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Faith of Poles

Mission To LebanonVATICAN CITY-Pope Paul VI has sent a

special peace-making mission to troubled Leb­anon, where civil war has been raging for thepast 12 months, to indicate the Pope's "paternalconcern for the tragic situation in Lebanon,comfort the various communities tried by theconflict, and examine the possiblity of meetingthe growing needs of refugees and the familiesof the victims, regardless of partisan considera­tions," according to a Vatican announcement.

ROME-An American Catholic historian saidin a sermon here that the faith of Polish Cath­olics "lights a candle" for others who are"sorely and cruelly tried" around the world.

Msgr. John Tracy Ellis, preaching at the Am­erican church of Santa Susanna, decried Churchpersecution in countries like China, Czecho­slovakia and Lithuania. But even for themhope is not extinguished, he added. "There per­petually recurs the kind of hope that residesin the hearts and souls of the people of Poland,Whose profound and steadfast faith lights acandle in the east of Europe."

VATICAN CITY-A 20th-century monk re­nowned for his manner in the confessional willbe beatified in open-air ceremonies here Sun­day, the Vatican has announced. Throughout hispriesthood Franciscan Father Leopold of Cas­telnuovo spent from 10 to 15 hours a day in theconfessional.

He was born in Castenuovo (Hercegnovi) inthe kingdom of Montenegro, which is now apart of Yugoslavia, but he lived in Italy most ofhis 76 years.

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WorldPortuguese Elections

LISBON-Returns of -nationwide parliamen­tary elections in Portugal gave pro-Western so­cialists a narrow lead over center and Marxistparties, indicating that voters in this predom­inantly Catholic country had responded to thebishops' pleas to stabilize democracy.

In one of many last-minute appeals before thevoting, Cardinal Antonio Ribeiro of Lisbon urgedthe electorate to refrain from supporting re­venge and violence and be led by the commongood in their choice of candidates for the 263­seat national assembly.

Going FastPHILADELPHIA-With less than four months

remaining before the 41st International Euchar­istic Congress opens here Aug. 1, 92,000 personshave already reserved rooms through its hous­ing office. While the city's 5,000 hotel and motelrooms al'e booked for the eight-day spiritualgathering, thre are still 18,000 rooms open withina two-hour drive of the city. according to Spen­cer E. Guatney, housing coordinator of the event.

Fr. Flannery ResignsWASHINGTON-Father Edward H. Flannery

'has resigned as executive director of the Officeof Catholic-Jewish Relations, National Confer­ence of Catholic Bishops (NCCB), to become di­rector of the continuing education program for:lergy in the Providence, R.I., diocese.

community of justice where all persons are rec­ognized as equal before each other as they arebefore you."

Drive Exceeds GoalBUFFALD-In the eight-county Buffalo dio­

cese, plagued by an unemployment rate of about14 percent, the 53rd annual Catholic CharitiesAppeal, known as "the drive that never fails"kept its reputation. Its Appeal Week ended withpledges and contributions totalling a record$4,426,527.

That amount was 15 percent above the appealgoal of $3.85 million, and about $275,000 morethan last year's total.

Cardinal PraysBOSTON-Boston's top religious leaders, in­

cluding Cardinal Humberto Medeiros, joonedpoliticians and an estimated 75,000 other peoplein a march against the violence that has inflamedtensions in this racially troubled city.

Under a hot summer-like sun, Cardinal Med­eiros said "the community is endangered by thelawlessness of violence unless the people recog­nize that higher law must guide all their actions."

The churchman petitioned for the conversionof Boston "from a city of crisis to a city of hope;from a fearful people to a happy people; to a

NationalOldest Archbishop

PORTLAND, ORE.-Archbishop Edward D.Howard, the oldest archbishop in the world, willmark his golden anniversary as archbishop to­morrow.

The 98-year-old churchman is the former headof the Portland archdiocese. The jubilee will bemarked with a concelebrated Mass followed bya reception at the archbishop's home in Beaver­ton, Ore.

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Dearly beloved in Christ,

Today, the Liturgy speaks of Christ, the "Good Shep­herd." It reminds us of his tender love for us, a love whichled him to "lay down his life" for us. As we reflect upon theLord's care for us, we are reminded of our responsibility to"love one another" as he has loved us.

Here in the Diocese of Fall River, we have annually anopportunity to express graphically our care and concern forthose around us through our support of the Catholic Chari­ties Appeal. As you know, the funds gathered in this Appealsupport the many social, educational and charitable aposto­lates conducted by the Diocese.

As the "Good Shepherd," Our Lord has the greatestlove and concern for the disadvantaged members of theflock. It is to these, especially, that the agencies of theCatholic Charities Appeal render compassionate care in thename of the Good Shepherd. Many of our neighbors. standin grave need of the services provided by apostolates of theDiocese. New areas of need constantly come to our atten­tion. As Shepherd of the Diocese of Fall River, I want verymuch to be able to respond to such needs. To do this, Imust rely upon the generous support given by each of you

in your local parishes, for it is in the parishes through­out the Diocese that the success of the 'Catholic CharitiesAppeal rests.

Next Sunday, the parish phase of the Catholic CharitiesAppeal for 1976 will begin. Fellow parishioners will be call­ing at your home to solicit your contribution. I hope andpray ~hat you will respond in a generous manner.

Last year, the Appeal realized mo~e than $960,000. As Inoted in a recent report which you have no doubt read, yourgenerous support enabled us to respond to the needs ofmany good people throughout the Diocese. I am heartilygrateful for your support. I am confident that each one ofyou will come to the aid of your brothers and sisters with agenerous response to this year's Catholic Charities Appeal.

Assuring you of my prayerful wish that Almighty Godwill continue to bless you with every good gift, I remain

Devotedly yours in Christ,

Bishop of Fall River

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Pope Paul VI Names Twenty-One Cardinals

Bishop To Ordain Two New Priests

At May 8 Cathedral Ceremonies

unteer Catholic Charities Appealsolicitors of the diocese will callon fellow parishioners this Sun­day, May 2, for donations andpledges to the 35th annual Char­ities Appeal. An approximate to­tal of 104,500 homes, represent­ing more than 300,00 people willbe visited between noon and 2p.m. or from 1 to 3 p.m. in thediocese's 113 parishes.

Bishop Cronin, in his sixthTurn to Page Five

Filipiak, dean of the RomanRota, the high Church court.

Other high prelates named forelevation to the college of car­dinals were:

-Archbishop Octavio BerasRojas of Santo Domingo, Do­minican Republic;

~Archbishop Juan Carlos Ar­amburu of Buenos Aires, Argen­tina;

-Archbishop Hyacinthes Thi­andoum of Dakar, Senegal;

-Archbishop Lawrence Trev­or Picachy of Calcutta, India;

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At a message read at allMasses last weekend (full texton page 2), the Bishop returnedto the theme of individualresponsibility, noting, "As wereflect upon the Lord's care forus, we are reminded of our re­sponsibility to 'love one an­other' as he has loved us."

Exemplifying such individualresponsibility, nearly 18,000 vol-

AT KICK-OFF: At kick-off meeting of Catholic Chari­ties Appeal, Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan Appealdirector, meets with Mrs. and Mr. Richard C. Fontaine.

. Fontaine is diocesan lay chairman for annual drive.

gland, who was ordained a bish­op only a month ago.

The Pope will also create twocardinals "in pectore" (in hisbreast), meaning that theirnames will be known only toPope Paul himself. This is apractice often used to honormen working in socialist bloccountries or in politically diffi­cult areas where their elevationto the Sacred College of Cardi­nals could provoke persecution.

Portuguese NuncioThe only non-bishop named a

cardinal was Msgr. Boleslaw

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the Laidlaw Science Series, willspeak and conduct a workshopon fundamentals of teachingscience at the annual diocesanCatholic Education Convention,to take place Thursday and Fri­day, May 6 and 7, at BishopFeehan High School, Attleboro.

Dr. Blecha, author and co­author of numerous texts andarticles in his field, has alsoproduced several instructionalscience films for children, andhas lectured and conducted

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new primate of Hungary, Arch­bishop Laszlo Lekai of Eszter­gom; and Archbishop GeorgeBasil Hume of Westminster, En-

At the Catholic Charities Ap-. peal kick-off meeting held lastWednesday, Bishop Croninsounded a warning that "if weare to maintain our own char­acter and independence, I'mafraid we'll have to prepare tofund many' of our own services,"

Referring to St. Anne's Hos­pital, Fall River, recently denieda certificate of need for newconstruction by state author­ities, the Bishop declared, "Wewant alternatives, not monop-REV. MR. REGO

Educators to MeetIn Attleboro May 6-7

Bishop to OfferDCCW Mass

Guest of honor at the annualconvention of the DiocesanCouncil of Catholic Women(DCCW), to take place Saturdayat Bishop Connolly High School,Fall River, will be Bishop DanielA. Cronin, who will address theconvention at 3:15 p,m. and beprincipal celebrant and homilistat a closing Mass at 4 o'clock.

Mass arrangements are underthe chairmanship of Msgr. An­thony M. Gomes, Rev. James F.Lyons and Mrs. Robert Bernier,diocesan chairman of the FamilyAffairs Commission of theDCCW.

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At that time the Brothers in­dicated that they would be un­able to continue to staff Coyleas it had exIsted, but would re­main in fewer numbers to helpestablish Coyle - Cassidy High

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Dr. Milo K. Blecha, head of thedepartment of elementary edu-'cation and profe~sor of scienceeducation at the University ofArizona and a senior editor of

Mt. Carmel Parish, New Bed­ford.

After early years in the NewBedford Public Schools, he didgraduate work at the South­eastern Mass. University, No.Dartmouth, and post graduate

held here May 24.Among the new cardinals is

Archbishop William WakefieldBaum of Washington,' D. C.; the

REV. MR. FERNANDES

Holy Cross BrothersLeaving Taunton

After discussion with theBrothers of Holy Cross ooncern­ing the details of a contractrenewal for the' Brothers servingCoyle - Cassidy High School, theDiocese of Fall River has decid­ed not to renew the contract atthe end of this academic year. Areview of the staffing needs atCoyle-Cassidy High School in­dicates that these needs can beadequately met in the futurethrough the maintenance of twosegments of the current faculty:The Sisters of the Holy Unionand the lay men and womenserving the school. The Brothersof Holy Cross understand thepractical circumstances dictatingthis decision and will cooperateby finishing their service toCoyle-eassidyat the end of thiscurrent school year.

The Holy Cross Brothers be­gan their work in the diocese in1933, when they came to openMonsignor Coyle High School inTaunton. They continued in thatwork until 1971, when Coylemerged with Cassidy HighSchool.

Two deacons presently ser­ving in parishes in the Dioceseof Fall River will be ordainedpriests at ceremonies at St.Mary's Cathedral at 11 o'clockon Saturday morning, May 8.

To be ordained as the newestpriests of the diocese will beRev. Mr. Stephen A. Fernandes,assistant at St. John the Evan­gelist Parish, Attleboro, and Rev.Mr. Edmund Rego, assistant atSt. John the Baptist Parish,New Bedford.

Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin,S.T!D.. Bishop of Falll River,will be the ordaining prelate.

Rev. Mr. RegoBorn in New Bedford on

June 16, 1944, Rev. Mr. EdmundRego is the son of Joseph andMary C. Rego of Our Lady of

VATICAN CITY (NC) - TheVatican has announced thatPope Paul VI will create 21 newcardinals at a consistory to be

4 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Apr. 29, 1976

The Elderly

Missionary Agents

Rev. Msgr. Osias Boucher,1955, Pastor, Blessed Sacrament,Fall River.

hospital and nursing home fieldand that all Catholic ethical andmoral considerations should berelegated to personal conscience.

They would march with theblack community but never livewith them, they would supportprison reform but never visitone, they would not hesitate tobe anti-Catholic but never anti­Semitic.

