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BISHOP AUREUO GRANADA, coadjutor bishop of the Azores, speaks at Monday's candlelight procession in Fall River honoring Our Lady of Fatima. Seated in rear are Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, Msgr. Luiz

Mendonca and Msgr. John J. Oliveira. At right, part of crowd of over 5000 marching from Cathedral to Kennedy Park for outdoor Mass. (Sister Gertrude Gaudette Photos)

All in Readiness For New Conclave

Two Bishops -Emphasize Fatima Message of' Mary Reminding some 5,000 hearers of Mary's Fatima message of penance and prayer, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin said to participants in Monday's candlelight procession from St. Mary's Cathedral to Kennedy Park, Fall River: "Why this twofold message of penance and prayer? What was the Mother of God telling the world of 1917?

Nurses to Hear Harry Reasoner Harry Reasoner of CBS News will be banquet speaker for the 19th New England Diocesan Conference of Catholic Nurses, to be held the weekend of Oct. 2 through 29 at Marriott Hotel, Stamford, Conn.

Miss Ruth Hurley, RN, of Fall River, conference president, will extend greetings to delegates at a Saturday breakfast and will preside at an executive board meeting at the beginning of the parley.

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"She was reminding mankind that the true and lasting peace which it sought, the peace for which men longed, was God's gift, and it would come only if they would turn from sin and self and direct themselves toward Jesus, her Divine Son, who alone is the way to peace, who is peace itself. Prayer and Penance would lead mankind to Him. "We remember that message tonight. However, we do even more than that. We also realize full well that it was not only a message for the world of 1917.

It is a message for this world of 1978. It is a message which we, in our day, must hear and take to heart, for peace, true peace, continues to elude us.

"The Message of Mary at Fatima must be heard by those in roles of service in the Church.

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f'ather Waldron Plans To Retire Father Howard A. Waldro.n, since June, 1964 pastor of St. Thomas More parish, Somerset, has announced his retirement from active ministry on or about Nov. 1.

Born in Taunton Oct. 7, 1909, he is the son of the late William and Ellen (McManus) Waldron.

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VATICAN CITY (NC) - The College of Cardinals will begin the conclave to elect a pope with a concelebrated Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at 10 a.m. (5 a.m. EDT), on Saturday. The cardinals plan to enter the conclave site at 4:30 (11:30 a.m. EDT).

The concelebrated Mass, presided over by Cardinal-Chamberlain Jean Villot, will be at Bernini's Altar of the Chair.

Entry into the conclave will take place as it did in August.

The cardinals will gather in the Pauline Chapel at 11:30 a.m. and walk in procession the short distance through the Royal Hall to the Sistine Chapel as the hymn "Veni Creator Spiritus" is canted.

After a prayer by Cardinal ViIlot, who will again chair the sessions of the conclave, the order "Extra omnes," Latin for "Everyone out." will be given to those not authorized to remain in conclave. The order will be given by Papal Master of Ceremonies Msgr. Virgilio Noe.

Voting will begin at 9:30 a.m.

(4:30 a.m. EDT) Sunday and continue, if necessary at 4:30 p.m.

(11:30 a.m. EDT).

All is nearly as it was for the last conclave Aug. 25, after the death of Pope Paul VI, from which Pope John Paul I emerged.

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Fa II Riv'er Host At Urban Parley Father Peter N. Graziano, Msgr. Patrick O'Neill and Father Luciano Pereira were diocesan priests participating in an Episcopal Church Urban Hearing held Tuesday at Bristol Community College, Fall River.

Convened by r .v. James Hornsby, rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Fall River, the hearing was one of a series being held in Massachusetts as part of the work of a long range planning committee concerned with Turn to Page Seven

respect life month

Tonight as I gazed at my rosary, Lightly touching each bead, My thoughts surpassed the usual prayers To find the words I need.

The first few beads were my husband and home, The next were my children dear, Each bead was an Ave bringing me joy To last throughout the years.

This shiny bead was my first baby's cry, This one a smile from my son; From their beads came thoughts of their children, New lives just begun. mine This decade of beads all ~randchildren ,To love and to cherish so dearr More beads - more babies - great-grandchildren To bring happiness each future year.

On and on the beads I fondled: Bringing back memories galore, Each precious bead a seed to implant In the family forever more.

Beads of happiness, beads of sorrow, A lonely yesterday, a brighter tomorrow.

Hail Mary, full of grace,' Asl pray to you up above, I thank you for all these blessings On my rosary of love.

Dorothy E. Gay Chartley, Mass.

ROSARY: 'a clue to where we come from, to where-we might go, in a night without stars.'

The practice of saying the rosary was "discarded too easily" and should be brought balck as an "antidote to America," Jesuit Father Daniel Berrigan contends.

Writing in the October issue of U.S. Catholic, Father Berrigan said the rosary represents a rejection of "that ball of snarls, that concatenation of money, sexism, racism, consumerism, appetite and futility and nausea, that fork in the tongue of authority, that tic of violence, that dread of neighbor, that night sweat in the presence of death ... " Some argue, he said, that the rosary "belonged to a former state of things, to a partial understanding of what was central and what merely hung around at the edges." But he said the true reason for its decrease in popularity was that "we were asserting our selfrespect in one of the few ways open to us; in those days, we would make au.,' own way in prayer and symbol, for a change."

Like the rosary, our humanity is a "lost object" today, Father Berrigan wrote. "We are not going to get far in this business of survival without all the help we can muster," he said. "That means Jesus and Mary. And Joseph even."

Admitting that he held "a minority, even 41 miniscule opinion," Father Berrigan said: "We cannot at one and the same time choose American and be chosen by Christ. We cannot serve God and mammon (material wealth)."

He explained his own need for the rosary by saying, "I need to know that Jesus lived and died and the manner of his living andl dying. Call it medicinal; call it antidote, I need an antidote to America."

Disclaiming any desire to be "a pusher for the rosary" as another gimmick, Father Berrigan said: "Who needs gimmicks? We need only to be still, to resign from rat races where a few win and many lose and all, according to the metaphor, are reduced to rodents. We . need our humanity, that lost object.

"Can the rosary help us?" he asked, implying an affirmative answer. "There is not one mystery of the 15 that is not also a clue to who we are, to where we come from, to where we might go, in a night without stars."

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Priests' Council Meets Friday Discussion of areas of concern to diocesan priests will highlight a priests' council meeting scheduled for 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River.

Responding to a questionairesurvey, priests have listed assessment of diocesan pastoral needs and parish effectiveness as their major concerns. Among other concerns, which will be placed in order of priority at tomorrow's meeting, are evaluation of various diocesan ministries, spiritual direction for laity, the impact of Cursillo, Charismatic, Emmaus and Marriage Encounter programs, the evangelization of Catholics and nonCatholics through the media and the role of the local church in social justice issues.

Fathers Philip Davignon, John Perry, Richard Roy and Pierre Lachance and Msgr. James Gleason will attend the fall meeting of the New Bedfora Conference of Priests' Senates Oct. 23 and 24. Father Roy has been named the council representative to NECOPS, replacing Father Henry Arruda.

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Mercy Sisters Justice Parley Sister Mary Faith, principal of Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, is among Sisters of Mercy who will attend a leadership seminar on justice and mercy the weekend of Oct. 20 at the national office of the Sisters of Mercy in Potomac, Md. The goal of this conference of leaders in the fields of education, social service, and religious life is to intensify the commitment to justice of the Sisters of Mercy community.

MSGR. VIRGILIO NOE, head of the Vatican ceremonies office, and an assistant kneel in prayer at the plain cypress coffin of Pope John Paul!. (NC Photo)

'Best of Times, Worst of Times' "In the last century, Charles Dickens told "A Tale of Two Cities" and 'his opening words are familiar to all: 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.'

"So might we speak of the world today," said Msgr. John J. Oliveira, director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith in the Diocese of Fall River.

"Advances in technology, science and medicine are improving millions of lives. Scientists are attacking the problem of hunger; medical research and improved health care have controlled and even eliminated deadly diseases; technology allows us to telephone Taiwan, watch the Olympics half a world away, and fly cross-country in a matter of hours. It is the best of times.

Continued from Page One tering St. Bernard's Seminary, Rochester, N.Y. He was ordained June 10, 1933 in St. Mary's Cathedral by the late Bishop James E. Cassidy and his first assignment was to St. Patrick's parish, Wareham.

Subsequent assignments took him twice as associate pastor to St. Francis Xavier parish, Hyannis, and to Sacred Heart, Taunton, St. James, New Bedford, St. Thomas More, Somerset and St. Mary, North Attleboro.

