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Fr. Foister To HeadSt. Anne1s Parish

MRS. NICHOLAS TYRRELL; 86, among oldest re­cipients ever awarded the Marian Medal, chats with BishopCronin after Cathedral presentation ceremony last Sun­day. Mrs. Tyrrell, a daily communicant, is a lifelong mem­ber of SS. Peter and Paul parish, Fall River, and she andher children are active in parish affairs. marriage with a blessing," saId

Jesuit Father Gustave Martelet,a commission member, in an in­terview. "For Christian marriageto be Christian marriage sup­poses for the spouses a real bondwith Christ."

This bond with Christ is es­tablished by baptism and livingfaith, said Father Martelet, pro­fessor of dogmatic theology atthe Jesuit Theologate in Paris.He added that it is necessary todefine what is meant by "livingfaith."

The problem of whether or notpersons who exchange marriage

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fundamental characteristics:a stress on charisms, a spontan­eous desire to praise God, apowerful attraction to read scrip­ture and a spirit of fraternalaffection.

He pointed out that this offi­cial meeting of priests on theCharismatic Movement was oneof the first to be held in thecountry. It was an opportunityfor many of the clergy to havesome questions answered andsome doubts removed with re­gard to the position of the Re­newal in the eyes of the Church.

Temporary GuidelinesFather Kaszynski distributed

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No Marriage,Theologians

No Belief,Aver Rome

By John MaherROME (NC) - The Interna­

tional Theological Commission(lTC), a papally appointed body,agrees that baptized Catholicswho reject the faith do not re­ceive the sacrament of matri­mony when they marry.

The lTC, which has 29 mem­bers and works in conjunctionwith the Vatican's DoctrinalCongregation, held its annualmeeting last week at Rome's In­ternational Clergy House to dis­cuss the doctrinal and sacramen­tal problems of matrimony.

"No one would say today thatChristian marriage is only civil

and diocesan liaison with theRenewal movement, gave thepresentation.

In his remarks Father Kas­zynski stressed that the Charis­matic movement has the fullapproval of the Church andmust not be considered merelya passing fad.

He urged his assembledbrothers to remember that therenewal is Catholic, not an or­ganization or private club buta real movement of people seek­ing a personal relationship withJesus.

In sharing a basic understand­ing of the Renewal, Father Kas­zynski stated that it has four

FRANCIS REILLY of Our Lady of Angels parish,Fall River, is congratulated by his pastor, Msgr. AnthonyGomes, and by Bishop Cronin following his receptioon ofthe Marian Medal.

Prayer and Praiseof Meeting

Priests,Are Topics

VOTING NO (to uphold theveto): McCarthy, Mansfield,Easton, Norton.

Fr. Bowen Dies,Priest 43 Years

Father Ambrose E. Bowen, 72,remembered by parishioners as"such a kind man," died lastweek at the Catholic MemorialHome in Fall River.

His concolebrated funeralMass was sung on Saturday atSt. John the Evangelist Church,Attleboro, with Bishop DanielA. Cronin as principal celebrant

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Foliowing are the votesof Massachusetts Representa­tives in Congress on compro­mise abortion legislationwhich was a rider to the an­nual appropriations bill forthe Departments of Labor andHealth, Education and Wel­fare. The total vote was 181­167 in favor of regulationspermitting Medicaid abor­tions under certain circum­stances.

Following are votes of statesenators serving the area ofthe diocese on a rollcall votethat upheld by 22 to 16 Gov­ernor Dukakis' vetoes of theantiabortion language in thesupplementary state budget.

VOTING YES (to overridethe veto): Fonseca, Fall River;Rogers, New Bedford; Ayl­mer, Cape Cod and Islands;Parker, Taunton.

Priests, prayer and praise werethe topics of an important clergyconference held last Friday atBishop Connolly High School forall priests of the diocese.

The subject of the morningmeeting was the pastoral need tounderstand the dimensions ofthe Charismatic Renewal. FatherRobert S. Kaszynski, pastor ofSt. Stanislaus parish, Fall River,president of the priests' council

IN FAVOR: Father RobertF. Drinan, SJ, Michael Har­rington, Gerry Studds, PaulTsongas.

OPPOSED: Edward Boland,James Burke, Silvio Conte,Joseph Early, Margaret Heck­ler, Edward Markey, JohnMoakley.

How They Voted

Bishop To MarkSilver Jubilee

It was in April of 1973 thatthe then-Provincial Superior ofthe Dominican' Fathers, Rever­end Georges Perreault, O.P., ap­proached Bishop Cronin to ad­vise him that the Dominicanscould not maintain staffing atSaint Anne's indefinitely.

Declining vocations in Cana­da and the United States and aprocess of attrition in the mem­bership of the Province due toage and illness compelled theDominican authOI'ities to ap-

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On Sunday afternoon BishopCronin will celebrate with boththe diocesan family and hisown family the 25th anniversaryof his priestly ordination. Theactual anniversary date is Dec.20, but in order to allow asmany of the faithful as possibleto share in this joyous event,the Sunday time was chosen.

The Bishop will offer his an­niversary Mass at 5 p.m. at St.Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. Acordial invitation is extended tothe people of the diocese to par­ticipate in this memorable mo­ment in Bishop Cronin's life asa priest of the Church and tooffer him a personal word ofgreeting following the liturgy.

In changes affecting four di­ocesan parishes, Bishop DanielA. Cronin has announced thatFather John R. FoIster will be­come pastor of St. Anne'sChurch, Fall River. He is pres­ently pastor of Sacred HeartChurch, Fall River.

He will be replaced at Sa~red

Heart by Father James F. Mc­Carthy, presently pastor of HolyFamily parish, East Taunton,where Father Robert F. Kirby,now associate pastor, will be­come administrator.

Father Cornelius J. O'Neillwill become pastor of St. Paul'sparish, Taunton, replacing Msgr.Joseph C. Canty, who will retirefrom the' active priesthood.

All changes will be effectiveWednesday, Jan. 4.

In connection with Father Foi­ster's appointment to St. Anne'sparish, since 1887 staffed bypriests of the Dominican Prov­ince of Canada, the ChanceryOffice has made the followingstatement:

The appointment of a memberof the Diocesan clergy to theOffice of Pastor of Saint Anne'sParish is being made at the con­clusion of a long process of con­sultation in which Bishop Cro­nin, Diocesan authorities and theofficials of the Dominican Prov­ince of Saint Dominic have par­ticipated.

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FATHER JAMES F. McCARTHYwill become pastor of Sacred HeartChurch, Fall River. He is now pastorof Holy Family, East Taunton.

MSGR. JOSEPH C. CANTY ~ pas­tor of St. Paul's, Taunton, will re­tire from the active priesthood Wed­nesday, Jan. 4.

FATHER ROBERT KIRBY, pres­ently associate pastor, will becomeadministrator of Holy Family parish,East Taunton.

Asks Papal AidVATICAN CITY - Iraq's new am­

bassador to the Holy See asked PopePaul VI to try to block further Israeliconstruction in Jesusalem and to con·tinue Vatican efforts to help the Pales­tinians. Ambassador Salah Omar ai-Ali,40, made the requests as he presentedhis credentials to Pope Paul in a Vati­can ceremony.

Still PonderingNASHVILLE - Tennessee's two sena­

tors have told Bishop James Nieder­geses of NashviIle that they are still con­sidering positions on the Panama Canaltreaties. The bishop wrote to the sena­tors, James Sasser, a freshmean Demo·crat, and Howard Baker, a Republicanand Senate minority ieader, asking themto support the treaties.

Human Rights LoseUNITED NATIONS, N.Y. - A pro­

posal to create the post of United Na­tions High Commissioner for HumanRights was defeated when the UN's So­cial, Humanitarian and Cultural Com­mittee voted 62-49, with 21 abstentions,to study the idea again next year.

They AgreeWASHINGTON - The National Com­

mitte for a Human Life Amendment andthe National Abortion Rights Leaguewere bitter opponents during the five­month congressional debate on Medi­caid abortion funding, but they agreeon two things about the compromisereached by Congress. First, they agree,the activity on the issue now shifts tothe Department of Health, Educationand Welfare which must draw up regu­lations interpreting the law. The organ­izations also agree that the law's lang­uage on the reporting of rape may playhavoc with rape law and attitudes to­ward rape in the United States.

Mother Teresa Is ThereHYDERABAD, India - Mother Teresa

and her Missionaries of Charity are con­tributing their services to aid the sick,destitute and homeless in the cycloneravaged Indian state of Andhre Prad­desh. Survivors of last month's cyclonehave received aid totalling $1.3 millionin food, funds and supplies throughCatholic Relief Services. Caritas Inter­national is seeking to raise an additional$1 million for the victims.

New SecretaryWASHINGTON - Msgr. Wilfrid H.

Paradis, project manager for the Nation­al Catechetical Directory, will succeedMsgr. Olin Murdick as U.S. CatholicConference (USCC) secretary for edu­cation.

Bishop Thomas C. Kelley, USCC gen­eral secretary, who made the announce·ment, said Msgr. Paradis was the unani­mous choice of the search committeeformed to find a successor to Msgr. Mur­dick, who resigned to become a pastorin the Saginaw diocese.

Know More, Believe LessLANSING, Michigan - Catholic school

students in the Lansing, Mich., diocesehave slightly more knowledge about thebasic teachings of their faith, but holdless positive attitudes toward religionthan CCD students there, according toa recent diocesanwide survey. A totalof 2,830 eighth grade students in theLansing l:Iiocese part'icipated in "AnAssessment of Basic Teachings in Reli­gious Education."

N LRB at Notre DameNOTRE DAME, Ind. - The National

Labor Relations Board :(NLRB) hasscheduled a hearing Dec. 20 to decidewhether to hold union representationelections for 215 food service workersat the University of Notre Dame.

Teamsters Union Local 364, which isalso trying to organize 21 Notre Damegroundskeepers, asked for the hearing.

Teamsters officials also said they aretalking with other university employesabout unionizing. Notre Dame has reosisted what it calls "piecemeal" organ­izing by the union, saying it prefers asingle bargaining unit for its 400 hourly­wage employes.

Is Excommun~catedGUATEMALA CITY - Father Salva­

dor Valenzuela, who got married with-/out dispensation and presided at hisown nuptial Mass has incurred excom­munication, said Cardinal Mario Casar­iego of Guatemala City.

"With this pretense at Catholic mar­riage he gave public scandal, violatedChurch laws regarding the sacraments{If ordination and marriage, and com·mitted sacrilegious profanation of theMass," said the cardinal's decree.

Eucharist Main IssueWASHINGTON - Officials of the

Catholic and United Methodist Churchesexpressed optimism following the firstsession in what will be a three yearseries of meetings aimed at finding outwhat similarities exist in the twochurches' beliefs about the Eucharist.

Over the next three years, the twogroups will also consider other beliefs,teachings and practices of the twochurches, with particular reference toimplementation at the local level.

Fear Czech ReprisalsVATlCAN CITY - Church officials in

Rome fear that Czechoslovakian BishopJl~liUS Gabris, apostolic administratorof Trnava, who criticized religious reopression in his country during the WorldSynod of Bishops may have been physi­cally assaulted for his action.

Jesui,t InvestegatedMANILA, Philippines - American

Jesuit Father James B. Reuter, 61, underinvestigation by the Philippines militaryfor publication of allegedly subversivearticles, has suggested that his accuserstry him before a military tribunal andrelease 13 coworkers who are also underinvestigation.

He edited and published The Com­municator, a Catholic weekly raided andshut down a year ago by the Metropoli.tan Command of the Philippine Constab·ulary as part of a crackdown againstCatholic opponents of martial law.

The military has not yet broughtcharges against Father Reuter or his13 fellow workers - another Jesuit,four nuns, and eight lay persons de­scibed as non-writing staff members ofThe Communicator. It says investiga­tions against the 14 are still in prelim­inary stages.

High Court Aids PapersWASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme

Court has upheld a lower court rulingthat a newspaper which reports chargesagainst a public figure cannot be suedfor libel.

The decision is not a .binding prece­dent, but is likely to be used as a foun­dation by other courts ruling on similarcases.

