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purgatory•InExpectant Church(Nov. 2, All Souls)

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The Struggling Church on

The- Committed

Detroit: Crowded Schedule vs IdealismBy Rev. Peter N. Graziano

Bicentennial CoordinatorAt the call of the American

bishops through their Committeefor the Bicentennial, the firstmajor and therefore historic na­tional Conference of Catholicclergy, religious and laity metin Detroit under the chairman-

ship of John Cardinal Deardenfrom Thursday, Oct. 21 through

...saturday, Oct. 23.The official voting delegates

numbered 1340 from 152 di­oceses and 92 Catholic organ­izations. The diocese of FallRiver was represented by agroup of eight clergy, 'religious

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phasis on these weak yet news­worthy instances, and to over­look some stimulating insightsinto other areas of concern. Thedocuments passed at the confer­ence contain much that is worthyregarding the dignity of men andwomen in all aspects of society.

I was concerned about the

composition of the conference,however, and question whetherIt was representative of the av­erage American Catholic. I alsobelieve that a more conciseagenda with more time for in­depth debate could also haveobviated the sad situation in

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Urges Careful PreparationFor Revised Penance Rite

Cathedral Rite to ClimaxMonth1s Pro-Life Effort

Diocesan Leader~ ParticipateIn National Conferences

Discuss Special MinistryTo Separated-Divorced

(CACE), which took place in St.Petersburg, Fla.; the Eastern Re­gional Conference of the Char­ismatic Renewal, held this lastweekend in Atlantic City; a Fis­cal Management Conference forDiocesan Officials, in Boston;and the national convention of

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will be sponsored by the dioc­esan office of adult education,in cooperation with the diocesanmarriage court and CatholicCounselling S~rvices.

Rev. Dennis J. Burns of theBoston marriage court will dis­cuss church law with regard to

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Priests of the Fall River di­ocese have participated in fivemajor meetings in recent days:the U. S. bishops' bicentennialconference, "A Call to Action,"held last week in Detroit (seestory on this page); the annualmeeting of the Chief Adminis­trators of Catholic Education

Ministry to separated or di­vorced persons will be the topicof a program to be offered from7:30 to 9:39 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.16 at Bishop Connolly HighSchool auditorium, Elsbree St.,Fall River.

Open to the public at no ad­mission charge, the program

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and laity, chosen by Bishop Cro­nin. The purpose of the confer­ence, entitled "A Call to Action,"was to discuss topics of nationalconcern in the area of socialjustice and then pass on thisinput to the bishops for consid­eration at their national meetingin May, 1977. .

The bishops wished to hearwhat the people had to say. Theconference was their plannedvehicle. It was hoped thatthrough the conference the hier­archy would be able to listen sothat they might better serve. Theconference, therefore, gave thebishops an opportunity to listento some of their people.

Personally, I believe that anumber of the resolutions wereidealistically and unrealisticallyconceived and written and weretherefore quite naive. However,it would go the conference aninjustice to place an undue em-

Diocese of Fall River to acquaintall priests with the revision, theBishop repeated the announce­ment that "the revised Rite ofPenance will be implemented inour: parishes on the First Sundayof Advent next month. It willbecome mandatory throughout

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The 8:45 a.m. Channel Sixtelevision Mass on Sunday willalso have a pro-life theme andwill be celebrated by Rev.Thomas L. Rita, diocesan pro­life coordinator.

At all Masses in the diocesethis weekend those in atten­

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In a special letter to thepriests of the Diocese of FallRiver, Most Rev. Daniel A.Cronin, S.T.D., has given care­ful pastoral direction concerningthe revision of the Sacrament ofPenance.

After outlining the many prac­tical steps already taken by the

Diocesan observance of Re­spect Life month will climax at11 a.m. Sunday when BishopDaniel A. Cronin is principalcelebrant of a Mass for Life atSt. Mary's Cathedral, to whichall members of the diocese andin particular workers in pro-lifegroups are invited.

~---/n This Issue'------------------------------------.Woman

Of the Year

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Three DecadesOf Concern

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Equal Rights:

- Yes or No?

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Christ Is in AgonyTill the End of Time

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A WunnerfulSquare

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·What'sHappening

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NationalAmbiguous, Unneeded

HARTFORD - Connecticut's Catholic bis­hops have published a brochure restating theChurch's position on euthanasia and cautioningthe state's legislators against attempts to draftlaws on the subject. "We consider 'death withdignity' laws to be ambiguous and unnecessary,"the bishops declared. They commended Con­necticut's legislature "for its caution in attempt­ing a le~al definition of death for trans!llant pur­poses."

Continental WalkWASHINGTON - The nine-month, :-l5-state

Continental Walk for Disarmament and SocialJustice ended at the Pentagon where some 54demonstrators were arrested without incidenton charges of obstructing entrances and road­ways and refusing to obey law enforcement of­ficers. The Continental Walk, which was en­dorsed at least in part by a number of religiousfigures including Bishop Carroll Dozier of Mem­phis, Archbishop Robert Sanchez of Santa Fe,and Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, auxiliary of De­troit, was sponsored by 20 peace and social jus­tice groups to dramatize "the interracial issuesof the arms race and unmet social needs."

Conflict of ValueSEATTLE - Archbishop Raymond G. Hun­

thausen of Seattle said here he is supporting theUnited Way fund-raising effort this year becausemost of the funds raised go to good causes, al­though "a very small percentag~" of the moneyhas in the past been given to organizations en-

couraging or making referrals for abortions. Ina pastoral letter, Archbishop Hunthausen ex­plained his decision in the context of moral de­cision-making in "conflict of value" situations.

Condominium SoldBALTIMORE - The first regular reports

,from the Pallottine Fathers to Maryland AttorneyGeneral Francis Burch show that the order hassold its Sanibel Island. Fla. condominium for$625,000, about $125,000 more than the purchaseprice. The report is part of an agreement signedby the Eastern province of the order after anaudit revealed that it raised about $20 millionover an 18-month period through direct-mailsolicitations, but sent just $1.5 million to mis­sions.

'Only Way'PHILADELPHIA - A former U.S. Ambassa­

dor to Uganda has urged complete ostracism of. Ugandan President Idi Amin including cuttinghim off from public airline and hotel services."The only way to treat a brutal tyrant," 3aidThomas Patrick Melady in a recent interview,"is to isolate him completely until he admits hissins and pledges a firm purpose of amendment."Melady was recently appointed president ofSacred Heart University in Bridgeport, Conn.

WorldUneasy Truce

ROME - Although Communist theory and re­ligious teaching cannot co-eXist, an uneasy trucehas been struck by the Church and state in the

Soviet Union, a leading Soviet historian saidhere. In an interview with Vatican Radio, Sovietprofessor Alexander Niecrich, whose books havebeen banned in his country for 10 years, saidthat despite the antagonism between state doc­trine and religion, "nothing will disturb thepeaceful modus vivendi (living arrangement)between the state and any religion."

Blames OrthodoxROME - Ukrainian-rite Cardinal Josip Slipyi

has blamed the Russian Orthodox Church for thePope's refusal to recognize a Ukrainian Catholicpatriarchate. The cardinal. exiled maJor arch­bishop of Lvov in the Ukraine, said through astatement by his chancery office here that "atpresent time there is no doubt that the main ob­stacle (to establishment of a patriarchate) is the(Orthodox), Moscow patriarchate, which doesnot desire a rupture in its territorial qominion."Cardinal Slipyi has been waging a persistentbattle with the Pope for official recognition of aUkrainian Catholic patriarchate.

Papal LetterVATICAN CITY - The Vatican has con­

firmed that Pope Paul VI sent a lengthy letterto rebel Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, askinghim to' reconsider his traditionalist stance andturn over jurisdiction of his religious housesto Church authorities. But Vatican spokesmanFather Romeo Panciroli denied reports that thepapal letter ordered the archbishop to cede prop­erty and financial holdings of the traditionalistinstitutions to the Pope. The Vatican had madeno public mention of the letter until reportersin Switzerland and France learned of it fromtraditionalist sources. It has refused to make theletter public "for the moment."

Sister Thomas More, O.P., Is Woman of the YearMausoleum MassA Mass for the faithful de­

parted with special remembranceof all buried or entombed inNotre Dame Cemetery, FallRiver, will be celebrated at 7p.m. All Souls' Day, Tuesday,Nov. 2 in the mausoleum chapel.New gates on Spencer Streetwill be open for the convenienceof those in attendance.

NecrologyNOV. 6

Rev. Patrick S. McGee, 1933,Founder, St. Mary, Hebronville

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The Anchor will print a com­plete report of the recommenda­tions made at the Detroit "Callto Action" gathering.

their total context, they shouldprovide better fodder for quali­fied analysis.

When the bishops havethe revised do~uments in handnext spring, I suspect that somerecommendations will be re­jected quite readily, while otherswill and should be a stimulusto further study, action andhopefully eventual implementa­tion.

When and if this happens, theconference will indeed have beenwell worth the effort put into itby countless dedicated men andwomen throughout the natoin.

relating to the Sunday Mass byparticipating in the vigil Masson Saturday evening, or a~ anyMass celebrated on Sunday, Oct.31.

One may fulfill the obligationrelating to the Feast of All Saintsby participating at Mass anytime after four o'clock in theafternoon on Sunday or at Masscelebrated on Monday, the Holy­day itself.

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Continued from Page Onewhich, because of time con­straints, issues were voted up ordown without discussion ofscrutiny.

However, having expressedthese serious concerns, I askmyself the question: Was it agood experience of the Amer­ican Church trying to find a fit­ting way in which to listen tothe voice of the people?

My answer is yes.Was it a clear indicator of the

thinking of the American Cath­olic people at this time? In areaslike racial and ethnic .values,hopefully it was; in areas ofwomen's ordination and a mar­ried clergy, I do not think so.

Once the documents are com­piled with all the additions anddeletoins voted by the delegatesin plenary sessions, then seen in

As is alw~ys the case when aHolyday of Obligation immedi­ately precedes or follows a Sun­day, the faithful have an obliga­tion to participate in two dis­tinct Masses on the comingweekend, which will see theThirty-First Ordinary Sunday ofthe year followed on Monday,Nov. 1, by the Feast of AllSaints.

One may fulfill the obligation

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The attitude of his co-workersto the dedicated doctor was ex­pressed in the booklet preparedfor his testimonial: "His humil­ity, his warmth and his devotionto the veterans have endearedhim to all of us."

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relaxation, as he re-establishesand expands a VA outpatientclinic in New Bedford.

Although involved in admin­istrative work for much of hisday and responsible for the es­tablishment and operation of 35specialty clinics at the Prov­idence hospital, Dr. Belsky main­tains personal patient contact.

"I always liked to keep myhand in medical work itself," hesaid, naming diabetes and cardi­ology as areas of his special in­terest.

Looking back over his career,he mused, "Great big happeningsare infrequent but small con"tacts of which you might make20 or 30 in a day are what's im­portant." On some days, he said,"between telephones and patientswith problems and gripes," hewould be involved with as manyas 150 individuals.

Born in Zilna, Poland, Dec. 30,1907, the future physician cameto the United States at agethree. After graduating fromBoston University School ofMedicine in 1934, and complet­ing internship and residency re­quirements, he entered privatepractice in Weymouth in 1937.

From 1942 to 1946 he servedin the Army and in 1947 enteredthe VA medical program. He hasserved in New Bedford andProvidence since that time.

Dr. Belsky and his wife, the

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For 29 years Dr. John Belsky,chief of outpatient services atthe Davis Park Veterans Admin­istration Hospital in Providencehas put that philosophy intopractice as he has met, coun­seled and helped thousands ofveterans.

Earlier this month. nearly athousand grateful patients andfriends jammed White's restau­rant in North Westport to thedoors as they told the unassum­ing, soft-spoken physician howthey felt about his years ofkindness and caring.

"Another 2000 tickets couldhave been sold, but there justwasn't a facility large enoughfor that many people," said Rev.Edward C. Duffy of St. Mary'sChurch, Seekonk, Dr. Belsky'spastor.

"I have never seen greateraffection than that paid to himat the dinner," added FatherDuffy. "There were citationsand tributes from all over NewEngland.

"The Anchor ought to inter­view him," he said, "but you'llhave to get him at night. Hisworkday is supposed to end at4:30, but this guy doesn't have awatch. He's never home before7:30 or so."

Actually it was nearly 11 p.m.before we caught up with theenergetic doctor. Even thoughhe's due for retirement at theend of December, he has no in­tention of letting his medicallicense lapse and he had beenat an emergency medicine work­shop in Boston in partial fulfill­ment of the Massachusetts Med­ical Society requirement thatpractising physicians must putin at least 50 hours annually ofin-service training.

He said he was delighted withhis memorable testimonial din­ner and with the opportunity ofgreeting hundreds of former pa­tients. And he's looking forwardto a trip to Hawaii, which wasone of the scores of gifts he re­ceived from veterans' organiza­tions and individuals.

After retirement he expects todevote time to reading and re­search, particularly in the areaof pain. But at the moment heis too busy to think much about

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The Administration has op­posed restrictions on the polit­ical use of food aid and restric­tions on aid to countries guiltyof violating human rights.

