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Pope John Paul1s MinistryBegins at Outdoor Mass
Weddington AppointmentScored by Bishop Kelly
and the triple warning "Thuspasses the glory of the world"once given the new pontiff.
Nevertheless much splendorand innovation marked the inaugural Mass of Pope John Paul.
As no modern pope beforehim has, Pope John Paul beganhis ministry in silent prayer before the tomb of St. Peter withinthe world's largest Church.
As the private ceremony began within, the crowds in thesquare sang verses of "VeniCreator Spiritus," as the bells ofSt. Peter's rang joyously.
Four royal couples, heads ofstate, and bright-robed· clergyfrom the Catholic Church as wellas from Orthodox and Protestantchurches, watched as more than100 cardinal-concelebrants in
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'Poor New Pope'Asks for Mercy
VATICAN CITY (NC) - Tossing away the forma. papal "we"and with it his prepared text,Pope John Paul I asked the College of Cardinals to "have mercyon the poor new pope who really never expected to rise to thispost."
In a meeting with the cardinals in the frescoed ConsistoryHall, Pope John Paul asked dioceses to help each other.
"Today there's a great needthat the world see us unified,"the new pope told the cardinals."Together let's try to give theworld a good show of unity, by
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ministration's stand, but alsocarries on heir efforts in amanner that demeans the religious convictions of RomanCatholics and many other citizens of this country."
Ms. Weddington, like Ms. Constanza and a number of otherprominent women in the Carter administration, disagreeswith Carter's opposition to federal financing of abortion forpoor women. Carter believes thegovernment should pay for' abortions only if the mother's lifeis endangered if the pregnancyis carried to term or if the preg-
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Mary's Cathedral at 4 p.m. Saturday and he invited all priestswho find it possible to join himas concelebrants.
An estimated 200,000 peoplewatched from St. Peter's SquareSept. 3 and thousands morestood in adjoining streets as thesenior cardinal-deacon, CardinalPericle Felici, placed the pallium,a simple strip of white wool withblack crosses, on the shouldersof the new pope.
The imposition of the pallium,an ancient symbol of authorityworn by archbishops and thepope, took the place of a coronation with, the papal tiarawhich for almost 8. milleniumstood for the pope's temporaland spiritual authority.
Gone also was the sedia gestatoria (a portable papal throne),
WASHINGTON (NC) - Bishop Thomas Kelly, general secretary of the National Conference of Catholic Rshops, hasasked President Jimmy Carter toreverse his decision to appointabortion activist Sarah Weddington as his liason for women's issues.
Ms. Weddington, 33, has served as president of the NationalAbortion Rights Action Leagup.
She was the lawyer for "JaneRoe," the Texas woman whosecase was part of the 1973 Supreme Court Roe and Doe decisions which struck down moststate restrictions on abortion.
Ms. Weddington has been general counsel to the Departmentof Agriculture. She was namedto replace Midge Constanza whorecently resigned as WhiteHouse liason with women'sgroups.
"I do not question Miss Weddington's character, talent orgood intentions," Bishop Kellysaid. "I do, however, questionher ability to adequately represent to you the views of a veryimportant segment of our so~
ciety - the millions of Americans who are deeply disturbedby the Supreme Court abortiondecisions and who have dedicated themselves to seeking redress from what they regard asa very real evil in our society."
Bishop Kelly said that NARAL"not only takes a strong and aggressive stand on abortion laws,a position critical of your ad-
VATICAN CITY (NC)-At asolemn Mass combining ancientand modem rites, Pope JohnPaul I ceremoniously began thetask of "presiding in charity"over 732 million Catholics.
Marking the occasion, BishopDaniel A. Cronin has asked thateach parish in the FaIl River diocese celebrate a special Massof thanksgiving this weekend.He said he will be principal celebrant of such a Mass at St.
USCC Asks CourtTo Reject NLRB
WASHINGTON (NC) - Stating that "the jurisdiction of theNational Labor Relations Boardover teachers in Catholic elementary schools must be constitutionally forbidden," the U.S.Catholic Conferpnf'e has askedthe Supreme Court to affirm anearlier court ruling that suchjurisdiction violates the FirstAmendment.
In a friend-of-the-court brief.the usec asked the court to uphold a 1977 decision by theSeventh Circuit Court of Appeals Involving the NLRB andthe Archdiocese of Chicago andthe Diocese of Fort WayneSouth Bend, Ind. The high courtis expected to hear oral arguments in the case this fall.
The USCC brief said NLRBjurisdiction over Catholic schoolswould constitute "governmentalinterference in the operation ofa religious enterprise" and thusviolate the free exercise clauseof the First Amendment. Condoning such interference wouldalso be inconsistent with priorU.S. Supreme Court decisions,the usee added.
By asserting jurisdiction overCatholic schools, the NLRBfails to recognize the fact thatthe schools are part of the institutional structure of the RomanCatholic Church, the usee said."We submit that there can beno protection of the inner workings of a church without a protection of the integrity of theinstitution as a whole and alsoin is various institutional parts,"The brief added.
Noting that NLRB jurisdictionover Catholic schools will allowthe labor board, rather thanchurch authorities, to decidewhen it can become involved inCatholic school labor disputes,the usee said such decisionsshould properly rest with thechurch if institutional integrityis not to be breached.
Tu Es Petrus
SCENES FROM POPE JOHN PAUL'S INSTALLATIONMASS CELEBRATED IN SUN-BATHED ST. PETER'S
SQUARE IN ROME BEFORE 200,000 CHEERINGPILGRIMS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE EARTH
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FATHER THOMAS COUGHLIN,the first born-deaf priest in theUnited States, says the Church is"uncomfortable" with the deaf.
SISTER ALBERTA BECKWITHis the newly-named director of theShrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Setonat Emmitsburg, Md.
MRS. MARTINE WARD has beenreelected international regent of theDaughters of Isabella.
Forming ConsciencesVATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul I
told diplomats at the Vatican that theHoly See's main service to the international community is the formation of consciences. He received members of thediplomatic corps accredited to the HolySee last week.,
Sponsorship EndsSAN JOSE, Costa Rica - The Costa
Rica bishops' Conference has ended itssponsorship of the Central AmericanTheological Institute despite protests byseminarians against the move. The institute is engaged in a wide range of formation progams for priests, Religious andlay leaders throughout Central America.
Coop BankWASHINGTON-President Jimmy Car,
ter has signed a bill creating a nationalconsumer cooperative bank - a programhe once opposed and now hails as amajor part of his administration's urbanpolicy. The proposal ha. strong supportfrom church, consumer and neighborhoodgroups,
Prayers for SummitWASHINGTON-Catholic, Protestant,
Jewish and Moslem leaders have askedmembers of their faiths to pray that theCamp David meetings between PrimeMinister Menachim Begin of Israel andPresident Anwar Sadat of Egypt succeedin achieving peace in vhe Middle East.
Efforts FailMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - Efforts to
help Latin America's poor through landreform programs and foreign aid and domestic aid are failing according to UnitedNations experts.. Farm workers still livein misery despite increased progress inagricultural techniques and production,said Uruguayan economist Enrique Iglesias, executive secretary of the EconomicCommission for Latin America, a U.N.agency.
Covenant of LoveCINCINNATI-A traditional parish and
a charismatic community in Cincinnatihave signed what one leader called a"covenant of trust and love" that acknowledges differences but affirms thecommunities' common heritage. St. Bernard Parish and the New Jerusalemcharismatic community pledged to promote mutual concerns and understanding.
u.S. OpportunityWASHINGTON - The United States
now has "an opportunity to do throughpeaceful means what we sought todo so long through war: to protectU.S. national interests in Southeast Asiaby assuring Vietnam's independence fromthe domination of any outside power,"according to a U.S. study mission whichrecently ended a week-long trip to Vietnam. Archbishop Philip M. Hannan ofNew Orleans and other members of thestudy team reported on their trip beforethe U.S. Senate judiciary subcommitteeon refugees.
PoHcy of LifeTRENTON, N.J. - Identical legislation
has been introduced in the New JerseyState Senate and the Assembly to regulatethe abortion business. Both bills declarethat the policy of the state is to encourage live births. .
Tax-Credit PlanNEW ORLEANS-The Knights of Co
lumbus reaffirmed their commitment to atax-credit plan to aid parents of nonpublic school children in a serie:!; of resolutions adopted at their 96th annualmeeting of the Supreme Council, held inNew Orleans.
Need Each OtherNOTRE DAME, Ind.-The church needs
the vitality of the charismatics, BishopWilliam McManus of Fort Wayne-SouthBend, Ind., told participants in the National Conference on the CharismaticRenewal in the Catholic Church. But, thebishop added, the charismatic movementneeds the certitude of the teachings, thesacraments and the pastoral direction ofthe church.
Full Empl,oymen'~WASHINGTON-President Jimmy Car
ter and Senate Majority Leader RobertByrd (D.-W.Va.) have promised to dotheir best to pass tre Humphrey-Hawkinsfull employment bill. The U.S. CatholicConference, the National Conference ofCatholic Charities and several other Catholic organizations are members of- theFull Employment Action Council, whichsupports the bill.
Czech Bishops Harassed .BONN, West Germany - A group of
Czechoslovak intellectuals say two bishops in Czechoslovakia are being prevented from exercising their ministry, reportsKNA, West German Catholic newsagency. The 54 intellectuals appealed tothe outside world to help prevent furthergovernment harassment of Bishops JuliusGabris and Jan Karec.
'Foretaste of Heaven'PITTSBURGH--To the Catholic writer
and social activist, Dorothy Day, whomade the six-day silent retreats morethan 20 times over the years, the experience remained a "foretaste of heaven."The retreats, titled "An Encounter WithSilence," were begun in the early 1940sby Father John J. Hugo and were offeredthrough the 1960s. They were resumedfour years ago and offered on a smallgroup basis. Now the is slating a fullseries of retreats for next year.
Karen QuinlanMORRISTOWN, N.J. - Karen Ann
Quinlan remains alive and in a comathree years after her adoptive parentsfirst sought court permission to unplugthe mechanical respirator believed necessary to maintain her biologically alive.
Education CoordinatorWASHINGTOl'\ - Dominican Sister
Cyrilla Zarek, former coordinator of education in the Department of PastoralCare at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago, has been named to coordinate education services to Catholicchaplains throughout the country.
Second MarriagesLATHAM, . N.Y. - Second-marriage
readiness has emerg~d as a new aspect ofpastoral care to the divorced 'which theCatholic Church must begin to deal with,according to an expert on ministry toseparated and divorced Catholics. "Second marriages have a divorce rate of 44per cent, even higher than the 37 per centdivorce rate of first marriages," PaulistFather James Young said.
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VOlkomener has been appointed national director of the Catholic Commission on Urban Ministry. She willwork at Notre Dame University.
FATHER FRANCIS GARVEY isthe new president of the NationalAssociation of Catholic Chaplains.
MARY MOTZ, who became aCatholic at age 85, recently celebrated her l05th birthday in La Mesa,Calif.
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Sharelife Beats GoalTORONTO (NC) The
ShareLife campaign of the Toronto Archdiocese, the result ofthe archdiocese's split fromUnited Way over abortion issues,has again exceeded its fundraising goal topping $3 million.
theme the commemoration ofthe seventy-fifth anniversary ofthe founding of the Fall Riverdiocese.
