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The fact that the 800 millionyear old coal deposits havethe lowest sulphur content inthe world makes them evenmore attractive, Father Skehansaid.This project began in June, 1976,as a three-year exploration pro­gram, which would continue

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contain 90 million tons of mine­able coal, as a six-month reporton the project estimated, itcould cover the total projectedenergy demand for 1985 in NewEngland. Nearly all of the coalhas been identified in placeshaving no previous record ofmining.

Qlics might enjoy the option ofmaking use of this practice.

"Now that permission has beensecured, it is left to the local,diocesan Bishops in the UnitedStates to implement the option­al use of Communion in thehand. I have consulted with theDiocesan P.astoral Council aboutthis matter and. I intend to au­thorize the practice in the Dio­cese of Fall River. The effectivedate for the introduction of thispractice will be November 20,1977.

"In preparation for the im­plementation of this practice, aperiod of careful instruction isrequired. The National Confer-

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WESTON, Mass. (NC) - Acoal drilling project in the Nar­ragansett Basin, which includesa large area of the Fall Riverdiocese, has found it may yieldup to 90 million tons of lowsulphur coal in the basin, accord­ing to the priest-geologist whois principal investigator of theproject.

"I was interested in the geol­ogy of the basin, particularlyfrom a scientific point of view,since it had been written off asnot having any prospects forcommercial coal," said JesuitFather James W. Skehan of theWeston Observatory in Weston,Mass.

If the 60-square-mile area does

The Vatican has granted per­mission for U.S. Catholics to re-

_ ceive Holy Communion in thehand if they wish to do so. Thepractice will be introduced inthe Fall River diocese on Sun­day, Nov. 20, the Feast of Christthe King.

In a prepared statement, Bis­hop Daniel A. Cronin said:

"Recently it was announcedthat the Holy See has grantedpermission for Catholics in theUnited States to receive HolyCommunion in the hand, ratherthan on the tongue, if they soprefer. The National Conferenceof Catholic Bishops had earl­ier sought the approval of theVatican so that American Cath-

Does Vast Coal DepositUnderlie This Diocese?

Communion in HandTo Start Nov. 20

According to the by-laws ofthe new constitution of thePriests' Council of the diocese,election of new members hastaken place. The constitutionstates that the council shall con­sist of 15 members, 10 electedby the priests, three appointedby the Ordinary, and the VicarGeneral and the Chancellor ex­officio.

All priests who exercise thecare of souls in the diocese orgive themselves to the works ofthe apostolate under the juris­diction of the Bishop are eligibletQ elect and be elected to theCouncil.

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Priests' CouncilHas 15 Members

PRAYERFUL HANDS:Hands now permitted to holdHim are raised in praise toJesus Christ at last week'sConference on CharismaticRenewal in Kansas City.

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(H.6327) that would ban use ofeither state or federal funds forelective abortions.

- And in Seekonk supportersof a zoning amendment to banabortion clinics in the town are

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Diocese to F'und22 Proposals

Father Peter N. Graziano ofthe Diocesan Department of So­cial Services and Special Apos­tolates has announced diocesanfunding of 22 proposals by theCampaign for Human Develop­ment (CHD). Ranging from $150to $1000, the grants total $11,­300.

constantly be on guard for theunexpected.

For instance, related Mrs. No­gueira, "last year we sent the.Flannagans a Christmas pack­age. It was left on their door­step by the mailman, and atfirst they were afraid it con­tained a bomb. Only when theysaw our return address on itdid they dare take it in thehouse and open it."

Austin is in Hyannis underauspices of Cape Irish Children'sCharity, organized three yearsago by Father George CobbettQf St. Mark's Episcopal Churchin Barnstable as an ecumenicaleffort both to take children out

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Battle GoesState

Pro-LifeForward

By Pat McGowanAustin Flannagan, a handsome

Irish 11-year-old who is spend­ing his second summer in Hy­annis, doesn't talk much aboutlife in his troubled country,where his Belfast home is nextdoor to a barracks for Britishsoldiers.

But last summer, when it wastime to leave Hyannis, said Mrs.Lois Nogueira, his hostess, "heran up to his room and closedthe door. He didn't want to go."

Going back, for Austin, meantreturn to an environment wherehis grandfather had been shotand "a brother narrowly misseda bullet. It meant living in anarea where inhabitants must

Supporters and opponents ofthe pro-life cause have had theirinnings on both the state anddiocesan level in the last twoweeks:

- Bill Baird, nationally knownadvocate of birth control andabortion on demand, addressedan organizational meeting ofMassachusetts Citizens forChoice in New Bedford.

- Pamela Smith, chairman ofthe Greater Fall River chapterof Massachusetts Citizens forLife and a member of the or­ganization's state executivecommittee, took on GovernorMichael Dukakis at a "gover­nor's town meeting" in Swansea.

- Both factions were heardfrom at a riotous legislative'hearing in Boston on a bill

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, Didn't KnowBALTIMORE-Maryland Gov. Marvin

Mandel has testified in federal court thathe did not know until a year later thata $42,000 loan to help finance his divorcehad come from the Pallottine Fathers.

, Torture TrialsMANILA, The Philippines - The Phil­

ippine government has begun court mart­ial proceedings against 192 military of­ficers and enlisted men accused by anagency of the Catholic Church of tortur­ing political prisoners.

Award for DelegateWASHINGTON - Archbishop Jean

Jadot, apostolic delegate in the UnitedStates, has been chosen to receive theFor God and Youth award of the Catho­lic Youth Organization (CYO).

Rosary MarchANAHEIM, Calif. - The third nation­

al Rosary March for America has been, scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 9, with the

theme, "In Petition for America's, Spirit­ual Welfare." Marches will take placesimultaneously throughout the countryand will be locally organized in majorcities.

Want Derzon ResignationST. LOUIS - The Catholic Hospital

Association has called for the resignationof Robert Derzon, a top federal officialwho authored a memorandum outlininga number of controversial ways to savemoney on government health care.

No Longer MissionaryVATICAN CITY - Scandinavia is no

longer considered a mission territory bythe Vatican, despite the small number ofCatholics in the population of the fiveScandinavian countries. Pope Paul VI hastransferred the countries from the juris­diction of the Vatican Congregation forthe Evangelization of Peoples to that oft~e Vatican Congregation for Bishops,hke other Western European countries.The change had been requested by theScandinavian bishops.

Public RebukeSAN FRANCISCO - Archbishop John

R. Quinn of San Francisco has publiclyrebuked Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. ofCalifornia for stating that he supportsfederal money to pay for the· abortionsfor poor women. ,

Changed N~indWASHINGTON - A woman waiting

her tum in an abortion clinic waitingroom changed her mind as a result of apro-life d~monstration wbich resulted in12 arrests, according to one of the de­monstrators. Participants in the demon­strations at two District of Columbia clin-,ics called the sit-ins "successful" be­cause of the prospective patient's changeof heart. "It's worth our spending years'in jail whenever we can show people thelight on this issue," said J,eanne Miller ofBowie, Md., a protest organizer.

Can't InsistVATICAN CITY - Dioceses cannot

require pastors to retire simply becausethey have reached age 7:>, according tothe Vatican's CongregB,tion for theClergy.

The congregation has declared invalida statute of an unnamed diocese whichforces pastors to retire automatically atage 75. '

Investigation S'~oppedKANSAS CITY, Mo.-A Belgian Jesuit ­

who was deeply involved in U.S.-Chilerelations came under criminal investiga­tion because of his alle,ged misuse offunds, but the investigation' was stoppedfor political reasons, according to articles,in the current edition of the NationalCatholic Reporter. The articles chargethat Jesuit Father Roger Vekemans wasgiven millions of dollars by the U.S. gov­ernment to spend on behaJf of ChristianDemocrat Eduardo Frei, Chile's president'from 1964 to 1970, and that much of themoney, was spent improperly or neveraccounted for.

Misleading StoryBOSTON - A Boston archdiocesan

school official blamed "administrativeconfusion" for a federal- decision to with­hold $10.8 million from Boston schoolssince, according to the government, thecity has 'not submitted proof that Bos­ton's Catholic schools do not discrimin­ate against blacks. Albert Leigh; archdio­cesan grants administrator, also hit presstreatment of the story as misleading.

," Only 200 at ,MassGLASGOW, Scotland -- Despite wide

publicity, only about 200 people showedup for a Mass celebrated in Glasgow byFather Edward Black, the only Scotsmanamong a group of priests illicitly ordain-

June 29 by dissident Archbishop MarcelLefebvre.

The event was covered nationally byScottish news media and was also fea­tured on BBC's national (United King­dom) news.

Document AttacksWASHINGTON - Three Jesuit priests

and an official of the U.S. Catholic Con­ference (USCC) documented what onewitness called 'vicious, sustained, cow­ardly and systematic attacks" on theChurch in EI Salvador during a congres­sional hearing on the subject in late July.Among those testifying before the HouseCommitttee on International Relationswere Thomas Quigley, USCC adviser forLatin America, and Jesuit Fathers JoseInocencio Alas, Miguel Estrada andJames Richard.

Churches ProfanedMATAGALPA, Nicaragua - Vandals,

believed to be anti-goverment guerrillas,damaged and profaned two cathedralsand three other churches in Nicaragua.

Bishop Julian Barni of Matagalpablasted the vandals as "sacrilegious, im­moral and 'lawless individuals."

Police estimated that losses totaled$7,000 in the five churches - the cathe­dral and San Jose Church in Matagalpa,and the cathedral and La Merced and Re­coleccion churches in Leon.

Fihn BannedJERUSALEM - Following protests by

Christians, the Israeli Film CensorshipBoard has banned the film "The PassoverPlot" on grounds that it is offensive topart of the population because it attacksChristian beliefs.

Justice, PeaceWASHINGTON - The National Ca­

tholic Educational Association (NCEA)has announced establishment of a Na­tional Center for Justice and Peace Ed­ucation, including divisions for eiement­ary and secondary schools, religious ed- 'ucation outside the schools, religious ed­ucation programs in parishes and collegeand university services.

Asks Crown's ReturnLOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles

Times has called on the federal govern­ment to return the I,OOO-year-old St.Stephen's Crown the symbol of Hungar­ian sovereignty, to the Communist gov-

ernment of Hungary. The crown, present­ed by Pope Sylvester II to King Stephenfor esta'blishing Christianity in Hungary,fell into U.S. hands in 1945. ,

Consider TaiwanMA~YKNOLL, N. Y. - Sixty-nine

members of the Maryknoll order haveurged' President Carter to consider thepeople of Taiwan when discussing thenormalization of relations with main­land China.

Trial PostponedWASHINGTON - The trial of an of­

ficial of the South African bishops' con­ference on charges of possession and dis­tribution of publications banned by thegovernment has been postponed untilAugust 22.

Information reaching the Office of In­ternational Ju'stice and Peace of the U.S.Catholic Conference (USCe) in Washing­ton said that Dominican Father A. Dom­inic Scholten, secretary of the SouthernAfrican Catholic, Bishops; Conference,was to have been sentenced on threecounts July 18, but reliable sources saidthat sentencing has been postponed.

, Hope Is KilledWASHINGTON - An attorney for the

federal government said backers of gov­ernment-funded abortions have effective­ly killed any hope of enforcing a one-yearban which will expire Sept. 30. That eval- 'uation was offered by Assistant UnitedStates Attorney Edward S. Radofsky afterDistrict Judge John F. Dooling issued arestraining order on July 28, barring en­fOl'Cement of the ban authored" by Rep.Henry J. Hyde (R-Ill.).

Aid Not FavoredNEW YORK - A majority of those

polled in a nationwide survey said theyfavor government aid to poor women topay for maternity costs and for contra­ceptives, but not for abortions. The sur­vey, conducted by the New York Timesand CBS News, consisted of 1,447 tele­phone interviews held from July 20 to 25.

With Her ConscienceBURLINGTON, Vt. -. "The matter

rests with Sister Candon's conscience."With that remak to the local press, Bish­op John Marshall of Burlington attemptedto end' the controversy which 'beganwhen he publicly criticized Sister Eliza­beth Candon, state secretary for humanresources, for her stand on the use ofstate funds for welfare abortions.

NecrologyAugust ,12

Rev. Victor O. Masse, M.S.,1974, iRetired Pastor, St. An­thony, New 'Bedford

August 13Rev. Edward J. Sheridan, 1896,

Pastor, St. Mary, TauntonRt. Rev. Leonard J.Daley,

1964, ,Pastor, St. Francis Xavier,Hyannis

August 14Rev. Raphael Marciniak, OFM

Conv., 1947, Pastor, Holy Cross,Fall River

August 15Rev. Charles W. Cullen, 1926,

Founder, Holy ,Family, EastTaunton

August 17Rev. Cornelius O'Connor

1882, Pastor, Holy Trinity, WestHarwich

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AMONG P:ARTICIPANTS in ~cumenical ceremonies aboard Fall River's BattleshipMassachusetts In honor of Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski are from left FatherJa~es Czerwinski,. OFM ~onv." Fat~er Marian Ogorek, S. Chr., Father Robert S. Kaszyn­SkI, Edward Farymarz. Pohsh Cathohc and National Catholic parishes of city were repre­sented at tribute.