Carter, in position papers,speeches and interviews, hassupported greater attention tofood and development aid, ef­forts to allow better trade ar­rangements with the developingnations and an increase of for­eign aid expenditures.

On domestic hunger issues,the Ford Administration has sup­ported efforts to cut 5 millionpeople from the food stamp pro­gram, to lower benefits for 5million more and to raise thecost of food stamps. These pro­posed cutbacks have been heldup by the courts.

Carter said he would attackdomestic hunger and povertyprimarily through efforts toachieve full employment by1979. He said he would also re­place the current welfare systemwith "one fairly uniform, na­tionwide payment, varying ac­cording to cost of living differ­ences between communities."

Food stamps would be re­placed by this new uniform aidprogram.

On farm policy, Ford has con­stantly backed the "free marketsystem"; he vetoed legislation,s;upported by church groups,that would have increased pricesupports for farmers, but laterincreased the supports. 'The Ad­ministration has also backed in­ternational grain reserves.

Carter would "guarantee ad­equate price supports and a par­ity level that assures farmers areasonable return on their in­vestment." He said he also backsgrain reserves.

A comparison of the partyplatforms with platform commit­tee testimony presented by theU. S. ,'Catholic Conference, thebishops' civil agency, shows thatthe Democratic platform agreesmore with the bishops' positionson food issues than does theRepublican.

Must Say Yes"Our Lady said yes for the

human race. Each one of usmust echo that yes for our ownlives. We are all asked if we willsurrender what we are, our hu­manity, our flesh and blood, tothe Holy Spii'it and ,allow Christto fill the ,emptiness by the par­ticular shape of our life."

-Caryll Housela~der

Political Food Aid

ference and sought to improverelations with these nations.

The Administration has sup­ported a $1.5 million commit­ment over four years to the In­ternational Development Associ­ation and a $200 million com­mitment to the InternationalFund for Agricultural Develop­ment. It has complied with con­gressional mandates to providemore aid to the poor in develop­ing nations and to increase agri­cultural production there.

The Task Force said the Ad­ministration has frequently re­duced budget requests for bothforeign and domestic nutritionprograms; the Administrationasked Congress to appropriate$632.2 million for agriculturaldevelopment aid, less than the$745 million authorized by Con·gress.

The "right to eat" has beeninterpreted by church groupsto include a broad range of is­sues, including foreign aid, farmpolicy, domestic hunger, full em­ployment and the shifting ofsome military spending to socialconcerns.

President Ford and Democrat­ic nominee Jimmy Carter haveaealt with hunger-related issues,but neither has explicitly dealtwith the "right to eat." It ishelpful, then, to 100k atcomparisons of their records andpositions on these issues as com­piled by Church groups.

One comparison has beendone by the Interreligious TaskForce on U. S. Food Policy,which includes Network, a nuns'lobbying group and the JesuitConference, along with Protes­tant and Jewish organizations.

Concerning relations with thedeveloping nations, the TaskFOrce said, the Ford Administra­tion cooperated at the 1974United Nations World Food Con-

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A tiny bird ... fell to the ground, nest and all ...Stunned, the small creature trembled with terror.

A young boy . . . noticed the frightened fledgling· .. picked up bird and nest ... and carried them gentlyin his hand ..' .awed at the fragile life ... pulsating inthat small feathered beine.

His hand . . . cupped to support the bird in itsnest ... suggests a reverence for life ... that deservespondering . . . He might have left the bird where itfell ... or even killed it ... but he carried it about ...not knowing quite what to do for the bird ... but inreverence of it as a living creature.

In a violent age . . . this boy's gentle reverence· .. reflects an attitude ... profoundly religious in itsroots . . . that sees all of life as somehow sacred . . .awesome.

His reverence ... recalls that of Jesus whoapproached life with sensitive compassion remem-bering Jesus' responsiveness to all who were in need· . . the Gospels describe him in poetic words . . . bor­rowed from the Hebrew prophet, Isaiah:

"The bruised reed he will not crush;The smoldering wick he will not quench."

(Matthew 12:20; Isaiah 42:3)

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Fall River Mass. 02722 675-7151PUBLISHER

Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, D.O., SJ.D.ACTING EDITOR FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR

Rev. John R. Foister, S.U. Rev. Msgr. Johll Regan. ....leary Presl-fall River

HalloweenOn Sunday evening we will have a concrete example

of what can happen to the sacred when it is thoroughly sec­ularized. What had been a preparation for the prayerfulcelebration of the feast of All Saints - All Hallows' Eve ­has been more than paganized.

The vigil has been commercialized and so structuredthat it now exacts from many only what is brutal, inhumanand vandalistic.

"Caution" seems to be the only theme for this new"holiday". Children must be warned not to accept tempt­ing delicacies from strangers for experience has taught ussome adults celebrate the feast by offering gifts bearingrazor blades and drugs.

Children must be warned that autoists may not dis­tinguish their costumes from the shadows that envelopparked cars and bushes. Children must be warned that theirenthusiastic endeavors must distinguish between a trickand vandalism. .

Trick or Treat? Are we not all being tricked? It may betime for a holiday between the opening of schools and theChristmas vacation but to encourage our youngsters toviolently or underhandedly respond to an often innocentinability to treat is far from Christian.

The child, thanks to our encouragement, may well notbe able to eventually distinguish between the "Great Pump­kin" and basic Christian truths. All, to the innocent openmind, may well become a series of fairy tales.

Trick or Treat! ! ! Just who is being tricked?

VoteIt has happened, history tells us, that some countries

have been invaded and an alien manner of living or govern-ing has been imposed. ~

But history also warns us that all too often a countryor government has fallen in upon itself. Because of theapathy of its citizens, a form of government has suddenlybeen wrested from the citizens.

We pride ourselves - in these United States - on agovernment by and for the people. Yet, each election dayexposes just how small a number is necessary to bringabout drastic changes.

Tuesday~ Nov. 2, is our opportunity to express our­selves not only on the choice between two presidentialcandidates and lists of public officials on the national,state and local level. There will also be serious questionson which to decide or give our legislators strong advice.

Do not be a TV Monday quarterback with all kinds ofnice advice after it is too late. Say what you think loudlyat the polls with pencil in hand. Show you care.

CommunionAs Catholics, we proclaim that we believe in the "com­

munion of saints." It is part of every creed that was evercoined to reflect the belief of the members of the Church.

Saints we are all to strive to be now during our periodof confession and witnessing here on earth. We struggleand seek to find ways of living our faith in worship and The American Catholic hier·service. archy has been credited with

helping to raise ab()rtion as anDeath, we believe, is not the end for a Christian but issue in this year's presidential

only a change. Those who have died, we believe, are not campaign.separated from us but we still form a part of the children But another major churchof God. ~ concern, the "right to eat," has

Find ways of expressing that faith on Monday and not received much attention dur­Tuesday and not only on Sunday. The Saints in heaven ing this campaign. Hunger­have merited our praise and are an example to us. The both foreign and domestic-has

had more attention than anySouls whom we feel are possibly not yet in heaven still de- other social issue except abor-pend on our prayers - and we on theirs - as they did when tion within the Church, at allthey were very much part of our earthly Struggling Church. levels, in the last two years.

The bishops issued a "pas­toral plan" on the hunger issuein November, 1974-a year be­fore a similar, more detailed planon the abortion issue. Church of­ficials, including Bishop JamesRausch, general secretary of thebishops' conference, and Arch·bishop Ignatius Strecker, headof the National Catholic RuralLife Confe'rence, have testifiedbefore Congress on foreign foodand domestic food programs:such as food stamps.

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yard to the statue for the cer­emonies, and recitation of the'rosary and Benediction will fol­low in the church. Refreshmentswill then be served in the parishhall.

The Vigil Mass for All Saints'Day will be celebrated at 5 p.m.Sunday, and on All Souls' Dayservices at 5:15 p.m. will includeprayers for the souls in purga­tory, prayers at the catafalque,hymns and a solemn reading ofnames of the deceased submit­ted by parishioners for prayersat this season.

MSGR. JOHN G. NOLANNational Secretary. CatholicNear East Welfare Association

THE ANCHOR-Thurs., Oct. 28, 1976

ST. PATRICK,SOMERSET

The Women's Guild announcesa turkey whist in the churCh hallat 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6,with proceeds to benefit theparish. Donations of prizes andcakes are requested and may beleft at the rectory or picked upby contacting Pauline Tavares,chairman, telephone 673-5645,who is also distributing ticketsfor a raffle.

SS. PETER AND PAUL,FALL RIVER

The Womens Club will spon­sor a whist party at 1:30 p.m.Sunday, Oct. 31 in the FatherCoady Center, with Mrs. Jean­nette Forgette and Mrs. ArthurL. Duffy in charge of arrange­ments.

Catholic Near East Welfare Association.The cost is small - only $14 a month ­the rewards, infiinite!

Sponsors receive their "adopted" child'sphoto and personal history. They maywrite, if they wish. But whether they door not, the knowledge that they helped aneedy child will warm their hearts for aslong as they live!

IN LEBANON, INDIA, ETHIOPIA ...and in the 15 other countries in the NearEast in which we serve, thousands ofneedy, homeless, or abandoned childrenlike Maria still roam the streets.

Their only hope for a better life is tofind love in one of our 107 Orphan Homes.

Only people like you can fulfill thathope.

Please say you'll adopt a child likeMaria who needs you so desperately!

If you can't adopt now, open your heartand share what you can with one of thesepoor little ones whom Christ loves somuch. He, in turn, will surely open HisHeart to you.

to take place Thursday throughSaturday, Nov. 4 through 6,also in the hall.

OUR LADY OF PERPETUALHELP, NEW BEDFORD

Solemn blessing of the statueof Mary recently erected infront of the church will takeplace at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct.31. Members of parish societiesand other parishioners will forma procession from the school-

Sister Augustine found Maria wanderingaimlessly in the streets of a large city inthe Near East. She brought the hurt childwith her to St. Anne's Orphan Home.

Sister fed her, clothed her, gave hershelter. She listened with sympathy andlove to Maria's story:

"My father's in prison.MJ mother ran off andleft me alone. To stayalive, I beg. Sometimes I

.steal."

How could anyonepossibly say "No" to12-year-old Maria'splea for help? Yet, Sis­ter Augustine mayhave to-even though'it breaks her heart. Sis­ter has the room but

not the funds to shelter more children. Soshe may have to turn Maria, and otherwaifs like her, back to the streets.UNLESS ... people like you open yourhearts and "adopt" them through the

ST. STEPHEN,ATILEBORO

The Christmas bazaar commit­tee will meet at 3 p.m. Sunday,Oct. 31 in the parish hall tocomplete plans for the event,

CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATIONTHE HOLY FATHER'S MISSION AID TO THE EASTERN CHURCHES

1011 FIRST AVENUE' NEW YORK, N.Y. 10022 • 212/826-1480Terence Cardinal Cooke, President • MonSIgnor John G. Nolan. National Secretary

Dear Monsignor Nolan:

D Yes, I want to "adopt" a needy D girl D boy from the underprivileged lands of theNear East. I enclose my first month's payment of D $14 for one child D $28 for twoD $42 for three.D No, I cannot adopt a child now but I wish to share $ with a needy child,

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ROSARY CEREMONY: Parishioners of St. Patrick'sparish, Falmouth; St. Anthony, Ea'st Falmouth; St. Joseph,Woods Hole; Immaculate Conception, Megansett, meet atSt. Patrick's for first quad-parish observance of feast ofMost Holy Rosary, coordinated by Rosary Committee ofFalmouth Knights of Columbus. Here children from e~ch.

parish present roses to Msgr. James .E. Gleas~n dunngceremony including candlelight processIon, homIly, rosaryand Benediction.

3. To orient each candidate tothe end that he may know whohe is and what his human sit­uation means, especially bybroadening his vision to includethe total human situation in thisdiocese. Through the curriculumeach candidate will be strength­ened in the living community ofthe Church, fostering under­standing and cooperation amongpeople from various social, eth­nic, educational and occupa­tional backgrounds.

4. To develop within eachcandidate a gospel dimensiontoward church and social issuessuch as peace and justice, youthand campus proplems, religiouseducation needs and the priva­tions of the aged and infirm.Through a continuing educationprogram, the unity of the candi­dates from the various regionsof the diocese will be fostered,especially through an awarenessof needs and mutual dialogue todiscuss resources, recommendedpriorities and suggested plans ofaction.

role within the diocesan commu­nity of faith.

2. To strengthen each candi­date in his faith and love tomake his own "free and respon­sible" response to God. Throughspiritual and academic programs,this unique form of adult educa­tion will provide intellectualawareness and a sense of mis­sion.

5. To prepare each candidateto evaluate his vocation in read­iness to petition the Bishop forordination to the diaconate.Throughout the program thecandidate will be responsible tothe Bishop, through the director,regarding his ministry and ser­vice as lector and acolyte whichwill determine his ability to as­sume a greater responsibility inthe ordained diaconal ministry.

For the present moment, how­ever, the Permanent Diaconatein our diocese will demand pa­tience, prayer and support onthe part of all. Because the Per­manent Diaconate is "new," be­cause cation law does not ade­quately cover this state either interminology or by description,because of the general difficul­ties tliat will be encountered inestablishing a program, we willhave to be patient with one an­other. The Church has shown usthe way. Now we must work,trust and follow.

