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FR.P. J. .pRI(E Newi!,'l Rev. Raymond W. McCarthy is the new administrator of Our Lady of Victory parish in Centerville on Cape Cod. The North Attleboro native, who spent thegreat- erpartofhis curacyinthediocesanSeeCitybeforehis appointmentto the newlyes- tablished St. Mark's parish in Attleboro Falls,succeedsRev.JamesF.Lyonswhowas transferred within the past· fortnighttothepastorateof St. Mary's parish in Taun- ton. Announcement'of the In BH%%."cf~~,.U ' Closed Holyday Opens Next lJJotHfa"TRANSCRIPT
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A number of Fall River Diocesan CCD personnel have been designated to serve asseminar chairman at the three~day Congress of Religious Education, starting Friday,Aug. 22, at the University of Hartford. Fat her Ronald Tosti, newly-named Assistant
Closed HolydayThe Chancery Office in Fall
River will be closed tomorrow,Friday, Aug. 15, the Feast ofthe Assumption.
Bishop Connolly today announced changes affectingfive assistant pastors in theDiocese. Transferred are:
Rev. Peter F. Mullen fromSacred Heart Church, Fall River,to St.. Mary Church, Mansfield.
Rev. William J. Hurley, fromSt. Stanislaus Church, FallRiver, to Sacred Heart Church,Fall River.
Rev. Roland Bousquet, fromSt. Joseph Church, New Bedford, to St. Jacques Church,Taunton.
Rev. John J. Oliveira, from St.John of God Church, Somerset,to Mt. Carmel Church, Seekonk.
Rev. Henry S. Arruda, fromMt. Carmel Church, Seekonk, toSt. John of God Church Somerset.
Fr. Mullen was born in Brockton. Jan. 14, 1938. He began hiseducation at North Easton Grammar School and Msgr. CoyleHigh Sc.hool and continued onto Cardinal O'Connell and St.John Seminaries in Brighton and
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Mass. "We have often had asmany as 10 guests in additionto the regular st.udents," saidMrs. Mary Fuller, Diocesan CCDpresident, the teacher.
She is enthusiastic about having the course daily instead ofspread' out through a semester,as is usual for CCD offerings."It really builds community whenyou meet people every day,"she said, "and besides we areable to get in two hours morethan in 'the Winter sessions."
How do people get to a morning course? "In the Summer,teens can babysit for theirmoms," explained Mrs. Fuller,"and some Cape parishes haverun a babysitting service to enable mothers to attend."
Speaking of teens, an unusualnumber are taking the course."They'll be CCD helpers," saidMrs. Fuller.
Another enthusiastic participant is Mrs. John Phillip, whowill be religious education coordinator at Otis on a fulltimebasis come September. She'll beworking with Catholic ChaplainJoseph Della Valle to provide afull religious program for Otisyoungsters and adults.
Mrs. Fuller hopes that theSummer CCO methods course
, will .become an annual programfor the Cape area. She feels thatthe closing of area Catholicschools has made the work ofCCO more important than everbefore.. Pointing up this empha-
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Cape Cod area ,CeD workersare expected to turn out in largenumbers for the Hartford event.Chartered buses will carryparticipants from that area tothe Congress. Mrs. Jeanne Towers of Pocasset is in charge ofthe arrangements for the CapeCod contingent.
As in previous years, FallRiver registrants wi1l participate in the popular discussionsessions which follow the Congress activities. In these mightydialogues, summaries of theday's seminars are given, insuring that all are exposed to theentire content of the more than40 planned seminars.
Four sessions will explore theramifications of changes in attitudes from the aspects of Psy-
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IsSgt Ted Doviak of Otis Air Forec Base has got to hold
some sort of record for devotion to CCD. He hasn't misseda day of a two-week course that's being held at St. Margaret's parish center, Buzzards Bay, even though on afew occasion he's arrived atthe 9:30 A.M. class after anall-night flying assignment.Equally enthusiastic is hisbride of two months, Marsha.Both will work in the Otis religious education program thisWinter.
They are among 31 adults andteenagers registered for thecourse, which began Aug. 4 andwill end, today with a special
Sergeant at OtisActivist
And, during the campaign forfunds for the construction ofBishop Connolly High School inFall River-the fourth diocesanregional secondary institutionFather McCarthy served as as-sistant director. .
. Upon completion of his earlyNorth Attleboro education, Father McCarthy attended Providence College before he enteredSt. Mary's Seminary in Baltimorefor philosophical and theologicalstudies.
He was ordained to the priesthood on Feb. 24, 1945 by thelate Most Rev. James E. Cassidy, third Bishop of the FallRiver Diocese. For the first 15years, he served as an assistantat the Sacred Heart parish in FallRiver. For a three-year period,
. he directed St. Patrick's parish inSomerset.
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Diocesan C C D Director, willturing the Most Rev. JohnR. Whealon, Archbishop ofHartford. Albert Gallant, amember of the diocesan CCDExecutive Board and the diocesan Ecumenical Commission,has a similar role in a seminarto be given on Ecumenism byRev. Msgr. Vincent Yzermans.
Mrs. Charles Fuller, diocesanCCD President, wi1l act as chairwoman for the session on· FirstEucharist with Sister SylviaComer of the Diocese of Portland. Edward McDonagh, CCDLay Coordinator will chair asession on Multi-Media given by·Mr. Joseph Connors of Chicago.
Rev. Joseph L. Powers, diocesan CCO Director, indicatedthat more than 2,000 have registered for th~ Congress. DiocesanCCO workers planning to attendnumber 207.
Rev. Raymond W. McCarthy is the new administrator of Our Lady of Victoryparish in Centerville on Cape Cod. The North Attleboro native, who spent the greater part of his curacy in the diocesan See City before his appointment to the newly established St. Mark's parish in Attleboro Falls, succeeds Rev. James F. Lyons who wastransferred within the past·fortnight to the pastorate ofSt. Mary's parish in Taunton. Announcement' of theappointment of Father McCarthyto the Cape position was madetoday by the Most Rev. JamesL. Connolly, Bishop of Fall River.
The new Cape parish administrator was the first directorof the diocesan Family LifeBureau. He served in that capacity for 15 years, starting 'in1952. Father McCarthy directedCana and pre-Cana conferencesthroughout the entire dioceseduring that period.
In addition, Father McCarthyserved as associate director ofthe Catholic Charities Appeal.
Also, Father McCarthy was diocesan director and coordinator,of the Lay Retreat Movement. FR. RAYMOND W. McCARTHY
Perm,anentProgram
InitiateDeacon
COLLEGEVILLE (NC)-The permanent diaconateprogram just getting underway in this 'country has anunlimited future, according to Bishop Ernest 1. Unterkoefler of Charleston, S.C., chairman of the U.S. Bishops Committee on the permanent .Diaconate. He met with here are from varied occupation-
al and geographic backgrounds.candidates and advisors to Many of them', have already par-the program in a panel dis- ticipated to some extent in pascussion here, during the first toral work in their home diotraining workshop for the per- ceses.manent diaconate being held, They will continue to attendAug. 5-14, at St. John's Univer- training sessions for a total ofsity. Other training centers in five Summers, as was their op- .Washington, D.C. and Orchard tion in selecting from two pro-Lake, Mich., will begin similar Turn to Page Sixprograms in early September.
"We have hopes of gettingpeople involved in the diaconalwork of the Church that hasbeen lost," Bishop Unterkoeflersaid. "Bishops have lost it;priests have lost it; lay peoplehave lost it. And there is a hopein this that it is concretized in avery broad way,except that we'reworking within a framework thatgives us sufficient impetus. .
"The idea of what· these menare to do is as diversified, aswe can imagine. When an orderis given in the Church it becomesuniversal in the ministry of theChurch itself."
"We are not going to say thatthese men are to be teachers,or solely preachers, or that theywill be confined to the altar.They are going to meet the needsof humanity, not just churchpeople," the bishop continued.
"With the nucleus we have,we can not only fire the imagination and the spirit of man;but we can shed, as Christians,some of the things we are hungup on. We're in a fix, a fixation situation. That is, there's alot of tension in the life ofchurches today. As one of thepriests said at the table today,'This is a clean field.'
The 10 candidates attendingthe current training program
The Most Reverend Bishop has approved and confirmed changes made amongthe Sacred Hearts Fathers inthe Diocese of Fall River by theProvincial of the religious congregation, Very Rev. FintanSheeran.
Resigning as pastor of St.Anthony Church, Mattapoisett,will be Rev. Columba Moran,SS.CC. who will retain the titleof Pastor Emeritus.
Two other religious have beennamed pastors. Rev. Paul J.Price, SS.CC. will become pastorof St. Anthony Church, Mattapoisett, and Rev. Kieran Rush,SS.CC. will become pastor ofHoly Redeemer Church, Chatham.
Father Price, SS.CC., born inFall River on June 22, 1920, wasordained on June 8, 1948 afterpreparatory studies in Washington, D. C.
The new pastor of St. Anthony has served his communityas Director in Mattapoisett,
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APPOINTMENT
Loyalty MessagesPI~.ase:."Pope Paul. LpNDON .(NC)--;Pope Paul hassent a message of thanks to themany thous:mds of people inBritain who have sent him letterspostcards 'and telegrams expressing their loyalty and devotion.
The new' apostolic delegatehere, Archbishop Domenico Enrici, in announcing this, addedthat because of the difficultiesof answering all such messagesindividually, the Pope has askedhim through the press to express "the warm thanks and appreciation of His Holiness foreach one of the messages' whichhas been received."
Suggestions that such messages should be sel}d were maderecently in the Catholic press inview of the continuing criticismvited Catholics throughout hisThomas Holland of Salford insaid, suffering "because respectdiocese to send personal messages to the Pope who was, heof the Pope. In July, Bishopand obedience are faltering."
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Gifts, GrantsTop $9 .Million
NOTRE DAME (NC) - TheUniversity of' Notre Dame reoeived $9.2 rilillion in gifts andgrants during the fiscal yearwhich ended last June.
The funds topped last year'stotals by $2.1 million, accordingto Dr. Frederick Rossini, vicepresident for research and sponsored programs.
The ·largest single sum,$3,613,271, went to the Collegeof Science, for research.. facili
. ties and equipment, and educa-tional programs. .
The second highest sum wentto tpe Radiation Laboratory,Which ~eceivecf $1,369,000. fromthe Atomic Energy Commissionfor research and facilities.
Government grants accountedfor 87 per cent of the awardsaccepted by the university. Thefunds came from 17 separateagencies, including the Bureauof' .Disease Prevention and Environmental Control, the National Institutes of Health, theOffice of Economic Opportunity,and the National Endowmentfor the Arts.
Remaining funds were giftsof philanthropic foundations,group, businesses and individuals. The largest gift of $200,000for urban studies came from theInternational Business MachinesCompany.
Almost $6.5 million of thetotal awards will go for researchprojects at Notre Dame. Therest will support educationaland service programs, and improve facilities and equipmentat the university.
t.I~EV. PAUL J. PRICE, ss.ce.
Habit Visible SignOf Consecration
IMMACULATA (NC) - Apledge to pursue; excellence inthe apostolate of Christian education and ::r decision to retainthe religious habit as a visiblesign of consecration to God werehighlights of a month-long session of a chapter of.tp~ Si~t~rs,
Servants of the. ,ImmaculateHeart of· Mary, .J;1e)d. here in
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The 2,400 members of thecongregation were also informedin a two-part. closing sessionthat a plan of government basedon the principles of collegiality,subsidiarity and decentralizationwill be initiated on an experimental basis during the comingyear. Recommendations on liturgical observance in the' 'localhouses of the community andon the expansion of mentalprayer were included in the report of the commission on spirituality.
Other commrsslOns formed·during the chapter's first sessionconsidered the consecrated life,the spirit and purpose of thecommunity, and the congregation's government and apostol·ate.
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Wareham, Jaffrey, N. H., Glendora, Calif. He also served hiscommunity in administrativeposts Winona, Minn. and Washington, D. C.
The. new Chatham pastor alsoserved as curate and pastor inRochester, N. Y., Fairhaven andWest Harwich.
FRIDAY - Assumption of theBlessed Virgin Mary. I Class.White. Mass Proper; Glory;Creed; Preface of Blessed Virgin.
SAT U R 0 A Y - St. Joachim,Father of the Blessed VirginMary. II Class. White.
SUNDAY - Twelfth Sundayafter Pentecost.' II Class.Green. .Mass Proper; Glory;Creed; Preface of Trinity.
'MONDAy - Mass of' precedingSunday. IV Class. Green.
ORSt. Agapitus, Martyr. Red.
TUESDAY - St. John Eudes,Confessor. III Class. White.
·WEDNESDAY - St. Bernard,Abbot, Doctor of the Church.III Class. White.
THURSDAY - St. Jane Francesde Chantal. III Class. White.'
REV. ·COLUMBA MORAN, ss.ce.
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,Fairhaven and Clones, Ireland.He was also Superior of thePhilosophy house in Wareham.
After serv,ing as assistant atMt. Gilead Church, Ohio" h~ returned to Fall River Diocesewhere he served as pastor inWellfleet and Chatham.
Father MoranBorn in' Foxwood, Ireland,
Oct. 4, 1895, Father Moran waseducated at Kaatesheubel, Hoi':land, and' Trumeloo, Belgium,before his ordination in Ghent,Belgium, April 5, 1924
Coming to this country in 1925he held various pastoral postsin Washington, D. C. and thenin the Fall River Diocese in.Wellfleet, Harwich and Fairhaven.
Named Pro-Provincial in 1938,he then served ,his congr~gation
as Provincial from 1947 to 1952.Since then he has served as
pastor of Holy Trinity, Harwich;St. .Boniface, New Bedford; St._Joseph, Fairhaven and St. Anthony, Mattapoisett.'
Father RushBorn in Swinford, Ireland, on
Oct. 9, 1910, Rev. Kieran Rush,SS.CC. came to the UnitedStates for his .education atWashington, D. C. and was thereordained a priest on J:une 8,1948.
Part of his priestly career was.occupied in teaching positions in
Prelates Pre'sent'Land Reform Plan
BRAZILIA (NC) - While agroup of Brazilian bishops havepresented an unexciting agrarianreform plan to the government,division' exists among the bishops concerning the sincerity' ofthe government's desire to implement such reforms.
The plan was .presented toBrazilian President Artur daCosta E;Silva by the bishops of
.the states of Rio' Grande do Suiand Santa Catarina, headed by'Vicente Cardinal Scherer ofPorto Alegre.
One feature of tJ:le plan, generally containing nothing new,was the indication that in thestate of Rio Grande do Sui, thearea known as Litoral Sui, borddering Uruguay, deserves priority in the implementation ·ofagrarian reform. The state, thesouthernmost in Brazil, is thenation's breadbasket and prime
. raiser of cattle.The bishops also pointed out
that the 'technical aspects ofagrarian reform are not withintheir responsibility and thatthey only desire to define themoral standpoint that shoulddirect the implementation of thereform.
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AUG. 24Rev. Peter J.B. Bedard, 1884,
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Rev. Thomas Clinton, 1895,Pastor, St. Peter, Sandwich.
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ASSIGNMENTS
Rev. Raymond W. McCarthy to· Our Lady of VictoryPaiish, Centerville, as administrator.
Rev. Peter F. Mullen, assistant at Sacred Heart Parish,Fall River,' to St. Mary Parish, Mansfield, as assistant.
Rev. William J. Hurley, assistant at ·St. Stanislaus Parish,Fall River, to Sacred Heart, Fall River, as assistant.
. Rev. Roland Bousquet, assistant at St. Joseph Parish,New Bedford, to St. Jacques Parish, Taunton, as assistant.
Rev. John J. Oliveira, assistant at St. John of God Parish,Somerset, to Our' Lady of Mount. Carmel Parish, Seekonk, asassistant.
Rev.. Henry S. Arruda, assistant at Our Lady of MountCarmel Par.ish, Seekonk, to St. John of God Parish, as assistant.
Rev. Ronald A. Tosti, assistant Diocesan Director of the.Confraternity of Christian Doctrine.
Appointment effective today, August 14, 1969.
Assignments effective Wednesday, August ·27, 1969.
Director Croticiz·e$ Proposa~
To Turn ,Cemetery I\nto Park !,
BROOKLYN (NC)·-The Brook- Brooklyn diocesan director ofIyn diocesan director of ceme- cemeteries, emphasized the imteries has asked New York May- portance of the burial. rite foror John Lindsay to reject a pro- Catholics and said: "The proposal of the City Planning Com- posal submitted t6 the city planmission to turn Holy Cross Cem- ning commission is an affrontetery into a park. to all men of faith who hold
The proposal-mude by city the remains of their loved ones. planning consultant Walter Tha- in reverence."
bit in ·a report on the Brooklyn "Let us be concerned witharea-was included at the close the anguish' of the families. ofof the report. those who have lived and died
It said: "No park facility is to preserve religious freedomneeded more in East Flatbush- that' is denied to so many inor in Brownsville or in East New the world today." .York-than a real park with Father Mooney also said: "Mr.woodland at I~ast sufficiently Lindsay, knowing of your sensedeep to camouflage lovers with of reverence and respect, we areno other alternative for privacy confident that you will rejectthan the cellars of' Vandeveer that portion'of Mr. Thabit's proEstates. This ne~d can be met posal which would turn Holyby using all or part of the 89 Cross Cemetery into a park. Youacres of Holy Cross Cemetery." will thereby assure all men of
The proposal spar'ked consid- faith and reason that the graveserable controversy in the Brook- of their loved ones will not beIy~ area. desecrated."
The cemetery-whicH is close The Thabit proposal also drewto 100 years old-is still in use criticism from Brooklyn Boroughand about 2,000 burials a year President Abe Stark. He asked:.take place there. More than 500,- "Does Mr. Thabit have plans to
-. 000 persons-intluding two Ro- exhume the remains of 500,000. - man Catholic bishops - are people and transport them to
buried in Holy Cross Cemetery. other 'cemeteries? Or are theIn his letter to Mayor Lind- loversi for whose privacy he so
say, Father George Mooney, . tenderly cares, expected to.. gambol on the graves of those. wein Brooklyn hold in deepest respect and reverence?"
REV. H. S. ARRUDA
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ordination, Father Oliveira isalso a Notary of the DiocesanTribunal and Religion Instructorat Mt. St. Mary Academy, FallRiver.
Father ArrudaFather Arruda, born in Reme-
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Since his return to the UnitedStates, he has served as assistant at Sacred Heart Church, FallRiver.
Father HurleyBorn Oct. 28, 1941 in Fall
River, Father Hurley studied atDeLaSalle High School, Newport; St. Thomas Seminary,Bloomfield, Conn:; ResurrectionCollege, Kitchener, Onto and St.Mary Seminary, Baltimore, before his ordination on May 18,1968.
Father Hurley's first assignment was as assistant at St.Stanislaus Church, Fall River,which parish he had served 'previously as deacon.
Father BousquetThe new Taunton curate, Rev.
Roland Bousquet, was born inFall River on Nov. 8, 1927. Heattended Blessed SacramentSchool, Prevost High -School,La Salette Minor Seminary,Seminaire de Philosophie andGrand Seminaire in Montreal.He was ordained by BishopConnolly on May 22, 1954.
After serving briefly at NotreDame Church, Fall River, hewas named an assistant at St.Joseph Church, New Bedford.
Father Bousquet has alsoserved as Advocate and Procurator of the Diocesan Tribunal,member of the Pre-Cana Boardand member of the Board ofExaminers of the Clergy.
Father OliveiraBorn in New Bedford, Father
Oliveira received his educationat Holy Family High School,Our Lady of Providence Seminary and St. Mary Seminary,Baltimore. He was ordained onMay 20, 1967. .
