dJ The AKCHORVol. 21, No. 14-Fall River, Mass., Thurs., April 7, 1977 An Anchor of the Soul, Sure a~d Firm-St. Paul

Bishop of Fall River

Devotedly yours in Christ,

MessageEasterDearly beloved in Christ,

I send to one and all throughout the Diocese of Fall River pray­erful good wishes for a full measure of the Lord's choice blessings onthis beautiful Feast of Easter.

No more fitting words than these of the Psalmist convey the sen­timents that are instinctively those of the Christian on Easter Sunday.The Lord has risen. Life has conquered death. Hope has supplanteddespondency. Virtue has triumphed over sin.

"This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad." (Ps. 118)

.Likewise, Easter, a feast of hope, must inspire us to be concernedabout our brothers and sisters in the Risen Lord. Where hope is weakregarding legitimate material needs, it is difficult to find spiritual hopethat centers on eternal life. It is the duty of the Christian who canhimself rejoice in the Resurrection of the Lord to share his joy, hislove and his hope with his brothers and sisters. May those in need, thosewho suffer any form of deprivation or discrimination, those who arelonely, those in any way outcast and weak find in us the help andaffection which will enable them ,to see the loving" face of the RisenLord.

It is therefore incumbent upon us all who believe in Jesus Christto live in accordance with His divine will and the Gospel values Hehas taught us. We who have the hope of eternal life must conform ourearthly lives to Jesus Christ who gives us the hope of future resurrec­tion. No earthly temptation, no material gain' should distract us from theeternal destiny which is ours and to which the Lord calls us.

Whatever sadness was caused by the seeming finality of deathon Good Friday has been overcome by the glorious resurrection to lifeon Easter. The ancient writer has put it well: "The lamb was corruptible,but the Lord is incorruptible. He was slain as a lamb; He rose again asGod." The Lamb of God who took away our sins by His death has risen.­His death has paid our sinful debt. His resurrection' gives us hope ofeternal life. .

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e_fs_Warn Against Agency

ROME - The Polish bishops havewarned Catholics abroad not to supportin any wayan apparently Polish Catho­lic relief agency which, they claim, wa~

set up by the Communist government toundermine the bishops'. authority. In acommunique released here by the Polishbishops' press office, the Polish Bishops'Conference said that the government;runCatholic Caritas Association is 'a "campof political activity and an organizationto attract Church personnel with themore or less clear intention of puttingthem in opposition to Church author­ities."

Rejects ClaimsEXPORT, Pa. - A South African

priest has rejected claims made by Rep.James H. ScheJler (D-N.Y.) that the Ca­tholic Church is promoting artificial birthcontrol in Africa. Msgr. Desmond J. Hat­ton of Pretoria denied Scheuer's claimsin a letter to the U.S. Coalition of Life,headquartered here. Scheuer made thecomment during hearings on Title X ofthe Public Health Service Act, througnwhich government birth control pro­grams are funded.

No RegretsLONDON - In his first public state­

ment after being deported from Rhode­sia, Bishop Donal Lamont of Umtali said,"I do not regret anything I have done."The 65-year-old Irish Carmelite bishoppleaded guilty last October to failing toreport the presence of black nationalistguerrillas and urging others to do thesame. The bishop talked to reporters atLondon Airport on his way to Dublin.He termed Rhodesia, where the whiteminority governs the black majority, apowderkeg, ready to explode. In May,he said, he will go to the University ofNotre Dame to receive an honorary doc­torate of law degree, perhaps sharing thepodium with President Jimmy Carterwho intendS to deliver the commence­ment address if his schedule permits.

Won't Be TeachingRO~E -'A Canadian Jesuit :who

dramatically resigned from the Pontifi­cal Biblical Commission this year over aVatican document outlawing ordinationof women will not be allowed to teachthis year at the Pontifical Gregorian Un­iversity here. A spokesman for the Greg­orian University said. that Father DavidStanley of Toronto will not be teachinghis usual Scripture course this year be­cause no funding has been provided forhis travel expenses. But Jesuit sourceshere say that the transportation expenseissue was merely a good excuse to getFather Stanley off the pontifical univer­sity's faculty.

Not Agonized.CLEVELAND - A consultant to the

U.S. Catholic bishops for Eastern Christ­ian affairs criticized the bishops for fail­ing to publicize harassment of Catholicsin the Soviet Union. "The U.S. bishops'consciences are not sufficiently agonizedby the plight of Catholics in the SovietUnion," said the consultant, ThomasBird. "I wish that they would put thisquestion high on their agenda of priori­ties, but sadly, they do ':lot.

Fired, SuesPHILADELPHIA - A woman fired

from her hospital job because she refusedto' process abortion patients is suing thehospital for $105,000. Cecilia Spellacy ofsuburban Delaware County was firedfrom her job as admissions clerk at Tri­County Hospital in October, 1975, aftershe informed hospital officials that she.objected to "participating in, or cooperat­ing in abortions on moral, religious andprofessional' grounds." Despite her ob­jections, the hospital required her to pro­cess admissions regardless of whether ornot the patients were to have abortions.

Roles for YouthROME - An internation'al group of

catechetical experts has urged the Vati­can' to begin a "more realistic" dialogue

with youth and to develop responsibleministerial roles for young people. TheInternational Catechetical Commission,an advisory body to the Vatican on ques­tions ..of, religious education, has alsocalled on the Church to make better useof the creativity and insights of youngpeople in such fields as developing youthliturgies.

Want Rules RelaxedLONDON - The bishops 'of England

and Wales are attempting to persuadethe Vatican to relax the conditions thatnow govern general absolution serviceswhich omit individual confessions. Ledby Archbishop George P. Dwyer of Birm­ingham, president of the English andWelsh Bishops' Conference, the groupmaintains that such services makes iteasier for those alienated from theChurch to resume practicing theirreligion.

Youngest BishopALBANY, N.Y.-The nation's young­

est bishop was ordained and installed ashead of this diocese March 27 inaceremony witnessed by 5,000 personsand televised across upstate New York.It was only the second such ceremonyBishop Howard J. Hubbard, 38, had everattended and this time he was the prin­cipal character.

Divorces DownWASHINGTON - Birth and marriage

rates are declining, but the sharp rateof increase in the U.S. divorce rate istapering off, according to a report bythe National Center for Health Statis­tics, a branch of the Department ofHealth, Education and Welfare. In 1976,the report said, there were 1,077,000 di­vorces, about 51,000 more than in 1975.The 1976 divorce rate was five for every1,000 persons, an increase of four per­cent over the 1975 rate.

Prays for OverthrowLONDON-Anglican Archbishop Don­

ald Coggan of Canterbury says he is

praying for the overthrow of Ugandanpresident Idi Amin. Speaking to report­ers on his return from a tour of Australiaam! New Zealand, the head of the An­glican Church said, "I. pray for the over­throw of the regime and the man him­self."

FBrst NunOLYMPIA, Wash. - A pioneering

Sister of Providence will become the firstnun to be represented in the U.S. CapitolRotunda Statuary Hall following a 32 to13 vote approving the project in theWashington State Senate. Mother JosephPariseau, who came to Washington in1856 at 23 years of age and founded thefirst hospitals in the territory, will joinM~rcus Whiteman, a pioneer doctor andmissionary who worked among the In­dians in the 19th century, in the Capitolhall. Each state is allotted room toerect statues of two leading historicalfigures.

Teachers' UnionCHICAG9 - An archdiocesan superin­

tendant of schools has suggested that anational Catholic teachers' union mightbe formed as one answer to conflicts be­tween dioceses and teachers union. Thesuggestion came from Father RobertClark, superintendent of schoolh in Chic­caga, ,who did not elaborate on the idea.He proposed the new union during a na­tional meeting called by a bishops' sub­committee on teachers' unions attendedby superintendents and union members.

protest New PolicyOTTAWA - Protests are being made

across Canada following announcementby the Canadian government of a majorshift in family-planning policy. A nation­al pro-life group has called for'the resig­nation of federal Minister of NationalHealth and Welfare Marc Lalonde, whoannounced the new policy, and a bishophas issued a pastoral letter in which hecalled the proposals of the new policy"nothing less than immoral."

NecrologyApril 15 .,

Rev. Christopher G. Hughes,DD., 1908, Rector, Cathedral,Fall River.

April 16

Rev. Arthur E. Langlois, 1928,On Sick ,Leave, Denver, Colora­do.

April 18

Rev. Hugh B. Harrold, 1935,Pastor; St. Mary, Mansfield.

Rev. Msgr. John F. McKeon,P.R., 1956, Pastor, St. Lawrence,New Bedford.

April 20

Rev. Edward F. Coyle, S.S.,1954, St. Mary -Seminary, PacaStreet, MalJ'lland.

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

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GATHERED FOR SEMI-ANNUAL day of recollection.are Cape Cod Confraternity of Christian Doctrine coordina­tors, from left, Sister Theresa Sparrow, RSM, diocesan re­ligious education coordinator; Nancy Haussmann, St. An­thony, East Falmouth; Betty Sanger, St. Margaret, Buzzards

Bay; Margaret Cutillo, St. Patrick, Falmouth; Jane DuBerg­er, St. John, Pocasset; rear, Dennis Ottino, upper Cape CCDchairman; Pat Stone, St. Joseph ,Woods Hole; Rev. EdmundFitzgerald, speaker; Carol Craig, Otis Air Force Base; Rev.John V. Magnani ,St. Patrick, Falmouth.

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Officers will be a' chairman,vice-chairman and secretary,who are eligible for two suc­cessive one-year terms.

Elections to the Council willbe conducted within the dean­eries of the diocese and eachrepresentative will be expectedto "reflect the concern of hisdeanery to the Council."

Meetings of the new body arescheduled for the second Fridayof each month, except for. themonths of July and August. TheCouncil is charged with the dutyof conducting a yearly self­evaluation.

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A .social and coffee hour willfoHow the meeting, expected tobe attended by over 900 clergy,religious and laity from all partsof the diocese.

Priestsl CouncilSucceeds Senate

.Replacement of the formerSenate of Priests by The Priests'Council of the Diocese of FallRiver has been completed withthe formal acceptance by Bis­hop Daniel A. Cronin of a con­stitution and by-laws for thenew body.

In a letter to Rev. Robert S.Kaszynski, president of the for­mer Senate, Bishop Cronin in­dicated his acceptance and com­missioned .him to conduct theelections necessary to activatethe Council.

"I wish to acknowledge thediligent labors of all who collab­orated in this endeavor," theBishop wrote in a letter to allpriests of the diocese. .. I amconfident that the revisions in­herent in the new constitutivedocuments for our Priests'Council will be helpful in ourcontinuing efforts to respond asa united and devoted Presbyter­ium to the pastoral needs of the

. good people who have, in God'sProvidence, been placed in ourcare."

