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B1ishop Cr:onin'sChristmas Message

Christmas 1978

Dearly beloved in Christ,

"This day in David's City a Savior has been born toyou, the Messiah and Lord." (Luke 2:11)

This joyful proclamation from the Gospel of Saint Lukeheralds the Feast of Christmas for all of us. It is indeed atime of celebration, for we remember today that Jesus, theeternally begotten Son of the Father, was born of the VirginMary through the power of the Holy Spirit.

What a great mystery we celebrate! God has becomeMan. What greater love could the Father bestow on us thanby sending his Divine· Son, filled with enduring love, todwell among us. There is cause for much rejoicing todayand throughout this blessed Christmas Season.

However, this Feast beckons us not only to rememberthe love of God which has been shown us in Christ Jesus.It also challenges us to respond to his love with our love.

The celebration of the Lord's Nativity calls us to allowthe Savior to dwell with us, to let him be born in us today.Then, and only then, will the full meaning of this holy day beclear. For we ourselves will have grown in his grace, andothers around us will know that the Messiah and Lord, bornin David's City nearly two thousand years ago, continuesto dwell, in a marvelous way, in our cities and townsthrough his holy people, the Church of God, which is hisBody.

I take this occasion to extend to one and all throughoutthe Diocese prayerful good wishes for an abundance ofGod's choicest blessings during these blessed days ofChristmas.

Faithfully yours in Christ,

Bishop of Fall River

2 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall Ri,,:er-Thur., Dec. 21, 1978

CHRISTMAS AT CARMEL: Bishop Cronin, assisted by Msgr. John J.Oliveira, gives Holy Communion to a member of the Carmelite Monasteryof Christ Crucified and Mary Mediatrix in South Dartmouth. The com-

munity, cloistered contemplatives following the ancient Carmelite rule oflife, is praying particularly for the Fall River diocese during its 75th jubileeyear. (Rosa Photo)

IEvery Door Had a Banner about Peace and Lovel

SISTER MARJORIE TUITE explains leadership technique to William Bancroft, HolyName Church, New Bedford; Father Marcel Bouchard, diocesan assistant director of reli­gious education; and Mrs. Margaret Cotillo, CCD coordinator at St. Patrick's parish,Falmouth. (Rosa Photo)

Has your parish a goal?What are your plans?If you have no goal, should

you have one, and how shouldyou move towards it?

These were the questions putto nearly 200 parish and schooll~aders by Sister Marjorie Tuite,OP at an all-day leadership con­ference held last Friday at HolyName parish center, New Bed­;'ord.

The widely known expert ingroup dynamics and leadershipt.echniques tied her presentationt.o the Fall River diocesan jubileet.heme, "Restore All Things inChrist."

"As a diocese," she said, "youhave agreed to articulate inwords the vision which makesyou continue struggling."

During the day she discussedpractical techniques for reachingthe goals expressed "by all ourneat words." Each parish wasasked to "write a goal clarifyingits task and making it realizableIn terms of the vision of the dio­cl'!se."

"We should reflect on thejourney of Jesus together," said

Sister Marjorie. "We live in re­lationship to others and a cor­porate vision differs from a per­sonal vision." However, sheadded, "the journey is a questionwithout many answers."

She warned against a "clientand product mentality" with re­gard to a parish. "If I don't likea particular parish, I'll just lookfor a better product." A client,she said, "doesn't want to

change things or take responsi­bility for them."

Some people, she continued,"want to make Jesus deliverproducts - they want him toheal them, feed them, listen to

them."On the parish level, this is the

attitude that waits for Father totell us what to do - and blameshim if anything goes wrong. If,­said Sister Marjorie, a leaderlikes this relationship and thoseled don't mind it either - "atleast lay it on the line and makeit clear to people what's goingon."

Then, she said, there's the pri­vacy relationship: "you do yourthing, I'll do mine and we'llwave." Epitomizing such a situ­ation, she related the story ofa convent she visited, where"every door had a banner :tboutpeace and love - and everydoor was closed."

In some parishes, she con­tinued, people meet on such alevel, with every .organizationout for itself and no commonmeeting ground. "You can'tmove together like that towardsthe vision of this diocese."

A better relationship, she said,is that of a healthy tension be­tween leaders and the led. Shedecried the attitude on the part

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January 4

Rev. Eugene L. Dion, 1961,Pastor, Blessed Sacrament, FallRiver

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Dstor. P.~m~More Parish. Somerset

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51799 ~r::~~~k Apr. 9thHoly Scripture comes alive for you as

you walk the Way of the Cross. Your faithtakes deeper meaning as you pray where,tood the 'Iable in Bethlehem or kneel in

Ihe Garden of Gethsemane.You will gaze oul over the Jordan Valley

from atop the Mount of Jericho. vi,itNazareth, Cana, Mount of Beatitudes.

many other holy place,.

PAPAL AUDIENCE.On your relurn you'll ,top for a pilgrim,

visit to Rome and a thorough tour ofIhe Vatican and the Eternal City.

The lint ,tep i, to ,end in thi,coupon todar. By relurn mail YOUwill receive a fact· packed folderwhich lell, YOU what you can expecteyery moment of. an unforgellable1"":----- exDetlence.-----lI.'¥" John J. R,\,n IP~!t'1

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NecrologyJanuary 1

Rev. Jose Valeiro, 1955, Pas·tor, St. Elizabeth, Fall River

Rev. Antonio M. Fortuna,1956, Pastor, Immaculate Con·ception, New Bedford

Rev. Francis R. Connerton,SS., S.T.D., St. John's Seminary,Plymouth, Michigan

Rev. Leo T. Sullivan, 1975,Pastor, Holy Name, New Bed·ford

Since Christmas falls on Mon..day this year, Catholics haV«ltwo distinct obligations to attendMass, one for Sunday and onl!for the holy day.

The Sunday obligation may bllfulfilled at a Saturday vigilMass or at any Mass this Sunday.

'The Christmas day obligationmay be fulfilled at any Mas!lafter 4 p.m. Sunday or at anyMass on Monday.

One Sunday evening Massdoes not fulfill both obligations!

The same obligations will holdfor the New Year weekend.

scendent and Jesus only as theSon of God, I will understandthe church as hierarchical andmy ministry as being to thepeople; if I understand God asimmanent and Jesus as living inhistory and in the church as acommunity of people, then I willunderstand ministry as of thepeople."

But people need not agree inorder to struggle together towardthe vision, she told her hearers,adding, however, that "we won'treach the goal because we'regood people trying. We need aplan, we can't stay in the 'offerit up' generation."

Time was allowed in the dayfor parish groups to "dream orscheme" towards their vision andthe program closed with a "riteof sending forth" for all partici­pants. Bishop Cronin was pres­ent for the beginning and endingof the day.

around a pastor," accepting hisstyle of leadership and supplyingwhat's lacking.

"If he's not a 'people person,'accept that he may be very 300dat organizational details, for in­stance."

In the practical realm, the reli­gious suggested that when it isnecessary to talk to a person inauthority, someone with thesame type leadership styleshould be selected. "If you weretalking to Archbishop Jadot, theapostolic delegate, for instance,he would hear you if you spokeof the needs of people. Anotherperson might hear if you dis­cussed financial details or cam­paign plans."

Goals must be concrete, soyou know if they're beingachieved, said Sister Marjorie."Spreading the gospel is a vision,but how you do it is a goal."

"If I understand God as tran-

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of some leaders that "they're notready for it," when a new pro­gram or method of doing thingsis suggested.

"We should not determine thereadiness of other people," shedeclared, recalling that whenJesus "empowered the woman atthe well to spread his message,he didn't go with her in case shedid it. wrong."

Pointing also to the "richyoung man who went away sor­rowful," she admitted that noparish will ever have fullpartici­pation of all members, "but wemust continue."

Jesus did not call people to arole, said Sister Marjorie. "Ifyour role-whether it be pastor,teacher or coordinator-hindersyou from attaining your vision­get out of that role. A schoolshould not be an empire - butjust a vehicle moving towardsthe vision. And a parish councilshould be doing more than talk­ing about paving the parkinglot."

Discussing types of leadership,the Dominican said that whetherauthority is vested in a pastor orparish council "makes no differ­ence; you've changed nothingbut the faces of the people atthe top." Instead of a pyramidmodel for a parish, with powerat the top, she suggested a circlemodel, with all striving towardsone goal.

"No matter how much you cando alone, it's not as much as agroup can do," she pointed out.

But recognizing the reality ofpastor-directed parishes, she sug­gested that others "build up

WHAT'S CHRISTMAS without cookies, and CYO members at Espirito Santo Church,Fall River, made sure that parish shut-ins and nursing home residents got their share ofholiday treats. From left. Joseph Pereira, Maria Aguiar, Linda Mello, Gorette Oliveira,Odilia Jacob. (Torchia Photo)

'Every Door Had a Banner'

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin willcelebrate Mass on live televisionat 9 a.m. Christmas Day onWTEV·Channel 6, New Bedford.Music for the special Mass willbe directed by Father William G.

. Campbell, associate pastor atHoly Name Church, Fall River,and music consultant for thediocese.

Keep Christ in Christmas

Family DutiesSynod Theme

VATICAN CITY (NC) - "TheDuties of the Christian Family inthe Contemporary World" willbe the theme of the 1980 world .Synod of Bishops meeting.

The theme is not a surprise.Family life as a synod topic wasproposed as early as 1972, whenthe Canadian bishops suggestedit.

Reliable Rome sources, how­ever, said Pope Paul VI was re­luctant to choose the theme forfear it would stir renewed con­troversy over his reaffirmationthat artificial contraceptives arecontrary to church teachings.

Under Pope John Paul II, the'forthcoming meeting could takeon a new aspect. He has stressedcollegiality in the exercise ofpapal authority and has men­tioned the synod as an areawhere collegiality could be im­proved.

