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Pope prepares· for 'Canada

was colonized by the French, Canada has been sending mis- . and English in the rest of the sionaries abroad despite a de­ countrY, said the Vatican official. cline ,in the number-of Religious who make up more.than..half-of-'· Of C~ada'~ 11 million Cath­ those . lissigrle<i' overseas. The olics, 6 minion are french-Cana­ dians and most live in Quebec. number of Religious priests drop­ Catholics form 43 percent of the ped from 7,107 in 1962 to 4,774 country's total population of 25 in 1983. During the same period the number of !brothers went million.

The .Canadian bishops have from 6,103 ,to 2,533 and the number of sisters feU from prepared for the visit by develop­ 59,712 to 37,634. ing a series of background pa­ The drop has· been paralleled . pers, each called a "dossier," dealing with national church life by what the bishops see as a de­ " and 'issues the pope is :likely to cline in religious practice among Canadian Catholics in genera'!. discuss.

They estimate that from 30 per­ The papal schedule lists sev­ to 50 percent of the Cath­ cent For example there has been a eral meetings with non~atholic olic population atte!lds Mass religious Jeaders. steady decline in Relig·ious voca­ The schedule a,lso lists several weekly. tions, but the Canadian church The bishops see this as tied to continues sending missionaries meetings with native Indians and problems produced by the fast­ Eskimos, with whom the Catholic abroad and currently has more pa'Ced changes in modern urban bishops have developed close than 3,000 working in 96 coun­ industrialized societies. ties. tries.

Other problems they cite are The bishops were instrumental marriage breakdowns, alcohol­ Pope John Paul plans to dis­ cuss ·these and other issues in in setting up Project North in ism, drug abuse and juvenile de­ his ",proclamation of the Gospel 1976, an ecumenical program to linquency. . within Canada," said a Vllltican mobilize public opinion in de­ Yet the bishops believe the official involved in preparing the fense of Indians and Eskimos church can meet modern chal­ who were faced with losing much _ lenges because the roots planted papal trip.

Iby 16th century French mission­ REV. JAMES As has become the norm for of their aboriginal rights to gov­ his trips abroad, Pope John Paul ernment effor.ts to explore for aries are deep.

"On the eve of the visit of the

draws his themes from the local oH and mineral resources. . bi&hops. He seeks ,their advice Besides evangelizing at home, pope, there are across the land,

many signs of a resurgence of

on how to develop the issues the Canadian church is a'lso ac­ faith and of a new energy. This

within the context of national tive abroad. In addition to send­ Hi's Excellency, the Most vitality draws its strength from Reverend Bishop has announced ing out missionaries it also col­ life. He also conditions his mess­ those solid roots that dig so the retirement for reasons of ages to fit each area he visits lects funds to be used in under­ developed countries. In 1983 the deeply into the Canadian experi­

within a country. health of the Reverend James Canada is bi-Hnguai, so the church earmarked the equivalent ence, planted 450 years ago by Kenney, pastor of Corpus Christi the pioneers," says one of ,the parish in Sandwich. Father Ken­ pope plans to speak French while of $12 miUion for foreign pro­ background papers.

in the Province of Quebec, which jects. ney has served in the Cape par­ ,ish for the past two years suc­ ceeding the late Rev. William Morris. Father Kenney plans to retire to his home in Fall River.

The Reverend Horace Travassos Aug. 15, passed without action been trying to avoid an irrepara­ has ibeen named by the Bishop to

By NC News Service from either side. ble clash. "The effort has !been be Adminstrator Pro Tem of the An Aug. 31 deadline foil' four On Aug. 17, the controversial to string (the case) out as long parish.

Nicaraguan priests to resign clerics presented their proposal as possible" in hopes of reach­

their government posts has re­ The son of ·the late James Ken­ the confrontation during a ing an understanding both sides ney and the late Harriet Korze­ on aff1irmed Aug. 18 by B'ishop

could Hve with, the official said. neski Kenney was born Jan. 19, Pablo Antonio Vega of Bononia, scheduled meeting of the Nica­ Bishops' Conference The conflict within Nicarag­ 1918 in Fall River. Following president of the Nicaraguan raguan Bishops' Conference, the day said Msgr. ·Bismarck Carballo, ua's church over the role of graduation from B.M.C. Durfee priests in government and over High School in Fall River, he after the bishops received a pro­ spokesman for Archbishop Oban­ relations with the Marxist­ pursued his classical education posal from the priests to resolve do Bravo. However, Msgr; Car­ baUo would not revelli1 details of oriented ruling Sandinistas sur­ at Providence College. the situation. . faced recently in Bogota, Colom­ A'rchbishop Miguel Obando the proposlli1.

On completing philosophical The priests are Father Ernesto bia. .

Bravo of Managua, Ni~agua, and theological studies at St. cuoJture; his Cardenal, minister of Archbishop Obando Bravo told had said Aug. 14 that the priest­ brother, Jesuit Father Fernando reporters at a press conference Bernard's Seminary, Rochester, offida·ls had until Aug. 31 to re­ N.Y. and St. Mary's Seminary in sign their government offices or Cardenal, minister of education; that "there is a state of perse­ Baltimore, he was ordained on face possi'bly serious church Maryknoll Father Miguel d'Es­ cution in Nicaragua." He said he June 5, 1943 in St. Mary's Cathe­ coto, foreign minister; and Father had received death threats. The sanctiops. That deadHne was re­ dral, Fall River by the Jate peatedfour days aater by Bishop Edgar Parrales, ambassador to archbishop was in Bogota for a Bishop Cassidy.

Vega. .Qoth bishops cited an Aug. the Organization of American Ju·ly 23-28 meeting of the Latin American Episcopal Conference.

Following ordination Father 10 Vatican statement which said States.

That conflict between the bish­ Kenney was assigned to St. The conflict with the pi~ests new c~on ·Iaw forbids priests from no1ding government jobs reflects a split within the church ops and the government and their Mary's Cathedral and in 1944 respective . allies witth·in the started a three year assignment that involve ."the exercise of over relations with the Sandin­ church was further reAected in at St. Louis Parish, FaU River. ista government. public power."

A U.S. church official said reports that a Nicai'aguan priest, In 1947 he returned to St. Mary's It was ,the second deadline an­ Cathedral where he served as Turn to Page Six nounced by the bishops. The first Aug. 20 that the parties have VATICAN CITY (NC) - When Pope John !Paul II visits Canada Sept. 9-20, he will find a Cath­ olic Church tha~ is a strong and vibrant part of national life.

The church in Canada is ecu" ­ menicaHy active, has formed Ha­ ison groups with government of­ ficials on public policy issues and has been a key promoter of min­ ority rights for Canadian Indians and Eskimos.

At the same time it is a church with internal strengths and weaknesses simHM to those of ·the church in the United States and other Western countries.

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an assistant for ten years and in 1957 was transferred to' Holy Family .Parish, East Taunton.

On May 31, 1966, he was named pastor of OUT Lady of the Assumption Parish, Oster­ ville. On July 2, 1969, he became pastor of St. Mary's, No. Attle­ boro.

On March 3, 1971 Father Ken­ ney resigned his pastoral posi­ tion in order to serve as secre­ tary of the Diocesan Office for Administration and Finance.

In 1972, Fr. Kenney was ap­ pointed as pastor of St. Louis parish, Fall River. In 1974, Fr. Kenney assumed the pastorship of St. Patrick parrish, Fal-l River.

On March 17, 1982 Fr. Kenney was assigned to the Sandwich parish.

Father Kenney was CYO Di­ rector and Scout Chaplain for the FaH River Area from 1945 to 1951 and for the next six years served as Diocesan CYO Director and Scout Chaplain.

On December 4, 1968, he was named a Judge in the Matri­ monial Tribunal.

In add-ition to a B.A. degree from 8t: Bernard's Seminary, Father Kenney earned an M.Ed. degree from Bridgewater State College in 1964.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri.; Aug. 24, 1984

Sociology is. not- theology ROME (NC) - The church is taking a critical ~ook at Iibera­ tion theology because the ideas behind it try to raise social theories to the level of theology, said Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, head of the Vatican Congrega­ tion for the Doctrine of the Faith.

He said that the basic criticism is not that ,l,iberation theology uses aspects of Mll!l'Xism for its socio-economic analysis nor the social commitment of its expon-, ents.

The problem' is that at "ele­ vates to theology that which in reaHty .should be a' social ethic or a social theory, even if natur­ ally these coincide with' funda­ mental postulates of the Gospel," he said. The cardina,l's remarks came in an interview published in Herder Correspondence, a West Gennan publication.

Making theology. of socia~ theories is dangerous because it can lead to theocracy and to a -level of certainty that is not proper to social and economic theollies, .the cardinal said.

"I can't deduce' from the Gos­

pel of Mark or 'from the Letter to ,the GiI!latians what I should do in South America. This is simply a stupidity," he said.

Liberation theology "mixes two ,levels, that which is Chris­ tianity and that wlhich is social ethics," Cardinll!1 Ratzinger told Herder' Correspondence.

"I should let Christology re­ main Christology and should treat economic and social ques­ tions with all the seriousness that is required," he said. "Only then will. I be able to understand Christology in a new way and then in turn wiN this new Chris­ tology illuminate' the other things."

The mixing of theology and social theories is '.'an aibuse" of theology, he said. Theology helps sustain "a 'specific. degree of certitude" and "even theocratic claims, which do not belong in any way to the social order," he added. .

Cardina!l Rat2Jinger said that his criticism of liberation theo­ . logy "is not so much the fact that its e~ponents are socially

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committed and the problem is not so much that in Mll!l'Xism there are elements for a social and economic analysis which can be criticaUy utHtized, !UJlder deter­ mined conditions, in :the social process."

The . problem is affirmations "derived from theological specu­ lation and the mixture of the Bible, Christology, sociology and economy," he added.

Cardinal Ratzinger said that church authorities do not have an official position on Hberation theology. He said that his criti­ cisms are "only part of the pro­ cess of fonnng an opinion."

The comments on liberation theology were contained in an U-page question and answer fonnat interv:iew in which Car­ dinal Ratzinger described the work of the doctrinal congrega­ tiorL He said that the congrega­ tion's role is to cr:itically aid theologians in the development of their thoughts. Cardinal Ratz­ inger described that role as posi­ tive.

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MEMBERS OF Sacred Heart I Holy Name Senior Citi­ zens' Club and the Ladies of Ste. Anne at Sacred Heart, all in New Bedford, honored Rose Woods on her lOOth birth­ day. At two celebrations she received gifts, cakes and many citatons from federal, state and city officials. A native of Montreal, she has lived in New Bedford since age 5 and is the widow of James Woods, a worker at the ,New Bedford House of, Correction. Before retirement' 'she .was a district nurse in the New Bedford area. (Photo' courtesy of New Bedford Standard-Times)

VATICAN CITY (NC) -'- A In its "rigid interpretaltion of new emphasis on Islamic laws in Islamic law," the Moslem major­ some moslem countries is threat­ ity "reaches the point of not per­ ening improved relations be­ .mitting the public expression of tween Catholics and Moslems faiths other than Islam," he said. . gained over 20 years of dialogue, Both priests said, however, that Catholic-Moslem rela,tions say officials of the Vatican .Sec­ are steadily improving in some retariat for Non-ehristians.

The threat is particularly Moslem countries, although they feared thalt progress could be serious in some Arab and Afri­ threatened. can countries, they said. . The fundamentail question is "Islam, especially in some Arab areas, has shown itself to .respect for religious minorities be obstinate to the point of' and recognition of basic human denying freedom of !l'eligion to rights, including freedom of reli­ Christians," said Father Mar- gion, Father Sabanegh said. cello Zago, secretary of the Besides ,Lebanon, he mentioned Vatican organization. Father Za-. Palestine, Syria, Egypt; Sudan, go, who named Saudi Arabia Jordan, Iraq and Libya as places among the "obstinate" Islamic where relations between Chris­ states, was quoted /by the' Vati­ tians and Moslems are "most can newspaper L'Osservatore painful."

Romano in a story ma,rking the In June, the Sudanese govern­ secretarialt's 20th anniversary. . ment publicly flogged, fined and He said that in societies where imprisoned Italian missionary religion' and ouiture are identi­ Brother Joseph Manara for pos­ fied "vociferous groups opposes 'sessing alcoholic /beverages dn dialogue as if it were a Trojan defiance of ISlamic law. He was horse introduced into their the first foreigner to be convicted st~nghold of tradition."._ since Sudan imposed Islamic law "Chr:istians in the Middle East in Sept., 1983. . who live in precarious conditions Sudari's Catholic bishops have .of survival look with wonder at strongly protested'application of the freedoms and facilities granted to Moslems emigrating to the West, and would like to . see some reciprocity established," MAPUTO, Mozambique, (NC) be said.

An I~alian priest and three Mo­ Also' in the Vatican news­ zambicans were killed by guer­ paper, Father Edouard Sami Mar­ riHas in Central Zamezia p!l'o­ tin Sabanegh agreed that Arab vince, according to AtM, a local Islamic nations were rigid iri im­ news agency. posing Islamic -law.

The news reponed that Father Father Sabanegh is seC!1'etary Olivo Torboli, 41, ~as kiHed ~ug. of the Commission for Religious 9 ~hen Moz~blqUe Natlo~al Relations' with Islam, a part· of . ReSiStance g'Uerrillas opene~ ~lre the Secretariat for iNon-Chris- on a Land-Rover he was ndmg tians. in 60 miles north of the /town of .

Mocuba.

"In. some countnes the need . for dialogue is .ignored both by Also in the vehicle were five the smaLl Christian comfuunities~ local people, two of whom were composed of temporary foreign .being taken to a hospital after , immigrants, .and by the' Moslem being injured at work. majority,". Father Sabanegh said.