Even at this early stage in ourdiocesan program, men seekingfurther information or wishingto discuss the possibility of thisvocation for themselves are in­vited to meet with Father Mooreat St. William's Rectory, 42 Chi·cago St., Fall River.

No Casin'c!NEWARK (NC) - Archbishop

Peter 1. Gerety of Newark hasreiterated his belief that casinogambling is not "in the bestinterest of the people of thestate." A referendum to permitcasino gambling in Atlantic City,a resort, will be among the is­sues before New Jersey voterson election day. Two years agoa similar referendum was de­feated decisively.

Diocesan Faith Commitment

Vatican DeniesVice Pope Plan

VATICAN CITY (NC) - avariety of Vatican officials havediscounted as pure fiction theclaim of an Italian newspaperthat Pope Paul VI is about to ap­point a "vice pope."

The Milan daily "n Giornale"reported Oct. 19 that the Popemight appoint someone to helpshoulder the burdens of thepapacy when the pontiff turns 80next September. .

The report did not speculateabout who the alleged "vicepope" would be, nor did it speci­fy what role he would play.

Vatican spokesman FatherRomeo Panciroli refused to giveany official response to thearticle, but added in an asidethat it was "absolutely false."

Other Vatican officials con­tacted shook their heads, laugh­ed and gave similar responses.

Some observers have specu­lated for years that Pope Paulmight resign at 80, the age atwhich, by his own order, cardi­nals may no longer participatein a conclave to elect a newPope.

But most Vatican officials ex­pect no such dramatic move tocome from Pope Paul VI.

Church law makes no provi­sion for dealing with the partialor total incapacity of a reigningpontiff.

Some have speculated that in­dividual popes themselves mayhave made some arrangements·with their close advisors on howto deal with a possible mentalor physicial breakdown, total orpartial, during their own ponti­ficates.

At least publicly, however,Pope P~ul has made no decreesto deal· with the temporary orperman~nt incapacity of a reign­ing ponUff.

Tlte Permanent Diaconate

By Rev. John F. MooreThis article will bring to a

close this series concerning therestoration of the permanent Di­aconate in the Church as it re­lates to our own diocese. Theseries has been presented inThe Anchor before our programbegins with the hope of ac­quainting the people of the di­ocese of Fall River with thegoals and objectives of the Per­manent Deacon Program.

Although the diocesan resto­ration of the Order of Deacon isnot foreseen until the first classof candidates is presented· to theBishop for ordination at the endof a three year training program,the consideration of candidatesfor this ministry in the Churchof Fall River yields the follow­ing obiectives:

1. To offer each candidate anopportunity to grow as a son ofGod rooted in the Christiancommunity, yet fulfilling disci­pleship in the world. By devel­oping a deeper faith commit­ment to Christ through prayer,worship and education, thesecandidates will he outstandingwitnesses, who will by their ex­ample within the Church of FallRiver motivate other men andwomen to take their rightful

Friday there are some handsomeyoung men decorating our halls.Perhaps the fact that our foot­ball coach is one of the mostmeticulous dressers I have everseen has influenced his students.

Will Help Image

With the rising cost of cloth­ing, I'm sure we should haveopt to have our teenagers stayin the jean and jersey syndromerather than look longingly at asweater from Bonwit's. How­ever, it is a pleasure to see somany young people looking neatand really concerned with theirappearance.

Sharp-looking hoots, soft­colored corduroy, and lovelysweaters are not only appearingon display racks but they arebeing bought and worn. Whilenone of us should feel that ap­pearance alone is important, itis a consideration and thoseteenagers who are becomingaware of this will find they arelistened to with much more carewhen listeners are not "turnedoff" by long, unkempt hair, un­washed jeans, and a "I couldcare less" attitude. The new con­cern with appearance can onlyhelp the teenage image, and Ifor one say "Hurrah!"

To Play BingoBingo will be played at the

meeting of the Women's Club ofthe Westport-Dartmouth Knightsof Columbus set for 8 p.m. Tues­day, Nov. 2 at the councilhome on Main Road, Westport.New members are welcome atany time and four were hlductedat a membership tea neld re­cently at which Mrs. John Oli­viera, president, poured.

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There is always hope and nowhere is this more evidentthan in the turnabout in dressing habits of our teenage popu­lation. Dh, the jeans are still there but they are bettertailored, tucked into boots, and finished off with very neatblouses or sweaters. Thisyear even dresses and suitshave appeared on the teen­age scene. I guess it's truethat all things come to thosewho wait.

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This year because I am teach­ing in a high school for the firsttime in many years, I have dir­ect exposure to teenagers otherthan my own and I find a neat­ness and concern for appear­ance, among boys as well asgirls, that were lacking only afew years ago.

Many of the young males aresporting handsome leather jac­kets and they treat them as a'woman would a $300 mink. Anymember of our football teams,must wear a tie to school theday before the game and every

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As an example to the kids, andbecause he wanted to learnmore about business administra­tion, he enrolled in the externaldegree course.

But after working at it for ayear he came to the conclusionthat the academic communitywhich designed and administeredthe course was more interested inwhether he had read a certaintextbook than in what he knewfrom experience . . . or what hewanted to learn.

He discussed this with numberone son, who said, "Dad, yourcomplaint about college is exact­ly the same' as mine."

It appears to me that collegesface two challengers today. Oneis the young people getting outof high school who question thevalue of college. The other is thefact that education, toqay, has tobe an ongoing process whichserves the needs of adults.

Speaking as a wife and mother,and judging from the experienceof members of my family, des­pite all the flowery prose in thebrochures issued by coUeges,they are not successfully meetingeither challenge.

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But number two son waslearning a great deal -about thefishing business and soon wasthe mate, second in command,on a commercial fishing boat.

He and the captain have fullresponsibility for sailing this 60foot boat which represents an in­vestment of about $250,000 tothe owner. They make all thedecisions about where and howthey fish, and market the catch.

They have a profit-sharing ar­rangement with the owner andnumber two son is making 3 to 5times as much money today ashis college educated brother.

The younger members of ourfamily, some of whom are con­sidering' college, are keenlyaware of this very real situation.They ask hard questions. Astheir' parents, we have found itmore difficult to encourage themto continue their' educations.

Same ComplaintIn addition, when the first boy

started college, my husband wasattracted to a university ad of­fering an "external" degree inbusiness administration whichwoull:l be awarded based on "lifeexperience." The course, accord­ing to the ad, was designed forpeople like himself who did nothave an academic degree but hadacquired knowledge hy practicalexperience.

When he got out of, the armymore than 20 years ago, my hus­band established his own busi­ness which evolved to' the pointwhere it now requires the use ofa powerful computer. He is sym­pathetic to youngsters trying tochoose a college when they don'tknow what jobs will be availableto them.

When he was going to collegehe had no inkling a computerwas in his future. Besides, therewas nothing available in collegein the way of computer science.

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Our second son, a year young­er, dropped out of college threeyears ago, after only one seme­ster. My husband and I werevery disappointed, particularlysince he began spending all histime around the docks (we livein a coastal community) doingodd jobs around the fishingboats.

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Neither my husband nor I is a college graduate. Hedropped out in his second year to join the army when theKorean war started. I was already planning to marry himwhen I was a senior in high school,. so business schoolseemed more useful for me.

I When he returned from Kor­ea we married and beganraising our family. We nevergot degrees, and partly for thatreason have always encouragedour children to go to college andget theirs.

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6 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Oct. 2~8, 1976

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Oct. 28, 1976 7.

Equal Rights: Yes· or No ?Catholics are sharply divided on passage 01 an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), with, lor instance, the Detroit

"Call to Action" conlerence lavoring it and Sister Mary Luke Tobin 01 the ~cumen;cal Church Women United

saying Catholic women opposing ERA "are not living up to our own basis in theology. She quotes St. Paul: "There

is neither mole nor lemale, lor you are one in Christ Jesus." On, the other hand, the Notional Council 01 Catholic

Women contends ERA would undercut lamily lile and argues that pro-ERA leadership is mode up largely 01

pro-abortionists. Statements on both sides lollow:

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the complete- prohibition againstdiscrimination on the basis ofsex in alI FederalIy-assisted ed­ucational programs, pre-schoolthrough graduate school, publicand private.

3. Women have been grantedfulI credit opportunities in theDepository Institutions Amend­ments Act of 1974, and theEqual Credit Opportunity Actof 1975.

Voters in Massachusetts arebeing told that "very little infact" will change by passage ofERA, that it is a "symbol," a"fairness" amendment, etc, etc.Are we to' believe that a Consti­utional amendment is being pro­moted which will accomplishnothing substantial? What is thepoint of ERA?

The point is a societY' inwhich no distinctions may beallowed on the basis of sex, nomatter how desirable or reason­able, in short, a unisex society.The amendment says nothing ofwomen. It speaks only to equal­ity. Just as the unborn infantwas depersonalized, so will wo­men be depersonalized. It is onlyin a society which lacks self­respect, which, indeed, fears in­dividuality, that such an enor­mity could be seriously under­taken. There is something dis­eased about the desire to be lostin an amorphous mass, this awe­some struggle to lose one's ownidentity, succumbing to peerpressure at its zenith. If nothingelse, ,as Gaston says in Gigi: itwill be a "rOllicking, frolickingbore."

Vote No on Proposition One.

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legislate total equality wherethere can never be total equal­ity. Men and women are not"equal" - they are comple­mentary, and that order is notthe result of a male conspiracy,or a prejudicial society, but wasestablished by God. To waragainst the differences betweenthe sexes is to war against Him,Who created us as we are.

In 1976, not a single stateratified the national EqualRights Amendment. Last Nov­ember, voters in New York andNew Jersey overwhelmingly de­feated state equal rights amend­ment, in New York by a whop­ping 411,000 votes. ERA propon­ents have been in a dither eversince desperately trying to off­set the significance and con­clusiveness of those votes. Whathappened? The inevitable con­sequences of ERA are beginningto surface, and as they do, sup­port wanes and opposition inten­sifies.

Leaders of the prO-ERA cru­sade have been forced to admitcertain truths:

1. ERA will not give womenequal pay for equal work, orany new rights, choices or op­portunities in employment thatthey do not already have underthe Equal Pay Act of 1963, theCivil Rights Act of 1964, andthe Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Act of 1972, which lawsapply to hiring, pay and promo­tions.

2. Ratification of ERA willnot benefit women in educationin any way. The EducationAmendments of 1972 spell out

The whole foundation of theso-calIed Equal Rights Amend­ment is based on the false pre­mise that there is no differencebetween the sexes. You cannot

at the welI; accepting the invita­tion of the tax-colIector Zac­cheus; answering the request ofthe Canaanite woman. These arealI examples of his recognition ofthe dignity of the person. Final­ly, in his last hours he telIs usto "love one another as I haveloved you". That is the law oflove.

According to the Christianmessage, alI people are equaland the rights and dignity ofeach individual must be protect­ed. Unless a guarantee of equal­ity for alI persons is incorpor­ated in the constitution by whicha people govern themselves,then the laws which issue fromthis people are weak. Clearly theequal rights amendment shouldbe a part of our constitution.

As the Fathers of Vatican IIadvise, "let alI citizens be mind­ful of their simultaneous rightand duty to vote freely in the in­terest of advancing the commongood". Equality under the lawfor alI people is in the interest ofthe common good. "Yes" is theonly valid answer to the firstquestion on the balIot.

NO says Mrs. Hilda C. Ni­colosi, Portsmouth, R. I.,mother of four and chairmanof Rhode Island-based Ac­tion to Defeat ERA.

temporary arguments, we shouldexamine ERA in light of theteachings of the Church. "Thebasic equality of all must receiveincreasingly greater recognition",said the men assembled at Vati­can II. Later in the same docu­ment, "The Church in the Mod­ern World," they affirmed that"with respect to the fundamen­tal rights of the person, everytype of discrimination, whethersocial or cultural, whether basedon sex, race, color, social condi­tion, language or religion is to beovercome and eradicated as con­trary to God's intent."

But the teachings of the Vati­can Council only echo the teach­ings of Scripture. In the book ofGenesis we read that "God creat­ed man in his image; in the div­ine image he created him; maleand female he created them".Who can say that man and wom­an are not equal, since both arecreated in God's image? If theyare equal, who can say that theydo not have the same rights? Ifthey have the same rights, whyshould this fact not be stated inthe laws which govern alI?

Law of LoveBy his preaching and example,

Jesus gave us a law of lovewhich excludes no one. As weread the gospels we hear himdenounce the lawyers who wouldlay burdens on others and neg­lect justice. We see him in themidst of men about to stone awoman accused of adultery; yetnot a stone was thrown as alIthe men departed. We find himtalking to the Samaritan woman

"Do you approve of an amend­ment to the Constitution...?" sobeing the first question to beanswered by the voters in Mas­sachusetts on November 2nd. Anamendment is a change. What isthe proposed amendment, andwhy would anyone want tochange the oldest living constitu­tion?

