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CETA church jobsunconstitutional?

or notified. The court' said noparental notification or consentis required if the minor provesto the judge that she is matureenough to make an abortion de­cision on her own.

The State of Utah, in defenseof its parental notification law,said, "to leave the parent in totalignorance of the proposed majorsurgery upon a minor child stillwithin the parents' control andcustody would be to ignore to­tally and completely the funda­mental notion of the integrity ofthe family unit and to disregardentirely the responsibility whichparents have for their minorchildren."

The court is not expected tohear arguments in the new caseuntil at least the fall, and thusprobably will not issue its rulinguntil early 1981.

Meanwhile, a three-judge pan­el of the U.S. Court of Appealshas ruled that parents need notbe notified before a state agency

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rightsruletoHigh' court

on parents'WASHINGTON (NC) - The

Supreme Court ·has agreed torule on the constitutionality oflaws requiring parental notifica­tion before a teen-age girl canobtain an abortion.

The court Feb. 25 accepted forreview a Utah law requiring doc­tors to notify parents of girlsseeking abortions. The attorneyfor an anonymous Utah 15-year­old has challenged the law asunconstitutional saying it inter­feres with the teen-ager's rightto receive an abortion "withoutundue interference by the state."

At issue is simple notificationof parents, not parental consent.The court ruled in 1976 in a casefrom Missouri that parents couldnot have an absolute veto overtheir daughter's abortion deci­sion.

Last year the court ruled in acase from Massachusetts thatminors must have the opportu­nity to go directly to a court forpermission to obtain an abortionbefore her parents are consulted

JOSEPH McCARTY

Appeal headJoseph B. McCarty, a member

of St. Paul's parish, Taunton,has been named diocesan laychairman' for the 39th annualCatholic Charities Appeal of theFall River diocese.

A native of Pawtucket, Mc­Carty is chairman of the boardand president of the Arley Mer-

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by attorneys for several Wiscon­sin Catholic dioceses and for theU.S. Department of Labor, whichadministers the CETA program,that revisions in the programmade by the department lastsummer eliminated the church­state questions surroundingchurch involvement in GETAprograms.

Last summer's new regula­tions, while banning church em­ployment of CETA workers inmany areas of school activity,allowed CETA employment infood, health, safety or other simi­lar services in church schools.

But Reynold said, "While thenature of the job positions thatmay be funded through theCETA program are limited bythe new Department of Laborrules, many of the newly-author­ized positions present a substan­tial danger of excessive entangle­ment between church and state."

He said that not only wouldauditing and review procedures

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MILWAUKEE (NC) - A fed­eral judge in Milwaukee for thesecond time has ruled unconsti­tutional the use of federal Com-'prehensive Employment andTraining Act (CETA) funds tohire employees for church-relat­ed schools.

U.S. District Judge John W.Reynolds said involvement bychurch schools in the CETA pro­gram, even when CETA workersperform various non·religiousduties, is unconstitutional be­cause of the excessive entangle­ment it creates between churchand state.

"No matter what positions arefilled by these workers, this typeof direct subsidization provides

• the affected religious institutionswith direct and tanglible bene­fits," wrote Reynolds in a deci­sion released Feb. 12.

"When such benefits are con­ferred out of public funds, theresult is a violation of the FirstAmendment," he added.

Reynolds rejected contentions

Bishops' Convocation a spiritual •eOCperlenCeWould you believe a retreat

attended by 22 bishops and 144priests, sisters, brothers and laypeople?

That's what the eighth annualConvocation of the Catholic Bis­hops of New England is beingcalled. Held last weekend atMont Marie Conference Center,Holyoke, it brought togetherrepresentatives- of the 11 NewEngland dioceses to examinetheir personal relationship toChrist.

In the past, convocations havefocused "on policies and pro­grams. This year, said AuxiliaryBishop Amedee Proulx of Port­land, Maine, participants turnedtheir attention to "the reasonfor it all, our relation with Je­sus."

In large' groups and smallworkshops, grassroots Catholicsfrom parish organizations andCatholic schools, together withrepresentatives of Marriage En-

counter, Cursillo, the charis­matic renewal, pro-life andpeace and justice groups andthe permanent diaconate, con­sidered the basic question: "Whatthink you of Christ?"

Father' Howard Gray, S.J., di­rector of the Weston School ofTheology, Cambridge, the meet­ing's keynote speaker, discussedthe relationship between manand God created by the entranceof Christ into human history.

Through service to each other,he said, people "are empoweredto enter into dialogue with Him."

Prayer should focus on Jesus,said Sister Madeline Birming­ham of the Center for ReligiousDevelopment, also in Cambridge.

"Let Him take first priority,"she told convocation partici­pants. "Let the reality of Hislife speak to the reality of ourlives so that when we makedecisions it's not because it is

what we ought to do, but becauseJesus is alive in us."

Father George W. Coleman,diocesan director of education,was' a member of .the steeringcommittee that developed theweekend program.

Led by Bishop Cronin, the di­ocesan delegation included rep­resentatives of the Priests'Council, diocesan educators andstudents and the permanent dia­conate.

SCENES AT THE NEW ENGLAND CONVOCATION

WASHINGTON (NC)-The U.S. bishops have urged House leaders to approve thesupplemental aid requested by President Jimmy Carter to help Nicarauga recover fromthe devastation of the civil war. The Senate has already approved the aid.

VATICAN CITY (NC)-"After this success, my artistic future is assured," quippedPope John Paul II at a performance of his play "The Goldsmith's Shop" in theVatican's Consistorial Hall. The play was performed by eight Italian actors. Alsopresent was an audience of about 10 people, including four cardinals, Italian theaterpersonalities, and friends and relatives of the actors.

SEATTLE (NC)-Defendants tried in Seattle on charges of trespassing onto theBangor Naval Submarine Base last October stood in silent protest last week as JudgeGorden Thompson found them guilty. Sentence will be pronounced March 28. FiveJesuits, a diocesan priest from Seattle and a \member of the Sisters of St. Joseph ofPeace are among the 67 defendants.

VATICAN CITY (NC)-The Dutch bishops said that Catholics in the Netherlandshave reacted favorably for the most part to the conclusions of the recent special

Dutch synod at the Vatican, Vatican Radio has reported. But they said there wereattitudes of rejection or reserve about the conclusions "here and there,"

VATICAN CITY (NC)-Training seminarians "to become good preachers of theGospel" is one of the major tasks in the church today, said American Cardinal WilliamBaum, new. prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education in an inter­view two days after his arrival in Rome to assume his new position.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (NC)-Thomas Siemer of Columbus, who was reported missingin Rome shortly after he broke ranks at a papal general audience Jan. 16 to handPope John Paul II a message, is safe at an undisclosed location in Europe, his wifesaid. Siemer is Ohio regional director of the U.S. branch of Pax Christi, an interna­tional Catholic peace movement.

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (NC)-If the lack of job mobility for Catholicscontinues, it will further fuel the violence in Northern Ireland, according to RobertCooper, head of Northern Ireland's Fair Employment Agency (FEA). Top professionaljobs are concentrated in the hands of Protestants while the minority Catholic com·munity tends to be limited to the lower levels of the job market.

VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope John Paul U may soon issue new rules governinglaicizations, the dispensation of priests from their priestly vows, said church sources.The pope abruptly halted the processing of all pending cases last Easter, when heindicated that he would take a firm stand against most laicization requests.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (NC)-The publisher-editor of The Wanderer, a national Catholicweekly newspaper based in St. Paul, has denied· charges of mismanagement anddiversion of newspaper funds for personal use. The charges were made againstAlphons.e Matt by his two brothers, both shareholders in the company.

BEIJING (NC)-Diplomatic sources describe the current three-week visit ofCardinal Roger Etchegaray of Marseilles, France, to China as "strictly private" andsaid the cardinal "is not charged with any mission on the part of the Vatican."The cardinal's visit is at the invitation of the Association of Chinese People -forFriendship with Foreign Countries. It was reported he would try to establish contactwith the National Association of Patriotic Catholics, a group condemned in 1958 byPope Pius XII for choosing bishops in violation, of church norms.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (NC)-Sexism is as much of a sin as racism, said AuxiliaryBishop P. Francis Murphy of Baltimore in a talk to nuns in the Buffalo Diocese. Theprelate, who serves on the U.S. bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Women in Societyand the Church, offered several suggestions to resolve "a very serious division in thechurch, especially in this country, on women's place in the church and in ministry,"

PHILADELPHIA (NC)-Msgr. John Foley, English-language press officer on thepapal trip to Ireland and the 1Jnited States, said an interview with him -may haveformed part of alleged "conversations" with Pope John Paul H in the March Ladies'Home Journal.

RICHMOND, Va. (NC)-Couples who hope to participate in the controversialtest-tube baby program in Virginia will probably have to foot the bill themselves.Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Virginia in Richmond has voted not to reconsider its policyprohibiting medical insurance payments for preconception "experimental" services,and other medical insurance carriers are expected to follow suit.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Mar. 6, 1980

CARDINAL FRANZ KONIG of Vienna with the three youngest mem­bers of the Vietnamese refugee family that shares his residence.

BEGINNING THE SPRING CONFIRMATION schedule for the dio­cese, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin administers the sacrament at Blessed Sacra­ment Church, Fall River, assisted by Rev. Maurice R. Jeffrey, left, pastor,and Msgr. Alfred J. Gendreau.

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Congress, an assembly of com­municators from Catholic, Pro­testant and Jewish organizationsheld every 10 years. The con­gress program includes an ex­pected satellite communicationfrom Pope John Paul II and aluncheon address by PresidentJimmy Carter.

Auxiliary Bishop James Lykeof Cleveland will address theCPA's opening luncheon onWednesday, May 14.

P.I. journeyis delayed, MANILA, Philippines (NC)­The visit of Pope John Paul II tothe Philippines has been delayed,according to Cardinal Jaime Sinof Manila.

"The pope deliberately can­celled his projected Februaryvisit to enable the post-electionpassions to cool off," said Car­dinal Sin.

Local elections for governorsand mayors were held Jan. 30.

Last year, the Vatican an­nounced that the pope plannedto visit the Philippines, but itdid not give a date.

Philippine church officialshoped the trip would take placeat the end of '1979 while theArchdiocese of Manila was cele­brating the 400th anniversary ofits founding. When a trip in 1979did not occur, speculation cen­tered on a February or Marchtrip.

two retired at the same time,and Msgr. William died in 1977.

Msgr. James was a trustee ofthe Taunton Public Library for45 years and was also a directorof the Taunton Boys' Club andchaplain of the Daughters of Isa­bella, the Queen's Daughters andthe American Legion.

He held membership in theVeterans of Foreign War andthe Knights of Columbus.

Msgr. Dolan remained at St.Mary's for some years follow­ing his retirement, then movingto the Catholic Memorial Home.

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y.(NC) - Several hundred dele­gates are expected to .attend the1980 national convention of theCatholic Press Association (CPA)at the new Opryland Hotel inNashville, Tenn., May 14-16,said James A. Doyle, CPA execu­tive director.

This year's convention will beheld in conjunction with the1980 Religious Communications

Msgr. James J. Dolan, Taun­tion's beloved "Father Jim,"died last Friday in his 100thyear. His funeral took placeMonday at St. Mary's Church~

Taunton, which he served aspastor for 34 years.

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin wasprincipal celebrant of the Massof Christian Burial, assisted byscores of diocesan priests asconcelebrants. Father James F.Lyons was homilist.

Born August 9, 1880 in Taun­ton, the son of Martin and Han­nah Dolan, Msgr. Dolan attend­ed St. Larent College, Montrealand St. Mary's Seminary, Balti­more. He was ordained in 1912by Bishop Daniel F. Feehan andserved at Sacred Heart, parish,Fall River, until 1917, when heentered the U.S. Army as apitaI.

He served in Europe until theend of World War I, then' re­turned to Sacred Heart parishuntil he was appointed to headthe former Bethlehem children'shome in Taunton and serve aschaplain at Taunton State Hos­pitaI.pitaI.

The remainder of his priestlylife was spent in Taunton, aspastor first at Holy Family par­ish, East Taunton, where he wasstationed from 1926 to 1935 andthen at St. Mary's, from which heretired in 1969 as pastor emeri­tus. He was among founders ofthe former Msgr. Coyle HighSchool for boys in Taunton.

