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Vatican Issues Reforms Affecting Minor Orders VATICAN City (NC) - Pope Paul VI has issued two new decrees that eliminate the order of subdeacon, clarify the role of deacons and reform the Church's discipline for tonsure and the minor order for priesthood candidates.

The minor order, now called "ministries" have been opened up to laymen as well as candidates for the priesthood and diaconate, but they are still restricted to men and unavailable to women.

The two documents, apostolic letters issued in the form of motu proprios (issued on the Pope's own initiatives), are dated Aug. 15, 1972, but were for public release on Sept. 14. The decree on tonsUre, minor orders and the subdiaconate is called Ministeria Quaedam and the one on the diaconate is Ad Pascendum.

They contain the following key reforms, which will go into ' effect Jan. 1, 1973: Tonsure will be replaced by "a rite of admission for candidates to the diaconate and to the· priesthood." The traditional rite of tonsure, a symbolic cutting of the priesthood candidate's hair. has also signified entrance into the clerical state and incardination (attachment to a diocese or religious order). Incardination and the entrance into the clerical state will be joined to the diaconate by the new norms.

Sisters of Mercy Celebrate Feast 'Sisters of Mercy of the Fall River and Providence dioceses will' hold a province-wide celebration this weekend in observance of the feast of Our lJady of Mel1Cy. Activities" of the Mercy Weekend of Prayer and Reflection will center around the community's house of prayer in Portsmouth, R. I., a convent recently renamed Eastgate Renewal Center, and dedicated to offering "days of intense prayer" to Sisters of Mercy.

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The traditional four minor orders will no longer be called "order," but "ministries." The conferring of these ministries will ,be 'called "installation," not "ordination." Only two of the ministries will be kept for the whole Church-lector (reader) and acolyte (server at the altar).

Other'ministries, such as porter, exorcist· and catechist, will :be avaiable to particular regions under certain circumstances.

Laymen '/ Laymen may be installed into these ministries. "They are no longer ... reserved to candidates for the sacrament of Orders," said the .document on minor orders. However, these ministries will stH! be closed to women. "In accordance with the venerable tradition of the ,Church,'.' the decree stated, "installation in the ministries of lector and acolyte is reserved to men."

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Respect Life Week -To Stress Positive Respect Life Week Observances, Oct. 1-7, should avoid negativism' and instead be positive in voicing reverence for all human life, the U. S. Catholic Conference has urged.

The USCC expressed this sentiment in a handbook distributed to dioceses and parishes throughout the country to help guide pastors, priests, Sisters and the laity involvea in promoting the week.

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Respect Life Week is the result of a resolution adopted by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops at their April 1972 meeting in Atlanta.

"The Spirit of Respect Life Week is positive," the handbook said. "Too often the Church has publ,icly characterized as 'antiabortion,' 'anti-materialist,' 'antipacifist,' and too little has been said about what Catholics believe in and stand for."

The USCC handbook suggested that one day a week be given to each of six themes chosen as a relevant to respect for human life. They are: the unborn, the poor, the aged, the young, peace and the family.

life- The Young Msgr. James McHugh, director of USCe's Family Life Division, told NC News that it is expected that not every parish would pursue the program in the same way. "There is a great deal of flexibility for the diocesan coordinator and the parish priest," he said. "We have relied on the principle of local determinism."

More than 150 Catholic dioceses and 20,000 parishes are participating in the week de-

and action concerning human life. . "The summation of all the topics are centered around the theme, "If you want peace, work for justice." This statement, according to the handbook, "pinpoints the cause of wars and also directs all who are desirous of peace to make positive efforts to achieve due respect for the lives, property and rights of all men."

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Regarding the rights of the unborn, the handbook stressed that the fetus is "a creature of God with an eternal destiny and its right to life must not be violated by anyone."

Respect for Life Week should seek to focus "on the sanctity of human life and threats to life life - The Family ,in contemporary society," the scribed as a "Catholic commu- handbook said.

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Respect Life Week offers the opportunity for Catholics "to study the problems and the issues which haunt our sooiety," the handbook explained. It also offers the opportunity to find out what has been done and what <:an he done to promote greater reverence for life, it said.

"This is not a rigid program," the handbook said. "Every parish will differ in its appJoication an"d use of the materials available.

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Life - The Poor "But the impact of Respect Life Week will depend on everyone and every parish doing its part according to its own circumstances, personnel and facilities.

Three Diocesan Priests In New As,signments Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River, announced today' the re-assignments of three assistimt pastors. They are: .

Rev. George W. Coleman to Our Lady of Victory Parish, Centerville, as assistant with duties in the Newman Apostolate at the Cape Cod Community College, Barnstable. Effective date of assignment is Wednesday, OCt. 4.

Rev. Bernard R. Kelly to St. Mary Parish, No. Attleboro, as assistant. Effective date of assignment is Wednesday, Sept.

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Rev. Hugh J. Munro to St.

Louis Parish, Fall River, as assistant. Effective date of assignment is Wednesday, Sept. 27.

Father Coleman was born on Feb. I, 1939 in Fall River, the son of George W. and Beatrice Shea Coleman. A graduate of Coyle High School in Taunton, he attended Holy Cross College, Worcester for his classical course and then studied philosophy at St. John's Seminary, Brighton.

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What Will Lay Ministries Mean?

WASHINGTON (NC) - The new papal decree on ministries for laymen will have few immediately visible effects but in the long term it may cause a "change in the attitude of people towards the idea of ministry."

That is the opinion of Father John Rotelle, associate director of the U. S. bishops' Committee on the Liturgy and a consultor to the Vatican's Congregation on Divine Worship. ' According to the decree, the subdiaconate and the traditional four "minor orders" for clerics have been abolished. In their place two "ministries"-Iector and acolyte-have been established. Pope Paul opened these ministries to laymen as well as to candidates for the diaconate" and priesthood.

"We put the cart before the horse," Father Rotelle told NC News in an interview here. "Actually, laymen have been authorized to perform these ministries .for some time. Now it's just in a more ecclesiastically recog. nized context." .since laymen are already ac-

tively involved in these services, said the liturgist, the immediate effects on the U. S. Church will not be profound.

He pointed out that the Pope's exclusion of women fr<>m these ministries does not exclude them from being assigned to any of the liturgical functions that they now perform, such as reader, cantor, leader of singing, commentator, director of liturgical participation, and extraordinary minister of the Eucharist.

"It is hard to tell exactly how ,the decree will be carried out in the United, States," said Father Rotelle. "The norms go

into effeot for the whole Latin Church on Jan. I, 1973.

Individual bishops and diocesan liturgical commissions will begin using the ministries on their own, but it will be some' time before a set of national norms can be drawn up."

Father Rotelle said that this is not necessarily a bad situation.

"In fact," he said, "it is more like our nqrmal procedure. Local e~perience and feedback will give us a better basis for drawing up some national guidelines."

Father Rotelle said he expects ,to see the use of lay ministers expand gradually. Probably one of the more visible ef•••••••••••••••••••••••. fects in the future will he "more adults serving at the altar," he said.

The decree's regulations, are quite general, he said, arid seem to leave installation into the ministries open to young people, "perhaps around the age of 14."

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CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

APPEAL

Sept. 23-24

CHAIRMAN: Rev. John J. Steakem, assistant pastor of St. Julie's Church, No. Dartmouth, and priest-instructor at Bishop Stang High School, has been chosen by the Bishop as Chairman of the Diocesan Personnel Board. The Board members, all elected by their fellow priests, 'also include Rev.. John P. Driscoll, Rev. Francis L. Mahoney, Very Rev. Henry T. Munroe and Rev. Leo T. Sullivan.

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Holy Ghost IFathers Celebrate Centennial oi~ Service in U.S.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs.. Sept. 21, 1972

DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER

OFFICIAL .ASSIGNMENTS Rev. James F. Kenney to St. Louis Parish, Fall River as pastor and remain as secretary of the Diocesan Office for 1 • Administration and Finance.'

Rev. George W. Coleman to Our Lady of Victory Parish, Centerville with duties in the Newman ApostoJate at the CaPf~ Cod Community College, Barnstab.1e.

Effective date 'of' above assignments is Wednesday, October 4, 1972.

Rev. Bernard R. Kelly to St. Mary Parish, No. Attleboro as assistant. . Rev. Hugh J. Munro to St. Louis P.arish, Fall River as assistant.

Effective. date of two above assignments is Wednesday, September 27, 1972.

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Respect Life Week Continued from Page One The handbook emphasizes, however, that,it is society's duty not only to proted the unborn hut to create conditions in which "each' person (dm) live a full and satisfying life.

The handbook outlines a variety of parish' and educational and action programs on the issue of abortion and recommends community involvement .jn these.

It includes a list of' available piint and' audio-visual materials dealing with fetal development, abortion~ and related issues.

Needs of the' elderly are also stressed in the handbook. "Twenty million elderly Americans must not be put on the shelf but must be given opportunities to remain productive, creative and in contact with the rest of society." .

The handbook warned, however, that respect for the aging "must not be paid iri empty promises, but in a deeper understanding and positive action, motivated by lov·ing concern."

"It is incumbent upon us that we help to provide the kind of climate which encourages older persons to participate in community and parish activities and to contribute to the work force

Necrology SEPT. 29 Rev. J.A. Payan, 1899, Founder, St. Matthew, FaIr River.

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and volunteer activities," it says.

Poverty according to the handbook, is surrounded. by widely held myths' Whi<;:h, make the search for solutions harder th~n it has to be. Respect fo~ Life Week should s~ek to dispell those myths, the handbook suggests.

To do this, the handbook suggests a number of Respect Life Week 'activities designed to familiar,ize people with the needs and the problems of the poor. It includes a "poverty quiz" which poses a series of questions 'about poverty-related issues.

Those who 'take the, quiz are" aske<i to compare their impressions with the answers that are later revealed to them. The handbook also includes suggestions for a variety of par,ish and community activities for the poor.

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Father "Leonard Spanjers, viCe president of' the Glenmary Hlo m e Missioners, shows. amazing grace working out at the society's Fairfield (Ohip) headquarters.He was practicing for a compe-' tition in :the First International Veterans Track Meeting in Cologne. The 44-year old priest 'placed in the toi' 20 compe,titors in the Class A 100 meter sprints for men ages 40-49.

· t ers 0 f Mercy SIS Continued from Page One nity memb~rs on "A IVIercy-ful Response to. Need.."

Leading up to Sunday's prog r,am will h,e a Saturday afternoon workshop at which 200 Participants will consid.er their response to', ·the poor ·an.d needy in terms of the corporal works of mercy.

Supporti~g the activities and discussions, of the participants will be a 'rprayer corps" of 66 Sisters who will remain at the Center .forthe weekeno, devoting themselves to prayer for the success of the program. They will be directed by Father Rob,ert Johnson. a' Carthusian monk. , Cornmon i times of prayer and Euoharistic i worship have been arranged for the prayer group and the' weekend participants, said community officials," toward the goal of renewal of the Mercy spirit."

. VALLETTA (NC)-:'The Maltese national catechetical commission is demanding a sharp increase in the time alloted for religious teaching in the government's new trade schools.

In a memorandum forwarded to the education department and the Maltese Bishops' Conference, the commission recommended Enrollment Decline that the time allotted for reli'gious instruction should be . At Slower Rate stepped up considerably. .The The general decline in Cathcommission explained that stu- olic school enrollment seems to dents are receiving a mere 35 be continui,ng, although at ,1, minutes of religious instructions slower rate than last fall, accordevery week. ing to school officials interStudents, the memorandum viewed by NC News Service. said, who will in the future form The officials seem to agree" the core of the island's industrial that the chief reasons for th~ workers should be better pre- - enrollment drop are increasing pared for their role as potential tuition costs, a decline in birt'l leaders. rates, shifts of population from Religion, until now tradition- inner cities to suburbs, and a , ally occupied a primary place in decline in parental interest in all school curriculums in Malta. religious education.

OINCINNATI (NG) - Father ciety have ,been active in misJoseph Lecuyer, head ~)f the . sions of Tanzania, and recently Holy Ghost Fathers, former rec- opened a new mission in the tor of the Pontid'icallFrench sem- southern part of Ethiopia, h~ inary; holder of two doctorates, said. The variety of their chalprofessor .of patristic theology lenges is reflected in the fact and author of books and schol- that that of two dioceses staffed arly articles also is a ragpicker. by Hoiy Ghost Fathers in Tan"That's what our 'society used zania, one is less than two per to be called-"thE; ragpickers cent Christian and the other is (chiffioniers) of God," Father about 85 per cent Christian.

Lecuyer said in an interview The Holy Ghost Fathers have here. learned to respect the culture The scholarly super.ior general and mentality of the people in of the worldwide' missionary mission territodes. "They have society said its members ean be a right to be Christian in their proud of the name ~ecause "the own way," Father Lecuyer said, first 130al of our founder (Claude "and to find their own expresF.rancis Poullart des Places) was sion of Christian life." to serve the most neglected."

Laity Responsibility It was to serve the often neglected Catholic im:migrants to 'This is accomplished chiefly the United States that the Holy by the development of a local Ghost Fathers came I to the U. S. priesthood and the appointment J 00 years ago, and Father Le- of bishops from the African na~ cuyer is in 'this country to cele- tions. Respect for the people's brate the centennial. customs also is demonstrated in Early this month he celebrated other ways by the missionaries.

Mass in St. Remy church in Rus- An American priest in Tanzania, sia, Ohio, where the.. congrega- for example, realizing that peotion began its work in the U. S. ple of the Sonjo tribe knew Last week he visit~d the Coving~ nothing about candles, uses a ton, Ky., diocese where the so- burning torch at baptism instead ciety planned to esta:blish a col- of the lighted ,candle common in lege in 1872. The plan failed, but other places. a priest of the society-Bishop Father Lecuyer noted also that Richard H. Ackerman -- now in parts of Africa missionaries heads the diocese. take candidates for baptism to a Bring- Christ

river to administer the sacrament "because the people are familiar with the cleansing role of the river."

The Holy Ghost l1athers, who have sent more me~ to the Africa missions than any other society, .will continue to send misIn addition to the many Afrisioners to: establish the' Church can priests and bishops, other in the frontier 'countries of the .. signs of the Church's progress 'in Africa are "an' awareness on world; Father Lecuybr said.

I the part of .the laity of their . At the same time, he added, Christian responsibility" and the he hopes that the society also ",participation of African theolocan send missioners "into the gians in theological research and citi~s of our own countries, to discussion," Father Lecuyer said. help the new immigrants, the most abandoned."

The head of the 4600-member i society, is .. now finishing the This means "first of all to . bring Christ," he said. But to fourth year of his six-year term. bring Christ, he added, is also to Father Lecuyer is the author of ' 0f Crist h ".m a number of books; including .

• he ch brmg 't artty ' f h f t e orm 0 material h elp,o n e translated into English and schools, dispensaries I and "what- distributed in the U. S., entitled .

I "Who Is a Priest?" ever will help the people live according to the dignity of sons of God." Meanwhile, Father LE:cuyer '. sees progress on the' part of the FUNERAL HOME, INC. Church in Africa despite "many , R.. Marce. Roy - G. Loru"ne Ro'/ problems," including a decline of Roger laFrance Religious vocations' and the poFUNERAL DIRECtORS litical turmoil of some Aifrican 15 Irvington Ct. nations. Recently the Holy Ghost Fathers were exp~lled from New Bedford 995-5166 Guinea, and earlier they were in the Biafra war zone in the Nige: rian civil war.

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The superior general said he refuses to become ,"too much alarmed" at the decline of vocations. "I don't believe it ,can last," he said. "It's one of the crises that the Church has known before in its history."

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THE ANCHORThurs~, Sep~. 21, 1972

O%anam Sunday October 1

JERUSALEM (NC) - Notre Dame University's Ecumenical Institute for Advanced Theological Study, in operation near here since last November, will be formally dedicated and opened in ceremonies Sept. 24-27.

Members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society from all sections of the diocese will meet at St. Patrick's Church, Fall River at 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, Oct. I, to honor Frederick Oza· nam.

Following the 4 o'clock meeting in the basement of the church, there will be' the celebration of Mass at 5 o'clock and a buffet will be served at Bella and Tony's Restaurant, which is located adjacent to the rectory.

Members are urged to bring their wives and the price of the buffet will be $3.50 per person.

Reservations must be made be· fore Sept. 23 by contacting the St. Vincent de Paul Office at 47 Underwood St., Fall River.

The Superior Council has a perpetual' Novena for the Cause of Ozanam and this will form part of the discussion at the meeting.

The ceremonies will include a religious service, a reception and open house and an academic symposium on "Salvation in Christ - the problem and the Promise."

The'institute is open to theological scholars, men and women, from all Christian confessions in all parts of the world.

The idea of the institute orginated at the Second Vatican Council, when at a papal audience a non-Catholic observer, Prof. K. E. Skydsgaard of the Lutheran faculty of the University of Copenhagen, stressed the importance of ecumencial research in theology.

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REV. GEORGE W. COLEMAN

REV. BERNARD R. KELLY

REV. HUGH MUNRO

Three Dioce$an Priests

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Fa'ther Coleman's theological Father Kelly courses ,were undertaken lit the The newly assigned assistant American College in Rome. He 'for St. Mary's Parish, No. Attle~ was ordained on Dec. 16, 1964 boro was born in West Springin the Chapel of the American fieldon March 4, 1933, the son College by Most Rev. Francis F. of Bernard G. Kelly and the late Academic Council Reh, the rector of the 'college.

Jeannette E. Barbeau.

Then, after the meeting beFollowing graduation from In addition to his five years tween Pope Paul VI and the of service at St. Louis Parish, he West Springfield High School, late Ecumenical Orthodox Patri- served as an assistant at St. .Father Kelly attended the Uniarch Athenagoras I in the Holy Kilian's ,Parish, New Bedford versity of Massachusetts and Land in 1964, the Pope asked from 1965-67.

Elm Bank Minor Seminary in Notre Dame's president; Holy.

In addition to parish duties, Wellesley.

Cross Father Theodore Hesburgh, he Ihas served as co-director of After completing his seminary to oversee the establishment of the CCD for the New Bedford . studies at St. Mary's Seminary, an ecumenical institilte.

Area and director of the CCD Baltimore, he was ordained by In November 1965 a group of for the Fall River Area from Bishop Connolly in St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River on May 7, Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox 1967.

Father Coleman is also the 1961. and Anglican theologians gathFather Kelly has served as an ered at the Rockfeller Founda- president of Priests' Senate for tion's conference center at Bellagio, Italy, and formed an academic council to' plan the fn'stitute. The'rEi'were only nine, CathContinuetl· from Page 'One "This must .be understood in olics among the 29' scholars on eliminate' the" present' practice terms of the .faith experience." the council. of delegating lay men and wom- F'ather Rotelle added. "In the en to perform functions such as United States people tend to Construction of the buildings, reading, leading the singing and think of the Eucharist as a sort located at Tantur, a.l O-minute directing participation in the of starting point for life or as just drive from Jerusalem on the liturgy. one par.t of life. But in the Scriproad to Bethlehem, began in "In fact, one of the functions ture, the Eucharist is the culmi1968. the decree gives to lectors is to nation, the focal point of life.

