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of the Assumption parishes; inFall River at St. Patrick's parishand St. Anne's Hospital.

Groups are also at La SaletteShrine, Attleboro; Sacred HeartsAcademy, Fairhaven; St. FrancisXavier parish, Hyannis; HolyTrinity parish. Harwich; St. An-

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stable ordering of human society."Nor does it matter if from

the very progress generated bymodern development and fromthe sovereign exploitation of theuseful secrets of nature thereseems to derive for man notfullness or certainty of life, butrather the torment of unsatisfiedaspiration. It does not matter.

"For a new, original and in·exhaustible source of life hasbeen infused into the world bythe risen Christ."

As street vendors and balloonsellers passed through the fringeof the crowd, the Pope in hfsmessage "to the city and to theworld" called the Resurrection

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duced such widespread rootless­ness, disorientation and malaiseinside and outside the religiouscommunity that a time for reas­sessment of values is at hand.He cited world hunger, the armsrace and the changing technol·ogy of war as immediate prob­lems.

"Religious educators are in aunique role to help educate andmotivate a whole generation ofyoung Americans to their pro­found spiritual and moral obli­gations in helping avert humantragedy," he maintained.

The kinds of help outlined byRabbi Tanenbaum as means foryoung people to help sort outtheir ethical values in the midstof "suffering materialism, hedon­ism and even forms of pagan­ism" were two-fold.

"First, he said, "they willneed from us a form of moral­political help. Of all the groupsin American society, our people-the consumers-are the least

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Tbe Catholic Charismatic Re­newal movement has been or­ganized on a diocesan basis inthe Fall River Diocese, followinga period during which area char­ismatic groups worked withgroups in the Providence dio­cese.

With the apryroval of BishopDaniel A. Cronin, two lay co­ordinators have been named toaid in development of diocesancharismatic activities. They areJames Collard, 4 Masson St.,Westport, telephone 674-9885,who will serve the Fall River,New Bedford and Cape Codareas; and Robert Pelland, 106.Knight Ave., Attleboro, tele­phone 222-5081, appointed forthe Attleboro and Taunton areas.

Rev. Cornelius J. O'Neill, pas­tor of St. John the Baptist par­ish, Westport, is Bishop Cronin'sliaison with diocesan groups. Hehas issued the following list ofcharismatic groups to his knowl·edge now in existence, and asksthat any not included contactone of the lay coordinators.

Groups in New Bedford are atOur Lady's Chapel and St. Law­rence, St. Kilian and Our Lady

VATICAN CITY (NC)-As thelargest crowd within recentmemory flooded St. Peter'sSquare, Pope Paul VI proclaimedin his Easter "Urbi et Orbi"message that Jesus' Resurrectionhas infused "new, original andinexhaustible life" into a worldof dashed hopes.

Speaking from the centralbalcony of St. Peter's Basilicafollowing an open-air Mass, thePope told about 400,000 peoplestanding in the sun-soakedsquare:

"It does not matter, brethren,if the experience of the frailtyof human powers daily disap­points our fragile hopes for a

Pope's 'Easter Message

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spiritual inside us." He is be­lieved to be the first rabbi todeliver a major address to theNCEA.

He complimented the Amer-. ican Catholic bishops' .stronganti-abortion stand as "11 funda­mental contribution· to haltingthe erosion of the dignity of hu­man life." But, he added,"Frankly I am troubled by theway the barricades are mountedand the battle is fought."

Thoughtful and' scholarly di­alogue on the issue across faithlines, he suggested, would bevaluable, in part because "theJewish community needs to beawar.e that we have an identicalinterest to that of the CatholicChurch in preserving the sanc­tity of life, and in viewing hu­man life as so precious thateven as a fetus it must be pre­served."

Events of the past few years,said Rabbi Tanenbaum, who isnational interreligious affairs di­rector of the AJC, have pro-

during their pregnancies. Atpresent nine expectant mothersare in various parts of th.e Birth­right program.

In a new project, she noted,special prenatal classes for·Birthright mothers are being of­fered at St. Anne's Hospital byMrs. Mariette Eaton, R.N., amember of the organization'sboard of directors. A new ses­sion of the five-class series willbegin tonight.

Birthright members have spok­en about the organization tonine groups during the past year,said Mrs. Partridge, and invita­tions from .civic, social or reli­gious groups to explain the pro­gram are welcome.

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CCA SpecialGift PhaseApril 21

The Special Gift phase of theCatholic Charities Appeal of thediocese of Fall River beginsMonday, April 21 and ends onSaturday, May 3. The house-to­house campaign will be on Sun·day, May 4, from the hours of12 noon to 3 p.m. and officiallyit will end on May 14.

The Appeal, now in its thirty­fourth annual call for funds,helps to support the works ofcharity, mercy, education, socialservice and other works of theapostolate of the diocese.

The Special Gift campaign ismade to fraternal, professional,busines,s and industrial organiza­tions throughout the southeast­ern area of Massachusetts. Since

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ATLANTIC CITY (NC) - Aleading Jewish spokesman forinterreligious collaboration, Rab­bi Marc H. Tanenbaum for theAmerican Jewish Committee'(AJC), proposed here that Cath­olics and Jews "come togetherto discuss the relevance of lifeissue."

Addressing the opening gen­eral session of the nnd annualNaHona. Educat1ional A!jsocia­tion (NCEA) convention, he as­sailed widespread callousnesstoward individual human life.

He said this was seen in suchevents as the rise in violentcrime, indifference to famine,the killing of Christians in Suodan, the non-reaction of manyIrish Americans to events inIreland and the lack of account­ability shown by largecorpor­ate interests such as oil com­panies eager to bilk consumersby claiming to sell domestic oilas imported oil.

Rabbi Tanenbaum said thatinterfaith dialogue on the pro­life issue would be valuable be­cause nationally and interna·tionally "the issue of life as ex-·pendable, callousness, and ourpreoccupation with materialthings has killed something

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nancy-related," she noted andthe remainder were inquiries forinformation of various sorts.

Of the expectant mothers whocontacted Birthright, many need­ed only referral s'ervices to otheragencies, reported the director,but 16 were followed to delivery.

Reflecting changing attitudestowards "single parents," onlyone baby born to a Birthrightmother was made available foradoption, said Mrs. Partridge. Allother mothers elected to keeptheir infants and many have con­tinued th.eir contact with theBirthright volunteers who coun­seled them during pregnancy.

During the year, continuedMrs. Partridge, four girls wereplaced in "Birthright homes"

ing, the Bishop spoke on "TheRelationships of the Diocese tothe Catholic Health Care Facili­ty."

"The sick are cured and thepoor have the Gospel preachedto them. These are the charac­teristics of the ministry of Jesusof Galilee," the Bishop went on.

"From that beginning, allthrough succeeding centuries tothe present day, ministry to thesick and special care to preachthe Good News to the poor havebeen the hallmark of the Chris­tian endeavor.

"In providing for His people,Jesus left us not only the moraland charismatic example of Hisown concern for the sick; Heprovided, in the Anointing of theSick, a sacramental ministrationto complement Penance and the'Eucharist and the other sacra­ments, a special means of Gracefor those distressed by illness."

History has gloriously record­ed that dedicated ministry to thesick "has been consistently num·bered among the principal apos­tolates engaged in by the be­lievers of Jesus Christ."

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Health CareTradition

BirthrightIn operation one year this

month, Birthright of ·Fall Riverhas compiled a report of servicesit has given pregnant girls andwomen of the Greater Fall Riv­er area.

Ninety-three calls .were re­ceived on the Birthright "hotline" during the year, said Mrs.Russell Partridge Jr., director ofthe volunteer organization. Thetelephone, manned from 7 to 9p.m. each Monday, Wednesdayand Friday by volunteers atClemence Hall of St. Anne's Hos­pital, . Fall River, provides aquick, easy means for womenand girls to avail themselves ofthe housing, counseling, medical,legal and financial services Birth­right offers in problem pregnan­cy cases, said Mrs. Partridge.

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"In the care of the sick, theCatholic Church has an enviablerecord. To be sure, this historyof ministry to the sick merelycarries on in time the very signof the kingdom which the Gospelitself associate with Jesus, theLord and Master."

"Those involved in the Cath­olic health care facility shouldassist the Bishop in his dutyto preach, by word and action,love of the sick, the dignity ofthe human person, the duty tocare for the sick with strictlymoral procedures and methods,love of neighbor, the value ofsuffering in the Christian mesosage, the virtue of Christianhope in the face of the seemingfinality of death, the beauty ofGod's creation in man even whenan individual may be laboringunder a physical or mental debil­ity, and above all, the absolutedominion of God over humanlife."

So proclaimed Most Rev. Dan­iel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop ofFall River, as he addressed theNew England Conference of theCatholic Hospital Association inBoston on March 24.

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Congresswoman MargaretHeckler will speak at a CYOcommunion breakfast at 10:15A.M. Sunday, April 13 at Immac­ulate Conception Church hall,387 Bay St., Taunton. The eventwill salute Taunton area CYObasketball and volleyball cham­pions in all leagues and markthe closing of the season forthose sports.

All teenagers interested in CYO:lctivities are invited to the break­fast and may previously attendMass in their own parishes or the9:15 A.M. Mass· at ImmaculateConception.

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Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin,S.T.D.. Bishop of Fall River, hon­orary chairman of the Appeal,has sent personal letters to thesolicitors of the Special Giftphase. Many have acknowledged

CCA Special Gift Phase April 21Continued from Page One their willingness to take an ac-

the Appeal provides services to tive part in soliciting tunds fromall, regardless of color, race and the organizations. Names of con­creed, these groups are interest- tributors will be assigned to eached in supporting the Catholic solictor in his respective area.Charities Appeal. The solicitors will hold a meet-

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diocesan director of the Appeal,announced today: "Over 800Special Gift solicitors will make

,,4,125 contacts in this phase ofthe Appeal throughout the fiveareas of the diocese. Their suc­cess in this phase wm give con­fidence to the parish solicitors,when more than 17,125 solicitorswill contact 102,250 homes inthe 113 parishes of the dioceseon Sunday, May 4 from 12 noonto 3 p.m."

The five areas of the diocesein the Special Gift phase are FallRiver, New Bedford, Taunton,the Attleboros, Cape and theIslands. The response to tbecampaign for the Special Giftphase by the donors serves asa barometer for the house-to­house Appeal.

PLANNING: Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, pastor ofOur Lady of the Angels Parish, Fall River, and diocesandirector of the annual Catholic Charities Appeal, is shownwith Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, discussing plans on the dioce­san level for the 34th annual campaign. This is BishopCronin's fifth year as honorary chairman of the appeal.

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lay people in leading the pro­gram. Each night there will firstbe a period of prayer and sing­ing. Next, an instruction will begiven and a personal witnessshared on the theme of the night.After a concluding period ofprayer, there will be opportunityfor confession, counselling, per­sonal and small group prayer,and a social hour in the Churchhall.

All parish organizations arecooperating in various phases ofthe program.

On the final evening, Friday,·there will be a concelebratedMass led by the pastor, FatherRaphael Flammia, SS.CC.

SpeakersThe topics and speakers for

each night are: Sunday-God'sLove; Sister Pauline Cinquini,S.C. and Father Frederick La­Brecque, SS.CC. Monday-Re­pentance, Mr. Charles Andradeof Providence and his daughterCharlene; Mr. Andrade will beordained next year as the firstCatholic permanent deacon ofCape Verdean descent.

Tuesday-Jesus Is Lord, Bar­bara Johnson of New Bedfordand P. J. Boardman of Tiverton,R.I.

Wednesday: Yielding to theSpirit, Sister Antoinette LaMot­ta, R.D.C., Director of HOPE'sJesus Week outreach.

Thursday: Healing the WholeMan, Miss Betty McElhill ofHOPE.

Friday - To Live in Jesus,Sister Gloria D'Arteaga, S.C., anative of Puerto Rico; Concele­brated Mass, Parish and visitingpriests led by Father RaphaelFlammia, SS.CC., Pastor.

The Jesus Week, while under­taken as a Holy Year renewaleffort by and for the parish, isopen to all.

legal Aid

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Since last September a total of 10 agencies and planninggroups have contacted the Diocesan Department of SocialServices and Special Apostolates for information and assist­ance in filing application for national funding from theCampaign For Human Development. The department has beenrequested by the National Office of the Campaign to evaluateseven local programs, which are now receiving on-site visita­tions, so that appropriate data can be obtained prior todepartmental evaluation.

The proposals presently being evaluated are:

Proposal Category Area

Project Outreach- Health 49 Hillside SI.Fall River

Southeastern Massa­chusetts AdvocacyCenter, Inc.

Cape Cod Family & Social 33 Cove RoadChildren's Service, Inc. Development Orleans

Greater New Bedford Health 222 Union St.Health Center New Bedford

Total fundiilg requested by all groups: $414,705

Interested parties wishing either to endorse or opposethese programs are invited to contact: Rev. Peter N. Graziano,Director, Department of Social Services and Special Aposto­lates, 368 North Main St., Fall River, tel. 676-8481 / 676-8905.

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MIllE.. :5Rev. Christopher G. Hughes,

D.D., 1908, Rector, Cathedral,Fall River

APIUIL 16Rev. Arthur E. Langlois, 1928,

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New Bedford Parish to Support'Jesus Week' April 6-11

"It's Jesus!" That sums up thetheme of the week of renewalwhich New Bedford's Our Ladyof the Assumption Church will

. conduct April 6 to 11. Each eve­ning's program will begin at 7o'clock in the South Sixth StreetChurch, located just below Coun­ty St. near Hawthorn St.

The "Jesus Week," as it iscalled, is a response to the vac­uum created by the general dis·appearance of the old-style par­ish mission. Inspired by whatmany people have experiencedthrough the Catholic Charismat­ic Renewal, priests, Sisters andlay people connected with HOPE,a House of Prayer in ConventStation, N.J., have developed theJesus Week Program and con­ducted it during the last threeyears at the invitation of numer­ous pastors in the New York­New Jersey area. OLONs JesusWeek will be the first in NewEngland.

ProgramFour Sisters will come from

HOPE to work with the priestsand Brothers of OLOA and local

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CHRISM MASS AT ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL: Bishop Cronininstalls two seminarians in the ministry of acolytes during the Mass ofChrism. Kneeling, Stephen A. Fernandes of St. John's Seminary, Brightonand St. Mary's Parish, New Bedford and John A. Raposo of St. Mary'~ Sem­inary, Baltimore and Mt. Carmel Parish, New Bedford during their induc­tion by the Ordinary of the Diocese. Assisting the Bishop are: Rev. Mr.

Arnold Medeiros of St. John's Seminary and St. John of God Parish, Somer­set, deacon; Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington, diocesan chancellor; Rev.John A. Smith, director of vocations; Bishop Cronin; Rev. John R. Foister,associate director of social services; Rev. John J. Oliveira, secretary toBishop Cronin. Right: Bishop Cronin blesses the holy oils.