Rev. Timothy J. Goldrick waschairman of the act hoc com­mittee that prepared the Councilconstitution and by-laws. Theconstitution describes the Coun­cil as "the preeminent consulta­tive body linking the Presbyter­ate to the Ordinary, the institu­tional manifestation of the hier­archical communion which ex­ists between the Bishop and thePriests. It represents the wholePresbyterate of the Diocese inassisting the Ordinary in thegovernment of the Diocese."

The by-laws indicate that theCouncil will be composed of 15members, 10 elected by the

, priests and three appointed bythe Bishop, as well as the VicarGeneral and the Chancellor, whowill be ex officio members.

All diocesan and religiouspriests in the -diocese are eligi­ble for election to the Councilfor a term of two years, andmay be re-elected to member­ship.

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April 13 at Bishop ConnollyHigh School, Fall River.

Joseph C. Rayball of Attle­boro, 1977 lay chairman, willstress the role of the laity inthe campaign and Rev. Peter N.Graziano, diocesan director ofSocial' Services and SpecialApostolates, among prime bene­ficiaries of the appeal, will ex­plain the responsibilities ofhis department. Msgr. AnthonyM. Gomes, appeal director, willdiscuss techniques and mech­anics of the campaign.

Last year's Charities Appealsurpassed its goal of $1 mimon,breaking all records for a totalof $1,008,855 and Msgr. Gomessaid it is hoped this year's cam­paign will be even more suc­cessful.

At the April 13 meeting anopening prayer will be offeredby Msgr. Luiz G. Mendonca,vicar-general and Msgr. Thom­as J. HarringtQn, chancellor, willgive the closing prayer. Mrs.A!lbert Petit, Fall River, will leadthe National Anthem and Ken­neth Leger, also of Fall Riverwill sing "America the Beauti-

looked forward to the next ses­sion, scheduled for later in thespring. Bishop Cronin ex­pressed his personal satisfactionwith the first gathering of theDiocesan Pastoral Council andspoke of his confidence to himin the apostolate of the Diocese.spoke of his confidence that thebody would be a source of greatassistance to him in the apos­tolate of the Diocese.

and the Diocesan Family LifeApostolate. An inquiry from theNational Conference of Cathol­icBishops regarding the pastor­al circumstances when Holy­days of Obligation fall immedi­ately before or after a Sundaywas placed before the group forcomment.

Council members were enthus­iastic in their reaction to themeeting. Several noted that they

Set Catholic CharitiesAppeal Kick-Off

NOVICE: Sister Jane El­len, daughter -of Mr. andMrs. John E. Ferreira ofHoly Trinity parish, WestHarwich, has been receivedas a novice of the MissionaryServants of the Most BlessedTrinity in ceremonies at thecommunity .motherhouse inPhiladelphia. A 1975 grad­uate of Harwich Junior-Sen­ior High School, she attend­ed the University of Vermontbefore entering religion.

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, inhis seventh year as chairman,will be the keynote speaker atthe kick-off meeting of the 36thannual Catholic Charities Ap­peal of the Fall River diocese, tobe held at 8 p.m. Wednesday,

First Meeting of Pastoral CouncilBishop Cronin .presided last

week at the first meeting of theDiocesan Pastoral Council asthe newly-constituted Diocesanconsultative body gathered atSaint Vincent's Home, FallRiver.

The orga.nizational meeting ofthe Pastoral Council, numberingamong its members priests, reli­gious sisters and lay men andwomen from all sections of theDiocese' quickly passed the for­malities associated with its es­tablishment to fruitful discus-.sion of matters of substance.Bishop Cronin introduced allmembers to one another and de­voted a portion of the meetingto a presentation of the natureof a pastoral council in the 1ifeand ministry of the Diocese.

After the preliminaries, how­ever, an agenda with variousitems of Diocesan interest andconcern was distributed to Coun­cil members. Bishop Croninsought the reaction of the bodyto questions of catechetics, Eu­charistic ministry to the sick,

Religious VicarAttends Parley

Father Lucien Jusseaume,pastor of St. Roch's parish, FallRiver, and episcopal vicar forreligious in the diocese, wasamong delegates to the NationalConference of Vicars for Reli­gious held recently in New Or­leans.

Principal speaker at the an­nual meeting was ArchbishopJean Jadot, Apostolic Delegatein the United States, whosetopic was the qualities neededby religious women: heroism in'the exercise of the evangelicalcounsels, a sense of worship anda love of the cross.

Keynote speaker for the as­sembly was Father Ladislas Or­sy and individual conferencesdealt with canon law as apply­ing to religious, spiritual direc­tion and other concerns affect­ing the ministry and a postolateof religious.

Father Jusseaume reportedthat a notable spirit of coopera­tion was observable at the meet­ing and that the vicars' organ­ization has evidenced much re­cent growth and progress in at­tainment of goals.

PASTORAL COUNCIL: At first meeting of Diocesan Pastoral Council, from left,seated: Raymond Lambert, Richard Martin, Mrs. Francis LaPlante, Rev. Ronald A. Tosti,Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington, Bishop Cronin, Rev. John J. Oliveira, Very Rev. John J.Smith, Mrs. Michael J. McMahon, Mrs. Gilbert J. Noonan, Mrs. Aristides A. Andrade;standing, Miss Dorothy A. Curry, Rev. William McClenahan, SS.CC., John J. Finni,Atty. James H. Quirk Jr., Gilbert C. Oliveira, Sister Rose delima, RSM, Sister ThomasMore,OP.

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DNA Research

Photomeditationof grain and cereal to ease theworld hunger situation.

IBut recombinant DNA re­search also involves grave risks.Many of these risks are now un­known, but scientists recognizethat the potential for disaster ispresent. :Experiments, for ex­ample, could accidently produceand let loose new forms of dis­ease, possibly with no knowncures.

A leading critic of recombin­ant DNA research, Erwin Char­gaff, professor emeritus of mi­crobiology at Columbia Univer­sity, makes this assessment:"Anyone affirming immediatedisaster is a charlatan, but . . .anyone denying the possibilityof its occurring is an evengreater one."

Research Guidelines

DNA researchers themselveshave recognized the dangers in­volved in their work. They im­posed historic moratorium onthemselves while working withthe National Institute of Health(NIH) to develop researchguidelines.

The NIH guidelines were is­sued last June. They prohibitthe most dangerous forms ofexperiments and require differ­ent degrees of precautions forother experiments. Reputablescientists disagree on whetherthe guidelines are strong enough;Nobel Prize Winner James Wat­son believes they are, while No­bel Prize Winner George Waldbelieves they aren't.

Acting on the recommenda­tion of an interagency taskforce, Secretary of Health, Edu­cation and Welfare Joseph Cali­fano has said HEW will draft alaw to extend guideline cover­age to private industry.

Some congressmen have intro­duced legislation which wouldrequire recombinant DNA re­searchers to obtain a federal li­cense, face patent controls ontheir discoveries and accept le­gal liability responsibility fordamage done by their work.

Spurred by the ethical ques­tions involved, the Bishops' com­mittee on Human Values is nowworking on a statement on re­combinant DNA research. Sis­ter Ann Neala, committee direc­tor, says the bishops are takinga "cautionary" approach andare not likely to issue either ablanket endorsement or con­demnation of the research.

The committee, she, sayswants to "build on" the scien-

'tists own caution and to bringthe broader issue of genetic en­'gineering before a wider audi­ence.

Part of that larger questioninvolves the increased publicroles in ma)dng decisions aboutscientific breakthroughs. Factorssuch as increased federal fund­ing of research and the increas­ing influence of profit-motiva­ted private industry have madethese breakthroughs politicalissues in the sense that theyinvolve all of society and notjust scientists themselves.

Chargaff, for example, offershis "Golden Rule" of science:"It is not even sufficient for meto declare my willingness todrink, in public, the elixirs whichI have brewed in order to dem­onstrate their harmlessness, forI may damage myself as muchas I want with my chemistry,but not one iota of danger toothers is permissable.".

Supporters of DNA research sayit can lead to vastly improvedknowledge of biological pro­<:esses and important practicaldevelopments: scientists may beable to create new forms of bac­teria to produce needed vita­mins, hormones or antibodies.Some scientists are working onways to produce insulin ­which is in short supply ­through DNA manipulation;others, for example, are lookingfor ways to create new strains

passing of traits from one gen­eration of cells to another. The"recombinant" refers to the factthat scientists can now com­bine DNA elements from twodifferent forms of life to forma third form not necessarilyfound in nature.

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THE MYSTERY OF LOVE

A young artist-philosopher . . . scratched a picto­graph definition of love . . . into the wet cement of anew sidewalk ... leaving it to future passersby to pon­der.

His flight from words to symbol ... suggests thatlove's meaning may be sensed more . . . in two stickfigures with arms extended . . . open . . . reachingout ... than by many words . . . Love is too rich, toodeep, too free . . . to be encompassed by words . . .We come to know love's meaning ... only by experi­encing love ... by being loved . . . by loving.

Love is life's profoundest mystery . . . It sharesin the divine Love is of God ... because God is love(1 John 4:7-8) We glimpse the full richness, depthand freedom of love . . . by experiencing God's lovefor us.

Nowhere is that love more fully visible ... thanin the Cross of Jesus Christ ... hinted at by the out­stretched arms of the pictograph's two stick figures... The key to love's mystery ... is discovered in theCross.

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By Jim CastelliWithin the past few years the

public's imagination has beencaptivated by the notion of gen­etic engineering. For example, IraLevin's best-selling .novel. "TheBoys From Brazil," involved aplot by Nazi scientists to clonegenetic reproductions of AdolfHitler in the hope of producingnew Hitlers.

The current lievel of ,geneticengineering is not quite so dra­matic, but it is still controversial.The major issue involves a de­velopment that has been calledthe biological equivalent of split­ting the atom - "recombinantDNA research."

DNA (short for deoxyribonu­cleic acid) is the molecular struc­ture responsible for heredity, the

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Recently, the Coast Guard intercepted a Russian trawl­er south of Nantucket within the new 200-mile limit. Itwas the first known case of illegal entry and fishing by theRussians since the law went into effect. The Coast Guardwas not allowed to board the Russian ship on orders fromthe State Department. Of course, Mr. Vance was in Russiaat the time.

The action by the State Department is to be deplored.We have set a·law and the Coast Guard is asked to enforceit. Does enforcement mean only when it fits into the plans ofother government agencies? Do we still have to play gameswith the Russian fleet that has despoiled our own fishinggrounds? Seemingly the 200-mile limit is a mere pawn in thediplomatic chess-game. . .

The 200-mile limit should be strictly enforced whetherthe State Department likes it or not. The Coast Guard can­not do its duty when politics and politicians' man the ships.

Let's stick by the 200-mile limit, no matter whosescales we ruffle.