Service take care of preparing other "Every Christian is called to faithful who by temporary apSays Food Supply pointment are to read the, Sa- a ministry of service to the peoOutgrows People cred Scr.ipture ,in liturgical cele- ple of God. The lector or acolyte ROME (NC) - The world's brations," he said. "This defin- is· performing a service to the food supplies continued to out- itely implies that others besides people ,in the liturgy, but he grow the world's population last officially installed ministers will should be doing much more than year, according to the United continue to be active in the li- that. His service in the Eucharistic celebration ought to be a Nations Food and Agriculture turgy."

Father Rotelle suggested that sign of his service to the people Organization (FAO). ideally "a person should read at in his day-to-day life, and then Total food production' 'rose liturgies ·and get involved in his liturgical ministry is really three per cent in 1971 while instructing others on the liturgy a sign; calling others to service, worldwide population rose two so they can participate mOl:e ful- to Christian ministry. ,per cent, FAO said in a prelim- ly-and then there's the instal"There are many other Chrisinary_survey. This brought per lation of this person as a min- tian charisms or ministries of capita production of food up one ister. It's an approbation of this ' service," explained Father Roper cent, the UN agency noted. man by the community, an ec- telle, "and not all of them have Most of the gains, however, clesial recognition of the service a specific office attached to were registered in the highly de- he is giving to the community." them such as lector or acolyte "And it is here that we corne do. For example, the decree veloped countries of the West, the important point of the mentions various works of charto while the Third World of underdeveloped nations lagged behind. new decree," said Father Ro- ity and the work of catechists.

"Particularly bishops' conferEven in underdeveloped coun- telle. "In instituting the minences may request permission the istries of lector and acolye, tries, however, production confor other official ministries bePope is really bringing us back tinued to rise. It fell behind popto a concept of ministry in the sides lector and acolyte. Cateulation growth in Latin America, because of the ruin of Cuba's New Testament and the early chists often play a very important role in mission countries, sugar crop and adverse weather Church.

"The important element of for example, And even in the in Argentina, and in the Far ministry is that it, is a sign Uni.!ed States the importance of East as well. of service. Every Christian is a the catechist has increased treAfrica achieved an agricultural member of the priesthood of mendously in recent years. '\1 see a very real possibility growth ra,te almost equal to Christ by Baptism. The hierarchwestern Europe, and India and ical priesthood is a sign element that the U. S. bishops may rethe United States boasted rec- of those people giving_ service quest permission to number cateord wheat crops. Among the to the whole people of God. chists ,as one of the ministries cereals, only rice production de- Ministry is another sign of ser- besides ,reader and acolyte," said clined. That decline was ascribed vice, different from the priest- Father Rotelle. "It is, after all, to a deliberate reduction of the hood, but having the same sort a very real ministry of service to of sign value. the people of God." rice crop in Japan.

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assistant in Holy Name Parish, Fall' River,' St. Mary's Parish, Taunton and St. Francis Xavier Parish, Hyannis.

Father Munro The son of Mrs. Mary McCormack Munro and the late Hugh Munro, the newly assigned assistant at St. Louis Parish, Fall River, was born on May 15, 1930 in Boston.

A graduate of Boston English High School, he attended St. Anselm's College, Manchester, N. H. and in 1951 entered St. Louis de Montfort Seminary in Litchfield, Conn.

Following his ordination in Hartford on March 16, 1957 by the Most Rev. John Hackett, Auxiliary Bishop of the Hartford Archdiocese, Father Munro attended' . Catholic University, Washington.

For ten'years, between 1958-' '68, he was engaged in the Domestic Mission Apostolate in the mid-west and south-west of the United States.

He came to the Diocese of Fall River in January, 1969 and was assigned to Our Lady of the Assumption Parish: Osterville.

On June 3, ·1970, Father Munro' was assigned to St. Mary's Parish, No. Attleboro as an assis~ tanto

Illinois School Aid Program Approved CHICAGO (NC) - The major portion of Illinois' new $30 million program of nonpublic school aid was declared constitutional ,in a state court here.

However, a section of the program that would have aided poor families was ruled unconstitutional by Cook Circuit Judge Ben Schwartz.

Judge Schwartz ordered the state to begin distributing aid under terms of the textbookauxiliary services and innovative education acts, two of the three state, aid laws passed by the :G.eneral Assembly in June.

Schwartz said he "regretted" that he had "no choice" but to Strike down the law providing assistance to poor families. He cited the "advancement of religion" test established by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1971.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Sept. 21, 1972

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SANTIAGO' (NC) - Cardinal Raul Silva of Santiago condemned "the horrid political crime" against Israeli Olympians in Munich only a few hours after he warned his own countrymen against civil war.

"We least expected to get such a tragic message from the Olympic Games, where friendship, fraternity and man's emulation were at play," the cardinal said. ,"We have said it. so many times: a political crime makes the cup of bitterness overflow, for it brings victory to hatred.

And hatred poisons and kills the soul of society."

Two days earlier Cardinal Silva had asked his fellow Chileans to curb political passions or face "the apocalyptic specter of fratricidal war."

"We must bury hate before hate destroys our nation," he said· in the wake of repeated clashes between pro-goverment Marxist groups and opposition bands.

Several policemen and soldiers as well as' civilians have been killed or seriously wounded.

The Washington Post recently ran an excellent series of front-page articles by staff reporter Leroy F. Aarons on current developments in the United Farm Workers Union, which is still struggling to consolidate its limited gains in California, Florida and ,Arizona, while defending itself pices of the Bishops Committee on Farm Labor and all of which from increasingly powerful the Union won by a substantial attacks from the outside. In margin. I might add that I mya letter to the editor congratulating the Post on the publication of these three articles, I said that, unHke a number of other

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journalists who have written on the farm 'labor problem in recent months (notably, for example, James J. Kilpatrick), Mr. Aarons obviously .did his homework with professional care and' diligence and with great objectivity,

self monitored two of these elections, so I think I lmow what I am talking about. . "Mr. Kilpatrick concluded his commentary by saying that he proposed 'to eat lettuce like a rabbit.' Well-to each his own.

For my own part, I intend to support the lettuce boycott, not because I, am anti-grower or pro-Cesa'r Chavez but simply because I look upon the boycott as a necessary means of enabling the farm workers to' achieve their goal of collective bargaining.

"-I am sorry that Mr. Kilpatrick doesn't see it this way. He is obviously entitled to his own opinion, but I would suggest that he at least take the trouble of getting his facts straight before he addresses himself again .to this subject. He has already done enough harm to the Farm Workers' cause, which, in the words of Cardinal- O'Boyle's Labor Day sermon, needs and fully deserves the support of the general public."

I might have added that, whereas Mr. Aarons' articles were' among the best I have seen in any publications, Mr. Kilpatrick's most recent attack on the farm workers-in the form of a guest editorial on a Washington television news broadcast-was by aU odtls one of the worst.

Kilpatrick's screed was, so unfactual and so blatantly. lacking in objectivity that the 'farm ,LANSING (NC) - The Michiworkers arranged for this writer to answer it on the saine tele- ' gan . Supreme Court has rul~d that a constitutional amendment v,ision program. liberalizing the state's 126-yearMy answer ran as follows: old abortion law can be placed Jurisdictional Pact on tjle ballot in' the state.

By a 5-2 vote on Sept. 9, the "Mr. Kilpatrick's August 16 commentary on the, United Farm' court rejected an appeal against Workers Union and its, nation- the amendment which asserted wide lettuce boycott was almost the amendment's title did not totally inaccurate and complete- fulfill certain state requirements.

As a result of the court's de- ly lacking in objectivity.

"He said, for example, that the 'ClSlon, Michigan voters will lettuce boycott 'is 'a power strug· vote on the' amendment, which gle, pure and simple, between allows a licensed doctor to per. . . the United Farm Workers on form an abortion at the request the one hand, and the Teamsters of the patient if she is not more on the other.' This statement is than 20 weeks pregnant and if absolutely ,contrary to fact. The the operation is performed in a fact is that, more than two years medical facility licensed by the ago, the Teamsters and the Farm state department of public Workers, with the Catholic Bish- health. ops Committee on Farm Labor - 'Under current law a woman serving as a mediator, signed' a can obtain an abortion only if a jurisdictional pact· under' which committee of doctors decides her the Teamsters agreed t9 refrain life would be endangered by givfrom bargaining on behalf of ing birth. field wor,kers. I was present The court's decision ,following when this pact was signed and a ruling on Aug. 29 by the state was also present, a· year later. Board of 'Canvassers approving when it was extended for an the wording of the liberalized additional three years. It is still abortion amendment. Six private in effect and, to the best of my 'citizens had contended in their knowledge, is stilI being hon-' appeal to the Supreme Court that ored. the title of the Amendment-"A bill to authori;?:e licensed physiContrary to 'Fact cians to perform abortions"-did "Secondly, Mr. Kilpatrick said not meet the requirement that that farm, workers have no free- 'one qbject ,of every legislative dom of choice-that the United proposal be expressed in its title.

Farm Workers Union wi'll not The six individuals whose apagree to free elections, etc. This peal was rejected.' by the court statement is also completely con- have indicated that they will riot trary to fact. The fact is that appeal the Supreme Court's rulthe Farm Workers have had any . ing. However, the head of a number of secret ballot and card coalition of groups in oPP9sition check elections, many of which to the liberalized amendment has were conducted under the aus-. vowed to fight the proposal.

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Diocese Committee , Supports Workers EYESIGHT RESTORED: Father, Thomas Bielawa, a newly ord~ined m~mber'Of the Society of the Divhle Savior, stands beside a stained glass window in Holy Redeemer Church, Milwaukee, Whe~e he offered his first Mass with a ~pecial prayer of thanks for the restoration of his eyesight He has undergone a long ordeal including three transplants, but now can see. NC Photo, ' :

CLEVELAND (NC) - The executive committee of the Cleveland diocese's Commission' on Community Action hilS endorsed the strike of 3,000 factory workers in Texas and New Mexico against the 'Farah Manufacturing Co. A statement issued ,by the com~ittey urged aU citizens to r~fuse to purchase Farah pants until justice for the factory workers; most of them MexicanPriests Wonder TY~Will'lnfluencEl" Americans, has been insured and I .

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On the whole, said Father strike since May 9 at nine Farah come a natidn of televisiOn viewersand prie~ts wonder how this Parent, the popular dramas plants, apparently because of the will affect the younger genera- shown on TV probably have a firing of about 250 workers since union organizing activities good influence. tion. began among the workers in "In these dramas there is al- Television Ibecame oper.ational here in 1962 and today there are ways a message. The J!lost pop- 1969. from 600,000 to 700,000 televi- ular ser.ialized drama, The Ina statement in July, Bishop sion sets in , Taiwan. In the Seven- Swords of Shilo, is about Sidney M. Metzger of EI Paso United States they estimate an the old Taiwa,nese society. It.is expressed his support for the average of five viewers for every in the Ta.iwanese dialect and has workers in a letter to Antonio set but here it is certainly' more, a sort of historical background. Sanchez, manager of the El Paso at least six: or seven, perhaps The good men alway~ win out. Joint Board of the Almagamated . nine or ten. iProbably a third of There is a lot of fighting, but it Clothing Workers. Sanchez said Taiwan's 1'5 million people is stylized .fighting. I would not ,the prelate had given his supcall it violence in the' sense of port after he was assured the waches TV hery day.

There are i three channels and violence on American TV." workers had conducted their job the stations i switched to color The popular dramas' have been action according to law. last year. called Chinese versidns of the tales of King Arthu~ and the TV sets invite Families with I .. neighbors to watch. There are Knights of the Round Table or sets in restaurants, coffee, houses even of early American We;;tand stores: There are even' TV erns.

"People have their heroes in sets in railway stations. these dramas, and they identify "Televisio~ has become a way Call: of life in Taiwan," said Jesuit with them," Father' Parent said.

STEPHEN MOORE "In that sense it helps shape Father Raymond Parent, general 399 Warren Street manager of ;the Jesuit 'operated the.ir lives. When deciding how Fall River, Mass. Tel. 673-763f Kuangchi r~dio and television they should act, they refer to program service. "It is so much these examples. Therefore if the in conformity with the Chinese content of the drama is good, it mentality. ~hey sit and they should have a good effect." w!itch and i they enjoy themFather Parent added that genselves."

I eral TV viewing had a unifying I The Canadian Jesuit, being in effect on the nation. , the business~ is naturally con"The very fact that there is cerned with the influence of tel- TV makes the people aware that evision. "W,ithout real research ..... this country is progressing. They nobody knows for certain, we have color TV here while most just guess. We see the children of the countries of the area, in the streets imitating the even Australia, do not have color f~ghting seen on TV and one yet. Watching the commercials can gather that the dramas they and seeing all the products adThe Falmouth National Bank FALMOUTH, MASS ' view real'ly influence them. But vertised they are happy to be By 'he IIllIa~e Green Since 1821 it's hard to analyze the infJuence where the good life is possible."

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Sept. 21, 1972

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On Friday, September IS, the MADRAS( NC) - Archbishop would also regulate the condiFall River Diocese Senate of Rayappa Arulappa of Madras at- tions of service for teachers and tacked a legislative proposal here , other employees in private priests had its first meeting of that would increase government schools and allow the governthe 1972-1973 term at the control of private schools in the ment to take over schools in case Catholic Memorial Home. After Indian state of Tamil Nadu. welcoming the twelve new senof "mismanagement."

In a memorandum to several ators who were elected at large Archbishop AruIappa asked government officials, the arch- the government to exempt minby the pr,iests of the Diocese, the bishop, who is president of the ority-run schools from the bill. president, Rev. George W. ColeTamil Nadu Catholic Educationman turned the meeting over, to He said that the constitutional al Council, charged that many Rev. Edward C. Duffy, chairm'an guaranteed right of minorities to provisions of the proposed Recof the nominations committee. own and manage private properognized Private Schools Bill are Father Duffy then presented contrary to rights guaranteed to ty would be denied by the prothe slate of new officers which religious and linguistic minor- posed controls, were unanaimously accepted by Almost 90 per cent of Tamil ities under India's constitution., the senators. Rev. George W. The bill seeks to regulate the Nadu's population is Hindu.

Co~eman was re-elected presiestablishment, management and Only about five percent is Chrisdent of the Senate. Rev. Walter control of private schools. It tian.

A. Sullivan was re-elected as vice-president and Rev. Ronald A. Tosti was elected as secretary and Rev. Thomas C. Lopes as treasurer.

The Senate then proceded to decide to re-affil.iate with. the National Federation of Priest~ Councils. A letter from The Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, STD, Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River, to Father Coleman set ANNUAL TEA: Principals at the annual tea of the New the scene for the major portion of the senate's activities.

Bedford Catholic Women's Club were: Miss Helen L. Stager, THE HOLY FATHER'S MISSION AID TO THE ORIENTAL CHURCH The Ordinary of the Diocese first vice-president; Mrs. Joseph N. Joseph; president; Most made clear his hopes that the Rev. James J. Gerrard, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese and Have you ever wished your family had a nun?

Senate would continue to further Now you can have a 'nun of your own'-and gl,1est of honor. club moderator, who was the enhance the pastoral care of the share forever in all the good she does.••. Who. faithful of the Diocese. With this is she? A healthy Wholesome, penniless girl in mind, the Bishop requested in her teens or early twenties, she dreams of that the S~nate prepare proposthe day she can bring God's love to lepers, als in the areas of family counMarion Gregg Is First WomCU1 Member orphans, the 'aging. . . • Help her become a seling, salary system, accountaYOU Sister? To pay all hei' expenses this year and bility, census and the spiritual Of Mill Hill Fathers ' CAN'T next she needs only $12.50 a month ($150 a direction of religious women.

GO ALBAN'v (NC)-The listing in affiliate member of Mill Hill. "It year, $300 altogether). She'll write you to exCommittees YOURSELF, the 1972 Official Catholic Direc- being a clerical society, I press her thanks, and she'll pray for you at daily To carry out the work of the SO TRAIN tory says Mill HHI Fathers- couldn't be a full member," sl1e Mass. In just two years you'll have a 'Sister of Senate the following committees A Fathers: 28, Brothers,S. ,said., your own'•.•• We'll send you her name on were appointed: Priestly RenewSISTER The compilers of the directory, Earlier this year the constitureceipt of your first gift. As long as she Jives al Committee: Rev. Donald J, along with just about, everyone tion of the society was changed Bowen and the Very Rev. Henry you'll know you are helping the pitiable people else, haven't caught up with the to allow lay persons 'to become T. Munroe, 'co-chairmen; Comshe cares for.••• Please write us today so she lady in the cardigan and loafers full participants, and on' March mittee on Parochial Ministry: can begin her training. She prays someone working at the Mill Hill Fathers 19, Marion Gregg gained all the Rev. Walter A. Sullivan and will help. privileges and obligations of the subul1ban office here.

Rev. John J. Murphy; The Social Marion Gregg is not just com- clerical members," except in ..A" Concerns Committee: Rev. Robmunications director of the mis- those matters requiring 'the clerert A. McGowan and Rev. ical state." For example, she In'the hands of a thrifty ncltive Sister your gift Thomas C. Lopes; The Temporal- sionary order, although that is cannot 'become a superior in any amount ($1,000, $750, $500, $250, ities Committee: Rev. Francis L. her job. She is the first lay memgeneral.

NUNS, $100, $75, $25, $15, $10, $5, $2) will fill empty Mahoney and Rev. Edward C. ber---and the first womari mem"I get the same a1'lowance, the CHILDREN, stomachs with milk, rice, fish and vegetables.

Duffy; The Constitutional 'Com- her-of the St. Joseph's Society same home leave and abide by for the Foreign Missions, the formittee: Rev. John C. Brennan FOOD • _ • If you feel nobody needs you, help feed the same constitution as the SS.CC. 'and Rev. Msgr. Robert mal name of the Mill HHI hungry boys and girls!

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"So far as I know I'm the only These standing committees obedience, Miss Gregg does not will carry out the detailed senate one in~he world," she tells an take vows of poverty and chasN~w you can provide for a fixed income for life, work as will the following two . interviewer. "We do have a coutity. She looks upon herself as a ple of temporary members, while providing the necessities of life for Christ's ad hoc committees: Commitee lay p~rson, not as a Sister. "I for pastoral evaluation: Rev. Leo though-Dutch lads in Africa." poor. A CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIAdon't wear a habit," she exMiss Gregg was horn in EnA. Sullivan and Rev. Joseph L. TION ANNUITY guarantees a regular. income with plained and added tongue-inPowers; committee for the On- gland of American parents. FolBENEFIT no investment worry or responsibility. You recheek "and I live in a community going Spiritual Development of lowing her schooling, she "got of'men rather than women."

