ing homes; they don't knowwhat it's like to be dying be­cause no one dies at home any-

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tern offers the benefits of value­oriented education and of "analternative type of education ina society founded on the con­cepts of pluralism and freechoice."

Nevertheless, Catholic parentsfor years have tried in vain toobtain federal or state aid fortheir schools. "The schools ofthis (Cincinnati) archdiocese areenjoying the use of state fundsfor auxiliary services and mate­rials," he acknowledged. "Butthe parents and others concernedabout our schools are keenlyaware that practically all themoney required for the ordinaryoperations of their schools mustcome from private funds andthat this situation is not likelyto change substantially in theforeseeable future."

DyingReligion's Role

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HELPING THE DYING: Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross,author of "On Death and Dying," said in an interview withThe Evangelist, Albany diocesan newspaper, that childrenshould be allowed more contact with older people and thedying for their own growth and to help bring happinesswhen it is really needed. NC Photo.

"They don't know anythingabout hunger; they don't knowanything about old age becauseold people are shipped to nurs-

if they have enough money tosend their children to a Catholicschool, he said, administratorsknow that they are really ask­ing, "What values do we attachto a Catholic school and how dothose values relate to other im­portant values for our childrenand ourselves?"

Strange. referred to the recentstudy made by the NationalOpinion Research Center show­ing that an overwhelming num­ber of Catholics (89 per cent) re­ject the idea that the Catholicschool system is no longer need­ed.

The accomplishments of theCatholic schools "have been asource of justifiable pride for theChurch," Strange said. For boththe Church and the communityat large the Catholic school sys-

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Expert Speaks on Death andDr. Kubler-Ross Discusses

ALBANY (NC>--:-In a far-rang­ing interview, Dr. Elisabeth Ku­bler-Ross, internationally recog­nized expert on death and dying,spoke about her work, religion'srole in aiding dying patients,wb3t families can do for theterminally ill, and funeral cus­toms.

Prior to a speech here, Dr.Ross, a Swiss-born psychiatristnow practicing in Chicago,talked with The Evangelist,newspaper of the Albany diocese.

Asked about the family's rolein aiding the dying patient, Dr.Ross asserted that the most im­portant thing is for everyone tobe honest and genuine, no mat­ter how clumsy the manner.

"If you come in and say, 'Oh,look at this lovely weather: thepatient' picks up very quicklythat you only want to talk aboutnice things:' she said. "If, onthe other hand, you can admitthat you don't know what to sayor do, that you feel clumsy anduncomfortable, but that youwant to help, the patient willusually help the family."

Speaking in soft, accentedtones, Dr. Ross, author of "OnDeath and Dying," considered bymany to be the handbook forsuch work, said that childrenshould be included "right fromthe beginning. We have a pecu­liar society in which childrengrow up in a deprived neighbor­hood-white, upper middle class,suburban. They have everythingmaterial, but don't know any­thing about life's hardships.

DAYTON (NC) - CatholicSchools Week is a good time fortelling the total communityabout the achievements of theschools and their contribution tothe community's welfare.

Robert R. Strange, executivedirector of the Dayton CatholicEducation Foundation, made thiscomment on the eve of the an­nual observance.

Acknowledging that "we h3vereceived setbacks from courtrulings reg~rding federal andstate aid" to nonpublic schools,Strange declared: "Now it istime to go to our own communi­ties and broaden the support ofprivate dollars, which are tax­deductible, for our schools."

"But we must a'sk," he added."And what better time to beginasking than during the CatholicSchools Week?"

Citing the recent enrollmentdeclines in Catholic schools,Strange said that Catholic schooladministrators know that "thereal question today is the extentto which Catholics are persuad­ed they can afford to supporttheir schools without injusticeto other demands on personaland family resources."

When parents ask themselves

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5. On the two days of fast­ing, those bound by the law arelimited to a single full meal.Two other meatless meals, suf­ficient to maintain strength,may be taken according to one'sneeds, however together theyshould not equal another fullmeal.

6. On days of abstinence,tb3t is on Ash Wednesday andon all Fridays of the. LentenSeason, those bound by the lawabstain from eating meat.

7. .No Catholic will hold him­self or herself lightly excused'from the laws of fast and ab­stinence. Commenting upon the

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4. All those who are fourteenyears of age and older areobliged to observe the law ofabstinence.

elled this life's pilgrimage ... ithas not always been easy; hehas not travelled alone ..."

So, Rev. Andre P. Jussaume,pastor of St. James Parish,Taunton, described the ministryof Rev. Anatole F. Desmarais.

Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin,S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River,yesterday war> the chief celebrantof a funeral Mass for Rev. An­atole F.' Desmarais who died onSaturday at .the Catholic Memo­rial Home following a long ill­ness.

Many priests joined the MostReverend Bishop in the cathe­dral ceremony; Rev. Andre P.Jussaume, Father Desmarais:

. successor at St. James Parish,Taunton, was the homilist.

Born in Fall River, FatherDesmarais was the son of thelate Felix and the late Helene(Daignault) Desmarais. Follow­ing his elementary education atNotre Dame Parish School inFall River, he pursued his ed­ucation to the priesthood atAssumption College, Worcester;St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore;

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"Father Desmarais has methis last enemy - death - andnow he lives in Christ! Thus wecan rejoice during this funeral.A priest, full of raith, has trav-

The Most Reverend Bishophereby publishes the followingLenten Regulations 1975:

1. There are two days uponwhich both fast and abstinenceare prescribed: Ash Wednesdayand Good Friday.

2. On all Fridays of Lent,abstinence is prescribed.

3. Those wI-.·:J are twenty-oneyears of age, but not yet fifty­nine years of age, are obliged toobserve the law of fast.

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On Wednesday, Feb. 12, theHoly Season of Lent will beginwith the Blessing and Impositionof Ashes. For the following fortydays, the Church liturgy willtake on a penitential aspect thatwill culminate in the gloriouscelebration of Easter on March30.

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About a year ago, the 24-houron-call service was added. Nowwhen police encounter a situa­tion where they feel a clergy­man is needed, they contact asocial service agency which inturn notifies the minister onduty at that time.

When the program started, sixclergymen representing the Lu­theran, Methodist, Episcopal,Jewish and Catholic faiths wereinvolved.

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SEMINAR ON ADMINISTERING SACRAMENTS FOR SICK: Rev. Kevin F. Tripp,chaplain of Pastoral Ministry at St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford, addressing the staffs ofthe area nursing homes on the administration of the sacraments of the sick.

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Taunton AreaeyO Program

The Taunton Area CYO willsponsor a showing of the film,"Jesus Christ, Superstar," at theTaunton Catholic Middle School,Summer St., at 2 o'clock onSunday afternoon, Feb. 9.

This is the film version of theworld famous Rock-Opera whichportrays the betrayal, trial anddeath of Christ.

Admission is one dollar forhigh school students and adults;50c for children and the familyplan of $2.50.

For further information, con­tact Rev. Leonard M. Mullaney,Immaculate Conception Rectory,387 Bay St., Taunton. The phOlienumber is 824-8794.

ST. PAUL (NC) - Severalyears ago, the Rev. Arthur Mus­all, pastor of Hope LutheranChurch here listened as one ofhis parishioners-a member ofthe St. Paul Police department­told him of the dificulties policeoften encounter when trying tointervene or assist in domesticmatters.

"People won't listen to us,"the policeman told his pastor."We are just a threat to them.There are also situations inwhich police just don't knowwhat to say.

"Isn't there any way thatclergymen could help us?"

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Continued from Page OneCatholic University, Washing­ton, D. C.

He was ordained to the priest­hood by Most Rev. Daniel F.Feehan, Second Bishop of FallRiver, in 1922.

.Respected as a lecturer andhomilist throughout the Di­ocese Father Desmarais servedat Blessed Sacrament, Holy Ros­ary, Notre Dame and St.Mathieu Parish in Fall River; St.Theresa Parish, So. Attleboro;St. James Parish, Taunton.

'Father Desmarais' survivorsinclude Miss Olive Desmarais ofFall River, Mrs. Blanche Fre­dette of Raymond, N. H. andseveral nieces and nephewsamong whom are Rev. JosephFredette, AA, of Sherborne,Que., Canada.

·Father Jussaume pointed outthat there was real value totalking about death during afuneral. Too often there are allkinds of attempts to put it asideand stress or remember thejoyous aspects of life.

But death is in itself a joyousaspect of life: The sadness of-that one certainty of life mustgive way to what our faithteaches: the last enemy has beendestroyed; there remains but joyand peace with Christ forever.

The ministry of Father Des­marais was describej as histravelling through life, helpingothers along the way. For 43years this priest brought Christto some and many to Christ.

Then in 1966, Christ associ­ated Father Desmarais to Hisown Passion. From then on, theretired priest through personalprayer and joyful occasions ofconcelebration of Mass was ableto continue his ministry fromthe Catholic Memorial Home.He was no less the priest; noless the fruitful minister ofChrist.

Fa~th teaches us that the truemeaning of life is that we strivealong with Christ toward theResurrection. So, we believe thatFather Desmarais still lives.

As we commemorate his pass­ing on, we must reflect on ourown lives. How fruitful is ourown pilgrimage? How do weprepare for that final battle andvictory?

Yes, during this funeral wepray for Father Desmarais. Buttruly, the Taunton pastor in­sisted, we also pray for our­selves, for our ever more fruit­ful journey, for our strong bat­tle, and-faithful to our faith­for the certainty of our ownfinal victory also.

NecrologyFEB. 14

Rev. Charles E. Clerk, 1932,Pastor, 8t. Roch, Fall River

FEB. 15Rev. Joseph G. Lavalle, 1910,

Pastor, St. Matthew, Fall RiverRev. James C. Conlon, 1957,

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FEB. 19Rev. Andrew J. Brady, 1885,

Pastor, 8t. Joseph, Fall RiverRev. Leopold Jeurissen, SS.CC.,

1953, Pa·stor, Sacred Heart,Fairhaven

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SSe PETER AND PAUL STUDENTS BACK HOME: Students assistin moving their books and supplies as they return to the refurbished FallRiver Parochial School at 240 Dover St. after five months of classes inSt. Anne's School edifice. Aiding the transfer of materials were, left photo,

Robert Costa, Louis Luz, David Rapoza, John Chlebek, Stephen Quinlanand John Lake. Right, Christopher Roderiques, Gary Viveiros. The renova­tion was necessitated by the April 10, 1973 fire that totally destroyed theparish church,

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MADRID {NC)-Spain's For­eign Minister Pedro CortinaMauri has predicted it will taketime and effort to wind upSpain's prolonged negotiationswith the Vatican for a new con­cordat.

Cortina explained that themain goal of the treaty negotia­tions is "to define well the fieldsin which Church and State ex­ercise their respective jurisdic­tion and activity, so as to avoidinterference that can lead toconflicts."

The government of chief ofstate, Gen. Francisco Francoconceded in 1967 that the 1953the time leading Churchmen inthe Vatican and Spain werepressing for liberalization pol­icies patterned after the SecondVatican Council.

Their aim was to free theChurch from the state's centu­ries-old privilege of nominatingbishops, and to review othermatters including state subsidiesinitiated in the 19th century incompensation for confiscaedChurch property.

and euphemisms. People walk bythis big, fancy display and say,'Doesn't he look natural?' That'ssick.

"But we do need rituals," sheemphasized. "I think people aregoing a bit too much in the oth­er direction when they havenothing at all. They go througha much longer grief period."

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will probably begin soon at theWashington state capital atOlympia on a proposed amend­ment to the state constitutionthat would ease restrictions onstate support for private edu­cation.

One of identical triplets, Dr.Ross traces her interest in deathand dying back to post-war'Europe when she did relief work.

"I came to the concentrationcamps where thousands. andthousands of people were killed-by the Nazis. When you haveseen gas chambers with yourown eyes and smelled the smelland seen trainloads of babyshoes from the killed children,you are always preoccupied, notwith death and dying, but withwhat turns human beings intoNazi monsters and what canturn the same potential into alittle bit better human being.The question is: how can 1 teachmy children to be human beingswho will look back on theirlives, happy they have lived?"

FuneralsIn her work, Dr. Ross has in­

cluded funeral directors, a sys­tem she finds much better than"cursing them out or complain­ing about them." Neverthelessshe is offended by some funeralpractices.

"The things I· find really un­necessary and much too much,"she said, "are the embalmingand make-up, the slumber rooms

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beautiful as a Hollywood face."Dr.. Ross is also opposed to

"those stupid signs" in hospitalsthat keep children out, deprivingpatients "of happiness whentbey need it the most."

Peaceful DeathAsked about the effect of re­

ligion on dying people, Dr. Rosssaid that "truly religious people,wbo live religiously seven daysa week, do not need Dr. Ross.They are so much at peace theyare not troubled. They die withfantastic peace and equanimity."