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LaborHe who labors as he prays

lifts his heart to God with hishands. -St. Bernard

Mr. W. Randall Burnip, Din~c­

tor Office of Citizen Participa­tion, Paul A. Dever State SChool,Taunton will be the guest speak'OJrat the meeting of F.R. Council 86in the Knights of Columbus Hall

. Columbus Drive, Fall River, onMonday night, April 28 at 7:30.

Mr. Burnip will present aslide presentation which depictsthe various programs and acUv­ities of the school, and WJill an­swer any questions the audiencemight have.

Mr. Burnip has been the Di­rector of the Office of Citizen·Participation for the past 5Y2years. Citizen Participation isre!oponsible for all volunteers,tours, donations, activities andspecial programs.

The Knights of Columbus willalso have a special display ofitems made by the residentswhich may be purchased thatevening. The public is cordiallyinvited to attend this presen­tation.

Appearancesdelegated cardinals to- celebratethe Sunday Holy Year Mass-upt·o now, that is.

Planner of papal ceremonieshave shown concern for cuttingcorners where possible in ordernot to overtax the Pope:s ener­gies. Early in the year, when thePope was suffering from a slightcold, they abolished for severalweeks the use of the portablethrone and asked the Pope tocut down on the length of hisaddress to the general audience.

During Lent, two penitential.processions in St. Peter's Squarewhich preceded papal Masses

.were ·Ied by cardinals insteadof the Pope himself. Some havespeculated, however, that, inaddition to the strain such a pro­cession might have, securityrisks in today's violent societywere too great to permit thePope to walk in St. Peter'sSquare.

Pope Paul, who likes to meetthe public and considers hisweekly audience a meeting be­tween a pastor and his parishio­ners, has expressed his de)'ightin seeing so many pilgrims.

led to the Resurrection and arehindered by it from acceptingChrist.

"But not the young," he added,"who have insight into the truthand who are hungry for a happyand sincere life."

The Pope vested in white andin a buoyant mood, said that theResurrection provides the "ex­ample and the energy for thecontinual moral, spiritual andsocial renewal of the presentlife,"

The Pope also gave Eastergreetings in 12 languages. Hisgreeting in Vietnamese was fol­lowed by loud applause.

The Easter message and apos­tolic blessing climaxed theVatican's Holy Week celebra­tions in which Pope Paul par­ticipated fully.

for Italians jn St. Peter's Basilica.On Sunday, March 2, the Pope

was scheduled to celebrate a sol­emn morning Mass for pilgrimsat St. Peter's. His original HolyYear schedule, announced monthsago by the Central Committeefor the Holy Year, noted thatthe Pope would either celebrate,preach or preside at a publicMass every Sunday in the basil­ica. Yet, except for specialfeasts or ceremonies which havefallen on Sunday, the Pope has

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He added that some men,"oriented as they are toward theelimination of effort and duty,"are afraid of the Cross which

Terrorists MurderSalesian Educator

BAHIA BLANCA (NC)-Ter­rorists here have kJilled SalesianFather Carlos Dorniak, the latestvicitim in a chain of murder.;that left 103 known dead s;nceJanuary.

Archbishop Jorge Mayer: ofBahia Blanca called the killing"a senseless murder, blackeningthe humanity of those involvedas killers or instigators."

VATICAN CITY (NC)-Withthe Holy Year just over twomonths old Pope Paul VI hasstepped up the number of sched­uled public appearances and re­igious ceremonies, giving in­creasing numbers of pilgrims achance to "see the Pope."

On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the77-year-old pontiff began hold­ing two weekly general audi­ences-one for foreigners in thenew Papal Audience Hall, andanother immediately afterward

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sectarian and apolitical, withmembers preferring to directtheir energies towards offeringpregnant women a positive alter­native to abortion rather than tocampaign negatively againstabortion legislation.

The Fall River Birthright hassome 35 volunteers engaged intelephone and friendship coun­seling, with an additional 20working behind the scenes invarious supporting roles, saidMrs. Partridge. "New volunteersare always welcome," she added.

She is stepping down as Birth­right's director, she noted, butwill continue to serve on its ex­ecutive board. Replacing her willbe Mrs. Richard Mancini.

Future PlansBirthright is funded through

donations and contributionsfrom the Bishops' Campaign forHuman Development, said Mrs.Partridge. An unexpected addi­tion to the treasury came frompharmaceutical companies order­ed to return moneys overchargedconsumers. "Obivously, money

. couldn't be returned to each pur­chaser of the drugs involved,"said Mrs. Partridge, "so thefunds were given to health agen­cies and we were among thosereceiving payments."

With the windfall, plus its oth­er funds, the .Fall River Birth­right plans to run a nightly ad­vertisement in the local paper,and to distribute bumper stickerswith its pro-life message.

"I'm sure more girls wouldcontact us if they knew of ourexistence," said Mrs. Partridge.

Those needing the help ofBirthright or wishing to offertheirs can call 675-1561 on anyMonday, Wednesday or Fridaynight. she concluded.

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Unemployment HitsSpanish-Speaking

HUNTINGTON (NC)~Unem­

ployment is hitting the Spanish­speaking population very hardbecause "of language problems,lack of sufflicient schooling andskills," according to El VisitanteDomini-cal (Our Sunday Visitor)here in Indiana.

The 20,OOO-circulation Spanishedition of Our Sunday Visitor, anational Catholic weekly, saidthat "-census after census showsthat the vast majority of the'Hispanos'-as the Latin Amer­icans residing in the UnitedStates are kn'own-belong to thelower income groups of the na­tion .

F'all River SisterAids in PlanningFor Symposium

Sister Mary Jean Audette ofFall River,' provincial treasurerof the Religious of the HolyUnion of the Sacred Hearts, i:;co-ordinator of a symposium onthe ethical dimensions of invest­ments to be presented Tuesdaythrough Thursday, April 15through 17 at Mont MaricMotherhouse,' HoLYoke. Servingwith her will be Rev. Daniel A.Hart of Peabody, Mass.

The Church's responsibility"to proclaim justice to corpor­ations in which it holds stock.will be particularly emphasizedat this study meeting, which isco-sponsored by seven nationalCatholic groups.

They are the Conference ofMajor Superiors of Men, Leader­ship Conference of Women Re­ligious, National Federation ofPriests' Councils, Catholic Com­mittee on Urban Ministry, Na­tional Association of WomenReligious, National CatholicConference for Interracial Jus­tice, and the National Associa­tion of Religious Brothers.

Theological Aspects"What speciflically we shall be

doing during the symposium,"said Sister Mary Jean, "is con­sidering theological aspects andpossible criteria of responsibl(!investment, identifying problemareas, discussing action optionsunder certain models of invest·ment, and suggesting possibleways of setting up local pro­grams.

"First there will be back­ground presentations. Then wewill form small discussiongroups, where alternatives topresent investment policies canbe studied. Our hope is thatChurch organizatJions and insti­tutions with stock investmentswill be better prepared to lookinto their portfolios and estab­lish their own responsible in­vestment policies.;'

Symposium team membersare Sister Louise Borgacz, O.P.,Assistant to the Treasurer, Do­mini-can Sisters of Adrian, Mich­·igan; Rev. John Pawlikowski,O.S.M., Associate Professor ofSocio-Political Ethics at Chica­go Catholic Theological Union;James R. Jennings, AssociateDirector of the Division of Jus­tJi-ce and Peace, United StatesCatholic Conference; and' Rev.Michael H. Crosby, O.F.M.Cap.,staff member of the Justice andPeace Center, Milwaukee.

Further information is avail­able from Father Hart at 17Chestnut Street, Peabody, MA01960.

"Held down by an avalanche!"

Organiz'e Charistmatic GroupsContinued from Page One .'- deavor, insofar as possible, to

thony's parish, East Falmouth; provide guidance and encourage­Sacred Heart parish, Taunton; ment to participants."St. Joseph parish, Dighton: St. The Ordinary emphasized thatTheresa's parish, South Attle- "the most fruitfUl charismaticboro; and St. Joseph's Hall, renewal is that which is linkedSouth Dartmouth. to the community of Faith which

Bishop's Letter is the parish."Father O'Neill said a close Father O'Neill noted that per-

link is still maintained with sons interested in the charismat­Providence charismatics in the ic renewal are invited to con­form of shared days of recollec- tact one of the lay coordinatorstion, workshops and retreats, but for information as to meetingthat the movement has grown to times of groups. He said thatsuch proportions in both dio-' a diocesan convocation of allceses, it was thought more man- groups is planned at St. Mary'sageable for each to be autono- Cathedral, Fall River, for Sun­mous. day, June 22. ,Bishop Cronin will

Bishop Cronin spoke to priests preside on this occasion. Move­of the Fall River diocese at their ment leaders from New Englandannual retreat last September to and the Maritime Provinces ofurge their concern for the charis- Canada will meet this weekendmatic movement and in Febru- at Bayview Academy, East Prov­ary he mailed to each priest a idence.copy of "A Statement on the Movement Explained~atholic Charismatic ~enewal" The Catholic Chansmatic Re-Issued by the Committee .for newal is linked with the SecondPastoral Re~earch and Practices Vatican Council in the state­of the. Na~lOnal Conference of ment from the bishops' commit-Catholic Bishops. . tee sent to priests of the diocese.

.In an accom~~nYIng letter, the "One of the great manifesta-B.I~hop asked all cl~.rgy, espe- tions of the Spirit of our times,"clall~ thos.e .engaged In the ~a-declared the statement, "hasrochl~l m.Inlstry, to recogmze been the Second Vatican Coun­~he sIn~ent~ of those who are cil. Many believe also that theIn chansmatIc groups and to en- Catholic Charismatic Renewal is

another such manifestation ofthe Spirit. It does indeed offermany positive signs, clearer insome groups than in others.Where the movement is makingsolid progress there is a stronglygrounded spirit of faith in JesusChrist as Lord.

"This in turn leads to a re­newed interest in prayer, bothprivate and group prayer. Manyof those who belong to the move­ment experience a new sense of.spiritual values, a heightenedconsciousness of the action ofthe Holy Spirit, the praise .ofGod and a deepening personalcommitment to Christ. Many,too, have grown in devotion tothe Eucharist and partake morefruitfully in the sacramental lifeof theChur-ch.

"Reveren-ce for the Mother ofthe Lord takes on fresh meaningand many feel a deeper sense ofan<t attaGhment to the Church."

Cardinal DeploresNewspaper Article

LOS ANGELES (NC) - C!l-r­dinal Timothy Manning of LosAngeles has expressed "the in­dignation and hurt of the Catho­lic people of Los Angeles" overan article called "The CelibacyCrisis Grips Catholicism" in theFeb. 27 issue of the Los AngelesTimes.

In a letter to the editor of theTimes, Cardinal Manning said:"The impulse and intent behindthis article, the extensive spacedevoted to it, the absence of anyconsultation with those whochoose to be faithful to theircelibate commitments and theignoring of significant newsevents which are sources of edi­fication witbin the Church-allthese give us cause to wonderand a cause to protest.

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Prolong the FeastIt is unfortunate that the purveyers of tragedy very

often loudly proclaim the problem and call for solutionswhich, at times, outrage completely the sensibilities andthe moral values of many. But when the problem begins towane and is being conquered by other means, very little isheard and said.

Just several months ago the attention of the worldwas called-and rightly so-to the problem of global star­vation. One suggestion given to the problem was the useof immoral means to limit population growth. All this wasgiven much publicity.

Now, rather quietly, officials who have been studyingthe world food crisis have declared that the world is win­ning the battle against starvation even though much re­mains to be done especially in the area of nutrition.

An official of the United Nations Food and Agricul­tural Organization has said in New York that since lastFall the number of people facing imminent death hasdecreased substantially.

There is still the matter of coping with food shortageson a long-term basis but, according to United StatesSenator Dick Clark of Iowa, the problem is "clearly man­ageable."

This is the kind of report that should be given widecirculation. The problem itself was given all sorts ofattention last November when the 100 nation World FoodConference took place in Rome.

People who followed the dire predictions issuing fromthat meeting and those who read the proposals forsolutions - some immoral and others depending uponbetter world cooperation and participation and distribu­tion-have the right to know what has been accomplishedin just four short months. A significant answer lay innarrowing of the gap between grain needed to avert massstarvation and grain available. The head of the FAO saidthat further effort was nee!led to cover the remaining gap.

But it has been demonstr~ted that world-wideattention to a problem and world-wide aid from the "havecountries" to the needy countries can accomplish wondersin a short time.

This is no time, of course, for complacency to set in.There is still need of supplying many areas of the worldwith aid to keep them from starvation, aid to help themlive on a nutritionally sound basis, and aid to help thembecome self-sufficient in some measure.

I~ Four Short MonthsAs the Church urged the observance of the forty days

of Lent as a preparation for Easter, so the time after Eastershould be observed as an extension of this central realityof Faith.

The fact that salvation comes from Christ and frompersons buried with Christ that they may rise with Himto a resurrected life is too vast to be lived in a single feastday. It must be savored and prolonged and dwelt upon atsome length.

These are the days for this to be done.The goodness and peace and happiness that the feast

of Easter brings must be seized upon and made part andparcel of one's life.

The light of Christ is meant to burn brightly and alwayswithin the souls of those who have truly died with Christto themselves and have risen with Him to new life asHis brothers and sisters and the children of God.

This must be thought upon.And the more this is done the more wondrous is the

work of salvation,. the redemption of mankind at the priceof the pain and suffering and death of Jesus Christ.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Foil River-Thurs., April 3, 1975 5

Rabbi Addresses at Catholic Education Convention

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Hearings were scheduled dur­ing the meeting as well by rep­resentatives of the U.S. CatholicBishops' Committee on PriestlyFormation, discussing a revisionof "The Program of Priestly For­mation," the bishops' basic train­ing program for American dioce­san and Religious priests.

Stabilized EnrollmentThe convention was being held

in the context of NCEA statisticswhich in March showed the num­ber of Catholic elementary pupilsappeared to be stabilizing afterdeclines since 1965. In the cur­rent 1974-75 year these figuresplaced the tally at 2.59 millionstudents in elmentary schoolsand 898,000 in secondary schoolsfor a total enrollment in bothcategories of 3,492,000 students.

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"readers aplenty" for "storiesabout battles over women's or­dination, debates over homosex­ual ministries, conflkts amongBlack Muslims and the like."

The editorial also appealed to<:hurches "to let their stories betold; their people have to letnewspaper editors know thatthey read such stories."

It continued: "Only then willthe further secularization ofpUblic life in this field be ar­rested. Silence about religion inpublic forums suggests thatthere are few reasons for seriouspeoples to take it seriously.That's bad."

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CHICAGO (NC) - An edito­rial in the Christian .century hasquestioned the policies of sec­ular newspapers whose editorseliminate full-time religion re­porters and cut space given toreligious news because of bud­getary considerations,

Christian Century is an ecu­menical weekly published here.

Religious news is cut back,the editorial said, because it isa field in which "there is pre­sumably less reader interest."

But, it continued, metropol­itan newspapers in some caseshave extensive travel and resort

Chinese Academ~Confers DegreeOn Fr. Bartell

Continued from Page Oneorganized and least protectedagainst the 'rip-offs' practiced bylarge corporations and manipu­lative advertising that fosters ar­tificial demands.

