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Bishop· asks synod to concentrate on By JelT)' Fllteau state of the U.S. church 20 years sial topics, 'among th~m dissent Its heart was a call to reaffirm

WASHINGTON (NC) - While after Vatican II, Bishop Malone in the church, feminism and the the Second Vatican Council and draw new strength from it "fornot backing ,off from potential zeroed in on ·a series of basic il"ole of women in the church,

controversies, Bishop J's.mes Ma­ issues that affect Catholics in real or perceived tensions be­ the tasks that lie ahead in con­their everyday religious life ­ tween the U.S. church and the tinuing to preach the Gospel of lone of Youngstown, Ohio, has

suggested essentially a "meat­ such things as deeper spiritual­ Holy See, and the il"elationship Jesus' Christ."

and-potatoes" agenda for the ity, renewed reception of the between the priest shortage and Bishop Malone said Catholics World Synod of Bishops in Rome sacrament of penance, better church requirements of celibacy must "interiorize" the council, Nov. 25-Dec. 8. moral and religious education of 'and permanent commitment. and that idea of inner renewal

As president of the National young Cathol.jcs, a need for a Such topics, the source of - changes of heart nther than" Conference of Catholic Bishops, greater sense of mission and some of the most bitter public of external structure - pervaded Bishop Malone is the only bishop evangelization among Catholics. disputes -in the church, almost his report. designated to represent the NCCB The report went to Rome, as inevitably capture the lion's He suggested that to preach under the norms that govern an did similaT reports from presi­ share of media attention, but it the Gospel effectively, Catholics extraordinary synod. Any other dents of other bishops' confer­ would be a mistake to let em­ must gain a new sense of mission Americans who. paJ1ticipate will ences around the world, and was phasis on them obscure the more and personal responsibility. He be there by personal papal choice . released in Washington Sept. 16. comprehensive approach to cur­ linked evangelization with social or by virtue of another office. In it 'Bishop Malone also lTaised rent church issues taken by Bish­ justice and authentic ecumenism,

In a pre-synod Teport on the a number of current conkover- op Malone's Teport. 'repudiating Catholic thinking

basics that would s~ these concerns as nearly' incomp&tible.

He called the strides made in ecumenism "an important bright spot" in U.S. Catholicism since Vatican'll, but a'lso warned that "false ideas about ecume'nism" may be connected to 08 decline in commitment to evangelization by Catholics. He warned, too, that internal Catholic conflicts hurt ecumenism and that inadequate responses to well-developed theo­logical dialogues may hurt Cath­olic relations with other Chris­tian churches.

Bishop Malone caIled liturgy "the focal point" of church life

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~EW YORK (NC) - Christian­ity's "preferential option for the poor" will il"emain a central theme in the U.S. Catholic bish­ops' second draft ofa pastoral letter on the economy, says the chairman of the committee writ­ing the pastoral.

But the option for the poor does not mean that they should be pitted against the middle class, added Archbishop Rembert Weakland of Milwaukee.

"We still find the amount of poverty in this nation a scandal." said Archbishop Weakland rin an 'article previewing the second draft. The article appea'rs in the Sept. 21 issue of America maga­zine, published by Jesuits of the United States and Canada.

Archbishop Weakland noted tha't the second draft ris about one-fourth shorter than the first, or about 40,000 woros, and is

somewhat rearranged. Copies will be sent to the nation's bishops 'around Oct. 1 and H will be dis­cussed by them during their November general meeting in Washington. A third draft is then to be prepared and voted on by the bishops during 1986.

Archbishop Weakland wrote that the second draft attempts to cladfy "misunderstandings or ambiguities" and misleading "general impressions. given by the first draft.

"One of these impressions was that the first draft, pitted the middle class against the poor," he stated. "This was apparently because of the way the 'prefer­ential option for the poor' was described. We will notdrop that phrase or interpret it in such a spiritualized way that it includes everyone who is hurting in any

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Many diocesan Catholics will attend an evangelical charismatic rally in Boston Garden from 9 ~.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 21. Planned as an opportunity fOil" members of the Boston archdiocese "to celebrate and deepen their faith commitment," say archdiocesan officials, the unusual event has also been opened to members of pearby sees.

FIRE, con9idered unique in evangelizing mass audiences, is an acronym standing fOil" faith, intercession, repentance and evangelism. Its members, aU well known as speakers, are Ralph Martin, author and leader in Catholic renewal movements since the mid 1960s; Father Mi­chael Scanlan, TOR, author and president of the University of

Steubenville, Ohio; Apn Shields, author and editot of New Coven­ant magazine;apd Father John Bertolucci, a charismatic preach­er and writer.

David Thorp, director of the Boston Archdiocesan Office of Charismatic Renewa.} Services, is cooroinating ratly plans. He call­ed the gathering "an event both

evangelical and s~ramental, a presentation of the basic gospel message, an invitation to peo­ple to become Tooted in a Ufe with Christ and the Church."

The Archdiocesan Pontifical Choir and other groups will pro­vide music at the rally and the day will conclude with a cele­bration of the Eucharist at which

BOl1ton Cardinal Bernaro Law•. an episcopal advisor for FIRE, will preside and be homilist. :

ReservatioJ1:; for the event and I fOil" box luncht~s can be obtained', through CRS-FIRE at 900 Main St., Waltham. Tickets, for which lhE!re is no charge, will also be available at the door. Further information :.S available from Thorp at 891-:1592. r

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Se..ate dumps pr~yer b~ll

WASHINGTON (NC) - The Senate, voting 62-36 earlier this month, has defeated ,a new at­tempt to permit organized prayer in public schools.

The ~egislation, sponsored by Sen. Jesse Helms, R-1N.C., would have prevented federal courts from having jurisdiction over school 'prayer and would have allowed 'local !Qnd state govern­ments to reintroduce prayer in public schools.

Sen. Barry Goldwater, R-Ariz., questioned the stripping of court , jurisdiction. "Did you re!ll1y write this bill?" he asked Helms, adding that the bill was compara­ble :to "outlawing the Supreme Court."

"That's the way the cookie crumbles," .Helms said of .the vote. "This is a Hberal Seriate. It's under control of Republicans, but it's nota conservative Sen­ate."

In 1984, after extensive de­bate, the Senate voted 56·44 in favor of a constitutional amend­ment to alIow school prayer, but the measure failed because of constitutional amendment needs a two-thirds majority vote, not a simple majority.

The U.S. OathoHc Conference, public policy arm'of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, has supported the principle of school prayer but said that such a proposal should also provide for ,voluntary religious instruc­

, tion of public school students in the faith of their choice.

Rose Hawthorne Vocation Day set

The Dominican Sisters of , Hawthorne, the Servants of Re­

lief for Incurable Cancer, wiU hold a Vocation Day at ,Rose Hawthorne Home, Woodman and Bay Streets, Fall River, at 2 p.m.\.Sunday, Sept. 29.

The congregation, founded in 1895 by Rose Hawthorne, daugh­ter of Nathaniel Hawthorne, nurses the cancer-afflicted poor, providing them with a free home where they can spend their final days in dignity.

The congregation, said offi­cials, is seeking vocations among Catholic women "whose com­passion and love of the Lord can find expression in a Hfe dedica­ted to caring for God's suffering poor..

"Women from aU walks of life and. backgrounds are invited to visit with ,us," said Sister Anne Marie, director of vocations. "We would be delighted to welcome them to our home so that they can see at firsthand the way we live and the work we do in ser­

,vice to God. By caring, by loving the spirit of God in each of our patients,' we give testimony to his truth, and we share in his love." '

Directions to the Rose Haw­thorne Home or more informa­tion about· Vocation Day are

/ i available by calling 673-2322.

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. . Vatican-U.S. tIes convocatIon tOpIC

BISHOP CRONIN

day there is pronounced where poverty, suffering and mis­In their first public meeting in a em­the United States since 1984, phasis on the pastoral dimension understanding may be the burden

when diplomatic relations were, of the' role of. papal representa-' shouldered by a loca'i church." tive throughout the world." Mr. Wilson had been President established between this nation

Reagan's personal representative and the Holy See, U.S. A:mbassa- ';Today he is seen," the arch­bishop said, "more as a witness to the Pope since 1981. He said ,.dor to the Vatican William W.

Wilson and Apostolic Pronuncio ' to the authority and role of Peter his new status as a full-fledged ambassador to the Holy 'See reoto the United States Archbishop (the pope), and, at the same

Pio Laghi received honorary de­ time, of the dynamic interchange flects President Reagan's aware­grees from Assumption College, , of collegial fraternity which is ness "of the importance of moral­

shared by the bishops through­ ity and ethics in a renewed vision Worcester. ' out the world." of America and its people." The Sept. 10 presentations

The papal representative, Quoting a recent statement by came at an academic convoca­Archbishop Laghi said, stands as the president to White Housetion at which Wilson delivered a symbol of unity, of family and aides, Mr. Wilson said "'no last­the principal address, taking as of support: a symbol which be­ ing good is possible in the public his topic "Individuals, Nations, came a ,living and active instrum­ sphere without spiritual renew­,Cultures: Religion and Interna· ent of unity and support, al'." And he quoted the president tional Affairs," and the arch­

He ,is especially sensitive," the' as adding, "'the strongest voice bishop, responded to his remarks. archbishop, said concerning 'his for that il"enewal at the present

Boston Cardinal Bernard F. role as pronuncio, "to, those time is that of Pope John Paul Law, who spoke at the conclus­ situations and places and places II, the Roman Catholic pope'." ion of the convocation, described it as a "historic moment" and "a breakthrough of those fa~e Bishops aid prisoner release stereotypes and empty f!lars that

WASHINGTON (NC) - The of the Cuban bishops' conference. are fan~ed by prejudice." efforts of'a group of U.s. bishops Msgr. Carlos' de Cespedes, theAlso program participants

'have "in' good measure" con­ conference's general secretary,were Worcester Bishop Timothy vinced President Fidel Castro. to also was in the delegation. J. Harrington; Venice, Fla., Bish­release 75 political prisoners, During their visit, the bishops op John J. Nevins; and retired the National Conference of Cath­ met with NCCB -leaders as wellWorcester Bishop Bernard J. olic Bishops announced Sept. 16. as with a group of priests, Reli­

Flanagan. But the list of those to l>e gious and lay leaders who work

Among honored g·uests was freed includes only about 20''O( with Cubans in the United States. Bishop Daniel A. Cronin. the 150 prisoners whose release

As reported by The Catholic was Sought by a delegation of Free Press, Worcester diocesan bishops who visited Cuba last

Pope to U.S.? newspaper, Ambassador Wilson January, said Msgr. Daniel Haye, WASHINGTON (NC) - Pope began his addres~ with a tribute the NeCB's general secretary.. Jolln Pau-l II might visit the to the Assumptionist Fathers, Msgr. Hoye said the news of United States in the fall of 1987, founders of Assumption College. 'Castro's decision imd the U.S. the National Conference of Cath­He th~n detailed United States­ bishops' influence on it was con­ olic Bishops announced Sept. 17. Vatican relations since 1797 and veyed by Cuban bishops visiting The NCCB said the dates and said that last year's formal re­ the United States Sept. 9-12. sites of such a visit have not establishment of contacts, for The NCCB official said the been determined, but it would the first time in' 117 years, bishops' Migration and Refugee last a little more than a week "sought to renew the intention Services was ready to coordinate and would include several cities . of previous presidents with a resettlement of the prisoners in in the West and South. strength and continuity that will the United States. The invitation to visit the be the seal of a lasting, depend­ .He said that 'last January, West Coast goes"back at least able relationship, and one that three U.S. bishops visiting Cuba to· 1981, when Archbishop John will emphasize mutuaHy, al-. presented Castro' with the'names R. Quinn of San Francisco and though in differenf, ways, the of 150 political. prisoners for Cardinal Timothy Manning of urgency of moral fibre and the whom they were seeking release. Los Angeles invited the pope to' vitality of moral vision." The list had been compiled iirom California. .

In his response to the am­ information gathered by U.S. During a visit to Rome in bassador'saddress, . Archbishop chuJ;:ch sources and included 1983, Bishop Thaddeus Shubsda Laghi said the new relationsh.ip many prisoners with serious of Monterey, Calif., invited the between the two states was "in medical problems. pope to visit· his diocese, hoping the form of a conversation be- , Msgr. Hoye said he was "very . he would beatify Father Juni­tween friends in which informa­ happy" about the release of the pero Serra, said Msgr. Tod tion is exchanged, and contem- 75. Brown, vicar general and chan- '

< porary affairs are discussed from The Cuban bishops who visited cellor of the Monterey Diocese. different points of view." ' the United States were Arch­ Father Serra, an 18th-century'

Citing a difference between bishop Jaime Ortega Alamino of missionary who founded nine the norma,1 functioning of an am­ Havana; Archbishop Pedro Meu­ missions in California, was de­bassador of a nation and an am­ rice Estiu of Santiago de Cuba; clared "venerable" in May. Beati­bassador 'of the Holy See, how­ and Bishop Adolfo Rodriguez fication is the next step towards ever, Archbishop Laghi said "to- Herrera of Camaguey, president canonization.

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plans begin The annual Bishops' Ball plan­

ning meeting is set for 1:30 p.m. Sunday at White's restaurant, North Westport.

At that time representatives of the Diocesan Council of Cath­olic Women and the Society of S1. Vincent de Paul; the tradi­tional Ball cosponsors, will dis­cuss with Ball committee mem­bers the ,theme, color scheme and timetable of the winter social event. Committee assign­ments will also be made.

To be held Friday, Jan. 10, at Lincoln Park Ballroom, Nor:th Dartmouth, the 31st annual Ball will help support and expand facilities at diocesan camps for underprivileged and exceptional children.

