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EASTER MESSAGEDearly beloved in Christ,

"Rejoice! Exult in glory! The Risen Savior shines upon you!"

These words, sung during the great night watch of the Resurrection, .the Easter Vigil, call the whole Church to Easter joy and gladness.

And, indeed, Easter should be a joyous occasion for all of us becausewe commemorate the resurrection of our Blessed Lord from the dead.

. Jesus, the Lamb of God, who by his death on' the cross has taken awaythe sins' of the world, has broken the chains of death and risen trium­phanly from the tomb. As the Scriptures tell us with great excitement:Do not look for the living One among the.dead. He has been raised up, heis risen, exactly as he promised.

Easter also brings us the assurance that just as Jesus died and roseagain so will God "bring forth with him from the dead those also whohave fallen asleep believing in him." (1 Thessalonians 4: 15) The death ofChrist is our ransom from death; his resurrection is our rising to new life.We indeed have cause to rejoice and exult on this festive day.

The Feast of the Lord's Resurrection reminds us, as well, of the necess­ity of walking always in the Light of Christ, of living continually in hisg~ace. As.Saint Paul instructs, "Since you have been raised up in companyWIth Chnst, set your hearts on what pertains to higher realms whereChrist is seated at God's right hand." (Colossians 3: 1) And so, today, \Holy Mother Church urges us, as God's very dear children, to renew thepromises of Baptism: to reject sin and profess our faith in Christ Jesus.This, too, is an essential part of our Easter celebration.

On this joyous Easter Feast, I sincerely pray, as Shepherd of the~lock of Christ in this Diocese, that Easter joy and gladness will be yoursm abundance, renewing and confirming your faith in Christ and in theeternal life which his resurrection brings.

Faithfully yours in Christ,

Bishop of Fall River

WASHINGTON (NC)-Women in ministry are likely to be well-educated, marriedlay women who favor change in the church,' :accordlng .to. a prQgressreport' on asurvey conducted by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR).

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HONOLULU (NC)-Lt. Gen. Thomas M. Rienzi, 61, who recently retired after42 years in the Army, has been ordained as the first permanent deacon of theHonolulu Diocese.

WASHINGTON (NC)-The Federal Communication Commission's proposal toderegulate radio is "an abdication of the FCC's regulatory responsibility," said theU.S. Catholic Conference's <Department of Communication.

NEW YORK (NC)-A state appeals court in New York, ruling in the case of aterminally ill, comatose Marianist brother who died in January, has upheld the rightof the patient's guardian to order life-sustaining medical equipment removed.

WASHINGTON (NC)-The District of Columbia will have to payout of its ownfunds more than $640,000 in expenses the city incurred in connection with the visit ofPope John Paul II last October.

LA PAZ, Bolivia (NC)--Jesuit .Father Luis Espina,l, editor of the weekly Aqui anda critic of rightists in Bolivia, was shot dead March 22.

WASHINGTON (NC)-Archbishop John R. Quinn of San Francisco, president ofthe National Conference of Catholic Bishops, has appealed for clemency for theconvicted assassin of South Korean President Park Chung Hee.

VATICAN CITY (NC)-The entire church suffers because of the murder of Salva­dorean Archbishop Oscar A. Romero, Pope John Paul H Said at his weekly generalaudience. Strongly condemning "this new episode of cruelty., insanity, ferocity," tt-.cpope led a crowd of about 12,000 people in the Paul VI Hall in reciting the Our Fatherfor Archbishop Romero.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., April 3, 1980

THOMAS M. McMANN, 89, who served the first Mass at St. Paul'sChurch, Taunton, on Christmas Day, 1904, was among giftbearers at theparish's 75th anniversary Mass of Thanksgiving. (Rosa Photo)

OFFICERS OF THE Diocesan Council of Catholic Women welcomeBishop Cronin to an executive board dinner meeting in Mattapoisett. Left,Miss Adrienne Lemieux, DCCW president; right, Miss Ethel Crowley, firstvice-president. (Rosa Photo)

WASHfNGTON (NC)-An energy policy fo,;, the U.S. Catholic Conference will beon the agenda at two regional conferences in Colorado and Maine this spring.

BISHOP CRONIN greets participants at charismatic Day of Praise atBlessed Sacrament Church, Fall River. (Sr. Gertrude Gaudette Photo)

ST. GEORGE'S Grenada (NC)-Bishop Sydney A. Charles of St. George's deniedcharges by Prime Minister Maurice Bishop of Grenada that the church is trying todestabilize the government. The prime minister charged in a broadcast that churchpersonnel were engaged in seditious activities against the government which cameto power in March 1979 by a coup and has vowed to establish a sociaHst state.

WASHINGTON (NC)-The Carter administration's proposed cutbacks in theschool lunch program are a serious threat to the health 'and well-being of manychildren, particularly the poor and needy, and could force many Catholic schools towithdraw from the program, Father Thomas G. Gallagher, U.S. Catholic Conferencesecretary of education said.

LONDON (NC) -The National !Pastoral Congress May 2-6 in 'Liverpool should be"a stirring into new life under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, a kind of spiritualresurrection," said the Catholic bishops of England and Wales in a joint pastoralletter.

WASHINGTON (NC)-The U.S. bishops will get their first look at a proposedpastoral letter on health care when they meet in Chicago April 29 to May 1.

ST. LOUIS (NC)-Archbishop John L. May told those attending his installation ashead of the St. Louis Archdiocese that "today we need more than anything else tohear the good news of Jesus Christ."

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TOKYO (NC) - Some Japan­ese Catholics would rather nothave Pope John Paul II visitJapan in 1980, the JapaneseCathqlic news agency, To-SeiNews, reported.

"They worry the 99 percentof their fellow citizens who arenot Christians may simply ig­nore the event, an dthat wouldbe embarrassing," To-Sei Newssaid. "Others fear a collision ofcultunl attitudes that couldharm the church's efforts here,and that would ,be even worse."

But the news agency said suchattitudes ,,' are only undercur­rents in the flow of informedopinion." The Japanese bishops,it said, believe that the, papal

.visit will boost interest in Chris­tianity and 'Will encourage peopleto reflect on their spiritualneeds.

One of the problems related tothe first papal visit to Japan isthe pending announcement ofthe beatification of 17 martyrswho were killed during the per­secution of Christians in. Japanin the early 17th century. Beati­fication is a legal process bywhich the church gives officialassurance that a dead person, byreason of heroic virtue, has at­tained salvation.

They were tortured in an ef­fort to make them renounce theirreligion and later separately exe­cuted.

'''I would prefer that the HolyFather announce the beatificationin Manila, not in Japan," said amissionary who has spent 10years in Japan.

"After all," he said, "it's in­delicate for a foreign religiousleader to come' here as a gov­ernment guest to praise martyrsof his own faith who were putto death by the Japanese, evenif it happened a long time ago.

. A lot of people probablywouldn't understand or like it."

There are about a millionChristians in the Japanese popu­lation of 115 million. Catholics,the largest Christian group,number about 400,000.

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the path of Jesus, was killed"by those who oppose peace es­tablished upon justice."

They pledged that his workwould continue "so that hismartyrdom will bear splendidfruits for the church and thenation."

LONDON(NC) - Informationabout the death in prison undersuspicious circumstances ofFather Michael Gono, a secretlyordained priest in Czechoslo­vakia, have reached Keston Col­lege, a center near London forthe study of religion and com­munism. "This was the thirdrecent report of priests dyingin Czechoslovakia in obscure cir­cumstances," said Keston NewsService.

• Mass at 10:15 a.m.• Confessions from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.• Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7:00 p.m.• Adoration at the Repository until midnight

• Liturgy of the Lord's Passion and Death at 3:00 p.m.• Confessions from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.• Stations of the Cross and Procession at 7:00 p.m.• Confessions after the evening service

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Romero's body was hastilytaken into the cathedral to aprepared tomb. Officials said aprivate ceremony would completethe burial.

Among those at the Mass werethree U.S. bishops representingthe National Conference ofCatholic Bishops: ArchbishopJohn R'. Quinn, NCCB president;Bishop William G. Connare; andBishop James A. Hickey.

The Salvadorean bishops, whooften differed from ArchbishopRomero on the role of the churchin contemporary society, agreedwith him on violence and re­pression.

Their statement added thatthe assassins had incurred ex­communication and that liftingit was reserved to the pope.

The priests and Rel,igiousstated that the archbishop ,whoselife they said followed closely

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MOMENTS AFfER HIS DEATH, a nun kisses the forehead of Archbishop Oscar Ro­mero. (NC Photo)

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador(NC) - In the aftermath of thekilling of Archbishop Oscar Ro­mero, 227 priests and 595 Reli­gious men and women have ask­ed Pope John Paul II to appointa successor "as close as possibleto the likeness of ArchbishopRomero."

In a statement they called the .archbishop "a deeply religiousman who as pastor knew howto apply the teachings' of Vati­can II, Medellin and Puebla." Allwere meetings which produceddocuments updating churchteachings on social reform.

The statement by the clergyand Religious and one by the,<:ountry's bishops excommuni­cating whoever was responsiblefor the archbishop's murdercame during the week-longperiod of mourning after an un­known assassin fatally shot thearchbishop while he was cele­brating a memorial Mass.

At the archbishop's Palm Sun­day funeral Mass, held in theSan Salvador cathedral square,at least two dozen people werekilled and scores more injuredwhen violence broke out. Whilesome deaths were due to gunfire,many' casualties were crushed o~

suffocated in the rush to saftey.In the confusion, Archbishop

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CCA kickoffApril 16

A kickoff meeting launchingthe 39th annual Catholic Chari­ties Appeal of the diocese willbe held at 8 p.m. Wednesday,April 16 at Bishop ComiollyHigh School, Fall River.

The Appeal funds diocesanapostolates of charity, mercyand social services.

•Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, en­tering his 10th year as Appealchairman, will be the keynotespeaker, Msgr. Thomas J. Har­rington, diocesan chancellor, willdeliver the opening prayer andMsgr. Luiz G. Mendonca, vicar­general, will give the closing in­vocation. Patriotic hymns willbe led 'by Mrs.' Albert Petit andKenneth Leger, with music bythe Buddy Braga band.

Joseph B. McCarthy, Taunton,diocesan lay chairman, willstress the role of the laity inthe campaign, which will havetwo phases: Special Gifts fromApril 21 through May 3; andParish, from noon to 3 p.m.Sunday, May 4.

Appeal mechanics will be ex­plained by Msgr. Anthony M.Gomes.

Mrican tripfor pope

VATICAN OITY (NC) - PopeJohn Paul II will visit Zaire, theCongo, Kenya, Ghana, UpperVolta and the Ivory Coast May2-12.

At his weekly general audi­ence, the pope described theAfrican trip as apostolic.

"May my visit cause an in­crease in Christian faith . . . andstimulate all the people of thecontinent to work for authentichuman progress at the serviceof brotherhood and peace," hesaid.

The pope will leave Rome May2 and fly to J{inshasa, Zaire. Hewill remain in Zaire until May6, except for a brief visit toBrazzaville, the Congo.

He will leave Zaire May 6 forNairobi, Kenya, where he willstay until May 8, then travelingto Accra, Ghana, and remain­ing there until May 10, whenhe will go to Ou'agadouhou,Upper Volta. '

The final stop will be Abidjan,Ivory Coast, which the pope willvisit from the evening of May10 until his departure for RomeMay 12.

The pontiff will meet civil and '

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APpmNTMENTRev. WilliamF. ,Baker to Associate 'Pastor, Our Lady of

Grace Parish, North Westport, effective Wednesday, April 2,1980.

EASTER SUNDAY • Masses at 8:00, 10:00 a.m., 12 noon and 6:30 p.m.

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a chance to know the joy oftruly encountering the Lord.