He has attended each of thefive synods held since 1965 andwas a member of the group'spprmanent council, which meetsbetweeI1 full convocations.

Religious HeadsAsked to AssistAsian Refugees

GENEVA, Switzerland (NC)­The head of U.S. Catholic refugeeservices has asked U.N. HighCommissioner for Refugees, PaulHartling, to summon the world'sreligious leaders and seek theirhelp in handling the growing tideof refugees from Southeast Asia.

John E. McCarthy, director ofMigration and Refugee Servicesof the U.S. Catholic Conference,made his plea during a meetingwith Hartling and representativesof 34 governments in Geneva.

"It is quite evident that a solu­tion of this problem will not befound by dealing with goveITI­ments alone," said McCarthy,who is also president of the In­ternational Catholic MigrationCommission.

It is vital that the citizenry ofthe world take the initiative inproviding new life opportunitiesfor these tens of thousands ofdrowning and dying escapees,"he said.

McCarthy asked the commis­sioner to convoke the world'sreligious leadership, includingPope John Paul II, and ask themto call on their members to aidthe Southeast Asian refugees.

He said that the person-to­person rescue system has provenits effectiveness,. providinghomes, employment and resettle­ment opportunities for over amillion people.

McCarthy said the U.S. Cath­olic Church has guaranteed toprovide resettlement opportuni­ties for about 7,000 SoutheastAsian refugees a month for thpfirst six months of 1979 in re­sponse to the U.S. government'sauthorization to admit 50,000during the early months of 1979.

IGolden Fleecingl of Helpless Elderly

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MISS. Published every Thursday at 410Highland Avenue, Fall River, Mass. 02722by the Catholic Press of the Diocese of FallRiver. Subscription price by mall, postpaid".00 liar year.

There is nothing more insidiousthan greed hearing the vestmentsof selfless c:oncern. And stateinsurance commissioners whoare ,lax in t~e performance Or

their duties are serving as aco­lytes at the high altar of Mam­mon, where the sacrificial vic­tims are the unwary elderly.

The elderly, who have madetheir unique contribution to so­ciety, have enough problems try­ing to cope with the perplexitiesof our rapidly changing world.They certainly don't need theterror of casual violence heapedupon them by greedy insuranceagents with their pious plati­tudes and veiled threats aboutmedical security.

Chesterton observed that "thegolden age only comes to men(and women) when they haveforgotten gold." Maybe so, butthe elderly do need enoughmoney to live on. And they'llnever manage to retain much aslong as unscrupulous insuranceagents keep chiseling it away,30 pieces of silver at a time.

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them into bankruptcy and desti­tution, became the easy prey ofruthless insuarnce companies. Ofthe 23 million Americans eligiblefor Medicare, 15 million havepurchased supplemental healthinsurance. What is ruthless andimmoral is that an individualwith several policies is mostlikely unaware of the fine printdenying payment from morethan one policy.

It would be easy to write offpurchasers of these kinds of pol­icies for not consulting someonewho is knowledgeable beforebuying the supplemental insur­ance. .on the other hand, takinginto consideration the normalfears that accompany growingolder, the feigned concern, thesoft-sell, the misleading pitchesand the scare tactics used bysome agents weave a horrifyingtale of exploitation.

What moral argument can beemployed to justify selling 60hospitalization and life insurancepolicies to a 76-year-old womanwho eventual1y had to mortgageher farm to pay premiums thatin one year total1ed $15,OOO?

Rep. Claude Pepper (D-Fla.),78, who heads the House SelectCommittee on Aging, chargedthat abuses in the sale of healthinsurance to the elderly has be­come a "full-scale national scan­daL"

the living

By Father Thomas Haney

Father Haney is executive edi­tor of The Catholic Witness,Harrisburg, Pa.

The Roman Stoic philsopherCato observed that "old age hasdeformities enough of its own.It should never add to them thedeformity of vice." I would liketo paraphrase his statement toread: "The deformity of viceshould never be added to oldage."

Yet this is exactly what isbeing done by unsctupulous in­surance agents and companieswho are bilking the elderly of asmuch as $1 billion a year inoverlapping and unnecessarymedical insurance.

These slick, smooth-talkingagents use an average-man ap­proach with a veneer of law andorder to persuade naive and un­suspecting older people that theycan make coffers out of graves.

The so-cal1ed Medigap insur­ance blasted off into starry pop­ularity when the out-of-pocketpayments for medical carezoomed into stratospheric costs.During Medicare's first year in1966, the average out-of-pocketpayment was $241 a year. Todayit is more than $1,100. Aboutfive times more.

Elderly people, fearful that aprolonged illness might plunge

'0 Key of David and sceptre of the House of Israel, who openest and no manshutteth, who shuttest and no man openeth, come and bring out of his

prison house the captive that sitteth in darkness and in the shadowof death.' Job 12:14

theanch~OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER

Published weekly by The Catholic Press of the Dioc.es,e of Fall River'410 Highland Avenue

Fall River, Mass. 02722 675-7151PUBLISHER

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

EDITOR FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR.~ev. John F. Moore Rev. Msgr. John J. Regan

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·4 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur., Dec. 21,1978

themoorin~o Wholly Night

The American Civil Liberties Union is doing it again.This Christmas, as in years past, they have renewed theirefforts to secularize this holiday that means so much to somany Americans. As an example of their activities, onemight mention the present suit they have filed to bannativity scenes from government properties, charging, as istheir wont, that the use of public money violates constitu­tional separation of church and state.

In a clearly secular tone, a spokesman for the organiza­tion openly supported current distorted attitudes towardsChristmas.

Speaking for the Illinois division of the ACLU, Jay A.Miller, its executive director, was quoted as saying, "Thenativity reflects an attitude. It promotes one religion. Wea.re not talking about Christmas trees and Santa Claus, butthe nativity was taken from the Bible and is clearly a reli­gious thing."

In this case, as in many other situations, the real claimthat is being offered to the American people is that irreligionmust enjoy equal status with religion as a constitutionalimperative. This attempt of the ACLU is yet another effortto achieve this end, namely the total and complete secular­zation of this country.

Because of such determined efforts, religion is comingto be regarded as a disreputable category and religiouspeople themselves are being taught to internalize the secu­larist contempt of religion under the guise of separatingchurch and state.

It has come to pass, even in our own commonwealth,that any activity by religious people that threatens thesecular state in any area is blamed on religion. Such an at­ti:tude would have us all a secular society whose institutionspresuppose our civic willingness to give every outwardappearance of being agnostics. It is irreligion that nowclaims preferred status.

This Christmas season is a time for all who sincerelySleek the truth to openly and clearly state that the secularposition is false. It rests on a confusion of categories. Thebeliever is expected by such a mind to act and behave asif he or she didn't believe; he is to treat his own belief as ifit. were false, simply because others can't be asked to treatit as if it were true. This is ridiculous and absurd, not onlywithin the context of religious belief, but of any belief.

In reply to the ACLU and other organizations thatwould have us establish irreligion, let us this Christmasseaspn of 1978 reaffirm to our shopping mall society thatall religion implies a divine communication that is true andauthoritative; that in Bethlehem there is embodied for allmen not only truths about the universe but also personalobligations.

All of us committed to religious belief must realizethat the application of even a simple principle may bev,ery complicated in the world in which we now live; butthe obligation to apply such principles to our Uving is noton that account lessened.

Christmas is a time for religious people to insist that"human rights" include not only the right to dissent butalso the right to worship. Mayall of us exercise that rightthis festal holy day, this hopeful day that will give strengthto personal faith, this joyful day that tells all that the Lighthas come to dispel the darkness of men's minds.

Without Christ, the ACLU should realize that the'holy night is truly wholly night, the dark night of faithless­ness.

THE STEPPIN' STONES entertain at a Christmas party for children from St. Vin­cent's Home, Fall River, and St. Mary's Home, New Bedford, sponsored-by La Salette Shrine,Attleboro. (Callahan Photo) of all. For faith is the gift that promiBes

God's care today and His love forever. Itis the gift of eternity.

The gift of HOPE. The people of theMissions are quite like us. They havedreams for themselves and fortheirchit­dren: healthy bodies, informed minds,employment, food on the table, ade­quate shelte{. The Mission Churc~, isoften the only agency that offers hope offulfilling any of these dreams.

Through its medical facilities, schools,training centers, agricultural projectsand social programs, the Church is areal and active source of hope for a life ofhuman dignity.

The gift of LOVE. Amazing as it mayseem, your gift to the Missions thiSChristmas will tell millions that you lovethem.

They know that the fruits of your £ifts(parishes, hospitals, schools and W:lIl­derful, serving people) are there 1:>0­cause of your love.

Such knowledge draws these un­known friends close to you. And they say"thanks" the only way they know how,and the only way that really matters ...in prayer.

So please, my friends, I beg of yOL -­recognize Christ in the poor of His Mis­sions and share with them your mostprecious gifts of faith and hope andlove.

Devotedly in Chlist.

~.~g. {U~&~~

Director

the "Rebellion" in India in the1930's.

And as long as Archbishop 0'Fiaich keeps shouting so loudlyabout it, he's got to go! "No of­fence about the whole thing, youknow, old boy, it's just that itdoesn't 'fit into the preser:tscheme of things.". I'm sure Car­dinal Hume "would welcomeArchbishop O'Fiaich at West­minster" anytime. He must beused to having Irish around thehouse: you know, the cooks,maids, chauffeurs, and grounds­keepers at his father's estates:probably found that they werea rather decent lot, as long asthey knew their place.

