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scholarships for needy students.The schools would be staffed

by Sisters fr~m the four religious'communities now serving NewBedford. Sisters from more than.one community might work inthe same school where this wasfeasible.

The reorganization wilt resultin a reduction of enrollment inGrades 1 to 8 from the presentfigure of about 3100 to an e n­enrollment of about 2300 stu­dents. A special effort will bemade to accommodate all thepresent students in the six re­gional schools, adding extraclasses where necessary. How­ever, if all the students cannotbe accommodated, students willbe selected on a random basis so

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basis of their geographic loca­tion and the size and conditionof the buildings.

The Commission recommendedthat the supervision and admin:istration of the educational ac-.tivities of the regional schoolsbe consolidated under oneSchool Board. The parishes.which built the schools wouldcontinue to have use of the facil­ities outside of ,s.chool hours.

It is anticipated that the costof operating these schools willbe $225 per pupil for the nextschool year. The Commissionrecommended that the child'sparish should pay $100 of thisamount, and that the student paythe balance of $125 by way oftuition. A serious effort wouldbe made' to raise money for

A. complete reorganization ofthe Catholic elementary schoolsin New Bedford was envisionedin a proposal made public lastnight by the Planning Commis­sion for Catholic Schools in NewBedford. The proposal was con­tained in a six page Final Reportof the Commission which· hasbeen studying Catholic schoolsfor the past year.

The Commission's proposalcalls for the establishment ofsix regional elementary schoolsin place of the present 11 paro­chial schools in the city. Theschools would operate in thepresent facilities of Holy Family,Our Lady of Mount Carmel, St. .Anthony, St. John, St. Josephand St. Mary Schools. Thesefacilities were chosen on the

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A FIRST: On Sunday afternoon, Bishop Cronin con­firmed John Soares Martin, a member of Our Lady ofHealth Parish, Fall River and a cerebral' palsy victim atceremonies in. the young man's home at 8c WatuppaHeights. Ronald Choquette, the sponsor, stands beside John.

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schools for the exceptional chil­dren' and the fOUf summer campsfor the underprivileged and ex­ceptional children: These facili­ties are un,der the supervision ofthe Most~Rev. D'aniel A. Cronin,S.T:D.,· Bishop of the Diocese ofFall River, in whose honor theBall is. dedicated. .

Gerald BriIlon, St. Theresa'sparish, .South Attleboro, will

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CO-CHAIRMEN FOR BISHOP'S CHARITY BALL:Gerald Brillonof So. Attleboro.. left, representing the So­cietyof St. Vincent de Paul of the diocese and Mrs. JamesH. Quirk of So. Yarmouth, right, representing Diocesan I

Council of Catholic Women will serve as co-honorary' co­chairmen for the 17th Annual Bishop's Charity Ball set forthe night of Jan. 14th. .

The honorary chairmen. of the .17th annual Bishop's ·.CharityBall were named today by Rev.Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, di­ocesan director of the BalL Thissocial and charitable event bene-,fits the exceptional and under-

, privileged children in the south­eastern area of Massachusetts,regardless of color, creed orrace. The proceeds from the

'Ball help ~o sustain the four:

Plan WorkshopFor Cape CeDPersonnel

An enrichment workshop willbe held for CCD personnel ofthe upper and lower Cape Codarea on Nov. 13, 9:30 A.M. to3:30 P.M., at St. Margaret'sCenter, Buzzards Bay. The morn­ing will feature a multi-mediaworkshop "Creativity and theMedia", conducted by Sr. Mar­guerite Forcier, SFCC, a repre­sentative of Mark IV Presenta­tions, Attleboro. The afternoonwill consist In a presentation byMrs. Constance L. Farley con­cerning the "themes" approachof the elementary Sadlier series.

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When the Campaign for Hu- " receive it, according to its editor, Golden Nugget newsletter asman Development Appeal was 'Srother Herman. "the first of its kind."made last November with Pope .' Brother Herman, who founded' He said that although manyPaul's theme. to "break Ute hell-·the. Food Research Center _ elderly people are cared for inish circle of poverty for God's 'located at North Easton-in 1958 special homes,' "millions livesake," the Catholic Bishops of . arid, has since become an inter~ alone in .poverty and must sur­the United States de~reed' that· illitionally-recognized expert on - vive on a very small income. Theeach was to ~eep.25 .per cent .' lood planning, describes The . '. . Turn to Page Seven,of the collectIOn In. th~. fight. ,,' ,,'.,'.;. ~ ....: ~.' :-,_... :~.

against poverty on the local'" :'.:. ", . " >.' .... ', .dl~:~~~ ~;~~i~.'c~ose nine ~r~,\' DCC:W-,~' 'Vincenttian .Headsjects throughout the diocese and ". . . ,one was' the direct assistance in Char·tv B" II C Ch·' '.'educating the elderly living alone I a 0- . al rmento plan-purchase-and preparefoods within a modest budget.( During the first week of June,Bishop Cronin gave $500.00 toBrother Herman E. Zaccarelll,CSC, International director of the.International Food Research andEducational Center, No. Eastonto assist in the' work with ad­vising the elderly about food.

A newsletter to help the elder­ly feed themselves-:-economlcal­ly and nutritiously - has beenlaunched by the InternationalFood Research and EducationalCenter in No. Easton.

Called The Golden Nugget, thenewsletter is beginning as aquarterly and will be sent freeof charge to anyone' wishing to

a separate unit of the center,officials said.

A single board of trustees willbe fused from the two existingboards to manage the center,and a single medical staff willbe organized to care for patientsadmitted to the respective units.

"In order to establish certainprinciples and guidelines accord­ing to which St. Anne's Hospital,operated by the Dominican Sis­ters of the Presentation, and the

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in Merger'HospitalsSometime during the first half

of 1972 the Greater Fall RiverMedical Center, Inc., about threeyears in the planning is expected'to begin .operation.

Trustees of both St. Anne's.and. Truesdale Hospitals haveannounced the merger ofthe hospitals into a single cor­poration, with. target dates setat Jan. I, 1972, if possible, andat June 30, 1972, at the latest.

Each hospital, after the merg­er, will "maintain its identity" as

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serve as honorary" co-chairman,r.epresenting the Society' 6fSt.Vincent de Paul of the diocese,one of .the co"sponsors of thischaritable event.' Mrs. James H.Quirk, St. Pius' Tenth parish,South Yarmouth, diocesan pres­ident of the Council of CatholicWomen, was named 'to representthe Council, one of the co-spon­sors of the Ball. Mrs. Quirk isin her' first term as president ofthis' women's. organization.

Members of the Bali commit­tee, St. Vincent d~:pau~ Societiesand affiliates of the':Council ofCatholic Women"; are urged tosend the names of persons and',groups for listing ,in.. the CharityBall Souvenir Booklet. The list­ings are under ~iX" categorieswith each category entitling thedonor to tickets for the Ball.Persons or groups wishiiig toaid the' exceptional and under­privileged children may do so

. "by contacting Bishop's CharityBall Headquarters, 410 High­land Ave.,. FalI River, Tel. 676­8943."Mr..Gerald 'Brillon, St. The­'resa's "parish,'., South Attleboro,represents the Socity Of St. Viri­vent de Paul of the Attleboroare!!. as honorary co-chairman ofthe 17th 'annuil1 Bishop's. CharityBall; and, Mrs. James. H. Quirk,St. Pius Tenth parish,South Yar­mouth, . diocesan president ofthe Council of Catholic Women,

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WASHINGTON (NC) - TheU. S. bishops' 1971 Campaign forHuman Development -will be assuccessful as the bishops them­selves care to make it, accordingto the campaign director, Auxil­

Noting that the number of iary Bishop Michael R. Dempsey'young . men studying for the of Chicago.priesthood in the Spokane dio, " In a. letter to the Americancese is greater than ever before ,bishops' conference here, Bishop-"and at least as good in qual- . Dempsey said the campaign canity, too," Bishop Topel said he . be only "~as effective as thecould state "clearly and emphat- moral conviction and commit­ically that there is no miracle in- ment of its leadership." Hevolved in what is happening here called on his felIow bishops toin our diocese," lend personal support to this

year's campaign, demonstratingtraditional "Church .concern forthe poor.

The Campaign for Human De­velopment is an annu!!.1 collectiontaken to. help the poor helpthemselves' by providing seedmoney for self-help organiza­tions. In 1970, the campaigntotaled $8.5 million, which hasbeen distributed throughout thenation. The 1971 collection willbe taken up on Nov. 21.

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ence. FalI River will act as hostfor the monthly meeting of theFalI River Particular Council ofthe of St. Vincent de Paul Soci­ety sched.ule.d for Tuesday night, .Nov. 9.

Mass will be offered at 7:15 inthe host church on Tucker Streetand the meetng will follow..

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Graham is considering a crusade as lI'igtonls, Op ees mprovementof prayer in Rome in·1973. In Priesthood Figures

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told a news 'conference here that SPOKANE (NC) L A bishop I' doubt a sociological reason,C II A· he pas been invited by the evan- disagreed here with a prediction for having any kind of certitude. as, ppolntment geJic'al churches of Italy. If he that. the'· American priesthood that they will remain the same."'Window Dressing' comes, it couid be the lar~est face~possible extinction.

BELFAST (NC)-The appoint- Prnte<;tant gathering in the Eter- Bishop Bernard J. Topel ofment of the first RomanCatholic naJ City' since Rome was united· Spokilpe' took issue with one ofto Northern Ireland's cabinet to Italy in 1870 and the govern~ the findings ofa statistical studywas called "cruct'e window dress- ment opened the city to Protes, "! on tpe priesthood compiled bying" by a Catholic member of tant chu.rches. '. Father Eugene Schallert, ·Jesuitthis British province's parlia- Graham said he came to Rome' : sociologist of San Franciscoment. . ..' to di~cuss the possibilities and·" University.

Shortly after he was named promised Italian . eva~.gelical. Citing a d~arriatic arop in thea minister of state' in the cab- le~ders here ..,that he would number of Amerl~an priests, theinet, Gerard New.e appealed' for . ~~:nk about It and prayaQout. Schallert. study said the Catholicpeace in this violence-torn land, . It bU~ that he wou~d..not:be abl.e. priesthood,iis-it is known today. 'The Spokane bishop said hebut· a few' hours later a police- .. to arnve at a. declSIOI) U1;tmedl- . in the United States needs a was confident .that the same up-man and Ii. British soldier' were at~I~. He. said he will know miracle to avoid extin~tion. 'surge in vocations would alsokilled and at least six guerillas' wlthm a month or two. _ happen elsewhere in the United

, shot in a gun battle;. . "The deci~ion will be made . "I know enough about statis- '. ;. States.after .a great deal 'of prayer and tics tokn~w s~~et?ilig of. their .. " .the answer will·. be partially sub~ use and misuse, said t~eblsh~p,.

. jective.-,- something' that comes who. holds a doctorate}n 'ma~he­from my heart ... If my coming. matlcs from H~rvard. T~e .mo~~

.here would cause great problems that can ?e .sald .for Sta.tlStICS:, I~and troubles for the churches that provided the per~entage·re, .'that would have to be taken int~ mains the same, the· future canaccount," he added. be p~edicted." .

There are 22 evangelical "The whole point," .Bishop.churches in Rome and some 150 .Topel continued, "is' that therebetween Naples and Florence. is no mathematical reasbn'. nor

Asked, if opposition by the' " .Vatican or by Catholic forces inRome would persuade him notto come, he answered: ."No:~ butadded, "I know what their posi- ..

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The Sisters whose AmericanNovitiate is located at MountSt. Joseph School, also staff theSacred Heart Nursing Home inNew Bedford, a boardng and dayschool in Lowell, hpspitals,boarding and day schools in Can-

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Cardinal CriticizedFor Going to Synod

LONDON (NC)-Catdinal Wil­liam Conway of Armagh, North­ern Ireland, was criticized by theTablet, British Catholic weeklyreview, for participating in the.Synod of Bishops at Rome in­stead of staying at home andtrying to end the violence in 'Northern Ireland.

The Tablet declared: "TheIrish primate is in Rome dis­cussing justice and peace in theworlda:t . the synod. It wouldhave been. better if the Irishbishops had chosen another dele·gate and left him to reinforce byevery means in his power thetardy declaration which he madeon Sept. 12 together with fiveother bishops. .

"Like charity, justice 'andpeace begin at· home. They arenow in danger of extinction . . .The situation with every passingday is 'drifting nearer towards

'. disaster."Annual Communion,

The Annual Corporate ·Com­munion of the Fall River Partic­ular' Council of the St. Vincentde Paul Society will be held atthe 8 o'clock Mass on Sundaymorning, Dec. 5 in the CatholicMemorial Home Chapel, High­land Ave., Fall River..

Breakfast will be served imme­diately after Mass and reserva­tions must be made.

"The Polish immigrant-poor,deprived, ambitious, independent,

Plan Project to Encourage EthnicPride Among Polish-Americans

DETROIT (NC) - Edward J. courageous-carrie from a dis­Piszek, president of one of the membered nation with no politi­country's largest frozen food cal identity and without oppor­processing companies, is under- tunity for education," the priestwriting "Project Pole" in the . said. .amount of a half million dollars "All he knew were his prayersto counteract what he believes is and his songs. When he cam.e toa negative picture of today's this country' he couldn't tellPolish-Americans. about Poland's history."

The project, to be conducted Detroit was chosen as theby the Orchard Lake Center for launching pad for the programPolish Studies and Culture in because more than 600,000 Polishsuburban Detroit, will be a mas- Americans live in the area andsive educational effort to help because of the resources at theall Americans to put Polish· Orchard Lake Schools' Center forAmericans into proper perspec- Polish Studies arid Culture.tive. . . One of the project's first ef-

Chargmg that .the media nee forts will be a half-page adver-gl~~t Poles, he said: tisement in Detroit newspapers

. You have to g? through~. stating: "The Polish astronomerda.lly newspap~r With a. mag?l- Copernicus said in 1530 that thefymg .glass to fmd anythmg ~Ith earth revolved around the sun.a Pol.lsh theme. Because Pohsh- What is he trying to tell us?"Amencans don't read much about ..themselves they relegate them- The ad, Plsze~ sal~, hopes toselves to second-class citizens." epnc?urage ~thmc pnd~ among

He also criticized what he ohsh-Amencans, showmg themtermed bad references in.. the that they ?re just as good asmedia about Poles other Amencans.

. Father Ziemba said similarFull Image ads will run in daily newspapers

"I watched a television pro- in Washington, D. C., Hartford,gram the other night in which Philadelphia, Buffalo and Chica­'dumb Polack' was used seven go, as well as in 29 Polish news­times," he said. "I counted papers across the country.them. I don't mind an ethnicjoke now and again, but why dothey have to beat us over thehead with it?"

Father Walter J. Ziemba, rec­tor of Orchard Lake schools andproject director, -said the purposeof the project is:

To project the full image ofPoland's rich ,I,OOO-year history.

To inform all Americans of thecontributions of Poles andPolish-Americans to' civilizationand to' engender a healthy pridein Polish-Americans regarding.their forefathers.

To encourage study of Polishhistory, culture .arid languageand bring about an atmosphereto encourage Polish-Americansto make greater contributions tothe American scene.

To provide an opportunity foreveryone to obtain Polish­related materials.

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ST. THOMAS MORE PARISmONERS MEET BISHOP CRONIN: Following a con­celebrated Mass in St. Thomas More Church, Somerset on Sunday morning, BishopCronin received the parishioners on his first official visit as Ordinary of the Diocese tothe Somerset Parish. Top: Assisting Bishop Cronin are Rev. Howard A. Waldron, pastor,left and Rev. Donald E. Messier, assistant, right. Middle photo: Anticipation is evidentas the line moves towards the Bishop. Bottom: All age groups were represented and thejoy of a father presenting his daughter verified by the parent's facial expression.

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Because government regula­tions do not permit the moneyto. be sent directly to the WCC,it goes to the Afro-Asian Soli·darity Committee in East Ger­many to support several specificprojects of African liberationmovements.

Plan' to ConfirmAdults Only

DULUTH (NC~onfirmationhas become a ceremony foradults here in Minnesota, not forchildren.

In conformity with the Vati­can's revised confirmation .rite,~hich left the age' of 'personsconfirmed up, to various bishops'conferences, confirmation in theDuluth diocese will be adminis­tered during Mass to adults whoare "independent enough andmature enough in the judgmentof the parish to make a free ac­ceptance of the faith and a Iife­long commitment to Christ."

The new policy became officialwhen Bishop Paul Anderson andthe diocesan, priests' senate an­nounced their endorsement. Be-'fore,. most parishes had been ad­ministering confirmation to 7thor 8th grade children.

Father Lloyd Mudrak, dioc.esan religious education director,commented:

"It may be that Confirmationwill now become a real gesturefor people after they are married,perhaps when they have a childready for Baptism- or for schoolor for First Communion."

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Discuss RemarriageOf Divqrced

LONDON (NC)-A change inpresent Church of England regu­lations banning the remarriageof divorced persons in church asdebated here at the convocationof Canterbury, a preliminary tothe more formal general synod­which alone can make a deci­sion on the matter.

Since the publication in Aprilof a report from a Church com~

mission confirming the existenceof '8 "moral consensus" in favorof remarriage in church, manypersons and groups' have ex­pressed. support of the change.

The commission, set up by. Archbishop Michael Ramsey of

Canterbury in 1968, stated alsothat this moral consensus is"theologically well founded."

However, speaking at the con·vocation; the archbishop affirm­

'ed that the Canterbury Convo­cation Act of 1957 still stands.This act states in part that "the

. marriage of one whose formerpartner is still living should notbe celebrated according to the

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f R '11" t' . rs. ancy ougere, - ,S~crament 0 econcl la Ion. Mrs. Bett Son er 759-4547..SIster has planned and conduct- y g,ed week-long catechetics insti­tutes with emphasis on creativ­ity i.n various media including in­terpretive, liturgical dance. Fortwo years Sister Marguerite wasfull-time parish coordinator, cre­ating multi-media presentationsin 'high school and elementaryprograms. She is now a memberof the staff at Mark IV Presenta­tions, Attleboro.

Mrs. Connie Farley of Wal­pole, mother of five, has taughtin the public high school of Som­erset and programs of adult ed­ucation in Milford and Norwood.She has taught intermediateCCl:> classes, helped organize ele­mentary programs, !is instructor .of teacher training courses in the

. Archdiocese of Boston, includingclosed circuit TV presentations,is a member of the CCD execu­tive board and consultant forSadlier publications elementaryreligion textbooks.

If the Synod were to ignorethe central point that Pavan was.trying, to make, it could easilysuccumb' to the, temptation oftrying to make the Church lookgood by promising the moon,' so

, to speak. -

For my own part, I think thiswould be a most "impractical"thing for the 'Synod to do andwould .be ,a su~e sign that thetheology of Vatican II still hasn't. otten into 'the bloodstream of

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~Saturday MassesBoost Attendance

PITTSBURG (NC)-More thana third of the parishes holdingSaturday' night Masses, in thePittsburgh diocese have r~port­

ed im overall increase in Massattendance:

A recent survey conducted bythe Diocesan Research and 'Plan-,ning Office revealed that 90 par:ishes have experieri'ced such anincrease. Six parishes reporteda decrease in' overall attendance.and 158 said attendance remain­ed, the same as· before the "Sun­day~on-Saturday" Masses beganmore· than a year ago.

