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Synod fathers stress peace, penance

By Sister Mary Ann Walsh VATICAN CllY (NC) - Three actions of Pope John Paul II during October - the mailing of letters to world leaders, the canonization of St. Leopold Man­ dic and the leading of the Sta­ tions of the Cross in front of St. Peter's Basilica - symbolized

the sixth World Synod of Bish­ ops.

The synod, which closed Oct. 29 with an address by the pope, stressed reconciliation among nations, a renewal of the sacra­ ment of penance, and the need for individuals to practice pen­ ance and seek conversion. At its

close the synod bishops gave 63 propositions on the church and reconciliation to the pope. They were not made public, but a Vatican summary of them said they have "an eminently pastor­ al character," are geared toward "illuminating the action of the church" and are "criteria for

pastoral action." .

The propositions. were "ap­ proved overwhelmingly" by the over 200 prelates from around the world gathered for the synod. .

Several sources indicated that there is nothing in them as they now stand which changes cur-

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One source added that even the synod's chief issue of con­ troversy, use of general absolu­ tion, will be more determined in practice by the new Code of 'Canon Law, which becomes ef­ Turn to Page Six

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VATICAN CI1Y (NC) - At a talk attended by U.S. bishops, in­ cluding Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, Pope John Paul II last week praised the U.S. Catholic school system and the nuns who de­ veloped it.

"To women religious is due a very special debt of gratitude for their particular contribution to the field of education," he said.

"Their authentic apostolate was, and is, worthy of the great­ est praise," he said. "It is an apostolate that requires much self-sacrifice.

"It is thoroughly human as an expression of religious service; an apostolate that follows close­ ly 'human and spiritual growth, and accompanies children and young people patiently and lov­ ingly through the problems of youth and the insecurity of adolescence toward Christian maturity," he added.

The U.S. bishops were making their five-year "an limina" visits to Rome to report on the status of their dioceses.

The pope asked the bishops to consider how many married couplE:s of this generation can point to nuns who helped them mature toward marriage and parenthood.

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WASHINGTON (NC) - Am­ erican Catholics could have only three holy days of obligation a year after November. Or they could have four, five or six ­ or theoretically even 10.

A debate by the nation's Catholic bishops about what to do with the Mass obligation at­ tached to 10 holy days under the church's new Code of Canon Law is likely to attract consider­ able attention during their meet­ ing in Washington Nov. 14-17.

Of the church legaUssues they confront before the new code takes effect on Nov. 27, it is the one that will have the most di­ rect impact on Catholic life.

The code, a collection of gen­ eral laws governing the Western Church, lists 10 feasts of obliga­ tion, but notes that a bishops' conference can decide, with the prior approval of the Holy See, to remove the obligation or transfer its observance .to a nearby Sunday.

Currently a separate Mass ob­ ligatio'n is in force for only six feasts in the United States; Christmas, Dec. 25, Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8, All Saints Day, Nov. I, the Ascension (sixth Thursday after Easter), Mary Mother of God, Jan. I, and the Assumption, Aug. 15. The other feasts listed in the canons are St. Joseph, March 19, Sts.

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NOVEMBER, the month of special prayer for the dead, is marked this year by mem­ ories of the tragedy of Beirut. A Navy chaplain blesses the body of one of over 230 young victims of the Oct. 23 terrorist blast of the Marine barracks at the Beirut airport.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Friday, Nov~ 4, 1983 I

Study examines why yoU;ng Catholics leave church; .

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BALTIMORE (NC) The Congress of the National Con­ ference of Catholic Charities called for the legitimization of illegal aliens and opposed sanc­ tions on employers of illegal aliens at its 69th annual Chari­ ties meeting in Baltimore.

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WASHINGTON (NC) - Thou­ sands of young Catholics leave the church for a variety of rea­ sons, only to return later in their lives, .according to an article in St. Anthony Messenger, a na­ tional Catholic magazine.

The' reason" 'for their .exodus and return are examined by Franciscan Father Leonard Foley and Lisa Steinker in "Young Catholic Dropouts: Why They , Leave, Why They Come Back," The article cites Catholic Uni­ versity of America professor Dean Hoge's definition of a Catholic "dropout" as "a bap­ tized Catholic no longer attend­ ing Mass as often as twice a year - -apart from Christmas, Easter, weddings and funerals - who has dropped' out in the last three years," .

Mage, in a survey on young_ people for the U.S. Catholic Con­ ference, said that 33 percent of dropouts leave the church by age 20; 54 percent by age 25.

Hoge's results are supported

by Father Andrew' Greeley's ob­ servations in his book "Young Cathol,ics" that a substantial majority of baptized Catholics under 30 are no longer Catholic.

"Either they have left the church completely" notes Father Greeley, "or they reject most traditional Catholic propositions and practices."

Among Catholics under 30, slightly over one percent attend church weekly, 40 percent at­ tend less than once a month, and only 13 percent receive Com­ munion every week, said Father Greeley.

Even fewer young Catholics agree with traditional church teachings, Father Greeley said.

Father Greeley reports that al­ most 75 percent approve of pre­ marital sex among the engaged,

over ·80 "percent approv~ of re­ marriage after divorce, :over 90 percent approve of artificial birth control, and only i20 per­ cent are.. committed to papal infallibility.

I The reason for the upheaval among young Catholics, the arti­ cle suggests, could be 'i'an ex­ plosion of knowledge ,nd eJ!:­ perience through the b~oadcast media, an unprecedented mobil­ ity, and the fact that those under 30 are the first 'TV generation,' These are influences on their at­ titude toward life in general and the church in particular," 1J0ge says that most: church returnees left because "they be­ came bored with the church," Sociologists offer ad~itional reasons for the exodus of young Catholics, Including family ten­ sion, religion' of spouse, parental l attitudes, dissatisfaction . with the church, religious indIvidual­ ism and primacy of other in­ terests. .1 After leaving the church for any of the above reasons~ many young Catholics return later' in life.. Hoge . cla~sifies four II types.

"Marriage returnees" I come back because a financee- or spouse influences them;, "family­ life returnees" want their: child­ ren raised in the faith;,"guilt re­ turnees" have a sense ofl need, a void in their lives; and "ma­

turity seekers" desire a $table,

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For the increasingly '\ large number of disillusioned young Catholics to become close to the church, they will have to ex­ perience a sense of com~unity through good sermons, under­ standing priests and relevant parish youth activities, say the sociologists.

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Cardinal wins Einstein prize CHICAGO (NC) - Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago has won the 1983 Albert Einstein Peace Prize for his role in the U.S. bishops' pastoral on war ·and peace.

The cardinal chaired the Na­ tional Conference of Catholic Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on War and Peace which drafted the pastoral letter, "The Chal­ lenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response."

Cardinal Bernardin "symbol-, izes the remarkable leadership

that produced the document,"

Norman Cousins, author and

head 'of the Einstein prize selec,tion committee, said. .

The cardinal will re~ive the award, worth $50,000, and give ·a major address, at the Albert .Einstein Peace Prize Foundation ceremonies in Washington, 'Nov. 9.

Vacationing in Tonadico, Italy, · his parents" hometown, when the award was announced, the · prelate said,' "While there is certai~ly a personal satisfaction in receiving the prize. I see it as ,

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He added that the prize money would go to the U:S. Catholic Conference for promoting the ,pastoral and peace· efforts!

The award has been mad~ an­ nually for the last four yeats to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution j to .. world peace. Other recipients are Alva Myrdal, a Swedis~ ex­ pert on disarmament, and George Kennan, a former U.S. ambas­ sador to the Soviet Union.

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VATICAN crI'Y (NC) -: An American Maryknoll nun, Sister Joan Delaney, has been 'named by the Vatican·to work.witli the World Council of Chur~hes Commission on World Mission and Evangelism. !

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The meeting brought together some 1,200 Catholic Charities participants, including Father Peter N. Graziano, Fall River diocesan director of social ser­ vices..

The Charities congress, its deliberative body, a~so urgffld U.S. protection of political refU­ gees fleeing oppressive regimes and full recognition of the right to migrate.

RUSSJELL APRIL, St. Stephen's parish, Attleboro, Attleboro District Council president ,of th~ Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and Mrs. DaVid Sellmayer, St.' Mary's palish, Mansfield, president' of the Diocesan Council of Catholic' Women, are honorary chairmen for the 1984 Bishop's Ball, to be held Friday, Jan. 13 at Lincoln Park Ballroom, l'l0rth Dartmouth.

It called on the U.S. church "to offer protection, sanctuary and services to those undocu­ mented im~igrants and refugees who are unable to receive jus­ tice because of inadequacies in U.S. laws or regu'lations,"

Cable TV deregulation opposed by USCC

Also passed were resolutions from support of the U.S. bishops' peace pastoral, to state­ ments on housing, the peace movement, hunger, domestic violence, health care for the aging and poor, homosexual rights and the dumping of haz­ ardous wastes. rangin~

WASHINGTON (NC) A' in the House' of S.66, a cable de­ U.S. Catholic Conference official regulation bi1l sponsored by Sen. Speakers, workshops and sem· ,has urged defeat of pending Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) and inars focused on human ser­ legislation deregulating the passed 87.9 by the Senate in cable television industry.

June. Noting that the House vices, particularly concern 'for A cable TV bill already ap­ soon would be debating the bill, . the "new poor" who they said proved by the Senate would Hirsch said it was important tax the resources of voluntary loosen local control over cable that the church express its views . ministries in areas of high un­ employment. .TV operations and jeopardize on the measure. .church access to cable systems, .

"With the advent of the Cath· In the keynote address, theo­ :;aid Richard H. Hirsch, USCC olic. Telecommunications Net­ logian and author Rosemary Hecretary for communications. work of America, cable legisla­ Haughton called on participants "It is important that the policy tion takes on added significance," to find or develop "alternatives" governing cable television in our said Hirsch. to direct social services which :homes be one that encourages H~ said the benefits of the flow largely from government lise of the system by the local substantial resources being de­ aid. (:ommunity, preserves individual voted to a national Catholic com­ Drawing on her experience privacy and continues the local munications system would be with basic Christian communi­ (:ontrol now unique to cable greatly diminished if local ac­ ~ies, she said the "empowerment telecommunications," s a.i d cess to cable systems is restrict­ of people," not money or reo Hirsch. ed by, federal legislation.

According to the usce the sources, is the primary hope of His comments were contained today's social ministers, includ­ in a memorandum to bishops, Senate legislation would: ing catholic Charities.

Take away much of the bar­ state Catholic conference direc· tors, diocesan communications gaining power of' local authori­ ties in granting cable franchises. o.fficials and others.

- Make public access to cable The memorandum urged defeat systems optional, and - Could, open the door to widespread cross-ownership of Members of the Fall River Funeral services' were held cable and other media.

Housing Authority have voted Hirsch's memorandum was the unanimously to rename the city's Wednesday in Fiskdale for Father Henry O. Roy, AA, 50, who died latest of s~veral' usce state­ Highland Heights high-rise for r;nents this year opposing the Oct. 28 in Mexico City. the handicapped for the late Car­ dinal Humberto S. Medeiros of A resident of Fall River in his cable bill.

Boston. The exact new name has y,)uth, he graduated from st.

Shortly before the Senate ap­ Anne's School and the former proved the measure Bishop R. not yet been determined. .Msgr. Prevost High School. He Pierre DuMaine of San Jose, The action has the support of W,IlS ordained- an Assumptionist Calif., chairman of the USCC's both the cardinal's family and priest in 1962 and offered his Communication Committee, the FaIl River diocese.first Mass at St. Anne's Church, wrote President Reagan criticiz­ FaIl River. ing administration support for Plans for a dedication cere­ Subsequently he served on the broadcast and cable deregulation mony will be announced shortly. fa<::ulty o'f Assumption College, . proposals.

Worcester, at St. Anne's Shrine, He said there was a "dicho­ Fiskdale, and for the past five tomy" -between .Reagan's con­ yellrs as a missioner in Mexico. cern about p9ri:1ography and the THE ANCHOR CUSPS·545-(20). Second Class Postage Paid et Fall River, Mess. Published He is' 5urvivedby his mother, . administration's support for weekly except the week of July 4 and the week efter Chrlstmes at 410 Highland Aven­ Mrs. Eva Marie (Gagnon) Roy of broadcast deregulation, which ue, Fell River, Mass. 02720' by the Cath· olic Press of the Olocese of Fall River.

Worcester, a brother, Jean R. Bishop DuMaine said could lead Subscription price by mall, postpaid $8.00 Roy of Braintree, two nieces and to more pornographic program­ ~er ,.tear. Postmasters send address ChanV' 0~722~ Anchor, P.O, Box 7, Fell River.