People who talk constantlyabout the afterlife, ~>n the otherhand, "die with terrible prob­lems. When I thought they werethe truly religious people, my in­terpretation was that religiouspeople die with many moreproblems because, on top ofeverytbing else, they have toworry about not having livedright, about punishment afterdeath, about not having gone tochurch or synagogue oftenenough. What I did not appre­ciate was that people who soundrelIgious are not the truly reli­gious ones. The people who talkabout the afterlife are denyingdeath. They never face the real­ity that you have to die beforethe resurrection."

Her work for the last decadewith dying patients has alteredher own religious life, she added.

"It's like day and night. WhenI started I was a wishy-washyProtestant. After 10 years ofworking with dying patients, Ihave become much, much morereligious, more than I everdreamt I would be. And aboutlife after death, I don't just be­lieve; I know."

Unorthodox PsychiatryDr. Ross, who never charges

her patients, living instead fromher lecture fees, uses her homefor her off.ice.

"It's a very unorthodox psy­chiatry," she admitted. "I makehouse calls. Sometimes peoplejust walk into my house. Youcan't do this kind of work andcharge patients. The averagedebts my patients have are be­tween $20,000 and $200,000. It'sa kind of ministry, really, whichyou cannot make into a busi­ness."PAUL DONNELLY

Continued from Page Onemore. It's like having them growup in a greenhouse."

To counter this, I>r. Ross sug­gested bringing old people into.the home "and not just a kindgrandmother who comes atChristmas with presents. Thenyou can teach children that anold wrinkled face can be just as

To Manage N'ewCHA Division

ST. LOUIS (NC) - Paul R.Donnelly has been named anassistant director of the St.Louis-based Catholic HospitalAssociation ~CHA).

Donnelly will manage theDivision of Corporate Organiza­tion and Management Services,a new CHA dhllision.

Since 1963, Donnelly has beendirector of the CHA Departmentof Hospital Administration andsince 1968, chairman of theSaint Louis Universit:Y (SLU)Department of Hospital andHealth Care Administration. Heretains the rank of associateprofessor at the university. Hehas been associated with boththe association and universitysince 1958.

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Ever So Much More

Social JusticeT~ENTON (NC) - EmphasiZ­

ing the Church's contribution­past and present-in the fieldof social justice was proposedas the main thrust of the Tren­ton diocese's celebration of thenation's birth in 1976 as the 16­member diocesan committee toplan the bicentennial observanceheld its .initial meeting.

Courses OfferedIn Irish StudiesAt Stonehill

Former AnchorColumnist Dies

NEW YORK (NC) - Maisie .Ward, 86, publisher, biographer,activist, fomer columnist forThe Anchor and Catholic Evi­dence Guild charter member,died Jan. 28 in New York Hos­pital here.

She was the wife of FrankSheed, who founded with herthe publishing firm of Sheed andWard.

The couple, who lived in Jer­sey City, N.J., were noted inter­national speakers and writers onCatholic subjects and intellectu­al apologists for Catholic faithand doctrine.

Miss Ward's funeral Mass wasoffered Jan. 30 in St. VincentFerrer's church here, presidedover by Cardinal Terence Cookeof New York. The Mass wasconcelebrated by 12 diocesanand Religious priests. Chief con­celebrant was Father HughO'Donnell of St. Aedan's Churchin Jersey City, Miss Ward'shome parish.

Her death brought tributeshere from many friends and as­sociates in the publishing world.

Maisie Ward and Frank Sheedfounded Sheed and Ward in LOll­don the year they were married,1926.

Miss Ward was born inShanklin, Isle of Wight, thedaughter of Wilfrid Ward, phil­osopher of the Catholic revivalin England. She was perhapsbest known as biographer ofG. K. Chesteron, Robert andElizabeth Barrett Browning, andCardinal John Henry Newman.

Her baptized name was MaryJosephine, but she kept herchildhood nickname, Maisie, asan author and speaker.

Under auspices of a newly developed Irish Studies programat Stonehill College, Easton, 22students and faculty this monthspent three weeks in Irelandstudying the country's language·and modern literature, under di·rection of Rev. Francis Phelan,holder of a doctorate in Anglo­Irish literature from UniversityCollege, Dublin.

Father 'Phelan has developedIrish Studies as a minor withinStonehill's English departmentand notes that 110 students areenrolled in courses coveringIreland's history, literature 'andsociology.

Irish CultureThe Easton college will host

the annual national conferenceof the American Committee forIrish Studies in April and willalso display ·a collection ofpaintings, tapestries, sculpturesand wall pieces hailed by criticsas major contributors to con­temporary art.

Continued from Page Onemitigated Lenten regulationspublished nine years ago by theHoly Father, the National Con­ference of Catholic Bishops inthe United States noted: "Theobligation to do penance is. aserious one; the obligation toobserve, as a whole or 'substan­tially,' the penitential days speci­fied 'by the Church is alsoserious."

8. It is evident that the Lent·en Season is a most appropriatetime for the voluntary practiceof self-denial or personal pen­ance. This may be physical mor­tification, temperance, or suchworks as Christian charity andwitness.

Lent -1975

lication. It called the magazine'sattack on var-ious religious faiths"totally disgraceful" and"worthy of an apology to theAmerican public, as well as reli­gious faiths which have beenunduly and maliciously at­tacked."

A spokesman for the Knightssaid the NIKKO l~tter did not,however, explicity declare thatit was ending its advertising re­lationship with the NationalLampoon.

The spokesman said thatNIKKO was the only companythat had replied by Jan. 24 toMcDevitt's Jan. 6 letter.

In his letter McDevitt de­scribed the December NationalLampoon as "a blasphemous de­rision of religious beliefs andvalues." .

Protesting the use of the in­dividual companies' advertisingbudgets to support the magazine,he noted that the contents iii­eluded "a disgusting parody onthe virgin birth of Christ, insult­ing caricatures of bishops, priestsand nuns and a vile mockery ofthe Catholic teaching on thesacraments."

"Now You Must Stop."

K of C Supreme Knight McDevittCalls for End to Lampoon Ads

Ecumenical EffortNEWARK (NC)-In coopera­

tion with other religious agen­cies, the Newark archdiocese'ssocial concerns office has de­veloped a three-pronged pro­gram to attack the problem of/World hunger.

The focus of the program isboth educa'tional and action­oriented, according to FatherJohn L. Paprocki, director of thearchdiocesan Institute of SocialRelations.

NEW HAVEN (NC)-John W..McDevitt, supreme knight ofthe Knights of Columbus, haswritten to the top executive of16 major corporations to ex­press concern over their place­ment of ads in the December,1974 issue of the National Lam­poon, a self-styled "humor"magazine.

That issue lampooned Prot­estant, Catholic and Jewish be­liefs.

"This obnoxious vehicle spe­cializes in vulgar ridicule of th~

deeply cherished religious' be­liefs of millions of Catholics,Protestants and Jews in theUnited States and Canada," Mc­Devitt charged.

The leader of the Catholic fra­ternal organization told (thecompanies that if they do notend their advertising relation­ship with the National Lampoonhe will inform his 1.2 millionfellow knights and their fam­ilies across the country "andencourage them to act in accordwith their consciences whenconfronted with your products."

According to MoDevitt, one ofthe companies, NIKKO ElectricCorp.. of America, answeredwith a note of appreciation andenclosed a copy of a letter thecorporation president had sentto the National Lampoon.

NIKKO, the letter stated, is"thoroughly disgusted" with itsinitial association with the pub-

Rev. John R. Foister~leary Press-Fall Rive:

Re". John P. Driscoll

The French lay theologian, Jean Guitton, once advisedhis fellow Catholics, and especially clergy and religious,not to try to compete with sociologists and psychologistsunder the guise of practicing religion. These disciplines, hepointed out, are in the hands of the knowledgeable peoplewho will outstrip the religious in these fields. What peoplewant, Guitton says, is for men and women of religion to bejust that-to hold out to others by example and by wordof the realities of God.

This is eminently true of the Catholic school.It is all very well for Catholic schoQls to compare them­

selves favorably with other schools. But there can be 'nodiscussion of Catholic schools unless very early in thedialogue the difference is pointed out. It is upon this thatthe Catholic school must stand.

Catholic schools are dedicated to educating. the wholeperson and this means the person who is meant to travelthrough the pilgrimage of this life in a productive andworthy way but on his journey to God. Matters of the soul,morality, beliefs that touch one's whole life and activity-allthese are matters that cannot be neglected in the processof educating. And while the home is meant to be the primarysource of moral values, the school should reinforce thesestandards. And should the school not do so, then the studentmight begin to question their relevance or importance. Andthen the whole fabric of life is distorted.

The Catholic school must stand as the school with thedifference, the school that does the public purpose of educat­ing but does ever so much more.

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In 1973, the number of legal abortions in the UnitedStates rose over the year before to the frightening total of745,000. Then last year the number was 900000. It is expect­ed that this year will see more than 1,000,000 abortions inthe United States. -

Despite the rising tide of opposition to abortion, itwould seem that the people as a whole have still not con­fronted what is happening.

On the one hand there is the cry about reverence forlife. There is the insistence, and about time, too, that socialservices in all areas be expanded to enable every humanbeing to live in dignity and to be cared for in those areaswhere he cannot care for himself..

But there is still the refusal to face the basic fact thatan unborn baby, a fetus, is living and has only two futuresopen: to become a live human being or a dead human fetus.There is still the refusal to face the fact that the fetus needsonly time and nourishment to be born. There is still therefusal to fact the fact that hospitals and experts trainedin medical arts and skills will spend all sorts of time andenergy to protect the life of the infant and the older person;but these same facilities and this same expertise are beingcalled into action to deprive the unborn baby of life for no·other reason that there is life which is inconvenient andunwanted in the view of others. There is still the refusalto accept the fact that the convenience and even the healthof one person cannot run roughshod over the right to lifeof another. Let there be any yielding in this area and thenthe whole matter of life becomes subject to the judgementby others on who will live and who will die and for whatreason. Life and death become then a matter of power.

The moral issue must be faced. Reverence for life mustbe upheld in fact as well as in theory.

health, function or condition ofdependency."

The amendment allowed anexception for "an emergencywhen a reasonable medical cer­tainty exists that continuationof the pregnancy will cause thedeath of the mother."

A more simplified amendmentoffered by Sen. Jesse Helms(R-N. C.) offers protection "fromthe moment of fertilization."Both amendments would alsoprohibit euthanasia, according totheir sponsors.

Both the Buckley and Helmsamendments give Congress andthe states the power to adoptappropriate laws to implementthe sense of the amendment.

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An amendment offered by Sen.James Buckley (Cons.-N. Y.) hasseven co-sponsors, including Sen.James Eastland (D-Miss.), chair­man of the Senate JudiciaryCommittee.

The senate subcommittee onconstitutional amendments ex­pects to continue its hearings ona pro-life amendment in lateFebruary or early March.

The Buckley amendment wouldprotect "all human beings, in­cluding their unborn offspring,at every stage of their biologicaldevelopment, irrespective of age,

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Anti-Abortion Measures Reintroduced

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Foil River-Thurs., Feb. 6, 1975 5

Instead of taking something to help you sleep, why not givesomething- to help those poor unfortunates who all too oftenfind sleepless nights a way of life. Helpless and homeless, theyare kept awake by hunger and misery. But they hunger formore than food. They are also starved for the Word of God.In their need, they have no one to tum to except the dedicatedmissionaries who try as best they can to alleviate the world'sterrible sufferings. Before another night goes by, please helpthese devoted men and women to carry out God's work.

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WASHINGTON (NC) - Themajor anti-abortion measuresoffered in the last Congress havebeen reintroduced in the 94thsession of Congress.

These are:Proposed constitutional amend­

ments which would attempt toprohibit abortion by definingthe unborn as a "person" for thepurposes of guaranteeing theconstitutional right to due pro­cess.

A bill to ban the use of fed­eral funds for abortions.

A resolution calling for theestablishment of a House selectcommittee- on abortion becauseof the failure of the House Ju­diciary subcommittee on civil

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The report praised educationalefforts by diocesan agencies andcalled on the people of the dio­cese to cooperate with furtherefforts and offer suggestions andleadership.

In addition to approving thereport of the food committee,the pastoral council approved aplan to rate diocesan programsto help Cincinnati ArchbishopJoseph Bernardin set prioritiesand approved increased partici­pation in the celebration of theU.S. bicentennial.

A modified management ofN.C.C.W. was developed after aperiodic evaluation of N.C.C.L.·N.C.C.W.-N.C.C.M. N.C.C.W. hastheir own Executive Director,budget and treasury and con·tinues to be an integral part ofN.C.C.L. and will r.ontribute totheir support.