An assistant at St. John ofGod Church, Somerset, since
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall Rivl3r-Thurs. Aug. 14, ·l969 3
Campus ConsensusGovernment Model
DENVER (NC)-"Campus consensus" must set the normsby which universities will be
. governed, Father Patrick. H.Ratterman, S.J., vice president
. for student affairs at XavierUniversity, in Cincinnati, saidhere.
Speaking at a Jesuit Educational. Association workshop atRegis College, Father Rattermandeclared that the consensus formof decision-making was alreadywell under way in large sectorsof the academic community.
He denied that this represents"capitulation to student power"but said it was rather the "idealnorm" for the school whichseeks to prepare youth to takean active part in a democraticsociety.
Announce TimetableFor New Liturgy
ROME (NC)-The Holy Seehas notified national episcopalconferences that the new ritesfor the baptism of children,scheduled to nave gone into effect Sept. 8th, will now becomemandatory only as of nextEaster, March 29, 1970.
The Congregation of DivineWorship granted the extensionat the request of several episcopal conferences to permit preparation of translations.
However it was also specifiedthat as of Sept. 8, both the newand old rites may be used, butas of Easter, only the new riteis to be used. It was also madeclear that when the episcopalconferences have prepared thetranslations in their own languages, they may require useof the new rite even beforeMarch 29, 1970. .
Alumni of LouvailiElect President
WASHINGTON (NC) Fr:Michael J. McManus, director ofthe divisio'n of chaplain services,U.S. Catholic Conference, andexecutive secretary of the National Association of CatholicChaplains, has been named president of the American AlumniAssociation of the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium.
He automatically assumed thepost when this year's reunionconcluded in Buffalo, N.Y., afterhaving been electeq vice -president last year. His responsibilities as president will involveplanning the group's annual reunion to take place in Washington next year.
Bishop Co~firms
His MarriageBishop James P. Shannon,
who recently tendered his resignation from the post of auxiliarybishop of the Minneapolis-St.Paul archdiocese, has confirmedthat he married Ruth ChurchWilkinson in Endicott, NewYork, on Aug. 2 before a minister of the First ChristianChurch. He is Mrs. Wilkinson'sfourth husband. .
The couple will take up residence in Santa Fe, New Mexico,where Bishop Shannon has accepted the post of vice-presidentat St. John's private non-denominational college.
The Bishop said that he wouldnot leave the Catholic Church.He also indicated "that I haveno intention of trying to function as an underground cleric,that I would gladly serve anywhere in th::l world as a marriedpriest if this could be permitted,and that I have no intention ofleading or joining any movementwhich seeks to hurt theChurch."
The Bishop's action is seenas a cause of great embarrassment to those of his supporterswho rallied to him at the timeof his resignation last November. The whole - incident wasclouded in confusion with certain information being releasedto the press by the Bishop whilearchdiocesan officials were keeping silent out of respect to him.
Throughout the whole matterthe Bishop has been indicatingto his supporters that he wasan anguished man and has beenasking that they not make acause celebre out of him. Hehas repeatedly affirmed thefriendship of archdiocesan officials for him.
Last September the Bishopwrote to Pope Paul that hecould not give internal and ex-ternal assent to the papal encyclical Humanae Vitae.
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Lauds House ActionOn Education Aid
WASHINGTON (NC) - Thepresident of the National Catholic Educational Association haspraised the U.S. House of Representatives for boosting 'federal aid-to-education proposalsby $1 billion.
"The action of the House inappropriating increased fundingfor the federal commitment tothe education of our nation'syouth is indeed gratifying," saidFather C. Albert Koob. "NCEAsincerely applauds the House inits wise recognition of a press·ing national need. Its actionheartens our educators and parents at a time when encourage·ment is sorely needed,"
Chilean BishopsStudy Agenda
SANTIAGO (NC)--oppositionto the Chilean government'sbirth control program, an implied defense of an apostolicnuncio's right to live in an expensive house; an appeal forliturgical unity, and a defenseof the status quo on priestlycelibacy are features of a document issued by the ChileanBishops' Conference after ameeting here.
The bishops' conference metto study the agenda of thesynod of the world's bishops tobe held in Rome in October. Atthe synOd, Bishop Jose ManuelSantos Ascarza of Valdivia,president of the Chilean Bishops'Conference, will present theconference's views on collegiality, the relations between national bishops' conferences andthe Vatican, and the responsibilities of the Church in Chile inthe face of national problems.
The bishops' conference'sstatement stressed unity withthe POp'e in its remarks on birthcontrol. The bishops stated thatthey are in complete disagreement with the birth control campaign being conducted by theChilean Ministry of Health.
"We ratify," the bishops said,"our unconditional agreementwith the Supreme Head of theChurch who recalled in the en-
. cyclical Humanae Vitae theChristian meaning of matrimonyand. the need to obey the lawof nature and who criticized theuse of artificial anti-conceptivemeasures."
After discussing changes inthe society and in the Church,the bishops appealed in theirstatement for unity irt theChurch. ,
Catholics, they said, "shouldbe united to the successor ofPeter, and should reject any atattempt to weaken or break thecommunion between our particular Churches and the Churchof Rome,"
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dullo, Princeton, N. J., discussedthe as~ociation's project of providing'radio equipment' to missions in t~tin America.
Through '-tl)eir SOS (SupplyOverseas Stations) fund, sevencomplete ham stations have
. been set up in missions of Peru,Honduras, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Panama,while portions of stations havebeen sent not only to otherareas of South America but toAfrica as well.
Donations of money comefrom various sources as weIl asthe sustaining memberships,Brother Carmen said.
"The first 15 minutes ofbroadcasting daily for from twoto 11 hours are spent in monitoring . emergency caIls," explained Marie Sutter Qf TheGrail, Loveland, Ohio, whoserves as the group's secretary.She said there have been instances already this year inwhich Ham operators gave invaluable assistance in emergencies.
MIAMI (NC) - Countlessstories are told by members ofthe International Mission RadioAssociation (IMRA) but. thetheme is always the· saine-untiring service. to humanitythroughout the. world. .
Meeting in convention here,some 30 of the Ham operatorsexchanged experiences and discussed ideas for promotingtheir association founded in1963 by Father Daniel Linehan,S.J., seismologist at WestonObservatory in Massachusetts.
Primary goals of the organization, which has 300 paid members, are to assist in providingcommunication facilities tomembers or organizations engaged in 'missionary work orvolunteer services; to provideradio service and communication for the community intime of local emergency or disaster; and to further international good will.
"We probably have about1,000 members all over theworld," Father Linehan said,"but only 300 have actuaIlypaid dues. OriginaIly we wereknown as the Catholic MissionRadio Association 'with onlypriests and Religious as memobers.
"But we soon realized thatsuch a membership was impractical so now it is open to everyone who has such an international interest at heart,"
Stations in MissionsLater, while Brother Bernard,
O.F.M., Cap., of Springfield,Mass.~ talked with a member inNew Zealand over the shortwave radio in one of the hotelrooms, Brother Carmen Ciar-
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Educationlogues and listings of course offerings." It also stipulates thatthe offerings must be listed assponsored by the religious group.
, It prohibits conducting periodic released time religious education courses on public schoolproperty or the carrying on ofa periodic released time programthat would interfere with a "student filling requirements forgraduation as established fromtime to fime by the State_Department of Education."
It also states that "no administration or teacher in a publicschool cooperating in ~ periodicreleased time program shaIl direct a student to take or not totake a periodic released timecourse."
Says Insta IlationCeremony likeMo'rriage Rite
SAN ANTONIO (NC)Archbishop Francis J. Furey,installed as Ordinary of theSan Antonio archdiocese,told his new flock that the ceremonies of instaIlation are likea marriage, with the exceptionof its duration.
Archbishop Furey, 64, notedthere are two outward signsthe coat-of-arms and the bishop's ring-which indicate unityand loyalty-similar to a marriage rite.
"Today, on this solemn occasion of my wedding to thegreat archdiocese of San Antonio, I pledge my loyalty to God,to Christ, to His vicar on earth,Pope Paul VI, to the clergy andto the people of God of thisarchdiocese.
"I am sure all of us will keepfaith with one another in unbroken loyalty, and so live together always in mutual love,"Archbishop Furey said.'
"Not knowing (and perhaps'not caring) what the. future
, holds in store for us, we have'taken each other today for bet-ter, for worse, for richer, forpoorer, in sickness and inhealth," he continued.
"Here there is a slight butsignificant variation from the'marriage ritual. I do not say.'until 'death do us part,' but, Iquote the motu proprio, Ecclesiae ,Sanctae, '(until) not laterthan at the completion of my75th year of age,'
Sees Faith Stronger"Of course, none of us has
any guarantee that he will bearound to see the completion ofhis 75th year of age. But, if Iam still here, and you are stillhere, that will mark the end ofwhat I hope and pray will bethe most happy and blessed wedded life together!"
Referring again to the marriage ritual, Archbishop Fureysaid the most significant wordsare faith and· love, and, that noone can live without faith. Yet,there are times when headlinesindicated that faith is withering,tottering or is in peril, and whenfaith is nQt all' one might wishit to be, he said.
"But the faith of our fathersis living still, perhaps not inspite of dungeon, fire and sword,but because of these things,"the newly-instaIled archbishopsaid. "Our faith is being testedand proved like gold-only itis more precious than gold. Truefaith is a stranger to fear. Whenthe time of testing and trial isover, faith will be stronger thanever," he declared.
Of ReligionRUTLAND (NC) - Vermont's
Commissioner of Education, Dr.Harvey Scribner, believes thatreligion should be a part of theeducational life of the child, andfeels that society is poorer forneglect of this experience.
The commissioner expressedhis views at an informal meetingwith the incorporation of theVermont Religious EducationFoundation, an interfaith ventureconcerned with the establishment of quality religious education programs around the state.
Scribner said he would givehis backing to their proposal,.which was discussed at the meeting, for legislation to provideperiodic released time for religious education purposes.
In discussing the possibilitiesof actuaIly teaching about religion in public schools (for example, comparative religion andhistory of religion courses), hesaid that "when we reach ourhighest point, (in l:ducation) itwill be included."
By neglecting religion in education he' said "we are remissin our' responsibility to youth,and we should move to fiIl thisvoid."
The group polished a proposalwhich it expects to submit tothe legislature next ,January,calling for "a program wherebypublic school students are released from school to attend religious education courses' atleast once a week."
It stipulates that "such religious education courses (will)be sponsored by and given underthe authority of a religiousgroup."
In lending his support to theproposal, Dr. Scribner said hethought the time was right forsuch legislation. In referring tohis stand against state aid toparochial schools, he said, "Thisis not consistent with my beliefon what children need. It is rath·er a question of meuns."
Favors ReleasecJl TimeHe said he saw no problems
with the concepts of religiouseducation outside public schooldomain, but with public schoolcooperation, stich as releasedtime. He emphasized the, needtoday for quality religious education, and favored released timeas a starting point.
"Any effort you people canmake to bring this about," hetold the VREF members, "will begreat." But he warned them theycould expect "lots of problems."
Dr. Scribner helped the groupto pare back its proposal to itsbroadest "acceptable terms." Hewas particularly influential indefining "periodic" to mean aperiod during the day, and establishing frequency of released timeas "at least once a week.". He warned the group that the
proposal could not be written insuch a way as to aIlow for nolocal cooperation. "What wewant the legislature to do isestablish that the child has thisright. The amount of time andwhen, is up to the towns involved."
Provide Prime TimeThe ultimate aim of the VREF
proposal is a sophistkated concept of released time, patternedon the Bennington Religious Education Foundation's experience,to provide prime time when students can take elective religiouseducation courses, sponsored byreligious groups and held outside the school proper.
The proposal caIled for "Periodic released time religious edu.cation courses incllided, at theinitiative of the religious group,along with public school cata-
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Fund for AfricaLin'ked With SaleOf Property
ROME (NC) - Almostlost in the flood of events ofthe .visit of Pope Paul VI inAfrica was his last minuteannouncement that he wouldestablish a development fundfor Africa similar to the one heestablished after his visit toLatin America.
The Pope disclosed his intention to establish a special fundfor Africa at the end of hisfarewell talk to clergy andfaithful in Kampala. He did notspecify exactly how much thefund would amount to.. but limited Himself to saying it wouldbe as ample as possible.
The fund he established forLatin America was $1 million.He al~o announced he was giving $200,000 to· the Africanbishops for the training ofcatechists throughout Africa.
While the Pope did not specify the amount he intends todevote to development inAfrica it is known that theVatican is seeking to sell one ofits ancient properties in downtown Rome.
Function EliminatedThis is the 16th century pal
ace of the Apostolic Datary nearthe Quirinal Palace, one of thepopes' residence and now theofficial residence of the presidents of Italy.
In past centuries the office ofthe cardinal datary was veryimportant, dealing as it did withmany affairs involving revenuesand ecclesiastical benefices. Inrecent centuries the datary hasbecome increasingly less important, so much so that in themost recent reform of theRoman Curia the datary's function was eliminated completely.
The palace is composed ofthree floors and contains approximately 370,000 'square feet.It is estimated that the building,if a buyer is found, would bringa good deal more than $1 million.
While there has been no announcement that there is anyrelation between the selling ofthe datary palace - and noteven that has been made public-and the African developmentfund, it is known that Pope Paulhas indicated that he wants todivest. the Church of propertiesnot: in actual use by the Churchto pay for programs such as theLatin American fund and thatfor Africa.
THE ANCHOR~ 5Thurs., Aug. 14, 1969
"I ·think our community prayerlife here and the liturgy-FatherColeman Conley (director ofRegina Pacis Center) says Masshere every morning - draw uscloser.
"This is where our strengthlies. Then we're able to go outinto the community and becomepart of it."
The Sisters of Mercy community .as a whole "feels sistersdo their best work in placeswhere they feel they can best.bring the kingdom of God to thepeople," Sister Rosellen says.
"But this is all experimental.We just don't know."
Currently, the New Bedfordgroup is one of seven Mercy nunteams living in the areas inwhich they He teaching and getting "involved" with the peoplewith whom they wor-k.
During the Summer, SisterRosellen and Sister Dositheahave been "involved," for instance, in the Summer programsponsored by Regina Pacis thatmade Summer brighter for approximately 250 children, mostof Puerto Rican ancestry. ThE'program was financed with afederal grant.
"If we did nothing else," saysSister Rosellen, "we had a greatdeal of success in helping children complete projects theystarted. It was the first timesome of them had ever finishedanything. They saw their workon display and went home witha lot of satisfaction."
Last year's experiment beganwith qualms. This year's effortis different-Sister Rosellen andSister Dosithea know what thejob involves and are looking forward eagerly to the start ofschool in September.
Their experience could opena new door for members of theirreligious community.
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Fortune, when she caresses aman too much, makes him afool.-Syrus.
"Since we couldn't speak Portuguese, they had to speak English," they explain.
The first few weeks wererough, they admit. Sister Rosellen's class of 25 plus comprised 6 and 7-year-olds. SisterDosithea had pupils rangingfrom 6 to 11.
"We didn't know whether wewere teaching them anything,"Sister Rosellen says, "or whether we were going to be able toteach them anything."
However, the five nuns foundcommunication is as much amatter of love and interest asit is language and through aconcentrated effort, they devisedways to get across their points.
"It was amazing how muchthey learned," Sister Rosellensays now. "Little Frankie didn'tknow a word of English - andthe other day I met ,him withhis little sister. She's only four,but she beamed at me and said,'Hi, Sister Rose.' I know Frankiehas been teaching her."
Be that as it may, SisterRosellen admits she. "reallywanted to go another year,knowing what I do now."
With the continuing influx ofPortuguese-speaking youngstersinto the city school system,teachers preparing them forregular classes are ~ expected tobe in demand for some time tocome.
Sister Rosellen and SisterDosithea feel their work is important both to the childrenthey teach and to their order.
"I feel some of us must develop new styles of living, itseems this is the way community life is tending," SisterRosellen says.
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Last Fall-habits and all- five Sisters of Mercy stepped into public school classrooms in New Bedford to inaugurate an experimental program designed to "find out"and to finance. The "finding out" was one of the order's steps toward renewal, learningby trying whether' nuns can be effective working with youngsters and their parentsin the so-called "inner city"areas. The "funding" wasequally important. The salaries paid the five nunsall assigned to the federally subsidized non-English speakingprogram - helped defray expenses of 60 novices attendingcollege.
The first five were "asked"to accept the assignments, asharp break with the pattern ofcommunity life that had prevailed in the order until then.None knew whether the experiment would prove valuablebut all were willing to try.
Last week, the two survivorsof the quintet, Sister Rosellen,coordinator for the five-nunteam, and Sister Dosithea, former 5th Grade teacher at HolyFamily School, talked abouttheir school year experiencesand their hopes for the future.
The other three nuns askedto return to convent life as theyhad known it. "Two felt theyneeded more preparation forthis type of work. They felt itshould be on a volunteer basis,"Sister Rosellen explained.
Sister Rosellen and SisterDosithea volunteered for another year. They will be joinedin September by three new recruits, Sister Mary Margaret I •
Smith, coming from the Tyler :School in Providence, and Sis- L,tel'S Marianne Boumenot ofWesterly and Sheila Harringtonof New.Bedford, both new graduates of Salve Regina College.
The "year that was" was anexperience Sister Rosellen andSister Dosithea are not likelyto forget.
"I like it," Sister Rosellensays enthusiastically, referringboth to the youngsters, mostof them Portuguese immigrants,and to "living among the peoplewith whom we work."
This year, the five nuns willmake their home in a threefamily house at 232 Rivet Street,located between St. HyacinthChurch and Our Lady of Mt.Carmel Church and just fourshort blocks from the ReginaPacis Spanish Speaking Centerwhere they work with PuertoRican youngsters after schooland during the Summer. Theirtemporary "convent" will be thesecond and third floor tenements.
"A lovely older couple aremoving into the first floor," Sister Rosellen says. "We've already met them."
For Sister Dosithea, the moveinto a public sct)ool classroomwas not a new experience. Amember of the order for 25years, the former Mary Callery
,taught in the New Bedfordschool system 17 years beforeentering the convent.
"I was at the Cedar Grovp.and then at the Hannigan for 10years," she says. "It was likegoing back home again."
Sister spent last year at theAcushnet Avenue School whileSister Rosellen taught at theDeValles School, to which she
. expects to return in September.Sister Dosithea has requestedassignment to the CliffordSchool.
Neither of the nuns speaksPortuguese ("Nor did my aide,"Sister Rosellen injects) and bothfeel that an advantage ratherthan a disadvantage.
Protesters OccupyChurch in Ecuador
QUITO (NC) - A group protesting against high living costsin this country occupied 'theChurch of Santo Domingo herefor several hours and locked thedoors as police tried to routthem out with tear gas.
'A spokesman for the Ecuadorian government said the demonstrators had 'deviated from theiragreed route and that some militimts among them had stonedparked cars, store windows andcommercial signs.
Lists ObjectivesOf Social ActionIn Archdiocese
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SAN ANTONIO (NC)A sweeping and open-endedposition paper addressingthe human "injustices andsuffering in the counties servedby the archdiocese" has beenadopted by the San Antonioarchdiocesan Commission onChurch and Society.
The commission cal1s for "thecommitment of sizeable resources" in cooperation "withother denominations and with al1other groups working for a justand democratic society."
Touching on urgent national,state, and local isues, the commission's document spans concerns ranging from exploitationof home owners by unscrupulousreal estate agents to positive,affirmative support of the "LaRaza" movement within the Mexican-American community and ofthe struggle for equality and justice on the part of all minoritygroups.