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3 DCCW sets Holy Y~ar Bishop ~eehaD High School: prayer day •5 • The Fall River Diocesan Coun­ : Co-Educational High School 5

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Sunday, November 6 : A conference by Msgr. John J. •

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Tel.· 222·6073 : AT THE RECENT cathedral celebration for diocesan conducted by Father Francis • • Mahoney, .Attleboro area ••..................................• couples wed 25, 50 or more years, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin 'DCCW moderator.

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ton area DCCW moderator, will be homilist and Father Horace J. Travassos,' diocesan modera­ tor for the Commission on Inter­ national Affairs, will direct music.

Some 100 members of the New with the bishops to "discern England Region I Leadership ways in which we can be most Lunch at St. Mary's School Conference of Women Religious helpful in this vital task of mak­ and Conference of Major Su­ ing the peace pastoral known will follow the Mass. Tickets are available from Mrs. Raymond periors of Men have voted unani­ and understood."

Lavoie, Fall Rive.r; Miss Teresa ,. mously to write to the New Eng­ Lewis, New Bedford; Mrs. Arthur land bishops expressing support .

Mrs. George Margarido, Taunton';. of "The Challenge of Peace," Bauza; Attleboro; and Mrs. Frans the recent pastoral' letter of the Copptis, South Yarmouth.

U.S. bishops.

A,2 p.m. holy hour and living Representing communities ac­ rosary in which presidents of 50 tive in the Fall River diocese at Bishop Danl~n A. Cronin will the superiors' meeting were be th~ principml celebrant of the - DCCW affiliates will participate will be led by Msgr. Anthony Father William Heffron, SS. CC., annual Mass floll' deceased bish­ lVI. Gomes, diocesan DCCW Father Norman Lemoine, MS, ops and priests of the diocese of Sister Noel Blute, RSM, Sister FaIl River to be held at 12:05 moderator.

Carol Regan, SUSC, Sister Marie p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, at St. Planning the Holy Year ob 7 Clarie Salois, OP, and Sister Mary's Cathedral. Members of servance are Mrs. David Sell­ _ Barbara McCarthy, OP. mayer, DCCW president, and the diocese are invited to parti­ Mrs. Albert Jackson, Church The leaders offered to meet cipate.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Friday, Nov. ~, 1983

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Recently a letter to the editor concerning th~ two members ,of the U.S. Congress, one from our own dilitrict, who had been censured by their colleagues for morel than merely objectionable conduct, attempted to pass Ithese public actions off with that old platitude, "everyone's do­ ing it." The argument was why blame these men when people everywhere are doing the same thing and getting away with it. ' ' : Well, it's about time we tacke!ed that "everyone's ~oing it" mentality. It's trite and tired., ' ~ In the first place; the "everyone is doing it" just~fica­ tion for antisocial or immoral conduct is incorrect. There are many people who are not doing it. We are taken In by media gossip if we think otherwise. We must remember that many newspapers, television programs and magazines exploit the sensational, the odd, the weird. :' , Little by little, people come to believe that the !iide-' show characters so often depicted are indeed "everyone."

We so often fail to ask ourselves, how many people: like this do I really know? Whom do I know wl}o's into smug­ gling cocaine or making pornographic films? How many people who share my daily life are child molesters? I The idea that everything is OK, because everyone is. , doing it defies the notion of personal responsibility. It flies' in the face of what we consider moral law., I' Above all, it takes away our most precious gifts: ~ree­ dom, conscience and truth. ,i Some would say that this attitude simply reflects I the ,thinking of the so-called moral majority. Such persons fail to recognize that we are all bound by' natural obl~ga­ tions. As th~ad says and as many so qUickly forget, 'iIt's not nice to fool Mother Natu're," never, mind supernattIre. The easy an,swer is to leave God out of all choices and to refuse all personal responsibility. Get' rid of the guilt, transfer ~t to someone or something else. If holdiAg to [the concept of personal. commitment, if believing -that on~ is responsible for one's own actions, if daring to say that everyone does not do it means that one is a member ot1the I moral majority, then so be it.

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far beyond the narrow confines that "moral'majority" has '. " come to symbolize in recent years. \ I ~LS the rainbow giving light in the bri ght douds, as th~ flower of roses in the The road of collective responsibility has indeed been days of the spring, as the lilies tha l are on the brink of the water ... I traveled but it has not been found to remove one's obliga­ . Ecclus. 50:8 tion to one's own conscience, as witness the example I of Nazi G e r m a n y . . \ If we are to enrich our social order, we should begin by enriching the individual. We should no longer give credence to those who would draw us all into a way I of life in which everything is tolerated and allowed.S~ch OTTAWA (NC) People nan, Alberta: outgoing CCGB the immediate support of their l?ermissiveness destroys the very fabric Of what' it mea,ns have a personal responsibility to president. ' family and friends." to be a person.

I The bisnops said the family protect their health, Canada's Home care also can provide bishops declared in a pastoral - has a special role in health care "opportunities for loying com· It may seem easy to go along with the idea that one because "the family is the source passion can escape the demands ,of conscience and excuse on~'s message. and reconciliation," of a joyous and healthy attitude which, the bishops wrote, "can "a direct Many illnesses are behavior because "everybody's doing it." On the surfate, consequence' of, our lifestyle," toward life." bring new wisdom and love to I it's a cop-out. Down deep, it's a death trap.

Modern research has shown everyone involved, gifts that said the bishops' message: re­ Let us stop shaping our morality according to the ~c­ lealled during a September· meet­ that many mhesses are caused may be more difficult to acquire tions of "everyone." Let us stand up for the moral princi~le ing of the Canadian Conference or aggravated. by tense relation­ in the less personal surrounding ships, especially in the family, of a hospital. that the individual does count, that he or she must respe~t of Catholic Bishops.

The bishops cited excessive the bishops explained, while the moral law. ' I "In addition, the immediate peace and harmony within the Let's hear it for individual responsibility; let's support use of tobacco, alcohol, drugs family contact with suffering can remind encouarge health. and junk food, lack of exercise, family and friends of life's true personal accountability; let's not be afraid to shout that and activity causing undue stress '\Health, too, can be conta­ meaning and strengthen their use of the excuse "everyone's doing it" is simply wrong. ' \ message said. as factors "under our immedi· gious,"" the I

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EDITOR ' Rev. Jo~n F. Moore

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,FINANI:IAL AOMINISTRATORI Rev. Msgr. John 1. Regan I ~ Lciiry rress-Fall River .!

"Healthy communities, especi­ ate control." ally fiunilies, make for healthy ];Jy remaining healthy "we will not only avoid being an undue ,persons 'and they in turn streng· then the well-being of the com-, burden on others, but mote im­ portantly, share in restoring the munity." orig:inal goodness of God's crea­ The bishops noted that more tion," they wrote. emphasis is being placed on l11e bishops' message, "New home-centered ,rather than in­ Hop,~ in Christ," was an at­ stitution-centered ·dare. "Being tempt to help people under­ ~ared for at home where possi­ stand the mystery of sickness . hIe enables sick people, and even and healing, said Archbishop patients for whom there is little .Henri Legare of Grouard- McLen­ or no hope of recovery, to enjoy

humility and desire to grow in the Lord," the bishops said.

Parishes and health care insti­ tutiohs also have special respon­ sibilities in protecting and en­ hancing health, they said.

"As an extended community of support, the parish must seek to integrate in i~s worship and its activities the s~ffering of its members so that it becomes authentically life-giving," the bishops said.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Friday, Nov.. 4, 1983

Family Night

Praising worn-out parents

A weekly at-home program for families

sponsored by the Diocesan Office of Family Ministry

OPENING PRAYER Lord, help us to think about our day. How did we act at home? At school? At work? At play? Forgive us where we have failed. Help us to be more like Jesus in all that we do and say.

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ACTIVITY TIME Young Family On this one evening plan an ideal bedtime. Some of the things you might do are: have a little wagon train made of peo­ ple who move through the house and pick up toys and articles from daytime activities; serve a bedtime. snack. Have everyone dress in pajamas and settle down in a soft, quiet, comfort­ able place. Share the good things of the day. Tell or read a favorite story and end with night prayers.

This is a special time for hugs and good night kisses too.

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shut out the distractions' and intrusions. Turn off the tele­ vision and loud music and create a quiet atmosphere. Sit in a circle. Take turns naming a specific hour of the day. If one says "two o'clock" then each one shares what he or she was doing at that hour of the day.

Complete the activity by having each one complete this sentence.

"The best thing that happened to me today was . . . "Follow this by joining hands for spontaneous evening prayers or praying the Our Father together.

Take turns telling your favor­ ite bedtime story. You might consider using a few simple props and act it out or make a few simple finger puppets to en­ hance the tale.

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You've given away the high chair, the tricycle and the Cub Scout shirt. You're toying with the idea of car­ peting the kitchen and spending summer vacations somewhere besides grandma's when bingo .... (a good Catholic word), you find yourself pregnant again.

After a brief period of ques­ tioning God's infinite wisdom (Oh, Lord, I can't even negotiate the jungle gym anymore), you become excited, revitalized, and worried. ,You are about to give birth to a caboose child, loosely defined as a child five or more years younger than the closest sibling.

While I've never had this ex­ perience myself, I've met and heard from lots of parents who have. Much has been written on what this child means to par­ ents .... a. rejuvenation, an ex­ haustion, a more relaxed parent­ ing style, an enjoyment that re­ news the couple relationship, and an extension of parental re­ sponsibility. '.

Back come the high chair, the tricycle and Cub Scout. shirt.

Gone for years are the kitchen carpet and rafting the Colorado River. Late begetters realize better than anyone that you don't give birth to a baby but, in today's world, to a 22-year commitment.

Some parents regard a ca­ boose baby as a disaster, others as a gift to their marriage. They have more time and resources for him or her. They enjoy each stage of the child's life because they realize how quickly child­ ren pas~ from one phase to an­ other and how quickly we lose the joy of the moment in family

rearing. They laugh together and with older siblings over the an­ tics and wonder of this new be-, ing in their midst.

Often, however, they question whether this child is disadvan­ taged, being reared' basically alone with two aging parents.

About this, they need have. no fear. Studies indicate that the caboose child is well-favored, indeed.

First, caboose children have significantly higher self-esteem than their siblings. This stems from their parents' interaction with them. Parents, ,by this time, realize that normally obnoxious behavior which bothered them in older children will disappear with age so they focus less ·on what's wrong with the caboose child than on what's good about him. Increased time available tells the caboose child he is worthwhile, likable and enjoy­ able to have around.

Secondly, the caboose child often inherits multiple parents, older siblings who may even be parents themselves. In this way, the primary focus of parents on the child is diluted to include a wide variety of older brothers and sisters. Their multiple ex­ periences extend to include the caboose child and he becomes a member of a truly extended family.

Third, caboose children tend to be high achie~ers. Often rear­ ed as· "only children" are, they are forced to interact on a more adult, a higher conversational, and a broader experiential level.

All this gives them the edge in reaching their potential earlier than if they were surrounded by younger siblings.

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3. Share yoU!' happiest child­ hood memory associated with bedtime.

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There are drawbacks,' of course .... less interaction with peers being the chief one .... but this lack can be picked up by neighborhood and'school friend­ ships. They learn to fight and reconcile if they play with other children.

Parents often worry about their own dwindling energy and en­ thusiasm for things like zoos, pajama parties, and other acti­ vities they enjoyed with earlier children. But a friend explained that even this is offset by the presence of older siblings. "I worried, that our caboose son wouldn't have the fun of camp­ ing and skiing that we gave our older ones but he has older sib­ lings who share far more activi­ ties with him than we did with them."

So geriatric parents can relax.

The caboose child is not a dis­ aster to his parents' marriage or to himself. He inherits the best' of all futures.

What follows is a short speech I delivered recently at a Mothers' Club dinner at a Catholic high school. Writ­

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and history. If we were better parents, we say, our kids would be immune to virulent spiritual infections .... drugs, alcohol, cheap sex, tawdry entertainment, unsavory acquaintances.

ing the speech, I decided it could double nicely as a column. Also, by limiting my remarks to a column's length, I put a curb Yes, I know the feeling. But on my ,tendency to fall in love it seems to me that the very with the sound of my voice and that these dour thoughts fnct speechify fulsomely, causing my captive audience to doze off. I nag at us, that self-doubt afflicts forced myself to speak briefly, us, is the very best possible indi­ cation that we are good, respon­ a first for me. Here it is: Good evening. Tonight I would sible, conscientious mothers and like to praise parents. Parents fathers who are doing the best seldom get a plug these days. we can today for our kids. After Applause for parents is rare. all, careless parents wouldn't care.