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or ducks. you can tell he knowswhat it's really like."

Occasionally, she added, scrapsof feeling will come to light atdaily prayer sessions, when, afterrecitation of a decade of therosary and discussion of the day'sgospel, the Nogueiras and theirguest will share whatever mightbe on their minds at the time.

Father McMorrowA friend Austin missed this

summer was Father Thomas F.McMorrow, associate pastor atOur Lady of Victory, who diedin Jan~ary. In fact, said Mrs.Nogueira, part of Austin's planefare to the United States wasgiven by a friend as a memorialto the young priest.

The youngster returns to Bel­fast Aug. 14, carrying with hima summer's worth of happymemories, which the Nogueirashope will strengthen himthrough an uncertain winter.

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Via correspondence and tapes,the Flannagan and Nogueirafamilies have become veryfriendly and there are tentativeplans for 10-year-old Michael No­gueira to visit Ireland next sum­mer, when the Flannagans hopeto rent a vacation cottage in thesafe southern part of the coun­try.

But amid the fun and in thesecurity of a Cape Cod summer,Austin's experiences sometimessurface, said Mrs. Nogueira. "Ifthe kids play war, he's not likethe others. When he jumps aside

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of their war-tom home environ­ments and to demonstrate tothem that Catholics and Pro­testants can co-exist peacefully.

Host families are asked notto discuss the Irish situation di­directly with their young guests,but to give indirect witness tothe .fact that interfaith activityis a possible goal for Irish chil­dren and adults."

Proof begins on the flight tothe United States, noted Mrs.Nogueira. "The children get toknow each other and often dis­cover with surprise that a greatnew friend is not of their faith.In Ireland they usually don'thave the chance for such meet­ings."

"The Holy Spirit kicked me,"said Mrs. Nogueira, when askedwhat made her family decide tohost an Irish youngster, afterthe program was announced attheir parish, Our Lady of Victoryin Centerville.

Austin, she said, walked offthe plane from Ireland andstraight into every Nogueiraheart. The family comprises her­self, her husband Benjamin, a

. candidate in the permanent dia­oonate program of the Fall Riverdiocese, and seven children,ranging in age from Marcie, 6, toSteve, 15. There's also GrandmaShepardson, who lives with thefamily and "loves Austin likeanother grandchild."

Austin, black-haired and ha­zel-eyed, says his favorite Capeactivities are swimming andbaseball. He also likes ice !lkat­ing to the extent that althoughthere's no rink in Belfast, helugged his American skates homefor safekeeping last summer,carefully bringing them backthis year.

GOLDEN JUBILEE: Sis­ter Cora Bourgeois, CSC,living in retirement at theHoly Cross Sisters Conventat 947 Park St., Attleboro,marked her 50th year of re­ligious life on Tuesday. Herformal celebration came inMay at a concelebrated Massat St. Joseph's Church, At­tleboro, followed by a dinnerand reception. A native ofAttleboro, her teaching ca­reer included assignments inOntario, Vermont, NewHampshire, Massachusettsand Connecticut. From 1938to 1944 she taught at theformer St. Joseph's Schoolin Attleboro, returning herefrom 1959 to 1962 as super­ior of the convent.

DIOCESE OF FALL RIVERFALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS

July 31, 1977

Bishop of Fall River

Dearly beloved in Christ,

Recently, I had the happy privilege of welcomingto our Diocese His Excellency, the Most ReverendJean Jadot, Apostolic Delegate in the United States.His presence among us for the dedication of the Churchof Saint Elizabeth Seton led us quite naturally tothoughts of the Holy Father, for Archbishop Jadotis the personal representative of Pope Paul VI in ourcountry.

I took the occasion of his visit to publicly re­affirm our recognition of the Holy Father as Suc­cessor of Saint Peter and Vicar of Christ on earth. Ialso asked that the Apostolic Delegate convey toHis Hol.iness our deep sentiments of esteem, loyaltyand obedience.

We are well aware that these are difficult andchallenging times for the Church. Confusion seemsto abound, even in sensitive matters of faith andmorality. Yet, Pope Paul VI, through his clear teach­ing, continues to provide the Church with courageousspiritual leadership. Moreover, his abiding care andconcern for all the churches are continually evidencedin his many charitable endeavors.

I urge your constan,t prayerful remembrance ofPope Paul. Ask the Lord to grant him the grace andstrength needed to bear the burden and responsibilityof his office.

In order to provide further manifestation of our~oli?arity in faith and charity with the Holy Father,It gIves me great pleasure to announce that next week­end we shall have the customary "Peter's Pence"Collection. I ask your generosity to this importantannual Collection. .

May our acknowledgement of Pope Paul as Shep­, herd .of !.h~ ~hurch of 90d bring each of ,us to greater

obedIence' of faith and 'help us to be true sons;anddaughters of the Church.

Devotedly yours in Christ. ,

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of reparation to the Sacred elude with a midnight Mass ofHearts of Jesus and Mary will the Immaculate Heart of Mary.take place from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. A rosary service and holy hourtomorrow at Our Lady of Grace will also be conducted and thereChurch, North Westport. will be a coffee break at 10 p.m.

All are invited to participate inBeginning with a Mass of the all or any part of the program.

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Fall River Mass. 02722 675-7151PUBLISHER

Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, D.O., S.T.O.

EDITOR FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATORRev. J'lhn F. Moore, M.A. Rev. Msgr. John J. Regan

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deductions. The standard deduc­tion has been increased and islikely to be increased again. Butas more and more people use it.fewer and fewer can itemizecharitable deductions and with­out the incentive of a tax de­duction, donations decline.

According to a Catholic Chari­ties policy statement issued inJune, 'The total 1977 loss tocharitable organizations fromchanges in the standard deduc­tion. since 1970 is $1.357 billion."

This trend could lead to chari­ty's becoming an "elitist func­tion, according to Catholic Chari­ties, because' it "shifts supportfor charities to the better-offminority of tax-payers who re­ceive tax rewards for their giv­ing, rewards denied other citi­zens."

The concentration of tax "re­wards" for giving on high-in­come taxpayers has a very prac­tical impact on churches andchurch organizations. In 1975the Commission on Private Phil­anthropy and Public Needs,known as the Filer Commission,reported that two-thirds of thecharitable contributions ofpeople with incomes under$20,000 a year go to religiousinstitutions. In contrast, 27 per­cent of the charitable contribu­tions of those with incomes be­tween $50,000 and $200,000 andseven percent of the contribu­tions of those with incomesabove $200,00 a year go to re­ligious institutions.

The Filer Commission recom­mended that persons filing thestandard deduction be allowedto also claim an itemized deduc­tion for charitable contr.ibutions.Persons with incomes under$15,000 a year should beallow.­ed to claim double the amount oftheir contribution and those withincomes between $15,000 and$30,000 should be allowed toclaim 150 percent of their con­tribution, the commission said.

Catholic Charities also backs aseparate charitable deduction forthose who take a standard de­duction. "Any loss of federalrevenues will be more than off­set by the increased flow of re­sources to voluntary public ser­vice. Broader citizen participa,­tion in our nation's voluntarylife will be encouraged. Elitismin charity will be avoided. Ulti­mately, democracy will bestrengthened," the CatholicCharities statement said.

NO.TICEOn Monday, Aug. 8 the

State House of Represen­tatives will vote on theDoyle-Flynn Bill (H6327),banning use of state fundsfor non-therapeutic abor­tions. A Sen~te vote willfollow.

The Anchor urges everyreader to write to his orher State Representativeand Senator TODAY atthe State House, Boston,MA 02133 ~md ask themto vote for the Doyle­Flynn Bill.

This is your way tostand up and be countedfor Pro-Life. Please, writeTODAY.

Conference of Catholic Charities:first, it wanted to allow chari­table giving to continue at ahigh level even during a periodof increased taxation duringWorld War 1; second, becauseof "a belief that income given tocharities should not be taxedbecause it does not enrich thedonor."

Charitable agencies don't be­lieve the Carter Administrationwill intentionally hurt them. Butthey do believe the Administra­tion is likely to recommend ex­tension of a policy which hasalready hurt them.

Carter emphasizes simplicityin taxation and that means useof standard instead of itemized

DeductionsBy Jim Castelli

WASHINGTON - PresidentCarter plans to reveal a majortax reform package in Septem­ber. Most Church organizationsare concerned about the impactof t;!lX policies on families andthe :?oor. But they are also con­cemed with another importantissue - the fate of the charita­ble deduction which benefits bothindividuals claiming it andchurches, schools, hospitals andother agencies receIving suchdonations.

Routine fire alarm . burning car .... driverescapes injury . . . firefighters efficiently snuff flames.

More gripping than the details of this passingevent . . . is the fire captain's expression . . . as helistens intently . . . to the woman whose car is nowa charred wreck . . . His face reveals genuine intereest... sensitivity ... and compassion.

n Compassion is one of humankind's finest achieve­ments ... a feeling-bridge ... uniting those who knowsuffering . . . Compassion is the sharing of another'spain . . . without being engulfed by it . . . an abilityand willingness to suffer with a fellow human . .without forgetting that person's inner powers . . .to find growth in diminishment ... life in death.

Compassion does not kill pain ... but helps onegrow through it _. . . Compassion does not resolvethe mystery of evil . . . but allows one to believe . . .that life's even deeper mystery ... is that of love.

Compassion is a sacrament of Christ's healingspirit ... embracing those who suffer ... through theeyes . . . the words ... the touch ... the presence . . .of those who understand and share their pain.

This firefighter's expression . . . recalls Jesus'compassion toward sufferers . . . and echoes His de­manding challenges . .' .

"Be compassionate . . . as your Father is com­passionate" (Luke 6, 36).

Cc,ngress first approved thecharitable deduction 60 yearsago. It did so for two main rea­sons, according. to the National

Charitable

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The Ubiquitous Mr. DukakisMr. Dukakis recently implied that from where he sat

the present discussion in the General Court concerningthe use of federal funds for elective abortions, is not. amatter that concerns abortions per se but rather whetherthe poor could afford abortions.

The governor's own position on abortion really hasnever been publicly clarified. He continues to dodge theissue by talking about poor women and never mentioningpoor babies. In his pre-campaign jaunts about the state,whenever the abortion issue is raised he attempts to playboth ends against the middle, although it is quite evidentthat his assumptions have definitely been in favor of thepro-abortion movement.

His manipulations in this abortion matter give littlecredibility to any claim of impartiality on the part of thechief elected official of the Commonwealth.

4 THE AN~HOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Aug. 4, 1977

"Peter's Pence" Means Mo~ Than MoneyIn his letter for the "Peter's Pence" collection which

will be taken up in all the churches of this diocese, thisweekend, Bishop Cronin made it quite clear that this isalso an opportunity for all of us to renew once more ourdeep sentimeJ;1ts of esteem, loyalty and obedience" to ourHoly Father as successor of St. Peter and Vicar of Christon earth.

In these trying times for Pope Paul it is well that wepray for him and the church. The recent attacks on thePapacy by the vagabonding Archbishop Lefebvre once morecall to mind the necessity of our support and acknowledge­ment of the role of our Holy Father in the Church.

The dissident archbishop has gone far beyond themere boundaries of disloyal son of the Church. His recentobservation that the Vatican is practically a Communistbloc would be ludicrous if it were a mere case of comicsatire, but there is nothing funny in the statements of thiswandering minstrel o'f discord.

The fact of the matter is that Archbishop Lefebvre issowing the seeds of strife which can only bring hurt andschi~m to the Church." •

Typical of the self-righteous, he assumes the martyrrole, seeking sympathy and consolation from a repudiatedminority that just couldn't have its own way. Narrow invision and selfish in purpose, the cries of these "Latin"dissenters are a shame to truth and a pretense of ortho­doxy. Like the Jansenists of past memeory, ther forcedintrusions can only divide and separate.

This does very little to help the Church in its missionto bring all men to the unity of truth. There are none soblind to the reality of the whole as those who seek toespouse their hopeless causes by factionalism and frag-

. mentation. This is the course of action that the archbishopand his misguided followers have adopted in their attackson the papacy in general and Pope Paul in particular.

Thus this weekend becomes a reminder for all of usbaptized into the Body of Christ of the importance of afundamental loyalty to the pap~cy in its witness to thetruths of revelation as expressed in the tradition (with abig T) of the Church.

It is also imperative that We reaffirm our support ofPope Paul in his efforts to guide the Church through thesedifficult days. If only Archbishop Lefebvre could bringhimself to realize the festering wound that he is inflictingon the People of God !

The pilgrim journey along the path of life is difficultenough without having internal strife throw us off course.This is exactly the effect of what Archbishop Lefebvre isdoing, whether he likes. it or not.

