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Wright Funeral Friday in West Roxbury

Cardinal John Wright, the highest ranking American in the Vatican, who for 10 years cared for the spiritual and material needs of diocesan priests around the world, will be buried tomorrow in his family's plot in Holyrood Cemetery, Brookline.

The cardinal died last Friday at age 70 at Youville Rehabilitation and Chronic) Disease Hospital in Cambridge. His funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 tomorrow morning at Holy Name Church in West Roxbury, where he will lie in state from 2 to 9 p.m. today. Cardinal Humberto Medeiros. will be chief concelebrant and lBishop Vincent M. Leonard of Pittsburgh will be homilist.

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin issued the following statement on Cardinal Wright's death: I am deeply saddened to learn of the death of John Cardinal Wright. The world is sadder for his passing.

While we mourn the loss of this outstanding Cardinal of the Church, we thank God for having given to us.

"Behold the great 'Priest" are the Biblical words that come to mind when we recall his life and ministry.

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paid to Pope St. Pius X, who ereded the Fall River Diocese in 1904. On his feastday, Tuesday, Aug. 21, ~ishop Daniel A. Cronin will celebrate a special

Mass at 9 a.m. at St. Pius X Church, South Yarmouth. All members of the diocese. are invited to be present.

This portrait of the pontiff hangs in the Diocesan Archives Building and is inscribed by the saint with an apostolic benediction for the late Bishop James E. Cassidy.

Cardinal Wright. We convey the expression of our sympathy to His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, who has lost such a devoted colJaborator ,in his capacity as Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of the Clergy. We express our condolences to Cardinal Wright's family to whom he was so affectionately hound.

In my' own name personally 1 express deep sadness at the loss of a friend whom I have . Turn to Page Ten

New England Awaits First Papal Visit

The death of Cardinal John fore reaching the nation's capiWright has not altered plans for tal.

There the archdiocese of 'Pope John Paul n to make Boston his first stop on 'his October Washington has reserved the grassy mall between the Capitour of the United States.

From Boston he is expected" tol and the Washington Monuto go to New York, ,Philadelphia ment for a possible papal Mass and Chicago, ending his five or on Oct. 5,6 or 7.

As many as 1 million worsix day visit with a trip to Washington for a meeting with shippers and observers could be attracted to such a Mass, acPresident Carter.

The ,pope is expected to ar路 cording to a U.S. park service Turn to Page Seven rive in Boston from Ireland the early afternoon of Monday, Oct. 1, to stay until about 10 Tuesday morning. In the hours between he will celebrate a Mass, almost certainly outdoors.

BOSTON (NC) - The MassaA site has not yet been choBishop Daniel A. Cronin has sen, but areas that would ac- chusetts Supreme Court has announced that. as part of an commodate the hundreds of ruled that employing chaplains ongoing diocesan effort, a con- thousands expected to attend to begin sessions of the state gress on evangelization will be include City Hall Plaza, the Es- Senate and House with rrayers held Saturday, Oct. 13 at Bish- planade, Fenway Park, Schaefer does not violate either the Massop Gerrard High School, Fall Stadium and the new Kennedy achusetts or U.S. Constitutions.

River. It will be attended by lay Library, expected to be com"There is no evidence that a representatives from every par- plete by the end of September. great degree of goverment enish of the diocese.

Vatican officials will make the tanglement with religion is occa路 Sessions will be conducted by final decision on this and other sioned by the employment of Father Alvin A. Illig, CSP, execu- details of the pope's visit, .but 1egislative. chaplains," Justice tive director of the American" arrangements will not be con- Francis J. Quirico said in路 the bishops' ad hoc committee on cluded until after Cardinal unanimous I6-page decision. evangelization.

Wright's funeral tomorrow.

The court denied a request for Father Illig has been in the It is expected that the pontiff an injunction made by former Fall River diocese on路 several re- will visit Harvard University, state Rep. H. Thomas Colo of cent occasions. He delivered the where in 1976 he lectured as a Athol and - 29 other taxpayers, . keynote address last spring at cardinal, and he might address who sought to stop payment of the annual convention of the students from the area's many a $9,550 salary to the State Diocesan Concil of Catholic colleges and universities at a chaplain, Msgr. Christopher P. Women; and last October con- gathering in Harvard Stadium.

Griffin, and of a $7,883 salary to ducted a conference on evangelAlso on the tentative agenda Msgr. George Kerr, the House ization in Hyannis for the bish- is a tour of one of Boston's poor chaplain. ops of New England, follow- sections, possibly the South End. . The court said also the aping it with a meeting for the Pope John 'Paul will spend the pointment of only Catholic chappriests of the diocese. night at the residence of Car- lains for the past 20 years does not show that anyone else has Father Horace Travassos, di- dinal Humberto Medeiros. ocesan liaison to the bishops' In New York he will address been denied appointment or that committee, is in charge of ar- the United Nations on Oct. 2, hiring decisions were based on rangements for the October going from the Empire state to religious discrimination. meeting.

Philadelphia and Chicago, beTurn to Page Seven

Evangelization Parley Planne"d

In this Year of Jubilee, special tribute will be

The very mention of his. name, John Wright, was sufficient to indicate to the heavens the extraordinary qualities of mind and soul that became synonymous with him: brilliance, wit, insight, holiness, priestly dedication and steadfast loyalty to the See of Rome and the person of the Vicar of Christ.

In the name of the clergy, religious and faithful of the Diocese of Fall River, I express heartfelt sorrow on the death of

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IDGH POINT of the diocesan pilgrimage was the papal audience. Top . from left, F~ther John F. Moore, Msgr. John J. Oliveira and Father Daniel

F. Hoye are greeted by}>ope John Paul II; bottom, he extends his hand to Mariano Ferreira of Fa:lfRiver whose wife stands behind his wheelchair.

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State Must Fund Abortion Cases

No Truce Set For Papal Visit

,BOSTON (NC) - The First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston has ruled that Massachusetts may not restrict Medicaid abortion payments beyond restrictions in federal law.

The ruling applied to a rider on the state's appropriations bill for fiscal year 1980. A similar ruling on a similar rider last year is stiU before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Federal law allows federal

~:~:~ts a f%o:::~iO~:e,n:~~~ carrying the fetus to term would lead to severe, long-lasting physical health damage to the mother or if a pregnancy results from rape or incest.

The Massachusetts rider allows state Medicaid payments only if a mother's life is endangered.

There were about 6,000 abortions in Masacbusetts last year.

Bishop Lamont K of C Sp~aker - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - An outspoken, Irish-born bishop, ousted from Rhodesia by th~ former Ian Smith government, will speak at an international meeting of the Knights of Columbus in San Diego from Aug. 21 to 23.

'Supreme Knight Virgil C. Dechant announced at the Catholic fraternal society's headquarters here that Bishop Donal R. Lamont, O. Carm., of Umtali, Zimbabwe Rhodesia, will address delegates and gue~s at the 97th annual convention of the Supreme Council, the Knights' highest legislative and policy body. He will speak on "The Church and Social Justice."

Diocesan Photos In Taunton Area Edward S. Franco, president of the Taunton Particular Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, has announced the Taunton area viewing schedule for the traveling display of Diocesan Jubilee photographs: Through Aug. 18: Bank United, Taunton; Aug. 20-25: Taunton Co-op Bank, Taunton; Aug. 27-Sept. 1: Taunton Co-op Bank, Taunton.

Sept, 3-14: Knights of Columbus, Taunton; Sept. 17-21: Bay Bank United, Easton; Sept. 2428: North Easton Savings Bank, No. Easton. .

Oct. 1-6: Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant, Taunton; Oct. 813: Taunton Public Library, Taunton.

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31 AREA PARISHES were represented at a planning meeting for the Fall River Area Jubilee 75 dinner dance. Among principals arranging the event, are, from left, Bernard Tomlinson, tickets; Mrs. Raymond Poisson, tickets; Mrs. Aubrey Armstrong, general chairman; Miss Claire O'Toole, program. (Torchia Photo)

Fall River Jubilee Dinne r • Dance Set

rBELFAST, Northern Ireland (NC) - A leader of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), the guerrilla organization seeking- to end British rule of Northern Ireland, said the IRA will not call a ceasefire during the ~hree-day visit by Pope John Paul U to the Irish Republic.

The IRA leader said that when the guerrilla organization had called unilateral ceasefires in the past, they had been broken either

by British soldiers or Protestant extremists.

Northern Ireland police and British army officials said they feared that the IRA may actually step up the level of its bombing . and shooting during the papal visit in order to attract world attention to Northern Ireland, which the pope will not visit.

Mission Staff , Is Kidnapped

Thirty-one area parishes were cil of Catholic Women and St. Mrs. Joseph Belanger, Swansea represented at a meeting of the Vincent de ,Paul Society are co- and Somerset; Mrs. - Richard VATICAN CITY (NC) - The Bernardo, Westport; Mrs. RuFall River area '75 Jubilee Ban- sponsors of the affair. entire staff of a Catholic mission \ dolph Ouellettte, Bernard TomMrs. A'ubrey M. Armstrong is quet Committee. The dinnerin Zimbabwe Rhodesia - 40 per. linson, Mrs. John Silvia and dance will be held at the Venus general chairman, and has apde dMilO restaurant in Swansea pointed the following to assist Mrs. James Correira, Fall River. sons in all - has been kidnapped by guerrillas, Vatican Radio.

Sun ay evening, Nov. 25. her: Program area c~airmen include announced. . .

Prior to the dinner, Bishop Daniel .A. Cronin will be the _ P.rogram co-chairmen MISS Mrs. Ronald Rodriques, SwanThe report said the Maryprincipal celebrant of a Mass at Claire .O'Tool~ and Mrs. M.anuel sea and Somerset; Harry Mosher mount Mission, located about 15 St. Mary's Cathedral.

Nogueira; Ticket. co-chairmen Jr., Westport; Joseph Gromada, miles from the Mozambique The Fall River District Coun- Mrs. Raymond. POIsson .a?d Mrs. Raymond Boulay, Mrs. Paul Le- border, was found plundered and Norman MeSSier; Pubhclty and cour, and Mrs. John Oliveira, deserted by West German Jesuit Invitations, Mrs. James A. 0' Fall River.

Father Karl Steffans, its founder.

Brien Jr., and Miss Margaret M. The kidnapped group includes Robert' Coggeshall has charge Lahey. a Jesuit priest, siX sisters, two of decorations.

Reservations, Mrs. Anthony J. novices, four .lay nurses, other lay helpers and their families. . RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (NC) Geary and Mrs. Michael J. McHoly Drama Zimbabwe Rhodesian police be- Although there is no official Mahon; Hospitality, Mrs. RobL. IBernier, Mrs. Irene Perert lieved they were taken in the "The story you write through confirmation of a 1980 visit by your life is a holy and an impor- direction of Mozambique. ·Pope John Paul II to Brazil, eira. church 'and public officials alLiaison for the District Coun- tant drama. No one can write it ••••••••*,,-. ready are engaged in prepara- cil is Miss O'Toole and Joseph but you. Give it the care it detions to welcome him.

Gromada is liaison for the Vin- serves and it will last forever."

Significant in a series of an- centians.

- Fr. Thomas J. Gorman in Hi- cDGOD'S ANCHOR HOLDS nouncements was . one from Area ticket <lhairmen include Time Archbishop Carmine Rocco, apostolic nuncio to Brazil, during a meeting in July with church and public authorities at the national shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida near Sao Paulo.

