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WASHINGTON (NC) - Pub­ Hc school systems must offer programs to assist disadvantaged children in parochial schools, even though the Supreme Court ruled sU,ch courses cannot be taught in the parochial school classrooms, according to U.S. Education Secretary William J. Bennett.

Bennett in a letter to public education officials around the country, added that the federal Department of Education would continue to enforce the require­ ment not negated by the cQurt - that remedial programs be offered to pub\:ic and paro­ chial school students.

The problem is now that of finding a way to offer the classes outside parochial school class­ rooms, so as not .to violate the court's ruling.

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Bennett suggested that paro­ chi-al school pupils might be bused to public schools for classes.

On July 1, the Supreme Court struck down provisions of the New York City Chapter (Title) I program -allowing public school teachers to conduct remedial classes in religious schools. The court also scrapped a Grand Rapids, Mich., program which similarly allowed sharing of teachers between public and parochial schools for special courses. According to the court, the classes should riot have been conducted in religious schools. . Although -the Supreme Court's ruling immediately affected only the New York and Grand Rapids programs, its ramifications are expected to be more widespread

as similar Title I programs are challenged in other cities.

School administrators "must make every diligent effort to comply with the court's decision as soon as possible," Bennett wrote Aug. 15.

However, the education secre­ ta-ry expressed opposition to the high court's ruling land said the federal Department of Education would try to assist school dis­ tricts in need of time to work out alternatives to the court's ruling.

Gary Bauer, undersecretary of education, said the Education Department compiled infonna­ tion for school district officials on the matter in order to correct any el'lroneous conclusion that programs for disadvantaged chil­ dren ca:n no longer be offered to pn~ochilil school students.

A challenge

to the. young

By Tony Medeiros

(fony ,Medeiros is representa­ tive for youth prayer groups on the Diocesan Service Committee for the Charismatic Renewal.) ·Nearly 100 young people and youth -leaders ~ represented the Fall River diocese at the 10th annual Catholic Conference for Young People and Youth Minis­ ters held recently at ,the Uni­ versity of SteubenviHe, Steuben­ ville, O.

As a result of interest show'n, special activities and regular meetings will be announced for all who attended this summer's event or those of past years.

Scott Middleton, University of Steubenville conference coordina­ tor, said in discussing the ~eet­ ing: "As faT as we know, this is the largest Oatholic gathering for young people. held on an annual basis in North America."

He 'added that it is geared to "gather young people to hear The Fall River contin'gent the clear. presentation of the fonned almost half of the 209 gospel of Jesus Christ and how conference delegates from the Christ's love and forgiveness can POPE JOHN PAUL II is presented with an elephant tusk carved with his name diocese of Massachusetts. change their Hves as weH as ca'll during an outdoor Mass at Yaounde, Cameroon. (NC/UPI - Reuter photo) They represented the City of ;them to love and serve the Lord God prayer group from Our within the Catholic Church."

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Mother Mary Angelica, a con­ We Have Decided To Follow ference speaker and founder of Jesus group from Our Lady of the ·Eternal Word Television Mt. Cannel parish, also New Network, commented that the NAIROBI, Kenya (NC) - Pope trip, Pope John Paul had empha­ where the drought is still c.on­ edford; the Building Block from conference "challenged the young John Paul II called for continued sized the missionary nature of tinuing." t. Mary's School, Taunton; people to evangelize their faith assistance for the continent's his visit and the need for the The same day, he formally rothersand Sisters in Christ and to stand tall for the Catholic . famine~plagued areas during the continent's church to stay close opened the Catholic Higher In­ rom LaSalette Shrine, Attie­ Church so th'at,they will be able final days of his Aug. 8-19 trip to Rome while incorporating stitute of Eastern Africa on the oro; St. John Neumann parish to defend it to those who don't· to Africa.

African culture. outskirts of Nairobi with a mes­ outh group from East Freetown; understand Jesus or Catholic­ He also spoke out against sage to its fu.ture theologians.

He continued his emphasis on newly forming group from St.. ism."

"The daqgers of a theological family wlues during the closing South Africa's system of racial rancis Xavier parish, Hyannis; study which is divorced from Hfe segregation, apartheid.

Those wishing information of the 43rd International Euchar­ nd adults from St. Mary's par­ in the spirit, and the hann In .a speech at the U.N. En­ about diocesan youth prayer istic Congress and said the Afri­ sh, Ne~ Bedford.. caused by pseudo-theological cul­ can practice of polygamy ­ groups or about next year's Steu­ viron~entaI Program ~ead­ ture devoid of a genuine spirit of quarters Aug. 18, the pope re­ benville conference may contact having more than one wife ­ The diocese has been repre­ newed -a "solemn appeal" for aid service to the mystery of the any group llsted above or Tony contradicts God's plan for mar­ ented at the past five Steuben­ "on behalf of the people of the Redemption" evoke the Gospel me youth conferences, with Medeiros, Box 2501, Taunton riage.

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Aug:·2:l.' 1'98'5 Holy Union Sisters

Hold provinceassemhly,

celebrate seven jubilees

By . Sister Mary Lou Simcoe

AS HOLY UNION provincial assembly opens at La­ Salette Center for Christian Living, Sister Virginia Samp­ son, left in top picture, welcomes sisters traveling farthest to attend: Sister Pauline Marie, from Rome; Sister Barbara Kirkman, Houston; and Sister Mary Jean Audet, Midland, Texas; center, at assembly session, Sister Marie Neuberth, SND, facilitator; Sister aarbara Lawlor Thomas, SCN, key­ note speaker; Sister Carol Regan, Holy Union provincial superior; bottom, sisters 'honored at Fall River ,dinner, from left, seated, diamond jubilarians Sisters John -Eliza­ beth, Irene Rheaume, Martha Marie, Dorothy Therese; standing, golden jubilarians Sisters Jeanne Clara Amirault, Anne Bugala, Lina Nadeau. (

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LaSalette Center for Christian_ Living in .Attleboro was the scene earlier this month of the annual assembly of the Holy Union Sisters of the 'Fall River province.

The three-day meeting was followed by a prayer service and dinner in Fall River honoring seven sisters celebrating the 50th <and 60th anniversaries of their entrance'into religious life.

Provincial ,Meeting The provincial gathering in­ cluded' sisters from as far away as Rome, Italy, Texas, Mary­ land and New York.

The meeting opened with an address by Sister Barbat'a Lawler Thomas, SCN of Louisville, Ky., who spoke on Attitudes Toward Law. Sister Thomas, presently 'vice-president for commun!ty re­ lations at Our Lady of Peace Hospital in Louisville, was for­ merly superior general of her community and holds a doctoral degree in ministry. In her talk, she 'contrasted the attitudes to­ ward law of Americans, with an A:nglo-Saxon heritage, to that of the Romans.

Praising the newly-approved constitutions of the Holy Union Sisters, she urged her hearers to study them as a whole 'with a view toward 'observing their spirit.

Also during the assembly, community members viewed a video tape presentation by Father Peter Henriot, S.J., of the Center for Concern in Washing­ ton, D.C., on the topic:, "Option for the Poor."

After addressing the question of who the poor are, the priest discusSed the theological reasons for choosing to work with the poor and the pastoral and per­ sonal implications of the choic~.

The viewing was followed by small, group discussions.

Reports were given through­ out the meeting by committees who had been studying the topics of government, mission and ministry.

In addition, a detailed presen­ tation 'was given on plans for the 1986 observance of the 100th anniversary of the community's arrival in the United States.

In addition, to 'local celebra­ tions, there wiII be a community­ wide observance next Aug. 16 to 19, when the Holy Union su­ perior general and her' councilors will come from Rome to be' in attendance.

On the last day of the assem­ bly Women and Ministry was dis­ cussed, with reflections shared

by Sisters Mary Ellen Ryan of New York, Frances Cavey of Baltimore and Virginia Sampson of Attleboro.

The assembly closed 'with a missioning and blessing cere­ mony, acknowledging ,the t'ole of Old and New Test'ament fore­ mothers in shaping the Church today. The ceremony closed

with ,~ liturgical dance performed by province members.

Jubilee Celebration The duties of a provincial su­ perior consist to a large extent. in attending meetings, visiting local' communities, discussing solutions to problems, and visit­ ing aged and infi'1'm sisters.

However, once a year, Sister Carol Regan, provincial of the H()ly Union Sisters, takes on the role of hostess as she honors sisters 'celebrating the 50th or 60th 'anniversaries of their en­ trance into religious H,fe.

Thus on Aug. 12 she and her councilors prepared a jubilee dinner at the Holy Union pro­ vincial house. Prior to the dinner, the jubilarians were honored at a prayer service prep'llred by councilor Sister Mary Lou Sulli­ 'van.

While the jubilarians will also have ce,1ebrations with family and friends in their individual communities, they regard this special dinner as a unique form of recognition.

One, Sister Dorothy Therese, responding to her invitation, 'added the postscript, "I'll be there with bells on, since I've taught half the sisters on the council!'~ ,",', .. "," ' , , Diamond Jubilees' , 60-year jubilariansat'e Sisters John Elizabeth Creamer and Martha Marie Milloy, !l'etired and t'esiding at Sacred Hearts Con­ vent, Fan River; Sister Dorothy Therese Boudreau retired at St. Anthony Convent, 'foaunton;and Sister Irene Rheaume, secretary at St. Michael's School, Fall River.

Sisters Dorothy Therese and Martha Marie were first-grade teachers for nearly their entire teaching careers. Sister Dorothy Therese spent her first 18 years in Baltimore, then served in Fall River and Taunton schools.

Sister Martha Marie's first as­ signment was in Patchogue, Long Island,' from where she went to schools in Fall River, Taunton, New, York and New Jersey.

Because of their expertise ,in primary education, both' sisters through the years instructed' younger sisters in many of their successful teaching methods.

Most of Sister ,Irene Rheaume's years of service were as a third­ grade teQ,cher in, Rhode, Island, New York, Fall R'iver, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Her last teaching assignment was as third-grade teacher at St. Mi-' chael's School, Fall River. Upon retirement from this position, she assumed the duties of ~chool secretary and ,receptionist. She 'is the oldest member of the pro­ vince engaged in fuHtime min­ istry. , Sister Johp Elizabeth is well­ known in the Fall River area, , since most of her'active religious life was spent f,irst as a teacher and later as principal of the for­

mer Sacred Hearts Academy. In 1962 she assumed administration of the first diocesan Ihigh school for girls. Bishop Cassidy High School in Taunton, which re­ placed the former St. Mary's High School, staffed by the Holy Union Sisters since 1911. Sister John Elizabeth's last years ;in education were spent as a guid­ ance counselor at SHA until the school closed in 1975. She now coordinates the SHA Alumnae Association, thus remaining in' contact with many of her past students.' , ~olden Jubilee Those observing golden jubi­ lees are, Sisters Jeanne Clara Amirault, Anne Bugala and Lina Nadeau.

Upon completion of her novi­ tiate training. Sister Jeanne CIara was a cook in community and parish convents in Taunton, New York and Fa'll River, serving.

13 years at the former St. Mar­ tin's Convent, the province in­ firmary. When the infirmary was transferred to Sacred -Heat'ts Convent, she continued as cook on a parttime basis. In addition, to her culinary skills, she devotes much time to crafts projects used as baby gifts and as popular items atparisl:1,bazaars.. _, " Sister Anne Hugala, ,the 'only native of Patchogue, Long Island, in the community, has taught aU elementary grades, serving in parish schools in Maryland, Massachusetts and New York, as well ,as in 'a mission school in Elizabeth City,N.C. Since 1961, she has been on the faculty of ' St. Francis de Sales School in' P~tchogue. She is also a Euchar­ istic minister, distributing holy communion to parish shut-ins.

Sister Lina Nadeau, a Taunton, native, has taught- in primary schools in New York, Maryland, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.

She was elementary science supervisor in the Fall River pub­ lic schools from 1969 to 1981 and since then has been principal of Holr Name School, F'aH River.

Sister Cuillerier The Mass of Christian -Burial was offered in Fall River Aug. 16 at the convent chapel of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cath­ erine of Siena for Sister Marie de J'Assomption Cuillerier, OP, 85, who died Aug. 13.

A native of St. Telesphore Soulanges, Quebec, she was the daughter of the 'late Francois Xavier and Georgiana (Monpetit) Cuillerier.

In religious life for 56 years, she taught in New York State and at St. Francis Xavier School, Acushnet, 'and St. Anne's School, Fall River.

She is survived by two sisters, Alice and Josephine Cuillerier, and three brothers, Wilfred, Con­ rad and Ernest Cuillerier, all residents of Canada.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Aug. 23. 1985

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• Strength In numb·e.rs

and commitment

By Father Kevin J. Harrington

Close to 25% of the Roman Catholics in our country are His­ panics. Their strength in num­ bers and· commitment was evi­ dent at the Tercer Encuentro Nacional, held Aug. 15-18 at Catholic University, Washington, D.C. Attended by 1200 delegates, it was among the 'largest meet­ ings of Hispanic Catholics ever held in the United St'ates. .Formally opened by Bishop James Malone of Youngstown, Ohio, .president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Encuentro was a response to the bishops' pastoral 'letter chaI­ lenging Hispanic Catholics. to de­ velop a pastoral plan.

The event culminated a dia­ logue that began on the parish level; diocesan and regional en­ cuentros followed, then national gathering.