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the law ,to non-Moslems. The iaw has been caBed "discriminatory"

by L'Osservatore Romano.

In July, Bishop Roger M. Ma­ hony of Stockton, Calif., return­ ing from a three-week tour of African refugee areas with two other U.S. bishops, said the situa­ tion in Sudan was "a case of modern pe!1'Secution."

When the American bishops visited Sudan, Bishop Mahony said he found relations between Catholics and Moslems "verY, very tense." S'udanese govern­ ment officials declined to meet the bishops, in contrast to the reception they received in other countries, he said.

Fathers Zago and Sabanegh said Christian-Moslem relations had greatly improved in some countries. They named Mgeria, Tunisia, Morocco, much of suI)­ Saharan and eastern Africa, and East Asia. .

"All these efforts, ihowever, risk being frustmted or obstnlc­ ted by the establishment of Is­ lamic qaw, which has been pro­ posed in some of the countries with Moslem majorities," Father Sabanegh said.

Priest is killed in Mozambique

RESIDENTS OF Kimwell Health Care Center, Fall River; recite.rosaryat celebration of the feast of .St. Anne.

From l~ft. Jane Robinson; Beatrice Robidoux, who was presidept ofa St. Anne's Sodality with over· 600 members for· mote than a quarter century; Elizabeth Lapointe; and Aurore:Walsh. Also at the Kimwell Home, m~rilbers of its Dinner Club recently honored eucharistic ministers serving the horpe at' a special. dinner for which they planned the menu, mailed hand-lettered invitations, and did much of the cooking.

were beaten up by the guerrillas who ~eft them by the roadside, apparently thinking they were dead. The L·and·Rover was then set on fire with four bodies in­ side.

The priest had been working in Mozambique since 1962, assis­ ting· rural agricultural and educa­ tion projects.

A july pastoral letter by the Catholic bishops of Mozambique condemned violence as a means of resolving economic and social problems facing the southern' , Africa nation. The document ap­ pealed for an end to fighting be­ tween government forces and guerriHas.

Italian prisoners ask forgiveness ROME (NC) - A group of im· prisoned Italian telTorists, citing church teaching that salvation is for everyone, has asked forgive­ ness from the v:ictims of terror­ ist violence and from society in general.

The statement was written and signed by several inmates of Rome's Rebibbia Prison, includ­ ing former Red Brigade member Valerio Morucci, who met briefIy with 'Pope John Paul II during the pope's visit to the prison oln December. Morucci was convict­ ed of taking part in the abduc­ tion and slaying of former Prime Minister AIdo Moro in 1978.

"We first of aliI need to ask the forgiveness of the victims of the violence -all the victims: those who in the name of ab­ surd ideologies were struck down, those who died because they believed dn those ideologies, the friends, relatives and the human community disrupted by the climate of animosity and war," the statement said The statement called for an end to hatred and violence against terrorists who have co­ operated with authorities in ex­ change for reduced penalities.

Helll1ing the wounds .Jeft by telTorism, the statement said, lI'equires more than are-thinking of politicill issues. "It is also necessary to place oneself on an ethica1 or moral level, and to confront oneself with the victims of telTorism," the statement said.

This can be done, it added, "through the church, the bringer· of human va1ues and sustainer­ of the rehabilitation of every individual."

In Polynesia VATICAN CITY(NC) -Pope John Paul II praised the efforts of missionaries in Polynesia and encouraged them to face the chanenge of spreading the Gos­ pel despite difficulties created by mateJ'ialism and distance witlhin the Pacif.ic island groups. The pope cited the missionaries in a letter commemorating the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first missionaries to PoUynesia.

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Vietnamese adapting NEW ORLEANS (NC) - Most inflation and an Arab oil em· the Vietnamese refugee fami­ bargo, \he economy worsened and lies which have come to the ,the immigrants put a squeeze on United States since 1975 are welfare rolls, Father Nghi said. adapting to American Hfe and be­ Military personnel &aso became ginning to reap its benefits, a confused because the same peo­ V,ietnamese-American priest said. ple they had gone half a world .

"We are learning what it means away to kiU were now living . to be Americans in an American next door, he added. church," said Father John Nghi, Even when the V,ietnamese founding director for the Arch­ refugees were settled, getting diocese of New Orleans V,ietna­ accepted was not easy, Father mese Apostolate.

Nghi said. The immigrants had Father Nghi was executive little or no formal education, secretary general for the confer­ could not speak English, and had ence of the Vietnamese Catholic to adjust from a farming society Federation in the, United States to industrial America. in New Orleans July 26-29.

The outlook of the American - "A lot of refugees have reo government has changed since settled in many dioceses across the country. We have the same then, he said, citing increased government sponsorship and faith. We have the same doc­ broader welfare benefits. trine. We have felt very much welcome here from the very be­ . There are now 120 Vietnamese parishes in the United States, . ginning," Father Nghi said.

Things were not so good in with the blessings of all their 1975, Father Nghi said Many bishops," Father Nghi said. fainilies left behind their homes "When we form a community, and all1lheir belongings. and their . we just 'like ,to show we have an identity." arrivlrl in the United States cre­ Father Nghi said both the Am· ated a touchy political issue as erican and the Vietnamese church well.

American poor were also would benefit from mutual ac· FATHER ROLAND B. BOULE, retired former pastor against the new arrivals. With ceptance.

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of St. Anne's parish, New Bedford marked his golden jubilee of ordination to the priesthood with a combined celebration of the Golden Wedding Anniversary of- his brother and sister-in-law, Rayniond and Irene (Landry) Boule, of Our Lady of Fatima parish, Swansea.

Chapter The Sisters of Mercy, Province of Providence, ga1lllered at Salve Regina College, Newport, August 6-10, for their annulll1 Chapter of Affairs. Included in the Chapter's business were a report by the Provincial Administration. Team, several proposals, and informa­ tional/reflective sessions on leadership, justice, formation, associate membership, and ele­ mentary education.

In "Mercy of Peace: A Global Perspective," the Provincial Team repo~d on the changes in ministry and lifestyle which have OCCUlTed within the Community during the 'last 15 years. Statis­ tics helped to clarify trends and

Diocese of Fall River

OFFICIAL

TV series.on economy

NEW YORK (NC) - A five­ part television series to stimu­ late interest in the development of the U.S. bishops' pastoral letter on the American economy Meetin~

is being produced by a group of .Catpolic media organizations , ' draw conclusions. Questions for headed by the Oblate Media and the future touched on creative Communications Corporation. ways in which the Sisters can Edward J. Murray, executive continue to live the Mercy char­ producer of the series, said it ism and Gospel values.· , would not be a televised version of the pastoral but would "help The nearly 300 Sisters who at­ tended the Chapter accepted pro­ people get ready to deal with posa,ls on diverse aspects of the the pastoral."

Community's affairs such as dis­ "Search for Justice: Christian­ bursement of the assets proceed- . ,ity and the American Economy" ing from the sale of St. Xavier's Academy, Providence; a process will· be moderated by John J. for issuing corporate statements; Gilligan, a former governor of and a due process procedure. Re-· Ohio, now a professor and spe­ cial assistant to the president at visions in the Province's govern­ the .University of Notre Dame. ment plan formed a major por­ tion of the Chapter business.

Murray said the producers do

not plan to seek endorsement of the bishops for the project but are working with the U.S. Cath­ olic Conference to ensure that its content is not "out of synch."

A five-member staff oversee­ ing the project includes two USCC staff members: Ronald Krietemeyer, an aide to the bish­ ops' committee drafting the pas­ toral, and Walter Grazer of the usee domestic development de­ partment. .

Murray said the Catholic Tele­ communications Network of America win distribute the series t6 diocesan affiliates and that it will be available in cassette form through Paulist Press.

The series is budgeted at about $200,000, he said, with half of that coming from a grant from the Cath~lic Communica­ tion Campaign.

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RETIREMENT .

Bishop Cronin has acceded to the request· of Reverend James F. Kenney that he be relieved of the Pastorate of Corpus Christi Parish, Sandwich for reasons of health and enter into ~etirement. Father Kenney has tendered his resigna­ tion from the pastorate effective Wednesday, September 5, 1984. Father Kenney will enter into retirement at his family home in Fall River. .

APPOINTMENT' ~shop Cronin has appointed Reverend Horace J. Tra­ vassos Administrator, Pro Tem at Corpus Christi Parish, S8!ld"1ich effective Wednesday, September 5, 1984.

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Entertainment - Our Lady of the Light Band and Capitolists MONDAY - FEAST MASS 10:00 A.M. - St. Mary's Church, Main St., Fairhaven, MA MASS CELEBRANT - Rev. John J. Oliveira of Esplrito Santo Parish, Fall River PROCESSION - 1:00 .P.M. INCLUDING THREE BANDS .

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Despite the chronic guilt syndrome that seems to be so much a part of the national conscience, Americans can be indeed proud of the recent Olympics. A great deal has been written concerning the United States domination of the games. Some of the comments have been negative.

However, the facts of the case are now a matter of record.

The young men and women of this country are not afraid of challenges. ' There were also those fuzzy and indecisive minds' pro­ posing mythical contests with the, Moscow" dropouts. ,It indeed would have been nice if Russia and her allies did participate in' the games. Their absence in no way dimin­ ished the spirit of these olympics. It is about time that we just stopped basing our actions on what Moscow thinks.

The Russians absence from Los Angeies was predictable.

It was a given. Contrary to the fears of some it did not detra~t from the accomplishments of the games.

From,all aspects concerned, the Olympics were a great success. Given the enormity of the project, security prepa:. rations were indeed well done. We all should be grateful to those who planned and executed protection logistics. The safety of all the athletes was a prime concern. The joy of success must include the fact that none were harmed.

In the area of media coverage there will always be differing opinions. For some, too much boxing, for others' not enough sailing and rowing events. Over all, the Am­ erican Broadcasting Company should be congratulated for its herculean attempt to bring the Olympics to the world family. Certainly, the American respOnse was overwhelm­ ing. ' Other areas of success should be noted. From the view­ poi~t of pageants and shows, the ceremonies of the games would make DeMille and Ziegfield envious. Good old fashion American know how made the Olympics a financial success. There were doubters who were ready to see how the Olympics Committee would, Pail itself out of debt.

These same skeptics are now wondering how the profits will be spent. , , One could, expound on many aspects of the games, but when it comes down to the common denominator, it's the young men and women who participated in the games, who deserve all our superlatives. Without them, there would be no games. Without their enthusiasm and zeal the games would have no spirit. All who participated in th~ games indeed earned our gratitude.

However, one could not be but a bit proud of our own American youth. Their determination and optimism was self evident. Their joy to hear the anthem of the land re­ newed a dormant pa~riotism. There were no clench fists; there were many tears. The unabashed pride in America perhaps was one of the most positive cOQtributions that they gave to all of us. It was infectious. " The Olympics are over and the athletes have returned home. However, the echoes of patriotism yet linger in our hearts and minds.

For Americans, perhaps, this is the real contribution these very special games gave to this land. It might orily h~ve been a brief mpment. The shl!dows of future' days' ml~ht o~ershadow thIS moment in our history. But, when all IS saId and done, it was good for all of us in this land' to be reminded how good is this place we call home.

OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE' DIOCESE 'OF FALL RIVER fall River Mass. 02722 675-7151

PUBLISHER

Most Rr.v. Daniel A. Cronin, D.O., S.T.D.

EDITOR , FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR Rev. Joh!l F. Moore Rev. Msgr. John J. Regan ~ leary Preu-Fali River

'They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in the great waters;

these have seen the works of the Lord and hos wonders in the deep.'

Ps. 106:23-24

'Value clarification

By Father Kevin J. Hanington One of the most disturbing' trends in public education today is that of so-called value clarifi­ cation sessions.

Great efforts are made to .avoid imposing moral beliefs upon students. How.ever, a subtle method. is now employed by many public, schools to foster humanistic ethics. -Some back­ ground is in order when it comes to understanding value clarifica­ tion.· .

On the surface; its purpose is what its title- suggests. Students are 'given a group of moral di­ lemmas which they are asked to resolve. They are then-chaJllenged to derive from 1lheir answers a consistent code of morality to account for their decisions and share their conclusions with their peers. The procedure is intended to help them understand the, mora,l presuppositions with which they operate. , The exercise may seem harm­ less. However, students are en­ couraged' to consider every op­ tion as morally equal. Words such as right or wrong are avoided. Students are encouraged ' to be as independent as possible in their moral. thinking. Their values are supposed to spring from some pristine source uni­ quely their own, undefHed by the parental guidance or religious traditions.

In short" the .theory of the "noble savage" is alive and well in our public schools. Those who glibly laud our pluralistic society should remember how it became - pluralistic. Specific moral teach­ ings applicable to various tradi­

tions were reinforced by specific religious groups. Society. ,loses its pluralism when the holding of strong opinions is discouraged for ,the'sake of a degree of unity and moral teachings are reduced to their least common denomina­ tor.

An illustrative example is the current presidential campaign.

Voters wiH be given a clear choice between pro-life and free choice in the fall elemion. Who­ ever becomes president will have an opportunity to appoint Su-' preme Court justices who can reverse or uphold the historic 1973 decision 'legalizing wbor­ tion.

There can be little doubt, after President Ronald Reagan's ap­ pointment of- Sandra Day O'­ Connor to the high court, that pro-<lifers wiU be appointed by President Reagan in a second term. ' There should also be little doubt that if Walter Mondale be­ comes president those advocating a free choice will be appointed.

The signifi~ce of this single ·issue accounts for the zeal with which pro-lifers are working for Reagan and the National Organ­ ization of Woman for Mondale.

