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Distinguished Jesuit Dies W·hile Traveling Overseas Word has been received at Jesuit Provincial residence in Boston from the U. S. State Department of the sudden death of Rev. Joseph R. N. Maxwell, S.J., in the Austrian town of Ybbs, near Vienna. Beyond the statement that death was due to natural causes, no further details are as yet available. The body will be flown back to Boston for burial and an-

nouncement of funeral services will be made lat.er.

Father Maxwell was born in Taunton on Nov. 7, 1899. He was trained in its local schools before entering the College of the Holy Cross in 1918. After freshman year he entered the Society of Jesus at the old novitiate of Woodstock-on-Hudson in Yon. kers, N. Y. To the traditional course of Jesuit studies in the classics, philosophy and .theology, he added graduate studies in English literature at Fordham University and gained his doctorate in that field before ordinat~on at Weston College in June 19'32. A year of teaching at Weston was followed by tertianship in Belgium where he did research for his biography "The Happy Ascetic;' of a beloved Belgian Jesuit, Father Adolph Petit, S.J. Turn to. Page Six

Synod Begins. Today ROME (NC)-Delegates to the 1971 Synod of Bishops will hear that the attainment of world justice-even through radical means -is more important than solving problems of the priesthood, according to sources who have evaluated over 200 documents from bishops' conferences and priest associations.

The ministerial priestl"iood and world justice are the twin topics on the agenda for the third worldwide synod convoked by Pope Paul- VI. The first synod following the Vatican Council was convened in 1967. It studied doctrinal perils and structural reforms needed by the Church.

The 1969 synod discussed practical aspects of collegiality, the shared authority of the Pope with all the bishops.

Synod 71 will not be merely an ongoing study by the Church for self.-improvement. The two principal subjects for this synod look out mainly to the world in an effort to improve it by being of service to it.

The intense preparation that has gone into Synod 71 on a worldwide basis has included official and public preparation by

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bishops' conferences and priests' associations.

In the plush new surroundings of the synod hall, located high above the $6 million papal audience hall, syn<;>d participants will hear position papers that cry for justice for the world's downtrodden.

A radical call for justice runs through the official documents of bishops' conferences as disparate as Brazil and Indonesia, or Canada and Peru. In summary,.those documents state that action for justice is a must for the Church of the 1970's.

The documents say that if the Church is to be a sign of salvation for men, then the Church must openly fight institutionalized injustice.

Liberation," they say, is the only solution. And by liberation they mean independence-social, political and religious - for all people. To achieve liberation, the o

documents say, the Church must be on the side of the poor and oppressed and take a firm stand against foreign and domestic exploitation.

Documents emanating mostly, but not exclusively, from the Third World of underdeveloped nations call for a Church-backed revolution~a non-violent revolution, if possible, but nevertheless a revolution.

"The Gospel cannot be announced in a situation of oppression," the Peruvian bishops' document stresses.

"If the Church remains aloof from the anguish of men, it risks not being -worthy of them.

"Let the Church sustain governments that aim at constructing a Socialist society, with a human and Christian content ...

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National Rosary Pilgrimage To Visit Washington Shrine Rev. Louis R. Boivin, pastor of St. Louis de France Parish, Swansea ,and Diocesan Director of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, has announced a National Rosary Pilgrimage to the shrine that will climax a month of diocesan pilgrimages and devotion to the Blessed Mother.

The dioceslln pilgrimage will leave Fall River on Thursday, Oct. 28 and return to the diocese early Sunday morning, Oct. 31.

The guest speaker for the pilgrimage will be Father Patrick Peyton. Formal ceremonies at the shrine will begin with a Mass

at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon and end at about four o'clock.

A seminar for priests, attended by all diocesan directors, will be held on Friday, Oct. 29. Rev. Eamon Carroll, O.Carm., an outstanding Marian scholar, will conduct the seminar.

The diocesan pilgrimage will be for three days and two nights.

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Name· Ball Chairmen

Chairmen were appointed for the 17th annual Bishop's Charity Ball at a planning meeting held ·Rev. Joseph R. N. Maxwell Sunday. Members of the Ball Committee and members of the co-sponsors of the Ball, Council . of Catholic Women and Society of St. Vincent de Paul, attended the session.

Bishop' to. Visit St. Mary Home, Sol-E-Mar

Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin will visit two of ~he Diocese's institutions tn the Greater New Bedford Area this week.

On .Sunday, October' 3, the Bishop will preside at a Mass offered at the Monastery of Discalced Carmelite Nuns in South Dartmouth and preach the homily. The monastery is the former Sol-E-Mar Sanitarium.

The Mass will be offered at 6 o'clock in the eveni~g and will form the closing ceremony for a Triduum in honor of St. Theresa, the Little Flower. Blessed roses will be distributed following the Mass.

Services on Friday and Saturday eveniQgsat 6 will be conducted by Rev. Emmanuel 'Sullivan, O:C.D. On Monday morning, Oct. 4 at 11, Bishop Cronin will celebrate Mass and preach the homily at St. Mary's Home, New Bedford, celebrating the feast of St. Francis with the Sisters and youths of the home.

The Winter social event, to be held on Jan. 14 at Lincoln Park, is in honor of the' Most Rev. Danied A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of the Fall River Diocese. The social affair is also a commendable charitable event because proceeds benefit exceptional and underprivileged children in

FIRST CONTRIBUTION FOR BISHOP'S BALL: Harry J. Kitchen of the Immaculate Conception Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Fall River presents a check to Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan director of the Ball, and thus represents ·the first donation from any parish conference for the Jan. 14 social event benefiting the exceptional and underpriveleged children in the diocese.

southeastern Massachusetts.

Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan director of the Ball, named the following committee chairmen: decorations, Mrs. Stanley Janick, assisted by Robert Coggeshall; hospitality, Mrs. Michael J. McMahon; presentees, Mrs. James A. O'Brien Jr.; and hall, Norman Hathaway. The theme and color scheme committee will be headed by Miss Margaret M. Lahey.

Each chairman selected committee members from those attending the planning meeting.

Tickets were distributed to all members and are also available at all diocesan rectories.

Ann<~uncement was made that persons wishing to have their names in the Ball booklet may contac~ any committee member or may write or call the Bishop's Charity Ball Headquarters, 410 Highland Ave., P.O. Box 1470, Fall River, Mass., Tel. 676-8943.

There are six categories in the Booklet, each entitling the donor to tickets for the Ball: Memorials, Very Special Friends, Guarantors, Benefactors, Sponsors, and Patrons.

Proceeds from the Bishop's Charity Ball benefit the four schools in the diocese for exceptional children and the four Summer camps for underprivileged and exceptional children, regardless of color, creed or race.

Rev. Louis B. Boivin

Bishop Makes Appointments Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River has made the following appointments: Rev. James F. Lyons, pastor of St. Mary's Church, Taunton to spiritual moderator of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women in the Taunton Area. He succeeds Rev. Barry W. Wall, who is now serving as an ,assistant at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River.

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Fath'er Haering ,Pinsl Hope 0., Synod, True Ren,ewal if you have not had ALBANY (NC) Citing an experience, \ acute shortage of priests, in de- sexual" intercourse. veloping, countries, theologian . "They fail to, emphasize that Bernard Haering said he. expects . man is not- fulfilled if he has not the world Synod' of Bishops will had a deep experience in Christ's : urge that married men be or; presence-c'the experience of faith· dained for the priesthood. and JOY of the Lord." , Father Haering cited "the tre-, "I am personally, in favor of . 'ordaining married men as mendous growth of prayer".,.priests," said the German Re- particularly the development of demptoristin an interview here- 'houses of prayer-and, the bishin The Evangelist, Albany di~ce­ ops' sharing of authority -as hopeful sighs for the Church besan newspaper: set by post-conciliar tensions., Father Haering said he· feels "The bishops are aware that the Church is obliged to ordain . they have, to. listen to the married 'men, "particularly in counrties like Africa and ,South promptings of, the Holy Spirit America 'where 'most of the peo- in all people - in the humble ple are regularly deprived of the ones. In those who have special competence in a.certain,field," he Eucharist." ", ' said. ' I The German theologian said he , Bishop's Authority also thinks the synod will' rec~ ommend that priests and lay "Authority alone entrusted to people be given a voice in the the office holder does not entitle selection of their bishops. one to -say 'I have authority,'"

Rev. Francis L. Mahoney, Immaculate Conception Church, Fall River, announces that reser· vations close tomorrow for the third annual 'Clergy Golf Tournament, to be held Thursday,' Oct. 7 at Pocasset Golf. Course.

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On the subject of world justice, Father Haering' said he . hopes the synod will set up structures so that wealthy dioceses can share their riches with poorer dioceses in such a way that the poor dioceses do not have to beg for aid.

the priest added. "They must know that 'there are 'many aspects of authority. Bishops' are realizing that first they must free themselves from formalism and be open to each other and open to the people."

Father Haering said there is a growing awarness' that the people have to cooperate. "Paternalistic. authority has given way to yoordination," he said.

"Concretely, I see great hope in those bishops who have left their palaces-symbols of past earthly forms 'of 'C\uthority",:"","and live more modestly. ' "I see great hope in bishops who really want their pastoral coun_cils and senates an!l accept gratefully the fact that they are not 'yes-men.' They really want to hear others who disagree with them. I have seen this year more priests, lay people and bishops who can disagree without becoming disagreeable. That is a great step forward."

Tee-off will 'be between 11 o'clock and noon and the e'!ent will end at 7 with a steak dinner in the golf course clubhouse. Individual and team prizes will be awarded by Bishop Cronin.

Father Mahoney notes that golf carts are available and that priests may invite clergy friends to participate in the tournament.

Reservations should be made with him at Immaculate Conception rectory, 15 Thomas Street.

BROOKLYN BISHOP GREETS AFFLICTED: Bishop Francis J. Mugavero of Brooklyn recently greeted afflicted retreatants at the sixteenth annual CUSA Day of Recollection sponsor~d by the Catholic Union of the Sick in. Amer- Voi'c~s Appraisal ica, Inc"fa nationwide group. About 150 retreatants, aides, Of Sociologists nurses and volunteer drivers gathered at Archbishop Mol-' VANCOUVER (NC)-Cardinll1 loy High School in Jamaica, N.Y., for a day of prayer ~nd' John Wright, on a visit here just reflection. NC Photo. ' before he convened the International . Catechetical Congress in Rome, had a two-pronged barb for computers and sociologists forward yet, in this age of con- in these days when both are telltestation, to' protest or stage a ing the Church what's wrong counter-meeting to the synod, as with it.

"No computer is so omnicomhappened at'the European bis,h· ops' meeting in Chur, Switzer: petent that a baby on all, fours land, in 1968 and in Rome dur- can't pull out the plug," said the Ameriean cardinal who heads the ing the 1969 synod.

While there are no signs of Vatican's Congregation for the a protest, two organizations will Clergy. He discussed the priest-. keep a close watch on what is hood's problems at a luncheon ,in discussed compared with what, Vancouver with 130 priests, then' has been said on the grass-roots addressed 3,000 persons at a city level and at bishops' conferences theater.

As for sociologists, the 62~ : back home.

Operation Synod, a Belgian- year:old cardinal said he hoped based organization that has 60 to live long enough to see the centers in 33 countries, has last sociologist fed into the last teamed up with an old Vatican- computer, which will then selfwatcher, International Documen- destruct in five seconds."

Cardinal Wright has been saytatiori on the Contemporary Church (IDOC), founded during ing in recent speeches that there the. Second Vatican Council to is nothing wrong with restless help break up the secrecy ban but otherwise good priests that ·imposed by the Vatican at that cannot be cured by a booster shot of faith. time 'on council procedures.

He visited Philadelphia and Despite an official warning in the Vatican Press Bulletin re- talked with priests at the archcently that IDOC was not au- diocesan seminary there before thorized to gather. documents getting back to Rome. from bishops' conferences, IDOC nonetheless received several hun- _ dred such documents from legiD. D. Wilfred C. timate Church bodies and will make them available to the press.

Sullivan Driscoll Me~nwhile, Operation Synod has promised to remain silent and let the synod do its work 20' WINTER STREET ,as Ipng as its network members FALL RIVER, MASS. around the world feel that the '672-3381 delegates are faithfully address-

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Continued from Page One tion, have recourse to violence and' torture. , "Let the Church recognize the right of the oppressed to fight for justice. Let it express solidar. "I have seen AfriCan catechists ity with their ideals, even though who are holY,men but live in conit does not always approve their methods." ditions that are unworthy," he declared.

Archbishop Hyacinthe Thiandoum of Dakar, Sengal, said in The theologian did not dia recent pastoral letter: "The in'rectly say he opposes optional terest aroused by the Synod of celibacy, but stated that he does Bishops focuses more' on the not like the way some priestsubject of social justice that, is psychologists have been discussgoing to be debated than on that ing the issue in terms of "selfof the ministerial priesthood. Of ' fUlfillment." course, the importance of the "To them· self-fulfillment sex latter- cannot be minimized." seems more - important than The problems of the priesthood Christ," he said, 'adding that have not been minimized in some optional celibacy advostudies made by representative cates argue that "you cannot be bodies around the world, aia full man, or have full human though there is not the unanimity found here as in the call for justice.

For instance, the Dutch bish. New Morality , . Continued from Page One ops suggest that celibacy should Asked about' the so-calied' not be viewed as an isolated Church, Centerville to spiritual moderator of the Diocesan "new morality,'" Father Haering problem, but considered as only Council of Catholic Women for cautioned that such teachings- one symptom of a' much more " the ·Cape and Islands Area.' He which he described as "situation profound problem: Whither goes succeeds Rev. John J. Regan who ethics"-could mislead the peo- the Church? On the other hand, many Third-World bishops insist has been named rector of St. ple.

"In the new morality of ex- that the question of celibacy is . Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. tremists," he said, "there is no not a pr.oblem for them., . Rev. Evaristto Tavares, assiseffort to know Christ. It is all Further, ,most Asian, ,African tant at the immaculate Concepwith abstracts of love and senti- and some l.,atin_American bishtion Church, New Bedford to a ment, instead of "a genuine Chris- ops wantn'o married men admember of the' Pre-Cana Confertian approach." mitted to the priesthood in their ence panel in the New Bedford He said such teachings focus countries.

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One European bishops' confer- ing the issues as they were deon self-fulfillment instead of rebated back home. demption. "It is self-fulfilling; it ence, however, has called for "not because of the This, ,then, is the scene and such a move is freedom; but only my freedom,' Necrology shortage of priests, but bec~use the mood in Rome as the curinst~ad of a responsible person OCT. 2 responding to the neeas of others, 'we suspect married men can tain rises on Synod 71.

In short, Synod 71 may be Rev. JosephE. Sutula, 1961, responding to redemption.- So in make a special contribution to the hour in which the Church Pastor, St. Casimir, New Bedford. the new morality, there are some the priesthood." , No organized group has come 'will find whether it is to be a people who' are sincere and OCT. 6 meaningful force in the world earnest,' but there are others who through a renewed and dedicated Rev. Stephen B. Magill, ~916, ,fool themselves.'.'

Vincentians to Meet priesthood demanding justice for Assistant, Immaculate ConcepFather Haering said he is opFall River Particular Council all men in Christ's name. tion, No. Easton.' timistic about Church renewal of the Vincentians will meet for -realizing because Catholics are OCT. 7 that they have to work against ' Mass at 7:15 Tuesday, Oct. 5 at Rev. Caesar Phares, 1951, Pas- polarization.

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AWARD BISHOP CRONIN CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES: Rev. William H. O'Reilly, pastor of Immaculate Conception Church, Taunton receives the Most Rev. Oaniel A. Cronin Diocesan Baseball Championship Trophy from Ed Ferreria, Area .Director of CYO Baseball with Don Morrison, second left, coach of the winning team and Kirby Sessums, right, __ 'l'yoted the most valuable player, a member of the Immaculate Conception ':;::moe witnessing the reception. Right photo: Ron Nastri, second -left, coach x

J.Scores Refusal 'To Expand Aid TORONTO (NC) - Archbishop Philip F. Pocock of Toronto criticized the Ontario government's refusal to expand financial aid to Catholic high schools but said that the Ontario bishops do not plan to make the refusal an issue in the Oct. 21 provincial election.

Speaking for the province's bishops, the archbishop told a news conference: "How people vote is a matter of conscience. Our pulpits will not be used for propaganda."

Ontario Premier William Davis recently decided that his Progressive Conservative government will. not expand present grants to Catholic schools. Ontario Catholics have a constitutional guarantee of tax support for Catholic schools from kindergarten through the eighth grade.

There are also limited grants for the ninth and tenth grades, but none for the last three years of highschool.

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of the St. Mary's championship team, receives the Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin Diocesan Basketball Trophy from Tony Lopes, second right, Area Director for CYO Basketball with onlookers Rev. James W. Clark, left, assistant pastor 'at St. Mary's Church, Taunton; Luci Nigra, center, a member of St. Mary's championship club and Tom Doherty, right, of St. Joseph's quintet, No. Dighton, who was awarded a trophy for his outstanding ability.

