records,"a£fidiwitS orsilnilat- church docurn~nts.

156. The fai-thfu.l are urged',to be' charitable in mak-' , ing tbeir wills. Bequests to the Church should be drawn up in pro~r civil form by competent legal counsel. Clergy and religious may not administer the estate of a lay' person. '

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131. Catholics may occasionally attend church serv­ ices of other separated brothers out of friendship, courtesy, civic or p1"Qfessional obligations, etc. They may participate in song -and prayer. Such attendance does; not fulfill the Sund,ay Mass obligation. 132. Catholics may not receive the Eucharist in other ehurches, nor may a Catholic priest' preach at a Eucharistic service in another chUrCh, nor may non­ Catholic clergymen, deliver, the homily at Mass. 133. Conditional re-baptism of converts to Catholi­ «lism is permitted only when a prudent doubt persists ooncerning the fact or the validity of the previous baptism. Indiscriminate conferral of conditional re­ bapti~m to all seeking full union with the Catholic Church is forbidden. If after serious investigation it is deemed necessary, the reasons fur so doing 'in the' particular case must be stated. 134: In the case of Orthodox churChes, the source of doubt concerning baptism is restricted to doubt of fact. 135. If oAe born and baptized out ,of union with the

Catholic Church freely 'wishes-to embrace the Catholic faith, there is no need' of abjuration of heresy nor of absolution from excommunication. A professiOn 'of faith suffices. ' 136. The sacramentals of the Church may be admln­

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141. The pastor, upon taking lawful possession, has the right and duty'to administer, the temporal goods of the parish within the limits of Church !aV\!'. ,Parish receipts are to be deposited in the name of the parish 129. A Catholic priest may, if .invited to' d~ so, wear with the pastor as treasurer. Surplus, funds- ,may be choir dreSs and' sit in-the sanctuary of a non-Catholic deposited in insured savings accounts or loaned ,to other c'hurch','for' serviceS.' A Catholic"priest may, preach at, pal"ishes ,through the Chancery Office; but-may' not 'De non-liturgical services' in oth~r Christian churches, and, , invested c)therwise without, the bishop's knowledge and' a nonlCatliolic clergyman may do ,"the same in catholic: consent.. Expenditures: to ,be met by, ,check 'in churcli"services,with 'the'~pproval' of ,the, Diocesara- , accordance 'with, approved, accOunting methods., The: ' Liturgical Commi~ion. " .. 'bishop's permission is ,required before, any, parish seeka -,'

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127. When coronion p'rayer fs 'Co~sidered 'appropriate, services should be planned, recourse having been made to the Diocesan'Liturgical Commission, with particular attention d'evoted to the annual' Week of Prayer for

Christians, "to days of national ahd pa'triotic signH'icance, and to the days from AscenSi~n to ,Pentecost. '

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151. When the pastor dies, the first assistant Eor dean,) shall notify the bishop arid shall' aSsume custody of all parish properties and ()f the pastor's persona! - ~lo:ngings until given direction by the bishop, and shan retain custody in the face of all adve~ claims.

,139. l!:cumenical pr~ctices and attitudes must, if they are to bear lasting fruit, exist at the "grass roots" level, in neighborhoods, communities; professional groups and places of employment. An obvious and fruitful f.ield of. ecumenical activity is cooperation in social and civic' matters. Common involvement in projects for bettering housing, improving education, eliminating poverty and its sources, and the like ,helps _to promote true under­ standing. Clergy and laity are encouraged to participate in and initiate such endevorcs.

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'143. T,he bishop Jiiusta'uthorize the purchase and sale " low Mails'is two' d61lars;for a'scheduled and announced' ,,\, 'O'f propetty"'and all' legal' 'requirements must be o~ , ' 10w'Mass; fiVe dollars; fees -for the organiSt and singer

se'rved.' 'on: completing real estate transactions, all , ~ay, be' added to' the' stipend for a" sung Mass (ten pertinent documentS 'are' to'"be placed on 'file in the _. dollars), solenui' Mass' (twenty-five ,'dollars), and wed­ ding Mass (ten'dollars),'with no additional fees allowed Chancery Office. Property is to be held in proper legal fur anJ' other consideration (hour, decoration, lighting, title (confer Dio~san Directory of Corporate Titles). , etc.) \ 144. Pastors are to be assiduous in parish develop­ 161. 'rhe only offering for a funeral will be the Mass ment, ma'intenance, conservation and repair. Expendi'-. offerinlr. No offering will be sought for visits to 1lhe tures in eJccess of three thousand five hundred dollars funeral home, grave, etc. require the consent of the bis~op. 162., Since a diocesan priest is ordained under the 145. Suitable working and living conditions must be title of service to the diocese, upon his retirement for ,maintained for religious working in the parish structure age or disability, his support is to be provided by the or residing in parish properties. diocese, with pension and lOdging and supplementary , sick benefits such, as to ensure freedom from financial 146. The enlistment of religious for auxiliary services worry. (sacristy work, catechetics, etc.) requires just com­ pensation, " 163. Unless a clergyman signs a permanent waiver for, .147. In parishes entrUsted to religious; unless a specl-:" " reasons of conscience or religious conviction, he is now fic contract provides otherwise, all regulations pertinent included on a, compulsory basis in the Federal Govern­ tQ the administration of pal'ish goods are to be observed. ment S<l'Ci,al Security program. He must file an earnings schedulE! and pay, as a self-employed person, a Social Security tax. (Confer lihe Social Security for Clergymen .148. In the employment of lay workers, church ad­ with 1907 Amendments.) ministrators shall regard just recompense, reasonable hours, favorable working conditions and applicable civil taws as strict duties of social justice. A retirement pension plan snaIl 'be established in the diocese for which all shall be eligible who have worked for aperiodl of three or more years for the diocese. , ' ,:piocesan, and parochial employees should be assured, secure and honorable retirement at 'seVenty' )'"ears' of' ,age; or another age consistent with the type of work" in which they are' engaged;'

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Glven at Fall River tmder my signature and se,d and that of my .chancellor., on the­ fifteenih day: of AugttSt in the Year of o.r Lord 'om' thousand nine 'bundred and sixty­ eight., ' ® JAMES' L., C~~N~LLY, B,ishop' '0/ Fall River

, 149. The parish shall own a rectory and'its furnish- '

ings ,as the home of the priest(s) assigned'to the parish. Living conditions for the residents 'should be' commen- ' surate with acceptable standards of' ~he time and area.

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~ Jesuit lawyers joining the ease were Father Robert R. Dri­ nan, S.J., dean of the Boston College law school, and Father William C. Cunningham, S.J., of the Loyola University law school, Chdcago.

One 'of the defendants-Father Daniel Berrigan, S.J., chaplain at Cornell University - recently complained the Jesuit society "prefers silence to courageous speech." ' .

On Hils Own

"Since Father Berrigan under­ took the action that led to .his own arrest on his own initiative MId in response to the dictates of his own conscience, I am sure th3lt Father Berrigan anticipated the consequences of his civil dis­ obedience, including the fact that the Society of Jesus would not post bail and that he would have to accept whatever penal­ ties he might incur under civil law" Father Somerville said. Father Ber.rigan's brother­ Father Philip Berrigan, S.S..J. w~o is also among the defend­ ants-was relieved of his duties as assistant pastor at St.' Peter ClaveI' churoh in Baltimore by his Josephite superiors immedi­ atelyfoUowing the burning inci­ dent..

CZECHS AT MASS: During the height of their nation's critical confronbation with the Soviet Union over liberalization, the Czech people flocked to churches in greater than normal numbers. Here a full congregation is gathered for Mass· in· the Church of. St. Jukuba. NC Photo. . ..

Two La SuZette Priests Mark Golden Jubilee At Ceremonies' in Attleboro, East Brel,vster .