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their spring meeting in Chicago.More than two-thirds of thebishops eventually voted in fa­vor Qf the proposal. The decidingvotes were cast by mail.

Since 1969, the Vatican hasgranted such permission on re­quest to nearly 50 countries orepiscopal conferences through­out the world, including those ofCanada, Mexico, 'England andIreland.

Instructions on the propermethod of receiving communionin the hand used by the Ameri­can bishops as they debated thematter last spring state: "Thefaithful approach the priest orother minister of the Eucharistwith one hand resting on theother, palm up, ordinarily, theleft hand uppermost. (Both menand women are to have theirhands uncovered.)

"The sacred host is placed inthe extended hand after the us­ual words: 'The body of Christ,'and the communicant's 'Amen.'After the priest places the hostin the hand, if necessary thecommunicant steps to the sideto give place to the next com'"municant and immediately, tak­ing the host in the right hand,communicates himself or herself'only then does the communicantreturn to his or her place.

"The faithful should be in­structed to extend their handsin a reverent gesture as theystand before the priest or otherminister-of the Eucharist, so thatthe particle can be placed easilyupon the open but hollowedpalm. In the traditional usage,the individual does not reach outto take the Eucharist from theminister's hand," the documentsays.

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Continued from Page Oneence of Catholic Bishops is nowin the process of distributingeducational material whichshould be helpful in this regard.Our own Diocesan Commissionfor Divine 'Worship is alreadyworking on a suitable programof catechesis which will be trans­mitted to the clergy of the Dio­cese in the near future.

"It should remain clear thatCommunion in the hand willbe offere<f as an option to thosewho desire to rece,ive the Eu­charist in this way. Catholicsmay, if they so desire, continueto receive Holy Communion onthe tongue."

Asked in JuneThe U.S. bishops requested

permission for Communion inthe hand in June following alengthy debate on the issue at

CouncilContinued from Page One

Elections were held in theDeaneries of Fall River, NewBedford, Taunton, Attleboro andCape ,Cod and the Islands, withtwo councillors chosen in each.

One. of these councillors musthave been ordained 15 years orless and one 16 years or more.In each deanery one councillorordained 15 years or less iselected in odd-numbered yearsand one councillor ordained 16years or more is elected in even­numbered years.

. Each appointed councillor willhave a two year term and willbe eligible for re-appointment.One such councillor shall be ap­pointed in odd-numbered yearsand two such councillors shallbe appointed in even-numberedyears.

Elected for one year are Rev.Robert S. Kaszynski, Fall River;Very Rev. John ,Po Driscoll, NewBedford; Rev. Walter A. Sulli­van, Taunton; Rev. Thomas C.Mayhew, Attleboro; Msgr. HenryT. Munroe, Cape Cod and Is­lands.

To serve for two years are'Rev. Michel G. Methot, FallRiver; Rev. John A Perry, NewBedford; Rev. Richard W. Beau­lieu, Taunton; Rev. Richard J.Chretien, Attleboro; Rev. Tim­othy J. Goldbrick, Cape Cod andIslands.

Appointed members in additionto the Vicar General and theChancellor are yet to be namedby Bishop Cronin.

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CARDINAL LEON-JOS­EPH SUENENS of Belgiumwas among speakers at theConference on CharismaticRenewal in Kansas City. Theprelate spoke in tongues dur­ing a conference Mass.

FATHER HORACE TRA­VASSOS will represent theFall River diocese at a Na­tional Congress on Evangel­ization to be held in Minne­apolis the weekend of Aug.26 through 28 under auspi­ces of the Word of God In­stitute.

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ARCHBISHOP COLE-MAN CARROLL of Miami,72, died last week at hishome. He will be succeededby Coadjutor ArchbishopEdward McCarthy. Arch­bishop Carroll was amonghonor guests at the dedica­tion of Bishop Connolly HighSchool in Fall River in 1967.

In the News

ARCHBISHOP FULTONJ. SHEEN is making progressfollowing open heart surg­ery done in New York as a"lifesaving measure" after

the 82-year-old retired pre­late suffered a heart attack.

DR. ANNABELLE MEL­VILLE, retired Common­wealth Professor of Historyat Bridgewater State College,has been named the secondoccupant of the Chair of Am-

'erican Catholic Church His­tory at the Catholic Univer­,sity of America. She is theauthor of studies of S1. Eliz­abeth Seton and BishopCheverus.

"I always had a place to stay~

Or a place would always findme. Parents would send theirchildren to offer bedding for thenight. I was stopped by thou­sands and thousands of peoplewho 'wanted to talk and shakehands. I realized how pro-lifeAmerica really is."

Paul Litkey, afterwalking 1200 miles witha 45-pound cross toprotest abortion

"It is well and good that weengage in works of charity, but Isutimit that as members of agreat order we must devote moretime to devising acceptablemeans of expressing' our abhor­rence to actions and thingswhich, while they may be leg­ally right, are morally wrong."

Judge Anthony GianniniRhode Island Superior Courtto Knights of Columbus

"In times like these, personalconversion, always necessaryand indispensable, cries out fora social conversion ... For per­sonal sins, personal conversionis sufficient.

For collective sins, for struc­tures of injustice, the Spirit ofGod wilt teach us a path tocommunitarian conversions."

Archbishop Helder Camaraat United Church of Christsynod

"The power of the Eucharistlies in the realness of Jesus act­ing in us. The Eucharist is not aritual but the release of im­mense energy, a meeting with thepower greater than the atom. Itis hard to overcome a, static no·'tion of what the Eucharist isand believe in its energy, thetremendous faith and hope andlove we have not tapped be­cause we have not used it."

Father Edward Farrell

steering points

"Don't think that you aregoing among free men. You aregoing to work among 'slaves.Contemporary life is so complexand persons so intertwined thata man cannot move a hand orfoot without a command fromthe emperor who estranges manfrom his rights. ••• All Poles,miners to clerks, to ntinisters,presidents and first secretaries,are slaves of the present systemof government."

Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski

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"Aid for development in theEuropean context must not bealmsgiving but brotherly help.It must be carried out on thebasis of cooperation amongequals. But it must not be con­fined to material aid for thiswould be to with,hold the veryessence of what Europe cangive: a system of fundamentalvalues rooted in the Christianfaith."

'Bishops of Western Europe"Statement on EuropeanUnity"

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6 THE ANCHOR-Thurs., August 4, 1977 Declares CClltechetical Report ,.'Shabby Disgrace'

By

REV.

ANDREW M.

GREELEY

I have recently come upona document entitled "Cate­chetics in Our Times withSpecial Reference to Cate­chetics for Children and Young

People." It is a report to thegeneral secretariat of the Synodof Bishops - apparently in prep­aration of the synod this aut­umn. It purports to be a· sur­vey of the answers of AmericanCatholic dioceses to 16 ques­tions on matters catechetical.The author(s) candidly admitsthat the number of replies re­ceived - "49 from a total of167 local churches (29 percent)could be considered somewhatdisappointing."

Under such circumstances thereport never shOuld have beenwritten. The weakness of the

d~lta is even more evident whenOlle realizes that there are noresponses from Boston, Brook­lyn, Newark, Chicago, Los An­gE!les, San Francisco, Philadel­phia, and Detroit. Seven of theten largest sees did not respond.

Nevertheless, in a leap of faiththat is edifying if not exactlyscholarly, the author observes,"Because of the overall highquality of the reports and thethoroughness' of many of them,one can reasonably conclude thatthey deal adequately with mat­ters mentioned in the question­nBdre."

Wow!

And then he goes on with 50more pages of the report.

There are a number of con­clusions one might draw fromthe response rate:

1. The bishops were insultedby the questions.

2. They don't take the NCCBserious!y.

3. They don't believe thatanything will happen at thesynod and hence to respond toa questionnaire seems to be awaste of time.

4. 'Bishops don't open their, mail.

Whatever the explanation, thereport is an insult to the Am­erican Catholic people and tothe Synod of Bishops. It is ashoddy, shabby disgrace - onemore in a long serious of pseudo"studies" carried out by the staffof the hierarchy.

I guess no great harm-is doneto anyone. But the immense ef­fort of religious education in theUnited States deserves better.So do the American Catholiclaity who have paid for religiouseducation and continue to de­mand it despite the unspeakablybad quality of the scholarshipthat underpins it.

D:oes Public Inte·rest i1n 'Crime H:elp Perpetuater It?

By

MARY

CARSON

It's easier to be optimisticabout humanity if you don'tread the papers' or watchTV. The looting during therecent black-out in New Yorkis an example. The papers andTV were filled with pictures of afew thousand people being de­structive, vicious, thieving. Theten million others who weren'tstealing aren't news.

The problem seems' twofold:some people are without morals;

many people are more interested "What a: terrific example of courageous, christian thingsin the bizarre than the decent. fonowing Christ's lead: "Father, people do.

I once read about an editor forgive them. They know not If you are lucky, you mayh what they do." . find one story a week in the·w 0 got disgusted with ugly

stories and decided to publish ,Why aren't there more stories second category.a paper with only good news. of the good people do? By and The editors, I believe, aren'tHe wasn't able to gather enough large, the Catholic press does a to blame. They must sell papersmaterial for his first issue. better, job in this area than the or go out of business. Which will

So it was heartening to see general press. people pick up - the papera story in the paper the other Try analyzing your daily pa- with the photo of a murder andday about an accident that had per. Don't count all the straight the gory details on the fronta different emphasis. A young reporting of which politician is page, or the picture of someonewoman was driving her car and cutting a ribbon for a grand helping another?',hit an older woman pedestrian. opening of a new bank, meeting Think about yourself. WhenShe tried to comfort and aid notices who's being installed as you read the paper, what do youthe injured woman until pro- president of an organization, read first? Do you find your-fessional help arrived. ads, or filler material. self too interested in all the

The young w-oman, however, Just compare how much space crude details of a repulsivewas so distraught that the older is devoted to crime, violence, crime? If you do, it may be partwoman tried to console her. hate, prejudice - the inhuman- of the reason our media are sat­,"Don't be upset. I know you ity of man - with the stories urated with it.didn't mean to hurt me." about the thoughful, considerate, I don't mean that we should

entirely ignore crime and vio­lence. But I don't think sensa­tional publicity helps solve thoseproblems.

Granted there are sick, repul­sive, disgusting things happen­

. ing in this world. But I wonderif people's penchant for the uglyhelps perpetuate them.

None of this would be a prob­lem if we were all the christianswe are supposed to be. But wearen't. ,

There are sick, unbalanced dis­turbed people in the world. 2000years of Christianity haven't sol­ved their problems. Possiblysome day doctors and socialscientists can cure them.'

But right now, I'm afraid thatour enthusiasm for their behav­ior may be the worst. crime ofall.

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White Hous4e Rules Out' Bracero Type Program

. V·oluminous loo,k Will Be th,e Tihing f·or Winter

By

MSGR.

GEORGE G.

HIGGINS

Some weeks ago the Ad­ministration approved theadmission of several hun­dred Mexican workers, on atemporary basis, to harvestcrops in and around Presidio,'Tex. The United Farm Workers(UFW) 'Union and others strong­ly objected to this move, express­ing fear that it foreshadowed anew "Bracero" program.' Actu­aUy we have had two such pro-

By

MARILYN

RODERICK

"Fall is here" proclaimedthe newspaper ad and myspirits fell because I waspositive that summer hadjust arrived. In the world offashion, as I so often mention,we are always one season or

grams in recent history - intile 1940's and another from1954 to 1964. Under the latter'program at its peak, more than500,000 contract workers werebrought into this country in oneyear alone, recruited by the De­partment of Labor at govern­ment expense.

Theoretically, workers werenot to be recruited under theBracero program unless the Sec­retary of Labor. could clarifythat:

- Sufficient domestic work­ers who were able, willing andqualified were not available atthe time and place needed toperform the work for which suchworkers were being recruited.

-:- The employment of such

even two ahead. Most of the timeI don't object to this but whenthey try to take my summeraway, I rebel. .

However, I don't rebel enoughnot to be interested in what theyare showing for fall. Just fromsome of the early previews, andfrom reading Women's WearDaily in the winter I know thatfan '77 is going to one of vol­ume. Skirts will be big, capesfloating and coats tent-like. Ifthis is your type of silhouette,you'll enjoy this winter, clothes­wise, anyway.There's a feeling that the

workers would not adversely ef­fect the wages and working con:ditions of domestic agriculturalworkers.

.- Reasonable efforts hadbe,en made to attract domesticworkers at wages and standardhours of work and working con­ditions comparable to those of­fered to foreign workers.

In practice, however, thoseconditions or restrictions are

I honored more in the breach thanin the observance. .