Major objectives mapped outin the document include:
Promotion of industrial andeconomic growth.
Training programs in socialaction for Catholic clergy andlaity. .
A federal guaranteed incomeprogram.
Intercultural and social actiontraining for teachers and personnel in Catholic schools.
Tuition GrantsGreater emphasis on black
and Mexican-American studies inschools.
Consolidation of some of thepublic school districts in the SanAntonio area.
Support of legislation for taxtuition grants to parents of nonpubliC' school children. '"
Encouragametit of 'innova'tivehousing programs for the poorand low-income families as alternatives to existing public housing complexes.
Creation of effective programsaimed at ending problems ofhunger and malnutrition.
Creation of a special migrantministry for farm laborers andprotection for migrant workersunder federal labor relationslegislation.
Mathew Ahmann, commissionexecutive director, emphasizedthat "most important" amongthe concerns expressed in thedocument "is the indication thatthis archdiocese will definitelybe given support and encouragement tb the movement for fullequality on the part of the Mexican-Americim community."
He noted that programs already have begun in some ofthe fields of action listed in thedocument while others are inthe planning stage.
Father Marvin Doerfler, commission chairman, noted that thedocument "sets the tone" forthe involvement of the commission in various major problemsand establishes some of the organizational priorities for the 38member archdiocesan agency.
.Urges AppointmentOf Spanish Bishops
MADRID (NC)--"':Early appointments of bishops to six vacantSees in Spain are urged by theindependent Catholic weekly,Vida Nueva.
The paper complains that thedelay in filling the vacancies "isa danger to the faith of theSpanish people." It intimatedthat the reasons for the delaywere political in character.
Otis SergeantContinued from Page One'
sis will be the opening on Monday, Aug. 18 of the first Diocesan CCD branch office, whichwill be located in the BuzzardsBay parish center and will bestaffed on a full time basis.
"All supplies and equipment.of the Diocesan office in FallRiver will be available to Capeparishes through the newbranch," stated Mrs. Fuller.
Deacon ProgramContinued from Page One
grams at St. John's. An alternateprogram here, to begin in September, will consist of twoschool years, or four academicsemesters, of preparation andpastoral experience.
The permanent diaconate program, conducted at St. John's byFather Kieran Nolan, OSB, willtrain men, married or single, ,30'years, of age or older, with theapproval of their bishop, to assume many of the duties of thepriesthood.
, DutiesThese will include the admin
istration of. solemn· baptism,, custodian and dispenser of the
Eucharist, assisting at and blessing marriages in the name ofthe Church, presiding at theworship of the faithful, and conducting pastoral work in urbanand rural ghettos and hospitals.
The permanent diaconate maybe conferred on married and unmarried' men of mature ·age. Although ordained deacons performmany of the duties of priests,they cannot hear confessions orcelebrate Mass. Unmarried deacons once ordained, may notmarry, nor may married deacons,if widowed, remarry. '.
ceo CongressContinued from. Page One
chology, Sociology, Anthropology and Theology.
John D. Donovan, Ph.D., a sociologist on the staff of BostonCollege will conduct a seminarconcerning the area of changesin society and in the Church.Rt. Rev. Russell R. Novello,Ph.D., an Educational Psychol-
- ogist, will approach the idea ofchange from the psychologicalaspect and Rev. Louis Luzbetak,SVD., Ph.D., an anthropologistof Divine Word College in \Washington will consider changein the light of man's history.Rev. Carl J. Pfeifer, S.J., Theologian and Assistant Director ofthe National CCD Office, willdiscuss the theological aspect ofchange.
The keynote address, "Celebrate, My People", will be delivered by Rev. Clarence J.Rivers, a leading figure in thefield of Liturgical Renewal. Fr.Rivers will also conduct a seriesof five seminars on LiturgicalPreparation, Community Worshfp and Discovery in Song.
The Congress is the 23rdsponsored by the CCD organizations of the New England Dioceses. Further information onthe Congress program and registration procedures may be obtained from the Diocesan CCDCenter, 446 Highland Avenue,Fall River.
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op, and to "choose' from andsupport the paper and periodicalswhich give us the true pictureand honest t1'uth about ourChurch and our faith."
The document also issued acall for some sort of state aidto nonpublic schools. Referringto the growing financial strainsplaced on Catholic education, thestatement affirmed "our belief inthe rights of children to participate .in the distribution ofavailable school funds,' particularly in sharing the use of taxsupported transportation facilitres."
It is time, the stat~ment said,to state "loud and clear" to legislators that non-action effectingcorrective measures is "downright discriminatory." It advisedthat the Citizens for EducationFreedom (CEF) organization"offers itself as a vehicle carrying us to the desired end."
Bishops StressedWelfare Reform
WASHING.TON (NC) - Pre'sident Nixon's proposals forsweeping welfare reform frequently touched' upon issuessingled out by the Catholicbishops of the United States intheir pastoral letter, Human Lifein Our Day, issued last November.
The bishops' recognition of aneed for a "family allowancesystem," their condemnation ofwelfare's "man in the house"rule, and general concern forfamily stability were discussedby Nixon when h,e addressed thenation.
The president, calling the present welfare system "a colossalfailure," proposed a new, family assistance program," ~hich
"aims at getting everyone ableto work off welfare rolls and onto payrolls." Work incentivesplaya key role in Nixon's proposal.
His proposed welfare reformwill provide direct federal payments to all families with children and with incomes belowstipulated amounts. The programis expected to initially cost $4billion, but Nixon expects thisamount to decrease each year asmore jobless persons are addedto payrolls.
Seek Truth
The statement asked the faithful to "openly and publicly" takea stand with the Pope and bish-
CathoHc State LeagueScores Communications
SAN ANGELO (NC) - Thepublic communications media
. were criticized for "one-sided"presentation of "sensationalfare" in a declaration of principles adopted here by delegates tothe 71'st convention of the Catholic State League of Texas.
The' Catholic State League isaffiliated with the Catholic Central Union, national fraternal organization.
Theme· of the meeting, hostedby Bishop Thomas Tschoepe ofSan Angelo and attended bymore than 400 persons,' was"Christian Living in Our Day."
. One-Sided Fare
In its document, entitled"Manipulation of Public Opinion," the CSL said: "To judgefrom the productions of thepresent day public communications media, press, newstands,radio, television, there arises thegreat .fear that we are beingmanipulated, manhandled, robbedof common sense judgment," andit is "time we learn to recognize'the sources of this nefarious misdirection:" .
The document asserted that"present day news media offerus one-sided, subjective and sensational fare" concerning rowdies, rioters, rebels and hippies."It added that "efforts for lawand order, true justice and charity, beauty in the arts, wisdomand steadfastness in morals, areignored and plliyed down."
"It lis a sad fact," it continued,"that many of our Catholicweeklies and periodicals (evencatechisms) are' mightily supporting secularistic and rebel-.Iious tendencies." _
Japan DiocesesROME (NC) - Pope Paul 'VI
has elevated the diocese ofOsaka, Japan, to a metropolitanarchdiocese and has made thedioceses of Hiroshima, Kyoto,Nagoya and Takamatsu suffragan to it. Pope Paul also named~ishop Paul Yashigoro Taguchi
. the metropilitan's rfew archbishop. He had been bishop of
~ Osaka since 1941.
ANCHOR
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Aug. 14, 1969\
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Family' AssistanceThe full implications and ramifications of President
Nixon's family assistance proposals are still to be evaluatedby experts in the social welfare field.
There has been so much concern over welfare's spiralling costs and bleak future that the pattern had to bechanged and this may well be the beginning of that change.
The immediate reaction to the President's progr.amis that this is a long step forward to recognizing that welfare must not only help individauls in need but it mustpreserve the family unit and stability.
The President's family assistance plan faces up to theneed of a family allowance not only for the poor but forthe working poor who simply subsist on what can beearned. It encourages the family to stay together and keepsthe father in his proper place as resident head of the family.
In their pastoral letter of last November, Human Lifein Our Day, the Catholic Bishops of the nation touchedprecisely on many of the points that the President mentioned. This indicates that many of those concerned withfamily assistance had seen the inadequacies' of existingprograms and had realized what was needed to do thejob better.
The proposal that working persons be assisted if theirpresent incomes prove inadequate is a needed and imaginative step. The encouragement to retrain for better positions can open the door to those who have become discourged by being frozen in the same job- classificationsimply because there seemed no way to get out withoutcoercion, people are given the means to better their lotand to assume funer responsibility and this contributesto their character as. well as to the betterment of theirfamilies.
The whole tone of the President's message is one thatis postive-it aims at strengthening family unity and sta-bility. .
This is most praiseworthy and desirable.
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Prison System~e Chief Justice of the United States, Warren E.
Burger, has called 'for reform in the prison system of thecountry. And he pointed out that Christ' in His teachingaimed at the redemption of sinful men.
Prison has always been considered a place where theguilty are both punished for wrongdoing and rehabilitatedto take up again a legitimate place in society. Permanentincarceration is reserved for those who are so beyond possibility of change. that society must be permanently pro-tected against their ravishing. .
The Chief Justice called for exploration of limitedimprisonment and work release, of teaching methodsadapted to the abnormal psychology of the habitual offender, of new incentive programs, of retraining programsto give a man pride and identity.
The proposal is not a call to "go easy" on a criminal.Rather it is· the call to bring about change in such' aperson if this be possible. And all those concerned withthe law indicate that the present prison system is notdoing a very good job of this.
Wrongdoing is not to be condoned nor overlookedBut when faced with it the, reaction should be not vin~~ictiv~ness. but a determination to place the wrongdoer111 a situation where he will both realize that there is tobe no profit in his wrongdoing and that the proper goalof his life should be a wort~y contributing place in society.
And he' should be assisted to realize this potentialwithin himself..
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I think we are beginning to viewour military expenditures in amuch larger context."
Msgr. Bordelon said there aremuch 'broader issues whichcommand as much attention asthe technical judgment whetherABM will work.
These issues, he feels, includethe effect the new U.S. scrutinyof military expenditures will haveon this country's relationshipwith other nations, especiallyRussia, and the pressing questionwhether the United States canafford to spend large sums ofmoney on armaments while critical domestic and internationalproblems requiring resources remain unresolved.
Decade of Decision"In the crush of this national
dilemma," Msgr. Bordelon declared, "the tight Senate votesimply reflects the fact that thenation has not yet really decidedits course. The mood of the country and of the Senate demandsfurther debate. And this debatecannot be confined to thebureaus of experts, of executives,of the military."
"Judgment and assessment ofthe very condition of man arethe issue," Msgr. Bordelon emphasized. "The great nationaldebate is still due. The decadeof decision has just begun."
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open communication betweenLove and Life, just as ChristHimself asked for trouble whenhe announced the Eucharist."
The bishop added that defections today find approval "inthe Market Place, as Judasfound his in the Temple."
,Bishop Sheen declared thatPope Paul "is one of the mostimportant historical figures inthe 20 centuries of the Church's,history.
Second Coming
"The burdens, the challenges,and the derision heaped on himderive from the fact that liemarks the last milestone ofwhat might be called the TimeoJ the Nations; the clock of history sounds the passing of anhour. Something has come toan end, and it is not theChurch." Bishop Sheen wrote.
Describes Paul VIBishop Sheen Sees
Name Leahy EditorOf Hibernian Digest
MONTCLAIR (NC)- JohnM., Leahy, assistant managingeditor of the Monitor, Trenton,N.J., diocesan newspaper, hasbeen appointed editor of theNational Hibernian Digest, official organ of the Ancient Orderof Hibernians in America.
Michael L. Delahunty, national president of the Irish-American organization, announced theappointment here.
Leahy, who began his newspaper career in 1941 with theHudson Dispatch in Union City,N. J., joined the Monitor staff in1956. He was editor of the NewJersey Hibernian, state AOHnewspaper, for eight years.
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Aug. 14, 1969 7
ROCHESTER (NC) - Bigotryagainst the Pope, once comingfrom outside the Church, is nowoften coming' from within, Bishop Fulton J. Sheen of Rochesterdeclared in an article appearingin his diocesan newspaper, theCourier-Journal.
"The cause of Paul-baitingwas not Humanae Vita, thoughit provide~ a good stick forbeating," Bishop Sheen wrotein reference to Pope Paul VI andhis encyclical prohibiting allforms of artificial contraception.
"The real cause," he said,"was the revival of Romanticism, in which the individualego becomes the supreme authority.
"Mini-Popes were substitutedfor the Pope. Mini-skirts arelong on exposure, short on concealment. Mini-Popes are longon their own infallibility, shorton humility," Bishop Sheenwrote.
'Asked for Trouble'The Pope today is a scape
goat, the prelate said. "No authoritative ego would ever getpublicity if he attacked 'the Society for the Development ofNeo-Scholasticism in northernNebraska,' but he would morelikely be quoted by the press ifhe attacked the Pope, orspanked his own Mother theChurch," Bishop Sheen observed.
"Pope Paul," he continued,"asked for trouble in upholding
WINNERS OF SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS: The officers of the Catholic Association of Foresters,one of the country's oldest Catholic fraternal so~ieties, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Harry M. O'Connor, left,High Cou~t Chaplain and Pastor of St. Augustine's, South Boston, and Mrs. Margaret M. Fitzgerald, 2nd 1'., West Somerville, newly elected Chief Ranger of the C.A.O.F., and chairman ofthe Scholarship Committee congratulate recipients of the Awards: Miss Rita M. Starck, daughterof Mr. and Mrs. John Starck, 141 West 7th St., South Boston, a student at Emmaunel College;Miss liza E. Kozak, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Kozak, 116 Blockstone St., Fall River, astudent at Rhode Island College; and Miss Diana L. Corbin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. DonaldCorbin, '131 River Road, Agawam, a student at Fairleigh Dickerson University.
Feast of FatimaNow ObligatoryIn Portugal
LISBON (NC)-The commemoration of Our' Lady ofFatima has become an obligatory feast in Portugal,according to the PortugueseBishops' Liturgical Commissionin notes issued on liturgical revisions for Portugal.
The Fatima feast is observedon May 13.
The commission also notedthat although no saints particular to Portugal have been introduced in the revised LiturgicalCalendar, five have been addedto the Litany of Saints to beused in this country. They areSt. John of Brito; St. Anthonyof Lisbon (commonly known asSt. Anthony of Padua); St. Teotonio; St. John of God and St.Elizabeth of Portugal.
Other items in the liturgicalreform cited by the commissionare:
The Proper of the Mass remains virtually the some as itwas revised in 1964.
Transfer ObservancesDioceses may continue to ob
serve their local feastdays.Since the feasts of the Epiph
any and the Ascension are notholydays of obligation in thiscountry, their observance istransferred to the nearest Sunday between Jan. 2 and 8 andto the seventh Sunday afterEaster, respectively.
The Rogation Days are reduced to one day I which shouldnow fall on the former Ascension Day.
The times of Ember Dayshave been changed slightly andit is recommended that their observance revert to the originalpurpose of thanksgiving andcharitable works
The custom of covering thecrucifix and statues during thePassion time has been abolished.
Visit FatimaFATIMA (NC)-The first Bud
dhist pilgrimage to the shrineof Our Lady of Fatima has just'visited the Chapel of the Apparitions here and attended Massin the basilica. The 14-membergroup was headed by MasatomoNakaya, a monk from the Zenmonastery of Kohkoku-Ji inJapan. -
Says ABM Vote ContraryTo U. S. Bishops' Warning
WASHINGTON (NC)-The Senate two-vote margingiving the Nixon Administration victory in deploying theSafeguard anti-ballistic missile system has been scored bythe director of the Division of World Justice and Peace,United States Catholic Confere'nce. Msgr. Marvin Bordelon is disappointed withthe vote "because it continues the reliance on armaments'as the means of securing worldpeace." '
He expressed optimism, however, because the slim victoryseems to indicate that Americansdesire to more closely scrutinizemilitary expenditures. Msgr. Bordelon sees this as the beginningof "the decade of decision."
Deployment of ABM'wili becontrary to a warning issued bythe Catholic Bishops of theUnited States in their pastoralletter, Human Life in Our Day.
The Bishops, last November"said that "by upsetting the present strategic balance, the socalled balance of terror, thereis grave danger that a UnitedStates ABM system will inciteother nations to increase theiroffensive nuclear forces with theseeming excuse of a need to restore the balance."
World Affairs PostureMsgr. Bordelon is "simultan
eously much encouraged * ". *by the close vote, indicating aa substantial attitude in theSenate that peace through reconciliation between nations isnow considered a practical possibility."
"In this area of arms escalation," Msgr. Bordelon said, "ethics and technical power meet inawesome confrontation."
"Ethical judgment and moralsensitivity dictate, that menshould live in love and peacewith one another-unless thereis justifiable reason to concludethat armaments must be used inself-defense against fellow man,"he said.
Msgr. Bordelon said only "thebarest majority" of senators decided that man's situation requires the United States to spend'huge new sums on armaments."But nearly half the senatorssaid otherwise-that it is responsible to opt for a less militaristic posture in world affairs,"he asserted.
Attitude ChangeMsgl,'. Bordelon believes the
government must proceed withcaution in developing and deploying the ABM system. Hesaid:
"We must enter into the Strategic Arms Limitation Talkswith Russia in earnest, not withan air or superiority, but witha spirit of openness and conciliation."
He observed this has not beenthe case over the past severalyears and he offered a reasonfor the change.
"It is not simply that the nation and the Congress are becoming overly critical or suspicious of the Administration orof the military," Msgr. Bordelonsaid.
Unresolved Problems"There are other dynamics in
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8 THE ANCHOR......Dioces.e of Fall River-Thurs. Aug. 14, 1~69
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Violence at Reopening·Of Catholic College
QUILON (NC) - Widespreadstudent-police clashes markedthe reopening of a Catholic college here in India after a monthlong recesss. _
The clashes occurred as agitating students tried. to invad~ thediocesan Fatima College whichhad remained closed· since July8 following a sit-in protestlaunched by four dischargedteachers.
At least 10 student leaderswere injured after police openeda baton-charge on a group ofstudents who tried to force theirway into the campus.
The incident touched off awave of police action in other
· parts of the city as studentspouring out of other schools andcolleges in sympathy, attemptedto set fire to a governmentvehicle and stoned the Fatimawomen's hostel and a Catholichigh school.
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LISBON (NC)-With automobiltl 'drivers sometimes recklessand the roads so dangerous inthis country. the need for St.Christopher's heavenly protection on the highways is apparently considered in Portugal tobe greater than ever.
Despite the "streamlining" ofthe Church's Calendar of Saints,devotion to, St. Christopher con
_tinues to be widespread in Portugal.
On the saint's feast day aspecial Mass wEfs celebrated inSt Christopher's church here byAuxiliary Bishop Manuel FrancoFalcao. of Lisbon and a newplaque of the saint unveiled inthe church.
Preaching at the Mass, BishopFalcao stressed the need of humility, kindness, prudence, jus-
· tice and 'charity by Christianautomobile drivers. He urged educators to inculcate good highway' manners in the young andsaid he offered Mass for thesouls of those who suffered sudden death on the country'sroads., Several motorists drove their
cars' up, to the bishop for ablessing.
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FOR EVERYONE: Missionary work takes many forms, PopePaul pointed out at a general audience at Castelgandolfo. Hecalled missionary work .the "first duty" of the Christian, commenting that "Christianity is for everyone. It does not limititself geographically, ethnically or culturally." Here a MissionarySister of Mary feeds an orphan at Fez, Morocco, the ancientcultural and religious capital, founded in 808, A.D. NC Photo.