Support to Image

For some readers this descrip­tion and reflection might be justa pie in the sky dream. However,real factors are emerging thatwould give support to this imageof the new bigotry. For instance,there are groups who think thatall right to life groups are insti­gated by the Catholic Churchand by some illogical deductionfeel that as a result all Catholiccharitable institutions should betaxed. They also believe that alland any attempts to restoreprayer in public schools are thehandiwork of Catholics. Therealso exists a liberal element thatopposes with malicious determi­nation any attempt by Catholicsto lobby politically for their civilrights. What makes this positionso insidious is that they alonefeel that they have the marketon civil rights and liberties.

We, as Catholics, must beaware of these forces and fac­tors in our society. We shouldnot feel secure and comfortablejust because there are so manyof us today. The fallacy of thismentality is only too evident inother areas of the world. Itwould be well for each one ofus to tune in and listen, to openour eyes and see the phony andpharisaical prejudice that reallyexists in our society with rela­tion to the Catholic Church.

Easy days are not ahead forthe Church. Anyone who feelsdifferently has already beentaken for a ride by the limousineliberals.

NecrologyMAY 9

Benedictine OblatesBenedictine Oblates will meet

at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 1 atPortsmouth Abbey, Portsmouth,R. I. for a chapter, followed bya conference, vespers and din­ner. Reservations may be madeat the abbey or with Mrs. FrankS. Moriarty, telephone 672-1439.

Seminary Live-in'Boys in the Fall River-New

Bedford area interested in explor­ing the life style of a Franciscanhrother or priest are invited toa "Seminary Live-In" at St.Francis Seminary, Andover, thisweekend. For further informa­tion they may contact Rev. CiroIodice, St. Louis Church, FallRiver, telephone 676-8603.

Rev. J.E. Theodule Giguere,1940, Pastor of St. Anne, NewBedford

Rev. John P. Clarke, 1941,Pastor, St. Mary, Hebronville

MAY 12

Rev. John F. daValles, 1920,Chaplain, United States Army

MAY 13

St. William's Church

The new bigots would be pro­abortion activists, would readthe Real Paper or 'at least theGlobe or the Times, and wouldfeel that the American Civil Lib­erties Union was the only workforce in the country. They wouldfeel that all Catholic churchproperty should be taxed, thatCatholics should move out of the

REV. JOHN F. MOORE

themooQln(j

There is a strange sense of uncertainty beginning toshow itself in many circles within the Catholic communityhere in the United States. It is basically a sense of appre­hension and anxiety in relation to social forces and ele-ments that once more threat- 'en the religious liberty of the the Ku Klux Klan.American Catholic commu- This new wave of religious

bias stands directly opposite. Itnity. What makes this inti- finds its roots and origins inmidation so very different from what we might describe as thethe past experiences of the limousine liberals, that socialChurch in this country is its group that has made it as far assource. education and affluence are con·

cerned and has moved to thesuburbs.

Limousine Liberals

WALKING ALONE

A woman walks alone . . . along the ocean shore· .. on a cool, brisk day ... The few gentle waves ...and the smooth expanse of sand . . . suggest a calmpeacefulness.

To walk alone at times . . . can be a healing ex­perience . . . away from pressures of work . . . andpressing relationships of family and friends . . . alonewith one's thoughts and feelings . . . alone withnature's freshness.

To be alone . . . need not be lonely . . . In fact,being alone at times nurtures deeper bonds . . . withone's innermost self ... with others ... with nature· . . and with one's God.

Quiet times alone . . . when we are peacefullyin touch with ourselves and the world . . . can bespecial moments of sensing . .. that we are neveralone . . . that we are loved . . . by Someone who isalways with us ... even when all alone along an emptybeach.

Stillness is a sacrament . . . a sign amidst life'ssuperficial scatteredness . . . of the presence of One· .. who bonds us with himself ... with each other ...and with the world.

Photomeditation

The basic difficulty whichseemingly is directed against theChurch by various socialforces, stems from the so-calledliberal and enlightened expo­nents of our society. To be sure,labels are certainly difficult todefine and place. However, itis quite evident that this newform of prejudice does not haveits origins among the old hauntsof such conservative groups as

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Not long ago a well-intentioned police officer borroweda priest's Roman collar and clambered out into a danger­ous perch to save a distraught citizen. His heroic effortswere successful.

However, the CIA's use of such methods lead us all tothink over the means used. William E. Colby, former di­rector of the CIA thinks such use of missionaries as spiesto be "completely proper."

It is more than separation of Church and State here.There is the real danger of absolutely destroying the cin­cerity and credibility of the Church and her ministers.

The ends involved-saving a life, obtaining needed"information simply do not justify the means.

If duplicity is used and allowed, all tru'sting collapses."If the missionary feels the CIA is acting in a manner con­trary to his mission, then he should not provide it with in­formation," the ex-CIA director stated. However, once apattern has been established, it may not be that easy for anindividual missionary to make or follow through thatdecision.

Let missionaries be well known for their interest, theircourage, their sacrifice and their self-sacrificing love fortheir Master and not be suspect by governments or needyforeigners.

The use of missionaries by the government is an inter­ference in not only Church affairs but in the very sinceritythat is the missionary's glory.

True, the government will not suffer from such gainedinformation but the Church, the missionary and religionas a whole stands to lose everything.

Letters WelcomeLetters to the editor are welcomed. All letters should be brief

and the editor reserves the right to condense any letters if deemednecessary. All letters must be signed and contain a home or businessaddress.

Loud and quick response from Provincetown residentsconcerned with an elderly and lonely woman apparentlyfrom their area was not only praiseworthy but, we are sure,comforting to the elderly there.·

Msgr. Considine's courageous and tireless efforts overthe years have made Fall River "a good diocese in whichto grow old." Since 1937 the diocesan family has soughtways to express its concern for the elderly, often at a realbut ready sacrifice.

The waiting list of some 400 points to the fact that theFall River Diocese is among the nation's leaders in provid­ing for the elderly. With state programs years in arrears inproviding promised help to such courageous institutions,the very fact of their survival is a tribute to the concerneddiocesans who have sought to express their faith in theglowing terms of Christ's' Beatitudes.

This Sunday will be an opportunity for all diocesans tojoin in a very graphic manner the concern that has beenso well praised. The Catholic Charities Appeal is the energybehind our concern. May it be undoubted and unquestion­able. May our venerable respect for life be not only the com­fort and safeguard of the elderly but may it continue tobe our well earned pride.

-romous-.. PONY RIDES ..

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THE ANCHOR- 5Thurs., April 29, 1976

New CardinalsContinued from Page Three-Archbishop Emmanuel Nsu­

buga of Kampala, Uganda;-Archbishop Jaime Sin of

Manila, the Philippines;-Archbishop Reginald John

Delargey of Wellington, NewZealand;

-Archbishop Aloysio Lor­scheider of Fortaleza, Brazil;

-Archbishop Victor Razafi­mahatratra of Tananarive, Mad-agascar; ?

-Bishop Dominic Ekandem ofIkot Ekpene, Nigeria;

-Archbishop Opilio Rossi, ap­ostolic nuncio to Austria;

-Archbisho Giuseppe MariaSensi, apostolic nuncio toPor­tugal;

-Archbishop Corredo BafiIe,proprefect of the Vatican's Con­gregation for Saints' Causes;

-Archbishop Joseph Schroef­fer, secretary of the Vatican'sCongregation for Catholic Ed­ucation; and

Bishop Eduardo Pironio, pro­prefect of the Vatican's Congre­gation for Religious.

Diocesan ChoirSets Practices

A special rehearsal will beheld at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May2 at Holy Name School, FallRiver, for diocesan choir mem­bers expecting to participate inmusical programs for ordinationceremonies Saturday, May 8 andthe Diocesan Bicentennial Mass,scheduled for Monday, May 31.Members are asked to bri"gtheir music.

Those singing at the ordina-. tion will meet at St. Mary's Ca­

thedral, Fall River, one hour be­fore the 11 a.m. c,eremony forrehearsal with the brass choir.Other forthcoming choir appear­ances will be at the diaconalordination ceremony, Saturday,May 22 'at the Cathedral, and atthe Bicentennial Mass.

Regular rehearsals are sched­uled for 10 a.m. Saturdav, May8 at the Cathedral; 6:30 p,m.Sunday, May 16 and Sunday,May 23 at Holy Name School;and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 30at 'Bishop Stang High School,North Dartmouth.

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$60Nason Oil Co.

$50McCabe Sand & Gravel

$35Atty. Frank V. PhillipeAttys-at-Law Gay & Gay

$25Sacred Heart Men's ClubAtty. Henry G. CrapoPoole Silver Co.Doherty's MarketThe ,Mason Box Co., Inc.Fred F. Waltz Co., Inc.Frank Noone Shoe Co.

Darwood Manufacturing Com-pany

Frank N. Wheelock & SonsIdeal Bias Binding Co.Wolf Jewelry Co.Danfred JewelersDr. James D. ColemanAttys. Thompson & ReedDr. David Prial

Taunton$500

Particular Council, Society ofSt. Vincent de Paul

$250Sacred Heart Conference

$175Immaculate Conception Con­

ference

LANTERN AWARD: At presentation ceremony forLantern Award, given by Massachusetts State CouncilKnights of Columbus to Bishop Cronin for patriotism andChristian leadership, are, from left, Joseph Arena, StateDeputy; H~mberto Cardinal Medeiros; Bishop Cronin; JohnW. McDeVItt, Supreme Grand Knight.

$200A C Lumber Co.

$150St. Anne Credit UnionAshworth Brothers, Inc.

$100LeComte's DairyDr. & Mrs. John MalloyParoma DraperiesThomas Walsh Moving Co.Franconia Sportswear 00.Beacon Garment Co., Inc.Riveredge Printers, Inc.Fall River Shopping Center As­

sociatesIn Memory of Rev. George B.

McNamee$60

John F. McMahon & Son$50

Norbut Mfg. Co., Inc.Attys. O'Donoghue & O'NeilEngine Service & Supply Co.Antone S. Feno, Jr.St. Joseph Women's GuildSimon's Supply Co., Inc.Coca Cola Bottling Co.Atty. & Mrs. William P. Grant

$45Atty. Peter Collias

$40Poirier Lincoln-Mercury

$35Paul B. Sullivan Insurance

Agency, Inc.$30

F. W. Woolworth Company$25

Mother's Club of Bishop Ger­rard High School

J. Fred Beckett & SonFall River Luggage & Novel-

ty Workers Local No. 65Henry JacobsonJoseph M. Madowsky'Briere, Sparks, Inc.Sterling Pile FabricsDr. Benjamin LeavittB & S Fisheries of Fall RiverTowne Heating Co., Inc.Joseph A. Los InsuranceCorrigan ApothecaryA. Soloff & Son, Inc.H. Schwartz & Sons, Inc.David J. FriarAtty. James SeligmanCarousel Mfg. Corp.Our Lady of Angels Credit

UnionWilliam Stang AssemblyGrand Central MarketOil Heat Equipment, Inc.National Glass Co.Fall River Fireplace, Inc.Ray's Auto Radiator WorksWilliston's Auto Electrical Ser-

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$1000Francis X. Wallace

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Fall River$2200

Fall River National Bank$700

Charlie's Oil Company$500

Mr. & Mrs. John R. McGinn­Leary Press

Msgr. Francis McKeon$400

Rev. Msgr. John F. Denehy$300

Rev. Msgr. Hugh A. GallagherRev. Msgr. Thomas F. Walsh

$250Rev. Msgr. George E. SullivanRev. William A. GalvinRev. Lorenzo H. MoraisRev. William F. O'NeillRev. David A. O'Brien

$200Rev. William E. CollardRev. Msgr. Joseph R. PannoniRev. James F. Kelley

$50R. J. Toomey Co., WorcesterWalsh Bros., Inc., CambridgeKi~kpatrick & Company, East

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H. Carr & Sons, Inc., Prov­idence

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Ask Pledges'Bishop Cronin in his letter to

parishioners said: "Perhaps thisyear you might seriously con­sider the pledge system for yourcontribution to the Appeal.Hopefully, this will allow you tomake a generous offering overa designated period best suitedto your financial situation.

