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TRUE ECUMENISM
Orthodox Prelate Queries Motives
Mass, BanquetSet to HonorFr. Medeiros
Most Rev. Daniei· A. Cronin,S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, willpreside at a special Sunday Massand be a featured speaker at abanquet honoring Rev. Joao'de .Medeiros, retiring pastor of~ St.Elizabeth Parish, Fall River. ",.
The special Mass will be offered at St. Elizabeth ChurchSunday morning at 10:45. Rev.Joao de Medeiros. will be theprincipal celebrant. Joining him'as concelebrants. will . be: Rev.Daniel L. Freitas, new adPlinis~
trator of St. Elizabeth's; Rev:Joao V. Resendes, pastor of, Espirito Santo Parish, Fall River;and, Rev. Arthur C. dos Reis,pastor of Santo Christo parish,Fall River. .
The homilist of the Mass willbe Rev. Jose M. Bettencourt eAvila, pastor of Our Lady of Mt.
. Carmel Parish, New Bedford.A retirement banquet wHl then
be celebrated at Whites FamilyRestaurant, Westport, at 12:30with Bishop Cronin again presiding and speaking.
tries, he said, "join hands withthe embittered and angeredThird World demanding a Christianity which proclaims a crucified Christ as 'its God, despitethe fact that the organized religions and philosophies of thetime would call Christ a scandalous or foo:lish man."
Archbishop Iakovos, commenting on a recent discussion of theVatican Secretariat for Promoting Chirstian Unity on the vitality of the Christian Unity move·ment, said that in his viewChristian leaders are "more reluctant" to initiate approachesto the risng ecumenical questionof ministry in the Church. He reiterated that Church unityshould be seen in another lightthan "the light of mergers."
an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from LaSalle College.
Lady Jackson said that thescientific, economic and politicalunderpinnings of the age of'automatic progress have been removed and that there is a widespread search for a standard of·living that reflects not "gross national product" but spiritualvalues.
A member of the PontificalCommission for World Justiceand Peace, Lady Jackson notedtliat only Christianity has thecapacity to respond to the collapse of faith in scientifc ration·alism, in economic liberalismand in the political theory ofautomatic movement toward so-
,cial progress.In the midst of widespread de
spair and frustration as a de'cisive period in history comes toan end, Lady Jackson stated, theChristan message is that Christ
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Holy Union community, SisterMary Regis said that moneyproblems are "unique to Amer·ican Catholic schools.
"In France, Belgium and England our schools receive financial assistance. They need not
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PHILADELPHIA (NC) - Manis living at the end of the age ofa~tomatic progress and in anage of supreme relevance for areligious vocation, according toBarbara Ward (Lady' Jackson),an Anchor columnist.
The British economist spokeat St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook, after receiving
Progress Now TurnsTo Spiritual Val'ues
The primate chastised Christian leaders for not being true tothis image of "the Church ofChrist," atlding:
"We avoid systematically be·ing true to ourselves and all wedo is articulate, or expound, orinsist upon the truths of our respective churches, dogmatizingin the most axiomatic way thatunity can be realized only withinthis or that theological or eccle·siological domain.
"In the meantime, the ThirdWorld (of underdeveloped na·tions) grows bitter and hostiletowards a Christianity whicheither denies in action or contradicts ,in theory, its true self."
Young people in the West andin Communist-controlled coun-
Mary Regis, S.U.S.C., superiorgeneral' of the Religious of theHoly Union of the Sa~red Hearts,is that in other countries govern·
,ment aid to private schools istaken for granted.
In Fall River on a formal visitation to diocesan houses of the
DOUGLASTON (NC) - GreekOrthodox Archbishop Iakovos ofNorth and South America voiceda sharp warning to 300 Catholicseminarians here in New Yorkthat church mergers do not necessarily advance Christian unity.
The archbishop spoke at anecumenical service at the Cathedral College of the ImmaculateConception.
Christian unity, he said, "cannot be achieved by any kind ofOctave Prayer for ChristianUnity," or by decrees, organicunions and the deliberations ofecumenical agencies if its "sealand trademark" of holiness ismissing.
"1 question the holiness andthe ecumenical motives of all the50-called ecumenical agencies,"he said in the strongly wordedassessment. "We have not as yetcome to the realization that ecumenism is a very binding commitment ...
"Mergers may be necessitatedby crises or circumstantial inter"ests, but they do not necessarilyadvance the cause of Christianunity."
The Greek Orthodox leader asserted that "true and total Christian unity" can. be understoodonly within the context of St.Paul's statement that Christ hasmade Christians one by breakingdown dividing walls.
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Financing "of Schools, Role of SistersDiscussion Topics by Religious Head
CareDogmas
VISITING DIOCESE: Sr. Grace Donovan, SUSC, standing, provincial superior of theImmaculate Heart province, welcomes Sr. Marie Regis, SUSC, superior general of the Religious of the Holy Union of the Sacred Hearts and her four councillors to the province.Seated: Sr. Anne Lucie, ,Sr.- Roberta, Mother Marie Regis, Sr. Alicia and Sr. Mary de Sales.
Although religious communi·,ties throughout the world arefeeling the ,pinch of' vocatiorishortage, in no other (:o.untry.are Catholic schools· experiElncing the financial pressures beingsuffered in the' United States.The reason for this, said Sister
whether such dogmas are usefulfor the solution of the many andpressing problems which besetour immediate and concrete experience.
"We should answer, first ofall, that religious truths are in
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@ 1972 The Anchor
An Anchor of the Soul, Sure and Firm-St. Paul
TheANCHOR
Bishop to VisitNo. l)ighton
Most Rev. Daniel A. Croninwill be principal celebrant of a5 o'clock concelebrated Mass onSunday afternoon at St. JosephChurch, No. Dighton. in celebrating the annual patronal feastof St. Joseph.
The Bishop will then meetparishioners and participate inthe 7 o'clock parish communaldinner to be shared in the parish center.
Pope Paul DemandsIn Explaining
Fall River, Mass., Thurs., MarchVol. 16, No. 11
VATICAN CITY (NC)-PopePaul VI defended and added hispersonal comments to a recentDoctrinal Congregation warningagainst those who questionChrist's divinity and the externalexistence of the Trinity.
Pope Paul ordered the Doctrinal Congregation to promulgatethe warning, which listed sometheological errors that it said affected traditional teachings ofthe Church.
Speaking to crowds in St.Peter's Square for his Sundaynoon blessing on March 12, PopePaul said that the dogmas thatthe errors undermine are ."principal mysteries of our religion."
He added that "lately, hereand there, they were not properly interpreted or expressed by·various authors, with the gravedanger of irreverence toward themysteries themselves and of dis"tortion to our faith~"
The Pope said that Catholicswho have a "genuine concept ofour religion" will realize the importance of the defense of theseteachings and "will rejoice intheir faith and in their piety inhearing them proclaimed to thisday in their completeness."
The Pope admitted that somequestion the usefulness of suchdogmas and such defenses to-
,day: "Accustomed as we are to'assessing everything in termsof subjective utilty, it is possiblethat some may ask them'selves
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Religious, People,'More Ha'ppy
NEW YORK (NC)-Happinessmeans being religous.
That's what Batten, Barton,Durstine & Osborn (BBDO for'short), a Madison Avenue advertising agency discovered whenit asked people if they were
, happy.The survey showed, according
to BBDO, "People who c1a,im tobe 'very religious' were 12 timesmore likely to be very happythan unhappy.
~'Or putting it another way,"the agency said, "unhappiness isapprOXimately five times higheramong non-religious people thanamong people who claim to be'very religious.'''
The survey showed that 42per cent of the "very religous",persons interviewed said theywere very happy. Only 18per cent of the non-religious said,they were very happy.
Only 8.5 per cent of the persons questioned said they were"not too happy." Most:-S9.5 percent-said ,they were "somewhathappy" and 32 per cerit said'theywere "very 'happy." .:: '
School Fina'ncing l Sisters RoleContinued from Page One "We're all searching for better
close, even though we have few- ways of educating our children.er vocations, because we can af- The basics can't change in edu- 'ford to employ lay teachers." cation or religion, but ways of
The American-born superior of presenting them can.",the worldwide community is on While saying, "I would hatethe' first leg of a tour that will to see the parochial school systake her to Latin America, Africa tern go," the superior also recand all Holy Union foundations ognized the need of CCD proin Europe, With her are her four grams for children not enrolledcouncillors, Sisters who hold in the Catholic, system, and therank equivalent to "vice-presi- necessity of supplying traineddents" of the community. The personnel to direct such provisitation tour is the first that grams.has' been made on a team basis, '''I 'see mote and more 'open"Previously the superior traveled classroom" type schools," shewith one companion," said Sister said, "such as the primary schoolMary Regis. directed by Sister Ann Boland
Feels Hopeful here in Fall River." .. . Sister Mary Regis directs the
A natIv~ of Cambndge, Mass., Holy Union community from athe . ~upenor general \~ade . her generalate in Rome. She saidnovItiate as a H~ly Umo~ ~Is~er . that 'among Sisters stationedat ,the Fall River prOVinCial there is Sister Vera Herbert for-house of the community. Subse- merly on the En'glish faculty at
, quently the province was .divid~d Sacred Hearts Academy, Falland another house est~bhsh~d m River, and most recently atGroton, JI.:1a~s" to which Sister Cassidy-Coyle High School",Mary RegiS IS attached. She and Taunton. As director of commu- ,her counc.illors wi~1 be head- nications for the community,quartered I~ Fa~l. ~.lVer for. t~o Sister Vera is in charge of keep- .months, while vIsiting prOVinCial ing all provinces in touch with
, foundations in New York, Mary- each other. 'land" Washngton, D: C., Pennsyl· With Sister Mary Regis arevarma, North-.Carohna and New Sister Mary de Sales of theJer~ey. She w.lll hav~ ~he oppor- Anglo-Hibernian province of thetumty, she said, to VISit her par- community; Sister Anne Lucieents, Mr, and Mrs. Arthur La- of the French province; Sisterroche of Pet~rboro, N. H" as Alicia of the Argentine province;well as her five brothers and and Sister Roberta of the Sacredtwo siste~s. One sister ~s also. a Heart province of the U. S.Holy Umon nun, statIOned m Sister Grace Donovan, provin-Lav.:rence, Mass. , . cial superior of the Immaculate
Sister Mary RegiS IS h?p.eful Heart province in Fall River, is,about t?: fu.~ure Of, rehglOus hostess to the Sisters duringcommumtles, There IS a great their stay in the diocese.search at present ,for authenticreligious life., What: forms 'it will,take we really don't know, but.I fyel v~ry hopeful., yve're ,allworking together and there is agreat deal of goodwiil. What wemust do is live a life that willshow young people that ours isan authentic choice."
She feels it is probably a goodthing that fewer young peopleare entering religon. "It givesthose responsible for formationthe time to prepare for today'syouth, who have so much tooffer."
The superior said that the vocation crisis has' been in themaking the past 10 years inFrance and Belgium. "I thinkone reason was that people wereencouraged along the lines ofCatholic Action and the lay
, ,apostolate rather than towardsthe religous life."
S\:1e note,d that the movementamong Sisters towards wearingsecular clotl'1'ing has made moreheadway in the U. S. than elsewhere. She was wearing the traditional Holy Union habit, buther councillors were in a varietyof attire. She said it is hopedthat a common "sign," such asit pin or medallion, .will .be developed for all Holy Union religiou~ to wear. At piese:n't e,achSister chooses her owp. sym,bol.
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. Interestingly, Sister Mary Regis said that the trend towardssmall group living for religious,as in apartments or houses, ismore pronounced in the U. S.and Argentina than itt Europeanfoundations. "Tl).is is possiblysuitable to some types of work,but I don't ,think all are calledupon to leave the convent," shecommented., Re~arding education, the pri
mary ~oly Union apostolate,Sister 'Mary Regis declared,
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NEW DEAN: Rev. RichardW. Rousseau, S.J., a fou~d
ing metpber of the BostonTheolog~cal Instit1Jte andp:rofessor of theology at Bostim Co1lege and FairfieldUniversity has been namedDean of Weston CollegeS,::hool of Theology locatedir:, CamQridge.' Father Rousseau su¢ceeds Rev. JosephA. Devenny, S.J., who hasserved as Dean since 1965.
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themselves supreme, and inestimable values, worthy of ourhomage' and attention. '
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"Seconqly, "wheil" things areconsidereq rightly, it is preciselyfrom adherence' to religioustruths, now safeguarded for ourC~ltholic conscience, that we candraw the applicable and operative principles for theological,eCllmenical, ecclesial, spiritualand even' social and practieaIproblems . which burden ourminds, shaken as they are withso many I interior and exteri.ordifficultie~.
"It is precisely from firm andfervent faith in that God-onein essence, triune in personsthJ:Ough ~hom we have been'baptized and joined to Christ,Gc,d and man, that we can drawlight and love in order to give'life, in all its aspects, a' trulyhuman solution." ,
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'2 THE AN~~,6R-DJQcese oUaH ~i,-:~r-Thur~. Mar. },6; 197f:
Religious L'eaders Ask AmericansTo Proy for' Peace in Ire~land',
As one step in family-concern,we ask Jews and Christians inthe United States to becomemore sensitive to the presentdanger inherent in the 'Irish situatiQ'n. All "sides" need to beheard; no one account or attitude can possibly be adequatein representing the difficulty ofthe political, social and culturalsegregation' involved.
Justice for Everyone
We ask that March 17, St.Patrick's Day, be "celebrated"by Catholics this year in a newway as well as in the usual style,We ask that it be a day ofprayer and penance for justiceand peace in all Ireland-justiceand peace for everyone.
We ask Catholics, then, to addthis nole of seriousness to theexuberance of the day. We askCatholics to include in their planswomen and men of all religioustraditions. Tlj.e parades' could bean effective way of conveyingthis irreligious concern.W~ also ask ,Chr,istians and
Jews to, join in prayers for justice and peace in all Ireland.
We pledge ourselves to dowhat we can do to encourage andimplement ,this new style ofcelebration. The need for prayerful support is ,evident; opportunities for other forms of assistancemay develop in' ~he f!lture, andwe urage the interreligious community to be alert for, these.Meanwhile, let us pray and, workfor peace and justice for all.,
Establish RelationsVATICAN CITY (NC) - The
Vatican and Algeria have established full diplomatic relations.Tqe Vatican named Archbishop.Sante,Portalupe, the' present apostolic delegate in Algeria, to 'be 'the first pr?nuncio there.
Denies HawaIicu1. '. .. ,
Group AffDliatedHONOLULU (NC)-As part of
a "Lenten campaign," a memberof Catholic Action of Hawaiipoured his own blood over top,secret files at Hickam Air ForceBase. James Douglass and sixcompanions were thrown off thebase but not arrested followingthe incident.
Bishop John Scanlan of Hono, lulu said later that the Catholic
Action group has rio affiliationwith the Honolulu diocese.
"These people have dishonestly appropriated the name Cath...olic Action and have no right tolabel themselves as such," Bishop Scanlan said.
"I believe this sort of activity Ch C'is an insult to military personnel ristian oalitionon the island, and I will. not al- Rleplac~es Council,
, low the name of the Chur~h tobe, associated with' it;" :,POKANE (NC)-A Christian
"Non-Violent Coalltipn ?as been organized by
J" Alb t" " f th '. Ca.thohc and Protestant churches, 1m er illl .one; 0 . e 'SIX :..' , ' ,,' , .- as a means of gomg a step be-,described the ,protest as part of . d.... t d't' I' 'I fthe ' Lente " . f yOIl U1re ra IlOna counci 0
. ,- , . n, fam~algn, ,/~ ,no~- chu.rches.v~olent, dlrect"actlOn 'by C~,thohc .' '.Action of Hawaii to try 'in some' rhe ~pokane, ~ouncIl of
N¢croIOgy',~" way' io"pu(r.ourselves"between ,Churches, ,a Pro.testant group, is'. the war'maclliile, and,tilep,eqple ,poll~in? ,itself ipto, the, yoalition,
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, " ' .-:.- , MARCH '20 ,,;. "';,; ,th~~:Bpi~~rsi(~,:~~~;,~~,~ali!.~said The~atholic" di~c~se of. Spo, ~ Re.v· , Fran'cis'A>' Mroz' "j{ '. ,th~' g~ouPo,:'l;h()~e,,~h~:~I~ctr()~ic kane Will also par-tlclpate '1l1 the1951, "'1>~stor;, St. Hedwig, I~e~~," ~\V~5fa~e :.offl,~i:_ ~t : ,i:Iic~.am "'b~- re?,~n tly i.nrorporat~d coalition, !tBe'dfotd:' ,': ',C , , :. '" cau~,e: ,elec~rqplc; w~rfa,re. i,s'>~he ,WIll. be~m. operatIOn late thiS
'.'.:, .'," :,MARCH 22 :":',.~,:"r Jn~jor;"~ay:il};~WhichJ~e'.war :in Spl'lng.. ".'~Re~.;.'J1>srPh A.'¥llr.tins,: '19~0; ": In.dq¢~l~a '!~'~(j~:'b"e~il?', pr<?,~e- The coalition Will: act ~s a)\s$}sta~t; ~t: Johi(B?ptist, New..; ,:el!t~q", He~ S!1I~, ' the, ~lr "F?rce ~at.~ly~t for cooperative proJects,Bedford: ' " ' .~ (.,': ,',' , p,rops - elect,romc ,devIC,es :,mto mdudIng, Its, organizers hope, a
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.secohd C!as$ <PostagiLPaid at ~all '~ive'~. " 'Cathoh,c, Action of Haw:~ii is Membership is open to all Chris~i~~~aq:~~~:~~g,~~W:'~i~~~r~~lss,ato~m' :,:a~ ~ff:H.iate'Of'.the Natii;)rial. As~o- ' tian, ai),d: non~religous, groupsb~ the:Cathol!c' Press'!lf the' Dlo~ese"of'fall,'" clatlOn qfo ~he ',Laity, ,Douglass mav participate in individual·Rlver.> Subscnptlon pnce 'by 'mall' postpaid'" ','"., '., " ",,' .. , '.:$4,00 per Yell, 'said. ' proJects.'
WASHINGTON (NC) - Interfaith leaders have asked America's Christians and Jews to prayfor Peace and Justice in Irelandon'St, Patrick's Day.
They warned that the situation there - Catholic-Protestantconflict in strife-torn NorthernIreland has taken more than 250lives-"seems dangerously closeto civil war."
"Many factors have broughtthe people to this brink," theysaid, "and we do not pretend toknow the answers, even the essential questions. But we doknow that our religious motivescompel us to speak out in sorrow, and to offer to do what lit·tle we can, as outsiders, to helpalleviate the sufferings of all thepeople of that land."
The call' for prayers was madeby the Interreligious Committeeof General Secretaries, whichcomprises the executive officersof three religous agencies whomeet regularly to discuss matters of mutual concern. They areDr. R. H. Edwin Espy, generalsecretary of the National Council of Churches; Bishop JosephL. Bernardin, general secretaryof the United States CatholicConerence, and Rabbi HenrySiegman, executive vice president, Synagogue Council ofAmerica.
The committee released thefollowing statement:
Close to Civil WarAs the Interreligious Commit
tee compo~ed of the gerierai'sec, reiaries "'of the' 'United' stalesCatholic Conference, the Syria'gogue Council' of' America' 'a'nd
, the National Council of Churches,we issue this call.
In our concern for, areas ofcrisis all over the world, we mayforget one island where misunderstanding and prejudice seem
, ingrained into much of the socialstructure: Ireland. The situationthere, in south and north, seemsdangerously close to civil war., Many factors have brought the
people to this brink, and we donot pretend to know the answers,even the essentilil questions. Butwe db know that our religiousmotives compel us to speak out'in sorrow, and to offer to dowhat little we can, as outsiders,to help alleviate the sufferings,of all the people of that land.
Ask St. Patrick's .Day ObservanceWith Prayer, Mourning, Self-Denial
Praises EcumenismOf Masons, Knights
CHICAGO (NC)-Cooperationbetween Masons and Knights ofColumbus was described byFather John A. O'Brien as astriking example of grassrootsecumenism.
If the two groups fully united,the University of Notre Dametheologian said, "they could helperadicate religious misunderstandings. prejudices and bitterness and provide neeqed supportfor every undertaking to advance the social and moral welfare of the community."
In his talk to an ecumenicalmeeting sponsored by the Chicago Lawyers Shrine Club.Father O'Brien said that Masonsand Knights of Columbus beganto improve their relations a decade ago. Joint national meetingstook plaoe in 1968 and now cooperative efforts are common.
BrairitrustI use not only all the brains I
have but all I can borr.ow.-Wilson
St. Anne's MassFor Alhambrans
The Fall River Caravan of theorder of Alhambra will havetheir annual Communion Massin St. Anne's Church, Fall Riveron Sunday morning March 19.The Mass will be celebrated bythe pastor. Rev. Thomas M. Landry; O.P.• who will also deliverthe homily.