Maybe this is nothing new. May­ be parents have always been I hope this doesn't sound taken for granted. I know I took smug or self-congratulatory. I my parents for granted. My wife don't mean it that way. I don't and I hope our kids take us for want to flatter us parents, I granted. Parents certainly don't only want to praise us. want their cHildren ever to feel As I suggested before, we had insecure about them. better boost ourselves, because But let me get on with my nobody will boost us. I suggest­ self-appointed task of praising ed it, and then I proved myself parents. We richly deserve a wrong by quoting my friend who few kind words and a pat on the says there is no more important back. Besides, if we don't say· vocation than parenthood. His nice things about ourselves, who view is starkly at odds with pop­ will? ular culture, however. The media ,I havll a good frjend who is a would never dream of promoting single man, 36 years old. He is parenthood as important. In the a very faithful Catholic. He fantasy world concocted by tele­ taught for several years in Cath­ vision, an important person is olic schools. His current job one of the following: corporation with a sports scouting service executive, corporation executive's keeps him in close contact with blonde girl friend, Texas rancher, teenagers. He probably knows Texas rancher's blonde girl more teenagers and their fami­ friend, private detective, private lies than practically anybody. detec;:tive's blonde girl' friend, This friend visited my family etc. recently and as I was driving TV would never treat parent­ him home that night he said hood in a thoughtful, realistic something about parents that way, at least not in prime time. made a profound impression on ' Try to imagine your daily rou­ me. He said it casually, but I tine as a parent .... working long won't forget it. He said: "There hours for a living, cooking, clean­ is no more important job in life ing, doing repairs at home, pick­ than being a parent." ing up the kids, helping them "There is no' more important with homework, volunteering at job in life than being a parent." your church or civic group ....

That thought, expressed by one try to imagine all that as the who is not a parent, is worthy ·basis for a sexy TV series, of contemplation by we who Enough said. are. It is a heartening and re­ St. Paul said that he "worked assuring thought. Sometimes we 'day and night, laboring to the parents don't feel so very im­ point of exhaustion," to set a portant. Parenthood can be try­ ing, tedious, discouraging. All good example. We parents try to parents fail at times. Sometimes . follow Paul. God bless us! we are stern when we shouldn't be, and sometimes we aren't when we should be. We feel use· less and ineffective. We have doubts about our vocation.

Parents becople demoralized at times. We question ourselves, second-guess ourselves, flog our­ selves for imagined failures. Per­ haps, we say, if we had done a certain thing 10 years ago, or not done a certain thing five years ago, our son or daughter would have a more fulfilling social life, or he or she would get a perfect score of 800 on every College Board, and would surely excel in math and English, French and physics, chemistry

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Continued from page one fective Nov. 27, than by any­ thing in the propositions. The new code indicates that each bishops' conference decides the Letters are welcomed, but should be no more than 200 words. The editor reserves criteria in ,its region for the use the right to condense or edit. All letters must be signed and Include a home or of general information within business address and telephone number for the general norms established by the purpose of verification If deemed necessary. the Vatican.

In his closing address, the pope not,ed that synod delegates "ex­ pressed a, vivid preoccupation Dear Editor: for world peace."

I just received a copy of the October 7 issue of The, Anchor "In these days of the synod," and I would like to commend he -said, "I sent a pressing ap­ you and your staff for an ex­ peal to the presidents of the cellent issue. The pro-life mess­ United States and of the Supreme age has never ·been easy to ' Soviet of the Soviet Union, ask­ spread, people simply do not fng them not ~o turn away from want to know, but the Fall River negotiation as the only way" to Diocese seems' to be doing its reduce .the: arms race, "Which part both in word"and in action. keeps the whole of contemporary Keep up the wonderful work, hlimanity in apprehension." and if we can ever be of assis­ ' Canonization of Father Leo· tance please don't hesitate to call pold Mandic, a Capuchin monk, on us. and many of the synod proposi­ Jane E. Sheehan tions emphasized another synod Administrative Director I theme:, the need for renewal of Mass. Citizens For Life FATHER KASZYNSKI' and Bishop Dabrowski at the sacrament of penance. ,chapel dedication cere~onies at St. Stanislaus Church, Fall The pope said he canonized River. (Gaudette Photo) St. Leopold Mandic during, the : synod, to highlight the role of Dear Editor: 1 Zelie and Louis Martin, the Q the confessor in the church.

People used to wait in line for Little Flower's parents, are be­ , I hours at the new saint's coning placed before the Catholic Bishop Je~y D'abrowsk\, as- ventionof the' Catholic League. fessional. : world as possible and probable candidates for canonization. sodate secretary-general o,f the for Reiigious Assistance to PoSynod sources sad that synod 1983 marks the 25th anniver­ Polish Conference of Bishops" bnd, telling members that PO-propositions: urge better forma­ sary of the opening of their was in Fall River Oct. 22 to l:md's needs today go beyond tion of confessors and better re­ cause and their 125th wedding .. dedi"cate the Chapel of Our !Lady : those of' food, medicine and ligious instruction of the laity anniversary (July 13). This "de­ of Czestochowa and St. Patil the clothing. The league,he, said, in order to address the sense of cade of the family" seems the First Hermit at st. Stanislaus must assist the church in pre· sin proble~, and to create more ideal time to pray to obtain Church. The event was part of, s,erving the substance of "those apprec,iation, for the sacrament. _ graces and even miracles through the parish's ,celebrat~on of its ' high national values, in which 'The significance 'of the sys­ their intercession. , the nation and Christian culture temic social· injustices,. called 85th anniversary. ",,:, . . '1.. .For :further information and -The bishop is' ill> ,llie United ~ a:resynonymous.", structural sin or soci,al sin at pictures of each' parent, please States as therepresentatiJe of The league was established in the 'synod, and it's relationship send a long, self-addressed and Cardinal Joseph Glemp, pribatel:M3. Then'it provided churches to individual sin afso wa.s a key stamped envelope, to of Poland. He is seeking rhoral and institutions with liturgical issue. As a body, the, synod dele­ Eleanor T. Burnside and material aid for the Polish ailld other needs. Its major effort gates,: decried human rights 724 Westbourne Dr. people. ,DIlW is the support of institutions abuses, diSCrimination and an Birriii~gham, Mich. 48010 In Buffalo before arriving in' fCir training 'priests. unbalanced international economic order ~hereby, they said in Fall River, he spo"ke to a !I co, ntheir message to the world, "the _H~ly =~~~:.~ome richer and the poor, ROME (NC) - Father John Whelan, provincial of the Mary­ ; . I But now theologically to conland Province of the Society of Continued from page onf ' Cgmmitment," will be discussed nect structural sin to personal Jesus, has been named U.S. re­ Peter and Paul, June 2,9, COfPus and proba,ply voted on. It calls sin was left unanswered!. Even gional assistant to Father Peter­ Christi (the second Thursday for more thorough efforts to the pope had, a question. , Hans Kolvenbach; Jesuit superior after Pentecost)· and Hie' Epip- meet the spiritual needs of His­ , "If one may and must speak generai. He is ~ scheduled to be­ hany, Jan. 6." . ·1, pll.nics. . ' in an analogical sense about. gin his work in the spring and The' proposed agenda for! the ,- Statement on hturgy. The' social sin and also about 'struc. be based in Rome. He replaces bishops' meeting recommends bi:ihops will be aske9 to appr~ve tural'sin" _ since sin is proper­ Father Gerald Sheahan. _ Father Whelan, 51, is a native retaining the Mass' precept 1for .a 6,090-word. statement. mar~mg . ,ly an act of the person - for· 20th. an.mv~rsarx of the htur- 'us, as, pastors and, theologians of' Boston. Prior to being named only three days: CHristmas, Ithe . t~'~ u:al consb~ut1on Issue~ by the', the following problem arises," Immaculate Co'nception and, Allg Maryland provincial, he was I. . Second Vatican. CouncIl. - the pope said. "What penance province vice provincial~" He Saints pay. : .- Canon law. Besides the and which social reconciliation Other i.tems the bishops ~ill holds a doctorate in theology ' I holy days issue, the bishops. must' correspond to this 'ana. from the University, of London be consi~e~ing .are: I ' ". must act on several other items. logical' sin?" , and has taught at Woods'tock A .thfrd act, the pope's lead.

A pastoral letter on woin the new code. before Nov. 27., College, a Jesuit seminary.

Ad Hoc Com~mon~ .them ar~t~e age for con.. ing the synod delegates in the men.

The .bishops' In his new post he' will be the Ii,aison between Father Kolven­ mittee on Women in Society hnd ,flflnatIon and" limits on the ten- , Stations of the Cross.. Oct. 28, _ exemplified a 'third synod theme: bach and the 10 U.S. 'Jesuit pro­ in the Church wishes t,o drattthea ' urE: of pastors. pastoral lett~r addressing I -- Meetirigs. A commit~ee is that penance and conversion vinces. concerns of. women ill, ~he asking the bishops. to resume must be a part of the Christian church. As with the recent pas- twice-a-year meetings, a practice " life. ';­ toral letter on ~ar and pe~ce, ~ dis~ontinued in 1980 in ~avor ?f Pescribing the exercise,. Pope c6mmittee wants to begin annual November meetmgs m· John Paul said it was "a com­ ROME (NC) - Virgil C. De­ the the project with a consultation W h' t ;! ' a.s 109 on. munitarian act of penance" of chant was elected to an eighth process. , 1 the type called for by synod term as supreme knight of the - Elections. The bishops will For Owrselves delegates.

Knights of Columbus' by the, "Nature forms us for our. a new president and ~ice 1.4 million member society's elect'dent I to replace,' respectl'V e' The pope stressed the impor­ selves, not for others; to be, not t f h t f' Board qf Directors at its organ­ presl ly, Archbishbp John R. Ro~ch to Heem." _ Montaigne ance 0 suc ac s 0 penance izational meeting in Rome. De­ and Bishop James W.' Maldne Oct. 28 and said fasting, alms, chant, ~ businessman and cor­ whose terms expire this month. ~ •••••••••••••••••••• ; prayer and other'daily forms of porate l1dministrator, was elec­ I . penance, imposed by life or ted supreme knight in January - Pastoral letter on Hispanic" GO,D'S ANCIHO~ HOLDS chosen voluntarily, bear witness 1977 after serving as supreme Ministry. A dra~t pastoral, "The to God. ' secretary for almost 10 years.

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Archbishop John Roach of St. Paul-Minneapolis and Archbish­ op Edmund Szoka of Detroit, a papally appointed synod dele­ gate, defended the U.S. proce­ dures, saying they are in keep­ ing with church norms. Arch­ bishop Roach and Cardinal Ber­ nardin said the National Confer­ ence of Catholic Bishops would make a formal response to Car­ dinal Sabattinni. .ouring the synod, delegates took turns lunching with the pope. U.S. delegates said that conversations included the U.S. bishops' peace pastoral. Cardinal Bernardin said the pope express­ ed interest in an approval of it.

Another issue raised during the synod was the nature of the synod, which currently is a con­ sultative body to the pope, but whose authority one synod offi­ cial had said could be upgra.ded.

Archbishop Roach said the pope sidestepped the issue by telling the U.S. delegates' that "the synod is synodal."

Bouquets Continued fol'om page one ficial love exemplified in reli­ gious life, and in 'the encourage­ ment necessary for them to em­ ·bark on the preparation for their own vacation?" he asked. : The pope said that "Catholic ,education constitutes a privi­ leged chapter in the history of the church in America" and praised its contribution toward preparing the laity to understand the Second Vatican CounCil. He also credited Catholic schools with fostering vocations to the priesthood and religious ~ife and for producili~ "upright men and women" who contri­ bute to the weB-being of Am­ erica.

"At every level, up to and including the university level, there is the need for an institu­ tional' commitment of the Cath­ olic school to the word of God as proclaimed by the' Catholic Church," he said.

The pope also cited a debt of gratitude to be paid before the witness of history, to the parents, parishes, dioceses and lay teachers who have supported Catholic education and subsi­ dized it in poor areas.