EssentialIy this proposedchange, commonly calIed theequal rights .amendment, re­places the words "alI men" withthe .term "alI people", and addsone sentence to Article I of ourstate constitution. The sen­tence reads "Equality under thelaw shall not be denied or ab­ridged because of sex, race,color, creed or national origin".Many say that this is already in­cluded in the interpretation ofour laws; in fact, some of ourlaws do contain antidiscrimina­tion clauses. It is also a factthat mimy of our laws are notenforced and, indeed, can be re­versed. We need a constitutionalguarantee in order that' therights of alI will be protected,simply because when a principleis stated in the constitution alIother laws must conform.

Proponents of ERA have beencalIed radicals who would pro­mote the women's liberationmovement. Because of this, theERA has come under severecriticism. To answer some of thecharges it can be stated thatERA will not promote abortions,will not require shared restroomfacilities, and will not forcewomen to serve in the military.

On the other hand, laws whichrestrict rights will no longer bevalid and the laws which protectrights will be extended to pro­tect both women and men. Thereare deficiencies in our laws per­taining to domestic relations andmarital property. The equalrights amendment will assure thesame protection for everyonewhose life and property is af­fected by such laws.

ERA cannot affect family re­lationships already .assured un­der the existing constitutionalright to privacy. Simply stated,the equal rights amendment willguarantee protection for every­person, both in the laws as theyare written and in the interpreta­tion of these laws in our courts.

In addition to listening to con-

YES says Sister MaryJean Audette, SUSC. pro­vincial treasurer of the Re­ligious of the Holy Union ofthe Sacred Hearts, stationedin Fall River.

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Unitarian minister and memberof the Religious Coalition forAbortion Rights.

Indo-China

WASHINGTON (NC)-"Undertorture, I thought it was worthit to die for a cause," said for­mer Chilean Air Force Capt.Carlos Cabacho, an electronicsengineer.

His wife Maria Josefina, whowas also tortured, added: "Inthose difficult moments onefinds a hidden force, a new vi­sion of what is vital to thestruggle."

"One feels a strong sense ofsolidarity with other~ undergo­ing repression," both agreed inan interview with the NC NewsService on their harrowing ex­perience a few months ago.

They now live in Washingtonwith their young son, Andres.

Carlos, 32, was placed underarrest after the 1973 militarycoup against Marxist PresidentSalvador Allende, and chargedwith treason for warning hissuperiors months before aboutthe impending coup.

During his court martial in1974 his wife an architect, wastwice taken prisoner and on oneoccasion tortured while theirfive-year-old son was left athome unattended. (Former U. S.Attorney General Ramsey Clarkwho attended the trials of Car­bacho and the other officerscalled them "lawless charades"based on confessions elicitedunder coercion.)

Chile

GENEVA, Switzerland (NC)­A motion urging church agen­'cies, the United Nations and in­volved countries to assist Indo­China refugees adrift in theSouth China Sea was passed bythe International Catholic Mi­gration Commission (ICMC)meeting here.

The motion, introduced byJohn McCarthy, executive direc­tor of the Migration and Ref­ugee Service (MRS) of the

Agony•InIs

before election day, Nov. 2.The campaign is being run by

the National Abortion RightsAction League (NARAL), former­.ly the National Association forthe renewal of Abortion Laws.

Karen Mulhauser, NARAL'sexecutive director, charged thatthe Catholic hierarchy, alongwith right to life groups and leg­islators who feel they can gainvotes on the issue, have madeabortion a "hot political issue."It should be a private matter,she contended.

She endorsed the SupremeCourt's decisions overturningmost state restrictions on abor­tion and attacked efforts to un­do the rulings.

"We must not forget thatmaking abortions illegal willnot stop women from havingthem," she said.

Other participants at the pressconference included Rep. BellaAbzug (D-N. Y.); Dr. John W.Armstead, director of PreteI'm,a major abortion clinic in Wash­ington, D. C.; and Bob Jones, a

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porters of liberalized abortioncriticized the country's Catholic'bishops at a press conferencekicking off a campaign to electpro-abortion officeholders in theupcoming national elections.

The press conference at theRussell Senate Office Buildinghere was one of 11 held in majorcities. Leaders say they plan tocarry their efforts to 100 cities

Christ

years in the six Protestant­dominated counties of Ulster,Archbishop Ryan said:

"It would be wrong to saythat there is no religious ele­ment to the fighting, but ... it isreally a fight over political andeconomic issues."

Despite what most Americansand many British think, saidArchbishop Ray, "the violentmen on both sides are not thechurchgoers, and cannot be con­trolled by the bishops."

thoroughly considered and re­jected by the Supreme Court"in the July verdict, the judgessaid.

Colombia

IrelandCLEVELAND (NC) - Because

many Americans mistakenly be­lieve that the violence in North­ern Ireland is rooted in religiousdifferences, they just as mistak­enly assume that only bishopscan end the bloodshed, Arch­bishop Dermot Ryan of Dublinsaid here.

Speaking of the fighting thathas raged intensely for seven

BOGOTA, Colombia (NC)--AsFrancicsan sources voiced frus­tration on attempts to securedetails of the death of one oftheir priests during an army am­bush of mountain rebels, Cath­olics have objected to the term"guerrilla priests" in press head­lines.

The provincial headqua'rtershere of the Franciscan Ordersaid an exhaustive searchthrough many government agen­cies and the army "to get de­tailed information on the deathof Father Aurentino Rueda yield­ed no more than what we knewfrom skimpy media reports."

Before Father Rueda, twoother priests have been killedwhile living among guerillabands in Colombia: Father Ca­milo Torres, in 1966, and Span­ish missionary Father DomingoLain, in 1974.

Headlines described FatherRueda as a "guerrilla ex-priest"and reports called the othersas "guerrillas poor in targetpractice." A Bogota newspaperfeatured an article on a Spanishpriest reported living with guer­rillas, under the headline "Oneto go: Manuel Perez."

Catholic commentators ob­jected to the "ex-priest" labelgiven Father Rueda, who neverasked for laicization. They alsoobjected to the adjective "guer­rilla" applied to the threepriests.

"They all had the vocation ofserving the poorest among thepoor," wrote Luis Faja, a penname for a sociology professorat a Catholic college.

THE ANCHOR­Thurs.,' Oct. 28, 1976

BrazilROME (NC)-Jesuit Superior

general Father Pedro Arrupe hascondemned .the recent policeslaying of a Brazilian Jesuit asan act with "no possible justifi­cation."

Jesuit Father Joao Bosco Pe­nido Burnier was reportedly shot.and killed by military police ina police station near Diaman­tino, where he had gone for in­formation about the alleged mis­treatment of two women prison­~rs.

Three policemen, accordingto reports, also threatened tokill Bishop Pedro Casadaliga ofSao Felix, who accompaniedFather BurnieI' to the policestation in the Mato Grosso stateof Brazil.

Father Arrupe told reportersthat he knew Father BurnieI'personally and felt "a senseof deep shock and sorrow overthis tragic event."

"My opinion is that he wasan exemplary Religious, a manof deep religious feeling whohad dedicated himself complete­ly to his pastoral work among>:he Indians of Mato Grosso.

"It is impossible to associateFather Burnier with violence orsubversive activities, and thusthere can be no possible justifi­cation for his wanton death un­der horrible circumstances," saidFather Arrupe.

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HARTFORD, CONN. (NC)-Athree judge federal court herehas struck down the state'spower to veto abortions forstate. wards under age 18., A minor's right to have anabortion "is grounded in theConstitution as firmlY as thatof an adult woman," the Courtsaid.

The judges based their deci­sion on the' U. S. SupremeCourt's July 1 decision whichgave minors the right to abor­tion despite their parents'wishes.

"The arguments put forwardby the defendants (state offi­cials) in this case ... are mirrorimages of those which were

Those bereaved by Washington assassination of Chileancomfort each other

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Till the End of Time

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Oct. 28,1976 9U. S. Catholic Conference, waspassed a week after a similarplea was made by Bishop JamesRausch, general secretary of theUSCC.

According to reports, largeships no longer pick up refugeescriss-crossing the South ChinaSea in search of asylum becausethey are not permitted to dis­embark refugees at the nearestport. As a result, some of theseboats have sunk because of frailconstruction and overloads.

WashingtonWASHINGTON (NC) - The

U. S. Supreme Court has de­clined to reconsider its July 2decision upholding the constitu­tionality of the death penaltyfor murder.

The action apparently allows14 states with death penaltylaws similar to Florida, Georgiaand Texas statutes upheld inJuly to proceed with the execu­tions of nearly 300 inmates. .

The court recently declined apetition for a rehearing filed onbehalf of three men condemnedto death for murder in Georgia,Texas and Florida.

The death penalty laws inthose three states were upheldon grounds that they allowedjudges and juries to determinewhich murder defendants shouldlive or die. The mandatorydeath penalties provided for inNorth Carolina and Louisianawere struck down in companiondecisions.

The court also agreed Oct. 4to decide whether capital pun­ishment should be applied torapists.

RhodesiaWASHINGTON (NC»-A re­

port by the Rhodesian CatholicCommission for Justice andPeace has described the suffer­ings of Rhodesia's blacks at thehands of government forces, in­cluding torture, psychologicalterror, killings for curfew break­ing and legal repression.

The report smuggled out of

Rhodesia and published in Lon­don was released here by theinternational justice and peacedepartment of the U. S. CatholicConference. Its release was de­layed until the Rhodesian com­mission was ready to circulateit there because the commissionbelieved the government, ifaware of it, would ban its dis­tribution.

Distribution was set for Oct.1 in Rhodesia the day BishopDonal Lamont of Umtali, Rho­desia was sentenced to 10 yearsin prison on four counts ofbreaking anti-terrorist laws. Thecommission said it had been ad­vised not to release the reportearlier for fear it might adverse­ly affect the bishop's trial,which arose out of his outspokenoposition to Rhodesia's whiteminority regime.

The commission is appointedby the Rhodesian Catholic Bish­ops' Conference.

The result of the denial to themajority of Rhodesia's peopleof political and human rightsand of a fair share in the coun­try's wealth is an ideologicalwarfare at the point of a gun inwhich the common man standsas both victim and prize," the

commission said in an introduc­tion to the report.

The commission pointed outthat difficulties it faced in fol­lowing up complaints includedlack of cooperation and hostil­ity on the part of authorities,prohibition of entry to manyareas where incidents occur andrestriction of access to others,the fear in victims and witnessesof reprisals for speaking out andtheir despair of any remedy."The commission ·-is satisfied,"it said, "that they receive re­ports of only some of the inci­dents which occur."

ArgentinaLONDON (NC)-The Catholic

Institute for International Rela­tions '(CIIR) here has allegedthat eight priests and a bishophave been murdered in Argen­tina this year and that ninepriests are missing after beingarrested by security forces.

The recent detention by theArgentinian government of Fa­ther Patrick Rice, an Irish-bornpriest, "highlights the rapid de­terioration of human rights inArgentina," the CUR commented

in. publishing a report compiledhy a group of unnamed priestsin Argentina which details themurder and arrests of priests inthat country. The report wassmuggled out of Argentina fortranslation and publication here.

Since a military coup in Ar­gentina in March, political vi­olence has escalated and about1,000 people have been killed,the CUR said. The institutepointed out that the status ofthe clergy there gives them pro­tection not afforded to most Ar­gentinians.

The report describes sevencases involving the killing of abishop, eight priests and twoseminarians and the deportationof a priest. Most of the caseshave occurred since the coup inMarch.

South AfricaWASHINGTON (NC)-A U. S.

Catholic Conference (USCC)committee has called on the U. S.government to seek internationaleconomic sanctions against theRepublic of South Africa to in­duce that country to end its oc­cupation of Namibia (South WestAfrica) and its internal racialsegregation policy.

In a statement issued here,the USCC Committee for Social.Development and World Peacesuggested that the U. S. govern­ment bring up for discussion bythe United Nations SecurityCouncil the threat to worldpeace posed by South Africa'sinternal policies and its occupa­tion of Namibia.

The committee also recom­mended that the U. S. govern­ment "use every availablemeans" to restrict and discourageU. S. business operations and in­vestment in South Africa, Na­mibia and Rhodesia.

WorcesterA system for self-adminis­

tered abortions has been devel­oped at a Worcester institution,according to Intercom, a news­'letter published by the Popula­tion Reference Bureau.

The do-it-yourself abortion kit'employs prostaglandins, sub­stances which cause uterine con-

tractions and expulsion of thechild when administered to apregnant woman.

CzechsROME (NC) - The Catholic

Church in Czechoslovakia is stillpersecuted by the Communistgovernment there despite guar­antees of religious freedom con­tained in the Helsinki agreementand the country's constitution,Vatican Radio reported here.

Citing a 150-page "whitepaper" issued by the Swiss na­tional cbmmission on justice andpeace, Vatican Radio said thatthe Czechoslovak Church is per­secuted as much today as it wasduring the late 1940s and 1950s,when suppression of Catholicismwas at a peak.

According to Vatican Radio,among the new forms of op­pression 'are fines for and im­prisonment of priests who exer­cise their priestly functions afterretirement; various kinds of pres­sure, psychological and other­wise, to discourage parents fromproviding their children with reli­gious education, and the refusalto advance qualified childrenwith religious training to highergrades in school.