For 15 years "Monsignor Jim"was joined in Taunton by hisbrother, the late Msgr. WilliamDolan, who was pastor of HolyFamily from 1954 to 1969; The

Msgr. James Dolan

Living willsare opposed

The four Catholic bishops ofMassachusetts have voiced "totalopposition" to MassachusettsHouse Bill 1096.

The bill seeks civil recogni­tion of "living wills," documentsby which persons, not in presentdanger of death indicate that ifirreversibly ill they do not wishheroic measures taken to pro­long life.

Auxiliary Bishop Timothy J.Harrington of Worcester spokefor the Masssachusetts bishopsbefore the Joint Committee onthe Judiciary. He said that theproposed bill "gives nothing topersons that they do not alreadypossess under the law" and add­ed that the bishops fear thatsuch legislation could open thedoor to legally approved suicideand euthanasia.

"The members of the Massa­chusetts Catholic Conferencestate emphatically 'The road ofH.I096 is aroad best not taken,"concluded Bishop Harrington.

Clinical dietitians at ,St. Anne'sHospital, Fall River, will observeMarch as National NutritionMonth with a nutrition aware­ness campaign.

Hospital patients, medical pro­fessionals, senior citizens andthe earthquake-stricken Azoreswill be the focus of respectiveweeks, said Susan Gimblet, hos­pital director of dietary services.

Patients will be given nutri­tion counselling and meal trayswill include nutrition-orienteddecorations, games and informa­tion packets, said Mrs. Gimblet.

Hospital employees will bebriefed on low-calorie selectionsfrom the cafeteria menu and willalso receive nutritional counsel­ling.

Senior citizens will be invitedto eat their evening meal in thehospital cafeteria at reducedprices during the week of March17, said Mrs. Gimblet.

"We hope to demonstrate howthey may. achieve an inexpen­sive, well~balanced diet in theirown homes," explained CarolynFenderson, clinical dietitian.

During the final week ofMarch, cafeteria diners will beinvited to assist Azoreans bysacrificing dessert and contribu­ting to a food fund.

Nutrition monthat St. Anne's

Funeral services were heldlast Thursday for Sister EtienneBilodeau, RJM, 93, for manyyears in charge of boarders atJesus Mary Academy, Fall River.

Born in St. Henri, Quebec,Canada,. she was the daughterof the late George and ClotildeBilodeau. She professed vows inthe Jesus Mary community in1914.

In addition to serving at JesusMary Academy, Sister Etiennetaught at Notre Dame School,Fall River, and at schools of hercommunity in New Hampshireand Rhode Island.

Interment was' in the mauso­leum on the Jesus Mary Conventgrounds.

Sister Etienne

EDITORRev. John F. Moore,

'If 'I ride the morning winds to the farthest oceans, even there your hand willguide me, your strength will support me.' Ps. 138:9

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March 27Rev. James W. Conlin, 1918,

Pastor, St. Patrick, SomersetRt. Rev. Antonio P. Vieira,

1964, Pastor, Our Lady of MountCarmel, New Bedford

believer who is experiencing Godin everyday living. Sunday issharing the perfect joy of theRisen Christ. The Resurrectionmeans much more to a believerwho has walked with Christthan to one who has remained astranger.

We must not pass judgmenton . the Easter Sunday Catholic,however. Rather, we must showhim the Christ w~ live day by_day.

Such living day by day in­volves a letting-go which fewpeople can accomplish perfectly.It involves loving the people ofGod where they are on the pathof following Christ. The churchis not perfect because we arenot divine. Our church mayoften prove to be all too hu­man but she will always beprecious in the work of continu­ing Christ's mission. She hasgiven us a beautiful way of fol­lowing Christ in the rich litur­gical tradition of Holy Week.We owe the church a helpinghand by living that way dailyand celebrating it authentically.

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to show our gratitude to Godthrough generosity. We mustaccept these times with openhands, always ready to give andto receive.

We are given our Good Fridaysto learn to put more confidencein God than our fellow man.Suffering is a part of life and itcannot be avoided. The couragewhich our faith provides helps

us to confront these times butcourage is exhaustible and suf­fering must never be sought forits own sake.

We are given the mourning ofHoly Saturday to help us strug­gle freely with our faith. It isgood to question but it is alsogood to trust in a God who isexperienced day by day. Toshare the fruits of our search isto share the insights of ourfaith.

We hear much about EasterCatholics, but every Sunday isan Easter and special to any

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Following Christ .... ..By Father Kevin Harrington

Lent provides us with the op·portunity to follow Christ. Weneed no better assurance thanthat of knowing that he goesbefore us always.

It is, of course, often difficultto follow him, at no time moredifficult than during Holy Week.To truly celebrate the liturgy ofthose solemn days, we mustfind Christ in his bride, thechurch.

But before we journey withChrist we should know that hehas experienced the fullness ofour humanity and is our brother.He has also experienced the full­ness of all that is divine and isour savior.

Such knowledge of Christ isimparted through the ministry ofthe Church. We owe more to thechurch than we usually give her.Like any neglected bride, sheneeds a helping hand more thanapplause. The work of nourish­ing the faith of God's holy peopleis a task that involves a uniqueblending of God's grace andman's effort.

Lent is a time for us, withthe help of the church, to tryto do the impossible, followChrist. We reflect upon theabundance of God's love anddevelop the discipline we needto try harder.

To see Christ in people iseasier when we see the life ofChrist unfold during Holy Week.We are given times of abundantblessings. These are our HolyThursdays and are opportunities

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themoorin~Restoration of the Liturgy

There is developing in the church a renewed interest inliturgy. All signs indicate in no uncertain terms that thereexists among many members of the church a hunger forgood liturgy. For confirmation, one has only to read aboutthe overwhelming response that various workshops andsermons on liturgy are receiving throughout the UnitedStates. The .many new materials on the subject that areoffered by the Office of Publications of the United StatesCatholic Conference evidence again this growing concernin the church for appropriate and correct expressions ofworship.

Unlike our brothers and sisters in the Eastern tradition,who hold dear the proper liturgical expression of the divine

,mysteries, we of the Western church have during these'postconciliar days for all intents and purposes made thesanctuary somewhat of a sideshow.

In a vain attempt to make Mass "popular," the sanctu­ary has been filled with almost every form of manmadedistraction that €ould be labeled "meaningful." Most of theclergy who sought to keep the pews filled at any price whileat the same time forgetting their prime responsibility tofulfill their own liturgical mandate, readily gave in tovarious pressure groups who if truth is to be told hadn'tthe foggiest notion of what liturgy was all about in thefirst place.

On came the circus. First to go was any semblance ofgood music. The strolling minstrel became the only accept­able mode of praising in song. Anyone who played a guitarbecame an expert in liturgical music. Then appeared thosewho felt that the sanctuary itself had little hope of inspiringchurchgoers unless it was bedecked with burlap. One won­ders what the church ever did before burlap. Then camethe balloons, along with hurriedly-homemade ~vestmentsmore appropriate for a center ring.

In retrospect, one finds that most of the ludicrousexaggeration found in some parishes was tightly controlledby a close little circle of people who by virtue of someprivate revelation felt that they were sent as the newexperts in the liturgy of the church. Poorly trained, withlittle or no comprehension of the true meaning of liturgy,they in many areas, at many Masses, for all practicalpurposes made a very valiant attempt to destroy theRoman rite.

It is refreshing to see such shoddy trappings of worshipon the decrease while attempts at restoring good liturgyare on the increase. .

Liturgy is sacred. It is the summit toward which theactivity of the church must move. It is' the source fromwhich the faithful should derive the true spirit of Christ.

It .goes without saying that no one attempting to fulfillthe mandate and revisions found in the Constitution on theSacred Liturgy desires to return to a situation where thereis no particip~tion by the church community.

What is desirable and is currently developing is a senseof good liturgy, including signs and symbols carefullychosen to enhance the atmosphere in which men meettheir God.

Shared prayer

Acquiring values

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Carterand th,edraft

President Carter has com- "gesture," why should its bur­plained about the "gross den fall on 18-year-olds? Brownoverreaction" of the coun- sadonically has suggested thetry's youth to his plan to reg- draft age be raised to 40.ister them next June. The discussion has been fur-

Since he is a chronic overre- ther muddied by the disappear­actor himself _ remember when ance of a report mandated inhe went overboard on "malaise" Congress through the efforts of_ this is an expert opinion. an enemy of the draft, Rep. Pa-

tricia Schroeder, D-Colo. The re-The White House is seriously port was made by the Selective

displeased with the country's re- Service director, Bernard Rost­ception of this manifestation of ker, but no one is allowed tohis post-Afghan "toughness." see it. Schroeder has repeatedly

"The difference between regis- asked the White House for atration and draft is not gener- copy, but has been told theyally appreciated," mourned one can't seem to lay their handsof the president's helpers. on it.

The force of the issue was An organization called CARDdemonstrated in the returns from (Committee Against Registra­the Maine caucuses. Gov. Jerry tion and the Draft) has filed aBrown of California zeroed in freedom of information suit toon the campuses and romped pry the document loose. It mighthome with 13.8 percent of the' confound the martial folk in thevote. In New Hampshire, Sen- White House, since its centralEdward Kennedy contested contention is said to be-- that,Brown for the custody of the with the use of new sophisticatednewly mobilized 18-year-olds, computer equipment, for whichand reminded student audiences Congress appropriated funds,that not so long ago, the weight- call-up could be accomplished inless contender from the coast 13 days less than preregistrationwas advocating registration for would insure.public service. The president's announcement,

"I am the only candidate who according to Schroeder's staff,is opposed to any form of reg- "glided over the possibility ofistration," he bo()ms. the mobilization capability."

The president's critics believe The chairman of CARD, Barrythat the regisration idea was Lynn, a young minister-lawyer,born of impulse, when he was who is still busy cleaning up thefeeling his oats as commander debris of Vietnam, explainedin chief after his Iowa triumph. why the distinction between theHe has been stung by accusations registration that Carter wantsof "gross overreaction" to the and the .,draft that Carter insistscrisis. he does not need is lost. One of

the purposes of the president'sHis people contend that regis- plan is to set up and train draft

tration is meant as a "gesture"to indicate to the Soviets that boards around the country.we mean business in the .Per- "The president," Lynn ob-sian Gulf. served mildly, "will have a diffi-

Carter is said to have enjoyed cult time going to colleges with­the storm over the registration out being picketed."of women. It was fleetingly ex- Carter, by all accounts, ispected that the uproar would making a SALT-size effort fordivert the citizenry' from con- registration, addressing educa­templating the larger issue and tional and student leaders aboutgive a dividend, the passage the martial majesty - and harm­of ERA. But ERA went down lessness - of it all. Some of hisagain in the Virginia legislature fe~low D~mocrats thin~ h.e_ its defeat possibly helped by ~ raised the Issue not knowmg Itvotes from officeholders heall- was loaded.

i ing from parents who did not If you want to be cynical aboutraise their daughters to be tank- it, you could say that he hasdrivers in the Khyber 'Pass. figured that the political conse­

But the real haunt is the wide.. quences to him could be moot., spread belief that the next war Brown and KeJ'lnedY' are fight­will be nuclear: People think so ing tooth-and-nail for the anti­because they heard the Depart- registration vote and Brownment of Defense calmly inform. could take away enough., fl'Q.sn: .Congress that since we lac.k the Kennedy to give the presid~t· .~.

manpower to defend the Petsian bigger haul. .Gulf - where Carter drew aline in his State of the Union ImUllllllllllllmmllllllllllllllllllllllllllll'III1I1"'"'U"IIlIIlIlIlIlll"ml'IIIII11UllUll1ll1tu11

address - we might have touse "tactical nuclear weapons."

And if that is the case, whatcould 18-year-olds in uniform do?

The White House line is thatthe president knows registra­tion is unpopular, and so must becredited with rare courage in anelection year. But if it's only a

other brief meditative period, aquiet spontaeous sharing kind ofprayer, and a closing hymn.

But families don't have to waituntil Advent for this. We've hadmany successful family Lentensessions by reading something,from scriptures, meditating onit, having a prayer and a closinghymn. If your children areyoung, try some of the children'sBible stories instead, like the lit­tle Arch' or ,Purple Puzzle books.

Meditating on other readingsand prayers is also effective. Trya reading of the Prayer of St..Francis or from any of the manym~ditation books being producedtoday, or even a passage fromliterature that is meaningful andrevelant.

Each of the above prayer ritualscan take as little as 15 minutesbut they can mean as much as amonth of religious education toa family in their lifetime spirit­uality. Don't feel bound byprayer forms of your past. Lookat your family and develop somenew forms to meet their needs.You'll notice the difference inprayer popularity right away.