The, Saturday Masses, whichfulfill 'Catholics' Sunday Massobligation' in the Pittsburgh' di­ocese, are now offered in 261 ofthe diocese's 322 parishes.

eran 'University in Rome, andone of the world's leading au­thorities in the area of Christiansocial teaching.

Monsignor Pavan,' who iswidely reported to have be~n

,Pope John's closest collaboratorin the writing of the EncyclicalsMater et Magistra and Pacem inTerris, started .off by saying thatit was essential for the Synod tospell out with clarity the preciselimits of the Church's compe­tence in the temporal order inconformity with the norms ofjustice.

Justice in GospelsThe Church; as a hierarchical­

ly ordered religious community,, he pointed out, d'oes not have

direct competence in the tem­poral order. Neither does it havethe. political authority, nor theeconomic means, nor the specificcompetence necessary for gov­erning the temporal order.

Still, as a hierarchical institu­tion,' the Church must work forjustice - but in ways and by,means consonant with her ownnature and her own specificmission.

. In particular, Pavan added, theChurch cal) and must promotejustice by the constant procla­mation of the Gospel, by insist­ing on the requirements or thedemands of justice, by denounc­ing violations of justice, by edu­cation, and by forming the faith­ful to take part in political ac­tion aimed at achieving justice,and by organizing programs or,projects aimed at helping the'poor and the weak in all partsof the world. '

. On the other hand; Msgr.Pavan pointed out" the Churchas a hierarchical 'institution'cannot and should not be in­volved directly in the' field ofpolitcs and has no competencewith regard to the technicalways and. means of promotingsocial justice.

However, in these areas the,'faithful can and must work' for

, the cause of justice-inspired byChristian principles but,' actingfreely as citizens, independentof the, authority of thehierar­chical Church.

Pavan's 'Practicality': Some, reporters and some syn­

odal delegates as well have re­acted negatively to, Msgr. Pa-'van's speech on the importanceof distinguishing between therole .of Christians as free and

. aut~nomous Citizens in' thetemporal. order.

These, reportl;rs and synodal,delegates seem to think that thisdistinction, as presented byPavan is much' ado aboutnothing.

To their, way' of thinking, hisspeech' was merely an academicexercise and was of no practicalsignificance.

I don't agree with them at all.To the' contrary, I thought

.Pavan's speech, by all odds, wasone of·the most "practical" of allthe 125 speeches delivered in the 'Synod on the role of the Churchin the area of world justice andp.e~~r·_ , ,

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Nov. 4, 1971

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GEORGE G.

MSGR.

HIGGINS

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Msgr. Pavan Most PracticalOf' All Speakers at Synod,

The Synod' of Bishops, as of' this writing (Oct. 27),has completed its'discussion on the subject of world jus­tice and is now engaged in the difficult task of tryingto determine what, to say 'about it-'and how best to' sayit-within the limits of anessay of no more than threeof four thousand words at

, the outside. I don't envy theeditorial committee charged with'the responsibility' of carrying out'this assignment.

Tpe committee, it seems ....to

me, is caught in an almost insol­uble dilemma. It has to find away of, saying something mean­ingful and practical without atthe same time building up falsehopes and unrealisticexpecta­tions about the competence orthe ability of the institution'al orhierarchical Church to "solve"the problems of the world com­munity.

OversimplificiltionAt the risk .of being hyper­

critical of the Fourth Estate, Iwould have to say that ,a' 'largesegment of the press is onlyrriaking matters worse for theSynod in this regard by oversim­plifying the ro'le of the hierar­chical Church in the, area ofworld peace and, internationalsocial justice. '

This is said on the basis ofmy own daily sampling of eightor 10 leading French; italian andEnglish newspapers. ~

A good numb~r of their re­porters-like some of the' Syn­odal Fathers themselves-don'tseem' to be too clear in theirown minds who it. is they-wish.to do-what when they call uponthe "Church" or the "Synod" toput up or shut up on the subjectof wor~d' justice. ,

In other words, their definitionof the Church' in this context,seems to. be lac,king in clarity.

As I write this column, I havebefore me six or eight newspaperclippings which 'say, in effect thatthe Church will lose all credibil­ity if the Synod fails to move­beyond the realm. of principleand get down to particular cases, '

'let the chips fall where theymay. That's fair enough. ' '

Everyone agrees that the timehas come for the Church tostand up and be counted' in thearea of wo.rld justice -and worldpeace.

But what is the' Church-orbetter still, who are 'the Church?" , '

Key Question:This, it seems' to me, is the

key question facing the Synod asit tries to decide what to sayabout world justice and how bestto say it without deluding thepublic concerning the compe­tence of the hierarchical Churchin the secular' order.

In my judgem'ent, the best talkin the Synod on this 'subject was'given on Oct. 22 by Monsignor

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appointment of Pope Paul, wascharged with mail fraud as wellas "social subversion" by therightwing Vigilantes of Christthe King.

Vigilante leader J. SanchezCovisa signed a complaint alleg­ing that Bishop Echarren ille­gally used the free postagegranted 'Church authorities bythe Spanish government to maildocuments backing a strike.Strikes are against the law inSpain.

A special court for political·crimes will try the bishop's case.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of fall River-Thurs., Nov. 4, 1971

OpposesMADRID (NC)-Spain's gov­

ernment is· continuing its crack­down on Church efforts to aidthe country's workers.

A bishop, accused by Catholicrightests of distributing "subver­sive literature"· in support ofstriking workers, will be broughtto trial here.

And police br9ke UP' andbanned a seminar on· Spanishlabor problems sponsored by theCatholic Action Workers' Broth­erhoods.

Auxiliary Bishop Ramon Echar­ren of Madrid, now attending theSynod of Bishops in Rome by

NAMED: Rev. Edmund J..Fitzgerald, assistant pastorof Holy Name Parish, FallRiver has been named byBishop Cronin as chaplain tothe Assumption Circle, No.74, of the Daughters of Isa­bella, Fall River. He suc­ceeds Rev. William P. Blott­man, who was recently reas­signed to St. Mary's Parish,So. Dartmouth.

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. Bishops ProtestStand on Copper

SANTIAGO (NC) - The Chil­ean Bishops Conference has ap­pealed to the world Synod ofBishops to define the moral im­plications of the confiscation offoreign-owned industries andbusinesses in developing coun­tries.

In their.message to Rome thebishops allio .protested a)state-

. ment by U-. S.,· Secretary of.;StateWilliam P., Rogers, who termedthe recent nationalization ofU. S.-owned copper mines 'inChile a violation of internationallaw and a move. that jeopardizesfurther : inve$tment· .in LatinAmerica. ',. ,.-;.

The bishops said such a state­ment means the United States isunduly' pressing :Ch'ile to· recon­sider its decision on the copperindustry, a vital factor in Chile'seconomy.

Leading churchmen are sup·porting Socialist President Salva­dor Allende in his nationalizationpolicies on the grounds that itwill keep profits in the countryand will create more job oppor-tunities. .

Last July some 80 Catholicand Protestant missionaries fromthe United States 'working inChile publicly supported his posi: .tion. . .

The appeal to the. Synod ofBishops, which is studying Inter­national justice, said the Chileanbishops want a thorough studyof the moral aspects of expropri­ations arid compensation· in or­der to arrive' at definite guide­lines for relations between richand poor nations.

Car~inal to liveIn 'V~en~(Q]

VATICAN CITY (NC)-Hun­garian Cardinal Jozsef Minds­zenty has left his temporaryhome.iri a Tower in the Vaticanfor Vienna, where he is expectedto take up permanent residence.

The morning of his departure,the 79-year-old cardinal concele­brated Mass with Pope· Paul VIin the Vatican. Another concele­brant was Msgr. Joseph ·Zargan,who has been the cardinal's con­stant companion since he leftHUfi.l~arv and who accompaniedhim to Vienna.

The cardinal, after 15·years ofself-imposed exile in the U. S.embassy in Budapest, arrived inRome on. Sept. 28 at the urgentrequest of the Pope. The cardinaldescribed his decision to leaveHungary as "the heaviest crossof my life" but after .long resis­tance complied with the Pope'srequest for the good of thechurch. .

Present at the Mass were Hun­garian priests, nuns and laymenliving in Rome who sang Hunga­rian hymns during the liturgy.Later the cardinal had a privateaudience with the Pope, whichwas described as "a cordial con­versation lasting about half anhour."

The cardinal was accompaniedto the airport by Archbishop

. Agostino Casaroli, head of theVatican's equivalent of a foreign·affairs office. The cardinal didnot speak to' the press as heboarded a flight to Vienna.

Informed sources said the car­dinal had expected to go toVienna almost a week earlier butthere apparently were problemswith Austrian authorities that re~

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New officers and chairmen of. the CYO are David Ferreira,

president; Michael Cubellis, vice­president; Jacqueline Embrescia,secretary; Debra Tobey, treasu­rer; Ann Fougere, social activi-.ties; Linda CubelJis, cultural;.Elizabeth Tobey, spiritual; Wil­liam and Mary McMahon, aUi­letic.

Members will bowl at a Fal­mouth alley from 7 to 10 Sundaynight, Nov. 7 and basketball play-'er:s and cheerleaders will meetfor practice from 7:30 to 8:30Tuesday nights. Coaches are BobMortensen and Tom Halloran. .

Women's Guild members willhold a rummage sale in the par- .ish center from 9.A.M. to 1 P.M..Saturday, Nov. 13, with :Mrs.Roderick Maginnis as chairman.

Altar boys will attend a hock­ey game in Providence Wednes-'day, Nov. 10.

OUR LADY OF .ANGELS,FALL RIVER.

A malasada sale will be spon­sored at the parish hall by mem­bers of the Council of CatholicWomen and the Holy 'RosarySodality beginning at2 Saturdayafternoon, Nov. 6. Council mem­bers will sponsor a fashion showSunday, Nov. 7.

The Children of Mary willmeet for Mass and corporateCommunion at 8 Sunday morn­ing, Nov. 14. Breakfast will fol­low. Members plan a giant pennysale Sunday, Nov. 28 in the hall.

The parish council will meetat 7 Sunday night, Nov. 28.

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Orthodox ChurchSOUlH CANAAN '(NC)-The

Albanian Orthodox archdioceseof North and South America,consisting of 15 parishes, has be­come a part of the OrthodoxChurch in America, it was an­,nounced hefe in Pennsylvania.

OUR LADY Of TJH[JE CAPE,BREWSTER

The WO!l!en's Guild will meetat 8 Tuesday evening, Nov. 9 inthe parish hall. A business ses­sion will be followed by a talkby James Athern, coordinator ofvolunteer services for TauntonState Hospital.

ST. JEAN .BAPTISTE,FALL RIVER

Arthur Gauthier and Mrs. Ar­mand Thiboutot. 'are generalchairmen of the annual .Christ­mas bazaar, to be held Fridaythrough Sunday, Nov. 12 through14, in the parish hall on StaffordRoad at Tucker Street.

Hand knit items and Christ­mas decorations will be featured,as well as gourmet Canadian andAmerican food specialties.Booths will include candy, whiteelephant, dolls,plush toys andlollipops, in. addition to manygames.

ST. Mrwy'S CATHEDRAL,FALL RIVER

The' annual Christmas Sale ofthe Women's Guild will be con­ducted from 1 to 8 on Friday,Nov. 19 in the Cathedral School,Spring Street.

The sale is open to the public.

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A parish bazaar will be heldSaturday, Nov. 20, with featuresincluding a Country Store, acake table, and a white elephantbooth. A color television will beraffled.

A . Thanksgiving Social isscheduled . for . 8:30 Saturdaynight, Nov. 27, 'with dance musicprovided by the Young RhodeIslanders. Refreshments will beserved.

Publicity chairmen of parish or·ganizations are asked to submit,flews items for this column to The"Anchor, P. O. Box 7, fall River02722.

OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL,NEW BEDFORD

The PTA will sponsor its an·nual ham and bean supper from5 to 7 Saturday night, Nov. 6in the school basement. A doorprize will be awarded.

ST. JOSEPHATILEBORO

Presentations of national awardsto Knights of the Altar andSupreme Grand Knight, MichaelRocha will take place duri!1g aConcelebrated Mass of Thanks·giving to be offered at 6:30 onSunday evening, Nov. 7.

The Women's Guild is final­izing plans for the annual Christ­mas Bazaar scheduled for Dec.3 and 4. Women desiring to vol­unteer in this project are askedto contact Mrs. Anita Maigretat 222-6525.

ST. MARY,NORTON

The Norton Catholic Women'sClub will sponsor a turkey whistat 8 o'clock on Friday evening,Nov. 12 in the Parish Center,Rte. 123 in Norton.

Admission will be 99c andrefreshments will be served.

CardinalDeardenSays 'Libe'ration'Key Synod Idea

WASHINGTON (NC) - Thenew idea of "Christian libera­tion" will have a powerful im­pact on the Synod of Bishops,according,to Cardinal John Dear­d~n of Detroit.

The cardinal said in his fourthweekly "Letter'from the .Synod",an exclusive copyrighted serieswritten for NC News Service,that the liberation concept "cutsacross many lines and provides.an approach to many of theproblems" the synod is discuss­ing.

Means FreedomThe idea, he said, "has deep

spiritual and theological over­tones. It includes political andeconomic measures for humanbetterment, but also trimscendsthese, placing them in a contextof Christian belief, and commit­ment.

"In its deepest sense liberationmeans freedom from whateverobstructs full human develop­ment - economic, political, cul­tural and, above all, spiritual."

He said the concept is' moststrongly represented in the syn­od by delegates from developingnations where "the tragic fruitsof political, economic and cul­tural domination are most con­spicuous."'. - He cited colonialism and tradepolicies favoring riCh nations as·examples of injustice that !'cori­tribute to the, frustration, resent­ment and unrest so apparentamong the peoples of these coun-tries today." .

Directed at u~ So', •" :'Carainali Dearden: 'said:' 'Ain~r­icahsHnust' face: the·;fa~t'J··thjlltmuch of this resentment 'is' di­rected at the United.States andthat some of it 'is justified, al­though , ~'the United States isscarcely. the international villainit·: 'is sometimes': depicted asbeing....~.' .

Liberation does.not apply onlyto U.·S.. relations·with other na-'j'tions,' he said; bU,t, ,is als9 "anissue wherever people.·, are ex­ploited ... Such exploitation ex­ists in' the United States." .

Liberation, he stated" "ulider- '.lies the demands of many mili­tant -groups in the UnitedStates," citing racial minorities- blacks, the Spanish-speakingand Indians-and women's lib-eration groups. .

He cautioned, however, that"it is necessary to guard againstover-reaction in' attempting tocorrect past injustices."

.Bans ImportationOf Religious Books '

VIENNA (NC) - Czechoslova­kia is reported to have put anembargo on the importation ofreligious books and magazines.

Such publications are beingreturned to senders by Czecho­slovak customs officials, stamped"refused." Every kind of reli­gious literature, including devo­tional books, apparently fallsunder the embargo.

A directive was said to havebeen issued by the director gen­eral of the secretariat for eccle­siastical affairs of Slovakia, K.Homola, warning that the distri­bution of foreign religious pub­lications considered "tendentiousand out of harmony with the in­terest of our' socialist state"could 'be considered a penal of­fense.

U~iversity to Build. Asi~ Study Center

JAMAICA (NC)-Constructionof a $1 million Asian .centernamed for Dr. Sun Yat-sen,founder of the Chinese republiC,has been started on the campusof St. John's University here inNew York. .

The building, to be finished byOctober, 1972, will incorporatetraditional' oriental architectureand serve as headquarte,rs for

. the university's Center of AsianStudies..The center has' an en­rollment of about '120 graduatestudents and is directed by Dr.Paul K. T. Sih, author and for­mer Republic of China delegateto UNESCO conferences.

Dr. Sih said of the new Dr.Sun-yat Sen Memorial Hall:"Modern American internationaleducation needs a more intensi­fied study and understanding ofthe Asian peoples." PresidentNixon's coming visit to mainlandChina has generated a great dealof interest· among students atthe center, he said.

Lithuanians ProtestCurbs on Religion

MOSCOW (NC~About 2,000Lithuanian Catholjcs belongingto a parish in the town of Prena.!

, told ,the Soviet .leadership thatPrenai authorities are curbingfreedom of religion..

In an open letter' sho~n toforeign newsmen here, the Cath­olics claImed that Lithuanianclergymen are being restrictedin the performance of their reli­gious duties and that the peti­tioners" own parish priest hadbeen arrested for "teaching cate­chism to children."

The Soviet Union took overLithuania in 1940. The popida­tion is predominantly Catholic.Prenai is located in south-centralLithuania. '

M'erger of Fall R.iver Hos'pital'sContinued from Page One part in any operation or treat-

Truesdale Hospital, which is- ment which he considers in con­non-sectarian, can work together 'tradiction. with his religious or

, in .harmony to improve the q~al- . moral beliefs, There. shall be noity and diversity of hospital care penalty, open or. covert, againstoffered the Greater" Fall .River' such person for such refusal.Ar~a; the'belo* listed items are ' "No' operation. procedure, oraccepted as agreed;to ~nd bind- treatment intended to intenere'ing. in all future negotiations," directly with· the life of an un-­the· trustees: said,; ('" ,born fetus, or to result in, direct: '''In addition to~!ihe basic 're~ sterilization; or· to accomplishspect "for' the: religIous '~~lief. of '~irth control, s~all.~e permit~edeach individual "now enjoyed in ItI the St,~nne s,.un~t"accordmg'obtlit{hospitalsi;' and; in~':th'e leam- AOdhe. ethlcal,l .prIn'uples' of ·themunity:at large,. all perso~g,shall £~~hohc ~hurch. :,~" /.'3': .8'1:1 :'"''.be ;Jfree,: froin· coercion. by' :any": ' T?ere shall ~e .no dlscru~l1n~~'person ~of.another faith in mat- . tlOn.1O the ~dmlsslon of patlen~sters of treatments' as it may per- to either un~t on. the same. b.aslstail1" to, faith and.. mQral beliefs. elf;: ,race, natJonahtyor rehglous'.:' . ~ . '. .~-"', . belief.. Any patient may request

'lfhere.wlll.always..be, as part to be', admitted .to either the St.. :of ,th'e<Fal~' Rive~'Medlca" Center'A~ne"s .;or· Truesdale- unit. Such.a-",St,·.~nn.e"s.~un~t~w.here':~he :are r~qu~st y,';ill b~ granted- as farWill be; m?re speCifically mspI~ed as possible provided that it:doesby the. faith ~nd moral te~chm.g notinterf~re. with· proper care

, .of th~; 9 thqhC Ch!1.r~. fhl,s ,.um.t of the'individual patient. _.shall' mc~ude a chapel .where the "In the event of a new jointly~uchar"s~J(; presence .wI.ll be kept operated building, provision shallm a SUitable place, a!1d : where be made for 'ade uate office

, the Catholic' Mass will be ~ele- space for' the required Jewish,brated e~ery day. CongregatIOns Protestant,. and Catholic minis­of all falt~s shall have free ac- ter~, to serve the religious needscess to this. cha~el f~r.th,~ p~r- in both units."formance of their rehglous ser-vices, the time of such servicesbeing arranged' by mutual agree-ment. . ' .

