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MRS. EUGENE J. DIONNE
CausesSchools
due to a substantial rise in operating costs but was based on theassumption that the state aidbill would be upheld.
He said the latest increase,bringing tuition up to $300, "isthe immediate and direct effectof the adverse Supreme Courtdecision."
Families with more than onechild in archdiocesan high school·will be charged $300 for the firstchild, $250 for the second, andno tuition. for any additionalchildren attending the schools.
The superintendent estimatedthat fewer than 25 per cent ofparish elementary schools chargetuition. More than 50 per, c,entare likely to start charging tuition this year, he said.
DecisionHike in
GILBERT M. CORDA
PHILADELPHIA (NC) - A$100 hike in annual tuition atCatholic high schools here isbecause of the U. S. SupremeCourt decision against certainforms of state aid to privateschools, according to the super-.intendentof archdiocesanschools.
The increase is the second announced in two months by Msgr.Francis B. Schulte. The firstcame June 15, before the Supreme Court struck down aPennsylvania law that gave stateaid to private schools for secularinstruction.
The first increase of $70raised tuition to a tentative $200for the 1971-72 school year. Thatincease, Msgr. Schulte said, was
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terms of Rev. Msgr. Thomas F. He holds membership in theWalsh, Rev. Msgr. Leo J. Duarte, American,' Massachusetts andJudge Beatrice Hancock Mul- Bristol County Bar Associations.laney and Dr. James Nicoletti. He is also a member of the
Father Keliher American Judicature Society.Rev. Cornelius J. Keliher, the A member of St. Michael Par-
pastor of St. Mary Parish in ish, Fall River, he is PresidentNorth Attleboro was ordained of the Parish Council and treato the Priesthood in May 21, surer of St. Michael's Federal1932 by Most Rev. James E. Credit Union.Cassidy. ' He resides at 587 North Under-
He has held assignments in St. wood Street, Fall River, with hisPatrick Parish, Wareham; Our wife and three children.Lady of the Assumption, Oster- Mrs. Dionneville; St. Louis Parish; Fall River; Mrs. Eugene J. Dionne, theSS. Peter and Paul Parish, Fall widow of the late Dr. EugeneRiver; St. Mary Parish, Hebron- J. Dionne, a prominent Fallville. River dentist, is presently a
Father Keliher has also served teacher of French at St. Math~euas a Chaplain in the U. S. Navy; Parish School, Fall River.Chaplain of Catholic Nurses in She is the daughter of the latethe Diocese of Fall River; Direc- Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Galipeautor of Hospitals' alid Nursing of Taunton. A graduate ' ofAssociations. --Bridgewater College, Mrs. Dionne
Father Ferreira has taught at North Attleboroo'rdained to the Priesthood on High School; Pearl School in
April 2, 1960, Rev. Manuel P. New York; and Dighton HighFerreira, pastor of St. John the School where she was head of
, Baptist Parish, New Bedford, has the French Department.held assignments in St. Elizabeth Mrs. Dionne has' been aParish, Fall River; Our Lady of trustee of the Fall River PublicMt. Carmel Parish, New Bedford. Library since 1963, a member of
He has also served as Notary the 'Board of Directors for theand Advocate of the Diocesan Science Fair, Co-chairman of theTribunal and Chaplain to the United Fund in 1967 and holdsAmerican Legion Post 1 of New membership in the Women'sBedford. Club of Fall River, the Women's
Attorney Coroa Guild of St. Mathieu Parish andAttorney Gilbert Coroa has St. Anne's Hospital.
practiced law in Fall River for She is the mother of Lucie13 years. He is Assistant Clerk Anne Dionne, a teacher in theof Courts for Bristol County and Fall River Public Schools andtreasurer of the 'Fall River Bar Eugene J. Dionne Jr., an honorAssociation. student at Harvard University.
New· Members
REV. MANUEL P. FERREIRA
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REV. CORNELIUS J. KELIHER
For Education BoardFour
Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin,S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, today appointed two priests andtwo of the laity to the DiocesanBoard of Education.
Appointed were: Rev. Cornelius J. Keliher, pastor of St.Mary Parish, No. Attleboro;Rev. Manuel P. Ferreira, pastorof St. John the Baptist Parish,New Bedford; Attorney GilbertCoroa, a member of St. MichaelParish, Fall River; Mrs. EugeneJ. Dionne, a member of St.Mathieu Parish, Fall River.
The new appointees will fillthe vacancies on the Board created by the expiration of the
PRICE 10¢$4.00 per year
BUFFALO (NC)-Denouncing"anti-Christ gibberi~h" taught inlocal schools, Bishop James A.McNulty said here that his diocesan religious education officehas been assigned "to keep ourCatholic schools Catholic indoctrine, morality, virtue andgood manners."
In a brief pastoral tetter onCatholic education, Bishop McNulty called some teachers"false prophets." He said studentshave startled their parents bycoming home from religious instruction classes and saying theydon't have to attend Mass, goto confession, honor their parents or obey the Pope.
He blamed this on teacherswho have imposed on the students "their own negatives" and"ideas far removed from the authentic teachings of Christ."
"These negatives are not thedoctrine of the Church built byChrist," the bishop said. "Theycontradict that heritage of truththat belongs to the Church. Thequestion naturally arises. How ANNIVERSARY: Mostcould this happen? That anti- Rev.' 'Daniel A. Cronin,~hrist tea.chings could b~ found S T D B" ho of Fall RiverIn CatholIc schools or In Con- , . . ., is P . . 'fraternity classes? ' , ',Will observe the Third Anm-
"The answer is 'false proph-versary of his Ordination toets.'''' the Episcopacy on Sunday,
Bishop McNulty said the September 12 and will celeCathol~c, schools must be kept b t the H) A.M. parishCatholIc as they "move on to ra e . ,new frontiers of excellence in Mass m St. Mary s Catheour secular studies.dral, Fall River, on that day.
Asks ChrisltIn Teaching
color Dreamcoat," and "JesusChrist, Superstar." '
This is not because he considers himself reactionary, Haassaid, but because he believesthese two compositions, whilegood in spots, are more theatrical than liturgical and would distract from the service ratherthan inhance it. "Godspell," onthe other hand, had some liturgical merit, he said.
Haas said that some music hasbeen passed off as a jazz Mass,while in reality it is neither jazznor liturgical and is better suited",for dancing or a tavern.
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An Anchor of the Soul, Sure and Firm-St. Paul
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Director's Warning
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School Closings'~tlit Taxpayers
SEATTLE (NC) - If Catholicschools in the state of Washington were to close and their students sent to public schools, itwould 'cost state residents anextra $26 million a year in taxes,a survey here reports.
The figure was derived by anational firm of certified publicaccountants which' did a study
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Fall River, Mass., Thursday, .Sept. 9, 1971
Vol. 15, No. 36
Music in MassesOn Trash Spiral
DETROIT (NC) - There arefolk Masses, guitar Masses, jazzMasses and traditional Masses,but there is also a lot of musical trash in some Masses.
This charge by Karl Haas, finearts director' for a Detroit radiostation, wa's made before morethan 1,000 participants at a liturgy conference here. The conference was co-sponsored by theDetroit archdiocesan Institutefor Continuing Education andthe Department of Worship.
. By trash, Haas said he was~ 'referring to some music being':" l,lsed at contemporary Masses.:. He called the music inappropri. -ate, poorly composed,. cacophon,ous and often performed by ama;. teurs whose main talent, hef; cl~imed, is the ownership of' a'1, gUItar.<'s .Haas cautioned church musii,~ ~ians not to be swayed by novi '''1~lty and urged them not to aban-
'.don tested and worthwhile formsdor experimentation's sake. Vati'~;can Council II, he said; .did not
'::deV'land the tossing asfde of alltradition for innovations.