After Sunday, the next com­mittee meeting will be at Lin­coln Park at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5. At that time the ballroom will be decorated.

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way whatsoever. Instead, we will present it in the context of the common good that ileecssarily includes everyone."

The role of government is again discussed, despite criticism f.rom some quarters that its part in ending poverty and econ­omic injustice was overly stress­ed'in the 'letter's first draft, said the archbishop.

"In the second draft, we will not back ·away from our strong conviction that more can and. must be ~one to fight poverty and unemployment," he said.

"This is a task for our whole society - both the private and the public sector. ,We will be careful about -the 'tentative na­ture of our policy desc,riptions in these areas. Yet we must point out that, according to Catholic social teaching, government has a positive and necessa1j' role to play in the search for economic justice."

While the second draft does not ig~ore middle class concerns, it also chaUenges middle c1as~ values, the archbishop said.

"The phrase 'preferential op­tion for the poor' is not meant as a slogan to polarize our soCiety but as ,a challenge to aU -dO'­cluding the middle class," he WTote. "In attempting to build bridges of responsibility between the poor, t'he middle and the af­fluent classes, one must also challenge . many middle-class values in the United States and not -leave the impression that all is well."

The archbishop acknowledged that the second draft "will in­

, deed be an imperfect and incom­plete document but we hope it represents the best effort possi­ble at this momenf of history."

The bishops have "listened carefully to those who asked us to show more clearly the impact of the economy on the family" and have "heard the, pleas of

'many to analyze in more detail the relationship between military expenditures and the economy." he said.

3 TH~ ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-FI·i., Sept. 20, 1985

Catechists urged. to update their knowledge By Joseph Motta shop participants mentioned _the and problems were discussed and She suggested .that teachers selves to update their own reli­

A religious education Teachers' Enrichment Night was held re­cently at St. Mary's parish in Seekonk. The evening, designed to help educate oatechists as to' what their role in the church has become and to assist them in be­coming more effective in their ministry, was sponsored by At­tleboro area religious education coordinators with the support of the Diocesan Department of Edu­cation.

Several area parishes were 'Il'ep­resented at the program by teach­ers, including St. Mary and Our , Lady of Mt.' Cannel, Seekonk; St. John the Evangelist, Attle­boro, and St. Mary, Mansfield.'

Sister Patricia Halliday, assis­tant diocesan director of religious education, told the 155 catechists .that "as Catholic educators we are transmitting :the Catholic tradition to young people." She noted that teachers should up­date their' own religious educa­tion periodically so- they won't pass on out-of-date information.

Conducting a wOrkshop on, teaching techniques, Sister Pa­tricia explained to 'attendees that every lesson should contain ele­ments of community, message (theme), service and prayer. She offered effective classroom man­agement hints: talk on the stu­dents' ~evel, always be positive, weave student responses into the fabric of discussion 8n<l main­tain good eye contact. Other sug­gestions included communicating with parents and planning les­sons 'together with other teachers of the same grade levels.

Asked for difficulties encoun­tered in teaching, many work-

HUNDRElDS OF present and former members of Holy Rosary parish, Fall River, last Sunday joined Bishop Daniel A. Cronin,center, and Holy Rosary present pastor, Father Vincent F.. Diaferio, right, in congratulating Msgr. Joseph R. Pannoni, 84, on his 60th anniversary of priestly ordination. (Gaudette photo)

limited amount of time they had with students each 'week (about one hour) as hindering their ef­fectiveness.

Other workshops, on ,topics lJ'anging from sacred Scripture to special needs students, were offered by Father Paul Canuel of St. Joseph parish, Attleboro, Mrs. Phyllis Mahoney, Mrs. Kate Simpson and Father FlJ'ancis 't. Mahoney, pastor of St. Mliry's,

'who commented that he was glad to see a good number' of 'men attendees.

Following the workshops, teachers formed grade.level groups, where pertinent ideas

'Vatican decries suicide book VATICAN CITY (NC) - The

Vatican newspaper L'Osserva­tore Romano has sharply oriti­cized a book by a U.S. author who describes helping her cancer­stricken mother commit suicide.

The book, "Last Wish" by Betty Rollin, ignores the Il'espon­sibility people have to help the dying discover the meaning of me and suffering, said a front­page editorial in a recent edition of the newspaper.

The act of keeping "tender company" with the dying is more important than merely cancel­ing pain, said the editorial, by Father Dionigi Tettamanzi, a teacher of moral theology in Milan.

The book, with its sympathet­ic portrayal of euthanasia, Il'epre­sents "a mentality that is gain­ing ground," the editorial said., The desire to "program" the mys­

shared. Third grade teachers noted the benefits of informality in the classroom, and one teacher emphasized that her weekly homework assignment was "Go

­ to church!!" She noted that some of her students were not brought to Mass by their parents, so her urging was important.

'Eleanor Hayes, religious edu­cation director at St. Mary's, commented that "it's good to get people from different parishes to­gether to share their experiences as catechists." She stressed that forums for sharing successful ideas, such as the grade ~evel

se$sions, 'are' excellent tools.

tery of death, it said, was symp­tomatic ofa culture increasingly centered around man that has lost the spiritual sense of -life.

_ , The editorial also questioned

whether one who helps a term­inally ill' p'atient to commit sui­cide isreaUy ,doing it for the sick p,erson.

"Who do we want to f.ree ­the other or ourselves?" it said. "Even in the most diminished conditions of humanity, every

, life can remain a vehiole of ,love. Who knows what passes in the heart?"

The book describes how the author helped her mother plan her suicide, and how she and her husband PiJ'ocured t~e pills used in the death. She said she never encouraged her" mother to take the pills and that suicide was her mother's own decision.

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nificance. of the sacra· sible if teachers combine ments. He or she should knowledge of [subject mat· be a person of faith, an ter, discipl~, spiritual active and participating reflinement, the ability to Catholic, a witness 01 thetes,ch and a\vareness of Gospel and a servant of the special n~ture of their

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4 THE ANCHOR:....:..Diocese'of Fall River~Fri.\ Sept. 20, 1985 the living word .. 'the moorins.-,

A Renewing Spirit .The eminent historian Christopher Dawson, in a delightful

work entitled Christianity and the New Age, made some' observations that are more than pertinent for our times. He felt that Catholics should be aware that however secularized a civilization may become, it can never escape from its spiritual inheritance. He believed that Christendom "cannot escape from the contagion of the divine fire that has'been kindled in its midst. "

Are we once again in a time during which this recognition is surfacing? Is ours a day when people are realizing that the world cannot give them spirit? Is our en~rgy to be renewed by our spiritual inheritance?

There are many in today's 'church who feel that this is the case. Evidence of this is to be found, some would'say, In the grassroots r.enewal and prayer movements in the. church.

What else would bring thousands to Catholic healing servi­ces? How else'can one explain the evangelical gatherings of thousands 'o(Catholics? Why are prayer groups, retreat pro'­grams and Bible classes increasing in our parishes?

Could it be that uncounted throngs thirst for a meaningful spiritual life? Could it be that more and more people are beginning to realize that the world cannot satisfy their yearn­ing fof'the things of the spirit? Have we begun to realize that life offers more than the tawdry wares of pushers and pornographers? .

The answer seems to be a resounding "yes." More and more 'The Lord keeps the. little ones.' Ps. 11.4.:6people are searching for values and guidelines that will help, not destroy them. There is a sllarpening recognition that reli­gious ideals are not based solely on timeless and changeless abstractions bu't rather flow from a'spirit that strives to incor­porate itself in humanity and to change the world. Tax plan called pro-family

The material and the secular are failing to-meet family and personal needs. Divorce, abortion and eutha,nasia are bypro­ WASHINGTON (NC) - Pres-' mittee on Children, Youth and Africa debate so that "there must ducts of a social order that has lost its spirit,1I: ~()rld that has ident Reagan promoted his pro- Families described his proposal as be something right" about his become bored with itself, a people whose selfishness destroys posed ~ax overhaul as "pro-fam- the "pro-family of any" it has stu-·· limited sanctions.

ily" while White House Chief of - studied. "We're proud of all t~is. He also defended his stance oflife itself. Staff Donald Regan said the plan That's.why I consider this a famJiy- "constructive engagement," or at­In the days since the Second ,vatican Council, many in the doesn't contain tuition tax credits first bill. , .. tempts to promote refor~ in Southchurch have lost the . energy that was such a hallmark of because they represent an "addi- Reagan s tax plan would mcrease Africa through friendly, behind-

Catholicism. Turning inward, many found nothing 'withi~ tion" when the administration goal the zero bracket amount (standard the-scenes discussion with the white .themselves. Fleeing into the so-called marketplace, they wan­ is "reform.'J deduction) from the current $2,480 minority government. dered aimlessly. Failing to be renewed either from within or Chief of Staff Regan also said to $2,900 per person. ~nd ~rom "Our constructive engagement

'$3,670 ~o $4,000 f?r Jo.mt filers. policy has achieved mo~e... thanwithout, they lost their spirit. . the administration wants to drop Reagan s scheme hkewls~ would anyone else" regarding SouthThe problems the church· has addr~ssed in these postconcil­ the tax deduction for charitable boost the personal exempt~on from Africa, he said, citing advances by contributions by non-itemizing tax­iar years have flowed from this situation. Yet. the people of $1,080 to $2,000. blacks in unionization and the. payers because too many citizens

God need support and strength to face the realities of their life The pla'n al~o tries to free the ability to run their own businesses. cheat on it. and somehow out of all this confusion have em_erged a church poor from paymg taxes. "They're not nearly enough" he

and a people that are beginning to see that however seriously The comments earlier this month However, the plan would end a added, "but they are steps going in by the president, Regan and other deduction for charitable contribu- the right way." threatened by the materialism oftoday's world, the church is in top administration officials -were tions by' taxpayers who do not "They're a sovereign state" in a mUS;h stronger position than a social order which finds in part of a three-hour White House itemize on their tax forms. South Africa, he said. "We can't

materialism no solutions for its problems. ta'x plan briefing for the reiigious just order them to do something." Indeed, in an age of self-imposed destruction, only the spir­ and ethnic press in Washington. Regan, former secretary of the The USCC's Administrative

itual order can remake people universally and personally. .Reagan also defended his imple­ Treasury, said atuition tax' credit Board said in a statement that is not included in the tax reform' Reagan's sanctions order was wel­People are now making life choices between the materially mentation of limited sanctions scheme because it is "a new idea come, but urged ~upport for aoriented world and the ideals proposed by faith. They are against the white supremacist govern­-a very controversial idea. It pending congressional proposalment of South Africa. Later the looking to the church for spirituarenergy. They dO'not want would be a new addition to the tax which, it said; "offers a stronger same day his policy was described

the salt to lose its savor. code," he said. "We would rather and broader approach which weby the U.S. Catholic Conference .In the present journey of faith let us remember that history as being too weak. deal with reform first, tuition tax still believe is necessary."

credits later." Questioned by Edgar V. Bar-'shows that the church never fails. . "We created a tax proposal that mann, editor of the Catholic Uni­puts the family first" by raising the The Spirit breathes, we are rejuvenated and the fa~e of the .' The White House decided to verse Bulletin, Cleveland diocesan

pe~sonal exemption and the zero earth is renewed once more. dump the t~x deduction for char- newspaper, about using his "influ­bracket and simplifying the tax itable contributions by non-item- ence with Congress" to get suffi­The Editor code, Reagan said. "We didn't izers' because "there were many cient funding for the Postal Ser­worry too much about special inter­ people ta~ing the deduction and vice to prevent a rate,hike for the' est groups and special interest plead­ not making the contribution. We non-profit press, Reaga!l quipped, ings. We were concerned about felt the deduction was no longer '~My influence with COQgress? 111...all working Americans." riecessary," Regan said. Non-item- have to teU Tip about that."

t\ithough "nothing is 'more impor­ . izer taxpayers will get. breaks on Speaker of the House Thomas P. tant than the family...too many the standard deduction and 'per- "Tip'; O'Neill, D-Mass., and Rea­

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PUBLISHER . sonal exemption," he said~ "I'm Regan, whose remarks capped running. "Maybe the answer would Most RllV. Daniel A. Cronin, D.O., S.T.D. tired of that kind of behavior. I'm the briefing, also drew questions be...to do anything we can to free

. EDlrOR FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR ,tired of those who put the family at on foreign policy and domestic up the private delivery of mail in the end of the line." mail rates. competition with the government Rev. JohnF. Moore. Rev. Msgr. John J. Regan. He noted that even the Democra­ The president said he was "being and see which one would come out

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5 Volunteer stress "I don't' get stressed from

my family or my work," a woman told me. "It's the volun­teer stuff that gets to me. It seems like I always have a meeting t~ go to or a cake to bake for a potluck when I need to release and relax."

She put her finger on what can be an area of high stress - volun­teer work. But it doesn't· have to be.

In researching my new book on stress, I looked closely at this area of voluntarism and discovered an interesting dynamic. Volunteer work which is enjoyable reduces stress while volunteer work which is not increases it.

Those who deal with family stress most effectively are those who find one activity they really like and put all their volunteer effort into it.

Those who deal with family stress less effectively scatter their volun­tarism among a myriad of activi­ties - a little room-parenting,

den-parenting,'church work, pOlit­ical activity and so on - and they don't enjoy most of it. This in­creases their stress to the point where they resent being asked to contribute time to anything.

Some organizations and institu­tions sabotage our attempt to use volunteer work as stress-reducing by asking persons who are already volunteering to take on additional

tasks, instead of searching out new and perhaps more interested volun­teers.

It's easier. for an overworked director to twist the arm of a volunteer who finds it hard to say no than to launch a search for new recruits.

A good example of this is the couple who become energized in Marriage Encounter. Because they are willing to work within that area, they are asked to spearhead Renew, scripture study, or reli­gious education in their parish.