"Any staff physician, resIdent.physician; nurse' or other para­medical personnel 'shall be freeto decline to perform or to take

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OFFI~IAL NEWSPAPER ~F' THE DIOe'ESE OF FALL RIVERPublished .weekly by The'Catholic Press of the Diocese 'of Fall ~iver

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Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, D.O., S.T.D.GENERAL MANAGER ASST. GENERAL MANAGER

Rev. Msgr. Daniel F. Shalloo, M.A. Rev. John P. Driscoll..,le.IY Preas-Fall River

Conclusions are still being drawn from the UnitedNations vote that expelled Taiwan and admitted mainlandChina. Not· too many people could take exception to theadmission of the Peoples Republic of China. It is unreal­istic to expect that such a. vast riumber Qf the· world'spopulation-some seven or eight hundred miiHon persons­could be forever excluded from the forum of the UnitedNations. But it is equally· unrealistic to expel from theUnited Nations not only a founding' nation but one whosepopulation of fourteen million is greater than qne hundredof the member nations of the UN.- . .

What the vote does indicate is that the United Nationsis perhaps nothing more than a fo~m""-3. place where allthe nations of the world c~m meet with the assurance that .each one can voice' opinions that will.' be Jisten~d'to 'with'respect and judged .not by the power"c)f tIie~,mition:t};Ultspeaks but' by the logic of. the pi'esent#ion IIl~d~..·., .', .': ,'"

The United Nations is afofunt\vh~t~:\~T6rid~wide ,.'problem's of health and education ahd :~nvironmeritaf pto-'tection can. be workea out with the'· gr~ate'sLdegree of ,'efficiency and speed. ' . ~:' .

The United Nations is a forum 'whe.r~hop'efully-. brushfires can be extinguished before they ·bUrst into fullflame. . '.'

If the United Nations is a foruin'for these' elements ofworld progress then it is worthwhile' indeed:

It is only realistic to face the fact .that if one of thegreat powers' of tJ1e world-or even asmalle,r one- d~­termines on a specific course of a,ction,' there 'is' little thatthe United Nations' can do to dissuade it from its intent.Moral pressure can be brought to, b~ar, of course, and in.some cases may even work, but there is no guarantee· thatit always 'will. A larger:riation can simply' ignore the pres....sure; a smaller one can go, its way with the argument thatit is being bl!lckmail~dby the 'organization and. with. theexpectation that. the United Nations, tr99ps willprQbablynot l~nd on its soil to enforce the :objeotion; to its: action;:;

. _ ,._:~. ·~"'~tI;'H.'1J'~. ,. ~l." ....' ILthe, United Nations ,is tosqcceed ,in. l!s ,,~oI1~Y.PlJr­:poses,. there must .either be neither·, the .expectation of-'too~much 'from iLnor ·too little. To' expect' it; to 'be what: itcann'o,t, be, a world policeman and atbjter> is to rj.sk dis~enchantment. To'expecCit to be~hat it-gare' not b~, merelya sQqilH ::or, debating' dub ~nto. whiGh, world, I\atioJ!.~ IIl~ydrop' when It sUits·j.!hei,r~purPose~,is toqsknoteven',bQther­ing to supparPt iit:·it's~praiseworthy though'limited aims.".:

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ForeIgn' A,d':.'.lIni!'. JustIce'.' ':' . '.,' ... ...There is'boreasori .why the C~ngress :af ·~the United

States should not take a.secondand long 100ka(ih~ 'foreignaid program. there are undoubtedly many; 'areas, whereaid is" continuing fr:om habit and not ,from ne~d; .theremay also be areas· where foreign-..aid is beipg·ilsed tosupport this or that private~enterprise or bUsiness. All thiswill, hopefully, be evaluated in aforeign aid study; ~ '.'

. But there should never be a shirking of responsibility,the duty that a wealthy.. cquntry of 'the world: owes to

'those not so fortunate. A wealthy country, 'after all,is asteward of the good things of the earth. "The earth is: theLord's and the fullness. thereof." And no country. shoulduse its own wealth to provide only a higher standard ,'ofliving for its. own: citizens, already well off, and neglectthe million of the world living in deprivation.

It is not only: a matter of charity but one of justice.

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Score RacismIn Britain

LEEDS (NC)-Bishop WilliamGordon Wheeler of Leeds and hisauxiliary, Bishop Gerald Mover­ley issued a pastoral letter de­noul)cing racial discrimination.

They called on the people oftheir diocese "to rally to the sup­port of those politicians, irre­spective of party, who have thevision and courage to repudiatethe things that promote racialdisharmony."

The pastoral, read in allchurches of the diocese said thatChristians "must examine legis­lation in the light of the Gospel."

The 'pastoral also attacked cet,:tain aspects of the ConserVative(party) government's new Immi­gration Bill being debated in Par­liament. "It seeks to control im­migration in terms not of num­bers but of race," the bishopssaid.

The letter outlined the positionof Britain's racial minorities,many of whom come from for­mer colonies, in the West Indies,Pakistan, and parts .of Africa.They are faced with greater dif­ficulties than earlier, now assim­ilated waves of immigrants fromIreland and continental Europebecause of the color of theirsltin, the letter said. These immi­grants, it added, "can neverblend into the British landscapeand 1:>e forgotten."

Accordingly, the bishopswarned, "we are on dangerousground if we think of people in

.terms of color or race and forgetthat, like ourselves, they arehuman beings."

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He and staffers at the FoodResearch Center are currentlycompiling lists of the nation'selderly who live, alone. TheGolden Nugget will be sent tothe elderly via direct. mail andbulk distribution to local com­munity groups serving the elder­ly.

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Ukrainian BishopsTo Maintain. Rite

PHILADELPHIA (NC) - TheUkrainian-rite bishops of theUnited States have reaffirmedtheir determination to "maintainand develop the rite or life-styleof the Ukrainian ,'CatholicChurch, the largest EasternCatholic Church."

In a letter. to the clergy andfaithful of the Philadelphia prov­ince of the Ukrainian-rite Churchon the occasion of the 375th an­niversary of the reunion' of theUkrainian Church with theRoman Catholic Church.. thebishops also reaffirmed theirloyalty to the Catholic faith.

The bishops recalled helpgiven by the Holy See to Ukrain­ians in times of need, in partic­ular the work of the Holy Seein obtaining the release from aSoviet prison of Cardinal JosephSlipyj, exiled archbishop of Lvovin the Soviet Union and major­archbishop of the Ukrainian-riteCatholic Church.

The letter was signed by Arch­bishop Ambrose, Senyshyn ofPhiladelphia, Bishop JosephSchmondiuk of Stamford, Conn.;Bishop Jaroslav of St. Nicholasin Chicago; and' Auxiliary Bish­ops John Stock and Basil Losten

'of Philadelphia.

budgets are advised, in another'section of the fjr~t issue of TheGolden Nugget: '

"Store brands-with no moneydevote4 to costly promotion­are frequently top quality andcost far less than nationally­advertised names."

"It costs. a company more toIpackage a: quantity (such ascereal in many small boxes' thanin one large box-and you willpay more, too.

~rother Herman also plans toinclude in future issues non-foodtopics, such as. by-line articlesby physicians, gerontologis,ts, so­

.cial workers and elde.rly persons

Human Development Appeal Aids AreaContinued from Page One

Food Research Center is pub­lishing the newspaper to assistthe elderly living alone to plan,purchase and prepare foodswithin a modest budget."

For example, Brother Her­man explained, The Golden Nug­get will ~egularly offer recipesfor the service of one and twopeople in such a way that all thefood will' be utilized arid notwasted.

Issue Number One contains,among other items, a "MenuGuide" that lists, "EconomicalMeat Dishes" and includes:Oven roast, pot roast, Swisssteak, chopped beef, SwedishMeat Balls, broiled chicken androast leg of lamb. ,

A preview of upcoming topicsto ,be covered in The GoldenNugget even includes a' "GoutDiet."

Brother Herman, who has con­ducted food seminars for manyreligious institutions throughoutthe country and was cited asone of the 10 most notable peo­ple in food service by Food Ser- ,vice magazine, said The GoldenNugget is "a direct response torecommendatit>i!ls made by boththe President's Task Force onAging and the recent WhiteHouse Conference on Food, Nu­trition and Health.",

Insufficient income is merelyone of the several causes ofpoor nutrition among the elderly,Brot~er Herman added, citingthe Task Force report that partof the problem is also "the lone­ly older person who finds goingto the store too great a burden,the older person who is nutri­tionally ignorant,"

Consequently, the first issueof The Golden Nugget includessuch diet tips ,as:

"Large meals should beavoided. It is better to eat small-·er quantities of food more fre­quently."

"Decrease the use of sweetsand fats in your daily di~t."

The elderly with small food

PROJECT AIDED BY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CAMPAIGN: Bro. Herman, assist­ed by. a Dominican Sister, shows an elderly lady living alone how to enjoy a balancednutritionally adequa~e diet.

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Diocese Has P'ublicRelations Office

TOLEDO (NC)-A new Toledodiocesan public relations officehas been established here, withJames D. Richards, former editorof a local newspaper, appointedto head it.

Bishop John A. Donovan saidthe duties of the public relationsoffice will be "wide-ranging,with the emphasis on relatingthe activities of the Churchto both Catholics and non­Catholics" and on assistingdiocesan fund-raising projects.

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The Catholic Women's Clubwill sponsor its Annual Christ­mas Bazaar from 10 to 4 on Sat­urday, Nov. 13 in the church hall.

Christmas decorations, home­made food, hand-made items,games for children and refresh­ments will be available.ST. JOHN OF GOD,SOMERSET

The Women's Guild will meetat 7 o'clock on Thursday night,Nov. 18 for a Memorial Mass fordeceased .members of the guild.

Following the Mass, the meet­ing will feature a talk on "Poiseand Charm" by Mrs. Paul Leten­dre of Vernon Court Junion Col­lege.ST. MARY,NEW BEDFORD

A flea market and spaghettisupper will be sponsored by theWomen's Guild on Saturday,Nov. 6 in the school hall on Ill­inois St.

The flea market will be con­ducted from 10 in the morningto 9 at night while the supperWill be served from 5 to 7:30.NOTRE DAME,FALL RWER

The Annual Turkey Whistunder the sponsorship of theHoly Name Society will be heldon Saturday night, Nov. 13 inthe school hall. Contact RichardPerry or Romeo Parent if youwish tickets or plan on donatingprizes or turkeys.

A few reservations remain forthe Mystery ride to be held bythe Council of Catholic Womenat 70n Saturday evenin~ Nov.6. Call Mrs. Albert Roy or Mrs.Joseph Springer.ST. ROCH,FALL RWER

The Annual Christmas Bazaarscheduled for Friday and Satur­day, Nov. 5 and 6 will be a com­pletely new happening this year.

Open to the public, Friday'sschedule is from 6 to 10 in theevening, while Saturday's is from2 to 5 and 7:30 to 10.

Games, food and booths areguaranteed to appeal to all mem­bers of the family.ST. THOMAS MORE,SOMERSET

The Executive Board of theWomen's Guild will meet tonightat 8 in the lower church hall.

The monthly meeting of theguild will be held at 8 on Thurs­day night, Nov. 11' in the lowerchurch hall and plans will befinalized for Harvest Supperscheduled for 6 on Saturdaynight, Nov. 20, also in the lowerchurch.

Thursday night's program isunder the direction of Mrs. Fred­eric Battek and will consist ofa '~Game Night."

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Methodists ,SupportSelf-Help EntEn'prise

LEXINGTON (NC)-Southeast­ern United Methodists gave thehighest priority to' support ofcommunity -based, self-help eco-,nomic enterprise at their meetinghere.

In a· policy statement, acceptedwithout debate by the UnitedMethodist Church's SoutheasternJurisdictional Council, the coun·cil pledged itself "in faithfulnessto our Christian calling to work­for forms of economic develop·ment which will contribute tojustice, liberation 'and self­determination - in short, to thefulfillment of"whole persons inthe community." "

The council stated that it waswilling to accept a measure ofresponsibility for a cultural pat­tern which "has permitted theperpetuation of poverty, injus­tice, and the frustration of per­sonal fulfillment for too manyhuman beings in our region."

The policy statement stressedUnited Methodists' desire to helpnarrow the gap between "thehaves and the have-nots" byworking with other agencies ofthe Methodist church to fulfUlthis goal.

SUg'gests Study,Of Wbm·en:''S 'Role

VATICAN CITY (NC) - AU. S. delegate to the synod ofbishops called for local :lind in- .ternational studies of' the' rightsof women in the Church and inthe world and said in an inter­view that the ancient office ofdeaconess should be restudied.

Speaking with the concurrenceof the U. S. delegation, Archbish­op Leo Byrne' of St: Paul­Minneapolis declared:

"These studies should investi­gate the possibility of advancingqualified women to the serviceof the Church ... women are notto be excluded from any serviceto the Church, if exclusion stemsfrom questionable interpretationof scripture, male prejudice orblind adherence to merely humantraditions that may have beenrooted in the" social position ofwomen in other times."

The archbishop asked thatbishops' conferences initiate 'seri­ous studies of their individualcultures and Church laws toeliminate prejudice agaist wom­en in the Church and in theworld.

These studies, he' said, "shouldbe complemented but not reo"placed by a study of an interna­tional commission established bythe Holy Father."

Asked by NC News if he wasadvocating the ordination ofwqme~ to th~ priesth60d, thearchbishop said he hoped this

"issue would be studied by thelocal conferences and discussedwith the Vatican if it is foundfeasible.

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S,c·o'u,ti1ng' Award'Fairhaven" Mother Area's First Recipient,.J Of Den. OL~~der~$ Silver Fcrwri, Award,

New Bedford, Area has' beenmade to Mrs:' Joseph H. Pond,den mother of Cub Pack' 56 spon­sored 'by St. Joseph's Church,Fairhaven., Tlieaward'-is given to "out­standing vJomen scouters'" andwas created last . 'February bythe national cciuhcii l of . Boy'Scouts of America. 'Only about50 Silver Fawn Awards havebeen given to women scoutersin New England since the honorwas originated.

Mrs. Pond has been a denmother for nine years. Her hus­band is., cubmaster of Cub Pack56.' The' 41-year-old mother ofseven said that she became in­volved with the Cub Scoutswhen 'her olde!!t son's denmother resigned: ,

The Ponds have five sons andtwo daughters. Three of the boysare former Cub Sc04ts and one isa member of Cub Pack 56. Theyoungest son is only a fewmonths old, so it would seemthat Mrs. Pond has many yearsof scoutng to go.

In addition to weekly meet·ings, Mrs. Pond also serves asan instructor in training sessionsfor other den mothers., She hasreceived the Den Mother's Train­ing Award and the' Bronze Peli-

.can, awarded by the Fall RiverDiocesan Scouting Council. '

The Ponds live at 133 PleasantStreet, Fairhaven and are veryactive in the affairs of St'.Joseph's Parish.

The first presentation of theSilver Fawn Award by the BoyScouts'. of America, Cachalot

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Group ExclusivelyMexican-American

LOS ANGELES (NC)-Mem­,bers of PADRES voted here tocontinue their policy of allowingfull voting rights in their or­ganization only to priests wh9are Mexican-Americans.

By a vote of 20 to 13, theyvoted to continue denial of fullvoting rights to priests who arenot Mexica!1-American. EvenMexican-born priests are exclud­ed froin full voting membership.

PADRES members justifiedtheir exclusion of non-Mexican­Americans from full votingrights on the grounds that theywish to develop the solidarity ofMexican-Amerieans and estab­lish their identity.; iJ/r~(i4.Io.~>~:J ~

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WORCESTER (NC) - The Lasa'iette Or:der has es'tablished aCenter for Church Mission andVocations here, which will at­terrtpt to ,create pui>Hc awarenessof the nature and need for Reli- .gious Vocations. '

! The centet', is staffed by fourpriests' 'and 'is a' result of sevenmonths' of study and planning byLa Salette's Immaculate Heartof Mary Province.

The staff will try to interestmen in becoming priests or'Brothers. 'They will also seek tomake various Christian commu­nities and individuals vocationconscious.

A research and planning pro­gram, known as the Action Re­search Service; will'consider theproblems of presenting the La'Salette way of life, showing"how '

, it is, integrated into the Church'smission and how it relates toother vocations.

Djabella Popular

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Nov. 4, 1971

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Nowhere will you find thismore evident than in loungewearand lingerie. "At home" clothes,are becoming so lovely that it'sa shame to keep them home.Borrowing from the Far East,many of the holiday' leisure andat home clothes will depend for,'their styling on' an' Orientalthe'me~- The President's impend­ing visit to China and the obvi­ous success of the visit of ourtable t~nnJs team there probablyprovided inspiration for the de­signers, but I'm su're the abun-'dance of lovely and delicateAsian ,fabrics also influenced,them.

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Long Look in for ,At ,H,om~e,

Oln th·e To,wn Fa,s,hionsLong gowns are turning up everywhere these days

even at Guild meetings. They are elegant, femini.ne and,bring back a feeling of nostalgia for the days when wo­men could lead leisurely lives rather than such active ones.

Regardles.s of age, all wo- ,. --;; .men want to look their best ing comes in a variety of colors,' "and with the return to fem- prints, and fabrics., Soft velour,

or warm woolens in this type ofininity that we are finding design make great snugglers forin this season's fashions-wom- those long wintry,' eveningsanliness is the byword." ahead, And ,if your house isfiElliUW&HrWWmWitu 'drafty, buy one with a hood,

In the past Jew years, at ho~e'and "on the town" clothe,S havebecome so'inseparable that evenin the clothing depa'rtments wefind them overlapping., Some, of ' .the "home" Clothes are so:lovely '. 'that Ws a shame to keep. them.for viewing only by.' one's 'near- ,est and dearest.

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Because of these lovely de- 'signs, manufacturers began call­ing them hostess outfits and urg­ing you to ente.rtain in them.Then all that was needed was aslight shove' to get the fashionconscious woman to start ,:Wear­ing her own hostess outfits toother hostessses~ parties and thenone very small nudge in order topersuade' the 'women of 'theworld that these outfits could 'even be worn out to dinner. 'Nowit .is quite common to see, out­fits of varying lengths and stylesworn at all types of affairs rang­ing from ham and bean suppersto dressy, dinner dances,

Robes' will b~ ~ big seller thisChristmas and they'll:range from'the fanciest silks and satins tothe Carole Lombard 'classicalwrapped version in }Vool that. isalready appearing in' the stores.

Slink in them, curl up in themor just look lovely in them butif you love luxuriousn~ss infashion, this is the year to askfor a robe for a Christmas gift.Leave this' column tucked in beetween the sports pages of hub­by's paper and maybe he'll takethe hint. '

Even the' near" East is' not'overlooked by the design~r ofentertaining clothes with theMoroccan inspired djabella (asemi-fitted, long coverup ,com­plete with hood that reminds oneof 'exciting nights in the Casbah)being used·for either at homeentertaining or as a beach cover­up for the Jortunate. folks whow{ll enjoy resorting it this year:

The caftan-a relative of thedjabella-is another great look­ing'robe-type design that is ele­gant despite its practical side.Borrowed from the' Turks, thisankle length garment with verylong sleeves and a sash fasten-

Discontinue PublishingNuns' Newsletter

CHICAGO (NC)-"We've beenlooking at ourselves in the mir­ror too long," wrote Sister EllenTraxler, announcing that thenewsletter Trans Sister has dis-continued publication. .