Religious beliefs have been ·in­ jected into this campaign by the presence of Mario Cuomo and Geraldine Ferraro on the national scene. Both politicians are Ro­ man Catholics who have openly defied church teachings with reference to abortion.

WhHe both oppose abortion personally, they claim that they are reticent to impose their own beliefs upon a pluralistic society.

Archbishop John O'Connor stated it best when he made an analogy between those who per­ sonaHy opposed slavery but con­ sistently voted for it. The Dred Scott decision declared a slave the property of its owner and the 1973 Supreme Court de­ 'cjared a fetus the property of the mother.

It is nothing less than shame­ ful when a Catholic governor of New York State upholds for pub­ Hc ridicule a statement made by its metropolitan archbishop.

Archbishop O'Connor stated: "I don't see how a Catholic in good conscience can vote for a candidate who explicitly sup­ ports abortion." Obviously there are situations. where Catholics must choose between two Poli­ ticianswho explicitly support abortion and a choice of the lesser of two evils must_be made.

For.tunately, that is not the case this November.

The tragedy is that Mario Cu­ omo and ~raldine Ferraro can be so loyal to the tenets of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party and so deaf ,to the teach­ ·ings of the church that they claim they cherish. We wiLl no -longer remain a pluralistic so­ ciety if :Catholic politicians and voters leave their consciences behind wpen they enter the voting booth.• _ 1 '...........__- "

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Aug. 24, 1984

Family Night

A weekly at-home program for famllies

sponsored by the Diocesan Office of Family Ministry

OPENING PIA)fER Father, be present as we come together to celebrate our Familly Night. We thank you for the many resources that are at our disposal. Help us to use them wisely and generously, especially in service to others. Amen.

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. We bear a ~ot these days about limited natural resources, about saving and conserving, about using resources wisely. Family life can be viewed that way, too. We have "x" number of material things and there are a certain number of people who make up our family unit. Let us look at the goods that we have, the services that we render and how we use our resources.

Services are very important resources in many ways, even more important than material goods. Consider the kinds of servi~s we can render to each other and to others outside our family too.

ACTIVITY TIME Young Family Find a bank (a box or jar will do) and draw pictures of the major famHy resources - house, cars, bikes, etc. Deposit in the biu'Ik and talk about the follow­ ing points: How do we care for the things we have? What con­ servation tips can we share with one another? .

Middl~

Years Family

Make a family service chart -listing the jobs that need to be done around the house and ways in which we can be of service ,to some specific other people.

Let each m~mber sign up for the ones he will be responsible for. erase periodically and sign up for different ones.

Write down one thing you will do to add :to the Family. Bank.

Tell the family what it is while you deposit ilt in the bank. Chips can be used in place of slips of paper to symbolize the services promised.

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Adult Family Each individual makes a list of the things be needs to get along. Go through the list a second time and put a III next to each item t11.at you absolutely cannot get along Without,' there­ by separating needs from wants.

Have each person read his re­ v:ised list of needs only. Rank your top three major needs by placing number "1" next to the most important, etc.

Everyone puts into the bank according to ability and receives aocording to his needs. When you·

are young, you are mostly at the receiving end but all you grow older you have gl'eater possibili­ ties for giving. Read and discuss Acts of the Apostles 2:42·47.

How is your family like the early . Christian communi,ties?

SNACK Even small children can help make no-bake cookies for a cookies-and-milk or hot-cocoa treat.

ENTERTAINMENT Try pitching pennies into a milk carton decorated to look like your Family Bank. Back up a step each time to make the game more challenging.

SHARING 1. Share :the greatest resource

your family has, the one that is most important to. you.

2. Share one way in which you . can contribute to the family bank.

3. Share what you :think would !happen if everyone kept taking out but no one put anything in.

CLOSING PRAYER ,Build your prayer by each per­ son completing one of the follow­ ing: God, our Father, we

Praise You for .

Thank You for .

Are Sorry for . . .

Ask You for ...

Amen.

He m.ade a start

We were playing the game of Trivial Pursuit not long ago and a card came up ask­ ing what two world leaders wJth the name of John died in 1963. After some thought, my adolescent said, "John F. Ken­ nedy," but he couldn't come up with the other, who was Pope John 23rd. "Geez," he said, "how am I supposed to know that?"

I Jooked at him in disbelief.

Not know of John 23rd? Then I realized he was born five years after John 23rd died and has lived with three popes since.

Could I name a pope who died five years before I was born?

Don't ask.

Many of today's young par­ ents don't remember John 23rd either or the impaet he had upon our church and the world, even though they lived in his time. .But I believe it is important to understand our immediate past in order to understand our present in the church. What John 23~d let loose in his brief reign as keeper of the kingdom affects us significant'ly today.

It would be a mistake to be­ lieve th,t everyone remembers Pope Jolln as fondly as I do. He has been reviled for. calling the I

Second Vatican Council which, in tum, is frequently blamed for the "death of the true church."

Indeed, many Catholics wish there had never been a Pope John 23rd.

Those too young to remember sometimes hear these complaints and ask what he did that was so controversiat .

When John 23M came to the papacy, we' had a different church. We believed, for exam­ ple, that only Catholics belonged to the true church, that eating meat on Frjday and murder were both mortal sins and that all other faiths were suspect.

We lived in a highly clerical church with little lay involve· ment. Mass was said in Latin with the priest's back to the pe0­ ple. Censorship was routine and dissent minimal. If one disagreed with church 'law or authori'ty one usually simply left the church.

Above aU, the tradition of the church was supreme: We accept­ ed without question because "it's always been that way" or "!be­ cause Father says so."

When John burst upon the scene, nobody expected him to change 'the status quo. But he, like other significant figures in God's ihistory, recognized that distortions had set in. Catholics,

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becoming more educated, had begun to question the church's suspicion of the human sciences Hke psychology and sociology.

When John 23rd caBed the council, it was because. he recog­ nized ,these distortions and the need to address them. Vatican II, contrary to many opinions, did not initiate the ferment, but recognized that it was already three and had to be dealt with if people were to have a church which met the needs of the times and spoke to them personally.

Pope John's famous line in an· nouncing the council set the tone for what was to follow: We must shake off the imperial dust that has gathered on the throne of Peter."

Whether that has been accom­ plished in 21 years is up for question. But Pope John· 23rd made a start and that is why he is remembered, reviled, and rev­ ered. It's also why he's in Trivial Pursuit.

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Q. Several years ago when we lived in another city, we asked our pastor if we could have ~ur A. Even if yoga were a reli­ first baby baptized in our home• gion a priest might well conduct He seemed to think that would a class in it, just as he might a be all right, but in fact we end­ ed up having it in church with class in the Moslem or other reo ligions. a group of other children.

Yoga, however, is not a reli­ Now we are expecting our gion; it is one school or branch second child. Our pastor now of Hindu philosophy. In its olass­ says that we cannot have the baptism at home, that it should ical form, called Raja Yoga, or Royal Yoga, the individual ex­ be in church. Are there two dif­ ferent answers? Or is there some periences a process of eight steps, attempting to free the rule about this? (Ohio) mind from the influence and A. Your present pastor is def­ . limitations of the body. initely correct. The church has a In practice, however, yoga has centuries-old bias for locating a wide variety of forms and important events of our faith in the community's specia,1 place of practices.

While some of :these are based worship - :the parish church. on rather ~oose religious beliefs, As I have noted before, our parish church is more than just the elements of meditation, self­ discipline, posture, body control, a building where we do our re­ concentration on the center of ligious thing. It is truly the reli­ 'one's being, and so on, have gious home of the parish family, proven helpful in some instances the group of people who believe in Christian meditation and con­ and share their faith together in templation. their worship of God, in the cele-" One must keep one's ideas bration of the Eucharist and straight, of course, but it is en­ other sacrazrtents, including bap­ tirely possible to teach the ele­ tism.'

The church's regulations on ments of yoga and even apply this are in the Introduction to some of its ascetic methods in a Catholic context. the Rite of Baptism for children.

Benedictine Father Bede Grif­ According to these guidelines: fiths, one of the most respected "So that baptism may clearly ap­ pear 'as the sacrament of the Catholic authorities on Eastern religions and philosophies, said church's faith and of admittance of yoga: "It marks the deep as­ intI;> the people of God, it should piration of the Indian soul to normally be celebrated in the return to God, :to recover the parish church." lost state of paradise; but, ,lack­ The bishop may permit bap­ ing the light of revelation, it is tism to take place at a baptis­ inevitably exposed to the dangers mal font in another church or of Hlusion and of magic and place of public worship in the superstition. Yet, on the whole, parish, but in these places also one must say that the desire to it is the normal right of the par­ know God is the fundamental ish priest to celebrate the bap­ motive of yoga." «New Catholic tism.

Encyclopedia) The instructions continued: A free brochure explaining the "Outside a case of necessity baptism is not to be celebrated current Catholic regulations On in private homes" without the joining the Masons and other societies is available by sending bishop's permission. ~No. 12) Ex­ cept in an emergency or some a stamped, self-addressed enve­ other pressing pastoral reason, lope to Father Dietzen, Holy Trinity Parish, 704 N. Main St.. baptisms are not to be perform­ ed even in hospitals. When such Bloomington, m. 81701.

Questions for this column an emergency occurs the parish should be sent to Father Dietzen priest is responsible for assuring at the same address. that the parents are "suitably prepared beforehand."

While most priests try to be . as considerate· as possible in such situations, they have a re-· sponsibility to consider the faith August 25 of the individuals involved and Rev. Joseph F. Hanna, Foun­ the whole parisih family and to respect the church's instructions der, 1974, Holy Cross, South for the administration of the Easton sacrament. .

August 27 I'm sure your parish priest, -Rt. Rev. Francisco C. Betten­ like most priests, wHl do every­ court, Pastor, 1960, Santo Chris­ thing possble to make the bap­ to, Fall River tism of y()IUr new child the joy­ Rev. Msgr. Hugh A'. Gallagher, ful and happy event it should Pastor Emeritus, 1978, St. James, be.

New BedfoM Q. Does the church approve a priest teaching yoga? I thought August 29 it was a religion, but a priest in Rev. Joseph DeVillandre, D.D., our area is having classes in it. Founder, 1921, Sacred Heart.

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Pope visits fishermen FANO, Itaiy (NC) - Pope John' Paul II recently visited the Adri­ atic fishing port of Fano to savor , a fish-fry and give 10C8l1 ,fisher­ men a taste ,of papal catechetics.

Recalling that St. Peter also was a fisherman, the pope told an estimated 100,000 people at­ tending an afternoon Mass to follow Peter's example and look ,to Christ as the source 'of s~va­ tion and inspintion.

"It is not easy to coherently Jive ,the faith in the environment of modem society, fHted with materialism and permissiveness," said the pope.

He asked fishermen "to wit­ ness the faith as Peter did" by consistently receiving the sacra­ ments and regullirly attending at Mass.

The pope's half-day visit was billed as a festival of the sea by local organizers: The pope cele­ brated Mass on a floating plat­ form alongside the fishermen's dock. Hundreds of people stood waist deep in water during the service in order to get a good view of the pope.

Fishermen from throughout Italy traveled to Fano for the festival. The activities included a papal boat ride about 15 miles into the Adriatic where the pope dropped a commemorative wreath at the spot where four fishermen died in a storm 20 years ago.

In the e~ning, the pope dined with about 800 fishermen seated al9ng tables set up on the dock.

A five-course fish dinner, pre­ pared by the fishernien's wives waS served: Pope John Paul is the first pope to visit Fano in 127 years.

Fifoteen popes have visited the fishing port, the first being In" nocent I in 410. Many of the visits ocourred during times' popes were also temporal rolers over much of Central It8Jly and periodically reviewed their do­ mains.

Fano, 135 miles northeast of Rome, has a population of 46,000. Fishing is one of its major commercial activities. .

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA is one of the world's areas most threatened "by desertifi­ cation. Thousands of villagers like these youngsters have fled countrysides where wells have run dry and crops have failed due to lack of rain. (NC/KNA Photo)

'Worlil's forests NEW YORK - In the time it takes to l'ead this sen­ tence, eight acres of forestland will fall to the ax and bulldozer and already iniperiled world for­ ests wiU move closer to extinc­ tion, according to Catholic Relief Services, the overseas aid and development agency of American Catholics.

Simultaneously; CRS says, Earth's deserts are expanding, swallowing some 24,000 sq.uare miles of agricultural ,land yearly, mostly in 'the developing wOl'lld where millions of people stroggle against poverty, malnutrition and the effects of polluted water.

In a jus~-published paper, "En­ vironment an~ Poverty," CRS examines the situation which now threatens 19 percent of the elU'th's surface, specificaUy as it affects several areas where' CRS is at work and where the effects of "desertification" are the cost­ liest in'terms of human depriva­ tion."

Last year alone, notes the re­ port, 28 mHlion acres of the

shr~ng

world's forests, an area the size of Pennsylvania, were felled. At that rate, forests in the develop­ ing wor:ld will disappear in just 40 years. ' Most deforestation stems from the need for fuel"wood and 4and space for sprawling urban cen­ ters, but much deforestation is also the result of "slash-and­ burn" clearing by fanners des­ perate for arable soil, who have overplanted and depleted exist­ ing cropland.

In SomaHa, where the !land is overburdened by 700,000 refu­ gees fJeeing civil WM and drought in Ethiopia, an ecumenical re­ lief effol't organized by CRS has spurred a massive tree planting effort by refugees that will pre­ pare 800,000 seedlings for plant­ ing during the 1984 wet season.

