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All Catholic high schools in the Fall River diocese will accept applicants and administer a placement examination for new students on Saturday, Del:. I. Students wishing to enter any of these 'schools next September should . report to the ~ school of their choice at 7:45 a.m. on that date. The examination a~ appli­ cation procedure will last until approximately noon.

A $5.00 fee will be payable at the time of application. Students ne~ bring no recor,ds, nor necl parents accompany them.Com­ plete information as to courses, activities, fees and financial aid wiD be given at the time of the examination. ' The schools are Bishop F~e­ han High, Attleboro; Bishop Con­ nolly High, Fall River; Holy Family High, New 'Bedford; Bish­ .0P Stang High, No. Dartmouth; and Coyle-Cassidy High, Taun­ ton.

'WASHINGTON (NC) - The first d.raft of a pastoral letter on the economy drew the great­ est attention at the opening of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops'. eeneral meet­ ing in Washington Nov. 12-15, even though no action on it was scheduled. ,In the first two days of the meeting, which closed. yester­ day, the bishops approved a special $4 million commitment to the bishops of Thailand for refugee relief, rejected a revision of Psalm translations for litur­ gical use, and delayed action on a . new eucharistic prayer for Mass.

They also elected Bishop John R. McGann of Rockvi:lle Centre, N.Y., as treasurer of the NCCB and U.S. ·Cathdlic Conference, succeeding Archbishop Edmund C. Szoka' of Detroit, whpse three-year term had expired.

But the most attention focus­ ed on the first draft of the pas­

. IN . NEW BEDFORD CEREMONIES, Father Roy J. . Yurco, SS.Cc.. is' installed as Faithful Navigator of Bishop James E. Cassidy General Assembly of the Knights :of Col­ umbus by Kenneth C. Pearson, Fourth Degree Team Master.

Father Yurco, also cochaplain of Damien Council, Matta­ poisett, is the first priest in the United States or the Com­ monwealth of Puerto Rico to hold such an office. He is pastor of St. Boniface parish, New Bedford. (Rosa Photo)

Bishop to address Brotherhood meal

Clothing drive begins Sunday

·Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will be keynote speaJ(cr at the annual Brotherhood Dinner of the Great­ er Fall River Area 'Interfaith' Group, 'to' be held Monday night, Nov. 26, at Venus de Milo res-' taurant, Swansea.

Tickets are avai'lable from . Father Daniel' Freitas, St. John of God Rectory, Somerset, tel.

678-5513, or Mrs. Alice Gro­ mada, 1244 S. Main St., Fall River, tel. 673-45?8.

In the Fall River diocese, Thanksgiving not only signals the traditional turkey and foot­ ball games, but a checking of closets and bureau drawers for unused clothing, blankets and yard goods desperately needed by the world's poor.

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The annual diocesan clothing collection begins Sunday and will continue through Nov. 25, said Father Thomas L. Rita, its director.

He said details would be an­ nounced in parish bulletins and area directors would coordinate operations in each of the. dio­ cese's five deaneries.

'Phey are Father Paul A. Car­ on, Attleboro area; Father Rob­ ert f:. Donovan, Cape and .Is­ lands; Father Thomas E. O'Dea, New Bedford area; Father Rich­ ard M. Roy, Taunton area; Father Rita, Fall River area.

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The annual Thanksgiving sea­ son' Campaign for Human De­ velopment collection will be taken up this weekend in all diocesan churches.

The Campaign, begun in 1970 by the U.S. bishops, provides financial support to self-help projects organized and control­ 'led by poor and low-income U.S. residents. With the slogan "A hand up, not a handout," its aim is to combat the root causes of poverty through helping peo­

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Since 1970 CHD has awarded over $280,000 in grants to self­ help groups within the Fall River diocese, a record made possible through the ~ontributions of the diocesan Catholic community. 75 percent of funds collected locai­ Iy goes to the national CHD; 25 percent is allocated to diocesan prog·rams.

National Need Discussing the overall national need for CHD, Bishop James W. pie help themselves.

Malone, president of the Nation­ The largest such funding agen­ al Conference of Catholic Bis-· cy in the nation, CHD is admin- . hops, noted in a letter' to the istered locally by the diocesan bishops that there are 35 mil­ Department of Social Services, lion U.S. poor, the highest num­ directed by Father Peter N. Gra­ ber since 1965. ziano. .

He recalled that Pope John Paul II "urged us to seek out the structural reasons which .Bristol County Employment Or­ foster or cause the different ganizing Project. It was one of forms of poverty" and urged Christians to contribute "to the" establishment of just laws and structures that foster human The Bristol County project, values."

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Bishop James W. Malone of NCOB Youngstown, Ohio, president, opened the meeting Nov. 12 with a ca\ll for' the Am­ erican church to change public opinion and policy in pursuit of justice.

He called for his fellow bishops to "welcome the renewed inter­ est" in the role of reiigion in politics as another way to pre­ sent a religious-moral vision.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Nov. 16, 1984

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that are "mor~Ny ·unjustif.iable," notably through a reversal of the direction of the Reagan tax law changes.

- Urges a new battle against poverty as "an imperative of the highest priority" and demands "major reform" in the "woe­ fully inadequate" public welfare system.'

- Rejects virtually all major changes that the Reagan admin­ istration has injected into U.S. foreign aid policy in the past four years. It calls those policy shifts a "gross distortion" mov­ ing U.S. policy directly away from rather than toward inter­ national economic justice.

Among far-reaching programs for social justice, the only com­ parable precedent in American Catholic history is the 1919 "Bis­ hops' Program of Social Recon­ struction." That docu~ent called Turn to Page Twelve

WASHINGTON {NC) - An explosive draft document writ­ ten for the U.S. Catholic bishops calls for "a new American ex­ periment" in "economic democ­ racy," one possibly as revolu­ tionary as the nation's 200-year­ old experiment in political de­ mocracy.

The document, a proposed pastoral letter on the U.S. econ­ omy, calls for guarantees of economic rights for 'all, just as America now guarantees civil and political rights. 'It declares that "fulfillment of the. basic needs of the poor" is "the high­ - est priority" facing the nation.

So long 'as anyone lacks ne­ cessities, no one else has a moral right to ·have more than he needs, it says.

Inequality of income or wealth can be morally acceptable only when the basic human needs of all have been met, it adds.

The 144 - page, 58,000 - word document is the first draft of a national pastoral letter on Cath­ olic social teaching and the American economy. It' was un­ veiled Nov. 11 as the nation's Hundreds of specia~ ministers bishops gathered in Washington for their annual fall meeting of the Eucharist, lectors, ushers and musicians who assist in the which closed yesterday. weekly worship of diocesan par.

The economic revolution "must ishes will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sun­ begin with the formation 'of a new cultural consensus that all day at Bishop Feehan High persons really do have rights in . School, Attleboro, for a day of the economic sphere 'and that study and prayer sponsored by society has a moral obligation the Divine Worship Commissjon of the docese. to take the necessary steps to Following a general opening ensure that no one among us is session conducted by Father hungry, homeless, unemployed, James F. Lyons, commission or otherwise denied what is chairman, special interest ses­ necessary to live with dignity," sions wjl1 be conducted by mem­ the pastoral draft declares. 'bers' of the Diocesan Divine Like the controversial war and Worship Commission. c> peace pastoral issued by the U.S. Father Degagne will lead a bishops in 1983, the draft of the session for Eucharistic ministers; economic pastoral seeks to spell Father Philip Geogan SJ, for out Catholic social teaching and lectors; Father Roger LeDuc for apply it to specific issues. It of­ ushers; and Father Stephen' Av­ fers moral judgments on a wide ila and Patrick Gannon for musi­ range of public policy issues cians. facing the nation. They are not A period of prayerful reflec­ intended to be political in any tion will fdllow with a choice of partisan sense of that term. prayer forms offered.