. What began as an enjoyabieiiliO stress-reducing activity becomes burdensome .and stress-inducing. Many. withdraw from all activity.' The parish is denied their contri­butions; they are denied the enjoy­ment oftheir earlier ministry. And new volunteers are denied the opportunity of being invited to become an active part of their par­ish lif€:o .

But even when organizations and agencies are sensitive to volun­teers, the primary responsibility belongs to the individual or cou­pIe. When our personal or family stress level gets high, we need to pull back a~d reevaluate the effect. of voluntarIsm of our lives. _. the person." Not necessarily, if we . This calls for prioritization, ask- look at what overscheduling does 109 honestly, "Is this activity to family life. Our career is not strengthening or stressing our fam- family, job or volunteerism but the ily?" If it is stressing us, our fol- sucessful ability to balance all three. lowup questi.on needs to be, "Do And that's a fulltime job, by the we have to give this up or can we way.

On social justice The latest statistics on action

for social justice should have some concerned people point­ing an accusing finger because of delinquency in the church.

A recent study conducted on the U.S. parish found that helping the poor outside a parish and working toward social justice were ranked very low, while the religious edu­cation of youth and helping the poor within a parish ranked the highest.

Before any of us points at oth­ers, it must be asked what is envi­sioned when we speak of social­justice action? Does this translate into protest marches, night vigils, fasts, sit-down strikes, letters of petition, donating time, money and energy, and employing every other imaginable force that can be brought to bear on injustice? .

Without a doubt, all these sug­gestions are valid and' lead to another question: "What is needed to move people into these types of action?"

To answer this question I think' we should turn to the Old Testa­ment prophet Amos, who was a great champion of justice.

Amos was a simple farmer who lived when the rich were richer and the poor poorer. Many Israelite farmers were living marginally with just enough money to meet bills. If a drought c~me .along they. were often forced to sell their land and themselves into the service of the wealthy.

One must remember this was . the chosenJand God had promised

to the Israelites. Those living on it were the chosen people who were supposed to be a community work­ing together and helping each other. Instead, greedy Israelites were

.hoarding land and subjecting their own countrymen to a form of slavery.

The very bonds and strength of the country were being broken and sapped in the breaking of the com­mandment, "Thou shalt not covet another's goods."

Amos' heart went out to the poor while at the same time his anger raged at the inevitable des­truction the selfishness and soft living of the rich would bring to his nation.

In his writings we get the full meaning of the Hebrew word justice.

-It is a burning compassion for the oppressed.

-It is a righteousness that goes beyond justice. Justice is strict and exact. Righteousness implies benev­olence, kindness, generosity.

In Amos we see a man with a vision of what is and what should be according to Qod's plan. The contrast stirs every fiber in him to react regardless of the consequen­ces. He will not regard injustice and misery as an accepted way of life. Life can and should be better.

Amos, like most prophets, is a person of principle. He knows his message is unwelcome, that he may possibly be killed for it, and yet he delivers it. .

Now, returning to the question of what is needed to move more people into social-justice action, Amos teaches us that the original movement comes from a strong prompting by God. This is fol­lowed by a vision between what is and what should. be, followed by a sense of righteousness that is stronger than the fear of one's own death.

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DO LORES

CURRAN

get it under control? How?" Let's say Dad is involved in a

worthy community activity that requires many dinner meetings or evening work. If this stresses the' family, it has to agree to give up Dad for awhile (and if there's a foreseeable end to it, this works), or discuss ways in which Dad can curtail his activity or that the fam­ily can find time to waste together outside the dinner hour.

Much pressure is put on us to get involved in church, school, and community activities. Many of.us feel guilty if we don't do a little bit of everything. Yet, the healthiest adults and least stressful families are those who have their voluntar­ism under control.

Whenever we honor an individ­ual, we tend to list his or her volun­teer activities, a reality that led a friend of mine to quip, "The longer the obituary, the more honorable

By

FATHER

EUGENE

HEMRICK

If we believe in these principles we should be very hesitant to point a finger at anyone not into ~ocial justice unless we, like Amos,have been called and responded. If that is the case, then a prophetic rage over the recent statistics is not only in place but is a must.

{necrology] . Sept. 21

. Rev. George Pager, Founder, 1882, Sacred Heart, New Bedford

Rev. George Jowdy, Pastor, 1938, O.L.O. Purgatory, New Bedford '

Sept.24 Rev. Joseph E.C. Bourque, Pas­

tor, 1955, Blessed Sacrament, Fall River

Sept. 26 Rev. John J. Donahue, Assist­

ant, 1944, St. William, Fall River

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Our Father forgives

Q. I spend a lot oftime worrying about past confessions, especially those I made as a child or a young teen. As a child my confessions weren't always honest.but I did try to straighten things out when I was a teen-ager.

After several years I' recalled another sin much like the ones I had confessed and repented of. Is it necessary to go back to confes­sion again? I really worked hard trying to clear the slate. (Ohio)

A. Isn't it strange and unfortu­nate that the sacrament of for­giveness which our Lord obviously meant to be a source of peace and appreciation of his mercy, turns out to be an occasion of worry and even fear?

The first and most important thing to remember about the sac­rament of penance - in fact, about all our relationships with God - is that he looks'into our heart and. knows what is there. As a Father who loves us without limit, he in fact knows and accepts' what is there usually far better than we do ourselves.

It is true that for a good confes­sion we should mention any action of ours which we are sure was a mortal sin. However, God knows we are human; he does not expect us to be computerized data retrieval machines. Our memories slip, and sometimes our motives look impossibly mixed-up as we try to evaluate what we have done wrong.

From your letter it seems clear to me that you are like many oth­ers who have similar concerns about previous confessions, especially those that go back many years. I don't think there's any question' that you have tried to be honest with your God in your confession and in your sorrow. You are trying to live a good faithful Christian and Catholic life. That is w'hat God sees and that is what is impor­tant.

In other words, don't worry about what is past. When you receive the sacrament of penance renew your sorrow for 'whatever wrongs you may have done in your life, and focus your attention and prayers on the present and the future - which is what this sac­rament is all about..

Q. My Presbyterian daughter professes to be a devout Christian. She questioned me when I said I pray to St. Jude. "Why would you do that when you can go directly to God? After all he is all-knowing and all-powerful," she said. How would you answer such a query? (Mississippi)

A. Has your daughter ever asked, you to pray for her? Or has she' asked anyone else to join her in prayer for something she really wanted?

If she has you could make the same objection to her. Why not go directly to God?

The long Christian tradition of praying to the saints is simply another facet of our request for prayers from each other. We know that as God's family we can

.approach him together to streng-

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.By

FATHER

JOHN

DIETZEN

then our own faith and increase our desire for the good things that God can give to us.

Our belief in the communion of saints, which we profess every Sun­day in the Nicene Creed, simply means that the union of faith and love which the family of Christ enjoys goes beyond the limits of death. The saints,. including our own relatives and friends who have died and are with God, are united with us in some mysterious way by God's providence.

Since they are with God it is only .natural and profoundly Christian that we ask their help and prayers for anything impor­tant to us, just as we ask the help and prayers Of the people who are still with us on earth.

Q. What is Stt. Anthony's Bread? Can you give us the re~ipe? (New York)

A. There isn't any. The expres­sion goes back to the 13th century as a phrase for gifts to the poor made in the name of St. Anthony.

According to the Franciscans, the order to which St. Anthony of Padua' belonged, its name more specifically goes back to a girl in France whose gifts of bread to the poor made her shop a center. of devotion to him.

In the broader sense, then, any gift, particularly of food, given to the needy is called St. Anthony's Bread.

Q. We were away from thechurcb for some years and are glad to be bnck. One thing tbat confuses us is Saturday evening Mass. When did this start and is it permanent? (Pennsylvania)

A. Welcome back! I'm happy you're back home, and apparently so are you.

One of the Vatican congrega­tions gave this privilege on Jan. 10, 1970, at the request of some bishops. It is now part of general church law that the precept of attending Mass on Sundays and holy days may be fulfilled on the day itself or tl).e preceding evening (Canon 1248). The local bishop sets the time when such anticipa- . tory Masses may be held in each diocese.

Q. Can converts who are in good standing in the church be

. special ministers of the Eucharist? I was told by a born Catholic I could not serve in this way since I 11m a convert. (Ohio)

A. No distinction is made here between those who are Catholic from infancy and those who enter our faith later. Any Catholic may be a special minister of the Eucha­rist if the other conditions are fulfilled.

A free. brocbure explaining Cath­olic teaching· on cremation and other funell'al practices is avail­able by sending a stamped, self­addressed envelope to Father Diet­.zen, Holy Trinity Parish, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, Ill. 61701. Questions [or this column should be sent to the same address.

'6' TRE.ANCHQRf-Di9cese OfiF~U~~iv.eI':;vl?ti..,r-Se·pt.·20,1985

Espirito Santo School is 7~ Yesterday was a big day foutu­ Sch'ool since its founding, coming

dents and alumni of Espirito Santo to the city expressly for this pur­School, Fall River. The oldest pose. Thro~ghout the,years at one ,Portuguese Catholic school in the time or another, they have also nation turned 75 and marked its conducted religious education birthday with aMass ofthanksgiv­ classes in all seven Portuguese par­ing attended by teachers and stu­ ishes in Fall River.. dent body, members of Espirito Adding classes gradually, in 1924 Santo parish and many alumni. Espirito. Santo !lent its first 8th

However, the official celebra~ graders to St. Mary's Cathedral to . tion, which will be an even bigger participate in citywide graduation' .day, is yet to come. The date is ceremonies with other Catholic Oct. 27, whtm Bishop Daniel A. schools. Cronin will be principal celebrant In 1925 a kindergarten was a<!ded and homilist at another Mass of to the school. For 53 years it was thanksgiving, to be followed by a taught by Miss Mary Cabral who banQuet at White's restaurant. was succeeded by her niece, Chris­

_A 75th anniversary book now in tine Mello,still in the classroom. preparation will be dedicated to Bilingual education is a new the famed· hero chaplain of World. concept in many circles,but it has War I, Father Joao Baptista de been taken for gra'nted at Espirito Valles. As the second pastor of Santo since 1910. Portuguese, note Espirito Santo, in 1910 he founded school officials, has always been

'. the parochial school, occupying taught as a 'second language, the .the first floor of a combination better to help. students functi()o church-school building and serv­ and s~rve in the Luso-American

.ing parish' youngsters until 1963, community. when the present school opened its Over the years many Espirito doors." . Santo graduates have entered reli­. Friiitcrscan Missionaries of Mary gious life. Among living alumni

. have taught ill Espirito Santo and alumnae are Father Agostinho

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. .. . Pacheco of Brownsville, Tex.; Father Steven Furtado, paro'chial vicar at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish, New Bedford; an'd Father Joseph Costa, chaplain at'St. Vin­cent's Home, Fall River; members of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary are. Sister Maria Silva, stationed at Emmaus Convent in North Providence; and Sister Mar­garida Tavares, at Kennedy Memor­ial. Hospital, Brighton.

,Over the .years, as the parish grew; it became evident that the school also needed ,additional space. First an existing building on the church groundswas utilized for the younger grades, but by 1954 it was decided that a new building should ·be constructed.

Under Father Joao V: Resendes . as paStor, fundraising activities

were undertaken and in 1963 the new Espirito Santo School was a reality with Bishop James L. Con­nolly blessing the cornerstone and classes using it by SeptC&~ber of that year. .

The old school building has con­tinued in use for many meetings

. and religious education c1asses'and currently is being renovated for even greater service as a parish center. . .

Planning for this' and for the Oct. 27 celebration is under direc­tion of Father Luis 'A. Cardoso, who in 1979 succeeded Father Luciano A. Pereira as pastor of Espidto Santo. Ne'Yly-ordained Father Jose M. Sousa is the cur­rent parochial vicar. :.

" I1"s too h:eavy , " WASHINGTON <NC) ...,j Many u.s. bishops have applauded the first draft of their collective pas­toral 'letter on the economy. but they find the document too long and '''heaVy.'' according to a sur-

I, vey. A synopsis of ,bishops' re­sponses to the first draft was re­leased by the National Cdnfer­erice of Ca·tholic Bishops in . Washington.' The first draft was m~re than 50.000 words· long. Acc~rding to the. survey report. the., bishops are particularly pleased by some aspects' of the eJ()tument•. including its, presen­tation of biblical vahies,. Catholic teaching and ethical principles. The bishops surveyed were also happy with· the draft's commit­ment to the poor, which they found "both important andnec­essary'" .

Short Cut "A prayer is the shortest dis­

tance between heaven and earth." .....; Anon.

Continued from page' one . arid gave generally high marks to U.s. progress, in liturgicalre­newal. He said that continuing ·that renewal ".remains a high priority'" for the U.S. bishops. He linked renewal of 'the liturgy ~ith renewal: ofa biblical spirit­uality. and he credite.d various' movements' with fostering spirit­ual renewal among U.S. Cath­olics. '.

He said that in homilies there is need for more doctrinal and moral content, and in religious education t~ere is need, for more

. attentiin to "moral doctrine and moral issues'" •

Where' he did make major sug~ gestions about reviewing curr~rit

structures and practices, Bishop Malone also stuck to his "meat­and-potatoes" approach.

ESPIRITO'SANTO School (top), the first'Portuguese Catholic school in the nation, was housed on the first floor of this combination church-school building from 1910 until 1.963,

, when it moved to its present quarters (bottom).