Imm'ediately after Mass, breakfast will be served in St. Anne'sSchool basement. The AA&Dgroup composed of 25 SomersetHigh School students will entertain during the breakfast. Director of the choral group is KiahO·Brien.
The Fall River Caravan,known as Leon Caravan No. 122,is part of an International Orderof the Alhambra organizationconsisting of some 10,000 members. throughout the UnitedStates and Canada.
Tiie main purpose of the Alhambra is assisting .retardedchildren. The local. caravan hasprovided assistance to NazarethHall. St. Vincent's Home andDay Camp.
Chairman for the CommunionBreakfast is Edward Nowak.
THE ANCI-fOR- 3Thurs., Mar. 16, 1972
Contract for LargeParish School Study
NEWARK (NC)-The bishopsof New Jersey have hired a NewYork firm to oonduct a massivestudy of the Catholic school system in the state.
Msgr. William Daly, Newarkarchdiocesan school superintendent, announced the contract ata meeting of archdiocesan educational planning commission.
The oommission is one of fourset up in each diocese to undergird the work of a statewidecommission established after theNew Jersey Conference of MajorReligious Superiors asked thebishops to undertake such a .study. .
The firm, Donovan and Swanker Associates, is headed by Bernard Donovan. former New YorkCity public school superintendent who is in the third year ofa contract for a similar study inBrooklyn.
Democracy .All real democracy is an at
tempt like that of a jolly hostessto bring the shy peopleout.
-ches~erton '
TOP SCIENTIST: Cathyanne Duarte's exhibit on D-N-AR-N-A in Mitosis and Miosis won first prize in the biologysection of the St. John the Baptist School, New BedfordScience Fair and was awarded the "best of fair" prize forher experiment.
H'op~s Itls LegalBoard of Education Appropriates
Funds for Nonpublic SchoolsELIZABETH (NC)-The Board disrupt the city's public school
of Education here has adopted a system.budget that includes a $505,000, Elizabeth has a 'large Puertoappropriation for nonpublic Rican population, many of themschools. served by the city's 14 Catholic
Comment,ing on the budget. elementary schools and threeAlbert Kopf,. board president. in- high schools.dicated that "there may be sotr)e Dunn saiid that the closing ofquestion as to the legality of one or more schools - a parothis appropriation," but said he chial high school shut down sevhoped the legal questions could eral years ago-could cost thebe cleared up sat,isfactori'ly. city more than the half-million
Mayor Thomas Dunn a year budgeted by the school board forago sponsored a meeting be- nonpubloic schools.tween board representatives and Money has been appropr:iated'officials of this community's" for art. music, physical educanonpublic schools, which enroll Hon, remedial reading. bilingualaJbout 50 per cent of the city's teachers. auxilary speech instudents. Dunn expressed fearthen that enrollment losses and structors, psychological serv,ices,school closings could seriously supplies, instructional equipment
and Social Secur,ity, pension andworkmen's compensation payments.
The total boaro of educationbudget of $20 million is a $3.million increase over the preced,ing year.
Internment Policy
The priest said that the peopleof Northern Ireland need help in .making the facts about their situation known. He said he hadturned down offers of money inthe United Stay!s. and insteadhad asked for "the arousal ofpublic opinion."
"We asked people to speakout, to contact their local Congressman or Senator, to write tonewspapers and to make theirvoices heard." he added.
Aspects that aroused particular interest among the U. S.press, he said, were the Britishpolicy of internment of terroristsuspects without trial and Britishinterrogation methods.
The British army has been accused of using brutality in interrogating suspects. but has denied the charges.
troops were fired on first whenthey went into Londonderry'sCatholic Bogside district on Jan.30. "I think I have convincedthem this is not true," he said.
Father Daly said he urged theIrish government to inform thepeople of the United States andthe world much more quicklyand accurately about NorthernIreland events: "If the truth ofwhat is happening could go outto the world," he said" "wewould be a long way towardsachieving peace and justice forour people and. eventually perhaps, the reunification of ourcountry."
Father Daly's trip to theUnited States was sponsored bythe Irish government at the request of Londonderry people.
While in the United States heappeared on many top TV programs, including the Dick CavettShow.
Dominican priest continued. "theobservance could cancel the considerable expenses planned forrejoicing and change the wearingof the green into the sharing ofthe green with the widowed. theorphaned. the homeless and thebereaved victims of this strife.
"A fund could be gathered andadministered by some nonpartisan agency to all who arein need without regard to polit
.ical affiliation or religious preference."
.Like Father Bowman, FatherDonlan feels that traditional St.Patrick's Day celebrations this
. year "would seem incongruousagainst the background of strife.suffering and slaughter thatmark Ireland today. This is notime for parading. bagpipes.dancing, the wearing of thegreen. the banquets and thetoasts to 'the Day We Celebrate·...
In an interview before thepublication of Father Donlan'sletter in the Times, Father Bowman expressed his feeling that"St. Patrick's Day should be observed in a diff~rent way thisyear."
Without going into great detail. he did say he felt the cele-'bration should be marked byprayer.
Does he also advocate totalabstinence on St. Patrick's Day?he was asked.
"I'm not that unrealistic." hereplied with a laugh.
Support ChristianTeaching in Schools
LONDON (NC) - Most members of the British Parliamentoverwhelmingly support Christian teaching in state schoolsand religious broadcasting, according to an interdenominational poll.
Most members also stronglyoppose unrestricted divorce. contraceptives for students, euthanasia and unrestricted abortion.
The poll taken ,by the Orderof' Christian Unity, a broadlybased body supported by 12churches, drew replies from 182(22.8 per cent) of t~e 800 members of the House of Lords. theupper chamber of parliament,and 180 (28.2 per cent) of the630 elected members .of theHouse of Commons.
The poll showed .that 84 percent of those who· replied sup- 'port Christian teaching in stateschools. Only one per cent wasopposed and 15 per cent wereuncertain.
NEW YORK (NC) - Drasticchanges in the celebration of St.Pathrick's Day this year havebeen urged here from two sep-arate sources. .
In a letter to the editor. published in the New York Times.Father Thomas C. Donlan ofWashington. D.C.• suggests thatthe current tragedy in NorthernIreland calls for elimination ofthe traditional merry-making. '
Instead. he would have March17 commemorated as "a day ofprayer. of mourning and self-denial." .
In a similar mood, FatherDavid Bowman, a Jesuit prieston the staff of the NationalCouncil of Churches who hasjust returned from a survey ofconditions in Northern Ireland,expressed the hope that St. Patrick's Day celebrations this year."would be explicitly cognizantof the situation in Northern Ire~
land."Aid Needy
Father Donlan. director of thepublications office at the U. S.Catholic Conference, proposedin his letter that "as a day ofprayer. the day could be ecumenically organized and directedto the intention that all Irishmen.the vast majority of whom profess belief in the Prince of Peace.might renew their efforts to apply his teachings of peace. justice and nonviolence in the settlement of their problems."
In its self-denial element. the
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DUBLIN (NC)-Londonderry's"priest with the bloody handkerchief." Father Edward Daly. toldNC News that on his recent tripto the United States he hadfound great misunderstandingamong Americans concerningevents in Northern Ireland.
Father Daly was seen on manytelevision newscasts ministeringto the dying and wounded duringthe Bloody Sunday killings byBritish troops in LondonderryJan.30.
He said that the Britisr "propaganda machine" enjoys complete success in the UnitedStates.
He said he found Americansquite convinced' that British
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. SISTERS' EUROPEAN TOUR: Sr. Sardinha indicatesthe stops to Sr. J. Sousa as they study a map in Our Lady ofFatima High School, Warren.' All interested parties in thistour are asked to be at F~tima High at 2:30 Sunday after~noon, March 26, for further details of the Sisters of St.Dorothy' European Trip that will-follow the International. .' .\
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Threatens' Prosecu.tion.Mobutu Orders Catholics to Accept
Africanization P'olicy .'KINSHASA (NC) - President inary .and for reconsideration of
Mobutu Sese Seko has ordered government moves against Carthe Catholic Church in zaire to dinal Malula, who went to Romeaccept his Africanization policy . last month after being expelled.or face. the closing of seminaries from his state-owned residenceand thl'! prosecution of bishOps and excluded from a. nationaland. priests. honorary order..' /The new ruling was issued Those actions against the car-after a ,meeting by Mobutu with dinal arid the' suspension ofthe .. political committee of the ; Afrique Chretienne followed the
.. ~ People~s .. ReVolutionarY Move-': magazine's publication of . an. ment, the country's only political article by 'Cardinal,Malula crit-
party. . . . icizipg Mobutu's program for aMobutu and the committee return to African authenticity,
especially . through .. changingconfirmed decisions made in Jan- .Christian names to African ones.uary clos~ng the Pope John:}Q{III The cardinal :said that is not the .SemhiarY .here. and' suspending. way "to resolve ..our presentpuplication . of... the . 'Catholic 'problems nor help us live in theweekly, Afrique Chretienne. modem 'world."{Christian ~rica).
-The president, formerly knownThe new ruling said that a'S Joseph Desire Mobutu,
priests who refuse to give "au'- changed his own name, the namethentic" Zairean names to chil- of the country (formerly thed'ren at Baptism will be liable to Democratic Republic of the Con-
. prosecution. It also said semi- go), its flag, anthem and other'naries r~fusing to set up youth geographical names last October.cells to the revolutionary move-ment will be closed and bishops The Africanization campaignof the offenqing dioceses will be has caused friction betweenliable. toC prosecution. . . Mobu·tu and the Common Afro-
Malagasy Organization (OCAM),The Pope John XXIII Semi- of which Zaire is a member.
nary was closed because Cardi-nal Joseph Malula of Kinshasa:refused to allow the formationof an MPR youth group there.
The new decision came after',a delegation of bishops called onMobutu. to appeal for the reopen:ing of the Pope John XXU! Sem-
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nal John J! Wright. has deniedthat a study' drawn up by his of.-
. fice, the Congregation for theClergy, was in any wayan in·terference ·in Spain's politicalaffaLrs. .
"The dodument is a routineevaluation by this congregationof a· meeting of the Spanishbishops," the American church..man said..
"It is a series of observations.neither a decree nor a regula..tion."
When tol~ that some Sp~nishne\V.'papers ,were attributing po..litical importance to' the docu.. 'men t, he said: '''1 kilOW nothingof that. Our congregation cer.. ·tainly has rio intention whatso··ever of 'getting involved in
·Spanish political affairs."
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On.e is tempted to say, inreply to this kind of ponderousand pedantic rhetoric, that if this
· isa typical sample of the new,nonmainline theology, then God
· preserve us from being exposedto any mor~ of it. .
I hesitate, ho>yever, to gothat far in response to 'anar'ticlewritten ,by a man'who has beenat least acasual·friend of mine
· ever since. his seminary' days. Iwould prefer to think"""'and thenlet it go· at that-:..that·Bianchi is
· soprcifoundly .concerned about··the ..varin ~Viet~~· (as well hemight .be}that:he. Simply had tolet off a· little non-theologicalsteam to: keep' from goingwacky. .
Millions of other Am~ricans, at.leas', half of whom are probably"doves", apparently J·ind that at..tending a .big-time fo06all gameon a' Sunday afternoon s'ervespretty much the same purpose.
· But to each his own. Anyone fortennis?
part of the nation's civil religion... Little wonder then," we are'
· told rather, patronizingly, "thatthe pigskin, cult is generally embraeed with enthusiasm in mainline religious institutions; whosesynibol 'systems usually, bolsterconventional virtues.' Th~ gameis ex~r~~mr~y popular' amongCatholIc ':pnests' ...." You betyour life itlis!
T'he' ~ext: seven or. eight paragraphs of Bianchi's article elaborate upon:this somewhat snob
·biish thec;>logical' theme in con-· sidel'able: d~tail. What, it all ads
up to is thalt ,'''in contrast to religion. as a freeing and hopefulform of play, big-time footballis an exten$ion of dehumanizingreligion." . .
In case' you don't. get thepoin.t," "dehumanizing religion"
· in chis context means, amongother things, American Catholicism.
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a demonic (sic) aura around thegridiron ritual. The satanic (sic)implications. of' the rite carryover strongly into business, education, politics,and, .of' course,interpersonal relations!'
We are aiso toici that','fo'otball'stotalitarian authority stru'cture... reflects the milit'arism prevalent in our structure ... Littlewonder that. Richard Nixon is afootball freak. The game provides a way of both relaxing andyet not being distracted from thehard qualities needed for geopolitical control and. manipulation."
Up to this point, Bianchi hasonly been warming .up for thekill. The realthrust of his article-his principal thesis, if you will-is that "football has become
'Pope Urges LoveFor Brazil p'oor
VATICAN CITY' (NC)-PopePaul VI told Brazilians that"only unselfish love can build
.true brotherhood.".' : His message opened the Bro. therhood Campaign sponsoredby the Brazi.lian bishops~ Thecampaign is aimed 'at easing political and social tensions in thatcountry of 93 million persons.Citing ,the campaign's slogan,;'Find Happiness in Service,"Pope Paul said:. "Service is a magic word, par
ticularly to the youth of Brazil,which . everywhere shows athirst for ideals and whichsearches, sometimes in impulsiveways, for life-long goals."
Christ' life, example and teachings, the Pope said, provide theanswer to that search, which"means renunciaton and a generous identification with one'sbeloved brethren.'.'
American Imperialism
That's pretty heady stuff fora sober-minded theologian to behanding out in a sophisticatedjournal of theological opinion,but the worst is yet to come,and before it's all over, Bianchihas long since taken off the theologian's mortarboard and puton the nondescript hat of thepartisan political commentatorwho sees almost everything, including football, in the light ofAmerican imperialism, Americanmilitarism, and, more specifically in the light of the war inVietnam.. "(The) wedding of violenceand and lucre," he says, "throws
Theologian Pontificates on
4 THE ANCHOR""",Diocese.ofFaIiRiver-lhurs.Mar. 16, 1972.
Professional theologians',like the rest of us benightedmortals, come 'in variousshapes' and sizes and differmarkedly' from one another intemperament or· personality.
I had 'aiways thought of Dr. ''. Eugene Bianchi, a former Jesuit'
who is now teaching religion atEmory University in Atlanta,Ga., as being one of the mor'esanguine, more . relaxed; and'more humorous members of ·thefraternity. Either I was ·wrongabout that or Bianchi just happened to. be in an unconscionably bad mood when he satdown to write an article entitled"Pigskin Piety" which, appearsin the Feb. 21 issue of Christianity and Crisis...Bianchi's artiCle on big-time·football just has to be the mostsad-sack, ponderous, pedantic,humorless, theologically pessimistic, . and politically partisanpiece ever written on the alleged evils of the nation's mostpopular spectator sport.
In Bianchi's judgment, the list 'Sexual Imagery'of such' eviIs and the harm that At the risk of' appearing to'be'they are inflicting on American almost as humorless as Dr. Biansociety are almost beyond human chi himself, I must intervene atreckoning or human calculation. this point to r~port, for whateverAfter ~Il, how can any mortal,even if he happens to be a theo- it .may be worth, that the last
time I attended a professional,logian" begin to calculate . the footbaU ,game (meaculpa)t saw
. ~~:~U~~:i~:~ ~~~~ ~~i~hb~a~ a' nationally celebrated' anti-."demonic" and "satanic" 'impli- Vietnam politician sitting .as big'
as life in .the .owner's glassed-in,cations? That kind' of evil will air conditioned box and seemnot give way even ~o prayer and
.fastllig. It calls for .the ;ministra-. ingly enjoying 'himseILimmense-ly. 1~aw him'.there with my own
tions, on:a nationwide, s~l1le, 'imperialistic, ': .male . '.chauvinistqf a certified and highly experi- eyes. Shame on George McGovenced exorcist.. . . em.
'·America's'Dark Side" . .Bilt ·hack toth~ scor:ebqard.·.'.. . . . '~FootbaU's sexual .imagery,~'
:BIan~~ ..statts of~. ~y" s~ymg _. Bianchi continues, ~'.has:an espe-.. thatb!g time football ..affor~s "'dally' qemonic ·tinge.;:Not·only
..an excellent .. ~pportumty. t~ . does ·itassign "inferior'~status tostudy. the, dark .sIde .of AmerIca,. -women, .but it also suffuses its.and th~n ;proceeds t~ .ar~ue....... . se:x;uaI- symbolism ·with· .aggres-·more h~~ a po~. s?cIologiSt or sive violence." (Bianchi's clinicalpop PO~Itical SCientist. ·tha~ the imagery; if 1 may 'be permittedtheolog~~n he .was tramed t~ be to say so, then becomes just a-that . coUegiate and especIally wee bit bizarre,' but . that'sprofessIonal football reveal the neither here rior there.)fascist streak in our society."
We are not to take any comfort whatsoever, he reminds us,'from ·the fact, which is onlygrudgingly conceded, that "thefascist penchant .is' no moreAmerican than it is Chinese orRussian ...," for the further factis that fascism' "takes on peculiar . nuances .in our heritage.Fascism means the control' anddomination of others by a forceful repression of personal andcommunal freedom. Football in'the most blatant way rilanfeststhis tyranny by brute force overthe wills of others."
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priests to develop "an outreachto black Catholics" and the recruitment and training of blackpriests should btl emphasized,according to the statement.
The senate, an advisory bodyto Cardinal Lawrence Shehan,said"blacks should be allowed todevelop lIturgies which reflectthe "unique cultural heritage ofblack people."
The 'priests called on theChurch to "lead in an effort toinsure justice for people" andcriticized the "systematic absence of a Catholic response to,the heretical error of racism."
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Archbishop Mar Gregorios of India will writepersonally to say where he'll locate it if youenable him to buy ($975) two acres of land as amodel·farm for a parish priest. Raising his ownfood, the priest can teach his parishioners howto increase their crop production. (A hoe costsonly $1.25, a shovel $2.35.)
When people ask why priests in India are work·ing to find water I go to the faucet and returnwith an empty glass.
Water"like breathing, is something we take forgranted. Without it we cannot eat, or drink, orwash, or be baptized.
People, too, we sometimes take for granted. InIndia there are 530 million-more than twice asmany people as in the U.S.A. and Canada combined. :rhe average Indian's take·home pay isless than 50¢ a week.
What can you do about it? Write to me.
We'll put you in touch with the pers,on in Indiayou can help to help himself and others. Forinstance, the deserving young lad Y'ho wants tobecome a priest ($15 a month, $180 a year). Orthe prayerful young teen-ager who feels calledto be a Sister ($12.50 a month, $150 a year).Or the orphanage child, saved from the streets,who needs only an even chance (and $14 amonth, $168 a year) to become a responsible,self-supporting grownup.
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BALTIMORE (NC)-The Baltimore archdiocesan Senate' ofPr.iests has attacked the "plantation mentality" of the Churchand urged the archdiocese togive "highest priority to racialjustice."
lIn a statement adopted by a14-1 vote the Senate also criticized "tokenism" in appointments of blacks to decisionmaking posts in the archdiocese.
The priests said that blacksshould be given a voice in parishcouncils in both all-black areasand in changing neighborhoods.
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brant and homilist at a Mass offered Monday morning for senior boys at the Attleboroco-educational high school. Vocation to the priesthood was stressed in the homily andduring the informal meeting with the seniors after the Mass. Concelebrants were Rev.John J. Smith, Diocesan Director of Vocations and Rev, Brian J. Harrington, Feehan Highchaplain. Top: Raymond Sullivan, extreme right, and Thomas Glynn presenting offertory gifts. Center: Distribution of' the Eucharist. Bottom: Paul Hodge ,left, and David Reilly, right, :who served as acolytes at the Mass discuss vocation~ with Bishop Cronin.
Strike at CatholicTV Sta~ion ,Ends, '
SANTIAGO (NC) - ,Channel13, TV station of,' the ' Catholic University here, is back onthe air following settlement of atwo~week-Iong strike.
, The 'strike was, called byaleftist-dominated union after thestation's president, Father Raulflasbun, fired its news director,Leonardo Caceres, for biasednews coverage. '
The strike was settled by acompromise. Caceres was rehiredbut transferred to, the universityadministrat'ion, where he 'will,work on television program plan-ning. "
, ,'r(The strike was part of a tense
situation in Chile, where<privatecommunications' media" ,are trying to survive attempts' by thePopular Union government ofPresident Salvador Allende, to.control press, radio, televisionand publishing.
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"'ihe'Christarimessag~is notjust 'Love your neighbor,'" shesaid, "since everybody alreadyknew that, but 'Christ is risen'and has brought about victoryover death."
'Individual Christians must bereminded~ Lady Jackson; said, oftheir obligation,to work'for theelimination of worldwide' inj.ustice.
"You will be faced with con·gregations in the United States,"the economist noted, "in whichsome people won't think it's oddthat six per cent of the people
~ of the world should have 32 percent of the' world's wealth."
"In the wealthiest nation of" the world," she said, "we have
"'1: to effect a spiritual conversion
'''i ::,:/:.:G: ~~I~no;rr:~s~~g~~i;i~ ~~~~:r~~i~~living. We must get across thepicture that the standard of living is made up of more thanmere economics-that the truestandard of living is not the~gross national product' but thetrue joy of the human spirit."