The report also criticized thegovernment - sanctioned move­ment, "Pacem in Terris," an or­ganization of priests considered"safe" by the authorities. Thisgroup .succeeded the "peacepriests" movement, which wasdisbanded in 1968.

Kansas City"An alligator in Avocado

Creek,' Florida, is entitled tomore protection than a five­",onth-old human fetus any­where in America" under cur­rent U.S. law, John T. NoonanJr., a law professor at the Uni­versity of California, said here.

The U.S. Supreme Court hasdetermined that, until the childin the womb is viable, it is "tobe treated as a thing, as a zero,as entitled to less protectionagainst destruction than a birdor a blade of grass in a nation­al park," Noonan said in an ad­dress at Rockhurst College.

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Q. I have two questions thatarose in a discussion concerningBaptism. If there is oniy onesponsor for Baptism, must it bethe same sex as the one receiv­ing the sacrament? Is it permis­sible for a Catholic man and anon-Catholic woman to sponsora baby at Baptism?

A. The requirements for asingle sponsor at Baptism, ac­cording to the revised Rite ofBaptism, are: (1) to testify tothe faith of an adult convert,or to profess with the parentsthe Church's faith when a childis being baptized; (2) be ableto help the parents as necessaryto bring up the child as a goodChristian; (3) have received theSacraments of Baptism, Confir­mation, and the Eucharist; and(4) be a member of the CatholicChurch. No specific age is re­quired for the sponsor.

If there is only one sponsor,that sponsor can be a man orwoman, regardless of the sex;of the person baptized. If thereare two sponsors, Church lawstill urges that 'they be a marland a woman, unless there's anexceptional reason to have bothof the same sex.

As long as one' sponsor is aCatholic, the other need not be.The second individual, however,who is designated officially asa "Christian witness" to theBaptism, should be a baptizedand believing Christian.

Q. I am 19 years old, havehad one year of college, and aminterested in finding out aboutentering the religious life. ButI don't want to "get stuck," ifyou know what I mean. Wherecould I write without commit­ting myself to that particularcommunity?

A. First, I'm happy you arethinking along these lines, andthat you seriously intend to fol­low through with some investi­gation. You honestly don't haveto worry about committingyourself before you are thor­oughly prepared to do so. Nearlyevery religious community to­day is deeply concerned to givean inquiry like yours the sin­cerest help, without attemptingany undue influence.

As I have written to you pri­vately, you certainly are awarethat religious congregations ororders do "their.f own thing"much more now than in the past.You must have some tentativeideas about what kind of workyou might be interested in doingas a Sister - nursing the sick,teaching, caring for the aged orthe young, etc., or perhaps amore formally prayer-centeredlife in a contemplative order.

I suggest you write to a spe­cific group that attracts you forthis or other reasons and gettheir information. Chances arethey can give you assistancewith information about othercommunities as weII, if you wish.

Questions for this columnshould be sent 'to Father Dietzenin care of The Anchor, P. O.Box 7, Fall River 02722.

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Question (ornerBy Father' John Dietzen

Q. What is the Church's standon divorced people receiving thesacraments - especially Con­fession and Holy Communion?

North P'ole DioceseAppeals for Aid

Bishop Orner A. RoI>idoux ofEsk-Omi Missions, PO B~·159,

St. Norbert, Manitoba, Canada,has appealed from Churchill­Hudson Bay, the world's mostnorthern diocese, which includesthe North Pole, to Catholics "inthe South" for assistance.

The prelate writes that his 40missionaries and Eskimo cate­chists "have no source of fundswhatsoever in such remote re­gions .of poverty and depriva­tion. To add to our existing lackof funds, our most remote Eski­mo mission at Pelly Bay was re­cently destroyed by fire. As itis impossible to reach this mis­sion by either land or sea, theonly way to transport buildingmaterial is hy air. One canimagine the expense."

Bishop Robidoux notes thatall donations are tax deductibleand will be personally acknowl­C'dged by him.

If a divorced person is remar­ried, the answer involves somany considerations that to at­tempt a response in a columnlike this would be worse thanuseless. Just one element, for ex-ample, is the fact that a personmust be deliberately remainingin a sinful situation, which he orshe is morally able to get outof, in order for that person tobe considered to be in a "state

, of mortal sin," such as wouldautomatically exclude receivingthe Eucharist.

The weighing of this, alongwith numerous other factors,such as the individual's rela­tionship to the Catholic €hurch,and the possibility of scandal ormisunderstanding by other mem­bers of the Catholic community,is obviously a serious and oftenanguishing business. Anyoneconfronted with the problemshould take the matter up witha priest in whom he or she hasconfidence.

This answer supposes, ofcourse, that the remarriage hastaken place, as the saying goes,"outside the Church," withoutofficial Church action concern­ing the previous marriage. If thelater marriage was performedwith the sanction of the Church,there's obviously no problem.

As for those of us who arenot directly involved in a sit­uation like this, we should re­member that every case is dif­ferent, and there may be manyaspects of a case that for rea­sons of justice or privacy cannotbe explained to anyone else. Inother words, we ought to justplain mind our own business, andremember that God is perfectlycapable of watching out for Hisown interests.

FOR UFE: Cathy FonsecaMarshall, pro - life youthworker, says pro-lifers mustcontend against attitude thatas long as abortion is legal,it must be morally right.

one-third of the 1976 DemocraticPresidential primary vote wasstrong liberal).

If Father's neutralism-in-favor­of-Ford helps elect the latter, thelosers will be the Northeast andUpper Midwest, the areas al­ready most victimized by Nixon­Ford policy-and the areas withby far the greatest part of thenation's Catholic population.

Hang down your head, DomGreeley-in shame.

Charles M. Moran, Jr.Tiverton

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Baptist-CatholicDialogue Nov. 3

WASHINGTON (NC - A dia­logue between Baptist and Cath­olic scholars on church-state re­lations is to be held Nov. 3-5 atWake Forest University, Wins­ton-Salem, N.C., it was announc­ed here by the National Confer­ence of Catholic Bishops' Com­mittee for Eucmenical and Inter­religious Affairs.

The dialogue is the seventh ina series which began in 1969 un­der the joint sponsorship of thebishops' committee and the Ecu­menical Institute, an agencysponsored by Wake Forest andBehriont· Abbey College, a Bene­dictine institution in Belmont,N.C.

Speakers for the Novembermeeting are to include:

Msgr. Olin J. Murdick, secre­tary for education of the U.S.Catholic Conference (Usee) on"Catholic Schools in AmericanSociety: A New Look."

Father J. Bryan Hehir, USCCassociate secretary for interna­tional justice and peace, on

,"Church and State Issues: ACatholic Perspective."

Dr. Winthrtlp Hudson, profes­sor of church history at Colgate­Rochester Divinity School, Ro­chester, N. Y., presenting a back­ground paper.

Dr. Leo Garrett, director ofthe Church and State Instituteof ,Baylor University, Waco, Tex.on "The Concept of the State:Biblically and Theologically per­ceived."

The proceedings of the dial­ogue will be published, as werethe proceedings of the 1975 Bap­tist-Catholic dialogue on the is­sue of abortion.

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No ShameDear Editor,

The Rev. Andrew Greeley'scharge (The Anchor, Aug. 19)that "the McGovern liberal wingof the party . . . has always beenmotivated by a latent shame overhaving to depend on Catholicvotes ..." is, to put it kindly,ridiculous.

First, Father Greeley exagger­'ates the role of shame in politics.Were it potent, this presidentialelection would already have beentransformed by waves of ,Nixonrenouncers bent on denying thenomination, let alone the office,to anyone associated with thatunindicted co-conspirator.

Furthermore, in ~26 years' ex­perience with various politicalcamps. the last nine with Sen­ator McGovern's, never have Idetected any shame in needingsupport from any honorable per­son; indeed, any political causeseeking success pursues suchsupport. Thus Father Greeley'sunsupported accusation is as in­valid as his implication that Mc­Governites represent only eightpercent _of the party (at least

Marie A. MathieuFall River

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Oct. 28, 1976

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group responsible for sponsor­ing the Pro-Life Education Dayat Stang High School. I was es­pecially proud of the womenwho represented the Massachu­setts Citizens for Life. All their

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seed growing to be a tomato? taking place to raise money forWell ... I received quite a the PIo~Life Movement, I wish

shock the other day when I heard to mak~ this suggestion. Withthe same statement over the all the literature available atradio. Imagine, human beings the Education Day, there wasare not supposed to be a part one book which I purchased andof the human race before we can heartily recommend to allhave been sowed in our mothers' homemakers. It is a cookbookwombs at least three months. called "LOVING SPOONFULS."

What are we before then? I I know many of my friendswould like to know. Some kind wh.o wouldn~t think of donatingof animal, or vegetable, or to the Pro-Life cause would notwhat?? and how is it that all of hesitate to buy this unique, up­a sudden, that se~d becomes' to-date and delightful partyhuman to develop into the "intel- . cookbook. All profits from it areligent" and "loving" people that turned over to the Massachu­we are? setts Chapter of Citizens for

Now, I do think that "me" with Life. The book costs $5.95,a few hereditary marks and fea- which includes' mailing and salestures of both my mother and tax. It may be ordered by mail­father, has been "me" and "me ing your check to Massachusettsalone" from my first moment Citizens for Life., 108 Sextonof life ... or, should I have been Avenue, Westwood, Mass. 02090.considered a naught, just good '" It would make an excellentto throw out in a garbage can? shower, birthday or holiday gift... I am pleased to think my for any woman who wants to beparents did not think so and I up to date in her cooking andthank the Lord for that. pre- at the same time help a worthydous gift of life and all it cause.stands for now and most of allfor the LIFE ETERNAL I enjoyto hope for.

That murdered baby mighthave been the needed genius tosave a rocking world. Qh! whata dreadful responsibility to killtalents and productivity beforethey have a chance to show upand grow.

o God, I do believe in yourinfinite mercy, however, theBible, your living Word, is fullof your justice for nations whoreject you. I am afraid for mybeloved America. We do notwant to be a "dead" nation andso many deaths accumulated andapproved by our laws cry "ven­geance" to Heaven. Lord, HaveMercy.

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video-cassette frequently and ef·fectively in class" and students"should create (Ums, video­casettes and videotapes."

-"Electronic media should beemployed in structuring learningsystems, and possibly used asthe focal point or primary medi­um in the formulation of a cur­riculum."

-Catholic educators shouldfrequently use films "that ef­fectively deal with Christianvalues," that are designed "toassist the viewer to examine andclarify personal values and tomeasure them against the Gospelvalues."

-Catholic educators shouldassist parents to understand andaccept their role as responsibleguides of their children in rela­tion to the electronic media, par­ticularly film and television."

Charismatic Renewal

Rev. Robert S. Kaszynski,Bishop Cronin's official liaisonto the charismatic renewal inthe Fall River diocese, was hisrepresentative at the AtlanticCity congress, at which membersof prayer groups on the Easternseaboard spent the weekend inprayer and praise of God, hear­ing five internationally knownspeakers at general sessions andattending some 37 workshops.

General session speakerswere Bishop Paul Anderson,Duluth, Minn.; Bishop NicholasD'Antonio, British Honduras;Rev. Michael Scanlon, T.O.R.,Steubenville, Ohio; Dr. RobertFrost, neo-pentecostal leader;and Rev. John Randall, Prov­idence, R. I.

Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington,diocesan chancellor, attendedthe Boston fiscal managementconference; and Rev. Daniel F.Hoye, vice-officialis of the dioc­esan marriage court, was at thecanon law meeting.

Diocesan Leaders Participate

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Continued from Page Onethe Canon Law Society of Amer·ica, in Philadelphia.

Msgr. Patrick J. O'Neill, dioc·esan director of education, rep­resented the diocese at theCACE meeting. As immediatepast president of the .organiza­tion, he chaired a significantworkshop on methods of eval­uating religious education pro­grams. He said input at the ses­sion was received from the Ed­ucational Testing Service ofPrinceton, N. J., the organizationresponsible for developing mostcollege entrance examinations,and it is hoped the CACE groupwill soon make achievementguidelines available to religiouseducators.

In other convention sessions,delegates heard addresses fromRev. Francis D. Kelly, directorof religiolis education for theWorcester· diocese, and Rev.James HaWker, director for theBoston archdiocse.

Total Catholic education mustaim at fostering "radical changeand conversion in all those itreaches," and must seek "totum the hearts of people' toChrist," said Father Kelly.

"The structures of total Cath­olic education," he said, "mustexist to induce and evoke achange that is both evangelicaland educational."

Discussing personnel, FatherKelly said chief Catholic educa­tional administrators "must beconcerned for the process of in­tellectual and religious conver­sion" and must see the educa­tional endeavor as a pastoralministry of the Church."

He said he becomes "nervouswhen I hear it said-even in apush for the government supportto which we are legitimately en­titled as citizens-that we areonly teaching secular subjectswith religion as an extra attrac­tion." Calling such an assertion"a betrayal of every claim wehave to be in the school dimen­sion of education," he called forfor "a total Catholic educationwhich discovers the Gospelvalues and moral dimension ofeverything taught in the school."