PHILADELPHIA (NC)-Lay teachers in the secondary schools of the Philadelphia Archdiocese have won pay increases ranging from $600 to $1,300, Msgr. Ed­ ward T. Hughes, superintendent of schools, and James F. Mc­ Grath, president of the Associa­ tion of Catholic Teachers, have announced. The agreement, reachoo by negotiating teams, m~st be rati­ fied by school principals and by the union membership. Expres­ sions of satisfaction with the agreement by Msgr. Hug·hes and McGrath indicate that ratifica­ tion is likely. The union vote is lIeportedly set for Sept. 27. Pay scales for teachers hold­ ing a Bachelor's Degree will range from $5,400 for a first year teacher to $9,500 for 2 teacher in his 14th year of teach­ ing. An additional $200 will be paid on each salary level to teachers holding state certifica­ tion. Teachers with Masters' Degrees, with or without certifi­ cation, will receive an additional $300 per year. Department heads will receive an additional $400 to

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Two La Sc'llette jubiia-rians, Rev. El'ineric Dubois, M.S., and Rev. Wilfrid Boulanger, M.S., were honored this month at a concelebrated Mass and dinner at La Salette Shrine, Attleboro.' Both priests made profession as M·issiona·ries of Our Lady of La Salette in 1918, at the community's novitiate in' Bloomfield, Conn. Shortly after, they were sent to pursue their studies at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. In 1924, they were ordained to the priest­ hood. in Fribourg. Father Dubois Father Dubois was loorn in 1899 in Ware, Mass., where be was a member of Mount Car­

mel parish. After ordination he taught at La Salette's newly opened S eminary in Enfield, Since, Father Philip Berrigan N. H., of which in 1928, he was was given a six-year sentence. Hamed' first director. Eleven years later, the Franco­ for participating in an earlier blood~spiHing protest fit the .A,merican aposto}at«~ of the La Maryland state selective service' Salette community was recog­ office in Baltimore. The sentence nized by Rome as an indepen­ dent 'vice-province, and Father is being appealed but the Jo­ Dubois became its :t'irst superior sephite priest is being held with­ while maintaining residence in 'out bail. Enfield. With the rapid development of this segment of the congrega­ Teacher Pay Raise

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Board Considers Possible Merger Of Colleges }

BALTIMORE (NC)~Two Jesuit priests were among five lawyers who appeared in Baltimore County Oircuit Court and the Federal Court in Beltimore to join in the defense of nine war protestors facing vial lor storming a Selective Service office in Catonsville, Md., and burning spme 600 draft files. ..-/

Following Father Berrigan's May arrest, Father James lVi. S<>merville, S.J., provincial for higher education for the New York Jesuit province, said the order' would take no action to censure the priest but neither would it help him.

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tion, the Holy See granted it the status of full-fledged province in 1946, and the jubilarian, who remained at its head until 1951, transferred the provincial head­ quarters to East Brewster, MaSs. Thus La Salette made' its first appearance on Cape Cod. From 1952 until 1954 Father Dubois taught at the La Salette scholasticate. in Attleboro and was then named superior of the house for four years. I'n 1958 he was named first councillor of the new provincial administra­ tion under the late Father Philippe LeBlanc, M.S. In 1959, at the age of 60, he was asked to Jiound a new school in Spain. He labored there in great poverty., until his J'etum

Dean's Lost Two students f~m the Diocese have merited highest honors on the dean's list for the Spring semester at Stonehill College, North Easton. They are Marjorie A. Condon, Fall River:; and Richard Donahue,·T·aunton. Sev­ enteen from the Diocese merited high honors and 19 received honors on the list, which in­ eluded 164 ~udeJllt13.

.~ the States last year, when be with headquarters in St. Loui~, took up residence at the Provin­ Mo. After three years as vice­ cial House in Attleboro; and provincial, he filled two succes­ began compiling a provincial sive pastorates at 1Al Salette bistory. parishese in Louisiana. Two months ago, Father Du­ Last November Father Bou­ bois assumed the duties of direc­ langer l returned to his original tor of the La Salette residence province and took up residence in East Brewster. at the Provincial House in Attle­ Father Boulauger boril. 1n March he was named F th ' - ._ temporary administrator of Our a er Boulanger was .....m HI F't hb nd as Lady of the Cape parish in ' 1898 In ) C I St·urg J a h w . hII Brewster. He now resides in mem be r O.L • osep pans East Brewster. which is served hy the La Salette Fathers. Immediately Among guests at the jubilee after oNlination to the priest­ eelebration were Bishop James hood in 1924, he was named tG Gerrard, auxiliary of Fall River, teach for two years at the com­ and many clergymen from the munity's seminary in Tournai, Diocese in addition to Rev. AI­ Belgium. phonse Dutil, M.S., former Su­ Upon his return to this coun­ perior General of' the order; try in 1927, the young priest Rev. Lionel LeMay, M.S., Gen­ fulfilled successive assignments eral-Secretary; and Rev. Roland as preache·r, professor, treasurer Bedard, M.S., provincial of the and director of La Salette houses Attleboro Provinee. in Enfield and Attleboro. He Last month the jubilarians was superior of the Attleboro were honored a,t a smaller testi­ Seminary when he was recalled monial in East Brewster, with to Europe in 1946. Bishop Connoll~' and Bishop Father spent 12 years as Gen­ . Humberto Medeiros oOf Browns­ eral Councillor at the La Salette ville, Tex., among guests. Generalate in France and later on in Rome. He was relieved of SodaD Justice this duty in 1958 when he was MANAGUA (NC)-A Central chosen to found a new province American regional seminar on liturgical renewal here in Nica­ Devemopment Group 'ragua declared that Christian social justice must precede a 'MeetsNext Month more meaningful worship. "The NEW YORK (NC)-The Na­ tional Catholic Development future of the whole Church de­ pends on' the total development Conference will hold its first an­ of man," one of the seminar's nual three-day meeting here, resolutions stated. "There cannot stal'ting Sept. 18; be true liturgical renewal with­ Executive Director Fmncis X. out human promotion." Doyle Jr., expects the meeting win bring together representa­ tives of religious orders and in­ stitutions engaged in raising funds for educational, welfare, Paint. and Wallpaper charitable and missionary activ­ ities they support. Dupont Paint Father Edgar Holden, O.F.M. .. '. cor. Middle St. Conv., convention chairman, has 422 Acush. Ave. extended inv,itations to more than 50 fund raising experts, Q" New Bedford both Religious and lay, who will PARKING address deleg,ates on various Rear of Store topics related to fund nUsing.

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COLLEGEVILLE (NC)­ The possibility of corporate merger at St. John's Univer­ ~ity here of St. Benedict's College, St. Joseph, Minn., by 1971 has been announced by the chairmen of the institutions' boards of trustees. . Abbot Baldwin Dworschak, O.S.B., of St. John's and Mother Henrit.a Osendorfl O.S.B., an-' nounced plans to work toward full integration of the two schools' academic resources. They have had an academic ex­ change program since 1963, and are linked by hourly shuttle bus service during academic terms. The two boards met in July and approved a declaration fa­ voring possible merger within 30 months. A coordinator will be appointed to direct efforts of the two Benedictine schools in work­ ing out details of administrative and curricular integration. Retain Traditions The move followed a nine­ month study, financed by a foundation grant from the Louis W. and Maud Hill Family of St. Paul, of the possibilities for closer· cooperation between the two schools. This Fall, St. John's and St. Benedict's will have a combined enrollment of 2,150 undergrad­ uate students. Father Colman Barry ,O.S.B.. S1. John's president, said "we expect to gain the advantages of co-education and expanded in­ structional capabilities, while re­ taining the individual character and traditions of both St. John'l) and S1. Benedict's campuses."

Agency Establishes Midwestern Region CHICAGO (NC) - Bearings for Re-Establishment, an agency founded to aid the resettlement in lay life of. former priests. nuns, Brothers. and ministers, has designated a midwestern re­ gion to be served by a regional office in Chicago. The midwestern regIon in­ cludell North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota. Iowa, Missouri, Canada, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin. Founded in 1966, Bearings for Re-Establishment now has .of­ fices in 15 cities. Regional of­ fices are located in New York Aus.tin, Tex., and Santa MonicS: Calif., as well as Chicago.

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In one way,

R. G. Tugwell's The Bl"ainsTrust

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qj25 Madison' Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022, $10) is e~tremely dated. I~t deals with events of 36 years ago, the first pres­ idential campaign and election of F-ranklin D. Roosevelt.