Instead, Haas advised musi~
cians when selecting liturgicalmusic to keep in mind that "theworship of God must be approached with respect."
Th'e purpose of music in theliturgy is four-fold, Haas said:It should inspire worshipers andclergy, induce a mood of prayer,aid imagination and understanding and establish decorum. Decorum, Haas said, is not induced,by some current music.
i , Two popular compositionsI • Haas would not recommend for~'.'liturgical celebrations were "Jo
seph and the Amazing Techni-
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,Vice~Pre$ident Defen,ds H~over,FBI"in, Sunday- Visitor' Article ',,',
HUNTINGTON' ' (NC) - Vice- demanded that Hoover 'retire,President Spiro Agnew has de- Agnew said that, age is not thefended J. Edgar Hoover' from real issue' in the anti-Hooverattacks by "presidential, aspi- effort.rants who apparently foresee "A more likely explanation issome political accretion from the the fact that he is' anathema toradical left if they challenge the the New LEft and extremists ofintegrity of the FBI and its long- ' every stripe, 'and, he doesn'ttime director." mince words iri calling attention, ,"These opportunists are being to them as dangerous' to theaided and abetted, by certain of, country," Agnew said.their friends in the liberal news The vice-president expressedmedia who au'tomatically shout confidence that both Hoover and'right on' every' time someone the FBI would survive the latestclaims ' his 'civil ,liberties have assuits and "will again triumphbeen threatened, ,regardless' of over their critics, and the Amerthe; transparency . of such ican people will be the winner,"charges," said Agnew in a· front- I
page bylined article iri the Sept.' Un.·v''ers.ety See's5 issue or' Our Sunday Visitor, anational Catholic weekly pub~ Me f F dIished, here in .Indiana: " ., ~SUS~o , un ,s, ,:Agnewsingied,qut twoDemo~ ',:WASI,iINGTON (NC~eorge-cr~tic,pr~sideritial ,~on~er.lders,' ,town' Univer~ity officia.Is hereSen",G,eorge, McGovern of, South . r~ported that ,an int~rrial audit
,Dakota and,Sen.',EdmundMuskie "indicates that'il former univer-:0(: Majrte; ~ as 'c~iti~s"O( tll"e' '76- sity ,official apparently' 'tnisused
, y~ar-ol!:l",FBI director: ", " " $83,000, some of which' finan'ced, '-,He' iii-belied McGovern, a lead-, an around:the-world trip. ' ,er,',of the: ~'Dump'Hoover"move-" . The results of the audit wereme'lit and,'s'aid IYIuskie: ,i~hare's " turned",over to the fraud section
" the phobia of those ~ho b~lieveof the U. S., attorney's office.t!te)are. under surveillance.'" ' Seymour Glanzer, chief of the
.Both senators have :critiCized ' ,fraud section, said the results ofHoover: for excessive,: s'urveiF "its investigation would be made
'lance; and Muskie has charged public shortly, ' ,that FBI agents spi~d on his Jesuit Father Robert J. Henle,1970 Earth Day activities. university president,- in a letter
'Political Odor' to, the member of the universityDiscounting McGovern's charg- community, id:ntified the off.icial
es, Agnew said it would tie up as Rob~rt J. DIXon, former dlreca fourth of the FBI's agents to tor?f student acti~ities.
maintain a ,surveillance as tight ?IXO~, ,Who reSIgned at t~eas the senator claims watches unIversIty s request last May, ISmembers of Congress alone. He a recent Georgetown graduatesaid that .F1U agents' had ob- who had ~een appointed to aserved Earth .Day' functions at_,Pos~' in ..the ",~~!ve~~!~y,~~~inistended by Muskieand discovered tratIOn rIght after graduatIon., 'that some speake~s, such as out- James F. Kelly, universityspoken leftist Rennie' Davis had viee-president for administrativepreached violence instead of affairs, who was in charge ofecology. ' the university's, investigation of
Agnew said it was not the ,the case, said the matter becamefirst time that the FBI and known last Spring when variousHoover have been assailed. But university clubs and, activitieshe added that whereas in the questioned items charged topast such attacks had come from them in university accounts.expected quarters-"enemies of Kelly said the investigationthe American system"-the lat- s~owed that Dixon w.as submitest assault was coming from an- tmg vouchers for\ gIfts, planeother direction. travel, and restaurant meals at-
"It gives off an unpleasant po- ~end~d by. gues!s "n?t appa~entlr.Iitical odor-perhaps for the first, mvol~ed, 1O. unIversIty busmesstime in history/' the vice-presi- and mdlcat10g on the vouchersdent commented. that the expenses were incurred
Agnew said that despite the on university business,fact that the presidential contenders' anti-FBI allegationscould be refuted, they still"could damage an outstandingAmerican institution."
'Anathema to Left'"If the FBI suffers from these
attacks, all law enforcement inAmerica will suffer," the' vicepresident said. And we can iIIafford that, particuiarly at a timein our history when the FBI and'the police of this nation have'their hands full maintaining or"der and preserving our institutions of government from thosewho would tear down our society,"
Noting that' some criti,cs have
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NAMED: Rev. 'William J."" -- , 'I '
Sh~veIton;' pastori 'of OurLady of. Mt. Gami~l Church,Seekonk· has been named. by,
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Bishop Cronin as ~haplain of", theSeekpnk Coun~il of' the'Knights" of Columbus' No.,5108.
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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Sept. 9;1971~ . . ,.".~ .'. .'2
SEPT. 12Rev. John J. Galvin, 1962, As
sistant, SS. Peter and Paul, FallRiver.
NecrologySEPT. 10
Rt. Rev. Felix S. Childs, 1969,Pastor Emeritus, Sacred HeartFall River. "
Rev. Hugo Dylla, 1966,. Pastor,St. Stanislaus, Fall River.
SEPT. 13Rev. Charles A., J. 'Donovan, .
1949, Pastor, Immaculate Conception, North Easton.
SEPT. 15Rev. Henry J. Mussely, 1934,
Pastor, St. John Baptist, FallRiver.
Rev. Brendan McNally, S.J.,1958, Holy Cross College,Worcester.
Rev. John J. Casey, 1969, Pastor, Immaculate Conception,North Easton.
SEPT. 16Rt. 'Rev. Jean A. Prevost, P.A.,
P.R., 1925, Pastor, Notre Dame,Fall River.
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THE ANCHORSecond CI~ss PoslaRe Paid at Fall River.
M,ass., Published e.ery Thursday at 410Highland A.e~ue. Fall Ri.er, Mass, 0272'by the CatholiC Press of the Diocese of FallRiver, Subscription price by mall, postpaid«,DO per Year.
St Louis 'University PerniitsKunstler to Speak on CCl.n1p~S '
ST. LOUIS (NC) - St. Louis opinions on ,the '~way' to effectUniversity officials said they dis- change are wrong;his courtroomagree with William Kunstler's actions have' been cited for con-
,views, but they' permitted the, t~mpt; his importance is minioutspoken attorney to speak on' mill;' arid' his' relevance is~ quescampus because a student group tionable:'~' ,had followed accepted 'universityprocedures i~ inviting him.
" K~~st!e,~, who has defended The Jesuit ,denied that Kunts-militant fe~tists and radicals, ,ler had, been invited' by the, uni-,'
,gave a talk, on the, campus on ,versity, or that his' appearance',A~g. 3.1. There were no inci- was an official' part of'dents. freshman -orient'ation activities.
