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ways need groups like the Vin­centians to serve them."

"People will always need peo­ple more than they need dol­lars," Tay/lor said.

"We're just the foot soldiers,"he said. "We don't tell the poortp come to us. We go to them.When many people think of theSociety they think of the storeswe maintain in many areas ofthe country. But this is just oneaspect of our work. Our mainjob is to go out to people inneed."

Last year, Vincentians madeTurn to Page Five

ganized the parish CCD program,increased the Sunday Massschedule and originated CarmelNight, which has become anoustanding annual parish socialactivity. .

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the national and local levelsunder the direction of the bish­ops. The document is designedas an orientation and as a guide,not a set of binding rules.

Father Tobin noted, however,that the section of the GeneralCatechetical Directory which in­cludes doctrinal principles is tobe held by all, while those sec­tions dealing with sociology andmethodology are intended as,suggestive of possible ap­proaches, not as normative.

Referring to what he called the"perhaps overpublicized adden­dum" ,to the General Catechet­ical Directory which' calls foradherence to the traditionalpractice of providing childrenwith the opportunity of makingtheir confession before receivingtheir first Holy Communion,Father,Tobin said that ,the sec­tion favors experimentation inthis area under the direction ofthe bishops' conference.

This, he said, is in accord withan exhortation by the SecondVatican Council to find new andmore per,tinent forms of peniten­tial expression.

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MIAMI BEACH (NC}-Whilegovernment programs are wellintentioned and well adminis­tered, they are not the final an­swer in the war on poverty, thenational president of the Societyof St. Vincent de Paul said here.

"The component needed is thehuman lubricant of personal ser·vice," T. Raber Taylor said inan interview foLlowing his ad­dress at the 58th annual meetingof the Society here.

"Much good came from thewar on poverty, but no victory,"he added. "We will always havethe poor with us and we will al-

St. VincentStresses

a short -time, in. 'addition to car­ing for his own parish of St.Mary's HebronviHe. He was fol­lowed by Rev. Daniel E. Careyfor a six month period.

Father Carey's pastorate wasshort but very active. He reor-

trinal content of religious edu­cation "rests with the bishops incommunion with the Pope."

"n is my fervent prayer,"Bishop Graham told the congressparticipants, "that each one ofus who shares the responsibilityof religious education teachChrist's revelation and His mes­sage and not _the theology ofany man, no matter how bril­liant he may be."

"Christ will one day ask," hesaid, "how we taught those Heredeemed with His blood."

"What really matters," he con­cluded, "is to accept the Churchas Christ founded it and to rec­ognize that there is a differencebetween the changeless depositof faith and changing methodsin its presentation."

In his keynote address to theassembly, Father William Tobin,formnr~v assistant director of theNational Office of Religious Ed­ucation in Washington, statedthat the Vatican',s General Cate­chetical Directory is not auniversal catechism but· anadaptable plan to be imple­mented in religious education on

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PHILADELPHIA (NC}-A doc­ument detailing basic doctrinesthat must be included in reli­gious education programs hasbeen revised under Vatican su­pervision and will be presentedto the U. S. bishops in Novem­ber.

That announcement was madehere by Auxiliary Bishop John J.Graham, a member of the com­mittee whkh drafted the docu­ment.

Bishop Graham told a religiouseducation congress that the doc­ument has been revised underthe direction of the Vatican'sClergy Congregation and willbe submitted to the bishops' Fallmeeting in Washington underthe title, Basic Teachings forCatholic Religious Education.Earlier drafts of the documenthad beE!ll called Fundamentalsof Religious Education and BasicDoctrines of Religious Education.

While much consultation withreligious educators and parents'groups had ,been involved in thepreparation of the document,Bishop Graham stated, "the ulti­mate responsibility" for the doc-

u.s. Bishops to Discuss

A Mass concelebrated by theMost Reverend Bishop and pres­ent .and past pastors and curatesof Our Lady of Mt. Carmel par­ish, Seekonk. will highlight the50th anniversary of' the parish.The Mass, at 2 Sunday afternoon,wiU be f.ollowed by a receptionat which parishioners will meetBishop Cronin.

The observance caps a remark­able half' century of growth,which has seen Our Lady of Mt.Carmel increase in numbers from'a scattered congregation offarmers to its present census of5000 souls. In only the past 10

. years, the number of parish fam­ilies has jumped from 650 to1400.,

The beginnings of the parishare somewhat hazy, but foryears before its forma.] estab­lishment it was a missionserved by churches in Tauntonand Attleboro. In 1922 it wascanonically erected as a parish,with Rev. William McNamara aspastor.

Father McNamara was notable to find a lodging within theparish for use as a rectory, andit was not until his successor,Rev. Charles R. Smith, was ap­pointed pastor that a house waspurchased, some two miles fromthe church. This served as therectory until 1968, when a housenear the church became avail- .able, and at last parish faei-Iitieswere centralized.

In 1932 Father Smith left See­konk for another assignment.He was succeeded by Rev. JamesE. O'Reilly, who served the par­ish until 1959, aided by priestsfrom the nearby Shrine· of OurLady of La Salette. FollowingFather O'Reilly'~ pastorate, Rev.Cornelius J. Keliher took overadministration of the parish for

Document on Doctrine

Name Mass. NunAs F.M.M. Head

The General Chapter. of theFranciscan Missionaries of Mary,presently meeting in Grottafer­rata near Rome, has electedSister Alma Dufault of Wake­field, Mass. as seventh Supe­rior General of the Institute.

Born on Aug. 25, 1924 inFranklin, N. H., Sister Almagraduated from Emmanuel Col­lege in 1946,and entered theNorth Amercian novitiate of theFranciscan Missionaries of Marythe same year. She later re­ceived a Master's degree in So­cial Work from Fordham Uni­versity in 1952.

During the General Chaptersof 1960 and 1966, Sister Almawas elected to serve on theGeneral Council in ,the capacityof Assistant General. Prior toher departure for the Generalate,she had been actively engagedin social work in the Archdio­cese of New York and later asNovice Directress for the NorthAmerican Novitiate.

As she takes up her duties asSuperior General, the Institutecounts among its 10,139 mem­bers women from 67 countries.The work of the General Chap­ter during the coming monthswill be to revise the rule of lifeand to redefine the objectives ofthe community according to theneeds which present themselvesin the Church and in the worldtoday.

The Franciscan Missionariesof Mary arl;! located at 621 Sec­ond Street in Fall River. Theyteach in Espiri-to Santo Schooland conduct religion classes inseven parishes in Fall River.

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Priests' Se'natesMeet in Maine

Spiritual renewal' of priestsand emphasis on continuing edu­cation were stressed at the SixthAnnual New England Conferenceof Priests' Senates held in Au­gusta, Me., from Sunday to Tues­day.

Eleven bishops joined the 55delegate-priests and 20 guestsand observers at the Maine meet­ing. The Fall R,iver Diocese wasrepresented by Most Rev. DanielA. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of FallRiver; Very Rev. Thomas J. Har­rington, Diocesan Chancellor, andmembers of the Fall RiverPriests' Senate.

The voting delegate-membersof the Fall River Priests' Senatewere Rev. George W. Coieman,Rev. Thop1as C. Lopes, Rev. Ed­ward C. Duffy, Rev. Joseph L.Powers, Rev. Robert Brennan,C.S.C.

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Diocesan EducatorsTo Run VVorkshops

Faculty members of two dioc- of Higher Education oaf the Uni:esan schools will conduct work- versity of Illinois. Father Greeleyshops Saturday at the annual will explore the - needs for aFall conclave of the New En- Catholic philosophy of educationgland unit of the National Cath- for the 70's. The theme of theolic Education Association. They convention, "Catholic Educationare Sister Theresa Fortin, C.S~C. -So What?", will study innova-.and her' staff, from St. Anne's tions.as means to foster a future­Alternate School, New Bedford; oriented Catholic education phil­and Sister Marie Therese An- .osophy in New England Schoolstone, R.S.M. and her staff from for the current critical decade.Bishop Feehan High School, At- The workshop sessions will betleboro. followed by a liturgical service.

Sister Theresa's topic will be· The Most Reverend Bernard J."The Alternate School: A Work- Flanagan, D.D.,. Bishop . ofing Plan (K-8)" and Sister Marie Worcester, and the Most Rever­Theres'e will discuss "The Cath- end Ernest J. Primeau, D.D.,olic High School: Christian Com- Bishop of Manchester, will con-munity of Learning." celebrate Mass.

Assisting in planning for theprogram, to be held at St. Mary'sCentral Catholic High School,Milford, Mass., have been SisterMa,rion C. Geddes, Assistant Su­perintendent of the Fall RiverDiocesan School System, andRev. Brian Harrington, bothmembers of the executive com­mi~ee of the New England unit.

Other workshops to be offeredall feature innovations whichhave met with success in NewEngland Ca,tholic schools.

Keynote speaker ,'for the one­day program will be'Rev. AndrewGreeley, Director o'f, the Centerof Ethnic Groups aCthe NationalOpinion Research Center at Chi­cago University, a~~ Professor

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Editor ResignsBATON ROUGE (NC) ...:- Jim

Falkner, editor of The CatholicCommentator since 1971, has re­signed to become general man­ager of three weekly newspapers.Faulkner was associated, with

-The Commentator, the diocesannewspaper here in Louisiana,since its beginning in 1963. Hewas photographer and sports ed­itor before being promoted to ed­itor.

More than 100 students in ele­mentary, junior high and highschool are expected a,t the BristolCounty Scholastic and NoviceChess Championships, Sunday,Nov. 5 at Coyle-eassidy HighSchool, Adams and HamiltonStreets.

The scholastic event is opento students attending any schoolthrough Grade 12. Registrationwill begion at 8:30 A.M. and endat,,9.: The first of four rounds'will begin at 9:15.

Participants will play in what, is called a Swiss System. Players

are matched with opponentswith, equal scores and no one isknocked o'u~. . .

The e~try 'fee is $5 in advanceor $6 ·the day of the event. Thisfee includes a year membershipin the national and 'state chessassociations. Players compete for'trophy prizes and all receive anational chess ra·ting based ontheir results.

The novice event is open to.students -in elementary schooland junior high only. Registra-

'tion is from 9 to 10 A.M. Entryfee 'is. $1. in advance or $2 theday of the event. Trophies willbe awarded 10 winners.

Advance entries _may be sentto Raymond Del Colle, 157 East·ern Avenue, Fall River 02723.Participants are advised to bringchess sets.

COME IN AND BROWSE

Speaking on the decline in re­ligious vocations, Father Gan­non said the "reasons are to befound in the corruption of- thesociety around us," He said so­ciety's atmosphere of "dope, sexand violence" encourage youngmen and women to "take a dimview of chastity and obedience."

.However, he sa'id problems be­setting the Church - attacksfrom within, a decline in voca­tions and problems in education-will not overwhelm it.

"We know the gates of hellwill not prevail against theChurch," he said.

sick -on the Barque of Peter,",Father Gannon was the first ofa series of lecturers scheduledto appear at ·the seminary in a 'speakers' program sponsored bythe traditionalist Una Voce soci­ety of Albany.

Father Gannon asserted thatsome theologians "are calling onthe people of God to take over"

,the Church and to encouragepeople to "turn off the Pope'~

when they disagree with him.The move to wrest authorityfrom the hierarchy and give itto the individual Catholic wasreally an effort by certain theo­logians to assume control of theChurch themselves, he said.

"They (the theologians) donot 'want to do away with thePope as long as he keeps hism~uth shut," said Father Gan­non. He eharged they have' a"quasi-monopoly" of the Cath­olic press and described ·themas "a small coterie of intellec-'tuals who admire each other'swritings."

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onHudson Seminary here, namedDutch theologian Edward Schil­lebeeckx and German theologi:anHans Kung as members of a \"small coteri~" of tlieologiansattempting to usurp control ofthe Church.

Speaking 011 the theme; "Sea-

APPOINTMENTS: Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D.;·has appointl~dRev. Robert C. Donovan, left, assistant pastorof St. John the Evangelist Parish, Attleboro, as Moderatorof the Diocesan Council of Catholic Nurses for the AttleboroArea and Rev. Thomas 1... Rita, right,' assistant pastor ofSt. Mary Pa.risQ, M~nsfield, as Assistant Cya' Director forthe Attleboro Area.

Deplores Attftlcks,

Aaron Copland, and other Amer­ican folk tunes.". Brooks Grantier is the accom­

panist, and Frank Szynskie themanager for the boys' tour. '

Richard Steele is generalchairman for the event.' He is,being assisted by Donald' Jou­bert, .publicity; George Stafford,patrons; Beatrice Melanson, au­dience comfort; Conrad Maigret,production; Rene Dubuc, recep­tion; Evelyn Boueher, programs;and Rev. Normand Boulet; fi­nance. Pastor Rev. Roger ,.p.Poirier is honorary chairman.

Ticke~s, which are three dol­lars, may be obtained at S1.Joseph's -Rectory; FernandesSuper Markets in Attleboro,North Attleboro, Mansfield andPlainville, White's Music Storein Attleboro,and Ray Mullen'sMusic Store in Pawtucket. Theywill also be available at the dooron Nov. 2.

RENSSALAER (NC) - A for­mer president of Fordham Uni­versity has charged that theCatholic Church is being sub­verted ·by attacks upon papalauthority by' some theologians.

Father Robert I. Gannon, in alecture at St. _ Anthony-on-

Asserts .Destructiol1 ·in "ietnamExaggerated by U.S,. Mas!. Me~ia

WASHINGTON (NC) - "The ·based in New York, :where hemass of the Vietnamese people has a residen:e.are opposed to communism" said Asked to comment on thea priest who has had extensive statement of the U. S. bishopscontact with Vietnam since 1954. last November that' "whatever

The priest, Belgian-born Father good -we hoped to, achieveRaymond de Jaegher, 67, direc- through invoh'ement in this war.tor of public relations for the is now outweighed by the whole­archdiocese of Taipei,. also said - sale destruction of human lifethat the extent' of destruction in and moral values which it con-Vietnam has been greatly exag- tinues to wreak." ..gerated by the mass media in Father de Jaegher said thatthe UnitecI States. "all the ViBtnamese bishops

"The country was never as would not agree withl it. Theywell off as it is now," he said, are opposed to the war but theyadding that it "has heen rebuilt are for freedom." He said ,he hadall the time" that the war has spoken to ninB Vietnamese bish­been going on. "There are now 0Jls during his recent ~isit.highways all over the cOilntry Peace With Freedomthat were not there before, and -Father de Jaegher quotedmany more schools andhospi- Bishop Joseph Tran Van Thi,entals," he said. of My Tho as !:aying "We cannot

Denying the claim of oppo- have peace Ht any cost, Wenents of the war that most of must have peace with freedom."the civilian casualties during the As evidence for his cbntentionperiod of U. S. ground involve- that most Vietnamese are op­ment resulted from U. S. fire- posed to communism, Father depower, Father de Jaegher said Jaegher cited the failure of thethat "the United States has population of South Vietnam tofought a .very humanitarian war go over to thE: communists du,r­and sought to avoid civilian cas- ing the Tet offensive i of 191)8ualties." He said there were and the resistance that ~he South"mistaken bombings as there Vietnamese anny has given du.r­were during World War n but ing the North Vietnamerse offen·no _big cities were damaged. sive this year. '

"There are many casualties on J:Ie ~isagreed with the charac-account of the war," the priest tenzatlOn by Sen. Ge?rge Mc­said, "but many more have been Govern of the South 'VI,etname:;ekilled by the Vietcong than by ?overm~ent a!:. a ,:'corrupt ~:il-the United States," - ItBtry d1ctatorsh1p. SOl,lth VIet-

. namese President Nguyen VanBIshops' Statement Thieu "has to have a strong gov-

Father de Jaegher worked in enlment," the priest said. "'ISouth Vietnam from 1954-1964· would not caU it a dictatorship.as an educator and editor of You cannot he pro-communi!:t,magazines and a newspaper. He but there is great freedom.has visited the country every "There is some degree of cor­year since 1964,. he said, most ruption. Civil servants I and therecently late thIS summer. He army are not well paid. Thieu isis a lecturer for the anti-commu- not as well paid as a U. S.nist Asian Speakers Bureau, prf.vate,"

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall-River.....Thurs. Oct.26, 1972zBoys' ;"J;own Choir Cone'ert SetFor November 2 in Attleboro

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Obtain $14,000In Donations

WASHINGTON (NC) - TheCatholic Office of Drug Educa­tion (CODE) has received $14,­000 in donations that will enableit to retain two grants totalling$33,000.

Father Roland Melody, CODEcoordinator, declined to revealthe sources of the $14,000, butsaid the money would be used.to help rurl his office, pay sal"aries, and train priests to workin drug education at the parishlevel.

"This has got us. on the board,"said the Trinitarian, called the"Narco Priest." "We're in greatshape now."

He said obtaining the $14,000has freed him to do his work.

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$uggest MasterPlan for Missions

ROME ({'fe)-The cardinal incharge of the Vatican's worldmissionary agency called for amaster plan for the missions lestthe Church's efforts in evangel­ization be thrown .into chaos.

Cardinal Agnelo Rossi, the 59­year-old Brazilian prefect of theCongregation for the Evangeliza­tion of Peoples, told a meeting ofthe congregation that it mustrescue the missions from possibleruin.

"Either the Propagation of theFaith (the former name of thecongregation) . . . assumes thedynamic direction of the mis­sionary world, or it abandons themissions to chaos and aUows aslow death to settle in, a deathbrought on by today's secular­ism or materiaIlsm," the cardinalsa.id.

The cardinal cadled for formu­lation of an "adequate plan, ofaction" for the missions.

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The famed Boys' Town Choirfrom Omaha, Neb., wiLl presenta eoncert at 8 on Thursdaynight, Nov; 2 at Attleboro HighSchool.

St. Joseph's Parish of Attle­boro is sponsoring the concertandpl'.oceeds will go towardscompletion of the renovation ofthe interior of the church.

Approximately 35 from theages of i9 to 18 will present avariety of hymns and foIk tunesunder .the i direction of Msgr.·Francis P., Schmitt of, Boys'Town. This is one of three choirswho make ·an annual faU tour.

. The .program to be presentedby the boys includes: "AuditeNova!" by di Lasso, "In SilentNight" by. ,Brahms, "ExadtaboTe" by Palestrina, "NavidadNuestra" by Ramirez, "ChiP Yo'Hands" and "Liza" by GeorgeGershwin, "Night Song" by Brit­ten, "I Bought Me A Cat" by

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Ball Will BenefitFour Nazareths

Proceeds from the 18th annualBishop's Charity Ball to be heldFriday, Jan. 12, at Lincoln ParkBallroom, North Dartmouth, willbenefit diocesan institutions forexceptional children, regardlessof color, race or creed. Theschools are Nazareth Hall in At­tleboro, a new school adjacent toBishop Feehan High School; Naz·areth Hall on the Cape in Hyan·nis and Nazareth Hall and Naz·areth Pre-Vocational TrainingSchool in Fall River.

Students from the ages of 14to 19 are receiving job trainingat the Pre-Vocational School. Atthe other three Nazareths, classesfor children from six to 14 in­clude academic subjects, sewing,cooking, woodworking, homearts, home nursing, baby careand maintenance of buildingsand grounds. Sisters at theseschools are from the communityof the Sisters of Mercy.

Six CategorIesThe Charity Ball is under di­

rection of the diocesan Ball com­mittee with affiliates of theCouncil of Catholic Women andconferences of the Society of St.Vincent de Paul as co-sponsors.Persons or groups wishing tohelp in this work for the ex­ceptional children may do so byhaving their names printed in theCharity Ball Souvenir Booklet inone of six categories. .