Synod He asked about the priest., responsibility· "have, among

shortage. relating it to the requis- other things, contributed to a . ites of celibacy and permanent .heightened appreciation of eth­commitment. In the related de- nic and cultural diversity in the velopment of' 'expanding lay Catholic community; and to a· leadership and lay min!strles. he growing determination to ad­

.asked about the problem of a dress the needs of particulat "blurring" of roles. ' . groups such as Hispanics. blacks' ,Bishop Malone's Clearest bid alld women'" .

for structural cha'nge concer~d' Questions about' the role ofwomen's role in, the church.. fie

bishops' conferences have· taken aSked an expanded role for IIJY on new importance in the United and' religious' women in church' -States with the' public impactpolicy-making 'and leadership. made by the country'~ bishops. On another structural front, ;through their. national pastoral,he urged' further development Of ,letters. Bishop Malone, also said' collegiality. and ·shared responsi­that a .perception . of tensionsbility throughout the church. and between bishops' conferences 'and' especially.a clearer theological the Holy See "is ultimately inimi­understanding of the role of cal to autMrity in' the churchbishops' conference in the church. generally..•·.The bishop noted that atti­

tudes and processes of sh.ared

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LOl)IS RAPOSA

Secular Franciscan

shares his gifts By Pat McGowan

"He's the most naturally Fran­cisca~ 'Per~on I've ever met," says secular Franciscan Mark Shea of Louis Raposa, like him a member of a newly-formed Franciscan fraternity directed by Father Raymond Lynch, OFM, and ollssociated with the Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Home in Fall River, which cares for terminally ill cancer patients.

Shea :is 'a former worker at the home and Raposa, 30, has been on :its staff over a decade.

Both men are active in Our Lady of Fatima parish, Swansea, Shea in its youth program and Raposa as ,its minister of music. Among the natter's special pro­jects is direction of music for a parish folk Mass at 5 p.m. each Saturday.

Himself a singer and guitarist of note, he played leading roles in student-produced musiools at

\ BMC Durfee High School, Fall River: but Jthou'ghts of:a stage career were scotched by Ibis aversion to the "lifestyle attached to being a professional musician."

He then considered a teaching career but encountered and "fell in love with the Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Home."

Married, with three daughters ages 5, 2~ and 1 ("they ~ike to sing, too"), he has devoted his energies to Ihis work at the home, where Sister Marie Cordis, OP, its 'administrator, de&oribes him as "extraordinarily kind and compassionate with patients and an 'all-around very good person."

Currently also absorbing time .,and attention Me his prepara­tions fora program marking the 'anniversary of the death of St. F~ancis of Assisi. To ibe held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at Our Lady of Fatima, it will combine a multi­media presentation and narra­tion of the life of ·the saint with the traclitional Transitus rite commemorating his actual death

or transit to eternity. All are welcome to ollttend, he noted.

Married for six years, R'aposa and his wife Gayle, both Fall River natives "have experi~nced

the usual problems of young couples on a tight budget. But "if I've learned anything from the Rose Hawthorne Home, it's about depending on divine provi" dence," says Raposa. "Every time we think we're going to be in a bind, something happens."

In that connection he also credits fellow Franciscans with many' a helping hand. "Francis­cans help each other," he de­clared.

Raposa shares. his musical talents with Rose Hawthorne Lathrop patients, often playing and singing for 'Sunday Mass.

"I 'look at music as a gift," he summed ·up, "an~ gifts are sup­posed to be given away."

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N.Y. donates to So. Africa

NEW YORK (NC) ";""'" Cardinal John J. O'Connor said Sept. 15 that $10,000 was being sent by the Archdiocese of New York to a new South Christians for Jus­tice and Peace, a new South African ecumenical agency.

Archbishop Denis Hurley of Durban, South Africa, president of the S'outhern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, requested the donation.

Cardinal O'Connor said he had sent Archbishop Hudey a tele­gram of support after theregiop's bishops issued ·an' "exce'ptionaHy courageous statement'" Which he thought could put them in "grave jeopardy."

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MANCHESTER, EngIai1d(l'lC)­A major legal battle is looming over the bones of an English king and Catholic saint who died over 1,000 years ago.

The English government is try­ing to wrest possession of the relics of St. Edward the Confessor from

·a tiny comniunity of monks of the Russian Orthodox Church in Exile. The monks care 'for the relic~ at a shrine near London.

Little is known about St. Edward except that he succeeded his father

· in 975, had a poor relationship >

, with the monks of his day and dis­solved several monasteries. Rec­ords from .the 10th century credit' him with miracles, and he is listed in the Roman Martyrology. His feast is observed in the Diocese of Plymouth, England.

In 978 St. Edward was assassi­· nated under mysterious circum­

stances while visiting his step­brother, Ethelred, at Corfe, Eng­land..

Buried unceremoniously, his bones were transfered a year later to Shaftesbury Abbey. Five cen­

, turies later they were moved to a burial site on the abbey grounds.

In 1931, the then-owner of the abbey ruins, John Wilson-Clar­idge, offered the relics to the' Church of England and to Catholic authorities, but neither showed any interest.' In 1979, he' ap­

· proached Archimandrite Alexis of the English branch of the Russian Orthodox Church in Exile, who

·took custody of the bones. The church, headed by a metro­

politan based in New. York, is composed of anti-Soviet Russian emigres who have established exile churches worldwide. The church does not recognize the Russian Orthodox patriarch of Moscow.

For five years the Russian monks worked to build a shrine at their church at Brookwood Ceme­tery, Surrey,. England, where Christians of any denomination could pray. Last summer, when the shrine was ready, the British attorney general, Sir Michael Havers,moved to prevent the rel­ics from being installed. ,

"Apparently he thinks that a cemetery isn't a suitable ,place for bones," said church spokesman Andrew Bond.

A high court judge dismissed

the government's application. The attorney general then formally

· requested'return of the saint's rel­ics to the' government on the ground that their historic impor­tance gives it a "substantial right and interest" in the remains' proper

custody. -The Russian church is question­

ing the nature of the "right and interest" claimed by the attorney

'general, since, it says, it seems to

be a concept new to English law. _

AFTER CENTURIES ofofficial neglect, a British leg~l

batt.le brewing over where to put the bones of St. Edward the Confessor, king of England from 975 to 978 AD. He is here depicted in a 19th century painting. (NC photo)

The attorney general claims to If the government brings a new have the support of the Church of legal action and wins, says Bond, a . England, even though that church precedent could be established refused the. relics when they were whereby the government could offered in the 1930s. claim any other relics in any other

shrine whenever it cho~e to do so. 1

][nPeo,ria, it's easy to cal a saint PEORIA, III. (NC) _ Calling Thieman and his wife, Cecelia,

on a saint has never been easier, at .do the research and production of least in Peoria. the tapes. The Williams couple

Carl and Kathryn WUliams of . provides the answering machine St. Mark parish have started a and pays a $15-a-month business "Dial-a-Saint" service using a tel­ telephone line fee. A different saint ephone answering machine and is featured each week, except St. cassette tapes. About 15 calls a Nicholas, who will be featured for week have been coming in sil\ce three weekS at Christmas. the service began Aug. II. The number is (309) 674-5162. The Peoria saint connection .

Williams said he has no' particu­ began with chance' meetings be­lar audience in mind, just "anyone tween the couples. The Williamses

Church officials also want to interested in the saints ofthe church . became interested in the project know why the Broo'kwood shrine or heroes who have done some­ after meeting the Thiemans on a is considered unsuitable apd why, thing great in their lifetime. pilgrimage to Fatima, Portugal, after ignoring them for so many Tapes are produced by John and later running into them out­years, the government is so anx- Thieman, a junior high school side of a church in Peoria, when ious to have the relics. , , teacher. in Vienna, VA. Thieman, the Virginia couple was visiting

.The answer to 'the question of also a Catholic, began the project relatives. government interest, they say, may four years ago to give young peo­be that the town of Shaftesbury, pie "better heroes, 'better guides" "Dial-a-Saint" is available in where the bones lay for so long, than those they encounter through Quincy, Ill., and Jacksonville, Fla., now wants the relics as a tourist television, music and sports, he as well as Peoria and Vienna. attraction. said.

9 Colleges needhelping'band WASHINGTON (NC) - As a

new academic year opened on cam­puses across the nation, officials of three Catholic colleges asked Con­gress to preserve a federl,!.l-private partnership in higher education.

At stake, they said, is the good of the students, the institution, and the nation itself.

Jesuit Father Edmund Ryan, president of Canisius College, Buf­falo, N.Y., and Msgr. John Petillo, chancellor of Seton Hall Univer­sity, South Orange, N.J., addressed their comments to the House sub­committee on post-secondaJ:Y edu­cation, while Jesuit Father J. Don­ald Monan, president of Boston College, spoke to the Senate edu­cation, arts and humanities sub­committee.

Their testimonies last week came as Congress considered reauthori­zation of the Higher Education Act.

Their messages covered not only student aid, and, in particular, help for graduate students, but the need for funds to help universities renovate buildings or upgrade scien­tific and technological facilities.

The gist of their remarks: Pri­vate higher educational institutions cannot make it alone.

As Father Monan's prepared testimony declared, U.S. higher education symbolized "the genius of America ..l.. a respectful and effective partnership of individual persons, of private institutions, and ofgovernment, cooperating at the juncture where their own good and the national good so clearly coincide.

At Boston College, federal aid dropped from $5.1 million in 1980 to $3.9 million in 1985, Father

Monan said. In the same period, State University of New York at the college outlay of student aid Buffalo, or UB, while at nearbyfrom its own sources rose from $6.5 million to $16.2 million. In the 1984-85 academic year, 62 per­cent ofBostonCollegeundergraduates received financial aid.

Nonetheless,"the Congress has made clear in the past, and I fully concur in their judgment, that sus­taining ofthis (federal-private) part­nership on the part of government is a cornerstone of national public policy," Father Monan testified. Alterations to the Higher Educa­tion Act so that policy continues "need not be complex or extensive but they must be unequivocal in their continued role of providing a firm federal foundation in the part­nership that supports choice, diver­sity and quality within the higher educational community.

He urged specific attention to continuation of federal student loans - "such a source of suste- ' nance for those who would have' no other opportunity Jor obtain­ing those precious last dollars that make the difference in one's choice of an institution" - and to aid for

,graduate students. Tuition tells the tale of part of

_~~e private coll~ge financial bind. According to Father Monan,

tuition at Boston College tripled from $2,600 in 1972 to $7,475 in 1984-85, while the average indi­vidual cost ofan education at Bos­ton College since 1980 rose from $6,305 to $ll,515.

His Jesuit colleague, Father Ryan, representing the Associa­tion ofJesuit Colleges and Univer­

. sities, noted that the graduate­level fee per credit is $90 at the

Canisius College the fee per credit is $146 for a master's in education and $200 for a master's of business administration. Undergraduate tui­tion is $5,400 at Canisius and $1,350 at a state-tax-subsidized state university.

"Is there true freedom for the least affluent student in Buffalo to choose between Canisius and UB when the cost to the student is so much greater at my institution?" Father Ryan asked. '

Ifstudents at private institutions need help, apparently so do the buildings where they are taught.

At Seton Hall, Msgr. Petillo said, "we are fighting the facilities war on all fronts. A '·'conservative estimate" indicates the university needs $20 million "just for renova­tion and rehabilitation" by 1990. "Over the past two years we have raised $7 million for1facilities con­struction and renovation," but "it's not enough," he added.

Why should taxpayers pay for building renovations at private institutions? Msgr. Petillo said

. there are three reasons. "First, because our colleges and

universities are a national resource, vital to the ability of America to retain its position as the most crea­tive country in the world. Second, the task of renewing higher educa­tion facilities is so enormous that the resources of every level of governm~nt,as well as the private sector, are necessary if we are to' make substantial progress. Finally, the federal government historically has sought to promote access and choice in hig~er education." '.

New guidelines By NC News Service

A column drawn from Pope John Paul II's speeches and writ­ings, the presentation of which angered the Vatican, will continue under new guidelines fashioned by the Vatican and the news syndi­cates which distribute the column, Richard Newcombe, the syndi­cates' president, said.

Under the verbal agreement the News America and The Times of London syndicates, owned by publisher Rupert Murdoch, will change the name of the column to ' "Selected Observations of Pope Paul II" from "Observations by Pope John Paul II." The change avoids the appearance that the column as such is written by the pope.

The matter was worked out in talks involving Newcombe, other' syndicate officials and Archbishop John P. Foley, head ofthe Vatican Commission for Social Commun­ications, in the United States at the time. The archbishop said he con­sulted with officials of his commis­sion and the Vatican secretary of state's office by telephone before the agreement was made final.

The Vatican had strongly ob­'jected to the pope's name being "used as a journalistic byline" and being "involved in commercial operations. " It also said there had been no arrangement to turn the pope into an exclusive columnist: It said that papal speeches and writings are free to all. The column format draws' from a variety of documents and speeches in pres­enting Pope John Paul's views on various subjects.

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By Dr. James and Mary Kenny

Dear Mary: My husband's two teen-age sons came to live with us a year ago. The 15-year-oid has been accused of being a drug seller (pills) by some students and, in a subtle way, by his brother. There have been other signs, such as secretive'phone calls and kids stop­pingby "just to pick up something."

I have tried to get my husband !o take t~is seriousIY"but he shrugs It off, not wanting to believe that of his son.

He says he doesn't believe his son wo~ld be involved in anything like that, and e.ven if he was, there is nothing we can do. What should I do? - New York

Yo'u have good reason to be dis­tressed. Your.stepson is approach­ing adulthood, but is still a minor. You cannot dismiss the problem

. by ignoring evidence or pleading there is nothing you can do.

Children are entitled to privacy. However, the right to privacy is not license to do anything unbe­knownst to parents or other adults. When you as tl parent have tlie responsibility for minor children, you also have the right to invade their privacy in certain instances.