The Fall River Diocese parti­ cipated in the whole process. The Guadalupanas sisters working dn the three diocesan communities with active Hispanic apostolates (New Bedford, Taunton and At­ tleboro) coordinlited small group discussions in each of these areas throughout the winter and early spring. Rev. Peter N. Graziano, diocesan director of the Span­ ish Apostolate, ·appointed. me to direct the process.· On March 17 at the Family Life Center, No. Dartmouth, the thre.e communities participated in ,the Primer Encuentro Dioce­ san. Father Graziano, Rev. Bruno Ciardiello, O.F.M., director of the Regina Pads Center, New Bed­ ford, and Rev. Paul Canuel, pas­ tor of St. Joseph's parish, Attle­ boro, joined me to deve'lop a pas­ toral plan for the diocese. Our' recommendations went to Bishop Daniel A. Cronin and the North­ east Pastoral Cenler in ~ew York. Together with those of some 30 other Northeast dio­

ceses, they were voted on at th~ Segundo Encuentro Regional held May 30 to June 2 at La Salle College in Philadelphia.

Accompanying me .to both Philadelphia and Washington were Sisters Francesca A'ldama . and Soledad Mendoza of New Bedford; Angel Luis Reyes of Attleboro; and Rosa Cintron of New Bedford. Each was assigned to a group discussing evangeli­ zation,· education, social justice, leadership on youth.

Cesar Chavez, natlionally known farm labOI: organizer, called the encuentro "a marvel­ ous first step" saying that "when the people feel dt's theirs . . . the church, unions, whatever . . . .that's when the dynamic takes place."

Chavez was among delegates who met in groups, modeling and revising recommendations before voting upon them.

When the 1200 delegates con­ vened for the closing the recom­ mendations were approved unani­ mously. There can be Jiittle doubt that they received such support because so much care was taken to allow everyone to participate in the national dialogue deading to their tiraming. .

Dubbed "prophetic pastoral lines" and "commitments," the recommendations embrace choice of the family 'as the core of pas­ toral ministry, a "preferential option" for the poor and the young, a pastoral plan respond­ ,ing to the daily concerns of His­ panics, support of education sensitive tq ~UItU'ral identity, promotion of justice and recogni­ tion of the value of women in family, church and society.

Commitments include pledges to promote "Christian base com· munities," support creation of pastoral centers for deadership training, become involved in parent-teacher associations and on school boards, support the

right of every worker, with ()f without legal residency .papers, to receive a just salary, and help efforts of the U.S. bishops on be­ half of immigrants and the un­ documented.

In addition, the delegates com­ mitted themselves to advocacy of "renewal of the traditional parish in order that it be open and effectively multicultural;" creation of a national office for Hispanic youth ministry; and par­ ticipation in planning and de­ cision-making at all levels of church life.

The presence of 100 bishops for some or all of the Tercer Encuentro Nacion-a:) was also a tangible sign of the Church's commitment to Hsten to and re­ spond to the needs of her His­ panic members, Catholics.

A touching moment occuNed when Archbishop Pio Laghi, apostolic pronuncio to the United States, introduced a video cas­ sette recording of Pope John Paul II welcoming the delegates to Washington, D.C. The pope, challenging His­ panic Catholics to .raise their prophetic voice to evangelize the United States, recalled his 1982 visit to Santo Domingo, where he planted a cross which has since become a symbol of evan­ gelization.

In 1992 the Americas will cele­ brate 500 years of evangeliza­ tion, an ongoing process which began with a Hispanic thrust with Christopher Columbus.

As the Americas celebrate this significant 500th 'anniversary, Hispanic Catholics wili play a critical role in the future of the U.S. church.

The Hispanic voice was raised ina unique, !historic and pro­ phetic way during the Washing­ ton convocation. The church can ,only benefit by heeding and re­ sponding to that voice.

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REV. JOHN ]F. HOGAN (left), pastor of St. Julie Billiart parish, North Dartmouth, and Rev. Constantine Bebis, pastor of St. George Greek Orthodox Church, New Bedford, conduct the Blessing of the Fleet ceremony in New Bedford. Some 200 boats took over two hours to pass the Coast Guard cutter Unimak where the clergymen ·officiated.

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A Needed Solution South Africa: what can be done?

So many Americans approach that nation and its problems with a naivete more than simplistic. Somehow'we feel that everything must be judged according to our brand, of demo'­ cracy. As a result our diplom~tic history is often a,Disneyland adventure.

Few Americans !have any real acquaintance with the history of the Boer War or with the exploits of turn of the century imperialism on the African continent. But today's horrors are simply an extension of European colonialism and clashes between the British and the Afrikaners, today's white South Africans.

There are some similarities between the present South Afri­ can turmoil and the 1970s clashes between the British minority and black majority in Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia. There as in South Africa the blacks had the numbers while the authori-, ties had the guns and the legal authority to use them. There too civil rights were suspended amid bloody racial conflicts as the result of failure to bring about a peaceful solution to civil unrest.

However, in one regard the situation is very different in South Africa. In Zimbabwe, power came from Britain's colon­ ial government, while in South Africa the Afrikaners have been in the area since the 17th century. They have fought the British and blacks for control of their nation and they feel.it is theirs. They cannot retreat elsewhere, as did the British; liter­ ally, they have no other place to go, having in 1961 left the Union of South Africa, created by the British in 1910, to create their own republic.

From the outset the Afrikaners have seen' apaitheid, the policy of separate development of the races, as their only means of survival. It is important then to try to understand their mind in this matter. ' To them apartheid is a matter of life and death. Their stubborn refusal to enter into any reasonable discussion of their racial problems flows from the obstinate spirit that has enabled them to survive. . But time is not on their side. Today's world is quite different' from that of their 17th-century ancestors. The policy of apart- ;' heid is as archaic as the mind that clings to such a concept in the 20th century. Realistically, there is no doubt that it will have to be modified and eventually eliminated. ' If harmony, 'then, is to be attained, 'reason must prevail on .; all sides. Now is the time·for certain dramatic moves on the part of the government. In this connection, perhaps the most promising suggestion has been made by South African church leaders, including Archbishop Denis H ur.Jey, chairman of the nation's Conference of Catholic Bishops. ' Their thought is that a national convention be assembled to draft a constitution acceptable to all groups. As this work would be in progress, the church leaders also asked that signif­ icant steps be taken away from apartheid, including abolition of restrictions on where blacks may live and work.

It is obvious that if the government fails to make any posi­ tive moves, the death and destruction we already see on the evening news will pale in comparison to the carnage to come as the rage and despanr of black South Africans increase. !

Again, time is running short. Interference by outsiders' would seem to be only a catalyst for continued bloodshed. In the final analysis, it is the peoples of South Africa who must meet this challenge to their existence by beginning together the work of social and political reform.

Only in this way will lasting peace be assured in this land of suffering.

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Cardinal Bernardin:

Children held hostage.

by arms race

NAIROBI, Kenya '(NC) - The children of the world "are held hostage by great,sums of money spent each year or). the worldwide arms race," Cardinal Joseph Ber­ nardin of Chicago told partici­ pants at the 43rd ,Eucharistic Con­ gTess Aug. 14.

The cardinal; the only North American scheduled to address the full congress, spoke on "Satisfy­ ing the Hungers of the World's Children: Eucharist,- Call to Unity and Peace."

Father Edward Braxton, a pas­ toral theologian who directs the Catholic student center at the uni­ versity of Chicago, spoke the same day at a seminar at the congress.

The cardinal suggested that the world turn to the Eucharist, "the paradigm of unity and the basic source of our nourishment, gui­ dance and strength," to help satisfy these basic hungers.

"It is at God's altar that we dis­ cover that we are all brothers and sisters, children of the same Father - that we are diverse members of one human family," he said.

Father Braxton urged congress participants to view the Eucharist" "as a source of strength in our families."

integrate our family relationships

at various levels of intimacy.

"When this spiritual intimacy with Christ in the Eucharist is cen­ tral in our lives, we will find that more and more often we will be able to say not our will, but his be done," he said.

Auxiliary Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Chicago, one of four black American bishops attending the congress, said he supported the sentiments expressed by his fellow Chicagoans.

He told NC News that it was unthinkable to fund the arms race But he warned against using 'the when funding the exportation of Eucharist as "as a magical charm.'~ food production technology could ' "We do not wish to imply that ,turn Africa "into the breadbasket Cardinal Bernardin noted that while the children of the world devotion wilt automatically solve, of the world." know different hungers -famine, the serious problems that families "Why must we (Western coun­

face," he said.: ' apartheid discrimination, war, reli­ tries) export technology to den­

gious intolerance, disease, home­ In America, he said, the concept igrate life when we can export

lessness - the common denomi­ technology I to improve life?" he

of extended families and the prac­ nator is that they all hunger for asked.

tice of shared everting meals are peace~ "In the face of, the multiple losing force. These changes, he He said First World attempts to . OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER threats to human life and dignity, said, "significantly influence the Published weekly by The Cathoiic Press of the Diocese of Fall River the people of the world -especially way intimacy is' experienced and export '''life-regulating methods" to the continent "would ruin the expressed by family members."

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A matter of trust

"I am so confused about teaching my children how to deal with strangers," a mother said recently. "Do we teach them to distrust all people they don't know? If so, how do we teach them to go to adults for help ifthey need it? Or not to live in felu of others?

There was a chorus of agreement from other parents. We're torn betweeen teaching children simul­ taneously to distrust and trust people they don't know. We run a risk of implanting a lifelong fear of others if we stress safety too strongly. Yet, we live in a world where the personal safety of children is of paramount attention.

Likl:; everything else in parenting, it's a matter of balance. We must teach children that some adults are untrustworthy and dangerous but others are trustworthy and helpful.

Teaching them not to get into cars with or take candy from stran­ gers is easy. But teaching them to seek out an adult to help them when they're lost is more difficult.

If they're overly fearful of all adults, they are not going to be able to do this.

walking over 2 miles home through some unfamiliar territory, which was probably more dangerous.

Sometimes children get fearful when an adult smiles at them in a crowded supermarket. This is pre­ venting grownups from exhibiting friendliness which.merely enforces children's fears of adults.

I believe we can teach children to assess strangers the same way 'we do. Here are' some points to consider: 1. We can distinguish the dif- . ference between stranger and acting strangely. All people we don't know are strangers but only some of them behave strangely. Add to that, 60% of crimes against child­ ren are committed by people who have some familiarity with the child. So it's not enough to warn the child away from strangers as the only untrustworthy ones.

2. Acting strangely means trying

to get children alone, inviting them

to see something unusual, moving

to sit next to them on a bus or at a ' theater, giving them gifts, pretend­ ing to be lost or injured and telling them not to tell their parents.

Jay Howell ofthe Adam Walsh Center said, "Use language a child can understand. For example, you can tell her no one should be touching her in the bathing-suit parts of her body. Private parts, sexual parts-that's confusing.

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Bathing-suit parts she'll under­ stand. " 3. We can distinguish between situations where there are many people and only a few. Just as adults are not fearful' of being accosted in a crowded parking lot but cautions in an isolated one, we can let our children know they can' return smiles and friendliness from strange adults if there are others around, particularly people they know and trust.

4. We can teach children to "check it out" when they are wary of a particular adult's behavior.

This policy is being used in school safety programs. When a child is unsure of an adult's behavior, we teach him to check it out by talk­ ing about it with an adult he or she trusts - a parent, teacher, school nurse, or any trustworthy adult.

Perhaps the behavior is normal, perhaps not. By sharing their experi­ ence and fears with a caring adult, children can be relieved of ongo- . ing fear. Or a potentially danger­ ous experience can be nipped by parents and teachers.

Who can receive?

Q. AtMass recently I was startled to see a practicing Episcopalian receive Holy Comunion. Is this acceptable in the eyes ofthe church?

What is the responsibility of the priest or minister of Communion, or other parishioners, if they have knowledge ofthe person's religious affiliation? (Louisiana) The problem you ask about is not unique to your own experience..

The question of the propriety of Episcopalians or members of other non-Roman Catholic Christian churches receiving Communion appears in my mail frequently.

Sometimes it is done on the individual's own initiative, perhaps through some strong religious impulse which I am not about to judge. At other times it results from an ill-advised and uninformed invitation by a Catholic.

Such a practice is, however, strictly and clearly contrary to the One mother commented that explicit regulations ofthe Catholic her 7-year-old son was so terrified Church concerning reception of of adults that he wouldn't ask the Eucharist. Most people of good­ anyone for change to use·the pay will who belong to other faiths phone to call home. He ended up courteously and understandingly ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Irespectourbeliefand policy. Even if they do not agree with or under­ stand our reasons, they respect the fact that one does not go into By another's home and begin telling its dwellers how they should run FATHER their life - or even worse, act in direct contradiction to what one . knows is the host's wishes.

EUGENE In addition a thoughtful person If you were taught by reli­ It's difficult to describe the mark does not place a minister of Com­ gious brothers, no doubt you that distinguishes a brother. With HEMRICK munion, for example, in a position have a horror story or two to some it is a sense of otherworldli­ of being directly challenged to dis­ ness often reflected in clothes that tell. Many brothers were tough don't match and an attitude of not regard one of the regulations of and exacting.

I know there is no returning to the church served through this caring whether they do. the good old days. But this does ministry.