FATHER JOHN FOLSTER will bethe first diocesan priest in 90 yearsto lead St. Anne's parish, Fall River.

FATHER CORNELIUS O'NEILLwiH be pastor of St. Paul's Church,Taunton.

FATHER WILLIAM CAMPBELLis director of an Advent ChoralEvensong program to be heard at7:30 p.m. Sunday at Holy Name

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Rev. John R. Foister, to Pastor, Saint Anne's Parish, FallRiver.

Rev. James F. McCarthy, to Pastor, Sacred Heart Parish,Fall River.

Rev. Cornelius J. O'Neill, to Pastor, Saint Paul's Parish,Taunton.

All changes are effective Wednesday, January 4, 1978.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of fall River-Thurs. Dec. 15, 1977 3

Founded in 1869, Saint Anne'sParish was the second to be es­tablished in the City of FallRiver, anteceded only by SaintMary's Parish. Saint Anne's wasthe first in Fall River to providepastoral care for French-Canad-

. ian Catholic immigrants. SinceNovember of 1887, priests ofthe Dominican Province of Cana­da have staffed and administer­ed the parish.

The appointment of FatherFoister as Pastor thus signals areturn to the original practicewhich had prevailed from thetime of the founding of the par­ish until the coming of the firstDominican priests.

Msgr. CantyMsgr. Canty, who will retire

to his own home, is a Tauntonnative. He attended Boston Col­lege before entering St. Ber­nard's Seminary, Rochester,N.Y., where he completed hisstudies for the priesthood. Hewas ordained May 26, 1934 bythe late Bishop James E Cassi­dy.

The prelate served as associatepastor at various diocesan par­ishes before entering the chap­lain corps of the United StatesNavy, where he served from1942 until 1963, retiring fromthe service with the rank ofcaptain. His last post was that ofForce Chaplain on the staff ofthe Commander in Chief of Na­val Activities in Europe. Duringhis naval career he was award­ed several decorations for merit­orious service, and was raisedto the rank of monsignor in1962.

Upon returning to the FallRiver diocese, Msgr. Canty wasnamed to the pastorate of St.Paul's parish, Taunton, fromwhich he is now retiring.

Father Foister

ADVENT CHORAL EVENSONG soloists at Holy NameChurch, Fall River, are, from left, Barbara Pavao, contral­to; Gloria Franco, soprano; Ronald Rathier, tenor. Theywill be heard at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in selections from Han­del's Messiah, interspersed with scripture lessons and re­sponsorial prayer. A string ensemble and organ will ac­company the soloists from the sanctuary, with the choirproviding choruses from the church gallery. Larry Poulinwill be organist and the program will be directed by FatherWilliam G. Campbell.

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Continued from Page Oneproach the Bishop and advisehim of the need to initiate newarrangements at Saint Anne's.

. It was foreseen that responsi­bility for the pastoral care ofsouls at the Parish would haveto revert to the Diocese.

In the intervening monthsand years, careful planning andconsultation have continued.The present Provincial, Rever­end Jean-Marc Gay, D.P., hasmaintained close liaison withBishop Cronin in making def­inite plans for the gradual modi­fication of arrangements for theadministration and pastoral ser­vice at Saint Anne's. The cir­cumstances of the religious or·der have not improved since1973, and there is no possibilitythat Father Gay could guaran­tee a sufficient number ofpriests over the years to cometo adequately attend to parishresponsibilities.

Happily, however, the inabili­ty of the Dominican Fathers toprovide staffing indefinitely atSain Anne's Parish does notportend the departure of theDominican priests from the par­ish. Virtually all the DominicanFathers who presently staff theparish and Shrine will be re­mining.

Thus, the familiar white habitof the members of the religiousorder founded by Saint Dominicwill continue to appear regular­ly at the Church. It is foreseenthat over a period of years otherDiocesan priests will be assignedto parochial duties at the parish.

For the present, Father FoIs­ter, as Pastor, will be the soleDiocesan priest serving at SaintAnne's. He will be assisted byDominicans who are presentlyassigned to the parish andShrine.

Priests, Pray·erContinued from Page One

the following temporary guide­lines for the establishment ofcharismatic prayer groups in thediocese. He said they have beenapproved by Bishop Cronin onan interim basis, until formal di­rectives are promulgated:

- It is expected that leadersshall have undergone the "Lifein the Spirit" Seminars.

- Leaders shall avail' them­selves of the opportunity to havecompleted the foundationscourse.

- Leaders are expected to at­tend the monthly diocesanleadership seminars presentlyheld at Sacred Hearts Academyin Fairhaven.

- Each group should be un­der the pastoring direction of apriest who, though not himselfa member of the Renewal per­haps, would assume responsi­bility for the soundness ofteaching and proper formationof leadership within the samegroup.

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promises confer on each otherthe sacrament of matrimony "hasto do with the baptized whodon't have faith and who don'twant to believe," Father Marte­let said. "The baptized who donot want to believe withdrawthemselves from the mystery ofChrist and the Church and there­by from the sacrament.

In a statement to Vatican Ra­dio at the end of the meeting,Msgr. Philippe Delhaye, ITC sec­retary, also discussed the prob­lem of baptized persons whohave lost the faith or never hadit and who marry.

"Is it possible that they con­tract sacramental matrimony orat least that their union beblessed?" Msgr. Delhaye asked."It seems necessary to disting­uish two cases.

"Some of them still have animplicit faith that can be re­vived, educated. It will there­fore be possible, with adequatepreparation, to bring them to aclear awareness of their inten­tion to do what the Church doesin the sacramental act.

"In other cases, however, hesaid, "the lack of faith is totaland obstinate. It is therefore con­tradictory to want to have theChurch intervene in their matri­monial agreement . If they do it,it is to please this or that par­ent, or through frivolity. In thiscase, the Church must not bewitness of their matrimony.

"These young people," Msgr.Delhaye continued, "given thelack of faith, do not have theintention of contracting a unionin Christ, indissoluble and ori­ented to procreation. It seemstherefore opportune to avoidparatiturgies that can give illu­sions and provoke scandal.

"The commission was in un­animous agreement on the nec­essity of reaffirming decisively,'in the context of the presenterotic civilization, the indissolu­bility of Christian matrimony,"Msgr. Delhaye said. "There ex­ists in that regard a rupture be­tween the Church and the world,analogous to that which camebetween Christ and the Phari­sees who, at that time, admit­ted divorce."

Humphrey-Hawkins. Bill

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Beyond Reason"Reason is the precondition

of faith; faith is the act in whichreason reaches ecstatically be­yond itself." - Paul Tillich

employment rate of three per­cent among adults (personsover 20) and four percent over­all within five years.

These goals are important forseveral reasons. First, theywould, for the first time, estab­lish a clear, national employ­ment goal. Butler says thiswould end the process of everyAdministration defining "fullemployment" in its own way.One prominent conservativeeconomist, Herbert Stein, for ex­ample, believes that full em­ployment should be defined asseven percent unemployment,the present rate, with some sevenmillion people out of work.

Supporters of the Humphrey­Hawkins bill believe the bill'sinterium targets will put pres­sure on the White House andCongress to meet those targetsor give a good explanation ofwhy they can't. 'The bill allowsthe President to ask Congress toraise the targets after two years,but, again, the burden of proofis on the President to justifysuch a move.

The Humphrey-Hawkins bill'scritics argue that the economicexpansion needed to reach fullemployment could increase in­flation by as much as two per­cent a year. The bill's supportersargue that unemployment is it·self inflationary and contributesto budget deficits because eachpercentee of unemploymentdrains some $16 billion from thenational treasury in welfare, un­employment compensation andso on.

But the inflation-unemploy­ment debate involves a moralquestion: is it moral to want tokeep people out of work so thatthose who are working can. paya little less for what they buy?

The nation's major religiousgroups, including the Catholicbishops, have said they believeit is not.

For Marian ManorA mini-bazaar and flea mark­

et will be conducted from 10a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at GARHall, Washington Street, Taun­ton. Proceeds will benefit theresidents of Marian Manor.Taunton. On sale will be hand­made items, jewelry, books,plants and clothing. Donationsfor the event may be left atMarian Manor on SummerStreet.

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r NecrologyDecember 7

Father Thomas F. Daley, 1976,Pastor, St. James, New Bedford

December 20Rev. Manuel S. Travassos,

1953, Pastor, Espirito Santo, FallRiver

December 21Rev. Henri J. Charest, 1968,

Pastor, St. Mathieu, Fall River

funds for a single new job. It isbasically a planning and goal­setting bill that is important be­cause it includes plans and goalswhich do not now exist in law.

The bill would assert and"translate into practical reality"the right of all Americans ~'able,

Willing and seeking to work tofull opportunities for useful paidemployment at fair rates of com­pensation."

This is the "most significantpart" of the bill, according toFrancis Butler. U.S. CatholicConference (USCC) associate di­rector for domestic social de­velopment. The USCC has sup­ported the Humphrey-Hawkinsbill almost since its earliest daysthree years ago.

The bill does not actually de­fine "full employment." But itsets "interium goals" of an un-

By Jim CastelliWASHINGTON (NC) - The

compromise reached between theWhite House and supporters ofthe Humphrey-Hawkins full em­ployment bill has, so far, atleast, prompted more criticismthan praise.

That criticism has taken twaforms. On one hand, some criticssay the bill is nothing more thanrhetoric and is an empty symbol.

On the other hand, some crit­ics say the bill is a threat tothe economy which will causethe inflation rate to soar.

It's obvious, the bill's suppor­ters point out, that the bill can't 'be both.

Part of the problem is thatmost people don't understandthe Humphrey-Hawkins bill. It isnot simply a public works jobsbill; it doesn't itself appropriate

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A group of priests listens intently ... to a fellow, priest ... Rt em informal meeting.

Each face is a study ... in concentration ... aseach person makes an effort to hear . . . and absorb· .. what is being said ... Each face suggests, too ...a different feeling response ... to what is heard.

The group presents a captivating portrait ... ofthe art of listening . . . an increasingly lost art . . . ina world of communications media . . . Despite thewonders of our electronic media . . . we often fail tocommunicate with those nearest US ... with thosewe love most because we fail to listen.

When was the last time . . . someone reallylistened to me . . . with heart . . . as well as ears? . . .When was the last time . . . I listened to another . . .with my whole being ... with genuine concentration?

To listen is to sh,ow respect ... to signal to anothera sense of personal worth . . . of having somethingworth saying ... To listen is to be open ... to another· . . Listening sensitively ... breaks through the pro-tective crust of 01.!r selfishness Listening is the keyto understanding ... compassion and dialogue.

"If you are willing to listen . . . you will learn;· .. if you give heed ... you will be wise." (Sirach 6,33).

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Ad Multos Annos

This Sunday Bishop Cronin will celebrate his 25thanniversary of ordination to the priesthood. These pastyears have seen him witness as a priest in Boston, Ethiopia.Rome and Fall River. He has served the Church as a curate.parish priest, diplomat and Bishop; a truly varied andunique expression of ministry in so short a time.

On December 16, 1970, he was installed as Bishop ofFall River. Thus, for the past seven years he has reflectedthe image of the Church in this diocese. As spiritual leaderfor over 300,000 Catholics, he has tried to face the issuesthat concern his people in a time of difficulty and change.Ever mindful of the universal Church, he has brought tothis diocese a unique bond with the Holy See whom heserved so well in the Secretariate of State.

With all this in mind, we congratulate our Bishop andhis parents who joined him in joyful celebration ...

Ad Multos Annos!

Now for Mr. Brooke

One really begins to wonder how a state like Massa­chusetts which has well over three million Catholics con­tinues to elect government officials who really have nothingbut contempt for those principles that are basic to Catholicbelief. You can be sure that the Mormon Church wouldhave a little more influence in Utah.

There are those who would say that such a compari­son is odious because of the more liberal traditions of thisCommonwealth. That which is odious is not our liberalstate of mind but rather our libertine approach to moralitywhen it comes to the abortion issue.

As demonstrated by his determined fight in Congress,Senator Edward Brooke is indeed a leading figure in theabortion issue. As a member of the Senate-House confer- 'ence which had the responsibility for recommending aJ;labortion payments policy to Congress, Mr. Brooke was 'more than adamant that federal funding of abortions shouldcontinue unabated.