In light of President Reagan's ,Eucharistic devotions will be landslide reelection five days be­ directed by Father Barry W. fore release of the draftdocu­ Wall; reflective readings will be ment, however, the most heated given by Sister Gertrude Gau­ controversies are almost certain dette, O.P. and Miss Mary Eliza­ to arise over major policy di­ beth LaRoche; and shared prayer rections of his administration will. be led by Father George with which the document dis­ Harrison and 'Father Joseph M. agrees and ·in some cases explic­ Costa. itly repudiates. Among these, the Father John C. Ozug will ar­ document: range celebration of ,the sacra­ - Insists on a "major new ment of reconciliation for those policy commitment to achieve desiring it. full employment," declaring that The day will conclude with a "current levels of unemployment 4:15 p.m. Mass with Bishop Dan­ ... are morally unjustified" and iel A. Cronin as principal cele­ that "generation of new jobs to brant and homilist. Permanent . provide work for all who seek deacon WilHam Martin, a dio­ it is the number one task facing cesan commission member, will the domestic economy of the be deacon.

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The Politics of Famine Ethiopia has a way of surfacing man's b.rut.alities.

Earlier this century it was invaded by the eXpanSIOnist fas­ cists of Mussolini.

It seem~ that the conflict and pain, inflicted' on that poor land never cease. Now in our day it em~rg~s once more ,as a symbol of man's lust for power. This time the enormity of the pain is heyond human comprehension.

Today Ethiopia's people have become victims of t?e international politics of starvation, of brutal and subtle in­ trigue among the superpowers.

Just feeding' starving peoples conjures up enormous logistic problems; but when politics determines, who is to be fed and who is to starve, man's. inhumanity to man assumes satanic proportions.

ThEHamine in Ethiopia is aggravated by political alli­ ances, civil war and revolution involving all the leaders of the so-called civilized world. And Ethiopia's inability to meet the crisis of her people is due to a confluence of hui­ man destructive forces. , The Ethiopian civil war is a major element in the tragedy. Ethiopia's alliance with Russia has separated ~er from Western nations. There are'reports that food supplIes sent to the famine victims have been used as weapons to quell internal dissension. , This dissension is another prime factor exacerbating the situation. But there also ,has been a lot of foot-dragg~ng on the part of the wealthy nations, including our own.

Some reportshave had-the United States deliberately with­ holding famine aid in hopes thal the situation would cause the Marxist government to fall. Be this true or not, there is no doubt that we' have been slow to react to the emergency. , , ,The Soviet Union shares the. heavy blame, for the Eon-, fusion among relief efforts. In more ways than one, the people of Ethiopia are the victims of Soviet carelessness and indifference. The tyranny imposed on them echoes in the ruthlessness and savagery inflicted on all of Communism's vassal states. From Poland to Afghanistan, the story, is the same. Starvation is one more tool in the Russian political arsenal. Ethiopia is today's victim.

Much to the credit of the Catholic Church, she has heard the cries of the starving. Catholic Relief Services has become a channel whereby at least some of the Ethiopian people are being fed. It is encouraging indeed to see the response of American Catholics to the overwhelming need.

He're in our own diocese a major effort is being made to support the efforts of Catholic, Relief Services as Bishop Cronin, who served with the diplomatic service of the Holy See in Ethiopia, has laun'ched a special diocesan appeal for funds. ' All of us who have been blessed with the abundance of this land shouid support these efforts. This week we will be flocking to grocery stores to prepare for our tradi-, tional Thanksgiving celebration. Could we not suggest that each family sacrifice one dish for relief efforts? Could we not share the abundance that the Lord has given us? Could we not rem~mber the starving as we offer, our prayers ,of thanksgiving?

There should be no room in our hearts, for the politics of starvation. Let us never offer stones to, a brother or sister who needs bread.

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Few people could watch the CBS movie, ."Silence of the Heart," without being moved to tears. But more than mere con­ sciousness raising is necessary to cope with the problem of teenage suicide.

Television can dramatic~lly sensationalize the tears and, hurts of thousands of people' without solving their problems, ' as ,in this dramatization in which a mother 'is haunted by the fear that what seemed an accidental death might actually have been a suicide.

Ironically, the actress playing the mother had at age 22 dis­ covered the body of her own father, \yho had committed sui­ cide. She well conveys the sur­ vivors' silence of the heart.

IBut, despite suoh dramtic suc­ cesses, television too often fos­ ters alack of communication in fam~lies. Spouses ·put their own intimate feelings aside to become spectators of' its make-believe world. For children it assumes the wle of electronic baby­ sitter.

Ironically, the very medium that glamorizes love effectively destroys it. Most spou~es want to be loving and supportive of each other. Most parents want to be loving and supportive of their children. However, their good intentions are frequently just that because they forget that love is spelled t-i-m-e.

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provide their image of reality cannot live in the immediate in 30 or 60 minutes, minus proximity of the extended fam­ ample time for the lucrative ily of grandparents, uncles, commercials. Hence they more aunts and so forth. or 'less subtly send two mess­ Unless families cut o'ff from ages: I. every problem has an their kin find new support sys­ instant solution; 2. material tems, they become more isolated goods can bUY' you happiness. and more vulnerable to collapse. teenagers' are In such cases, parents should Obviously, shortchanged by these false make the effort to see that their standards to which they are so children benefit from the pro­ vulnerable. There should be Httle grams of such organizations as wonder why so many are ask­ pcu:ishes. schools, civic associa­ ing whether life is worth :living. ' tions, work groups and social Growing pains have never clubs. been easy but our present soci­ Ironically, lis we live in greater ety, with its pressures of drug and greater proximity to each and alcohol abuse, free sex, frag­ other, there seems to be less and mented families, and the never­ l~ss community. We are often never land constantly presented huddled, -lonely, angry ,and hos­

by TV makes it even more diffi­ We, in an upwardly striving cult to, become an adult. world.

HIstorically, growing. pains Too many parents manifest were usually eased by loving their love by indulging their chil­ parents and relatives. Added to dren with material goods for strong family ties was a heavy which they must work hard reliance upon religious values. away from the home. Our young­ Such factors gave resilence to sters inherit the pressure to suc­ teenagers as they faced life's . ceed but lack the presence of difficult moments. loving parents whose attentiori Things -have not changeq. they desperately need. Too often Young people still need their the quest for affluence makes inner resources strengthened in those parents more involved order to cope with daily prob­ with careers and luxuries than lems: Even ,if today's families with those they claim to love are changing in their size and the most. form they are 'sUll the funda­ Watching television will not mental building block of society. solve the problem. RatlJer, those We are a people on the move. who themselves have benefited Often our mobility is a function from .Ioving and stable families of our desire to survive economi­ should set an example by form­ cally or 'better, to prosper. Yet ing communities of loving affir­ much is 'lost when the. nuclear mation, hospitality and kind­ family of parents and children ness.

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Recent events have some observers scratching their mercy and identification with FATHER

poor. heads, trying to figure out theAlthough creation of monsig­ EUGENE where the church is going. nors never stopped, use of the First, there is the decree title greatly diminished. Some HEMRICK which allows bishops in some haHed this as ·an improvement circumstances to authorize the over the past. use of ,the Latin Tridentine Mass.

Another recent church event Many persons no doubt have that caused a stir was a speech fond memories of Latin. Masses by Cardinal Silvio Oddi, head of ting compassionately to them.

How does one interpret the and their familiar "Dominus the Vatican Congregation for the rece~t series of events that seem vobiscum" (The Lord be with Clergy. Addressing priests mak­ you). ing their retreat in Rome, he to harken back rather than for­ One reason for the renewal of said: "A priest does not need the ward?

For the person who believes the liturgy was toencouarge love of a man or a woman to that overaction is out of place more active participation by all achieve a complete personality. the people.. Latin was dropped It is a sad and serious error to here, the events might be seen in order to increase understand­ insinuate that a priest requires as minor. A Latin Mass here ing. the love of another mortal to and there, a few more purple The changes also marked a achieve maturity. The priest· is cassocks and isolated advice are tum in church thinking about wedded ·to the church and does hardly earth shaking for a church definitely getting more progres­ the role of the laity. In the past not require a personal relation­ lay people were discouraged ship to complete his personality." sive.