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An Historic Breakthrough'There is nothing so difficult as attempting to portray

the life of Christ in modern media form. Many have triedand have been less than successful in their efforts. To besure, there may be many film critics who feel that thepresent six hour portrayal of the life of Christ is not Oscarmaterial. However what makes this television film, "Jesusof Nazareth" so meaningful is that it got on television atall-and in prime time, to boot.

NBC-TV's life of Jesus, a six-hour film shown in partthis past Sunday and to be completed on Easter Sunday,is a major breakthrough in religious television. From a

•religious broadcasting standpoint, it is an unprecedentedmove by NBC-TV and Proctor & Gamble. Many millionsof dollars have been spent by the sponsor to bring theseprograms to the American public.

The 8 to 11 p.m. Sunday night time periods chosenby NBC are the largest audience viewing hours. Over 150million 'People view television on Sunday nights - 70 percent of the American public. This is a milestone in U.S.religious broadcasting.- a $12 million religious show air­ed at the best time in television and at one of the most im­portant periods of the Christian year.

For years efforts have been made to get religious broad­casting out of the so called "Sunday ghett.o" hours. NBC­TV is doing just that with. "Jesus of Nazareth". NBC-TVis giving us a unique opportunity-large bUdgets, top notchproduction values and prime time. Indeed, it is a true testof whether programming of this type can succeed in thecommercial market place where "ratings" rule supreme.

NBC-TV and Proctor & Gamble have committed them­selves to this project, as we have seen this past weekend.Now it is up to us to make every effort, not only to obtainas large an audience as possible for the Easter Sundaypresentation, but also to encourage more such undertakingsby other television companies. If "Jesus of Nazareth" ob­tains large audience ratings, there is a better chance thatmore first class religious. programming will be carried inprime time. Numbers and large Neilsens are what the tele­vision industry understands.

Christ has told us to preach His message of the "GoodNews" to all peoples: This Holy Week we have a trulyunique opportunity to preach His message to our entirenation. By our personal encouragement of such program­ming as "Jesus of Nazareth" we can perhaps remove someof the violence and sadism that currently permeates na­tional television and nurture values that this country sodesperately needs in its moral life.

At the same time, if we make the effort we can person­ally do our share by writing NBC-TV (30 Rockefeller Plaza,New York, N.Y. 10020) 'expressing our appreciation and ourhopes for the future of religious broadcasting.

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Polish National Choir Sings at Mission

Holy Week Music At Cathedral

.. The ceremony was at MissQuinlan's bedside in the MorrisView Nursing Home, where shehas been a patient-and whereshe has remained in a coma ­for nearly a year.

Mass for KarenMORRIS ·PLAINS, N.J. (NC)­

Twenty-two people gathered in·a room with Karen Quinlan onMarch 29 and marked her 23rdbirthday with a Mass and read­ings from one of her favoritebooks.

At 11 Easter Sunday morningthe Choir will present a completeperformance of the Haydn Mis­sa Brevis in honor of St. Johnof God. Soloists will be AnneMarie ·Lingard, soprano; LucilleBolduc, alto; 'Paul DeLisle tenor;and ·Kenneth Vandal, bass. Otherchoristers are Mary T. Hurley,Leonora Sayward, Patsy Vac­chi, Paul .Bousquet and OwenO'Shaughnessy.

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Holy Week music at St.Mary's Cathedral, Fall River willbe sung by the Cathedral Choir,directed by Glen'n Giuttari, alsothe organist.

At 7 tonight the Celebrationof the Lord's Supper will includethe Ubi Caritas chant and twopsalms of .Atlexander Peloquin.

Music for the Celebration ofOur Savior's Passion at 3 p.m.tomorrow will emphasize theRenaissance masters and includeworks by Palestrina, Lotti andDesPres.

At 7 p.m. Saturday the Cath­edral Choir will be joined by theBridgewater Antiphonal BrassSociety for the Vigil Service andMass of the Resurrection. Thesociety is directed by MichaelPalmieri and specializes in liter­ature for large brass ensembles.Offerings will include Laudate

.. Dominum by Charpentier; theGloria and Lamb of God byHaydn; works for organ andbrass by Gabrieli; and EntradaFestiva by Flor Peeters.

The renewal program itself wasconducted in English and Polishand had as its theme "The SixSteps to Complete ChristianLife Renewal." Its format, ex­tending over the six Sundayevenings of Lent, has proved"to be a happy time for gather­ing entire families together forthe purpose of spiritual intensifi­cation," said Father Kaszynski.

first class, which will begin for­·mAI studies this September. Thenext class will begin in twotwo years, the early part of 1979.(Since ours is a three-year pfOoogram, classes will be formedevery other year.)

Interested men should so in­form their parish clergy andcontact the Permanent Diacon­ate office before April 30. Theaddress is:

Office of the PermanentDiaconate410 Highland AvenueP.O. Box 7Fall River, Mass. 02722Telephone 617-675-7048

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Rev. Michael Juszczec, wasguest of honor.

After nearly 80 years of beingneighbors, the two Fall RiverSouth End churches joined inworship and fellowship in thisway, said Rev. Robert S. Kaszy­nski, pastor, "to allow the powerof the Risen One to be a bitmore visible and effective rightin our own midst."

priest understand that the or­dained deaoon is his co-workerin the ministry. As time pro"­gresses, this will become moreand more evident even here inour own diocese. The NFPC'sinterest in the diaconate pro­gram will certainly help tocreate a climate in which bothpriest and deacon will findthemselves not as opposites butas brothers doing the Lord'sgood work.

This is application month formen interested in the PermanentDeacon program of the dioceseand April 30 will be the last dayto apply for admission to the

PROCESSION OF PALMS: At opening of Holy Week,Bishop Cronin and clergy participate in solemn blessingof palms and traditional procession ~t St. Mary's Cathedral.

A six-week Parish RenewalMission at St. Stanislaus Church,Fall River, concluded on PalmSunday with a Service of Sur­render and Reconciliation at­tended by over 600. Polish andEnglish music selections wereprovided by the choir of theBlessed Virgin Polish NationalCatholic Church whose pastor,

To comment on ihis resolu­tion is not the place of this arti­cle. However,- it is most gratify-

Jng to note the support and con­cern that the NFPC has shownfor the Permanent Diaconate asit relates to the church in thiscountry.

Above all, it is encouragingto see the importance that theNFPC has placed on an under­standing of the Permanent Dia­conate on the part of priests. Itis so very important that the

Deacon ProgramGets Support

By Rev. John F. Moore

The National Federation of'Priests' Councils at its annualmeeting in Louisville adoptedseveral action steps with the ap­proval of the House of Dele­gates. Among resolutions adop­ted was one concerning the per­manent diaconate. It follows:

In order to come to a betterunderstanding of the sacrament­al nature of the office of thepermanent ·diaconate, be itre­solved:

a) That the House of Dele­gates affirm and encouragethose persons who are engagedin or preparing for this ministryand:

b)That the local councils ed­ucate priests to the needs of thediaconate; and

c) That the NFPC ExecutiveBoard recommend to the Nation­al Council of CathoHc Bishopsthat the present ban on marriageafter ordination and remarriageon the death of a spouse be re­voked retroactively. The NFPCsees this policy as being unjust;and

d) That the NFPC ExecutiveBoard recommend to the NCCBthat the present age of ordina­tion be lowered to 30 years: and

e) That the House of Dele­gates encourage and promisesupport to any representativenational organization of dea­cons: and

f) That the NFPC take stepsto identify clearly the sacra­mental nature of the ministerialrole of the permanent deacon.

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6 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., April 7, 1977

Books Highlight Catholic Higher Education Woes

With Mary, Mother S,hares Ago·ny of Go'od Fri·d·a,y

Says Bishop Rausch Fulfi lis His Episcopal Motto

.T:od1ay's East,er Builds Tomorrow's H,a1ppy Mem·ori,es

By

REV.

ANDREW M.

GREELEY

Two recent books, "Evangel­ization in the American Con­text" and "Religion and Self­Acceptance," highlight the para­doxical problems of. Catholichigher education. The first, byDavid Burrell and Franzita Kane,purports to be the result of aserious . and high level meetingat Notre Dame on the role ofthe Catholic university. The sec­ond is a modest text by JohnHaught, the result of the author'sundergraduate teaching atGeorgetown.

By

MARY

<:ARSON

I first met. my friend, Pat,13 years ago when she andher ·husband moved onto our

. block. Her little boy waseight, her little girl three. Theyfit right into the neighborhoodbecause half the families on theblock had kids around thoseages.

By

MSGR.

GEORGE G.

HIGGINS

(Bishop James Rausch. Gen­eral Secretary of NCCB/USCC,was installed as Ordinary of thediocese of Phoenix, Ariz. onMarch 22. Shortly before takingup his new assignment, he washonored at a reception in Wash­ington. Following is an abbrevi­ated text of remarks made byMsgr. Higgins on that occasion.)

Bishop Rausch's episcopal

By

MARILYN

RODERICK

No matter how busy ourlives, Easter brings a pausein the hectic routine and areturn. to the important mat­ters of family. It also brings re­filections on past Easters, con-

The Burrell and Kane 'book isdrivel; the Haught book is a ma­jor philosophical contribution,part of the impressive and grow­ing corpus of the younger dis­ciples of. Bernard Lonergan.

Haught's book (published byPaulist Press) should not beoverlooked either because of itsmodest style or its "pop psychol·ogical" title. It is not merelythe clearest summary yet of theLonergan paradigm, it is anoriginal .and insightful applica­tion of it to problems towhich the "old master" has notyet adverted. Haught is on theleading edge of those scholarswho are using the "story" ap­proach to religious truth.

I will confess that I have hadmore than a little trouble un­derstanding the work of the oldmaster - maybe because I

They were here only threeyears, then her husbflnd wasassigned to combat duty in VietNam. She moved with the chil­dren to the state of Wasl:.ington,to stay with her mother whileher husband was away. •

When he returned he was as­signed to the Pentagon, and theymoved to Virginia. Then hermother passed away. Now thefour of them were the entirefamily..

Shortly threafter, 'Pat's hus­band was re-assigned to VietNam. Not once, but twice, hewas sent on a "hardship tour"into that war.

Her children were a bit older,

motto is "To Prepare The Way."I think it indicates he hopes tobe open to the spirit and thefuture in the exercise of hisepiscopal office.

This entails a high degree of­apostolic flexibility, a willing­ness to take prudent risks, andto change with changing needs.It also presupposes a sense ofdependence on the providenceof God and a commitment to thevirtue of evangelical poverty­poverty in the sense of beingprepared to admit that newmethods and new structuresmay have to be adopted if theChurch is to effectively carryout its mission.

I suspect, too, that, in select-

juring up many pleasant mem­ories. The excitement of choos­ing Easter clothes, the comingtogether of relatives andl, mostimportant, the joyous celebra­tions in church. Well, we all growup and things change, so thatmany customs we loved are justmemories but we must also re­member that our present Eas­ters will some day be memoriestoo, and pleasant ones, we hope.

