Solid Religious Homes Build Priests First Professional· Nationwide ·Study of Seminarians WASHINGTON (NC) - Vocations to the Catholic priesthood begin in solidly religious families and continue in persons who have strong appreciation of the priest's sacred duties, according to results of a three-year study of seminarians issued here today by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate. The report also reveals that nearly 90 per cent of the U.S. Catholic seminarians accept celibacy as a necessary condition for ordination. A majority of theology students regard it as positive commitment to Christ.
Contrary to a common assumption, the study also establishes that dogmatic, authoritarian personalities tend to withdraw from the seminary. Conducted by Dr. Raymond A. Potvin and Antanas Suziedelis of Catholic University of America in Washington, the study, titled "Seminarians in the Sixties: A National Survey," is being released this month by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, an independent, non-profit research and information organization founded to serve the Catholic Church in the U.S. .
The majority of U.S. seminarians have fathers who did not obtain a college degree. Most come from suburbs and small cities, less than 20 per cent live in rural areas or large metropolitan centers. An overwhelming majority have had some. previous training in a Catholic school. Ninety-three per cent of the fathers and 96 per cent of the mothers of the seminarians attend Mass weekly or more often and 53 per cent of the fathers and 70 per cent of the mothers receive Com-
munion weekly or more often. The CARA study includes seminarians at all levels: high schoon, college and theological studies. Twenty per cent of the U.S. seminarians took· part-a random selection was taken in proportion to the number of' diocesan, religious or mixed seminaries and in proportion to the size, location and academie standing of seminaries. Only two small seminaries selected failed to cooperate; 98 per iCent of seminary rectors and 90 per cent of the Turn to Page Six
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Msgr. Felix S. Childs Rites Saturday at 10 A Pontifical Concelebrated Mass of Requiem will be offered at 10 on Saturday morning in Our Lady of Victory Church, Centerville, for the repose of the soul of the late Rev. Msgr. Felix S. Childs, pastor emeritus of Sacred Heart Church, Fall River, who died Wednesday morn- parishes befure hb retil'crneul ill 1966. In addition to the Sacred ing. The Office of the Dead Heart, he was also pastor of St.' will be recited before the Peter's Dighton; St. Patrick's
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Mass. Monsignor Childs was born Oct. 23, 1891 in Centerville (Barnstable), the son of the late Wilton L. and the late Emma McKenney Childs. The Monsignor attended St. Anselm's Manchester, N. H., St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore. He served as an assistant in several areas. They included St. Francis Xavier Hyannis; St. Joseph's, No. Dighton; Sacred Heart in Fall River which he later returned to as pastor. Monsignor Childs headed five
Somerset; St. Louis, Fall River, and the Immacul'ate. Conception, Fall River. Msgr. Childs was long active in the diocesan matrimonial court. He served as defender of the bond, promoter of justice, and pro-synodal judge. In addition, he ·was chaplain of the Knights of Columbus, Councils 86 and 295, chaplain of the Columbian Squires and the Assumption Circle, Daughters of Isabella, Somerset and also the Assumption Circle. Fall River. In 1964, he was elevated by Pope Paul to the rank of domestic prelate with the title of monsignor.
Fr. Bouhuysen Requiem Friday
REV. MSGR. FELIX S. CHILDS
A concelebrated Mass of Requiem will be offered on Friday morning at 10 in St, Joseph's Church, Fairhaven for the repose of the soul of the late Rev. Thaddeus Bouhuysen, 55. CC., who died Tuesday morning at the Sacred Hearts Fathers Seminary in Jaffrey, N. H. He was pastor of Holy Trinity Church, West Harwich from 1939 to 1952.
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CONNOLLY HIGH: Bro. Roger Millette, F.I.C., associate principal; Rev. John G. Cornellier, S.J., principal.
Associa'te Principal Rev. Charles J. Dunn,' S.J., rector of Connolly High School, Fall River, announced today that Brother Roger Millette, F.I.C., has been appointed Associate Principal of Connolly High. Brother Roger will coordinate all academic and curricular matters at Connolly High with Rev. Detroit, Catholic University, Montreal University and Boston John p. Cornellier, S.J., University. Principal. Rev. John W. ButBrother Roger also studied ler, S.J. has been appointed Dean of Men of the combined schools -Msgr. Prevost and Connolly. Brother Roger will continue as J;>rincipal of Prevost High. The new associate principal, who was born in Biddeford, Me., entered the Brothers of Christian Instruction in 1938 and made his final profession in 1947. He received an' B.A. degree from LeMennais College and a M.Ed. degree .from Boston College. He has also taken Summer and extension courses at Notre Dame University, University of
CINCINNATI (NC) Archbishop - designate Paul F. Leibold of Cincinnati has displayed himself as an avid
supporter of the Catholic school system-and as a cool television performer. The Bishop of Evansville, Ind., a former Cincinnati auxiliary bishop calmly faced the cameras on a telecast here, in Dayton and Columbus. He fielded questheology at Highlands College tions on personal problems with on the Isle of Jersey, in the En- compassion as he gently turned glish Channel. away an effort to deal with the In addition to his teaching as- controversial. signments in science and mathWhen asked his opinion of ematics in Fall River, he has parochial schools, the archbishserved on the faculties in schools op-designate said: in Montreal, Farnham, P.Q., "In our basic obligation to Plattsburgh, N.Y.; Sanford and teach the truth of Christ, nobody Biddeford, Me.;. and Detroit. has come up with a better veBrother Roger served as as- hicle or instrument for teaching sistant principal at. Detroit Cait. Until they do, we're committhedral High and has held the ted to our CatholiC schools." position of superior as well as He emphasized that one hour principal at Msgr. Prevost High a week of religious instruction in School, Fall River. Confraternity of Christian Doctrine programs for children attending other schools is not enough. But, at the same time, North Dartmouth, will partici- he made it clear that he didn't pate in presentation and discus- favor destroying the Catholic sion of "Toymakers," a relevant school system in order to extend CCD classes. film. AskE!d if he would build more The students, now collegians, were active in a special educa- schools, the new Archbishop astion program for New Bedford serted he would if they are area children which has been needed and if the people can held at Stang High for several afford them. When it was suggested that years. Three of them have decided upon careers in special optional celibacy for priests is education as a result of the pro- possibly the most important isgram. They will be led at the sue in the Church, Bishop Leiworkshop by Sister Joan Davis, bold smiled, commenting that he didn't share the feeling that "the S.N.D. of the Stang faculty. Also leading Ii group of teen- solution to all our problems" agers at the workshop will be will be found in making celibacy Sister Rose Lamb, S.U.S.C. of optional. Turn to Page Six Turn to Page Six
Inter-Faith Approach to Ministry Representatives of the Fall River Diocese will play major roles at an Awareness Workshop to be held Sunday, Sept. 21 at St. Coletta'S School, Hanover. The workshop, cosponsored by the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, the Massachusetts Council of Churches and the Massachusetts Association for Retarded Children, will deal with an interfaith approach to ministry with the retarded. Miss Jean Sullivan, Sagamore Beach, Diocesan CCD chairman for special education, has been active in planning the workshop program; and six June graduates _ of Bishop Stang High School,
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