It is interesting to note that he was the ranking minoritymember on the Senate half of the panel. In this capacity,he took the lead in conference committee, in the Senateand in public, defending governmental expenditures forabortions.

From the very beginning of this crucial life and deathstruggle, the Senator from Massachusetts has been thegreat proponent of using federal tax monies for abortions.He is recognized and praised by pro-abortionists as one oftheir most tenacious leaders.

It is interesting to note that Brooke's argument forabortion is the same as that expounded by Mr. Dukakis.Both claim to be for abortion because of their concern forthe' poor. In their defense of this position, it is strangethat they refuse to address the basic fact that what mustbe done to help the poor is to fight poverty, not abort poorbabies.

Despite the fact that Senator Brooke has not i'ormallyannounced his desire to be reelected, it is more than obviousthat he has begun some efforts in this direction. Why hissudden appearances in this, the poorest part of the state'?

Well may we hope that as he begins once more toshake hands and kiss babies, some Catholics will questionhim on his pro-abortion views and at least let him knowwhat they think of his defiant defense of Medicaid abortions.

We must be realistic and call to mind once more thatthe only thing that really counts with politicians as theyrun for reelection is votes. If Catholics pull together in thisstate and vote according to their conscience and not bypolitical party or pressure politics, then the Mr. Brookesof this Commonwealth might realize that they just can'ttake the Catholic vote for granted as they have in the past.

As an asid~, for those who say there is no such thingas a Catholic vote, a simple referral to the Gallup and Harrispolls as well as to the writings of Theodore White.

MARIETTE EATON, RN conducts session of NaturalFamily Planning course at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River.

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esan officials have also plannedNFP classes at two,.... Cape Codlocations.

Sessions will start Wednesday,Jan. 18 at St. Margaret's CCDCenter, Buzzards Bay, and Wed­nesday, Feb. 1 at Our Lady ofVictory Center, Centerville.

Programs will begin at St.Anne's Hospital Wednesday, Jan.II and Wednesday, Jan. 25.

All classes begin at 7:30 p.m.and will continue for four Wed­nesday evenings. Pre-registra­tion is requested, as numbers arelimited, and further informationis available at the Cape Codrectories or from Mrs. Eaton atSt. Anne's, telephone 674-5741.

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cording to Mrs. Eaton."Natural Family Planning is

a tool for wholeness. It teachesa woman about her body andhelps her understand it. Becausethis method depends upon mu­tual cooperation between manand woman, it actually enhancesthe marriage partnership," shesaid.

The NFP program at St.Anne's has been very successfuland a smaller program at La­Salette Shrine has also met wel­coming response. The latter willsoon expand into the full pro­gram offered at St. Anne's, whilewith input from family life min­istry groups, hospital and dioc-

ficial or mechanical devices andis preferred by many couplesbecause it utilizes a woman'smonthly fertility cycle.

Proponents of NFP cite thedeficiencies of artificial methodsof birth control, said MarietteEaton, RN, certified teacher ofthe program at St. Anne's Hospi­tal. She noted that "the pill"causes me~ical problems formany women because it dis­rupts the natural hormone bal­ance. Intrauterine devices (IUDs)bring about temporary inabilityto conceive and may cause spon­taneous miscarriage. Barriermethods may be uncomfortable,while sterilization is permanentand irreversible.

NFP, on the other hand, isharmless to the body because itrequires nothing artificial. Allthat is needed is daily charting,careful observation and coopera­tion between partners in marri­age, said Mrs. Eaton.

NFP programs do not teachthe older rhythm method whichhas proven relatively undepend­able. The program does includethree scientifically proven meth­ods of observation that, whenused properly, can pinpoint themoment of ovulation.' By know­ing that ovulation indicates fer­tility, the couple may avoid orachieve pregnancy, according totheir wishes.

NFP classes teach coupleshow to observe physical symp­toms of the woman such as fluc­tuations in body temperature,the Keefe Method of self-exam­ination, and patterns of cervi­cal mucus defined by the Ovula­tion Method.

Before the Ovulation Methodwas perfected ·by Drs. Evelynand John Billings of Australia,sperm survival was considereda male phenomenon, explainedMrs. Eaton. The doctors dis­proved this theory when theydiscovered that during a wom­an's "fertile days" she secretesa substance that allows thesperm to survive. NFP teachescouples a simple method of thispattern of fertility.

With increasing concern overthe negative side effects of arti­ficial methods of birth controlcouples and physicians are wcl~coming the natural method, ac-

Family Planningin Diocese

NaturalExpands

Why pay farmers not to plant,when so many need food?

Why give food only to thosewho can do something for us inreturn?

Jesus says: "When you give abanquet invite those who can'trepay you, then you will receivean eternal reward in Heaven."(St. Luke 14; verses 12-14).

We are all behind you in yourconcetn for the hungry of theworld. We pray that you will seefit to initiate the programs nec­essary to help feed the starvingeeople of our human family.

We pray for you, PresidentCarter, on this ThanksgivingDay that God may use you asHis instrument in bringing re­lief to all our starving brothersand sisters throughout the world.It is easy to "find Jesus" whenyou know someOne like Him.This responsibility rests uponyou - and us - and may Godstrengthen us in the days ahead.

Father Francis ConnorsOur Lady of VictoryCenterville

"When will there be a naturalway to plan my pregnancies thatis safe and effective to use, andconforms to my religious andmoral philosophies?"

This is a question many wom­en ask in the 1970's when econo­my and physical well-being areimportant influences on fam­ily life.

It is being answered in theFall River diocese by NaturalFamily Planning (NFP) pro­grams, already offered at St.Anne's Hospital, Fall River andLa Salette Shrine, Attleboro,and expanding in the New Yearto Buzzards Bay and Center­ville on Cape Cod.

Many couples today are plan­ning their families carefully,say 51. Anne officials, pointingout that choosing a method ofplanning children is probablyone of the most senstitive andcontroversial problems marriedcouples must face today.

Although medical technologyhas emphasized the productionof many methods of "birth con­trol" including pills, barriers,creams and coils, it has also pro­duced the totally natural NFPmethod which involves no arti-

Letters tothe Editor

(As part of their participationIn Bread for the World, an ecu·menical organlzatiorr fightingglobal hunger, parishioners atOur Lady of Victory Church,Centerville, wrote ThanksgivingDay letters. The letter of FatherFranciS Connors, pastor of OurLady of Victory, follows. Editor.)

This is an open letter toPresident Carter:

As we give thanks for all themany gifts and blessingsshowered upon us by AlmightyGod, our thoughts turn to thosewho are not so fortunate as weare.

Why are we so blessed? Whatcan we do as a nation to sharewhat we have with others?

You and I both know ourproblem is not overpopulation,but selfishness. We could feedthe world if we so wished. Itis not a question of charity, butof justice and we are our"b;-others' keeper." Not to sharewith others is a terrible sin inthe eyes of God. "As long asyou did it for these, the least ofMy brothers, You did it for Me,"says the Lord Jesus (Matt. 25;verse 40)..

We speak of civil rights, hu­man rights, etc., but the firstright is the right to life and theright to live. This means wehave the right to food, since weeat to live.

Why pay farmers to plowunder excess crops, when somany are starving?

To President

ParishCompetition

Dear Editor:I have just finished reading

the two articles in "the mooring"(12/1/77).

I am opposed to shopping onSunday as I would like it to re­main a day set aside for God andfamily. However, if we are tocriticize those who use this holyseason as a way to make a buck,let's not ignore the competitionat the parish level. The now tra­ditional Christmas Bazaar is thesame wolf in church clothing.

Part of every parish discus­sion will include "Did you knowso-and-so's parish made over$3000 this year?"

Like many other things ­Las Vegas nights, beano, etc.- you may have been cautionedagainst them by the churchsome years ago, but they arenow condoned as a means ofbringing in money.

As to your comments on EricSevareid and his command ofthe English language, I'm afraidyour use of the word hopefullywill probably make him cringe!

I regret that the Dameanshave discontinued their columnon contemporary lyrics. It wasa good source for discussionwith our young people.

Anita MaigretAttleboro

(A successor to the Dameans'column will begin early in theNew Year. Editor.)

Letters are welcomed, but should be noinore than 200 words. The editor reservesme right to condense or edit, if deemednecessary. All letters must be signed andInclude a home or business address.

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Synod Truly Stupid Not To Consult Father Greeley

M·om Stouthleart's Christmas:

Wonders What Born-Again IHustlerl Will Be Like

Preparation - for C·hristmas Bett,er Thain Day Itself

By

REV.

ANDREW M.

GREELEY

The bishops at the synodwere faced with a seriousproblem. If the church hasthe gospel and if youngpeople hunger for the spritual,how come they're not turning tothe church? Bishop Gerald Car­ter of London, Ontario, presidentof the Canadian Conference ofCatholic BishOps, had the an­swer. What's wrong with youngpeople can be explained by"technical advances, mass media,industrialization, and. atomicpower ... secularism, material·

By

MARY

CARSON

As Christmas nears, myfriend Mom Stoutheart'sfamily is chaotic. Her son,Patrick, began a little enter­prise months ago, taking ordersfor Christmas wreaths.

When I stopped in the otherday, she showed me Patrick'sefforts . . . all bare branches

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REV.

JOHN B.

SHEERIN, CSP

When Larry Flynt, pub­lisher of "Hustler" recentlyannounced he had gotten re­ligion by way of conversion,he was greeted with smirks.The ordinary reader of "Hust­ler" found it impossible to im­agine this raunchy publicationchanging its stripes.

But the incredible has appar­ently happened and Flynt re­portedly owes his turnabout to-

By

MARILYN

RODERICK

Today we're going toNewport for a VictorianChdstmas home tour. It'staken me a while, but I havefinally realized that I enjoypreparing for Christmas morethan the day itself, which, ex-

ism, and self-concerned atheism."Now this is just plain rubbish.

There exists an overwhelmingliterature in the social scienceswhich would prove that BishopCarter is wrong. But is is con­soling to blame the mass mediaand all the other demons whileassuming no responsibility your­self for your own failures asteacher.

I dislike criticizing BishopCarter, who is certainly one ofthe finest churchmen in Amer­ica. Still, when Kenneth Wood­ward of Newsweek asked Bish­op Carter about surveys suggest­ing the fault might lie with theinstitutional church, the' Bish­op of London dismissed the sur­veys as irrelevant.

The exchange symbolized thefrustrations of the episcopalsynod and was the reason why

. . . and needles all over thefloor.

"It's the only time in his lifethat he started something early,"

FeeIng sorry for Patrick, Iwondered if he could spray paintthem and start a new trend.

"Please . . .," she begged."Don't even suggest it. Wehaven't cleaned up the remainsof his last adventure with spraypaint. I've gotten it off the walland the floor. I'm still workingon the dog,"

"That dog," Mom Stoutheartwent on, "has everybody mad.We are trying to have a. realold-fashioned Christmas. So wemade an Advent wreath, candles

Ruth Stapleton, evangelist sisterof Jimmy Carter.

Converts usually make goodChristians but occasionally afanatical convert comes alongwith more zeal than judgment,trying to change the Christianreligion into his bizarre versionof the Gospel.

I am reminded of John Hum­phrey Noyes, founder of thenoted Oneida Community inNew York State (1845). Afterhearing Charles Finney, are·vivalist, Noyes developed anidea designed to reconcile theimpulses of the flesh with asaintly life. He decided to starta new godly community. Otherquasi-Communistic communities

cept for the Christmas Mass, Ifind anticlimatic.

So I've decided to relax andenjoy the pre-Yule festivities,and one of my favorite projectsat this time of year is browsingthrough bookstores for just thatright book for a special person.My daughter Meryl immediatelycame to mind when I cameacross a little gem called "TheCollege Cookbook" by Geri Har­rington, published by CharlesSchibner's Sons. It's a perfectstocking stuffer for $3.95, espec-

the headaches they' caused fin­ally drove me away.