British Group Criticizes Pope's, Policy Deplore P.ontiff's Attitude Toward Attackers RUGELEY (NC)-The Catholic Counter-Reformation, a traditionalist group, has launched new criticisms of post-conciliar changes in the Church and attacked Pope Paul VI for not attacking those who attack him.

"The Holy Father appears to be doing nothing to stop people from contradicting him" and from spreading their contradictory teachings "on a status with his own," Father Stephen Rigby of Worthing told some 60 members of the CCR at a meeting here. The priest called "this kind of silence" unacceptable.

The layman who heads the CCR's chapters in England said that the bishops and the Pope alike are "failing the Church in this time of crisis." . . Father Petroc Howell of St. Giles' Church, Cheadle, although not a CCR member, led a discussion that focused on the CCR's anxieties over modern catechet路 ics, particularly in Britain.

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There are some extremely Taunton Queen's Daughters doubtful catechetical colleges, will hold their first meeting of Father Howell said, where tradithe season at 8 Monday night, tional teachings are diluted to Oct. 4 at Sacred Heart School, the extent that students emerge Taunton. Installation of officers with only the vaguest ideas on will be followed by a presenta- . the subject. His views were 'tion of "My Fair Lady," featuring echoed by lay CCR members in Nancy Howard DeBruyn. Miss the discussion, several of whom DeBruyn has appeared in con- 'said they were ~extremely certs throughout New England alarmed," . A spiritual conference-termed and Canada and has worked with the Boston Opera Group "the most enormously impresand the New England Opera sive thing I've seen of its kind" workshop. Mrs. Harold Galli- by the CCR's British committee gan is program chairman for chairman, W. J. Morgan-was Monday night. led by Father Oswald Baker of

Europe are insisting - successfully in many cases - on traditional theological teaching and a return to strict regimes in sem路 inaries, the conference was told bya priest who asked that his name not be used.

One low Mass and two high Masses in Latin were offered during the weekend. Morgan described the Latin high Mass at the conference as "a most joyful experience."

Forbids Payments Time of Crisis Morgan said the objects of the To World Council CAPE TOWN (NC) - Prime conference-traditional worship, -Minister John Vorster has for- renewed determination to probidden the South African Coun- mote the CCR, a return of orthocil of Churches to transfer funds doxy within the Church, and to the World Council of widespread publicity for the conference-had been achieved.

Churches.

The CCR was founded by The action was in retaliation Father Georges de Nantes in for the World Council decision France. Father De Nantes has to grant more than $200,000 attacked Pope Paul and Vatican once more to liberation move-_ II and, in 1969, the Vatican's ments in southern Africa, some Doctrinal Congregation said the of them engaged in guerilla acpriest had given an example of tivity. rebellion路 against the episcopate Vorster also reaffirmed an ear- 'of his country and against the lier decision not to allow a WCC Roman Pontiff himself. delegation to enter South Africa, The -SCC had hoped to consult with the WCC concerning the grants.

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Father Baker stt:essed the value of silent prayer-"of telling God we love him"-and suggested that participation in Masses not be judged by the amount of singing and speaking.

"The important thing is praying within oneself," he said.

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Americans Pray For Bishqps SynQd WASHINGTON (NC) - American Catholics offered special prayers for the Synod of Bishops at Sunday Masses on Sept. 26, four days before the world meeting begins in Rome.

The prayers are part of a worldwide plea by Pope Paul VI. The prayer of the faithful read at the Masses asks guidance for the Church in her mission of spreading the good news of Christ; for the Pope and bishops during the synod; for all the priests of the Church that they may fulfill their ministry; for the faithful; for all men of goodwill, especially leaders and heads of state, that they may strive for the establishment of peace; and for the community gathered at Mass.

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·Stresses. Preaching. Soci'ai Implications-of Gospel

The Massachusetts State Council Knights of Columbus will again sponsor a Columbus Day Bailon Friday evening, Oct. 8 in St. Anne's Auditorium, Forest Street, Fall River.

The proceeds from this affair will be presented to the Most Rev. Daniel T. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River for his many charities. , All 22 councils and six Fourth Degree Assemblies in this dio-, cese are united in preparation for this social event which will culminate the 1971 State Council Ch~rity Fund Drive.

At one point in Conductor Leonard Bernstein's highly publicized and hotly debated "Mass," which opened the Kennedy Center in Washington a few,weeks ago, the "celebnint" sings a melody culminating in the words: "You cannot imprison the 'Word of the Lord." It would appear iy banned from the. public arena should be relegated excluthat Mr. Bernstein meant to and' sively to the realm of personal identify the celebrant, at this piety and personal morality is to point, with Father Daniel' Berrt· gan, who is now imprisoned for what he (and Bernstein) presumably regard as obedience to the Word of the Lord.

take refuge, in a kind of biblical quietism which has long since been repudiated by mainstream theologians in' all of tne major faiths.' .

The Star's simplistic approach to this complex' subject suffers griev.ously by comparison with the much more sophisticated approach taken by .Bishop Ernest MSGR. J. Primeau of 'Manchester,' N. H. in a Sept. 18 Pastoral Letter ,on' GEORGE G. the same general subject.

Bishop Primeau;s Pastoral was HIGGINS issued 24 hours after the Star's editorial appeared in print,' but that was purely a matter' of coA Sept. 17 editorial in the incidence. The Bishop's Pastoral Washington Evening Star, while was' occasioned by a local New noting. but p~escinding from the Hampshire controversy, the deBerrigan issue, pointedly dis- tails of which, for present puragrees with the basic theological purposes, 'are neltherhere nor or historical point that Mr. Bern- there.. stein was apparently 'trying to Serious Duty make. There is more at issue The Pastoral refrained from nere, says the Star, ~'than the taking sides in this local controunderstanding of Father Berrigan versy-and very properly so,' in or even of Leonard Bernstein my opinion. Its sole purpose is . about the draft, the war or the to bring to the attention of the nature of our society." clergy, Religious and laity of the . The crucial issue, it says, is Diocese of Manchester the. posithat "In chilling historical fact, ti<?n o~ the Church '''regarding the Word of the Lord is a very the scope of the pulpit and the dangerous substitute forpracti- involvement of the Church in cal political thought and action, soCial and political affairs." for .compromise between conIn my judgement, it achieves tending factions, and for- prag- this purpose with consummate matic assessment of what can balance and finesse. In fact, at be done and how best to do it." the risk of appearing to flatter ~ Dangerous Substitute personal friend, of many years The Star's editorial goes on to stanqing, I would say that it is, say that "An appalling .number by all odds, one of the best stateof the great wars have been ments I have ever read on this J:l1ade by people convinced they rather controversial subject.

The Pastoral is too long and were carrying out the Word of , the Lord, as have myriad individ- too tightly constructed to be .ual tortures and executions. as- summarized adequately at the sassinations and pogroms." After tag end of this column, but the citing several wellknowri his- gist of it is that while the priest torical examples in support of must never use the pul'pit for this statement, the editorial con- partisan politics, he has a serious cludes with the flat assertion duty to instruct the faithful on that "The Word of the Lord is the moral implications of social "personal and has no proper pub- and political issues. In developing this theme Bishop Primeau lic place."

My own reaction to the Star's noted that, on occ,\sion, priests rather black-and-white position will necessarily discuss questions on this matter is somewhat am- which may appear to be purely bivalent. On the one hand, I secular but which are in fact agree with the Star when it says moral issues.

"One of the difficulties faced t'hat the Word of the Lord, in and of itself, is a, dangerous substi- by the preacher," he pointed out, '- tute for what Scholastic' phil- "is the application of principles osophers commonly refer to as to a socio-political issue on' the virtue of political pr'udence. which men of good will. will hon-, It seems to me that the historical estly and vigorously differ. He're examples cit!;d by the Star prove the preacher will avoid a dogmatic position. Speak out he this point conclusively. may, and often must, but let him Bishop's Approach On the other hand, to conclude explain that he is attempting to -as the Star's editorial writer ,discuss with his people 'his perseems to have done-that these sonal application of the princisame historical examples also ·ples."

This is all the more important, prove that the Word of the Lord is purely,. personal and has no the Bishop noted, when the prinproper public place strikes me as ciple is clear but the facts to which the principle is being apbeing totally unwa'rranted.

In other, words, to warn plied are not as clear.

SociaJ" Conscience against the dangers, of. biblical fundamentalism in" the socio- In summary, Bishop Primeau eGonomic and political order is made the following points with , one thing, but to jump from there regard to the scope of the pulpit: ' "If a priest, motivated by pa'r- ' to the conclusion that the Word of the Lord' should be complete-' tisan politics, were to make use

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, MEETS NEPHEW IN ROME: Rev. Patrick Peyton who will sp'eak at the National Rosary Pilgrimage at the Immaculate Conception' Shrine in Washington on Oct. 29 met his nephew,' Rev. Mr. Patrick· Peyton, a seminari,an at the Irish Seminary 'in Rome, on the occasion' of.a recent visit of the leader of the Family Rosary Movement to the eternal city. , . .

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SYDNEY (NC) - Two church leaders have called on the Australian government, to review its foreign aid provisions as a matter of urgency.

Archbishop James Gleason of . Adelaide" ana Anglican Bishop David Garnsey of Gippsland, copresidents of the ecumenical Action for World Development Organization, criticized Australia's provision for foreign aid in the 1971-72 budget presented by the government.

Archbishop Gleason and ,Bish~,.. op Garnsey, in their statement, said that Australia, as a participant in the Second Development Decade of- the "United Nations had undertaken "to pursue poli: cies designed to create a more just and rational world ec'O~omic and social order" and had stressed "the need for donors to increase the amount of their official development assistance."

The prelates said that if Australia is to achieve a target of 0.7 per cent of its gross national product for development assistance by 1975, foreign aid must be increased in the order of $30 million to $40 million in 1971 , the first year of the decade.

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Continued from Page One . The Holy Father referred to tions, two dinners, two. break- Shrines as places invested by fasts, baggage and tax. Almeida Divine Providence with a special Bus Tours is' in charge of ar- character to assist priests and people to turn with greater trust rangements. .

More detailed information may and enthusiasm to the intercesbe had from Rev. Louis R. Boi- sion of Mary.

The letter called the rosary the vin, St. Louis de France Rectory, 56 Buffington St., Swansea, Tel. outstanding practice of Marian piety for the way it unites Jesus 677-9503.

The national pilgrimage is in ,and Mary in the same prayer. answer toa letter of Pope Paul At the close of his leter, the VI, writteIl to the rectors of Ma- Pope asked rectors of 'Marian However, the bishops noted fian Shrines throJ.lghout the . Shrines to make them places that the 1971-1972 foreign aid from which people will return provision in the budget totaling world. home fired with the re~olve to $186 million is an increase of work with all their strength for only $9 million. This, they said, of the pulpit to expound on pure- the peace of the world and the wou!d not keep pace with the ly secular subjects, he would be unity of the Church. expected rise in AU6traJia's GNP clearly out of order, and' no one . during the fiscal year. .:...- neither the Bishop nor any Human Development official of this diocese - con.BOSTON (NC)-A credit union dones, advocates or, ,much less, in a Los Angeles' Watts area, mandates this misuse of the pulChicano rural children in Pawpit.

ONE STOP nee, Tex.,. and an Indian tribal "If, for whatever motives the SHOPPING CENTER council in L'Anse, Mich., will repreacher ignores the social impliceive grants from the U. S. bish• Television • Grocery cations .of the gospel, fails to ops' Campaign for Human Devel• Appliances • Furniture make his message relevant to opment. everyday life, and neglects to 104 Allen, St., New Bedford The groups were listed among awaken and sharpen the social 30 self-help proposals funded by , 997-9354 co,nscience of his people, he too . the bishops. is remiss in his responsibility as minister of the Word."

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Bishop to Appeal Idaho Court's Bus Decision

Suggests Black VP Candidate NEW YORK (NC) - Father Andrew Greeley, director of the . National Opinion Re~earch Center at the University of Chicago, has, asked Democrats to nomi,nate a black man for the national vice-presidency next year.

In the New' York Times Magazine, Father Greeley said that the Rev. Andrew Young "comes most obviously to my mind" as a possible black candidate.

"He is one of the most remarkable and impressive human beings' I have ever met," Father Greeley said, "though he is by no means the only man who would fill the bill."

BOISE (NC)-Expressing surprise and disappointment at an Idaho Supreme, Court decision striking down a state law providing free bus rides for nonpublic school students, Bishop Sylvester. Treinen of Boise said the ruling would be appealed.

The court, in 3-2 split decision, had held that the law was invalid on grounds that Idaho's constitutional prohibition against state aid to religion is more explicit than that of the U. S. Constitution.

Bishop Treinen, noting that the diocese was taking steps to appeal the decision, said that the state legislature which passed the transportation law "had emphasized the need of the state to provide for the safety of all children on their way to and from school. Aid to the school resulting from the bus rides was considered by the legislature to be minimal, as it really is."

The bishop said that bus rides cio not determine the opening or closing of a Catholic school.

"There is a principle involved here," he said. "The U. S. Supreme Court has indicated in several decisions that bus rides involve equal rights and do not touch upon religion."

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The court majority noted that "busing benefits are denied to all students who attend religious sch90ls and that is the Idaho :t"" . copstitution's price· for exer.cising ',: . one's religious belief~" Father John Donoghue, diocesan director ot Catholic education, said the decision would not cause the closing of any Catholic schools. .

"The transportation law was not amended as an aid to Catholic schools but as a means of insuring health, safety and transportation of the children who attend private and parochial schools," he said. "It was never '. intended that the bus transportation law be a means for incr~asing enrollments in Catholic schools."

Diocese to Publish Monthly Magazine PHOENIX (NC) .-:.. Alive, the Phoenix diocese's monthly magazine, will make its debut Dec. 5, the same day the diocese marks the second anniversary of its foundation.

Bishop Edward A. McCarthy said the magazine was proposed by the diocesan communications committee "as the most practical and meaningful way in which to launch a new diocesan publication."

Alive will be distributed to all 50,000 Catholic families in the Arizona diocese on Dec. 5 and 12, and thereafter on a subscription basis. The subscription price will be $3.

Diocesan spokesmen said the magazine was proposed after surveys showed that most families in the diocese want some kind of publication. The spokesman added that it is hoped that the magazine will eventually become a weekly newspaper.

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DONATE FOUR .ROOMS: Mrs. Alfred J. Roy, president of the Friends of ·St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, joins Sister Jean Marie, hospital administrator, and Miss Isabel Capeto, assistant administrator, in admiring new examining table. Equipment for four examination rooms in new prenatal clinic at hospital has been supplied' by Friends with funds realized from annual Candlelight Ball.

Father Gr~eley, whose column appears in The Anchor, said he believes a black vice-presidential candidate would be "an extremely powerful symbol of the possibility of achieving racial justice and harmony in American society."

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Parish Essential Prelate Says More Good Priests Needed to Solve Problems NEW YORK (NC)-There is with tone and vigor to high no problem in the average parish standards of appointment set by the bishop and will collapse that could not be solved by a few good priests, says, an ob- under mediocre leadership." server of contemporary problems He suggested that the pastor in the Church. must also organize work for "The essential trouble of par- assistant priests so that they are ish life is that we do not have available to parishioners in a the right kind of priestly garden- direct and personal way. ers," wrote Msgr. George A. KelThe priests must create work ly in the quarterly journal Homi- for themselves and must get out lectic and Pastoral Review. on the streets in urban parishes, Msgr. Kelly is a professor spe- he said. cializing in contemporary Cath"Ineffective bishops may be olic problems at St. John's Uniresponsible for the bad morale versity, Jamaica, N. Y., and pasof .many clergy ... but if parish tor of St. John the Evangelist priests succeeded in doing what Parish in New York City.

Vatican II said they should be "The parish is still essential doing, parishes would be in busfor promoting the kingdom of iness forever," he concluded.

God. If the parish did not exist, ' the Church would have to invent it," he wrote in an article enLaity Given Voice titled "The Parish Problem is a School Policy.

Priestly Problem."

BROOKLYN (NC)-In an ex"In a' very human sense the periment designed to involve the Church lives or dies with its parlaity in decision-making of Cathishes. If parish life is vibrant, the diocese is alive. If parishes olic elementary education Bishop Francis J. Mugavero of Brookare dead so is the larger Church." lyn has announced the formation Msgr. Kelly said his statements were not intended to deny of two area school boards. that overworked priests are The experiment is an outloved by people "in parishes growth of recommendations bubbling with' sacred and secumade by the' Center for Urban lar activity."

Redevelopment in Education, which has been studying the ed'Vital Cell' ucation program in the diocese.

But these parishes are mainly Serving as models for the ex- . concerned with balancing the periment are a generally middle budget, and not much else worth class area and a black ghetto mentioning, he said. area. Each board will consist of In those parishes, "the paroone elected layman from each chial facilities are rarely used, parish, three pastors and three and the services of the priests curates, the two latter groups are rarely called upon," he said. elected ,by their peers in the "These people seem to need no area. more than a Sunday Mass hall, The boards will have a say in not a parish, if by parish one modifying curriculum, other than means a vital cell of a liVing religious education, above the Church." minimum standards set by the diocese; in assigning personnel, One good way to revive a parish is for the bishop to appoint after consulting the superintenright men to be pastors, Msgr. dent of schools and the Religious superiors, and in developing Kelly said. "The entire diocesan ,parish machinery will respond school admissions policy.