TOGETHER ceive an attractive rate of return while gaining Religious Women: Rev. Robert caught in the war" and worked immediate and long term tax advantages. Write in engineering and town planBrennan CSC and Rev. John P. now for additional information and the rate of ning while London was bombed. Irish Cistercian Driscoll. return you ,will receive on your investment in "We had to clean up the mess," Monks' Fines p'aid The senators, after considerthe missions. Please indicate your date of birth she explains. able discussion made concrete BELFAST (NC)-Lawyers for 'In the early 50's she came to the Cistercian monastery of Our and whether male or female. recommendations to both the Personnel Board and, the Senate the United States and took a job Lady of Bethlehem in Portglen...

Committee for Prie;t1y Renewal. with an Albany bank. one, 30 miles north of here, paid fl!)

Several years later, she at- $1,800 in fines for two monks Dear ENCLOSED PLEASE FIND $ _ The Senate will reconvene on .Monsignor Nolan: FOR Friday afternoon" October 13 at tended a meeting at which two convicted in May ot helping two C;:;.',.;:,l;;...:...;, 1:30 at the Catholic Memorial Mill HiH priests gave a slide escapees from Crumlin Road jail Please NAME _ Home in Fall River. All priests presentation on their society. evade capture last November.

"One ~f them gave such a sob of the Diocese are invited to The monks, Father Thomas returnwith coupon your STREET _ story about having to write his O'Neill, 45, fined, $1,200 and attend the meetng, offering own letter, that I offered to do Brother Patrick Joseph Skehan, CITy STATE_ _·ZIP CODE.some typing for him once or 43, fined $600, had said earlier Praises Priest twice a week." that they would prefer to go to THE CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATIDN For eight months she did just jail as a matter of conscience WASHINGTON (NC) - The administrative committee of the that. Then one day the superior rather than pay the fines. They National Conference of Catholic asked if she would give up her , had pleaded guilty to the charges.

Bishops has adopted a resolution banking job and "move in."

During the trial, the defense thanking Fr. T. William Coyle, Happily, she accepted. That was said that the monks knew that former executive director of the in 1960.

TERENCE CARDINAL COOKE, President the men who came to them for MSGR. JOHN G. NOLAN, National Secretary In 1962 Miss Gregg made her aid had escaped from jail, but NCCB committee on priestly Write: CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE Assoc. formation for his "outstanding first temporary promise to the maintained that the Cistercian 330 Madison Avenue' New York, N.Y. 10017 service to the Church in the missionary society. In 1963, she order has a charter that obliges Telephone: 212/ 986· 5840 United States in a sensitive and renewed it for a year. In -1964, its members to give aid, comshe took an oath for life as an fort and succor to anyone. important area."

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Sept. 21, 1972

UN Opening The General Assembly of the United Nations opened in its New York headquarters yesterday and it could' Qe the target of criticism from those who expect too much . of it and those who expect too little.

There are those who looked to the United Nations as the answer to all the world's ills, as the one place where all discussions would be ,carried on in an objective manner, where reason would always prevail: Such a naive assumption flies in the face of .both reality and the most basic knowledge of human nature.

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While many persons hoped that this would be the role of the United Nations, few could seriously expect such miracles.

At the same time there are those ready to write off the United Nations as merely another debating forum. They expect litt~e from it.

These, too miss the point, that a forum on a worldwide scale has value, that Jhere is profit in representatives from nations all over the world talking to one another, that the results may not be, spectacular and dramatic but can be productive. Sometimes· the value is in a negative way-the crises that do not <::ome up, the trouble that"does not come to a head, the difficulty that is, solved before it blossoms full-blown on the world stage. Not exactly electrifying but substantial, none the less.

Sometimes the value is in the fact that people are talking to people, and it is somewhat harder ·to fight with a person whom one knows than with a total stranger.

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Rev. John F. Moore, B.A., M.A., M.Ede

The opening of school-and especially college-this Fall went off so quietly that most people have taken it . for granted. Which is what they should do. But this was not the case, certainly not just a few years ago, when Have lyou ever made a sincere effort to understand college campuses opened-or tried to open-to the accom- today's college youth? As a taxpayer, have you ever inpaniment of bricks flying and tear gas wafting and lock- dicated any interest i~ our wonderful state institutions for "outs· and sIt-ins and all the turmoil that postponed open- higher learning? Ratl;1er, are you one of the ~any who ings, closed down schools, harassed administrators and, in merely. sits at home. and ! . general, was quite the opposite of the picture of s~hool throws borhbs at these peo- the present, univers,ities have as the calm reasoned citadel of learning.'

Ie and. these institutions? ~Iways been not onlr the subI • Ject of controversy, but also the This kind of activism-anarchy is more the word- P . you ope of those who whipping post for other people's seems to have come to the end of its violent course. People Are refuses to fupport your Alma failures and faults. have become aware that it is not. enough to tear down, Mater becaJ.1se somehow you . '., The g.larmg facts. ~f hlstor~c that into the vacuum thus created .will not magically come .' have been t4rned off by an indio case or circumstance not perspective only testifIes to thIS ,a worthy substitute for whatever is overcome. The rights vidual to your IikiI~g? . unique situation. Men who think of some persons cannot be exerted at the expense' of the 'b f t' are always. a source of concern Th ese are. ut a ew ques IOns to men who ignore; . rights of others. The' advancement of worthy causes can-that are raIsed to focus some ' not be paid for in the coin that outrages the dignity of attention on to~ay's college Our 'age in no different, exothers. And the philosophies of nihilism and destruction are scene. We have been so dis· cept that persecutors today have counter-productive to the growth' pf .civilizati~n. tracted by the Olympics, and the the stage of a· tremen(fous news The philosopher 'and economist Sydney Hook once entire world ',situation, that, many media. The most recent attacks failed to realize that nine on these institutions would have wrote, "Good works off the .campus are no substitute for have million' college student~' have us believe that every coIlege good work on the campus." returned to our· nation's coIleges campus, especially those on the It seems that students and especially collegians are and universities. In fact it is East and West coasts is a mere -setting about to do good' work on .the campus. This is about time !that a few people breeding ground for pink-eyed fitting. And this preparation should enable' them-to spend -begin to coni\e to the defense of liberals and pot smoking junkies. studenfs and to cOl~nteract That every nut' who is opposed long years of their lives in doing off the campus the good these some of the vilest propaganda to war resides on some campus work~ that need to be done. wars ever }vaged on students plotting the, overthrow of the

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As a result, too many American cGlleges and universities 'can't even get a fair ,hearing in the halls of congress or their states assemblies. In additiim to this situation there ~Iso eKists the problem of personal choice in dress and appearance.

As an individual, you might not like the Iqng hair and the beards, you might also have a ,distaste for the clothing an,d costumes that are so popular. on the campus. Is this any basis for

Continued from Page One have been taken over by the ministries of lector and acolyte.

The commitment to celibacy, once made before receiving the subdiaconate, will be made by .all priesthood candidates and all unmarried candidates for the permanent diaconate in a special riie preceding ordination to the diaconate.

Several' of the changes will not be new to U. S. Catholics.

Last year the U. S. bishops received permission to omit the ordination of' porters and exorcists among priesthood candidates; the rite of tonsure was replaced -by a ceremony of admis· sion to the clerical state and the rites for ordaining lectors and acolytes was r~vised. At that time a similar rite for blessing lay acolytes and lectors was instituted. .

Functions For over a year dioceses in the U. S. have had permission to appoint laymen or ,women as "extraordinary ministers" of Com' munion and to install them in a special liturgical ceremony. This ministry is now a part of the office of acolyte.

The principal function of the lector, "reading the word of God (except the Gospel) in the liturgical assembly," has been a common function of laymen and women in the" U. S. for several years. Laymen in the U. S. have a-1so . been performing other duties of the lector described in the decree: "He is to direct the' singing and participation by the faithful; he is to instruct the faithful for the worthy reception of the ·sacrament. He can also, insofar as necessary, take care of preparing other faithful who by a temporary appointment are to read the Sacred Scripture in liturgical celebrations."

The main purpose of the reform, said Pope Paul, is to adapt present practices "to' contemporary needs," relating the Church's ministries and orders to their actual functions. He em· phasized that the ministries are functional, and tnat they should be exercised once they are reo' ceived.

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The vast majority of today's students are sincere and devoted in their pursuit of an education. In fact, this generation is the most knowing generation in our history. So many are truly searching for the American dream that has been promised as a natio!1al heritage, namely the Opportunity for the individual to improve himself and to develop his potential.

We must defend this basic democratic right from a deep seated fear that is being sowed for poltical advantage. The roots of a national policy of anti· intellectualism must be eliminated. Public support of such policies will only lead this nation and its people down the road to fascism .and beligerent nationalism.

A truly free society will free· Iy defend the pursuit of knowl· edge, not ridicule and destroy it.

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Women Religious, Leaders Honor Barbara Ward.

SEATTLE (NC) Barbara Ward, economist and writer, has become the recipient of the first Woman of Distinction award made by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), The award was accepted by Sister Margaret Dowling for Miss Ward at the LCWR annual assembly here which Miss Ward did not attend because of illness, Miss Ward, professor of economics at Columbia University and columnst for The Anchor, lectures and writes extensively on the plight of the poor and starving peoples of the world.

Sister Margaret thanked the LCWR for acknowledging Miss Ward's "contributions to the building up of the Kingdom of Christ on earth by her scholarly research and enlightened application of scientific theory to the social and economic problems of our times . . ."

During the week-long session, the assembly heard mostly Religious and lay women speak on the role of today's woman as she sees herself and as others see her participating in both the life of the Church and the world.

But Archbishop Augustin Mayer, O.S.B., secretary of the Congregation for Religious in Rome, also spoke, cautioning the superiors that,thl).American culture must not only speak to them but that "you must"also speak to your culture." He asked them to support the Holy See even if "sometimes, the Congregation for Religious, in its efforts to correct, overcorrects."

Marina Bandeira of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, viewed women's liberation as only a small piece in the complex pUZZle of racial and economic oppression. Miss Bandeira is co-director of the Peace and Justice Commission of Brazilian bishops.

"Hunger and misery are the_ lot of two-thirds of mankind and it also exists in tlle so-called developed countries. But despair is mounting," she said.

Women's Liberation "It is easy to understand the greed of big business,that stoops to the point of becoming warmonger. It is harder to see these methods justified in terms of Christianity and see the whole system labelled as the Western Christian civilization," she said.

Clara Henning, a canon lawyer, made a plea for women's liberation and called upon the LCWR to do its part.

"I believe the LCWR comprises a potential for the liberation of women which is providential in scope," she said. "Catholic women' cannot approach the institutional Church with their grievances if Catholic women cannot be heard as a group."

At the closing session, a series of resolutions were passed unanimously. ,Among the measures aproved were a protest against the Soviets' treatment of Jews; a petition to the National Catholic :Conference of Bishops for the appointment of bishops from minority groups; the seeking of Social S~curity coverage for women Religious; and an express,ion of concern and support for Sister Elizabeth McAllister, recently sentenced to' jail for smuggling mail from a federal prison.

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BY PAT M«GOWAN They sang "Onward, Christian Soldiers" at Holy Name Church when 67-year-Old Bishop Joseph Regan of Maryknoll was guest homilist. It was appropriate for the veteran missionary whose 43 years in the priesthood have included 22 years in China, the last two under Communist rule, climaxed by a jail sentence and expulsion from ~he country.

He was at the FaJI River church to appeal for aid for his diocese in the Philippine ,Islands, where he was assigned in 1951, after his forced departure from China. He is on home leave from the Philippines for two reasons, he said: to celebrate the 101st birthday of his mother, Mrs. Mary Regan, who, still in good health, is a member of St; Joseph parish, Fairhaven; and to attend ,a Maryknoll chapter meeting at Maryknoll, N. Y. As well as Holy Name parish, he has visited Our Lady of the Assumption, Osterville, and Our Lady 'of Victory, Centerville, under the Missionary Cooperative Plan of the Fall River Diocese.

Biggest City Describing his diocese, of Tagum, Bishop Regan said that its principal city, Davao, is territorially "the biggest city in the world,"-but that two-thirds' of the city is unexplored' territory and monkey.s outnumber people. The Tagu;n diocese is about the size of Massachusetts, he noted. Created 10 years ago, he is its first bishop. "When we began, we had 200,000 Catholics, now we have 600,000." Also within the diocese is the "lost tribe" of the Tasaday, which came to worldwide attention last year as a living example of Stone Age culture., Forty priests serve the huge diocese, said the Bishop, with

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He told the Holy Name congregation that it was only the fourth time this year that he had preached in English.

"As ,a young missionary I learned Mandarin and C~nton­ ese, then 1 had to learn the Tagalog and Visayan dialects when I went to the Philippines."

He said that all four tongues are tone languages, meaning that the tone of a word determines its meaning. This can lead to comical mistakes on the part of missioners.

Jesus Had Breakfast "Once," he· related, "a missioner attempted to tell his Easter Sunday congregation, "Today we are happy because Jesus Christ has risen.' What his surprised flock heard was, 'Today weare happy because Jesus Christ has just had his breakfast.' " On another occasion, a priest wanted to assure contributors

Asserts Future of Catholic Press Depends on Attitude of People TORONTO (NC) - The future of the Catholic press depends very much on the attitude of the people of God,according to an editor of the Vatican's daily newspaper, 'L'Osservatore Ro.mano.

"The future of the Catholic press is good jf the faithful understand and feel its importance," said Father Virgilio Levi, 43, associate edito~ of the paper, in Toronto recently.

He ,said Catholics must support the press because "a family that reads a Catholic paper is helped to, think and to J'udge better the events and happenings of every day."

Father Levi, from the diocese of Como in northern Italy, ,was o'n a five-week visit to Canada.

"The aim of my visit is to know Canada, its government, Church, way of life."

He has been on the staff of L'Osservatore Romano since 1967.

Owned ,by the Vatican, the paper's aim is to spread the thoughts of the Holy See. Father Levi said the signed articles in the paper are written with the Vatican point of view and it is fair to assume they. have the Vatican imprimatur.

He said the thinks that the function of a Catholic diocesan weekly is' to reflect the thoughts of the bishop and his priests because they have the authority to lead and explain and apply the Gospel.

"A'iso it 'must diffuse the initiatives of the' local churches; the Catholic paper must reflect the desire for improvement in the faithful because the Holy Spirit acts not' only in bishops but also in the laity."

to the Peter's Pence col,lection that the Pope would use the money to huy food for orphans.

"What he told them was thot the Pope would use this money to bUy toilet paper."

Speaking of collections in general, he recounted that when the Maryknollers first went to the Philippines their congregations were so poor that they hesitated to start the custom. One Sunday, however, the missioners' laundress came up and laid 50 cents on the rail. Others followed heJ, so collections began.

"When 1 thanked her for her generosity," said Bishop Regan, "she looked at me in surprise and said, 'I gave nothing. That 50 cent piece was in your pants pocket when 1 washed them and 1 was returning it to you."

'Horses Are Better Desepite humorous events, however, life in the Philippine missions is rugged. The Bishop said he frequently reaches isolated areas by cowback, and he solemnly told his hearers that if they had a choice, they should always take a horse. "A cow's skin slips as she walks and when you're riding her downhill, it's hard to hang on 10 her." < He said there is no electricity in missioners' houses, therefore of course no television,. "At night the priest~ can watch lizards catch insects if they want entertainment." The year-round temperature is a constant 90 degrees, with all the discomfort attendant on such heat.

The Tagum diocese has three small colleges, a seminary and a hospital where the going rate is $1 a day, which about half the patients can't afford to pay.

"Weare the only hospital in an area-with a population of half a milldon," said the Bishop.

He said that many Tagum babies died oj tetanus because of unsanitary childbirth facilities, until the hospital started Differing Ii five dollar special. "The mother comes ,in, has her baby, and stays in the hospital five days, all for $5," explained the prelate. The "package deal" has saved hundreds of tiny lives.

Within a few weeks the energetic Bishop will leave the land of $100-a-day 'hospital rooms and supersonic jets to return to his dollar-a-day hospital and his cowback rides. Like all missioners, he can't wait.

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Urban Ministry Survey Planned NOTRE DAME (NC)-A national survey of the urban ministry has been 'launched by the National Catholic Committee for Ur-ban Ministry.

The survey will be supervised

by Msgr. John J. Egan, a fellow in pastoral theology and urban studies at the University_of Notre Dame.

Msgr. Egan described the effoit as part of a program "to mobilize and train Religious personnel for effective ministry and to assist in the development of a soun'd theology for pastoral ministry 'in seminaries and novitiates."

The survey will be conducted

by Father Timothy A. Meehan of the Hartford, Conn., archdiocese, and Sister Jacqueline Jelley, a member of the staff of the Ralph Nader Congress project. It will be funded chiefly by the Raskob Foundation of Delaware and the Schubert Foundation of CleveJand.

Attacks Department Of Agriculture WASHINGTON (NC)-An official of the United States Catholic Conference ,issued a strong rebuke to the U. S. Department of Agriculture for its efforts to promote the sale of lettuce as the "Food of the Month."

In a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz, John E. , Cosgrove, director of the USCC's Division for Urban Affairs, called the' action "utterly inappropriate in the midst of the lettuce boycott declared by the United Farm WOlikers."

Cosgrove declared that the Department of Agriculture's ac'· tion "recaJIs the increased purchases of grapes hy the U. S. Department of Defense during the table grape boycott a year or two ago."

Calling the boycott "a fundamental issue of social justice," Cosgrove told Butz: "We recommend endorsement and support of the iceberg lettuce hoycott."

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The Diocesan Council of Catholic Nurses will hold its October meeting in conjunction with the New England Regional Meeting of Catholic Nurses, to take place the weekend of Oct. 6 at Highpoint Motor Inn, Chicopee, Mass.

Council delegates will be Mrs. Anne Fleming, president, and Msgr. Robert L. Stanton. Reservations for the conference may be made with Mrs. Fleming.

T,o O'utdio Flelm,alle Styl~es The other evening I cbmmentated a men's fashion show and while I certainly have been aware that men's fashions have come a long way since the days of the' grey flannel suit I didn't realiz~ just how far. Having to look closely at outfits while commentating makes one aware of all the The long unbuttoned collars are often worn over the suit or sport small details that are' part jacket collar, giving the outfit of a certain season's outfits a more casual look.

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ago with a bang but it wasn't until a year or two ago that the men's wear designers realized that they too could utilize this marvelous fabric and the knitted suit was born. Its popularity wasn't an overnight happening but rather a,gradual "win over" as more and more of the male animals were persuaded to at least try a suit or jacket in the new wonder material. They did, they enjoyed and they were won over, if not all-most. At least, it certainly looked that way as I verbalized pver one' men's knit after th~ other as they paraded d'6wn tfiEtru-nway.;-"c," ... _-:" Strikipg Colors The colors in knits are rich, and striking, especially the fall shades of wine and deep bottle green. The latter was shown in a tapered jacket, worn' over camel bell bottoms accented by a contrasting shirt and tie, and it truly made an elegant ·outfit.