Advance tickets for the Ballare given in accordance to thecategory selected. Tickets mayalso be purchased at LincolnPark on the night of the Ball.Further information may be ob­tained from committee membersand from Ball co-sponsors or bywriting or calling the Bishop'sCharity Ball Headquarters, 410Highland Ave., Fall River, 02722.Tel. 676-8943.

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effective."With the young' priests com­

ing up, I felt I had to meet themon their own terms," he ob­served. "This is the best way tolearn to understand them. Inother words, by doing this I'mtrying to bridge the generationgap."

"I try hard to discover in­sights of seminarians," he said. Iwant them to feel I'm more likethem. I don',t want them to lookat me as part of the faculty."

Father Simon said he readlast winter about a bishop whodemanded all priests aproachingpastorships for the first time toreturn to seminary studies. "AsI thought about it, I finally de­cided this is what I wanted todo," he noted.

Msgr. William Schuit, the sem­inary rector, was most receptive."I liked the idea," he explained."And I would like to see morepriests do this."

Updates Himself'After 17 years of Parish Work,

P:riest Becomes 'Seminar·ian .'." .J'

PLANNING BALL: Committee member~ planning theBishop's Charity-Ball to be held at Lincoln Park Ballroomon Friday, Jan; 12 are left to right: seated: Mrs. Vincent A.Coady, St. Thomas More, Somerset, Presentee Committee,Mr. Edouard W. Lacroix, St. Dominic, Swansea, DecoratingCo~mittee; standing: Miss Clorinda Ventura, St. John ofGod, Somerset, Decorating Committee, Mrs. Aubrey Arm­strong, St. Louis de France, Swansea, Decorating Commit­tee.

MILWAUKEE (NC)-After 17years in parish work FatherMar,tin Simon is a seminarianagain.

The 44-year-old priest enrolledat St. Francis Seminary schoolof pastoral ministry on a fulltime basis to learn "to reallyserve 'people most effectively"when he becomes a pastor, prob­ably next year.

Although a number of localpriests hpve returned to theseminary part time it appearsFather Simon has set a prece­dent here by ,giving up a year ofparish work to be a studelltagain.

"I felt ...1 had to update my­self," he explained. "It's similarto the role of a doctor. Can hebe doing a good job in medicinetoday if he doesn't keep abreastof modern developments?"

Father Simon intends to up­date himself on the latest devel­opments in the liturgy. He alsois concerned with Church in­sights on such crucial issues asabor,tion and poverty.

His cla!!s schedule includescourses in worship, penance,moral principles; and a theolog­icalstudy of Jesus. He also at­tends classes on a literary studyof the Old Testament and thePentecostal movement.

Father Simon said he selectedthose courses, bridging all fouryears of pastoral ministrystudies, because "I felt theywould be most helpful and usefulin parish work."

Father Simon pointed out thatselecting courses from the four­year curriculum would give himan opportunity ,to meet semi- .'narians at all age levels. He alsoinsisted on living at the sem­inary to make his efforts more

SchoolTaxes

Protests BanningNon-Native Bishops

PANAMA CITY (NC) - Arch­bishop Edoardo Rovida, papalnuncio here, has protested to thegovernment of Gen. Omar Torri­jos against a decision to allowonly Panamanian-born citizens toserve as bishops in this country.

The decision came in the formof a resolution by the People'sConstitutional Convention, calledby Gen. Torrijos to make consti­tutional changes. Panama hashad no congress since 1968.

The Convention approved amotion in September that all topreligious leaders must be native­born Panamanians. This affectstop Protestant leaders as well asCatholic bishops and vicars gen­eral. .

Three heads of Panama's 'sixdioceses are natives of Spain,and two U.S.-born priests hold'posts of vicars in the Panamaarchdiocese..

in Bexar County, 'where 75 percent of the students 'areMexican-Americans. It comparedthe assessed property evaluationof $5,960 per pupil in Edgewoodwith the tax base of $49,478 perpupil in Alamo Heights, thecounty's richest district,' wherefewer than 15 per cent of thestudents are from minority_

. groups.While per-pupil expenditure

for education was $248 in Edge­wood, it was $558 in Alam'oHeights, the brief said. It pointedout that this was the case inspite of a 70 cents per $100 taxrate in the poorer district, com­pared with 31 cents per $100 inthe richer district. .

This situation is "mirroredthroughout Texas" according tothe nine organizations who filedthe brief. "These grotesquespending differences. cannot beattributed to a lack of devotionto education among minorityparents," the organizations de­clared, "for the most objectiveevidence of a community's at­tachment to its schools - therate at which its citizens taxthemselves for learning-revealsprecisely the ~pposite."

CircumscriptionsToday, 350 years after its

foundation, the, Sacred Congre­gation for Evangelization has840 ecclesiastical circumscrip­tions (i.e. dioceses, vicariates,etc.) under its jurisdiction. Ofthese, 365 are in Asia (includ­ing 143 in Mainland China, withwhich contact has been lost forthe past 20 years), 315 in Africa80 in America, HI in Oceania, and19 in Europe.

Ask Suplreme Court OutlawFinancing by Property

WASHINGTON (NC) -!'lint;

religious, civic and educationalorganizations, including the Na'- .tional Catholic Conference forInterracial Justice (NCCIJ), havetold the U. S. Supreme Courtthat financing pu,blic schools byproperty tax is unconstitutional.

In a friend-of-the court briefthe nine groups charged thatwealth determines the quality ofeducation in Texas, and that thisdiscriminates against school dis­tricts with large percentages ofMexican-American children, inviolation of the 14th Amend­ment's equal protection clause.

Signers of the brief, besidesthe NCOIJ, were the AmericanCivil Liberties Union; AmericanJewish Congress; Anti-Defama-·tion League of JB'nai B'rith; Na­tional Coalition of AmericanNuns; National Council ofChurches; Scholarship, Educa­tion and 'Defense! Fund for RacialEquality; Southwest Council ofLa Raza and United Ministriesin Public Education.

The case for which- the briefhas been filed, San Antonio In­dependent School District v.Rodriquez, will be heard by theSupreme Court in the term be­ginning in October. The nineorganizations are asking the S t F- t F -dhigh court to uphold a U. S. Dis- e irS r. aytrict Court ruling which directed F'a irhaven Vig .-1Texas authorities to end inequal-

- ities in the present system of On Friday, Nov. 3, the Firstpublic school financing. Friday of the month, a five-hour

State Funds . vigH of prayer will be held atSacred Hearts Church, Main

Under present Texas law,' the Street, North Fairhaven. Thisbrief pointed out, state funds will be the fourth in a continuingsupplement the funds raised by s~ries of vigils to be held at sev­property taxe!l, within each eral parishes throughout theschool ',~istrict,but thesE'!- state . area., -" " . . . .funds are allocated on the basis' "(,,The p.ur'p'ose, of t~.e.·vigi\s is toof the education and eXJ}erienc~' pray for peace in the world andof the teachers hired by the to honor 'the Sacred Hearts ofschool district. Since wealthier Jesus and Mary. The vigil willschool districts· can offer high- begin with confessions preced­eI' salaries, they can generally ·ing a· Mass of the Most Sacredhire the better qualified teachers Heart of Jesus at 8 P.M.and thereby receive more state :Included in -the evening arefunds than poorer districts. exposition of the Blessed Sacra-

"This occurs even though ment, rosary, holy hour and Ben­poorer districts tend to tax ediction. The vigil will end withthemselves, in general, at a high- a Mass in honor of the Immacu­er rate than wealthier districts," ulate Heart of Ma-ry at midnight.said the brief. Coffee and refreshments will be

The brief contended that this available during the evening. Allmethod of financing "provides are invited to come. You maymore education for some chil- stay for ·the whole evening ordren than for others," a situa- just a part of it. For furthertion which it said "has not been information, please contactjustified on any reasonable Sacred Hearts Church, Maingrounds." Street, Fairhaven.

Discrimination against theMexican-American population inthis context is not accidental,the court brief charged. "At thetime the present school districtlines were ,being drawn, Texascourts were enforcing deed re­strictions that barred Mexican­Americans (rom all but the poor­est neighborhoods," it said.

Lack of DevotionThe brief noted that the stu­

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At the same time, representa­tives of the city's four parochialelementary schools, along withthe group of parents, asked the .state commissioner of educationand the attorney general to com­pel the local board to cooperatew,ith the law.

The dispute arose when theOrange board rejected a requestthat a variety of remedial ser­vices be' provided for the stu­dents at the parochial schools.

'Board member Arthur D'Italiasaid "We take the position thatthe school system and the dis­tricts throughout the state willsuffer irreparable harm in spend­ing public funds on non-publiceducation,"

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The 1971 law Is being con­tested in court but no injunctionagainst its implementation hasbeen issued. It provides $19 mil­lion in assistance.

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"We are priests today becausesomeone influenced us. Were itnot for that parish-priest,parent, friend-we would prob­ably not be priests today."

The priesthood needs to beseen as an attractive way of lifefor young men. "Young menmake a· commitment to thepriesthood because ,they see itas something worthwhile to doin life," he explained.

lIn any vocation, Father Coyle'said, a series of decisions mustbe made. That is why counse!jngvocations is necessary.

"The seminarian m~st keep upprayer in order to persevere, justas a parish priest must do;" headded. "Parishioners must alsopray. that certain members willreceive special graces to thepriesthood."

ICounseling ·NecessaryRedemptorist Says Prayer, Efforts

4)f Parisl~ Priests Vital to VocationsI

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purification and renewal. At thesame time, however, it feels con­fident of God's loving help whichguides its steps."

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MADISON (NC) ,- Prayer andthe efforts of pari:;h priests areessential in the development ofvocations to the priesthood', ac­cording to the former chairmanof the U. S. bishops Com~ittee

on Priestly Formation. I

"The success of :lny v,ocationsprogram depends ,~ntirely upon·priests in parishes," FatherThomas W. Coyle told pries'ts ofthe Madison diocese. "They ~ustget behind and sup:port the dioc-esan vocations program." .

In addition, Fathl~r Goylesaid,. pr,iests" parishioners and sem­inarians must pray for vocations.

A R,edemptorlst, Father Goylesaid that .records of his ortler'sSt. Louis pmvince !:how that outof about 250 priests only 15 to25 actively promote vocations.

"Why is it that 'Ne are sb re­luctant to encourage vocations?"he asked.

Disenchantment ~ith I thepriesthood may be a reason forsome priests not pr<lmoting \Toca­,tions, he said, and "often apriest feels that it is just 'isn'timportant that he encouragesvocations."

But the overriding reaS0!l isreluctance on the part of prieststo counsel young men in the 'areaof "deep religious experie~ce,"

Father C<oyie said. ,"Part of this is due to s~eing

successful priest-friends leavethe priesthood," he":' said. "Weshould have no prohlem in cpun­seling about vocations .tho'ugh,since we have been through thisprocess, ourselves.

, ever, that change - more rapidand more far-reaching than theChurch has ever experienced inthe past-is most certainly to beexpected and very probablywould have come to pass if Vat­ican II had never been convened.

The council did not generatethe phenomenon of rapid changein the Church but merely coin­cided with it, validated it, gaveit a centain impetus and, evenmore importantly, a'certain the­ological and pastoral respecta­bility. Rapid change would havecome into the Church with orwithout a council, but with thisall-impolltant difference: In theabsence of a council, it probablywould have come iargely in pro­test' against the reao} or allegedinadequacies of Catholic thoughtand pastoral practice and not inresponse to an orderly study of 'theological and biblical sources.and a systematic reappraisal of,the Church's needs and oppor­tunities. The council, in otherwords, was rthe providentialsafety valve that made it possi­ble-or so it seems to many ob­servers - to forestall a disas- ..trous explosion in the. life of theChurch.

Period of ConfusionAs it is, many Catholics-and

many sympathetic non-Catholicsas well--':seem to think the coun­cil; f.ar from serving as a safetyvalve, did release and may evenhave fused or ignited a disits­tr9us explosion. Be that as itmay, ,the council Fathers them-

, selves, unlike Alvin 'Tomer, au­thor of 'Future Shock, 'did notlook upon the contemporary phe­nomenon of "profound and rapidcha,.nge" either in the Church orin society generally as a sicknessor disease. On the contrary, theywelcomed it, although with cau­tious reservations.. 'Indeed it might even be said

that the council Fathers wouldhave been contradicting theirown theology - which, by thattime, had already been stated in .the Constitution on the Church":""if, when they got around to dis­cussing the, Church in the mod­ern world, they had suddenlyreversed themselves and startedwringing ·their hands at thetroublesome thought that theChurch might be facing a pro­longed period of constantchange, confusion and uncertain,­ty.

Need of RenewalIn the Constitutian on the

Church, as 'the American J~suit

theologian, Father Avery Dulles,has pointed out, the Fathers ofthe Council, avoiding definitionsand scholastic or juridicao} subtle­ties, showed a marked preferencefor vivid and biblical ,language.They envisaged the Church,

. Father Dulles noted, "as contin­uipg the work of the Good Shep­herd, who came to serve and notto be served, and who did nothesitate to lay down his life forhis sheep. But the Church is rep­resented very realisticaHy as a'little flock' made up of frail andsinful men. Weak and humble,it stands in constant need of

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The Irish Bishops. recognize,of course, that this can be anunsettling experi~nce, but "if wethink about it," they observed."maybe it is no harm that peo­ple should have, their attitudesquestioned and challenged. Somemeasure of routine is a conditionof the Christian life, as it is of alllife: but mechanical routine canbe a deadly enemy. We do notget life in terms of that kiM ofsecurity. Nowadays, we must beprepared to suffer from the paceof change, from the extent of thequestionings, from the fact thatweare all drawn into a discus­sion we are often badly pre­pared for. It is rthe special crossof .the Christian today, but alsohis special privilege. True, aChristian can expect to findpeace and rest in his Lord, buton this side of heaven he shouldnot expect it as a p.ermanentsta,te."

This strikes me as being asound pastoral reaction to thephenomenon of change in the meof the Church. Since rapidchange, even in the area of reli­gion, is-whether we like it ornot-a fact of' life, it makesgood sense for Church leaders totry ,to prepare their people tocope w1th it as mature Christiansinstead of wasting their time andenergy lamenting the inevitableas men who have, lost theirnerve, so to speak, and havegiven up on Providence.

Impetus From Council

This is not to say that changefor the sake of change is eithernecessary or desirable, much lessthat confusion for its own sakeis something to be welcomed oreven tolerated. It is to say, how-

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premise that "change is a partof human life" and that the ex­traordinarily rapid speed ofchange in our own generation isthe price we must expect to payfor the skills we have learned indeveloping the world around us.The Pastoral also notes that itwas only to be expeoted that theChurch, like ev'ery other institu­tion in modern society, would beaffected by the phenomenon ofof rapid change and that Cath­olics from a.\l walks of life wouldbe drawn into the debate aboutits meaning for the future ofreligion,

4 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Oct. 26, 1972

History of Church ShowsAdaptability to C~ange

On September 14-a little less, than a month beforethe tenth anniversary of the Second Vatican Council­the bishops pf Ireland addressed a Pastoral Letter to theirpriests and people entitled "Change in the Church." Printedcopies, in pamphlet' form,can be ordered from theCatholic CommunicationsInstitute, 7 Lower AbbeyStreet, Dublin 1. "

I was impressed by the posi­tive and rather optimistic toneof the Pastoral. It star,ts from the

The .Parish Parade

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BraveryI should say sincerity, a deep,

great, genuine sincerity is thefirst characteristic of all menin any way heroic.

herence of loyalty to the Churchand her laws, a grave burden ofsacrifice in rajsing childrel1 de­prived of one parent."

"What is sorrowful," he said,is, "the coldness and rejection ofpastors of souls who turn toother more rewarding tasks oftheir ministry."

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Pri'ests Help Divorced, SeparatedLOS ANGELES (NC) - .Los

Angeles Archbishop TimothyManning asked his priests toshow "the tender solicitude ofthe Church" to divorced and sep­arated people.

In a letter addressed to thepriests of his archdiocese, Arch­bishop Manning cited statistics

. showing that "nearly 44 per centof all marriages in the UnitedStates are falling part."

"There is a vast multitude ofseparated married people," thearchbishop said. "In nearly allinstances there is one innocentparty. We find here a heroic ad-

VincentiansContinued from Page One

800,000 personal visits' to thepoor, the sick and the lonely.

There are about 34,000 activemembers of the society in theUnited States and 600,000throughout the world, Taylorsaid. About one fourth of theworld membership is made up ofwomen and a growing numberof women are becoming mem­bers in the United States.

Five of the 18 conferencesestablished during the past fiscalyear were made up of men andwomen. Several of the society'scouncil~ report that women' arebeing accepted into formerly allmale units but no exact figuresare available as to the total num­ber of women members in theU.S.

The Vincentians met here inconjunction with the annualmeeting of the National Confer­ence of Catholic Charities.

Among Nation'sTop Scholars

Michael Raposa of Bishop Con­nolly High School has been citedas one of the outstanding highschool students of English in thecountry. The national Councilof Teachers of English hasnamed him a 1972 winner in itsannual Achievement Awardscompetition.

Last spring, the Connolly En­gish department nominated Ra­posa to represent the school inthe national competition. Afternomination each student submit­ted samples of his best writing,including an autobiographicalsketch, and a one hour improm­ptu essay. These materials wereevaluated by state judging teamsof college and high school En­glish teachers.

The nation's schools nominatedapproximately 7200 juniors forthe citations. Of that number,only 870 finalists were chosen.They represent schools from allover the United States and AlPer­ican preparatory schools abroad.

Michael will receive in addi­tion to a certificate of meritrecommendations for scholar­ships to all coileges that he ap­plies to.

While at Connolly, Michaelhas been under the direction ofthe following members of theEnglish department; Fr. JohnMullen, S.J., Mr. Richard Roos,S.J., Sister Francis Michael, andFr. Richard Wolf, S.J. Michaelis the son of Mr. and Mrs. LouisRaposa of Westport, Mass.

Mission Work-ForceThe ecclesiastical work-force

in the Propaganda territories atpresent is about 38,611 priests,15,000 Brothers, 85,000 Sistersand 250,000 catechists. In· bothAsia and Africa the total numberof priests working is just over15,000. But in Asia about 10,000of these are local priests, where­as the total number of local Af­rican priests is' now about 4,000.

ST. JOSEPH,ATTLEBORO

All pre-school and elementaryschool CCD teachers will meetfrom ·7 to 9:30 on Sunday night,Oct. 29 in St. Mary's, No. Attle­boro to hear a representative oft,he Sadlier Co. discuss methodsand techniques in teaching.

All members' 'are adv·ise:.l tobring their teacher's manual and

.~he pupil's textbook.The Girl Scout Investiture Cer­

emony will take place at the10:30 Mass on Sunday, Oct. 29.AU Brownies, Juniors, Cadettesand Seniors will gather in theparish hall at 10 o'clock.

The Cheerleaders will conducta cake sale after all the Masseson Sunday morning as a meansof Taising funds for the purchaseof uniforms.

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AdministratorManagement is the art of

getting three men to do threemen's work.

The school's philosophy and ob­jectives were set down and eachdepartment evaluated its per­formance in the light of thisphilosophy.

An official report was thendrawn up and. sent to the NewEngland Association of' Schools'and Colleges.

There then followed a three­day evaluation of the school by:l team of educators appointedby the Association.