Mr. Young, a .United Church of Christ clergyman and a former official of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, directs the Community R'elations Com-, mission... in Atlanta. He unsuc.cessfully ran for the U. S. House of Representatives from the Atlanta area last year.

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,Teaching, Task Participants' in the international catechetical congress held in tlfe Vatican were told by Pope, Paul thatthe work of teaching the truths of the faith is the task of the , entire community of the, Church. .

This puts every Catholic in' the role of teacher. It , places him in the position of teaching by w.ord. and teach-' ing by example. This is an age o~ commumcatlO~, an age when people are asking questions, and a Cathoh~ sho~,I1d be able to answer the basic questions about hIS faIth. And whether he realizes it or not, he is, also doing this by the ~ay he lives his life. His words and deeds proclaim that his beliefs are vItal and demanding in his life, or else they are inconsequential details to which, lip-servic~ : alone is given. ' "" " The Pope makes ',a strong point when he reminds, his' listeners that the word of God is not merely human. There is always' a temptation to adjust the word of God to the convenience of the age. It would be ever, so much more attractive to p~ople with just a little compromising, a little watering-down, a little easing of its impact and demands.

But the word of God comes from God to His Church and through Hi~ Church. And so every member of the Church must accept it from the Church and from her teachers, the Bishops who have been called by God and consecrated by the sacrament of Holy Orders as teachefs of the faith.

A teacher must be bound by truth. And every Catholic in his work of teaching and living the faith must .let the truth be his main concern. If he takes exception to a truth of the faith, then his prayer must be that God will enable him to see more clearly. But his own ideas can ' 'never substitute fot. the word of God. And if a teacher is not living the truths of the faith; then his prayer must be for strength from God to bring his life into conformity with his beliefs that he may not live a lie, believing one way and acting another..

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. Fr. Maxwell, Continued from Page One Father Maxwell returned to Boston in 1935 to, become Dean at Boston College in' the school of Arts and Sciences. This began a period of 25 years in the fieid of educational administration at a time when American colleges and universities were experiencing an explosi~e growth. He became successively President of Holy Cross College, .Rector of Cranwell School in the Berkshires, President of Boston College and finally, administrative adviser to the Rector of Catholic University.

Meanwhile, his time and talents were in demand as he \f,as elected or appointed to serve on a dozen educational boards, councils and, committees. His election to the Presidency of the Association .of American Col· leges marked' the first occasion when a priest-educator was chosen for this distinguished office. ' ' In 1959 Father Maxwell volunteered for the Jamaica mission and his first assignment was as assistant at Holy Cross Parish, in Kingston, and director of the primary school at Whitehall. He became resident pastor at White· hall in 1961 and built the parish church of St. Richard, named in honor of his late Eminence, Richard Cardinal Cushing, a generous benefactor of the mission. . Later assignments at Falmouth and Reading in the area of Mon· tego Bay were marked again by building the churches of St. Joseph in Falmouth and the :..

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Following the dedication of the Church of the Sacred Heart in December 1970, Father Maxwell prepared for his retirement which became effective in June of this year.

Prior to his European journey, Father Maxwell had established an apostolic house for retired Jesuits at Centerville on Cape Cod. .

He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Alice Reilly of Taunton.

Pascal has said that if the gospel were nothing but geometry, few would refuse to accept it. But the gospel contains a manner of acting which sometimes frightens There is little doubt that, PJ;esident Nixon has a rare people. Once a man accepts the gospel he can -never be opportunity to affect the nation for years to come. ~r. the same again-the commandments of God and the pre- . Nixon must fill two seats of the Supreme Court., H~, w~ll cepts of the spiritual and corporal works of mercy must become one of. those unique presidents whom history gives ' be the thrust of his life. the rare opportunity of efThe philosopher Bergson has said, ','the essential func- fecting the judicial life of bring a healthy balance to the tion of the universe . . . is a machine for the making of this country for the coming nation's highest judicial body by realizing that he has an obligagods." ,The gospel is the proclamation that men are chil- generation. tion to balance judicial philoso- democracy are being challenged dren of God called upon to walk in the likeness of Christ.

The Supreme Court of thisna- phies in his two new appoint- ' on the streets, campuses, classReligion,then, the living of the gospel, must not only tion is a singular institution ments. 'rooms and homes of this nation.

The colirt system of this nabe seen but'it m!Jst be seen for what is really is, the among world governments. It The work that the Nixon court making of men into the image of Christ with the happi- has been described as the most tion is under great stress and will face will be to renew and judicial tribunal in the strain, not on the national level revitalize the ' constitutional ness and joy and fulfillment that this brings. The gospel esteemed world. In the basic concept of alone, but on the daily local dream of this nation. To reduce is a glad tidings and one that gives joy -to the heart, that American federalism, it was con- process of justice. choice to this court on the basis is made and kept forever youthful by God's grace. ' . ceived as a check on the more For years, in many states, the of sex, color or creed, is not only Perhaps here \s where' a generation gap is-not that 'popillar branches of government, courts have become 'the political absurd, but detrimental to the the young look with contempt upon the olde~, but that namely the Congress and the patsies of the governor. To the destiny of the American people.

Presidency., It really is the great· victor belongs the spoils and We need a strong Supreme the' young look for the youthfulness of God's presence est protector of the American thus, some local ,justice rests, in in the older and fail to see it often enough and shining ideal and the guardian of individ- the hand of a favored few. To aP7 Court that will judge not on the whim of national pressure or brightly enough. It is a fact of history that the saints had ual rights., 'point a person to the life-time momentary need. We must have a little enough trouble in communicating with people 'of any ,Because of its stature in the job of judge has been the choic- court that will serve all Americonstitution of our founding est reward a governor can render cans not just a screaming minorage category. , ity. One might dare to say that Present-day society is filled with probleIjls and with fathers; the Supreme Court must to his ffiends. r.eflect ,the democracy Because of this, many local the future destiny of ,the Ameriquestions. People are beginning to sicken of those who certainly, of 'the American dream. It would courts are incompetent dispens- can Dream rests in the hands of speak only to enumerate further, pr~blems and to, pose be wrong for any, president to ers of American justi,ce and what certainly will be kn<;>wn as further questions. They:~re looking for !:lnswers. make the Court the tool of party many Americans cannot 'get a the Nixon Court. This court can

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or politics. Yet, in the evolution of this nation, the ever-present ; " .\:, 'd~nger ofoui own days makes this a distinct possibility. If all , members of the Court were from the same philosophical and ideological mold of the President and the Congress, then the Supreme OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE 'OF FAL.L RIVER court would cease to function in Published weekly by, Tqe Cat,holi~PreJjs of t~e Diocese of Fall, River .its constitutional ideal. Few 410 Highland Avenue presidents have tried to create their own court. Mr. Nixon now Fall River, Mass·9272~ 67577151stanc;lsat very important cross.

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fair' hearing before thes~ local tribunals. Indeed much of, the work of the Supreme'Court has been to correct and, reform the abuses of bias ,judgments handed down in state courts, This, is another reason Mr. Nixon must not fall into the same predicamentby appointing political cronies of the same judicial philosophy to the Supreme, Court.

As the demands of justice increase, impartiality decreases. A. mediocre court might be able to function in some limited capacity in mediocre times; , This is not the case today, when' the very ideals of American

become the President's g~eatest living memorial or this nation's great di!?grace. , The choice in this context is quite clear. It is now up to Mr. Nixon to put aside party, regionalism and favoritism fot the common good of this nation and its citizens. The country in this moment of destiny needs supreme men, who love and know the law, who love and respect people and who are able to guide these United States in the sustaining light of the Constitution.

This moment in our history could be Mr. Nixon's great triumph or his greatest tragedy.

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the sovereign power of individually developed nation-states to manipulate the market system so "freely" as to make it virtually impossible for even their own purposes.

As is, unfortunately, common in international affairs, when ~he fragile network of accommodations between nations becomes strained or breaks down, "war, fare" breaks out. Nations resort to unilateral and arbitrary actions, even against their allies.

When the USSR felt its leader, ;" "ship in the Eastern European ""',"block threatened by Cze'choslovakia, the Soviets moved in with 'deliberate and surprising speed.

Arbitrary Action America's recent effort to protect itself as the Number One poker player in the "free" world was simply to launch an undeclared war on its major trading partners by unilaterally and arbitrarily exercising its sovereign power.

Without consultation with affected nations, the U. S. both reneged on its 37-year pledge to redeem dollars for U. S.-held gold, and broke the international General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade, by imposing a surtax on U. S. imports. Free world, trading markets were thrown into a frenzy-not unlike Prague the morning after the Soviet invasion.

The arbitrariness of the U. S. action in imposing a surtax on all imports is especially evident vis-a-vis Latin America, since it places a demand upon 'these trade-impoverished nations and other less developed nations to share the weight of measures directed at conditions they have not caused. The fact is that the U. S. enjoys a favorable trade balance with Latin America, and, therefore, the across-the-board import tax by the U. S., aimed primarily at America's highly

Plan CDA Day NEW YORK (NC)-The Catholic Daughters of America has designated Oct. 3 an annual day to bring public attention to its work in spreading the renewal message of the Vatican Council. ' Diocesan bishops have been invited to participate. The CDA has ,200,000 members in the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile and Argentina, working with youth,' charitable causes, and ecumenical programs.

Power Struggle .

A major element underlying much of this international maneuvering is the vital question: Who is going to control the economies of the industrialized ' nations of the "free" world? At stake, therefore, in the present, crisis is the outcome of the power struggle between the U. S. and Western Europe-Japan over the magnitude of American private investment in these countries.

In his recent apostolic letter, Pope Paul identified the emergence of a new economic power: multi-national corporations which "can conduct autonomous strategies which are largely independent of the national political powers and therefore not subject to control for the common good." The Pope further cautioned that these private corporations "can lead to a new and abusive form of economic domination."

Aim of Strategy U. S.-owned multi-national corporations have made enormous inroads into Western Europe, Great Britain and Canada in the period from 1960-70, the total of American private investment rising from $6 billion in 1960 to $25 billion by 1970. Studies by Harvard Prof. Raymond Vernon show that about 200 giant U. S. corporations dominate international trade.

The magnitude of U. S. penetration is evident in that Americans own 70 per cent of all the foreign investments in Great Britain, almost 50 per cent in France and a third in West Germany. On the other hand, the wary Japanese have resisted pressure by America's multinational investors to buy into Japan's business ventures, holding U. S. investments to less than $400 million. One aim of America's current strategy, therefore, is to reduce this Japanese barrier to U. S. private investment capital.

Third World Needs In the months ahead, Western nations will be engaged in a tug-of-war, striving to achieve some new operational equilibrium. What is not clear is, after ,the dust settles, will the contestants' perception approach that of Pope Paul who calls for a greater awareness of the need for consolidated planning on a global level so that the world's economy will be at th'e service of man.

Regrettable, the current level of understanding seems to be confined to metaphors about "poker games" and "inte!,national power politics."

It is the hope of hundreds of millions of the earth's citizens that whatever form the new monetary structures take, the economies of the highly industrialized nations will be such as to put them in a position to address more seriously the desperate needs of the world's poor, especially those of the Third World.

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Plan Training Program For Diaconate ,NEW YORK (NC) - About 25 married and unmarried men will begin a two-year course to prepare for the permanent diaconate in the New York archdiocese.

diaconate as "a binding life-long commitment" which will be ex, ercise~ in most cases as a parttime ministry."

"At the ,moment, work in hos-' pitals and prisons and 'with young drug-abusers is foremost in the thinking of officials," the archdiocese said. "But the variety of their work will be considerable. Some will work in parThe archdiocese described its- ishes, others will not."

The archdiocese announced that the men will take courses twice a week in theology, scripture, literature, Chur:ch history, and subjects useful to their specialized work.

A similar program was announced for the Joliet, III., diocese by Bishop Romeo Blanchette, who said training will be coordinated through the divinity school at 51. John's University, Collegeville, Minn.

Like the New York arch.diocesan program, it is open to married men 35 years or older. Similarly, deacons who are unmarried or widowed will not be permitted to remarry.

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too many ladies are taking the advice that this year's ad men are doling out, I'm the first to admit that a full length mirror is very often hard to take-especially when we haven't been cautious about what we've been filling our delicate'Jittle tummie~ with and the pounds have been piling on, However there's no better "moment of truth")han a long look at a long refiection of ourseives.

years invested in a lovely and elegant black with a puckered long-sleeved top and a printed skirt, trimmed in gold. Not only can she wear it to the 'many holiday parties ahead but she can stilI" keep it', active long into Spring. Skirts of all lengths are being worn.to any and every oc- . casion and women look pretty and ladyI1ke in them regardless of age.

If a person can't find the look that's perfect for them this season, then they ~re not looking because there's a variety of looks 'and lengths on the market.

Skirts fall anywhere from mini to' maxi and the hemline that looks best on you should be' the one that you wear. Presently dances are bringing out anything from short skirts to ankle lengths with a few pantsuits thrown in for good measure.

Try the' different lengths onsee what looks best on you, if worn with the right type of heel, Stress Assets or boots, even the below knee A little introspection may length looks smart. However, bring to light not only our faults don't condemn one fashion until you try it on and see for your(and if we're not aware of these, how are we going to better them) self. but also our assets. ' This is the year for a new you If your hair is still a lovely to emerge - make sure it's an shade of brown with all of its, improved version. original sparkle then by all means hike yourself off to a hairdresser and have it styled in a set that Conference Appoints will show off its' beauty.

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WASHINGTON (NC) - ' Two new staff members have been appointed to the national office of the Sister Formation Conference.'

Sister路 Eileen Kelly, who recently completed he~ term as general superior of Presentation Sisters of Newburgh, N: Y., is now executive secretary. She has served as dean and as president of Presentation Junior College and as president of the Pro Deo Association, of Catholic Colleges.

Sister Kathleen McDonough of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary has been named associate executive secretary. She is a former school teacher and administrator from California, where she was local superior of her congregation. I

CIi.ICAGO (NC) - "We are black' and Catholic-in that order....,.-and we are going to make sense of the Church in the black Father George community," Clements told a Black Student Unity Mass here, Thousands of black youth listened as Father Clements, pastor of Holy Angels parish in Chicago, warned that "many individuals in the Church are sick with a disease called racism."

Th,e two new staff members Reminding the congregation of replace Sister M.' Evangeline their "young, gifted and black" McSloy, who, has gone 'to St. status, Father Clements advised Clothilde Parish, Chicago, and black Catholics to help cure the Sister Marie Beha, ~ho is now Church's racism. "It needs you working with contemplative to get well," he said. ' orders.

The Mass at Chicago's massive International Amphitheatre was co-sponsored by the Black Clergy New Superior Caucus and the Chicago Chapter ROME (NC) - A 44-year-old of the National Black Catholic American, Father Theodore, Tack, Lay Caucus. It was cpncelebrated was elected Superior general of by 12 Chicago black, priests clad' the Augustinian order at a meetin red, black and: green vest- ing here of the order's general ments, representing colors of 'chapter. He succeeds Father the black flag. Auxiliary Bishop, Agostino Trape in th~ guidance Michael R. Dempsey of Chicago of the world's, more than 4,400 attended the ceremony.

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BACK IN ,SCHOOL: Chris Evert, tennis star, is greeted by classmates after her outstanding achievements. '

Chrissie Evert, 16-Year-Old Tennis Star, Resumes Studies at Catholic High School FOREST HILLS (NC) - Chris The semifinal match against Evert is back in school after cap- Mrs. King was "definitely the turing the headlines-if not the toughest of the tournament," tournament-during U.S. Open Chris said, but she added that Tennis Championships at Forest the most memorable moment at Hills, Forest Hills came when she Chrissie, 'as her family calls bounced pack to defeat Mary her, is a 16-year-old junior at Ann Eisel during a sudden-death, St. Thomas Aquinas High school tie-breaking set. " "She had me at triple' match in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. After tennis matches here, she, told point and just the, fact that I The Cati10lfc News, New York came back to win was memorarchdiocesan newspaper, that able,'" explained Chris., she was looking forward to getOnlookers dubbed Chris everyting back to classes and 'her thing from "Cinderella in sneakfriends' who she said "won't ers," to "another Maureen Conmake a big fuss about me and nolly." what I've' done."

Chris developed her fluid, Although she admits to enjoy- graceful style and her two-fisted ing the publicity surrounding her backhand when she was six and five centercourt matches at For- ,just starting to play. est Hills, she said she felt re"My dad decided if I couldn~t lieved the morning after her de- control with one hand why not feat at the hands of top-seeded use two," explains Chris, who credits ,her father-coach, Jim Billie Jean King.

Evert, with the know-how to get her going.

Black Students Lose His tennis record includes For- ' Grants After Protests est Hills play and captain of the Notre Dame tennis team while a SALISBURY (NC)-The Rhodesian government withdrew college student there. He now grants for 25 black ~tudents at works as the pro at Holiday Park the University of Rhodesia be- in Fort Lauderdale, where Chris practices "two to three hours a cause they took part in' a demonstration protesting the differ- day and mOre on weekends." ential in salaries paid white and black teachers.