In attendance at" the talk, in addition to Bishop Cronin, were Bishops James Ma'lone of Youngstown, Ohio; Michael Murphy of Erie, Pa.; George Guilfoyle of Camden, N.J.; Fran­ cis Sh~a of Evansville, Ind.; Nor· l)1an McFarland of Reno-Las Vegas, Nev.; Mark Schmitt of Marquette, Mich.; Edward O'­ Leary of Portland, !\1e.; Louis Gelineau of Providencre, R. I.; Albert Ottenweller of Steuben­ ville, Ohio; James Niedergeses of Nashville, Tenn.; Anthony Pii'la of Cleveland; and James Griffin of Columbus, Ohio. "\

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Assets frozen in bank case MILAN, Italy (NC) - A Milan judge has frozen the personal assets of the Vatican bank's two top lay employees in connection with the investigation into the 1982 collapse of the Banco Am­ brosiano.

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Bricchetti affected the assets of Luigi Mennini and 'Pellegrino de Strobel, both Italian citizens living in Rome.

Judicial sources said· the judge's order was standard prac­ tice in such an investigation and did not imply criminal conduct on the part of the Vatican bank employees.

The order waS-.....confirmed by Bricchetti following judicial leaks to the Italian press that said the assets were frozen last December. The 'legal effect of the order is to hold the men"s assets as security in case a court later finds them financially liab,e in the collapse of the Banco Ambrosiano, 'which had been Italy's largest private bank.

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NOT VERY HAPPY with her inky fingers is 5-year-old Sara Dextradeur, a first grader at St. Joseph School, New Bedford, where youngsters were recently fingerprinted in a program sponsored by the Home and School Assn. Par­ ents will keep the prints for possible use if a child is lost.

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Falmouth turned down his election' in him' simply to symbolize the asA joint Italian-Vatican com· NationaI~ September as master of the . pirations of many of today's Dominicans and said further that mission was appointed late last Dominican order. year to investigate the situation In doing so he became the first the order not only needed some­ Members Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. but has not yet made public its to' a very 'bold one committed person in the history of the 767· findings. preaching of the Christian Gos­ year-old order to request and re­ ceive permission to refuse elec­ pel, but also needed a man with • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ~ • ''', : .0 tion to the position of master. the gifts of coordination and ad· • The constitution of the Domini·· ministration. He added that he • ~"',. ~o .'0 • \~ ~ . ~'.Q • can order allows an individual was convinced that others would • ' ~ , o~£."':" U : to decline the position if he can be more suitable than he in those: convince the electors to allow him to do SQ. plea provoked a long and The election then went to moving discussion and' eventual • Father Damian Byrne, 54, Dom· agreement by an owrwhelming • .

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An even longer pastorate was recorded -by Father Armand J. Levasseur, who led. St. Anne's untiil 1970, ·to be followed by Father Roland B. Boule from 1970 to 1980 an dthen by Father Martin Buote, the I?resent pastor.

During his pastorate, Father Giguere had made careful plans .for eonstruction of a new church, school, convent and'. rectory, only to ,have them delayed by the onset of World War II. How­ ever, on July 25, 1948, the 'new

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It was a time for recaIling St. Anne's history' which began in the former St. Hyacinth. parochial sehool, where Masses were cele-' brated beginning shortly after 1:}05 for the convenience of nearby French residents. Soon two Sunday Masses were being sa:id and on July 18, 1908, Bish­ op Daniel F. Feehan, realizing the need, founded the new parish of St. Anne.

Under the first pastor, Father Omer Valois, a rectory was pur­ chased, Sisters took up residence in a farmhouse on the church property and religious societies were formed. By 1910 the origin­ al ,church-school building had be,en enlarged by a three-story brick addition to accommodate the growing stude~t body.

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It accommodates some 800 per­ sons. It is ~omplemented by a colonial rectory, completed in 1962.

St. Anne's School, which had served hundreds of South End New Bedford children since its opening, was closed in the late 70s, a victirq of, rising costs and dwindling numbers of teaching sisters. .

In recent years the church has been renovated to accommodate changes in the liturgy and ex· terior 'and interior ramps have been installed for the conven­ ience of the handicapped.

"The place shines," says Father Buote proudly, crediting its tip­ top conditiod to a small group of volunteers who come weekly to scrub floors and provide other assistance to, the regular care· taker.

A parish treasure is its cen­ tury-old organ, listed as a his­ toric instrument .by the Organ Historical Foundation. It came to St. -Anne's in 1981 and was originally from a Congregational church in Wollaston then at the former St. HyaCinth's. Today, carefully redeisigned and reen· gineered by Raymond Whalon of Fall River, it co'ntinues to de­ light its hearers.

Parish organizations include St. Anne's Sodality, Boy and Girl Scouts, an adu,It choir, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and two prayer groups. As part of parish outreach, an'Alcoholics Anonymous chapter meets week· weekly at the church.

Continuing celebration of the parish anniversary, Father Buote said, a cookbook/miscellany is in the works for later this year.

It will include treasured French recipes.from pioneer parishioners and numerous anecdotes from bygone days.

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'The world's parish priest' VATICAN CIlY (NC) - L' Osservatore Romano, the Vati­ can daily newspaper praised the late Pope John Paul I as "the world's parish priest" in a recent front-page editorial marking the fifth anniversary of his election to the papacy.

Pope John Paul I was the for­ mer Cardinal Albino Luciani' of Venice, Italy.

He was "a pqpe who lived and transmitted 'the obligation of hope' as 'the world's parish priest,''' the editorial added.

The L'Osservatore Romano editoria, also commented on the

"exceptional brevity" of the pap­ acy of John Paul I, who died on Sept. 28, 1978, the 34th day of' his pontificate.

"The memory of a pontiff and the quality of a pontificate are not measured in the dimension of time but in another different framework: that which is in the spirit of the people of God and the path of the church," con· tinued the editorial.

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DETROIT (NC) "I rarely face an audience that is drooling in anticipation to hear what comes from my lips," Jesuit Father Walter Burghardt said in his ad­ dress on preaching at the fifth annual Detroit Conference on worship.

"One of my former homiletic teachers wisely instructed: 'Pre­ sume disinterest.' Presume that those people sitting together in the pews would rather feed their children to alligators than to listen to you," he said at the cc.~ference, whose theme was "The Challenge: Parish Conver­ sion."

Father Burghardt, theologian in residence at Georgetown Uni­ versity in Washington, said that "imagining is the essence of preaching. The homily isn't a platonic idea suspended in air ­ it presupposes the vision, the congregation and the preacher."

Parishioners must get to know and care about each other, Fath­ er Burghardt continued. "The hearts that go up to heaven hardly go out to the people next to them in the pews - that's got to change. True faith is a loving faith that goes to every member of the community."

Father Burghardt acknow­ ledged that the preacher will face many obstacles in trying to shape the parish vision. Trouble

spots include some peoples' dis­ "You'll miss much of what like for homilies in general, a God is telling you if you focus dislike of the priest, a dislike of solely on the humanity or in­ the new liturgy and one of the humanity of the preacher." biggest problems, a refusal to How effectiye a preacher is in admit that anything new can shaping the vision of the parish, be learned after eight or 12 years depends a great deal on how of Catholic schooling. that priest is seen in the parish "If a person comes to church community, Father ,Burghardt with a grudge or a bias, irritated liaid. Is he seen as a member of or upset, or if the preacher is the elite of the parish or does seen as the enemy, the homily he come through as one who will probably have nothing to shares the struggles of his fel­ say to that individual," he said, low parishioners on their journey adding that this should not deter of faith? the preacher from doing what he "It should become clear that does best: preaching.

I'm a pilgrim. that by preaching "If the preacher has a living to you I am first preaching to faith, something special flows myself," he said. "The pilgrim from that commitment to God," in me should not be above you, Father Burghardt said. "If you but I should be sitting beside feel privileged to be ahowed to you." celebrate the greatest liturgical Furthermore, "to be genuinely experience in the life of the faithful, the preacher must sur­ church, where God meets his render himself totally to Christ. people like nowhere else, .if that's your frame of mind, then It's not enough that my homily be a resounding call of faith. these obstacles can be over­ You must sense that these aren't come." disembodied words and that One of the difficult things to .ultimately I am the word I instill in parishioners' minds, he preach, the human vessel through said, is a conviction that "God's which Christ flows." word speaks to you through an . imperfect tool (the preacher). In Resolution my own theory of preaching I "\yhen you rise in the morn­ really believe that you're listen­ ing not only to what I'm trying ing, form a resolution to make to say, but what God has to say the day a happy one to a fel­ low-creature." - Sydney Smith through me.

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Grant, a winner in a competi~ tion sponsored by the American Guild of Organists, offered works of Bach, Handel and selected American and French composers.

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The Allen' Organ Company, James W. Clark, pastor of St. John's, is played conventionally,' . said Father Clark, has become but produces its sound by use the world's largest builder of of several digita'! computers church organs since it intro­ within its console. duced the digital computer sysIn the memorY banks are tern of tone generation in' 1971. stored the sounds of 50 stops The technology in~reases organ taken from some of the world's life expectancy and reduced outstanding organs. They en- maintenance, since the compu­ able the organist to produce au- ter is unaffected by tempera­ thentic organ music of extra- ture and .humidity and does not ordinary quality. go out of tune.

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WASHINGTON (NC) - Since the U.S. bishops in 1978 promul­ gated a plan of action for family ministry, "considerable progress has been made in the way we prepare our couples for marri­ age," according to Bishop J. Francis Stafford of Memphis, chairman of -the U.S. Catholic Conference Commission on Mar­ riage and .Family Life.

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.Bishop Stafford's comments followed release of results of a marriage : preparation study undertaken by Catholic Univer­ ~ity's National Center for Fam­ ily Studies in conjunction with the USCC and the National As­ sociation of Catholic Diocesan Family Life Ministers. The bish­ op sent each U.S. diocese a copy of the study, "Preparing f,or Ma!Jiage."

Among other findings, the study shows that 50 to 60 per­ cent ,of couples married in the Catholic Church undergo some form of marriage preparation and that about 80 percent' of U.S. dioceses, including Fall River, have marriage preparation pro­ grams.

Bishop Stafford said that "tre­ mendous work is taking place em the diocesan, parish and home levels in preparing couples to enter into the sacrament of matrimony."

He cited marriage preparation as one result of the bishops' 1978 pastoral plan on family ministry, which called for action by the church to assist single' adults, married couples, parents, devel­ oping families, families that are "hurting," and families and coup'les involved in leadership roles.

"The Catholic Church is very clearly a leader among secular and religious groups in this area" of marriage' preparation, the bishop said. .

However, he added, the USCC commission thinks several areas still need attention. One is the "serious challenge" that minis­ tering to engaged· couples poses for seminary training and clergy education, he said.

"The first person that the couple contacts is often the par­ ish priest," the bishop said. "His grasping of the .church's cate­ chesis of marriage and inter­ preting this to the couple is cru­ cial to the initial stage of prepa­ ration for the sacrament. We feel more training is needed in this area...· He said the commission' also thinks more work is needed to help' parish families become more active in assisting parish minis­ ters in preparation of couples for marriage. .

"To d,evelop this, the minister­ ial role of families must be situated in an ~n~erstanding of family as 'domestic church,'~' Bishop Stafford added.

The Canon Law Society of Great Britain and Ireland has reo leased the first English-language translation of the revised Code of Canon Law. The British-ilriish translation has been approved by the b.ish­ ops conferences of Australia, Canada, England and Wales, In­ dia, Ireland, New Zealand, Scot­ land \ and Southern Africa.

It was prepared by the Canon Law Society of Great Britain and Ireland in association with can­ on law societies of Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

The revised code, which will take effect as the general law of the Western church on Nov. 27, was enacted by Pope John Paul II on Jan. 25.

The Canon Law Society 'of America has also translated the revised code into English.

The American translation which has already undergone several reviews by the National Conference of C~tholic Bishops' Canonical Affairs Committee, went to that committee for a final review Sept. 16. It will then go to the NCCB Executive Com­ mittee for, formal approval.

American canonists have wanted their own English-lang­ uage translation of the revised code so that it will reflect Am­ erican experience, style and jurisprudence, said Father Don­ ald Heintschel, NCCB associate general secretary; The American translation 'will carry the Latin text ot t.he code a~d the English-language trans­ lation on opposite pages.

With the revised. code the Holy See has for the first time permitted translations into other languages, though the Latin text remains the only official text.

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UBERTY (left) crosses Au:;tralia II with a slight lead. Right, Dennis Conner at an early press con~erence then victory seeme..d possible. (O'Neill Photos) I

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The America's Cup rices' is little likelihood of making it simply staying on top of Aus­ are oYer but, gloom :still to Perth, Australi~ to see the tralia II throughout. the race.