The members of the commit­tee were: Rev. Raymond Lanoue,Headmaster of St. Joseph Cen­tral High School; Norman Pierce,Headmaster of the HuntingtonSchool, .Boston; Richard Gagne,Lawrence Academy, Groton;William Haney, Portsmouth Ab­bey School; Howard Hall, St.George School, Newport; Clyde

F· Old F Meyerho~fer, Cathedral- Highavor orm School, Springfield; Richard

Of Our FOlther ~~~f:~den, Tabor Academy,

MILWAUKEE (NC) - If the All aspects of school life weresentiments of readers of the examinned: finances, records,Catholic Herald Citizen mean administration, guidance, coun­any.thing, the Our Father will not selling, athletics, library, studentbe changed. life, extra-curriculars and general

In response to a baUot pub- maintenance.Iished in the diocesan newspaper, The committee then issued its934 persons said that they prefer report to the Commission onthe traditional version of the Independent Schools who thenprayer. recommended Connolly'sadmis-

Only 63 persons said they sion.to the Executive Committeefavor a proposed new version of of the NEASC.the Our Father, 38 said that they • On Sept. 29 of this. year, Mr.would accept the new version Ralph O. West, director of eval­for I.iturgica:l use but would con- uation, notified Rev. Thomastinue to say the old version Gibbons, S.J., principal' of Bishopprivately. Connolly High School, that the

Among the comments made by school was now officially a mem-readers were: ber in good standing in this

"Keep the traditional. We Association.should have something originally The major accomplishment offrom the 'old time religion.''' achieving membership in this as-

"Leave a f w th' 10 sociation so quickly and meetinge mgs a ne, es-peciaUy the 'Our Father.' " all the -high standards and re-

quirements to be recognized as"Please, no more changes!" a fuLly accredited high school isEfforts to develop an "up-to- witness to the quality of educa­

date" version of the Lord's tion now being offered at BishopPrayer are being made by an Connolly High School.ecumenical advisory group, theInterna·tional Consultation onEnglish texts.

Ultimately, it hopes to winapproval for a version whichcould be used universally byProtestants and Catholics.

NEASC Officially AccreditsBishop COlnnolly High School

,By vote of the Executive Com­mittee of the New England As­sociation of Schools and Colleges,Bishop Connolly High School hasbeen granted full continuingmembership in the Association.

This means that as ConnollyHigh begins its seventh year ofexistence, it has successfully metaLI the requirements to be afully accredited high school.

The announcement crowns 15months of effort. A new schoolcan begin the process of apply­ing for accreditation once itgraduates its second class ofseniors. Bishop Connolly didon June 13, 1971. On June 25,1971, application was made.

The first step in the processis a thorough evall~ation by thefaculty and staff of the school.

ST. PATRICK,FALMOUTH

The Women's Guild has do­nated three books to the F!!-I­mouth Public Library. To con­tinue a yearly custom, the or­ganization's selection this yearwas "Ginny" by Mary Carson.

Two additional books weredonated as memorials. "TheTouch of the Spirit" by AndrewGreeley in memory of PaulineSwett, a deceased member and"Who Am I, God" by MarjorieHolmes in memory of HelenWalsh, also a deceased member.

Publicity chairmen of plirish organizationsare asked to submit news items for thiscolumn to The Anchor, P. O. Box 7, FallRiver 02722. Name of city or town shouldbe included, as well are full dates of allactivities. Please send news of future ratherthan past events.

Par,ish JubileeContinued from Page One

Father Carey' was followed atthe Seekonk parish by Rev.Lester L. Hull, now Msgr. Hull.His pastorate too was markedby expansion of the parish bothnumericaUyand in its facilities.

In 1963, Father Hull was suc­ceeded by Rev. John J. Murphy,during whose pastorate. thecountry parish continued to ex­pand, far ol.\tgrowing the originalchurch building. For two yearsan area restaurant was used forSunday Masses, in addition tothe church itself,then in 1965 anew parish center was opened,the fruit of the labor of the menof -the parjsh and the contribu­tions of aU parishioners.

The center, seating 550 peopleon its upper floor, which is usedfor Masses, also has a lowerfloor divisible into 10 class­rooms for CCD purposes. Theorig~nal church is still used fordaily Mass, weddings and funer­als. It· was redecorated and ren­ovated in 1967 by the same menwho had worked on the center.

The next major parish changecame in 1969 when the presentrectory was purchased and renoovated. Also in 1969, the parishwas assigned its first curate,Rev. Henry Arruda.

Succeeding curates have in­cluded Rev. John J. Oliveira andRev. Paul E. Canuel, the presentassistant.

Father Murphy served OurLady of M1. Carmel until 1969.being replaced by Rev. WilliamJ.. Shovelton, the present pastor.

A major department of parishlife is the CCD program, whichreaches some 1000 elementaryschool youngsters and 100 highschool 'students. They attendclasses on Saturday morningsand Mondays and Tuesdays afterschool. The parish busses thechildren for the weekend classes,and dri~ing the big bus is oneof Father Canuel's assignments.

Six Sisters of Mercy work inthe parish. Their activities in­clude coordination and planningof -the junior high school CCDprogram and leading of adult dis­cussion groups. They also visitthe sick and elderly of the par­ish 'and assist with direction ofthe choir,

The parish will publish an an·niversary booklet in December,incorporating a .record of Sun­day's festivities and includingpictures of many of the parishfamilies and a complete historyof Our Lady of Mt. Carmel byFather Murphy, now at S1. Jo­seph's Church, Taunton~ who hasmaintained a keen interest in.the Seekonk parish.

Guild to BuildHousing Units

NEWARK (NC) - The MountCarmel Guild of the 'Newarkarchdiocese plans to build 9,000housing units in poor neighbor·hoods of the archdiocese.. Two recent grantswiU enable

the guild to form a corporation,one step in its efforts to raise$242 million in'private and public'funds for the housing projects.

The guild received $122,550from the New Jersey Departmentof Community Affairs and $40,­850 from the Newark archdio­cese.

Most of the hOUSing units willbe new construction, accordingto Joseph Brown, director of theguild's housing department, butsome will involve the rehabilita­tion of existing' older hou~ing.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Oct. 26, 1972

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The Church is 'wise in focusing attention-as it will.'next week-on the fact that there is more to the, Churchthan is seen. Next Wednesday and Thursday will be theFeasts of All Saints and All Souls. They will remind Cath­olics and Christians in general that there is a fellowshipof those on earth with those who have d.ied.

The Feast' of All Sainls is the reminder of what allpersons are called upon to be. No matter how long or short,a life, how filled with joy ,or 'sorrow, how impressive withhonors and accomplishments, the only ultimate goal is san­ctity. If one desires and works for this, then he has his

. priorities in the right order. If this aspect of life is neglect­ed or relegated to a place of minor importance, then he ismissing the whole point an~ purpose of living-a~d dying.

The Feast of All Souls is the reminder that those whohave preceded us in death are still' owed the duty of ourthoughts and of our prayers. The living can help· the dead.The feeling of helplessness in the face of death is not aChristian response-there can always be intercession with.God for the deceased and the appeal to them for their in­tercession for the living as well.

Unthinking critics sometimes accuse the Church ofnot being "human" enough. These two upcoming feastsgive the lie to such an accusation. The Church is concernedenough about humanity to des~re that all men, be saints,to rejoice, that this is the goal of every life, to follow 'intodeath those who have'died with petitions,-on their behalfand with prayers for their intercession for those still mak-ing the journey through life and toward eternity. ' ,

Priest:s' Sena,tE~s Meet in Maine.. I

Continued from Page One work......, to date on the Ad Hoc Commit- "It now centers on the signs

tee for Priestly Life and Ministry of the 'times and means by whichof the U.S.C.C., Rev. Msgr. Coli:l the Gospel message can beA McDollald, the pril~st-chaiI'- brought to a world saturated

It seems like something out of history to read in the man, called for ,continuing educa- . wIth suffering and frustrations.obituaries of Jackie Robinson that here was the man who tional program!: for priests and ", "We now find that OVE;lrcon­broke the color barrier in big league baseball. The 'fact bishops as a most important prj- centration on material security,

, ority in the US Catholic' Church. , salaries, life styles, retirementthat twenty-five years ago the Brooklyn Dodgers took this The Monsignor stressed the benefits and insurance has di-step that was considered daring· at the time shows how important new 'concept in min- minished radically."far the nation has come in, its sense of justice and the.·' istry in ,the life of a par~sh: that In referring to prjestly cel,i­awareness of the brotherhood' of men. of goal setting, evaluation and bacy, the Monsignor stated:

accountability. " "There are many priests whoAs time goes by, it becomes all the more incompre- He pointed out that the gen- feel the need for a system of op-

hensible to imagine the depth and degree of bigotry, of eral objective of the bishops' tional' celibacy within theintolerence, of out and out hatred, that existed in the committee is to aim at practical Church. An,d yet, celibacy is notmatter of race. Unhappily, it has taken far too long to suggestions for new structure:, a dominant reason for discon-

and attitudes ::or bishops and tent or.dissatisfaction." .bring about some correction in a matter that never should priests that w(,uld enrich their The Archbishophave been in the first place. And there is still much more lives, enable 'their ,ministries toto be done. become more effective. ! ' In' his homily on Monday

'evening, Archbishop Humberto,It would riever do for people to recall the intensity "We find," hl~ said, ".that the S. Medeiros of Boston dwelt on

f . 1 b· t f t d th t 1 concern of priests has changed ,the spl'rl'tuall'ty of prl'ests,o raCla IgO ry 0 a cen ury ago an , en 0 congratu ate h hi'h from t e ouse ,eepmg in vogue "Spiritual growth is never

t emselves that all this has now changed. There has been some years ag,) and now ha:;........ . b t th t'll'l t 'turJled toward thel'r 'a:postoll'(~ automatic, never short-termed,progress, yes, u ere are SImI es 0 go. . never arises from meetings or

And it. would be well to emphasize that the basic ~I C . discussions alone. It is uniqueargument against intolerance is not only the argument of I~ew olnmunlty and different in every case andeconomics or the practicality of all men living together L«~cture "ropic. it is the work of GO;CI.--a workin peace for mutual convenience, but-as a former Presi- necessary before there can be

, Rosemary' H!wghton, authol· an unselfish apostolate.dent of the United .States said-"God made us all, not and lecturer, of Yorksh~re, En. "This kind of growth," thesome of us, to His image. All of us, not just some' of us, gland, will be the next .speaker Archbishop went on, "involvesare His children." in the Christian Culture Lecture 'some suffering but not the kind

The Fatherhood of God, the brotherhood of all men, Series at John Hancock Hall, of suffering which will remove180 Berkeley Street, Boston, on ' us from the people.

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The progress to which Jackie Robinson contributed covering New Forms of Christian of life. We wHl be among them,some ·measure of impetus twenty-five years ago'0 must not Community." as ,the Council says-we should,

,Mrs. Haughto:l, mother of 12,. as· a brother among brothers,. be allowed to falter. began her public career writing weak, joyful, trusting not in our-

books for children and families, selves but in God with whom weShe later directed her talents to, are daily united in prayer andreligion and theology. She is the service."author of 25 hooks, including Rev. Frank Bonnike, president"On Trying T,) Be Human," of the National Federation of"Transformation of Man," and . Priests' Councils spoke of the"Why Be A Ct.ristian." She is many projects animating the 132a,lso a book reviewer for Com- affil.iated priests' councils.mortweal and The National Caht- He outlined the developmentolic Reporter. lV:rs. Haughton is of guidelines for parishes topresently in thi, country on· a build its own profiles, guidelineslecture tour. for the review of church invest-

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Urges hnprovingCatholic Schools

MILWAUKEE (NC)-Catholicschools have become content tobe simply "as good as" publicschools, according to an educa­tor from the University of NotreDame.

In doing so, Catholic schools,like their pubtic counterparts,have been too technical and im­personal, Anthony J. Ipsaro, di­rector of a special educationproject, told high school teach­ers at a conference here.

"Catholic schools are contentto be 'as .good as' instead of 'bet­ter than'" other schools, Ipsarosaid.

"·From all my travels to meet­ings like yours I still get the

, feeling we're trying to be asgood as - which is not goodenough. If we're as good as,we're no different than publicschools. In other words, we haveto be better than."

To make an impact in educa­tion he urged his audience toidentify with their contribution-"the better you know your­self, the better you can give ofwhat you are."

From his 20 years experiencein public and Church schools,Ipsaro believes Catholic schoolshave become "academic facto­ries."

He said an example of thatdescription was reflected in theagenda of the two-day conven­tion which listed 123 separateworkshops. Of that number, henoted, only eight focus on theperson of the teacher whHe"everything else is addressed totechnique."

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New York's Poverty

:After her talk, Mother Teresatold newsmen 11 nuns and train­ees of her order-including oneGerman, four Indians and sixAmericans - help the poor oftwo parishes in the South Bronx.The sisters, she said, help' theyoung with the catechism andsecular studies and others w&thsewing, cooking and bathing. Shealso disclosed her order hopes toopen another facility in' NewYork in the 'future.

Asked to compare the povertyof India with that of New York,she said:

"The poverty of India is morematerial poverty. The poverty ofNew York is being unwanted,lonely. But whether you are dy­ing in the streets or living in aplace where nobody knows you,it is the same thing."

"The children are putting loveof Christ in action," she told theCDA members. "You are calledto give . . . to put the intimatelove of Christ into action. Don'tjust give money. This I don'tneed. I want you to give at toothers so it hurts. I want you togive it up to someone.who needsit."

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fering," she said, noting thatthere are "many lonely people,unwanted people, who have noone to call their own."

Youngstown BishopIs Seriously III

YOUNGSTOWN (NC)-BishopJames W. Malone has told hispriests that he is receiving treat­ment for a malignant growthfound during abdominal surgerySept. 30.

In India, she related, childrenhave donated to her order toovercome the pervasive suffer­ing. There is a joke, she said,that one child was caught steal­ing jewels and told the authori­ties, "I'm doing it for MotherTeresa."

In a letter to his priests, theOhio bishop said that he hadappointed' Msgr. William A.Hughes, vicar general, to admin­ister the diocese during. the

. period of his treatment. Msgr.Hughes, formerly superintendentof schools, is alsu vicar of edu-cation. .

Bishop Malone also asked forthe prayer of his brother prieststhat "God will give me strengthto bear this cross for His gloryand the benefit of the priests, re­ligious and laity of our diocese."He entered St. Elizabeth Hospitalfor tests on Sept. 23 after suffer­ing severe stomach pains.

The 52-year-old bishop, a. Youngstown native, was named

aux,iliary to Bishop EmmetWalsh in 1960 and becameapostolic administrator of thediocese in 1966, and was in­stalled ordinary of the diocesein 1968.

N. J. CandidatesFavor Tax Credits

TRENTON (NC)-A: survey bythe New J~rsey Catholic Confer­ence shows wide support fortax credits among Congressmenand congressional candidatesfrom this state.

Of 15 incumbents-all but twoof whom are running for reelec­tion-13 indicated they are infavor of the tax credits for par­ents of nonpublic school stu­dents,and seven of those 13 saidthey are "committed" to passageof tax credit legislation. Therewas no response from the twoother incumbents.

Eleven of the 17 other, Repub­lican and Democratic candidatesfor seats in the House of Repre­sentatives reported they fav.oredthe bill, eight of them indicating"commitment" to passage.

Mother Teresa Urges Catholic Daugh!er$To Put Love of Christ Into Action

WASHINGTON (NC)-MotherTeresa Boajaxhiu, foundress ofthe Missionaries of Charity, ex­horted the Catholic Daughters ofAmerica (CDA) to put "the in­timate love of Christ into action"by performing acts of charity forthe needy.. The 62-year-old Yugoslavian­born nun, whose order is famedfor aiding the impoverished ofIndia and other nations, saidthere was a particular group inAmerica the CDA members couldaid-the unborn.

"This is the poverty of theUnited States: that Jt cannot takecare of the unborn child," shesaid.

Mother Teresa made her com­ments in a speech to the CatholicDaughters -of America at a Wash­ington luncheon and in an inter­view following her appearance.Her address was acknowledgedby a standing ovation by 250CDA members, who werecelebrating "National CatholicDaughter Day" at the luncheonand in a Mass at the NationalShr.ine of the Immaculate Con­ception here.

In 1950, Mother Teresa beganthe Missionaries of Charity tohelp the dying and needy ofCalcutta. Today, the order hasabout 700 nuns and trainees con­ducting 44 schools, 33 homes forthe destitute elderly and dying,51 leper clinics and 134 dispen­saries in such diverse locales asIndia, Australia, TanzanJa, Lon­don, Rome, Belfast and NewYork.

Lonely, Unwanted PeopleLast year she received one of

nine Kennedy Internationalawards given by the Joseph P.Kennedy Jr. Foundation. Thisyear she won the Nehru Awardfor international understanding.

Mother Te.resa, a short figurein white, blue-trimmed sari andblack sandals, was introducedto the luncheon as' a "modern­day Apostle" by Mary Kanane,naitonal regent of the 200,000­member CDA and judge of thesurrogate court of Union County,N.J.

The dusky-faced nun thankedthe CDA members "for all the'love and good you have donethrough your works of charity."However, she asserted, "much isleft to be done."

"Throughout the world thereis much poverty and much suf-

Open New HomeFor Alcoholics

DETROIT (NC) - In a nine­room ghetto schoolhouse, a 19thcentury fire-trap, alcoholicswithout jobs, families and friendshave eaten and. slept, connivedand learned, I#Oghed and cried.

Now, five y.ears and 5,500drunks after. It started, 'theSacred Heart Center is movingfrom its ramshackle quarters toa new home th\1t is paJatial incomparison. I

The new center, a formerhome for girls, is not just "brickand mortar improvement" saidFather Vaughn Quinn, center di­rector, "but it's another way ofreinforcing their self-respect.The facilities, the gym ... it hastheatrical lights ... all the equip­ment. .a picnic area out back... At the school the only thingthey had for recreation was apool table."

The new center has carpetedlounges, therapy rooms, officesand bedrooms, but the bedroomswill go. "No bedrooms, alldorms," Father Quinn said,",Booze, pills, -suicide, homosex­uality ... nobody is left alone."The smallest sleeping quarterswill be a suite for eight and thelargest for 40.

The more an outsider thinksabout the old center the worse it

. seems. But the insiders, who arenot necessarily alcoholics, knowSacred Heart Center can be thelast stop before death or insan-ity. . .' ." ..

Pope Paul LaudsDefenses of FarmWorkers' Rights

FRESNO (NC)-Pope Paul VIhas praised Bishop Hugh A..Donohoe of Fresno for his de­fense of the rights of farmworkers.

The words of praise, containedin a letter marlting Bishop Don­ohoe's 25th anniversary as abishop, referred to his efforts onbehalf of farm workers duringthe long grape dispute in theSan Joaquin V~llley.

"Besides your other accom­plishments of evangelical justice,whose reputation is so wellknown, you have striven to pro­tect the rights of farm workers,indeed most vigorously andwithout compromise," the Popewrote.

"Because of· this, you haveshown yourself to be admirablyimbued with ~he social teach­ings."

Love ·for Truth"Moreover, we zealously en­

courage you in these current ac­tivities, so that in these strugglesand through your example youmight lend even greater leader­ship; and also through your lovefor truth and excellence, you willcontinue to overcome' obstacleswhich lie in your path."

-Bishop Donohoe was conse­crated auxiliary bishop of SanFrancisco in October 1947. In1962 he became the ,first Bishopof Stockton, and in 1969 he wastransferred to Fresno.

Bishop Donohoe founded theAsociation of Catholic Trade Un­ionists in his native city of SanFrancisco. He is a member of theU. S. 'Bishops' Ad Hoc Commit­tee -on Farm Labor and wasprominent in t.he mediation ef­forts of that committee in solv­ing the Delano grape dispute.

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.plight of Catholic schools and thefrustrations involved in attempt­ing to secure assistance that willmeet constitutional tests.

The most serious developmentwas the announcement that the13 regional high schools of th~

archdiocese operated at a deficitof $2.9 million during'the 1971­72 school year.