They beIong to a completely different epoch of our his­ tory. But in another way. the book is timely indeed, 00­ Iliause candidates for the. pres­ iqency still use too same, 'ineth­ ~, although illOt, the same -media, as Roo~' 'Clevelt did. In­ d~d, in ~any Jespects' it may ~. sa i d that Roos'evelt wrote the book w h i c h today's Gspirants f 0 1':' 10 w. Tugwell was a teacher of economics at Columbia Univer­ sity when, in early' 1932, ~y­ ;in~nd Moley, al~ady llfi', adv:is,er and speech writer for Roosevelt, b~ought .him ilbto the !lffiall cirele .r unofficial confidants. with whom tlhe then Gov.eroo.r of New York talked oVer the icy's problems. ' . , Roosevelt was afmiitg. at 1ile Democratic nomination for the presidency. Hoover WaG- ceriain flo be renominated by the Be­ ,publicans. Too Depression, which <came after the stock market erash of 1929, was getting worse afHi·worse. . Advocates Rewalatloli '

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Unemployment was mountinl. there was economic brelllk-down. industry was stagnant, farms were being foreclosed, want and Guffering were proliferating, and fear was rampant. The Demo­ crJrats' chances looked increasing­ ly good. . Tugwell had very definite ideas about what had gone wrong and what must be done in or­ der to set the economy right. He believed that technology had transformed the situation, and that old attitudes and means which did not ·take cognizance of this crucial fact would produce ~nly more failure and misery.' He advocated a measure 0( eolleotivization, not in the Com­ munist sense, but in the sense of coordination, central planning, tlnd some control by government. Only regUlation, he held, would make for a balance of interests and 'a· ~listic 'distribution &f _" - purchasing power' which 'Would keep production going and ,guar­ antee jobs. ED&TossID« PoriraFlJoI These ideas be presented to Roosevelt. He tells \Ill f.ttat he lrept repeating them. One caa . well credit it ,for he keeps re­ " peating them in the book until 'ene grows weary and irked. His account of less than • "ear ·with Roosevelt COYers JIlel'f! than 500 pages, and it might Wisely have been cut by at least ene-third. It is badly sbapecl 'and 'badly paood, excruciatmgly regurgitant, and written in • . deadly dull eaTllest style with­ eut a glint of ,humor 'and almost DOthing in the way of anecdote. •

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recovery for whloh the oountry was clamoring. Roosevelt would listen. intent­ ly to what a theoretician like Tugwell said, genera]ly in even­ ing sessions at too ~vemo.r's mansion in Albany: He 'Would enter keenly into debate o,n an­ alYses and proposals. He ,wall quick to grasp novel concepts .and would speak intel­ ligently of them. This :r;esponse led Tugwell to 'suppose tha-~ Roo­ sevelt was agreeing with what was suggested and would espouse it.

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Are j~;ss;onar;es Obsolete? BISHOP TROCHTA

C%echReforms Affect Rei i910n VIENNA (NC)-The' spirit of reform pervading Czechoslova­ kia, which brought about the recent confrontation between Czechoslovak leaders and the leaders of the Soviet Union, has also affected religious life, in the country. , For mor~ ..than 20 y,ears pr:ior to i968, communists in Czecho:'. slovakia imposed severe restric­ tions on the practice of religion• Bishops and priests were impris­ oned, executed or exiled; many &f the faithful were imprisoned; Catholic schools were forced out of existence; rela·tions with- the Vatican were ended; ,no recogni­ tion was given to the Church in tl,e state constitution; attempts were made to convert the Church into an instrument of the Communi~ party. However. since Alexander Dpbcek came to power in Janu­ ary' as first secretary of Czecho­ slovakia's Communist party, there have been significant im­ provements in Church-state re­ 11ltions in the country. The new regime has allowed several bishops to return to their Sees 15 years or more after they were ousted by the Stalinists. The first to be reinstated was Bishop Karel Skoup, 81, of Brno. barred from office in 1953 after refusing to take an oath re­ quired 'by the country's anti­ Church .laws of,1951. Bishop Stephan Trochta, S.D.B., 63, of Litomerice, was officially reinstated in his See this month.

But again and again, 'Tugwell was disappointed. In speech'es prior and subsequent to his nom­ ination, Roosevelt might make brief and glancing reference to some aspect of. Tugwell's ideas; In May, for example, at Ogle­ thorPe Universi'tY,,:he used the words "planning" and "experi­ mentation." But this did not si.gnal forthright adoption &f Tugwell's propositions., The reason was simple. Roose­ velt wanted to be nominalJed and elected. He needed the sup­ port of conservative elements in his own party He needed .tt!e votes Of Republicans, still with a majority in registrations. And so he had to present himself as knowledgeable, a decisive afHi c~pable executive, and DO wild 1'adical. Lacked Statesmaaship More than once he told· Tug­ well that it was the adviSer's role to come up with ideas, but the candidate's role ~ decide 'lvhat was acceptable. And what was acceptable, Tugwell laments, was generally what was ~lculated. to win votes. He does not hesita.te to say that in the 1932 campa~ga Roosevelt displayed a mastery of politics but a lack of statesman­ ship. Yet Tugwell. perceived that Roosevelt did indeed intend to experiment, once be waS in power. He could not say this in the campaign ,but even before the election he was pondering steps which would' be anything promised two chickens in every but conventional and conserva­ pot; he did say something about tive. two ears in every garage. And This, one supposes, Ia the per­ Garner's inelegant charaoteriza­ ennial problem of the candi<i(.ate tion of the vice presidency was for office. He feels 00 must speak not phrased as Tugwell quotes and aot in a way which does not i t . ' . , truly 01' fully convey his oon­ -PaDnF. Toaehlnc victions, for, were he to be can­ Much is being made &f a novel did, be could not reach the place Wlhere he would be able to, do !for of tlie Roosevelt era, Red· Sky at Morning, by Richard Bradford his constituency what he is pro­ toufHily conviR<led must be oone. (Lippincott,E. Washington Sq.. Philadelphia, Pa. 19105 $4.95)., BeveaUq Details It it; even being bracketed with The ins and 0\Ks &f the 'cam­ The Catcher in the Rye. It ill paign are eovered, by Tugw-ell, with some unusual. glimpse of, funny and touching, but has liifltle of the exceptional ariistry 81. and comments on. Farley, MOl'­ genthau, Wallace, Baruch, Louis that book. It deals with a 1'1-ye&l'-Old Howe, 'and others. But thtI ill much less a political cbroni·ele .Joshua Arnold, transported- from Mobile to·.a town in the moun­ jhan all., .ideological ,one. : Of Roosevelt: himself. tbere tains of. New Mexico W!hi~ hie are some revellliDg: details. :Ke tatbet' is on service with the was :no.t one' to. ~xpress grati­ Navy ill World War n. tude, says 'Tugwell, ,and ol . Be ill competently dl'3wn, as the many who IJerved him; are some of the other characters. few 10 v e' d him. He bold­ But' some of the figures are

'17 claimed to 'have been right stricUY from stock (like the nut'on some issue all along; 'although ' . , pSycliiatri~t).."') ,', , ·be .'bad ,actually "shifted views; too record, he said, would seldom if ever be .'cited'in rebuttal. lie ~ciud blithely. ignored inconsistency, SAN. .iUAltf (NCh7:':r6e Puerto arid would' offer suggestions Rico bts,h'Op~'. ¢8;1:j}e'~: Pope Paul without 'worryi,ng whether any­ .VI. expr~$i!1g "ag~ement wl.th one- ~vei checked t>n resUlts. the do'ctnn:e coIitained in his A few minor errors'are made. ::encyclicat'~j~~r;.~ii birth '._.' ,.Hoover. .. :Jor', ..elta,mp~. ";Ile.ver troL . -...