MRS. MICHAEL J. McMAHON

Committee. This committee hasbeen working for a year on theproposed revision and will con­tinue to work until Conventiontime. The Convention will bededicated to Miss MargaretMealey, Executive Director ofthe National Council of CatholicWomen. Miss Mealey is cel­ebrating her 25th year as Exec·utive Director.

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The committee report, ap­proved by the Archdiocesan Pas·toral Council, recommendedthree areas for action: collectionand distribution of food andmoney, legislative change andeducational and spiritual pro­grams to keep people aware ofthe situation.

The committee offered threebasic conclusions:

"The food crisis' which theworld faces is not a crisis inthe sense that it will be solvedor can be forgotten in a shortperiod of time."

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NCCW Executive Committee HearBishop Rausch on Women's Role

The Executive Committee ofthe National Council of CatholicWomen met in Washington, D.C.on January 23, 24 and 25th.

Mrs. Michael J. McMahon ofthe Cathedral Parish, was pres­ent as a member committee asthe director of the Boston Provoince which includes the statesof Massachusetts, Maine, NewHampshire and Vermont.

Bishop James S. Rausch, Gen­eral Secretary of the NCCB/USCC celebrated Mass on theopening day of the meeting. Inhis homily Bishop Rausch reominded the women .that there isa Commission in Rome studyingwhat role women will have inthe Church. He urged the wom­en to accept whatever decisioncomes out of this study onwomen's ministry in the churchrealizing that a great deal ofprayer, study and work willhave gone into this Commission.

ReceptionThe Executive Committee was

honored at a reception at thehome of the Apostolic Delegate,Archbishop Jean Jadot. TheArchbishop greeted each womanand addressed the group wel­coming them to his home andread a recent message from PopePaul on women's role in thechurch.

National ConventionPlans and committees were

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H announced an NCCW lead­ership seminar at the UnitedNations May 12-14 as part of itsprogram for the 1975 Interna­tional Women's Year.

During the Jan. 23-25 meetingArchbishop Jean Jado, Apostolicdelegate in the United Statestold the eommittee members touse their imagination and ,initia­tive to move ahead in theirwork for the Church and society.Bishop James Rausch, general·secretary of the National Con­ference, of Ca'tholic Bishops andU. S. Catholic Conference, urgedthe women to involve themselvesin an ecumenical study on min­istries for women.

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The Pope defended man's"need of and right to an alwaysnew kind of development." Buthe condemned a "developmentwhich is spontaneous and in­stinctive, not bound by extrinsicrules, as the school of (18th­century French thinker JeanJacques) Rousseau taught andstill continues to do."

Pontiff Stresses Moral Obi igation

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VATICAN CITY (NC)-PopePaul VI has attacked permissivemorality and called on Chris­

. tians to build up their weaken­ing sense of moral obligation.

At a weekly general audiencePope Paul said that today's manis assailed on all sides by moralcorruption and that "doctrineabout human life is currently ina very confused state."

The Pope lamented thatawareness of moral obligations'flowing from "a superior ... di­vine law is either dead or re­pressed" in modern man. "'Per­missiveness appears to be a lib­eration from severe and wisenorms, today described by toomany people as 'taboos,' or su­perstitious myths."

. According to the Pope, moralnorms "provide reasonable lim­its and renewed vigor for humanconduct and give man/ an integ­rity worthy of him and a char­acter which can meet every so­cial confrontation."

"Pleasure, .comfort, self-cen­teredness, passion and instinct,"he said, "are tragically· becom­ing the criteria for life. How lowwill human dignity sink?" heasked.

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marital sex we hear so muchabout?" It was a straightforwardquestion; the boy 190ked directlyinto the priest's eyes as heasked it.

The priest answered, "It is amortal sin." And he refused fur­ther discussion on the question.Now, I realize the priest was ona hot spot, but he turned thosekids right off and they" won'tlook to him for guidance again.

Another thing that gets adultsuptight about kids is their useof four-letter words. I'm not infavor of it, but I have noticeda difference between the waymany kids ·use those words andthe way adults use them.

Some adults sprinkle thesewords throughout their conver­sation, but they don't meananything. They just fill in an'absence of ideas. Most of thetime when kids use them thewords have real meaning.

For example, I saw three earlyteens watching TV one evening.They were not aware I was inthe room. The dialog on the TVwas filled with double-entendre.A sweet young girl of about 13got up and'asked the other two,"Do either of you want to watchthis ----?" They said, "No," andshe changed the channel.

I was shocked to hear theword from her, but I. will admitshe described the program pre­cisely. I was also proud of thediscriminating taste displayed byall three youngsters in whatthey are willing to watch onTV. If the adult producers of theshow had the same good tastethere would be better selectionof TV programs.

This questioning ... and occa­sional rebellion... of youthcauses change. The idealisticdreams of youth blended withthe practical experience ofadults advance civiliz'ation.

We better believe in them.They're the only next -generationwe've got. And what do theyoffer us? They offer honesty,openness, a concern for theirfellow man, a concern for thefuture of the world.

They dream, and scheme, andtry. If it doesn't work, they trysomething else. But any goal isattainable to youth. We needthat quality to keep spark andfire glowing in the face of hum­drum reality.

I'm proud of them.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Feb. 6, 1975

By

MARY

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SinnersThere is in truth a sort of

reverence due to sinners, whenwe look at them not as in theirsins, but simply as havingsinned, and being the objects ofDivine learning.

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I believe today's young adults are the most moralgeneration that ever lived. And the most maligned. Anythingthey do wrong makes front page news, complete withpictures. What they are doing right is often overlooked ormisinterpreted. They dosome marvelous things, butwe seldom hear of them. Inour own town there is a rec­reation program for handicappedchildren. It's possible becausehundreds of teen-agers volunteerSaturday~ and six weeks of

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summer vacation to work withspecial children.

Hospitals have crews of juniorvolunteers. They give help ...but they also bring a vigor, anenthusiasm, a vitality. To themthere is no other way but recov­ery. Their optimism is conta-

. gious. School choirs bring thissame spark to nursing homes,lifting re&idents right out oftheir doldrums.

Thousands of young peoplewalk 20 miles to raise moneyfor the March of Dimes. Theygive their time, their energy. Butmost of all, they give an enthu­siasm, an idealism, a spark ofhope that is unquenched by thepessimism of adulthood.

No WarAnd let's never forget that

this generation is the one thathad more ambition for peacethan for war. Those who went,did so reluctantly. There was noglory in fighting and killing.There was revulsion.

And that revulsion was rein­forced by those who risked giv­ing up their homes and familiesrather than fight. Those kidstruly implemented Pope Paul'swords: "No war. War ... neveragain."

One outstanding characteris­tic of today's kids is their un­canny knack of asking plain di­rect questions. I credit this toTV. 'these kids grew up watch­ing the tube and even as tod­dlers began learning about theworld.

They saw commercials fortoys and when the got the sametoys for Christmas they knewthe commercial had misled them.They developed a healthy cyni­cism which my generation didn'tcatch until we were about 25years old.

So you can't con these kids.Once I saw a priest fieldingquestions from a CCD class of12 and 13 year olds. A boyasked, "Father, what is this pre-

Coyle -CassidyBreakfast SetFor M1arch 2

~Plans were announced thisweek for the annual Coyle-Cas­sidy Communion Breakfast. Theconcelebrated Mass will be heldat St. Mary's Church on Sunday,March 2 at 9 A.M. followed bya catered breakfast in the Coyle­Cassidy auditorium.

The principal celebrant andmain spueaker at the affairwill be His Excellency, the MostReverend Louis, E. Gelineau,Bishop of the Roman CatholicDiocese of. Providence. BishopGelineau has been the Ordinaryof the Providence Diocese since1972. The homily will be deliv­ered by the Rt. Reverend Pat­rick J. O'Neill of the Fall RiverDiocese.

The liturgy is being preparedby Brother William Bried andFather Richard Beaulieu, chaplainof Coyle-Cassidy High. Membersof the decoration committee areMrs. Arthur Dowd, Mrs. Ed­mond Menard, Sr. Mary Eliz­abeth Murphy and Sr. DoreenDonnegan. Arrangements for thebreakfast are being handled byMr. and Mrs. Frederick Andrade.

Mr. William Drummond is incharge of tickets and publicity.,Music at the Mass will be pro­vided by the C-e Folk Group.

The Breakfast is open to allstUdents, parents and friends ofCoyle and Cassidy High School.Tickets are now available ateither the High School or atDrummond Printing Company.

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f,or StudentsProcessDueMsgr. Murdick Says Court SuspensionRuling Should Guide Church Schools

WASHINGTON (NC) - Cath- 'high school students were sus­olic schools should consider pended at least once during thethemselves guided by the "spirit" 1972-3 school year.of the Supreme Court rulingthat students suspended fromschool must be told the reasonfor their suspension and givenan opportunity to respond, ac­cording to Msgr. Olin Murdick,Secretary for Education for theU. S. Catholic Conference.

The decision calls for "dueprocess" for students, he said.

"If such a process does notexist in a given school," he said,"there ought to be one."

The process should not be ar­bitrary and should protect therights of the institution, stu­dents and parents, Msgr. Mur­dick said.

Although the case ruled onby the court involved p1.!blicschools, Msgr. Murdick saidChurch schools should applythe "spirit of the decision" tothemselves.

The court dealt specificallywith suspensions' lasting betweenone and 10 days. Students mustbe given notice of the chargesagainst them and there must be"at least an informal give-and­take between student and disci­plinarian," the court said.

The five -justice majority de­ciding the suspension case saidlonger suspensions or expulsions"may require more formal pro­cedures," The court is now con­sidering a case involving suchactions.

The court said an informalhearing should take place beforea suspended student is senthome.

Justice Byron White said inthe majority decision that sus­pension is "a serious event inthe life of the suspended child,"

Statistics compiled in a five­state survey by the Children'sDefense Fund, a Washington­based group, said 10 per centof all junior and senior public

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This is also not too bad ex­cept when one stays home moreoften one also realizes howmuch tender loving care thehouse needs. The paint in theha'llway looks as if it weremoulting, the den couch is col­lapsing under our hundredpound retriever and, all in all,House and Gardens wouldn'teven use us for a before ad.

I wish I had, some great solu­tion (or even a little one) formaking the long wait into springbearable but I really have neverdiscovered one. February andearly March discourage even mymost Pollyanna type of outlookand about the best I can recom­mend is to try to gather withfriends because, as the sayinggoes, "Misery loves company."

To brighten the grey days ofFebruary something special forthe sweet tooth is always wel­come. This recipe is from Mrs.Paul Midura of Our Lady ofAngels parish in Fall River,whose lovely family keeps herbusy but not too busy to remem'­bel' to bake those extras.

weather has the blahs alongwith the chills, at least onemember of every family has oneor more of the latest virusesthat our doctors assure us are"going around" and other thana trip to the Bahamas nothingbut nothing can lift the gloom.

While many social affairs lookpromising, very often dressingup and braving the elements be­comes something we can't bebothered doing. Those of us whoare involved in courses of anykind do force our,selves out ofthe house on those evenings,but for the most part Februaryis a home month.

Thousands DemonstrateWASHINGTON (NC)-"I want

a J-O-IB so I can E-A-T, I wanta J-O-B so I can E-A-T," wasone chant among many as some3,000 people celebrated the 45thbirthday of the late Dr. MartinLuther King by marching aroundthe White House to attract sup­port for a full employment billwhich would guarantee a jobto every American who wantedone.

,By Joseph and Marilyn RoderickMarilyn finds very few things that she can cook that

everybody in the house is sure to agree uppn in terms. ofenjoyment. During the last few weeks I have been domgsome of the shopping because Marilyn has had a prolongedcold, so I have experiencedfirst hand the frustration ofbringing home food thateveryone seems to complainabout. The one thing that seemsto meet with everyone's satis­faction is fruit. In our homeeveryone except Marilyn eats agreat deal of fruit. I hear peo­ple complain about throwingaway fruit but this seldom hap­pens in our home.

,For some reason, I have al­ways thought of good fruit inconjunction with wealth. Theheight of affluence in my child­hood meant a full bowl of shinyapples, bosc pears. purplegrapes and large seedlessoranges. I am sure my childrendo not associate fruit with af­fluence, but I have determinedthat I have to be affluent tosupply them with it!

My nOrmal Saturday fruitmarketing includes a dozen Mc­Intosh apples, six red and sixyellow delicious, six pears, adozen temple oranges, 5 poundsof bananas, a dozen tangerines,four grapefruilt and whateverspecials are available. If we hap­pen to go to Boston I stock up atthe open fruit market next toFaneuil Hall where, with agreat deal of selective buying,one can purchase top grade fruitat about half the normal price.This only happens once everytwo months or so, so for themost part fruit has to be pur­chased locally.

