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German BishopsDispute Kueng

BONN, Germany (NC) - TheGerman Bishops' Conference hascharged that Father Hans Ku­eng has failed to correct seri­ous erroJs in his book "On Beinga Christian," despite repeatedwarnings in the past couple ofyears.

The statement issued by theGerman bishops in Bonn was thelatest round in a running battIebetween the bishops and thecontroversial Swiss-born theolo­gian, who teaches at TuebingenUniversity in Germany.

While crediting Father Ku­eng's purpose in the book of ex­pounding Christian faith in termsacceptable to contemporary so­ciety, the bishops insisted thatofficial Church teaching must berespected without reservation,especially with regard to thedivinity of Christ.

-From copies of correspondenceissued with the statement it ap­

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Charismatics TopicOf Priests' Parley

A "grassroots" view of thecharismatic renewal in the dio­cese of Fall -River was given lastSaturday to Bishop Cronin atan unprecedented meeting of 40priests of the diocese with himand Father Rqbert S. Kaszynski,diocesan director for charismat­ic prayer groups.

The meeting at St. StanislausSchool was in preparation foran Advent Clergy Conference, tobe held Wednesday, Dec. 7 atBishop Connolly High School,Fall River. In another unprece­dented action, the conferencewill be devoted entirely to spirit­uality, concentrating on charis­matic renewal as a means ofevangelization.

There are at present 37 char­ismatic prayer groups in the dio­cese, with members representing108 of its 115 parishes. Most ofthe priests at Saturday's meet­ing were from parishes withprayer groups. They discussedwith the Bishop the influenceand extent of the renewal andhe in turn emphasized the im­portance to the movement ofclergy direction.

The priests were unanimousin approving establishment of adiocesan committee of priests,religious and laity that woulddirect renewal activities. Theyalso supported the suggestionthat liaison persons be appoint­ed in each deanery to report toFather Kaszynski.

Also meeting unanimous ap­proval was the proposal thatpriests establish clergy prayergroups, probably on a regionalbasis.

if it does not. Catholic moraliststraditionally hold that materialcooperation can be unstifled inindividual cases and under cer­tain circumstances' only if thelack of cooperation will do moreharm than good.)

But the USCC commentary­emphasizes that the "duress orpressure" must be separate fromthe reasons advanced for theelective sterilization. "If the co­operation is to remain material,the reason for the cooperationmust be something over andabove the reason for the sterili­zation."

"The allowance of materialTurn to Palte Seven

ReaffirmedBanDoctrine Committee of the Na­tional Conference of CatholicBishops.

"Freely approving direct ster­ilization constitutes formal co­operation in evil," the documentpoints out.

If there is present "some kindof duress or pressure," steriliza­tions could be performed underthe principle of material coopera­tion in evil, the USCC documentexplains.

~In ethics, cooperation refersto physical or moral assistancein the performance of another'sevil act. Cooperation is formal ifit involves participation in andconsent to the evil, and material

Sterilization

ENJOYING GALA HOMECOMING which was highlight of celebration by Brothers ofChristian Instruction of 50 years in Fall River diocese are, from left, Robert Levesque,Mrs. Levesque, Brother Theodore Letendre, Brother Thomas Farrell, Mrs. and Mr. RobertLandry.

WASHINGTON (NC) - Cath­olic hospitals "can in no wayapprove the performance of anysterilization procedure that isdirectly contraceptive," accord­ing to a document issued by theU.S. Catholic Conference(USCC) administrative board.

The document, a commentaryon a 1975 Vatican statement onsterilization, deals with the prob­lem of sterilization for Catholichealth facilities in the UnitedStates. It was prompted, at leastin part, by 'legal attempts toforce Catholic hospitals to per­form' elective sterilizations, ac­cording to Msgr. Richard MaI­one, executive director of the

BISHOP CRONIN inaugurates Mass to be offered at 3:45 p.m. each Sunday at St.Luke's Hospital, New Bedford, and transmitted throughout hospital on closed circuit TV.He is assisted by Msgr. John J. Oliveira.

.Thursday, Dec. 8 is the Feastof the Immaculate Conception,a holy day of obligation. Cath­olics are bound to attend Masson its vigil, Dec. 7, or on thefeast itself.

A Reminder

Religion: HowDoes It Fare?

By Jim CastelliWASHINGTON (NC) - There

may be a religious revival inAmerica, but much of that reviv­al involves religious movementsthat downgrade an essential ele­ment of "mainline" religion - asense of community and com­munal responsibility.

That's one of the conclusionsthat Peggy Ann Shriver, a top­level National CQuncii ofChurches (NCe) staffer, drawsfrom a summary of informationon religious trends she has pre­pared. Mrs. Shriver is assistantgeneral secretary and staff exec­utive for the NCC Office of Re­search, Evaluation and Planning.

Mrs. Shriver noted that theAmerican Catholic Church hasbecome interested in the evang­elization of the unchurched; that,she said, is a new dimension."Catholics have shown a histor­ic lack of interest in expandingtheir horizons because they'vebeen so busy ministering tothemselves, primarily to new im­migrants," she said. "Therehasn't been such pressure tolook to the unchurched."

Mrs. Shriver described othertrends in American religion to­day:

- The "born again" move­ment is growing, partly because.of association with public fig­ures. But, she said, the move­ment is occasionally militant,in such areas as the controversial"Christian Yellow Pages" ­business directories which listonly "born-again" businessmen-- and is sometimes alignedwith right-wing political groups.'

- The charismatic movementis growing and crossing tradi­tional lines, for example,includ­ing both Catholics and Luther­ans.

- There is a disenchantmentwith large church bureaucraciesand a "new localism" that fo­cuses attention on "one's owndoorstep."

- The fastest growing groupin the U.S. population is Hispan­ics. Although traditionally Cath­olic, Hispanics are also movinginto Protestant churches.

- Population trends showthat churches today must targetsingle people and childlesscouples. As the current popula­tion ages, the time between 1980and 2000 should mark a time ofgrowth in church membership.

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ill People·Places.Events-NC News Briefs illAJC Lauds Abp. QuinnNEW YORK - The American Jewish

Committee (AJe) has congratulatedArchbishop John Quinn of San Francis­co, newly elected president of the Na­tional Conference of Catholic Bishops(:NCCB), for his "leadership in advanc­ing understanding and friendship be­tween Catholics and Jews."

Medicine, Ethecs AgreeVATICAN CITY - Pope Paul VI told

doctors meeting in Rome he is happythat medical knowledge supports theethical norm "by denouncing with grow­ing preoccupation the dangers inherentin the use of contraceptives." The popereceived in audience participants in theFifth International Congress of Psycho­somatic Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Peaceful, But --DENVER - "I am a peaceful man,

and as a bishop I 'don't support violence,but I support the liberation struggle inRhodesia," said Swiss-born Bishop AI­ois Haene, who has been living in thatAfrican country for the past 38 yearsand is now a Rhodesian citizen. BishopHaene was in Denver on a vacation trip.

We'll Never KnowVATICAN CITY - A woman in a

nun's habit crying, "Father, I have some­thing to tell you," was taken into cus­tody when she interrupted a talk PopePaul VI was giving to 7,000 people. Theunidentified white woman struggled withpolice as they escorted her and a simi­larly clad black woman to the Vaticanpolice station.

Crown Shouldn't GoWASHINGTON - The president of

the AFL-CIO has called on the UnitedStates government to abandon plans tosend the Crown of St. Stephen to Hung­ary "until such time as the governmentof Hungary is freely and popularly elect­ed." George Meany. made the commentin a letter to President Jimmy Carter.

HEW Head Sees PopeVATICAN CITY - Pope Paul VI re­

ceived U.S. Secretary of Health, Educa­tion and Welfare Joseph Califano Jr. inprivate audience last week. The two re­portedly discussed the Middle East.

Spanish SubsidyMADRID, Spain - The government has

sent to the Cortes, Spain's parliament, abudget for 1978 that includes $74 millionto subsidize Church work. The sum in-,eludes provisions for a uniform salaryof $180 a month for parish priests,changing past practices of uneven dis­tribution of funds.

Global Food AgendaUNITED NATIONS, N.Y. - While the

United Nations Food and Agriculture Or­ganization (FAO) was holding its bi·ennial meeting in Rome, the UN in NewYork was working out details of a glo­bal agenda for action on food. The hopeis that the plan will revolutionize foodproduction and provide security fromhunger.

Christians TorturedOSICALA, EI Salvador - The pastor

of Osicala, three catechists and his sex­ton were tortured by security forces, whoalso raided the church and occupied thetown while searching for accomplicesof an alleged guerrilla. Father MiguelVentura was hung by his hands andbeaten. Three catechists '-- all mem­bers of the same family, Raymundo,Porfirio and Fabio Argueta - alongwith the sexton Augusto Lopos were de­tained and tortured under interrogation.

Everyone GainsVATICAN CITY - Today's historic

first visit of Catholic Poland's leadingCommunist, Edward Gierek, to PopePaul VI is expected to reap politicalgains both for Gierek's beleagueredgovernment and for the strong CatholicChurch in Poland.

Parish Is RaidedSAN JOSE, Costa Rica - The, Nation­

al Guard of Nicaragua has reportedlyraided the island parish of Solentinameon Lake Nicaragua, burning some of itscommunity shops hours after its pastor.Father Ernesto Cardenal, said he was amember of a group the government con­siders Marxist. Meanwhile in Juigalna,Bishop Juan Antonio Vega denouncedthe arrest and manhandling of twopriests and the interrogation of a nun bythe Nicaraguan national guard. The ac­tions, he charged, are forms of "intimi­dation" to discourage Catholics fromimplementing projects of human develop­ment.

Reaching the DepthsLOS ANGELES - The San Francisco

district attorney, Joseph Freitas Jr., toldthe Criminal Justice Committee of theCalifornia State Assembly that childpornographers hide their activities behindcorporations with religious titles.

Second ApprovalROME - The Italian Chamber of

Deputies (lower house of parliament) isexpected soon to approve for the sec­ond time this year a proposal whichwould permit abortion virtually on de­mand in Italy in the first three monthsof pregnancy.

Youth Are QuestingVATlCAN CITY - Pope Paul VI said

Nov. 23 that youth are "seeking anxious­ly a vocation which is truly worth thetrouble of living." He told his generalaudience that youth are searching for"a path which does not get lost in thesandy desert of unresolved problems."

No AlternativeVATICAN CITY - The Vatican's

chief negotiator with East EuropeanCommunists, Archbishop Agostino Casa­roli, has defended the Vatican's dialoguewith those countries, saying there is"no alternative" to detente except "aclimate of war."