The success of the Appealdepends upon the support givenby the parishes of the Diocese.We received contributions dur­ing the Special Gifts phase of theAppeal, however it is principallyto individuals and families inour parishes that we tum, andit is upon people just like youthat the success of the Appealactually depends.

"Grateful for your support inthe past and confident of yourgenerosity to this year's CatholicCharities Appeal, I ask God'schoicest blessings upon you andyour loved ones."

Diocesan director of the Ap­peal, Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes,said: "Ninety percent of the to­tal funds of the Appeal comesfrom the parishes. If some pa­rishioners are not at home Sun­day, please call back. Such call­backs may put the parish overthe top, thus surpassing its 1975final total."

Officially, the parish phaseends Wednesday, May 12.

First ResultsFirst results from the Special

Gifts phase of the Charities Ap­peal have been received at Ap­peal headquarters. They follow:

OrdinationsContinued from Page ThreeRev. Mr. Rego then entered

the education field, teaching atthe Dartmouth High School andchairing the Language Depart­ment at Bristol Community Col­lege in Fall River.

Following his studies in phil­osophy' and theology at St.Mary's Seminary, Baltimore,Md., he was ordained a deaconon May 2~ 1975 by BishopCronin and assigned to St.John the Baptist Parish, NewBedford, to minister to parish­ioners there in that capacity.

Rev. Mr. Rego will celebratehis First Mass 'at Our Lady ofMt. Carmel Church, New Bed­ford, on Sunday morning, May9, at 12:15.

The homilist will be Rev. Mr.Ronald D. Wintheru1), a deaconof the Erie Diocese in Penn­sylvania.

Following the concelebratedMass, he will be host at are­ce:,tion in the parish school au~

ditorium and there will impartfirst priestly blessings.

Rev. Mr. FernandesRev. Mr. Stephen F. Fer­

nandes, the son of John andIrma Fernandes of St. Mary Par­ish, New Bedford, was bornApril 4, 1950.

After attending St. JosephParish School in New Bedford,he attended Bishop Stang HighSchool in No. Dartmouth andentered St. John's Seminary inBrighton.

During his preparatory yearsfor the priesthood, Rev. Mr. Fer­nandes also taught in the Dart­mouth School System for oneyear.

He was ordained a deacon forthe Diocese of Fall River onMay 24, 1975 hy Bishop DanielA. Cronin and has since thenserved at St. John the Evangel­ist Parish, Attleboro.

Rev. Mr. Fernandes will offerhis First Mass at St. Mary'sChurch, New Bedford on Sun­day, May 9 at three o'dock inthe afternoon, and will also bethe homilist.

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Catholic Charities AppealContinued from Page Three ately on Sunday afternoon. Each

year as honorary chairman of parish will be contacted Sundaythe Appeal, wrote in a letter to evening between the hours of 8all parishioners this week: "Each and 9 p.m. and each area centeryear, the Catholic Charities Ap- will transmit the total amountpeal provides the funds for the of funds received Sunday to di­man~ social, educational and ocesan headquarters in Fallchantable agencies which the River.Diocese maintains.

These apostolates respond tograve and urgent needs experi­enced by many of our neighbors.The results of last year's Appealwere highly gratifying, especial­ly in view of the uncertain eco­nomic conditions, and we havebeen able to maintain our pro­grams and to move into newareas of service.

"However, although we re­ceived a record sum, our ex­penses have increased at a rategreater than the increase notedin the proceeds of the Appeal.Thus, our need this year is,quite literally, greater than everbefore."

All parishioners received con­tribution cards in the mail th.isweek and solicitors have beengiven their assignments of pa­rishioners to be contacted. So­licitors are asked to make re­turns to their parishes immedi-

Golden WeddingMr. and Mrs. Leo A. Martin,

St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River,celebrated their golden weddinganniversary with a concelebratedMass Easter Sunday.

or, North Attleboro; NortonSenior Citizens; Catholic Circlefor the Blind, Taunton.

Also Morton Court Senior Cit­izens, Swansea; Brockton VAHospital; Highland Heights, FallRiver; Kennedy Terrace SeniorCitizens, Somerset; at home fora St. Joseph's Guild potlucksupper; and Dighton, Tauntonand Berkley Senior Citizens.

Tonight there's a show atthe United Methodist Church,Dighton; and next Thursday theseason will conclude with a per­formance for Ocean Grove SeniorCitizens.

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"It's a wonderful parish andwe've always .been encouragedin this project," she said.

Bookings are already comingin for next year's show, notedMrs. Roy. Performances thi$year have been at Marian Man­or, Taunton; Lakeville Hospital,Lakeville; Lincoln Village,North Dighton; Madonna Man-

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Behind the scenes but impor­tant to the success of theFebruary-May season are hus­bands and children who willing·ly keep home fires burning oncea week for absent Moms. Mr.Roy also pays tribute to Msgr.Bernard Fenton, former pastorof St. Joseph's, and Rev. Wil­liam F. O'Connell, present pas­tor.

LIVELY LADIES: Top, complete cast of variety shownow in its 11th season of presentation at diocesan nursinghomes, hospitals and senior citizens groups by membersof St. Joseph's Women's Guild, North Dighton. Bottom,cast members share after-show party with residE;lnts atHighland Heights Apartments, Fall River. Director Mrs..Edward Roy says show is so popular, some fans "followus around to see it again."

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The season's nearly over andthe bright red, white and bluecostumes are almost ready forretirement, but 25 members ofSt. Joseph's Women's Guild,North Dighton, are as infectious­ly enthusiastic about theirunique apostolate of cheer asthey were when it began 11years ago.

For that length of time theyhave begun rehearsals immedi­ately after Christmas for a dif­ferent-every-year variety show,which they present weekly fromFebruary to May for area nurs­ing homes, hospitals and seniorcitizens groups.

Sparkplug for the undertakingsince its inception has been live­ly Mrs. Edward Roy who sayscheerfully, "We don't get ner­vous. This doesn't take talent,just guts."

But audiences disagree withher on the lack of talent, recog­nizing that it takes a combina­

. tion of perseverance, love ofneighbor and, yes, talent to keepa project going for 11 years.

The women write their ownskits and the "patter" linkingtogether their fast-paced produc­tion of songs, dances and nov­elty acts. They range in agefrom the 20's to the 70's, withone of the peppiest. membersbeing 77-year-<>ld Mrs. VirginiaWilliams whose "strip tease"act must be seen to be believed.

Bicentennial Theme

This year's production has abicentennial theme, featuring old­time songs and much audienceparticipation. Changes of cos­tume, in addition to the basicred, white and blue outfits, comewith almost every number andthe St. Joseph's women havebecome experts at transportationof these and related props, aswell as at the logistics of quickchanges in crowded quarters.

Accompanists are Mrs.Charles Brooks on the piano andMrs. Joseph Amaral on drums.Mrs. Brooks, with a seeminglylimitless repertoire of old-timesongs, not only plays for theshow but accommodates special

EnioySpring

ness. The daffodils and tulips,along with the alyssum are likea French Impressionist canvasand iI once again long for paintsand a brush and more talentthan I know I possess to capturethis on paper.

Overnight the world has be­come as green as the EmeraldRoad to Oz and every floweringbush and tree is a perfect trib­ute to God's presence. This yearthe flowers and leaves havegrown so rapidly that one couldalmost watch them and we justpray that the unseasonable warmspell that brought out this earlybeauty doesn't result in a freez­ing of buds .be~ore they open.

In the kitchen the joys ofspring cooking are just aroundthe comer. The rhubarb is alemost up and I can almost tastethe first pie, my father-in-lawand Melissa have already plantedthe early lettuce and. tomatoplants and just the thought ofthe 1'resh vegetables that will becoming makes one reach for thecookbooks.. Yes, the more Ithink about it, each new yearshould begin with April. Perhapswe could start a petition and atthe same time abolish Januaryaltogether.

This recipe comes from Mrs.Mena Krupa of St. George's par­ish in Westport and would bethe perfect ending to a springevening meal.

Blender Custard Pie4 eggs2 cups milkY2 cup sugar3 Tablespoons butters or mar·

garineY2 cup biscuit mix3Y2 ounces of cocoanut (op­

tional)1) Put all ingredients into

blender for 1 minute. Pour intog-inch greased pie plate andsprinkle with nutmeg. Bake for25 minutes at 400·. !Makes itsown crust.

2) The next time I. try thisrecipe, I'm going to stir thecocoanut in at the end, not putit in the blender.

Continued from Page FiveHe will be assisted by a

cousin, Rev. Daniel 1. Freitas,pastor of St. John of God Par­ish, Somerset; Rev. Msgr. Pat­rick J. O'Neill, pastor of SS.Peter and Paul Parish, FallRiver, and Diocesan Director ofEducation, and Rev. Robert C.Donovan, assistant pastor of St.John the Evangelist Parish, At'~

tleboro, his deacon supervisor.The music for the Mass will beled by the St. John's SeminaryChoir under the direction ofRev. Francis Strahan.

Following the concelel'ratedMass where other priest friendswill join him, Rev. Mr. Fer­nandes will be honored at a re­ception in St. Mary's school hall.

.THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Apr. 29, 19766

Flow,er Wate,hers

A WOlndlerfulBy Joseph and Marilyn Roderick

What a surprising year for the garden! The suddenheat wave has pushed everything ahead and left us wonder­ing what to expect in terms of bloom time. My diary showsthat last year our first poppy bloomed on June 2 and nowthat same poppy has buds.Our irises showed buds onMay 19 last year and theyare visible now on April 25.We could list a number of sim­ilar examples, but this is thefirst time in our memory that ahot spell has pushed the seasonahead so far. This leaves us won­dering what wiIl happen next.WiIl the roses and lilies be aweek ahead and will the rasp­berries produce early? It reallydoesn't make much difference ifonly we can escape a frost in thenext two weeks, but it does cre­ate a novel situation for us herein Southeastern Massachusetts.

This is the busiest Spring Ihave experienced in terms offlower watching. Like most gar­deners eager to see the resultsof last year's planting, I make apractice of checking the gardenevery morning to see what haspopped overnight. Do some ofthe new iris have buds, have thelilies I transplanted brokenthrough the soil, etc, but thisyear I find everything seeminglyhappening at once. It is as ifsomeone squeezed the season to­gether and one has a vague fearthat it will all result in nothingin the garden in July and August.

Best Time

This is always the best partof the garden year, however. Wehave broken out of the confinesof the house and are eager toget at the physical work oftending the garden. Even suchonerous chores as cutting thegrass seem enjoyable. The gar­den, of course, looks great inthe spring. Most of the springflowers tend to hug the groundand the lushness which detractsfrom the July and August gar­

den is absent. The spring colorsare bright and cheerful especial­ly after the dreary winter.

The children used to comehome from school talking about"new life" and of CO\lrc:p. thic: isthe message of spring. No matterhow often I've seen it, I cannotbe less than overwhelmed atthe sight of a flowering springgarden. Ernest Hemingway oncesaid that he did not believe in OrdinationsGod all year until he saw a daf­fodil in the Spring, and althoughI have a fifty-one week advan­tage over Hemingway, I can ap­preciate his feeling about Godin the spring garden.

In the Kitchen

Most people think of a yearstarting in January but those ofus who love gardens and cook­ing with fresh vegetables andherbs date our years from thegrowin~ seasons. April is a love­ly month to begin a year, muchbetter than cold, bleak January.

There is so much hope and ev­idence of God in April that allyears should begin with it. Sud­denly what was just a yard fullof sticks, twigs and hard, drydirt is a vision of spring loveli-

ter Janice Farnham of Woon­socket, who recently addressedstudents at Bishop Gerrard HighSchool, Fall River.

While in Fall River MotherGertrude took the opportunity ofseeing not only her father buttwo of her four sisters still re­siding in the area, Mrs. IreneMurray of Fall River and Mrs.Roxie Goddu of Somerset.

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interested in being apostolicSisters."