In 1957 he became the found"But", Msgr. Oliveira contining pastor and builder of Our ued, "it is also the worst of Lady of Victory Church, Center- times. With all the good there ville, now one of the most ac- .is at our disposal, the world is tive parishes in the diocese. in turmoil. Countless refugees In 1964 he was again called wait for a homeland; assassinaupon to exercise his expertise in tion, genocide, kidnapping and supervising church construction, war are daily in the news; and when he was named pastor of in spite of'1l tremendous advance St. Thomas More parish, Somer- in communications, loneliness is set, where he had previously the greatest heartache of milbeen the assistant. As pastor, lions as we take the final steps he directed building of the new to the year 2000. church, which was dedicated in "The greatest and holiest work 1966. of the Church, today as always," In retirement, he will live in his family home in Taunton with Msgr. Oliveira said, "is to inhis sisters, Mrs. Oscar Maynard vite the world to Christ: to share and Miss Virginia Waldron. A his promise of peace and to brother, William Waldron, also share his life and love. lives in Taunton and another "Since we who follow Christ brother, Atty. James Waldron, are the Church," Msgr. Oliveira resides in Swansea. went on, "we are the ones chosen to extend this invitation to all the world. Our major opporHoly Union Parley tunity to do this is on Mission The first international meetSunday, Oct. 22, a day of worlding of Holy Union Sisters to be wide prayer and sacrifice for held In the United States will begin Monday at St. James Con- the missions. There is no other vent, Tiverton. It will continue day in the whole year when our world-family of Christ is so unithrough Monday, Oct. 30. ted in prayer and action for the missions ... no other day when Christ's command to 'tell all na路 Notice Next week, in observance of tions' is taken so to heart.

National Vocation Awareness "And what will our prayers Week, we will publish an and gifts on Mission Sunday acexpanded Vocations issue. complish?" Msgr. Oliveira asked.

"Literally, a 'world of good,' for there are thousands of missionaries, hundreds of local churches, and millions of people on every continent relying on our spiritual and financial aid.

"This Mission Sunday I ask

Speakers will include Sister Mary Ann Dillon, RSM, of the general administrative team of the Sisters of Mercy; Sister Marie Augusta Neal, SND, professor of sociology at Emmanuel College Boston; and Sister Mary Theresa Kane RSM, administrator general of the Sisters of Mercy of the Union.

all to join in prayer and sacrifice for the missions. You may be absolutely sure that your prayers and gifts will directly and entirely benefit the poor. I beg of you, this Mission Sunday, help invite the world to Christ!"

Also on the program will be periods for dialogue on such subjects as leadership styles in a just society, justice in the local church, stewardship, and relationships with the Third World.

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For the second time in two months the world will. witness the election process that will give the Church a new Holy Father. Indeed, these are historical times. What makes them even more interesting is that, due to the wonderful cooperation of the media, the papal pageantry is being broUght ipto our homes in living color. What was once' viewed by a few is now se,en by millions. The effect of the media on this coming conclave will be more than evident. In fact, it might be said that the new election will bring the world a media pope.

A few short years ago, the .brief reign of John Paul I would have made hardly any difference in the life of the Church. However, times have changed. The men who will assemble in conclave will not be electing a successor to Pope Paul but rather to John Paul.

The reason for this is clearly the personality and charm of the late Holy Father, which utterly captured the media.

His smile, simplicity and sincer:ity were projected to the world by television, newspapers and journals so enthusiastically that in a very short time John Paul became very much his own man.

This effect cannot go unnoticed by the cardinals now assembling in Rome for conclave. The eyes of the world are focused once more on the Sistine Chapel. Men. and women of every race, creed and color are awaiting the puff of white smoke that will tell them that the work of the College of Cardinals has once more been completed.

They cannot wait until the great doors open and again they hear the words: "Habemus Papam."

And during aU of this the eyes of the camera will follow the process like a searehing conscience, making very real the wisdom of choice and the folly of compulsion.

The press will interview, the reporters will type and the world will read to see if it will eneounter a smile or a frown.

And it will all be done with hope because everyone has been captured by a promise.

The legacy that the present conclave can give to all men can fulfill this hope. In a tWinkling of an eye all men will see and hear the new man who will sit on the chair of Peter. In the same instant they will know if the promise has been kept, if the hope has been fulfilled.

A Necessary Alternative The present election scene :is once more an occasion for all Catholics to be reminded: that if they want to be heard in the marketplace, they must be organized. For decades most Catholics, at least in this area, thought that sheer numbers were sufficient to influence legislation and elections. Well, we all know now that this has not been the case. Just take a look at the policy of state-funded abortions in Massachusetts.

If Catholics are to be taken seriously, they cannot act in a fragmented and divided manner. If they are Catholics who believe in what they pray, a ,common ground is already present. However, means must be sought whereby a common voice of support will be heard by those forces who would have us still or silent.

One such organization now emerging on the national scene is the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights.

In the past, reference has been made to this organization by this paper for its courage in protecting the Church and the members of the Catholic community when they have been undermined and intimidatedl by government, business or the media. It is the Catholic equivalent of the Jewish Anti-Defamation League and the American Civil Liberties Union. It exists to serve all in the Church who want an organized voice of support and advocacy.

This paper continues to encourage its readers to see in the Catholic League a force that will ensure that the Church will not be taken for granted when it attempts to exercise its constitutional freedoms.

As we have recognized the importance of aT.. organized ' Catholic vote in the election process, we must also be aware of the need of an organized voice of appe.al that will challenge those forces who still discriminate against men and women who by creed are- Catholics.

''Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: but he that shall drink of the water that I will give him shall not thirst forever." John 4:13

The Gloom and Doom Trend unfortunately we are losing our to Valenti, is that standards have changed, that we are living confidence to deal with them.

When veteran columnist James If there is a crisis of confi- in an age of dissolving faiths.

Reston pUblished a recent col- dence in America, would it be "Perhaps no leaders. can~call路up路 umn on "America's Loss of Op- far off the mark to ask if lack what was once the fortress of timism," his theme was the of religious belief may be some- the American spirit, belief and pessimism that is beginning to what responsible? Americans willingness to serve that counblight American minds. It is a have been optimists because try above one's narrow interests. phenomenon that has been they have been blessed with an It was once called patriotism," noted by numerous observers. abundance of natural resources.

Valenti feels that if some fuReston based his c:>lumn on a God has been good to them and ture president of the United Department of Labor report for they have had every reason to States had the energy, charm, which interviewing was con- be optimists. But when they courage and all-risking ambition ducted by the Roper organiza- look at today's marital moral- that makes men great in stirring tion immediately after the pas- ity, graft in politics, abortion, times, he would still be tied sage of Proposition 13 in Calif- street crime, they have reason hand and foot by the fact that ornia. According to the survey, to be pessimistic about the fu- our country has no harmonizing Americans feel that the United ture. . center from which a consensus States is not as well off as it On Sept. 15, just one day be- can be formed. was five years ago, but the fore Reston's column appeared, alarming fact, according to the Jack Valenti, president of the survey, is that "the public feels Motion Picture Association of Necrology things are not going to get any America, published an article better in the future."

October 21 just as disturbing as Reston's.

Rt. Rev. Edward J. Carr, P.R., Why are Americans becoming He claimed that we are living 1937, Pastor, Sacred Heart, Fall pessimists? Some survey respon- in a listless and spineless age.

River, chancellor of Diocese dents blamed it on inflation, He said that "after Vietnam 1907-1921 others were worried about vio- and Watergate, everything Rev. Francis E. Gagne, 1942, lence and threats to Ufe, still turned squalid in' America . . . others cited the tax burden, the It is necessary today to resent Pastor, St. Stephen, Dodgeville spiraling cost of food and ser- what is suggested, to deride October 22 vices, especially medical and what is planned, to mistrust Rev. John E. Connors, 1940, health care. Secretary of Labor what is offered and to disbe- Pastor, St. Peter, Dighton Ray Marshall, commenting on lieve what is said."

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St. Anne's Notes Respect Life Employes of St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, observed Respect Life Week at the beginning of Respect Life month, tying activities to a symbolic evergreen tree, representing both the tree of life and the family tree.

Each hospital department produced a large banner depicting its contribution to patient care and these banners were displayed in the chapel, where a family liturgy climaxed the week.

The hospital lobby was the setting for a slide presentation people at various stages of life, set to the Bee Gee recording, "How Deep Is Your Love."

A special feature of the week was interviews with patients, designed to determine if they felt hospital personnel demonstrated respect for life. The concensus, expressed by one interviewer, was that "The patients come first in this hospital."

"Respect Life Week has been a great opportunity for us to pause and refle.ct upon our role in the health care mission," summed up James F. Lyons, hospital executive director.

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The 7J..year-old priest was associate pastor of AmerIca, a national weekly opinion review published by the Jesuits, from 1941-71. When he retired in 1971, he had contributed a record of 517 signed American articles and had gone beyond the 5,OOO-mark in the number of unsigned editorials and editorial comments.