$51 Million to MissionsROME -- The Society for the Propa­

gation of the Faith has distributed morethan $51 million in aid to the missiqnsthis year, the Vatican Congregation forthe Evangelization of Peoples announced.

Hopeful SignvATICAN OITY - Pope Paul VI has

hailed the visit of Egyptian PresidentAnwar Sadat to Israel as a hopeful signthat the 30-year Mideast War may fin­ally be over.

Cardinal TragliaVATICAN CITY - Cardinal Luigi

Traglia, 82, dean of the college of Car­dinals, died in a Rome clinic of cancerNov. 22.

Ancient Spanish PrayerLOORONG, Spain-The oldest known

example of written Spanish is a 1,000­year-old prayer.

King Juan Carlos reminded the 300million people who speak Spanish todayof that fact in millennium ceremoniesat San Mille de la Cogola, near Logrono,where the 43-word prayer was found inthe Suso Monastery in a document thatdates back to the year 977.

Historians consider the prayer theoldest existing text in Castilian, as Span­ish is called when referring to its forma­tive years in the old Kingdom of Castile.

Third World WorkersSAN JOSE, Costa Rica - Workers

throughout the Third World should makea concerted effort to improve their lot"President Daniel Oduber of Costa Ricasaid at the opening of the seventh gen­eral convention of the Confederation ofLatin American Workers (CLAT).

The Catholic-led confederation has asa key point of its agenda the launchingof a Third World labor movement in­volving organized labor in Africa, Asiaand the Arab world, besides Latin Amer­ica.

IN THE NEWS: Vice President Walter Mondale meets with NationalConference of Catholic Bishops leadership following White House lunch­eon. From left, Archbishop John Quinn, NCCB president; Bishop JamesRausch, former NCCB general secretary; Archbishop Joan Roach, NCCBvice president. At right, Father Bill Grogan of St. Teresa's parish, Chicago,

places a' poster in store window as a method of inviting divorced and re­married Catholics back into the Church. He also places newspaper adsoffering help in annulment proceedings to such Catholics. So far, some 60people have responded to his message and asked his assistance in marriageproblems. (NC Photos)

Larry Flynt: Hustling for Lord?

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million in the past three years.The company's 65 author-com­posers have lost more than$750,000 in royalties during thesame period, he said.

The hymns most often usedwithout permission, Fitzpatricksaid, are "They'll know we areChristians by Our Love," "AI­lelu," and "Hear, 0 Lord."

An official of the NCCB-USCCgeneral counsel's office refusedto comment on the case, sayingno papers had yet been served.

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Center for Applied Research inthe Apostolate (CARA) is under­taking a study of the devotionallife of the Church, with a par­ticular focus on devotion toMary. The study, expected totake two years, was requestedby William Carrigan, chairman,of the national committee forCARA's Marian study. He saidhe believes that devotional lifeof the Church is the possesionof the poor, and that it could behelpful to research the basis forcertain devotions and their im­pact on people.

At Truesdale ClinicStudents at Nazareth Hall Vo­

cational School will hold aChristmas crafts sale from 9:30a.m. to 6 p.m. today and to­morrow at Truesdale Clinic,1030 President Ave., Fall River.

Especially featured will be pro­fessional quality lamps made byyoung men in the woodworkingdepartment and other items will

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CHICAGO (NC) - An inter­faith church music company hasfiled an $8.6 million copyrightinfringement suit against the Na­tional Conference of CatholicBishops and U.S. Catholic Con­ference (NCCB-USCC).

The suit, filed by Los Angeles­based FEL Publications, Ltd.,charges that the NCCB-USCC,the twin national agencies ofthe country's Catholic bishops,infringed its copyrights "by fail­ing to provide adequate directionto their dioceses and parishesconcerning the proper use ofmaterials copyrighted by FEL,"and "thereby called, permittedand materially contributed tothe publication, distribution andor salue" of songbooks includ­ingsongs copied illegally fromFEL Publications.

The 18-count complaint wasfiled Nov. 21 in the U.S. Dis­trict Court in Chicago. DennisJ. Fitzpatrick, composer andowner of FEL, announced thesuit the same day at a morningpress conference held in theContinental Plaza Hotel.

FEL, founded in Chicago inJune, 1963, specializes in pub­lishing words and music for usein modern folk Masses. The com­pany has some 1,250 pieces ofmusic under copyright, Fitzpat­rick said.

The suit specifically names 15diocese and archdioceses as in­volved in copyright infringe­ment: Chicago, Arlington (Va.),Boston, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Cin­cinnati, Clevland, Denver, De­troit, Fort Wayne-South Bend(Ind.), Green IBay (Wis.), New·York, Phoenix, St. Augustine(Fla.), and San Francisco.

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but $20 million just walked outof your life," she is said to havetold him, referring to the amountof money his pornography em­pire earned him this year.

But it is by no means clearthat Flynt intends to lose thatmoney. Flynt told the Washing­ton ,Post that he told his wife,"Honey, there's more peoplewho believe in God than porn­ography, so we ought to beable to make a living someway."

Tension EaserMILWAUKEE (NC) - Arch­

bishop Antonio Mabutas of Da­vao, Philippines, credits Presi­dent Jimmy Carter's humanrights campaign with easing ten­sion between the Church andthe martial law government ofFilipino President FerdinandMarcos.

"Instead of hustling for sex,we're going to be hustling forthe Lord," said Larry Flynt, Am­erica's best-known pornographerand newest "born again" celeb­rity.

Flynt is the publisher of Hust­ler, generally regarded as theraunchiest of the men's sexmagazines with a circulation ofmore than three million. Heclaims to have "accepted Christ"as a result of work with evang­elist Ruth Carter Stapleton,President Carter's sister.

Flynt said he will changeHustler to reflect his new­found faith and his commentssuggest he will try for a first ­a Christian sex magazine.

He said changes will comegradually because the next fewissues have already been set forpublication. Among them will beswitching a cartoon charactercalled "Chester the Molester" toa new role as "Chester the Pro­teeter." Flynt said.

Flynt's wife Althea Leasure,reportedly isn't enthusiasticabout his conversion. "Christmay have come into your heart,

'---'AT ANNUAL Christ the King religious ceremony for

Boy and Girl Scouts and Camp Fire Girls, Bishop Cronin(top) presents St. George Award to Father Roger J. Le­vesque, outgoing diocesan Catholic Scouting chaplain;(bottom) blesses youth awards. From left, R. McConnell;John Crafts, Father James Nickel, SS.CC. In all, 43 MarianMedals, 10 Pius XII Medals and 25 Ad Altare Dei awardswere presented. At a following dinner for leaders, FatherLevesque and Joseph Murphy, outgoing lay Catholic Scout­ing chairman for the diocese, received recognition certifi-cates. '

Retreat FacilityUnder Sfudy

The possibility of developinga diocesan retreat facility atCathedral Camp, East Freetown,is under study at the deanerylevel, fol1owing presentation ofa feasibility report at the Nov­ember meeting of the Priests'Council of the diocese.

Father Walter A. Sullivan,secretary ofa committee study­ing the question, said a facil­ity could provide accomodationsfor various groups whose needsare not met by existing re­treat houses, as well as for cler­gy conferences and continuingeducation programs. It could al­so provide emergency shelterfor temporarily homeless indiv­iduals or families, he noted.

Should the Cathedral Campsite be selected, existing build­ings would need modification tofill retreat house needs,'or con­struction of a new buildingshould be considered, accordingto the clergy committee recom­mendations.

In other business, the council:- Gave further consideration

to the 'age of Confirmation.- Discussed sabbaticals for

priests.- Heard a report from Bishop

Robert S. Kaszynski on Charis­matic activities in the diocese.

Heard 0 report from iBshopCronin on the fall bishops'meeting.

The next council meeting willbe at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9 atthe Catholic Memorial Home,Fal1 River. AI1 priests are invitedto attend.

Mrs. FreitasFuneral services were held'

yesterday for Mrs. Maria Freitas,93, mother of Father Daniel L.Freitas, pastor of St. John ofGod Church, Somerset.

Her son, with whom she re­sided, was principal celebrant ofher funeral Mass, attended bymany priests of the diocese. In­terment was in St. Patrick Cem­etery, Somerset.

Mrs. Freitas, born in Terceira,Azores, was the widow of JoseLuiz Freitas and was a Carmel­ite tertiary.

Father·Son NightGerry Remy, California An­

gels' captain, will speak at aFather-Son Night to be held to­morrow by the Fal1 River FirstFriday Club in Sacred Heartparish hal1, Fall River.

Members will attend 6 p.m.Mass at Sacred Hearts Churchpreceding the super-meeting atwhich Remy will speak. Reser­vations close tonight and maybe made with. Ken Leger, 678­6675, or John Margan, 674­3008.

·Leger announced that FatherJohn F. Moore, editor of TheAnchor and director of the dioce­san permanent diaconate pro­gram, will speak Jan. 6.

New Bedford WomenThe Catholic Woman's Club

of New !Bedford has scheduledits annual Christmas meetingfor 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.14. Harpoon Harmonizers willentertain.

Donations of meatless cannedgoods would be appreciated fora club project.

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A Family Policy

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December 3Rev. John W. McCarthy, P.R..

1926, Pastor, Sacred Heart, FallRiver

December 4Rev. Charles Ouellette, 1945,

Assistant, St. James, Taunton

December 6Rev. Joseph L. Cabral, 1959,

Pastor, Our Lady of the Angels,Fall River

Rt. Rev. John H. Hackett.1966, Chancellor of the Fall RiverDiocese June-December 1966

December 8Rev. John F. 'Broderick, 1940,

Pastor, St. Mary, South Dart­mouth .

NecrologyDecember 2

Rev. Arthur Savoie, 1917,Pastor, St. Hyacinth, New Bed­ford

Rev. <Dennis W. Harrington,1958, Assistant, St. Mary, Taun­ton

tor of the National Conference ofCatholic Charities. "but theyhaven't achieved much."

He said Mondale's HEW talk"was mostly about what theyhope to do rather than whatthey've done."

Mondale first noted efforts bythree federal agencies to dealwith family policy.

First, he said, the Defense De­partment is studying the impactof its transfer policies on mili­tary personnel and their familes.

Second, the Civil Service Com­mission is looking at ways toallow federal employees to spendmore time with their children.

Third, "the Commerce Depart­ment ... is experimenting witha variety of changes in employ­ment practices to break downthe barriers between the worldsof families and work."

Mondale also said Administra­tion proposals to reform fostercare and help families adoptchildren would help strengthenfamily life.

The vice-president declaredthe Adminstration's welfare re­form proposals strengthenedfamilies in four ways:

- "Single parents who workwill receive assistance in bear­ing day care costs.