In ,Chad, rural vil'lages have banded togther to plant 250,000 drought-resistant trees and dig 400 wells. In Botswana, whel'e ,this year's harvest wil>l be 90 CRS repor.ts that in parts of percent below normal, funds wHI India, Brazil, sub-Saharan Africa' go to construct wells and dams and Central America, the sitJua· and to plant trees. And in the tion is so. severe that only direct Uttar Pradesh section of India, aid and techriic8Jl assistance can where desertification threatens prevent widespread malnutrition. the safety of drinking water, hand Aid projects already in place pumps wHI be installed in 'com­ 'include, in EiHepuram, India, a munity weLls. These and many other projects CRS-sponsored program that pro­ vides tools and training to pe0­ are part' of CRS' 40-year effort ple of 19 villages, enabling them in 70 countries to aid miIlionS' of to plant 44,000 eucalyptus, froit men, women and children. They seedlings and wood-fuel trees to are funded in aarge part by the replace forests that ba~ all but contributions of American Cath­ vanished. '" olics.

Nicaragua· Continued from page' one Father Luis Amado Pena, accused of ,subversive activities,' wiH go - on trial Sept. 2. ' Archbishop Obando Bravo has said the accusations," which ih­ eluded meeting with rebel lead­ ers and transporting" explosives, are false. The archbishop led a march involving priests and others in support of Father Pena on JU:ly 9.

Msgr. Cat.baJlo said Aug. 20 that the ,government, has appoint­ ed a defense attorney for the' pl'iest, b,ut that the bishops are seeking ways to avoid a trial.

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Division ,Grief can take care of itself but to get the full "vaIue of a joy, you must have somebody to .divide it with." - Mark Twain

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ABOARD a fishing boat, Pope John Paul II waves to the crowd during his visit to

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WASHINGTON (NC)-The u.s; Holocaust Memorial Council will sponsor an international confer­ ence in Washington Sept 17-19 to assess and pay tribute to the role of rescuers of Jews during World War n.

Mercy Sister Carol ,Rittner, conference co-coordinator, said, "The goodness and courage of the few brave rescuers enables us ,to face the terrible holocaust of that period without complete despair."

An e~timated 6 million Jews were killed by the Nazis during , World War II. Sister Rittner said the goal of the conference, "Faith in human­ kind: Rescuers of the Jews Dur­ ing the Holocaust," is to bring together the 'rescuers and the people they helped "so that they may Ibear witness to what was done and could have been done to help Jews during the Holo­ caust if more people had tried."

ElHe Diesel, author, human rights activist and chairman of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, will welcome conference participants.

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council was established by Con­ gress in 1980 to foster remem­ brance of those killed by the Nazis.

St. Terence?

NEW YORK (NC)-ATchbish­ op John J. O'Connor of New York has appointed Capuchin Fatner :Benedict J. Groeschel as "postulator and promoter "for the cause of canonization of the iate Cardinal Terence Cooke, with " the preliminary step of beautifi­ cation as the immediate goal.

The appointment was an­ nounced at a press conference Aug. 6 by Father Peter Finn archdiocesan communications di: rector.

Father Groeschel said he was already preparing a biography of 'Caroinal Cooke when Archbish­ op' O'Connor asked him to take ,the assignment as postulator. , The cardinal's writings must be examined, he said, and docu­ mentation wiU be gathered on 'il'eports cif miracles and other fa­ vors granted through the, iate , prelate's intercession.

According to Father Groeschel, s~me reports of possible healing miracles had come in, one a case of cancer that went into remis­ sion with no apparent medical cause.

'Father Groeschel said a Car­ dinal Cooke Guild will be estab­ Hshed Oct. 6, the "first anniver­ sary of his death: It wiH raise funds to pay expenses for the cause, including employment of staff. No costs will be paid out of reguIar archdiocesan funds. eFwther Groeschel noted that a formal approach to th~ Vatican's . Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints, headed by Cardinal Pietro ,Palazzini, could not begin until five years after Cardinal Cooke's death, approxi­ mately the time he expected to finish the biography.

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~~s~e~:~~tio~e~i~e ;::~:~ ~--"., impossibility of today's military

the moil pocket Letters Ire welcomed, but should be no more than 200 words. The editor reserves the rlllht to condense or edit. All letters must be siined and Include 0 home or business Iddress snel telephone number for the purpose of verification If deemed netllSllry.

Excommuni­ cation?

Dear Editor:

Clergy crisis Dear Editor: Something that parish priests know, but which has not re­ ceived very much attention in our publications, is that the clergy crisis ~s here, not five or 10 years down the road. -Often there is now one priest where there were two, two where there were three, and most are over 50. And while the number of priests is declining, the number of parishioners to serve is grow­ ing. The crunch is on.

A recent Mooring editorial discussed selection of Gerry Fer­ raro as Mondale's running mate and also her dismal voting rec­ ord concerning abortion. These comments also apply to many other well-known Catholic Demo­ A good number of Catholics crats who make a specialty of will not face up to the crisis. working both sides of the street Some think that the priest is simultaneously by use of the superman, which makes matters standard disclaimer . . . "Per­ worse. If more individua:ls knew sonally I am opposed to abor­ the difficulties of being a parish tion, BUT •.• priest today, they would be mare "One is inclined to wonder understanding and more' helpful, why these politicians promulgate or at least less critical. This to the doctrines of Catholicism would help a ~ot.

Father Rawley Myers but still declare themselves to Colorado Springs, Colo. be "good Catholics." One reason is that too many Catholic poli­ ticians know that they have the Catholic vote in their back pocket and can pander to other Dear Editor: interests without any backlash.

Thoughts of school are now What to do about it? Arch· imminent. It is for this reason that we, the ,Bread of Life Prayer bishop Bernard Law caUs a1bor­ tion the "primordial evil" and if community, in conjunction with Blessed Sacrament parish,· Fall I am correct, the Church con­ siders it so horrendous that any River, offer a scripture course on the Acts of the Apostles.

Catholics involved in it are auto­ maticaHy excommunicated.

This is not lectures but a self· study course with questions to Providing funds far hundreds be answered and later discussed, of thousands of .killings of un­ born children would certainly be followed by an overview. The considered active promotion. program is based a Little Rock, Since politicians are always Ark., scripture series and is open to aU. ' trumpeting ,the virtue of pro­ Registration closes Sept.

5 and choice in this matter, why not give them the opportunity of the course will start Sept. 19 at ' making the choice between the 7:15 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament, church and their espousal of 2492 S. Main St., FaoB River. In­ abortion? Since these people are formation is availalble from Father Rene Levesque, 672-5473, public figures whose voting rec­ Don Sylvain, 673-4378, or Fred ords receive widespread publicity.

Demetrius, 644-2375.

I'm talking about public ex­ communication for those who Fred Demetrius choose their present course.

Assonet This would not v,iolate their civil rights since they could still run on the same platform as ex­ Catholics and there would be no Dear Editor: more sailing under fa:lse colors.

Gerard A. Vanderhaar,' "Pas­ 'No doubt this would create tor1l1 Affirms COs" (Anchor, August 3), not' only has per­ a furor, especially in the so­ cal,led liJberal press but since verted the bishops' pastorai let­ when did they have anything to ter on peace but also has con­ tradicted Catholic teaching. In say about Church doctrine? doing so, he also has insulted Beneficial effects would be millions of good Catholics who realized by showing the world are serving or have served in that ,the church will take what­ the military forces of this nation. ever action is necessary to call According to Vanderhaar, the attention to the heinousness of a1bortion and let the chips faU bishops say that we have two where they' will. Drastic action moraUy legitimate options for would shock many Catholics in­ defense (1) limited use of force ,to looking at what a particular and (2) nonviolence. The fil'st which Vanderhaarcalls the mili­ politician really stands far in­ tary approach is a result of the stead of 1>lindly voting for some­ one simply because he or she just war teaching of the Church.

The author states that "any per­ is a Catholic and therefore repre­ sents th~ir values (supposedly). son facing a call to military ser­ vice - :has a choice to make" AU too ffequently this :is a mis­ and to chose military service, taken assumption.

Vanderhaar claims, is a choice to "go along with the prepm-a­ John W. Corbett Yarmouth Port tions for violence represented by

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Is Vanderhaal"s analysis of the pastoral Jetter correct? Did, ' the bishops say that the military ; represents violence and that to­ day's military 5erviJce is immoral?

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has a right and a duty to,defend

itself against· unjust agg,ession."

Obviously such -a, rlihl~d duty

necessitates rileD. and' women

who give their services to such a defense. The Ibishops, furtl;ler­ more, praise the mHlions of Cath­ olics serving in ,the armed forces by quoting the statement made by the Church Fathers at the Second Vatican Council: All those who enter the mili­ tary service in loyalty to their country should look upon themselves as the cus· todians of the security and freedom . of their fellow countrymen; and where they carry out ,their duty prop­ erly, they are contributing to the maintenance of peace." (pastoral Constitu­ tion on the Church in the Modem World iNo. 79) There is only one Catholic tradition on this subject and that ~s the just war theory. For 1300 ~ years· Catholic thinkers have re­ jected pacificism as the main AFI'ER A CI.OSE brush with death in a July wreck, teaching of the Catholic Church.

In the pastora,lletter, the bishops' Gerald Schreiber rests at Fanny Allen Hospital, Winooski, reiterated the Fathers of the, Vt. (NC Photo) Second Vatican Council that' "laws should make humane pro­ visions for the case of consci­ entious objectors who refuse to carry arms, provided they ac­ cept some, other form of com­ munity service" and that non­ she asked him ill he would pray

By Corl Fugere violence is acceptable "provided the rosary with her,he agr~.

WINOOSKI, Vt. ~C) For it can be done without harm to Schreiber, a member of Holy \ ,the rights and duties of others Gerald Schreiber of Baltimore it Trinity Church in Glen Burnie, would be a time he would not and of the community" (Pastoral Md., said, "A lot of people pray forget, a time of prayer.

Constitution No. 79 and 78). because they, want a new car was aboard an Schreiber, 44, Rev. Edward J. Byington . . . an A in a course . . . some ill-fated Montrealer train July 7 Seekonk in Williston, Vt., when it left crazy thing. We were praying because we wanted to live." the tracks about 7 a.m. Five per­ But Schreiber, a systems en­ sons were kiUed in the accident gineer for Westinghouse Elec­ and 150 injured.

Pinned in the mangled remains tric Corp., knew he also had to of his sleeper car room, Schrei­ take care of his in,i'Uries. He Sister Jeanne Perreault, Presi­ ber wondered if rescue workers recognized that his left arm was

broken, so he made a splint from dent of Rivier CoRege, Nashua, would come in time.

NH, has announced the fourth­ What if the crackling noises a piece of the compartment wall and tore tieS for it from his bed­

year appointment of Sister Lau­ he heard were fire? rita Hand, PBVM, to Rivier's What if the snarled mess that sheets, breaking a front tooth in the process. board of trustees. once had been a train car con­ He then took another piece Sister Hand, a 'Rhode Island tinued to slowly shift, eve.nt­ of the w8l11 and poked it resident, is superintendent of ually, crushing him? schools for the Fall River dio­ What if he went into shock through his broken window. He moved it when he heard voices cese. She is also a Massachu­ from the arm and showder in­ outside, and stopped when he setts certified teacher and princi­ juries he sustained? pa:l. Her educational background During the three hours he was heard a man call attention to includes an M.A. in English Stud­ pinned in the wreck, Schreiber the moving piece. "It stopped," the man said. Schreiber quickly ies from Rivier College, drama was scared. moved it ag£lin because he knew studies at Oxford University and And he prayed. rescue workers had spotted his education courses at Providence .From his hospital bed at Fanny signal, and he wanted them to College. know he W&S alive.

Her teaching career began in Allen Hospita,l, Schreiber recaU­ Meanwhile recitation of the 1954 at St. Bernard's Boys' ed the ordeal for The Vermont School, Fitchburg. She has also Catholic Tribune, newspaper of rosary continued, and fi'nally the diocese of Burlington, Vt. workers with picks and axes been active in drama, directing The Fanny Allen Hospital, broke through the bottom of several plays and working at a Schreiber's 4-by-5 sleeper car community theatre. She holds sponsored by the Religious Hos­ severM professional memberships pita,lers of St. Joseph, is the compartment that had slowly been shrinking as the wrekage and is presently on ,the board of only Catholic hospital. in Ve:r­ shifted. the National Diffusion Network. mont.

After the train accident, a Schreiber had Ibeen headed woman in the next sleeper car from Baltimore to Montreal to A Promise visit friends. He had expected, "The future wiJll be 'different had called out, and Schreiber re­ he said, a "nifty, relaxing and if we make the present different." sponded, striking up a conversa­ tion about the situation. When non-hectic" trip.

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Also, when CMMB is unable whatever we want up to that to help, mission hospitals can value from their catalog. Many companies wiJrl often let us have get aid from mother U.S. a~ncies or comparable ones in Europe. . things at below catalog price."

The organization works with . 'AU aid is given to the health Catholic Relief Services, over­ facHities on the condition that seas aid agency of the U.S. bish­ it is distributed at no cost. ops, which arranges most of the In 1983 the CMMB arranged shipments abroad and pays for for placement .of 49 volunteer most of the shipping costs, doctors, dentists, nurses and Father Walter said. aides. for at least a month of free Shipments are made from a service in 10 countries.'

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of fall River-Fri." Aug. 24, 1984

CAPE COD MASS SCHEDULES

EAST BREWSTER, Immaculate Conception, Route, 8A: (Sched­ ule effective July and Aug.): Sat. 4:30 and 6 p.m.; Sun. 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Confessions, Sat. 4:00­ 4:25 p.m.

BUZZARDS BAY, Sl Margaret, 141 Main Sl: Sat. 4:00 ,and 5:00 p.m.; Sun. 8, 9, 10, 11 a.m., con­ fessions, Sat. 3:00 - 3:30.