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As always upon the death of a pope, the so-called prophecies of St. Malachi and of 16th Century French seer Nostradamus are being studied for clues about the next pope.

Unlike other papal passings, however, the sudden death of Pope John Paul gave rise to unsupported rumors that the pope was "done in" by Curia officials who didn't like his style or by Communists fearing his popularity would erode support for Marxism..

The supposed medieval prophecis of St. Malachi predict that only ·three popes remain before the world ends.

The clue which the delphic prophecies give for the next pope is "de labore solis," Latin for either "from the labor of the sun" or "from the eclipse of the sun."

Nostradamus' poetic predictions about the election of Pope John Paul proved pretty accurate, saying he would be a "monarch for whom peace and life will not remain long, and he will lose the episcopal ark . . .

"A man who will live without expressing any opinion and will see his sacrifice wounded by death, in autumn."

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St. Malachi predicted that Pope Paul VI's successor would be "de medietate lunae," Latin for '''regarding the medium term of the moon."

The medium term of the moon is 28 days, say amateur seers, and "Papa Luciani's pontificate lasted about that time.

Malchi's next pope ("from the labor of the sun" or "from the eclipse of the suri") is being interpreted as a reference to several cardinals.

Cardinals Corrado Ursi of Naples and Salvatore Pappalardo of Palermo both come from suuny cities. {So, of course, do a great number of non-Italian cardinals, but Malachi interpreters concentrate on Italians.} The prediction also could mean Cardinal Giovanni Bennelli ·of Florence, Cardinal Benelli is.a tireless worker.

In the last conclave he was considered the energetic force (the sun) behind the election of Cardinal Albino Luciani (de medietate lunae). Thus, the sun would now be eclipsing the moon, if cardinal Benelli is chosen.

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Dynamic Duo Bears Watching by Sociologists By

REV. ANDREW M. GREELEY -

It looks like we're going to have to put up with the Dynamic Duo of Peter Berger and Richard John Neuhaus for a long time to come.

They have a huge sum of money from the American Enterprise Institute to do a five-year study on "empowering people." One can count on it, they will parlay this "meditating structures" project of theirs into an endless flow of statements that will attract publicity as honey attracts flies.

Peter Berger is a sociologist in whose books the only numbers that appear are those on the

bottom of t::le page. It is hard to tell exactly where he gathers his data (one suspects he reads The New York Times every day).

Richard John Neuhaus, the Bey Wonder of the duo, is a Luthe;an pastor whose convoluted and agonized world. sorrow does not make him a distinguished theologian.

There are other problems with the Dynamic Duo: 1. You would think to read their work that they thought up all the ideas they propound. In their book "To Empower People: The Role of Mediating Structures in Public Policy," they set forth the traditional Catho])c social doctrine of subsidiarity without a single mention of Jacques Maritain, Yves Simon, John Courtney Murray, John Ryan, Pius XI or Thomas Aquinas.

Their discussion of American pluralism (which they profound-

Iy misunderstand) provides no reference at all to the political scientists and sociologists who have written about American pluralism for the last several decades. If an idea is good, apparently, the Dynamic Duo are the ones who thought it up.

2. Not only do they. not refer to the work of others, they also conveniently forget their own previous writings about which they have changed their minds.

In his "Sacred Canopy," Berger I propounded confidently and even dogmatically a'doctrine of secularization - the decline of religion in the face of secular values.

Now, without a single backward look, he observes that it is false to assume "that in the modern world allegiance to institutional religions must perforce decline. Public policies based that highly questionable

if not patently false assumption will continue to be alienated from one of the most vital dimensions in the lives of many millions of Americans. Religion is now vital to millions of Americans. Nary a reference to the many empirical sociologists who argued with Berger and forced him to change his mind.

3. My biggest problem with the Dynamic Duo is that for all the self-confidence of their as路 sertions they frequently do not know what they are talking about. While the idea of mediating structures . (between the state and the family) is surely a good. one, their grasp of what it means is so shallow as to be dangerous. Like all true believers, the Dynamic Duo caricature the good ideas they have discovered.

The most serious weakness in their new mediating structures book is their discussion of neigh-

borhood. They have clearly done no research on neighbornoods and, if they live in them, are not sensitive to what makes them tick. Thus they tell us that it is "patently the case ... that one of the chief determinants in shaping neighborhoods, especially in urban areas, is the racism that marks American life."

That assertion is just plain false. If there were no racial problems in America, there would still be neighborhoods, indistinguishable from these we now have. Indeed, although it may have escaped Dr. Berger and Pastor Neuhaus's attention, blacks have neighborhoods too.

With friends like that, Catholics don't need enemies.

The Catholic social principle of subsidiarity does need to be revived but let's do it right.

Otherwise we're going to have to liberate it from two shallow and vindictive crusaders.

Spouse T,ha.n By

MARY CARSON

Every once in a while a story is written about a married couple that learns one of the partners has a terminal illness. After the initial shock, they work together to ensure independence for the survivor.

I thought of one of those stories as I read an article yesterday about how poorly most couples prepare for retirement.

Many work through 40 years of marriage, looking forward to

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The congressional debate over a new tax bill has revived discussion of the financial problems of the Social Security system, and any discussion of Social Security must lead to a broader discussion of the probleqls America faces as an aging society.

Low birth rates, lower mortality rates and the presence of the post-World War 11 baby boom will all combine to bring about the greying of America early in the 21st century.

Today, 11 percent of the population is over 651; in 2010, almost 20 percent of the population will be over 65.

As a result of population shifts such as this and trends toward early retirement, the ratio of active to retired persons will drop from six to one today to three to one by 2030.

that "endless vacation," then find out they can't stand each other. This article was urging couples to plan for retirement, but if so few are preparing even for retirement, it is. not surprising that it takes terminal illness before couples consider planning for surviving one another.

With the exception of accidental death when both partners are killed, or rare illness when they die together, every couple knows that one is going to survive the other. That time is easier to talk about when it isn't eminent.

It's important to plan for death. Funeral arrangements and burial are relatively' sllperficiel.

We must think about what'.s going to happen to the other, surviving alone. _ It may sound romantic for a widow to pine away her years and finally die of a broken heart, but were I to do' that, I think it would be insulting to my husband. It would indicate that during our years together, I had become a mental basketcase unable to think, act or function alone.

Should I die first, I wouldn't respect him if he were to spend all day wringing his hands, eating cold cereal and sending his clothes out to a laundry. It's just as important for him to learn to cook, and care for the children as it is for me to learn to balance the checkbook, pay

the taxes, and keep the car running.

Granted, these are externals, relatively unimportant to survival, but they pave the way to learning more valuable independence . . . emotional, mental, and spiritual.

If one of us has no confidence in his or her own opinions before "clearing" with the other, that one is training for dependence. This may sound as if it would cause estrangement during the marriage - that we'd be so prepared for living alone that there would be no reason to stay married. But deep love strives for the good of the beloved. Causing dependency isn't good.

Mutuality thrives better when

each is encouraging the other to become all he or she can and should be.

Just today, my husband and I had a business meeting. We realized that it would be better for our schedules if I went alone.

I called the associate and asked if it was okay if my husband didn't come.' He said, "Fine. I don't need your husband."

I kidded, "Neither do I." Afterwards I realized it was one of those truths said in jest.

I don't need him . . . I want him. We stay married, not because one can't survive without the other but because each of us sincerely wants to be with the other.

There's a difference. It's worth learning.

Hard Questions Raised -by an Aging Population

This raises serious questions about America's ability and wm to find the resources to suppo:;t its elderly. Despite the significant proportion of federal revenues going to the aged, they still have great needs; whEe they make up 11 percent of tr.e population, they make up 29 percent of those living in poverty.

As the pQpulation ages, it will also shift in makeup; women outlive men, and while they make up about .51 percent of the general populaation, there are 143 women over 65 ror every 100 men.

This figure is important because the fastest growing group of poor people in the United States today is made up of middle-aged women left alone and without resources by widowhood or divorce.

Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Joseph Cali-. fano cited four major questiors raised by an aging population in . testimony he gave recently before the Senate Specfal Committe on Aging: - "How adequate are' Olf

definitions of 'old age' and 'retirement?"

Califano said the use of age 65 to define "old age" may be arbitrary at a time when people are healthy and able to work well past that age.

At the same time, he said, many people with good pension programs are now able to retire early, perhaps at 55 after 30 years of work.

These factors have left millions of people who are retired from fUll-time work but still want to work. He said more part-time jobs, phased retirement and incentives to work beyond 65 are needed.

- Califano asked, "Should .we restructure our existing, uncoordinated mechanisms, private and public, for providing income security to older Americans?"

