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Thurs., Nov. 10, 1966
Educators Hear CouncifExperts Exp'ressVie'ws INDIANAPOLIS (NC) Archdiocesan e due a tor s heard the views of five Sec ond Vatican Council experts
Good Will Apo;stlesllt, St.John., .A.ttl~bot(J\,. "p,dicote Airport Catholic Chapel Aid 'in Starting, Ecume":ical,Dia.logues,, By Yolande C. Murphy
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The Apostles of Good Will Committee,one phase of the Confr~ternity of Christian Doctrine program at St. John the Evangelist Church, Attleboro,has undertaken its Fall program with renewed vigor. The impetus has come from the laymen's awareness of the ~e,ed to carry out Vatican II's Decree on Ecumenism through the directives for ecumenical activities that have been is sued by the Most Rev. James L. Connolly. In January, the AGW committee carried out
JAMAICA (NC) - The new Catholic chapel of Our Lady ~
the Skies at ,John, F. Kennedy,
International Airport was dedj..,
cated here by Archbishop Bryalli J. McEntegart, bishop, of Brooko;. lyn; , The $1 million chapel is lo cated in the airport Tri-Faith Chapels Plaza, where Jewish ancl! ,Protestant chapels also are be ing cOnstructed in the first reli gious complex of its kind at any air' terminal in the world. With a procession of clergy and an honor guard of Fourth Degree, Knights of ColumbuSt the' archbishop marched to the building .and blessed both the exterior and interior. Mass was offered in the chapell by Msgr. Francis X. FitzGibhon, who has been Catholic chaplain at the airport since June, 1956. Msgr. Charles E. Diviney, vicaJr general of the Brooklyn diocese. preached the sermon. The oval-sh'aped chapel ac commodates 300 persons. The Mass schedule cans for six on Sundays, ten on holy days and one week days.
at an institute here attended by 1,500 elementary, secondary and college teachers- and adminis trators. ' the Chair of Unity Octave inter The council experts including faith program and,. along with Father John Courtney Murray, its missionary study program, S.J., and Father Barnabas Ahern, has continued its Apostolate of C.P., fielded questions for nearly Prayer. two hours. ' The fruits of this latter pro Others on the panel were Msgr. Mat"k J. Hurley, assistant gram are now being manifested chancellor of the San Francisco with the cooperation of the archdiocese; ,Msgr. John S. newly-formed AGW Ecumenical Quinn, ,officialis of the Chicago Committee and communities of other denominations. archdiocese; and F~ther Ray "Di<i'logue ,has been a much mond T. Bosler, editor of the used word among various clergy Criterion, Indianapolis archdioc men to express the hope that esan weekly. members of their respective Trouble, Unrest churches could get together to A wide range of questions as speak of "our common heritage." sailed the group, for example: It was just a case of "who, when, Isn't it true that Vatican II has and where?" stilTed up a lot of trouble and Dialogue Groups 'unrest? Answer: Yes, but this Then came the spark that the "trouble" reflects the "stirrings ecumenical committee needed. Jersey U'nit AgaDrilst of the spirit" in a Church that An invitation was issued to had grown lethargic and com members of the Episcopalian and Pupils' Free Rides placent. Lutheran churches (the two that, Question: Haven't the violent RIVER EDGE (NC) - ,The had shown i/lterest) to gather for and drastic changes provoked by New Jersey chapter of the a fellowship hour in St. John , the council resulted in a large school' cafeteria. A campaign for, American Civil Liberties Union INI'I'[ATE DIALOGUES: From left, Rev. Edward A.' has protested a school bus oper number, of defections from the funds to build' a new church Church? Rausch and Edward Mullowney, St. John Evangelist Church, ation started this year by 'the prevented the Luthel'an group Father Aher and Murray ,re- , from attending the social. Guests' Attleboro; Mrs. Herbert Annis and Rev. Thomas F. Airey,' River Dell regional school dis " plied that there have been, in trict. " were ,asked to consider forming All Saints Episcopal Church, Attleboro, lead scripture read-· " deed losses in. the Church, ,but dialogue groups; to meet at each The regional board partly sup ingat pilot Living Room Dialogues program. Two "living the "qualitative gains have more' other's homes, utilizing as a con ports the plan in which 100 stu than offset the "quantitative will start Friday, Nov. 18 in Attleboro. room" groups versation guide "Living Room dents attending Catholic high losses incur,red." Dialogues," edited by William schools in three communities are Similar losses occuned after B. Greenspun, CSP, national di have expressed the hope that are scheduled to get under way transpol'ted. It is paying. foJ' the Council of Trent (1545-63), other church members will have rectot; . of Apostolate of Good Friday, Nov. 18. part of the transportation of stu": Father Ahern pointed out, only Will, Conft'aternlty of Christian their curiosity aroused enough Recognizing that thi!! is but a dents riding their own schoo] to be followed some years later Doctrine, and William -A. Nor to drop in on any of the seven sma 11 beginning, participants buses along routes paralleling by a remarkable intensification monthly sessions, inquire how gren, executi ve director, Dept. those established by the board (If the faith. , they can undertake a similar of Faith and Order, National for handicapped public school "The 'reform after Trent came Council of Churches of Christ. program, and make living room, students attending special classes. from the top down," Father Mur dialogues a part of their discus- '
All who attended the initial ray added. "til the caSfl of Vati
sion progr"rns.