Ho~, then, did Liberty lose. shrouds $S., Peter, and ~aul nE!~eon:-~iqUeneSs of America's four races? The first loss and un­ rectory in Fall Riv-er' where cup event ,might be lost on local questionably a perfect race for the Australians; they got the Msgr. PatrickJ. O'Neill, residents because of its proxim­ tor and sailing enthuSi~st, - it)'. Some 2500 spectator: boats better start and sailed away to mourns the loss of the Cup:ranging from the ocean liner' a 3:14 lea'd at the finish, the to Perth. . ' : . I Britanis to a 12-fopt rubber boat largest margin· of vktory ever Nevertheless, The"" AJie'hor' carried an estimated 35,000 peo- ' for a challenger.

However, the last three races I 1 plcl 10 miles southeast of Bren­ wasfortwuite in' 'havIng his tOil Point to view the first race. left observe~s wondering. In each, Conner, won the· start de­ expert coverage of the sad Twelve helicopters and 10 fixed­ event. Grateiul'too were sev- wing craft circled the fleet while cisively through unusual, and eral . reporters . from ,inter- thl~ Goodyear ,blimp presided daring moves, even though his nationally , famous., . ne~s-. majestically ,over the entire boat was less maneuverable. One would have expected him to con­ · I SCE!ne. i kl,y fo~d. tive radio .broadcasts were centrate 'on covering; that is, pap,ers Wh 0 ,qU.c out that the Anchor mali bellmed from the press boat to staying just ahead and to wind-, could'· plug the glaring Australia even though the races ward of the Australians, regard­ iJl their nauti(~al knowledge. started. at 2 a.m. A,'ustralian less of what course they chose. fmpressed, by his expertise, time. A German television crew However, in each race, Conner they took it for granted.th,at sha,red a corner of .the boat with ventured off' on a different Jap-anese photographers. Over course and lost the lead.

The Anchor was some 1200 press passes were issued Every 12-year-old in Edgar­ yachters' bible of whicl! ~ey , to journalists representing every town knows 'i,t- is virtually im­ were, to their discredi~ un- - u.s. network, wire service and possible for a boat to break .'.

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I majior daily newspaper, not to through the wind shadow of a Those. scribes will prob-. mention yachting and sports boat ahead, and -surely Dennis Connor knew this. So why' did journals. bl . ,' I Australia' II's skipper, Olympic he give up this advantage? My a y be looking for Msgr..

O'Neill in Perth come 1987, gold medalist John Bertrand, theory isthai he was so obsess­ , even though he says too~'s brought a wealth of experience ed with the realization that his boat was siower that he felt he little likelihood of that tqp. and a great deal of, self-confi­ His report from NewpOrt den,:e to the race. His crew was could not settle for only cover­ follows: , well: trained and deadly serious, ing; he had to go off in search a hr cry from the fun-loving of better wind to gain a safer advantage. Each time the gamble The sailing of the America's Australians who frequented New­ backfired, Australia II got the C~p races in Newport' ev~ry port's bars in the early 60s. three years has been, for local The American hope rested in betier wind and used it to ad­ yachtsmen the equivalent 'of its e:rew, led by Dennis Conner. vantage by flawless sailing.

Derinis Conner graciously ad­ holding the Super Bowl at Hope­ They had been training for three mitted after the last race, "Aus­ well Park, the Master's Tour·ria­ years and were generally recog­ ment at the New· Bedford Cou~· nized to have an edge in ability tralia II was a better boat today and they beat us. There are no try Club, or the Indy 500 at the and experience over the competi­ Seekonk Speedway. The ultimate tion. The question was whether excuses." up for a yachting event right in our hotrle that edge could make Many of the press corps covelf· I difference in boat speed. It nearly ing the America's Cup races waters!

"Wouldn't it be nice if the did. were not themselves sailorS, Australians won for a changel" Of the three races Liberty which produced some strange re­ porting and some amusing side­ the typical tourist on Thames won, two were come-from-be­ lights. One fellow wearing Street was heard to say all·surri· hind victories in which the Am­ Pennzoil jacket wondered why mer. The • very thought of it ca~t ericans capitalized on Austra­ I a deep depression over those of lian mistakes and gear failures. Australia II didn't make a pit us who have seen at least part The third victory was the result stop to repair her damaged of each series since the rac~s of a brilliant starting maneuver mainsail, while another scribe were revived in 1958. Well, thb ­ by Den'nis Connor followed by a from a world renowned daily touri," got their wish and !hei texthook example :' "covering," needed a diagram to understand

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how 'Liberty pass~d Australia II in the second race.

This reporter's grey hairs en­ couraged an earnest young writer to inquire who is Halsey Herreshoff and how is his mime spelled - that name that sailors have revered for three genera­ tions.

Yacht racing is simply not your run-of-the-mill sport. You can play for five hours without , a decision and with no time outs.

There are no contrived climaxes, no high salaries, and no cash prizes. You don't even have to pay to see the contest, provided you can find some $eaworthy conveyance to get you there.

It is true that on~ famous sports writer claimed tl:Iat watch­ ing America's Cup raC4:!S was as exciting as watching ,the grass grow. Which only proves that some people have no soul.

About· Alzheimer's dise'as'e

By Dr. James and Mary Kenny Dear Dr. Kenny: My 81-year­ old father came to live with us two years ago. My husband and I didn't want him to go to a nursing home, and we believed in family care. We knew it would be hard on us and on our three teens. but our idealism led us to overlook some of the difficulties.

I had no idea how hard it woUld be, how angry I'd feel for being used by him and put down at the same time. Then when I am not nice to him, I feel guilty.

He finds fault with everything and everyone. If my husband and I go out for an evening and put one of our teens in charge, he tattles on them, comp1a1ning they Ignored him and would not do what he asked. I know this Is not true, having seen them go out of their way to respond even to his most unreasonable de­ mands. .

Nothing satisfies him. No matter what I do for hlm, it Is wrong or not enough. All day long he calls my name. He is capable of going to the bathroom by himself, of dressing and un­ dressing himself, and of getting In and out of bed by himself, but he wants us to help. I knew my father as a loving. generous, thoughtful man, not this selfish

dependent person. lelon't know how much more I can take. ­ Illinois You have described an all­ too-common situation very well.

Job asked the same question long ago; Why is there such pain and suffering in the world? Watching a beloved parent become an un­ pleasant and dependent person is very hard to accept.

Some old people remain spry and mentally alert until they die. Many others, however, are victims of Alzheimer's disease wherein the brain atrophies and loses functions and the person­ ality changes that you describe occur. There is no known cure for Alzheimer's disease.

Some elderly persons who suf­ fer this degeneration become gentler and quieter. Most, how­ ever, become irritable, forgetful, confused and afraid. They focus on their physiocal .complaints, lloping. for attention and. re­ sponse. Fearful of ,being helpless, they try to take charge of their world by issuing commandS to everyone around them.

The worst thing you can do with someone experiencing these personality changes is to argue with him or her. Much better to respond as briefly as possible to annoying behaviors.

Once you have decided your father can perform certain tasks by himself, insist that he do so.

"You can get yourself undressed, -Dad. I'll be back in 10 minutes."

Then leave the room abruptly.

Do not argue.

Return in 10 minutes as prom­ ised with something more posi­ tive to share. Perhaps a bedtime snack. Or you and your, husband and your father might watch the nightly news together. Maybe you can read some of the day's mail to him.

Ignore unreasonable requests.

Find positive things to do and . share together.

Finally, do not be so hard on yourself. You were right in the beginning. Family care is better than institutional care. You may be expecting too much of your­ self, feeling that you are failing if you cannot return your father to the contented and kind man that he was. Accept him for what he is now and accept yourself as well for your patience in an unrewarding time.

Reader questions on family living and chUd care to be an­ swered in print are invited. Ad­ dress The Kenny&, Box 872, St. Joseph's College. Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.

Birthright state parley in Attleboro

Representatives of the 17 Birthright chapters in Massa9hu­ setts participated in the annual state convention of the preg­ nancy assistance organization held recently at LaSalette Cen­ ter, Attleboro.

Speakers were Associate Jus­ tice Thomas Quinn of the Bris­ tol County Juvenile Court; Rob­ ert Clemence, head off the Sam­ aritan Center in Falmouth; Kay Poirier, director of Birthright of Taunton; and Janet Barbelle, di­ rector of the Greater Fall River chapter and newly appointed re­ gional consultant.

Judge Quinn spoke on the legal aspect of Birthright in­ volvement with pregnant clients, discussing such topics ·as report- . ing suspected abuse, court-ap­ proved abortions laclting paren­ tal knowledge or consent, re­ sponsibilities toward clients and the regulations of other agencies dealing with pregnant young women.

Client," citing case histories and judgmental assistance to' any demonstrating counseling tech­ woman troubled by being preg­ niques. nant. Founded 'in 1968 by Lou­ Discussing volunteer burnoui, .ise Summerhill of Toronto, it Ms. Barbelle described stages of now numbers over 500 chapters volunteerism, signs of' burnout in the ·U.S. and Canada, as well and ways of preventing it. She as chapters in Afri<:a and Eu­ encouraged a strong support net­ rope. work for volunteers and the tak­ In 'Massachusetts there are ing of time to replenish onself Birthright centers in Amherst, spiritually and emotionally.

Attleboro, Beverly, . Boston, Ms. Barbelle, III Swansea resi­ Brockton, Concord, Fall River, dent, has been named Massa­ Framingham, Gloucester, Hyan­ chusetts regional consultant for nis, Hudson/Marlboro, Martha's Birthright, succeeding Mary Vineyard, New Bedford, Nor­ Madden of Plymouth. wood, Springfield, and Taunton.

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Clemence addressed preven­ tion of suicides among adults and teens. He warned that teen­ age suicides have tripled over the past 10 years, and that the suicide rate for women who have had abortions is also on the in­ crease.

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more recruitment and member­ Among the most vibrant or­ ship programs, seeking greater ganizations in the Fall River dio­ cese is the Society of St. Vincent publicity' and media coverage, de Paul. At the society's recent and publishing more informative national convention and 150th pamphlets and newsletters.

International president Amin 'anniversary celebration in San Antonio, Texas, 14 Vincentians A. de Tarrazi, Paris, also ad­ and spouses, led by Father Daniel. dressed the convention, report­ L. Freitas, diocesan director, and ing on society activities 'world­ Father Edward J. Sharpe, Fall wide.

Other major addresses were River district council chaplain,

by Father Alvin Illig, CSP, on were -in attendance. the evangelizing of Vincentians They included V. Vincent Ger­ ardi of St. John the Baptist and by Father Louis Came Ii on parish, New Bedford, national the spiritual aspects of the soci­ e:hairman' for the canonization ety.

National president' ;John . R. (:ause of Frederic Ozanam, Vin­ (:entian founder. Gerardi has Simmons reported that the been named 1983 recipient of society has experienced "its the St. Vincent de Paul medal greatest single-year increase in given annually by St. John's membership 'for many, years," University, Jamaica, N.Y. to an with an eight percent increase in outstanding Catholic lay leader: .membership .and nearly 100 new (See text of notification letter conferenc7s 'formed in the past year. below.)

"Not only have we seen a In' San Antonio, spiritual ac­

tivities, including one full day of great increase in our member­ prayer and spiritual reflection, ship," "but we have also seen a tremendous increase in the highlighted the Vincentian con­ amount of good works that have v,ention. '

Citing the day of prayer "a been performed by Vincentians. fitting witness to our role as This emphasizes without a doubt other Christshelping the needy," that the society has a vital role B:ishop Thomas Murphy, Great to play in today's world."

Resolutions included one hon­ Flips, Montana, National SVDP

episcopal advisor, urged Vincen­ oring the memory of the late ,tians "not to. forget that their Cardinal Humberto Medeiros, spirituality is' what sets their the society's immediat,e past na­ tional spiritual episcopal ad­ work apart." visor.

The annual meeting also fo­ The 1984 ~onvention will be cused on the society's patron saint, St. Vincent de Paul and held in Detroit Sept. 25 to 23. ~ on Ozanam. ,"Ozanam, a Life - Worth Living Again," was the convention theme.