The decision to postpone asacrament must be made in char­ity and not punitively. Priestsmust be· sensitive to the factthat non-practicing Catholicsare not acustomed to being ex­pected to demonstrate a tangiblesign of their faith. They oftentake the suggestion of postpone­ment as·a personal insult. Manybecome bitter and accuse thepriest of giving them a "hardtime." Some drift from parish toparish until they find a "goodpriest" who will accommodatethem.

In this regard, lack of uniformpolicy can lead to dissension andconfusion. among clergy. Guide­lines are definitely needed toassure a degree of consistency.

The numbers of baptized un­helievers will never dim1nishuntil the sacraments are receivedby those who cherish a personalrelationship with Christ. It isunfortunate that many havesought this personal relationshipoutside the ministry of thechurch. The fact that so manyof our faithful have been touch­ed by the various movements ofrenewal within the church onlyserves to underscore our needto utilize the sacraments morefully as graced mOIPl:lnts of en­countering the Lord.

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other sacraments with littlethought of ever fully participa­ting in the church. It is notsurprising that the products ofsuch upbringing approach thechurch only when in pursuit ofa sacrament.

Parish programs are orientedtoward nourishing the existingfaith commitment of practicingCatholics. They are more direct­ed towards children and youngteens than towards the agegroups that would be approach­ing the church for marriage orbaptism.

However, the church mustprovide adequate preparation forthe devout reception of thesesacraments. The manner in whicha couple is approached by amarriage preparation .programwill influence greatly their ap­proach to both the sacramentsof baptism and marriage. Sac­raments, in short, are too cru­cial a tool in the process ofevangelization to be neglected.

Many priests, of course, willnot automatically confer sacra­ments. Most will pelay their re­ception if a candidate, for ex­ample, is indifferent to partici­pation in the Sunday Eucharist.Hopefully, more priests will ex­ercise the discernment and cour­age to postpone administering asacrament if a candidate is notproperly disposed. Priests oweall who receive the sacraments

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ARCHBISHOP OSCAR ROMERO

'1 have given my body to the strikers, a nd my cheeks to them tha~ pluckedthem: I have not turned away my face from them that rebuked me and

spit upon me.... Give ear to m~, you.that follow that:w.hich. i.siust and you that seek the Lord.' 'Is. 50:6; 51:1 .

Baptized unbelieversBy Father Kevin Harrington

In the past 10 years much at­tention has been given to theparadox of the "baptized un­believer." Many programs havebeen established on the diocesanand parish level to bring thefallen-away Catholic back intothe fold. The word evangeliza­tion has been used by all andunderstood by few. Traditionallyit signified the conversion ofpagans in a missionary context.Now it is use{l to mean a per­sonal conversion leading to a.faith commitment by an unbap­tized or baptized person. Evan­gelization is understood as aprocess during which those out­side the circle of conscious faithare invited to move within thecircle.

The problem of the baptizedunbeliever has been compoundedby neglect of the sacraments asa tool for evangelization. Toomany recipients of the sacra­ments lack concern for the giver,Jesus Christ. Too many cele­brants confer the sacramentswhere there are no tangiblesigns of faith.

Generations of automaticallyadministering the sacramentshave taken a toll on the church.Millions of non-practicing Cath- .olics have gone through the mo­tions of baptizing their babiesand presenting their children for

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Christ Has Died,

Christ Has Risen,

Christ Will Come Again

The passion and death of our Lord are not mere tradi­tions of the church but living realities of faith life. Christ,the head of the church, suffers and is murdered day in andday out in every circumstance of place and time.

His disciples, well aware that they must follow hisbloody path, have once more become the symbol of allthat Passiontide means for the church and her people.

The martyrdom of Archbishop Romero in El Salvador,the assassination of Jesuit Father Luis Espinal in Boliviaand the captivity of the papal nuncio,. Archbishop AngeloAcerbi, in Colombia, forcefully and joltingly proclaim oncemore to all the world that to follow Christ one must beready to die for him as he did for us.

Through the media, the world has seen again the mad­·ness of men reaching out to slaughter their fellows. Thepolitics of the now are so shortsighted and stained with .blood that the implications for tomorrow are impossible toforecast. In their furor to reform· and renew, extremists ofall labels forget that the reality of Christ will never be foundin madness and murder.

the moorin~.4 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of FallRiver-Thurs., April 3, 1980

Oppression never brings relief to those oppressed, per­secution never brings hope to those persecuted and tyrannynever lightened the burden of those who must suffer thetyrant. This indeed is the witness of those who agonize·with the Man of Sorrows.

. It is even more than tragic if the message of suffer­ing that is being written in blood by our brothers and sistersin, other lands is unread in our own country. We have notlived the reality of a suffering and persecuted church forsome time. Consequently, many elements in the Americanchurch have grown 'smug, selfish and sour.

These are the people who should study well and thor­oughly the recent events of church history. Seen in thiscontext, the "do my own thing" religion is indeed a non­entity. People of this mind, who would also have us dis­tinguish between the real church and the so-called institu­tional church are merely casting lots and dividing garmentswithout looking at the cross above. .

The church must realize that there is always the cross,always the crucified Christ. Otherwise, dying to self inorder to rise with Christ is a meaningless concept. TheCatholic man or woman who refuses to look at Christ onGood Friday, yet parades in new garments on Easter Sunday

. is, in the Lord's own words, " a whitened sepulchre filledwith dead men's bones."

As we live these days of sorrow and shock, strugglingto share the grief of the suffering church, let us not shyaway from the realities of martyrdom and suffering. Wemust not become the scoffers and scorners simply becausefor this moment of fleeting time, the pain of El Salvador,Bolivia, and Colombia is not happening in our own land. .Bolivia, and Colombia is not happening in our own land;rather we must join with them in proclaiming that Christhas died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.

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me and gives me a third sureday.

Any way, upon my return, Iturned the key in the new door- with difficulty, because itdoesn't fit right, and the feltstrip they put in keeps the boltfrom turning - with some anti­cipation. But everything was ex­actly as it was when I left.

The explanation was that "theelectrician's daughter fell downthe stairs." It seems that thefamilies of arisans are afflictedwith health problems which im­mobilize the man of the housefor indefinite periods. A friendof mine told me she employed aroofer who scarcely ever roofed.When she called, he would saysimply, "My wife is sick."

They also, ir they do set out,frequently forget some essentialitem, like the right-length wirefor the dishwasher or the right­length screws for the handles ofthe cabinet. They go away fora few days to get over their em­barrassment.

I believe they must be givensome course as apprentices incustomer intimidation. I men­tioned to a plasterer that thewall he had just done was noteven. As a matter of fact, itlooked as though a first-gradeart class had been turned looseon it. He glared at me and said,"It isn't my fault."

You have to get used to theidea the process has about itcertain aspects of the VietnamWar, at least the famous sayingabout a leveled town: "We hadto destroy it in order to save it."

"Our men aren't any worsethan anyone else," one contrac­tor said comfortably. "Theyclean up pretty good." His shoeswere white with plaster dust.

Of course, I am really talkingabout power and powerlessness.If you can't plumb or plaster orstring wires, you are in thehands of people who can. It'stoo late for some of us to go tonight school and learn a usefultrade - or even assertivenesstraining, with particular empha­sis on opening every conversa­tion with a curse, as is recom­mended by certain tradesmenfor dealing with their fellows.

I look at presidential candi­dates with a different eye. Iwatch them promise to humblethe Russians and bring the aya­tollah to heel. I have a new stan­dard: Can he handle a contrac­tor? Could he survive rehabili­tation?

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WASHINGTON - Somepeople think it is better toevacuate if you are havingwork done around the house.Others think you should stllyand try to protect your property.

I have tried both ways in theseveral months since I have been- on good days, that is ­opening my door to strangerswith trowels and pliers. It isn'tas if they are building the pyra­mids, I just want new floors inthe hallway and kitchen and anew dishwasher' and fridge. ButI have to tell you that neithergoing or staying works.

I have been trailing aroundafter presidential candidates whoclaim that every problem has asolution. I don't think even JohnAnderson has an answer to thisvexing question.

If you stay, you can some­times squawk in time to saveyour curtains from extinction asa grim workman with a trowel

, full of plaster advances on them.And you can, as I did recent­

~y, after much hemming-and­hawing, politely ask the plum­ber, as he drills holes in thenew sink which he has placedin the middle of the living-roomcarpet, if he would ever so kind­ly move it to a surface whichwould not be quite so expensiveto clean.

People say you are mad to ex­pose yourself to these harrowingsights. You should clear out andhope for the ·best. Your attitudeshould be that of certain sena­tors toward what the CIA isreally doing - "I don't know,and I don't want to know."

They may be right. But I havetried the absent route, too, andI cannot say anything for it. Thesad truth is, that if you goaway, they go away, too ­which is something they alsodo when you are there. Contrac-

'tors maintain small crews andalways are dispatching them togreener pastures, to more ex­pensive situations, and abandon­ment is always in the air, likeplaster dust. After a. consider­able period of inactivity in thehallway, I mentioned it - atthe fop of my voice - to thecontractor.

"Well, you didn't choose thelight fixt",res," he said.

I went off for three weeks.The contractor told me that Iwould come home to a new kit­chen. I wrote it 'down. I tookto doing that because one ofthe hazards is that after severalexperiences of being told thatsomeone is coming to lay thekitchen floor on Friday whohasn't shown up by Tuesday, youbegin to wonder if you arecracking up.

I often say to the foreman,"Tuesday isn't Friday." He ispleasant and always agrees with

Special Holy Week offeringswill include a Good Friday col­lection for preservation andmaintenance of Holy Landshrines and an Easter collectionfor the Clergy Welfare Fund ofthe diocese. The latter offeringassists in providing for retiredand disabled priests.

REV.

ANDREW M.

GREELEY

ganization that wants no partof empirical research on thefamily. The National Federationof Priest Councils rejected apresentation from the researchteam, as did the University ofNotre Dame, which is sponsor­ing a symposium in preparationfor the Synod - doubtless ongrounds that the research wasnot done by their own fourth­rate sociology department. Curi­ously enough, some of the bish­ops going to the Synod wereonly too happy to attend a pri­vate briefing.

A couple of years ago theNCEA gave me an award formy purported contribution toCatholic education. I've sent itback.

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a sense of family fun. Two par­ishes I know have initiated a re­turn to the family dance.

In both, the dances are im­mensely successful. Old squareand round dances like the waltzquadrille, circle two step, schot­tische, polka and the Virginiareel are joined in by the wholefamily. It's common to see agrandfather dancing with a littlegirl, a mother with a son, andfamilies with other families.Both parishes originally intend­ed to have one family dance but,like all good traditions, some­thing so valuable to parish fami­lies is being continued.

Dancing and laughing togetheris an appropriate way to endthis six part series on familyspirituality. I hope that anynewfound faith experiences inyour family don't end with Lentbut begin with Easter and con­tinue through the whole spring­time. That's what Easter is all'about, after all - a new begin­ning and new hope' for all of usin God's family.

CURRAN

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DOLORES

The truth is blunt and mustbe faced. As of now CCD doesnot work and the CCD elitesought to try to find out whytheir precious plaything hassuch little impact and make seri­ous efforts to improve it. Thereare hints in the data that thebasic CCD failure is attributableto its inability to compare withthe Catholic schools in integra­ting young people into the Cath­<;>lic parochial community.

Recently my colleagues and Icompleted a mammoth researchenterprise for the Knights ofColumbus on young Catholicadults. As part of the project Idid a separate report called"The. Young Catholic Family"(to be published in May byThomas More Press).

There is more impirical infor­mation available about Catholicfamily life and Catholic youngpeople in these two studies thanin all the rest of the existingliterature combined.

Since the upcoming NationalCatholic Educational Associa­tion meeting in New Orleans ison education and the family, wemade our resources available forthat meeting.

,But the CCD staffers at theNCEA blocked our participationon the grounds that we are"against CCD." They hadn't readthe reports, of course (I doubtthat they could understand themif they did), but they know theywouldn't want us around be­cause we wouldn't preachsound doctrine.