The UFW and other critics ofthll Bracero program were re­lieved to learn in recent daysthllt the White House has ruledout any new program of thistype. The Labor Department hasalso ruled out any wholesale im-

energy crisis and the rising costof fuel have something to dowith the coming voluminouslook. While I appreciate the factth~lt I can be fashionable as wellas warm when the Canadianexpress arrives, because I'msmall-boned, I find large, looseclothing a little overpowering.Women like me will have to

,tailor the new styles to theirown figure type or avoid themaltogether.

Here is a good spot to empha­size that one must study care­fully what she looks good in be­fore taking up any new fashion.

portation of temporary workersunder the present law. The lawrequires that foreigners be certi­fied for work in this country ona temporary basis only if Am­ericans are not available.

'Instead of hiring Americans,many employers have been try­ing to have foreign workers cer­tified. A Labor Department offi­cial has been quoted as sayingthat such employers prefertemporary foreign workers "be­cause they work hard, scaredand cheap." Experience wouldseem to confirm this harshjudgement.

In any event, the Administra­tion reportedly will now adoptthe strategy of having the De­partment of Labor find quali-

Leave to the young the adoptingof any fashion without reserva··tions. They still have the youthand zest to carry off mistakesas fun. For ,the' career woman,a wardrobe is an investment thatshe can't afford to squander. Thewise snopper will study the newfashions and then take stock ofwhat she already has in hercloset. Only then will she ven­ture into the stores to spend.

Now, while the summer sunis still luring us to the beaches,is the perfect time to do thatstudying and planning and afterthat' the buying. Use some of,

fied domestic workers .wheneveremployers ask permission tobring in temporary foreign work­ers. This measure is aimed atpreventing, growers froin manu­facturing fake work shortages,as happened so frequently underthe Bracero program.

It is to be hoped that the Ad­minnistration will stick to thisplan and, if possible, make iteven more stringent. The parti­fication of temporary workers-to a particular employer repre­sents a, type of indentured servi­tude that is contrary to Ameri­can principles. Furthermore, thepresence of such workers tendsalmost inevitably to depresswages and working conditionsfor non-alien workers.

your lazy summer afternoonsfor this purpose and you'll findyour clothing dollar getting asmuch mileage as possible.

Named at'StonehiliDr. Ronald J. Webb, formerly

associate professor of manage­ment at Pennsylvania State Uni·versity, has been named chair­man of the business adIllinistra­tion department Of StonehillCollege,...North Easton. He suc­ceeds John J. Carty, who willcontinue at the college as anassociate professor of businessadministration.

COAL ms GOAL: Jesuit Father James W. Skehan indicates drill sites' in Narragan­sett Basin, including much of Fall River diocese, where hopes are high for finding largelocal deposits. (NC Photo)

RECEIVES AWARD: J. Clinton Rimmer, past presidentof the New Bedford Serra Club, and for 15 years moderatorof. the Holy Family High School Junipero Club, sponsoredby Serrans to foster vocations, is presented plaque recog­nizing his leadership by Charles Dufour, president of" theHoly Family class of 1977. Junipero Club, first of its kindin the nation, is disbanding, due to changing needs of vo­cation programs.

CoalContinued from Page One

with private industry supportif successful.

"We are not now drilling formining," said the priest, "butto find out the continuity andthickness of the seams, as wellas their configurations."

'Funding for the project's an­alysis and management has beengranted by the National ScienceFoundation. Drilling money hascome from the New England Re­gional Commission and someprivate companies.

Father Skehan is on a sab­batical leave from Boston Col­lege where he teaches physics.He will travel to England thissummer to present his work at ameeting, and Jesuit Father JamesW. Ring w.ill head the projectin his absence. Weston Obser­vatory is connected with BostonCollege. .

The priest·g~ologist believesthat the United States will needall available sources of energyin the future. "It will not be aquestion of using one to the ex­clusion of others," he said.

morally delinquent in the eyesof God?

"We must remember thatTHE EYES OF GOD AND

MASSACHUSEITS ARE UP·ON US ALL

"So let us contact our Sena­tors and Representatives nowfor it is almost the last momentwe have left. And then let usnote and remember the way theychose to vote!"

(Following the balloting, TheAnchor will publish the votingrecord of each area legislator.)

FundContinued from Page One

The money came from an an­nual CHD collection taken upin all U.S. parishes for nationaland local self-help projects de­signed to attack the roots ofpoverty. Twenty-five percent ofthe collection remains in eachdiocese and 75 percent goes tothe CHD national office.

Recipients of 1977 diocesanCHD grants follow:

Norton Council on Aging,$200; Big Brothers of GreaterAttleboro, $150; Attleboro Assn.for Retarded Children, $200;Massachusetts Citizens forLife, Greater Attleboro Chap­ter, $200; Attleboro Area Birth­right, $500.

IBoy Scout Troop 76, NazarethHall, Fall River, $200; Club La­tino Internacional, Taunton,

. $1000; Taunton Housing Author­ity, $500; Birthright of GreaterTaunton, $500.

Holy Union 'Primary SchoolFall River, $500; Family ServiceAssn., Fall River, $8"00; Birth­right of Greater Fall River,$800; Immigrant Assistance Cen­ter, New Bedford, $200; OurLady of Assumption Church,New Bedford, $200; Birthrightof New Bedford, $1000.

Regina Pacis Summer Center,New Bedford, $800; New Bed­ford Halfway Houses; $250;New Bedford Child and FamilyService, $500; Echo' of CapeCod, $600; Birthright of CapeCod, $800; Martha's VineyardCommunity Services, $800; EchoDiocesan Board( $600.

THE ANCHOR- 7Thurs., August 4, 1977

would prohibit your tax. dollarsfrom being used to pay for abor­tions in this Commonwealth. Forbetter or for worse, their actionswill serve to set the moral toneof the world we live in.

"By voting against paying forabortions with taxpayers' money,they will be helping us preserveour birthright of freedom com­bined with a sense of responsi­bility for OUI: own actions.

"It is up to us to help ourelected officials remembe~ thattheir ultimate responsiblity isnot to the pro-abortion doctorsand pressure groups, but to GodHimself, and that they mustanswer to Him some day whenno one else can help them.

"For the God whom most ofus believe created us is a coni­passionate God, who loves boththe mothers and their unborn'babies, and expects all of us ­including our Senators, Repre­sentatives and Governor - to beconcerned, for His'sake, for thehealth and safety of both, andnot just one to the exclusion ofthe other.

"Abortion has been legalizedby the same high court which,in the Dred Scott decision priorto the Civil War declared thata black man or woman was nota person, but merely a piece ofproperty owned by his or hermaster. Its deci~ion did notchange the fact, since recog­nized, that blacks are personsnot chattels, nor does its decis­ion make abortions morally per­missable for the rich, the middleclasses or the poor.

"We should ask ourselves twoquestions:

First: If my Senator or Repre­sentative votes to spend my taxdollars to pay doctors for des­troying unborn babies, is he orshe morally delinquent in theeyes of God?

"Second: If he or she so votes,and I subsequently vote to re­elect him or her, am I not also

the taxpayers' money is a utili­tarian cost-benefit argumentwhich should be rejected as in­human and unjust."

She also proposed that regu­lations banning state insur­ance programs from fundingabort.ions should he promulga­ted, with a "life of the mother"exception."

A staterri~nt on the pendinglegislation also came from Mrs.Katherine Healy, president ofMassachusetts Citizens for Life.It follows:

"Grace Olivarez, Director ofCommunity Services Administra­tDon under President Carter, hasstated, 'The poor cry out forjustice and equality, and we re­spond with legalized abortion.'

"Very' soon, your State Sen­ators and Representatives willvote for or against a bill which

emotional moments came whenRita Warren of Brockton, knownfor her fight to restore prayerto public schools, displayedpieces of a dismembered doll asan illustration of abortion met­hods; and when Dr. KennethEdelin, convicted some yearsago on a manslaughter chargefollowing an abortion, testifiedin opposition to the bill, whichhas received initial House ap­proval and wHl get priority con­sideration when the legislaturereturns from its summer recessMonday, Aug. 8.

In a statement following thehearing, Mrs. Smith, who wasamong citizens unable to enterthe filled to capacity hearingroom, said: "Human life shouldnot have a price tag. The argu­ment that abortion is cheaperthan childbirth and thus saves

Pro-Life Battl·eContinued from Page One

continuing strategy meetings inwhat 'bids fair to be a successfulcampaign. .

.Baird, quoted in the New Bed­ford Standard-Times as charg­ing the catholic Church with be­ing the major offender againstfree choice in the areas of birthcontrol and abortion, demanded,"Who is the Catholic Church tosay a person exists from con­ception?" He led a 24-hour vigilat the Massachusetts state houselast week to protest the pro­posed bill banning abortionfunding.

Two days before the statehouse hearing, at the Swanseatown meeting, Governor Duka­kis, declared in answer to ques­tions put by Mrs. Smith, that itwas unfair that poor womenshould not be allowed the "con­stitutional right" to abortionsgranted them by the SupremeCourt.

"From where II sit at thispoint," said the governor, "itdoesn't seem to me that this isan .issue of abortion; this is aquestion of whether or not .poorwomen, women who can't affordit (an abortion), will have a dif­ferent standard of life from wom­en who can."

Dukakis admitted that he didnot "know technically. how i'happened" that abortion fundinghas been granted in Massachu­setts although never authorizedby the General Court. He said:"The legislature, to the best ofmy knowledge, has never sys­tematically gone through everyconceivable medical procedureand said, 'We're for this andagainst that.'

"We, at least as I recall, al­ways assumed that those kindsof medical care or treatment orhospitalization which were gen­erally thought' to be necessaryor which were considered partof an individual's entitlement un­der, in this case, the originalSupreme Court ruling on abor­tion would in fact be paid for... We've always assumed thatit was part of a bundle of medi­cal care."

Dukakis commented on thecomplexity of abortion decis­ions, saying, "It's one of themost difficult ethical and moralquestions that we have to copewith in this world and thereare no easy answers to it." Hestressed, however, that he feltsuch decisions were private, "tobe made by the individual her­self."

To Mrs. Smith's comment thatthe number of women who diefrom illegal abortions cannotbe compared with the numberof babies' lives lost, the gover­nor repeated, "Again, I have tosay to you that I think the con­sequences of that kind of legis­lation (banning abortion fund­ing), however well-intentioned,would be to make it very diffi­cut for . . . the women withoutmoney, who are poor, who areprobably on welfare,' and thoseare the people who are goingto be affected by the decision,and nobody else."

Boston HearingAt the Boston hearing on the

Doyle-Flynn bill (H.6327),equally sharp differences of opin­ion surfaced, as Auxiliary Bish­op Timothy Harrington washissed and termed a sexist forhis defense of unborn life. Other

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YARMOUTHPORTSACRED HEART

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Confessions: Saturday-4:00-5:00 P.M. & 6:00to 6:30 P.M.

First Friday-7:00-7:30 P.M.

CENTERVILLEOUR Lo\DY OF VICTORY

Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:15, 9:30, 10:45, 12 noonSaturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:30 P.M.Daily-7:00 and 9:00 AM.

First Fridays-Ultreya-8:00 P.M.First Friday Masses at 7:00 and 9:00 AM.

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Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 6:30 P.M.Daily-8:00 AM.

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Schedule effective July 2Masses: Sunday-8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 AM.

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EAST FALMOUTHST. ANTHONY

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MAnAPOlsmST. ANTHONY

Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 AM.Saturday-8 AM.-4:30 and 7:00 P.M.Daily-8:00 AM.

NANTUCKETOUR LADY OF THE ISL~

Masses: Sunday-7:30, .9:30, 11:30 A.M. and7:00 P.M.

Saturday Eve:-5:00 and 7:00 P.M.Daiiy-7:30 AM. and 12:00 NoonRosary before Daily MassesConfessions: Saturday-4:00-4:45 P.M.

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NORTH FALMOUTHST. ELIZABE11I SETON

Masses: Sunday-7:45, 9:00, 10:15, 11:30 and5:00 P.M.

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OUR LADY OF TIlE ANNUNCIATIONSchedule effective July 2 - Sept. 11

Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:30, 10:00 & 11:30 A.M.Saturday Eve.-4:30 P.M.Daily-8:00 A.M.

Confessions: Saturday 3:00 P.M.

WEST HARWICHHOLY TRINITY

Schedule effective July 2 - Sept. 11Masses: Sunday-7:30, 9:00, 10:30 & 12 Noon

Saturday Eve.-5:00 & 7:00 P.M.Daily-9:00 A.M.

Confessions: Saturday 3:00 and 7:45 P.M.First Friday- Additional Mass at 11:00 A.M. and

Benediction at 2:00 P.M.

NORTH TRUROOUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

Schedule effective June 18Masses: Sunday-9:00, 10:00 & 11 :00 A.M.

Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:00 P.M.Confessions: Before Masses

WOODS HOLEST. JOSEPH

Masses: Sunday-8:00, 10:00 A.M.Saturday Eve.-7:00 P.M.Daily-8:00 A.M. (9:00 A.M. Sat. only)

Confessions: % hour before Sunday Masses

TRUROSACRED HEART

Schedule effective June 18Masses: Sunday-9:30 A.M.