"If the sovereign pontiff comes to Brazil in July or A'ugust (of 1l:)80), Aparecida is certainly 09 his itinerary," the nuncio said, according to Jornal de easton, ma Aparecida, the shrine publication. REGISTRATION: September 5-7 FALL EVENING COURSES Of Brazil's more than 110 milWE ARE JUST MINUTES AWAY: lion people, about 90 percent BEGIN SEPTEMBER 13 profess Catholicism. This "makes one minute from the Brockton/Easton exits of Brazil the country with the Route 24 Expressway and just minutes from Study And Learn This Fall: largest Catholic population.

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High church sources said Pope John Paul may plan his visit to • For career advancement AMPLE PARKING SPACE coincide with the national Eu• For credits toward an undergraduate degree charistic Congress, to be held in For a Free Fall Brochure, call or write: • For cultural enrichment Fortaleza in July, and with cere(617) 238-1081, ext. 378. monies commemorating the esEvening degree programs in: tablishment of the Latin American Bishops' Council (CELAM) • BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION in 1955.

AN STONEHILL COLLEGE • PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Jornal de Aparecida said EVENING DIVISION ' .

• HEALTH ADMINISTRATION meeting with Archbishop Rocca EASTON, MA 02356 were Coadjutor Archbishop Ger• PSYCHOLOGY aldo Maria de Morais Pineda of Name : .

• SOCIOLOGY Aparecida, the mayor of Parecida and other shrine officials.

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Discussed. was a tentative itin• LAW ENFORCEMENT erary and plans to welcome the City State Zip . pope, it said.

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An American Embarrassment

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It is more than unfortunate that thl!i nation, which is

home to more than 50 million Catholics, still refuses full diplomatic representation to the state of the Vatican. This certainly will be a unique factor in arrangements for the proposed trip of the Holy Father to the United States.

It certainly would. be a horrendous situation if the present incumbent in the White House decided to receive Pope John Paul merely as a distinguished visitor.

This would put the pope in the same category as Elton John or the Bee Gees.

This aside, the entire status of U.S.-Vatican relations is merely symptomatic of the persistent mood of antiCatholicism that is still a cancer in the American body politic.

In a recent survey conducted by the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, evidence of this enduring bigotry was found 1.0 exist on all levels of American life, but especially in the media.

Bold, blatant and open were words frequently used by the League members to describe anti-Catholicism in this country today. Members stated that Catholics are insulted, ridiculed an,d made the butt of vicious jokes by all forms of the media. They were also ready to point out that the prejudiced remarks made by some members of the press would not be tolerated by other religious or ethnic groups. Many League members also indicated that the intensity of anti-Catholicism varies according to geographical regions.

While the m'edia were most frequently cited as the moving force behind anti-Catholicism, liberals, intellectuals, corporate officers and well-entrenched government officials were also singled out for piased and intolerant attitudes. It was clearly stated that this prejudice becomes increasingly more prevalent as one ascends the ladder of so-called American success.

Now, there are those who would state that this indictment of the American conscience must also be seen in the light of the total American society.

There are many who would explain this unique in"tolerance by reflecting that is is not so much anti-Catholicism that pervades our land as it is' the secularist anti--religion forces that now dominate the mass media, the arts, the federal courts, prestige universities and powerful segments of. our bureaucratic government' agencies. However, this attitude seems to be but a modem refinement of a basic hostility to the Catholic Church that still 'lingers in the United States.

If Catholics would only realize their political clout by virtue of their sheer numbers, they wouid certainly see a change in attitude from Washington to their own communities.

If Catholics would only take'. the time and effort to write in protest to their congressmen and local elected officials when blatant anti-Catholicism permeates government, you could be sure that it would never happen again.

If Catholics would only try to understand that this nation is one of the few governments that still refuses to recognize the state of the Vatican, then the visit of Pope John Paul might be free from the worry of public embarrassment.

In short, if Catholics thems~lves cared, there would be a decided change in official attitudes on all levels of American life.

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Food Conference Asks Agrarian Reform ROME (NC) - Agrarian reform calls for a transformation of rural life and activities, centering on eradication of poverty and the improvement of human nutrition, said delegates to this summer's World Food Conference in Rome.

That conclusion was among key points in an Action program approved by representatives of 145 nations at the eight-day meeting sponsored by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

The document 'emphasized the need for action by governments and local groups to achieve agrarian goals. It said women should play a major ,role in rural . affairs.

Specifically, delegates called for rural access to land, water and other natural resources; adequate education, training and extension services; and guarantees that the rights of rural people to be involved in the development process be respected.

Catholic groups played a significant role in the meeting, which featured an address by Pope John Paul II during an audience / with some 800 conference participants in the Vatican's Hall of Benediction. . "It. Is now clear, on the basis of experience, how necessary it is.to correct the one-sided industrialization of a country, and to abandon the utopian expectation that' industrialization will cer-

tainly and directly lead to economic development and civil pro路 gress for everyone," the pope said.

"Love f.or the land and for work on the land is not an invitation to a nostalgic return to the past, but an affirmation of agriculture as the basis of healthy economy in the totality of the development and civil progress of each country and of th~ whole world," he added.

The pope endorsed "reforms aimed at reducing the gap between the prosperity of the rich and the anxiety and need for the poor," a call thp. rtelegates seeIl"'ed to take to heart.

Msgr. Agostino Ferrari-Toni010, the Vatican's permanent observer to FAO, headed the Holy See's delegation to the conference. He said in an intervention that the meeting was concerned with "each a,spect of life and activity, not only agricultural, in the rural world."

Other interventions came from such groups as, Caritas International, the Federation of Catholic Men and the International Catholic Union of, the press.

Denis Cangy, head of the. Caritas delegation, said ..路agrarian reform must "take irito account economic problems, technologies, and the human and' social aspepts of development."

'Progress, he said,: is- not only tied to means aild material

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goods "but also to a social organization in which there is reo spect for man and value for the dynamic aspects of his culture."

Andrew Young, U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, said a fundamental American tenet is to encourage the observance of human rights, including access to food, shelter, health care and education.

But, he said, "unless there is recognition of civil and political rights, economic assistance, we believe, will not be able to serve the needs of the ultimate beneficiaries."

'Piotr Andrevich Paskar, first deputy chairman of the Soviet Union's National Planning Commission, said rural development in the Third World must struggle against two negative factors - the presence of multinational corporations in developing countries and international. trade laws which favor developed nations.

The concrete results of the world conference may not be known for many years, yet Edward Saouma, FAO director general, said he was optimistic despite the presence of "literally crippling poverty, h\lnger, sickness ano ignorance" in the world.

"Rescue is possible," he said.'

"Let us not set rhetorical targets which are bound to create disillusion. But let us also not be despairingly pessimistic."

New Equipment At St. Anne's A C-Arm portable fluoroscopy unit and a Zeiss operation microscope have been added to operating room equipment at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River.

Officials said the C-arm unit will provide X-ray views of patients while surgery is in progress and that the microscope will permit eye surgery and other microsurgical procedures to be carried out.

FARMER SKIP JONES, second left, and Sister Desiree Trainer, SP, third left, in midst of the action at Fall River farmers' market. (Torchia Photo)

Retired Sister Desiree Responsible For Fall River Farmers' Market

By Pat McGowan Sister Desiree Trainer, 73, is a retired English professor. Her official retirement project is ~e editing of a newsletter for her community, the Sisters of Providence.

That you'd expect. What you wouldn't expect is that this tiny greyhaired bundle of energy is also the moving spirit behind Fall River's new and hugely successful farmer's market, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through Oct. 27 in Kennedy Park and just yesterday, in response to popular demand, added a 4 to 8 p.m. session every Wednesday. ("I'm so glad we began that on the feast of the Assumption," said Sister Desiree.)

The project is drawing thousands to snatch up dew-fresh corn, right-from-the-hen eggs, free recipe leaflets and a dazzling variety of other locally produced fruits, vegetables, flowers and even live hens and rabbits.

It's fun for everyone: producers because they're meeting the people who actually use their output; consumers because they're enjoying, some for the first time, truly fresh foods.

At her community convent on Fall River's 'Madison Street, Sister Desiree discussed the beginnings of her project. She said it proves that "no seed ever grows the way it went into the ground."

What she really intended was to start a cooperative cannery as a means of attacking community problems of malnutrition and actual hunger. The idea was sparked when she saw a' documentary on such a cannery hosted by Boston television personality Jack Borden.

"He stressed how much money a family' could s!1ve and I thought 'what a good thing for Fall River,''' she recounted.

She contacted Borden, who put her in touch with John Fitzgerald of St. Joseph parish, Fall .River, director of marketing for the' Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture. . Soon the two had involved : Citizens for Citizens, an umbrell~ organization for various

Fall River area community outreach programs. It was then decided that a cannery would require too much capital and that a farmers' market would be a better initial approach to the hunger problem.

So, with zero funding, Sister Desiree found herself in a whirl of attending "market masters" meetings, and rounding up a board of directors for what was dubbed FACT, a not-for-profit Food Alternatives Community Team.

Members include Father David Hare, SJ of Bishop Connolly High School and Unitarian minister Rev. Bruno Visco, as well as farmers and a number of Citizens for Citizens representatives. Grants have included a contribution from the diocesan Campaign for Human Development.

Sister Desiree is FACT president and she doesn't miss an opportunity to tell people that both contr1butions and volunteer assistance are still needed and welcomed.

Everything came together on a July morning. Rep. Margaret Heckler, Fall River city officials and CFC personnel participated in a brief' speaking program, strolling musicians and free children's pony rides made the occasion festive and 12 farmers and 1500 customers kicked off the market operation itself. By the second week, reported Marilyn Halter, market master, there were 27 farmers and 3,000 buyers; and the upward spiral has continued, undeterred even by a rainy Saturday and consequent wet produce.

"U was one of the best starts of any farmers' market in the state," jubilantly reported Ms. Halter after attending a masters' meeting.

As .for Sister Desiree, she says her retirement career is, among other things, providing her with a new depth of understanding of scripture. ( . "There is so much in the Bible about the growing and distribution of food," she said.

This winter she expects t~ devote a good' deal of time to market expansion' plans.

Then there's that canners' co-

operative. rf you've met Sister Desiree,. you're pretty sure it's only a matter of time before she'll have that off the ground too.

Both pieces of equipment are newly developed. The C-arm not only provides clear images of parts of the body inaccessible" to other radiology tools but is capable of storing information for later use. It will be used primar. ily in orthopedic surgery but is also valuable in installation of pacemakers.

Features of the microscope include motorized zoom and focusing functions, freeing the surIgeon to concentrate on operating procedures. It is anticipated that the new tool will eventually also be used in neurosurgical operations.

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'Tall 10-Year-Olds" Shou Id Be Pitied, Not Hated

By REV. ANDREW M. GREELEY

If I were asked to nomin-

ate the wor~t Catholic book of the year, I would unhesitatingly give the awarcl' to Boston College Professor Mary ~aly for her monstrosity "Gyn/ Ecology."