meeting. in September returned. can II, the reform will come last Friday for the pilot program In the pilot program, the ques- , LUMSDEN (NC)-Greater de from the ranks, from 'people of which included the Litany for tion was asked, "Do you think centralization and flexibility to What About You? God' ~hemselve.s." Unity, hymns, Scripture reading' that a meeting such 'as this
meet the needs of the times are Vow of Obedience
and resp,onses. (mixed denominations) co u I d among the objectives of pro Question: Has there been any Two groups have been formed, have t~en held in this neighbor posed new' legislation for the rethinking on the religious vow and home living room dialogues hood five years ago?" Francicsan 0 l' de 1', Franciscan of obedience in the wake of the The responses were val:ied: major supet"iol's of North Amer ~ouncil? Vatican II's proclamations are ica were told at a meeting here The consensus of the panel Genevieve Caulfield 'challenging"; "Such a spirit of in Canada. was that a careful restudy of the ecumeqism existed on World Gets Kennedy Award The superiors gathered for "exercise of authority" is now War II's battlefields, that many five days of talks .with their going on among R'eIigious orders -DUBUQUE' (NC) --'- A 'living barriers to dialoguiging were let as well as in the ranks of the personification of'the-blind-lead:" order's minister general, Father down." , . secular clergy. ing-the':blind was honored here Constantine Koser, O.F.M.,. of But the most simple yet prob , when' Genevieve Caulfield, 77, ' Rome. The discussions centered, Msgr. Hurley cited the recent abl)' the most thought-provoking on the proposed new, constitu formation of 'priests' aHsociation was' presented with the John answer was, "Not COULD we, in Chicago. He said he expected Fitzgerald Kennedy Award of tions for the order, which will be ' further i.mplementatioll of, the ,Lot'as College. ratified at a general chapter in but WOULD we?" ..... A- Franciscan Sister! new thinking on authority in the Miss Caulfield, who is bliild May, 1967.
GIVING YOURSElf to atife com· Church ,at the' forthcoming and has devoted most of her life
'Renewal within the order be~ oletelv dedicated '0 the salvation of to te'achi'ng the blind, in this meeting of the' U. S. bishops in gan ,some 20 yeai's ago when souls • through prayer,' work, sac· Washington, which he called country and in Asia, was selected Francicsan scholars in Germany' rifice ,and joy "by using your tal· fot" the 'award, hlst May 29. The and Holland began an intensive "tpe mostiinportant meeting of ents as a Nurse, ...aboratory and X·Ray 'presentation was delayed until tl'\e U. S. hierarchy since the study 'of the early l1istory' of the: Technician. Secretary. Accountant, Di· Third, Council of Baltimore in she returned to this country from etitian. Seamstress" C09k. as well as order. The self-examination. was., Vietna'm. " 1884." in other hospital departments and in encouraged :by Pope John X){;I11 a new extension of our work in Cate· Ani'o'ilgprevious honors be_ and by documents of the Vatican , chetical and Social Service Fields. stowed o'ilMiss Caulfield have' Councii. ' CardinalCondlllcts been a decoration ft'om Pope In Februat'y, 1965, all Francis , There No Greater Charity! 'Paul VI; the Medal of Freedom c,ans wel'e,invited to submit sug Conference on TV from President Johnson in 1963, (It you a.e ove, 16: write to Sister Mary gestions for updating the con NEW 'YORK' (NC)-A theo and' the Ramon Magsaysay Clarice. D.S,F, 'Box 111. Catholic Siste,s' stitutions. Last April Father logical conference' for priests of "Ft'eedom award of $10,000 for . College. Washington. D. C. 20017 for fur· Koser appointed an international the New York archdio(~ese was promoting ,'intern'at,ional under 'ther details on this happy IIfe.1 central commission' to' OI'ganize conducted via television. standing between Asian and the proposals' sent in f!"Om Francis Cardinal Spellman in American people; as well as hon around titJe wol"1d. The results' the OPening address told his ors from the Thai and Japanese are now under study by the clergy: "It is a great convenience govet'nments. ' order's 27,000 members. that you 'can participate in the ON CAPE COD conference in a center that is Anniversary Mass close to you." The facilities of the New York WARWICK NECK (NC) ~ archdiocese's educational. TV Bishop Russell J. McVinney of system were used fot, the confer Providence wil preside at a con Paint and Wallpaper ence. The cardinal: observed: celebrated Mas s commemo-' , Dupont Paint' , SPring 5-0700 "This educational'television will rating the 25th anniversary of' cor. Middle St. do great things for our schools. the founding of the Seminary • 422 Acush. Ave. His costly, but worth the price of Our Lady of Providence here -and I don't tilink 'of it as a Saturday, Nov. 19. A group of Q"t::.t1J"l New Bedford luxury because it will bring alumni ,and faculty of the dioc , PARKING AMPLE PARKING about wonderful advantages to esan seminary will be concele:' , Rear of Store , our chiltlren and all of us brants. '
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