- "The incentives for fathersto desert their families becausethey will receive higher benefitswithout him will be eliminatedor reduced in every state.

- "Extended families will beencouraged to stay together bythe way the benefit structurewill work.

- "And relatives, like grar\d­parents and aunts, who lookafter children, though they arenot legally responsible to do so,will have an economic incentiveto continue to provide this lov­ing care."

It is still too early in theCarter administration to knowwhether the family policy ap­proach will be a success. Churchleaders like Msgr. Corcoran areconvinced of the sincerity ofCarter, Mondale and HEW Sec­retary Joseph Califano.

The real question may be howeffectively Carter, Mondale andCalifano can convince lowerlevel officials and the permanentgovernment bureaucracy thatthey are serious about families.

partment of Health, Educationand Welfare.

"If there is anything we havelearned from the domestic ini­tiatives of the 1960s and fromthe economic problems of theearly 1970s," he said, "it is thatperhaps the most human, sensi­tive and effective way to helpindividuals is to help relieve thestresses, and help support thestrengths of families."

How much has the administra­tion done to bring about a fam·ily policy?

"The good intentions arethere," according to Msgr. Law­rence Corcoran, executive direc-

By Jim Castelli

WASHINGTON (NC) - "Ijoin in the hope that when myterm as your president hasended," Jimmy Carter said inhis inaugural address, " peoplemight say this about our nation. . . That we had strengthenedthe American family, which isthe basis of our society."

Carter has promised to im­plement a "national family pol.icy" to, make government sensi­tive to families' needs. VicePresident Walter Mondale re­cently addressed this issue in atalk to employees of the De·

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A group of men and women . . . raise their handsto God . . . in a prayer of praise . . . and expectation.

Their upraised arms . . . and inviting hands . . .convey a sense of openness ... an urgent invitation toGod .. . to come more fully into their lives.

Their longing is like that of the Psalmist . . . "0God . . . you are my God . . . whom I seek . . . Foryou my flesh pines ... and my soul thirsts ... like theearth ... parched, lifeless and without water." (Psalm63,2).

"As a deer longs for the running streams ... so do Ilong for you my God ... With my whole being ...I thirst for God the living God." (Psalm 42,2-3).

Such is the inner yearning of Advent ... Advent isa time ... to open one's heart ... and whole being ...to the ever-present ... yet always coming ... Lord oflife ... It is a time to crack open the crust of selfish­ness . . . so the healing . . . freeing . . . life-enhancingLove . . . Who is our God . . . may find a welcomeplace in our lives.

Advent is the yearly intensification . . . of theceaseless cry ... of all who sense their need for JesusChrist ... and his reign of peace ... love ... justice... and joy: "Come ... Lord Jesus! (Revelation 22,20).

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Music To Our Ears

Yesterday Eric Sevareid delivered his farewell addresson the CBS early-evening newscast. To be sure, he will besorely missed by the few viewers in this land who trulyenjoy the English language. In an age that seems to beregressing into monosyllables, it was indeed refreshing tolisten to a man whose economy of words and expression ofconcepts reflected the very best this difficult tongue has tooffer.

It has been noted that his career in T.V. will continue.However, it will be quite different from the daily reflectionshe offered to the public in a manner that seemingly has be­come almost a lost art. As the media continue to shriek inharsh and discordant tones, hopefully we will rememberthe days when the smooth although not always soothingwords of Eric Sevareid were music to our ears.

The Selling of Christmas

For all practical purposes the revocation of the socalled Sunday Blue Laws in Massachusetts for the fourSundays of Advent is an accomplished fact. The pressureof big business, the influence of a powerful lobbying forceunder the Golden Dome as well as the general indifferenceof the Christian communitv of the Commonwealth all joinedtogether to allow this Ch~istmas season to be sold for an­other thirty pieces of silver.

Reflecting on the situation, it is more than obvious thatthere is a segment in the business world who see in Sundaysales a chance to make a real "killing." Using this day thatstill means so much to so many, they have cashed in allsensitivity and consideration for religious belief for merecommercialism.

During the past couple of years they have used everytrick in the book from embarrassment to harassment in per­suading the General Court to give in to this crass ~isplay ofmercantile greed.

Let's not be oblivious to the fact that Christmas for somany in our society is merely an excuse to make a fast buck.The tragedy is that so many so-called followers of Christagree with this rather materialistic mentality.

To be auite honest, it should be admitted that the vastindifference-among Christians has in great measure allowedChristmas to become nothing more than a bargain hunter'sparadise. In the historic evolution of the Christian celebra­tion there is that school of thought which claims that theChurch did nothing more than Christianize an alreadyexisting pagan feast. If this be the case, then it seems thattoday's world is deChristianizing Christmas and revertingto its pagan origins. It is this emergence of paganism thathas separated families on weekends and filled shoppingmall parking lots while church lots remain empty.

For the believing Christian world, Advent is a timeof preparation for the celebration of one of the most im­portant events in the life of man. Given today's situation,it is necesary for all believers to renew their efforts tomake Advent a meaningful expression of faith. The familyAdvent wreath, the daily prayer associated with the light­ing of the Advent candles are very teachable moments forall, especially the young. The preparation of the familynativity set is a time for visibly demonstrating the messageof the Angels. Participation in community Christmas eventssuch as interfaith music programs and ecumenical servicesrenew a common bond of belief that should affect the cir­cumstances of our common living. There are so many won­derful opportunities for all of us who really do care aboutChristmas to get our message across.

Don't you think it is about time that we begin to usethese important moments so that Christ will still have aplace in what so very many would have us believe is onlyan "X" mas celebration?

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Very Important To LocateFormer neighbor Who lived next door

to me at the Chad Brown HousinRProject, Provo R.I. during 1945·46. Theyhaving moved from Chad Brown Apt.to the Cape area.

The family were often visited by abrother (in·law) who at that time wasa student in a religious order.Contact lawrence McNulty P.O. Box 94,Florence, Mass. 01060 or TelephoneCollect earl, A.M. 1-413·584·2192, CapeTelephone 548·7999.

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Relentless Hell"Poverty is the open-mouthed,

relentless hell which yawns be­neath civilized society."Henry George

A funeral Mass for SisterMary Sheila Sullivan, RSM washeld at St. Mark's Church, At­tleboro Falls, on Friday, Nov. 25.Father Walter Sullivan wasprincipal celebrant and homilist,joined by 25 other diocesanpriests as concelebrants. Repre­sentatives from all convents ofthe Sisters of Mercy in- the dio­cese were in attendance as wellas a large delegation of studentsfrom Bishop Feehan HighSchool, Attleboro.

Sister Mary Sheila, a FallRiver native, served her entirereligious life in the Fall Riverdiocese, teaching at SS. Peterand Paul School, Fall River, HolyFamily Grammar School, NewBedford, and Bishop FeehanHigh Sch,ool. In addition, shespent many summers directingthe girls' programs at Our Ladyof the Lake Day Camp in EastFreetown.

Rev. Lucien Jusseaume, Vicarfor Religious, was the officialrepresentative of the diocese atat the funeral Mass.

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There is a strong reaction, hesaid, "against the dried-up in­stitutionalism of the officialchurches and the often miscon­ceived secularization of variousecclesial bodies."

In a world of shrinking re­sources where many nationshave nonetheless been trans­formed into "consumer societ­ies," Father Arrune said, Reli­gious are called on to be in the

-forefront of building a "societyof sufficiency" marked by thefugality and even austerity oftheir lifestyle.

Prayer Are

St. Francis; the Little Poor Man.Should there be more like him?

Poverty,MONTREAL (NC) - More

than 100 delegates representingevery area of the Western Hem­isphere heard themselves calledto a life of radical poverty andprofound prayer by speakers onthe opening day of the ThirdInter-American Conference ofReligious in Montreal.

The initial sessions of the con­ferenc~ were highlighted by ad­dresses by Cardinal Eduardo Pi­ronio, prefect of the VaticanCongregation for Religious;Father Pedro Arruba, superiorgeneral of the Jesuit Fathers andpresident of the Union of Su­periors-General of Men, andDominican Father Jean MarieTillard, theologian and spiritualwriter who spoke on the themeof the conference, "The Futureof the Religious Life We AreBuilding Together."

In his keynote address FatherTillard noted two main currentsof renewal in religious life, onedominant in Latin America, theother in North America. Thetwo currents, he said, can andshould meet and nourish eachother. Otherwise, Father Tillardsaid, "religious life in the Am­ericas will have no future andboth movements will wind up ina blind alley."

In Latin America, he said, re­ligious renewal has shed lighton the "great truth at the heartof the good news of the Gospel:God is on the side of the poor."This renewal stands as a chal­lenge to the Religious of NorthAmerica, who have for sometime been tempted to accept"a comfortable, mediocre life­style," he said.

"North American Religious arcconcerned for the poor," he said,"but is it a concern of man andwomen of means who handdown to the poor, or of men andwomen of the Gospel who meettheir own reality in the poor?"

In North America, Fath~r Till­ard said, he finds a "renewedlight on the dimension of prayer,of spiritual encounter with God."

Keystone"Motherhood is the kl'ystone

of the arch of matrimonial hap­piness." - Thomas Jefferson

6 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Dec. 1, 1977

Andrew Admits American Bishops Have Good PointsBy

REV.

ANDREW M.

GREELEY

ROME - One has to goto Rome to find out howgood the American bishopsreally are. The melancholySynod of Bishops was not cal­culated to raise your confidencemuch about the future of theinstitutional church. '1 left thepress briefings each day with adespairing headache that eventhe Roman "vino blanco"couldn't cure. For the most part,the 204 hishops of the world

who assembled to talk aboutcatechesis, especially of theyoung, spoke meaningless non­sense. In comparison with theircolleagues of the first, second,and third worlds, the Americanhierarchy looked positively bril­liant.

There was much about theAmerican delegation's behaviorthat was flawed. Still, both incomparison with the interven­tions of other hierarchies (run­ning all the way from babbleabout "liberation" to insistenceupon "memorization") and withabsolute standards of excellence,the American delegation to thesynod performed creditably. Thesame thing could not be said ofsome U.S. delegations to pre­vious synods.

First, under the leadership ofArchbishop Joseph Bernardin(whom history will doubtlessrecognize as one of the mostable leaders American Catholic­ism has ever known), the Ameri­can delegation was extremelywell organized. Indeed, its effi­ciency was a matter of awe tomost others at the synod.

Our bishops had done theirhomework; they knew what theywanted to say and they said itrespectably and concisely. Therest of the world was impressed.