There are three occasions when a parent's right to know overrules a child's right to privacy: when there is evidence the child is involved

in crime; when there is strong sus­picion of pregnancy with possible plans for abortion; or w.hen the child is likely to attempt suicide. Your stepson fits the first category:

If you believe you have suffi­cient evidence to suspect drug deal­ing, you have the right and duty to look further. Search his room for addresses and telephone numbers, unexplained money and direct evi­dence such as pills, powders or drug paraphernalia. .

Ideally, you and your husband would be united in approaching this very serious problem. Perhaps you can enlist his support by ask­ing him to search with you. If he objects to "snooping," mention the arguments above. Searching together makes you witnesses for each other regarding what you find. It. also prevents the child. .from using on~ parent against the other.

If you find no evidence but are still suspiCious, continue to be

. watchful and control your stepson through curfews and attention to where he spends his time.

"If you find further evidence, you need to confront the offender openly. If your husband has not yet become involved, try again to enlist his support. Confront the child, destroy everything that clearly indicates drug dealing and initiate discipline designed to stop the behavior permanently. YOI,l

might have an early and.strict cur­few which can be.eased as the child stays free of drug use and drug dealing.

Demand he fill his hours in ways you believe will help keep him away from drugs. You might insist on a certain period for home­work each night. You might insist he get a part-time job. .

Warn that if he ever uses his room to store or use drugs, you will remove the door to his room. Most teens would be very upset at losing the right to clo'se'their room door.

Ifyou do not think you can con­trol his behavior, use the legal sys­tem. Go to a probation officer and tell him or her what you have found and done. Your stepson might be placed on informal probation in addition to the discipline of your family. Informal probation means the child agrees to accept probation as an alternative to charges being pressed.

In the face of a serious problem, collect the evidence available, con­front your son, make firm and clear rules and stick to them. Make every effort to enlist your hus­band's support. Good luck! Reader questions on family living and child care to be answered in . print are invited. Address the Kennys, Box 872; St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.

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A time for celebrating By Antoinette Bosco

The month of August ended with a big family party in honor of my parents' 60th wedding anniver­sary. I kept remembering the party my seven brothers and sisters and I gave them 10 years ago for their 50th, and I couldn't help contrast­in&.that time and now.

For their golden anniversary, we had a time that was sheer delight. I can still see my mother dancing the "Anniversary Waltz" with my father, then 73, still ener­getic and enthusiastic about life. I

This time, I watched my father almost immobilized in a ch!iir, hardlY able to walk, let alone dance. The years have taken a toll on both parents' physical health and ap­pearance.

While I felt sad, it quickly passed as I reflected on the anniversary, a monument to the durability of people who have accepted the re­sponsibilities of their lives. 1 had the overwhelming feeling that this was, indeed, a memorable occa­

sion demonstrating that life with love is truly worth living.

At the party, I found myself reflecting on the gifts my parents have given me which deserve life­long gratitude.

Mom always filled me with the sense of being someone who could achieve: I was born a few hours after her 20th birthday and she always called me her "birthday present." She predicted that I, like her, would be able to overcome great odds because of an inherent resourcefulness.

Whether it was because 1 inher­ited her genes or because she gently led me to be a certain kind of per­son, the fact remains that I did acquire two ofher greatest qualities.

I have her ability to bounce . back from frustration, disaster and trouble, and her deep faith that somehow I am cooperating with God in his plan for me. .

My mother also taught me the value of simplicity. She sees the reflection of God in all the things we take for granted: breathing

God's air on a clear day, walking in the park, feeling the warm water of a shower on her back, receiving Holy Communion every morning.

My father gave me a spirit about life. His attitude was consistent: qfe is great. Don't give up on it. He recognized that people live on two levels, the acquisitive and the inquisitive - and he placed the latter in the higher place.

From the time I was a little girl, he -would tell me, "J\ntoinette, they can take anything away from you except your education." Unlike many fathers ofthe time, he stressed an education for his daughters as well as his sons. And my father taught me never to be smug about accomplishments.

After 60 years of marriage, my parents look a bit tired. 'But what they did with their lives remains fresh. It thrives in me and my brothers and sisters, and it will be passed on to their grandchildren. . That realization made for a very happy anniversary party.

Duty, love, obligation By Hilda Young

"Why do we have. to go to Mass?,"oldest son asked again last Sunday morning.

. "Because part of your mother's . and my commitment to God and

to each other and to the church -and to you - is to get you to

. Mass on Sundays." "But that's your commitment.

Don't I have a say in it?" .

_Spouse set the newspaper down, leaned forward and looked our son in the eye. Gently, he said "Son, you have every right in th~ world to ask that question. You're old enough to take responsibility

for a lot of things in your life. And I ~now you do.n't- usually enjoy gomg to Mass With us these days..

. "But there's something mo~e at stake here than enjoying ourselves or a good time or a good senfion or whatever. It has to do with dutyand love and obligation.

My husband went on. "I know you're thinking that someday when you move out you won't have to go and youjust might darn well choose not to, so why the big deal now. Why can't we just let you choose for yourself?

"We come into contact with God in a special way at Mass ­

_even, I firmly believe, when we

wish we were still in bed, or at the beach, or watching a ball game. Even when we count ceiling ~iles, or don't like the homily. Even when people don't smile during the sign of peace.

Our son ran his tongue over his teeth. "OK, for this week. But I still don't like it. .

After he left the room to get dressed for church, I asked spouse, "Are we doing the right thing? Is he going to end up hating Mass in

.. the long .run?" '­

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CHICAGO (NC) - Cardinal , Joseph Bernardin of Chicago says

he has spent the first hour of his day in prayer ever since he realized he should follow his own advice to others on the importance of keep­ing in touch with God.

In an interview in U.S. Catholic magazine, the cardinal said he realized that while he was, calling others to deepen their spirituality, he himself was worrying more about the myriad administrative details involved in his then job as archbishop of Cincinnati.

"One evening," he 'related, "I was in a restaurant with three young priests, two of whom I had ordained. We were talking about this, and I realized that all three were further advanced than I ,in spirituality. They told me, 'If you really feel this way, you should do something about it'

"I made a decision then that I would make the development of my spirituality a priority in my life, and that tpat would be the foundation for my ministry to people.

"Without it, I knew that I would just begin to dry up after a while. That wasreally a turning point in my life-it was about eight years ago. ,,'

Since then, Cardinal Bernardin said, he has begun each day early

, enough to spend an hour in prayer no matter what his schedule is.

"~tarting out the day that-way has made a big change in my life," he said. "I haven't become an introvert. I'm still as active as I was, but I really feel the need for this quiet time with the Lo~d. It changes my whole perspective. I

- find that throughout the day I'm praying more than I did pre­viously." .

The cardinal said he has been able to share his experience of entering into a close relationship with the Lord with people who want that relationship but don't know how to get it.

"Somehow when people come to me they ~ust take it for granted that I've got everything put. to':' gether, that I'Ve never experienced the problems they're experiencing," he explained. "And when I can tell them that I've gone through the same thing, that we're all pilgrims together, it gives them a great deal of encouragement, a ~ig boost."

Now, he said, he thinks of God as "being a part of OUT daily lives" instead of someone who is "way out there. "The forms of prayer are different for different people, he added, but for the cardinal the rosary is important.

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WASHINGTON (NC) - The general secretary of the U.S. Cath­olic Conference has urged the U.S. government "to do all possible" to prevent Honduran military attacks on refugees.

In a letter last week to Secretary of State George P .. Shultz, Taun­ton native Msgr; Daniel F. Hoye also expressed cancern over the recent arrest and detention of an American Jesuit priest working in Honduras.

Refugees and international relief workers said that on Aug. 29 Hon­duran troops stormed the U.S. camp at Colomoncagua, Honduras, drag­ging Salvadoran refugees out of shelters, kicking, beating and stab­bing them.'

Msgr. Hoye said if U.S military forces were not so involved in Honduras, the United States would not have as much responsibility to influence the HQnduran, govern­ment.

"But as our involvement with the Honduran military is exten­sive, our government must assume some responsibility to encourage

.the appropriate authorities to desist from these kinds of actions," he said.

Msgr. Hoye said the U.S. govern­ment must "press the responsible authorities"to guarantee the secur­ity of Salvadoran refugees in Hon­duras.

"With the bishop of the area, Bishop Luis Santos of Santa Rosa de Copan, I also must ask what purpose the Honduran military,' so closely linked at present to our own, had in forcefully entering this protected refuge, shooting, beating and even raping numbers of the Salvadore'an refugees, none of whom was armed or, according to our information, offered any violent resistance," Msgr. Hoye said.

He added that two refugees, one a two-month-old baby, had been killed and several were hospitalized.

To all appearances this was an act of unprovoked aggression against people wh,o, by interna­tional agreement, are entitled at least to protection from physical violence," he said.

He also called "unwarranted" and "unjustified" the Aug. 18 arrest and detention of Jesuit Father

Stein award NEW YORK (NC) - Msgr.

Jorge Mejia, secretary of the Vati­can Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, will receive the annual Edith Stein Guild Award Oct. 12 in New York.

Previous recipients include Bishop Francis J. Mugavero of Brooklyn and Eugene Fisher, National Conference of Catholic Bishops' secretary for Catholic­Jewish relations.

Edith Stein, a writer artd profes­sor, was born in a Jewish family in Germany in 1891. She converted to Catholicism and entered a clois­tered Carmelite convent in Co­logne, Germany, taking the name Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. When the Nazis came into power she was taken to Auschwitz where she died in the gas chambers Aug. 9, 1942.

The Edith Stein Guild has been promoting the cause of her beatifi­cation for ~O years.

John Donald, 46, of Palo Alto, Calif. Father Donald was arrested by Honduran security officers in the town of Sava and taken to Camp Bulldog, center of a U.S ­Honduran roadbuilding operation.

A U.S. Embassy spokesman said American soldiers at Camp Bull­dog did not realize Father Donald was an American when they lent the Hondurans ajeep and assigned them a driver to take the priest to a nearbyairbase. Father Donald was interrogated at the airbase before being released.

Msgr. Hoye said that "the unwit­ting complicity, or at least failure to assist, displayed by American troops on the 'scene ,remains a troubling question."

Farm Aid concert

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PEORIA, Ill. (NC) -:: A 12­hour concert to raise funds for American farmers has drawn praise from Bishop Edward W. O'Rourke of Peoria and ftom the head of the National Catholic Rural Life Con­

,ference, Gregory Cusack.

Farm Aid, as the concert is called, will be held Sept. 22 in Champaign, Ill., at the University of Illinois Memorial Stadium. Among performers will be Willie Nelson, the concert organizer. The Beach Boys, Billy Joel, Alabama, Kenny Rogers, and Bob Dylan.

"I commend the perform~rs at this event for their willingness to assist beleagured family farmers in their present crisis," Bishop O'Rourke told The Catholic Post, newspaper of the Peoria Diocese. "I pray that much good will come, from this fine, effort."

,Cusack, executive director of NCRLC, based in Des Moines, Iowa, said the concert "helps inform people that the crisis is still there. In fact, we think it is 'worsen­

, ing. The performers are drawing attention to the farm crisis, and that helps our credibility.

Concert promoters hope ,to raise between $30 million and $50 million from ticket and record sales and donations. All 95000 tickets have been sold. Farm 'Aid was fashioned after the Live Aid concerts held in July to benefit African famine vic.tims.

It has been suggested that pro­ceeds be used to subsidize lower interest rates on farm loans to help as many farmers as possible keep their land."

Vietnam church ROME(NC)-Numerousstafe

restrictions, including control of pastoral travel by priests and bishops, are hindering the Catholic church in Vietnam, according to a Vatican agency. "The local church' today is forced to live and work in conditions that are at times rather difficult," said' Fid~s, news agency for the Congregation for Evangel­ization. However, even with the difficulties, there are signs that the church in,Vietnam is developing, Fides added. It cited nomination of new bishops and a "sense of cultural and religious adaptation."

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You've probably run into a guy who just doesn't see the need for a written and signed

, contract. YQU know the type: looks and talks like a "good old boy." Wears a white hat. Says things like, "Don't need a piece of paper with no signature, In my book, a man's handshake is as good as his signature."

And you probably walk away ,from the guy thinking how great it would be if everyone had such faith in his fellow man. Afier all, it would eliminate those contracts with the fine print that can only be read by lawyers with magnifying glasses.

If. you feel this way" you'll be pleased to learn that most con­tracts don't have to be put in writ-

Some contract~ must be written ing to be enforceable. Just think contract if they have no written changed his position in reliance on abol.\t the "contracts" you enter evidence. the contract. into where nothing written is ,There are several types of con- Say, for example, that Jonesinvolved. You get your'hair cut for $10. You get your driveway plowed for $20. YQU pay the paperboy a ' couple of bucks a week to throw the newspaper somewhere within the boundaries of your property.

But, in several situations, a con­tract is not enforceable unless it is written and, in some cases, signed. Such contracts are singled out in the Massachusetts laws. These laws stern from a law which originated in the 1600's called the Statute of Frauds.

All oral promises-contracts used to be enforceable. In the 1600's, however, law makers noticed that people were abusing this law by Iyi,ng about what they were prom­ised. The Statute of Frauds was enacted' and it required that cer­tain contracts be proved by writ­ten evidenc'e in,order to be enforce­able.

The writing requirement also insures certainty and accuracy as to the terms of a contract. In addi­tion, it lends an air of seriousness and formality to a contractual transaction. People aren't as likely to make promises in writing in the same spur-of-the-moment way they make oral promises.

Of course, the writing require­ment can do just the opposite of what' it was intended t<;> do. In many cases, people aren't lying when they say some'one promised them something. Yet the Statute

' of Frauds deprives them of the right to enforce that promise­

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"tracts regulated by or "within" the agrees orally with Smith to buyStatute of Frauds. ' Smith's house. Jones then sells his

A contract which cannotbe fully , ,old house, gives Smith a downperformed within a year of its making is not enforceable unless there'is written proof of the con­tract. SaY,'forexample, that Smith and Jones agree that Smith will work for the Acme Co. for as long as Jones is president of Acme. Such a contract is not regulated by the Statute of Frauds (and there­fore does not need written proof to enforce it) because there is a possi­bility that it will be fully performed within a year. If, for example, Smith works for Acme for six' months and Jones then retires, the contract is fully performed within the year.