She spoke with enthusiasm,however, of the community'sfive-year-old Quest programwhich enrolls college-age girlsfor summer service in inner-cityareas and in Appalachia. Shesaid there are plans to expandQuest to a year-round programnext year, under direction of Sis-

AT PROVINCIAL MEETING: Religious of Jesus-Maryfrom American province meet at Fall River Mission Centerto prepare for 1977 general chapter in Rome. From left, Sis­ter Denise Renaud, Hyattsville, Md., Sister Claire Lebreux,Fall River Superior; Sister Gertrude Belanger, provincialsuperior; Sister Pauline McMurray, Hyattsville Sister RitaMarie Emond, faculty member at Bishop Gerrard HighSchool, Fall River. Fall River house, founded in 1876, is firstU.S. mission of international community.

Religi,ous of Jesus-Ma,ry

Pr:ep,a,re for R,o,me Parl,ey

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Apr. 29, 1976 7Some .150 Religious of Jesusand Mary from across the na­tion met last week at the Jesus­Mary Mission Center in FallRiver for a three-day conferenceending Sunday. It had the dualpurpose of evaluating the com­munity's effectiveness in the con­temporary Church and preparingfor a general chapter of the in­ternational order to be held nextyear in Rome.

The Fall River meeting wasled by Mother Gertrude Belan­ger, RJM, American provincial,whb is a native of Notre Dameparish, Fall River, where her82-year-old father still resides. Agraduate of Notre Dame Schooland the former Jesus-Mary Acad­emy, she has headquarters atthe Jesus-Mary Provincial Housein Hyattsville, Md., but frequent­ly visits Fall River in the courseof her duties.

She said that "Seeking To­gether" was the theme of theprovincial conference and that itsought to clarify new paths ofministry for the Jesus-MarySisters. "We remain dedicatedto education in the broad sense,"said Mother Gertrude, "and weconsider work such as that ofparish religious education coor­dinators and CCD teachers to bepart of our ministry."

Some community members arepublic school teachers, she said,some are nurses, caring for re­tired Sisters at the province'stwo retirement facilities, one inHyattsville and the other, openedlast October, in the formerJesus-Mary Academy quarters inFall River.

Quest ProgramMother Gertrude admitted that

scarcity of vocations to the270-member American provinceremains a problem but said shehopes "this will improve withtime as we work through theconfusion the Church has beenundergoing' in the past 10 years,and young women become more

point them out as realisticcauses for a lack of vocations toreligious life on one hand, anda greater need and desire for anintimate marital relationship onthe other.

(Next week; Sister Lorettoexplains her ministry.)

FINAL PROFESSION: Sis­ter Helen Anne Pullin hasmade final profession as aMissionary Servant of theMost Blessed Trinity in cere­monies at the community'Smotherhouse in Philadelphia.She previously served in theFall River diocese in St.Francis Xavier parish, Hy­annis, and is now stationedin Beloit, Wise.1I111""'llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllrUIII'11'1"11111111111'1'11"'1'111111111111111111111

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is charity and kindness towardone another. The old command,"Judge not, lest........ Unfortun­ately. some people (to use Jesus'words to the Pharisees and hyp­ocrites) "strain out the gnatsand swallow the c'amels."

To conclude on this to"'ic ofclothing, I simply would like toask all who find clothes a hin­drance to their faith in the relig­ious women of today to read andreflect seriously on the Gospel,and to try to look beyond theexternals and actually find outjust what Sisters are doing to­iday. Many that I I<tnow are

.sincerely, unselfishly and oftenquietly, without show spendinglong hours everyday in !:erviceof the Church. What makes aSister a Sister is not what shewears. but what she is. I'd love,to call a moratorium to all talkabout clothes and challenge allto get down to the business ofworking with each other, with­out knocking each other.

Complicated IssueMy final response to Father

Greeley is in regard to his state­ment that "relevant, advancednuns don't attract followers'."This issue is a complicated oneand certainly cannot be explain­ed in a few sentences. However,it is my opinion that one reasonfor the decrease. and it is in­correct to say the "absence" offollowers in not due to rele­vancy (that would be absurdand ironic), but to the changesin society at I'arge.

The disintegration of familylife has definitely had its effecton vocations to religious life.With the increase in divorcesand separations has come a de­cline of family stability and anincrease in emotional instabilityin youth. And yet, to live acelibate religious commitment inthis modern world demands atremendous amount of emotionalstability. If permanent commit­ment to one person in marriageis becoming increasingly diffi­cult, then it shouldn't be hardto understand that a permanentcommitment to celibate life­

.style in community is alsobecoming increa'lin~ly difficult.

I do not make these remarksto be condemnatory in anv wayof those who have sufferedbroken relationships. I only

'R,elevant Advanced Nu'ns'

Fi,nd Taunto,n Defend,erBy Sister Loretto Fromm, SUSC

What sparked .my decision towrite the following was an art­icle entitled "Relevant, AdvancedNuns Don't Attract Followers,"written by Father Andrew Gree­ley, printed in the April 1st ed­ition of The Anchor. I ·am a 29­year-old .Sister of the HolyUnion and am presently workingasa ReligIous Education Co­ordinator in Sacred Heart Parishin Taunton. As a member of myCommunity for almost 10 years,I have experienced the manychanges that have taken placewithin the Church and withinreligious orders during thisperiod.

My primary intention in thisarticle is not to defend or ex­plain .these charges. Many op­portunities through literature,'lectures and living examples areavailable for this. My reason forwriting is twofold: first, to re­spond to Father Greeley, andsecondly, to offer a reflection onmy own ministry in an effort tohelp ,those who are ,sincerely try­ing to understand the Sister oftoday. .

Let me first comment on Fa­ther Greeley's article. Frankly,I was disgusted with his sar­casm. To quote him: "The habitsare gone. nuns can smoke anddrink and tell dirty jokes justlike priests. They can stay outas late as they want and gowherever they want, and, pro­test as much as thev want. Isn'tprogress wonderful?" My oues­tion to Father Greeley would be:does he consider smoking (ex­cessive), drinking and the tellingof dirtv jokes especially com­mendable for priests? As for thetime of comin~ and ~oing. alladults have that freedom ofchoice. Let's hope we all use itmaturely. Enough for that.

'In regard to the topic of cloth­ing, again I must be frank. I amtired of hearing about it. Theonly relevant nun is the nun liv­ing out the Gospel message.What she wears while doing thisis unimportant. If she is reallyliving out her commitment she isrecognized as "Sister."

In Street ClothesI realize the years of tradition

embedded in our Church and Isincerely understand and can ap­preciate the difficulty some havein getting used to seeing Sistersin street clothes. However, if wereflect on what Jesus describedin Matthew 22 as the greatestcommandment: "You must love

. the Lord your God with all yourheart and with your soul andwith all your mind......and youmust love your neighbor asyourself," and if we take thiscommandment seriously, I thinkthe clothes issue will fall into itsproper perspective. And evenmore important, those who havea tendency to be sharply crit­ical of Sisters who do not wearthe habit or a symbol, may evenhave a change of heart and oftongue.

I am in no way directing thislast remark to those Catholicswho simply prefer Sisters to beidentified by a symbol of somesort. The point I'm trying tomake here is that there is onething that has not changed fromthe beginning of time, and that

Msgr. Raymond T. Considine Supreme Pontiff, Too, Bears Infirmities of Age

Loving for Agedford, staffed by the Grey Nunsof Quebec. And the Rose Haw­thorne Lathrop Home of FallRiver, which cares for patientsof any age, but primarily tJ1e el­derly, is also in a special cate­gory.

Can Serve 700Altogether, the diocesan

homes can serve 700 elderly,and there is usually a waitinglist of about 400 vacancies. Itis hard to say, explained Msgr.Considine, how long a partic­ular person might have to waitfor admission to one of thehomes.

"If someone's need is desper­ate, we will try to care for himas quickly as possible," said thedirector, "and much also de­pends on the type of care re­quired. At one time we mightbe able to accommodate an am­bulatory resident sooner thanone requiring bed care-or atanother time the situation mightbe reversed."

Usually, said Msgr. Considine,a person is placed in his or her

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Carecame along step by step. Youget in the habit of doing thingsand you don't find it difficult­it grows with you~ After a whileyou get an instinct for makingwhat you hope are right deci­sions"."

Recently Msgr. John J. Reganand Rev. Lucio B. Philippinohave joined the diocesan healthfacilities team, said Msgr. Con­sidine. For most of the past fourdecades, however, he has carriedthe ball alone.

Over the years, his work hasinvolved much construction andrenovation as the diocesanhomes have been established,one by one. They are, as wellas the Memorial Home, OurLady's Haven in Fairhaven, bothstaffed by the Carmelite Sistersfor the Aged and Infirm; andMadonna Manor, North Attle­boro, and Marian Manor, Taun­ton, directed by Dominican Sis-

. ters of the Presentation.Not a diocesan home, but

ranking as a community institu­tion, said Msgr. Considine, isSacred Heart Home of New Bed-

. .

"If you have something to do,the sooner you do it the better."That's the philosophy of Msgr.Raymond T. Considine, for al­most 40 years director of dioc­esan homes for the aged, and itis probably the reason why theFall River diocese leads NewEngland and is very close to firstin the country in Catholic facil­ities for the aged. As someoneexpressed it, "This is a good di­ocese in which to grow old."

Msgr. Considine's long in­volvement with care of the el­derly, an important part of thework of the Catholic CharitiesAppeal, began in 1937 when hespearheaded a fundraising drivefor the Fall River Catholic Me­morial Home.

"I was sharing a rectory withthe late Bishop Cassidy," he re­counted, "and by associationwith him I got interested in thehomes for the aged. After Iconducted the appeal, I then di­rected the Memorial Home andthe others as they came along.It would have been difficult todo it all at one time, but things

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ities of others. Schedules includeregular birthday parties, dances,movies and a wide range of oc­'cupational therapy.

Not Only JobSupervision of four homes is

by no means Msgr. Considine'sonly job. He is also in charge ofthe diocesan office of the Soci­ety for the Propagation of theFaith and is pastor of St. Wil­liam's parish, Fall River, as wellas being a trustee of St. Anne'sHospital and the Rose Haw­thorne Lathrop Home.

He is casual about his achieve­ments. "The fact that you're do­ing something worthwhile makeslife palatable," he observed.

He is much beloved by thosefor whom he is responsible. Anincident reveals why. Speakingrecently about the multifariousnursing home specifications man­dated by state and federal codes,he sighed, "They have so manyrules, but no one ever asks, 'Arethe people happy?' ..

He has always asked thatquestion.

Catholic Memorial Home and itsassociated Priests' Hostel for re­tired or convalescing clergy,have beautiful views of theTaunton River, Msgr. Considinenoted that when the Home wasbuilt its out-of-the-way locationwas considered ideal for the el­derly. Now, he said, downtownlocations, such as those of theMadonna and Marian Manors,are prized. "People want to bein the mainstream."

In that connection he recalledthat Bishop Cassidy had oncebeen surprised to see a MemorialHome resident sitting in front ofthe house watching traffic,rather than enjoying the riverview. "I told the Bishop that theman wanted to see life. Then awhile later the Bishop was sickin bed a few days and on hisfirst day up he told me how he'denjoyed sitting by the windowobserving the passing scene. Ireminded him of the man at theMemorial Home, and he said,'Now I see what you meant.'''

'But residents of all the homesdo more than watch the activ-

A Glorious TraditionContinued from Page Eight

own area. "We try not to placea Taunton resident in Fall River,for instance. We want to keeppeople near their friends andfamilies."

Once accepted, he stressed, anelderly person need not fear forhis future. "We take care of peo­ple for life. If a person in one ofour homes goes to the hospital,he doesn't have to worry thathe's lost his place with us. It'ssaved for him."

Most often, however, all nursingcare needed is provided at thehome. "When we began," saidMsgr. Considine, "we had 90residents at the Memorial Home,cared for by 18 Sisters, a main­tenance man and one chef. Nowwe have 350 people on the staffof the Memorial Home, caringfor 191 residents. The shift inproportions reflect the factthat life expectancy has in­creased. People live longer butalso have long drawn out sick­nesses and need much morenursing care."

Speaking of the fact that the

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best opportunity for children andyoung people to receive a com­plete Christian education.