He had been invited by an He, said he was, confident that,elected. student activity board, the students had sufficient intelwhich selects a series of speak~ Iigence to judge the. merit~ ofers for .a .campus lecture' pro- ,the attorney"'s talk.,,gram., Steve ,Loewy; chairman of the
Noting that some persons had state Young Americans for Free-'protested Kunstler',s planned ap- ~om 'chapter; had ,criticized the
, pearance, Jesuit Father Jerome ': universi,ty, saying:, "The appear~
J. Marchetti, ,the uniyersity~s ex- ance of 'William Kunstler .is, a ''ecutive yice-presidEmt and acting 'disgrace t.o the good name of St.presid~n,t.' said: Louis University, an affront to
University Policy thQse, who contribute to' its sup-", ...', port, and a betrayal of the confi-'
"Since the ',student group dence parents have shown in',which invited Mr. Kun'stler tol- " placing their sons 'and daughters,
lowed the presently approv~d there.'" 'procedures set' down in· the ", Kunstler warned 'in' his talk S h I C'I 'e
speakers' policy, he.will,pe al- . against a Joss of personal Iiber---:C o~ , 'os~nglowed to speak here., The' uni- ties through ,government wire-'" 'Continuedfr,om P~ge One' ,versity policy expressly states" t'apping, preventive' deteritionsponsored jOh1t1y by Archbishoi>'It. is understo.od that sponsor- ,'and spying. He cited the gov- Thomas A. Connolly :of Seattle,shIp of guest speakers does not, ,ernment's prosecution of the Bishop Bernard Topel of Spoimply approval or end9rsement, 'Harrisburg Six, the peace a~tiv- kane and Bishop Cotnelius M.either by the sponsoring, group ist group which includes priests Power of Yakima. Trye prelatesor the institution, of the views and nuns. authorized. the superintendentsexpressed.' " '" ', DenounclOg government lOva- of Catholic schools in their dio-
University ,alumni and. the sions of privacy, Kunstler said c'e~es 't9' contract for Ithe study,MissourLbranch of Young Amer- that "fear created in one spreads '" ' . , Jicans forFreed~m had' objected 'to all.". ,'. ",In compiling 'the potential costto Kunstler's appearance. They to 'taxpayers, the a<;counting firmcharged '. that the att<.>rneY has ' _" ~aid its figures were I based •o~advocated violence and' disrup- Defends ':"Gra'nt' J '~he' asstimption th~t the appro~-tive tactics in the past. ' ,,' .. ';" ",'.' J, '0 ' .. lmately, 38,000 pupIls enrolled'lO,
"I persomilly' do not agree To indian Group the 134 Catholic elem~~tary andsecondary schools in I Washing
with Mr. Kunstler's views nor ,ST. PAUL (NC) - The St. ton would be integratJd into thedo 'I condone' the disr~ptive Paul - Minneapolis archdiocesan state public schOOl system andcourtroom tactics which he is· re- Christian Sharing Fund hils de- that the· cost per student in theported to have engaged in," fended the militant American In- public: systemwoul~ remainFather Marchetti said. dian Movement as the best ex- constant for those abs6rbedfrom
"Speaking for the university, ample of a' self-help group it the closed Catholic schools.I can say that Mr. Kunstler's' has funded.' , !
Father PatrIck S. Clark, Seat-The endorsement of the Indian tie archdiocesan schools superin
group working for social change tendent noted when Ithe studyf '.' I~ame a ter a stor~y open hear-., was released that figures make
mg where CatholIcs protested no difference since thle possibleuse of C~F funds ~o help finance ,forced closing of' hna~ciallygroups mvolved m what they" pressed Catholic schools wouldt~rmed questionable legal activi- ~ constitute a significartt burdentIes.,. ,on Washington's taxp~yers.
Of all groups funded formally , ,by the CSF board, AIM was. • ' .chosen as the group' best fitting: Diocesan '~rlestsCSF'.s (purpose and criteria for In School Post$fund mg. . . .. ,',; SIOUX CITY (NC)t-A large, Accordmg to CSF gUldelmes, number of priests will assumegrants are made on t~e basis of 'full-tim'e education posts here asa group's value, hardship need' part of an effort "to make theand desire to implement social priesthood visible to: Catholicchange and self-help programs. youth, their, parents,: and the,,"We fund an idea,' a goal, a Christian - community,'; a dioc
purpose," CSF chairman Donald esan education official!said here.Hall told about 35 persons, most- Noting that ,51 out of 183 acIy Indians, attent;ling the, hear- t'ive diocestan priests ~i11 se'Jrveing, "We are not going to get in- either as principals or: heads ofvol~e.d in second-guessing every counseling programs i~ 11 CathdeclslO~ every·- .group . makes," olic high schools this Fall, Fathe'rHall saId after lIsten109 to per- James K. Lafferty,: dioce~;an
so~al attacks and e~otional r.he- school superintendent, Isaid thattOrI~, ~n th: ~u,?Ject of last the structure throllgh, which aSprlOg s. IndIan take~ver of. a priest "can project his Iimage to
,naval aIr base at MlOneapolIs- youth most effectively is theSt. Paul International Airport. Catholic school," I
After evaluating ,complaints In adition to the pri~sts withagainst backing potentially dang- positions in diocesan higherous groups by John Gebhart, schools, many of the 82 priestscommander of the air base, the serving parishes with ,parochialCSF board agreed to continue elementary schools also act asits monthly installments of the sch091 principals / or tJach, reli-$5,150 grant to AIM. gion courses. I
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THE ANCHOR- 3Thurs., Sept. 9, 1971
Hails New Penn.School Aid Law
PHILADELPHIA (NC)-Cardinal John Krol has hailed a newPennsylvania law aiding nonpublie school students, saying itsafeguards constitutional principles and underscores the' "realitythat the child-not the schoolis the beneficiary of the educational process."
The new law-a tuition reimbursement program for parentsof nonpublic school childrenwas signed Aug. 27 by Pennsyl-
, vania Gov. Milton J. Schapp. Itgrants $75 annually per child ina nonpublic grade school and$150 per nonpublic high schoolstudent.
Asserting that the new law is"tailored to meet the SupremeCourt's criteria for constitutionality outlined in its' recent rulingagainst another Pennsylvania aidprogram, Cardinal Krol acknowledged that the tuition reimbursement program may also be challenged.
Opposition "under the bannerof constitutionality" may actually stem from anti-Catholic sentiment or "raw secularism whichadvocates freedom from ratherthan freedom for religion," Cardinal Krol said. He urged Pennsylvania citizens "to discern thetrue motives of all opponents ofthe a<;t."
'Indispensable Reller"While we respect the sincer
ity of our opponents' convictions," he continued, "we cannothelp but raise serious questionsabout the impact of their actionson freedom of choice in education and upon the quality ofeducation in our community."
Praising "the leadership andstatesmanship of the governorand the legislators," CardinalKrol said the new law "providesa measure of indispensable relief to both nonpublic and publicschools," safeguarding "the rightof freedom of choice in education for parents, without forfeiting their rightful share of theeducational taxes they pay."
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past 80 years the CatholicChurch has urged both labor andmanagement to work for theirmutual benefit and for society'scommon good.
"Now that the Church itselfis being requested' to recognizethese same obligations to itsown employes, its dedication andcommitment to these ideals isbeing tested," the archdiocesandirector said. "Let us pray toGod that it does not fail thetest."
·Labor ContractsUnions Urged to Bargain
Parish Group SingsFor Girl's Health, GARFIELD HEIGHTS (NC)
The family of it 10-year-old Ohiogirl, a kidney transplant patient,will 'be able to patch theirstrained budget wit h proceedsfrom a record album named forthe girl-"For Betsy."
When the 20 members of theSt. Monica parish guitar grouphere heard about the financialproblems of Betsy's family .fromtheir moderator, Father WilliamBowler, they decided to pooltheir talents in a money makingeffort to help cover the girl'scontinuous medical expenses.