The NCEA is not the only or-

In my family today, we enjoya good movie' together. (Myteen's friends ask incredulously,"You went with your parents?And your little brothers?Gross''') One of the most enjoy­able evenings we've shared re­cently was seeing the delightfulmovie, Breaking Away, together.We laughed over the family con·versation, cried over poignanciesand cheered the bicycle race.

Every couple of months, if wecan work it out, we get awayto a borrowed cabin where wehike, show old home movies ofwhen we were a younger family,play cards, and read five goodbooks alone together. (I confesswe confiscated one son's Guin­ness Book of Records to pre­serve our solitude and sanity.Every two minutes, we'd hearsomething like "Did you knowthat the record life span of aroundworm living in somebody'sbody was two years?")

Developing family spiritualityis directly related to developing

hood family, we played cards alot. Nearly every Sunday after­noon, somebody popped a dish­pan of popcorn and brought outthe cards. We laughed, shouted,and fought' our way through"Hea,ts," "I Doubt You" and avariety of other family unifiers.

CCD

I make these observationsbased on repeated empiricalevidence. CCD only rarely hasan impact - a weak effect onMass attendance and a some­what less weak effect when theteacher is a priest or religious.On the other hand, CCD educa­tion seems to impede the re­turn of young people to thechurch who, after their mid­20s, drift away from it. Thosewho attend Catholic schools aremore likely than the average toreturn to the church. Those whoparticipate in CCD instructionare less likely than the averageto return to the church.It may well be, therefore, thatCCD actually does harm to theyoung people who participate init (though not much harm).

I am prepared to concede thatthere may be some exceptionsto this national generalization,exceptions that are too small tomake any impact on the nation­al . sample. But I don't knowwhere these exceptions are, andI don't think it likely the CCDbureaucrats do, either.

If there is one thing I cansay with considerable confi­dence after 20 years of re­search on Catholic educa­tion, it is that the CCD or so­called, "religious education" ap­proach does not remotely sub­stitute for Catholic schools. In­deed, on the national level,CCD appears to be a waste oftime, energy, money and talent.,It ought to be totally re-exam­ined and drastically overhauledor eliminated.

Easter is here. He is risen.Yet again we are remindedthat we are saved. Now, let'sact like it in the family. Let'sbreak out the smiles, the laugh­ter and the good dishes. Let'stake a ride ·in the country andpick wildflowers together, jogin 'the park, or, if we're toocreaking for that, try a familyvolleyball or card game. Itdoesn't m'atter what we do aslong as we enjoy doing it to­gether - parents, grandparents,teens, and toddlers.

What does that have to dowith Easter? Or with familyspirituality? Absolutely every­thing.

Family spirituality begins withthe family bond. It doesn't makeup for it. Sometimes families sayto me, "We aren't getting alongvery well together. Maybe weought to try some family prayer."I never discourage them, butit's rarely the answer to a familywho doesn't like being together.I encourage such families to seeksome activities that will givethem a sense of familiness, abond that will lead them to com­fortable prayer together.

Some families go fishing,others roller skate on bicyclelanes. The Kennedys playedtouch football. In my large child-

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He also taught and served inparishes in Connecticut, Michi­gan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wiscon­sin, Virginia and Washington,D.C.

He has published numerousbooks in English, Ukrainian andGerman.

VATICAN CITY (NC) - PopeJohn Paul II closed the synod ofUkrainian Catholic bishopsMarch 27 by announcing ap­pointment of Archbishop Myro­slav Lubachivsky of ,Philadel­phia, as coadjutor archbishop ofLvov in the Ukraine (SovietUnion).

The appointment means thatthe scholarly Ukrainian-bornA:merican will eventually suc­ceed exiled Cardinal Josip Eil­pyi of' Lvov as spiritual leaderof an estimated 4.3 million Uk­rainian-Rite Catholics aroundthe world.

The synod was convened bythe pope specifically to selecta coadjutor to 88-year-old Car­dinal Slipyi who would auto­matically succeed the cardinalon his death or retirement, thusassuring continuation of theCatholic Ukrainian Rite's cen­tral leadership.

Archbishop Lubachivsky, 65,has lived half his life in theUnited States, but was born andedl:cated in the Ukraine.

Ater his ordination in 1938 hestudied in Austria, Switzerlandand Italy. He was transferred tothe United States in 1947 assecretary to Ukrainian-RiteArchbishop Ambrose Senyshynof Philadelphia and secretary ofthe Ukrainian section of the Na­tional Catholic Welfare Confer­ence.

Fr. Rahneron Fr. Kung

Jesuit theologian, Father KarlRahner, has defended the Vati­can's decision that Father HansKun~ "can no longer be con­sidered a Catholic theologian" or

. teach as one. ."A Catholic theologian remaIns

a Catholic theologian only if inhis own theology he respectsthe line drawn by Rome," saidFather Rahner.

"If I were to come into' seri­ous conflict with the line drawnby-the magisterium (teachingauthority of the church) and ifmy Conscience were to lead meto reject it, then I must acceptthe consequences and say I amno longer Catholic," addedFather Rahner.

A document issued by theVatican's Congregation for theDoctrine of the Faith and datedDec. 15 criticized some ofFather Kung's writings, especi­ally on infallibility and Christ­ology, saying 'he "has departedfrom the integral truth of Cath­olic faith."

Father Rahner's statementsappeared in the Austrian week­ly, Die Furche, and the LondonCatholic Herald.

When he received FatherChoi's letter, Father Fedders ar­ranged for a trustworthy. mes­senger to deliver by way of HongKong some warm clothes and$20 to the impoverished priest.

"Believe it or not," saidFather Fedders, "he actually re­ceived this package."

The Chinese priest's letter waswritten on scrap paper and wasbrought out of China to HongKong by a catechist. From thereit was forwarded to Father Fed­ders in Taiwan.

The letter ended: "The windis stropg, but a swan can besafe . . . The mud is dirty, butthe lotus is still beautiful. Sin-cerely in Christ, Ben," .

in a tentative staff cut of 36, 13in the usec Department of Edu­cation alone.

The bishops' conference nowemploys 365 people.

If the bishops approve one ofthe models at their Chicagomeeting, it will serve as thebasis for detailed budget, pro­grams and staffing arrangementsto be prepared for considerationand final approval at the bish­ops' next meeting in November.

Floating faithWASHINGTON (NC) - Reli­

gion "floats above life" if it isnot experienced .in families,Father John Shea told an audi­ence of 1,300 educators gatheredfor the East Coast Religious Edu­cation Conference in Washing­ton in addressing. the confer-

'ence's theme, "Ministering withFamilies,"

WASH~NGTON (NC) - Thestaff of the U.S. 'bishops' confer­ence could be reduced by 10 to20 percent under several propos­als for budget cuts to be con­sidered by the bishops at theirspring meeting in Chicago.

The proposals are the resultof efforts to avoid another in­crease in the assessment U.S.dioceses pay for support of theNational Conference of_ CatholicBishops and U.S. Catholic Con­ference.

Last year the assessment wasraised 25 percent.

The bishops' .A:dministrativeCommittee has approved trans­mittal to the bishops of five"models" for reducing the bud­get.

The Committee said the modelit prefers is one which wouldcut the bishops' current $14.5million budget by about $857,000, reduce the assessment to9.3 cents per Catholic, and result

Bishops mull budget cuts

"I was sent to St. Paul's uni­versity twice ... from 1956-57and from Aug. 28, 1958, toMarch 12, 1979."

That was Father Choi's way oftelling of his imprisonment. "St.

. Paul spent so much time inprison," explained the Mary­knoll priest.

Father ,Choi acknowledgedthat "St. Paul's university" of­fered "a tough course," but add-'ed that "the boat of Noah keptme healthy." :He said he prayedday and night, substituting threerosaries or the Divine Office.

The Chinese priest said aCatholic family had taken himin, providing him with food anda tiny room.

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'The bamboo leaves did not fall'

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS of service by the St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Georgeparish, Westport, are marked by this plaque, held by Roland J. Thibault, a charter memberand then and now conference vice-president; Honore J.' Vaillancourt, present president;and Andrew J. Moran, also a charter member and treasurer through the years.

April 18Rev. Hugh B. Harrold, 1935,

Pastor, St. Mary, MansfieldRt. Rev. John F. McKeon,

P.R., 1956, Pastor, St. Lawrence,New Bedford

April 19Rev. Msgr. Leo J. Duart, 1975,

Pastor, St. Peter the Apostle,Provincetown -

April 20Rev. Edward F. Coyle, S.S.,

1954, St, Mary Seminary, PacaSt., Baltimore, Maryland

Rev. James -E. O'Reilly, 1970,Pastor Emeritus, Mount Carmel,Seekonk

April 22Rev. James L. Smith, 1910,

Pastor, Sacred Heart, TauntonRev. Thomas F. Fitzgerald,

1954, Pastor, St. Mary, Nan­tucket

CINClNNATI(NC) - "Thewinter was cold but the bambooleaves did not fall."

This sentence in a letter fgromFather Benedict Choi. recentlyset free after more than 2 yearsin a Chinese prison, was theChinese priest's way of sayingthat despite many trials he hadmanaged to survive.

That's how it is interpretedby the recipient of the letter,Maryknoll 'Father Albert Fed­.ders of Covington, Ky., who wasrector of the semin!1ry in Wu­chow, China, where Father Choiwas ordained in 1948.

Father Fedders, who has beenteaching languages to mission­,aries and others in Taiwan, saidhe "wept for sheer joy" wheri helearned that h'is former studentwas aliv~ and apparently well.

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:nurty-four states are neededto meet the constitutional re­quirement that two-thirds of thestates call for such a convention.

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. BOISE, Idaho (NC)-Theef.fort to gather enough states topetition Congress for ~ consti­tutional convention on abortionpassed the halfway point lastmonth when Idaho became the17th state to approve the con­vention call.

"This is the most recent posi­tive prO-life action iIi Idaho andthe result is that it has solidi­fied a lot of pro-life groupsthroughout the state," said HenryKrewer, president of the IdahoRight-to-Life Society. #

The other 16 states whicbhave called for the constitutionalconvention .are Indiana, Louisi­ana, l\1issouri, New Jersey, Ar­kansas, ,Utah, South .Dakota,Rhode Island,· Massachusetts,,Pennsylvania, 'Kentucky, Ne~

bras~a, ,Delaware, Mississippi,Nevada and Tennessee.

Spindle City; and The Anchorwas on hand to I'ec9rd it.

ln the first inning Remy, fullyrecovered from the vexing Ac­hilles' tendon problem whichsidelined him during the 1979~I\ign, jqmped right on Dom­back's first pitch and laced aslicing Shot to left field. BruceBoisclair bI'Qke with the crackof the bat and hauled in Remy~s

liner for an out.During Bomback's very credit­

able five-inning stint, when er­ratic fielding contributed to atwo-run Bosox outburst in thesecond (the only damage besustained), the. aspiring FallRiver hurler faced, the veteranRemy twice more.

Jerry ~ot good wood on Mark'sofferings both times, but wasretired, once on a fly ball' tocenter and once on another flyto Boisclair. ,

While this miniconfrontationwas 'going on, Sox hurler BobStanley was rolling along in astint dUring which he hand-

,cuffed the -Mets. With reliefhelp from hard-firing DickDrago, the --Sox won a 4-2 tilt.Bomback W8$ not involved in.the decision, as it was his own~liever, Pete Falcone, who fell The measure passed the Idahovictim to a two-run homer by . ,Senate by 25-11 in mid-February,budding catcber Muggsy Alenson and was approved by the Idahoto absorb the loss. House by 52-18 March 3.