On the other hand, if the two had agreed orally on January I. 1984, that Jones would work for Acme for a year beginning Febru­ary I, 1984, that contract would be regulated by the Statute of Frauds. It could not be fully performed ,until February I, 1985, which is more than one year from the Jan­uary I date on which it was entered.

Generally, a contract to sell land or and interest (easement, lease) jn land is unenforceable unless there is written proof that the contract is signed by the party against whom enforceme'nt is sought, but there , are some exceptions where an oral contract will be enforced. One is where one of the parties to the land contract has partly performed his

payment, moves into Smith's house and makes some improvements to the property. IfSmith the~ tried to back out of the deal, Jones can successfully sue to enforce the oral contract. Jones would be allowed to enforce the oral land sale con­tract because' he had partly per­formed his obligations under the contract and changed his situation in reliance on tl1e contract.

Generally, a contract for the sale of goods for $500 or more is not enforceable unless there is written evidence of the contract signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought. The same holds true for a contract for more than $5,000 involving the sal~ of personal property 'and/ or other intangible goods. These are "goods" and property which don't fall under one of the other Statute of Frauds sections.

There is also a writing require­ment for contracts involving the sale of securities. And, those con­tracts which call for one party to get an interest in another party's property to secure payment of an obligation by the other party must also be proved by written evidence in order to be enforceable.

A promise by an executor or administrator of an estate to pay

pb!i~~-.!io,lls un~er the contract or . someone money left to them is

unenforceable without written evi­de'nce of the promise.

Also, an oral promise to pay the debt of another is not enforceable. IfJones promises to pay Smith the money that Jones' brother owes Smith (in return for Smith's prom­ise to pay money he owes Jones) the contract is not enforceable without written proof. But ifJones promises Smith he'll pay the money he personally owes Smith, Smith can enforce that oral promise (provided, of course, that Smith perfo~~s his part of the contract).

The Statute of Frauds does not require that ther~bea comprehen­sive written contract. Written evi­dence can be merely a memo or a note,but it must contain the essen­

,tial terms of the contract and, in many cases, be'signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.

In a real estate transaction, for example, the written evidence must show whether it's a sale or a lease, what real estate is involved, the price, when the deal was com­pleted and the parties to the tran­saction. The written evidence can consist of several writings as long as the writings clearly indicate that they relate to the same transaction.

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Dealing with bac,k~to-schoolfears You breathe' a sigh of relief at

your child's return to school after a long, hectic summer only to dis­cover that he or she has started wetting the bed. Why?

Going back to school can be one of the most upsetting experiences in a child's life, as stressful as start­

'ing a new job is for 'adults, say researchers at The Catholic Uni­versity of America. '

Unable to express anxieties about school verbally, many children mystify their parents by projecting fears of school. onto seemingly unrelated incidents or by regress­ing to earlier behaviors, such as

, thumb-sucking. Elizabeth M. Timberlake, CUA

professor of spcial service, and her research ass~ciate, Christine Saba­tino, have studied children's fears

, of going to school. They find that many parents are not sensitive to, the enormous stress that children' experience over going to school.

"Parents should be alert to any change in the child's usual habits,:'

:says Professor Timberlake. "Phys­ical symptoms~ of stress, such as

,nausea, sleeplessness and -loss of appetite are warning signs that something could be wrong.'~

Children who bully other child~ ,ren, ~nnot complete assignments, , or have difficulty relating to other children may be trying to express fears of school about which they themselves are not aware.

Like adults starting a new job, children entering a new school must find their way around an unfamiliar building, take in imd

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process information, and produce aware of how his or her strengths ,documents b~ a specified time. and weaknesses match up with

school experiences. ' "Think about the adult who mQst work with an unsupportive Professor Timberlake suggests boss, is nervous in large groups, or , games such as "playing school" in must co'mplete a difficult or unre­ which parent and child reverse' warding task," says Ms. Sabatino. roles. A child pretending to bea

"Children experience similar parent who complains about poor anxieties at school. Adults unhappy schoolwork may be sending the at work can get a new job. Child­ real parents a signal about appre­ren 'have no choice; ,they must go hensions.' Role reversals can also ' to school." give children a sense of control

Both researchers say that par­ when they pretend to be the teacher ents can help a child by being or principal, she says.

Communication between home and school is essential. Parents should inform teachers of any pro­blems the child may have and should be open to suggestions from the school. "Too many parents take a call from the teacher as a personal criticism of their product, ,which happens to be their child," says Ms. Sabatino.

"Most teachers simply want to work with parents to resolve prob- , lems and provide the best educa­tion possible for their children."

They're working~arderat'Curia VATICAN CITY - Full-time

, employees at the Vatican Curia, , most of whom are priests; had

their work week stretched by three ' hours July I. , They now have the saI)le 36­

hour week as other Vatican em­ployees, and keep evening hours in their offices two days instc;ad of one, assistant Vatican, press spo­kesman Msgr. Giuoio Nicolini said.

, New regulations also ended ~ custom that let Curia employees take August afternoons. off when the pope; was in Castelgandolfo, . his summer residence.

Msgr. Nicolini said that the new rules were drawn up so that Curia and ,non-Curia employees would work the same number of hours.

The new rules require employees to work Tuesday and Friday from 5p.m, to 8 p.m. PreviouSly, employ­

'ees could choose which even­ing they would work, They will continue to work the normal

M()~day through Saturday shift from .8:31 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

One Curia official said the 33­hour week had been established so ' that the clerics "would have time' for pastoral work:"

Curia employees also earned less than other V~ticanworkers,'the official said..The salaries are now equal. , Members of religious comJlluni­ties working at the Vatican'also for the first time are eligible for Vatican health and pension bene­fits. '

'However,' priests and religious continue to receive lower salaries than lay workers.

All Vatican employees will con­tinue to receive 30 days of annual vacation plus 17 paid holidays. , The change in Curia working conditions comesalittle more than two months after the Vatican announced it would implement a

package of wage reforms which , raised the pay of lay employees

over a range of 4 percent to' 25 percent on a lO-level scale. The decision, which followed long nego­tiations and strike threats, was cri­ticized by Mariano Cerullo, head of the I,700-member Association of Vatican Lay Employees, which hlld negotiated for higher wages and other reforms.

The Vatican decision, Cerullo said, was "unilateral"and was taken without workers' approval.

Bishop Jan Schotte, secretary of , the VatiCan Justice and Peace Com­

mission and head of the group that negotiated with the lay employees, said in April that the workers' group had been "involved in draft­ing proposals" but did' not have the right to approve the package.

"We're not a multinational com­,pany," Bishop Schote said. "It's the Holy Father who makes the decision.

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tv, movIe news Symbols following film reviews indicate mother superior. In the contest

both general and Catholic Film Office of wills that ensues, both women ratings, which do not always coincide. look deeply into their own fears General ratings: G-suitablefor gen·, eral viewing; PG-IJ-:-parental guidance and aspirations. The psychia­

, strongly suggested for children under trist looks for a rational explana­13; PG-parental guidance suggested; tion for the nun's pregnancy. The R-restricted, unsuitable for children or mother superior hopes for ayounger teens.

supernatural one, and the movie Catholic 'ratings: Al~a'pproved for \ children and adults; A2-approved for itself comes down squarely on

.•~ SURROUNDED BY third-graders and members of the

media, U.S. Secretary 'of Education William J. Bennett ex­periences "what education is all about." (NC/UPI photo)

Education head enters " J.. f... ~

real third-grade world ST. LOurS (NC) - Sitting at

the teacher's desk in tiTont of a sign which read "Caring, Sharing God's Love," U.s-. Secretary of Education William J. Bennett re­cEmtly fa<:ed third-graders at Northside Catholic Elementary School in St. Louis.

The youngsters were sur­rounded by some dozen photo­graphers and reporters recording Bennett's appearance as a sub­stitute teacher at the all-black school that serves. two inner-city parishes.

After. the very important visitor from Washington, D.C." was introduced, the students let out a choreographed "Good morning, Mr. ·Bennett."

He began by questioning the 7 and 8-year-olds on whether they believe it's a good thing to grow up but a bad exPerience to get old. At ,the end of the class he took' questions from' the stu­dents. .

Bennett stresed that. the only way to learn is to study hard, 'and he gave the meaning of the term democracy. Then he, tol~ a story about, an ,aging George Washington and summed it up by. stating that "it's not a !bad thing to grow. old, the thing you have to pay attention to is ho~

you a·ive." In tl}e question-and-answer

session the students showed con­cern for' Plresident Reagan's hea,lth, inquired how Bennett obtained his' Cabinet job and showed amazement upon learn­

ing that his annual salary is $82,600.

After 'leaving the class and 'apologizing to the students for not having time to answer all their questions, Bennett gave himself a "B" grade for his per­formance.· "I got the sense from a couple students' ~nswers that the point (of the story) was grasped," he said at a press con­ference.

Teaching, he noted, is "ex­hilarating and oS. mtle frighten­ing. You can't tell the children what to say - you don't know what will come out."

In the midst of a schedule of teaching at eight schools in seven states, Bennett said the experience helps him evaluate the mounds bf paperwork and re­search that <:ome ·to his office.

"In Washington you forgetabout what eduoat:iQn is' all

about - it's gQOd 'for me ~o see what tnese schools' aook Hke, what's on the,'students' mind!?"

Responding to a question, ~n· his reaction to the lawsuit filed ' by Americans United for.Separa­

tion Qf .Church and State Sept. 3, Bennett first stated that he .would have no comment and then said that "the facts. (in the lawsuit) are erroneous - the argument they (Americans l,Jnited) hav~ sought is wrong.".

Americans United claims Ben­nett is blocking efforts by offi­dais to comply with a July 1 Supreme Court ruling barring federal remedial education' class­

adults and adolescents; A3-approved for the fence for a dramaticallyadults only; A4-separate classification fraudulent denou<:ement. Al­(given ' to films not morally offensive

though this pretentious and shal­which, however, require some analysis and explanation); O-morally offensive. low movie is not meant to be

anti·Catholic, it exploits not merely a Catholic veneer and texture, which would be offen­NOTE· sive enough, but also the mys­

Please check dates and tery of the Incarnation. A4,times of television and radIo PG-13 programs against local list­ ReligioUs 1VIngs, which may differ from Sunday, Sept. 22 (CBS) "Forthe New York network sched­ OUir Times" - A Jewish High ules supplied to The Ancllor. Holy Days celebration honoring

. the late opera star Jan Peerce. Religious Radio

New Film Sunday, Sept. 22 (NBC) "Agnes of God" (Columbia) "Guideline" - Jesuit Father A court-appointed psychiatrist Gerald' O'Collins, theology

charged with evaluating the men­ faculty dean at Rome's Gregor­tal stability of a novice nun ac­ ian University, is interviewed cused of strangling her new­ about theological developments born baby provokes the deter­ since the Second Vatican Coun­mined opposition of the nun's cil.

Bennett ~ clarifies high court ruling WA:SHINGTON (NC) - u.s.

Education Secretary William J. Bennett has again told public ed­ucation officials to "make every diligent .effort" to comply with the Supreme Court ruling bar­ring federal remedial education classes from being taught at parochial schOols.

Bennet said he wanted to "pro­vide further clarification "of his August guidelines in the matter.

Bennett st,ated that the'require­ment that remedial programs be offered to public and parochial school students was not negated by .the court; and noted that delays in school, districts where offidals are seeking court action

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es from being taught at paro­chial schools.

Also on Sept. 3, he had said in"a Washington Post op-ed commentary that religious belief is fundamental to the American experience and the First Amend­mentis not meant' to exclude religion from American life. "The fate of our democracy is intim­ately lintertwined with the' vital­ity of the Judeo-Christian tra­

ditio~," he wrote: Bennett said he taught at a

.Catholic . ochool because "it's

part of American education. I wanted to come'to a private non­public school, and Catholic schools 'are 'the largest single non-public 'school system."

Fifancisoan Sister Joanne Wei­ler, Northside Catholic prindpal, said the third graders he taught "were very normal 8-year-olds."

Bennett did a "nice job" she added. "The students were com­fortable with him, and that's im­portant."

to gain time to work out alterna­tives were not attempts to evaae the.. law.

A federjil ,E<Jucation Depart­ment spokeswoman said the letter was nota. lI'eaction to oS.

lawsuit fi·led earlier by Ameri­cans United for Separation of Church 'and State charging that· Bennett is blocking efforts to comply with the Supreme Court ruling. .

Bennett also sa'id the court's ruling need not prohibit "on­premises services to private school children in all other fed­eral programs."

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DUBLIN, Ireland (NG) - From "If it weren't for Candlev·they a handful of boys meeting in a' bare room donated, by, a ~ocal bookkeeper, a 60-year-old Dom­inican nun has developed a center which each week serves as many'" as 400 troubled boys' and young' men. ' ' , Dominican Sist~r Kevin P'Hou­

olihan's Candle Community Trust serves working class, male'sd~

trouble with the ,law or suffer·­ing from poverty in Dublin's Ballyfermot district. '.