The group produced a longplaying record of 18 songs ranging from parts of the Mass toex-Beatie George Harrison's "MySweet Lord." The songs weretaped at St. Monica's Church,usually with part of the congregation present.
their common self-interest toachieve such a wage.
"On the other," he continued,"we would expect the union tobe fully understanding of thevery real problem in trying tomeet demands which private industry might be able to meet butwhich,because of their limitedsources of income, religious institutions could not be expectedto reasonably undertake."
Schumacher said that for the
EquitableSuggestsChurch Institutions,
CINCINNATI (NC) ....:... Churchinstitutions should not use theirlimited income as a reason forrefusing to recogn'ize unionsformed by their employes, a Cincinnati archdiocesan officialsaid here.
And unions should understandthat such institutions, because oftheir financial situations, cannotmeet the same demands asked ofprivate industry, said William R.Schumacher, the archdiocese'ssocial actions program director.
"The problems of arriving atequitable labor contracts between the employes of religiousinstitutions and their employersshould not be used as an excuseto, deny the right of employes toorganize which has been setforth and defended by the Catholic Church for more than 80years," he said.
Schumacher noted that financially pressed Church institutions facing employe unionization efforts are being asked topay the same wage level set oyprivate industry.
Once the employes have formeda union, he said, Church officialsshould recognize it and management and labor should begin bargaining in good faith.
"By that," Schumacher said,"we mean that the employerswill fully understand the needof the employes for a living wageand of their right to organize in
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JOINS IN SILVER JUBILEE OF PARISH: Mrs. Louise B. Connors, historian of thesilver .jubilee booklet of 51. Marg~ret's Parisll, Buzzards Bay is r,eceived by .~ishop Croninfollowing the Mass of .Thanksgiving offererl by· the Ordinary of the Diocese. Rev. JohnG. Carroll, pastor of the Cape parish is on the Bishop's left.
-St. Polycarp
Catholic ApostolateTo Honor Executive
NEW YORK (NC)-The president of the Television Bureau ofAdvertising will be honored bythe Catholic Apostolate forRadio Television and Advertisingfor demonstrating "an exemplaryChristian attitude and deportment in the media field."
Norman E. (Pete) Cash willreceive the 1971 CARTA awardtoday at the organization's 11 thannual luncheon here. Cash is amember of the National CatholicOffice for Radio and Televisionand serves on the advisory boardof St. John's University.
Cardinal Terence Cooke of.New York will be the luncheonspeaker.
CharityHe who has charity is far
from all sin.
Directors' Urge'Federal HelpF'or Schools
ALBANY (NC)-The NationalAssociation of State CatholicConference Directors has urgedimmediate federal action to easethe financial burdens on parentsand other supporters of rionpublic schools.
At its recent semi-annualmeeting in Osage, Mo., the association passed a resolution calling for "a realistic, equitable andquick federal program" that willhelp financially strapped Catholic schools and meet any cqnstitutional and court test.
Charles J. Tobin of Albany,secretary of the New York Sta'teCatholic Committee and, president of the conference, directorsgroup, later released the text ofthe resolution.
It said:"T.he recent decisions of the
United States Supreme Courthave closed off certain ways ofproviding public assistance tonbnpublic education.
"There still remain other avenues through which public assistance can be provided for parents and children who elect touse church-related education.The President of the UnitedStates has strongly urged thatpublic assistance be provided toassure the continuance of education which includes moral,religious and spiritual values.
'Immediate Action'"The financial bur'dens con
.fronting parents who elect toexercise their constitutional rightto provide for their children'seducation are ~f so severe importance that immediate actionmLlst be forthcoming from Federal and ,State legislation.
"Therefore, the National Association of State Catholic Conference Directors, acting in behalf of millions of young Americans attending nonpublic schoolsin this nation, commends the recent pledge of Richard M. Nixon,President of the United States,to support action to assist parents to provide education fortheir children embracing moraland spiritual values which are ofoverwhelming importance- to thefuture well-being of the UnitedStates.
"!tcaUs upon the 'federal government to take immediate action to enact programs of assistance which will allow churchrelated education to continue toserve this nation and its people."
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public as. refugees. On anotheroccasion when,our car was stopped :at night by British troops Icould share ,the appr~h~nsion ,aswe waited in the, darkn'ess toget clearance to move on.
In talking to Fr. Lenny hementioned one occasion whenhis car was caught up in· themiddle of a mob and the momentary concern it gave him. Onenight when returning to ourhotel in Dungannon the streetwas barricaded by an overturnedvehicle and we had to go downa street wrong way, half waydown the street, we encountereda group af young men rushingup the street 'to throw' stones.at windows of local stores andfor the moment there was thatsense of fear. '
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Experiences of ParentsMy parents were in Coalisland
when a three hour encountertook place between the Britishtroops and local residents. Between the overturned vehicles,missiles, rubber bullets, CS gasand flares being shot into' the .air it was a hectic three hoursfor them. In'-view of these experiences I have come more to realize the deep psychological implications of the violence.
,Whereas in 1969 the collegestudents' had been interested inadvancing the cause 'of theminority by participating in CivilRights causes the continuedviolence has made many youngpeople quite accustomed to violence. In all of' 'ihis there seemsto be a growing :disregard for thedignity of the human person. AsCardinal Conway had warnedearlier, "Your children could bemaimed for life, ,psychologicallyand otherwise by a continuationof these disturbances~" ,This is aproblem shared with all minorities throughout the- world but thedeep psychic effect on the individual does not often show inthe newsreel or on the printedpage.
In Dungannon and CoalislandI had an opportunity to discusswith Civil Rights leaders the .situation as they saw it. It wasfrom Coalisland to Dungannonthat the first Civil Rights marchoccurred on Aug. 24, 1968 andCoalisland again was first to
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through, their impact has notbeen made in practical terms.Most feel the reforms come onlyat the insistence of Westminsterwithout a change of h~art and itis these same reluctant men whoare charged with their adminis-
. tration. Thus the situation has arrived where the Catholic community does not accept the Stormont and th'e campaign of passive resistance a.s contrasted toviolence, which has been con!';tantly condemned by the Cardinal, is ,seen as a ,safety valve,an outlet for the deep frustration of the people~s emotions.
Passive resistance would seemto be the only weapon right now
-as the Catholic community hasbeen driven into a corner wherefew tactics are left to them apartfrom violence, and more' andmore will be tempted to violence.The feeling is the resistancecampaign will be well supported.
Monotony of FrustrationI also spoke to Fr. Austin Eus
tace whose work Fr. Lenny regards as probably the most ongoing example of what thechurch can enc'ourage and cooperate in to alleviate the problems of housing and unemployment. Fr. Eustace's Public Holding Company has just opened itsnew crystal factory. He is already seeking permission to expand it 100 per cent as he hasinterested buyers in the Republic of Ireland, Great Britain, Australia, New' Zealand, Canada, theUnited States as well as fiveAfrican count~ies for its products. The first issue of stock inthe Public Holding Company was:oversubscribed and a new issueof stock will be, available shortly.
But even here there is frustration as Fr. Eustace has had difficulty in obtaining permission togo ahead with the housing heplanned in connection with thework project. It is difficult toview an activity like this whichaddresses itseif to two of theproblems which have been ac-
,knowledged by two successiveGovernments of Great Britain asneeding reform, housing and employment, and not feel frustratedby the obstacles placed in itsway by government repres~nta
tives. As one talks to many inthe North this experience is re-peated over and over. .
Psychologically one must wonder' how many people realizewhat it is like to be part of theminority in Northern Ireland.
As one priest who works inthe North but whose home is inthe Republic told me many inthe Republic have no idea ofthe extent of the problem in theNorth. He himself never did until he began to face the problem personally. One who lives \,in the involved area has a con- 2COC)OCX)OCOClO(:>OOOOCOC:>OOQstant sense of anxiety, as towhat will happen next, as towhat the future will bear fortheir family.