Saturday-7:00 P.M.Confessions: Before Masses

WELLFLEETOUR LADY OF LOURDES

Schedule effective June 18Masses: Sunday-8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 A.M.

Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:00 P.M.Daily-9:00 A.M.

Confessions: Sat: 4:30-5:00 P.M. and before allMasses.Tuesday Eve.: 7:30 P.M. Mass followedby Charismatic Prayer Meeting

VINEYARD HAVENST. AUGUSTINE

Masses: Sunday-8:00, 11:00 A.M.Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:00 P.M.Daily-8:00 A.M.

Confessions: Saturday-4:00-4:30 P.M. and6:00-6:30 P.M.

WEST WAREHAMST. ANTHONY

Schedule July and AugustMasses: Sunday-9:00, 10:30 A.M.

Saturday Eve.-7:00 P.M.Confessions: % hour before Mass

WAREHAMST. PATRICK

Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:30, 10:0011:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.

Saturday Eve.-4:00 and 6:00 P.M.Daily-8:00 A.M.

Confessions: Saturday-3:00-3:45 P.M. and 7:00­7:30 P.M.

SANTUITST. JUDE'S CHAPEL

Masses: Sunday-9:00 and 10:30 A.M.Saturday-5:00 P.M.

Confessions: Saturday-4:15 - 5:00 P.M.

MASHPEEQUEEN QF ALL SAINTS

Masses: Sunday-8:30, 10:00, 11:30 A.M.Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:30 P.M.

Confessions: Saturday-4:15 - 5:00 P.M.

Mass Schedule for Summer Season

POCASSETST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

Masses: Sunday-7:30, 8:30, 9:30,10:30,11:30 A.M.and 5:00 P.M.Saturday Eve.-4:oo, 5:00 and 7:00 P.M.Daily-7:30 A.M. .

Confessions: Saturday-3:00-3:45 P.M. and 6:15­6:45 P.M.

PROVINCETOWNST. PETER THE APOSTLE'

Masses: Sunday-7:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 A.M.,7:00 P.M.

Saturday Eve.-7:00 P.M.Daily-7:00 A.M. and 5:30 P.M. (except

Saturday)Confessions: Saturday-4:00 - 5:00 P.M. and 6:45

P.M.

SANDWICHCORPUS CHRISTI

Masses: Sunday-8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 A.M. and12 Noon

Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:00 P.M.Daily-9:00 A.M.

BASS RIVEROUR LADY OF TIlE HIGHWA'

Masses: Sunday-8:00, 9:30, 11:00 A.M.Daily-8:oo A.M. (Mon.-Fri.)

SAGAMOREST. TIlERESA

Masses: Sunday-8:30, 9:3Q, 10:30, 11:30 A.M.Saturday Eve.--6:00 P.M.

SOUTH YARMOUTHST. PIUS TENTH

Masses: Sunday-7:00, 9:00, 10:15, 11:30 A.M.5:00 P.M.

Saturday Eve.-4:00 and 7:00 P.M.Daily-7:00 and 9:00 A.M.(9:00 A.M. Mass Mon.-Fri. only)

ORLEANSST. JOAN OF ARC

Schedule effective June 18 - 19 - Labor DayMa~es: Sunday-8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 A.M.

Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:00 P.M.Daily-8:00 A.M.Confessions-Saturday 4:00 - 4:50 P.M.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena-WednesdayMorning Mass at 8:00 A.M.

NORTH EASTHAMCHURCH OF TIlE VISITATION

Schedule effective June.18 • 19 - Labor DayMasses: Sunday-8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 A.M.

Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:00 P.M.Confessions-Saturday--6:30-6:50 P.M.

OSTERVILLEOUR LADY OF TIlE ASSUMPTION

Schedule effective June 25 thru Sept. 4Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 A.M.

Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:30 P.M.Daily-7:00 and 9:00 A.M.

Confessions: Saturday-4:15 - 5:00 P.M.

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DUBLIN, Ireland (NC) - Re­spondents to a poll of Ireland'sadult Catholics made in 1973and 1974 indicated that theChurch continues to play a ma­jor role in shaping their atti­tudes on most moral issues.

Some of the results showedthat participants in the poll havehigh standards of behavior: 24.4percent said it is always wrongto miss Mass on Sundays, while60.6 percent said it is generallywrong. More than two-thirds ofthose who said it is generallywrong would excuse missingMa~s on grounds of illness.

Concerning killing, 99.5 per­cent answered that it is wrongto take life, with only one-thirdis willing to allow for exceptionsin cases of accident, self-defenseor a just war.

The survey was conducted bythe Irish Catholic Bishops' Con­ference's research and develop­ment unn. About 20 interviewerstalked to 2,499 Irish Catholicmen -and women. The survey wasconfined to the 26-county repub­lic, with the six Northern Ire­land counties left out because ofconditions there.

According to 74.3 of the re­spondents, hav,ing an abortionis always wrong, while 21.1 per­cent said it is generally wrong.Just over one percent said abor­tions are generally right. Aboutone in 10 said abortion wouldbe justified if the mother's lifewere in danger.

Concerning divorce, 53.7 per­cent said it" should never be al·lowed, while 41.5 percent dis­agreed.

professor of moral theology atSt. John's Universlty in NewYork, was addressing more than80 parish outreach staff mem­'bers from some 30 dioceses atthe conference."The conference brought to­

gether outreach workers fromparishes and Catholic Charitiesagencies throughout the country.

He urged them to find a goodinternist or diagnostician in thearea where they plan to settleafter retirement. Befriend thisdoctor and don't be afraid totell him your whole health his­tory."

He pointed out that it's notalways. possible to separatemental from physical health,asking "Now that you're goingto have this time on your hands.what are you going to do withit?"

"Don't put yourself on theshelf," he said. "¥aintain yourinterests and don't associateonly with elderly people."

James' A. Serritella. an attor­ney, answered the question ofwhether priests need to make awill. "The answer is an unqual­ified yes," he said. "First, makea thorough list of your assets.choose a lawyer (ask him for acost estimate) and then desig­nate your beneficiaries."

Sister To DirectNCEA Service

WASHINGTON (NC) - Dom­inican Sister Kathleen Short Willbecome the first director of Na­tional Catholic Educational As­sociation(NCEA) in-service pro­grams in July. She has servedsince 1971 as executive directorof the NCEA elementary depart­ment.

Sister Short will devote fulltime to organizing and imple­menting regional miniconven­tions designed to provide qual­ity programs for teachers andadministrators unable to attendthe annual NCEA convention.She has been responsible for

.such programs for the past sixyears.

Says SodaI Changers Are Today'sNEW YORK (NC) - "The

saints of our day are the men. and women dedicated. to the

change of the social structure.You are at the cutting edge ofcontemporary theology," a mor­al theologian told participants ina conference on parish comun­ity involvement:

Father '. Paul Surlis, assistant

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-Take responsibility, makean effort to solve your ownproblems;

-Be interested in other peo­ple, otherwise boredom sets in;

-Have strong and varied in­terests;

-Don't be afraid of newthings, new ideas;

-Look forward to the fu­ture; live in the present and thefuture, not in the past;

-Watch your health;

-Maintainance;

-Know how to relax and nottake -life too seriously;

~Adapt to changing circum­stances when the situation re­quires it.

The senior priests, most ofthem in their late 60s, heardsome tips on maintaining goodphysical health from Dr. JohnE. Meyenberg.

RETIRED, BUT FAR FROM INACTIVE, although pres­ently sidelined by open heart surgery, 82-year-old Archbish­op Fulton J. Sheen speaks throughout the nation. Last yearhe was homilist at the Bicentennial Mass of the Fall RiverDiocese; here he addresses a March for Life rally.

said. "The danger of retirementis that the person begins to tumin on himself more and more."

He recalled his visits to _homesfor the aged where some of th'eresidents were concerned onlywith their bodies and their ills."But we must remember thatthere is another part of us be­yond our bodies.The challenge isto keep our minds and emo­tions alive," he said.

Msgr. Gorma~ offered 10 rulesfor good mental health in re­tirement:

-Face reality, accept thefacts of life;

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In the archdiocese of Chicago,priests retire at 70. They maycontinue to live in the rectory,assisting as much as they wishand collecting a $200 .a monthpension. Or they may choose tolive independently, in whichcase they receive a $600 amonth pension. The pension isin addition to any social secur­ity benefits they may be receiv­ing.

Priests at the seminar receiv­ed advice on all phases of re­tirement; mental and physicalhealth, legal matters, financialmanagement and medical insur­ance.

Msgr. Gorman, a board mem­ber of the PRMAA who holds aPh.D. in clinical" psychology,spoke on "A Healthy MentalApproach to Retirement."

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DE'I1ROIT (NC) - An AnnArbor, Mich., chaplain says thehit movie "Star Wars," is per­meated with religious symbol­ism right down to its retro­rockets.

Father Charles Irvin calls themovie's symbols "unabashedlyr,eligious," whether by design oraccident.

The film, which one national.­news magazine called "themovie of the decade," tells thetale of Luke Skywalker, a 20year-old who works ona re­mote planet and is introducedt:> something called the Force byGen. Ben Kanobi, one of the lastremaining members of the JediKnights.

"'Go in the name of TheForce,' Ben Kenobi tells Lukeas the youth sets out to rescuePrincess Leie from the clutchesof Imperial forces led by LordDarth Yarder," Father Irwinq,uotes the film.

"A fairy tale? A myth and afable? Yes, but don't dismiss itcontemptuously. Modern man

who lives by science and tech­nology alone does not knowthe power of myth and the Onefrom whom fairy tales, mythsand fables come," the priestwrote.

The religious symbolism some­times becomes quite transpar­~nt. according to Father Irwin.

"As the Jedi Knight (B-en Ken­obi) calls Luke to follow him,he says: "Remember Luke, the.suffering of one man is thesuffering of alL" In the end, theold knight draws upon TheForce in an epic duel 'with LordDarth Yarder, the personifica­tion of Lucifer (the fallen light­bearer who hands his sharingin The Force over to evil). Theknight offers himself up in sac­rifice so that the life withinhim is handed over to Luke.

"But then an astonishing thinghappens. The Jedi Knight's spir­it rises from the dead and liveson in Luke. The disciple be­come an apostle. He is a man andno longer a boy, having beentested by evil and now filled with

The Force's power. Was the au­thor-producer of 'Star Wars'conscious of these direct paral­lels with the Gospel?"

The movie's villains reinforcethe symbolism, according to thepriest.

"'Star Wars' is an epic mor­ality play set in modern dayscience fiction. and filled withknights, princesses, chivalry andfaith in a 'Force that is beyondtechnology," Father Irwin wrote.

"So for all you romantic ideal­ists out there, your movie hascome," he added, concluding:"Go in peace, and may The Forcebe with you."

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Peace the Object"Peace should be the· object

of your desire; war should bewaged only as a necessity, andwaged only that God may byit deliver men from the necess­ity and preserve them in peace."

JOAO LOPES DA COSTAis chairman of a testimonialto be held at 6:30 p.m. Sun­day, Aug. 28 at White's res­taurant, North Westport, inhonor of Rev. Luciano Per­eira, pastor of Espirito Santoparish, Fall River.

The pastor, who came tothe United States from St.Michael, Azores, in 1954 andserved at Our Lady of Mt.Carmel parish, New Bedford,and St. Michael's and OurLady of Health, Fall River,before coming to his presentassignment, is well knownas an advocate for immi­grants, having establishedcultural integration and aidcenters in New Bedford andFall River and served withthe Fall River public schools'English as a Second Lang­uage and Bilingual programs.

Father Pereira was alsothe founder of the Portu­guese Youth Cultural Organ­ization and Ateneu Luso­Americano in Fall River.

Testimonial tickets maybe obtained from committeemembers and may be re­served by calling 679-0962in Fall River and 999-1236 inNew Bedford.

Catholic StewardshipCouncil To Meet

WASHINGTON (NC) -"Stew-, ardship: Dynamic for Accounta­bility" will be the theme of the14th annual conference of theNational Catholic StewardshipCouncil. Inc., Oct. 10-13 in NewOrleans. Father Richard Mc­Brien of Boston College will de­liver the keynote address. Otherspeakers will be Father FrancisK. Scheets, chairman of the con­ference and coordinator ofChurch management and pro­gress for the center for AppliedResearch in the Apostolate; Bish­op James Rausch of Phoenix,Ariz.; - Francis Doyle. assistantdirector of government liaisonfor the U.S. Catholic Conference­National Conference of CatholicBishops, and JerryE. Romig ofNew Orleans.

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rewards, and in nearly everyease not before.

Once he admits that wrongwas done by taking the life ofanother human being, and ask­ing for forgiveness, his soul isnot lost but is admitted into par­adise. So the death penalty forcriminals need not be viewed ascruel ...or ...unusual ...punishment,but as a favor. They will inheriteternal life. (Cal.).