Lady Jackson said there isonly one sadness and that is notto be a saint:
Comparing priests and seminarians to the prophets of Israel, she said that people have'gone to other persons for answers and it hasn't worked.
"They might try you again,"she noted, "but they're not going to come back to people whodon't have much to say, and tobe the type of' person who has
, something' to'say, 'YOU' have tocling ,to prayer ,as 'y,ou)'cling to'water.'" , "" '.. ,,',' , ,, Calling, for' policies ;aimed atredistributing wealth 'on -theworld level, Lady Jackson saidthat there ought to' be a "citizens' lobby of all Christians'~ totake one per cent of, the "grossnational product" to take care of'the poor through internationalagencies to avoid the taint ofcolonialism.
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B'ishops MeetingSet for 'Canada '
OTTA\VA -(NC)-Bishops fromNorth, and South Ameri9a ~illdiscuss JheChurch's' relationswith· yo,Jlth .. and poFtics at' ameeting ,May '15-17 at Chateau-guay; Que. ' '. The 'Canadian Catholic Confer
enCe of Bishops will be the host()f the seventh annual InterAmerican Bishops' meeting.
Attending the meeting will bel,epresentatives of the Canadianeonference, the U. S. NationalConference of Catholic Bishops,and" Latin American Bishops'Conference.
The Latin American confer~mce is preparing a workingpaper on "The Church andPolitics" while the Canadian andU. S. conferences are pre'paring
"a paper on "The Church, andYouth," ,
Thirty bishops, nine each fromthe U: S. anq Latin America andeight from Canada, will particiIlate.T\J.eyinclude Cardinal ,Jolinl<:roi 'of P~iladelphia, NCCBpresident, -and Coadjutor Archhishop Leo Byrne of St. PaulMinneapolis, 'NCOB vice-presi·dent.
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-'Tha't ~Yer',Yet Was Seen',When Irish heads are bleeding, Sure it's like a hell
on earth, In the, lilt of Irish weeping, You can hear the',' atheists' ,mirth. ,Whim' Irish hearts are angry all the world,se~ms tight and' gray and when Irish he~ds' are 'bleeding,
,Sure, God seems far away. ! " "". :'
, Too~ra-loo-ta-Ioo-ral, Too- '~ibod '-is" soaking Irish grou:n'Ci., . • • • 'The' love 'oCGOd 'no' more \ve'Ufa-Ioo-ra.-li, " To:'ta-Ioo-ra-
loo..ral, Hush now, don;t YOil 'keep, his message can't be :h~ard,For there's an age-old law
again the'livin' 10f his Word. Imet with' Napper T.V. and h.etook me by the hand, And hesaid, ,·,"How's poor" old" Ireland,and how does she stand?" She'sthe ' rpost' di~essflul country,that ever· yet was wrought.they're bombing men andwomen'there for reasons they'veforgot.' ' ,
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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Mar. 16, 1972, '\ ", : ' , , " ",,):, , .".
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Loss, of LifeThe Insurance Information Institute and the National
Safety,Council have released figures on acciden~s in the 'United States in 1971. There were almost.23 million accidents with 114,000 lives lost and 10.8 million Americanssuffering disabling injuries with some 400,000 permanentlyimpaired.
The dollar cost from accidents in 1971 was placedat $27.7 billion dollars. i
In an age that is concerned-and rightly so-about,war deaths in Vietnam and the tragedies among' youngpeople experimenting with drugs, these,statistics cannot belightly passed over. '
And yet, people will not tear up their driving licensesand'refuse to drive again. No one will ad.vocate a tightening of laws regulating the licensing and driving of automobiles. There will be little talk about stiffening penaltiesfor driving violations. No one will march on police stationsurging a crackdown" on dangerous drivers 'and driving.There will be no meetings of pr,otest over'this sad wasteof human life. "
'Is it that people are concerned over the unusual, thefar-away, the far 'out, !lnd lack 'of interest i,n what is right,,before them? Is it 'that they choose 'todi~cuss ,philosophically what affects them little, but neglect to enter into a'course of action that might demand a' change il1 them' righthere and new?
Loss of life, hum~n suffering-these ar~ and should. because for concern and 'worty and acti<in" And i even 'though they come 'from such a, commonp,lace,<?ccur,renceas an automobile accident, their tr~gedy,.is 'not: ,therebylessened nor should steps to remedy" them 'be ,'any' lessvigorous., '
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There are' many 'frightening aspects' of the presentfamily life situation with the stresses that"arecplaced·,onparents'and children alike: ,: -.. t',,'" ,,: :"" '. " '
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One reslilt~ 'not'too often 'considered, is th~t a harri~d
family life style qas led ,to' a ,dependence on, conyeQieilce.foods, on snacking as an American way of life; and youngpe0I>le"are, actually' suff~ring from, poore ,nutrition. "
The old concept of ,the family gathered :around thedining room table :for at ieast-one family-meal 'together,a multipliCity of courses, family conversation and excha.ngeof ideas-all 'this has glv~n way to trays in front of •thetelevision', foods eaten' out of the hand, and on the I'llD.
, snacks from dispensing machines w~shed down with soft ' ..drinks. '
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At any rate; tlfe result is 'not' only that the ,various die! Too-ra-\oo-ra-Ioo"ral, 'Too-ra-members of the family see one another with less frequency 100-J:a.l09~li, Too-ra-Ioo-ra 100-and with less personal interrelation, put that people simply ral, A n,ew Irish lullaby.are not being fed, correctly. ' , I'd take you home again,
Kathleen, Across the ocean wildMany married couples are now asking for' dining and wide, To where your heart
rooms in their homes because they see the value of a fam- has ever' been Since first youily gathered together and growing' together. Parents' are were my bonnie bride. But rosestrying to get back,' to the concept, of ~alking with their aU :have 'left your' land, we've
, children and' what more encouraging atmosphere, than at wakhed them faqe, away 'anda meal. -' die; Men would, rather shoot
'than share, And there's no -laugh..And people will I;llsobegin to eat better, 'too. ter in the~r eye.
Olt, I would take you back,,Kathleen, to where your heartwou.ld feel such pain. And if thestreets weren't red' but green Iwou.ld take you home again.
Believe me, if all those unfear..,ing young arms Which' ,shoot onso fondly today" Were 'to ceaseby be morrow and turn back tocharms, Ireland would not bleedaway.. Oh, Paddy, dear and did yehear the news that's goinground? Another gemeration's
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LA PAZ (NC)-A bishop andfQur Catholic newsmen wereamong 152 anti-Communistsscheduled for assassination lastSummer by Communist guerrillas, Bolivia'.s rightist governmenthas charged.
The government of PresidentHugo Banzer claimed the killingswere to have been carried outlast Augilst, the' month he oustedthe leftist government of Presi-dent Juan Jose Torres. .
Col. ,Banzer said AuxiliaryBishop Benaro Prata of La Pazand four writers for the Catholicdaily here, Presencia, were onthe death roll of Operation RedZafr:a (sugar cane harvest), tobe launched by guerrillas backedby Cuban Premier Fidel Castro.
,Col. Banzer also claimed thattwo priests active in social workwere to take part in Red Zafraby preventing army units fromrescuing intended victims.
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Cardinal ConwayIn Washington
WASHINGTON (NC)-Cardinal William Conway of Armagh,primate of All Ireland, plans tocelebrate St. Patrick's Day hereafter dedicating a church in Mississippi.
Cardinal Conway will preachat the annual St. Patrick's DayMass at St. Patrick's Churchhere. The Mass will be concelebrated by Cardinal PatrickO'Boyle and four Irish-bornpriests of the archdiocese.
Invitations to the Mass havebeen accepted by ArchbfshopLuigi Raimondi, apostolic delegate in the U. S.; Bishop JosephL. Bernardin, general secretaryof the National Conference ofCatholic Bishops and the U. S.Catholic Conference; AuxiliaryBishops John Spence and Edward Herrmann of Washington;and Irish Ambassador WilliamWarnock.
Cardinal Conway will meetmembers of the Ancient Order ofHibernians and will attend theannual dinner of the Society ofFriendly Sons of St. P~trick here.
Cardinal Conway agreed tocome to the U. S. for the March12 dedication of the church in aparish of a priest friend nowserving in Jackson, Miss.
He also spoke on the problems of Northern Ireland at aluncheon in Baton Rouge, La.,Tuesday and concelebrated aMass there with Bishop RobertTracy of Baton R{>Uge.
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,the. "" department themselves., "They were alone in their rooms,too infirm to get out, and theydepended on me. Today ~hecksare mailed, but tlhen that wasn'tthe case,"
Kitchen noted that Foley hadse~ved for many years as president, of the Fall River ParticularCouncil as well as of his parishconference. Today his son, alsoJerome, carries 'on as a Vincentian, and is treasurer of St.Mary's Cathedral conference.
Kitchen makes his home withhis son and daughter in law,"but I'm never at home," Up at6 A.M., he i~ at the restaurantuntil afternoon, when he travelsto the Memorial Home. As well
, as visiting individual guests, he,plans sing-alongs and ,often organizes trips for residents. Healso finds time for calls on needyfamilies in Immaculate Conception parish, and is an activemember of the Serra Club andthe First Friday Club.
Over the years he has alsobeen a good neighbor to many."They don't make men like thatany more," said Abel Marceline;a Vincentian of Sacred, Heartparish, Fall River, who grew upnext door to the Kitchen family.And another little boy, now
,grown, whose family was desperately poor, remembers howKitchen always had room to takeanother youngster along withhis own son on beach or park
·expeditons.
But first and foremost Harry.Kitchen and Jerome Foley's
· hearts belong to the Society ofSt. Vincent de Paul. "Those menhave loved every part of their
·work for all the' 'years they'vebeen in it," summed up Foley'swife.
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For, 17 years, he recalled, from1924 to 1941, one of his dutiesas a Vincention was to visit thecity' welfare ,department everyThursday and collect 'checks forold people who Cbuld not g~t to
help, and over the years theVincentions have also. becomeidentified with major charitableprojects such as the St. Vincent'de Paul Camp' and the' annualBiShop's 'Ball.
In the depressio,n year of 1932,said Kitchen; the work of theVincentians increased to suchan extent that one citywide con-'ference was iJ;lsufficiimt, and parish units' were organized. SecrE~
cy in giving heip was still maintained, however, and it is unheard of for a Vincentian to discuss his cases.
, "Nowadays welfare takes careof many ,problems where theVincentians used' to !?e calledin," said Kitchen, "but we stillget emergency calls." One proble~ that has not changed is thatof the loneliness oUhe aged, lind,Kitchen responds to this needin spectacular fashion. ,
Seven days a week he is atthe Catholic Memorial Home onHighland Avenue, spreadingcheer among guests. "I'm thereevery weekday afternoon and allday on Sunday," he said. "Andevery time I walk into t>hatbuilding I say 'Thank God forBishop Cassidy,''''
He explained that in the daysbefore the late Bishop foundedthe Home,' Fall River's needyelderly had nowhere to go buta city institution; "and oftenthey had to wait' years' beforethey' could get in. Sometimesthey died before there was roomfor them."
CONGRATULATES V1NCENTIAN: Bishop congratulates Harry Kitchen on 50 years of service as a member ofthe St. Vincent de Paul Society. Also a 50-year member, but
, unable to be present due to illness, is Jerome Foley.
Pittsburgh PriestsJoin Feder'ation
PITTSBURGH (NC)-The Association of Pittsburg Priests hasannounced it has affiliated withthe National Federation ofPriests' Councils.
The' association's chairman,Father Philip Gallagher, in announcing the ,affiliation, ~x
pressed regret that.'the majorityof priests in the ~ii:tsburgh dio- 'cese still do not want to affiliatewith the NFPC. "
In joining ,the NFPC we willbe representing' only thosepriests of the diocese who, aremembers of our association, butwe hope to keep open some typeof communication between NFPCan~ all the priests of' our diocese," Father Gallagher' said.
The Association of PittsburghPriests is a four-year-old organization. It has urged strengthening the witness of the church ininner city areas, and' the estabIshment of a' p'ersormel office for'the clergy. "
Then as now, the purpose ofthe Vincentians is to give aid,wherever needed, said Kitchen.Membership is by invitation lindonly, prudent, mature men areasked to join the organization.They investigate cases that havecome ,to the attention of pastors, determine what help isneeded and make sure it is given.In the Fall River diocese, holyday' and poor box collections goto parish conferences of t>he so,ciety for use in giving emergency
Harry Kitchen,' Jerry Foley Give Century·Of Service as Members of Vincentians
BY PATRICIA McGOWAN
Together Harry Kitchen andJerome Foley have given a century of service to the needy ofFall River. Their work was recognized last week by the FallRiver Particular Council of theSociety of St. Vincent de Paul ata testimonial dinner following aconcelebrated Mass of thanksgiving at which the principalcelebrant was Msgr. 'John E. 'Boyd, council chaplain, ,',' ,
Illness kept Foley f:ro~ th~',celebration, '·which 'came on, his'77th birthday; but when healthpermits he is still ,active in theSt. Vincent de Paul conferenceof SS.' Peter ~nd Paul 'parish, 'whioh he has served, as presidentfor 40 years. Kitchen, 75; 'has 'been a, member ot' Ute 'Immacu-"late Conception parish confer~','
ence an equal length of time, and'he is at present its treasurer.
Kitchen reminisced about the' ~ ,pair's '50 year's ',as. Vincentlansthe other" Q,ay,', pausing, i.n, hi;work, at . Kitchen's', Diner on
,second Street: Retired from hisown' lifetime 'occupation 'as agrocer, he "helps ,out" athis latebrother's restaurant,six or sevenhours a day.
"In 1922,when Jerome a'nd Iwere asked to become Vincentians, there was one conferencefor the whole city. We were thetwo youngest members, I was25 and Jerome was 27. In thosedays you didn't work in yourown parish, and you neverstayed on, one case very Ic;mg.
'This was so people wouldn't'beembarrassed by having it known',that they needed help."
To Help People
Catholic OfficialCharg'es BigotryIn Public Schools
BURLINGTON (NC)-A diocesan education official here hascharged that insensitivity andeven bigotry against Catholicsis practiced by some teachersin Vermont public schools.
"This is not a witch hunt,"said Msgr. Raymond Adams, Bur~lington diocesan school boardchairman, speaking at a diocesan pastoral council meeting."I've been in education longenough to know how some re'ports can be garbled and lamaware of the dedication of themajority of teachers in ourstate."
"I think, however, that thecomplaints are serious and numerous enough to warrant yourattention' and to let you knowthat we are aware of the problem."
"The fact is," Msgr. Adamssaid, "that schools which aresupposed to keep neutral on religion are in some cases actuallyteaching a kind of religioushumanism which has values notacceptable to Catholic parents."
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"We, estimate that some50,000 Catholic children are being e~ucated in our publicschools and as Vermonters wehave a concern in what is ,being'taught, not only to them, butalso to all the children. Theyshould not be brainwashed."
Msgr. Adams said, after themeeting that part of the problem"lies in the laudable concernwith ecology.: But when a: third'grader comes home from schooland demands to know why' hisparents have more ,than twochildren, which are equated withpollution,~ parents have a rightto know what kind of values arebeing, taught." .
The passing out of contraceptive information and the advocacy' of vasectOmies were' also
. cited.
In another instance, Msgr.Adams told' of a parent who objected when a teacher, commenting on a picture of 'Pope Paul,remarked that he was' "100 yearsbehind the times." ,
'Modesty Hang-up' ,
The complaints have come tothe diocesan school board frompastors,' parents, and teachers inthe religous education program,the monsignor said. They rangefrom insensitivity to a professional failure to balance a presentation, he added.
One teacher, attempting to getll-year-old girls to take gangshowers, was quoted by a colleague as saying: "We'll get ridof this modesty hang-up that theCatholics have."
A spokesman for the Vermontstate department of education inMontpelier told NC News thedepartment "does not wish tocomment at this time" on thediocesan official's charges.
"Opportunity to review thearticle in its entirey is neededbefore making further decisions,"the spokesman said.
The diocesan pastoral councilhas asked local deaneries andcouncils to investigate whet)1erthe complaints are justified ineach area.
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Decries K'i II ingOf Farmhands
JUTICALPA (NC) - As thisrural community mourned thedeath of six farm workers anda soldier over land conflicts,Bishop Nicolas D'Antonio ofOlancho told· Sunday worshippers that this blood was not invain.
"They are modem martyrs ofa fast-changing world," theAmerican-born head of this prelature said. "The fruits of theirsacrifice will soon be harvested."
He was referring to the growing for<;:e of grassroots movements here ancl in other parts ofHonduras, 70 per cent of whose2.8 million· pe~ple are farmers.
Some 95 members ofth·e. Spe- .cial' Security Corps fired on 40farmhands and their families inFebruary at La Talanquera, a
- large homestead near here, kill- .ing six men. A sargeant wasfatally shot in the struggle anddied while being taken to Tequicigalpa.
The families. had moved ontounused farmlands, claiming theywere illegally taken ·,by· privatelarge landholders. A similargroup' occupied another .farm atLa Empalizada. Land occupations in Olancho and Cholu~eca,
another farm province, have beenprompted by hunger amongthousands of farm families.Some 19,000 campesinos hadstaged land ,takeovers in 1970in Cholutec.
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AirportCardinal Suenens Talks About Women,
Demqcracy, I~eligious Ha'bitsLOS ANGELES (NC) - "The in the Church? It is developing,
number one problem. in the the cardinal replied, adding thatChurch is how to transform pas, there had been women presentsIve Christians into active Chris· at sessions of the world Synodtiam.... Leo Cardinal Suenens of of Bishops in ROlne last Fall.Malirles-Brussels, Beilgiuin, told What about women as priests?a press conference at. Los An· "The question is premature," Says Papua-New Guineagel'e1: International Airport. replied the cardinal, indicating , .
n.e cardinal arrived here from that the theology of the question Rea~'y for IndependenceNew York to lecture at the Hoi. would have to be studied.' SYDNEY (NC~The people ofIywood Palladium for the Paulist Should Sisters wear religious Papua-New. Guinea "are as readyForum. habits? as they will ever be for' Self-
At the press conference the "As a general rule, Sisters government," Archbishop Virgilcard:,nal fielded rapid questions should have some sign that they Copas of Port Moresby said here. ,on .everything ,from democracy are Religious," Cardinal Suenens. The Australian-born archbishto vocations to' women's lib.' said. "Sometimes there may be op sa,id that independence should
"Has the Church made any e~ceptions. When people are not be held back for Papua-Newprogress toward more democ. wishing to know whether you Guinea because some peopleracy"" asked a tv newscaster. are Religious, it is better to. have ,think it is too early for this.
some sign so they can see you "I would not think self-The <:ardinal, poised and delib- CI·re a Religious, so it facilitates government is coming too soon;"
erate: "The Church hopes to see (',ommun.,·cat,·on." h .. e saId. "It would be better tothe laity take more responsibility The cardinal said he saw noand become more active in the come too soon than too late."
sign of a' resurgence of religious More than a year ago the fjrstChurch, beginning at the parish." vocations. They are still low, he native Papua-New Guinea bish-
W:~at about a constitution for said, holding his hands down- op, consecrated by Pope Paul VIthe Church? . ward to indicate a plateau. \ ' during his visit to Australia in
"Constitution is not a proper .December 1970, said that theterm here," the cardinal replied. M I't ' M d' people" of the Australian-"Constitution is a political term. ora I y In e la administered territory are notWhen you use human terms, you J~onth Proclaimed ready for independence.cannot express the depth of the NEW YORK (NC)-An. inter-Church or of the Gospel." faith organization concerned, What about the role of women with stopping the flow of por-
nography has declared May"Morality in Media;' month.
,Morality in Media, ·Inc., headq[uartered here and directed byJesuit Father Morton A. Hilland Rabbi Julius G. Neumann,will spearhead a "national, allout community expression campaign on .the problem. of pornography" that month.:
Also stressed. according, toMM's .monthly newsletter. willbe an appeal to communicationsoff.icials for "media based on the
,principles, of love, truth .andtaste."
MM is also requesting "Morality in Media Month" proclamations from mayors and governors, and tentatively plans to organize ,orderly communitymarches during the second weekend in May.
Ask Church SupportInterfaith Housing
CINCINNATI (NC)-The Archdiocesan Pastoral Council herehas u,rged the archdiocese to join
, other churches in building hous-ing for the poor and elderly.
The council unanimously endorsed "adoption 'by the archdiocese of a continuing program ofdirec:: sponsorship o~ ho~sing forlow'inoome, medium income andelderJ.y residents." .
Th!e council said each projectshould involve at least one agency "which is not Catholic" andshould be started only "after involvement and good will· 'of thelocal community has beensought."
Father Carl K. Moeddel, headof a ,:ouncil' committee on' housing, said the conditions would"assure effectiveness of thehousing programs." ,. - - .
li;lt her' do the leg' ~ork." Thislegislator has just such a friendwho selects several outfits andthen sends them over to theCongresswoman's office'for finalapproval.