A report on the financial con­dition of the schools was givento the archdiocesan board of ed­ucation at a meeting at EastOrange Catholic High School byJohn Gelchion, financial coordi-

, nator for the archdiocese.The deficit is at about the same'

level as two years ago eventhough the board then hiked tu­ition charges to $600 per yearand revamped billing and admis­sions policies. The board has' nowdirected a committee to examinealternatives to the present tu­ition\policy, specifically suggest­ing that it look at course offer­ings and, pupil·teacher ratios.

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Court Rules TuitionLaw Unconstitutional'

WASHINGTON (NC) - TheU. S. Supreme Court has voted,8-1, to rule "unconstitutional anOhio law providing tuition re­imbursement to parents of non·public ,school s'tudents.

While the ruling was a seriousblow to efforts to provide aiddirectly to parents of: nonpublicschool children, advocates ofschool aid pointed out that itdid not deal with the tax creditform of aid that has been pro­posed in Congress and passed inseveral states, including Ohio.

In a ,brief order, the SupremeCourt affirmed "a ruling lastApril in which a lower federalcourt struck down the Ohioparent reimbursement law.

The Supreme Court did notgive reasons for upholding thelower court ruling. Justice ByronR. White was the sole dissenter,asserting the Supreme Courtshould have held a hearing onthe case rather than simply up-

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MARILYN

Chile Extends SocialSecurity to' Religiou.s

SANTIAGO (NC) - Priests.nuns and Brothers will get socialsecurity benefits for', the firsttime in Chile under a bill passedby the cong~ess.

President Salvador Allende, aMarxist, is expected to sign thebill after minor changes, one ofthem at the suggestion of Card­inal Raul Silva of Santiago.

The change makes limited par-,.ticipation ,optional for foreignReligious and priests. Full socialsecurity taxes for them wouldbe too high in relation to poten­tial benefits.

The law which 'covers all self­employed workers, includessome 3,000 priests and Brothersand over 5,300 nuns. Minfstersof Protestant denominations areeligible too. '

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ter, I do have visions of themmeeting a fate "like Isadora Dun­can when they trail 'their scarfsfor miles behind them, shut themin the car door, practically, de­capitating themselves" and evento manage to get them caughtunder their own heels.

As I'm 'writing this column,snow is gently falling outside theden window, even though it'sonly October, so there will beneed of warm; attractive badweather gear for the long winterahead. With this in mind as amother, and ,also a workingwoman who has to ven,ture outand face the elements daily, letme offer a little prayer of thanks,to the designers who convinced

whole and if we wanted to reach both, youngsters and oldsters,our destinations we "hoofed it"), that one need not freeze to be .the vogue was to dress as light- f.ashionable.Iy as possible. We wore bobby .socks, wouldn't tolerate hats and ' Thank You " Fai1'h of PoHsh Impre'Sse'S CordinoIinsisted on leaving our coats Thank you for designing ~

, pantyhose and leotards for every- WARSAW (NC)--CommeIJting Among those on the 256th such ~~

oP;~'e anl.de high socks 'feft our' one regardless of age (no more . on hris first day in Poland, Cardi- pilgrimage since the 18th century ~,chilblains from bobby socks). nal John Krol of Philadelphia were 2,000 university students, ~legs bare and goose-bumped, we '

. f ed f . ....hank you for convl'ncl'ng said that it had given hini "a the cardinal noted: "cgot In ect ears rom gOIng ~, , ,.women that slacks can be as visual appreciation of things I've "This gives you an idea," Car- ~without any head covering, and ' ' '6

we were cold-but fashionable feminine as dresses (and a whole been reading and b(;!aring about dinal Krol said, "of the deep-with unbuttoned coats. To this lot warmer in bad weather). since the war." roots of the faitli." i21~day I' still haven't figured out Thank you for designing at- Cardinal Stefan Wyszyns~i of Ask~1. what benefit his visit .-,why it was so important to wear tractive boots that are not' only Warsaw had ,~old J~im,. he. ~aid, might' .ing to P.oland, the car- --b~our coats this way - probably fashionable but practical 'as well. of a recent mne-d".y pllgrIqlage dinal said th,athe, ,thought his 944 C S .-~

a.deep-seated way to ignore our Thank yO,':l,. f!?!::~~.(piily~',~.(}gd.,~.on foot fromWarsa,w ~o, Czrsto- pilgri~ageni~g~.tgi.ye}~,~,P.pl!~hjr;', NeW'~8,u:c:rorJ""": .'•.th 'I t' "B tt " k h) bl' h' chowa by 12 000 persons people "a great deal of comfort." . ,mo ers peas 0 u on up. nows ow esta IS mg among ',', . .._ .

Whi,le we' have many fashion" the young a love of hats andproblems with our young today scarfs and making them so love· ,and most of them spelled Iy and fashionable."JEANS," wearing warm cloth- Thank you for designing rain­ing isn't one of thein. My oldest coats that ,look as good in thejust bought a ~inter jacket that sun ,as they do in 'the rain, out­would have kept Admiral Byrd fttting some of them with zip-intoasty, M~lissa has fallen in fur linings to transcend seasons.love with a ski jacket that aooks Thank you for whipping uplost this side of Dixville Notch snowsuits and ski jackets thatand even Jason, doesn't rebel are not only warm but are alsonearly as much as a traditional washable and machine dryable.seven~ear-older at weaning All in aU, while you :may notwarm clothing. have been ,thinking of New En-

Hats Multiply gland mothers when you satHats are now fashionable and down to your drawing' boards to

my closets swarm with them, es- design lovely cold wea.ther gear,pecially after. Christmas when we are stH! very grateful.they seem to multiply like theloaves and fishes. Even scarfs arefashionably "in." These comein assorted colors but generallyin one size-long. And while it'snice ,to see our offspring outfit­ted to face a New England win·

If you do~'t like the weather in New England, justwait a minute is a saying that is certainly appropriate,especially when the early winter blasts begin to descendupon us in earnest. Blustery winds blow off. the borderingwaterways and our mostimmediate thought· ~s to"bundle up." Eons ago whenI walked cross city to highschool (in those days our mostconvenient mode of transporta­tion was our own two legs­mothers didn't ,drive on the

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Bishops Ask StrongerPornography Laws

ABERDEEN (NC)-The hish-·ops of Scotlimd have urged thatScottish law on pornography bestrengthened along the lines rec­ommended in the controversialreport of the Lord Longfordcommission in England.

That report, released in Sep­tember, contained a draft bill onobscenity drawn up by a Scot-tish criminologist. .

At their semiannual meetinghere, the bishops expressed sup­port on the publication of ob­scene matter and pornography,and recommends sterner penal­ties for the exploitation of act­ors and model's for purposes ofindecent or obscene shows andpictures.

The bishops also discussed theplight of the Asians expelledfrom Uganda and now comingto Britain. They expressed con·fidence that the exiles would bewelcomed and that Catholics willdo all they can to help them ad­just to life in this country.

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Hits Opposition~o Equal Rights

CHICAGO (NC)-The NationalCoalition of American Nuns(NCAN) has criticized the Na­tional Council of Catholic Laity'sopposition to the Women's EqualRights Amendment.

In a statement, the Sisters'organization noted that theNCCL's executive director, Mar­garet Mealey, had opposed theamendment because it "wouldoutlaw protective legislation"needed especially by low incomewomen.

However, said the NCAN, theamendment - which has beenpassed by Congress and is nowbeing considered by the statesfor addition to the Constitution-has the support of the NationalWelfare Rights Organization, theNational Tenants' Union and theNational Committee on House­hold Employment.

"No low-income groups existrepresenting more grass-rootspeople than these," said thenuns' group. "Women on wel­fare, women in public housingand women domestics are in themainstream of life where thewomen of NCCL are not ordi­narily found."

THE ANCHOR- 9Thurs., Oct. 26, 1972

ally blossomed into massive,world-wide programs by DonBosco's associates and followers.None did more in less timethan Father Michael Rua.

After his ordinatlon in 1860,Father Rua rose rapidly to sec­ond in command of Don Bosco'sorganization of priests andBrothers. He was eventually se­lected by Don Bosc-o to serve ashis successor as Superior Gen­eral of the Salesian Society.

Somewhat shy and retiringduring Don Bosco's lifetime (d.1888), Father Rua tapped a res­ervoir of latent talent for organ­ization and efficiency and guidedthe newly formed team of priests,'Brothers and Cooperatorsthrough a period of phenomenalgrowth and development. Thenumber of Salesians grew from800 to 4,000, while SalesianschoqJs, churches, and youthcenters spiralled upward from amere 57 in the year 1888 to anastounding 345 by ,the time ofRua's death in 1910.

To the surprise of many, Vat­ican officials among them, whodoubted the priest's ability tomeasure up to Don Bosco's tem­po of lifestyle, Don Rua provedhe could travel endlessly acrossEurope to solicit funds, recruitreligious followers and initiatenew projects with the same ex­pertise and success 'of Don Bos­co himself.

In the meantime, his fame as apreacher, director of souls, andworker of mirades spread rap­idly and convincingly. The titleof "Don Bosco's Double" wasappropriate in the best sense of,that term.

Now, umier his new title,Blessed Michael Rua will offi­cially be a "niche" closer to thesaint with whom he sharedmany years of work, prayer, andpriestly activity.

Father Michael Rua, a saintlypriest who lived in the shadowof St. John Bosco during the sec­ond half of the last century, wiUbe honored with a title just shortof sainthood at sCl'l,emn cere­monies at St. Peter',s, Rome, onSunday, Oct. 29, when PopePaul VI will officially proclaimhim as "Blessed Michael Rua."

The beatification ceremoniesare expected to attract thou­sands of Salesian alumni, pupils,and friends from most Europeancountries, South America, andthe United States. The Americandelegation wiU be headed by theVery Reverend John J. Malloy,SDB, Provincia'l Superior of theEastern ,Province, with head­quarters in New Rochelle, N. Y.,who will be accompanied by rep­resentatives from various Sale­sian schools and parishes.

'Don Bosco's Double'

Father Michael Rua Officially "Blessed"With Ceremonies on October 29

Beatifi,cati·on Rites

A slightly built, ascetic priestwhose strong suit was poverty,Father Rua has been described

_as "Don Bosco's Double,"so closely did he imitate thefounder of the Salesian Society,which now has a membership of22,000 priests and Brothers atwork in more than 70 countriesacross the world.

Born on June 9, 1837, in Turin,Italy, young Michael's first con­tact with Father John Boscotook place in 1845, when Michaeland his brother attended theyoung priest's Youth Center in .the northern section of Turin.

Don Bosco was 30 years old at. the time and was in the processof establishing a network of"work, play, and pray centers"for thousands of youngsters who·had left their farms to find bet­ter jobs in the fast industrializ­ing city of Turoin.

Most of them found only trou­ble, and what began as stop-gapmeasures by Don Bosco eventu-

FATHER MICHAEL RUA

(I'd forgotten that two daysearlier the "common interest" al­most came to blows over theuse of one bike.)

My children listened to mycomments ... and looked up atme, "Gee, Mom, is that what youreally think of us? How comeyou never say things like thatto us?"

But there's the other side ofthe picture ... what they thinkof me!

I regularly go out and dospeaking dates. My kids shouldhave a sense of pride about that,right?

On one occasion, they got aletter-addressed to them col­lectively-telling them what amarvelous speaker their motherwas, what an inspiring messageshe brought to her audience, howimportant an apostolate it is tolift the spirits of so many ... andthey should be extra cooperativeat home, and share me with the'world.

That should have given thema sense of pride, right?

One son's comment, "Ha ...I'll bet you paid her to writethat!"

Heard It All

One night when I was goingout on a speaking date theweather was miserable, the carhad been fussing, and my hus-'band decided I'd be safer if Itook our oldest 'son who' coulddrive ... and push a car ...

He came and tried to be in­conspicuous. However, you cannot hide a 6'4" college studentwith long hair, a moustache anda full beard in an audience fullof women.

!Afterwards, many of thewomen were anxious to meethim. He behaved admirably. Hewas even rather nice in the' caron the way home. "You shouldn'thave asked for questions at theend," he said. "Those womencouldn't have asked a questionif they wanted to. You left themfloored!"

Thinking I had finally scored.two points for mother, I had arude awakening when I over­heard a' conversation the nextmorning.

He was at the breakfast tablewith his brother. •

"Hey ... what's it like ... lis­tening to Mom talk?"

"If she ever invites you, don'tbother to go. You've heard itall before. U's just Lecture "A,""B," and "E," with a little fam­ily history on the side!"

(I'd forgotten about the daybefore when one was complain­ing, "How come I always haveto do the yard ... what's he everdo around here?")

"Tell me Mrs. Carson, do theyfight with each other?"

"Oh, occasionally there aresome scraps ... but they do playwell with each other, often helpeach other with homework. Theyare so close in age, that there isa great deal of common inter­est."

By

CARSON

Public Scho~1 Official

Backs Tax Credit LawCLEVELAND (NC) ..:- The su­

perintendent of' public schoolshere has asked' a federal courtto rule favorably, :on an Ohio lawthat would aid .parents of non­public school students.

In a friend-of-the-eourt brief,Paul W. Briggs said he supportsthe tax credit raw because it"relieves a present inequity inour tax structure ... will im­prove the minimum standard ed­ucation of all children in theCleveland Public School District... will help maintain the pres­ent diversity of education in the... district and because it willresult in long-range economicbenefit for all pupils' in the dis­triet."

The law, now being challengedin a federal court in Columbus,allows parents to deduct frointheir state tax bills up to $80 intuition' costs for each .child.

Briggs said diversity of educa­tion benefits all children and hecited evidence of "consistent ex­cellence in the' sec:ular academicachievements in nonpublicschools."

MARY

tend to put me in an amicablestate of mind). After a delicious,relaxing meal, we went to theTV studio.

By the time the taI>ing of theinterview started, I was onlydimly aware of the existenceof my eight children who wereeither asleep in beel or hauntingthe baby-sitter.

When they're not bugging me,I think nice things about mychilldren. I candidly answeredquestions implying that thesewere the greatest kids in theworld.

Two weeks later ... back inour living room, with kids crawl­ing all over the place, elbowingfor a viewing path betweenheads, we gathered to watch thebroadcast of the show.

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"Mrs. Carson, how do youmanage with eight children?"

"Well, they really are verygood. They do help a lot ... infact, I'd never be able to get thework done without them ...

Last week I told you how my kids avoid saying whatthey really mean. But I'm guilty of this too. Recently, Ibecame aware how serious the problem is. It happenedwhen I was interviewed on TV in connection .with thepublication of my book "Gin­ny." The program was tapedlate .in the evening, twoweeks before it was broad­cast.·

My husband and [ marked theoccasion by going out to dinner(a rare occurrence, which does

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Bishop$ EstablishBoord' of Appeals

GALLUP (NC)-,The five bish­ops of the Santa Fe province es­tablished a province-wide boardof appeals for due process casesduring their biannual meetinghere in New Mexico.

In other action the bishops es­tablished a study committee toadapt national personnel boardstandards to the local situationand initiated a study on the fea­sibility of "mini-sabbaticals" forpriests.

The meeting was attended byArchbishop James P. Davis ofSanta Fe, N. M.; Bishop SidneyMetzger of El Paso, Tex.; BishopEdward J. McCarthy of Phoenix,Ariz.; Bishop FranciS J. Greenof Tucson, Ariz.; and BishopJerome Hastrich of Gallup, N. M.'Also attending were 23 priestsfrom priests' senates of the fivedioceses.

The provision board of appealswas established in order to han­dle 'cases which can not be set­tled by the already establisheddiocesan-level boards of concilia­tion and arbi.tration. It will con­'sist of one member from eachdiocese of the province.

Priests -ReleasedIn Philippines

MANILA (NC) - The govern­ment .of the Philippines has re­leased a nun and eight priests,including two American citizens,

. detained under martial law, afterthey promised cooperation withthe government, it was an­nounced .here.

The four foreign-born priestsin the group were Dutch-bornSacred Heart Father CorneliusLagerway, executive vice pres­ident of the Social Communica­tions Center in Manila; JesuitFather James S. Collins, a NewYorker who is a parish adminis­trator in Mindanao in the south­ern Philippines; and Irish-bornColumbian Fathers Patrick Healyand James Donahue, stationedon Cagayan de Oro, an islandnorth of Mindanao. Father Dona­hue is an American citizen.

A Jesuit spokesman in NewYork said that reports had come'from the Philippines that anotherNew York Jesuit, Father VincentCullen, had been detained. The.spokesman said that Father Cul­len and the two Columban.priests had been active as chap­lains for the Federation' of FreeFarmers, which has been organ­izing farmers to seek ref<>rm oftenancy laws and more equi­table distribution of land.

. The announcement of thepriests' release was the firstconfirmation of their arrest, butit gave no reason for their de­tention.

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. commi~:ee would include bishopsand priests.

Bishops should work with pas­tors in "super-diocesan bodiesand enterprises," said Msgr.MacDonald, with stronger col­laboration between priests' sen­ates and the NCCB.

Continuing Education

The report asks due processprocedures for priests and bish­ops involved in disputes or mis­understandings.

The various roles of the priestin serving the Church, thesmooth functioning of alternateministries, shared 'authoritywithin the Church structure,and team approaches to minis­tries are also examined.

A strong emphasis, said Msgr.MacDonald, is on the need forrequired programs for the con­tinuing education of priests andthe evaluation and accountabilityof priests necessary to help themgrow in their ministry.

"The adequate evaluation ofpriests will help in the assess­ment of new forms of minis~

try," he sa!.:!.A priest cannot be appraised

properly, he explained, until hisgoals, and that of the parish anddiocese are defined. "Such infor­mation from an evaluation Pro­gram can lend assistance to amore effective nomination ofbishops."

I.ife0111T.he report trE!ats the poS'ition

of the laity and clergy ini the se­lection of bishops and urges thatmore Spanish-speaking and blackpriests be included in t~e hier­arct:y.

,It recommend,; attendance ofprie,;ts at regior.al and ~ationalmeetings of bishops. and the

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the Soviet press of the s~ntenc-­ing .of seven Lithuanian youthsfor rioting last May ignoted the

, religious aspects of the irtcident.Tass, the official Sovi~t news

agen.cy, reported that the: lithu­anian Supreme ;Court in Vilna,capital of the Lithuanian Sovietrepublic, had sentenced I sevenyouth to jail terras ranging from18 months 'to three years for

.being "organizer!! and acti,ve par­ticipants in a strE:et incident May18 as a result' of which publicorder was distuIbed and trafficdisrupted."

An eighth defendant, j1n 18­year··old woman, was, gIven ayear of corrective'labor at par­tial pay without Joss of freedom., Th.e report did not Il)entionthat the riot h,ld brok$n outafter the funeral in Kaunas, lith­uania's second largest city, of a20-year-old Catholic factoryworker who died after ~ettinghimself afire in f. park near thecenter of the cit". It is beli'eved• Ithat he was pro testing govern-ment restrictions on religion inLithuania, which Stalin an,nexed,along with Latvia and E~tonia,

in 1940.Young Lithuanians chanting

"'Freedom! Ereedom! and ;"Free­dom for Lithuania!" roamed thestreets of Kauna;, threw rocksand sticks at polieeand s~t fires

Iin a demonstration pro~esting

the Soviet Union'!; domination oftheir country. Tt.ey also .calledfor more freedom for the: Cath­olic Church, which has about 3million members in Lith4ania's3.1 million popul~ltion.

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VISITING THE OVENS: Fralllciszek Gajownicz6k, the man for whom the Blessed'Maximilian Kolbe gave his life, visits the ovens at Oswi,ecim, Poland. The ovens wereused to burn the bodies of vi.ctims of NaZI slaughter,' including. Father Kolbe. CardinalJoh~ Krol of Philadelphia, Pa., visited Oswiecim during his journey to Poland.NC. Photo.