He also asked, "Are we comfortable with a system in which some retirees pile up the maximum Social Security benefits on top of generous pensions, while other retiress have no pension income and find Social Security barely enough to get by on?

"Or would' it make more

sense to recoup those tax benefits and apply them to qlore generous and more widespread Social Security coverage?

- "How shall we deliver the services older citizens need particularly health care - more compassionately and efficiently?"

He said ways must be found to provide better health care in the home and supervised residences for those who live alone but want to stay in their community.

- "What role shall families

play in caring for their older members?" he asked.

Califano said the present system treats the elderly as individuals and not as members of families. ":Because families themselves are so various, our approaches must also he varied," he said.

"For those who do live with relatives, for example, day care or respite service might be available to give the caring relative the freedom to leave home without worrying about the aged person."

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Cursillo Community A palanca party for Cursillo 87, to be hosted by Mary Lou and David Viveiros, will be held in the cafeteria of St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, at 8 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 26, according to the St. Helena Ultreya newsletter. A Mass will follow the working session. The theme for the Cursillio is "Go up to the Mountain."

The St. Helena Ultreya committee will meet Wednesday,· Nov. 1 at the home of Maria Leandro.

The Oasis, newsletter of the New Bedford North End Regional Ultreya, reports that a holy hour will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 at St. Francis Xavier Church, Acushnet, in support of candidates making men's Cursillo 87 that weekend.

A day of recollection is slated for 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5 at Holy Name hall on Mt. Pleasant St., New Bedford.

Urban Parley Continued from Page One formulation of an Episcopal diocesan urban mission policy.

Presiding at the session was Rt. Rev. Bishop John Coburn of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. ,In a message to participants, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin said, "I hope and pray that the project will be successful.

Be sure of my gratitude for your valued cooperation."

The Fall River hearing dealt largely with the impact of Portuguese immigration on Greater Fall River and its churches and with the resultant city-suburban relationship.

Among area presenters of information, in addition to the clergy, were Atty. Wi1Iia~ Kenney, Joseph Pavao Jr., Dr. Owen T. P. McGowan and Joseph Roderick Jr. Facts gathered in Fall River will be used, said Bishop Coburn "not only to formulate diocesan policy, but to pass on to our national church and to share with our sister communions." .

Reasoner Continued from Page One Other highlights of the program will include a health care panel on Saturday and entertainment by the Fairfield University Glee Club Friday night.

New conference officers will be installed at a Mass on Sunday with Bishop Walter Curtis of Bridgeport as principal celebrant.

Atty. Evelyn M. Conley, president of the United Way of Eastern Fairfield Count, Conn. will speak at the closing luncheon.

Individual Response UNITED NATIONS (NC) The obligation of Christians to respond as individuals to the threat of war was stressed in two documents presented by Pax Christi, the international Catholic peace movement, to delegates at the United Nations' special session on disarmament.

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IFVDUCANIT GO-GIVE!

CIDLDREN OF HOLY NAME SCHOOL, Fall River, put leaves on a "family tree" at a Mass opening parish celebration of the diocesan jubilee year and emphasizing the importance of the family as a child's first educator. Each child's leaf bore a picture or a description of his or her family. From left, Stacy Wordell, Angelique Davi, Mary Ellen Medeiros. (Torchia Photo)

THE HOLY FATHER'S MISSION AID TO THE ORIENTAL CHURCH

October 22nd is Mission Sunday.

A reminder that Christ meant all of us when He said: Go ye, therefore and teach all nations." Yet few of us can. Few of us do. All of us, though, can help the Missions in the Near East. Here are some of the ways:

Conclave Continued from Page One were veterans of a papal election.

The only newcomer is U.S. Cardinal John Wright, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Clergy. Cardinal Wright could not attend the last conclave because of neurosurgery and cataract operations.

His presence slightly changes the voting balance. The U.S. delegation, the largest national voting blo·c after the Italians, has nine votes, 8 percent of the total.

Italian votes total 26, equal to 23 percent of the vote.

Changed also is Rome's weather. During the August conclave, the cardinals sheltered in unairconditioned quarters, with windows sealed shut.

Mild fall temperatures, however, are expected to continue well beyond the opening of the conclave.

'It is considered likely that more conmfortable conditions, plus the desire to know a little more about the history and health of leading candidates, might induce cardinals to remain in conclave longer than they did in the August election.

In that conclave, they chose John Paul on the first day of balloting.

The job requirements for the papacy appear to be basically unchanged.

Every cardinal speaking to outsiders in the pre-conclave days has said pastoral qualities are a must.

Some, however, hastened to add that many curial cardinals possessed pastoral attributes even though they had not headed dioceses.

Nationality is being played down by electors. But several influential foreign cardinals and many other princes of the church seem intent on electing an Italian.

Cardinals said the new pope would have to be willing to

grant local bishops more autonomy and to increase shared decision-making at the Vatican by giving the Synod of Bishops greater voice.

But, like Pope John Paul, the next pope would have to show commitment to restoring discipline and insist on preserving moral teachings and fundamental doctrines, according to the consensus.

Called poor fortunetellers after the last papal election, journalists had an even longer lists of "papability" this time.

Almost everyone agreed that Cardinals Sal:vatore Pappalardo of Palerno and Corrado Ursi of Naples were prime candidates.

It was pointed out that both had exhibited sympathy with the poor, the handicapped and the unemployed in their troubled dioceses.

It was likely that Cardinal Pappalardo, 60, might be considered too young to be pope, but he had the advantages of experience in the Vatican diplomatic corps and a workingknowledge of the Curia.

The Vatican-watchers said Cardinal Ursi's warmth and broad smile could draw him votes, but he lacked international or Curia experience.

Some seasoned observers saw Rome's Cardinal Ugo Poletti as a good candidate. He was not popular with Curia officials, but knew Curia operations thoroughly.

Among foreign "papabili," Cardinal Franz Konig of Vienna, Austria was mentjoned less frequently.

Cardinal Basil Hume of Westminster, England still attracted some attention. And Cardinal Karol Wojtyla of Cracow, Poland was listed by some as an outside chance.

Other foreign possibilities included French Cardinal Jean Villot, Vatican secretary of state, and Cardinal Jan Willebrands of Utrecht, the Netherlands.

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His disciples taught, there are over 1,800,000 people liVing without homes and without hope.

Some of them for more than 30 years! Just $20 will feed a family for a month-$525 will build a small but decent home. Only $50 will care for a blind ot deaf-mute child for a month-and $1 will buy a refugee child hot lunches for a whole month. How much will you share?

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The recent fighting in Lebanon and throughout the Near East has left thousands of children homeless. You can "adopt" one of them for only $14 a month-give them clothes, food, shelter, education-and what they need most-love.

"Your" child will write to you. You may reply, if you wish. Christ will love you the more for loving one of His very own "little ones."

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In the Near East, hundreds of vocations are blooming. But many young men and women may never realize their dream to walk in Christ's footsteps only because their families are poor.

For just $300 ($12.50 a month for two years) you can help a young girl become a nun. For $1080 ($15 a month for six years) you can sponsor a seminarian all the way to Ordination. Now you can have a priest or Sister in your family.

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THE PERFECT MEMORIAL

Many poor Catholics in the Near East do not even have a church of their own in which to worship.

You can help. Where? The mountain people of Kerala, primitive farm folk who live in mud huts desperately need to replace the ramshackle shed th.at now serves as a chapel. Just $4000 will give the 185 Catholic families there a modest but adequate church-an ideal Memorial for someone you love.

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Engaged Encounter Starts On the weekend of November 3, 4, and 5, at the Sacred Hearts Retreat House in Wareham, the first ever Engaged Encounter Weekend will be given in the Diocese of Fall River. This fast growing form of marriage preparation has given new direction movement in many parts of the country.

Originating in Detroit in 1969, Engaged Encounter adapts the dynamic process of Marriage Encounter to the engaged couples' needs. There is, of course, a marked distinction between the content matter of each program.

Engaged Encounter is an apostolate generously given by couples and priests who have had the Marriage Encounter Experience. It is approved by the Diocesan Family Life Bureau as part of the Per-Cana program.

In the past, most programs have been instructional; the Engaged Encounter experience is based on open dialogue between the couple, with emphasis on building a relationship.

The program involves a weekend, from Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon. During this period the couple has the opportunity to concentrate closely on each other, minus the pressure and distraction characteristic of the few weeks immediately preceding the wedding.

A team of two or three married couples and a Catholic priest are facilitators on the weekend. Team presentations involve a personal sharing on marriage and family experiences.

There is no "lecturing," nor is the weekend a "teaching" experience. Instead, couples are asked to involve themselves in a period of discovery.