Its keynote address was given' by pollster George Gallup, whose organization had earlier con­ An' example of the good works ducted a ,poll of Vincentian of Vincentians noted by national leadership to determine society president John Simmons can be strengths and weaknesses, and found in the salvage center suggest future directions. operated by the 15-parish Taun­ Pointing out that other polls ton particular council of the or­ by his organization have identi­ ganization. fied 32 million Americans as Located in the basement of St. poor, and a proliferation of Joseph's parish eeD center in crime, drug and alcohol abuse Taunton, the center completed as well as of such problems as 'its first year of operation in divorce and child abuse, Gallup e1l1lphasized that the need exists September. Long a dream of "more than ever" for Vincentians Roland Duchli\rme, president of St. Joseph's Vincentian Confer­ to support the needy and suffer­ ence and chairman of the Taun­ ing. He also cited low self­ ton Council Vincentian Disaster e&teem, rising from such prob­ Committee it' became a reality '1emsas unemployment, as a cur­ with the cooperation and en­ rent problem.

"In my 'opinion," he said, "the couragement 'of Rev. William need at this point is for churches - Farland, pastor of St. Joseph's to take a very practical,'how-to' and ' Spiritual' Advisor of the approach to America's spiritual Taunton Council.

The center 'was, set up' to dis­ needs. The emphasis should not ,only. be on' the 'what' of religion tribute clothing and furniture to -- helping people clarify 'what' needy families in the Taunton ~hE!y b~lieve;' but em the 'how' , area, without charge. In its first of religion - helping people to year over $8,000 worth of cloth­ understand what it means to be ing and shoes plus thousands of a disciple, how to live out one's dollars worth of beds, bedding faith. Vincentians are doing this," and furniture of all kinds have been given to 275 area families, he said. .Addressing the needs of the consisting of 398 adults and 598 ' _._------- ' "" , .j..... ­ Sodety as exposed by 'the poll, children.

Ga:ilup said the most pressing .

The salvage center also keeps ----.".i'.,."",.,'" ' " ' ,', ,',' ..<Jt<t~..-. ' , ' : " . ' " ':~!":'%:-.-. . neEd was for the recruitment of on hand clothing, ,beds and bed­ FROM TOP, Father Daniel L. Freitas and international younger members to bring in ding to be used in the event of president Amin A. de Tarrazi at San Antonio Vincendan freBh ideas, enthusiasm and con­ a local' disaster. Hospital beds, convention; Roland Ducharme, president of Vincentian c6n­ tinuity," in view of the fact that wheelchairs, walkers and other ference at 51. Joseph's' parish, Taunton, explains, salv~ge ma:ny of the present members sickroom needs are available on older. Also cited was a need a loan basis; center operation, to Taunton Human Services Departm~nt are to better communication, both The center is operated by St. workers Anne O'Neill and Robert Commarta; center wotk­ intmnally and externally.

Vincent de Paul Society mem­ ers S,anta Lewis and Pat Goff check clothing; Don Le~s, Questioned as to how they are bers and their, wives. Over 1000 Mel Lewis and Bill McCarthy preside over center's sHoe meeting these needs, Vincentians hours of service have been do­ ind:icated they are' conducting nated in the past year. Recently, counter. (Arikian Photos) I

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Vincentian Medal , to Gerardi Following is the text of the letter notifying V. Vincent Ger­ ardi of his selection as recipient of St. John's University's 1983 St. Vincent de Paul Medal: Dear Mr. Gerardi: It gives me great pleas­ ure to inform you that you have been designated to be the 1983 recipient ,of the St. Vincent de Paul Medal given annually by St. John's Uni­ versity to an outstanding Catholic.. lay leader.

This honor is being ac­ corded you because of your years of dedicated service to the Society of St. Vincent

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This Medal will be pre­ sented on the occasion of the annual St. Vincent de Paul Convocation which will take place at 8:15 p.m. on Mon­ day, December 5, 1983, at the Queens Campus of St. John's University. The Con­ vocation will be an event to which your family and 'friends will be most wel­ come.

You will accord St. John's University great honor, and you will pay St. Vincent homage if you can be pres­ ent to accept this Medal established in his name.

Please be assured of my prayers that God will con­ tinue to bless you, your fam­ ily and your endeavors in , behalf of God's poor.

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All clothing and furniture at the center is donated by the people of the Taunton area. The center is open to receive dona­ tons on' Monday evenings froJ:11 6:30 to 8:00 and at the same time on Wednesdays to assist the .needy.

The Taunton particular council of the 5t. Vincent de Paul Society comprises of 15 parishes in Taunton, Raynham, Dighton and Easton.

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RALPIl MARTIN, internationally known leader in the charismatic renewal, spoke last month at White's restaurant, Westport, to some 600 members of the Fall River diocese.

Right, he greets some of those in attendance. (Dunne Photos)

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Sister Daly, a member of the Mercy Futures Planning Com­ mittee, urged the more than 1,000 Sisters of Mercy at the recent gathering to join to­ gether into a unified structure.

The 10,000 Mercy Sisters in the United States are about. equally divided into Sisters of Mercy of the Union and indepen­ dent Mercy Sisters. Those serv­ ing the Fall River diocese are members of the Union.

Several proposals have been presented as governing models for joining the sisters into one body, but none has been unani­ mously accepted by U.S. Mercy Sisters.

Sister Daly, an independent Mercy Sister from Connecticut, called on Mercy Sisters to unite on specific issues and goals be­ fore adopting a new structure for the order.

"Our government structure does not unite us and I think this is significant," Sister Daly said. But a unity in commitment to mercy and to Christ's pres­ ence "must precede that of gov­ ernment," she said.

Commitment to Christ, said Sister Daly, will lead the Mercy 'Sisters "to the experience of conflict, loss of reputation, at­ tention from religious and civic authority and finally our passion and death in some form," she said.

"As Sisters of Mercy, we suffer pain in the tension and struggle over the nature of re­ ligious life," she said.

Such tensions, Sister Daly con­ tinued, "can bring us into con­ flict with each other, our own members, with the Sacred Con­ gregation for Religious and Secular Institutes, and with bishops."

In the past several years, some Mercy Sisters have made headlines for their disputes with church authori~y.

PARIS (NC) - Pax Christi International, a worldwide Cath­ olic peace organization, has won the 1983 UNESCO prize for peace education.

The award, which includes a $60,000 prize, was announced at the Paris headquarters of the United Nations' Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organiza­ tion.

Pax Christi International, founded in France at the end of World War II, has members in 40 countries. It sponsors meet­ ings and publishes information on security and disarmament, human rights, non-violence, peace education and related themes. Italian Bishop Luigi Bet­ tazzi is its president.

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The three-and-a-half acre es­ tate, once the residence of Sac­ . ramento bishops, was sold for $1,070,000. The money from the sale will be held in security should the present or any future bishop want a private residence.

Bishop Francis Quinn, who came to the Sacramento Dio­ cese in 1980, has never Hved in the Fair Oaks mansion. He re­ sides in a basement room of the cathedral rectory in downtown Sacramento.

A survey by Sacramento's Catholic Herald of how other California bishops live showed that Cardinal Timothy Manning of Los Angeles and Bishop John Cummins of Oakland moved into rectories after selHng their epis­ . copaI residences.

Archbishop John Quinn of San Francisco, after selling the bish­ op's mansion, lives in renovated convent.

'Bishop Mark Hurley of Santa Rosa sold the four-acre bishop's estate in 1974 and lives in a tract 'home in the cathedral par­ ish. Bishop Leo MaPer of San Diego lives in a three-story house which was a gift to the diocese.

Bishop Roger Mahony of Stockton and Bishop Thaddeus Shubsda' of Monterey are living in rectories while their resi­ dences are being sold. Bishop Pierre DuMaine of San Jose lives in a four-bedroom house which also serves as a meeting center and place of hospitaUty.

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boy is to use the girl as \a sex "do something" with her after a object.

The questioner, a freshman in date? (Maine) high school, is likely to firtd out A. This question is unanswer­ very soon that the dating '\scene able, and if feminist leaders got has changed dramatically. hold of tile questioner, they , ,Today girls frequently take would tell him exactly why. the initiative on a date and a , The question presumes that all man need no .longer feel umhanly girls are alike' in regard to their if the woman picks up the theck dating expectations. They're, not. for dinner, or pays for the rrtovie, or gives him a kiss 'at the ehd of A 14-year-old girl is not a. the evening.

'I carbon copy ot a' 19-year-old, There is another, deeper and 'a girl who gets 'all As is not change. , ,.. . r it clone of a girl who dislikes Not too many years ago, many reading and studying. ' 'Christians thpught it wasil the Just as girls ,differ sharply in girl who was responsible for . other areas of living, so they dating behavior appropriate for 'differ in regard to likes and dis­ people ;Who know they are ~hild­ , 1 . likes about dating.' ren of God",' ,'I 'Feminists also 'would say that , Today we realize tha~ such be­ the questioner seems" to regard havior is thf,l responsibilitY, of the girl as' the passive partner bot~ dating partners, ' .on a date; It is the, boy who is to "do something."

Send questions and contnients And that fatal preposition 'to'Tom Lennon, 1312 Mass Ave., ",~ith" could suggest that the N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.

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It will be performed in "enviroDio mental theatre" style; with !the audience sharing the stage with the ,actors ,an~, scenery. ,', "

the recent 20th annual Olympiad high school prize competition in mathematics co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Association of Mathematics Leagues and the Actuaries' Club of Boston. The contesi seeks to stimulate inter­ est in mathematics among high school students, and to' acquaint top students with professional I[)pportunities in the field. Final­ ilsts in the f,irst level examina­ Ilion will participate in second lIevel testing in Ml1!Ch.

Youth retreats 'Forthcoming youth retreats in the diocese include the following: , ,'ECHO of Cape Cod: Nov. 11­ 13, girls; bec~ 2-4, boys; Jan. 6­ 8, girls; Feb. 3-5,' ,boys; March 2:-4, girls; April, 6-8, ,boys. Infor-' mation: NIrs. Mary Fuller, 79 F;uritan 'Rd., J3uziards Bay 02532, tel. 759-4265.

ECHO 'I()f Attleboro (coed'): Nov. 18-20; Feb. 3-5; March' 9­

11; April 27-29.' Information Sis­ ter Pat Harrington, 79 Holcott

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COYLE-CASSIDY senior John Rogers, having scored in the top .5 percent of over Steadfastness does not mean one million' students taking that our task will never change. the National Merit Scholar­ Sometimes we have to do new

ship Test, has been named a things as old eras pass away.

semifinalis.t, eligible for a But we must always be faithful,

we are continually ,being called variety of college scholar­ to new' dimensions' ,of servant­ ships. He is a member of St. hoo,d.

I onc;e heard a 'mother ~riticiz­ Mary's p~rish, Taunto~; ",

ing her son who ·had been. in and out of jail. "There's no hope for him ~ even God can't help him now," she said. ,But the truth is th~t_God nev.er abandons us. He wants to forgive the guilty, he

,~ants us to overcome estrange­ ment, stop regarding ourselves

more highly than others, change our hearts and our wrong prac­ tices: '

How, do we know what God wants us to 'do? We observe the signs 'of the tim'es. Let us look closely 'at, ecology, nuclear

weaponrY, genetic engineering, all that holds promises or prob­ lems for the future. Our way will be showido us.

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Father wears his Sunday best Mother's ~ired she needs a Il'est ,The ki~s are playing up downstairs Sister's sighin~ in her sleep, ' Brother's got u date to keep He ctln't hang' around .

Our house In the, middle' of 'our street , Our house ., In the middle of our. ,Our house it has a crowd There;s always something happening And it's usually quite loud _ '

Our Mum she's so house-proud Nothing ever s1!ows her down And ,a mess is not allowed.

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Father gets up late for work Mother has to iron his shirt ­ 'Then sh~ sends the kids to school Sees !hem off with a small ,kiss ' She's the one they're going to miss In lots of ways.

I remember way back w h e n , ' We would have ,such avery good time such a fine time , Such' a happy time, , And I remember how we'd piay Slniply waste the day away Then we'd say .

Nothing would come betWeen us .' Two dreamers : Our house, , Was our castle and our keep Our house ' In the middle of our street •

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"When' all else fails, I turn to God, because I know he is faith­ ful," said a recent caller. -All well and good, but why turn to him last? Too often he is an afterthought.

Yet the writers of the Bible never ceased to marvel at his loving-kindness, his mercy and his absolute reliability. He has never stopped delivering people from bondage. It is we who break the covenant, succumbing to the temptation to trust some other god.

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I tionalCenturY m competition.

F:eehanite ,Kathy Zern has I 'For an essay on a third-century been named the school's Century challenge' to America, he was III leader,eligible to compete~or "judged eligible for state c~mp'eti­ , ,'. ' ".

'I' state awards. Runner-up- ~as t10n for a scholarship and a trip Brian ~irby. Ms.' Zern has ap­ next March to Colonial Williams­ burg. plied for. early acceptance lat Yale University, where she " CenturY, m seeks: '-, student 'leaders who combine Iead~rship would like to 'major iri chemid~l .. . " 'I With aD interest in the natiolYs: engmeermg.