Second, the personal inter-. ventions of several of our dele­gates were quite impressive.Archbishop Whealon of Hart­ford, for example, insited vig­orously on the need to relatecatechesis to life crisis prob-

lems such as loneliness, aliena- seems to have replaced libera­tion, frustration, insecurity, and tion theology for many.) Theythe fear of death. His interven- pontificate about it as thoughtion was one of the few that they invented it. If we are toseemed to show any sense of admire the Latin American em­the real-life problems most phasis on popular piety - and,Christians experience. of course, all good liberals think

Similarly, Cardinal Manning we should - then it has to bespoke movingly of the "aliena- said that Cardinal Carberrytion of youth from the institu- beat them to it by many longtionaI Church, their longing for years.person-to-person recognition, At a press conference the Am­their desires for some answers erican delegates (Cardinal Man­to the mystery of life." ning and Archbishop Whealon

Cardinal Carberry's comments in particular) demonstrated aon the Blessed Mother and cate- modesty, sincerity, and personalchesis were extremely pertinent, . religious conviction which theI thought, even though I would, present writer (no admirer ofmake very different use of the most bishops) found impressive.Mary symbol. The Latin Ameri- They were a refreshing contrastcans have rediscovered the im- to the superciliousness of someportance of popular piety. (It other delegates.

to Eric Sevareid, 'Voice of Nobility'

C·hild!r,e1n Are Older, But Adv1ent Still Casts Sp,ell

By

MARY

CARSON

My husband and I fin­ished work late the othernight. Two of our teen-agedaughters had just gone tobed. We were going to have acup of tea and then try to getsome rest ourselves.

We heard running through theupstairs rooms, then our 16-year­old's frantic call: "Dad! Mom!HURRY. Ginny's having a con­vulsion!" Since her train-injuryII years ago, Ginny has been on

By

REV.

JOHN B.

SHEERIN, CSP

Eric Sevareid was hailedas "a legend in his lifetime"at his retirement party thismonth. After 45 years asnewspaperman, war correspon­dent and radio and TV com­mentator, he will have somespare time for trout fishing, hisfavorite sport. He will retain hisoffice in Washington doingdocumentaries.

By

MARILYN

RODERICK

We are into Advent, oneof the loveliest seasons of thechurch year, and with Christ­mas fast approaching we arethinking of the many "sugarplums" we are going to bake for

medication to prevent seizures.But every once in awhile' sheforgets to take the pills.

It was after two before any ofus got to bed. .

Next morning, we all over­slept. The 16-year-old missed herbus. I got my son up earlier thannecessary. He would drive her toschool on his way to work . . .but he didn't buy the idea thatit would make a good impressionon his boss to get there early.

Ginny looked like deathwarmed over. She was annoyedI wanted her to stay home andrest. Our little retarded daughter,Bobbie, was annoyed because Iwas making her get ready forschool. She was "sick and had togo to the hospital."

Trying to make breakfast for

A TributeSomeone has called him "the

voice of nobility." This maysound undemocratic, but Sevar­eid sincerely cherishes theChurchillian phrase and the loftyidea. He once quoted AdlaiStevenson as saying that theVictorians felt embarrassed inthe presence of what is basebut that our contemporaries feelembarrassed in the presence ofanything noble.

He has been "the voice ofreason" in the press and on TV.He manages to cram an incredi­able amount of sound reasof1ingand historical perspective intohis two-and-one-fourth minuteeditorial& on CBS TV. "Terse­ness, acuracy, terseness" is an

the festivities. Many have al­ready started baking and theirfruit cakes are ripening.• The Advent wreath is alwaysa part of our preparation festivi­ties and even the Advent cal­endar hasn't taken a back seatto something more exciting.True, there isn't the expectancyevident when children are veryyoung but even' when they'reolder and a bit more jaded, Ad­vent celebrations can remain apart of family life.

Fruit cakes are naturally an

them, ,I stood up under the cor­ner of a' kitchen cabinet andclouted my head.

It was "one of those days"in full bloom.

Dan and I decided to go overto the hospital to visit our 19­year-old. daughter who is re­covering from surgery on herskull. While we were there, theschool called our home. Bobbiereally was sick.

A friend went to get her, butwas given wrong directions. Shewent to a different school.

Things finally settled downthat evening and Dan was read­ing the paper. He started tochuckle . . . and read a line tome: "Sometimes the light at theend of the tunnel is an oncomingtrain."

old journalistic motto. and Sevar­eid can whittle down a sprawl­ing issue into a little master­piece of compact sanity.

There was a time when joun­alists loved to pontificate andtheir readers loved it. When theyspoke, "let no dog bark." Thisrace of oracles has passed offthe scene: man of the stature ofWalter Lippmann, Krock, Alsop.

Why have they vanished? Sev­areid says that they could offersimple answers to simple moralproblems such as Hitler or Mc­Carthyism. Today, however,there are no simple answers.Consider the Middle East. Whocan fathom the labyrinthinedepths of this complex issue?

essential part of pre-Christmasplanning and while the followingrecipe isn't the one I really want­ed to print (I'm still looking forthat one) it's excellent and wellworth bothering with and buy­ing for.

Dark Fruit Cake

2 Y2 cups flourY2 teaspoon baking powderY2 teaspoon clovesY2 teaspoon cinnamonY2 teaspoon maceY2 teaspoon nutmeg

There are many similar plati­tudes.

"Cheer up - things could beworse. So I cheered up . . . andthings got worse."

"Keep smiling. So I kept smil­ing . . . and my teeth fell out."

My mother was commiserat­ing with me about the recentevents. She told me that it waspouring rain the night I wasborn. "In fact," she continued,"it was in the old hospital andthey put me out on an enclosedporch . . . and the roof leaked."

"It rained on you the nightyou were born . . . and it's beenraining on you ever since."

But rain can bring growth. Itdepends on you whether it'sweeds or flowers.

I believe our daughter Terri,

As Sevareid said in an inter­view: "Wherever you turn,these things are of such com­plexity that anybody who pre­tends there are simple answersis either a lot smarter than Iam or a knave." Eric's own an­swers may have seemed simp­listic but 0 they were only assimple as the complexity of theissue and his own humilitywould permit.

He commanded a vast TV au­dience. This in itself was atemptation for critics who en­joyed panning TV and the press.They purported to writhe in mor­al indignation over what theydescribed as "the monstrous anduncontrolled power of the Seven

Y2 pound broken nut meatsY2 pound butter5 eggs slightly beatenY2 pound brown sugarY2 cup molassesY2 cup honey1,4 cup fruit juiceI box seedless raisins (15 oz.)I pound box currants

(optional)I pound mixed fruitY2 pound pitted datesI. Sift flour once, measure,

add baking powder and spicesand sift together again.

who has just had the surgery onher skull, has learned to findflowers.

Because the growth of bOnewas involved with the opticnerve there is some questionwhether she will have sight inher right eye.

Dan was visiting her one even­ing. He sat beside her hospitalbed. Her eye was still swollenshut, the lid black and blue.Dan said, "Terri, you have toface the fact you may lose thesight in that eye."

She said to him, "Daddy . . .if I get out of here alive and allI've got is one eye, I'm lucky."

Some people hybridize weedsuntil they become flowers.

Terri always did have a greenthumb.

O'Clock News."Sevareid did not brush off

these criticisms lightly. "I gotto brooding about all thesethings." he said. "But you neverread any studies about biasedlisteners . . . People don't listencarefully. They compliment youor criticize you for saying some­thing you never said at all."

I shall miss Sevareid and hisrazor-sharp comments on TVbut I am glad he is staying inWashington. He will be remem­bered along with Cronkite asone of the two giants in an in­dustry that has produced manyentertainers but few men capableof " a feast of reason and aflow of soul."

2. Cream shortening thor­oughly, add sugar gradually andcream together until light andfluffy. Add eggs, molasses,honey and fruit juice; add ingre­dients and beat well.

Combine all fruit and mixwell. Dredge fruit with extraflour to prevent sinking and addto cake mixture.

3. Bake in a greased angelfood cake pan. in a slow 275 de­gree oven 3 to 4 hours or untilit tests done.

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explanation when necessary. Itshould be made clear that thehospital dissapproves of directsterilization and that materialcooperation in no way impliesapproval."

ReaffirmedBan

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a Jesuit center on the Glouces­ter coast overlooking the Atlan­tic, will offer a series of reotreats and weekend programsduring December and January.A retreat the weekend of Decem­ber 16 will center on the Adventmystery and others will offerguided and directed programsincluding conferences, personaland communal prayer and spirit·ual direction. Further informa­tion is available from the retreathouse at Gloucester, Mass.01930, telephone 617-283-0013.

Dispute KuengContinued from Page One

peared that Father Kueng has notyet answered three specific ques­tions raised by the bishops, al­though he admitted that someof my Christological views needqualification." Christology is thestudy of the nature and person ofChrist.

He refused, "to be imposedupon" to remove existing doubtsabout his orthodoxy, since hewill attempt to deal with thosedoubts in a forthcoming book,which he agreed last January topublish as a result of a requestof the German bishops to explainhis positions.

nature of the decision concern­ing material coperation, i. e., theexception to the ethical religiousdirectives and the potentialscandal, the bishop of the dioceseor his representaive must be in­volved in the decision," the docu­ment says.

In addition: "The Catholichealth facility must take everyprecaution to avoid creating mis­understanding or causing scan­dal to its staff, patients or gen­eral public by offering a proper

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Sterilization

Third OrderThe Third Order of St. Dom­

inic will hold its regular monthlymeeting at 7:30 p.m. Friday,Dec. 9, at the Rose HawthorneHome, 1600 Bay Street, FallRiver ,Mass. will be followed byrecitation of the Evening Prayerof Divine Office. The theme fordiscussion will be the Immacu­late Conception of Mary as re­lated to the plan of our salva­tion.

Continued from Page Oneconversation in extraordinarycases is based on the danger ofan even more serious evil, e.g.,the closing of the hospital couldbe under certain circumstancesa more serious evil."

The commentary was origin­ally prepared by a subcommit­tee of the USCC Committee onHealth Affairs together with theDoctrine' Committee of the Na­tional Conference of CatholicBishops (NCCB). It was laterrevised at the request of the ad·ministrative board.

Msgr. Malone of the DoctrineCommittee said he was especi.ally anxious to reject the ideathat the commentary is in effecta set of guidelines for steriliza­tions in Catholic hospitals.

"This is only a commentary, acorporate position, not policy."Msgr. Malone said. The docu·ment is aimed at preventingCatholic hospitals from perform­ing sterilizations under mistakeninterpretations of the materialcooperation teaching, he ex­plained.

"The hospitals are to teach,as well as to serve," said Msgr.Malone, quoting a point whichhe said is made in the 1975 Vati­can document.