The weekends are limited to between 20 and 25 couples. It is not unusual, say organizers for couples to postpone or even cancel a wedding during the weekend. While this is not the goal of the program, nevertheless, the strong decision-making influence on the couples is certainly evident. Most couples, however, come away with a deep commitment to each other and to God. Their goals for marriage are higher because of the weekend.

There is throughout the Church a heightened awareness ()f the need for quality marriage preparation programs, one result of a five-year plan of action for the American Church for marriage and family life. This awareness and the plan of which it is a part come as a response to many realities of American life.

Some of these are: 1. Divorce rates in the United States are in the area of one in every 3.7 mar:riages. It is estimated that the great majority of these people re-marry. That means that the problem is not with marriage but with people and the depth of the relationship.

2. Marriage today has many styles and situations. It can no

ENGAGED ENCOUNTER longer be assumed that people will share common ideas and attitudes concerning marriage.

3. Very high expectations are associated with marriage in the American culture today. Marriage has literally been turned inside out. Family obligations were once the greatest concern, e.g. a home, job, children. Today the highest priority is personal fulfillment and the husband-wife relationship. This has made marriage more difficult and placed more stress on the relationship to keep a marriage together. It is considered a step in the right direction but it is nevertheless more complex.

4. Mixed marriages in the dioceses of the United States are over 40% of all marriages.

This is a reality that must be given more attention than in the past.

5. The average age for marriage in the United States is increasing.

6. Engaged· couples live in a romantic and ideal world. There is an understandable lack of realism. No one wants to destroy that romanticism. It is an essential ingredient for happy family lifo But unless couples openly discuss the eventual problems in communications, adjustment, sexuality and finances, the shock can be devastating. Environments where this can be done in security must be created. The Engaged Encounter Weekend is such an environment, as is the entire Pre-Cana program.

Obviously, many difficulties and problems face young married couples. Many young people will object to the solutions offered by Engaged Encounter because their minds are more on a wedding than on a marriage; and the wedding is already a very complex affair.

The Encounter will not make sense to many people, because marriage preparation is preventive medicine and Americans tend to be problem-solvers of

crises. Although. we are facing a crisis, we are offering a preventive solution for the future.

Difficult as it might be, it is becoming more and more apparent that we need to take definite steps and hard stands to assure our young people of all the means for growth now available to them. ·As it stands, we as a church community must give very generously of aU that is available to us in our rich tradition to young people who dare to seek out the depth of commitment offered by the Sacrament of Matrimony.

Reaching out to bring the Engaged Encounter to the Diocese of Fall River is one very real sign of the deep concern of the members of the church for these couples who seek to celebrate their love within the Sacrament of Matrimony.

The Engaged Encounter Weekend costs $80 per couple. This includes separate overnight accommodations for men and women, meals and all materials. Advance reservations and a nonrefundable $20 deposit are required. Weekends are normally held on a monthly basis. Various locations are used, including Wareham on November 3, 4, and 5. All engaged couples are welcome, regardless of religion.

Obviously, however, the team will be sharing its own Catholic faith.

The Engaged Weekend niakes a perfect wedding or shower ~ift from caring relatives or friends. To obtain a gift certificate send the cost of the weekend' ($80) and your name and address, together with the names of the recipients and their wedding date, to Rev. Marc H. Bergeron, St. Anthony of Padua Rectory, 1359 Acushnet Ave., New Bedford, MA 02746 or to Bill, and Judy Martin, 9 Tecumseh Road, Sagamore, MA 02562.

Further information and reservation may also be obtained from the above sources.

Taunton Ecumenical Service Homily The following homily was delivered by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin at a Service of Thanksgiving on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of St. Thomas Episcopal Church ~nd the 150th anniversary of St. Mary's Catholic Church both in Taunton. It was given at St. Thomas Church in the context of a service presided over by Bishop John B. Coburn of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts.

celebration today: that living faith, hope and love which have been characteristic of these two Christian communities over these many years.

However, our thanksgiving is further deepened and heightened by reason of the fact that we clebrate our thanksgiving together - Episcopalians and Roman Catholics alike. Somehow or other, we instinctively sense that this is as it should be, for it is as the Lord himself would have it ...

As we know, unity has always been one of the marks of May I say it is indeed a the Church. It is One, Holy, pleasure for me, as Bishop of Catholic and Apostolic. Unity is Fall River, to offer the homily essential to its nature and mishere, in this venerable Church sion. Yet, as we gather for this of Saint Thomas, on this very ecumenical service, we realize full well that we are still being significant occasion. built into that temple. We still It is with profound joy that continue to yearn and strive for we gather today. In the spirit that unity which the Lord wills of Psalm 100, we ".enter the Lord's gates with thanksgiving,' for his Church. We still con· his courts with praise." We tinue to pray that we might become this day to "give thanks come one in faith and so become one in him. to him and bless his name."

Great strides have taken place And what is it which gives us cause for thanksgiving today? in recent years in the quest for In a word, it is the Church. We Christian Unity. Our very presobserve today two very signifi- ence here today is a wonderful cant anniversaries in the history manifestation of that progress. of the Church in this communThe Second Vatican Council, ity: the 250th Anniversary of as we know, gave great impetus Saint Thomas .Church and the to the search for unity. The 150th Anniversary of Saint Fathers of that great Council Mary's Church. regarded "the restoration of The words of Saint Paul to unity among' all Christians" as the Church at Thessalonica cap- one of their principal concerns. ture well the spirit of thanks- (Decree or Ecumenism, No.1) And indeed it was. The princigiving which is ours today: ples on ecumenism which the We keep thanking God Council set forth and the pracfor all of you and we retice of ecumenism which it enmember you in our prayers, couraged are dramatic testimony for we constantly are to a genuine desire for Christian mindful before God our Unity and have, in the days and Fatlier of the way you are years since the Council, served proving your faith, and in a marvelous way to foster laboring in love, and showthat Unity. ing constancy of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ . . .

We also remember today, with Our preaching of the gospel great joy, the historic meeting proved not a mere matter of His Holiness Pope Paul VI of words for you but one and His Grace Michael Ramsey, of power; it was carried Archbishop of Canterbury, on on in the Holy Spirit and March 23, 1966. That memorout of complete conviction. able encounter marked, as those (1 Thess. 1: 2-3;5) two great religious leaders This is what occasions our prayed it would, a "new stage thanksgiving as we gather in in the development of fraternal

relations, based upon charity, and of sincere efforts to re'move the causes of conflict and reestablish unity." (The Joint Declaration on Cooperation) That significant meeting led to the inauguration of a serious dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the whole Anglican Communion. Those dialogues have endured for some 12 years now, and have served to create a new atmosphere of fellowship between our respective churches, a fellowship which is happily leading us, however gradually, to a great unity of the spirit in the bond of peace.

We think, in particular, of the Windsor Statement of 1971 on the Eucharist, the Canterbury Statement of 1973 on the Ministry, and the Venice Statement of 1976 on Authority in the Church. These are great milestones in the history of our two churches as we strive toward the unity which the Lord desires for his Church.

Yet, much remains to be done.

We still continue to be embarrassed by the divisions which separate us. We know that doctrinal agreements reached by theological commissions, as important as they are in furthering the cause of unity, cannot of themselves bring about the unity of Christians.

The Vatican Council wisely pointed out that "the concern for restoring unity involves the whole Church, faithful and clergy alike. It extends to everyone, according to the talent of each, whether it be exercised in daily living or in theological and historical studies." (Decree on Ecumenism, No.5)

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younger community members is a fulltime job, with no holidays, vacations, or overtime wages.

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How Families Celebrate

By Dr. Jim and Mary Kenny At a recent diocesan assembly, participants brainstormed about how families can celebrate in daily life. The result was a booklet, "New Directions in Family Living," available from the La· fayette Diocesan Pastoral Coun· cil, 3810 W. Jefferson Rd., Kokomo, Ind. 46901. A sampling of its suggestions follows: As the food is passed, each family member mentions one good thing that happened during the day, then, one not-sogood or even bad thing.

Tape-record mealtime for children who are far away. They love to hear the conversations.

We emphasize family breakfast or brunch on Sundays. This is often the only time the entire family is together for one meal without interruption.

At dinner ~ime we read letters aloud from absent family members and others who have lived with us or been especially close to us.

We sing songs to children before they go to sleep. We have one song that is special for each child.

Tell a story, I make one up each night about a family of monkeys who live in a tree house in Africa. Surprisingly, the

monkeys have the same names meal is mashed potatoes, rice, as my children. They meet jello, hot dogs, rolls and cake.

Make a family tree, using resnakes, crocodiles, witch doctors and people from outer space. My collections of older relatives. kids love it.