'.'Do you favor an amendmentto the U.S. Constitution thatwould' prohibit forced busingand guarantee the right of eachstudent to attend the appropriate public school nearest hishome?" asks the question placedon the primary election ballotby the Florida legislature tosample public opinion on thecontroversial issue. -
Priests Ask DefeatOf Bus Referendum
ORLANDO (NC) - The Orlando diocesan priests' senatepublicly recommended a "no"vote on the anti-busing provision Florida voters considered.
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Her clothes have to be comfortable as' well' as attractive,she added, and her color schemeleans toward vivid' Dues for noother' reason' except that shelikes them, The day that wechatted. her coloring was set offby a, pale blue knit that had suddenly become' the perfect background for a large .lavender orchid that had been presented toher by a .veterans' group ·only. ashort time before our meeting.
Organization. is another ingredient that this involved womanfeels must be part of a careergirl's life. "She's so organized,'''said Patty Tyson, a very lovelyaide of the Congres~woman's,
"that she can pull herself together in minutes and look as ifit 'took 'hours." A trick .that allof us could use as we e~ter thehectic life of a career, womanin the 1970·s.
Noting, however, that busingis an affective means of dismantling systems of pred~inin-.antly white and predominantly ,black public schools. the priestsvoted unanimously to recommend a "no'! vote on the antibusing provision included in thestraw ballot.
"I build my whole wardrobearound, one color scheme," sherevealed, "and .that way I don'thave to 'worry ~bout buying a .lot of accessories."
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Opinion
Force rules the world, and not
opinion; but opinion is· that
which makes use of force.
In a resolution introduced byFather Richard Steinkamp ofOrlando, the diocesan priests',
'senate admitted that busing is"artificial and unpleasant andshould be abandoned as soon aspractical."
THE ANCHOR:....Diocese of.Fall River-Thurs. Mar. 16,,1972. . :
Con'gr,esswom,anGives Tips
On In-A-Hurrry Groo,ming,If you wanCanything done, ask a busy person, 'is an
old but true saying and by the same token, if. you want toknow how to look your best consistently ask the womanwho is constantly on public display with a life that leaveslittle time for primping andfuss. This is not the typeof woman who relaxes forhours in her favorite facial,body or hair salon but onewhose time is a precious com-,modity.
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When she dresses: for the dayshe has' to contemplate an outfit that can carry her unharriedfrom dawn to dusk-an ensemblethat can go from breakfast meet-'jng to an important lunch andon into the early evening hourswithout- a second spared to consider "how do I look?"
"I don't," was her reply. "Iwould advise the overly busywoman to find a good friendwho loves to shop, has time, andknows your taste, and then
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MARILYN
Laity Accuse BishopOf Racist Attitude
JOHANNESBURG (NC)The multiracial executive committee of the Johannesburg diocesan Justice and Peace Association has resigned and accusedBishop Hugh Eoyle of Johanes-
,burg of "gross discourtesy typical of white racist attitudes."
The resignations and' accusation followed Bishop Boyle's demand that Djrake Koka, a black'labor union official who .. waschairman of the committee resign.
In a statement issued in. Pretoria, where the South AfricanBishops' Conference was meeting, Bishop Boyle denied, thatthere was' il.liy discourtesy or.racism in his demand that Kokaresign.' , . , ~
The statement' also said· thatthe bishop was not unhappywith the resignations of the executive committee members andthat he believes the work of theJustice and Peace Association,cannot be carried out by "socalled.:pr.~s~!1fe.lP.:°!1P~;~ '.-;:". - " ,',
, Has Answers
Fortunately I found the perfect woman to answer thesequestions when I had lunch inWashington with the Congresswoman from my district.' Mar-
, garet Heckler. A striking stra~
berry blonde, whose outfits. always flatter her lovely Irishcoloring, Mrs. Heckler magicallymanages to look well turned outand fashionably attractive despite a schedule that wouldmake even the most seasonedtraveler blanch.
"Where do you find the timeto shop for your clothes?" wasthe first question I asked this,slightly built, dynamic woman.
S.E. MassachusetrsFinest Food Stores!
Entry DelayedRIO DE JANEIRO (NC)-The
Brazilian Bishops Conferencesaid it ha,s started negotiationswith the government to clear anunusual backlog of visas neededby foreign missionaries to enterthis country.
James Mauck, executive director of Catholic Charities in theW,heeling diocese will serve ascoordinator of the funds received,Bishop Hodges said.
Mauck announced that $14,000has already been received .fromU. S. Catholic dioceses, includingChicago,. Cincinnati, Cleveland,and Greensburg, Pa" One Pittsburgh parish sent in a cash donation of $1,000, he said.
The charities' official said itwas "gratifying that peOPle thecountry over are so terribly concerned with West Virginians inthis hour of their special need."
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Two counties in West Virginiahave been declared national disaster areas in the wake of 'theiate' February flood, whichclaimed at least 84 lives. About120 persons are still missing.
The 20-member committeesponsored by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops said,contributions for the flood victims could: be sent to BishopJoseph H. Hodges of Wheeling,W.Va.
Ask Financi'Ol AidFor FI'ood R'elief
WASHNGTON (NC)-A Catholic relief committee here haslaunched a major effort to obtainfinancial aid for victims of therecent West Virginia flood whichwashed away or damaged beyond repair about 2,000 homes.
Food and clothing .for thehomeless victims are now inadequate supply, according toa letter SeJlt to .the bishops andcharity directors of all U.·S. dio- '
, , ceses by the NatiOnal CatholicDisaster Relief Committee here.
What is needed most, according to the letter, is financialbacking for the various reliefefforts now underway. The committee also stressed "the needfor long-term continuing finan-'cial and rehabilitative services-
, after the Red Cross and the governmental agencies have left thedisaster area."
Mrs. Levine Director '.Of Jewish Congress .
NEW YORK (NC) - NaomiLevine h'as been appointed executive director of the AmericanJewish Congress, succeedingWill Maslow. '
Maslow, AJC qirector since1960, will continue as generalcounsel of the organization, following his retirement Oct. 1.
Mrs. Levine, an AJC staffmember for 21 years, is the firstwoman to head the staff of amajor national Jewish organiza- 'tion which serves both men andwomen.
Mrs. Levine, 47, is an attorneyand the co-author of "OceanHill-Brownsville: A Case Historyof Schools in Crisis." The bookanalyzes the 1967 New YorkCity teachers' strike.
Report WidespreadAtheism in Korea
SEOUL (NC)-Most, 'people in'South Korea consider 'themselvesatheists, according to a surveyconducted by the Jesuit-runSogang University at the requestof the Korean bishops.
Questionnail'es were sent topersons in both urban and ruralareas. Of the 3,509 queried, 3,317responded.
Of these, 60 per cent said they-considered themselves atheists,19 per oent Buddhists, 11 percent Protestants and 6. 4 percent Catholics. There areabout 788,000 Catholics in SouthKorea's population of more than32 million.
G'randchildren WedMADRID (NC) -.,. TWo grand
children of the men who havedirected Spain's destiny this century were married here March 8,with, Cardinal Vicente EnriqueTarancon of Madrid taking timeout from a church-state crisis toofficiate. The bride was Gen.Francisco Franco's 21-year-oldgranddaughter, Maria del Carmen Martinez-Bordieu Franco.The groom was Prince Alfonsode Bourbon Dampierre, 36,grandson of Spain's last king,Alfonso XIII. .,,',' .'.'" '. ':' ...... ,
'PRINCIPALS IN FEEHAN PLAY: Leads in the Springplay "Man of La Mancha" are Bernie Poirier, Dennis Davis,Lois Wims and Kim Lennartz.
Attleboro School Drama Club to Present"Man 'of La Mancha" on April 7 and 8
Man of La Mancha is this Doyle, Debbie Hagopian, Rosalieyear's Spring play by Bishop Poirier, and Shelley Smith.Feehan High's Drama Club to be Attendants to the Knight ofpresented at 8 o'clock on Friday the Mirrors, Bill Flynn, Chrisand Saturday nights, April 7 and Conroy, Rose Hastings, Michelle8. It is the tale of Cervantes' Lennartz; Muleteers, PrisonersDon Quixote de Iii Manch and and Soldiers: Sue Castro, Sandyhis squire, Sancho Panza. Copley, Steve Foley, Ed Healey,
Under the general direction of Jeanne Motyl, Don MacDonald,Sister Frances M. Durlack, Sue Pollis, Gary Sanocki, FranR.S.M., and the musical direction cis Basile, Bill Casey, Donof Sister Mary Evangela Mc- Rogers.Aleer" R.S.M., a,cast of near 40 Denise St. Pierre accompanieshas been preparing the play for on the" piano. Gary Zilch, Scottthree months. Phipps, Rick and Dennis Gemme
On stage, scenes alternate are on lighting.from the prison to the inn toDon Quixote'S home. Stagedright in the audience are theopening and closing moments ofthe play, the famous windmillscenes, the barber's scene andthe gypsy dancers.
Title RolesIn the title roles are Dennis
Davis as Don Quixote and Bernie Poirier as Sancho. Lois Wimsplays an ,intriguing AldonzaDulcinea. The famous foursomeof village priest, housekeeper,niece and the niece's fiance, whoare "Only Thinking of Tim" areJoel Cotter, Diana Belmore, BillFlynn and Kathy Weygand.
Dennis Connor as the Governor, and -Alan ~sen as the Duketake charge of the prison; PatMcDonagh and Paul Neveuxhead the· Muleteers; and KimLennart;z manages the Inn withthe assistance of Pam Cash.
CastOther members of the cast in
clude Kevin Byrnes as the barber; Dancers" Beth Averill, MarieChabot, Terry' Dfon, !;Jetty, Ann
I didn't like the penance celebration. We had it last year andI don't like to do things overagain (twice). The palm was allover the place and the kids hadit in my face. And it itched allover my neck. but some of itwas very good for me to get toknow what I did wronge and,what I didn't do wronge.
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'children.
I liked the penance celebrationbecaus they boys dident haveto sit next to the grils. FatherM served the penance celebration. Mikle read the story. afterthat we went to confestion andthen we sang alau.
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tion ... I like penents selibrationit was fun. I liked the songsThey were nice for our lord god.The best part was wen I waswashed cleen of my sin. At firstI was sad but Then I came outfeeling like a new kid.
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The penance celabartion' wasgood expect when we sang. Letme be a Little Kinder soundedlike Home On The, Range. Butthe exyaminng of consence wasvery nice:' It was about a halfhour long. 'We had father M andfather p, in the confeshenal. Ihope we would do it again.
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gether. I would not like it asmush if I went myself. I felt likewe were one big family all to- ,gether. And it felt like we wereaduts.
South J\frica~ Bishops'Oppose Abortion
CAPETOWN (NC)-"No medkal, eugenic, social, ethical orother indications can be' acceptedas justifying the direct killing ofwhat is recognized as an innocent human being," theS'outh.
. African bishops said in a state-ment on abortion. ',' '
The bishops said they issuedtheir stat~ment because of repeated appeals by various groupsfor the enactment of laws thatwould make abortions easi~r toobtain. ,
The bishops, said that "the lifeof the fetus from the moment ofconception is regarded as invialable, so that any direct attackon it, as an end or a means, isrejected as ·immoral."
The Church's "judgment onthe evil of terminating life," theysaid, "derives from a Christianawareness that men are not them,asters but the minist~rsof ute:'~.,
ance Celebration. I liked it very.much. Mickle and a nether' boy
, read the store the Protigal son.After they finsh the store, wesaid the rist of the praise. Andthen we went to Confession. Ithink is' was very excited. And Ithink it was fun to; :After I cameout of the Convision-box, I feltgood becaus my soil'was cleanfor, Easter.
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Contemporary SettingFor' Beatitudes
LOS ANGELES (NC) - TheEight 'Beatitudes are the subjectof a new ,series of color filmsproduced by T~leKETICS filmsof the Franciscan Communications Center here.
"Those Who Mourn" and"Theirs Is the Kingdom," haveb,.een released, .
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'Penents Se'librati,on', Make's"Tot Feel Like' A New K.id.
Because it was felt that children 7 or 8 years old are .not fully responsible for their actions, our paris,h announcedplans for children to receive First Cominunion~.be{oremak- ,ing their First Confession.. It sounded logirlal enough' tome, so I was surprised whenmany parents of the childreninvolved objected. A meeting was called to give theparents an opportunity to discuss the plan with the, priestsand sisters. It' began with apatient talk by one of our curates.
He cited examples of a childbeing overcome with remorsefor the terrible sin he had committed ... he had spilled milk.Or the child who confessed all10 commandments, including thesixth ... and each commandment10 times, at that. Therefore,Father concluded, at such, anearly age, most children are n;9tcapable of making a good CO!lfession.
When Father finished, it became apparent that the "objectors" were more vocal than theparents who agreed with theplan."" ' .
One man (he reminded me ofArchie Bunker) got up and said,"Father, do you mean to standthere and say that a 7 or 8 yearold child doesn't deliberately sin?I've had a few children that age.They do just what they want ...and they know darn well it's sinful!They're mean and vicious.How can we not accuse them ofsin? How can we let them getaway with their actions?"
I wondered if he was as strictwith his own conscience as hewas with his children's.
Make" 'Em Neurotic?A mother got up to speak and
her face was livid as she shouted,"My older children all made Confession first. How can I explainto them that they were guUtybefore Communion, but their little sister is not? You'll make myolder children neurotic!"
Finally it was decided that ifthe parents wanted the child tomake Confession first, they'could. Otherwise, they ~o.uld re,- .ceive, Penance later. '
To 'help intr,oduce the littleones to the procedure, PenanceCelebrations are, being held dur;ing Lent. One class was askedto write their reactions ... and_I'm passing them on 'to you ...spelling, grammar and ideas exactly as they were written.,
Monday we went to the Pe!l-
NAME OF GAME IS HEURISTICS: Stonehill College students explore similaritiesin use in various academic disciplines in innovative heuristics program directed by Associate Professor Chester Raymo of physics department (standing) and Associate ProfessorFrank Ryan of English department (seated, in white shirt).
Fear, Despair
She said the victims of panicpeddling and block-busting havecome to understand "that whatoccurred in Chicago was oftenthe result of decisions made incorporate boardrooms in Hart-'ford and New York." '
Edward Stefaniak, an organizer of the West Side Coalition,said: "Black, white and brownare being manipulated hy people who are making a fortune 'from fear and despair. Andwhat's, worse, our own governments seems to be assisting thespeculators. The abuse of theFederal Housing Administrationhas become the syphilis infectingour society."
"Being black, brown or white'doesn't make a bit of differenceto an unscrupulous real estatebroker," Stefaniak said. He citedmethods used by real estatebrokers on whites and blacks.
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Says So. AfricaTortures Blacks
CAPETOWN (NC) - AnglicanBishop Colin O'Brien Winter ofDamaraland in South West Africa (Namibia), deported from thatterritory March 5, has accusedSouth Africa of using torture,detention without trial and violence to control black tribesmenthere.
Just before his departure withtwo other Anglicans from SouthWest Africa, the, 43.year-oldBritish-born Winter issued anopen . letter to South AfricanPrime Minister John Vorster andB.J. van der Walt, administratorof South West Africa.
-An outspoken opponent ofapartheid. the system of strictracial segregation South Africahas extended to South WestAfrica, Bishop Winter had supported members of the Ovambotribe striking against the contract labor system of the SouthAfrican administration.
In the open letter, he describedhis deportation as an attempt to
'''muzzle the Church" and "tosuppress criticism of a regimewhich has, now, so far as Ovamboland is concerned, abrogated
, the due process of law."The bishop said the govern
ment had ignored the Church'sattempts to bring together government officials and Ovamboleaders for talks and had failedto initiate consultations on thecontract labor system.
"We see in their place torture,extended imprisonment withouttrial, violence and shootings inan atempt to suppress the feelings of the Ovambo people," hesaid.
"For example, in the course inStructure, there would be readings concerning structure inphysics, sociology and literature," Professor Ryan said. "Inthe Naturalist course, perhaps itwould be Thoreau, and in Creativity, perhaps the writings ofD.H. Lawrence and Michelangeloabout their own creativity. Wehope ·these would be applied totheir own projects."
Explains ProcedureProfessor Ryan explained the
procedure in some of the individual courses such as Str~cture.
This is an attempt to discoverthe degree' to which various disciplines are similarly structured,"he said. "In class, for instance,Gothic architecture might bestructuraIly compared to aspider web, .or a biological ceIl'
, to a ,Greek city.""In Creativity, a student might
create a painting,' sculpture,poem or piece of music and theclass' ,would discuss and reflect'on -the act of creation-how did
',he go about creating it?-plus""'evaluating the results," he 'con
tinued.Other courses 'include Symbol
ism, which studies the degreeto which all disciplines makeuse of symbols; Laws, which investigates how the. nature .ofvarious disciplines is -determinedby "laws" such as the laws inphYsics-are there similar lawsin literature, history, etc.?
Another phase, The Naturalistcourse is' an attempt to createwithin the student the desire toexplore 'the world of ordinarythings "around him. "We try toget the students out into thenatural world, the woods andparks, to observe the growth ofthe plants, the acts of insects,even the deterioration of naturallife," Professor Ryan said, "promoting self-motivation by askingthe' students to coIlect, objects,
,classify and investigate them.AIl of the students keep journalswith specimens, essays, poems,and ~rawings."
"EventuaIly we wiII come upwith, a natural history of theStonehiII campus," Professor Ryan said. "The campus is perfectfor such study, with its 500 acresof woods and ponds."
pro.gram at StonehiII actuaIly began nine or 10 years ago whenProfessor Ryan was doing graduate work. He wondered if thestudy of literature could be enhanced and sharpened by usingdevices and techniques fromother disciplines.
"For instance, would classifications used in botany be of anyhelp to literature students inclassifying works, periods oreve:l terms" he explained. "Afterapplying the botanical method toliterary classification for an article for the Journal of Science,I saw other possibilities' emerge,such as to what extent the study
'of linguistics and its methodcould be applied to literary analogies."
Theory of TheoryWhen I came to StonehiII, I
found that Professor Raymo had'been concentrating on the samebasi,c acts, a sort of theory oftheory, in his field of Physics,"Mr. Ryan, continued. "So between us we developed a trialcourse in,Observation, Classification and Theory, Making,which was offered four years
,ago."The foIlowing year was spent
preparing other possible coursesin heuristics and in the foIlowingSpring the program was broached to the coIlege's academiccou:lcii. It was approved andwent into effect)n the FaIl of1970 with five courses, whichwere in«reased to nine this pastsemester. '
"The classes themselves are'not traditional, with lectures andfinal exams," Professor Ryan explai:led. There are no teachersin that sense because the teachers ate as engaged as the students. We 'also bring in objectsfor classification, observation,and evaluation."
"You might caIl us the 'nag:gers'," he added. "Progress isseIf..motivated, but it can't bewiIIy-niIIy. It must be directed,systematic and consistent. Students are graded_ on these t~rms
by their feIlow students as weIlas the teachers." "
R'~quired in addition to classroom observatio~ are indivdualexploration and extensive readings appropriate to each course.
Stonehill Stul)f~nts Explore SimilaritiesIn Various .Academic Disciplines
BYMARION UNSWORTH CURRAN
On the StonehiII CoIlege campus:
Three or four students conduota survey of the drawing patternsof fourth grade pupils in Easton.
Two others transpose poetryinto music based on sound features inherent in the languageto determine the degree in which
,poetry contains music~
A faculty member finds andclassifies 72 different species ofcommo~ wild flowers found onthe 500 acr,e campus.
By studying one of the ponds,a student evolves its history interms of the food chain existent
, in it.Other students employ essays,
poetry, music, painting andsculpture to establish the relationship between the naturalworld .and the human world. ,
AIl the above activities are the, products', ofa experimental program in heuristics developedover the past few years by FrankRyan" associate professor ofEnglish,' and Chester Raymo, associate' professor of physics, andnow involving approximately 100students taking the nine coursesoffered I'n the program.
Three Basic Acts
"Heuristics," Professor Ryanexplained, "is essentiaIly aJ:l attempt to discover the similaritiesin methods and systems withinvarious disciplines. Wha,t, for'example diverse subjects' suchas physics, biology and English,would have in common is themethod by which we masterthem."
"AIl the disciplines, we find,"he continued, "share in threebasic acts; observation, classifi
, cation, and theory making, andthese are the bases of_our program."
"The cour~es are interdisciplinary in the sense that we havecoming ·together students whorepresent all the different fields,but not in the usual sense of professors from two or three areasstudying a broader problem fromthe viewpoint of, their particular subject," he added.
The experimental heuristics
THE ANCHOR-Thu'rs., Mar. 16, 197210
Minority GroupsProtest Rip-offsBy Speculators
WASHINGTON (NC)-Groups'identifying themselves as op
pressed and alienated minoritiesof the cities say they are tiredof being "ripped Off" by mortgage speculators, real estatesharks and the federal government.