Moreover, the statement pled­ges "to continue to seek and fos­ter means of strengthening out­of-school religious education forthe very large number of Catho­lic children who do not evenhave access to Catholic schools."

Noting indications that Catho­lic schools are educationally ef­fective and enjoy support amongCatholics, the proposed state­ment says "our task is .Jess towin su~port for the schools thanto mobilize the support whichalready exists."

The statement was preparedby the education committee ofthe U.S. Catholic Conference

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National Right to Life Commit­tee, recently made headlineswhen she condemned federal har­assment of Catholic hospitals fortheir refusal to perform proce­dures they deem morally objec­tionable.

Not a Catholic, the 48-year­old surgeon deeply admires theChurch's stand against what shedescribes as "utilitarian medi­cine, which calls pati~nts con­sumers and medicine the healthcare industry."

Numerous workshops and smallgroup sessions will take placeduring the convention, respond­ing to requests of classroomteachers and religious educatorsof the diocese.

A Mass with Bishop Cronin asprincipal celebrant will open themeeeting Thursday morning, and

Educators to Meet

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Women's Club members at­tending a theatre party at Cha­teau de Ville Wednesday, May5 will leave at 5:30 p.m. fromthe A&P parking lot on StaffordRoad.

ST. JOSEPH,NEW BEDFORD

A half hour of adoration willfoHow 7 p.m. Mass. Friday, May7. This observance will continuethe First Friday of each monthuntil August, in spiritual prep­aration for the Philadelphia Eu­charistic Congress.

Under the direction of the Menof the Sacred Heart, the PilgrimVirgin statue will .be broughtto the church Saturday evening,May 8, remaining through Sat­urday, May 15. Evening devo­tions will be held nightly follow­ing 7 p.m. Mass.

Schools Vocations, AgedOn Bishops' Agenda

WASHINGTON (NC) - State­ments on Catholic schools andon the elderly, guidelines fordiocesan vocation offices andproposed changes in the ordina­tion ritual for permanent deaconsare among the topics slated forthe spring meeting of the U.S.bishops in Chicago.

The bishops will also take alook at themselves during themeeting May 4-6, with both ageneral session and workshopsdealing with the basic purposesof the National Conference ofCatholic Bishops (NCCB).

The proposed statement onCatholic schools reaffirms thebishops' commitment to them asinstitutions which "offer the

Continued from Page Threeworkshops on elementary schoolscience throughout the nation.He has acted as consultant forthe U.S. State Department andfor several publishing houses andis active in affairs of the Ameri­can Assn. for the Advancementof Science and the NationalScience Teachers. Assn.

Dr. Jefferson

Dr. Mildred F. Jefferson, ageneral surgeon at Tufts NewEngland Medical Center, willspeak on the second day of theconvention. A summa cum laudegraduate of Texas College, Tyler,Tex., she is the first black womangraduate of Harvard MedicalSchool.

Dr. Jefferson, an anti-abor­tionist and president of the

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Holy Rosary Sodalists will at­tend a communion breakfastSunday, May 2 in the school,following 9 a.m. Mass.

The 25 Week Club will hold abanquet and dance at 7 p.m.Saturday, May 1 in St. Anne'sSchool hall.

The Bicentennial Parade com­mittee will meet at 7:30 tonightin the lower church hall.

Preparations are under wayfor a postponed visit of CardinalMedeiros to the parish Saturday,May 8, to enroll members in aspiritual association. The Cardi­nal will celebrate Mass in Polishand afterwards greet parishio­ners at a reception in the school.

The Men's Club will meet at7 p.m. Sunday, May 2 in theschool hall.

Plans are being made for aPolish-Russian excursion \Aug.11 through 25. Further informa­tion is available at the rectory.

The ceremony of Anointing ofthe Sick will take place at 4:30p.m. Mass Saturday, May 22and at the 9 and 10:30 a.m.Masses Sunday, May 23.ST. GEORGE,WESTPORT

A May Basket Whist will takeplace at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 1at the school hall. Refreshmentswill be available.

Bingo is played every Wed­neday, with an early bird gameat 7 p.m. and regular play com­mencing at 7:30 p.m. There isample and well-lit parking avail­able.

.The annual communion supperand dance co-sponsored by theHoly Name Society and Wom­ens Guild will take place at 7p.m. Saturday, May 8 in theschool hall with music by theBuddies. .BLESSED SACRAMENT,F~L RIVER

The Men's Club will celebrateits eighth anniversary at 7:15p.m. Saturday, May 15 with aroast chicken supper in the par­ish hall, followed by dancing tothe Misty Blues Orchestra. Pres­ident Eddy Brault, chairman forthe event, announces' that tick­ets .are available from him orany club member.IMMACULATE CONCEPT.ION,FALL RIVER

Women's Guild members willmeet in the church hall at 7:15p.m. Monday, May 3 to makepreparations for participation ina living rosary at 7:30. Mrs. Ed­na Cook is in charge of rosaryarrangements and Mrs. AnneFleming 'will be hostess for acoffee hour to follow.

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Rev. Maurice Lamontagne,former pastor, will show slidesand speak on the early days ofthe parish at a meeting of theCouncil of Catholic Women to beheld Tuesday, May 4 in thechurch hall. Following the pro­gram he will meet with parishio·ners at a social hour.

Tickets for a fashion showscheduled for Wednesday, May19 at White's restaurant will bedistributed at the meeting.

A bicentennal fashion extrav­aganza and dinner will be spon­sored at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday,May 19 at White's restaurantby the Council of CatholicWomen. Co-chairpersons areMrs. Wilfred Noiseux and Mrs.Andre Latessa, with Mrs.Stanley Chrupcala, council pres­ident, as honorary chairperson.

HOLY NAME,FALL RIVER

Following 6 p.m. Mass Tues­day, May 4, Women's Guildmembers will attend an installa­tion banquet in the school hall.

First Communion will be re­ceived at 9 a.m. Mass Saturday,May 22.

SACRED HEART,FALL RIVER

A communion supper is sched­uled by the Women's Guild tofollow 6:30 p.m. Mass, Monday,May 3. Meat pie will be servedin the school cafeteria and thespeaker for the evening will beRev. Kenneth J. Delano. Mrs.Marilyn Coughlin and Mrs.Jackie Serra are in charge ofarrangements.

ST. JOSEPH,ATTLEBORO

The parish bowing team willhold its banquet at the Plains­man restaurant at 7:30 tomor­row night. Also tomorrow night,the third session of a line danc­ing class will take place from7:30 to 9:30 in the parish hall.

Knights of the Altar will at­tend 9 a.m. Mass Saturday, May1 and hold a luncheon meetingin the school building. The reg­ular Knights meeting will takeplace at 7:15 p.m. Sunday, May2 in the school, with diocesanseminariains as guest speakers.

ST. WlLUAM,FALL RIVER

New Women's Guild officersare Mrs. Frank Krauzyk, pres­ident; Miss Grace Flanagan, vice­president; Miss Irene Boodry,secretary; Mrs. Michael Biszko,treasurer. Members will receivecorporate communion at 8 a.m.Mass Sunday, May 2, followedby breakast in the parish all­purpose room, with Mrs. Jean­nette Dooley as chairperson.

A parish Bicentennial Nightwill take place in the center onFriday night, May 21, and aMaybasket whist, also in thecenter, is scheduled for Sunday,May 23.

Mrs. Florence Synnott- heads acommittee making arrangementsfor the annual installation ban­quet, to 1?e held in June.

Publicity chairmen of parish organizationsare asked to submit news Items for thiscolumn to The Anchor, P. O. Box 7, FallRiver, 02722. Name of city or town shouldbe Included, as well as full dates of allactivities. Please send news of future ratherthan past events. Note: the same newsItem can be used only once. Please do notrequest that we repeat an announcementseveral times.

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ernir, to his credit, has refusedto give in to their unreasonabledemands. While he is willing tonegotiate with them through nor­mal legislative channels aboutpossible amendments to the law,he has made it clear that hewill not succumb to blackmail.

Headed for TroubleIn the short nin, the growers

may seem to have won this bat­tle. But they will almost cer­tainly lose the war. For all prac-

,tical purposes, they havesuc­ceeded in putting the Agricul­tural . Labor Relations Board outof business. But as Jack T. Pick­ett, editor of the leading agri­cultural journal, California Farm­er, warned them several weeksago, "If the board ceases to ex­ist, we are headed for very bigtrouble. In fact, the minute theboard dies the UFWA will startcirculating an initiative (to besubmitted (to a referendum ofthe California voters in Novem­ber). That initiative would passby a tremendous margin. Re­member that an initiative mea­sure cannot be changed, re­pealed, or amended by the Leg­islature."

The growers for their owngood, could have listened toPickett. He knew exactly whathe was talking about. TheUFWA, tired of waiting for theLegislature to come to its senses,has already decided, in Chavez'words, "to bypass the politiciansin Sacramento and go directlyto the people of California toask them to guarantee farmworkers the right to vote. Thisappeal will take the form of aninitiative, to make the Agricul­tural Labor Relations Act safefrom unscrupulous tampering."

Pickett is certain this initia­tive will pass by a tremendousmargin. So am I.

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In May, 1975, Gov. Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown Jr. work­ed a minor miracle by persuading all the parites involvedin the California farm labor dispute to support a compromiseAgricultural Labor Relations Act-the first statute of itskind enacted anywhere inthe United States. That tooka lot of doing on the gover­nor's part. Only after a seriesof marathon meetings, which hepersonally chaired, could theparties finally reach a' consen­sus.

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California Farm Workers'Initiative Certain to Pass

The last of those meetings hasbeen described by Cesar Chavez,president of the United FarmWorkers of America (UFWA),as "the strangest meeting in thehistory of California agricul­ture." The UFWA was repre­sented , but Chavez himself wasnot present. That created aproblem for the growers-or sothey told the governor. Beforesigning on the dotted line, theywanted Chavez to give his per­sonal pledge that the UFWAwould stick to the agreementand would not pull a fast one onthem by returning to the Legis­lature at a later date demandingchanges in the statute.

Matter of TimeThe governor's staff arranged

to have Chavez' response re­layed to the meeting by tele­phone from UFWA headquartersin La Paz, ,Calif. When the callcame, the governor hooked aspeaker to his phone so thateveryone could hear the conver­sation. I have been told by peo­ple who were present that whenChavez gave his unqualified sup­port to the bill, the parties as­sembled around the goevernor'sdesk, and the growers especiallywere jubilant. The next morning,when the results were an·nounced, the public was alsojubilant or, in any event, greatlyrelieved. It was generally agreedon all sides that it was now onlya matter of time until the Cali­fornia farm labor dispute-socostly to all concerned-wouldat long last be resolved in anorderly and peaceful manner.

By hindsight we know thatwas wishful thinking. The grow­ers, Who exacted a pledge fromChavez that he would not try toamend the governor's bill, havedouble crossed both the gover­nor and UFWA. For weeks theyhave been trying to amend thestatute outside the legislativeprocess in a desperate last-ditcheffort to thwart the UFWA,which to their consternation, haswon at least 70 percent of theelections, held thus far underthe new staute. Their conserva­tive minions in the CaliforniaLegislature have refused to fundthe Agricultural Labor RelationsBoard-the agency which ad­ministers amendments. The gov-

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School. There are three brotherscurrently teaching at Coyle­Cassidy.

During the 43 years that theBrothers have worked in Taun­ton, over 4500 students havehenefited from their influence.125 graduates have entered thepriesthood or religious life.Many other graduates have beenprominent in public service, pro­fessions and business in thisarea and throughout the country.

In commenting on the decis­ion, Reverend Monsignor PatrickJ, O'Neill. Director of Educationfor the Diocese of Fall River,stated, "This area has been en­riched by the presence of theBrothers of Holy Cross for 43years, Although we shall missthem, we hope that they willcontinue to serve young peopleelsewhere for many years tocome."