Yet, down deep 111 bet you will There are those who excel in not deprive me of the wish that The answer to your questions, admit that the brothers not only teaching, deeply love their area of some day in the future the spirit then, is that to receive Commun­ brought the best out of students expertise and want to make it a and joy I experienced with reli­ but also created lasting respect. part of their students' lives. They gious brothers will once again be ion this way is to act in flat contra­ diction to the rules of the Catholic could be married, successful pro­ felt in perhaps a new and even Church, which are based on its If the statistics on religious fessors, yet they choose a com­ brothers continue in the direction munity of men dedicated to the more exciting type of community. understanding of the meaning of the Eucharist in our worship and they are going, getting this kind of Gospel as the vehicle for their in our lives. As I have explained at education may be a thing of the talents. length previously in this column, it past. is not impossible that Protestants Some brothers do the menial would receive the Eucharist legit­ In the report, "Religious Life in tasks; they clean, cut the lawn and August 24 Rev. Peter J.B. Bedard, Founder, imately in the Catholic Church. the United States: The Experience fix things. These brothers are often Such a Communion is, however, of Men's Communities," Drs. J os­ the hidden, steadying force within 1884, Notre Dame, Fall River Very Rev. James F. Gilchrist, subject to conditions which clearly eph Shields and Mary Jeanne Ver­ the community. They attend to the dieck found that candidates for things which keep family spirit OPM, VG, Vicar General of the do not seem to be fulfilled in the Congregation of the Fathers of circumstance you describe. the life ofa religious brother peaked and household together.

Any Catholic, priest or lay per­ Mercy, 1962 in 1966 with 257 men in final son, should do whatever can be The liturgies united us all.,No commitment. The number dropped August 25 done with charity and tact to cor­ to 60 in 1984 - a 77 percent doubt there were Masses where Rev. Joseph F. Hanna, Founder, rect such a situation. Rarely can some people's thoughts were miles 1974, Holy Cross, South Easton decline. this be done at the moment the , from the celebration. But there August 27 person comes to Communion I was privileged to be the cha­ were other times, like those when' Rt. Rev. Francisco C. Betten­ unless the priest or other eucharis­ plain of the Holy Cross Brothers we all gathered together fot a spe­ court, Pastor, 1960, Santo Christo, tic minister is thoroughly aware of at the University of Notre Dame cial occasion. The music was metic­ the circumstances beforehand. during some of their peak years. ulously prepared and the"lectors Fall River Rev. Msgr. Hugh A. Gallagher, If you are uncertain, why not Their spirit is difficult to explain carefully chosen. We prayed and ~astor Emeritus, 1978, St. James, ask your pastor or another priest because it surfaced in a variety of sang together in celebration.

New Bedford I about it. Perhaps the priest in your ways.

It was at such moments and at August 29 parish is unaware of what is l1ap­ those when I watched the brothers pening and you might be a help to Rev. Joseph DeVillandre, D.O., The community was blessed with a wide range oftalents. There were meet to discuss how to improve Founder, Sacred Heart, North all concerned.

Q. You once discussed the Old excellen( cooks and mechanics, the community that I felt the Attleboro brothers with doctorates in chem-· uplifting and unifying force of Testament belief that the sins and what a community is all about. I THE ANCHOR (USPS-545-020). Second guilt of the father are visited upon istry, history, psychology and phi­ feel proud to have known the Holy Class Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass. Pub­ his children. You explained that losophy. There were mathemati­ lished weekly except the week of July 4 and many' prophet" particularly Eze­ cians, economists, librarians and Cross brothers. Most had talents I deeply admired. The faith 'and the week after Christmas at 410 Highland kiel, tried to correct that under­ administrators.

Avenue, Fall River, Mass. 02720 by the standing of God, stressing that Next do.or was a thriving junior sense of purpose they reflected was Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River inspiring. . each person is responsible for his college run and staffed by brothers.

Subscription price by mail, postpaid $8.00 per Down the road there was a first­ Today the community does not year. Postmasters send address changes to or her life, good or bad.

I understand and accept your class high school run by the broth­ the numbers it once had. Many The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fair River, MA 02722. ' answer to the question. But one ers together with Holy Cross sisters. have left and few have entered.

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can thereby proceed to rationalize awa)' the entire Hebrew-Christian religious system.

In the books of Moses God is portrayed as a tyrant who has all the p~rsonal characteristics ofsome ofthe Roman emperors. Certainly God" who started the universe, is all powerful. But to portray him as was done in the books of Moses and other places In the Old Testa­ ment is an insult to the intelligence and greatness ofT God. Don't you agrel!? (Tennessee) A. It seems to me you are limit­ ing yourself by a very simplistic view of revelation. The fact is that, in revealing himself to them, God does deal with men and women at the level where they are. To do anything else would do violence to the free response which God con­ tinually invites from his people­ an invitation and response which must change as people themselves change. ' From your knowledge of his­ tory you must be a~are that sensi­ bilities develop and grow in human beings. Things which people 300 years ago tholllght were quite humane we now abhor.

Placing men and women in pub­ lic stocks on the town square was thought an act of unusual kind­ ness in the early days of our own nation, considerably more humane than the public whippings gener­ ally acceptable before that.

Wc~ have seen advances in under­ standing human dignity even within our own church in 2,000 years.

Suicide, for example, was looked upon quite differently in the times of thl~ early martyrs than it is now.

Bi!lhop Eusebius of Caesarea, the most renowned historian of the early centuries of Christianity, tells us that in his own lifetime (third and fourth centuries) those who ended their own lives rather than participate in the gruesome cruelties of the arena were them­ selves honored as martyrs.

Surely this view of taking one's own life is not consistent with later Christian understandings of sui­ cide.

At this very moment, Christian churches and perhaps our entire Western civilization are experienc­ ing a new level of sensitivity and awareness about human dignity, whic:h makes us seriously question many past assumptions about "just war" and capital punishment.

I think we should not be too hard on Moses or any other ances­ tors whose images of God and man appear so foreign to us. After all, while he is continually pulling us ahead in new ways, God seems always to have a great deal of patience with us where and as we are.

A free brochure outlining the basic prayers, b~lIefs and precepts of Catholics Is !lvallable by send­ ing II stamped, nelf adressed enve­ lope to Father Dietzen, Holy Trin­ ity Parish, 704 N. Main St., Bloom­ ington, Ill. 61701. Questions for this column should be sent to Fatlner Dietzen at the same address.

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Papal words may reach millions

.nternational. Eucharistic Congress

,Power of Go~pel NAIROBI, Kenya (NC) - "The pcwer of Christ's Gospel has been revealed in Africa.'~ Pope John Paul II declared /it a .Mass Aug. 18 closing the 43'rd Inter­ national: Eucharistic Congress, the first ever in black Africa.

The pope's comments at. the final event of the congress echo­ ,ed reflections by other speakers throughout the eight-day gather­ ing who saw in the meeting a . symbol of the fledgling African church now come of age, with some 70 million CathoNcs acrOSS the continent.

"This community of 70 million people is ,'a great sign of the fruitfulness of the Eucharist," said Pope John Paul, himself neal'ing the end of a 12-day, seven-nation African voyage.

Cardinal Maurice Otunga of Nairobi, who hosted the congress, declared in an opening address Aug. 11 that Africa's church has a message to give the world and is no longer just a passive re­ ceiver of missionary activity.

"We need not caITY the bur­ den of names such as the 'dark continent' ... Light can eman­ ate from here," he saoid.

A!uxiHary Bishop James Lyke of Cleveland, Ohio, one of the U.S. bishops at. the congress, offered a similar analysis when he ,said in ari inte:rv.iew that African Catholics have been en­ gaged longer in the ,process of indigenization, or interweaving. the faith with their culture, than black Catholics ~n the United States have.

Within the last decade, he said, the music and liturgical rhy,tihms of Amca, as well as some deeper elements in the

African church have begun .to

By NC News make their way into the United "Observations by Pope John ·States.

Paul II," a weekly column of commentary drawn from papal' Among congress' speakers was documents, could reacll up to 40 Chicago Cardinal Joseph L. Ber­ million readers when dt debuts na,rdin, the only North American the weekend of Sept. 7 and 8, to address the full congress. He says its syndicator. linked hunger for the Eucharist with hunger for peace and jus­ Los Angeles-based News Am­ ·tice, saying that the "deepest erica Syndicate, owned by Aus­ hunger" of all people is peace. tralian press Magnate Rupert But the children of'the world, he Murdoch, is handling U.S. dis­ said, "are held hostage by great tribution of the column. A New sums of money spent each year Yo~k subsidiary, The Times Of on the worldwide arms race ...

London Syndicate, is handling PARISHIONERS AT St. Pius X parish, So. YC\rmouth, sales abroad.

Tragically, at present more re­ sources are being committed to g~et Msgr. Henry T. Munroe, pastor, left, and Bishop Dan­ Richard S. iNewcombe, presi­ the destruction of human life I iel A. Cronin during the bishop's' recent visit there. (Tom dent of iboth syndicating com­ than to saving it."

Dean photo) panies, said that circulation of The theme of the congress was U.S. and foreign newspapers so "The Eucha,rist and the Christian far signed up for the column , Family," and a number of totals 40 million. speakers, including ,the pope, The idea of a weekly column urged strong family values, in­ of papal teachings in the gen­ cluding opposition to abortion, NEW YORK (NC) - Tradi­ to the extent that they feel in­ eral press is the brainchild of sterilization and' .artificial hirth tional religiqus commitments to secure in their vocations if they New York lawyer Arthur Kleb­ control. ,poverty, chastity and obedience are not receiving a paycheck. anoff and political .scientist Al­ Pope John Paul chaUenged have been replaced by a· new Regarding chastity, Father fred Bloch. couples to reflect God's Iove in trinity, that of "consumerism, thei,r own "fruitful love," saying hedonism and nationalism" in Kavanaugh said "the spirit of . Klebanoff, said that a typical totalitarian capitalism" had column is expected to run about tha,t each new chi:l.d is "a renew­ the culture of American capital­ gained hegemony in the sexual 700 words and consist of ex­ ed invitation to love 'with still ism, superiors of U.S. male reli­ sphere," with moral approval cerpts from several papal texts ,greater generosity." gious orders were told "at a re­ given to anything that enjoys on a particular topic or theme.

His comments were inter­ cent assembly. "marketing success." But he said Bloch, a Polish-born Ameri­ preted in part 'as a criticism of the churCh was also partly re­ FatheJ John Kavanaugh, Jesuit can, is to elect and arrange the the Kenyan government, which addressing the Conference of sponsible because of the way it writings and translate them into has included birth control, steri­ concentrated on sexual morality English. He previously ,trans­ Hzation and financial penalties Major Superiors of Men in New in the past.

York, "said capitalism has led ·lated one of Pope John Paul's for civil servants with m9I'e than The religious commitment to books, from Polish into English. four children among elements in many' American Christians to 'embrace its values rather than obedience, Father Kavanaugh a campaign to reduce Kenya's In this year's Annual Syndi­ those of the Gospel. . said, is repIaced by "capitalist 4.2 percent annual population cate Directory, published July culture's vow of domination" "A significant obstacle 'for in­ growth rate.

27 by the newspaper trade mag­ and its commitment to violent nul'ing ,the' closing Mass the dividual· religious and religious support of self-interest. 'azine Editor and Publisher, News pope aIso presided over renewal . communities in their journey to­ America Syndicate led off a 12­ Throughout the presentation, page advertisirigsection for its .of marriage vows' by hundreds ward God is that they are possi­ bly more wholeheartedly capi­ Father Kavanaugh cited adver­ oj couples. products with a full-page, full­ talist than Christian," he said. tisements and vario~s expres­ color ad 'on the forthcoming sions of popular American cul­ papal column.

Father Kavanaugh,. a philoso­ ture as .nIustrations of capitalist phy professor at St. Louis· Uni­ The ad said Bloch "has been consumerism, hedonism and dom­ misunderstanding of what had versity, gave a major presenta­ authorized by Vatican-based car­ been said at the Damascus meet­ tion at the assembly, which had ination. dinals to provide editorial super­ ings.

Among recipients of his criti­ <as its theme Challenges to Reli­ vision of the column." New­ cism were the novels of Father combe said that by request from In a i'ater development, U.N. gious Leadership from a Chang­ Secretary General Javier Perez ing U.S. Society and U.S. - Andrew Greeley; Playboy and the Vatican, future publicity for Penthouse magazines; rock star the column would ibe changed 'de Ouellar met Aug. 16 with rela­ Church.

Madonna and' her fans; programs slightly, to say that Bloch was tives of hostages in Lebanon and "As American citizens we aired by television personality afterward appealed fO'l' th!l hos­ undertaking the project "with the have a charming president, an Phil Donahue; the. movie "Ram­ tages' release. . concurrence of highest Vatican enthralled media, a $100 billion­ bo;" and the fough guy roles of officials."

Among those who met with a-year industry called advertis­ actor Clint Eastwood.

Perez de Cuellar were Andrew Other features that the syndi­ ring, and an entire liturgy of self­ and David Mihelich, nephews of "I am often amazed by the cate distributes range from the extol what congratul'atio which ll Father Jenco, who was k;idnapped is pr.esumably enobling, godly ,realization that some Catholics Ann Landers advice column to last January in. Beirut; where he Herblock editorial cartoons, <and liberating about that culture seem more willing to give a seri­ was director of Catholic Relief ous hearing to Andrew Greeley from op-ed political commentary termed advanced western indus­ SeI'V'ices. trial technological capitalism," or Helen Gurley Brown (editor by Rowland Evans and Robert The UN head saiCine was con­ of Cosmopolitan magazine) on Novak to Dennis the Menace and 'said Father Kavanaugh. cerned with the fate of all hos­ matters of sexuality than they are Andy Capp on the comic pages.

