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FATHER RICHARD G. ANDRADE, parochial vicar' at St. Anthony parish, East Falmouth, and Janet Farrell of St. Francis Xavier parish, Hyannis, both of the Cape Cod and Islands Separated and Divorced Support Group, review plans for to­ morrow's Forum for Separated and Divorced Catholics. The program, offered by the Diocesan' Office of Family Ministry, will be held at the' Family Life Center in North Dartmouth. (Rosa photo) I

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WASHINGTON (NC) - Phila­ delphia Auxiliary Bishop Ed­ ware T. Hughes has been strong­ ly supported by fel10w bishops in caNing for "sustained protest" against the' July 1 Supreme Court ruling that struck down public-funded remedial aid in parochial school classrooms.

Several ,bishops at the Nov. 11-15 meeting of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington joined in cal1ing !the ruling a "blatant injustice" ,to poor parochia'l students and I urging-a plan of action to over­ turn the decision.

The court Tuled July 1 that public school teachers giving

remedial instruction in private school classrooms violated the principle of separation of church and state.

Priv'ate school students from poor families are eligible to re­ ceive remedia·1 instruction with funds from Ohapter' I of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act, but under. the court decision can no longer receive ,the instruction on paro­ chial school property. The Rea­ ganadministration proposed Nov. 13 that poor parents re­ ceive Chapter I vouchers that could be used at public or private schools.

Chapter I is a federally fund­

ed grant which provides educa­ tional seTVices to deprived and needy U.S. students. It had been effectively implemented for 20 years prior to the July 1 ruling, which has necessitated a massive reorganization of the program.

Where previously a Chapter I teacher could visit a school to provide special services in a designated classroom area, it is now necessa,ry fOT students to move to a' neutral site.

Needless to say, this situation is a great disservice to the young people previously benefited by the program. Parents who wish to have their children assisted Turn to Page Six

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But most· of those requests VATICAN CITY (NC) - The came from the d'eveloped coun­ Nov. 24-Dec. 8 extraordinary tries, said Cardinal. Danneels, Synod of Bishops is not an effort who prepared 'a summary fOT the to turn back the church lock to synod delegates of the more than preconcilia,r days, says Cardinal . .I 00 presynod reports subrpitted John Krol of Philadelphia, a by bishops' conferences.

These are less a priority for synod official. the Third World and communist­ Nor is it an effort to deter­ mine whether the post-conciliar bloc hierarchies, he said.

"In Latin America the libera­ era has been positive or nega­ tion of man and human rights tive, he declared ata press con­ ference held earlier this week are problems of greater inten­ jointly with Cardinal Godfried sity," he said.

In Africa and Asia the key Dnnneels of Malines-Brussels, issue is inculturation, he added.

Belgium.

Inculturation refers to the The aim is to .learn how to adaptation of Christianity to better implement council teach­ local culture and .customs. ings, they said.

Cardinal Danneels said an Cardinal Krol is one of the African bishop once told him it three synod co-presidents. Car­ dinal Danneels Is the recording was hard for him to understand why ·Christ is always depicted as secretary responsible for pre­ paring the official reports of a white man.

About 60 percent of the synod. synod proceedings. delegates came from the develop­ "·Even . from a judicial stand­ point, there is no way that the ing countries, said Cardinal Dan­ neels. synod can overturn the ecumeni­ cal ·council," said :Cardinal Krol. . The central issue of the hier· "We are seeking infOrmation archies of the communist-bloc from the world and suggestions nations is freedom to express on how to 'better implement" their religion, he added.

Reports from those bishops' council teachings, he added. conferences "are less explicit" Cardinal Dllnneels said col­ legiality and the ,role of national because of their situations, said bishops' conferences is a main Cardinal Danneels. "How can topic proposed for discussion by they preach the Gospel except in hierarchies from the developed martyrdom?"

Regarding col1egiality, the countries of North America and two cardinals said the effOTt is Europe.

Some hierarchies requested a to find a balance between papal discussion of the role of women, authority over the universal he added.

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Marian Medal to 105

105 members of diocesan par­ ishes will receive the .Marian Medal in ceremonies at 3 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 8 at St. Mary's Ca1lhedral.

The awal1d, to be presented by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, recog­ nizes persons nominated by their pastors as outstanding parishioners.

The ·list of recipients and their parishes fol1ows: FALL RIVER DEANERY: Mrs. Aubrey (Claudette) Armstrong, St. Louis de France, Swansea; George A. Ayers, SS. Peter & Paul, Fall River; Mrs. Albert (Gladys) Ba.rre, Blessed Sacra­ ment, Fall River; Gerard Ber­ ger, Notre Dame, Fall River;

Mrs. Antonio (Theresa) Borges, Espirito Santo, Fall River.

Mrs. Norman (Laurette) Bro­ deur, Our Lady of Grace, West­ port; Miss Ellen Brown, St. Ber­ nard, Assonet; J. Robert Cou­ lombe, St. Mary's' Cathedral, Fall River; Mrs. Caroline Dolan, Holy Rosary, Fall River; Mrs. Mariesta Donnelly, St. Patrick, Fall River.

Mrs. Rene '(Rita A.) Forand, St. William, Fall River; Mrs. Anthony (Mary C.) Geary, Holy Name, Fall River; Joseph F. Gromada, St. Stanislaus, Fall River; Mrs. Thomas (Vera) Hartley, St. Thomas More, Som­ erset; Peter J. Hoss, Our Lady of Fatima, Swansea.

Mrs. Nelson (Lorraine) Julius, Jr., St. Mathieu, Fall River; Mrs. Turn to Page Twelve

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Also named as a non-voting participant was Mother Teresa of Calcutta, winner of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize 'and founder of the Missionaries of Charity religious order.

Nine obse,rvet:s from Chris­ tian bodies in ecumenical dia­ logue with the Catholic Church are also participating. These ob-­ servers, named by their. own churches, bring to 51 the total of non-voters at the synod. .

Pope John Paul II announced the synod ·Iast January 'and said 'its purpose was to examine the teachings of the Second Vatican Council 20 years after its con­ clusion. It began Nov. 24.

Mother Teresa and Dechant were named as auditors because they represent Catholic organiza­ tions 'active in church life. Audi­ tors cannot speak at synod plen­ ary sessions but are aIlowed to speak at smaIl-group workshop sessions. .Fifteen auditors were named, including Canadian Sister Kath­ erine MacDonald, superior gen­ era·1 of the Congregation of No­ tre Dame· de Sion and president of the International Union of Superiors ·General; Genevieve Riviere <if I:rance, president of -the Conference' of International

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The nine ecumenical observers are from the Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, Lu­ theran Wor·ld Federation, World Methodist Council, the World Reformed Alliance, the Disciples of Christ, the World Baptist Alliance, the Pentecostals' and the World Council of Churches.

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"A cause of rejoicing" WASHINGTON (NC) - Auxi­ liary Bishop Eugene A. Marino of Washington said his election Nov. 12 to one of. the four major offices of the National Confer­ ence of Catholic Bishops-U.S. Catholic Conference has put him into "a position where con­ cerns of black Catholics can be more effectively articulated."

Bishop Marino, 51, a member of the Josephite order, was elected NCCB-USCC secretary during the bishops' fall meeting.

An auxiliary bishop in Wash­ ington since 1974, he is the first black bishop to hold one of the four NCCB-USCC offices.