Rev. Cornelius J. O'NeilITaunton

Rev. Msgr. John J, Oliveira368 North Main StreetFall River, Massachusetts 02720

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My dear Friends of the Missions,

Two thousand years ago, a Child wasborn into poverty. Laid in a manger, Hegave the appearance of being the low­liest babe in the world.

PEOPLE OF WISDOM ALWAYSRECOGNIZE CHRIST WHEREVER HEMAY BE, EVEN IN THE LEAST LITTLESLEEPING CHILD.

BUT WISE MEN RECOGNIZEDTHAT HE WAS CHRIST and offered himtheir most precious gifts of gold andfrankincense and myrrh.

By sharing your faith with the Mis­sions, you come bearing the greatest gift

This Christmas, would you recognizeChrist in the poor of the Missions, andoffer them your most precious gifts offaith and hope and love?

The gift of FAITH. More than half theworld's people cannot say with us thesimplest of prayers: "I believe in God"because they do not know of Him or ofHis Son Who came to share our bur­dens, or of His Spirit Who warms ourlives.

o I would like to share with the Missions ALL year round. Please send monthly envelopes.

THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH

2 Y2 months that followed toplead this cause. Of course, theRoman diplomats had been atthis game just a little bit longer,and kept referring it to variousstudy commissions, which bur­ied the issue until long after theLord Mayor's death, and the re­sultant sympathy and acclaimhis action won worldwide, in­cluding from the ordinary Brit­ish voter.

Right now, the' Long KeshPrison Camp is an embarrass­ment to Her Majesty's govern­ment, which does not want theBristish voter or the world toknow any more about condi­tions there than they did aboutthe atrocities committed by theBritish Army in putting down

Dear Father,I want to offer the Missions precious gifts of faith, hope and love this

Christmas. I enclose0$1,500 to help a missionary maintain a 0 $100 to help outfit, mobile clinic

home lor orphans 0 $ 50 to help educate a native priesto $1,000 to help iupport a leprosarium 0 $ 25 to help support a missionary for a montho $ 500 to help support a parish 0 $ 10 to help educate a Sisler

"SOnlor center" 0 $ 5 to help support, village catechisto $ 250 to help support a school

$ (other) because I have been specially blessed.

Please remember my intentions: _

Sllare your ltl0st precious siftswitll tile Missioqs!

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur., Dec. 21, 1978 51

British Plots

Mrs. F. L. BouchardNorth Dartmouth

the music and singing pouredout from the innermost depthsof our souls, the highest form ofprayer.

There was no one lookingaround to see who was and whowasn't singing, you blended, allwith the same attitude and feel­ing, one in the Lord.

I know that the living Godwas pleased to see His childrenworshiping through His SonJesus Christ, shouting the "GoodNews." The people there werenot hungry for bodily food, theywere hungry for spiritual food,love, which is giving and receiv­ing, Christ gave to us and Hereceived from God.

Dear Editor:

Of course, the British hierarchyis cooperating with the Britishgovernment in keeping Romefrom making Archbishop O'Fia­ich of Armagh from being madea Cardinal (Anchor,' 12/14).Why not? They've been doing itfor 150 years now. Ever sinceCatholicism's "Second Spring"in England, Crown and Crozierhave been pretty closely allied:especially on the troublesome"Irish question."

The closest parallel to thepresent situation of British hi­erarchy teaming up with gov­ernment to meddle in Irish af­fairs in Rome came in 1920 dur­ing the heroic fast of :Lord May­or Terence McSwiney. Draggedfrom the office to which thepeople of Cork had elected himby due process, the Lord Mayortold the British Tribunal thatsentenced him to Brixtop Prisonthat he would henceforth takeno more food until he was setfree: if not through their action,then through that of a HigherCourt.

Letters are still extant fromBritish bishops, pleading withRome to condemn the man andhis action as a sinful and degrad­ing suicide. Special emissarieswere sent down to Rome in the

Living Faith

Sweet ScentDear Editor:

I attended the CharismaticConference in Providence, R.I.and I have to add my feelings.

If you were open at all to theadoration and praises that the14,000 people were giving toGod, you could feel His Spiritamong us and the sweet scentof Jesus was all around.

The many priests were jubilantwith joy, together, as a priestlypeople. The bishops who werethere, I'm sure, felt the love that

Dear Editor:

A few words of note for youreditorial on a sign of confusion.The heart of the matter, I agreewith you, is not the wearing ofa habit. The real force of theeditorial was the fact that all arecalled to live the Gospel openlyaccording to the way of theLord and set our own. Too manypeople who get upset with signshave missed the boat on thereal facts at hand.

Living the faith is not just thework of the laity together withthe Holy Father. Religiousshould be the first to give usthe example of this living. ThankGod the new movements in theChurch are taking up the slackwhere they are failing us.

Don't be afraid of what somemight say. Keep up the goodwork and tell it as it is.

C. J. WelchHarwich

ing used in the past years . . .Just that ... like a role that isbeing played and while we'replaying the part we'll dress forit.

HOWEVER, the ANCHOR acouple of weeks ago quoted the'Pope addressing the priesthoodin the same vein.

I love you, Father John, butI feel that what's sauce for thegoose is sauce for the gande~!

PEACE.

Mary GosselinNew Bedford

Letters tothe Editor

Dear Editor:Are you picking on the Sisters

of Mercy again? Can't you leavethem alone.

Hey, I'm for the Pope, too.For years I have felt very disap­pointed with this attitude of"let's pretend that we aren't re­ligious." Or as someone veryclose to me used to put it, "I'vegot on my Super Christian uni­form." That is the way it is be-

What's InsideDear Editor:

Sauce for Goose

Your editorial of Nov. 30,1978 seems to me to be unfor­tunate and unfair. Your quotesfrom Sister 'Elizabeth Morancyof Providence were taken outof context with little attempt tounderstand what she was try­ing to say.

It is true that external signsare important but we must re­member that Jesus reacted verystrongly to the emphasis of histime on external observancesand practices. The Gospels inmany different ways tell us thatit is what's inside a person'sheart that really counts. An­toine de St.-Exupery expressesit beautifully in The LittlePrince. "It is only with theheart that one can see rightly,what is essential is invisible tothe eye."

The measure and test of ourfaith and commitment to JesusChrist do not rest in the clothesthat we wear but in the loveand concern that emanate fromour bearts. I feel that your edi­torials should present a morepositive and compassionate im­-age of Christian hope and under­standing.

(Rev.) Robert J. CarterFall River

Letters are welcomed, but should be noIllore than 200 words. The editor reservesthe right to condense or edit, if deemednecessary. All letters must be signed andInclude a home or business address.

6 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur., Dec. 21, 1978

From Preconceptions to Foregone ConclusionsEly

REV.

l\NDREW M.

GIREELEY

. Despite the hilure of the'''Call to Action," we current­ly are engaged in or aboutto embark UpO:1 a year oft~vangelization, a year of parishrenewal and a yea.r of the fam­ily. Like "Call to Action," thefamily year involves an elab­orate "plan" set forth in an ex­pensive brochure.

It is hard for me to under­stand the mentality that goes

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MARY

.CARSON

To every thing there is aseason, and a time to everypurpose under heaven so atChristmas there must be apurpose to everything.

- a time to bl~ weary fromhurried shopping, and a timeto rest during that brief mo­ment on Christmas Eve when

into such expensive projects.One draws up a detailed plan,asks questions, "listens" to thosewho bother to answer the ques­tions, makes conclusions on thebasis of these responses - mostof which have been pre- pro­grammed into the questions ­and then constructs a programalready contained in germ in theoriginal "plan." It is a pilg"rim­age from preconceived opinionsto foregone conclusons, serenelyuntroubled by data, facts andproblems.

There is in the "plan" nomeaningful review of the sociol­ogical literature on the familyand no input from ordinaryCatholic families. It"is nothing

the last package is wrapped andthe undoing hasn't begun

- a time to be torn apart byold rifts, and a time to try tomend them

- a time to reach out toothers, and a time' to be drawninto the deepest recesses of ourown minds

- a time to forget past hurts,and a time to renew neglectedfriendships

- a time to remember all thehappiness of years past, and atime to recognize that somethings are better forgotten

- a time to be with others,and a time to gather our own

more than an organization chartmasquerading as ;;heory, dataand policy. It is doubtless well­intentioned; it is also a waste ofmoney.

And not, if one believes therumors, an inconsiderableamount of money. The "pro­gram" is supposed to cost be­tween $450,000 and $500,000over three years. The nationalstaff didn't" have enough moneyto keep Msgr. George Higginsfor another year or to continuethe professionally competentwork of Sister Ann Neale ontechnology and human values;but it apparently has a lot ofmoney for a project withoutsubstantive content.

together- a time to be frustrated try­

ing to assemble a bicycle, and atime to feel gratitude that atleast all the parts ar.e there

- a time to try a special re­cipe, and a time to learn thatthe family prefers the old fami­liar ones

- a time to think more kind­ly toward our children at a timewhen they seem to behave worsethan they have all year

- a time to save the littleremembrances that make lifeworthwhile, and a time to spendour energies in caring aboutothers

The most glaring omission isany mention of sexuality, otherthan quotations from papal orepiscopal documents.

Obviously sex is a dangeroussubject in the Church now be­cause most Catholic familiesignore the church's teaching onbirth control. I could see a casefor a family program that skirtsthe birth control issue by try­ing to develop a positive andconstructive Catholic approachto sexuality. But there is noevidence that "the plan of pas­toral action" has any intentionto follow such a strategy.