Pars,on to PersonPope Paul Says Christian Faith Knows
No Geogr~phical BoundariesCASTELGANDOLFO (NC) - does not know or recognize
Inspired by his histor:ic visit to Jesus Christ as savior andAfrica, Pope Paul VI ha~ teacher."stressed that the Christian faith Christianity "has no geoknows no geographical bound- graphical, ethnical or culturalaries, but it must be spread by . limits," he sl1id. "It is rigorouslya "living voice," from person to unique in its essential contentperson. but it differs from community
In his first weekly general au- to community in that it can bedience since returning from expressed in every form ofKampala, Uganda, Pope Paul healthy hU,lJlan culture," he said.asked: "How would the Gospelsbe spread if there were no missions?"
He said that scientific discoveries spread by themselveseasily en~>ugh. He added thatother ideas are spread "with astonishing speed" througl)out thepress, radio and television.'
"How is it then, that faith inChrist and in His salvation doesnot have this virtue of spontaneous diffusion?" he asked. '
"Faith must be brought, mustbe announced by the livingvoice, from person to person.""The network for the communi:cation of faith must be initiallyand normally human," he said.
"There will always be a needfor those who throw themselvesinto the evangelizing adventure,for no other reason than theearth is large and most of it
conglomeration called chow mein'or that other Americanized dish--chop suey.
Anyone who has tasted realChinese or Japanese food canattest to the fact that any relation between the.aforementioned two dishes and the delightsof the Orient that can be foundin a true Chinese restaurant ispurely coincidentat and no faultof the cooks.
Sad to say, there was a trueChinese restaurant in this areafor a year or two and it wentout of business for lack of customers. Evidently once you getused to Americanized Orientaldishes, you don't try the originals.
Recently I came across a verygood cook. book for those' who.want a little more authenticityin their Chinese foods. It is byJim Lee, an artist and teacher,and is called simply Jim Lee'sChinese Cook Book. Published byHarper and Row, it sells for $7.-50. .
Mr. Lee not only gives recipesfor mallY delicious-soundingChinese dishes, but he also tellshis readers the why of such andsuch a step in a certain recipe.He explains a bit of the cultureof his ancient country and comments on how food has related
'to that culture.Many ingredients used in the'
native dishes sound a bit unusualbut Mr. Lee explains that theycan' be found in shops in theChinatown section of large cities .and he also gives a list of storesthat will fill mail orders.
In this area of New Englandwe can always journey to theChinatown section of Boston ifwe want a particular ingredientfor a' special dish-or if you'refriendly with a nearby Chineserestaurant, the owner might seIlyou a small amount of the itemyou want. '
If you do want to enter therealm of Chinese cooking, givethis book a glance.
Here's just a palate·ticklingpeek at the delights to be foundwithin the covers of Mr. Lee'sbook.
Shrimp With Hoi Sin Sauce2 pounds of medium shrimp,
sheIled and deveined6 scallions, cut into 11;2' inch
lengths2 slices ginger, shredded1 clove garlic minced2 teaspoons cornstarch in 1;2
cup w;ater '1/3 cup sweet bean sauce (op-
tionaI) , . .2 Tablespoons light soy sauceY4 cup vegetable oilYs teaspoon saltY4 cup whiskey or ·ginI) Mix together the corn
starch, bean sauce and soy sauce.2) Wash the shrimp and dry
with paper towels. Heat a pan,. add the oil, then t.he salt. Lower heat to medium and then add
. thegin'ger and the garlic.3) When the garlic and ginger
have turned light· brown addthe shrimp all at once and stirgently until they turn pink, Putin the scallions and stir well.
4) Add the cornstarch mixtureand mix' with the shrimp, cooking two minutes longer.. Stir inwhiskey or gin just before serving,
New Quarters in DCFor laymen's Unit
WASHINGTON(NC) - National Association of Laymenhas moved its headquarters fromHouston to Washington.
Don Nicodemus. fulItime executive vice-president. has established the permanent nationaloffice here. Nicodemus ,is alsoresponsible for editing the organization ,Newsletter, whosecurrent issue emphasi7.es theneed for funds for th(~ threeyear-old lay organization.
By Joseph and Marilyn' Roderick
The past three weeks have been nothing short of aparent's nightmare. What do children do in r~iny weather?Well, for dne thing, they get whiny. And beheve me, thereis nothing worse than a whiny child. Everything that happens in the house affordshim an opportunity to express his dissatisfactionwith a "Waaaaahhhh."
Then there are the little helpers. These begin cleaning the hallcloset (which means strewingthings all over the hail) only toleave it at its worst when thephone rings. Or they spend thewhole day haunting their parents asking for helpfut thingsto do. At this point I am temptedto answer trut!tfully with "LeaveDaddy alone."
, Nothing to DIl)Some people are blessed with
readers, television watchers oreven puzzle makers. These arethe children who go to theirrooms and are not heard fromexcept at meal time. Marilynand I are blessed with none of,these. Jason is a whiner, Melissa a helper, and Meryl a "Ihaven't anything to do" rainyday type.
My conversation with Merylgues something like this," Whydon't you watch TV?" "There'snothing on." "WeIl, why don'tyou read a book?" "['ve readall my library books." We goon this way until I am rea,dy tothrow in the towel amIdst sighsof boredom and fatigue.. I am convinced there is noway out of the plight. Sunshineholds the only solution. I amneither a Captain Kangaroo nora Misterogers so I must resortto my only solutions: sunshineor a barrage of anger that cowsthe children into keeping out ofdaddy's way. '
[. have to admit that [ did receive my comeuppance a fewrainy days ago 'when I wascomplaining to my mother aboutthe children and she proceededto tell me how she hated rainydays when I was a boy becauseshe didn't get a moment's peace.
I couldn't believe this becauseof course I remember long peaceful rainy days when I was immersed in a book or Was busywith one of many constructivethings that I would want to do.I was brought up short,' however, by, my mother's partingstatement, "But worst of all wasthe way you teased your sister from morning till night."Which brings me ,t.o anothertype: the teaser, but of him orher the less said the better.
In The KitchenI've always found it amazing
that despite the vast majority ofpoeple in this area who enjoyoriental food, .very few· of usdo much cooking of authenticChinese or Japanese dishes..We're content to run out to thenearest "pseudo" .Chinese restaurant and return, wIth that
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AUSTIN (NC) - MadalynMurray O'Haire, widely knownatheist, has filed suit against thespace agency to prevent American astronauts on duty frompracticing religion on earth, inspace, or "around and about themoon." .
Mrs. O'Hair, whose lawsuit resulted in the U.S. Supreme Courtban on prayers in public schools,filed her latest suit in AustinU.S. District Court. She thenpromptly asked that it be movedto a special three-judge court onthe grounds that U.S. DistrictJudge Jack Robers has "a Christian, sectarian bias."
Mrs. O'Hair sought an injunction "specifically enjoining NASAand its administration and personnel from further directing 01'
permitting religious activities, 01'
ceremonies, and especially reading of the sectarian Christian religion's Bible, and from prayerrecitation in space, and in relation to all future space flightactivity."
She criticized moonbound astronauts of Apollo 8 and II forengaging in "religious ceremonies and in an attempt to establish the Christian religion of theUnited States Government beforethe world while on a scientificmilit.ary expedition to, aroundand about the moon."
THE ANCHOR- 9Thurs., Aug. 14, 1969
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Baltimore Nuns Learn AerodynamicsAt Summer Workshop
BALTIMORE (NC)-Fumbling about aerodynamics. They werewith the small balsa wood-and- also learning plenty aboutplastic "skeeter" planes in their space dynamics at the Collegeleft hands, the laughing Sisters of Notre Dame of Maryland.wound the plastic propellers with Twenty-one nuns and five lay-their right hands. men took part in a workshop
"This is really neat," one min for Aerospace Science Education.said gleefully, sounding like one The workshop was one of sev-of her students. eral sponsored by the Baltimore
Another Sister let go her tight- archdiocese in cpoperation withly wound rubber-band plane the National' Aeronautics andsending it into the crowd of Space Administration NASA).laughing nuns on the parking lot. Participants in the workshops"Watch out! I'm' sorry," she were all teachers in archdiocesanlaughed. schools taking a craf\1 course
"Look at that one," marveled which would allow them to goa nun as she glanced skyward at back to class next month anda gracefully gliding plane." That t.each math and science in termsstayed up a long time. How did of what is going on today -you get that flight?" the nun things that are exciting studentsquizzed the other new pilot. now, like landing men on the
moon, and flying supersonic"By pushing the wing from aircraft.
forward to backward," repliedthe second nun.
It looked like pure fun but thenuns were - learning something
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Athletic DirectorWASHINGTON (NC) - Brian
McCall, who has been a coachand administrative assistant inathletics at the University ofMaine during the last 10 years,
. has been appointed director ofathletics at the Catholic University of America here. He succeeds Eddie LaFond, who retiredafter 46 years in the post.
AEROSPACE COURSIE: Sister Margaret Richard, S.S.J., of. Cathedral parish, Philadelphia, is one of 26 student~ at t.he
College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, taking a cramcourse that will help them go back to class next month preparedto teach math and sciense in terms of what interests their students. lloyd Aronson, one of the instructors from Goddard SpaceFlight Center, Greenbelt, Md., says, "What we are doing is todirect space technology into the classroom." NC Photo.
be wearing them to places likechurch."
Mrs. Henry France Jr. of St.Anne's parish, in Cranston, R.I.(charming young mother of fouractive boys): "I like.them wherethey 'are now. I feci that womenare much smarter and up-todate in this fast-paced world andthat they will adapt the styles tosuit their age, figure, and paceof life, rather than wear what thedesigners want them to wear."
Mrs. John Long, of ImmaculateConception parish in Fall Riveris the wife of one of our staterepresentatives who leads a veryactive life both socially and withher family. She stated: "I justdon't like this longer look. Ithink most women will find ittoo warm and too constrictingfor today's living. Personally, Ihave found that just above theknee is a good length for me,both appearance-wise and comfort-wise. It seems to me the designers and manufactures arejust looking for a change."
Joan Bronhard of St. Stanis~
laus parish, in Fall River is aNovember bride to be and a'june graduate of Vernon CourtJunior College where she was afashion major: "I think shortskirts should stay," said Joanie."The maxis are just a fad thatwill only stay for a short timethey'll probably go over big inNew York but I doubt if they'llcatch on here. My opinion isthat the mini is here to stay."
When in RomeMrs. Daniel Sullivan, a fellow
parishioner of Joan, also agreedthat it would take a while before this new style arr.ived here."I can't say I like it," said Mrs.Sullivan, "but I suppose we willeventually be wearing them heretoo. You know what they say,when in Rome do as the Romansdo, so I suppose all of us will .end up letting our hems down,if everyone else does it."
Mrs. Leo Paiva of ImmaculateConception parish in Fall Riversaid that she had tried on somemaxi coats and liked them verymuch: "I think these coats arejust darling with mini dressesand high boots but I can't saythat I like the maxi dresses."
Mrs. Manuel Nogueira of St.John of God parish in Somersetwas quite firm in her opinionof this longer length: "I justdetest those maxi dresses. Ihated them when they were in'style in the forties. and fiftiesand I still think they're unattractive. I suppose I'll wear it,but I won't be happy.".
Only the HippiesPamela Cordeiro of St. Eliza
beth's parish in Fall .River, amember of the younger generation, said decidely: "I'd ratherhave them up than down. Theylook so old-fashioned I wouldhate to wear them.
Carol Shaker of St. Anthonyof the Desert parish in Fall River was as adament as her friendPam in her dislike of the maxi:"I don't like them, girls justwon't wear them that long. Theonly ones that will wear themare the hippies."
Just glancing briefly at someof the answers, this columnisthas to admit that it's going totake a lot of persuasion to getall of us gals in those maxisbut as Mrs. Sullivan said, "Whenin Rome ....
Living TwiceTo be able to look back upon
one's past life with satisfactiontS to live twice.-Martiat
Aids in ConstructionOf Low-Cost Housing
MIAMI (NC) - ArchbishopColeman F. Carroll of Miami,president of the South FloridaHousing Foundation, presenteda check to the pastor of Memorial Temple Missionary BaptistChurch here for the constructionof low-cost housing in Florida'snorthwest Dade County.
The Rev. Isaac C. Mickins accepted the advance of fundswhich will be used to obtainoptions on land. Contingent onFederal Housing Administrationloans, some 100 housing unitsproviding garden-type apartments will be constructed.
The South Florida HousingFoundation, a nonprofit corporation chartered by the state,was organized a year ago, following a suggestion from Archbishop Carroll. Participating arefinancial institutions and SouthFlorida businesses which havepledged fundI> to provide housing loans at under-market interest rates.
Seed money necessary to enable nonprofit corporations tomake the first s(eps in establishing housing projects is availablefrom the foundation to obtainland either through purchase oroption, to draw up plans and topay FHA fees needed to qualifyfor loans.
.What T,h,ey ThinkMaxi Dress,es
By Marilyn Roderick
When St. Laurent's number 19 strode into the showroom, the gasp she caused was echoed around the worldat least the world of fashion. For those of you who haven'tbeen told by one or the other of the many media of communication, number 19 wasthe first of this designer'smodels to be wearing themaxi dress; that hemlinethat just grazes midcalf. That,of course, was only the beginning, for St.Laurent hadmore than onem a x i in hisshow; he had awhole parcel ofthem and so didevery Parisiandesigner whos howe d hiswares to thepress and publiclast week. Reading the rumblesfrom Paris, the forecast is thatskirts are going down, and reallydown with a bang.
Because I was curious as tohow the American woman feelsabout this drastic shift from themini to the maxi, I decided toask some typical New Englandfemales. Instead of asking theman in the street though, I mustadmit that I conducted these interviews on the beach and duringa class in furniture decorating,therefore they certainly shouldhave a relaxed quality aboutthem!
The question I asked was:"How do you feel about the
new longer skirt length thatParis is predicting?"
Not to ChurchMrs. Arthur Messier of Holy
Name parish in Fall River: "Isuppose that a change had tocome about to keep people buying new things and I certainlyfeel that the skirts could comedown a little. Minis are fine forthe young and on the beach butI don't feel that people should
10 THE ANCHOR-:Diocese of Foil River-Thurs. Aug. 14, 1969
be solved. As a result, it mayappear that we are not progessing. My impression is that theChurch, as the people of God,is becoming more and more
'aware of its role in the 'attemptsto solve these problems and thatits involvement will increase."
Maryknoll to SellTopsfield Novitiate
TOPSFIELD (NC)-The Maryknoll novitiate here will be soldfor use as a public regionalschool if plans develop as, ex- ,pected. '
The Masconnomet School District has taken a $10,000 optionon the Catholic institution which
, consissts of several buildings and35 acres of land.
The school district has untilOct. 15 to decide whether to buythe novitiate for $1.2 million,
An architect has been engagedby Masconnomet officials to determine if the buildings will lendthemselves to public school use.
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other children presented floralbouquets to Mrs. Nixon andIndia Prime Minister IndiraGandhi.
Mrs'. NixQn presented pens toSister Francis Claire for' theSisters of the community. Thepens were inscribed with thenames of the President, First .Lady and their daughter, Tricia.
The school children formed aguard of honor as the Nixonswere drawn about the schoolcompound.
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The President thanked thechildren 'and spoke appreciatively of the warm welcome to Sister Francis Claire' O'Donnell ofIreland, the superior of the communi'ty arid principal of' thethe school.
Two boys, from St. Mary'sschool and the Loreto conventgarlanded the President while
~orkers ProtestBrazil Terrorism "LIVERPOOL (NC)-The Young
Christian Workers of. Britain(YCW) have added their voice
, to other groups of YCWthroughout Europe, in protestagainst persecution and terrorism in Brazil.
In an open letter to PresidentArtur da Costo e Silva of Brazil, the YCW accused the government of organizing "deathcommandoes" to assassinateanyone regarded as a danger toit. It also accused the militaryregime of "almost perfect censorship" which kept the world.in ignorance of the terrorism.
A letter from a member ofthe Brazilian YCW was read to
, British YCW members by theirnational chaplain, Father EugeneHopkins. The occasion was aMass here marking the secondanniversary of the ,death of thefounder of YCW, Joseph Cardinal Cardijn.
Nixon's Visit Thrilled2,000 Pupils
INDIA WELCOME: Loreto Convent school outside New Delhi, India, was the scene of awelcome for President Richard M.' Nixon 'recently as the p'resident halted his motorcade from theairport to visit the school's 2,000 students. Here he greets one of the teachers. NC Pho~o.
NEW DELHI (NC)-The children and Sisters of Loreto Convent School on th'e road leadingto the residence of India's president are enjoying the memory ofU. S. President Richard M. Nixon's short visit to the institutionduring his recent visit to thiscountry.
The- president's motorcadehalted for a while .enroute toRashtrapati -B.havan, the Indianpresident's home, to visit theschool. Nearly 2,000 pupils ofthe school cheered him and Mrs.Nixon.
Msgr~ Gregor, 98,Priest 75 Years
ANAMOSA (NC)-Archbish6pJames J. Byrne of Dubuque, Iowaconcelebrated Mass with Msgr.,Joseph Gregor, 98, a pastor em,eritus of the archdiocese, at hishome here on the occasion ofthe 75th anniversary of the monsignor's 'ordination as a priest.
Born in Ruzena, Moravia, Feb.14, 1871, Msgr. Gregor, was or:dained July 29, 1&94 and came tothe United States in 1907 at theinvitation of the then bishop ofSuperior"Wis., Bishop Joseph M.Koudelka, who 'was seekingpriests from Moravia and Bohemia for immigrants scatteredacross the country. '
Msgr. Gregor' served first atSt. Wenceslas church, Tabor,S.D., and then at St. John Nepomucene, Winona, Minn. In 1909,he was assigned to Clutier, Iowa,in the Dubuque archdiocese.