Hand PickingThe problem is that fruit

comes in such a variety of qual­ity that it is almost impossibleto do well in the supermarkets.I tend to go to those marketswhere I can hand pick each pieceof fruit according to size andquality. I am almost resigned tobuying most of my fruit direct­ly from the wholesaler, payingretail price, of course, becausethere the storage conditions arebest. The fruit is kept under re­frigeration from the time it isshipped to the time it is soldso that it is in almost perfectcondition when purchased.

Compared to what the chil­dren could be eating, there isvery little for me to complainabout. I have heard many par­ents say that they wished theirchildren enjoyed fruit, so sincemine do I should be more thangrateful that what they are eat­ing is good for them.

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Canadian Senate ofPriests to Meet

FREDERICTON (NC) - Thisyear's annual meeting of theNational Federation of Senatesof Priests of Canada (NFSP) willbe held in Hamilton, Ont., Sept.29-Qct. 2. This was announcedhere by Father George Martin,NFSP president. The theme ofthe meeting, which will be at­tended by representatives ofpriests' senates of Canada'sEnglish-speaking dioceses, willbe "The Priest as Reconciler."

British ProtestMoral DecayIn Media

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,LONDON (NC)-Concern thatmoral corrupl'ion is being spreadthrough movies, radio and tele­vision has been expressed to agovernment body on broadcast­ing by a group of Christianspokesmen.

The interdenominational Orderof Christian Unity (OCU) toldan official committee investigat­ing the future of broadoastinghere that it is "most disturbed"by the activities of "hidden per­suaders."

It sees them in one-sidedbroadcast discussions spreadingcommercial or ideological prop­aganda under the guise of med­ical or other professional advice.

The viewing and listeningpublic "must be protected" fromcorrupt commen~ators, it added.Anyone speaking on controver­sial moral issues who representsparticular ideological or com­mercial interests should be iden­tified.

It claimed that commercialenterprises could make greatsums of money through promot­ing contraceptive educa<tion forthe young.

The OCU made four principalrecommendations to provide in­tegrity and balance in futureBritish broadcasting:

-That a proportionate amountof time be provided for itemsof Christian interest ,since "thevast majority of Britons arechristened, married and buriedaccording to ChristIan belief;"

-That objective ,research beundertaken into the effects ofbroadcasting on children and ad­olescent behavior;

Less Stress on Violence

- That the interests of asmany groups and communities aspossible should be representedin program-pl'anning to broadenthe voice of broadcasting fromits present limited sources ofinformation;

-That program classif.icationsbe clarified so that parents mayknow in advance whether or notprograms 'are suitable' for chil­dren.

The order also urged thatnewscasts should lessen the em­phasis on violence, cr,ime, cruel­ty and disaster and increase pos­itive reports of what is beingachIeved.

It further regretted that muchradio and televised drama em­'phasized one set of moral as­sumption~marriage infidelity,sexual license and horror-with­out providing scope for the val­ues of courage, fidelity and en­durance in human behavior.

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WASHINGTON (NC) - Pro­vincial superiors of the DivineWord in the United States andCanada bave protested to Presi­dent Ferdinand Marcos of thePhilippines against "the detain­ment and reported serious tor­ture" of Father Edicio de laTorre, a Filipino member of theDivine Word Missionary congre-gation. '

Copies of their protest weresent to President Gerald Ford,Secretary of State Henry Kis­singer and Archbishop Jaime Sinof Manila.

"We likewise voice our deepconcern for all those voicelessmen and women, detained andtortured in the Philippines inflagrant violation of the Declara­tion of Human Rights, signed bythe Philippine government," thefour Divine Word provincialstold President Marcos.

Their message followed byfour days a telegram to Marcosfrom the National Council ofCburches of Christ in the U.S.A.(NCC).

The NCC telegram said:"North American churchmendeeply concerned to learn thatFather Ed de la Torre and oth­ers have been tortured in con­nection with recent arrests andare being detained at Camp Oli­vas, Pampanga. Imprisonmentfor political and ideological rea­sons, torture and continued de­tention without trial are denialsof God-given human rights andviolate your assurances of hu­man dignity under new societyexemplified in recent release ofprisoners."

Father de la Torre, 31, wasarrested Dec. 13 and imprisonedat Camp Olivas, about 50 milesoutside of Manila. He had beenunderground since Marcos pro­claimed martial law in Septem­ber 1972, and had been a lead­ing idiologue of the anti-Marcosmovements. His writings usedMarxist concepts in analyzingsocial and economic problems inthe Pbilippines.

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Studious Group"I spent a lot of time with

the students, especially the 30girls who attended the school.We sang and danced togetherand I taught them arts andcrafts. And we also preparedsome very lovely liturgies forEaster, Pentecost and other bigdays," she added.

In Bukavu, Sister Delphinelives at the convent of the Sis­ters of the Company of Mary.The nuns are Spanish and Zairi­an, wh..ich gives the house aninternational flavor.

"Being in a different orderhasn't been a problem at all,"observed Sister Delphine. "Ifeel very much a part of thiscommunity. I am the sacristan,and I have my turn for servingin the dining room and doingchores like everyone else. Thespirit is much the same as in anyof our houses in the States."

Teaching at the College Alfa­jiri has been as enjoyable-andsometimes as difficult-as it wasin the bush, Sister Delphine said.She finds "city" students less reolaxed and tranquil than studentsin the interior, but also "muchmore studious and intellectuallycurious."

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in man proves the existence ofcompassion in God.

"·For me, the teaching of Eng­lish has been a vehicle to trans­mit much more, to give peoplea greater respect for· their fel­low man regardless of tribe, raceor nation."

Only WhitesBefore joining the Peace

Corps a little more than a yearago, Sister Delphine served asa Papal Volunteer in Ecuador.'During her four-year stay, shzworked in community develo.,­ment, teacher and leadershiptraining and various pastoralprojects.

"Those years were very richand rewarding," Sister Delphinerecalled, "and it was there thatI found volunteer-type work themost satisfying for me."

Her first assignment in Zairewas a mission school in Ekamaa village deep in the equatoriairain forest. Sister Delphine andanother Peace Corps volunteerwere the only whites within ahundred-mile radius.

During tbe day she taughtEnglish and geography, and inthe evenings tutored studentswho needed extra help. The big­gest diversion was a trip to anearby mission or to the townof Bumba, ,two and a half hoursaway.

"Life. 'en brousse' (in thebush) was quiet and plain," saidSister Delphin~ unconsciously

u.s. Sister Teaching inForsees Her Teaching as Future

BUKAvu (NC) - Sister Del­phine Vasquez of Ottumwa,Iowa, prays' the office in Frencb,chats with the Sisters in herconvent in Spanish, teaches inEnglish and is learning Swahilion the side. .

She has lived dee:> in the Af­rican bush as well as in the city,and eaten such Za'irian delicaciesas porcupine, monkey, antelopeand termites.

It has been an experience shewould not trade for anything"she said recently, offering aplate of fried gras3hoppers, alocal I'pecialty. to a visitor fromthe United States.

A Peace Corps volunteer inthis pleasant lakeside town in'what was once the Belgian Con­go, Sister Delphine. 36, is partof a government drive to expandand improve education foryoung Zairians.

When Zaire won inde"endencefrom Belgium in 1960, therewere 20 college graduates in theentire country, which is aboutthe size of the United Stateseast of the Mis3issip.,i. Althoughgreat strides have been madesince then, the literacy rate isonly about 35 per cent. Therestill are not enough trainedteachers to meet the young na­tion's educational needs.

Hope for the FutureSister Delphine, a member of

the Congregation of the Humili­ty of Mary of Ottumwa, is help­ing to fill that gap. Assigned toCollege Alfajiri, a Jesuit missionschool which overlooks LakeKivu in easternmost Zaire, shoeteaches English to lIth and 12thgrade boys many of whom willgo on to become teachers them­selves.

"I look at my work as thebeginning of something," saidthe soft-spoken nun, who joinedher order in 1956. "I would hopethat sometime in their lives mystudents would be touched bysomething that I taught them­whether it's English or some­thing else.

,PE~CE ~ORPS SISTER: Sister Delphine Vasquez of Ottumwa, Iowa, helps a twelfth

grader In ZaIre understand the complexities of English grammar. Sister Vasquez is aPeace Corps teacher in Bukava, Zaire. She had been a Papal Volunteer for Latin Americafor four years before joining the Peace Corps. NC Photo: '

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Medical SuppliesSent to Needy

NEW YORK (NC)-Last yearthe Catholic Medical MissionBoard (CMMB) sent more thantwo million pounds of medicinesand medical supplies to theneedy around the world, accord­ing to a 1974 CMMB report re­leased here.

"The board shipped 2,141,799pounds ... to 56 mission coun­tries," said Jesuit Fa'ther Joseph

- WaJ.ter, director of CMMB. "Al­together 2,121 medical missionfacilities received these free giftswhich had a wholesale valuehere ;in America of $5,231,703."

'He added that the amountcame despite new limitations.. "Pharmaceutical and medical~pply firms have 'had to cutback on their gifts to us because~\ present tax laws, but thed~a'tions from friends of CMMBthrough the year enabled us topurchase 'almost $1 millionworth of medicines to supple­ment these gifts from pharma­ceutical companies;" he said.

The CMMB's 1974 shipmentsbreak down as follows: Africa,$1,728,375; Asia, $977,685; Cen­tral America, $868,319; SouthAmerica, $725,549; Caribbean.$657,869; and Oceania, $246,081.Special shipments includedAmerican Indian missions.

Since 1966, Father Walteradded, the Board has shipped21,525,064 pounds of medicinesand medical supplies, represent­ing a wholesale value of$82,329,853.

Four CategoriesLearning the language was

only one of Francoise's interests.The others she summed up infour categories-music, clothes,Cape Cod and friends.

At St. Anthony's the studentswere a few years younger thanFrancoise, at an age when a fewyears can make a lot of dif.fer­ence, and, on the average, theywere much less traveled.

"But they are all so friendly,"she said. "And the music, oh."

The music?"Rock and roll," she said,

laughing again, "and the Jackd'John Trio at Lincoln Park andthe jazz at the Paddock Pub."

"I took her to a Friends ofMusic classical concert," saidDr. Hamel, winking, "but 1 thinkshe likes the other kind better."

Which reminded Francoisethat she just had to buy a "She­ca-go" record before she wenthome.

Dr. Hamel's wife, Pauline, wasrecovering from a major illnessduring .Francoise's visit, so shegave the young student her carand told her to have a goodtime.

"I went to Plymouth and CapeCod, oh, very nice," said Fran­coise, "and shopping for theclothes."

"The clothes" are pants,shoes, coats and hats which shebought in New Bedford and Bos­ton, finding them cheaper thanin Guadeloupe. She wanted tobuy some jewelry, too, but itwas too expensive.

What was she looking for­ward to back home?

Dr. Hamel interjected: "Herboy friend. They've been burn­ing up the phone lines ever sincec,she got here."

Francoise laughed. "He's 23and works for Pan-American,"she said.

"Very nice."

said,. "At least you can under­stand me now."

The name of the store? "Ah. . . Au iBonheur des Dames."She laughed again. "That means,I think, 'To the Happiness ofthe Ladies,'"

Francoise enrolled at South­eastern Massachusetts Universi­ty in Dartmouth, but found thecourses too difficult for hersmall knowledge. of English, anddropped out.

A call to Sister Yvonne Ro­bida, principal at St. Anthony's,brought her permission to at­tend classes there. That, saidFrancoise, turned out to be"very happee," with the accenton the "ee."

The main' reason for' her hap­piness was Robert Goguen, anEnglish teacher. Francoise hit itoff so well with him that soonhe and his wife were invitingher to weekends at their home.

So Francoise found herselfspeaking English all day andmost of the night-<:lasses everyday at school, weekends withthe Goguens and week nightswith the Hamels.

"When she came home fromclasses," said Dr. Hamel, "we'dget out the English language rec·ords and repeat the phrases. Itwasn't long before she was do­ing very well, indeed."

Soon Francoise was like amember of the family, makingvisits to the homes of Dr. Ham­el's son, Paul, a member of theNew Bedford City Council, andhis daughter, Mrs. TheresaGirard.

"That worked out pretty well,too," said Dr. Hamel. "In thishouse we speak fluent French,so there was always the tempta­tion to speak French instead ofEnglish. But Paul's wife I Caro­lyn and Theresa's three childrendon't speak French, so Francoisewas forced to use En~lish."