Board .Chairman' After completing the same LANSING (NC)-Father Malcourses at the same university colm Carron, president of the and doing the same type of work, University of Detroit, has been ,a white teacher in Rhodesia is elected chairman of the board paid a higher salary than a felof the Association of Indepenlow black teacher, who may even dent Colleges and Universities of have excelled academically in Michigan. college. ' Protests against -the differing ~age scales for white and black teachers have not -been confined to the University of Rhodesia, There have been student demonstrations at several secondary schools and the Gwelo Teachers' College.

Seven protesting students were expelled from the Gwelo college for what college authorities called "misbehavior~' and "unbecoming conduct for a student undergoing teacher training."

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Father Sullivan made his prediction shortly before a swarm of 130 yellow buses began shuttling San Francisco elementary children throughout the' city's newly integrated school system.

He said the experience of integrated education would reinforce the content and method of modern religious instruction given public school children after hours in CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) classes.

"Our texts stress the social teachings of the Church and the need to overcome prejudice," Father Sullivan said. "But unless our children have ,contact with other races, these teachings remain an unreal fairy tale to them."

He added that personal contact with members of other races prevents racial groups from thinking of each other as the impersonal "them."

Also dealing with the sensitive busing issue was an interdenom{national panel of clergymen who urged parents to comply, with the busing program "in an orderly and peaceful fashion." .

Ask Public Selection Of Next Archbishop WASHINGTON (NC)-The 65- :. member Association of Washington' Priests has proposed a plan to encourage priests, Religious and laity to help\ choose the next archbishop for the nation's capital.

Cardinal Patrick O'Boyle of Washington has submitted his resignation to Pope Paul VI in accordance with. a Vatican1directive that prelates retire at age 75. The cardinal was 75 this Summer.

In announcing its plan, the association of priests applauded various local and national organizations of black Catholics which have already suggested possible candidates' for the post.

The association, however said in a statment that it wants to go further in the selection process by seeking "the full participation of every member of the Church community in this most i~portant responsibility'."

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On the first cold day of Fall something always prompts me to clean closets. Maybe it's the fact that all the kids are tU1:ning blue as they go out to school in Summer jackets. Maybe it's just that the cold weather stimulates my tired old blood to do something about the accum- My house happens to be the ulated clutter. If the cold stop-over for clothing on its way

NEW YORK (NC)-Forty re_ ligious and patriotic groups have formed what they' call "a holy alliance" to observe a national prayer and God-Day with marches.

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Concerned Citizens for God and Country, the sponsoring coalition, said the idea was to revive belief in God through a special day completely dedicated to Him, to thank God for many blessings given "our great land of freedom," and to restore everything to God through faith and loyalty to country.

weather is the reason, may- . vage Bureau. All my friends be I should move to Alaska, so I'd do the job a little more often.

But then, I'm sure I'd have perfectly good walrus' skins that

bring boxes of things out of their. closets. I go through them, give what fits to my children, then ·pass the rest on to St. Vincent's Li~e

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could be used some day, and I'd save them just a little longer.

The problem is that I'm a saver. Just as there are night people and day people, there are savers and thrower-outers. If a saver marries a thrower-outer; there is conflict. If two savers marry each others, there are ·c1osets full of junk.

We have closets fulls of junk.

Little Treasures The difficulty is in deciding .' what's "saving" junk and what's just "throwing out" junk. But. eventually I become overwhelmed by the fact that every time I open a closet door I can't get it shut again. I resolve that I can no lqnger be sentimental about all the boxes of perfectly good trash that my family has stored in the backs of all the closets.

I start "throwing out" with a vengeance. But before very long I find little treasures ... like a valentine made in kindergarten, a card from my husband when our first child was born, my own first baby shoes. I finish up sitting on the floor, looking over my class graduation picture from elementary school, reading old letters, and finding good reasons why everything. should get dusted .off and stored back in the closet.

Another problem is clothing.

Martyrs

Usually the kids are in school when I sort things, so I just guess what will fit. From there it's up to them to try it on, either keep it, pass it on to another kid, or give it back to me? What do they do? They push the clothing into their dressers 'and closets without trying it on, until drawers won't close and '. closets are bulging.

So last Saturday morning I ~ollared everyone of them and imide them sort their clothes. they looked like the martyrs of the' year. "Gee, Mom, everyone else is out playing." . ·...1 don't care .if Santa Claus is out, playing. You kids are going to 'stay here until this mess is sorted out and cleaned up!"

Constant Struggle As they dragged themselves up the stairs, I heard little comments. "I wonder what got into her?" "She looks kinda strange."

"I guess. we better get going; y think she really means it."

I kept marching up and down the hall announcing, "If it doesn't fit and is in good shape, put it in for St. Vincent's. If it's worn out, it goes in the rag bag."

But the kids have a way of getting attached to the shabbiest garments. It was a constant struggle to keep them at the task. .

"But, Mom, that's my favorite shirt. Can't I keep' it?" .

"It's missing half 'its buttons ... and I will be, too, in a minute. That goes in for a rag!"

"Suppose I put the buttons back on?"

"What are you going to do about the holes in the elbows, and the collar that's worn right through? Out with it!"

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Boxes were filling up fast: .. and soon one of the boys tore AUSTIN (NC) - Bishop Louis down the stairs, calling out, J. Reicher, 81, departed from ''I'm all done. I'll be out playing."

It seemed to me he finished traditional channels in announcing his resignation as head of the much too quickly so I took a check. He hadn't tried on anyAustin diocese. thing. His dresser drawers were The bishop said in a press re- empty. He just had piled every lease that, effective Nov. 15, he thing into cartons! will resign to devote his full He went back to sorting time and energy to various local clothing. charities he has supported Cartons started to pile up in through the years.' the front hall. Pretty soon you Coadjutor Bishop Vincent Har- couldn't walk through the front ris will automatically take his hall. place. Bishop Reicher: was named "Hey, Mom, why don't we the first bishop of Austin by have an auction. You see signs Pope Pius XII in 1947 when the all over the place when people diocese was created. clean out their attics and cellars.

Usually, an official announce- They have garage sales. We ment of a bishop's resignation is' could have a' closet sale." made through the apostolic deleYou know, it's probably a gate in the United States, which good idea but I'd be embarrassed gets word from the Vatican that to admit all that stuff was in my closets. the Pope has concurred.

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NEW BEDFORD CCD SERIES: Discussing the CCD teacher training program being conducted under the auspices of S1. James Religious Education of New Bedford are: seated, Miss Peggy Nickerson of S1. Joseph's, Fairhaven and Miss Maureen Kennedy of S1. James, New Bedford.

Standing: Joseph Calbeck, S1. James, New Bedford; Rev. Ronald A. Tosti, diocesan director of the CCD and speaker at the first session; Sr. Mary Margaret, RSM of St. Lawrence, New Bedford.

Spanish Churchmen Ask More Freedom MADRID (NC)-The Church in Spain is moving away from its past,state ties and support of the status quo, calling instead for numerous liberal reforms.

The trend became evident as some 250 priests and bishops wound up a tense week-long de-

bate on future of Spanish Church.

The meeting, presided over by Cardinal Vicente Enrique Tarancon of Toledo, called for separation of Church and state, freedom for labor unions, recognition of basic human rights, and an end to military courts.

The 40 groups include the Catholic War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Knights of Columbus, Jewish War Veterans, C.onservative Party, Freedom Foundation, Silent Majority Forum, Legion of Mary, Right to Life Committee, and other organizations.

God-Day observances began with a Mass concelebrated by New York Auxiliary Bishop James E. McManus, a Redemptorist who was formerly bishop of Ponce, Puerto' Rico, followed by a parade Jed by a U. S. Army band, then a luncheon and rally.

The God-Day alliance said in its announcement that the idea for its proposed new holiday came from an anonymous cloistered nun who received it as "divine inspiration" and passed it along to the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic War Veterans.

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See ,Pornography Busin'ess Decline In Some Areas WASHINGTON (NC) - The pornography. business, expected to bciom after the President's Commission pn Obscenity and Pornography.. last year recommended relaxing restrictions, appears to be declining in some areas.

Stanley M. Dietz, an attorney representing .the owners of a number' of "adult". bookstores. in the Washington, D. C., area, said profits are down and his clients will "start having trouble paying rents within two years."

On the other hand, I.nspector Walter R. Bishop, director of the D. C. police department's' morals division, said, "I don't know of any great decrease in bookstores." As of last March, there were' 37 "adult" bookstores in Washington, four less th~n in January, Bishop said. More recent figures were not available.

Drop in New York Most Baltimore porno-shop owners or managers interviewed for NC News said sales of pornographic books, magazines and movies have fallen off in the past few months. The manager of the' Gayety Bookstore, on Baltimore's gaudy "Block," said sales in his store were off "almost 100 per- cent from last' year."

"When dirty books used to be sold under the counter, people couldn't buy enough of them," said Gayety.

"When they can buy them . legitim-ate, they don't want them.

Those who don't like this 'bu~i­ ness have done the best thing they could have done-Ieaye it ," alone."

A number of New York theaters, neWsstands and bookstores dealing_ in pornographic films and literature have reported declines in business. One pornographic bookstore on 42nd Street that was grossing about $10,000 a week one year ago was doing about half that much business this August.

Increase in Chicago The pornography 'business has been growing 'rapidly in Chicago . in the past few 'months, however,' primarily in theaters that have begun importing hard-core pornographic films from the West Coast.

The Festival' Theater on Chicago's North Side: which' had been 'showing foreig!1 and legitimate art films a year and a half ago to an average nightly audidience of "three or four people," an employee said, was "barely making enough to pay for the candy."

"Now the owners 'are .making , incredible amounts of money," he added. , The Festival's owners have been so successful, the employee said, that they have opened an adult bookstore. next to the theater, another theater dealing primarily in homosexual films, ' - and a private club.

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WASHINGTON (NC)-A new temporary committee has been named by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops to recommend possible ways to enhance the life and ministry' of priests. " " , , The' committee, led by Archbishop Philip M. Hannan of New Orleans, was charged by' the bishops conference to determine how to implement the U.S. bish- _ ops' Study on Priestly Life and Ministry. A permanent secretaI" iat was created to assist the com· mittee with the task.

'In announcing th~ formation of the committee and secretariat, the conference administrative committe also reported that two sections of ~he $500,000 study will be, released in full "as soon as possible." They deal with the sociological and psychological ARCHBISHOP LEADS ORCHESTRA: Archbi~hop Humberto Mederios o( Boston leads aspects of priestly life. the famed Count Basie orchestra during the final hours of the Youville Hospital Benefit The massive study, resllits of Ball at Lexington. The ball, held to' raise funds for the Arc~bishop Medei~os Steward- which were announced last Spring, showed amo,ng other ~hip Appeal, was a great success, with a $15,000 check presented to the a~chbishop. things that many priests have authority and self·identity prob· l~ms and would like celibacy to be optional although few of them would marry even if they could.

Summaries were made public at the time, but not the full reo . NOTRE DAME (NC)-Univer- measure at Notre Dame than at tian. The people do: the people ports. The nation's bishops were mailed the entire package. which ~;,~" ! who teach. sity of Notre Dame students may mpst schools one knows." not go to Sunday Mass as reguHe went on: "All that we can do is provide covers hundreds of pages, during larly as in the past, but the facthat the predominating inspira· the Summer.

"AsJa confessor and as a man, ulty and the school's 'by-Iaws I have some acquaintance with tion and membersnip of our facThe conference approved the keep the campus mood Catholic, ~Jhe frailties of man. I suppose ulty are Catholic and Christian, financing of an intensive study of .according to Father James T. we have less fornication among and let the active ferment within the American priesthood in April Burtchaell, the provost. our students than adultery the Church bring. what God' 1967. An ad hoc committee cha'ired by John Cardinal Krol of Phil· I The priest saw both· weak- among the adult population and wills." adelphia designed plans for the less ,alcoholism." certainly ; Father ,Burtchaell said his prinesses and strengt~s in assessing' how Catholi<: his school is for mary concern, rather than writ· study 'conducte~ iJ? eight areas: Strength in Faculty "In'sight: Notre Dame," quarterly ing documents asserting institu- history,' doctrine;" 'spirituality; tional commitment,l is to assem- pastoral ministry, ecumenism, magazine published by the uniTurning to "those good feaversity's information depart- 'tures of life at our school that 'ble "a team of scholar-teacher~ liturgy, sociology, and psychol· ogy. ment. afford hope for religion," Father who are men and women of faith "Let me begin with the bad," Burtchaell cited strength in the and desire to share their values healthy state of the department and lifestyle with their younger the Holy Cross priest wrote.

I companions." ' "The first most serious defi- of theology.

I ciency in our religious situation "We have a second strength, is a certain persistent disregard even more crucial in' the' long ': Laymen' t'o ~eplqce for the common good." Students . run, 'in our faculty;" he said.

Priests in Cya . "fail to see that a society of "Faith is shared by old with SYRACUSE (NC): - Laymen trust needs' members who will , young" through a mysterious not 'only contribute their personal transmission of cherishing and will be ,in charge bf the Catholic Youth Organization for the integrity, but will take responsi- teaching."

Syracuse diocese b~cause of a bility to oppor;e publicly those It is the faculty, he said, "who who exploit the common good." . shortage of priests ~ere. make Notre 'Dame Catholic. By Bishop David F. Cunningham . A second negative sign he statute a Holy Cross priest, cited is a lack of participation Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, is announced his decision to reo place three priests yvith laymen in worship. president. Our by-laws state so that the priests would be 931(066 that we are a Catholic institu- , fr.ee for full-time pa~t~ral duties.

Frailties of Men tion. Theology is required in the "I have asked the local CYO "Worship is down, and I am curriculum. But none of these advisory boards to s~bmit to me unable to utlderstand it to my things make a university Christhe names of prospedtive laymen own satisfaction or to explain it for director or acting director to yours;" he added. In the 1950s of the area CYO' offices," said about 90 per cent of the students .Plan Protestant, Bishop Cunningham. I regularly attended Sunday Mass, Catholic Community 365 NORTH FRONT STREET The priests have been asked compared to about 65 per cent of NEW BEDFORD GARRISON (NC)-The Franmeet with their area advisory to parishioners around the country.

992·5534 "Today, participation on campus ciscan Friars of the Atonement boards in recommending laymen , have announced a plan to estab- for appointment. : would run about the same as in the average parish" (63 per cent lish a religious community of a'ccording to the' most recent Protestants and Catholics at their ~~~~=:::::=~=.="-"'-:::::'1'''"".""-""-===~~===.""-",,-,,,,.=.:::::-:::::-,,,,-~==="".., Gallup Poll), Father Burtchaell Graymoor Ecumenical Institute said. Notre Dame 'has more than here in New York.

The Cl?mmunity will begin with 6,000.students. celibate men and later will inINC. The priest said 'he believes the trend goes far beyond the cam- clude single women and married pus in that "a growing majority couples, the Friars announced.

Father Ralph Thomas, director of Catholics in our country have , silently discontinued the practice of the institute; said the question of intercommunion, apostolate of, confession." , The prie,st refrained from dis- and life style will be worked out the by the individuals who join cussing such social problems as promiscuity, drinking or drugs new group. bec'ause, he said they are being He said that the institute 'will handled without acquiescence refrain from making rules and but with knowledge that they that it "can do no more than exist "in surprisingly fainter point the way at this time."

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OTTAWA (NC)-The bishops of Canada have told the Vatican that the synod working paper on the priesthoop "oversimplifies' the causes of ,unrest among the clergy."

Furthermore, commented the Canadian hierarchy in a 25-page report, the priesthood document to be taken up when the worldwide synod opens in Rome Sept.

30, fails "to situate that unrest in the context of the present unrest in society and in the Church."

The priesthood paper, alongwith another on world justice, was circulated among the world's bishops as 'advance material for the 1971 synod. The Canadian bishops made their appraisal after consulting with priests, nuns and laity.

PORTLAND (NC)-Archbishop .' Timothy Manning of Los Angeles, noting that many truths of the Church are centered on the Blessed Virgin Mary, said here in Oregon that it is a tragedy that Mary has been removed from some reli.gious devotions.

"Love for her has been stolen out of the hearts of little children," the archbishop said at an outdoor Mass, rosary and procession honoring the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Every pope has said that the rosary is a valid and beautiful devotion of Our Lady, -Archbishop Manning said, questioning how many persons attending the ceremonies even owned a rosary.

"What better way to go to eternal life than as a child' of Mary?" he asked.

Mary, he added, "heard the word of God and kept it. She understands the words of God must be accepted without human intervention. That is faith.

"When you think about our Blessed Lady, you think of all the truths of the Church."

Father Edmund Roche, director of the Canadian Catholic Conference's office for the English-language clergy and one of two auditors from Canada who will attend the synod, said about the Canadian response: "Many bishops see the unrest in a positive way, as a good sign. If priests were comfortable in their ministry in today's world, it would be an unhealthy sign, a sign that they are not really grappling with the problems of today. Priests have a very difficult task to preach the word of God and minister to the needs of people today."