Search the attics of old famBedtime is a good time for ily homes. Antiques and memen"the wonderful story of how toes often lead to long-forgotyou were born" or "how you ten family stories.

Use a tape recorder to capwere adopted."

It is also a time for spontan· ture the stories of family herieous prayer. We bless the people tage.

"Family Trivia" is a game we love and need and recall the children love. Dad and Mom try events of the day.

Celebrate the new baby com- to stump the children with ques· ing home from the hospital by tions such as: What is brother having him or her bring pre- Joe's middle name? What is purchased gifts for the other grandma's maiden name? In what city were dad and mom children.

On birthdays the family married?

Go back to the area where gathers in the birthday person's bedroom to wake him or her . mom and dad were raised. Tell the children what you did as up with a birthday song.

We also thank God for giving well as where you did it.

We have a "Heritage Wall" us that particular person and our prayer turns into a eulogy in our family room that has oldof all his or her good points. fashioned carpenter's tools on We have large family birth· display (great-grandpa's); a pic· was days. Everyone tells where ture of great-grandpa; pictures he was and what he was doing of great grandma and grandpa when the birthday child was as babies.

Develop your own "oral traborn. This is also the time to dition."

Make story-telling a get out that child's photo album and scrapbook and go part of family reunions. ·For families separated by disthrough them together.

Our children prepare an anni- tance, have a newsletter.

We teach manners at "Polite versary meal of their choice.

They set the table and do every- Night." This becomes a fun thing. A typical anniversary game in which we all role play.

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II Spirituality

By Father Alfred McBride

American Catholics have drawn spiritual. nourishment from sources as diverse as French and Italian pietism, German liturgical sensibility, Spanish fervor, Franciscan humanism, Dominican and Jesuit transcendentalism and the Benedictine-Trappist-Carmelite sensitivity to contemplation.

The early part of the 20th century witnessed a Catholicism that reveled in novenas, 40 Hours, the rosary and other similar practices. Such religious expressions sustained the faith and love of millions.

The growth of an increasingly educated and healthier class of Catholics, caused many to seek other forms of spiritual selffulfillment. Many were drawn to the liturgy, so. much that farm communes (inspired by places such as the Grail at Loveland, Ohio) clustered around liturgical-minded abbeys, adapting' their lives to the hours of the divine office and the community celebration of the Eucharist.

Urban-minded Catholics, anxious to move beyond the catechetics of their school days, espoused adult education. They discovered the riches of Aquinas and were immensely helped by a sophisticated popularizer like Frank Sheed and the mesmerizing of G. K. Chesterton. . Other Catholics felt that Christian maturity was wedded to social reform. In great numbers they enrolled. in Jesuit summer schools of Catholic Action and practiced adapted forms of the Ignatian exercises.

For the intensely active American people, nothing was more surprising or paradoxical than the phenomenal popularity of the Trappist monk, Thomas Merton. From the end of World War II until his death (and even now), he was a dominant spiritual presence appealing to a vast audience and leading them to see the value of contemplative prayer, while never forgetting the Christian responsibility to improve the social order.

Now in the last quarter of this century, devotionalism has returned, reshaped by movements such as Cursillo, the charismatic renewal and Marriage Encounter. The fervor of the new groups, their large rallies, their intense weekends, their obvious religious commitment illustrate that large numbers of American Catholics do want to nourish their spirits in a manner such as this.路 The dreams of adult education fostered in the 1940s also are experiencing a widespread renewal.

Religious educators across the land speak constantly of the need to make adult education a priority.

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Father Adrian van Kaam

By Susan Muto Many have heard of Father Adrian van Kaam, a much in demand lecturer, the author of 21 books and innumerable articles. He resides at Duquesne University where he directs the Institute of Man and teaches the main courses in its developing discipline of formative spirituality.

'Born in The Hague, Netherlands, he attended the preparatory academy of the Spiritans.

Attracted by the spiritual writings of their founder, Venerable Francis Libermann, and their orientation toward higher education, he joined this order in 1940.

Theological and philosophical studies were his main preoccupation for the following six years, with a side interest in the study of psychology and spirituality. A year before his ordination, during summer vacation in the west of Holland, the southern part of the country, where his seminary was located, was liberated by Allied troops. He and many fellow seminarians were stranded in the west, which was heavily occupied by German troops.

Be still and know that I am God. Hiding in a small town, he published an underground journal, Cor Unum et Anima Una. Directing this operation from an a,ttic in a house on a farm, he became involved with underBasically and fundamentally this ground work. He also wrote, and

By Father Edward J. Farrell dread of God indicates that the There is a presence of God word of Jesus has not penetrated directed a resistance drama which can be experienced only into, has not taken root in our around the Christmas mystery in silence, solitude and tran- heart of hearts. The' work of that was played repeatedly in quility. Tranquility, for people tranquility is to take the word the small village where he and today, is difficult. We are not of the mind into the heart and fellow seminarians were hiding. sure of what it is, what is means. spirit until there is within us When western Holland was libSometimes even the capacity f:>r an underground nuclear explos- erated, Father van Kaam returnthe experience has become dim- ion and we know the Father and ed to the seminary and was ormed or lost. Every day of ex- experience the freedom of the dained in 1947.

Soon after ordination, he perience we become so satura- children of God which casts out taught courses in Thomistic ted with both wonder and horr()r all fear. philosophy and empiracal psythat our senses can barely fl!Adoration and abandonment spond to the "sound of a gentle before the gift of God are the chology to seminarians. He also breeze, a fire burning in my stance most constitutive of tran- became involved in a unique experiment for heart." But over our trackless quility. 'But adoration of God is educational waste and emptiness God's Spirit a long, slow life process of in- young adults working in factories, offices, stores and farms. hovers. terpenetrating manifestation The Mater Amabilis schools or Tranquility is close to hope. and discovery, a cumulative ex- Life- Schools attracted thouHope knows th~t ti~e is esse:l- ploration experience toward路路 an sands of workers to centers tial. Hope can believe in time ever expanding horizon. Each of spread throughout Holland. because it knows that everJ- us is a pilgrim on an immense During three years of weekthing that is, is an excess, mo':"e and limitless journey. end courses these people learnthan could have been expecte1, It is only because God is with ed to integrate the spiritual inmore than is deserved. There is us as we travel that we can spiration of their religion with hope that what .is will mysteri- find him. Tranquility is a gift; the main dimensions of their ously continue' to be. One does not a moment but a cumulative daily life, ranging frofit cooking not have to w6~ry nor be afra'.d process. Every day we must to interior decorating, from fameven when we are aware that come to him and wait, allowing ily life to factory and other there is a dark side within our- him slowly to deposit his pres- work. His special contribution selves and that our words, ence in us. involved teaching the spiritualthoughts and dreams aTe so far Tranquility creates a fresh con- ity courses .in the town where ahead of our actions. We are :n sciousness of the Holy Spirit. his seminary was. the springtime of tranquility; we The Spirit stirs up, prods, lifts In 1950, Father van Kaam bemust constantly plant and weed. up, never sleeps, is persistent, gan his study of the psychology We need one another's light, wears us down, ever returns. He of personality and education at hope and healing as we slowly has his own way of revealing;, the Hoogveld Institute. His grow .into tranquility. himself. He is always a surprise. study was interrupted the fol"Our Father . . . thy will be When 'we least expect it, he is lowing year by his superior gendone" is the daily prayer of breathing in us. He awakens us, eral's invitation to review the tranquility. There is in all of uS recreates a forgotten appetite, hundreds of letters of their an unresolved dread of God. stirs up a lost hunger and thirst. founder, Libermann, son of a

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rabbi, who suffered from neurosis epilepsy and suicidal tendencies.

This study resulted in a Dutch biography entitled "The Jew of Saverne." A shorter 路English version, "A Light to the Gentiles," was published in the United States.

From 1952. on he continued his work in psychology and formation and was a counselor and psycological consultant in Hoiland.

Then the president of Duquesne University invited him to join its staff, to obtain his doctorate in psychology at Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and then to initiate a program in phenomeno~ogical psychology.

In 1958 he was granted a doctorate in psychology 'by Western Reserve after acceptance of his now famous dissertation, "The Experience of Really Feeling Understood by a Person."

Many honors came his way during the next years, among the finest being the invitation

by Brandeis University to take over the courses of Dr. Abraham Maslow, his personal friend, during Maslow's sabbatical year.

From 1963 onward Father van Kaam dedicated himself again to writing, teaching and researching. He also founded an institute devoted to the preparation of directors of spiritual formation.

Together with dedicated faculty and student body, he is laying the foundations for the new religious discipline of formative spirituality. Today thousands of people the world over benefit from his words and work.

CHDAid CH1CAGO (NC) - Campaign for Human Development officials said in Chicago that the nationwide CHD collection will be held Nov. 18 and 19 and announces the awarding of nearly 17 million in grants.