While lip service was paid tothe importance of the family asa catechetical agency, parentswere invisible at the synod.While young people were praisedas having a hunger for spiritualvalues, there were no youngpeople at the synod.

While the work of catechet­ists was lauded, most of the so­called catechists who werearound were staff bureaucrats ofthe sort that produced the fool­ish American Catechetical Di­rectory.

Nor, as far as I could find out,had anyone bothered to con-

. suIt those who actually writecatechisms. I checked with an­other catechism writer in Romejust to make sure I wasn't

and everything,"She was picking dripped wax

off the table as she talked. "Thekids thought it would be niceto put some fragrance in thecandles. Apparently the doglikes cinnamon,"

She showed me the wreath.Not only were the evergreenbranches bare twigs, but thepink candle had been bitten off.

She said, "'Every year I getso depressed before Christmas.I've always blamed it on thecommercialism. So this year wewere. going to try to do thingsthe way a family should forChristmas.

"Rather than just buy gifts,

had started in America beforehim but he noticed they hadfailed because they did not solvethe problem of marriage. So heinvented "complex marriage,"The New Testament demandedthat all Christians obey the com­mandment of love of neighborbut Noyes decided that marriage'must not stand in the way oflove of neighbor. He thereforedevised the ingenious arrange­ment of men marrying womenthey did not particularly carefor. In this way they would notform attachments.

The "unforgivable sin" was toform atachments. For "an ex­clusive attachment" to onewoman would prevent the spousefrom loving all women, as com-

ially if your student is enjoyingapartment living and his or herfirst attempt at being chief chef.The recipes are easy to follow,the ingredients are economicaland it's really the best book ofthis type that I have seen.

Over the years I have judged acookbook by the way it reads atbedtime. If I stay awake longerthan 10 minutes, it gets a fourstar rating. James Beard's"Beard on Food" is without adou:Jt a four-star volume. It's$10 and would make a wonderful

wrong. He told me the delega­tion staff studiously avoided himtoo. I'm sorry if this soundsself-serving, but when you writea catechism that is translatedinto German, Spanish, and Ital­ian within a year, you might bethought to know somethingabout catechetics.

I don't mind not being askedby the bishops or their .staffabout what I think about thesubject; they're going to hearwhat I think regardless, but Ido think they're stupid whenthey don't consult the authorsof successful catechisms.

So, while the performance ofthe American delegation was notunpresentable, the synod oncatechesis was mostly a wasteof time and money. If you can­not talk about sex - a!ld thatsubject was ruled off the agenda

Exercis,eI decided I'd make things thisyear. So I bought yarn. I have

. 15Y2 mitt~ns to go. -"You know all the articles in

magazines that tell you the funthings you can -do together asa family? They lie!

"We were making decorationsfor the windows. The kids didnothing but argue about whosewas best. When they went toput them up last night, onepushed the other . . . that re­minds me. I must call the glaz­ier.

"One of the girls made thosetree decorations where you takea styrofoam ball and cover itwith sequins held on with little

manded by the Ten Command­ments. He considered selfishness,the desire to possess anyone oranything, as the only real evil.The Oneida Community flour­ished for some time but event­ually Noyes had to abolish thekey feature of the community,"complex marriage," Whereuponthe community died.

I hope that Flynt will not pub.lish some kind of religious maga­zine that will advocate short­lived relationships among godlymen and women as a way ofstaying away from permanentmarriages. Such arrangementsare all too common today. Suchan arrangement is not love butis really a refusal to get in­volved and to accept the de-

gift for anyone who loves cook­ing. It certainly isn't your tra·ditional cookbook but it's theone for someone who has thebasic recipes and now wantssome tips from the master.

Many people love to give foodas a gift and there is reallynothing with more meaning thansomething you've prepared your­self.

For such people, "Gifts fromYour Kitchen" ($2.49), publish­ed by the Meredith Corporation,or "Woman's Day Gifts From

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you certainly can't talkmeaningfully about religious in­struction in the modern world.Maybe one reason there was noinput from empirical science,families, young people, practic­ing catechists or catechismwriters is that all would have in- .sisted on the need to explorethe sexual dimension of humanlife. From the point of view ofthose who stage-managed thesynod, such insistence wouldhave been a disaster.

One's faith does not dependultimately on the wisdom of theinstitutional church - thankGod! - yet a synod on religiousinstruction of young .peoplecould have been a marvelousopportunity for revivifying thechurch's approach to a youngergeneration. The opportunitywas wasted.

Survivalpins. I went into her room inbare feet last night to close awindow ...

"The kids were trying to or­ganize the neighborhood urchinsto go Christmas carolling.They've been rehearsing here. Sofar I've made 40 gallons ofcocoa, and all I've heard is themlistening to John Denver rec­ords,"

I interrupted her. "Has any­thing gone right?"

"Just one thing. The RosarySociety is putting on 'A Christ­mas Carol' and they picked mefor just the right' part,"

"The mother?""No . . . SCROOGE!"

'mands that love makes.As Henry Fairlie recently ob­

served in "The New Republic,""The characteristic of the'singles' today is not the sexualfreedom they supposedly enjoybut the fact that this freedomis a deception. They are freewith only a fraction of theirnatures.

"If love is continuance andinvolvement, perhaps no less itis attention, a constancy of gazeon the object of one's love, sothat one may grow to know howto love it as the other, in allthe richness and variety of itsaspects. Lust is incapable of thisconstancy: it has no attentionto give,"

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Although he professes personal

U.S. To End African Empire AidWASHINGTON (NC) - Of­

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The official reason given wasviolations of human rightsthere, but State Department of­ficials reportedly said privatelythat the Emperor's -expensivecoronation ceremony earlier thismonth was the real reason be­hind the decision. State Depart­ment officials feel it would bedifficult to justify any furtheraid to a country that wouldspend so much of its income ona ceremony instead of develop­ment programs.

Current U.S. commitmentswill be kept" the departmentsaid, but no new projects willbe funded.

Emperor Bokassa, who styledhis much-publicized coronationafter the 1804 coronation ofNapoleon, had wanted PopePaul VI to place the crown onhis head, as had Pope Pius VIIin the Bonaparte ritual.

The Pope declined but sent amessage which was read at asolemn post-coronation Mass inthe cathedral at Bbengui, theempire's capital.

The emperor, raised by Cath­olic missionaries and once in­terested in becoming a priest,attended the Mass.

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and Father William F. Morris,pastor of Corpus ChristiChurch, Sandwich, as homilist.Father Morris served as associ­ate pastor at Sandwich withFather Bowen and succeededhim as pastor.

Father Bowen was born inAttleboro in 1905, the son ofthe late William H. and LillianE. «Deenen) Bowen. He gradua­ted from Attleboro High Schooland attended Providence Collegeuntil he entered St. Mary's Sem­inary, Baltimore. While at Provi­dence College he was GrandKnight of St. John's Council,Attleboro Knights of Columbus,the youngest member ever tohold the post.

Completing his studies for"the priesthood at St. Bernard's

Seminary, Rochester, N.Y.,Father Bowen was ordained in1934 by the late Bishop JamesE. Cassidy at St. Mary's Cathe­dral, Fall River.

He served as associate pastorin several parishes until 1942when he entered the U.S. Navyas a chaplain, serving in Ice­land until his discharge in 1945.

Subsequently Father Bowenwas associate pastor at St.Louis Church, Fall River, andSt. Francis Xavier, Hyannis.From 1959 to 1968 he was ad­ministrator and then pastor ofCorpus Christi parish, Sandwich.In 1968 he became pastor of St.Joseph Church, Taunton, fromwhich post he retired in 1969 forreasons of health.

Father Bowen is survived byfour sisters, Mrs. Monica E.Kirk, Pocasset, with whom helived after retirement; Mrs. IdaM. Murphy, North Attleboro; andMrs. Angela D. Lewis and Mrs.Miriam O. Condon, Attleboro. Healso leaves three brothers, Willi­am, Francis and Charles, all ofAttleboro and several niecesand nephews, including FatherDonald Bowen, a diocesan priestserving in Bolivia with the Soci­ety of St. James.

Shattered.8 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Dec. 15, 1977

Courageous Victim

ROBERT VIOLANTE looks into em uncertain rutureas he discusses his reactions to being among victims of "Sonof Sam." (NC Photo)

RebuildsBy Matthew Monahan

BROOKLYN (NC) - RobertViolante's laughter comes in richwarm waves. His handshake isfirm and friendly. He has theability to express some of hisdeepest feelings regarding amost singular experience.

"Everything Must Change" isthe title of Robbie's· favoritesC::J. He relates to it. "BasicallyI'm still the same guy, but I havechanged a great deal as far asmy outlook is concerned," the20-year-old said. "I appreciatelife a lot more."

The life he appreciates almostended the night of July 31. Heand Stacy· Moskowitz were ontheir first date when the so-

. called Son of Sam allegedly shotand killed her and put Robbiein the hospital for a month. Helost his left eye but has beenmaking progress with his right,although vision is nowhere nearto what it was.

He does not dwell on the past."Every once in a while, I getdown in the dumps. So.metimes Ithink about it and get a littledepressed, but then I do a littlemore thinking and I find I'm avery lucky person to be around,"Robbie said.

Minutes after regaining hissenses at Kings County Hospital,

Hishis will to get well activated. "Ithought, 'All right, Robert. It'sa drag being in the hospital butI'm here and not six feet underground."

One of the happiest momentsof his life came in mid-August."After about two weeks I wasable to determine the differencesbetween light and dark. That wasthe first ray of hope.

"The sight is still blurry, butI can get around the house.Doctors say I won't be able tosee completely." Conceding thatmuch, he continued, "I think oneday I will really be able to seewell. In my honest opinion, thereis no such thing as impossibility.I'm not one to give up.

''I'm ready for spring and I'mhoping the winter flies by," hesaid. Future plans are uncertain.

For a while the Violante fam­ily received much attention fromthe news media. His parents Patand Teresa displayed a quietdignity throughout the ordealand they are cherished. "I havemore respect for them than foranybody in the world. I lovethem no end," Robbie said. Mr.and Mrs. Violante have twoother children - Linda, 22, andJohn, 25. .

"My parents and family aren'tgoing to sit home and sob and

Lifecry for the rest of their lives.They accept this as I do. It'ssomething that happened and youcan't do anything about it," hesaid.

"I don't turn around and sayI wish I wasn't there or hadgone somewhere else. No way.That's not my attitude," he saidfirmly.

Robbie said faith has a bigpart in getting him through therough times. "This has broughtme so much closer to God it'sunbelievable. If I've learned any­thing from this incident, I'velearned to believe in somethingeven if I can't see or feel it.That's where faith and beliefcome in."

For the millions of prayersoffered for him, he is grateful,but don't bother feeling sorryfor Robert Violante; he doesn't."I don't want sympathy fromanybody. Hey, I'm still Robert.The best therapy is never to feelsorry for yourself. Once youstart doing that you let yourselfgo and can't get back up again."

Like everyone else, Robbie isthinking about what he'd likefor Christmas. "If I could justlook into somebody's face andsee him completely, that wouldbe just great."

Maryknoll Nun Helps Rebuild Shattered Country

SISTER HONORA FELIX looks at. 1960 Anchor articleabout herself during visit to editorial offices while on homeleave from Guatemala.

Give or take a few earth­quakes, riots and seasons of po­litical unrest, Sister Honora Fe­lix is doing just fine, thank you.The Maryknoll missioner, onlychild of Mrs. Henry A. Felix ofSt. John the Evangelist parish,Attleboro, and the late Mr. Felix,is at the moment on home leave,resting between adventures.

But in her 21 years as a reli­gious, soft-spoken Sister Hon­ora has given her mother morethan a few anxious moments.She was in Panama during the1964 riots in that country, hav­ing to move temporarily from aconvent in the midst of the un­rest; she then went to Guate­mala City, arriving in time forpolitical upheavals which includ­ed shooting in her school andconvent grounds and a govern­ment expulsion order (later res­cinded) for the Maryknoll Sis­ters, who were believed sympa­thizing with leftist guerrillas.

The political situation some­what settled, Sister Honora wasin the midst of the 1976 Guate­mala earthquake, described asprobably the greatest naturaldisaster ever to hit modernCentral America.