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CURRAN

brothers and sisters who would,on the face of it, have the sameparental models. These differ­ences occur, he explains, be­cause children choose to imitatepeople whom they consider mostimportant and these people arenot ahyays their parents.

"It can often be their peers,"he admitted, adding, "parentsare quite right to be concernedabout the friends their childrenchoose."

Liebert's research should be ofsome comfort to parents whoworry whether they are the onlyones to· blame should their childbehave: irresponsibly. Consider­ing all the behavior modelsabounding, and the inability toknow why one model emergesas more important than anotherto different individuals, the mostaccurate explanation, as ex­pressed by this respected psy­chologist, is:

"The balance of your own be­liefs is continuously influencedby the balance of beliefs you seein other people." He points outthat another lesson from the re­search is that "we are not en­tirely responsible for anyone ­but a little responsible for every­om!" when it comes to moral de­velopmen,t and socially respon­sible behavior.

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cially effective in families withinterfaith marriages and/or re­luctant teens. The Protestantspouse usually feels quite com­fortable with the Bible and canoften give deeper insights than acradle' Catholic. Adolescents,too, find the Bible appealing, asattested by the popularity ofyouth scripture groups, but theyrarely get to discuss it withtheir parents.

Start with a prayer, then ashort scripture passage and readthe exegesis or interpretation ofit, found in any good translation.Ask your religious education co­ordinator, pastor, or principalfor a good inexpensive transla­tion if you don't have one. Manyparishes have a variety you canborrow before you decide whichfits your family best.

Next, discuss _what a passagemeant at the time it was written ~

and what it means in our· livestoday. End with a short prayerand perhaps a hymn.

Meditation is another form ofprayer uniquely suited to thefast pace of family living today.Our family's favorite Adventritual, as I've said before, is thatof sitting on the living roomfloor around the lighted wreath,reading Luke or a prayer andmeditating on it for a few mo­ments. Then we have a carol oranother piece of scripture, an-

them. Undeniably, he says, chil­dren "catch" their values. Allthe emphasis on preaching, re­wards and punishments as theway to teach children is mis­placed, because "clearly, this isnot the most important way chil­dren learn about life," he says.

He said his observation of be­havior indicates a certain moralmalleability in children; that is,they can be swayed and influ­enced by another person if thatperson has a strong enough ap­peal or importance to the child.He sees no evidence for presum­ing the existence of an internalmoral agent or a fixed aspect inone's conscience as a primaryfactor in moral development.Rather, it consistently appearsthat children acquire the valuesof .the people to whom they areexposed.

"Our research shows that theexperience of being exposed tothe moral values of others is in­formation, giving a person a the­ory of what the world is about.It points out that a child hasthe capacity to draw out rulesfrom a model and apply these,"Liebert told me. "More impor­tant, in our formative years, weadd up all this information, accu­mulating it and yet changing it,depending on who the people arethat we consider important.These are the people whose ex­ample most influences us."

Liebert's Rtudies also shedlight on the question that con­fuses so many of us ...:.... why dif­ferences, sometimes startlingones, exist among siblings,

Every night after supperduring Lent when I was achild, we knelt together tosay the rosary as a family.And almost every night, beforewe were through, one of theseven of us was sent from theroom for distracting the others.

Finally, to deal with the situa­tion, my parents decided wewould kneel back to back. Solike the early Westerners withtheir wagons, we put our chairsin a circle, backs inward, andprayed. So much for sharedprayer.

Memories like this keep manyfamilies from enjoying prayer to­gether, particularly if it's ablend of young children, teens,and parents. They are boxedinto the rosary style of prayer,a type that is becoming decreas­ingly popular in today's families.The rosary is essentially a pri­vate, not a communal, prayer.As such, it's invaluable whenyou're alone, on a bus, or can'tsleep. But as a means of stimu­lating family spirituality, it's lowon the list.

There are two forms of prayerexperienCing a popular renewalin families today, scripturalprayer ~nd meditation. Why notgive thElm a try in your familyduring Lent and see if they haveany staying power?

Scriptural prayer: this is espe-

An old expression says, "Whatyou are speaks so loud, I can'thear what you say." Anotherproclaims, "Children learn whatthey observe." The belief hiddenin those expressions, when takentogether, is that children are aclean slate at birth. Their char­acter development is "caught"not "taught" from their parentsand others.

That has always seemed logi­cal. Yet it left one unansweredquestion: How do we explain'the enormous differences in sib­lings within a family?

How does it happen that inone family one brother turns tocrime, the other to God? Fur­thermore, if children "catch""their moral development fromparents, should parents feelguilty about having producedthe black sheep or good abouthaving brought the moral soninto life?

Enter Robert M. Liebert-tall,lean, bearded, reddish curlyhair, looking somewhat like thepopular image of a biblicalprophet. A psychology profes­sor at the State University ofNew York in Stony Brook, hegained a respected reputation forhis studies and testimony on thenegative effects of television vio­lence on children. He has nowconcluded research which asked:How are children socialized inregard to values, ethics andmoral reasoning?

Liebert found overwhelmingevidence that patterns of moralreasoning and conduct, are, in­deed, acquired by children fromothers who serve as models ,for

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EDICTAL CITATIONDIOCESAN TRIBUNAL

FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTSSince the actual place of residence of

JOSE PAVAO is unknown.We cite JOSE PAVAO to appear per·

sonally before the Sacred Tribunal ofthe Diocese of Fall River on March 12..1980 at 1:30 P.M. at 344 Highland Aven­ue, Fall River, Massachusetts, to givet~stimony to establish:

Whether or not the nullity of themarriage exists in the SEQUEIRA·PAVAO case?Ordinaries of the place or other pas­

tors having the knowledge of the resi­dence of the above person, Jose Pavao,must see to it that he is properly advisedin regard to this edictal ,citatioR.

Henry T. MunroeOffic;ialis

Given at the Seat of the Tribunal,Fall River, Massachusetts, on this,the 25th day of February 1980.

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of the CETA program in church­related schools create excessiveentanglement, but "the verystructure of the program as ap­plied to sectarian employeesleads to state subsidization ofreligion."

A spokesman for the LaborDepartment's employment andtraining administration said itwas too early to tell just whateffect Reynold's latest decisionwould have or what the depart­ment might do in response.

Gerald C. Tobin, associate gen­eral counsel for the U.S. CatholicConference,. said the conferenceand attorneys for the Wisconsindioceses involved in the suitalso had not decided by Feb. 25what to do as a result of Reyn- ,olds' ruling.

Father John Hanley, superin­tendent of schools for the Mil­waukee Archdiocese, said thedecision would hurt the unem­ployed more than it would thechurch. The only reason thearchdiocese got involved in theCETA program was to help theunemployed, he said.

The Court of Appeals for theSixth Circuit in Cincinnati hand­ed down the unanimous decisionFebruary 26 in a case styledDoe v. Irwin, which originatedwhen Michigan parents objectedto the secretive activities of theIngham County Board of Health.The parents have been repre­sented by attorneys for the Mil­waukee-based Catholic Leaguefor. Religious and Civil Rights.

Robert Destro, general coun­sel for the national' Catholicrights union, called the decision"abomimible." Noting that theruling will be appealed, he said,"If this decision is upheld by theU.S. Supreme Court, parents willno longer have any rights asparents. The state, without anypretense whatsoever, will haveassumed the right to direct thecare, custody, nurture and edu­cation of children in the UnitedStates. Big Brother will be areality."

Profounder truth"It is in suffering that we are

withdrawn from the brightsuperficial film of existence;from the sway of time and merethings, and find ourselves in thepresence of a profounder truth."- Yves M. Congar

school from whioh Craig wasgraduated and whose black andorange Tigers he led to manyhockey victories.

"It was the biggest thing everto hit this town," concurredDuncan Oliver, principal. "It'slove, it's apple pie and the Amer­ican flag wrapped up into one."

"The saddest part was. nothaving mom here," said Craig'soldest sister, Maureen Kelly.

Mrs. Craig, who died of can­cer two years ago, had been very .active in parish affairs, said an­other son, Donald, 32, who noted

.that the Craig youngsters whoattended parish CCD classes asthey were growing up and thatJim had starred in CYO basket­ball as well as in hockey.

The 6-foot-l, ISO-pounderturned professional last week,signing with the Atlanta Flameshockey team.

And the jubilant members ofhis home parish might well beconsidering another Mass - thisone of thanksgiving. If they do,there's an appropriate musicalsetting available. It's an Olym­pic Mass, composed by GeorgeCantin,organist at the Olympicparish of St. Agnes in LakePlacid, N.Y.

Cantin said he feels the Mass,which incorporates the ABCOlympic theme music, will con­tinue to be sung because of "acertain triumphal feeling that ithas. . . . It could be used anytime for joyous celebration."

for Craig'as,sist'21-year-old goalie on the U.S.Olympic hockey team.

Fresh from a White Housemeeting with President Carterand an appearance on nationaltelevision, Craig came home toa hero's welcome from this ruralcommunity of 15,000.

Craig and his teammates hadreceived a spiritual assist fromImmaculate Conception parish­ioners, who had arranged tohave 10 a.m. Mass on that his­toric Sunday offered for the U.S.hockey team and· in particularfor Craig. The game started at11 a.m. '

Father Boffa said the victoryparade staged by residents ofNorth Easton and neighboringEaston went right by the churchdoor. "The parking lot wasjammed with people and everyflag we had was out on the frontlawn."

P; previously scheduled retreatfor the ninth graders was cutshort so that the youngsterscould join the welcome for Craig,said the priest, who was amongmore than 1,008 students andtownspeople jamming OliverAmes High School gym to heartheir hero tell them, "you are myfamily and I love you all."

Craig, one of ~ight chileren,provided one of the most mov­ing moments of the Olympicswhen he stood on the ice imme­diately after the American vic­tory scanning the stands for hisfather, 61-year-old Don Craig.Millions read his lips as he said,

"Where's my father, where'smy father?"

"That was dramatic. It seemedto reinforce some of the valuesthat have been missing from so­ciety," said Paul Hughes, a·teacher at Oliver Ames, the

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Parish"He's ours," said Father Wil­

liam L. Boffa proudly. The as·sociate pastor of ImmaculateConception parish, North Easton,was talking about Jim Craig,

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hospital authorities telling themshe could not, "as a Christian,"continue to participate in suchprocedures. She was immediate­ly transferred from the "matern­ity ward to a part-time positionin the emergency room.

New Jersey law prohibits dis­crimination or disciplinary ac­tion against a person who re­fuses to assist in abortions. ButJudge Lester said that the hos­pital had to accommodate allparties. "I feel the hospital hand­led the problem in a sensitivemanner," he said.

Robert A. Baron, attorney forMrs. Jeczalik, told the court thatshe had been an object of scornbecause of the legal action andthat this had dissuaded othernurses from taking anti-abortionstands.

Bishop O'Donnell says he hasan answer to the problem, buthe urged divorced and separatedCatholics to pray and offer theirsufferings "to aid and supportothers."

monial courts, he said, whereAmerican norms help expediteapplications for annulments. Healso praised the lifting of ex­communication for divorced andremarried Catholics.

When asked. about the state­ments of Pope John Paul II ondivorce, the bishop said thepope was talking about divorceas a social evil. "Divorce issomething that breaks down thesocial fabric. It's not only a pri­vate horror; it erodes society,"the bishop said.

"Yet we have to do somethingto minister to divorced people."

The most difficult problem, hesaid, is the question of div­orced and remarried Catholicswho cannot receive an annul­ment. "The church is faced withthe dilemma of followingChrist's teaching and yet bring­ing pastoral healing to this sec­ond union."

HACKENSACK, N.J. (NC) ­Beverly Jeczalik, a 31-year-oldNew Jersey nurse who has be­come a symbol of discriminationagainst pro-life professionals,has lost her initial court caseagainst a hospital that had trans­ferred her out of the maternityward because she refused toparticipate in abortion proce­dures.

Mrs. Jeczalik's attorney saidhe wouid appeal the decision ofSuperior Court Judge SherwinLester, who ruled that the rightsof patients seeking abortions andof the hospital to provide carefor them outweighed Mrs. Jec­zalik's right to a place on thematernity nursing staff of ValleyHospital in Ridgewood.

One year ago Mrs. Jeczalik,after assisting in a saline solu­tion abortion, wrote a letter to

MADISON, Wis. (NC) - "Weneed you in the church," BishopCletus F. O'Donnell of Madisontold divorced and separatedCatholics.