The book is man-hating, pseudo-scholarly gibberish and an outraged cry of protesf from a woman who is offended by

By MARY CARSON

Today's religion teachers seem to be earnestly trying to make the study ,of religion a living understanding of the faith as it applies to stu-

the fact that God has made her one who has the presumably Mary Durkin, while clearly dis- ology, far from being man~hat­ a woman and even,more offend- human notion that words poss- ~ associating herself from Ms. Da- ing, ought to be man-pitying. ed that God has arranged to . ess some sort of meaning. ly's man-hating, persists in conIt ought to view men as pacontinue the human race Yet "Gyn/Ecology" has been sidering "Gyn/Ecology" as a . thetic "tall. 10-year-olds" who through sexual differentiation. treated very gingerly by review- serious theological exercise (des- live in a world where the adMs. Daley's reaction both to ers in Catholic journals, appar- pite Ms. Daly's rejection of mirable human qualities of tenher own womanhood and to sex- ently on the basis that just as theological methodology). [n derness, sympathy, affection and ual, differenti!ltion is to sh~e you can't say anything critical fact, "Gyn/Ecology" is really grace are forbidden them. I do her fist in defiance of God and about books by blacks and you made up of the kind of material not see that the purpose of raditry to persuade otner women to , can't say anything critical about·~ you would put in fruitcakes and ciil feminist theorizing is at all join her in her revolt against books by radical feminists (the I cannot imagine why Dr. Dur- served by pretending that Mary men as men and against their corollary to this is that you are kin does not say simply that the Daly write~ anything more than own biological womenhood. not supposed to say anything" 'book is filled with craziness, baloney- not to use more scaAll of this is nonsense. "Gyn/ good about books by me, but that multi-layered, polyvalent, dense- tological·terminology.

Ecology" is proposed by Ms. Da- is another matter). ly packed craziness.

«Does this critique of Dr. ly as feminist thought. However, 'No CatMlic reviewer ,seems I think it quite possible for Durkin's review mean that my it is virtually non/sense, inco- all that ready to stand up and there to be a radical feminist sibling and I quarrel? Of course herent and incomprehensible, say the empress has no clothes. theology, though my predisposi- not, we argue! What else do you not merely to men but to anyThus, in "The Critic," Dr. tion is to think that such the- expect from Irish siblings!)

dents' daily lives.

They encourage children to question, to know why they believe - and they seem to be doing a very thorough job. Our children come home with thoughts and observations 1. didn't even know existed when I was their age.

One son came home one day, all enthused about the possibility of life on other planets. It was, obvious he clearly understood the theory, and had grasped an

understanding of the scope of creation. ',My husband and I were impressed with the change in teaching: methods. My husband recallid ,a typical experience from his' s~hool days. He had been cali e4' on for a question in religion. ',Not being able to remember ,the answer word for word, ,apologized, but offered to explain what it meant. He was told;' ,"It' doesn't matter whether you,kriow what it means, you God~s

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must know the answer by heart!"

Yet, another mother complained to me, "Children today don't 'know' their, religion. They do an awful lot, ',of talking, but they don't know the 'facts. How many of your children can recite the 10 commandments?"

I didn't know, Imt decided to find out. Out of, six 'who should have been able,' only one could actually say' them word for word.'

But they all know and respect

God. They participate in Mass aild Communion every Sunday and holy day . . . even when they are away camping. They not only respect others' property, but have no use for senseless destruction. They know they should never steal, but that it is even more important to give.

After the whole session, it seemed that while they couldn't recite the words, they knew, and were living the meaning of the commandments.

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When President Carter fired Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Joseph Califano, the Wall Street Journal criticized him for firing the only Catholic in his cabinet.

But Carter has named two Catholics to ,his new cab'inet and may have a third waiting in the wings. His attorney general, Benjamin Civiletti, and secretary of housing and urban development, Moon Landrieu, are Cath~

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olic, as is Jerry Apodaca, former Catholic and tDemocratic activist. governor of New Mexico who is ATc,hbishop Philip Hannan of in the running to head the new New .Orleans, a friend of the Department of Education if Con- . Laqdiieu family, describes him gress approves it. as ~'a' very devoted family man" Appointment of a black, or ,who "believes very deeply in the or Catholic or Jew or Hispanic pnnciples of social justice." to a high level post does not in- : 'He said the whole family sure votes from the appointee's ,Landrieu's wife, Verna, and nine ethnic or religious group, but children ,(all their names begin can be important as a link to va~, with "M") - is "tightly knit and rious communities and as a sym- very personable." bol and legitimaCY. Hispanic Emile Comar, general manager leaders like Apodaca, for exampue, argue that Hispanics will of the Clarion Herald, New Ornot take their proper role in Am- leans archdiocesan newspaper, . erican politics until they have a said Landrieu stood virtually alone in the state legislature in Cabinet officer.

Landrieu, 49, former mayor of the early 1960s in opposing segNew Orleans and chairman of regation policies. the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Archbishop Hann~n notes that is a colorful, figure with a na- Landrieu remodeled the house tional reputation in the Califano his family has lived in for years mold as an outspoken, liberal to stay in his old neighborhood,

and his most recent venture was' to the Special Olympics in Brockport, N. - Y. with cousin MARILYN who is a teacher of the . deaf and who had a student RODER'CK competing in the Olympic· events.

Jason said the Olympics were When you have teenagers very meaningful and I'm sur~ you become a combination they were; but so is my phone tour guide and travel agent, bill: five calls from North Caro-. minus compensation. It's lina, three from upstate New confusing enough to have two York - oh well, just thi.nk how college students who need con- broadening travel is, and this stant updating on train and bus week all I have to worry about schedules, but this summer my is whether my daughter, can 13-year-old has become. the catch the Bridgeport ferry to Henry Kissinger of the freshman ,Port, Jefferson, N.Y. or whether set. we will have to drive her there.

Today's children travel to disHis first trip ,was a 23-hour bus journ~y to North Carolina tant places the way we traveled

to New York or Boston, far away cities become realities for them and despite the worry on the home scene I really do think it is a wonderful adventure.

The ironic part, however, is that Mom and Dad would settle for a day in Plymouth even at a Boy Scout camp, but we can't find anyone to arrange a trip for us.

Every good cook should have a very special cheesecake resipe and this one from Barbara Hewitt of Swansea is just that.

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now racially mIXed. Civiletti, 44, has kept a much lower profi.le than Landrieu.

IFather Dennis, 'Tinder of the Baltimore archdiocesan vocations office knew Civiletti several years ago when both were in the' same parish. Father Tinder described the parish as one with two factions - one very enthusiastic - and a pastor who did not want to share responsibility.

He said Civiletti helped both sides to learn live together and helped write a parish council constitution that both. the pastor and the reformers found comfortable. "I don't think it would have happened if he hadn't been there," Father Tinder said.

He said Civiletti is at his best in that kind of behind-the-scenes work, but added that Civiletti,

publicly not a colorful figure, is "great 'to go out with socially he can keep a conversation going for hours."

Civiletti apparently used that behind-the-scenes ability in getting a coalition of Hispanic groups to drop their opposition to his nomination. The coalition said that Civiletti has ignored Hispanics' rights, particularly in a series of police brutality cases.

But the Hispanics changed their position to watchful caution after Civiletti met with their representatives and promised to set up a Hispanic Advisory Council at the Justice Department.

Carter's political aides believe Civiletti's appointment as the nation's top law-enforcement officer will be welcomed by italian-Americans who often complain about Mafia. sterotypes.

2 8-ounce packages of softened cream cheese ,/ 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 pint sour cream Topping 1 cup fresh strawberries plus 1 to 2 cups whole strawberries 1 Yz tablespoons cornstarch Yz to % cup sugar . red food coloring 1) For crust, mix together the cracker crumbs, 2 tablespoons sugar and melted butter. Pat crust mixture on sides and bottom of springform pan. Reserve 'i4 cup for topping.

2) Beat the 6 separated egg whites until very stiff. Set aside.

3) Beat the 6 egg yolks until lemony with 1 cup sugar at low

speed. Add the softened cream cheese, vanilla, lemon juice and sour cream. Mix well and fold in the egg whites. Pour into spring;form pan. Bake in a 310 degree oven for 1 hour.

4) Open oven door partially and leave in for one more hour.

Let cool and then remove sides of pan..

5) Prepare topping by crushing the 1 cup berries. Add the 1 cup water and cQok 2 minutes.

Sieve. Mix together the cornstarch and % cup sugar. Stir into hot berry mixture. Bring to boil and cook until thick and clear. Add few drops red food coloring. Cool to room temperature. Place 1 to 2 cups berries on cake and pour on glaze.

Letters are welcomed, but sho~ld be no more than 200 words. The editor reserves the right to condense or edit, If deemed necessary. All letters must be signed and mclude a home or business address.

Code Changes Dear Editor: This organization is deeply concerned over the planned changes in the Federal Criminal Code which are to' be acted on in September by the United States Congress. ,In fact, all laws against obscenity and pornography are destined to be wiped out. As an organization, Morality in Media is dedicated to arousing an alert public opinion for the promotion and preservation of the integrity of family life and sexualresponsibility in the media. We address ourselves to the traffic in pornography and obscenity which is now rampant in our nation, having reached a foul business of over $4 billion an-' nually. , We endeavor to cooperate with law enforcement agencies in support of existing legislation relating to the public media, in order to reach at least the minimum standards of public decency for our citizens. We believe the elimination of all federal obscenity laws would be a serious blow to the public welfare, ;public safety, public health and general common good of our people.

Warren A. Murray, President Morality in Media of Massachusetts

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Letters to the Editor

CRS Reports Aid At Record High . SECRETARIAT OF STATE

FROM THe VATICAN.

July 21; 1979 ,

Dear Father Folster, H~s Holiness Pope John Paul II was pleased ~o receive the kind message that yo~ sent to him at the beginning of his papal ministry of service to -the entire Church, and'he has directed me to assure you of his appreci~tion. In particular ,he thanks, you for your prayere.

Th~ Holy Father invokes upon you and your parishioners of Saint Anne Parish and Shrine strength and joy in the Lord Jesus. He asks Mary Mother of Christ and Mother of the Church to guard and protect you, and in the love of the Savior he imparts his Apostolic Blessing.

With every good wish, I remain Sincerely yours,

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Magr. A. Lanzoni ' Department 'Head

The Reverend John R. Folster Saint Anne Parish and Shrine 818 Middle Street Fall River, Massachusetts 02722 ,

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NEW YORK (NC) - Catholic to the annual Thanksgiving Relief Serv:ic~s aided some 14 Clothing Collection CRS shipmillion persons last year while ped 10.8 million pounds of !!pending a record $291 million clothing and bedding valued in 86 count!ies in Africa, Latin at more than $15.8 million to 38 America and other parts of the countries. Operation Rice Bowl, world, Bishop Edwin B. Brader- a lenten program of sacrifice ick, executive director of CRS, and almsgiving, raised $3.5 million for overseas relief. One announced. . Bishop Broderick was com- fourth of the money donated to menting on the agency's report the program was utilized in the of its 1978 operation,s. He de- -participating dioceses for local scribed the report as "a tally projects to assist the hungry sheet of the accountability of and meet other needs.

CRS to its donors and to those The federal government gave who have turned to the Cath- the agency food valued at $126 olics of America for help and million for its school-feeding Christian love." programs, mother-child health The record expenditures of programs, and food-for-work the overseas aid agency of U.S. totaling $57.4 million were made Catholics, 'up from $237 million to CRS to support 34 projects a year earlier, stemmed in part and to reimburse the agency for from itensified programs in Nic- the cost of shipping supplies aragua, the Sahel area of Africa overseas. and Thailand. About 1,100 proDuring the year CRS helped jects other than food programs victims of 35 major emergenaccounts for $120 million. cies in 31 countries. Food and Donors who responded to the ,other help was provided to an agency's annual appeal in' 1978 estimated 1.5 million refugees contributed $8.3 million to meet or displaced persons in 25 counexpenses. With the help of gifts tries.

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MEMBERS OF St. Anne's parish, Fall River, were delighted to receive this letter from the Vatican Secretariat of State, acknowledging their message of congratulations to Pope John Paul II on the occasiori of his eiection.