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What exactly it; the role of the ChristiGomissionary? He'­ evaluation of the whole idea of mission has left many CatholiCs in a, quandry cQncerningthe missionary's plGce in ~he" Chul'cb today. Sinc,~ Vatioan II has ;emphasized the filct, that ..salvat~~n can be gained even by those who are not external behevers 10 Christ is there a need for missionaries .totravelthrougholit the world' spreading the ,"Good News" ~f salvation?" :',:' The role of the .missionary today can be seen in this way~ ,Christ Is pl'esent among all peoples. He is there among the'tribes in the detmest jungles of Africa; He is there in the mount3ias of .AustraU,,; He is there in the deserts of India. He is presep~ even though the inhabitants' have Dever heard of Him. For that is the real fueaning of the Incarnation, that Christ became ~an to redeem ALL men once and for all. Missionaries, therefore. do not BRING Christ to these people; rather. they WITNESS to the fact He is there l}lready. For it .Js the Church's obligation to be ,a sign-a slgll~l. as, i~ were-to the world, tellill~ it._ that Christ. is allive, that Be Is PreseDt among ~ 1hatBe is walt.. ing to be reeogllilled. , By thei.r very being~' then Christian missionaries' are -~­ ~rming a' SE!rvice tbat no other people can perform. If, for some reason; missionaries could discharge no other function thall simply being with their people, this alone would be reason for their existence. For they L:ve openly labeled themselves as followers 01. Cbrist, and as such, they ~l'e manifesting to aR' the world the meaning ancil beauty of the Christian life. Granted" tbeD. -UIat Clarlst has eome aacl ftlltalns with aU IDeD. What jibeD are we to make of Jesus' lui eommand "to make, cIIsciples 01 all natiollS"! Does the knowl.e that Christ .. ltresent amcln« non-believers Ies&eia the obliKation to spread- the l:08pel 1D~lage! Vathlan n has been espllelt In its reSponse .. this caaelltioll. ~ CbrJstiall mission• ..,. bas a, definite ob­ . ligation to "preaeh tile gospel to every erea&1lre," for what was onee preaeht!Cl bF the Lord mast be proelalmecl and sPread abroad. , to *be ends 01 the earth. Therefore, thoarh his primary eon­ eel'll Is Dot mass _version. the misslona..,. must still make an effort to preaeh the WGrd oC God. so that his hearers wiD M moved to accept it. III this way, what Is begun by Chrlst·s . presence alll,on~ men. ean be brought to falfiliment by tbe lMl­ eeptance of the gospel message. But how does all this concern us? How is the avel'3ge Chris­ tian-who will never even see a mission field-aff~ted by this new awareness" of the ~issionary's place in the Church today? '!'he answer -iI simply this: as the missionary's obligation to bear witness to the presence of Chl"ist increll$eS, so, too, does our own. The Council Fathers have admonished that "wherever they live, all Christians are bound to show forth, by the ex'ample of their lives and by ·the witness of their speech" that they are believers in Christ. Each one of us, then, has the ,obligation to be a sign Olf Christ's presence intpe world. All of us, of course, cannot ean­ 'NBS ·the world spreading the "Good News" of salvation; but .we can join hl ,prayer and sacrifice with those wbo do. The best .means's to support these mission efforts is the ,J;ociety for the Propagation -of the Faith, the Church's official missionary organ­ ~tion. 'Through the Society, :missionaries all over the world are aided in their efforts to build the Kingdom of God upon earth. Your generosity to the Society will thus make it possible for mOre people to re~~nize Christ in too world.

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Cardinal Asserts Law, Love Have Single Object

THE A,,!rHOR-

Thurs., Aug. 15, 1968

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PHILADELPHIA (NC) ­ Despite those who say law and love a're disparate con­ eepts, in reality they are not only compatible "but comple­ mentary, John Cardinal Krol of Philadelphia declared here. "Both have the single ultimate object of promoting good," he said. "Love induces us to do good to those whom we love. Law seeks to promote the good of individuals and of the com­ munity-the common good." Cardinal Krol delivered the homily at the Red Mass held at 58. Peter and Paul Cathedral

during the convention of the

American Bar Association

(ABA). Judges and lawyers at­

tending the Mass included U. S.

Supreme Court Justice William

Brennan and Bernard G. Segal,

president-elect of the ABA.

In his homily, Cardinal Krol said history bears witness that when law is not an instrument of rational love, it serves as an instrument of whimsy and in­ justice. He said the decisions of the Supreme Court contain many examples of laws which were not reasonable and which did not safeguard the rights of all citizens. " ,,·,"'Lawyers' Responsibility , "In our,own state, the right of a child who desires a reli­ giously-oriented education to III share of the public funds for that part of his education which, , is secular and serves a public, purpose has only recently been acknowledged," Cardinal Krol stated. The cardinal said the respon.,. sibility of lawyers to eliminate inequities in the legal system is all the more urgent because of the "strident articulate minority which invokes the inequities as an excuse not to reform and re­ new but as an excuse to reject all law and nuthority." "Change is the rule of life but not all change is progress," Car­ dinal Krol noted. "Even revolu­ 'tionary chnnge can be justified," he continued. "But violence, rioting and anarchy are not a normill or necessary ingredient of change."

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SAN JUAN (NC)-Lay men and women, representing three of the four Puerto Rican Sees have asked for a "real and rep­ resentative" role in all decisions which affect the laity. Sixty-two lay people of the San Juan archdiocese and the dioceses of Arecibo and Ponce forwarded the petition to the hierarchy after participating in ca three-day course of pastoral theology at the diocesan center of Arecibo. The laity petition asked the bishops to authorize a program to prepare lay men and women to take over their responsibility in participating in liturgical affairs. They asked the laity to com­ mit themselves to establishment of lay councils, both a,t the paro­ chial and diocesan levels, to co­ operate w.ith the bishops and priests in a spirit of mutual re­ spect and dialogue. The petition asked the bishops for more au­ thoritati ve, pastoral councils.

Praest Fined lIlIALAGA (NC)-The gover,.. IJM)r of Malaga fined Father Man­ ;gel Gonzalez Rul $285 alleged­ ~ for permitting the use of his ialome for a meeting of the _orkers' Committee, • labor -.ovemem the Spanish SOlie...

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.DISCU:S~ BIA.FRA A~D: An ad hoc ~om~i:ttee composed of leaders from the country's leadmg relIgIOus, mterraclal and humamtanan, agencies met with Secretary of State ~eaJ~ Rusk at the State, DepartJ~1entto discuss s-teps to alleviate the suffering of civilians I'll Blafm. Among those attendmg were, left to right, Bishop Edward E. Swanstrom execu­ .tive director of Catholic Relief Services, U.S. Catholic Conference and Morris B. Abram presi~ent of American Jewish Committee. NCPhoto. . ,I . '

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Urges Cha'nge in Catholic Publications ,COlT!lsuMtont Cmtes CDD'CU~at~@n Drop He said "the tenure of Cath­ olic administrat~rs is somewhat uncertain" and also noted that many Catholic "administrators had little training for their work or had other responsibilities in addition to their publishing or communications work.

lentlessly pursued in all depart­ ments." In conclusion, Kane urged the audience to work against "our willful complacency; the long habit of dogmatizing about practical'matters and the blind pride in past achievements against which we must arm our­ He said that some improve­ 'selves. ments have occurred and that "I will go so far as to ask you good retirement plans have been installed and financed in many in all seriousness to pray for the top management of Catholic areas. publishing and communications. Lack Statelll Afims They certainly need prayers. It But, Kane- said,"we have been is only. by prayer and fasting, appalled to see how little we are told, that some kind of devils can be cast out."

thought is given even by Cath­ olic communications leaders to

their own objectives and to any serious evaluation of their own HhUl /J) I !1lstoh.8te Theme performance. Often, there are Dim ChMlI'eh'

no stated aims at all."

Rev. John L. McKenzie, S.J., The management expert said S.T.D., theologian and Scripture that, in the future, "only those scholar, of the Thelogy Depart­ media will survive and prosper ment, University of Notre Dame that deserve to live because Indiana, will conduct a one-da; 1Jhey have a ,clear purpose reInstitute at John Hancock Hall Boston, on Sunday, October 13: from 1 to 8 p.m., on the general Organizes theme, "Crisis .in the Church." Father McKenzie will deliver three lectures in the course of TRIVANDRUM (NC) - Ker­ the day-long Institute, followed ala's communist-led government by discussion periods: has named a noted Catholic lay Father McKenzie is a well­ leader as organizer of the state's known lecturer and author of second university. numerous books and articles. He K.C. Chacko, 53, who in 1965 is a member of the Catholic ,served as the country's firs-t lay Biblical Association and Presi­ ReEief Age~cr Helps audi,tor at the Vatican council" dent of the Society of Biblical named pro-vice chancellor Literature. India F~oodl Victims was of the uriiversity to be located

COCHIN (NC)--An additional at Calicut.