KIrby, Feehan's , I future. In' the program's nine DAR award winner for the year, years, C-C has, prod~ced three: sdi­ ' . I state semifinalists, LOri Caron hopes to ,'maJ'or in political -SIlveira, 'now, a Taunton lawyer;, ence at either Rhode Island Col-' James Hoy' Jr." a UMass Medical $choolstudent; and Toni-Jane \' SIlveira, a student at Worcester Polyt~cal Institute.

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The song describes ha'rd­ working parents who do their best for everyone yet' hints that something vital is missing. One ·feels that people 'are not really sharing their inner selves with each~ other. ., Life can sometimes become more of a coexistence than an effort, . to build interpersonal closeness.' It takes -lots of work an,d energy to meet family needs.

-Sometimes youths ,fail to ap­ preciate the hard work others put into a home. If so, it would be well to realize who is pro­ vidipg for basic needs. Express­ ing gratitude can, begin revital­ izing a bome., , In addition" everyone needs

time ,away ,from house tasks.

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i~itiative.. ,here.' Inviting faDJily mem,bf,lrl! to, a celebration can break ,the pattern of the way they relate to each other. Dojng som~thing out',of the ordinary alsQ cl,l,n increase mut~al ap­ preciation among those'living to­ gether. ' , Here are some silgge~tions: , InYfte everyone to a f8J1lily picnic, ,witli yo~ gett~ng it together. ' .. Challenge everyon~' to an afternoon of games where real athletic ability is not required.

Organize an evening of ser­ vice to' your, churehor commun­ ity, with your family working ~ogether to help, others.

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Symbols following film reviews indicate root for the high school foot­ both general and Catholic Film Office ball team. A high school senior, ratings, which do not always coincide.

Stef Djordjevic (fom Cruise), a General ratings: G-suitable for gen· eral viewing; PG-parental guidance sug· star corneI'back, sees a college gested; R-restricted, unsuitable for scholarship as his only hope of children or younger teens. escaping Ampipe and becoming Catholic ratings: AI-approved for H' h . children and adults; A2-approved for an engmeer. IS c ances seem adults and adolescents; A~approved for good until a -'conflict with his St. William Banquet Sunday adults only; A4-separate classification coach seems to doom them. The The William parish baseball ros, Butch Vieira, Mark Shea, (gi~en to films' not .morally offensi~e movie has a good sense of the team, which this year won its Dave Sherwin, Dave Proulx, Tim WhICh, howe~er, require some anal~ls, importance of sports in such an and explanation); O-morally offenSive. \ ' . h' second consecutive Fall River McCoy, John Medeiros, Dave envIronment and t ere IS some Area CYO Baseball League Plourde, bat boys Ron and Keith good acting but it is basically championship, will be honored Bernard, coaches John Powers, shallow. Much is made of Stef's at a banquet at 6 p.m. Sunday Don Karl and Tom Chippendale. praying the rosary, but in one Please check dates and in McGovern's Restaurant, Fall A major presentation will be sequence he talks casually of times of television and radio River. the Umpires' Sp6rtsmanship abortion. Finally, a bedroom programs against local list­ Jim Sullivan, dean of baseball Award, with the winner's name scene between Stef and his girl­ ings, which may differ from coaches in Southern Massachu­ to be revealed at the banquet. friend is needlessly graphic. the New York network sched­ setts, will be the guest speaker.

The award is given yearly by There is a lack of moral pers­ ules supplied to The Anchor.

Jackets and trophies will be the league umpires to the player pective. 'They love each other, so awarded to ,the players and they feel exhibits outstanding it's all right. 0, R coaches. They are players Lou sportsmanship. Each manager "The Dead Zone" (paramount): TV Programs Resendes, Bob Shea, Roger Ar­ nominates one player from his A young high school teacher "Live Until You Die: The senault, Norm Rego, Dave Ping­ team and the umpires make the (Christopher Walken) is sev~, Work of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross." ley, Gerard Roy, Charlie 'Medeir­ final selection. erely injured in an accident after Tuesday, Nov. 8, 8-9 PM.. PBS: a date with his fiancee (Brooke This is an inspiring portrait of a' Hockey Adams) and is in a coma for woman whose work has helped Fall River South upset pare­ Kirby, John Carroll and Scott five years. When he comes out break down the taboo that saw setting Fall River North, 4·3, and Allen netted the New' Bedford of it, he has second sight and death as being the ultimate defending champion New Bedford goals while Ken Webh account­ can see the future and past of tragedy. Seeing ,our mortality got back on the victory trail ed for the lone Somerset goal. anyone he meets. He reluctantly through the eyes of Kubler-Ross with a 3-1 decision over Somer­ Sunday games, starting at 9 uses his power, and when he dis­ means seeing the dignity, mean­ set. As a result Fall River North p.m. in the Driscoll' Rink, Fall covers that he can als!> change ing and interior value of each and New Bedford are back in a River, have Somerset vs. Mans­ the future, he takes desperate life. first-place tie with Fall River field, Fall River South vs. New action to ward off an immense Wednesday, Nov. 9, 8-9 P.M. South only one point off the ' Bedford. evil. The implication is strong "The Chemical People: (PBS) pace.

The standings: New Bedford that his gift is of divine origin, John Chatwin, Rick Roderick, 3-1-1 (won, lost, tied), Fall River not merely occult. Walken is be· Community Answers," Host Steve Mendonca and Ted Boe­ North 3-1-1, Fall River South lievable and sympathetic and Na'ncy Reagan describes how local task forces can deal with hner scored for South. Scott Wil­ 3-2-0, Mansfield 2-2-0, Somerset Miss Adams is very good as the drug and 'alcohol a,buse, with woman who married another but kinson, Dennis Eisenhauer, Marc 0-5-0. examples of what some com­ Gallagher scored for North. Tom still loves the man she abandon­ munities have accomplished. ed. The movie is episodic, how­ . Diocesan Victors ever, and its contrivances are Religious Broadcasting - TV Sunday, Nov. 6, 10:30 a.m., rather apparent. Passably enter­ All three diocesan high schools it was New Bedford 21 Barn­ taining for a mature audience. WLNE, Channel 6, Diocesan participating in Southeastern' stable 19, Somerset 25 Stough­ -Because of brief violence and Television Mass., Massachusetts Conference foot­ ton 6, New Bedford Voke Tech nudity, and a benign view of Mass Monday to Friday every ball were victorious in games 20 Bourne 14, Norton 39 om week, 11:30 a.m. to noon, adultery, it is rated A3, R. last Saturday.

Colony 0, Falmouth 13 Attleboro "Deal of the Century" Chevy WXNE, Channel 25.

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'The Shamrocks of Bishop Fee­ "Confluence," 8 a.m. each Chase is a salesman of bargain­ han High School romped to a In Hockomock League games basement - weaponry for Third Sunday on Channel 6, is a panel 21-6 victory over the Wareham program moderated by Truman Foxboro 33 King Philip 14, Oliver World governments and revolu­ High Vikings and remained the tionaries. He goes into the big Taylor and having as permanent Ames 14 Mansfield 12. only undefeated, untied team in In this weekend New Bedford leagues when he tries to sell participants Father Peter N. Gra­ the Conference's Division Two. is host to Catholic Memorial in some multimillion-dollar drone ziano, diocesan director of social The Coyle and Cassidy War­ a non-league game tomorrow fighter-bombers to a Central services; Right Rev. George riors also had a romp with a night. Conference afternoon - . American tyrant. The 'script Hunt, Episcopal Bishop of Rhode 39-6 victory over the Old Ro­ games have Durfee at Attleboro, might originally have been a Island; and Rabbi Baruch Korff. chester Bulldogs in a Division "Breakthrough," 6:3Q a.m.

Somerset at Barnstable, Fal­ satirical indictment of the a~s Three encounter while Bishop each Sunday, Channel 10, a pro­ mouth at Dartmouth, Voke-Tech trade but along the line some­ Stang's Spartans nipped Seekonk at Wareham, Stang at Case, Old one lost nerve and turned the gram on the power of God to 19-18. satire down and the slapstick up. touch lives, produced by the Rochester at Seekonk, Hocko­ Mike Thomas scored three mock games list Foxboro at ,This involves highly offensive Pastoral Theological Institute of touchdowns for Coyle-Cassidy. Franklin tonight, Sharon at Can­ stereotyping of Hispanics. A3, Hamden, Conn.

Passes from Tim Dermody to Dan ton, North Attleboro at Mans­ "The Glory of God," with PG

Boyle accounted for two more field, Stoughton at King Philip Father John Bertolucci, 7:30 a.m.

"The Return of Martin Guerre" IDs and Rob Williams' scored each Sunday, Channel 27. in afternoon games tomorrow.

(International Releasing) An en­ one touchdown in the winning "MarySon," a family puppet Today is the cutoff date for grossing French film based upon show with moral and spiritual cause. Tom Guard scored the an actual case of a 16th-century perspective 6 p.m. each Thurs­ lone Old Rochester touchdown. schools to qualify. for post­ season playoffs in soccer. Pair­ peasant who abandoned his wife David Ottavianelll, Steve Lima ings will be announced Sunday. and disappeared for eight years day, Fall River and New Bed­ and Tim Kelly scored IDs for Among those already qualified then reappeared, much improved ford cable channel 13.

"Spirit and ~ Bride," a talk Stang whose Spartans rode to are Diman Voke, Bishop Con­ in every way. His wife and most victory on Pete.r Sleigh's kick nolly, Westport, Dennis Yar­ 'of the villagers accept him as show with William Larkin, 6 p.m. each Monday, cable chan­ for a convetsion, the only cover· mouth and New Bedford High.

Martin Guerre until a property , nel 35. sion of the game, after Ottavian­ squabble unmasks him as an ,im­ Sunday, Nov. 6, (ABC) elli's TD. The, Seekonk touch­ The Bishop Connolly Cougar­ poster, and a tragic trial ensues.

"Directions" Major issues fac!ng downs were by Steve Simons, ettes have won the Southeastern 'Good entertainment for adults.

Mike Bizier arid Bob Hudson, Mass. Conference Division Three Some brief nudity and sex. A3 the world of religion.

Sunday, Nov. 8, (CBS) "For the latter on a pass from Ted volleyball championship.

"All the Right Moves" (Fox) Our Times" - The 450th anni­ Urghart. versary of the Lutheran Con­ This film is set in a recession­ Peter Luongo scored, twice, Our Business bedeviled Pennsylvania steel mill fession.

Steve }iudson once for Feehan Sunday, Nov. 8 (SPN) "World town called Ampire after Ameri­ "We know nothing of tomor­ while P.eter Silvia scored the row; our business is to be good can Pipe, its sole major industry. Report" - NC News weekly re­ Wareham touch down. and happy today." - Sydney There's not much to do but work port on religious, ethical and in the steel mill, drink beer and moral concerns.

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On Radio Charismatic programs are heard from Monday through Fri­ day on station WICE 1210 AM; Father John Randall, 9 to 10 a.m. and 11 to 12 p.m.; Father Edward McDonough, 8:15 a.m.; Father Real Bourque, 8:45 a.m.

Father McDonough is also on WMYD from 1:30 to 2 p.m. each Sunday.

Sunday, Nov. 6, (NBC) "Guide­ line" - Abigail McCarthy is to­ day's guest. .

Vatican opens TV center VATICAN CITY (NC) - The! Vatican has announced estab",' Iishment of III center to produce_J televj~ion programming. ':~ Its first venture is a 3-minut~ \ program ~~ Pope John Paul ~I'sj August VISit to Lourdes, whlcll will be available in Spanish; ; English and Italian versions. ': .\ The new center will be direct~: ed by a nine-member board, i~l eluding representatives of th.:) Vatican Office for the publie!

Affairs of the Church, the Ponti~! fical Commission for Social Com- ! munications and Vatican Radio.~ In the United States, the Cath­ olic Television Network of Am­ erica is negotiating to become U.S. distributor of Vatican pro­ ductions.

CTNA was founded in 1981 by the U.S. Catholic Conference to bring television programming and telecommunications services to U.S. dioceses. Its season runs from November through March and it provides 15 hours of satel­ ,lite programming a week.

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The adult· choir rehearses at

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Tuesday, the children's choir at

4 p.m. Friday.

The CYO will meet at 7 p.m.

Sunday in the parish center. <1 BL.SACRAMENT,FR

Women's Guild meeting: 7

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Mass for deceased members.