SAN DIEGO (NC)-A reportby a U. S. bishops' committeerecommends that the hierarchyconsider limited tenure for bish­ops, the ordination of marriedmen, and an increase in the, num­number of black and Spanish­speaking bishops. ~

The 31-page report on a studyof priestly life 'and mil1'istrywas'sent to the U. S. bishops' confer­ence in Washington only the daybefore some of its contents weremade known at the National.Conference of Diocesan VocationDirectors here.

The study was made by thebishops' Ad H,oc Committee onPriestly Life and Ministry and itsrev-iew given by Msgr. ColinMacDonald, executive directorof the committee's secretariat.

Areas of priestly concern cov­ered included authority, ac­countability, celibacy and re-search. -

The report makes recommen­dations on the selection, term ofoffice and evaluation o(bishops,the need for' closer collegialitybetween bishops and priests andthe .evaluation of pastors andteam ministries.

The report was related to therecent massive studies of priestlylife covering theological, scriptu,ral, . psychological, sociologicaland historical aspects of priestlyHfe.

Regional Meetings

Msgr. MacDonald said the re­port suggested steps that shouldbe taken' in conformity with theVatican decree of May, '1972, onthe selection of bishops, to give"a greater acceptability."

It recommends a limited termof office for bishops and forma­tion of an inter-disciplinary com­mittee to study the whole ques­tion.

"Many bishops have told me,"-"that they would like to serve aperiod of time in· administration.My own bishop has said he'dlike to serve only 10 years andthen' take the rest of his lifeto save his soul."

10 THE ANCHOR-Thurs., Oct. 26, 1972

Says True LoveConscious ActToward God

CASTELGANDOLFO .(NC)Love is af!1ong ,the most popularwords today,' but for that rea­son it is all the more difficultto define, Pope Paul VI told thisyear's last general audience athis summer home here.

The Pope, who returned to theVatrlcan the following day aftera two-month vacation, said theChI'listian can, find "his principalduty" in tihe' Gospel that says:Love the Lord thy God andyour neighbor as yourself.

But the meaning of love todayis frequently debased to "sensualand even unnatural animality,"he warned. Pope Paul said that"true love is a conscious andvoluntary act ,toward good." Forthe Chrlistian, he added, thismeans "bringing together all ourspiritual and sentimental powerstoward the supreme good whichis God."

Love for Neighbor, This concentration of love for

God, the Pope said, "is connectedto a second love, the love forone's neighbor, both as a means·of atttaining God's love and asa reason for devoting one's ownactiVlity to the service and bene­fit of others."

'If this. gospel of love weretruly grasped, the Pope said,Ghristians would not doubt tlhat.their faith could deal with social 'questions in justice and peace.

Instead, he said, faith is putin "economic ,materialism, classhatred and civil strife, with thedanger of smothering our Chris­tian profession with hostileideologies and providing humanquestions with solutions thatare bitter, illusory and perhaps,,in the end, even anti-social andanti-human.

Priest CandidateFor State Senate

ROCHESTER (NC)-A 57-year­old priest ,running for a NewYork State Senatorial seat, saidhe decided to' enter politics tohelp counteract the "lawyerdomination" iI'! the state legisla­ture.

He is Father Joseph B. Dorsey,a member of the order of Basil­ian Fathers of Toronto, on leaveof absence from John Fisher Col­lege her,e where he was execu­tive vice-president.

"I decided to enter politicsafter I realized that p'eople werenot being adequately representedbecause of the dominance of thelegal profession. I feel that amore comprehensive set of view­points is. necessary today," hesaid.

"I discussed the idea with allmy appropriate superiors and Iwas given an open response thatthe decision was mine to make,"the priest said.

Fa'ther Dorsey is running inthe 53rd District here againstGordon J. DeHond, 34, the Re­publican-Conservative candidateand president of the Rochestercity school board.

The contest between the twowas' described in one newspaperas "friendly and low-key." De­Hond is a Catholic and, like.Father Dorsey; would be ex­pected to vote in the Legislaturenext year for the repeal of t~e

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LONDON (NC) - An Eng'lishand Welsh bishops' commissionhas asked the Vatican to set upa group of experts to study theworld population situation.

The requset was made to theP,ontifJical Commission for Jus­tice and Peace by the Englishand Welsh bishops' National'Commission for InternationalJustice and Peace at its recentmeeting here.

The English and Welsh com7mission said it made the request·so that a fully informed CathoUccontribution 'could ,be made tothe United Nations World Popu­lation Year and Conference in1974.

The meeting 8'lso decided toemphasize the situation inNorthern Ireland in preparingtheir theme for World Peace Daynext year. Background materialon the problem will the circ;ulated-throughout the parishes, anddelegates from every diocese andfrom CatholLc organizations con­cerned were scheduled to meetin London and Manchester inSeptember to disc'uss the pro­gram.

THE ANCHOR- 11Thurs., Oct. 26, 1972

Warsaw RefusesVisa to Bishop

ESSEN (NC) - Polish authori­ties refused a visa to BishopFranz Hengsbach of Essen, whowas invited by the Polish bishopsto attend a special service at theformer Auschwitz (Oswiecim inPolish) Nazi concentration campOct. 14.

The ceremony commemoratedthe first anniversary of the be­atification of Father MaximilianKolbe, who volunteered to die inthe concentration camp for afellow prisoner. Cardinal JohnKrol of PhiJ,adelphia attended theceremony while on a week longtrip to Poland.

Bishop Hengsbach had attend­ed the beatification ceremony for

. Father Kolbe last year in Rome.The bishop was to attend thisyear's ceremony in Poland as.the representative of CardinalJulius Doepfner of Munich, thechairman of the German Bish­ops' Conference.

The Polish military mission inWest Berlin, which handles visasfor West Germans, told BishopHerigsbach that there had beenno reply from Warsaw to hisvisa request.

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Piszek, the 55-year-old founderand )r~3ident of Mrs. Paul'sKitchens, Inc., launched a mediacampaign last year'designed notto sell frozen, foods but to pre­sent forgotten facts; includingthe facts that Copernicus, 16thcentury founder of modern as­tronomy; Madame Curie, co­discoverer of radium; and thecomposer Chopin we!e all Polish.

Project: AMERICAEarlier, he had made unpubli­

cized gifts of ambulances, mobileclinics and other hospital sup­plies to help stamp out tubercu­losis in the Polish district of hisparents' birth.

The 1971 recipient of the Manof the Year award from St. Jo­seph's College in Philadelphia inrecognition of his special dedica­tion to the ideal of "freedomfrom hunger," Piszek stimulatesself-help projects throughout theworld to encourage developingnations to produce more food.

Success in business and, inmaking Americans aware of thePolish contribution to the nationis not Piszek's only goal, 'how­ever.

From his home in nearby FortWashington's histori~ EmlenHouse, he is now launchingProject: AMERICA to dramatizeUnited States contribution toworld history in business and insport.

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Changes,Limited Valuewas not the, Council whichcaused the rapid changes in theChurch.

"Rapid change would havecome into the Church with orwithout a Council," he said, "butwith this important difference;In the absence .of a Council, itprobably would have comelargely in protest against the realor alleged imidequacies of Cath­olic thought and pastoral prac­tice and not in response to anorderly study of theological andbiblical sources and a systematicreappraisal of the Church's needsand opportunities.

"The council, in other words,was the providential. safety valvethat made it possible ... to fore­stall a disastrous explosion inthe life of the Church."

The priest asked the delegatesto keep a religious perspective intheir -social action, but also to beaware of their· own limitations."The religious vision guaranteesno mental subtlety in graspingthe complexities of this world,"he said.

points up Poland's devotion tofaith and to freedom.

Spiritual HeritageFather Kolbe, who lost his life

when he volunteered to replacea fellow prisoner at the Au­schwitz concentration- camp whohad been singled out by the nazisfor death in a reprisal action,personifies a heroism which re­minds Piszek of ,such figures inthe American Revolution as

'Pulaski and Kosciuszko;Father Kolbe's combination of

wide learning and profound loveof God serves also to symbolizefor Piszek Poland's cultural andspiritual heritage about whichhe think~ most Americans knowvery little.

For Piszek, his trip to Polandwith Cardinal Krol will representnot the beginning but the end

Cardinal and

Asserts ·StructuralIn' Church Have

AUSTIN (NC)-"I would warnagainst the danger of putting'too much faith in structures assuch," said Msgr. George G. Hig­gins at a meeting here.

Msgr. Higgins, secretary forresearch of the U. S. CatholicConference, told the third Gen­eral Assembly of the Texas Cath­olic Conference (TCe) that"structural changes in the insti­tutional Church" do not makethe individual person any moreor less a Christian.

"Spiritual renewal lies beyondthe scope of administrativeacts," he said. "The most thesecan do is point the way, help toprovide the atmosphere in whicheach individual may undergo,.by an actual experience as wellas symbolically, a rebirth, losehis egocentricity and become anenlightened, free, and lovinghuman being."

Msgr. Higgins, an expert forthe American bishops at the Sec­ond Vatican Council and apriest-observer at the 1971 Syn­od of Bishops, argued that it

PHILADELPHIA. (NC)-Cardi­nal John Krol's trip to Polandwas not only a major event forthe prelate. It was also the eventof a lifetime for Edward J.Piszek, a Polish-Am.erican busi­ness man who accompanied thecardinal.

Piszek, the son of immigrantswho rose in Horatio Alger fash­ion to become head of a firmwith $50 million a year in sales,has set for himself the task ofreminding his fellow Americansthat the Polish contribution tothe world is not a cheap joke buta cherished tradition.

In Cardinal ~rol's journey toPoland to participate in ritesmarking the end of a year-iongcelebration of the beatificationof Father Maximilian Kolbe,Piszek sees a pilgrimage which

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MASS AT AUSCHWITZ: Cardinal John Krol of Philadelphia, Pa., celebrates MassSunday at the former Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz, Poland. Cardinal Krol wasone of five cardinals who led an e~timated 250,000 persons in rites honoring Blessed Max­imilian Kolbe who gave his life for a fellow inmate there in World War II. NC Photo.

Honors M'lemoryOf War Viictims

WARSAW (NC) - CardinalJohn Krol of Phil~delphia, in hislast official act on his recentPolish .trip, laid a spray of flow­ers at the monum.ent to Jewswho died in the ghetto here dur­ing World War II.

The inscriptio'n on the spray offlowers read: "To our brothersof ·the Jewish faith: victims ofWorld War II."

Before stopping at the monu­ment to the Jews, the cardinalwent to Warsaw's Jesuit churchto visit the tomb of the martyrSt. Andrew Bobola and to thegrotto where 45 Catholics, in­cluding 15 Jesuits, had beenslaughtered by the Nazis duringthe Warsaw uprising of WorldWar U.

·Later, in a farewell dinnergiven by Cardinal Stefan Wys­zynski of Warsaw, CardinalKrol presented the Polish pri­mate with an autogr~lphed pho­tograph of President Nixon..

Spirit and FaithOf Polish P.eopleImpress Plrelate

WARSAW (NC) -- "You havecreated here an atmosphere of

.love." Cardinal Stefan Wyszynskiof Warsaw told Cardinal JohnKrol of Philadelphia as the Amer­ican prelate prepared to board aPolish airlines.jet Oct. 17 at theend of' a wee~:long visit to theland from which his parentscame.

Cardinal Krol expressed histhanks to the Polish primate fora week that he called "one ofthe most beautiful in my life."

"I'm glad to be able to cap­ture all of my' sentiments inone phrase which is very Polish,"Cardinal Krol said, "May Godreward you a hundredfold."

Cardinal Krol had come, toPoland to participate in cere-.monies marking the first anni­versary of the beatification ofFather Maximilian Kolbe, whogave up his life for another at"the Auschwitz concentrationcamp.

Cardinal Krol told the Polishprimate that the most treasuredmemory of hi,S trip would be hisrecollection of the people ofPoland.

"What a wonderful people,"the American cardinal said,"how great its spirit, how itloves its faith."

Philadelphia's cardinal alsothanked the Polish bishops andpeople for a· hospitality thatbrings to life their motto: "Aguest in the home is God in thehome."

Kindness to People"I would also wiBh to express

my gratitude," he said, "to theofficials of the state, not. neg,lect­ing to note the efficient way inwhich they kept order at the reli­ligious celebration at Oswiedm(Polish for Auschwitz), as wellas in the tiny village of Siekier­czyna (his father's birthplace),with the town mayor of Lima­nowa at the head."

Praising Cardinal Krol for hisaccessibility and kindness to thePolish people, Cardinal Wyszyn­ski said: "I'm glad your eminencehad an opportunIty to see con­temporary Polan'd, the Church .in .Poland, the tec'onstruction andthe effects of Jhe tragedy ofWorld War II.";

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ROCKVILLE CENTRE (NCr­Parishes in the Rockville Centrediocese have heen unable toplace welf!ue families in housingas requested by Bishop WalterP. Kellenberg last June.

Fifteen possible housing unitshad been found for welfare fam­ilies, but for a variety of reasonsa task force established to carryon the bishops' program has notbeen able to put families in thosequarters.

John Gregory, task force ex­ecutive director, said the failureto place welfare families in suit­able housing "proves the terribleshortage of housing on LongIsland."

He indicated the shortage wasparticularly acute at welfare ren­tal levels. The task force has dis­covered vacancies at those levelsare filled quickly - too quicklyfor diocesan officials who mustchannel referrals through thewelfare departments of LongIsland's Nassau and SuffolkCounties, which in turn mustcheck the referrals.

Gregory also acknowledgedtask force operatives have en­countered resistance amongsome welfare families to the ideaof being placed in areas wherethey will not be wanted. For in­stance, in the St. Edward theConfessor parish in Syosset,'sev­eral hundred parishioners werejoined by non-Catholic neigh­bors in denouncing the pishop'sproposal at a parish councilmeetipg.

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rieff her baby· in a sling as she walks in a picket line in_ KANSAS CITY (NC)-Lead­Miami, Florida. The United Farm Workers Union was pro- ers of the National Council of

Catholic Women (NCCW), react­tesltiI1lg the import of Jamakan laborers to cut sugar cane. ing to a papal letter excludingThey said that this a<;:tion by federal authorities and sugar women from the positions of lec­growers wou.1d limit jobs available to domestic' cutters. tor and acolyte, have' declaredThe union took the battIe to court and also made its de- women are "capable of assumingma:nds known through picketing. NC Photo. equal responsibilities with men"

in the ministerial functions ofthe Church.

In a statement issued on thelast day of its three-day generalassembly here, the NCCW lead­ers noted "recent press releases"had "created widespread confu­sion" over Pope Paul VI's letterrestating the tradition that "in­stallation in the ministries oflector and acolyte is reserved tomen." '

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NEW YORK (NC) - An ecu· "There is impressive evidencemer.tical report c:ommissiqned by that both physical and psycho­.the World ,Council of Cpurches logical torture is practiced onsaid political repression in Uru: political prisoners."guay includes tor(ure an4 denial The report added that viola-of human rights. tion of human rights by police

At the time t"tle United Meth- and the military in the govern­odist Church made uils an- ment of President Juan Maria~ou:ncement he:re, the ;Baptist Bordaberry is "purportedly aimed,Church in Chile was pres$ing the at the Tupamaros, but in fact ex­government of Uruguay' to. re- tends to broad segments of thelease !Rev. Jorge Valenzuela, ar- population," including leaders ofrest,ed in July on charges of aid- the Frente Amplio.ing urban guerr.illas. Va(enzuela The Frente is a coalition ofis a Chilean but has been work- opposition parties which claiming in Uruguay.:;ince 1965. the elections that brought Borda.'

Among their r,~ported findings: berry to power were "fraudu­Si:nce April W" when !a state lent."

of "'internal waJ'" was declaredin Uruguay, "thousands ~of citi-zem: have been Brrested a'nd heldincommuni~ado." . i ,

Many persons are "hel~ indef­initely" on suspicion of c'omplic­ity with the lupamarol urbanguerrillas, and :mbject to mili­tary justice, "which is slpw andfrom which there is no llPpeaI."

Wider Horizons

Or because he spoke with theKnights of Columbus. Or becausehe didn't. I hope. rather, that themature Catholic Christian haswider horizons, horizons that ·in­clude more than just his ownchildren and his own Church.

I grew up in Wisconsin during·the Joe McCarthy era 'and I re­member .the frequent' Catholiccomment when his re-electioncame up: "Well, maybe he isn'tdoing right, but he's Irish andhe's Catholic." The shrug thatwent along with it clearly said,"... therefore, we have to votefor him."

I thought we outgrew suchchildish ,attitudes but this adtells me there's still a good dealof immaturity and selfishness inour Catholic camp. Let's de~l

this kind of thinking the death,blow in this election, voting forthe _best man. regardless of hiscomments on parochial schoolswhich \ affect fewer than oneper cent of the people in thisworld.

.And I commerid other Catholiceditors who didn't run the ad.Thank you for your recognitionof our maturity.

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Why do' I find the ad so re-,pulsive? Not because' of the

name, Nixon. I would find itequally offensive if. it were pro­promoting McGovern, Spock, orSchmitz. In a world requiring-leadership capable of· dealingwith war, nuClear disarmament,racial unrest, environmentalsu­icide, ,'and expleiitation of peo­ple.s, we are encouraged to votefor ,the man who will keep ourschools open. Absurd.. Talk about parochial! We'dlaugh if· the Mormons. placedsuch' an ad advocating that fel­low Mormons vote for a candi­date because he would grantSalt Lake City home rule or ifthe Jews encouraged "the Jew­ish vote" go to to a candidatepushing for a Satu~ay sabbath.

I hope the whole .thing is soabsurd that the Catholic readershakes his head and deposits thesuggestion on ilie refuse pile itdeserves. In a national (interna­tional?) election calling for aleader sensitive to the problemsand needs of the whole world, Ihope the average Catholic is un­selfish and mature enough tovote for a -leader on that basis,not on the basis that he mightkeep SS. Cosmos and Damian'sopen another year.

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Mass ,AttendanceDrops in New York

NEW YORK (NC)-Mass at­tendance in the New York arch­diocese has declined 23 per centin the five-year period from 1965to 1970; a~cording to Clergy Re­port, a newsletter publishedmonthly for priests hen: by theOffice of Pastoral Research.

"Based on these fJgures, weestimate very tentatively thaton any given Sunday, about 40per cent of the Catholics in thearchdiocese attend Mass in theparishes," the report said.

No reasons were given for the'fall-off in the 10-county metro­politan ~ee.

Father Philip J. Munion, exec­utive secretary of the office, sug­gested that increased mobility. adeclining birth rate and the ar­rival of immigrants with lessfixed church-going habits thantheir p~edecessors, were causes.

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I'll reprint it 'in part. In the up­per: left-hand corner, there is aphoto .of a' padlocked schooldoor. The ad reads in large blockletters at .the top: .

"You're bothered by the factthat every day one more pri­vate or parochial school closes.So is President Nixon." .,

The text below it reads, "Ifan idea is good for education,the President is for it. If it isn't,he's against it. Massive 'b.using,for example,: he's against. Aidto parochial schools, 'he's for .. ;

"For the problem ,isn't simplythe granting of aid to parochialschools. (If it were, PresidentNixon would have done it al­ready.)

"The problem is finding a meth­od of aid that will pass the Con­gress and not be declared uncon­stitutional by the Supreme Court... It requires a man who toldthe Knights of Columbus .in nouncertain terms: 'In your fightto save your schools, you cancount on my support.' " ,

Political. Parochialism. Under this bit of political

parochialism, in small letters,it reads: "Paid advertisement­published and paid for by theFinance Committee to Re.electthe' President, M.H. Stans, C~air­

man, C.L. Washburn, DeputyChairman. P.E. Barrick, Trea-

. I don't like to write about politics. I figure there'senough despair in the world already. But when I op~ned

the' Oct. 8th issue of the National Catholit Register andread the full back-page ad, the whole history of "theCatholic vote" and the"Church sanctioned candi­date" came flooding back tome. I'm not writing to letoff my outraged feelings but inan attempt to offset the kind of'thinking that ad encourages.