"It's time for Sisters to di~ect

attention outward to the humanfamily," she said.

Trans Sister was founded in1966 as an instrument of com­munication for nuns interested inrelgious renewal. Sister Ellensaid it· will be, replaced byCommitment, a newsletter ,onhuman rights and social' actionpublished by the National Cath­olic Conference on, InterracialJustice.

Paterson Synod. Sets71 New Statutes

PATERSQN (NC)-The Pater-,son diocese's second synod, heldhere 28 years after the first,must "set the pace for the com­ing decade," according to BishopLawrence Casey.

In a homily during a Massthat 'opened the synod, BishopCasey told' his congregation ofclergy, nuns and laity to remem­ber that· the synod's statutes"form the blueprint for thefuture. They are ,not mere'paper' regulations; they' havebinding power." '

The bishop said the diocesansynod's 71 new statutes repre­sent ,over 100,000 hours of peo­ple's time, concern, and hardwork.

They deal with almost everyaspect of Catholic life-settingup councils, and committees onevery leyel, estapJishing an of­fice of social action, encouragingcouples to write their own mar-

Influence riage' liturgies, recommendingI was greatly influenced by study of experimental ministries,

one of ,my teachers. She had 'a supporting the diocesan news­zeal not so much for perfection paper, encouraging women toas for. steady betterment - she greater liturgical" participation,,demanded not excellence so' demanding positive programs ofmuch as integrity. racial integration in Catholic

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V~omen Want BiggerRoles in Church

WILMETTE (NC) - The Lu­theran Women's Caucus haslaunched a national movementaimed at freeing Christian wom­en from chores like altar clothwashers and church-supper pre­parers for more significant rolesin society and the church.

The caucus, headquarteredhere in Illinois and largely com­posed of members of the Luther­an Church-Missouri SynOd, af­firmed: "The gospel frees allpeople to be God's new creation-to have free and meaningfullives, men and women alike."

In a position paper outlining"the goals of the movement, thecaucus stated:

"Out of love and concern forall our sisters, especially thosewithin the church, we henceforthrefuse automatic relegation to'our place' as office workers,church hostesses, supper prepar­ers, altar cloth washers, teachersof little ones, etc., tasks implicit­iy defined as humble and menial, .while our brothers in the churchbusy themselves with the 'higher'callings of the Lord."

O'rthodox Adopt.R:ev ised CiaIendar

so CANAAN (NC) - Manyparishes of the Orthodox Churchin America are changing the cel­ebration of Christmas from Jan.7 to Dec. 25. the date used bymost other' Christians, it wasmade known here in Pennsyl­vania.

At the second All-AmericanCouncil of the OCA, Dean Alex­ander Schmemann of ·St. Vladi­mir's Orthodox Theological Sem­inary in. Crestwood, N. Y., saidthat' since ·the OCA became inde­pendent last year, more ~nd

more parishes are adopting arevised Julian calendar, namedafter Julius Caesar. This consistsof celebrating Christmas on Dec.25 and adapting church feast andfast days to conform to that.

Some 75 of the OCA's morethan 400 parishes have alreadychanged, Father Schmemannsaid, and predicted that withintwo years most of them will becelebrating under the new calen­dar.

The OCA, however, continuesto determine the date of Easterby calculations different fromthose of Western Christianchurches.

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Attl'eboro' Are-aDCCW to M'eet

District No. 4 of the AttleboroArea of the Diocesan Council ofCatholic Women will hold anopen meeting on Thursday eve­ning, Nov. 11 in the Holy GhostChurch Hall, Linden St., Attle­boro.

AIf affiliate officers and of­ficers of respective organizationsare urged to attend.

The guest speaker .will beone of the Friars of the Atone­ment from Cumberland. .

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that the minister's problems arecompounded by the fragility ofmodern marriage and the refusalof some modern women to con­form to the established role ofa parson's wife.

He concluded that Protestantsshould realize and appreciate, asCatholics have, the strengths incelibacy - strengths which hesaid are a value for the Churchand its work in the world.

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SCENE AT' RETREATS INTERNATIONAL: Return toTV? Archbishop Fu'lton J. Sheen wears.a sombrero givento him by Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop John Ward,. left,at the recent national conference of Retreats InternatIonalin Los Angeles. Bishop Ward had said th~t since there isnow a TV priest who used to be a polIceman, perhapsArchbishop Sheen could return to·TV as a pries~ who. usedto be a Mexican' Charro. Enjoying the fun is JustIce MIldredLillie, recently mentioned as a possible Supreme Courtnominee. NC Photo.

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GARRISON (NC)-Just. 'l~ en­forced celibacy chafes someCatholic priests, enforced mar­riage bothers some Protestantchurchmen, said a United Churchof Christ minister, the Rev.Robert Dodds.

Protestants should learn fromCatholics the real strengths ofoffering celibacy as an option to .ministers, the clergyman wrotein the November issue of TheLamo Christian Unity magazinepUbli~hed here. in New York bythe Franciscan Friars of theAtonement.

Former director of ecumenicalaffairs at the National Councilof Churches, the Rev. Mr. Doddspointed out that only' four percent of American Protestantclergy are single. It was not theProtestant Reformation but thedemands of colonial Americathat made marriage the normfor Protestant clergy, he said.

In colonial times, he explained,the parson was responsible forhaving a family that could serveas a model for his congregation:'

While that filled the sociolog­ical and religious needs at thetime, the virtual obligation tomarry today puts a great burden.on the minister and his wife, theclergyman said. .

Low income and the complex­ities of life make ministers' mar­riages difficult, he said. He noted

ing why I have devoted the lastthree weeks to a grim subject·like abortion' when I 'usuallywrite about the humorous. as­pects of raising a family into-.day's Church and our changingworld. . " .

I suppose I've been doing<'omethin~ a child does instinc­tively. When a little one ishanded a new object he inspectsit carefully, turning it over andlooking at it from every direc­tion.

Up until now I regarded abor­tion as "murder, pure and sim­pIe." After having examined itfrom some new angles, I stillfind it wrong, but it is not assimple as I would like it to be.

In addition to being evil in it­self, al>ortion is also the symp-

. tom of other evils, perhapsworse than itself; evils such asracism, poverty and social injus­tice.

When I asked last week, "Whowill save Shirley's baby?" it waswith a feeling of· hopelessness,because it was so apparent to methat, at this time, nobody CANsave that child or so many morelike' him~ As much as we try tocure all social· ills, it seemsimpossible-for often the reliefof one problem generates an­other. It· is part of our humanburden to realize that we areunable to solv~ every problem.And a complex problem likeabortion certainly cannot beeradicated with simplistic solu­tions.

Next week I will return tolighter things to brighten yourday with a smile, something Ihave failed to do these pastthree weeks.

But before leaving this. sub­ject I would like to add thatChrist displayed charity to thosewho put Him to death. As welabor to bring the number ofabortions in the world to an ir­reducible minimum, we mustalso maintain a charitable heartfor those who differ with ourbeliefs, even on so vital an issue.

At least, that's one mother'sview.

Sign of Other Evils

Form Regional OfficeFor Spanish-Speaking

SPOKANE. (NC) - Northwest­ern bishops and major superiorsof religious are forming a spe­cial regional office for the Span­ish-speaking to help solve prob­lems faced by the minoritygroup.

Led by Bishop Bernard J. To­pel of Spokane, the group ofbishops and superiors is initiat­ing the office to determine thefuture course of the area's Span­ish-speaking in relation to theChurch.

"It is by no means clear tome whether we should buildseparate churches for the Span­ish-speaking . . . or whetherwe should continue to have themcome to services in the regularparishes," . Bishop Topel recent-

. JY. w.rQt~.in th~ SpokanediQcesan.news.{>a.{>er, The Inland Register.

By

MARY

CARSON

Greater Love •••

If he knew all this, would hewant to be born? It is so simpleto say, "Of course, he would.Everyone wants to live."

But would that little unbornsoul love his brothers and sis­ters, and his mother? Would heconsider that the greatest lovehe might be able to offer. hisfamily could be laying down hislife for them? And would thatlaying down of his life merit hisplace in Heaven?

In a much different context,Christ said, "Greater love thanthis no man hath that he laydown his life for his friends." Iwonder if it might, in somecases, apply' to abortion..

I don't know the answer, butit keeps haunting me.

If you are a regular reader ofthis column you may be wonder-

At the time I heard the story,it was long before I was married,and I didn't think much about it,one way or the other. But, in thepast few weeks, in consideringthe many aspects of abortion,that old pious belief of the un­born child's choice kept croppingup in my mind:

Suppose the unborn child hada choice to accept or reject life.Would it ALWAYS choose to beborn? Could it be possible thatif the child had the choice, itmight prefer Heaven to birth?

Take that little child) de­scribed las.t week ... Shirley'sbaby. Does he know the plightof his six potential brothers andsisters? Does he know their hun­ger, sickness and despair? Doeshe know that his mother is onthe brink o~ insanity? Does heknow that his birth might sendher over the edge, leaving thosesix brothers and sisters withoutwhat care she is able to givethem?

Ecumenical. TheologySchool in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX (NC)-The AtlanticSchool of Theology opened hereas the principal school of theol­ogy for Anglrcan, Catholic andUnited Church clergy in NovaScotia.

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RIO DE JANEIRO (NC)-Bra­zil's bishops are' pressing theworld Synod of Bishops to speakup for social justice betweenrich and poor countrieS.

The Brazilian Bishops Confer­ence, whose synod delegates rep­resent the world's lagest na­tional body of 'Catholics, ·.based

. its position on a report preparedby its peace and justice commit·tee.

.This country of 91 million has80 million Catholics, most ofthem poor. _

" The Brazilian bishops. praisedPope Paul's latest major pro­nouncement on social justice­last May's apostolic letter on the80th annoversary of Leo X's en­cyclical Rerum Novarum.

But in lauding it, the' bishops.said, they wanted "this messageto be reinforced and broadenedby the synod through a state­ment clearly addressed' fo thequestion of social justice for de­veloping countries."

A BBC meeting in Septemberpassed Ii resolution urging thesynod to produce "a clear com­mitment that will be relevant tothe Church in all nations regard­ing the grave problems of worldjustice today.:'

: Marriage' Magazine.Has New ,!Editor

ST.. MEINRAD (NC) - JohnMcHale has been named neweditor of Marriage magazine,.published by the' Abbey Press ofSt. Meinrad's Archabb~ here inIndiana.

,McHale will also serve as di- 'rector of publications' for ,theAbbey Press. Formerly assoCi­ated with Paulist-Newman Pr'essand George Pflaum Press of Day­tori; Ohio; he succeeds Bdan

. Daly, as Marriage editor,

Abbey Press publjshes pap~r­

back books, Marriage magazine,greeting cards, wall posters, ban­ners, and the Christian FamilyCatalogue.. .

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, Speaking at a reception ,by theCatholic .community. here, Mrs.Gandhi described Christianschools ,and th,e .services render-'.ed by Christians in the field ofmedical care as "a service to thenation."

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Premier· ·p'rai,esChristia,n Schools

SIMLA (NC) - Premier Indira, Gandhi praised India's Christian

schools for inculcating ~'correct

values" in the minds of students.

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Asked what he meant by this, .the German priest replied in per­fectltalian:

"1 mean the lack of vocations.and. the scarcity of priests. . I.know of a bishop in the ThirdWorld (of underdeveloped na­tiol)s) who has no priests. ,None.I mean the young. priests ,n a , . ,dipcese in Austria. 91 per cent ot' Says ,Age Affectswhom favor optional celibacy. I 'Missioners' Viewsmean the need for prayer and for . '. ,.hope for all priests, young and NEW YORK (NC)-Age IS the'old. Surely the crises, will not. most significant single factor inget any better unless the Church determining how missionariesdoes something , . . and I mean view, not only t~eir own tasktoday, in this. synod.... but ,tHe world around them, a ~

There was some criticsm in United Methodist Board of Mis­the United States by some priest sions studr, indic~tes. 'leaders over the manner in, Other findings of the study re- She said 'religious minoritieswhich Msgr. Higgins and Father leased here include: -. . are rendering yeoman service inAbeam were chosen to represen~ Spiritual life and warmth in strengthening the forces of na- Shoes That Fitthe American clergy. Since they personal relations were rated as tional integration in the country.were not ele~ted by the priests, the 'most important qualifica- Mrs. Gandhi also appealed to WEARsome sai~ this would not be ade- tions for missionaries. religious minorities to share in "THIE' FAMILY SHOE STORE"quate representation. Missionaries who live over- the responsibilities and problems . 'John's

seas in poor areas, tend to be of national life. She said narrowCompany _ more open to changes in society loyalties to family, community Shoe Store

They are never alone that 'while those living in upper-class and religion should always give 43 FOURTH STREET"are accompanied with noble ," .resident,i~L areas are, more re- .. way to loyalty to the coun~ry at C 'Fall River 678-581 ithough.t,~.. ' "':':" ....,...Philip Sidney" "sistarit,t'o.,'change~' ". ':"; : (~rge. " .... " '. ,,'n'-;::======::;=;:======?:=eJ

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British Catholics"We auditors had a meeting .the very first day after the small . Back Bible Societylanguage groups were in session. 'ST._ STEP~~~~. :~ROWN LONDON (NC)-The CatholicWithout exception we 'found that Church in Britain, for the first

~;e:& p~~sta;asp~~~~/oF~~:~' St. ·Stephen's. Crown Problem Unsettled' ~~m:heh:~it~~e~n~SF~~~ig~U~6~Schmitt told NC News' in the Societ.y. " 'shiny lobby of the synod hall. Hungarian 'Governm.e'nt' Seeks Return "To,day a Catholic'can in goodl' Msgr. Higgins, who was 'also·' heart cooperate with the BiBlepresent, agr'eed. VIENNA (NC)-Now that <;:ar- of t~~c~ardl,'~al has been settled. Experienced historians,.. s~ch' Society's work," "Cardinal' Jo'iiii

"Our discussions in the lan- , dinal Jozsef Mindszenty has' left No~ :the .Hungarian govern- as A.J.P. Taylor of ,Britain; ac- Heenan of Westminster said in aguage' groups is much more im- his refuge in the U. S. Embassy ment has agairi taken up the knowledge the claim of the Hun- statement published in the Cath­portant than if all 'of us got-up in Budapest; a new problem af- probl~m .of, the missing' crown, garian state. The Vatican, so far, olic Herald, a national weeklyand gave three or four speeches. fecting both Hungary and the insis~ing,that,theiitne for its re- has never laid claim to the here. . . r

We meet among ourselves, at- United ,States awaits solution: turn toJ3udapest'has'come and crown, although it has repeated· "I hope that it will have fuf(.tend all the synod sessions and the return of ~t. ~t.ephen's crown. h<?p.i}lg!.that: !ilow"the' Am\,!ricans ly reported to have encouraged support from the Catholic como.have a lot of 'suggestions for our St. Stephen's crown, with itli,', will prove more amenable. ' protests against its return to munity in its work of translatingrespective delegations in meet-' slanting..cross"is the symbol of OneM the:'reasons the 'crown H4ngary by exiled Hungarians. a~d distributing the Hqly Bibleings at home;" he said. " Hui:lgarian sovereignty-no mat- has non;~~ti'handea batkbY' the' And~Dr. Otto Habsburg, eldest 'throughout the world:"~ , ..,

Father Schmitt, who ,'was ter whether ,the country 'is ruled Americans earlier is.that its son of Hungary's last ruler, King The, first Q.f.ficial' encourage~elected 'by his fellow auditor~io' by a~ing.. a Fascist or'a Conimu~ legal' (iwri'e;~hip. has' n6t been Charles IV";'" better known as ment tliat the 'society, foundeddeliver the one speech permitted' . t .fully ,establl'she'd. ' Emperor Charles' of Austria- in ~804'by a group of Anglican'sthem 'in the. synod' told' the' DIS, . .. . ' f S d 'No f' . t h h'syrlOd' meeting 'in the presence'··,· Only )1 .h~ndful 'of· 'people' '.- Some 's;i{ that 'a~' suc~e's~ors.,:"~~:~sa~~~.~~~~~t~~~:'~u~~~ri~~ ,·~~s ;~ce~:~n=s 'th: ~~m~~ .of the.Pope that the"signs of the ·throug40ut·, .the ,~orl~ know, to. the. kl~gs of Hunga~~ the' nation. It has neverJ)een owned ,Catholic Bishops is regarded !IStimes suggest the pressing need' ','Ylhere the ,crown IS bemg kept Hungarian government IS the b . l' er 0 an important ecumenical br~ak-for" the Church to something for ·.?t t1r~s~nt::~he;:;.ly. knO~ f~ct. lawful owner. Others insist it be- . " y ,a pnva e ,P s. n. through.

' the ·priesthood. '. . thiS gha I,t IS m ,en~lan . anths, long$ ·to the former. royal, fam-.' ou not necessan y , II). .~.~ ily: and a third opinion. says it is

Some Criticism' '. " ',' 'United States; . ... ~.. the,-property of the Vatican, be-Thi,s, has beert confirmed' by' '~use.it· WfJ.'S, origirially bestowed

the U: S. government, and during on ' t~e ;king Of Hungary by aearly talks on the'· Cardinal Pope. ' ,,Mindszenty . problem. with theHungarian government, the '0, S.allegedly refused to enter nego­

. tiations. in connection with St.Stephen's crown until the status

Priest-Aud it~rs'

HQve ImpactOn: -Synqd: .

ROME (N C ) - Sometirilesthose who speak the least areheard the. most. This may verywell be true for the 20-priest­auditors who are attending theSynod of Bish,ops a.t the invita­tion. o~ Pope Paul to "represent"

'·the priests ,of, the world at dis­cUssions, on the problems of the

. ' minis~erial priesthood and worldjustice:. . ..' ,

''''AltIiough :our pr~sence In aSyn.od of Bishops is only sym­

.bolic, and none of us claim to'" . repre~ent the priests of the

, ,',world, we do have a forceful im­pact on what the synod is doing,said Msgr. George Higgins, di­rector, urban life division, UnitedStates, Catholic Conference.' He

,is one· of two American priests,elected by the 'u. S. bishops toattend Synod 71. The other isPassionist Father BarnagasAhearn.

Another priest-auditor, andthe only one allowed to make aspeech to a. synod meeting, isF~ther Ernst Schmitt of Hirsch­aid, West Germany.

'Lot of Suggestions'

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Voices Strong HopeFor Catholic Press

NASHVILLE (NC)-A strongnote of hope for the future ofCatholic journalism was con­veyed here at the 1971 South­ern regional meeting of theCatholic Press Association.·'

.Bishop Joseph A. Duriclt ofNashville reaffirmed during aMass at the meeting that Amer­ican bishops believe the Catho­lic press is the Church's mostvaluable instrument of contact.

He .said he was' aware of reoligious press problems, such asdeclining circulation and in­creased postal rates, but urged

.CPA members 'to have hope inthe future and confidence in theirpublications..

He challenged members tohelp readers become aware oflife around them, "to look to.theworld as a' servant and' as afriend, responsive to its needs,just as it is ~mphasized by the

. Pastoral Constitution on theChurch in the 'Modern World ·ofthe Second Vatican Council."