"I was shaken awake," sherelated, "and got out of bed, butwas knocked down by thequake." ,

In 37 seconds, she said, theearthquake destroyed 250,000buildings. Her convent was con­demned and she and the rest ofher community lived and sleptoutdoors for several weeks untilthey were able to obtain a tent.

The Sisters and their studentswere in the thick of rehabilita­tion efforts, said Sister Honora.

"We were extremely proud ofour girls. Every one of them be-

gan immediately to do what shecould in the way of relief," shesaid, explaining that the school'sstudent body is drawn mostlyfrom the middle classes. "Thebetter built homes did not col­lapse as did the houses of thepoor, so for the most part thestudents did not have rebuildingproblems of their own."

Maryknoll's Monte MariaSchool, however, has a contin­uing program of bringing poorand middle class Guatemalanstogether, with all students par­ticipating in community develop­ment programs.

"There may be initial socialbarriers but when they get toknow each other' as people,things work out," she said, add­ing that some-moth·ers of stu­dents have also become involvedin the community programs.

Among them has been pro­viding a concrete block machinefor use by Guatemalans seekingto rebuild their homes. Aroundthe city the typical farmhousesof the Indians, worst hit by the1976 earthquake, are no longerto be seen.

The colorful tile roofs oforange and red and the adobewalls have been replaced bymetal roofs and concrete blockwalls.

"For visitors to the country­side, it isn't as picturesque, butthe houses are safer," said Ro-·lando Lopez, assistant programdirector of Catholic Relief Ser­vices (CRS), overseas aid agencyof U.S. Catholics.

Corrugated iron roofing mate­rial worth $1.5 million was im­ported and distributed by CRS inGuatemala at subsidized prices.

And Sister Honora would~gree with Dr. Frances C. Roth-

crt, CRS heaLth and nutritionconsultant for Central Americaand Panama, who has found anew feeling among the peoplp.as she has restored a networkof nutritional health centers.

"The quake provided a majorbreakthrough in the country,"said Dr. Rothert.

"People wanted to come totown meetings; emergency com­mittees were formed and peopledecided for themselves what theywanted done and how theywanted to do it," she said. "Inthe long run there was a much

.greater emphasis on communitycontrol than ever before."

Summer VacationPointing out that the seasons

are reversed in Latin America,Sister Honora said she was onher "summer" vacation andwould return to Guatemala atthe end of the month in timefor the beginning of the newschool year in January, and herclasses in English, psychologyand liberation theology.

Students are in school from7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., she said,with a 10-subject curriculum.After school there are extracur­.ricular activities and the inevi­table homework, leaving girlswith few idle moments. MonteMaria offers college preparatoryand teacher-training courses,the latter fitting students toteach primary grades.

"Although the population is70% illiterate," said Sister Hon­ora, "there is an over-supply ofteachers, due mainly to lack ofmoney to set up schools. How­ever," she added, "our studentsare so well trained they're in de­mand regardless."

She said no alumnae have

entered the Mary,knoll commun­ity and ascribed it to the com­plete cultural change that wouldbe required of girls entering aNorth American sisterhood. Sheadded, though,' that native com­munities are very conservativeand do not appeal to Guate­malan teens.

"We're not warried about vo­cations," she said. "We feel ourmain job is building up andtraining lay leaders and we're

pleased with the achievementsof our graduates."

In Attleboro since October,Sister Honora expects to re­turn in five years. But she isvery likely to see her motherbefore that time. Energetic Mrs.Felix has visited every LatinAmerican mission post whereher daughter has been stationedand she says that with her manymementos the Felix home is "alittle bit of Guatemala."

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F'r. Hehir DeniesBritish Bias

WASHINGTON (NC) - An of­ficial of the U.S. Catholic Confer­ence (USCC) has rejectedcharges by the Irish NationalCaucus that a paper publishedby his office whitewashed theBritish role in the conflict inNorthern Ireland.

In a statement, Father J. Bry­an Hehir, director of the USCCOffice of International Justiceand Peace, said the paper didnot exonerate the British fromresponsibility for violence in thesix Ulster counties under Brit­i!sh rule.

Since permanent deacons arekeenly aware of the reality ofworking life, they can ministerto their peers in a very meaning­ful way, a point which somepriests find difficult to accept.Yet it is in this very aspect ofhis living that the deac'on con­tributes a positive dimension tothe life of the American Church.

His ability to serve the churchas an ordained minister while atthe same time maintaining him­self and his family by his daily .job enables him to provide a link ~

betweenclergy and people thathas never before existed in theChurch as we know it. In short,the servant role of the Churchis exemplified by ordainedministers who earn daily breadby the sweat of their brow.

ment with the person in need.In this respect, let it be madequite clear that the diaconateis a vocation in itself and in noway to be thought of as aremedy for the lack of priests.Obviously, men are not ordaineddeacons because there are notenough priests to administer thesacraments.

The restoration of the per­manent diaconate is a determinedreminder to all of us of the ser­vant role of the church whoseservices this tired old worldsorely needs.

It is· important also to realizethat the deacon continues hisordinary occupati<>n. Deaconsmay be plant managers, doctors,factory workers, office super­visors, truck drivers. They forma cross section of life.

Thus, for the first time inthis country, we find ordainedCatholic ministers involved inthe tasks of the average person.This development has been re­ferred to by some as the Amer­ican version of the priest-work­er movement.

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tions a deacon must face is thatof function. If we truly believethat the Church is the people ofGod on pilgrim journey, thencan we not readily see thatpeople are different? Like wise,the deacon's role in the churchwill vary - mandated by theneeds of the community of whichhe is part.

From this it should be ob­vious that not all deacons willbe the same or do the samework. Sometimes we think thatuniformity is the only qualityfor which the Church hasstriven in the past few cen­turies.

When church is viewed aspeople, however, new light ap­pears to disperse some of ouroutdated thoughts. There aresome in the Church who wouldview permanent deacons purelyas ordained liturgical function­airies. It' is important that werecognize from the outset that·although the deacon has indeeda liturgical role to play in thelife of the church, he will beknown primarily for his servantrole of ministry.

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the rosary as one of the primarymeans of expressing our devo­tion to the Sacred Heart."

Careful meditation on the mys­teries of the rosary is an "in­valuable help" in understandingthe love of the Sacred Hearts,said the American prelate.

About 30 other Americans at­tended the meeting as guests ofMiller's Beer heir, Harry John,who is president of the Interna­tional Institute of the Heart ofJesus.

A priest-psychologist, Sales­ian Father Alping 'Ronco, chidedpriests for not showing the com­prehension that Jesus showedtoward sinners.

He said that a team of lay­men and psycologists recentlyevaluated the counsel given bya representative group of Italianpriests and found that "neitherthe young nor older priestsshowed an acceptable level ofcomprehension."

He criticized confessors fornot "judging acts of penitents inrelation to the person's past andfuture" and for "giving too littleconsideration to raising a peni­tent's hope,"

Father Ronco said that theChurch promotes devotion to theSacred Heart "rather than de­votion to the sacred mind or sa­cred brain" precisely to accentJesus' compassion.

One American priest-partici­pant admitted privately that de­votion to the Sacred Heartwould probably die out in 10years.

"The Sacred Heart devotionwas the package through whichsimple people, uneducated inScripture, were taught about apersonal and merciful God," hesaid.

"The Sacred Heart devotion isdeath to most of the new genera­tion. The important thing, how­ever, is that the message of theSacred Heart - that Jesus islove - not be lost."

Catechetical Center at GannonCollege, Erie, Pa., said that "newChristologies militate againstthe classic notion of the SacredHeart."

He criticized the modern viewthat "no truth is valid exceptfor a certain time and for acertain people."

A priest from Nigeria notedthat "those who question tradi­tional Church devotions go onfor some time as Catholics, butthen pull out."

Father Michael Wrenn of theNew York archdiocesan cate­chetical center told the confer­ence that lack of devotion to theSacred Heart is part of a"pseudo-sophistication amongCatholics who have forgottentheir spiritual roots and lookdown on traditions inheritedfrom their parents."

On the positive side, FatherF. Sheeran of the PicpusFathers, Congregation of the Sa­cred Hearts said that there is"so much in the doctrine of theSacred Heart that Catholicsmust carefully 'choose an orien­tation which will be appealing tomodern man."

He said that men today areparticularly drawn to the aspectof deep religious ,·.experiencewhich he said is contained inSacred Heart devotion.

Cardinal John Carberry of St.Louis said that "we should use

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POMPEII (NC)-Several car­dinals, about 50 bishops, andhundreds of priests from aroundthe world met under the shadowof Mount Vesuvius this fall todiscuss whether devotion to theSacred Heart should be revivedor allowed to fade away quietly.

The congress, entitled "HeartSpeaks to Heart - The Cateche- .si~ of the Sacred Heart," haddifficulty sticking to its themein the first few days of dis­cussion.

"Please remember that thetheme of this conference is theSacred Heart," pleaded the mod­erator, said Cardinal CorradoUrsi of Naples. "You can speakabout evangelization, human de­velopment, and general catche­sis at any other congress."

The first conference speakerwas the episcopal vicar of Roer­mond, the Netherlands, Arch­bishop John Theunissen.

In a two-hour speach on mod­ern disregard for the Church'smagisterius (teaching authority),the priests declared that "the'third church' - a universal,ecumenical alternative churchin which everyone can do whathe pleases - is not the Churchof Christ."

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be celebrated only in the even­ing, at times determined by thelocal bishop" (Instruction on Eu­charistic Worship, May 25,1967).

Thus, each bishop has theright to determine that time forthe people in his diocese. Themost common time decreed bythe bishops seems to be 4 p.m.,thus any parish Mass at or after4 p.m. on Saturday is recognizedas fulfilling the Sunday Massobligation.

However, you should checkwith a priest to determine therule in your diocese.

(Questions for this columnshould be sent to Father Diet·zen, c/o The Anchor, P.O. Box 7,Fall River, Mass. 02722.)

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Q. Is it really necessary to go si?ce 1969, ~as r~signed his postto confession before receiving ,~wlth the university.Communion if one has commit.- A search committee headedted a mortal sin? by Archbishop Philip M. Han­

nan of New Orleans has beenappointed by the UniversityBoard of Trustees to recommendcandidates for the position. Thetrustees will make the final de­cision - which may take ayear or more - on the newpresident.

The 15-member search com­mittee includes members of thehierarchy, leaders of labor andin the construction industry,politicians, lawyers, experts ineconomics and social services,schola~s, administrators, facultyand students.

Walton's resignation was "re­luctantly" accepted by the trus­tees on Oct. 29. His future planshave not been announced.

The 61-year-old Walton, theuniversity's first lay president,served as a professor and associ­ate dean of the Columbia Gradu­ate School of Business and, later,as dean of Columbia's School ofGeneral Studies before comingto Catholic University.

During his eight-year tenureat Catholic University, theuni­versity developed a new Schoolof Religious Studies; undergradu­ate and graduate programs inArts and Science were united toform a cohesive faculty in those,areas; a new seminar for busi­ness and political leaders inWashington drew national atten­tion; and two major centerswere established - the BoysTown Center for Research andYouth Development and theCenter for Organizational Ethics.

By Father John Dietzen

Q. Our priest says we nolonger use the name ExtremeUnction. He says we should callit the Sacrament of the Sick.­What is the reason for thischange?

A. Yes. If someone is certainthat he has offended God th~t

seriously, he should receive theSacrament of Penance before go­ing to Communion, except foremergency situations.

It is true, of course, that sucha person reestablishes his or herfriendship with God before con­fession by turning back to Himin honest sorrow for the wrongthat was done. But going to con­fession in a case like this is notan empty, superfluous formality.

Any sin, especially more seri­ous sin, injures our relationshipnot only with God but with ourfellow man - and most of allwith our fellow Christians. Itmay be that the sin involvedothers directly. At least indirect­ly, our loss of holiness, our self­centeredness in the sin, and thecrippling of our generosity inprayer and other good things wedo for others, all in some wayeffect the human family we be­long to. It is only fair and just,then, that we first confess oursin, and receive the "public"forgiveness for it from the priest,who acts in the name of OurLord and all His people in the

-Sacrament of Penance.After that, the sharing of the

Eucharist in Holy Communion,which is the sign of our mutualfriendship with Christ and witheach other, makes more genuinesense.