In 1912, he was named pastorof St. Joseph's church, Chelsea,Iowa, and in 1924, was namedpastor of Assumption church,Little Turkey, Iowa. He wastransferred to Sacred HeartChurch, Oxford Junction, Iowa,in 1931, remaining there 29 yearsuntil he retired at 89 in 1960 tolive here.' -
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE (NC)-In spite of the problemsof Vietnam, the Middle East, Nigeria-Biafra" and world,armaments, a former aide to the late Pope John holdstenaciously to the belief that mankind, is moving towardglobal peace. Msgr. PietroPavan, professor at: theAcademia Alfonsiana inRome 'and world,-renownedexpert' in the area of socioeconomics, made known his belief during the annual studyweek for the editorial staff ofThe Long Island Catholic, dioc-esan newspaper. U C
The Italian prelate developed rges ongressthe theme of the growing aware-ness throughout the world of the Increase, Fundsdignity of the human person. Toslipport this belief, Msgr. Pavan For, Housing'pointed to four developmentsthat have been taking place" "N'EW YORK (NC) - Esthroughout' the world: " tablishment of congressional
The.·rise of the working class.' fiscal priorities to provide,Entrance of women into polit-
ical life. incre'ased funds, to developDisappearance of colonial em- housing for families of low and
pires and the increasing de- moderate income in the nation'smands" for political independ- ,cities ',has been urged by ,anence. , ' 'interfaith group of New York
Confrontation of the people religious leaders.with "establishments," The group" representing three
More Interdependence " major 'faiths, hailed the ApolloDiscussing 'the four points, 11 moon landing as evid,ence of
Msgr. Pavan, who reportedly how ,the nation's tremendousplayed a major role in the writ- resources and capabilities caning of Pope John's encyclicals, be successfully harnessed toparticularly Pacem in Terris and achieve a specified goal.Mater et Magistra, emphasized In a statement, the group spethat "as human beings discover' cifically calls for full funding
,themselves more and more as of the 1968 Housing Bill in thepersons and not instruments, amounts authorized of $100they become increasingly aware million eac" for the Sect'ion 236that they are members of the Moderate Income Rental Houshuman family." , ing, the Section 235 Home Own-
As a result, he said, there is a ership program,and the Rentreduction of nationalism, ac- Supplement program.companied by, the move toward The statement was signed bynegotiation and colla,boration Msgr. Harry J. Byrne, Chancelamong peoples. lor of the archdiocese of New
"Today, as human beings as~ York; the Rev. Dr. Dan M.pire toward peace more than in Potter, , executive director,the past," Msgr. Pavan declared, Council of Churches of the, City"there is a growing intetdepend- of New York; and Rabbi Balfourence of countries on a world- Brickner, director, Commissionwide scale. Relations a~ong on Interfaith Activities for, Repeoples are increasing. There is form Judaism.more dependence, one on the, Has Resourcesother." , "We have watched with heavy
Citing the concept of human hearts the deterioration of Newdignity,' Msgr. Pavan empha- York City and all the othersized that peace is not just the great cities of our land," theabsence of war; it iH not the statement _says. "Our housing"tranquility founded by force stock has declined; the cost ofnor the tranquility founded by housing has escalated beyonda balance of armaments." the ability to pay of the vast
- World Community bulk of our cities' population."He pointed to a seeming' con- "We are profoundly con-
tradiction: the growing desire vinced,'" the statement contin-_among the people of the world ues, "that our nation does havefor peace as opposed to the the creative spirit- and the rewidespread attempts by govern~ sources to meet its problemsments to increase ar·maments. and to provide a humane climateIf governments derive their in our cities. ,Congress haspower fronl the people, he passed helpful legislation andasked, how is this possible? we prayerfully hope it will con-
Admitting that this, as well tinue to develop such legislationas the social, economic, and even more proportioned to thepolitical struggles going on overwhelming need."throughout the world, arethreats to global peace, Msgr.Pavan is convinced that mankind is moving toward a universal recognition of human dig-nity. '
"Scientific and technologicalprogress leaas to collaboration,"he said. "This growing economicinterdependence is leading to aworld economy. The increase ofrelations among people of different political communities isleading to a world community."
Increasing InvolveMent, Referring to the growing con
sciousness of the dignity of thehuman p'erson, Msgr. Pavansaid:
"Because this consciousness isincreasing, it brings with it avariety of problems that must
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Training for each of theseroles would be vastly different,Bishop Grady pointed out.
Originally, when the permanent diaconate was discussed forthe United States, only missionary areas like Puerto Rico andAlaska, where the shortage ofpriests is critical, were considered. The bishops of the south andsouthwest said that large sections of the United States werejust as mission-oriented.
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was'· given' tC' the U.S. NationalConference of Catholic Bishopsto establish a permanent diaconate in those dioce~es wherethe local bishops wanted it.
A committee for the permanent diaconate was formed, under the chairmanship of BishopErnest L. Unterkoefler ofCharleston, S. C., with FatherWilliam W. Philbin of Chicagoas exectuive secretary. '
Bishop Grady said much clarification is needed on the roleof the deacon, his training' andfinancing of the training programand of the deacon himself, especially married deacons.
Variety of IdeasIn a sampling of the response
to t~e questionnaire sent toChicago priests, Bishop Gradysaid sentiment in favor of thepermanent diaconate is runninghigh, but there is a great varietyof ideas on what the role ofthe permanent deacon should be.
One line of thought, the bishopsaid, sees the deacon definedalong traditional sacramentaland catechetical lines, as conceived by the Secbnd VaticanCouncil and the motu proprio 9fPope Paul VI re-establishing theperll)anent diaconate, whereasanother conception sees the deacon more as a mature, established community leader with a
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Aug. 14, 1969
'Permanent Deacon PlanCommittee to Advise on
Control BudgetMUENSTER (NC)- A board
with lay membership will control the budget of the Muensterdiocese, here in Germany as ofJan. I, 1970. The members ofthe board will be the vicar general of the diocese, the head ofthe financial department, 10elected members including eightlaymen and two parish priests,and four members to be appointed by the bishop.
) MARTYRS SHRIN~: Partially completed Catholic Shrine to the Uganda Martyrs at Namu90ngo will be topped off at completion by a cone-shaped roof resembling a space capsule, amodel of which is displayed in foreground. NC photo.
CHICAGO (NC)-The Chicagoarchdiocese is taking stepstoward forming a committee toadvise on the usefulness of establishing a permanent diaconatehere. .
Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J.Grady, archdiocesan director ofseminaries and continuing education, said his office hopes toform an active committee bySeptember which will make recommendations to John CardinalCody.
Bishop Grady .said results of aquestionnaire on the feasibilityof the permanent diaconate,which has been sent out to allarchdiocesan and religious orderpriests, are now being tabulated.To date, some 80 replies havebeen received.
The permanent diaconate maybe conferred on married and unmarried men of mature age. Ordained deacons perform manyof the duties of priests, thoughthey cannot hear confessions orcelebrate Mass. Unmarried deacons, once ordained, may notmarry, nor may married deacons,if widowed, re-marry.
Needs ClarificationThough not new in the Church
the permanent diaconate hasbeen in disuse in the Latin ritefor centuries. Pope Paul restoredit as a permanent rank in churchhierarchy in 1967.
Last October, authorization
Army ChaplainsReceive LegionOf Merit Honor
LONG BINH (NC) - Twopriests from the Rochester,N.Y. diocese, identical twins,have received the ArmyLegion of Merit award for theirservice in Vietnam.
Msgr. (Col.) Gerard J. Gefell,who served for a year as staffchaplain of the United StatesArmy Vietnam, was cited for"outstanding devotion to duty,superior knowledge and keen insight in supervising the religiousprograms of United States ArmyVietnam.
"In directing the activities ofmore than 400 chaplains throughout the country, Chaplain Gefelladministered a program that effectively provided religious andchaplain ministrations to all personnel assigned to USARV ..."
Msgr. (Col.) Joseph G. Gefeli,who served for 14 months asstaff chaplain at HeadquartersSecond Field Forces, was citedfor "his keen personal interestand deep religious convictionwhile supervising the entire religious program throughout theII Field Force Vietnam area ofoperations .. ,
'Inspiring Leadership'"He instilled in the officers
and men at all levels a sense ofloyalty and confidence Wthemselves which made eadi one abetter soldier and a greater assetto his unit. His inspiring leadership, personal guidance andastute counseling. enabled allwith whom he came into contactto perform their mission with anever increasing efficiency . . . "
Both priests are returning tothe United States. Msgr. GerardGefell will be post chaplain forthe 18th Airborne Corps at FortBragg, N.C. and Msgr. JosephGefell will be headquarters chaplain for Military District Wash-ington, D.C. '
Catholics ProtestRemoval of Editor
AUCKLAND (NC)-Some 200Catholics demonstrated peacefully here in New Zealand in frontof' the archbishop's residenceboth for and against AucklandArchbishop James M. Liston'sdecision to remove Father P. F.Murray from the editorship ofthe Catholic newspaper Lealaniia.
There was an even distributionof banners reading "Support OurArchbishop" and "Communicate-Don't Obliterate."
. The 88-year-old archbishop,owner of Zealandia, said there.had been no response to severalcomplaints he made concerninga sales decline due to depressingnews and comment.
The new editor is Father Denzyl Meuli, an air force veteran.
the public has heard about themthrough communications media.I Father Kaufmann said Catholic newspapers should open theireditorial pages. to all shades of'opinion on issues being discussed in the Church.
Enlarging on the concept ofopenness in the Church, theSwiss editor advocated the expansion of dialogue on all levelsand collegial discussions amongChurch authorities.
Bishop DenouncesAny Form of War
CAMALDOLI (NC)-A meeting of 300 Catholic, Protestant,Orthodov, Jewish and Moslemscholars heard a Catholic bishopdenounce any war as "inhuman,anti-evangelical and inadequateas a means for solving differences."
The meeting, unusual in Italy,was partly sponsored by theItalian Bishops' Conference'ssecretariat for ecumenical activities. The weeklong meeting isbeing held at the Camaldolimona~tery here near Naples andits goal is to work out a program of common action in favorof peace.
Bishop Giuseppe. Marafini ofVeroli-Frosinone, president ofthe Italian bishops' ecumenicalsecretariat, . opened the meetingwith a strong denunciation ofany form of war. .
He said that the teachingscontained in Pope John XXIlI's"Pacem in Terris," and in theSecond Vatican Council's documents and Pope Paul VI's "Pop'ulorum Progressio" demonstratean evolution in the Church'sattitude toward war.
DAYTON (NC)-A European editor has called for afree and open exchange of information in the Church,from the Vatican dO,wn to parish level. The lack of goodcommunications is a major problem in the Church, according to Father Ludwig Kaufmann, S.J., editor of Orientierung, a German-languageCatholic magazine publishedin Zurich, Switzerland.
News blackouts often result inthe lack of perspective in thepress, Father Kaufmann suggested, citing the recent symposium of some 100 EuropeanBishops in Chur, Switzerland.
Protesters Capture HeadlinesA "shadow assembly" of
about 100 priests met in Churat the same time. The priestsdemanded in vain to be admittedas participants in the Bishops'discussions.
The press gave major attention to the priests, or as FatherKaufmann put it, they "picked upsomething from the border andput it in the middle." But thatwas the fault of the Bishopsrather than the press, the priestbelieves.
Father Kaufmann concededthe demands and protests bytheir very nature tend to capture the headlines but he saidpress representatives at Chur"simply couldn't get any goodinformation on what was takingplace in the bishops' symposium."
Tardy DirectivesThey had to turn out stories,
so they wrote much copy on theassembly of priests, which wascompletely open to the pressand was cooperative, FatherKaufmann observed.
Bishops sometimes find it dif"ficult to obtain informationthrougll' Church' "channels, according to Father Kaufmann indicating the Church needs newstructures for communication.
Speaking at Bergamo Centerhere in Ohio, Father Kaufmannsaid Bishops som.etimes "are noteven informed about decisionsof Rome."
Dialogue ExpansionThey would perhaps like to
have more to say before decisions are made, he commented,adding that sometimes Bishopsare not even told about decisions officially until documentscome from Rome months after
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"By a curious combination ofinnocence and guile, he (Nixon)has circumvented the Bill ofRights' first article. Thus he hasestablished - a conforming reli·gion by semi-officially invitingrepresentatives of all the disestablished religions, of whosemoral criticism we were naturally so proud."
'Precludes Criticism'Dr. Niebuhr also accused the
President' of giving semi-officialsupport to the religious attitudes of Billy Graham, theevangelist, who is a personalfriend of Mr. Nixon and whopreached at the first servicelast January.
The "Nixon-Graham doctrineof the relation of religion topublic morality and policy precludes criticism on religiousgrounds * '~'!'" Dr. Niebuhr said.
Presidents Eisenhower andKennedy held occasional' religious services in the WhiteHouse but Mr. Nixon was thefirst to make them a regularaffair. '
Religious leaders who havepreached during the services,have included Terence CardinalCooke of New York and theRev. Norman Vincent Peale,pastor of the Marble CollegiateChurch here.
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Protestant Theologians CriticizesWhite House. S:unday Services
NEW YOR~, (NC)-ReinholdNiebuhr, 77-year-old Protestanttheologian and social philosopher, has charged that PresidentNixon's practice of holding Sun·day morning worship services inthe White House, with religiousl'eaders as guest preachers, mayhave emasculated the churches",ability to provide sound moralcriticism of government prac-'tices.
Writing in Christianity and'Crisis, a bi-weekly journal ofreligious and social commentwhich he helped found yearsago, Dr. Niebuhr said a conflicthas always existed betweenthose who regard religion as anally of ruling powers and thosewho see it as a' potential critic.
But religious leaders mayhave been' so awed by Mr. Nixeon's invitation to conduct services in the White House as to'dull their critical faculties, heclaimed.
Without mentioning him byname, Dr. Niebuhr cited a comment by Rabbi Louis Finkelstein, chancellor of Jewish Theological Seminary, after hepreached at the White House onJune 29.
The Rabbi expressed the hopethat future historians "may saythat in a period of great trialand tribulations, the 'finger of,God' pointed to Richard MilhousNixon, giving him the visionand wisdom to save the worldand civilization, and opening theway for our country to realizethe good that' ,the centuryoffered mankind."
"It is wonderful what a simple White House' invitation willdo," Dr. Niebuhr said, "to dl,lllthe .critical faculties, therebyconfirming the fears of theFounding Fathers.
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Ask More FreedomFor Spanish Youth
MADRID (NC) - A Spanisharchbishop has advocated greater freedom for young Spaniardsto establish. their own associa·tions.
Archbishop Gabino Diaz Merchan of Oviedo, new nationalreligious adviser to the Falan·gista Youth, the junior organization of the Falange, Spain's onlylegal political party, 'said: "It isnecessary for the young to takefull responsibility in the operation of their own organizations."
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SegregationCritic&izes
Mitchell and the', others remained while Msgr: White read,the archdiocesan's denial of slumownership issued some weeksago. The group left after a briefdiscussion. .
ACTION members also visitedSt. Timothy Episcopal churchwhere they were allowed tospeak ,for about 15 minutes. In'his remarks, Mitchell called onEpiscopal Bishop George Cadiganof Eastern Missouri to set upa human rights "watchdog committee" to insure that Episcopalclergymen were actively workingfor the rights of minority groups.
Meanwhile, at St. Pius Vchurch, in the south part of thecity, a half dozen persons identified with the St, Louis WhiteCitizens' Council distributed literature to worshippers leavingMass. '
The groups called it a "WhiteSunday" demonstration and encouraged the arrest, imprisonment, and "sentencing at hardlabor" of those who disrupt worship services at churches.
As enforced retirement ages'keep coming down, more andmore individuals will be living alife of leisure, he said. "In 10years, about i 0 per cent of ourpopulation, will be experiencingleisure as a way of life. We, haveno prototype 'for this in history;"he added, I
Father O'Connell said soCietymus~ "create a structure inwhich this increasing number ofretired people can functiori, provide them with some activitythat is different from lickingstamps.".
How to accomplish .this calls,for creative study, Father O'Connell said. But what must be' recognized is that older people aresocial beings because of, their',historical experience, which 'cannot be erased. In addition, theyare a sizable political' block anda group whose economic poweris .on the uprise a's social securityand retirement benefits increaseand as those of "middle age"retire.
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may have what we want in thefuture. Though we need nothingat the moment it insures thepossibility of satisfying a newdesire when it arises.~Aristotie
New Serious> Form ofProtestant Theologian
RACINE (NC)-A new, serious physically and morally capableform of segregation is evolving but at leisure."in society, according to a priestsociologist.
The segregation is not racial,says Father John O'Connell ofMarquette, University, It' is thetendency of the aged, persons65 and over, to form a subculture-such as is found in retirementcomm'unities-imd to segregatethemselves, at least ,physically,from the rest of society. ,
The tendency to form a subculture is largely due to society'sfailure to overcome the generation gap and also to an "attitude,based on ignorance, that definesthe aged as sick," FatherO'Connell suggested.
"Efforts must' be 'made tomake room in the social structure for those persons who are
12 THE ANCHOR-Diocese-of Fall River-Thurs. Aug. 14, 1969
.Monk..for.a~Month ~xperiment",
,Produces First Tangibl'e ResultsELGIN (NC)-The "be-a-monk- to interrupt their studies or give
for-~-month" experiment at the up a job." Such persons, he said,13th::Century Benedictine priory "would welcome this short periin Morayshire, Scotland, has od of full community life toproduced its first tangible reo help them decide whether Godsuits as two of the first partici- is calling them to the monasticpants in the proje~t have decided life."to enter the monastic life per- Of the others so far selectedmanently. " to join the community for one
One is a Scottish steelworker month, one has dropped out,and the other' is an Irishman two asked that their admittancewho was in charge of a hostel be postponed and two have enfor discharged prisoners. Both tered upon the experiment.are 35 years old and decided to The steelworker served fivebecome monks for the rest of years ih the Royal Air, Force.their lives after undergoing the Changemonastic experience for a month Formerly men were admittedhere. ' to the priory as postulants only
Under the plan selected per- for six months. If a newcomer"sons can live the full .life' of the wished to continue after thatcommunity for periods of. about he entered the novitiate for aa" month. Announcement of the year. If, after that, he stiHplan earlier this Summer at~ wished to continue he madetracted over 200 inquiries from temporary vows for three years.all over the world. The community has 17 Bene-
Help Decide. dictine priests and lay Brothers.Expla,ining the idea, Father The two who asked that their
Alfred Spencer, O.S.B., the 'prior, entry be postponed are 17-yearsaid "we feel there are many old ,students who found thatwho are uncertain about 'their family plans interfered withvocation and who, do not wish their original' intentions.
St. Louis ·:.ChurchWhite .Sun'day D'emonstration'
ST. ,LOUIS (NC) - A dozenAC.TION members received per·mission to speak at two churchesheJ:'ein 'the eighth consecutive
,"Black' Sunday.': At the sametime a third church was visitedby members of t~e White Citizen's Couricil, in what 'theycalled a "White Sunday" demon-stration. . '
Th,e ACTION' group, led byDr'. Luther Mitchell, appeared atthe beginning of the 10 A.M,Mass at St. Monica church insuburban Creve Coeur, where thepastor is Msgr. Clarence D.,White, who served as assistllntneneral secretary of the NationalCatholic Welfare Conferencefrom 1960 to 1963.
Msgr. White declined to allowMitchell to speak during the ser-'vice but invited him to returnafterward. About an hour laterMitchell spoke to some- 75 persons in the St. Monica basementmeeting room where _he readACTION's list of demands onslum property ownership and aidto blacks.
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Senator ~Fulbright MeetsMatch in George Meany
more doctrinainre in its ownsophisticated (some would saysupercilious) way.
Slapped !DownThis, however, is not the
point I was driving at when Inoted above that I admire Mr.Meany for locking horns withthe Senator during their recentcolloquy before the Senate'sForeign Relations Committee.
I was referring, not to thesubstance of their debate onforeign policy, but rather to theway they carried on the argument. In my opinion, the Sena-·tor argued his case very tendentiously and, for this reason, Iam glad that Meany slapped himdown in a way that no Cabinetmember or other governmentspokesman, for obvious politicalreasons, would have dared .todo under similar circumstances.
The Senator had a perfectright to disagree with Meany'sapproach to foreign policy, but,in my judgment, he had no rightwhatsoever to say that heavygovernment subsidy of the AFLCIO's foreign policy activitiesthrough the American Institutefor Free Labor Developmentwas a reward or a payoff forMeany's· "ardent, ardent" endorsement of Lyndon Johnson'swar policies.
Insulting SuggestionThis accusation strikes me as
being a rather cheap way ofsuggesting that Meany is agroveling sycophant. If Fulbright actually believes this, Iam afraid he doesn't understandGeorge Meany very well andhasn't the slightest notion ofwhat makes him tick.
Mr. Meany'S foreign policymay be good, bad, or indifferent but, for better or for worse,it's his own policy, and it's notfor sale to any Administration,as Senator Fulbriglit would havediscovered if he had ever become Secretary of State andhad foolishly tried to bargainwith Meany on the issue.
He would have discovered thatMeany, rightly or wrongly, wasand is prepared to stick to hisguns on the issue of foreign policy regardless of what anyoneelse, including the President, theSecretary of State, or even thechairman of the Senate ForeignRelati9ns Committee may happen to think about the matter.
What I am saying, in effect,is that , regardless of whatSenator Fulbright may happento think about Meany's foreignpolicy, he overstepped thebounds of Congressional propriety and Congressional immunity and took on the role of thehaughty schoolmaster in suggesting, rather insultingly, thatMeany was a Johnson lackeyand that Johnson himself was adeliberate bribester in the fieldof foreign policy.