'70,000 pounds of wheat has been

. Chacko, who serves as the allotted by Catholic Relief Ser­ state's director of technical ed­ vices (CRS), the overseas relief ucation, will also hold the office agency of U. S. Catholics, for of registrar of the university flood victims in Kerala state. until a permanent incumbent is

An announcement by John P. named.

Douglas, local program assistant

for CRS said 'that the allotment,

to be distributed mainly in poor

villages in the Cochin district,

JIllises the total food aid given by

CRS to flood victims in Kerala

and Mysore states tv 190,000

pounds.

Meanwhile, Douglas announced

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NEW YORK (NC) The president of Kane-McNeill, Inc., in an address at a Catholic communications seminar warned that there is "little hope for the survival in their present form of the older Catholic print me­ dia, €;:atholic newspapers, mag­ azines and books as specifically Catholic enterprises under ec- . clesiastical sponsorship." James F. Kane, a management consultant who has had wide experience in the Catholic pub­ lishing field, noted that the "principal Catholic magazine media show a 25 per cent de­ cline in number, and a 30 per cent drop in circulation in only

three years."

He continued: "When there is every evidence of a notable ac­ celeration of this decline for the current year, you need not be a prophet to foresei~ the obvious and inevitable outcome." Tenure Uncertain Kane said that a major fail­ ing of Catholic publishers and other Catholics in the communi­ cations field is a lack of long­ range planning. He said it is dif­ ficult to get publishers to plan beyond the current fiscal year and attributed this failure to a lack of continuity in the admin­ istration of many Catholic pub­ lications.

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ST. LOUTS (N('.' '-~pyear effort by St. Louis Univer-. sity here to raise :p._ . .n cash gifts to meet terms of a Ford Foundation grant 'has reached the final month with a total of $14,701,000, Harry' F. Harrington, general chairman of the university's 150th anniver­ sary "leadership program, has announced. Harrington said "during the month of August, we must raise $299,000 if the university is to receive the full amount of the $5 million challenge grant made by the Ford Foundation in 1965­ "The leaders of the develop­ ment program are encouraged by the steady progress of the campaign, and are confident that contributions during the final month will enable us to reach our goal. . . ," Under the terms of the grant, the Ford Foundation awards the university one dollar for each three dollars received from non­ governmental sources. Total goal of. the 150th anniversary leadership program, which will continue beyond the challenge grant campaign, is $35 million. The Ford Foundation grants were made to a small number of universities on the basis of "their commitment to superior scholarship, their plans and abil­ ity to make pace-setting im­ );iTovements, the quality of their leadership, and strength of sup­ port from alumni and other sources."

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$OSJUiJDrrng S~@Jlf~GVa®~t NEWARK (NC) -A priest of the Newark archdiocese who is a member of the theology facul­ ty at the Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C., said here his name had been erro­ neously included among those who signed the statement by American theologians disagree­ ing with Pope Paul's encyclical on birth control. Father Leo O. Farley said he WQuid uphold the right of the theologians to make their state­ ment and he was in sympathy with it. But he said he did not authorizf: the use of his name bec,ause he !felt it would lead to polarization on an issue where it might be possible to reconcile opposing views.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Aug. 15, 1968

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FRESNO (NC)-The Fresno CounCil ,:>f Churches has issued a declaration in support of the "eminently fair'~ editorial stand of the Central California Register, newspaper of the dioceses of Fresno and Monterey, in the current .farm labor dispute in the San Joaquin Valley. . . Fif~een of the 20-man board of direct,)rs of the area Council of Churches supported the declaration, which is being sent out in ·the form of a letter to all Register advertisers. Three board members were on vaca­ tion al}d could not be reached. The co uncil declaration de­ fends the Catholic Church, the local bishop, and the newspaper against <:harges of_ pro-union bias made by a group. called the Agricultu:~al Workers Freedom to Work Association (AWFWA).

to Influen~~ Voters By Msgr. George G. Higgins

Religious News Service reports that a clergy com­ mittee for one of the candidates for the Presidency of the United Sta'tes was established during the last week of July. We are told that this new organization, which includes clergymen of ·all faitns, plans to be a working political tical matter, where and how we h' t will ever be able to draw the group. I tak e t IS 0 mean line on clerical involvement in that it plans to jump into political campaigns once it is "the political fray knee deep and s'ctively campaign f.or its chosen .candidate. I find it rather awk'ward to comment on this Qanusual develiapment if only · !because of the fact that the «:andidate in question a nd IlIl any 0 f the most prominent members of his new clergy comunittee-men of proven competence, integrity and good judgllIlent-happen to be close per:(iI()Jlal friends' of mine. . On the other hand, 1 doubt · ~at they will take it as a per: sonal affront if I suggest-tent~eively and subject, of course, to · <DorTection--that the committee never should have been estab!ished in the first place and .ooouid seriously consider going out of business before it falls flat on its clerical bce. Questions Prudence, Propriety, . Let me try to explain why I llll\ not in favor of such a committee and would be equally oppOsed to the establishment of , similar committees on behalf of any of the other Pre!!idential ~ndidates.

In the first. place, I do not question the "right" of individual clergymen to campaign for - political candidates of any per.", sliasion or at any level of gov,.: ernment-local, .state or federal. , . This is a free country, and nowhere is it written in our Con"'stitution or statutory law that "Clergymen, by reason of their "calling, must forfeit their right ., ''to run for' political' of'fice or ac':. 'tiVely to support political can". ditlates of their own choosing. '" .... 'Their "right"to do so, then, is not in question. But what about ,. prudence or the propriety of their doing so, not as a matter of abstract theory in some imaginary political order, 'but at this particularly moment in history in this particular American sO-, i' ciety with its lon'g-stnnding (if not· aways perfectly honored) tradition of clerical neutrality in electoral cam'paigns at any and every lev:el of government? . '. C~nseDsus Opposed This, ,It seems to me, is the only pertinent question. For my · own 'part, I would answer it in the negative. That is to say, I not think it is proper or prud f f "1 rg men under our :~ system en or0 fC egovernmen y , t a t thOIS ';. given moment in history, either to support or oppose particular eandidates for political office. I also happen to think that, in voicing this opinion-which is merely' a pragmatic judgment and has absolutely nothing whatsoever to d-o with theology or Constitutional law7"I am refleeting the overwhelming consensus of the American people: 1 am persuaded, in other words, that Americans of all •. faiths-including those who ex·' peet. the clergy to play an active role, proper to their particular · c:alling, in the temporal. order-' 'most emphatically do not want: tHem taking sides, either pro or ,con, in political prima,ries or I elections. . I Seconctly, I wonder, pl'ac-

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rationalized in a particular case. The members of 'the clergy committee referred to above quite obviously think' that, in the case of their particular can­ didate, the moral issues involved are so transparently clear that they as "individuals committed to the expression of moral con­ sciousness" have the responsi­ bility to take a stand. . Sincere Citizens Disa,gree Let's prescind from the fact that millions of othel' Ameri­ cans who must· also be credited with being morally conscious citizens, are on record as dis-' agreeing with their particular reading of the moral issues in­ volved' in the choice of candidates for the Presidency in 1968. For present purposes, that's beside the point-except insofar as it suggests, to this columnist at least, that morally conscious clergymen ought to be a little more modest about contrasting their own sense, of mOl'al earn­ estness with that of other equally sincere citizens. . . For the moment, however, the point is that, in the practical order,. once the clergy start down the primrose path of .ad­ vising other people how to vote -and doing so from the point of view of their own reading of the moral issues involved-there is logically no way. of turning back. By that I mean that rriorally conscious clergymen who are really determined to do so can readily justify getting involved in every election in which moral issues are involved-and name one of any importance ~n which this doesn't happen to be the case. Doubts 'Responsibility' In pushing this matter to its logical conclusion, I am not drawing a long rhetol:ical bow just to win an argument. I am merely paraphrasing' what one of the founders of the above­ mentioned committee told the press, in the presence of his own candidate for the Presidency, when the committee was launched at the end of July: He said. that "priests, minis­ tel's, and rabbis'" *'*' as individ­ uaIs committeed to the ex pres­ sion' of moral consCiousness * * • have the responsibility'; when­ ever possible (sic) to take a stand. (in political' campaigns) before those who look to them for guidance." The 'man who made that state­ ment is approximately the same age as the present writer, give or take a few years, and holds a position very similar to mine in his own ecclesiastical "e·stab,lishment." Sin.ce he happens to be a per­ sonal friend of long standing, I hesitate to say him nay when he suggests that his constituents are .looking .to him for guidance in matters of partisan politics. Frankly, however, I seriously doubt that this is the' case. Pred,icts Repudiation IIi any'event, al1 I can say is that my ·own. constituents, who­ ever they ~~y happen to be, have never at any time turned to me or any of my associates for . guidance in such J;llaUers, and I sincerely hope and con­ fidently predict that they are Dot- ~ini to ·start doin,so be-

'FATHER .JARMACK

Directs 'Catholic Relief Service

AWFWA said the Church is . "helping to promote an illegal boycott against certain Calif­ ornia vineyards," and sent a let­ ter to area businessmen threat­ ening to picket 'any firm who advertises in the Central Cali­ fornia Register.