As the evening wore on the outfits worn by the handsome male models appeared to become more and more elegant. The fin-ishing touch in each case was either the turtle neck sweater or the really good looking shirt and tie that completed the outfits.

Two new fea,tures concerning the beautiful shir-ts 'being shown this season are the longer collars, deeply pointed, or the long buttoned-down collar fastened with tiny contrasting buttons.

Score Discriminatory Real Estate Practice~ CLEVELAND (NC) - A new, "much more subtl~ form" of'ra-. cial discrimination still exists" in 'real estate practices, according to a report issued by the Social Action Housing Committee of St. Ann Parish here.

The report 'was based' on, the committee's two-month study of selling methods used in suburbs of Cleveland.· The study, conducted by white and black volunteers from May 10 to July 14, turned up 41 cases of "discriminatory practices."

The report scored the relatively new ,real estate practice of steering, defined as the "technique of directing home buyers to selected areas of a community," thus promoting raciai segregation.

Coordinated Ties Many women now find it very difficult to pick out ties for their husbands 'now that shirts arc turning up in such a variety of colors and prints, but the ties and shirts in the fashion show had been ,hand-picked with such -tastefulness that they almost looked as if they had been create~ to "go toget}ter." I guess the secret of matching a shirl with a special tie is to have a knowledgeable store clerk do the coordinating for you.

While shir-ts,- ties, belts and other accessories have' been getting wilder and wilder, the other evening convinced me, that the new accent :on wildness in male fashions will concentrate on the feet, in what they are calling "funky" shoes. This shoe design looks like something worn by a Peter Max character, chunky and colorful, but for all its lack of grace the "funky" shoe is becoming very popular with the younger male (I just can't imagine ,my conservative husband· wearing them), and i too must admit t)1at it really, di,<l add .that extra something ,to some of the sport out¥ii1i! l' un6 Well, w!'!'ve been yelling for equal rights for men and women and after an evening of male attire I must admit that in the field of fashion it looks as if it's working iIi reverse-men's fashion are becoming just as attractive (and no doubt as expensive) 'as women's.

The unit has voted to permit nurses who live in areas of the Fall River Diocese :where there is no local council to join the diocesan body.

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COLOMBO (NC) - Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike, prime minister of Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, said here' that she is proud of the training she received in a Catholic school.

elected officers of the 600 member Leadership Co1nference Speaking at the annual awards of Women Religious, which held its annual assembly in Seattle. From left are:· Sister Francis Borgia Rothluebber, ceremonv at her alma mater, St. president of the School Sisters of St. Francis, Milwaukee, Bridget's Convent School, Mrs. said: "The trainvice president; Sister Margaret Brennan, superior: general Bandaranaike ing I received at St. Bridget's of the Sisters of the I~maculate Heart of Mary, ;Munroe, 'Convent during my youth has Mich., president; ,and Sister Joan de Lourdes LeoQard, su- stood me in good stead. It has perior general of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, Long helped me to face innumerable trials of my political career."

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The Buddhist prime minister, who first headed the government in 1960, said: "I will go down in history along with St. Bridget's , Conven~, which produced the world's first woman prime min,ister."

'A'C if ceremony' aCH6i~R6~sary School' in one' of Colombo's poorer districts, Pieter Keunemen, the only communist cabinet minister in the Sri Lanka "government, said that "Catholic schools are a great asset to the country. We shall foster' and protect them."

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Unconventional Sects Spread in Britain:' LONDON (NC) - A' remarkable, proliferation and growth in membership is occurririg among the country's small unconventional Christian sects. I More than 80 such I different denominations now exist-mainly among black immigrants in large provincial cities. i ' There has been a phenomenal growth in all~black tongregations. Christians from the West Indies, Africa and Asial who up until now have mainly: worshipped in members' homes and unfashionable store front ~hurches, are now increasingly; buying abandoned churches from white I 'Congregations.

Sociologists and churchmen agree that most of the traditional English churches ha~e shown a'unifor.m lack of success.in winning large numbers of I the new immigrants to their ~ews. In~ stead, Christian immig~ants are keeping their faith alive!by spontaneous. fellowship and: uninhibited styles of worship I more in tune with, their nationai temperI aments.

The New Bedford District 'Council- of Catholic Women invites members of affiliates to its first Fall meeting, to be held at 7:30 Wednesday night; Sept. 27 at Holy Name 'Hall, County St. Delegates and alternates are especially requested to attend.

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In many churches, it is ilow customary just before Communion to exchange the "sign of peace"-a simple handshake, extending the peace of Christ to the person next to you. In our parish there is a wide variety in the reaction of the parishioners.

Some obviously think it's the harried mother side-by-side).

In an expansive mood, Father a wonderful idea. On one came ~own the aisle, extending occasion, at a daily Mass, a the peace of Christ to each perwoman triumphantly sat in one of the front pews. Three weeks carlier, she had been in the hospital, and according to. doctors,

son on the end of a pew. And it worked. The older woman smiled, and passed that peace to the young mother.

The variety in hand~,hakes is a study in itself, from the wet rag, all the way to the vice-grip, that comes on more like a threat.

By "You take my offering of peace, and like it ... or I'll break your little hand in two!"

MARY ~here seems to be a similarity between how we offer the sign CARSON of peace ... and how we offer our hand to Christ himself. We talk about having confidencce in God, trusting him, unburdening was at death's door. But she our cares to him ... simply takproved them wrong. Instead of 'ing his hand.

But how do we do it? just exchanging the sign of Do we ever have that indiffer- . peace with the person next to her, she left her pew, and went ence ... offering Ohrist our hand the full length of the aisle, greet- with as muoh enthusiasm as a dead fish? ing all her friends.

Do we hold back completely She was out-and-out glad to be alive, and had to share it ... not wanting to shake .hands_ with Christ at all? with everyone.

I find, myself, that it docs Trust in God make me aware of the others Are we ever half-hearted around me ... leaves me with a about it, offering our hand to warm feeling toward them. A Christ for the moment, then pullfar better reaction than simply' ing it back, not giving ourselves attending Mass in isolation. completely to. his care? .

Do we ever go at Christ like Reactions Vary But then there are other reac- a steamroller? "You're going to tions. Two, little .girls. QQvjously take my problems-and you're sisters, had been sitting side-by- going to answer them MY way!"

Or can we put our hand in side throughout Mass. The looks Christ's with the confidence of they exchanged varied from tolerance to outright disgust. As a child in his father? ,Have you ever watched a Father said, "Let us offer each other the sign of peace," the one small boy led by his father. imp skidded the full length of . across a narrow bridge over a the pew, rather than shake rapid stream. There is a look on the child's face that says, "If hands with her sister.

She had ,gotten her message I hold tight, if I don't pull away, across ... she really didn't have everything .will be okay. Dad to turn to her sister and stick knows what he's doing."

How often do we offer that out her tongue! sign of peace ... that confidence On 'another occasion, a young . ~ . that belief that Dad knows mother was having difficulty controUing a rambunctious tod- what he's doing . . . to our dler. A woman (who probably Heavenly Father? never had any children of her own) 'squeezed into the end seat, Cardinals to Attend next to the child.

As Mass progressed, it was eucharistic Congress SYDNEY (NC) ~ The Austraobvious that the "spinster" was fed up with the youngster. Un- lian bishops were told that it able to contain her feelings any- is. hoped word will be received more, she said, above the ohild's in September on whether or not head, to the mother, in one of Pope Paul VI will attend the Inthose five-pew whispers, "If you ternational Eucharistic Congress can't control your child, why in Melbourne next Feb. 18-25.

Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty, don't you leave him home!" exiled leader of Hungary's CathSees Similarity The mother was embarrassed, olics, and Cardinal Josyf Slipyj, but wanting to stay a few more exiled leader/ of Ukrainian-rite minutes until Communion, tried Catholics, are expected to atto smooth things over l;>y mov- tend the congress.

At the meeting of the Austraing the imp to the other side, (leaving the huffy spinster and lian bishops here, Archbishop James R. Knox of Melbourne and the two principle organizers 'March for Life' of the congress, said that CarCHICAGO (NCj-A March for dinal John Cody of Chicago, CarLife parade is scheduled to be dinal Lawrence Sheehan of Bal.held in downtown Chicago on tiinore and Cardinal Terence Sept. 30. The parade, composed Cooke of New York are expected of marching bands and floats, is to lead the delegations from the sponsored by a coalition of pIio- United States. life organizations, chiefly the Cardinal William Conway of student groups, Save Our Un- Armagh is expected to lead the wanted Life, and Students 'for Irish delegation and Cardinal Life, which oppose war, abortion, Karol Wojtyla of Cracow the infanticide and euthanasia.

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SISTER-PHARMACIST: Sister Mary Jane Raterman, a registered pharmacist since 1960, has set a precedent with the Veterans Administration. She is the first' full time staff member in the VA Pharmacy Service from a Religious order. A member of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, she works at the John J. Cochran Division of the VA in St.' Louis, Mo. NC Photo.

'Contemporary Spiritual Charter' Aim of Meeting ROME (NC) - A first step toward reaching a "contemporary spiritual charter" for Jerusalem was taken at a private four-day meeting of Christian, Jewish and Mosle.m leaders here.

Chaired by Anglican Archbishop George Appleton of Jerusalem, 26 representatives, consultants and observers of the three faiths met in an attempt to work out a new approach t,o a solution of the cultural, spiritual and racial conflicts surrounding the holy places of Jerusalem.

Among those taking part were Jerusalem's Mayor Teddy Kollek and two Vatican observers, Msgr.

Charles Moeller, undersecretary of the Doctrinal Congregation, and Father John Long of the Vati'Can Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity.

The four-day meeting was jointly sponsored by the Rome Center for Mediterranean Studies of the American Universities Field Staff and the Quaker Service, Middle East. .

Names of most of the participants and specific developments of, the meetings were not divulged by the center. However, E. A. Bayne, director of the. ,center, said that the "main success of the meeting was that it happened at all."

Bayne said that "the dialogue was the first of its kind in modern times" and included theo-

logians and other academic experts from eight nations and a variety of reUgious interests."

Among them wer~ three religious Moslem representatives and a rabbi: At the outset of the seminar it was stated that it was ho'ped that the discussions "might make a significant contribution to peace in a troubled area where interfaith illiteracy and suspicion is a significant factor in continuing international tension;" 'Intellectual Dimension' Bayne said that the participants agreed on the need for future meetings, "probably on a regional basis, and including a possible meeting in Jerusalem itself."

While in Rome, Mayor Kollek also visited with offiCials of the papal secretariat of state, and Archbishop Appleton was received in audience by Pope Paul VI. The visits to the Vatican wer~ outside the scope of and independent of the actual meetings at the center, Bayne stated.

Bayne said that the meeting strived to create a new "intel,Iectual dimension" in thinking about the religious interests centered in Jerusalem. -

UNITED NATIONS (NC)-Inaudibly but definitely, a barrier fell at these headquarters when for the first time in 27 years a woman took her seat in the regular cabinet meeting of UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim.

Mrs. Helvi Sipila, a trim blonde lawyer from Helsinki, Finland, joined the all-male council by virtue of her rank as assistant secretary general in charge of social and humanitarian mattters. Appointed to the post five months ago, she took office on Sept. 1.

"How were you treated? As a .woman, or as a man?" one' que'stioner asked during her first press conference.

Unflustered, the 56-year-old Mrs. Sipila joined in the general laughter.

"I hope to be taken as a human being-not only as a woman," she replied.

Since 1907, she pointed out later, women have served in Finland's parliament and have participated on an equal footing with men in making decisions for the nation. At present they hold 22 seats among the membership.

Aske9, whether she did not find herself in isolation in her elevated rank, she readily conceded that she would be glad to welcome another woman to a similar post-a development she has supported actively for a .number of yeal's. More women in higher offices in the divisions she will supervise will also please her, she said. providing that enough could be "found who were qualified.

Oppose Plans to Ease Abortion Restrictions MUENSTER (NC)-The Central Committee of German Catholics has again condemned plans to ease 'West Germany's strict laws against abortion. . In a statement on the forthcoming general elections in this country. the central committee called ,the plans "an attempt to deprive unborn .life of legal protection."

The reform plans were introduced by the current Bonn government coalition of Chancellor Willy Brandt's Social Democrats and their junior partners, the Free Democrats. They have drawn criticism also from ptominent members of the opposition Christian Democratic Union.

CommEmting on the elections, scheduled for early December, the central committee urged Christians to carry out their political responsibilities by taking part in the ballot.

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Education Crisis In Australia WASHINGTON (NC)-CathoIic educators in. Australia have five years before they face "the real crisis "in Catholic education, which has already hit the United States, said Father' C. Albert Koob, president of the National Catholic Education As- . sodation (NCEA). ' Father Koob, who spent a month in Australia recently, said that there are no teachers' unions in AustraJlan Catholic schools, religious vocations are down, and last year (or the first time the number of students in Australian Catholic schools declined. "r. 'beral Catholics are saying: 'Close the Catholic schools.

They're interfering with the Church's mission,' " Father Koob reported.

Only about eight or 10 of the aoo participants in Australia's first National Conference on the Administration of Catholic Education, to which he was invited, were lay persons, he said.

Lay Leadership "Developing female leadership is important;" Father Koob said.

"Women's· lib hasn't hit them yet,~' he added. The administration of Catholic schools· in Australia is largely in the hands of priests and male Religious, he said.

"If they don't develop more lay involvement and leadership, they'll face the same problem in the next 'five or 10 years that are now facing U. S. Catholic schools," he said.

There are great similiarities between the Catholic educational system in Australia and that of the United States, Father Koob pointed out. "Australia is the only country in the world besides the United States which has tried to build a separate school system to accommodate every child," he said.. "They made their schools look very much like public schools to get accreditation. They went to Europe to recruit· religious ·orders."

He said that while the AustralianCatholic system had a strong teaching force of Religious at one time "about 50 per cent of the teaching staff now is lay."

Although the increasing number of lay teachers has made Australian Catholic education more costly, a major difference between the situation there and that of Catholic schools in the United States is the amount of government support.

Deplore Failure' To Use Pope's Gift COLOMBO (NC)-Catholics in this country, formerly known as Ceylon, have expressed displeasure because the $20,000 given to the government by Pope Paul VI on a visit here 18 months ago still has not been used.

The gift was to be used for the welfare of lepers· and the eradication of .Jeprosy.

At a special conference between health ministry officials and Church leaders early .Jast year, plims for a leper rehabilitation center and mobile welfare service were discussed, but no action' has yet been taken on the plans.

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The Pope received the credentials of Lt. Gen. Mohammad Yousuf, 64-year-old army officer and former Pakistani high commissioner to Great Britain and ambassador to Switzerland.

In an .obvious reference to peace 'talks between Pakistan and India following the Bengal ,crisis, Pope Paul' told the new ambassador that he encourages ,"the' efforts of Pakistan to establish lasting peace on' the subcontinent" and has learned "with satisfaction of the recent agreements arrived at in this regard."

But the Pope's' warmest com· ments were for the Moslem re- . ligion, which is followed by about 88 per ceQt of the population of. Pakistan. He said: "We would also like you to know that the Church recognizes the riches of the Islamic faith-a faith that binds us to the one God. How could we be indifferent to the f-act that the Islamic religion is tolerant of other religious communities in your country?

"It is indeed by virtue of that POPE IN GONDQLA: Pone Paul VI waves to a cheering crowd in Venice as he rides tolerance that the Catholic through' the City in a gondola. The papal visit to V~nice preceded a trip to a ~ational Church has been able to work Eucharistic Congress in Udine, both part of what h!=l called a "pilgrimage for. p~ace." . there and that Catholics in Pakistan are numbered among those most dedicated to the life of the I nation. Because of the same tradition of Islam, we believe that the people of Pakistan will retain their deep concern for the spiritual quality of human living."

VENICE (NC)-"Venice must by manifestations of aesthetic forth with regal excellence in live." and moral decadence. But in har- the heavens of culture and Fail To See Value With these words and a pri- mony with her history and her faith." , vate contribution of about dignity, may .she alWays shine' In meeting civic leaders of Of National Survey $50,000, Pope Paul VI joined the Venice later in the Doge's palWASHINGTON (NC) - The ranks of persons concerned over ace Pope Paul told them: "VenAdministrative Committee of the the ultimate fate of this lagoon Scores Government ice is yours bU,t, like Rome, it National Conference of Catholic city, which is stricken with the As.sault on Unions belongs also to all mankind and Bishops (NCCB) voted against :fatal illness of time.

BRIGHTON (NC)-The British civilization in its most noble and conducting a national survey to Speaking to an estimated government was accused of mak- exalted expressions." ! determine Catholic opinion on In ,a gesture giving. force to reception of Communion in the 100,000 persons in 5t. Mark's ing a sust~ined, disastrous assault Square, the 'Pope cried out in on trade unions by Jesuit Father his concern for the city of cahals, hand.

Italian, "Venice must live." His Roger Charles, director qf the Pope Paul handed the city's adA statement by the NCCB words were answered. by cheers Institute of Social Ethics, at a ministrative council a :donation general secretariat explained Mass here for Catholic del~gates of approximately $50,000. and applause. that the decision was based on a attending the annual na,tional Although it was only a drop belief that such a survey would Engineers have estimated that convention of the British unions. in the bucket of funds appropri- be meaningless unless Catholics the city of canals is sinking into He was referring to tne In- ated to save Venice-the Italian first received much more inforthe Adriatic Sea at a rate of about one-fourth inch each year dustrial Relations Act, one ,of the government alone has approved mation on the subject of Commuand that 'it is possible that by most controversial laws passed spending $400 million' for the nion in the hand. the ye'ar 2048 it will disappear by the present Conservativegov- project-the papal gift nevertheWhile the traditional manner ernment of Prime Minister Ed- less was meant to show Vene- of receiving Communion is beneath the waves., ward Heath. ·tians that the POPEl really cares. through the placing of. the host "We know how much Venice During his visit the Pope also on the tongue, the Vatican per"Never has such a sustained, is threatened .in its physical stagave a similar sum of money to mits national conferen;:es (If disastrous and misguided assault, bility and in the complexity of Patriarch Albino Luciani of Ven- bishops to authorize the recepunder the pretense of seeking its urban problems. Venice. Our ice to be used for the poor of the tion of Communion in the hand desire is that of all who love this , the public good, been made on the basic elements of the British city. on an optional basis. city,': the Pope declar~d. industrial relations system," FaVenice's Nobility ther Charles said. ~filIIloo:mfilIll[IImO:':I.~ The act, bitterly opposed by' I i ' Ii But Pope Paul made it clear O",t he ''''l~ nnt ('n 1v worried opposition members in Parliaabout, the damage being done to ment and by most trade unionthe historic city by weather and ists, seeks essentially to control waves. "From the present, our strikes and other disruptive acvision turns toward the future, a tivities by the unions. It has ROUTE 6-between IFall River and New Bedford I future which ·has already begun, set up a special court for dealing with such cases with powers but which stretches to the years Jne of Southert1 New England's Finest Facilities. . ' ' . to come. We mean .its modern to impose heavy financial penalties and imprisonment. development ... already manij.~·va;lable for festing itself in the industrial centers surrounding the historic Hope city." .