I For some the events could from getting too close ,to the Any priest ordained for some altar. Now they are encouraged length of time must remember SIgnify a death gasp, for others to come closer Ibecause they seminary days, when emotions a hoped-for move towards re­ surrection of old traditions. belong there by virtue of their were a no-no and spartan atti­ I see the conflict as the age­ baptism. ,tudes held sway.

Another tradition creeping With the period of renewal old struggle between nostalgia back is the creation of monsig­ came the realization that too and the march of time. nors. After Vatican II there much empha!\is on spartanism When the two clash it is not seemed to be a movement away might attract a type of person­ unlike the clash of Peter, who from this institution as part of ality more interested in the let­ tried to hold on to something a thrust to change the image of ter of the law than its spirit; a old, and 'Paul, who opted for the church from that of a showy personality more concerned change. In the end ,both had to so-<:aUed church triumphant ,to about staying aloof and distant come to grips with the real pur­ a grass-roots church whose pri- from the laity than about rela- pose of the church.

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I'll never again approach Thanksgiving wit h 0 \l t thanking God for last year's holiday. As our family ma­ tures, we're reaching the point where we don't have everyone home for the holiday. So last year we decided to opt for some­ thing different and therein 'lies my tale.

We and our two adolescent sons went to Santa Fe, New Mexico, for a four-day getaway to spend some quiet time to­ gether. Little did we guess how much.

Sante Fe is less than a day's drive for us and it transports us into another world, with its Spanish-style homes, .narrow streets, quiet ambience, hiking, and mix of Anglo/Hispanic/In­ dian cultures.

We had a wonderful five days.

Five, you say? As we drove home, satisfi-ed wi,th spending good time together, it began to snow. ·By the time we. reached Raton Pass over the mpuntains, we found ourselves in a com­ plete whiteout. We're 'Used to occasional ground blizzards and are familiar with mountain driv­ ing, but this was scary.

Heavy snow and strong winds combined to equate no visibility at all. I clutched my rosary ring . as we veered from center to ditch and finally reached the temporary oasis of a gas station at the top of the Pass along with dozens of other frightened travellers.

Jim tall,ted with another man about road conditions ahead, wished him well and watched with horror as he and his family

slid off the road and down an in­ cline before he even' got off the ramp. Fortunately they stopped and nobody was hurt.

But we made a decision on ·the spot to stop at the first motel available and hole up until the raging blizzard diminished.

Easier said than found.

We inched and prayed our way along fu'om Qne "No Va­ cancy" sign to another, finally deciding to keep going as long as we could just as we made the decision, I spied a :Ionely motel under a viaduct and said with a hint of hysteria,' "There's one without a No Vacancy sign."

God was with ·us. We got the :Iast room in town, right before they closed the highway ahead.

500 less fortunate travellers spent the night in a church base­ ment ,in one of the worst bliz­ zards in our history; We ended up with 30 inches of snow which closed highways and airports alike. When we caBed home to report that we wouldn't· be at schools and workplaces on Mon­ day, they just laughed. Every­ thing was closed.

So we found ourselves iii the. enviable position of having a cozy room, no place to go and people we 'loved with whom to spend our forced imprisonment.

(The boys were contented. There was a pizza parlor nearby.) , It ended up as a bonus to an already good holiday. J think our worried daughter 1000 miles away envied us. We talked about both serious and nonsensical issues. We stayed up late. And we thanked God together for a safe arrival and for each other.

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its raging blizzards, I had often told my children about being snowed in: the roads and schools which closed for' days and the subsequent imaginative play we devised as the winds .and snows swirled around us. This time they experienced' it themselves.

Eventually we made it 'home.

It was an occasion for giving thanks iri its truest sense.

A Warning "Be careful how you live. You may be the only Bible some per­ son ever reads." - WiUiam J. Toms

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November 17 Rev. Henry R. Canuel, former Pastor, 1980, Sacred Heart, New Bedford November 19 Rev. Msgr. Lester L. Hull, Pastor Emeritus, 1982, Ou,r Lady of the Isle, Nantucket

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Q. A while back you said that if a Catholic formally rejects the Catholic Church and marries iit another religious community, that mnrriage would be valid in the eyes of the Reman Catholic Church.

Would that also be true if the person is a Catholic priest now serving as a Lutheran minister who left the church and was married without any authoriza­ tion or action from Rome? (Cal­ ifornia) A. My answer dealt with former Catholics otherwise free. to marry. If someone is already married, his or her formal re­ jection of the Catholic Church (which might be by joining an­ other denomination) would not change the fact of the existing marriage. According to Catholic teaching, the individual would not be free to marry as long as the valid marriage existed with, the former spouse.

Something similar to this would be true in the instance you ask about.

By our tradition, anyone who has been in full communion with the church by baptism or recep­ tion into the faith is normally always' considered 'a member of the church. The fact that some­ one has' rejected his relationship with the church does not mean that the church has rejected him or her: .

Thus, even Catholics who leave the church are still, by our understanding, bound 'to its laws unless specifically exempted for some reason..

The new Code of Canon Law specifically exempts Catholics, who in some way formally re­ .nounce the church, from the ob­ ligation to marriage before a priest or deacon.

Through' ordination, a priest cannot marry, according to .church law, because of what is called the impediment of orders.

Since the church has not dis­ pensed him from that impedi­ ment, he is still bound by that part of her law.

Q. Your recent column about weddings states that the church respects our buildings as sacred places where sacred even1ts should take place.

Why in our parish is a pen­ ance service hdd in the parish hall rather than in the church?

Also, what is the theory of writing our sins on paper and burning the papers at the pen­ an'ce seTVice? Isn't this super­ stitious? (Maryland) A. One reason _I chose your question ,is because of something that occurs to me often when people ask about a problem in their parish. Have you asked your parish priest about it?

My guess is that there is some good reason (even though you may not agree with it) as to

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why the penance service is held outside of church. I cannot imag­ ine a pastor making this choice for no reason at all.

In ceremonies celebrating the sacrament of penance, as well as other liturgical and sacra­ mental services, some sort of symbolic action is included to express in a more tangible way what is happening through our prayer.

During one penance service in which I participated, each one present placed some grains of incense on burning charcoal.

At another service, each per­ son symbolically washed his or her hands.

Each act was intended to ex­ press thanks to God for his mer­ cy and forgiveness.

In the same way, at other services ea1:h penitent is invi­ ted to write a sin or faults on a piece of paper. At the end of the ceremony these papers are burned, 'symbolizing our belief in and' acceptance of God's for­ giving love. This is apparently what happened at your penance service.

Q. We were taught that no­ thing new could be introduced af1ter the dea1th of the last apos­ tle. How can there be a "new Mass"? (Iowa) A. I cannot believe you were taught that nothing new could be introduced after the death of the last apostle. If that were true we would still be offering the Eucharist in Greek or He­ brew with everyone sitting, or more probably standing, around the dining room table.

Since the church is not a mu­ seum, but the living body of Christ, .if has changed much over the past 2,000 years.

The same is true with the 'Mass. The form we older Cathol lies grew up with was simply one of the hundreds the church has experienced in its long life.

Actually, our "new Mass" has more similarities to the "old Mass" of the early Christians than any other format during the last 1,000 years.

Q. Our daughter with whom we have Rittle communication will be married soon. She plans a house wedding by a minister, TV style.

Should we,go to the wedding?

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A. As you describe the situa­ tion, there's probably little you can do to affect your daughter's faith at this point but - it is im­ portant that you show your love . for her and support her in her new married life.

Unless there is another major factor 'involved. ,it seems to me that sharing in her wedding would help your relationship and be a spiritual support for her in coming years.

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Sister Elizabeth, born in 1880, entered the Carmel of Dijon at age 21 and died there at age 26.

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John Paul II as a guide to men and women seeking union with Black Catholics are caHed pri­

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in heaven my mission will be ark, N.J., said at the Louisville

to attract souls by helping them archdiocesan Black Catholic Con­

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to cling to God with a very sim- .