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Who won the Fail '. Rivershootout? 'Remy got good woodon the ball in his three trips tothe plate against Bomback. How­ever, he was retired eacb time.The Anchor is neutral, althoughwe hope Bomback stic1Q; withthe Mets.Let's call this unprece­dented local showdown adraw. ,

Now ... about those Red Sox. . . Don't underestimate themound corps. Stanley and Den­nis Eckersley wete very im­pressive in outings viewed bythis correspondent. And how

They call' it the GrapefruitLeague, the Citrus Circuit, andanyone attending a pre-seasonbaseball game in the' intimate,folksy surroUndings of that gemof training faCilities, Chain-D-

~s... parlc:m., ;Wi.. n~~. .a....~::-t.:e:n,,flopda.. enjoying. the, frag@lceof nearby orange and grape­fruit groves,' will agree that thenames are welt chosen.

,The Anchor was once again on

hand to assess the potential ofthe 1980 Red Sox through first­hand observation of spring train­ing. More on the auspices forthis year's Bosox later ...

, On Sunday afternoon, March23, the picturesque Stockingballpark, overlooking centralFlorida's gorgeous Lake Lulu,was tbe scent of an unprecden­ted local showdown. The Soxwere matched against the NewYork Mets, who train in nearbySt. Petersburg.

Met mentor Joe Torre gave thestarting assignment to FallRiver's own' Mark Bomback,winningest hurler iiI the minorleagues last season <at Van­couver) and now a distinct poten­tial hurler for the Nati9nalLeague ,eiltry from New York.

Bomback would face the po­tent Red Sox offensive align­ment, with none other than FallRiver's Jerry Remy as leadoffbatter. Incredibly, here in the"bigs," two native F..aII River­ites were facing one another. It

. was a mOlDent without prece­dent in Fall,River athletic his-tory. '

,In a, former time, diminutiveTommY Arruda might just bavemade the' majors. One can en­vision hiDl on the mound, acinga Rqss Gibson or a Tommy Gas­tail. Sueb a cOnfrontation never'occurre<l. The March 23 duelwas the first to emerge in thericb athletic history of the

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~have, ,announced withdrawal' ofpayroll and other accounts fromCitibank, saying that it-is "a.full-fledged financial partner otSouth :African apartheid."

Withdrawing accounts are theNational Council of Churches,the World Council of Cliurchesand the Board of Global Minis­tries of the United MethodistChurch.

In addition five Catholic andseven Protestant groups havepledged to refrain from buyingCitibank bonds, certificates ofdeposit or notes.

The c;atholic groups are theConnecticut .province of the Sis-

,ters of Notre Dame de Namur,the Sisters of Loretto, the Adri­an Dominican Sisters, DOmini­can'Fathers and brothers of theSt. Albert province in Dlinoisand the Sisters of Charity ofNazareth, Ky. .

Announcing withdrawal of hisageney's $4.7 million payroll ac­count from Citibank, the Rev.M. William Howard Jr., presi­dent of the National Council ofChurches, called Citibank "Am­erica's major lender to SouthAfrica.", He said it is "the onlyU.S. bank with branches inSo~th Africa" and that it iscurrently assisting South Mricancorporations which want to in­vest in the U~ited States.

WASHINGTON (NC) - Apriest exiled from Yugoslavia al­most 35 years ago warned thatthe death of Yugoslav PresidentJosip Broz Tito will cause "avery dangerous situation."

''The internal situation will beverr dangerous because of 'theeternal conflict of the Croatsand' the Serbs, the dominant· na­tionalities" in Yugoslavia, saidFather Stephen F. Lackovic, ofOur Lady of Bistrica parish inLackawanna, N.Y.

Yugoslavia was "made artifi­cially and kept together militar­ily," said -Father Lackovic. Hefeels that peace between thenation's constituent nationali­ties will be possible only if eachbecomes, an independent state.

He was secretaJ:y of· the lateCardinal Aloysius Stepinac ofZagree in Croatia until 'July1~5, when he went to Rome onchurch business and was DOtpermitted to re:enter Croatia. '

. 'Fath'er Lackovic desCribedYugoslavia, which consists of sixrepublics and two autonomousprovinces, as "a conglomerationof nationalities" which haveoften fought against onean­other.

'rite, Serbs favor a WutedYugoslavia, which th~y/ bavedominated, he- said, but the Cro­atians would prefer indepen­dence..ae said the Sefbs, Mace­donians .and MontenegriDs are"CulturaPyl closln' to the Russ­ians," while the Croats are"Westerners."

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beautiful places I've ever seen.I would have liked to put on awhite coat and stay there therest of the day. .

"The patients were happy, thenuns were so open and cheerfuland, the place looked 50 beauti­ful, with flowers and coloredsheets on, the beds.'" ,

She .recalled, the experienceagain in a book' published lastyear, "To Live Until We SayGoodbye." There she said thatthe Rose Hawthorne Home wasrun "in the most loving, caringmanne.r that I have ever wit­nessed in this cOJ,lntry.

"It sounded so' remarkable-that I was most skeptical," shesaid, relating that she "sneakedinto one of the rooms and askedthe first woman ,in the first bed,'What is it reaIIY' like here?'

"With a beaming face shelooked at ,me and said, 'There isno better'place on earth to live,'with emphasis on living."

Although the Do.minicansshare the vocation shortage ofmost religious communities,' Sis­ter Christopher said that despitethe community's low pr9file, itnumbers 105' professed sisters,five novices llnd ,two postulants.

Girls often learn of the -com­munity thrpugh magazine arti­cles or through friends or ~ela­tives who 'are patients. Is it hardfor them to adjust to its unus­ually demanding life?

Mother Alphonsa, again in theearly days, answered that ques­tion very simply: "It takes aweek or so, and during' thattime it is trying." '

But she dismissed the "foman­tic notion abroad that our mem­bers are sque~zed of every ounce.of vitality and endurance. Ifpeople would look at our solidand comfortable maidens, itought to clear up such an idea."

In--the past the sisters had no. time off,apart from their dally

recreation period. But in the pastfive Y'~rs the concept of a regu­lar day off has surfaced. Union­leaders would shudder, however.The day comes once a month

. and doesn't begin until 10 or 11a.m., after the patients have h,dmorning care.

"The sick don't take a holi­day," pointed out S.ister Chris­topher. Whereas she likes'tospend her monti:lly' day "curledup in bed with an Agatha Chris­tie mystery," other sisters enjoywindowshopping, picnicking andsightseeing.

Sister Christopher, after sixyears as superior in Fall River,will, according to community.custom, be transferred this sum­mer, probably to New York Cityor Hawthorne, N.Y., the sisters' 'motherhouse. As a generalcO\~ncillor of the congregation,she will thus be nearby for meet­ings and other community busi­ness.

"Burnout" as a phenome'nonaffecting he'alth' care workers instressful llreas such as intensivecare, wards and pediatric cancerunits has been much in the newslately.

In this connection, a visitorasked Sister Christopher if theRose Hawthorne had a psychi­atrist to counsel the sisters whenthe going got rough.

"Yes," she said. "He's on thealtar in the chapeL"

In general, she said, the Pl:l­tients, often without realizing it,support each other. "The ward isa learning environment,"she ex­plained, "with much nonverbalcommunication."

One aspect of such learningwas eloquently expressed by apatient who said, "I used to beafraid to die until I saw howeasy it was for Jim( anotherpatient").

The sunny, cheerful wards al­so provide a social environmentand a sense of security, said Sis­tetChi'lstoPller. "If sOqlethinghappens and no sister is around,a,nother patient will call forhelp."

Although the work of theRose Hawthorne sisters has simi­larities to the hqspice conceptof care for the terminally ill andtheir families, a major differ­ence 'is that the sisters do riotprovide home care. However,they- have lon-g provided informalgrief counseling to families.

People help each other aswell, said Sister Christopher. Itis not unusual for patients'families to intE?ract .and SUpporte~ch other, .she noted; and

. sottle people continue to visitpatients' with whom they havebecome friendly even after theirown family member has died.

"We see many, many:examplesof devoted' spou8e~," she added.

iIn .1973 Dr. Kubler..Rosspaidan unannounced vis.!t to the RoseHawthorne. Two days later $he

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THE FACE. OF LOVE: Sister, Christopher cares for Raymond Albert.There is also an informal net-'

work of voluntary workers.Some are members of parishgroups, meeting regularly tomake the dressings needed inlarge quantities by many cancerpatients, others are retired menand women who assist with suchrecurring and necessary tasksas .' carrying. trays, feedingpatients and washing' dishes. Aspecial service is rendered by abeautician who' styles the hairof women patients.

Then th-ere are, ~veral young .people who show up faithfullyon Friday nights to wash dishes"working with an enthusiasmthat might surprise their motherswhile releasing the sisters for abit of welcome recreation.

"They started doing it as -aeonfirmation service project andjust kept coming," said SisterChristopher.

For the past six years a silentcenter of love at the Rose Haw­thorne lias been Raymond Al­bert" n0vv. 10 years old. Curly­hail'Eld and beautiful but unabteto speak or move si~ce an opera"tion for a' brain tumor at age 3,Raymong is' especially dear tohis· fellow patients and the sis-ters.. .

"People don't· feel 'Sorry forthemselves when they see him,"ob~erved Sister Christopher. "Ifyou didn't look at him with theeyes . of faith, you wouldn't'understand, but he has a role,"she declared, caressing the littleboy.

month as Fall Riv~r superior,there simply was no money tomeet the payroll. - The commun­ity began a novena. "Midwaythrough, it, a man came fromBoston and insisted that we ac­cept a $12,000 grant."

On another occasion, she re­lated, "We were very low onfunds and an ordinary-lookingman came visiting. As he left, 'hesaid, 'Are you allowed to takemoney?' I said, 'It's my favoriteindoor sport,' and he handed mea cheqk for $600.

"!twaS e)tactl~(What'''e nl:ieti~'ed. All I could' say was 'Would .you believe YO.u'rean answer toa maiden's prayer?' and then Iburst out crying right in frontof him.

"God's cute, you know," sheconfided. "If we need money,'we ~t it. He doesn't overly en-.dow us but we always have what

'we need."The concern of providence can

also be" very symbolic. "Ourbiggest food donations are loavesand fishes," said Sister Christo- .pher, "about 30 pounds of fisha week and all the bread wecan use, both from area mark-.ets."

'And, again in its' quiet way.the Rose Hawthorne has reach­ed'deep into the community. At .Christmas a cornucopia of offer­ings spills upon' patients andsisters and through the year ser­vice and religious organizationshold programs to benefit thehome.

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That ironclad rule was / setdown il) 189.6, in the congrega­tion's very beginning by itsfoundress, known in religion asMother Alphonsa put to theworld as Rose Hawthorne La­throp, 'convert daughter of au-'thor Nathaniel Hawthorne.

It and another inflexible ruleare explained by Katherine, Bur­ton in "So~row Built a Bridge,"a biography of Mother Alphan­sa: '·"(she) would :'have no exe

perimenting on the incurables inher care . . . There was to beno aversion shown toward eventhe most diseased patient. Therewas to be no wearing of rubbergloves to show disquiet or fearof the patients. '

"No money was to be re­ceived from relatives Qr friendsof the patients. 'These things,'she declared, 'shall be anathe­ma.....

.The rule, however, does not 'prohibit accepting contribuflonsfrom other sourCes. 'In the eariydays of the community, the sis­ters recall, Mother Alphonsa,who had a goodly share of herfather's literary ability, becamefamous for her gracefully· writ­ten appeals, published in theLetters to the Editor column ofthe New York· Times.

'Bypassing the written - word,Sister· Christopher neverthelessis in the same' tradition. Shesaid that in 1972, in her second

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reply. "Eddie, that's what it's allabout," she added. "It's whatwe're all waitin~ ,for."

."The biggest thing we giveoqr patients is our Christianviewpoint," said Sister Cllristo­pher, who bas been superior ofthe seven-member Fall Rivercommunity of the Dominican Sis­ters of St. Rose of Lima' since1972.

Person'ally; she has somethhlgelse' to give. Five years ago shediscovered she had breast' can­cer. She was successfully opera­ted on one month after the deathof a sister, also of cancer. Hermother too died of the diseas~.