Papal Visit Continued from Page One make specific preparations for spokesman who said permission activities there.

He indicated that the Washfor such an event was granted ington Archdiocese's reservation immediately.

Russell Shaw, secretary of of the mall is only part of its public affairs for the National contingency planning for the paConference of Catholic Bishops, pal visit. He said when the varisaid that while the pope's com- ous dioceses complete their proplete itenerary for his U.S. trip , posals for papal activity in their has not been announced, it is areas, the proposals will be "likely" that the pope will be taken to the pope for his apin Washington sometime be- proval or disapproval.

According to the Washington tween Oct. 5 and 7.

Shaw said that while the Post, the Mass on the mall NCCB is coordinating plans for would be celebrated as a papal the papal trip, it' is up to each farewell to the United States. diocese the pope will visit to The park service spokesman said church officials indicated to him that a stage about 50 feet deep, 100 feet long, and 10 feet Continued from Page One high would be built on the mall I, The court noted that the legisfor the Mass.

If a million people. show up latures of 50 states and the U.S. Congress "begin each day with for the Mass, the crowd would an opening prayer." be as large or larger than the In his opinion, Judge Quirico one that came to the mall for pointed out that prayer at the the bicentennial fireworks on opening of legislative sessions July 4, 1976, according to the and 'other public functions is "of park service spokesman. long tradition," and prompts legislators to reflect on the,' . - - - - - - -

Dear Editor: I hope we each will 'prayerfully consider helping people who may slowly die if they are not helped.

Catholic Relief Services provides help for people in need.

Tax deductible contributions enable it to get toofs, seeds and food to people who will otherwise die or be handicapped throughout life by retardation or other effects of malnutrition.

This help provides them .with the means to grow food, thereby becoming able to feed them~ selves and their familjes.

I have often heard it said that one person can't feed the whole world. I have never, however, heard anyone ask an individual to do so. ,gravity and solemnity of their I iI hope that each of us will responsibilities." , ask him or herself: Am I willing ,Distinguishing school prayer to help those people whose starfrom invocations at legislative vation -I can prevent? sessions, the, court said school We can, for instance, volun- children might consider prayer teer to help a fundraising prosomething to be learned like ject; we can send donations, for other lessons. "Legislators may example, in honor of a family reasonably be assumed to have I member or friend's birthday or fully formed their own religious ,anniversary. beliefs . of nonbelievers," the , Catholic Relief Service's ad- court said. . dress is 1011 First Ave., New Achieving the goals of non- !

York, N.Y. 10022. (Contributions establishment, and of religious ' may also be sent through the 'freedom set forth in the state Diocesan Department of Social and federal constitutions does I Services, 783 Slade St., Fall not require "complete oblitera-' River 02724. Ed.) tion of all vestiges of religious Richard Byrd tradition from our public jife," St. Petersburg, Fla. the 'court concluded.

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P'regnancy Program May Weaken Famil'ies WASHINGTON (NC) A The study said the program new federal program to provide puts too much emphasis on the comprehensive aid to pregnant pregnant teen-ager as an indivteen-agers, though constructive, idual in a way that weakens may unwittingly weaken fami- parental responsibility toward lies, according to a study pre- _ the teen-ager and limits the propared by the Family Impact Sem- gram's effectiveness by not usinar. ing family resources. ' The program, which had sup"The legislation clearly intends port from some pro-life and to have positive impaCt on famichurch leaders, provides fed,eral lies," the'study said. "Yet it degrants to local projects which fines family too narrowly and provide coordinated health, edu- largely fails to understand and cation and social services to appreciate the family and compregnant teens to help them de- munity context within which . liver and care for their babies. most teen-agers live."

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O.L. Victory Host"s Irish Youngsters Our Lady of Victory Church in Centerville was host last Sunday to an ecumenical service for Irish children from Belfast, brought to peaceful Cape Cod for a respite from the seemingly endless strife of their homeland.

The children, 45 Protestants and 45 Catholics, are the guests . of Cape families in a project started in 1974 by Father George Cobbett of St. Mark's Episcopal ecumencial effort, both to take children out of their war-torn home environment and to demonstrate to them that Catholics and Protestants can co-exist peacefully..

On the Cape 'for eight weeks,

the children, many visitors froIr. previous years, enjoy summer· time acitvities, especially the freedom to romp without fear of stray bullets or booby-trapped cars or buildings.

Sunday's service was the. latest in a yearly series, held at . various Cape churches. It was. low-key,· said deliberately Father James McLellan of Our Lady of the Cape, who conducted it with Rev. Philip Jacobs of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Buzzards Bay. "We prayed for peace in Ireland, but we made no direct reference to the weekend demonstrations in Belfast," said Father

McLellan.

He said a parish folk group led such songs as "Amazing Grace," "Kumbaya" and "They'll Know We Are Christians by Our Love." Participants found the words of the last song especially appropriate: "We are one in the spirit, we are one in the Lord, And we pray that all unity will one "day be restored."

After the service the youngsters and their host families enjoyed a picnic in Our Lady of Victory church hall, then continued to an Irish restaurant in Falmouth for Gaelic music and dancing. They return to Belfast next week.

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In its most recent directory, AAI lists more than 2,000 "prolife emergency pregnancy service centers" affiliated with the organization around. the world.

The AAI conference was billed as a weekend "academy" for emergency pregnancy - service workers, and many of its workshops dealt with such issues as starting an abortion alternatives center, training volunteers and establishing emergency telephone "hotlines." ~ut speakers at the conference also lashed out at the growing acceptance of abortion and at Planned Parenthood for its, alleged promotion of both abortion and" contraceptives for teenagers.

Dr. Overduin charged that "demonic forces" are at work

promoting abortion and that pro~ lifers should strike back with force.

He said that acceptance of abortion will lead to the demise of Western civilization because "a nation that does not love its children is a dying nation."

Another major speaker at the conference was Dr. Margaret White, one of Britain's leading pro-lifers, who charged that "ruthless /moral anarchists" have taken over the direction of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. .

She said Planned Parenthood originally was founded by "wellmeaning" people who wanted simply to' help:, poor 'married women space their children.

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Dear Mary: Our 28-year-old daughter who has been married and divorced is now living with a divorced man. She claims they will marry eventually. I don't know how to treat them.

Dear Mary: My son, age 24, is living with a divorced girl, age 22. I do not let them into the house because I 'still have a 13-year-01d at home, and I feel that welcoming them would imply that I condone the situation. I love my son so much, and I pray constantly for all of us.

A. Recently. our mail is filled with such letters from the parents of grown children. What should the family do? Condemn 'the children and refuse all commUnication? Lecture them about their scandalous behavior? Ignore the situation and welcome the children because they belong to the family first, last and always? .

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son the "right" answer in such complicated and heart-rending situations. We can consider some important issues: 1) How does a parent treat adult children?

2) How does a Christian respond to others who are apparently living in sin?

As stated in previous columns, we strongly believe that the first step to a good relationship , between parents and grown children is to recognize that this is a relationship between adults.

For many parents this step is most difficult. Aren't we to correct and admonish our children?

Eugene Geissler, an experienced father, wrote, "God doesn't have grandchildren," In reaching adult children, God no longer works primarily through parents.

Yes, God entrusts parents with the job of raising children, but at some point they are raised.

Children. A>ecome adults, and adults are· responsible for their own behavior. The choices they make' are· theirs.

Cert~nly parents still influence il)eir'adult children. All of

us touch each others' lives, and all of us can reveal God's love and work to one another, but parents are no longer the special guardians and guides of young adult children.

How do you treat other adults who are "living in sin?" Your boss? Your neighbor? Your cousin? Your old college roommate? Do you refuse to speak?

Do you lecture them? Do you ignore their living situation and extend friendship to them?

The way you treat other adults is one possible guideline as to how to treat your own adult children. It is not the only guide, nor is it a foolproof guide.

The influence of younger siblings has not even been considered.

However complex the issue, we think that our own children should be treated at least as kindly and warmly as we would treat other adults in similar circumstances.

Reader questions on family living and child care .are invited.

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The Fishermen of Provincetown

By Charles A. O'Hare It was still dark, very dark when the three men reached the end of the town pier. The resort town of Provincetown and its many vacationers had barely retired for the night when Arthur Reis, his son Arthur Jr. and Clarence Crawley stepped aboard the little fishing boat "Joe and Stephen."

Arthur Sr. had been living the rough, arduous life of a commercial fisherman for 37 -of his 50 years. As the chill wind forced him to turn up the collar of his windbreaker, he thought back to the day when his father, who had spent his entire life at sea, said, "Arthur, it's time you learned our trade. It's time for you to become a man."

Arthur had just finished grade school and now his real education was about to start.

The father was a good teacher' and now, since he had passed away and lay at rest in the little cemetery of St. Peter the Apos~ Ie Church in Provincetown, his son was the master of the little craft, with his own son, Arthur Jr., on board as a crew member, Arthur Jr. and Clarence went about their duties quietly, checking nets, tackles and lines, while Reis in the control house inspected the compass, the fish finder depth gauge and the radar screen. All were in fine shape and the day was ready to begin.

A look at the tiny crucifix on the wall of the cabin, a whispered prayer to the Madonna in front of him, a shout from :Arthur

Jr. that all was in readiness and Reis pushed the tiny button that breathed life into his powerful diesel engine.

The 44-ton craft headed out through. the harbor, cleared the protected' opening to the bay and with the first rays of light from the east, the Joe and Stephen was well out to sea.

Arthur Reis was born and raised in Provincetown. His becoming a fisherman at age 13 was almost typical of the young men who grew up in the strictly Portuguese colony of fishermen who settled the area at about the turn Of the eighteenth century.

Roaming bands of fishermen set out from the ports that dot the coast of Portugal. small boats, some much smaller than the Joe and Stephen, they sail, ed north in search of good fishing waters.

These they found off Georges Bank where codfish, a staple food in many European countries, were found in great abundance.

Soon large fleets of small boats were setting out for the bank, carrying with them the cream of the Portuguese fishing communities.

Trips lasted until the holds were full of fish, which could be as long as six months.

Storms, shipwrecks, lack of food and fresh water, sickness and disease from time to time brought the fishermen to the mainland of the New World.

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land and way of living much to their liking and never returned to the homeland. Today they form large colonies, operating out of Fall River, New Bedford and all of Cape Cod. Their ranks, however, have been somewhat thinned out in the past few years due to the influx of foreign fleets that have travelled from as far as Japan and Russia to fish the bountiful waters off the U.S. east coast.

Our fishermen were forced by strict regulations to limit their, catches while their foreign counterparts, with large mother and factory ships, could and wouTd scoop up anything that swam, floated or crawled.

The relatively new 200-mile limit regulation has somewhat restricted these foreign flag ships and fishing is once more becoming attractive to the American fisherman.

But rules and regulations; ever-rising operation costs and inflation are severely hurting the small independent fisherman.

Even though they have founded coops to market their catches and purchase their supplies, still the profit margin continues its downward path. Diesel fuel is now running upwards of 76Y2 cents a gallon and food for the galley is going out of sight, while the cost of nylon for nets and" repair items, such as spindles, blocks, roping, lines, marine paints and anti-fouling compou~ds, have increased fivefold in the past two years, while returns on fish have decreased.

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IThe Most Pressing Moral Problem l

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IN ONE OF mS LAST public acts Cardinal John Wright ordains his nephew and namesake to the priesthood at ceremonies held last year in Rome. Father John Wright is a member of the Cleveland diocese. (NC, Photo)

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try to stop the refugee flow and tion, Cardinal Cooke said: "Des"The most pressing moral to establish a holding center pite worldwide attention, thouproblem today is the situation of where refugees could await pas- sands upon thousands of 'these the, Vietnamese and Cambodian sage to processing centers run by anxious refugees are adrift at sea or languishing homeless and refugees," Father Bernard Har- other countries.