"I'm delighted that the con­ ,ference has a person in office from the minority community," he said. "I think it will be a cause 'of rejoicing for the minor­ ity community. '

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He said his office will give "I see it as a sign of hope and him a voice in all major policy encouragement and .an indication and planning decisions and in of a serious commitment (on the guiding "the day-to-day busi­ part of the bishops) to making ness" of the NCCB. black. people 'leaders of the "I'm pleased and honored to church at the highest levels." have the bishops place their con­ The concerns of black Cath­ fidence in me," he said. olics and black bishops are' many, he said, including racism in the Catholic Church; the need for evangelization and training NEW YORK ~C) The Arch­ of black clergy, religious and diocese of New York remains, laity for leadership roles; and committed to providing a shelter the formulation of a nationa'l for AIDS patients, a spokes.inan NCCB-USCC secretariat for said after protests from Catholic black Catholics. parishioners forced, reconsidera~" Black' Catholics number 13 of the first shelter selected. Hu~ ' .million out of the U.S. black dreds of people 'in, ~oly'Nanie' . population of ~6 million. There parish on Mimhattan~s . 'West ' . are 52 million Catholics in the Side signed peiitiol)~or, phoned.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Nov. 29, 1985

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Remeniberil1lg Advent This Sunday Latin Rite Catholics enter the Advent season.

A time of preparation for the liturgical celebration 'of the Incarnation, .it (~elebrates the thousands of years before the coming of Christ when the world awaited its Savior.

Many Catholics still recall the season asa sort of a mini-Leflt during which fasting and abstinence were much in vogue, marriages were '"forbidden" and Christmas Eve was a black fast.

Well; much has changed since those days. For today's participating Catholics Advent is a tim.e ~f joyful hope. The widespread use of the Advent wreath forms a. prayerful and visual reminder of the liturgical meaning of this season. Other practices involving mutual sharing such as' the Advent calendar arid the Jesse Tree, tracing the lineage of David, also keep alive , the purpose and intent of this time. .

Yet even such reminders, if over-commercialized, can' make it difficult to keep the real ideals and goals of the season in proper focus. u' In' a country where Christmas celebratio'ns are too often solely material, the sp,iritual is in danger 'of becoming the. hapless victim of the secular. '.

Today Christians must not only fight'to make Advent a meanirigful experience, they must also face attempts to banish the true meaning of Christmas from public view. The determined and serious effort to remove creche scenes from public and town lands is but one more manifestation of the push to make Christmas nothing more than a pagan celebration.. , Over the years such organizations as the Knights of Columbus have striven to keep Christ in Christmas. Although laudable, their impact in many areas has been minimal.

Once th,e Christmas season began the day after Thanksgiving. Now Christmas television commercials are aired at Halloween. Indeed; for some businesses, Christmas is a daily matter, as evidenced by so many year-around Christmas stores. Thns commercial emphasis has the effect of almost negating the spiritual meaning of the season.

Although the difficulties seem insurmountable, Catholics must be a voice crying in a wild~rness. The faithful should not be overwhelmed by mercantile pressures and persuasiveness.

To be discouraged at the outset of Advent is a Christian contradiction.

Rather, efforts should be undertaken to reinforce the family celebration of Christmas. Introduction of Advent customs and practices on this level will in itself be a positive sign of care and concern.

Parishes for·their part should not be satisfied merely to tuck an Advent wreath in some sanctuary corner. The wreath should become a' sign and symbol of community intent to keep its purpose and meaning a priority. The weekly lighting of the Advent candles should be a significant time to instruct, teach and enkindle.

And Catholic organi2:ations should have sufficient courage on the local as well as tine national level to follow the K of C example. Where one organization can only ripple the pond of indifference, many organizations, uriited in purpos~, can really stir the waters. ' Whatever directions are undertaken, may we all continue to view Christmas as a vyry special time. If we prepare well in spirit and in heart, the celebration of Christ's birth will have a lasting effect on our living.

And that is what Advent is all about.

The Editor

OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER

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LIGHTING THE CANDLES ON T,HE FAMILY ADVENT WREATH

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Another creche dispute

creche - or other religious sym­ In the 1984 Pawtucketmajority bol":"'- in the pageant, its inclusion decision, Chief Justice Warren' certainly is not constitutionally Burger wrote ,that the court has

WASHINGTON (NC) ~ With req uired,"said Joel Levy, and Amer­ , not considered it desirable or pos­

Advent and the construction of ican Jewish Congress official who sible to' enforce a regime of total

Christmas decorations in Ameri­ addressed the Park Service on church-state separation. can communities, sometimes con­ behalf of that group, the Synogogue troversies erupt as well - as in "Nor does the Constitution Council of America and other organ­ Washington, where plans for a require complete separation of izations.

Christmas creche in a national "The fact is that the inclusion of church and state; it affirmatively public park are again in dispute... mandates accommodation, not the creche in this publicly spon­ Last year, the National Park merely tolerance, of all religions sored event is divisive," he said.

Service included the creche in its and forbids hostility toward any," "What is constitutional is not neces­ public holiday display on the El­ Burger stated. "Whatever benefit sarily wise or desirable, whether lipse, the park behind the White to one faith or religion or to all for government or religion."

House. for the first time in a religions is indirect, remote and , The national Park Service made decade. In early November, the incidental. no immediate decision on the creche park service held a hearing to Rather than focusing merely on on the Ellipse, and because of the gauge public reaction to inclusion 'the creche, the Pawtucket display recent flood conditions in Washing­ of the creche this year as well. also included various other holi­ ton service officials were not avail­ day symbols, such as a Christmas The Park Service's 1984 'deci­ able for comment on the 1985 tree and Santa's house. ' " sion to include the creche followed creche controversy.

The U.S. Catholic Conference a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling earlier Unlike the Pawtucket decision, expressed its gratification with the that year allowing the city of Paw­ in which a slim majority ofjustices Pawtucket ruling. Msgr. Daniel F. tucket, RI, to include a Christmas voted to uphold the creche, the Hoye, USCC general secretary, creche among city decorations Scarsdale case brought a tie 4-4 said the ruling "appears to affirm placed on private land as part of vote and a terse, one-sentence deter­ the reasonable view that govern­ the community holiday festivities. mination that the lower court deci­ ment can accommodate the inter­ Then earlier this year the high sion upholding the Scarsdale creche ests of its citizens in this matter court also upheld the erection of a would stand. without doing violence to any con­ nativity scene by a private group in In one aspect, those Scarsdale stitutional principle." a city park in Scarsdale, N. Y. ' and Pawfucket cases were flip ver­ The Catholic League for Reli­ sions of one another. In Pawtucket, . Groups arguing against the inclu­ gious'and Civil Rights, in!l friend­ the issue was a public-sponsored sion of the creche in the 1985 holi­ of-the-court brief in the Scarsdale day display suggested that even if creche placed on private land; and case, argued that 0p.ponents of the the Supreme court rulings make in Scarsdale, the issue was a private­ Scarsdale creche "raised no objec­ owned creche on public land. the creche constitutional, its pres­ tion whatsoever to the proposed ence creates divisiveness that would Beyond that, however, both cases creche except that it has religious be prevented if the creche were not involved the righ-t to exhibit a par­ significance. It is this exclusion on constructed. , ticularly Christian display in the the basis of content, without com­ secular community, raising church­ "Whether Of not it is constitu­ pellingjustification, which the First state separation questions. tionally pt:rmissibIe, to include a Amendment forbids.

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travel miles and spend hours and money to visit the high points of someone else's area, but fail to become familiar with our own? and again when I go to speak ,Time before, but somebody in our fam­ in an area and ask to see some ily bumped into the chair of some­ tourist attraction, I'm shown it by body in their family and a passing­ through-tourist acquaintanceship natives who' haven't been there before. was struck.

I confess to the same. We have To our delight, we discovered that we were each journeying to great numbers of attractions in the area ofthe other and wejumped our state, but practici;llly everyone that I've visited, I did so first with over one another with questions. out-of-state guests. Yet, put me in We: "How long will it take us to a car and head me toward another really see Jamestown?"

They: Awkward silence... Well..... state and I don't want to miss a embarrassed laugh, "we're not single one of their attraction,s.

We do the same thing with school sure..... Pause..... we've never been classes. I know dozens of high there ourselves."

We: "Oh, are you new to the school classes that go to France or Spain but have never been to Chi­ area?"

They: Very embarrassed. "No, cago or New York or Washington D.C. When they get to Madrid, we've lived there eleven years."