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TO SPEAK: Rev. GeorgesBissonette, AA, former pas­tor of the American parishin Moscow, will discuss cur­rent U.S.-Soviet relations ata family communion break­fast following 9:30 A.M.Mass Sunday, May 2 at HolyRedeemer Church, Chatham.Alumni of Assumption Col­lege, Worcester, where Fa­ther Bissonette is a facultymember, are invited to at­tend.

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Continued from Page Ten(USCC), chaired by Bishop Wil­liam E. McManus, auxiliary ofChicago.

Defend SeniorsIn a strongly worded proposal,

the bishops condemn discrimina­tion against senior citizens anddefend their rights - to life,decent income, jobs, health care,food and housing. The proposedstatement recom'mends ways inwhich church agencies, individ­uals and civil authorities canheal "the rupture between sbcie­ty and its elderly members."

The statement was preparedby the USCC committee onhealth affairs, headed by BishopMaurice J. Dingman of DesMoines.

More recently, Mr. Novak hasturned to commenting on thereligious problems of the profes­sional class in the "Christiancentury." He assures his readersthat members of the professionalclass are not likely to have reli­gious experiences. I wonderwhere he gets his proof. Ourdata say that pretty near amajority of college-educatedAmericans have had at least oneintense religious experience-afinding which calls into questionm9st of what Mr. Novak says inhis article.

2) Is Mr. Novak's approach towhite ethnics as a disadvantagedor under-privileged group with­in America justified? He thinksit is. I'm prepared to admit thatpeople like him and me on thefringes of the intellectual eliteare the objects of systematicdiscrimination, but my data(18,000 cases) show that theEastern and Southern EuropeanCatholic groups have becomemore successful financially. thanEnglish Protestants in the coun­try. Disadvantaged economicallywe are not.

Realistic Approach3) Is Mr. Novak's romantic

approach to ethnicity an embar­rassment to both the seriousscholars and the serious commu­nity organizers working in thesame field? One invariably hearsthis said behind his hack. I'm thefirst one to say it to his faceand in public. That might beconsidered a mark of respect inanother age.

4) Is the EMPAC ~Ethnic

Millions Political Action Com­mittee) a realistic approach toethnic activism in the UnitedStates? It may be, but I am un­aware of anyone else of thosewho have participated with anydepth in the ethnic revival whothinks so. How many millions~oes the "M" stand for in termseither of active membership orpotential membership?

If Mr. Novak wants to .arguewith me in public about thosepoints I shall be happy to do so.If he wants to discuss friendshipand love, I suggest he do it withhis spiritual director.® 1976, Universal Press Sy'd'c'te

By

REV.

ANDREW M.

GREELEY

However, such a letter isenough to make me want tovomit.

It is, alas, typical of the pietis­tic, romantic, patronizing emo­tionality that passes for seriousAmerican church. The only ap­propriate ~nswer to it in theintellectual discussion in thearena of public controversy is,who the hell cares?

Unfortunately, in the presentstate of things, what Mr. Novakfeels about me and what I feelabout him are apparently farmore important than the possi­bility that there might be seriousintellectual differences betweenus that deserve to be discussedquite independently of how Ihappen to relate to my friends.

Respect for EvidenceYes, that's right, I said "intel­

lectual," and I'm not sorryabout it either. Mr. Novak maynot think it appropriate to hisethnic heritage to discuss ideas.I leave that to him to work outwith other Slovaks. But he mustexcuse me-we poor benightedCelts have always had the intol­erable notion that ideas are im­portant.

So 'Mr. Noavk can engagein bargain-basement psychiatryabout my personality. I willkeep the discussion on the levelof intellectual differences of thesort which ought to be discussedbut never will be:

1) When philosophers andtheologians invade the market­place of social commentary, arethey to be held to the same re­spect for evidence for their as­sertions to which social scien­tists are held? I say yes; Mr.Novak apparently thinks not.He speaks authoritatively aboutethnics without either havingcollected empirical data aboutthem or having spent substantialamounts of time (months oryears) in ethnic communitiesrecently observing them.

All UndocumentedSome of what Mr. Novak has

said about ethnics is insightful,some dubious, some certainlywrong; but all of it documented.There is great flexibility in be­ing expert on a subject withouthaving to be restrained by lim­itations of evidence, but, I'msorry, I don't think that suchexpertise is responsible.

Opposes Novak's RomanticApproach to Ethnicity

I gather that Mr. Michael Novak has written about meto all the papers brave enough to risk the wrath of thelocal Ordinary by carrying this column. Everyone knows,Mr. Novak asserts, that I turn against my friends anddenounce them, expectingthem to continue to love meeven after theY'¥e been de­nounced. However, Mr. No;.vak assures me through the me­dium of his letter, he still loves.

I'm sure, gentle reader, thatyou will be glad to know that.

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If the Pharisees are well born,educated and influential, theTwelve are, by comparison, asunlikely a group of world chang­ers as could be found in theRoman Empire.

For the most part they arefishermen from Gallilee, hard­ened, honest simple men with anadequate but unsophisticatedknowledge of Scripture and Jew­ish traditi{)ns and expectations.

In place of the hostility of thePharisees, the Twelve view Je­sus with awe and wonder, notfully understanding Him but re­sponding to His call with a faiththat makes up in zeal what itlacks in sophistication.

The Evangelists picture theTwelve as anything but folkheroes. The human shortcom­ings of each is 'brought intosharp focus as they argue overwhich is to be the greatest, orbecame overly protective andofficious in trying to protectJesus from others, even littlechildren.

They try the patience ofChrist and drive Him to say inexasperation, "Philip, after I

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gave warmth and dignity to Hismanerisms. But never were Hisgracious ways so conspicuousas they were in the last weekor 10 days of His life.

Shortly before He started Hislast journey to Jerusalem, Sa­lome, the mother of James andJohn, knelt in the dust of theroad to. ask Him to give them theplaces of honor on His righthand and on His left when Hewould come into His kingdom.He had recently warned themabout the sufferings and humil­iations which awaited Him inthe holy city. Graciously look­ing over the head of this motherwho was just following her heart,Jesus threw a challenge at hersons. "You do not know whatyou are asking. Can you drinkof the cup that I am to drink of?"','We can," they said. His replyhad a note of gracious patiencein it. It was kindly without be­ing soft. "From the cup I drinkof you shall drink. Sitting at myright hand or my left is not mineto give. That is for those forwhom it has been reserved by

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"The pharisees are well born, educated, influential,pious and faithful in their religious observances," SteveLandregan writes. "They have a real esteem for Scriptureand revelation." This 6th century mosaic depicts the phari­see and the publican. (NC Photo)

paint of the Pharisees is of agroup of proud, self-righteous,elitist, bigots, so concerned withtrapping Jesus that they neverhear His message.

Father John McKenzie attrib­utes the hostility of the Phariseesto the fact that Jesus threatenedtheir position as religious lead­ers, and describes their basicfault as their refusal to admitthat Judaism could reach anyfurther development beyondthemselves.

'Blind Fools'The Pharisees of Jesus' tiine

seem more tragic than anything, else. There is no more apt de­

scription for them than Christ'sown ... "blind fool."

We Are Saved by His GraciousnessII

BY STEVE LANDREGANJesus stands at the center of

the Gospel. He is the Good Newsthat is His message. He is bothproclaimer and inaugurator ofthe Kingdom. He is the healer ofthe sick who makes the blind tosee and the deaf to hear. He isthe One who announces salva­tion to the poor and freedom tocapt~ves. It is He who does allthis and then confronts us withthe fundamental question: "Whodo you say that I am?"

Jesus' question separates meninto believers and non-believers,into those who answer "You arethe Christ, the son of the LivingGod," and those who respondyou are in league with Beelze­bub!"

Two groups in the Gospelepitomize the responses of allmen for all time to the presenceand proclamation of Jesus. Theyare the Pharisees and theTwelve.

The Pharisees are well born,educated, influential, pious andfaithful in their religious ob­servances. They have a real es­teem for Scripture and revela­tion. Their teachings are basedon oral tradition as well as thewritten law, a fact which givesthem a flexibility other contem­porary Jewish sects do not pos­sess. They are the ecclesiasticalliberals of their day with firmmessianic hopes centered on acoming Kingdom of God and aresurrection of the dead.

Indeed, it would seem thatsuch a group would welcomeJesus' proclamation of the King­dom, but instead they are sus­picious and hostile from the be­.ginning of the Gospel accounts.

The portrait the Evangelists

ByFr. Augustine P. Hennessey, C.P.

Even the early Christians didnot always find it easy to begracious when they were askedto contribute alms for the poor.

,When St. Paul wanted to urgethe Corinthians to be generoustoward their impoverished neigh­bors, he had to allege the gra­ciousness of the Lord towardthem as a motive for being gra­cious toward others. "For youknow the graciousness of ourLord, Jesus Christ," he wrote,"how, being rich, He becamepoor for your sake, so thatthrough His poverty, you mightbe made rich" (2 Cor. 8:9) Hereminded them that they wereenriched by the gift of personalsalvation through the gracious­ness of Jesus.

Graciousness of bearing in Hiseveryday encounters was forJesus an external sign of Hisinner yearning to enrich the

. lives of His friends by an out­pouring of His love for them.All throughout His public lifeand ministry, this graciousness

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people were against the warthan academic people. The sonsof the former, not in college,were being drafted.) When anti­abortion protestors brave aminus-ten-degrees wind-chill ina January demonstration inWashington, they are treated likeunenlightened bigots.

The language of Americanpublic life is a predominantlyProtestant language. More spe­cifically, it is the language of thedissident, evangelical and Pur­itan strain of Protestantism. The"saints," perfectionists and pur­ists came to this country. Theyset the temperature.

Americans describe almosteverything in a moral language,Doth in international and domes­tic affairs. Liberals speak of"compassion" and "justice."Conservatives speak of "moral­ity" and "the solid, traditionalvirtues that make this nationgreat." You would think that ourpolitical parties were in realityrival churches, rather than in­struments of power, interests,and pragmatism. Americans seem

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as a person, in how I feel andhurt? Does he listen?"

* Allowing the penitent ampletime was another frequent an­swer.

A parent wrote: "Someone whodoesn't rush me. After gettingup my courage to go to' confes­sion, I need time." A KansasCity priest looks for "a priestwho listens, who never butts inwhen I am talking." Anotherfrom that diocese expects in thepriest "a sense that it is impor­tant to be celebrating the sac­rament 'Of Penance and that Iam not interrupting his 'busy'schedule."

A lay person at Salinas re­marked: "Once a priest saidJesus must love you very much.

< I think of that so very oftenwhen I feel tempted."

Appearance of WeaknessThis observation came from a,

priest religious: "At my age (69)I want a confessor who wouldencourage me and give me amore vivid sense of faith. Heshould put me in a more per­sonal touch with Christ, but,perhaps, what is more impor­tant, give me greater assurancethat I am in God's good graces."

* Some mentioned their de­sire for a patient, non-scoldingapproach.

"As a priest I need a confes­sor who is kindly, tolerant of mysometimes clumsy way of ex­pressing things."

A Sister pleaded: "Confessionhas not been easy for me. I havealready scolded myseif and Idon't need another. I want tobe told in words that God loves

Do you anticipate the priestwiII be a leader, friend and pa­tient teacher in much the sameway that Christ was leader,friend and patient teacher to theApostles?

Borrowing a technique fromtwo Chicago colleagues, I askeda group of priests from KansasCity, Kans., plus mixed audi­ences in Salinas and Atascadero,CaL, to write down anonymous­ly their expectations of a con­fessor. The extremely honest, re­flective responses indirectly giveus a good, contemporary pictureof the ideal priest who celebratesthe sacrament of Penance.

* Availability and interestwere at the top of the list.

"As a priest I just want himto be available for confession­all too often we get the feelingtoday we are only tolerated byour brother priests especiallywhen our confessions are pri­marily devotional.

"Is he glad I came? Does heshow it? Is he interested in me

By

FR. JOSEPH M.

CHAMPliN

What do you expect of thepriest who hears your confes­sion?

Do you, as a woman, hope hewill hold you in the delicate re­gard Jesus did during a periodof history when women werenot treated so delicately?