'VERY HAPPEE': Francoise Rivier of Guadeloupe in theFrench Antilles has final study session with Sister YvonneRobida, C.S.C., principal of St. Anthony High School, NewBedford, where young would-be stewardess has just com­pleted intensive course in English. She described her experi-ence at school as "very happee." .

Young Visitorfrom Guadeloupe Welcome,dAt St. Anthony High School, New Bedford

By DEAN RANDALLFrom the air, the two main

islands of Guadeloupe in th~

French Antilles look like a but­terfly afloat in the blue Carib­bean.

The west wing, which stretchestoward Puerto Rico, is ribbedwith mountains, and its beachesare black with lava and vol­canic ash. The other wing isgreen, and its beaches are daz­zling white.

Tourists from th2 world overvisit the islands. They arrive atRaizet Airport, relax at beach·front hotels, watch the dark­skinned natives harvest coco­nuts and sugar cane, and shopin the crowded bazaars and nar­row streets of the gleaming,white-stucco city of Pointe-a­Pitre.

On one of the planes landingat Raizet last Friday was Fran­coise Rivier, a sophisticatedyoung woman with skin the col­or of coffee and cream. She wasreturning from New Bedford,where she had taken an inten-'sive course in English at S1.Anthony's High School.

Francoise, 21, is an informa­tion specialist at the airport. Sheannounces arrivals in Frenchand English, hands out bro­chures and directs tourists topoints of ,interest.

With what she learned at St.Anthony's, she hopes to pass anexamination and become a full­fledged stewardess for AirFrance.

When her plane came in, hermother, Simone Rivier, who runsa women's specialty shop inPointe-a-Pitre, was there tomeet her. Francoise's fiancewas there, too.

That must have made her hap­py because it was what she waslooking forward to when a visi­tor called on her a few daysbefore her departure from NewBedford.

This was at the home of Dr.and Mrs. Albert Hamel on LongPond in Lakeville. Francoise satat the Hamels' breakfast table,drinking coffee, watching therain come down into the lakeand recalling the happy timesshe h:ld had in the UnitedStates. Dr. Hamel, a surgeon,was donning rain gear beforeleaving fof Union Hospital, NewBedford.

"It all started when I got aletter from the wife of a doctorI know down in Guadeloupe,"he said. "She wanted to find aplace for a bright young girl whowas trying to learn enough Eng­lish to pass the Air France ex­amination. In Guadeloupe,. theofficial language is ParisianFrench, though a large part ofthe population speaks Creole.Francoise came up here on herown and we made arrangementsfor her to take special cl~sses inEnglish and geography."

Francoise had attended St.Joseph School in Guadeloupeand had also been at school forthree years in Paris and ,Lyon.

Very Little"But my English was very

little," Francoise said. "I knewsome . . . working in my moth­er's store and from the job atthe airport."

When she said "mother," itcame out something like "muz­zair." francoise lau~hed and-Gr~ham

Beatification SetFor Marie-Eugenie

VATICAN CITY (NC)-Beati­fication ceremonies for Marie­Eugenie Milleret de Brou, found­ress of the Sis.ters of the As­sumption, will be held at St.Peter's Basilica Feb. 9, the Vat"­ican announced Jan. 30.

Pope Paul VI will preside atthe ceremony and Cardinal Fran­cois Marty, Archbishop of Paris,will celebrate the Mass.

The foundress of the Sisters ofthe Assumption of the BlessedVirgin Mary was born in Metz,France, Aug. 26, 1817. She diedin Paris in 1898.

MiraclesThe miracles are as much,

nay more, manifestations ofGod's love than demonstrationsof his power. .

Asserts ChileansComing TogetherAfter Coup

MIAMI (NC)-A pair of shoesthat cost $5 a year ago costs$50 today in Chile; the basicmonetary unit has changed fromthe peso to a currency worth1,000 pesos each and will prob­ably change to the "new peso"worth one million old pesos. Thewheat harvests are bad; the gov­ernment forbids the assembly ofmore than three persons.

Yet the people of Chile arebeginning to feel a sense of to·getherness and reconciliation,according to Bishop BernardinoPinera of Temuco.

"Although not political, theHoly Year came at the rightpolitical time for Chile," he saidin an interview in The Voice,Miami archdiocesan newspaper,explaining that ,the country hasbeen divided since the govern·ment of Marxist President Sal­vador Allende fell to rightist'military leaders.

"THe country is still verymuch divided but many peoplehave been very sensitive to .thecall for reconciliation on bothsides," he said in fluent English,ga·ined from spending a year inresearch as a medical doctor inthe United 'States before enter­ing the seminary.

Shrine Significant"Many from the right have

discovered ·that they should nothate, that they .should forgiveand forget. On the left, peoplewho are suffering feel that theChurch is the only chance theyhave to be left in peace."

He pointed out tha,t the Shrineto the Virgin at Mll'ipu, scene ofChile's major battle for inde­dence from Spain in 1818, wascompleted on the eve of theHoly Year after 30 years of con­struction. The shrine has specialsignificance for Chileans, becauseit was promised by nationalheroes Bernardo O'Higgins andSan Martin a century and a halfago.

Speaking of the countrysideand the people of his 100-milelong south-eentral Chilean di­ocese, Bishop Pinera explainedthat of the 400,000 members ofhis flock. 100,000 are MapucheIndians, a proud people whowere the only ones in LatinAmerica to fight the Spanishand their descendants for threecenturies, finally giving up theirindependence in the late 19thcentury.

Archdiocese Programs FamilyEducation for Catholic Schools

Lenten ProgramIn New BedfordOLOA Parish

Parishioners of Our Lady ofLhe Assumption Parish, NewBedford, are preparing a pro­gram designed to guide eachperson's reflection and prayerthrough Lent.

Lent is a growing time, it isinsisted, not just a dying time; aseason to reflect and not onlysee how we have failed to livethe message of Jesus.

.The journey from Ash Wednes­day to the Easter Vigil willfocus on the seven Sacraments,those special and sacred signsof the loving care of God. EveryWednesday evening at 7:30, dur­ing the Eucharistic Liturgy, oneof the sacraments will be ex­plored and developed by a vis­iting speaker. On Wednesday,March 25. the Sacrament of Pen­ance will be celebrated in a non­eucharistic Communal PenanceService.

The Sacred Dance Choir fromthe Second CongregationalChurch, Attleboro, will be pres­ent on Ash Wednesday, to sharetheir gifts of praise.

On Feb. 19, Rev. James Faheyof the Immaculate ConceptionParish, Easton, will speak onthe Sacrament of Baptism.

Brother Paul Alves, SS.CC.,parish director of ConfirmationInstruction, will speak to theFeb. 26 assembly.

On March 5, Rev. Kevin Tripp,Chaplain at St. Luke's Hospitalwill celebrate the Sacrament ofthe Sick.

The oldest and youngest mar­ried couples in the parish willshare their lives and love withthe parish community on March12, witnessing the Sacrament ofMarriage.

Priests who have served theparish in the past wilj) visitOLOA on March 19 to celebratethe Sacrament of Holy Orderstogether.

March 25 will host the Com­munal Penance Service and theentire Lenten observance willclimax at the Mass of the Lord'sSupper on Holy Thursday eve­ning, March 26.

Brother Arthur Buckley,SS.CC., graduate of Boston Uni­versity's School of Music, andcurrently music director and lit­urgist for the parish, hasplanned this year's observancetogether with the aid of a num­ber of parish liturgy teams.

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"The focus, however, is what­ever is helpful to parents as theyr.aise children," the superintend­ent said.

Father Leibrecht describedfamily education as the thirdmajor role for the parish school.

"The first, and' still primary,consideration is the full time,five-day-a-week child, gettingcomprehensive education in sec­ular subjects and thorough reli­gious education as well," hesaid.

"The second is the religiousinstruction given to Catholicchildren who attend pubrlcschools for their other subjects,"he said. This added role, begunhere several years ago, hasgrown successfully, he said, not­ing that approximately 30,000children from public schools arereceiving religious education intheir parish school.

"Now, we're adding a thirdstep: programs for the entirefamily."

work, but there was more trou­ble to come. He continued to beinvolved in controversy, and in1632 he published his Dialogue.on the Great World Systems.In it, three speakers discussedthe extent of the universe, stel­lar distances, an~ the like. TheCopernican view was amongthose set out, but it was notdirectly advocated by Galileo.

His enemies pounced on whatthey chose to see as his relapseinto a heresy said to be worsethan Luther's. A committee ofchurchmen was appointed tojudge the book. The commiUee'sverdict was mild, but Galileowas handed over to the Inqui­sition.

He was not tortured. He wasnot put in prison. But he wascompelled to make an abjura­tion of the Copernican view.After a short period of housearrest, he was allowed to retireto the country.

STATE OFFICIAL: John J. Finni, right, principal of NewBedford's Holy Family High School, congratulates HolyFamily student Douglas Lobo on his selection as AttorneyGeneral for Student Government Day in the Commonwealthof Massachusetts.

ST. LOUIS (NC) - A majornew use for Catholic parishschools-for programs of "fam­ily education"-has been author­ized here by the ArchdiocesanBoard of Education.

The move, considered a sig­nificant expansion in the roleof the parish school, is believedunique among dioceses in theUnited States.

A director of family educationprograms will be appointed inthe near future, working in theArchdiocesan School Office.Family education programscould begin in some parishes assoon as September.

In announcing the new devel­opment, Father John J. Lei­

'brecht, archdiocesan superin­tendent of schools, said the cen­tral concern would be "parentswith growing families."

Topics, subjects and areas ofinterest are broad, and will bemade more specific as time goeson.

pointed professor of mathemat­ics at Pisa university.

In that capacity, he proposedto do ,something which rousedopposition: namely, to make acritical test of every tenet ofthe physics of Aristotle.

Disagrees With Aristotle

This great Greek philosopherhad lived and died in the fourthcentury B.C. His writings hadbeen lost to the Western worldfor hundreds of yearSt When re­introduced, along with muchother ancient classical learning,they had been acclaimed andadopted as unsurpassable.

It was then taken for grantedthat Aristotle's teachings onphysics were not to be chal­lenged. Galileo disagreed. Theyshould be tried by practical ob­servation and experimentation.If they accorded with findingsso achieved, well and good. Butif not, they would have to besuperseded.

This was interpreted as a re­volt against authority, and waslooked upon with suspicion andhostility. But Galileo went aheadwith his experiments, and bold­ly declared Aristotle to be inerror on certain points: He thusriled others teaching at the uni­versity.. In defending his conclusionsand rebutting the arguments ofthose who held totally w~th

Aristotle, he spoke and wrotepugnacionsly and trenchantly,not sparing feelings. He used avigorous, peppery Italian, andwas master of satire.

Engaged ColleaguesHe took to making scientific

instruments. He may have beenthe inventor of the microscope.He did not invent the telescope,but his genius brought it to aperfection never befo,re attained.

With his telescope 'he studiedthe heavens, and what he sawconvinced him that the astro­nomical teachings of Aristotleand Ptolemy were badly mis­taken. He sided with Copernicus,who had theorized that theearth is not stationary or thecenter of the universe, butmoves in orbit about the sun.

,In 1610 Galileo published abook presenting his discoveries,The Starry Messenger, and thisbrought him international fame.It also brought him trouble.

The book led to disputationsin which he often gave offenseto some influential people. Itfurther enraged his Aristoteliancolleagues. And it occasionedquestions as to whether he mightbe teaching as truth what in factwas not compatible with theScriptures.

A Papal commission of in­quiry, ruled, in 1616, that thehypothesis of a moving earthwas contrary to traditional Bib­lical interpretation and couldmislead the faithful. Galileo wasto be admonished, and his si­lence would be taken as submis­sioh. When formally admon­ished, he was silent.

More TroubleHe went back to his scientific

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Soviet Union and its satellites.Nevertheless, Galileo remains

an embarrassment to the Church.His treatment at the hands ofchurchmen was wrong. It shouldnever have happened, shouldnever be repeated. To insureno repetition, the case must beunderstood. Some help in un­derstanding it is provided inColin A. Ronan's Galileo (Put­nam, 200 Madison Ave., NewYork, N. Y. 10016. 264 pages.Illustrated. $14.95).

Mr. Ronan is by no means apartisan of the Church. He doesless than justice, in his book, toSt. Thomas Aquinas. But he ismuch fairer than most who havewritten about Galileo. He has agood gNlSP on the historicalbac~ground and the contempo­rary circumstances of the Galileoaffair. •

Galileo Galilei was born in theItalian city of Pisa in 1564. Thiswas less than 50 years afterMartin Luther set off the up­heaval known as the Reforma­tion. The unity of the Churchhad been rent, dissident Chris­tian bodies had come 4nto be­ing, controversy raged, the po­litical ramifications were far­reaching. The Roman authoritieswere deeply concerned aboutthe perversion of doctrine andthe rupturing of discipline.