The newly released USCCcommentary stresses that eachcase is to be decided on its ownmerits, and that it is not a gen­eral instruction which can beextended to other areas such asabortion. .

"Because of the extraordinary

THE POOR FEASTED at the consecration of Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland as Or­dinary of the Milwaukee archdiocese. Instead of the customary banquet for civic and re­ligious leaders, the archdiocese provided steak dinners for more than 500 members oftwo inner city parishes, who also received a gift and memorial card from the new archbish­op. (NC Photo)

Legion of MaryThe Annual Reunion of the

Legion of Mary of the Fall Riverdiocese will be held at 2 p.m.Sunday, in St. James Church,County Street, New Bedford. Allactive members and spiritual di­rectors of Legion groups in thediocese are invited, as well asrelatives and friends. FollowingBenediction, the program willcontinue in the church hall.

The Legion of Mary, whosediocesan director is Msgr. Thom­as J. Harrington, is an organiza­tion dedicated to performance ofthe spiritual works of mercy.

Letters tothe Editor

For Grandma

Dear Editor:Thank you, Msgr. Hamel, for

your letter in the Nov. 24 issueof The Anchor regarding theeditorial on the recent Synod ofBishops.

You expressed so eloquentlymy (and so many others) exactfeelings on the matter.

Add me to the list of votersFOR the bishops and the HolyFather. Pray; let many othersspeak out in support of, andnot against, their apostolic en­deavors.

Monica ZygielNew Bedford

f'ive-Hour VigilTomorrow Night

A five-hour First Friday vigilof reparation to the SacredHearts of Jesus and Mary willbe held from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.tomorrow at St. Francis XavierChurch, 131 Main St., Acushnet,beginning with a votive Mass ofthe Sacred Heart and conclud­ing with a Mass of the Immacu­late Heart of Mary at midnight.

The rosary will also be re­cited and a holy hour will beconducted. There will be a cof­fee break at, 10 p.m. All are in­vited to participate in all or anypart of the vigil.

Liked Letter

Dear Editor:This is a poem written for me

by my 13-year-old grandsonPaul as a piece of my "palanca"during our day of recollectionheld recently at St. Joseph'sChurch, North Dighton. Some­one suggested that J send itinto The Ancllor.

Age Is ForeverAge is forever, as time never

stops,But your appearance does have

to change.Age is climbing to an over­

worked shop,And as said before the appear­

ance is strange.People shouldn't regret turn­

ing grey on the head,Or needing more sleep in that

old soft-like bed,But they should be grateful to

GodFor the life they have led.

Mrs. Fred BordenNorth Dighton

letters are welcomed, but should be noiIlore than 200 words. The editor reservesIhe right to condense or edit, If deemednecessary. All letters must be signed andInclude a home or business address.

Fath~~ McNallyIn Acushnet

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin hasconfirmed the appointmentmade by Very Rev. Wiliam Da­vis, SS.CC., provincial of theSacred Hearts Fathers, of FatherRichard McNally, SS.CC. to as­sociate pastor at St. FrancisXavier Church, Acushnet, effec­tive Friday, December 9, 1977.

Father McNally had beenserving' the parish on a tempor­ary basis.

NFPC LiaisonSeen Vital

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (NC) ­Bishop Raymond J. Gallaghersees his appointment as the U.S.bishops' official liaison with theNational Federation of Priests'Councils (NFPC) as "long over­due."

The bishop, who heads thediocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana,took over that job late last year,after Archbishop Joseph L. Ber­nardin, president of the NationalConference of Catholic Bishops(NCCB) approved requests fromboth Bishop Gallagher andFather James Ratigan, NFPCpresident.

Bishop Gallagher, chairmanof the NCCB Committee onPriestly Life and Ministry, saidhis appointment could mark "awhole new beginning" in the re­lationship between the NFPCand. the NCCB. Calling theNFPC "a reliable voice of ,thepriests of our country," he ex­pressed the hope that "this as­signment be a genuine and ac­tive one, not simply a pro for­ma kind of thing."

The 10-year-old NFPC repre­sents 1I0 councils of Catholicpriests across the country, in­cluding the priests' council inFall River.

Although "there were someuneasy moments between theofficial Church and the NFPC".in the late looOs and early1970s, "the maturing process hasblessed both bishops and priestsregarding their relationship sothat we may recognize how es­sentially secure interdependencecan be," Bishop Gallagher said.

If the clergy are to share re­sponsibility for the Church'smission with ·the laity, the bish­op added, "it is obvious and ap­parent that this sharing musttake place between bishops andpriests before jt can be soundlydeveloped in the other echelonsin the People of God."

The new liaison praised theNFPC's emphasis this year onministry, saying that "unless wehave a clear and mutually ac­ceptable notion of this broadfield, only confusion and frus­tration will result.

"Having the benefit and in­tense study by NFPC in thegeneral area of ministry," headded, "we will be in a muchsounder position to proliferateministry so that all men willknow thaL they are loved by theLord our God."

"We should be grateful ...that we do not have to startfrom scratch to find a repre­sentative group in the work ofincreasing our effectiveness." headded.

be. A beginning that is centeredin Incarnation.

During the weeks of Adventwe shall share some thoughtsconcerning the diaconal minis­try. This series is offered notonly to give lay people addedknowledge about the PermanentDiaconate but also to help theclergy in making the adjustmentsinvolved in accepting and work­ing with those who will sharethe sacrament of Orders.

This series is offered in thespirit of evangelization. The ex­hortation of Pope VI on Evang­elization of the Modern Worldhas given new impetus to theexplicit verbal proclamation ofthe Christian mesage.

Readers with further questionsconcerning the Permanent Dia­conate are welcome to write theOffice of the Permanent Diacon­ate, P.O. Box 7, Fall River,02722.

Msgr. Ernest J. Fiedler, execu­tive director of the Bishops'Committee on the PermanentDiaconate, recently stated, "Inthe early Church deacons werecalled the eyes, ears and mouthof the bishop; today they areagain being called to proclaimthe gospel and Bible study isreceiving greater emphasis intheir training. As a result, inmost diocesan diaconal pro­grams, candidates and ordainedare carrying their Bible like anessential part of their clothing.It is this kind of biblical spiritthat makes deacons so valuableas evangelists."

It is important to realize thatat the present time close to 7percent of the ordained clergyin the United States Church aredeacons. In 1970 there werenone.

Thus a great new force ofevangelization has been set inmotion, a force that will in afew years affect the people ofthis diocese, bringing us all anew witness of the Incarnation.

Our future deacons are underno illusions about the difficult­ies they will face. However, theyfeel that they will provide aunique link between the clergyand the laity,. since they willshare the vocations of bothorders and marriage. They knowthat preaching the Good News isnot easy but they realize in avery unique way that it is anecessary task in today's world.

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By Father John F. MoorePermanent Diaconate Director

Advent is a season of begin­nings, a season in which we

prepare for the celebration ofIncarnation. Thus it is appropri­ate that at this time we oncemore bring our readers some re­flections about new beginnings.

The most important new be­ginning in our diocese, is ofcourse, the Permanent Diacon­ate. A beginning which will ever

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The parish Christmas bazaarwill take place from 10 a.m. to9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. Also onSaturday, outdoor and indoorChristmas displays will be setup at 9:30 a.m. by Knights ofthe Altar.

Acolyte supervisors, wivesand kadets will hold a Christ­mas party at Sandy's restaurantat 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4.

OUR LADY OF ANGELS,FALL RIVER

All parishioners are welcometo a parish council meeting tobe held at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec.12 in the church hall.

The Holy Name Society willsponsor a penny sale at I p.m.Sunday, Jan. 22 in the hall.

ST. JOHN OF GOD,SOMERSET

A prayer meeting will be heldin the church following 7 p.m.Mass Thursday, Dec. 1. Refresh­ments will follow in the hall.

The ·Brayton Club will meetfollowing 9:45 a.m. Mass Sun­day, Dec. 4.

Cars for the Women's GuildChristmas party at White's res­taurant will leave the church at6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8.

ST. GEORGE,WESTPORT

The Women's Guild will spon­sor a turkey whist· at 8 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 3 at the schoolhall on Route 177.

The organization will holda cake sale from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 at Brad­lee's, Harbour Mall, Fall River.

ST. JOSEPH,TAUNTON

Line dancing and music willhighlight the Women's Guildmeeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,Dec. 6 in the church hall. Theannual Christmas party will beheld Saturday, Dec. 10 at ChinaRoyal restaurant, Fall River,with a bus leaving the churchat 6:15 p.m.

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NEW YORK (NC) - CatholicRelief Services (CRS), the over­seas aid agency of AmericanCatholics, has committed $100,000 in funds to victims of thecyclone which struck the Indianstate of Andhra Pradesh, killingat least 10,000 persons.

In addition, the organizationhas allocated an initial 178 tonsof rice for immediate relief as­sistance. The food is currentlyon hand at several storage pointsin India.

.Bishop Edwin B. Broderick,CRS executive director, said thatan initial $25,000 in cash hasbeen sent to the eRS office inNew Delhi from the CRS Dis­aster Emergency Reserve Fund,and that another $75,000 hasbeen set aside for use as needsbecome clearer.

The Indian cyclone, describedas the worst natural disaster inthat country since a tidal wavein 1864 claimed 35,000 lives, hasleft hundreds of thousandshomeless.

meet at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4and the Men's Club will hold anadvent buffet-dance at 7 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 3.

Oplatki, Polish Christmas wa­fers, are available at the conventfor mailing to friends and fam­ily.

Eligible girls are invited tosubmit their names for a draw­ing to be held following 10:30a.m. Mass next Sunday to de­termine the parish presentee atthe Bishop's ball..

SS. PETER AND PAUL,FALL RIVER

New Junior CYO officers areHeather Lake, Sandy Jeffrey,Karen Quinn and Karen Whit­ing. A weekend retreat for youngadults will begin tomorrowunder leadership of Sister LeonaMisto, RSM, parish educationdirector, aided by Msgr. Pat­rick J. O'Neill and Father Step­hen A. Fernandes.

Tonight is the ticket deadlinefor a Women's Club Christmasparty Thursday, Dec. 15 at Ve­nus de Milo restaurant. Reserva­tions for the Home and SchoolOrganization party close Tues­day, Dec. 13.

Men 18 and older are invitedto a day of recollection Sunday,Dec. 18, conducted by FatherRichard Gendreau of St. Louisde France parish, Swansea. Res­ervations close Thursday, Dec.15.