The ball planning committee,including representatives of theSociety of St. Vincent de Pauland the Diocesan Council ofCatholic Women sponsoring organizations, will assign committee responsibilities at theOctober meeting.
Ball proceeds assist in maintaining and expanding threeschools and four summer campsfor exceptional children that operate under diocesan auspicesand are open to all children insoutheastern Massachusetts.
Bishop's Ball Plans Begin
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The 8 x 10 prints, showing Pope John Paul inhis first fonnal portrait, may be ordered now for only$4.95 each. Simply send a check made out to TheAnchor to P.O. Box 7, Fall River, Mass. 02722 withthe address to which the !lrint is to he sent clearly indicated.
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The annual meeting to planthe Bishop's Charity Ball will beheld Sunday, Oct. I, at 1:30p.m. at White's Restaurant,Westport.
Msgr. Anthor.y M. Gomes,diocesan director of the ball, announced today that invitationsto the meeting have been sentto 150 committe members.
This social event is set forFriday, Jan. 12, 1979 at LincolnPark Ballroom, North Dartmouth. It will be the 24th annualBall and records show that noother diocese has had such anevent for such a continuousperiod of time.
The ball will have as its
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Pius XII's ruling on artificialcontraception.
He said that, according to PiusXII, if science helps only to accomplish the marital act or tocontinue a marital act alreadyinitiated, then there is no moralproblem.
But if science seeks "to exclude or substitute" the maritalact, said the future pope, "theact is not licit since God hasbound the transmission of human life to the conjugal sexact."
Catholic WomenArthur and Madelaine War
ren, young singers whose repertoire includes pop, jazz, rock,standards operas and musicalcomedy, will be featured at theopening meeting of the FallRiver Catholic Women's Club,at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12 atHoly Name school hall.
Mrs. Carroll K. Sullivan willbe in charge of hospitality andMrs. 'Norman J. Roy will be coffee hour chairman.
New Pope Sees Grave RiskIn Test Tube Conceptions
VATICAN CITY (NC)Just before his election, PopeJohn Paul I said he feared thattest tube conception could present "grave risks" to mankind.
Asked by the Italian magazine "Prospectives on theWorld" to comment on the testtube conception of British babyLouise Brown, the future PopeJohn Paul said:
"I share only in part the enthusiasm of those who applaudthe scientific and technical progress after the birth of the English baby."
Stressing that he was speaking"as a journalist" and not as abishop, the then-Cardinal AlbinoLuciani said that the "possibilityof having children through thetest tube, though it may not provoke disasters, at least presentsgrave risks."
The pope wondered if testtube conceptions would increasethe risk of deformed children.
"If this is so, will not the scientist faced with new problemslook like 'the socerer's apprentice' unleashing mighty forceswithout being able to hold themback or dominate them?"
The cardinal-patriarch saidthat science risks giving rise toa "baby factory," given today's"hunger for money and no-holdsbarred attitude to morality."
The cardinal said that he, too,extended "most cordial wishesto the 'baby" Louise Brown, andthat he could not condemn herparents if they acted in goodfaith.
But he said that objectively hesaw no reason to object to Pope
POPE PAUL VI waves from gondola along the GrandCanal in Venice, during a 1972 visit. His successor, then Patriarch of Venice, now Pope John Paul I, is at left, as Msgr.Pasquale Macchi makes sure the pope stays upright in hisswaying conveyance. (NC Photo)
IObituariesSister Francois Xavier Ploude,
SSJ, 72, died Sunday at BlessedSacrament Convent, Fall River.A Fall River native, she enteredreligious life in 1924 and taughtat St. Roch's School, Fall River,St. Louis de France, Swansea,and St. Joseph, New Bedford.Her funeral Mass was on Tuesday at Blessed SacramentChurch and interment was inNotre Dame Cemetery.
Father John P. Cronin, pastorof Our Lady of Fatima Church,Swansea, was principal celebrant Monday at rites for hismother, Mrs. Mary T. Cronin,88, a member of St. Louis parish, Fall River. Over 50 priestsof the diocese were in attendance at the funeral.
Born in Ireland, Mrs. Croninwas a charter member of thewomen's guilds of St. Patrickand St. Louis parishes. She issurvived by her husband and adaughter, Mary E. Cronin ofNew Bedford, as well as by herson.
Father GrasianoNCCC Delegate
Father Peter N. Graziano, director of the diocesan department of social services, willrepresent the Fall River dioceseat the 64th annual meeting ofthe National Conference of Catholic Charities, to be held Sept.14 to 18 in New Orleans.
Women's issues and parishsocial ministry are the topics expected to dominate the meeting.They will be the focus of twomajor addresses, of workshopsand of major policy statementsto be voted on by the NCCCCongress, a body of 350 delegates representing NCCC's individual and agency members.
Alexis Herman, director of theWomen's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor, will addressthe nation's llu'gest private human services organization on"Women's Issues." She will discuss how Catholic Charities'efforts to help women achievetheir full potential can contribute to the field of human services.
"The Parish: New Life fromOld Roots," will be the topic ofRev. Msgr. George A. Kelly, director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Catholic Doctrine, St. John's University, Jamaica, N.Y. He will examine historical and sociological changesin the parish and the renewedemphasis on parish input byCatholic Charities agencies.
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A Wonderful BeginningAs Pope John Paul begins his unique leadership role
in the church and the world, it is more than obvious thatthe Holy Spirit has brought to the chair of Peter a warmand understanding pastor who likes to smile. What awonderful example he already has given to all his brotherswho have the care of souls.
How many of us who have been in ministry a fewyears can recall the pastoral advice of not visiting parishioners in their homes or not attending their baptismal andmarriage celebrations? What about the constant remindersthat the priest must always be wary of the laity; that hemust keep in mind that as a cleric, he no longer belongsin that category. The list of "no's" could go on and on.And what did it do for the church except divide the peopleof God, driving a wedge between people and priest.
Well, fortunately the Church has come a long way inits reflections on the roles of laity and priest. Those whostill cling to the old precautions face empty churches andblank stares. Those who have grown in the spirit ofVatican II, those who have the mind of John and Paul,realize that the priest is an integral part of the parishfamily, not removed from his people by the barriers ofan artificial clericalism.
Pope John Paul, by approaching the first days of hispontificate as a dedicated and caring pastor, should helpus all to realize that the truly humble man and priestis a man who can still, amid the difficulties of life, finda way to share a smile.
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From the viewpoint of r,evenue, of course, it shouldbe realized that all newspapers look forward to the financial windfall reaped at elec1tion time.
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Seen in this light, it woulld be impossible for a Catholic paper to accept advertising from a political candidatewho is an avowed abortionist. On the other hand, to accept advertising only from those who support the Churchwould leave the door open to accusations of political partiality.
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charity which we should displaytoward our neighbors, that isto say, the human race." Or insimpler language,the starvingman should be given food, notspiritual sermons.
Buckley says that the newpope has got to be strongenough to acknowledge pastmistakes, among them the mistakes of Vatican U. He focusesfor instance on the liturgy. "Theshowplace of the church is theliturgy and here the reformsproved disastrous: a disfiguration of what was venerable andbeautiful into a vulgar collegiality that is artificial, distractingand appropriately celebrated bythe worst abuses against theEnglish language in the historyof syntax."
Undoubtedly there arechurches where the liturgical reforms have been disastrous butI think the new pope has biggerproblems than syntax to worryabout.
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tant but as something less important than ministering to thespiritual needs of men and women. He writes: "The pope, on theone hand, must unmistakably bethe pope of the church of thepoor, who feels the whiplash ofhunger and pain and cold . . .but in so doing, he must alsoemphasize the church's primarymission on earth, which is tominister to the spiritual needs ofman rather than to his corporalneeds."
In lact, Buckley says that thepope's ability to subordinate thematerial to the spiritual is "thehighest skill his community candemand on him." He contendsthat men are destined to sufferthe vicissititudes of life "but thepope is there to preside over aninstitution whose principal relevance is its irrelevance to theterrestrial, if not mundane,problem."
What he says may be true inan abstract, impersonal sense.But today, since Vatican II, wedon't talk that way. As the oldmanuals used to say, the goodsof the spirit take precedenceover economic goods. But thatconjures up the image of plutocratic clergy singing vespers incathedrals while the poor starvein the streets of Europe. Wetalk today not of abstract virtues but of acts of charity topoor persons. The emphasis ison the person. We don't "savesouls," we save persons who arecomposed of body and soul.
As Pope Paul said in his Ecclesiam Suam, No. 58, "Charityshould assume today its rightfulposition, that is, the first andthe highest scale of religious andmoral values . . . Let this be soof the charity toward God,which his charity poured outupon us, and true also of the
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The Pope Bill Buckley Wants
'A good man out of a good treasure bringeth forth good things.' Matt. 12:35
By Father John B. Sheerin
Bill Buckley is always readable. At times this veteran journalist is exasperating or mystifying, but he does catch andhold the reader's interest.
In a recent column, Buckleywrote about the kind of popehe would like to see ruling theCatholic Church. He left nodoubt as to his loyalty to thepapacy. "I write as a consumerof Catholicism or as a shareholder in the enterprise, alwayswith the underste.nding that thepope has all the voting stock."
It has been generally takenfor granted that Buckley is adyed-in-the-wool conservative.This is true of his political convictions but in this article hereaches out in a progressive direction in regard to certain major problems confronting thechurch. He feels that a celibateclergy is not essential to thevitality of the priesthood and hesays that the binding force of"Humanae Vitae" (On HumanLife) could be relaxed, makingits teaching a general ideal tobe striven for rather than a total ban on contraceptives.
His column was entitled "ThePope I Want: A Consumer ofCatholicism Speaks Out." Ournew pope, John Paul I, was elected the next day. Does he measure up to Bill Buckley's expectation of what the new popeshould be? At this moment ofwriting, we know little of PopeJohn Paul's future plans or aspirations but we do know thathe is the son of a migrant worker and- that he has a very sensitive concern fo rthe poor.
In his column, Buckley castsa suspicious eye on social action. He does not dismiss socialaction for the poor as unimpor-
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A GIFT OF FLOWERS helps bedridden Sister Villanashare in the joy of profession day for younger members ofher community. At Fall River motherhouse of DominicanSisters of St. Catherine of Siena, Sister Jane Theresa Kirbyof Peru, N.Y. (left), pronounced first vows and Sister SusanMarie Flynn of Worcester took final vows at a liturgy followed by a reception for families and friends. (Sister Gertrude Gaudette Photo)
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Papal LanguagesVATICAN CITY (NC) - Ital- man is reportedly quite good.
ian, German, some French and a It is said that in the last yearlittle English seem to be the he has been learning English.modern languages which PopeJohn Paul I speaks.
The new pope comes from thenorthern Italian region near theborder of Austria, and his Ger-
Dear Editor:I have just read the Kennys'
response (July 13) to' a readerrequesting guidelines for teenage dating and I want to saythat rarely have I read an article in which I disagree with almost every suggestion!
My husband and I don't feeldating, as a social custom,should be even consideredamong teenagers until they are17 and 18. And then it shouldbe primarily a prom or a specialdance.