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BY MICHAEL NOVAK

In Chicago, when they indicta Catholic politician, his stand­ing with the voter does not al­ways decline.

Mr. Dooley once voiced theproverb: "When a fella says,'Tain't the money, it's the prin­ciple,' it's the money."

I find myself that when Ihear a politician speak about"morality" and "reform" and"trust" and "faith," my stomachbegins to squirm. I know he'sout to get me, even if I don'tknow how yet.

The experience of being aCatholic in America is to be por­trayed in public almost alwaysas less than moral. Even whenwe only play bingo, many thinkus immoral. On aid to parochialschools, on abortion, on almost

,any issue, if Catholics take oneposition, that's the positiontreated as less moral than theopposite.

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ExpectationsContinued from Page Twelve* The following expectation

which occurred a few times im­pressed me: "I look for one whois conscious of his own sins andgives the appearance of weak­ness, not one who appearsstrong."

* An updated, firm, prayerful,wise confessor.

A Sister in California wroteof her hope for one "who real­izes life is not stagnant, but fullof tensions, who keeps himselfupdated, who is deeply spiritualand prayerful a person as pos­sible."

A priest from the same section'Observed: "St. Theresa of Avilawhen asked whether she wouldchoose a holy or a smart con­fessor, said, "a smart one." Sowould I. He should also be firm,but never forget sins are an of­fense against God and notagainst him."

Two final comments of inter­est from lay persons:

"A friendly, non judgmentallistening, non-mechanical pray­ing, a feeling that I'm a uniqueperson. He must be present, notgoing through the motions. Mustit be a priest?"

"I am not sure I expect any­thing from the confessor. At thepresent time I do not use the sac­rament of Penance because asa young person it stirred up somuch guilt in me as to not behelpful but rather a hindranceto emotional balance. I am verymuch interested in the face-to­face concept you describe. ThenI would expect attentive, re­ceptive listening."

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"When anti-abortion protesters brave a minus-lO de­grees wind-chill in a January demonstration in. Wash~ng­ton" Michael Novak writes, "they are treated lIke enlIgh­ten~d bigots. The experience of being Catholic in America isto be portrayed in public almost always as less than moral."

Irony, Tragedy, Healthy Cynicism.Continued from Page Twelve fore. But we retain a certam

disillusioned when politics is healthy skepticism.politics. They want politics to On earth, human beings havebe moralit~. no lasting home. America itself,

The history of the Irish has land of the great dream, ~as

taught them a certain cynicism many ironic, tragic, and cymcalabout Anglo-Saxon politics. The aspects. Those who understandhistory of the Eastern Europe- their Catholic heritage are seldomans, the Italians, the Germans, shocked. Some of us, indeed onlyand the Latinos has also taught feel truly happy when every­them a deep sense of tragedy, thing is going badly. Whenirony, and healthy cynicism. The things go well, we begin to .beCatholic people, in general, are afraid. We don't expect realItynot afraid of politics, even dirty to go well. "Something must bepolitics. We're used to it. That's wrong. Watch out."all our people have known. Still, many of us today have

Ironic Underside Protestant heads and CatholicEven in America, we're used stomachs. We've learned to be

to the hypocrisy of public state- optimistic, highly moral, andments. In Pennsylvania, just to future-oriented; we like to "lookbe put on the line in mines, or for the silver lining" and to bemills, immigrant laborers had to hopeful. But we know in ourpay a bribe. Those on the bot- stomachs that, just as our grand­tom of the American ladder mothers predicted, it will prob­know the way the system works. ably all end badly. Wise women,We have been on the bottom. ~n our grandmothers.some ways, man~ of ~s stIll It is a sign of maturity to haveare. The Puert~ Ricans. m New a tragic sense, a nose for irony,York, the Chicanos m many and a deep streak of cynicism.cities. In Pittsbur~: two .out .of From these, humor springs. Theevery three famIlies With m- Catholic people tend to laughcomes under $6,000 per year are often deeply, and all the way"foreign stock." Blacks are .not to th~ stomach.the only sufferers in the UmtedStates.

Being born Catholic is to learnearly that human individuals areoften sinful, evil hypocritical,and unreliable.. It is to knowfrom a thousand years of expe­rience that neither the State norother institutions are, finally, tobe trusted. It is to know thathigh hopes and great dreamsare often, even usually, disap­pointed. That tragedies occur inevery life. That there is anironic underside to every brightcottony cloud in the blue sky.

What Catholics had to learn inAmerica was a belief in hopeand happy endings. Most of ourfamilies never knew those be-

The PhariseesContinued from Page Twelve

have been with you all this time,you still do not know me?" and"Take your finger and examinemy hands. Put your hand into myside. Do not persist in your un­belief, but believe!"

It is the most human of all,impetuous, bumbling, weakPeter, who is chosen to lead theTwelve . . . called, taught andfinally sent forth by Jesus toturn a world around by His love.Not "blind fools" but the "lightof the world" is' the appellationHe gives them.

What separates "blind fools"from the "light of the world?"It is not their origin, their ed­ucation, their piety, their faith­fulness to religious observances,even their love for Scripture.

What separates them is howthey respond to the presence andproclamation of Jesus when Heconfronts them with the funda­mental question ... "Who do yousay that I am?"

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my Father:' Both mother and ness. M~ry had an ~xtravagant

sons could feel reassured without idea whlc.h she conflde~ ,to ~o­

the feeling of being rebuffed. body. So It wahs a bsurpnste w en(Matt 20' 20-24) she entered t e anque room

. . with a pound of costly perfumeSon ~f Abrah~ with which she anointed the feet

On the FrIday evemng befo~e 'Of Jesus. While she was dryingJes~s died, He and an enthusI- His feet with her hair, the fra­astlc band of followers were grance of the aromatic ointmentdrawing near the gates. of the filled the whole house. It aggra­city of J~richo. Outside. the vated those bystanders whowall, the blInd begga~ BartIm7as thought her action was sinfulwas clamoring ~or ~IS attention waste. Judas Iscariot was espe­a?d kept s~outmg, I~on of I?a- cially indignant and protestedvld, have pity on me. The blmd loudly ".Why was this perfumeman's noisiness. did. seem to not s~ld? It could have broughtmake him a publIc nUIsance, and 300 silver pieces and the moneypeople c~ose by began to. scold have been given to the poor."him for It. Jesus passed him by .but then suddenly stopped and Suddenly, the clear, calm vOicecalled to him. Others passed on of Jesus was heard. "~eave .herthe call. "You have nothing alone. Let her keep It agamstwhatever to fear from Him," the .day they prepare me fO~:~they said "Get up! He is calling bUrIal.. The poor you al ~

" ' have With you but me you WillYO~~rtimeas threw off his cloak, not aUways tlave" (John 12;jumped up, and scampered 1-11).across the' road to Jesus. "What From the house of Bethany todo you want me to do for you?" the hill of Calvary, Jesus co~­

Jesus asked quietly. "Rabboni," tinued along the road. to HISthe blind man said, "I want to death the following Friday. Hesee." Bartimeas must have been met many others along .the way.quivering with expectancy and And always He remamed thejoy even before Jesus touched gracious healer of our hu~an

him. We can almost catch a note helplessness. To. Judas g.reetmgof playfulness in our Lord's re- Him with a tral~oro~s kiSS, Heply: "Be 'On your way!" said voiced a heart-plercmg .lament,Jesus "Your faith has healed "Judas, are you betraymg theyou" :(Mk. 10: 46-52). Son of Man with a ~iss?" In the

The news of the miracle presence of Herod s sen~uo~s-

spread quickly. By the time Je- ness, He met such !rIvolItysus and his followers got with an aloof silence au:ned atthrough the city's gates it looked making ~ man. sea,rch hiS 0:vnas if everybody in Jericho was soul. With PIlate s searchmgout on the streets to see what questions, He answered soHe looked like. One man in the searchingly in return that thecrowd felt really lost; he was governor wondered about theinsignificant looking, .unpopula:, ~e~ning. of this meek and ma-and considered a traitor to hiS Jestlc prIsoner. . .own country. Little Zacheus Even Barrabas, the seditIOUSwanted to see Jesus but the murderer, received n? scorncrowd was too tall for him to from Him. The Cyreman whocatch a glimpse of our Lord. So was comman~eered in service tohe ran ahead and climbed up in- help carry HIS cro~s t~ Calvaryto a sycamore tree along the felt rel~ctant turmng. mto bud­road where Jesus was traveling. ding faith. The weepmg womenWhen Jesus came to the spot, along the road to Calva~ wereHe stopped, looked tip, and said, offered gratitude for thel~ tears"Zacheus, hurry down. I mean to but deep concern for their ownstay at your house today." future sorrows. And t?e go~

The crowd resented our Lord's thief on the cross beSide Himrequest for hospitality from the was blessed with a gift of God'stown's tax collector and mur- graciousness envied by all of usmured "He has gone to a sin- -an unqualified promise of pa~­

ner's house as a guest:' Jesus adise. We are saved by HISheard their criticism, listened to graciousness.the tax collector's system forachieving fair play il} his hazard­ous job, and uttered wordswhich gladdened the little manand rebuked his critics. "Todaysalvation has come to this house,for this is what it means to be 'ason of Abraham. The Son ofMan has come to search out andsave what was lost" (Luke 19:1-10).

Gracious HealerOn the Saturday night before

Jesus died, there was a party inHis honor at the home of Laz­arus in Bethany. Martha was

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basic youth pageBy The Dameans

Livin' for the Weekend

Come on darling, let's go downtown,Come on darling, let's groove

From Monday to Thursday I'm dead on my feetMost of the time, too tired to eat

When I try to read the paper, I faIl fast asleep.But as soon as Friday rolls around,I lay all my weekly burdens down.

I put on my glad rags and paint the town.Livin' for the weekendLivin' for the weekendLivin' for the weekend

'cause that's when I party downSoon as ole Monday rolls around agaIn

I've got to put all of that partying to an end.Then I've got to start that. same ole grind,

With those five-day-week men.Sometimes I get frustrated through the day,

I take off early with a cut in pay,At the time I don't really care,

Because I done took all that I can bear.by K. Gamble, L. Huff, C. Gilbert(c) Mighty Three Music, 1975, BMI

"T.G.I.F." is the slogan that arouses more passion inmost Americans than most 'any other expression. Fridayafternoons find students yelling for glee in school corridors;the freeways jammed with travelers; singles going over thephone book, and nightclubs gearing up for the biggest surgeof the week. It's the weekend and the chance to test thefantasies of the entire week.

The spirit of excitement that the O'Jays create in theirlatest single is exactly what most people feel who look forthe relief of Friday afternoon. There is something necessarilyjoyful about having time to break away from work and seeanother side of life. There is a need to recapture the childlikespirit of play and spontaneity which keeps our personalitiesfresh and interesting. We need to be reminded that life ismore than money or books or deadlines.

Having the weekend to look forward to helps to drive uson and pulls us over the rough spots. Sometimes, when ourmotivation is waning, the thought of play and rest ahead isth.e only thing that will call forth an extra effort from us.

However, as good as the weekend is for us, there arealso some pitfalls. The O'Jays are singing about "livin' forthe weekend" as though it were the only real moment ofliving in the entire week. The other five days might seemdevoid of life altogether. We might even wonder if, by miss­ing life on most other days, we might also miss it on theweekend. Life is not something that happens on rare 'oc,casions,but is rather a moment-to-moment experience. If we do notsee it moment-to-moment, we may also miss it when theweekend comes.

It is true that work and study can he drudgery, but theyshould also offer some satisfaction. They should challengeour creativity, offer a channel for our talents, lead us todeeper involvement with people and provide. some sense ofaccomplishment.

Unless life is liveable from moment-to-moment, our at­tempts to "party down" soon become empty rituals of esca:-e.Instead of refreshing us, they will merely deaden us to life,and then only for a time.

Real leisure is important to living because it carries usaway from mere routine and opens a new awareness of life.It taps new talents and allows us to play with possibilities.Leisure helps us to step hack and appreciate life all overagain. That is why the Lord rested after creation and askedmankind to "keep holy the Sabbath." We step into leisureon the weekend to become more aware of life in the every­day, not just to escape it. Leisure is for discovery ...