A rip-off is a slang term whichhas gained popula'rity amongminority',groups. It covers a multituae of sins. It means havingthe hub caps of your car stolen.It means havng your car stolen.It means being the victim of aswindle. It means a lot of things-all of them bad.
The charges came hot andheavy here at a press conferenceled by Chicago's West Side Co- 'alition, an organization representing mainly white workingclass groups within Chicago'smid-city West Side, an area thathas been undergoing change because of an influx of nonwhitesthere.
The white minority groups saythat they are sick of beinglabeled "racist" and "pigs," andthat they are tired of beingtaken in by real estater firmsand mortgages who build up rac-ist tensions. '
'Handful of Men'
Furthermore, they say they aretired of seeing the federal government go along with abusesthat have undermined the citiesby insuring corrupt financialmanipulators.
The West Side Coalition an'nounced at the press conference'
, that representatives from 50 urban areas across the country
'would meet in Chicago to tacklethis problem.
Gale Cincotta, co-ordinator ofthe West Side Coalition, said:,"This conference is a declarationof war ag'ainst the forces' whichare trying to destroy our cities."
She said the .idea of the, conference arose from the anger ofresidents of Chicago's West Side"who saw the value of theirhomes and the quality of theirneighborhoods being, affected,not by residents, but by a relative handful of men in financialand aIIied institutions."
COMPLIMENTS CHAPLAIN ON EXPLOIT: Bishop Cronin, left, discusses with FireChief Thomas J. Moore, right, the recent gallant actions of Rev. John R. FoIster, chaplain to the Fall River Fire Department.
Father Foister Lives His Belief .. Church'Should Be Present When Danger Arises'
Cardinal SuenensExplores RoadOf Chang'e
LOS ANGELES (NC)-In thefirst of eight talks around theUnited States, Cardinal Leo Suenens of Brussels t-old an audiencein the Hollywood' Palladium that"a climate of peaceful objectivityand quiet patience is needed infinding a positive way ofchange" in the modern Church.
The 67-year-old Belgian cardi·nal, long regarded a consistentchampion of Catholicism's postconciliar renewal, explored thequestion of evolution or revolution in a prepared address as helaunched his three-week visit.
Cardinal Suenens observedthat revolution is "perhaps toostrong" while evolution is "a bitweak." He said revolution implies a cutting off, a discontinuity,although "the Church would notbe herself if she were not deeply rooted in the past."
"Past, present and future areunited in the life of the Churchas a mystery," he said. ".Thisshould discard any idea of progress through revolution.
Different Image"But, and on this we should
agree, the change we acknowledge in the Church today is alsonot a gradual evolution of someclassical type, a quiet progresswith no upset. It cannot be therelatively slow evolution of achild growing imperceptibly, oran acorn becoming an oak treethrough the internal thrust of itssap.
"Some stress, som!;! discomfort, some pruning has producedthe image of the Church today,which is different from theimage of the Church of yesterday."
Cardinal Suenens said thatperceiving the image requiresboth a vivid faith and "a wisdomto discriminate what is nonessential from what is essentiaL"
Original Design"The Church is a cathedral
marked in different ways byeach century," he said. "Variousstyles have been superimposedor juxtapositioned on her. Thismakes it necessary to go back ,always to the original design."
The Belgian cardinal suggestedimagining what would have happened if St. Peter had remainedin Antioch instead of moving toRome. He said the papal primacy's nature "would have been unaltered but its style of performance - oriental- would havebeen quite different." He added,:
"Progressive Christians need a 'deep love of genuine tradition.The conservative Christians needto become acquainted with history, which teaches not relativism but the relativity of manypractices canonized through theages."
Favor SeparaHonSTOCKHOLM (NC)-A Swed
ish parliamentary commissionhas recommended that the Swedish Lutheran State Church, setup by King Gustav Vasa in 1527,be separated from the state asof Jan. I, 1983 The commission,headed by Mrs. Myrdal, ministerfor disarment and for church affairs, was set up in 1968 tostudy church-state relations inSweden. The matter had beenstudied by another commissionfor 10 years earlier.
"Just the man, that's all I hadin mind.". That's how the Catholic chaplain of the Fall River Fire Department answered the questionof a fire official after the priesthad climbed onto an abutmentof the Braga Bridge to dissuadean 18-year-old youth from asuicide attempt.
It was a bitter 10-degrees thatafternoon of Feb. ~3 and thespot where Rev. John R. FoIsterspent 40 harrowing minutes isan estimated 115 feet above theState Pier on the Taunton River.
When he made his dramaticwalk along the concrete abutment, which was too high forthe fire department's 100-footaerial ladder to reach, the priestadmits that he was afraid butthat he didn't have time to thinkabout himself. That may be because he decided a long time agothat "the Church should be pres· ...ent when something is wrong."
He does not believe that 'it isfeasible nowadays for a priest toexpect to be called to the sceneof an accident; things happentoo fast today, and instant communication is a necessity.
The chaplain feels that reosponding to a situation such asthe rescue attempt on the bridgedoes not demand formal trainingas much as a concern for theindividual. "We talked about hisproblems and then we talkedabout ours," he recalls of hisjoint effort with the police, "andwhen we pointed out the dangerwe were in if one of us shouldfall, the boy became just asconcerned about us and camedown."
Lt. Harold Black who is cur·rently in charge of the Fire Pre·vention Bureau, and who wasat the scene, described thepriest's efforts as "a tremendousjob." "When 1 looked up on that
abutment, he was walking alongas though he were on the side·walk and when 1 asked him laterwhat he had had in his mind, heanswered, 'Just the man,' "
Priest Must Respond
It was his interest in emer·gency work and the convictionthat a priest. must be preparedto respond to emergency situa·tions when people are involvedthat led Father FoIster to be·come a chaplain. Previously, heserved in a similar capacity forthe Swansea Police and Fire Departments. and the SomersetFire Department.
The priest, who is an assistantat Notre Dame Church. in FallRiver, is the son of Mrs. JosephJ. FoIster of St. Roch's parishwhere he was once a curate.Other parishes at which he hasserved are St. Anthony of Paduain New Bedford, Sacred Heart inFall River and' St. Louis deFrance 'in Swansea. One of afamily of 12, the chaplain hasnine sisters and two brothers.
Call Postage StampInvasion of Privacy
WASHINGl:ON (NC)-A postage stamp celebrating the familyplanning movement, completewith a sketch of a husband, wifeand two children, has been called "an ,unwarranted interference" in family life.
The criticism came from Msgr.James T. McHugh, director ofthe Family Life Division of theU. S. Catholic Conference.
The stamp "endorses the twochild family," he said, "andthereby supports the position ofthose who urged the governmentto adopt policies that will putpressure on married couples tolimit family size to two children,"
As a chaplain, he is on call24 hours a day with a radio byhis side in the rectory and inhis car. When he has to beaway, the Fire Department Sig·nal Division is kept informed ofhis whereabouts.
During the five years he hasheld the chaplaincy, he has responded to situations he neverdreamed of as a candidate forthe priesthood in Rome, wherehe was ordained 'in 1958. Hisrecords list 548 cases, 230 ofwhich demanded first aid; 79 thelast rites of the Church; 22where canteens had .to be setup; 'and six which were suicides.
Scuba GearHis car is equipped with a
,siren and flashing red lightsand he can doff his chaplain'sgarb to don scuba gear to searchfor victims'. While he prefers notto discuss what other peoplewould call dramatic moments, hewill admit that his most recentexperience on the bridge was notquite so shocking as his last callabout an attempted suicide onthe viaduct when the boy involved "took a swipe at me withan axe,"
Father FoIster carries withhim every conceivable type ofemergency equipment which oneman might use, and his workranges from caring for victims interms of shelter, clothing, food,and lodging, to contacting rela·tives, counseling and workingwith firefighters either to provide first aid assistance or to domanual labor.
He does not underestimatethe spiritual aspects of his role,but he says that his principalfunction as a chaplain is to represent "the embodiment ofChristian concern for one'sneighbor, coming to his aid anddoing anything for him thatneeds to be done,"
THE ANCHOR- 11Thurs., Mar. 16, 1972
Folk Singer UsesGifts of God
EAST CAMDEN (NC)-"Shecan't miss. Within two years of
, the release of the first commercial album, Barbara will be a topattraction. 1 guarantee it,", Those words were spoken byMark Coren, production supervisor for Music Corporation ofAmerica, in announcing his com·pany would be handling the recordings of Barbara Breuer·Sipple. _
'But the 20-year-old East CamdeJ,1 folk singer doesn't seemphased by the rave reviews ofher performances or the signingof the contract.
She is not racing around asound studio or laying theground work for lucrative concert tours. Instead, she continues
. to have a jammed schedule offolk Masses and performancesfor various Church groupsalways free of charge.
Sharing"I just feel a responsibility to
share the gifts that God hasgiven me," she said in an interview with The Monitor, theTrenton diocesan paper. "It'sreally strange how suspiciousmost people get when 1 offer toentertain for nothing."
Barbara says people look ather as either "an eccentric or avery poor performer," She saysshe is neither. She drivesaround New Jersey in a fiveyear-old car to get to her singingengagements. "I manage to get
, by," she says.Coren said it wasn't easy to
get Barbara to sign a contract."My assistant chased her allover the state of New Jersey formonths," he says. She signedonly when the company agreedalso to record her religiousmatel'iaL
Her "Journey to Jesus" albumsold more than 5,000 copies in
'less than three weeks after itsrelease. Her personal manager,Frank Griffen, says the albumcontinues to sell. "And t1)at'swithout any promotion," he said.
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Barbara W~rd GetsHonorary Degree
PHILADELPHIA (NC) - LaSalle College awarded Barbli'raWard (Lady Jackson), the Britisheconomist, an honorary doctorof laws degree in a ceremony atSt. Charles BoromeoSeminary,Overbrook.., Lady Jackson, a professor of
I 'international, economic development at Columbia 'Universityand weekly contributor of anNC feature in The Anchor, spokeon·world justice' and peace..
Pri,est.$' ,Oppose'Refe,ral Service
DUBUQUE (NC) - Two offi~. cials of. the Oubuque archdioc
esan Catholic Charities are in, volved in a controversy over a
federally funded sterilization referral service., Father Bernard Duval, a psy
'chiatrist for Catholic Charities,compared . the service to the"final solution" of the Nazi extermination of Jews.
A 'milder position was takenby charities director FatherThomas Rhomberg; who wasdrawn into the dispute becauseof his position as a consultant to:the agency sponsoring the service~
Father Rhomberg said thatCatholic Charities can support' afamily planning program if itinsures that families act "in harmony with their moral valuesand beliefs."
However, he said that hisag~ncy does not suppOrt steril.izationas a morally acceptableforll1 of birth control. The localfamily .planning service: hassho~tcomings, FaPter Rhombergsaid, and he plans to discussthem with its director.
. Father Duval said he opposed,the service, on "political and
practical" grounds. A government financed plan carries withit the danger that the poor willbe coerced into obtaining sterilization in spite M' their religousbeliefs: '
The controversy developed,after the River Valley Comlpunity Action Program apprOved arequest from the Hillcrest TriCour:tty Family Planning projectto refer clients to., an" agency,which pays' 'for sterilizations ofthe poor. The Hillcrest projectis part of a program receiving,most of its financing from thefederal Office of Economic Opportunity.
ST. MARY,SO. DAR1MOUTH
The following' officers' for the'year 1972-73 were introduced attl~e last meeting. Serving. theguild for the coming' ye'ar are:Mrs. Richard Parsons, president;Mrs. Kevin Dugan,' vice~p:resi
dent; Mrs. James McKenna, corresyponding secretary; Mrs. Edward Anuszczyk, recording sec~retary; Mrs. ~o~n Saint,. treasu-.rer.
ST. ANNE,FALL RIVER
The Parish Committee is sponsoring a Las Vegas Night at 7Saturday evening in the schoolauditorium. The commitee willmeet at 7:45 Monday night in,the school J!lusic room.
Cub Scouts will meet tomorrow night in the school cafeteria~~1~ .
A : parish retreat in Englishwill be given by Father Landry,D.P. at 6:30 nigh~ly Monday.through .Thursday, . March 20
, through 23, in the upper. church. , .Goods for a white elephant : N · H T·' :
booth are request~d for the an-' . : orris • rlpp:nual,bazaar. Those with items '-. SHEET METAL 'to donate may contact Al V~zina ' : ' . ': .Jr. or Ernest -Lavoie. ,J. TESER, Prop. ,
'. .' .., ' ,A Red Chair Club. will nitl ,RESID~NTIAL' ,
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A meat pie supper will 1;>eserved from 5 to '7 Saturdaynight March 25, in' the parislihall by members of the, Councilof CathoHc Women. TiCkets areavailable from. Mrs.· DelphisMonast, Mrs. Irving Dwyer, Mrs.Donat Francoeur and Mrs. Robert L. Bernier.
The unit will meet at 7:30Monday night, April lOin thehall for a,regular session. A calendar party will be held duringtheiMay ~~etin~: ',',,', l';'
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Prizes will be awarded and refreshments -served at the Women's Guild whist party scheduled.for the school -hall on Saturday
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, A MISSIONARY SiStER. FOR 50 YEARS: Sister Frances Bott,' SSpS has spent 50 years as a missionary in New'Guinea. In referring to her long stay in New Guinea, the 86year old Missionary said, "The people of New Guinea aremy people. .. Here 'I've lived and here I want to die.". . .' .
ST. JOHN OF·GOD.SOMERSET
Members, of the Holy .NatneSodety and the' Woineri~sGuildwiLl receive corporate Communion. at· 8:30 Mass Sunday II)orning, and will then, meet at theVen~s de' Mjlo restaurant forbreakfast. ,State Sen. John Parker will speak.
The guild will hold its r~gular
meeting ~onight in the parish'hall, following 7 o'clock Mass.
The Holy, Ghost committeewill meet at 8 tonight in the rectory. All members with domin-'ga~, are urged to attend, as wellas those interested in joining the
. committee.A discussion club meets in the
hall following 7 o'clock Massevery Wednesday evening. Newmembers are welcomed:. . i
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THE ANCHOR...,..Oiocese of Fall River-Thurs. 'Mar. 16, 1972. :,"=':" '.J, '. "j" • '. ..'1,2
Publicity cha!rmen of parish or· ST. MARY,ganizations ar~, asked to submit NEW B~DFORD
. news items for this column to The St. ,Mary's Couples' Club hasAnchor, P. O. Box 7, fall River planned; a 5.t. Patrick's Day
" 02722. dance from 8 to midnight Satur-OUR LADY OF ANGELS, day night, March 18 in theFALL RIVER ' school auditorium. Music will be,'The Council of Catholic Women' by the Gene Oliver Trio and re
announces a whist party for 7:30 freshments will follow theSaturday night, March 25 in the dancing..'parish h~ll. A turkey supper and ST. PATRICK,blit7; are, planned for 6:30 this FALL RIVERSaturday night, at the hall. .The board of education of the
· 'Members of ,the Holy Rosary parish school will sponsor aScxiality~ will meet for bre~k- . gigantic auction on Saturday~fast~ and an'1eetiJ;lg· following 8' night, March 18 in the school'
· o'cl6ck Mass. Sunday morning, auditorium on Slade Street. Sale· April 16~The, unit "wm sponsor items will be available for ina . 'penny', 'sale at 7:30 Friday spection from 6 t9 7 and the ailc- 'night, April 21 in the hall, tion will follow" at 7, with Bob
Marier as auctioneer. A snack'ST. MICHAEL, ba,r will be open during the eve-·.
· OCEAN GROVE ning.Rehearsals for, a Passion Play
to be presented at 8 Saturday HOLY NAME,and Sunday nights, May 6 and 7, FALL RWER '.are being, held w-eekly.,.All play- Teenagers interested in parers. are from school and CCD .ticipating in the parish youthclas.ses. Tickets for the play, to program are asked to attend a'be held in the church.basement,' meeting, at 7. .Monday night"are obtainable from the s~hool March 20 in the school.and rectory, from ·CCD. workers, ST. MARY,and from Mr. ~nd Mrs. Edmund MANSFIEWBanville, 61 Pershing Ave. Rev. R'onald 'A~. Tosti, diocesan
The steering committee fqr the director of religious. ,education50th anniversary celeb!ation of and CCD, wili be. ,guest preacher,the parish announces that those at Ii Lenten service to be held'wishing their names to appear in at 7:30, tomorrow' .night.- Hisa commemorative bool,( 'may topic will ,be n~w directions in'contact the rectory or any of religious education: The Massthe' following committee mem- and homily will be followed bybers: Manuel A. Silveira, Leon. a social hour and discussion inJ. Wojtowicz, Charles F. Wil- ,the parish hall.liams Jr., Ban~ille, Norman E~ ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA,Petit, Mr. and Mrs.Oharles FALL/RIVER ~
, Viens. The book will be placed The Council of-Catholic Womenin the' public library and form will sponsor a one day trip topart, of the parish and town New York on Saturday, Aprilhistory. .29, leaving at 6 A.M. and return-ST. STANISLAUS, ing at 9 P.M. Those interestedFALL RIVER may make reservations with Mrs.
The /St. Vincent de PatH Soci- John Silvia, Mrs. Evelyn Martinety meets at 7:45 tonight in, the or Mrs. Romeo Dessert.lower church hall. The, council's next regular
Rev. Rober.t S. Kaszynski will meeting, at 7:30 Tuesday night,lead a pilgFimage to Poland, Rus- March 21 will be open to allsia and France in June. Those in- women of ,the parish and theirtending to participate will meet friends. A plastics demonstration ST, JOSEPH,at 8 tonight in' the school. will be featured. Proceeds of the ATTLE"ORO
The annual \Lenten p~blic pot- bus trip and the demonstration ~:enior cheerleaders will par-luck supper sponsored by the will aid the church building fund. ticipate in the diocesan cheer-parish will be held from 5 to 8 ST. JOSEPH, leading finals at 2 Suri~ay after~Sunday night, March 19 in the, FALL RIVER ndon at Feehan High School.school hall. Tickets. 'will be A distl'ict Council of Catholic Parispioners are urged to attend.available at .the door.' . Women's Past Presidents Night A new parish organization, the
An' adult Bibie class is being will be held in the schoQl hall.'. Young Couples Club,- will meetheld at 8' each Wednes9ay nig~t The 'following' . nominating at 7;30' Sunday night in .theof Lent in ,the school hall. " . committee has been appointed school; Any couple under 30 isST. FRANCIS XAVIER, to ,select' a slate of officers forinv,ited to join.HYANNIS " 'the col'liing year... It'consists of Parish Girl Scouts will partici-
M Th ' S 11' h . pat,e in a display at the Arm,oryThe Women's Guild will'meet rs. omas U Ivan, c aIrman;
M W'll' D ' M' D from' 1 to, 4 Satmday afternoon..at 7,30, toni;'ht, wl'th memobers rs, 1 lam oran, ISS or- , . ,&' , '. Knlghts'of'the Altar will SPOIl-
attending Mas's 'l'n 't'he 'church, othy A. Jeff and' Mrs. John, , "sora raff,l,eand pen.ny sale at Bthen gatheripg'in the' parish cen~ . Scanlon. . i.ter. . . ' Plans are being finil1ized for SatLlI'dayl" night;;· Donations of
-. l' t·'· b' ,; d' t' d' pri2:es'an,'d canned goods may be1\ travelogue will be presented a penny sa e 0 e con uc ed " thO thO .. f M' brought to the.r~ctl?ry.or given
by Gary 'an4 E,ugeQe ,Pelkey of. urmg· e ~on 0 a~. " ..to ,m,Y -altar bo~:, R,affle tick,etsHyannis, with countries,featured ST. LOUIS OF FRANCE, ,including those of continental SWANSEA . .' ar~ ~lso ayailable a~ the rectory.Europe, and the British Isles, es- The Ladies 'of St.· Anl)e',s So- ST. THOMAS MORE,pecially Ireland. Irish music will . dality ,will meet in· th'e. church SOMJj;RSET
'be played and refreshments will hall at 6 o'clock on Wednesday The Dinner-Dance of the 1000be selVed by a committee head- night, March 29 ,for their regu- Clu'b wm' be heldat7 on Satul'ed py Mrs. Kay I:.ycett: lar monthly meeting. An open qay night in, the' Knights of Co-
, Mrs. Yvette Gregoire .and her' meeting, the program-will. cqn- 'lumbusHall, S.wansea. Reserva.committee' plan a' clothing' bou-. sist of a luncheon, games, and tions must be n'1.ade by contact- ..tique sale in the basement of the 'prizes, Jay Kroll will serve as ing Mrs.. Sophia', Trafka atmain church during April, with master of ceremonies: A dona- ,3-3fi95: . ,dates to be announced. Only tion of one dollar is requested. ' ,Mrs. ,Edna, Altham will serveSpring and Summer clothing in Reservations may be made by as ehairman of the nominatinggood condition will be sold. contacting Clarisse Fl~nnery at committee for the election of of-
,Mrs. John Barrows requests 2-6038; Cecile Levesque a1:";='fice:rs of the coming year.volunteers to visit the Hyannis 8-7439; Mary Sawe*o at 3-0329; Paul Hebert, a representativeNursing Home.Those interested Cecile Couture -at- 8-9450. of the organizaton FISH showedshould contact her at telephone The business meeting will a film on, the activities of thl:l775-2264. ,",. '.', , , ~ollow the program" ~ < group, :,. i ,'1 .~ 'J "J '-': ...... ,'1.\;~~"~::":-:'~':'o~~"__ '!'~~_:'~',::,';.,,::~'!:: ~.~:::-::.;h 11,:._:-.:. ;:~_:=~~.!:- ~~~~-:-~~-.:.~ .....=.,=-~~.;.~!. ~~I
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VATICAN CITY (NC) - TheChurch's top experts in communications media are urging PopePaul to improve the Vatican'spress relations by naming a fullfledged spokesman at the policymaking level here.