We heartily support friendships between girls and boysand are most casual and relaxedwith the young people who arefriends of our children - reogardless of sex. But expectingand sanctioning dating amongyour teenage children is oftentimes placing a needless prssureon them.
We feel if home is a happyplace where parents and children really enjoy being with oneanother, where there is affection and interest, particularly onthe part of the parent, wherethere is humor as well as concern, teenagers will be contentand not have the need for approval which is what mostyoung daters are seeking.
Let us encourage our teenagers to socialize, to get to knowand appreciate each other in thenatural atmosphere of schooland church clubs, sports, etc.,and leave dating to adults.
Margaret MurphyFalmouth
Doesn't Agree
can write a book should understand the connotation of theword "Theocracy." The Churchis a theocracy and not a democracy.
A quick reflection on the careers of the Popes who sat in theChair of St. Peter during thistwentieth century attests to thefact that the Holy Spirit guidedthe College of Cardinals in theirselection of popes.
M. Henry McInerneyCenterville.
Choosing a PopeDear Editor:
The article in the "Anchor" ofAugust 17th, commenting on layparticipation in the election of aPope, prompts this reply. BishopDaniel Cronin's homily at the services in memory of Pope Paulthe Sixth, in my judgment, toldall that needs to be said. He leftno doubt about the establishment of Christ's church, and theauthority of St. Peter and hissuccessors. ..
One may ask, why does a layperson presume to be qualifiedto assist the cardinals in theselection of a new pope? Whydoes a lay person write a bookor organize a group to counselthe princes of the Church intheir secret conclave? Is it togain recognition; is it to sell abook? Certainly a person who
Neither was it a sin for me tosee Coming Home. Again I sawthe sin of the strong suppressing the weak, the hungry seeking comfort and peace, thetroubled some sign of hope.Again I felt compelled to prayfor the cure of our ills and theindwelling of Christ in our lives.Did you think I would wish tocommit adultery, commit suicide, or begin to hate Americaand become communist for themultiple mistakes we made inVietnam? ...
The renewal must be the timewhen the Church comes to life.We cannot afford to stifle aswe have in the past the Eckharts, Evelys, Chardins. Todayour Church has no Bonhoeffer,nor does it have a Buber, noteven Evely or Chardin.
I believe it is because theCatholic religion has been separated from the Catholic life byjust such devices as the list andnonparticipation in our ownlives. Our spiritual living is partand parcel of our living in theworld. The message is love Godabove all things and other gods,love your neighbor.
nonna WebsterTruro
Letters to~the Edito~11
September 18Rev. Luke Golla, SS.CC., 1945,
Seminary of Sacred Heart, Wareham
Rt. Rev. Edmund J. Ward,1964, Pastor, St. Patrick, FallRiver
September 19Rev. Henry E. S. Henniss,
1859, Pastor, St. Mary, NewBedford
September 20Rev. Simon A. O'Rourke,
1918, Chaplain, United StatesNavy
Rev. Omer Valois, 1958, Pastor, Sacred Heart, New Bedford
September 21Rev. George Pager, 1882,
Founder, Sacred Heart, NewBedford
Rev. George Jowdy, 1938,Pastor, Our Lady of Purgatory,New Bedford
Dear Editor:Accepting responsibility for
my own sins . . . and perceiving it to be a correct and Godgiven responsibility, I musttherefore take issue with anydevice or statement that interferes with this responsibility inthe name of the Church.
Thus, I take great issue withthe movie rating list, publishedin your last issue (Aug. 24).This, I believe is a regression toan outdated concept of Catholicism - one participatory . . .I, as a member of Christ's Body,referring to Him in most reverence.
For me to view "1900" wasnot a sin. I saw in this film thatthe poor cry out for justice, theunloved for love, the scaredwithout faith for human organization of strength-the rich toprotect what they have (fascists) the poor get what theyneed (communists) ... In summary, in my faith, I did notperceive the Church to beworthless and Communism to bethe answer after viewing thismovie. Did you fear that Iwould? I felt an even strongercall to renewal, the reminder ofmy own weakness and dependence on Him for the guidance Ineed to love the unloved, feedthe unfed, give hope to the unhopeful.
Movie Ratings
letters are welcomed, but should be no"'ore than 200 words. The editor reservesme right to condense or edit, If deemednecessary. All letters must be signed andInclude a home or business address.
I NecrologySeptember 15
Rev. Henry J. Mussely, 1934,Pastor, St. John Baptist, FallRiver
Rev. Brendan McNally, S.J.,1958, Holy Cross College, Worcester
Rev. John J. Casey, 1969, Pastor, Immaculate Conception,North Easton
September 16Rt. Rev. Jean A. Prevost,
P.A., P.R., 1925, Pastor, NotreDame, Fall River
September 17Rev. Thomas F. McNulty,
1954, Pastor, St. Kilian, NewBedford
6 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Sept. 7, 1978
Liberation Theology Fai Is to Analyze ProblemsBy
REV.
ANDREW M.
GREELEY
John Shea commented recently in Commonweal thatwith theology the flight fromreason does not necessarilyguarantee contact with life. Nobetter epitaph can be writtenfor much of the theological effort of the last 15 years.
There is, of course, a substantial number of theologians doingsolid, rational work, and even a
few whose academic rationalitymanages to sustain some COIl
tact with life. But the Flakinef.sDemon has not been E~xorcised
from theological activity.Consider, for example, on the
Protestant side, the recent book,"Patterns of Grace," by Tom F.Driver of the Union TheologicalSeminary. For off-the-wall narcissism, Driver is hard to beat.Reinhold Niebuhr would behorrified and Paul Tillich profoundly offended to read hiscomment that salvation consistsin the "descent into wateryverbs."
(He is arguing, if I can (:utthrough the self-adulation, thatthe Real is Becoming, not Being
- scarcely a new philosophicalobservation.)
But for some uptight Protestant academics like Driver, thisswinging style gives them asense of being "with it," beingrelevant, being in touch withthings, "the way they are." Onthe Catholic side, liberationtheology plays the same role.
One of the mediocrities whowrites for the National CatholicReporter recently observed thatI was "middle class" because ofmy "irresponsible criticism ofliberation theology." It's hardnot to howl with laughter. Whocould be more middle class thanthe readers and writers of theNational Catholic Reporter?
Liberation theology is a product of state-paid German theological faculties, propounded inLatin America by middle-classteachers and regurgitated inNorth America by middle-classacademics. For all three groupsit offers the marvelous titillation of pretending that one isradical, Marxist and revolutionary, in the "vanguard of thepeople."
In fact, like most other middleclass fads, liberation theology isinnocent of serious social andeconomic analysis. The void ofunderstanding the problems ofpoor people in poor nations isunblemished by the rigors ofeither theological or economic
methods.German political theologians,
at least, are in dialogue with theMarxists who dominate the university faculties. Latin Americatheologians, at least, are seriously concerned about the socialand economic problems they seearound them. But the Americanmiddle-class liberation theologians are innocent not onlyabout the societies which produced liberation theology, butalso devoid of understanding oftheir own society. They areeager to reflect· on everybody'sexperience but their own.
Like Tom Driver, they runfrom rationality but are nowherenear life.
underneath it is teaming withits own vitality. Time causes itto break down, replenishing thenutrients in the beach thatfarther up allows dune grass togrow. Bits are washed back withthe waves, revitalizing littlegrowing things in the water.
There is no revitalizing driftline in the midst of an oceannor in the desert. It occurs onlywhere the sea and the sandmerge and work against eachother.
Is it not the same with thechurch? The liberals find theconservatives drag everythingto a standstill; the conservativesthink the liberals are undermining their good work. Yet it isthat interaction that revitalizesthe church.
seems on a mild summer day.There are times of intense
storm when waves poundagainst that beach violently.Tides reach higher than thatsa.fe line of drift. The seas beatagainst the soft sand, carryingit away.
A wide beach can become asteep crescent, eaten away byone spring's storms. But thatsand doesn't just disappear. It'scarried someplace else - towait. Another storm may toss itback on the beach, rebuildingwhat had been taken away.
But while that shifting andchanging is taking place, between the two is that line ofdrift. In it, life is being rebuilt.The sun dries the surface, but
Thatwould be better off without theother. Liberals have powerfulplans that would revolutionizeeverything, ibut the conservatives block their progress. Conservatives feel threatened by thechanges - things should stay
.as they always were. Eachsometimes believes that therewould be peace without theother.
But what would happen tothat beach? If yc,u removed allthe sand, there would be endless ocean ... no place for anything to take root. If all thewater disappeared, the beachwould become arid, endless desert.
Each needs the other. Andneither is an unchangeable as it
it had been that way since thebeginning of time. The waveswashed against the lower beach,but never changed that portionahove the high water Hne.
It reminded me of the situation in the church between conservatives and liberals. The conservatives hold fast, unaffectedby the changing wash of the liberals. They may be battered, "attacked" constantly, but abovethat line of drift, they are unchangeable.
The liberals are constantlychanging - gentle movementsseemingly incapable of doing anyharm, then choppy seas battering each other as well as thebeach.
At times each feels the church
MARY
By
CARSON
Last week my family andI had a three day vacation. Iwalked along the beach atthe edge of a large bay.Gentle waves rolled in, carryingbits of seaweed and algae, depositing them in a neat line atthe high water mark, drawinga dark brown division betweensea and sand.
The sand behind the line ofdrift was soft and clean, as if
Carter Health Principles Called DisappointingBy
JIM
CASTELLI
WASHINGTON (NC) - Twoofficials of Catholic organizations have called the Carter administration's national healthinsurance principles "vague" and"disappointing."
Francis Butler, associate secretary for domestic social development for the U.S. CatholicConference, said the principlesare also misleading because theysuggest that something is being done about national health
insurance when no legislationwill be introduced until laterthis year and the administraEondoes not expect a program tobegin until 1983.
Mathew Ahmann, associate director for governmental affairsfor the National Conference ofCatholic Charities, cited two administration principles as "verytroubling." ,
The first, he said, is the administration's support for coinsurance and deductible feutures. Ahmann said S-:lch features discourage poor peoplefrom seeking health care because they cannot afford the deductibles.
The second major objection,Ahmann sa:'d, is that President
Jimmy Carter told Sen. EdwardKennedy (D-Mass.), a major national health insurance advocate,that the administration programwould be phased in with separatepieces of legislation.
Ahmann said the NCCC favors phasing in a. program, butsaid it should be spelled out inone piece of legislation.
Butler compared the administration's 10 principles with 10principles offered jointly by theusec and t:,e NCCC at hearingssponsored last October by Secretary of Health. Education andWelfare Joseph Califano.
He said the administrationmet the USCC-NCCC principleson three cases, opposed themon one and did not mention the
others.The administration agreed
with the USCC and NCCC thatnational health insurance shouldbe financed through a combination of federal revenues and employer and employee taxes, thatit should provide consumer representation and that it shouldmaintain a pluralistic system ofhealth care delivery.
The adminstration opposed theUSCC-NCOC position on deductibles.
The USCC and NCCC calleduniversal coverage, includingcoverage for resident aliens andaliens admitted to the UnitedStates for employment. The administration called for universal
coverage for all citizens andmade no mention of aliens.
The administration made nomention of using national healthinsurance to promote prepaidhealth maintenance organizations, a position favored :by theusec and NCCC, but it did imply such support, 'Butler said, bysaying the program should promote major reforms.
