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Friday, December 12, 1986
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NCEA lauds high schools, Cape parish St. Pius X parish, South Yar- quality worship, community praymouth, has been recognized by the er, shared responsibility, planning National Catholic Educational As- and collaboration .in the total parsociation as having one of the ish life and ministry." Organizing the activities of over most outstan'ding religious education programs in the United States. 600 students and some 80 cateVarious criteria were used by chists and helpers are Judy Sullithe association; its final report van and Betty Colgan. Both hold indicated that the St. Pius X pro- master's degrees in religious edugram is successful primarily because . cation from Providence College, of strong parish community sup- earned while they were also working fulltime to develop the St. Pius port at all levels. After NCEA representatives X program. Msgr. Hen~y T. Munroe, pasconducted an onsite visit and surveyed individual staff members tor, says that Mrs. Sullivan and and several students, the program Mrs. Colgan "deserve a tremenwas cited for a "high degree of Turn to Page Two
MRS. MARY M. Maddock ofSt. Mary's parish, Mansfield, left photo, mother of Father Jay T. Maddock; and Miss Jean Judge ofSt. Patrick's parish, Fall River, right photo, were two of89 persons to receive the Marian Medal in Sunday ceremonies at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. Bishop Daniel A. Cronin presented the awards, which recognize those nominated by their pastors as outstanding parishioners. '
Pastoral's relevance proven
ST. PIUS X religious education teacher Bonnie Jacobs with her second grade charges, from left, Beth Arseneaux, Marc Bridges and Matthew Ducharme.
NEW YORK (NC) - The Wall a person wants or needs to make. "The whole affair does expose a Street insider trading scandal centering on Ivan F. Boesky proves specific culture with a set of values the relevance of themes empha- distinct from the values we profess sized in the U.S. bishops' new pas- as Christians and as Catholics," he toralletter on the American econ- said. He added that while much of omy, according to two Jesuits who the public focus on the bishops' minister to the Wall Street com- . pastoral letter has centered on its specific policy recommendatiorn;, munity. "I think the wh~le thing illus- the bishops also offer "a way to go trates the broader problem in this about thinking and praying about country of an erosion of the sense these issues." The two Jesuits occupy a small of the public good or the common good," said Jesuit Father Neil F. office suite a few doors from the Doherty, who has served at the entrance to the New York Stock Jesuit office in the Wall Street area Exchange. Their program originated in 1980 when Wall Street since 1983. "It is to the credit ofthe bishops workers making retreats under that in the pastoral they recognize Jesllit auspices asked for a prothis deterioration and raise the gram to help them follow up on a question of the common good when regular basis. Activities include that comes in conflict with the small group discussions drawing greed and avarice of some in- workers of all levels and sponsordividuals. " ship of lectures by people such as .Jesuit Father Joseph S. Dirr, Archbishop Rembert Weakland who became director of the office of Milwaukee, who chaired the in September, said he would not drafting committee for the pasput the focus on Boesky as an "evil toral, which was approved by the person" but sees his case as a stim- bishops Nov. 13. In mid-November, Boesky was ulus for going beyond questions of legality and ethics to the spiritual charged with illegally obtaining question of "how much money" $50 million in profits from trading
based on inside information. He agreed to pay more than $100 million in penalties and was barred for life from the investment business in the United States. Fathers Dirr and Doherty emphasized their limitations in strictly economic questions, and noted that professionals debate whether the wave of corporation takeovers that brings quick riches to a few individuals ultimately will or will not make the American economy more efficient. They also called for Catholic laity to take the initiative in responding to moral questions raised by the Boesky affair. Though church bodies with stockholdings may need to broaden their activity in the corporate responsibility movement in the light of the takeover climate, they said, clergy such as themselves can best serve by helping lay people raise the right ,questions. When "corporate raiders are making really big bucks," Father Doherty said, questions arise about the "fallout" that often follows for ordinary workers losing their jobs Turn to Page Two