"God is calling us to bui,ld up pie and loving movement and to his kingdom here on earth, to keep them in t'hat interior si­ communicate his word, to serve lence which allows God to im­ our mission as black Catholics, print himself on them . ~ . " .to teach and witness the word," Profoundly influenced by the he told congress participants. saints of Carmel, Teresa of Jesus, . Bishop Francis, one of 10 U.S. John of the Cross, and Therese black Catholic bishops, said he of the· Child Jesus, Elizabeth gets "impatient and even weary found the pattern of her person­ when I see many of our black al vocation primarily in the Paul­ ~brothers and sisters ... wander­ . ine epistles, where she 1earned ing aimlessly in the wilderness that she had been chosen ~n of bygone days. It pains me to Christ ... and appointed to Bve see so much time, so much for the praise of His glory." talent, so much energy spent on For her, say her sister Car­ what is negative :in our church me1ites, love was not only the and in society at the expense of goal of life, but also the means what is good, positive and af­ to reach thar goal. Jt was thus firmative." that she fulfilled her vocation Bishop Francis said the pas­ as the ceaseless "Praise 'of toral letter recently issued by' Glory" of the Trinity. the black bishops caBs on !black Vol. I of her Ufe and writings, . Catholics to inform "ourselves newly published by the Institute of our black' American roots," to of Carmelite Studies, is avail­ works ,to eradicate racism, to able at ,the South Dartmouth promote ,lay, clerical and reli­ monastery. gious ministries, and to produce "authenticaIly black" liturgies.

Noting it is estimated that al­ most 60 percent of 'U.S.. abor­ tions are performed on black LA PAZ, Bolivia (NC) - Bo­ 'livia's 24 bishops have criticized 'women, Bishop" Francis said foreign creditor banks for the black Catholics are called to nation's deep economic crisis. choose life.

"We black' people, perhaps They blamed Bolivia's economic problems, including an inflation more than any other people in rate of more than 1,000 percent, this country, must continue to_ remind ourselves that our con­ on "the unjust position of inter­ national banks, 'which offer no' . dition .of servitude was created

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possible alternatives to over­ come our crisis, caused in large had no respect for human life

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PANAJI, India (NC)-The body of St. Francis Xavier, patron of foreign missions, will be ex­ posed for public viewing from now 'Until Jan. 15 in Goa, an Indian territory.

The annual feast of the Jesuit saint, a companion of St. Igna­ tius Loyola, is celebrated Dec. 3 with religious ceremonies and processions. His relics are ex­ posed every 10 years. In 1974 the exposition was a tourist event in the former Portuguese territory, although a nationwide shortage of food and lodging existed.

BROTHER WILLIAM P. LINHARES, son of Jesse M. and Mary Linhares of St. Anthony's parish, Taunton, will be ordained a Francis­ can priest of the Third Order Regular on Thanksgiving Day at the Church of St. Paul, Wilmington, Del. He will offer a Mass of thanks­ giving at 7 p.m. Nov. 24 at St. Anthony's.

A graduate of the former Coyle High School, Taunton, and Stonehill College, North Easton, he also holds a mas­ ter's degree in education from Rhode Island College and a bachelor's in Sacred Theology' from Catholic Uni­ versity of America.

Brother William taught in the Taunton public school system from 1970 until 1978, ;when he ent.ered religious life.

After ordination he will continue to serve at St. Pat­ rick's Church, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., where he is now assigned.·

Card. Cooke Guild seeks sainthood NEW YORK (NC) - An or­ ganization working for canon­ ization of the late Cardinal Ter­ ence Cooke already had "hun­ dreds" of members when it was launched offically on the first anniversary of his death Oct. 6, acording to the priest appointed

by Archbishop John J. O'Con· nor as postulator of the cause.

Capuchin Father Benedict J. Groeschel, who is also spiritual development director of the New York Archdiocese, said mem­ bers of the Cardinal Cooke Guild include many Jews and other non-Catholics.

An office at the archdiocesan center wiH handle guild member­ 5hips, issue a semiannual news­ letter, collect reports of favors received .through the cardinal's intercession and prepare ma­ terial for submission to the Vatican. However, official can. onization processes cannot start until five years after a candidate's death.

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Francis Xavier was "born in Spain in 1506. He became one

of the world's great missionaries, working in India, Japan and China. In 1552, ~oon after· at· tempting to establish missions in China, he died. Later his cof­ fin was opened and his body was reportedly undecomposed.

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Before his death, he had ask­ ed that his body rest in Goa, where he had performed much missionary work, because he con­ sideredit a picturesque and peaceful land. There his remains are enshrined in a silver casket jn a mausoleum at the Basilica of Bom Jesus.

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The, bishops received encour­ agement from Archbishop Pio Laghi, Vatican ambassador ·,to the United States, for their work on the economic pastoral. . , Using' the Gospel, to fight in­ justice "is among the, paramount tasks of the church in our .times," Archbishop Laghi said. "It is in this spirit, I, know, that you ap-' proach yO,ur work." ' Polish Cardinal Franciszek Marchatski of CJ:acow also ad­ dressed the bishops, outlining a five-year proposal for the Po­ lish church to aid the country's farmers, and promote economic : development, The project has received pledges ,owe $10 million from the U.S. government and $3 mHlion , from the U.S. bishops. " .

The bishops, also approved a $4 million aid package to the , bishops of Thailand .to takeover­ ,refugee camps run now by Cath­ olic Relief Services. They voted 144-11 to donate' 2.6 cents per year for the next three years for every Catholic in their dioceses for Thailand. Each bishop is left 'to decide on ho~ to raise the . funds.

In a v!lte of 117-154, the bish­ ops rejected a "limited revision" of the Psalms designed to re­ move wo~ds' which might lead to sexual bias in liturgical tex.ts.

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, the Liturgy was objected to by ...z. ,<} several bishops who questioned if the new language would ob­ \ .~,' scure the meaning of messianic \ ,.~~prophecies.

The /revisions would have ,~. eliminated masculine references such as "him," "his" and "sons" when referring to women as well as men.

By a 15:>-1 vote Nov. 13, the :bishops, approved the 1985 NCCB-USGC budget of $25.5 million an in<;rease of $1.3 mil­ lion over 1984 allocations.

In a separate vote the bishops also approved a hike in the na­ tional conference assessment on local dioceses. Beginning in 1986,each diocese will send 13.3 cents to the NCCB-USCC for each Catholic' in its jurisdiction, an increase of 1 cent. . The bishops delayed action on a new eucharistic pr:ayer pend­ FATHER DONALD D. ,ing its review by other English­ VELOZO, son of Mrs. Doro­ speaking countries.

thy Velozo, Somerset, and In other action:

the late Jesse Velozo, and a - San Antonio, Texas Arch­ Qishop Patrick F. Flores, urged priest of the diocese of Cam­ greater support for the. church' den, NJ, has been named a in Latin America in response prelate of honor to Pope John both to threats' and violence Paul II with the title of Rev­ against Catholic lay leaders and erend Monsignor. heavy Protestant proselytizing.

The new monsignor was - San Francisco Archbishop John R. Quinn reported on the an altar boy at St. John of work of a commission he heads God parish, Somerst, and at­ studying religious life in the tended Somerset schools be­ United States. He said the Vati­ fore joining the Air Force, can is not trying to "monasti­ where he served from 1952 cize religious life." to 1956.

- Bishop 'Malone ,announced Vatican approvalfor the distribu­ He holds degrees in phil­ tion of 'communion under the osophy from St. Mary's Col­ forms of both bread and wine in the United' States, at Sunday lege, St. Mary, Ky., in Am­ and holy day Masses at the dis­ erican hidtory from' Villa­ cretion of the local bishop. _ nova University and in . Also discussed were the age school administration from for reception of the sacrament 'lassboro College, Glassboro, of confirmation in the United NJ. He studied theology at States; revisions in guidelines St. Bonaventure Seminary, for priestly formation and per­ manent diaco,nate; an evaluation St. Bonaventure NY, and of Catholic-Anglican relations, ,prior to priestly ordination and a change in funding guide­ in 1965, wa~ a transitional .Jines for the American Board of. deacon at St. Michael's Cathol\c Missions.