The administration said private insurance programs shouldplay a "significant" role in administering national health insurance with "appropriate"government regulation. Theusee and NCCC said privateinsurers should play only a minor role.
By
MARILYN
RODERICK
While I can casually mention that I spent the weekend in Boston, I hate to addthat I spent it on my handsand knees scrubbing floors, but
that is exactly what I did. Ourdaughter is in her second yearat Boston University and sheand three roomates are shari;r.;gan apartment replete withcharm, individuality and themost unspeakable dirt imaginable.
Such apartments have "endless possibilities" that about$10,000 and a commercial cleaning company could possibly a=:complish in six months.
But the same results are expected of family and friends
with short tempers and bonesthat don't feel the way theyused to.
What it amounts to is thatparents not only supply support, tuition money and laborbut also every piece of furniturein the house that's not naileddown to their pleading offspring.All this in the guise of helpingthem become independent.
One item that I do feel thatevery house and apartment filledwith busy individuals should
have is a crock pot, a marvelous way to prepare a meal on abusy schedule.
This is an excellent way toenhance a tough cut of meatand could also be cooked on thetop of the stove if you don'thave a crockpot.
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2) Cover and cook on low for7 to 9 hours or until tender.Add the drained fruit the lastfew minutes. Cut meat acrossgrain.
Leadership
7
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everythingeXQctly
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Pope John Paul finished histalk with the words, as given byVatican Radio: "Have mercy onthe poor new pope who reallynever expected to rise to thispost. Try to help me."
The pope according to Vatican sources, also said that hehoped to work in cooperationwith the Roman Curia, thechurch's central administration.He said it was a huge machinewhich he did not yet know howto run but that he hoped tolearn.
the life of a limited apostolatewhich I liked so much.
"I always had small dioceses.Vittorio Veneto is a small diocese and even Venice for aU itsgreat history is small - 430,000inhabitants.
"My work was among youth,workers, the sick, pastoral visitsand so forth.
"I can no longer do thiswork," said the pope, "but youcan."
'Poor New Pope'
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Sept. 7, 1978
Continued from Page Onesacrificing something now andthen.
"We have everything to loseif the world 'doesn't see usunited," said the pope in hisoff-the-cuff remarks.
The pope's spontaneous decision not to use the text prepared for him by Vatican officials caught the Vatican pressoffice and the staff of L'Osservatore Romano, the Vaticannewspaper, by surprise. .
The press office distributedthe prepared text as the wordsspoken by the pope and theVatican daily printed the discarded speech.
Only Vatican Radio - whosetechnicians recorded the pope'sactual words - was able to report parts of what the alreadyunpredictable pope sai4, at theclosed meeting with the menwho elected him.
In his ad lib remarks the popesaid that "in a certain sense Iam sad that I cannot return to
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Seminarschairman, will be Mrs. RichardPaulson, whose topic will be thestructure of the council; Mrs.James E. Leith, council president, who will discuss membership.
Also Mrs. William Grover, program planning; Mrs. James A.O'Brien Jr., publicity; Mrs.Michael J. McMahon, parliamentary procedure.
Mrs. Raymond Poisson willchair a model meeting with district officers participating; andthe seminar will conclude witha talk on personal commitment,by Mrs. Robert Bernier.
District arangements committee members are Miss ClaireO'Toole, Mrs. John Silvia, Mrs.Irene Pereira, Fall River; Mrs.Thomas Long, Mrs. Roy Franklin, New Bedford.
Mrs. Clinton Rose, Mrs. Aristides, Taunton; Mrs. David Sellmayer, Mrs. George Landry, Attleboro; Miss Ethel Crowley,Mrs. Gilbert Noonan, Cape andIslands.
as a boy, as a seminarian, as apriest and as a bishop, continueto enlighten and direct oursteps," he prayed in his homily.
Applause puctuated his talk,yet not all the spectators werethere to pay him tribute.
Protestors opposed to thepresence of Argentine PresidentJorge Videla at the Mass raiseda banner from the obelisk in St.Peter's Square. Videla attendedin the white uniform of a general.
Other demonstrators lau~cheda dozen helium-filled balloonswhich sailed over the squaretrailing a banner reading: "Videlaexecutioner."
As a flaming sunset bathed St.Peter's Square, the pope heldhigh the host and chalice, displaying them in three directions.
About 200 priests from various nations distributed Communion as Pope John Paul gavethe host to his relatives. Amongthem was Silvio Luciani, a relative who emigrated to Michiganin the 1920s.
Before communion time, a network newscaster remarked tothe priest assisting him in hiscommentary on events in St.Peter's Square, "It's to be hopednot all the 200,000 people herewill take communion."
With just a shade of reproachfor the time and motion mindedAmerican, the priest replied,"'I'm sure every Catholic will!"
KATHERINE LEITHCLAUDEITE ARMSTRONG
All members of groups affiliated with the diocesan councilare invited to attend the sessionsand the public is also welcome.
Presenting the program, whichwill be coordinated by Mrs. Aubrey Armstrong, commission
The Organization ServiceCommission of the DiocesanCouncil of Catholic Women hasannounced a series of three leadership seminars, to be held inthe Attleboro-Taunton, FallRiver and Cape Cod areas of thediocese.
The opening session will beheld in Taunton at 7:30 p.m.Monday in Immaculate Conception auditorium at Bay and AlgerStreets. The second session isscheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday,Oct. 14, at Holy Name schoolhall at Pearce and Reed Streets,Fall River; and participants areasked to bring lunch. The dateand place for the Cape Cod session will be announced at a latertime.
delegations sitting before him athis right. "Brethren who are notyet in full communion, we turntogether to Christ our Savior, allof Us advancing in the holinesshe desires and in the mutuallove-without which there is noChristianity."
A human touch was added tothe solemn proceedings by aubiquitous fly the pontiff triedunsuccessfully to brush away ashe delivered his homily. Andthe papal zucchetto, the beanielike white skullcap he wore beneath his golden miter, remainedrakishly askew during the partsof the two and a half hour ceremony when it was visible.
Looking toward the diplomats,dressed in formal evening dress,gold-braided military uniformsor Arab and African robes, thepope continued:
"We are deeply touched byyour presence, you who presideover the high destinies of yourcountries or represent your governments . . . in your participatfon we see the esteem andtrust that you place in the HolySee and the church . . . to helpcreate a climate of justice, brotherhood, solidarity and hope without which the world would notbe able to live."
At the start of his ministrythe pope invoked the help ofMary.
"May Our Lady who guidedour life with delicate tenderness
Outdoor MassContinued from Page One
white damask miters and goldenGothic chasubles walked solemnly to the outdoor altar.
Smiling, tracing the Sign ofthe Cross and humbly bowing,Pope John Paul entered thesquare for the first time as pope.The crowd greeted him with resounding applause.
More applause and cries at"Viva il papa!" broke loose ashe sat for the first time on thepapal throne, set up on a daisbefore the main portal of St,Peter's, below a huge stone basrelief and a 19th-century tapestry. Both art works portrayedJesus' handing of the keys toPeter.
Before the imposition of thepallium, the faithful invoked forthe new pope in a litany the aidof Christ, Mary and 31 saints.
Afterwards, the pope, wearinga tall golden mitre, received symbolic homage of obedience fromthe cardinals.
One by one they bowed, kneltat the pope's feet and kissed hishands. Each received a kiss onboth cheeks from the smilingpope, who conversed warmlywith them, greeting each, saidan observer, as if he were thefirst and only one to come before him.
Throughout the ceremony,choir and people sang "Tu EsPetrus" ("Thou Art Peter.")
After the Gloria, sung in alternating chant and polyphonicverses, the new pope prayed."0 God, you chose me as Peter'ssuccessor. Make me be for yourpeople the principle and visiblefoundation of unity in faith andcommunion in charity."
After listening to the FirstReading in French annd the Second Reading in English, the popestood solemnly for the Gospelwith the crucifix-capped papalcrozier in his left hand.
As a sign of church universality, the same Gospel was chanted in Latin first, then in Greekby an Eastern-Rite deacon.
Pope John Paul himself emphasized church university andunity by beginning his shorthomily in Latin.
He later switched to Italian,then to French and back toItalian.
"With surprise and understandable trepidation," he said,"but also with immense trust inthe powerful grace of God andthe ardent prayer of the church,we have agreed to become Peter'ssuccessor in the See of Rome,taking on us the yoke that Christhas wished to place on ourfragile shoulders."
The pope used the formalpapal "we" in his sermon. During his first week as pope, thepontiff tended to refer to himselfin the first person singular.
He said that "from the moment we were elected, throughout the days that followed, wewere deeply struck and encouraged by the deep signs of affection given by our sons anddaughters in Rome and also bythose who sent us from all overthe world expressions of theirjoy that God had again given thechurch a visible head."
Speaking in French, the popeaddressed the many ecumenical
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is that; 'We're going to help thefarmer and he will help us,"says Sister Alarid. "They're notjust doing a job . . . They thinkof their work as helping theirfellow man . . .' by helping toput food on the table for others."
WorkshopFather Bob Dufford of the St.
Louis Jesuits will present a liturgical music workshop Mondayand Tuesday nights, Oct. 16 and17, at SS. Peter and PaulChurch, 67 Southmayd Rd.,Waterbury, Conn. Further information is available from ClareDoherty at the church.
BALTIMORE (NC) - Sayingthat the public has never forgiven him for his controversialplea bargain agreement withPallottine Father Guido JohnCarcich, Attorney General Francis (Bill) Burch has withdrawnfrom the Maryland gubernatorialrace.
"U's an issue that continuesto simmer," he said of the Mayagreement that gave FatherCarcich probation in return fora guilty plea to charges he mishandled over $2 million donated to the poor. "I believe thatwas the reason for my fallingin the polls," Burch said.
Burch, 59, a conservativeDemocrat, was considered alongshot prospect in the September primary. He had supportamong blue-collar and Catholicvoters and he gained state-wideexposure as a three-term attorney general.
"The Pallottine thing had anadverse reaction," he admitted."It wasn't going away. I'm glad1 did it. It was the right thingto do. 1 bit the bullet and tookthe consequences. But 1 can understand how some people areuncomfortable," Burch said.
younger children working thefields. The younger children generally are in day care centers or"migrant schools" trying tocatch up on schoolwork they mayhave missed in the family's trekacross the country.
"They are all working for onegoal," such as improving theirhouse back home or buying anew truck, says Sister Alarid."It keeps the family together."The family unity "is somethingbeautiful to see, with everyoneworking together," adds FatherAlfonso Guevara of Brownsville."When they accomplish theirgoal, even the little kids cansay, 'I helped.' "
Sister Alarid, a native of Denver, has worked with migrantsin Nebraska, Illinois, Kansas,Ohio and Michigan. When thecurrent season is over in Colorado, she will move on to Ohio,where migrants will be workingthe tomato fields.
A great deal of the MigrantMinistry team's time is spentvisiting the migrant families,helping them to use the servicesof government agencies that areavailable to them, assisting themin purchases or in dealing withlocal businessmen and aidingthem in completing forms theymay have to fill out, as well assometimes acting as a go~be
tween with farmers when thereare misunderstandings.