She has, therefore, wellspringsof compassion and empathy for'her patients. .

A long, low building set on ahilltop in· the southern end ofFall River and'posses$ing a mag­nificent view of Mount HopeBay, the Rose Hawthorne, ,as it

..------------------------..1is usually called, has cared for

WHY SHOP thousands of New England can-FOR, cer victims. Yet the institution

described by Dr. Elisabeth Kub-.,:rRAVE L? ler-Ross, world-famed psychiat- 'ri~t and authority on the dying

.process, as "one of the 'mostbeautiful places I've ever seen,"is relatively little ~nown. .,

"If I go QJ.It, to ta1k about thework, I can't be home doing it,"is Sister Christopher's simple ex­planation for the home's low pro­file..,By their rule, the seven sistersmust themselves give around theclock care to their pati~nts, us­ually numbering about 14 worn·en and i5 men. It leaves iittletime for public relations, especi­ally since several ot the sistersare themselves in poor health."It's the sick poor caring for thesick poor," chuckled Sister.Christopher.

There are but, two requirements, for entrance to the Rose Haw­

thorne or the other homes oper­ated by the sisters in New York,Atlanta, Philadelphia, St. Pauland Cleveland: incurable cancerand inability to pay for care.

The homes are supported en­tirely by donations. The sisters

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an infants· offers very few an- velop well along intellectual, so~swers about what experiences,' ciar and emotional li~s. "produce long-term ".rects and What does all this mean forunder which circumstances these you and others contemplatingeffects occur. There are sO-.many, adoption' or foster, care?- Fromvariables in human life that we what we know now we can say:must be cautious about absolute 1. Nothing has been foundstatements. that is fiXed forever or lost for-

Some of the more positive ever due to mother-child, bond­findings from infant research ing in the first few hours orare these: days;

There are many positive and 2. Infants are resilient; gOOdgood ways fer adults to relate relationsmps can be bUilt into infants. Studies show that many ways;mOithe~ spend more' time.,~- 3. An infant born into a diffi­ing ~ables ~d fathers more. tune cult 'situation or a, deprivedpla~~g w~th them. Anoth~r background is not therebY s~poSItive WIth. ~hem. Another red hopelessly for life; shortseem.to be. reSihent. Ea~ new, stresses apparently can ,beexpenence IS an OpportUDlty for handled even by an infant·a new beginning. For, example," . "if the baby is very fussy and . 4. Whe~~r yo~ begm mo~er­colicky, the' mother :g:lay feel ~ng by gIV10g bIrth, by adopt­that the feeding experience does IJ!g a ne~born o.r by p.aren~ng ,not go well. However, playing, a toddler,. the smgle most un­holding and bathing are also portaht .tm,ng you can d~ formeans of relating and they may your ch~d.s development.I:' .tobe going very well. be a senSItive moth~r. Sensltl",lty

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A. Infancy is a fascinatingand popu~ar topic. While muchresearch is' going on,' few~ defin­ite answers can be given aboutbabies. After all, it is difficultto communicafe with them. Theycannot report in words whatthey are thinking and feeling.MoreoVer, babies grow andchange so rapidly that we can·not make general statementsabout them.

Researchers have found thatwhen mothers are not druggedat birth, ,and consequently areawake and aware of the experi­ence, they frequently form adramatic .attachrilent, experi­encing ~ "falling in love" withtheir infants. Both mother QJldbaby want to be together; theyexperience peace and tranquilitywhen together and unease andunrest when separated even forbrief periOds. The' popular termfor this experience is bonding.SOme researchers have correla­ted ~ positiv~ bonding experi­ence with a good mother-child

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Every page' of every magazineannounces winter is over and thevoice of the tu,ttle will be heard 'in the land. One needs only towalk through the garden tokl)oW that spring is coming.Shoots are appearing every­where and I'm sure within aweek the early daffodils will un­fold.

·1 rejoice each year that Godplanned Easter and spring tocoincide, with new life burstingforth right at the moment whenWinter's despair seems unend-ing. ..On~ of the~st cookbooks I

have ever come across wasbrought from Boston by mydaughter. It's The Seasonal- Kit­chen, A Return. toFres,h Foodsby Perla Meyers, pubIlshed byVintage Books. The section onspring foods makes one yearnto get into the kitchen and pre­pare all the lovely spring recipes:aspara~us chantiily, asparagusin lemon and herb sauce, veal inbasil sauce, spring zucchini sal­ad, to mention only a few of thedelightful recipes using 'thefreshest foods 8vaiblble.

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The Sisters of the SacredHearts, recently moved fromtheir ·Fairhaven convent to a newhome at 491 Hood Street, willhold an open house from 2 to 8p.m. daily from Easter Sundaythrough Sunday, April 13.. Allare welcome.

The sisters are happy to re­ceive requests for intercessoryprayer at any time.DOMINICAN THIRD ORDER,FALL RIVER

Dominican Third Order mem­bers 'will meet at 7:30 p.m. Fri­day, April 11 at Rose HawthorneLathrop Home, 1600 Bay Street,Fall River.

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Grade 2 children will attenda penance service at 2 p.m. Sun­day, April 13.

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Altar boys will rehearse at3:30 p.m. today and tomorrowand at 9 a.m. Saturday.

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Altar boys will practice to­day, tomorrow and Saturday at3:30 p.m.

Final CCD classes for grades1 and 2 will be held Saturday.Parents are invited to attend aclosing celebration at 11:15 a.m.in the social room.

Sister Thomas More, OP,associate administrator of St.Anne's Hospital, Fall River, willspeak at a mother-daughtercommunion breakfast following11:30 a.m. Mass Sunday, April20.

Parishioners loseWASHINGTON (NC) - The

Supreme Court has blocked ef­forts by a group of ChicagoCatholics to obtain a court in­junction that would have stop­ped Cardinal John Cody of Chic­ago from closing their parish.The court, in a decision reachedwithout comment, refused to re­view a lower court ruling whichmaintained that the dispute be­tween Cardinal Cody andmem­bers of Sacred Heart Parish inChicago was essentially a reli­gious matter in which civilcourts have no juirisdiction.

JOHN HAFFERT, U.S. layleader of the Blue Army ofOur Lady of Fatima and theonly American vvho hasspoken to Sister Lucia, solesurvivor of the Fatima child­ren, vvill discuss the messageof Fatima on the SharonKing shovv, Channel 4, Bos­ton, at 12:30 p.m. tomorrovv.

The author of 10 books,some of vvhich have soldover a million copies, Haffertand the Blue Army havebeen named by Russiansources as one of three rea­sons vvhy Communism hasnot as yet dominated thevvorld.

FATHER EDMUND J.FITZGERALD has been ap­pointed moderator of the Di­ocesan Council of CatholicNurses. He succeeds Msgr.Robert L. Stanton, pastor ofSt. Patrick's parish, Somer­set.

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Vatican spokesman has deniedan Italian newspaper's storythat the Vatican will order.priests to wear cassocks in pub­lic and will ban women from be­ing lectors.

The March Corriere DelIaSera, of Milan alIeged that theorders would be contained insoon-to-be published documentsby the Vatican's Congregationfor the Clergy.

No such documents exist, saidFather Pierfranco Pastore, as­sistant director' of the VaticanPress Office.

Several days earlier, a biogra­pher of Pope John Paul II told apress conference that the pope'ssecretary had denied the story.

The story is an "invente<irumor," said Father MieczyslawMalinski, Polish author of thebook, "The Roots of Papa Woj­tyla."

La Stampa, daily of Turin,Italy, said a clergy congregationdocument urging clergy to weardecorous attire is in preparation.·But it said the document wouldonly repeat what the pope al­ready said - 9tat priests andreligious should wear distinctive,.recognizable garb.

image is a skull and crossbonf,l's.The cross looks like it may havecome from a rosary; it alsolooks very old.

Do you know anything aboutthis kind of er09S? (Alberta,Canada)

A. I'd have no way of know­ing how ancient or how valuableyour crucifix is.

The design on the cross is,however, not unusual. Particu­larly in the past, it was not un­common to place a skulI andcross bones - the symbol ofdeath - at the bottom of cru­cifixes.

The explanation for this sym­bolism seems to be twofold.First, it is a sign of the victoryof Jesus over death by his owndeath and resurrection.

Another explanation resultsfrom the tradition, still preva­lent in much of the Middle East,that the cross of Jesus wasplaced over the burial place ofAdam. Thus, the crucifix withthe skulI and crossbones wouldecho the remark of St. Paul that,as through the first Adam deathentered into the world, lifecomes through the second Adam,Christ.

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

uestion cornerBy Father John Dietzen

Q. As a parish priest I seeconflicting practices concerningCommunion under both species.rve seen the chalice left on thealtar; each person came, pickedup the chalice and drank fromit. At other times Communionmfnisters have given the chal­ice to the people.

Do you know if both of thesepractices are correct? What isthe rule? (Pennsylvania)

A. The chalice should neverbe left on the altar for each in­dividual communicant to pick upand drink. The theology and en­tire symbolism of the Commun­ion rite require that the Euchar­ist be "ministered" to the in­dividual communicants.

!Regulations on giving Com­munion are clear on this. It isno more correct to receive Com­munion from the chalice thisway than it would be to receivethe Bread by just picking it upfrom the ciborium on the altar.

The Church is so conscious ofthe need for ministering the Eu­charist that it provides an emer­gency procedure when notenough ministers are present ata particular Mass. When suffici­ent Eucharistic ministers arelacking for some reason, thepriest may "appoint a suitableperson who in case of genuinenecessity would distribute Com­munion for a specific occasion."("Immensae Caritatis," 1973 in­struction of the Sacred Congre­gation for Divine Worship) Abrief commissioning ceremonyfor that particular situation isgiven in the same document.

J:ust as the minister of thehost holds the host and says,"The Body of Christ," the min­ister of the chalice presents thecup to the communicant andsays, "The Blood of Christ." Thecommunicant answers "Amen."

Q. Considering the increasingcosts of funerals and cemeteryplots, why doesn't the Churchallow cremation? H not crema­tion, how about willing ooe'sbody to science? (California)

A. I thought nearly alI Cath­olics would know by now thatthe Church does alIow crema­tion. The former prohibition ofcremation was based on theteachings of some enemies ofChristianity that cremation wasa way to demonstrate a person'srejection of the belief in the res­urrection and life after death.

The likelihood of this beinga reason for cremation is so re­mote today that the Church haslifted its prohibition, assuming,of course, that there is no suchintention.

It is also perfectly permiss­able to will one's body for sci­entific purposes if one wishesto do so. . VATICAN CITY (NC) _ The

I have wntten before, how- ---Vatican has raised its gasolineever, at. g!~ater length about the prices to the equivalent of $2responslblhty we have to con- a galIon for super and $1.70 forsider the: feeli~gs of our f!i~nds regular.and relatIves 10 these deCISions. But Vatican employees still

Q. Recently we were digging have a great advantage overunder our new home and dis- other Italian gasoline buyers,lovered a crucifix. The image of who pay $3.30 a galIon forChrist is on it, but under this super and $3.20 for regular.

12 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., April 3, 1980

Can you be whole again?

suits at anyone who delays theirtakeoff from the parking lot byas much as five seconds.

James singles out some reallydown-to-earth specifics andleaves no room for self-delusion:"If a man who does not controlhis tongue imagines that he isdevout, he is self-deceived; hisworship is pointless. Lookingafter orphans and widows intheir distress and keeping one­self unspotted by the worldmake for. true worship withoutstain before our God and Father"(James 1,26-27).

Our hearts go out to a wom­an who loses a beloved husbandand is left with anxious concernfor her children and herself. Theparish family rallies round withgenuine concern, comfort andmore food than can possibly beconsumed on anyone occasion.But a week after the funeral,who remembers, who cares? Sheis still desolate, alone, anxiousand who remembers?