"Its apologists, such as George to John Paul II," he said. tages and would look into what Newcombe described himself Gilder,' Michael Novak, National st~ps should be taken on their as a "great admirer" of Pope "This is not to suggest that Review and Cimmentary, are be!h·alf. 'articulate 'and well' financed. all answers reside in Rome; it is John Paul. The pope is "enorm­ Perhaps their warm appreciation only to suggest that we may ously popular and very charis­ ~achines have becoine so Americanized matic," he said. and "many news­ for capitalism and American na­ CAIRO, Egypt (NC) A tionalism is well founded. 'But I that we have a greater tendency ,paper editors feel they would worker shortage has made farm disagree almost entirely with the to accept data from the latest be providing a great service to theologian or pundit than from a their readers" by carrying a machines,formerIy considered analysis of those people." column of his views. person who is the special ex­ unnecessary, '~ndispensable to the Father Kavanaugh said that pression of church universiality The syndicate official declined Egyptian economy, raccOTding to replacement of the vow of pov­ Catholic Relief Services officia:ls erty by consumerism in capitalist or even from the New Testament to reveal in advance which news­ papers have bought the column. itself," he said. in Cairo. Millions of workers emi­ culture affects many religious grated to the Gulf states during The CMSM, founded in 1956, the 1970s oil boom, leaving Right of Way has 267 members representing Egyptian farmers without help, 30,000 priests and brothers. Some , "The world stands aside to let rthus CRS has adjusted. dts pro­ GOD'S ANCHOR HOLDS 200 people, including official anyone pass who knows where grams to help prov;ide the vistitors, attended the New York he 1s going." - David Starr needed machinery. assembly. . . . . . . . . . . .. .

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No information on Jenco WASHINGTON (NC) - Rep. George O'Brien said Aug. 16 that Syrian officials he spoke with denied knowledge of how Servite Father Lawrence Jenc:o and other kidnapped Americans !in Leban-, on are being treated or where they' are being held.

The Illinois Republican's com­ ments contradicted earlier state­ ments by an aide, 'who said the Syrians had reported that Father , Jenco and others were rbeing given medical attention.

The priest ~s reported to have a serious heart condition.

O'Brien had ea:rlier met with Syrian President Hafez Assad and other tOl:/officiaIs in Damas­ cus to discuss Father Jenco, a 'native of Joliet in O'Brien's congressional district, 'and other American captives, Ted Cormalley, an' O'Brien aide in Washington, had said that the officials "were willing to talk at length 'about the hos­ tages." He said they were '~very responsive" to concerns O'Brien expressed about' the priest and six other U.S. citizens kidnapped within the past ,two years and believed to be held by Islamic Jihad (Holy Warr), a Moslem ex­ tremist group in Lebanon. , Cormaney said his original comments had been based on a

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The Apache. The Braves. The Cheyenne. The Indians. Is it the Wild West?

Nope.

You can find them all in Mash­ pee.

Camp Vinhaven, better known as St. Vincent's Home Camp, provides fun for about 40 special needs children each summer.

Located off'Route 1·30 in Mash­ pee, the wooded site covers about' 90aores and is open from 'late June through late August.

Mark Shane 'is director of the facility, with Tom Pelletier as his assistant. Pelletier, in his 11 th summer at the camp, said he thoroughly enjoys his work and appreciates the change from city life. He is 'a counselor at St. Vin­ cent's Home, Fall River, parent to the camp, in non-summer months.

Campers range in age from 6 to 14; both boys and girls are served (girls' are the Cheyenne) at Vinhaven.

Sister Mary Rose de Lima Clarke, RSM, St. Vincent's Home administrator, told The Anchor that the Fall River dio­ cese purchased the camp pTOp­ erty about 15 years 'ago. "The prima'ry purpose was to get the (St. Vincent's Home) kids out of the city," she said. Father John P. Cronin, former St. Vincent's director 'and now pastor of Our

A BUDDING ARTIST and her "helper" at work in the arts and crafts shed at Camp Vinhaven. (More photos on page eight) Lady of Fatima parish, Swansea, was instrumental in obtaining the lovely site, she added.

In the early days, according to the Sister of Mercy, campers slept in· tents, and meals and tutoring were outdoor affairs.

"10 or 15 kids would run away so they wouldn't have ,to come here," she 'laughed. "Now they can't wait to get here."

Currently the camp has about 22 staffers, including eight over­ night cabin counselors, four on duty at any given time, and sev­ eral fl?aters who work days.

The activities staff is composed of a certified water safety in­ structor and SpOI'ts, ecology and 'arts and crafts experts. A tutor provides a !head start for fall studies; the friendly kitchen staff rounds out the team.

Many camp workers are year­ round employees of St. Vincent's Home.

Site facilities include offices, a sports field, cabins and a trailer for sleeping, and the arts and crafts shed, also used for tutoring.

Water frontage on M~shpee-

. Wakeby pond provides', swim­ ming and boating; lending con­ venience are a changing room and the all-purpose building used as kitchen/dining room/rainy day activity center.

A typical day finds campers rising and shining by 8 a.m. After breakfast come activities, with a group swim at 1:30 p.m. Pelle­ tier conducts periodic cabin in­ spections; the reward for clean quarters is a Friday trip for ice cream. "Nobody's lost out on it yet," he grinned.

The day ends with a group campfire or similar activity.

Mass is said regUlarly at the camp by Father Joseph M. Costa, St. Vincent's Home chaplain.

Campers earn "points" for good behavior, getting along .with others, following the sched­ ule ,and reaching their goals. Th,e points pay ~ff: young people whb qua'lify have been treated to weekend activities ranging from a Pawtucket Red Sox game to a Martha's V'ineyard day trip.

"The program has run well.

There are no problems," Pelle· tier said, with Sister Rose de Lima crediting the camp staff for the "best year we've ever had."

Vinhaven has undergone steady growth over the years: Sister Rose de Lima and 'Pelletier now place priority on expansion of the girls' facilities and acquisi­ tion of a new sports field.

The best way to credit Pelle­ tier, Sister Rose and the rest of the staff for their efforts is to let the kids do it.

A 14-year-old in his first year at Camp Vinhaven spoke of how much he enjoyed the opportuni­ ties for swimming and boating.

He also mentioned how much he was learning about growing up.

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By NC News Service Death ofa family farm can be as emotionally wrenching as death of a loved one. And just as the church helps comfort the bereaved in cases of personal death, it can assist one-time farmers who have lost their land, according to Catholic rural life specialists.

With a farm crisis threatening small and moderate-size family­ operated farms in many sections of the United States, parish and diocesan officials describe in­ creased needs for rural ministry ...,.. which sometimes means just visiting farms and talking to farmers.

"We calI this a farm crisis, but :it really is a human crisis," said Tim Schmaltz, rural life di­ rector in the diocese of Crooks­ ton, Minn. "It's a loss of dreams, a loss of a certain type of life­ style. ."This is a process of grief and what the pastors need to do is give the farmers permission to feel that grief" and to console them the same way friends give comfort after a man or woman dies, ScltmaItzadded. "Pastors can be important tools • . . healing tools."

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is also important, said Father Dick Loomis, a rural pastor for 20 years who was recently as­ signed ,to St. Catherine Church, Laverne, Minn., in the Diocese of New Ulm. He and other upper Midwest rural pastors and experts were interviewed by the Catholic Bunetin, newspaper of the Arch· diocese of St. Paul-~inneapolis.

"Just walking along the lonely road with these people, who don't know what tomorrow is, will help," the priest said. "I suspect the ordinary things we do (in the parish) become the only recreation they have, and that plays an important role in relieving the stress."

In some rural parishes, though, "pastors have to know what the hell's going on, and they have to read a little more than Sports Hlustrated," said Father Leonard Kayser, director of rural <life for the Diocese of Sioux Falls, 'S.D. Steve Bossi, an ~gr:icuItural economist and former staff mein­ ber of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference, thinks the farm crisis, while economic, differs from other economic troubles and must lbe looked at by moralists and ethicists as welI as economists. A member of the Paulist order, he is a deacon pre·

paring for the priesthood and is assigned to St. --Andrew Parish, Clemson, S.C. "You hear people say that losing a farm is Uke losing a job," said Bossi, a consultant to the U.S. bishops' committee drafting '8 pastoral letter on the economy. !'And in a way, ,it ,is, but basicalIy it is not the same.

In losing a farm, the individual involved is moving away from the heritage of being on the land for generations and loving it.

"Our nation is moving toward a further concentration of land," he sa1d in a telephone interview with The Sooner Catholic, news­ paper of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. "We cannot af­ ford to have a quick fix here, when so much is at stake. Moral­ ists need to consult with socio­ logists to see what long-term ~ffects can arise from losing the heritage we have valued so high­ Ily. There are' overtones far be­ yond economics in this situation."

Because of the crisis, depress­ ion has become a major illness, according to psychologists work­ ing in rural communities.

"Farmers are depressed over the loss of control over their own destiny," Dr. BHl Wooten, a psychologist who offers free counseling services to farmers in

Marshall; Minn, told the Catholic BUlletin. "They look at their situation as unpredictable, and that's the problem."

"The writing has been on the wall for a ,long time, but the clergy has not wanted to face it," Father Kayser said.

Mary Jean Schlegel, director of services to families, parishes and communities for Catholic Cha·rities in the Diocese of St. Cloud, Minn.,. said some rural pastors fail to devote more time to farmers because the church­ men fear conflict.

"What I see happening is some . priests are very good (at) setting up support groups, but many are caught in a double bind because they have both farmers and lenders in their parishes," Ms. Schlegel said. "Farmers are say­ 'ing, we're in hard straits, but the pastors 'are looking the other way" They feel the church really isn't concerned."

Many church agencies are, however, trying to respond to the crisis. For example, pro­ grams, workshops and discussion groups are starting in the arch­ diocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis and the dioceses of New Ulm, Crookston, Winona, St. Cloud, Sioux Falls and Sioux City, among others.

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Continued from page one wa'rning against the anti-Christ, the pope said. .

Earlier in the day, the pope concluded the eucharistic con­ gress in Nairobi by celebrating a Mass that included renewal of marriage vows.

The pope also met with Hin­ dus, Moslems' and non-Catholic­ Christians Aug. 18.

He left Kenya Aug. 19 for Morocco, where he addressed Moslem students and met with King Hassan. n. From Morocco," he returned to Rome.

On Aug. 17, the pope made his strongest attack of the trip on polygamy.

'He said the practice of :taking more than one wife, 'a 'time­ honored African tradition, "di­ rectly negates the plan of God' which was revealed from the beginning." The pope said poly­ gamy "is contrary· to' the equal personal dignity of men and women who, in matrimony, give themselves with a love that is total and, therefore, unique and exc'1'usive." ",

On Aug. 16, the pope spoke of peace. and generosity among social groups to a large crowd at a Mass !in Lubumbashi, in Zaire's southernmost province, Shaba.

He 'referred to the often­ bloody history of the province, which has been torn by seces­ sionist violence over several years and referred to the need for "true love" in a world where men and women "know anguish, destitution, hunger and, in too many regions of the world, per­ secution or torture." .The pope honored a victim of social upheaval and violence Aug. 15 when he. beatified Zairian Siste,r Marie-Clementine Anwar­ ite Nengapeta. The Congregation of the Holy Family nun was mur~ dered during a' 1964 civil war whiie defending her virginity against a rebel soldier.

During the beatification Mass at the People's Palace. in the Zairi'an ,capital, Kinshasa,' the pope said that as the nun forgave, her killer as she was dying, so. did he.

"I too,. in the. .name of' the

whole chufch,foi"give with all my heart" everyone involved in the murder, he said.

Pope John Paul traveled to Zaire Aug. 14 from Bangui, Cen­ tral African Republic. During his short stop there, the pope' urged the country's Catholics to help their impoverished nation's de­ velopment. ' He linked the need to seek the common good to the conduct of Christians who hold public office and urged the country's Cath­ olics to work for native voca­ tions to reduce the local church's dependency on foreign mission­ aries. In Cameroon and Togo, the pontiff urged Catholics to ex­ tend the evangelization begun by the early missionaries.

In Cameroon "Aug. 11, he 'also called for "an end, without de­ lay" to apartheid. In a short stop in Ivory Coast A\lg. 10, the pope consecrated 'ii' cathedral in Abid­ jan, the 'country's largest city.

-He had blessed the cornerstone of the cathedral !in May 1980, during his first trip to Africa.. _ . .

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EAST BREWSTER, Immaculate Conception, Route 6A: (Schedule effective July'and Aug.): Sat. 4:30 and 6 p.m.; Sun. 8, 9:30 and II a.m. Confessions, Sat. 4:00-4:25 p.m.

BUZZARDS BAY, St. Margaret, 141 Mi1ft St.: Sat. 4:00 p.m.;'Sun. 8,10, II a.m., daily 8:00 a.m. Sat. 9 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 3:00-3:30.

ONSET, St. Mary Star oftlte Sea, Onset Ave.: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 8:30, 10:30 a.m.; daily Mon., Tues., & Fri. 9 a.m.

CENTERVILLE, Our Lady of Victory, 230 So. Main St. Sat. 5, 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 7,8:15, 9:30,10:45, 12 noon and 5:15 p.m. daily, 7, 9 a.m., Confessions, Sat. following 9 a.m. Mass and 4-4:45 p.m.

WEST BARNSTABLE, Our Lady of Hope, Rte. 6A; Sat. 4 & 5:15 p.m.; Sun., 8:45, 10, 11:15 a.m. daily 8 a.m. confessions, before each Mass.

CHATHAM, Holy Redeemer, 57 Highland Ave.: Schedule July 4, Sat. 5 p.m.; Sun. 8, 9, 10, II a.m.; daily, 8 a.m.; Confessions, Sat. 11:30 a.m.-12 noon; First Friday­ Mass 8 & 9 a.m., Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament after Mass.

Closing with Benedicfion at noon.

SOUTH CHATHAM, Our Lady of Grace, Rte. 137, off Rte. 28:' Schedule July 4, Sat. 7 p.m.; Sun. 8:30,9:30,10:30, 11:30a.m.; daily, 9 a.m. Confessions Sat. after 7 p.m. Mass.