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Creche case WASHINGTON (NC) - The U.S. Supreme COJ1rt has agreed to hear a dispute over construc­ ,tion of a ,Christmas creche in a Scarsdale, N.Y., park despite op­ ,position from some non-Chris­ tians. The court's decision fol­ ,lows its 1984 ru:ling that the town of Pawtucket, R.I., did not ,violate the Constitution by including 'a nativity scene in holiday-season displays.

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.ATTLEBORO AREA members of the Bishop's Ball committee, from left, Mrs. Albert Jackson; St. Mary parish, Mansfield; Mrs. Harry B. Loew, St, John Evangelist, Attleboro; Russell April, St. Stephen, Attleboro; Mrs. George Bauza, St. Mary, Norton; Mrs. David· Selmayer, St. Mary, Mansfield.

Bisho'p's Ball presentee parishes Ball director, has named Mrs. James A. O'Brien Jr. presentee committee chairman, a post she has held for many years. She wi'll be assisted by Miss Claire O'Todle, Mrs. Vincent A. Coady, Miss Dorothy Curry, Miss Angela Medeiros, Miss A{)rienne Lemi­ eux and Miss Ethel Crowley.

The annual winter social event Attleboro Area: St. John, St. win take place· Jan. 11 at Lin­ Stephen, Attleboro; St. Mary, coln Park Ballroom, North Dart­ North Attleboro; Mt. Carmel, mouth.

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The Nazareth student will rep· Cape and Islands: St. Marga­ resent a diocesan agency .bene­ ret, Buzzards Bay; St. Patrick, fiting from .the Ball. Proceeds Falmouth; St. Joan of Arc, Or­ also go to four summer camps . leans; St. Augustine, Vineyard for exceptional and underprivi­ Haven; Our Lady of Lourdes, leged children.

Wellfleet; St. Elizabeth, Edgar­ Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, town; St. John, Pocasset.

A young lady from Nazareth Hall Vocational Center, Fall River, and 37 representatives of diocesan parishes will be presen­ ted to Bishop Daniel A. Cronin by their fathers at a ceremony that is a traditional highlight of the IBishop's Charity. Ball.

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Dear Dr. Kenny: My husband and I have sacrificed much and loved much to raise three chil­ dren. Our daughter has been married two yeats and lives in another city. She is doing well with a child of her own but rarely calls.

Our -two teenagers collect their allowances, eat the meals I prepare and use the family as if it belonged entirely to them.

But if they ever expressed grati­ tude, I .fear I would die of shock. They are doing well in school and with friends, but whatever happened to saying thank you?' Are we wrong to look for them to be grateful for their families once in a while?

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turned but it. will be a pale re­ flection of the,.. spontane~us . re­ sponse we so desire. .

While gratitude cannot ibe de­ manded, it can be given. Like love, the best strategy to receive it is to give it. Instead· of seek­ ing gratitude from our children, this Thanksgiving we might con. sider the reasons we are grate­ ful for them.

Are your children· healthy?

Take satisfaction from that.

Years ago fewer than half the children born :lived to adulthood.

Are they happy? Share their joy.

You mention. that your child­ ren get along well with their friends. Frequently teens are indifferent toward family but loyal and thoughtful toward their friends. Such behavior can indicate a necessary step in Of course not. You echo the . growth. hunger and hurt in every par­ ent's heart. We parents are all Their skm in peer relation­ eager for positive response from ships may reflect social skills our chi!ldren, especially when learned within the family. they are about to 1~ave home.

Are your chHdren able to W,e have invested 18 or more enter adu-lthood with confidence years of -love and work. How and independence? They may nice it wou·ld be to hear, "Well ascribe their self-sufficiency to done, Mom. You did a good their own ability. But lin your job." heart, you know their maturity Unfortunately, gratitude is is 'in good· part your gift. '!ike love. It cannot be required Count your blessings this or demanded. If' you do,. the Thanksgiving. Be ~rateful to gratitude may be formally re­ your children for growing up

with health and verve and spunk.

Do it now. Do not wait for them to be grateful in words. • That tirne may not come. Thanks­ giving is a time to be thankful, not to wait for others to thank us.

You owe even more to your children than the joy you experi­ ence at their health and happi­ ness. They are not the only ones who have changed. You too have g,rown, perhaps more than you desired. Children make true adults out of their parents..

Your children gave you the op­ portunity to pass on your love to a new generation, and in the process to grow up yourself.

Thanksgiving may be the oc­ casion for you to thank them for the wonderful chance they have given you.

Let parents lead the way. Turn your need for gratitude around, and use it as a remin{)er th~t you too are grateful. "Thank you, my sons and daughters, for teaching me patience and un­ selfishness, for helping me to, reach deep into my so.ul for a tough and enduring love that I never knew before, and for grow- . ing up eager to repeat this ad­ venture with yet another genera­ tion."

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Renewal fruits, needs

discussed by bishops WASHINGTON (NC) - The Catholic charismatic renewal has contributed significantly to par­ ish '1ifein the areas of liturgy, music, evangelization, Scripture, prayer and youth outreach, ac­ cording to a document published' by the Bishops' Liaison Com­ mittee with the Catholic Charis­ matic Renewal.

Titled "A Pastoral Statement on the Catholic Charismatic Re­ newal," the document was pub­ lished in October by the Na­ tiona·1 Conference of Catholic Bishops. The bishops' charis­ matic renewal committee is headed by Auxiliary Bishop Jo­ seph C. McKinney of Grand Rapids, Mich.

The term ~'charismatic" refers to the gifts of the Holy Spirit exercised by Christians.

Bishop McKinney, in an inter­ view, said it was time for an updating of the bishops' views on the charismatic renewal movement and "we detected a maturing we wanted to share."

He also said Pope John 'Paul II "was saying more and more positive things than we were saying."

Previous pastorals on the re­ newltl had been published in 1969 and 1975, but 'Bishop Mc­ Kinney said, "This one is more positive."

"It is an effort to be clearer and clearer on what we discern are the fruits and needs 'of the renewal," he added.

In the new statement "we noted that the ministry of the charismatic renewal is beyond itself" Bishop McKinney said.

For example, he said, the move­ ment is educating people in faith, building up family life and becoming a source of religious vocations.

The pastoral statement com­ mented, "Since our last two statements, we have seen the charismatic renewal mature in its grasp of the core of the Gos­ pel and those realities which belong constitutively' to the inner nature of the church."

As well as praising the move­ ment's contributions to the role of the laity in the church, ·its renewal of the family and its instructional programs, the statement warned against abuses and offered suggestions for im­ provement.

It encouraged the renewal to pursue justice and peace in addi­ tion to spirituality, to bring peo­ ple closer to the Catholic Church -instead of leading them away and to use caution. in the healing and deliverance ministries. .

The statement also warned against fundamentalism or false literalism in interpreting the Bible and against leaders lack­ ing doctrinal and spiritual forma­ tion.

"We especially rejoice .in the efforts to foster the pursuit of holiness, to encourage Catholics to a fuller participation ·in the Mass and sacraments, to develop ministries to serve the parish and local church, to foster ecu­ menical bonds of' unity with other Christians, to participate in evangelization, and to assist the development of this renewal in other countries," the state­ . ment said. ..

"While this renewal pursues the Gospel priority of giving first emphasis to the praise, t.hanks, worship and love of God, we remind all that such love is not complete if it does not reach out to all our neighbors, especi­ ally the poor."

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New pastoral 'revolutionary'

Continued from Page Three for then non-existent national policies to end child labor, es­ tablisha minimum living wage for all workers, and create mi­ tional iIlness, disability, unem­ ploymentand old age security systems. Such programs have since become an integral part of the American social fabllic.

The' new draft is the product of nearly four years of work by a five-bis!,!op committee headed.

by Archbishop Rembert Weak­ land of Milwaukee. It is,how­ ever, only the first of tllree rounds of writing and revision.

The nation's bishops are to de­ bate and vote on a fin'al docu­ ment in November·1985.

Release of the first draft was delayed until after the recent national elections because of the potential for political misuse of it in the campaigns.

The document is divided into two major parts: - "Biblical and Theological Foundations," divided into two chapters, spells out the Christian understanding of economic life and the ethical norms Catholic social teaching has developed out of that understanding.