Human Species路 The Canadian bishops said the crisis in the priesthood should be discussed not only in terms of contemporary secularization "but also in the context of other phenomena, such as the technical society, the mass media, the growing democratization of institutions, contestation in institutions, ideological pluralism, growing urbanization, the influence of human sciences on thinking and behavior."

The Vatican document takes "too negative an approach," the bishops said, in attributing the present problems of the priesthood to an excessive influence of the human sciences.

"The human sciences when objectively u~ed are the best way of understanding cultural changes which underlie unrest, the way in which reality is seen in a different light," the bishops said. "The human sciences are often the instruments through which we see the signs of the times and the action of the Spirit."

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INDIAN LITURGY: Dressed in traditional Indian garb and holding an Indian hymnal, a Mohawk woman sings the Sanctus. NC Photo.

Vernacular Mass Is. Mohawk Tradition Privilege for First Converts on Continent

ALBANY (NC) - While most people hailed the Vatican for decreeing Mass in the vernacular, one group in New York State and Canada simply ho-hummed.

For over 300 years, the Mohawk Indians have been participating in the Mass in their native tongue.

The fact came to light recently at the Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville when Mohawks from New York State and Canada gathered for their anuual pilgrimage to the birthplace of Kateri Tekakwitha, "the Lily of the Mohawks." Her cause for beatification is under study in Rome.

Jesuit Father Michael Jacobs, a full- blooded Mohawk, told reporter James Breig of the Evangelist, the Albany diocese news'Consistent Evolution' paper, that the use of the vernacThe reply said that most of ular is an old tradition with the Canada's 85 bishops consider it路 Indians.

"This mission at Caughnawaga important that the bishops of a country be able to make deci- was established in 1667 and persions about forms of ministry mission was granted around that and styles of life for their own time by Pope Clement IX," Fapriests and people, and that a ther Jacobs said.

Won by Jesuits synod cannot be expected to set guidelines that would apply in "The St. Regis Reservation in different countries except in the Hogansburg, New York, where I most general way. am stationed, obtained the same "After suitable consultation permission about 1752.

"Thus, for example," he said, with other local churches," the bishops said, "national and re- "the Our Father begins 'Takgional conferences of bishops waienha.' " should be empowered to make Father Thomas Egan, the Jeseven very important decisions in uit 'who directs the Auriesville order to meet the pastoral needs Shrine, describes the Mohawk of the faithful of their areas.

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pressive I've witnessed at the shrine."

Permission to say Mass in Mohawk was won through the efforts of the "blackrobes," the early Jesuit missionaries to North America.

"It is a special privilege we Mohawks had," noted Father Jacobs, "because we were the first converts on this continent."

Latin Consecration The work of the Jesuit missionaries in converting the Mohawks was so successful that the tribe chose to depart their native land for the north when persecution from neighbor tribes began. Originally residents of what is now the Albany diocese, the Mohawks fled to the northern part of the state and to Canada to preserve路 their new-found faith.

Historic Meeting GREEN BAY (NC)-Catholics and Lutherans recently held an ecumenical dialogue here, the first of its kind in the history of the diocese of Green Bay. Three delegates from theecumenical affairs commission of the local United Methodist Church met with two members of the diocese's ecumenical commission to discuss the sacraments of Baptism, Communion, Confirmation and Marriage. They agreed to report to their commissions with recommendations for further dialogues.

During the last three centuries, while the majority of the Mass prayers were sung' in the Indian tongue, the consecration remained in Latin because it was difficult to translate. But what was occurring was always explained to the Mohawks in their language, Father Jacobs said.

Another Indian tradition which Rome allowed them to continue was permission to bow rather than genuflect.

The use of the vernacular in the North American missions was part of a worldwide effort by the Jesuits during the 1600s.

It was unsuccssful except for North America's Mohawks. ;!

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CHICAGO (NC) - A Catholic race relations agency said deaths in the riot at the Attica State prison show that Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York values the lives of whites over nonwhites.

The National Catholic Conference of Interracial Justice said it deplored the stand taken .Qy the 'governor in approving the police and National Guard action against the riote;rs in which more than 40 persons were killed.

It termed the storming of the prison buildings by armed lawmen as the "indiscriminate use of massive fire power," and an action that showed a "gross disparity in the value of non-white lives in comparison to white."

The conference said it was a scandal for the state of New York to have a prison population that is more than two-thirds black or Puerto Rican while prison officials and employes are almost all white.

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Parents' Task, To Teach Children Love~

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A'few,months ago, I heard a good sermon (h~nest!) " in which the priest began, "This.js difficult to understand and will require some concentration, but if you can understand something, you should try to."

I couldn't agree with that more. Almost weekly I run needed love and we gave them 'into the frustrating situation doctrine.

'Tear;:hing O\lr ,children love is of parents who are bewilder- , far more difficult than teaching ed by what's going On in reJigious ed today but who haven't honestly attempted to understand the situation. Parents are

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them the catechism because we have to be models. We have to be comfortable with love when we find the handshake of peace, uncomfortable! We have to learn, , to 'love without embarrassment and without reservations first.

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The best way to start is with some family para-liturgies (or 'celebrations of a 'religious naCURRAN ture.). This is a real test of family openness. Can we sit around the table together and pray openly without ,embarrassment?

If not, how' do we, expect to very verbal in, their confusion teach our children to be open to and their anger" and very lax in others and to God? 'their efforts to alleviate their Without being super maudlin ignorance, They'd rather scream about it (note how I feel the than- study. the need to apologize for emotion-a sure sign of our generaIt is possible to understand why our children's religious edu- .. tion?) I'll share a' family experication classes are changing but ence with you. Last Spring we we aren't going to get it via os- attended three weddings. On our mosis or even the Holy Spirit. way home from the third, our Let's try the bookstore. For kids asked us if we really made truly interested,' I recommend those vows to one another. We "Readiness for Religion" by Ron- nodded and their eyes showed ald Goldman ($2.95; Seabury disbelief. "Wasn't- it sort of asked our ninePress, 815 Second Ave., N. Y. creepy? year-old.

"I mean, saying those 10017). , WESTERN BISHOP: Bishop Thomas J. Connolly of Baker, Oregon, rides, i,~ the things in front of all those peoThis book will require some ple?"

Westward Ho parade during the annual Pendleton roundup ,in Oregon. NC Photo. concentration and a few eve';'Would you like to hear us ning's television programs but say them in front of you?" we it is one of the clearest explanaasked. They giggled but th~y tions I've seen why we must nodded. "Okay, you're responsichange or actually continue forcble for a family liturgy on our , ing our young people away from next wedding anniversary," we the Church. I highly recommend said. "Include' a time for the ucated Chinese favor the Nixon WASHINGTON (NC) - Cardi-' in the executiye mansion. it for parent discussion groups. vows and we'll repeat them in nal Paul Yu Pin, the expelled Telling newsmen about it trip.

Last' week I talked about the front of you." archbishop of Nanking got no later, Cardipal Yu Pin said that, Lee, who emigrated to the futility, of trying to teach chilreply when he remarked quietly , he personally knew Chou during United States in 1918, said he Experience Community dren doCtrine. This week, I will to President Nixon, at the White World War II §lnd tllat the Com- thinks the rival Taipei and promote the need for teaching A couple of months later, we House: "Chou En-hii is a very munist Chinese premier "cannot Peking governments will unite them religion. Religion is not sat in front of a lopsided and insidious man." be trusted." The cardinal was eventually, explaining to reportdoctrine.alone. Religion is life. It finger-grooved wedding cake" It 'happened over coffee after ers: "China is large enough and embraces all facets of a- young looked into each other's eyes and the first of this Fall's series Sun- ousted from the China m.ainland civilized enough to absorb comlive!) on Taiin 1948 and now child's experience: love,' emo- ,repeated our marriage vows. Our day worship gatherings held by munism." wan. tion, secllrity, awe, heroes, children giggled nervously all the' the president. The 70-year-old Cardinal Yu Pin said that, stories, drama, friends, morals' way 'through but that' was a nat- cardinal was among 380 guests and values. When we turn reli- ural reaction. They were im~ who prayed together with :r-rixon while he expects nothing good to come from Nixon's intended gion into doctrine, we tell ·the pressed ,and we talked ,about the, trip to Peking, "I pray for his child that it is a separate sub- meaning of the vows. (Try exhealth, safety and success." ~ETAL Prelate~ediates ject rather than part of every plaining "for better or for The cardinal's anxieties were' thing he lives and doeS. . , J. TESER, Prop. , worse" in a society where di- Teachers' Strike , not shared by ano~her native of : RESIDENTIAL : vorce runs' rampant!).

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Earlier Archbishop Chavez really find a loving relationship' This is teaching religion' by had said the lack of teacherto God, 'we will love one another experiencing community in its 'government negotiations would enough so that we will behave most basic form. I ha've seen lead to great damage to the lovingly toward them, sharing many families take the awkward country. He had praised the [i ourselves and our goods.

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Baltimore catechisms in the past didn't ,produce a loving community of Christians. This is our. job today, as any parent knows.

Our children. are seeking a Christian kind of love wh,en they talk about the "love ethic." They are searching for love when they run to drugs or a. commune. They

they sense the value in these cel- , working under substandard conebrations, they stop worrying ditions. about teaching their children Backing teachers, who struck doctrine. Celebrating baptismal for better pay and a promotion anniversaries, Advent, Paschal scnedule, were large groups of meals, namedays, Lenten devo- students ,and workers. The tions and the like together /may teachers aLso opposed an Educawell prepare our children for the tion Ministry decree that dedoctrinal experience of God moted or suspended teachers without the right of appeal. when they are twelve. "

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ST. JOSEPH, ATTLEBORO Beginning Monday morning, Oct. 4, the Rosary will be recited after the 9 o'clock Mass with the -intention of World peace.

New officers for the CYO are: Charlene Joubert, president; Jeanne Melanson, vice-president; Cheryl Joubert, secretary; Donald Precourt, treasurer.

SACRED HEART, NORTH ATTLEBORO Mrs. Leo Piette is chairman.of a fashion show to be sponsored

by St. Anne's Sodality at 8 Thursday night, Oct. 14 in the parish hall. Commentary and entertainment will be by Fay Trent. Tickets will be available at the door or may be obtained from sodalists. Refreshments will be served and a door prize will be awarded.

OUR LADY OF ANGELS, FALL RIVER October events for the parish will include a dance at 8 Saturday night in the hall, sponsored by the Holy Name Society with music by the Jardinaires. Tickets are available from Holy Name men.

The Council of Catholic Women will hold a whist party Saturday, Oct. 16, featuring a money tree.

CYO Awards Night is scheduled for Sunday,. Oct. 17. A 5 o'clock Mass will be followed by a banquet and the awards ceremony.

Sees .Leg ion Grow to Million Members

world can only be explained by the power of God. BELFAST (NC)-Six Catholic A commemorative plaque was bishops ·have issued a joint stateunveiled on the house where the ment strongly condemning viohistoric first meeting of the Le- lence in Northern Ireland. gion took place. Legionaries from They did not mention directly many countries attended.

With Duff at the ceremony the outlawed Irish Republican were three other founding mem- . Army, widely accused of many bers of the Legion-Mill Hill Sis- acts of terrorism, but did cite "a ter Basil of London, Miss Lucy small group of people who are Hartigan, 78, of Dublin, and Miss trying to secure a united Ireland by the use of force."

Collette Gill, 79, of Dublin.

The six bishops, including Car· dinal William Conway of Armagh, Primate of All Ireland, run dioceses located partly or entirely in Northern Ireland.

PROVIDENCE (NC) - Sixty They said that, despite painful per cent of parishioners polled in awareness of Catholic grievances, five parishes in the Providence they undeservedly condemn the diocese believes too much money use of violence. is being spent on armaments and "One has only to state this not enough on the poor. fact in all its stark simplicity In preparation for the world to see the absurdity of the idea," Synod of Bishops this Fall in the bishops said. "Who in his Rome the diocesan world justice sane senses wants' to bomb a and peace committee asked for million Protestants into a united opinions of parishioners. Justice Ireland?" and the priesthood are the two The six signers of the statesynod topics. ment were Cardinal Conway and The committee stressed that Bishops William Philbin of Down its poll did not represent the and Connor, and Eugene O'Dohthinking of the entire Church, but erty of Dromore, both in Northsaid it belived the sample an ern Ireland, and Bishops Neil "adequate indication of the popu- Farren of Derry, Patrick Mullilation." gan of Clogher and Austin Quinn Of the 690 respondents to a of Kilmore, whose dioceses are questionnaire mailed to 1,600, partly in Northern Ireland.

57 per cent were 40 or older.

'Radical Reform' The Providence Visitor, diocesan newspaper, reported that 55 More than 100 persons have per cent were willing to support died in the violence in Northern organizations for the poor at Ireland in the past two years home and abroad with financial over reported discrimination help while 30 per cent were un- against the Catholic minority in willing and 12 per cent had no jobs, housing.and voting... opinion.

The bishops said that violence is "the way to postpone a really united Ireland until long after aU Approves Council's Irish men and women now livAdvisory Role ing are dead." But while stressROCKVILLE CENTRE (NC)- ing that the campaign of violence Bishop Walter E. Kellenberg said "is grievously wrong and conhe regards his diocesan Priests trary to the law and spirit of Advisory Council as just that- Christ," they also said that the an· advisory group. He hopes the "problems of this divided comcouncil, which has suspended its munitywill never be solved until activities until the bishop clari- a radical reform of the institufied its role, will resume its tions of democracy here is introduced." meetings.

"Due consideration has been given to the advice of this' counELECTRICAL cil in the past, and such considerContradors ation will continue to be given as long as the council meets," said the -bishop in a statement responding to the PAC's action.

The council, which officially represents all the priests of the diocese, voted 17 to 4 to suspend its activities until the bishop "confirms the advisory role of the council by clarifying the man944 County St. ner in which he wishes it to fulNew Bedford fill its roie."

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FRANK DUFF that has so constantly marked the progress of the Legion in the holiness of its apostolate is paralleled by the treatment meted out to God made man, our Saviour."

In' a jubilee celebration at Galway city. Bishop Michael Browne of Galway said that when young people today ~re dissatisfied with the selfishness and materialism of a secularist society, the Legion provides a challenge.

Bishop Browne praised the Legion's work for the homeless in Galway and said the association's growth throughout the

Special Committee to Discuss Status of Women in Church

WASHINGTON (NC)-Women Church." fighting to end alleged discrimBishop Gallagher added, howination in the Church have a new ever, that there was "no disroad to. take in communicating senting vote" by the adminisratheir hopes and goals to the na- tive cOlmnittee members against tion's Catholic bishops. the formation of a special comThe administrative committee mittee to meet with women. of the National Conference of Timing of committee meetings Catholic Bishops has appointed may be a problem, Bishop GalST. STANISLAUS, a special committee to b~come lagher noted, because ArchbishFALL RIVER An Autumn bazaar will be more familiar with problems that op Byrne is one of the U.S. delesponsored Saturday and Sunday, women say they face in the gates, to the world Synod of Oct. 16 and 17 by parish school Church. Coadjutor Archbishop Bishops in Rome. children. A supper will be fea- Leo C. Byrne of St. Paul-MinneListen, Help apolis has been appointed chairtured on Saturday night.

The Women's Guild announces man of the committee.

Bishop Gallagher said he was that its first Fall session will be The special committee opens .hopeful that the special commitheld following .evening Mass an official channel of communica- tee could meet before the bishTuesday, Oct. 5. New parishion- tion from the women to the ops' conference meeting here in ers are urged to join the guild.

American bishops. It was created mid-November. "Of course whenThe annual Holy Rosary Sodal- at the request of a bishops' con- I .went to the council (Vatican ity Patronal Eucharist will take ference liaison committee which II) I went for' five or six weeks place at 9 Sunday morning, Oct. met recently with the Committee and it turned out to be four 3. when members will assemble of Organizations Concerned with years," he remarked. in the school hall for a living the Status of Women in the There are two things which the rosary, followed by celebratiOn Church. bishop said the committee will of the Eucharist in Polish. Re" The COCSW committee is freshments will be served after composed of representatives of do: "listen to those who are askMass. the National Association of Lay- ing, and be of every help that men, National Organization for we can."

SACRED HEART, Dr. Leonard Swidler, who repWomen, St. Joan's Alliance, WoTAUNTON resented the St. Joan's Alliance.

United,' the men Theologians The Women's Club will sponsor a rummage sale from 7 to 10 Deaconess Movement and the . at the bishops' conference liaison and joint committee meeting, tomorrow night and from 9 A.M. Coalition of American Nuns. said he was "validly optimistic" to 2 P.M. Saturday in the church 'Hopeful Beginning' about the committee. hall. Mrs. Eleanor Cronan and "At least now there is a beMrs. Carolyn Crosby, co-chairBishop Raymond J. Gil1lagher men, request donations of clothes, of Lafayette, Ind., told NC News ginning," he said. "It's more than jewelry, dishes, bric-a-brac and after meeting the representatives was done before." Last year repother items from parishioners. 'in his capacity as a liaison com- resentatives of women's groups They may be left at the hall or mittee member that they were 'met with the liaison committee rectory. "very sincere and well-founded in but the NCCB took no action. their request that a hearing be •"Frankly I hope the whole ST. MARY, . given on the whole subject of thing will be sped up by some SOUTH DARTMOUTH type of incisive discussion of the The Ladies' Guild sponsored a women in society."