The loveliness and peacefound in church at this time ofyear are just what we need torestore our value balance and

don't know enough math. Andwhile I understand the "youngmaster" (David Tracy) most of.the time, even he has not beenable to make clear to my dullmind what the old master (Lon­ergan) is up to. Having readHaught's book, I now under­stand the Lonergan approachand begin to grasp how impor­tant it is.

In any event, I would arguethat everybody who is interest­ed in the fundamental religiousproblems of our time ought toread Haught.

Haught, of course, was notat the Notre Dame meeting.Why let an undergraduate tea­cher mix with the distinguishedvisitors, who congregated at theMorris Inn, congratulating oneanother on what a historic meet­ing it was? Too bad, though, be-

and settled 'in school. She hadbecome a guide at the restoredWilliamsburg Village, and de­cided to stay in Virginia toawait his return.

But ,Pat's husband died in VietNam. Not the combat death -shefeared, but in an accident ­an overturned jeep.

Two days ago I had a phonecall from a neighbor. Pat'sdaughter, now 16, was in anautomobile accident. Denise wasa beautiful girl, as full of lifeand enthusiasm as her mother.

The driver of the car waskilled. Denise was pinned sobadly into the wreckage theythought they would have to am-

ing his episcopal motto, BishopRausch wanted to symbolize hispersonal interest in the poor andhis commitment to the cause ofsocial justice.

When his patron, John theBaptist, inquired from his pris­on cell if Je,iUS was the "onewho is to come" or if anothershould be expected, the Lordhas two of his disciples answerthat "The blind see and thelame walk." They concludedwith the great news: "Thepoor have the Gospel preachedto them." Thus the messianicera is inaugurated with the evari­gelization of the poor.

Candid LeaderWithin recent weeks, it has

veiy often our sanity in a worldthat moves too fast. What a'great gift of God, the resurrec­tion of his Son at the time ofyear, spring, when one can watchhis work in progress!

While this is not your usualfestive Easter cake it is a deli­cious and easy recipe that mayvery well come in handy this

.busy Easter weekend. DorothyMedeiros, one of my students,made it in home ec class andbrought me a piece to taste­delicious! She is a member of St.Michael's parish in Swansea.

cause he could have demonstra­ted in hTs person the answer totheir highflown queries aboutwhat a Catholic universityshould be; that is, a place whereCatholic philosophy and theol­ogy are taught imaginatIvelyand creatively by persons whoare at the same time pushingback the frontiers of knowledge.

But Haught shouldn't feelbad. There were no empiricalsocial scientists around either,and no reference to the existingsociological literature or datafiles on Catholic higher educa­tion. So Mr. Michael Novak wasdeputed to report on the Ameri­can Catholic people - usinghis normal ba~e of one (himself)as a sample. .

The only essay in the Burrell­Kane book that merits publica­tion is one by the distinguished

putate her leg to get her out.They didn't ... but she sufferedmassive injuries.

Pat's been advised Denisecould die any time.

Pat's son, now 21, has beena great consolation to her. Theyfeel they have withstood thisonce before. They can do itagain . . . and still hang on . . .

Please pray for them . . .particularly on Good Friday.Another widow, that first GoodFriday, watched her Child's lifeebbing away. Ask God to givePat some of the courage Marymust have had, to watch . . .helplessly . . . as there was lessand less hope for her child.

been suggested by a midwest­ern Catholic journalist that thejob description of the GeneralSecretary of NCeB/USCC oughtto be altered in such a way asto underline the fact that it isa "largely administrative posi­tion." On the basis of my own32 years experience on the con­ference staff, l find no meritin this suggestion.

In any event, Bishop Rausch,in the exercise of his conferenceduties, was not a mere admin­istrator - a mere paper shuf­fler, so to speak. He was aleader, realistic enough to knowthe political and structural limit­ations of his job, but willing totake responsible risks.

Chocolate Chipper Cake

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legal scholar John Noonan, who,significantly, is not on the fac­ulty of a Catholic school. Noo­nan's suggestion - the onlypractical thing to come out ofthe meeting - of research in­stitutes on great "problemareas" does not seem to havebeen heeded. Outside of thedistinguished Kennedy Instiuteat Georgetown, one is hard putto think of any major impressiveCatholic research center.

I wonder why. I think a com­parison of the two books pro­vides the answer: undergraduateinstruction at the Catholicschools - is first rate; academicvision and leadership are thin,and understanding of scholar­ship at the upper levels of Cath­olic higher education is non­existent.

Mary didn't know there wouldbe an Easter morning. I'm surePat can't see beyond the GoodFriday either.

Mary received a miracle. AskGod for another miracle for Pat.She lost her husband in onetragic accident. Must she loseher daughter now, too?

If Denise can live, pleaseGod . . . the full, vibrant lifeshe had.

If she must die, take herquickly.

Whatever . . . please .show Pat the Easter morningthat is there . . . somewhere.

Lord ... I don't know whereit is right now.

Last but not least, BishopRausch was a leader who res­pected the members of his staff,was perfectly at ease with them,and was able and willing towork with them for the objec­tives of the conference in aspirit of openness and candor.He was also a pioneer in open­ing a dialogue with the mediaand, even more importantly,with the scholarly communitywithin the Church. His initiativein the latter area has not yetbeen fully appreciated by someof his critics, but, from my view-

. point, it may well prove to havebeen his most distinctive con­tribution as General Secretary.

2. In a large mixer bowl, com­bine the vanilla, shortening,water, melted chocolate andeggs.

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GUEST SPEAKER for the Falmouth Knights of Columbus Palm Sunday Commu­nion Breakfast was Rev. Thomas L. Rita"asistant director of the diocesan office of socialservices, who spoke on his work. From left, Mr. & Mrs. James R. ~awyer, District I?ep­uty Grand Knight; Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Rich, chancellor; Father Rita; Mr. & Mrs. LmdoJ. Rose, Grand Knight; and Mr. & Mrs. James P. O'Brien, Deputy Grand Knight.

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Nothing More Sweet"There is not in the world a

kind of life more sweet and de-

A surprise card party withGeorgette LeComte as chair­person will highlight the meet­ing of the Ladies of St. Anneplanned for 8 p.m. Wednesday,April 20 in the parish hall. Allare invited to attend at a nom­inai admission charge. Refresh­ments will be served.

ST. WILLIAM,FALL RIVER

The Women's Guild will meetat 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 13in the church all-purpose room.Members are asked to bringgifts for a penny sale scheduledfor Wednesday, April 20. ;Host­esses for the meeting will in­clude Mary Malgeri and GraceWalmsley.

ST. LOUIS DE FRANCESWANSEA

ST. MARY,MANSFIELD

The Women's Olub will meetat 8 p.m. Thursday, April 14 inthe church hall. The programwill feature a presentation onhypnosis. Reservations will beaccepted for the annual clubbanquet, to be held at Sandy's.restaurant Thursday, May 12,and to feature an evening ofmusic with Rev. Ander Paten­aude, M.S.

OUR LADY OF PERPETUALHELP, NEW BEDFORD

The parish will sponsor aSwieconka (Easter dinner) at12:30 p.m. Sunday, Aprill 17 inthe church hall. Live music anddoor prizes will be among spec­ial attractions. Reservations maybe made at the rectory.

Our Lady of Perpetual HelpSociety will hold a dance from8 p.m. to midnight Saturday,April 23 at Recordaoes BalI-­room, 253 Coggeshall St. Musicwill be by the Joe Pasieka or­chestra.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,FALL RIVER

A reception in the parish hallfrom 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday,April 17 will honor Msgr. Ar­thur W. Tansey, who retired aspastor last month.

SACRED HEART,FALL RIVER

Chairman William K. Rileyhas announced that plans arecontinuing for the Sacred HeartSchool "Grand Finale," to beheld Saturday, June 4, beginningat 6 p.m..with a concelebratedMass, followed by a buffet anddance, with music by the NiteClub Entertainers.

Tickets may be obtained fromMrs. Willard 'Piper, telephone673-6734, or Mrs. Robert Ned­derman, 672-7700. All alumniof the 99-year-Old school,which wUI close its doors inJune, are urged to plan attend­ance.

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The Parish Club will hold a Third program of a Christ·ianfashion show at 7 p.m. Wednes- Awareness series sponsored byday, April 27 at Bishop Stang the parish will be held at 8 .High School auditorium, with p.m. Tuesday, April 12, at St.parishioners as models. Refresh- Gabriel's Episcopal Parish Cen­ments willI be served and door ter. Rev. Edmund J. Fitzgeraldprizes awarded. Tickets will be will be guest lecturer. His topicavailable at the door or may be will be "Death, Dying, Life."reserved by calling Muriel Carr, All are invited to attend andtelephone 994-1464 or Mary admission will be free.Downey, 999-5467.

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The parish Holy Ghost societyhas announced its Domingas for1977, during which the HolyGhost Crown will travel toseven homes, staying one we.ekat each, beginning Easter Sun­day April 10. The rosary is re­cited each evening at the homeand Mass is celebrated one nightduring the week. Open housebegins at 7:30 p.m., with theMass at 8 on the chosen night.Domingas are Louis DaCosta,Lawrence Mederos" Rita Souza,Antone Borges, Richard Ferreira,Lillian Furtado and Louis Fur­tado (Mordomo).

Refreshments and raffles fol­low the rpsary service and allare welcome at any or all homes.

The annual parish Festa willtake place the weekend of June11 and 12 on the churchgrounds.

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A French meat pie supper willbe held Saturday, April 16 un­der auspice~ of the Men's Club,with Charlie and Company pro­viding music for dancing to fol­low. In charge of arrangementsis Eddy Brault and tickets areobtainable from any club mem­ber.

ST. JOSEPH,NEW BEDFORD ,

The power of the Sacramentof the Sick was discussed byRev. Kevin Tripp, chaplain atSt. Luke's Hospital, New Bed­ford, in a program at the churchlast night. Confirmation candi­dates aided ,in a celebration ofthe sacramen~ for sick and el­derly of the parish.

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The Women's Guild will behostess to an ecumenical meetingwith all members of areachurches at 8 p.m. Wednesday,April 13 in the church hall. Fol­lowing the meeting, Rev. AndrePatenaude, M.S. will entertainwith song and guitar music.

The unit will sponsor a des­sert. card party at 12:30 p.m.Tuesday, April 26 in the churchhall. Prizes will be awarded forall tables.

ST. JOHN OF GOD,SOMERSET

A seven-week observance ofdevotion to the Holy Spirit willbegin on Easter Sunday, withthe first "Dominga" to be heldat the home of Mr. and Mrs.William Rigby. The rosary willbe recited at 8 p.m. each day ofthe observance, with the Fridayservice to be led by Rev. DanielL. Freitas, pastor and Rev. Step­hen B. Salvador, associate. Allparishioners and friends are in­vited to participate.