Then it was their turn. "What they meet Madrilenos who talk to ,about this Molly Brown House? them about their trips to Washing­ We saw the musical based on her ton or San Francisco and the kids feel ignorant, because they are. life. Is it worth the timeT' We: Awkward silence. "Well Lots of families are in a very ... you see..... Pause. "Didn't one of tight money, pinch. Maybe we you kids go there once on a field should all stay home and become trip?" And we were forced to admit familiar with our own areas. We we hadn't been there, although we can begin by making a family visit lived in the area for 25 years. to our local and state Chambers of We Americans are an enigma, Commerce, amassing all kinds of even to ourselves. Why is it that we literature. We can !>uy a state map

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are many dioceses which already have them. You are dreaming when you say we should avoid consider­ ing them."

The above sentiments came up in a conversation I had with some priests. It was about a column I wrote (Sept. 13) expressing con­ cern over priests as circuit riders who bounce into a parish only to celebrate the Eucharist.

My column questioned whether priests want to be cast into the sin­ gular role of celebrant and whether the community aspect of the Euchar­ ist is demeaned when a priest doesn't stay around long enough to be considered a true community m.ember.

In the course of the conversa­ tion several alternatives to circuit riders were suggested. For exam­ ple, reinstatement of married priests. This was dismissed with the observation that most former priests left because of institutional differences with church authorities.

Some priests argued tha't those former priests would want to come back on their own terms, which would be unacceptable to the au­ thorities.

The ideas of allowing priests to marry or ordaining women as priests were ruled out because of longstanding traditions which show no signs of changing.

The possibility of importing for­ eign priests was considered imprac­ tical because so often there is either a language or culture barrier which hampers th,eir effectiveness.

Does this leave us, without any alternatives to the circuit rider?

In a recent interview, Bishop William Higi of Lafayette, Ind., said: "If we are going to become severely limited in the number of diocesan priests, ways must be

source to the local church."

Bishop Higi has instituted a senior associate role for priests at retirement age, a role in which they continue ministerial service without the worry of administra­ tion. In this new role, priests do not revert back to assistant or associate pastor but keep their sta­ tus and pastoral ministry.

Another practice is to ask an older man to take a smaller parish if the parish he is serving is "begin­ ning to break his back."

Some people would argue that some older pastors need to be

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and proceed to draw up an itiner­ ary of all those things we say we're going to do in our own territory "some day."

If your family is like mine, ev­ eryone has a secret wish to visit some weird place. One of our sons has always had a secret yearning to visit a large hotel in our city that has a crinkled gold roof. I'm sure he thinks it's a Taj Mahal. My hus­ band has been inside, and says it's just a lobby with red carpet but it goes on our Someday list. l want to get back to a canyon we visited in our courting days to see if it really is that beautiful or if it was our state of life. . Someday can'1 be put offforever.

We'll get too old or too tired or too separated and then we'll say, "1­ wish we had done that when we had health or when the kids were at home. I wish we had visited other places a little less and home a little more."

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turned out to pasture because their old traditions and manner of opera­ ting might do more harm than good for the parish and the other priests who have to live with them.

No doubt there are cases where this is true, but the message from Bishop Higi seems to say that whenever possible those who still can effectively operate should be utilized because of their wisdom and their ability to relate to older members of the community. . Bishop Higi also spoke about young priests who become pastors of small parishes. He said, in some cases, "the priest either goes to seed or he develops a number of December 1 Rev. Phillipe Ross, Chaplain, qon-ministerial activities." The bi­ 1958, Sacred Heart Home, New shop is concerned that "the full potential of such a priest is not Bedford tested or developed."

Rev. Edward J. Gorman, Pas­ Bishop Higi's solution is "smaller tor Emeritus, 1964, St. Patrick,. parishes being clustered in such a Somerset way that the pastor is kept operat­ December 2 Rev. Arihur Savoie, Pa'stor, ing at full potential, knowing a ful­ (illing life in ministry."

1917, St. Hyacinth, New Bedford Bishop Higi's desire to prolong Rev. Dennis W. Harrington, As­ an older priest's service by respect­ sistant, 1958, St. Mary, Taunton ing his status in life and challeng­ December'3 ing the creativity in his younger Rev. John W. McCarthy, P.R., priests intrigued me.

Pastor, 1926, Sacred Heart, Fall My bet is that these are but a few River among many more alternatives that December' 4 , need exploring as priests decrease Rev. Charles Ou'ellette, Assist­ in numbers. ant, 1945, St.' James, Taunton , December 6 Rev. Joseph L. Cabral, Pastor, THE ANCHOR (USPS-545-020), Second 1959, Our Lady of Angcls, Fall Class Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass, Published weekly except the week of July 4 River and the week after Christmas at 410 High­ Rt. Rev. John H. Hackett, Chan­ land Avenue, Fall River, Mass, 02720 by cellor of Fall River Diocese June the Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall -December 1966 River, Subscription price by mail, postpaid Rev. Joseph Welch, Retired Pas­ $8,00 per year. Postmasters send address tor, 1971, Our LadY of Victory, changes to The Anchor, P.O, Box 7, Fall River, MA 02722, Centerville

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He stressed that this needs to be to have- priests who are 'cir­ , done .in. such a, way that the priest cuit riders' as the number of 'will"feel fuifille'd, 'appreciated and priests decreases. In fact, there satisfied that he is a valuable re­

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, Q. Our son's high school reli­ gion textbook has a section on Anglican priests. The book says that the Roman Catholic and Angli­ can study commissions agree on the validity of the Anglican priest­ hood and on the Eucharist. Even . though these findings are supposed to be "approved or modified as necessary by appropriate church authorities," the book says that they move the Roman Catholic­ Anglican communities closer to unity in other matters.

Wh.en did the church change its position? I thought you said that Anglican orders are not considered valid by the church and that Roman Catholics are not supposed to receive Communion in the Angli­ can churches. Is this stilI correct?, (Illinois) A. The church's position on Anglican Orders has not been re­ versed. If you reread your ques­ tion carefully, it says clearly that the statement on the validity of Anglican orders was that of a study commission. Many such study commissions reach conclu­ sions which must then be reviewed and finally approved, or possibly changed, by church authorities on both sides.

The primary official document on this subject is still ~'Apostolicae Curae" (1896) in which Pope Leo XIII declared that the defects in the ordination of Anglican bishops and priests are so critical that Anglican orders must be judged invalid. His decision was based on . the disagreement which seemed present on the nature of the Euch­ arist and on the origin of the orders of bishops and priests.

Since Vatican Council II, respec­ ted scholars and high church offi­ cials of both Anglican and Roman Catholic communities have restud­ ied this question carefully and found that the differences between the two beliefs are not nearly as profound and insoluble as they appeared to be at the time of Pope Leo. Authorities on both sides con­ sider a change in the Roman Catho­ lic position quite likely, possibly in the relatively near future.

As of now, however, there is no change in our church's position on Anglican orders.

Q. Please help this convert with something that just doesn't seem to add up. Why does the churcln put marrying outside the church in the same (mortal sin) category as something like murder?

Aren't there degrees of wrong­ ness even among the command­ ments? Your column has been very helpful for me in understanding reasons behind the church's posi­ tions. I hope you can put some light on this for me. (Texas) A. You have some excellent insights on the meaning of sin, and I hope you keep developing them.

As you imply, if our life of grace is a relationship with God, that rela­ tionship can be affected, even ser­ iously, in varying degrees.

First, you are right (and in total agreement with Christian moral tradition) in seeing degrees of wrong­

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ness in acts and intentions which are seriously sinful.

Thus, to say that something is a mortal sin, assuming of course that all necessary reflection and intentions are there, does not imply that it is "just as bad" as any other serious or mortal sin.

We must remember that sin is not measured in pounds or inches.

It is an injury, sometimes even a destruction, of our relationship of friendship with God; it involves actions and decisions about things that affect that relationship.

As in other aspects of faith, we learn much about our relationship with God by comparing it with our relationship with another human being. Some things can weaken that relationship ("venial sin"); some actions can destroy it.