Courage is like love :It must Likewise the Pope expressed have hope to nourish it.

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Panama Bishops Want Religion In Schools PANAMA CITY (NC) - The bishops of Panama have asked a constitutional convention to continue teaching of the Catholic religion in public schools. as a right of the majority of Panamanians.

The . constitutional co·nvention gathered some 505 delegates from all Panama to replace the 1946 constitution and set the stage for the election of strongman Gen. Omar Torrijos as president.

The bishops' request was prompted by publication of a constitutional proposal recognizing the "Catholic religion as that professed by the majority of the Panamanian people," but changing previous provisions for the teaching of religion in public schools.

The 1946 constitution, suspended in 1968, provided for the teaching of Catholic religion to children whose parents requested it.

Non-Catholics were exempt from these classes.

The new proposal opposed by the bishops says that "religion may be taught in schools but attendance at these classes or at religious services is not compulsory."

The omission of the word "Catholic," the bishops said, cim lead to any kind of interpretation by the education officials, and to confusion among educators· and parents.

Parents' Right The bi"shops also opposed making religion classes optional, saying this "opens the door to anarchy in the schools."

"Who is going to say whether religion is taught or not? Who is to decide which child attends or riot?" .

A statement signed by the six bishops of Panama also insisted that the new wording "takes away from parents the right and responsibility of looking after the religious and moral education of their children."

"We restate our respect for the rights of the minorities to be exempted from religion classes," the bishops added, asking that the convention keep the 1946 wording "in response to the wishes of the Catholic majority."

Of Panama's 1.5 million inhabitants, about 1.3 million are Catholics.

Nominate Candidates The proposed law will affect some 257,200 children in primary and secondary public schools.

There are 200 private schools, 50 of them Church-sponsored.

The convention will also nominate candidates for the presidential elections to be held in the near fuutre. The constitutional draft gives added powers to the president.

Delegates were voted for by their local communities and do not represent the traditional factions in the country.

On the eve of the convention delegate groups from Chiriqui province, one of the more important, launched a drive to name Gen. Torrijos "chief of the revolutionary government."

The general, who heads the National Guard-Panama's combination of police and armed forces-led a coup in' 1968 against civilian President Arnulfo Arias two weeks after the latter's inauguration.

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Study Practical Social Action OTTAWA (NC)-How do you put into action the social teachings of Church leaders dating back 80 years to Pope Leo XIII -and to the Scriptures, for that matter?

It's an old and familiar question. With comparatively few exceptions, it has yet to be an· swered effectively. Social action in the cause of justice is still far from being an integral part of Christian living, as Pope John XXIII said it should become.

Late this September about 30 Catholics from all parts of the world will assemble in Rome to have another go at trying to find some workable answers to the elusive question of "How?" How do we move from social theory to pastoral action at every level of Church life?

AFTER THE RIOT: Prisoners tried to· return to life as usual. These men play chess between their cells. The photo was one of a series taken by Cornell Capa on a visit to the prison during the year in which the New York State Special Commission on Attica was investigating the cause of the uprising and why 43 persons were killed when officials stopped it. NC Photo.

Attica Memories Are Vivid for Bishop Study Shows Inhuman Conditions and Treatment ALBANY (NC) - The images probe, reiterated several of the of "birdcages" for men and report's findings as important. "horrible pathological studies" "There is no sincere attempt are vivid for Bishop Edwin B. at rehabilitation," he began.

Broderick as he recalls the last "The whole judicial system, 12 months. with its plea-bargaining and inThe memories come from the equality of sentencing has to be Albany bishop's experience as a changed." member of a New York state In addition, he continued, the commission investi~ating the "arbitrariness of the parole riot at Attica state prison. Eleven board" 'leaves inmates in the prison employes and 32 prison- dark as to why they have been ers died in the five-day riot rejected for release. Once paSept. 9-13, 1971.' roled, "there are strict restricExactly a year after the riot, the commission issued lb findings in ,a 500-page repor! , They supplemented it with a 90minute tel.evision program on public TV. One of the impressions that Bishop Broderick wants emohasized to everyone is the "inhuman conditions and treatment" in prisons sue!! as Attica.

"You can't put a guy in prison for 10 years away from society," he said in an interview, "and expect him to return as a fully .integrated human being." This is especially true, he continued, under the conditions of the present penal system.

Important Findings "The cells in isolation are like . a zoo," he ,explained. '''They are clean enough, but in the isolaBISHOP BRODERICK tion zone they are like birdcages.

The 'men are fed through the bars and are in there for all. but tions on their mobility. They 20 minutes a day. I don't see can't leave the state; they can't what rehabilitative therapy this drink; they can't visit their girl friends. And before all this they is."

Bishop Broderick, who con- have to have the promise of a ducted over 100 personal inter- job on the outside. How many views .during the commission's employers are going to answer

a letter from a prisoner asking for a job?

The bishop suggested that the news media may emphasize too strongly the commission's criticism of Gov. Nelson Rockefeller for not coming to Attica during the Iliot.

Militant Type , Headlines reading, "Commission Faults Governor On Attica" will detract from the important findings and suggestions of the commission, he said.

"The whole concept of the prison in 1972 has to be looked at," Bishop Broderick said.

"Some prisoners need counseling or hospitalization, not imprisonment." In addition, "there is a new type of prisoner-a militant ty;pe from the city. Most of the correction officers are not trained to handle them. The dnmates are very aware of their civil rights and are demanding them," The Albany prelate said he finds it difficult to say what the average person can do to change the status quo.

"Each person' can take an interest in prisons," he suggested.

"Most people have no idea what goes on in a prison, including a lot of judges . To them, when they sentence a man, they bury him.

"There must be better conditions for the inmates because they are human beings. There has to be an attempt at honestto-goodness rehabilitation. The inmates must be given· counseling, education and job-training."

The men and women who will meet in Rome belong to the Pon'· tifical Commission for Justice and Peace, which Pope Paul VI set up in 1967. The commission, whose president is Cardinal Maurice Roy of Quebec, will hold its seventh general assembly Sept.

20-26. The theme of the assembly is "Toward Pastoral Action for Promoting Justice in the World."

Food Growth Tops World P'opulation ROME (NC)-The world's food supplies continued to outgrow world population last year, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Total food production rose three percent in 1971 while worldwide population rose two percent, FAO said in a preliminary survey.

Most of the gains, however, were registered in the highly developed countries of the West, while the Third World of underdeveloped nations lagged behind.

Even in underdeveloped countries, however, production continued to rise. It fell behind population growth in Latin America, because of the ruin of Cuba's sugar crop and adverse weather in Argentina. It also fell in the Far East as well.

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Pope Paul: Sent Appeals for Peace To Paris, Tallks Participants

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Sept. 21, 1972

Favors Effort to C'recite' True Parent Educators

VATICAN CITY· (NC)--Vatican press spokesman Frederico Alessandrini has confirmed that Pope Paul VI sent private messages appeaHng fo.!' peace in Vietnam to the four major participants in the Paris peace' talks, including the Viet Cong delegation.

News of the papal messages of concern over the continuation of the Vietnaem war was disclosed by the Viet Cong delegation leader, Madame Nguyen Thi Binh. She disclosed that the message was sent by Pope Paul verbally' in July through a papal representative. .

According to news reports Archbishop EganoRighi Lambertini, papal nuncio in Paris, refused to disclose the contents of the papal message.

The Vatican press spokesman told NC News that the Pope's message was sent ndt only to the Viet Cong delegation hut also to the other sides at the Paris: talks.

He said that so 'far only the Viet Cong has decided to make its reply public.

"The appeal of, the Holy -Father," Alessandrini said,. "was addressed to all ,four participants in the Paris conference on Vietnam (the United States, Viet Cong, North .vietnam and South Vienam). All replied.

"It was through the, initiative of Madame Binh that only the reply of -the Viet Cong was made public."

'Fascist Regime' Efforts at private diplomacy by the Pope and his secr,etariat , of state are not unusual. Yet in ordinary diplomatic practice sueh ve,~bJ1I,.< b~hind-th~-~cene . actjvh ties are not aired publicly. , Madame Binh's letter of' reply to Pope Paul's message attacked the United States for waging a "war of genocide and ecocide" and urged the Pope to use his authority to realize' peace.

"On our small country., Vietnam, the·most modern scientific . discovereies, which ,should have been put at the seryice of mankind, are now used by the United States deliberately to massacre the civilian population, to destroy the dikes and hydraulic works, churches, pagodas, hospitals, schools and so m'any other cultural works built by our people," the letter said.

"In South Vietnam," it continued, "under the dictatorial

Once, after my talk to parents, a mother said, "My daughter can't receive First Communion yet."

"Why not?" I asked, thinking perhaps she didn't un· derstand the significance or had some handicap. But that wasn't it.

"She' hasn't had a nun, are in a better posiion to understand and help their children yet," was the mother's an- thana pastor who doesn't have swer. "She can't receive intimate contact with hundreds

Communion until she's had a nun, can she?"

Whether we laugh or cry over this level of mentality, it is with

of children.

Old barriers to confidence can be destroyed publicly: the "I can't teach" barrier, the "bootleg" barriers, etc., (enumerated in "Tell, Us That We Can," '" PACE ~It. ~ary's College, Win ona, Minn. 1970).

By' More important, we need to destroy the idea that only Cath..

DOLORES olic Religious can really teach religion. We can't laugh off this CURRAN hangup. Parents grew up believing that along with ordina.. tion and religious life came some kind of magic power that en ..

• !JllIlllllljmmmm;~ abled Father and Sister to sucus. We so successfully program- cessfully plant religion in chilmed parents in the past to be- dren's minds. "I can't teach re·, lieve that only nuns and priests Iigion,," they apologize. "I'm just could teach rel'igion that this a parent, not a nun or a priest conditioning stm haunts us. Par- or anyone like that . . ." ents come to think that volunteer Special Apostolate , CCD teacAers are second best, used only because there's a "sisSo, let's ordain parents. We ter shortage." Worse, parents are don't have to call it that, of coming to think that they are course, but let's set up some kind third best, often brought in to of ceremony for parents in which prepare their children for the we bless them for a special Sacraments simply because apostolate in teaching religious there's no one else to do it. values at home. This has all Natural Educators kinds of possibilities but it This kind of thinking dooms should not become a sacramental parish parent programs before assembly line, i.e., "All those tjley. :start...Today's Catholic parparents who hav'en't' beert Messed ent has such a low self-image as come to the church Friday at religion teacher that it's almost 7:30," etc. non-existent. When I work with ' Rather this blessing should be parents, I spend a greater share the culmination of a parish or of time destroying those old bardiocesan effort to create true riers to confidence than I do parent educators. It should come in teaching them how to teach. at the close of a course OJ' Until we destroy those barriers, series of homilies' or whatever' we might as well forget exhorand it should include a voluntary tations, duties, and all those promise by parents to take on other things we use to motivate rather than put off the religious parents. reponsibility of their children.

The parish should begin by I know, we all pretend' this teaching parents why they are takes place at '-Baptism but the the natural educators, showing very parents who are so insis.. them, from the pulpit, that they tent their children be baptized are those who are equally insis,tent that the Church assume re~ Lebanese Catholic sponsibility for the children's Schools Need Aid religious future.

BEIRUT (NC)-The Lebanese Blessing of Parent bishops have decided to close We adult Catholics never realCatholic sch'ools in the country ly make a commitment to our

by Oct. 1 unless government aid faith. Our Confirmation cere-, to the schools is increased, mony doesn't begin to approach sources here said. in seriousness the Jewish Bar The sources said that the Mitzvah ceremony; We must ofCatholic religious communities fer Catholic parents the opporwhich own and operate 55 per tunity to become mature and cent of the private schools in responsible. If they are hung up Lebanon have asked the govern- on the old idea that "Father ment to increase its aid to semi- raises my kids best," then we independent private schools have to give them some of those from $43 per student a year to "special powers" they think $63. Each student would con- Father has. ' tinue to pay $17 a year.

Parents have these graces, of J:he com~unities maintain course, but they don't know it. that the present rate of govern- I don't know all the ready ob· ment assistaricehas become in- jections to such a liturgy but if, adequate in vjew of the l1igh we can have blessings of the cost of living, recent increases'in yearbooks by bishops and bless.. teachers' salaries and the pre- ings of the snowmobiles by mon·, miums paid to,rthe Social Secur- signori ,I don't see why we can't ity Fund for the school staffs. have blessings of the parents by ' There are. about 500 semi- pastors. . independent private schools in And, wouldn't it be beautiful Lebanon staffed by about 4,900 if the liturgy ended with, "Go teachers. All of them are elemen- in peace as true first and foretary schools. most educators of your children." w

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Rev. Thomas J. Gibbons, S.J., the Principal of Bishop ,Connolly High School in Fall 'River announced today that Paul T. Renaud, a member of the Senior Class has been named' a Semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

'Paul' ,is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Renaud of 224 Valentine Street, Fall River. The family ,belongs to the Holy Name Parish in this city and' both mother and father are active members of the parish.

Paul is a gr,aduate of the Holy Name School.

In October of 1971, over one million students in about 16600 schools nationwide took the National Merit Qualifying Examination. On the bisis of the exam, approximately 15,000 students have been named Semi-finalists.

These Semi:finalists will compete for some 3,000 Merit Scholarships to be awarded in 1973.

The Semi-finalists received the highest qualifying scores in their states on the Qualifying Exam. They constitute less than one' percent of the graduating ~er.nnrl"'r" c;chool students in the.

United States. ' In Massacnusetts, over 41.000 Juniors from 423 high schools took the exam last October.

Three hundred and thirty-eight from 200 schools have been named Semi-finalists.

Semi-finalists must advance 'to Finalists standing to be 'considered for the Merit Scholarships to be awarded next spring. Semifinalists become Finalists by re-' ceiving the endorsement of their schools, confirming their high Meeting to DisclJlss PSAT/NMSQT performance on the second examination, and Personnel Issues providing information about NOTRE DAME (NC)-Cu'rrent their accomplishments ~nd in- Church personnel issues will 'be terests. discussed at a meeting at the Center for Continuing Education at the University of Notre'Dame Christian Leaders Oct. 16-19.

Mourn Israelis Participants in the first NaJERUSALEM (NC)-Latin-rite tional Convocation of Church Patriarch Giacomo Beltritti of Personnel Administrators will Jerusalem and Archbishop Pio discuss the formation and func; Laghj, apostolic delegate in Je- tion of personnel departments; rus,alem, were among Christian accountability; placement; team leaders mourning the Israelis and special ministries; retireslain at the Olympics. ment; continuing, ed,ucation and The prelates, together' with planning and research.

Anglican Archbishop George Ap~ Personnel officials and completon of Jerusalem, Ethiopian mittee members from dioceses Orthodox Metropolitan Aba Mat- and religious communities will theos, and Lutheran, Presbyte- participate. An ove~view of the rian and Baptist -leaders express- ministry will be provided by ed to Israeli }>resident Salman Msgr.. Colin MacDonald, execuShazar "dismay and grief" at tive secretary of th'e committee the killing by Arab terrorists of for the implementation of the 11 members of the Israeli Olym- U. S. Bishops' Study of the pic squad in Munich.

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and fascist regime of the Nguyen Van Thieu administration, ,love of country is a crime;' all spiritua'1 values are trodden under foot; all voices favoring peace, are stifled; any patriot, lay or religious, can be arrested, killed or deported."

'Principal Obstacle' The letter said there has been no progress at the peace talks and that "the principal obstacle lies in the attitude of the Nixon administration, which does not sincerely wish to negotiate. It cherishes stiU the illusion of a military victory, by its extremely cruel policy called 'Vietnamization' of the war."

The letter said that the American government "has de· formed the truth in pretending that the Provisional Revolutionary Government (the Viet Cong) seeks to impose a communist government on the South."

The letter concluded: "We are certain that Your Holiness will sympathize with the disasters that the cruel and unjust war of the United States has imposed on our people and we dare to hope that you will use your high authority to 4elp so that, on this small country of the Indochinese peninsula, the ideal of peace, in-' dependence, freedom, justice and progress, conforming to the noble teachings of Christ, may ,be able to triumph over the warlike, barbarous and regressive forces, and so that every Vietnamese citizE(n may enjoy his righ,~ to -live free a?d independent.

Holy Name Society Plans Convention; , LOS ANGELES (NC) - Delegates to the Holy Name Society convention here Oct. 6-8 will focus their attention on youth, social issues, pornography and government aid to private schools.

The society's president, Stephen Andllsisian of Minersville, Pa., said the delegates will strive ,( ciate in our programs the deliberations of Vatican II and to draft a strong resolution supporting the traditional authority of the Pope."

"One of the chief concerns of the Holy Name Society is to bring youth into the apostolate of the laity through active participation in the Holy Name Society on the parish level," he said.

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By Joe and Marilyn Roderick

ST. BONAVENTURE (NC) Father Damian McElrath, O.F.M., has been named president of St. Bonaventure University here by its board of trustees.

Father McElrath is currently teaching at Catholic University and Washington Theological Coalition, Washington, D.C.

The Rodericks are now the proud owner of a dog, a puppy labrador retriever. We purchased her under duress or rather, I was under duress from both my wife and Jason, for whom the dog is meant. Animals and I have never been on the best of terms so it was after considerable ca- home canning or preserving.

During the depression. years joling that I finally gave in, these simple, enjoyable tasks and decided that "every boy

such as baking one's own bread deserves a dog." or sewing most of the family's What this means in fact is clothes were a necessity, not a that I will have to train the pup, hobby, and they were 100ke~1 feed it, clean up after it and upon with the distaste that usuwash it so that "every boy" ally accompanies anything we're can have his dog. The difficulty . forced to do. However, with the with the whole thing is that in- added affluence that came about var.iably the dog steals my heart through World War II and the along with the children's and I post-war boom, suddenly it was become addicted to being a pet the "in" thing to buy your desowner. serts from the mushrooming We purchased this dog on bakeshops springing up around trial, that is, I was going to try the cities and' your clothes off to talk the children out of keep- . the ready-to-wear racks. ing it, but needless to say, once They W~nt To it stayed overnight in the house, we had very little chance of ever My father· in-law's family was returning it. raised on a farm in Dighton where home canning and pre· Major Job Labrador retr.ievers are fairly big serving ,were as much a part dogs and this one, although it is of fall as Columbus Day and beonly a puppy, shows signs of cause they were for.ced to pareating us out of house and home. ticipate in this activity when Feeding it is already a major ,they were young, his sisters job, since it consumes twice would never think of preserving what we have fed any other dog. any produce today. .