HOLY ROSARY, FR

Mass for deceased Women's Guild members: 7 p.m. Monday, followed by meeting featuring mystery auction.

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St. Luke's Hospital ,hospice program is in need of volunteers to support terminally ill patients and their families. Information: JoAnn Beaulieu, 997-1515; lext.

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ST. LOUIS de FRANCE. SWANSEA

"AMILY lLIFE CENTER. N. DARTMOUTH.

Day -of recollection: Council of Catholic Nurses: 9:30 a.m. to 8:30p.m. :tomorrow.

Day of recollection, St. Shar­ bel Men's Guild: 2 to 7:30 p.m.

Sunday.

Parish family ministers meet­ Hag: ·7 p.m. Sunday.

New Bedford deanery meet­ ing, 11 a.m. .to 2 p.m. Monday; Marriage Preparation directors' meeting, noon Monday.

Lamaze prepared childbirth class: Tuesday and Wednesday.

Bishop Connolly High School students day of recollection: Thursda,y.

DIOCESAN VINClENTIANS

Diocesan celebration" 150th , anniversary of St. Vincent de CYO junior basketball team Paul Society: Dec. 4, St. John of will begin its season Nov. 11 at God Chlirch, Somerset; mem­ the annual CYO jamboree, CYO ml~rs, families, friends invited. gym, Anawari Street, Fall RiYer..

MASS. CI'll'JIZENS FOR LIFE

ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA \

Day of, recollection: Nov. 13, 2 to 8 p.m. ,I Parish renewal weekend: Dec. 2 to 4, open to all parishioners' 18 or older. ' '\

Convention and· dinner: to­ morrow, Sheraton Rolling Green Inn, 'Andover. Speakers: Rep. Henry Hyde, Father John D'Arcy, Dr. Micheline Mathews­ Roth; Charles Donovan, Profes­ sol' Arthur Dyck.

Ser.vice music demonstrations:

7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Monday, Sacred . ST. PATRICK, FR Heart Church, New Bedford,

Adult education group meet­ ST. ANNE, FR presented by music director Jo­ ing: 7:30 p.m. N,ov. 14, rectqry, Confirmation and youth GIFT seph Scammons, with church discussion of Acts of the weekends will begin tonight. choir, cantor and organist.

Apostles. .\ CCD classes follow 9 a.m. SEOULAR FRANCJCANS. FR SS. PETER & PAUL, FR ~:t. Louis Fraternity meeting: Mass each Sunday. \ New CYO officers: Michael Volunteers needed as lectors 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, 'beginning Martin, ,president; Darrin Smith, with Mass. All welcome: at weekend Masses. ,lnforIrta­ vice-president; Lori Raoosa, tion: Father William W. Norton, SECULAR FRANClISCANS, secretary; Marc Cobery, treas­ I 672-2302.

POOASSET urer.

St. Francis of the Cape Fra­ Confirmation retreat for 10th CHARISMATIC RENEWAL \ grade candidates: Nov. 11 to 13.

The' second in a series of ternity meeting: '7:10 p.m. Tues­ Winners in an essay contest monthly meetings open to all day, St: John's pa.rish center. on saints: Sandra Meno,' Leslie Renewal members wiil be held' MaHs and dis~ussion on "Become 'Silva, Betsy Mello, Melissa Bou­ at 8 p.m. Nov. 14. at St. Anne's· Like Little Children" presented -, chard.

Sh..ll"le, Fall River. Al Forneiro by Father Edwin Diri~.· OFM, Rosary Guild members have of S,t. John of God .praYi\'er and Christina Tarpey, SFO. present rosary bead' to first group will sgeak.

JULIE. N; DARTMOUTH communion candidates.

Holy Soirit breakfast: 9:30 ST. Confirmation I program: 7 p.m. a.m. to 12:30 p.m.. Nov. 26, Fam!ly Life Center.

ST. ANNE HOSPITAL, FR WhIte's restaurant. Westport. Wednesday, . First eucharist program: In­ The public is invited to pa,r­ Speaker: Father John Randall. duction of' candidates, 9 a.m. ticipate in the Great American Information: prayer' grouo lead­ Sm6keout Thursday, Nov. 17. prsor Father Pierre· Lachance, Mas; Nov. 13. Theme: The Eucharist; It's About Belonging.'"

An informational display on the 678-5322. . : \ hazards of smoking will be on SEPARATED/DIVORCED, NB view in the main lobby and a ST. TJfOM<\S MORE,.

NI!w Bedford area sl.!pport free oral screening will be pro­ SOMERSET group: 7:30 p.m. each, Sunday, vided by dental staff members.

Planning meeting' for parish Information: Pamela Clift, 674­ Thanks,giving, Mass and dinne'r: Our Lady~s Chapel. Nov. 6, talk

by Hobert, Henard on "Mother 5741, ext. 261. ' 8 p.m. Monday. . \ of Mercy House of Prayer: A . The seventh session of the ~esponse -to Separated, Di:..

V1NCENTIANS, FR, hospital's, cancer." information and support group will be held Fall River di~trict council vorcl~d"; Nov. 13, liturgy, social· from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in meeting: 7 p.m. Nov. 15, S't. hour; Nov. 20, "Traditional Values - Separation and Di­ Clemence Hall. The ·topic will ­ Patrick Church, Somerset. \ vorce," talk by Father Edward be Psychological Aspects of SACRED HEART, FR _ Holleran, OFM; Nov. 27, Atty.

Cancer. All welcome.

A CCD teacher is needed for . Gerald Franklin,' "Legal As­ BLUE ARMY pects of Divorce." the sixth grade class. \ Slide show of recent trip to CO'Jnseling avaifable at. each Women's Guild meeting: [1 Fatima: 1:30 p.m. Nov. 13, St. p.m. Monday, l!eginning with meet:il)g. .

George parish hall, Westport. Mass for deceased members. , \ Annu)ment·infOl:ma1:ion: 1.p.m.

All welcome.' . each Saturday.

Information: HOLY NAME, FR 996-8275.

CAm. WOMEN~S CLUB, NB A revised program of prepa.l' WIDOWED SlTpp,Ollt'JI', NB~ Meeting 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9, Wams.utta Club: program on' ration for confirmation will·,take meeting: 7:30 p.m. Nov. effect next Septem'ber. It 'will 14,Grouo restoration of historic water­ 81. Kilian Church basement. be explained at 7:30 p.m.

Novl front district presented 'by John Street entrance. Jan Pa­ 20, at Holy Name School. All Earle K. Bullard. milia of AAA will speak on I safety invited. winter driving. Infor­ Children's choir. rehearsals: , mation:in998-3269, ST. MARY, NB

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Discussion grou9: 10 a.m. each Mondays, 2:~5 t~ 3:45. p.m.

I Tuesday with Sister Rita.

ST. l~1[ARY. SEEKONK O.L. MT. CARMEL, SEEKONK First Saturday Mass: 9 a.m.

FIVE-HOUR VIGIL Women's Guild meeting: 7,\ tomorrow, followed ·by rosary. p.m. Wednesday, beginning with A five-hour vigil ,held month­ . Meeting for parents of CCD ly in diocesan churches will Mass, followed by a meetin g\ stlldents grades 3 through 6: .and an address by Donald Flynn take place from 8 tonight to' 7 p.m. Sunda~'; talk by Father 1 a.m. at Espirito Santo Church, of the Fall River Social Security John Oliveira.

Fall River, 'beginning and end­ office.

1 Second in five-part adult edu-, O.L. }\IT; CARMEL, NB ing with Mass and including a Marking its first anniversary, cation series: 7:30 p.m. TueSday ,\ coffee break. All welcome. parish center. Father Joseph ,the parish Youth Prayer Com­ ST, PIUS X, S. YARMOUTH Paquette, MS, LaSalette Center munitJ' will· hold a Uturgy of Women's Guild meeting: 1 for. Christian Living director, \ thanksgiving at 7 p.m. Nov. 10.

All welcome. ·p.m. Tuesday, parish hall; talk will speak on prayer. All wel­

by Dorothy Appleby on La.dies ·come.

ST. JAMES, NB of the· White House. Guests ST. PATRICK, S'OMERSET I Meeting for CCD teachers and welcome.

Confirmation classes: parish aides: '7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

ST; ANTHONY OF DESERT, FR cent~r, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday Topic: "Processes for Learning."

Junior Youth Group roller­ for sophomores; same, time Adoration of the Blessed Sac­ skating party: 1 p.m. Sunday.

. rament: noon to 6 p.m. Nov. 13, Thursday for freshmj!n.

Vincentians: meeting Monday A 'children's choir is being or­

St. S1).arbel Chapel, 300 North to prepare for Thanksgiving ganized for Advent Masses. In­ Eastern Ave. formation: ,pari$ center office, food, distribution.

BL. SACRAMENT ADORERS Food collection at all Masses 3:30 to 8:15 p.m. Mondays and this weekend. "

Expoliition until 8:45 tonight: T~esdays.

DCCW, FR

Sacred:' Hearts Church, FairlJ,a­

MASS. DEPT. OF PUBLIC ­ ven. Cqurch open daily for ado.,.

District Council of Catholic HEALTH Women meeting: 7:30, 'p.m. ration ~rom 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Free Jlpoklets for senior citi­ ThursdalY, St. Mathieu's Church" ST. RITA, MARION zens on exercise, diet a,nd use of Fall River. Meeting followed by Nonperishable foods, drive: all medications are available from ~'Christrnas around the World" NOW'S' YOUR TIME, Box 10, program depicting customs in 11 Masses this. weekend, for distri­ . bution 'by parish Vincentians..

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Deejay priest discusses s,iIlgles bars MILWAUKEE (NC) - Singles cal Song," Father Jagodensky bars. An unlikely: topic for an ta'lked about choosing to discuss early morning radio program singles bars on the air. "It's II loaded topic to discuss singles hosted by a Catholic priest? but the theme is really bars, Not. for Salvatorian ,Father Joe Jagodensky's Milwaukee meant to trigger something else · radio program; "Rock of Ages," in us. Not to dwell on single bars but on what is going on in which is broadcast Sunday morn­ ings and will soon be heard the minds and hearts of those who return week after week or · around the country. night after night to places that . One of his programs focused provide for them an escape . . . · on singles bars alldtheir patrons' He said that many people feel search "for lov.e and companion­ "it's easy sex that can be yours ship." in singles b'ars . . . impersonal, "Rock of Ages" was recently subjective and no strings attach­ chosen by the Catholic. Telecom­ ed. Some people proudly admit munications Network of Ameri­ that is precisely the reason they . ca (CTNA) to be broadcast na-, frequent singles bars - for the tionally. beginning in November. sexual release. Others, however, 41 U.s. dioceses are CTNA affili­ would admit that there's a tension · ates. in their lives that the bar scene Speaking of single bars', Father brings to the center of their Jagodensky reflected during his minds: that looking for some­ program: "Do you ever wonder thing or looking for someone." why the music is· so loud in Father Jagodensky noted that singles bars? I doubt if it's to block. out God. That's not the he believes that what many point, but I al~ays thinlt that singles bar patrons are searching it's to block you from yourself for is really God. "Our search for and to block you from other love, companionship, friendship, what~ver, is really a look for people. 'Really," the presence and. Jove of God." After . playing Thelma Hous·· ton's rendition of "Don't Leave The priest ended his program Me This Way," Father Jagoden­ with a short prayer:"May your sky told his audience, "So it's visits to si~gles bars be enjoy­ honesty and sincerity that we able in sharing friendships and 1 are all looking (or . . .. Well, renewing old friendships.... that's not always the way it is.

"May singles bars offer you an Some people, I believe, reaJly escape or get-away from the blahs · don~t want the truth or the hon­ , esty. They seem 'to enjoy livjng and sometimes boredom of daily in it fanta!,/y kind of world that life... singles bars· proyide. Another "May singles bars never be­ kind of world. A place 'of imag­ come for: you the source of brief 'ination, fantasy, escape, dreams encounters and meaningless ex­ and images of things and people changes that prolong loneliness that probably will never unfold." and frustrations rather than help you in your search and aid you "It· that bad?~' -the priest-dee­ jay questioned.. "No, I don't in the discovery of those things think that it's, b*d. I guess as that are meaningful in your life long as you. realize and know • .. the things of. honesty, love, sincerity and, of course, a loving that. this is what's really hap­ pening and going on . . . it can God." be quite enjoyable and fun."

Before Lou Rawis sang "You'll Never Find," Simon and Gar-­ Junkel did "The' Boxer," and Supertramp chanted "The Logi­

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