BLESSED SACRAMENT,FALL RIVER

Mrs. Claire Magno is chair­man for the Council of CatholicWomen's Christmas party, to beheld at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.7 at Bella and Tony's restaurant.Gifts to a value of $2 will beexchanged. Reservations may bemade with Mrs. Magno, 672­7596.ST. THOMAS MORE,SOMERSET

A "1000 Club" will begin inJanuary, at which time parish­ioners and non-parishioners willbe able to join.

HOLY TRINITY,WEST HARWICH

The Ladies' Association willmeet at 2:30 tomorrow after­noon in the parish hall. The pro­gram will include a Christmastea to which members of allarea churches are invited and aprogram of Christmas music bythe Harwich High School Chor­ale.SACRED HEART,FALL RIVER

The annual Women's GuildChristmas party will take placeat 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, withformer presidents in charge ofarrangements and entertainmentby the Showcase Singers.

ST. JOSENi,WOODS HOLE

Father James Dalzell willspea'k and give Benediction at7:30 p.m. tomorrow.

The Parish Adult Club willmeet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,Dec. 7 in the church hall. All arewelcome to attend .

ST. ANN,RAYNHAM

The Women's Guild will holdits annual Christmas party at 7p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7 in thechurch hall. A potluck supperand Yankee Swap for whichmembers are asked to bring a$2 gift will be on the program.

Publicity chairmen of parish organIzation..re asked to submit news Items for thllcolumn to The Anchor. P. O. Box 7. F.IIRiver. 02722. Name of city or town shouldbe Included. IS well .s full dates of .11activities. Please send news of future ratharthan past events. Note: the same new.Item can be used only once. Please do notrequest that we repeat an announcementlevera' times.

NoticeDue to space limitations, ef­

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

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

Fundraising projects may ofcourse be advertised at our ieg­ular rates. This is a policy ineffect at many diocesan news­papers to the satisfaction ofboth readers and advertisers.

ST. JAMES,NEW BEDFORD

The Ladies' Guild will hold apenny sale at 7:30 p.m. Monday,Dec. 5 in the church hall. Turk­ey baskets and a drawing for$500 will be among attractions.Admission will be free.

SACRED HEART,TAUNTON

Tickets are now available fora Women's Club Christmasparty Tuesday, Dec. 13. Co­chairladies are Ann Gallagherand Theresa Lane.

ST. PlUS X,SOUTH YARMOUTH

Parishioners and friends areinvited to a Christmas Holly Teato be held from noon to 3 p.m.Tuesday, Dec. 6 in the parishhall. Christmas items will beavailable for purchase.

The Women's Guild will meetat 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13,also in the hall, for a businesssession, organ sing-along andChristmas party. Members areasked to bring nursing homeand Birthright gifts.ST. JOHN EVANGELIST,AlTLEBORO

Face painting, games and pic­tures with Santa Claus will bespecial children's attractions atChristmas bazaar from 10 a.m.to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 at theparish school. To be sold arehandsewn, knitted and crocheteditems, crafts, decorations, bakedgoods, children's wear, candy,plants and jewelry. Snacks willbe available all day. A chickenpie supper will be served from4:30 to 6:30 p.m.ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL,FALL RIVER

The Women's Guild will meetin the parish hall for a Christ­mas' program including dinnerand entertainment at 6:30 p.m.Monday, Dec. 5. Miss Mary T.Hurley will be hostess.

ST. STANISLAUS,FALL RIVER

An Advent triptych behind themain altar, designed by SisterTherese Ann, CSSF, depictsMary, St. John the Baptist andIsaiah and will have one of itsgiant candles "lit" each week.

Thanksgiving services will beheld dally through Jan. 1 ingratitude for the success of acampaign for the building of theparish shrine-park.

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STUDENTS AT ST. ANTHONY IDGH SCHOOL, New Bedford, prepare for annualChristmas concert, to be heard at 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Dec. 16 through 18.From left, James Silva and Judy Cabana confer with Brother Arthur, conductor.

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The National CzestachowaTrust Appeal was organized byCardinal Krol and a committeeof Polish American bishops toraise funds for the shrine thathad been threatened with fore­closure.

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self to be the chosen messengerof God to tell the leaders of theChurch how wrong they are.This isn't the first time for suchan occurrence, however, andthrough the centuries the Churchhas learned that there are waysof discerning with some assur­ance whether the voice is thatof the Lord (or Mary) or ofsome well-intentioned neurotic.

For better or worse, with rareexceptions that Jesus generallymakes unmistakably clear, Hehas left the governing of Hispeople to the powerful, intelli­gent good judgment of thoseHe places as servant-leaders inHis Church, the Church to whichHe promised His presence andguidance. Revelations to privatepersons may be helpful to in­dividual Christians, and occas­ionally to the whole Church; butfaith in them, or submission totheir "demands" is never re­quired of anyone.

Q. I cannot hear well andhave problems with confession.I never know what my penanceis; I just leave and say what Ialways did for years, and adda few more prayers to be sure.I don't know if I'm doing theright thing or not. I only go toconfession a few times a yearon account of this, and it reallyupsets me.

lt is useless to confide in myparish priest. I can hardly under­stand him when he is standingnext to me. This applies to allthe priests I go to, even' whenthere are special hearing aidsin the confessional. How canI get some help soon? (Mo.).

A. Fortunately you're in acity where several priests areclose by. I strongly encourageyou to make an appointmentwith one of them, and be sure toexplain your hearing problemright away.

Priests are always willing togive special assistance to thosewho cannot hear well in theusual confessional arrangement.Today, whe~ face-to-face con·fessions are much more avail·able, no one who can hear at allneed be deprived of an opportun­ity to hear and be heard satis­factorily in the sacrament ofPenance.

In the meantime, continue yourpresent practice about your pen­ance; What you are doing isquite proper and sufficient.

(Questions for this columnshould be sent to Father Diet·zen, c/o The Anchor, P.O. Box7, Fall River, Mass. 02722.

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Q. I have read all the explana­tions for receiving Communionin the hand, but I am stilltroubled by the message givenby Our Lady at St. Damiano,Italy. In her appearance thereshe said, among other condemna­tions of what is going on in theChurch, "The Holy Eucharist istrampled underfoot! My childrentake the Holy Eucharist in theirhands! My Son, Jesus! Sacrilegeupon sacrilege."

Pope Paul is aware of thesemessages and he still gave hispermission. What is your re­action? (R.I.)

A. My first reaction is that'either Mary's memory is awfullypoor or her indignation is aw­fully late. Christians were re­ceiving the Eucharist in theirhands for 800 or 900 years afterChrist, and it didn't seem tobother her at all.

I intend no irreverence to OurLady because I don't believe anyof this nonsense came from herin the first place, obviously, asyou say, Pope Paul doesn'teither.

I can easily believe that somepoor soul who is emotionallyupset by what the bishops andpopes are doing believes her-

Jews, CatholicsF'orm Group

The National Conference ofCatholic Bishops (NCCB) and theAnti-Defamation League ofB'nai B'rith has announced es­tablishment of joint workingto meet regularly on issues ofconcern to Jews and Catholics.

An outgrowth of talks earlierthis year to clarify each side'sviews on public aid to parochialschools, group members willshortly begin discussing theirpositions on Israel and the Mid­die East.

Dr. Eugene J. Fisher, NCCBexecutive secretary, said thecooperative effort between a .major national Jewish human re­lations agency and NCCB is in­dicative of a "most significant"change in interfaith dialogue.Where previously it consisted of"saying nice things about oneanother," he said, the new effortis "to get down to concrete situ­ations, in both theological andpragmatic areas."

Strides have also been madein Catholic ;religious educationsince the 1965 Vatican Declara­tion on the Jews, Dr. Fisher re­ported. He cited his own 1976study of the 16 major religionseries on the grade and highschool levels, which disclosedthat "almost all of the blatantlyanti-Jewish references havebeen successfully deleted."

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ANew Look at Foreign MissionsSt. PatrickBy Father John J. Castelot

They say that on St. Patrick'sDay everyone is Irish. That isa delightful phenomenon and aninteresting one, too, consider­ing that Patrick was notIrish. Indeed, his preciseorigins are a mystery. Fromwhat he tells us in his Confess­ions, he was born in Roman oc­cupied Britain. His father, Cal­purnius, was an alderman anddeacon, and his grandfather wasa priest (this was in the eraB.C., Before Celibacy.) The yearof his birth was around 389, andby the time he was 16, he wasnot a typical teenager, turn­ing a deaf ear to the urgings ofthe clergy to mend his ways.

It would be hard to find asaint about whom more storieshave been told, fantastic leg­ends of no historical worth.There is this much to be saidfor legends, though: They donot grow up around nobodies.Even they are of no help in re­constructing history or biogra­phy, they do point to the extra­ordinary stature and renown oftheir subject.

Fortunately, Patrick left ushis Confessions, a personal andsomewhat autobiographical doc­ument, written in his old ageand containing a good bit of re­liable information. The otherwriting attributed to him is aletter he wrote demanding theexcommunication of a Britishprince, Coroticus, who led a

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By Sister Joan Chatfield

The author, a Maryknoller,was formerly director of theMaryknoll Mission Institute andis now project director for theInstitute for Religion and SocialChange in Honolulu.

"Taking a stand for humanrights;" "waiting with the poorfor life-needs made more diffi­cult for them to achieve in thegrowing compleldty of ~ureau­

cratic structures;" "giving voiceto the oppressed at the risk ofbeing silenced or deported . . ."These are the portrait-phrases ofpersons in mission.

Geographical adjectives spandistances from Harlem to Haiti,from Argentina to Zimbabwe,crossing paths from the familiarto the exotic, none of which ad­equately name the "foreign" offoreign mission.

Role adjectives describe thelife-style and jobs of those inmission - religious and lay,clerical and secular - inferringthe broad spectrum of personnelin foreign tpission endeavor.

To preach the Good News ofsalvation, to teach, heal, engagein pastoral and catecheticalworks remain the core of themissionary enterprise. But as thedimensions of the global villagehave become more visible, asthe oppressive structures whichkeep widening the gap betweenthe many poor and the fewerrich become more clear, it real-

ized that to be in mission is anawesome involvement in God'splan to build His Kingdom.

God so loved the world that.He sent His Son, Jesus. Personsin mission are sent in this samelove, experienced by them incall and commitment. As rolesof service and support are dis­tributed through all of societyin the sharing of gifts and talentsfor the good of all, so the roleof the person in mission has itsgenesis in the Church, God'svisible sign of his presence. Pro­fessional missioners assume thiswork in the name of all in thefamily of God: that His kingdomcome.

What makes a look at foreignmissions "different in the 1970sthan in previous decades?