Catholic Charities Appealcaptains will meet at 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, April 20 in the rec­tory basement. All appeal wor­kers will meet Tuesday, April26 in the church hall.

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:beepest Impulse"'Prayer is and remains al­

ways a native and deepest im­pulse of the soul of man." ­Thomas Carlyle.

(Rom. 13:4). If that is so, thenperhaps the reason they punishis to give a concrete sign thatthe world, for all its corruptionand confusion, is still under thepower of God. Perhaps too, t~e

reason we feel a need to seecriminals punished i,s that thecriminal exercises power, un­justly. When our lives have be~n

touched by this unjust power,we' need to be reassured that'there is a higher power at workon the side of justice. It is re­assurance that reduces crimefrom a cosmic disorder to acommon misfortune.

This is a reassurance, incid­ently, that the 'criminal needs asmuch as the victim does, He,too, is entitled to know that hedoes not have it in his powerto upset the ultimate order ofthe universe, that he too lives ina world where the highest poweris just.

If I am right in all this, itwould appear that we need aconsiderable change in our ap­proach' to criminal justice. Atpresent, our concern is almostexclusively with protecting therights of the accused. 'We havenot felt that the victims of crimehad any rights to protect. Thus,we have not seen any injusticein letting guilty people go free.Not only do we resolve alldoubts about guilt or innocencein favor of inocence; we redresspolice misconduct or flaws inthe trial process by lettingpeople off that we are sure areguilty. Those who have seencrirrie being committed more andmore, with less and less likeli­hood of being punished, havefound no theoretical basis onwhich to urge a change. Per­haps these few thoughts maypoint the way to such a basis.

Robert E. Rodes Jr. is a mem­ber of the faculty of law of theUniversity of Notre Dame.

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in mind. An old man living aloneis at least as apt to succumb toa heart attack as to a Burglar,but it is the burglar he is afraidof. For the victim, and for theonlooker as well, crime is morethan iJ,lst a misfortune. It is anencounter between human beingscharacterized by the unjust useof power, and by a breach ofthe trust that people need tohave in others.

But the bitterness people feelis not so much from havingcrimes committed as from hav­ing them committed with immu­nity. Somehow when the crim­inal has been fitly punished, thecrime seems to fall back intothe category of ordinary mis­fortunes once again.Th~ desire to see offenders

punished is a very basic andveri powerful human emotion.Most historians think it is thefoundation of criminal law ­the state began punishing crim­inals in order to prevent dis­ruption of the peace throughthe pursuit of private vengeance.So deep-seated and so primi­tive is this emotion, and seem­ingly so little related to anypractical purpose, that moderntheorists tend to regard it asunworthy of civilized human be­ings in enlightened times. In con­structing theiries they take itinto account only with reluc­tance.

But a Christian view of hu­man nature will require us totake primordial human feelingsmore seriously. God has notcreated human beings with un­worthy motivations. The pri­mordia vices, gluttony, avarice,lust, etc. are not unworthy mo­tivations; they are perversionsor abuses of worthy one. Thereis nothing wrong with wantingto eat, to' save money, to makelove; the vice is in wanting todo these things too much or inthe wrong way. Can we not sayin the human psyche there is alegitimate place for 'the desireto be avenged? .

St. Paul says that when civilrulers administer punishmentthey ,act as God's ministers

Crime,

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rehabilitative theory also. If re­habilitative techniques can stoppeop1e from committing. crimes,why do we use them only onpeople- who have committedcrimes in the past? Criminolo­gists can point to many warn­ing signs that show that a per­son is likely to commit crimes.Having ~ommitted a crime al­ready is only one such sign, andthat not always the most accu­rate. Yet we are unwilling touse the techniques of our penalsystem on a person who hasnot already committed a crime.We do not think it would beright to do so. That a personseems to be in need of rehabili­tation does not seems to us asufficient justification for pun~

ishing him..So, while rehabilitation and

deterrence are both things wewould like to accomp~ish withour system of punishment, whenwe look for a justification forpunishment, we have to turn tothe retributive theory.

Has Problems _But the retributive theory is

not free' from problems, either.It is not everyone who can ap­preciate the metaphysical ele­gance of balancing illicit, pleas­ures with unnecessary pain, orthe logic of exacting sufferingas a "debt" when it does notseem to do the "creditor" anygood.

In general, then, while veryfew of us are minded to stoppunished crimina'ls, neither Cath­olics nor Protestants nor anyoneelse has been able to offer areally satisfactory theoreticalexplanation of why we shouldcontinue. The lilek of a theoryis not merely an academic prob­lem: it has a good deal to dowith the frustration manypeople feel about 'our wholecriminal process.

People feel about crime quitedifferently from the way theyfeel about other misfortunes. Onthe whole, you are a good dealmore likely to be run over thanto be mugged, but when you agi­tate l for safe streets it is thepotential mugging that you have

MoralBy Robert E. Rodes Jr.

Of the prevailing theoriesabout why we punish crim­inals, probably the most im­portant are the deterrent, the,rehabilitative, and the re­tributive. According to thedeterrent theory, we punishcriminals so that other peo­ple will be deterred fromcommitting crimes. V/hen Isee a burglar being led awayto jail, I. am led to reflect

.first, on how bad and howunacceptable to the commu­nity it is to be a burglar,and, second, on how muchtrouble I will get into if Ibecome one. These reflec­tions enter into the wholevariety of considerationsthat keep me honest.

According to' the rehabilita­ing theory, the process we callpunishment is not really meantto punish people in the sense ofinflicting pain on them, but tobring them into a place' wherewe can work with them and getthem to change their antisocialways. When we are satisfiedthat they have done so, weshould let them go.

According to the retributivetheory, a person who commitscrime "Qwes" society a punish­ment in the same way a personwho steals five dollars worth ofhamburger from the grocerystore owes the grocer five dol­lars. There is a metaphysical·balance to be restored, an illicitpleasure to be paid fol' by anotherwise unnecessary pain.

'Catholic thought is. not par­ticularly committed to any ofthese three theories, although'it probably takes the retribu­tive theory a little more serious­ly than other lines of thought­perhaps because it has been a,little more aware of the. moralproblems with the other two.

The problem with deterrenceis that the person who is pun­ished is never the person weare trying to deter.· It is alreadytoo late to deter the criminalhimself; we punish him only tomake the threat credible for an­other time. But punishing A inorder to deter B runs afoul ofan important moral principle.A human being is not generallyat the disposal of the communityHe is entitled to be dea.lt within accordance with his ownneeds and deserts. It is wrong,therfore, to lock him up for areason that has nothing' to dowith him.

To be sure, he is part of thecommunity that will be betteroff if crime is deterred; there­fore it is not quite true that thereason for punishing him hasnothing to do with him. But thisargument proves too much. Itwould justify punishing peoplewho are suspected of doingwrong but who were in fact in­nocent. ,Punishing people onmere sllspicion has a powerfuldeterrent affect, as every total­itarian leader knows. But wefeel it would not be rig!::.t.

So the deterrent theory offersus no justification for punish­ing criminals that would notequally justify punishing inno­cent people. This is true of the

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In the Fall River diocese HolyCross Sisters serve in St. An­thony of Padua parish and St.Luke's HospitllI. New Bedford;St. George parish, Westport; St.Joseph parish, La Salette Shrine,Bishop Feehan High School andSt. John School, Attleboro; St.Theresa parish, South Attleboro;and St. Mary parish, NorthAttleboro.

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Chairperson is Mrs. RaymondHayes, Seekonk, aided byBrother Jean Paul Champagneof the shrine staff.

Bishop Cronin meets in NewBedford with members of theexecutive board of the Dioc­esan Council of Catholic Wo­men as they make plans forthe 24th annual convention,to be held Saturday, April 23at Bishop Connolly HighSchool, Fall River. From left,with Bishop, Mrs. JamesLeith, first vice-president ofthe council; Mrs. Michael J.McMahon, president; Miss

. Margaret M. Lahey, seniorpast president.

In second picture the 'Bish­op confers with Rev. JohnF. Andrews, St. Francis Xav­ier parish, Hyannis, area di­rector of Catholic CharitiesAppeal for Cape and Islandsdeaneries. Appeal's goal isto surpass last year's record­breaking total of over $1 mil­lion for diocesan works ofcharity.

Third, progress is appar­ent in construction of newSt. Elizabeth Seton Churchin North Falmouth. With ex­terior work complete, inter­ior is now being finished inpreparation for July 17 dedi­cation ceremonies, at whichArchbishop Jean Jadot, Apo­stolic Delegate in the UnitedStates, will preside.

Fourth, Knights of Colum­bus make presentation toBishop at St. Mary's Cathe­dral rectory, Fall River. Fromleft, Charles Cullen, DistrictDeputy; Joseph Arena, PastState Deputy; the Bishop;John J. Donovan, State Sec­retary; Newman A. Flana­gan, State Treasurer.

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The priest continued: "TheAmerican teen-ager, born andbred in this atmosphere, hasvirtually no alternative but tobe part of 'it to some effectivedegree. Taking into account thesketch of symptoms already giv­en, it is" my firm belief that thechief reason for the contempor­ary teen-ager's extreme unwill­ingness and radical incapacityto be committed to a promiseof any kind forever is the pro­grammed immaturity of Ameri­can youth."

Most U.S. teen-agers are im­mature, Father Marquis said, be­cause they grow up in securitywith all their needs taken careof, with only minor, if any, ob­ligations, and with little respon­sibility.

Citing a recent poll indicatingthat nine out of 10 teen-agemarriages end before' the firstII months, Father Marquis said:"The people involved are simplytoo immature to be able to pro­duce and practice the concernfor others consistently which ·isdemanded for successful mar­riage."

Dioceses are spending yearsand "fantastic sums" trying topiece together "the fragmentsof people left over from theseteen-age marriages: the spouses,the relatives, the children," Fa­ther Marquis said, contendingthat the time, effort and moneywould be better spent beforeteen-agers are allowed to marry.

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goods and a desire for moreand more of the same," "theever-present anxiety about pos­sible tot~ war with its unthink­able destruction and personalhurt," and "the constantly ex­perienced rapidity of production,travel and technical communi­cation."

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give marriage instruction ses­sions, Father Marquis said,"These efforts are simply un­real in face of the ,demands ofcontemporary marriage spirit­ually, emotionally, socially, eco­nomically and sacramentally."

The year of novitiate demand­ed by the Church before an in­dividual may pronounce religi­ous .vows and the years of prep­aration required before ordina­tion to the priesthood haveproven insufficient in recentyears, the priest said.

"Yet at the very same timethe 18 or 19-year-old (the 16 or17-year-old!) with about 0.002percent comparable (six hourswith Father, eight hours of sem­inar, a one-day workshop) willvow the sacrament of marriageuntil death and that is it (nodispensations of 'laicizations')."