The Carter administration ask- almost hopeless in temporary ing, internationally known moral ed Congress for $207 million for camps. They urgently need food, theologian and author said.

The situation of the boat Indochinese refugees, aid which clothing and medical, attention people awaiting acceptance into Congress moved qUickly to ap- now.

"The fastest and most practia free country is "a scandal," prove. Religious leaders have referred to Vietnam's treatmenf of cal way of meeting these needs," he declared. the refugees as genocide. he said, "is to provide the funds, "We're no longer a free world Some are concerned that the and let Catholic Relief Services if we don't harbor those who tum the money into food, clothseek freedom at such' a great fate of unwanted Vietnamese in ing and medical supplies." Cathdetention camps couId approach risk of their own lives," he said, olic Relief Services is the oversomething llke that of the Jews noting that there is more concern ~as aid agency of U.S. Cathover the energy crisis than over in Nazi camps. olics.

Responding to the situation, human lives at stake in overCardinal Cooke asked that Cardinal Terence Cooke of New crowded boats upon an ocean. contributions ibe mailed directly York, military vicar for the U.S. Meanwhile John McCarthy, dito .the Military Ordinariate. rector of the U.S. Catholic Con- armed forces, has asked Catholic military perSonnel to proThe cardinal added: "This the ference's Migration and Refugees vide financial help for Southeast first time I have ever 'appealed Serv.ice, reacted' angrily to to you in this fashion. I take this charges by the Vietnamese gov- Asian refugees.

The cardinal called the situa- extraordinary step because my ernment that U.S. efforts to restion of the refugees "truly des- experience has been that there cue refugees in the South China is no limit to the generosity of Sea were a "show of force" that perate."

In messages to more than our military people when they would incite further "illegal de~ 1,000 chaplains of the armed recognize that a situation is critipartures." forces and Veterans Administra- cal and lives are at stake."

"I've been ~ealing with that government for years and I don't. know what they're going to do Hometown Remembers John Paul I tomorrow,". said McCarthy. He CANALE D'AGOROO, Italy graphs,Luciani's baptismal cercalled the Vietnamese action (NC) - Albino Luciani's home- tificate, report cards, the simple "completely. irrational," and "the .town is paying tribute to the , chalice _he often used while he most asinine thing I heard in my native son who became Pope was patriarch of Venice, Italy, a life." .

John Paul I. The celebrations large model of the Luciani famMcCarthy' recently returned consist of exhibitions and con- ily home, a collection of the late from three weeks of visits to certs, to be held through Aug~ pope's favorite photographs and camps in Southeast Asia where 26, the first anniversary of the a white chasuble he used to thousands of refugees are anxi- late pontiff's election: wear. ously waiting.

The last item is causing the The celebration centres on the "The refugees there are not moving because of pure bureau- parish church of San Giovanni most emotion among visitors路 to ,cracy," McCarthy insisted. "Not Battista, where Father Albino the display, according to L' because we don't have sponsors. Luciani celebrated his first Mass Osservatore Romano, the Vatican daily newspaper. " I gave assurance to those desper- as a priest.

It is designed to provide an -ate people that they will have Keep Holiday homes and jobs once the red examination of the pope's life and to draw attention to the tape is cut."

"Through our daily meals God The United Nations called an need for restoration work at the is calling us to rejoice, to keep international meeting on the ref- church.. holiday in the midst of our ugees in Geneva last month.

Among the 66 items on dis- working day." - ,Dietrich BonAt the time Vietnam agreed to play are various family photo- hoeffer

was named the eighth bishop of Continued from ,Page One known .lor over 30 years and Pittsburgh, his third episcopal who was always kind and under- appointment by age 49.

At the consistory of April 28, standing as priest to priest, bish1969, Bishop Wright was named , op to bishop.

May God grant to John to the College of Cardinals. Less Wright a rich and merited eter- than a week later, on May I, he was pamed prefect of the nal reward.'

Congregation for the Clergy, Cardinal Wright, prefect of making him the top American at the Congregation for the Clergy thp Vatican. since 1969, had been suffering As a public man, Cardinal for several years from a mus- Wright exhibited wit and wiscular disorder in his legs. Less dom, dazzling audiences at his than a week before the death many speaking engagements of Pope Paul VI' last year, he with his razor-sharp mind and underwent surgery for the mus- urbane humor. cle problems, diagnosed as polyAsked in 1971 about the cause myositis, at the Tufts-New Engof the crisis in priestly identity land Medical Center, Boston. and priestly ministry, Cardinal He was unable to attend the Wright said: "I am almost papal conclave that elected Pope afraid to declare what I often John Paul I last August. He at路 suspect it is: a preoccupation tended the October 1978 con路 with the kingdom of this world clave that eiected Pope John and a forgetfulness of the life Paul II confined to a wheelchair. to come ... It may well be that Cardinal Wright returned to the faith of our fathers is burnBoston last April and entered ing still - but that does not exthe Youville hospital in May for plain most of the healthy tans rehabilitative ~erapy. . we see among us.

Later'in May he was transferred back to Tufts-New EngAfrican Bishops land where he was admitted to ACCRA, Ghana (NC) - The tile intensive care unit' because of the redevelopment of a lung next general assembly of the infection. He again entered the Symposium of the Catholic BishYouville center Aug. 2,. where ops Conferences' of Africa at he died from a persistent pneu- Madagascar (SECAN) wiil take monia aggravated by the mus- place in 1981, the group's percular disorder, according ,to his manent council announced re-路 cently. physician.

The last such gathering took Born in, the predominantly Irish Dorchester section of Bos- place in July 1978 in Nairobi, ton in 1909, Cardinal Wright Kenya, on the theme, "Marriage was named auxiliary bishop of and the Family in Modem AmBoston in 1947. In 1950 he be- erica." The 1981 assembly will A VIETNAMESE REFUGEE, rescued from the South China Sea board the USS came the first bishop of Wor- continue discussions on the White Plains, clutching his only possessions between his teeth. (NC Photo) cester, Mass" and in 1959 he topics.

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A. There is no required way to say the rosary. In fact, different. countries, different Cathgood deal in the sequence and number of prayers - though all are based on 150 Hail Marys and reflections on the chief events in the life of Christ.

Regular praying of the rosary, all or any part of it, was and still is a powerful prayer, and a marvelous way to express one's love for Our Lord and his mother.

Questions 'for this column should be sent to Father Diet· zen, c/o The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River, Mass. 02722.

'Q. Some non-Catholic friends of mine tell me about a "rapture" that takes place In their church. rve heard this mention· ed a few times by other people also. What is this rapture? Why do Protestants ta1k about it so much and the Catholic churches do not? (Mass..)

A. Rapture is simply another word for a condition that Christian mysticism more generally refers to as ecstasy. In certain stages of prayer it is not uncommon that the individual becomes so absorbed in God and things of heaven that he goes into a form of trance, and is quite literally out of touch with the senses of hearing, sight and so on.

The situation is expressed very :ROME (NC) - Dr. Mario Fonwell by the word itself. Ecstasy tana, personal physician to three is from a combination of Greek popes and director emeritus of words that literally means "standing outside of" one's self. health services in Vatican City, While real mystical ecstasy died last week at age 75.

The death occurred almost exmay accompany higher forms of contemplation, some degree of actly one year after the death this experience is not at all un- of Pope Paul VI at Castelgancommon in Christian prayer life. dolfo, where Dr. Fontana had When it does accompany or re- been attending to him until the / sult from genuine prayer, it is last moments. always the work of,.. the Holy Born in Rome, Dr. Fontana Spirit leading the soul to a great- was named director of health er union with God. services for the Vatican in 1962, The experience of people who in charge of medical assistance have writte!l about this, how- to Vatican employees and their ever, proves that it is not always . famili.es as well as to pilgrims to a pleasant one. In fact, the word Vatican City. rapture more commonly identiHe was also personal physifies the forms of ecstasy that are cian to Popes John XXIII and more violent or painful. , Obviously, the church has John Paul I, and was named dienormous respect for this kind rector emeritus of Vatican City of manifestation of the work of health services, by Pope John the Holy Spirit in our movement Paul II. toward God. It is also aware that the -external appearance of Mother Teresa Finds genuin.e ecstasy can result from purely psychological causes, not You Can Go Home VATICAN CITY (NC) necessarily from religious experience.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta has As in any area of our prayer established a convent of Missionlife where what is purely emo- ary Sisters of Charity for the tional or temperamental might first time in her native country be confused with genuine devo- of Yugoslavia. tion, the church is cautious, and The house in Za,greb, Yugoasks us to be aware that it is slavia, set up to aid the poor easy to confuse one with the and abandoned in the area, is other. staffed by four members of As I said, these experiences are Mother Teresa's congregation not uncommon. We should thank two Indians, a Belgian and an God for them when we recog- Albanian. nize them, see them as a gift to increase our faith, and not use The congregation also hopes them as a criterion for how ad- to establish a convent at Skopvanced we may be in the spirit- Ije, Mother Teresa's hometown. ual life.

The 68-year-old nun, best Such experiences may be evidence of an advanced level of known for her work among "the prayer, or they may be more a poorest of the poor" in India, nudge from God telling us that was born of Albanian parents in ' we are spiritually dragging our southern Yugoslavia. feet and. that it's time to get The house in Zagreb marks moving. the first time that the Mission,Q. Is it necessary to say all aries of Charity have been able five decades of the rosary at the to operate in a communist same time? country. There are about 1,300 I sometimes say only one de- members of the congregation cade each day. Is that all right? working in some 70 countries.

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Papal 'Physician Dead at 75

SISTER BARBARA VENTURA, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Ventuta Sr., North Dighton, pronounced final vows as a member of the Religious of the Holy Union of the Sacred Hearts at ceremonies held Sunday at St. Peter's Church, North Dighton.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (NC) - Suspended Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre said during a visit to Buenos Aires that he no longer has problems with the Vatican~ The dissident French churchman was quoted as saying that a "recent interview" with Pope John Paul II was "beneficiaL" In May Archbishop Lefebvre announced that he would meet soon with Pope John Paul, but the Vatican press office said at the time that it could not confirm the story.

At the end of June he ordained 30 priests at hi~ seminary in Econe, .Switzerland. A similar ordination in 1976 in defiance of orders from Pope Paul VI led to the archbishop's suspension from all priestly fnctions.

He also opposes Vatican II teachings on religious freedom, ecumenism and liturgical, reforms.

A native of Taunton, she Archbishop Lefebvre told graduated from Coyle and newsmen that his relations with Cassidy High School in that the Vatican have improved uncity, and from Bridgewater der Pope John Paul as shown State College. She is cur- by the lack of. official reaction rently teaching kindergarten to his June ordinations. at St. William of York The congregation he founded School, Baltimore. . in Switzerland, the Fraternity of

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Father McBride, a well known lecturer and author in the field THIS CHRISTIAN PIL- of religious education, also passes on to Father Kelly the direcGRIM medal has been issued tion of the National Forum of Religious Educators, whose memby Israel in bronze and sil- bers number more than twover as a memento for Holy thirds of the nation's diocesan directors of religious education Land travelers. The obverse. and directors of nearly 1,000 parish religious education cendepicts a 16th century map ters.

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r-A native of Worcester, Father Kelly has been diocesan religious education director since 1969.