"We're trying to show themthat the church cares, that itloves them, that they are a partof the church also," says seminarian Don Brownstein.
Many people think of the migrants' work as hard but unskilled, but Father Guevara says"they are skilled workers . . .they are like artists." It takes agreat skill with a hoe to weedthe plants and thin them outwithout destroying a lot of otherplants, he says.
'Both the priest and the nunagree that the migrants do nothave a legalistic attitude towardtheir work.
"The attitude of the migrants
IMigrant Nun l Depicts Difficult Life
TYPICAL MIGRANT HOUSING
By James Fiedler
DENVER (NC) - Migrantworkers are at the mercy ofthe element and the economy,says Sister Jean Michelle Alarid, who understands better thanmost the realities of the migrantlife.
"I'm a migrant myself," saysSister Alarid, a Sister of Charityof Leavenworth who is coordinating the Denver Archdioceses'Migrant Ministry. "I have nohome. Wherever 1 go, 1 also haveto find a place to stay."
The nun moves with the migrants when they leave theirhomes in Brownsville, Texas,and travels with them across thecountry. Currently she's workingin northern Colorado with ateam that includes a Brownsvillepriest and three Denver seminarians.
The migrants must cope withthe hot sun that beats on themduring the day, the cold nights,and inclement weather that mayprevent them from earning moremoney. They remain on thefringe of the economy becauseof wages controll.ed by farmers,some unscrupulous crew leaderswho cheat them, disabling healthproblems for which they haveno insurance, inadequate housing and some businessmen whotake advantage of the workers'lack of fluency :In English.
Most migrants, not surprisingly, do not want to continue inthe type of work they do, SisterAlarid says. "The only reasonthey are migrant workers is because of the poverty and thelack of other jobs in Texas,"she says. "They are forced financially to come here."
Housing, the ministry teamsaid, is the worst problem themigrants face. Houses on thefarms for migrants often consistof only two bedrooms and akitchen, with beds for two orthree families jammed into thesmall rooms, and no runningwater.
The farm work is a familyaffair, with everyone except the
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What can you do about it? The best answer is STAYWELL. The next best thing is have a good additional hospital cash source should you or someone in your familybe hospitalized. That's what the United Catholic Group Insurance Trust Hospital Cash Plan is! It offers Catholics important benefits that may not be found in other plans.Compare it with any other offer and see for yourself. Andremember, these cash benefits are in addition to any coverage you may have, even Medicare. Payments are madedirect to you or anyone you choose to use for doctor bills,hospital costs, whatever you wish.
When comparing plans, start with the important thingsfirst. Take first day coverage for example. Your plan startspaying the first day you are hospitalized, not the 4th or 5thday when you may have run through hundreds of dollarsalready. Cancer and Heart Attack bring additional benefits,and that's important. Folks over 65 receive full benefits,not a portion of what younger people get. See what theother plans do and say.
The reasons why I'm proud of our coverage go on andon. We spell them out in this brochure. We urge you tocarefully read any other plan and see if they match us. Canthere possibly be a better way to decide wisely?
We are very proud to say that the United CatholicGroup Insurance Trust Hospital Cash Plan is underwrittenand administered by the Union Fidelity Life InsuranceCompany. They know how to treat people as you'll seewhen you read the nice things their Policyowners have tosay about them.
I look forward to welcoming you as a member of theUnited Catholic Group Insurance Trust. We have_.no duesand never solicit contributions from our members. We arehere strictly to serve your Insurance needs at LOW GROUPRATES. Don't forget to enroll by October 6,1978 to receive a beautiful metallic Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Commemorative Prayer Plaque absolutely free.
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Religious RightsVATICAN CITY (NC) - U.N.
Secretary General Kiurt Waldheim has said that the UnitedNations is preparing a declaration against religious intolerance and discrimination.
Waldheim made the statementin an interview with the Italian
No Cead Mille FailteKILL~RNEY, Ireland (NC)
Irish government officials showed their displeasure at the proIrish unification leanings of anIrish- American group by ignoring the group, which came toKillarney for its recent annualmeeting.
The group, the Ancient Orderof Hibernians in America, hasmade no secret of its own displeasure with the Dublin government over what it considersDublin's kowtowing to the British government on the subjectof Northern Ireland.
Rhodesian Prime Minister IanSmith and leaders of the Patriotic Front have each placedblame on the other side.
Directing their oomments topoliticians and military leaders,the bishops asked them "to stopthe war now before it destroysthe country" and to"dismantleall the racial discrimination ofthe present political order."Such leaders, they said, must"assume full personal responsibility, both before God and before all mankind, for their decisions.
ents know and approve. Yourfriends may not drive afterwards. They may stay all nightat our house, or we will drivethem home. Drinking withfriends applies to an occasionalweekend evening and a modestamount. We are not talkingabout a daily occurrence orabout getting drunk.
5. Coming home drunk willcarry a penalty spelled out inadvance.
Will these guidelines makeyour son a wise, sensible drinker?They will help. Growing up isrough, and there are setbacks.He may come home drunk again,and you will have to enforcewhatever penalty you haveestablished. The importance ofsetting guidelines is to spell outclearly what is acceptable andwhat is not. Persons who havelearned how to handle alcoholare less apt to become alcoholusers. Guidelines help him charta path in dealing with a new situation, drinking behavior.
Reader qusstions on familyliving and child care are invited.Address questions to The Kennys, c/o The Anchor, P.O. Box 7,Fall River 02722.
SALISBURY, Rhodesia (NC)- Warning of "the imminentdanger of total civil war in Rhodesia, with all its- frightful consequences," the Catholic bishopsof Rhodesia have issued an urgent plea for an end to fightingin that country.
In their joint "Plea for Reconciliation," the six bishopssaid that although "most of theordinary people of this country"remain silent about the civilwar because of fear for theirlives, the church cannot do so.But, they added, being the "moral conscience of society" is notan easy task.
"Those who preach peace areoften mistrusted by both sidesand may be accused of favoritism, opportunism and partiality," the bishops said. "Theymust even he prepared to become the victims of both theconflicting factions they seemto reconcile."
Thirty-seven missionaries andfamilies, including 19 Catholics,have been killed in terrorist attacks in Rhodesia in the lastfive years. The Jesuits and 12English Pentecostals were killedin June. The government of
can talk together about them,you can help him clarify histhinking.
Finally, formulate some guidelines regarding drinking. For example, here are the ones we usewith our teens.
1. Never drive when youdrink. If you drink even onebeer, call parents for a ridehome. It might be embarrassing,but it might keep you alive.
2. No beer or liquor in the carever. Period. (For us drinkingand driving is the number oneprohibition. Getting drunk won'tkill you. Getting drunk and driving can kill you and some otherinnocent motorist you hit.)
3. Set limits on how muchyou can drink, for example,three beers. Keep track from thefirst drink. There is no point intrying to count after you are toofuzzy to remember. Trust yourlimits and stick to them. Do notthink you can add a few morebecause you don't seem to feelanything from what you havedrunk so far.
4. You may drink at home.Your friends may drink at ourhouse provided we have talkedwith their parents and the par-
By Dr. Jim and Mary Kenny
Dear Mary:Last weekend my 16-year-old
son came home drunk at 3 a.m.He has never stay....!!! out thatlate before, and he has nevergiven us any trouble. The boyshe pals around with seem to benice boys. How should I handll....him? What if it happens again?
According to the law in oursociety 16-year-olds may notdrink. The simplest solution mayseem to be to follow the law,forbid your son to drink, andpunish him severely if he does.
While this solution seems simple, we do not advise it for several reasons. First, you cannotenforce such Ii rule with a 16year-old. He and his friendshave access to cars. If theychoose, they can get away fromall adult supervision and drink.Even less can you enforce sucha rule when a young man orwoman is 18 or 20.
One of the main jobs of parenthood is to prepare a chilrl forindependence. In this case parents have the right and duty toteach a child about alcohol anddrinking behavior. If he is goingto learn to drink and make somemistakes in the process, it is farbetter he do so while he is athome than after he leaves homeas a young adult. Teaching achild how to use alcohol is farmore difficult than forbidding it,but it is the only approachwhich will help him in the nextfew years and throughout life.
In regard to last week's episode, listen to your son. Try tofind out what happened, who hewas with, where and how muchhe drank. If you explode in anger or set down punishments immediately, you will cut off allcommunication.
Tell your son how you feel.Do you feel all drinking iswrong? Do you feel drinking isall right at times but gettingdrunk is unacceptable? Try toshare your own views and feelings.
Try to talk about some of theproblems he faces as a teenager.Does he know how to drink onedrink slowly so that he consumes very little over a periodof time? How might he handlepeer pressure when he is with agroup of boys for whom being"one of the crowd" means getting drunk? You cannot answerthese questions easily any morethan your son can, but if you
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issues are not necessarily connected."
"As a Catholic," said the bishop from Jefferson City, Mo., "Ibelieve abortion is totally andfundamentally wrong. As abishop I have a particular responsibility about safeguardingthat teaching.
"I disagree with people likeBella Abzug and some of thetactics she uses to spread hermessage. I think she holds thatthe ERA is a woman's ticket toabortion. How she can declarethis is beyond my comprehension."
,Bishop McAuliffe told NCNews that his c~mmittee hadreceived a great deal of correspondence since the NCCB meet·ing in May. It appeared to himthat people had not understoodthe legal reasons for which ithad been rejected by the Board.
"At any rate," he told theCDA, "it is the concern of allthe bishops to support women'sequality under the law. Theseriousness of the issues demandsurgent and extensive attentionfrom the church at all levels."
life," she added.'~For the woman who has cho
sen religious life, it is easier togo deeper into Christian lifesince she is devoid of the restrictions of the family," she said.
The renewal-oriented nun also criticized religious communities for not deepening their social concerns.
"I would like to have seen thejustice issues become deeperand more persuasive in religiouscommunities. I see the gap between rich and poor growingwider each year. I would like tosee sisters more involved in social justice questions. We haven'tmade an impact in this area withthe vigor I would like to haveseen," she said.
Bishop Affirms Sex EqualityNEW YORY (NC) - The
head of the bishops' Ad HocCommittee on Women in Churchand Society, Bishop Michael F.McAuliffe, strongly affirmedprinciples of equality for women under the law, in ministryand in marriage during a dinnerspeech to the Catholic Daughtersof America.
He told 2,000 members of theConference of Catholic Bishops'CDA - many of whom are antiERA - that when the NationalAdministrative Board opposedhis committee's position papers,favoring extension of the amendment deadline, "it did so on thegrounds that the SupremeCourt with its present constituency" would enterpret the constitutional amendment in the lightof the high court's "infamous"1973 decision to legalize abortions.
"Reasonably that doesn't haveto be," he commented, "but sojudgments are made."
The committee on women, hesaid, had been concerned withseparting the issue of abortionfrom ERA and "we said the two
meaning, but we now accept thefact that all people are sexualbeings.
"But celibacy still means giving up genitality," she added.
"Obedience means acceptingthe decisions of a group madeby the group," said the womanwho spent the past 20 years inthe administration of her community, the 730-member Sistersof Loreto.
Sister Tobin does not see aspecific church role for Religious.