"Ethic of Scarcity""Second, churches and syna­

gogues have an intellectual-spir­iual task in helping to defineand articulate 'an ethic of scarc­ity.'

"How do we tive a meaning­ful, joyous life with less than wehad in the past? What is really\'aluable in our lives? How dowe find ways of sharing withthe less fortunate-the hungryand the poor-when we haveless ourselves?"

The Holy Year of 1975, whichhad its origins and is describedin the book of Leviticus as aperiod especially dedicated toGod, Rabbi Tanenbaum 'noted, isa particularly opportune time forteachers to <:hallenge the youngto learn the spiritual lessonsposed by hunger and scarcity.

As the NCEA convention as­~l'mbled, its leaders anticipatedan attendance of more than12;000.

Virtually all critical educa­tional and financial concerns

The Rev. Ernest .T. Bartell,president of Stonehill Collegehas been awarded an honoraryDoctor of Laws degree by theChina Academy of Taipei, Tai­wan.

At a special -academic convo­cation held at the College ofChinese Culture in Taipei,Father Bartell was presented thehonorary degree in "recognitionof his distinguished career andsignificant contributions to thefields of religion and education."

The China Academy is thepreeminent private research in­stitute in the Republic of China.It is comprised of outstandingscholars from throughout Asia.The institute is affiliated withthe College of Chinese Culture,a private university with an en­rollment of 12,000 students.

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Sister HandlesMarriage Cases

LOUISVILLE (NC) - Domini­can Sister M. Patricia Greenhandles marriage cases.

She says she feels at home inher new job on the Louisvillearchdiocesan marriage tribunal(court)-aIthough she is the firstnun to work on the tribunal hereand one of only a handful ofSisters who do similar workaround the country.

One reason she is at ease isher experience in Church lawand admiriistration, acquired dur­ing the 15 years that she hasbeen associated with DominicanSisters' governing board.

Another reason is her interestin Churcn. administration andher desire to continue work inthis field on a full-time basiswhen her present term on herorder's governing board expiresnext year. "I see it as a validapostolate," she said.

Sister Green' started workingon the staff of the marriage tri­bunal about two months ago.

"I love it," commented thesoft-spoken Boston native, whostill has a Boston accent despiteher past 14 years in Kentucky."I just love working at the heartand pulse of the archdiocese."

Sister Green works at the tri­bunal part-time, usually on Mon­day, Tuesday and Wednesday,but she said she would "be in­terested" in making it full-timewhen her term on the order'sgoverning board expires.

Meanwhile much of her timeis still devoted to work atthoe Dominican Motherhouse inSpringfield, Ky. In addition toher post on the governing board,she is vice president in charge ofmanagement for the order andsecretary of the Literary Societyof St. Catharine of Siena-a jobthat involves handling canonicaland civil matters for the com­munity.

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national Women"s Year-oncethose objectives can be agreedupon.

The plan, reviewed by a 23­nation consultative copuuitteeunder the presidency of PrincessAshraf Pahlevi of Iran, calls forachievement of some minimumgoals by 1980. These goa~s arethe most widely accepted as im·perative to the improvement ofwomen's status, and include theeradication of illiteracy, the pro­vision of education and training,and equal pay for equal work.

Wide divergencies of opinionand approach emerged in the ex­changes of views among menand especially among womenpanelists in a program markingInternational Women's Day.

After the t'aped session, par·ticipants moved off to anotherroom to continue this discus­sion, and their blunt commentsconveyed their disappointmentwith the exercise. Oriana Fal­laci, an Italian journalist, re­gretted that what was said hadnot been keyed to the realitiesof today.

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NUN WORKS IN MARRIAGE COURT: DominicanSister M. Patricia Green is one of a few nuns who work inCatholic Church marriage courts in this country-and thefirst in the archdiocesan court in Louisville, Ky. She seesthe work as a "valid apostolate" for Sisters. "Being a womanadds a dimension to it," she said. NC Photo.

UNITED NAHONS (NC) ­With only weeks remaining be­fore the World Conference ofInternational Women's Year, anotable Iack of consensus ofpriorities and even aims has re­vealed itself in this headquartersof the United Nations.

The past few weeks of deiib­eration and debate here havebeen inconclusive, some mightsay incoherent. At one session,participants seemed to ,iumpon their own hobbyhorses andride off in all directions.

In principle, women every­where advocate governmentalaction to bring them into polit­ical, economic and social equal­ity with men, which the currentInternational Women's Year wasordained to recognize and em­phasize.

A draft plan for prospectiveadoption at the l'y1exico Cityconference, which opens June19, was put together by theUnited Nations Secretariat atthl:! request of the General As­sembly. This draft incorporatedsuggestions from last· year'sWorld Population Conference inBucharest, Rumania, and WorldFood Conference in Rome. bothsponsor~d by the United Nations.

The draft plan envisages a10-year period. until 1985, torealize the objectives of Inter-

Directory DiscussedOn TV Program

NEW YORK (NC)-Televisionviewers here were asked fortheir comments on the NationalCatechetical Directory, guide­lines for the teaching of religionin the United States being devel­oped by the U. S. bishops in aprogram on WPIX, Channel 11.

An overview of the Directorywas presented on the program.

On the station's weekly Com­munity Affairs program, "Con­temporary Catholic," FatherKenneth Jadoff, the host, intro­duced segments of a presenta­tion, by Msgr. Wilfred Paradis,project head for the Directory,and then asked four questionsof the viewing audience. View­ers were asked to send writtenreplies to the Office of ReligiousEducation of the New Yorkarchdiocese.

,Father Michael Wrenn, direc­tor 'of religious education forthe archdiocese, will group thereplies according to topic andforward them to the nationalheadquarters for the Directoryin Washington.

rustic, so much fun ca!TIpingout.

Or they can remind you howit was "back in the good olddays,"

If your car has died, it hassome advantages. You don'thave to drive anyone anyplace.And think of all the moneyyou're not spending on gas, oil.and insurance.

Time Is FreeRemember when things were

easier. You never had timeenough to do the things youwanted. With all the time youhave now because you can'tafford to do things, you havetime to do things you didn'thave time for before ... provid­ing they 'don't cost anything.

They can turn off your elec­tricity and your phone. But theycan't turn off the sun ... unlessit happens to be raining. Ongloomy days I wonder if Godis tightening up on collections,too.

You'll hang on to your health... you can't afford a nervousbreakdown.

You'll keep your sanity. Ittakes lots of mental stamina tofind the 300th way to fix rice.

And besides, consider whatyou are doing for your children.We'll all survive this, and 20years from now, when our kidshave kids of their own, thinkof the ammunition our kids willhave.

Whenever their kids complainabout anything, our kids canstart to preach, "You childrenthink you have it tough ... well,let me tell you. Back in the dayswhen I was your age, in the re­cession of' '75, times were reallytough ..."

Would you really want to sendyour kids ,into the world un­armed with that kind of knowl­edge?

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Loretto FederationHonors President

WHEATON (NC)-The Loret­to Foundation has awarded theannual "Loretto Laurel" toEmilie B. Prose, president of theInternational Federation of Cath­olic Alumnae.

The Loretto Federation is anorganization supporting the workof the Sisters of Loretto.

The annual award is given"for outstanding professionalachievement in meeting today'schallenges with a sense of en­during values," said DoloresKasper, an official of the Loret­to Federation.

Miss Prose, recently retiredafter 33 years as an employeeof United Air Lines, received theaward at the 24th annual Lo­retto Benefit Luncheon in Chi­cago.

Takes Doing, But She FindsBright Sid,e to Recession

The business recession has hit many people very hard.If it hasn't touched you, skip reading this column. It won'tmake sense. But if you are one of the thousands crushed byfinancial pressures, you know the ache in the pit of yourstomach.. . . the weight ofthe bills you're carrying ...the desperation that over-­whelms your thoughts. It'simperative that you think pos­itively, .that .you look on thebright side, see ,the benefits fromthe hardships you are enduring.

But when every side looksblack, it's difficult to see thegood.

So, if you are running out ofthings to -cheer you up, here area few you may not have triedyet.

Being short of cash has someadvantages:

No MoneyThere are no arguments with

your teen-agers over whether ornot a certain movie is fit tosee. No money for tickets.

H saves time reading thenewspaper. You can skip thetravel section, theater reviews,and the dining out column.

All the agony over wardrobedecisions is reduced to "Wearwhatever you wore last time,"

Food shopping is simplified.It doesn't take long to figureout if it's a good buy on ham­burger or chicken. You' can skipevery,thing else.

And it's probably been agessince you burnt a roast.

There's no anxiety over wheth­er or not to ask the boss for :l

raise. You're lucky if you've justgot a job.

There's no need to spendhours shopping for a new car.And you don't have to fret overre-decorating, or new appliances.

When appliances have givenup, and you can't afford to re­place them, remind the kids thatdoing everything by hand wasone of the things they found so

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Plan ProsecutionAtF,ederal Level

ROCKVILLE CENTRE (NC) ­Charges that a Long Island hos­pital allowed an infant bornalive during an abortion to diewill be pressed now at the fed­eral level.

John Short of Farmingdale. amember of the Long Island Co­alition ' for Life legal committee,plans to file a criminal complaintagainst Nassau County Districtattorney, Denis Dillon,' who re­cently released a report showingthat an investigation by his of­fice found no evidence to sup­port the charges that the NassauCounty Medical Center failed toprovide adequate medical carefor a girl child born in mid-Janu­ary following an abortion.

The investigation c-oncludedthat the infant ,died of ex.tremeimmaturity and not from neglector the medical treatment reoceived.

Short also plans to renew acomplaint with the U.S. attorneyin Brooklyn that the civil rightsof the child were violated.

Meanwhile, ,resident doctorsat the Nassau County MedicalCenter who had voted not ·toperform abortions after the 12thweek of pregnancy, will resumesuch procedures up to the 24thweek as permitted by 'law.

The action, if implemented,will probably be the end of acourt case in Brooklyn that hadsought to force the hospital tocontinue abortions up to the24th week despite the vote ofthe resident doctors.

School TriumphsFor Third y,ear

For the third con!'oecutive YCdrstudents at 'Bishop Gerrard HighSchool, Fall River,. are prizewinners in the statewide PetcrFrancisco Essay Contest. JudiMartin and Judy Raposa, juniorsand first year Portuguese stu­dents of Sister Mary AdeleThomas, R.S.M., are first andsecond place winners respective­ly for 300 word themes on "TheInfluence of the Portuguese onAmerican History."

Miss Martin, the daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Manuel Martin ofSomerset, received a $50 bondand a commemorative plaque,while Miss Raposa, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. William Raposa ofPortsmouth, R.I., merited a $25bond and plaque.

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team effort is fully consistentwith education, "If it wasn't inline with the philosophy of thecollege, I wouldn't want to haveit." ,

Her greatest joy is in watch­ing team members blossom outand become mOore alive becauseof the experience. "Seeing thathappen to one girl makes thewhole program worthwhile."

Sister Zenaty sees no incon­gruity between her Religious lifeand her job. "Everything I do,"she says, "I get involved in withthe purpose of serving people."

She committed herself to re­ligious service right after grad­uating from high school in Chi­cago. While she went throughthe formation program forB.V.M. Sisters at Mount Carmelnearby, she at:tended classes atClarke, graduating from therein 1971 with a major in chem­istry.

Then she taught high schoolchemistry and physics in Wich­ita, Kan., for three years. InWichita she was moderator ofthe yeal'book and photo club.She also coached girls' volley­ball, basketball and track.

SportsSISTER JAYNE ZENATY

Sister of Charity Coaches BasketballAt Iowa Women's College

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ContemplationChristian contemplation is not

something esoteric and danger­ous. It is simply the experienceof God that is given to a soulp~rified by humility and faith,

-Thomas Merton

DUBUQUE (NC) -Have youhad any stereotype broken late­ly? WeU if you still picture a nunas the bespectacled teacher ina ,black dress, you can breakthat habit simply by meetingSister Jayne Zenaty.

Sister Zenaty, 26, is a personof many talents who illustratesthe diversity of ways people canserve other people. A Sister ofCharity of the Blessed VirginMary (B.V.M.), she is assistantpublic relations director atClarke College in Dubuque andcoach of the school's first bas­ketball team. The B.V.M. Sistersrun Clarke, a women's collegewith about 650 students.

The team has just finished itsseason with a record of six winsand nine losses. But the winsand losses do not matter somuch to Sister Zenaty as theeffort and personal growth ofmembers of the team. "If we dohappen to win," she remarks,"it's sort of like icing on thecake."

,For her, -the exprience is morethan competition: "Sports are awhole aspect of a woman's de­velopment; there is a real grow~

ing experience in learning towork as a team." She believe!?

In The KitchenAs one of Jason's friends

bounded in my front door witha war whoop as a prelude tohis, overnight visit I turned toJoe and inquired, "How comenone of our friends asks us tosleep overnight?" •

Most of the children I know,my own included, have sleepingbag, will travel. Not a weekendgoes by that I'm not falling overa strange sleeping form orhunting up clean sheets andpillow cases and an extra pillowbecause John or Jane has de·cided that the atmosphere inmy bedrooms is more conduciveto slumber than that in theirown. (It must be the debris in Ja­son's room that puts it in com­petition with Howard Johnson,for it's decorated in early Tuck­er Street 'dump).

Not that my own won't leavebed and board at the drop ofan invitation, because they will,and many Saturday mornings Ihave to pause to remember justwho's sleeping in and who'ssleeping out.

My children find other peo­ple's beds more inviting whiletheir friends enjoy our beauty­rests. One of the reasons, Ithink, that my own enjoy trav­eling is because on Saturdaymorning in a friend's hQuse youcan be an onlooker at the gameof "What do I have to clean?"while in your own home you'rean active participant.

While it hasn't become thething for adults in our familyto share this "sleep-over-at·a­friend's-house trend, Joe and Ihave found a way to effect achange of atmosphere. Every sooften we drive up to Bostonand stay overnight, free andclear of all our built·in chap·erones, and the change is good.Perhaps our kids have the rightidea, after all.

This recipe was given to me'by Mrs. Lillian Ainsworth ofHoly Rosary Parish in Fall Riverand it was printed in the columnover eight years ago. However,it is still the best chocolate pierecipe I have ever, ever used,so it's well worth repeating.

French Silk Pie1 pie shell baked and cooled'1 stick (~ pound) margarine

or butter21.1 cup sugar2 squares melted chocolate,

cooled1 teaspoon vanilla2 eggs1) In the top of a double

boiler melt the chocolate. Setaside to cool.

2) Cream together in a me­dium sized bowl the shorteningand sugar until fluffy.

3) Add the cooled chocolateand vanilla and blend well.

4) Add one egg and beat for5 minutes (this time is very im­portant), add the second eggand beat 5 minutes more.

5) Pour mixture into pie shelland chill in refrigerator untilfirm

6) Decorate with whippedcream and shavings of chocolate.