A husband, for example, might destroy his relationship with his wife, until repentance and forgive­ ness follow, by physically abusing her. He can also destroy it by vicious emotional abuse that stran­ gles her spirit and perhaps even her sanity.

There's no question that the second is more destructive and therefore more sinful.

According to our biblical and traditional understanding of the Christian life, the same is true in our relationship with God. Some wrong actions, serious in them­ selves, may be objectively less des­ tructive of our relationship to our Creator and Lord than other sins.

Certain objectively sinful actions are also more subject to circum­ stances (fear, lack of awareness' and so on) which can diminish or exclude actual personal sin.

In at least one sense, sins which are purely church laws are often, if not always, in this later category.

They may undermine, or even des­ troy to some degree, the social fabric and health of the church as the body of Christ. 0 But they are normally not as immediately and directly destructive of human socie­ ty and human beings as violations of the Ten Coinmandments and other precepts of the natural law.

Q. Is it now possible for second cousins to marry in the Catholic Church? OUI1 newspaper said there is a change in the laws of the Catholic Church about this, and my second cousin and I are serious­ ly thinking of marriage. (Maryland) A. According to the new Code of Canon Law, marriages in the collateral line are invalid up to the fourth degree of relationship, inclu­ sive. (Canon 1091) This would include first cousins. ,Formerly the relationship of se­ cond cousins was also an impedi­ ment to marriage, though it was routinely dispensed. That imped­ iment is now eliminated.

A free brochure outlining Catho­ lic marriage is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father Dietzen, Holy Trinity Parish, 704 N. Main St., Bloom­ ington, m. 6n7dln. QllIe§tio!'!§ for this co!umll1 sholUl!dl ~e §ent to Wather Dietzen lilt the seme lIlddre§§.

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In 18 mission countries (where Catholics, though few, are mostly of the Eastern Rites) the Holy Father helps millions because you read this column and respond with love. Blind boys in the Gaza Strip (not one of them Cl'1ristian) are learning life-giving skills at the Pontifical Mission Center for the Blind. Victims of leprosy are cared for by native priests and sisters in India. The poor are fed, in body and soul, in Egypt, iraq, Iran, Lebanon,. and Ethiopia. The Good News of the Gospel is shared, than~:s to you ... This season especially, won't you re­ merrtber the missions in your prayers? Our priests and: sisters depend on you. They ask the' Christ Child to' bless you always. .

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Regarding application of . "The bishop who rules his council teachings, Cardinal Krol ,diocese rules not as a delegate said that over the past 20 years or as a vicar of the pope, but by "implementation has' exceeded divine authority," said Cardinal the great hopes of many of the KroI.' members of the council."

"Finding a 'balance requires sensitivity," he said.

At the same tUne, there have The problem is ~ot theological, been some problems because but finding the practical relation­ "chang'e always brings' some ship' between the pope and the dust." local bishop, said Cardinal Dan­ Post-conciliar problems in~ neels. elude" insufficient preparation "I don't .believe we will find for people to accept liturgical a solution before Christ comes' changes,and laxity on moral back," said Cardina.J Danneels. is!1ues regarding sex; said Car­ Cardinal Krol called national, dinal Danneels. . . bis.hops' conferences. "usefuland Both . cardinals 'were asked' necessary pastoral instruments." what they thought of conflict­ Conferences have a collegial dim~ ing assessments of the post con­ ension, bilt not everything they ciliar church offered by' Cardinal do is, "strictly speaking, col­ Joseph Ratzinger, head of the legial because this refers to the

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Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Bish­ op ,James Ma.Jone, president of the. U.S. bishops' conference.

In a book published. earlier this year, Cardinal Ratzinger said the church has followed a course of self-destruction since Vatican II. Bishop Malone has said .the church is basically "on track."

The synod "is not a boxing match" between the two, 'said ·Cardinal KroI. "Both views a,re valid, and both are necessary to carry the role of the synod."

"The role of the synod is not tei be either optimistic or pessi­ mistic. It is'to find out the truth.

One m"an says the' glass' is ·.half empty, the other says it is half full. What I want to know is how~much water is in the glass," added Cardinal Danneels.

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Since the court decision, some private school students have been able to receive reme­

dia.J instruction at public schools or at neutral sites, but "it is im­ possible on a broad and practical basis to offer effective services by making children -leave their own school to travel to a pub­

lic school. It simply won't work,"

Bishop Hughes said.

Having spoken out often against other injustices" "we can'no't acquiesce in silence to this violation of the needs of children confided to our care.

We need to protest as power­ fully as we can against this out­ rage," the bishop said.

Archbishop Peter L. Gerety of Newark, N.J., echoed Bishop Hughes', call to ov~rturn the decision, calling it an "~xtreme inte.rpretation of. s~paration : of church. -:and state that is danger­ ous to,us ~n mally:ways."

Bishop R. Pierre DuMaine of San Jose, Calif.; said at'a press conference· following ,the dis­ cussion that believes there has been in some places a "ruth­ lessness in implementing the (court's) mandate" that reflects "an overtone of bigotry."

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TECHNY, Ill. (NC) ~ The Catholic Conference of Illinois has voted to support the boy­ cott of Campbell Soup Co. by ,the Farm Labor Organizing Com­ mittee.

At their biannual meeting in late October, the bishops voted three to one, with two absten­ tions, ,to support' the boycott "until a negotiated settlement is approved" by FLOC, Camp­ bell and growers. The conference did not reveal who voted which way.

Attending the meeting were Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago, 'Bishop Joseph L. 1m­ esch of Joliet, Bishop Arthur O'Neill of Rockford, Bishop Ed­ ward W. O'Rourke of Peoria, Bishop Daniel L. Ryan of Spring­ field and Auxiliary Bishop Ray­ mond J. Vonesh of Joliet.

"This is 18 real victory," said Mary Yu, director of the Chic­ ago archdiocesan Office for the Ministry of Peace and Justice and a member of the CCI com­ munity affa'irs :division. "The

farmworkers ne~d the church's support.

"Campbell's has waffled and put off sitting down and, nego­ tiating a serious settlement," she said. "We want a quick resolution - if we thought that one was near we wouldn't have asked for this."

The boycott began in 1979 in an effort to force Campbell to, enter into collective bargaining over the wages paid farm­ workers. Campbell maintains it should not be singled out for a boycott because it is merely a third party in a dispute between farmworkers 'and the growers who hired them.

FLOC, based in Toledo, Ohio, however, contends that Camp­ bell decides how much growers will 1"eceive prior to the pick­ ing season, which influences how much the growers will pay farm workers.

The National Conference of Catholic Charities voted to sup­ port the boycott at its annual ,convention in San Francisco.

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Priests express concerns

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OKLAHOMA CITY (NC) Priests of the Archdiocese of Okla­ homa' City experience loneliness, feel tension in training and incor­ poiatin'g lay ministers into parish work, and want their role as priests clearly defined.

The comments appeared in The . Sooner Catholic, newspaper of the archdiocese, in a report prepared for the archdiocese by Father Frank Wrigley, pastor ofSt. Cl.!.arles Bor­ romeo Parish in Oklahoma City.

Ninety diocesan priests answered questions on: , - Stress, illness and mounting pressures, - The priest shortage, - Lay ministries, - Consolidating or closing par­ ishes or missions, • -How to maintain eucharistic communities if there were not enoligh priests for Sunday Mass, - Willingness of priests to live and ~ork together.

- What the archdiocese might be, like in the year 2000, Meetings were held in each of the nine regions of the archdiocese to discuss the questionnaire and air priests' concerns.

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About lay ministry, some priests said tensions arise in finding the right jpb for the right person, training the person, and then making sure the individual follows through with his or her duties.

Priests acknowledged the talent and "willingness" of the laity.

Father John Feehily, pastor of .