"The role of us all is to become as fully Christian as possible. The attention has to be onour role as Christians, not ourspecific roles as Religious in thechurch. Religious life is just agood way of activating Christian
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ary Sisters, active in the FallRiver diocese in North Dighton,Fairhaven, New Bedford andFall River, recently concludedtheir 10th general chapter attheir motherhouse in Huntington, Ind. Its theme was "TheVictory Noll expression of religious life: a life of justice forthe sake of the Kingdom."
Support for the Medellinthrust for human rights in theircoming meeting at Puebla, Mexico, was addressed to the LatinAmerican bishops and corporatethrust for social justice actionwas advocated in a proposal forongoing education and dialogue.
Continuation of a communitysharing program ensures furtherself-help projects for the poor.
These actions, together withproposals concerning religiouslife and congregational growthand renewal, took place duringa consenual chapter assembly.
Victory Noll Sisters are in 19states and Bolivia, serving thepoor in a non-institutional wayin catochetical, pastoral, socialand health-related ministries.
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Sister Judith Turnoch of Gary, Ind. served on a processteam at the Victory Noll general chapter.
By Sister Ma~r Ann Walsh
ALBANY, N.Y. (NC) - Thepost-Vatican II changes in religious life were responsible forthe sub~equent D1ass exodus ofwomen from convents said Sister Mary Luke Tobin, whohelped spearhead renewal efforts when she was president ofthe Conference of Major Superiors of Women.
The exodus stemmed from sociological reasons, she added inan interview here.
"In the 1950s we had an artificial increase in religious life inAmerica. There was a religiousfervor in the country afterWorld War n, and novitiates andCatholic and Protestant seminaries were fiIled. <But when thatreligious fervor wore off, so didthe stimulation of many who entered religious life," she said.
Many who entered religiouslife in the 1950s did so becausethey were foIlowers and left forthe same reason added SisterTobin, while others left becausethey "got caught :.n the trend ofleaving."
The drop in numbers however,has not lessened the impact ofnuns on today's society, according to the only American woman to audit Vatican II.
"One sister today can do what25 could do in a system whichhad no room for accountability,creativity, responsibility or personal initiative. We still havepassive members, but they arefewer than in the past." shecommented.
Sister Tobin said she was especiaIly pleased with the broader interpretations of poverty,chasity and obedience.
"Poverty is now seen as livinga simple lifestyle, maintaining asense of modest living," she explained.
Preferring the term "selibary"to "chastity," she said the vowstill retains its traditional
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to abandon ourselves, withoutany reserve, to divine providence; but when we do abandonall, Our Lord takes care of all,and disposes of all." - St.Francis de Sales
movement has met, he said.Membership includes a majorityof lay people, two priests andseveral Religious.
Other members say the realdivisions are not over propertyrights, but over attitudes, lifestyles and the means of pursuing their spiritual lives.
The only uniting force of themovement, called the Slaves ofthe Immaculate Heart of Mary,is belief in Father Feeney's strictinterpretation that no salvationexists outside the CatholicChurch.
Father Feeney died last Jan.30 at age 80. Since 1976, his followers have been allowed byCatholic authorities to operateas a "pious union" of men andwomen living in community.
mittee and of the conferencesteering committee, said hehoped the conference would encourage participants to a greater involvement with their ownprayer groups and home parishes.
Dr. Vinson Synan, assistantgeneral superintendent of thePentecostal-Holiness Church andmember of the Catholic-Penecostal Dialogue Team, told thecrowd to be aware of the treasures each church has to offer."You Catholics have a mightyfield of evangelism to work in.Renew the church from top tobottom," he said.
George Martin, editor of NewCovenant and Pastoral Renewalmagazines, called for unity among charismatics, with thechurch and with other Christians.
WORCESTER, Mass. (NC) A court-ordered election hastemporarily, at least, broughtvisible unity to the divided followers of the late Father Leonard Feeney who was excommunicated in 1953 because ofhis salvation teachings but laterreconciled to the CatholicChurch.
Early this summer, ProbateCourt Judge Gerald D. MoClelhin ordered the followers toelect a leader as a means ofsolving their property dispute.Since the 1960s the followershave been divided into fourgroups. Although the groupsshare the same grounds, theylive in different buildings andrarely meet.
Elected by majority vote wasFather J. William Gibbs, knownas Father Gabriel, a chartermember of the movement founded in 1949 by Father Feeney. Heis doubtful, however, that theelection will significantly unitethe groups.
It was one of the few timesrecently the entire 85-member
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you walk hand in hand withother Chritians." Father Bertolucci said.
Auxiliary Bishop Nicolas E.Walsh of Seattle, in his welcoming remarks at the conference, said, "The renewalseeks to make members aware ofwhat the Holy Spirit's presencemeans in daily life.
"The problems of the charismatic renewal within the catholic Church, such as attitudestoward Scripture, healing andecumenism, should be considered challenges," he said.
Workshops at the conferencefocused on unity in the church,what charismatic renewal is,spiritual gifts, the healing ministry and unity among churchleaders.
Father Perron Auve, chairmanof the Regional Service Com-
SEAITLE (NC) - Keynotespeaker, Father John Bertolucci, told the 1,750 people attending a Northwest charismatic conference that they should think ofthemselves as "normal" Christians.
Father Bertolucci of LittleFalls, N.Y., is chairman of theAlbany Diocesan Service Committee for the Charismatic Renewal and a member of the National Service Committee.
In his address he said, "Thesubstance of the renewal, totalfocus on Jesus, is for everyone."
The charismatic renewal is"just normal Christianity. Itshouldn't be listed in the bulletinbetween the Altar Society andRosary Club," Father Bertolucci said. He told the crowd tostop referring to "regular" Catholics as opposed to "charismatic" Catholics.
That attitude, in itself, is divisive, he said. "But Jesus is foreverybody. The Holy Spirit isfor everybody. God has no stepchildren," he added.
"The real Jesus, who is alivetoday, must be the focal pointof any religious activity," hesaid. "You cannot take youreyes off the Lord. Focus on him,not on the problem," he said."Learn what it means to walk,to be drowned in the person ofJesus Christ . . . day by day byday by day," Father Bertoluccicontinued.
"I know where my feet areplanted - in Jesus. I know whomy head is . . . my bishop anapope. And this leaves my heartfree, free' to embrace all mybrothers and sisters, Protestantand Catholic," he said, stretching his arms wide.
He encouraged the crowd tostudy the Bible and the documents of Vatican Council II.
"Through the aid of the HolySpirit, you can follow the apostolic heritage and see the sacraments as actual interactionwith God," he said. "Don't evergive up on our mother church.
"You can follow her even as
PRIESTS AND PEOPLE join in praise at National Conference on the Charismatic Renewal held last month at Notre Dame University. Hundreds of priests, over 22,000 laityattended this closing Mass. (NC Photo)
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'THE THIRD WORLD IS THE TINDERBOX OF THE WORLD'
Justice and Peace: Fire of the Spirit
By Eugene Geissler
The following interview waswith a couple in their 20s whohave been married nine months:
Q: Did you have savingswhen you married?
Greg: Yes, about $1,000.There's about $400 left. We wentinto our savings for tuition, carrepairs, and some special purchases. It's hard to replace savings. Jane works and I go to college full time. She takes care ofthe money. It goes for rent andutilities, food, transportation,tithing, health, student loans,phone, laundry, personals. Wehave about $70 for recreationand savings. But we haven'tsaved anything.
Q: How do you feel abouttithing?
Jane: We believe in tithing andthe promises the Lord made
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Family PlanningBy Father Donald McCarthy
Recently the Catholic worldmarked the 10th anniversary ofPope Paul VI's widely criticizedencyclical opposing contraception, "Humanae Vitae." Duringthese past 10 years the urgencyof responsible family planninghas been magnified by inflation,especially in health care and education, two areas vitally necessary for family welfare.
The Second Vatican Councilrecognized responsible planningof family size as a conscientiousdecision to be made by the parents who must rear and educatetheir children. Neither the council nor !Pope Paul's encyclicalapproved of contraception andsterilization, methods of a familyplanning widely propagated bysocial and governmental agencies.
In the United States the widespread use of contraception,sterilization and abortion hassuccessfully reduced the birthrate to its lowest rate since theDepression of the 1930s. Simultaneously the climate of public opinion has swung heavily infavor of the so-called "contraceptive mentality." In this perspective, parenthood ceases to bea physical or moral obligationin marriage, and is only recommended for those who enjoythat sort of thing.
The contraceptive mentalitylakes a notable impact ·on tra
"itional sexual morality. Coupleswho have excluded parenthoodfrom their marriage often findit less stable. In 1977, in thiscountry, one divorce ocurred forevery two marriages.
Similarly, premarital and extramarital sexual activity are
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social systems that keep thepoor. Such systemic violence canonly increase the burden of injustice and create the powderkeg for war.
But the teaching is not just toavoid war, but the positive onethat appeals to the conscienceof rich nations to realize theirmoral responsibility to helppoor nations to develop a decent standard of living. Thepopes have reasserted the rightof the workers to bargain collectively and the need of governments to intervene on behalfof the poor.
Catholics must begin to seethat involvement in the cause ofsocial justice is an essential partof commitment to Christ.
In the papal teaching that theright to private property is limited by its social function, one isreminded of contemporary discussions about the limits ofgrowth and the thesis that"small is beautiful."
Aggressive acquisition of theworld's goods has always beencondemned as greed. Now it isseen as not even practical. Inthe last analysis the popes center the whole moral effort toseem justice around faith inGod, the obligation of authorityto serve the common good andthe centrality of the family values of love, justice and truth.
ly the new and pressing socialproblem facing the West and thechurch is the rampant injusticethat afflicts the peoples of theso-called Third World.
Where are the new poor andafflicted? Underneath the 39thparallel in southern Asia, SouthAmerica and! Africa. It used tobe said in courses on Europeanhistory that the Balkans werethe tinderbox of Europe. Todaythe Third World is the tinderboxof the world. At least a billionpeople live in a pre-industrial,pre-democratic, pre-capitalistmilieu, as though the 15th century still exists in the 20th century.
Where is most of the 20th century? Fundamentally in the United States and Western Europe,with Japan, Australia and thenewly rich Arab states as partners. Social critics claim that thehealth of the First World hasbeen :built up by exploitation ofthe Third World, both during theperiod of colonialism and nowthrough the policies of multi-national corporations.
Our last two popes tried todraw the attention of the churchand the healthy nations to theproblems of the Third World.
Both emphasized the institutional causes of injustice andspoke 'at length about oppressive
By Father Alfred McBride
Wars are usually fought foreconomic reasons. The propaganda may center on racialpride, love of country, manifestdestiny or some other self- justifying motives, but behind mostwars lies an economic ca1!sebased on some form of injustice.J:f the whole world wants peace,i.t must provide justice for itspeoples.
When the working classes ofEurope and the United! Statesneeded justice they had to fightfor it. The managers brought intheir goons to club the workersinto submission. So the workersbrought in their clubs and foughthack. Mob violence at factorygates, doors of mines and inc:ity streets marked the unpeaceful achievement of justice forthe workers of the West.
Their will to win was matc:hed by their fists. They came.tothe bargaining table with a cloutwon by force as well as by backing from the new social philosophy and the social teachings ofthe church.