Schedule TV ProgramOn Irish Immigration

NEW YORK (NC)-"The Un­wanted," a one-hour drama deal­ing with the mass immigrationof the Irish to North Americaduring and after the great fam­ine of the 1840s is to be tele­vised nationally on April 16 un­der the sponsorship of the 3MCompany.

The program is the third inthe series: "From Sea to ShiningSea," produced for sponsorshipby the 3M Company by JohnH. Secondari Productions Ltd.

Richard Boone, Ray Milland,FionnuaJoa Flanagan and Ty Har­din star in the drama relatingthe attempt to smuggle a smallband of impoverished Irishstranded in the Canadian wilder­ness across the St. LawrenceRiver into the United States.

"The Unwanted" recalls theperiod when tens of thousandsof the Irish, fleeing starvationand disease, were packed intoships bound for North America.Arriving in New York, Bostonand other ports, they wereturned away because of lawspassed to prevent the influx ofcheap labor.

Finds Most Children HaveTra,velSleeping Bag, Will

By Joseph and Marilyn RoderickPlanning a garden for continuous bloom is always a

difficult problem, but it can be simplified by thinking interms of outstanding bloomers for certain periods of theyear. In our garden we plan on azaleas for the last week inMay and the first couple ofweeks in June.. These arestunning when in bloom andadd a great deal to a garden.

We have been particularlyhappy with the Exbury hybridswe purchased over the past fewyears. These are deciduous andare perfectly hardy in this area.They tend to grow tall and tohave very large colorful flowerswhich have a lasting quality.Our eldest now is five years old,stands five feet tall and is cov­ered with bloom in early June.Exburys are relatively expensiveso we have taken to buyingsmall plants' which we keeppotted for the first year andplace in a coldframe for thewinter.

No Extra CareWe are also growing the

Ghent Hybrids which again aredeciduous plants which producelovely bloom. We are treatingthese in the same way. as theExburys; buying them small,'potting them in good-sized potsin a mixture of potting soil andpeat moss, growing them in theSummer garden and then storingthem in a coldframe over theWinter. During the second yearthey are planted directly intothe garden.

Other than fertilizing in theSpring and watering thoroughlyduring the Summer, we give theazateas no extra special careduring the year. They have haddiseases thus far and in general.are doing beautifully.

The main advantage of theazalea is its magnificent show­ing when the garden needs help.Spring flowers are just aboutpassing, the irises have passedtheir peak and since azaleasgrow in semi-shade they bright­en up areas that are normallydull and dreary.

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Nun NominatedTo Gulf BoardOf Directors

'PITTSBURGH (NC) - TheGulf Oil Corporation, criticizedin the past by church groupsfor the social consequences ofsome of its corporate activities,has nominated Sister Jane Scul­ly, president of Carlow Collegehere, to its board of directors.

Nomination in the past hasbeen virtually equivalent to elec­tion.

Sister Scully, 57, of the Sis­ters of Mercy of AlleghanyCounty, who has been prominentin Pittsburgh civic affairs, onceparticipated in a demonstrationasking for equal employmentopportunity at the United StatesSteel Corporation.

Sister Scully said she was notfamiliar wit~ the issue of stripmining on Indian reservationsabout which three communitiesof Sisters in Kentucky have ex­pressed concern ,in a proxy res­olution that Gulf stockholderswill vote on at their annualmeeting April 22.

The resolution asks Gulf Lodisclose details relating to pros­pecting permits and leasing ar­rangements with the Crow tribeof Southeastern Montana.

Sister Scully told a reporterthat material related to the issuehad not been available to hert'

Affirmative Action

She said she knew a "numberof people in management andthey felt comfortable with me."She added: "They know I cando my homework and keep myhead together but remain awoman and be a nice person towork with. They know I'm nota radical but that I believe inthe exercise of civil right, af­firmative action and the rightsof persons to determine theirown destiny."

Frank White, executive direc­tor of the Interfaith Center onCorporate Responsibility, a NewYork organization, affiliatedwith the National Council ofChurches, commented: "It'sgreat that now there will berepresentation from the CatholicChurch on the board of Gulfbecause Catholic involvement incorporate responsibility has be­come so strong."

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it witnesses are as necessary to­day as they ever were."

The delegates resolved thatmember councils, "in dialoguewith their bishops, urge that thefull rights and privileges inher­ent in the lay state, by reasonof baptism and Christian dignity,be given to all laicized priests."

The statement mandated theNFPC executive board, in liaisonwith the Priestly Life and Min­istry committee of the NationalConference of Catholic Bishops,to "facilitate efforts to reconcileand reinstate married priests inappropriate ministries."

The federation representscouncils of priests in 45 of thecontinental states. Only So. Da­kota, Missouri and Arkansasdo not have affiliated councils.

The Provincial Representativeto the executive board represent­ing the dioceses of Maine, Ver­mont, New Hampshire, and theArchdiocese of Boston and thethree other dioceses of Massa­chusetts, is Rev. Thomas C.Lopes, assistant at St. John theBaptist Church, New Bedford.

The two diocesan delegatesare: Rev. Michel Methot of St.Lawrence's Parish, New Bed­ford and Rev. Marcel H. Bou­chard of St. Joseph's Parish,Taunton. .

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Reconciliation

Priests ProtestGovernment Raids

CORDOBA (NC) - Archdioc­esan authorities here in Argen­tina have protested to the Cor­doba :provincial governmentagainst several police and mil­itary raids, without warrant,against local parishes. Two ofthe pastors were manhandled.

Auxiliary Bishop Candido Ru­biolo of Cordoba said he pre­sented a strong protest to thegovernor of the province afterthe raids on parish churches atEl Libertado and Barrio Comer­cial during an alleged anti-ter­rorist campaign.

"... proposed a 'rectificationprocess' that would allow re­signed priests who wish to 'berestored to full active priestlymiilistry within the Church by

.fulfilling requirements which theChurch would specify.'"

In the area of matrimony, thehouse proposed action steps fordiocesan marriage courts to sim­plify their work and "composemarriage preparation forms thatare most sensitive to the dignityof the people."

In discussing the matrimonialtribunl\l system, the house en­couraged the Canon Law' Societyof America to "give highest pri­ority to research and develop­ment of alternatives to the tri­bunal system." It added: "localcouncils should involve them­selves in new ways of speedingthe process and relieving thecase load of their local tribu­nals."

'The final and most extensivedebate occurred when the ques­tion of resigned priests wasbrought to the floor. The state­ment called for the retentionof clerical celibacy "because therealities and the values to which

Convocation' BidsNFPCThe eighth annual convocation

of the National Federation ofPriests' Councils held in St.Petersburgh, Florida, adoptedreconciliation as the theme ofthe 28-page working paper con­sidered by the nearly 200 dele­gates present.

The dominant areas of con­cern studied were: distribution ofworld resources, youth, liberal­conservative Catholics. divorcedand remarried Catholics, and re­signed. priests.

In his "call to assembly" onthe first morning, Father ReidMayo, president, cautioned thedelegates that reconciliation isdifficult. But, he added, "a sim­ple decision forces. itself uponus: we will be ministers of rec­onciliation, even though we maysuffer misunderstanding, rejec­tion and possibly loss of effec­tiveness in some aspects of ourwork."

At the close of the four-daymeeting, Father Mayo stated thathe was convinced that the dele­gates were, "indeed cognizantof the risks they were assum­ing," but he added that "theywere also deeply aware of thealmost limitless possibilitieswhich one can envision when thedesire for reconciliation is in­spired by a desire to respondto the gospel challenge."

Among the highlights of thestatements made in the variousareas considered were:

"... delegates pledged 10%of their respective gross incomefor one year to the world's hun­gry."

". . . called on the Church toconsider the possibility that 'ex­clusion from the' Eucharist nolonger be applied when the par­ties to the second marriage haveshown by their lives a sinceredesire to share fully in the lifeof the Chllrch.'"

ANNUAL CONVOCATION- OF NFPC: Among the 200 delegates attending the eighthannual convocation of the National Federation of Priests' Councils in 81. Petersburg, Fla.were: Rev. Edward M. Dempsey, provincial representative of Hartford; Rev. Daniel A. Hart,outgoing representative of Boston; Rev. Reid C. Mayo, president of the federation; Rev.Thomas C. Lopes of 81. John the Baptist Parish, New Bedford and provincial representa­tive of the Boston Province.

lHI; ANCHOR-Thurs., April 3, 19758

Diocese Planning200th BirthdayOf Country

Rev. Peter N. Graziano, itschairman, recently convened thefirst meeting of the DiocesanBicentennial Committee. He re­ports that members will obtain

, feedback from organizations andindividuaIs within the dioceseprior to developing a programfor diocesan participation in thenationwide observance.

Participating in informationgathering will be Vito V. Ger­ardi, diocesan president of theSociety of St. 'Vincent de Paul,Mrs. Jean Paulson, president ofthe Diocesan Council of Cath­olic Women, Rev. Gilles Genest,vice-provincial of the Mission­aries of La Salette, and AlvaroDuarte, president of the Portu­guese Youth Cultural'Organiza­tion of Fall River.

Sister The~esa M. Sparrow.R.S.M., coordinator for religiouseducation of the diocesan de­partment of education, will formcommittees of Catholic el­ementary' and high schoolpersonnel together with parishreligious education coordinatorsto plan school and parish cur­ricula for the forthcoming ac­ademic 'year with reference toBicentennial themes.

Rev. George W. Coleman.Newman· chaplain at Cape CodCommunity College will consultwith club personnel and repre­sentatives of institutions ofhigher learning within the di­ocese, while Rev. Edward E. Cor­reia, chairman of the peace andjustice committee of the Dioc­esan Senate of Priests, will seekthe advice of the senate andwork with the department ofeducation in planning an orien­tation program for clergy andreligious men, of the diocese.

Father Graziano said it is en­visioned that several parishevents and at least one majordiocesan liturgical event willtake place during 1976. All willbe associated with national orstate holidays.

The Bicentennial chairmanadded that the goals of his com­mittee are "to fulfill the desireand need of the American hier­archy to listen to the voice ofthe people on matters of socialjustice and to respond to thequestion of how best can thediocese of Fall River celebrateand be involved in the nation's200th birthday."

He noted that the celebrationwill be a "teachable moment,"a time to encourage awarenessof the implications of the na­tional Bicentennial theme of"Liberty and Justice for All"and to foster a patriotic renewalwithin the diocesan community.

The committee will hold itsnext meeting Wednesday, May 7,

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., April 3, 19-75 9

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"I feel that it is incumbentupon doctors, nurses and thosein charge of healtb care facilitiesto question procedur~s whichhave ethical overtones and toresolve properly whatever doubtsthey have.

"It is likewise incumbent uponBishops to establish the mecha­nisms whereby such inquiriesmay receive 'prompt and compe­tent attention. It is not possible,at times, because of lack of prop­er personnel, for every dioceseto provide this service, but it isnot unrealistic to suggest thatBishops of a region should pooltheir resources of personnel andexpertise in order that the bestopinions concerning the ethicaland moral implications of cer­tain pocedures would be readilyavailable.

Great Witness"The moral evaluation of pro­

r.edures and practices of onlylicit and ethical means of healthcare, however admirable andlaudable, do not constitute theonly distinguishing feature ofthe Catholic health care facility-although, let me insist, this isa most important cbaracteristicwhich becomes all the more es­sential in the light of the ex­istential situation today:" theBishop went on.

He then listed other aspectsof particular Catholic endeavors:protector and defender of theintegrity of human life; promot­er of excellence in health caredelivery; total good of the pa­tient, especially spiritual well­being; provider of pastoral carefor other health care facilitiesin thoe community; witness to theideals of health care and notcommerical enterprises.

"Perhaps the simplest way toput it is this," the Bishop con­cluded, "if you are going to callyour health facility Catholic,then be Catholic. This is the es­sential relationship between the.Bishop and the Catholic healthcare facility.

"The Bishop wants to knowthat the facility is Catholic withall that that name implies, andthose who are associated withthe facility want to be assuredthat the Bishop supports themin their conviction and commit­ment."

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cility lives up to what is expect­ed of it in the life of the dioceseand the community with regardto ethical practices."

Bishop Cronin then quoted di­rectly from the "Ethical'and Re­ligious Directives for CatholicHealth Facilities": "Any facilityidentified as Catholic assumeswith this identification the re­sponsibility to reflect in its poli­cies and practices the moralteachings of the Church, underthe guidance of the local Bishop.Within the community, the Cath­olic health facility is needed asa courageous witness to thehighest ethical and moral princi.pies in its pursuit of exceIlence."

Some Difficulties"In this regard, it is obvious

to say that certain surgical pro­cedures are morally unjustifiable,e.g., the readily understandablecase of the directly procuredabortion whose sale effect IS thetermination of pregnancy beforevialibity.

"On the other hand, clear cutanswers to other situations arenot always known. Certainly, itis superfluous to say that rapidadvance in scientific knowledgehas provided access to new med­ical and surgical procedureswhich have ethical implications.

late which, to be sure, is exer­cised in imitation of Christ, butprecisely because of the Chris­tian teaching on the value of hu­man life.

"Christian teaching under­scores the previous value of thehuman person and it vindicates,with courage and without com­promise, all the rights due hu­man life from the moment ofconception till the moment whenGod Almighty calls that humanbeing to Himself.

"This teaching enunciates thedignity of man, his rights andthe inviolability of those basicrights-chief among which is theright to life itself. From thisflows the right to a decent liv­ing, to means necessary to sus­tain life, and therefore the rightto good health care.

"This teaching presumes like­wise that no one engaged in dis­pensing health care will impingeupon the rights of others for anyreason-however laudably moti­vated-if it cannot be ethicallyand morally justified. . .

Bishop Defends"So much that is involved in

health care delivery concerns therights and dignity of men. Inturn this produces ethical con'­siderations so closely related tothe teaching office of the Bishopthat he cannot disregard hisweighty responsibilities in thisarea.

, "Both his teacbing office andhis duty to foster the imitationof Christ require the Bishop ·tobe intimately involved in theapostolate of the sick. This istrue in general, but particularlyin relationship to the health carefacilities in the diocese entrustedto his pastoral care.

"It is among his duties to seethat the .Catholic health care fa-

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S.T.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River, delivering the keynote address to the delegatesat the tenth annual meeting of the New England Conference of the Cathoiic Hospital As­sociation. Seated on the platform is Sr. Mary Therese, S.P. of the Providence Hospital,Holyoke, president of the New England Conference.

because modern systems of in­surance and pre-payment havemade such methods of healthcare financially feasible."

Truly Catholic"The Catholic health care fa­

cility of 1975 (where public andprivate facilities serve side byside) must always be associatedwith that long tradition of Chris­tian care of the sick."

Two things must be remem­bered:

"First, Christian teaching andtradition have given a specificand very special meaning to careof the sick. The fact that JesusHimself took such an interest inthe sick means that the aposto·late of bealth care is sacred toour tradition. We cannot disre­gard our place in this apostolate.Our apostolate of caring for thesick and preaching the GoodNews is intimately connectedwith our imitation of Christ.