Q. I am confused about at.tending Mass on Saturday in.stead of Sunday. What time canwe go to Mass Saturday after­noon to fulfill our Sunday ob­ligation? I've heard 4 p.m. fromone source and noon from an­other. (Mass.)

A. According to generalChurch law, Saturday Masses inanticipation of the Sunday "may

A. The reason is a good one.Extreme Unction, which comesstraight from the Latin phraseExtreme Unctio, literally means"anointing at the time of death."Unfortunately, this is the waymany Catholics considered it,

, even to the point of feeling thatreceiving Extrelije Unction wasa sure sign they were about todie.

This sacrament is for the sick,but by no means only for thedying. In a Scriptural passagewhich forms one of the mainbases for Anointing of the Sick,St. James says: "Is anyone sickamong you? Let him ask for theelders of the church. They willpray over him, and anoint himin the Name of the Lord."(James 5,14).

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St. Louis IX Persecution in Latin America Abp. Camara

Freedom in Our Society

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By Father John J. Castelot

When most of Europe wasunder royal rule, it must havebeen very difficult for a king tolive a truly Christian life. Hewielded absolute power, had thewealth of the nation at his dis­posal, could enjoy every com­fort and luxury, indulge hisslightest whim. Only a man ofstrong self-discipline could re­sist the constant temptations ofsuch an existence. Consequent­ly, when one reads of a kingwho was also a saint, one canonly marvel at his greatness.Such a one was Louis IX ofFrance.

He was born at Poissy onApril 25, 1214, the son of LouisVII and Blanche of Castile, whoseems to have been a motherboth doting and domineering.She controlled his educationrigorously, instilling in him fromearliest years a love of virtueand a corresponding hatred forsin. When her husband died in1226, her son was only 12 andshe was regent until he came ofage.

However, Louis was anythingbut a "mama's boy." He was astrong ruler with a real knackfor governing. Along with thesequalities went a sincere unself­ishness and complete dedicationto the honor and glory of Godand the welfare of his peop)e.He had a consuming zeal forjustice and peace. If rebellousbarons had to be defeated theywere, but his subsequent treat­ment of them was mericful, notvindictive. Eventually he estab­lished a system of arbitrationbetween whereby sovereigns andfeuding lords, gradually elimina­ting violence in favor of judicialprocess.

As might be expected, Louiswas a man of prayer and solidpiety. As a captive during thefirst of the two Crusades he ledto the East, he recited the DivineOffice daily with two of hischaplains.

In 1267 he announced anotherCrusade, much to his people'sconsternation. He was sick andexhausted 'and, as his friend

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By Jaime M. Fonseca

When confronted with eightmonths of persecution, Arch­bishop Oscar Romero of SanSalvador recently reviewed thehuman and divine fabric ofevents in his Central Americannation: He said the blood ofpriests, religious and lay leadersshowed their will for martyrdomfor the faith.

He was talking of two pastorsand three lay helpers gunneddown by rightists and of hun­dreds of campesinos and stu­dents killed by security agentsas "subversives."

He was talking of 15 priests­several from the United States­expelled by the government orforced to leave under threat ofdeath, of a media campaignagainst the Church paid for bythe rich, and of the evasivelanguage of the governmentwhen the bishops asked for afrank dialogue.

He called his pastoral letter"The Church Is Christ in His­tory." It was his way to re­flect on the intermingling ofspiritual and temporal issues,but above all his way to defendthe mission of the Church topreach salvation to the wholeman and woman, to be consis­tent with the Gospel, to denounceinequity and to help the poorliberate themselves from theshackles of sin and injustice.

Leadership training, coopera­tives, Christian communitiesaware of their rights are the ef­fective tools of this mission, hepointed out.

Archbishop Romero's indict­ment covers the modern perse­cutors of the Church in Argen­tina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba,Chile, Honduras, Paraguay, andto a lesser degree, in Colombia,the Dominican Republic, Ecua­dor, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamai­ca, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamaand Uruguay - most of LatinAmerica.

What often begins as politicaldissent, when tolerated, evolvesinto rabid persecution becausethe power, riches and privilegesenjoyed ,by rUling groups be-

come the all-absorbing issue. TheMarxists call it class struggle.Christians call it social justice.The military and the alliedpower groups call it subversion.

The conflict encompasses thetwo symbols of revolution: CheGuevara, eulogized by terroristseverywhere, and Camilo Torres,the Colombian priest turnedguerrilla, whose actions in thelate 1960s inspired in good partthe theology of liberation.

Another churchman from ElSalvador indentified one aspectof the anti-Gospel forces. BishopPedro Aparicio of San Civenteblamed the persecution of churchactivists on "an obsession fornational security" of the mili­tary rulers in his country - anobsession, he added, borrowedfrom the Pentagon and spreadingfrom Brazil into other dictator­ships of the sword.

'Bishops everywhere in thecontinent agree that anotheranti-Gospel force is Marxism,and they warn Christians thepitfalls of trying the outstretch­ed hand with Communists. The

By Msgr. Joseph M. Champlin

Would you consider the Sat­.urday morning kiddie cartoonsa subtle form of persecution foradults? How about selecting acasket for your deceased parent?How about obtaining a bankmortgage for a new home?

These all sound like unrealstatements or hypercritical ob­jections. But hear me through.

In the three instances abovethere seems to exist a similarrestriction of an individual'sfreedom. Very quietly, in manyinstances without our awarenessof it, the current culture oreconomic system pushes us toact in a certain way and exertsa powerful pressure to respondaccording to a set pattern.

A few minutes ago I watchedtwo youngsters sit absolutelymesmerized by the Saturdaymorning television shows.About now, those same children

paradox and the challenge isthat Christiaans seeking redressfrom injustice and oppressionfind the Communists willingpartners for liberation, mostlybecause they have not reachedpower. When they have, as inCuba or Guyana they apply pres­sure on the believer, distrustinghis or her loyalty to atheist ma­terialism.

The immediate, most painfulpersecution comes however fromthe military rulers obsessed bythe monster of security, whofind that it is to their advantageto equate Communist subversionwith the practical applicationof the Gospel regarding the poor.The guerrilla threat might as­sume different proportions, fromreal as in Argentina and· Colom­bia, to barely visible. But thepresence of the Church and itswork, particularly after theMadellin guidelines of 1968, istaken as a real threat to powerand the status quo. Then theprice of dissant - which reallyis the voice of human dignity ofthe many - is martyrdom.

and millions like them will beconstantly bombarded with com­mercials suggesting appropriateChristmas gifts.

Only strong parents can resistthat form of indirect pressure.What little John and Mary reallywant (and the TV set heavilyinfluences their desires), caringdads and moms try to satisfydespite financial strain.

Two weeks ago I went withmy family and uncle to selecta coffin for my stepfather. Likemost bereaved people, we weretired, upset, and not all thatfamiliar with this process.

The funeral director was gra­cious and accommodating, butunder the duress of that momentthere was an underlying innerdemand to follow the commonprocedure. Deviations cause de­lays and problems. Furthermore,would you wish to seem less

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By Father Joseph F. Beckman

Twenty years ago he was theBishop of Brazil, moving aboutthe country, appearing on TV,confident of three presidents.Newspaper men affectionatelycalled him the "electric mos­quito."

Today his writings may not bepublished by Brazilian news­papers. He may not appear onTV. He is free to leave hiscountry and return, but he's notin favor with the government.Even some of his fellow bishopsfear him. His enemies call him"Fidel Castro in a cassock" or"The Red Bishop of Recife."

He is, of course, ArchbishopHelder Camara, outspoken de­fender of the poor, prophet ex­traordinary, fearless diminutivegiant. of justice.

Dom Helder's concern is thepoverty of most of the world'speople. Some people, he says,"feel that. Communism is thegreatest social' problem . . . Iam convinced that the greatestproblem is social injustice.'"

He criticizes the,' excesses ofboth Communism and capitalism.Two-thirds of humanity do notbelong to the free world, heinsists. They live "in destitutionand sub-human conditions . . .slaves to hunger, disease, ignor­ance and internal colonialism."

He praises the Unit-ed Stateswith its goal of "liberty and jus­tice for all."

But he also criticizes theUnited States. "As long as theAmerican middle class is in­capable of realizing that thegravest social problem of ourtime is the ever-widening gapbetween the rich who get richerand the poor who get poorer; aslong as there is no change ofmentality, no revolution ofideas, the United States will beunequal to its immense responsi­bility of being the greatest dem­ocracy of our time."

Dom Helder, a frail-lookingman, knows poverty first hand.He was born Feb. 7, 1909 in For­teleza, northeast Brazil, one ofthe world's poorest areas.

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Isalas inicia a sua missao nrofeticano ano da morte de nzias(Azarias), rei deJud~, oelo ano 739(antes de Cristo). Deviaser ainda relativamente iovem, de cerca de25 anos, uma vez ~ue denois 0 vemos actuardurante nerto de 50 anos. Tudo comesou coma famosa vis~o de Deus tr~s vezes santo,notemnlo de Jerusalem, e com a sua resposta,humilde e qenerosa: Eis-me anui, e enviai­me: (I S. 6)

n Senhor envia-o a denunciar a infide­lidade do Seu novo e a anunciar-lhe tremen­dos castiqos, embora deixando brilhar urnraio de esneran~a de sobrevivgncia para a .na~ao: urn nenueno resto nurificado, a semen­te santa desse roble frondoso abatido.

Isalas e urn aristocrata nue trata em pede iqualdade a qente das altas esferas dacorte, dotado duma.qrande culture e esmeradaforma~ao 1iterari a. ~1as a sua e1evada condi­~ao n~o 0 faz esouecer a qente humilde, con­stituindo-se em seu advoqado da narte deDeus. Na sua crftica a alta sociedade fri­vola e aburquesada visa tambem 0 luxe e co­ouetismo feminjno. Critica dura~ente uma fin·qida e falsa reliqiosidade sem amor a Deus eao nroximo.

Isalas avulta entre os qrandes profetascomo homem de extraordin&ria firmeza de ca­racter, como espfrito eoui1ibrado, lucido esereno, mas sobretudo homem de fe inquebran­t~vel. Estes seus dotes s~o postos em evi­dencia nos momentos dificeis da historia doseu novo, em ~ue interveio decididamente.

n seu proprio nome, Isafas, marca 0 seucaracter e nersonalidade. Isafas, da mesmaetimoloqia de ,lesus, siqnifica, II l1ave e quesalva. 1I Isafas e urn anelo constante a fee aconfian~a no poder salvador de Deus.

~1as Isafas nao e urn carismatico nuro,nem urn falso mfstico exaltado e desliqado darealidade, quando ele apela nara a total con·fian~a em Qeus: ele realiza 0 ideal do per­feito homem de Deus, vivendo 0 divino e hu­mano em perfeita si'ntese de unidade de vida.Eis como se exprime urn crftico: IITalvez nun­ca tenha havido urn profeta como Isafas, queestivesse com a cabeJa acima das nuvens e osseus nes assentes na terra firme, com 0 co­ra~ao nas coi sas da eterni dade e com a bocae as maosnas coi sas do tempo, com 0 eSPlri­to no conselho eterno de Deus e com 0 cornonum momenta muito definido da Hist6ria. 1I

Tamb~m os ensinamentos de Isafas naosao de modo nenhum meramente ocasionais, mastern uma validade sempre actual, oor vezesmesmo oalpitante. Isafas e considerado, noasnecto literario, 0 ponto mais altp da li­teratura blblica do Antiqo Testamento. Re­corde-se 0 trecho admiravel do Cantico daVinha. Deus, desiludido com a falta de cor­respond~ncia da sua criatura:1I0ue mais nodia fazer Eu oela minha vinha,

. nue Eu nao 0 tenha fei to?Porque, esperando Eu oue me desse boas uvas,

~e nroduziu anenas 'uvas bravas?Conhece 0 boi 0 seu amo

e a jumento a manjedoira do seu dono:mas Israel nao tern conhecimento,

o Meu nOVO nao entende. 1I (1s.l,3)Os oraculos de Isafas foram recolhidos

em textos dispersos e s6 deoois foram recom­nilados bastante desordenadamente, sem qran­de ordem, nem 16qica, nem crono16qica~ tal­vez 0 comnilador tivesse diante alqum'crite­rio ~ue n6s iqnoramos.