"You should not feel cut offfrom the church or ostracizedfrom your parish," Bishop 0'Donnell said in a talk to about150 divorced and separatedCatholics.

"You must not be 1'efused theroles of lector or extraordinaryminister because your marriageended in separation or divorce,"he said. "(A priest) would bewrong not to include you."

The bishop said there is agreat need to minister to div­orced and separated people, andpointed to statistics that 150,000divorces out of a million in­volve Catholic marriages.

"There's hardly any familyamong us that hasn't beentouched by divorce. It is one ofthe foremost problems facingthe church today," he declared.

Bishop O'Donnell said thatafter years of "putting aside"divorced or separated people,the church is changing. Reliefhas come through church matri-

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the 94-year-old great-grand­daughter of Francis ScottKey, author of "The Star­Spangled .BannerJ," won acertificate of merit in an in­ternational photo contest forFather James F. Flood ofCleveland. The priest hadbrought her Communionweekly for five years, saidher sad expression "summedup what it means to be elder­ly in a culture that worshipsyouth."

FAT HER RICHARDCHRETIEN is Charities Ap­peal assistant director for theNew Bedford area, aidingFather Ronald Tosti.

DEUGIIT of students atCoyle and Cassidy HighSchool is mirrored on BishopCronin's face. He'd just giventhem a free day on the occa­sion of a Lenten visit to theTaunton school. (Greg Bol­duc Photo)

St. Anne's Hospital, FallRiver, has received a certificateof recognition from the Amer­ican Hospital Association inrecognition of its efforts to mon­itor health care cost. The hospi­tal participates in an AHA databank, enabling it to compare itscosts and productivity with com­parable facilities.

"The program gives us a baseupon which future decisions tocontain costs can be made,"said James F. Lyons, St. Anne'sexecutive director.

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chandise Corporation and presi­dent of the Rennie Manufactur­ing Company, both in Taunton.

He is a graduate of ProvidenceCollege and has done graduatestudies at MIT and the Univer­sity of Rhode Island.

Active in business, civic andreligious organizations, he is aparish trustee and past presidentof St. Paul's Holy Name Societyand parish council. He has beenfor many years a parish and spe­cial gifts solicitor for the Appealwhich he will now head.

McCarty is a. member of thePresident's Council of ProvidenceCollege and is the only personto have served two terms asgeneral chairman of the Provi­dence College Loyalty Fund.

The Appeal chairman is a U.S.Navy veteran of World War IIand a retired lieutenant in theNaval Reserve. He is married tothe former Louise E. Shanley ofProvidence. The couple has fivechildren and three grandchildren.

McCarty will speak at the1980 Appeal kickoff meeting, tobe held at 8 p.m. Wednesday,April 16 at Bishop Connolly HighSchool, Fall River.

Dear Editor:In the article entitled "Charis­

matic Gifts" by Bernard O'Reillyin the Feb. 28 issue of The An­chor, I wish to protest the state­ment that transcendental medi­tation is a kind of "temptationand deception."

Transcendental meditation isis a type of therapy, it has noconnection with any religion. Itis meant to bring peace and re­laxation and better self-under­standing to those who practiceit, which in many instances itappears to do.

It might also be pointed outthat it has succeeded in turningmany people away from theabuse of drugs and alcohol.

I believe that Mr. O'Reilly hasbeen misinformed.

Mrs. Louis de GeofroyVineyard Haven

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I have enjoyed The Anchorvery much lately - it has great­ly improved. I heartily agreewith the letter from the readeropposing Father Andrew Gree­ley's comments. Now on Dona­hue's program he- has opposedthe Pope's directives. He shouldnot be allowed to print "his"opinions. His articles have irri­tated my thinking for a long_time.

Rose ~. McCarthyMattapoisett

Dear Editor:Do you know girls between

the ages of six and 12? Do youever think their only source ofentertainment is watching tele­vision? Or, do you know girlsbetween the ages of 13 and 17and think their only mental andemotional capabilities are think­ing about the way they look andabout boys?

There is a way to open newdoors for these girls to explore.The answer is in the Girl Scoutprogram. In Girl Scouting, girlsdevelop values which will givemeaning and direction to theirlives.

Although Girl Scouting hap­pens year-round, Girl ScoutWeek (March 9-15) is th! per­fect time to think about a girl'Sfuture. Please think about theapproximately 20,000 girls inSoutheastern Massachusetts whoare part of the Plymouth BayGirl Scout Council. At the sametime, please think about thewonderful Girl Scouting oppor­tunities available to the girls inyour life.

Girl Scouting is multicultural.The program not only welcomesbut seeks girl and adult mem­bers from all racial, 1lthnic, reli­gious and socio-economic 'groups.

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Dear Editor:Thank you so much for send­

ing us a copy of The Anchor inwhich you ran an updated TV& Movie Facts for Parents. Youdid a splendid job and we aremost appreciative.

We are not publishing a springedition but we are starting toorganize for a fall publication.In the meantime we would loveyour comments, good and bad,from yourself and your readersso that we can improve witheach publication. A'gain, manythanks.

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walk in the Spirit. These meet­ings were then opened to thepublic. People came from RhodeIsland, Boston, New Bedford andFall River parishes. The meet­ings grew so large that within ayear the group had to move threetimes, finally settling in theLa. Salette Shrine cafeteria,where they are held each Fridaynight.

At that time, there were noLife in the Spirit seminars norany Christian Basic Maturitycourses, but discussion periodswere held after the meetings forthose who were interested. Thesetalks were centered around theActs of the Apostles and Paul'sLetter to the Corinthinians.

One leader wrote to the Re­newal national headquarters,Notre Dame, for more informa­tion about the movement. In themeantime, two others startedgoing to ·Providence to sharewith the group meeting at HolyGhost parish with Father JohnRandall. They came together topray, seek the Lord's vision forthe Renewal and share the vari­ous problems that had come up.

Finally, the first mimeographedcopy of "Life in the Spirit" cameout and was used after eachprayer meeting. More and morepeople began to yield: to theGifts, lives were transformed,reconciliations took place. Oftenpeople waited in line to speak topriests at the meetings and toreceive the Sacrament of Recon­<;illation. The sacramental lifenow meant more to the peopleand they were receiving theEucharist more often.

There were problems, but theLord was there to keep thingsgoing. People were maturing andbegan to leave the Shrine groupto start prayer meetings in theirown parishes. To this day, thenumber of prayer meetings inthe Attleboro area is growing.The Lord is doing a mighty workthrough His Spirit.

Cape, IslandsOn December 6, 1974, a prayer

meeting was founded by BrotherPancratius Boudreau, C.S.S.R.(Brother "Panky"), who came toSt. Francis Xavier in Hyannisto introduce Cape Cod Catholicsto the Charismatic.Renewal.

The prayer group at St. Fran­cis flourished and in two yearsgrew considerably. From thisgroup others have developed,forming in Osterville, Center­ville, BreWSter, Harwich, Or­leans, Wellfleet, Buzzards Bay,Falmouth and Vineyard Haven.

by hundreds of people.In the summer of 1973, the .

New Jerusalem community, aftera pe.riod of discernment andprayer, decided that SacredHearts Academy would serve asan excellent location for a cha­rismatic retreat house.

The 'leaders of the prayermeeting, with the approval ofthe religious sisters, staffed thenew retreat house. In August1973, the first of many retreats

.for charismatics was held.In 1975, one thousand charis­

matics attended Mass at St.Mary's Cathedral in Fall River,where Bishop Cronin receivedthe renewal in an official way.

Rev. Cornelius J. O'Neill wasthe first diocesan liaison with<:harismatic groups. In 1976 hewas succeeded by the presentliaison, Father Robert S. Kaszyn­ski; and in Christmas week of1978 seven persons were installedby Bishop Cronin as members ofthe first diocesan service com­mittee of charismatic activities.

They were Bernard O'Reilly,chairman, Father George Harri­son, Beatrice Ponte, Robert Pel­land, Brother Armand Binette,MS, James Collard and SisterMary Carolita, RSM.

Recently several Portuguese­speaking prayer meetings havebeen organized in the New Bed­ford, Fall River and Somersetareas. The better to serve theirmembers, Father Jose A. F. dosSantos, C.M. has joined the serv­ice committee.

AttleboroIn 1969, a Sister of Mercy

from Cumberland, R.I., wasstudying in Washington. Whilethere she attended her first pray­er meeting. When she returnedto Rhode Island, she shared herexperience and a prayer meetingwas started at the ProvincialHouse. Its chaplain, a La Salettepriest from Attleboro, with someof his confreres, started anothergroup at Mount St. Rita's inCumberland.

In January of 1970, a few ofthe La Salette priests organizeda prayer weekend at their re­treat house in Attleboro. About25 people came together andprayed, using the Acts of theApostles and ,Paul's Letter to theCorinthinians. They prayed forthe Baptism of the Holy Spirit.The Lord heard their prayer andblessed them with the Gifts ofthe Holy Spirit.

Those present at that week­end continued to meet on a reg­ular basis in order to grow and

THE DIOCESAN SERVICE COMMITTEE

By Bernard O'Reilly, Brother Armand Binette and James Collard

In the sumnler of 1970, at aCursillo Reunion meeting, ayoung couple searching for moremeaning in their lives heard awoman share news of a prayermeeting she had attended atHoly Ghost Church in Provi­dence. She was so full of en­thusiasm that she sparked theirinterest.

That fall they 'attended theirfirst prayer meeting. At first·they were skeptical about thesegatherings of ~{QO to 400 peopleon a weeknight to pray andpraise God. However, the ex­perience of the love and joy inthe people made them realizethis was something they neededand wanted. It was a new wayof relating to Jesus and theFather through the power andpresence of the Holy Spirit.

They continued to attendmeetings. and shared their ex­periences with friends, who alsobegan to travel each week toProvidence with them.

At this time also, a priest.from St. Joseph's Hall in NorthDartmouth was attending themeetings and he and somefriends started their own prayermeeting. Starting with ninepeople, they grew to large num­bers in a very short period oftime.

In November 1971, a priest,some Sacred Hearts Sisters anda small group of lay people, whohad been going to Providence,decided to found a prayer groupat Sacred Hearts Academy inFairhaven.

This group was named NewJerusalem and became a seedgroup for the area of New Bed­ford and Fall River.

This prayer group began withabout 30 people and in less thana year, about 150 were involved.

In May of :I 972, a group ofyoung. people formed a prayergroup at St. Patrick's· Church inFall River. This group, namedBread of Life quickly grew to20 people.

By this time, the Holy Spiritwas continually drawing peopleto the charismatic renewal andmore and more prayer groupswere being formed.

Our Lady's Chapel in NewBedford had a flourishing pray­er meeting, drawing hundreds ofpeople. They were soon followedby Our Lady of the AssumptionChurch, also in New Bedford, aswell as St. Anne's in Fall River.The latter two groups weredrawn into the healing ministryand were soon being attended

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The weight given to fasting inthe gospels is perhaps best indi­cated by the linkage of the ques­tion of fasting with the parablesof new patches on old garmentsand of new wine in old wine­skins. Whatever else they mean,being linked with this questionwould seem to indicate that fast­ing is not a part of the new ageintroduced by Jesus. The onlyother New Testament indications .of the place of fasting in the lifeof the church are in Acts 13 and14 where fasting is preparatoryto receiving God's revelation(13:2), and where it strengthensprayer (13:3 and 14:23). Onewould guess that it was on themind of the copyist who added"and fasting" to the text ofMk 9:29.

The churchWith the post-apostolic period,

a different trend arises. Volun­tary fasting returns linked tospecific days-to Fridays becauseit was the day on which Jesusdied, and to Wednesdays (be­cause it was the day of hisarrest?). This fast is present byHermas and Tertullian as a wait­ing for the coming of the Lord.Some second century sources in­dicate that Christians must faston the day that the Lord was inthe tomb, while others prescribea fast prior to baptism or the can­didate, the baptizer, and as manyof the faithful as can join themin this practice. Some of themotivations for fasting are fa­miliar: it strengthens prayer, itprepares one to receive revela­tion, it expresses sorrow, and itis destined to help the poor. Butfasting on Sundays is alwaysforbidden.

The practice of fasting con­tinued to grow. In the fourthcentury, a pre-eucharistic fastbecame general (except for HolyThursday). While a pre-baptis­mal fast gradually fell into dis­use, a fast associated with thesacrament of penance more thantook its place. This is true forboth the ancient canonical dis­cipline of penance, as well asthe more modern, repeatableform introduced by Irish mission­ers in the pre-Carolingian period.This identification was so closethat the two words, "penance"and "fasting" were virtuallysynonymous.