I have made one determination While most weekends do ge~ .. with this new one, however, too busy to do everything one which I hope to stick to at all wants to do, many people will costs. Every other pup we have manage to "put up" some of the had has .invariahly been a fin- tomatoes in their gardens, and icky eater. I think this is mainly even produce some homemade due to the. fact that we. have. jelly or jam-not because they been too free with good meaty have to but. because they want bones and table scraps, and have to. therefore turned them away One of the loveliest smells from the less expensive varieties of dog food, the result of which imaginable is the odor of sim· is that we are constantly con- mering piccalilli or relish, While cerned about what the dog will it does require a great deal of work, the smell and the end rebe willing to eat. sults are really worth it, This time lam insisting that the children refrain from feedMother's Piccalilli ing our puppy table scraps so 3Y2 to 4 pounds green tomathat when we do give it its ordtoes stemmed and chopped nary dog fobd, it will not turn 3Y2 to 4 pounds ripe tomaup its nose in disgust.

Needless to say, the children toes, stemmed and chopped 3 medium sized onions, peeled are delighted with their new acquisition and are delighted that 3 green peppers, cleaned we have allowed her to remain 1 large cucumber chopped with us. Melissa and Jason are 2 bunohes of celery coarsely especially enthusiastic and how chopped long it will last is hard to deter% cup salt mine, but in the meantime mom3 pts. vinegar my and daddy are the heroes of 2 pounds brown sugar the hour.

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ANNUAL STREET FAIR: Admiring one of the many items to be awarded at the unique fund raising project conducted at St. Julie's Parish, No. Dartmouth are Rev. John J. Steakem, assistant pastor; Mrs. Charles J. McKenna, president of guild; Mrs. JohI} McKinnon, Christmas booth chairman; Rev. John F. Hogan, pastor.

Low Salaries Rescuing Schools MILWAUKEE (NC)-Each Sister in Wisconsin puts about $121 per week into the collection of her parish.

That $121 is not a cash donation. It represents the weekly salary difference between what a Sister earns as' a teacher in a Catholic school and what she could earn if she were working for public schools in Wisconsin according to the Leadership Conf~rence .of Women Religious in Wisconsin. .' •

The' conference, in a report covering 10 womens' Religious communities teaching in the five dioceses of the state, said a Sis-' ter in a Catholic school earns an average of $3,454 annually while she could earn an average of $9,770 a year in the public school system.

"Thus each Sister makes a direct average contribution to her parish of $6,316 per year by her contributed service," said the conference's president, Sister Grace McDonald.

He has studied at the Gregorian University in Rome, where he earned a doctorate in ecclesiastical history, and at Cambridge University, England. He has served as regent of the Washing· ton Theological Coalition, as chairman of the coalition's history department and as lecturer at George Washington University.

Plan Dedication Of Medical School KAWASAKI (NC) - Japan's first Catholic medical school will be dedicated here Oct. 14.

The medical school is the brainchild of Dr. Stephen Kaman Akashi, who began raising funds for it three years ago.

Called the Toyo Medical College the complex includes a premedical school, a nursing school, the medical school and a hospital. Construction of the 800-bed hospital will begin later this year. The total cost of the pro· jec_t is estitnated "at' $30 million:

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THE ANCHOR''::'Di~cese of Fall Riv~r- T~uis. Sept: 21, 1972

The Parish ·Parade ST. ANNE, FALL RIVER Prospective members should contact captains for informa02722. tion about a new "Red Chair Club" getting underway in the ST;'MARY, parish.

FAIRHAVEN Bingo is played in the school A five hour vigil of prayer and . sacrifice will begin at 8 Friday hall at 7 every Wednesday night. night, Oct. 6, the First Friday, in A va'riety of homemade foods the parish church. It will be the are available in the kitchen.

The CYO will meet at 7:30 third in an area series of vigils offering reparation for the sins tonight in the. school. ( A dinner dance to benefit the of mankind. The 'service will begin and end with Masses, the school will be sponsored by St. Fraternity Saturday first' in honor of the Sacred Anne's Heart and the second, at mid- night, Sept. 23 at the fraternity night, in honor of the Immacu- halI, 144 Guild Street. Tickets late Heart. A. holy hour and - are available at the rectory.

Cub Scouts will hold their rosary will also be offered. A similar vigil will take place the first meeting of the season at first Friday of November at 7:15 tomorrow night at the Sacreel Hearts Church, Fair- school. On Saturday Scouts and families will meet jn the schoolhaven. at 10 AM. for a trip to yard HOLY ROSARY, Brayton Gardens, Portsmouth. A FALL RIVER A membership social will be father-son overnight camping trip fleld at 7 Monday night, Oct. 2 is planned for the weekend of by the Women's Guild. Those in- Sept. 29· at Camp Noquochoke terested in membership may and a dinner dance to benefit the contact Mrs. Ann Pieroni or pack will ,be held Saturday night, Mrs. Fran McGuire by Saturday, Oct. 14.

Troop 50 Boy Scouts are hold..

Sept. 30.ing regular Tuesday night meet·, A theatre party will be sponsored by the guild Sunday, Oct. ings at 7 P.M. in the school hall.

The annual census 'is in prog..

22 at Chateau de Ville, Framingham, with attendance at "South _ ress. Details are available in the Pacific" preceded by a roast beef parish bulletin.

The Home and School Assn, dinner. Reservations may be made with Mrs. Terry Petrucci, will meet Thursday night, Sept. president. J 28. Activities will include 'a Las Vegas Night Saturday, Oct. 21 HOLY NAME, and a HalIoween dinner dance FAL~ RIVER A celebration of the sacrament Saturday night, Oct. 28.

Of baptism will' be heidat :2 ""Newrofficeri{of'the Cou'n'el'! of Sunday· afternoon. All parishion- Catholic Women are Mrs. Florence Dore, president; Mrs. Gerers 'are welcome to attend.

Teachers are needed for ceo trude Morrissette, vice'president; classes, and volunteers are asked I Miss Edna Boutin and Mrs. to contact Sister Evelyn at the Doris Asselin, secretaries; Mrs. rectory.

Francine Pelletier, treasurer.

The Women's Guild will pre- Newly appointed moderator is sent a fashion show and supper Rev. Francis Drouin, O.P. at Venus de Milo -restaurant at The council will sponsor a 7:30 Wednesday night, Oct. 4 cake sale Saturday and Sunday, A "1923 Club" will begin Sun- Sept;. 30 and Oct. '1 before and day, Sept. 24. after all Masses. Its Monday, Oct. 2 meeting will tJe open, feaST. MARGARET,' turing a guest spea,ker on the BUZZARDS BAY SS. Margaret-Mary Guild mem- Fish movement. Mrs. Juliette bers heard an address. by Mrs. Lessard is !'Jbstess.

Hariet Hall" or" the Cape Cod ST. HEDWIG, Homemakers Service at their NEW BEDFORD -opening meeting of the new seaThe. Holy Name. Society will son. Guests were present from host units from 'St. Casimir and St. Patrick's Circle, :Wareham,' Our Lady of Help parishies for . and Corpus Christi Guild, Sand- an annual round-robin Commuwich. .' nion breakfast. All Hoiy Name members from the three parishes OUR LADY OF FATIMA, will attend 9 o'clock Mass SunSWANSEA ... The· first of, the Fall Whist day morning at St. Hedwig's, Parties will take place in the with breakfast to be served in church hall on Wednesday eve- the church halI. Speakers will be Sgt. Clovis ning, Oct. 4 at 7:30. There is a lighted parking area .adjoining Gauthier, chief of the crime the hall and resfreshnients will intelligence unit: and Det. , Charles' Rainville, narcotics inbe served at the Whist. spector of the o~ganized crime HOLY GHOST, unit, both of the New Bedford . ATTLEBORO' polic,e department.' , . \ A ham 'and bean supper is Publicity chairmen of parish or· ganizations 2re asked to submit news items for this column to The Anchor, P. O. Box 7, fall River

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planned for 6 t08 tbmbrro·w ST. JOSEPH; night in the church' hall, with ATTLEBORO Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Minor headA "gigantic' penl1Y sale" will ing a large arrangements com- be held in the' parish hall at 8 mittee. Reservations may be Saturday night, with over 200 made with committee members . prizes .to be awarded. Games or by calling the rectory. A will be avilHable for children drawing will be held. and adults, and refreshments will . 'Plans are being formulated for be served. the annual Christmas Tree baCCD workers will attend 10:30 zaar, to be held from noon to Mass Sunday morning and will 10 P.M. ·Saturday, Dec. 2, also participate in a ceremony of ini,in the hall. Mrs. Victor Smith is tiation for those engaged in this chairman. apostolate.

JUDGE MULLANEY

StonehiH Names .'

First Woman To Board .

The Hon. Beatrice H. Mullaney, Judge of the Probate Court of Bristol Conty, has been elected President of the Board of Trustees of Stonehill College.

The election of a woman to this position culminates a series of comprehensive changes which have taken place in the governance of the col'lege. Stonehill, founded in 1948, was formerly governed by a board, of six · priests of the Congregation of Holy Cross. Recently a board of 24 trustees was'constituted to include 18 lay persons ,to act in conjunction with a board of 32 lay advisors.

Judge MulIaney, who has been a member of the Board of Ad. visers of 'Stonehill ,since 1962, was elected to trusteeship la'st April 'and ha·s now been elected chairman of the 'board at the ·first meeting;:of the trustees' ~s this academic year began.

Judge Mullaney received an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Stonehj.1l in 1956.

In addition to Rev. Leonard J. MU'lIaney, Director of Cathedral Camp, East Freetown, Judge. . th th' f f M1.1II. aney IS e mo er 0 our other children and has 19 grandchildren.

OUR LADY OF VICTORY, CENTERVILLE . Women's Guild members plan a rummage sale Saturday, Oct. 7 ,in the church hall with Miss K'ay Dooley as chairman. Members are' initiating. a "special friend" project for patients of WhitehalI Nursing Home. The unit heard an explanation of the Birthright program pf Cape Cod at their initial Fall meeting, at which Sister Maria....I:;auren was introduced as the ~ew CCD director for the parish.

ST.·ROCH, FALL RIVER The Council of Catholic Women announces a potluck supper for 6 Monday night, Oct. 2 in the parish hall. Mrs. Angelina Guertin is chairman. Tentative plans have been made for a Christmas bazaar in November.

OUR LADY OF ANGELS, FALL RIVER Holy Name Society members will attend 8 AM. lYlass. and a following breakfast ~is Sunday.

A dance is. planned for 7:30 Saturday night, Oct. 7, with music by Al Jardin.

A planning meeting for a mal- asada. supper to be held in November will take place Sunday, Oct. 1. : The Coimcil of Catholic Women announces a potlu9~ sup:pe~ to . begin at 6:30 P.M. ,Wednesday, Oct. 4 in the church hall.

Holy Rosary Sodality membel'S will attend 5 P.M. Mass Sunday, Oct. 8. Installa-tion ceremonies and 'a banquet will follow.

A parish council meeting is . sfated~fot l' P.M.· Sunday,'Oct.:-I5.

ST. WILLIAM, FALL RIVER The' Women's. Guild will sponsor a day trip to Sturbridge Village Sunday, Oct. 1. Reservations may be made with Mrs. Paul Batchelder.

ST. JOHN BAPTIST, CENTRAL VILLAGE A food and churchyard sale will be held from 10 to 3 Saturday, Sept. 23 in the parish hall, with everything "from trash to maybe treasures" available, according to organizers. A snack bar will serve hamburgers and hot dogs. In charge of arrangements are Mrs. Edonie Bibeau, general chairman, and Mrs. Joseph Money, food sale chairman.

NOTRE DAME, "FALL RIVER The first meeting of the year for the Council of Catholic Women will be held at 7:45 on Monday night, Sept. 25 in the Jesus Marie Auditorium. Members are asked to bring a parishioner who is a potential member.

This annual membership tea will feature a program of the "buying and serving of meats."

ST. STEPHEN, ATTLEBORO Council of Catholic Women activities for the coming season will include a cake sale on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. '30 and Oct. 1, and ·a spaghetti supper and business meeting at 7 Monday night, Oct. 16. A ,Christmas bazaar is planned for Thursday through Saturday; Nov. 9 to 11.

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NEWARK (NC) - A recently ST. PATRICK, enacted state law against obFALL RIVER The ·annual parish festival will scenity is being tested on constitake place this weekend, with tutional grounds in Federal activities scheduled from 1 P.M. Court here.

The law contains explicit defito 11 P.M. Saturday and 11 AM. nitions of what is to be considto 10 P.M. Sunday.. , A ham and bean supper is an- ered obscene. A companion meanounced for S'aturday; with sure is designed to protect the snacks also available at the fes- public from having sexual matetival kitchen. Entertainmcmt at rial thrust upon them unwittingthe festival will be 'provided by ly. .

Federation Cla~ms Paul Lima, Joseph: Kusay and The suit, brought by the ownRecord Membe:rship J'ames Levesque. Booths will in- er of a movie theater in nearby CHICAGO '(NC)-Despite the clude white elephant, straw, Irvington, contends that the law loss of some members,' the Na- handmades, various games, sweet is not in agreement with Sutional Federation of' Pfiests' shop, country store,: fIowerland, preme Court decisions. and that Councils announced it now has giant penny. sale and wines. the threat of prosecution has the highes( riumber of member Chairman .Leonard Bolg,er ap- abridged the' theater's rights organizations in its history-~31. peals for workers· and donations under the' First Amendment in The federation, in a statement' for. the booths. 'the U. S. Constitution. issued by itsheadquarters'in Chicago, said the latest groups to join were the Fort Worth, Tex., Senate and the Western Province of the Servite Fathers.

Two other councils had join.ed since the four-year-old federation's March 1972 convention, the Joliet~ III.,' Forum and the · Brownsville, Tex., Senate. The 127 members the federation had at the time of its convention this year is the same number it had at the time of its March 1971 meeting, a spokesman for the federation disclosed.

He conceded membership in the federation by the senatesmost of which act as' advisors. to bishops-varies from time to , time, chiefly because some senates disaffiliate over federation stands on sensitive issues confronting the Church.

Determinant· It is difficult to set bounds to the price unless you first set bounds to the wish.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Sept. 21, 1972

Suggests Specific Policies For Sharing' Wealth Justly

Knights Report Undiminished Interest in Religious Advertising

Developing countries seek today to establish an effective national government, an "authentic, creative personality in the assembly of nations"-the words are those of the Bishops Synodal Document, Justice in the World. But two great obstacles stand in So far nations have in the the way. One is made up of main experimented with two the unequal opportunities kinds of policy. One, practiced and rivalries of smaller in East Africa, Central America

groups within the new states -which can lead to such frightful conflicts and massacres as those which have erupted this year in Burundi. The other is the neces-

NEW HAVEN (NC) - The Knights of Columbus say they have found ample proof to back up the old maxim that it pays to advertise.

Their optimism was reflected in a progress repor~ on the K of C's current advertising program to promote information pamphlets . and correspondence courses in Catholic doctrine and practice.

"If we except peak years during World War II, responses to our religious advertising never were higher than they are now," said Redemptorist Father John V. McGuire.

Father McGuire, along with veteran K ofC advertising consultant John G. Dowd, directs the Knights' current Catholic Correspondence Course.

Their sentiments were supported by the K of C Supreme Knight John W. McDevitt, who quoted some post-World War II statistics on religious advertising at the Knights' convention in Toronto.

and, rather hesitantly, in the Latin American Free Trade Area (LAFTA) is to agree in advance on the distribution of new industries. -If country X gets a car assembly plant, then country Y will get the smelter and country Z the oil1'efinery. A list of industries is drawn up-some By can he established any place, some can only be set up one at a' time in each region, some are BARBARA confined to only one for the REV. RICHARD HANLEY whole market.

WARD Fair for All Such lists exist. Unhappily, they are nearly always undermined !by the desire to' get all sity and the difficulty of setting possible industrial advantage to· . MUENSTER (NC)-':\iV'e must up larger economic groupings or the local national unit. In fact, comfort the disturbed and dis,markets within which new at this moment,' virtually all the turb the comfortable," said states, often no more than tW0 new common markets in develop- rather Richard Hanley, new suCorrespondence Course or three million strong, can ing countries have reached this perior general of the Oblates of McDevitt said that during the achieve the elbow room and eco- point of conflict. They can agree Mary Immaculate, in describing period from August 1971 to July nomic growth they need in order, on lowering tariffs and increas- his congregation's mission.

197.2 the Knights received to give their own people-and ing internal trade. But they tend In an interview here in Canparticularly their minority groups to stick fast when the question ada, Father Hanley, elected 108,975 inquiries about Catholic -enough work and hope to -arises of who shall have the next ninth superior general of the doctrine and practice, and 8,462 enrollments in the free Catholic avoid social breakdown. list of new industries. It is ex- 146-year-old congregation last Correspondence Course.

But these la1'ger groupings- cessively difficult to produce a May, said that continuing eduThe inquiries and enrollments the Central American Mar,ket, strategy that looks sufficiently cation is the main priority for , are generated by advertisements the East African Community, the fair for ·all the parties involved. the Oblates. placed in leading Sunday newsAndean Group (and even, at an It is probably true therefore Father Hanley said that there papers in the United States and infinitely higher level of pros- that the European method has a is a "theological gap" and that Canada throughout most of the perity, the European Common 'better chance of success. It has -it is a language problem. The year. .

Market) face 'a fundamental incidentally been practiced with terminology of today, he said, Father McGuire said the problem. Wealth tends to go some vigor in Britain. This is a "is ,bound to be of this culture, Knights are interested in knowwhere resources, skills and policy which first encourages which means it's going to be ing whether the recent changes managerial capacity are already growth to take place where the more personal, more communal, in the Church have had any opportuniti!!s seem brightest. But not as heady or cerebral; it'll noticeable effect on the kinds of at work.

If, for instance, Europe had no then the successful people and take into consideration the questions asked. "I haven't been regional policy and no Fund for industries are taxed to provide w~ole person." with the program long enough to European Investment, all the development grants for areas and Ongoing education is the only make comparisons with past production and jobs in the Com- groups which cannot do so well. way to bridge this theology gap, inquiries," Father McGuire said, Father Hanley said. mon Market would be drawn '\but I think that most of the Regional Investment Another priority, he said, "is questions being asked are those as 'by a magnet to a few Central It is by this means, for in- facing up to the problem of an growth areas - the north of ,that have been arQund for a long stance, that Northern Ireland, as aging personnel, especially in 'France and Italy, and the Rhinetime." land. There would be a techno- a "development area" has re- some places.