By and large the workers ofthe First World have won theirbattle. Other justice causes havestill to be won, such as thosefor women and for the blacks,browns and other minorities inthe capitalist countries. But clear-
TonguesBy Father Joseph Champlin
I felt uneasy during my firstSunday afternoon visit to theEnglish-speaking charismaticprayer group in Rome. For anhour and a half the several hundred participants from all overthe world, predominantly clergyor Religious, alternately sang,sat in silence, read scripturalpassages, offered comments orobservations and stood to praisethe Lord.
The last activity made me uncomfortable. Within it, some persons raised their hands upward;others shouted phrases like"Praise You, Lord Jesus;" manymoved their lips quietly in prayer or remained silent; quite afew mumbled or spoke loudlywith unintelligible sounds.
A curious phenomenon developed in this five-minute periodof standing. The combination ofjoyful shouts, fervent words and"praying in tongues" grew louderand louder, formed a beautiful,almost musical sound and continued for a minute or two, thenwithout warning or direction,subsided gradually until total silence prevailed over the gathering. Afterwards, the group satresuming its alternating patternof song, prayer, silence andreading.
I was extremely skepticalabout this matter of "prayer intongues" in those days, but understand and appreciate the giftbetter now, more than a yearlater.
We do know that at Pentecost all, "filled with the HolySpirit," "began to express themselves in foreign tongues andmake bold proclamation as theSpirit prompted them" (Acts2,4).
S1. Paul in his letter to theCorinthians states that "thereare different gifts but the sameSpirit" and lists one of thosecharism as the "gift of tongues"(1 Cor. 12, 4-11).
Later in the same Epistle heremarked, "Thank God, I speakin tongues more than any ofyou" and expressed his hope, "Ishould like it if all of you spokein tongues." (1 Cor. 14, 18-5).
The Acts of the Apostles tellus that for many years in theearly church some Christianswere "speaking in tongues andglorifying God" and "the HolySpirit came down on them andthey began to speak in tongues"(Acts 10,46; 19,6).
Charismatics see the HolySpirit's presence within a believer as the key to praying intongues. They cite this sectionfrom St. Paul's letter to theRomans in support: "The Spirittoo helps us in our weakness, forwe do not know how to pray aswe ought; but the Spirit himselfmakes intercession for us withgroanings which cannot be expressed in speech" (8,26).
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She, for instance, cooks forher community, while othersteach, work in nurseries orkindergartens, or care for theaged. A blind sister types andcarries on a telephone ministryto the aged.
In Newport, the Sisters ofJesus Crucified engage in similar activities, with the additionof conducting a thriving medical laboratory service, providingclinical testing to area doctors.
Congregation members produce note cards and beautifullyilluminated spiritual bouquets,as well as cowls, stoles andhabits for themselves and theirnew "brother community," theMonks of Jesus Crucified.
Their handmade articles, including exquisite baby clothesknitted by Sister Mary Secord,blind since birth, are offered ina tiny gift shop at their Newport priory.
Sister Mary also makes cards,punched out in braille dots. Theyinclude a depiction of a tree."It's the only one I know," shesaid. ."I've never seen a tree."
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braced that life is Sister MarieBernardette Cormier, a NewBedford native who became avictim of polio at the age of 11months and walks with the aidof canes and a brace.
In New 'Bedford recently tovisit two sisters and a cousin,Sister Madeleine Marie of theSisters of St. Joseph in BlessedSacrament Convent, Fall River,she discussed her way of life.
She said she heard of theLamb of God communitythrough a magazine ad and explained that members engage invarying apostolates according to
Nuns Overcome HandicapsWith Love and Faith
SISTERS COURAGEOUS: Members of the Congregation of Jesus Crucified in Newport, R.I. operate a gift shopand run a medical laboratory for area physicians despitesevere physical handicaps. Here Sister Mary Xavier (left)inspects a cowl she has made as Sister Mary Ignatiusholds it for her. (NC Photo)
MRS. ALMA PEPIN (left) and Mrs. Alice Martin bothof New Bedford, enjoy visit with their sister, Sister MarieBernadette, a polio victim and member of the Lamb ofGod congregation. (Rosa Photo)
Are physical disabilities animpediment to the religious life?No, say members of two unusual communities, the Sistersof the Lamb of God of Owensboro, Ky. and the Religious ofthe Congregation of Jesus Crucified of St. Paul's 'Priory, Newport, R.I.
The Lamb of God communityoffers women, celibate or widowed, healthy or handicapped,young or old, " the opportunityof fulfilling your vocationthrough a life of mutual love andsupport."
Among those who have em-
ures showing it costs the averagefamily $60,000 to raise and educate a child?
Greg: That's scary, but youdon't have to have it all at once,and it doesn't have to cost thatmuch. Everything doesn't haveto be new or the best. I'm sureit can be done with God's help.·Since I have been married, Ihave thought about things Itook for granted before - aboutraising a family and being afather. It'~ challenging and exhilarating. Only after I met Janedid I see a plan for my life.The Lord's hand was in the waywe met. It was a clear manifestation of his personal design forme. And I discovered I wasopen to it.
Q: What do you mean, open toit?
Greg: To God's plan for mylife. If there were a child whileI am in school, it would upsetpresent plans and we wouldhave to adjust. The child wouldbe more important than gettinga degree quickly. It would workout. A child would indicateGod's faith in me, his giving methat kind of burden to carrywould be a sign.
Q: What about permanenthousing?
Jane: We would like to buya house. Maybe it couldn't berural, suburban or new. The citymay be the only place where wecan afford a house. Money isnecessary, but it's not one ofour basic values. Financial security can be a misleading goal androb you of other things if youare not careful. Our basic valuesinclude a true and good marriage, a family in the Lord, openand active relationship with God;and work that serves others. Thekind of work is more importantthan what it pays.
without the use of contraceptives remain largely unpopularand untrusted.
Pope Paul challenged scientiststo develop more accurate waysthan the old rhythm method formarried couples to know whentheir conjugal relations are fertile. Remarkable progress hasbeen accomplished since 1968.The latest approach to familyplanning is called natural family planning and is more reliablethan calendar rhythm.
It has begun to emerge withnew strength and appeal in direct proportion to the emerginghealth hazards of contraceptives.'fohe Human Life and NaturalFamily Planning Foundation(1511 K St. N.W., Wash. D.C.20005) has begun sponsoring regional workshops for teachertraining. The Couple to CoupleLeague (Cincinnati, Ohio 45211)has trained 160 teaching couplesin over 20 states to conduct aprepared series of four programsfor interested couples.
The first decade since "Hllmanae Vitae" has seen tremendous erosion of Catholic ideals ofmarriage, family life and sexualmorality. The second decade maysee a renewal of marriage andsexual morality based on respectfor the marvelous powers ofconjugal love.
Continued from Page Twelveabout that. It teaches us thatwe can get along without someof our money and helps keepour expectations down.
Q: What improvement do yousee in this economic picture?
Greg: Not much immediately.My summer job pays for my tuition next year, perhaps a littlewill be left over. Jane will haveto work another two years untiiI finish school. Now I am thehouse husband. I had to learnlots of new things, e.g., I bakebread every week. It's cheaperand better, and a real satisfaction. After graduation I'll get ajob and Jane will be a wife andmother at home.
Q: What about !babies?Greg: We haven't planned on
any immediately, but wehaven't closed our minds to thepossibility. There is neverenough money; there are alwayshardships. If we leave ourselvesopen to life and to love, it cannot be wrong to have a child,even in the midst of uncertaintyand hardships. We would worry,but we would be happy.
Q: What do you think of twocareer families?
Jane: A two-career family isnot in our plans if we have children. I wouldn't want someoneelse taking care of my child.Neither would Greg. For somefamilies, it is necessary, butmuch of it is based on a falsestandard of living. We are satisfied with our expectations ofnever being rich, or even comfortable.
Q: Can you support a familythat way?
Jane: I'm sure there are othersdoing it on less than we make.We would like to have five orsix children.
Q: How do you react to fig-
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more readily excused as meaningful expressions of affectionwhen the procreative potentialof such activity is deliberatelyand effectively excluded. Onestudy has shown a 33 percentincrease in both premarital sexual activity and premarital pregnancies in the United Statesfrom 1971 to 1976. The epidemicspread of venereal disease offersfurther silent witness to the effect of the contraceptive mentality.
Yet none of the members ofthe Papal Birth Control Commission who recommended a lessstringent position on contraception would approve of thisdangerous contraceptive mentality. They felt that contraceptioncould only be justified withinmarriage for urgent reasons,never as a mere convenience oras a way of eliminating entirelythe procreative responsibilityfrom conjugal intercourse.
The fact remains that despiteopposition to the contraceptivementality by all Catholic leaders,the current inroads of divorceand premarital and extramaritalsexual activity within the Catholic community are distressing.
Unfortunately, alternativemethods of planning families
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I want to focus on this song's core message, as conveyed inthe title. A person of inner security realizes that there are manylife aspects that defy complete control. There are ups and downs,disappointments and successes, many unplanned surprises.
Life'·s flow is bigger than any of us, and the trusting persondoes not fear the current. A skilled canoeist uses his well-timedstrokes plus the flow of the current to take the canoe where hewants it to go. Both steps are essential.
The skilled canoeist of life recognizes the flow of events andsituations surrounding his or her own life, and uses personaljudgment to choose new courses.
Those of us trying to follow a Gospel-centered approach tolife receive a special insight about life's flow. We learn thatno turn or curve in our life flow is occurring without God'spresence. Yet, too often we forget this. We begin paddling upstream, or cross-current.
We try to re-create opportunities that are past, or try tohold on to situations while life is carrying us forward. Sometimesour best steering does not perfectly guide our chosen route.
Can we trust enough to let go of the control and enter intolife's flow? Above the inner noise of confusion, can we still hearGod's ever-present affirmation: "I love you - let go and trustme!"
Can we believe in the power of these words once spoken byGod to the prophet Jeremiah: "Before the creation of all things,even before I gave you life, I chose you to be my own." We arecalled to use fully every personal power to guide and direct ourlives. Yet we are also called to trust.
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are to be distinguished from thehand and feet which they use... a man is not the same ashis own body."
And Cicero, when he said, "Weare not mere bodies, nor, when Ispeak to you do I speak to yourbody . . . for the body is, as itwere, a vase or some receptacleof the soul." And Job when hedescribed men as "them thatdwell in houses of clay." Andthe apostles Peter and Paul whenthey spoke of the body as an"earthly house," "tent," or "tabernacle."
We rest our case upon theargument that God is faithfulto his works and word alike,that He cannot deny Himself,that He cannot make the soulto be a lie to itself; that He cannot make the soul with desiresfor which He ha:> provided nogratification. Not in mockerydid He create us. We knowwhere we are going and weknow who awaits us.
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to hold as your belief that thesethings are true."
Clement of Rome, Clement ofAlexandria, Origan, Tertullian,Cyprian, all had almost similarviews concerning the soul. Cyrian said to his church at Carthage, when that city was sweptby a fearful pestilence, "Vveought not to mourn for ourbrethren, who, by the call of theLord, have been delivered fromthe world, since we know thatthey are not lost, but se:lt beforeus; that they have taken leave ofus to precede us. We Dught tolong for them as We do for thm,ewho are absent on a journey, orwho have sailed on a distantvoyage, but we should not lament them, nor should we puton black robes of mourning forthem here, when they have putno white robes of glory there."