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Pope Says FaithMajor Need

VATICAN CITY (NC) - TheChurch is suffering from the "in­fidelity of so many of her chil­dren, of those specially chosen, H

Pope Paul VI told a general au­dience here.

His remark, made on the 10thanniversary of the opening of theSecond Vatican Council, wasinterpreted as a reference topriests and nuns who have lefttheir ministries.

the Pope briefly alluded to thecouncil anniversary, paying trib­ute ,to two whom he said wereguiding force of the council: theVirgin Mary and Pope JohnXXIII, but said he would notspeak of ,the council at length.

Instead, the 75-year-old pon­tiff continued to expound on histheme of the past several weeks:the meaning of being a Christiantoday. \

The major need of the Churchtoday, the Pope said, is faith,that is, "an adherence to theWord of God, to His divine rev­elation."

The Pope continued: "This iswhy the Church, custodian of

. eternal and ever effective values,feels more than ever the need offaithfulness to these values andsuffers so much by the casual­ness ~nd infidelity of so many ofher children, of those speciallychosen."

The Pope has in the past saidthat the numbers of priests ask­ing for dispensations were the"crowns of thorns" of his pon­tificate.

Opens ImmigrationOffice for Italians

BROOKLYN (NC)-A diocesanneighborhood office for newlyarrived Italian immigrants hasbeen opened in the Bensonhurstsection of Brooklyn.

It will assist hundreds of newarrivals with services rangingfrom employment opportunities,visa infor.mation, and housing totranslation services.

About 19,000 Italians came toBrooklyn and Queens, the twocounties of the Brooklyn diocese,between 1960 and 1968. Some20,000 Italians arrive in theUnited States each year.

The Bensonhurst office willassist immigrants, withoutcharge, with forms required bythe U. S. Immigration and Natu­ralization Service. It will suggestnames of attorneys, physiciansand other professionals whospeak Italian; assist in house andapartment-hunting, and provideinformation on city health ser­vices and schools.

The Mission Weekend will be­gin at 7:30 P.M. Saturday, whenRev. R:onald Beauchemin, M.S.,a native of Central Falls, R. I.,'will kad shrine visitors in aLiturgy of Mission, stressingproblems found in the Philip­pines. The Liturgy will be fol­lowed hy a slide program on thePhilippines conducted by FatherSlight.

At 11 Sunday morning Fr.Slight will again 'lead the Philip­pine discussion and slide pro­gram. A film on the Philippineswill be shown at 1:30 and at 2,weather permitting, a MissionRosary will be meditated on theshrine grounds for the needs ofthe Third World.

In the La Salette' chapel aSpecial Prayer Service will beconducted at 3 o'olock by bothmissionaries. At 4 o'cla:ck thePhilippine slide program is againscheduled. Throughout the ~eek­

end the shrine grounds will bedecorated with thousands ofPhilippine aTtifacts and curios.

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people of New England of theirobligations in the Third World,"Father Slight said.

"I might have labored for fiveyears; but only because the peo­ple in America invested theirown time and energy and en­couraged me to work in thatfield. They are entitled to knowwhat is being done as a result oftheir support and concern fortheir mission."

Tohe service will be the closingceremony for the month of Octo­ber at LaSalette Shrine whichhas dedicated the month to thestudy of "Mission and Man inthe World Today."

Small MinorityAn 'Idaho statute allowing bus­

ing to nonpublic schools wasstruck down as unconstitutionalby the state supreme court lastyear. The referendum, if passed,would amend the constitution toallow such busing and to allowpublic funds to be used for it.

"We really don't expect theamendment to pass," a spokes­man for Idaho's Catholic schoolstold NC News. The spokesmansaid that Catholics are a small

_minority in the state,and theIdaho Educati.onal Association is"fighting viciously" against theamendment.

The Nov. 7 battle in Oregonwill be over ballot measure No.4,. to change ,the language of thestate constitution to that of theFirst Amendment of the U. S.Constitution.. The present Oregon constitu­tion states, "No money shall be.drawn from the treasury for thebenefit of any religious or theo­logical institution." Several yearsago the state's supreme courtstruck down a textbook loanprogram for nonpublic schoolsas unconstitutional under thislanguage.

,Plans are complete for LaSalette Shrine's "Mission Day'~

Weekend to be held Oct. 28 and29 at the Shrine grounds, ParkStreet, Route 118, Attleboro. Co­ordinators for the event are Rev.WiHiam Slight, M.S. and Rev.Ronald Beauchemin, M.S., LaSalette Missionaries on leavefrom ,the Philippines, with Rev.Andre Patenaude, M.S. of LaSa.Jette Shrine.

Rev. William Slight, a nativeof New Bedford, will be guestspeaker at a 3 P.M. service onSunday, Oct. 29. He will reflectupon his five years in the Phil­ippines. "I wish to remind the

Maryland, ,Idaho,Nonpublic School

Voters in three states-Mary- public school students to rideland, Idaho and Oregon - will public school buses to and fromdecide whether to give state aid school.to nonpublic schools on electionday, Nov. 7.

At issue in Maryland is a$12.I-million "voucher plim"which would provide yearly,scholarships of $75 to $200' tononpublic school students whoseparents earn under $12,000 inadjusted gross income.

Signed into law last year, theMaryland bill was petitioned toreferendum by Americans Unitedfor Separation of Church andState (AUSCS) and PEARL, theMaryland Committee for PublicEducation and Religious Liberty.

Maryland's volunteer groupSAGE (State Aid Group for Edu­cation) is waging a publicity bat­tle to pass the referendum, withplans to contact every registeredvoter· in the state by phone ormail before election day. SAGEreceived significant support inSeptember when COPE,. the po­litical education committee ofthe AFL-CIO, voted to supportthe referendum. The Maryland­District of Columbia AFL-CIOhas about 250,000 members.

Idaho's voters are facing anamendment ·to their state consti­tion which would allow non-

Vocation Direc:torsVoice Optimism

SAN DIEGO (NC)·- Despitedisappointing statistics, an auraof optimism surrounded theDiocesan Vocations Directorsconvention here.

The reason for the paradixicalstate of affairs is related to therapid changes in seminaries andseminarians, according to FatherEdward J .. IBaldwin of Detroit,executive director of the Nation­al Center for Church Vocations.

Father IBaldwin said a reportto be made to the U. S. bishopsat their November meeting isbased on vocation statisticswhich do not truly J'eflect thepicture.

Pope Says LoveFor Fellow ManDispels Mistrust

VATICAN CITY (NC)-Lovcand respect for one's fellow man,regardless of creed, can breakdown mistrust built up over thecenturies, Pope Paul VI toldmembers of the Vatican Secre­tariat for Non-Christians.

Pope Paul established the sec­retariat in 1964 to dialogue withnon-Christian religions.

Speaking to members of thesecretariat who met in the Vat­ican for their annual plenary ses­sion, the Pope said:

"Many misunderstandings, ran­cors, and conflicts in the courseof human history derive from anuncompromising attitude whichprevents us from understandingour brother.

"The happy results of your. en"counters depends very much onyour goodwill, your love and re­spect."

Listen, LearnThe Pope said he hopes "the

day is very near when all thegreat religions would band to­gether in unison to place theircfforts at. the service of man­kind, its liberty and its dignity."

The agenda of ,this y~ar'sple­

nary session called for RomanCatholic members to "listen andlearn" from experts of the Mos­lem, Buddhist and Hindu reli­gions, in addition to severalother non-Christian re:ligions ofAfrica. Pope Paul told the mem­bers that religious men can helpmankind because "the great reli­gions contribute to peace, fra­ternity, justice, lift morale andsustain hope."

Bishop Helps SolveLabor Conflict

CUERNAVACA (NC)-BishopSergio Mendez Arceo of Cuerna­vaca told a .group of workers,jUlbilant over their return towOl1k after a 'long strike, that."you must not lose your headand become unfair in turn."

",Practice justice and share itssense with those who do notknow justice yet," added theMeXlican bishop, who is creditedwith solving the labor conflict.

Most of the 320 workers in­volved in the strike here againstthe textile concern, Inter-Amer­ican Industries, listened to theSunday sermon of Bishop Men­dez, who had given moral andfinancial ·support to their fami­Hes.

. "Within and outside thischurch there is jubilation, be­cause discord among men hasended," Bishop Mendez said.

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Bishop Flores; who' Is a Mex­ican American, told the "En­counter for a Spanish Pastoralfor the South west" that th!!Spanish-speaking need both ma­terial and spiritual aid.

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HOUSTON (NC)-Participantsin an "encounter" for Spanish­speaking Catholics praised re­tired Archbishop Robert E.Lucey of San Antonio for hispioneering work on behalf of theSpanish-speaking.

At the same time, participantsheard Auxiliary Bishop PatrickFlores (Jf San Antonio tell themthat despite the efforts of theChurch, the Spanish-speakingare still '~voiceless and power­less."

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INTERFAITH CENTER: Father George ,Zorn, S.J. co­ordinator of arcpdiocesan and ecumenical planning atColumbia, Md., talks with 'parishioners outside the Inter-faith Center ther~. NC Photo. "

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Of .I~lanned CityCOLUMBIA (NC): - A low- city and older suburbs.

slung, sleekly modern Interfaith Columbians a're "preoccupiedCenter and a sprawling indoor, '. with their own problems" accord­shopping m:dl.are important not ing to Father Zorn and most are(Jnly as buildings but also as veteran suburban dwellers. It issymbols' of this planned city of a family place.the future. AlQng with the families come

The Interfaith Center, the only family problems and divorces.church building in I this "new Many people moved here think­town" of 20,000, is' an un'Jsual ing their lives would be planned,cooperative effort of Protestant, said James Montague, presidentCatholic an.d Jewish congrega- of the Columbia Religious Facil·tions, all of which hold their ities Corporation and an execu­services in 'I:he building. tive of the company which is de-

But, awording to Father veloping th'e city.George Zorn, the Catholic co- "They confuse the physicalordinator of archdif>cesan and planning with personal plan­ecumenical planning at Co-lum- nlng," Montague said. "We dobia, the religious c~nter is not the physical planning so theythe center of community Hfe. can do what they want with

"The real cathedral in C<J!um- their lives."bia' is the shopping mall," the He said that 40 to 45 per centJesuit says. "In' a consumer- of the residents attend church,oriented society that is material- but added that many of the reg­istic, not Christian,the ma,ll is ular churchgoers are Catholics.the center (If worship." Father Zorn said about 55 per

In that way, at lea~t Columbia cent (Jf the 800 registered fam­may be like much of contempo- Hies attend Mass each Sunday.rary society, but in 'other ways The only thing he ventures toit is really 1 city of' the future: conclude from this is that "a

Located on 14,000 acre:; of fair number of people still con­rolling land between Baltimore sider themselves Catholic, butand Washington, Columbia; like don't go to Mass every Sunday."other new t(IWnS, ha~ done a.way Some Columbia Catholics whowith the neon 'signs, overhead object to the bare' Interfaithwires and haphazatd develop- Center prefer to attend Mass atment that marks most older one of the more traditionalcities. When it is c~mpleted in' churches in nearby towns.1981, this carefully planned city Except for the Interfaith Cen­will be home to 110,000 people, tel", there are no 'church build­and to enough business and in- ings in Columbia. The develop­dlJlstry to make 1t a self- ers' plans did not aHow for un­contained cii:y. necessary duplication.' If the

But desp:.te the linnovations number of service stations wasand beautiful rur~l setting, to be limited, so was the numberFather Zorn, who came here in of church buildings. Gasoline1969 from Woodstock College in stations were not going to be onManhattan, finds Columbia every four corners, and churchesbland. were not going to be all over the

The first settlers in the :five- block., year-old city were liberal adven- So there is a single buildingturers who ,came to ¢olumbia to where Catholic, United Method­live in a "new America" and ist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Bap­make it work, Fathet Zorn i;aid, tist; and Jewish. congregationsbut later people came to get hold meetings and religi,ousaway from the problems of the services.

This Is New England

the middle of November, thesmall fruit trees do generallyyield a good harvest, the vege­table patch produces regally andvery little of this bounty is van·dalized, but I just can't keep ourpumpkins.

Perhaps I'm so stubborn about'this custom beca!1se it reminds

.,mea great deal of the earlydays of New England and theautumns long ago when Octoberand' November really were 'har­vest months. There is nothing I 'enjoy more than a ride throughthe countryside and a chance togaze at each charming cottageflanked by piJmpkins and stuffedscarecrows and decorated with acluster of Indian corn on thefront door. This to me is NewEngland. Let me stop at a road­side stand and buy a' basket of 'apples to be made into pies andapplesauce and my day'is com·plete..

Yet when I return home andtrip to duplicate the scene ono~r city hillside my pumpkinsare gobbled up by an invisiblereaper. \I'll have to check withCharlie Brown and his friend"The Great Pumpkin" to see ifthey have any secret way to as­sure that the Rodericks can hangon to their pumpkins for morethan a day or two.

olf you're luckier than I withyour yellow-orange vegetable,then you could cut up this giantgourd' after HaHoween and giveyour family a taste treat.

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cutting a medium pumpkin -inhalves crosswise, removing theseeds and stringy membranesand placing on;a lightly butteredbaking pan in a 325' oven, for1J,4 hours.

2) When tender remove pulpfrom shel'ls and put through thefine disk of a food mil!. Youneed 2 cups of this puree for onepie.

3) In a bowl mix the sugar,ginger, cinnamon, salt, clovesand nutmeg. Add 2 ,cups of thepumpkin puree and the molasses.Mix wei!.

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By Joe and Marilyn Roderick

As I write this article, the first snow of the season isfalling, 'somewhat prematurely and in large wet flakes.Although this is exceptionally early and 'Will not last aday in mid-October, it serves to remind us that the re­maining chores in the garc;lenmust be attended to beforewinter sets in. It is still nottoo late to plant bulbs and I,have a number of tulips and daf· ,fodils which must' be plantedbefore too long, as well as somenew Hlies which I have to plantand some which I intend totransplant before more snowarrives.

Certainly greens located inwind~swept areas should be af-,forded protection against expo­sure: This can be done by drivinga few stakes into the ground inthe direction of the wind andthen stringing some canvas orheavy plastic from one stake tothe other to act as a wind·'shield.This is slow business but is wellworth the effort.

This is also cleaning time inthe garden. Leaves -have to beraked up and annuals removed,roses cut ba<:k, tQ reasonablelengths 'and greens pruned toprotect against unnecessarywhipping in the"wind and break­age from snow.','

All in all, there is sufficientwork at this s'easonto keep thegardener active ,before the quietof winter days, sets' in.

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The phantom", strikes again.Ea<:h year we doggedly buypumpkins to put on the frontstoop and each' year as sure astaxes .they mysteriously disap­pear. Quite often they vanishwhen one of us is sitting in thechair near' the window over,look- 'ing these steps and never is evena stirring heard.

This year we chose three tinyones to sit 'around a group ofcornstalks that my father-in-lawh~d tied together. I was amazedto see this display last over theweekend but by the middle ofthe week the pumpkin thief hadstruck. Now, we have a yardfull of flowers from April until

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receding? Each war, even if won,is a fresh defeat to our intelli-genc'e. ",' -' "':"':Bernhardt '.

Early Snow Reminds JoeIt's Time to Winterize

In addition, we are approachingthe final' lawn' cutting for theyear and 'this will be a blessing.At this point I am eager to store

, the lawn mower! What starts outas a routine task in the springhas become a tedious, tiresomebore by fall.

But the biggest job is to pro­tect the baby shrubs which canbe badly damaged by cold andfro'st heaving. These I usuallxtry to give a good heavy mulch­ing with pine needles or woodchips, whichever isava.lable. Inorma.Jly would do the same forazaleas but there has been evi­dence of late that mulchingazaleas is not necessarily goodfor the plants, so I may mulchsome and leave, some unpro­tected to compare the results.

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The Home and School Asso­ciation will sponsor an AdultHalloween Dance on Saturdaynight, Oct. 28 from 800 mid­night in the school hall on Es­sex Street. Music widl be pro­vided by ·the Night Club Enter·tainment.

Costumes are optional. How­ever, prizes will be awarded forthe most original, the funniestand the ugliest. Refreshmentswill be served.

Admission will be $1.50 perperson and tiokets may be ob­-tained by calling Alvin Rego at4-5200.

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Profits of $7,501 from an "OldeTyme Fair" conducted by theCatholic Women's Club were an·announced to members at theOctober meeting. Each fair work­er received a rose and a poemas a token of appreciation, andit was noted that the event wasthe largest and mO$t successfulever sponsored by the club.

Members have as a project thetaking of senior citizens onmonthly shopping trips. Mrs.Marie Connors is chairman ofthis aotivity.

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Rev. Robert J. Carter, schooldirector, is coordinator for aparish bazaar -to be held in theschool, Pine and Linden Streets,from 2 to 10 Saturday, Oct. 28.Proceeds will benefit the schoolimprovement fund.

Attractions Will include a giftboutique, homemade foods booth,children's activities, parcel post,games, refreshments and a whiteelephant table.

A grand prize of $2000 cashwill be awarded.

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The par-ish will conduct a rum­mage sale from 10 to 4 on Sat­urday, Nov. 4 in the Father Clin­ton Hall on Jarves Street, Sand­wich.

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Bingo is played at 7 everyMonday night in the churchbasement. A large arrangementscommittee is headed by Rev.Joseph Martineau.

ST. MARY,NEW BEDFORD. The CCD will present a Har­

vest Time 'Dance, featuriJ::tg theNovas, from 8 ,to midnight Sat­urday, Nov. 11. Refreshmentswill be served.

OUR LADY OF ANGELS,FALL RIVER

Holy Name Society, memberswill attend 8 o'clock Mass Sun­day morning, Nov. 5, followed bybreakfast ·in the church hall. Theunit will sponsor a turkey whistin the hall at 7 Saturday night,Nov. 11.

A pre-Adven-t social will takeplace in the hall Saturday night,Nov. 18, with a malasada supperserved from 6 to 8 and dancingfrom 8 to 11.

Children of Mary will attend9 o'clock Mass Sunday morning,Nov~26. Breakfast.and a meet­ing will follow. Members willhold a' cake side following allMasses Nov. 11 and 12.

The Parish' ParadePublicity chairmen of parish organizations

are asked to submit news Items for thiscolumn to The Anchor, P, O. Box 7, FallRiver 02722. Name of city or town shouldbe Included, as well are full dates of allactivities. Please send news of future. ratherthan past ever-t>o

ST. MARY,FAIRHAVEN

A gourmet potluck supper willbe held at 7:30 Saturday nightin -the church hall on MainStreet, North Fairhaven. Ticketsmust be obtained in advanceand are available at Weber'sSandwich Shopp'e, Main Street,or by calling 994-8542. Mr. andMrs. Joseph Cataldo Jr. chair­men, are assisted by a largecommittee.

OUR LADY OF VICTORY,CENTERVILLE

Mrs. Barbara Dean and Mrs.Katherine Souza are co-chairmenfor a Christmas bazaar to beheld by the Women's Guild Sat­urday, Nov. 18 in the churchhall.

Mrs. Dorothy Silvestri, legisla­tion chairman, has forwardedstatements expressing the unit'sstand on a' propos'ed abortionreferendum and on changes inschool Christmas observances tostate legislators.

Members will make favors andplace mats for patients' trays atthe Rose Hawthorne Home, FallRiver. .

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Rosary PilgrimageAt National Shrine

WtASHINGTON . (NC) - Thesecond annual rosary pilgrim­age will be conducted at the Na­tional Shrine of the ImmaculateConception here on Saturday,Oct.. 28.