ONSET, Sl Mary Star of the Sea, Onset Ave.:' Sat. 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 8:30, 9:30, 10:30 a.m.; confes­ sions, Sat. 5:00 - -5:20 p.m.

CENTERVILLE, OUr Lady of Victory, 230 So. Main St. Sat. 5, 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 7, 8:15, 9:30, 10:45, i2 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, 11 a.m.; daily, 8 a.m.

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, 11:30 a.m.; daily, 9 a.m.

EAST FALMOUTH, Sl Anthony, 187 East Falmouth Hig~way:' 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, Sl 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: 8:15 a.m. weekdays, 8:30 a.m. Sundays.

FALMOUTH, Sl Patrick, 511 E. Main Sl: 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.

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YARMOUTHPORT, Sacred Heart, off Rte. 8A: Sat. 4:00, 5:15 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.; con­ fessions before each Mass.

MARION, Sl Rita, 113 FrcN;lt SL 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

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MATTAPOISETT, SL Anthony, 22 Barstow SL: Sat. 4:30, Sun. 8. 9:30, 11:00 a.m., daily 8 a.m.; Confessions 3:30 - 4:20 p.m.

NANTUCKET, Our Lady of the Isle, Federal SL: Sal 5, 7 p.m.

Sun. 7, 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.; daily, 7:30 and 9:00 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 4-4:45 p.m.

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

NORTH FALMOUTH, SL Eliz­ abeth Seton, 481 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.; confessJons, Sat. 3:15-3:45, 4:45-5:15 p.m.

OAK BLUFFS, Sacred Heart, Circuit Ave.: Sat. 6 p.m.; Sun. 8, 9:15, 10:30 a.m.; daily (Mon.­ Fri.), 7 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 5:15-5:45' p.m.

ORLEANS, SL Joan of Arc, Bridge Road. (schedule effective through Labor Day): Sat. 5, 7 p.m.; Sun. 8,9,10, 11 a.m.; daHy, 8 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 4 - 4:50 p.m.; Our Lady of Perpetual Help novena, at 8 a.m. Mass Wed. NORTH EASTHAM, Church of the Visitation (schedule effective through Labor Day): Sat. 5, 7 p.m.; Sun. 8:30, 9:30, 10:30 a.m.; daily Mass 9 a.m. Mon.-Wed.-Fri. during July and Aug.; confes­ sions, Sat. 6:30-6:50 p.m. ' OSTERVILLE,Our Lady of the Assumption, 78 Wianno Ave. Sat. 4:00 and 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7, 8:30, 10, 11:30 a.m.; daily, 7, 9 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 3:30 to 4:00 p.m.

SANTUIT, SL Jude Church, 4441 Falmouth Road, Rte. 28: Sat. 4:00 and 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 9, 10:30 a.m.

FALMOUTH HEIGHTS, SL Thomas Chapel, Falmouth Heights Rd.; Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 8,9, 10, 11:15 a.m.; daily 8 a.m.

MASHPEE, Queen of All Saints, Great Neck Rd. (towards New Seabury): Sat. 4:00 and 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 8:30, 10, 11:30 a.m.; Daily 9:00 a.m.

HYANNJS, SL Francis Xavier, 347 South St : Schedule effective May 30 - Oct. 6 - 7, Sat. 4:00, 5:15, 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 following 7:30 p.m. Mass.

POCASSET, St. John the Evan­ gelist, 15 Virginia Road: 'Sat. 4, 5:15 Sun. 7:30, 8:30; 9:30, 10:45 a.m~, 5 p.m.; daily, 7:30 a.m., ex­ cept Thursday and Saturday; Tues. and Thurs. 9:00 a.m.; Sat. 8:00 a.m.; Confessions Sat. 3­ 3:45 p.m.

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THE ANCHOR~Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Aug. 24, 1984

Acknowledging· paternity

By Dr. James and Mary Kenny . him ~ong before this. She may Dear Dr. Kenny: Last week wish to be let alone.

Your second instinct may !have something happened to-my hus­ band aDd me that wU1 either involved a sense of responsibility.

tear us completely apart or bring

us together. ThroUgh the paper we read that one of my hu­ band's gIrltrleDds from before we knew each other has an 11year-old child. Figuring bade: we realize there Is a great possibility the child may be my husband's.

Evidently the is not mar­ ried but living with someone. . Please advise whether I Sbould s~y out of It or whetbel' I should know for sure. My hu. band says that was his past and whatevel' he does about It is none of my business. - Penn­ sylvania I feel I should be writing to your husband. The choices seem to be his. You may need to think about how you will respond to what he does.

Your huSband told you that his past is none of your business.

That may be tro~ aibout his past but we are talking about the present. Whatever he does willi affect you. If he contacts ibis old girltlriend, events may be set in motion which will concern you both and will be hard to stop.

How do you feel about this situation? I suspect your first in­ stinct was to -let the past bury the past. If the woman had want­ ed or needed your husband's help she w~ld have, contacted

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If your husband were involved, shouldn't he offer to help?

Doesn't the child have the right to know about its biological . father?

YOUIt third wave of ,feelings may have consisted, of various fears and occasione~ your ,letter . to us. Will contact open a Pan­ dora's box? What 1f the woman wants child support? What if the child wants' to· come live with you? How will you explain this to friends?

These feelings are reason enough for you to discuss it with your husband. If I were you, r. . would be interested in knowing what he plans to do and what he expects to accomplish. Does he want to reestabHsh a'relation­ ship with this woman? Does he wish to find out if the child is his so that he can acknowledge paternity? .Tell YO\W husband your con­ cerns and how you feel. Offer to act a sounding board to help him talk out what he wants to do. Consider all the possibilities and their likely outcomes.

The simplist course would be to tlet it alone. Eleven years is a . long time. Mother and child are apparently managing. Contact may cause more problems than it solves. The price to satjsfy

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your curiosity may be too high.

The next simplest course of action would,be for your husband to phone the woman. "I read about you. How are things go­ ing?" The woman can bring up the child if she wants to and desires help. The telephone is less personal and obligating than a letter or visit.

If you or your huSband haS to know, then he mi~t specifiCll'l:ly ask about the child. "I saw that you have a child. I wonder if the child might be ours." If your husband raises this issue, he should think out in advance what he is prepared to do and not do in response to any request the motlher may make.

This is a difficutt matter. You are .involved whether your hus­ band thinks so or not. 'Be open about your feelings. Offer to help him think the matter through.

Good luck.

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You het I'd do it again

By Father Eugene .Hemrick Moments before the gun sig­ naled the beginning of my fir-lt triathlon iIi Chicago, the swim-. mer to me said: -"Did you hear the news about Jim FUxx, the guy who wrote 'The Com­ plete Book of 'Running?' He drop­ ped dead of a heart attack at 52."

Ailthough Fixx's book had in­ spired me, I really did not want to hear 8Jbout his death as I prepared to swim one mile in Lake Michigan, cycle 25 miles down Wacker Drive and ron 6.2 miJes. From the day I made my' plans to participate in a triathlon I had to fight off negativism of all sorts. The first triathlon article I read warned competitors they could expect to be kicked by other sw:immers and should con­ sw8Jllowing of a large ' sider amount of water normal. . ~ A friend told me that in bis triathlon they pulled 10 persons out of 58-degree water suffer­ ing from hypothermia. When I signed up for the event and heard it started at 7:30 a.m., I thought to myself: "What if the water js freeZing, how will my body reaet to it at that time in' the morning?" .

I spent months of dai,ly, regi­ mented training preparing for the race, despite the warnings of naysayers who feel a grown man's place is not on the start­ ing line of a race with youth.

I definitely was afrBJid of the triathalon. I felt I would not be

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(TIle temperature hit 90 degrees that day.) .

My rears quickly receded when I realized 15 minutes into the swim that my body was respond­ ing to my commands. A rhythm was established and I became more concerned about an effici­ ent swiDiming stroke than keep­ ing up with the swimmers around me.

The water temperature didn't bother me. I even avoided being Imcked. I conserved energy where possible and followed the ofiten forgotten rule of taking liquids before they are desperately needed.

Remaining in control of mind and body when everytJhing is be~ iog taxed to ,its ultimate dimits is one beautif.ul experiencel There were other beautiful side experiences. The .night be­ fore the race my mom, dad, nep­ hew and I went to the 5:15 Mass at Chicago's Holy Name Cathe­ dral. It was in that same cathe­ dral that I had, for five years, bombarded heaven with prayers to survive the minor seminary.

There were days then, simi­ lar to the days of training for the triathlon, when I never thought I woUild make it. Here I was once again on my knees begging for help.

After Mass we met a couple

. from the fU'St, parish I had served. The exchange of old memories that followed was wonderful.

When my family and I returned to the hotel where we were stay­ big, we sat in the lobby ana watched the people go by. The sight of young men and women, energetic and enthusiastJiC, gave us a deep sense of .pride in youth.

Yes, I did get up. at 5 a.m. to sign up. The beautiful sunrise and Chicago skybine against a calm blue Jake were worth the effort.

Yes, I did fInish the race.

'Yes, I would do it again.

'Scholarships' for retreatants LOS ANGELES (NC) - The Jesuits have opened an endow­ ment fund to lower operating costs and subsidize {ow-income participants at their retreat house near Los Angeles.

The f.und was started in con­ junction with a $1.2 miNion ex­ pansion of Manresa Retreat House for men in Azusa, 20 miles east of Los Angeles.

"How strange it is that people give scholarships far football, basebaU and other sports and intel1ectuaa pursuits, but never for tthe souls of men," said JesUlit Father Raymond 1'. Bran­ non, building program coordina­ tor.

Treasllred national resource WASHINGTON (NC) - The value-oriented education offered

by Catholic schools makes them a "treasured national resource among all American schools," according to U.S. Secretary of Education Terrel/>;. Belt "With their ~ong record of contributions to the national goal of excellence dn education, Catholic schools have served as a pillar in the structure of quaUty education," BeH said in the Sep­ tember issue of MomentJum, the journal of the National Catholic Educational Association.

"They not only embody the principles of scholarship, citizen­ ship and social rresponsibility, they insist that these prinoiples become a part of the fabric of daily life," he said.

Bell praised the high academic standards m8!intained in Catholic schools and said that information provided by the National Center on Edw:ation Statistics shows that "a higher percentage of Catholic high schools offer courses in math, science and

Ilanguages than either public or other private high schools."

F1urthermore, according to Bell, this academic achievement "has not been done by skim­ ming off the best and the bright­ est students. Many Catholic serve the inner-city poor, the, educationaHy disadvantaged and the hand1icapped."

Catholic schools contribute to educational diversity through a student population that is made up of 19 percent minority 'and 10 percent non-eatholljc students, Bell added.

The September issue of Mo­ mentum, which has as its theme "Excellence in Catholic Educa­ tion," includes reports on two' recent studies of Catholic schools - "A Study of Effective CathoHc SChools" conducted by the Huron Institute and "A Na­ tional !Portrait of Catholic Sec­ ondary Schools" conducted by Search Institute and funded by 't~e Ford Foundation.

The studies were released at the NCEA's annual convention ~ast April in Boston.

Sensitivity in journalism

By Antoinette Bosco

A few months ago, Sen. Paul " :rsongas, of Massachusetts an­ . nounced that he would not run again for public office because of a health problem. Without disclosing what it was, he ex­ plained he wanted to spend more time with his family. Politics aJ­ lowed him precious ~Htt1e time for leiS'Ure and famly, he added.

Some representatives of the press prooeded to pump him to find out the exact nature of his 1I1ness. In a television program, Tsongas told interviewer Hodding Carter of an incident where a reporter pounded away at him, demanding to know, "Do you have· cancer?"

Eventually reporters got what they wanted to know. Details of the -senator's cancer nppeared on the front page of newspapers.

Incidents Hke that involving celebrities underline an UMe­ solved problem of American democracy: How far the power of the media should go.

Actor Robert Redford was on the same program wilth Tsongas.

He said that even though he protects his private life fiercely, he agreed to be on the program because of the importance of· the subject: What should the self­ imposed limits of the press be.

The actor agreed if there's news about a person it ought to be reported. "But, he asked, "do people have to know what I have for breakfast?"

Redford made the point ~at journalists argue about "the pub­ lic's right to know." Yet, he said, there's nothing in the ConstitJU­ tion oa" in law that gives weight to that phrase. The. press itself has cre~ted it, he suggested, adding ~at a person could ques­ tion exac;tIy what it is the pUiblic has a right to know.

Carter asked the movie star what advice he would give "jour­ nalists, ~edford thought a mO­ ment before he a,nswered, "Take it easy."

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Another guest on the show,

Bob Woodward, said he did not

relate to that answer. Wood­

ward is the investigative reporter who helped blow open the Water­ gate scandal during the Nixon presidency. Now he is an editor at the Washington Post.

Reporters have to get their story, Woodward said. Period.

He admitted the way journalism is done is not an exact science.

Reporters get their information

and then "make a judgment" on

what, how much and how to re­

port it, he acknowledged.

And, he indicated, concern for

the consequences on an individ­

ual really doesn't enter into the

jlidgment.

Carter then asked the well­ known journaJist where "on a list of 10" journalistic concerns he would place "compassion."

Woodward responded, "Com­ passion wou,ld probably not even be on the list."

As I see it, the right of the press to be unfettered is an es­ sential requirement of a free so­ ciety. But journalists must walk a careful line and this is often difficult. For they must main­ tain a baJance between ensuring a free Row of information and respecting the rights of an in­ dividual to privacy.

As a journalist, I disagree with Woodward. I rate compassion as an essential quality for journal­ ists. We must purs,ue our pro­ fession ethically, agressively and honestly, yet with sensitivity and compassion.