The funds - from voluntary contributions made by American Catholics - have been awarded to 117 community self-help projects by CHD, the anti-poverty age~cy of U.S. Catholics. The theme of the drive this year is "When there's a thirst for justice."

The funds handed over to the national program represent only three-fourths of the money Catholics in each diocese contribute; 25 percent of the collection stays in the diocese to fight f1 poverty on the local level.

Among the projects around' the country which received monies from the national campaign was the "Save Our Valley" Ecumenical Coalition iiT Youngstown, Ohio, which seeks to reopen a steel mill under community-worker ownership.

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ST. MARY, SEEKONK' Recitation of the rosary will precede the Women's Guild meeting at 8 p.m. Monday at the CoCD Center, Central Avenue, Seekonk. A potluck supper will be served and members may bring a guest. A slide presentation will be offered by RoseST. MARK, mary Achim of Massachusetts ATTLEBORO FALLS Citizens for Life.

Women's Guild members will GIRLS' ECHO, sponsor a living rosary at 8 p.m.

FALL RIVER DIOCESE Monday in the church. All womApplications will be accepted en of the parish are invited to through Monday, Oct. 16 for a participate. A meeting will folgirls' ECHO retreat to be held low for which Ida Roque will be the weekend of Oct. 27-29. Furrefreshment chairman. ther information is available from Father Marcel Bouchard at ST. JOSEPH, the Catholic Education Center, NEW BEDFORD A novena in honor of the Holy 423 Highland Ave., Fall River Spirit will begin Wednesday, Oct. 02720, telephone 678-2828.

18 in the church for the inten- ST. JOHN OF GOD, tions of guidance and enlight- SOMERSET The Women's Guild will meet ment in the lives of participants and the parish as a whole. The at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the service will begin at 6:45 p.m. parish center. Atty. John Silva with the rosary, followed by Jr. will speak on "The ImporMass, a teaching and the novena tance of Wills." A social hour will follow. prayers.

SACRED HEART, ST. JAMES, FALL RIVER NEW BEDFORD Parents of confirmation candiDried flower arrangements dates are asked to attend a will be demonstrated at the La- meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday in dies Guild meeting to be held at the school. Women's Guild mem7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18. bers will meet at 7 p.m. in the in the church basement. A busi- chapel. ness session will precede the The adult education commitprogram and refreshments will tee will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesbe served. day, Oct. 24 in the center.

SS. PETER AND PAUL, CATHOLIC NURSES, FALL RIVER TAUNTON Parents of first communicants New officers of the Taunton Council of Catholic Nurses are will meet following 9:30 Mass Lois Achtelek, president; Grace Sunday and parents of ninth Chasity, vice-president; Barbara graders will meet at 6:30 p.m.

Gauthier, secretary; Pauline Monday to register them for conCleary, treasurer. Plans for the firmation classes. ,CYO juniors will hold elecyear include a folk Mass and communion supper, a Christmas tions Tuesday and all members party for patients at Marian will attend the Ice Capades in Manor, a visit to the Rose Haw- Providence on Friday, Oct. 20. thorne Lathrop Home and an HOLY NAME, evening of recollection. The sea- FALL RIVER son opened with a Mass and The monthly intercessory potluck supper at Marian Manor. prayer service will be held at Father Thomas Lopes spoke on 3:45 p.m. Sunday. The rosary is pastoral care of the sick and being recited at 5 p.m. daily in elderly. the church during October.

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'Tell Her I Love Her' PHILADELPHIA CNC) Near midnight, at Philadelphia International Airport, eight sleepy and slightly frightened Korean orphans were being met by their new parents. The last parent to be united with her adopted· nine-year--old Korean daughter, Johanne Susan, was Miss Ann Snyder, 49, of Old Bridge, N.J. !Both Miss Snyder and Johanne are blind. _ The event was part of the foreign adoption program of Philadelphia Archdiocesean Social Services and the evening was for Ann Snyder the finale of a long and patient wait. Miss Snyder has been blind since the age of 10 and is single. She had been rejected as an adoptive parent by agencies until she turned to the Philadelphia Archdiocese for help. A home evaluation was conducted and a child was located in January. ''I'm excited," said Miss Snyder earlier that day from her New York office. She is director of the Catholic Guild for the Blind. "I've been waiting for this opportunitly' for a long time. It will be a new life for both of us."

Because of her handicap and age, Johanne had been difficult to place. Miss Snyder noted that the little girl's story was not unusual.

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"I think that a handicapped child of this age, with all the government here has to offer, has a great opportunity of making it today."

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"As far as we know, she does not speak Englis:,," Miss Snyder said. "We have to teach her English before we can teach her anything else.

"We'll start with my house," she continued. "I'll take her from room to room and give her the English word for each object."

Later, Miss Snyder waited at the airport for Johanne's plane to arrive and was led with the other parents to the exit ramp.

Through the crowd, Johanne was brought to her clutching a doll and a flight bag: Miss Snyder knelt down, hugged her and said, "Welcome, I love you" in Korean. She had been rehearsing this and several other Korean phrases minutes before from a Braille card she had been holding.

"I think she's a little frightened. Does she understand that I can't see either?" she asked Father Thaddeus Park, who acted as translator.

Later would come promises of playmates and piano lessons and the gift of a watch whose crystal. opened so time could be read through touch.

For now, though, the simplest of words would suffice. "Oh, Father," Miss Snyder said as she held her daughter for the first time. "Tell her I love her and I want her to be happy."

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By Cecllla Belanger This column is for young people (or adults) who feel insecure. Some say they have uncontrolIable tempers, others that they are haunted by fear or forever find themselves sulking or skulking.

Nobody can put qualities into us from the outside. Powers and virtues. are given us by God, so that the way to overcome weaknesses and insecurities is from the inside out. We may not know our own strengths because they may have been undeveloped, imprisoned like seeds that have been watered.

If there was anyone who was insecure it was Simon Peter.

"Peter" means "rock" and if there was one thing that Simon fell short of being it was that.

He was vacillating, mercurial, temperamental, emotional and uncertain in stability. In alI that group that Jesus gathered around Him he was about the last to be calIed a Rock of Gibralter. Yet Jesus said the stimulating words to him, "Thou art Peter."

And we see here, in so many Christ-filled lives, the release of an imprisoned splendor.

Let Jesus telI you who and what you are my young friends, not someone, whether friend, family or otherwise, who often doesn't know who he himself is.

I would advise young people to stop trying to be someone else. The world is littered with the wreckage of people trying to imitate someone not worth imitating.

To telI young people to be like somebody else is to deny them their own personality. Jesus came for all to have an abundant life, to express themselves creatively, not just the few. To take that away from a child is the biggest theft of alI. This is an age when some adults shy away from youth "We don't understand them;

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All My Life's a Circle

.•. haunted by fear they frighten us." Turn the con over and teens say, "The adult world scares us."

Youth. are constantly escaping, in devastating, destrucf.ve ways. Spending money on pro- . grams isn't the answer. Buying everyone a guitar isn't the answer either. Many youth have told me they are tired of guitar Masses and youth groups and groups period. In the minds cf many Christianity appeals only to softness; the weak need L, the strong do not.

Yet, at its best, Christianity :has always appealed to the spirit of adventure! The trouble i~, how much of that spirit ~s left in our churches. Perhaps that is the question youth is asking, at leas~ those not content Wlith jus~ twanging the guitar strings.

Sacred Hearts Plans Retreat Climaxing National Vocatior.

Awareness Week, Oct. 15 through 21, the Sacred Hearts Fathers, Sisters and Brothers will hold a vocation retreat weekend, Oct. 20 through 22, at their Wareham retreat center.

Father Clem Beaulieu and SiBter Jo-Ann McKenzie, vocation directors for the Sacred HeartS' congregations, say that the retreat, for which there will be no charge, will give participants the opportunity of viewing the daily life of a religious community and of taking part in talks, discussions and activities explaining that life.

Further information is availare from the Sacred Hearts vocations office, 3 Adams St., Bme 111, Fairhaven 02719, telephone 903-2442.

We don't challenge youth. We try to do it with songs, d~nces and conferences, often merely a waste of time and money and the cause for many turning away.

On the other hand, people make fun of those who call for better sermons, but .without them there is no call to arms, no appealing to the spirit of the young.I am afraid of sermons that are too sweet. Too much sweetness makes people sick. It is true that Christ comforted people. He could say, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."

But to his tenderness were wed .the trains of strength, courage and selflessness. He can bring out such qualities in you if you let him. What he bad in himself he brought out in others.

He may this very minute be saying to you, as he said to Peter, "Thou art Nancy. Thou art John, Thou art Andrea. Thou art Mark." With those words he brings you out and makes you aware of your potentialities.