Critical TestsGalileo's family moved to

Florence when the boy was 10.His father Vincenzo was a mu­sician, and also a musical the­orist. Vincenzo was not contentwith conventional forms. Hecarried out musical experiments.

This example made an impres­sion on Galileo. He, in turn, be­came a fine musician, but hisinterests went beyond that, todrawing, painting, and mechan­ics.

He attended a Jesuit schooland sought to become a Jesuitnovice. His father scotched theidea and sent him back to Pisato study medicine at the univer­sity. There Galileo displayed thesame independent-mindedness ashis father. .

Medicine did not monopolizehis attention. He was drawn tothe problems of mathematicsand physics', 'such as measure­ment and motion. He was ap-

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Ronan's 'Galileo' HelpsTo Understand Scientist

For more than 300 years, the name of Galileo has beenused as a kind of club with which to beat the Church. "Merely mention it and many assume you have provedthat the Church hobbles and imprisons men's minds. Notso. Bertolt Bre'cht, the EastGerman dramatist, wrote aplay about Galileo in thefamiliar prejudicial .vein.'Careless of both past and pres­ent history, he never wroteabout the wholesale suppressionof intellectual freedom in the

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"But it is also true that dis­sent can manifest itself publicly,can state its arguments, and ex­press itself in parliament, whilenothing of this kind is possiblein the North."

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VATICAN CITY (NC) - TheSouth Vietnamese governmenthas its fauns, but the majorityof South Vietnamese prefer itto the Hanoi regime, accordingto Vatican spokesman FredericoAlessandrini.

In an editorial in the Vaticanweekly magazine L'Osservatoredella Domenica Jan. 19, Ales­sandrini wrote: "As things standtoday, at this' moment severalmillion South Vietnamese rejectcommunism. If some of SouthVietnam's inhabitants do notlike the Saigon regime, theHanoi regime is liked less andis rejected even at the cost ofvery hard sacrifices and withuncertain prospects."

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Altar boys will meet at 2:30this afternoon.

ST. ANNE,FALL RIVER

Catholic School Week will beobserved tonight at 8 o'clockin the school hall when all par­ents will attend mini-classes.

During these abbreviated ses­sions, parents will observe allthe methods used in teachingtheir children.

Sr. Frances Theresa, OP, prin­cipal, will explain the entireprocess.

Urge AmendmentFor Human Rights

TALLAHASSEE (NC- - Flor­ida's five bishops have issueda joint statement calling on thestate's congressmen and meni­bers of the state legislature toback a human rights amendmentto the Constitution.

The statement was issued tomark the second anniversaryJan. 22 of the Supreme Courtdecision which overturned moststate laws on abortion.

The bishops noted that "morethan a million unborn. childrenhave been aborted since Jan.22, 1973 with the full approvaland approbation of the courtsof this country."

Signing the document, releasedby the Florida Catholic Confer­ence Jan. 17, were ArchbishopColeman F. Carroll of Miami,Bishop Paul F. Tanner of St.Augustine, :Bishop Charles F.McLaughlin of St. Petersburg,Bishop Thomas J. Grady of Or­lando and Auxiliary Bishop ReneH. Gracida of Miami.

NAMED: Sister Rose AnnFleming of Cincinnati hasbeen named 11th presidentof Trinity College, Washing­ton, D.C. She succeeds SisterMargaret Claydon. NC Photo.

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The combined societies of theparish will present a pre-Lentensocial at 7 P.M. Saturday, Feb. 8in the church hall. The public isinvited to sample such Polishspecialties as golabki, pierogi,and kielbasa with kapusta. Takeout orders will also be availableafter 7 P.M., note organizers,and musk will be provided forentertainment.

ST. STANISLAUS,FALL RIVER

The credit union will hold itsannual meeting at 7:30 P.M. Sun­day in the lower chl,.lrch hall.

School children's science fairexhibits will be on view after allMasses this weekend with judg­ing to take place at 1 P.M.Sunday.

Registration for next schoolyear will be held from 9 to11:30 Sunday, March 2 and Sun­day, March 9 in the school.

Reservations for a dinnertheatre trip to be sponsored bythe Women's Guild are being ac­cepted by Eleanor Roberts, 'tel­ephone 678-6287.

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Parishioners will sponsor aham and bean supper from 5to 7:30 on Saturday night, Feb.15 in the church hall. Adulttickets are $2.50 and children'sare $1.25.

Tickets may be obtained atthe rectory or by calling Mrs.Branchaud at 995-6413.

All proceeds will go to Ren­ovation Fund.ST. MARY,NEW BEDFORD

The Religious Education Cen­ter is sponsoring a LentenForum beginnning on Feb. 14and concluding on March 21.

The program will open withMass at 7 P.M. and be followedby a talk and discussion period.

The speaker and their topicsare as follows: Sr. Arlene Violet,RSM, on Reconciliation; Rev.William Petrie, SS.CC.--,Poverty;Sr. Claire Dugan, SSJ-Forgive·ness and Mr. John M:::Manus­Family Life Today.

The junior drop-in center willbe open from 7 to 9 tomorrownight for youths from seventh'grade on.

B.E.E. People will sponsor apotluck supper at 7:30 P.M. Sat­urday in the parish hall. Pro­ceeds will benefit the parish.

Cubs and Scouts of the parishwill attend 6:30 P.M. Mass Sun­day, Feb. 9, Scout Sunday. Theunits will receive the Pope PaulVI National Recognition Awardand Rev. Martin Buote, FallRiver area Scout chaplain, willbe principal celebrant and hom­i1ist.

ST. LOUIS,FALL RIVER

Plans will be made for anend of February cake sale at theWomen's Guild meeting to beheld at 7:30 P.M. Tuesday, Feb.11 in the church auditorium.

ST. ANN,RAYNHAM

The parish will sponsor awhist party in the church halltomorrow night, with Mrs. AnnaKeough and Mrs. Eileen Aldenas co-chairmen.

A "Sweethea~ Cotillion" spon­sored by the parish social com­mittee will be held at 8 P.M.Saturday, Feb. 15 at BishopFeehan High School, Attleboro.Music will be providej by "TheFour of Us" and a buffet will beserved. Reservation may bemade by calling 222-9477.

Forthcoming events for theWomen's Guild include a sew­ing fashion show Friday night,April II in the school hall. Anyparishioner or friend willing tomodel fashions created by her­self is asked to contact EvonneLavoie, telephone 636-8053.

A cabaret night will takeplace at Bishop Stang audito­rium, North Dartmouth Fridayand Saturday, May 9 and 10.Tickets are available throughJoseph Forand, telephone 678­8219 and Gladys Ballestracci,993-3509, is in charge of boosterand patron listings for a souve­nir program.

The guild's annual May Bas­ket whist is scheduled for Sat­urday, May 3 at the school hall,with Mrs. Jeanne Forest aschairman. She may be contactedat 636-4817 by those wishing tomake donations of canned goods.

ST. JOHN EVANGELIST,ATTLEBORO

A hair styling demonstratbnwill be presented by Dot Santosand Irmfriede Cabral at theWomen's Guild meeting to takeplace at the parish center at 8P.M. Tuesday, Feb. 11. A qiJestionperiod will follow and a drawingfor a free hair styling will beheld.

ST. GEORGE,WESTPORT -

OUR ~ADY OF ASSUMPTION,NEW BEDFORD

The parish guild will sponsora Las Vegas Night at 7:30 to­morrow evening in the churchhall. Refreshments will be servedand arrangements are in chargeof Sabina Ruderick.

A pre-Valentine dance willtake place from 8 to midnightSaturday at Verdean Vets Hall,561 Purchase St., New Bedford,with music by Creole Sexton.Tickets will be available at thedoor.

OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL,SEEKONK

A demonstratinon of LineDancing by Doris Newell willfeature the monthly meeting ofthe Women's Guild, to be heldat 8 P.M. Wednesday, Feb. 12in the church center on RoutE'44, Seekonk. Mrs. Donna Mottais program chairman for theevening and refreshments willhe served by Mrs. Emma Ma:::edoand Mrs. Angie Stanzione.

ST. MARY,SOUTH DARTMOUTH

The second annual C:lUplesClub dance will take place from8 to midnight Saturday, Feb. 22in the P.A.V. Memorial Hall,1686 Acushnet Ave., New Bed­ford.

Music will be by JohnnyMenko and his orchestra and adoor prize will be awarded.

ST. CASIMIR,NEW BEDFORD

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He also emphasized the links of all faiths."between freedom of religion,'·' President Ford's comments onfreedom of speech and freedom the influence of morality andof the press. religion on public policy came

"As President," he told a cori- two days after he attended agressional breakfast at the meet- Red Mass at which Bishoping, "I have been cautioned to James S. Rausch, general secre­be very careful what I say about tary of the U. S. Catholic Con­religious matters. ference, urged Americans to

"Examine the direction our so­"But the separation of churchand state, although a fundamen- ciety is taking in terms of jus­

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cil of the Church would issue aDeclaration on the RelationshipBetween the Church and theNon-Christian Religions.

"Teach me, 0 my God," Fa­ther Charles prayed in one ofhis meditations on the salva­tion of all mankind, "to lookupon humanity as You Yourselfbehold it. May nothing of mybourgeois vanity, my self-suffi­ency . . ., yes, even of my pride'as 'a believer, come to hindera true love and active sympathytowards all my brethren in theflesh."

This prayer takes on newmeaning, for me at least, themore I think about the inspir­ing example of U Thant theBuddhist, whose humility andkindness, in Muller's judgment,were "tantamout to sanci:ty."

Profile of U Thant

minds us, is quite the opposite.The Council document tells usthat members of these ancientnon-Christian religions are in­stilled "with a profound religioussense." It is for this reason that,the Council exhorts Catholicsthrough dialogue and collabora­tion with the followers of thesereligions to "acknowledge, pre­serve, and promote the spiritualand moral goals found amongthese men, as well as the valuesin their society and culture."

It was a recent article aboutthe late U Thant, formerSecretary-General of the UnitedNations, that set me thinkingabout this matter-an article byRobert Muller, "U Thant theBuddhist," in the Jan. 25 issueof Saturday Review. "Bud­dhism," as the declarationNostra Aetate reminds us, "ac­knowledges the radical insuf­ficiency of this shifting world.It teaches a path by which men,in a devout and confident spirit,can either reach a state of ab­wlute freedom or attain su­preme enlightenment by theirown efforts or by higher assis-'tance."

Reading Mr. Muller's profileof U Thant as a man who wasprofoundly influenced by hisdeep commitment to this ancientfaith was for this writer a mov­ing experience. Mr. Muller, whoworked very closely with UThant in the United Nations,portrays him as a man of extra­ordinary humility, patience,kindness and restraint-a degreeof kindness and restraint thatvias part, he says, of "a deepphilosophy of life and the re­sult of extensive training."

Muller quotes U Thant ashaving said in his presence oneday:

"One of my duties is to re­ceive many people-diplomats,political men, scientists, writ­ers, journalists, and my UNcolleagues. Most of my visitorshave something specific to sayto me; they wish to leave withme a message, a deeply feltbelief or an idea. In order toreceive and fully under!>tandwhat my human brother hasto say to me, I must open my­self to him, I must empty my­self of myself. ..."

Clue to Serenity

Speaking in his own name,Muller goes on to say: "UThant was right. Man can learnso much by simply opening him­self to others, by lowering thebarriers of his self-sufficiencyand infallibility. . . . Humilityand meditation lead in the endto integrity. It is perhaps theclue to serenity in our bewil­dered, complex world."

As I finished reading Muller'stribute to U Thant the Buddhist,I kept thinking of a prayer bythe late Belgian Jesuit, FatherPierre Charles, written almost50 years ago-long before any­one ever dreamed that a Coun-

By

MSGR.

GEORGE G.

HIGGINS

Earlier this month, as previously noted here, theVatican's Commission for Religious Relations with Jewsissued a series of guidelines for implementing the fourthsection of the Second Vatican Council's Declaration, "Nostra"Aetate", (On the Relation­ship Between The Churchand Non - Christian Reli­gions). Section four of thisimportant document deals spe­cifically with Catholic-Jewish re­lations. Recalling the spiritualbond linking the people of the

New Covenant with Abraham'sstock, the spiritual patrimonycommon to Christians and Jews,the Declaration aims at promot- .ing mutual understanding andrespect between the two faiths,through brotherly dialogue,among other means. The follow­up guidelines issued by the Vat­ican just a few week~ ago spe­cify in greater detail how thismight be done with ever in­creasing effectiveness.

American Catholics, as sug­gested in the earlier column re­ferred to above, can rightly beexpected to assume world lead­ership in implementing theseguidelines if only because ·of thefact that roughly half of theJewish people in the world liveas our friends and fellow cit­izens within the boundaries ofthe United States.