The parish family may well beher only family. Will it remem­ber the words of St. Paul re­minding it that we are membersof each other in the body ofChrist? Will it remember its sis­ter in Christ? Or will short mem­ories rob it of spiritual insightand leave her to her loneliness,her hurt, her gnawing anxiety?

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group for the widowed. An in­vitation to join a family Sundayafternoon picnic would also bewelcome.

A man who has lost his wifeoften finds shopping for schoolclothes difficult. The friend whooffers to help can turn a dread­ed task into an enjoyable one.

And why is it that coupleswho were friends stop visiting?Saturday evenings can be verylonely times for widows andwidowers. Thoughtful coupleswill keep the friendship alive.

A parish can reach out by en­Turn to Page Thirteen'

By Janaan Manternach

The caravan was moving slow­ly across the desert. Jacob andRachel, with relatives andfriends, were hoping to reachthe town of Ephrath before even­ing. Rachel was pregnant. Theyall knew she would have herbaby that day.

As the shadows began tolengthen, Rachel felt sharp pains.The caravan was still a longdistance from Ephrath. It soonbecame clear that there was nolonger time to reach the town.Jacob stopped the caravan andquickly put up a tent. He placedRachel on soft straw. He wasworried. He could see that shewas in great pain.

By evening it was almost morethan she could bear. She sensedthat she was dying.

During the ev!'!ping, in theTurn to Page Thirteen

By Father John J. Castelot

"A man who listens to God'sword but does not put it intopractice is like a man who looksinto a mirror at the place he wasborn with: he looks at himself,then goes off and promptly for­gets what he looks like. There is,on the other hand, the man whopeers into freedom's ideal lawand abides by it. He is no for­getful listener, but one whocarries out the law in practice"(James 1, 23-25).

These words of James, leaderof the Christian community atJerusalem, point up a dangeroushuman failing: a short memory.If a person all too quickly for­gets the agony of a hangoveror his remorse after being un­kind or dishonest, the chancesare good that before long hewill be once more drinking toexcess or hurting people he lovesor cheating at work. One whoforgets his behavoral history is'doomed to repeat its tragedies.

. A short memory can wreakhavoc in our own personallives; it can do the same in ourrelations with others. It is dis­tressing to see a congregationunited as a community of lovearound the Sunday Eucharistand then, when they are invitedto "go in peace," mouthing in-

After the funeral

Practicing God~s word

By Cecelia M. Bennett

Imagine that your spouse hasdied, you have three youngchildren to raise alone. You ex­perience being single again, butthere is a big difference. Thedifference is that you have be­come accustomed to sharingyour life, your bed, your joys,sorrows, achievements with oneyou love.

Being alone is frightening. Youfeel angry, frustrated, confusedand lonely.

These feelings hang on. If onlythere were people to whom youcould turn, people who under­stand and listen and move withyou through the confusion andfrustration.

Our opportunities for thesekinds of encounters are not inperforming extraordinary acts,but in simply doing the ord.inarythings. We, as members of par­ish communities, can be presentto families that have experiencedthe death of a spouse, not justat the funeral, but for weeks,months, even years later.

We can visit, listen, under:stand, comfort. Often, thismeans doing something withoutwaiting to be asked: carpoolingchildren; shopping together; ifnecessary, helping the persondevelop new skills such as cook­ing or keeping household fin­ances.

How welcome the neighborwho would give the children aride to school in the morning orwho would be there in the after­noon when they come home.

And how nice if a friend baby­sat on a Friday evening, lettingyou just relax or perhaps attenda meeting. of the parish support

Church must help"It is true that the church

must uphold Christ's teaching onmarriage. At the same time, shemust help people who are inpain, who have suffered frombroken homes - and she mustabove all embrace theth withthe love of Christ." - Arch­bishop Peter L. Gerety

I was lucky. Faith supportedme and financial need kept meso busy that I didn't have timeto think of myself. In addition,I was concerned about my twoyoung sons. Everyone's fatheris unusual. 'But he was unique.And theirs was an unusual re­lationship.

Ten years before when Paulwas three and Charlie just yearold, all three were stricken withpolio. After five years recupera­ting, they recovered to a degree,the boys more than Pete, whoadvanced from a wheelchair andcrutches to a cane. Peopl~ ask,"Wasn't it awful?"

Of course it was awful - forthe ego of a young, brilliantman to lose the ability to sup­port his family, awful wonderingif his sons would ever walk. Yetthe compensations were far moreimportant.

Because of an illness the boyshad the unique opportunity ofspending 10 years of their liveswith the undivided attention oftheir father. The polio crippledhis legs, so' touch football wasout. But fishing was in. So wasreading. The body was damaged,but not the spirit.

Their ideals and prevailinggood humor were forged by lovein imitation of the father. Theyswam together, learned to walktogether, and read the New YorkTimes together '(a real feat fora five-year-old). And the talestheir father wove during story­telling hour will some day beshared by theatergoers as theyoung son - turned - playwrightdraws on them or unlimitedstory lines.

This relationship was shatter­ed by death. The sudden loss oftheir father was traumatic. Evenin my own grief, my heart wentout to them. Theirs was thegreater loss. So this additionalneed - to help ease their painand support them in the adjust­ment they would have to makeif they were to be whole againwas my third blessing. In help­ing them, I helped myself.

A PERSONAL VIEW

By Doris Revere Peters

I lost my husband when ourtwo boys were small, I havebuilt a satisfying life. It didn'thappen quickly, but it did comeabout. ,

The proliferation of "how to"books (even one on "How to Bea Widow") would make onethink that all that is necessaryis a clever book and tl'le abilityto read. It's not that simple.Neither is the abundant advicefrom relatives and friends.

However, some of the oldcliches still make sense. For in­stance, keeping busy makessense. And the often trite "keepyour faithg is sound. Eventhrough grief and loneliness, Isensed that it would all workout. I realize now that I wasrelying on the Lord.

For me keeping busy' waseasy, but I know this is not soeasy for those whose childrenare grown and who are finan­cially secure. I hatl to keep busyto survive financially; and I'mafraid my colleagues wereshocked when I appeared at theoffice the day after the funeral.I had to go somewhere, I hadto do something.

I didn't have a lot of time tothink about myself. In '1959, Ihad begun a weekly teen advicecolumn for the diocesan presscalled 'Dear Doris.' It's still go­ing strong and' I enjoy writingit as much as I did in the begin­ning. I also work with the Na­tional Multiple Sclerosis Societypromoting its popular MS READ­a-thon."

Doris kept steering our con­versation away from herself, noton purpose, but because her in­terests lie much more with otherpeople. ShE!' is, indeed, a happywoman. She had to rebuild herlife when death claimed her be­loved Maurice, but she held thekey that unlocked the door tolife without hitn. That key couldwell be called "concern for thosewho depend upon me."

Today her sons' are successfulmen. Doris works, visits themand applauds their accomplish­ments. Her own ambition is towrite a book on spirituality. "Allmy life I've had responsibilityfor someone," she said. "Now I'mfree for a deeper spiritual life.Ten years ago I discovered theFocolare Movement and it gaveme strength to live what I be­lieve, my life centered in Christ."

know your faIth1

A FRIEND'S VIEW

By Father John Barrett, S.J.

We sat in a cafe in tomb-likeEast Berlin, tired after the longwait at the border check-pointand the sombre walk betweenthe barbed wire walls separatingus from living West Berlin.

Over a refreshing cup, I stud­ied Doris Revere Peters, smartlydressed, medium height, slim,blue-green eyes, traces of greyin her wavy brown hair. Yearsbefore we had met in New York,again in Rome, Paris, Dussel­dorf, and now in Berlin, at anInternational Catholic PressUnion meeting. This woman wasa competent professional journ­alist. ~ut who was she, really?

"Well, before all else, I am awidow ... and a mother," shelaughed. "I have a busy life, andtwo marvelous sons."

As we talked, I learned thatshe was a New Yorker. She hadmet her future husband, Mau­rice Peters, in Salt Lake City,'where he was area director ofthe Ford Motor Company. Theywere married in Salt Lake'smagnificent Cathedral of theMadeleine.

It was a happy marriage,blessed with two sons. The fu­ture looked bright until the daypolio struck Maurice and theirboys. Only a year later, Salkmade his great discovery. Para­lyzed from the waist down thefather was told he would neverwalk again, to which he replied,"The hell I won't." Therapy didenable him to walk again andthe boys recovered well. But for10 years, the father and sonswere together while Dorisworked. "But it was a blessingin disguise," she says now, "his

. influence was so great, his charm- , so infectious, that he left his in­

delible mark upon them."But Maurice died suddenly of

an embolism in 1962.Doris said that losing him

crushed her. But she realizedthe boys' loss was unusuallysevere. Seldom do children havethe privilege of their father'scompany as much as had hersons.

"The last thing Maurice wouldhave wanted us to do wouldhave been to suspend our lives.He would have expected us togo about the business of living.

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news and on human, cultural andphilosophical issues.

During the rule of Mao Tse­tung, there was no way to knowwhether the transmissions werebeing received in China, FatherTucci said.

Now Vatican Radio will be­gin transmitting a weekly Chin­ese-language Mass to China.

Father Tucci also said Vati­can Radio transmissions to twoEastern European countries areblocked at times by governmenta~thorities. He refused to namethe countries.

In one of the countries, headded, the interference occurswhen "we switch from religiousprogramming to talking abouthuman rights."

death lasted a long time. He de­cided to return to his fatherIsaac's home at Hebron. That iswhere his grandparents had alsolived. Jacob never married again.He treasured the memory of Ra­chel all the rest of his life.

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couraging formation of a sup­port group for the widowed. Itcan encourage participation ofsingles in parish activities. Or­ganizations can reach out towidowed members' by encourag­ing them to participate. A sim­ple phone call inviting them toattend a function or offeringthem a ride so they do not haveto come alone can make themfeel wanted.

A 'parish can develop a youthministry sensitive to the needsof young people who have losta parent. Liturgies and homiliesthat celebrate the family life inits differenl forms can encour­age the widowed parent andfamily. A parish might sponsorprograms on death and dyingto acquaint tthe community withways of ministry to the griev­ing.

VATICAN CITY (NC) - Forthe first time in more than 30years, Vatican Radio has beenreceiving letters from China.

Jesuit Father Roberto Tucci,director of Vatican Radio, tolda recent press conference thatthe letters began arriving last'year and now average 30 to 40a month.

Most are from young peoplewho have no knowledge of theCatholic Church and who wishto obtain information, he added.

For many years, aneight-mem­ber staff headed by FatherJoseph Smith, professor of miss­iology at the 'Pontifical Gregor­ian University, has been prepar­ing and broadcasting a dailyhalf-hour program for China.Emphasis has been on world

After the funeral - what?

Continued from page twelvetent beside the road in the des­ert, Rachel's baby was born."You have a son," the nursewhispered. A smile crossed Ra­chel's lips. She was hardlybreathing. With one last breathshe whispered a boy's name,Benoni, and she died.

Jacob could not believe it; Allnight he wept. He loved Rachelmore than anything. Now shewas dead.

Jacob's eyes were still red asthe sun rose over the desert. Hepoured dust over his head. Hewould not eat or drink anything,so great was his sorrow overRachel's death..

He could think of nothing butRachel. He remembered how hehad worked 14 years withoutpay to be able to marry her. Heremembered the long years whenthey could not have any child-ren. .

Jacob could not bear to callhis new son Benoni. The namecarried with it the memory ofRachel's last hours of pain. Sohe changed the baby's name toBenjamin. It was a name heknew Rachel would like. It wouldremind ·him of her strength andbeauty.

Jacob's sadness over Rachel's

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A Verdade E A VidaDirigida pelo Rev. Edmond Rego

Celebramos domingo 0 acontecimen­to pascal de Jesus e queremos captaro que isso significa para 0 nosso mun­do em que a morte continua a pairarcomo espectro amea9ador, quer ela pro­ceda da curruP9ao e desgate dos orga­nismos, que venha ela imposta do ex­terior assassinio.