- "Policy Applications,'.' in five chapters, seeks" to apply the ethical norms to specific

issues facing the United States:' employment, , poverty, food and agriculture, collaborative eco­ nomic planning, and the impact. of national policy on the world economy.

The topic of food and agri­ culture was added to the pas­ toral only recently. It appears only as a heading in the second draft, scheduled for. completion next spring.

Contrary to fears expressed beforehand by some 'leading con­ servative voices, notably, For­ tune and Business Week, the pastoral draft does not repudi­ ate or sharply criticize capital­ ism as an economic system, Rather, it praises many ac­ complishments of the U.S. econ­ omy and the role investors ,and owners play in economic life, 'but within that framework erlun­ dates signif,icant changes it says are needed to make the polit­ ical-economic system work more justly for all.

On employment, it says the role of private entrepeneurs in job creation is of primary im­ portance, but it also insists on a strong role by local, state and national government and by unions in promoting further job .creation and in achieving 'a na­ tional policy goal of full employ­

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a remote, strange body. of thought which contrasts not only with the concrete habits' of me, but a~so with the base mod­ el of thought," he said.

Many U.S. moralists "believe' they are forced to choose be­ tween dissent from society or dissent from the magisterium," the cardinal said, and many se­ lect the .latter, adopting "a com­ mitment to a secular ethic which ends up unhinging. men and women from their profound na­ ture, leading them to a new slavery in the name of HQera­ ting them." . ,Cardinal Ratzinger was 110t quoted as naming' any U.S. church people in his criticism.

The quotes on the U.S. were part of a Jengthy interview, which is the basis of riine arti­ cles in the magazine. The maga­ zine said they would be published iIi book form in earJy 1985.

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On collaborating to shape the U.S. economy, the pastoral draft calls for a wide range of initia­ tives at local, regional and na­ tional levels, particularly stres­ sing new forms of partnership between management and work­ ers and ·between industries and local communities to promote greater economic growth and equity.

But it also emphasizes that the federal government must play a significant policy-making and coordinating role in effec­ tive economic planning at the national level, even though "the mere mention" of national eco­ nomic planning provokes "a vio­ 1ent allergic reaction" among many Americans.

Regarding the effect of U.S. policy on the world economy, the pastoral draft cites "three key themes.. .fromre~nt papal teaching: the need for reform of the international system, the need to refashion national poli­ cies, and the acceptance of a

Ratzinger criticizes U.S.

MILAN, Italy (NC)-Many U.S. sidered, more than. ever, as scan­ Catholics choose to dissent from dalous," the cardinal said in a the, church's teaching authority wide-ranging interview in the rather than from the secular current issue of "Jesus," a Ca~h­ values promoted by their wea.Jthy oLic monthly magazine published nation; said Cardinal Joseph in Milan. .

Ratzinger, head of the Vatican The caroinal also painted it .. Congregation for the Doctrine bleak picture of .the post-Vatican of the Faith.

II church worldwide, saying "Regarding North America, many Catholics have used Vati­ we see a world where wealth is can II "to pass from self-criti­ the measure of everything and cism to self-destruction" of where the values and ;lifestyJes . Catholi~ unity. proposed by Catholicism are con"We expected a new enthusi­ asm and many ,people have end­ ed up discouraged and bored.

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On the central ethical princi­ ple~concerning work, the draft says, "A job with adequate pay should be available to all who seek one. This right protects the freedom and obligation of all to participate in the 'eco­ nomic life of society....Employ­ ment is crucial to self-realiza­ tion for the worker and to the fulfiIlment of material needs. It also forms the first line of de­ fense against poverty."

On poverty, the document notes that the percentage of peo­ ple below the poverty line in the United States rose from 11.7 percent at the end of '1979 to 15.2 percent at the end of 1983.

"The fact that so many people are poor in a nation as wealthy as ours is a socia'! and' moral scandal that must not he ig­ nored," it says.

It . notes that poverty' hits . blacks, Hispanics and women hardest" and it cites figures to show that the "inequality in the distribution of income and wealth" in the United States is among the worst in the Western industrialized world.

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It is particularly critical of re­ cent shifts in U.S. international development policy. Without naming the Reagan administra­ tion, a series of· policy shifts which constitute "a gross dis­ tortion of the priority that de­ velopment assistance should command."

The draft also lists ethical norms for U.S. policy regarding foreign trade, Third World Debt, renewal of foreign development assistance and private invest­ ment abroad.

It calls on the United States to lead in launching a global "campaign for economic democ­ racy and justice."

The members of Archbishop Weakland's drafting committee are' Archbishop Thomas Donnel­ lan of Atlanta, Bishops George Speltz of S1. Cloud, Minn., and WiIliam Weigand of Salt Lake City, and Auxiliary Bishop Pe­ ter Rosazza of Hartford, Conn.

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that a baiance is needed between the exaggerations of an indis­ criminate opening to the world, pre-and post-Vatican II teach­ "after a too-positive interpreta­ ings.

He also criticized theologians tion of an agnostic and atheistic who work outside the church's world." magisterium~ defended current The cardinal also said that prohibitions on intercommunion the growth and power of nation­ with Protestants and defended al bishops' conferences runs the missionary activities from ac­ risk of overshadowing the au­ cusations of cultural imperialism. thority of individual bishops.

Cardinal Ratzinger, a German, , Cardinal Ratzinger attacked "efforts to rebaptize God in the said the strongest statements feminine tense" and said that against the rise of Nazism in the the Catholic faith seems stronger 1930s came from individual bishops. "Those of the (bishops') in Eastern Europe, which is uri­ der Communist rule, than in conference were pale in compari­ Western countries. "son to what the tragic era il'e­ The late East German Cardinal quired," he said.

Regarding ecumenism, he said {\lfred Bengsch of Berlin "used to tell me that he saw a graver many Catholics have an "incor­ danger to the faith ,in Western rect vision" that "the nonaccep­ consumerism and in a theology tance by Rome of inter commun­ contaminated by this' attitude ion, of a joint Eucharist with than in' Marxist ide910gy," he the Protestant churches, is the ultimate fruit of an intolerant added. mentaUty." Cardinal Ratzinger said, how­ "This position does not reflect ever, that Mancism 4s the most that for a Catholic the church dangerous of contemporary athe­ istic philosophies because of its - the structure willed this way

by Christ himself - is based mora.l pretensions.

Speaking of developments on apostolic succession and therefore there cannot be a Eu­ since Vatican II, Cardinal Ratz­ linger criticized what he eaUed charist if the succession is inter­ "an anti-council spirit according rupted," said the cardinal.

Cardinal Ratzinger criticized to which' everything which is new or presumed to be so would theologians who stress their always be better than tllat which own views at the expense of the already exists" and according to "common tradition" of the . which "the history of the church church, but did not name indivld­ would have a rebeginning" with ualls. the council.

Many theologians seem-to have The cardinal said he opposes forgotten that the .subject who efforts to ,turn the church clock formulates theology is not a back to' the pre-Vatican II era single studious person, but the but aiso said' that Catholics must Catholic community in its entire­ _ "search for a new balance after ty," he said. "It is the church."

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ST. PATRICK, FALMOUTH 3rd annual all-parish family Thanksgiving Mass: 7 p.m. Nov. 24, followed by refreshments in the church hall.

Day of recollection: 1 to 8 p.m. Nov. 25, including witness taIls by Falther Jhseph Ma:'· guire and others, song, prayer and evening meal.

MT. CARMEL, NB Newly elected youth group of­ ficers were commissioned at a recent Mass.

NOTRE DAME, FR Those attending Mass in the parish who consider themselves members but have never regis­ tered are asked to do so by dropping a note in the cullection basket or calling the rectory.

Parents' meeting: 7 p.m. Nov. 28, Notre Dame school. Father Jim Hawker, Boston archdio­ cesan director of communica­ tions will speak on television in the family.

HOLY ROSARY, TAUNTON Bumper stickers for the par­ ish 75th anniversary are avail­ able.