It goes without saying thatAmerican Catholics should alsolook for opportunities to imple­ment those sections of the Coun­cil's Declaration, "Nostra Ae­tate," dealing with the relation­ship between the Church andother non-Christian religions­Confucianism, Buddhism, andthe Moslem faith, for example­despite the fact that, by con­trast with the Jewish ifeople,they are very sparsely repre­sented in the United States.

Call for Dialogue

Because our day-to-day con­tacts with members of thesegreat religious faiths are, for themost part, rather limited andbecause even our theoretical ortext-book knowledge of theirrespective teachings and tradi-'tions is very skimpy at best, itwill take great effort and imag­ination on our part to respondeffectively to the Council's ur­gent call for dialogue betweenourselves and them, dialogueaimed at promoting mutual un­derstanding and respect.

As a first step in the right di­rection, we Catholics will wantto rid ourselves of the notionthat Christianity has a monop­oly on religious and spiritualvalues and that we have nothingto learn from the great non­Christian faiths by engaging inbrotherly dialogue with theirfollowers as recommended bythe Council. The truth of thematter, as "Nostra Aetate" re-

U Thant Gave InspiringExample of Kindness

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er they pray for the grace oftrue repentance, for themselvesand for other sinful members ofthe community.

In this community setting thefaithful recapture a dimension ofthe sacrament which has beenlost or obscured, the communalor community dimension of sin,of penance and of pardon. Theyare reminded of the solidarity ofall the members of Christ's mys­tical body; they ,are more con­sciously aware that the. sinful­ness of one member affects thewhole body, and that the wholebody, to paraphrase an ancientwriter, must work together forthe cure of an ailing member ofChrist's body.

'In the early Church penitentswere 'I"econciled individually butpublicly in the sight and hearingof the whole congregation. Thenew rite of communal Penancehas the penitent absolved imme­diately after confession and ina place apart from the worship-

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COMMUNAL PENANCE SERVICE: This rite is calledcommunal penance, since "it manifests more clearly the,ecclesial (community) dimension of the sacrament." In thisrite the individual penitents form a worshipping community.A Sister and two other women join in prayer at a communalpenance service in Endicott, N.Y. NC Photo.

. an ancient ceremonial gesture tosignify the giving of the HolySpirit for the forgiveness of sins.The new rite has restored thisgesture, which is but anotherway of saying that the newlyrestored rite of private penancecalls for an enrichment not onlyin the prayers and formulas ofpenitent and confessor, but achange in the confessional itself.

Penitent's ChoiceNot everyone will welcome

the change in climate encouragedby the new rite. And many willappeal to the reported statementof Paul VI that the confessionalwith its protective screen "mUf>tnever go." But since Paul VI hasauthorized the new rite, thepontiff can only mean that thecomplete privacy and anonymityof the penitent is to be respectedif the penitent so desires. Others,however, will find that the moreopen rite of confession, suffi­ciently protected by the "seal"will be a more meaningful andeffective sacramental means forongoing spiritual conversion andreconciliation, and for growthin holinef>s.

Besides private penance, thenew Order of Penance providesa second or optional rite "forreconciling sever-al penitentswith individual confession andabsolution"-allowing a generaloabsolution for those who cannotconfess individually for gravereasons, provided they are will­ing to submit their serious sinsin private confession at a latertime.

Communal PenanceThis rite is sometimes called

communial penance, since "itmanifests so clearly the ecclesial(community) dimension of thesacrament." In this rite the in­dividual penitents together forma worshiping community. Theyconfess their sins not only tothe priest; they confess their~ndividual and collective sinful­ness to God in the midst of thecommunity. They hear togetherthe liturgy of the Word. Togeth-

"Let the priest receive thepenitent with brotherly love...and greet' him with kindlywords." This directive or rubric(guideline) is from the rite forreconciling individual penitents,a rite providentially revised forthe Holy Year of reconciliationand renewal. The directive setsthe tone for the new rite of pri­vate penance.

REV. PAUL F.

PALMER, S.J.

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The Latin word for "kindly"is humanior. It expresses every­thing that we would expect of amore human relationship. Notthat priests in the past were in­human, or unkind or insensitiveto the needs of their penitents.Rather the setting for hearingconfessions was often too imper­sonal and formidable for thepriest -and penitent to be fullyhuman.

The priest in the confessionalhad many roles. He was to bejudge, physician and spiritualfather to his penitent. But in thedark recess of the confessional,where the, only greeting wasoften the opening ofa slide inthe wall to announce the pres­ence and readiness of the priestto hear the confession, the spir­itual father became for many"my ghostly father."

Real Setting

The new rite of private (indi­vidual) penance offers priest andpenitent an opportunity tochange the climate and the set­ting of the confessional. In itsideal form, it calls for a lightedconfessional room rather than adarkened confessional box,where "the priest or the pen­itent himself reads some appro­priate text from sacred scrip­ture" as part of the rite.

In this more real setting, thenew rite presumes that in somecases the penitent will beknown to his confessor, but ifnot, "it will prove helpful to ac­quaint him (the confessor) withhis condition in life, the difficul­ties that he has in leading aChristian life, and other matterswhich may be useful for theconfessor to know for the exer­cise of his ministry."

The role of the priest as phy­sician is "to diagnose the soul'sills and prescribe the properremedies." Most priests havespent years of preparations inlearning the difficult art of spir­itual counselling, but the con­fessional of the past has rarelybeen a suitable place to exerciseand develop the art. Hopefully-all this will change to the profitof priest and penitent.

In the past the confessionalscreen or grill prevented thepriest from "extending his handsover the head of the penitent,"

IIFaith grows and matures. Thelife of faith passes through vari­ous stages, just as does man'sexistence while he is -attainingmaturity. Oatechesis is directedtoward a growing maturity infaith."

Forms of Education

After discussing the meaningof maturity in faith, ChapterFour goes on to speak of thevarious forms of religious ed­ucation. "Because of varied cir­cumstances and multiple needs,catechetical activity necessarilytakes various forms. Theseforms include the catechesis ofchildren, adolescents and adults.Different forms of catechesis areneeded for the multiple andvaried groups within each ofthese age classifications, suchas for adults as parents, singlemen and women, widows andwidowers, the divorced, the non­English speaking, migrants mi­nority and ethnic groups, theelderly, etc. Forms will also varyaccording to geographical set­ting such as rural areas, the cen­tral city, suburbia, large metro­politan city, small towns, andeven according to the traditionsof differing sections of our coun­try, ,North, South, East andWest."

At this point the documentspeaks of the priority of adult

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the Pharisees." We would optfor people in our lives-as messyas relationships sometimef> areand as awkward it sometimes isin keeping them alive.

Conscience HurtsWhen bondf> are broken by

our weaknesses and selfishness,when lives are altered by mind­less and unintentional acts ofours we are often much morehurt ourselves than we wouldadmit. A very human reactionto this hurt is to relieve our­selves by assigning guilt. Ifwe can determine whose fault itis, then we can proceed in lifewith a clear conscience. Life isnever so simple. When ourtouching people becomes a hurt­ing thing--even unintentionally-our conscience doesn't so eas­ily let us be, even if we are de­clared legally innocent!

Ray Hendricks experiencesthis truth in all its nuances in af>imple, human story called"Penance," a film from Tele­ketics. Ray, a successful busi­nessman, drinks more than onetoast in his honor at a partygiven for him one afternoon, andon the way home he hits andparalyzes a little girl.. He is hor­rified at what happened, declar­ing over and over again that thegirl just ran out in front of hiscar, that it wasn't his fault!And the law agrees with him,affirming that he was not legallydrunk. But this does not releaseRay. It does not change how he

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BySister Patricia Murphy, O.L.V.M.

Buried alivc is never havingto say you're sorry! And livingat all means that we, like fisher­men, are alwayf> about the pro­cess of mending the nets of ourrelationships. The fabric of rela­tionships is never soldered-itis made of strands carefullywoven-and they break! Withstress, with carelessnesf>, andoften simply because of weakmaterials, the bonds from our­selves to others are easily tornand fractured.

Moments of pure love are sungand celebrated (and no one de­nies how precious they are), butmOf>t of us are more familiarwith the hallowed seconds tick­ing in the silences after we haverepaired bonds and rebuiltbridges between ourselves and"others." Jesus himself wasmore comfortable around thepeople who knew their weak­nesses, were aware of the ten­uous moves they made in be­wildering kindf> of darknesses,and who knew-however crude­ly-that they needed others.Here, at least, He could bringHis light, His love-touch and Hisreconciliation. The Pharisees hadit all sewn up with their fastsand penances-God at least wastaken care of; could they helpit if their fellowman was an un­tidy intrusion on an otherwiseorderly facsimile of life? Mostof Uf>, at least in our better mo­ments, "would be better than

By Msgr. Wilfrid H. Paradis andSister Mar:ella Frye, M.H.S.M.

(This is the sixth of 17 articlesadapted from the text of thefirst draft of the National Cate­chetical Directory. This Direc­tory is being designed to assistin the teaching of religion to allCatholics in the United Statestoday.

You are encouraged to submitobservations on every aspectof the proposed document.)

How is the message of salva­tion communicated to men?

Chapter Four, presently en­titled "Catechesis and Cate­chists," looks at the severalways of bringing the Gospel toman, particularly the catechet­ical, that is the religious educa­tion form.

"Catechesis is that form ofministry of the word which isintended to make men's faithbecome living, conscious, andactive, through the light of in­struction". " It leads both indi­viduals and communities towardsmaturity of faith.

"This act of faith which iscalled forth by catechef>is in­volves total acceptance of God,a complete surrender to Him.Through faith men and women'have a new vision of God, theworld, and themselves." ("ToTeach AS,Jesus Did.")

"Faith is not somethin~ static.

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LOS ANGELES (NC) - Thepastor of San Miguel parish inthe Watts area is out job hunt­ing. He estimates over 40 percent of his wage earners are job­less.

Father Alphonse Gallegos saidhis parish "really suffers fromunemployment." •

San Miguel is a Mexican par­ish in a predominantly blackarea. Its people are poor, lackeducation and are mostly un­skilled workers and domestics.

The recession has caused lay­offs at industrial plants in theindustrial area southwest ofWatts, notably at General Mo­tors and Goodyear.

Father Gallegos himself iscalling on personnel managersat plants a~d on union leaders.He has opened communicationsand is get,ting callbacks.' He sayshe has been able to get somejobs for his people.

Plan San DiegoUnity Workshop

SAN DIEGO (NC)-Ecumen­ical leaders representing severalreligious denominations fromacross the nation will gatherhere Feb. 18-20 for the 1975National Workshop on ChristianUnity.

To be hosted by the SanDiego County Ecumenical con­ference, the workshop is spon­sored by the national Ecumen­ical Officers Association, anassociation of ecumenical offi­cers of various U. S. churchbodies, including the CatholicChurch.

More than 400 people are ex­pected to attend the three-daysession.

The workshop theme is"Jesus Christ Frees, Divides,Unites," and the keynote speak­er ·will be Dr. Jorge Lara-Braud,executive director of the faithand order commission of theNational Council of Churches.

Seminars on evangelism, con­version, Christian communityand the U. S. bicentennial willbe offered Feb. 18 and 20, andduring the evening of Feb. 19,participants will discuss issueson which various denominationsdo not agree such as abortion,public aid to education, busing,gambHng and tax exemption.

The Egyptian leader said in ashort message to the Pope thatthe Pope's message "seems tome to be filled with an under­standing of the spirit of peace,particularly appropriate at thistime when world events indicatethat all men need to renew theirawareness of the situation pre­vailing today and what we allcan do to achieve that peacewhich all men desire."

Pontiff's MessageImpresses Sadat

VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pres­ident Anwar Sadat of Egypt haspromised that he will give "highconsideration" to his messagefor the World Day of Peace, cel­ebrated Jan. 1.

other to live more fully and lovemore deeply because of themended ties between them. Theohild's parents happen upon thescene and their faces turn tostone when they see the manwho brought about this suffer­ing. But healing tends to encour­age healing, and Ray begs of thefather, "Can I come back,please?" One again two humanbeings in need of mending if,they'e to go on-alivc--extendthe fabrics of peace. .

The Church will celebrate thishealing, this reconciliation, inthe rite of the Sacrament ofPenance.

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His encounter with the child'sparents, at which he tries toconvey his sorrow, only stirs uptheir anger and blind hurt. Hecannot erase the pain and an­guish with a simple apology.Not knowing what to do, andl}ot being able' to unload thepressure of the accident, Rayturns to finding release in de­claring his innocence to his golfpartner, his business associate,his girlfriend and even his doc­tor (he cannot sleep now). Thefabric of his own life has beentorn. He touches the rawness ofhis need of being mended bythe one he hurt.