Consultors and members ofthe Pontifc:al Commission forSocial Communications proposedat a week-long meeting that arepresentative of the commissionbe placed in the top echelons ofthe Vaticim. be fully briefed andbackgrounded on Vatican events,and be made freely available tothe mass media.
The meeting was called byArchbishop Edward L. Heston,the American who became president of, the commission lastyear.
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THE HAGUE (NC) - A furorhas arisen in the Netherlandsover the government's proposalto release the last three Naziwar criminals still serving lifesentences in the Netherlands.
The three, who have been inprison for 27 years, were sentenced to death after World WarII, but their sentences were latercommuted to life imprisonment.
11hey are Franz Fischer, 69,convicted for his part in the de-,portation of about 13,000 DutchJews who died in German con.centration' cllmps; Ferdinand Ausde Fuenten, 61, who headed theJewish Deportation Bureau' inthe Netherlands; and JosephKotaella, 6a, convicted of extreme cruelty to Dutch prisonerswhile he was a concentrationcamp guard.
More than 80,000 Dutch Jewsdied in concentration camps.Some of their relatives joinedconcentration camp and survivors and others' in 'a crowd ofmore than 40,000 demonstratingin Amsterdam against releasing
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liment building here, fights brokeout between passersby and demonstrators carrying signs reading "No Pardon "for the Three inPrison" and "Over Our Six Million Dead Bodies,"
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MUlti-Purpose', The Center will consist of twowings. One wing will be a twolevel student activity center,containing a grill lounge, a musicroom, recreation space, informal study carrels, reading rooms,publications offices, the' campusradio station, student government offices, seminar rooms andan area for creative arts. Theathletic wing will provide areasfor two simultaneous basketballgames or could alternately beused for other sports, such astennis, volleyball or handball.The area also can be rearrangedfor varsity basketball withbleacher seating for 2,000 spectators. T1}is feature also furnishesthe college potential usage forlarge gatherings, such as majorconferences, convocations, etc.Adjacent to the sports area willbe shower and locker rooms formen and women, athletic officesand equipment storage space.
'Co-curricular'The Center has been carefully
designed. The concept behind thedesign of the structure has beento create a viable area for thenon-classroom "co-curricular"life of the college, as Stonehilllikes to term it. If the educationalprocess is not limited to coursecontent but also includes opportunities for development of theperson, the personality, selfexpression and the finding ofone's self, this must still takeplace in the dimension of physical facilities. Some of this isdone in the cafeteria, some onthe playing fields and some inthe residence halls, but there is acarefully designed edifice whichprovides both opportunities forrelaxed, casual contact· as wellas space and environment fororganized activities in keepingwith the highly individualizedand personalized approach toeducation that is the hallmarkof Stonehill.
USCC-NCCB and tailor nationallevel programs to fit availablefunds. The economic situationspeeded up the process of rearranging things inside the twoconferences so' that both spending and staff effectivenesscould be brought into line.
Combine DepartmentsAmong the steps that the
bishops will consider at theirmeeting next month are consolidations of closely related departments of the USCC-NCCB andmergers of divisions within somedepartments.
For' example, one proposal isthat the USCC Social Development Department and the International Affairs Department becombined, 'on grounds that socialjustice cannot be neatly dividedinto national and internationalsegments.
Also being proposed is a merger and restructuring of the AdultEducation Division and the,Division for Religious Education!CCD (Confraternity of ChristianDoctrine). At present the twoare 'among five separate divisions within the Education Department of the usec.
Another major change wouldinvolve department directors.The office of "department director" would cease to exist in itspresent 'form, with supervisionand coordination of the realigneddepartments and divisions to bedone instead by special secretaries within the Office of theGeneral Secretary. .,
Father Bartell said, "The Centerhas been one of the major objectives under Stonehill's 'Development For The Seventies' Program - a $15,000,000 ten-yearprogram for the growth and 'development of the college. Successof the program to date has madeit possible for us to go aheadwith the College Center thisyear. Last year, under this pro-
_gram, we were able to remodelthe cafeteria, renovate the chemistry laboratories, and erect additional resident spaces. Thegratifying response to our development program has encouragedus to proceed now with thismajor undertaking with confidence that we will be able', to
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Construction willi begin atStonehill College this Spring ona major campus building to beknown as the College Center-itwas announced by Rev. ErnestBartell, C.S.C., president of thecollege.
The College Center will be amulti-purpose facility for cocurricular actvities, intramuraland intercollegiate athletics, andcultural expression. The buildingwill be the largest on the Stonehill campus and it is expected tocost approximately $1,350,000.It will be located on the lowercampus in the vicinity of thepresent library.
In making the announcement,
WASHINGTON (NC) - Thenation's bishops will vote attheir April 11-13 meeting inAtlanta on a reorganization planto streamline the inner workingsof the U. S. Catholic Conferenceand the National Conference of 'Catholic Bishops.
The plan is designed as wellto put brakes on the operatingbudget of the two conferences,'which this year stands at $3.7million, including an $800,000 \deficit, and move toward a fullybalanced budget for 1973.
USCC-NCCB officials explained that the idea is to go beyonda thorough study of the conferences done in 1968 by a professional management consultancyfirm and come up with bothtighter internal administrativeefficiency 'and more effectivechannels for working with the162 dioceses in the United,States.
According, to conference officials, the 1968 managementstudy' by Booz, Allen &, Hamilton, Inc., ,left a number of administrative areas open-endedfor further implementing.
Executives of the two conferences, .which employ about 350persons, decided a year ago that
, more restructuring would haveto be done in 1973.
The need for austerity budgeting became apparent last Fall,however, when the bishopsvoted at their November meetingto end deficit fi~ancing, ali ~'the,
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The theme of the contest, opento all Catholic boys of highschool age, was "Youth and theParish."
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Bishop StressesAdult EducationIn Religion
PORTLAND (NC)-If childrenare learning things their parentscannot explain, "we have a jobahead of us in adult education,"Bishop Thomas J. Connolly ofBaker, Ore., said at a Northwestregional meeting of the NationalConference of Catholic Bishopshere.
"Many, many of our adultsha\;'e been so shaken by thechanges in the Church that theyhave felt that their old Church,the one they grew up with andloved, is no longer in existenceand in its place there is a newone they cannot explain," BishopConnolly said.
Have you recently asked agroup of parents to explain totheir children the lessons in their'religous education textbook'?All too frequently, the answersthat I have received are 'I don'tknow what they are talkingabout. These books aren't thesame as the old Catechism thatI learned,'''
Lack ClarityBishop Connolly said a recent'
survey in his diocese showedthat "everywhere, the sameproblem cropped up-that by thetime the children had advancedto the sixth grade, it became apparent that they lacked clarityand substantial content in theirfaith,"
He said: "There was sometimes evidence of a commitmentto a Christian way of life, andthat is a great plus; but therestill is a woeful lack of knowledge of what they are doing orwhefE~ they are going."
Bishop Connolly said "the once'p;-oud giant that was the educational system of the Church inthe United States now standsteetering dizzily, nor will a bandaid from the federal branch ofour government stay its collapse,"
The one thing that will ensureits collapse, he said, "is a determination on your part to puttogether an educational system,for which every other ingredientis present, except only the conviction that it is worth whilepreserving," he said.
. Also at the meeting, Msgr.Colin A. MacDonald told delegates: "Modern day priests needspirtuaHty meaningful to themand helpfUl in their work. Spirituality is the solid basis uponwhich we must work,"
Msgr. MacDonald, director ofthe Bishops' Ad Hoc Committeefor Implementation of the Studyof the Priestly Ministry, saidthat in traveling about the country, speaking with priests, Religious and laity, it seemed that"many of the problems" (including salary, life style and retirement plans) had disappeared,'thr9ugh :,establishment of suchunits as personnel boards.
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optimistic, it is indeed painfulto. be associated with 'pervasivepessimism1," commentea, FatherKoob fromNCENs Washington,D. C., headquarters, "particularlywhen I am personally aware thatsuch attitudes are wreaking veryrea,l anguish among Catholic ed-ucators ..." ,
Noting that "for -too long,'we,failed to squarely face some ofour more severe probl~ms," thepriest said these problems shouldbe faced now, "neither as pessimists nor optimists," but as realists "who proceed to deal effec:tively with the y~ry,excitingchallenges that .lie ahead."
The strategy included phasing The priest described these andout the schools of dentistry and other belt-tightening meas!Jfesengineering, both largely unde- as "a number of very, 'seriousveloped' at the university, and sacrifices wliich .I think, at ther~ducing non-academic personnel . moment,' are not going to inter"by about 100;" FatherE.einert' fere w.ith our quality.",said.'· Need Assistance
,Thirty ,full-time ,teachers, out " ,"What, we're. <ioing,'~, Fatherof a. total academic, staff of ' Reinert said, "... is holding theabout 700 were also let' go, he ,line on a short-term basis untilsaid; library assets w!'!re reduced" some of the other things thatand a· new insurance, program, I've recommended in (my) bookwhich saved us about $300,000, come about."was adopted. The priest stated categorically
: , that ,"just putting houses inorder" is not enough.
"I' am convinced that' somekind of assistance nas to beforthcoming 'to these institutions'either directly or indirectly atboth the state and'; federal levels,'" he said.
The primary responsibility,however, should rest, with the'state, Father Reinert said, because. "education belongs asclose, tp the local· level a,s '!Ie cankeep it.", 'The' greatest single financialproblem for the. private collegeis its geographical location,' hecontinued.
"If you happen to be in a statethat has done nothing for theprivate, sector ... it (the privatecollege) is almost doomed to fis
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PATERSON (NC)-A 'pervasive pes~imism' is afflicting Catholic education, the director of astudy' on Catholic educationalgoals and priorities said here.
Robert Bauman, vice-presidentof the Paterson diocesan schoolboard, said this pessimism is renec'ted ,in frequent statements01'.1 , Catholic' education~s "uncertain future" by nation'al and local. school spokesrri~n:
As an example, Bauman citeda statement by Father C. AlbertKoob, president of the NationalCa tho!ie E<!ucli\tional :AssoC'iation.
Speaking in Seattle recently,Father Koob said statistical projeetions for 1980 indicate fewerteaching Sisters, fewer pupilsand fewer Catho'He schools, aswell as rising costs and declining
'parish incomes.
'Ine study committee Baumann chaired submitted a fivepage report str~ssing "strongpreference for a 'parochial educaUon for every child" 'whows.nts one, ' "',' ','
"For" one, who is generally rega:rded .as' being' perhaps overly
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'/Pri'vate eoillege~ "li'ving' O'ut"LastlYea'rs'Time for S'tocktakin'g University Hecl!dAvers 'Financial"Crisis Real
L t 'B b ' Gr w ' WASHINGTON (NC) - Manyas . a yo,s cf the nation's private collegesBy Joseph and Marilyn, Roderick and universities are "living out
their last years," the presidentIt is inevitable that children grow older and there are cf St. Louis University said here,
roadguides that determine the exte~t of the aging process, Jesu'itFath:er Paul Reinert,for parents. This year we have our last First 'Communion" said at a press conference that
, I d the schools are not "crying wolf"which means that we really have' a baby no <,>nget an, about their serious financialthat we are progressing' , ', problems.quickly,through middle age. let ,~he coming' events take care After looking at the, situation
. of themselves, .We also have. our first Con- In the Kitchen across the country, Father Rein-'firttt,ati,on. coin'~n,g :,up as one ert said,. "I am absolutely eon-
, There, is no better way to ap- vinced that there's no e~aggera-'.of our daugh'ters 'enters her preciate your hom'eand family',' , ,,' , ", " , ... ,,' tion.'" ,By June, he said, many,t~enage years:" , .., :, ,'" ',than to spend a few days away
At each le.vel', 9~ .growth ,we'l f b h A hid colleges "will have used up theircannot, help 'but 'feel ·a. sense 'of. rom ot" s t e 'p ane soare last resources-their endowment
, , , , into th~ air at Green Airport my fun,d!' _ ,:,wonder with' the children< They heart (as' usual on, 'a pia,ne ride), '. "t' , , d" '. . The 'Jesuit' noted. there are, ,grow 'm matut:! y, an ,appearc ,missed a coup'le of beats but as' I .' 'hi' 'd ' , s)me 1500 priyate colleges andance a ~Qst, 1111~erceptl Y:, an" the time, moved, swiftiy and we, univer,sities in. the ,country, edu-suddenly we re~l~z~ that cha~ges ", f~undo!Jrselves'circ1.i~g, 9ver ,th~, cating' one-fourth of all collegehav~ take~ plac~ ~nd tha.t w:.a~e. " beautiful 'citY;cif', Washitlgton I students-about two' million ofd?almg wI,th' a, ,~e\'f'"chI1d, I~: ~", ',push'ed ply' sligr~ pa'i1g'of h0rt,le-different st~ge." " . 'siCkness aside and "concentrated them.,
Fath~~ Reinert,' head of. St.,0," No('Static' ' .. o,n, having 'a re\varding and ex- Louis University for 23 years co-
: " , ',', .', \ " . - , , , I, 'citing time a{:a convEmtion 'deai- ord,inated a national series ofThe!"e ·.!s, nothing ,s,tatid '!ibout ing with city ',problemsimd the c)nferences on tl1e plight of
: ,,~~~ent.hood, ~t ~s' t;h~fr?cess ~f solutions that' ,could ,ppssibly' private higher education called. 'wa.tchmg 'your. 'chlld grow ana come if the federal' government Propect Search. ', 'dev~lop that ',is Sllch a marvel decided -to aid the cities through Fipqings and recOJ:nmendations .-, for ,the alert ,parent. I find with reve~ue sharing.:" from the conferences,- attended
all three of: our' children, ,that Every day' of' the :convention by business, education, laborthere is very little on~ can 'gen- was filled with, informative a:ld government officials _ have,eralize about. Each child devel- speeche,s, interesting people from' b~en incorporated in Fatheropsa,ccording toh~s or ~er, :other cities and a star-spangle'd ReInert's newly pubHshed book,modahty and th~re IS nothmg cast of leaders that- . included To Turn the Tide. 'that can be. qone to', al~er the such: charis'matiC indivduals as Belt-Tightening Stepsgrowth rat,e or the, 9irection of 'Ted Kennedy,.' Ge~rge Romney, ,that growth. We as parents can W,ilbur Mills and Ed Brooke., Paramount hi. the Jesuit's rec-'t b' k d' t h d·J , ' , ommendations is that private
SI' ac an wa c an Keep There were moments when I al-alert to dangerous, tendencies, most, had to pinch myself to colleges and upiversities mustb t h th ' .. "l',et their houses in order"·-au we, ?lust ave e patience realize that I wasn't dreaming!' ,a!1d insight to allow the allow- ' suggestion he can make withable and to try to intercede in No Wo~ds credibility because he has done,th~ non-permissible.. .' However, by the--third day, de- it himself. . • •
As we approach our, tw~ spite the fact t1:Ja,t <!aily phone . From a deficit, of $2.3 million,guideposts this year, it is getting calls were exchangecl with the in 1969~70, 'Father Reinert hasa little more difficult to ~aintain ,offspring being capably minded moved, St. Louis University to aour patience in the face of by their gra,ndmothers, loneliness pJ~ojected balanced 'budget forgrowing activites and demands. began to set in. The littie Indian the 1972-73 school year. 'We are suffering growth pains boy in the restaurant" the twoalong with a little aging and the' youngsters in' the hotel'lobby,lack of patience ,which goes all brought 'back' the 'pa~gs of
"along with that process. . "homesickness and by the fourthFor us the next guidepo~t wili' ::. day all' my thdughts 'turned to
be graduations and college and the homeward trip. Words 'havethen inevitably' m'arriage, which not been created yet that couldI suppose is the' hardest pill to express my feelings as I walkedswallow.' But at least we can, ,through myfrontdoor and'Jasonphilosophically sit back, enjoy jumped into my arms.the kids as they are ,today ·and Withiil an llour or so things
took a ,'slightly different turnWins OneCor:-tract, though, and in' no time at all"
. , after, listening to a fight or twoFaces Oppositton. between the siblings;,a long list
MIAMI (NC) - Ces'ar Chavez' of complaints, and a preview offarm workers ~nion has sign~d ,ll)y busy s<;hedule ~head, wonthe first labor contract with a dered just'why I was' so' eagerFlorida citrus grower, but the .to return!union appears'toface strongop- At this season we' very oftenposition from other growers. need something a little different
The new United Farm Work- 'to add color to our dilmer table:,: ers Organizing Committee con- Try this perky salad.
tract covers 1,200' citrus harvest- Spinach Orange Salad Bowlers working' for Coca 'Cola's % cup lemon juiceMinute Maid Corp. Y2 cup orange juice
The contract was immediately Y2 teaspoon, paprikacritiCiied by an official of the 1 teaspoon seasoned saltCitrus Industrial Council who I teaspoon garlic po~der
said, '''I ~oubt it will be a gUide- VB teaspoon black pepperline for either' harvesting hands 1 quart torn, fre~h spinachor harvesting companies." He ,leavespointed' out .that unlike other, '1 ,q!lart torn lettuce leavesgrowers, Coca Cola has "a lot Y2 cup sliced radishes ,of other in'terests bes'ides citrus." 2 oranges, peeled ,~nd cut into
'Chavez' warned union mem- . bite-sized pieces. ' ,bers that since Coca Cola will 1) In a jar, combine I,emonnow be. paying higher wages, -Juice, ~orange juiCe,paprika, seathe company will be at a com- 'soned salt, 'garlic powder aridpetitive disadvantage 'if the' pepper. Cover tightly and- shake' 'Pres~rip'tion '
'union does not win contracts thoroughly to blend.,with other growers. M6re than 2) Arrange spinach leaves, let- To, become a thoroughly good100;000 farm workers are em" tuce, radishes and ,o,ranges in . ms,n is the best, prescription for'ployed 'in the state's' citrus· in- salad ,bowl. Shake dressing and' kel~ping a sound mind in a sounddustry.' pour over salad. Toss lightly. body., .. , -France!? Bowen
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This Vigil, rich with symbolism and poetry,is also meaningful for us today, since all liturgy is a reflection and celebration of our lives as the People of God. How often We experience in our lives a going from darkness into light • • • from sinto forgiveness • • • from illness to health • • • from ignoranceto truth . . • from the small "deaths" and sacrifices of life tothe resurrections and blessings! Thus, the Easter Vigil beginsin total darkness and silence • • • we wait . • • unable to seeother people around us or to communicat~ with them. But then,Christ, represented by the Paschal Candle, appears in our midstshattering the darkness, and from the Light of Christ our owncandles (lives) receive the light of new life and faith.
Please send a generous sacrifice for the missions today.
Please ••• take them with you to the Lord's table; rememberthem when you pray to Our Father, and as. you prepare in thesefinal days of Lent to celebrate the presence of the Risen Christin your life at Easter. share. the light of your. faith with .~ose
who need to know you love .them too.
Perhaps one of the most beautiful liturgies we celebrate isthe Easter Vigil between Good Friday and Easter Sunday••••a "waiting" between death and resurrection ,: • • a "watch" forthe day after the night.
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It i!!. to these that Christ fomes today in the person of themissionary, teaching, healing, blessing. And like the Paschal Candleof the Easter Vigil, YOUR SACRIFICE for the missions helps missiomiries bring the light of Christ, the Good News of salvationand new life,' to a world yet in darkness.
Liturgy does not only reflect our own personal lives, butthe lives'. of. all men. We are a "catholic" community-a "universal" community that sees all men as our brothers and sisters.If we look at our world today, it is no exaggeration to say thatthe Third World peoples are a world in' vigil • • • waiting fora light to shatter the darkness of their minds and spirits, bringing relief ~rom despair and fear, from poverty, disease and oppression. They wait to experience the brotherhood our Faith proclaims;they wait to hear the Good News of Easter; they wait • • • andwatch ••• and suffer.
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We now "see" each other 'in a new light, the light of Christwhich lets us see each' other as brothers and sisters-to stand
. together as a community and pray "Our Father" . . . to gatheraround Hi1) table and celebrate the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Christ.