Non-Commitment 'Father Marquis based his rec­

ommendations on the present­day cultural pattern in theUnited States. "T,he past 20years of American experiencehave seen blossom into practicean atmosphere and an attitudeof noncommitment among Amer­icans in general," he said.

Among factors leading to thispattern, he said, were "the post­war boom of fantastic technol­ogical development and produc­tion which caused an emotion­ally insurmountable flood ofcreature comforts, consurper

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The priest, Father John C.Marquis, has also suggestedthat 21 be made "the minimumage for allowing a Catholic tomarry" in the Church in theUnited States.. In an article in the Homiletic

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According to his proposal, acouple would become formallyenagaged when they presentthemselves to the parish com-

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'Seeing thy miracles and wonders ... they skipped like lambs, praising thee,o Lord.'-Wisd. 19:8,9

It'sEaster­Rejoice!

The traditional Easter greet­ing of the Slavic countries,"Christ is risen!" and the re­sponse, "He is truly risen!" areechoed ·in the general buddingof new life at this season ofspring and are symbolized in -ahundred ways in folklore, often

.with roots antedating Christian­ity.

Of all symbols, the most an­cient is the egg, an integralpart of all mythology as a signof life's beginning, but endowedfrom the earliest days of theChurch with Christian signifi­cance and with us today inevery supermarket and dimestore in chocolate, plastic, spunsugar and a myriad otherforms, all nevertheless remind­ing us, however faintly, of anempty tomb and a life beyondthe grave.

But of all Easter eggs, amongthe most beautiful are those inthe Polish tradition; and in HolyRosary parish, Taunton, Mrs.Anita Maciejowski has for yearspassed on th,e art of paintingthem. The results of her laborsof love are pictured on thispage, and while teaching chil­dren how to paint their owneggs, she shares with them thelegends and customs of her Po­lish Catholic childhood, tellingthem that before her familytasted any Easter goodies, thefather _gave each member aspoonful of pungent horseradish,mixed with beet juice.

"It was to remind us that thesorrow of Good Friday camebefore the joy of Easter," shesaid, "and the red beet juicewas a reminder of the blood ofChrist." .

Eggs are significant too for

the Portuguese and diocesanfamilies do not consider theirEaster feast complete without"masa savada," sweet breadwith hardboiled eggs, symbol of

-life, baked into the crust.Lamb of God

The innocent lamb is par ex­cellence the symbol of Christand the combination of childrenand a lamb is irresistible, callingto mind the lines of WilliamBlake:

Little lamb, who madethee?

Dost thou know who madethee? ...

He is called by thy name,For He calls himself a

Lamb;He is meek and He is mild.He became a little child.It a child and thou a lamb,

We are called by his name.Easter sunrise services are

popular everywhere as a naturalsymbol of "Joy at the uprising­of this sunn~ and Sonne," asJohn 'Oonne expressed it. InFrance there is a legend that thesun rays penetrating the dawnclouds of Easter are angels danc­ing for joy at the Resurrectionand in Scotland the belief wasthat the rising sun whirledaround like a mnl wheel andthen gave three leaps. In Ire­land, village men danced atEaster sunrise. Meanwhile, thewomen had baked cakes as aprize for the best dancer, fromwhich the expression arose,"He takes the cake."

An Easter Monday custom fol­lowed in parts of Europe but notwell known in motorized Ameri-

ca is that of the Emmaus walk,a long country walk taken byfamilies on Easter Monday, inmemory of the walk to Emmausby Christ and his disciples. Tra­ditionally the walk is followedby picnics and woodland gamesand at least one American teen­ager, on hearing it, enthusias­ti!=ally announced her intentionof starting the custom with herfriends.

So, with eggs, rolled, hunted-and eaten, with bright newclothing, with sunrise services,with Easter water and Easterfire and in a myriad other ways,the Risen Savior is greeted,bringing us the yearly reminderthat despite wars and horrorsunspeakable, there is stiU hopeand joy and resurrection, thereis still Easter. Emmaus Walk

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KNOW YOUR FAITHNC NEWS

Me? Need Conversion? Hide and Seek with God

Conversion Confessions

Scripture and Conversion

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John the Baptist

By Father Alfred McBride

To many Catholics the wordconversion means bringingothers into the Church. Butwhat about religious conversionwithin the Catholic fold? Canwe be converted too? What doessuch conversion mean?

John the Baptist preached con­version from a life of sin to alife with God. He wasn'tpreaching to pagans and urg­ing them-to become Jews. Norwas he preaching to Jews andasking them to belong to someother religion. He was askingJews to live up to the religionthey were professing alreadyso that they would be open tothe kingdom of God which wasat hand.

The same is true when Jesus

comes to Jordan's banks. Hedoes not view his audience aspagans or· Jews, so much assinners needing forgiveness andconversion. Over and over again,he says, "Repent, for the king­dom of God is at hand." TheEnglish word repent ha.s lost itsoriginal meaning of conversion.It tends now to mean, "Do somepenance for the sins you havecommitted."

But that was not the originalidea. Repent meant convert.Every Advent and Lent this mes­sage of conversion is heard in theliturgy.

Not Once for AllThis i~ the first correction

that must be made about theidea of conversion. The secondone is that conversion is morethan a one-time event. This mis­leading idea of conversion isdue to stories in which convertsdetail the high drama of theirchange, and the finality of theirnew commitment. They give theimpression that conversion is aone-time mountain top experi­ence, never to be repeated.

Catholics may obtain such re­ligious conversion experiencesduring a retreat, a charismaticrenewal, for a CursF!lo weekend;or in hearing an inspiringpreacher or reading a stirringbook. The sheer intensity of theexperience may falsely convincethe receiver that this conversionis absolute and that the rest ofhis life will be a mere spinningout of the original moment.

In reality this is far from thecase. Conversion is a 1ife-longexperience. Perhaps it is better tosay that one should look for­ward ·to a series of mini-conver­sions as life goes on. Personalmaturing implies moving to everdeeper moments of love of Godand more profound steps in un­derstanding Him.

Negatively, one may speak offalls from grace, times o( sinrequiring new conversions andaffirmations of faith in God. Hu­man weakness being what it is,there is every chance that onewill grow cold in one's fierycommitment to Christ. Hencethe need for a new conversion.

Think over this matter of con­version. It is a way of seeingyour Christian life as a dynamicadventure in which there is nostainding still. Falls, advances,slippings, rises. And ever thefriendly, loving welcome ofChrist, "Convert, change. Youcan come back to Me!"

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By Father John Spicer

Recently a priest acquaintancewrote to me sharing his deepinward searching: "For manyyears I've been struggling withthe mystery of the cross, andthe mystery of doing God'swork, and yet feeling there mustbe more to it than I was experi­encing."

Two articles he read stirredhim anew and light came. Hewrote, "I went jogging and itcame together. I prayed to Goddifferently - I gave up andtold him it was too hard, thatI couldn't do it. The load waslifted. It was over, and I knewthat something was different.No longer do I pray 'Lord showme how to love.' That's notenough. So now I pray 'Lord,I caIUlot love this person the wayyou want me to. But you can.So come in me, it's impossiblefor me, you love him throughme.' "

This is a true story of a con­conversion. Not a conversion inthe sense of turning from un­belief to belief, or changingfrom one religious denominationto another, but a conversionnevertheless.

We are good at playing gameswith God. 'We intermittently hidefrom Him, then seek Him. Butare we really the seekerS? Is itnot rather God?

Surely God initiates the seek­ing. How could it be otherwise?For who knows God? Whoknows where to find Him? Cer­tainly not we sinners, back­turners, hesitant ones! Yet Godin His great love seeks us out.And having found us, He takesus to His heart.

Unfortunately, if but rarely,we try hiding from God com­pletely. We occupy ourselvestotally w.tt;h selfish concerns.We push Him out. But God willnot go. He seeks us out even inour mortal sin. When we yieldto Him, we experience a radicalconversion. Assuredly this is amiracle of grace - a new crea­tion.

What is this hide and seekgame we play with God?

The "intellectual" excuse is afairly common door to hide be­hind. Behind it we simply refuseto "change our minds." Ignor­ance is all right, thank you!It's so much less threatening.Were we to look up and dosome hard inquiring, we mighthave to change intellectualgears. We might catch a glimpse

.of broader horizons and have toget on our way and pilgrimagefurther.

"Emotional" doors are hidingplaces too. We allow emotions,formed in the past, to impedeour present acceptance of grace.We are emotionally attached to'former ways of thinking, doing,feeling, expressing, as well as topast external forms of Churchexistence.

Then there are "psychic"doors to hide behind. We areoften reluctant to break out ofyesterday's self-image. We re­main encased in our hard andbrittle ego. Yet "unless the grain

By Msgr. Joseph M. Champlin

This year's Holy Week, withits customary long line of peni­tents seeking forgiveness, willbe the first since the revisedRite of Penance became manda­tory in the United States.

I have no statistics indicatingthe percentage of parishesthroughout our country whichhave introduced rooms of recon­ciliation for an easier implemen­tation of that restored ritual.However, I gain the impressionthat American priests havetaken the directives of theirbishops in this matter quiteseriously.

The hierarchy proposed, as anideal, ·chapels of reconciliationin which the repentant sinnercould have the option of con­fessing anonymously, or openly.More and more parishes seemto be fulfilling that suggestion,either through construction of anew reconciliation space or ren­ovation of an existing area.

It is critically important herethat we preserve the penitent'sfreedom. This means insuringthat a person can easily selectanonymous confession.

People frequently speak to­day about the value of opennessand self-revelation, but it wouldbe wrong to convey the notionthat we have chosen the lesserpath with the sacrament of Pen­ance when we approach the con­fessor anonymously.

Turning our lives around fromsin and selfishness to grace andself-giving almost always in­volves a painful, embarrassingexperience. In my two decadesof ministry, I have assisted manywho either called for an appoint-

IIBy Father John J. Castelot

When Jesus began preaching,His message was essentially acall to conversion. The exhorta­tion to "reform your lives"sounds like a challenge tochange one's conduct. behavior,way of acting.

It involves this, of course, butthe Greek word which it trans­lates signifies something deeper,more fundamental: a radicalchange of mind, of outlook. AndbehInd this Greek word there isa Hebrew (Aramaic) word usedfrequently in the Bible. It means"to return."

And this brings us to theheart of the matter: our refor­mation, our change of outlook

of wheat dies, it remains alone

Now we can sum up our find­ings. Conversion is a turningto God and is always initiated

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ment or stopped at the rectorydoor to work through this awk­ward, but liberating conversionprocess. They felt ashamed anddown on themselves, but alsosensed a need to sit down andtalk through their situation atlength and in the open.