Before the plan was elabora­ted there were deliberations byan ad hoc committee on marri-

a time to make thingsbeautiful, and a time to seebeauty in the dis1igured

- a time to see the failure inhumanity as we struggle throughcrowds of unreasonable, surlypeople, and a time to be graciousto them anyway

- a time to be neat and tidyChristmas Eve, and a time torelax and enjoy Christmas Day

- a time to reflect and a timeto look forward

- a time to diet, and a timeto decide to start again nextyear

- a time to be cautious, anda time to have the courage to..

age and the family. I have seena report of these deliberationsand must testify that it is an in­telligent and sophisticated work.It also bears very little relation­ship to the "plan" which alleg­edly grew out of the delibera­tions. Indeed, in some respects,the plan directly contradicts therecommendations of the report(by placing the research phaseafter the execution of the planinstead of before it, for exam­ple).

In the past I have been criti­cal of the U.S. Catholic Confer­ence for not consulting expertsbefore elaborating grandioseschemes. This time they didconsult the experts..

And then ignored them.

speak the unspoken lovingthoughts deep within us

- a time to remember thespiritual meaning of Christmas,and a time to really believe thatplaying with your children canbe just as spiritual a recreationas a Nativity scene - for sure­ly Mary and Joseph played withJesus

- a time to forget the pres­sures brought upon us by others,and a time to remember the firstChristmas was the sharing ofthe deep love between parentsand their Child

- a time to be all Christmeant us to be.

agricultural products."- Developing countries have

not received the money theyneed to meet production goals.

- Food and agriculture pro­duction in developing countriesis not increasing fast enough.

In addition to the overall seri­ousness of the problem, severalcountries face exceptionally dif­ficult times. Bishop Gumbletonsays up to two million peoplein Ethiopia are in immediatedanger of starvation because ofwar-related food shortages; theU.N. Disaster Relief Organiza­tion warns that recent floods inSoutheast Asia will result in ashortfall of 120,000 tons of

The ContinuingBy

JIM

C:ASTELLI

From Thanksgiving toChristmas, the holiday sea­son is largely a time for lav­ish fasting.

But there is no holiday food- and little enough of any kind- for some 800 million peoplethroughout the world.

The world food crisis receivesless attention than it did several

years ago, but it not only con­tinues, it has worsened.

Concern about hunger hasbeen reduced 'somewhat by rec­ord grain crops around theworld. But Auxiliary BishopThomas Gumbleton of Detroit,president of Bread for the World,a Christian hunger lobby,counters: "Good harvests don'tguarantee that the poor will beable to pay for food,"

He said that some countries,such as Mexico, which havelarge numbers of starvingpeople, are actually exportinggrain.

The United Nations Food andAgriculture Organization recent-

Crisis ofly concluded that if presenttrends continue, "the aggregateannual import requirements ofdeveloping countries for cerealswould rise from some 66 milliontons (of grain) to over 90 mil­lion tons by 1985,"

The FAO listed six majorproblems:

- "The number of peoplesuffering from chronic hungerand malnutrition has increased,"

- "There is still no viablesystem of food reserves."

- "Food aid remains insuf­ficient,"

- "Slow progress has beenmade in improving' the condi­tions of international trade in

Hunger •In the World

grain for Laos and 2.6 milliontons for Vietnam.

'Bishop Gumbleton says thepublic response in the UnitedStates to the hunger crisis hasbeen good in that people want tohelp. But he said that help oftencomes in the form of relief, notpressure for the political changes

_ needed in foreign aid and trade.It is true that Congress has

passed the largest foreign aidappropriations bill in history andapproved funds to help poorcountries hurt by rising oilprices; but it did not approveestablishment of an internation­al emergency grain reserve orreform of U.S. aid programs.

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I've been reacEng Dicken's"Christmas Carol" to myreading classes and I've en­joyed it as much as theyhave. The descriptions of theChristmas. foods in those Vic­torian times are truly mouth­watering.

Despite their poverty, theCratchits' holiday dinner was a

feast unequaled in Christmasliterature. Victorians certainlyknew how to keep Christmas.

Ever since, as a very younggirl, I first read the "ChristmasCarol," I have wanted to sitdown to a dinner straight outof its pages, complete with gooseand that famous plum pudding"bubbling in the copper," Itmust have been a majestic crea­tion, bathed in flaming rum andrich with plump dates. Otherpuddings may appeal, but surelythe king is Mrs. Cratchit's mas­terpiece.

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peel1 tablespoon grated lemon

peel2 teaspoons cinnamonY2 teaspoon clovesY2 teaspoon nutmeg% teaspoon mace% cup brandy or cognac1. Plump raisins in sherry for

several hours.2. Heavily grease a 2 quart

mold with tight fitting lid.Cream butter and sugar in largebowl.

3. Blend in flour, baking sodaand salt. Stir in raisins withany remaining sherry and all theother ingredients except thebrandy. Mix thoroughly, thenspoon into prepared mold andcover tightly.

4. Place mold on small rackin bottom of a large pot (about8 quarts.) Add boiling water halfway up the side of the mold.Cover pot and steam pudding ingently simmering water about 5hours. Add more water if nec­essary.

5. Remove mold from waterand uncover. Allow to cool 30minutes. Carefully loosen edgeswith sharp knife and invert on­to serving platter. Allow tostand with mold over puddinguntil pudding releases.

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REPRESENTING ALL diocesan schools and parishes celebrating the season withprograms and plays are these youngsters from St. Anne's School, Fall River, whose pa­geant concluded with a splendid nativity scene. (Torchia Photo)

THESE ENCHANTING nativity figures were handknitted by Sister Jeanne Clara,SUSC of Sacred Hearts Convent, Fall River, and are on view at Antioch School, also FallRiver, during the holiday season. (Sister Gertrude Gaudette Photo)

IT WAS CHRISTMAS with a polka beat at Holy Cross Church, Fall River, as theDick Pilar orchestra brought the diocese its first polka Mass, followed by a dance for par­ishioners and friends. (Torchia Photo)

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Christmas Not Time To Be Superman

pitals. Sr. Perpetua Lester,R.S.M. is a member of the Cath­olic ministry at Union-TruesdaleHospital, Rev. Nicholas Smith isdirector of Pastoral Care at St.Joseph Hospital, Providence,R.I., and Rev. Terence Keenan isa member of the Catholic minis­try at Cape Cod Hospital. Sr.Eleanore Calouro and Rev.Steven Furtado are members ofthe Catholic ministry at St.Luke's Hospital, Rev. ThomasLopes is at Morton Hospital,Taunton, and Rev. William Cos­tello is at Sturdy Memorial Hos­pital, Attleboro.

Rev. Mr. L~vesque, a perman­ent deacon of the Diocese ofRhode Island, is deacon chaplainat Rhode Island Veterans' Home.His wife Kathleen, a registerednurse, is supervisor of the emer­gency room at St. Anne's Hospi­tal and is a member of the hospi­tal's Child Protection Team.

Sr. Mary Margaret Mello,O.P., is a member of the pastoralcare department at St. Anne's.

Most of us know one womanwho seems to handle a fulltimejob and a houseful of childrenand still produce handmadegifts for all her relatives andgoodies for all the neighbors.We notice her precisely becauseshe is so rare. Admire her tal­ents without comparing yourselfto her or trying to copy her.

-3 Accept help gracefully.Insisting on making everythingpersonally and from scratch canbe a personal ego trip ratherthan a generous impulse. Infact, in forming ties with others,accepting help can be important.

Christmas is a beautiful timefor generous impulses. Followthrough on them. Do all that youcan to make your friends andloved ones happy. Avoid pro­jects that are personal ego tripsfor you, and stress projects thatshow caring and love. Christ­mas is not the time to demon­strate that you are Supermom.It is the time to grow in love.

Reader questions on familyliving and child care are invited.Address to The Kennys; cloThe Anchor, P. O. Box 7, FallRiver, Mass. 02722.

laborated to create the programas a result of Bishop Cronin's in­terest in' providing pastoral carefor the sick in the Catholic min­istries of hospitals throughoutthe Diocese, according to FatherFitzgerald.

Father Fitzgerald, both as di­rector of the Diocesan Depart­ment of Pastoral Care For TheSick, and director of PastoralCare at St. Anne's Hospital, co­ordinated the chaplaincy trainingprogram.

Other supervisors were Sr.Marie Claire, O.-P. of the pastor­al care department at St. Anne's,and Father Kevin Tripp of St.Luke's Hospital, New Bedford.

The program was culminatedby a liturgy Monday in the hos­pital chapel,· concelebrated byprogram participants and thebishop. Also _attending were of­ficials of St. Anne's and allother Catholic chaplains fromthe diocese.

Completing the program werenine people from eight area hos-

when we wish that Christmascould last all year.

The generous impulse isbeautiful. However, when itreaches beyond our capabilities,it can turn us into exhausted,short-tempered nags and destroythe very loving spirit which in­spired it.

Here are three ways to culti­vate the generous impulse with­out becoming overwhelmed.

- 1 Set priorities. People comebefore things. To buy or preparethings at the expense of peopleis to reverse priorities. Littlepeople take time. If you areblessed with an infant or pre­schooler, your child's needscannot be put on "hold" duringthe holidays.

If your children are of schoolage and eager to help, the satis­faction they get from helpingyou is more important than themasterpieces of cooking or fineart which you can produce ifyou shoo them aside. Let themhelp, even though it takes long­er.

.- 2 Have realistic expecta­tions of yourself and others.

By Dr. Jim and Mary KennyHolidays pose a particular

problem for women. The prob­lem is not materialism or com­mercialism but its opposite. Theproblem is the generous impulse,the desire to remember every­one in a personal and meaning­ful way.

The woman smitten by thegenerous impulse resolves togive truly personal remem­brances this year. The children'steachers will receive homemadecookies. However, we can't re­member the school teachers andfail to remember those devotedOeD teachers. Add three morebatches of cookies.

Then there are the neighbors.We can't remembet the Jack­sons next door and overlookMrs. Allen down the street. TheWhaleys have been so kindabout chauffeuring this year.Add six loaves of homemadebread.