Impact of Media

Father Hawker discussed theimpact of media, particularlytelevision, on values and madeseveral recommendation.s:

-Catholic educators shouldtry to convey to students an un­derstanding of the nature andpower of the media. "Work­shops, hand-on type sessions ac­tually using. electronic media,are important."

-Catholic educators "shouldemploy the electronic media,particularly film, television and

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UTURGICAL PIONEER:Cardinal Giacomo Lercaro,former archbishop of Bolog­na, Italy and a pioneer inCatholic liturgical reform,died last week after suffer­ing a heart attack. He wouldhave been 85 today.

The 1964 instruction onliturgical reforms, a mile­stone among changes stem­ming from the council, boreCardinal Lercaro's signature.

The reform introduced thethen revolutionary practicesof the Mass partly in the ver­nacular language, the Prayerof the Faithful, and Massfacing the people.

Even before the council,however, Cardinal Lercarowas in the advance forces ofliturgical reform.

His flock in Bologna wasaccustomed to hearing termslike "people of God" or"Christian assembly" longbefore the council opened.

In 1959, for example, Car­dinal Lercaro, as mainspeaker at the North Ameri­can Liturgical Week held atthe University of NotreDame, promoted the ancientliturgical practices of an Of­fertory procession and aPrayer of the Faithful.

TheParish Parade

Continued from Page FiveOUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL,SEEKONK

The Women's Guild will meetat 8 p.m. Wednestlay, Nov. 3 inthe church basement, a weekearlier than usual, due to a par­ish show scheduled for Fridayand Saturday, Nov. 12 and 13.

ST. GEORGE,WESTPORT

A magician, Balloon Man andsilhouettes by Lillian Clarke willbe highlights of the Christmasbazaar planned by the Women'sGuild for 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrowand 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdayat the school hall on Route 177.

To be featured at the snackbar is homemade chowder anda meat pie supper will be servedat 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Saturdayto the accompaniment of organmusic by Larry Maynard.

Booths will include Christmasgift suggestions and there willalso be the opportunity to havefamily Christmas photographstaken. Bazaar proceeds will bene­fit the parish school.

ST. JOSEPH,ATTLEBORO

A flea market will be heldfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,Oct. 30 in the parish hall, underauspices of the Christmas ba­zaar committee.

Cub Scouts are holding apaper driv~ and contributionsmay be brought to the truck! inthe parish yard.

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MSGR.

GEORGE G.

HIGGINS

Civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, who organized thefamous march on Washington in 1963, has given credenceto the current saying that "small is beautiful." His new 78­page book," "Strategies for Freedom:' The Changing Pat­tern of Black Protest," (Col-umbia University Press New For present purposes, how­York, N.Y. $5.95) is ~ne of ever, that's ~ot .the point at is-h h'· sue. The pomt IS that Mr. Mc-

t ~ s orte~~ ~reatl~es ever Conville, echoing Bayard Rus­~rltten on clvll nghts 10 the Un- tin's long-standing thesis, seesIted States, but also one of the the Roanoke Rapids election asbest. . 't t If h. a major VIC ory no on y or t e

Shortly after It was publish- cause of trade unionism but al-so for the cause of civil rights."Unionization..." he says, "re­presents nothing less than theeconomic consolidation and ex­tension of the limited legal andpolitical gains won by the civilrights movement in the 1960s.By alleviating the poverty ofboth blacks and poor white, un­ions can allay the economicenmity which lies at the rootsof so much of the South's racialtension. The labor movement'sself·interest lies in aggressivelypromoting integration in the re­gion."

I submit that Mr. Blackwellmakes more sense in this regardthan many of Bayard Rustin'sivory tower critics in and out ofcivil rights movement. Blackwellknows from his own experiencewhat these people have yet tolearn from reading one another'sarticles and books, namely, thatthe struggle to achieve a morehumane economic order will notbe fought along racial lines butwill be defined by broader classinterests.

ed, Rustin expanded upon itscentral theme in an interviewwith Robert J. Donovan of theLos Angeles Times. The blackproblem of a decade ago, hetold Mr. Donovan, has turnedinto a class problem. Poorwhites, blacks, and Hispanics,he said, "are all fight!ftg fortheir own causes when, in fact,because this is a class problemthat cuts across racial lines, weshould all be coming togetherto work for a common econo­mic objective."

Rustin has been pilloried bya number of left-liberal andradical-chic reformer!). for pur­suing this line of argument andfor saying, as he has done inseason and out of season, thatorganized labor is "the onlysignificant social force which(can) be depended upon to pressthe safeguarding of the socialand economic rights achieved(by blacks) through protest andstruggle."

Rustin has not been intimi­dated by his critics. Convincedthat he is right and blessed witha saving sense of humor, hekeeps plugging away at his cen­tral theme, regardless of whatis said about him by the opposi­tion.

It appears, however, that his.patience is beginning to payoff.More and more people are be­ginning to echo his centralthesis that, in the struggle forracial justice, "blacks must haveallies who share common prob­lems and pursue common goals."

A lengthy article in the Oct.2 issue of The Nation by EdMcConville, "The Southern Tex­tile War," is an interesting casein point. For more than 30 years,the labor movement has triedunsuccessfully to organize the600,000 workers employed in theSouthern textile industry. In re­cent years, its organizing effortshave been directed primarily atthe J.P. Stevens Company, oneof the giants in the industry. InAugust, 1974 the Textile Work­ers Union (which recently merg­ed with the AmalgamatedClothing Workers) won its firstelection over Stevens in Roan­ake Rapids, N.C., a· dreary milltown of 15,000. Two y~ars later,the company has yet to sign acontract with the union. So thebattle goes on.

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t KNOW YOUR FAITHII "Father, Forgive Them" How Do we Know That God Forgives Us ?

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Verses 5-3 continue this cryfor deliverance-forgiveness, butthen comes an abrupt and dra­matic switch: "Depart from me,all evildoers, for the Lord hasheard the sound of my weeping;The Lord has heard my plea; theLord has accepted my prayer"(9-10). This is a recurring pat­tern: prayer for forgiveness fol­lowed not only by confidencethat the prayer will be heard butthat in fact it has already beenheard.

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How do we know that Godforgives us? He sent Jesus totell us so and Jesus sent theChurch to insure that we get themessage and the means.

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The psalms are the prayers ofthe people of God. Composedover a span of several centuries,in all sorts of personal and na­tional situations, they express awide variety of religious senti­ments. Many bespeak an aware­ness of sinfulness and a longingfor forgivness. At the same timethey reflect a sure confidencethat the longed-for forgivenesswill be forthcoming.

Oftentimes the psalmist's pleais aimed directly at deliverancefrom some misfortune or other.But there was a strong feelingamong the people that sin andmisfortune went inescapablyhand-in-hand. Consequently aprayer for deliverance from theother. '

The first of the so-called Pen­itential Psalms is a good exam­ple cjf this: "0 Lord, reprove menot in your anger, nor chastiseme in your heart. Have pity onme, 0 Lord, for I am languish·ing: 'heal me, 0 Lord, for mybody is in terror; My soul, too,is utterly terrified, but you, 0

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ByDEACON STEVE LANDREGAN

It has been said that the onesign that could be honestly dis­played on the entrance to everychurch in the world is "For Sin­ners Only." It would be difficultto argue the point. All of us aresinners. Not all of us have beenforgiven ... but we all can be. .

Theologians refer to "salvation. history." By the term they meanthe critkal path through humanhistory that reflects God's de­termined efforts to reconcile sin­ful· men to Himself.

Far from being a God who issatisfied in justice, to condemnerrant humanity, God is reflectedthroughout history as a Godwho consistently refuses to takehumanity's repeated and re­sounding "no" for an answer.

Revelation has as its purposeto make known to men andwomen that God seeks to recon­cile them to Himself. Scripturereveals Him as a saving God notas a condemning God. Man isshown as a debtor to whom par­don is available for the asking.

The message of Scripture isso clear that it is difficult tounderstand how we can consis­tently fail to hear it.

Perhaps the reason is that weas men and women continue tosee God through the prism ofour own image and likeness.Thus it is only natural that wecontinually ask the question,"Will God really forgive me?"It simply reflects our own ad­mission that in similar circum­stances we would probably befar more likely to seek thesweetness of revenge than offer .forgiveness.

Not Like ManWe are wrong, of course. Rev­

elation throbs with the messageof pardon and reconciliation. Godis revealed as merciful and gra­cious, slow to anger, ·rich inkindness and forgiving wicked­ness and crime (Ex. 34, 6-7);God whose heart is not like aman's heart (Ho. 11, 9), who in­stead of seeking the death ofthe sinner seeks his conversion(Ez~ 13, 23) so that he might bepardoned and reconciled.

It may console us to realizethat our own vindictiveness wasshared by many of our Old Tes­tament ancestors. The Book ofJonah depicts a prophet who had·little enthusiasm for being theinstrument through which Is­rael's hated enemies, the Nine­vites, were to be saved. The re­luctant prophet would muchrather see God rain fire and de­struction on them.

When Jesus fully revealed theloving forgiveness of the Father,His ministry caused great con­sternation because He pro­claimed forgiveness and pardonfor sinners and said that Godwas a Father whose joy was towelcome back the prodigal sonand who wills that no man belost (Mt. 13,12-14).

Fortunately for us, God's waysare not our ways and instead

IIin the sacraments so that whenanybody baptizes it is reallyChrist Himself who baptizes. Heis present in His word since it isHe Himself who speaks whenthe holy Scriptures are read inthe Church. Lastly, He is pres­ent when the Church prays andsings, for He has promised'where two or three are gatheredtogether in my name there am Iin .the midst of them.'''

Present by WordThese doctrmal statements

have practical ramifications. Be­cause we believe God speaks tous in a unique way through sa­cred Scripture, becomes presentto and in the congregation, ev­ery Eucharist contains a Liturgyof the Word prior to the break­ing of bread.

In the biblical readings of thatsection, "explained by the hom­ily, God speaks to His people ofredemption and salvatIon andnourishes their spirit; Christ ispresent among the· faithfulthrough His Word. Through thechants the people make God'sWord their own and expresstheir adherence to it through theprofession of faith." (RomanMissal's General Instruction,No. 33.)

Weak, doubting, flesh andblood creatures that we are, theChurch surrounds the proclaim­ing of God's holy words ofScripture with visible symbolsand gestures which help remindus of Christ's powerful althoughinvisible presence in the biblicaltexts.

* The scriptural passagesshould be read by the lectorfr.om a· large, handsome, ritual

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His work is pastoral, an apos­tolate of education, peace-andmost difficult of all, an apos­tolate of encouraging forgive­ness.

The misery from lack of for­giveness-being unforgiven andunforgiving-is always percep­tible.

Could Not ForgiveBrother Hilary, a Benedictine,

recently worked with gangs atnearby Our Lady of Lourdesparish. He recalls being with aboy called Blackie whose friendwas slain.

Brother Hilary's challengewas to awaken a sense of for­giveness in Blackie.

"I could only try to calm him,"he said sadly. "The most I coulddo was try to recite the OurFather' with him."

Cain's words to the Lord re­ported in Genesis are evident inthe troubled young hearts ofgang members. "My punishmentis too great to bear."

Today and throughout the agespast, mankind has known vi­olence. It has left its mark onthe, pages of· -history, in

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BY AL ANTCZAKThe violent story of Cain and

Abel is repeated live every 10days on Los Angeles Countystreets.

Every 10 days a young man ismurdered. His killer is usuallyanother young man. Usually,killer and victim are practicallybrothers.

The majority of the time, theyare of the same ethnic descent,social and economic level, ed­ucational background, neighbor­hood, religion and sometimes be­long to the same parish.

"The motive for killing, ifthere is one, is often revenge,"explains a Los Angeles Countysheriff's spokesman.

"The revenge is often for aprevious revenge killing. Some­times this killing is for no rea­son at all - just because thethe victim happened to be wherehe was."

By the end of summer 1976,27 juveniles had been murderedin Los Angeles County.

Young Brother Modesto Leonis a Claretian who works withgang members in his East LosAngeles parish.

ByMSGR. JOSEPH M. CHAMPLIN

One of the finer homilies mypartner at Holy Family, FatherDavid Baehr, has given since hisarrival a year ago touched on thequestion of God's presence inour midst.

He captured the congrega­tion's interest very cleverly atthe beginning by citing severalinstances in which we can bepresent to another person eventhough not physically beforethat individual.

A long distance, low rate, latenight telephone call between twopersons who care about eachother is an example. In a sensewe become present to one an­other in that fashion throughthe sound of our voices.

A letter from me to youserves as another illustration. Ibecome present before your mindand imagination as you read thewords I have written.

The following critical para­graph 7 from Vatican II's Con­stitution on the Sacred Liturgyabout Christ's divine presencein our midst makes better sensewhen considered in the light ofthose parallels involving differ­ent human presences.

"To accomplish so great awork, Christ is always present inHis Church, especially in her li­turgical celebrations. He is pres­ent in the Sacrifice of the Massnot only in the person of Hisminister, 'the same now offering,through the ministry of priests,who formerly offered Himselfon the cross,' but especially inthe eucharistic species.

"By His power He is present

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Sins are ForgivenContinued from Page TwelveThere are many divine prom­

ises of forgiveness and restora­tion in the Old Testament. Theperfect fulfillment of those prom­ises was to be realized with thecoming of the Savior.