Moment of RedemptionThis is the moment of redemp­

tion. All the pain and anguishand inner search has preparedhim for this moment. He takesthe risk of again being rebuffedby the parents and goes to seethe little girl. They sit in painful'awareness of each other's needof healing. Two hurt human be­ings, each in need of beingmended by the other, open toeach other in sorrow and for­giveness. Now it is not impor­tant who is right and who ISwrong! There is only deep feltpain. The child opens the doorswith trust and welcome. The onewho hurt her walks across thethreshold. The healing has be­gun.

The sacrament of forgivenesshas occurred between two hu­man beings as they release each

Those meeting with the bish­ops' committee were:

Cesar Chavez and other offi­cials of the United Farm Work­ers of America, AFL-CIO.

Farm Bureau officials fromthe California Counties of Fres­no, Madera, Merced Kings andTulare.

Ernest Gallo and members ofthe executive staff of the GalloWine Company of Modesto.

Kern County and Delano areagrowers.

Frank DiscussionsM. E, Anderson, international

director of the Western Confer­ence of Teamsters and his ex­ecutive staff.

Prominent farm labor report­ers from the San Joaquin Valley.

A scheduled meeting withJack Hanning, president of theCalifornia AFL-CIO Council, andhis legislative staff was can­celled owing to Henning's ill­ness.

Bishop Donnelly said that atthe request of all the parties, theproceedings of the meetingswere private. He said this en­abled free and frank discussionson all the issues involved.

"The openness and friendli­ness of the discussions," BishopDonnelly said, "gives optimismfor an eventual just and peace­ful settlement of tbis disputewhich has persisted for so long.The bishops' committee is readyto help in any way P9ssible."

ArtThere is no great art without

reverence. -Vann

Form of Catechesis

"Adult catechesis will becomethe chief form of catechesis onlywhen sufifcient personnel, reosources, and finances are de­voted to 'this effort. On the na­tional and diocesan levels, pro­grams and guidelines need tobe developed in order to assistthose who carry out this missionon the parish level. All involvedin adult catechetical programsmust remember that 'those whoteach in the name of the Churchdo not simply instruct adults,but also learn from them; theywill be heard by adults if theylisten to them. Adult programsmust be planned and conductedin ways that emphasize self­direction, dia10gue and mutualresponsibility.''' ("To Teach AsJesus Did")

Do you agree w.ith the state­ments on the goals of religiouseducation, the forms of cate­chesis and the priority of adultreligious education?

Please submit your reactionsand recommendations to:

Rev. Michel G. Methot, 423Highland Ave., Fall River, Mass.02720.

The adult community giving wit­ness to the meaning of Christia­ity initiates and develops faithin children. The adult faithfulexpressing in their daily livesthe timeless values of the Gos­pel, live with the hope and joywhich faith brings. If adults aretruly to live in faith, the Churchneeds .to provide continual stim­ulation and opportunity forgrowth.' ("To Teach As JesusDid")

SAN FRANCISCO (NC)-TheU.S. bishops' Ad-Hoc Committeeon Farm Labor has completeda series of sJlmmit meetingswith all the principals involvedin the California farm labordispute.

The meetings, which tookplace in Fresno and San Fran­cisco, were labelled "cordial andfruitful" by Auxiliary BishopJoseph F. Donnelly of 'Hartford,chairman of the committee, whosaid, "we refreshed our rela­tionship with all the parties in­volved."

Cardinal Medeiros AttendsApart from the chairman, the

otber members of the commit­tee attending were CardinalHumberto Medeiros of Boston;Bishop Hugh A. Donohoe ofFresno; Bishop Edward W.O'Rourke of Peoria, Ill.; Bishop­designate Rogert M. Mahony,newly appointed auxiliary bish·op of Fresno, secretary of thecommittee; and Msgr. George G.Higgins, director of .research,United States Catholic Confer­ence, and committee Consult­ant. Auxiliary Bishop John J.Cummins of Sacramento, execu·tive director of the CaliforniaCatholic Conference, was alsopresent as an observer as wasFather John F. Bletben, provin­cial of the Augustine Fathers'province of St. Augustine in Cal·ifornia.

Timothy Cardinal Manning ofLos Angeles, the remaining com·mittee member was absent be­cause he is presently visitingmissions in Oceania.

ReconciIiationContinued from Page Thirteen

ping community. But no penitentwill be so removed as to forgetthat the priest who absolves isthe representative .of Christ andof the community of 'which heis a member. As he hears thepriest invoke God, the Fatherof mercies, "to pour out theHoly Spirit for the forgivenessof sins through the ministry ofthe Church," he will be remind·ed of the ancient saying: "Thewhole Christ forgives sin, theHead and the Members."

AdultsBoth the General Catechetical

Directory and the pastoral, ToTeach ,As Jesus Did, direct thatthe catechetical activity of theChurch be focused on adults."Catechesis for adults since itdeals with persons who are cap­able of an adherence that isfully responsible, must be con­sidered the chief form of cate·chesis. 'The continuing educationof adults is situated not at theperiphery of the Church's educa­tional mission, but at its center.

'''... The catechesis of adultsmust be central because adultscan respond most fully andfreely to the call of Christ.

Continued from Page Thirteenreligious education in thesewords:, "Without weakeningthis necessary expression of theChurch's concern for religiouseducation of children, both thosein Catholic schools, the focusof catechesis in the UnitedStates must now center onadults.

Seekonk Dethrones Old Rochester in III

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Soviet ChurchmenTo Tour America

(NEW YORK '(NC)-Twentyleading Soviet churchmen willtour the United States Feb. 16­March 9, the National Councilof Churches (NCe) announcedhere.

The Russians are' coming, theNCC said, at the invitation ofthe NCC and in response to asimilar visit to the Soviet Unionlast summer by 20 Americanchurch leaders.

Kennedy Youth Center in NewBedford will be the site for theannual C.Y.O. cheerleading con­tests, it has been announced byRev. Paul F. McCarrick, dioce­san C.Y.O. director. The Juniortournament, for middle schools,diocesan grammar schools, andparish units, will be held Sundayafternoon, March 2. The Seniortournament, for senior C.Y.O.units. High School varsity andJayvee units, will be held Sun­day afternoon, March 9. Allsquads are welcome and further

. information is available 'fromTimothy Bennett, 403 AnawanStreet, Fall River.

The cheerleading contest, nowin its fifteenth year, has longdrawn Ithe finest in talentedsquads from both Bristol andBarnstable counties. Entriesclose Thursday, Feb. 20, saidFather McCarrick.

C.Y.O. officials have also an­nounced two All-Star basketballtourneys. A Junior tourney willbe held at the C.Y.O. hall onAnawan Street, Fall River onSunday afternoon, Feb. 16. At­tleboro, Fall River, Taunton, andNew Bedford quintets will par­ticipate. A senior tourney will beheld on Thursday evening, Feb.20, at the Kennedy Center, NewBedford. Taunton, New Bedford,and Fall River teams will per­form. In both tourneys, trophieswill be given to the five out­standing performers.

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hand at the door on the nightsof the performance.

Students with leading rolesare Robert Perry, Oedipus; San­dy Madore of Bishop GerrardHigh School, Queen Jocasta;Mark Travers, Teiresias; RobertSoares, Creon; Paul Grillo, Mes­senger from Corinth; David Ly­ons, Herdsman; Edward Lambert,Messenger from the Palace; andMichael Bertrand, Priest of Zeus.Thomas Joaquin will deliver theprologue.

A chorus of Theban citizenswill be led by Daniel LachanceamY Brian Ribeiro.

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, Acting as assistant directorand assisting with costume andset design and choral direction isChris White, with John Higginsand Norman Bllank as stagemanagers and Michael Fastosoin charge of lighting.

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leaders from six Southern statesrepresenting varied denomina­tions wound up a tw<H!ay ses­sion here on world hunger witha call for the immediate freezingof the price of food stamps andthe shipping of 4 million tons ofgrain by the summer of 1975 toareas of the world desperatelyin need of food.

The Connolly Players of Bish­op Connolly High School, FallRiver, will present a productionof the William Butler Yeatstranslation of Sophocles' "Oedi­pus the King" at 8 p.m. Satur­day and Sunday in the schoolauditorium on Elsbree Street.Tickets are available from castand crew members, and at theschool office and will also be on

PRESENTATION OF SOPHOCLES' CLASSIC: Leadingroles in Oedipus the King scheduled for 8 o'clock on Satur­day and Sunday nights, Feb. 8 and 9 in Bishop ConnollyHigh School Auditorium, are: Robert Perry as the King andin the foreground, Brian Ribeiro, Edward Lambert andDaniel Lachance.

Connolly High Play February 8 and 9

IN THE DIOCESE

this Winter. With three gamesremaining the Warriors are un­beaten and hold a two game ad­vantage over their nearest como"petitor.

A victory over Old Rochestertomorrow will assure Seekonkof the title. In other gameslisted for Friday Msgr. Coyle­Bishop Cassidy High of Tauntonis at Bourne and Dighton­Rehoboth ,is at Dennis-Yar­mouth.

At this stage of the campaignit appears as though, at least,four defending champions willbe dethroned this Winter. InDivision I either Durfee orStang will oust Taunton, Dart­mouth is still hanging on in Di­vision H, Seekonk will replaceOld Rochester in the thirdbracket and Wareham will retainthe crown it had to share withDiman and Norton a year a&o.

win the crown, but not as easilyas expected. Stang has lost twoleague games to date and trailsthe Black and Red by one game.With three games remaining tobe played Stang must face Taun- 'ton tomorrow, Attleboro Tues­day and the HiUtoppers a weekfrom Friday.

Durfee plays Attleboro, Barn­stable and then as mentionedStang. All the Durfee games willbl'! staged in Fall River whichgives the Tom Karam coachedpacesetters a big advantage.

In the Division IV race Ware­ham received a bit of unexpectedhelp last week and now have acommanding lead. The Vikingsurvived a threat at the handof Norton 54-50 to remain un­beaten, but increased their leadto two games over Diman Re­gional Vocational Technicalwhen Westport upset the Ben­gals 77-61.

SCHOOLBOY SPORTS

By PETER J. BARTEKNorton High Coach

Diman and Wareham willmeet on the final night of sea­son play but if the game isto be meaningful Wareham willhave to lose before that encoun­ter. I,t is unlikely they will.

New Bedford Vocational willattempt to assist Diman tomor­row. The Artisans travel toWareham while Diman journeys'to Norton to meet the Lancers.Elsewhere ,in divisional playWestport will be in New Bed-'ford to meet St. Anthony's.

, Barring a serious collapse onthe part of Seekonk, DivisionIII will crown a new champion

ReconciliationOur lack of compassion, our

ruthlessness toward other men,is an impenetrable curtain be­tween ourselves and God.

- Yelchaninov

In league games slated forFriday Connolly is at Dartmouthin the big one, Falmouth is atFeehan, Holy' Family plays oldNarry League rival Case Highin Swansea and Fairhaven hostsSomerset.

Prognosticating local highschool basketball games is likeforecasting the New Englandweather. A week ago it appearedsafe to predict that Durfee Highof Fall River would continueits winning way and roll throughthe season unbeaten' in Confer­ence Division I play.

However, the old master,Coach John O"Brien of BishopStang High in Dartmouth did itagain. As he has done manytimes in past years, CoachO'Brien rallied his forces to up­end the Hilltoppers and preventthem from running away withthe divisional flag.

In all probability Durfee will

Stang Challenging, Durfee in Division I

Defending Champion Dartmouth

.Fights to Retain Hoop CrownThere's another log jam atop the Southeastern Massa­

chusetts Conference Division II basketball standings.Entering play this week defending champion Dartmouth isdeadlocked with Holy Family High of New Bedford andBishop Connolly High of Fall games they will have sole pos­River for the top spot. With session of the top position. Oneonly two weeks remaining in loss will keep them within strik­the regular season it appears ing distance but at a decidedas though the issue will not be disadvantage. Two losses anddecided until the final evening the season is all but over.of league competition. Following tomorrow's meeting

between Connolly and Dart-Coach Pete Gaudet's Dart- mouth on the latter's home court

mouth five, a~ter getting off to there will be no more confron­a rather slow start, have come tations among the pacesetters.on like true champions. Their . Their fortunes will be deter­uphill charge may reach its cli- mined by how they performmax this week when the Indians against those clubs that haveface their toughest test of the already been eliminated fromcampaign. The schedule calls for the title' picture. Division H isDartmouth to meet Holy Fam-' extremely well balanced. Thereily and Connolly in head to head is no team within the bracketcompetition on Tuesday and tIlat is outclassed. Each of theFriday. ,title hopefuls will have to guard

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