"This valley needs a free, balance'd, prophetic voice in..·the name of the Church," the de­ cia ration said. "We firmly be­ lieve that the Register is one such voice, and we heartily en­ dorse and support them. We trust your good judgment and business maturity will reach the same conclusions. Grace and peace to you in your field of service.'" . Meanwhile, Sherry confirmed that the paper had suffered! some further "disquieting" loss of weekly retail and special ad­ vertising revenue. He said there was an obvious tie-in' between anti-union workers and 'some of the growers. Cite Intimidation "Almost all the advertisers who pulled out of the paper de­ clared that not only were they intimidated by the AWFWA let­ ter, but that the letter had been followed up by personal visits or telephone calls from farmers, growers and representatives of other agricultural concerns threatening to terminate busi­ ness unless the Register was boycotted," he stated.

NEW YORK (NC) - Father 'Pure Fabrication;

Phili.p Jarmack, associate secre­ Sherry. said!t w~s also dis­

tary of the National Conference "We believe that the tone of turbing to find that a number of of Catholic Charities, has been the (AWFWA) le~ter is intimi­ assigned temporarily to overseas _dation, and we know for a fact responsible Cstholic business­ duties as ooordinator of the that the accusations are pure men caved in under the threats. Catholic Relief Services emer­ fabrication," the Council of "Several influential Catho­ gency program to help stem Churches declaration stated. lics," he stated, "offered to pay widespread starvation in Biafra. "For inslance, the context and for advertising even though it Father Jarmack left here for inferences of the letter allege does not appear, or as long as Sao Tome, a tiny Portuguese that the diocese and Bishop their firm's name is not men­ . island off the west coast of (Timothy) Manning are "profes­ tioned. They are afraid of being Africa, from. where CRS supplies siomll agit..tors, engaged in har­ involved, and they try to salve are being air-shuttled into Bia..: assement' ;md acts of violence their consciences with a check. Ifra. I • • • To lodge such accusations Naturally we declined all such The announcement of Father against . Bi:shop' Manning, the offers. We do not want advertis­ Jarmack's asSignment was made Register, o:r the Fresno diocese, ing revenue merely to keep us jointly by Bishop Edward E. we believe, is pure nonsense and happy or quiet," he said. Swanstrom, executive director without supporting evidence." of the American Catholic over­ "We find the editorial policies seas aid agency, and Msgr. Law­ of the Register to be fair and, rence J. Corcoran,' secretary of journalistically speaking, ex­ the National Conference of Cath­ cellent," Council of Churches olic Charities. decl<Jration said, It called. the ON YOUR , Msgr. Corcoran is also vice­ managing editor of the Register,

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Need !Free Voice CERTIFICATES in this conflict. In Sao Tome, Father Jarmack . "Finally, we highly suspect the SAFETY - Savings insured sate by. &ll motives of AWFWA; their meth­ will serve as CRS I.;iaison repre­ agency of the U. S. Government. sentative to Caritas. He will also ods and the:.r support base," the declaration asserted. "We find AVAILABILITY - No notice' required. coordinate the agency's emer­ no evidence that they represent Your funds available when needed. gency program with other inter­ national welfare agencies parti­ any significant ground swell or SAVE by MAIL - We' process promptl, grass roots organization of farm cipating in the Biafra relief pro­ and pay postage both ways, . workers. We are startled that gram. Assets oyer $4t,000,lIllO some Register advertisers did CRS is shipping food and med­ not verify their credentials and icines to the victims on both allegations before. responding. sides of the Nigerian conflict, "We doubt 'very mu~h whether Within the past week, the agency Savings and Loan Association shipped by air and sea al!Uost they coul<! muster the support

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ROME (NC)-Airlifts on vltlViJ foodstuffs for Biafra's starving millions have come under heav3r fire from Nigeria anti-aircraft artillery, a spokesman for Carit-­ as Internationalis, the interna.­ tional Catholic charities orgaQo> ization, reports. . However, he said the 20 ~ the 24 flights that Caritas had! scheduled for July had gottelll th·rough to the precarious ail'> strip in secessionist Biafrllb Flights were delayed betweetl July 10 and 20 for lack of avail­ able planes, but they were CM'D ried over into early A·ugust. On Aug. 6, Nigeria federlil forces set up a gauntlet of :f1ak" sometimes forcing relief planee back to the base at the Portu­ guese island of Sao Tome, ~!8 the African coast. "But our planes have beei.i running through the fire," the spokesman emphasized. He said! that only a few flights had been forced back by th::! intensity cl the barrage. Some observers felt this stepo ped-up anti-aircraft fire wao part of an intensification of Nf.-, geria military prezsure that hag conincided with the opening an':; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, of peace talks between representatives ·om Nigeria and Biafra, Nigeri'*:J former East.ern Region.

young-sters in nine Catholic schools in the Detroit Arch­ «liocese have been notified their classes will be closed in September. O!lly about half are expected to find space in other Catholic schools. "The basic trouble is finan­ ~ial," said Father John B. Zwers, superintendent of Cath­ olic schools, "although personnel and facilities are factors in some instances.. We strain every pos­ sible resource to keep schools going but sometimes something has to give." Six schools closed either par­ tjally or completely are in the inner city and three are in out­ lying areas. The number of pupils in the Catholic schools in the Detroit Archdiocese has decl'eased by more than 16,000 in the past three yeal's. J<'iscal Burden Shifts "Every school system I know about is caught' in a financial bind and ours is no exception to the general Tule," Father Zwers said, noting Catholic schools do not get the help tax-supported schools do, but that "we can count only on the sacl'ifices of parents already hard-strapped to meet inflational'y costs. There is a limit to what you can ask of someone already heavily taxed to support public schools, "I would like to make one point clear," the archdiocesan school head continued, "Closing a school for financial reasons is 'Ilways a last resort after every possible way to keep it in oper­ ation has been explored, Neither we nOl' the pal'~nts of thc ch.il­ fll'en want any school to close that can possibly be kept open.­ ,It is estimated that the State of Michigan spends $610 a year on each child in public schools. The more than 600 students fl'om Catholic schools to be added to the tax rolls will bring an additional tax bill of over II third of a million dollars. Only ibeHest The Detroit al'chdiocesan school system is the second largest in Michigan, counting both public and private school groups. Over 140,000 are en­ rolled in 260 elementary schools and over 42,000 are in 96 high schools. The teaching services of over 3,429 priests and Reli­ Mious contribute .to kf;eping per pupil costs well below· the aver­ age for public schools. "In some instances: it might have been possible ~q hang on a little longer by sevc~'ely dilut­ ing the quality of the1 education offered," Father Zwe;'s stated. "This is a compromise we re­ fuse to make. If we c'lnnot offer qualil.y education we will not oUel' any. Natul'alIy It pains us to disappoint inner city parents who .....ant moral train~ng· as well as go·od academic preparation for their childl'en, but we must do what is necessary."