Want SecrecyOn the other hand, the greater

majority of individuals whohave been away for many yearsfrom the Lord or have slippedseriously in the recent past pre­fer a behind-the-screen, secretsetting.

Conscientious Catholic Chris­tians whose daily lives quitefaithfully follow the teachingsof Jesus still have the need ofregular inner conversions.

Even such persons makingwhat we used to term devotionalconfessions do not necessarilyopt for face-to-face admission oftheir sinfulness. They may, andan increasing number do so, 'butthese individuals should neversense any pressure to choosethat practice.

Ouh reconcilliation rooms atHoly Family have been in usefor over five' years. In the be­ginning, perhaps half who en­tered the area walked past thepartition and sat' at the table'opposite the confessor. Now85~90 percent select this openprocedure.

They have discovered themore relaxed atmosphere andcomfortable setting enables themto speak in a fuller way abouttheir inner selves. These peni­tents judge their own conver­sion process reaches deeper,lasts longer and brings greaterpeace when they receive thesacrament face-to-face.

I·is literally a conversion, a re­turn. It is, consequently, notsomething merely personal, butinterpersonal, a return to some­one from whom, in one degreeor another. we have turnedaway - a return to God.

Conversion, then, was at theheart of the call which Jesusissued to mankind. Indeed, itseems to be at the heart of hu­manity's ongoing relation­ship with God, if we are tojudge by the account of that re­lationship which we read in theBible.

It is a pattern discernable inthe lives of individuals, too.They heard God's call and re-

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ALELUIA~ A ELE PERTENCEM A GLORIA E 0PODER POR TODA A ETERNIDADE. ALELUIA~

Nos ultimos tres dias da Ouaresma aIgreja celebra 0 misterio da salva~ao,nas suas tres fases, Paixao, Morte, e Res­surrei9ao. Desde os primeiros tempos cris­taos, a Igreja tem comemorado estes acon­tecimentos salvlficos com liturgias pro­vocativas i

o Trlduo Pascal principia com a MissaVesnertina de Quinta-Feira .Santa e concluicom as Vesoeras ,do Dominqo'da Ressurrei~ao.Comemora-se emtres dias sequidos os mis­terios salvlficos de Jesus' Cristo.

Deste modo, nao podemos identificarA Pascoa apenas com 0 Domingo da Ressurei­~ao. A Ressurrei~ao e a terceira fase domisterio Pascal, sendo as primeiras duasa Paixao e a Morte de Jesus.

Na Ouinta-Feira Santa comemoramos ainstitui~ao da Eucari sti a. IIMi steriosa­mente antecipando 0 Sacriflcio que iriaoferecer, dentro de algumas horas, JesusDoe fim a todas as 'fiquras', converte 0pao e 0 vinho no Seu Corpo e Sangue, apre­senta-Se como 0 verdadeiro cordeiro pascalo 'Cordeiro de Deus' .1I(Missal popular)

A Eucaristia e a obra prima do amorde Jesus. Todas as vezes quando celebra­mos a Eucaristia recordamos a Sua Paixao,Morte e Ressurreicsao. Em cada celebra~ao

.da Eucaristia sentimos a presen~a deCristo, uma oresen~a que penetra as nossasalmas, uma presen~a incompreeslvel, e umapresen~a real. Esta oresen~a de Jesus nasnossas assembleias e nas nossas almas nosauxilia a por em pratica 0 IISeu mandamen­to", "amai-vos uns aos outros". Tambem aSua presen~a enche-nos de esperan~a ateque ele volte.

Tradicionalmente comemoramos na mes­rna liturgia da Ouinta-Feira Santa 0 LavaPes. Aorimeira 'vista podiamos pensarque este acto e simplesmente uma comemora­~ao de urn aspecto da vida ae Jesus. Poremeste acto tern urn significado profundo. 0significado e que cada um de nos, comodisclpilos do Senhor, tem a responsibili­dade de imitar Nosso Senhor, servindoo nossa proximo e reconhecendo as suasnecessidades.

A Paixao do Senhor euma obra de ex­pia~ao em favor da humanidade. Jesussurge-nos como V{tima inocente e sofre­dora. A Sua Cruz reoresenta 0 Seu amoruniversal. IISuportando a morte por todosn6s, ensina-nos, com 0 Seu exemplo, 'quetambem devemos levar a Cruz que a carnee 0 mundo fazem pesar sobre os ombros da­queles que buscam a paz e a justicsa.IIGS38

A celebra~ao anual da Morte e Ressur­rei sao do Senhor tern 0 seu ponto culmi­nate na Vigflia Pascal. Esta celebrayaoe 0 centro do ana liturgico e e a malSantiga, a mais sagrada e a mais rica detodas as celebra~oes.

Nesta noite celebramos a nossa passa­gem das trevas da escuridao e da escravi­dao a luz da esoeran~a que e Jesus CristoRessuscitao. Esta nOlte comemora-se 0triunfo de Jesus Cristo sobre a morte.Realmente esta noite e uma noite de ale­gria e de esperan~a porQue imitando Jesusreceberemos 0 mesmo premio. Jesus foisempre fiel a vontade do Seu Pai, que eNosso Pai, e alcansou para nos a vidaeterna.

present challenge. It will re­main so as long as we are pil­grims on earth, for every newconversion experience invites a'further one. Even when wecome face-to face with our Godat the end of our conversionprocess, might we not continueto grow wildly, joyfully atapace and depth beyond our pres­ent imagining?

I like to think so.

therefore. Repent! Here I stand,knocking at the door. If anyonehears me calling and opens thedoor, I will enter his house andhave supper with him and hewith me" (Rev. 3, 15-16, 19b-20).

Even Peter, the man selectedby Jesus to head his little flock- even he needed conversion.After his tragic denial of Jesus,as Luke tells us: "The Lordturned around and looked atPeter, and Peter rememberedthe word that the Lord hadspoken to him, ~efore the cockcrows today you will deny methree times.' He went out andwept bitterly" (Lk. 22,61-62).

The career of the great St.Paul began with a dramatic con­version, an event so importantthat Luke tells the story threetimes (Acts 9; 22; 26) and theChurch eelebrates it with aspecial feast on Jan. 25. Buteven he felt the need for con­stant conversion, as we read inPhilippians 3, 7-16.

Indeed, it has been remarkedthat the life of a sincere Chris­tian is an unending series ofoonversions - and the Sorip­tures certainly seem to substan­tiate this.

Continued from Page Twelveby him. It can be both radicaland continuing. There are manyobstacles to conversion, butGod's grace is content andstrong, leading us ever onwardto a greater participation inChrist's body, and to greaterlove for Him and our neighbor.Thus we experience ever-deep­ening conversion.

So conversion is an ever-

Scripture and ConversionContinued from Page Twelve

sponded eagerly, joyfully. But inthe course of time, they driftedaway and often fell so low thatthere was only one direction inwhich they could look: upward.And there was God, stooping, soto speak, to help them up, tocall them back' to Himself, toinvite them to conversion.(Read 2 Sm. 11-12)

'Conversion can take manyforms. It can involve a returnto God after falling away fromHim into sin, or a turning toHim from another form of re­ligion, or a return to a morefervent relationship with Himafter a period of lukewarmnessand mediocrity. A good exam­ple of the last-named type isfound in the letter to Laodicein the Book' of Revelation. Herethe Lord is pictured as admon­ishing this community and call­ing it' to conversion: "I knowyour d~eds; I know you areneither hot nor cold. How Iwish you were one or the other- hot or cold! But because youare lukewarm, neither hot norcold, I will spew you out of mymouth! . . . Be earnest about it,

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'MISSION IN THE FUTURE must find Christ in the native milieu, remain in itand transform it,' writes Cecilia Belanger. Even in something as basic as the morningcereal, agrees Minneapolis minister James Schneider, as he displays "Jesus Jacket" de­signed to slip over cereal boxes and be. read at breakfast. They've proved great way toreach children with gospel message, he says. (NC Photo)"

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encouraged the participants tosee the atrocities in Africa as anarea of real concern for Chris­tians.

Sue Lake of the Youth ElderlyServices encouraged the youngpeople to visit the elderly and.listen to them, thereby learningfrom their experience of life.

Sue Mis and Sue Pereira, twodiocesan youth delegates to the .recent Bishops' Convocation inHolyoke reported on the Bish­ops' concern for youth. The twoSues encouraged CLC membersto submit their ideas and pro­grams to Bishop Cronin and toarea pastors.

Father Maurice Jeffrey of St.Patrick's parish, Chaplain at·Bishop Gerrard, the Fifth Sun­day of Lent, had the partici· .pants become involved in a Lit­urgy of Healing asking them tomeet Christ the Healer in theirlives.

The Gerrard CLC group wasthe host group for the day. Cake

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REACH

Life

Sometimes I stop and wonderWhy can't I let myself enjoy

The space I'm inAnd all the wonderful

Places I've been,My eyes are on the future.I can't think about the past,

My aspirations always ,exceed my grasp.You've got to reach a little bit higherWhen the light within becomes a fire.

Hey, Hey, you got to grow,You've got to reach a little bit higherTo get a hold on all that you desire.

Stretch your soul and you'll never grow oldWhen the habits of a lifetime

Become a painful cage,You want to break out

But you don't know how to change.You may have a vision

Or you may have a friendWho will come to you

And say these same words again.

Performed by Orleans; Written by John and Johanne Hall

(c) 1976 Siren Songs BMI

Although this song has not been overwhelmingly popular,certain areas of the country have responded very well to it.In merely observing the words to this song, it is easy to seehow there would be a variety of reactions.

They present a dynamic view of life. There is a challeng­ing message which would frighten off many people. "Reach" isabout the person who has experienced some good things inlife but has not been satisfied. He states, "my aspirations al­ways exceed my grasp," thus pointing to the continual pro­cess of reaching higher, growing, and "stretching your soul."Hopefully, this will lead him to "never grow old."

What about this philosophy? Do you think that a personwith this view of life will find fulfillment or will he or sheend up frustrated?

Just as this song is popular only in certain areas, so alsois its philosophy accepted only by certain people. For themthere is the desire to keep searching, to keep reaching higher,to keep growing in life, to continue letting one's aspirationsexceed orie's grasp. For them, it 'is the effort of "stretchingone's soul" that will lead ultimately to becoming one with ourMaker.

serna. They also won the Taun~

ton Teacher's Surprise Awardand will represent the school atthe State Science Fair thismonth. Commendation must begiven to members of the ScienceClub and to Father LaurenceLangguth, SJ who helped or­ganize and prepare the physicalfacilities for the fair.

About 45 Christian Life Com­munity members attended UnionDay Activities at Bishop Ger­rard High School on Sunday,March 27. The Union Day cor­responds with a World CLCDay held throughout the worldin 42 countries where the organ­ization is active. The theme forthe day was '~Helping the LocalChurch become an AuthenticCommunity. .. Poor withChrist for a Better Service."