Fixed days of fasting becameestablished over a wide varietyof days: Lent (and other Lent­like seasons which were some­times developed), Advent, Sta­tion Days, Ember Days, Vigils,and Rogation Days. The bishopfasted prior to consecrating achurch, as did those who askedhim to; monks and other asceticshad other fast days, and some-religious painters fasted andprayed prior to and during theirwork. It is only in the modernperiod that the discipline offasting is relaxed, most drama­tically in the 1966 instructionPaenitemini, where it is reducedto two days per year, but rec­ommended and advocated as anecessity of the Christian life,in one form or another.

(To be continued next week)

oped. As a result, the prophetscall Israel back to a true observ­ance, as can be seen especiallyin Isaiah 58.

While the prophetic call un­doubtedly had an impact, itcould have been better heeded.In rabbinic Judaism, after thedestruction of the temple and itscult, fasting was thought toserve as a replacement for thesacrifice. It is described asgreater than almsgiving (becauseit involves the body, and notsimply money), -and a practicewhich will bring about and guar­antee an answer to one's prayer.There is some recollection ofIsaiah 58, but it-is often lostamong the much more frequentdescription of the value of fast­ing as an end in itself.

New TestamentThe attitude of Jesus to fasting

is more sober. He engages in thepractice, seems to indicate anawareness that his disciplesmight engage in voluntary fast­ing as a religious discipline, anddoes not forbid his disciples tofast. J. Behm described his at­titude in this way: "Fasting isservice of God. It is a sign andsymbol of the conversion to Godwhich takes place in conceal­ment. Impressive display beforeman defeats the end of true fast­ing. Fasting before God, theFather of those who turn to Him,is joy. Hence there is no placefor melancholy signs of mourn­ing.

"Mk 2:18 ff.par. goes further.the immediate disciples of Jesusdo not fast like more pious ofthe people, the disciples of Johnand the Pharisees. When com­plaint is made about this, Jesuswill not accept it. He defendsthe disciples on the ground thatfasting in the presence of theBridegroom is nonsensical. Thepresence of the Messiah, the timeof salvation which has dawned,means joy. Joy and fasting, i.e.,­sorrow (Mt. 9:15), are futuallyexclusive. Sorrow and fastingbelong to the time of waitingfor salvation. This is true forthe disciples too, who by Hisdeath will be rudely put back inthe state of waiting, d. In.16:20."

If fasting is viewed as a piouswork instead of as a sign of sor­row, the meaning is the same.A pious work is done to be ableto enter into the presence ofGod, but living as they do in hispresence, there is no sense inperforming this pious work. Butonce the unique presence of ourGod is taken away (by hisdeath/ascension), then the dis­ciples may once again have toactively seek his presence. Notthat he is absent, but rather hispresence is obscured and is noteasily perceived.

The joy of his message (in themidst of human sorrow), and thereality of his presence (in spite

FastingduringLent

The origins of fasting areobscure and antedate the'Bible. Various theories havebeen proposed to explain thepractice. One theory is basedon its widespread connectionwith funeral practices, seeingthat by leaving food with thedead, the desire is expressed thatthey, rather than the living mightmake use of it.

Another theory as to its originspeculates that once primitiveman discovered that it would in­duce a state of susceptibility tovisions and dreams, he sought itdeliberately in order to gain ac­cess to the realities of the spir­itual world. Another theory seesit as nothing more than prepara­tion for ritual meals or feasts.And yet another sees it develop­ing out of primitive man's fearof demons who gained controlover men through eating.

Whatever its origins, thereseems to be little, if any, con­nection, at least in the Graeco­Roman world, with morality orethics. This connection is es­tablished and preserved in theJudato-Christian tradition.

Some of the above elementsare held in common with thebiblical tradition, especially asan expression of mourning, aswell as a preparation for revela­tion. Moses spent 40 days fast­ing on Mount Sinai, just as Dan­iel fasted prior to receivingvisions. But the distinctive ele­ment of Old Testament fastingis that it expresses submissionto God. Whether it be practiced

-to elicit compassion from God(David fasting when his son issick-but then to the surprise ofall not fasting when he dies!),or to turn aside his wrath (theNinevites upon hearing Jonah'spreaching), or to seek an answerfrom God, or to _seek a revela­tion, God!s supremacy is recog­nized..

The above examples are thoseof individuals, but eve-n publicfasts have the same characteris­tic. The earHest public fastswere rather spontaneous affairs(even those proclaimed by theking), being expressions of pub­lic mourning, or being to avertcalamity, or before war, or afterdefeat in battIe, or in repentancefor sin. Later, a fast for theDay of Atonement was pre­scribed by law (with death beingthe punishment for violation),and even later, four other annualdays were prescribed to remem­ber the destruction of Jerusalem.

As with all external observ­ance, the practice of fasting istoo easily objectified and for­malized, so that the doing of thedeed becomes more importantthan utilizing the deed to accom­plish the objective for which itwas instituted. Fasting becamevery widespread - eventuallyprescribed two days a week ­but an attitude of submission toGod was not noticeably devel-

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"I love you just because you'reyou." What person, young orold, is not lifted and warmed bysuch a message? PsychologistErich Fromm <:alls such expres­sions unconditional love, lovewith no strings attached. Hedistinguishes it from conditionallove. The latter says, "I loveyou if you buy me presents or ifyou do your jobs .c;>r if you don'tfight with your brother." Thebeloved must fulfill certain con­ditions to be loved.

Some persons argue that allreal love is unconditional. Con­ditional love is a sort of neces­sary evil. Yet without condi­tional love, we would never besensitive to the wants, needsand'desires of other people.

During infancy we need andflourish on unconditional lovealone. We don't make demandson infants. The understandingparent loves the' baby whetheror not he sleeps through the

'night•.Nothing the baby does causes

the parent to withdraw love.Understanding, loving parentsfeel, "It is all right for you towake up during the night, littleone. Schedules were made byand for adults, not infants. It is

all right for you to cry just tobe held. Holding is just as im­portant to you as food."

As baby grows we introduceconditional love. I love you ifyou stay dry at night, if you doyour homework, if you make thevarsity team, if you go to col­lege. However, the child, wheth­er three or 16, still needs uncon­ditional love, and the place tofind it is in the home.

School, jobs and competitivesports all offer conditional love.We must perform to be loved.Home remains the one placepeople welcome you, care aboutyou and love you just becauseyou are you.

Parents: Of course you wantto motivate your children, toencourage them to do theirbest, to use their talents and toachieve all the goals of whichthey are capable. At the sametime be generous with hugs,touches or direct messages suchas, "You're such a nice person."This is very different frompraise which relates to a specificaccomplishment. In an uncondi­tional love mes~age, you expressyour joy simply because the childis the person he is.

Remind your children oftenthat at home they are loved forthemselves alone. And while

you are at it, surprise yourspouse with an unexpected gift,a favor, a spontaneous messageof affection. Let your spouseknow you love him uncondition­ally. No one ever outgrows theneed for unconditional love.

In homes where people loveone another simply for the factthat they are who they are, thestrengths and weaknesses of allmembers are graciously accept­ed. There are some things thatall people share: None of us isperfect; each of us thirsts forlove; we all need to be loved forour own sake, regardless of ourtalent or lack of it.

We cannot be dependent onreceiving love only if we con­stantly have to do something todeserve it. When parents loveeach other unconditionally, theyare also apt to love their chil­dren unconditionally. Since chil­dren learn most profoundly fromwhat they observe and experi­ence at home, if the atmosphereis one of unconditional love,they are likely to carry thisphilosophy with them throughlife.

Questions on family living andchild care are Invited. Addressto The Kennys c/o The Anchor,P.O. Box 7, Fall River~ Mass.02722.

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CARDINAL HUMBERTO MEDEIROS, Father 'GeorgeColeman and Bishop Daniel Cronin share informal.momentat the New England Convocation.

With this thought in mind, Ihave decided to try my hand atplanting and tending a smallkitchen herb garden.

There is nothing I enjoy morethan hearing from a reader abouta recipe that she or he is goingto try and then having the read­er send me a personal favoritein return. Connie Furtado of FallRiver called me about the re­cent shrimp filet recipe and thensent in a delicious bread puddingrecipe.

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By Marilyn Roderick

There was a flurry of snow­flakes today but the sun keptshining so it looked a bit as if itwere Jack Frost's parting shotbefore spring. Of course, livingin New England, we realize wecan't be fooled by one sunnyday because tomorrow a north­easter could descend on us with­out warning. However, despiteits howling winds, March is ahopeful month that could verywell give us a day or two ofspring promise, for while windsmay bluster, the March sun iswarming.

Now's the time to cut someforsythia and bring it indoors towatch green creep up the driedbrown stem and into the budsand then to see the emergenceof the lovely yellow flowers.A miracle indeed and one thatpro,mises spring.

Soon Joe and his father willbegin cleaning up the yardswhich at the moment resembledeserted mud flats, some orderwill be restored and the voiceof the turtle will be heard oncemore.

While I'm not the gardener inthe family, I do enjoy the fristgreen shoots of the crocus anddaffodil, the sign that the gardenwill emerge in ull its beauty oncemore. Jean Hersey, the authorof one of my favorite books,"The Shape Of A Year," tellshow one of her psychologistfriends urged her to try some­thing new each day whether ane.w way to work, or a differentstore to visit.

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Dutch ChurchStatistics

In llght of the recent Vaticansynod held by the bishops ofHolland, the following statisticson the Dutch church, releasedby the International Fides Serv­ice, are of interest:

Holland, with nearly 14 mil­lion inhabitants, has over fiveand a half miIlion Catholics,about 40 per cent of the popula­tion. The church is structuredin seven dioceses and 1800 par­ishes, served by about 3000priests and some 250 "pastoralcollaborators."

Presently 5,334 Dutch mission­ers are at work in Third Worldcountries in Africa, Asia, Oceaniaand Latin America.

The missioners include MiIlHiIl Fathers, 309; White Father,251; Holy Ghost Fathers, 241;Franciscans, 231; Missionariesof the Sacred Heart, 220; andDivine Word Missionaries, 194.

Religious communities ofwomen include Ursurlines, 98;Medical Missionaries, 90; WhiteSisters, 82; Missionary Servantsof the Holy Spirit, 79.

To these may be added thecontribution of the Dutch churchto tHe church in Europe andNorth America, totaling 1048priests, 316 religious women, 209brothers and two lay collabora­tors.

SISTER THERESE BER­GERON, RN, BS, addressesmeeting of area nursing homerepresentatives at SacredHeart Home, New Bedford.A committee was formed toplan gerontology workshops,enabling participants to qual­ify for continuing educationunits required by registeredand licensed practical nursesto keep their state licenses inforce.

It Was noted that the nurs­ing home industry is growingas the nation enters a periodwhen it is estimated that overhalf the population will beover age 60. The plannershope that the projected work­shops will meet staff needsand raise the quality of areanursing care. Dates and top­ics are to be arlnounced.

SolidarityVATICAN CITY (NC) The

Pontifical Academy of Scienceshas .expressed "solidarity andsympathy" for banished Sovietphysicist -Andrei Sak}larov, aleading dissident and spokesmanfor human rights in the SovietUnion.

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WASHINGTON (NC)-Repre­sentatives of national organiza­tions, diocesan offices and stateCatholic conferences have beeninvited to participate in a dis­cussion of the 'aging'_ church.

"Aging and the Church: ADialogue on Meeting the Needsof the Elderly" will be held April13 at The Catholic University ofAmerica in Washington undersponsorship of the Office of Do­mestic Social Development, U.S.Catholic Conference.

Auxiliary Bishop TheodoreMcCarrick of New York, a mem­ber of the USCC Committee onSocial Development and WorldPeace and bishops' liaison to theministry for the elderly, said themeeting is being held to "addressthe issue of our 'aging' church.

"While the church as a com­munity knows no age barriers, itis clear that its members-bish­ops, diocesan priests, membersof religious orders for men andwomen and lay persons - aregrowing older," 'Bishop McCar­rick said. "It makes sense toplace the issue of the elderlysquarely on the agenda of thechurch through its organizations,its diocesan offices and thestate Catholic conferences andindividuals interested in theelderly."

With thoughtful parents likeyou, maybe that is changing.