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"However .fantastic it mayseem, it has even been justifiedas.a means of preserving justice,peace and Christianity:'"

As president of Rhodesia'sConference of Bishops, thestormy and controversial Irishmissioner has been leading astruggle against the Rhodesianregime's racist laws, which putcertain jobs, schools, hospitalsand even geographical territories'off-limits to the country's blackAfrican citizens.

Favors OrdainingMarried· Men

. ROCHESTER (NC) - BishopJoseph L. Hogan of Rochestersaid he is in favor of ordainingmarried ,men to the priesthood,not as a substitute but as a "sup­plernenf' to the celibate clergy.

Speaking to a conference ofthe Christian Formation Board,Bishop Hogan said he feltnothing could supplant a celibate.clergy free to serve the total

.Christian community.Bishop Hogan said the current

crisis in the priesthood is thekind that exists in many otherprofessions. He said radicalchanges in society have rede­fined roles and caused "identitycrises" within various profes­sions.

The priest crisis, he said, fallsinto three categories: theological,psychological and sociological.

He said that theologically theCouncil of Trent in the 16th cen­tury defined the role of the

,priest primarily in its sacramen·tal aspects. But in today's secu·lar culture, he said, this defini·tion no longer seems adequate,

Bishop Hogan cited the grow­ing number of priest-sociologistsand priest-social workers as ananswer to modern needs, but onethat has blurred the older con­cept of the priest.

Socialogically, the ,priest is nolonger among the few best edu­cated, and in terms of what heused to be, he is now surpassedin many areas, the bishop said.

Psychologically, the image ofthe priest has developed awayfrom the exalted picture of thepriest that has come down

. . through pious literature, he said.

out to sow his seed or about the of how the apple seed becomestiny mustard seed· growing' into. a beautiful tree," ,a large tree, it· will ,be .more Vying for attention with themeaningfuHothem;They'll:think fruit were a crowd of farm dogs

': "", . ,"; and a soft kitten, but all the

Urges 'BI·S·~· '0"p":',',,' """. children managed to fill pockets,hands and mouths with a half

Exp.oS,e ., R.a..cism,· dozen varieties of juicy apples,Everyone then crowded into the

VATICAN. CITY, (NC)-A orchard store to see what apples, bishop from: white-ruled Rhode" turn into:' candy apples, cider,

sia told the .Synod of Bishops and assorted jellies.that the first and most effective' Several 'gallons of cider rodeblow for justice should be:aimed' back to school with the childrenat racial discrimination "wher-. for a lunchtime treat, and theever it is found." ...... -. afternoon was devoted to mak-

Bishop Donaid- Lamorttof Um~;: . ing apple sauce. , "tali, observing. that the 'synod' ~ "They will do it themselves,",had asked for practical sugges-' said Sister A,nn, a 'remarkabletions on how' to eliminate injus- lady who when last seen wastice throughout the world, said:, facing' with equanimity the

"Th f' t th'h', ':t ' b d'" . chaos bound to be produced bye lrs 1 go, e one, k' . t' l' . 30h t ff t · th' ., t· a· coo 109 proJec mvo vmg

t «: mos e ec lve 109, lS 0 small children.polOt out and expose to the con- . "Th' d'd hat the nt"

. d ' f 'th' "1' d' Id ey eCl e w y waemnatlon 0 e C1Vl lze wor t d 'th thO l'k thO ", " f' 1 0 0 Wl ,some 109 1 e lS,every smgle mstance 0 raCla h 'dd dAd h rf 11 dd· . . t' h 't' sea e, n c ee u y agree

lscnmma lon w erever 1 IS h th rttl . 1 d h df d " w en ree 1 e glr s as eou~ . . .'.,. up and said, "Sister, we'd rath-B1Sh~p, La.mont. sald lt mlght er make pie,"

seem mcredlble that some gov- : She should get a medal.ernments still segregate human ' .beings according to their color.

"But it is done. It exists,

Holy Union Primary' SclJ.ool· Tots Study.l~:' ; .Apples, from See1' ...to Sauce

NO DOCTORS: If an apple. a day keeps the doctor away, these youngsters won'tneed medical attention for a long time. They're cooking part of bumper harvest of ap­ples they brought to Holy Union Primary $chool, FaH River, as result of tripto Swa~­

sea orchard. Apple sauce, apple crisp and apple' 'turnovers were among products ofschool kitchen.

Finds AccusationsHard to Digest

GENEVA (NC) - "Apparentlythe Reader's Digest digested onlyhalf of the discussion," remark­ed ,a World Council of Churchesspokesman here in reply to' aseries of charges against thewee in the October issue ofthe monthly magazine.

The first of a series of twoarticles by ,Clarence W. Hall, aformer editor of the ChristianHerald, accused the WCC of"using church funds to back in­surrection in the United Statesand Africa,"

Stresses SchoolsNeed SupportOf Catholics

ST. PETERSBURG (NC)­State and federal aid is not thesolution to the money worriesgnawing away at the nation'snonpublic schools, a diocesan su­perintendent told a nationalgathering of his peers here.

"Even ifso,me form. of gov­ernment assistance continue's,"said Father Michael O'Neill,school superintendent. of, theSpokane, Wash., diocese, "it willnot make all that big, a dent inthe financial problems.. we face." "

Father O'Neill told 250 super­intendents, religious educationdirectors and other school ad­ministrators that "Catholicschools in the foreseeable futureare going to have to be support­ed by the Catholic community."

Demonstrably Effective

The Spokane, priest, keynotespeaker at the meeting spon­sored annually by the NationalCatholic Educational Associa­tion superintendents' depart­ment, added that the burden forsupporting Catholic schoolsshould not rest only with par­ents who pay tuition.

He said he was confidentdioceses and parishes would re­alize that "Catholic schools are'serving them to a very great ex­tent and thus deserve generoussubsidy levels,"

Discussing whether the Cath­olic community gets its money'sworth out of an educational sys-'tern counting about 11,000schools, 4 m~llion pupils and165,000 tea~hers, Father.. O'Neill

. sala ' he"perscin~llyf~eis "Cath-.olic schools are one. of the very·few demonstrably effective,Cath-olic agencies in this country, and By Patricia McGowanthat, if anything, their.' problems The idea that apples grQw inhave been, problems of success,'~ a'supermarKet has been perman-

Adult Education ently scotched for 30 ~ots atHoly Union Primary School,.F,all

He cited' instances of Catholic River. Led by Sister Ann Bo­parishes _''Where the school 'I d SUS C . h I'd" ct ran, ...., sc 00 lre 0,closed. and suddenly there· was they' devoted a' day to the apple,a huge hush, silence and vacuum, from 'seed to sauce.: . ,and it, became all too painfullyclear that not much else of -inter- The program' began. -as' theest was going on in the parish." children took turns viewing a

Father O'Neill, author of "New film strip on apple growing: InSchools in, a New Church," a .line with the school's Montes­1971 book on nonpublic school sori-oriented philosophy thatproblems written at the request pupils should do as much -forof the NCEA superintendents' themselves 'a.s they possibly can,'departme!1t, faulted bishops and the' strip was presented not 'byReligious superiors who fail to a teacher; but by 7. year oldsee "that oftentimes not enough Elizabeth O'Toole, chosen be­has been done with adults' in tire' ·cause '~she's an excellent readerCatholic Church." and could read the commentary

"Teaching goes on at many that went with the strip,",levels," the priest continued, Viewing took place in a"and I would argue that one can- "movie theatre" constructed bynot have an effective Catholic the children from an enormousgrade school unless .one does an cardboard' cart<~n;awful lot of teaching with theparents' adult religious educa- Aft~r everyone ·,had been in-tion." doctrinated, it was. time to listen

to the story of Johnny Apple­seed' and to learn the ',JohnnyAppleseed Grace-"We thank

, you, Lord, for the things weneed, The sun and the rain andthe appleseed," ,

Off to Orchard

Then it was off to the Swan­sea Apple Orchards, operated byhospitable Don Simcock, whoturned the children loose amongthe trees to collect windfallsand watch the apple pickers atwork. •

Sister Ann said that the "appleday" had catechetical overtones.

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CLEVELAND (NC) - TheKnights of Columbus have given$50,000 to religious educationdepartments in Ohio's six dio­ceses.

The grant will fund the pur­chase of audio-visual materialsand, a program of preparing suchmaterials. The program is di­rected by the Knights' statechaplain,' Father Joseph Kraker.

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Pa~ents who Were' surveyedindicated a high degree of confi­dence and satisfaction with bothreligious and lay teachers.

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Three schools were found tobe in dire financial condition,three schools were barely man­aging to meet their financialcommitments, and five scltoolssaid they had no immediate,pr,oblems but that the pa,rish was 'putting a large porton of itsincome into the operation of theschool.

TIle per pupil cost of schoolsin New Bedford rose from $150in 1969-70 to' $165 in 1970-71.

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Cardinal PraisesNobel Pruze Winner

SANTIAGO (NC) - CardinalRaul Silva of Santiago joined anelated nation in congratulatingpoet Pablo Neruda, a Marxist,for winning the 1971 Nobel Prizein Literature.

"Above any other considera­tions, Neruda has been a dispens­er of beauty-and the Church ap­preciates truth, goodness andbeauty even when expressed bythose who do not share her re­ligious convictions," Car~inal

Silva told NC News.

In a cable to Neruda, who isChile's ambassador in Paris, thecardinal conveyed "our celebra­tion for the well deserved prizeto a servant o,f beauty beyondall borders."

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-Jean Jacques Rousseau

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, In presenting the Report, Rev.James Morse, Chairman of theCommission, commended the"thord)Jghness and ,zeal" withwhich the Commission, membersworked. He stressed that theReport was only "a proposal,,and not a final plan."

"Now that the Report has beenmade public," Father Morse re­marked, "We plan to get aroundto each of the parishes to heartheir reactions and advice.

"After our Report has beenthoroughly discussed during themonth of November, ,we mayfind it necessary to revise por­ti0l1S of it before pres~nting afinal proposal to the DiocesanBoard of Education.. In anyevent, the Diocesan Board willmake the final decision on anyplan for New Bedford."

Among the extensive datagathere~ by the Commission, thefollowing' findings were partic­ularly noteworthy in influencingthe final recommendations:~ In the 10 years preceding 1970,

there has been a 50 per cent de­cline in the number of Sistersteaching in New Bedford, anda 71 per, cent increase in thenumber of lay teachers.

Over the 10 year period; en­rollment has declined from 5223to 3776.

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great- 'detail 'over the catJcheticsand theology involved but over

, my reaction, as if non-Religiousparticipant, totally new to theprocedure and politics of gettingsomething done in Rome. I wantto tell' you about the invitation,some of the unusual people andexperiences and of the highlightof the trip, having Pope Paulgrasp my hand' after our papalaudience. '

It all started back in Boston,a good distance from my dustyhome in Denver at the foot ofour beautiful Rockies. Let mebacktrack a little to say that Iget' agood many invitations tospeak at religious education con­gresses and NCCW luncheons,not necessarily because I haveanything to say but because Ihave a few books out.

Anyway, I tum down about 90per cent of these invitations, sim­ply because I have small childrenand many deadlines, both ofwhich take a good deal of time.I figure that speaking is anotherhalf-time occupation which Imust defer until later in my' life.

Howev~r, when I was, invitedto talk at the New England Con­gress of Religious Education .inBoston.iri August, I accepted. My'husband, Jim, would be free togo with me; we could accept a 'long-standing invitation to visit~ne of my publishers in Connec­ticut on the way; and our co­operative grandparents urged usto go while they baby-sat (a factthat made the kids urge us to go,too).

About two weeks after accept­ing that invitation, there' cameanother which was too hard to h K 'reject: to, speak at the National Teac orateCongress of Religious Education SPOKANE (NC) _ Catechismin Miami, Fla., in October. This isn't all students learn at someCongress occurs only' once every Catholic elementary schoolsfive years and draws 'the top these days. Newest subject atpeople in cateche"sis in our coun- the cathedral school here istry. karate, the oriental form of com-

,Accepting two invitations so bat,'offered to students' in the'closely together - August and sixth through eighth g~ades.October-didn't appeal t<;> me but Teacher Teruo Chinen, a, Koreancircumstances..being':' what ·they-' 'who runs a local school, donates

. were, I accepted. I planned to his 'time in the school ba~ement.

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Rome, Congress Invitation. " ..

'I"s~", 'S'u'rprise: "to Write~<tic'st in ~:'~eries of a housewife's experience at the Vatica~ asfue',onlY ·nioth~r. in, the American delegation to the InternatIonalCatechetlcaI' '~ongress :in. Rome, sept. 1971)

" tittl~dld i think 'when I wrote. the recent series onreli'gious e'dU:cation that while you were reading them, 1would ·be·. sittipg in Rome as part of the 15-memb~r Amer­ican delegation to the first International Catechetlcal Con-

';\ ' gress. Who, you, I can hear -.:.: 'f the interim month of Sep-',,: you'" asking, 'a housewi e ~:~ber to clean house, get~, from 'suburbia 'who knows a caught up on deadline~, and do

, ";~ lot more about,' peanut, but-' all those other things to make,: 'ter than Latin or theology? Yes" up for a bad conscience in aban­

me, and' it was an incredble ex- doning my family 'four days,perience. every, other month.

I want', to share that experi-. Didn't Work Outence with you, not going into

.It didn't quite work out -that"lay. Whi,le we w~re enjoyingthe breathtaking scenery ofWest Mystic, Conn., on our wayto Bos'ton, I received a phonecall from' Rev.. William Tobin,Assistant Director of the Nation­al Center of Religious Educationin Washington, D. C., invitingme to represent the Americanmothers in Rome in September.He gave me a half-day to acceptor reject the invitatiori. ,

What agony! My, immediatereaction was, that while the in­vitation was a gr!!at honor, Isimply couldn't consider' attend­ing. Jim saw it differently. Hesaid it was a once-in-a-lifetimechance to work closely with theVatican. It didn't convince me..(The old guilt syndrome was atwork.)

Jim tried another' tack: '''Don'tworry about us," he said. "Wecan get along fine for 10 dayswithout you." That wasn't ex­actly what I wanted to hear as itaided the guilt thing.

He tried again. "Look at theinsights this will give you forfurther 'writing. Professionally,you can't afford to turn, itdown." I couldn't argue thatpoint. My long interest in familyreligious education made this atempting Congress to attend.Still, I couldn't bring myself toaccept.. ,

Then Jim hit low. "If youdon't accept, they'll ask some­one else." That did it! Pure oldilnchristianpride reared its ugly .head and I accepted.

There 'went most of Septem~er.

As I write this, I have been backhome for three days and Ihaven't regretted my" (ratherour) decision. I missed the fam­ily, of cou~se, but I was far toobusy'to dwell on homesickness.Thanks to my good friend whobabys!lt Danny and to my inval­uable mother's helper, Katie,who kept things going at home,and, of course, to Jim, I discov"ered I wasn't indispensable, afterall.

Next week, I'll tell you aboutl?reparations for the trip.

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schools has been improving dur­ing the years. ,

This finding seemed to be borneout by a survey of parents con­ducted by the Personnel Com­mittee, which found that parentshave a high degree of confidenceand satisfaction with both reli·gious and lay teachers and placea high value on the religious in­struction, the inculcation of val­ues, and the development of self­discipline carried out by Catholic·schools. After visiting each par·ish, the Public Information Com­mittee made the following gen·eralizations based on commentsthey had received.

The most frequently statedopinion was that a total dioc­esan effort should take place:monetary support coming as ageneral assessmel1t from all par­ishes, with or without schools.Also included in this categorywere thoughts on fund drivessimilar to the Catholic CharitiesAppeal or the yearly Easter Col­lection.

Many.. favored regionalizationas the solution, with a certainpercentage favoring the inclusionof a middle school as part of theplan. Concern oyer the establish­ment of a Catholic educationsystem (or the more fortunatewas also voiced. This could be­come the most significant objec­tion in a plan where high tuitionpayments are involved.

Some comments questionedthe purpose of Catholic schools,where significant numbers of layteachers are involved. Efforts topromote' the competence of layteachers in the teaching of reli-,.gious instruction, as well as theability to teach within a Catholicoriented envoironment, with re­sults in achieving a Catholiceducation for children should bemade.

Further indoctrination on thestate aid issue and reason forloss of religious teachers, ap­pears necesSary in anticipationof a proposed plan. Commentswere made pertaining to a tu­ition payment method that couldbe made tax deductible.

Conclusions1. There is a pressing need to

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Attitudes of TeachersThe Personnel Committee did

an in-depth study of the attitudesof teachers, both religious andlay, regarding the various prob­lems confronting parochialschools. There appeared to be, agood rapport between Sistersand lay teachers, and both'groups found a high degree ofsatisfaction in their work. Noproblem was seen in having layteachers teach Religion.

A majority of Sisters indicatedthey would be willing to teacHin a school staffed by more thanone religous order, and most Sis­ters indicated that they felt they

,should be free to choose theschool in which they worked orshould be able to work under anindividual contract with theschool.

Attitudes of ParentsBasic to any reorganization

plan in New Bedford would be astudy of how parents feel aboutCatholic schools. The ResearchCommittee studied the surveyconducted by Louis Harris Asso­ciates for the diocese in 1969,and found that the vast majorityof people surveyed rated Catho­lic schools as excellent or good,and that most people also feelthat the quality of Catholic

A CANADIAN SCHOOL SCENE: Quebec schoolboysleave, their school'after classes to head toward home. Qual­ity education rather than finance is the main problem inCanadian schools. NC. Photo.,

with niany up to date facilities.St. Joseph'::"- A good structure

that· has been renovated withinthe last ,15 years. Its large ca­pacity and good location recom­'mend it for retention in any longrange plan;

St. Mary~The newest of'the'Catholic schools in New Bedford,a well built structure with many'modern facilities including agymnasium and cafeteria.

St. Theresa - An antiquatedstructure which is. part of thechurch complex. Three class­rooms in the school are totallyunsuited for future use as a,school.

FinancesThe average per pupil cost of

Catholic elementary schools forthe school year 1970-71 was$165 per pupil, as comparedwith the average cost in 1969-70

. of $160 per pupil. About 75 percent of this increase in per pupilexpenditures is attributable toincreased salaries for lay teach­ers and religious.

The amount of subsidy beingprovided to the school from gen­eral parish funds over and abovefees collected by way of tuitionwas $101 per pupil in 1970-71,about the same as had been pro­vided in the previous year.

Therefore, increased expensesin most schools were met by anincrease in tuition rather than anincrease in the amount of sub­sidy provided by the parish. Thiswould seem to indicate that thepresent figure of $100 per pupilrepresents about the maximumthat parishes can afford by wayof subsidy. .

This is borne' out further bythe fact that in visiting the indi­vidual schools, the Facilities andFinance Committee found thatthree schools were in dire finan­cial condition, three schoolswere barely managing to meettheir financial commitments, andfive schools said that they hadno immediate problems but thatthe parish was put,ting a large

elementary schools of New Bed­ford. This figure represents, asteady decline 1n the number ofreligious teachers available, froma high point in 1960, where theratio was 134 religious and 15lay.

During the 10, years involved,this represents a 50 per cent de­cline in religious sisters and a 71per cent increase in lay teachers.If this decline were to continuefor th~ next five years, it wouldleave fewer than 50 Sisters avail­able to teash in New Bedfordschools.

Since the difference in theaverage salary paid to Sisterscompared with the average sal­ary paid lay teachers in 1970-71was about $4,000. the financialimpact of the loss of religiouson individual schools is apparent.