Something to LearnMoreover, if the Senator
thought that Meany, out of deference for the Senate Committee and its august chairman,would take all this lying down,he has something to learn aboutthe American political process.
Senators may be able to bulldoze hapless government officials when they have them onthe witness stand, but, thanksbe to God, they can't intimidateprivate citizens of Meany's cal-
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Reaffirms ControlOv·er Education
ST. PAUL (NC)-The St. Pauland Minneapolis archdiocesanboaI'd of education moved tosettle a long-standing controversy at St. John's parish inLittle Canada, at least for thetime being, by reaffirming thepastor's control of the religiouseducation programs at the parish until the time of a progressreport due Sept. 15.
The archdiocesan board accepted the report and recom·mendations of Father John Gilbert, superintendent of schools,concerning St. John's and approved a resolutio~, which "commends" the parish for the establishment of a school boardand directs the school superintendent to keep the board informed of the progress of religious education programs and ofregional planning efforts at theparish.
Brother to DirectGraduate Studies
WINONA o(NC) - BrotherLeonard Courtney, F.S.C., chairman of the education department of St. Mary's College herein Minl)esota, has also beennamed .associate dean of graduate studies at the school.
Brother Leonard, a graduateof the college, will be in chargeof all graduate programs including long range planning of graduate studies and student recruitment for the graduate program.He obtained his master's degreefrom St. Louis University, andhis doctorate from the University of Chicago.
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Aug. 14, 1969
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Milwaukee K of C' Oppose LaityParticipation in Bishop Selection
MILWAUKEE (NC)-A vote following the dl~ath of Bishop Atof about 5,000 members of 11 kielski June 30. On July 9 theKnights of Columbus councils in group publicized a survey whichthe Milwaukee metropolitan area indicated priests in the area wen'indicated they will not become favorable to lay participation ininvolved in the selection of a the selection of a bishop.successor .to the late Auxiliary This followed ALL's letter toBishop Roman R. Atielski, and Archbishop COlJsins requesting aurged that no Catholics partici- lay election of a new bishop, topate in a poll designated to name whieh he replied he was willingpossible successors. to accept names they considered
The poll was called for by eligible candidates.t·he Milwaukee Archdioce~an 'Moral Obligation'Laymen's League (ALL), whichhas urged priests of the 264 Officers of the league said atarchdiocesan parishes to publi- that time they felt nominationssize the poll and asked laymen could come thl'ough the Priests'to send to the league nomina- Senate with the help of the laitytions of candidates to succeed and that they believe a lay voicethe bishop. in the matter is more_ important
John S. Kennedy, president of than making nominations.the K.C. metropolitan Milwaukee In their latest action, ALLchapter, said the vote t6 take said it has been "emphasizingexception to the poll was taken that lay participation is a moralafter he brought the matter up obligation in our universalat a meeting. church," according to the letter
He said the reason for the de- which they wanted read at allcision which was made in the Masses. "A means of re-estabform of a vote of confidence in lishing this value is in the se[ecArchbishop William E. Cousins tion of a local bishop," the letand the Priests' Senate, was that ter continued."Most Catholics don't have the "We wish to stress that thiscompetence to make the selec- is not a popularity contest. Thetion." candidate you submit should be
He sent the vote of confidence of proven spiritual and priestlyto the arChbishop who wrote character. He must be loyal andhim: devoted to the people of God
'Serious Responsibility' and be concerned with their spir-itual and temporal welfare.
. "AI.low?1e to express my sa~- "He should be possessed ofIsfactlOn 111 the vote of ~onfl- good judgement and prudent indence that leaves the chOice of his attitudes and conduct. Weth~ .successor to Bishop A~kiel- urge you to submit three or few-ski 111 the hands of our pnests. er names that fulfill these re-I have no objection to. a partid- quirements."pation in presenting the names
. of those who in their opinionwould make good bishops.
"My misgivings lie in the factthat one who proposes the nameof a potential bishop accepts aserious responsibility which presupposes on the part of theproposer a personal and long association with the priest involved.
"Must lay associations withtheir priest are on. a social orparochial basis, which wouldlead to a tremendous numberof names being presented without a sufficient concentration tomake the vote of a few hundredthousand people definite."
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iber-men who, right or wrong,have the courage of their convictions and are not respectersof persons.
One final point. Miss McGrorynoted, in the column referred toabove, that "nobody asked him(Meany) about bringing theways of freedom and democracyto American trade unionism, orabout progress in introducing'fraternal solidarity' to the discriminatory building trades unions, for instance.
"Fulbright, no champion ofCivil Rights, was not the manto do it. The other -members,mindful of Meany's 14 millionmembership, did not bait theline. Meany, although 74, canstill roar."
Meany'S RecordIt strikes me that Miss Mc
Grory was being a little tooconsiderate of the Senator and,conversely, excessively criticalof President Meany.
Say what you will about therecord of some of the buildingtrades in the field of race relations, the fact is that Meany'spersonal record on this issue isso far superior to that of Senator Fulbright that I, for one,find it almost grotesque that thetwo men should even be mentioned, in this context, on thesame page of a daily newspaper,let alone in the same paragraphof the same column.
In brief, it ill behooves a Senator who-for good, bad or indifferent reasons-has played itvery coolon the issue of racerelations and, to the best of myknowledge, has never once supported a major Civil Rights bill,to .bc impugning the integrity,in the field of foreign policy,of a man who has done infinitely more than he can ever hopeto do, even if he lives to be100, to advance the cause ofinterracial justice in the UnitedStates.
BRO. ANDRE PATENAUDE
Bro. Andre Patenaude, son ofMrs. Jannette Patenaude of 395Chicago Street, Fall River hasbrought the era of the CatholicFolk Mass to the DartmouthLake Sunapee region of NewHampshire.
The Center of Light Chapel atLaSalette in Enfield serves as afitting background as he singsand plays liturgical folk musicon his Balilla folk guitar.
Scheduled to be ordained onOct. 11 in Pawtucket, Bro.Andre was educated at St. JeanBaptiste School in Fall River,where the Sisters of St. Josephrecognized his musical talentsand his musical career began.
Fa,1IAlerted
Director, Division of Urban Life, U.S.C.C.By Msgr. George G. Higgins
George Meany, president of the AFL-CIO, has thereputation-I almost said "enjoys" the reputation-of beinga blunt, plain-spoken man who, right or wrong, alwayssays exactly what he thinks. He does so even, or especi"ally,to Presidents, Cabinet mem-
,bers, Senators and other political bigwigs who, willynilly, have a way of intimidating lesser mortals and in thepresence of whom the averagecitizen, no matter how prominent he mayhappen to be inhis own bailiwick, is instinctively inclinedto be unusuallydeferential, notto say obsequious. In fact, Mr.Meany is oneof the few menI know who isgenerally more deferential toordinary folk' than he is to thegreat and the mighty. As Timemagazine might have put it,not so many years ago, whenit was still specializing in thissort of inverted journalese: "Nosycophant, he."
Heated ColloquyWhether Mr. Meaney's aggres
sive outspokenness is an assetor a liability, a virtue or avice, is an arguable point, Isuppose. For my own part, Itend to admire it even when Ihappen to be in disagreementwith what President Meany issaying on a particular controversial issue.
Be that as it may, Meany wasrunning true to form when heappeared, a couple of weeksago, before the Senate ForeignRelations Committee and aggressively took on the redoubtable chairman of that prestigious body, Senator WilliamFulbright, during a heated colloquy which lasted for approximately three and a half hours.
The good Senator, who is recent years has mercilessly and,more than once, sarcasticallybadgered many a Cabinet member over the issue of Viet Namand, because of his privilegedstatus, has generally managedto get away with it, finally methis match in Mr. Meany.
Inflexible PolicyUnlike Mary McGrory, a good
friend of mine and one of myfavorite Washington columnists,I admire President Meany forbearding the Arkansas lion inhis own privileged den and refusing to be intimidated by histendentious line of questioning.
Miss McGrory is strongly persuaded that Meany's support ofthe war· in Viet Nam and hisover-all approach to foreignpolicy are outdated and irrelevant and that, contrariwise, Fulbright's foreign policy is basically sound.
This being the case, it isn'ttoo surprising that she decidedthe Meany - Fulbright debateoverwhelmingly in the Senator'sfavor and, perhaps unwittinglymade Mr. Meany look like theproverbial dumb plumber.
For present purposes at least,[ am not disposed to argue theforeign policy issue as such.Suffice it to say that, while Ifind Mr. Meany's foreign policytoo inflexible in certain respectsand while I would be inclined tosupport almost any move toend the war in Viet Nam shortof outright surrender, I findSenator Fulbright's policy equally inflexible and perhaps even
Publishes ReligiousEducation Magazine
NEW ORLEANS (NC) - TheNew Orleans archdiocesan office of religious education hasannounced publication of aquarterly magazine, Catechetical Digest, aimed at bringingparish leaders into contact withnew insights and ideas fromaround the world in the areaof religious education.
The publication, to be issuedfor the first time in September,
. will carry reprints and condensationsof articles pertaining toreligious education; interviewswith catechetical experts, anddiscussions of innovative religious programs.
Scouts to MarkVJ Day Today
Massasoit Council, Boy Scoutsof America, and the ship's company of the Battleship Massachusetts will co-sponsor an observance of VJ day at 11 this morning aboard the ship, harbored atFall River. All Scouts of theDiocese are invited to attend.Those in uniform will be admitted free.
The patriotic program will endwith a corporate pledge of allegiance to the flag led by Capt.James F. Gavin, USNR Ret., executive director of the Massachusetts, and Wilson Curtis, president of Massasoit Council.
Protests PrejudiceAgainst Christians
SIMLA (NC)-A Jesuit priesthas opposed a demand for "reclassification" under which converts to Christianity from India's aboriginal communitieswould be denied certain concessions available to their Hindubrethren.
Father Philip Ekka, rector ofSt. Albert's College who is amember of such a (Ranchi) community, opposed a motion byS.P. Sinha, deputy director ofthe Bihar Tribal Research Institute, which wanted aboriginalsto be reclassified according tothe economic condition in theirown region, rather than in rela'tion to national levels.
The resolution was moved ata two-week seminar here in the"Tribal Situation" co-sponsoredby the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies and the Department of Sociology of Delhiuniversity.
Father Ekka said the effect\ of the motion would be denial
of concessions to tribal Christians who have improved theireconomic status, although notto the level of others who receive benefits from the government.
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Mahoney, chairman of the English fac:uIty at the Universityof Detroit, has been appointedchairman of the College of Arts
. and Sciences~ He replaces FatherPaul Conen, S.J., who ,assumedthe rectorship of the Jesuitcommunity at the university.
discourage the purchase of homemade spirits, which can be dangerous to health.
Before Uganda Waragi cameon the market, the consumptionof a corrosive drink called Enguli often caused damage to central nervous system, or broughtblindness or even death.
What is Uganda \V'aragi madeof? It is usually referred to asbanana gin, but that's somewhatmisleading. Not even the distillers know exactly.
An official account of themanufacture of Uganda Waragisays the raw stuff brought intothe factory's receiving bay byback·bush distillers is concoctedof "bananas, sugar, maize orseveral other sources." Just whatthose "several other sources"
. might be is the mystery.
IBananaWaragi . Goes Down Like ,Water,
, Has 70 Proof WallopUganda
HAPPY RIEU'NION,: Chancellor Kurt Kiesinger of West Germany reaches for his granddaughter, 4-year.old Cecilia Wentzel, whom he found in her playhouse, Villa Cecilia" as theGerman Chancellor arrived in Washington. His other granddaughter, Christine louise, watches from her swing. The Chancellor's daughter is married to Volkmar Wentzel, Notional Geographic Magazine foreign stoff editor. NC Photo.
Director ResignsWASHINGTON (NC)-Father
Raymond A. Kevane has resigned, as national director ofthe Papal Voluneeers of LatinAmerica. He will return to hishome Diocese of Sioux City.'Pending the appointment of asuccessor, the Division of LatinAmerican of the United StatesCatholic Conference will carryon PAVLA activities.
KAMPALA (NC)-If accountsof Pope Paul VI's visit to Ugandaabounded in color and imagination, the principal reason wasthat the Pope's visit itself was
,colorful and imaginative.On the 'other hand, Uganda
Waragi may have had somethingto do with it.
Uganda Waragi is a colorless"odorless and almost tastelessliquid, that can be obtainedeverywhere here for, the asking,plus a bit more. It goes downlike water but turns into a tigerin your tank, churning up a 70proof wallop.
In fact, it represents a carefully-planned and long-ponderedeffort by the Uganda governmentto wipe out the twin evils ofthe sale and consumption ofbackwoods moonshine.
The idea behind the government's project was not to stampout crime by making everythinglegal, but to lower the crime rateand the death rate by abolishingunenforceable laws and by givingthe age-old custom of home dis-tilling a legal outlet. ~
'Other Sources'Part of the idea is to pay
enough to the home distiller todiscourage illegal sales for directconsumption. Another part of theidea is to produce a high-qualitydrink at prices low en~ugh to
of which the Catholics are observer-members, issued its message to the people of SouthAfrka. In this message, the fundamental inconJPatibility of racism and Christian belief istrenchantly expressed:
"The Christian Gospel requires us to assert the truthproclaimed by the first Christians, who discovered that Godwas creating a new communityin which differences of race,language, nation, culture, andtradition no longer had powerto separate man from man. Themost important features of aman are not the details of his,racial group, but the naturewhich he has in common withall men and also the gifts andabilities which are given to himas a unique individual _by thegrace of God; to insist that racial characteristics are moreimportant than these is to rejectwhat is most significant aboutour own humanity as well asthe humanity of others.
"But in South Africa, everyone is expected to believe thata man's racial identity is 'themost important thing about him:only when it is clearly settledcan any significant decisions bemade about him. Those whoseracial classification is in doubtare tragically insecure and helpless. Without racial identity, itseems, we can do nothing; hewho has it, has life; he who hasnot racial identity has not 'life.
Denial of Gospel ."This belief in the supreme
importance of racial identityamounts to a denial of the central statements of the ChristianGospel. In practice, it severelyrestricts the ability of Christianbrothers to serve and knoweach other, and even to giveeach other simple hospitality;it limits the ability of a personto obey Christ's command to
, love his neighbour as himself."For, 'according to the Chris
tian Gospel" our brothers arenot merely the members of ourown race group. Our brother isthe person whem God gives tous. To disassociate from ourbrother on the grounds of natural distinction is to despiseGod's gift and to reject Christ.
"Where different groups ofpeople are hostile to each' other,this is due to human sin notto the plan of the Creator. TheScriptures do not require suchgroups to be kept separate fromeach other; on the contrary, theGospel requires us to believe inand to act on the reconciliationmade for us in Christ.
"A policy of separation is ademonstration of unbelief in thepower' of the Gospel; any demonstration of the reality of reconciliation would endanger thispolicy. Therefore, the advocates,of, this policy inevitably findthemselves opposed to theChurch if it seeks to live according to the Gospel and, to showthat God's grace has overcomeour hostilities.
"A thorough policy of racials~paration must ultimately re~
quire that the Church shouldcease to be the Church."
This, then, is the principle.A Christian cannot be a racist.But what, in practice, does thisprinciple imply for concreteChristian action?
THE ANCHOR-Diocese' of Fall River-Thurs. Aug. 14, 1969
Belief i" Race ImportanceAmounts to Gospel Denial
By Barbara WardThe world is full of angry separations. Ibo and Hausa
fight each other in Nigeria' just as Teuton and Gaul f~ughteach other in Europe-in 1870 and 1914 a~d 1939. Chmeseand Malays 'are hostile citizens in the same community.Perhaps half a million Chinese were massacred in Indonesia, chiefly because theywere aliens. No race, no nation, no tribe has the monopolyof division and violenc;e. But forthe Christiancommunity them 0 s t widespread and di-:;visive split isbetween citizensofEuropean descent and citizens' who areAfricans or ofA f ric a n descent. This issimply becauseEuropeans of .of the once Christian man lmeregions of Western Europe British, Dutch, Belgians, French,Portuguese and Spanish-radically altered the world's demographic map between the 16thand the 20th centul'y, takingmillions upon million:> of Africans to America in the slaveships and themselves conqueringand occupying, as a small minority, large parts of SouthernAfrica.'
For Christian people, the result is' that the racial issue confronts them chiefly in terms ofblack and white.
Before we look at the complexities and agonies of. this issue, the best starting point isto state the principle and theideal. Were it not for Christianprinciple there would be noproblem of ethics or morals,only issues of power and self-interest. '
Survival of FittestThroughout millenia of human
history, . it was felt normal toenslave or exterminate conquered groups. That nature ,operated according to "the survival of the fittest" was,' provensimply by the ability of thestrongest to impose their owninterests and exploit weakerbeing-until they in turn wereconquered by an even strongergroup.
All history is a record of' the'rise and fall of imperial systemsof the rich and powerful exploiting the helpless ~nd thepoor. "
One reason why in Buddhism,life is depicted as a "melancholy wheel," is that it is drivenupwards by power and appetiteand then down again by weakness and defeat. Just now, inthe swing of history, the Whitesare uppermost in the exploitative power-with 80 per cent ofeverything both at the worldlevel and in particulal' communities such as South Africa.
But another swing can pullthem down. Meanwhile, it isnatural, in any but religiousterms, for them 'to defendtheir privileges with any. meansin their power.
But the law of nature, ofpower and privilege defendingthemselves with every means ofviol~nce, is not the law ofChrist. This is the' profounddilemma of conscience placedbefore the White citizens ofthe West.
One of the most striking restatements of this dilemma wasmade in South Africa at the endof last year when the SouthAfrican Council of Churches,
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VVherever governments are inthe hands of, or controlled by,rich landowners and big capital,says Father Meunier, that possibility is always present.
He feels, however, that inPeru "where the ruling government is 'pro people' and moving fast in the direction of social readjustment," the danger isnot imminent.
Meanwhile, he says, "the future of religion in South America is bright. Resurrection comesfrom the mobs. The poor arere-estimating their spiritual values, They arc discovering thetrue church, because that churchis going to them.". In Peru, he says, "the prob
lem is not in finding youngpriests to go to the slums. It'sfinding pastors for city parishes."
Much of the credit for the revitalized church and its laborsin behalf of the poor should goto Cardinal Landazuri, Fatherfeels.
"His preference is for the slumparishes. He strides around shaking hands with everybody, chatting with old people and young,sitting down with the crowd fora parish dinner. He's as much athome there ashe is conductingdivine services for a singing congregation. He knows the problems of his people and his priests-and he directs all his activitiestoward solving them."·
Cardinal PraisesBrazil Prelate
UTRECHT (NC) - BernardCardinal Alfrink of Utrecht hashailed Archbishop Helder PessoaCamara of Olinda and Recife,Brazil, as a "fighter for socialjustice and human rights."
The 69-year-old Dutch cardinal said Archbishop Camara isa man "who protests against thedistress in the world as one inspired by the Gospel."
Cardinal Alfrink voiced hispraise for the Brazilian prelateduring the annual memorial service for the famous Dutch priestand social worker, Father AIphons Ariens. "Father Arienswas a revolutionary in the bestsense of the word as ArchbishopHelder Camara now is," Cardinal Alfrink said.The Brazilian archbishop, whose
See is in the poverty-strickennortheast section of that country,has been an outspoken foe ofsocial and economic injusticesand has launched a nonviolentsocial reform movement calledAction, Justice and Peace.
THE ANCHOR-Thurs., Aug. 14, 1969Hails
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"But they expect to have a fairdeal, too. They are against anycapitalism that goes there justto exploit them."