With increasing growth innational churches, the strengthof the shared missionary enter­prise is becoming a global ex­perience. No longer do all mis­sioners cofue from First Worldcountries and go to Third Worldsituations.Wi~h an erosion of national

and ecclesiastial imperialism, theperson in mission can stand inthe honesty of God's call with­out added pain from the pride­ful aspects of patriotism andrighteousness.

With a newer understandingof reverse mission, the Churchof Chile can gift the Church ofCanada, even in the anguish ofexile. Or the person with years

of experience in Bolivia can helpthe untravelled parishioners ofa Connecticut suburb under­stand the Latin-American com­munity in their midst.

The leader of a Christian com­munity in Tanzania is also thedirector of an artists' coopera­tive which assures shared profitsin an American or Danish mar­ket. His concern that their phil­osophy be shared simultaneous­ly with the theology of theirUjamaa experience is a chal­lenge to those who would simp­ly display wares for tourist con­sumption. In each case of re­verse mission, the experience ofreceiver is exchanged and thefocus is adjusted: God is thegiver of all good gifts.

The task of understandingforeign missions in a changingworld is eased if the process isseen as God's action repeated intime, as each new person hearsthat call and responds to beingsent. The tailoring of the pro­cess is the work of the Spirit,made clear in faith even withthe confusion of darkness thateach era in the Church has ex­perienced.

Our conviction that this isGod's enterprise to which weare called, to which some willrespond with the whole or asignificant part of their lives, towhich the Church remains faith­ful - this is the strength of ourwitness and the visibility of oursign.

EYangeli~ationBy Father Alfred McBride

From the moment the firstChristians experienced the HolySpirit, the impulse to tell allthe world about Christ becamea unique feature of the new re­ligion. Other religions showedlittle interest in conversions.Even pagan Rome's insistenceon burning incense before em­perors' statues was not, a pro­gram of religious conversion, butmerely external compliance to acomparatively simple loyaltyoath.

Jewish religion did have somesmall conversion movementsbut the rules for admission wereso strict that the numbers ofnew adherents were so small asto be barely noticeable.

Christianity differed from allprevious religions in its enthusi­astic desire to share the messageand grace of Jesus with allpeoples. From the time of Paul,the most astonishing and evang­elical of all missionaries, to thepresent day, the drive to evang­elize the world continues.

The New Testament describesthe first wave of evangelizationby which Paul and his followersplanted Christianity throughoutthe Greek and Roman world.Church history tells the nextgreat evangelization story, thatof bringing the Gospel to Europebeyond the Alps. From the timeof Constantine (circa 313) Chris­tianity had spread northward insmall pockets, due to the Romanpresence.

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A Verdade E A VidaDirigida pelo Rev. Edmond Rego

No catecismo anrendemos aue sao necessa­rias cinco coisas nor narte do nenitente: examede consciencia, dor de cora~ao, nrooosito deemenda, acusar-se com sinceridade, e cumnrir aDeni tenci a.

o mais imoortante e 0 arrependimento. $emele nao pode haver nerdao. Unido ao arrependi­mento anda 0 oronosito de emenda. Devemos exci­tar a dor dos nossos Decados pensando no amorde Deus Dor nos, na felicidade do Ceu, nas De­nas do Inferno e'do Purqat6rio ..Alquns tern me­do das confissoes rotineiras e, a pretexto darotina, atrasam a confiss~o. 0 remedio ~o edeixar de comer por se mastiqar mal, mas Dro­curar mastiqar bern.

A dor quanto mais intensa e mais por amorde Deus tanto mais oerdoa'o castiqo temnoralque merecem os nossos oecados.Poraue muito a­mou, muito lhe foi oerdoado, diz Jesus da peca­dora. Para reparar as nossas faltas devemoscumprir auanto antes a nenit~ncia ~ue 0 sacer­dote nos deu, juntando outras obras boas emdesconto dos nossos Decados.

Irei ter com meu nai e dir-lhe-ei, Pai,oequei. A reconcilia~~o inclui a acusa~ao ~i~­cera e humilde das nossas faltas. E necessarlOacusar todos os oecados mortais cometidos de­oois do Baotismo e ainda nao confessados. Foio Senhor ~ue assim 0 determinou e assim pro­clamolJ 0 Maqisterio autorizado da Iqreja.

Mesmo nas absolvi~oes colectivas, llcitasem caso de urqencia mUlto retritos, os oeni­tentes ficam obriqados a acusar-se na proximaconfissao dos pecados aue tinham nesse momenta

"AQueles aos £luais sao remidos os pecadosqravesmediante a absolvi~10 dada de forma co­lectiva devem aoroximar-se da confissao auri­cular, antes de receber outra vez a absolYi~aoconcedida assim de forma colectiva, a menosaue estejam imoedidos por causa justa. Sao es­tritamente obriqados, exceoto no caso de im­possibilidade.moral. a confessar-se individualmente, dentre do esna~o de urn ano. Tambem Daraeles, com efeito, mantem 0 seu viqor 0 nrecei­to em virtude do aual todo 0 cristao est~ 0­briqado'a confessar a urn sacerdote, privada­mente ao menos uma vez cada ano, todos os seusDecados, Decados qraves ja se entende , Queainda nao tenha confessado sinqularmente, es­tas as nalavras de urn documento recente daSanta Se oue v€em relembrar a doutrina que es­tava a ser posta em duvida oor alquns.

A acusao deve ser clara, concreta, con­cisa e comnleta. Clara dizendo os necados deforma Que 0 sacerdote entenda. Chamando ascoisas nelo nome. Nao como se conta de uns ci·qanos Que foram confessar-se depois de terem

,roubado dois franqos. 0 orimeiro Que saiu oe­saroso, nerqunta ao outro, de ar risonho: En­tao 0 senhor padre n~o te reoreendeu? Pelocontrario, ate me louvou. Eu disse-lhe: Senholpadre, vi dois a bulha. Aoartei-os. Depoisjuntei-os e ceei com eles. E ele resoondeu-meFizeste bern, meu filho.

Concreta quer dizer procurando separa apalha do qrao, nao ficando em qeneralidades.Como\Quando se vai ao medico. Nao basta dizeronde doi, mas Quando e como.

Conciso , nao oerdendo tempo contando ahist6ria de cada pecado, sabendo que 0 sacer­dote tern outras almas para atender.

Comnleta, referindo todos os pecados mortais, a sua esnecie e as circunst~ncias aqra­vantes. Nao e 0 mesmo bater num coleqa Quebater na mae.

Para uma confissao frutuosa devemos di­zer tambem os necados veniais. A vida humanae urn consante.Yoltar a Casa do nos so Pai,

EvangelizationContinued from Page Twelve

Ultimately, it was the grace ofChrist and the sacrificial loveand faith of the evangelists thatconverted Europe. Happily theirdeeds are not lost in the mistsof history. The faith theybrought is ours today.

the best monasteries and in theprocess developed a deep attach­ment to the monastic mentalityand lifestyle.

This was to exert a profoundand lasting influence, not onlyon him, but on the structure ofthe Irish church. Finally he wasordained a priest at Auxerre byits famous bishop, St. Germain.

Pope Celestine I had sent Pal­ladius to Ireland, but he diedbefore beginning the work ofevangelization. St. Germain or­dained ,Patrick a bishop and hewas sent to replace Palladius.At age 40, his dream had cometrue.

He seems to have begun hismission at Ulster, and then at­tempted to win over King Laog­haire at Tara. His success wasmoderate, but enough to win per­mission to continue preaching.While the king apparently wasnot converted, some of his fam­ily were, and now Patrick movedahead with assurance, in spiteof hardships and dangers. Hislife was in constant peril, par­ticularly because of the bitterantagonism of the Druids, lead­ers of the native pagan religion.

IBut on and on he went withcourage, determination and com­plete trust in God. At first heimported clergy from the contin­ent, but before long he had anative clergy.

Before Patrick was throughthe whole island was Christian,and from it came the mission­aries who would re-Christianizeand reeducate the continent ofEurope.

St. PatrickContinued from Page Twelve

raid on Ireland, killed some ofPatrick's Christians and en­slaved others.

Many years were to pass be­fore Patrick would be in a posi­tion to write either document.When he was 16 the Roman·armies left Britain for a militarycampaign on the continent,leaving the island defenseless.It became the target of pirateraids from Germany and Ireland,and on one such raid, the ladwas captured and made thethe slave of a pagan lord inIreland.

For six years he tended sheep,but amid the rigors and loneli­ness of this existence he foundGod, underwent a profound con­version, and spent all his wakinghours in prayer.

Once, in a dream, he was en­couraged to escape. Bravely heset out and traveled 200 milesto the coast where, with somedifficulty, he persuaded the crewof a pirate ship to take himaboard.

They touched land in southwestern Gaul (France), and afteran arduous trek finally reachedcivilization. Somehow or otherPatrick eventually made it backhome. His family, overjoyed athaving him back safe and sound,begged him never to leave themagain. But mysterious voiceskept calling him back to the islewhere, as a slave, he had foundGod, and he determined to re­turn and convert the Irish.

This was more easily saidthan done. He was now 22 or 23,with no formal education; hewould have to study for thepriesthood and be commissionedby the Church. Nothing daunted,he returned to the continent andspent 18 more years gettingready. Talk about determination!

His lack of elementary educa­tion was a severe handicap, andhis superiors took a rather dimview of his capabilities. Hesought out the best teachers at

IRISH PILGRIMS gather at the top of Croagh Patrick,where legend says the saint prayed and fasted during theLent of 441.

focus onyouth ...

By Cecilia Belanger

We sat and discussed the val­ue of words, three young friendsand myself.

First we established that ourreligious traditions, without ex­ception, emphasize the sacred­ness of speech. Words are notcheap, they say. They are im­measurably holy.

In our finest moments weknow that the truth is not withthe cynical slogans of the day,but with the timeless teachingsof the religious traditions. Ayoung man or woman being in­terviewed by a prospective. em­ployer for a position for whichhe or she has prepared overlong, hard years does not be­lieve that words are cheap. Chil­dren gathered around the bed­side of a dying parent who isleaving the last verbal legacy,do not believe words are cheap.When we are old enough torealize what the words said atbaptism mean, then, too, weknow that words are not cheap.

At such moments words be­come weighted with an urgencyand decisiveness which leaves

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their imprint upon human lives.At such critical moments we ac­cept the judgment of the' pro­verb that life and death are inthe power of the tongue.

But we should not depend ondramatic moments only to real­ize the importance of words. Weshould listen to those teachingswhich tell us that all times, inevery circumstance, words areholy..

Why? Because it is the God­given power to speak that wehave the distinguishing human

traits which separate us fromthe animal kingdom. The philoso­pher of ancient and medievaltimes used the term "the onewho speaks" to describe people.Ma~ia: Whenever I read a

good book I am very consciousof words. I stop to think aboutthem - their beauty and power.Words are like a bridge overwhich we pass into the lives ofother people. Just as we're doingnow. We are in contact throughour speech.