./Isalas, 0 Profeta do Advent e Natal

A Verdade E A VidaDirigida pelo Rev. Edmond Rego

FreedomContinued from Page Twelve

devoted to your parent becauseyou recommend the cheapestvault (or a plain wooden box)and least expensive casket?

Yesterday I talked with thepleasant, accommodating vice­president of a bank. About to re­settle a second Vietnamese fam­ily, our committee had made apurchase offer on an older homeand sought to finance the ar·rangement. The basic fiscal planwas sound and solid, but thesituation was unusual.

We got the mortgage, but Iwonder if it was my powerposition as a community leaderwhich actually brought thatabout.

It takes determined, motiva­ted people to overcome culturalpressures and break throughregulations.

The mother of those two chil­dren strictly supervises thequality and quantity of theirtelevision viewing.

A priest from St. Paul (withhis mother's concurrence) de­cided in advance to purchase forhis cancer-ridden father a beauti­ful, but extremely reasonablewooden casket from St. John'sAbbey in Collegeville. Moreover,they made a decision not to havethe man embalmed and to carefor him at home rather than tohave him die in a- hospital.

Freedom in such circumstancesdemands effort and the willing.ness to be different.

He believes in youth and inwhat he calls Abrahamic minori­ties. In any country, he says, "Itis possible and easy to discoversome people - a minority ­who ... are marked by God Him­self. They are born for others, todevote themselves, to give with­out calculating and withoutmeasure."

Dom Helder hopes these min­orities will exert a constant lib­erating pressure towards peaceand plenty for all of God's hu­man beings.

ARCHBISHOP HELDER CAMARA

Archbishop Camara

St. Louis IXContinued from Page Twelve

Joinville wrote, "those whorecommended this voyage to theking sinned grievously." It wasindeed a disaster. They made itto Tunis, where Louis wasstricken with typhus and died.

His remains were broughthome to the abbey church ofSt. Denis and after just 30 years,in 1297, he was canonized.

Continued from Page TwelveHe was an auxiliary bishop of

Rio de Janeiro in the 1960s whenhe began to attract worldwideattention. At the Second VaticanCouncil he seriously suggestedto his fellow bishops that theysell their episcopal rings, mitresand crosses and give the moneyto the poor.

Dom Helder' doesn't onlypreach simplicity of life, helives it. As a young bishop inRio. he lived :in a two-roomapartment with his mother andsister, and rode a bus to work.As soon as possible after hisappointment to the Archdioceseof Olinda-Recife, he moved hisliving quarters from the episco­pal palace to a couple of simplesacristy rooms behind a nearbyparish church. He doesn't ownan automobile. As he travels tolecture throughout the world, heoften carries his own shabbysuitcase into the luxurious hotelswhere he is to speak.

Helder Camara is a courag­eous man whose life has beenthreatened frequently. Eightyears ago, a young priest, work­ing with him, was brutally mur­dered because he wouldn't signa statement saying Camara wasa Communist. In 1973, fiveothers working with him dis­appeared for several weeks, de­tained by officials unhappy withthe Archbishop.

Dom Helder is affable, avail­able and approachable to all. Heis a man of deep prayer life whoknows there is no simple solu­tion to the problems of injustice.

focus onyouth ...

14 THE ANCHOR-Thurs., Dec. 15, 1977

CHOOSE LIFE!

problem somewhat abstractlywe decided to focus on one par­ticular issue.

What does it mean to chooselife in that area of life whichhas to do with what we possess?Within the Old Testament weseem to get two answers thatcut in quite different directions."There are many passages in

By Cecilia Belanger which prosperity as measuredAdvent is a good time to talk by worldly possessions is seen

about life and how wealthy it as a mark of the divine favor.is. On the other hand, there are

What does "choosi~g life" many passages in which themean? rich are condemned and those

I have found young people who have possessions are attack­who are not interested in ac- ed for clinging to them.cumulating possessions and In the New Testament theproperty. They said their parents scales tilt more clearly againstin some cases, spent a lifetime possessions, and the words ofdoing just that and had very Jesus come to us in a horrifyinglittle time for them. Conversa- way telling us that those whotion in their homes centered have possessions cannot enteraround things "we have to do the Kingdom of God.for the house" and so forth, and Does this mean, that to havevery little on how Joe or Martha possessions prevents us fromor Jane was hurting. participating truly in life itself?

Joel: I can look around me at Marie: I thought all that wasthe people I know best and I explained a long time ago. Thatcan classify them into those it doesn't make any differencewho have chosen life and those whether you are poor or rich,who have chosen death. that the Kingdom of God is for

Anne: I find that in most of all. Yes, we thought that wasthe people I know, as in my- explained a long. time ago, andself, there is a complex mixture we thought it was silenced al­of life and death. _ most successfully, both the Old

Frank: But there are such and New Testament notes re­great choices we can make. It's garding riches and the povertyup to us. Certainly our educa- that comes in many guises, buttion should help us to make it comes to us again today asthese choices, else it's been a something with which we mustwaste. reckon.

Pamela: Maybe there are four Byron: The Bible does not tellchoices here. Life, death, God or us that hunger is more virtuousMammon. Or maybe choosing than a full stomach, that it isMammon is death. better to be naked than to be

Instead of talking about this clothed. Doesn't it tell us that

the possession of some worldlygoods is an enhancement of life?

Jean: We are not asked towithdraw from all that. Workingand distributing goods is howwe've built up our economy andcivilization. One can turn towardthe world or away from theworld and still understand itsgoodness. But the New Testa­ment is, like the Old Testament,extremely suspicious of posses­sions, extremely suspicious ofgreat wealth.

Jean: Let us consider why thatmay be. I'm Catholic and I re­member as a child hearing thesethings Sunday after Sunday sothat I felt guilty if I had morethan $10 in my pocket.

Nora: It's my observation thatmiddle-class Americans can be­come possessed by their posses­sions. Instead of owning thingswe are owned by them.

And this is true. Think aboutthe time most people spend inearning the money with whichto acquire possessions, in theshopping time used to bring theminto our homes, in taking care ofthem, protecting them, insuringthem.

I know people who' are notwilling to go off on trips be­cause they cannot leave theirpossessions unguarded or un­cared for. There are others whocan's leave their plants for aweek in the summer. We becomeslaves of our own property.

Bob told us of a retired neigh­bor, living alone in a big housefull of furniture. He just couldnot bring himslf to separatefrom all that furniture.

Leslie: I think possessionsoften harden our hearts. If you

have two coats and your neigh­bor has none, if you have foodin the pantry and your neigh­bor is hungry, and if you con­tinue to possess the coats andthe food without sharing, thendoes it not require that youharden your heart?

Space does not permit recount­ing all that was said. But Iknow there are youth who arechoosing poverty, who feel thattheir values, ideals, hopes anddreams will be threatened if theydo not.

It is not as difficult as onefears to live simply, to makedo, to shift for one's self, to becar-less, to give up a lot of un­necesssary things in order to dothe things one really wishes todo.

None of these young peoplesmoke or drink. So they do notspend money on these things.Some make their own clothes, alldo their own shopping and cook­ing. They own very little. They­are generous to a fault and theirgood deeds are done quietly.

Our group decided one thingunanimously: that we canchoose life, but that choice mustbe made in a profound, genuineand effective way, and it canbe done only as we are at thesallie time transformed withinat a level that is beyond thatchoice.

It is only as something hap­pens in the depths of our being;it is only as our deepest desiresare transformed that our choiceis truly just and truly holy. Andthat we can call grace. If choicescannot be sustained except inbrittle and painful ways tothose around us, then they arenot the choices that serve God.

........................................ in our diocesan schools .

MARILYN CASTRO (right), DAR Award winner atBishop Feehan High in Attleboro, is congratulated bySister Mary Faith, principal.

cent Spell-In sponsored by theFuture Business Leaders Club.First and second place winnerswere Karen Doyle and SusanDiaz, freshmen; third and fourthwere Anne Marie Lewis and Ka­ren Cummings, juniors.

A holiday program, "Christ­mas in Music and Drama," in­cluded band, chorus and dramaclub selections and presentationsby the color guard, drill teamand majorettes.

Parents and friends are in­vited to the annual Christmasliturgy, to be celebrated at 10a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21.

The third oldest of seven child­ren, Marilyn is the daughter ofRichard and Doris Castro of At­tleboro. She has a parttime jobin the dietary department ofSturdy Memorial Hospital andhopes to become a doctor.

Also at the Attleboro School, .freshmen and juniors won a re-

Committee, which rallies stu­dents behind school activitiesand sports. She also belongs tothe track team, the marchingand jazz bands and the NationalHonor Society. Last year shewas class president and activein the student council.

Bishop FeehanSenior Marilyn Castro has

been named winner of theDaughters of the American Rev­olution Good Citizenship Awardat Bishop Feehan High in Attle­boro. Asked why, school offi­cials said: "The answer lies inher total membership in herschool community. The quali­ties required for the DAR aredependability, leadership, ser­vice, and patriotism, all exem­plified by Marilyn.

"She is a member of the Spirit

with all classroom windowsseasonally decorated under thedirection of Janet Twarog, artteacher, and Drama Club mem­bers rehearsing Dickens'"Christmas Carol," which willbe presented at the Christmasassembly and at a parents' pro­gram Thursday, Dec. 22.

Holy FamilyHundreds of visitors were

guided through the "new" HolyFamily High in New Bedfordduring the past week as areaeighth graders visited and theirparents attended an open houseprogram which included a slideshow and a question and answerperiod conducted by Father JohnP. Driscoll, director, and JohnJ. Finni, principal.

Also last week, French stu­dents enjoyed a lunch at L'Au­berge de Marion and entertain­ed Holy Family-Holy Name kin­dergarteners at a St. Nicholasparty, with David Freitas play­ing the part of the saint andGail Sinagra that of a wickedelf.

Representing marketing andconsumer relations, representa­tives of New Bedford Gas andEdison Light Co. spoke to upper­classmen on energy conserva-tion. .

As boys' jayvee and varsitybasketball players shape up tomeet an alumni team tomorrowat Kennedy Center, girls arepracticing in the newly-acquiredHF gym for their season.

And it's beginning to look andsound a lot like Christmas, what

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All hands aided in prepara­tions for the annual Open Houseprogram for area eighth graders,held earlier this month. "Visi­tors," said school officials, "weregreeted by Gerrardites whoshared their enthusiasm and lovefor 'Big G.'''

Especially busy is the Ger­rard Chorus which recently ap­peared at St. Mary's Women'sClub and was in a joint per­formance with Portsmouth Ab­bey Glee Club and the Fall River

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tion are mediocre although theacting is good. For adults andadolescents.

Scott Joplin (Universal): Abiography of the gifted blackragtime composer who posthu­mously won an Academy awardand a Pulitzer prize. His grimlife and death are realisticallydepicted and his music atonesfor gaps in narrative and short­comings in direction. For adult~

and adolescents.On Television

- Sunday, Dec. 18, 2:00-2:30p.m. (PBS) "Sing We Noel." TheMormon Youth Symphony andChorus offer Christmas songsfrom other countries as well asAmerican favorites.

- Sunday, Dec. 18, 2:30-3:00p.m. (PBS) "The ElizabethanChristmas Celebration." is a re­creation of the processions,feasting, singing, and dancingtypical of that time.

- Tuesday, Dec. 20, 9:30­11:30 p.m.' (CBS) "Tell Me MyName." After discovering thatshe had been adopted, an 18­year-old college student seeks

. the truth about her origins.- Friday, Dec. 23, 8:30-9:00

p.m. (NBC) "The Fourth King."From Italian television comesthis animated story of how theanimal kingdom discovers andcelebrates the Birth of Christ.