"Be still, and know that I am God." (ps. 46:10)

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ments, Jane, share your strainednerves, your inner wounds withHim. No sadder thing can hap­pen to anyone than what hap­pened to Jesus.

He says farewell to Galileewhere He had done so muchgood-and was to be forgotten.All the tenderness and love, thethought and energy which Hehad lavished on His work leftvery little mark at this time. Weattest to the greatness of Hischaracter that He survived thistest and came out of it trium­phantly.

Jesus cried over Jerusalem;He looked with tears upon a re­creant Caphamaum, but theywere not tears of weakness, butof pity. With all the emblems of"defeat" around Him He speaksof a peace He has which theworld can neither give nor takeaway. His confidence in Himselfrises in proportion to the scornthe world pours upon Him. Welose nothing by turning to Jesus.He more than compensates withHis love.

Loneliness in HomeThis "loneliness in the home"

of which you speak is pathetic.There is a pathos in this subtlekind of loneliness-good people,decent and honorable, miles

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focus on youthBY CECILIA BELANGER

Q. They tell me I'm too old tocrY but that doesn't stop me.When I was a child tears were arelief. I cried openly, frankly,before everyone. I wanted peopleto knw I was hurt and in pain,or ashamed and humiliated. Nowthat I'm 18 I cry in my roomwhere no one can see me andthen they think everything is allright, but it isn't. I don't wantpeople to make me feel guiltyor childish because I need tocry-to get things off my chest.I feel that I'm less a person nowthat I have grown up. I'm sup­posed to stop being human, stopfeeling pain. That's for the birds.Just tell me anything. I don'tcare. I know you won't preach­you never do. I'm tied up inknots with no one to tum towho understand. Jane D.-

A. If you have a crucifix inyour room just turn to it andshed your tears at the feet ofHim whose great heart brokeeven while He shed His tears.I'm sure that Jesus cried manytimes more than are recordedin the gospels. Who can writeabout those times when He wasalone and felt forsaken? No one.Or everyone.

We can all imagine in ourown loneliness and ostracismhow he must have felt, after Hehad done so much. The rejectionwas unbearable, the lack of un­derstanding that He had notcome to earth to be a leader inthe sense that it was expectedof Him. His disciples felt He hadfailed-and failed them.

This was a situation that Jesusfaced. He would have been im­pervious to all ordinary humanemotion if He had· not felt itdeeply, had not cried, had notfelt alone, misunderstood, aban­doned. In your unhappiest mo-

young world

Million DollarQuestionby Tom Lennon

An eighth-grader who livesnext door to me is wrestlingwith the problem of whether togive up his paper route. Hewants more free time, but healso likes money.

My niece, who is 14, is tryingto decide whether to spend allthe money she has earned baby- ­sitting on an expensive aquar­ium.

You too may be discoveringthat you now have more deci­sions to make. It's a part ofgrowing up, and as the yearsgo by your decisions will beever more eventful. Should youstart smoking? Should you drinkbeer? What subjects should youtake in high school? Should yougo to college? Would you marryor remain single?

Life abounds with decisions,big and small. What they all addup to is the kind of person youwill become. Thirty years fromnow you may be a pleasant, re­sponsible person, or you may beone .of life's losers, self-centered,mean, hard-to-be-with.

In the long run your biggestdecision will center on thisquestion: What is life all about?The answer will involve whatyou think of Jesus and the mes­sages He sends your waythrough Scripture and the eventsof life. Can His words aboutlove be taken seriously in thismessed-up world? Will you prayto Him now and then-and con­veniently overlook what Heasks of you the rest of the time?Will you become His close friend,or will you little by little shutJesus out of your life complete­ly? These million-dollar ques­tions are linked with your hap­piness now and forever. In one

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STANG ACIDEVERS: Jeanne Arthur, sophomore at Bishop Stang High School,North Dartmouth, stands with painting which received Certificate of Merit at Massa­chusetts Region Art Fair. Right, Stephen Capella is congratulated by Stang principalGeorge Milot on his selection as National Merit Scholarship finalist, honor achieved byonly .5 percent of American high school seniors. Stephen plans engineering career.

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gued in a petty way about whowould be greatest in His king­dom, and, acting like bigshots,they tried to keep children awayfrom Him. At one point, bum­bling, weak, impulsive Peter de­nied he even knew the Lord. AndThomas' stubbornness after theresurrection led Jesus to· say,"Take your finger and examinemy hands, put your hand intomy side. Do not persist in yourunbelief, but believe."

Despite these serious flaws,the Apostles looked on Jesuswith wonder and love. In theend they responded fully to Hiscall and made the decision totry to live as He had. They be­came not "blind fools," but the"light of the world. II

From now till the end of time,people will be making decisionsabout Jesus. Day by day and ina thousand ways, many personsare now saying, "I'll go with theLord. I'll try to be friendly andhelpful, and put up with hard­ships patiently. I'll go on hopingno matter what happens. Evenif I goof up something awful attimes, I'JI keep on trying to loveGod and the people around me. II

But always, other decisionsare possible. They can lead totragedy and doom.

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READY FOR ACTION: Erin Sullivan of Coyle-CassidyHigh School is ready to play ball, as spring athletics getunder way at the Taunton school.

Million Dollar QuestionContinued from Page Fourteen

way or another you constantlyhave to make decisions aboutChrist and the meaning of yourlife.

In those years when the Lordwas visible on earth, two groupsof people reached decisionsabout him. The Pharisees andthe Twelve Apostles sum up theresponses of all men of all timeto the presence and the words ofJesus. These two groups of peo­ple were sharply different.

Making DecisionsWealthy, educated, and influ­

ential, the Pharisees were faith­ful in observing the religiouspractices of their time. They hada deep respect for Scripture andlooked for the coming of thekingdom of God. But somethingwas terribly wrong. Instead ofwelcoming Jesus, many of themwere suspicious, hostile, proud,bigoted, and sought to trapJesus. Apparently they thoughtHe was a threat to their positionas religious leaders. And theirmain fault seems to have beena refusal to admit that theirJewish -religion could becomeany better than what it was.Jesus called them "blind fools."

Most of the Apostles werefishermen, tough, honest, simplemen with a fairly good knowl­edge of Scripture and of theJewish hopes for a messiah. Atfirst-and even second-glance,you wouldn't expect them tochange the world.

You might even wonder whyJesus chose them. Although theyliked the man who had calledthem to a new life, they didn'tfully understand Him. They ar-

LEARY PRESS

Church Is TopicFor Priests

In the next two weeks priestswill gather at La Salette Centerfor Christian Living in Attleborofor the third annual diocesanTheology Institute. To be held intwo separate sessions, May 3through 5 and May 12 through14, the institute will be con­ducted by Rev. Raymond E.Brown, SS" who will review"The Church in the New Testa­ment."

Using modern scriptural meth­ods, Father Brown will attemptto explain the origins andgrowth of the Christian com­munity, its sacraments and itsimplications. The importance ofunderstanding Church originsfor comprehending the contem­porary Church will be empha­sized.

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apart, yet searching and gropingfor some measure of oneness,some degree of communication,some kind of relationship andsharing, yet it never comes.There are those little fences, in­visible, yet tough and strong,shutting people out from oneanother.

S.N. Behrman has a characterspeak for such as these in hisplay, Rain from Heaven:"There's some awful fence in mymind and in my spirit and you'reon the other side, and no matterwhat I do I'll never be able tobreak through to you-never."Then the woman speaks, "We'reall shut behind our little fences,Rand." That's a touching kind ofloneliness. It takes a great dealof courage to try to transform it.

I think if we talk right outabout crying and loneliness we'reon the right road. I know this,Jane. If I had a problem andneeded a kind and gentle spiritto listen, you are the kind towhom I would go.

Continued from Page Threecentennial program saluting thenationalities represented in theFall River diocese have been an­nounced. They are, for the Irish,John McAvoy, Fall River; Polish,Mrs. Wanda Widak and MissLinda Widak, Taunton; Portu­guese, Joao L. Da Costa, FallRiver.

Also French, Raymond Delisleand David Carrier, Fall River;Cape Verdean, Mrs. Frank Al­meida, New Bedford; PuertoRican, MrS. Lydia Cormier, NewBedford; Lebanese, John A. Mon­sour, Fall River.

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3. False.

4. True.

However, things have changed.Under the new regulations girls'programs must be funded on anequal basis with boys', practicefacilities and time must beshared equally and more quali­fied personnel are being hiredto coach the girls in all sports.

Most area schools now offergirls extensive programs thatrun throughout the scholasticyear. In the fall field-hockey andcross country are the dominantactivities, basketball is numberone during the winter months asindicated by the interest shownin the State Schoolgirl Cham­pionship Basketball Tournamentheld this past winter.

to prove she belongs on theteam. It makes for great compe­tition."

The young man quoted in theopening paragraph put thingsinto perspective when he said,"No, I'm not embarrassed. Igave my best and she beat me.She's a good tennis player andcan play anyone in this league."

The athletes have no difficultyaccepting the fact they may beparticipating against girls. Thegeneral feeling is that if theyare good enough they deserve tobe on the team.

There is no denial of the factthat girls have been discrim­inated against in the past. Theinroads made into once-forbid­den territories are easily discer­nible. Little League Baseball,mini one-on-one hockey, thegrowth of the women's profes­sional golf and tennis circuits,lady jockeys and umpires areonly a few examples.

Last week we ran the finalquestions in this season's base­ball quickie quiz. The answers tothose questions follow:

1. True, unless touched inten­tionally.

2. False, he is allowed eightwarm-up pitches.

5. False, manager may not goback to the mound while thesame batter is up.

SCHOOLBOY SPORTS

Sheepishly he said, "She's good, very good. She beatme last year too." She, in this case, happens to be LoriHolmes who plays first singles on the Case High of Swan­sea tennis team. Lori is only one of the many girls in theCommonwealth of Massa­chusetts and the Diocese ofFall River who is making animpact on the "schoolboy"athletic circuit.

Until legis~ation was passed afew years ago, girls were prohib­ited from participating on inter­scholastic teams along with malecounterparts. Since many schoolshad no girls' sports, or at bestlimited programs, the aspiringyoung female athlete had littleopportunity to develop her skills.These girls that did participatein sports d\d so in programs thatwere characterized by inad­equate budgets, limited practicefacilities and time, and non­qualified coaches.

Volleyball, gymnastics andswimming are popular in manyschools. Hockey is big in thegreater Boston area and will un­doubtedly gain support locally.In the springtime the girls, likethe boys, have their busiest sea­son. The numbers participatingin softball, track, tennis andgolf is growing annually.

According to the State guide­lines, girls may participate onthe same team with boys, innon-contact sports, if the schooldoes not have a girls' team inthat sport. Consequently, moreand more girls are trying out forthe "boys" team.

Girls who do make the variousclubs do so on ability. As onecoach aptly phrases it, "There'sno partiality shown in competi­tion. Everyone is trying to win.Maybe, if your opponent hap­pens to be a girl you try a littleharder. But, -the girl is also out

Schoolgirls Making ImpactOn Schoolboy Sports Circuit

No Partiality Shown in Competition

Anyone wishing to see thegirls in action should view to-

Lori and Gigi Lead Case High CardinalsIt is only right that the girls day's Southeastern Massachu­

be afforded the same opportu- setts Division III match at Som­nities in high school athletics as erset. Miss Holmes will playthe boys. There are many young Somerset's number one Ronwomen throughout the diocese Paquette while Miss Greenlesswho are taking advantage of meets the Blue Raiders co-cap­those opportunities and who are tain Miss Carol Lemaire.rapidly developing into excellentcompetitors.

It will not be long before wecan read a headline that says,"Cardinal Netmen Win" and notbe the least bit surprised to readthat two or three of the netmenare girls. Read the next sum­mary of Case's tennis match.Lori Holmes plays first singleswhile Gigi Greenless plays sec­ond singles. Case is also havinga winning season, to no one'ssurprise. .

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