The prelate said he sees "a matter at the' synod." Swidler dance in the parish center with Mrs. Joseph Graziano as chair- very hopeful beginning, but I added. He is editor of the Journal wouldn't attempt to prophesy on of Ecumenical Studies and proman, aided by Mrs. George B. O'Brien, co-chairman, and a large the pace of the agenda of inter- fessor of religion at Temple Uniaction of women and the versity, Philadelphia. committee.

ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL, FALL RIVER The Women's Guild announces a pot luck supper for 6:30 Monday night, Oct. 4 in the Corky Row Club. Entertainment will follow the meal.

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Marian Organization Founder Attends Jubilee DUBLIN (NC)-Quiet, unassuming 82-year-old Frank Duff, a chief founder of the Legion of Mary at a meeting in Dublin in September 1921, has seen the organization spread to more than 100 countries and grow to a million active members in its first 50 years.

Duff was among those who. attended an open-air concelebrated Mass here to mark the golden jubilee of the Legion.

A priest and 15 women met with Duff in a borrowed room on Francis Street Sept. 7, 1921, to form an association. to do spiritual works of mercy.

The work of that associationthe Legion of Mary-gradually grew to include visitation of the sick and lonely, helping the prostitute and the alcoholic, guiding the young, organizing social activities for foreign students and establishing hostels for downand-outers.

The bishops of Ireland, in a letter to Duff, expressed congratulations that. he had been privileged to witness the. "marvelous expansion of this unique association of lay apostles." .

At the Mass honoring the Legion's jubilee Archbishop John C. McQuaid of Dublin said: "The favor of an obscure and lowly origin here in Francis Street vividly recalls the cave at Bethlehem. Even the. hostility

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'The other the job, but as long as the job does not go on forever I can afternoon I mentioned to one muster enough energy to persist friend that I was having trouble pressing Joe's trousers so that in it. they wereeveh, passabl~never Painting is the one job I can do in a house without really ,mind presentable. "Have you making' too much of a mess. ever tri~d pressing them through' Other than that I have to seek a single sheet of newspaper?" s.he as much help as 'possible t() do asked. When I admitted that this even, the slightest job: Nothing thought had never entered my other than painting gives me any mind she went on to explain that satisfaction, because no matter she first sprayed the paper lightwhat I do I haven't got the tools ly with water that had been put nor the patience to do a job in an old window cleaner bottle. correctly..

While ironing is not my favI have a plan to get most of orite form of recreation I couldn't the internal jobs done' around wait to get home and tryout the house that will never get this new method. The results done by me without going into were just great and suddenly I great expense. The idea is funda- found myself looking forward to mentally to pool resources of pressing trousers and all because people around my house to find of a little 'trick that a million out what we can do for each and one women probably know other and therefore save each but that I never did get around other time and money while at to discovering until now. the same time getting those When that man who discovers things that need doing. the better mousetrap .does come For instance, my father is a along, he's going to find me his meticulous worker who has great most willing customer-because patience, my uncle does quick for some unfathomable reason I rough work, and my cousin has refuse to believe that there isn't all the tools. Now if my manipu- always a better way to do things lation works correctly I may be -just around the corner. able to get them ,all to work and Of course many of my at have me as supervisor and coor- tempts at "pointer collecting"i dinator of effort, which is what doesn't work out such as the I think I do best. 路time I 'read where the best way to clean your telephone dial was Just Wage is' For All to wash it with polish remover.

Actually, I have been over- 'The paper printed a retraction whEdmed by the cost :of having of that hint a week or so later .anything done today by outside but by that time my telephonecraftsmen. In the 'first place they' dial was sparkling clean and alwill not do small jobs and sec- most minus its numerals.-Don't only they are so busy that you file that one. just can't get them. And when Therefore if any of my readers you do finally pin someone down have "sure fire hints" to make to do the work, you can't afford housekeeping a breeze send them them. This is a situation which in. I:ll try them out and print is hard to counter. ,the successful ones in the column The men doing work need to -~ven ones to clean the dial of maKe a living just as we all do the telephone I still have two . and so'they charge prices which more phones with numerals on. are in keeping with their needs. in answer to Joe's sad lame~t The rest of us gripe, moan and about school lunches ,a considgroan, but we expect that our erate reader Mi~s Marion Procbosses will give us a decent tor of St. Patrick's parish in Fall living wage. The upshot of the River sent a brochure of. lunch whole thing is that men like my- menus that she had been saving. self must labor through the most The following recipe is one of menial task with great effort and the interesting ones that were minimum of results. 'found: in it.

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FOR iTALIAN IMMIGRANTS: After favorable report of the bill-HR 9615, an emergency measure which was the result of a five year campaign by the American Committee on Italian. Migration which intended that the Immigration Reform Act of 1965 did not erase all discrimination of the-old'law, proponents of the new bill join:hands.

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Enormous Problem Michigan 'Leaders l)rge Legislators Support Welfare Bill DETROIT (NC)-Business, labor and religious leaders have written Michigan's lawmakers, urging them to keep intact a, $535-million welfare bill now before the state Senate.

Welfare advocates wanted the bill increased. Opponents want to trim the bill by approximately $12-14 million. The I~tter, signed'

by Cardinal John Dearden of Detro'it, seeks a compromise.

The legislature is faced with the problem of increasing Michigan's share of welfare support to compensate for' the federal I . governmen t ' s re d uc t'10 n , wh'le still trying to reduce the state's f I d f 't Isca e ICI .

The federal government plans to cut food stamp allotments for persons receiving Aid to Dependent Children by nearly a half.

The bill passed by the Michigan House did not completely equal the federal cuts. But welfare supporters, willing to count a small loss a' big victory, called the bill a success. ' The bill passed the House, but in the Senate the Republican majority is expected to give the bill stiff, opposition.

Welfare supporters fear some senators may not want, to compensate for the federal cuts, thus saving the state between $12 and' $14 million. . The letter said: "We are keenly aware of and sympathetic to the enormous ~md complex problem YOil 'face in assuring a decent standard of living for th,e aged, the disabled, the blind, and the dependent children in. the state of Michigan.

Most persons in these categories are unable to be self-sufficient, and without public assistance \

they' merely survive in a state of human misery." :"We urge you to support legislation to provide an adequate level of benefits to those requiring public assistance, particularly families with dependent children," it stated.

"H?wever," it cont~nued, "if for fiscal reasons full-Implementation is not possible at this time, we .urg~ that you at. least enact legislatIOn .now to Implemen~. t~e Bureau of Labor St~tIStICS low~cost. budget over a five-year perIod, mstea? of the preferred three-year perIod rec, ommended by the (~ov.ernor s Welfare Study) CommiSSIOn. "TI' It f th' . le r,esu 0 IS. c~mpromise. would be to mamtam appro~m~ately the same le'y'~l of assistance that was aV~lla1:>le last ye~r and offset the prOjected drop m the value of food stamps" . .

Marks Anniversary ROME (NC)-The International Catholic Migration Commission celebrated its 20th anniversary yesterday by spot"lighting a century's service by the St. Raphael's Union of Hamburg, Germany, a Catholic agency that has specialized in resettling Germans in European countries, Africa and North and South America.

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Appeal Conviction Of Dominicans SAO PAULO (NC)-A military court sentenced three Dominican friars and an ,ex-Dominican to jail, but dismissed charges of subversion against 14 other persons. \ '" The public prosecutor is se'eking stiffer punishment and defense attorneys have vowed to appeal.

The group, whose members had already spent 22 months in Sao Paulo jails, was charged with complicity in the subversive activities of the National Liberation Alliance headed by Communist leader Carlos Marighela. ,Their arrest followed a police ambush Nov. 4, 1969, in which Marighela was killed.

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SAN ANGELO (NC) - Priests in the San Angelo diocese, facing a shortage of seminarians, agreed at a meeting, here that greater efforts must be made to attract ' more religious vocations. , Only four seminarians are currently studying for the West Texas diocese. , ' "While greater effort must be made to recruit for the religious life among college students, a ,m'ore positive and active effort . must still be made to interest young people in religious life during their junior and senior high school years," said Father Thomas H. Seibt, the diocese's vocations director.

Twenty. of the diocese's 35 diocesan priests and five' reli-' gious priests joined' Bishop Stephen A. Leven to suggest ways of overcoming the vocation shortage. , Father Seibt said that the priests agreed that the success of a'recruiting program depended '~Iargely not on what is said but on what young people see in the Church community itself and in the,leadership of the Christian comm'unity." In order to relate to the younger generation, he said the churchmen stressed th,at priests must demonstrate that their role is "one of leadership. < ,_ in and service to the whole com-:;:}J. munity."

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Scientists, Th~eologians to Explore Ethics of Medical-Moral Dilemmas WASHINGTON (NC)-Must a physician try to save the life of a mentally or physically retarded infant, or may the baby be left to dit~?

The question and others revolving around the impact of modern genetic and biological discoveries on traditional ethical beliefs will be explored by 100 scientists, theologians, educators and lawyers at an international symposium here Oct. 16.

"Choices' on our Conscience" is the theme of the day-long symposium sponsored by the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation as an initial attempt to lay the foundation for future discussions of moral-medical dilemmas.

"Some people are saying that the way to get rid of mental retardation is to get rid of the mentally retarded ... that's not science fiction talk; that's what some very influential people are saying today," said former Ambassador Sargent Shriver in announcing the symposium.

Shriver, husband of Eunice Kennedy, said the fact that scientists and moralists are facing day-to-day decisions in life and death matters involving the mentally retarded and others is good reason for the foundation to .sponsor such a symposium.

Current Thinking Shriver said that bringing together a list of symposium participants that reads like an international Who's Who is an effort to lay on the line current thinking about who should survive, who should be born, the human rights of the retarded, the ethical implications of creatinp, babies outside of the womb, and the use of medical techniques to modify human behavior.

Describing the symposium in a prepared statement, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), foundation president, said: "Science in our time has achieved the technical skills to manipulate through surgery, chemistry and mechanical means

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man's genetic makeup, his mind and his will. Ours is the first generation to have the power to determine our destiny as a species.

Now we must face squarely the moral and ethical 'questions .raised by this power so that it may be directed towards a more humane future for mankind.

Without answers to these questions, man is, in the deepest sense, out of control."

Put simply, said Dr. John C. Raines, assistant professor of religion at Temple University in Philadelphia, "man can no longer afford the mistakes he is now practically able to make.

"Mankind is faced with a drastically reduced lead time on his self-modification. He must increasingly reflect in advance upon the consequences of his activities on the quality of human life."

Government Controls Dr. Raines said at a news conference where symposium plans were unveiled that all the trapitional ways man has gained wisdom, such as "learning by doing," are not longer sufficient.

"They must not be supplemented with ethical reflection and debate that takes place along side of and all through the development and application of the new technologies of human modification and control."

He said it is possible that government controls may be necessary in the quickly advancing medical arena; but "scientists are rightfully fearful and want to watch very carefully any legislation that might come to guide them."

After the symposium, the foundation will present international awards to recognize outstanding contributions in the field of mental retardation. The award ceremony' will b~ at the new Kennedy Center in a gala celebration led by David Frost, television personality, as master of ceremonies.

Conference to Publi.sh Translation Of New Catechetical Directory WASHINGTON (NC). - The directives concerning the content United States Catholic Confer- of faith which must be present ence will publish in the near , in any truly Catholic text, whatfuture an official English trans- ever methodology or format may ' lation of the new catechetical di- be used. rectory released last Spring in Accordingly, he continued, the Latin by the Vatican Congrega- directory was sent last Spring to tion for the Clergy. all bishops with the explanation The conference has collab- that the bishops of the world are orated with the congregation and responsible for the content of all a team of translators to make Catholic texts on religion. Teachthe translation possible, said ers of religious education should Bishop Joseph L. Bernardin, con- find it "normative" in choosing methodology, and in arriving at ference general secretary. appropriate emphasis on which During a recent tour of Can- religious truths are basic and ada, the congregation's prefect, which are marginal in the presAmerican Cardinal John Wright, entation of the faith. called the translation ".excellent; Cardinal Wright explained that faithful to the letter and spirit the original Latin edition o.f the of the original."

Catholic Catechetical Directory Cardinal Wright, for!'"er bish- already has been distributed for op of Pittsburgh, said that "liter- use at the International Cateally hundreds" of letters and chetical Congress in Rome. phone calls from the United He said Italian translations States and Canada have come to quickly followed release of the him about the new translation.

Latin and had amazingly wide In response to inquiries, the sales, apparently indicating incardinal has stated that the di- tense interest by laity. The Italrectory "is not a text, not a cate- ian translations, he said, now chism, or even a methodology," have gone through several ediout norms, guidelines or broad tions.

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UNITED NATIONS (NC) Gov. Luis A. Ferre of Puerto . Rico rejected, "with the utmost and strongest indignation," Cuba's move to add an item entitled "The Colonial Case of Puerto Rico" to the agenda for the upcoming session of the UN General Assembly.

Gov. Ferre's letter, transmitted to UN Secretary General U Thant by Ambassador George H. Bush, head of hte U.S. mission to the UN, has been circulated to all delegations.

Addressed to Cuba's UN representative, the communication called the request for the agenda· addition an "intrusion by Cuba' into the domestic affairs of Puerto Rico and the United States; a nation of which we are citizens

by the free will of 97 per cent of Puerto. Ricans, repeatedly ex. pressed in electoral' ballots."

Cuba accused the United States of colonialism because it Ihas .not given Puerto Rico its independence.

A political party headed by Juan Mari Bras that advocates separation and complete independence for Puerto Rico has not obtained more than three per cent of the vote in the last three elections - in 1960, ~1964 and 1968, Gov. Ferre pointed out.

"Any change in our political status," the governor said, "has to be effected through the majority will, freely expressed, of our people; and to this end, our laws (Jffer full guarantees to all citizens."

Rev. Thomas J. Gibbons, S.J., Principal of Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River, announced that James A. Perry of the Senior Class has been named a Semi-Finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

James is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Perry of 18 Cannon Street in Mattapoisett and members of St. Anthony's parish, James is a graduate of St. John the Baptist grammar school in New Bedford. During his years at Connolly he has played varsity soccer. He is also an accomplished wood carver and model maker.

15,000 The approximately semi-finalists are among the nation's most intellectually talented high school seniors. They will compete for some 3,000 Merit scholarships to be awarded in 1972.

The semi-finalists were the highest scorers in their states on the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test which was administered to over 655,000 Juniors last February. They constitute less than one per cent of the graduating secondary school seniors in the United States.

In Massachusetts 390 schools participated and 18,736 students took the qualifying test. Perry ranks in the top 300 in Massachusetts.

Voices Sympathy For ·Draft Dodgers OTTAWA (NC)-Young Americans· who make the conscientious judgment that they must not participate in the Vietnam war and who become draft dodgers "have my complete sympathy," Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau said here.

He added that "our political approach has been to give them access to Canada whether they are draft dodgers, or even more serious, deserters from the ranks of their armed forces."

In an' exclusive interview with the Rev. A.. C. Forre.st of the United Church Observer, the prime minister said: "I think that· the only Ultimate guide we have is our conscience, and if the law of the land goes against our conscience I think we should disobey the law. But because I also am a deep believer in the civil so~iety, I think we should be prepared to pay the consequences of breaking the law and that is either paying the penalty- for it, or leaving the country."

MORE THAN MONEY • • • Mission Sunday may be for many just an appeal day for money. And it is-money is desperately vital for the missions.

Missionaries cannot be trained and sent to Africa, Asia, or Latin America on good will alope. Hungry poor people cannot be comforted on sweet talk; food and clothes cost money. People with diseases need medicine, clinics, hospitals, and trained medical people. Illiteracy can only be reduced when schools, supplies, and teachers are supplied. People finding Christ need priests, places to worship, and native seminaries and convents. Relief from poor sanitation, poor environments, and inhuman conditions all 'require money.

It's true! Missionary activity necessarily is involved in economics. Even more true--for many missionaries, their only source of income is the generous support from their fellow-Christians.

Christ-in and through the Church, the missionaries, and the people they serve-depends on us.

But Mission Sunday is more than just giving money, otherwise it only scratches the surface of our personal sense of Christian living. Think for a minute . . . We have been baptised, confirmed, and partakers together at Christ's table . . . we profess the communion of saints, and membership in God's People--the catholic-apostolic Church. We all share in Christ's mission, not as outside benefactors or isolated humanitarians.

A frightful. meditation - the spirit of Christ is alive in us .only to the degree we have His missionary sense.

It is a sense of belonging to others: those we live with and those we don't. It is a sense of serving others: the immediate family and. the world family. It is a sense that responds out of love for others' and doesn't count the cost. And it is the sense of our togetherness with each other in God. Over 800 mission territories receive direct aid from the Society; many are totally dependent on this support. They need what only you can give. May your giving be more than just a donation to a worthy cause. For in liturgy and in life we celebrate the mystery of our faith - Christ lives among ,us • • • 'HELP US TELL THE WORLD! Will you send a sacrifice, to me, today for the missions?