Recruiting for vocations should Sacred Heart Church in Mangum, be a priority, the priests said. A said, "I sometimes think that one majority of priests said they felt of the reasons for the diminishing churches should not be closed or number of priests is that God is consolidated because of a shortage trying to tell the leaders of the­ of priests, The church building is church' .how important it is to "strong sign" to Catholics and "The problem is that th'ere is no priests suggested it be available for common understanding of what. develop lay ministries. prayer and sacraments whenever a Father Michael Chapman, pas­ these lay ministries are, what the tor of Sacred Heart Church 'in . priest could be there. , job of the lay minister is and what "It would be better to keep a Oklahoma City, said the problem qualifications the person must have, lies with the need to define the vision of growth than of retrench­ and how such ministers relate to ment," remarked Father Joseph priesthood. the bishop, to the priest, to one Berger, pastor of St. Peter's Church "With all the help from lay peo­ another, and to the deacons," said Father Michael Vaught, pastor of ple, what is the priest being freed in Guymon. "You esta blish a St. Patrick's Church in Anadarko. to do? Not being clear about this is church because you want it to "And when a new pastor comes a, SOUfce of stress for the priest. grow. We shouldn't be afraid to who understands things differently, The role of the priest needs to be start. a new parish if it is needed, even when there is a priest shortage. the lay people may be out of ajob. clearly defined," he said,

How cO'uld I lie like that! ing one's long-range ability to dis­ cern between reality and fantasy? I mean, we might have ~atted our Idistinctly remember vowing when I was 13 that if I had a daughter hair a little more than necessary now and then, but at least it looked when I grew up I would never, never, never interfere with her life like something we did on purpose.

I know her religious education like my. mother was interfering teacher will back me. with mine., Can a person who enjoys rock I lied. videos be expected to attend col­ How can a person come home from school and hold a 45-minute lege, vote responsibly, drive a car, conversation on the telephone wi,th raise a family, attend PTA meet­ someone they have jilst spent nearly ings? Surely if my mother had seen eight hours with at school? I'm her these, she wouldn't have said a m,other. I have to say,something, word about Elvis or Jerry Lee right? There must be something in Lewis. Am I right? There must be the revised Code of Canon Law something. in the Bible about this. that makes it permissible to go Isn't it appropriate to be con­ back on a promise made as a cerned about someone who wants 13-year-old. to pay good money for a T-shirt How can someone listen to music that looks exactly like my hus­ 'that keeps vibrating the radio off band's painting shirt? And to think the station? I know my priest will my mother was uptight about the

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songs with titles like "Howling at the Moon" and "True Men Don't Kill Coyotes?" Sung by people with multicolored mohawks and rose tattoos? Forget "Leader of the Pack" and "Mule Skin'ner Blues."

I called my-mother on the phone this morning. "Mom, remember the time you yelled at me for rat­ ting my hair so high and wide that I looked like a human micro­ phone?"

"No," she said.

"Well," I said, "I forgive you anyway."

"You're not nagging Marie about Duran Duran or Berlin again~ are" you?" she asked, "Relax, let her enjoy that stage of her life."

There she goes, interfering in my life again.

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Taunton Vincentians aid

residents of Brownsville diocese

Members of Taunton District of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will meet at 8:15 p.in. Dec. 2 at Holy Family Church, Middleboro Ave., East Taunton. The guest speaker will be Lela Spekin, Taun­ ton coordinator for the New Hope organization.

The program will be preceded by a 7:30 p.m. Mass for the inten­ tion of the canonization of Frederic Ozanam, French founder of the Vincentians.

The Vincentians were recently the subject of a feature story in the Taunton Gazette. giving details of the shipment of two tons of clothing to needy residents of Brownsville, Texas.

By permission of Ted Gay, Gaz­ ette managing editor, the story follows: Tauntonians are showing a for­ mer city priest and the down­ trodden town of Brownsville, Texas that charity knows no geographic boundaries.

Rev. Michael Annunziato and the residents of Brownsville, Texas have watched two tons of clothing,

donated by Taunton members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, sent to the town in the past year.

Father Annunziato, formerly of Tremont Street, and now a Sacred Heart priest, is pastor of Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish in La Joya, Texas, 86 miles west of Brownsville. He oversees six churches in the area which is popu­ lated by many Mexican-Americans: It is a depressed region. The unemployment rate is 44 percent.

Those who do work sustain them­ selves by taking low-paying, sea­ sonal farm jobs.

During the spring of 1984, the Brownsville area experienced an extreme cold spell, and Father Annunziato wrote to a Taunton neighbor expressing his concern for his parishioners.

The neighbor contacted the St. Vincent de Paul Society, and was able to secure a large box of warm clotl~es from the local salvage cen­ ter. She then sent the box to Brownsville.

The Taunton clothes pipeline to Brownsville widened after Father Annunziato returned to the city in the summer of 1984 for vacation.

He visited 'the salvage center and told the people there about the rampant unemployment and pov­ erty in Brownsville.

That September, the 15 parishes in the Taunton district of the St. Vincent de Paul Society voted unanimously to regularly send clothes the 2,000 miles to Texas.

Immediately following that vote 1,000 pounds of clothing was on a truck headed for the Lone Star State. Members of the society paid the cost of transportation.

In December, Flying Tiger Air­ lines agreed to ship 1,000 pounds of clothing free of charge, and repeated the offer in January and July of this year.

The Carolina Freight Trucking also agreed to ship clothes for free.

Last March the company trucked 1,500 pounds to Father Annunzia­ to's parishioners, ,and last month shipped another 1,600 pounds.

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Dear Dr. Kenny: My mother's mind is good, but she has suffered a stroke which has left her par­ tially paralyzed on the left side.

She is 78 years old'and lives alone Newspapers would be the most in her own four-room. house. She obvious. Placing want-ads may result in inquiries by qualified com­ loves it there and won't go to a mir­ sing home or live with us. She . panions. Also, local government needs help dressing and needs some­ employment offices and private one to cook her meals. We live job-placement agencies will be wil­ about 20 miles away, so I can't get -ling to carry your listing and at­ over every day. Where can I find tempt to find someone with the this kind of practical nurse-com­ skills and compassion that your panion? (Indiana) mother needs.

Companions to live part time or full time in the home with partially Try the pers~nneloffice of your incapacitated older persons are an local nursing' home. There often' excellent alternative to nursing are part-time people on staff who home care. They can relieve the are looking for additional work. children of part of the burden of Contact the local branch of your caring for an older family member., Councils on.the Aged and Aging.

Your mother's desire to remain They may help you uncover a in her own home may be impor­ potentially fine live-in. Agencies tant to her feelings of self-worth . that provide visiti~g home nursing and her need to stay in control of may also know of qualified com­ her time and life. A live-in com­ panions who are unemployed. panion would allow her to main­ tain health and safety in the home, Talk to the priests and ministers in and at the same time continue to be "her own woman." You would' your area and make your needs known. Don't overlook your local be free of the worry that you might mental health center and office of be forcing her in residential care occupational development., Their that she does not fully need or the staffs contain professionals who do fear that while alone she will hurt career counseling; they may know of herself in some way. an appropriate person.

•Live-in companions can provide the many services of a homemaker - not simply dressing and cook­ ing as you request, but practical nursing care,laundry, light house­ keeping, chauffeuring and even an occasional card game. Ther.e are surely women in our communities with these skills: Many types of compensation are possible. Salaries may be paid in money or in room and board, or often in a combination of both.

Live-in compal}ions will'still want time off each week. Many individ­ ual arrangements can be made.

From your letter, it sounds as though you would be glad to fill in a few days each week.

As our population becomes more and more elderly, the focus will shift to provide more geriatric ser­ vices. In the future, agencies will probably be set up to find live-in companions for senior citizens who wish to remain in their own homes but need some aid. Good luck in your search for a companion for your mother.

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The advertisements of today's matchmakers promise a lot. "Eve­ ryone agrees: People Resources is the best way for singles to meet," screlims the headline in one adver­ tisement. It then gives testimony, in q.uotes, about what a joiner might expect.

"Six, months of unlimited love.­ ,.more fun than I've had in years," , says a quote in a newspaper.