And pqverty "still is the curseof Peru and of all Latin America," Father Meunier says.
He blames this on the "ridiculously low salaries and the appropriation by big land ownersof most of the nation's land.Landlords form, with bankers,the backbone of Latin economyand politics and will not giveup their monopoly easily. Interest runs easily to 20 per centand although labor is cheap, living expenses are high."
The church in Peru is helping to combat this situation Father says.
The laity, for example, "hasthe majority on the Lima Archdiocesan Finance Committee.This committee is assessingchurch properties with the ideaof turning over for the benefitof the poor whatever is notneeded. Downtown propertieswill be sold for commercial purposes and reinvested in poorersuburbs,' where decent housingwill be erected and turned overto poor families for low'monthlyrents. After a few years, thepeople themselves will hold titleto the property."
Father Meunier also cites pastoral de'crees of the Latin American hierarchy calling for suchthings as agrarian reforms, human rights, labor unions, education and freedom of the press.
Is there danger of a seriousclash between church and state?
Missionary
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NEW BEDFORD VISITOR: Father Meunier visits Msgr. Prevostduring his leave from So. America.
Help So.Ne1V Bedford Oblate
. Effort toThe church is making "tremendous efforts" to help the poor in South America,
says the Rev. Ovilia A. .Meunier ,a Missionary Oblate of Mary Immaculate, "but priestswho work in social justice often are threatened." Father Meunier, a member of themissionary order for 43 years, is home on what·he expects to be his "last visit" to hislarge family in the New Bedford area - eight brothersand sisters, 30 nieces and"and many grandnephewsand nieces."
He feels that it is wrong forhim to spend money to fly"home" when so much is neededin his new inner-city parish inLima, Peru. This visit was occasioned by the serious illnessof a brother and a sister.
"But, we are in debt," he admits."We spent $80,000 for a 'newschool and now we hope to builda parish hall and clinic, with ,two clubs-for youth and oldpeople-and a parish house."Price tag is $83,000.
"We have no church. We haveeight Masses every Sunday inwhat used to be a garage-andeveryone is packed. Peru willnever again build a big church.We put up brick ones, with corrugated tin roofs."
The parish school-in a nation crying for education andnow getting it-was built twoyears ago and now· has an enrollment of 400 pupils in thefirst four grades. Other gradeswill be added, one each year, he comes from the United States,through high school. or any other country.
"Sisters of Charity of St. Vin- "The South Americans will ac-cent de Paul staff the school," cept missionaries-if they beFather says, "but we only have come part of the national famthree nuns. The rest are lay ily." In Peru, for instance,' heteachers." explains, those consecrated bish-
However, although sharing the ops "must be 'dtizens of theproblems of less-religious-and- country." ,more-lay-teachers in parochial During his years in Southschools, Father Meunier feels he "America, Father Meunier recallshas an advantage over his the many changes he has seen.counterparts in the United "Thirty years ago, few menStates. were seen in churches and less
"We built our school for less received Holy Communion. Rethan a quart'er of what it would ligion seemed to be a woman'scost here," he says. affair.
The money? "We borrowed it "But the frequent appeals ofwithout interest. We're supposed the last Popes have had an efto start paying it off in Decem- feet. Our churches are crowdedber 1970," he says. on Sundays. Men accompany
All of which explains his grati- their families to the Communiontude to the Most Rev. James L. rail. Men are well in the lead inConnolly, D.O., who granted such Catholic activities as Curpermission for Father Meunier sillos de' Cristiandad. The Christo speak at four area churches tian Family Movement is everthis Summer, asking for financial growing. Retreat houses arehelp for his struggling parish. kept bUSy and the Catholic
Sitting in the comfortable Youth Movement is strong, par-'living room of the Steven Weav- ticularly among university stuer home at 149 Sylvia St., the dents."sister with whom he is staying 'Education is spreading, heuntil he returns to Peru next says, with 20 universities in themonth, Father Meunier explains country, 10 of them in Lima.the Oblates "have to support "Within 10 years, I venture tothemselves. This will be. a great say less than 10 per cent of thehelp." Peruvians will be illiterate."
The New Bedford priest, who With changes in' education areprepared for the priesthood at coming changes in the entireAssumption College, Plattsburgh, social structure.N.Y., Ottawa University and "There was no middle classCatholic University, was ordain- until 20 years ago, now it is aed June 20, 1922 in Ottawa. .strengthening force. Now there
First appointed to the order's are new men· with new ideasmission band, he soon volun- who will never tolerate the ecoteered for the Oblate Missions in nomic conditions their fathersSouth America. and was assigned endured. They are men withto Chile, where he founded St. pride, in themselves and theirJoseph's College in Antofagasta nation."and served for many years as its As a resulf, he says "Big Na-rector. tions are going to have to get
When the Peruvian hierarchy used to considering all nations,asked for religious, Father Meu- even small ones, as equals, notnier was sent to that nation and as schoolboys. These people seebecame the first Oblate to work what is going on in other counin the slum areas of Cincha Alta tries and they want to see the(125 miles south of Lima), where same kind of progress in theirthe Oblates now administer four own country." ,"barriada" or inner-city parishes Is there a strong anti-Ameri-with a population of 200,000 can feeling among the Peruvainssouls. he knows? -
With the rise of the national- Father Meunier shakes hisistic spirit _in most undeveloped head.countries of the world, including "Peruvians are very friendlySouth America, Father feels that to· and very sympathetic witha missionary today "must forget everything American." he says.
Workshop CourseMILWAUKEE (NC)-Veteran
radio personality Don McNeillwill teach a broadcasting workshop course this Fall at Marquette University's college ofjournalism, from which he graduated in 1929. McNeill, 61, wasmaster of ceremonies of the"Breakfast Club" radio programfor 35 years until his retirementfrom the show last December.
Cardinal PlansTo Issue Letter.On Manifesto
DETROIT (NC) - JohnCardinal Dearden of Detroitwill issue a pastoral letterduring August telling priestsand parishioners how to dealwith persons presenting BlackManifesto demands in churches.
The cardinal strongly recommends that police not be called.He asks instead that manifestospokesmen be treated with utmost courtesy.
Cardinal Dearden also pointsout that should manifesto members bring their demands tochurch while Mass is being celebrated, that parishioners are tobe told that they may leave ifthe wish and that they are freedfrom their obligation to participate at Mass for that particiularSunday.
The Black Manifesto demands$3 bi1lion in reparations fromthe nation's 'white churches andsynagogues. Churches throughout the nati9n, particularly inmetropolitan areas, have beenthe scenes of confrontation whenblacks have disrupted servicesto present their demands.
Arrange MeetingThe archdiocese of St. Louis,
where several consecutive "BlackSundays" have taken place, asked for and received a court injunction barring black militantsfrom even entering churches,let alone presenting ~emands anddisrupting services.
A spokesman in CardinalDearden's office said the Detroitpastoral letter does not mentioncourt injunctions. "It is not evenbeing considered," he said. Butemphasis is made on the pointthat police not be called. Thepastoral letter also.will.~sk thatno attempts be made to ph'ysicalIy force anyone out of church.
The pastoral letter's guidelinesare expected to include the following:
If manifesto members contacta parish by letter or telephone,pastors should attempt to arrange a meeting for a certaindate, time, and place. . .
Dialogue RecommendedManifesto backers are to be
asked if they wish to meet onlywith the parish council or theentire parish, Enough time is tobe allowed so parish memberscan receive this information.
If Manifesto people enterchurch during Mass, they are tobe asked to wait until the serviceis completed. If they do not wait,it is preferable that they meetelsewhere than in the church,but this wi1l not be pressed.
If the militants wait for services to end, they are to beintroduced to the parishioners,who are to be reminded thatthey do not have to stay to listen to the presentation. After thepresentation, dialogue in theparish hall is recommended.
If manifesto people refuse towait until services are over, theservices are to be stopped andmilitants given the opportunityto talk. Again, after the presentation, all parties concerned areto be invited to the parish hallfor discussion of the matter.
Parish Parade
Christians BackOverseas Aid
LONDON (NC)~ About 300Catholics and other Christianswent to the House of Commonshere to ask their members ofParliament to oppose any further cuts in British overseas aid.
The Catholic Institute of International Relations was one ofthe lobby's organizers.
After about 80 individualmembers of Parliament had beenseen, one party went off tonearby 10 Downing Street,Prime Minister Harold Wilson'sLondon home, to hand in a petition calling for such aid to beincreased-by 25 per cent.
Meantime, a massive "sJgnin" involving every church congregation in the count.(y is beingplanned for next Chri:<;tmas topetition the government to increase aid to developing countries . to offset forecasts ofworld-wide famine in the nextdecade and offer improved conditions of trade.
Sponsors of this national effort are the British Council ofChurches and the Catholic Commission for International Justiceand Peace.
Already Catholics, Congregationalists and Presbyterians herehave themselves adopted andare urging other churches toadopt the principle that allChristians should give at leastone per cent of their annual income voluntarily to overseas aid.
The Methodists are urgingtheir members to give one day'spay annually.
The congregation also announced they will expand theirwork in the Philippines into thecity of Manila. Up to the present,their work· has primarily been inthe diocese of Dumaguete City.
An affiliate program _for girlsinterested in the- community willbe started this year in Dumaguete City, with an eye to theeventual establishment of a novitiate in Manila. In the past, allprospective community memberscame to New Orleans to servetheir novitiate.
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How to get this· sense of reverence? Says Father Buchheit:"Grasp a blade of grass and justhold it in ypur hand. Go for awalk, looking at this grass, until you are just suddenly grabbed by the mystery as to whyit grows and exists at all. Youthen find yourself e'1thralled bythe mystery of all creation, andsimply dialoguing with the Oneresponsible for it all."
There's a big difference between prayers and praying, continues Father Buchheit. "Modern,man is saying fewer and fewerprayers (formulas as known) buttoday he is more than ever before speaking from his heart toGod. Someone once said thatyou really start praying whenyou finish your prayers."
'Does, Modern Man Pray,?Survey Shows People Say Fewer Formal·
Prayers, But Pray More
PAPAL VISIT COMMIEMORATED: A Uganda man wears acommemorative gown depicting scenes of Pope Paul's visitto Uganda last month. The material is on sale in the form ofgowns, shirts and dresses and contains pictures of Pope Paul,Uganda's President Milton Obote, the Uganda and papal coatsof arms, the planned Uganda Martyrs Shrine at Namugongo,and major houses of worship. NC Photo.
TORONTO (NC) -.:... In thesetimes of increasing noise, speed,distraction and emphasis on material things, can modern manpray? Is it possibfefor him to"pray without ceasing" as recommended by th'e bishops at Vatican Council II?
In a recent series of interviews, The Canadian Register,Kingston, Ont., diocesan newspaper, found that, although peopie, are not saying as manyformal prayers as before, theyare praying more.
Prayer, described by St. JohnDamascene as "an elevation ofthe soul to God," has been thefavorite topic of Christian writers from the earliest centuries.
5t. John Chrysostom maintained "it is simply impossibleto lead a virtuous life withoutthe aid of prayer!"
Regarding people who don'tpray, the biggest reason, says
,Father Ed Bushheit C.P. of Toronto, is that "they aren't sensitive enough to the beauty andsheer mystery that surroundsus. They aren't plugged in.
"When a sense of mysterycomes, then there is a sense ofreverence. The next step is simply to start speaking to theTranscendent Being who is be-
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GUILD OF THE VISITATION,NORTH EASTHAM
The Guild of the Visitationwill hold a penny sale at 8o'clock on Wednesday evening,Aug. 20 in the church hall onMassasoit Rd., No. Eastham.Doors will open at 7:;10.
OUR LADY OF ANGELS,FALL RIVER
Holy Day Masses tomorrowwill be at 7 A.M., 9 A.M., 12:15P.M., 5 P.M. and 7 P.M.
Holy Na,me members will attend a Communion breakfastfollowing 8 o'clock. Mass Sun-day morning, Sept. 7. '
The annual procession honoring Our Lady of Fatitr'" will beheld at 7 Saturdr 'vening,Sept. 14, followed, Sundayby a special Mass at 8 o'clock.
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST,CENTRAL VILLAGE
The Ladies Guild will serve alobster supper fro'm 5:30 to 7:30on Saturday night, Aug. 1'6' inthe church hall.
Tickets may be obtained fromMrs, Arthur Denault, chairmanof the affair, or Mrs. ClarencE'
, Kirby.
ST. LOUIS DE FRANCE,SWANSEA
The parish CYO is sponsoringa clothing drive for the benefitof the needy children of Vietnam. Donations of clothing maybe brought to the parish hall onBuffington Street or you maycontact Roger' Levesque, 3-4633;Diane Haslam, 3·1305; or therectory, 7·9503.
Events scheduled by the CYOfor the near future are: a carwash, a mystery ride, a. fashionshow, a trip to MarathonHouse, and a visit to BostonCity Hospital.
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Also Norman C. Francis, presi·dent, Xavier University, NewOrleans, "The University: Serving the Status Quo or ChangingIt," Aug. 23; Pietro Pavan, con·suitor for the Pontifical Commission on Justice and Peace, Vatican City, "The Fl:Iture of Christian Social Thought," Aug. 21,and Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg,Englewood, )\". J., "Is ReligiousSocial 'Action Movement Still aMovement?", Aug. 24.
In addition to the major talks-each accompanied by reactionby a panel of experts - theNCSAC conference will featureworkshops on farm labor, housing, legal aid, health services forthe poor, and other subjects.
They were men of science sent on a sctentiflc journey, yetthe crew of Apollo XI can, in a very real sense, be calledmissionaries.
Like all missionaries, the astronauts were sent on a specificmission, with.a definite task in mind. Journeying into the unknown,the Apollo crew sought to discover the secrets of another worldby applying the knowledge and ideas of their own culture. Theirpurpose was not to destroy, but to seek out the good that wasalready on the moon. Just as missionaries today try to utilizethe customs and beliefs of a native culture in adapting them toChristianity.
Each member of the crew. also possessed the qualities necessary in a good missionary. First of all, they had a willingness to face danger. Although their mathematics were perfect,the awful shadow of doubt and uncertainty hung over theentire mission. Secondly, they were patient and generous. Theywere willing to undergo the long period of training beforehand, and arduous quarantine afterward. Thirdly, the astro.nauts made a perseverin2 effort until success was achieved.And f1naIly, they had a real spirit of sacrifice, leaving behindhome anll family as they represented all mankind.
But most important of all, the astronauts came with a message. "On~ small step for a man; one giant leap for mankind"symbolized the hopes and dreams of all mankind. They are wordsthat will not sooll be forgutten.
Perhaps the real point to be gleaned 'from this ama:tingjourney is not the apostolic zeal of the Apollo XI crew. Rather,it Is to realize that on account of their mission, for one briefmoment, the entire world was one. Our goal now is to makethat moment eternal.
You can help to achieve that goal by your support of themissions and missionaries around the world. Your sacrifice canhelp to bring mankind a little closer together. Your missionariesare teacher.>, doctors and friends to mankind, a sign of Christ inyour name.
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Social Action Workers to Hear ProponentOf Consumer Legislation in Detroit
DETROIT (NC) - U. S. Sen.Philip Hart of Michigan, an advocate of federal consumer legislation, will speak on. "ConsumerRights and the Poor" at the 13thannual National Catholic SocialAction Conference meeting hereat Marygrove College Aug. 21 to24.
Sen. Hart is one of the featured speakers at the conference.The others and their topics willbe George Wiley, executive director, National Welfare RightsMovement, "Welfare Unions andthe Future of Welfare," Aug. 23;James C. Vadakin, economicsprofessor, University of Miami(Fla.); "Family Allowances andthe Working Poor," Aug. 23;
Buyer Rights
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Value of TimeAs we advance in life, we ac
quire a keener sense of the valueof time. Nothing else, indeed,seems of any consequence; andwe become misers in this respect.
-Hazlitt
The Movimiento FamiliarCristiano (MFC), a Spanishspeaking version of the CFM,will hold its first national meeting in conjunction with the CFM
.gathering.
Jo1'll1 Maiolo, assistant professorof sociology at Notre Dame; Dr.Neal E. Krupp, consultant inpsychiatry at the Rochester,Minn., Mayo Clinic; and MichaelCullen, one of the "Milwaukee-4" who burned draft records ina Vietnam war protest.
Sex education, lay theology,marriage encounters, new socialmovements among the poor, andinterracial adoptions are ~mong
the 23 workshop topics scheduled during the meeting.
Sex education' will be discussed by Father James T. McHugh, director of the FamilyLife Bureau, United States Catholic Conference.
Other workshop groups willbe discussing such areas as religious education for pre-schoolers, international understanding,"new white consciousness," ecumenism and family life, and"games people play aboutvalues."
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Plan DiscussionsChristian Family Movement Schedules
National MeetingNOTRE DAME (NC)
The Christian Family Move~
ment (CFM) will hold itsfour-day national conventionbeginning Thursday; Aug. 21 onthe University of Notre Damecampus. Some 600 marriedcouples and 150 priests are ex·pect~d to. attend.
Contemporary family life, social problems and the increas·ingly ecumenical nature of CFMare some of the topics to· be dis·cussed by the 27-year-old organ·ization, which has a membershipof about 100,000 couples in theUnited States and several foreign countries.
Father Walter Imbiorski, di·rector of the Cana Conference,will keynote the conventionwith the topic, "The AmericanFamily and the Revolution toCome."
The generation gap in valueswill be discussed by Dr. Seymour L. Halleck, professor ofpsychiatry at the University ofWisconsin. Dr. Joseph' Sittler,professor in the University ofChicago Divinity School, willspeak on "The Whole Familyin a Broken World."
Workshop TopicsAlso on the speaking program
are Bishop E. Edward Crowther,executive director of OperationConnection in Santa Barbara,Calif., and former Episcopalbishop in South Africa until hisexile for opposing partheid; Dr..
APPOINTEES: Two Southern-Born priest~ have ben namedpastor and assistant pastor of a Chicago parish by JohnCardinal Cody. Father Dominic Carmon, S.V.D., 38, left, hasbeen named pastor of St Elizabeth's Church, and Father JameslaChapelle, S.V.D., has been named assistant. Father Carmonis the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Aristile Carmon of Opelousas,
. la., and Father laChapelle's parents, Mr. and Mrs. louis la.Chapetle, live in Raywood, Tex. NC Photo.
Mor~1 AimsWell-being and happiness never
appeared to me as an absoluteaim. I am ever inclined to compare such moral aims to the ambitions of a pig.
Firm Discipline,Group TherapyAid Alcohol ics
BAY CITY (NG) - Thedirector of Friendship House,a home for men sick fromalcoholism, told Serra Clubmembers here in Michigan thatfirm discipline and group therapy can be valuable in securingthe cure of alcoholics.
Father James Kedziorski notedthat the "cure" of an alcoholic isa time·consuming process, oftenlasting several years. He saidit is necessary to overcome achain of events, including tiredness and lack of concentration,which let a person do what hereally wishes he wouldn't.
The priest told the Serransthat of the 90 million Americanswho drink, some 12 to 13 mil·lion are alcoholics. He 'said thatthe people of Bay City areaalone spend $3.5 million annu·ally on "booze," and he esti·mated that there are' 5,000 alcoholics in the general area. (BayCity has a population of 55,000,with number of smaller townsclustered nearby.)
Half-Way HavenEarlier this year Father Kedz·
iorski converted an older BayCity home into FriendshipHouse. It provides a sort ofhalf-way haven for men whowant to overcome alcoholism,including those who have beenreleased from direct hospitaltreatment but who are not yetready to face unaided thestresses of their normal homelives. The home also welcomesdrug addicts who want to becured.