MT. CARMEL,SEEKONK An ecumenical Thanksgiving service will be held at 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 20. All welcome.

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Weekend scheduled for Nov. 30 through Dec. 2 at LaSalette Center. Attleboro. Information: ~83-9681 after 5. .!h. MARY, NB Altar boy meeting: 10 a.m.

Nov. 17 in church.

Parish council meeting: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28, Religious Educa­ tion Center.

LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO ST. RITA, MARION Congratulations' go to young Thanksgiving penitential serv­ ST. STANISLAUS, FR parishioners Bill and Andy ice: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 20. Indi­ Signed Mass for the hearing . Fallon and Steven and Gerry vidual confessions will be heard . imoaired: 10:30 a.m. Nov. 25.

All welcome.

LeBlanc, Eagle Scout award re­

Donations for the Thanksgiv­ cipients.

ST. KILLIAN, NB ing clothing drive may be All CCD classes have been ·Widowed support group: brought to Masses this week­ adopted in prayer by parish­ meeting 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19. In­ end. Volunteers willing to sort ioners and are grateful for the surance problems will be dis­ and pack clothes may contact spiritual support.

Deacon Frank Mis. Confirmation candidates are cussed.

Women's Guild membership wiliing to provide babysitting ST. PATRICK, SOMERSET tea: 2 p.m. Nov. 18, school. New at 10 a.m. Sunday Mass if this New members are invited to members welcome. service is needed. Sign-up sheet join the parish prayer inter­ Advent wreath orders are be­ at back of church. cessors who pray for 15'minutes ing accepted at the school office a day on assigned weeks for during school hours.

ESPIRITO SANTO, FR Families interested in lighting specific. intentions. The church O.L. l'ICTORY, CENTERVILLE the Advent wreath on a Sunday is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thanksgiving dinner will be during the season are asked to .daily. served at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 22 in speak to one of the priests.

VINCENTIANS the parish center. Those wishing Corporate communion with CORPUS CHRISTI, SANDWICH to attend or needing transporta­ Bishop Daniel A. Cronin' as The youth group will receive tion should call the rectory to­ day. Those willing to help or corporate communion at 7 p.m.. principal celebrant and homi­ list: 10 a.m. Dec. 2, St. Anne's donate food may signup in the Mass Thanksgiving Eve. Church, Fall River. Luncheon to Candle Room.

Charismatic prayer meeting: follow in St. Anne's auditorium.

Those knowing of a family 8 p.m. each Friday, Father Clin­ Information: George Doucette, ton Hall. needing aid for Thanksgiving 674-4181.

I\j'ew organists are welcomed: should notify the rectory.

Mrs. Dee Powell at St. The­ Mass 2 p.m. today, Whitehall SACRED HEARTS SEMINARY, resa's, Mrs: Ada Simpson at Health Care Facility. All wel­ WAREHAM come.

Corpus Christi.

Life in the Spirit Seminar: A trip is planned to visit the 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6, continuing for parish mission project in Haiti. ST. GEORGE, WESTPORT eight Thursdays, except Dec. 27.

Canned goods are being col­ Il)formation: Frank Frayne, 428­ Coed retreat: Nov. 23 to 25.

lected at the 'church for Thanks­ 8351.

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giving baskets. grams: Carol Ducey, 295-0100.

ST. MARY, SEEKONK O.L. ANGELS, FR Thanksgiving Day Mass: 9 a.m.

ST. ANNE, FR Dona'tions of cloth for pads parishioners asked to donate New CYO officers: John Chic­ for the Rose Hawthorne Lathrop canned goods for the needy. ca, president; Ronald Audette, Home are requested and may be vice-president; Fatima Mendes, ST. JAMES, NB brought to the church. secretary; Michelle Gagnon, Altar boys and lectors are Gifts totaling $1,200 have been treasurer. Board meeting Nov. needed. Volunteers may contact received for the parish Memor­ 20. the rectory. ial Fund.

Vincentians are' preparing GOOD NEWS CONCERTS SSt PETER & PAUL, FR Thanksgiving baskets and are Concert with Jon Polce: 7:30 A parish renewal weekend grateful to parishioners for the p.m. Nov. 24, Mt. Carmel open to all adult parishioners largest collection ever of food­ Church, Rte. 44, Seekonk; col­ will take place Nov. 23 to' 25. stuffs. lege students home for Thanks­ Registration should be made by gi ving weekend especially in­ ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN Nov. 18. vited.

Thanksgiving Mass: 7 p.m.

Couples' Club: meeting 6 p.m.

Nov. 21.

Nov. 18 Children's Mass: in school at ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA 10:15 a.m: Nov. 18.

Folk Group Christmas con­ Parishioners have contributed cert: Dec. 1. well over $1,000 for Ethiopian \. famine victims.

Three second grade CCD' teachers are needed. Informa­ CATHEDRAL,FR tion at rectory.

Parishioners are asked to pray ST. JOSEPH, NB for a sister ,parish in the Renew program, Cathedral of the Im­ Prayer meeting: 7 p.m. Nov. 28. maculate Conception, Albany, NY. .

Thanksgiving Eve Mass: 7 Two Cathedral teams will p.m., including blessing of holi­ play in the CYO league in' the day bread. Canned goods may coming season, while a women's be brought for donation to 'the bowling tournament is slated needy. for 2 p.m. Dec. 2 at Walko Lanes, Old pictures and newspaper Fall River. . clippings dealing with the parish are requested for 75th jubilee ST. LOmS de FRANCE, in 1985. Donors may call Roger SWANSEA' e> Quintin, 995-8471.

Teenage retreat: Nov. 23 to Those interested in running 25. Information at rectory. for parish council membership Ladies of St. Anne Sodality: may notify Father Daniel Ga­ Christmas party Dec. 5, McGov­ mache, pastor. ern's restaurant, Fall River.

Legion of Mary holy hour: Apple of My Eye project: 5 o'clock tonight.

Each CCD class' has chosen a parishioner to be the "apple of ST. JOHN OF GOD, its eye" for the year. Notes, SOMERSET Youth Group day of recollec­ cards and .pictures will go to them and special prayers will be tion: 1:30 to 6 p.m. Nov. 18, CCD said for some 60 shut-in or el­ center. derly persons.

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NB ST. JOHN, POCASSET Vincentians: meeting follow­ Canned goods will be col­ ing 10:30 a.m. Mass, sacristy, lectedat weekend Masses for Nov. 18. distribution to the needy.

Tuesday and Thursday hot Men's League: meeting after meals and programs continue 10 a.m. Mass Nov. 25. Coffee for the 55-and-over Family: and doughnuts will, follow all Masses on this date. blood ,pressure taken from 11 First communion: Saturday, a.m. to noon; meal from noon to Dec. 8.

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Dates and times follow: Corous Christi. Sandwich, 7 p.m. Dec. R: St. Patrick. Wareham. 2 p.m.

Dec. 9: St. Joseph, Fairhaven, 8 p.m. Dec. 14.

WJDOWED SUPPORT Widowed men and women will meet for Mass. dinner and a party on New Year's Eve at the diocesan Family Life Cen­ ter. North Dartmouth. Those wishing may soend the night at the center and enjoy a contin­ ental breakfast before leaving

on New Year's Dav. Informa­ tion: George and Imelda Ve­ zina, 998-3269.

Ca.pe Cod area: meeting 3 to fi p.m. Nov. 25; discussion on Holiday Hassle at St. Jude Chapel. 4463 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit. Information: Dorothyann Callahan, 428-7078.

Attleboro area: Christmas din­ ner Dec. 2; holiday cheer Dec.

15; New Year's Eve party. In­ formation: 695-6723; 399-8385;

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ST. ANTHONY. MATTAPOISETT Ecumenical Thanks~iving ser­ vice: 7 p.m. Nov. 21, .followed by refreshments.

ST. ANNE'S HOSPITAL, FR Use of lasers in treatment of cancer will be discussed at a meeting for medical orofession­ als at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 21 in Clem­ ence Hall, Room 112.

ST. THOMAS MORE, SOMERSET All are invited to participate in the annual parish Thanks­ giving dinner, to follow 11 a.m.