The 'center,' popularly called' issue in :the -Irish 'capital.­Candl~ and open during .th~J day, C~ndle pro~des aJcoh'ol -a~4, offers food,· basic ,medical aid; drug 'a~use r~habilitation pro" counseling and job. tr~ining. grains for adults ali well 'as,

"These' young people ~I'e de$- : youth. Sister O'Houlihan 'said perately crying for attention and H'teracy,'and drama classes ate' help,": Sister o.'Houlihan said. ' used 'to help !restore self~confi­Candle's clients'range 'from ,pre- dence and, ~el~-respect., . i ' •

teens to !iien in their late' 205; , "Sister O'Houlih~n was releas~d most are teen-agers' and youths from, teaching' responsibilities ,in in their early 20s.. ',. ': 1977 by her Dominioon l!:uperiors

The center focuSes, o~ the di~­trict's young males beca,use,be­fore Candle openedi'in 1981, few services were available" to deal with their:problems.· •

Some are '!walk-ins;" who ha~e heard about"the center and its prograIl'\.s;,bY: )'Vord of qlouth Qr., At Candle the fint step is to from volunteer counselors in' the .. make new. arrivals f~el respected, neighborfioc5ds:~ 'Otlters ,care . reo' welcomed'and wanted.. ;', . ferred' by c6urtS.·Si,ster O'H~uli- \ ""When we st8!tted we, realized han. regq:Jarly goes to. co~rt in . that there ,was no ,square foot of seudi of yo~ng Pe6ple ~n trouble : G~'s earth where these' boys who ~he feels might benefit from h.lld a' right to be;" said Sister the center, 'which. $ometimes iii- ,O'Houlihan.....Their· troublesome­volves ' 'convincing', skeptical" ness.comes from their own fears, judges'to release the YQuths to their shyness, ·their,.inability to her care.' " '- . " articulate their needs or even to

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'so that she '<;ould, wo.rJt fUl:~,. tirpe, ,with the you,th of BaHyfermot. > She got the idea for ~~hd1e s~.9~, ,afte~af~: ", _ ' 'J:,,:, '

"For me the candle is the'pas· . chal candle. It's' the light 'of . Christ," the" nun said... :',1;

might end up- at Spike Island," she' said, referring' to, .the old

. British army fortress :in·the har­,bor, ,at Cork" Ireland, which was, turned into a juv~nile prison last' spring. ",:.'" I

, Spike I~land was open~d' sped" ficaUyfor' 'youths"convicted in joyriding incidents., Joyriding,

:stealing cars, city buses' and fire engines for the' thrill of craSh· ing' them 'into walls or police

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One of the center;s- jobs is biliid­ Later; .,s~ious di'sagreeme.nts ing trust, 'Sister O'Houlihan said, can arise' 'and' 'a crisis may occur because many of the youths be· in the relationship. If the differ- . become really solid' if there is Heve people ·l1re only interested ~ ences are big' enough and if the 'a.n intenSe spirit of glve-and~ in getting something from them. two pe.rsons get angry enough, ..It takes some time for', ~liem. the, relationship may come to an to understand. that, if they get ,end. ' themselves into jail; we will 'stfil , ~ But" in s~me cases, two people be their friends," she said. "Once may, enjoy fighting. You may they, know they are accepted, not, and I. don't, but somepeo­then we can g~ye them, so much ,pie apparentlY thrive on sessons more." '.' ,

.. of angry ,~l?rds. So they stay to-The center is located behind a . .

church on a site donated 'in' 1978 by the Archdiocese of publin. .The friend of .liberty' 'It was built with funding from ' Irish government grants, the be-; , By Cecilia ,JIe1anger pa!rtment of Justice, a,nd a ,.dona- I know a' very nice "lady who tion f.rom The Ireland Fun!!; an 'would~ be much happier if she American fund-raising group.. were less finic~y about her home..

Woodworking and welding' 'She shoilid '. reread ,the story of training programs were develop- '. Mary and Martha in the New.

. ed in conjunction with Ireland's ·Te'starrient::· .

Youth, Employment Agency. The Thl·.s w,om.an' ,laments th·at she programs 'also employ youths in wishes she 'h'ad time' to at.tend manufacturing garden, house and' < Bible stu.:d,y' 'a,:n''d gatherl'ngs where school- furniture. Sales' amount thl. wor'd of. G'od 'I"S spoken or"

t: to the equivalent of " about read,' ;but tlier.e'.s always ....e ex­. Ul$10,000 per year. The proceeds' . cuse that'floors have to be wash­" " are d ,

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ed'" m.. ea'Is,- coo>,ked and laundrv . -.r

grams. :, '.',.'.. done: -'We kriow' all that. Who The center's programs are' op-' 'hasn't "beenOth,rough it? Yet, if .

erated by 40 volunteers, many .~n~ ",:ants ~t.'badly enough, one from B'aUyfermot., ~'." " can, inake time for religious.

-"Not all those involved in'help< ,~~ud~." .. ,; r~~traints. -What' ,a' world it iJig are In fact practicing ca~> '. ;,Spe"has another problem. Her' would"be if"there'was 'never a olics, she said, "but the ethos is, Catholic and though it has been a slow job, one of the m.o,st ~x-. citing'aspects of i,t is that there has grown up what I 'would call. a real Cath~lic community her~."

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msome relatioJiships people get gether. , along well.fof u.e first month.or But~t's difficult to see how a two and then later it beeoptes " permanent a~d wh~l.Jy satisfac­constailt fightJ,Dg bUt., they still' stay 'to~ether?' (Virginia) '.

A. In ,the eady days of a friendship people reveal therri­selves mtle by little. 'Often they make' a conscious effort to be on" their good behavior. Their ,finer' qualities are all that appear.

As time,goes on, however, re­laxation 'sets in; The two people are more 'at ease with one' an. .other and ,they feel free to show more of themselves. Perhaps they express opinions that they would have kept hidden in .the earlier'

, days. . , ' ',.Gradually, the two discover

,tlla~ they. not on~y, have much in" .common but ,that there' are also some sharp differences.

Each, is. a'unique person and , ',it's. ',not sUTprisihgthatthese dif­

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'son ~'left the church." I asked 'Why. S~e .said, "He thinks reli­glon" isn't.. imwrtant in this .so: ciety." Now I've heard every­thing. When has religion ever bee~ more important?

. need'to'!\ise force. ",,' Religion saves .us from so

. many evils: pornography, for : one; Our faith makes us aware;

it ;leads 'liS 'to the right side of . the street. '

,t&k~, ,'a spirit ,of prayer and of , willingness' to searc;h and search ,again for ways ~o 'resolve things. , . The' search may be long. Sel­

dOQl is it' easy. But it is well worth the effort, tears and pain.

The result dm be a lifetime 'of love, " ,

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Few people can comprehend . the extent of the support given . by.religion to ardinary life. How

powerless would coqscience be­come without belief do God, how ..paralyzed would' h'liman benevo­lence' be! ,.

I know there are those who .; say they do not.believe in God.

' They, ~y ~ fine, peopl~, but I ' .. cannot 'buy their arguments, just

: as-they cannot'accept' mine. '

: ','I respect people of alldaiths,' 'but.as a <l:hristian J.h'ave my own • beliefs ,from which: I 'carinot be 'turned. The ,true Christian faith

is. the very, spir~t o.f ,liberty. I be­live in many instances ifhas dim­ini~hed' the n~cessity of~ public

tory, relationship can be built ainid oisllgreements and fights.

What is satisfying is the peace· fu.I resolution of disagreements. In this happy state of affairs two

, people agree ,to disagree, to al· low the 'other person to be her- , self. qr himself and to be at peace :with one :another. Or bet­ter' yet... one person begins to see ' that the other was right, after

,all. , ' 'For such a happy outc~me, however,. some, giye~and-take is necessary.

Young people thinking about marriage' should be aware that a~ some poi~t. terribly serious differences are likely to develop.

Frequently, serious trouble comes in a marriage about the fifth or sixth ,y~8!t, and the hus­band and Wife may feel like strangers to one ,another.

At that point ~!lrried love will

SISTER CAROL CIMINO is mobbed by the media as she .returns to Rochester, N.Y., after winning $9,989 and a refngerator on the TV game show "Jeopardy." Sister Cim­ino, direc~or of development at Nazareth Academy, a Ro­chester hIgh school, gave her winnings to the school and the refrigerator to her parents. She will appear on seg­ments airing Dec. 9, 10 and 11. (NC photo)'

KANEOHE, Hawaii (NC) ­Catholic youth today would like the church to concentrate more on how young people can develop their faith me and less on social issues, according to 18-year-old Pat DeMuth, chairman of the Council of Regional Representa­tives for the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry.

He commented at a federation meeting in Hawaii that brought together the 14 regional coordina­tors for youth ministry programs in U.S. dioceses.

He said he thinks youths feel church leaders spend too much time addressing public policy and not enough time deaHng with basic questions on faith.

What Catholic youths want, DeMuth said, is a "happy medi­um" between what he calls the "real radical" 'and "real conser­vative" wings of the church.

According to Maggie Wilson Brown, executive director of the youth ministry federation and organizer of the annual meeting, young people today are more con­servative than they have been in 20 years and .are more concerned about daily issues affecting their' lives.

She said participants in youth ministry programs are seeking answers to basic questions about

faith and about issues, such as suicide, peer pressure, self­esteem, drugs and moral 'deci­sion-making.

Mrs. Brown said most youth programs utilize a peer ministry' approach of youths helping other youths. She added that more at· tention must be paid to youths and their problems to keep them from moving away from· the church to evangelical youth pro· grams.

"Evangelicals are putting a lot of money into keeping their young people," she said. ~'And

the Catholic Church is still strug­gling institutionally with how we deal with aU of these young peo­ple. We've just got to get our act together. We have to realize that t~e Catholic kids of today are the Catholic adults of to­morrow. They are worth spend· ing time and money on."

The Washington, D.C.-based federation has diocesan'youth ministers across the country as members.

God'sWiIl "Never trouble your mind for

anything that shall happen to you in this world. Nothing can come but what God wills." - St. Thomas More

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rector of the Fall River Area CYO, recently announced that Roger Arsenault has been voted the recipient of this year's Fall River Mea CYO Baseball League Umpires Sportsmanship Trophy.

Msenault has been with the 8t. William's, Fan River, team since it joined the league five years ago. During ,that time he has played every position except first base. This past season, his 1ast because of the league age limit of 21, he was slotted as catcher, also winning some key games as a pitcher.

Each team manager may nom· inate one player for the award, the only individual honor granted by the ,league; league umpires vote to determine the recipient.

Arsenault's name will be in­scribed on 'a plaque permane~t1y

on display at CYO'Hall, Anawan Street, Fall River.

CoyIe-Cassidy Coyle and Cassidy High School,

Taunton, has a 1985 student en· 'l'oHment of 665; student popula­tion has doubled in the ,last five years.

The C-C Alumni Association has elected new officers for the 1985-86 season. They are Fran Silver, president; Bill Tranter, vice-pre~ident; Joe Bettencourt, treasurer; Mary Meserve, secre­tary.

\Reunions: Coyle '65. Coyle '66, Bishop Cassidy '66. Contact school for information.

By Charlie Martin

YOU'RE ONLY HUMAN You're having a hard time and lately yOU don't feel so good You're getting a bad reputation in your neighborhood It's all right; sometimes that is what it takes You're only human; you are allowed ,to make your share of mistakes Just like a boxer in a' title fight You got to walk in that ring alone You are not the only one who has made mistakes But they are the only things that you can truly call your own Don't forget your second wind Wait on the comer until that breeeze blows in You've been keeping to yourself these days Because you think everything is going wrong Sometimes yOUI ~ that you want to lay down and die That emotion can be so strong But hOld on 'til that old second wind comes along You probably don't want to hear advice from someone else But I wouldn't be telling you if· I hadn't been there myself I survived those lonely days When it seemed like I didn't have 81 friend All I needed was a little faith so I could catcb my breath And face the world again

Written and sung by Billy Joel (e) 1985 by CBS Inc.,

BILLY JOEL has another hit in "You're Only Human."

The song's topic is important: What do you do when life is going so bad that you feel like killing yourself?

Suicide is a serious problem among teens. It· is the second leading cause of death in this age group. No matter what the situation or cause, suicides are always tragic. So much is lost - for the individual, for family and for f.riends - when a teen takes his or !her life.

I think many teens would agree that the song is 'fight when it suggests that emotions can be strong. When life is going poorly, sometimes the only way out of the pressure seems to be the escape of death. At these times we feel worthless. Our lives see~ like one .big mistake.

Joel suggests that all of us have the ability to recover from mistakes and ~ven leam from them, if we give ourselves a chance. Each person possesses a "second mind" that helps us be­gin over again.

Actually, I would expand Joel's idea to indudea third and fourth "winds," and stHl more. Our fu­ture always holds new oppor­tunities, no matter what has happened in the past. But we must do the choosing - no one can respond to these opportuni­ties for us.

Suicide is the one step that removes 'any chance to start over.

.In an upcoming column. I will discuss some· ways that :a person can handle the thoughts or feel­ings of suicide and find his or her "second wind."

Your comments are always welcome. Address Charlie Mar­tin, 1218 S. Rotherwood Ave., EvansvUle, Ind. 47714.

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are asked to submit news Items for this ing 9 a.m. Mass until 6 p.m. At 5:30 column tei The Anchor.. P.O. Box 7, Fall ; River, 02722.. Name of cit1' or town should p.m. there wi\) be a communal cele­be Included as well as full dates of all bration of the anointing of parishactivities. please send news of future rather

: than past events. Note: We do not carry sick and elderly, concluding with neWlof tundraIsing activities such as Benediction. Anyone wishing to

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,On Steerln~ Points Items FR Indicates Fall River, NB Indicates New Bedford.

SS. PETER & PAUL, FR Education committee meeting: 7

p.m. Monday, school. Retreat for Confirmation II stu­

dents: Sept. 30, school Volunteers needed to serve coffee

and donuts after Sunday Masses. Information: rectory, 676-8463. ST. STANISLAUS, FR '

Holy hour: 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays; exposition of Blessed Sacrament and

.devotions in Polish. English devo­• tions at 6:35 p.m. Wednesdays.