Compassion for Men

An outstanding feature ofJesus' ministry was His compas­sion for sinful humanity. Hiscompanionship with sinners be­came notorious, and many ofHis smug, complacent patriots,who felt no need for forgiveness,were scandalized because Hewelcomed sinners and even atewith them, a point on whichthey were especially sensitive.

Another dramatic example isthe cure of the paralytic, whosefriends had to lower him intothe presence of Jesus through ahole in the roof. Before he curedthe physical paralysis Jesus tellsthe man, "My son, your sins areforgiven"(Mk.. 2,5) and is ac­cused of blasphemy: 'Who canforgive sins except God alone?"(2,7).

The evangelists formulate thereaction of the bystanders ratherdifferently. Matthew's versionadds an interesting note: "At thesight, a feeling of awe cameover the crowd, and they praisedGod for having given such au­thority to men" (Mt. 9,3). Why"men"? Only Jesus forgave inthe actual situation. Yes, but theGospels are interpretations of theChrist-event and are colored bythe situation of the churches inwhich and for which they werewritten. Matthew's formulationof the reaction may well reflectthe amazement of the earlyChurch that Jesus' ministry offorgiveness was oontinued inthe ministry of men (see In. 20,22-23).

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parents and children, God andman. And the residue, the slagafter the heat, is always guilt.Guilt that cries for forgiveness­on a psychiatrist's couch, on atear-stained pillow, in lovingarms.

God, author of nature, antic­ipated this tremendous need forforgiveness. Through His proph­ets in the Old Testament, Hepromised to forgive.

Jesus, His Son, verified God'sinfinite mercy through His ownlife and death. With Him camethe New Testament guaranteethat we have a constantly re-·newable means for obtaining for­giveness.

But for those who have expe­rienced more pain than joy, for­giveness is hard to understandand harder to practice.

Brother Mo.desto's young gangmembers found it extremely dif­ficult to comprehend how Christcould beg His Father as He wa'idying, "Father, forgive them-for they know not what theydo." Yet, for those of them whocontinue to reflect upon Hisstatement, it will prove to betheir key to open the door offreedom-freedom to love, tolife, to joy everlasting.

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Pro-Life

FORGIVENESS IS A NEED rising from the poverty ofthe East Los Angeles ghetto or the affluence of BeverlyHills. says Al Antczak. He describes the work of BenedictineBrother Modesto Leon with a Los Angeles gang whose mem­bers he tried to bring to see the value of forgiveness. (NCPhoto)

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dance will hear a pastoral letterfrom Bishop Cronin on the pro­life theme. In it he notes that hejoins with his brother bishopsthroughout the nation in "reaf­firming the constant teaching- ofthe Church regarding the sanc­tity of human life."

He declares that the bishopshope through the implementa­tion of their Pastoral Plan forPro-Life Activities on both na­tional and diocesan levels "tofocus the total effort of theChurch on the need to restorerespect for life in all areas ofour society."

Listing the areas in which re­spect for life is being threat·ened as including abortion,forms of human experimentationand the trend towards euthana­sia, the bishop avers, "We cannot be silent. We must speakout. As chief shepherd of the di­ocese, I urge your prayerful andactive support of priests, reli­gious and laity involved in pro­life efforts."

He concludes with the prayerthat Sunday will be the ~casion

for a reaffirmation of the valueof life in the spirit of the found­ing fathers of the nation, forwho "the right· to life was

'among the values held in great'esteem."

If we believe the Lord Jesusis truly present in His Word,then when that Word speaks, asit often does, of mercy and com­passion, we can know with cer­tainty God forgives us.

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II< A procession with candlesand incenses speaks silently ofthe scriptural passages' dignityand importance.

* The people's acclamationsbefore and after the Gospel areaddressed directly to Christ, ex­plicitly acknowledging His pres­ence in the Word.

"Glory to you, Lord."

"Praise to you, Lord JesusChrist."

the forgiveness and abiding con·cern of God toward him or heras a unique person.

"For this reason," the Bishopwent on, the Church, while en­couraging communal celebrationof the Sacrament, nonethelesshas retained the individual con­fession of sins and individualabsolution in the revised Ritual,even in the section dealing withecclesial celebrations or 'penanceservices,' at which a number ofpenitents receive the Sacramentof Reconciliation."

"In our region," the Bishopexplained, "careful planning canprovide sufficient ministers forcommunal penitential servicesand similar pastoral situations;therefore, the Bishops of theBoston Province have decidedthat general confession and gen­eral absolution can not be of­fered in our dioceses at thislime . . . apart from those cir­cumstances of immiment dangerof death which have always beenrecognized in canon law."

Continued from Page Twelve

book (the Lectionary), not froma piece of typed paper or outof a pamphlet.

'" ·By standing to hear thereading and by their acclama­tions, the people recognize andacknowledge that Christ is pres­ent and speaking to them.

'" We sign ourselves on fore­head and lips as well as overthe heart, indicating our mindis open to receive Christ's Word,that we are ready to confess itwith our lips and above all, we

.believe the message in ourhearts.

Father BumsFather Bums, ordained in

1950, holds a doctorate in canonlaw, and is a past president ofthe Eastern Regional Canon LawSociety, of which he is presentlya member of the board of gov­ernors.

He has directed seminars andworkshops in canon law andserved on many committees inthe field.

Special MinistryCQntinued from Page One

divorce and Rev. Daniel Hoyeof the diocesan marriage courtand a representative of theCatholic Counselling Serviceswill report on diocesan resourcesand services.

The needs of those who areseparated or divorced are ofdeep pastoral concern to theChurch, declare program organ­izers, who also state that thepurpose of the program is bothto manifest this concern and tosolicit comments from those inattendance in order to offermore effective ministry in theseareas.

Prayerful Moment"If we are to make the cel­

ebration of the Sacrament aprayerful moment in which eachpenitent truly experiences theconcern and healing love of ourmerciful God, we must ourselvesunderstand and grasp the spiritof the new Rite," the Bishoptaught.

"Therefore, let each memberof the Presbyterate study anddiscuss the revised form of theSacrament of Penance and prayover it," urged the Ordinary."Utilize every opportunity be­tween now and the First Sundayof Advent to offer to your par­ish community as complete andcareful a presentation of -all as­pects of the revised Rite as ishumanly possible."

Bishop Cronin referred to the"careful consultation and reflec­tion about this question (that)has been undertaken by all theBishops of the Boston Province.

Conversion HealingThe Diocesan Ordinary re­

minded his priests: "The perso­nal conversion and "ealingwhich should result from theproper celebration of the Sacra­ment are best realized when apenitent, with the aid of an un­derstanding and enlightenedconfessor, comes to grips withthe sources of his or her sinful­ness and adopts a penance help­ing in transforming them.

In this manner, too, the pen­itent most clearly experiences

Continued from Page Onethe Universal Church on theFirst Sunday of Lent, 1977."

"I have been gratified," theBishop explained, "with the in­terest and cooperation on thepart of all the clergy in attend­ing such sessions (Msgr. Cham­plin, Ad Hoc Committee, adult ed­cation program of last Lent, Fr.James O'Donohoe), and I knowof many efforts to provide ap­propriate catechesis which havebeen undertaken in the parishes.The time is now at hand forfinal determined efforts to pre­sent to our people the catechesisnecessary for fruitful recourseto the Sacrament of Reconcil:iation.

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It's unusual that an artist would gain fame by praisingother artists, but this is what Paul Davis does in "Super­star," praising other rock musicians so cleverly that he doescredit to himself as well.

The song is a play on words from time to time for bothnames and phrases. He declares "Stevie you're a wonder" topraise the great soul star. And he plays with one of JoniMitchell's song titles to beg "help. I think I'm falling." Thereis also a play on sound as he imitates the unique styles ofthose he describes.

As he describes the various "superstars," his main goalis to offer them praise. He does not acclaim their wealth ortheir popularity. He thanks the artists for sharing themselvesand their gifts.

It is significant that he praises them for their gifts byoffering his own gift - his song. A true sense of apprecia­tion for another can only happen because of a respectfulappreciation of oneself. Not to appreciate your own gift, yourown talent, will usually lead to despair or jealousy of others.If you see yourself as always inferior to someone else, youwill soon despair of. accomplishing good.

If you constantly compare yourself to others, you mayfall into the trap of jealousy. Only when you honestly seeyour own goodness can you appreciate the distinctness andbeauty of another's gift. Even Christ commanded that welove others as we love ourselves.

Once we are able to accept our talents, we must be will­ing to share them. What Paul Davis praises in the rock starsis not just their popularity, but their willingness to share tomake others happy. Whenever you share your gifts, you toobecome a "superstar."

• • •-if things go better with me, itmatters not how others have totough it out. We see it allaround us. You can put yourfinger on it wherever you go.Few people will put themselvesout for others. It's not like itused to be. Nobody helps thosewho help others-they some­times tell them they're fools fordoing it.

No wonder the world is a

mess. No wonder we spawn thecynic, the unbeliever, the misfit,the robo, the cop-out and all theothers by the hundreds of thou­sands. If I were you" Diana, Iwould find new friends. Withthe kind you've got, you don'tneed enemies, as the saying goes.

Q. "Is it too late to talk aboutthe Olympics? What did youthink of the Olympic goldmedalist, John Naber?" Dave W.

A Well, John certainly is areminder that not all U. S. youthhave gone to pot or alcohol, thatthere is a solid core of dedicat­ed, disciplined youth around thecountry. The TV shot of John'sBible study group possibly mademore of a splash among U. S.Christians than his accomplish­ments in the swimming pool.He's not soupy or pious; he hasit all together. He puts his ath­letic prowess and ambitions in abalanced perspective. His aim, hesaid, is not to sell razor blades,but to work with people.

Q. "I get awfully irritatedwhen I read "God slogans" onvans, buildings, etc. What do youthink of them?" Linda M.

A I think we've all been sat­urated with the slogan and the

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A Your,letter, Diana, camewhen I was reading Harper'sMagazine and it fits in withwhat I was reading. A man waswriting about his experienceswith students on a well-knowncampus. He teaches young peo­ple who have accepted the gainsof the "militant sixties" withoutsharing the commitment thatcreated those gains.

He asked his class what itwould take to turn them on now-"Racial injustice?" Dead si­lence. "Sub-standard housing inghetto areas?" Dead silence. Hekept moving up and down theagenda of catastrophic needs.Finally, in one last try he said,"Would you be outraged enoughto demonstrate if we startedmassive bombings of Vietnamagain tomorrow?" Silence.

In desperation he said, "ForGod's sake, what would outrageyou?" After a pause, a girl inthe front row, wearing a cheer­leader's uniform, raised herhand and said tentatively, "Well,I'd be pretty' mad if theybombed this school."

This is the self-oriented view

by Cecilia Belanger

Q. "I am a high school studentand I don't want to sound as ifI'm coming off better than myfriends, but there's one thingthat bothers me. They're alwaystalking about what's in.it forthem." I know all young peoplearen't like that, but it seems myfriends are so absorbed in them­selves that they can't think ofanything else. I don't thinkthese are the kinds of friends Ineed." Diana D.

"JESUS CHALLENGES OUR COMFORTABLEWORLDS," writes Cecilia Belanger. One who accepts thechallenge is Bishop Donal Lamont of Rhodesia, who faces10 years in prison for aiding black nationalists rebellingagainst a racist government. He is surrounded by Africansfollowing sentencing. (Nt Photo)

Pope Asks YouthBe Imaginative

VATICAN CITY (NC)-PopePaul VI has called on youngpeople to find imaginative waysto free society from the "errorsand emptiness" of a consumersociety.

Pope Paul told about 3,000lively youths fr<wJ Italy's Cath­olic Action movement at an au­dience here that they must"walk in the thick of the worldto meet the men of our times,and to present to them the Lordof all time."

"You in your youth alreadyknow well what errors and emp­tiness today's consumer societyproduces," the Pope asserted. .

He advised young peopleagainst fighting the consumermentality with huge, unwieldyschemes.

Instead he suggested that animaginative proclamation of theGospel is a more effective solu­tion.

"To free men from the perilsof consumerism, we appeal toyour young imaginations in­spired by the Gospel. You knowwell that the announcement ofthe entire Gospel is by its verynature a promoter of the causeof man, provided that, if theGospel is for man, we Christiansare totally for the Gospel."

The Pope also called for re­vitalization of the Catholic Ac­tion movement which, like manyother Catholic organizations, hasexperienced a large membershipdrop in recent years.

St. Anthonyby Denise Despres

Despite torrential rain, a re­cent St. Anthony High SchoolWalk-a-thon was a great suc­cess. Without the help of theBoosters' Club, this 10 milemoney-raising event would nothave taken place.

Student-teacher turnout forthe Saturday morning projectwas designed to begin and endat St. Anthony High School,New Bedford. It proeeeded northon Ashley Boulevard to Nye'sLane, through Acushnet andNorth Fairhaven and back togod ole S.A.H.

The Civil Defense of NewBedford gave the walkers sup­port in case of an emergencyand at designated check pointsalong the way, the Boosters'Club provided the hikers withsoda, pastries, and candy barsfor that extra added energy.