He was an official 6bserver for the U.S. Catholic Conference at the World Conference· on Religion and Peace .. iIl'Belgium in 1974 and a delegate to the Interfaith Conference on Peace in Vietnam in 1972.. ~"

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There is no fool-proof formula. At most it is possible to lay Most of us take it for granted down a few commonsense rules. that irritating people are other A reasonable person will try people. We're both right and first to confront the situation wrong. honestly. Is the problem mainly Right because usually the with the other person or is it people who irritate us are mainly with oneself? Do other others, not ourselves. If we do . people find this person annoyfind fault with ourselves, we ing or am I the only, one? don't stay angry long.

If honest reflection locates the But also wrong because in all cause of the problem in oneself, likelihood each one of us is an the solution will be' located irritating person, at least occa- there, too. Perhaps I find a sionally, to somebody else. It neighbor irritating because he may be a spouse, a child or par- drives a newer car than mine ent, a路 neighbor or someone at - or has a greener lawn or more work. Almost certainly there is expensive clothes. If so, this is . some person whom each of us a symptom of envy and must be sometimes annoys, with or with- dealt with in those terms. Such out intending i~. cases may be more frequent The point is important' be- than we like to think. cause it illustrates that the But perhaps the other person problem of irritating people is is really objectively irritating. not exclusively in others, but also toa significant degree in In thll;t case it is possible that a courteous, candid discussion oneself. We all suffer sometimes of the situation may lead to imfrom exposure to irritating provement. people. And we irritate others.

Be careful, though. This is to Dealing with annoying people be attempted only if it's clear' thus becomes a practical exerthat it will not make the situacise in the golden rule. We tion worse.

Some people are reshould treat those who irritate ceptive to reasonable requests us as we ourselves would wish for change but others bristle at to be treated. the least hint of criticism.

While dealing with irritation Finally there will always be a and its causes is always a problem, 'the kind of problem can certain number of cases in which, practically speaking, vary depending on circumnothing can be done - the irristances. tating person will not change ,It is not always a moral probhis behavior, one's own reaction lem. Irritation is a feeling like remains equally unchangeable, any other - neither right or and avoidance is out of the queswrong, good ,'nor bad. Morality concerns what one does with the feeling and, further, down the line, how one copes with the causes.

For example, it's morally wrong to' lash out, deliberately , and viciously, at a weaker person whom one finds irritating - a parent at a child, an employer at an employee - returning pain f.or annoyance. - ' On the other hand, one who controls irritation and deals patiently with an annoying person is engaging in praiseworthy, morally good behavior.

It's too simple to say that the solution to the problem of irriting people is to love them. Of course we should lov~ them.

But beyond that, what c;:an be done in practice about people who raise our hackles?

Some say that one builds character by confronting such people in' ,order to be kind to them. Maybe. But this advice' seems better suited to saints than to ordinary human beings..

If possible, it is better to stay away from those who irritate us.

Often, though, that can't be done. The irritating person may be a member of the family or the man at the next desk or the womar:t. next door. What then?

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Then all one can do is cultivate charity and patience while looking forward, realistically, to a greater or lesser degree of continuing frustration.

But before resigning oneself, it makes sense to explore ways to correct or at least improve the situation. Just as it makes sense always to work at reducing the nu.mber of' irritating people in the world by at least one - oneself.

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By Father John J. Castelot The story of the adulteress (John 8,1-11), while beautiful and revealing, presents some peculiar difficulties.. It is missing from almost all the important early Greek manuscripts of the fourth Gospel, was treated by none of the Greek commentators . on John路 during the first thousand years of Christianity, and found its 'way into the accepted Greek text only about 900 A.D. The Western church knew and used it in the early centuries, and St. Jerome included it in his Latin New Testament.

By Father Joseph M. Champlin

On the other hand, it appears in some early manuscripts of Luke and is typically Lucan.' In addition to writing the Gospel of women, he wrote also the I Gospel of great pardons. This little drama would' fit nicely in-. to both categories. The church's ambivalent attitude 'toward it may have been influenced by the early stringent views on adultery.

Father J. Murray Elwood, Newman Center chaplain at the Oswego campus of the State University of New York, is a gifted preacher and liturgist who in 10 years rea~ed many students' through his presence in dormitories, . through guest lectures and through courses and counseling sessions.

But he felt he was always playing catch-up ball. The ronstant turnover of students made it impossible for him to create, unaided, the Catholic Christian Turn to Page Thirteen

The carefully arranged setting is dramatic. At dawn Jesus enters the temple area and little by little the stage begins to fill with dramatis personae: "and when the people started coming to him lie sat down and began to teach them." A considerable audience gathers. The quiet is suddenly shattered by the arrival of some very self-righteous scribes and Pharisees in a moment of high triumph. There is nothing like catching a sinner red-banded to brighten the day of a do-gooder. They are drag-

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ging along. a路 poor w.oman surprised in the very act of adultery.

"They made her stand there in front of everyone" (8,3), This was the normal stance for a person on formal trial, but the simple statement tells us much more. It evokes the picture of a terrified, inexpressibly embarrassed woman, cornered like a trapped animal. And as far as her gloating captors were concerned, that's all she was: a trapped animal, to be used as a pawn in one of their sneaky little . games.

"Teacher," they said to Jesus, "this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. In the law, Moses ordered such women Turn to Page Thirteen

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By Janaan Manternach One morning Jesus went into the temple grounds to pray.

People noticed him and drifted over to him, hoping he would teach them about God. Soon a rather large cr9wd had gathered.

Suddenly there Was a commotion. Some Jewish leaders were pulling a woman to the front of the crowd. They brought her right up to Jesus, shouting that she was a very bad woman.

"Teacher," they said, "this woman is a sinner. She has been unfaithful to her husband. We caught her ourselves."

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St. Francis of Assisi was born in 1181 into a world that was just beginning to take its eyes off the ideal world of the spirit . and to perceive the attractive pos~ibilities of material creation.

Western European society was becoming aware of itself and of its own impressive universe.

'Piero Bernardone, the father of Giovanni Bernardone who would become St. Francis of Assisi, was a wealthy cloth merchant in Assisi. In many ways, the Bernardone family Eipitomized the new European middle class. Not noble, but rich; not landed gentry, but powerful; and not especially religious, but still living in a society that existed cheek-by-jowl with the church.

St. Francis was deliberately out of step with his milieu. His poverty .was a conspicuous affront to his father's profitable business. His embrace of lepers and beggars contradicted the' esteem the prosperous middle class was attaining. His Simplicity ran counter to the pretentious display of church and city life. His uf\bounded trust in God defied the co~fidence contemporary men had.in themselves.

But is would be wrong to see St. Francis' life merely as an angry reaction to materialism.

While the rest of men and women could see God in prosperity, Francis' deeper insights allowed him to appreciate God in the deprived, disabled and despised.

Francis experienced God in the humble fellowship of poor men, in meager efforts to redo the walls of crumbled churches, the soothing of leprous sores, in the company of Saracen Moors, in the joyous exuberance of the young Clare, in prayerful nights. in the countryside, in the' blessing~ of nature and in the wounds of the crucified Christ.

Francis loved God above all things. "My God and my all!" are ,his words. But Francis also. loved God in all things. And this is his true legacy to us.

Just before his death, Francis requested his brothers to carry him to the little chapel of St. Mary that he might leave this life in the place where he had first come to appreciate it. On the way to the chapel, Francis insisted on spending a few of his last moments lying on the ground close to the earth which symbolized for him God's rich endowment of mankind. St. Francis, like Christ, embraced the totality of life and rejected no part of God's creation.

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ANCHORS EVERYWHERE, even on croziers. Auxiliary Bishop John J. O'Connor of the military ordinariate carries a crozier reflecting his former post as chief of chaplains in the U.S. Navy with the rank of rear admiral.

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Put it all together and would . you believe a pipe organ?

That's just what Jim Dickman has in his Cincinnati basement - a homemade personally designed pipe organ that would make Johann Sebastian Bach beam if he could hear it.

But seeing it is another_story.

With its jutting downspouts and planks of plywood serving as pipes, and with a vacuum cleaner out in the garage providing the pressure, Jim Dickman's $200 creation is not your typical 20th-century pipe organ.

Half-musician, . half-mechanic (he modestly refers to himself as only "somewhat handy" around the house), the 30-yearold full-time organist at St. DominicParish found plenty of time on his hands during the snows of last January and February.

So he decided then was a good a time as any to answer his -long-time question: Since downspouts look like organ pipes, can they be made to sound like them?

After many trips to the hardware store and much experimentation on a two-foot piece of downspout, Dickman came up with the answer to his question - yes, and his first creation, middle C. From then on, it was simply a matter of time - plus energy, ingenuity, craftsmanship and patience until Dickman had made 36 downspout pipes' for

the lower notes and- plywood pipes for the higher ones. But that was only the beginning.

He was to return to the hardware store again and again for garden hose, which supplies the wind and runs from the valve opening to the base of each pipe; fishing line which links the keys and the valves; pipe connections, the base of each pipe; and pine, for the keys and console.

Deciding on the material for the tuning sleeve to be placed on top of each downspoutturned-pipe was easy. He taped old placemat material onto the new pipe, making it longer or shorter to alter its sound.

"It does have that hardware store sort of look, doesn't it?" he said, surveying his creation.

But the sound it emits is of a distinctly higher class.

"The pitch isn't perfect, but it's close," said' Dickman, who admitted that the sound is secondary to the thrill he gets just from "playing the instrument that I built.

"I play it for the enjoyment of it." Knowing just what went into creating it, he says, "makes it easier to overlook its shortcomings."

Acknowledging that he plays his homemade concoction in spurts (he has a store-bought organ in his living room), Dickman finds his basement model especially suited to certain pieces by Bach, one of his heroes, and to "very old-style medieval music."

When it snows again this winter, Dickman has plans for something far less taxing. "['m just going to shovel snow."

Continued from page Twelve to be stoned. What do you say?"

The editors add: "They were posing this question to trap him, so that they could have something to accuse him of." They had used this ploy often. In this instance they figured that if this bleeding heart rabbi opted for her release, they could convict him of contempt for the law of Moses. If he agreed that she should be stoned, then he would have discredited his own teaching of mercy, love and forgiveness.

Jesus was disgusted. - Not deigning to answer, _he "bent down and started tracing on the ground with his finger." What did he write? Chances are he wrote nothing, but doodled in the dust of the pavement to show his contempt for their insufferable behavior. When they persisted, he straightened up and said: "Let the man among you who has no sin be the first to cast a stone at her." He then returned to his doodling and they slowly drifted away, one by one.

The stage was relatively empty and quiet. The only one who hadn't 'left was the woman. Jesus stood up ....... itself a sign of respect - and said: "Woman, where did they all disappear?

Has no one condemned you?"

"No one, sir," she answered. No longer was she a contemptiple thing, a pawn in a dirty game.

She was a person, addressed politely as "woman." She may

have been weak, imprudent, even sinful .::..... but she was stiH a person, and Jesus would not let her be stripped of that digity. Neither would he condemn her. Gently, but pointedly, he said only: "You may go. But from now on,. avoid this sin."

There is no need for further comment; there is much need for further reflection.

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For Children Continued .from Page Twelve Jesus looked at the woman and her accusers. He said nothing. "In the law," they continued, "Moses ordered that such a woman be stoned to death.

What do you think should be done with her?"

Jesus did not reply. He knew that the scribes and Pharisees wanted to trap him. If he said the woman should be stoned to death, he would seem to be contradicting his teaching about mercy and forgiveness. But i~ he said she should not be stoned, he would be contradicting God's Jaw to Moses.