If that is not done, then the media is guilty as chilrgeQ by Jody Powell, former President Carter's press secretary. In a new book called, "The Other Side of the Story," Powell ac­ cuses the media of having crea­ ted a "kind of ByZantine half­ world of licensed gossip."

Unfortunately such gossip serves no other purpose than to cause pain and harm to individ­ uals.

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THE FIFTEENTH ecumenical blessing of the fleet in New Bedford, with the Rev. Con­

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middle class urged , to lead 'underclass'

.NEW ORLEANS (NC) - The "We must teach, through aH black middle class can help pre­ our endeavors, that blackness vent-development of a "perman­ and Catholicism do indeed mix ent underclass," in the black weH together," Bishop Gregory community, Auxiliary Bishop said.

John Ricard of Baltimore The meeting, a national contold 500 people at a recent Black ,ference for black clergy, nuns Catholic Family Conference at and seminarians, included more Xavier University: ' than 300 participants who dis­ Bishop Ricard, ordained an cussed ,their specific roles in the auxHiary bishop of Baltimore in black community.

"Leadership in the black com­ Ju~y, said the underclass has

characteristics suoh as "single­ munity requires risk-taking be­ parent households, ~arge famUies cause of the historical mandate teen-age mothers, low incomes blacks have as being charged with the bringing about of socia1 and lack of educational oppor­ justice," Jualynne Dodson of the tunities.

Union Theolog,ical Seminary said lIe spoke on Problems Beset­ during the July 29-Aug. 3 confer­ ting the Black Family at the con­ ence. ference, sponsored by the Joseph­ "As black ministers you must ite Society. be willing to !I'aise criticail quesThe bishop, who earned a doc­

torate in psychiatric sociaJI work

at The Catholic University of

America while sel"V'ing as a pas­

tor in Washington, said many of

the problems could be helped by

encouraging stable, nuclear fami­ lies.

The ohurch and the black mid­

dle class must help' provide rea. sonable and realistic alternatives to the ghetto, he said, suggesting

,that computers instead of drugs

could be placed in the hands of

black teenagers.

"The middle class has to go back to the ghetto, to the inner city, and provide the moral

thrust and leadership that once

was there. When 1Jh.e middle class

moved out, a- stabilizing influ~

,ence ,left black neighborhoods," he said.

At another meeting at Xavier

University before the family con­

ference, Auxiliary Wilton Greg­

ory of Chicago said blackness

and Catholicism are very com­ patible.

tions even when ,it might mean

personal ~OSS," she said. "Your

personal salvation is of little

vlclue to the black community."

Howard Dodson, sharing the

podium with his wife, added that

"new times require different

roles and responsibilities for all

of us. This is especiailly true for

black ~eaders. Ministers in the

black community must transcend

,the nMTOW corridor of the con­ cerns of the black community

nnd address the much ~arger

problems of society as a whol~."

Sister Eva Marie Lumas, a

member of the Sisters of Social

Service and! a catechetica~ con­ sulttant from Oakland, Calif., said black religious play a major role in how the black community perceives Catholicism.

DETROIT ARCHBISHOP

Edmund C. Szoka will lead

pilgrims to LaSalette Shrine, Attleboro" nn recitation ot the rosary at 1:30 p.rn. Aug.

26, the feast' of Our Lady of Czestochowa. It will be the shrine's fourth annual Po­ lish Pilgrimage Day.

The rosary win be follow­ ed 'by confessions and the crowning of an icon. The day will conclude with cele­ bration of the Mass of Our

Lady of Czestochowa.

New Englanders of Polish ancestry are invited to at­ tend in native dress and with banners and flags. Polish

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of fall River-fri., Aug. 24, 1984

New attitudes on domestic violence

By AnY.

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And AnY. RICHARD MURPHY

According to FBI statistics, one out of every four women has been the victim of dom­ estic violence at one time or another. Over one-third of police injuries· occur in the course of answering domestic violence calls. And, one out of every four· murders is related to some sort of domestic strife.

Perhaps an abusive spouse gets a little too drunk or a little too angry. Or perhaps an abUsed spouse suddenly has had enough one day or one night.

Domestic violence has been with us a long time. In the past, the' police and the courts tried to keep out of domestic squab­ bles, even when black eyes and broken bones were involved. If dinner wasn't ready on time or if someone had a drinking prdl:>­ lem, the view was that it was

best settled amongst the people involved.

But recent· years have brought increased concern over domestic 'violence and changing attitudes toward the involvement of the police and the courts. Many shelters for battered women and counseling centers for the abus­ ive and the abused have been established. And in 1978 the Abuse Prevention Act brought new rights for victims of domes­ tic violence and new powers for the police an4 the courts.· Before 1978, the only place an abused spouse could turn for physical protection· was Pro­ bate Court. There he or usually , she cou,ld file for a vacate order or a restraining order. A vacate order would force the spouse to leave the house. A restraining order would require the spouse to stop abuse or interference with personal liberty.

However, neither order could be issued unless there was .an action pending for· divorce or . separate support. And the police had no power to enforce the orders, once issued.

The Abuse Prevention Act took ef~ect in August, 1978. It opened up Superior and Distri~t Court, as well· as Probate Court, . to spouses seeking vacate or re­ straining orders. The act also gave the right to seek these orders to any household member (including live-in boyfriends).

A pending ·support or divorce action is no 'longer required be­ fore the orders can be issued.

And a Ifestraining order is now effective immediately upon issue.

Prior to the Act,· it took three /

if the police officer gives the days for an order. from Probate ed. Most victims just didn't fol­ vctim reasonable options and 'low through.

Court to take effect.

The 1978 Act expanded police none is accepted, the obligation A restraining order can be is­ . powers.

A polioe officer now has is fulfilled and he or she may sued at any time. The District ,Court is available 24 hours a the power to make an arrest if leave.

Options would dncLude going a restraining or vacate order !has day, including weekends or holi­ to a shelter, going to stay with been violated.

The police officer days. All you need to do is call neighbors or relatives or ob­ the police, who will reach a need not have witnessed the vio­ judge to issue the order. The lation. He or she' can make an taining an emergency order. If ,no adequate options are avaH­ District Court justice will issue arrest if there is reason to be­ able,. then the police officer must the order so ,long as "cause" is lieve that a trespass. or an as­ shown. An immediate and present sault and battery has ~urred. stay with the victim until safety danger of abuse is cause.

A) police offioer answering a is insured.

We can be sure that a good Emergency orders, issued domestic violence call now in­ percentage of ,the people en­ when the court is olosed, are. forms the victim of his or her snared in patterns of domestic good only until the close of the rights., Those rights include violence never expected to find seeking a restraining order or ne~t court day. Notice will be themselves there. The abused given to the defendant to come vacate .order; seeking an order spouse may think the violence awarding you custody of a minor in the next court day for a hear­ is a fluke, something that won't ing. But even if the defendent cbild; seeking an order for sup­ happen again, and love may doesn't appear, the court will port for you or any minor child quell anger, grudge, and make extend the order so long as I in your custody if the attacker self-protection seem unnecess­ cause is shown. These orders has a legal obligation for the ary. The abusive spouse .may may be extended for up until support; seeking an order for feel extreme guilt over the in­ one year upon cause shown. In payment iby your attacker of ex­ cident, vow that dt will never addition to seekiqg a vacate or penses, loss ,of earnings, attor­ happen again, and also believe restraining order,' a victim of ney fees and other out-of-pocket that the violence is a fluke. domestic violence can always ,losses due to injuries.

But the violence is usually not file a criminal complaint for , A victim in need of medical threats, assawt and battery, and . attention may demand that the a fluke. It has roots that may run deep and that should be in­ so forth. officer responding to the call vestigated. ,Before 1978, a police officer drive him or her to the nearest If you find yourself living could not enforce a vacate or hospital or otherwise give asis­ with regular or even occasional retraining order. And a police tance. If the victim believes that domestic violenoe, don't just officer's arrest powers were very police protection is needed for learn to live with it· and don't limited when he answered a her physical> safety, he or she ask others in your household to domestic violence· call. If the may demand that the officer re­ learn to live w1th it. officer did not witness an attack, main at the scene until he or she Help is available - from shel­ and any mildren involved can even thoughtlhe victim had visi­ ters for battered spouses and or until their safety is leave ble injuries, like a black eye, he other social service agencies, could not make an arrest. The otherwise insured. and firom the police and the victim would have to go to COUll't The implications of this tast courts. Patterns of domestic vio­ and seek a crimina:] complaint. right have generated some con­ lence can be broken.

But this· process was slow and .troversy. Just what Il]ust the ineffective, and the threatening officer do? The Chief Justice of The Murphys practice law in presence of the attacker remain­ the District Court has said that Braintree.

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Fat!ter Ritter provides long-term care for boys in Gllateniala

By MarIanne Comtort

NC News Service

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Every two or three months Franciscan Father Broce Ritter leaves the runaways and exploit­ ed youths to whom he ministers in North America's large cities and visits orphaned or neglected boys in r-w:al Guatemala.

His horne in Guatemala City is a far cry from the crisis shelters he has established dn New York City, Houston and Toronto. But he saw a need ill the area sur­ rounding Guatema'la's capital

and he decided to meet it, 'said

Doug McCown, adviser for the central American program.

He said that Covenant House in New York City and the cen­ Iters in Houston and Toronto serve youths in· immediate danger on the streets and are geared to short-term stays. How­ ever Casa Ai'ianza is a ~ong­ term program expecting to serve youths until they reach at least young adulthood.

While in Guatemala City in 1980 attending a conferenoe on children, Father Ritter was ap­ proached by Guatemalan citizens' about starting a home in the area, McCown said. The -priest sent a Iteam of lay community members to Guatemala to study

the situation, said McCown, who works in New York as a facili­ tator and adviser for the Central American program.

One year :later boys aged 5 to 16 began moving into Casa Ali­ anza, a former hotel in Antiqua, a town of 13,000 25 miles out­ side Guatemala. City. Now' about

165 boys, orphans or from poor fami,ly situations, live in the residence.

Like Father Ritter's other cen­ ters, Casa Aiianza is funded by private contributions.

McCown, who visits Antigua every four to six years, sa(d the program has "been evolving and

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growing." It now includes in­ Most of the original five memtensive education, agriculturaI . bel'S of the :Jay community have training, and apprenticeships· in returned to the United States, Antigua and nearby.Cudad Vieja. McCown said. Now among the In addition to Casa Alianza, 80 workers at Casa Alianza, group homes are being establish­ there is only .one American, ex­ ed in the town to provide "more ecutive director Pat Atkinson. of 'a family-style mode" for the "The vast emphasis is for youths, McCown said.

Guatemalans to be on staff," McCown said. , Faotlher Ritter is "pretty in­ volved" in the program, McCown said. "He goes down there every two or three months. He likes to see how the children are."

The priest's most recent visit was to celebrate Casa Ailianza's fourth anniversary. . "It's not only the celebration of the anniversary but also a celebration of the spirit," Mc. Cown said, noting ¢hat it has a special ~ignificance . beCause Casa Ailianza was Father Rit­ ter's first program outside New York City, where he began' his ministry to youths in trouble.

MCcown said "there's a very large difference" between Father Ritter's urban oenters and Casa Alianza.

In Gua,temala, "we want to see them· get ..the independent living skiHs to have a· good quality life and that takes a Alianz~ whHe to build," McCown said. >TO

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at eight weeks

CHICAGO (NO) - The hu­ man fetus can feel pain from as early as eight weeks gestation, according to a paper published by a ChicagO-based pro-life group.

"The medical evidence plainly points to the existence of pain sensation in the human fetus, at least from the onset of the sec­ ond trimester of pregnancy, and perhaps during the last weeks of the first trimester," according to the paper, "Fetal Pain and Abortion:The Medical Evidence," published by Americans United for Life.

Dr. Vincent J. Collins, pro­ fessor of anestlhesiology at North­ western Undversity and 8Juthor of "Principles of Anesthesiology,". a mediam text on pain control, co-authored the paper with Dr. Steven R. Zielinski and Thomas J. Marzen.

ZielinsIm is medical consultant for AUL's ,legal defense fund, and Marzen is its chief staff counsel.

The paper said that by 13·and­ one-half weeks gestation all neu­ rological structures necessary for organic pain sensation are in place and the fetus responds to disturbing stimuli by turning away.

It said that as fetuses develop sensory structures they also be· gin responding to stimulI. For example, by the end of the fifth week, a tap on the mouth of the fetus will cause the lips to draw back. By 10 weeks, the palms of the hands are sensitive to touch, and at 11 weeks, the face, fingers and toes also become re­ sponsive to touch.

By 13·and-one-half weeks, the paper, said, these responses are sufficiently elaborate' and show' enough effort to avoid negative stimuli to conclude that the fetus responds to avoid pain rather than from any reflexive action.

The authors said the evidenee should counterbalance sympathy for ,the pregnant woman seeking an abortion.

True, the woman might be 'hurt' in some sense if abortion were not available to her: but her unborn child will surely ex­ perience deadly pain if he or she is subjected to aborLion," the authors said.

The paper was a follow-up to a controversy sparked by Presi­ dent Reagan when he said dn a speech last January that in abor­ tion the unborn "often feel pain, pain that is long and agonizing."

The remark provoked immedi­ ate debate among physicians and other commentators over the point at which a fetus can ex­ perience pain.

THE ANCHOR Friday, Aug. 24, 1984

It's not true

(Undated) - A false, 7-year­ old rumor that a movie on the alleged sex life of Jesus ds being produced has sparked a new public, outcry in northwestern Ohio, including criticism of the Diocese of Toledo for failing to speak against the bogus film.