EAST FALMOUTH, St. Anthony, 167 East Falmouth Highway: Sat. 4:30, 7 p.m.; Sun. 7:30,9,10:15,11:30 a.m.; daily, 8 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 3:30-4:15 p.m., weekdays, any time by request.

EDGARTOWN, St. Elizabeth, Main Street: Sat. 4 and 6 p.m.; Sun. 7, 9, 11 a.m.: daily, Mon.­ Sat., 8:30 a.m.; confessions, 3:30, Saturdays. Rosary: 8: I 5 a.m. weekdays, 8:30 a.m. Sundays.

FALMOUTH, St. Patrick, 511 E. Main St.: Sat. 5:30, 7 p.m.; Sun. 7, 8:45, 10, 11:15 a.m., 5:30 p.m.; daily, 7 and 9 a.m., Sat. 8 a.m.; confessions: Saturdays 3:45-4:45 and following 7 p.m. Mass.

FALMOUTH HEIGHTS, St. Thomas Chapel, Falmouth Heights Rd.; Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 8,9, 10, II: I 5 a.m.; daily 8 a.m.

HYANNIS, St. Francis Xavier, 347 South St: Schedule effective May 30 - Oct. 6-7, Sat. 4:091 5: I 5, 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11:30 a.m., 5 p'.m.; daily 7 a.m., 12: 10 ~ p.m.; confessions, Sat. 3:00-3:50 p.m. and follo~ing7:30 p.m. Mass

YARMOUTHPORT, S~cred Heart, off Rte. 6A: Sat. 4:00, 5: 15 p.m.; Sun. 9a.m. and 10a.m.; con­ fessions ~efore each Mass.

MARION, St. Rita, 113 Front St.: Sat. 5 p.m.; Sun. 8:30, 10, 11:15 a.m.; daily, Mon., Tues., Wed., and Fri., 8:30, a.m.; confessions, Saturday, 4:15-4:45 p.m.

MATTAPOISETT, St. Anthony, 22 Barstow St.: Sat. 4:30, Sun. 8, 9:30, II :00 a.m., daily 8 a.m.; Con­ fessions 3:30-4:20 p.m.

NANTUCKET, Our Lady of the Isle, Federal St.: Sat. 5, 7 p.m.; Sun. 7,8:30, lOand 11:30a.m.and 7:00 p.m.; daily, 7:30 and 9,:00 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 4-4:45 p.m.

SIASCONSET, Union Chapel: Sun. 8:45 a.m. during July and August.

NORTH FALMOUTH, St. Elizabeth Seton, 48n Quaker Rd.: Sat. 4, 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:45, 9, 10:15, 11:30 a.m., 5 p.m.; daily 9 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 3: 15-3:45; 4:45-5: 15 p.m.

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Novena to O.L. of Perpetual Help, Monday, after 8 a.m. Mass.

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ORLEANS, St. Joan of Are, Bridge Road. (Schedule effective through Labor Day): Sat. 5, 7 p.m.; Sun. 8, 9:30, II a.m.; 5:00 p.m.; daily, 8 a.m.; confessions, . WEST WAREHAM, St­ Anthony, off Rte, 18 (Schedule Sat. 4-4:50 p.m.; Our Lady of Per­ petual Help novena, at 8 a.m. effective July and August): Sat. 4 p.m.; Sun. 9, 10 a.m.; confessions Mass Wed. before each Mass.

NORTH EASTHAM, Church of WELLFLEET, Our Lady of the Visitation (Schedule effective Lourdes, 56-58 Main St.: Sat. 4 through Labor Day): Sat. 5, 7 and 5 p.m.; Sun. 8, 9, 10, II a.m.; p.m.; Sun. 8:00, 9:30, II :00 a.m. daily, 9 a.m., confessions, before daily Mass 9 a.m. Mon.-Wed.-Fri. all Masses. during July and Aug.; confessions, TRURO, Sacred Heart, Rte. 6A: Sat. 6:30-6:50 p.m. , Sat. 7 p.m.; confessions before OSTERVILLE, Our Lady of the Masses Assumption, 76 Wianno Ave.: Slit.

4:00 and 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7, 8:30, NORTH TRURO, Our Lady of 10:30 a.m., 12:00 noon; daily, 7, 9 Perpetual Help, Pond Road: Sat. a.m.; confessions, Sat. 3:30 to 4:00 4,5 p.m:; Sun. 9, 10, 11 a.m.; con­ fessions before Masses. , p.m.

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J.mes ad Mary Kenny

Dear Mary: Recently I h.ve become very .ware 01 the I.ck 01 relilioul tr.lnlnl lor C.thollc cbDclren are mentaUy retarded. town, .nd that I live In' • • Ione Heml to be an accepted excuse lor not havlnl. CCD pro­ anm lor budlcapped chOdren.

Parenti IroDD larler parishes tell me, thoup, th.t varioul UCUHl • re used In their parllhes a weD. When first inquiring im our par­ ish, the CCD director replied, "I have enough trouble getting teachers for tllte regular kids, much less..."

Much leuf No, retarded child­ ren .re "Just a"' Just a Important, hum.n, lovlnl, worthy 01 love, a much chlldrelll 01 God a .ny other child.

I wa politely, but firmly directed to the lew parishes who h.ve belun .pro....ml. In other wordl, "T.ke you problem elsewhere." (Dela­ ,ware) .

You: have pointed out a need which is apparently being over­ looked. I suspect that the people you approached have not put you off from lack of concern. They nN A TRADITIONAL rite of welcome, Pope John Paul probably do not know how to II drinks water from a calabash during his visit to Togo, one of meet your child's needs, much as seven countries he visited during his Aug. 8 to 19 tour of ~he ' they might like to.

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What are you child's needs?

Could your child attend a regular class with you in attendance as an assistant teacher and helper?

If you decide there is need for separate classes, you req~ire a dif­ ferent approach. I agree that going to a large parish miles away is no way to introduce your child to her Christian community. However, a small parish may not have enough children to support separate classes for the mentally retarded. Perhaps you can interest one teacher in working with parents of the retarded to set up one class fo.r all ages. . Perh~ps you can develop an ecumemcal program. Surely all Christian churches want to intro­ duce their mentally retarded mem­ bers to the love of our Lord.

cific help rather than saying "Teach my child." Would you like to know about textbooks or teaching aids?

Your CCO director can probably show you texts or direct you to publishers' catalogs. Are there records, tapes, pictures you think would be valuable? Ifyou are will­ ing to research and recommend, the parish may-be willing to buy some materials.

Look for ways outside of class­ rooms to share the Christian expe- . rience with your child. Perhaps the relaxed atmosphere of a summer Bible school would enrich your child. ' 'Inquire whether your diocese has a family camp. Family camp is an area set aside for vacationing in a Christian setting. Like all child­ ren, mentally retarded children can enjoy such an experience.

Remember, we are not learning about the Christian life only when we sit down and talk about Jesus, but whenever we create a more loving environment for those around us. By bringing your child's needs to the attention of the par­ ish" you can make your parish a more loving place.

Re.der questions on lamlly Dv­ Ing .nd child care to be .nlwered IIlI print are Invited. Addresl the Your CCD director is apt to be ' Kennys, Box 871, St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Ind. 47978. more responsive if you ask for spe­

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Singles, elderly, divorced Cathol-. ics and the mentally retarded can all complain that the church is fail­ ing them. Or they can show other members how to be better Chris­ tians.

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- You know a Sunday homily has been really good when the conver­ sation turns to "what Father said" after you get home.

I had such an experience recently.

The pastor was on vacation and pinCh-hitting for him was a priest who was a gifted communicator.

He started right out telling us he was a diocesan priest, ordained six years, not here to ask for money and would be going in September' to Rome for three years to get an advanced degree in canon law.

Once he had' established this rapport and everybody was Iisten~ ing to him, he went on to ask a question no one was expecting: What is it that tells the world we're Catholic?

He ticked off some of the check­ points generally associated with being Catholic: Ma~s on Sunday, baptism, registered in a parish and being on the envelope mailing list.

Admitting that all these are sig­ nificant, he quickly got to the bot­ tom line. Those aren't the essence, he said. I We tell the world we're Catholic by the way we live.

Back home, my daughter and a young cousin sat an.d talked about that homily over lunch.

Somehow the young priest had touched a chord by asking that simple but basic question.

It made us go a step deeper. Is the problem today, we wondered, that Catholics really don't want to let the world know who we are?

We're brushing secular shoulders all day long in our schools and jobs and so it seems to be simply a 'pragmatic choice to· keep quiet about our beliefsystem and values.

Now and then some may tell you they're Catholic. On Ash Wednes­ day, some may show up with ashes on their forehead and you can feel ,a momentary connection.

In conversations with Vallely, we have discussed why being Cath­ olic can mean being a "contradic­ tion to the world," given the secu­ lar and political climate in so many places today. .

Vallely has the courage to court poverty himself to "feed the hungry" elsewhere. He is doing this to follow the message of the Gospel.

How do we tell the world we are Catholic? I'm glad' the young _ As we talked, I thought of a psy­ chologist and father of five, Sea­ priest asked the question. It is mus Vallely. 'He and his wife are essential to remember the answer, trying to care for their family while given by Jesus just before he went devoting their attention and energy to his death: By this shaD all know nearly full time to aiding the poor you are my disciples: that you love in Haiti. He tr~vels to parishes and one another as I have loved you. groups, trying to raise the con­ It sounds so simple. Yet it is the sciousness,of Americans to what is most difficult challenge. But if we happening to the people of Haiti, ' forget it, we've lost our birthright. one of the poorest and most We've put ourselves in danger of disease-ridden countries. not being truly Catholic.

However, only occasionally do you meet some,one who; as a fol­ lower of Christ, is a loving, giving person obviously living by values rooted in a faith system. This is a person who chooses never to deliberately hurt another, who respects self and others, who never judges others, who never condemns or exploits others, who never lays blame on another unfairly.

To, be ordained tomorrow Brother Henry G. Va~asse will pursued studies at the Weston School of Theology and Boston be ordained to the priesthood to­ College. , morrow in Alfred, Maine, by A Mass of Thanksgiving for rel­ Bishop Edward C. O'Leary of Port­ atives and friends will be celebrated land, Maine.

The son of the late Louis and by Brother Vanasse at 11 a.m.

Hermenie Vanasse of Fall River, Sept. 8 at St. John the Baptist he has been' a member of the , church, Central Village, Westport.

Brothers of Christian Instruction for over SO years and will remain in the community after ordination.

An indult granted in 1982 by the Vatican Congregation for Religious permits the brothers to have some members ,ordained for priestly ministry in the community and with students.

Brother Vanasse will be cha­ plain at Notre Dame Institute and also director of a retreat center on the Alfred campus ofthe brothers.

Brother Vanasse holds a mas­ ter's de~ree in theology from the UniverSity of Notre Dame and has Brother Vanasse

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (NC) ~ Opus Dei, an international Catholic ass­ ociation, has opened a male branch in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan.

The Taipei group's first members are three Filipinos, a Spaniard and three Chinese - two mainland­ born and one Taiwanese, accord­ ing to economist Lio Li Hsi, its director. Lio saids the branch has no Chinese clergy or foreign mis­ sioners yet.

Establishment ofa Taipei branch of Opus Dei prompted mixed comments.

Jesuit Father Luis Gotheinz of Fu-Jen University, said, "Being a personal prelature responsible directly to the pope himself, Opus Dei" has members "known for their pointedly conservative course.

Their policy is often camouflaged in secrecy concerning their moves.

Suddenly they take hol~ ofa place."

According to Father George William Rutler, an American, Opus Dei appeals to Catholics dissatis­ fied with uninspired liturgy, incon­ sistent catechesis, anemic preach­ ing and unstructured spiritual direc­ tion.

RAYMOND GALLAGHER and Father John O'Malley It recruits university students, ' encouraging members to establish with the Nagaski memento. (NC/Wide World photo) schools and colleges, p~ovide voca­ tional training for the poor and run medical dispensaries and reme­ dial education among the disadvan­ Gallagher received the stone head CHICAGO (NC) - An Ameri­ taged. . can flyer who 40 years ago took from his brother, who found it in Members come from ail walks part in the bombing of Hiroshima the rubble of Nagasaki while serv­ . of life. ing there with the Navy. Since and Nagasaki has decided to return A small number live celibate the head of a stone angel that once then he has used it as a door lives, and about 2. percent are adorned the front of the Nagasaki - stopper and then encased it in chosen to receive ordination.

Cathedral. plastic. , Raymond Gallagher, 63, gave.

"As I got up in my years I just the 16-inch sculpted head to Chi­ had to get it back," he said. cago native Father John O'Mal­ Five years ago a test with a ley, a Jesuit' priest now serving in Geiger counter showed the head v ATICAN CITY (NC) - Prac­ Hiroshima, at a Mass commemo­ was slightly radioactive, he said.

Father O'Malley, who returned tices which view "sexual freedom rating the 40th anniversary of the to the United States to visit family, as the ultimate liberation of Hiroshima bombing. didn't think much about the idea "My heart is greatly relieved. I woman" threaten marriage, the when he first spoke with Gallagher family and Third World cultural , finally got it back to where it during a phone conversion. belongs," said Gallagher, who as a values, said members of the Vati­ "I figured if he shipped it to me I can delegation to the U.N. World 23-year-old Army Air Corps elec­ would see that it was sent to Naga- , trician was aboard the B-29"Bock's Conference for Women in a decla­ ration signed by Bishop Paul Car" that dropped the atomic bomb . saki. But when he brought it to Mass I was struck by it," said Cordes, delegation head and vice on Nagasaki Aug. 9, 1945. He also Father O'Malley. "It reminded me president ofthe Pontifical Council flew in the formation that bombed of the holocaust and the anguish for the Laity. .