I was on Falls Road in Belfastthe day after internment beganand passed the armored troopcarriers, the littered streets, theburning buildings. I had to wonder what the impact had been onthe local re$idents who remained,as well as the effect on the,families who fled into the Re-
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men in the f.irst 48 hours' of their, ,
internment, particularly thecamps at Ballykinlar and MagilIan. Unlike Protestant' \ leaderswho came out immediately, insupport of internment the Cardi.nal waited a few days bJfore releasing his statement s6 as toavoid provoking extrem'e reac-
Ition in an emotionally chargedatmosphere.
In talking to Fr. Lenny Ire·viewed with him the Cardinal'sstatements on the inequities oj'the Judicial system in NorthernIreiand: Fr. Denis FaJI .hadraised - the question in :a talkgiven in Dungannon in 1969which suggested an a: p'rioriposition about the entire judicialsystem. It was clear the' Cardinal had misgivings about the system in' his official statement butnot from an a priori position"To interpret the Cardinal'S statement of 17 November as ~ blanket approval 'of the whole system and practiCe is inco~rect."
In July of this year a numberof priests protested the sentenceof a' man who welled "Up theIRA." Unbelievable as itl mayseem the sentence was 12months in jail. The Cardinal's reaction was again one of artxietyof some aspects of justice inNorthern Ireland, a deep: andwidespread anxiety which shouldbe taken seriously in the i context of community confidience.
, Cardinid's Requests "Earlier the Cardinal had, said
that he felt two things 'were. I •
necessary to restore some :kmd. of normality to the commu'nity:
"I) an impartial law enforce-. ment system in which the ~holecommunity can have confidence2) the speedy introduction ofeffective reforms . . . I cahnotemphasize ,too strongly the! importance of the speedy introauction of really' effective refdrms-reforms which will have t6 godeep if they are to win confidence, Every day I~st in introducing such reforms is danger- 'ous. The Government shouldgrasp ,this nettle firmly hndquickly." How tragically :theCardinal's predictions came I topass. I
In the view of the Cath6liccommunity the reforms are 'onthe statute books but peoplehave not seen their fruit coine
" "You will know they are ,in the Vatican paperL'Osserv'aChristians, ~y their love, by their .. tore della Domenica:"love." , "The latest incidents were
As I drove across the border provoked by. a 'precautionaryfrom the Republic into Northern measure' taken by the BelfastIreland the words of this' hymn government, with the very h'esikept moving through my mind tant approval of London, theand they frequently occurred to confinement by the governmentme 'in the days after that. During of those allegedly responsiblethe night of ipy arrival intern- for persistent disorder. This isment . was' declared and some something similar to a suspect's300 men were "lifte,d" setting law 'that marked the most critioff violence that would result in 'cal stilge, of the 'great terror'more than 20 deaths and' cause under the French' ,. Revolution.grave disturbances, dislocations, Fourteen' thousand British soland endless heartbreak. Simul-, diers in 'battle gear were appal-"taneously with' this announce- ently not enough to restore orderment parades were banned for "-but what order.' If things aresix months" the Apprentice Boys to be measured by human judgeparade was' due in a' matter of ment no solution to the problem
. days, and the serious question appears possible," . ,had ,to be asked whether the Cardinal Conway began to regovernment in trying to appease ceive information almost imme
,the extreme right had bought diately on the treatment accord-this peace at a great price. ed to the interned men. He re-
leased Ule following statementThe power of internment was. concerning this:first given to the Northern Ire- "The Catholic Bishops haveland government in 1922. The over and over again cond~mned
, Civil Authorities. (Special Po:-r- killings and other forms of vioe~s) Act gave the Minister for lence ,as the means to politicalHome Affairs power "to takeall. such' steps and issue such ends, and it h~sbeen acknowl
edged that this view is sharedorders as may be necessary for by the great majority. of Catho-~ preserving the peace and main- lic people.' It is necessary to
taining order . . . a per$on who .... •state that abhorrence of intent-is suspected of acting or having _ment without. trial-and partic-acted or being about. to ,act in ularly its one sided application--,
. a manner prejudicial to the pres-ervation of peace: .. (may) 'be is equally' deep and, widespread
among ,these same people.interned." At that tUne a numberof prisoners were interned on Demand Rigorous Examinationthe .prison ship Argenta in Belfast At 'the present time it is im~Lough. the fact that the author- portant that a strong 'Ijght ofities are now using the Maid- publicity should he focussed notstone tied up in Belfast stirred merely' on the reasons put for"bitter memories among Catholics. ward to justify internment, but'
The Act was renewed annu- also on the manner in which itally until 1928 when it was ex- has been exercised. Alreadytended for five years. In 1933 there is a' prima facie evidenceit was made a permanent part that' entirely innocent men,
taken from their homes in theof the peace preservation inforce in Northern Ireland. The small hours of Monday morning,next' occasion on which intern- were subjected to humiliating'ment was used was in 1939 and brutal treatment by securitywhen with the outbreak of war forces.a number of subversives were in- This evidence should' be openterned. In 1950 the government, to rigorous and, independen~ exwhich had revoked a number of amination. For) im officialthe Special Powers regulations, spokesman to say, as he hasgave the police the power to de- done, that complaints should betain people for only seven days forwarded to the police for exwithout a warrant. amination must inevitably seem
to those concerned,' in the cli-When the IRA inaugurated a mate of Northern Ireland at the
new campaign the Special Pow-ers Act was reintroduced' in present time, as bordering on
December 1956 which again pro- ~~~i~s:idO~;in~~~e~:n~~~:~~~vided for internment. This phaseof internment .continued _until close and impartial scrutiny over
this terrible power. -April 1961 and the largest num- To say this is not to condoneber of people interned at onetime was 187. in any way the activities of any
one who has deliberately stimu-'Catholic Frustration lated violence. and who must
The reaction to ntis most re- therefore share-with· otherscent phase was one of deep frus- responsibility for the deaths andtration among the Catholic com- terrible sufferings ,of so manymunity when it became known thousands of people in recentthat despite Prime Minister weeks.Faulkner's statements internment Catholic people should nothad been applied in a one sided allow. themselves :to be perway. It included the arrest of suaded into violence or sterile.Civil Rights leaders who at no _ self-destructive forms of protest.time advocated change in other They should rather think to fol- .than a peaceful way.' The British low positive responsible leader-.press and television was quick ship."to point this out. Cardinal Avoids Provocation
It is very difficult for an ob- I spoke to Father Frank Len-server to accept at face value ny, the Cardinal's secretary, atthe Northern government's claims Ara Caeli, the Cardinal's resi,that the arrests were of all ex- dence in Armagh. He made ittremists of both sides upon clear that the Cardinal was mostwhich information was available. specifically concerned with theAs Frederico Alessandrini wrote treatm~nt accorded the interned
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Mary who were 'prodding themselves about their religious community life diJring their thirdannual senate held at MarycrestCollege here in Iowa.
High in their concern was theloss of Sisters leaving the community, particularly young Sisters. The order's median age hasrisen from 51 to 56 in the lasttwo years. Despite the vocationlag, the Sisters stayed in goodhumor as they discussed theircommunity's condition.
The community has been experimenting for three years withwhat it calls team government,led by Sister Roberta Kuhn,president, and two vice-presidents.
The Sisters attending the senate indicated that their experience with collegial governmenthas enabled them to talk freelyabout everything from the meaning of vocation to "the impatience of younger Sisters," tothe conflict between personaland community commitment andprojects.
She said community "no longer means what it did in thedays when a superior said 'you10 go here and you 10 go there.'