"The Rolls Royce of video dat­ ing. Not for losers ...at the end of six weeks, I had 40 invitations to meet," said a woman in TV Guide.

"A real time-saver for singles," a TV advertisement said. ' "Together," which started in 1974 and now has many offices nation­ wide, calls itself the "better alter­ native for thousands of single peo­ pIe." It promises, "We keep on ' growing because we're selective and personalized."

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"Compatibles" calls itself "the dating service that cares," and is one of the largest such services in New,England. The people running it claim video and computer match­ ing are "gimmicks that take up a lot of time." They offer instead the 'personal touch, getting people with similar needs, interests and tastes tOgether.

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the ages of 25 and 35 who have tried these s'ervices. Some admit they are willing' to pay the fee charged and go this route. They feel this is the only way they can meet eligible singles, given the way society is structured these days.

But some others came away feel­ ing as ifthey had been depersonal­ ized, that what became most impor­ tant were their qualifications, the checklist of what they had to offer.

"People become a resume," said olle young woman. Another com­ mented, "It's a supermarket ap­ proach: What are the ingredients listed 011 the package you're offer­ ing? And so you're judged on exter­ nals, You're 110 longer being looked at by someone who' would really want to know what i's the intangible core of this person."

perfect, but POinting out, never­ theless, that they had enough inside them to be responsible to one another, to be able to build a life together." , The young woman added that modern dating services couldn't care less about such things as the basic value and dignity of persons.

"They've made matchmakingexpen­ sive, mechanical and efficient," she added, with a note of disgust.

If modern matchmaking ha's ser­ ious flaws - and I belive it does -it is not enough to criticize. A problem remains:, Young people are having a terrible time finding good potential mates. I think it's time that families and parishes recognize this fact and begin to act on it.

Still another brought up the traditional "yenta," as recalled in Good matches and' marriages the play and film "Fiddler on the are ess,ential to the future of the Roof." This person observed: "The human race. We have to take some ideal of commitment was so cen­ steps to bring matchmaking, of the tral to the function of the old right sort, back into the realm of matchmaker. She would present family and church, instead ofleav­ two people to each other, admit­ .tng. it to computers and, business ting that the hair and nose weren't .managers.

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CINCINNATI (NC) - A bro­ chure for youth which encourages chastity has been published by the Couple to Couple League in Cincinnati.

"This work was developed to meet a crying need for chastity education in my volunteer work as a sidewalk counselor in front of abortion chambers," said Kevin Banet, author of the 2,400-word brochure titled, "What About Chastity?"

The brochure, written from a Catholic prespective, offers dating tips, stories of saints, .scriptural quotations and prayers.

A free copy is available by sending a self-addressed, stamped business-size envelope to The Couple to Couple League, P.O. Box 111184, Cincinnati, Ohio 45211.

Suspect dies ROME (NC) - Bekir Celenk, a Turk accused of being the middle J;llan in the alleged plot to shoot the pope in 1981, has died of a heart attack in a Turkish prison.

Celenk, 51, was being tried in absentia by an Italian court in connection with the papal shooting.

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Father Richard Beaulieu, direc­ tor of the Diocesan Department of Education, blessed the new Class­ room Nov. 22~t a Mass of Thanks­ giving. Concelebrants were Fathers Clement E. Dufour, Richard R. Gendreau and Rene Levesque.

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Heads Cistercians VATICAN CITY (NC) - Mem­ bers of the Cistercian order have elected, Hungarian Father Poli­ carpo Zakar as their new abbot general.

Under the rules of the order's new constitution, he will serve for 10 years rather than 'the traditional lifetime term.

An expert in church history and , canon law, Father Zakar is a con­ sultor to the Vatican's Congrega­ tion for Saints' Causes.

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423 Highland Avenue - Fall River .wing was added last summer to the Then a successful bid on a surplus Westport facility for a kindergarten classroom to the Town of Fai'r­ haven, plus many hours of volun­ and adjacent teachers'lounge.

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This system is called "probating the will." Through probate, the courts determine if the will is valid.

-Probate proceedings also, involve winding up the property andbusi­ ness affairs of the deceased.

When a friend or relative sud... denly dies, you may find that you have been named as executor in the will. _t then becomes your job to settle the estate. The first step you need to take is to petition the probate court to allow the will, and to formally appoint you as executor.

The exe,cutor must be mentally competent and willing to serve. If you are not, the court will appoint im administrator. Usually this is someone with a direct interest in the estate, such as the surviving wife, husband or children.

ARTHUR MURPHY

& ATTY. RICHARD MURPHY

When a millionaire dies, all of a sudden he devdops more friends and relatives than he ever had when he was alive.

Take Howard Hughell. After his death, so many people came for­ ward with what they each claimed was the valid will, there was a movie made about it.

Even those of us who are, not Howard Hughes often have the problem of relatives squabbling over the will instead of mourning when a loved one dies. The courts have developed a system to protect the deceased who can no longer tell us who he really intended to benefit from his will.

made a party to the petition if one of the heirs is in military service.

The will cannot be considered uncontested until the soldier gives his consent through the military attorney.

After the petition for probate has been made, the courts require you, the executor, to file a bond wifh the court.

Since the executor is responsi­ ble for settling the estate, the bond acts as a kind of insurance policy.

As executor, y.ou can write checks on the estate. The bond deters you from writing a check to yourself and then disappearing to South America.

• Thus; beneficiaries and creditors are protected from being defrauded of mon.ey left to or owed to them.

The bond also protects you if When you apply to have the will , you make an unintentional mis­ probated, certain people, with an take in settling the estate. Since by interest in the estate must be made law the. executor is liable to the parties to the petition. These par­ estate's creditors, the bond pro­ ti'es include legal heirs and next of tects your personal assets from kin. If there are no legal heirs' or being claimed if there is an action the will contains a charitable gift, against you. the Attorney General must also be Usually the court requires a made a party. . surety, or assurance of your prom­ Sometimes a legal guardian must ise, to back up the bond. This is also be made a party to the peti­ often obtained from a, bonding tion for probate. If the· surviving company, although it can be ob­ spouse is mentally incompetent a tained from an individual. The guardian must be appointed. If l! ' amount up to which the surety minor child has been left out of the assumes responsibility is called the . will the courts will also appoint a penal sum. guardian to protect his interests. , Often you will be exempt from A militar~ attorney, must be having to give a surety on the

bond. For example, if all persons interested in the estate are of full age and legal capacity, they can consent to such an exemption.

However, all creditors and guard­ ians of any person interested in the estate must first be notified and given an opportunity to object. , By now you must be sorry you ever agreed to be executor. If the will is cancelled, lost, obliterated, or noncupative (an oral will made by a soldier at war) you will have even more trouble getting it pro­ bated. ~f the will is noncupative, the petition must set' forth the oral disposition of property the soldier made.

If part of the will has been can­ celled, or crossed out, the courts' must determine whether the changes were made prior to or after the execution of the Will. The remainder of the will may be al­ lowed if the changes were made before the will was executed. But if they were inade after'the will was executed the courts must decide.if the deceased intended the will to be revoked . .

If the will is lost the courts will assume that it has been revoked by the deceased. You may attempt to rebut this presumption by produc­ ing a'copy of the will. You can also introduce oral testimony proving . the contents 'of the will.

You are a) so required to give notice that the will is being pro­ , '

bated to all parties with an interest in the estate.

Notice requirements vary from state to state. In Massachusetts, notice must be given by ordinary mail (not registered or certified).

You must also publish notice in a local newspaper for three succes­ sive weeks.

The notice must also specify a "return day." This is a date on or before which all objections to the will'or .to the appointment of the executor must be filed. The courts will not allow the will until all notice requirements have been met.

Finally, you must prove the will in probate court.

If no one is contesting the will, the petitioner or his lawyer must appear before the probate judge on or ,after the return day with a witness who can testify to the fact that the will has been executed.

Often this requirement is relaxed.

You can then go before the register of probate with a sworn affidavit from the witness.