Loads of enthusiasm andschool spirit prevailed as stu­dents and teachers followed theroute and the words of the veryappropriate school song "KeepStep with S.AH.," rang throughthe streets really seeming toperk up the walkers when therains came.

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Jesus ChallengesDo you find yourself being

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Jesus challenges our comfort­able worlds, asking us to breakaway. Jesus will not let us staywhere we are, in our ruts, ifwe listen to Him.

So, let us protest sloganswhich have no meaning or bear­ing on our lives, let us stopworrying about being "comfort­able" and let us be comfortinginstead. Let us not accept anyone man's conclflsions for thewhole truth. Since God is un­fathomable let us be wary ofthose who say they have fath­omed the very depths and haveall the answers, whether it beby slogan or otherwise.

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focus on youth •••Continued from Page Fourteencliche. It's in the category ofthose who try to sell us goodsover the telephone or song lead­ers who talk too much.

'Perhaps these people are well­motivated, thinking they are aid­ing and abetting the cause ofreligion, but to many I canunderstand why slogans like"Try God", "Ya gotta believe,"or "Things go better with God"are a source of irritation. Godisn't an aspirin to try, or a con­diment like ketchup or relishthat things should go betterwith. It isn't respectful. It's apop Christianity and perhapstheologians, instead of just talk­ing to each other, should ad­dress themselves to this. Onegets a little nervous when Mad­ison Avenue attemps to intersectthe road to Damascus or Cal·vary!

Take Year OffMore and more college stu­

dents and even some high schoolstudents are being encouragedto take a year off from theirstudies. They are finding thatinstead of being criticized asdropouts they are, in fact, toldto go right ahead with it. Nolonger are colleges afraid oflosing students who take leavesof absence. The more studentsthat colleges help to find study­related programs,' the moreoften they return to school. Thedean of William Smith College

100 stdents, parents, and teach­ers, was "Unity: Respect forLife," incorportating the school'sslogan for the year, "Striving forUnity," with the Respect for Lifemessage.

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Gerrard Highby Patricia Mello

Freshman ceremoniously be­came part of the student body atBishop Gerrard High School,Fall River, as Big Sister-LittleSister Week opened earlier thismonth. Bent on initiating theirunderstudies, seniors used"Mary had a little lamb," "SnowWhite," "Jack and Jill," and"Cinderella" as themes Mondaythrough Thursday, with fresh­men involved daily in appropri­ate activities. A Friday assemblyin honor of both Big and LittleSisters concluded the week.

The Junior Achievement Pro­gram currently being introducedin Fall River was presented toGerrard students by Doug Andreand John Sharp, who talked ex­tensively about JA at a recentassembly, showed filmstrips tobetter explain its purpose, andthen made themselves availableto answer students' questions.Gerrard's principal, Sister Eliz­abeth McAuliffe, is an activemember in the JA program,holding the position of secretaryto the executive board. She hasbeen instrumental in bringing JAto Fall River and arranged thespecial Gerrard assembly. Onehundred students have alreadyenrolled in the project.

Mrs. Mojca S. Integlia, libra­rian, has announced that theschool library will hold its sec­ond annual book fair the weekof Nov. 15, when students willbe' able to purchase paperbackbooks, which will be on displayin the library. A second bookfair is planned for the spring.

Stang Highby Leo A. Racine

October has been proclaimed"Respect for Life Month" by thebishops of our country. TheStang Student Involvement re­cently sponsored two projectsreflecting this attitude.

Early in October the marchingband and many other studentsand faculty members took partin a parade at Paul A. DeverState School in Taunton.

"It made me feel happy, be­cause I made some other peoplehappy," said Nancy Hunt, oneof the organizers of the project.Mike Rymsey, a senior, added,"It was a good experience whichmade all of us thankful for whatwe are." Sr. Teresa Trayers, anaccompanying teacher, com­mented, "The students gave ofthemselves, and they couldn'thave put more into it."

The Student InvolvementCommittee has also sponsoredits first monthly mass of the newschool year. The theme for thiscelebration, attended by over

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For Somerset-Coyle Match-Up"The drama of athletic competition, the joy of victory,

the agony of defeat, the battle of the undefeated in the gameof the year" - all the cliches seem appropriate. There willbe drama, there will be cries of victory and tears of dis­appointment. The victorwill continue along the jour- circuit honors. The Blue Raiders

h are currently perched atop theney toward the league c am- State's Division III ladder.pionship and a superbowl Msgr. Coyle-Bishop Cassidyberth. The vanquished will have High of Taunton boasts a per­a dream shattered and then fect 6-0 mark. The Warriorscling to the hope that not all is trail Somerset by only percent­lost. It's Somerset at Coyle! age points in the loop stand-

The Southeastern Massachu- ings, and are rated no worse;setts Conference schoolboy foot- than fourth in the Common­ball game that local fans have wealth.been waiting for will be played Saturday's meeting between thewith all the forecasted append- two powerhouses at Hopewellages. The records are intact, Park in Taunton should be athe stakes are high. Undefeated a classic confrontation. On pap­records, the Conference's Divi- er the two teams are remark­sion II title and possibly' a shot ably equal. Both feature talent­at the State championship of ed multi-purpose quarterbacksDivision III are all on the line. who direct explosive scoring

Somerset is unbeaten in five units. Either club can score fromcontests. It holds a slim half in close with power or from afargame advantage in the chase for" with finesse.

Motivation Will Not Be a Factor This WeekDefensively both schools have be no necessity for the coaches

good size, speed and aggressive- to spend time motivating theirness. In past performances their charges for this contest. Thedefensive units have come up players know full well the ram­with the big plays when needed. ifications. They will be ready.

Even the last names of thehead coaches at the two schools With the incentive to win tak­are the same _ Ed Winslow at ing care of itself, coaches willSomerset and Steve at Coyle. "spend more time attending toThe two are not related, but details. Their charge in theSteve has a little something ex- next few weeks will be to seetra to think about going into that -there is no psychologicalthe contest. In his playing days let down. Regardless of whoSteven labored for the Somerset wins both have difficult assign­Blue Raiders and still lives in ments coming up.the community. Coyle will play New Bedford

Both coaches and their staffs Vocational, Dartmouth andwill undoubtedly spend hours Taunton over the duration ofthis week reviewing films and the campaign. All three are rat­scouting reports looking for that ed as Division II schools and,little something that will give as such, carry a higher pointtheir team an edge. Daily prac- value which will play a crucialtice sessions will proceed on a factor as Coyle vies for a play­normal schedule. But there will off berth.

Local Team's Super Bowl Prospects ExcellentThe Somerset Blue Raiders Green Hornets have their work

have games against Falmouth, cut out for them over the re­Bishop Stang High of Dartmouth mainder of the season. Satur­and Case High of Swansea re- day they will host the Warriorsmaining. The Clippers are a Div· from King Philip High in Wren­ision II team, while Stang and tham. The visitors, who own aCase are both Conference op- 3-2 loop record, were rated aponents who would like nothing contender in pre-season polls. Ifbetter than to knock off the Greg Myers, one of the leadingpotential champion. passers in the State, is having

The prospects of a local team a good day, the Mansfield sec­playing in the Division III super ondary will be severely tested.bowl appear, at this time, to be Next week the Hornets travelexcellent. The winner of Satur- to unfriendly Community Fieldday's Somerset-Coyle obviously in North Attleboro to meet thewill be in an advantageous posi- Hockomock League defendingtion. Mansfield, of the Hocko- champions. While the Red Roc­mock League, is presently in keteers have lost twice this fall,fifth place and could conceiv- they are dangerous particularlyably move into one of the quali· on home turf. Then it's on tofying positions. Newburyport Canton. Presently Coach Pauland North Andover are the oth· Therrien's Bulldogs are tied wither top contenders. Only the first Mansfield in the league racetwo finishers in the bracket with a 4-0 mark. They will notqualify. be a pushover. On Thanksgiving

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SportsContinued from Page Fifteenmorning Mansfield will play an­cient rival Foxboro. Records canbe forgotten on that day.

The diocesan Division III con­tenders for the state champion­ship have a long road to travel.This Saturday's contest is onlyone hurdle that must be clearedalong the way.

Lawrence Welk

thei~ highest potential. The shar­ing, he said, takes several forllls:financial (profit-sharing), emo­tional, educational, moral and so­cial.

Welk is particularly interestedin helping young people to deve­lop their talents, and points tothe many young people that hehas developed through his show-such as the Lennon Sisters andhis latest group, the Semonskigirls.

"Too often," he said, "Youthshave gone off in the wrong direc­tion . . '. They should be chan­neled into the right direction."

Welk will be 74 next March,and said he is seriously thinkingof retiring. "I've had enough," hesaid, explaining that he hasabout eight people in mind whomight be able to take over theorchestra.

"But perhaps the orchestra isso much my invention, that it'Won't be able to be the sameunder someOne else."

Lawrence Welk-He's ProudOf Being A Square

Catholic SchoolsWeek Feb. 6 - 12

WASHINGTON (NC) - "Ca­tholic Schools: A Plus for Am­erica" is the theme for the 1977Catholic Schools Week, to becelebrated next Feb. 6-12, it wasannounced here.

This nationwide observance ofthe contributions Catholicschools make to the bettermentof their local communities andthe nation as a whole is cospon­sored by the National CatholicEducational Association (NCEA)and the Department of Educa­tion of the U.S. Catholic Con­ference (USCC).

'Polka Mass'A Mass he attended in Minne­

sota really bothered him, withpeople dancing around the altar.He referred to it as a "polkaMass."

Welk was in Denver to public­ize his latest book, "My America,Your America" (the others are"Wunnerful, WunnerfuI!" and"Ah-One, Ah-Two!"). His latestbook is devoted to a new socialsystem he calls his 'training andSharing System."

His method of sharing and car­ing involves the employer per­sonally training and developingpeople by helping them reach

By James Fiedler

DENVER (NC) - LawrenceWelk once thought of calling hisnew book "The Square."

To Welk, being "square means.being old-fashioned," "believing

. in traditional values."Welk, a member of St. Martin

of Tours Parish in Brentwood,Calif., is a religious man - tojudge from how often he thanksCod in his conversations and hisbooks.

He said he has been "singular­ly blessed by God" and is "filledwith deep humility and gratitudefor the continuing goodness ofGod."

And, he declared: "If I wouldnot have had my Catholic train­ing, I would never have madeit."

He said that i:l1J of his books"are based on the Catholic re­ligion."

But Wp.lk was emphatic aboutnot likmg many of the changesin the modern Cll'Jrch, especiallyin the liturgy.

He said he particularly dislikesguitar Masses. He has attendedsome of them, he said, and dis­covered that "none of the youngguitarists could play the instru­ment."

HOLY REDEEMER,CHATHAM

The Association of the SacredHearts will hear descriptions ofthe work of UNICEF and of theCape Cod United Fund at theirmeeting at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday,~Iov. 2 in the parish catecheticalcenter, following a 1 p.m. hos­pitality hour.ST. ROCH,FALL RIVER

The Council of Catholic Womenwill meet Monday, Nov. I, fol~

lowing 7 p.m. Mass, to be cel­ebrated for deceased and livingmembers. Speaker will be JohnMcAvoy, whose topic will be"Theater and Films: Past andPresent."SSt PETER AND PAUL,FALL RIVER

Woman's Club members at­tending a dinner theatre perfor­mance of "Oklahoma!" will meetat the A&P parking lot on Staf­ford Road at 5:30 p.m. Wednes­day, Nov. 3.

Sister Marie Lourdette, R.S.M. 679-8511

Sister Mary Sheila, R.S.M. . 722-7970

Sister Mary Nora, R.S.M. 992-3694

Sister Zita Mary, R.S.M. 775-1107

Sister Frances Lynch, R.S.M. 823-7336

Sister Mary Alban, R.S.M. 1-401 333-6352

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A conversational Polish coursewill begin tomorrow, with begin­ners meeting from 7:30 to 8:30p.m. and advanced studentsfrom 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. The Fri­day evening Eucharist will becelebrated at 6:30 p.m. untilfurther notice.

HOLY NAME,FALL RIVER

The Leisure Group will meetat 2 p.m. today. Mass will becelebrated and a coffee hour willfollow.

Rehearsals .lor a parish showdirected by Jim Tavares will be·held at 7 p.m. each Sunday andFriday in the school hall.

A Halloween party for allchildren of the parish in grades1 through 6 will be held at theschool at' 6:30 p.m. Sunday.Children expecting to attendmust notify the rectory or schoolby tomorrow.

THE ANCHOR-Thurs., Oct. 28, 1976

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"November Fest" will be thetheme of a dance to be held bythe Couples' Club at 8 p.m. Sat­urday, Nov. 13 in the church!hall on Sanford Road. Music wnIbe by the Bob St. Amour bandand refreshments will be avail­.able. Chairpersons for the eve­ining will be Gene and LucieBenoit and Norman and LaurettaMichaud will be in charge oftickets. Reservations may bemade by. calling 673-6059.

ST. MARY'S CATHEDRALFALL RIVER

The Women's Guild' will meetin the parish hall at '7:30 p.m.Monday, Nov. 1. Miss Mary T.Hurley will be coffee hour host­ess.

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