Hiroshima three days earlier. that occurred at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ·1 felt that if he was so compelled to see it returned, then I would do my bit."

Father O'Malley said that at his

By Hilda YOUDg I rocked our baby so much I had first opportunity after returning to to take seasick pills; About the Japan he will presellt the head to Radio and television child psy­ only thing that would put her to the bishop of Nagasaki for place­ chologists usually seem out in sleep was driving around the blo~k ment in the city's new cathedral. space, but I heard one yesterday in our old car. People began to who made me want to hug her. think we were casing their houses.

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"In one sense, it's too bad there are those few infants who sleep through the night when first born and are so good because it makes the normal hassles people face with newborns seem all the worse," she said.

Amen. Alleluia.

I remember our firstborn as if it was yesterday. For the first couple . ofdays at home I was disappointed she cried so much even after I fed and changed her on the half hour.

Then concern set in that I was doing something wrong.

As the days passed the bags under my husband's and my eyes grew. Days of depression followed nights of desperation.

Meanwhile friends had babies who slept 'like Rip van Winkle.

One friend had the nerve to telilne she woke up her baby so she could play with it.

I would fall asleep in the speedy checkout lane, standing in line for communion, during phone conver­ sations. . ' , Meanwhile, friends told us about their babies' cooing noises. Ours hadn't stopped screaming long enough to coo. We beCame addicted to pacifiers. I would not leave the house without at least· one in my purse and one in her mouth. We'd worry about dental bills later.

Friends said their babies streng­ thened their marriages. I made my husband feel guilty for escaping to work in the morning and called him periodically during the day to let him hear the baby screaming.

Eventually we survived the colic period and I really don't hold grudges against friends whose babies slept all night.

Well, riot big ones anyway.

'86 Vincentian parley in Canada HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (NC) - The 1986 International St. Vin­ cent de Paul Conference will be held in Montreal Aug. 13-17.

The announcement was made during the society's annual Cana­ dian national meeting, which was attended by over 400 Canadian delegates and several U.S. represen­ tatives.

The international conference, held every six years, is expected to bring delegates from over 100 countries to Canada.

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Parental rights and duties

so basic that it, is protected by our Constitution. This, includes your right to bear children, and to raise ARTHUR them on your own set of religious and social values. l\1URPHY Because every child has a right to education, practically every state requires children to attend school j' between the ages roughly of Sand 17. Public education is provided free, though you may pay for your child to go to a 'private school of , your choice. ' & ATTY. If your child has a physical, mental or emotional handicap' RICHARD' which makes him unable to attend the regular public kcllool, this MURPHY doesn't eliminate his right to edu­ cation. In this case the state must help you evaluate your child's edu­ cational needs and abilities, find a special educational program that's suited to these needs, and pay for at least some of it.

If you've been a parent for To ensure the right to'an educa~ 10 years or 10 minutes. you tion, regular attendance is neces­ know that each bundle of joy sary, and the school system may' look into, any serious or chronic is also a bundle and a 'half of absences. A parent who violates responsibility. But in carrying out the law by either keeping a child this re~ponsibility, no doubt you've out of school continually or com­ noticed there's a lot of leeway. pletely, or who does nothing to So when Johnny, skips break­ prevent a child from playing hook­ fast, goes to bed after midnight or. ey every day, can be charged with misses a week of school to round Our own society has long shown neglect or even be criminally out the family vacation, rarely de:> the police' get involved. Though great respect for the parent-child prosecuted. .

In some ~tates, parents who are the neighbors may talk, ·this is relationship. The key manifesta­ probably.the most serious form of ­ tion of this respect is the right of dissatisfied with the quality of edu­ personal privacy within famili~s, cation or lack of individual atten~ '"scrutiny you undergo when mak­

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But intuitively you know that there are limits. For instance, you can't turn around and sell your child'to an admiring neighbor like . you can your car, though it may cross your mind in a weak moment.

Nor may you decide tbat, at 10 years, it's time for Johnny to start j paying his own way, and force him 1 to get a full-time job.

A more common problem, child abuse; is equally forbidden. Though the scope of parental rights and . duties is largely a matter of com­ , mon sense, every parent should know just what the law allows, and/ or expects ofthem as parents.

I Historically, parental power over children was practically absolute. . Ancient Rome gave the father power of life and death (which tincluded sale, abandonment and anything else) over his children, based on the principle that "he who gives bas the power to take away." Fortunately the value of life itself gained appreciation and legal protection, and children were soon regarded as part of, not the property of the fainily unit.

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Weddings Ms. Lechner and other speaJeers Anniversaries called on families to ,revise re­ Ordinations ligious traditions and find new OPEN DAILY ways to make the family operate as a· little community in which all members are important.

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tion in crowded classrooms are winning the right to teach their kids at home. However, these novel setups are closely scrutinized to . make sure there's enough struc­ ture in the child's day and that adequate progress is made.

Obviously, with both parents com­ monly at work these days, it isn't practicall1'or many.

Although a school does act in pan as a substitute parent during the school day, this doesn't mean that you have no say in what goes on in your child's life between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. You may make suggestions and critici!lms about the subject matter your child is leaming, the textbooks, techniques or teachers, channeling them through school boards and parent­ teacher groups. However, keeping your child out of school a.ltogetlier for these reasons is a less.accepta.~ ble means of protest.

and have. any inaccuracies cor: rected~ Don't forget, these will be part of their permanent record which becomes important when they get around to applying for college.

In general, you must consent to the medical treatment of your minor 'children. Unless it is an emergency situation, a doctor runs a risk if he treats a child without it.

Likewise, you have the right to refuse most medical treatment for your children, unless doing so poses ' a serious threat to life. For instance,

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to education, such punishment rights and the line between paren­ should be reserved for only serious tal discipline and abuse.

or repeated misbehavior. As a parent, you also have the right to inspect your child's school file, The Murpbyipracdce 1a"InBralntree.

clinical psychologist who with his wife, Mary, writes a syndicated column on family life which appears weekly in The Anchor.

ing tasks can families stay together. putting adventure into their rou­ The rituals ~hey cited included tines, he said. Intimacy is created mealtime, bedtime, outings and when a person lowers his barriers vacations, and they ~aid the rituals . and shares his feelings and emo­ can change as children get older. • tions, he said, but many' spouses fail to share themselves fully due The Kennys pointed 'out that Calling communication crucial to fear of differences and rejection. government and other institutions now provide many services once to families and marriages, Clayton Barbeau said an extramarital available only with the help of Barbeau, a 'psychotherapist and affair is often a cry for attention families, such as financial aid,jobs, author from San Francisco dis­ education, and place to be born, cussed at length "the advent~re of and a symptom of a marriage , intimacy." without intimacy. He said an affair married 'and die. or divorce crisis offers the greatest They suggested that families put There is no such thing as life potential for growth in a marriage more effort into making their ritu­ without stress, but families can if couples are willing to seek good als important because only by shar­ strive to cre~te "happy stress" by, counseling instead of a lawyer.

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Mooring superb Dear Editor: I have wanted to compliment the writer of The Mooring on a number of occasions for his well written, informative and relevant articles, but the Mooring of ARCHBISHOP MAY (NC photo) 8/9/85 (a Wolf in Sheep's Cloth­ ing) is superb in its scriptually sound response to a distorted view presented by the liberal faction of the Catholic press.

The basic philosophy of any WASHINGTON (NC) - Arch­ Communist country, by its very nature, has to be anti-God and hishop John L. May of St. Louis so anti-Christian. Communism is will go to Rome this faH to aid Bishop James Malone during the an atheistic society whose ultel1i­ or motive is the destruction of Synod of Bishops, according to a all forces acknowledging God as spokesman for the National Con­ ferenceof Catholic Bishops. the supreme being.

Bishop Malone, of Youngs­ Consider: Three' Czechs have been handed jail terms and two . town, Ohio, is an automatic member of the two-week extra­ others received suspended sen­ tences for "misdeeds against the ordinary synod by virtue of his' interests of socialist society." office as president of the NCCB. Their crimes: smuggling rosaries, Archbishop May is NCeB vice crucifixes and chalices into president.

Pope John Paul II called the Czechoslovakia from Poland. synod to review church renewal (WaH St. Jou~nal, 7/24/85). in ,the 20 years since the Sec­ It is absolutely essential for ond Vatican Council. the Christian community to rec­ Russell Shaw, public affairs ognize the tactics of deception secretary of the NCCB, 'said that inspired by spiritual forces of the he would also be going along kingdom of darkness. as Bishop ,Malone's press aide, Joseph M. Goyette and Msgr. Daniel Hoye, NCCB New Bedford general secretary, would be there as chief staff assistant. ' The NCCB is currently in the process of synthesizing and sum­ Dear Editor: Thank you for a marizing results of consultations well-wdtten -and interesting around the country for an ad­ article on Corpus Christi Parish vance report to Rome as part of (Anchor, Aug. 2). You were able the synod preparations, Shaw to give coherence to a number of said. Discussions on the synod disparate facts and quotes. I have by the nation's bishops ~hen received many comments from they met earlier this year in parishioners who read with pride CoHegeville, Minn., formed the of their parish. most :important part of those Many thanks for your efforts. consultations, he said.

Father George Coleman Corpus Christi Parish Sandwich WASHINGTON (NC) - The U.S. Catholic Conference has urged the Supreme Court to over­ turn a 1984 federaI appeals court WASHINGTON (NC) - The ruling that prevents students Msgr. John Tracy Ellis Award from holding non-denominational has been established by the U.S. prayer services in a pub1ic high Catholic Historical Society in school. By ruling that a group honor of the priest, considered could not meet at Williamsport, the dean of American Catholic Pa., Area High School during a regular school club period, the church historians.

Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Cir­ The award, which will recog­ nize individu-als who !have made cuit Court of Appeals viola,t~ outstanding contributions to the the Constitution's First Amend­ rife of the. church, was an­ ment guarantee of rel-igious lib­ nounced at the Catholic Univer­ sity 'of America on the occasion erty, the usee said in a friend­ of-the-court brief. ' of Msgr, EHis' 80th birthday.

Msgr. Ellis a priest since 1938, The case involves a student lectures on church history at Bible-reading and informal prayer Catholic University's School of session &ike those Congress ac­ Religious Studies. He is the au­ thor of 20 books, including ibis commodated in a 1984 Ilaw giv­ two-volume "The Life of James ing religiously-oriented student Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of groups 'the same access to high Baltimore, 1834-1921."

- school facilities as other. extra­ cUITicuIar clubs. At issue in the .Good Idea case is interpretation of the First "Don't drive as if you own the Amendment's treatment of reli­ road; drive as if you own the car." - Rocky Mountain News gion.

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COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (NC) efforts to foster acceptance of - The Campaign for Human De­ the ~u~ch's social ,teachings by velopment provides "eloquent Catholics because "the needs to­ testimony" to the fact that Am· day in many ways are more erican Catholics heeded the Sec­ severe than they were 15 years ond Vatican Co~ncil's caH for ago." social justice, hut challenges re­ The current chairman of the main, speakers told CHD's 15th bishops' committee that over­ anniversary celebration. sees CHD said, that optimism is , Bishop James W. Malone of a !hallmark of those who seek Youngstown, Ohio,' president of justice. the National Conference of Oath­ According to Bishop William. olic Bishops 'and U.S. Catholic B. Friend of Alexandria-Shreve­ Conference, reminded partici­ port, La., CHD's !history is that pants that CHD was founded by of "people daring to seek the U.S. bishops -in 1970 to meet justice." the challenge of Vatican II and "To be daring is to be full to address the social un~est, 11'8­ of hope. Hope is the energy that cism and poverty of the United drives people to want to change the way things are," the bishop States in the 1960s.

He termed CHD an "eloquent testimony" to a concern for social justice and said such "in­ volvement is what Vatican II called us -to do."

WASHINGTON (NC) - The He and other bishops and proposed U.8'. bishops' pastoral social justice activists addressed letter on women might not be CHD's Aug. 11-14 conference, written, a staff member of the which drew some 1,400 persons National Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a speech at The from 47, states.

CHD was founded to support Catholic University of America.

"That (the proposed pastoral programs that would help eradi­ cate poverty, educate the non­ letter) is all up in the air right poor about -the ~eality of poverty, now," said Sister Mariella Frye, and change attitudes, Bishop staff adviser to the six bishops on the document committee.

Malone said.

The bishops could stHl write a In a speeth Aug. 14, Bishop Malone noted that in 15 years, pastoral letter on the role of CHD has raised more than $120 women in society and the church miIlion ,in contributions from or they might instead issue a U.S. Catholics. Through that as­ statement or a plan of action re­ sistance and the work of 'thou-' lating to women's concerns, she said. sands of groups, he said, dis­ criminatory laws have been Sister' Frye, a member of the changed, tenants have obtained Mission Helpers of the Sacred decent housing; workers have Heart, said she hoped the bish­ united ~nd formed their own ops would opt for a plan of ac­ businesses, the disadvantaged tion. "Pastorals are too easily have received health care, and put on the shelf," 'she said.

Bishop Joseph L. Imesch of voting !fights for blacks, His­ panics and other minorities have Joliet, IlL, who heads the bishops' committee preparing the docu­ been financed.

The USCC president added, ment, said in a telephone inter­ however, that CHD and other view that the bishops might not Catholic agencies must expand decide until the end of the year

said in a prepared text, delivered on the conference's opening day.

"When people have hope, they dare to do things -that others' never even think about.

"Our hope comes from what we have done, what we have accomplished," he said. Nonethe­ less, he added, "we face the reality that there are more poor people today ilian 15 years ago; our cities are deteriorating; more people are out of work; small businesses are going bankrupt; farms are being foreclosed, and people are being disenfranchised.