Questions for this columnshould be sent to Father Diet­zen c/o The Anchor, P.O. Box 7,Fall River, Mass. 02722.

to become real to our children.I suggest you use one. of themany good books on confession,geared for younger people,available from a Catholic book­store or through a Catholiccatalog you could borrow fromyour pastor.

I am truly happy you want tohelp your child become morecomfortable with the sacramentof forgiveness. One of the greatpriests and theologians of ourtime, Jesuit Father Karl Rahner,spoke once of how many Pro­testant leaders today recognizethe need of regular confessionof our sins. He added: "Withthis situation facing us, wouldit not be very strange if we be­gan to neglect frequent confess­ion out of carelessness and a de­sire for comfort in the spirituallife?"

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By Father John Dietzen

Q. Perhaps you can advise meon a problem Pm having withmy daughter. She received firstCommunion about two yearsago and made her first conless­ion about one and a half yearslater. Although she receivesCommunion regularly, she re­sists confession. I have not madea big issue of it, but am hopingto persuade her to go duringLent.

Must I force her to go if sheresists, or should I let it slidefor a while? (Canada)

A. Yours is a. widespreadproblem. For some reason thiskind of question has been askedbecause of the new interest inthe sacrament of penance amongCatholics. Lent is a good time toreflect on it.

We should not be surprised,first of all, at your daughter'sconfusion since most adult Cath­olics are stiIl trying to discoverjust where this sacrament fitsinto their own lives.

No one, even a parent, shouldforce another to receive anysacrament. That can do no realgood either spiritually or psycho­

.logically. On the other hand, youshould not "let it slide for awhile." I think there is a mid­dle way.

Helping your daughter, byyour own words and actions, tounderstand a few essentialthings about sin and the sacra­ment .of penance is important.One crucial tnIth, forgotten by·many who say confession is use­less unless one has committed amortal sin, is that all sin, evenslighter sin, is an offense notonly against God, but againstall the church. It weakens anddiminishes the holiness of all bylessening my own holiness andspiritual health.

I injure the body of Christand, to the degree of my sin, dis­tort the image of Christ exist­ing in all my brothers and sis­ters. To be whole,· I need notonly the "private" telling of mysin to God,· I need the church,through its priest, in that livingencounter of confession and for­giveness, to say to me: "We for­give you. In the shadow of thecross of Christ, let's all undergoa change of heart, and try to beagain the sign of his loving pres­ence to each other and the worldthat we were meant to be."

There are other ways in whichour daily faults are forgivenapart from confessionthrough prayer, good works forothers, the Eucharist, and so on.Even most of these, however,relate closely to our ties to ourfellow Catholics. But the specialencounter with God's forgivingand healing love in the sacra­ment of penance brings him di­rectly into the everyday realitiesof our guilt, our need for clean­sing from sin and our identitywith th~ death and resurrectionof Jesus in a way nothing elsedoes.

These tremendous realitiesmust be thought through andmade our own if we expect them

12 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Mar. 6, 1980

IIPacking tlie contents of their

bedroom was easy. He had mostof his clothes with him and shehad only three dresses to pack.His chest of drawers had themost in it. Dick had always in­sisted that she not touch it be­cause he preferred to keep histhings in order himself. Well,she would unpack it drawer bydrawer so that he could re­arrange it easily. The top drawerwas filled with mail. She noticeda postmark that was four yearsold. Surely, she thought, thisshould be thrown away. Whypay for moving paper? So shepulled out the contents of theenvelope. It was a bill for some

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By Janaan Manternach

Long ago, people all spoke thesame language. There were nobarriers to communication.

Some people came to a valleyin the land of Shinar. Theyliked it so much they decidedto settle down. Everyone wasexcited.

In the valley of Shinar thepeople could find no stones forbuilding. So they inventedbricks.

They made millions of bricks.Soon there were houses andstreets, and a city wall. As thecity grew, the people began tothink how clever they were.Each family wanted its ownhouse bigger and Qetter thananyone else's. As they built, thepeople became selfish andgreedy.

One day someone thought upan even more exciting idea.

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to go out?" the I-message wouldbe, "I'd like to take you todinner. How about it?"

Good communication is not aheal-all. Sometimes the messagefrom our own soul to our part­ner's is one of anguish and hurtor even anger. It does not makemy wife feel good to learn thatI am upset when dinner is late.Yet hopefully that will be hercue to tell me something of herfeeling rather than to attack me.Perhaps she will tell me thateverything has gone wrong andshe is near tears.

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At the same time it leaves mevulnerable.

I-messages require trust be­cause they leave us exposed. IfI say "I'm upset," my wife cancounter with a you-message,"Why don't you grow up and get _control of yourself?" That wouldhurt, and it might be a long timebefore I trusted her with a per­sonal communication again.

I-messages are also the effec­tive way to communicate posi­tive feelings. "I love you" is apositive message. Too oftenlovers play it safe by first in­quiring, "Do you love me?"Again, instead of, "Do you want

By Emily Parker

Susan was packing. DiCk hadbeen on his new job in Chicagofor two months. He had pur­chased a home and expected herand the children to arrive intwo weeks.

Susan was excited aboutDick's new job for it promisedopportunity. And the salary wasbetter too.

The prospect of moving to alarger city was appealing. Thelittle city where they now livedoffered few outside interests andSusan was lonely. Dick workedlate at least two evenings a weekand was a Boy Scout leader fortheir parish. That meant thatshe and the children were aloneon weekends the troop wascamping.

Even though it would be sev­eral years before their oldestson would be a Scout, this wouldbe an activity he and his dadcould share. So Susan had notresented those weekends in spiteof her loneliness.

As she packed, she thoughtabout their marriage. It wasgood. Dick's spiritual valueswere sound. Their lack of moneyand the demands his job madefor overtime work were strainsfor Susan but it was not thatimportant. The important thingwas that their personal relation­ship was excellent.

Susan missed being able tobuy a new dress at least occa­sionally (she had purchased onlyone in 10 years), but perhaps theyears ahead would be easier. Upto this point there had not beenenough money to discuss. Dicktook care of household expensesand grocery shopping. His peoplehad once run a grocery store andhe knew how to buy more eco­nomically than Susan.

The family

know your faithBy Jam(:s A. Kenny

Families need a psychologicalintercom, a means to get mes­sages from one soul to anotherwithout static or interference.The family intercom is the 1­message, a message about one­self. Too often, people send you­messages instead, full of adviceand judgments about the otherperson.

"Where did you put my shirt?"groused Bob.

",Can't you keep track of yourown clothes?" responded hiswife, Ann.

This is an all-too-common ex­change. Bob blames his wifebecause he cannot find his shirt.His wife reacts defensively.Where the shirt is, we never findout.

"I can't find my shirt. Anyideas?" would be a better mes­sage for Bob to send wifeward.Ann has a chance to respondpersonally instead of attacking.She may say any of these:

"I haven't washed it yet.""It's in the clothes basket.""I have my hands full with the

children. You'll have to takecare of yourself."

The second exchange is muchmore informative. . Ann learl)sthat Bob can't find his shirt.She either tells him where it iscr where she is. They both learnfomething because they have thegood sense to give each otherI-messages.

You-messages block communi­cation. A you-message eitherblames the receiver, gives himadvice or speculates on his stateof mind.

"You look tired.""You should listen when your

son talks to you.""You don't like my friends."No information is conveyed

because the speaker is talkingabout something he knows rela­tively little about, the state ofmind of his receiver.

You-messages at best are un­informative. At worst they arejudgmental. We all dearly loveto give our opinions and advice.

Advice implies one needs help.More often than not, it arousesdefensive reactions in the re­ceiver. The best advice aboutgiving advice is not to give it.

I-messages are much more in­formative and rwealing. _Forthat very reason, we are hesi-

. tant to give them. For example,when we get lost while driving,I tend to blame my wife or child,"What kind of a navigator areyou?" rather than to confess,"I'm upset because we're lost."The I-message communicates.

which parents influence theirchildren is through their life to­gether. Their actions speaklouder than any words and themost memorable words theyspeak are undoubtedly thosespoken in their day-to-day lifewith each other.

One truth that needs to becommunicated to children is thatevery person is a being of pre­cious, irreplaceable and incalcu­lable value, worthy of humanlove and respect. And God isthe greatest friend we can everhave. He will never betray us,no matter how' we may betrayJtim. This truth, aboye all, par­ents need to mediate to theirchildren by the love they showfor one another.

For the children's parents arespouses. Their union is a fore­shadowing of the love God hasfor us, of the love betweenChrist and his body the church.Their life together is meant tobe a visible sacrament of God'sfriendship.

Parents may not have sophis­ticated knowledge of the latestpedagogical techniques; they

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By WilUam E. May

Human experience, commonsense and the church all bearwitness to the truth that parentsare the first educators of theirchilaren. The church insists thatparents are primarily and prin­cipally responsible for the edu­cation of their children and thatthe state must respect this right.

It is necessary to stress thisat a time when many believethat the education of childrenshould be undertaken only bythose with the requisite certifiedcredentials.

Still, many parents do feel ata loas. Ours is a highly techno­logical age and much that isgood for children and their de­velopment is being discoveredand put to use.

Despite this, it remains truethat parents are the principalteachers. From birth, possiblyfrom conception; the influenceof the parents is exercised, ex­perienc~d, made manifest incountless ways; and this willdeeply llffect the growing childfor good or ill.

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Continued from page twelve"Let's build a tower so big itstop will touch the sky. Peoplewill see our tower and growafraid of us. Even God will fearus."

God watched them buildingtheir great tower, but he wasnot afraid. He was very sad.He saw how proud and selfishthey were becoming. God sawtheir hearts becoming cold andhard.

The higher the tower rose, themore selfish and proud the menand women of the city became.Their hearts slowly closed in onthemselves.

Since they had cut themselvesoff from one another in theirhearts, God decided to confusetheir languages. One day thepeople found that they could nolonger understand one another.Work on the tower stopped be­cause of the confusion of lan­guages.

The unfinished tower stoodfor a long time. People gazed atit with wonder. But they couldnot talk with one another.

They named it the Tower ofBabel. Babel means "confusion."The Tower of Babel remindedthem that confusion and separa­tion come from selfishness andpride.

IntercomContinued from page twelve

open with each other, childrenlearn. Their parents share theirfeelings, but they do not blameone another.

Mom cries at the death of hermother. Dad hugs his athletedaughter after a ball game.These are non-verbal messagesof sadness and affection. Theyare I-messages because theycommunicate the feelings of thesender.

The boy learns it's OK to feelbad and cry for a minute whenhe strikes out at a ball game.The girl learns it's OK to put heranger and frustration into wordswhen things go wrong.

Keep the family intercom clearof static. Don't bring in theinterference of advice and judg­ment about the other. Use thefirst person pronoun. Have thetrust and self-confidence to giveone another the gift of yourthoughts and feelings, the giftof yourself.

take a chance on marriage. Greg,the youngest, fell in love with agirl who told him that if hewanted her, he would have tomarry her. He loved her enoughto do it her way.

None of the children has re­mained a Catholic. They feelthat somehow religion has failedtheir parents. The children loveboth. They see them go to Massand receive the sacraments butthey sense that the marriage isa failure. And in a mixed-upway they blame the church.

This is not a pretty story, butunfortunately it is true. Withina family feelings cannot be cov­ered up. And children do learnabout marriage from their par­ents. Nothing is as impressiveas the example they live with.

For children

ParentalContinued from Page Twelve

may find themselves tongue-tiedin trying to talk to their childrenabout sex, for example. But theycan and do teach their childrenthe precious value of human life,the character of spousal love, bythe way they treat each other.

A person is very vulnerable,capable of being terribly wound­ed and capable, too, of a lovethat reaches out to heal andreconcile. When parents woundeach other, they wound theirchildren as well. When theycare for each other, they carefor, redeem and sactify theirchildren too.

Continued from page twelvekind of club, addressed to Dick'soffice.

There were eight years of billsand receipts for this same. club.Susan was shocked. She thoughtshe knew her husband. But inthe space of about half an hourthe most important thing in herlife threatened to crumble. Cer­tainly he owed her an explana­tion..

That evening Susan phonedDick. "I began packing thingsfrom your chest today. What isthis Hamilton Club?"

There was a long pause. Fi­nally Dick replied, his voicequiet but angry, "You have nobusiness going through my per­sonal belongings." She waitedfor him to continue, but therewas only silence. She hung up,sat there and wept.