FacilitiesIn addition to visiting all the

parish schools, the Commissionstudied carefully a professionalsurvey 'of parochial school build­ings conducted by Booz, Allenand Hamilton, Inc., for the publicschool department in New Bed­ford.

All except three recently builtschools (St. John's, St. Mary's,and Immaculate Conception)were found to be old, outdated inmany respects, well maintained,but unsuited for further. ex'pan­sion. .Five of the schoois areover 50 years old: St. James,Sacred Heart, Holy Name, ijolyFamily and St. Anne's.

Complete information on eachschool has been placed on filewith the Commission. However,fora brief: view of the potential 'of each school in a reorganiza­tion plan, a brief description ofeach school is presented here.

Holy Family - Although 70years old, the building is in faircondition and basically soundand well used. The central loca­tion of this school makes it oneto be considered for future use.

Holy Name - The building is81 years old and in need of addi­tional repairs. Putting additionalmoney to bring this to a firstclass structure is financially un­sound.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel­Only 30 years old, the school isa good structure with many ex­tra features such as an auditori­um and cafeteria.

Sacred Heart - An antiquatedstructure in critical need of im­provements in many areas. Facil-,ities in this school are beyond reopair and a program to updatethis school would cost entirelytoo much.

St. Anne-A very old schooland partially a wooden structure.The building should not be re­tained for formal school pro­grams.

St. Anthony-An old buildingwhich' could stand much trans­formation. However, the builClingis structurally sound and geo­graphically' well located forregionalization.

St. James-The building is 90years old. It has recently hadsome interior work done hut stillneeds many additional repairs.Its playground area is inadequateand the cafeteria consists of.lunchrooms in the basement ofthe school.'

St. John-Qne of the newerschools in New Bedford and isin all ways a good structure

BackgroundFaced with the closing of

schools in all parts of the Dio­cese, the Diocesan Board of Edu­cation two years ago began stepsto reorganize the schools of theDiocese. Plans to reorganize theschools in Fall River and Taun­ton' were developed during the1970-71 school year. BecauseNew Bedford's problems weremore complex, it was decided tospend the 1970-71 school yearstudying the schools in New Bed­ford, and the 1971-72 year pre­paring a plan for implementationby September, 1972.

For this purpose the Di()cesanBoard of Education establishedthe Planning Commission forCatholic Schools in New Bed­ford.. The pastor of each NewBedford school was asked toname three representatives ofthe parish to form the nucleusof the Commission. The firstmeeting of the Commission washeld on March 4, 1971, at whichmeeting a Chairman and ViceChairman of the Commission,were named, and the: initialgroup organized itself into, fourCommittees: Research, Facilitiesand Finance, Personnel and Pub­lic Information. The Chairmenof these four Committees alongwith the general Chairman andVice Chairman were to. form aSteering Committee to, directthe activities of the Commission.

The Commission ~~t regularlyduring the remainder of theschool year, and gathered con­siderable data on the schools.The Steering Committee an­aly~ed .!hese data "during" theSummer months and prepared afinal report to be pres'ented tot~e Commission. The report hasbeen studied by members of thefour committees, and is now pre­sented to the people of New Bed­ford.

FindingsThe four committees amassed

a great deal of information onthe schools of New Bedford, andfiled extensive reports. However,for the purposes of this report,only the most significant infor­mation which has a direct bear­ing on the reorganization of NewBedford's Catholic schools ispresented. The complete work of 'the Commission is available toany interested party. .

EnrollmentAs of the 1970-71 school year,

there were 11 parish elementaryschools in New Bedford: HolyFamily, Holy Name, Our Lady ofMount Carmel, Sacred Heart,St. Anne, St. Anthony, St. James,St. John. St. Joseph, St. Mary,and St. Theresa.

These schools inclUding kin­dergarten had a total enrollmentof 3,776. This enrollment figurerepresents a steady annual de­cline from an enrollment peakin 1963·65 of 5,223. '

Thus, .the enrollment during thepast seven years decreased atotal of 27 per cent. This enroll­ment decline can be attributed

. alm~st completely to the closing ,of fIVe schools and the elimina­tion of several classes. It is clearthat if enrollment were to con­tinue to decline at the, presentrate, there would be few elemen­tary schools available by 1975.

lleliglous Teachers 'In 1970-71, there were 68 reli­

, gious and 53 lay teachers In the

Reco~endations

staffed by Sisters from severalreJigfous' eOmmunitie"s' wherefeasible: '

8. The' schools should giveconcrete witness to their con·cern for the needs of the com­munity in general. For this pur­pose, a significant number ofnew students in any school

. should be chosen from minoritygroups.

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avoidable noises that one all butgives up in despair. Who caneven think with the barrage ofnoise that assails our ears, nevermind talking intelligently.

It's heartening to see thatecologists consider. noise oneof our .deterrents to modernliving-let's just hope they cando something about it other thanequipping us all with earplugs.

November ana pumpkins justnaturally, go together. This reCipefora delicious pump~in cakeis from Mrs. John Medeiros ofSt. Michael's parish; Ocean'Grove.

,Pumpkin Cake31'2 cups flour2 teaspoons baking soda11'2 teaspoons salt1 teaspoon cinnamon1 teaspoon nutmeg3 cups sugar1 cup oil

. 4 eggs' • .% cup water

. 1 can s'quash or pumpkin11'2 cups chopped nuts1 cup raisins1) Sift together the flour,

soda, salt, cinnamon, and sugar.2) Make a well in the center

of the dry ingrediE:nts.3) Mix together the eggs,

water, squash and oil and pourinto the center, mixing quickly.Add the nuts and raisins.'4) Pour into two greased loaf

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Nov. 4, 19711 .~. ", ,. .~., • '. • ".'"" ;'. . ..• .. . • ~ • ,4 ,1,4·

Says Impossible to He'or· ..What's That Again?

By ~oseph and Marilyn Rod~rick

I've read many reports lately. of concern in medical cir­cles for the hearing of our youngsters. The experts areblaming both the noise that they see~, to steep themselves ''in (their music) and the noise .that they are subjected toin our environment.. Wl:1ileI .am concerned about' theeffect this increased soundwill have on our younger''generation, I'm also concernedwith the' effect it has on theirparents-especially this one!

Noise hits us from all sides.In the morning it wakes us andduring the day we are besiegedfrom all sides by blaring horns,screeching radios, and janglingtelephones and as we return toour homes (or' when our off­spring return to them) the yol­ume immediately goes up tenfold.

, Loud StudyingStudying is never done with­

out a radio blaring so loudlythat . there will' surely come atime' when the only ones whowill be able to hear it will be

,those people tuned into highfrequency. Our hearing, or that.of our children, will be so ham­pered that we'll become a nationof lip readers.

It has almost come to thatnow, especially if you're tryingto carry on any kind of conver­sation while a band or or-ehestrais playing. I find myself eitherscreaming (and of course justat that moment complete silencefalls and I feel like a fool) ortrying to make my point with apantomime perfonnance thatwould give Sid Caesar competi-tion. .

The art of conversation is deadand no wonder. It has beendrowned out by so many un-

1. The supervision and admin­istration of the educational ac­tivities of the elementary schoolsof New Bedford should be con­solidated under one SchOOlBoard. The Board should be com~

posed of a majority of lay peo­ple from, the various parishes.The parish which presentlymaintains each school wouldcontinue to have control over ",the physical plant. The Board"and the' parish would work 'outan equitable sharing of the fa­cility and its upkeep.

2. Six regional elementaryschools should be established inthe following facilities: HolyFamily, Our Lady of Mount Car­mel, St. Anthony, St. John, St.Joseph and St. Mary. The follow­ing schools should be closed:Holy Name, Sacred Heart, St.Anne, St. James, St. Theresa.

3. The subsidy paid by thechild's parish should remain atthe present $100. The balance ofthe actual per pupil cgst of op­eration would have to be ab­sorbed by way 'of tuition foreach student. The per pupil COljtfor 1972-73' is estimated at $225,which. would indicate a tuitionof $125.

4. An early effort to registerstudents for the 1972-73 schoolyear should be made to deter­mine the extent to which the six

, Continued from Page. Thirteen present buildings, the best ap- schools can accommodate all thesOlaller, 'more closely-kilit sys- proach is to establish six com- students wishing to enroll. Fortern: The current C~tholic educa- plete elementary schools (Grades the next few years, additional

',tional effort in New','Bedford is 1-8). The buildings do not lend classes for some crowded gradesover.-extended due to the' loss themselves at this 'time to any' could be established where pos-

P· I . A. C of'. religious personnel, rising other pattern, such as middle or sible in the six schools. No trans-re ate ,sserts . hurch' in Good costs and aging facilities. junior high schools. The schools. fers betweeen schools should be

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', InJ-ust.-·ce . ~ 2. .The ;reorganized syste~': to b~ maintained s~o~ld be ?e- accepted during the current yearshould 'become, regional. in na- termmed ?n the ba.s~s of. location in order to maintain stability.'

VATICAN CITY (NC)-A syn- On a, more general' level, ,ture, rather: than parochial. By and phySical condition. 5. Students who are presently. od official who -has, ·asked the Archbishop. Alberto noted that' utilizing the best facilities and ,6. The means of financing in the eleven parish schoolsgelegates to draw up":a battle almost all synodal fathers Who' pooling religious and lay' teach- . these schools should be reor- should be given an equal op­plan for the' Church's war spoke onJnjustice had urged the . ers'in a centralized system, equal ganized s6. that those who bene- portunity to attend the 'six newagainst injustice declared that synod to,' arrive at practical con- quality for all 'schools would be fit most directly from. the school regional schools. In the eventthe Church is now in better po- clusions.. In tum, he charged the achieved. A regionalized system should pay the major cost of that all the present students can·sition to 'wage that war. synod's working groups to de- . would afford flexibility· admin- the school's operation where not be accommodated, students

"As never in the past, the cide:' . , - 'istratively, educationally and fi- this can be afforded. The parent < should be chosen by lottery orChurch can become a voice and ' .Offer EXample nancially. ,. . ' parish should not be expected similar fair means.a conscience before the world Should the syno<l denounce 3. 'The system should have a to subsidize the school' over 6. This Commission has noton behalf of peoples and groups actual instances of injustice?' If, . clear commitment to quality ed- 'and. above the basic ~ubsidy es- ~onsidered New Bedford Catho­deprived of elementary rights by so, which ones? ' ucation. This would require (1) tabhshed for al.l parishes. The lic high schools as part of itsan expanding and dominating Should the synod restate 'prin~ a truly innovative curriculum; cost of operatmg the ~~hoOI study. However, it strongly rec­nationalism, by economic, power, ciples? If so, which ones? .. ,' (2) 'fully qualified teachers; (3) ove~ and a?ove the traditional ommends a similar study of theby cultural and' ideological im- After recalling that many syn~' a maximum class size of 35 stu- ' parish subSidy should be borne high schools and the possibleperialism," said Archbishop Teo- f dents. Th'e schools should also' by tuition. A serious e,ffo.rt i'mpact of elementary school re-odal athers had urged the need 'pisto Alberto y Valderrama of for education in justice, .Arch- have a definite emphasis on re- should then be made to raise organization on high school en-Cilceres ~n the Philippines. The bishop Alberto pressed them for ligious fonnation; otherWise their' money for scholarships for needy rollment. If it were found thatarchbishop is the official relator specifics.. :unique,value'would be question- students. the present facilities of eitheror summarizer of the synod po- The synod official recalled ilble. ' '7. Religious Sisters should be Holy Family or St. Anthonysition paper on world justice. that speakers had insisted that 4. The reorganized system recruited to serve in the schools High Schools were not needed,

In almost the same breath, the Church fulfill' her mission should be geared in size to the on the basis of their interests the reorganization of the ele­Archbishop Alberto denounced .for justice not only by denounc- number of religious' available as arid their ability 'to contribute to, mentary schools would be great­"the lack of religious' anq civIl ing injustices, preaching the well as' the ability of parishes the school. Schools should be ly aided.liberty in some Marxist coun- Gospel message and educating and parents to support the sys-tries and also in otlier countries consciences to a sense of jus- tem. A ratio of two Sisters forthat even profess to be Chris- tice, but by offering an example ,each lay teacher should be estab-tian." of justice in her own life. The l,ished, with a maximum of 50

SeveralChurch should give, the example Sisters anticipated. This would

synodal fathers had of a simple and sober life-style result in a system of about 65criticized Archbishop Alberto'soriginal survey on 'Worldwide in- he said.. . i?lassrooms, (allowing for prin-

, He criticized' the life-style and cipals and specialists) and 2300justice for omitting mention of priorities' of high-consumption children in place of the currentreligious persecution. societies. ' enrollment of 3129 in Grades 1

Women's liberation inside and Archbishop Alberto noted that to 8. Kindergarten would be dis-'outside the Church was another '.social structures' can be' unjust continued in all schools.topic he introduced into his sur- and that Christians should not 5. Because' of the limitationsvey at the insistence of several accept such structured 'inJustice' imposed by. the geographical 10­speakers. .,. passiYely.. ,-e'''','"'' " .. ' .... ~ " • «ation- and;pliysic~l1 condition of

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Directionseducation campaign, although ittakes a relatively small part ofyour dollar,'is an important partof the project-as important asthe distribution of funds, In theopinion· of the' bishops who de­cided, to launch the Campaign.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Nov. 4, 1971

tional orientation of the Cam­paign, besides making special­ized skills available to the localdioceses, helps to equalize thedistribution of the funds.

If the money were not, in largemeasure, distributed on the na­tional level, the dioceses whichcontributed the least, that is, the, Ask Federal 'Incomeooorest dioceses, would also hpthe ones that received the least Tax Considerationassistance. Some of the largest ST. PETERSBURG (NC)-Thegrants being made by the Cam- nation's Catholic school superin­paign, ranging in size almost up tendents have wired Presidentto $200,000, would clearly be Richard Nixon urging "someimpossible if they had to be form of federal income tax con­funded by the local diocese. sideration" for parents of chilo

So far, out of the dollar y6u dren attending nonpublic ele­gave to the Campaign last year, mentary and secondary schools.83 cents have been accounted Father Bernard ,A. Cummins,for-all distributed in grants to president of the National Cath­help poor people on the diocesan olic Educational Associationor the national level. What about superintendents', department,the other 17 cents? sent the telegram to Nixon on

Seven of them are marked behalf of 250 Catholic school"final balance" on the Cam- administrators' attending thepaign's first annual report, that NCEA-sponsored meeting here.

',is, they will be carried over, Father Cummins, San Fran·added to the millions that the 'cisco archdiocesan school super­Campaign will collect in its sec- intendent, told the President itond collection, Sunday Nov. 21, advises you respectfully that thefor use in the future. superintendents had determined

A little over two cents, a re- at their annual meeting that suchmarkably low percentage in a tax program "is essential forfund raising and distributing ac- the preservation of educationaltivities, have been spent for options, which are in very realadministrative costs, the expense danger of passing from theof collecting and handling the American scene."money and deciding what is to The telegram also urged "that

, be done with it. concerted efforts .. toward launch-The final item, less than eight ing proper legislative activities

cents out of your dollar, went begin at the earliest opportu­into promotion of the campaign nity," and suggested a meetingand a continuing program of' of Administration and Catholiced4cation about poverty. ' This .. education officials as a first step.

Dollars Go, "',

" Pri~sf. E,ndsFastGUN LAKE (NC) - A priest

who told \ President Nixon. thisSummer that. he would fast fromsolid food until'the Vietnam Warends is eating' again~, Father Wil­liam Kobza; ',!l parish-pastor herein Michiganqsaid, he, e~ded hisfast after six week's ,because hisfriends 'we~e r co'nc:emed 'al:iohthis health.

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HumanWASHINGTON (NC) - Sup- who are struggling with poverty.

pose you gave a dollar to the The reason for this is not onlyCampaign for Human Develop- that "charity begins at home"ment last Nov. 22. but, that men on the scene,

In fact, you, the Catholics of' in the local diocese, are oftenthe United States, gave couec- better able to see and respond to 'tivelymore than $8:5 million, a particular need than the men'but it's easier to .keep track of in a central, national office.how your contribution was used This division between localif you break it down to a dollar. and central administration is one

,Then, if you want more pre- evidence of the careful planningcise figures, you can multiply by that has gone into the Campaign.the number of dollars that you, National coordination is neededthe individual reader of this to provide the professional skillsnewspaper, actually gave. required in such a campaign.'

What happened to that dollar On National Levelafter you dropped it bito the No one diocese could havecollection basket last ,Fall? The mounted the effort that the 1970answer . in all its details, is as .. , dr.fve required, including makinggood a way as any of getting to . films and radio and televisionknow the Campaign for Human spot announcements, providing

,Development and how it works. information to the news media,The Catholic bishops of th!l giving local campaign directors

United States, sponsors of the kits to help make their workCampaign, decided. that the effective.money would be spent in' two The largest part of your con­broad areas -direct grants to tribution dollar, just under 58projects and organizations work- cents, is being distributed on theing against poverty. and a, pro-,' national level; that is, to severalgrain of· education. to make hundred local projeCts whichAmericans generally and Catho- have applied to:the national of­lies in particular more aware of fice of the Campaig~. The oa­the problems' of,poor people.

Local' Administration 'They also 'decil;led that one

quarter' of the funds collectedwould be distributed loc\llly byindividual dioceses while' theremainder would go to the na­tional headquarters 'of the Cam-'paign. '"~o the first thing to notice,

about your dollar contribution is'that 25 cents of it stays in yourdiocese, helping your ,neighbors

3,000 DelegatesTo Attend CYOConvention

WASHINGTON (NC) - Dele­gates to the 1971 NationalCatholic Youth Organizationconvention here will probe indepth the four institutions thatmost affect their young lives -

- church, gover:nment, businessand education.

More than 3,000 CYO mem­bers from all over the countrywill attend the Nov. 11-14 con­vention, and share ideas withrepresentatives of each institu­tion.

Paul O'Brien, 17, Boston arch­diocesan CYO president, andLeonard Maldonado, 18, formerCYO president from Houston,will join with Auxiliary BishopJohn B. McDowell of Pittsburghand Auxiliary Bishop Walter F.Sullivan of Richmond on "WhatYouth Wants of the Church To­day."

Congressman Benjamin S. Ros­enthal (D., N. Y.), outspoken ad­vocate of consumers protectionlegislation, will iead the CYOseminar on the business commu­nity.

The session on youth and poli­tics will be chaired by Congress­man Lloyd Meeds (D., Wash.).

Greater InvolvementDr. Robert Binswanger, direc­

tor of experimental schools forthe U. S. Office of Education,will talk about student participa­tion in education.

Msgr. Thomas Leonard, headof ,the U. S. Catholic Conferenceyouth activities division andCYO federation national direc­tor, said he hopes the se,rnjnarswould "stimulate the' .CYo" 'togr~Jat~rGfny:OiVehlg~t '!W'i:'ii~ }~Yr.: / .gious and social questions of the.day." '", Other key spea~ers at thethree-day convention includeCarr:linal'Terence Cooke of NewYork and' Senator John V. Tun­ney (D~, Calif.).

'Virtue of Hope'The .' Catholic .youth conven­

tion occ,ms, every two yeats, andPhilomena Kerwin,' executivesecretary of the CYO federation,told NC News young people onthe organization's national boardhave been planning this year'smeeting almost since the conclu­sion of the last one, held in Den·ver in 1969.