If an interested party' in the estate contests the will, nothing can be done on the return day but schedule a date for a hearing. The hearing may be followed by litiga­ tion to determine if the will is valid.

By now you must be so confused that you are wondering if the pro-' bated process is going to drive you to an early grave yourself. If you get bogged down, just remember: where there's a will, there's a way.

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more than 300 young men who participated in the annual Glen­ mary Home Missioners Summer Volunteer program this year.

Based at Glenmary Farm, Vanceburg, KY, the program serves spiritual and material needs of Lewis County residents.

This summer volunteers came from 33 states, Lebanon, the PhiHppines, PUeTto Rico and Hong Kong, representing 18 archdioceses 'and 54 dioceses, and 81 colleges and universities.

In groups of 40 to 50, they spent a week of service under the guidance of Glenmary priests and brothers. " , Among their projects was

building a house for a family of ,four, finishing a house worked on 'last summer and visiting a health care center and area homes.

The Glenmary Home Mis­ sioners are priests and brothers who serve the Catholic minori,ty, the unchurched and the poor thoughout Appalachia, the rural South' and the Southwest.

The volunteer program also includes winter volunteer ses­ sions.

The Glenmary Volunteer Pro­ gram will be held Dec. 28 through Jan. 3, and Jan. 6-12. If you are a single,Catholic male of college age and would like further information on these special programs, please write to: Glenmary Winter Volunteer Programs, Box 465618, Cincin­ nati, Ohio 45246-5618.

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ROME (NC) The Redemptor- , ist congregation elected a Span­ iard as new superior general during its general chapter in Rome, a spokesman for the order said recently.

The new superior, Father Juan M. Lasso de la Vega y Miranda, 49, was born in Madrid and was ordained a priest in 1961., Before his election, the new superior general was vicar gen­ eral of the order. Previously, he held seveTal other positions in community administration.

At the same chapter, an American, Father Robert Fenili of the order's St. Louis pro­ vince, was elected to the gen­ eral council.

There are more than 6,000 Re­ demptorists throughout the worM, including more than 1,000 in the United States,

where the order has provinces in Baltimore, St. Louis and Oakland, Calif., and vice pro­ vinces based in Richmond, Va., and New Orleans.

It's subtle LOS ANGELES (NC) - The Reagan adminis~ration's brief asking the Supreme Court to overrule its 1973 ruling legal­ izing abortion is a "subtle and powerful" 'document which is "neither for nor (, against abor~ tion," according to :legal scholar John T. Noonan Jr. In a com­ mentary for The Los Angeles Times, Noonan, a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley, discussed the admin­ istration's brief, filed by the Justice Department in cases from Illinois and Pennsylvania.

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"The Bible is the greatest book Bible study groups already es- sex that I don't know how to ever written, telling ~..

UHe greates t tablished which meet during the deal with it. Please help me. some awfully dumb thmgs 10 . much noon hour or before work be- (Wisconsin) ' regard to drinking and drugs story ever to Id ,,' bu t m't IS more. It· ,is the finest gl,lidebook .

Th II . and sex. ey are usua· y ecumem"This past year, a lot of my A. One. of your peers is Erin, for our journey through l,ife." gms.

I. friends were every bit as dumb 10 nature. a junior' in high school, a resca , These are the words of Rep.· .

Those of us involved in these taurant employee and as the seniors, and I ended 'a '8 sharp 'Ralph Regula of' Ohio, who served as co-chairman of the groups observed Bible Week in student who isn't quite sure yet number of friendships because , - for - va·rious wa"s.

In some places what she wants to do with her of thl·s. Now I'm in the process Congresstional Committee J National Bible .Week, which Bible reading. marathons were life. of making some' new friends. conducted, where the Bible was At a local pancake eatery, we It's kind of hard but I had to do took ,place Nov. 17-24." read cover to cover' in a non- talked. about your question on it."

At this point Kevin interrup­ It was the fifth consecutive' stop session. People from alI "peer pressure. With her was her yea~ that President and Mrs. walks of :life participated. .brother, Kevin, who at 2-7 was ted. "What a lot of these kids 'Essaycontests were sponsor- yet to smoke his first joint.

Reagan have served as honorary don't realize is that peer pres­ national co-chairpersons for the .ed, one topic being "The Mean- . Said Erin: "Lots of the kids sure' will always be with them.

"Adults call it 'keeping up interfaith week. Since 1941 each ing of the Bible for Humanity at my school are drinking beer president· has issued a Bible ,as we near the 21st Century." and. getting into drugs. A num- with the Joneses.' They sp,end Week message.

Art contests were sponsored in ber of girls are pregnant. i don't lots of mOQey to own the right President Reagan's· message which a favorite Bible passage want to be ;)ike any of these things and they worry about or scene was depicted.. Com- .. kids and:I' don't intend to ge.t wearing exactIythe right clothes reads in part as folIows: "National Bible Week gives all munity theatre groups presented. into 'any of that stuff. and having a .big car. .·.·f· r~ally, don't see .peer pres­ '~'PheY're not free. They're not Americans an opportunity to . productions of biblical drama give special' attention to the' such as "J.B." by Archibald Mac~, 'sure ~·problem, .siric~: I don't independent. Probably they're book whiCh has formed not only,Leish and' "Journey to Jerusa, ~ jtltendto ruilt'my -life Justl,le- .stilLinsecure .and still slaves to Amencan culture but, also the . lem'~ by Maxwell Anderson. ''ea.use' some other., p~op1Ei want what. other people think. As ki~s,they px:opablynever learn­ . cultures of mimy other nations Is our religion merelYa:"spee~nie·to dowliattiley .do; . . around the' world. I wge my ta(or religion?" Althoughthere' "!thinksomany of these kidsed. to deal with peer pressure."

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week with appropriate ceremon· . tion sits and watcllesso:in{ich,' thiiigs like smoking pot in order ' free. and: indepimdent' spirits. If·

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ONE BIG FAMILY There are people in the world today Whose only thought is to survive If we think about it honestly There before the grace of God go I. We've got to find a way somehow Cause if they ever needed us They need us now.

We're just one big family No matter who you are Or what you might believe.

One big family, brothers, sisters Just like you and me Look into your heart and you will see We're all just one big family We've all seen some hard times in our lives Every man, woman and child Let me know that they are not alOne Through their tribulations and their trials Together we can't let them down Cause if they ever needed us They need us now.

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READERS OFfEN encourage me to review songs from the country charts. Here we go.

The song presents a message similar to recent songs on the pop charts. "Look into your heart and you will see. we're all just one big family." Songs from both country and pop music remind us that even though the world is beset by all types of difficulties, we could overcome problems by working together.

Certainly this ideal has been much supported in the music world during 1985.

The ideal implies that we all I}eed to do our part. However, some people undersell the power of what they personally 'can do to affect the world. Particularly, young people may believe there fs nothing significant that a teen can do.

Yet teens can influence the wor,ld. A place to start is one's own high school. In any school, there are individuals who do not fit as well into school society as others do. This happens for a variety of reasons,

for example, a lack of social opportunities or because of past personal problems.

Peers can reach out to these lonely teens and show an interest in them in a way that few others can. Even if the students resist initial efforts because they have been hurt by others in the past, I would suggest continuing to reach out and offer friendship.

By giving up just two soft drinks a week a teen can save a dollar that could be donated to hunger relief' agencies. In a year's time, you could give $50.

In poor countries the amount 'may be worth much more. Cer­ tainly this money can help feed several people. members of our worldwide family, who otherwise might face a familiar enemy, hunger.

The ideal of creating one big world family is possible if enough people begin to believe in the concept and act to help build the ideal into a reality. I suspect that teens have a special role in breaking down the bar­ riers that ,keep people apart.

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The Bishop Connolly Drug and Alcohol Awareness Team, a group of students whose goal is to e~ucate other' students and the community at large of the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse, welcomes all to the pre­ sentation. Free admission.