What a wonderful thing thatwe women get caught up in thepersonal side of Christmas.What a good thing that we wantto reach out to everyone. It isexactly this spirit we recall

At St. Anne's Hospital, FallRiver, representatives of theCatholic ministries of eight areahospitals recently completed achaplaincy training program. Itfocused .on aspects of medicalcare, emergency and routine sit­uations, and the skills needed tohelp patients and familiesthrough stressful and anxiousmoments.

The program· was conductedby St. Anne's Hospital's Pastor­al Care Department, which for­mulated the curriculum for affi­liation with the Catholic Dioceseof Fall River.

It was conducted over a per­iod of 15 weeks and includedlectures by experts in areas suchas child abuse, intensive care,cancer treatment and hospitalpastoral care. The speakers werepersonnel of St. Anne's Hospitaland other east coast care agen­cies.

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and will be leaving the shelter.

Ms. Maz gives at least onespeech a day to groups inter­ested in the House of Ruth, andshe tries to convey the samemessage each time "You don'thelp a group, you help a person.Just add a friend to your life.It's not a great big project; it'sjust a simple thing,"

Donations to the House ofRuth may be sent to 1211 NewJersey Ave. N.W., Washington,D.C. 20001.

"There's no place better in theworld than this."

Since her arrival, Alberta hasbecome friendly with Sister Ger­trude Coffey, a Good Shepherdnun and social worker who issecretary of the House of Ruth'sboard of directors. Sister Coffeyis especially interested in helpingbattered women and the olderhomeless get back on their feet.

The House of Ruth offers morethan a bed and meal. Ms. Mazand Lila Caffrey; coordinator ofthe newly opened Madison Cen­ter, believe it is the first suchshelter to offer women trainingand practical aid to turn theirlives around. "There are a greatmany places that are keepingwomen alive until someone witha program comes along," saysMs. Maz. "But love is not enough;you have to have a plan forthem....

Linda, for instance, arrived atthe Madison Center a few daysago and still looks a little dazed.Until she left home recently, shehad always lived with hermother and never held a job.

She wants to learn to live. onher own, to depend on herself,to find a job and an apartment,but she'll need a lot of help. "Inever thought I'd leave home,but it just happened," Lindasays. "I appreciate everythingthe House of Ruth has done, butI hope I can get back on myown."

Willie Edith, a staff aide wholives at the Madison Center anddoes "anything they ask me todo" in return for room andboard, has seen the women comeand go. Asked to sum up HteHouse of Ruth's successes andfailures, she replies: "It accom­plishes miracles. But it takestime. If the women cooperatewith the staff, there's nothingthat can't be done."

As an example, she cites thecase of one homeless womanwho "was confused and didn'tknow which way to turn" whenshe arrived. Now she has a job

A RESIDENT of the House of Ruth in Washington is counseled by Good ShepherdSister Gertrude Coffey. The building, 'a former school, is one of seven shelters for homeless,battered or destitute women and th~ir childr-en. (NC Photo)

By Nancy FrazierWASHINGTON (NC) - As

Christmas approached threeyears ago, Carole Yost was liv­ing in a house with no water orheat, shortly after being releasedfrom a mental institution. Shehad lost contact with her par­ents. who had custody of herchild. Then she met Veronica:\Iaz. and Christmases have beenhappy and hopeful ever since:

Ms. Maz is founder and guid­ing light of the House of Ruth,a network of seven shelters forhomeless, battered or destitutewomen in Washington. SinceCarole became the House ofRuth's first official resident inDecember 1975, approximately50 women each night have founda bed, a meal and, if they're will­ing to work' at it, a new direc­tion.

The House of Ruth relies oncommunity support to exist.Some 14,000 people - includingthe Catholic Daughters of theAmericas and other Catholicgroups and individuals - havevolunteered their time, money orbelongings to the shelter since itopened. Some, like Carole, a sec­retary and receptionist, startedout as residents and now workfull-time for a small stipend.

"Every day is like Christmashere," says Ms. Maz. "It's al­ways a happy group, very opento hope. The women here thriveon the most important things ofall, because they don't have thematerial things to worry about.I always say they're closer toGod than anyone, because that'sall they have."

There will be a special dinnerand gifts for everyone at Christ­mas time, but for many the mostimportant gift is knowing thatthey will not have to sleep in thestreets or in the same room witha man who has beaten them andtheir children.

"It feels like home here," saysAlberta Templeton, who came tothe House of Ruth after herpocketbook was stolen with herSocial Security money inside.

Noting that he considers gov­ernment aid "a last resort," thepriest said government fundingcan sometimes bring restrictionsand force schools to compromisetheir teaching principles. Privatefunding, he said, "gives us thefreedom not to compromise."

Contributions may be sent toFather Rioux at Save OurSchools, 30 Richmond Road,Macomb, Ill. 61455. Requestsfrom Catholic schools for aidl'ihl)ldd be sent to the same ad­dress.

Catholic ScoutingHeads Are Named

Bishop Joseph Hart of Chey­enne, Wyo. has been namedbishop moderator of the NationalCatholic Committee on Scouting.He succeeds Bishop Michael Mc­Auliffe, who had held the postsince 1970.

Bishop Hart attained the EagleScout rank in 1946, as a memberof his parish troop in KansasCity, Mo. As a priest he was anactive chaplain' to Scout parish­ioners. In his new post he willhead over 350,000 SCQuts andleaders in 11,000 plt-rish orchurch-related groups usingScouting as a youth ministry.

Named chaplain for the na­tional committee is Rev. RichardP. La Rocque of Gales Ferry,Conn., who will be assisted byRev. Jerome C. Elder of GranadaHills, Calif.

Father La Rocque, who hadbeen assistant chaplain since1975, succeeds the late FatherJohn Rice. Both he and FatherElder have had extensive Scout­ing experience.

The priest said SOS couldprobably not aid schools thatdefinitely have to close. "But ifwe can possibly help a schoolsurvive by giving $5,000, itwould be very worthwhile," hesaid.

The grants - which will prob­ably average from $1,000 to$5,000 - will be awarded by ayet to be appointed board ofeducators which, it is hoped, willinclude some national figures.The first grants are expected tobe made in June 1979.

j;und-raising experience to try tohelp . schools nationally. Hestarted the direct mail campaignwith the aid of a Boston woman,who donated a large sum ofmoney to keep SOS afloat untilcontributions start coming in.

A New England computer firmhas volunteered to handle themailing and printing work, hesaid. Both the company and thewoman want to remain anony­mous.

National direct mail fund-rais­ing as a means of aiding paro­chial elementary schools maynever have been tried, FatherRioux said. But his own experi­ence has shown that it can bean 'effective money maker.

Because of the volunteer workforce and donated seed money,fewer mail contributions will beused to pay for administrativecosts, said the priest, who willnot be paid for his work.

To receive an SOS I!:rant,Catholic schools are asked towrite a letter explaining whythey need financial help andwhat they would use it for.

How many schools will actu­ally get aid? "We'll just have tosee what kind of requests weget," Father Rioux said. "Ourgoal is to help as many schoolsas possible."

Cu,ban CatholicsMIANH - .exiled Bishop Edu­

ardo Boza Masvidal has saidCuban Catholics can supportmoves to free political prisonersin Cuba and reunite familiesseparated by political events,but cannot yield to continueddeprivation of rights.

Year of Child"Christmas, Past, Present and

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By Frank FranzoniaMACOMB, Ill. (NC) - During

December, Holy Cross Father J.Robert Rioux is mailing 100,000letters across the country withan urgent Yuletide request: Helpstem the tide of Catholic schoolclosings.

"Pick up any Catholic paperand you'll read about a schoolclosing," said the priest, who isdirector of development at West­ern Illinois Unive~sity in Macomband head of the new Save OurSchools fund-raising campaign.

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One example of such a condi­tion would be if one or both ofthe spouses intended never tohave children in their marriedlife. Another example would bean emotional or psychologicalinstability so serious in one ofthe partners that he or she sim­ply was incapable of genuine,full commitment to the kind oflife together that marriage in­volves.

You need not remember allthese details, but if you savethis and last week's column andrefer to them when questionsarise, you will find that theywill help explain why things arepossible in one situation thatsimply cannot be done in an­other.

Questions for this columnshould be sent to Father Diet­zen c/o The Anchor, P.O. Box 7,Fall River, Mass. 02722.

Prisoners l ConditionConcerns Bishops

MIAMI, Fla. (NC)-The bish­ops of Cuba have issued a state­ment supporting the cooperationbetween Premier Fidel Castroand Cuban exiles which led tothe release of political prisoners,but the bishops expressed con-ern for those left behind bars.

"We want to express our pas­toral support for that dialogueresulting from the steps takenby our prime minister, :md theresponse they found in the firststages among extensive ::lectorsof our countrymen now livingin exile for diverse reasons,"they wrote in a statement re­leased by the permanent com­mittee of the Cuban BishopsConference.

A copy of the statement wasbrought by representatives ofCuban exiles, who met with Cas­tro early in December to com­plete arrangements for the trans­fer of close to 180 prisoners andrelatives, who arrived in Miamiearlier this month.

Lavanoux AwardThe New Engla"nd Liturgical

Committee has announced the1979 Maurice Lavanoux Awardcompetition. The award, namedfor the former editor of litur­gical Arts magazine, is desig­nated each year to a particulararea of the cuitic arts.

The 1979 competition will befor design of assembly space forthe liturgy, including access andaccommodation for the handi­capped.

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By Father John Dietzen

Last week's column and thisone are a little heavier than 1usually prefer, but 1 believe theywill be helpful. A reader askedfor a basic summary of the mar­riage laws of the church. Inlight of the numerous questionsthis column receives concerningthe possibility of an annulmentor remarriage, such a summarymight answer many questionsabout specific cases as they nor­mally apply to the United States.