A. Remarkable! You have justgiven a perfect reason for hang­ing at least half the human race.Many non-murderers commitcrimes just as serious and justas destructive as murder. Whyshould they, or even lesser sin­ners, be deprived of this potentencouragement to repentance? .

What makes you think peoplebecome so remorseful before ex­ecution? The disciples frequent­ly urged Jesus to force reluc­tant Jews to accept Him throughphysical coercion. But Our Lordadhered firmly to His convic­tion and policy that 'no worth­while conversion is broughtabout by violence of any sort.There's no evidence that peopleare any different today.

Questions for this columnshould be sent to Father Diet­zen, c/o The Anchor, P.O. Box7, Fall River, Mass. 02722.

Maronite DioceseNow in Brooklyn

PITTSBURGH (NC) - Ifheannual convention of the Na­tional Apostolate of MaronitesAug. 26-28 will commemoratethe canonization of the Leban­ese monk, Sharbel, the firstMaronite-rite Catholic to bemade a saint. His canonizationis set for Oct. 9 in Rome.

Meanwhile, it was announcedthat Pope Paul VI has approvedthe transfer of the Maronite-ritediocese of St. Maron from De­troit to Brooklyn. In the FallRiver diocese, the parishes of St.Anthony of the 1gesert in FallRiver and Our Lady of Purga­tory in New Bedford come underMaronite jurisdiction.

The canonization celebrationwill be hosted by Our Lady ofVictory parish in Pittsburgh.Bishop Francis Zayek, spiritualleader of the 160,000 Maronite­rite Catholics in the United Sta­tes, will officiate. '

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Q. My grandcllildren attendeda parish in our city where chil­dren eannot go to Confessionuntil after 'they receive firstCommunion. I think that iswrong. How can the teachersand priests there do that?(Michigan)

A. I have come to believejust about anything is possible;but I seriously doubt that anyparish follows a policy that for­bids first Penance before firstCommunion. It would be ex­tremely difficult to defend sucha position.

A recent document from twoVatican congregations remindsus that, "When he arrives at theage of discretion, the .child hasthe right, in the Church, to re­ceive both sacraments (Penanceand Eucharist)." There should beno "general rule" anywhere re­quiring reception of Holy Com­munion before the first receptionof the sacrament of Penance.(On First Confession and FirstCommunion, from the Congrega­tions for the Sacraments and Di­vine Worship, and for the Cler­gy, March 31, 1977).

This means that as a childreaches the ages of reason, hehas the right as a Catholic tobe instnicted at his own levelabout the sacrament of forgive­ness, by his parents or teachersboth, and he has the right to anopportunity to receive this sac­rament if he feels the need.

Perhaps that parish, as manyor most other parishes, pro­vides assistance to children andparents to prepare for both Pen­ance and the Eucharist, and thenurges parents to present theirchildren when they are readyfor either one. In other words,children are not required to re­ceive the sacrament of Penancebefore First Communion. Chil­dren do have a right to receivethe Eucharist as soon as theyare aware of the basic doctrinesand have a desire to receive.Just as any other Catholics whoare not conscious of a mortalsin, children cannot be man­euvered or forced into going toConfesssion as a condition forFirst Communion.

Many customs developed con­cerning the sequence of thesetwo sacraments during recentcenturies. especially in light ofthe practice of very infrequentCommunion in the time of theJansenistic heresies and after.Many Catholics still alive remem­ber when even outstanding mem­bers of the faith received Com­munion two or three times ayear, and Confession automatic,ally preceded Communion everytime. Naturally, first Commun­ion would be no exception.

Q. I hold that the death pen­alty is good for murderers be­eause it would save them fromhell and eternal damnation. TheODIy tinle a condemned manwould examine his conscious isjust before he passes on to his

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sic dignity of human beings.Absolute pacifism, on the

other hand, ignores the realityof a human nature wounded bysin and the reality of govern­ments run by criminals.

Thus, traditional Catholic doc­trine recognizes that despite itshorrors and its evil, war may be­come legitimate if there existsno other means of correcting agrave injustice.

Because of the danger of in­terpreting injustice through theprism of self-interest, four con­ditions have been set forth as ayardstick for determining thelegitimacy of the use of war orwarlike force:

- The matter must involvelegitimate self-defense, that is,the injustice must be grave andpersistent:

- Every effort must be madeto correct the injustice by peace­ful and non-violent means;

- The war or warlike actionmust not result in greater suf­fering or injustice., than it willcorrect; and~ There must be a reason·able hope that the undertakingwill succeed.

Christians have been grapplingwith the morality of war andviolence since Peter lopped~offthe ear of the hig~' priest'sser­vant.

Theologians have been study­ing the dilemma for 2,000 years.Christians have been executed

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By William E. May force is justified precisely in vir·tue of Christian love.

A Christian's attitude toward' Perhaps an insight can be pro-war and peace is shaped princi- vided if we think of the Goodpally by Jesus' teaching. The God Samaritan in a slightly differ­who gave us Jesus is a God of erent way. Suppose the Goodpeace, not war; and from Jesus Samaritan came upon the manwe learn that "blessed are the on the road from Jerusalem topeacemakers; they shall be called Jericho, not after his muggingsons of God'; (Mt. 5, 9). Thus by the robbers. but while he wasour vocation as Christians is to being attacked. Would the Sam­be peacemakers, not war- aritan have sat on his horsemongers. ' watching the mugging, or would

But peace, Pope John XXIII he have taken effective actionand the Fathers of Vatican II to aid the victim? Reflection onremind us, is not simply the ab- this has in the course of Chris­sence of war. People who live tian history given rise to thewhere their rights are disregar- notion that war can sometimesded, legitimate desires frustra- be justified and that certainted, hopes crushed, friends un· kinds of resistance to evil canjustly treated and imprisoned be the appropriate Christian reowithout cause know how true sponse.this is. True peace is rooted in 'But it is important to recog­justice, animated by charity, and nize that the very principles ofenlivened by truth (John XXIII, love and justice that warrant",Peace in Terris," The Pasto{al warlike action, directed againstConstitution on the Church, par. unjust forces; at the same time78). inherently limit the exercise of

.Because we are called to be force. Thus some kinds of war­peacemakers and we can never like· actions can never be under­forget the Lord's words: "If taken by the Christian. As Vati­anyone hits you on the right' can II put it, "any act of warcheek, offer him the other as aimed indiscriminately at the de­well" (Mt. 5, 40), the use of struction of entire cities or ofarmed force has always been a extensive areas along with theirproblem for us. Yet the Christ- population is a crime againstian believes that at times such Turn to Page Thirteen

,War and Peace

How Do We Find True Peace?

Deacon Steve Landregan

War cannot be consideredapart from sin. It is basically aproduct of human nature,wounded by sin and possessinga vision of justice clouded byselfishness.

The Old Testament bears wit­ness to the temptation to con­fuse God's cause with self-inter­est, both individual and national,it clearly depicts war as both apermanent reality and as anevil.

While ancient 'Israel sees waralmost as a liturgical experienceand refers to 'God by a militarytitle, Lord God of Hosts, never·theless there is a recognition ofwar a~ an extension of the frati­ricide of Abel by Cain and ofuniversal peace as the fulfill­ment of God's plan.

In the Christian era, two dia­metrically opposed attitudes to­wards war have emerged. One:is that every war that seems toserve one's self-interest is legi·timate. The other is that no waris legitimate. Christians haveembraced and do embrace ~th

positions but traditional Catholicdoctrine accepts neither one. Itrepudiates war as an extensionof politics and it repudiates ab­solute paCifism.

Political justification of war isregarded as contrary to both theGospel and the natural law. Itignores the Gospel call to Chris­tians to be peacemakers ana re­concilers. It also ignores the ba-

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The matter must involvel,egitimate self-defense; ev­ery effort must be made tocorrect the situation bypeaceful, non-violent 'means;any war undertaken mustnot cause more 'suffering orinjustice than it will correct;and there must be reasonablehope that such a war willmeet with success.

of inhuman cruelty and brutal­ity.

The Israelites belonged to thisculture and their history re­flects the same attitudes andprI,X:edures. For them, too, es­pecially in the early days, warswere Holy Wars, a phrase aboutas contradictory as Holy Sin.Christians, too, have fought"Holy Wars," carrying this fic­tion of "holiness" throughoutthe whole process.

Fighting men were "consecra­ted" before battle, preparingthem to engage in a "holy" ac­tivity. Yahweh went to war withthem; His presence was symbol·ized by the Ark of the Coven­ant, which they carried into· thecamp. Yahweh Himself is pic·tured as a warrior; He fights forHis people and leads their arm·ies.

Now this may seem cruel andprimitive and quite at odds withour picture of a loving God ofpeace. And so it is. But it isimportant to remember that bib­lical history is not a simple rec­ord of events. It is an interpre­tation of those events fromGod's viewpoint.

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the Kingdom· of God in thepeace of the Holy Spirit."

Fulfilling that charge to be aSpirit inspired peacemaker isneither easy nor always clear.

It certainly begins with one'sown heart, with an .emptying out''of all hatred and, as far as pos­sible, of any lingering bitternessfor past hurts.

Once that is accomplished, wecan move beyond ourselves andseek to achieve unity where dis­cord prevails.

The Church, through eithera committee for the nationalconference of bishops or a localordinary or a priest who is anarea community leader, has Iireal advantage in mediatingstruggles between labor andmanagement. Interest in a settle­ment, a concerned awareness ofboth positions, and a scrupulousneutrality appear to be the nec­essary ingredients for effectivereconciliation in these disputes.

The resolution of larger con­flicts between nations is, ofcourse, enormously complicated.Our Holy Father's constantpreaching about peace and jU$­tice as well as his delicate man­uevers to achieve them are wellknown. So, too, are the labors,of other concerned leaders ofstate.

But the prayers and sacrificesof local worshipping communi­ties who daily and weekly takethese thorny matters to theLord should not be overlook~d.

They, too, serve as instrumentsof Christ's peace.

By Father John J. Castelot

Th,e problem of war andpeace is particularly acute inour day, and like all importantproblems, admits of no simplesolution. If we look to the Scrip­tures for help, we discover morequestions than answers, but inthe long run we find someguidelines that must be takenseriously.

The Old Testament historicalbooks reflect a cultural situationin which war was taken forgranted. Farmers went out tosow in the spring; armies wentout to fight, in an ever-recur­ring cycle. This was little morethan organized gangsterism;peoples, large and small, simplyset out to acquire more terri­tory, lot the possessions of thevanquished, and add to their Ownslave labor force.

Since this sort of thing calledfor some justification, they de­veloped a kind of "theology" ofwar by which they convincedthemselves they were fightingfor their local or national gods.

Records of battles, in ancientsecular documents and the Bible,are shocking in their portrayal

By Msgr. Joseph M. Champlin

The shrine of St. Francis atAssisi has become a favoriteplace for me during this year ofresidence in Italy. Pilgrims canpurchase a variety of attractiveholy cards~ many containing thisfamiliar prayer now a popularreligious song in the UnitedStates.

"0 Lord make me an instrum­ment of your peace; ,"Where there is hatred letme put love."Where there is resentmentlet me put forgiveness."Where there is discord, letme put unity . . . "That prayer of St. Francis re­

flects both his own life and theinstructions Jesus gave His dis·ciples when they sat with Himon the side of a hill overlookingthe Sea of Galilee.

"Blest too the peacemakers;they shall be called Sons ofGod." (Mt. 5, 9).

Candidates for Confirmationare given a similar charge bythe bishop. About to "receivethe power of his Spirit and thesign of the cross'" on their fore­heads they are urged to remem­ber that "Christ gives variedgifts to his Church."

One of the petitions providedfor the General Intercessionsin the confirmation ceremonyspeaks to our contemporaryquestion of war and peace.

"For the whole world, that allwho have but one. Father, oneMaker, may see beyond racial

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THE ANCHOR- 13Thurs., August 4, 1977A Verdade E A Vida

Dirigida pelo Rev. Edmond Rego

Ce1ebra-se sabado a festa da Transfigura­~~o do Senhor. A Festa da Transfigura~ao, ce­1ebrada no Oriente desde 0 secu10 V e no Oci­dente a partir de 1457, faz-nos reviver urn a­contecimento importante na vida de Jesus, comreflexos na nossa vida.

o homem foi criado para a perfei~~o, paraa santidade.

A experiencia de cada urn mostra que 0 ego­ismo e 0 pecado nao 0 deixam fazer esta camin­hada. Assim ha pessoas que desejam fazer atransformasao de si mesmas, mas faci1mente de­sanimam. Caiem, nao conseguem a meta desejadae ansiada.

o proprio Criador fez 0 homem num estadode santidade, mas este seduzido pelo maligno,logo no come~o da sua historia, abusou da pro­pria 1iberdade, levantando-se contra Deus edesejando alcansar 0 seu fim fora d'E1e., ,

E este 0 grande obstaculo para 0 homemobter,o seu fim: abuso da 1iberdade e 0 quereratingir a sua rea1izasao fora de Deus.