"The second point to remem­ber is that history shows us that·traditionally the Bishop has al­ways been intimately involvedin the apstolate of health carein that part of the Lord's vine­yard entrusted to his pastoralcare.... More often, it has beenthe Bishop's privilege to blessthe undertakings of others whowish to respond to a cogentneed.

"But it has always been theduty, as weIl as the privilege. ofthe Bishop to encourage and tofoster that care of the sick whichnot only provides the best carepossible, but which stems froma convinced recognition of theinnate dignity of man, whomChrist, the Son of God came tosave."

Human Life"The care of the sick," the

Bishop explained, "is an aposto-

Continued from Page Onewent on, "it is not possible towrite the history of Christianitywithout recording the inspiringchapters 'Concerned with theapostolate to the sick, anymorethan it is possible to trace thegenesis of the modern healthcare facility without studyingcarefuIly the influence of theChurch throughout the centuriesin this area of human activity."

No doubt, it was also the par­able of the Good Samaritan, theBishop explained, "so welllearned from the Master, thatinspired Christians right fromthe beginning to show specialsolicitude for lhe traveler whomthey sheltered, the poor to whomthey gave help, the sick, themaimed, the crippled, the aged,the abandoned children, the lep­ers, the outcasts, the mentaIlyretarded and all God's unfortu­nate indigents. It was love ofChrist that moved them to showcharity and fraternal affectionfor all who needed their help."

Deacons and ServiceThe Church's institution of the

diaconate led to the establish­ment of institutions to care forthe sick. These became associat­ed with eccleciastical centers."From the beginning, the Churchencouraged 'Community assist­ance to people in need as an ex­pression of the living out of theChristian commitment to loveof God and love of neighbor."

GraduaIly, hospitality centersbecame centers for care and heal­ing of the sick. especiaIly in thefourth, fifth and sixth centuries.

"We know from history thatBishops took extraordinary inter­est in the supervision of hospi­tals, which were eventuaIly lo­cated in monasteries and nearcathedrals."

Congressional testimony showsthat in the United States alone"presently, over 700 Catholichospitals provide health care and .related services to millions ofAmericans each year-Catholicand non-Catholic alike.

"The Catholic hospital system,with its current capacity of158,000 beds, represents ap­proximately 30 per cent of theacute care voluntary 'beds in theU.S. The complex health systemsponsored by the Catholic com­munity-which is a vital part ofthe overall American health sys­tem-treats some 25 million pa­tients annuaIly and, in relatedsystems, maintains homes' for35,000 dependent children and al­most 50,000 aged persons.

Civil GovernmentRelatively recent times have

given the care of the sick to thecivil government. A publichealth care facility has emerged.

"This has been a laudable de­velopment. It has enabled thecommunity to sponsor the healthcare facility and to render tothe members of the communitya greater variety of health careservices.

"Furthermore, whoereas before,hospitals and clinics were con­cerned principaIly with the indi­gent who could not afford thecare that private means permit­ted, now it has become common­place for larger numbers of peo­ple-if not everyone-to be ad­mitted to hospitals, not only be­cause better services and .tech­niques are available, but also

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HOLY NAME,FALL RIVER

An evening of western flavoris being sponsored in the schoolhall by the Women's Guild be­ginning at 6 P.M. Saturday, April12. Following a happy hour, a"chuck wagon supper" includingham, beans, potato salad andwine will be served. A squaredancing demonsbration and dancefeaturing the Grand Squares ofPortsmouth, .R. I. wdll highlightthe evening.

Chairpersons for the eveningare Mrs. Edward Nicoletti andMrs. Theodore Gagliardi, aidedby a large committee. Ticketsafe available at the rectory orfrom Women's Guild boardmembers.

Women's Guild board mem­bers will meet in the rectoryconference room at 7:30 tonight.

The second in a series of talk~

on children's behavior will bepresented bv Rev. Robert Mc­Intyre at 7:30 P.M. Sunday,April 6 in the school hall. Allare invited, especially parentsof primary grade children.

Men and women volunteersare needed to participate in theparish lector program. Those in­terested may call Bill Renaud,telephone 674-4437.

Clean white or pastel coloredcloth is needed by the Women'sGuild sewing group to makepads for the Rose HawthorneLathrop home. Donations maybe left at the school duringschOOl hours.

ST. JOSEPH,ATTLEBORO

The Junior Drop_In Centerwlil have a floor hockey gamefrom 7 to 9 P.M. tomorrow nightin the parish hall.

The CCD School of Religionwill hold a cake sale after allMasses Saturday and Sunday todefray program expenses.

A Mass for the deaf will becelebrated by Rev. St~ven Sal­vador at 2:30 P.M. Sunday inthe church.

Knights of the Altar will meetfrom 7:30 to 9 P.M. Sunday inthe school. Mrs. Betty Philips,chairman of the Attleboro Bicen­tennial Commission, will speakand show a film.

Parish Cub Scouts will spon­sor a ham and bean supper from5 to 8 P.M. Saturday, April 19.

,Tickets are available at the rec­tory.

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ST. ANN,RAYNHAM

The parish will sponsor awhist in the church hall at 8P.M. tomorrow. Co-chairmen areMrs. Anna Keough and Mrs.Eileen Alden.

ST. WILLIAM,FALL RIVER

The Women's Guild will holda card party at 1:30 P.M. Sun­day, April 6 in the parish center.Mrs. Thomas Smith and Mrs.Ina Lizotte will be hostesses.

The next guild meeting willbe at 8 P.M. Wednesday, April9 in the parish all-purpose roomwith Mrs. Raymond Dooley andMrs. William O'Neil as hostesses.

Committees have been ap­pointed to plan a Communionbreakfast and an installatiollbanquet. In charge of a nom­inating committee are Mrs. AnnaChlebek, Mrs. Grace Bronhardand Mrs. Lizotte.

ST. PETER,DIGHTON

The Ladies' Guild will sponsora whist at 8 P.M. Tuesday, April8, at the rectory hall on CountyStreet, Route 138. Chairman isMary Pavoa, aided by Paula Ta­vares and Norma Mello.

ST. DOMINIC,SWANSEA

The Women's Guild will behost unit to the Diocesan Coun­cil of Catholic Women at aleaders' meeting to be held to­night in the parish hall.

The annual guild dessert cardparty is scheduled for Wednes­day, April 23 with RosemaryDanforth as chairman, aided by.Elaine Bento. Donations for theevent may be left at the rectoryany morning except Thursday.Tickets will be available at thedoor.

The unit's next regular meet­ing is set for Tuesday, Apl'lil 22,at which time final preparationswill be made for the card party.

Planned for May are a luncheonMonday, the 5th, a Communionbreakfast at Paul Hebert's res­taurant in Somerset on Sunday,the 18th, following 8:30 A.M.Mass, and a fashion show at themeeting on Monday, ,the 19th.

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Line dancing will be demon­strated by Mrs. Doris Newhallfollowing a business ser.sion ofthe Women's Guild at 8 P.M.Wednesday, April 9 at thechurch center on Route 44.

Refresments will be served byEmma Macedo and Mrs. AngieStanzione. Mrs. Donna Motta isprogram chairman for the eve­ning.

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Taunton AreaCCA Chairman

Matthew Henry Bury, 94 DeanSt., Taunton, a member of St.Jacques parish, has been ap­pointed lay chairman for theTaunton area in the 1975 Catho­lic Charities Appeal. The an­nouncement was made today byRev. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes,diocesan director of the Appeal."

Mr. Bury'will aid Rev. WalterA. Sullivan, pastor of SacredHeart Church, Taunton, theTaunton area director of the Ap­peal. They will· assist Msgr.Gomes and Edward F. Kennedyof Taunton, diocesan lay chair­man of the Appeal. The super­vision of the two phases of theAppeal-special gifts and parish-will be conducted by FatherSullivan and Mr. Bury in collab­oration with Kennedy and Msgr.Gomes. The special gift phase,begins April 21 and ends May 3.The house-to-house parish ap-,peal will be on Sunday, May 4from noon to 3 p.m. This phaseends officially on May 14.

MATTHEW HENRY BURY

Mr. Bury, a native of Taunton,attended Taunton schools and isa graduate of Bentley College infinance and accounting. He is

, first vice president in charge ofsales at Reed and Barton Corp.where he has been em?loyed for46 years. He has been active inhis parish's St. Vincent de PaulSociety. He has been a memberof the Special Gifts Committeeof the Charities Appeal for manyyears. He was vice-chairman forthe Bishop Cassidy High SchoolBuilding Fund. He received the"Man of the Year" citation in1970 in conjunction with theNational Conference of Christ,i·ans and Jews. Bury is trusteeof Bristol County Savings Ban~,

Marian Manor and Morton Hos­pital. Active in the Boy Scouts,Bury received the Silver Beaverand Catholic Pelican Awards.

'My Real Life'

The day of Jim's hearing illNew York approaches. Lauraurges' him to run away, offershim money with which to do so.But he refuses. He says, "I wantto go back. My mother andfather are pitiful, but I missthem ... I want to see my broth­er and sister ... I want to seethem all. It's an idea you gaveme, that it's my life, my reallife."

He leaves. Laura drives sadlyhome from the airport. Standingoutside her house, she looks inat her husband and children asthey play a game together. Shecries, "filled with such pity,such forgiveness." Tl\is is herlife, her real life.

What weakens the novel is theshifting of focus fTom one char­acter to another, and the break­ing up of the narrative, by theinsertion of set pieces whichmight almost be independentshort stories.

It should be noted that aU theprincipal characters are, or havebeen, Catholics, and that theirreligion has no discerniblemeaning or value for them.

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New York City, a bizarre reli­gious sect, a bombing-all thesefigure also in Solemn High Mur­der by Barbara Ninde Byfieldand FranY.jTedeschi (Crime Club/Doubleday, 277 Park Ave., NewYork, N. Y. 10017. 186 pages.$5.95).

This is a murder mysterywhich builds neatly up to thecrime itself, and then goes com­pletely to pieces.

The scene is the Episcopalchurch of St. Jude, the Martyr,in Manhattan. Its rector is Dun­stan Owsley, 52, handsom~,

wealthy, inclined to be imperi­ous. An An~ican clergyman,Simon Bede, is visiting Owsleyon a mission for the Archbishopof Canterbury. It seems thatOwsley is being offered a veryhigh position at Lambeth, witha bishopric in prospect.

All signs aTe that he wiH ac­cept. But before he can do so, fieis murdered, in the Lady Ohapel.Whodunit?

The solution of the mystery isplausible enough, but the sec­tion leading up to it is slack.There are not enough ,complica­tions to be worked through, andthe authors mark time and fillup pages with blather.

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Laura and Jim are honest witheach' other as with no' ~>ne else.They talk freely. and the talkranges over their families. Lauragoes back into the past, to her.parents (the father, Boston Yan­kee; the mother, New YorkIrish), to her brother Robert,who was killed in Korea.

'Shereca.J)s her youthful ac­quaintance with Jim's mother,the kind of person Milicent wa5',the kind of marriage Millicentmade.

We see more of that marriageclose-up. Minicent's husband Jackis an incurable gambler. This ad­diction dooms his family to acramped existence in a fewrooms in a run-down neighbor­hood. Millicent is bitter aboutthe disappointment that life hasbeen.

One would suppose that LauraQuinn was far better off. She isprosperous, has a large, glossyhome has her writing career, isnot threatened by an unreliable

An outburst of praise has greeted Maureen Howard'snew novel "Before My Time" (Little, Brown, 34 Beacon St.,Boston, Mass: 02106. 241 pages. $6.95). Superior or evengood novels are so rare that this reader took up the Howard

book with lively expecta- husband or wayward offspring.tions. They were justified, But, in her own way, Laura isbut only in part. Laura as unhappy as Millicent.

Quinn, aged about 40, lives And she, like Millicent, pinsin a Boston suburb. Her hU!l,.band some hope, although of a differ­Harry is a prominent lawyer. ent kind, on Jim Cogan. But Jim,They have two children, Mary interested up to a point in herwho is nine, and Sam who is account5 of the pa'st and the les-

sons to be taken from it, refusesher warnings and reminds her ofthe gap between them when hesays, ",I don't car~. That was allbefore my time."

seven. Laura is a 5uccessfulwriter who, "can turn her pento anything. The great problemsof the day unfelt, half-under­stood and rendered harmless."

'It is a hot day in summer,Laura is discontented, vexed,and gloomily conscious of grow­ing old. A new burden is aboutto be put upon her. Jim Coganis coming to stay with theQuinns for several weeks.

Jim, 17 years old, is the sonof Laura's cousin Millicent, aNew Yorker. He has been ar­rested in the company of a fa­natical group bent on blowingup the 42nd Street library. Tokeep him out of further troublewhile his case is being preparedfor tria,I, he is shipped off to theQuinns.

His presence is disturbing in away that Laura has not foreseen.She feels some physical attrac­tion to him. But what really fas­cinates her is, as she puts it, hisbeing at the beginning of adultlife, with choices before him,while she feels aged in spirit. "Iwant to be as he is now, tocrouch at the starting line, andI'm furious that it can't be. Iti5 his turn: that's all."

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There will be a penance cel­ebration and final rel).earsal forconfirmation candidates anatheir sponsors at 2 P.M. Sunday,April 13. All are asked to meet'in the school gymnasium at1:45 P.M. A substitute is re­quired for any sponsor unableto be present at this time:

A committee has been formedto plan a Christmas bazaar· forearly December. Parishioners in­terested in giving assistance ordonating sale articles are askedto call 226-1518.

SANTO CHRISTO,FALL RIVER

A rummage sale sponsored bythe Council of Catholic Womenwill be held from 9:3g. A.M. to4 P.M. in the parish hall Wed­nesday, April 9 and Thursday,April 10. Mrs. Hilda Silvia willbe chairman, aided by Mrs.Mary Almeida and Mrs. Lor­raine Lima, co-chairmen.

The next meeting of the unitwill take place at 7:30 P.M.Tuesday, April 8 in the hall.

ST. THERESA,SOUTH AITLEBORO

Terrariums and other plant­ings will be demonstrated anddiscussed at a meeting of theConfraternity of Christian Moth­ers to be held Monday, April 7.

The unit's Christmas bazaarhas been set for Wednesday and'Thursday, Nov. 12 and 13. Co·chairmen are Cecile Vachon andSue Vierra.

ST. STANISLAUS,FALL RIVER

The Men's Club will meet at7 P.M. Sunday in the school hall.

Polish classes have resumedand will meet weekly from 7:45to 9 Thursday and Friday nightsin the &chool.

A Patriots' Day dance will besponsored by the Men's Clubfrom 7 to· midnight Sunday,April 20 in the hall. A buffetwill be served from 7 to 8 P.M.and dancing to the music of thePawtucket Highhatters will fol­low. Tickets are available fromHenry Parush, chairman, orfrom any club member;

Plans for an August trip toPoland will be made at a meet­ing to be held at 4 P.M. Sunday,May 4. Further information isavailable from the rectory.

ST. MARY,SOUTH DARTMOUTH

The annual meeting of theWomen's Guild will take placeat the parish center on Tuesdaynight, April 8. Final reports forthe year will be given, followedby presentation of a slate of of­ficers for the forthcoming sea­son and election of new direc­tors.