Bishop William D. Borders ofOrlando, Fla., and AuxiliaryBishop William E. McManus ofChicago, chairman of the useceducation committee; will con-

. celebrate Mass on the last day'of the 'convention with priest-,directors of the .12 CYO geo­graphic regions.

Theme of the closing liturgy,"the Virtue of Hope;" will "tieit all together", said RichardQuirk, assistant to Msgr. Leon­ard, since its goal will be to leavedelegates '''with the hope andconfidence that they can makea contribution."

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Enroll."en,t ,Drops, BUFFALO' (NC) '- Catholic

high schools here have morefreshman but fewer total stu­dents this year. School officialssaid the Buffalo diocese's 17high schools registered 10 percent fewer students following a$50 tuition increase and theclosing of four schools. But whileoverall e.nrollment went from10,700 in 1970 to 9,614 this year,the figures included 187 moreffl:sbme.n. than betore~ . .' . .. _.. ., .

The Rev. Monsignor Edward T. O'MearaNational Director

Dept. C" 366 Fifth Avenue.N~~. ¥~~k,~~~,Xor~.lQq~l

ORThe Rev. Monsignor Raymond T. ConsidineDiocesan Director368 North Main StreetFall River, Massachusetts 02720'

16 THE ANCHOR-:-Oiocese of Fall River-Thurs., Nov. 4, 1971 '

KNOW YOUR FAITHHow Do , Know" mDoing Right? III· Christian' Lives Reflecf Christian Moralit,-

By

puts time-conscious Americans'in a happy mood for worship, butin fairness I got the impressionthis, fortunately, may have been

l~fN~llHiill.

an unusual occureilce at the par­ish, not the regular t>attem.· , '

However, matters got worse'as we moved along. We found'the, liturgy ,incredibly bad andbemoaned the fate of people iIi .:that . ~hurch who week atterweek must endure these poorly'executed 23 minute Massesi:whose sole spiritual nourishment "'are the few morsels they can'

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preached meant op~ning them-,, selves to a new and higher, set,of values. It meant beginningto see what God really thought·of the world. It meant believingthat the man who had been so

" cruelly and unjustly put to deathwas really the Lord of glory;that his death had been but astep to resurrection; that Godcould and did transform 'death,into life, and suffering into joyfor those who loved. It meantrealizing that God thought everyhuman person was worth lovingunto death.

Moreover, believing that Godhad raised Jesus,. they too couldexperience what he had experi­enced. For them too, their ownpower, security, wealth and rep­utations were not something tobe clung to. They too could giveit all up, take the nature of aservant and humbly walk thepath of obedience to death on across. With him they too couldbe raised to the highest placeabove (philippians 2:6~9). ' .

With him they could know'God as their loving Father, nomatter what .,evils came uponthem. He had, given his life forthem; they could give their livesfor one another (I John 3,16).He, though rich, had becomepoor for their Sakes (II Cor. 8,9);they could' sell' ali they had; ~veit to the poor, and follow him(Mark 10,21).

lP'auline ExplanationsIn the light of these new in­

sights, their former lives looked·shabby and cheap.' "So far as aman can"be righteous by obeyingthe commands of the Law, I waswithout fault. But all those"things that I might count as 'profit, I now reckon as loss, forChrist's sake. Not only thosethings; I reckon everything ascomplete loss for the sake -ofwhat is so much more valuable,

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II

By

FR: .QUENTIN

QUESNlELIL, S.J.

rection, "they were deeplytroubled imd said ... 'What shallwe do, brothers?' Peter said tothem: 'Turn,', away from YQursins, each, one' of you, 'and bebaptized in the name of Jesus'. .

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Christ, so that your sins will beforgiven;" (Acts 2, 38f). Believ­ing the apostles' message de­manded conversion and repen­tance.

But conversion from what?These were faithful, believingJews. Repentance over, what?They were pious men, devotedto their religion and their God.They were in Jerusalem that dayto celebrate a religious feast(Acts 2, 5ff). They were goodmen, observant of God's law.

Believing what the apostles

The 7:00 P.M. service' began,at ,1':12., •The. tardiness, hardlyl:V'~'-Q ..t\.'l.. tl.'\t ".......·t • \~". ~'.

II MlIking the Best of BId SitulIt;ons II

By

- FR. JOHN P.

SCHANZ

. Trying to understand Chris­·tian Morality by examining,Christian ,lawbooks alwaysseems to fail. Christian laws,from the very beginning" have 'been borrowed somewhere elseor modeled on someone's else's., The Christian began by bor-,'

rowing the Ten Commandments'from the Jewish law and many,of their social regulations mere­ly followed Jewish practice witnslight changes. Later they modi­fied these in the light of Gentilecustoms and added generoushelpings from the moral reflec­tions of the Platonists, Stoics,Seneca, etc.

Yet the Christians were al­ways convinced that their moral­ity had something very distinc­tive. What was it?

The key lies in somethingquite apart from the laws theyobserved. It lies in their first actof faith. The act of faith whichmade them Christians was feltby them as a moral transforma­tion at the root of their being.

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, 'Fhe;..most 'compelling drive of of morality, is a constant, a lode­human life is man's' incessant star that draws every individualsearch'" for happiness and self- to seek it.fulfillment. Within' ·the last few I 't' 11 ' th l'tm 1a y, en, mora 1y mayyears,' differing'life;styles be- be described as' the right "use"tween'the':generations, have ac- of oneself so as to achieve one'scentuated the problem of choos- total weli-being' as an individual"ing...:the ' ';'right'~'J road'to happi- within the community of man', itIness..··Love: ,'.story" or' "Wood- is simply free and' authentic self-stock!'. depict a: life-style scarcely development.

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accepta,ble to the average con­temporary, mother or father. Priests often ,use vacation" What makes right living the~? time and weekends away fromIs it a matter of following soci- , their parishes to leave the sanc~ety's 'rules or the fashions of tuary and sit in pews for Sundayone's peers? (e.g., murder is out, Mass. At the end of this summer,but trading marriage partners a friend of mine', imd r followed"Bob and Carol and Ted 'and that custom and, dressed infor­Alice"-style is the "in-thing"). mally, stopped for the' Saturday

Is morality imposed' on man evening Eucharist at a moder­by church or' civil authority? ately large 'suburbariparish .in(e.g., abortion is wrong only' be- New England. It was a sobering,cause the Church says so; vio- painful, 'and discouraging expe-lence is forbidden only' because rience. ' , ,the State punishes, it). I had forgotten about the tra~

Is' it ,a set. of taboos to be ditional "money-changers in, the'promptly discarded by a sophis- temple" 'practice of. tha't areaticated breed reared on technol- and thus was it bit shocked toogy and bent on liberty' unlim- see two men at desks with coinsited? (e.g., pre-mari.tal sex is "in" on top and, a cie~r sign, "Sea~

because the "double standard" is Offering-25c," informing vis-,hypocritical): ' - ~ itors of their, mission. Pastor

, Basic Values that I am, the hard realities ofIf morality or right living coin- an extra $100 per' week from

cides with the way to auth'entic such a source must be consid~,happiness, then. it cannot be ered, but, frankly; the p'rocedure

, merely. any, one of the above op- causes me to wince. ,tions. Nor can it ever go, out offashion, since happiness, theSoal

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PFEIFER, S.J., "

"How do I know I'm doingright?" "How do I know whatGod wants me to do?"

In day to day living this ques­tion is usually more specific,' interms of concrete decisions to be,made regarding family, job,vocation, or a dozen other im­portant areas of life. "Should Igo to college or not?" Should Imarry or not?" "Should we haveanother child or not?" "Should·1' a~swer 'my draft' call or be acoriscientious objector?" "Should'I continue ,this relationship orbreak it off?" "What should I doabout social justice, pollution,peac~?"

SEARCmNG CLASSIFIED ADS: The search for whatGod wants a person to do with his life leads to many placeswithin our society.

training thEm must focus on aid­ing Christians to discern or rec­ognize God's call in their lives.

According to Scripture, thetradition of the Church and theSecond Vatican Council, God'simpelling voice is expressed notonly in law and authority, butalso 'in the events of history, theexperiences of personal and so­cial life and in the Scriptures andtradition of the Church.

If it is true that God's imper­atives are recognizable, in per­sonal and soc.ial experience aswell as' through ecclesiasticala,nd civil authority, then Chris­tians need to' learn to recognizeand discern God's voice in all ofthese areas. One strategy forlearning discerhment may be de­scribed briefly in terms of threeimportant stages or dimensions:(I) Exploration, (2) Diaiogue,and (3) Prayer: All three aspectsof this dynamic protess ate im­portant for coming to a peace­filled moral choice.,

,MJlWamrllWBlliU", " ExplorationEach of us can recognize sim- All the relevant facts are to

i1ar situations in our own lives, be explored, both experimental'si~uations in which ';He must and leg~l, past and present.make a moral choice. We all What seems to be most neededktiow something of the anxiety in this situation? What appearsinvolved in any major decision, to be most loving? What are theamI in many minor o'nes. We effects of each choice? What ismay well wonder before and realistically possible? What com­after a moral choice: "How do I mandments or laws touch' thisknow' I'm 'doing right~" "What situation? What does the Gospeldoes God want me, to' do?" say about such a choice? What

Modem Challenge does the' teaching of 'the ChurchOne task of religious educators indicate? What, values,' are at

-be they parents or teachers_stake? What reasons seem mostis to guide persons toward the compelling? -

\ mature ability to make moral These'questions suggest thechoices ·that, are - genuinely type ot"exploring or reflection,Christian. In today's complex, that is needed. Naturally the ex­complicated world this challenge tent and depth of the explorationis doubly difficult., will vary according to the seri­., 'F~ced with the task of guiding ousness and complexity of thepeople toward mature:' Christian moral issue in, question. In any

'living in a, constantly changing, case' the exploration is' to help, increasingly"' comple~ ,world, re- 'us' be open to 'the various aspectsligious educators are developing of the reality in which w,e cannew strategies for guiding people ~ecognizeG6d's.will.' .

, to live and, grow as Christians. Dialogue :These strategies are based on a Because one important avenue 'rich, ,traditional understanding of of' hearing God's voice is otherChristian love between God and people, arid because we existman. God.-Jnvites, calls, chal- within.'a'colIlmuility of b~lieverslenges, commands; man responds· each of whom has particular;.f~thf~lIy or selfishIy.~ MQl'al Of.' • 'fum. to' Page Seventeen '-t9............... .t .",~,... o(.. .... ~......,.-< c.. .. ,,'~~~. t !I'....~~f~ .. ¥ ......~A".:;l ~ ..,._........,_ 't ....... ,,_ ..... '\ 'V.A":.....J1t.~~..~.~,,-:..,;,t' ;)-':Y"...A"'~~' ••\,''":.~'

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gifts for the good of all, we needto speak with and listen toothers. Again, the extent anddepth of the dialogue .depends onthe nature of the moral issue.

Often the advice of a' moreexperienced person may. be suf­ficient, at other times discussionwith a large number of personsmight be required. What do youthink is right in this circum­stance? How do you see God'slaw as applicable in this situa­tion? What is your understandingof the Church's moral teachingin this case? Why would youchoose this course of action?What is your understanding ofChrist's law?

Honest dialogue, sincere shar·ing and listening, has been rec­ognized from the earliest days ofthe Church as a vital dimensionof mor~1 decision making and a'test of one's own honesty. Eventhe most isolated hermits of thedesert met periodically with an­other "spiritual father" to dis­cuss the directions of their Chris­tian growth.

PrayerSince it is the voice of God,

the guidance of the Holy Spirit,which we need to recognize,prayer is absolutely essential.Christian prayer is not just therecitation of formal prayers, buta conscious placing 'of oneselfin God's presence, asking hishelp and guidance. True prayerarises out of one's life, out ofdaily experience, and is nour­ished on the traditional sourcesof Christian prayer-the Bible,Liturgy, and the experience ofGod as interpreted in Christiantradition.

It is this process of moral dis­cernment that is at the heart ofChristian moral education. It isa process distilled out of the cen­turies of Christian experience. ofmoral choice. This approach toChristian discernment is a realis­tic, traditional way to "judgewhat is God's will, what is good,pleasing and perfect" (Rom 12:2),and "to value the things thatreally matter" (Phil 1:9-10). .

EffectivenessThe most effective teacher will

always be biased, for the chiefforce in teaching is confidenceand enthusiasm. -Joyce Cary

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What Is Christian Moralityand can become-may be takenas the source for a morality ofreason, a "natural law" for liv­ing humanly and happily.

God-Man Relationship

But thus far, a man might be akind of "holy pagan"; whatabout Christian morality? Whatnew values does Chrst's teachingand example propose to us be­yond living humanly? Somethingmore than reasoned conduct isimplied in his charge "Be perfectlike your heavenly Father!" (Mt.5:48).

He alone, the God·Man couldsay "Follow me" (Mark 8:34)without consummate egotism;"Son though he was, he learnedobedience from the things thathe suffered" (Heb. 5:8).

To live as a Christ-followermeans to lve with a new freedomfor others, in a God-like orgraced condition, where man isin touch with God through freshlife-powers of faith, hope, andlove.

It means a readiness to reachout to the slum-dweller, the re­tarded, ~~e alcoholic, the raciallyoppressed, the underprivilegedand the poor because with theears of faith one hears in theirappeal the voice of Christ: "Asoften as you did it to the leastof these my brothers, you havedone it to me." (Mt. 25:40).

In this higher perspective, all

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PAPAL AUDIENCE: Pope Paul VI receives two na­tives from Samoa, dressed in their native costumes, inSt. .Peter's Basilica. The islanders repaid the visit thePontiff made to Samoa almost a year ago.

by Communists was perceivedby many long before Mrs. Roose­velt withdrew from it the inval­uable prestige which she lent itas the President's wife.

A kind of innate and persis­tent distaste for anything Catho­lic can be detected in remarkshere quoted from her writingsover a long span of years. Herbias against Jews and blacks dis­appeared as her life proceeded.She conquered many of her pre­judices, but not all. .

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Continued from Page Sixteencharacteristic of human moralsis responsibility rooted in ourpower of reason and free choice.

. Utilizing our intellectual capac­ity, we must discover the basicvalues we will live by, values weconceive as promoting genuineself-fulfillment.

Source of MoralityWhere shall we discover these

life-building values? Do we havea buiit-in compass to guide us?A set of maker's directions for·right usage? Ordinary experiencepoints to a correlation betweenthe nature of an object and itspurpose, between the way it ismade and its intended use. A penknife just won't do if we want tochop down a tree; but the weightand cutting edge of an axe cando the job.

Applying this principie to thetask of human living, shouldn'twe look to our very nature (ouressential' make-up as human be­ings) for soine indication of"right usage?" Isn't it reasonableand human, for example, to con·trol alcoholic or drug consump­ton in order to maintain self·mastery beyond an animal levelof conduct? Or isn't it reasonableand human to respect one's par­ents, the property or the lives ofothers, because of the rights in­volved . in these social relation­ships?

Human nature-what man is

Toured World

He became governor of NewYork in 1929, and she went upand down the state inspectinginstitutions, meeting ordinaryfolk in cities and hamlets, givingspeeches; she reported to himher observations and recommen·dations by the score.

Moreover, she brought to meethim people whose ideas andplans interested her and, shethought, ought to be examinedand backed by the governor.Thus, she had friends amongtrade union officials whom sheintroduced to Franklin, affordingthem access to the governorwhich they might not otherwisehave had. In a real sense, shewas an ombudsman.

This role she continued andexpanded in Washington, duringFranklin's 12 years as President.In peacetime and in wartime, shetoured the country, toured theworld, turned up all over thecontinent, all over the globe, andshowered' the President withmemos about a vast number andrange of subjects.

Master Politician

part in his recovery and her con·tribution to his subsequent ca­reer are made much of in thebook.

.She lectured, had her ownradio programs, wrote a columnfor the daily press, wrote maga­zine articles and books, becamea celebrity and, a force in herown right. She also became amaster politician. She. wasunique in American annais. Notall her life is covered in Mr.Lash's book. He concludes withthe death of the President in1945, probably leaving Mrs.Roosevelt's remaining 17 yearsfor another volume.

The relationship of Franklinand Eleanor. is not explicated inthese pages. We do not learnwhy he married her. We do learnthat there were difficulties be­tween them from the start. Weare told, concisely, of the LucyMercer affair in 1917-18, and ofits shattering effect on Eleanor.A reconciliation followed, but itappears to have been an -arrange-

. ment rather than a genuine rec­onciliation.

Roosevelt, of course, was, as'the author often says,. a self­centered man, and he was im·measurably ambitious. He usedpeople in his pursuit of officeand power, and his wife wasamong those used.

'Ambitious for Influence

One feels, however, that sheused him, too. She also was ambi­tious, not for office but for in­fluence. Mr. Lash would have itthat the only power she was benton was power f9r good. That istrue to a large degree. And shewas a humanitarian and devotedto social reform. She was alsowilful and stubborn and could bevengeful, as the book abundantlyproves.

This study 'shows her to havebeen culpably credulous where!pe.. ~m~r!c.ap_ .. 'y<?~.ttt <;:Qngre.ss'\\Ja~ ~Qrfc'e~rlEtd~ JUS' ltftan:i~\.ttati'b'h

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mate detail, drawing heavily onher private papers. Her husband'slife is sketched insofar as it wasinterwoven with hers.

Mr. Lash's sympathies are withEleanor Roosevelt, but he is fairin his treatment of F.D.R. and notaltogether uncritical of his hero­ine. It is only occasionally thathe slips into hyperbolic rapture.

Orphaned early, Eleanor wasin the care of her maternalgrandmother. The environment inwhich she grew up was mon­eyed, privileged, socially select,closed against the lower classesand their problems. Eleanor con­formed to its ways of thinkingand acting.

.At 15, she was sent. to En­gland, to a school run by a re­markable Frenchwoman. Mlle.Souvestre saw merit and mettle'in the girl' which no 0l1e elserecognized. Eleanor, in turn, wasimpressed and. changed by .thisunconventional educator, whoopened her eyes to important·questions and encouraged her tothink and to act.

At 18, Eleanor made her debut,but she was not content to bethe usual debutante. She wentinto the New York slums. to dosettlement work, and was struckby the misery of the poor. Thiswas a shock to her.

Pursued Own Activities

Her cousin Franklin proposedto her in 1903, to her astonish­ment and that of everyone else,for he was highly eligible andshe was considered an - uglyduckling. Franklin's mother Saradid not favor the match, triedwilily to scotch it, and for therest of her long life maneuveredfor control of her son' andgrandchildren, with many aslight and slash dealt to Eleanor.

In 1910, Franklin was electedto the New York state senate,and in 1913 he was appointedassistant secretary of the Navy.In Albany, .then in Washington,Eleanor learned the ways ofpolitics and pursued her ownactivities. .