- Saturday, Dec. 24, 4 and8 p.m. (PBS) "Christmas aroundthe world." A one-hour musicalcelebration originating simultan­eously from seven countries, in­cluding Christmas Eve Mass inBethlehem, an Armenian festivalin Jerusalem, the WestminsterAbbey choir in London, a Bav­arian boys' choir and offeringsfrom France, New Zealand, Ja­maica and South Carolina.

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star in "Three Warriors," a United Artists family movieabout a teenager ashamed of being Indian whose grand­father teaches him the importance of the "old way."

TV, Movie NewsThe Turning Point (Fox):

Shirley MacLaine and Anne Ban­croft are longtime friends, bothat one time aspiring ballerinas.One opted for motherhood andfamily life, the other became aworld-famous dancer. Twentyyears later they meet and pastresentments and envy come toa head. There are beautiful bal­let sequences but a brief in­stance of nudity and the be­nign attitude towards illicit sexrestrict what would otherwisebe a fine general film to matureviewers. Adults only.

1900 (ParamounQ: Seventyyears of Italian history form thebackground for this story of twoboys, one the son of the "lordof the manor," the other the ille­gittimate son of a peasant onthe lord's estate. Their lives con­tinue through two world warswithout much narrative force;but their adventures offer di­rector Bernardo Bertolucci theopportunity to focus on deca­dence, nudity and unconven­tional sex. The film is also of­fensive in its treatment of vio­lence. Condemned.

Checkered Flag or Crash(Universal): Joe Don Baker is adriver in a Philippines road raceand Susan Sarandon is a photo­grapher-journalist this film'sdisregard for human life rendersit questionable for youngerviewers. Adults only.

First Love (Paramount): Col­lege student searching for a"meaningful" relationship cat­ches rich coed, loses her to amarried man, gets her back, thendoesn't want her because "mag­ic" is gone. Nudity, graphic sex­ual situations and undesirablelanguage abound in this over­ripe production which might belaughable if it were not so of­fensive. Condemned.

Pete's Dragon (Disney): Apleasant tale of orphan Pete anddragon Elliot, who are be­friended by a Maine lighthousekeeper's daughter. Approved forall.

Roseland (Cinema Shares):This film consists of three vig­nettes set in the Manhattan ball­room that gives it its title. Theyshow a romantic widow livingin the past, a gigolo kept by anolder woman and an elderlywoman who dreams of winninga dance contest. Script and direc-

IN THE DIOCESE

South, now 9-1, has 18 pointsin the standings, New Bedford12, Somerset 10, Taunton 9,Westport-Dartmouth 6, FallRiver North 5.

The Division Two team is:

Offense - Randy Glasser,James Norton, Barnstable; BrianChisholm, Randy Lombardi,Richard Rose, Brad Gomes,Coyle-Cassidy; John Gonet, Mi­chael Schmitt, Stang; Andre andManny Carvalho, Somerset;James Brennan, Feehan. Defense

Michael Heroux, JosephVanafra, Robert Tainer, Somer­set; Thomas Hutchins, MichaelDuchaine, Joseph McLean, Den­nis Clark, Coyle-Cassidy; PaulLarocque, Rene Choquette, NewBedford Yoke-Tech; MichaelFlaherty, Feehan; William Gal­lagher, Stang; William Sullivan,Barnstable.

feated Westport-Dartmouth, 3-1,in other games last Sundaynight.

Next Sunday night's sched­ule has Westport-Dartmouth vs.New Bedford at nine o'clock,Taunton vs. Somerset at 10 andFall River South vs. Fall RiverNorth at 11.

Among preseason basketballgames Diman is at Tiverton to­day. Somerset is at Case, Con­nolly at Tiverton and Westportat Southeastern Regional Fri­day. On the hockey front, Som­erset and Connolly meet at eighto'clock tonight in the DriscollRink, Fall River. Somerset takeson Seekonk at 7:30 Saturdaynight in the Bay State Arena.Seekonk and Durfee clash ingirls' basketball at 3:15 tomor­row at Durfee.

the defending titlist. Mansfieldtook first place in the champion­ship meet.

In conference winter track,New Bedford Yoke-Tech is hostto Bishop Stang High as Attle­boro meets Barnstable and NewBedford takes on Seekonk atNew Bedford High. Saturday,Taunton High will be the siteof meets pairing Dighton-Re­

-hoboth against Diman Yoke andSomerset against Taunton.

Monday at New BedfordYoke-Tech it will be Voke­Tech vs. Diman, Coyle-Cassidyvs. Dighton-Rehoboth; at NewBedford High that school willhost Barnstable and Attleboroopposes Dartmouth; and, at At­tleboro, it will be Stang vs. Bish­op Feehan High, and, Tauntonvs. Seekonk. Wednesday theschedule has Dennis-Yarmouthvs. Fairhaven and Somerset vs.Falmouth at Fairhaven.

By BILL MORRISSETTE

InterscholasticSports

Taking a two-goal lead in thefirst period New Bedford went.on to a 3-1 victory over FallRiver South last Su~day nightsnapping the pace-settingSouthies' win streak at ninegames. John Travers and DaveGammons scored in the firstperiod, Bob Leger in the laststanza for New Bedford. RayCorreira netted South's goal inthe second period.

Brian Cabral scored four goalsin Somerset's 7-1 win over FallRiver North and Taunton de-

League seasons in basketballget underway next Tuesday butthere is non-league action every­where in the meantime.

The Hockomock League'sopening card next Tuesday listsSharon at King Philip, NO'rth At­tleboro at Stoughton, Franklinat Foxboro and Oliver Ames atMansfield with Canton drawingthe bye.

Sharon and Stoughton are thedefending co-champions havingfinished the 1976-77 season tiedat 14 wins and two losses each.

In the Southeastern Mass.Conference only Division Oneopens its 1977-78 schedule nextTuesday when Barnstable willentertain state champion DurfeeSomerset will be at Dartmouth,Bishop Connolly High at NewBedford High and Attleboro atFairhaven. Taunton has the bye.Divisions Two and Three openon Jan. 3.

Girls' basketba:Il in the con­ference does not start until afterNew Year's but the Hockomockgirls open their schedule nextTuesday with defending champ­ion Sharon at home to KingPhilip, Mansfield at Oliver Ames,Foxboro at Franklin and Stough­ton at North Attleboro.

Hockomock launches its in­door track schedule today withStoughton at Mansfield, Cantonat King Philip, Franklin at NorthAttleboro and Sharon at Fox­boro. Franklin, 7-0 last year, is

Hoop Season Starts Next Week

Fall River South Win Streak Broken

More All Star Teams

The roster of the Division OneSoutheastern Mass. Conferenceall-star football team reads:

Offense - Jim Murphy, BillHeap, Durfee; Ken Fisher, Taun­ton; Lance Martin, Dave White,Jeff Farias, Dartmouth; DonTavares, John Clough, New Bed-

- ford; Steve Haddad, Falmouth;Brian Hanley, Kevin Cryan, At­tleboro. Defense - Don Belan­ger, Taunton; Bor Ingham, TomVieira, Dartmouth; Mark Cor­reira, Ken Johnson, New Bed­ford; Jeff King, Gary Furtado,Fairhaven; Dennis Lopes, MikeHalloran, Falmouth; David Ger­vasio, Durfee; Cryan, John Mc­Nally, Attleboro; Tom Vieira,Dartmouth.

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Cub Scouts will meet tomor­row afternoon.

Junior Corps members will at­tend a Christmas supper at 7:30p.m. Saturday.

A coffee hour in the parishhall will follow 9:15 and 10:30a.m. Masses Sunday and the an­nual children's Christmas partywill be held in the hall at 2p.m. Cubs will hold their partyat 7:30 p.m., also in the hall.

An Advent penance servicewill take place at 7 p.m. Monday,Dec. 19.

SS. PETER AND PAUL,FALL RIVER

Miss Joan Leduc has beenparish representative to the Bish­op's Charity Ball, Jan. 13.

An important meeting of newaltar boys will be held at 10a.m. Saturday.

Reservations for the Homeand School New Year Eve dancecan be made with Claire Ma­chado, 672-3561 or Lucille Pa­vao 679-5904.

Tonight is the deadline for amen's day of recollection, Sun­day from 1 to 8 p.m. Reserva­tions may be made with EdmondMachado, 672-3561.

Those planning to take part inthe annual parish show in Marchare asked to attend a castingsession at 7 p.m. Tuesday inFather Coady Center.

Liturgy ChairmanWASHINGTON {NC) - Bish­

op Rene H. Gracide of Pensa­cola- Tallahassee, Fla., has beenelected chairman of the LiturgyCommittee of the National Con­ference of Catholic Bishops(NCCB).

SACRED HEART,FALL RIVER

Cub Scouts will hold aChristmas party tomorrow in theparish center.

Parish children will decoratea tree in the church from 1 to2:30 p.m. Saturday with decora­tions they have made them­selves. They will also makeChristmas pictures for an artcontest.

All parishioners are asked tobring gifts suitable for nursinghome patients to the church onSunday.

ST. STANISLAUS,FALL RIVER

Parishioners will bring Christ­mas cards to Mass Sunday for aspecial blessing. The oplatek, thePolish Christmas wafer of recon­ciliation, will also be distributedat each Mass.

A trip to Poland is planned inJune with 50 seats reserved ona charter flight for parishioners.Additional information will beforthcoming in February.

The church will be decoratedfrom 6 to 11 p.m. Wednesdaythrough Friday of next week andvolunteers are invited.

The pjuish children's Christ­,mas concert is set for Sunday at3 p.m. in the school hall.

Reservations are being accept­ed at the rectory for the tradi­tional parish New Year's Eveparty, with music by Lee Drew­niak and his orchestra.

Notice

A family penance service~,cheduled fer 7 p.m. Sunday,Dec. 18 has been rescheduled to7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 in ordernot to interfere with Bishop Cro­nin's 25th anniversary Mass.

Parishioners knowing of anyfamily in need of Christmas din­ner supplies are asked to contactthe rectory or the St. Vincent dePaul Society president, LouisRosa. His telephone is 674-0300.

HOLY NAME,FALL RIVER

The Vocalaires and the Ser­enaders of Durfee High Schoolwill entertain Leisure Groupmembers at 2 this afternoon inthe parish hall.

An Advent Choral Evensongwill be held in the church at7:30 p.m. Sunday, with selec­tions including sections of Han­del's Messiah, scripture lessonsand responsive prayer.

The monthly prayer servicefor parish intercessors will beheld at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Re­quests for prayer may be leftin the boxes at the church en­trance.

The annual 'parish family Ad­vent Penance Service will beheld at 7:30 'p.m. Monday, Dec.19.

School board officers are Mi­chael Walsh, president; DonaldVermette, vice-president; ClairePicard, secretary.

ST. LAWRENCE,NEW BEDFORD

A cantata, "The Promise ofLove," wm be presented at 7:30p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 in thechurch by the New Bedford Ecu­menial Choir. Admission will befree and all area residents ateinvited to attend. The group isdirected by Ronald Roy Allison.

ST. THOMAS MORE,SOMERSET •

Youth group members will at­tend a Christmas party withyouth of Sacred Heart parish,Fall River from 7 to 10 p.m.Friday, Dec. 23.

New members may join the1000 Club during the next twoweekends.

Due to space limitations, ef­fective with our issue of Thurs­day, Jan. 5, 1978, we will nolonger carry news of fundraisingactivities in the Parish Paradecolumn. This includes bingos,dances, suppers, bazaars andother profit-making events.

We wiD continue to carry no­tices of spiritual programs, clubmeetings, youth projects andsimilar nonprofit activities.

Fundraising projects may of<cour~ be advertised at our reg­ular rates. This is a policy ineffect ~t many diocesan news­papers to the satisfaction ofboth readers and advertisers.

ST. JOHN OF GOD,[)OMERSET

Publicity chairmen of parish organizationsare asked to submit news items for thileolumn to The Anchor, P. O. Box 7, FallRiver. 02722. Name of city or town shouldbe Included, as well as full dates of allIctlvities. Please send news of future ratherthan Dast events. Note: the same newsItem can be used only once. Please do notrequest that we repeat an announcementseveral times.

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