Sister Theresa Sparrow of theDiocesan Religious Education'Center spoke about a global vis­ion for CLC'ers noting the im­portance of a world view forthe committed Christian. She

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was an outstanding success.All four Connolly entrants wonawards: James 'Perry, honorablemention, .lor his project, Smok­ing, Its Effects and Why; BillSerbst, honorable mention, forStructure of the Bone; GerrardCaron, third award, for Pyra­mid Power; and Joseph Souza,award for Asthma and Emphy- .

and transform it.Many of the ablest men and

women in structures of our cul­ture are Christian people withenormous moral and spiritualassets accumulated over theyears. All they need sometimesis counsel and help as to howto invest that capital towardmoral and social responsibilityand accountability. They can­not do it alone. They need sup.'port; they need the word ofGod.

Not enough time is dj:lvoted tothe more important things to­day. We spend too much timeon housekeeping details andnot enough time on serious mat­ters. We make the mistake ofproclaiming the Gospel only tohuman frailty. We need also toproclaim it to human strength.Not only the social pathologybut to social power, not just onthe edges of society but in thecenter of the village.

newsyouthrageously funny.

Judges were Father WilliamJ. Cullen, SJ, and James Martinof Connolly and Sister Eliza­beth, RSM, of Gerrard. The ma­jority of the acts were "gonged"but a good time was had by all.

The Massachusetts Region IIIScience Fair was held at Con­nolly last weekend, and it too,

man life; for hospitals to heal,etc. etc.

The church's role is to be acatalyst to speed up the chemi­cal reaction of social account­ability of institutions in theirstewardship to God and society.The church in the past organ­ized ministry into home and for­eign missions. In the future a'third rubric (it's already goingon in some places) of nnstitu­tional missions must emerge.

If missions in the past wentto the peopjle where they live,missions in the future must goto people where they work.

If mission in the past crossedfrontiers of geography, missionin the future must cross fron­tiers of' industry, technologyand metropolis. If mission inthe past sought to rescue per­sons out of their native milieuinto church milieu, mission inthe future must find Christ inthe native milieu, remain in it

Apyone near Bishop Con­nolly High School, Fall River,recently would agree that it wasa scene of tremendous activity.A "Gong Show" was sponsoredby the Junior-Senior ActivitiesCommittees of Connolly andGerrard high schools and wasan outstanding financial success.Acts ranged from serious to out-

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"What is the church supposedto do?" asked one writer. Re­membering the things I've beentaught about the church, thethings I've read and thoughtabout for myself, we know thatthe church cannot govern, pro­duce nor market - at least it'snot supposed to. It cannot pro­vide universal education, normeet all human need in socialservies. The church is not calledto be a competitor in the openmarket, but to minister to per­sons and institutions of society.It's not a court chaplain to bap­tize every company policy, butit's here, there and everywhereto encourage institutions to ful­fill their God-given duty: forbusiness to do business and notto defraud the public; for gov­ernments to administer and notprevent justice; for schools toeducate and not manipulate hu-

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tundo,and a trip to England fortwo students who will accom­pany Sister Mary Enda.

Next week Paul Lynch, senior,Susan Richardson, junior, andRobert Bergh, sophomore, to­gether with Sister Blanche Gau­thier of the chemistry depart­ment, will represent Feehan ata Junior Science and Humani­ties Symposium to be held onthe Amherst campus of the Uni­versity of Massachusetts.

youthdiocesanContinued from Page Fourteenand punch were provided for allthe participants.

Somerset YouthA Somerset Youth Group

called HEART, directed byFather Ralph Tetrault with par­ents as adult advisors, has re­sumed its activities. An intro­ductory social was held lastmonth with 50 out of 64 mem­bers attending and a cake sale

.was held after Saturday andSunday at St. Thomas MoreChurch. It was such a successthe cakes couldn't be made andcooled fast enough, report par­ticipants.

"We want tq thank all par­ents and HEART members whoparticipated and especially Mrs.Raymond Viveiros and Mrs. Ar-

. nold Bamford for the beautifulclown cake and aster cross cakethey so skillfully made and do­nated for our raffle and· con­gratulations to Scott Maurettiand Mrs. Jean O'Brien, the win­ners," said organizers, adding,"many plans are being made forfuture activities. You need beonly a Somerset resident to join.Meetings are held every otherTuesday from 6 to 7:30 P.M. inSt. Thomas More church hall.Parents wishing to help as adultadvisors may contact FatherTetrault at the rectory (673­7831).

St. Mary'sStudents at St. Mary's elemen­

tary school, New Bedford, wereamong winners in the RegionIII Science Fair at Bishop Con­nolly High School.

Brian Wilcox, an eighth grad­er, won first prize in the JuniorDivision. He also won the Vet­erinarian's Trophy for the bestBiological project in both theJunior and Senior divisions. Hisentry was The Reproduction andLife Cycle of Gerbils.

George Couto, eighth grade,won second place in the JuniorDivision and also won a $10savings'bond for one of the 10best ecological projects. Hisentry was Oil - Enemy of theSea.

David <Dufresne, also an eighthgrader, won Honorable Mentionin the Junior Division-Biology.His project was on the hiberna­tion of turtles.

Andrew Boisvert also repre­sented St. Mary's with an im­pressive project on integratedcircuits.

FeehaJ;l HighAn orientation evening for the

largest incoming class in thehistory of Feehan High School,Attleboro, included talks by Sis­ter Mary Faith, principal; PaulO'Boy, vice-principal; and SisterRegina Coughlin, guidance di­rector:

And the annual Father-Daughter dance. held last week­end, celebrated the' end of thethird quarter of studies, whileupcoming is the annual DonkeyBasketball fun night, set forTuesday, April 12.

During Holy Week, studentshave attended special programsplanned by Father Brian Har­rington, chaplain, including anall-school prayer service heldyesterday.

Vacation plal1s for the weekof April 17 through 23 includea trip to Puerto Rico for some30 students of Spanish, who willbe accompanied by Steven Ro-

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InterscholasticSports

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Hockomock Openers Today in Four SportsThe Hockomock League opens North Attleboro at King Philip,

play today in four sports: base- Sharon at Foxboro, Oliver Amesball, tennis, golf and softball. at Franklin and Stoughton at

Varsity baseball games today ·Canton, while Monday's actionlist Mansfield at Oliver Ames, shows Franklin at Mansfield,King Philip at Sharon, Foxboro Foxboro at North Attleboro,at Franklin, and Stoughton at _Canton at Oliver Ames and Shar­North Attleboro with Canton on at Stoughton, Mansfield hasdrawing the bye. Monday's the bye today, King Philip isgames have Canton at King Phil- idle Monday.ip, No~th Attleboro at Mansfield, The league will get its boys'FranklIn at Sharon and Stough- .,t t F b or A h and girls track schedule under-t~n ~ ox oro. Iver mes as way Tuesday with Oliver Ames

e ~e. . at Stoughton, King Philip atActIOn IS also slated for to- Franklin Mansfield at Foxboro

day and Monday in tennis. In and North Attleboro with Shar:boys' .tennis today. Mansf~~ld is on drawing the bye. These pair­at OlIver Ames, Kmg Ph.llIp at ings apply to both boys' andSharon, Foxboro at FranklIn, and girls' track.Stoughton at North Attleboro.Friday it will be Canton at King In today's softball openers itPhilip, North Attleboro at Mans- will be Oliver Ames at Mans­field, Franklin at Sharon and field, Sharon at King Philip,Stoughton at Foxboro. Canton Franklin at Foxboro and Northhas the bye today, Oliver Ames Attleboro at Stoughton. Mon­Monday. In girls' tennis the pair- day's games are King Philip atings are the same as in boys' Canton, Mansfield at North At­but with the school having the tleboro, Sharon at Franklin andhome match in boys' tennis be- Foxboro at Stoughton. Cantoning the away team in girls'. has the bye today, Oliver Ames

Today's golf matches have Monday.

Southeastern Mass. Teams in Non-League PlaySome of the schools in the 3:15. At 10:30 Saturday morn-

three-division Southeastern ing, at Livesey Field, Fairhaven,Mass. Conference have already New Bedford and Fairhavenseen action in non-league base- open their seasons.ball and Ijeveral more non-lea- The conference's Division Oneguers are 'scheduled before the schedule opens Tuesday withconference gets its season in full Durfee at Somerset.. This gameswing on April 18. was originally scheduled for

Today Case High is host to April 22 but was advanced toNew Bedford Voke. Among non- Tuesday because of bothleague games tomorrow are Bis- schools' participation in the St.hop Connolly High at Diman John's Tournament at Shrews­Voke at the John P. Harrington bury on April 22 and 23.Field, Seekonk at Westport, Old Non-league games TuesdayRochester at Apponequet. The list Westport at Case, New Bed­Connolly~Diman game is sched- ford Voke at Dartmouth. Dimanuled for 1:30 p.m., the others for is -host to Seekonk Wednesday.

Conference Track Already UnderwayThe Falmouth Invitation Re- Schools divisions start· next

lays raised the curtain on the Thursday: , ...conference's spring track pro- Both girls diVISions have fullgram. New Bedford, Dartmouth cards Tuesday: In Division O~e,and Bishop Stang Highs won Dartmouth Will be at Denms­eight events in the Greater New Yarmouth, Falmouth at NewBedford schools' dominance of Bedford, Barnstable at Stang,the relays. Wareham at Somerset, and Old

Rochester at Attleboro while inActua'! conference action Division Two is wi:ll be Dighton-

starts next Wednesday when At- Rehoboth at Case, Fairhaven atUeboro will be at Seekonk, Feehan, Norton at New BedfordCoyle-eassidy at . Somerset, Voke, Taunton at Seekonk.Dighton-Rehoboth at Taunton, Bourne has the bye in Divisionand, Diman Voke at Bishop Fee- Two. Meanwhile, Attleborohan High in West Division visits Falmouth tomorrow in themeets. Tl:Je East and Small Division One opener.

Fall River Hoopsters Win Diocesan CrownsCYO Diocesan basketball coli Rink last Sunday night in

championships have been won the opener of their best-of threeby two Fall River parish teams. semi-finals in the Bristol CountySt. Anne swept its best-of-three CYO Hockey League playoffs.series with Our Lady of Assump- Dave Pereira scored two goalstion of New Bedford, to win the and Paul Meunier netted one insenior crown. New Bedford's third-period

And Holy Name, sweeping its surge.best-of-three series against St. In another semi-final series,Mary's of Taunton, captured the Fall River South upset Tauntonprep championship. 4-0. Brian Medeiros led the

Scoring all its goals in the South attack with two goals. Inthird period, New Bedford an outstanding performancecame from behind to nip West- South's' goalie, Mike Lauriano,port-Dartmouth, 3-2, in the Dris- made 16 saves.

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