CARDINAL RAUL SILVA
"Take those 43 African nations with 360 million peopie,whose average life expectancyends at 40 years. Or the 25 ·na.tions in Asia and their two million, whose daily caloric intakeis. under one thousand calories.
"Take Latin America, with 100million of its 300 million peopleunable to read and write.
"Do rich Christians know thatthere are 700 million illiteratesin the Third World, and 230 mil~
lion jobless, or that there aresome 390 million near starvationand another 1,300 million undernourished?" Cardinal Silvaasked..
"As these rich Christians commemorate Lent, how can theyavoid this question? What havethey done, what are they doingto end this tragic manifestationof world' injustice? Such violation of Christ's' message is' condemning the poor to underdevelopment, arid the rich to moralstagnati6n."
'Resentment, Hate'
."The rkh fail to even suspectthe frustrations, resentment,hate and finally violence engendered by the contrast betweenthose who have so much an,d thehave-nots, between the' everricher nations and the ever poorer countries."
Cardinal UpdatesLazarus Story
SANTIAGO .(NC) - CardinalRaul Silva of Santiago appealedto Christians in rich nations toheed the warning of the Gospelon the rich. mim and Lazarus,and let the Third World of developing nations 'come to theirtable.
"The tragic validity of the r.ichEpulon and the poor Lazarus becomes more alive with everyLenten season," the cardinalwrote in "an open letter toChristians in op'ulent countries."
The Gospel story, as told bySt. Luke, stresses the lifetimemisery of Lazarus and his con-solation in heaven, while Epulon'i's tortured by eternal 'flames, uf!- \able to save his living brothersfrom their selfishness:
. Cardinal Silva, a key figure inOhile's 'efforts to' effect radkalchange on behalf of the poor,lamen'ted the ignorance of Ohristians in the industrial nations, ofthe true conditions in whiCh people of the Third World live today.
"No, they do not know us well.They do not know who are we,how we live, what we need so~adly," he wrote.
230 Million Jobless
slave ships during the week andwent to church and chapel onSundays. The slaving captainsthemselves sat by the wheel oftheir ships in the lonely Atlanticnights .and }"ead the Bible, whilebelow, men and women, chainedto each other, sickened and died.
TheseChristil;m people couldnot see,' given their social conditioning, that to deny to humanbeings their full ~ignity,liveli
hood, rights arid respect was infact sinful-as sinful as to beatthem to death in personal angeror leave them. to starve at thedoor. The evil had become a .social, institutional fact which people took for granted and felt nopersonal responsiblity to end.·Wilberforce and his friendsspent nearly. half a century educating British, Christian opinionto accept the fact that slaverywas an evil, and to condone itor profit by it' was also. evil in a
. direct ·and. personal way..Institutional Sin
How many of our contemporary instituti.ons do we, theChristians of the late 20th century, take for granted? Howmany involve us 'in this institutionalized sinfulness of powermisused, of unchecked greed, ofprofound injustice? If we live ·inNorth America, the'chances arethilt we. 'shall have' a family income of at least $8,000. We areprobably chiefly" aware,' of ·the'faxes"we ha've"topay, 'tIle infhition' that is cutting down ourreal·income and all the desirablethings we would be doing if onlywe could push up to the $12,000a year bracket. We almost certainly are not prone to compareour sta,tus< with .the growingmass of unemployed migrants ina South. American favella, whoare lucky if they and their" fam~ily earn $150 a yea~.
Yet the contrast in incomecomes in part from unstableprices for Latin American exports in United States markets,from the protection of U. S. interests against some forms ofLatin -American competition,from the .flow of. investmentsprofits out of Latin America andthe lack of economic "traickledown" to the poor from many
'U. S. investments. .Does all this lie outside' the
judgments of social justice? Canwe, for instance, enjoy the coffee and forget 'the undernourished field hand who producedit? The Bishops at the Synodsaid: No. The Chri.stian has 'bothsocial and persomll: responsibility. Wha.t do we say?·. .
By
WARD
BARBARA
When in the introduction to the Synod's message,"Justice in the World," the Bishops confronted the. issueof exactly how relevant the external 'conditions of "theworld" are to the interior life of the Christian soul, theycame to a conclusion whichis not self-evident to manyChristians. Indeed it playsvery little part in manyChristian lives.
Yet this division canha'vesome odd results. We would notmurder a child. But in war wemight risk dropping a bomb onan orphanage. We would nottell a lie. But we might workcheerfully for a company whoseadvertisements we know to beslanted. We would not steal. Butwe are happy to buy fruit fromgrowers who systematically underpay their workers. We would "give a dime to a blind beggar.But we demand lower taxes,even though some schools forthe blind have to be closed as aresult.
Perhaps the cleares't' exarripieof this kind of divided visioncan be taken from fairly. recent'history~from the long 'str-Uggle'to abolish slavery. Wins Inyestlgative '..
In the 18th century, ~. group R .' A' !. d' ,Of. Christian reformers, led by eportlng' '. warSamuel Wilberforce,. began to ST. PAUL.(NC)-The Catholictell the people' of Britain that . Bulletin, .St. - Paul archdiocesanthe whole process of eapturing "weeklY,J:1as been cited for "exslaves in Africa, shipping them cellence in investigative reportacross the Atlantic to the plan-· ing": for ,astor)' on -abortion r~
tations of the Caribbean and, ferral.services.using their labor to. produce' ,The Minnesota I':fewspaper As'sugar and spices fpr'the British sociation award went to Margemarket was' morally' wrong. Roden, a "Bulletin ''reporter who:Many of the plantation owners phoned the referral service posbelieved themselves to be devout ing as. a .,p,regnant un~arried
Christians. ,. Solid merchants fn womiln.' Mrs. .Roden, was adBristol' and Liveq:lO,01 financed . ,vised to hl,lv~ an abortion.
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For Institutionalized Sin
The Bishops firmly extendedthe concept of sin from personalsin to the social consequencesof sinfulness. It is, as the Synodal document puts it, the powerof the Holy Spirit that "freesman from sin and from its' consequences in social life."
This idea of sin becoming en·crusted in human institutionsand the institutions in their turnbecoming the cause of personalsin does not fit too easily intomuch of our traditional Christianteaching. .
Weare all born into particularsocial orders:"- into a nationstate, into a tribal society, intoa particular class or ethnicgroup. We .take 'for grant~d.
three-quarters of the habits and·ideas:. which follow,. from. thischance r c'ircumstance' of' birth',and we tend not to reflect· onthem anymore' than. we do onthe air we breathe or the groundwe stand on. In short, we' arenot. taught to make too muchconnection between our personalacts and the larger social activities which, as voters or consumers or .business people, we carryon outside the domestic circle.
Odd Results
16, THE, ANCHOR-Diocese'of. Fall, River~Thurs; Mar.; 16, 1912. .-. . . . , .
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tThe, 'Christian and War, IU The Script~res, and :W~r' II
POLITICAL RALLY'. At bottom, then, ,politics is anexpression of the way in which one asks or answers someof the m,ost functamen.tal questions about human life.
No discussion all year had involved the youngsters more intensely. Not yet in their teens,these youngsters were seriouslydiscussing moral judgmentsabout war. No doubt some oftheir opinions were immature;others undoubtedly were roterepititions of opinions heard athome. But one thing was clear:they were concerned about themorality of the war in Vietpamand war in general. '
This experience brought hometo me with a new force the educational challenge set forth-bythe Secon'd Vatican .Council:"Those who are dedicated to thework of education, part,icularlyof the young, or who mold public opinion, should regard astheir most weighty task the ,effort to instruct all in fresh senti·ments of peace" {Church inWorld, No. 82)."
RecOgnize FactsAs these sixth graders grapple
with the morality of war, theyhave a right to receive matureguidance froni the adult Chris·
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in their forties-one a most successful architect, the other apriest classmate of mine. In addition, three very special children found themselves suddenlywithoutout their paternal grand-mother. '
,Before the funeral the father,mother and uncle of these elementary and pre-elementaryschool youngsters pondered acommon problem facing sur-,viv'ors in situations like this."Should we bring the' boys andthe little girl to the wake? tothe funeral? to the cemetery?Would these be harmful or helpful experiences for them?"
Right DecisionThey decided "yes" on all
counts and as I watched thefamily from my sanctuary vantage point during the service, Iconcluded they certainly hadjUdged wisely.
The little ones participated inthe beautiful burial of a Christian. There were tears to be sure
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, love." It could be our marchingsong.
Geneva and 9Ospel. 'If we actually -started shoot
ing, we would keep in mind that.~!whatever you ,do ,to the least
,,- cif these my brothers, you do to, me" (Matt. 25,40). Our bombing.niids would not leave peoplewithout homes. Our scorchedearth and defoliation would notleave the least of our brotherswithout food.
A minimum of humanity islaid down in the Geneva Conven
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Until We Meet Again
Focus on Peace,. Not Wgr
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By
FR; QUENTIN
QUESNiELL, S.J.
The two boys were actual1lyshouting at each other-in sixthgrade ,religion class! Mike and,Jim, both aged 11, were lookingthrough daily newspapers forexamples' of things that restrictpeople's freedom. Mike saw apicture of soldiers. fighting inV,ietnam, and was explaininghow war and the draft reallykept people from being free. Jim
hymn puts that to music: "They'llkn<;>w we are Christians by our
Mary Finnegan lived a full 77years, but her death earlyChristmas morning still cameunexpectedly, literally in thatmiddle Of the night the gospeltexts mention. She rose frombed at 2 A.M., walked to the living room of their attractive homeand complained to her concernedhusba,nd about ,"never havingfelt like this before." In a matter' of moments she' sat down,,'~gm;1:rt~n~::.w;ill;~:wi:~'-'-- .I !
stood up, then' sat again, slumped over and was gone.
Mrs. ,Finnegan was a refinedlady, a strong person and a goodwoman. She left behind, besidesher 'spouse, two children, sons
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'FR. JOSEPH M.
CHAMPLIN ,
There is no New Testament know ,that yo~ are:my disciples,tE:aching on war. The Christians , ' th~t, 'you have love for one anwho Wrote the New Testament other" '(John 13,35). A mlJdernhad no power, to make decisil)ns 'H"J,%mu.wmJ,.m@I®lll?1~::)about war or peace. They were, " 'not the rulers of nations.' Theydid not even 'have the rightwhich Americans have today ofbeing able to vote for or againstmen who lead their country intowar.
Moreover, wars at that timewere fought by professional soldiers, not by conscripted dti-' ~il:iillID1f.i®itmrmmt:mllllW~
zens. Consequently, Christiansof that time did not even havette burden of deciding whether0)' not to serve in a war theyfelt was unjust.
War was just a fact of life.RLllers and.;trmies made, war onone another and caused muchsuffering thereby, then as now.But discussions of the morali.tyof war would have been totallyirrelevant to the practical livesof the first readers of the NewTestament.
Still, a teaching on war wouldbe very relevant to our life andtime. Wllat shall we do? Writea New TestimeIlt of our own tosuit our ,needs? Or continue tomeditate on th~ one ~e have?
ForgivenessIf we choose to look for our
answer in the New Testamentwhich we have, then all we can FR. CARL J.do is confront the reality ofmodern war with the general PFEIFER, S.J.;principles of conduct which we "',do find in the New Testament.H)w the two fit together in the- @~%W¥---!§lt:" '
my may be hard to' see. How 'reacted immediately, stronglythey can be brought together in disagreeing. "You're wrong! Thepractice will depend on our per- war is to protect freedom. That'sse,nal practical decisions in indi- what 'our soldiers are fighting forvidUal cases.
and dying for." Mike responded,First of all, as we felt war "I don't believe that." Their feel
drawing closer, we would ask: ings were strong, and the argu"How many times can my broth- ' ment grew heated as others iner sin against me and I have to the class joined in.forgive him? Seven' times?"(Matt 18,21). We would remem-bE,r Jesus' answer "Not seventimes, but seventy times seventimes" (Matt 18,22). "If you donot forgive your brother, neitherwill my Father in heaven forgiveYClu" (Matt 6,14). We would ,recall the prayer we say every day:"Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us."
But if the enemy actuallyopened hostilities with a first aggressive move, we would thinkof the Lord's command: "Do nottake revenge on someone whodees you wrong. If anyone sla.psyou on the right' cheek, let himslap your left cheek too" (Matt.5,:l9). "If someone does evil toyou do not pay him back withevil" (Rom. 12,17).
If the enemy at,tacks continued, we would strengthen oneanother with "Love your enemiesand pray for those who mistreatyou" (Matt. 5,43). and "If yourenemy is hungry, feed him. If he lrm:mmmKTlllllK1'%:mMcis thirsty, give him to drink.".Do not-let evil defeat you, instead conquer evil with good"(Rom. 12,20.21).
If we actually did march outagainst the enemy, our reasonwould be "By this shall all men
nowledge some extreme situations in Which it would be morally permissible to destroy life, butinsist that modern warfare simply cannot fulfill, the Gonditionwhich would legitimatize this resort to ultimate violenve.
Less is ·heard these days thanin the past about the "just war"theory but this may simply bebecause the terminology itself isnot so commonly used as it oncewas. Actually, those who admitthat some wars may be moralenterprises and seek to distinguish these from wars which areimmoral, regularly apply the"just war" principles in makingtheir determination about a particular conflict.
Just WarThe just war position is based
on the conviction that, 'howeverrepugnant ,violence and killingmay be, there may arise situations where it is not only necessary but virtuous for a Christianto resort to these extreme measures for repelling violent aggression. The' classic examplefrom private life is an attack ona family by.a dangerous killer.In such a case, it is said, thefamily would have a right andduty to, protect its members byresisting-and, if necessary, killing-the aggressor.
Extending this to relationshipsamong nations, the' theory reasons that a nation subjected tounjust aggression has a right toprotect itself !?y, going' to war.But even so, war must be truly alast resort, it must' ,not beaggression masked as ~'self
defense," it must have 'a reasonable chance of success, and itmust observe moral limits (inparticular, no direct" attacks oncivilian populations).
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BY RUSSELL SHAW
Christianity and war - thelinking of the two ideas seemsto many people today to be acontradiction. Is not war, withits hatred, violence, destructionand disruption of life, a denialof all that Christianity standsfor? What stance can Christianity take toward war except tocondemn it?
Yet over the centuries manysincere Christians have adopteda different attitude. Acknowledging' that war is an evil, theyhave nevertheless, postulatedcircumstances-self-defense, redress of extreme injustice - inwhich it would be possible forChristians to engage in war as a·last resort. And, this.being so,they have sought to establishguidelines fOf waging war accordling to moral norms.
Both strains of thought-'-usually referred to respectively as"pacifism" and the "just wartheory"-are very much presentin Christian thinking today. Eachhas respectable antecedents andresponsible argment~ .to supportit. Neither can be disV1issed outof hand as Irresponsible or' unworthy' of a Christian. Aridneither is without problems.
Right of LifePrompted by' the horrors of
World War I and World War II,the Vietnam war and other contemponiry conflicts, and thelooming threat of thermonuclearannihiliation, Christian pacifismha's enj9yed a resurgence in ourtimes. Many Christian 'pacifistsstake their position on the absolute, value of inviolability of hu~
man life; because God is Creatorand Lord 'of all life; no one hasthe right to take the 'life of another. Other pacifists mi~ht ack-
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Conventional War
On the 'other hand, "conventional" war of the Vietnam kind,in which civilians are inevitablycaught up iTI the swirl of fighting, presents equally difficultmoral problems even in a situation where atomic weapons arenot used.
It is obvious, too, that the de~
fense policies and military service laws of our country standin need, of continual review andrevision in light of Christianprinciples and changing factualcircumstances. At present, forexample, the draft law givesgrudging recognition to therights of some religous pacifists;it concedes nothing, however, toselective conscientious objectorswho, by their implicit recognition that some wars are moraland others are not, have in effect adopted a "just war" po-sition. .
Lastly, the Christian must askwhether too much attention isnot given now to war and toolittle to peace; Whatever his attitude toward war may be, the.Christian's first duty is to peace-how to achieve it and preserveit.
The arts of war have becomehighly sophisticated in this century, but the arts of peace oftenseem to be at a tragically primitive stage of development. In thelong run, though, they hold thebest hope for our country andour world.
Discr~tion
One cool judgment is worth athousand hasty counsels. Thething to do ds to supply lightand not heat. -Wilson
Christian, WarContinued from Page SixteenClearcut as these matters may
seem in theory, in practice theyraise immensely complex questions of conscience for Christians, especially in our times.The advent of nuclear arms, withtheir vast potential for indiscriminate destruction of life, make itquestionable whether there couldbe such a thing as a "just" warin which such weapons, wereused.
tH~ ANCHOR- 17Thurs., Mar. 16, 1972
Courses Prove PopularAcademy Girls
Six MiniWith Dominica'n
MINI COURSE: Learning how to type is fun for seventhand eighth graders in a mini course at the DominicanAcademy. The instructor is Sister John of the Cross, C.P.,the' Dominican Sisters' bursar and a teacher in MOTAand Model Cities classes in Fall River.
It isn't often that seventh and have been urged onto the courtseighth graders are allowed to for a contest, and getting a team"do their own thing'" in conven- together wasn't easy.tional classrooms. Departmentalization
But every Friday afternoon at Other DA features which' thethe Dominican Academy, in Fall Dominican Sisters stress are deRiver, the girls have the oppor- partmentalization from thetunity to learn about such di- fourth grade up and a service forverse subjects as typing, sewing working mothers whereby stuand French cooking. dents may remain at the school
The mini courses were origi- and have supervised play andnally intended as an experiment, study until 5:15 each afternoon.but have aroused so much en- "Dress up" and "dress down"
,thusiasm ,among bo,th students . days are popular with the girls,'and faculty that they are defi" '- and in exchange for the privilegenitely in for next year. The won- of. not hav.ing to wear theirderful,thing about them, accord- uniforms they make small dona.jng to the principal, Sister Anne ,tions to a· fund for ,school equipLouise Levesque, O.P., is that ment. Right now, a new dupli"the girls are,taking, them be- cator machine tops t~e list ofcause they want to." needs' at the academy.
This semester, the 56 stu:ientsin the two gr:ldes w'2:,~ ;)ffered Princ~pal '
..a choice of six cou.':;es: sewing, In her year as principal,' thelab techniques, guidance, short- . daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Napo-hand, typing 'and French. leon Levesque of 77 East Main
Faculty Street has drawn upon her ownThe teachers include the acad- school experiences as an alumna
emy's regular faculty members of DA, Class of 1960, and as aand also range from the congre-' high school teacher. Althoughgation's mother general, Sister the role of head of the 230-pupilAnita Pauline, O.P., long associ- school is a demanding one sheated with the area's science has found time to complete workfairs, to the principal's sister, for a master's degree in religious
studies which she will receiveMrs. John Conforti, who isdonating her kitchen as well as from Providence College in May.her knowledge of French as a Although a number of Catholicvolunteer instructor. schools have been forced to
Designed both to provide en- close,· the Dominican Sisters arerichment and to introduce the ,attempting, with a tuition ingirls to new fields of knowledge, crease to maintain the elementhe mini courses are an impor- tary school established by theirtant part of the innovative pro- order in the late 19th century.grams which' the new principal ,Sister Louise feels that, while inbelieves are necessary if the pri- this day "no one, can be sure ofvate girls' school is to survive anything," there is a place andthe current crisis in Catholic a need in the community for aeducation. school like DA.
'Clues to their' success are re- Interest in Sewingvealed in student comments Accepting registration for nextabout fun, freedom of choice, year, the Sisters have beenand no fear of failure. / pleased to learn that many pros-
Utilizing the complete facilities pective students have heardof the school, as a result of ,the about the mini courses. Whileclosing of the' high school sec- the girls' interests vary, sewingtion, the elementary students proved most popular during thenow have the use of the gymna- first semester and now sharessium-auditorium and are excited top billing with typing.over their basketball team and So dedicated are the girls tocheerleading squad,. both of learning how to operate a typewhich are coached by a number writer that the class was theof DA alumnae. Their only prob- only one in the school recentlylem now, the principal admits to forego a sewing lecturesomewhat ruefully, is "finding demonstration. The reason? Theyteams their own size to play did not want to miss a typingagainst." Even their mothers lesson!
,Spi~tual Adventure
EVen now, she cannot be saidto have returned to norinal. But
, one doctor remarked that he hadnever seen anyone so severelyinjured who lived. Ginny hasdone far more than that.
This is no mere medical history. Principally, It is a spiritualadventure. It is a testament offaith.
There are, inevitably, somegrisly a.spec~s to the book, justas there are grisly aspects tolife. But the predominant effectis to uplift the reader. This is atruly inspirational work, onewhich is not in the least mawkish.
It shows ordinary people suddenly' and severely afflicted, butborne up by their own religousfaith and by the love which wasshown them in a myriad practical ways. Ginny is an appealingheroine. Mary Carson is ashinin~ one.
'[his is'a professiomii .piece of:writing on a subject as littleknown as it is common.' It' contains neither fake violence norfake pathos but the real articlein each category.