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YOUR FAITH An End or a Beginning

Sports fans think of Louisville in terms of baseball bats. liturgists around the United States; however, link the city with a very competent diocesan liturgical commission spearheaded by two,energetic and talented,young priests, Fathers Richard Fowler and James Flynn.

I talked with these men in Detroit during Easter Week at a workshop. "Shapes and Sub-

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mm@mwmmmwt::@:@::m: stances," on Church architecture and art. The three of us had just 'celebrated revi:;ed Holy Week services in totally different parishes, 'but in the process quite , remarkably arrived at an identica1 conclusion.

We came to 'realize a bit more clearly that public worship essentially involves repeated acts, repetitive words, gestures and signs. The liturgy thus means ,doing or saying som~thing over and over again, expressing in commonly understoood and comfortably common 'extern~1 ways the thoughts and feelings of our hearts.

Not that this principle came as a new truth to the three of us.

We have all studied liturgy long enough to accept that concept in theory, Our Holy Week experience, ther~fOfe, meant not so much the trn~~ering- of a fresh idea as the "deeper, more sensitiv,e ' awai.~ne;s :~~f ~; noti9n .already fixed ,in our thoughts.

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The Church Moves into a Wider World Jesus lived and died in first- John went to the Temple at three century Israel. His travels took o'clock in the afternoon, the him up and down a country that hour of prayers" (Acts 3, 1). was somewhat smaller than the Jewish Believers. state of Massa.chusetts. PersonAbout thirty years 'after our, , ally, he lived largely 'according to , Lord's death, the elders of the the norm laId down in Matthew church in Jerusalem could boast: 10, 5: "Do not go into a'1Y Gen- "You see how it is, brother. tile or into any Samaritan towns. , Go instead to the lost sheep, of the house of israeL" ' His disciples could still rememBy ber that he had taught them: "Do not think that I have come , F~. QUENTIN to do away with the Law of Moses, .. As long as h'eaven and QUESNELL, S.J. earth last, the least point or the smallest detail of the I:.aw will not be done away with" (Mat~ thew 5, 17f.). "Whoever obeys There are thousands of Jews the Law and teaches others to who have become believers, and do the same, will be great in the they are all very devoted to' the Kingdom of Heaven" (Matthew Law" (Acts 21, 20).

5, 19). " Thus we catch a glimpse of a In accordance with this teach- development of Christianity most ing, the first Christians continued people can hardly imagine today. faithful to the Jewish law. The In that development Christianity apostles and the first several was one part of the Jewish culthousand Christians lived asJesus ture and the Jewish religion.,The had lived-as faithful, religious Christian Jews could say: "I worJews. ,The apostles "spent all ship the God of our ancestors their time in' the' Temple, prais- by following that Way (Chrising and blessing God" (Luke 24, tianity) ... but I also believe in 53). The first three thousand all the things written in the Law Christians "every day' continued of Moses" (Acts 24, 14). to meet as a group in the TemWhatever happened to that ple" (Acts 2, 46): ,"Peter and Jewish ChristJ.an ~hurch? Where

Week rites so affect us? We each watched parishioners fumble for the right place in missalettes and printed sheets, We moved awkwardly ourselves, despite preliminary reading and careful prep~ aration, through the rather unfamiliar ritual.

Just as the Second Vatican More Reforms Council uses such images as We sensed that until the basic "people of God" and "mystical patterns of, these ceremonies body" to describe Christ's work their way through repeti路 Church, so too the council tion into the core of every par- fathers call on the image of ticipant's being, we cannot ex- "pilgrim," stressing ,the need for pect them to produce the full, Church renewal. desired spiritual effects. Until Thus, citing the words of St. that point; the community as- Augustine' written over 1500 sembled for worship' will ' tend years ago, they assert, "The to be preoccupied with mechai)- Church, like a pilgrim in a forics and unable to' appreciate the eign land, preSses forward amid inner meaning which remains the persecutions of', the world the real heart or essence of pub: II,:g:m:mw:wmfm:m;:&t::II lic prayer.

This conclusion should not be interpreted as the present writer's plea for or prediction about an end to changes in the FR. GEORGE K. liturgy. Quite the contrary. The MALONE revised texts for marriage, baptism, funerals for the Mass itself contain most welcome improvements. But already we see the need for, further minor and and the consolation of God,' aneyen major reforms. nouncing the cross and death of Bishops Decide the Lord until he ,comes (cf. 1 The Fathers at Vatican II 'pro- Cor. 11:26)" (Lumen Gentium, 8) vided for that situation. They 'What does this image mean for decreed a careful modernizing of us ,today? In these days of comall the official liturgical books fortable "package pilgrim tours" (the fruits of which we have we can easily lose sight of the 'been realizing in recent months), hardships ,and risks of the past. but left the path open for addi- It will be helpful to consider the ' tionai adaptations, Articles 37-40, notion of pilgrimage itself, of the Liturgy' Constitution esPilgrims 'in Every ;\ge tablished several norms for this Pilgrimage has always been a type of adapting and the Third , part of the world's great reliInstruction issued Sept. 3, 1970, gions. Often the pilgrim traveled contains explicit comments gov- afar, sometimes as a 'penance, to erning "liturgical' experimenta- visit a holy shrine or place tion" when it is "seEm to be nec- Christians and Jews alike to the essary or useful.;' Holy Land, Catholics to Lourdes, Turn to pa'g~::Nineteerr,~~'~' Moslems to Mecca.

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did it go? There is no Jewish Christianity today which follows the Law of Moses. It has disappeared completely. But that was the original church, and the only church there was for the first fifteen or twenty years. It is the only church St. Stephen, the first martyr, ever knew. It is th'e only Church that St. James the apostle, the brother of John, ever lived in. (His death is told in Acts 12, 2.) Yet that Church does not resemble the Church we live in today.

Council of Jerusalem What happened? The Church felt the need to move out into a wider world. Our Lord had, said: "Go then to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples" (Matthew 28, 19). After some years of experience, the people of God found the observances and practices of the Law of Moses were an obstacle to I their going out and making diS~i-'I' pies of all men everywhere.. So:, .... 1 they made the necessary changes.:;;;,"" It wasn't easy. It was a hard I decision to come to, one preceded and followed by long' and passionate debate. "You' cannot,. be saved unless you are circumcised as the Law of Moses requires" said some fervent Christions (Acts 15, 1) New converts '''have to 'be 'cit'CI.lnlc'ised' lind told to obey the Law of Moses (Acts

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Some years ago I had an ex- gotten. Our approach in religious perience I'll never forget. I was education has an important link teaching a course on religious with what we are trying to comeducation at the Catholic Uni- 'municate. There is no simple versity of America. My intention 'separation between "doctrine" was to 90mmunicate to the stu- and "methods." The "method':' dents that religious education involves human' experience . as well' as intellectual knowledge, beauty as well as truth, art as By well as theology. I lectured with clarity, neatly outlining each FR. CARL J. stage of my presentation, on a PFEIFER, S.J. blackboard. The students carefully copied the outline into their notebooks, After about the third class a Sister came up to me. She waited needs to flow from, be an ex'until most of the students had pression of the "doctrine." left the room before saying: Tradition "Father, what you are saying in class is beautiful, but you are For example, we are becoming contradicting it all by how you familiar with the teaching of are presenting it. You speak of the Second Vatican Council that beauty, art, experience, but you the Church is a "Pilgrim People." seem preoccupied with a neat, ,This teaching has its roots in orderly, abstract, intellectual the Bible and early Christian outline on the blackboard.... 'tradition. (See columns by Frs. Her words jolted me to an Malone and Quesnell.) The clear awareness that ,I have not forTum to Page Eighteen

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Life, World of AI Capone Is Book Worth 'Reading

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He was devoted to his mother, and wept during a play with a theme of mother love. Could such a man be bad? He had a bad reputation, certainly, but he thought it was' undeserved. He said his record was unblemished; and felt he had spent the best years of his life as a public might be set off by' one gang's benefactor. All the terrible invasion of another's claimed territory, by one gang's hijacktalk about him was hurting ing of ano~her's liquor cons,ign-

his mother. Who was he? Al ment, or by one of many other Capone, about whom John Kob- _ offenses. Vengeance was swiftly, ler writes in Capone: The Life and brutally meted out. Whole and World of Al Capone (Put- communities were terrorized.

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The word "about" in the previous sentence is intended in a sense not obvious: that is, as synonymous with "around." For Mr. Kobler doesn't really get to the heart of the matter. He has brought together a wealth of facts about Capone, but he can give us only glimpses of the man himself. Capone managed to keep his privacy.

Alphonse Capone was born in Brooklyn in 1899. The family was large and poor, and its members were crowded together in a run-down tenement. He quit school at 14, when he was in the sixth grade. He struck a teacher, was thrashed by the principal, and left. He joined a. street gang . of youths, was arrested three times, and was hired as a bartender at bouncer and Frankie Yale's Harvard Inn. He thus came in touch with gangsters and racketeers, most notably Johnny Torrio, who was' a kind of organizational genius.

In 1918, Capone married Mae Coughlin. After the birth of their only child, a son, they moved to Chicago, where Torrio was now established. Capone wass already suspected of two murders in New York, and faced indictment for a possible third.

Major Power His first jobs in Chicago were menial-as chauffeur,. bodyguard, bartender. With the advent ,of prohibition, bootlegging, hijacking, speakeasies became big business, and Capone moved up in the ranks of gangsters.

He represented himself as an arl'tique dealer, but the only antiques he handled were the few bottles of relatively aged whiskey among the grosses of inferior liquor which were his stock in trade. He acquired huge amounts of money, lived lavishly, was driven about in an armor-plated limousine, Capone became a major power in Chicago, but his domain extended to many adjacent towns, which he and his kind -turned into sinkholes of vice, with their gambling joints, their roadhouses, and their prostitution racket.

Warfare broke out among the various gangs. A deadly feud

The gangs could not have prevailed as they did were it not for complicity on the part of some of the police, certain judges, and other public officials.

Sickening as is the spectacle of tne gang's savagery, that" of the corruption and the connivance of men in office is far more so.

The book revives the .unwholesome memory of Big Bill .Jhompson, three times mayor of Chicago in the teens and twenties. The rackets ran unchecked during his incumbency. He was incredibly crooked, but he was also colorful or, rather, flamboyant. His rhetoric evidently delighted the citizenry.

He it was who threatened to punch King George V in the snoot if he ever dared set foot in Chicago. "It's up to us, the red-blooded men and women of Chicago," 'he cried, "to stand fast until the city is rid of proBritish rats who are poisoning the wells of historical truth." , . 200 Rackets But if Thompson was the most conspicuous of the officials who tolerated rampant vice and lethal violence, there was a host of others who eased the· way of the gangsters arid made them virtually immune to prosecution and punishment. Governor Lem Small, for example, dealt out pardons as if they were bits of confetti. ' It has been said that in the heyday of this disorder there were some 200 different rackets in and about the city, with Ca-· pone in control of most. Now his headquarters was in a leading hotel, where he hired 50 rooms on a permanent basis. He also had an elaborate home in Chicago, and another in Miami.

The untouchable Capone was finally tripped up by the Federal government. Reputedly at the direct instance of President Hoover, a two-pronged attack was planned. One had to do with bootlegging, which was against Federal law, and the other with income tax evasion.

Tax Evasion Capone never had a bank accpunt. His financial dealings were almost impossible to trace.

He filed no income tax return, and when the matter was officially brought to his attention, he maintained that his taxable income was negligible. It was difficult to prove him wrong.

But this was done by a group of government agents who poured over 1,700,000 paper items in some way connected with Capone. The key was ultimately found in three black ledgers, long in the government's hands but altogether disregarded.

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THREE HONORED BY POPE: Pope Pa ul VI greeted, left: to right, Fr. Andrew Ansbro, C.P., Jamaica, N.Y., Sr. Margaret Mary Modde, D.S.F., Rochester, Minn., and Bro. Paschal Breau, S.A. Graymoor, N.Y. on World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Recently the three American vocation recruiters were honored with the "Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice" award by the Holy Father for outstanding work in the religious vocation field.

Wisconsin Legislators Change School Aid Bill MADISON (NC) - Acting on the advice of constitutional experts, the Wisconsin state assembly has transformed a tuition grant bill into one providing tax credits for parents of children attending nonpublic schools.

The state senate had approved the tuition grant' form of nonpublic school aid in May, and handed the bill over to the assembly for final action.

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that Capone did indeed have a sizable income.

It was for income tax evasion that he went to prison in the early 1930s, first to Atlanta, where he cobbled shoes, then to the newly opened maximum security, institution at Alcatraz.

At Alcatraz his health deteriorated, and his mind became clouded, the result of syphilis.

Released in 1939, he lived quietly in Miami until his death in 1947, aged 48. He died ,penniless.

Betrayal of Trust This is a horror story, not because of the mountain of crime which is piled up in its pages, but also because of its testimony as to the whol~sale betrayal of public trust and the resultant helplessness of the general public before the vicious onslaughts of gangstersabe'tted by the peo, pie's elected and appointed representatives.

But wait a minute. Capone was cheered by thousands when he appeared at. the races, ,at , baseball and football games.

Many considered him a glamorous figure. He was even spoken of as a modern Robin Hood. The public, o~ much of it, was, it seems, bedaZZled.

Something of Capone's life and world is pictured in this book. But the principal person eludes the author. We get an outline, a profile, with a suggestion of particular features, but not a portrait in depth. Even so, as a cautionary tale, the book is worth reading.

Court decision of June voiding non public school aid programs in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, proponents .of the Wisconsin aid legislation felt a tax credit bill would be constitutionally more acceptable.

State representatives adopted an amendment changing the substance of the bill. The revised legislation would allow parents to deduct from their final state assessment up to $38 in educa-

tion costs for Catholic elementary school students and up to $69 for Catholic high school students.

The assembly also voted to remove a clause requiring that nonpublic school teachers be state certified. Backers of the new aid bill reportedly felt elimination of that clause would minimize the chance of an ~'exces­ sive .entanglement" ruling by state' or federal courts.

Church Moves into a 'Wider World Continued from Page Sixteen that still had blood in it. They would have to avoid any meat that had been offered to idols (which ruled out most of the meat sold in ·the ordinary stores in those days).

Pilgrim People Eventually even these compromise regulations disappeared.

None of them is observed today.

The whole exterior aspect of Jewishness which had once surrounded the lives of aU Christians disappeared too, until today people can hardly imagine what the old Church must have been like.

Thus for the first time the people of God learned to face the fact that they were a pilgrim people. They did not have all the answers. They had to 'find the ansWers by meeting the problems and making the decisions ,proper to each new age.

They ,had to find God's will by

thinking through each new situation honestly as best they could in thti light of, the love Christ had left them.

It was a good experience for the Church. It is fortunate that the elements of that experience were recorded in the Scriptures.

For the pilgrim Church would have to find her way again to new directions many times over in the centuries ahead.

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Continued from Page Sixteen -the light of Christ and '}Ii~"'"te~.chimplication of this teaching is ing. ,that the Church' is always' in The danger is that religious process of development" sharing educators unwitttingly communiwith other men' and women the' cate .,that the Church has more common search for the'meaning . answers than in fact we do have. of human life in d,iffering times The very structure of the older . 'One ·of the' most· remarkable places in American Caand places. catechisms easily gives the, imtholicism is St. John's Abbey in, Collegeville, Minnesota.

The Church, God's People, is pression that all important' quesconstantly changing, adapting,. tions 'are already answered and The College\mle B~nedictines have been a:h~ad of their .questioning. We have a past'that are in fact contained within the - . time on just abQutevery' important aspect- of American helps, us make. sense out of the pages of one small book.- The " Catholic life: soda I action, present, but only at the price"of, . manner of teaching can confirm liturgical reVival;. ecumen~ the' radicalism of I those. with a constantly reinterpreting that and E;ven accentuate this impresism. :If these' movements millenium and a half.,oi tradition. tradition in the light of experi- "sio,n. Teachers often do little , " behind them. They 'are neither ence. Such an 'un'derstanding or' . more than repeat what is in the' were notexadly QQrn.:at St. ?ft:~ici to maintain old traditions the Church suggests that there. catechism and require accurate John's, at least th'e~ St.John's' nor to build neW ones. are always .questions,' that we. memorization of the catechism Afiyone. who I~as read_Father ,community mad~ 'an~ immensely' do not have aiL the answers. to.: answers. ,in'lpoi:~ant con,tribunan to ~he' 'Barry's history:.o.f the first hunimportant matters. Not that. we devel?pment, of .the)11;. dred years of St. John's Abbey Challenge possess no answers - our dch is aware that it .has not been an .'tradition provides light to illu. Be~ause the Church is a "P{Ieasy task. Tl)e extreme d'emocraminate the pressing issues of grim People" sharing in .man: cy' of, - BenediCtine . monastery , our time' - but that we realize . kind's search, as well as th'row, life guarantees that complacency that each answer opens up new 'ing a unique light on that search, By is impossible. Bil'ihops.· may be questions. . . religious education needs to -help able to ignore restlessness,conAppreciate Heritage Catho~ics realize that serious f1ict, and confusion in their dio-' REV. .