Franklin was nominated forthe" vice-presidency in 1920, wasdefeated, and shortly afterwardwas stricken with polio. Hismother wanted him to retire tothe life of. a country gentleman,but Elean01; fou~l)t to kel'lP himinvoi'Ve>d.qhA ~~'i.rc o~ffJfh. Het'

Eleanor Roosevelt's LifeStory Related in Detail

Do we need, just now, yet another book on Mr. andMrs. F. D. Roosevelt, and a 764-page behemoth at that?In any case we have one, entitled Eleanor and Franklin(Norton, 55 Fifth Aven., N.Y. 10003. $12.50), the work ofJoseph P. Lash, for manyyears a close friend of Mrs.Roosevelt. Having trekkedthrough it, I can report thatit is mainly about her, one of themost extraordinary and contro­versial women in American his­tory. Her life story until 1945 istold at great length and in inti-

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Separate ~iteSAN ANTONIO (NC-A com­

mittee of Mexican-Americanpriests here will soon, beginstudying the possibility of a sep­arate Chicano rite within theCatholic Church's structure. Thecommittee will also evaluate thefeasibility of a national Spanish­speaking vicariate.

proposals, not vague, destructive,generalized complaints; cite suc­cessful efforts -in ot~er, neigh­boring parishes., If these steps do 'not proveeffective, then •one ultimatelycomes to a tough conscience­decision. Does the Lord want meto stay, suffer and work forchange in my own parish or re.­gretfUlly pull 'up roots and shiftto a better place of worship?While we work and hope forsuitable liturgies in every com­munity, I fear that many Chris­tians still may be forced to makesuch an agonizing choice and a 'few should even temporarilytransfer to more satisfying spir­itual homes. '

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the knowledge of Christ Jesus,my Lord. For his sake I havethrown everything away; I. con­sider it all as mere garbage, sothat I might gain Christ and becompletely united with him. No,ionger do I have a righteousnessof my own, the kind to be gainedby obeying the Law. I now havethe righteousness that is giventhrough faith in Christ, the righ­teousness that comes from God,and is based on faith. All Iwant is to know Christ and feelthe power of his resurrection;to share in his sufferings andbecome like him in his death, inthe hope that I myself will beraised from death to life" (Phil.3: 6-11). ,

This Christian morality' 'couldnot be pinned down in writtenlaws. It could, be ·expressed· onlyin Christian lives. It could betaught only insofar as faith inChrist was passed on by livingtestimony and example. Wheregeneral rules of good conductwere needed, the Christianscould freely boorow, and theydid so. But what made their.morality Christian was the innertransformation of "putting onthe mind of Christ" and ~e'ac·

tions that flowed from 'thattransformation in the concrete'

,situations of daily life. This trulyChristian morality has alwaysbeen the church's most preci~us

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gather from the intrinsic power:of the rite itself.

Complaints

I jotted down afterwards adozen items which bothered us:

An inexpensive 'and inade­quate public address systemwhich required constant .switch­ing on and off by the celebrantand was no match for the noisyfans whirling in the church's'center.

No lay lectors, with the cele­brant perfunctorily and unclear!yreading. all ,three scriptural,passages.

The priest turning toward tnet;ibernacle away from the conJ

gregation (and the microphone)for the opening and closingprayers.

No homily.After the General Intercessions

(routinely and inaudibly an­nounced), the celebrant placeda maniple on his left arm, usinga vestment eliminated' by theHoly See several years 'ago.

A too tiny' (approximately 2'x 3') altar of sacrifice' at thesanctuary's' edge.

No offertory procession.No gesture of peace.No procession down the main

aisle into or out of the ,sanctuaryarid no opportunity for' worship­ers to see or greet the celebrantbefore or after the service.

Outdated rubrics and, more:seriously, an external attitudewhich coriveyed little awarenessof what the revised liturgy isand should be.

IComparison Helpful

I have' tried' in thi~'~olunin:consistently to take an optimis­tic, constructive approach towardthe liturgical renewal. It mayseem that this sharply critical 'description of a bad performancedeviates from that path. Never­theless, contrast sometimes helpsand those who feel their ownparish programs are seriously

, deficient may take comfort hear­ing about a situation far moreobjectionable.

What should we do when thepastor or parish priest fails tokeep pace with the Church's'liturgical reforms? I face thattricky, awkward difficult ques­tion from nearly every lay audi­ence and was so queried at allfour seminars during the NewEngland Religious EducationCongress b Boston.

I offer these suggestions:Don't categorize or, stereotypeindividuals - everyone canchange; talk it over with thepriest himself, not behind hisback; present particular, positive

Religi'on as ToolHong Kong' (NC)-The Chi­

nese do not use religion to en­s'lave people.Hosea L. Williams,national program director of theSouthern Christian LeadershipConference, said here after atour of communist China. He ac­cused Westerners of using re­ligion as a'tool to dominate peo­ple.

RETIRED: Most Rev.George L.' Leech, 81 years

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Cardinal's position

Pope, 'Patriarch,Meet at Vatican

VATICAN CITY (NC)-In an­'other step forward 'in Catholic­Orthodox relations Pope Paul VIformally, welcomed the head of

One of the reasons may be t~e Syrian Orthodox Church ofthat the Church leaves it to oro' An'tioch at the, Vatican. Theganizations like Newsweek to do Pope hailed the Orthodox officialits research. At some point we as a leader in the efforts for themust establish a mechanism for reunion of Christendom.monitoring the religious feelings Mar Ignatius Jacoub III, Syrianand problems of American Cath- Orthodox Patriarch; visited theolics. Newsweek has done a good PopeIl,offici~lly attbe Vaticanjob, but it does seema.little pre- and, was the Pope's guest atsumptuous of us to 'expect that apartments in the Papal palacethey will continue to do. our of, the, Lateran in downtownwork for us.

Rome.Or one can take the positio)'l The patriarch, head of one of

of Cardinal Wright who was ,re~ the most ancient churches of thecently quoted as hoping that all Middle East, was accompanied bysoc!ologists would b~ f7d into ,a group, ofprelates representingtheIr computers, and m fIve sec- ,the' Syrian Orthodox 'Churchonds the computers would self: r' around the world.destruct. ' . . h' .. P

I guess I would be included on In welcommg IS VISItor, . opethe list of those the Cardinal Paul took note that the patrIarchwould like to see fed into the had sent his representatives tomachine (perhaps near the head the ~ec~nd.Vatican Council atof the list). And while I would the mVltatlOn of Pope Johnnot enjoy such a fate, I must ,XXIII. ' "give the Cardinal credit for a:" Pope P~uI' added: ."N~w weneat turn of a phrase. And, 'I 'have the 'Joy of meetmg m per­didn't know they showed "Mis-: son, so that. we ~ay ~h~re th.esion'Impossible" in the Vatican.' thoughts :~nd deslre~ whIch a~l-

mate us as we strIve to fulfIllGod's wish for His church andfor the world 'redeemed by theprecious blood of His Son."

The Pope told the patriarch. that he recognizes "the historyof the relations between ourchurches shows many lights andshadows." Nevertheless, he said,"each of us is motivated by asincere desire to be faithful toour fathers in the faith and tothe tradition they have handeddown to us. Yet this very desireto be faithful to them impelsus to search with ever greaterzeal for the' realization of fullcommunion with each' other."

Scores Prediction, ,

Of S.chool ClosingNEW YORK (NC)-An arch­

diocesan education official herehas branded "ridiculous" a pre­diction that large numbers ofNew York nonpublic schools willclose in the next decade becausepublic financial aid is unobtain­able.

The 540-page report contain­ing the prediction "assumes thatthe battle is over," .said Msgr.Joseph·T. O'Keefe,' archdiocesansecretary for education. "I con­tend it is still being waged."

Msgr. O'Keefe said the report,one of about 25 submitted to atwo-year-old state commission'studying the status of nonpubliceducation, "fails to recognize-that there' are still valid consti­tutional avenues of aid open tothe schools."

As examples of workable pro­grams, he cited a Pennsylvaniatuition reimbursement act and aMinnesota tax ~redit plan.

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REV.

ANDREW M

GREELEY

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Suggests 'Church IncreaseResearch Among Catholics

,The intelligent and fascinating report by -Newsweekon the current state of American Catholicism provideslittle comfort fot anyone in the American Church.. Th~hierarchy is not likely to be ple~sed at the t,hought thatnine-tenths of'the American -'Catholic-,population do not note~, "A majority' bfCatholics'

, . do not seem to share ,the' hier-think the decisions ,of the archy's .'moral and spiritualUnited States Catholic Con- vision. Perhaps they never reallyference have any importance for did." Maybe, in other' words' the:their lives. Nor will there be good old days were not all that1Wm'9%KKWJl?...15%W,:, good. '

I came' away from the News­week data feeling rather good.about some· things and con­vinced that ther~ was still muchvitality in the Church-whateverits or'ganizational problems.When two fifths of any humangroup report that their familyprays, together, that group hasnot yet become. anything nearirreligious. ,

The, problem of the Ame'rican:Church, I suspect, IS not. that:people are'less religious but that ­.the Church as an organization is .going through a .period wtien"it 'does not know with any degreeof confidence how to minister topeople's religious needs and aspi- ,rations.

, Some Changes,

Sixty-two per cent of theCatholic population goes to Massat least weekly, approximatelythe same proportion as in 1952.The one quarter who have goneto 'confession in the, past twomonths represents a decline from1963, but not as much a declineas most parish priests wouldhave expected.

The opposition to the Church'steaching on birth contrQI anddivorce, has gone, up from aboutone-half (at the time of ourparochial school study in 1963)to three-fifths, a change of con­siderable importanc!,! but not oneof overwhelming. extent.

The striking point to me is' nothow much change there has beensince 1963 but how much devia­tion from the official' positionhad taken place before 1963.Perhaps the most importantchange in the last decade is thatnow there is a public and ex­plicit rationale available forthose who wish to dissent fromthe official position.

Vitality Remains,

Newsweek writer KennethWoodward implies strongly thatthe past might not have been sorosily devout as many would nos­taJgiciilly remem'ber it when he '

much consolation that the 'pro­portion of the laity in favor of amarried clergy (53 per cent) isnot very different .from the pro­portion of the clergy holding

.the same position (57 per cent).On the other hand, the official

"liberals" will hardly be happyat the finding that 62 per centof the Catholic population hasnot heard of the Berrigan broth­ers.. (They shouldn't be too hurt;in one of our studies, 25 per centof the Catholics didn't know thename of the Pope). Nor will theylike the idea that almost half theCatholic population is so strong­IY'committed to Catholic schools,that it is willing to spend moremoney in sUPllOrt of the schoolsin the absence of federal.or stateaid.

_. What impressed me about thenewsweek data was the fact thatthe Chqrch is changing at sucha relatively slow rate.. Qiven thefrantic activity of the past dec­ade and the transformation ofChurch practices, the surprisingthing is that there is still consid- 'erable st~bility.

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Stress CommunalJOLIET (NC)';'" The pastoral

council of the Joliet diocese hasrecommended communal ser­vices in preparing for the tradi­tional sacrament of Penance.The council also recommendedcommunal thanksgiving for theabsolution of sins. Confessionsand absolutions would continueto be private and individual.

Lea~er ChargesLabor Repressed

WASHINGTON (NC) - Labororganizations in much of theThird World of underdevelopednations are going through a "sav~

age era of· repression," accord­ing to a Domin~can Republic la­bor leader.

He is Henry Molina, secretary .of the Free Confe~eration ofChristian Trade Unions in the.'Dominican Republic. Free onbail on recent charges of sub- ,', .version, Molina spoke here abouta series of arrests, reprisals andbeatings he had and other Do­minican labor activists have uri­dergone in the past few years.

"To be a labor leader is toperform an act of heroism everyday," he said. "The.' establish­ment is trying to crush all in­dependent leadership." .

The latest attempt, he report'.ed, was repression of a strikeat Bonao against the Falcon"Bridge Co., a U.S.-Canadianmining complex. Strikers weredemanding better' wages 'andworking conditions. About 580workers were arrested during' apeaceful demonstration, and ofthose, 140 'were jailed on chargesof subversion.

Conditions in rural areas aremuch worse than in industry,Molina said, and efforts by theDominican Federation of Chris­tian Farm Leagues are beingthwarted by police and soldiers.

"The minimum wage of $2 aday is avoided by farm owners,who manage to pay only 90cents. A worker cannot go else­whe~e. In La Vega province, forinstance, . 14 families controlmore land than all the rest ofthe 300,000 people in the area."

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ing better than .500 ball. Somer­set is presently 3-2 while Dart­mouth and Barnstable are 3-2-1.

Durfee, Dighton, Msgr. Coyleand Seekonk are all right at the.500 mark. '

Predicts OrdinationOf Married Men

ROME (NC) - Married menwill one day l~e ordained aspriests in the Netherlands, Dutchtheologian Edward Schillebeeckxpredicted in an 'in~erview here'with NC News.

He expressed hope that theworld Synod of Bishops would'recommend that national episco­pal conferences be granted au­thority to ordain married men.

Asked if there should be aminimum age limit for such or­dinations, the Dominican theolo­gian said:.

"I would say they ought tobe about 30. They must havedemonstrated that they are goodhusbands and fathers and theymust have had a few years ofpastoral experience." He saidthat wives must b\l asked ifthey approve of their· husbandsentering the ministry.

l'Even when he's .sleep: h. feels' his soul isabsorbing' good' from Ibe surrounding church..tmosphere~~'

$105,000 GrantCampaign foi' Human Development Aids

Black Farmers Form CooperativeLAFAYETTE (NC)-A dozen for Human Development.

black subsistence farmers have In the coming fiscal year, thedecided to get together and form fund will lend cooperatives morea cooperative that will lift them than. $600,00O-Capital which itout of poverty together. got from the Ford Foundation

They have ambitious ideas but and other philanthroptcsources.no capital. Banks, looking for "We look for co-ops withcollateral before giving a loan, good potential income," ex­will not finance a group based plained Martiai Mirabeau, SCDFonly on ideas. Where can' ·the vice-president.group get backing? Where:can' a The fund was formed by mem­similar group, some poor urban bers of various low-income co­whites who also dream of form- operatives who have themselvesing a cooperative? had difficulty getting backing.

The answer is the Southern Their experience 'has also madeCo-Operative Development F)Jnd, them familiar with the weak­founded in 1970 to provide nesses most often found in amoney and managerial assistance co-operative.to just such co-operatives. It "Most co-ops that fail do sooperates in 14 states and the Dis- because of poor management ortrict of. Columbia,. with operating poor .bookkeeping," Mirabeau

. expenses paid .mostly by a said.$105,000 grant from American SCDF has helped sponsorCatholicism's 1970 Campaign classes to teach both of these

skills, and provides managerialtraining or consultation to anyco-operative that asks fot it.Financial help is given only afterfurther study.,In the 1970-71 fiscal year,

seven co-operatives backed bySCDF showed a profit. They in­clude' a county marketing co-opin Choctaw County, Miss.; a can­ning co-op in Blusston, S. C., anda farming, cattle and hog raisingco-op in Epes, Ala.

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SCHOOLBOY .. SPORTS

"Upset" Game Matches Attleboro and CoyleBourne will be at Dennis- Vocational in the Whaling City

Yarmouth in another Conference Saturday. Coach Jeff Reilly'sgame slated for Saturday. D-Y Artisans were beaten bady lastdropped a 14-6 decision to Ware- Saturday by Durfee High of Fallham a week ago;' Barnstable 'will River 52~0. Durfee will meetplay host to Tantasqua Regional' Taunton Saturday. Host Taunton .in a non-league game and Ware- was idle last weekend.ham will be idle this Saturday to .round out the Ca ewa ·docket. ~n the Hockomock League,

. p y Oliver Ames of North Easton .re-Bnstol C~unty League leader, bounded from its loss two weeks

~ttleboro wllI atte~p~ to protect ago by defeating Mansfield Sat­Its OI~e game margIn In th~ loop urday last· 42-8. The Amesmen,standIn~s Saturday when It. tan- presently in third place in thegles . WIth ~sgr.. Coyle-BIshop loop, will be engaged in. a non­CassIdy HIgh. In Taunton. circuit contest Saturday whenAttleboro-Coyle ,games always they entertain a good Cardinalprove to be interesting ~ffairs. Spellman team from Brockton.Throughout the years thIS con-test has 'resulted in one or the Mansfield will be looking for,other being ousted from the top its first. victory of the campaignspot in the circuit: Upsets are this week when North Attleboronot uncommon when these visits. North downed Canton afriendly rivals meet. wee~ ago 14-12.

Attleboro defeated Bishop Elsewhere in the diocese,Stang of Dartmouth last week- Dighton-Rehoboth will play win­end 35-14. The Warriors, coach- less Norton at home and Caseed by Paul Therrien were beaten High' of Swanse'a' will be in Fallby Bishop Feehan 20-7. River to .meet Diman Regional

Feehan will play New Bedford Vocational 'on Saturday.

Fifteen Teams Playing 500 '()r Better BallCoach Tony Day'S D-R Falcons With three games remaining

came from behind last Saturday to be played for most areato best rival Case 22-14. Norton schools 15 of the 28 schoolslost to Tri-Valley league foe playing football. within the con­Ashland 16-8. Diman did not fines of diocesan limits' canplay last weekend. boast of a .500' or better won-

Down on the Cape, Province- loss record. At' the same ,time,town turned back a stubborn there are four clubs still lookingMartha's Vineward eleven 19-3 for their first victory of the sea~

and Nantucket bested Southeast son, however three of the fourRegional Vocational 30-8 on Sat- have tied at least one game.urday last. The victory was Nan- Falmouth .at 6-0 leads the dioc-

'tucket's first "official" win of esan standings with Attleborothe campaign. The Islanders and Fairhaven a close secondwere forced to forfeit their with 5-1 marks. Fourth place be­earlier triumphs when it was dis- longs to New Bedford with acovered they had used an ineli- 4-1-1 mark. P-town is fifth at 5-2.gible player. Three clubs are tie'd for sixth po-

P-town will travel to Matta- sition with 4-2 records. Thepoisett Saturday to meet Old teams include Bishop Feehan,Rochester Regional. The Bull Old Rochester, and Oliver Ames.Dogs edged Seekonk 14-13 in Dartmouth, Barnstable and Som­their last outins. erset rQun,q Qijt the sroup play-

Lawrence High of Falmouth will place its unbeatenstreak on the line Saturday when it meets Dartmouthin a key Capeway Conference football contest. The Clip­pers, under Coach Don Ruggeri,' enter the fray as theonly unbeaten dub within ".the confines of diocesan ter- 32-14 victory ,over Bourne last

Saturday. Coach Kevin Cadieux'sritorial limits. In their first club is 5-1 to date. The Bluesix ball games the Clippers Devils' only loss came at thehave scored 162 points while hands of Bishop Feehan High ofallowing the opposition only 21. Attleboro and the Bristol CountyFalmouth presently trails Fair- League. The Devils will meethaven by half a game' in the another strong' non-loop oppo­Conference standings.' A win nentthis Saturday in Somerset.Saturday will move the Clippers Somerset, playing an indepen­into a first place tie and set the dent schedule will be looking for .stage for next Saturday's, meet- its fourth win-in six outings. Theing between the two clubs. Blue Raiders have already earned

Dartmouth battled Barnstable victories over Attleboro of theto an 18,18 stalemate Saturday County League and Stoughtonlast. Coach Carlin Lynch's Indi- of the Hockomock circuit. Theans now stand 3-2-1 on the year. Ray MacDonald coached RaidersFalmouth, in its last outing, an- should prove to be a formidablenihilated Matignon High 41-0. opponent for' the scrappy .Blue

Fairhaven kept its slim Con- Devils. Fairhaven will host theferenc~ lead. by virtue of its contest.

Falmouth Lone Unbeaten Club

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