Jeanne: Too bad our speech

_couldn't always be holy. I feelit is right now, that what we'resaying is important and good.But what about words utteredin anger?

Yes, Jeanne, what about thosewords?

How many families have theytorn asunder! Words may healor wound. They can lift us upor they can crush us. They canbolster our confidence or theycan rob us of our dignity. Usedthoughtfully, they can enhance;used maliciously, they can de-

stroy. Used to undermine, theycan kill.

What of the words we shouldspeak and do not? Wait forsomeone to die before they'reuttered? How often the graciousand kind word is postponed.Postponement makes even thebest of words a little bit sour.

What else are words? Mirrorsof our souls? Our character?

Psychology teaches _that thereis no such thing as an idle word.The most casual remark, a wordspoken off-guard, often furn­ishes the trained observer witha revealing clue to our innerselves. Even slips of the tongueare not without significance.

Our language mirrors our esti­mate of ourselves and our re­flection of others. The dirty joke­ster does not respect himself orhis fellow human beings.

How about the desensitizingthat words do? Jeanne said thatshe has found that words hardenpeople. We also agreed that eu­phemism desensitize.

The Nazis did not murderpeople. They liquidated them.

We have no poor. We have-only the economically-deprived.

Millions of people are nothungry or starving. They aresuffering from malnutrition.

Elie Wiesel, the sensitivechronicler of the Holocaust, re­cords that his teacher cautionedhim: "Be careful with words.They are dangerous. Be waryof them; they beget either de­mons or angels. It is up to youto give life to one or the other.Be careful, I tell you."

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

GATEWAY PLAYERS HOLD DRESS REHEARSAL

Holy FamilyAluminum foil and tinsel com­

bined to transform the new gymof Holy Family High School,New Bedford, into a space worldof stars as seniors held theirannual dance with music by thePersuaders. Debi Andradeheaded the imaginative decora­tions committee.

Prizewinners in a recentsophomore class fundraiser werePaul Cormier, Richard Fontaineand Laurie Sirois.

Open house for parents andprospective students will be heldat the oldest Catholic secondaryschool in the diocese on Monday,Dec. 5. A recruiting team of stu­dents will be led by William P.Gushue, vice-principal.

olic Action in Lewiston, Me. lastweekend. The program, a fol­low-up of the Summer Instituteon Catholic Action, dealt withsocial awareness and justice.

Bishop GerrardThe student body joined the

Christian Life Community groupat the school to conduct a can­ned goods drive. The object wasnot only to collect food but todetermine "the most caring<;lass."

In the final count, sophomoreswere first, freshmen second,then juniors and seniors, for atotal of 565 food items.

Also at the Fall River Girls'School, students and moderatorsattended a Fall Institute on Cath-

sal Gym. They plan a pennysale and an auction in the nearfuture. Membership is open toall parents of Stang athletes.

The Parents Club, too, has ex­perienced success in its endeav­ors. An Autumn Frolic, the firstsocial of the season, was fol­lowed by a tuition raffIe inNovember, won by, Jeanne Small.

Booster Club, greatly benefitedStang sports events. BoosterClub members have promotedsports awards, hosted athleticbanquets, and procured thelatest' physical conditioningequipment, such as the Univer-

homily cited Stang's participa­tion in the community and abrief post-ceremony speech be­stowing a day off from schoolwas applauded by all (especiallySenior Ted Hasner).

In general, the seniors, whosupplied much of the man/\Wo­manpower for the Mass prepara­tions, participated with vigor.Readings were by Patty Ken­nedy and George Benoit and folkmusic was also offered by stu­dents. A slide presentation wasa faculty contribution.

The Gateway 'Players of StangHigh School opened their sea­son with William Gibson's "TheMiracle Worker." In the Princi­pal roles were Anne Vera asHelen Keller; Gail Muren, AnnieSullivan; Patricia Sweeney, Mrs.Keller, Joseph Texeira, CaptainKeller; Michael Driscoll- asJames Keller.

This stirring story is one ofthe most warmly-admired ofthe modern stage, depicting howHelen Keller, blind and mute,came under the tutelage of An­nie Sullivan, blind herself.Annie's eventual success withher pupil comes only after someof the most turbulent and emo­tionally-packed scenes everstaged.

Under the direction of GeraldMorrissey, the Stang studentsgave three evening performancesand a matinee for eighth grad­ers.

Involvement is the word todescribe Stang parents, be it inthe Booster Club, or in the Par­ents Club.

President James Greene re­ports that a recent pancakebreakfast, sponsored by the

"I",LEONARD HIRST, Holy

Family senior, has beennamed to the All-Star Hoc­key Team of Division II ofthe Southeastern Mass. Con­ference.

Bishop StangBy Mary Pat Feitelberg

Thanksgiving marked the fifthanniversary of the CornucopiaProgram of Bishop Stang HighSchool, North Dartmouth. Intro­duced by Father John Steakem,chaplain, it supplies familieswith a substantial Thanksgivingmeal and it provides Stang stu­dents with a reminder of thoseless fortunate than themselves.

Each food basket traditionallyincludes holiday items, staplesand a large turkey. Source ofthe plenty is the Stang studentsand their teachers.

At a Mass at which 27 bask­ets were presented in the offer­tory procession, Bishop Croninwas principal celebrant. His

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Next Sunday night's gameslist South against Westport­Dartmouth at nine o'clock, Northvs. Taunton at 10, and, Somer­set vs. New Bedford at 11.

team. Halfback Udy Kleinberger,fullback and Keith Cucinottagoalie Ken Cordeiro are theSomerset players. HalfbackOmar Abboud and fullback TomMello are from Dartmouth andfullback Ron Noman and for­ward Andew Chase representOld Rochester.

Forward Steve .conchinha ofNew Bedford Voke, halfbackLeonard Hirst and halfbackGeorge Benoit of Bishop StangHigh, round out the DivisionTwo team.

Also announced by the con­ference is the Division ThreeCross-Country all-star team,which includes four from BishopFeehan High, David Whitefield,David Popeo, Kevin Southwoodand Eliot Brais. !Bishop StangHigh is represented by DanielCollis.

Also on the 10-man squad areDaniel Smith and Mark Hurleyof Bourne, Kevin Brogioli andWalter Rocha of Wareham; andHildegar Camara of Bishop Con­nolly High.

IN THE DIOCESEBy BILL MORRISSETTE

InterscholasticSports

Taunton Upsets New Bedford, South Wins AgainIn a game marked by out- New Bedford has won four, lost

standing goal-tending on both two and tied two. In the othersides, Fall River South blanked game last Sunday, Westport­Somerset, 5-0, in a Bristol Dartmouth nipped Fall RiverCounty Catholic Hockey League North 6-5, and gained a thirdgame last Sunday night. Mike place tie with Somerset, bothFreeman, in goal for Somerset, with 3-5 records. North and'made 29 stops and South's Mike Taunton, both 2-5-1 (won, lost,Lauriano made 20. tied) are tied for fifth place.

The victory, along with Taun­ton's upset 3-1 win over runner­up New 'Bedford, enabled theSouthies to stretch their leadover New Bedford to six points.South has won its eight games,

Conference Names All-Stars

REFEREE DICK ENOS holds the ball for Curtis Mat·thews, St. Joseph, and Robert Fountain, Holy Family, ina Taunton Cya game at Taunton Catholic Middle Schoolgym. The gym is used by over 40 Cya teams in fourleagues.

Both divisions in South­eastern Mass. Conference soc­cer have announced their all­star selections.

Dennis-Yarmouth is repre­sented on the Division One all­star team by forwards MarkSylvia and Dennis Foster, half­back Steve Loranger and goal­ie Dave Mason. Attleboro's con­tingent on the Division Twoteam includes forwards MarioConde and Vladimir Galindo,fullback Mark Coelho and half­back Keith Caruthers.

Others on the Division Oneteam are forward Antonio De­Souza and Renato Avellar ofTaunton; forward Bruce Smith,Wesport; forward Joe Leite andfullback Joseph Raposa, DimanVocational; forward Victor Ber­nardo, New Bedford; HalfbacksAdelson Teves of Durfee, LouisGiovannone of Barnstable andDavid Swift of Falmouth. Barn­stable is also represented byfullback Eric George.

Somerset, has three, Dart­mouth and Old Rochester eachhave two on the Division Two

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One Sings, the OtherDoesn't

Pardon Mon AffaireRubyA Small Town in TexasSuspiriaTown That Dreaded Sun-

downTwilight's last GleamingTwo Minute WarningWhich Way Is Up

Sinbad and the Eye ofthe Tiger

Star WarsViva KnievelVolcanoWe All loved Each Other

So MuchThe Wild DuckYou light Up My life

Peter's DragonThree Warriors

C - Condemned

My Father, My MasterNasty HabitsOutrageous!

The lincoln ConspiracyMacArthurMidwayMohammed, Messenger

of GodNickelodeonPeople That Time ForgotRoselandScott Jopl in

Herbie Goes to MonteCarlo

Race for Your life,Charlie Brown

The Rescuers

A Special DayThe LacemakerThe Last Tycoon

Between the lines The Last Days of Man onCross of Iron EarthThe Deep Let Joy Reign SupremeEmbryo Man Who loved WomenThe Enforcer Marathon ManFinal Chapter - Walking Tall Mean Frank, Crazy TonyFrom Noon Till Three Missouri BreaksFun With Dick and Jane Mother, Jugs and SpeedGods of the Plague NetworkIt's Alive The Next ManJabberwocky The OmenJourney into the Beyond One.Qn.Qne

Airport 77The American FriendThe Black PearlCheckered Flag or CrashEquinox FlowerFantastic Animation Fest-

ivalGreased lightningJacob the liarJulia

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A-4 Separate Classification

B - Obiectionable in Part for Everyone

(A Separate Classification is given to certain films which while notmorally offensive, require some analysis and explanation as a pro­tection against wrong interpretations and false conclusions.)

The Chicken Chronicles Jail Bait RabidEquus Joseph Andrews Rolling ThunderExorcist II: The Heretic Kentucky Fried Movie SaloFirst love little Girl Who lives Down Satan's BrewThe First Nudie Musical the lane The Sensual ManThe Hills Have Eyes looking for Mr. Goodbar ValentinoHouse by the lake 1900 The VanIn the Realm of the Senses Other Side of Midnight Women in Cellblock 7

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Chance Future World Pink Panther' Strikes AgainAudrey Rose Gator Rebellion in PatagoniaBad News Bears in Break- The Greatest Rocky

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