Jesus was angry that they would use this derenseless woman as a pawn in their plot.

Coldly he looked them in the eyes and said, "Let the one among you who has no sin be the first to cast a stone at her."

Then he bent down and doodled in the sand.

For a moment there was silence. Then the scribes and Pharisees began to slip .away.

The people who had come to hear Jesus teach also drifted silently away.

Soon everyone was gone. Only Jesus and the woman remained.

She stood there weeping, wondering what would happen. Jesus looked at her. She read forgiveness and understanding in his eyes. The strain of fear melted a\yay.

"Woman; where did they go?"

Jesus gently asked her. "Has no one condemned you?" "No one, sir," she answered.

"I don't condemn you either."

Jesus said. "You may go now.

But from now on, avoid this sin."

She smiled with relief, said thanks to Jesus with her eyes, turned and 'walked away into the sunlight. Sfle knew JesuS' did not approve of her sinful action. She knew l\'lso that he' brought her God's forgiveness.

Continued from Page Twelve presence he wanted for the campus.

Then he heard about a peer ministry program develop~d at Chicago commuter campuses where chaplains hired graduate students to assist them. Aided by a faculty committee, he studied his own situation' and witli a diocesan grant hired several students on a part-time basis for the following specialized ministries: .

- Coordinator of volunteers.

This minister coordinates volunteers with jobs to be done and is responsible for parties and weekly dinners at which Father Elwood can meet students and faculty members.

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- Process minister, Secretary the social turmoil that often atfor the entire peer ministry pro- tends progress.

Many are content with the ject and meeting facilitator. . superficial comforts of prosperThe ministers meet weekly with Father Elwood, beginning ity. Others have turned inward, and ending their sessions with seeking in a spiritual adventure the meaning they fail to find in serious, extended prayer. the more difficult task of reThe chaplain has also been newing temporal society St. aided by a faculty advisor, Francis would not approve. His whose observations aid in clari- insights were lofty, but also fying the roles ..of both chaplain 'deep, penetrating the fabric of and peer rriiIlisters. day-to-day existence into the The prCljecthas greatly in- hidden workings of God. creased' Father Elwood's effecLike Francis and likeChtist, tiveness:;:but perhaps more signi- today's authentic believer . must ficantly;" it is producing well- respond to the whole of .life, trained future' lay leaders for the honoring; the Creator by ~ensing U.S. Church. . his presence throughout creation.

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THE ANCHORThurs., Aug. 16, 1979

focus on youth ...

By Ch~rlie Martin

By Cecilia Belanger '

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Recently 'I received a question that really threw me: "How do you love a superpower like. the .

United States?"

Somehow 'I had assumed that one loves one's country automatically, even though one may be at odds with its leaders.

But my correspondent was serious. He and many others of the thinking, well-read youth of this nation feel that our national psyche has been wounded for some time.

They hear condemnations coming at us from former friends around the world. Such , ... some peaceful little ,country with only man-size words as "barbarous" and "savproblems.'

(NC Photo) age," words. that other nations once kept harbored in their breasts, are now spoken openly. ago, and some 30 people were Jerusalem. And Jerusalem was hurt. But by and large, we've and is' more than an 9rdinary This is' hard for youth to un- been so glad simply to live on city. It's ,a city whose overtones derstand. They wonder what it our fruitful land that we have and undertones, from time imis that they themselves should produced no great literature, memorial to the present agonizcontinue to respect. ing hour, suggest that it is a hardly any ideas."

- I' could only tell my disenWhat is this telling us? That place of revealing encounter bechanted friend to have patience we should have wars? No. How- tween God's kingdom 'and' the and to work for the things in ever, it does tell us that if a rising and waning empires of which he believes. But day- people have known neither strug- the world. In Paul's day there dreamers tell me how very nice gle nor controversy, they are were the same types of people it would be to belong to some given the blessing of content- we have today. They said, peaceful little country with only ment rather than of creativity.

"Leave all public affairs to the man-sized problems. I have authorities, submit to them One' thinks of St. .Paul, the without question." known people who lived in man who launched the Christian Switzerland, where the snowy But Paul outgrew this tradiheights of the Alps seem to ra- church and the road of creative tion, just as youth outgrow diate eternal calm and life is conflict rather than the trail of many things today. They are in quiet contentment. serene. agreement that when you supI know there are many who port something that is wrong, I asked one of my friends what the Swiss thought of this would be glad to trade troubled you leave it in its sin!

How can we love superpowers? life of no struggle, no challenge, creativity for quiet contentment in church life.

We can ,love them when they no battling.

The answer: "Because we But 'Paul will not let us corral don't stray from the original â&#x20AC;˘have been so happy we the Christian movement in the reason for their existence. When have no history worth mention- idyllic meadows of Bethlehem. they don't destroy their best. ing - hardly any poverty, never He challenges those who tell When, they allow dissent, qpen revolution, centuries without others to "stay quietly where systems. When they move beyond self-serving unilateralism in all any real w~r. Oh, there was a they are."

Like Jesus, he headed toward their dealings. three-week war about 100 years

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Volleyball Da, Religion Nyet

By Elizabeth Barkley CINCINNATI (NC) - During three weeks in Russia, Peggy Bradley of Cincinnati hoped to pick up some tips on volleyball, but some of her most memorable experiences had little to do with sports.

She did attend four hours of lectures each day at' Russia's most famous sports institute and worked out with the worlafamous Russian men's volleyball team. She admits that she learned a lot and was challenged to perform, both as a North American, whom' Russians consider generally lazy, and as a woman, the only one to work out with the men's team.

But it was tl'ie insight she gained as to her own values and culture that made the triP. memorable for the 22-year-old graduate of Mt. St. Joseph College, Cincinnati.

In preparation for the trip, sponsored by Concordia Univer'sity in, Montreal, Miss Bradley and other. team members from

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all over the world spent a day in orientation, getting a cram course in. Russian culture and getting to know one another. _ Given a list of things they could not take into the country she said, "Top on the list were the Bible and religious periodicals - they were even higher on the list than pornographic literature."

At the airport in Moscow the customs inspectors noticed a crucifix around Miss Bradley's neck.

The trip coordinator informed her that she would have to turn it over to him until she left the country. , "I had a real hard time adjusting to their attitude toward religion," she' said. "I had heard that people don't have relIgious articles there but I didn't believe it."

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WALK WITH ME I am me - who are you I'm on my way to somewhere through tomorrow If that's where you're going too Would you come to walk with me today Living for the moment - feeling what I feel Nowhere in particular to go And nothing to conceal _ Walk witb me - - I'll be your companion I may not have an awful lot to say You can be anything you want to And any time you want to walk away - it's OK Chances come - fortunes go And I don't know what lies beyond the crossroad Since I'm trying to travel light I got no past or future on my mind Through all my reflections - one thing is plain to see Knowing I'm not alone Means more than anything to me Written and sung by Carole King, (c) 1979, Colgems, EMI Music "Walk With Me" characterizes the feelings of loneliness that we all have at times. It speaks of a traveler through life, heading in no particular direction, and looking for a companion. The traveler puts no conditions on where they will go, as long as they go together.

There is sadness in this song, for the traveler's lack of direction is also a lack of roots and purpose. A life without direction becomes a life of desperation, depending on "chances and fortunes that come and go." , For many of us this important sense of direction is not easily found. We search many areas and live with a restlessness that seems never completely quiet.

Yet this type of searching does have meaning. We must continue to believe in ourselves. We should not be tricked by the standards that society holds up as the criteria for success. Personal honesty and integrity cannot be measured by dollars earned, degrees, or years of seniority. All of these items are good, but they are not the standards of personal worth.

To try to be Christian in our society is to be a special kind of searcher. Christians search for a way of living that encourages the evolution of the world into the Kingdom of God, a kingdom without selfishness or greedy consumerism.

None of us' can completely escape the loneliness of life, but neither do we need to fear that we will be left totally alone. Even' in our loneliest moments, we can be sure that God walks with us.

Look around. Many brothers and sisters stand by our side. By sharing each other's strength, we can keep risking to change the world. eral members of the Concordia ters, she was hesitant' to talk party asked to attend Mass, they about religion. But as she got to were informed that no services know the Russian athletes, they were held in Moscow, said Miss . would press her to talk about religion, especially Christ.

Bradley.

She found herself questioning "We had been assured that rethe values of a culture where ligious services would :1:>e avail"everyone had heard about the able," she added.

The following Sunday tlie Cincinnati Reds, Pete Rose and group was able to attend reli- Sparky Anderson, but no one had gious services in Zagorsk, 45 heard about Jesus Christ."

When the group was about miles away, at a church run by a group of religious men. Th(! to leave Russia, she asked for services, she said, were like her crucifix. Although the visitors weren't supposed to exBenediction, not Mass. change currency or sell American "People would stand for hours just to be in a church. They products (like blue jeans, which were mostly older women who many Russians offered to buy), had nothing to lose by showing they were' allowed to exchange their religion," Miss Bradley friendship gifts with their interpreters. said.

Miss Bra<iley said her interpre"It was the only place in Russia.. that I had a sense of God," ter, a very religious persoJ:\, she recalled. "It was one of the cried when she presented her few places that people smiled." with a blue jean Skirt, a Jumper ' ,In discussions with interpre- and her crucifix.

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Interscholastic Sports

IN THE DIOCESE

By Bill MORRISSETTE

eyo Golf Divisions Set Divisional setups for the 20th annual CYO New England Golf Tournament to be held at the Country Club of New Bedford have been announced by Rev. Paul F. McCarrick, CYO diocesan director. The tourney is set for 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 30.

There will be three divisions: seniors, for golfers who were born on or after Jan. I, 1963; intermediates, born on or after Jan. I, 1960; and juniors, born on or after Jan. 1, 1963. There is no cadet division in the New England tourney.

Each diocese in New England

is allowed two entries in each division and golfers are expect-· ed from all six New England states. Last year's winners also qualify if. they meet age requirements. Trophies will be awarded to the champion and to the runnerup in each division and there will be a special award for the player selected as the outstanding golfer of the tourney.

In other CYO news it is noted that post-season playoffs are in progress in the Bristol County CYO Baseball league and the 'Fall River CYO's Eastern Division.

Former Scholastic Stars in The News t

Former high school standouts from within the diocesan area are in the news. Sue Marcellus, former three-sport star at Somerset High,is in Vancouver, where, as a member of the United States national field hockey team, she will participate in the World Cup Field Hockey Tournament.

Latest information indicates that 16 countries will participate in the tourney, from which the top five will qualify for the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Only six countries will' compete in the first hockey tourney ever in the Olympics, with the Soviet Union automatically getting berth as host country.

Inceasingly in the news lately is Mark Bomback, former Durfee High mound ace, now with Vancouver of the Pacific Coast League. Over last weekend, Mark posted his 18th victory of the season against six losses. The 2-0, 8 hit, shutout over Hawaii was his sixth victory in a row.

He appears well on the way to 20 wins, not a common occurrence in minor league baseball.

Latest statistics.; show that Greg Gagne, formerly of Somer-' set High, is batting .125 for the Paintsville, Kentucky, Yanks, and that ·Peter Khoury, former Durfee High star, is hitting at a .256 clip for the Fort Lauderdale Yanks. Paintsville is in the Appalachian Class A Rookie League, Fort Lauderdale in the Florida Class A League. Another former Durfee moundman, Jerry Perry, is with the Bristol, Tennessee, Tigers of the Appalachian League. Bristol is coached

by Joe (Skip) Lewis, varsity baseball coach at Durfee.