In other words, Cypl'ian wasadvising his church not to givethe heathen of his day occasionto accuse Christians of mourning for their loved ones as ~f
they were extinct and lost.I have heard some holy elder
ly people say, "I wish to makehaste and run to see my truenative land." This is how theyfelt on their death beds.
The annihilatiomsts, of course,give us a problem. They believethat when you die, you die, andthat is the end.
Too many of our young Catholics have fallen prey to this:kind of teaching. Believe me, wehave spent many hours debatingthat question. It's strange how,:>ften human nature prefers to'believe the worst instead of thebest about itself.
For those who practically worship the body, it is good to remember that in the minds ofthinkin~ people there is thisdeep,--fnborn, indestructible conviction that the body is not theperson himself or herself, butrather a dwelling-place, an in.strument.
There are those who sneer atPlato but I suspect what he said:"The shoemaker and the harper
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The last rites for Pope Paulwere beautifully done, low-keyand with great dignity and catholicity. The emphasis on the soul,the hereafter and our immortality was what most impressedthe youth who viewed the telecast.
Throughout the Mass, onesensed that focus on the soul,that blessedness of the world tocome. A young girl who calledme said, "I learned more aboutreligion from watching the pope'slast rites than I ever did inCCD."
I know what she meant. Thereit all was before her, explainedso clearly and done with suchdignity and serenity. Despitesome pomp, there was simplicityand a sense of austerity and Ithink we all liked that.
"The funeral had soul," saidanother young friend. And intothe next day people were talking about the "future of the soul"and "do we have one?"
Growing up, I read and heardso many versions of what thesoul is supposed to be. One cannot escape it in the Church. Ithink that the sum total of allI've heard, read and thoughtabout it is that the soul dwellsin the body, yet is not of thebody . . . the invisible soul isguarded by the visible body. . . the soul is imprisoned in thebody, yet preserves that verybody . . . the immortal souldwells in a mortal tabernacle,and Christians dwell as sojourners in corruptible bodies, lookingfor an incorruptible dwellingwith God.
Justin Martyr, in a missiveaddressed to the Roman Emperor and his sons, seeking to defend Christians from persecution, solemnly reminds them ofthat death which is common toall persons, and of the existencefollowipg: "If death issued ininsensibility it would be a godsend to all the wicked, but sincesensation remains to all whohave ever lived, see that yeneglect not to be convinced, and
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The committee will sponsorthe Annawon Council Fall Religious Camporee the weekend ofSept. 29 to Oct. 1 at CampNorse. Protestant, Jewish andCatholic faiths will be represented and a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes willspeak. Further information isavailable from Father NormandBoulet, 387 Bay St., Taunton,02780.
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Coffee and doughnuts will beserved after Sunday Masses, beginning this weekend. CYO advisors will meet at 8 p.m. Saturday and the parish council at7 p.m. Sunday. Altar boys arescheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Parishioners wishing to serveon the education committee maycontact the rectory.
ST. STANISLAUS,FALL RIVER
A Mass for the opening ofschool will be celebrated at10:30 a.m. St.nday for publicand parochial school studentsand parents.
OUR LADY OF ANGELS,FALL RIVER
Appreciation Night for parishworkers will be held from 6 to10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1 atWhite's restaurant. All thosewho aid the parish are invitedas guests of the pastor.
Active and associate CCDmembers are needed, the activeto teach or help in catechismclasses, the associate to supportthe program by prayers and donations. Holy Rosary Sodalistswill sponsor their annual procession honoring Our Lady ofFatima at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept.16, followed by the feast Massat 8 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 17.
ST. PIUS X,SOUTH YARMOUTH
Officers and new members ofthe Women's Guild will be installed at ceremonies in thechurch at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.12, followed by Benediction.Dinner will follow at WychmereHarbor, Harwich.
DIOCESAN COUNCILOF CATHOLIC WOMEN,SOUTH ATTLEBORO
The Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will hold its firstquarterly meeting at 2 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 10 at St. Theresa's Church center, South Attleboro. Mrs. James W. Leith, president, will preside, and Mrs. David Sellmayer, president of District Council IV, will extendgreetings. Hostesses will be Confraternity of Christian Mothersmembers of St. Theresa's par-ish. .
PUBLICITY CHAIRMENare asked to submit news items for thiscolumn to The Anchor, P. O. Box 7, FallRiver, 02722. Name of city or town shouldbe Included as well as full dates of allactivities. please send news of future ratherthan past events. Note: We do not carrynews of fundralsing activities such asbingos, whlsts, dance~, suppers and bazaars.We are happy to carry notices of spiritualprograms, club meetings, youth projects andsimilar nonprofit activities.Fundralsing projects may be ~dvertised atour regular rates, obtainable from TheAnchor business office, telephone 675·7151.
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The Women's Guild will beginits season at a Mass at 7 p.m.Wednesday, Sept. 13. A coffeehour will follow in the ali-purpose room. New members arewelcome and all women of theparish are invited to attend.
ST. ANNE'S HOSPITAL,FALL RIVER
The Center for Natural FamilyPlanning is offering a series ofclasses, beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 13 and 20. Eachclass will continue once monthly through December. More information is available fromMrs. Mariette Eaton, RN at thehospital.
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Conferences are asked to complete their annual reports bySept. 30 and return them toCatholic Social Services, 783Slade St., Fall River 02724.
outh counties are eligible to participate in the league. They mustbe b~rn after Jan. I, 1956 andmust be at least 16. All gamesare played on Sunday nights inthe Driscoll Rink.
Players are provided leaguejerseys and socks and must furnish all additional equipment. A20-game schedule plus playoffsis planned.
General tryouts are set fornext Sunday but tryouts for theNew Bedford and Rochestersquads will be on Sunday, Sept.17, also at 9 p.m.
Philip at Oliver Ames, North Attleboro at Sharon. Stoughtonhas the bye on this card.
A basketball clinic will be heldSaturday at Holy Name CCDcenter, New 'Bedford, with 10 to13-year-olds coming from 8:30to 11:30 a.m. and 14 to 18-yearolds scheduled from 12:30 to3:30 p.m. Sneakers are the onlyequipment needed.
team will be home Monday toDighton-Rehoboth in inter-division action and is host to Caseon Thursday in its conferenceopener. Competing in the conference's Central Division, theWestport High volleyball teamopens its season at DightonRehoboth next Thursday.
Dighton-Rehoboth is host nextThursday to Dartmouth in across-country opener, and, theDartmouth volleyballers visit OldRochester the same day in anon-league game.
Durfee High's early startersare volleyball and cross country.In volleyball the Topperettes willbe home to' Dighton-RehobothTuesday and at Attleboro nextThursday. Both games are interdivisional. The Hilltopper harriers open next Thursday atBourne. All home games for theDurfee volleyball team will beplayed in the new high schoolon Elsbree Street.
Ms. Weddington's appointment would mean that peopleinvolved in both the Roe andDoe decisions will have workedin Carter's White House.
Dr. Peter Bourne, psychiatrist,who helped sponsor the Doe case,recently resigned as Carter's adviser on health and drug policyafter it was revealed he hadused a false name for an assistant in writing her a prescription for Quaalude, a controlledtranquilizer.
IN THE DIOCESEBy Bill MORRISSETTE
InterscholasticSports
The Bristol County HockeyLeague, sponsored by the Catholic Youth Organization, willhold tryouts Sunday night in theDriscoll Rink on Elsbree Street,Fall River. Initial practices willstart at 9 o'clock.
Entering its sixth season, theloop expects teams from FallRiver, Somerset, Westport-Dartmouth, New Bedford, Tauntonand Rochester. There are manyroster vacancies and newcomersare encouraged to attend theirassigned tryout Sundays.
Skaters in Bristol and Plym-
By next week the high schoolfall sports season will be underway. The soccerites are earlystarters and among season openers in that sport is a non-leaguegame in which Bishop Connollywill play host to Diman Vokenext Wednesday. The ConnollyCougars open their SoutheasternMass. Conference schedule twodays later, away to the BishopStang High Spartans. Next Tuesday the Cougars will entertainthe Old Rochester Bulldogs in anon-league cross country meet.The Connolly harriers visitWareham next Thursday. Soccer and cross country are theonly fall sports at Connolly.
Also among early starters isWestport High's field hockeyteam which will scrimmage theCase High Cardinals at CentralVillage next Monday and visitDighton-Rehoboth in an interdivisional game next Thursday.The Westporters' cross-country
The Hockomock League opensits cross country schedule Tuesday and its field hockey seasonnext Thursday. The openingcard in cross country lists NorthAttleboro at King Philip, Sharonat Franklin, Mansfield at OilverAmes, Foxboro at Stoughtonwith Canton drawing the bye.
:In field hockey, the seasonopeners have Franklin at iFoxboro, Canton at Mansfield, King
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nancy results from rape or incest.
Carter also supports thecourt's Roe and Doe decisions.
Ms. Weddington reportedlydiscussed her position on abortion funding with Carter shortly after the November 1977 International Women's Year Conference in Houston and made animpression on him. But Carterhas not changed his position onabortion since then.
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Further information on theAction Project is available fromP.O. Box 6325, Silver Spring,Md. 20906.
Not SuperiorROME (NC) - Jesuit superior
general Father Pedro Arrupe hasurged churches of the Old Worldto give up their "superioritycomplex" and cultural monopoly in missionary efforts. In aletter to the world's 280,000Jesuits, Father Arrope said thatWestern churches must take ona "new mental attitude" toward-local cultures in mission lands.
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The Action Project is a clearinghouse for information aboutpro-life sit-ins at abortion centers and the workshops andspeeches will be aimed ·at providing information on how suchsit-ins can be implemented.
The tour aims to reach asmany groups as possible bykeeping the cost to each groupat $35. To accomplish this, organizations are asked to beflexible with regard to speaking
Pro-Lifers Plan Speaking Tour
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ert Altman attempts to give hisown interpretation to the BuffaloBill legend. Buffalo Bill (paulNewman) is considerably downgraded by favor of his great antagonist Sitting Bull, but there isno -great depth or perception evident in the debunking process.The movie is entertainingenough in its way, however,with a few flashes of Altman'swit and brilliance. There is alsosome coarse languB.ge which maybe trimmed for television. A-III.
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newsClint Eastwood plays a bnltaldetective who has no concernfor legal niceties. Visually andthematically a thoroughly irre~;ponsible and violent movie. C.
Tuesday, Sept. 12, 9 p.m.(CBS) - "Hondo" (1954) - Adassic western starring JohnWayne, who, as a dispatch riderfor the U.S. Cavalry, comes uponan isolated ranch tended <by Geraldine Page, whose husband !:lasdeserted her and her young sonin the wake of an Apache uprising. A-I.
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Syn;bols following film reviews indicateboth general and Catholic Film Officeratings, which do not always coincide.
General ratings: ~suitable for gen·eral viewing; PG-parental guidance sug·gested; R-restricted, unsuitable forchildren or younger teens.
Catholic ratings: Al-approved forchildren and adults; A2-approved foradults and adolescents; A3-approved foradults only; ~bjectionable in part foreveryone; A4-separate classification(given to films not morally offensivewhich, however, require some analysisand explanation!; C-condemned.
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