Father Kedziorski was released from parish duties inorder to devote full time effortsto Friendship House.
Guests in the home are gradually returned to their normallife pattern.
Men willing to try to helpthemselves are fed, given aclean bed and provided with donated clothing by people whoknow and understand the problem of the alcoholic.
They are given· counsel andintroduced to the daily groupsessions and the program .ofAlcoholics Anonymous-thoughthere is no connection betweenAA and Friendship House.
Physical, Mental Problem
The alcoholic is also expectedto help keep the house cleanand do some chores. He is alsoexpected to look for a job assoon as he is capable of working. A wage-earner is expectedto pay $20 per week for roomand board as a part of his therapy.
A person is expected to remain at Friendship House for atleast two weeks-though thelength of the stay is up to thestaff. Maximum stay has been .set at two vears.
The home has a capacity tohandle 14 alcoholic patients.
At Friendship House FatherKedziorski and other staff members discuss the drinking problem with each patient-guest. Heis told that his problem is notmerely moral, but a physicaland mental problem combinedand that Friendship House provides him a haven where hewill find freedom from alcoholso that he can have a rebirth asa human being.
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Student ViolenceVote 0&1 K of CMeeting Age~d©J
NEW HAVEN (NC) ,Several resolutions callingfor legislation to curb violentstudent demonstrations andparticularly to restrict the activities of the Students for a Democratic Society have been placedon th.e agenda of the 87th meeting of the Supreme Council ofthe Knights of Columbus, to beheld here Aug. 19-21.
The resolution will be debatedand voted on by the 387 officialdelegates to the Supreme Council, the topmost legislative bodyof the l,200,OOO-member societyof Catholic men, when it meetshere in executive session,
The Knights are active in5,600 councils in the UnitedStates, Canada, Mexico, thePhilippines, Puerto Rico, Cuba,Guam and Guatemala. In addition to the official delegatesfrom around the world, severalthousand other visitors are expected to gather here for theconvention.
A new skyscraper headquarters will be dedicated during thesessions.
Unlawful ActsF 0 u r different resolutions
dealing with student violencehave been sent by state jurisdictions to the supreme office ofthe fraternal society for placement on the agenda.
One states that whereas "aminority organiz!!tion known asthe Students for a DemocraticSociety ~, * <:< does by sit-ins, rioting and violence disrupt andbring to a h~lt the academic ac-,tivities of our schools, re~olved
that the Knights of Columbus,while respecting the rights andliberties of all people, denouncesthe unlawful acts of the Students for a Democratic Society."
Another resolution states that"we respect the students' rightto dissent - within the framework of the democratic processes laid down by the collegesand civil law," but because "itis apparent that some authorities of certain institutions ofhigher learning are incapable ofcontaining or handling these irresponsible demonstrations," theKnights "strongly support alllegislation .necessary to preventdisorders on our college anduniversity campuses."
Other resolutions being p'lacedbefore the Supreme Council dealwith the questions of publicprayer, abortion, birth control,pornography and the crisis', ofauthority and allegiance in tileCatholic Church.
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idence, we mutually pledge, ourlives, our fortunes and oursacred honor."
According to Father 'Lafferty,all porachial schools of northwest Iowa will 'be asked to makeuse of this prayer during thecoming school year at the beginning of all classes in the field ofsocial. studies. He also suggestedthat local citizens' groups request . their school boards to
'make use of it' in public schools.
Father Lafferty stated thePledge of Allegiance to the Flag,currently used in Iowa's publicand private schools, is. notenough. "I think' that the Prayerof the Patriot gets more directly to the prejudice and bigotryof our day. Furthermore, it ismore descriptive in the wholematter of human rights and ourtheistic heritage," Fahter Lafferty said.'
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Legal in Public Schools
.AR.CHIVIST: Sister Mary Claude, O.P., archivist of the TexasCatholic Archives, an extensive collection of source materialsin the Catholic history of Texas, displays a photostat -copy ofthe dairy of the first bishop to work in Texas, Bishop J. M. Odin,eM., who was consecrated to be Vicar Apostolic of Texas in 1842.
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SIOUX CITY (NC) - FatherJames K. Lafferty, superintendeent of 'parochial schools of theSioux City diocese, said he hasdeveloped a prayer which maybe recited in Iowa's publicschools without violating statelaw.
He presented what he calls the"Prayer of the Patriot" to localmembers of the Veterans of Foreign .Wars in an address here.The prayer is composed of thesecond and final sentences of theDeclaration of Independence,which reads:.
"We hold these truths to beself-evident, that all men arecreated equal, that they are endowed with certain unalienablerights, that among these are life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness. ,
"And for the support of thisDeclaration, with a firm relianceon'the protection of divine Prov-
of Operation Breadbasket; grapeboycott leader, Ceasar ..Chavez;and the Rev. Lucius Walker, headof the Interreligious Foundationfor Community Organization anda leader in the movement forsocial reparations.
Georgia legislator Julian 'Bond,announced earlier as a speaker,had to cancel because of a conflict in schedule.
The conference theme, according the NCCIJ executive director James T.. Harris, is "Thestewardship of power in theChurch: A piece of the action."The four-day meeting will dealextensively with the question ofreparations and the role of theChurch in .social change.
First Major Event
Background arid position papers on the key conference themeoJ religious wealth al,ld powerwill be issued before the convention, Harris said. More than adozen workshops will take upvari'ous aspects of the theme.
Keynoting the event will beSister Helen Kelley, president ofImmaculate Heart of Mary College, Los Angeles.
Co-hosts with Loyola .Collegeare Marymount College, theCatholic Human Relations Council of Los Angeles and the LosAngeles Association· of Laymen.
Delegates are expected fromaobut 30 states, Harris said. Thisis the first major event sponsored by the NCCIJ since he tookits helm early this year.
The Chicago-based NCCIJ,founded in 1960, coordina tes thework of 150 local Roman Catholic Interracial Councils and human relations groups across thenation. In addition, it operates itsown programs in the areas of education, health-care, housing,and employment through theecumenical Project Equality.
" "Deacons may perform thesacramental functions of baptizing or distributing the Eucharist or preaching," CardinalShehan said. "They may directreligious education, parish societies, or the work of the poorin the parish. ,Some deaconswould 'serve both the local parish arid the archdiocese.""M~n already serving in 'civic
work, community programs, theprofessions, trades and other:ways," the cardinal added, "willcontinue their special forms ofservice, developing an ~nviron
ment favorable to healthy reli- /gious life." .
Bring InspirationCardinal Shehan noted that
deacons "will also work "":nareas outside the parish. Deacons with area-wide or city-wideresponsibilities as educators, directors of social agencies, youthprograms, or poverty programscould bring new inspiration totheir work."
"Black deacons would provideblack leadership in the parishand the archdiocese in worshi.pand . in decision making." thecardinal said. "The cooperationof black and white deaconswould be a powerful forceagainst olack or white racismwhich exists in our 'country," headded.
The cardinal also noted thatdeacons in hospital-connectedprofessions "could at times serveas auxiliary chaplains in thoseinstitutions." "Those who arepolicemen or firemen could beauxiliary chaplains to their associates," he said. ,
Prelate to Ex.pandLiturgy Commission
JOLIET (NC)-Bishop RomeoBlanchette of Joliet is seekingcandidates for membership onthe Diocesan Liturgical Commission, whose present' membership of 17 is to be expanded.
The commission Will assistthe diocese in implementingpresent le~islation and adaptingitself to future liturgical developments, according to FatherJoseph Adam, pastor or St. Stephen's Church, Joliet, and commission chairman.
Priests, Religious and laity interested in serving on the commission have been asked byBishop Blanchette to make their..qualification's known to him,Those who wish to nominateothers may also do so by sending in their names and qualifications to the bishop or thecommission chairman.
Government',Interracial JJustice
CHICAGO (NC)-,.Two top federal government officials willjoin prominent national civilrights and social action leadersat a major conference on the social use of religious economicpower at the biennial eonventionof the National Catholic Conference of Interracial Justice (NCCIJ), to be held at Loyola Collegein Los Angeles, Aug 21-24.
Arthur A. Fletcher, AssistantSecretary of Labor for wagesand labor standards, will speakon "The Church-Constituencyfor Social Justice."
William H. Brown, chairmanof the U.S. Equal EmploymentOpportunity Commission, will beon a panel debating "Cun minorities realize economic poWer under capitalism?"
Other speakers will be Rev.Jesse Jackson, national director
18' THE ANCHOR-Diocese of,~all River-Thurs. Augl,14,1969'
Arc~diocesce of Baltimore ACl6eptsPermanent Diacon(1ji'~ Ap~~o~af(c@ll1s
BALTIMORE (NC)-LawrenceCardinal Shehan has announcedthat applications from candidates for the permanent diaconate are now being accepted inthe Baltimore archdiocese.
The permanent diaeonate maybe conferred on married and un- .married men of mature age. Ordained deacons perform many ofthe duties of priests, thoughthey cannot hear confessions orcelebrate Mass. Unmarried deacons· once ordained, may notmarry, nor may married deacons, if widowed, remarry.
Though not new in theChllrch, the permanent diaconate has been in disuse in theLatin rite for centuries. PopePaul VI restored it as a permanent rank in the Church hierarchy in 1967.
Last October, authorizationwas given to the U. S. NationalConference of Catholic Bishopsto establish a permanent dioconate in those dioceses wherethe local bishop wanted it. Acommittee for the permanentdiaconate was formed, under thechairmanship of Bis!lop ErnestL. UnterkoefIer of Charleston,S. C. .
In his announcement, CardinalShehan said "-the variety ofways in which deacons canserve (the Church) today are asmany as the ways in whichmodern men serve one another.Whenever possible and desirable" the candidates will betrained to work in their ownparishes, since they alreadyknow that community and itsneeds.
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dal sectarian school aid throughthe "purChase" of public educational services (one case), andfinancial assistance in the construction of facilities at collegesand universities (one case).
In addition to the 14 casesinvolving public aid to sectarianschools, the survey lists 15 caseswhich challenge other forms ofgovernment aid to religious eight involving religious practices in public schools and otherpublic facilities; four challenging state and Federal tax exemption for church or commercial enterprises operated bychurches; and three concerningissuance of a religious Christmasstamp, excessive compensationfor condemnation of churchproQerty and the funneling ofincome from private lands intochurch treasuries.
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"The court has made it clearthat its activism extends to thearea of religious freedom andseparation of church and state. . . . It has done this by taking jurisdiction of, and deciding,a broad range of cases.
"Equally important, it has facilitated judicial disposition ofconstitutional issues affecting religion by its landmark decisionof June 10, 1968, in Flast V.Cohen, upholding the right. ofFederal taxpayers to test whether public funds are being spentin violation of the separationprinciple."
Among the cases expected tocome before the high court during the next term, the surveynoted, are lawsuits dealing withthe tax exemption of churches;the right of conscientious objection on non-religious ground;church property and the use ofpublic funds for religiously-affiliated schools. .
According to the survey, thelargest number of pending Federal and state cases-14-involves the issue of public aid to sectarian schools. Of these, six areFederal cases arising under theFederal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Onesuit chall,enges application ofthe Federal Higher EducationFacilities Act of 1963 to religiously-affiliated colleges.
Challenge Tax Exemption
The other seven active casesdeal with free busing of pupilsto church-operated schools (onecase); the provision of auxiliarypublic services and equipmentto sectarian schools (three cases)the assignment of public schoolteachers to parochial highschools (one case); direct finan-
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-'Thurs. Aug. 14, 1969
Federal, State Court DecisionsCases Involve Church-State Relationship
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scarcely more so than on herself.
, Raw Truthfulness
Her views and her values onemay not endorse in whole orin part, but one has to discernand admire in her an integritywhich will not tolerate shamor bluff. The charm and glamorof Miss Webster's book aremissing here, but Miss HeIlman's raw truthfulness exerts afascination of its own.
One meets in these pagesHemingway, Fitzgerald, DorothyParker, Dashiell Hammett, andother people of renown. But itis Miss Hellman herself andsome of the' obscure folk closelylinked to her life who stand out.The book concludes, "I left toomuch of me unfinished becauseI wasted too much time. However." However indeed, MissHellman certainly does notemerge from her autobiographyas an unfinished personality.
NEW YORK (NC) - Fortyone cases affecting religiousfreedom or separation of churchand state-a record high-currently await decision in Federal and State, courts, ac,cordingto a national survey' by theAmerican Jewish Congress.
The findings were publishedin the ninth issue of a "Docketof Pending -Legislation" onchurch-state issues published hythe Commission on Law and Social Action of the AmericanJewish Congress.
Many of these cases are expected to reach the U.S. Supreme Court, -which faces aheavy agenda of lawsuits affecting the "establishment of religion" and "free exercise" clausesof the First Amendment, it wasnoted.
Joseph B. Robison, director of
LEAVE QUARANTINE: Astronauts Armstrong, Collins and Aldrin, in excellent, health andhaving recorded a full record of their Apollo II flight to the moon, prepared to leave theirquarantine at the Space Center in Houston, to make a one-day series of public appearances,
including a motorcade in New York City in the morning, another in Chicago in the afternoon,and ending with a 1,500 guest dinner in Los Angeles. NC Photo.
Generationsin Theatre
Eventual RecognitionMiss Webster gives a full ac
count' of her parents' years inthe theatre, including the early .ones which they spent touringin Britain and in the UnitedStates.. 'I:'he legitimate stage wasthen in its heyday, without competition, from movies, talkies, ortelevision:
Troops abounded, and longtours were standard. The latterinvolved travel under most trying circumstances, playing inancient, uncomfortable theatres,and staying in flea bag hotelsof wretched lodging houses.
Each company offered awhole series of plays during asingle. engagement. Thus, in herfirst appearance in leading roles,May Whitty had to learn 11parts in 12 plays which wouldbe given within a two-week interval. Each play was rehearsedonly once.
Eventually there came recognition, regular work in London,and a home neal' Convent Gardenwhere the couple lived for 47years. There was associationwith Irving, Ellen Terry, Bernard Shaw, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Granville Barker, and otherluminaries of the theatre. MayWhitty's greatest fame camewhen she was already 70; shemade her first movie when 73.
Relief From BoredomMiss Webster, born in 1905,
had the advantage of introduction, through her parents, to thetop level of the theatrical world.But she was undecided aboutbecoming an actress. She mighthave gone to Oxford, wasstrongly inclined to do so, atlast opted for the stage.
She acted with John Barrymore when he did Hamlet inLondon, with Sybil Thorndike inSaint Joan at the Old Vic, andon a hilariously described tourwith the Ben Greet players inShakespeare.
It was during acting assignments in long-running plays thatshe was, as she puts it, drivento directing. It began more asa relief from the boredom ofdoing the same part week afterweek, month after month. Butit ended as being very much thelady's specialty. 'Presumably, weshall be told more of her direc'torial work in another volume.
Unfinished' WomanAnother lady of the theatre is'
Lillian Hellman, the Americanplaywright. But there is very little of the theatre in her memoir, An Unfinished Woman(Little, Brown, 34 Beacon St.,Boston, Mass. 02106. $7.50).
Miss Hellman is writing aboutherself: her ill-matched parents,her childhood spent betweenNew Orleans an.d New York,her education, the men andwomen in her life, her experiences in Spain during the Spanish Civil War, and in Russiaduring and after World War II.
She is frank and she is blunt.She is also wisely selective andconcise. She knows her faultsand her mistakes, and she statesthem plainly and without apology. Many people have foundher curt and abrasive; she hasoften been hard on others, but
Henry Irving's company in theShakespeare repertoire, andMay nad made a modest success.
Reviews FiveOf Websters
By lRt. Rev. Msgr. John S. Kennedy
In 1937 I preached a series of sermons at the Churchof St. Paul the Apostle in New York City. What I rememberin connection with that ancient experience is twofold. Inthe first place, in one talk there was an adverse referenceto fascist totalarianism. Thisbrought a threat on my lifefrom a person who thoughtwell of Hitler, and thereafter,while on the Church premises,I was guarded by two detectives..In the secondplace, eachtime I went toNew York, Iattendeda performanceof Shakespeare'sRichard II, withMaurice Evansin the title role.Evans was notentirely new toBroadway. Hehad scored apersonal triumph 10 St. Helena,in which he impersonated Napoleon.
But stunningly new was thestaging of Richard II, a playwhich had not been acted inNew York for three generations.The verse was spoken marvelously, in the accepted, stodgyway of doing Shakespeare. Responsible for the production wasMargaret Webster, then a novicedirector.
Miss Webster has now written a book, The Same OnlyDifferent (Knopf, 501 MadisonAve., New York, N. Y. 10022,$7.95), which concludes with herrecollections of that historicsuccess. Historic, I say, becauseprac~i_ca!ly all su~se9.uen~ pr~-
, ductlOns of Shakespeare 10 thiScountry owe something to it.
Strolling PlayerBefore she 'finally gets around
to her directorial debut, MissWebster reviews the history offive generations of Websters inthe theatre. Her parents wereboth actors, Ben Webster andDame May Whitty and a sisterof hers were the first of theirfamily to go on the stage butthe Websters have been at itfor almost 200 years.
Their original celebrity wasBenjamin Webster (1798-1882),also known as Old Ben,Margaret Webster's great-grandfather. A strolling player in thedays when actors were sniffedat as beyond the social pale, heeventually established himself asa London actor manager.
He sought to assemble thebest acting companies possible,paid authors liberally, and puton elaborate productions.
Colorful StoryHis story is colorful and en
grossing, starred as it is notonly with great theatrical namesbut also with those of giantslike Charles Dickens. During histime, the theatre began to attainrespectability, chiefly as the result of royal patronage from,
.surprisingly, Queen' Victoria.Only one of his children was
associated with the theatre. Hisson William, a lawyer, was thefather of Miss Webster's father,known as Ben the Third, bornin 1864. At an early age, thisBen was taken to a play aboutthe Hunchback of Notre Dame,which so terrified him that foryears it gave hi!11 nightmares.
May Whitty was alreadystruggling to make her way asan actress when she first metBen, who had not yet decidedon a theatrical career. Theywere married in 1892, after Benhad been appearing with Sir
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You are cordially invited to attend a
FRIDAY, AUGUST. 15
ROUTE 18·· EAST FREETOWN
HouseAT
Open
CATHEDRAL CAMP
Gala
·50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION·
Picnic Area - Refreshments - Canteen. .. Visit Indian Village
SCHEDULE...
1-4 P.M.-Open· House in Departments,Inter-Camp Competition(Waterfront, Athletics, Horses, Archery)
7-10:30 Live Musical Entertainment
Dedication Ceremonies
·Fireworks
8:00 P.M.
9:30 P.M.
SWIMMINGBOATING
ARCHERYATHLETICS.
HORSEMANSH IP- Free Balloons to the Kiddies!
PUBLIC INVITED
This Message Sponsored by the Following IndiYiduals and Business Concernsr .
In The Diocese 01 Fall River
CCllpe Cod and The Islands .BASS RIVER SAVINGS BANK
Fa~1 RiverALLEN'S CUT RATE -
ANN DALE PRODUCTS, INC., \
DURO FINISHING CORP.
TOM ELLISONQUALITY MEN'S APPAREIl.
.THE EXTERMiNATOR CO..
FALL RIVER ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.
GLOBE MANUFACTURING CO.
MASON FURNITURE SHOWROOMS
R. A. McWHIRR COMPANY
MacKENZIE AND WINSLOW, INC.
FRANK X. PERRON .
SOBILOFF BROTHERS
STERLING BEVERAGES, INC•
YELLOW CAB COMPANY
New Bedford
PAUL G. CLEARY & CO., INC.
GEORGE O'HARA CHEVROLET, INC.
STAR STORE