Tambem 0 mundo, caido sob a escravidao dopecado, foi 1ibertado pela cruz e ressurrei~ao

de Cristo e esta destinado a ser transformadoe alcansar a propria realizaSao.

Acontece que os homens empenham todas assuas forsas para transformar este mundo, masos resultados sao nu10s ou muito pequenos emre1asao aos esforsos feitos.

Quantos tratados de paz se nao fizeramja? E a guerra continua.

Quantas conferencias contra a fome? E afome existe.

Quantas reunioes e congressos contra 0apartheid? E 0 apartheid e um facto.

Quantos gritos contra a injustisa e a ex­plora~ao, contra a falta de liberdade e a opressao? E isto sao rea1idades palpaveis no mun­do de hoje.

Se assim e, se tanto se afadigam os homensna sua transformaSao e na do mundo, por quenao se da tal transformasao?

Porque os homens tudo querem fazer longede Deus e de Jesus Cristo, do Evange1ho e daIgreja, da orasao e dos sacramentos.

Na verdade ha que aceitar 0 domfnio de/ d" ,....,Deus que e urn om1n10 eterno, que nao passara

jamais.'Esquecer esta verdade no esforso quetodos temos de fazer para a nossa transforma­~ao e do mundo e partir ja derrotado.

A aceitasao do dominio de Deus faz-se a­traves do saber a Sua Divina Vontade e cumpri­1a. Agir em tudo com os olhos 1evantados parao Ceu e os pes bern assentes na terra.

Para a transforma~ao autentica, nossa edo mundo, 0 Evangelho desta festa aponta-nosdois caminhos:

A Orasao! "Jesus subiu ao monte para orarEnquanto orava, tornou-se-lhe 0 rosto."

A Palavra'de Deus: "Da nuvem fez-se ou­vir uma voz que dizia: Este e 0 meu Filho, 0Meu eleito: escutai-O."

Nestes dois caminhos esta contido tudo:A vida espiritual de Sacramentos e luta asce­tica.

I 4' • #It,JE necessar10 que acordemos, que nao fiqu-emos inactivos, mas guardando e ensinando 0segredo da vitoria, nos transforemos, ajudemosos outros a transformarem-se e, todos juntoscaminhemos para 0 Criados.

A nossa vida crista ~, pois, urn processode lenta transforma~ao em Cristo. Iniciado noBaptismo, completa:"se na Eucaristia, "penhorda futura gloria", que opera a nossa trans­forma~ao, ate atingirmos a imagem de Cristoglorioso.

Transfigura!ao do Senhor

Continued from Page TwelveGod and man." (Ibid., ar. 80).

It is better to sufer injusticeand evil than to make oneselfunjust and evil by being willingto do anything that will bringvictory. War has its own logic,and there is the constant temp­tation to' "out-Hitler Hitler."This is something the Christianmay never under any circum­stances do.

We must love all, even ourenemies. But this does not meanthat Christian love is a doormatof love. There are times whenwe can justly resist aggressiveforce but in our repudiation, wemust do what we can to reachout to the aggressor in love. Forthe aggressor is neither a sub-·human beast nor a superhumandevil, but is, like us, a humanperson for whom Jesus sufferedand died.

True Peace

Only Way"The only way to pray is to

pray and the way to pray wellis to pray much." - Dom JohnChapman

it is a curse, a form of divinejudgment on the people. Peaceis held up as the ideal, and oneof the dominent features in theirdreams of the messianic age isa great peace, when people"shall beat their swords intoplowshares and their spears in­to pruning hooks. One nationshall not raise the sword againstanother, nor shall they train forwar again" (Is. 4; see Zach. 9,9-10; Is. 9, 4-6).

Jesus' message was essenti­ally one of peace and reconcilia­tion. When Peter drew a swordin His defense, He reacted witha statement which sums up theChristian attitude towards thefutility imd insanity of war: "Putback your sword where it be­longs. Those who use the swordare sooner or later destroyed byit" (Mt. 26, 52).

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for refusing to serve in the Ro­man army and have been con­scientious objectors to the Viet­nam War. Others have servedwith honor and distinction inwhat they believed to be justand legitimate wars.

The dilemma has not beensolved; the tension has not beenalleviated.

It can only be understood inthe context of the Kingdom ofGod, a Kingdom that is both "athand" and "to come," a King­dom, the fullness of which willbe realized only with the elimin­ation of sin and selfishnesswhere all people will live to­gether in peace and the lion willlie down with the lamb.

Continued from Page TwelveIn those events God revealed

Himself indirectly, imperfectly,very gradually. And if this his­tory was an interpretation ofevents from His point of view, itwas also an interpretation fromIsrael's viewpoint. It was, afterall, their history. Convinced theywere in a special way Hispeople, they concluded their waywas His way. If they went towar, they reasoned, then He hadto approve, He had to be ontheir side.

In other words, God did re-.veal Himself in the Israelites'history, but refracted throughtheir culturally conditionedminds, inevitably. There can beno revelation without people toreceive it, living at a definiteperiod of history and condition­ed by a specific culture. The re­sult will always be, to SOmeextent, a fashing of God ofter their own Image. This mustbe taken into serious accountwhen assessing the Old Testa­ment attitude to war.

There are other books whichprovide a reassuring correctiveto this unsettling material. Theprophets frequently reject war:

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Of course what occurs arounda table isn't always pleasant. Je­sus.learned that at the last sup­per. At dinner tables there arearguments, yes, and food getsspilled, but at least it under­scores the fact that there issome personal communication.The table forces it.

The' New Testament talksabout the strategy of reconcilia­tion, what the jargon todaywould call "one on one." "Makeup.with thy brother. Agree withthine adversary quickly," Onecan't do that alone. Neither ofthese views describes the waylife is played out in our compli­cated society today, and thismay be why, for some, the Bibleis irrelevant. But it needn't be.

More BeneficialVATICAN CITY (NC) - The

Australian government hasagreed to finance some of thecosts of Catholic marriage pre­paration courses, Vatican Radiohas reported. The governmentreasoning was that it is morebeneficial to provide pre-marri­age counseling than post-matri­monial help.

Sisters RejoiceAt Cubs' Victory

CHICAGO(NC) - Amongall the baseball fans in Chicago,perhaps none are so happy withthe performance of the ChicagoCubs this year as the nuns at theHouse of Good Shepherd.

That's because the GoodShepherd Sisters have whatCubs fans want nearly as muchas a homerun form Bobby Mur­cer; parking spaces, 400 of them.

Years ago the police depart­ment asked the nuns to helprelieve the congestion aroundWrigley Field at game_ time byopening up their grounds tomotorists looking for a place topark, said Sister Jerome, a resi­dent of the Good ShepherdConvent.

"They are so grateful to havea place to turn into" that manyaf them make donations, shesaid, ading that the nuns receivebetween 25 cents and five dol­lars .for each space.

While Sister Jerome wouldnot say how much the nunstake in, another nun was quotedas saying, "Last year we werehappy to get $15,000. We'vemade more than $15,000 al­ready this year,"

According to Sister Jerome,the parking receipts are beingput into a building fund for the69-year-old school for troubledgirls. Under construction is aresidence hall, classrooms andan administration and socialservices building.

With the Cubs holding firstplace in the National LeagueEast (as of July 28), business isbooming for the Sisters. SaidSister Jerome: "This is definite­ly one of our better years,"

And that goes for the Cubs,too.

can't it work for a family? Bar­gaining has become a dominantstrategy for solving problems.People shouldn't move about ifthey wish to get one' another'sattention. They should sit downand face one another.

If you haven't got a table, buyone! Don't try to solve problems

leaning on a counter or runningthe 100-yard dash.

Face to FacePeople who aren't getting

along must come face-to-facewith one another. Some familieshave told me they seldom talkbut leave memorandums alloverthe place. This can put peopleat arm's length and sometimes

.force them into defensive behav­ior.

One thing about sitting downat a table and not across theroom from one another is obvi­ous. There's usually a friendly

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DESERT SURVIVAL: Remember this technique for sig­naling a rescue airplane if you find yourself lost in the wild­erness. Sister Mary Ann Eifert, believed the only nun giv­ing such traning, instructs a junor high schooler as part ofa desert survival course she teaches in Phoenix, Ariz.

During the past month amother has said to me, "Peace,aU II want is peace in the house!I can't hear myself think. Wenever sit down to talk with oneanother. We shout at one an­other as we move about thehouse. We aren't communicating..We're hog-calling. I don't knowwhat the children think or howthey fee!."

A father said to me, "I've losttouch with my family. We don'tsit down to talk as we did whenthey were little. No one wantsto hoHer, but that's what we allwind up doing. I'm not trying todominate my wife or the child­ren but I come off like a tyrant.You get to the point where youhate yourself."

A 17-year-old girl said to me,"I wish my parents and I couldtalk without losing our tempers.Wl~ really should have somerules about talking. We're alltalking at once and nobody hearsand the noise gets louder andlouder, then somebody just upsand leaves the house and bangsthe door and that's the end ofthE~ 'discussion,' "

Know what all this remindsmE~ of? Pilgrims. People who' aretrying to find .meaning but havegot lost along the way. Theytalk about "moving about" whiletrying to get one another's at­tention-moving here and therein and out of rooms, trying toQut-shout one another.

Don't people sit down to talkanymore?

How about sitting down totalk around a table? How aboutso::ne bargaining? If it works fororganizations and business, why

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The story line of Rocky raises a theme in many wayscounter-culture, but entirely wholesome. It's about someonewho does not have the "stuff" to be a winner. He is poor,not too smart, and unskilled. But with all his limitations, he1S the type of person who plans to live the best he can andenjoy it.

The musical theme, presently available fn at least threesettings, conveys much of this sense of Rocky. The musicis, for the most part, an instrumental brass fanfare, a straight­forward announcement that Rocky is a noble here. Andhis greatness is the triumph that goes on within him. Heknows he cannot win according to other people's standards,but he will win according to his own. And regardless ofother people's judgments, he will feel pride and peace.

The few words of the song give a related idea that isvaluable. Rocky, the movie and the music, cannot be separatefrom the discipline of the training. A significant part of themovie is about his training. "Trying hard now, it's so hardnow. Feeling strong now, won't be long now."

It is all heading towards the moment when he can feelhe is as good as he can be, when he can run up the stepsat the end of the Ben j<ranklin Parkway and know that heis no longer winded. At that point in the movie, the musicpeaks with "Gonna Fly now, flying high now."

The reason so many of us do not want to forget Rockyis that it is so much like us in the beginning, and so muchlike what we want to be in the end. Few of us can be greatathletes or. intellectual geniuses, beautiful physical speci­mens or great personalities. But we can be ourselves and lifecan ,be good.

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VATICAN CITY (NC) - Vati­can Radio said editorially (July30) that the "melting pot" theoryis contrary to papal teaching onthe rights of immigrants.

The radio made the commentin an editorial marking the 25thanniversary of Pope Pius XII'sapostolic constitution, ExsulFamilia, on immigrants.

The radio lamented that themelting pot theory "has beenand still is prevalent unfortun­ately in many nations, evenamong Catholics holding posi­tions of high responsibility."

my buddies and I would sneakinto the neighborhood Catholicchurch to keep out of the rain.That was my only contact withreligion.

"I wasn't a member, but I al­ways had a special feeling forthe Catholic Church. I used togo to Mass sometimes - just sitin the back and enjoy the ritualand the beauty."

War effects different peopledifferently. Maddox, who spent22 months in Vietnam turned toreligion.

"The scene over there wasgoing to change you one way oranother. Some guys became drugaddicts; others ran around withwomen. A friend of mine blewhimself up with a hand grenade."

Those were difficult days forMaddox. "One night," he said,"some guys in my company weregoing to Mass. I went along, too.

"Later, everyone stood in linefor confession. I did too, but Ididn't know what to do or say."

After talking to the priest,Maddox decided he wanted tobecome a Catholic. After sixmonths ,of instruction, he wasbaptized.

From GhettoPHILADELPHIA - Phillies'

centerfielder Garry Maddox sitsby his locker before every gameand prays. He says he's thank­ful to God for his accomplish­ments, both on and off the field.But life wasn't always pleasantfor the fleet-footed, hard-hittingCalifornian.

"A lot happened to me in Vietnam. I was baptized in Vietnam,I became a Catholic. I began toget tight with God."

Garry Maddox is a quiet youngman at peace with himself afteryears of struggling. Growing upin a California ghetto was astruggle, as was· surviving inVietnam. He is happy today, butnot only because he is a high­salaried major league baseballplayer.

"Were it not for God's will,"Maddox said, "I don't believe Iwould be where I am today.Maybe that sounds corny, but Idon't know a more direct way ofexpressing my feelings."