Not at the high school level but related to scholastic sports is the selection of Shannon Hathaway, a seventh-grader at Henry Lord Middle School in Fall River, to represent New England in the Hershey Track Classic at the United States Track and Field Hall of Fame in West Virginia. The Classic will run today through Saturday. and Shannon will compete in the 880-yard run in the 12-13 age bracket.

Golf's Newest Millionaire PHILADELPHIA (NC) Golf's newest millionaire is Lou Graham, a Catholic raised in the parochial school system of Nashville, Tenn.

Graham, who joined the pro golf tour in 1964, earned the $45,000 winner's check at the lith annual Philadelphia Golf Classic. The victory pushed his total career earnings to $1,027, 397, making him the 21st player in Professional Golfer's Association History to win at least $1 million.

While Graham answered questions from the press about the victory, his first on the tour since he won the U.S. Open in 1975, his wife Patsy sat in another corner of the press tent and talked about how her husband's recent slump affected their lives.

She said their faith in God

helped them through some difficult times.

"My husband is a religious man," she said. "The children have 'always been to Catholic schools and we all go to Mass on Sunday.

"Our faith kept· us together through everything Lou's slump and even things like tuition for school and the kids' shoes," she continued. "We wouldn't have gotten through the last few years if it wasn't for our faith."

"I go to Mass because I want to thank the good Lord for everything he's given me," Graham said.

"How clqse is my religion to my golf game? That's a tough question. You just go out there and play. I don't ask God to change my. game or help my swing. I thank him for my help and good fortune.';

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This is a mediocre Charles Bronson Western. The action takes place on a train carrying supplies Symbols following film reviews indicate script's jaundi~ed view. This exto a beseiged frontier post. Bronboth general and Cath"olic Film Office cess, however, infects the atti- son, an outlaw captured along ratings, which do not always coincide. tude of the film itself - no he- the way, becomes the center of General ratings: G-suitable for gen- roes, no positive points. The a series of mishaps that plague locker room language is about the train, but he conveniently eral viewing; PG-parental guidance sug· gested; R-restricted, unsuitable for as foul and profane as could be vindicates himself on all counts imagined and may mark a new at the finale. Violence necessichildren or younger teens. low for motion pictures. Vio- tates an adult rating. A3 Catholic ratings: AI-approved for lence is also a problem, as is its children and adults; A2-approved for Religious Special promiscuous attitude toward adults and adolescents; A3-approved for "The Boat People" is a report sex. B adults only; B-objectionable' in part for and discussion of the refugees "Sunburn" (Paramount): The who have fled communist Vieteveryone; A4-separate classification questions surrounding the death nam, Cambpdia and Laos, adrift (given to films not morally offensive of an Acapulco industrialist re- in leaky boats or packed into which, however, require some analysis quire investigation before his -5- internment camps on unwelcome and explanation): C-condemned. million insurance claim can be shores.

New Films honored. Company man Jake Moderated by NBC News cor"More American Graffiti" (Uni- Dekker (Charles Grodin) flies to respondent Jack Reynolds, the versal): A sequel to the big hit the Mexican town to do some hour special will feature the diof several years ago. Using the sleuthing. As a cover for his rector of Migration and Refugee device of four different stories unethical "sneak and search" Services of the U.S. Catholic that take place on New Year's tactics, he pretends to be a va- Conference, John McCarthy, Eve two, three, four and five cationing writer with an impor- who has overseen the settlement years after the events of the ted New York model posing as of hundreds of thousands of refufirst movie, this sequel. takes his "wife" (Farrah Fawcett- gees, including 50 percent of all most of the major characters of Majors). When Dekker is out- thosefroril Vietnam; Ambassathe original and shows what classed by topnotch crooks, he dor-at-Large Richard Clark they are up to. Plots center calls in a pro of his own, Al President Carter's coordinator for around auto racing, combat in Marcus (Art Carney), as a back- refugee affairs, and Ambassador Vietnam, peace demonstrators up. Carney's low-key perform- Punch Coomeraswamy, Singaand Flower Children. Though ance complements that of Gro- pore's envoy to the United the acting is good, the film is din. Miss Fawcett-Majors is 'States. little more than a technically never outclassed as the stunning "The Boat People" to be shown skillful exerci.se in exploiting "wife" with wardrobe and beau- Suday, Aug. 19, is an NBC prelate-60s nostalgia without 'the ty to spare. "Sunburn" is intri- sentation in cooperation with wit and feeling of the original. gue and a bit of gang-warfare the Office for Film and BroadVulgar and profane language, surrounded by elegant scenery casting of the U.S. Catholic Condepiction of drug use and the. and sufficient froth to keep au- ference. (Check local listings for shallowness with which serious diences entertained. PG, A2 time). issues are treated rule this film Sunday, Aug. 19, "For Our Films on TV out for younger viewers. PG,A3 Su~day, Aug. 19, 9 p.m. (ABC) Times" (CBS) - "Love in Ac"North Dallas Forty" (Para- - "Joe Kidd" (1972): Clint East- tion." A documentary on the mount): Nick Nolte is an aging wood applies .his particular help being given retarded and pass receiver whose team is go- brand of problem-solving to handicapped children of the ing all out in a drive for the Eastern landgrabbing interests, West Seneca Development Cenpro football championship. led by Robert Duvall, who are ter near Buffalo, N.Y. (Check loNolte loves the game but not exploiting a group of Mexican- cal listings for time).what commercialism has done Americans. The "messat?e" is to it. After being exploited by standard justice-of-the-gun. Authe coach in a critical game, he diences accustomed to the Westis discarded, principally because ern myth will dismiss Eastof his relationship with the girl- wood's antics as simple fantasy. friend of the owner's brother. A3 COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (NC) Nolte's character fails to come Friday, Aug. 24, 8 p.m. (CBS) - Homilists and religious eduvery clearly into focus, which "Charlotte's Web" (1973): cators need to concentrate more is also true of the plot in this This nifty family entertainment on the importance of preserving hard-hitting slam at the way proves that the runt of the lit- the environment, an official of teams are turned into business ter (Wilbur), with the brilliant the National Catholic Rural Life machines. assistance of his friend (Char- Conference said at a recent However true its picture. of lotte) can avoid becoming the workshop at St. John's College what goes on behind the scenes Christmas bacon. E. B. White's in Collegeville, Minn. in pro football may be, director "story of miracles" is a musical "Too many of us go to work Ted Kotcheff has made a virtue fantasy worth watching. Al on Sundays and worship with out of excess, making sure no Tuesday, Aug. 28, 9 p.m. (CBS) our souls only to go back to one misses the point of the "Breakheart Pass" (1976): work during the week and destroy the earth with our bodies," said Sister Annette Fernholz, a School Sister of Notre Dame and NCRLC director of education. .pointing out that too many homilies and religious education programs deal with "intangibles" such as doctrine, Sister Fernholz said, "People need to be told as well that the overuse of pesticides and herbicides is not healthy for the earth. ""They also need to understand the importance of taking care of the land ·wisely."

Sister Fernholz said the spiritual and material components of life must be viewed together rather than separately because the material is just as significant in understanding Gad. She said TV ROMANCE: David Merquist and Beth Hinman met that even those who live in ruas volunteer helpers for a videotaped Mass in Lafayette, La. ral areas often do not underWhen -they married, their' gift from fellow crew members stand their relationship to the elements. was a videotape of their entire wedding Mass. (NC Photo)

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River--Thur. Aug. 16, 1979 "

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Father Giles Dzuban of the Discalced Carmelite Fathers will discuss the missionary work o( his order at all Masses this weekend.

Carnival workers will attend a thank you dinner, Saturday, Aug. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Father Coady Center.

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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, NEW BEDFORD New Bedford ·Particular Council will hold its quarterly meeting at a breakfast gathering in the parish' center folIowing 9 a.m. Mass Sunday, Sept. 9 at Holy Name parish,. New Bedford.

LEGION OF MARY, FALL RIVER DIOCESE Legionaires will hold their annual picnic from noon to 4 p.m.

Sunday on the grounds of the Holy Cross Fathers, 800 Tucker Road, North Dartmouth. Families and friends are invited to attend.

The program will include Benediction and recitation of the Tosary and other prayers, conducted by Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington, diocesan director of the Legion of Mary.

ST. ANNt::, FALL RIVER The Board of Education will sponsor a parish picnic from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at Cathedral Camp.

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ST. JOSEPH, NEW BEDFORD Preparation for a healing Mass will begin at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, with the liturgy beginning at 7 and including laying of the hands. A teaching will follow in the school halI, given by Leo Racine, a candidate for the diocesan permanent diaconate program.

SACRED HEART, FALL RIVER Volunteers are still needed to assist the religiou~ education program, due to begin Sunday morning, Sept. 9. Those interested may contact the parish center, telephone 678-0873.

ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL, FALL RIVER CCD registrations will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, Sept. 9. On Sunday, Sept. 16 an open house will be held at the school, when all will be invited to inspect the new second floor CCD Center. Classes will begin Monday, Sept. 24 and an open- ing Mass will be offered at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 30.

ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET Final registration for CCD classes will be held from 1O:~O a.m. to noon Sunday, Aug. 26 in the religious education office for childr~n entering first grade, those new to the parish and those who are candidates for confirmation. Registration must

be made by an adult and children who were not baptized in the parish should have their baptismal certificate.

A few additional CCD teachers are needed. Those interested may contact one of the priests or Mrs. Joann Harper, coordinator.

A prayer group picnic postponed due to rain will be held Sunday at St. James Convent, Tiverton.

friends and further information is available from Mrs. Ouellette, telephone 674-4050.

BLESSED SACRAMENT, FALL RIVER Mrs. Randolph Ouellette, Women's Guild president, is in charge of arrangements for a bus trip to the Springfield Fair Sunday, Sept. 16. The excursion is open to parishioners and

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER" FALL RIVER DIOCESE A Marriage Encounterinformation night will be held at 8 p.m. 'Sunday in Holy Family High School hall (North Street door). All area married couples are invited.

ST. THERESA, AITLEBORO A reunion will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday in the parish center for alI who have made an Echo retreat. Participants are asked to bring soft drinks, snacks and musical instruments.

The census file is being updated with the assistance of Miss Kathleen Dean.

Recreation '79 will present a street theatre program in the schoolyard at 8 tonight.

ST. STANISLAUS, FALL RIVER The outdoor grotto statue of Blessed Maximilian Kolbe will be blessed Sunday, Aug. 26 by Father Cyprian Sondej, OFM Conv., pastor of Holy Cross parish, FalI River. Father Sondej is a member of the same Franciscan community as was Blessed Maximilian.

Irs VACATION TIME DRIVE CAREFULLY!

A solemn triduum in honor of Our Lady of Czestochowa will be held from Wednesday through Friday, Aug. 22 through 24.

These days our neighborhoods are teeming w.ith kids on the go. They're running, jumping,

FATHER PATENAUDE CONCERT, DENNIS A free outdoor concert by Father Andre Patenaude, MS, planned for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in West Yarmouth has been relocated to the village green on Route 6A, Dennis. Those attending are asked to bring their own chairs or blankets. "Father Pat" is preparing his sixth album of religious folksongs.

playing - having the time of their lives.

Right now we urge all drivers to be extra cautious'. Watch for bikes, balls and skateboards. Our kids deserve a safe and happy summer.,

ULTREYA NEWS, CENTERVILLE The annual family beach party will be held Sunday, Aug. 26 at Jack Pendergast's beach, Centerville.

HOLY NAME, FALL RIVER Lectors and choir members are needed for the fall and volunteers may contact Father WiIiiam Campbell at the rectory.

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