Last week we talked about thechurch's rules for her own mem­bers, and how the church con­siders marriages between non­Catholics as true perhaps evensacramental marriages.

We also said that the churchdoes claim authority to dissolvecertain marriages in most situa­tions where a person who isCatholic marries for a secondtime, and we want to explainthat today.

'If one of the partners in avalid marriage is not baptized(wherever that marriage tookplace), such a marriage may bedissolved by the church so thata later mariage may be true andvalid. This procedure is based ona passage in Saint Paul (I Corin­thians 7,12-15) in which Pauldiscusses marriages and remar­riages of new converts to Chris­tianity.

For at least 1,500 years, thechurch has interpreted thisteaching as giving it the rightto dissolve marriages of un­baptized people "in favor of thefaith" - that is, for the goodof their faith.

Such procedures may be oftwo kinds:

-1. Pauline Privilege, namedafter Saint Paul. This methodis used to dissolve the validmarriage of two non-baptizedpersons, if one of the partnerswishes to become a Catholic andmarry a Catholic. These casesare usually decided by the mar­riage tribunals of the local di­ocese.

- 2. Privilege of the Faith.Through this approach, thechurch dissolves a valid marri­age of a baptized person(whether that individual' isCaholic or Protestant) with apartner who is not baptized.Here, one spouse is baptized atthe time of the marriage; in thePauline Privilege procedure,both are unbaptized.

Normally, Privilege of theFaith cases are decided by offi­cials in Rome.

Finally, one more word aboutannulment, which is a formaldeclaration that what seemed tobe a valid marriage was neverreally a marriage at all. Notecarefully that this is differentfrom dissolving a marriage thatis truly already in eXistence.

In most annulment proceduresit makes no difference whetherthe people involved are Catholic

12 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Foil River-Thur., Dec. 21,1978

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FRANCIS LIBERMANN

Francis Libermann

Jesus really liked the earnestyoung man. He smiled at himlovingly and told him, "Yes,there is something more. If youreally want to live happily, youmust do one more thing. Go andsell everything you own. Giveall the money to the poor. Thencome back and be my friend."

This was not what the youngman had expected to hear. Selleverything and give away themoney to poor people, strangers!

Slowly and sadly. he walkedaway from Jesus.

If you were that young man.how would you feel? Whatwould you do?

him. So he asked, "Which ones?"Jesus said, "You shall not

kill"; "You shall not steal";"You shall not lie"; "Respectyour parents and be good tothem."

Still more disappointed, theyoung man replied, "I do keepthose commandments. I havekept them since I was a child.There must be something more,isn't there?"

True, God's healing does notoverlay our human defeats incelestial gold leaf, leaving us asgreat baroque art pieces. It doesnot offer the same being-taken­care-of-forever which banks inour society offer. But neitherdoes it encourage unhealthy anddefeatist atttudes, leaving uswith non-producLve patternswhich we repeat because, atleast, they are familiar.

Sometimes God's healingdoesn't seem to reach deepenough. We feel like charactersin deep need of a better author.

Being at peace with God doesnot always mean being at peace,however. The truly religiousperson admits that evil exists.Senseless things happen; goodpeople fall under the wheel ofothers' ill-will; others fall undertheirs.

The human tendency to layguilt trips is also almost univer­sally denied. "Others manipu­late. make me feel small, inade­quate. But, you see, I understandthat they do and 'ergo' I do notdo that myself to anyone." Actu­ally that is nonsense. We allhave human failings, and this isone of them.

And when we are feeling sorryfor ourselves because life is un­rewarding and unfair, it will putihings into perspective if we re­call the earthly reward Jesuswas given for his goodness. Per­haps then we can thank him forthe reward of sharing his king­dom after we end our struggleson earth.

These feelings are distressing,and possibly a number of us feelthis way. But we should stop amoment and realize that we arenot perfect, even though we maylive exemplary lives. It we taketime to examine one day, anyday, we will realize that wecould have done something bet­ter. And when things do notseem to be working out for us,even though we try to be trueto our Christianity, it is humanto feel that God is not rewardingus.

What we hear from pulpitsabout becoming better p~opie isabout healing, which ::omes inrecognizing the evil within andoutside ourselves. If we listenwell, we can learn how healingcan happen to us.

All of us know the harsh mo­ment when we are accused ofsomething and then left, aban­doned to our pain and our insuf­ficiency. An increased sense ofself-worthlessness takes a longtime to heal.

The young man was disap­pointed. Jesus seemed to be say­ing no more than what he al­ready knew. But maybe Jesusmeant other commandmentsthan those his parents had taught

By Janaan Manternach

There was once a young manwho wanted more than anythingto be happy. His parents werevery rich and gave him manythings. But they knew thatmoney and possessions alonecould not make anyone happy.So they taught him to keep God'slaws if he really wanted to behappy. He did his best as hewas growing up and he did keepGod's laws.

One day the rich young manheard that Jesus was in town.People said Jesus was a greatteacher, who spoke of life andhappiness like no one else. Theman thought Jesus might knowthe secret of how he could reallylive a happy life.

Jesus looked at the eageryoung man and said simply. "Ifyou want to be happy, keep thecommandments."

The Healing Power of God

For Children

By Mary C. Maher

"I pay taxes. I am good to myfamily. I give to charity ... paychurch support. I try to save theenvironment. Yet I go to churchevery Sunday and hear that Iought to do better. How can Jbe expected to do !J1ore? Withthe little time I have left over,I hate to spend it feeling guiltyabout what I don't do. And Jdon't have an easy life. I don'tseem to be' reaping God's re­wards."

this community, allowing it tobe absorbed in the already eixst­ing Spiritans. He extended inthis way his care for abandonedstudents, teachers and scholars.In the end he propagated an un­believable variety of other worksfor all kinds of abandoned souls.

Many of his followers couldnot immediately grasp the steadydeepening of his life direction.Instead, they would fixate onsome initial work accepted byhim that embodied only one as­pect of his vision. Hence, untilthe end of his life, he sufferedthe abandonment of betrayal byhis own followers.

Libermann's spirituality origi­nates in his experience that aperson achieves his unique lifefrom only when he abandonshimself to his divine life direc­tion. This abandonment impliesan acceptance of one's naturewith its gifts and limitations, in­cluding one's bodily needs.

Francis frowned on a multi­tude of petty devotions or in­volvement in numerous asceticalpractices. He recommended re­maining in the presence of God.The rest follows spontaneously.

Abandonment to God's direc­tion made him suspicious of per­fectionism: "Beware of thatimagination which makes youdemand perfection in human be­ings, in organizations and inthings in general. .. We willencounter imperfection whereverwe encounter human beings." . .

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IBy Fr. Adrian van Kaam, C.S.Sp.

,Francis Libermann, a spiritualmaster of the first half of the19th century, communicates ashis main message abandonmentto Our Lord so that we mayovercome our abandonment ofsoul. To appreciate his messagewe should be aware of the manyabandonments Francis' himselfexperienced.

He was born in France onApril 12, 1802, to Rabbi LazarusLibermann. He shared the aban­donment Jewish families felt atthat time. Growing up, he metthe inner abandonment of acrisis of faith. This trial endedwith his conversion to the Cath­olic faith.

He entered the seminary ofSt. SuIpice in aris. There he wasstruck by epileptic convulsions,preventing his advance to orders.So they kept him as a helper ofthe seminary bursar, doing littlejobs around the house.

Running errands in Paris, henever crossed the bridges over

. the Seine without the urge tocast himself into the water be­low. Even within his room hedared not keep a knife or othersharp object. Abandonment toGod saved him from despair.

After 10 years of suffering,the seminarian was sufficientlycured to be ordained a priest. Inthe meantime he had founded areligious community. Initially, itwould care for abandoned soulsin some of the colonies ofFrance. Later on he dissolved

Rich ManBy Father Jo'hn J. Castelot

The story of the rich youngman introduces a Gospel pas­sage dealing with the problemposed by riches in leading aChristian life. The basic text isthat of Mark, but Matthew andLuke, while following it quiteclosely, adapted it in varyingdegrees.

The man is rich in all threeaccounts, but Matthew says hewas young, and Luke makes hima ruler of some sort. But thereare more significant differences.The man asks Jesus: "Goodteacher, what must I do to sharein everlasting We?" (Mark 10:17).

He is a sincere, attractive fel­low, not content to live a merelygood life, but anxious to acquirea greater degree of holiness. Theterm "everlasting" or "eternal"life, very comm:m in John, is notrestricted to it1; temporal mean­ing of life in et,ernity; it signifiesrather a quality of life, a sharein Godlikeness that can be real­ized here on earth. It is this theman is seeking, hoping perhapsthat Jesus will give him somesecret esoteric formula.

Instead, he gets, at least at theoutset, a strange reply almostlike a brush-off: "Why do youcall me good? No one is goodbut God alone," (Mark 10:18).

Later generations had troublewith this blunt statement ofJesus. Even Matthew seems tohave found it embarrassing, forhe changed the dialogue to read:"Teacher, what good must I doto possess everlasting life?"Jesus answered: "Why do youquestion me ab:>ut what is good?There is One who is Good. . :'(Matthew 19:Hi-17).

Contrary to a popular miscon­ception, Jesus did not go ardnndclaiming to be' "God:' Son ofGod though he was, he was also'an authentic human being. Assuch, he acknowledged his de­pendence upon his Father foreverything, an admission espe­cially explicit in the fourth Gos­pel, for all its clear statementsof the divinity of Christ.

Jesus reassured the man thatif there was any secret aboutliving a Godlike life, it was anopen secret. He simply referredhim to the keeping of the Com­mandments, and the man, per­haps a bit disappointed, an­swered: "Teacher, I have keptall these since my childhood"This was not a pompous boast,like that made by the pharisee inJesus' parable of the Phariseeand the Publican. It was a sim­ple, rather ingenuous statementof fact.