Religious education should en- questions remain. We need to enceses, but the. Ben~dictine apbot ANDREW .able us - chfldren, adolescents, able people to learn that even . does not get off that easily. . '. and. adults - to appreciate the 'traditional truths need to be Part o( the secret of the great GREELEY NAMED: Rev. John F. An- . heritage of our Catholic tradition. questioned in the light of new success of St. John's ~ the world's largest Benedictine como' drews, assistant pastor at' Without "answers" arrived at developments: ,From the earliest munity - is the long string of. St. Margaret's Church, Buz- through great effort in past ages days of Church history, this Dom Virgil Michael, by now remarkable abbots. The famous zards Bay has been named we face the present and future' questioning has been called . unarmed. "faith seeking understanding." an alrrlOst.legendary liturgist and Abbot Alcuin, whopresided over spiritual moderator of the The traditional doctrinal and Seeking a deeper understanding social actionist of the twenties the Abbey in the Pepression and Diocesan Council of Cathomoral teachings of the Church of what we firmly believe preand the thirties, was certainly the war years, was' clearly one lic Women of the Cap_e Cod help us discover the meaning of serves a sense of openness to one of the great prophets of of the great religious leaders of suc- human life graced by God's love. life, to the world, to tradition, to, and Islands' Area.

American Catholicism.' The Col- his time. 'ceeds Rev. John J. Regan of They provide invaluable insights God. legeville Benedictines were inNew Era Begins to aid us in meeting the crises of Perhaps a glance at the GosFalmouth who becomes recvolved in liturgical revival when It is therefore a turning point contemporary issues~ The council pels would help us realize how most American Catholics and in the Abbey's history when an tor of St. Mary'~ Cathedral, stresses repeatedly how we need important questions are for beeven ~ost American pries'ts abbot steps down. The resigna- Fall River on Oct. 6.' . to explore today's problems in lievers. Jesus constantly "an... were barely aware of its' exis- tion of Baldwin Dworschak at swers" questions with questions~ tence. age 65' is an important event in He challenges his questioners' to The magazine Worship (nee the history of St. John's', and question more deeply, to probe Orate Fratres) and its long-time when Colman Barry resigned as beneath the surface of their Continued from Page· Sixteen tion and study, while the Franeditor, Father Godfrey Diek- president to coincide with the The lot of the pilgrim, whether ciscan school focused on poverty "doctrines" and "truths." His mann, has an immense impact resignation of the abbot, it sure- . parables give "answers" in a way . on American liturgical revival. ly must be said that an old era doing penance or seeking a as essential. that challenges one to deeper Ec.umenism was going on at St. has ended at St. John's and a: shrine or escap.ing persecution, Obedience questions.

John's under the auspices of new one begins. has .always been an uncertain In turn the Middle Ages gave Ina word, our task as reliFather Colman Barry when most Colman and Baldwin are step- one, faced with an unknown way to the age of the Protestant gious educators is to share with of us were afraid to even men- ping down not because they have future and unforeseen risks. Two Reformation . and the Roman' our students the rich heritage of been forced out, but because elel)1ents seem always to have Catholic tion the word'in public.

Counter-reformation, Christian doctrine and wisdojll' . Thoroughly American they very properly believe that . been present-both a departure 'when Ignatius of· Loyola and . that is ours, but in a way that from an older 'well-known situThe genius of St. John's is the health of the Abbey and the Jesuit spirituality stressed obe- challenges them to question that it has' been able to combine' college requires new men in ation and a searching out, a dience to authority as central. more deeply and to be open to the best of traditional Benedic- leadership positions. One can quest, for something !.lew.

In the 19th century loss of the insights from all sources in and The chl;lrch has always been papal states was accompanied tine monasticism with the most only lament that other Church out of the "Pilgrim People." modern, most. advanced, and leaders do not display the same like such a pilgrim, even though by increased attention to the not we of the 20th c'entury may. most- American of styles aI)d wisdom.

Pope's spiritual authority. Both techniql1 es . The Liturgical Press, One must leave ,to the histo- be aware of this. Focal points of the 19th and the 20th centuries, the Abbey church, designed by rian of the future the precise Christian spirituality have al- with their great ~mphasis on Marcel Brevera, the remarkable -evaluation of the contributions ways undergone drastic changes women's. suffrage and the higher education offered by St~ of these two men to the develop- as the church moved from one rights of women, have witnessed John's University,. its FM sta- ment of the Abbey; presumably, era to another. Several examples correspondingly both an emphation that uses modern technol- the historian will' tend to be es- serve to illustrate such changes. sis on devotion to Mary and Initial Spirituality ogy to carryon the Benedictine pecially sympathetic. to' Father study of the role of women in tradition of preserving and' en- Colman who is himself an hisDuri~g the first few centuries the church.. riching culture-all these repre- torian, one of those rare men of ·almost constant persecution' We note that these few examsent something that is marvel- who both "make history and the .focus of spirituality was ples all involved a major change ously Benedictine and yet thor- write it. But anyone who knows preparation for death and mar- or shift in emphasis. In each of oughly American. the resigning abbot and the re- tyrdom. After the early church them, as the world and mankind (I remember on'ce many years signing president can have little had emerged from the catacombs, changed so too the church BEFORE YOU ago when Father Godfrey was doubt that they provided plenty monasticism flourished and· the strove to imitate Christ in His BUY -TRY sh'oWing me a model of the then of leadership in. critical times.

Benedictine school of spiritual- death and resurrection---;the mys"Pray and ity stressed the theme tery of dying to the oid in order unconstructed Abbey church. I Sees Bright Future work" - liturgical worship cou- to be reborn to the new. said to him, "But, Godfrey, what if it's not the wave of the Summer workshops ·on mental Change never comes easily. health, dialogue wjth' Lutherans pled with the labor of one's future?" Father Diekmann look- in the 1950s, an institute for hands.

But in moments of anxiety it is OLDSMOBILE Later, the Dark Ages were helpful to·recall this image of the ed at me in disbelief and snap- ecum.enical research~ a chair 'of Oldsmobile-Peugot-Renault ped, '''Impossible!'' It always Jewish studies, a center for the followed by the Middle Ages, pilgrim church, especially in rela67 Middle Street, Fairhaven again with 'a shift of emphasis. tion to the great paschal mystery. struck me as being the kind of faith of which St. Benedictine training of married deacons, the DomiJlican spirituality emphaSt. John's FM station to say himself would be proud. nothing of such things as Monk's Sized the need ,of sharing the Remarkatile Abbots bread. and higher educational fruits of one's own' contemplaPerhaps because they are so reform-are all achievements of completely Middle Western-and which the old leadership of St. Colman when that latter worthy in Stearns County, Minn., you John's can be proud. don't have much choice about The new president, Michael wears himself out.") ,Now the at that- the St. John's Benedic- Blecker, is a brilliant historian new abbot, John Eidenschink, tines . haW! never: given them: who can be counted upon to pro- has been elected. One has selves over to the luxury of de- vide vigorous and imaginative every reason to expect that hespising American, Catholicism. leadership in the college. ,(Six will be cut from the cloth that Their radicalism":"'and they'sure- years ago when I was doing a has done so weIr for St. John's.

Iy are radicals"':"has never been study on Catholfc higher educa- There is every reason to hope . 115 WILLIAM ST. NEW BEDFORD, MASS. the shaIl9.~··~:radicalism ·of'the ~tj'on, I jotted· in:._a· ...not~book, that the future will be as bright . alienated malContent; it is rather ~Blec~er is' a n'aturabto slicc~Et,~': as the past.. '. . , . ... . .• 0':.. ' .

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ST. JOSEPH, FALL. RIVER The annual membership tea of the Women's Guild will take place Thursday, Oct. 14. Mrs. John Scanlon, chairman, requests all members to attend, bringing a new member.

Mrs. Francis W. Dorsey, guild president, announce~ a rummage sale for October, with Mrs. Thomas McDonald in charge of arrangements. Events planned for Spring include a Communion breakfast and a penny !;!ale.

Numerous fundraising dinners are also on the guild agenda.

IN THE DIOCESE

County ~~Game of the Week" Matches,. Defending Titlists

new athletic conference presently being formed in southeaste~n Massachusetts, is favored to edge out Attleboro, Msgr. Coyle-Bishop Cassidy High of Taunton, Durfee High of Fall River and Taunton in the race for league honors.

Host Attleboro will enter Saturday's contest sporting an eight game winning streak that extends from last year's meeting between the two clubs. Coach Jim Cassidy's Bombardiers should be well rested and primed for the big game. The Jewelry City boys have enjoyed a week off

a day of preparation since last weekends game with Bishop Stang of Dartmouth was played on Sunday.' In that contest Coach Joe Bettencourt's charges rolled over an undermanned Stang eleven by a 42-0 count.

Elsewhere in the County, Coyle-Cassidy has moved into the limelight by virtue of its 2·0 won-loss record. The Warriors, lightly regarded in preseason polls, defeated Stang in their opener and rebounded with a 13-6 triumph over Borune of. the Capeway Conference last Saturday.

Durfee-Feehan Set for Morning Contest First year mentor Paul Ther- Capeway Conference, dropped rien now has the rest of the loop a 33-14 non·league verdict to guessing about the over-all Somerset last Saturday. Saturstrength of his club. Coyle will day night's game is scheduled to be idle this weekend. A week start at 7:30 o'~lock. from Saturday the diocesans will While partmouth was having host New Bedford in a contest trouble with Somerset, its league that will truly test the aspiring counterpart Barnstable was battitle contenders. tling Fall River's Durfee in a ,Coyle's next door rival, Taun- classic - battle between two of ton, proved last week that it the stronger clubs within the definitely is a force not to be confines of diocesan territorial taken lightly. The Tigers crushed limits Bishop Feehan High of Attleboro The Hilltoppers eventually 32-18. Coach Charlie Benoit will eked out a 14-13 victory. In light lead his team against New Bed· of triumph, Durfee, has to be ford Vocational this weekend in . considered among the top BCL what should be an easy victory aggregations. Coach Ed Keyes, Bishop Stang will engage in in his first campaign at the Red a non-league game Saturday and Black helm, will take his night against inter-town rival Fall Riverites to Attleboro on Dartmouth. Both clubs will be Saturday' next to meet Feehan out after their first win of the in a morning contest slated for . young season. Dartmouth, of the 10:30.

Mansfield Sets Sight On King Philip Lawrence High of Falmouth, one of two Capeway Conference teams to win in non-league action a week ago, will commence loop play this Saturday against Wareham. The Clippers who defeated Dracut 19-7 in their opener will entertain the, Vikings who are I-lover-all and'O-1 in league play.

Coach Kevin Cadieux's Fairhaven Blue Devils took the measure of Wareham last Saturday 14-8. Fairhaven will travel to Yarmouth for this week's encounter with circuit rival DennisYarmouth Regional.

The Green Dolphins tagged Dighton-Rehoboth with its second loss of the season 18-6 on Saturday last.

Two other Capeway contests scheduled for Saturday match

Barnstab'le with Bourne at the latter's home field and Wareham at Lawrence High in Falmouth.

In the northern section of the diocese, North Attleboro which was shocked by Sharon in its Hockomock League curtain raiser 21-6, will attempt ,to rebound against Foxboro this Saturday.

The Red Rocketeers who were expected to do well in the tough Hockomock loop will have to come back against Foxboro if they hope to stay within striking distance of league favorites' Franklin and Stoughton.

Mansfield is a slight favorite to collect its first win of the campaign Saturday~hen it. ~ee~s Hockomock foe Kmg PhlhP. m Wre~tham. Coach Ed CunnIng· ham s Green Hornets lost a week ago to Stoughton 29-6.

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SCHOOLBOY SPORTS

Attleboro and New Bedford will meet Saturday in the Bristol County League's "game of the week." The 1970 co-champions are among five schools recognized as possible County titlists in' this, the last year of Bristol County League competition. New Bedford, one of two County following their opening day vic· tory two weeks ago. teams that apparently will New Bedford, on the other not be among those in the hand , will enter the fray minus

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NOMINATED: Mrs. Romana' Banuelos of Los Angeles has been nominated by President Nixon as Treasurer of the United States. A member .of Immaculate Heart of Mary parish, Los Angeles, the 46-year old MexicanAmerican started in business 23 years ago working as a waitress in Mexican restaurants. NC Photo.

End--Seginning Continued from Page Sixteen We can anticipate, then a fu· ture in which Roman Catholic worship will enjoy a more flex- . ible quality than it has known in the last four centuries.' The official texts presently in our hands (and those soon to come from the Holy See) empower bishops of each country to make specific adjustments within each ritual so that the services may better correspond to the "culture, traditions, and special pastoral needs of their people." Moreover, these documents encourage radical modifications when deemed necessary.

I like to think that tomorrow's liturgical forms,' while retaining the fundamental structure of our tradition, will still easily shift with the times and thus meet men on their own level. But in fashioning and implementing these changes, we must do so patiently and with concern. A worship service which leaves people uncomfortable and insecure makes interior prayer impossible and that's what good liturgy is all about.

Urges UN Action In , Pa kistan Crisis

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, FALL RIVER The Women's Guild will open its season at 8 Monday night, Oct. 4 in the parish center. A cosmetics demonstration will be held following a business session.

SACRED HEART, FALL RIVER Women of the parish are invited to attend rosary and Benediction at 7:30 Monday night, Oct. 4 in the church, followed at 8 by a coffee hour in the schOOl. Entertainment will be by Clyde Harrington anti in charge of arrangements are Mrs. Louis CunhaI' and Mrs. Charles Gagnon.

ST. MARY, NEW BEDFORD An organizational meeting will be held at 8 Sunday night in the school gym to discuss formation of a parish Couples Club. All interested couples are urged to attend.

A "Chuck Wagon" dance is planned for 8 to midnight Saturday, Oct. 2 in the gym. A free lunch will be served.

OUR LADY OF FATIMA, NEW BEDFORD The Women's Guild will meet at 7:30 on Tuesday night, Oct. 3 in the parish hall.

Following the business meeting, a showing of the members' hobbies will form the entertain· ment program. Members are urged to bring their knitting, crocheting or whatever hobby occupies a member's leisure mo· ments.

Coffee and dessert will be served.

Name Priests Aides To Synod Delegates WASHINGTON (NC) - Three American priests, experts on the priesthood and world justice, have been invited to serve as resource aides by the U.S. delegation to the world Synod of Bishops in Rome.

The priests, all theologians, are Father Carl Peter, theology _ professor at Catholic University

ROME (NC)-Caritas Interna· tionalis, the international Catholic charities organization, has launched a special appeal to .the United Nations to take serious steps to head off "inevitable" . famine in East Pakistan.

The Rome h~adquarters of the' and president of the Catholic charities organization said that Theological Society of America; the prospects for the people of Redemptorist Father William East Pakistan in the next few Coyle, executive director of the months is horrifying, even though secretariat of the U.S. Bishops' more than eight million refugees Committee on Priestly Forma· are now I·· Ivmg .m Indl'a . In a tion, and Jesuit Father Philip press communique, Caritas Inter- Land, a member of the Pontifical nationalis asked: Commission for Justice and "If it is ali'eady extremely dif.

Peace. ficult to meet the needs of the The delegation also asked Rusnearly eight million refugees who -sell Shaw, director of the Na. reached India in relatively good tional Catholic Office for Infor". health, what will happen when mation, to serve' in Rome as' its this new figure will be doubled information officer during' the synod. or even trebled ....?"

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NEW BEDFORD Mrs. Blanche Bessette, chair· man, has announced that the Women's League. of the paris1:l will 'sponsor a whist party on Friday, Oct. 29.

Mrs. Celia Piscarino will be the delegate from the Jeague to the meeting of the' National Council of Catholic Women: OUR LADY OF ASSUMPTION, NEW BEDFORD . St. Martin de Porres Guild of the parish will hold a social from 4 to 8 Sunday, Oct. 3 at Verdean Vets Hall,561 Purchase Street, New Bedford. Music will be by the Al Lopes orchestra. In charge of arrangements are Agnes Thomas, chairman, and Ann Silo va, co-chairman.

ST. PIUS X, SOUTH YARMOUTH New officers of the Women's Guild are Mrs: Robert F. Close, president; Mrs. Leslie Ryder, vice-president; Mrs. Daniel Healy, recording secretary; Mrs. Carl Peffer, treasurer. Twenty new members also received at' installation ceremonies presided over by Msgr. Christopher Broderick, pastor. A banquet followed, at Which past presidents were honored, and the principal speak· er was Sister Alice O'Brien, par· ish CCD coordinator.

ST. CASIMIR, NEW BEDFORD The Couples Club will meet Sunday, Oct. 17 at the church hall. Initial activity for the sea· son was a hayride, followed by refreshments. New members are w~lcome at all activities.

OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL, NlEW BEDFORD Cub Scout Pack 11 will hold a fair from 11 to 5 Saturday in the school hall on Rivet Sfreet.

Booths, games, prizes and refreshments will be among attrac· tions.

New officers of the parish PTA are Joseph Rapoza, presi· dent; Richard Barboza, vice· president; Beverly Souza, secretary; Elizabeth King, treasurer.

Next meeting of the unit is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 17.

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