Mass on the holiday.

DEAF APOSTOLATE Thanksgiving service and cele­ bration: 2 p.m. Nov. 20, St. Ber­ narc;i's parish, Assonet.

International Catholic Federa­ tion for the Deaf members are asked to attend a signed Mas~ ?t St. Stanislaus Church. Fall River, at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 18. The day is the feast of Christ the King, for which the local ICDA chapter is named.

A signed Mass will also be celebrated at 11 a.m. Dec. 9 at St. Mary's Church, South Dart;" mouth. A social will follow.

Christmas customs of other lands will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Dec. 4 at St. Bernard's. Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus will be among guests.

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Karen Tivey will be received as a catechumen in a special ceremony at 10 a.m. Mass Nov. 18.

Parishioners are invited to rarticipate in an ecumenical Thanksgiving service, a first for Fairhaven at 7, p.m. Nov. 20 at Good. Shepherd Church, North Fairhaven.

Thanksgiving Eve Mass: 7 p.m. Nov. 21. Parishioners are asked to bring canned goods for the needy and an item of food from their Thanksgiving meal to be blessed.

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Holy hour: 7 p.m. Nov. 18, in­ cluding Eucharistic devotions, evening prayer and Scripture readings.

Worship committee meeting: 8 p.m. Nov. 13. Advent and Christmas plans will be dis­ cussed.

ST. RITA, MARION

Parish youngsters will pre­ pare three Thailksgiving dinners for· needy families.

Parishioners are invited to an ecumenical Thanksgiving ser­ vice at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Congregational Church.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, TAUNTON Prospective altar boys should come to the rectory today after school. ' Women's Guild: Nov. 17 bus trip to Fall River, including a lunch.

The parish choir is in need of tenors and instrumentalists. Re­ hearsals 7:30 p.m. each Monday.

The second Sunday of each month has been designated Youth ·Sunday. Students in grades 3 to 8 will assist at 10:30 a.m. Mass with the aim of hav­ ing every student participate at least once during the year.

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Parish councillors are consid­ ~ring disposition of the' old church building, the present thrift shop and the former con­ vent. Those with suggestions should contact Jon Eitelbach or members of his subcommittee.

Potluck supper and Advent wreath-making party: 6 p.m.

Nov. 30, Visitation hall for East­ ham and Orleans parishioners.

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Faculty are also participating in efforts to obtain an area grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities to fund stud­ ies of the history, art and litera­ ture of Southeastern Massachu­ setts.

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Senior Elaine Turcotte, 16, has been named the school's top Century m Leader, eligible to compete with other, state win­ ners for a $1,500 scholarship and a trip to the Leaders' na­ tional conference in Colonial Williamsburg in March. At Wil­ liamsburg state winners win' compete for a national prize of a $10,000 scholarship.

Elaine wa~ selected on the basis of leadership sldlls, school and community involvement and results of a current events exam and an essay contes~ She studied in France during the past summer . under a stu­ dent exchange program and is a National Honor Society member and active in dramatics and on the ConnoIly yearbook staff.

Holy Family Continuing .celebration of the New ,Bedford school's centennial year, students have placed a metal "time capsule" in :the cornerstone of ,their present school building. The idea came from discovery of a similar cap­ sule in the cornerstone of Holy Family's original building, now housing a business school.

The earlier capsule contained coins, newspapers and religious statues; the new one enclosed newspapers, photographs, tape recordings, a school tie and em­ blem, school rings, and pictures of Pope John Paul II and Bishop Daniel A. Cronin. Also included are letters to their 21st c,entury counterparts from student coun­ cil president Connie Rodrigues and senior Christine Peters.

. overwork or worry can cause us to pay too little attention to me's sinaU wonders.

This Thanksgiving, try to ~ook more attentively at the world around you, Ask yourself: , .- When was the ,last time 1 took a walk in the evening, marveling ~t the moon and stars? ~ Did 1 really notice those who smiled at me today?

- When did 1 last thank God for the person I am - a unique combination of hopes, abilities and inner gifts?

- Who among my friends could benefit from a smaH, .extra dose of my attention?

New Year's Day ~s not the only time to make ;resolutions for the future. Try to' discern what ' - is missing from your life. This might lead to a few resolutions now. ,Life offers marvelous oppor­ tunities for adventure. Take time this Thanksgiving to thank God for that and to open yourself to the smal'l gifts that make a big difference.

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Another diocesan school, Bish­ .op Stang High, is· the confer­ ence's Division Three titlist, thus giving diocesan schools two of the three conference football championships.

In defeating Coyle-Cassidy High, 29-7, last weekend the Spartans tied the school's all­ time record of eight wins ,in a season. Undefeated in five divis­ ion games Stang'l'g overall rec­ ord is now 8-1. The only loss was to Dartmouth in an inter­ division game.

Dartmouth is Division One champion with a 7·0 record in

division action and 9-0 overall.

The Indians nipped the Somer­ set Blue Raiders, 27-24, last weekend.

In the waning days of the foot­ ball season' attention turns to the Thanksgiving Day tradition­ a'1s. Among them are Feehan at Coyle-Cassidy, Case at Somerset, Durfee at New Bedford, North Attleboro at Attleboro, Falmouth at Barnstable, Bourne at Ware­ ham, Fairhaven at Dartmouth, Dighton-Rehoboth at Seekonk, Old' Rochester at Apponequet.

All are morning games.

Meanwhile Stang is host at I p.m. tomorrow to New Bedford 'yoke-Tech, Dennis-Yarmouth treks to Norwell. If the Stang Spartans win they would estab­ lish a new school all-time record 'for most wins in a season, nine.

Cougarettes in Volleyball Tourney lIn the Eastern 1\llass. South Sectional volleyball tournament the Bishop Connolly High Cou­ garettes advanced to the semi­ finals in which they were sched­ uled to meet top-ranked Brock­ ton, on the latter's court, iast Tuesday night.

'Connolly split its opener, 15· 11, 8-15, with Seekonk in the qualifying pool tournament held in Durfee High School last week­ end.The Cougarettes then split 15-11, 8-15, with Bishop Feehan High. This followed with a 15-6, 15-11, sweep over Fontbonne Academy. In a one-game play­ off with second-place Notre Dame of Hingham Connolly was the winner, 15-11, aHowing the Cougarettes to take the top spot

and gain the final against Brock­ ton.

Film of the Nov. 3 footbal'l game between ·Coyle-Cassidy and' Taunton will be shown on cable channel 27 'fouesday and Wednesday. .

Games Sunday night in the Bristol County CYO Hockey League ·in the Driscoll Rink, FaH River, are New Bedford vs. Fall River North, at 9, Mansfield vs.

Fall River South at 10.

Last Sunday Mansfield de­ feated Somerset and Fall River South lost to New Bedford.

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The speaker w:ill be Father Gerard L. Dorgan: Father Dorgan, Boston archdiocesan liaison for the charismatic renewal, is chairman of the English de­ partment of St. John's Sem­ inary, Brighton, and active in retreat work. His topic on Dec. 1 will be "The Restless C.hristian."

All are welcome to the breakfast.

Tickets are available from prayer group leaders or from Father Pierre Lachance, OP, St. Anne's Church, Fall River, tel. 678­ 5322.

Romania allows administrator VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II has named an apos­ tolic administratQr for Buchar­ est. A key, Romanian archdio­ cese which had been without a bishop or administrator since 1954. .

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Joan Robu, 39, rector :at a major seminary in Iasi, Romania.

The appointment followed meetings earlier this year be­ tween Vatican and Romanian officials.

Romania's Communist govern­ ment, which does not officially recognize the church, suppress­ ed religious freedom following World War II. The .Jast arch­ bishop of Bucharest was Arch­ ,bishop Alessandro Cisar, who was prevented from exercising his functions. After his death in 1954 the government barred his replacement.

A Vatican official said only one of Romania's five Latin-rite dioceses has been allowed to have a bishop consistently since World War II. That is Alba Julia, whose population is mostly of Hungarian descent. The other dioceses have been administered by priests, he said, not apos,tolic administrators.

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