"Now I do my work, try tosee my situation and the situation of others in 'the light ofwhat I understand from our historic commitment, and make adecision: this is my commitment," she added.
economic control will be removed from those who seek toperpetuate these injustices. Foras I have indicated earlier thisis the last peaceful means left,if it is not successful there appears only the spector ofviolence:'
Whatever support you cangive by prayer or other meansopen to you may force an informed world opinion to bringmore pressures ·for peace. Onehas to hope for this when yousee men like John Hume, M.P.,arrested by the troops after heand Fr. Denis Bradley pleadedwith the troops not to removethe barricades which the localcommunity in Derry saw as theirdefense. The Cameron Report"Disturbances in Northern Ireland" a report to the Government of Northern Ireland citedJohn Hume. "Mr. Hume's influence has been insistently exercised in favor of the adoption ofpeaceful means of protest andhe has so far resolutely opposedviolence and disorder." As concerned people of good will wemust not be taken in by thosewho would frustrate justice andseek power for power's sake.
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ALL EARS: When Sister Dorothy reads, everybodypays attention-even Duchess, the collie..Why not? It'sthe story of Rin Tin Tin, the famous wonder dog. SisterDorothy is shown here with youngsters at St. Vincent'shome for children in Shields, Mich. NC Photo.
Talk FreelySisters of Charity Search for Meaning
Of Community LifeDAVENPORT (NC) - "And
don't thin,k marriage is out ofthe question for me," the middleaged Sister .said, "there was thisrich, lonely widower on ourcruise ..."
Waves of laughter beat backthe Sister's attempt to make herpoint, but she continued: "Idon't have to stay in the community. I could continue withmy work and in my present joband there would be no difficultyat all ... but I am staying because I choose to stay."
The Sister was one of morethan 200 members of the Sistersof Charity of the Blessed Virgin
destruction is happening beforethe eyes of British soldiers compelled to play the very oppositerole to that in which they werefirst cast. As a result of 12months' inertia the British Armyhas become, an instrument ofStormont's policy, doing Stormont's dirty work. This is intolerable."
'Lamentable Failure'I should like finally to sum
up the situation in Northern Ireland through the eye of the Sunday Times of London of Aug.15, 1971:
"When the Ulster Unionistssettled in 1920 for an arrangement which kept only a part ofIreland linked to' Britain, theymade it as large a part as wouldbe sure of providing them withan overall majority. When theysaw that even among theirchosen six counties there weretwo, or more where their majority was fragile, they fiddledelectoral boundaries to keepthemselves in power. Theypacked the judiciary and intimidated juries. All. this is known,attested. There may have been atime when it was still helpful totalk-as all three Governmentsconcerned, in London, Belfast,and Dublin, still insist on talking-in terms of improved Catholicparticipation in a system stackedagainst them by sheer numbers,for all the Northern Ireland Governments honourable efforts atreform. That time has gone by.If nothing else has, the fact andmanner of internment has sentit flying. It is time now for theBritish Government to acknowledge that the 50-year experimentof a Unionist Ulster with its ownParliament-"a, .,protestant PanIiament and a Protestant State,"in the ingenuous phrase of itsfirst Prime Minister-has been alamentable failure."
Problem 'Contra Nnturam'It is equally important that we
recognize the problem for whatit is, that in particular we recognize the economic, political, andsocial problem that it is. AsPaul Johnson wrote very succinctly:
"It is tragic, indeed, that theBritish are still taught to see theUlster conflict in religious terms,for this makes it seem incomprehensible. We cannot believe,in the 20th century that peopleare prepared to kill each other'because of ancient theologicaldisputes. This makes the problem appear contra naturam. Infact, Ulster is essentially a contemporary crisis, with parallelsall over the world. It is the relicc;>f'a colonial past, with an isolated settler minority strugglingto maintain its position of racialsuperiority in an alien island. Religious differences are merely themost obvious manifestation of aconflict of racial cultures: aman's faith is the stamp of hisorigins, just as in similar situations elsewhere it is the color'of his s~in. The racial problemof Ireland, springing from England's efforts to colonise thecountry, existed centuries beforethe word 'Protestant' wasminted."
While in Ireland I was strikingly moved as I read the votiveMass for peace and its wordssunk into my heart and mind. Ihope others in America will praythat this last chance for a nonv:iolent approach to justice forthe minority will be' successful,that the mask of political-
but will seek to make policydirectly now that they havetasted power 3) Anglo-Irish relations both nations will have toco-operate in relations to Common Market.
Under Treaty of Rome' member nations must seek to settletheir political differences andcertainly no Irish governmentcould gain approval to enterCommon Market if it meant anofficial acceptance of partition.Thus it would seem that on theBritish side there has to be theconsideration of a jus.tificationof a tremendous expenditure tocontinue the course in NorthernIreland at a time when Britainalready is facing. rising unemployment and an economic pinCh.As a result the Civil Rightsleaders feel that as the SundayTimes pointed out normal political means cannot be used andcivil disobedience is the onlypossible solution open to theminority at present.
Their reply to the. StormontWhite Paper "A Record of Constructive Change" that all reforms have been put through canbest be summarized by an example. Local government councils can circumvent any pointsystem by which people receivepriority on housing by strategically locating houses, e.g.,houses placed in Protestant community are unlikely to be soughtafter by Catholics.
In conclusion they feel atroot of all Northern Ireland'sproblems is canonization ofUnionist position denying thevalidity of a Nationalist positionas a political position, thus onepolitical point of view is- canonized over others. They ask. howProtestant subversives can beignored in internment whenCivil Rights leaders are interned.
Century Separated OpinionsThe problem of Ireland has
been questioned by many inGreat Britain over the years. Asfar back as Feb. 19, 1844 LordMacaulay said in a speech inthe House of Commons:
"I hold that Ireland is in amost unsatisfactory, indeed in amost dangerous state ... You admit that you govern' that islandnot as you govern ,England andScotland ... not by means of therespect people feel for the iaws,but by means of bayonets, ofartillery, of entrenched -troops."
In' more recent times PaulJohnson in the New StatesmanJuly 23, 1971 summarized allthe means Britain has tried inIreland and gives his evaluation:
"In Ireland over the centurieswe have tried every possibleformula,: Direct rule, lindirect·rule, genocide, apartheid, puppetparliaments, real parliaments,martial law, civil law, colonisation, land reform, partition.Nothing has worked."
Richard Grossman, the editorof the New Statesman and·aminister' in the last Labor government gave his evaluation ElfBritish troops in Ulster in thecover story of Aug. 13, 1971when he wrote:
"The J3ritish troops in Ulsterare no( longer a peace-keepingforce: They have become an
,army of occupation. Internmenthas clinched it-along with thedeal whereby Prime MinisterFaulkner got his camps in return .for the ban on parades. Themeasures which were to haveprevented civil war have, in factcreated it. The orgy of self-
Continued from Page Foursupport' the Civil Disobediencecampaign. Historically, the movement began in the '60's whenthe IRA campaign of the late1950's and early 60's subsided.The Civil Rights attitude wasthat reform was possible withinthe system but as the IRA provisionals resorted to violencethe Civil Rights movement began to splinter.
The Civil Rights leaders feelthat the Unionists never accepted the Civil Rights movement asnon-violent and so when theIRA provisionals resorted to violence the Unionists felt theirclaims were justified. Thus in anironic twist the IRA provisionalsundermined by its violence the_one avenue that held the greatest chance for 'peace and' playedright into the hands of theUnionist leaders.
Underlying PhilosophyIt is the feeling of the Civil
Rights leaders that the onlypolicy of the Unionist party is topreserve Protestant supremacyand unity with Britain and theonly way to unite the Unionistsis to show the Civil Rights campaign as a threat to the state.Thus in a simplistic way all attempts at reform are identifiedwith attempts against the state.