Mary .Carson's 'Ginny'
Many children figure in Mr~
Smith's book. One child isfocussed u'pon in Mary Carson'sGinny: A True Story '(Doubleday, 277 Park Ave., New York,N. Y. 10017. $5.95). Ginny isMrs. Carson's daughter, whowas a six-year-old first graderin Baldwin, Long Island, whenthe events detailed in the book
, begin.That' was in October 1966.
Ginny was' the second youngestof Dan and Mary, Carson's eightchildren. Coming home fromschool she was hit by a truck.Her mother raced to the sceneand saw at mice that ~he unconscious child was badly injured.How badly, she would not knowuntil she was confronted by thegrave faces of the staff of thehospital to which Ginny wasrushed. '
Special Surgery
Fifteen doctors were workingon the case, and' innumerablenurses and other personnel. Ittook 25 days for the .child's temperature to 'stabilize. 'After'thatcame inching; uncertain'progress,in response to unremitting, efforts by many, in getting Ginnyto function on ber own withoutthe assistance of ,elaborate apparatus..
The girl had to .learn all overagain, little by little, to eat, tospeak, to sit. to stand, to ,walk.How these feats were 'accomplished, laboriously you' may besure, is spelled out.
After 143 days in the hospital,Ginny was able to go home, buther rehabilitation was very farfrom complete by then. Therapyhad to continue. She requiredspecial surgery for a kidneyproblem. But 20 months afterthe accident she made her FirstCommunion, and a couple ofmonths later she was back inschool in a special class.
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MSGR.
JOHN S.
KENNEDY
A young New York City fireman, Dennis Smith byname, is destined for fame and probably for fortune. Hehas written, and well, an extraordinary book, Report fromEngine Co. 82 (McCall Books, 230 Park Ave., New York,N.Y. 10017. $5.95). It covers,some months of his life inand arQupd a firehouse inthe South Bronx.
The South Bronx is a garbagestrewn, verminous ghetto. Thepopulation of its tenementhouses is made up in large partof blacks and Puerto Ricans.They are poor, mostly on welfa,re. "There are more homicidesper 'squaremile in thi,s precinctthan anywhere in the UnitedStates; more drug traffic, moreprostitution." Four companieswork out of Mr. Smith's firehouse; they average 700 runs amonth.
Much of the book deals withfighting fires, from blazes intrash cans to confll;lgrationsroaring through old buildings.The danger involved chills the
',reader. But the fire departmentis called upon in emergencies ofall sorts, and these are liberallysampled in the book.
Hostility of Residents
The perils to firemen are notonly from fire, but also' the hostility of the area residents, who'on occasion stone the trucksand hurl deadly missiles fromthe housetops.
An uninterrupted meal in thefirehouse is rare. In one periodof three and Ii half months, Mr.Smith never had one such. Thebells ring almost continually,often for false alarms, all toooften for fires deliberately set.Whatever the cause, there mustbe instantaneous response, withthe likelihood of some injury andthe possibility of gruesome death.
The firemen are poorly paid.They must buy some of theirmost essential equipmerit. Theyhave to do all the janitorial workin the firehouse. They are notregarded as the heroes they frequently are; indeed, they rarelyget any thanks at all. '
Real Article
Why, then, do they stay withit? There is the element of pride.Also, there is a remarkable camaraderie among the men, whichMr. Smith deftly conveys. Aboveall, there is a sense of service.'This is especially strong in Mr.Smith's case, but one gathersthat it is shared by his associates.
A sensitive man, he reflectscn the misery of the South Bronxpeople, whose poverty is different from that which he knew asa youngster. The urban poor ofyesterday may have been iIIused. But those of today "aren'tused at all. They are left to pinein lethargy while their childrenput needles in their arms."
community and in sixth grade aswell., (1) Honest exploration ofthe facts of the case; (2) honestexploration of the teachings andattitudes of the Christian community today and in history regarding peace; (3) a climate ofmutual respect characterized bylistening to each other in ourmutual search for peace.
Scriptures, WarContinued from Page Sixteen
tions; but a set of Gospel Conventions would push us towardthe maximum. The general principle covering our way of waging war would be "love yourneighbor as yourself," (Matt.22,39) or better, "Love one another as I have loved you"(John 15,12).' . .
Do those seem like silly directions for fighting a war? Obviously they would not help us
, win. But those are the only directions that can be found inthe New Testament.
Perhaps the reason is that ourreal war is "not fighting againsthuman beings, Qut against thewicked spiritual forces in theheavenly world, the rulers, authorities and cosmic powers ofthis dark age. So take up God'sarmor now ... put on righteousness for your breastplate ...faith as a shield ... salvation fora helmet, and the word of Godas the sword that the Spirit givesyou ..." (Ephesians 6,~2-17).
This is the kind of war that theNew Testament writers thoughtrelevant. Perhaps they found ittoo ,difficult to think about bothkinds of war at the same time.
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teachings on peace downthrough the centuries, factsabout this particular war, thebishops' statement on conscientious objection, and similar data.
With such information, asBishop Gumbleton of Detroitstated in the same interview,Catholic adults are better able"to look at the policies of our.government and try to applyour Chr-istian values to thosepolicies." This is the processurged by the Second VaticanCouncil, namely to explore contemporary issues, the "signs ofthe times," in the light of Christ(Church in World, No.4). It isthis process of discernment thatwe adults. must learn before wecan educate our youngsters withit. Growth in this process requires the kind of factual knowledge suggested by Bishop Flanagan's educational program forpeace. More than that it involves a genuine sharing andlistening within the Catholiccommunity.
HonestyWhile urging Catholics to re
flect seriously on what theBishop's have to say about peaceand war, Bishops Flanagan andGumbleton are joined by BishopDougherty of Newark in openlyadmitting how their own· moralstance on the war was influencedby widely differing segments ofthe Catholic community as wellas by authoritative teaching andhistorical study. Dialogue ledthem to further research, studyand wider consultation.
The interview with these threeBishops suggests a model of education for peace among the adult
HONOR TEACHER: Showered with gifts by Dominican Academy elemen.tary s~udents, Mrs. Susan Larrivee shares the joy 0 f anticipating the ar~val of her fIrst ChI~d
with her sixth grade class: who arranged a surprise farewell party In her honor . A baby sdressing table was presented to the teache r from the student body.
Focus on Peace, Not WarContinued from Page Sixteen
tia.n community. Because of theirintense interest in the issue, theyal'<~ ready to draw upon the accumUlated wisdom of the Churchin forming their young consciences on a ·very ancient moralissue.
Their right raises an evenmore challenging question. Doesthe adult community in theirparish, in their city, in theUn.ited States as a whole, havean educated stance toward theVietnam war, toward war itselfin a post-Hiroshima world? Howma.ny adults in these youngsters'lives have formed their moraljudgments on war from Christianprinoiples? Just what is Catholic
,tea.ching regarding the war? Istht:re just one legitimate Catholic or Christian stance towardthis war? toward all war? Toadmit that there are differingmoral views espoused by informed Catholics of good will regarding war in general, and regarding the war in Vietnam in
.particular, is simply to recognizefacts.
-It seems to me that the present ambiguity and lack of consensus suggests something aboutthe orientation and the processneeded in forming our COll
sciences on the issue of war andthe war in Vietnam.
The focus should be on educatioll for peace rather than onwar itself. This is the or·ientationsuggested in the passage quotedabove from the' Second VaticanCouncil. It is the orientation suggested as well by Bishop Flanagan of Worcester in a recentlypublished interview: "It seems tome that this Vietnam thing isvery urgent, but it's only part ofa much, bigg~'r picture; and unless we educate our people topeace, you '. can settle this oneanother one could 'break- out sixmonths later, and the same oldthing could be repeated with usnot learning our lesson from his:-
'tory." " .Education for Peace
He suggests some ,of the con. tent used in his diocese in an. education for, peace: the theol
ogy of peac~, a historical lool<at the Church's attitudes and
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Th,:,rs. Mar. 16, 1972
By
REV.
ANDREW M.:
GREELEY
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'Praises Cardinal SuenensAs Bold, Dra'matic Leader
One of the more interesting examples of the old demonof "clerical envy" is the repeated calumny one hears fromAmerican priests again~t Caroinal Suenens. As. soon as t~e
sun comes up in the morning, one can be confIdent that In
conversation in which theCardinal's name is 'mentioned some priest will say,as though it were unquestioned truth, tl'lat while the Cardinal talks about collegiality inthe Church he does not practiceit in his own diocese.
As someone who knows a little bit about the Archdiocese ofMalines, 1 always ask the priestwho has repeated this bit' ofcalumny where he got his evidence. The best that anyone hasever done is to cite a story atsecond or third hand fromsomeone who told someone heknew. In other words, the reputation of a brave churchman isimpugned on the most slender ofevidence.
1 happened to have spent sometime in Malines. 1 have watchedthe Cardinal at work with hispriests. 1 have seen how th.eyreact to him. I have talked Withthem about his administration.There are criticisms as there areof any leade,·. But no one hasev,er suggested to me that he isnot a democrat in his leadershipstyle.
On the contrary, his priestsare deeply offended at the calumny against him pf which theyare well aware. Some- have suggested to me that the Cardinal'sbitter rivals in the Belgian hierarchy are responsible for thefalsehood; others think that thestories may orignate in Rome.
lege professors do--you have avery hate-filled and vindictivecreature,
Scarce RewardsBut 1 think there is more envy
in the clergy, probably becausethe reward system is so limited.The . church has little in theway of prizes with which to reward hard work, accomplish-'ment, or .ambition. If anyonegets recognition, he is thoughtto have obtained this "goody"by depriving others of the rewards they deserved.
"I could have been as famousas you are," says the enviouscleric, "if I had been as ambitious as you a,re" (or "as lucky,"or :'had the right friends," or"pushed myself as much").
In such a system of scarce rewards the only one who is notgoing to be envied is the onewho stays carefully in line anddoes not do anything exceptwhat everyone else does. Theideal cleric, from the point 'ofview of clerical envy, is the onewho never "steps out of line,"which is to say, the one' whomakes systematic mediocrity theaim of all that he does.
Clerical Fault, The religious or:ders have been
particularly good at imposingmediocrity on ~heir more giftedmembers, The community recreation room is one of the mosteffective - and most cruel ~means of controlling talent thatthe human race has yet devised,But the diocesan clergy havetheir own forms oLcutting their
. peers ,down to size-though inthe pre-Vatican churchthe~e
techniques did not have to beused very often because pastorscould, be counted on to keepyoung priests "in line," ,
It is all very ugly and alsovery obvious to the laity whomay pretend that they don'tknow that envy is a clerical faultiii about the same way that theyused to pretend that a' priest
Envy, Vanity who had a problem with JohnIt doesn't much matter where Barleycorn was "not feeling very
the stories start. Anyone who well this morning." Clerics whoassumes a position of bold and think that this column is tellingdramatic leadership in the tales out of school should· findchurch is going to have to live' a lay friend who will speak thewith such falsehoods, Leo Sue- truth (if they have any such)nens is no radical; on the con- and ask. whether clerical envytrary, if anything, he is a con- is ..... a dee:p dark secret about
" servative or,at most a moderate. which the laity knows nothing.But he has spoken up on some If a man like Leo Suenens is
of the critical weaknesses of the to be criticized, let the reasonstructure of the church, It is " be that he is too radical-or toounderstandable that his enemies cons~rvative ,- on matters ofin the curia could try to suggest chur~h ,organization, But let the
. that he is a heretic, But it is issue 'not be blurred, by mean,disgusting that those who are nasty, vi,cious:c~eric~1 di~like ofpresumably his allies are fre- anyone who does' anythmg outqenUy more concerned with, im- of the ordinary,.
pugning his reputation than Similar Strugglessupporting his courage,
Are the clergy more subject DAYTON (NC)-The struggleto envy than other groups? Or of blacks for freedom in the U. S.is envy part of the human con- was compared by Archbishopdition? From the perspective of . Paul F. (Leibold, to the Israelitesmy other profession, 1 can re- fight against the Egyptian bondport that it is by no means age. "With a few changes inabsent from the academy, where 'names,", the two stories areit is reinforced by another. vice ,nearly identical, the Cincinnatiwhich afflicts the clergy much ar~hbishop to'ld 'cursillo membersless - vanity. When, you mix at a Mass 'in ,st. James Churchenvy with vanity-as many col- here.
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Rescue EffortsTeach Lesson
LOS ANGELES (NC) - Theplight of Anthony Bernardino, asix-year-old who was trapped ina 30-foot deep hole, was com·pared to the condition of an un·born child in the womb.
While Anthony was rescued,Mrs. Joseph Dysart, secretary ofof the Southern Califomia Rightto Life League, pointed out thatmany unborn children die' inabortions.
Mrs. Dysart said that the res·cue of the little boy demonstrated the "grassroots concernand respect for human life thatexists in the hearts of real people-the workers, heavy equip·ment operators, firemen, police,the man who was lowered headfirst into the hole to try to rescue the boy."
,"That situation," said Mrs.Dysart, "has a remarkable parallel. The situation of little Anthony was in many ways very'
'much like that of an unbornchild in a mother's womb.
"Anthony was in a narrowpassage. He did not ask to bethere. He was there by accident.He was dependent for life on alife-support system provided byothers. And every effort wasmade to conserve his life.
"The unborn child in themother's womb did not ask tobe there. He was there by acci·dent. He is dependent on a lifesupport system provided byanother. But the law now permits him to be killed.
"Working men risked theirlives to rescue the life of onetrapped child. How can othermen, presumably better educatedmen, doctors, legislators, law·yers so callously condemn otherchildren to death?"
Added Mrs. Dysart: "This isthe thing that makes' abortionso unnatural. The reason somepeople have accepted abortionis because they can't hear thechild crying out in the mother'swomb."
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Meet AgainMary Finnegan in younger daysand to the end had lentcaring, sharing, helping handsto neighbors in need. The homilist for this funeral liturgy, nowthe Finnegan's pastor, but oncea next door friend, rememberedthose past kind deeds and spokeof them to the congregation.
Erases Fear
The rite of final commendation and farewell at the Mass'sconclusion expresses this ratherwell. During it, a united groupof believing relatives and friendsassembled for the last time tosay "gOOd-by" or, better, "untilwe meet again." "Father, intoyour hands we commend oursister Mary ... Lord, ,hear ourprayer: welcome Mary to paradise and help us to comfort eachother with the assurance of ourfaith until we all meet in Christto be wilth you and with oursister Mary forever."
It seems tome that fully participated Christian burial serviceshould have left a lasting andhealthy impression on those Finnegan children. They must havesensect the full picture, the sorrow and serenity, the beauty andpain of a loved one's death.Later, instead of, fearing thedark and unknown, perhaps theywill be able to say with St. Paul,"0 death, where is your victory?o death, where is your sting?"
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and an occasional cracking ofthe priest-son's voice. But thedominant atmosphere was one ofserene hope, quiet resignation,and joyful anticipation. A greatcrowd of fellow believers-threebishops, priests by the dozens,and a church filled with friends-gathered as a community tobid Mary farewell, temporarily,and to commend her to the Lord.
Jimmy, Patrick and Mauracaught, in their own limited way,all of this drama; They tastedthe painful reality of death andseparation, but also felt thatpositive joy which flows fromfaith in the Resurrection.
These children watched theirfather and mother walk up intothe sanctuary and read the firstscriptural passages. They heardthe strong voices of men (mainly» and women singing song'swhich in Alleluia terms spoke ofvictory and a,' fuller life afterdeath. "Keep in mind that Jesushas died for us and is risen fromthe dead; he is our saving Lord,he is joy for all ages."
They observed their uncle,vested in white and assisted byeight other priests, leading thecongregation in prayer and concelebrating Mass.
Silent SignsThen, of course, there were
other silent signs to be noticed.The handsome white pall, for example, draped over the casket,a reminder of Mary's baptism somany years ago and the presenthope it offers for' her personal
'triumph- over death:' Or. the signof peace exchanged between allthe clergy' in the sanctuary andcarried, down into the pewsamong the congregation. Or thesprinkling of water and burningof incense, the former recaBinga baptismal ceremOny in the pastand the latter promising a bodily
. resurrection in the future. Or theburning Easter candle placed before the bier as a symbol ofJesus' and our conquest of sinand destruction.
True Christian that she was,
IN THE DIOCESE
be a serious challenger.In the Narragansett League,
perennial power Somerset is expected to dominate again.Although Coach Jim Sullivan'sBlue Raiders were 'hit hard bygraduation, there is still plentyof talent available.
Bishop Connolly High of FallRiver has developed into one ofthe better basketball schools inthe area. The Cougars have forged into the thick of the battleand are rated along with powerhouse Holy Family of New Bedford and Case High of Swansea.
Much the same situation exists in baseball as the Diocesansnow are challenging Somersetand Case for supremacy in thatsport.
He continues, "If we get goodpitching we'll win our first fewgames, then it will be up to ourhitters to take over."
The season will open for mostteams the third week in April.Pre-season games -J)cheduled before then will be played weatherpermitting. '
The Bristol County Leaguerace should be a three or fourteam race. New Bedford Highand Durfee High of Fall Riverare always strong. There is noreason to believe they will notbe on top again this season. Bothtraditionally are among ,the bestcoached outfits in the circuit andmake very few mental mistakesthat lead to defeat.·
SCHOOLBOY, '.SPORTS
Coach John Pacheco of NewBedford and Durfee's Joe Lewisalways have their teams ready.In 'this, the fin~l 'Bristol 'CountyLeague season, they have addedincentive to do well.
If either Coach Chet Hanewichof Attleboro or, Paul O'Boy ofcrosstown rival Bishop Feehancan come up with a strongmound corps, their charges willdefinitely be in the race.
Bishop Stang of Dartmouthand Taunton will enter the season as contenders; however theymay be a notch below NewBedford and Durfee. UnlessMsgr. 'Coyle-Bishop Cassidy ofTaunton and New Bedford Vocational receive outstanding effortsfrom untried talent, neither will
Area Teams "'0 Comp'lete Tourney ActionPrognosticators expect the of Dartmouth and Barnstable
three to contest for this year's will be completing their successcrown. While upsets do take ful tournament campaign.place, the remaining four teams, Barnstable surprised many obHoly Family, Westport, Old servers with its exceptional playRochester of Mattapoisett and in Division II of the EasternDiman Regional Vocational of Massachusetts Hockey TournaFall River are expected to battle ment. The Cape Cod Leaguefor fourth place. ' titlists have won 19 in a row
Down on the Cape, ;Barnstable enroute to the finals of thehas dominated the scholastic tourney.sc.~ooll:lpy scene this ye~r. The In basketball, Holy, Family canRest Rai.9~~s have ~arned Cape- advance to the finals of Divisionway Conference championships HI in the State tourney with ain footb.a.!L-and basketball., Its win Qver ,Central Massachusettshockey club at this writing" is champion Notre Dame or Weststill iI) contention for the State Boylston. Central Mass. has not,title. '. at this writing, had its cham-
When the basebail .season is "pionship round. 'over the Red Raiders will prob- Coach John O'Brien's Bishopably have another Conference Stang Spartans will play eithercrown. Fairhaven, l.,awrence Cardinal Spe~lman- of BrocktonHigh of Falmouth and. 'po~siblY or' North Attleboro' SaturdayDartmouth could edge favpred night for .. the 21st Bay StateBarnstable, but it is doubtful. Tournament's 'Class B champion-
While baseball candidates are shop. The game' to be played atgoing through their paces this Brandeis University is ,scheduled\~~e~kl ~oly, Fa!l'!i!y... .1!i~llop. ~~a,ng•. ,t9 .s~~rt ,at 7:1~.. ,.•.. '. _,- .. -r.' •
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The "pop" of ball hitting glove echoes through most'area high school gymnasiums this week as aspiring' candidates prepare for the approaching baseball season. Whileopening day is still four weeks away, each practice session is important due to theinconsistancy of ~ew England weather. Prime consideration during indoor drillsis necessarily given to pitcherswith the hope they will carry theclub until the hitters get untracked.
Talk to any knowledgeablebaseball fan and he will tell youthat pitching is the key. Highschool coaches place even 'moreemphasis on pitching especiallyin light of the fact that the hitters get little opportunity towork on their skills before theseason begins. "We open in fourweeks," says one mentor, "Ourpitchers will throw every day.But, we'll be lucky to get in aweek of good batting practice."
Schoolboy Baseball CandidatesPrep for .Approaching Season
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It seems obvious. that a child'~ mind and bodybo.th need equcating at the same time:
But sometimes the obvious isn't obvious enough,
, Because we're inclim~d to concentrate on developing the mind and let the body take care of itself.
That's too bad. A well-planned program of'Physical Education in our schools not only improves a child's
,coordination and body development, but it can a,lso helpdevelop a brighter, more alert mind" ,
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And not only that, physical.' fitness at a youngage has a lot to do with a child's future health as'art adulthow well he or she performs. '
- .. That's why we ask you to support the Physical
Education programs in your schoo·Is. Talk to' your schoolofficials. Let them know where you stand, and that you careabout th~ other education, too: All we want to do is 'makesure your children have a chance to live up to their full
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