According to the diocese, more than 1,000 people recently peti­ tioned Ohio Attorney -General Anthony Celebreeze asking him to prevent production of the nonexistent movie.

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THESE Montfort Fathers and Daughters of Wisdom will serve in the diocese of St. Augustine, Fla. From left, seated, Sister Alexis MacEachen, Father Donald LaSalle; standing, Sisters Lucille Clynes, Evelyn Eckhardt, Father Eugene Lynch.

Communities to serve diocese of St. Augustine The Montfort Missionaries, who have served 'lihe Fall River diocese for many years at St. Peter's parish, Dighton, have formed a team of Montfort Fathers and members of the Daughters of Wisdom to minis­ ter in the diocese of St. Augus­ tine, Fla. The joint venture marks a new approach to work in home mis­ sions, utilizing the gifts of both women and men religious in the apostolate.

The team wHI address. needs of the St. Augustine diocese which surfaced as the result of an extensive survey. Diocesan laity, religious and clergy ex­ pressed the need for greater ef­ forts in the fields of adult edu­

cation, knowledge and use of Holy Scripture, social justice issues, leadership development, work.

The state of F10rida has been projected by the U.S. Census Bureau as an area where rapid growth wiH occur in the next 15 years. At present the St. AJugus­ tine diocese numbers 74,000 Catholics in a population of over one miUion, served by 45 par­ ishes and 15 missions'. Over one half of the population' have no foimal chu~ch affiliation.

As one resident commented: "the diocese has no Catholic in­ frastructure: no Catholic col· leges, monasteries, seminaries or retreat centers and limited reo ~ources for fostering the growth

of its people."

The new missionary team will address itself to some of these needs.

Rev. Eugene M. Lynch, SMM, Sr. Alexis MacEachen, OW, Sr. Evelyn Eckhardt, OW, and Rev, Donald LaSalle, SMM will com­ prise the team. Sr. LucHle Clynes, D.W., also with ·the group, will serve as diocesan di· rector of Christian Formation.

The Daughters of Wisdom and the Montfort Missiona~ies share a common heritage, both having 'been founded by St. Louis de Montfort.

In the United States, and throughout the world, the com­ munities have frequently co17 laborated in apostolic works.

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that many teen suicides ,are meant to be a cry for help. But the attempt becomes too e'tfectiv,e and a person's life is lost.

It's important to recognize the signs leading up to suicide, whether to he'1p ones'elf or a friend.

Let me start by pointing out . that it's not unusual to wonder whether it's really worth going

By Charlie Martin on .with life during down times.

Such thoughts can surprise and, THE SUN 'AND THE RAIN frighten teens. And it is a sign It's raiDIng again that a person needs to talk to rm hearing its pitter patter down someone.

It's wet in the street A more, serious sign of, a Reflecting the lights and splashing feet nowhere to go potential suicide is a person for­ And nothing I lI1ave to do, have to do mulating a plan. P-lanning to It's raining again . commit suicide holds real danger.

I follow' the Cluistmas lights downtown The danger is that persons will rm leaving the flow attempt to put the plan into Of people walking all around, round and roUnd. action when they are feeling in­ .

I hear the sound of rain • tensely down.

Failing in my ears Furthermore, much better and ,Washing away the weariness like' tears 1ess dangerous alternatives exist.

I can feel iny troulJles running down , 'Plsappear 'into the silent _sound. " If' you find yourself thinking ,Just walking along about a definite plan for suicide, My clothes are soaked right through the skin please call someone you trust.

I ,haven't a doubt Jf you wish t.o' remain ,anony­ That this' is what life is ail about mous, almost everY sizable com­ The SUD and the rain mU,1)ity has a crisis phone num· Scraps of .pa~ washing' down the drain Iber listed in the yellow pages. ., 1 feel the rain failing on' my face If you have goqq contacts in I'~ say there is no better place . your' parish, contact your youth, , Than' standbig up bi' the' tailing down mjnister, a teacher you Hke or . ' In so muc;.Iu$ ,I .4'Ould.almost drown. apriesi. All of these people' .' ..

It's ~ again viill, listen '·non-judgmentaIiy and A cnicldn the douds reveals blue skies can refer you to other profes~· rYe been 'ft;ejJng so low sionals, if necessary. .

But DOW ';ev~ Is on my side ' Sur~ly~ th~ song is correct in The _~:the'rain stating that' everyone faces tiines Walk wtth me fill my heart again , of stin and rain. But ~obody is ..

Do de do' do 'de do do do. meant to drown. If you ever feel Reeorded by Madness, Written' by Michael Barson' (c) 1983 as if you" are drowning, remem­ ber there .'. are compassionate. by 'NUtty Sounds Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. :~ ~iJ'1ipg to ,listen a'nd help. ~YRlCS1'~·th'e ,~~n m.;d hopeless a~out rising above diffi­ people -Don't 'be afraid to' ask 'for that the Rain" remind us that life is cuIties. help. . , '. full- ups arid downs." The' S9Dg On occasion, there is' a danger concentrates on the down times. someone will feel so depre~sed' .Your comments . are always, Sometimes .peOple feel they lie or she consider suicide.' welcome. Please address Charlie are drowning in .their problems.

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LOS ANGELES (NC) - Before Mass of thanksgiving in a hotel Valerie Brisco-Hooks pressed her room the day after Mary won foot against the .starting block her third Olympic gold. The , of the women's 400.met~r race 'medals were for her individual in the Los Angeles Olympics, she performance in the 100 and 200~ knelt down and I?,rayed. Less than meter butterfly and for her leg a minute a~ter the gun sounded in the 4xlOO meter ,relay. she crossed the finish line to' At the Mass her famIy gave Mary a gold cross and chain to capture her first gold medal. , The night &fiter Caa'l Lewis won commemorate her viCtories. his Ilong jump gold medal he Her mother said the gif.t signi­ was' talking about his love for fied that Mary "always strove Jesus in a San Fernando Valley for spiritual excellence, as welI church. as for physical excellence," .

A 'graduate of Catholic gram­ The wiUingness to express their religious convictions be- mar and high schools, she is a fore '.Coliseum crowds and'inter­ member of Holy 11rinity parish, national television was part 'of LouisviHe, Ky. Another happy parish is St. . the Christian fai.th they believe was integral to their Olympic per­ Anthony's in Fairmont, W. Va., the home parish of gymnast Mary , formance.

"An. athlete must be prepared Lou Retton, 16, who·won a gold, spiritually, physically and emo­ a silver and two bronze Olym­ tionally - and in that order pic medals. in order to succeed," Bob Ker-' There the church vestibule, see, coach of several Olympic track apd field competitors, told about a blO!=k from the Retton The Tidings, newspaper of the home, displays newspaper olip­ pings from, allover the country Archdiocese of Los Angeles.: "Every Wednesday night we heralding the accomplishments get together. for Bible study of the young gymnast. and prayer. We, study the ScripShe left Fairmont two years , ture and apply it to our lives and ago:to train in Houston under ask the Lord to strengthen' and Romanian coach, Bela· Karolyi, bless us, to: ihelp us accept his who, had directed Olympic cham­ wi,lL" he s,aid., ' pion Nadia Comaneci. Her work ~e~see ,cQaches Ms. Brisco­ paid off as she became the first Hooks, women's 40Q-meter sillver American female gymnast to win medalist ',:Chandra Cheesebor­ an all-around Olympic gold ough, Joyner an~ his. sister, hep-. medal.

After her victories, gold rib­ tathlon medalist. Jackie .Joyner.

Kersee emphasized th8lt the bons hung from lampposts and athletes do not" pray for victory flagpoles in the Fairmont streets. "but strength and acceptance. along with signs honoring the Valerie won the gold medal be­ young gymnast; The night she cause .she - was spiritual'ly pre­ won her gold, the town's fire pared and Chandra was able to,. trocks and, :police cars drove acc;ept fi~ish.ing second because through the streets with sirens : of tlie same· spiritual .prepara­ screeching.

The staff at Fairmont Catholic tion."

"Our Wednesday night Bible Grade School, which Mary Lou studies bring the team closer to­ attended for two years, remem­ gether. It is a real famBy. Our ber her as an excellent student husbands and children' are there.. , who was .very modest about her Since we star-ted I have felt achievements. ,A facuIty member said that ., closer to God than .ever before/' Again he spoke simply: "You Ms. Brisco-Hooks said.' when the young woman, then an have to have confidence in your­ Also feeling closer to God as eighth-grader, returned from an self and 'iri the ideas you believe a result of the Olympics was the international competition in in. That's' what makes it possi­ familly of "Madame Butterfly" Japan with four gold medais, ble to resist th~· pressure'to con­ 19-year·old swimmer Mary T. "she came to school like nothing form to other people's ideas."

Meagher. The family attended a' happened.

I asked, "But where cali young peOple get such confidence?'"

"They ought to focUs on their achievements. That's 'what will strengthen their confidence in themselves. And the acl}ieve­ ments don't have to be big ones," he said. ' Then he gave some exa~ples: "Just getting ui> at 6:30 every . morning is an achiievement. So aTe going to, school every day. and getting even average grades.

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Q. Why do people conform "Dave, in all the time I've and not have integrity and a known you I've never heard you sense ,of individualism? (Texas) use even the mildest of four­ A. One answer, to your ques- , letter words. You mu~t hear a tion can be f9und' 'in thetroe lot of that ~anguage in your story of Dave; a ,young man with work. Don't you ever feel pres­ a strong senSe of individualism. sure to .talk that way too?'" ··No," Dave said. "You see, .Dave is 30; a ,police dnvestiga- . when I was growing, up, I was· tor in a darge southwest city.

He is physically strong, runs, taught that it was wrong to use five miles three times a week four-letter words, so I didn't. I and works out with weights on ' never got in the habit of usi,ng" three alternate days. them, and now I don't feel a~y He ds aggressive, tough, easy- .' urge or need to use them." going and possessed' of great "But .how about when you , were groWling up? Weren't you common sense., In his work he deals with afraid the, other guys would , murderers, petty thieves, pimps, , think you were a wimp?"

"No," .said Dave simply. drug dealers, prostitutes, con Then I asked,' "But so' many men and alI sorts of others.

RecentJy I talked wi'th Dave young people say they feel peer about the peer pressure so'many pressure to do alii Sorts of things. young p~ple report they are How about you? t;>idn't you feel 'subject to. I broached the topic it, and how did you resist it?"

dence,'~

My 'conversation with Dave suggests that one of the' main reasons people conform anq do not have a sense of individual­ ism is, quite simply, a lack of confidence in' themselves and their beliefs.

Do you think his suggestioris could help you remedy your lack of confidence?

Send questions to Tom Len­ non, 1312 Mass. Ave. N.W. Wasbingtoo, D.C. 20005.

SECONDS AFTER running to a clean sweep in the men's 200-meter dash at the 1984 Olympics, winner Carl Lewis, center, and teammates Thomas Jefferson, left, and Kirk Baptiste pause for prayer on, the track. (NC/UPI Photo) ,

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Underdog S~. William Gains Playoffs Soundly routed, 10-0, by Our Lady of Health in the best-of­ three quarter finaIs in the Fall River Area CYO Base­ ball League playoffs St. William, the two-time defending cham­ pion, again pulled the ~impossi­ ble' with 4-3 and 8-6 triumphs in the other two games and ad­ vanced to the best-of-three semi­ f.inals in which it was paired against S1. Michael's Club, the regular season champion.

St. Michael's Parish swept its quarter-finals against Notre Dame, 19-4 and 14-4, and ad­ vanced to the semis with regula!' season runnerup Swansea pro­ viding ilie opposition. ,Both semi-finals got underway Tuesday night at Lafayette Park and the survivors will meet Sun­ day night, tentatively, also at Lafayette 'Park in the opener of the best-of-'three final.

On the verge of elimination from the playoffs several times dUTing the regular season St. Wiolliam finally conquered the odds and gained the playoffs with a victory over St. lPatrick ~n a one-game playoff to deter­ mine sixth place in the final standings and the last berth in the playoffs.

Our Lady of Health finished third in the regular season fol­ lowed by St. Michael's Parish,

Notre Dame, S1. WiUiam, Our Lady of Grace, Immaculate Con­ ception, Sainte-Anne and S1.

Elizabeth, S1. Michael's Par-ish, Notre Dame and St. William fin­ ished in a fitith-place tie.

Based on the record among the three teams Notre Dame with a 3-1 showing was awarded fifth place resUlting in the play­ off between 51. Patrick and S1.

William for the' sixth place.

The Bristol County CYO Base­ l)aH League post-season playoffs are also underway. Somerset which finished fourth in the regu­ lar season with a 12-12-1 record eliminated South E~d, 7-5 and 3-1, in their best-of-three quarter finals. South End finished the regular season 11-14. . In the other quarter-final de­ fending champion North End was upset, 7-4, by sixth place Maple­ wood (4-20-1) in the series open­ er but evened matters with ,a 7-6 victory in the second game.

North End, was 14-10-1 in the regular season.

Somerset is paired against regular season champion Ana­ wans (16-8-1) and runnerup Ken­ nedy (15-8-2) against North End or Mapl~wood in the best-of­ 'three semi-finals which started Tuesday night at Thomas Chew Memorial Park, Fall River.

.Stang's Burke A Medalist Anne-Marie Burke of Bishop Stang High School won a bronze medal for a sixflh-place finish in the triple jump in flhe National . 01 ymp ics Tra ck an d F'Ield JUDlor . .. .

Championships 10 Jacksonvl1le, Florida, ~ast Saturday, posting her personal best of 36 feet Yz inches competing in the 17-18

age group. The winning distance was 38 feet I0Yz inches.