The next day, Dick walked inthe door, took her in his armsand explained that there was a

.private part of himself he couldnot share with her. At first, sherefused to join him in Chicago..But he begged her to come. No,he had not worked in the eve­nings. He had gone to his club.No, he was not able to sharewith her what he did there, butif he lost her and the childrenhe could not survive. The clubhad nothing to do with his lovefor her.

Susan and the children movedto Chicago, but Dick nevershared with her what he did atthe club. He continued to be ab­sent from home one or twonights each week. Finally theygave up trying to talk about thatpart of his life.

Twenty years have passed.The three children are grown.

Dick and Susan could alwaysdiscuss the children. They wereunable to discuss money at all.They concluded it would be bestto have separate bank accounts.He paid the mortgage, utilitiesand food bills.

During the past decade, theirsex life has disintegrated. Yetthey do not argue; each lovesthe children without reserve;they are polite to one another.Outsiders look upon them ashappily married. But they can-not hide the coldness betweenthem from their children.

Tommy was unwilling tomarry without trying out hisrelationship first. Their daugh­ter, Annette, discovered thatDaddy would not let go ofmoney. Her need for indepen­dence has not allowed her to

lay groups.The spiritual aspects of the

priesthood must be the centralfocus of the priestly life, butpriests must also be good admin­istrators, workshop organizerssaid.

~'This is not a workshop thatis an end in itself but a power­fully effective tool for conveyingthe Gospel message," FatherRobert Wilson said. "What weare talking about, basically, iseffectiveness and efficiency inpreaching the Gospel. It's ter­ribly important, but in a secon­dary way."

"If you are going to be anadministrator of a parish, it isessential that you not getbogged down in running a parishto the detriment of your ownpersonal growth," added FatherWilliam Broussard. "While mak­ing people aware of the presenceof Jesus· Christ, you have tomake his presence known inyour own life."

food, clothing and shelter to. communist guerrillas and has re­fused military requests to in­form them of such aid, said thearticle.

Many Catholics say wide­spread poverty and state repress­ion are responsible for the turntoward violence. Four monthsago, the Catholic bishops saidpoverty conditions and viola­tions of human rights werecausing a "temptation to vio­lence." The bishops, however,said their statement was an "ex­hortation against violence."

A strong church opponent ofviolence is Cardinal Jaime Sinof Manila who, however, en­dorses refusal to betray guerril­las seeking food and shelter.

"Some of our priests are think­ing that there is no alternativebut armed struggle. We havemade it clear that that cannotbe. We must save people frompoverty but we also have aduty to save them from guilt,"said the cardinal.

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IRVING, Texas (NC)-To bea good pastor a priest must alsobe a good business manager.

This was the theme of a Par­ish Management Seminar heldrecently in Irving, Texas, andco-sponsored by the Texas Cath­olic Conferetnce and the DallasDiocese.

The workshop was the fourthseminar offered to priests onthe wide-ranging administrativeskills needed to manage a parish.Business, communications andchurch personnel discussed book­keeping and finance practices,fund-raising and communica­tions, how to work with parishcouncils and conduct a teamministry, and how to delegateauthority.

Priests today find themselvesinvolved with "parish councils,finance committees and schoolboards without having a back­ground in such things," it wasnoted. They are also unclearabout their relationship to such

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OVER 100,000 pilgrims are expected at the April dedi­cation of this Marian shrine in San Juan, Texas, in theBrownsville diocese, former see of Cardinal Humberto Med­eiros. Father Joseph P. Delaney, formerly of Fall River, isBrown~ville co-chancellor. (NC Photo)

WASHINGTON (NC) - Atleast six Catholic priests havejoined the communist under­ground and others openly arguefor a ''Marxist option" in thePhilippines according to an arti­cle in the Washington Post.

The article, written from Man­ila, Philivpines, by Post corres­pondent William Chapman, citedseveral Catholic bishops andpriests as sources of the infor­mation.

Two issues currently dividethe Filipino Catholic Church,said the article: approving vio­lence in response to abuses bythe martial law government anacooperating with communistguerrillas. ,

Church officials said manypriests are seeking approval ofarmed resistance to the militaryand are urging cooperation withcommunist guerrillas, added thearticle.

Bishop Federico Escaler of thePrelature of Kidapawan, hasadopted a policy of providing

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Archbishop Joseph 1. Bernar­din of Cincinnati took part inthe council, as did. other highchurch officials from around theworld.

Discussion of difficult themesis one thing, but "the publicityaspect, which pretends to pre­sent problems, in themselves dif­ficult and profound, in a waythat is too simplistic and toosuperficial, is something else,"said the pope.

The overall theme of the synodis contemporary Christian familylife.- The purpose of the councilmeeting was preparation of thesynod .agenda.

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REASON TO BESo longSomeone Is waitingI got places to goI got things to seeNo more procrastinatingFor this Is the moment that was meant for meAnd I'm moving like a wave on the oceanDrifting to the opposite side •Trav'lin' with no destinationJust riding the tide.People they say that I'm foolishThey say that I'm living iD a fantasyWell I say ev'rythlng's easyIt's better than living In futilitySo I'm standing here In back of the curtainWaiting for the start of the showActing like an actor is easyIf you can let goAah, aah, aah, aah, aab.Some day something will find youA magical feeling you could not foreseeA feeling so devastatingFrom that moment on your life's comedyAnd suddenly you're light as a featherYou're failing like a leaf from a treeThe things you thought you needed are fadingYour reason to beReason, reason to be.

Life p~sents many choices. The decision of how we will respondto others 1S 0!1rs to make. To respond with love means that wemust value our own life and others' lives. Love costs and at timespains us. But a life spent in loving is a life holding promise. Loveis the world's strongest power and even death cannot break its bond.

. ~e are call.ed ~o know and live a real solidarity with others.W1thm such canng 1S our most lasting reason for being.

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"Reason to Be" doubts if meaning is ever present in life.

Obviously such a vein is pessimistic. Nothing has real depthor purpose. Life is a comedy and even our roles should not betaken seriously. Ultimately we will discover that those concerns­that are most important to us are also devoid of meaning.

The conclusion is that God is playing a great joke on us bygiving us life. Christians find such an outlook unacceptable. Webelieve that God himself chose to be human in the person of Jesus.The life of Jesus shows that every human life possesses a wealthof potential, including the power to endure forever.

Belief is only one way of knowing. We also learn by experi­ence. Finding meaning in life depends on our interactions withothers. We do not live in our own private environment. Aroundus are individuals who possess much the same fears and hopes asourselves.

PU'blicity unwanted at synodVATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope

John Paul II has indicated thathe may impose some secrecyclamps on discussions during theOctober World Synod of Bishops.

In a speech to the council ofthe general secretariat of thesynod, he also said "difficultcases" regarding marriage shouldbe discussed at the synod. Theseinvolve, he said, single parents,separated and divorced Cath­olics, the needs of the widowedand the role of priests and laity

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In a series of remarks at thebeginning of the audience thepope warned against "uselesspublicity" about the synod.THE BISHOP STANG SPARTANIo:TTES

How can one be fulfilled inlife if he or she does not under­stand forgiveness? God lures usadmist our failures, dumbness,shortcomings by grace that ful­fills. No matter who we are orwhat we have done, God worksthrough grace to pull us fromthe shadows, to tell us that thereis still a place for us at the table.

I am reminded of the story ofDavid and Bathsheba and thepart Nathan had to 'play inreaching the heart of the king.I think of the go-betweens whotry to bring the alienated backtogether and Nathan's "Lord, notI," but the Lord says, "Nathan,don't worry. My grace is atwork. Even though you havesome fear of your own inade­quacy for the task, my gracepenetrates through protected de­fenses. I know the king has

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is sorry for past offenses should no matter how awesome thenot that be the end of the griev- task, the Lord's grace will helpance? How long. must another us to get through. Grace hascarry a sense of guilt? a way of helping us to see who

The answer should come eas- we really are in a crisis.ily for the Christian. The wordsof Jesus are clear: forgive one Grace does not care about pastanother. But it seems to be the behavior. It is concerned only

with healing and restoring. Iffate of such s~yings to be de-based by a thousand trivialities grace can be that generous, whyof interpretation. ' can't we? It is wrong to deal

only with the outward, as soI've heard of brothers who did many do, with the actions only,

not speak for years, of fathers because they are mere symptomswho excommunicated their of what is going on down deeperdaughters, of friends who in one's life.stopped speaking. How long It is a cold heart, unfeelingdoes the cold war last? How heart that shuts the door in thelong does the heart remain face of an ening child. It is aclosed? vain 'iieart that makes much of

I know a girl who said she nothing in friendship, so thathad given up her best friend be- the friendship is broken.cause of some small matter not There is a kind of moralityworth talking about. She said that is built into the body. It isit would have been far easier to there to tell us what is alien todiscuss it and to reconcile but . the system. The guilt-ridden par­pride stood in the way. Why do ent, child, friend is made awarewe feel we have to punish? of this and it is grace trying to

There is the heartbroken get through.mother who can't find her In the. midst of despair anddaughter because the father dis- darkness, grace is working. Itowned her. makes life exciting. To think

that in every pain, every short­coming, grace is working! Whatwas lost can be found.

David showed that grace wasworking in him when he said,"Lord, I have sinned." He wentthrough a period of wrestling,waiting for the time when hecould face his God again inpeace.

Recail his words, "Create inme a clean heart, 0 God, andput a new and right spirit withinme." And these beautiful words,"Cast me not away from theypresence and whatever you do,Lord, take not Thy holy spiritfrom me." .

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Wednesday, March 12, 9-11p.rn. (CBS) "To Race the Wind."A blind law student uses his witsand sense of humor in an end­less battle to be treated nor­mally by a sighted world, .adramatization based on HaroldKrents' autobiography.

Wednesday, March 12, 11:30­Midnight (CBS) "Your Tum:Letters to CBS News." Thismonth's program of commentsfrom viewers includes the proand con reaction to a "60 Min­utes" segment on the exploita­tion of college athletes, a "30Minutes" segment on the prom­ises made to army recruits andthe five-part series, "America:Where Do We Go From Here."

Saturday, March 15, 3-4 p.m.(CBS) "Young Performers." Inthis New York PhilharmonicYoung People's Concert, threegifted young musicians play se­lections from the works of com­posers who were themselves tal­ented young performers: Mozart,Beethoven, Boccherina andTchaikovsky.

Film on TVFriday, March 7, 8 p.m. (ABC)

- "On Her Majesty's SecretService (1969)-George Lazenbyas James Bond is off to theSwiss Alps where he uncoversan insidious plan to threaten theworld with genetic extinction.The usual violence and sexualimplications of the 007 seriesmake this mediocre entry adultfare. A3

New Films"Coal Miner's Daughter" (Uni­

versal), is the life story ofcountry·western singer LorettaLynn, well acted by Sissy Spa·cek. It tells a story of a 14­year-Qid coal miner's daughterwho marries a World War II vet­eran. Their marriage is stormybut endures. Mooney Lynn, thehusband, played by Tommy LeeJones, is the one who discovershis wife's singing talent and buysher a guitar.

Success follows and Lorettawinds up in glory at the GrandOle Opry in Nashville. Strainsand heartache accompany fame,but this touching film conveysan irresistible blend of sincerityand honest feeling.

Some frank language about sexand a wedding night sequence,although played with restraint,would rule it out for children.PG,A2

"Cruising" (United Artists): AIPacino plays an undercover po­liceman assigned to find a killerwho preys upon homosexuals inthis murky, muddled film. Themurder mystery aspect is donein slipshod, wholly unconvincingfashion, seeming no more than apretext for an extensive guidedtour of New York's sado-maso·chistic underground. The film iswithout a single redeeming bitof humanity, a failure that makesit deliberate exploitation of thebizarre and its graphic violenceall the more offensive. R, C

"Simon" (Warners): In thisrather anemic satire, a group ofmischievous scientists brainwashan eccentric college instructor(Alan Arkin) and make him andthe rest of the nation believethat he is from outer space. Thetargets of the film's satire arerandom and inconsequential,and its laughs are few and farbetween. Some sexual innuen·does along with a feeble thrustor two at religion make it adultfare. PG, A3

On Television"On Giant's Shoulders," Wed­

nesday, March 12,8 to 9:30 p.m.,PBS: This is the true story ofTerry Wiles, a British thalido­bide boy, now 18, born withoutarms and with deformed legs.Adopted by lower middle classparents, who made up in lovingcare for what they lacked inmaterial advantages, he hasdemonstrated tremendous abilityto cope with his handicaps. Aninspiring program for familysharing.

tv, movie newsSymbols following film reviews indicate

both general and Catholic Film Officeratings, which do not always coincide.