"Some may see this as a rea­ son for hopelessness. .But we know differently," the bishop added. "There is hope."

Women's pastoral might not fly on the final form of the docu­ ment.

By that time, he said, il'eports are due from dioceses that have held consultations on the pro­ posed document. "Right now it's stiH called a pastoral letter," he said; adding that actual writing could begin early next year. Com­ pletion is not scheduled until 1988.

Father Donald Heintschel, NCeB associate general secre­ tary, agreed that the bishops have not tied themselves down to writing'll. pastoral letter on women.

"From the very beginning it was not clear it would be a pas­ torol:ll," he said.

Sister Frye, coordinator of catechetical ministries for the U.S. Catholic Conference, also said the bishops intended to' ask a woman to write the document for them. During March hearings on the document some speakers argued against a pastoral, sug­ gesting that it would be foolish for an all-male group of bishops to undertake such a project.

Polish National Catholic priest ordination recogniZed by Rome

Msgr. Ellis award

By NC News Service In a decision with possibly ecumenical conse­ quences, the Vatican has de­ clared that a U.S. priest of the Polish National Catholic Church Is already validly ordained. The priest, Father Melvin Walczak of Rochester, N.Y., who is mar~ ified and has two children, is now ministering in the Roman Catholic Church without reor­ dination.

It was believed the first time the Vatican formally recognized -an ordination in the PNCC as "a'1ready validly received."

Bishop Matthew Clark of Ro­ chester formally accepted Father Walczak and his family-into the Catholic Church in a mid-June private ceremony and made the priest a member of the Rochester diocesan clergy. far~reaching

Father Joseph Hart, dean and president of St. Bernard's In­ stitute, the Rochester diocesan theological school, said the Vati­ can decision to recognize Father Walczak's 1968 ordination ap­ peared to "apply to alI orders" received by priests of national churches belonging, as ,the PNCC does, to the Old Catholic Union of Utrecht.

Father Stanley Skrzypek of New York Mills, N.Y., chief ecu­ menical officer of the PNCC, also called the Vatican's officia'1 recognition of a PNCC priest's ordination a first. ' He said he could not speak for the PNCC as a whole, but as an Individual "I think it's a joy to the church. What in fact it (the Vatican decision) says to us is, "Your orders, your sacraments are valid.' " The PNCC, which claims about

300,000 U.S. and Canadian mem­ bers, was formed from Polish Catholic immigrant groups which broke . from communion with Rome at the tum of the century.

The split was not over doctrine, but chief.ly because of administra­ tive or other disputes between Polish-American parishes and the predominantly lrish-American and German-American hierarchy of the time.

JIll commo.n with other, national churches which belong to the Old Catholic Union of Utrecht, the PNCC traces its ordained ministry through a common Une of bishops which Catholic theo­ logIans have considered validly ordained in the apostolic succes­ sion. Officials' contacted said that until now, however, there had been no officiaI declaration that could be cited to show Vati­ can approval of that view.

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"JUST AS I AM I':ye, had ,a .lot of big dreams , .

I'~e mad~ a lot of bad J.lloves' , :'

I know that yOll could ,walk away,

But you never .'do.

I've met a'lot of Cold h~arts

I've learned to smile and deceive

I know I'm" hard to be around:

But you never leave.

I'm not easy to understand But you holdout your hand and say You love me just as I am You always treat me the best' that you can You say you want me, 'need me, love me, baby Just as I am.

Made a lot of heartaches I· found a lot of closed doors When all the others turn away You love nie more, you love me more.

I want to love forever To keep our world together And be the best that I can be, baby> Every tim.e the world caves in on me, you say You love me just as' I am "

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However, their new ,release, "Just as I Am," should bring them ,new acclaim. The group still has many fans, who appreciate their mellow musical style.

The song describes a romance built on acceptance a.nd commitment. Without thos~ qualities, couples often find that they play games and, as the song de-

What's on your mind?

scribes, "learn to smile and· de­ ceive," each other.

When such game-playing can be put aside, ,a person is more free to relate to the other "just as lam." .

The song is idealistic in failing to mention' all the work that goes into reaching such a level of trust. Often we are on our best behavior when we first meet someone. We want to please and

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today's marriages is the fre­ Q. Would you Wlite more ~quency with which they come to about marriage please? (Texas) 'an end. For almost every marri­ A. 'Probably the most note­ age' that is successful, another worthy thing to'say about marri­ is likely to end in divorce. age inAmefi~a today ~s that it's Even among Catholics the not what it used to be, permanancy of marriage seems Once upon a time (not too to be turning into a thing of the long ago) the husband was usu­ past for some. The divorce rate ally, the breadwinner and the among Catholics is keeping pace wife was usuaHy the homemaker. with that of the population at This ~rrangement has, in many 1arge in many instances. ' cases, been replaced by' dual car­ All this raises the 'question of eer partnerships. The wife may turn out to be an executive with whether anything is still the a job not terribly different from same about marriage.

And the answer is yes, some ;her, husband's., And both may be things will always be true about good cooks at home.

Once upon a time husband and the sacred union between a wife and husband. A few examples: wife came' from similar back­ If you enter this state of life grounds. Now, for example, inter­ faith marriages are becoming ,focusing solely on what you're going to gain from it, you will more and more common.

Now a few couples are living soon be in trouble. together before ;they -marry, an But if you give careful con­ a,rrangement that was for the sideration to the freedoms you most part frowned upon by U.S. must renounce in' marriage, chances are you wiU come to an society in earlier years.'

But an outstanding mark of understanding of the fact that

impress this new person.

As a relationship matures, the two individuals try to move be­ yond this first stage. None of us is perfect. Neither can we expect another to have no faults. Grow­ ing in love means taking the risk of sharing more genuine and honest feedback. One person tells the other when he or she has been hurt or disappointed. ,Each also tries to be willing to hear such comments .from a part-, nero Gradually" two people can b,uild the type 'of trust described in.the song. They recognize :each other's faults and limitations and yet choose to love each other just as they' are. Such a decision does not me,an that they no longer challenge each other.

In fact, each follows the song's advice to help the other become the "best that I can be."

Individuals who want a rela­ tionship to grow are willing to face the question: "What could each of us do to make this rela­ tionship better?" They assess whether either or both of them play games and, i~ so, how they can help each other to be less afraid to be themselves.

They work together to build the type of relationship that they want without sacrificing either person's it:ldividuality.

I like Air. Supply's song be­ cause it des~ribes the goal of freedom that two people can help each other reach. If you find yourself jn this 'type of IQving relationship, nurture and protect it. Nothing'in life Is more valu­ able'.' . ,

By Cecilia Belanger Over the past several months I've heen jotting down what young ,people 'are telling me.

Many feel that we are truly living in an apocalyptic age, an age when literally everything and everybody .is' affected by the changes' taking fimdamental place in all tQeasp~cts of our experience.

They feel that many are taking change against their wiIls, that we are' dashing 'downhill at br~akneck speed. to, 'Yh.o knows where. . , , Carol, age 19, asks ,"If 'any­ body can receive a heart from somebody else's body, then who am I, and who are they?" sieve, age 17, asks "If I can be aborted i~ a few seconds by a machine, then who am I?'!, Melinda, age 18, asks "Is our way of thinking about God changed? Are we tiimishing God from our lives? This surrogate mothers bit turns me off." , John, .age 20, asks "We are leaving' God behind .and setting ourselves up as gods. Aren't ,we?"

their contemporaries' going down the wrong road and making ilociety pay for. it. >One asked, "How long must I be my broth­ er's keeper? Wh'p is going to k~p ~e?'" .

TO,gQ through a period Hke Qt.trs, a,"generation ne~ds great resources, resources of the spirit.

Yet, those who '8re calling for 'these resources are, shouted down. Those in the churches who speak for morality and the value of human life are 1;lsed 'as scape­ goats. >. When' did ,alI' 'this dehuman­ izing .begin? Some believe that toe moment, respon'sibility was removed from the private sector, and embraced within, the"govern­ ment sector, there was '8 .falling off of morality' and tne work !'lthic, the things that make one self-re'specting' and responsible.

I see and hear things that are truly' hard to believe. Anything goes, and it's all seeping right down to the little ones in gram­ mar school.

Many of us don't ag'ree that you park your reNgion outside For the last three centuries or the door of wherever one finds so our western world has been himself. Religion is 'a part of predominantly a "quantity" ,one's very being. No one wants a raving fanatic around, but one '1'ather than a "quality" civiliza­ tion. I ask~d my young f.riends should never he ashamed ot mentioning God's name. When how they would define a "quan­ one begins to do thi,s it is only, a tity" civilization and Carol an­ swered "A "quantity" society step to closing the door entirely has a tendency to ask questions in God's face. It's Hke telling beginning with words li\{e Him, "You're aHowed here, but "how?, how much?, how many?" not there. This is off-limits to Steve jumped in; nodding his you." a head', with' "ybu're 'right': and a ---j-":receivecC a-'I~tter "quality" civilization tends to reader who is struggling with Your comments are always ask questions heginping with this problem. I can qnly say that WOrds like "Why?" and who?" once we divorce our private lives welcomed. Address Charlie Mar­ It goes without saying that, no from our public ones, that is to tin, 1218 S. Rotherwood Ave., civilization can ever be entirely say, that God is forbidden cer­ Evansville, Ind. 47714. tain areas of our lives, then we one or the other." have widened the gulf between Melinda said, "I don't like the Him and us. When God is not age we're ,living in. You can't love involves sacrifices some­ 'alIowed -into alI the areas of our mention religion without "some­ times., lives, then we don't realIy believe You also may come to see that one jumping down your throat. in God. We are phonies (the to someone I mentioned the Bible the partners in every marriage churches are fulI of Ithem). It's are to some extent incompatible. the other day and you should as if we're saying to God, "We're He may be ,a Democrat, she a have seen the look I got. My doing this for your own gooa.

Republican. He may like rock' mother told me she has had the You're not old enough or ex­ music, she may hate it, and so same experience. perienced enough in worldly on.

John: "A group of us spent an matters to enter here."

In the intere!?ts of a successful entire evening discussing what Again, isn't it strange? In the and permanent Christian marri­ it means to be human, and we age for you, could you put on were in agreement that th~re'is 17th century a great new human your thinking cap in the next an element in society that :is enterprise gathered momentum few weeks, and ponder these definitely trying to dehumanize in the West - the physical sci­ ences. For a short while people questions: , us for several years." retained an ability to haHow -the When you thiilk of ma,rri'age, One young person I met new world. They operated on the do you think only of what you through a friend said this to me: human body and 'fejoiced in the hope to gain from it?

"Among my new acquaintances glory of God as seen dn ;that What are some things you (you will notice I, did not say complex creation called '8 human might contribute to your marri­ 'friends,') morality, decency sex­ being. Likewise, they looked in­ age? ual responsibility and behavior to the world of the telescope and What are some fr~edoms peo­ are "dirty words." Can you be­ 'ascribed glory to God for the ple must renounce when they lieve that? They laugh at those' marry? Do you think, they gain majesty of the heavens. They of us who believe in virtue 'and gave thanks. any freedoms? What might some chastity. I never thought I'd see of these be?

At what point did we -leave all that. .

Are. you incompatible now that behind?

It is bro~ght home to us again with any members of your fam­ When did we begin to leave ily? How do you' deal with this and again that we -must stand up and be counted. Something terri­ God out of the laboratory? Did incompatibility? ble is happening to us. Instead we think He was no longer safe What will. you, do if you are of ,being concerned about the or needed? lOid science become neat as a pin and your ,marriage morals of our youth and teach­ God's enemy? So God went hack partner is as messy as a tornado? ing them to respect -their bodies to the safe, quiet sanctuary. One Who must give, in to whom ­ and one 'another, we f.ind that by one we took the areas of hu­ and when - and why - and there is less accent and empha­ man activity from God. We "sec­ how often? ' sis on this than on the results of ularized" them. We diminished their irresponsible behavior. the majesty of the creator and Send questions to Tom Len­ non, 1312 Mass. 'Ave. N.W., Nothing about prevention. This the revealer of these enterprises. too bothers many youth who see How ironic and tragic.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Aug. 23, 1985

Iteering pOint,

.., FIRE RALLY, BOSTON Buses for a FIRE (Faith, Interces­ sion, Repentance and Evan(U:lism) rally ~o beheld from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sept 21 at the Boston Garden will leave from Sacred Hearts Seminary, Wareham, and St. Mary's parish, New Bedford ..

CATHEDRAL, FR The parish is being remembered this week in the prayers of the Sacred Hearts Sisters at their Fall River House of Prayer.

O.L. GRACE, N. WESTPORT Council of Catholic Women mem­ bership drive meeting: 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 4, parish center. Refreshments, haJrstyle and makeup demonstration; all welcome.

VINCENTIANS, FR District council meeting: Sept. 3, St. Bernard Church, Assonet.

Presidents' meeting: 8 p.m. Sept.

18, St. John of God CCD Center, Somerset.

ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET CCD teacher training session: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 28 BLUE ARMY Five hour vigil: 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Sept. 6, St. Francis Xavier Church, Acushnet.

ST. PATRICK, FALMOUTH Women's Guild annual peace pil­ grimage to Washington, NJ: Oct. 12 to 14.

ST. PATRICK, FR 1981$ Mass intentions may now be reserved.

If necessary, the parish will give financial aid to parish children attending schools of other parishes; . information at rectory.

A congratulatory letter from the Vatican has been received by Father William W. Norton on the occasion of his installation as pastor.

ST. JULIE, N. DARTMOUTH Wine and cheese party at rectory for religious education teachers and staff members: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 26.