Jesus viveu a vida humana, es­pecialmente as suas limita90es, naoescapando a propria morte. Mas os tex­tos inculcam com igual vigor que Je­sus tambem ressuscitou, isto e, vol­tou a vida, a plenitude da vida naqual 0 Pai 0 reintegrou. Sem esta con­clusao, 0 intinerario de Jesus teriasido, em grande parte, urn fracasso.Ficaria na historia como qualquer ou­tro grande homem, exemplar pela coer­encia transparente da vida, mas naosalvador de todos os homens.

o misterio pascal com 0 seu duplopolo, morte e ressurrei9ao, diz aoshomens que, apesar da morte, eles es­tao chamados por Deus a vida. 0 real­ismo impoe-nos como inelutavel a nos­sa condi9ao mortal. Mas a fe diz-nosque urn homem, Jesus Cristo, goza daplenitude da vida como primicias dosressuscitados. Isto quer dizer que asorte que ja e realidade em Jesus ca­be-nos igualmente a nos, porque titu­lares da mesma esperan9a, por dom mi­sericordioso d'Aquele que e a fonteda vida.

Importante para Jesus, a Sua Res­surrei9ao e garantia da vitoria alcan­9ada sobre a morte, vitoria que nospartilharemos, se vivermos e morrer­mos com Ele.

A Igreja apostolica soube captaro que isto encerrava de boa-novo li­bertadora para todos quantos experi­mentam a opressao da morte. Jesus li­bertou-nos da morte, n~o escapando aela ou rejeitando a condi9ao mortal,mas atestando pela sua nova situa9aode ressuscitado que, para alem damorte, ha vida, existe a vida.

A historia dos povos conhece ge­nerosidades invulgares que se votarama uma causa ate a morte. A historiarecente assinala exemplos de pessoasde tal maneira identificadas com 0projecto empreendido, que nao paramnem hesitam perante a morte; aceitamtarefas que desaguam com frequenciano sacrificio pessoal. E alguns fa­zem-no sem professar qualquer cren9ana' sobrevivencia para alem da morte.

A certeza crista numa felicidadealem tumulo foi, por vezes, invoca­da como tranquilizante e adormecedorface as urgencias da vida presentee~ uma errada utiliza9ao da esperan9a.Essa fe numa vida que esta para virem vez de calmar, devia precipitar­nos para as transforma90es que se im­poem para que a nossa existencia hu­mana se pudesse chamar cada vez maisvida. De resto, nunca se viu uma metafinal que nao fosse precedida por ou­tras intermedias que para la encamin­ham. 0 nosso empenho devia ser total.

o unico Jesus que existe e 0 res­suscitado e nao ha outro.

Je~us Ressuscitou

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Cig~rettes -By Cecilia Belanger

According to latest reportsabout 4,0000 teen-agers are tak­ing up cigarette smoking daily,while on the college level therehas been a decline. The Depart­ment of Health, Education andWelfare says:

- If teen-agers smoke a packa day, they have one chance in20 of developing lung cancer.

- They have six chances in10 of suffering a heart attack.

- They have one chance in 20of d,eveloping chronic bronchitisor emphysema.

- The life expectancy of thepack-a-day boy is 65: two packsreduce life expectancy to 62.For girls the corresponding lifeexpectancies are 72 and 70. (Anon-smoking 16-year-old, boycan expect to live 71 years, anon-smoking girl 78 years.)

Cardiologist Russell Luepkerand social psychologist C. An­derson Johnson say that teen­agers labor under the assump­tion that they will live forever.Therefori! warnings that smokingcan cause cancer and shortenedlifespans don't frighten them.

What influences teens tosmoke, they believe, is the fearof being thought "uncool" ifthey don't. So they have pre­pared a series of ads turning thetables, depicting smoking as"uncool," and are hopeful thatthey will influence ,youngsters.

Around the country the bigsurprise has been that cigar­ette smoking is declining atmany colleges, even as it in­creases in high schools.

For example, Princeton re­ports that only seven percent ofits 4,500 undergraduates smoke,down from 45 percent about nineyears ago. At the University ofMinnesota 20 percent of thefreshmen smoke, compared with34 percent a decade ago. Harvardsays only five percent of itsfreshmen smoke, down from 22percent in 1960.

Some of the reasons: studentssay they can't light up withoutthinking about the noxious taste,lung cancer and wasted money.The older the student, the moreaware he becomes.

Social attitudes toward smok­ing have changed. Says one stu­dent, "Four years ago, if you litup at a "(liriner table with fourother people, you wouldn't gethassled. Today, three out of fourstart coughing and complaining.Some college students say thatwith maturity they have quitsmoking. One puts it this way:"I used to think that holding acigarette gave the impressionthat I was more mature, especi­ally at parties. I don't think thatanymore."

Approaching adulthood alsoforced Anne H of Radcliffe toquit. "iI'm going to get marriedsoon," she said, "and I feelguilty about smoking. I don'teven want to let little childrensee me."

But on the high school levelpeer pressure still prevails. Andso does the example of parentswho smoke.

Questions may be sent toCecilia BelaDger c/o The An­chor, P.O. Box 7F Fall River,Mass. 02722.

WHAT CAN JESUS' deathand resurrection reveal aboutour own lives?

If we Stop with Holy Week'soutward events, we are con­fused. But if we look beyondthese events, a deeper truthemerges. Jesus invites us to sharea deeper mystery.

As we walk with him duringHoly Week, do we recognize inhis suffering many of our own.trials? Sometimes the nails ofloneliness, rejection and mis­understanding are driven deep­ly into our spirit. Why does lifehold this pain and brokenness?Are emptiness and hurt our realdestiny?

Jesus faces these same ques­tions, yet he continues his jour­ney. Without answers to all hiswhys, he makes the ultimateact of faith and surrenders hislife.

As we walk through our owntimes of brokenness, we too arechallenged to have trust. Canwe remember how we have beentaken car~ of in the past andsummon confidence to face thefuture?

Holy Week asks us to bepeople of faith. Mystery sur­rounds our lives and our God isthe God of the unexpected. Whenwe seem lost, we can still befound. Even as we enCBunter'the uncertainty of death, wewalk with Jesus into resurrec­tion.

OCUIon youth

By {:harlie Martin

LOOK BEYOND

Look beyond the bread you eat

See your Savior and your Lord

Look beyond the cup you drink

,See his love poured out .as blood

Give us a sign that we migllt believe in you

Our fathers brought us manna from the sky

I am the bread which from the heavens came

He who eats this bread wiil never die

The bread I give you will be my very flesh

My blood wiil 'truly be your drink

ThIs man speaks harshly.

Who can listen to his word?

We shall no longer follow him

You, my disciples, will you also leave

Lord, to whom can we go?

Written by Darryl Ducote, sung by The Dameans, (c) 1980

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CAMP FIRE" GIRLS Michelle Dionne, Jeanne Pytel, Marianne Rego and Jessica Rochaof St. Michael and St. Mathieu's parishes, Fall River, receive "I Live My Faith" medalsfrom Father John Perry in ceremonies at Bishop Stang High School chapel, North Dart­mouth, held in conjunction with television Mass marking the 50th an~iversary of the CampFire organization. The medals recognize completion of a program to mcrease awareness ofthe place of God in daily life. (Rosa Photo)

THE ANCHOR-Thurs., April 3, 198014

Bishop FeehanFeehan High in Attleboro has

been evaluated for reaccredita­tion by the New England Asso­ciation of Colleges. and Secon­dary Schools. Preparation for theevaluation began a year ago,said school officials, with everyfaculty member named to com·mittees preparing self-study re­ports.

Finally a booklet summariz­ing all findings w:as prepared forsubmission to the nine-memberevaluation team, which visitedFeehan for three days lastmonth.

The team will report to theNew England Association, wichwill make the reaccreditation de­cision. Feehan's first accredita­tion was for a 10-year period,the highest recognition given bythe association; and it is hopedthat this achievement will be re­peated.

Sister Mary Faith, Feehanprincipal, explained that accredi­tation is important to the accep­tance of students by collegesand universities and that it at­tests to a school's own stan­dards.

Sister Mary Faith, in express­ing her confidence that Feehanwill be reaccredited, declared:"The faculty are dedicated andconcerned about the educationand the total atmosphere at Fee­han. They have ~n interest inthe welfare of each student, andthis interest comes across toanyone visiting Feehan."

She noted that enrollment hasincreased yearly since 1972, andthat Feehan will be at its cap­acity of 950 students this Sep­tember, for the first time beingforced to turn away applicants.

The student council announcesthat any money raised over the$500 goal for its Lenten RiceBowl project will be channeledto aid for the Azores. .

Cheerleaders at the Tauntonhigh won third place in a con­test held at Spencer, Mass., andstudents Kelly Moran and JeffWade are being congratulatedfor their contribution to a re­treat day held for confirmationcandidates at St. Ann's parish,Raynham.

Holy FamilyMathematicians at the New

Bedford school placed first andsecond in a four-team mathmeet with Coyle-Cassidy High.The winners were BarbaraStone, Marcus Paiva, MarcFournier, Dwayne Allemao andMonique Labens.

Students recently viewedGeneral Motors' "Previews ofProgress" program, concerningadvances in science, engineeringand related careers.

Last week French and Span­ish students presented theirfourth annual language fair. Win­ners included Lisa Gobeila, firstprize for a French dinner; RuiAdao, Dolores Brandao and Ma­ria Fraga, second prize for aSpanish culture exhibit; andMargaret Tonetto, third prizefor a model of the Eiffel Tower.

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deo champ whose wife dies,leaving him to raise their 10­year-old son (David Hollander).The problem is that the son hasnever seen his father, who dis­appeared on the rodeo circuitshortly before he was born.

Unable to quit when he waschamp and then too ashamed tocome home when an injury turn­ed him into a rodeo clown, thefather is not exactly a sympa­thetic hero. The son, however,gradually gets over his resent-

'ment and gets his dad to stopacting like a clown and becomea real father.

"The Henderson Monster,"Wednesday, April 23, 9 to 11p.m., CBS: This is a study ofwhat happens when a smalltown mayor tries to learnwhether the local university isconducting its genetic experi­mentation with proper safe­guards.

The producers comment thatthe value of such experimentswhich may mean "benefit formankind or the end of theworld" is debated by expertsbut they think the public has aright to know of them. Theynote that the dramatization in­cludes some sexual dialogue that"is "somewhat sophisticated forteleyision," but there is nothingin the program they wouldn'twant their own children towatch.

Films on TVSunday, April 6, 7 p.m. (ABC)

- "The Ten Commandments"(1957) - A four-hour presenta­tion of the C. B. DeMille bibli­cal spectacle starring CharltonHeston (as Moses), Yul Brynner,Anne Baxter, Edward G. Rob­inson and Yyonne De Carlo.Featuring excellent special ef­fects, the picture is more' enter­taining than inspirational. Al. Monday, April 7, 9 p.m. (ABC)- "High Plains Drifter" (1973)- Clint Eastwood is a mysteri-ous drifter who saves a townfrom vengeful gunmen destroy­ing it. A despicable film that re­lies heavily on violence and rapefor its impact. B

Saturday, April 12, 9 p.m.(CBS) - "Magnum Force" (1973)- Clint Eastwood is a brutaldetective unconcerned for legalniceties. A thoroughly irrespon­sible and violent movie. C

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

General ratings: G-suitable for gen·eral viewing; PG-parental guidance sug·gested; 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-separate classification(given to films not morally offensiveWhich, however, require some an31ysisand explanation): C-condemned.

New Films"The Ninth Configuration"

(Warners), written and directedby William Blatty (author of"The Exorcist") is set in an ex­perimental mental institutionfor Marine officers driven to in­sanity by the stress of the Viet­nam combat.