Competing in the same event 'last year in th~ 15-16 age division she finished fifth. .

Jerry Pimenta1 of Dartmouth Hi h School finished eighth in 23gseconds in the 200 meter run in the fina,1 in which the winning time was 20.85 seconds.

Mi$c,lIaneous Notes Greg Gagne, former Somerset High School standout, hit for .305 in 174 times at bat for the Toledo Twins of the AAA Inter­ national Baseball League.

He drove in 24 runs, .scored 21, had 53 hits, including eight home runs, five doubles and two triples.

Mark Bomback, of Durfee High School fame, pitching for the Syracuse Blue Jays of the Inter­ national League won three, ~ost . four in 15 appearances. In 43 inn­ ings \he gave up andy 36 hi~, struck out 22 bitters, walked 16 and had an earned run average of 2.28.

Cathedral .Golf Tourney Sunday The St. Mary's Cathedral Classic Golf Tournament will be held at two p.m. Sunday at Sus­ piro's Country Club in Somerset.

Acco~ing to Roger Vezina, tourney'. chairman, the competi­ tion is open to all golfers 15 years old and over. The entry fee of $5 is payable Sunday.

Awards will be presented to ,the champions.

For information contact Msgr.

Thomas Harrington at the Cathe-

dral rectory, Second and Rodman Streets, Fall River.

Once Only "I shall pass through this world but once; anything, there­ fore that I can do or any kind­ ness' that I can show to any' hu­ man being, ~et me do it now; let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again."

- Etienne de Grellet

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AT AN IOWA convention of the National AssoCiation of Priest Pilots Archbishop Francis Hurley of Anchorage, Alaska, shows 'his plane to Robert Brumm, in· the pilot'S seat, and Raymond and J;)ennis Blake. (NC Photo)

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Protection urged, WASHINGTON (NC) - Two Catholic ethicists, testifying be­ fore a House subcommittee studying new reproductive tech­ nologies, urged protection for hu­ man embryos and for society.

F~ther Donald McCarthy, di­ rector of education of the Pope John XXIII Medical-Moral Re­ search and Education Center in St. Louis, urged ,legislation to prohibit deliberate destroping, freezing or experimentation on

embryos except for therapeutic reasons.

Jesuit Father Richard McCor­ mick, Georgetown University· ethics 'professor, said attificial insemination by donor, in vitro fertilization ,involving sperm or ovum from a donor, surrogate wombs, embryo freezing and commercializing of these proce­ dures are unethical because possible harm to the ·values of society outweighs individual benefit.

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'A wing and 'a prayer' STACYVILLE, I9wa (NC) ­ tion. It has about 170 members A popular World War n song from 36 states the District of Columbia, Canada, England, Aus­ told of a pHot who flew Iris bul­ let-ridd,led plane t() a safe ~and­ trlrl'ia, Mexico, Brazil, and Papua ing "on a wing and a prayer."

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The circumstances are vastly NAPP supports missionary different, but the "wing and a priests who rely on aircraft for prayer" description. still holds travel. This year they donated for the National Association of about $1,000, mostly from their Priest Pilots. . . own salaries, to Father Marc One of them, Franciscan Bert Tillia of Kansas City, who is Pepowski, says he goes up in the stationed in ,Brazil and wiho air to pray. . serves some 20 parishes with ."Flying gives me a totally dif­ more than 350,000 people. ferent perspective on .life," he Five bishops belong to NAPP, says. "The size of the world inoluding Archbishop Francis C1hanges. It gives. you a God's­ Hurley of Anchorage, Alaska, eye view."

Father Pepowski takes off who has flown since 1970, log­ ging between 100 and 300 hours from Pu,lastci, Wis., in a four­ seat Cessna Skyhawk to preach of flight time a year.

Today the arehbishop uses his at renewaIs and revivals all over Cessna ,to visit the 18 parishes the country.

Recently he was at a farm tin his archdiocese, the second­ near Stacyville with 43 other largest in the country. The Dio­ priests who had landed on a cese of Fairbanks, Alaska, is grass strip in more than 30 smaH three times larger. aircraft for the annual NAPP iNAPP members either own convention. their own planes or belong to They met in StacY\"i!He because clubs which do. Their FAA li­ . censes range from student pilot three of the priests-pilots ­ Fathers Mel, John and Everett to air transport pilot. Many are Hemann - are brothers who instroctors. grew up in the town. Fathers Why the interest in airplanes?

Meland John and their sister For Father John Wolesky of Clay CamiUa, a Franciscan nun, are Center, Kan., they are practical. observing their 25th year of re­ "They cut down on travel time ligious life, and the NAPP came and distance," he said, "and they to celebrate with them. don't depreciate as fast as cars." .The association, 20 years old, Six ~ars ago his parisihioners .promotes use of aviation !in gave him money for a new car. church ministry and evangeliza- He bought a plane instead.

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O.L. MT. CARMEL, NB

A nutrition program offering hot meals for the elderly is available in the church base,. ment at 11 :45 a.m. Monday 'through Friday for arearesi­ . . dents 59 and over. This is not

necessarily a program for the

needy ,but is designed 'to pro­

PUBLICITY CHAIRMEN vide balanced menus for those are, asked to. submit news Items for this

who ,do not wish to or cannot

column to lbe Anchor, P.O. Box 7. Fall River, 02721. Name of city or town should cook for themselves. All those be Included as well as full dates of all eligible are urged to take ad­ activities. Please send' news of future rather ,tage ,of this service. than past events. Note: We do not, carry

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news of fundralslng activities stich as bingos. whlsts, 'dances, suppers and bazaars.

We are happy to carry notices of spiritual programs, club meetlnlls. youth projects and similar nonprofit. activities. Fundralslng pro­ Jects may be advertised at our regular rates, obtainable from The Anchor bu'slness office. telephone 675-7151. ' ' ' , On Steering Points Items FR 'Indicates ' Fall River, NB indicates New Bedford.

HOLY FAMlLY,E. TAUNTON

,The parish family ministry is

sponsoring a parish eommunity picnic 'to which all East Taun­ ton residents are invited. It will -be'held from 1 to 6 '!J:m. Au1t.

26 at Holy 'Ghost Hall JtI'oul'lds­

in Middleboro.

PartiCipants

should bring food and grills will be provided. Games and enter­ tainment are planned.

BL. SACRAMENT ADORERS

Monthly holy hour: 7 to 8 p.m. Aug. 28" Sacred Hearts Church.. Fairhaven, directed by Father .;Joseph Martineau,' re­ tired former pastor, Sacred Heart Church, New Bedford.

Adoration: each Friday fol­ lowing 8 a.m. Mass until 8:45 p,m.

·ST.

ANTHO'NY OF DESERT,

FR

Adoration of the Blessed Sac­

rament: noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 2, St. Sharbel Chapel, 300 North Eastern Ave. COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS GREATER F.R. AREA CHAPTER

Next meeting will be' held Monday, Aug. 27 at St. Louis de France School on Buffington St., Swansea, MA at 7:30 p.m. In­ formation call:' 676-8458 or 679­ 6017.

AMERlCAlI1' LIFE LOBBY

A Pro-Life. training ,seminar will be held this Saturday (Aug. 25 ) from 9 a,m. to 4 p.m. at the Skipper Motor Inn, Fairhaven.

There is no cost for the seminar and 'participants 'are asked to bring 'thE;ir own lunch.

WiPOwED ·SUPPORT, , ATTLEBORO

Meeting: Sept. 7, 6:30 p.m., St. Theresa's church hall, South At­ tleboro. Potluck supper will be followed by '~est 'speaker Janet Dooley who~e topic will be

"Displaced Homemaker."

BLESSED SACRAMENT, FR .

Bible, Study' Classes on' the Acts of the Apostles 'will begin in September on _W~nesday,. evenings; " If '''interested give name to Fr. Levesque.

ST. JOAN OF ARC, ORLEANS

Novena to Our Mother of Per­ petual Help is held at 8 a.m. on Wednesdays.

Prayer Group of parish meets

at 7:30 p.m. in Visitation Hall

on Tuesday.

ST.

DO~C,

SWANSEA

Parish Renewal Retreat at Weston Priory, Vt., will be held on Dec. 14-15-16 instead of Oc­ tober as announced in the Spring. If interested call rectory as soon as possible even if you 'have already signed up for this retreat.

CCD Teacher training work­ shop will be held Saturday morning, Aug. 25 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

ST. JUDE, QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS, SANTUIT, MAS'HPEE

, Any bulletin announcements and arrangements for an­ nounced Masses shouln be in the o~fice ,before Thursday a.m.

Office AvailabiUty: Fr. To~i will be available in the parish from Tuesday evening through Sunday noon. The parish sec­ retary is at the office (next door to St. Jude's) 9 a.m. to 12 noon Monday thx;ough Friday.

SOCIETY OF ST. VJNCENT DE PAUL, FALL RIVER DISTRICT COUNCIL

A meeting will be held Tues­ day, Sept. 4 at Sacred Hea'rt Church, Fall River. Mass will be at 7:00 p.m. A special meet­ ing of the District Officers and St. Vincent de Paul Store of-' ficers, will ,be held Wednesday, Sept. '5 at st. John of God Rectory at 8 p.m.

'The College Extension Pro­ gram will begin this fall. Any­ one wishing 'to 'participate may give their, name at the meeting on Tuesday.

ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET

Final CCD Registration will be held Sunday, Aug. 26 from 10 a.m. to noon for the.' 1984-85 SchoolYear:'Registration is for all new students and those going into the 8th grade and are eli­ gible for the Confirmation Class.

Parents or 'guardians (not stu­ dents) are to register the stu­ dents. Those baptized in another ,parish are to present a Bapis­ mal certificate. Students from other CCD programs must pre­ sent a letter from the parish priest confirming their attend­ ance at their CCD program and the progress made.

O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE

'Family ~etreat will be held Oct. 19, 20, 21 at LaSalette in Attleboro. A few spaces are left.

Please contact the Rectory if you are planl1ing to attend.

CCD 'Registration will take place after all Masses this week­ end.

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I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who expressed concern over our parish loss. As you can see the new Notre Dame is well on its way. Work began in June and we expect steel to be erected in September. , I know that we are alll~oking forward to Dedication Day- and with patience it will co~e.

Keep us m your prayers, until then.

Si~cerely,

CATHEDRAL, FR

Teachers 'are needed for the 6th & 7th grade levels in the Cathedral School of Religion catechetical program. . Please contact Father Gallant to dis­ cuss possible involvement in this important parish apostolic endeavor. ' ST. MARY, N.B.

CCD Registra,tlon for 1st Graders and NEW parishioners entering the pr()gram for the first time, will be held at the Religious Edu!=ation Center (359 Tarkiln Hill Rd.) Sunday, Aug. 26 from 9 a.m. to noon and Monday ,through Thursday (Aug. 27 through 30)' .from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Faculty meeting will be held Monday, Aug. ,27. A day ofspir­ itual formation for teachers will be held On Aug. 29 at the Family Life Center 'beginning at 9 a.m.

ST. PATRICK, FALMOUTH

Volunt~ers as 'teacliers, sub­ stitutes and secretaries are needed' for the parish school of religion. If interested please call 'Mrs. Leavens at the office Monday through Wednesday be­ twee.n I.Q a.m. and 4 p.m. (548­ 2306). Teacher, training sessions _will be provided.

ST:JOHN THE EVANGELIST, POCASSET .

St. John's Women's Guild in­ vites women of all ages. in the parish to join the guild. To en­ roll .please write to Adele Schaefer, 35 Cedar Point Dr., Box 226, Pocasset, MA 02559.

SS. PETER

& PAUL,

FR '

A welcoming party for all children entering kindergarten in the parish school will be held tomorrow (Aug. 25th) at 11:00 a:m. in the Father Coady Cen­ ter. Parents are invited.

The Rosary Guild will have a picnic Sunday ,(Aug. 26) at 3:00 p.m. at the home of Ernie and Carrie Miranda.

FAMILY LIFE CENTER, N. DARTMOUTH

lnservice Day for St. Mary's .School, New Bedford ,will be held Aug. 29 starting at 9:00 a.m. , Lamaze Natural Childbirth class will ,be 'held Aug. 28, in t~e evening.

NOTRE DAME DE LOURDES, FR

Any freshman or sophomore boy interested in playing for the­ pa~ish CYO Prep Basketball -Team. shoUld calr 'Bert Latessa before Sept. 1st (673-3748).

Altar Boy outing will be Tues­ day, Aug. 28, at 11 a.m. Trans-' ST. MARY, SEEKONK Meetings for CCD teachers portation needed. Please con­ will .begin on Sunday, Aug. 26, tact Fr. Marc as soon as possible Grades 1 & 2;. Grades 3-4-5-6 at rectory. on Monday, Aug. 27; Grades ANGELS, FR 7-8-9 will be on Tuesday, Aug. O.L. White Cloth for Cancer Pads 28. All meetings will ,be at rec­ made by the Council of Catholic tory. is needed. If you have, Child Care during 10 a.m. Women please bring it to church.

Mass hopes to resume Sunday, any 'Lectors, Men or Women a,re Sept. 16. Parent volunteers are needed· at all Masses. Please needed. Any parent wishing to contact Msgr. Gomes. ' become involved and volunteer Boys of the 3rd, 4th and 5th please call Pat Messier at 252­ grades are invited to become 3762.

Altar Boys.

Contact Msgr.

Gomes.

ST. JUUE, N.DARTMOUTH Teachers and 'helpers for CCD Registration for Religious Education Program for Grades Program are needed. Please see 1-9 will be 'held in the church Msgr. Gomes, Sister Simone, hall following; all Masses on Armanda Mello or any teacher now in the program.

Aug. 25. and 26.