He said some of the typical logical and industrial "heart- ceived far more capital, assis"Consequent to this, and this recurring questions are: Why land" to Europe. It could become , tance and wella,re than is avail- perhaps involves the Church in a does God allow innocent people able for southern Ireland. This, wider sense, I think we should increasingly prosperous. to suffer? How can I live with a in turn, has made the local con- take some initiatives where we drunken husband? How do I go flictmore bitter since many of can. We should spread out the Two Kinds of Policy about having my marriage the Northenters fear "southern" But how would this help the standards if they are no longer a ministry, get the ministry out of blessed by the Church? the clerical sphere. And I don't fringe people, say, of Northern region of Britain.

Reaction of Elderly mean as a plug-the-gap type of and Southern Ireland who are In Europe, regional investment holding back the flood until we "But there have been some now engaged in appalling is helping Sicily and Southern minority/majority violence but, Italy, transforming the worn out get some more young men to be waves from recent developments," said Father McGuire. which are both threatened by coal field areas of Southern Bel- priests.

"The ministry is the ministry "Some months back, we ran an their simultaneous entry into an gium, funding investment away economic system which _may from Paris. Through its farm of the Church, not just the cler- ad entitled, 'Is It the Same Church?', and we were bombarddrain the life away from the out- policy Europe also provides in- ical ministry."

The Oblate superior general ed with mail from the right and side limits to the cen,ter ,of comes for rural areas. Is th'ere said that "you have to convince ' Europe? here then a policy for developing people that you believe in them, the left."

Dowd said that by far the The Republic of Eire in south- regions to follow? that you trust them enough to most' emotional mail came in ern Ireland already loses half ,its The difficulty is, of course, .young people by migration. Un- that Europe-and Britain-are make mistakes. And that if mis- response to an ad which asked: employment is Qearly twice the already wealthy enough to tax takes are made, you don't throw "If They Kill the Unborn Now, BritiSh level in Ulster. But worse prosperity and pass on the sub- up your hands and give up, but Will the Elderly Be Next?" you support them to try again could lie ,ahead and the' two sidies.

Developing countries communities will 'fare much have, ., by' definition, almost and to learn from the misworse, if, in addition, they are nothing to s'pare. Fair sharesand takes that have been made." fighting each other., mowing up justice might indeed make their factories is simply not a recipe common markets work. But how for sustained industrial expan- do you share what you have not sion. got?

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"What impressed us most about that particular ad was the reaction of the elderly," said Dowd. "It was edifying to have some of them write that they, were putting all their trust in God no matter what happened to them. But it was shocking to have so many of them write that no one wanted them and maybe it would be a mercy if they were killed."

Old-time hecklers who used to make life miserable for the street preacher do not have their counterparts among the discontented letter writers, says Father McGuire. "Maybe it's because heckling in its way was a kind of humor and there's very little humor these days.

Sincera'e Requests "Instead, we have the snipers and zealots who write nasty littie notes or mail us anti-Catholic literature and always forget to give their name or address."

But' fanaticism is the exception, says the priest. The bulk of inquiries comes from people who sincerely want the information offered in the ads. Other letters-about 25 a day-require some sort of special attention.

Father McGuire is in charge of handling the special mail. There is a housewife in Florida who wants to know if there is any reference to Purgatory in the Bible. A homosexual pleads for help. A nurse sneers at Mary's virginity. A 13-year-old girl from the Bible Belt sees a Catholic Mass on TV and is trying to get her parents to let her become a Catholic.

"How many were led to the faith through reading the pamphlets and studying the courses will never be known," said Father McGuire. "Nor can statistics ever measure how much prejudice and misunderstanding was overcome through the program's interest."

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thllrs. Sept. 21, 1972 I

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Mary Anne is 4 years, two months, and six days old. As she posed before. my camera, unafraid, a quiet,confident smile . on her face, she seemed the perfect exemplification of the Charlie Brown poster: "To know me. is to ,Jove me".

me for guidance. "I just don't by find prayer, religion, God, mean-, FR. EUGENE J. WEITZEL, C.S.V. Some years ago, Dr. John A. ingful in my life," ,she unfeeling- ' Iy affirmed. I'listened, asked a Schindler, a Monroe, Wisconsin question or two, and listened physician explained that every , longer. "I just don't believe God, man has six basic needs~love, cares about people, about me. I security, creative expression,' can't believe in a loving God." recognition, new exp'eriences, I nodded, and listened. and self-esteem. Though'it is dif. Help Others ,ficult to say which of these six After talking around her feel- "is the most essential for an inBy ings for many minutes, minutes, dividual to fulfill himself at all notable by their lack of feeling. levels, it does seem that the first Anne became silent. Then with FR. CARL J. five will never be attained if the emotion; she softly said: "I don't sixth one, self apreciation, or, PFEIFER,' S.J. believe anyone loves me. I don't self-esteem, is not achieved first. feel anyone could love me."

Self-appreciation is a positive We talked at length', discoverself-image; a positive evaluation ing,that her lack of faith in /Jod'of oneself that results in the reJust a shade past her fourth her disinterest in religion,had a alization that one is worthy of birthday, Mary Anne seemed to 'great deal more to, do with her others' respect. It gives bne con- . , be as lovely in her own eyes as lack of self:appreciation than fidence in his own ability to pershe was ,lovable in the hearts of with serious doubts of faith. Not, form, and that makes one aware all who knew her. Less than a feeling lovable, she felt, God of his uniquely personal'relationday.in her'home gave ample evi- could not ;love her. ship with God in Christ. Consedence that she was genuinely The recent experience of little' quently, the individual who has loved by family and neighbors. Mar~ Anne and the remembrance confidence in himself 'as :a person She conveyed a surprising mat- of Anne deepened my awareRess with dignity and worth is not ter-of-factness about being the of the close relationship between afraid to relate geri~ro\.\sly with focus of attention and affection. self-appreciation and experienc- others nor to fulfill his duties in Without showing off - except i~g God's 19ve . L~v~ of s:lf is a' life with energy and With the from time to time!-she commu- kmd of nee~ed SOil m which the . hope of success. nicated a striking appreciation seed of God s love can take root The individual arrives at a for herself. She was lovely, lov- and fl.ower.. . ,positive self-image, thfough ~ able, and knew it. . From the ~omt of view ~f reh- largely unconscious process inWatching Mary Anne brought glOus edu~atlOn-whether In t~e volving favorable, visible clues to my mind the image of another, home~ or m the cla'ssroom-:-t~ls evoked from other individuals as Anne, attractive but closer to bond between self-appreciatIOn acbnsequenc'e Of his 'various inj forty than "four.'Anne 'caine to Turn to Page Eighteen terperson'al actiOl\s. Th~se clues, COMMUNICATION WITH CREATED WORLD: Child' tell a person that peopl,e accept him, like him, trust him, recog- touching a horse: is communicating and thus: "The pernizehis ability, admire his ac- son who properly appreciates himself, despite occasional • complishments; etc. ' setback, is aware lof his uniqueness as a person and as an

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would have taken a more active part in the liturgy itse'lf. \ Next year, for' example, we hope to :have: A 'young male and female graduate proclaim the first two' readings; " Several 'of the students compose 'and read the General Intercessions; Others bring forward the bread, By wine, water, offerings and several symbols of their past 12 fit, JOSEPH M. years of formal education; CHAMPLIN 'Six representatives come be· fore the altar, excange the .ges-, ture of peace with the celebrant, then carry this sign of love We honored the parish's grad- down to the pews and pass it to uates (half-dozen from the re- the congregation; gIona'! Catholic high school, 25 The. entire group of graduates from the local public one) at our communiCate under both kinds; 9:45 Sunday Mass. They gathA banner or two created by ered downstairs beforehand, the students themselves and ex· marched up the aisle in their press'ive 'of their hopes and different colored caps and gowns', expectations; sat in reserved seats at the front Particularly gifted musicians ,and 'heard special words from play or sing during the Mass; the homilist as ,well as a "miniPerhaps a student leader offer sermon" by the <:elebrant after some'remarks on what the qcca: 'Communion. ' sion means to them, how they Afterwards, four of their feel about their parents, their mothers hosted a continental.,' teachers, their respective schools, breakfast for them in the church where they hope the ..future will ,basement and the pastor pre· find them. ' sented each graduate with a ' Personal Planning modest gift..

Granted the young men and Participation women are busy about many The affair was a good one, things during those days-exams, 'but it could have been much parties, summer ,plans - I still better. If we had given addi- believe they would welcome the tional time' to planning and pre- opportunity to plan their own paring the service, t!le students Turn to Page Eighteen, v

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Stress This self-actualization is achieved and deepened ~ as one becomes increasingly aware that he is, made after the image of God with whom he is de~tined to live eternally, and that by the merits of Jesus Christ he is made a child of God and a t~mple of the Holy Spirit. "Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be, called ohildren of God, and suoh weare." (1 In. 3:1).

"Do you not know t~at your members are the temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you?" (1 Cor. 6:19). .

I Psychologically speaking, a positive self image is ~ssential if the individua-l is to feel loved, worthy, and respected,~nd thus possess a degree of confidence needed for him to form' positive evaluations about his participation in the social envi~on~ent.

The individual who dpes nOt feel threatened by peo~les' dislike of him, but rather believes that people accept him' and his personhood, is able to establish numerous meaningful, interpersonal relationships. These in turn can have positive moral and spiritual overtones leadi,ng to a more intense love of God and neighbor.

To put it another way, selfteem enables the individual to avoid ,suUering that seve~e social anxiety and stress which is frequently 'the cause of immoral and anti-sociall behavi<;>r. The person who properly appreciates

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"Or are you envious because But Jesus says that that is I I am generous?"! (Maltthew how God acts. He's a very unfair 20,15).

I God. Or at least he seems that The foreman gave. 'a full day's way to people who are worried pay to the workers I who were about others getting what they hired only late in th~afterno(,-n. deserve.

It was the same full day's pay , Jesus tells us of a' God who that he gave to the men who can 'be happy as a father throwwere working since early morn- ing an expensive party to celebrate when his spendthrift son finally comes back home. The older brother who had never left home didn't think it was fair.

By "This son of yours returns after having gone through your propFR. QUENTIN erty with loose women, and you ki'lled the fatted calf for him!"

QUESNELL, S.J. God's Love Boundless Jesus tried in his own me to !'f:t;IJIfI",'!'!'n't!",','tInII!'!'!'~ I show people what God is like. ing. So these men grumbled. It But not everyone was pleased to see it. Many complained: "This didn~t seem right. It wasn't fair.

"This ,last Igroup did only one man welcomes sinners and eats hour's work, but yoU have put with them."

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Eleven years later, his work has faded into insignificance.

True, there ha,s been a revival of You Can't Take It With You which enjoyed some popularity, but this was mostly because the play was done as a period piece, a nostalgic item. The comedies which set many an audience on a roar, seem limp and elated when read today.

But Kaufman has lived on as a legend. The legend is that of a master of theatre craft and a prolific wit. 1t is this, presumably, which has induced Howard Teichmann to do a biography, George S. Kaufman: An Intimate Portrait (Atheneum, 162 E. 38th St., New York, N.Y. 10016. $10).

Mr. Teichmann collaborated with Kaufman on The Solid Gold Cadillac and says, "I saw Kaufman almost daily for the last ten . years of his life."

'Sleazy Affair' The Teichmann 'book is a rather trashy affair, sloppily written and superficial in char~cter. It recites a myriad of facts about Kaufman, pleasant and some distinctly unpleasant.

It gives a. chronology of the ,successes. It rattles off the witticisms, in special sections, which, on the page, look like excerpts from Joe Miller's joke book. ' But the substance of Kaufman himself either eludes Mr. Teichmann or is ,purposely veiled by him. And he even fails to give us any clear idea. of Kaufman's methods as writer and director.

This is a sleazy affair, which, despite its blatant deficiencies, is scaling the best seller lists.

People in a Diary Of better quaHty is S.N. Behrman's People in a Diary (Little, Brown, 34 Beacon St., Boston, Mass. 02106. $10). Mr. Behrman is a playwright whose comedies had greater intellectual content, more social significance, and more literate style than any of Kaufman's.

For years he kept a diary, and from its pages he has drawn the materials of the present book.

We get here not the diary itself, but reminiscences touched off by entries in the diary.

His memoir makes pleasant, sometimes delightful reading.

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George S. Kaufman was one of the most successful playwrights in Broadway history. Always in collaboration (with Marc Connelly, Moss Hart, Edna Ferber, and others), he turned out a series of vehicles 'which played to sold out houses and made pots of money. Most of them excursions elsewhere: to Italy, example, for meetings wit.h were bought for the movies for Bernard Berenson, and 'to the at sizable prices; Before his French Riviera to meet Somerset

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God is Willing is easy, the style silken,and the exception. God's love is a deep and boundless ocean, and that's reading enjoyable.

But God has plenty of everywhy it could dismay and even thing to go around. So he can Tough Narrative An abrupt change of milieu frighten those who saw it in keep pouring out his gifts, tryand style is in store .for anyone action or heard it from one who ing to reach and develop the goodness there is deep inside who, aHer reading the Behrman was ready to practice it.

They would have preferred a "everyone. . memoir, turns to James Mills' It's a good thing he can. Benovel Report' to the Commission- love they could understand, a er (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, love they could measure and cause that's the good news: that 19 Union Square West, New know how to measure them- God is wilHll!g to do all that for York, N. Y. 100,03. $6.95). This is selves by; not a love they had to us. In fact he's already done it. a tough narrative about a tough let sweep over them, or into We are where we are because district, the Times Square area , whioh they had to throw them- that love of his. was there first. selves in simple trust. They We are who we are because that of New York City. wanted 'a love that rewarded the love of his has made us that Orime and vice proliferate there, and the police have to be good and punished the evi,l, the way:.

Jesus showed us that too. As as hard-boiled ,as the traffkkers way human law courts did. They in evil. Mr. Mills's compelling couldn't understand a love that St. Paul wrote: "It is rare that story focuses on one policeman was always ready to give and anyone should 'lay down his life who does not meet the specifica- forgive, a love that went out for a just man. It is barely possible that for a good man some· tions, and in consequence is and out without limit.

But God knows the worth of one should have the courage to destroyed. .

This is Bo Lockley, who, at 22, every person he ever created. He die. But precisely in this God assigned to detective work in 'loves everyone of them, sinners proves his love for us: that while sin city. He is quiet, almost gen- or not. Men may be willing to we were still sinners, Christ died tle, with ideas which do not acknowledge the goodness of for us."

When we start trying to look square with the penal code. How other men who are willing to did'he ever become a policeman? . play by their rules. But God is at our fellowmen in the way Because of his father and willing to 'love even those who God looks at them; we will begin to find the real goodness and brother, it seems. His father is a despise the rules.

God's Generosity value God has seen and placed in career cop, and his brother was This is the ,God whom the gos- us. killed in military service. Apparently his father wanted Bo to pels teach. He makes his sun follow in his footsteps, and his shine on the bad, and the good.

Seek Sovereignty brother's death seemed to re- His rain faIls on the just and un,just. His trademark is not fair- Over Panama Canal quire him to do so.

He is regarded as a failure, in- ness and justice and good busiFANAMA CITY (NC)-Panadeed a laughing stock. But then ness sense. His signs are gener- rna's Constitutional Convention he gets an assignment which is osity and forgiveness and ,love. has called for the rejection of not what it appears to be. He For there are no rules. 'the rental fees the United States That frightens us 'at first, as it pays for the' Panama Canal, and is told to make inquiries about a teen-age runaway., That is all. frightened the Pharisees. It thus "recover" total sovereignty The girl is actually a detec-' makes us wish that God were over the 650-square-mile Canal tive, Patty Butler, who has as- smaHer, more Hke ourselvces. Zone. sumed a false identity in order In our world, if you're generous Panama's strong-man, Gen. to trap a primary supplier of to those who have not earned Omar Torrijos, who has made the 'narcotics. She succeeds to the their share, you're taking some- -issue part of his, presidential extent that this criminal makes thing away from those who have. election campaign, was present her his mistress. The police do 'at the deliberations of the Connot want this arrangement dis- Australian Bishops vention meeting here since Sept. turbed. Bo knows none of these 11. particulars, and his inquiries are Score Racialism ~he U. S. government-which meant to lend' credibility to SYDNEY (NC)-"Racialism is pays $1.93 mUlion a year - is ' Patty Butler's disguise as a way- an ugly thing," the AustraoJian conducting negotiations on a ward youngster.

Bishops' Conference declared. new treaty. Panama ha's strongly Victim of System "We are against it because it is objected to the conditions of the He spoils things by breaking anti-human and anti-Christian. It original accord signed in 1903. into the criminal's apartment. A is a sin against God and man."

Negotiations move slowly beThe' bishops' statement came in cause of political complications gun battle ensues. There is a fatality, followed by a chase ,conjunction with an announce- and the U. S. position that it through the streets and tense ment that the conference has de- must ,keep military forces there. hours in a, department store ele- cided to form an Aboriginal and Last October, a group of U. S. vator.

Islander Catholic Council to dis- missionary priests in this counIt has long been plain tlhat Bo cover the real needs of the Ab- try asked President Richard M. is a victim, principally of the origines, the dark-skinned de- Nixon to grant Panama's claim system in which he does not scendants of Australia's original to sovereignty, saying some of belong. His doom comes about inhabitants. the terms of the 1903 treaty in a manner which probably the The aborigines are often ,the w~re unfair to,Panamanians. shrewdest reader does not antici- object of discrimination similar pate. to that experienced by blacks in Presented in the form of a set the United States. . ."A lot more work is needed" of reports to the police commissioner, this narrative, wi,tlh its in this area, said Archbishop corrupt characters and its earthy James Gleeson of Adelaide. "The language, has relentless drive Catha-lic Church does -not want Complete Line and offers a biting commentary to tell, the aboriginal people . Building Materials on abominations both crass and what they should do and what subtle, in both the outlaw ele- they need. We hope that the ab118 ALDEN RD. FAIRHAVEN ment and in the law enforcement origines will tell us what they 993-2611 bureaucracy. want and need."

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Continued from Page Sixteen and requires it. "Learn first to love God, then to love thyself, then thy neighbor as thyself," says St. Augustine.

Secondly since we are made to the image and likeness of God, we are ,bound to reverence God's image in ourselves as well as in our neighbor.

Thirdly, in as much as we have been redeemed by the blood of Christ it becomes -immediatedly evident that the individual is very important in the'sight of God. "You were redeemed from the vain manner of life handed down by your fathers, not with perishable things, with s~lver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ." (1 Pet. 1:18).

Fourthly, the fact that we are God's children and dwelling places for the Holy Spirit urges that we love_ ourselves if for no other reason than to show reverence to God. Finally, the sublime dignity that accrues to us because the end of man is the glory of God and the salvation of his own soul impels us to acquire a hea!lthy self-love.

Effective self-appreciation requires the individual to love not only his 'soul, but also his body since the body assists the soul in its quest for God and in its contributions to society, and will, one day participate in the soul's happiness. Every individual must seek his own true good, namely, the sanctification of his own soul and that of his neighbor, and everything else that is either essential or truly useful for attaining this end.