A supposedly renowned psychi­atrist, Col. Kane (Stacy Keach)is in charge, but often seemsmore disturbed than his patients.

However, {{ane is intent onhelping his charges and althoughunorthodox his methods seem tohave effect.

Through violence and the useof suicide as a plot device, Blat­ty grapples with some bf themost profound of religious ques­tions and although his film isflawed and not suitable for chil­dren it offers rewarding view­ing to adults. R, A4

"Defiance" (AlP): A youngmerchant seaman leads the ter­rorized residents of a LowerEast Side neighborhood in avigilante assault on their tor­mentors. This is run-of-the-millentertainment, and its graphicviolence rules out younger view­ers. PG, A3

"The Fifth Floor" (Marvin):A young woman is wrongly com­mitted to an institution for theinsa.ne in this exploitation movieheavy on nudity and violence.R,B

"Hide in Plain Sight" (UnitedArtists): This is a low-keyed,well-acted story about injusticearising from a federal programwhich protects informers by giv­ing them a new identity in an­other part of the country. JamesCaan is a blue collar workerwho conflicts with a governmenthe had always respected whenhis ex-wife, now married to agangster, disappears with theirtwo children and he tries to g'etthem back. PG, A2

"The Wicker Man" (Abraxas):Christianity and paganism con­flict on a small Scottish islandwhen a God-fearing police ser­geant investigates the disappear­ance of a child whom he suspectshas been the victim of a humansacrifice rite. Though the plotand acting are good, the treat­ment, featuring abundant nudity,spoils the film's effect. R,C

On Telel'ision

An estranged father and sonare reconciled on "One LastRide," a five-part miniseries foryoungsters, airing Monday,April 7, through Friday, April11, at 4-4:30 p.m. each after­noon on CBS.

junior Jeff Pina, Falmouth; 10,senior Steve Wetherell, Bourne.

The conference's Division Iall-star hockey team is made upof forwards Jeff Connors, Fal­mouth; Tom Richardson, Somer­set; Scott Nickerson and GregNeary, Barnstable; Bob Reynolds,New Bedford; and ,Bob Ventura,Taunton; defensemen WayneFerreira, Somerset; Shawn Chi­coine and Mike Pellegrini, Fal­mouth; goalies Jamie Coleman,Durfee, Bill Jacques, Dennis­Falmouth; utility Fred Bohnen­berger, Falmouth.

Bedford Voke~Tech, Dartmouth,Bourne, Wareham and Old Ro­chester. Next Wednesday theBlue Wave will be host to Casein another non-league game.

Bishop Connolly's Cougarsopen their season next weekwith a pair of non-league gamesagainst New Bedford Voke-Techon Monday and Fairhaven onFriday.

Among other non-league gamesthis week,\Diman Voke is host toDartmouth at 10 a.m. tomorrow.Somerset opens at DartmouthTuesday when Case is host toOld Rochester, and Durfeelaunches its season on Wednes­day at Cumberland.

losses and two ties.Best-of-three playoffs in CYO

diocesan basketball got under­way last Sunday.

In the Senior Division, St.Mathieu, of Fall River, defeatedOur Lady of Assumption, 83-72,in Fall River. The series resumedin the Kennedy CYO Center,New Bedford, Tuesday night.

In games played in Taunton,Holy Name teams of Fall Riverposted victories in the Juniorand the Prep Divisions. TheHoly Namers defeated HolyFamily, of Taunton, 49-43, inthe Junior Division opener whilethe F~ll Riverit~s outclassedOur Lady of Lourdes, Taunton,60-44, in the Prep Division.

Ravenelle, the other membersof the team.

The Center's Team B tookthird place in its division, III,

. and the players on that team ­John Kiley, Mike Harrington,John Silvia, Linda Carreiro,Madeline Duhon and JudyBrown - all received bronzemedals.

The success attained by bothteams are the results of hardwork and diligent practice overthe past 18 months under thesupervision and direction ofFrank DiCristofaro, adapted phy­sical education teacher.

By Bill Morrissette

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Coyle-Cassidy has placed threeplayers on the SoutheasternMass. Conference Division Threeall-star basketball team. Theyare Kevin Chisholm, Tim Learyand Ron Silvia, who were namedto the fourth, seventh and ninthslots, respectively, on the 10­player team.

Others on the stellar squadare: I, senior Chris Aguiar, Case;2, junior Ernie Bacon, DimanVoke; 3, senior Helmut Bryant,Falmouth; 5, senior Chris Day,Dighton-Rehoboth; 6,'· seniorScott Eckersley, Westport; 8,

The team received the cham­pionship trophy and the individ­uals on the team received goldmedals. The champions weresparked by the high scoring ofRicky Nobrega and Tom Beane,who got good support from Car­mel Rosa, Tim Paul, Mary Gar­ro, Brian Boissoneau and Terry

Under new coach Doug Berry,Holy Family High School's base­ball team opens its season to­morrow with a non-league gameat 10 a.m. against Old ColonyVoke-Tech in Rochester.

The new Blue Wave mentoris a Bridgewater State TeachersCollege graduate and a formerbaseball assistant at Appone­quet Regional High School inLakeville. He is presently a phys­ical education teacher at HolyFamily.

Holy Family's Division II Eastconference schedule calls forhome-and-home engagementswith Fairhaven, Falmouth, New

Basketball team A of the Naz­areth Hall -and Vocational Cen­ter, of Fall River, won the Div­ision II state championship atthe Special Olympics StateTournament held in TauntonHigh School.

Special Athletes' Dreams Come True

New Bedford Wins Hockey Crown

More Diocesan All-Stars

PLAY BALL!

New Bedford, regular seasontitlist, nipped Taunton, therunner-up, 5-4, in the DriscollRink, Fall River, last Sundaynight and completed a sweep ofthe best-of-three final in theBristol County Catholic (CYO)Hockey League playoffs.

Pete Larrivee netted two goalsin leading the New Bedford at­tack. New Bedford led, 5-21 go­ing into the last period andstaved off a spirited Tauntonrally in that canto to eke outthe decision and the playoffcrown.

New Bedford finished the regu­lar season with 17 victoriesagainst one loss and two ties.Taunton had --eight wins, eight

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The Ladies Guild will meet at8 p.m. Wednesday in the schoolcafeteria for a presentation onantiques and furniture refinish­ing. Board members for thecoming year will be announced,as well as plans for the guild'sspring banquet. All ladies of theparish and guests are welcome.

ST. JOHN OF GOD, .SOMERSET

CCD classes will not be heldSaturday for grades 1 through6:

The reorganized Holy NameSociety will meet at 7:30 p.m.Tuesday. Oficers are Manuel Ar­ruda, president; Domingos Cab­ral, vice-president; Joseph Ra­poso, treasurer; Steven Rebello,secretary.

HOLY NAME,FALL RIVER

Father Joseph Faucher, SJ ofBishop Connolly High Schoolwi!l be guest homilist for HolyWeek ceremonies.

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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL,FALL RIVER DIOCESE

The Central Council of theVincentians will meet Wednes­

. day at St. John Baptist Church,New Bedford.

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The secular Franciscans of theSt. Louis Fraternity will meetWednesday, April 9, beginningwith attendance at 6:30 p.m.Mass. All are invited.

ST. RITA,MARION

Confirmation will be adminis­tered at 7 p.m. Tuesday in theparish. Adults have the optionof confirmation at St. Mary'sCathedral on Pentecost Sundayand may make arrangements atthe rectory.

LA SALETTE SHRINE,ATTLEBORO

Easter Sunday activities atthe shrine will include an Easteregg hunt for children from 1 to2:30 p.m. Vespers will be held inthe People's. Chapel at 3 p.m., aservice which will continueevery Sunday at the same time.

MARRIAGE PREPARATIONDIOCESE OF FALL RIVER_

An all-day marriage prepara­tion session for couples in theNew Bedford area will be heldSept. 14. It is primarily intendedfor those who work at nightand cannot attend the eveningsessions which are offeredmonthly.

Other preparation programswill be held at St. Mary's Ca­thedral, Fall River, April 13, 16,20 and 23; at Jesus-Mary Acad­emy, Fall River, May 4, 7, 11and 14; and May 18, 21, 25 and28; and at S5. Peter and PaulChurch, Fall River, April 20 and27 and May 4 and 11. All begihat 7:30 p.m.

In Taunton, beginning at 7 p.m.at Coyle and Cassidy HighSchool, sessions are set for May18, 21 and 25. In Attleboro, alsoat 7 p.m., they will be held May18 and 25 and June 1 and 8, atSt. John's School.

Portuguese language series·will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Es­pirito Santo School, Fall River,April 20, 23, 27 and 30; and atSt. John Baptist School, NewBedford, at 7 p.m. April 13, 19and 20.

Information as to registrationprocedures is available at allrectories.

ST. PATRICK,FALMOUTH

Students in grades 7 and 8will participate in a 16-milewalk along Cape Cod Canal toraise money fQ.r American mis­sions in Haiti. Those wishing tosupport the project may signpledges following all Massesthis weekend.

ST. MARY,SEEKONK

Children entering grades 1and 2 of the COD program in thefall may register from 10 to 11a.m. Saturday at the CCD center.

A parish family retreat will beI held the weekend of Sept. 26 atLa Salette Shrine, Attleboro.Further information is availablefrom Sharon Papineau, 336­5453.

SS. PETER AND PAUL,FALL RIVER

A census of the WatuppaHeights section of the parishwill begin Monday afternoon,conducted by Stephen A. Fer­nandes, aGcompanied by FatherJoseph Costa of Our Lady ofHealth parish.

Eucharistic ministers willbring communion to the sickweekly, between the regularmonthly visits by the priests.Anyone wishing to receive com­munion in this way is asked tonotify one ~f the priests.

Choir reherasals for the anni­versary Mass of Thanksgiving,April 26, will begin Monday at

.7:45 p.m.Activities and spiritual life

committees will meet Tuesdaynight in the rectory at 7 and 8,respectively.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., April 3, 198016

ST. ANTHONY,EAST FALMOUTH

An organizational meeting toform a support group for div­orced and separated Catholicsin the Cape Cod area will beheld at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April13 in the church hall on Route28. Further information is avail­able at all rectories and fromFather John C. Ozug at St. An­thony's rectory, telephone 548­0108.

FIVE HOUR VIGIL,FALL RIVER DIOCESE

The vigil held monthly inchurches of the diocese will takeplace tonight instead of on theFirst Friday and will expand toan all-night observance. Begin­ning .at 7 p.m. at St. Anthony ofthe Desert Church, Fall River,with the Mass of. the Lord'ssupper and the Washing of theFeet, the vigil will continue until8 a.m. Friday; concluding withthe Mass of the Presanctified.It will include a holy hour, reci­tation of the rosary and a coffeebreak. All are welcome to attendall or any part of it.

ST. PIUS X,SOUTH YARMOUTH

Women's Guild members willhear gospel singer Brenda Stey­ens at a meeting at 7:30 p.m.Tuesday in the parish hall.Guests are welcome.

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ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL,FALL RIVER

The Women's Guild will meetat 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the par­ish hall with Mrs. James O'BrienJr., president, and her support- .ing officers as hostesses.

A nominating committeeheaded by Mrs. Mary Machadowill submit a slate of officersfor the coming year.

Rice Bowl contributions maybe brought to the church at anytime and given to an usher.

ST. STANISLAUS,FALL RIVER'

Parents of candidates for firstcommunion will meet at 6:30p.m. Sunday, April 13 in thelower chapel.

The Holy Rosary Society willmeet at 1:15 p.m. Sunday, April13. The Men's dUb will meet at7 p.m. the same day. Prospective

.members are invited.

cST. VINCENT DE pAULSOCIETY,GREATER FALL RIVER.

Vincentians will meet for Massat 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, at St.George's Church, Westport. Ameeting will follow in the churchhall at which plans will bemade for attendance at a re­gional Vincentian meeting to beheld June 13 to 15 at NiagaraFalls, N.Y.

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