An instaBation party will beheld at Dugdale's Town House,South Dartmouth, on Tuesday,April 22. Mrs. Edward Anusz­czyk Jr. and Mrs. Robert Caronare in charge of reservations.

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ST. LOUIS,FALL RIVER

A mammoth penny sale will besponsored by the Women's Guildin the church auditorium at 2P.M. Sunday, April 6. Mrs. Wil­fred St. Michel, guild president,is its ex-officio chairman.OUR LADY OF PERPETUALHELP, NEW BEDFORD

The ,silver anniversary of OurLady of Perpetual Help Societywill be marked Saturday andSunday, June 21 and 22 with abanquet at Thad's Steak House,followed by a dance at PolishVeterans' Hall.

"Swieconka," an Easter din­ner, will be served by membersof combined parish societies at12:30 P.M. Sunday, April 6 atthe church hall, 235 N. FrontSt.

A Polish Night buffet anddance will take place Saturday,April 26 under auspices of theAdam Miekiewicz Society of the,Polish Roman Catholic Union at2031 Purchase St, Music will beby the Jolly Bells of New Bed­ford.

ST. GEORGE,WESTPORT

"Hawaiian Luau" will be thetheme of a dance' to be spon­sored at 8 P.M. Saturday, April19 in the school hall by theCouples' Club. The public isinvited and music will be by thePearl Harbor Hawaiians.. Re­freshments will be served.

In charge of arrangements forthe evening are Mr. and Mrs.John Figueiredo III and Mr. andMrs. Bertrand Leduc.

ST. MATHIEU,FALL RIVER,

The Council of Catholic Womenwill sponsor a food basketwhist at 8 P.M. Saturday, April5 in the parish hall on St. MarySt. Mrs. Raymond Antaya, chair­woman, will be aided by Mrs.Bertrand Desmarais. Tickets willbe available at the door.

ST. ANNE,NEW BEDFORD

Cub Scouts of Pack 16 willhold a car wash from 12:30 to4 P.M. Saturday, April 5 atLevesque Amoco Station, 364Dartmouth St.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,FALL RIVER

The Women's Guild will meet·at 8 P.M. Monday; April 7 inthe church hall. Miss Betty San­tos will speak on the care ofplants and terrariums and Mrs.Yvette Riley will be in chargeof refreshments.

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The Parish ParadeSACRED HEART,FALL RIVER

Admission will be by dish ordonation to a potluck supperplanned by the Women's Guildfor 6:30 P.M. Monday, April 7in the school hall. Members areasked to ~ontact Mrs. MichaelCoughlin, telephone 672-7713,Mrs. James Carey, 674-0205 orMrs. Philip Serra, 678-6357 togive notification of whether theywill attend and what their dona­tion will be. Entertainment willfollow' the supper.

A spring musical, "Oldies butGoodies," wiU he presented at8 P.M. Saturday and Sunday,April 12 and 13 in the schoolhall on Pine Street. Tickets areavailable from guild membersand will also be sold at thedoor.

Names EnvoyVATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope

Paul VI has named CardinfllSebastiano Baggio his specialenvoy to Brazil's National Eu­charistic Congress, scheduled tobe held an Manaus July 6-20.Cardinal Baggio is prefect of theCongregation for. Bishops.

BISHOP LOHMULLER

Philadelphia SetF'or '76 Congress

VATICAN CITY (NC) - Onthe feast marking the institutionof the Eucharist, Pope Paul VIpaid tribute to next year;.s 41stInternatiQnal Eucharistic Con­gress, to be held in Philadelphia.

'In the first of two generalaudiences on March 26, Wed­·nesday of Holy Week, Pope Paultold about 10,000 people that thecongress would draw peoplefrom all over the world.

Of the theme of the congress,"The Hungers of the Human·Family," the ,Pope said that for"the hungers of the human fam- ...ily, the Euch~ristic Congress wilt"offer ... the only-the perfect­solution: Jesus Himself who said:'I am the bread of life.'"

In Philadelphia, Cardinal JohnKrol said he was "overwhelmedwith joy at the support shownby the Holy Father for the Eu- .charistic Congress." The cardi­nal called the congress "a mile­stone in the history of theChurch in the United States."(I~ .will be held in PhiladelphiaAug. 1-8, ·1976.)

After the audience, the Popereceived Father ,Walter Conway,executive secretary of the 41stiInternaol:ional Eucharistic Con­gress, and Auxiliary Bishop Mar­tin Lohmuller of Philadelphia.

They were accompanied byCardinal James Knox, pres­ident of the Permanent Commit­tee for International Eucharoistic'Congresses. Cardinal Knox, anAustralian, is prefect of the Con­gregation for Divine Worshipand the Congregation for theDiscipline of the Sacraments.

During the private audience,the Pope sent blessings to theArchdiocese of Philadelphia andto its archbishop, Cardinal Krol.He expressed great concern for·the congress and requested Car­dinal Knox to keep him informedof developments.

When shown a copy of ·tliecongress symbol, two hands sur­rounding a host, the Popeseemed pleased with its moderndesi-gnand asked to have a copyof it.

The last International Eucha­ristic Congress'to be held in theUnited States took place inJune 1926, in Chicago. It wasthe 28th int~rnational congress.

Ashamed of Pasts?

The students who flocked toa great New York university onthe G.!. Bill were mostly Jewishkids from the East Side andBrooldyn" Their teachers werealso Jewish but cosmopolitanand sophisticated {one evenchanged his name to sound asWASP as possible); they werealso ashamed at the obvious"Jewishness" of their bright butunpolished students. Parts of theeducation of this brilliant gen,eration of Ameroican sociologistsincluded an effort to "de-ethni­cize" them. It didn't work,thank heavens, and one of thosestudents, Nathan Glazer, wouldlater combine forces with animprobable Irishman to writethe turning-point book, "Beyondthe Melting Pot."

But the attempt was serious.One of the professors (the name­changer) used to go out of 'hisway to violate dietary laws inthe presence of his horrifiedstudents. He was ortily a fewyears ahead of them out of theneighborhood, and he was evenmore ashamed of his own pastthan he was of his students.

Could it be that the Catholiccultural elites are ashamed ofthe ethnics because they areashamed of their own pasts­and maybe just a bit guilty athaving deserted the neighbor­hood for the Big World?

Support From Laity

The acting editor of "Amer­ica" is baffled because I say that·the ethn-ics pick up the tab fort·hat periodical. Presumably,there is not enough income from"America's" failing subscription'list to pay for the upkeep of thestaff or the midtown Manhat­tan office building in which itoperates. But even if there is,the education, the health ca·re,and the support of the Jesuitstaff must come out of the fundsof the Society of Jesus. Who,for example, pays for the tripsto Rome to cover the Synod?(Although, apparently, some "onthe spot" coverage can be donewithout leaving midtown.) Sincethe Jesuits have no really bigdonors and no foundation sup­port, one has to assume that thecontributions - of the o'rdinaryCatholic laity fund both theSociety and its special enter­prises like "America."

There is nothing wrong withthat, of COUI:se. On the contrary,more power to them. But in theprocess they should at least re­member that it is from the ordi­nary laity that their supportcomes.

And try not to feel ashamedof the rest of us.© 1975, Universal P.ress Syd'c'te

versities have little in the wayof ethnic courses.

How come?A Jewish colleague suggesteJ

that the reason might havesomething to do with his expla­nation of why ethnicity droppedfrom the notice of American so­ciologists after the SecondWorld War.

'Elites' of CatholicIgnore Ethnicity

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ANDREW M.

GREELEY

Missioner BecomesPope's Secretary

VATICAN CITY (NC) - A 38­year-old Irish missionary priestbegan duties March 14 as one ofPope Paul's two personal secre­taries.

Father John Magee of St. Pat­rick's Society for the ForeignMissions served for six years asan official of the Vatican's Con­gregation for the Evangelizationof Peoples, where he specializedin affairs of the Church in India.

Like Msgr. Pasquale Macchi,who has been personal secretaryto Pope Paul since his days asarchbishop of Milan, FatherMagee wiJI live in the papalapartments, pray with the' Popein his private chapel, eat mealswith him and handle his personalcorrespendencc.

set up an ethnic component forthe bicentennial celebration.The mass med.ia, while oftenviewing the subject with dis­taste, have resigned themselvesto its importance (vide Kojac,Columbo, Bareta, etc.)

Younger scholars (many ofthem Catholic) are pouring outfirst-rate academic research 011

the subject. When "Ethnicity"began publication a year ago,we were not sure that we couldfiJI up a year's worth of issueswith scholarly articles. Now wehave a backlog of more than ayear. Ethnicity has become re­spectable-almost.

Columnists Dubious

Yet the official and unofficialelites of the Church ignore it.A few pages were conceded inthe bicentennial discussionguide, "ethnics" were permittedto testify at the rigged Bicenten­nial "hearings," but only aftereveryone else had spoken, andthey were cut off because therewasn't enough time. Catholicjournals of opinion usually paylittle attention to ethnicity."America" recently renewed itseditoroial warning that "toomuch" ethnic consciousness wasa bad thing.

·Catholic columnists (like therespected Msgr. George Casey)are dubious, "Commonweal"types repeatedly flail MichaelNovak for his ethnic themes,Geno Baroni is conveniently ig­nored, Catholic colleges and uni-

SaysChurch

I can't figure the Catholic opposition to the "ethnicthing." The rediscovery of ethnicity is one of the majorcultural developments of recent years. The American JewishCommittee was deeply involved in the beginning Of the"ethnic revival" and now hasa major institute involved inethnic research and practice.The Ford Foundation hasmade grants in the field for thelast five years (as I have reasonto know). The government isbecoming involved· too, and has

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is highly objectionable to manyof our citizens."

Gilman introduced a similarresolution in the last Congress.

A spokesman for Rep. LesterL. Wolff (D-N, Y.), chairman ofthe House Commtttee on ForeignAffairs subcommittee on futureforeign policy research and de­velopment, said Wolff welcomesthe resolution because it "pro­vides a focus" for the hearingsthe subcommittee plans to holdon the Northern Ireland sttua­tion "in April or early May,

The Br,itish government hascalled for elections to be heldin late April to a constitutionalconvention in Northern Irelandto determine the future govern­mental structure of that region,now a province of Great Britain.

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Gilman went on to say thatthe matter was of concern tothe House "because these Brit­ish soldiers are trained with ourassistance for their duty inNorthern Ireland."

He added: "They fire our bul­lets from our guns. Our nationhas provoided the weaponry theyneed ,to continue the suppressionof the minority in Northern Ire­land, and this unpleasant fact

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provide special visas for foreignworkers to work on specificcrops or in certain areas of thecountry where there is an alleg­ed shortage of American labor.

I said that I was amazed that ..powerful groups in this countrywere pushing for these arrange­ments at a time when the UnitedStates is caught up in a verydeep recession, In conclusion, Itold the Subcommittee that theU.S. Catholic Conference wouldbe strongly opposed to the res­toration of the Bracero' programor to the use of special visasfor special categories of foreignworkers.

WASHINGTON (NC) - Threedays before St. Patrick's Day, aNew York Congressman intro­duced a resolution calling fora vote by the people of North­ern Ireland and the Republic ofIreland, under United Nationssupervision, on the unification ofIreland.

The resolution introduced byiRep. Benjamin A. Gilman(R-N.Y,), who represents Orange,Rockland and part of Ulstercounties, also called for discon­tinuing U. S. military aid andtraining programs with GreatBritain "which are related to thesuppression of the minority inNorthern Ireland and which arenot directly related to NorthAtlantic Treaty Organizationcommitments."

It also called .for an .embargoon exportation of all weaponsand ammunition to Great Britainwhich are related to the sup­pression of the Northern Irishminority and are not exclusivelyreserved for NATO usage.

Gilman, whose district has be­come one of New York City's

LA SALETTES RECEIVE DIACONATE: Bishop Cronin ordains two members of theLa Salette Missionaries to the order of Diaconate at ceremonies in St. Jos~ph's Church,Attleboro. Kneeling. Rev. Mr. Richard Brochu of Norton, left and William Drapeau ofSpringfield, the new deacons while standing are the assistants to Bishop Cronin, namely,Very Rev. Armond Proulx" MS, provincial, left and Rev. Gilles Gen'est, superior of theShrine, right. The altar boy is Brian Bourgois of St. Joseph's Parish, Attleboro.

12 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., April 3, 1'97.5

Suggests Committee ActionOn Illegal Alien Problem

On March 13 I presented testimony on the so-called"illegal" alien problem before the Subcommittee on Immi­gration of the House Judiciary Committee. Speaking on be­half of the' U.S. Catholic Conference, I recommended acomprehensive package of 'legislative steps, to be taken I am very conscious of the (~on·

cern of our people who are ad­concurrently, which would: vacating sanctions. I have spent

(1) institute an equitable a great deal of time working onpreference system apnlicable to the farm labor problem. On th('hath the Eastern and Western basis of this experience, I amHemisphere based primarily on fully convinced that many em­family reunification 'and the ad- ployers have deliberately entice:\mission of refugees; or recruited illegals to this coun­

try for their own purposes. I amquite sympathetic to the positionof those who say there has tohe a crackdown on this practiceto remove the economic motivefor hiring illegals; but we aretrying to put this matter in abroader t:ontext.

"Employer's ObligationsQuestion: YOll state that thl'

employer should be required toinquire of every job applicantas to his legal right to take upemployment. What specific af­firmative obligations would youimpose upon the employer?

Answer: We deliberately avoid­ed that issue. I will be glad tospeak to it, but the main pur­pose of inserting that recom­mendation in our testimony waste try to reduce to the bare min­imum any possibility of the em­ployer using H.R. 982 for dis­criminatory purposes. This mat­ter is of great concern to manyof the Spanish-speaking groupsir. this country. They are afraidthat all Spanish-speaking work­ers - U, S. citizens, legal aliensand illegals - wm be treatedalike (and may be denied em·ployment) because of the colorof their skin and (they feel) thatthis would redound to the harmof the whole Spanish-speakingcommunity.

Question: How would you han­dle tbe ,case of a union whichknowingly is seeking to acceptin its membership . . . personsthey suspect or know to be ille­gal aliens?

Answer: I think if they didthat, a good part of our prob·lem would be over. I do not con­sider it feasible to use the unionsas a means of controlling theinflux of illegal aliens. Unionsonly organize people who arealready hired, They cannot goout and organize unemployedmasses of people hiding as ille­gals. If they are here and hired,then it seems to me that theunions ought to be organizingthem. I think they can holdthemselves responsible for nothaving done as much of .this asthey should have over the years.But some are doing it now.

Bracero ProgramIn the course of the question­

and-answer period following mytestinlOny, I also raised a pointwhich was not included in ourprepared statement but which Ithought ought to be put on therecord. In response to a secondquestion as to whether or notillegals are taking jobs fromAmerican 'Citizens or from legal'aliens, I cited the inconsistencyof those who are saying that wemust have a new Bracero pro­gram (which would bring Mexi­can workers to this country un­der a 'contract between the U.S.