If we read the statements ofmany of the leading figures in'the North you can see this underlying philosophy in thesestatements . Thus Rev. Paisleyreferred to the refugees whofled to the Republic as a propaganda stunt in one of his newsconferences. Mr. Taylor, as aspokesman for the governmentimplied ina talk in the UilitedS~ates ,that if the' Civil' Rightsmovement continued NorthernIreland would be faced wit.h aCuban style revolution.
The Civil Rights leaders feelthat in the last year the initiativehas been with the IRA provisionals rather than with the CivilRights movement. Internment,however, created a massivebacklash of public opinion; thealienated Catholic groups realized that violence is not the answer and so the Civil Disobedience campai~n was born.. The theory behind this campaign'is that if one third of thepeople refus~ to be governed theycannot be. The nature of theexercise is to bring about a newtype of government. Their resignations from government positions, non-payment of taxes andrents, a minimum of cooperationwith the government.
They feel that the vandalismwhich follows many ralIies illustrates the break down of law andorder when vandals are allowedto operate though some of themore sophisticated young peoplefeel vandalism is necessary tocall attention to the demonstration in the press or on television.
The problem is further c.omplicated when we realize thatthe youngsters who normallywould engage in vandalism arecaught up into this and whenthe whole society would be unitedagainst them they would be punished but in present situationthere is a problem.
Local Government's StrategyAs to the future the Civil
Rights leaders see three forcesat work: 1) Catholics completelyalienated from government andtaking part in civil disobedience2) Right wing unionists will nolonger be content to influence
TruthNothing conquers except truth;
the victory of truth is charity.-St. Augustine
Plan to PublishPentagon Study
BOSTON (NC) - A non-profitpublishing branch of the Unitarian Universalist Associationplans to publish a 3,OOO-pagefour volume version of the Pentagon's secret study of U. S. involvement in Indochina.
The publishing House, TheBeacon Press, announced thatits material is the same usedby Sen. Mike Gravel (D-Alasak),before a Senate subcommitteeJune 29. The work will be titled"The Senator Gravel Edition ofthe Pentagon Paper: The DefenseDepartment History of DecisionMaking on Vietnam,"
"Sen. Gravel has performeda unique public service 'in making these documents available,"said Gobin Stair, Beacon Pressdirector here.
The four volumes, to be issuedin October, simultaneously inhardcover and paperback, willcontain "2.5 million words.
The Unitarian and Universalist Churches which consolidatedin 1961 have long opposed theVietnam war, a position oftenreflected in Beacon Press publi-cations. '
Pope PauI Giv~s
Special M~ssageTo 'Cardinal
ST. LOUIS (NC)-In a privateaudience Pope Paul VI gave Cardinal John Joseph Carberry ofSt. Louis what the prelate calls"a very special message for thepriests of the archdiocese of St.Louis."
Cardinal Carberry said. thePope-asked that his apostolicblessing be given to all the'people - priests, Religious andlaity - and that they be told heprays for them and asks God towatch over them.
The cardinal told the St. Louis-Review, archdiocesan newspaper,that the Pope also said:
"Tell the priests especially.that they mean so much to meand that I truly love them, thatI am' willing to help them andto strengthen them., "'I hope in a very special waythat they will come to realizethat they, more than the bishops,are channels of grace to theepeople. The priests are the oneswho offer the sacrifices of theMass for the people, they are theones who give them the bodyand blood of Christ in HolyCommunion, they are the oneswho go with them in their sufferings in times of illness andthey join the newly married inthe sacrament of holy Matrimony - they are close to thepeople.
'Fatherly, Vigorous'" 'They are, then, in the front
, lines of the battle for the causeof Christ and I pray for themevery day,'''
The cardinal said that the lasttime he had seen the Pope wasin May, 1970, and at that-time,the Pope had looked "very tiredand weary."
"But this time," the cardinalsaid, "the Pope looked very wellrested, his voice was strong andhe was fatherly and vigorous inhis greeting and throughout theaudience."
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WASHINGTON (NC) 1- A as "a ga~g of Irish cops sittingSpanish-speaking coalition c1aim- at the front door of the Banking that the Catholic Chutch has of America to keep us out,"n~glected their ethnic: group The coalition, maae up ofsaid it would ask the U. ~. bish- Mexican-Americans and 'Puertoops to donate $500,000 fr9m one Ricans includes Paul Sedillo Jr.,Sunday's nationwide collection direct~r the the U. S. Catholicfor the establishment of a l center Conference's Spanish-Speakinghere to lobby for Hispanic division, and Mrs. Encarnacioninterests. . I I Padilla de' Armas, a division
If the 'bishops reject the re- staffer.quest, spokesman for the coali- Sedillo said if the center wastion said at a news conference, established it would not be conthe coalition will ask Hispanos nected with the Church. He saidacross the 'country to withhold it would, address itself to gentheir Church contributions on eral issues facing the Spanishfour successive Sunday~ and speaking, adding that the centersend them directly to the 'center, was needed because Hispanosto be called the Spanis\1~Speak- lack a national vehicle to articu-ing Crisis Center. "I late their needs effectively.
Juan L. Coria of Berkeley,Calif., chairman of 'the Ad Hoc Refuse JurisdictionCoalition for the Spanish-Speaking, said his group:would In Textbook Casemake an official request to the LINCOLN (NC)-·The Nebrasbishops after a nationwiqe His- ka Supreme Court has declinedpanic meeting here Oct. 17. He the request of an Omaha attorsaid the coalition' expects the ney 'to ,decide the constitutionmeeting to endorse its cause. 'ality of a new state law author-
Coria said the coalitidn had izing public schools to lend textdecided to ask the bishops to books on non-religious subjectsfund the center becau~e, he to pupils in private schools.charged, the 'American i €hurch The law, passed by the lasthas "failed" the Spanish.lspeak- session of the state legislature,ing, who make up 25 per pent- went into effect on Aug. 27. Butthe largest minority-of Catho- Attorney General Clarence A.H.lies in the country. i" _' Meyer advised the state educa-
He blamed Church neglect for tion commissioner not to implethe "powerlessness" of the ment the law until the questionSpanish-speaking. He said people of its constitutionality has beenin the barrios view the bishops settled.
An Answer To CrimeRecently-released statistics show that crime has been
rising at an alarming rate. The causes are many. But onefactor stands out clearly: all too many people today feelthat they, have the right to do as they please. This,- ofcourse, is not a right; it is the mere physical ,ability.
Pope Paul has said in this regard: "If everyone wants, to do as he pleases on the pretext of liberty, then we willeasily come to the, decadence of civil society organizedas a state . . . Liberty is extremely pres:ious and delicate... It is true that liberty must be able to operate without,obstacles, but it must be directed toward good, and this!
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direction is called a sense of responsibility, it is' called'duty. It is true also that liberty is a personal right, butit cannot fail to respect the rights of others. It cannot be:divorced from charity . . . It is true that conscience mustbe one's guide, Qut conscience itself must 'be guided by ,the science of things both divine and human." '
There has been much talk of freedom and liberty.But they should never be mentioned ~ithout a presenta-, @ I
~~~tO:o:h~th~t~~r side of the coin, responsibility and re- .~, "Tbrei, '.ANCHORAnd the first and most effective teachers 'of duty W .
and responsibility are and must be parents in the home.Their work is not a matter of a talk or two on the sub- OFFICIAL NEWSPAPE~ OF 'rHE DIOCESE OF FAILL RIVERject with children somewhere around the age' of reason
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duty, so that children are born into this kind of a home I PUBI.ISHERand are exposed to this kind of an environment from Most Rev. Daniel A.. Croni,n, D.O., S.T.O.
their very beginning. It is a kind of living that involves GENERAL MANAGER ASST. GENERAL MANAGERthe commandments of God, the use of self-control, the Rev. Msgr. Daniel F. Shal,loo, M.A. Rev. John P; Driscollspirit of sacrifice, a spiritual rule of life.