Bishop Stang The Religious Studies Service program at Bishop Stang High School, No. Dartmouth, has a twofold purpose: to encourage students to see and meet the needs of those around them and to assist them in understanding that works of service are an in­ tegra.) part' of the Christian life­ style.

At last count, more than 350 hours of community work have been' served by Stang students; among projects are catechetical work, candystriping,' committee work for town and parish fairs and cleanup/yard work for eldei'1y neighbors.

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CATHERINIAN CENTER, NO. DARTMOUTH A day of prayer in preparation for Christmas: 2 to 8 p.m. Dec. 8, 856 Tucker Road. Advance registration required. Information: Sister Judy Brunell, OP, 996-1305.

WIDOWED SUPPORT, ATTLEBORO AREA Meeting after'7 p.m. Mass first Fridays, St. Theresa parish center, So. Attleboro. Guest speakers. All welcome. Dec. 6: Dr. Tatsuji Ijda.

Topic: "Coping with the: Holidays and Depression."

CHRISTMAS MUSICALE "Specially for Shepherds," a Christmas Musicale, will be pres-' ented by "The Saints and Singers Chorus, Inc.,"at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at St. Patrick Church, High Street, Wareham, to open the celebration of the parish's 7Sthjubilee and the 50th

anniversary 6fits mission, St, Anthony, West Wareham.

The musical story will also be' presented at 8 p.m.' Dec. 13 at Corpus Christi Church, -Jarves Street, San'dwich, imd at 4 p.m. De~. 15 'at St. Patrick Church, Main St., Fal-

mouth, courtesy of the parish's Wo­ men's Guiid. .

Admission free at all performan­ ' ces. All welcome.

Advent penance ser~ice: 7 p.'m.

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Adoration of the Blessed Sacra­ ment: 12 to 6 p.m. Dec. 8, St. Shar­ bel Chapel. Holy hour 5 to 6 p.m.

ST. ANTHONY, MATTAPOISETT A~vent penance service: 7 p.m.

Dec, 13.

Advent family program: 4:30 p.l11.

Dec. 15. Film and free dinner fea­ tured.

ST. GEORGE, WESTPORT Healing service with Maria e.

Rocha of the Mission from God Healing Ministry: begins with 2 p.m.

Mass Dec. I. Doors 'open at 12:30 p.m. Information: Lucille L. Pimen­ . t~I, 992-5402.

LEGION OF MARY Advent wreath blessing: 7 p.m Meeting 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8. St. Mary's Dec. I, with church hall celebration rectory, Fairhaven. after ceremony.

Christian Coffee House: 7:30 to BLUE ARMY 9:30 p.m. Dec. 13, church hall. Par­ Five-hour vigil in. honor of the ish -folk group, will perform. All Sacred Heart of Jesus and the welcome. ' .

Immaculate Heart of Mary: begins 7:30 p.in. Dec. 6, St, Francis Xavier ECUMENICAL CANDLELIGHT Church, Main Street, Acushnet. All SERVICE welcome. Information: Ann Levas­ The Sisters of Mercy Coalition for, seur, 822-6866.

Central America, a national just.ice ST. JOHN EVANGELIST, network, will lead an ecumenical POCASSET calldlelight service at 4:30 p.in. Dec. St. John's 55 and over family: I in front of downtown Providence's blood pressure check II a.m. to Federal Building. All welcome. noon Tuesdays, parish center. All ·within parish boundaries welcome.

LEGION OF MARY The annual reunion for active and auxiliary Legionaries wilI be hosted D of I; ATTLEBORO 'by St. Joseph parish, New Bedford, Alcazaba Circle 65 Christmas at 2 p.m. Sunday. A rosary and party: 7 p.m. Dec. 5, K of C hall, Benediction service with a homily by Hodges Street. Members are asked Father Matthew Sullivan, SS.Ce., to bring two gifts (one to exchange, will be followed by a social hour in one for an area nursing home; mark the school hall. male or female). Entertainment: The Harmonettes.

SS PETER & PAUL, FR School Mass in honor of St. Nich­ ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET olas: 9 a.m. Dec. 6. Children will ,- Advent adult education program: offer gifts for less fortuna~e parish 7 to 9 p.m. Advent Tuesdays. Inforyoungsters.. mation and registration: Kathie Bar.boza,' 676-9481.

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'Parish council: 'meeting 7:45 p.m.

'Family Christmas celebration: Dec. 14, Edaville 'Railroad, So. Dec.·I, rectory.

Carver. Information:' AlSaulino: Christmas pageant: parents Of chil­ 674-4722. dren interested in participating may Advent penance service: 7:30 p.m. contact Mrs. Leger or Mrs. Serra at Dec. 2. Celebrant: Father David·A. the recto'ry,.673-0852. . Costa, parochial vicar. Homilist: Father James'Ferry, parochial vicar at Mt. Carmel Church, New Bedford..

ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN Adoration of Blessed Sacrament: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, followed by rosary and Benediction.

All welcome.

Restaurant, Westport. Main speaker: Dr. Lewis Kamm, professor of French literature and computer science at Southeastern Massachusetts University, will speak on com- munity relations and the recently endowed Orner E. and Laurette M. B.oivin Center for French L~ngua~e a~d Culture at S ~ U, of which he IS dl!ector. InformatIOn: Armand Dallalre, 674-2903.

the main celebrant of 8 a.m: Mass Dec. I at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fall River, for the St. Vincent de .

Paul Society of the diocese. The annual corporate communion break­ fast will follow in the church hall.

ST. STANISLAUS Fa Father Janusz Ja~carz is St. Stan­ islaus' new parochial vicar, succeed­ ing Father Andrzej Maslejak, now at our Lady of Jasna Gora parish, '.

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Pope says conscience must develop along with technology VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II said recently that conscience must develop along with technology through a "sharpened sense of good a nd evil."

The 'pope made his remarks as he accepted the credentials of Sonoo Uchida, Japan's new ambas­ sador to the Holy See. Humanity needs "a clear and

firm concept of the dignity of man,

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The pope also warned of the "grave risks for man found in bio­ logical and genetic manipulations."

In his address, he also noted the recent 40th anniversary of the found­ ing of the United Nations. He urged nations to respect one an­ other's cultural differences and to work for justice as a way to\\iard peace..

He urged the members to "look for just solutions by means of fai'r negotiations" so that "dire pov­ erty, hunger Of injustice don't lead 'to de~pair or to violence."

The pope also recalled that dur­ ing his 1981 trip to Japan he .visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki,

where the United States dropped atomic bombs in World War II. During his visit to Hiroshima he told 10,000 people: "Let us pledge ourselves to peace thrpughjustice, let us take a solemn decision, now, that war will never be tolerated or sought as a m~ans of resolving differences. " In Nagasaki, he visited 100 vic­

tims of the atomic blast, telling

them their lives were "the most convincing appeal that could be

addressed to all people of good

will- the most convincing appeal

against war and for peace."

About 3 percent of Japan's popu­ lation is Catholic.

In preparation WASHINGTON (NC) - Arch­ bishop Thomas C. Kelly of Louis­ ville, Ky., will head a five member National Conference of Catholic Bishops' ad hoc.committee which will prepare for Pope John Paul· II's possible visit to the United States in 1987.

Also appointed to the ad hoc committee were Bishops William AHughes of Covington, Ky.; John F. Kinney of Bismarck, N.D,;John R. McGann of Rockville Centre, N. Y.; and Arthur N. Tafoya of Pueblo, Colo.

Thirty-First Annual

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For The Benefit Of The Exceptional And Underprivileged

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MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY ·41 nof the Fourth.Degree Knights of Columbus recently honored the late Humberto Cardinal Medeiros with a dedicatory Mass and a dinner at White's Restaurant, Westport. The assembly was recently renamed in recognition of the cardinal.

Above, a sword was presented to the group by the.preJate's family.·From left, Faithful Captain Richard. D. Br~neau; Leonel S. Medeiros, the cardinal's brother; Faithful Navigator.Ernest P. Medeiros (no relation). (Rosa ,photo)