I think I would. and Mexico) or that we must

(2) grant adjustment of statust (I all persons regardless of theircountry of birth;

(3) increase foreign aid andeconomic assistance to the coun­IriE's of Latin America in generaland Mexico in particular;

(4) create 'an across-the-boardgrant of amnesty with the neces­sary cut-off date for eligibilityand adjustment of status, with­out chargeability against the nu,merical ceilings.

Following my testimony, mem­bers of the Subcommittee raiseda number of questions for pur­poses of qualification. Several ofthese questions and excerptsfrom my 'answers are reprintedhE'rewith:

Question: You advocate am­nesty across-the-board. Do youtake into account ... the num­her of jobs that are filled byillegal aliens which have beenestimated by Immigration to bein the neighborhood of a million?

Massive Deportation

Answer: I might say that mywhole background and traininghas been in the field of laborrelations and labor economics. Iam ther~ore extremely sensitiveto the position of the labormovement on the issue whichyou have raised. My own in­stincts are definitely in favor ofprotecting the rights of our owncitizens and of legal alien3 inthis country, but I weigh againstthat ... what I consider to bethe horrendous possibility of ourgovernment, on very short no­tice, deporting ... literally mil­lions of people. What wearetrying to do ... is to find a wayto resolve the present crisis, andthen take whatever steps arenecessary to keep it from recur­ring. But I have to differ withmy friends in the labor move­ment, if any, who would takea stand against amnesty on thegrounds that it would hurt ourown workers. I cannot, in myown mind, live with the thoughtof our government carrying outa massive deportation of peoplewho have deep ties in thiscoun­try today.

Question: But if we were toprovide for amnesty ..., wouldyou then approve H.R. 982(which caUs for sanctions against('mployers who knowingly hireillegal aliens)?

Answer: Yes,

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KNOW YOUR FAITH-

Soul of the Liturgy Whatever Happened to Benediction?

CHILD AND PERSONAL PRAYEll: "Personal prayeris the life of faith, just as interpersonal love is the com­munication of faith." A child learns early how to expressher faith life in personal prayer. NC Photo.

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ening of our faith toward thereal presence of Christ in theconsecrated host.

Others, including some priests,rejoice over the development anda few actually refuse to plan orcelebrate benediction in theirchurches. They consider this de­votional practice as detrimentalto our belief that Christ is reallypresent in the action of the faithcommunity at Mass.

Pope Paul, in a recently pub­lished section of the revised Ro­man Ritual, "Holy Communionand Worship of the Eucharist.Outside Mass," steers a typicalmiddle course through this de­bate.

The document stat.es there is:no true conflict between theMass and benedktion or betweenHoly Communion and the reser·vation of hosts in a tabernacle.

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It works like this: When I askdesperate people, "Have youprayed for help with your mar­riage?" The answer is usually"yes," so then I ask, "How doyou pray?" In almost every case,the answers sound like this:

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ly approachable. I can talk· toHim anytime and He will listen.And if I listen hard enough, Hewill answer me.

But this two-way conversationwith God has some peculiarities.God, Who in his Son is per­fectly human, also has somevery human traits. He doesn'tlike to be told what to do.

I suppose I began to learnabout this peculiarity throughthe people who shared their liveswith me in marriage counsellingand family enrichment. Thesepeople were my friends andteachers, because from them Ilearned everything I know aboutloving and living, and quite abit of what I have discoveredabout God.

And nearly all of them haverun up against this peculiarlyhuman perfection of God. Hedoesn't like to be told what todo.

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that Mass should be celebratedon the altar where the Eucharistis reserved; a ,church having onlyone altar should have the taber­nacle· on that altar. In 1964 itwas decreed that the Eucharistcould be reserved on the mainaltar or on a truly prominentside altar; Masses could be cele·brated facing the people evenwith a tabernacle on the altar.By 1967 the full circle wasturned: The tabernacle shouldnot be on the Eucharistic altar;in fact, it should ideally beplaced not even in the sanctuaryhut in a chapel distinct from thecentral part of the church."

Papal DocumentThere are persons who deeply

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By URBAN G. STEINMETZ

In my childhood days, Ilearned that God is a PerfectEverything.Sometimes, it seemed,He was so· perfect that I couldn'teven approach Him exceptthrough the liturgy, or throughcertain set prayers, or throughsome other person.

It has taken me almost a life­time to learn He is perfect inanother way, too. He is perfect-

to pray. Why? We can onlyguess that they may have known,with the guidance of the Sryirit,how vital this pedagogy of pray­er was to be for future genera­tions.

Jesus uses that one word-our-to (1ualify His Father as nowours. That one word means sovery much. We are indeed chil­dren praying to our Father be­cause in Jesus' resurrection weare given that status of being!Absolutely amazing! We are chil·dren of God! If we ever internal­ize that reality I imagine ourprayer would be simply the mostcolorful and all-embrasive aspectof our lives, like fire as Teilhardde Chardin suggested.

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CHAMPLIN

Twenty years ago benedictionof the Blessed Sacrament heldan important part in the devo­tional life of Roman Catholics.1.1 fact, for many this serviceseemed to hold greater appealthan Mass itself.

Today, with the multiplicationof evening Eucharistic liturgies,a vernacular service in whichthe congregation can activelyparticipate, and mitigated fastregulations that facilitate recep­tion of Communion, the occa­sions for benediction have tre­mendously diminished, ever dis·appeared in some parishchurches.

A similar shift in attitude to­ward the reserved Body andBlood of the Lord can be seenin the Church's official docu­ments over that period whichtalk about the tabernacle and itsproper location within a church.

Jesuit Father Ted Guzie in hisbook, "Jesus and the Eucharist"(Paulist Press, New York, 1974),summarizes those pronounce­ments from tbe Holy See:

"Back in 1957 it was decreed

By MARY MAHER

The clearest thing aboutChristian praver is that we prayas God's children! That dimen­sion of prayer is absolutely vastin its implications. Many of usin the years since Vatican IIhave learned a richer type ofprayer by sharing the strengthsof other religious traditions. Wehave learned about praying fromwithin our human center fromZen Buddhism and Yoga typesof bodily meditative postures.We have been introduced toprayer that leads to a non-violentlife style from Hinduism. Fromour Indian brothers here inAmerica we have learned hownatural forces such as the sun,land or forest express well theinner states of our being. TheAfro culture has taught us thatwe may dance our prayer. Per­haps many of us need to lookagain at the distinctiveness ofour own Christian tradition.

The disciples of Jesus seemedto pester Him in an effort toget Him to teach them how topray. At first glance this insist­ence seems strange. They knewhow to pray, most assuredlymost of them knew well theirJewish prayer forms. They werenot ignorant of the reality ofprayer. The Gospel writers seemto make a point of this incident,the disciples asking to learn how

every other faculty" of the hu­man condition. And it is thisbasic thesis of the Christian lifethat Augustine uses as a criteri­on for discerning truth and shamin every eCclesial reality.

During his own· conversion,the inspiration St. Augustinefound in personal prayer causedhim to take up the Epistles of St.Paul.

Pauline Enrichment

His sensual habits weighedheavily upon him. He was ex­periencing moral crisis. And ashe read, little by little, Paul'swritings helped him understandthe .grace of Christ that comes toman in his weakness. to showthe way to a homeland indis­tinctly glimpsed ("Confessions"21,27). Finally, by reading a textof St. Paul (Rom. 13:13-14) atthe moment of crisis when heheard "toile lege" in the gardenwith Alipius, he was filled "witha light of certainty, and all shad­ow of doubt disappeared" ("Con­fessions," 12, 29). His "Confes­sions" are a hymn to the Trinity.They worked within him andmade him what he became. AndAugustine's "Soliloquies" are theactual written prayers of a manimmersed in contemplation. Agreat number of learned peopleseem to forget that all of thisgreat man's tremendous output

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By REV. DENIS READ, O.e.D.

Why are so many of theChurch's services joyless, routineand empty? And what is it thatcan make the celebration ofMass a meaningful religious ex­perience? It is personal prayer­prayer that comes from within.

Personal prayer is the life offaith, just as interpersonal lovei~ the communication of faith.Our developing sciences of reli­gious psychology and sociologypoint to prayer, service and com­munity as fundamental to theChristian life, very much ashlocking and tackling are funda­mental to the football game. Inthe liturgy, all three of theseelements can come together, butit is the s;>irit of prayer that in·spires life into the whole workof the people.

St. Augustine is so importantin Christian history becaus~ itwas Augustine who realized theimportance of interiority in allthe actions and passions of menand women, and it was he whodirected the course of Christianspirituality and morality towardsits center-the presence of theTrinity in the souls of the faith­ful. From Augustine's time on.the masters of meditation and(~ontemplation have only under­lined his major thesis: The Lordwithin .is "more intimate t.hanany other intimacy, superior to

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Instead, these can complementone another, if those who planand execute liturgies observethp proper procedures and keepmatters in correct perspective.

I quote the ritual text:"The celebration of the Eu­

charist outside Mass springsfrom and directs Christians backto the Mass itself. During Massthe sacrifice of His life, whichis made by Christ the Lord, isone with the life-giving sacra­ment by which in the form ofhread and wine He is presentwith us. And after Mass inchurch and oratory He is still'God with us,' Emmanuel, by thesame sacramental presence. Dayand night He makes His homewith us, fuIl of grace and truth.

Spiritual Communion"For this reason it may not

be doubted that when the faith­ful honor the Blessed Sacrament,they are offering true worshipto the one, true God, as theCatholic Church has alwaysdone. The fact that the sacra­ment was instituted by Christto be our food should not detractfrom this truth.

"When the faithful honorChrist -present in the sacrament,they should remember that thispresence is derived from the sac­rifice and is directed toward sac­ramental and spiritual commun­ion."

Next week we will discusssome of the practical reforms theritual recommends to help usachieve that delicate balance be­tween private and public, litur­gical and devotional Eucharisticworship in the Church.

African BishopsCondemn Abortion

vATICAN CITY (NC) - Cer­tain "deviations" from morallaw, including abortion, the useof contraceptives, premaritaland extramarital sex, have beenattacked in a pastoral letterby the bishops of Senegal andMauritania in Africa, accordingto Vatican Radio March 25.

The raclio reported that thebishops consider those practicesto be a - misunderstanding ofwhat true liberty means.

According to the broadcast,the bishops "wrote in particularthat practices once limited andcensured, such as relations be­fore and outside of marriage, theuse of contraceptives, and pro­cured abortion, today are becom­!ng normal practices in the nameof liberty and accepted by thosewho do not expressly foIlowa materialistic view of life.

"In view of an explosion ofthese deviations, the Church, in·terpreter of the teaching ofChrist, has the duty of callingto mind the character of thetotal and definitive gift of thesexual act which is realized inthe exclusive arid indissolublelove of the couple."

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Reports $8 MillionIn 1974 Services

NFiW YORK (NC)-The NewYork archdiocesan CatholicCharities office spent $8,237,570in services in 1974, accordingto the agency's annual reportreleased here.

The report, noted, however,that a recession-linked upsurgein appeals for emergency finan·cial aid and job-finding assis­tance from middle class bread­winners vied with the needs ofthose on fixed or marginal in­co~es, which traditionaIly ac­count for most of the agency'sservices.

In addition, according to Msgr.James Murray, executive direc­tor of the agency, inflated costshave made services more ex­pensive "at the very time whenthe needs and numbers of thepoor are inexorably rising."

SCRIPTURE READING: "The liturgical prayer of theChur.ch flows from our personal prayer life, and it alsonouflshes the growth of meditation into contemplation."Personal Scripture reading complements liturgical scripturereadings for Bishop Bernard Topel of Spokane. NC Photo.

SouI of the LiturgyContinued from Page Thirteen Lord. The whole process ofresu~ted from the pastoral needs Christian life begins with theof hIS people and brothers in the prayer of a believing personpriesthood, for Augustine was, prayer that reaps a harvest ofabove all else, a pastor of souls. fruits-joy, peace, sweetness. It

Another saint 'who is known is our most practical act, forfor the art of prayer is St. Terese personal prayer alone can formof Avila. Since her time, teach. the dispositions which allowers of the spiritual life put dif- public worship, the sacraments,ferent forms of prayer under two and tbe lives of the people ofheadings: meditation and can- God to be effectively aimed attemplation. This distinction is their practical end-the salva­useful as long as we recognize tion of souls.that they are two ,stages in theordinary growth of the spirit ofprayer. The word "meditation"underlines the human activity in­volved in prayer. "Contempla­tion" underlines its passivityand accompanying divine activi­ty. Together they add up to per­sonal prayer which is a humanactivity and receptivity.

. ThrustThe liturgical prayer of the

Church flows from our personalprayer-life, and it nourishes thegrowth of meditation into can·templation. Scripture reading, re­sponse to the Word, liturgicalsinging, periods of silent'thought, the homily and the ac­tions of the liturgy are all draw­ing cards calling us to enter intothe mystery of God-with-us inthe Eucharist. The liturgy of theEucharist proper and the recep­tion of Holy Communion are in­vitations to commune with theLord within as well as amongus. The liturgy which does notdirect our attention and our livesto this silent communion withthe Trinity may be brilliant andap?lauded, but it is not effective.For it is the glory of God, theGod of our hearts and our soulsnot the techniques of ex~erts no;the approval of men, which isthe purpose of liturgical worship.

This "glory to God in the high­est," which brings "peace to Hispeople on earth" is the thrust ofpersonal prayer. It is the secretof personal communal joy in the-Kelly

love is

er." Jesus gave us the gentlecommand to pray always. Ofcourse this does mean that weare always growing more awarethat we are God's children. Itasks of us a basic identity marcthan a methodological set of"how to pray" techniques. Itcalls us to tbe awareness ofwhat our faith does within us.We can know that we are pray­ing well if we are growing moreaware that we are God's sonsand daughters who are daily inneed of conversion as well aspraise for who we are.

So many of us here in Americasuffer real alienation. Only theextremely sheltered find it easyto know where and how we be­long in this age of technology.Section three of "To Teach asJesus Did" opens with a state­ment about change that affectsour prayer, too: "Underlying vir­tually all {;hanges occurringwithin the world today, bothas instrument and cause, arctechnology and the techno­logical world view." Our prayerlife has not escaped this influ­ence. We seem called to deepenour prayer now, to reach thoseawarenesses in ourselves wherewe call alit all over again, asIhe early disciples did, "Lord,teach us to pray." We want toexperience again how we belongto God as His children so wecan get on with t1-.'e building ofthis 20th century world as theKingdom begun now.

We just may discover in oursincere search that the Our Fa­ther is such a revolutionarystatement of Christian prayerthat it well may be a marvel ifwe get beyond the first twowords!