Urge Commutation

Of Death Sentence

MARVIN (NC) - Thirty-five members of a Catholic Benedic­ tine monastery here have peti­ tioned Gov. Nils Boe of South Dakota to commute. the death sentence of an Indian youth who is to be executed early next year for the murdel' of a promi­ nell. businessman. The members of Blue Cloud Abbey signed the petition at a . genel'al meeting of the Benedie­ tinc eommunity. Awaiting elIe­ flItion is Thomas .White Hawk, a Sioux Indian, one of the many Indians amoni whom thc Bene­ ·dictlnes work Ill' North and So..ib Dakota.

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1"OOD }~OR InAFRANS: High protein foods to be airlifted from New York to aid the sta·rving in Biafra are inspected by Catholic Relief Services' officials, left to right, Father Philip Jarmack, Buffalo priest who later flew to Africa to 'supervise the eRS program; Bishop Edward E. Swanstrom, executive director of CRS, and Msgl'. Andrew P. Landi, eRS assistant executive director. NC Photo.

Build. Five New Hosp~tals in So. Vietnam

Improve Facilities for Civilians

SAIGON (NC) Five new hospitals were opened in South Vietnam in July. They were built by the United States De­ partment of· Defense and the lJ. S. Agency for International Development (AID), mission in Vietnam. They will be handed over to the South Vietnamese ministry of health and· will greatly im­ prove the medical facilities available for Vietnamese eivil­ ians, especially war casualties. One hospital in Chu Lai is already open. . Three of the five will be mil­ itary but will treat civilian war casualties. These three were financed by the U. S. Depaltment of Defense, The two AID-constructed hos­ pitals are pal·t of a group of eight to be opened in the next seven months, The eight range in size from 60 to ,140 beds and are being built in areas that now have inadequate civilian health facilities, They are in­ tended for. civilians but will also receive civilian war casualties, Over the past four years thcre has been an inc.rease jn the

number of Vietnamese civilian war casualties paralleling the rise in the intensity of fighting. In 1964 civilian war casualties made up only 3.7 per cent of the patients in Vietnamese hospitals. In 1965 the figure went to 4.2 per cent; in 19\i6 to 7.5 per cent and in 1967 to 11 per cent. For the first live months of 1968 the percentage has risen sharply to 26 per cent reflecting the sharp rise in injuries following the Viet Cong offensives against the cities and town. Civilian casualties from Viet Cong tenorism and military ac­ tion totaled 49,O:·l7 in all of 1967. This year, in the first five months, the number is almost

Spanish Press Laws Bring More Arrests

MADRID (NC) Spanish rtewsmen of ideologies are being convicted of violations of press laws which were supposedly established as a "li beralization" move. Catholies, liberals, lJod Fa­ langists (members of Spain's only legally recognized politi­ cal pm-ty) are among writers who have been sentenced to jail terms or fined since the govern­

WASHINGTON (NC)-Father ment lifted censorship of copy

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McGUIRE AIR BASE (NC)__ Auxiliary Bishop John C. Rei~ of Trenton believes some priesbl have set a "bad example" by en.­ couraging draft protesters. , Speaking to 200 Air Force servists here in New Jerse)¥ Bishop Reiss said priests w~ joined ant·i-war demonstratione are "not doing what's right." JhI referred to the Baltimore ine~ dent involving Father Phi). Berrigan, S.S.J., when protester!! poured animal blood on dra. files. The Bishop stated "it would ~ foolish to claim there are no i ..... equities in the Selective Servi~ System," but added that "lW) have the means of rectifyinc such inadequacies <) 0 0 throutj;i our representatives in COng1'eSS.6

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Ask Continued State Support VIENNA (NC)-The AlI-HuD­ gary Lutheran Presbytery and the Synodal Council of the Re­ formed Church in Hungary have adopted resolutions marking the 20th anniversary of Church-state agreements and requesting a continuation of flillancial subsi.dy arrangements beyond scheduled expj,ration dates. In separately phrased but nearly identical documents, the church groups both declared that the agl"eements have been tile basis for the development of good ~ations between the churches and the communist government. At the same time, while af­ firming the basic principles of the· agreement, which called for s reduction in the state subsidy of 25 per cent every five years, both church groups expressed gratitude that the full reductions have not taken place and stated that continued financial support is necessary. Of this total, it wa stated, some $2.9 million goes to the Catholic Church, $1.9 million to the Re­ furmed and $600,000 to the Luth­ eran churches. The Jewish com­ munitiy receives about $210,000 and the remainder goes to small­ er religious groups. The report said that while the church-state agreement called for' an end ti>- state aid in 1968, the government has maintained . subsidies-largely for salaries of clergy and support of some church-related high schools and theological seminaries-at about 90 per cent of the original basic amount. It was said that the state . is expected to continue to pro­ vide financ.ial support for the ohurches. '

Paul LaMontagne To Chicago Post Paul H. LaMontagne, a mem­ ber. of Notre Dame Parish, Fall River, has been elected High Secretary for the Catholic Order of, Foresters. He was named at the organization's 38th interna­ tional convention in Boston. The convention was high­ lighted by the presence of Rich­ ard Cardinal Cushing, Archbish­ op of Boston, and John Cardinal Cody, Archbishop of Chicago, High Spiritual Director of the Ca.tholic Order of Foresters, who participated at a concelebroted Mass officially opening the Conventi.on. LaMontagne has been promi­ nently identified with the Cath­ olic Order of Foresters for many years. He has been a member oil its board for the past four years, serving. as High Court Trustee, and he formerly served the New . England area in various capaci.,. . ties .on the executive level. Be will assume his new duties 0ct. 1 and will establish residence m the Greater Chicago area.

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By Patricia Francis Four years ago, Peter A. Lopes made Stang High School history as the first grad­ uate to be appointed to a service academy. Today, 2nd Lt. Lopes is undergoing Ranger training at Fort Benning, Ga., is looking forward to his marriage in Decem.ber to a former Stang classmate and expects to' be heading for Vietnam :within the year. His four years at West Point, his mother ------r,',>' '--'--.\", Mrs. Albert P. Lopes reveals, . '.. ,; fulfilled her 8>On's "always" ambition. "He never wanted to be anything but a cadet at the ac~demy," she says. Si,~ng in the living room of his family home at 68 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford, Peter Lopes grins and agrees. Stang, he says, gave him "good preparation" for: bns four Years· at the Point.· . "I didn't feel lacking in any.; thing," he says, He thinks that proves the value of the North Dartmouth school's curriculum, since his classmates were gradu­ ates of high schools throughout the country. A co-captain of the Stang football team during his Senior year, young Lopes admits "working under Mr. Lynch (then Stang football coach) probably helped." In any event, Cadet Lopes survived four rugged years and was commissioned' a second lieutenant at graduation exer­ cises ·in June. Regis Graduate A month before, his engage­ ment to Carolyn F. Durant ­ a Stang classmate - was an­ I\ounced by her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Duranf of New Bedford. She was graduated from Regis College in June and plans to tea<:h, at least tempo- . rarily. . Life was brighi and shining. Then, in July, his father died suddenly liInd the family was plUnged from joy into ~dness. Now the Lopes are beginning to get back ro a normal routine of living, something Albert Lopes would have wanted. At home OJll a two-month' graduation leave, Peter Lopes admits with some chagrin he has gained "about 10 pounds." He doesn't seem worried about it. Ranger training is rough and the 10 po'lUlds and more are Mkely to be pared from his 5 foot "I incb. f·rame before the course ends ill. October. Now an Army. ~gineer; Lt. Lopes will attend a Branoh 0f-·

Catll10lffic Agencies Aid! QlIJake Victims MANILA (NC) - Catholic charities peJ'60nnel distributed fOod' aDd medicine donated' by U.s. and Catholic relief agencies to surviving victims of tile earth­ QUakes t'bart !'QCked parts of the J'lbillppines. Center of the greatest damage and the largest number of fatal­ ities in the Manila area was a five-story aparimem house m. the down town Chinese section or the ciJty which was toppled by one of two strong tremors that IIJtruck in ilhe morning. Estimates of the number of residents trap­ ped Do the building when it collapsed remged 1\ro.m 650· to .