Jesus' reaction speaks volumes(and it is strange indeed thatneither Matthew nor Luke re­tained it): "Th,en Jesus looked athim with love and told him,"There is one thing more you

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carols with congregational par­ticipation. The Cathedral choirwill sing for the vigil itself, tobe celebrated by Bishop Cronin.

ST. JOHN OF GOD,SOMERSET

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SACRED HEART,FALL RIVER. CCD classes are suspended un­

til Sunday, Jan. 7.Youth group members will

make a Christmas retreat thisweekend at La Salette Center,Attleboro.

Decorations may be placed onthe Jesse Tree in the church andgifts for nursing home patientsmay be ieft beneath it.

SSe PETER AND PAUL,FALL RIVER

New schedules for lectors, Eu­charistic ministers and altarboys are available in the sacris­ty.

ST. STANISLAUS,FALL RIVER

The first Diocesan ServiceCommittee of the CharismaticRenewal will be installed in cere­monies presided over by BishopCronin at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29.

Still, he realizes that hisfriend is restless with what heconsiders his own ordinariness,and tells him how he can satisfythat restlessness. It is obviouslynot a demand he would make oneveryone, and Matthew recastsJesus' words to make it clearthat he is suggesting somethingunusual: "If you seek perfection,go, sell your possessions. . ,"(Matthew 19:21). But, to returnto Mark's account, "At thesewords 'the man's face fell. Hewent away sad, for he had manypossessions."

In all three versions there fol­lows a series of sayings on thegeneral theme of riches in thelife of the Christian. The inci­dent itself illustrates how attach­ment to riches can stand betweena person and his genuine desirefor a more intimate relationshipwith the Lord.

But the sayings touch upon thestill more tragic situation ofpeople who are so enamored ofwealth that it becomes a rivalclaimant with God for their alle­giance. Clearly the man in theGospel story didn't fall into thisunhappy category - "Jesuslooked at him with love" - andthe sayings are not an indict­ment of riches in themselves orof the rich. But they are a warn­ing against fashioning for our­selves golden calves, idols whichcan bar our entry into the King­dom.

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Each parish family is asked tocontribute one homemade orbought ornament for the churchtrees. They may be placed onthe tree before or after anyweekend Mass. Those wishingto donate poinsettias for thechurch may also bring them thisweekend.ST. ANNE,FALL RIVER

A penance service will be heldat 3 p.m. Saturday in the lowerchurch.

Thanks are expressed to ananonymous donor who gave theschool $1,000 for purchase ofnew textbooks; to Cecile Michnoand her Girl Scouts for donating100 toys to the parish nursery;to Denise and John Kochanskifor preparing students for aschool drug program; and to an­other anonymous donor whogave $25 to the parish generalfund.

ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL,FALL RIVER

Music for the 10 a.m. MassSunday will include "Of theFather's Love Begotten" and the15th century carol, "There Is NoRose."

The Christmas vigil liturgy at5 p.m. Sunday will be precededby a choral prelude of Christmas

Rich Man

Libermann

Continued from Page Twelvemust do. Go and sell what youhave and give it to the poor; youwill then have treasure inheaven. After that, come andfollow me." (Mark 10:21).

The man has made no claim toheroic virtue or anything of thesort. He has simply kept theCommandments. And for thatJesus responds not with cold ap­proval or even warm admira­tion, but with love, thus estab­lishing the deepest of interper­sonal relationships.

Continued from Page Twelveparticularly careful to overcomethe embarrassment you may feel. . . in the company of men ofthe world. . . . Such embarrass­ment engenders a. sort of stiff­ness, a kind of shyness thatgives one the air of being ill­humored and stand-offish. . .You ought to like all people, nomatter how they may feel aboutreligious principles or aboutyou."

For Francis the main conditionand the finest fruit of this spir­ituality of abandonment was anattitude which he described overand over again. He called it"douceur" or gentleness. It isthe fruit of graced self posses­sion gained through growth inabandonment to our divine lifedirection.

Deitada nas palhinhas, aquela ternacriancinha ~ 0 Verbo de Deus, 0 pr~prioDeus. Tudo se fez por meio d'Ele e semEle nada se·fez. Ele ~ a Palavra viva, a

Iimagem do Pai, gerado antes de todos os se-culos. No princ!pio era 0 Verbo, 0 Verboestava junto de Deus e 0 Verbo era Deus. Eo Verbo se fez carne e habitou entre n~s.

Sendo 0 Senhor do Universo, quer pre­cisar de Maria e de Jose, que 0 cuidem e 0defendam. Nasce na pobreza mais extrema.Para nos dar uma lil~o de humi~dade. Paraque aprendamos todos algo que e fundamen­tal para a nossa vida.

Desde 0 princIpio da Humanidade 0 ho­mem aspirou a ser mais do que ~, nada me­nos que ser i~ual a Deus. Adro deixa-seseduzir com a promessa da serpente: Sereiscomo deuses. Mais tarde, em Babel, cegospelo orgulho, os homens querem construir,uma torre que che~ue ao ceu. Uma e outraexperi~ncia trouxeram a desilus~6 a Huma­nidade, a experi~ncia amarga da sua surdeze 0 desentendimento entre os homens.

o caminho da soberba nunca leva anada de born.

Hoje reina soberana no cora~~o doshomens do nosso tempo. Democracia ~ hoje adesculpa, na cabe~a de muitos, para n~o

respeitar ninguem. Fala-se muito de direi-. .tos e nada de deveres. E 0 eu que pretendereinar tir~nico por toda a part~, levandoapenas a destruifao e tornando este mun­do poluido e inabitavel.

Olhemos a lirao do Pres~pio. Jesusveio divinizar-nos. A quantos 0 receberamdeu-lhes 0 poder de se tornarem filhos deDeus. E foi da sua plenitude que todos n6srecebemos. Ensina-nos 0 caminho do endeu-

*samento born. E 0 da humildade. Quem se hu-milha ser~ exaltado.

Quando nos convida a imit~-l'O ~ pre­cisamente na Sua humildade. Aprendei deMim, que sou manse e humilde de cora~ro.

Somos humildes colocando-nos em nossolugar. Reconhecendo a nossa situaf~o decriaturas, seres que existem pela genero­sidade de Deus, que nos criou enos con­serva. Humildade ~ a verdade. Somos 0 nadadiante do tudo.

A nossa vida h~-de ser para dar gl~­ria a Deus. Nao podemos invemtar deuses detarimba, promover-nos a nOs ou a outrospara ocupar 0 lugar de Deus. ~ que espre­mer as nossas aCT~es para dar a Deus todaa gloria, dizendo ao Senhor que queremosfazer tudo para the agradar. Teremos deestar atentos ao orgulho que se mete e rec­t1ficar as inten¥~es muitas vezes ao dia.

Uma forma de h~ildaae ~ a gratid:o.Sabendo dar ~rayas pelas coisas boas quetemos e que s~o uma dadiva de Deus.

Outra forma de humildade e servir osoutros e faz~-lo com alegria. Foi assimque Jesus viveu. Ele veio nro para ser ser­vido para servir. E deixou bern claro: todoo que quiser eQtre vos ser 0 maior seja 0

vosso servo.A humildade ~ garantia de eficacia

humana e sobrnatural. As espigas vergadass~o as que t~m abundtncia de trigo.

A humildade e 0 caminho para a ale­gria. Encontrareis a paz para as vossasalmas, diz-nos 0 Senhor. Que a Virgem eS~o Jos~ nos ensinem a ~alhardia de servir

*alegremente e de procurar semp~e a gloriade Deus.

A Verdade E A VidaBirigida pelo Rev. Edmond Rego

NATAL DO SENHOR

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Bishop Feehan'National Honor Society mem­

Mrs visited two nursing homesbefore vacation. Santa and hiselves distributed gifts and carolswere sung. Sister Suzanne andSister Carolanne, moderators,accompanied the students.

Winners of a recent Spell-Inat the Attleboro high schoolwere Jeanne Lynch, Steven Fa­chada, Susan Diaz, and MichelleGiordane, who received prizesand certificates.

Feehan cheerleaders earnedsecond place in a cheerleadingcompetition at Norton HighSchool.

John Polce, a member of themusic ministry of St. Margaretparish, Rumford, R.I., was guestspeaker in the religion classeslast week. He has published tworecords of songs of Christianwitness, and he spoke on theChristian life to students.

Senior Michelle Morin spokeat Monday's Science CareersClub meeting.

nervous. So the seatmate offer­ed to watch for him, and theyswitched seats. As· the trainrounded the last curve, the ex­convict heard his new friendsing out, "Look, look!" He did.

The whole tree was white withribbons.

This I would like to say toparents in this holiday season.Bring your children home. Rec­oncile, forgive, understand andstart over. And get out thoseribbons!

Bishop StangBy Suzanne Seguin

Christmas activities have in­cluded a homeroom decorati'ngcontest; a trip to La SaletteShrine, Attleboro, sponsored bythe Student Involvement Com­mittee; and a Mass at whichbaby gifts, presented at the of­fertory, were collected for needyfamilies.

A Mass preceded the annualNational Honor Society induc­tion ceremony.

Holy F'amily

A recruiting team of studentsled by William P. Gushue, vice­principal, visited area schoolspiror to diocesan entrance ex­aminations.

Classroom windows, season­ally decorated by Mike Lavalleeand Gordon Goes under the di­rection of Janice Twarog, artteacher, deserve special men­tion.

saying he would understand ifthey did not want him homeagain; but if they did want him,they were to tie a white ribbonaround an apple tree bough thathe knew was visible from thetrain. If there was no ribbon, hewould not get off the train andwould never bother them again.