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The Prayer of Children

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall Rivel-l hurs., April 3, 1975

Confidence in GodBut why do we wait until we

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Expression of LifePrayer is always more than

the words we envelope it in;prayer is the expression of howwe live. Such an approach toprayer is the expression of howwe live. Such an approach toprayer is not far-fetched. PsalmlOR tells us that "1-1 am pray-

Continued from Page Thirteentheir Father with the gamut ofthe feelings, hopes, frustrationsand joys that they experiencein the contour of their lives. Theprophets of the Old Testamentare "pray-ers" out of the deepemotion and convictions thatthey had; so were the psalmists.It is difficult to imagine themconstrained to choir stalls andbook forms of prayer. As sonsand daughters we can praywherever we are. however weare. Most likely God does notneed a rhetoric of prayer fromliS; He invites us .to be His ownchildren and share that strong,vibrant life of His. If only wecould feel at ease with prayer;:s found in Ihe heart of life in­stead of as a rest station alongthe highway of life! '

In order to sustain an aware·IH-'SS that prayer is in life wealso need to contemplate, to goapart and ·speak with God alone.A mother prays with her eyesin the l:'xquisite first act of praisewhich the sigh,t of her new childcalls out. Later those same eyesmay pray as she tenderly bathesIhis same child's fevered face.A miner prays as he digs hisway into the coal mine to earnwages for his family's food. Fin­gl:'rs can pray on key punchmachines or on potter's wheels,with car wrenches or grocerycarts.

How Do You Pray?Continued from Page Thirteen have our backs up to the wall"Ur~, I go to Mass and Com- to pray that way? Why, whenmUllion every day, and I beg God so much experience has taughtto help George stop drinking," us it is absolutely impossible toor "I've about given up on pray· read the mind of another per­cr. I used to be on my knees son? Why when we know we areevery day, begging God to help so blind to ourselves? Why, whenme control my temper. But as "just living" has shown us thatsoon a~ I get up ~ seem to b~ so many things we thought werescreaml~g at m~ WIfe and kids." faults were actually virtlJes, andI sometimes thmk of tbese as many of our "virtues" have be­"the Loser's Prayers" because come our deadliest sins againstall of the people I meet, who others?create .a Iiv.ing he.1I for them- And when we say "Lord, Iselves In theIr relatIOnships with don't know what to do, but Youothers, seem to pray that way. do," isn't that true? As a mar­~n essence they say. "God, here riage counselor, people oftenI~ the problem. Here is the solu- come to me for advice. I don'than. Please endorse my solu- even know them. so how can Ition." advise them? If I see them one

Contrast this with what I Iik;:.· thousand times, I still won't real­to call the "Back Up Against ly know them because no humanTbe Wall" prayer which every being can read the mind of an­one of you have used at least other.a time or two. You have this But God can. So I've learnedproblem. You've tried every- to dump the problem on Him inthing. including Loser's Prayers. a hurry. I say "Lord, I don'tFinally things get so bad you know what to tell these people,can't think of any solution, so but You do." As a result, peopleas a last resort you say, "Lord, often tell me I am a good coun­I don't know what to do. But selor. I think I am, too, but onlyyou do. Please, help!" because I have learned to bring

No solutions. No directions. the First Team into the game.No guidelines for God. In your Maybe if you learn to say"Back Up Against The Wall" often, "Lord, I don't know howprayer, you finaIly said, "Let's to solve this problem but Youdo it Your Way, God. Not my do," your solution will come.will, but Your<Will be done." And And when that happens, takethat, I firmly believe, is why it time out to say "thank you,works. In my own life I can even Lord."go so far as to say it alwaysworks. - -

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Diocese ElevatedTo Archdiocese

VATICAN CITY (NC)--'Pope'Paul VI has elevated the Dioceseof San Fernando in the Philip­pines to an archdiocese andraised Bishop Emilio Cinense ofSan Fernando to the rank ofarchbishop.

At the same time the Popeerected Belanga as a new di­ocese and transferred the Di­ocese of Tarlac and Belanga andthe Prelature of Iba, headed byBishop Henry Byrne of theColumban Fathers, to suffragansof San Fernando.

Lauds OverseasRelief Agency

PHILADELPHIA (NC)-Amer­icans have the potential toturn the present world hungercrisis into "our finest hour,"according to an off,icial of U. S.Catholic Relief Services (CRS)who has come to be known a,~

"The Noodle Priest."The CRS official is Msgr. John

Ramaniello, a former Maryknol!missionary who received hisstrange nickname for his inge­nious combination of soy flour.fish flour and powdered milkused to make noodles to fee~l

Chinese refugees."Americans are wonderful; we

like to help people," said the"Noodle Priest," who is stillspry and alert at 75. "We haveour own economic problems;still we want to help our lessfortunate brothers. We know,it's only a small body of waterand some real estate separatingus."

Msgr. Romaniello went on topraise the work of Catholic Re­lief Services - the AmericanCatholic overseas aid agency­especially in the Sahel droughtarea of West Africa, Bangladesh,Nicaragua and Cambodia-­"where we still have a smallstaff and will stay as long a';we're able."

"We try to be wherever pea·pIe are in need," the former .mis­sionary said. "We have pro­gr,ams we can put into action ata moment's notice, in a disastersuch as an earthquake. We havedeveloping programs in whichnutritionists teach people howto prepare even local foods tomaintain a balanced diet. Wehave experimental gardens; we'retrying to improve the soil andthe seeds. We're digging wellsand constructing dams to getwater to th~ people. But its al­ways difficult to relate back topeople here what's being done­elsewhere."

THE ANCHOR-Thurs., April 3, 1975

ognition. At the semi-finals theentire cast won a special "en­semble" award for its intricatechoreography.

The cast includes Robert Ber­nier, Michael Bertrand, PaulGrillo, Daniel Lachance, EdwardLambert, Robert Perry, MarkTravers, and Chris·White.

Essential to the action of theplay is a precisely timed soundtrack which was controlled byJohn Higgins. Michael Fastosooperated the light board.

Other unseen backstage peo'Jlewho assisted in the total effec­tiveness of the play were Nor­man Blank, Brian Ribeiro, JohnFaris, and three young ladiesfrom Bishop Gerrard HighSchool, Deborah and DoreenFaris, and Karen Raposa. Fr.William J. Cullen, S.J. directed.

Seventy-two schools acrossthe state entered the originalcompetition. Forty-four wereeliminated at the regional level.Of the twenty-eight remaining,twelve qualified to participatein the state festival at the semi­final level. Bishop Connolly HighSchool is one of these twelve.

As the final phase of theirdramatic effort approaches, eachof the Connolly Players feels inhis' heart the sentiment .. ex­pressed by Quince in "A Mid­summer Night's Dream," "AndI hope here is a play fitted ..."

Lodge in RomeFor Holy Week

ROME (NC) - Ambassador=~~enry Cabot Lodge, personale:cvoy of the ?resitient of '~he

~,h,ited States to ~~ope :.:au; V~,

',,!as in. Rome tc attend :~:oly

V.,reel~ ceremonies at the VaticE.n.r~~he embassador called on

?apal Secretary of the \'atic2.n~ourrcil for the ?ublic Affairs ofthe Church, befo:'c ';:C',l{)ng Co.

Olief vacatior, in Sicily lastwee~c.

The ambassz.<ior die', not havea private audience with PopePaul on this visit, according toAmerican officials.

"The play's the thing ..." and "has been for the Players of Bish­op Connolly High School thesepast few weeks. The Connollystudents successfully competedin the Massachusetts HighSchool Drama Guild Semi-FinalFestival on Saturday, March 22.The troupe won at the RegionalFestival at Bellingham twoweeks ago and again at the semi­final competition at StoughtonHigh School. This latter successqualifies the Connolly thespiansfor the State Finals Festival tobe held at John Hancoc~: Hall inBoston on April 1I.

The play produced by the Con­nolly players was "Interview," afugue for eight actors, by Jean­Claude van Italie. Of the absurd­ist gendre, it deals with the in­ability of modern man to com­municate with his fellow man,with his tendency to stereotypeand be sterotyped, and to dealwith the artificial image of aperson rather than with the per­son himself. The ideas are com­municated by a series of serio­comical vignettes suggested bythe author and devised by theplayers themselves.

RecognitionAt each festival the outstand­

ing performers of the day areaccorded recognition br a posi­tion on the All-Star Cast, anhonor comparable to an All~Star

team in athletics. At both festi­vals all eight members of theConnolly cast received such i.ee-

Bishop Connolly High PlayersAre State-wide Finalists'

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FINALISTS: Bishop Connolly High School Players par­ticipating in the "Interview" are Robert Bernier, Paul Grillo,seated, Robert Perry. Back: Daniel Lachance, Mark Traversand Michael Bertrand.

IN THE DIOCESE

Spotlight

Spring Season

SCHOOLBOY SPORTS

Athletes Share

During BusyAt this time every year schoolboy locker rooms resem­

ble beehives with, athletes scurrying in every direction,coaches working frantically at last minute details and athlet­ic directors trying to meet the demands being tossed at themfrom every angle. It's Spring,the busiest schoolboy athlet- in all four sports. League cham­ic season. Baseball players, pionships and post season tour·

nament berths will go to thetrackmen, tennis players and victors. Team and individualgolfers will share the scholastic recognition will also be forth­spotlight for the duration of the coming.school year. With the exception of baseball,

To each athlete and coach, his Spring' sports offer a greater op­sport is the most important. portunity for individual recog­There is good natured kidding nition than the Fall and Winteramong all. Ball players charge programs. League championsthat those who can not make will be crowned in tennis, golfthe team go out for track. and track, but the boys will alsoTrackmen counter with allega- compete for individual titles ontions that baseball is a minor both the league and state level.sport. Only a few area athletes will

But, beneath the surface they achieve champiol1ship status,are united. Each is contributing but that's not important. Whatto his school. There is a common is significant is that there is op­goal: to bring recognition to portunity for all to participatetheir school through athletics. in the sport of their choice, and

The Spring campaign com· more and more are taking ad­mences this week with activ,ity vantage of the offerings.

"Rule 19" Advantages Subject to DebateNew Bedford High, for exam- team as long as schedules do

pIe, had over 130 boys tryout not conflict. He may not, how­for the baseball team. Similar ever, take part in more thanturnouts occurred throughout one practice or game per day.the diocese. The signs are en- Any player who violates thiscouraging. rule shall be declared ineligible

Those younsters who do not for participation in any highmake the va~ious varsity clubs school sport for 90 school dayswill play on the j,unior varsity from the date of his last partk­and freshmen teams. Others will ipation in the high school sport.participate in town, church and In the past, ,an athlete couldclub programs. Some may even not participate in more than onetake advantage of "Rule 19" sport or any sport outside ofand play on more than one school during the term he wasteam. representing the school. As a

"Rule 19" is the latest contro- result boys who wanted to playversial piece of legislation on local amateur teams at the-passed by the Massachusetts same time they were playingSecondary School Principals As- high school athletics had tosociation relating to schoolboy choose one or the other.athletics. What the rule states, By way of background manyin effect, is that any school ath- of the better high school hockeylete may play on more than one players, especially from the Bas­team during the same season as ton area, in the past opted tolong as there is no conf1.ict in play junior A hockey rather thanschedule. high school. The move to change

'For example, a boy playing on the rule was initiated to encour­a varsity baseball team could age them to play high schoolalso play on the local legion hockey.

Consider the Boy, School and Amateur TeamWhile the new ruling will al- sponsibility to the team he is

low for dual participation, local representing. Can he do justiceschools may draft their own to both teams?legislation. Many coaches be- Coaches of both the highlieve a boy should not be al- school teams and amateur teamslowed to participate on more are concerned with fielding thethan one team during a season. best club possible. Each is facedIt is their feeling that the young with the demands of his sched­mar:'s bes'~ interest, is lost b~r dc, each posseses the desire todual }<",:,tidJ.l[;.Uon.· v'i:. ant. ead: DUS:. ~,ea; with

~'~1e~'2 2.L"~~ three sides to the L2arr~ mo:('s.l€:. The athlete unforoo

"Ru.1<: :'£" Issue. :~iiSi. an{ fo:-e- tu:,:atejy is goinG tc De placedm::f:~ G;.,'~ must corrsic,er 'cr'.c in c:. situation where hz can no;:ae11e~~, i;~:ondiy t;1C schoo: Em. satlsfy Doth.thin, the i!mateur' Lean:. Lo:a; schools are going tc

li!~csc YUtiJ'lt a;.hiete5 wan;: ~c have '"0 decide for tnemselvesplay on as many teams as they .,!hether or no;: "Rule :.S" ispossibly c.w,. ;:'hzi'~ love fo:' t'1e cest for their athletes. It wouldsport an," desire to improve 1'1'0- appear, to this wliter, tnat totalvides the incentive for them tc compliance woulc open the pro­seei( activities outside of school. verbial Pan~ora's box.Ea~h boy, however, has a re-

Bishop Named HeadOf Voice of Africa

HILVERSUM ~NC) - A Nige­rian bishop has been appointedexecutive chairman of an in­ternational Catholic orgeanizationcalled The Voice of Africa.

The 'appointment of BishopAlex Makozi of Lokoja was madeat a meeting of the two admin­istrative boards of the organiza­tion here.

The Voice of Africa founda­tion aims at supporting, encour­aging, and fostering broadcast­ing U·,·roughout Africa. It wasset up as a corporation in Liberiain 1948 on the initiative of someDutch Catholics.

Pope Says ArmsSales MultiplyRisks of War

VATICAN CITY (NC)----<PopePaul VI, deploring the recentintensification of armed con­flicts and global tensions, de­clared that stepped-up armssalt's "feed the conflicts andmultiply the risk of war."

In two talks the weekend be­fore Easter, Pope Paul remindedChristians of their duty to dosomething "positive and specif­ic" to build a just and peacefulworld.

In a speech to a study .com­mittee of his own Justice andPeace Commission, the Popepointed to increased conflict andtensions 'in Vietnam, Cambodia,Ethiopia, Portugal, the MiddleEast and Cyprus.

Telling the study committeeCor peace of the sorrow he feelswhen hearing of today's con­flicts," the Pope pointed first to"the agonizing tragedy whichthe populations of Vietnamare living through these days,where the struggle has flaredup again with intensity in defi­ance of the accords reached."

He continued:"There is the no less tragic

situation in Cambodia, the armedstruggle which rages in Ethio­pia and the tensions which keepthe populations of Cyprus divid­ed, not to mention the climateof anxiety which still hangsover the truce in the MiddleEast. And how can we not men­tion the situation which is de­vl'1oping in Portugal?"

This was the Pope's first pub­lic comment on Portugal sincethe announcement Ma'rch IRthat the Portuguese ChristianDemocratic Party would behanned from upcoming elections,;i1ong with two parties of the ex'treme left, riva'is of the Portu­guese Communist party.

The Pope stressed that whilethe international communitvshould be trying to work to­gether for peace, "we are seeingthe birth and the developmentof dangerous tensions in variouscountries while the pl'Oductionand sale of armaments continueto grow, to feed the conflictsand multiply the risk' of war."

The Pope called for oppositionto "ideologies which inspiresuch antagonisms." He said thatthe Church during Holy Year iscalling for a "great work ofawakening and education so thatthe People of God' may give itspositive and specific contribu­tion for the building up of amore just and pea'ceful world."

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