In striving for self-love, however, certain limits must be observed so that love of self does not prevent one from loving God above all ~hings and his neighbor as himself. Obviously, should self-esteem become so excess'ive as to interfere with one's love of God and neighbor, it would no 'longer provide a basis for and be itself deepened by an aw,areness of a uniquely . personal relationship with God in Christ, for that relationship would no longer exist.

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~ Gontim.:~d~fi'om'Page Sixteen graduation Mass. But the parish 'priest must give a few hours to the project, the few I didn't this year.

The Roman Missal's General ,Instruction, as I have written in these pages many times, explicitly speaks of such.planning. "The pastoral effectiveness of the celebration depends in great measure on choosing readings, prayers, and songs which correspond to the needs, spiritual preparation, and attitude of the participants ... the choice of texts is to be made in consultation with the ministers and others' who have a function in the celebrations, inoluding the faithful ... This careful planning will help dispose the people to take their part in the Eucharist."

Creative liturgies require much time and hard work in preparation. But the energy and hours are well spent. They make possible 'a worship service which becomes for. the participants a uniquely personal meeting with God in Christ through faith. The VATICAN SECURITY SYSTEM: A technical repre- more personal planning and parsentative checks one of the new devices being installed ticipation, the more personal the in' the Vatican Museum to prevent burglary. The security meeting with Jesus.

consider' 'to be the superior morality of the "third world"_ (which apparently includes coun- , tI:ies as diverse as Afghanistan and Japan). ,Every., evil that whites do must be acknowledged ' with enthusiastic guilt but every' evil th~t non-whites do must be ' . excused. Portuguese, oppression in Angola' is wrong but the oppressicinof Asians in' Uganda. if it is .not wrong, should be. overlooked, or at least justified 'in terms of past oppression, Money for, Guns .

But the, truth ',of ,the matter' is , that oppression is part of the human condition and 'no nation or race of people are innocent of it. Any 'attempt to divide the' system will combin~ ~ the use of sound detecti*g devices world into the "good guys" and with closed circl;lit ~elevision cameras to keep I watch on Charge Prisoners the "bad guys" is bound to be the museum's treasures. NC Photo. ' r---.. ,.

Killed by Guards feckless. If the World Council is I BAHIA BLANCA (NC)-Sur. not to own stock in companies vivol's of what they call "a that deal' with countries that I I massacre" at the Trelew paval have been guilty of oppression, Continued from Page Sixteen poor and 'cast-offsl'acqui:red a . base here in Argentina said 19 it may as well abandon all its .stockholdings and buy gold on and t~e capacity for' experienc-, sense of self-esteem" of pe:rsonal political prisoners were executed ing God's ,love has ifuportant. worth, that opened their hearts ' by guards, not' killed in a gun the Zurich gold market.

Even more serious, it seems to imp'lications. A basic ta~k for all : and minds to actu~lIy believe fight during an escape atte.mpt, me, was the decision of the' religious educators-parents pri- God. could love theinl in fact did as the government claimed. This I claim was made to relatives durWorld Council, taken under Dr. marily, but all who in any way love them.

It .is hard to over~stimate the ing a brief visit allowed by auBlake's administralJion, to pro- guide the religious response of , vide financial support for libera- others-is, by genuine Jove, to cateche~ical importance of ex- thorities at the naval hospital in tioninovements in South Africa. help others feel love, respected, peI:iencing genuine Il.ove from Puerto Belgra-no. those who speak of love. Verhal ..

Revolutions may be a regret- ap~reciated. .

Ricardo Haider and Alberto assent can readily be give!). to God Cares table necessity under some sets Miquel Camps" two survivors, God's love even the doctrine of of circumstances _ but for the said they and' 17 others, includI recall teaching catechism in Christian churches to .provide a state correctional idstitution in an atmosphere ~here little ing two women, were lined up e?,perienced.

But the doclove is money that can easily be used for ,delinquent boys. •Visiting in the corridor near their prison to purchase guns does. seem to priests would exhort the youths trine may remain st~rile in the cells "and fired -on without the be a bit at odds with the Gospel to trust God who loved them. mind and heart of those whose least· provocation." "':"'particularly when the money The exhortation did not' touch experience convinces' them they . "We saved ou~selves by jumpI comes, for the m9st p'art, from the delinquents. They did not are unlovable; ing back into the cell. But guards Magnificat members of Ame~.rican congrega- trust anyone, much 'less God, beentered ours and others' cells From~ experiencing ·Iove, and tions who could have the odd' cause they had never felt loved and kept shooting." Both Hairecogniz~ng. oneself~,~ lovable, a notion that Jesus came to preach by anyone, -including Go,d. dera and Camps were wounded. person IS m a positIOn' to reclove and not hatred. .

Our main challenge with these ognize with St.. Augustine, that T.he ,Argentine government, Know Little History boys was to find ways of gen- "we're lovable Lord, because you headed

by Gen. Alejandro LaThe argument in favor of the 'uinely communicating to them love us." Self-appre~jation may nusse, said at the end of August World Council's' involvement our respect, care and 'concern. open us to the awa:reness that that the 19 political prisoners,' with "liberation" movements is Once even a primitive degree of St. Paul expresses,: "by God's ,accused of 'being guerrilla terthat this is the way to become trust and mutual respect was es- favor I am what I am" (ll Cor rorists, had attempted to escape socially "relevant," but the sorry tablished - sometimes after 15:10), and that Mary sings: and shot a guard while wrestling history of two thousand years months' of effort ~ one. could "God who is mighty has done ' a gun away from him. The govoffers melancholy evidence that sense awakening of at, least a great things for me" (Lk 1:·49). ernment said 16 prisoners had whenever the churches as organ- desire to trust God and to try Mary, Anne, hardly· more died during the shoot-out. ized bodies becoine involved ex- to believe he loved them. than four years old, a:Ware of her Fol,lowing t.he exaritple of lovableness, may readily be plicitly and officially with political movements _both the church Jesus in his work of teB-ing peo- guided to recognize ;God's love, and the movements suffer in the ple of the love God their ,Fath- to. a'ccept his love as unquestionlongrun. One cannot escape the er had for them, the religious ingly as' the affection of those impression that the proponents educator needs to effectively around her. Anne's approach to or' the ,theology of revolution cOrnn'llmicl'lte love to those he reaHy believing' in (}od's love, know' . very little hi-story. Or teaches. People who carne into like the task of the Idelinquents maybe they just don't remember contact with Jesus somehow ex- . I catechized, is more difficult.

There's 11 convenient the crusades or the' holy wars ·perienced love. They believed For them, to deeply accept God's locations in Attleboro 'that God actually cared,' because love and thereby grow in faith of the, past.

Falls. Mansfield. North here was someone who cared for But M Dr. Potter is to continue is, to a great extent, d'epeilldent _ Attleboro. North Dighton. the policy of seeking relevance them. By being appreci~ted, re- . on someone first helping them to Nortti Easton; Norton. b~ Jesus, spected, and loved by underwriting revolution, I come to appreciate themsle-Ives.

Raynham. and Taunton. of God's people become aware have a sugg~stion to make, one ' that will enable him to combine appredation, respect artd love.

-revolution with ecumenism. , Even the social outca~ts, the ATTLEBORO'S Why doesn't he' make a grant public sinners, the sick" 'lonely" Leading Garden! Center" to the provisional wing of the' :IRA, or, if the' World Council is too squeemish to make direct It would all be perfectly' grants to' gunmen, they could splendid: A black man channelSouth Main & Walt S'ls. send the money to the Kevin ing church funds to white CathStreet Sinn Fein or to one of ollics in order that they might the IRA front organizations in kill white Protestants. What' 222-0234; MEMBER F 0 I C the United States. could be more Christian?

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• Archbishop Asks Priests Emulate Saint Paul WASHINGTON (NC) - Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen has declared that priests can learn "the art of being a preacher" only if they emulate St. Paul and impart the message of the cru\=ified Christ.

Addressing about 1,500 persons in the National Shrine of the Immacu'1ate Conception here, the archbishop noted that St. Paul had failed to convert: large numbers of the citizens of Athens despite having used rhetoric devices and having quoted ancient Greek poets.

"He was a failure because he had no place for Christ and His' Cross," said the prelate, whose talk came during the National Congress on the Word of God. "Paul was conscious of that failure. He wrote no letters to the Athenians."

From Athens S~. Paul went to Corinth, the archbishop related.

There, he said, St. Paul learned "the alit; of being ~l preacher" and not merely "the art of preaching" because he went beyond mere rhetorical methodology and used the message of Christ's cruoifixion.

Meditate on Christ Archbishop Sheen said St. Paul's expeniences teach a useful lesson, adding: "It is vain to say people are staying away because they don't, like us preaching.

They are staying away because we are 'giving a lot of sociological treatment to 1t, instead of Christ on His cross. This is the theme we must develop; .. Th:is world is asking not for. the Athens approach, but for the Corinthian approach."

The former archbishop of Rochester continued: "How do we become a preacher of Christ? Preaching requires rehearsal. How long do we spend before Christ in preparaHon for a sermon? "For every minute commercial there ar'e 24 hours of rehearsal. For every 30 minutes a football player is in the game, there are 18 hours of preparation. For every half hour of drama, there are 28 hours of preparation. What rehearsal do we give?"

He concluded: "My good friends, just try to.. spend one hour a day before Our Lord and meditate on Christ, and ~ee how soon you become a preacher."

Visits Eucharistic Congress at Udine CASTELGANDOLFO( NC) Pope Paul dedicated his visit Sept. 16 to the Eucharistic congress at Udine, in northern Italy, to peace in Vietnam, Ireland and the Middle East and for an immediate cessation of reprisals by Israel against Arab nations.

The Pope made this clear in his address to visitors at his Summer home here Sept. 10.

Reflecting on "the events of these days, those of Munich and those which quickly followed in the Middle East : . ,( and the events in) Vietnam and Ireland," the Pope said that the aid of God must be sought "before these events become more tragic."

While on his way to Udine, the Pope stopped in· Venice: There he rode 'up the grand canal as far as the city hall, then was brought by gondola to St. Mark's Square, where he greeted' officials and. gave an address.

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BY GEORGE GURTNER WASHINGTON. (NC) - The (NC News Service) Administrative Committee of the NEW O&LEANS (NC) - Who National Conference of Catholic says the long distance runner Bishops (NCCB) has voted has to he -lonely? against conducting a national Take Father John Reynolds, survey to determine Catholic pastor of St. Patrick's Church opinion 011 reception of Commuhere, for instance. Father Reynnion in the hand. olds has been running for five A statement by the NCCB years now, And when your goal general secretariat. explained is 'a communion of frenzy with that the decision was based on 80,000 people, who can be lonea belief that such a survey 'ly? would be meaningless unless Father Reynolds has fought Americans Catholics first rethe adversities of weather and ceived much more information traffic tams - and even long on the subject of Communion lines at the confessional-but in the hand, he's never missed a home game When the bishops met in Atof the New Oi-leans Saints. lanta last April, a national edu"I've been in those stands cational program on Communion -since John Gilliam took that in the hand and a survey. of opening kickoff and ran it all Catholic opinion were proposed, the way back for a touchdown," The bishops decided not to vote says Father Reynolds, who is on the proposal, and referred the also administrative director of question to the NCCB Committhe Clarion Herald, the archdioctee on Pastoral Research and t esan paper.

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"You know, it's gotten to be The pastoral research commitsort of a thing around here. I tee pointed out the difficulties hear confessions at the 12:15 in developing a workable plan Mass and people get a big kick , KICKOFF TIME: A football clock is Father John Reyn- for a national survey that would from seeing me ,run out of the olds' timekeeper in more ways than one. The pastor of produce "meaningful results" at confessional, pulling. off my cas- 81. Patrick Church in New Orleans sets his weekend sched- present. At the meeting 'of the sock as I fly by. I run 'up to the Administrative Committee here, rectory, open the door, throw ule during football season according 'to the starting times it recommended no action "unmy cassock inside and run out of Saints pro football games. NC Photo. less and until the Catholic pubto catch the bus. lic was much more familiar with "Sometimes I'H get to the con- was sitting next to me and told up. I'm tired of all this running the whole question than it is at fessionaland see an extra long him, 'You know, I didn't know I've been doing." present," the secretariat said. line and, I'll think, man, am I there were this many nuts in "When the Saints move to the The secretariat pointed out going to make that kickoff? But New Orleans,' He turns to me dome, we're going to start hav- that it is now up to the bishops I usually get to my seat ,while and he says, 'You're sitting here, ing evening Mass," Father Reyn- Committee on the Liturgy to deolds says. "Of course we haven't cide what further action, if any, the crowd is standing for' the aren't you?'" national anthem. I've never.

With the Saints" new domed wOl'ked out times or anything should be taken on the matter. missed the kickoff of Ii regular stadium climbing from the yet. But I guess I could be just season game." ground nearby like a giant steel like the Pied Piper. I'H tell every-, skeleton, Father Reynolds sees body to follow me to Mass after University Group Only One ~iss the day when his mad dashes the game. And if we have a cle- Names Secretary But Father Reynolds does ad- across town will be reduced to lay in the game we'll have a WASHINGTON( NC)-Father mit one lapse. "One Saturday a more sane trot. delay in the Mass ... I guess."

John Whalen, a former rector night, for the preseason Charg"That's ,going to be beautiBut, the Superdome is a long and vice-president of the Cathoers game, I had a wedding and ful," he says, his hands folded lic University of America, has I got to .the stadium about mid- in front of him as though he way off. What about unfolding been named executive secretary the 1972 schedule? way the first quarter ... but I were praying for a speedy conof the Consortium of Universit"I'm going to follow the same ies in Washington. was there. I was there." clusion of the project. schedule," Father Reynolds says.

The priest replaces Dr. Elmer Father Reynolds delights -in Big Decision "Although I may have a problem West, secretary of the university easing back in his big chair at with one of the games. The Jast the rectory and relating the "Every Sunday, I see one of one of the season, against Green grouping for the past eight years, who is retiring this month. peaks and valleys of being a the architects who works on the Father Whalen was acting Saints fan. He gets a big kick stadium. He comes to Mass here. Bay, begins at 12 noon. Now, out of recalling his mastery over I keep telling him to hurry it that could foul me up ... There's president of the Catholic Unijust no way, .. If I hear con- versity in 1967, a year in which the course to Tulane Stadium, at 12:15 Mass, I'm going the administration of the institufessions including a policeman who waits to miss the kickoff. It's going to tion was restructured. He left Canon law Society for him at each game and urges be a monumental decision. One Catholic University in 1970 to him on with "Go oil, Father, Meeting in Seattle I'm just going to have to make." become pastor of St. Mary's you're gonna make it. Speed it SEATTLE (NC) - The' Canon From now until he makes that Church in Oneonta, N.Y. up a little."

Law Soc;iety of America is decision, Father Reyonlds will Father Whalen is also a formOr the time when he started wondering how so many people scheduled to hold its annual continue his breakneck pace and et trustee of WETA-TV, of the could sit in a rainstorm and be meeting in Seattle, Wash., from the Sa,ints can continue to count Washington Center for Metroon their No, 1 fan among the politan Studies, and of the Confascinated at watchin'g a losing Oct. 23 through 26.

The .meeting, whose theme cloth. sortium of Universities, an arteam: "I turned to the guy who will be "Participative Leader"No way I'm going to miss a rangement in which Catholic, ship and Shared Responsibility game", Father Reynolds says as G.eorge Washington, Georgetown, in the Church," wiB be opened Abortions Increase he leafs through a Saints bro- American and Howard Univerat the Olympic Hotel by Ms-gr. chure. "Now let's see. If they sities here pool educational reIn los Angeles John Tracy Ellis,' a Church his- kick off at noon .. ," sources.

LOS ANGELES (NC) - The torian who will speak on "Leadnumber of abortions is gaining ership in the American Church." on the number of births in Los Scripture scholar Richard DilAnge).es County. lon also will address the conLive births in the country last 'clave, discussing "The Ministry year totalled 115,956, the lowest of Government in the New TesINC. number since 1941 and a 12,1 tament Church." percent drop from 1970, accord'In other developments, a coming to the Los Angeles County mittee of the society is expected Health Department's 1971 pro- to present a paper on how the visional statistiCal report.

United States can implement reAbortions in Los Angeles cent papal norms for selecting totalled 64,559 in 1971, accord- bishops. Participants of the ing to the State Dept. of Public meeting are scheduled to revise Health. This was more than the committee's work. The sodouble the 1970 total. Since legal ciety had presented a provisional restrictions, on abortions were plan for choosing bishops in this relaxed in 1968, the number of country at its meeting in Atlanta ~ 363 SECOND ST. fAll RIVER, MASS. last year. abortions have risen. ,""~~~~,

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SOUTH ORANGE, (NC)-Ne- of' , the 'Institute of Judaeogotiations are the only way to Christian Studies at Seton HaH University told those meeting bring peace to the Middle East, on the campus here in New Jera priest saidaf an unterfaith ser- , sey that grief and horror over vice honoring, 11 Israeli athletes . the Israeli killings is not enough. murdered at the Munich Olym"We must act," he said. The pic 'games. first step is to acquire informed Msgr. John M. Oesterreicher knowledge o( the Middle East

Rev. William G. CampbeJl, assistant pastor of St. Mary's Cathedral, FaJl River and director of the Fall River Diocesan Choir Directors' Guild, has announced that the ·first meeting of the 1972-73 season 'will be held at 2:30 on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 24 in the Cathedral Parish hall.

The guild was established last fall for diocesan church musicians as a vehicle for promoting the study and improvement of sacred music.

In his capacity as music consultant on the Diocesan Divine Worship CommisSion, Father Campbell announces that the guild is ~ot restricted to choir. directors; but organists, song leaders, and anyone involved in the planning of the parish music program as well.

A new document, Music In Catholic Worship, published by the Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy, will be presented by Rev. Robert J. Canniff of the Archdiocese of Boston who is instructor in ,classical studies at St. Sebastian's Country Day School.

Mass with congregational participation, will be concelebrated at 5 o'clock by Fathers Campbell and Canniff: Music will be sung by the Cathei:lral Choristers, directed by David Carrier, as a manifestation of the role the choir must play in the celebration of the Mass.

A buffet will be served after the Mass, .and the session will reconvene at 7:00 P.M. to study and discuss the document.

There will be a display of the latest publications of church music. Psalms, motels, accla: mations, and' folk music will be available for' review and study....

It is planned that the guild will provide an opportunity for musicians to conduct workshops in the Taunton, New Bedford, Attleboro and Cape areas. In order to schedule these ,workshops it is imperative that all members attend this very important opening meeting on Sept. 24.

Please call Father CampbeJl' if you plan to attend.

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Oesterreicher alsked Christians to make a donation toward the purchase of trees to be planted in Israel ~n memory . of the 11 athletes.

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Protest" was read, offering condolences to' all Jews, and particularly to the bereaved families of the slain .Israelis.

The prayer service was attendet by the p'resident of Seton Hall, the faculty and the students and members of participating churches.

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