As the train drew nearer hishome, he became even more

focus on youth•••By Cecilia Belanger

STANG STUDENTS from St. Rita's parish, Marion, meet with their pastor, FatherJohn J. Steakem, former school chaplain, at a luncheon sponsored by the North Dart­mouth' high school to acquaint parish priests with its curriculum and activities. (SisterGertrude Gaudette Photo)

Whenever young people tellme of being "displaced" at home,at school, on a bus, in a plane,in some group, I think of Maryand Joseph the night our Lordwas born. How Joseph made nofuss at the door of th~ inn thatmemorable night. No imploringthe innkeeper to at least cleara little space for his wife aboutto give birth.

Even at the moment of hisbirth, Jesus displaced no one. The New Bedford school out­He was born outside the,~. did itself as. it marked. SpiritLater he would die outside the-, .Week precedmg the openmg ofcity. The Holy Family did not its-....b.asketball season.put anybody out, as the saying Old' socks were prescribed forgoes. Take heart, those on the "Sock it to Coyle-Cassidy Day."outside of things. Hat and Tie Day, Blue & Gold

The soul that is in touch with Day, and Clash Day were follow­that Child takes care not to ed by Blue and White Day withharm, not to displace. Some school colors much in evidence.people reach the top but on their Points were gained each day asway they make shambles of classes vied with one another.other lives. Sister Eugenia Margaret's sopho-

Tie Some Ribbons! more homeroom captured theIn this Christmas season I prize - no uniforms the fol­

received a letter from a lady lowing day. The program w.aswho has for 10 years befriended conducted by Holy. FamIlya teenager who had been c~eerleaders led by LOUIse Cor­thrown out of her own home. mler.In those years there has been Hundreds of snowflakes dec-no communication between the orated the auditorium as the.girl and her parents. music department, directed by

'But now the runaway, married Arthur Buckley, presented itsand with a child of her own, has Christmas program. Soloistsbecome homesick, but is afraid were Michelle Despres and Don­to communicate with her parents na 'Langlois. Members of thefor fear they might again shut Triple Trio were Arlene Cor­the' door in her face. To them derre, Michelle Despres, Annand to all such parents I would Uugan, Diane Fabian, Celestesay, "Tie some ribbons on a Gauthier, Sharon Jeronimo, Don­tree!" What does that mean? na Langlois, Sharon Machado

Well, there was a train trav- and Lynn. Poyant. Father Jimeler in the hill country of West and Sister Charlotte were in dis­Virginia. He seemed very ner- guise as Mr. and Mrs. Santa.vous and at last his seatmateasked what was wrong.

The man hesitatingly explain­ed that he had been a prisonerfor many years. Now he was.heading home, but was very un-certain of his family's welcome.Since he and they were almostilliterate, there had been verylittle communication during hisjail term.

So he had dictated a letter

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o Holy Nighto holy night! the stars are brightly shining,It is the night of the dear Savior's birth. .Long lily the world in sin and error pining.Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,For yonder breaks a new and glorious mom.Fallon your knees! 0 hear the angel voices!o nigbt. divine! 0 night when Christ was borno night divine! 0 night, () night divine!Led by the light of faith serenely beaming.With gl:owing hearts by His cradle we stand.So, led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,Here Cl:lIJle the wise men from the Orient land.The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger,In all (Iur trials born to be our friend;He knows our need, to our weakness no stranger;Behold your King! Before Him lowly bend!Behold your King! Your King, before Him bend.

It is Christmas 1978. Many of its sights, sounds and feelingsare familiar, for we have known many past Christmasses. Is this'holy night any d.ifferent from the past? Yes!

To walk the road of life in 1978 is not the same as in 1977 orany past years. This year we have smiled new smiles, wept newtears and hoped for new expressions of our dreams.

We see that the world of 1978 still searches for the truth thatwill free it from the chains of hate. But each year the need growsstronger. Will the light in our hearts still glow in the face of agrowing darkness manifeste~ in greed, insensitivity and pride? Thecry of the world is for a new belief in itself.

. Our holy night still glows with Bethlehem's brightly shiningstars. We are empowered to walk forward into 1979, knowing thatGod still walks with us.

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THE ANCHOK-Thurs., Dec. 21, 1978

news"The Deer Hunter" (Universal)

depicts the impact of the Viet­nam waJ;' on three young Russian­-American steelworkers (RobertDe Niro, Christopher Walken,John Savage) linked by friend­ship, ethnic identity and a lovefor deer hunting. Nudity, roughlanguage and a graphic depictionof the consequences of Russianroulette are offensive. R, B

TV FilmSat., Dec. 30, 9 p.m. (CBS)

"Demon Seed" (United Artists):Scientists build an artificialbrain which proceeds to propa­gate itself with the unwilling as­sistance of the wife of one of itscreators. Her humiliating pre­dicament, together with briefsnatches of nudity and profanity,give this film a "morally objec­tionable in part for all" rating.R, B

On TelevisionTuesday, Dec. 26, 8·9 p.m.

(CBS) "Any Place But Here."The plight of mental patientsdischarged into communities un­prepared to accept them is ex­amined by Bill Moyers.

•movietv,Symbols following film reviews indicate

both general and Catholic Film Officeratings, which do not always coincide.

General ratings: G-suitable for gen·eral viewing; PG-parental guidance sug·gested; R-restricted, unsuitable forchildren or younger teens.

Catholic ratings: Al-approved forchildren and adults; A2-approved foradults and adolescents; A3-approved foradults only; B-objectionable in part foreveryone; A4-separate classification(given to films not morally. offensivewhich, however, require some analysisand explanation); C-condemned.

New Films"Superman" (Warners) is the

well-known story of Clark Kent,mild-mannered reporter, actuallya visitor from another planet,capable of incredible deeds ofstrength and valor. This film

.version, starring ChristopherReeve and Margot Kidder, hasscenes (such as the destructionof Krypton, Superman's homeplanet) which may be frighten­ing to young children and thereare a few double entendres, butin general it is enjoyable enter­tainment. PG, A2

IN THE DIOCESE

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Directors

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To all: sincere wishes forhappy and healthy holidays, andthat God may bless you alwaysand in all ways.

the Girls' State Meet she fin­ished seventh.

Miss Hiller was 26th in theMassachusetts State CoachesAssociation Meet and qualifiedfor the state finals by comingin 14th in the Eastern Mass.Girls' Division III Meet. Unfor­tunately, illness preven~ed herfrom competing in the finals.

Attleboro High School gar­nered 372 points to win the Eas­tern Mass. Swimming Associa­tion Southern Conference's Re­lay Carnival in New BedfordHigh School last Saturday.

Seekonk had 278 points, NewBedford High 266, Middleboro170, Milford 160, Taunton 123,Randolph 98, Durfee 78.

By BILL MORRISSETTE

InterscholasticSports

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Howard C. Doane Sr. • Gordon L. Homer

Howard C. Doane Jr. Robert L. Studley

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Taunton in Maior Upset in CYO HockeyTaunton posted the major up- and Rochester took a 5-2 de­

set of the Bristol County Cath· cision from Somerset-Freetown.olic Hockey League session when As a result of those games,it blanked defending champion South's lead over New BedfordFall River South, 3-0, in the has been out to five points.Driscoll Rink, Fall River, last South has 20 points, New Bed­Sunday night. It was South's ford 15, Taunton 13, Somerset­first defeat since Oct. 1 when Freetown and Rochester 11,the Southies dropped a 4-2 de- North 8 in the standings. Thecision to Somerset-Freetown. It league will be idle until Jan. 7was also the first time South because of the holidays.failed to score in the 13 gamesplayed thus far this season.

In other games last -Sundaynight, runnerup New Bedforddefeated Fall River North, 3-0,

Stang's Hiller is An All-StarStephanie Hiller of Bishop

Stang High School has beennamed to the New BedfordStandard-Times' all-star crosscountry team for the New Bed­ford area.

Miss Hiller was the No. 3runner on the Spartans' crosscountry team, which includesboys. She was undefeated amonggirls in dual meet competionsand was the first girl to finishin the Southeastern Mass. Div·ision III meet.

Diocesan Schools Active in Hockey, BasketballBishop Connolly High's Cou- Youth Center, New Bedford, and

gars wind up their pre-confer- visit Coyle-Cassidy at 7:30 p.m.ence hockey schedule at home Tuesday.to New Bedford High at 8 to- Wednesday night, BishopIlight in the Driscoll Rink, Fall Stang High will be host to Dur­River, and against Our Lady of fee in a non-league game. Dur­Providence High School at 4 fee's hockey team will be hostp.m. Wednesday in the North to Bishop Feehan High in aProvidence Arena. non-league game at noon Tues-

In basketball the Cougars will day in the Driscoll Rink.be home tomorrow night to Other non-league hoop gamesNew Bedford High and will visit tomorrow night list Case at NewFairhaven Wednesday night in Bedford Voke-Tech, Harwich atDivision One Southeastern Mass. Wareham, Apponequet at WestConference games. Other Divi- Bridgewater, Chatham at West­sion One games tomorrow night port, Dighton-Rehoboth at Oldhave Barnstable at Durfee, Fair- Rochester, Old Colony Voke athaven at Attleboro .and Dart- Sacred Heart. In hockey Bournemouth at Somerset. is host to Wareham tomorrow

On the non-league basketball night in the Gallo Arena, andcircuit Holy Family High will Dartmouth takes on Old Ro­meet an Alumni quintet at 8 chester Saturday night in thep.m. tomorrow in the Kennedy Hetland Rink, New Bedford.

She finished second in theDartmouth High Invitationalmeet in which she gave Somer­set's great runner, Marilyn Fer­nandes, strong competition. In

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blessings and for your enduring faith and trust, we say thanks.

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