CATHEDRAL,FR , Catechetical apostolate Mass: 10

a.m. Sunday. Womens Guild: meeting Oct. 8. Parish council: meeting 7: 15 p.m.

Sunday, rectory. ' ST. ELIZABETH, FR .(

A mortgage-burning ceremony planned for Sept. 22 has been post­poned to a date to be announced due to the unexpected death of Father Jorge de Jesus Sousa, pastor.

A month's mind Mass for Father de Sousa will be offered at the parish at 7 p.m. Oct. I; and Women's Guild members will attend a memorial Mass for him at 12:15 p.m. Sept. 24

, in the chapel of St. Anne's Hospital, a site chosen because of the late pas­tor's affection for it. ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, FR

Postconfirmation follow-up meet­ing: 7:30 p.m. ,Oct. 4, church hall. NOTRE DAME, FR

\ Women's Guild: meeting 7: 15 p.m. Sept. 30, Cottell Heights. New mem­bers welcome. Information: 678­2061.

The cross will be set on the new church at 10 a.m. Sept. 26. Parishion­ers and friends welcome. ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN

Religious education teachers: meeting 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3.

Coffee and donuts will be served after 9:30 a.m. Mass in the church hall each second Sunday.

The 'choir will sing at 4 p.m. Mass each fourth Saturday, with rehearsal at 7:30 p.m. the preceding Mondays. New members welcome. Informa­tion: Debor~h Osuch, 994-3405. ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN

Altar'servers' outing tomorrow: Riverside Park. ST. THOMAS MORE, SOMERSET

Garden flowers are welcome for altar use and may be brought to the rectory Friday night or Saturday morning. BLESSED SACRAMENT, FR

Women's Guild: meeting 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9, church hall. ST. PATRICK, FR

, Meeting for boys IO or older interested in becoming altar servers: II a.in. tomorrow, 'lower church.

St. Camilleus Guild: volunteers needed to visit the sick; meeting 3 p.m. Sunday, rectory. ST. JAMES, NB

New CYO officers to oe installed at 9:30,a.m. Mass Sunday: Mary Jo Almeida, president; Tammy Bruneau, vice-president; Cathy Casey, secre­tary; Jon Travers, treasurer. Reap­pointed newsletter editor is Chris Travers. ST. THERESA, NB

The paris~ patronal feast will be' , ,celebrated Oct. I. The Blessed Sac­

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Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will cele­brate lOa. m. Mass Oct. 13 and bless the newly renovated church. Coffee and donuts will be served in the church hall following Mass.

WIDOWED SUPPORT, CAPE Meeting 3 p.m. Sept. 29, at Reli­

gious Education Center next to St. Jude's chapel, Rt. 28, Cotuit. The theme will be "Getting Together." All welcome. Information: 428-7078, evenings. IFAMILY LIFE CENTER, NO. DARTMOUTH

Marriage Encounter: begins tonight. Lamaze Natural Childbirth Class:

Wednesdayevening. ST. PATRICK, SOMERSET

St. Patrick's FeUowship youth group meeting: 7 p.m. Sunday, parish cen­ter. All welcome. HOLY ROSARY, TAUNTON

Old garden and work tools are needed by parish Vincentians for the African Missions. Donations may be left at the rectory garage. O.L. MT. CARMEL, SEEKONK

The Mt. Carmel family picnic has been rescheduled to noon Sept. 29, Seekonk High School-, Arcade Avenue.

The "Children's Liturgy of the Word" has resumed at the 9 a.m. Mass Sundays. This is a special presentation of tlie r~adings of each week's Mass for chil<fren age 4 years· through gr~de 6.

CYO girls' ba~ketball tryouts: 6 p.m. Oct. 7, Seekonk Intermediate School, Newman Avenue. AGORAPHOBIA,FR

A meeting for persons suffering from agoraphobia, the fear of being' in open or public places, will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 in the ,meeting room of the Super Stop and Shop market at the Fall River Shopping Center. Sf.GEORGE,WESTPORT

Ministry Support Evening: 7 p.m. Sunday. The program is designed to renew the spirit and enhance the

, work of those involved in parish lay , ministries, O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE,

Parish council: meeting 8 p.m. Tuesday., ' -

Altar boys and candidates (grade 3 and up) are invited. Information: Father Michael R. Dufault, 775-5744.

Adult Choir: rehearsal 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. .

Friday morning 'discussions will resume after 9 a. m. Mass at the'Reli­gious Education center. All welcome.

HOLY NAME, FR Retreat renewal 6 p.m. Sunday,

home of David and MaryLu Vive­ros, 132 Belmont Street.

ST. JOAN OF ARC, ORLEANS' Parish council: meeting 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 23, rectory. Prayers are 'requested for Mrs.

Mary "Mae" l~aPiana, whose fun­eral recently took place in the Church of the Visitation, Eastham. She and her late husband donated the land on which the mission Stal1ds. '

DCCN Fall River Dio.cesan Council of

Catholic Nurses fall conference: Oct. 5, Family Life Center, No. Dart­mouth. Theme: "A time for loss...a time for grief." Speaker: Joanne T. Jozefowski; R.N. PH.D. All nurses invited. Registration information: 'Sister Mary Margaret Mello, Pas­toral Care Department, St. 'Anne's

Annual conference of Catholic Nurses of New England: Oct. 18-20, Worcester. Information: Sister Mello. '

ST. MARY, SEEKONK CYO: Boys grades 6 to 8 inter­

ested in basketball may contact Kevin Leonard, 336-6981, after 5 p.m.

Religious education teachers will pe greeters at 11:30 a.m. Mass Sun­days.

CHRIST THE KING COTUI'r/MASHPEE · Catholic Women's club: meeting 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9.

First communion parents: meet­ing 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Queen of All Saints Chapel, Mashpee. ,

, First communion rehearsal: 10 a.m. Sept. 28, QAS Chapel.

Blessing of Animals (Feast of St. Francis o~ Assisi): II a.m. Oct. 5, tent. SACRED' HEART, NO. ATTLEBORO

Altar boys and men wanting to serve at special liturgical celebra­tions are needed. Information: Father Roger D. LeDuc, 699-8383. Sacred Heart Boy Scout Troop 33: meeting 7 p.m. Thursdays, parish hall. Lec­tors' needed. Information: Father Roger D. LeDuc, 699-8383.

CORPUS CHRISTI, SANDWICH Choirrehearsals, St. Theresa's Mis­

sion Church, Sagamore: 7 p.m. Tues­days. New members welcome.

ST.· fRANCIS XAVIER, HYANNIS

A parish choir is' forming. Those interested may contact organist Arthur Goggin after any weekend Mass or call the rectory, 775-0818.

Prayer group: meets 8 p.m. Tues­days, parish center. All welcome. ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN

Mass intention books are currently - open thro\Jgh Sepf. 1986.

ST. ANNE, FR' () Exposition of Blessed Sacrament after 11 :30 a.m. mass today; Hour of adoration 2 p.m. today, shrine.

Teen dance 7 p.m. tomorrow, school auditorium.

Scouting: Girl Scout .J:unior Troop 1009 and Senior/Cadette Troop 1147 will meet at St. Anne's school.lnfor­mation: Cecile Michno, 674-8120. Troop 50 Boy Scouts meets 7 p.m. Tuesdays at school. Information: Ed Michno,674-8120. '

ST. JOSEPH, NO. DIGHTON -Open house for new Cub and Boy

Scouts and parents, 7 tonight.lnfor­mation: 824-4164.

CYO,FR' Basketball coaches meeting: 7 p.m.

Oct. 8, CYO Hall, Anawan Street. , ,

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, TAUNTON

Choir rehearsals begin 7:30 p.m. Monday. New members welcome.

ST. JULIE, NO. DARTMOUTH Rosary and Benediction: 7:00 p.m.

Sunday. Choir: rehearsals 7 p.m. Thurs- .

days, church. New members wel­come. ESPIRITO SANTO, FR

New Holy Name Society members are welcome. Information: rectory, 672-3352.

Parish women are invited to join the Holy Rosary Sodality. New mem­bers will be admitted Oct. 6. Infor­mation: rectory, 672-3352.

ADORERS OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT, FAIRHAVEN

Holy hour: 7 p.m. Sept. 24, Sacred Hearts Church, Fairhaven, con­ducted by Father Gary Belliveau -now serving in Manchester, NH: formerly of Acushnet. All welcome.

, Information:· Angelo DeBortoli, 996-0332. '

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.... P" ••• ,.,.. EDICTAL CITATIONS DIOCESAN TRIBUNAL

FALL RIVER, MASS. Since the actual place of residence of

JOYCE ANN MOTTA ROBINSON is un· known.

We cite JOYCE ANN MOTTA ROBIN· SON to appear personally before the Tri· bunal of the Diocese of Fall River on September 23, 1985, at 10:30 a.m. at 344 Highland Avennue, Fall River, Massa· chusetts, to give testimony to establish:

Whether the IlU lIity of the mar· riage exists in the ROBINS~­MOTTA case?,

Ordinaries of the place or other pas· tors having the knonwledge of the resi· dence of the above person, Joyce Ann Motta Robinson, must see to it that she is properly advised in regard to this edictal citation.

Henry T. Munroe Judicial Vicar

Given at the Tribunal, Fall River, Massachusetts,FATHER LUCIANO on this, the 11th day of September,

Gomes Paulo Guerra, rector 1985.

of the Shrine of Our Lady of Since the actual place of residence ofFatima in Portugal, is preach­

ANN 01 PRETORO GRASSO is unknown. ing' on the message of La­ We cite ANN 01 PRETORO GRASSO to Salette at' LaSalette Shrine, appear personally before the Tribunal of

the Diocese of Fall River on SeptemberAttleboro at ,7:30 p.m. Mass 23, 1985, at 1:30 p.m. at 344 Highland tonight and tomorrow. A Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, to

give testimony to establish:candlelight procession will Whether the nullity of the mar· follow each Mass. The ser­ . riage exists in the GRASSO· Di·

PRETORO case?vices are part of a triduum . Ordinaries of the place or other pas· which began yesterday in tors having the knowledge of the resi·

dence of the above person, Ann OJ·preparation for the feast of ,Pretorq Grasso, must see to it that she Our Lady of LaSalette. is properly advised in regard to this

edictal citation.The feast itself will be Henry 1. Munroe

celebrated Sunday with a 3 Judicial Vicar Given at the Tribunal, Fall River, Massachusetts, '

p.m. outdoor Mass celebrated by Father Norman Lemoine, on this, the lith day of September, -LaSalette provincial superior. 1985.

Music will be by Father Andre Since the actual place of residence ofPatenaude, 'MS, organist

Kathy Ann Petriw Perry is unknown. John Travers and the La­ We cite KATHY ANN PETRIW PERRY Salette Shrine Chorale: All to appear personally before the Tribunal

of the Diocese of Fall River on Septem·welcome. ber 23, 1985, at 2:30 p.m. at 344 HiRh·

land Ave fIlJe , Fall River, Massachusetts, to give testimony to establish:

Whether the nullity of the mar·CRS operations riage exists in the PERRY·PE· TRIW case? ' to be studied Ordinaries of the place or other pa3'

tors having the knowledge of the resi· ,WASHINGTON(NC) - A fact­ dence of the above person, Kathy Ann,

finding committee headed by Phil ­ Petriw Perry, must see to it that she is properly advised in' regard to this edic·adelphia Cardinal John Krol has tal citation.been established by the National Henry T. Munroe

, Conference of Catholic Bishops to Judicial Vicar . study'operations of Catholic Relief Given at the Tribunal, Services after, allegations that the Fall River, Massachusetts, '

on this, the 11th day of September,agency misled donors about use of 1985.funds for African hunger relief.

. NCCB president Bishop James Since the actual place of residence of,W. Malone announced formation

DEBRA lYNN WALlACE LAPRADE is un·of the ad hoc committee in a letter known. to U.S. bishops. CRS is the bishops' We cite DEBRA LYNN WALLACE LA· overseas aid agency. PRADE to appear personally before the

"Although I have asked the com­ Tribunal of the ,Diocese of Fall iR-ver on September 23, 1985, at 3:30 p.m. at 344mittee to study' recent public Highland Avenue, Fall River, Massachli·charges made against Catholic setts, to give testimony to establish:

Relief Services, I emphasize that Whether the nullity of the mar· the intention is simply to clear the riage exists in the LAPRADE·WAL· air so that CRS can get on with its LACE case?

Ordinaries of the place or other pa~·important work," Bishop Malone tors having the knowledge of the resl'

said. dence of the above person, Debra lynn"The establishment of this fact­ Wallace laprade,. must. see to it that s~e

finding committee implies no pre­ is properly adVised III regard to thiS judgment of any kind concerning edictal citation.

Henry 1. MunroeCRS operations;" he said. Judicial VicarIn August The New York Times Given at the Tribunal,

reported allegations that CRS Fall River, Massachusetts, misled donors about use of Ethio­ on this, the lith day ,of September, pian relief funds and that instead 1985. of using the money for immediate .P'C .inaugurationaid, kept much of it for long-range development projects. . Rev. John Fabian Cunning­

CRS director Lawrence Pezzullo ham, O.P., a native of Providence called the Times story a "gross dis­ 'and a 1949. Providence College to.rtion." He said at an' Aug. 7 alumnus, wiU be inaugurated as press conference that a disagree­ 10th president of the Dominican ment between CRS and AID over institution at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 24. who would pay for'inland trans­ A cookout will fo1l9w the cere­portation offoodwas resolved in mony.CRS's favor and that "at no point Father Cunningham succeeds was any food offered to us, allowed Rev. Thomas R. Peterson,' O;P.,not to move because of not paying the college president for the pastinland transportation."

14 years. .