SACRED HEART, FR The summer daily Mass schedule will continue through Sept. 6.

Women's Guild board meeting s.et for Sept. 30 has been rescheduled to Oct. I at the rectory.

SEPARATED/DIVORCED, FR Support Group for Separated, Divorced and! or Remarried Catho­ lics: meeting Aug. 28, Our Lady of Fatima hall, Swansea. All welcome.

CHRIST THE KING COTUIT/MASHPEE Congratulations to newly-or!iained Father Kenneth Gumbert, OP, who "Clime home" to Queen of All Saints earlier this month to offer a Mass of Thanksgiving..

BREAD OF LIFE, FR Bread of Life prayer'community healing praayer conference: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 14, Blessed Sac­ rament Church, Fall River, under direction of ..Dr. Hugh Boyle, a Taunton psychologist and psycho­ therapist, assisted by JoAnn Hughes, a family therapist specializing in group dynamics and Elizabeth Con­ nors, a psychotherapist. All are mem­ bers of the Association of Christian Therapists.

To be discussed are healing prayer and obstacles to receiving God's I healing love. The program will con­ , elude with a question period and a healing service.

Organizers note that the event is presented within the Catholic tradi­ tion and in cooperation with clergy, religious and mental health profes­ sionals. Information: Fred Deme­ trius, 644-2375.

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CHARISMATIC RENEWAL, NB Greater New Bedford deanery leaders' meeting: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 25, , Cathedral Camp. Plans to be made for Nov. 30 Holy Spirit breakfast with Bishop Daniel A. Cronin as main speaker.

Group regional prayer meeting: 7 p.m. Oct. 2, Neumann Hall, Cathed­ ral Camp.

ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN Parish picnic: noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 25, Our Lady of the Lake ·Camp, East Freetown. For transportation, call rectory.

Lightweight clothing and bedding are being collected for a Sacred Hearts mission in Texas.

ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN Meeting for parents of parochial school children: 7 p.m. Aug. 29 at school. Some openings remain in grade 2.

SS. PETER" PAUL, FR Mrs. Teresa Rosseter has joined the parish school faculty as first grade teacher.

The school year will open Sept. 4 with a 1:15 p.m. Mass on Sept. 6 honoring 7th grade teacher Sister Eileen Kitchen's silver jubilee as a Sister of Mercy.

CCD teachers will be commissi­ oned at 9:30 a.m. Mass Sept 15,

Catechetical Sunday.

BLESSED SACRAMENT

ADORERS

Holy hour ,with Father Rene Belanger, SSS: 7 p.m. Aug. 27, Sacred Hearts Church, Fairhaven.

Adoration daily at church from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

ST. ANNE, FR

After-school supervision and hot lunch program begin Sept. 9 in the parochial school.

Family picnic and Mass: begin­ ning II a.m. Sept. 8 with Mass at 5 p.m. Nanaquaket, Tiverton.

OSTERVILLE CONCERT "Share Your Bread: Songs of Hunger and Hope,"ecumenicalcon­ cert by Sisters of the Community of S P eters · 8 p.m. A ug. 23 ,t.

N ew Z Ion: Episcopal Church, 'Wianno Ave.,

Osterville. All. welcome.

SACRED HEARTS SEMINARY

RETREAT HOUSE, WAREHAM Women's retreat Sept. 6 to 8 directed by Father Stan. Kolasa, SS.CC., pastor St. Anthony's Church, Mattapoisett. Men's retreat Oct. II to 13 directed by Father Wil. liam Norton, pastor St. Patrick's church, Fall River. Charismatic retreat Sept. 27 to 29 directed by Fathers Rick LaBrecque, SS.CC. and Raphael Flammia, SS.CC. Infor­ mation on all retreats: 295-0100.

ST. GEORGE, WESTPORT Family picnic: noon to 6 p.m., with Mass at 12:30 p.m., Our Lady of the Lake Camp, East Freetown.

Father Edward Correira, chaplain at St. Luke's Hospital, New Bed­ ford, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 26 in the church hall to all interested in participating in parish ministry to elderly and shut-in members.

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults program will begin in October for nonpracticing Catholics wishing to return to the faith, those wishing to deepen their faith, those who have not received one or another sacra­ ment and those interested in church

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SISTER LUCILLE GAU­ VIN, OP, will play and sing origin,l songs as part of an Ethiopian benefit concert from 1 to S p.m. tomorrow at La­ Salette Shrine, Attleboro. Var­ ious Christian music groups from Massachusetts and Rhode Island will also partic­ ipate in the program. Sister Gauvin directs a liturgical folk group at Bishop .Connolly High School, F~ll River.

Women's Guild: meeting for Mass, business session and refreshments 7 p.m. Sept. 4. New members welcome.

HOLY ROSARY, TAUNTON Parishioners will participate in the annual Polish Day Aug. 25 at LaSalette Shrine, Attleboro.

ST. ANN, RAYNHAM New Women's Guild officers: Muriel Dolan, president; Donna O'Connell, vice-president; Lucille Couture, treasurer; Mary Ann Miller, secretary. Meetings in church basement first Wednesday evening of each month. Color Awareness program 7 p.m. Sept. 4. .

PERMANENT""DiACONATE Diaconal classes resume Sept. 17.

Day of recollection on "Marriage and the Deacon": 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Nov. n at the Family Life Center, N. Dartmouth. Men's retreat: Dec. 6 to 0 8. IContinuing d . ,education 0begins 8 ct. an a wIves program ct. .

LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO Annual Polish Pilgrimage: 1:30 p.m. Aug. 25; rosary procession, crowning outdoor Mass with Bishop Szczepan Wesoly, delegate of the primate of Poland for pastoral care of emigrants, as celebrant and homilist.

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS Organization for bereaved parents: . meeting 7:30 p.m. Aug. 26, St. Louis de France School, Swansea.

O.L.MT. CARMEL, NB 'First communion and confirma­ tion video cassettes are now available.

OUR LADY'S HAVEN, FAIRHAVEN The diocesan health facility wel­ comes chapel organist Michel Lab­ ens, who will play for Saturday vigil and holy day Masses. A native of France, he studied music in Belgium and since 1953 has played at St. Anthony's Church, New Bedford.

He is also organist for Tifereth Israel Synagogue and St. Kilian's parish, both in New Bedford.

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Symbols' following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic Film Office ratings, which do not always coincide.

General ratings: G-suitable for gen· eral viewing; PG-l3-parental guidance strongly suggested for children under 13; PG-parental guidance suggested; R-restricted, unsuitable for children or younger teens.

Catholic ratings: AI-approved fOI children and adults; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3-approved for adults only; A4-separate classification (given to films not morally offensive which, however, require some analysis and explanation!; O-morally offensive.

NOTE Please check dates and times of television and radio programs against local list· ings, which may differ from the New York network sched­ ules supplied to The Anchor.

New Films "Summer Rental" (Pnramount) is an innocuous little comedy with some fairly vulgar se­ quences and not enough humor to redeem it. There is nothing original in. this film.

John Candy gives his usual adequate performance with Rich­ ard Crenna and Rip Torn steal­ ing scenes in supporting roles.

A2, PG "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" (Warners), Pee Wee Herman is loose in his first full-length fea­ ture. Pee Wee's search for his stolen bike takes him on a mad­ cap chase from the Alamo to the Warner Brothers' sound stages.

If you happen to be a fan of Pee Wee's particular' brand of

puerile humor you might enjoy ·this picture; many find it to be about 90 minutes too long. A2, PG Films on TV Sunday, Sept. 1, 8-11 p.m.

EDT (ABC) - "On Her Majes­ ty's Secret Service" (1969) ­ George Lazenby as James Bond is off to the Swiss Alps where he uncovers, an insidious plan to threaten the world with genetic extinction. The usual violence and sexual implications of the 007 series make this mediocre adult fare. A3. The ,Motion Pic· ture Association of America rat· ing was different from the cur­ tent system at the time the film was released, so the film is

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, Religious TV Sunday, Aug. 25 (CBS) "For Our Times" - CBS presents a dramatic adaptation of Richard Wright's "Black Boy," an auto­ 'biographical account of the plight of urban American blacks in a segregated society.

Religious Radio Sunday, Aug. 25 (NBC) "Guide­ line" - Msgr. George Leonard, personal assistant for non-dioce­ san affairs to Cardinal George Basil Hume, archbishop of West­ minster, Engl'and, is interviewed about the work of European Catholic bishops: Sunday, Sept. 1 (NBC) "Guide­

line" - Eileen Egan is inter.

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Mother Teresa, "Such a Vision

of the Street: Mother Teresa, the

Spirit and the Work."

Alcazaba Circle: meeting and potluck supper 6:30 p.m. Sept. 5;

membership. installation of officers 2 p.m. Sept.

O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE ' 22, both at K of C Hall, Hodges

Parishioners interested in aiding Street.

the Meals on Wheels program are ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA

asked to call 428-6115 (mornings).

Father Anthony D'Silva of the .

Those who may have a room or apartment to rent to family members Salesian Fahters WIll speak at week­ .end Masses about the missionary work of his community. of patients at Lewis Bay Head Injury Center are asked to contact 771­ ST. ANTHONY OF DESERT, FR , 0612, ST. JOHN EVANGELIST, ext. 26.

Adoration of Bl. Sacrament: noon POCASSET to 6 p.m. Sept. I, St. Sharbe~ Chapel. ST. ANTHONY, MATTAPOISETT Bishop Joseph Regan of Mary­ In planning: ecumenical group of knoll, a diocesan native serving in' PROCESSION at opening Mass of Third National His­ ST. MARY, SEEKON~ parishioners and Congregational the Philippines, will speak at all panic Pastoral Encuentro in Washington, DC. Story on page CCD teacher orientations begin Church members to participate in Massesth's eekend on behalf ofhl's 3. (NC photo) Aug. 25 at church. social and educational activities. missions. I w

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for the church but is essential to its and ministry," Bishop Murphy said life, Bishop Thomas J. Murphy of it "has been and continues to be Great Falls-Billings, Mont., told - the occasion when the church com­

He did not mention specific members of the National Council munity returns to its roots and

tries to recapture the evangelizing problems, but one of the most of Catholic Evangelization. power of Jesus."

"Evangelization,'~ he said, "is controversial has been the con: The bishop said he saw in the gregation's silencing of Fran- not an elective. Evangelization is ciscan theologian Father Leon-,' one of the required courses for spiritual hunger of today's people a great 'opportunity for Catholic ardo Boff. of Brazil. members ofthe Catholicfaith com­ evangelical endeavor.

During the 1'950s, Cardinal de munity."

He urged the group to remember Lubac's theology was criticized The conference, held recently at why people continue to find the as too progressive, and his per- Regis College in Weston, com­ mission to teach theology was memorated the 10th anniversary church attractive; citing its em­ phasis on family life, its reverence withdrawn by his Jesuit superi- of Pope Paul VI's apostolic exhor­ ors. The' permission was restored tation, "Evangelii Nuntiandi" (On for life, its view of marriage as a permanen! institution, the importance Proclaiming the' Gospel). later in the decade.'

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ROME (NC) - Cardinal Henri de Lubac,89, a retired French theologian once silenced for his progressive views, has said that unfair, "defamatory" campaigns are being waged against Pope . John Paul II and Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, head of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. .

Cardinal de Lubac; 89, said in a recent intewiew with "30 Giorni," an Ita,lian Catholic mag­ azine, that the pope had worked hard at the Second Vatican Coun­ cil and had applied "both the letter and the. spirit" of its teach­ ings.

He praised Cardinal Ratzinger as an "excelient theologian" who is unafraid openly to confront fundamental_questions.

"If sometimes he has found himself in the middle of polem­ i~~, it's certainly not his fault," Cardinal de Lubac said in the interview.

The critics of the pope's fre­ quent international trips, Car­ dinal de Lubac said, are trying to keep the pope "a prisoner in his Vatican." But the pope has an "urgent need!' to make such trips - to unify local churches that risk isolating themselves, he said..

He pointed to the pope's re­ cent trip ,to the Netherlands, where the pope wanted ".to con­ firm in' the faith -and in unity, . those who want to remain faith­ fuL" The pope has calIed an extra­ ordinary Synod of Bishops later this year to evaluate .the church's 20 years' experience after the Second Vatican Council. Some critics feel the pontiff is attempt­ ing to limit the councH's 'applica­ tion.

"I would like to underline how hard the pope worked at the council and how much he wrote and made it known and! applied, both in its spirit and its letter," said Cardinal -de Lubac, who was a peritus, or expert, at the council.

His own view, he added, was that "despite the effervescence that the council produced, we are far behind -in understanding and applying its real meaning."

Speal«ng on another to~ic that has become part of the pre­ synod debate, Cardinal de Lubac called national bishops' confer-­ ences "very important" on a practical level, but not an "essen­ tial" part of the church. He said there was a risk that largeibish­ ops' conferences, like that of the United, States, could overwhelm an individual bishop's sense of initiative or usurp "the power and responsibility belonging to each bishop," ihe said.

Cardinal Ratzinger made a similar point in a book published earlier this year-in Italy.

Cardinal Ra:tzinger, said Car­ dinal de Lubac, has "broken with certain habits of silence, for whi~h his predecessors were criticized." He pr.aised the 'doc­ trinal congregation head' for facing p.roblems with "calmness, simpli«ity, measuredness, great respect for people and a smile."

Cardinal Bernard F. Law of Boston, main celebrant and homi­ list at the closing liturgy urged par­ ticipants to draw their joy from the glory of Christ.

"If we call ourselves evangelists we are there with love, justice and hope for a better life which isn't circumscribed by 10 or 20 years on earth, but is opened to the eternity of his (Christ's) presence," he said.

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