The second oldest in a familyof nine, Garry Lee Maddoxknew poverty growing up in LosAngeles County. He knew depairwhen his parents became per­manently disabled and his fam­ily went on welfare.

"Things were tough growingup," he recalled. "I can remem­ber Christmases when nine ofus got one volleyball to playwith."

Sports were for Maddox a wayout of the ghetto. He was signedby the San Frimcisco Giants andassigned to their farm team, butminor league baseball was a dis­appointment, and he left histeam and entered the military,

. where his life changed drastic­ally.

"As a kid I never had any realcontact with religion," Garry ex­plained. "I sold newspapers onstreetcomers to make money and

IN THE DIOCESE

tournament i1)vitation. This inturn made it necessary for Dur­fee to cancel its non-league gamewith Brockton, which had beenscheduled for 'Feb. 24.

Ernest Baroody, athletic direc­tor at Durfee, said that a ten­tative agreement had beenreached with Brockton for the1978-1979 season.. Durfee's games for the re­

mainder of the season will beJan. 3, at New Bedford; 6, atTaunton; 10, Dartmouth; 13, atConnolly; 17, Fairhaven; 20,Barnstable; 27, Attleboro; 31,at Somerset; Feb. 3, New Bed­ford; 7, Taunton; 10, at Dart­mouth; 14, Connolly; 17, atFairhaven; 20, Bishop StangHigh; 24, at Attleboro.

added that a new track wouldbe a tremendous asset to thephysical education classes andinterscholastic competition.

To Visit P'olandNEW YORK (NC) - Cardin­

al Terence Cooke of New Yorkwill visit Poland at th!'! invitationof the Polish hierarchy in mid­August.

His trip will include confer­ences with his fellow bishops, a'visit to the Polish 'National

.Shrine of Czestochowa for theannual outdoor procession andMass on the Feast of the As­sumption, Aug. 15, and a stopin Krakow.

By BILL MORRISSETTE

InterscholasticSports

Always a popular attraction isthe Christmas Basketball Tour­nament at Rogers High in New­port, Durfee High will returnto that tourney in which it lastappeared two years ago.

The Hilltoppers, Massachu­setts Class A champions and for­mer champions of the NewportTourney, will open their sea­son on Dec. 20 at Barnstable.After participating in the Christ­mas tournament Dec. 27 and 28,they will host Somerset on Dec.30.

Durfee was to have met Attle­boro, on the latter's court, onDec. 27 in a Southeastern Mass.Conference game but this gamewas postponed to Feb. 24 so thatthe Hilltoppers could accept the

Midsummer Signs of Approaching FallIt may be mid-summer with Bourne; 29, at Dennis-Yarmouth;

its hot and humid weather but Nov~ 4, Wareham; II, at Feehan.signs of fall are making their The Falcon cross-oountry,appearances in the form of high' volleyball and field hockeyschool sports schedules of fall teams also open their seasonssports. next month. The cross-country

Dighton-Rehoboth Regional team opens at Bishop ConnollyHigh, one of the first schools to High on Sept. 13. Then it willmake its schedules available, will be: Sept. 15, Westport; 17, Som­open its varsity football sched- erset Invitational; 22, Taunton;ule at Bristol·Plymouth on Sept. 26, at Somerset; 29, at Coyle­17, visits Fairhaven on Sept. 24 Cassidy; Oct. 6, Seekonk; 12, atand Old Rochester Regional at Diman Regional VocationalMattapoisett on Oct. 1. Technical High; 14, Old Roches-

After an open date, Oct. 8, the ter; 18, New Bedford Vocation­Falcons have two more away al; 19, Case; 21, conference meetgames., at Bridgewater-Raynham at Attleboro; 25, Dartmouth In­on Oct. 15 and at Bourne on Oct. vitational; 28, Feehan; 31,' at22 before their first home ap- Wareham.pearance of the season, Oct. 29, In volleyball, the schedule is:against Dennis-Yarmouth. Other Sept. 27, Westport; 29, at West­varsity games list Nov. 5 at port; Oct. 4, Attleboro; 6, atWareham, Nov. 12 home to Bis- Seekonk; 11, at Taunton; 13,hop Feehan High, and home on Feehan; 18, Coyle-eassidy; 20,Nov. 24 to Seekonk. ' at Attleboro; 25, Seekonk; 27,

In junior varsity football the Taunton; Nov.. I, at Feehan; 3,schedule reads: Sept. 26, at Fair- at Coyle-Cassiday.haven; Oct. 3, at Old Rochester; In field hockey it will be10, open; 17, Seekonk; 24, at Sept. 3, Mansfield; 16, at West­Bourne; 31, Dennis-Yarmouth; port; 26, at Seekonk; 28, atNov. 7, at Wareham; 14, Feehan. Taunton; Oct. 3, Case; 7, atThe freshman gridders' schedule Mansfield; 11, Westport; 13, atis: Sept. 23, Fairhaven; 30, at Attleboro; 17, Seekonk; 19,Seekonk; Oct. 7, open, 15, Taunton; 24, at Case; 28, Attle-Bridgewater-Raynham; 21, boro.

Connolly High in Fund-Raising Drive

Durfee Returns to Christmas Tourney

A capital fund drive to builda track on its campus will beundertaken by Bishop ConnollyHigh School, it has been an­nounced by Rev. Richard J.Wolf, principal.

According to Father Wolf, theschool must raise $50,000 tobuild the track, which, he said,is needed because the schoolhas only a small combinationsoccer and baseball field, withpoor drainage, usable only inthe summer, at a time whenschool is not in session.

Many of the approximately500 boys at Connolly partici­pate in athletics but FatherWolf said the present athleticfacilities are not adequate toserve their requirements. He

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Blasts Liberalism~LTOONA, Pa. (NC) - The

former head of the Knights ofColumbus has condemned "freethinking and liberal thought"that questions the teaching andthe authority of the Pope andbishops.

"It is the chair of Peter, ratherthan Ii popular referendum, thatmust interpret the will of God,"said John McDevitt, past Sup­reme Knight of the Catholicfraternal society. "Let us notforsake it in the pursuit of amisleading and morally destruc­tive climate of pluralism, inwhiGh truth has been sacrificedto social togetherness,"

McDevitt spoke after a Massconcluding a joint pro-life pro­gram sponsored by PennsylvaniaKnights and the Altoona diocese.

Ecumenical FirstIn Virginia

NORFOLK, Va. (NC) - TheCatholic diocese of Richmondand the Episcopal diocese ofSouthern Virginia have agreedto establish a joint parish inNorfolk.

ICatholic Bishop Walter F. Sul­livan and Episcopal Bishop Da­vid S. Rose, who announced theagreement, said they hope theecumenical parish will openSept. 1. One priest from eachdioces~ will be assigned to theparish.

The decision to form the par­ish followed an 18-month studyby a joint committee of the twodioceses. At the outset, the par­ish will be known as the. Angli­can-Roman Catholic Church inTidewater. The congregationwill choose a formal name later.

The committee report calledthe new parish "a bold ventureof faith, since there are severalinstances in the United Stateswhere our two churches sharefacilities, but none is known tooperate entirely on this' prin­ciple."

Each denomination will holdseparate eucharistic worship,but seek to hold as many com­mon devotional and para-liturgi­cal services as possible.

Parish education will centeron adults, with the religious ed­ucation of children family-cen­tered and home-based. There are"great opportunities to work to­gether in Scripture education,education for Baptism, and ed­ucation of teachers and par­ents," the study said, addingthat each communion would"take care to transmit the his­tory of the Church and its ownfaith traditions.". Bishop Sullivan said member­ship would be limited to about100 families from each com­munion and will be open to reg-

. ular members of the Episcopaland Roman Catholic COmmun­ions.

The parish will worship at thechapel of the James Barry-Robin­son Home, an institution foradolescent boys with home orfamily disturbances. It will takeover financial upkeep of thechapel and its clergy will serveas spiritual counselors to theboys. It is expected that newfacilities will eventually befound.·

Bishop Sullivan described thejoint parish as a "really excitingopportunity to make ecumenismcome alive in its fullest possibi­lity at this time in our history."

adapt the liturgy culturally with"pastoral sensitivity, based on afaith which is sure and deeplylived. by the Christian commun­ity, and dn close collaborationwith bishops and persons com­petent in different scientificfields who can evaluate authen­tic local traditions."·

In his letter to the liturgicalmeeting sponsored in Caracas,Venezuela, by the Latin Ameri­can Bishops' Council (CELAM),the Pope encouraged the devel­opment of small, close-knitChristian com~unities.

But he said that these com­munities "cannot be an elementof separation in the eccelasialcommunity by creating groupswhich are closed in on them­selves."

The Pontiff asked the smallcommunities to "constitute liv­ing, aware and active nucleousso that the Church may havegreater effect on the humanrealities in which she places her­self,"

These communities, continuedthe Pope, can have a positive ef­fect on liturgical renewal. "It isfor this reason that it is indis­pensable that their celebrationsdo not become arbitrary crea­tion or pointlessly showy," hewrote.

Last P...isoned PriestBUDAPEST (NC) - The last

priest still held in prison byHungary's Communist govern­-ment for political-religious rea­sons has been released. PiaristFather Edmund Lenard, 66, hadbeen jailed since 1967 for carry­ing-out illegal pastoral ac~vities.

During his lifetime he has spent17 years in prison.

ptope Says Popular D~Yotions

(:an Aid Liturgical RenewalBy JOHN MUTHIG

VAHCAN CIlY (NC) - TheChurch does not need liturgythat is "new for newness' sake'or an act of "homage to arch­eology," asserted Pope PaUl VI.

In a letter to the Latin Ameri­can Liturgical Conference, thePope encouraged the develop­ment of small Christian com­munities. But he urged thesegroups not to be "closed in onthemselves" .or separate fromthe body of the Church. He alsowarned them against liturgicalrites that are either "arbitrarycreations or pointlessly showy."

The Pope said that populardevotions can become a "start­ing point" for liturgical renew­al.

He said that these devotions"often sprang up as a substitutefor a liturgy which was too re­mote from the understandingand the expression of the peo-p:le." .

Popular devotions, "if proper­ly purified, can and must be astarting point for a' liturgywhich is carefully adapted tospecial situations, to specialgroups and to people of varyingIE~vels of maturity and depth offaith," he saad.

The Pope maintained thatliturgy should not be removedf:rom the real-life experiences ofhuman beings.

"Rather, current history, withall its evils, as it is lived and

'suffered by the Church and hu­manity, is taken on by the litur­gy, united to the salvation ac­complished by God, and activelytransformed into saving his­tory," wrote Pope Paul.

The Pope asked pastors to

ST. STANISLAUS,FALL RIVER

A petition box' will be avail­able at all Masses, beginning thisweekend. Special prayer re­quests and thanksgiving may bedeposited and will be made theobject of special prayer by theparish intercessors for the fol­lowing week.

"We urge you as members ofa community of faith to take ad­vantage of the power which isin our very midst," writes FatherRobert Kaszynski, pastor, in theparish bulletin announcing theproject.

Parents of confirmation can-. didates are invited to participate

in a retreat to be held the week­end of Oct. 8. Registration willtake place in early September.

A meeting for those planningto make a Holy Land pilgrimagenext year will take place at6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28.OUR LADY OF ANGELS,FALL RIVER

Parishioners are asked to vol­unteer assistance for the patron­al feast of Our Lady of Angelsthe weekend of Aug. 12 through14.

Tfte parish council will meet at7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22 at thechurch hall.

HOLY NAME,FALL RIVER

New lectors are needed andvolunteers may call Father Wil­liam Campbell at the rectory orBill Renaud, telephone 674-4437.

',.58. PETER & PAUL,FALL RIVER

A large committe has beennamed for 5S. Peter & Paul Par­ish annual picnic Aug. 13 and14 on the church-school groundsand in the air-conditionedFather Coady Center, Dover andSnell Streets.

Attract·ions will include in­door and food booths, interna­tional foods, a Las Vegas table,auctions, a penny sale, games,children's activities and variedsales tables.

Rev. Msgr. Patrick J. O'Neill,pastor, is general chairman andMary Janick and NormandHathaway are co-chairmen. Thecommittee will meet Monday,Aug. 8 at 7 p.m.

Publicity chairmen of parish organizationsare asked to submit news Items for thiscorumn to The Anchor, P. O. BOI 7. FallRiver, 02722. Name of city or town shouldbe Included, as well as full daJes of IIIactivities. Please send news of future ratherthan past events. Note: the same newsItem can be used only once. Please do notrellU"t that we repeat an announcementce~eral times.

HOLY CROSS,SOUTH EASTON

A parish committee headed byMrs. Clarence J. Boucher is mak-'ing preparations to celebrate the10th anniversary of the parishduring the week of Oct. 9. Plansinclude a variety of social ac­tivities, to be climaxed with adinner-dance Saturday, Oct. 15.The observance will be sponsor­ed by the parish Women's Club.

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