A seminar for priests and lay­men and a prayer vigil in thecrypt of the shrine is scheduledfor the preceding day.

According to the sponsors ofthe pilgrimage, the originalPilgrim Virgin Statue of Fatimawill be present at the vigil forveneration by pilgrimage partici­pants.

The pilgrimage attracted morethan 7,000 persons from theUnited States and Canada lastyear.

.City Cuts SchoolNursing Service

NEWARK (NC)-Nursing ser­vices to at least 16 of this city's.24 parochial schools have beencut back by the Newark Boardof Health.

At some schools, nurses arenow available only one day aweek and there is a possibilitythat the service may be cut fur­ther.' A few years ago the nursescame five days a week.

There pas been a gradual cut­back over the last few years, butnothing as severe as has beenexperienced since schools re­opened in September. City healthofficials say a lack of moneymakes restoration of the serviceimpossible.

The services of. physicianshave also been curtaileq. At St.Rose of Lima School, a physicianwho formerly made periodicvisits to examine all of the 470children at the school now onlychecks the first graders.

Sister Mary Agnes, the prin­cipal there, said she has pro­tested the cutbacks to the Hu­man Rights Commission, whichsuggested parental. pressure asthe best possible course of action.

"Our people are taxpayers andhave a right to these serviceswhich are for the children, notthe school," another principalsaid.

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favouring the availability of ap­propriate information and byadopting suitable measures, pro­vided that these be in conformitywith the moral law and that theyabsolutely respect the rightful'freedom of married couples."

The problem of legalized abor­tion is far more acute than thestill very restricted "impositionof contraception." Governmentsare legalizing abortion in manylands and the issue is alreadyraised. Although abortion in theearly stages of pregnancy-whenthe fetus is still going throughthe amoeba and fish-like stagesof premammalian life-are phys­ically nearer to the innumerableearly miscarriages which occurin nature and do not involvekilling an already clearly humaninfant, a human life has startedto stir and the issue of' the sa­credness of life Is involved.Criminally murderous as manhas been in war, casually out­rageous as he is in his motorcar, one does fiot make respectfor life any deeper by ignoringits destruction at its earlieststage.

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Reject AfifiliationOAKLAND (NC)-The priests'

senate of' the Diocese of Oaklandwill not join the National Feder­ation of Priests.' Councils, BishopFloyd L. Begin has announced.The priests' vote was 78 aga.instaffiliation, 49 in favor, and nineabstaining.

From the moral standpoint theissue is that such informationand incentives should leave par­ents with the full right to decidetheir own size of family and tomake a responsible judgment onthe number of children to whomthey can give love, care, healthand education. The Church's at­titude· to the reciprocal duties ofgovernment and family in thiscontext has been mede clear inPopulorum Progressio,

"There is no doubt that publicauthorities can intervene, withinthe limit of their competence, by

However, over the next 50years, as world population risesineluctably toward!, 20 billion (itis only just over three and a halfbillion today) governments arebound to reverse such policies,'advise parents to have smallerfamiilies and give them incen­tives to do so. This is alreadythe trend in the two poorest,lar·gest and most heavily popu­lated countries in the world,India and China.

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ized" killing in war of peoplewho are already born, people atevery age of life. And anotheraspect, not mentioned by theBishops but, in the United Statesat least, more lethal than waritself is the carnal, hourly, ac­cepted and shameful killing ofhuman beings by the automobile.

Let us look at each of these.First of all, children not yet con;ceived-there is very little evi-dence of any government any- Choice of Evilswhere enforcing contraception, The dilemma is that we arealthough it remains a risk in any faced with a choice of evils.country in which a government Abortions occur in a torrent, inof a minority race (usually, alas, a cataract of misery round thewhite and "Christial}") fears the world. In Santiago de Chile, forfertility of' the majority race it " instance, it has been estimatedcontrols and exploits. But, in that there are two abortions forgeneral, governments tend rather every live birth. Illegal abortionto encourage the birth of chil- means that poor women go todren by means of family allow- criminal abortionists. The hospi­ances, welfare, tax rebates and tals then -take the battered, poi·so forth. In France and Russia, in soned consequences of these vileparticular, the large family is operations. For the rich, the safe,heavily subsidized by the State. quiet clinic ·is usually available.

Will Reverse Policies It is, as with everything else,.the miserable, the poor, the ig­norant and the frightened whocarry, in scepticemia, in maimedbodies, in agony and death, theconsequences of illegal opera­tions in ·filthy conditions downback streets. Or they bear theinfants' whose dead bodies arefound in garbage cans.

There is no good answer be­tween the principle involved inlegalizing v.:hat is' a form of mur­der and the practice involved inleaving wretched women' withno recourse save to criminal andhence, hidden, incompetent andmedically disastrous illegal prac­titioners.

Almost certainly, permissionfor qualified practitioners andcompetent hospitals to performabortions will increase. Anotheraspect of the taking of life willbecome "legal"-as it is in war.yet the world will not necessarilybe a more evil place as a result.Too many comfortable Chris­tians have turned a blind eye tothe realities of abortion amongthe majority of the world's peo­ples who are desperately poor.

This does not 'mean that thedefense of the sacredness of lifeis to be· abandoned. But it mustbe carr.ied on at a deeper leveland on a wider front. To protestlegislation is one thing. To erad­icate the conditions that encour­age this legislation is the realtest of ,commitment.

Sacredness, of Human LifeMus;t Include Every Aspect

The Bishops' concern in the Synodal Document for"voiceless injustice is, naturally, engaged by the mostvoiceless of all-the injustices which literally deprivehuman beings of a voice by depriving them of their life.One aspect of this injustiCeis the killing of llife that 'hashardly started-<:hildren pre­vented from ever beginningby enforced contraception andchildren killed before birth bylegalized abortion.

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KNOW YO~UR FAITHDeath, Awaits All Men Death's Mystery II

WORN FLAGS FLY FROM A WEATHERED CROSSIN AN OLD CEMETERY: "I knew, too, that once you aregone few people remember you." NC Photo. '

II

One of the roles of religious,education at home, in Church.and in the school is to share withothers the Christian view ofdeath as a stage of life ratherthan its termination. It is unfor­tunate that many parents andteachers tend to shield children

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thing was ringing, she gasping,dissolving, slipping off into void,thinking over and over, oh, Papa,don't let them, oh don't -let themdo it, don't let me he noth,ingforever' ..."

Friend's AttitudeI can't but contrast this ob­

sessive dread of death with theremarkable attitude which Msgr.Russell Neighbor, former na­tional Confraternity of ChristianDoctrine director, displayed ashe suddenly slipped from perfecthealth to crippling paralysis topremature demise at 51. I speakabout him because we lived atthe same United States Catholic'Conference Staff House inWashington and over a shortinterval became close friends.

Russ loved life. Weekends fre-. quently found us taking in the

latest movie or attending a con­cert at Constitution Hall. He en­joyed the opera, occasionallyjourneying 'to New York for anevening or two at the Met, andfelt particularly proud of the in­terest in classical music he haddeveloped among several youngpeople. Mahler was a favoritewith him and he liked to relax atnight as his beautiful hi-fiboomed, forth w~th a symphonyby that master artist. Even onthe road, ,his stereo-equipped,well-kept Buick made my friend's, Turn .to Page Seventeen

Fear of .DeathDuring the past summer vaca­

tion I read two bestselling, butquite different novels: "The An­dersQn Tapes" and "The Exor­cist." In each book, howev~r, Iwas struck by a similar andstrong fear of death expressedby the central character.

By.

FR. JOSEPH M.

CHAMPLIN

to death rather than deny theirbelief in Ghrist, St. Paul wrote: ,'''If the Spirit of him who raisedJesus from the dead dwells inyou, 'then he who raised Christfrom the dead will bring yourmortal bodies to life, also,through his Spirit dwelling inyou" (Rom 8:11).

John Anderson, in' one long,very earthy reflection, remarksto his companion: "Catholic,Baptist, Methodist, Jew-I don'tcare what, they all know no­body's going to be born again.When you're dead, man, you'redead. That's it. That's the end... That's the one thing in all ofus-you, me, and everyone elsein the world-and we're scaredof dying, or even thinking aboutit."

I~ the "Exorcist," movie starand mother Chris MacNeil sleepsone night and dreams "aboutdeath iIi the stagger,ing particu­lar, death as if death were stillnever yet heard{ of while some-

By

FR. CARL J.

PFEIFER, S.JI.

"I've alway:; been ~fraid ofdeath," Mary ':old me. '''1 guei>sit'i> because r'te seen so mar.,ypeople who were close to me die.1 feel a sadnes~ because they areIfIO longer around."

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. Mary Wells, a -22-year' old Sec­retary, stopped by to talk for a ,­few moments. Death was on hermind. She said that recently shehad somehow corne to a new in­sight into the meaning of deatll.I asked her if she would shareher thoughts with me. '

"I used to think of death 2$

really frighteni:1g. Once; you aregone, you are completely gone.Th:lt's the end. A dead personseemed to be like an emptyshell, very still, unable to talk,unable to communicate withanvone. I knew, too, that onceYO;l are gone few peoplE! remem­ber you."

Mary went on to say· that shehad all along believed in Go:!and Jesus' resurrection, but thather belief had little impact 0:3her feelings at out death. Thenwit.hin the last several months-­during which ti:ne she had agai:3had closecontHct with tleath i:J

, her family-through rea~ing shehad changed ::ler ideas aboutde<:th.

Stage of Life"Now," she continued, "I

really see death as a ~tage oflife, much ,like birth.•Iq a wayit i;, beautiful. Somehow it seemsto :me that' there is ,deatl{ so thatthere can be more life. t look atdeath like a birthday."

Mary admitted that even withher new insights and feelingsabout dying, she still felt fear ofdeath. But, the fear was Ptanage­able because sr,e could see thatdeath was not the end <if every­thing. For the first tim~ in her,life Jesus' resuxrection f~om thedead seemed tl) be more thansomething' that happened longago just to' Jestls.

MalrY's experience se¢med tome to exemplif)' the teaching ofthe Second Vatican :Council:"Through Christ and in' Christ,the riddles of sorrow artd deathgrow meaningful. Apart from hi:;Go!;pel, they overwhelm us.Christ has risen, d~troyingdeath hy his dh:lth; he .has lav-

, ished life upon us so that,· alisons in the Son, we can cry outin the SpiriJ: Abba, father!"(Church in Wol'1d, 22). ;

Mary:' Vatican Cou~cil

The Council is merely, sum''marizingone of the deepest in·sights of Christian faith-faiththat has aided :nen and womendown through the centt;Iries toface death with courage andhope. Already in the first cen·tury of Christian experi~nce, al:a time when men were being pUI:

kingdom of heaven and theKing's separating the sheep fromthe.goats.

At first that seems strange.It is our own individual deathsthat seem important to us.Shouldn't the Gospel be givingus advice on how to face them?

Common RealitiesBut perhaps Jesus' adding that

I bigger perspective and cosmicdimension is his way of givingus advice on how to face death.

, P!'lrhaps our own individual deathonly makes .sense when we seeit f inside the larger picture hedraws.

In one sense, it .js true, wecome to the moment of deathabsolutely alone. But in' anothersense, we are at that instantmore closely united, than everwith every other member of thehuman race. At the moment ofdeath, just as at the moment of 'birth, we are doing somethingevery human being who everlived has-eone. Birth and deathare the great realities we reallyhave'in common.

More than tha,t, these" twomoments unite us not only withall mankind, but with the wholeuniverse of which mankind isjust a part. For they are the twomoments most 'completely out ofour own ,control. No one askedus about coming into this world.

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thermore, his salvific deathmakes sense out of all forms ofdying-bodily mortification, per­sonal sacrifice, martyrdom, phys­ical death, and the spiritual ev·il,mortal sin.

Death: TransitionChrist understood death quite

differently from the rest of men.For him, life did not end at theapproach of. death to be resumedagain tentatively. His life passedright through death so that,death was not' the end, butrather a point of transition. Hiscomprehension of death, as oursmust be, was based on the real­ity and goodness of God, the be­ginning and end of existence.

The Christian who has rejected,sin. and is str.jving to imitateChrist and walk in the way ofrighteousness and truth willcome, to possess the same v,iewof death. He will see it as anecessary event in his own life,the only route to ,the beatificvision and eternal bliss.

Better LifeTrue, all men must die, be­

cause physical death is a conse­quence of original sin.....:... there-

, fore as through one man sin en­tered ,into this world and throughsin death, and thus death haspassed into all men" (Rom. 5:12),but the just man who has done

,good, all his life and avoided.evil, can, because of Christ'sdeath on the cross, truly say asSimeon did: "Now thou dostdismiss thy servant, 0 Lord, ac-

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By

FR. QUENTIN

QUESNELL, .-;S.J.

We all have to die, but wedon't have to think aboutdying. It comes just as soon orjust as late, whether we thinkabout it or not. For spme peopleit can be a haunting spectre, aworry always in the back of the'mind. !

The worry creeps out andtakes over when they wake upsweating, when they feel a painin the chest, when they notice asmall lump under the skin thatwasn't there before. It shootsacross their 'mind as the planetakes off or the car skids sud­denly on the ice. They knowtheir own death is somewhere upahead waiting for them and itworries them.

As Matthew tells of Jesus inthe Gospel he wrote, Jesus didnot talk about death as a single,event in the life of one individ­ual. His sayings were not aboutthe end of your iife or mine, but'about "the end' of the world"and about his coming; about the

Death--Christ Gave' It MeaningBy FR. EUGENE J. WEITZEL

Around 1920, G. Geckner, pUb­lished his "Constancy Principle."This principle asserts that allliving processes tend to returnto the stability' ,in the inorganicworld.

Sigmund Freud's notion of adea,th wish is balled on this prin­ciple. According.:to Freud, "the

v goal of all life i's death." Every. human being, said,' Freud, has an

(usually) uncon~Rious wish todie. This death w.ish in the, hu­man person is the, psychologicalrepresentation of'Jthe constancyprinciple. J ,',

Even if Freud "1s correct andeveryone does have an uncon­scious death wish, most peopleare afraid to die. They are evenafraid to talk about death. Why?

Many people, even good Chris­tians, look upon death more as"the end," rather than as the"begiiming." They "believe" thatthe essential thing about humanlife cannot come to an end withdeath, and "l1ope" that God willgrant them eternal life, but there'is always that uncomfortablefeeling of uncertainty.

Actually such ambivalent feel­ings are quite normal until onebegins to think about the mys-

, tery of death in relation to Je'susChrist and his redemptive suffer­ings and death on the cross. Infact, the mytery of man's dimin­ishment and eventual death onlybecomes really inteiligible, ac­ceptable, and' meaningful in thethe light of Christ's death. Fur-

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Death's MysteryContinued from Page Sixteen

from the reality of death. As aresult many persons carry foryears,as Mary did, an un­healthy fear of death and fail tograsp one of the central realitiesof Christian faith.

Death: BirthdayRecent research has indicated_

that one of the two most fre­quent questions that deeply con­cern the young has to do withthe meaning of death. It is anencouraging sign that more re­cent religion texts honestly ex­plore the experience of deathwith youngsters -in ways thatare appropriate to their age. Notonly is this psychologicallysound, but it .is also good fromthe viewpoint of growth infaith.

By sharing their feelings aboutdeath and exploring the richChristian heritage about death'smeaning, the religious educatorcan gently guide the young-andnot so young as well-towarda more mature faith which givespeople "the power to be unitedin Christ with his loved oneswho have already been snatchedaway by death; faith arouses thehope that they have found truelife with God" (Church in World,18). .

Or as Mary put it more sim­ply;"Somehow it seems to methat there is death so that therecan be more life. I look at deathlike a birthday."

PreparednessLive not one's life as though

one had a thousand years, butlive each day as the last

-Aurelius

all of us. In the midst of mostdiscouraging circumstances-theawkwardness, the dependency,the inevitable end-he remainedunbelievably cheerful and posi­tive. He never gave up, alwaysready to try the latest medicaldiscovery in' an effort to arrestor cure the disease. Neither didhe lose zest for life nor abandonthe movies or Mahler's music.

Inspiration

But underneath and beyondthere was ·a quiet serenity, apeaceful acceptance, a joyful an­ticipation. Msgr. Neighbor be­came a priest to serve his Lordand care for people. Having donethat well for two decades In thepriesthood, he fea no fear ofdeath. Instead, he welcomed itwith a faith which sees this as abeginning not an end; as fuifill­mem, not a dissolving slip intonothingness. .

I was not, unfortunately, athis funeral. However, like theliturgy for priests in our owndiocese, I am sure it blended atouch of sadness with a heavydose of Christian hope. Likeours, I know there probablywere bishops present and a goodgathering of brother priests anda crowd of friends or formerparishioners. They probablywept a bit, but deep down knewthis is what a priest's life is allabout and could sing sincerely,"The str-ife is over and thebattle won."

Continued from Page Sixteentrips home to New Hampshiremore comfortable and less­tedious.

Does this seem to characterizehim as a comfortable affluent,self-centered -priest? If so, itwould be an injustice to a manwho totally gave of hims~lf toall in many ways.

Stricken

His work demanded an enor­mous amount of fatiguing na­tional and international travelfor meetings, lectures and work­shops. Yet whenever in Wash·ington he daily took time to visitan elderly relative in a localnursing home, now and, thentreating her to dinner or dessertat area restaurants. Like mostpriests he kept his financial gen­erosity secret, but I know Russoffered his money freely in largeand small amounts wheneverthose in need came .to him.Above all, Msgr. Neighbor'swarm heart reached out to fami­lies and, especially, to youngchildren who sensed his love andran quickly to him.

He fell one day at the staffhouse in a strange, inexplicablefashion. "Clumsy," he mutteredto himself. But as the lack ofmuscular control caused repeat­ed falls, he sought medical ad­vice and ,after extensive diagno­sis learned he had a v-itulentform of lateral sclerosis. The de­terioration came quickly, withina year's time; first a cane, thenthe wheel chair, finally, depar­ture from his national post andconfinement at a nursing homein Manchester.

Throughout this Russ inspired

Fear of Death

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Weighing in at 607 pages is APortion for Foxes. Its setting is abeautiful Virginia valley whererich people pass their time hunt­ing foxes and commItting adul­tery.

The name Shelburn has imme­morially been prideful in the val·ley. The final one to bear it isShelley' Shelburn Latimer, ayoung woman who owns the nowderelict Shelburn Hall. With thefamily fortune gone, she has leftfor a time, but now returns, mar·ried to a Northerner who buysand edits an ailing local news­paper. Trouble ensues.

Also new to the valley is amysterious millionaire (or per­haps billionaire) named Zagaran.This ruthless parvenu defies thetraditions of the place, but hismoney enables him to ride rough­'shod over caste and sentiment.

Enormous Cast

From the very way he looks atShelley at a first el)counter, it isapparent that his intentions inher regard are not honorable.And from the way that Shelleyshows annoyance with her hus­band's .ideas about integration,it is apparent that Zagaran's in­tentions may be realized.

This novels boasts an enor­mous cast' of horses, foxes, dogs,and revolting people. Some ofthe foxes have rabies and haveto be killed; most of the peopleare rabid in one way or another,but unfortunately surviVe.

Grand Totals

Another feature which simplywon't wash is the manner inwhich the old gaffer who, we areasked' to believe, dashed it off,learned many of the facts which.he sets down. This he has donethrough an endless series of co­incidences, and also througheavesdropping, of which he hasproved .to be something of amaster or a1' least an assiduousand shameful practitioner.

We are expected, nonetheless,to accept him as a noble sortwith grand humanitarian ideals.He would have come off betterhad he stopped blov.iating abouthis splendid aspirations andtreated his wife decently.

Portion for Foxes

A more annoying work .is Gen·tle Greaves, which goes on for543 pages about an Englishman'slife·long infatuation with a beau­tiful cousin who marries, unhap­pily for all concerned, someoneelse.