Dig within yourself for good things. And listen for the Master's voice.

Bishop Feehan Sister Mary Faith, principal of Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, will attend a leadership seminar on justice and mercy the weekend of Oct. 20 at the national office of the Sisters of Mercy, Potomac, Md. School clubs preparing to open their fall schedule are Astronomy, Key, Science and Future Business Leaders.

There's no straight lines make up my_life All my life's a circle Sunrise and a sundown The moon rolls through tIM nightime Till the daybreak comes around All my life's a circle And I can't tell you why The seasons spinning round again 'The years keep rolling by It seems like I've been here before I can't remember when And I get this funny feeling That we wui all be together again There's no straight lines make up my life And all my roads have bends There are no clear-cut beginnings And so far no dead ends I found you a thousand times . I guess you've done the same But then we lose each other It's just like a children's game But as I find you here again The thought runs through my mind Our love is like a circle Let's go round one more time Written and sung by Harry Chapin, © 1976, Elektra Records The most enjoyable way to appreciate Chapin's talents is to attend one of his concerts. His audience rapport and stage presence convey his authentic interest in the truths that can be di~overed by one who has risked involvement with life's learnings.

He often uses "All My Life's a Circle" as a closing song at his concerts. This song reflects on life's experiences as a cycle of returning events, TIlis is the season of the year that we see this cycle exemplifed as summer days have faded into fall crispness.

The message of this song, exemplified in this season, is also found in the concept of hope. Changes and surprise happenings can alter lifestyles, yet the cycle of life never brings "dead ends."

Our experiences help us realize that the circle of life is a mystery. As Chapin says, it is difficult to isolate "clear-cut beginnings," for the origin of one life event is often found in the fulfillment of another.

Such life conditions describe a life that always has hope.

Christians find this perspective in the life of Jesus. In Jesus we are assured that we do not live alone, that God is actively interested in what happens within our life's circle. We learn that no experience of sorrow can separate us from Him. Each of us can give the strength of hope to another. To give hope is to say to someone we love: "Our love is like a circle, let's go round one more time."

Booklet To List Ball Supporters Contributors to the 24th annual Bishop's Charity Ball, to be held at Lincoln Park Ballroom, North Dartmputh, Friday, Jan. 12, will 'be listed in a commemorative booklet highlighting the diamond jubilee of the . founding of the Fall River diocese.

Booklet categories are: In Memoriam - $200.00 or more, four tickets; Very Special Friend $150.00, four tickets; Guarantor - $100.00, three tickets; Sponsor - $50.00, one ticket; Patron $25.00, one ticket. Each ticket admits two persons.

In Memoriam and Very Special Friend categories have special

listings in the booklet. Guarantors and Benefactors are listed on gold pages. Boosters and Sponsors are listed on silver pages and Patrons are printed on white pages. .

Those wishing to be included in the booklet may contact members of the Society of St. Vincent de ·Paul or the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women.

Listings may also be sent to Ball headquarters, P.O. Box 1470, Fall River 02722, telephone 676-8943.

Proceeds benefit underprivileged and exceptional children of the diocese.

THE ANCHORThurs., Oct. 12, 1978

• news tv, movie Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic Film Office ratings, which do not always coincide.

General ratings: G-suitable for gen· eral viewing; PG-parental guidance sug· gested; R-restricted, unsuitable for children or younger teens.

Catholic ratings: Al-:-3pproved for children and adults; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3-approved for adults only; ~bjectionable in part for everyone; A4-separate classification (given to films not morally offensive which, however, require some analysis and explanation!; C-condemned.

FATIMA STATUE HONORED AT PARK MASS

Fatima Message Continued from Page One Hies. It is a message spoken to each gathered here tonight.

"Mary tells each of us that we must beg the Lord for the gift of his peace. We must pray for that peace which the world itself cannot give. We must, one and all, turn from sin, do penance and shape our lives according to the holiness and love which the Lord has shown us.

"My brothers and sisters, if we do turn away from sin and turn toward the Lord in prayer, it can only follow that we will know the power of Christ in our personal lives, in our communities, in our world. Then, and only then, will the world know peace, for the Lord will be in our midst.

The promise of Christ, proclaimed in the Gospel for tonight's Mass, will come to fulfillment: Anyone who loves me will be true to my word, and my Father will love him; we will come to him and make our dwelling place with him . . .

Peace is my farewell to you, my peace is my gift to you ...

"As we come on pilgrimage, honoring Our Lady of Fatima, let us not only hear but heed.

Mary's call to Penance and Prayer. It is our only way to peace.

"May God love and bless you all."

Speaking in Portuguese, Bishop Cronin followed his English language homily by introducing Bishop Aurelio Granada, coadjutor bishop of the Azores, in the United States to visit Portuguese communities. Bishop Granada, also speaking in Portuguese, brought greetings from the Azorean islands to the people of the Fall River diocese and pointed ouf that the message of Mary united the thousands who make pilgrimage to the Fatima shrine in Portugal with the thousands gathered at Kennedy Park.

A delegation from Santo Christo parish, Fall River, led the procession and men from Espirito' Santo parish, also in Fall River, brought their parish Fatima statue to the Cathedral to take the place of honor in the procession.

At the park Mass newly instituted readers Eugene Orosz and Manuel Camara, candidates for the permanent diaconate, exercised their ministry at a diocesan ceremony for the first time.

DCCWNews Fall River District Council of Catholic Women will hold its first open meeting tonight, featuring a living rosary at 7:45 p.m. at Santo Christo Church, Fall River. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, district moderator, will lead the rosary and the evening's program will be directed

by Mrs. James Correira of St. Elizabeth's parish.

The second in a series of leadership seminars sponsored by the Organization Service Commission of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Name School, Read St., Fall River. Open to the public and to all council members in the Fall River and New Bedford areas, it will be coordinated by Mrs. Aubrey Armstrong, com-

mission chairman.

Participants are asked to bring lunch. Coffee will be served.

Also on Saturday, the Cape Cod District Council will offer a day of recollection, beginning at 9 a.m. at Our Lady of Victory Church, Centerville, and conducted by Father John F. Moore Anchor editor and diocesan director of the permanent diaconate program.

He will be assisted by Benja· min Nogueira, Oscar Drinkwater and Frank Camacho, all permanent diaconate candidates from the Cape Cod area. The theme for this day will be "The Awareness of God's Call." All affiliate members of the DCCW are invited to participate in this day devoted to spiritual development.

"Bloodbrothers" (Warners) is the story of a family of Italian construction workers.

Two brothers (Paul Sorvino and Tony Lo Bianco) are united in their love for Tony's son (Richard Gere). They go to great lengths to get a construction union card for him only to have him opt for a low-paid job in a children's hospital. When he is at last almost persuaded to settle for the big money and macho companionship of construction work, his father brutally beats his mother for a suspected infidelity and makes the son change his mind.

This film has raw power, sincerity and some affecting moments, but is also melodramatic and stereotyped. It abounds in obscene language and is uncritical in its attitude towards sexual promiscuity. (R,'B) "The Boys from Brazil" (Fox): Demented but brilliant Nazi scientist Gregory Peck seeks to revive the Hitler era from a South American hideaway. War criminal hunter Lawrence Olivier pursues him. A gripping drama of intrigue and suspense, the film is highlighted by Olivier's performance. Violence and a bloody climatic struggle preclude younger viewers. (R,A3) "Goin' South" (paramount): Jack Nicholson is a bank robber saved from the gallows by a young woman (Mary Steeburgen) who offers to marry him, then puts him to work in a gold mine. A satiric Western, sometimes funny but on the whole only mediocre entertainment.

Humor centering around the delayed consummation of the marriage makes it adult fare. ~PG, A3) "The Norseman" (AlP): Lee Majors is a Viking leader who brings his warriors to the New World to rescue his father, taken prisoner by Indians on a

previous expedition. This lowbudget, low-IQ film will hold the interest of only the most undemanding. Excessive violence and bloodshed make it inappropriate for the young. (PG, A3) "Somebody Killed Her Husband" (Columbia) is an innocuous comedy-mystery about a Macy's toy cler.k (Jeff Bridges) who falls in love with a customer (Farrah 'Fawcett-Majors), She's married, but her husband is shortly murdered, causing Jeff and Farrah to feel obliged to find the murderer, since they are prime suspects. Violence is minimal, but the condoning attitude towards potential adultery make this film. adult entertainment. (PG,A3) ''WOO Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?" (Warners) is an intermittently entertaining comedy featuring Robert Morley as an epicurean critic-publisher of a gourmet magazine who watches his selection of the world's best chefs killed off in the manner of the preparation of their specialty. Despite gorgeous photography, the humor throughout is determinedly vulgar. (PG,A3)

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