General ratings: G-suitable for gen­eral viewing; PG-parental guidance sug­gested; R-restricted, unsuitable forchildren or younger teens.

Catholic ratings: AI-approved forchildren and adults; A2-approved foradults and adolescents; A3-approved foradults only; B-objectionable in part foreveryone; A4-separat& classification(given to films not morally offensivewhich, however, require some .analysisand explanation!; C-condemned.

The roster of the league all­stars will be announced nextweek. The game is scheduledfor 7 p.m. Thursday, March 20.

To Know a Man"We do not know a nation

until we know its pleasures oflife; just so, we do not know aman until we know how hespends his leisure."-Lin Yutang

hockey game in the Driscoll Rinkhas been announced by the spe­cial selection committee.

Directed by Jack Carey, juniorvarsity coach at Durfee High,the senior team lists John Hart,Dave Sulliv·an, Dave McDonald,·Bill Sullivan, Bruce Garcia, PaulRasieleski, Bob Costa and JohnAlbin of Fall River; Tom Rich·ardson, Mike Cintolo, WayneFereira and Rod Stafford ofSomerset; Jack Arruda and GregTougas of Dartmouth; MarioPasque and Dave Mullen of War·rEm; Glenn Pontes of New Bed­ford; Chris Stranick of Ports­mouth.

The matchup for the two gamesfor the final program on Sundaynight will be determined on theresults of the games played to·night, tomorro:w and Saturdaynights. .

The round robin opens tonightin Bishop Feehan .High School inAttleboro,moves on to the Ken­nedy CYO Center in New Bed­ford" tomorrow, Coyle-CassidyHigh School in Taunton Satur·day night and finally to BishopConnolly High School in FallRiver Sunday night.

The games are scheduled for7 and 8:30 o'clock each night.

Team coaches are Dave Curtisfor Attleboro, Brian Bentley forFall River, Len Rocha for NewBedford and Larry Mastersonfor Taunton.

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The rpster of the senior highschool pJayers who will meet theBristol !C;:ounty Catholic HockeyLeague all-stars in the FatherDonovan CYO Scholarship Fund

The top two teams will advanceto the New England competitionto be held April 13 in RhodeIsland Junior College, Warwick,R.I.

Sunday afternoon's program in

The IBishop Stang Spartanettesscored an impressive 51-42 vic­tory over Abington in the quar­ter-finals of the Division TwoEastern Mass. girls basketballtournament. The teams weretied, 31-all, after three periodsbut Stang outscored Abington,20-11, in the final period toclinch the decision and advanceto the semi·finals against favoredWestwood High.

oIn competition at BrocktonHigh School last Saturday, Som­erset High's Blue Raiderettes,who have made it a habit to winthe state's gymnastics crown per­formed according to form andcaptured the title for the thirdstraight year.

Somerset compiled a score of124.25 points to Burlington's121.25 and Belmont's 119.85.Barnstable, 118.6, finished infifth place. .

Hockey and Cheerleadins" SundaySunday afternoon the spot- the Kennedy Center will con­

light turns to the 21st CYO clude with a special division forCheerleading competition in the the squads from Bishop Gerrard,Kennedy Center, starting at 1:30 Bishop Connolly and Holy Fam-with the 1unior division. ily High Schools.

Entered in that division are St. The weekend's activities windMary, St. Lawrence, St. Anthony up with the second set of gamesand St. Joseph of New Bedford; in the best-of-three semi·finalsSt. Francis Xavier of Acushnet; in the Bristol County CatholicSt. Joseph of Fairhaven; St. Jean Hockey League playoffs in theBaptiste, Notre oDame, St. Anne Driscoll Rink Sunday night. Newand Immaculate Conception of Bedford and Somerset will meetFall River; Cohannet and St. at 9, Rochester and Taunton atJacques of Taunton. 10:30.

In openers last Sunday night,New Bedford, the regular seasontitlist, defeated Somerset·Free­town, 7·2, and runnerup Tauntonblanked Rochester, 7-0. High­light of Taunton's victory wasJoe Custer's hat trick.

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There is diocesan CYO actionin three sports - basketball, icehockey and cheerleading - thisweekend.

First, there is the diocesanCYO basketball round robintournament getting underway to­night and continuing throughSunday at a different locationeach night, an" arrangementwhich in itself stamps it as notin the usual run of tournaments.

Teams will represent the :AttIe.""boro, Fall River, New Bedfordand Taunton areas of the dio­cese. Each team will be allowed12 players of high school age ina setup that should put much ofthe top schoolboy talent on dis­play.

There will be two games oneach of the first three nights, theteams meeting one another once.

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benefit Rice Bowl.Parents of first communicants

will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday inthe school cafeteria.

Offficers and members of theClover .Club will attend 10 a.m.Mass Sunday. They will give abrief concert before Mass andafterwards will hold their an­nual communion breakfast inthe school cafeteria.

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Father Robert McIntyre, ad­ministrator of St. AloysiusHome, Greenville, R.I. will speakon "Living with Young Childrenand Maintaining Your Sanity"at a Women's Guild meeting setfor 8 p.m. Wednesday in thechurch center.

Father McIntyre will discussbehavior characteristic of child­ren from birth to age 14 and willoffer practical suggestions fordealing with various forms ofmisbehavior. The session is opento all parishioners.

ST. PETER AND PAUL,FALL RIVER

Vincentians will meet at 7tonight.

Choir rehearsals will resumeat 7 p.m. Monday.

A babysitting service offeredat 9:30 a.m. Mass each Sundaymay be discontinued for lack ofinterest on the part of parents,it has been announced.

Individual honors in the an­nual CYO winter bowling tour­ney have gone to Matt Machado,with a high game of 173 andmost strikes (9).

ST. JOHN EVANGELIST,POCASSET

Parishioners will participatein a World Day of Prayer servicesponsored by Church WomenUnited at 1 p.m. tomorrow atChurch.

An admission to candidacyservice for those to be confirmedthis year will be held at 2 p.m.Sunday in the church.

Stations of the cross are heldat 7 p.m. each Friday of Lent,followed by Benediction.

FIRST FRIDAY CLUB,FALL RIVER

Donald Howard, SoutheasternMassachusetts University deanof student affairs, will speak ata supper meeting of the FirstFriday Club scheduled to follow6 p.m. Mass tomorrow at SacredHeart Church, Fall River. Reser­vations may be made with Wil­liam F. Lynch or John Morgan.CATHOLIC WOMAN'S CLUB,FALL RIVER

The club will present the Bar­rington Boys'· Choir at 8 p.m.Tuesday at Holy Name Schoolauditorium, Fall River. Mrs. Ed­ward B. Downs will be hospital­ity chairman and Mrs. JosephFerreira will be in charge of afollowing coffee hour. Memberswill attend a Mass for the lateMrs. Anne V. Fleming at 12:05p.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Ca·thedral.

ULTREYA,CENTERVILLE

An Information Night ultreyawill begin with Mass at 8 to­morrow night. Members are ask­ed to bring friends for an infor­mative session about the Cur­sillo form of spirituality. A com­missioning service will also beheld, preparing Jean Butler andBarbara Murphy to serve on aCursillo team.

ST. ANTHONY,EAST FALMOUTH

An information evening on theCursillo program will be heldat 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the churchhall.

LA SALETTE SHRINE,ATTLEBORO

An Echo follow-up eveningwill be held at 7 p.m. Wednes­day for those who have madean Echo retreat. Guests are wel­come and participants shouldbring musical instruments ifpossible, snacks and soft drinks.Further information is availableby calling 761-7070.

ST. JOHN OF GOD,SOMERSET

A five-session adult scripturecourse will begin at 7:30 p.m.Friday, March 14 at the CCDCenter. Those attending are ask·ed to bring a Bible and a diction­ary. The first class will discuss"Exodus: A Study of Prayerand Growth."

A fellowship meeting for thosewho have completed Lie in theSpirit seminars will begin withMass at 7 p.m. Thursday, March13.

Fifth graders will hold a pen·ance service from 2 to 3 p.m.Saturday.

ST. MARY,NEW BEDFORD

The Women's Guild will meetat 8 p.m. Monday in the schoolhall. A program on drug abusewill be presented by membersof the New Bedford police de­partment. New members andguests are welcome.

SACRED HEART,FALL RIVER

During Lent confessions willbe heard on Mondays before andafter the noon Mass.

A "poor man's supper," a spec­ial Lenten program, will be heldat 5 p.m. Saturday, March 22,under sponsorship of confirma­tion candidates. Proceeds will

ST. PIUS X,SOUTH YARMOUTH

An Irish singalong led byMary Healy will feature theWomens Guild meeting set for7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the parishhall. Guests are welcome.

FIVE HOUR VIGIL,FALL RIVER DIOCESE

A five-hour vigil held monthlyin a diocesan church will takeplace from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. to­morrow at Our Lady of theRosary Church, Bay Street,Taunton. The program will in­clude an opening and closingMass, a holy hour and recitationof the rosary. A coffee break.will take place at 10 p.m. Thevigil is open to all.

BLUE ARMY,FALL RIVER DIOCESE

Blue Army members will meetat 1 p.m. Sunday at Our LadysHaven, 71 Center St., Fairhaven.Prospective members are wel­come.

ST. JOHN EVANGELIST,ATT~EBORO

The annual Mass and corpor­ate communion of the Women'sGuild is set for 6:30 p.m. Wed­nesday. Following the servicerefreshments will be served inthe school cafeteria and a super­market representative will dis­cuss foods and nutrition. Allwomen of the parish and their'guests are welcome.

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ST. ANTHONY,TAUNTON

The Women's Guild will holdan evening of recollection dedi­cated to World ,Peace Day at 7p.m. Tuesday. The unit is dis­tributing Birthright roses withproceeds benefiting the localchapter of that organization.

ST. ANNE,FALL RIVER

A Mass and instruction for allstudents will be held in .theschool at 12:30 p.m. today. Apenitential service for adultswill take place at 7:30 tonightin the shrine. A Mass at 7:30p.m. tomorrow will unite allparishioners and close the Len­ten program that has been heldthis week:

Girl Scouts of the parish willattend a special Mass at noonSunday. Scouts and leaders ofother parishes are invited toparticipate.

. ST. LOUIS DE FRANCE,SWANSEA

Ladies of St. Anne will meetat 8 p.m. Wednesday in the par­ish hall. A three course buffetwill be served and HarrietSchroeder, a consumer advisorwill speak. Reservations may bemade with Beth La Roche, 674­6030.

CATHOLIC WOMAN'S CLUB,NEW BEDFORD

The annual :Mass for deceasedmembers will be offered at 7p.m. Wednesday at St. Law­rence Church. A meeting willfollow at the Wamsutta Clubwith Father Horace Travassosas guest speaker.

SACRED HEART,NEW BEDFORD

A five-hour Lenten vigil serv­ice open to all will begin at 7p.m. tomorrow. It will open andconclude with Mass, there willbe an opportunity to receive thesacrament of penance, the sor­rowful and joyful mysteries ofthe rosary will be recited andthere will be Bible reading, sing­ing, stations of the cross, Bene­diction and a procession. Coffeewill be served in the parish hallat 10 o'clock.

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DIOCESAN PRIESTS,TAUNTON DEANERY

Those wishing to receive theSacrament of the Anointing ofthe Sick are invited to a serviceat 2 p.m. Sunday at St. MaryChurch, Taunton. Pre-registrationmay be made with any parishpriest. The storm date will beSunday, March 16.

XAVIER SOCIETY,NEW YORK CITY

Sunday Mass readings inBraille and large print are avail­able at no charge from XavierSociety for the Blind, 154 E. 23 .St., New York, N.Y. 10010.

ST. STANISLAUS,FALL RIVER

Candidates for confirmationin the next class will register inthe school folllowing 10:30 a.m.Mass Sunday. Seventh and eighthgraders or older persons not yetconfirmed are eligible. Non-par­ishioners may join the class, butmust have permission from theirpastors.

Parish intercessors will meetat 5 p.m. Sunday in the lowerchapel.

Teens will meet at 7:45 tonightin the school for a Lenten studyseries.

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SECULAR FRANCISCANS,FALL RIVER

St. Louis Fraternity will meetWednesday March 12, beginningat 6:30 p.m. with Mass at St.Louis Church, Fall River. Pros­pective members are invited.

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