The man is Theodore AllanMourne; the woman, GentleGreaves. He is a pretentious fool;she is a reputedly beautiful bore.They deserve each other, buthow often is there justice .in factor fiction?

Much about this novel is stark­ly incredible. For example, it pur­ports to be a manuscript whicha dying man writes for the bene­fit of his adopted daughter. Notonly does he birth the behemoth

_in his last days, but she managesto read it in a couple of hours.One envies them with their reospective miraculous gins.

RT. REV.

MSGR.

JOHN S.

KENNEDY

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DiligenceAll that I have accomplished,

or expe~t or hope to accomplish,has been and will be by thatplodding, patient persevering pro­cess of accretion which buildsthe ant heap, particle by partiCle,thought by thought, fact by fact.

--Burritt

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In To Serve Them All My Days,the principal character is DavidPowlett-Jones, whom we meetas a young man seeking a teach­ing position in an English publicschool of inferior rank. He hasjust been invalided out of thearmy during World War 1.

He gets the job, 'and, as thetitle suggests, he is destined tostay at the school until he' ismiddle-aged. Perhaps he will bethere until old age, but merci­fully the novel comes to a stopwhen he is in his 40s, havingtaken 638 pages to traverse 22years.

James Hilton did this sort ofthing better in Goodby, Mr.Chips, and he did .it v.:ith fargreater dispatch. The Hiltonbook was hardly more than anovella, and that is the rightlength for such a performance.

Bloodless Narrative

For one thing, the sentimen­tality soon becomes unbearable.For another, repetition begins tooccur as the story moves fromone school term to another, oneschool generation to another.

Mr. Delderfield has eompound­ed the repetition by havingPowlett-Jones muse, at regularinterval,s on past happenings atthe school. We have been toldof these events, sometimes non­events, when they occll'rred. Nowwe have to endure a rehashingof them.

So, too, when a former pupil'sname crops up in Powlett-Jones'sreveries, we are reminded thatthis was the boy who has doneor said something of which wehave already heard too much.

This bland, bloodless, over­blown narrative may bring tearsto the eyes of some readers, butthis will probably be because ofeyestrain and fatigue.

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'Bishop Lawrence Casey :,aid:that most priests "expre!isedvery positivH comments" whilesome were dissatisfiel:l and "didnot see the experiment as valid."

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Death Awaits'Continued from, Page Sixteen

No one will consult ~s about ourgoing out of it. Those. two mo­ments must make us feel whattiny helpless pieces we are inGod's immense creation.

TalentsSomething of that cosmic di­

~ension of our dying is what theGospel tries to open our eyes to.Death is just the next step inour being what God made us tobe. He is shaping his new, cre­ation and, kingdom through us,just as he built us into the worldwe have known and are leaving.

Were we afraid of being bornthat fiTst time? We don't knowor remember. -But if we were,how foolish it was of us to havebeen afraid. Someday, lookingback OIi otir own death, we wmsay the same thing.

'Besides, we came into theworld as inheritors of all thegood and evil that men beforeus had done. Our Ijves wereeasier or harder, more full ormore, empty, more' beautiful ormore sad, ,because of what peo­ple had made of the human raceup to our time.

At the moment of death, ,weput the finishing touch to our.own contribution to the humanrace. We ,have made the worldbetter or worse beca)Jse we havelived. We return to God withdouble the number of talentsgained or with no more thanthose he originally handed us-:-

Deaj~h••Chfi5t Gave It Meaning or with less.In God's Hands

Continued from Page Sixteen led a naturally good -life, for he As we close our eyes for thecording to thy word" i~ pea,ce." could never have achieved full- last time, we set the seal on our(Luke 2:29). actualization. He could never ,contribution to the history of the

The 'truly Christian man, as have found full union with God world. When we have made thatdeath approaches' can also echo. (supernatural happiness), but contribution, -the world does.

, 'Ithe words of St. Paul when he only eternal natural happiness grow dark for us, and the moonsaid: '~I have fought the good where there would be no pain or and the stars are no longer infight, Iqave finished the course, sorrow or death. our skies.' .I have kept the faith, For the' . .' .. Victory' Over -Death ,;' '. .Since' :the time" of Cnrist, itrest, there is laid up for me a But, through Christ, God did ~houldn't ,be. He went. ~hroughcrown of justice; which the Lord, destroy death (Heb. 2:14), and It too, ana cameoll"t smllmg. Hethe just Jud!:e, will gi~e to me in his victory over dea,th is the went to death freely - eventhat day" (I Tim. 4: 7t8). great news of the gospels. Ac- though m~st of u.s don't. He

For St. Augustine, Ii just man's cording to the Scriptures chose to die and die for us: sodeath was one of ~is grea:test (Acts 2:24) Jesus is the first that that we COUld. see and be~leve

blessings: "0 how sweet it is death is unable to detain (but there was nothmg to be afraid ofto die," he said, "if one's life has not the last), for from the mo- -t>nl~ God'~ way to lafe.been a good )ne!" As with Christ ment he descended into hell he ChrIst smIles at us from thehimself, the death of ,the pE,rse- became'possessor of the keys of o.ther side of .his own resurre~.

vering Chrislian is simply a pass- the kingdom of death (Rev. 1:18) tlon, so. we can know that Ifing into a better lif.e wherE' he and it was unable to detain him. these thmgs are beyond our 0:-vnfinds his etE,rnaI father and his . St. Paul tells us that ChrIst's control, they are never outSideeverlasting home. Only the unre- death is the model for our dy- of God's lovi~g hands. God ourpentant sinner need fear death, ing-"all that I want .is to know ~ather gave lIfe and ~od.tak~ssince for him it marj{s the end Christ and the power of his res- ~t ~way, and God wIll gIVe Itof his earth:,y pleasure and ,the urrection and to share his suffer- agam. .., .beginning of his eternal punish- ings by reproducing the pattern "These thl.ngs are WrItten ~hat

ment. of his death" (Phil 3:10). ~ou may belIeve and 't~at ?e}le~.If God had not willed to re- Clearly, physical death makes mg y~u may have hfe m hiS

store mankind and o~en to him sense, even though it means sep- name.the gates of heaven, ithen death aration froin loved ones and thewould simply be the ~nd. Thi:s is many things we hold dear, once

, ,even true for the mlln who has. we see that through baptism-acopy of Christ's death-the trueChristian unites with the dea,thand final judgement on the lastday.

In view of all this, we see whyit is so important for the justman to mortify his flesh in hisworks and how the man wholives in sin is as good as, dead.Concerning modificat,ion. Paul.said: "That is why you must notlet sin reign in your mortalbodies or, command your obedi­ence to bodily passions" (Rom-6: 1Iff). ,

Regarding sin and death, St.Luke says: "The father said, "Myson, you are with me always andall I have is yours. But it wasonly right we should celebrateand rejoice, because your broth­er 'was dead and has come tolife; he was lost and is found"(15:31-32).

Freedom for All

Political Question

There have been, attempts ­both in the so-called Socialistcountries like: Russia" China,and Cuba and in some, of theyouthful communes in theUnited States~to ~ergethese

Utopias. Invariably the' egali­tarian ideal triumphs over, theanarchist and soCial control re­places freedom. Then a "New~lass" emerges 'and both equal~

ity and. freedom are iost to anew tyranny.

I take it that the goal'of' ademocratic society is to preserveas much freedom and as' muchequality as possibie, neither hav­ing so much -freedom that op­pression and 'misery becomerampant nor' so. much,' equalitythat freedom is lost to the con­trol mechanisms which enforceequality.

The insight of the egalitarianvision must not be surrenderedcompletely to the insight of theanarchist vision; nor must thewisdom of the former be yielded'to the wisdom of the latter. Howfreedom and equality can becombined at a 'given time andplace is not a philosophicalquestion but a prudential polit­ical and social· one.-.The answersmust be achieved more by poli­ticians than by idealogues.

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Anarchist Utopia

By

REV.

ANDREW M,mi:m::::GREELEY f::

18 THE ANCHOR,....Oiocese of Fall River-Thurs. Oct. 26, 1972

the other are reduced (the pov­erty of the very poor and thepower of the very wealthy are,in other words, being effectivelycontrolled), residual income in­equality is not inherently im­moral. It 'is difficult to defendmy. position against the attacksof passionate egalitarians. Theyare against inequ'ality; do Imean to say that I am for i<t?How much residual inequ.alitydo I think is moral? Where will Idraw the line? '00 I mean thateven in an ideal world, I wouldstill tolerate inequality? If" menwere all saints would not .theyall be conlent with the sam!! in­come?

I prefer not to dialogue in thecontext of such questions. Butto shif.t to my own context, letme I;It least essay some answers.I cannot imagine a society _inwhich all men are saints. '

I cannot imagine what, anideal world would be like. I can'only conceive of a society inwhich there are both sinners andsaints and most of us are' a bitof both. I' can only conceive ofa less than ideal world. I thinkhowever useful Utopian visionsmay be philosophically they area poor basis for designing a so­cial order for mortal humans.

On the whole, I am happyabout this fact because politi­cians are much less likely to im­pos~ one value at the expense ofthe other than ideologues. I sup­pose that this is another way of

. saying that I 'think politiciansare more human - and knowmore about other humans-thando intellectual ideologues.

So, in practice~- I am in favorof reducing income differentfalsup to the point where such re­duction is necessary to makepossible the maximum amount offeasible freedom for all citizens.

·In a real social order the prob- I am against' such reductionlem is to achieve not so much when the point is reached thatthe perfettion of one ethical the freedom 'of all citizens willideal but a balance of several. be notably impaired by suchThe trouble with egalitarians is reduction. I am indifferent aboutthat they, like all Utopians, have what goes on between these

,only one ideal. points - should there be anyConsider the fundamentally area between.

opposite Utopian vision-that of But I would argue that thethe anarchists. In the egalitarian question of where these pointssociety a maximum of social are cannot be reduced from acontrol (ei,ther through external priori principles but must ratherforce, or internal' socialization) be determined politically-thathas been used to achieve equal- is by' dialogue among citizensity. Everyone has the same in- and between citizens and leaders.come and by implication the Intellectuals may have a contri­same values, habits and attitude.s . bution to make, to such dilllogue,(or they would not accept egah- but that contribution does nottarian controls). It is all neat, ra- . include the right to pretend thattional, balanced and orderly. their Utopian principles make

In the anarchist Utopia there them more moral than anyoneare no controls at all. Everyone else.is free to do his own thing,hopefully motivated by idealismbut still free. Far from setting'income levels, ,the governmentdoes not exist at all. Everythingtends to be disorderly, chaotic,

Utopian 'Visions---Poor'-Bcis'i's~'~

For Designing Social Or~elrI began this series of columns on the recent book

of Christopher Jencks· with comments on, the social sci-, ence accuracy of, his findings about the failure of educa­tion to achieve social equality., I am now IQcked in con-troversyover what I take to ' "be the fundamental equal. spontaneous, and creative. In

anarchy freedom rules supreme.itarianism of the book'sphilosophical context. I ta}{ethe stand that once misery onthe one hand and favoritism on

Area Representatives Meet in Hockomock Fray

By PETER J. BARTEKNorton Hllh Coach -

ETC.

Mission PopulationThe total number of Catholics

in territories entrusted to theCongregation is about 57 million.Of these, about 33 million are inAfrica and 15 million in Asia.

Brazilian CourtReleases P'riest

RIO DE JANEIRO (NC) - ABrazilian military court has drop­ped charges of subversion againsta priest and four Catholic socialworkers for lack of evidence.

The five, who did extensivework for the Church-sponsoredFederation of Social and Edu­cational Assistance (FASE), hadbeen in jail for almost a year.They are Father Gerson da Con­cieao, Luis Carlos Dinis de Freita,lolanda Sales Duque, Vera JoanaBonstein and Lucio -de Brito Cas­telo Branco.

The Justice Council of th,e Ail'Force said here it was releasingthe five after a unanimous de­cision by the court to dropcharges.

The _FASE workers were activein Nova Ribeira in Espirito Santostate among farm workers at thetime of their arrest late last year.Local police charged them withjoining a communist plot to over­throw the government of Presi­dent Emilio G. Medici.

Ba rs TaxationOf Chancery

SALEM (NC) - The Portlandarchdiocese has won a battleto keep its chancery building offcounty property tax rolls.

The Oregon Tax Court ruled infavor of the archdiocese citing astatute that exempts from tax­ation the property of an "incorp­orated literary, benevolent, chari­table and scientific institution"that is being used in the "workcarried on by such institutions."

The tax ruling could affectsimilar cases pending before thecourt and the state revenue de­partment. Those cases involvethe Jesuit provincial office andthe Koinonia House, an interde­nominational facility for PortlandState University students.

In October, 1970, MultnomahCounty officials informed thePortland archdiocese that it wasadding the building to the taxrolls: The archdiocesan appealof the county action was rejectedby the state revenue departmentin May 1971.

-The- court rejected the conten­tion by the archdiocese that thechancery qualified for immunityfrom taxes as a "house of publicworship" but supported the arch­diocesan view that it qualifiedfor exemption as a "charitable"institution.

'THE ANCHOR- 19Thurs., Oct. 26, 1972

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Climate of RepressionPanama Prelate Tells Regime Stop

Meddling in Church AffairsPANAMA CITY - Archbishop the bishops' realm," the arch­

Marcos McGrath has called on bishop declared.Panama's government and its The archbishop spoke at abackers to stop meddling in rally at the poor working-classChurch affairs. of Don Bosco at the request of

His call was the latest Church a lay committee which invitedprotest in a continuing contro- Catholics "to a much neededversy between this country's s~ow of support for the a~ch­

bishops and its government con- bishop and of protest agamsttrolled for the past four 'years repeated attac~s." .,by military 'strongman Gen. .The text of hiS speech was diS-Omar Torrijos. tnbuted at all Sunday Masses

. the following week in some 50The archb~shop also denounced parishes, thus reaching most of

effort~ to I~volve .the Ch.u~ch the 660 000 Catholics in the arch­and himself m partisan polItIcs, d' 'd . d t' th t h lOcese.eme ac~usa IOn.s a e Archbishop McGrath appealed

favors the nch agamst the poor, to the Torrijos government toand demanded an end to abuse stop harrassment of the Church,of the Church by the govern- "including abuse by the press.".ment-controlled pre~s. There have been repeated

More than a year a~o-~n Au- "charges' involving calumny"gust 1971- Panama s bishops against the Church, he said.had protested that the govern- "We ask that the Church bem~nt ~a.s w~ging a ca~pa~g~ of respected as an organization of"dlscnmmatlOn and mtlmlda- believers in Christ, united by the-tion" against Church personnel. sacraments and the exercise of"There are constant arrests charity."without charges or warrants, andthose arrested have no recourseto legal defense," the bishopssaid. "There is a climate of re­pression."

In his recent speech,' Arch­bishop McGrath acknowledgedthat the Church has internalproblems 'and that there aresharp differences of opinion'among clergy and laity.

But, he continued, "what isreally serious is that non-Churchauthorities attempt to interfere .in purely Church problems."

"It is not up to a private clubor .group, to a local official orto the national government tomake Church decisions. This is

IN THE DIOCESE

ton will entertain Somerset tocomplete Saturday's Division Ischedule. Both clubs are lookingfor their first Conference victory.

Two of the diocesan's threerepresentatives to the Hocko­mock League will square offSaturday in Easton when hostOliver Ames tangles with Mans­field.

-Neither club has been able togarner a victory aga,inst leagueopposition this season and arecurrently tied for las~ place inthe circuit with 0-5 records.

North Attleboro, the areaother Hockomock entry, lost aheartbreaker to Franklin 18-15last Saturday and' with it pos­sibly the loop championship.Coach Bob Guthrie's forces hopeto rebound this week at Canton.The Bulldogs edged Oliver Amesa week ago 20-12.

The Jim Lanagan coachedVikings edged Norton last Friday6-0 to remain unbeaten in Divi­sion III play. Wareham holds aslim one half game lead overCase -High ot Swansea in theDivision III standings. Stangholds the _same edge over Fair­haven in the Division II race.

Case, an easy 32-6 victor overDiman Regional Vocational Sat­urday last will entertain Fair­haven this week.

Fairhaven stayed w.ithin strik­ing distance of leader Stang, -inthe Division H pennant chase, bybesting Dighton-Rehoboth 42-20last Saturday. Coach Kevin Cad­ieux's club led by quarterbackDave Almeida is now 3-0-1 in thecircuit.

Interdivisional DayConference-

SCHOOLBOY SPORTS

SaturdayIn Southeastern

The Taunton contingent mustbe considered a slight underdogin light of its 3-2, overall record.However, both of Coyle's dosseswere against non-league clubs.New Bedford bested the Warriorsea·rlier in the campaign and Dur­fee High of Fall River edgedthem last Saturday 6-2. But,Coyle shows well against leagueopposition and w,ith a potentialchampionship on the line can notbe underestimated.

'Dartmouth, on.e game behindthe leaders, will ,attempt to keeppace <this Saturda.y when it playsLawrence High of Falmouth. TheIndians defeated Barnstable 6-0in their last outing.

Coach Paul C)'Boy's FeehanShamrocks from Attleboro, asurprise 7-6 winner over Fal­mouth last Saturday, will be atBarnstable this weekend. Taun-

Coyle-Attleboro -Battle for Fir~t PlaceThis week's contest should Dennis-Yarmouth should re-

prove exciting as Almeida par- turn to its winning way when ,itlays his running and passing tangles with the young Fallalong with the running of half- River Vocationals.back Wayne Stroud aga,inst Coach Jim Cassidy's Attie­Coach Joe Santos' talented duo boro Blue Bombardiers will beof quarterback Joe Medeiros arid out to gain, -at least, a share ofhalfback Kevin Walmsley. With Divisional I honors Saturdaythese four on the same field, the when they play host to Msgr.contest could turn out to be a - Coyle-Bishop Cassidy High ofhigh scoring affair. _ Taunton.- Attleboro enters the

In the other interdivisional contest with a perfect 5-0 mark.games Dighton'-Rehoboth will be All v,ictories have come againstat Norton, New Bedford Voca- league opponents. A victory willtional is at Bourne, Old Roches- assure Attleboro of at least ater -of MattapOIsett plays at See- tie for first place, a loss willkonk, and' Dennis-Yarmouth drop them to second. The Jewel­travels to Fall lRilver to meet ry City power will conclude itsDiman.' Conference schedule next week

Bourne won a- real seat squirm- against Dartmouth.er last Saturday when it edged Coyle mentor Paul TherrienSeekonk 9-8. The Canalmen have has been prepping his charges aUbeen coming bn strong in the week for the "big one." Annual­past few weeks and should prove ly, the Coyle-Attleboro ~eeting

to be a formidable opponent for is a must game for both clubs. InVocational. The New Bedford the 'now defunct Bristol CountyArtisans lost a hard-fought 14-6 League, this meeting always pro­decision to Old Rochester on duced shocking results. The stageSaturday last. is set for the same this Fall.

Interdivisional competition will highlight this week'saction in the Southeastern Massachusetts Conference whenall Division II teams pair off againstDivision III opponents.While the outcome of the games will have no bearing inthe divisional championshipraces, it will be interesting tosee if the smaller schools can"upset" their larger schooladversaries.

Bishop Stang of Dartmouth,will host Wareham in whatshould be an intelresting meetingbetween divisional leaders. Bothclubs enter the fray with 4-1 rec­ords. Stang's setback came atthe hands of neighboring Dart­mouth, -a Division I team, whileWareham's loss was to Seekonk,a .Division II club.

Coach George Milot's Spartansrolled to thek fourth straight'loop win by beating Dennis-'Yarmouth 36-14. The Parochialslooked impressive in that victoryand may have too much fire­power for Wareham.

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