800. Alter. dlaY6 of digging thrOugh . the ntbble by rescue workers, IIlOme 145 NlSidents were found dead in !lbe ruins out of a gen, ' enll death .,toY·set. at, -apwoxi­ mately 180 in the Manila 'area. . Survivors in the bopsitals .tQtaled 232, bm 200 residentS" 'of 'the apartment building were still ....: missing aIild hope waDed .fOr' ~ ~ I!fl

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The Parish Parade OUR LADY OF ANGELS, FALL RIVER

The annual procession honor­ ing Our Lady of Fatima will be held at 7:30 Saturday night, Sept. 7. Volunteers are requested to aid in packing and cleaning items used last weekend for the annual patronal feastdays. A final meeting of workers will be held at 7 Sunday night, Aug. 18. HOLY REDEEMER, C lIA1 HAM

The parish will hold its an­ nool auction in the church yard on Highland Avenue beginning at 10 Thursday morning, Aug. 22. In case of rain the event will take place in the parish hall. All are invited to attend and seating and refreshments will be avail­ able. ST. JOHN BAPTIST,

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Parishioners are invited to bel present at a conc".~_. _. _~"" and profession of vows cere. mony at 5:15 tomorrow after­ noon, for Sister Regis Mary, LT. PETER A. LOPES AND MOTHER R.S.M. of Nazareth Hall, Fall River. The event marks the first time the profession ceremony ficers Course at Fort Belvoir, gives today's soldier a better­ than-average break in the kind has been held in a parish church Va., from October until Decem­ ber and' then expects "a'bout six of fighting that is going on in instead of the chapel of the Sis­ ters of Mercy. months" ·interim duty at Fort .Vietnam. Devens before going to Vietnam. Mrs. Lopes is proud of her His bride will remain in New son - and her other three chil­ Bedford when he goes to the Far dren, all Stangites. Continued from Page One East. "I think that will be bet­ Gregory, 21, will enter his fraining from the marriage act, .ter for her," he says. junior year at Stonehill College He volunteered for Vietnam in September. He is working as but that marriage act is just duty "because I was going to ·a Jlight orderly at St. Luke's that: an action, an action of total love-giving. And this action, be­ have to do it eventually-some­ Hospital during the summer. ing a love-action, must have all body has to do it-and th~m I . Pvt. William Lopes, 20, en­ the qualities of love, one essen­ hope to goo to school." "His father felt strongly that listed in the Army in February tial ingredient being that love we belonged in Vietnam," Mrs. after attending Bristol Com­ is a total giving. Since it is Lopes injects. "Perhaps the boys munity College. He is stationed total, it cannot exclude fruitful­ . feel as they do because of his with the Signal Corps at Fort ness." GQrdon, Ga. Father Connolly continued: feeling." "A careful and prayerful MargarE~t, 16, the baby of the During his time at home, Peter helped an uncle in a food family, will enter her senior reading of Humanae Vitae will market and got in swimming year at Stang in September. She clearly indicate that the Pope did take into account all of the sessions at relatives' Summer hopes to teach-preferably ex­ available data on the question; home at Perryville on Sconticut ceptional children. Neck in Fairhaven. Peter is first born. That may he did know what he· was talk­ All StaDgites have been prophetic. He made ing about and he does have the T,hursday, he headed for Fort a first in Starig history and now authority to teach in the name Benning and the start of the in­ is beginning a military career of Christ." "The faithful must be taJ:ht tensive training course that that could lead to other "firsts." what the Pope teaches," Father Connolly pointed out, conclud­ ing: "They are not well served by those who cloud the issue with emotional diatribes which can Notre Dame Sociology Professor O'Brien . be 'summed up in the words of those who leave the kingdom of Hit$ United States Welfare.,system God: 'I will not serve.' Disobe­ . SOVTH B~N:Q (NC,> - Tbe tem and not at the personnel.

dience to the Holy Father's de­ United States welfare system is Solutions proposed by O'Brien cree on the part of the faithful a "complete and dismal failure," include revision of existing reg­ can come only from their igno­ a University of Notre Dame s0­ ulations such as eliminating the rance of all that he said; on the ciology professor told social costly eligibility investigations, part of theologians, however, service agency representatives remodeling the social security one is led to conclude that their here. system or substituting a guaran­ .refusal to obey must have less Professor Hugh p,. O'Brien, teed annual ~age. exltenuating circumstances." speaking at a Uriited Commu­ nity Service seminar here in Indiana based his remarks on a threE:-year study on the effects of social services on the poor in inner-city areas, of New York, and Washington. Chicago" O'Brien dil1"oote<l the9tudiY under $500;000· grant from the Office at of Economic Opportunity. ,The. ,Notre Dame professor criticized the welfare bureauc­ ll'8<;y. . for being pre-occupied 'CO~OPERATIVE, with procedures and "turning ~ial ~orkers into ~,ookkeepeJ;S :1, 15 WILLIAM 5To NEW BEDFORD, Mt\S5. inStelld of helperl;~" He'said that JUs ~ckB are aimed. at the sys­

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Human Relations, Workshop Theme For Edutators WASHINGTON (NC) The dynamics of human re­ lations will be the· theme m two workshops to be con­ duoted under the sponsorship of the National Catholic Educa­ 'tional Association (NCEA). '.. The first will be held Sept. 14-17 at, Presentation College, Gatos, ·Calif.; the second Oct. 5­ 8 at S,t. John's Seminary, Plym­ . outh, Mich. The purpOse or the workshops is to train' Catholic educational Qdministrators in methods and techniques of conducting human relations programs. Educators from the Midwest and the Far West will participate in the pro­ gram, which is being supported by, a grant from the Joseph F~ls Foundation of New York. Max Birnbaum, associate pro­ fessor of human relations at Boston University and director of the Boston University Human Relations Laboratory, will direct --the workshops. Practical Methods "These workshops will be psy­ chologically oriented bath in procedure and content," said Father C. Albert Koob, O. Praem., NCEA executive secre­ tary. "They' will not deal with specific issues that cause tensions . but rather with the practical method of handling relation-' ships." He sai'd the workshops are ex­ pected to help the administrators learn more about developing sensitivity to issues, in resolving basic disagreements among per­ sons, and iii. coping with emo­ tional stress' as a factor inhuman relations.

Sell'!ldls Sympathy VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope Paul VI has sent telegrams of condolence for two Italian transportation disasters. A jet airplane crashed near Milan with 94 persons aboard, killing i2. In southern Italy, near Benevento, an excursion coach carrying 80 children burst into flames. Three of the chil­ dren and a teacher perish~.

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CHESTNUT HILL (NC)-The secretary general of the Society of Jesus has declared that the philosophy of "integral human­ ism" ,could be the answer to the quest of the developing na­ tions. Speaking at a Boston College in:iernational institute on ihe Church and Developing Nations" Father, John. Correia-AfoflsO,' S. " J., said that -all nations need 'this .Philos0l;'hy for. ';th~re i~' ,often .an undernourishment of' minds ':Whic~~ )s.po jess debasing,'than iuidernourished bodies." T·he· Jesuit official, who was the soCiety's' provincial in Born": bay before his Rome assignment; said: "Christians, faced with a cultural' and' spiritual crisis in the d.eveloping. countries, ·must present' and Qea'r witness to a full and true idea of man, and help these countries to. express it' in the new social structures they are elaborating." ' . Father Correia-Afonso said there are three responsibilities for Western Christianity in the challenge of technology to the spiritual realm of the develop­ ing areas. He said: "We must participate in the shaping of those major technological forces which. will 'continue to have such a decisive influence on the world." He added that this participa­ tion includes the development of soc i 0 - economic institutions which are adequate for the open society which technology creates. Christians must also work through world organizations and international conferences in meeting the challenge of tech­ nology. Finally, he said, "experiments. must be continued of sending lay people, genliinely concern-:

PapOlI AplPointmel!1lt~ VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope Paul VI· has named Bishop Vi­ cente Faustino Zazpe to be co,:, adjutor with the right of succes­ sion to 81-year-old Nicolas Car':' dinal Fasolino of Santa Fe, Ar­ gentina. He was bishop of Ra­ faela, Argentina, at the time of the promotioL'

ed a:bout a humanization of the technological revolution, to work side by side with people in the developing nations who have a like preoccupation." Father Correia-Afonso. also

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