THE-ANCHOR-Oiocese of Fall River-Thurs., Sept. 9, 197}
,'Decade Of Awakening'"Socialism has turned out to be a grim joke and
democracy seems to be going to pieces. The nineteen-seventies will be a decade of spiritual awakening."
The speaker is not some ecclesiastical figure nor evena contemporary philosopher or theologian. Rather he isone of the most distinguished Italian nIm directors, FranceZeffirelli.
The first' sentence of his statement may be open todebate. One hopes that the second sentence is a true assessment of what is now taking place and what will come.
Zeffirelli has-with many others-correctly seen thatthe materialism of the past two decades lIas done something to people. Life has. been eased by mechanical invtmtions;,time-saving devices have given many people all sortsof leisure. Theoretically, life' should have become happierfor those enjoying all these benefits. Actually, there is awhole pre~ent generation that is restl.ess; that is disillu~
sioned, that is rebellious. And it does not seem to knowwhat it is fighting against and why.
Many spiritual leaders' h!ive pinpointed the problemand the answer: man is a spiritual being and his soulmust be fed. Man-St. Augustine said it sixteen centuriesage-is a restless being and can find his rest only in God'and the things of God.
As Zeffirelli expresses it, ma\l has a deep need, "thewill to exaltation." He wants to be more than himself,he reaches out for what is above and beyond himself, andthis is God.
Perhaps Zelfirelli is not saYing anything especiallynew: But it is encouraging when one of his stature seesa present-day problem 'and its cause. And it is particularlyencouraging when such, a person is in the position to dosomething- about it. This famous film director works in apowerful medium. He has already been influential in it on aworld-wide scale. And note he is turning his considerabletalent to exposing the problem and suggesting the answer: ,Already awaiting editing is his film on St. Francis of As..sisi with whom, he believes, many of today's youth havemuch in common. And while today's youth sometimesmanifest their. restlessness in strange and unproductiveways, they can see in St. Francis how one man,:found theanswer to his questioning and .literally changed the West..ern world'in 'the process and by his own life.
It is to be hoped that Zeffirelli is right. As the nineteen-fifties were the years of afflu~nce and the nineteensixties the years of rebellion, it may well be that the nine~
teen-seventies will be the years of spiritual awakening.
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Dean Rusk NamedTo Advisory Board
WASHINGTON (NC)-FormerSecretary of State Dean Ruskhas been appointed to a newseven-man advisory board atGeorgetown University's Schoolof Foreign Service here.
Rusk is now a professor of international law at the Universityof Georgia. As a member of thenew. advisory group he will reoview the school's program andsuggest means for improving it.
Other members of the advisorygroup include U. S. SenatorCharles McC. Mathias (R-Md)and James A. Perkins, formerpresident of Cornell Universityand now chairman of the International Council for EducationalDevelopment.
at New England Life Hall, Boston, on Nov. 13, discussing"Jesus: Challenge of the Church."Father Kung's latest book, "Infallible? An Inquiry," has causedmuch discussion among theologians, who are exploring the doctrine of 'Infallibility declared bythe First Vatican Council of 1870.
Rev. Anthony T. Padovano,theologian and author, of Im-
. maculate Conception Seminary,Darlington, N. J., will be thefinal' speaker in the series onDec. 10, 'discussing "ChristianCommitment and Fidelity." Fr.Padovano has written and lectured on Ecclesiology, and hislatest books are "Culture andQuest for Christ" and "Dawnwithout Darkness." He is a mem
,ber of the Priests Senate ofNewark and Associate Editor ofthe' diocesan paper, The Advocate.
Rev. Robert F. Quinn; C.S.P.,Moderator of the Christian Culture Lectures, has planned thisyear's series to explore, throughthese outstanding speakers, someof the most urgent and complexproblems confronting the Churchtoday.
Tickets and information concerning the lectures availableby writing: Rev. Robert F. Quinn,C.S.P., Christian Culture Lectures, P.O. Box 8579, Boston,Ma. 02114.
MINNEAPOLIS (NC)-A stateaid law granting tax credits toparents paying tution for theirchildren attending nonpublicschools has been taken to courthere by two citizens' groups.
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State andthe Minnesota' Civil LibertiesUnion filed suit in a state courthere, challenging the constitutionality of the law in light ofrecent U. S. Supreme Court rulings against two other nonpublicschool aid laws.
The suit seeks a permanent injunction to prevent the state taxdepartment from implementingthe 1971 law.
Spokesmen for the two groupssaid they believe "that the Minnesota parochiaid law violatesthe first amendment to the U. S.constitution because it involvedthe state in an 'excessive entanglement' with religion."
"Entanglement" was a reasonthe Supreme Court gave June 28for voiding nonpublic school aidlaws in Pennsylvania and RhodeIsland.
A spokesman for the Minnesota Catholic Conference deniedthat the state tax credit law isunconstitutional.
The law contains "safeguardsso that the state, various statedepartments and the nonpublicschools are not involved in 'excessive entanglement,' " said LeRoy Brown, MCC education department director.
"This law is primarily onewhere parents of children innonpublic schools apply for income tax credits," Brown said,"and is somewhat similar to taxcredits for other things."
He noted that in Minnesotasome taxpayers subtract "rentcredit" from their final property
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs.,'Sept. 9, 1971 7
Paulist Christian C'ulture SeriesOpens Sept. 22 with Fr. Haring
.Constitutionality of Minnesota'sTax Credit Law Challenged
Rev. Bernard Haring, C.SS.R.,noted moral theologian, willopen the 14th season of theChristian Culture Lecture Seriesat John Hancock Hall, Boston,on Wednesday evening, Sept. 22,at 8:15, discussing the topic."Hope for Hopeless Moral Dilemmas.'~
Father Haring of the Redemptorist Fathers is a member ofthe faculty of the Academia AIphonsiana, Rome, and has written extensively on moral andpastoral theology. His latestbOoks are "The Morality of Per'sons," "Church on the Move,"
. and "Catholic Moral TheologyAfter the Council." Father Haring has lectured throughout theworld on such topics as Situation Ethics and Abortion, and iscurrently preparing a series ofconferences on the Sacrament ofMarriage for the clergy of theDiocese of Rome.
On Oct. 27, Rev. Eugene C.Kennedy of the MaryknollFathers, psychologist and author,will speak on "The New Mythology of Sex." Father Kennedy isEditor of the publication, You,and his books include "A Timefor Love" and "People of theChurch."
An outstanding European theologian, Rev. Hans Kung, S.T.D.,of the University of Tubingen,Germany, will be guest speaker
in poorer families, would be a respected asset-and if we cannotrestore Asian standards of decency by way of morality in our corrupted, materialist order, let usat least provide a financial incentive. Let us be bribed into the virtue of caring for the elderly if wecannot make it on idealism alone.
Blesses WalkathonBATHURST (NC)-Pope paul
VI sent his blessing to AnglicanBishop E. Kenneth Leslie ofBathurst, who completed awalkathon of over 100 miles toraise money for paying off thedebt on All Saints' AnglicanCathdral here in Australia. Bishop Leslie walked from Dubbo toBathurst and sponsors of thewalk have contributed over$60,000.
Magazine AimsTo' Free Spirit
WASHINGTON (NC) - "Freeing the Spirit" is a new quarterlymagazine published by the National Office for Black Catholicsin an effort to set loose the creative energy of the black Catholiccommunity.
It is dedicated "to all blackpeople who have rediscoveredtheir imprisoned souls. Also thisbook is a prayer for those blackswho still have not found themselves; who have not discoveredtheir beautiful black self."
Editor Michael St. Julian is aformer seminarian who has taken the Swahili name MtumishiWa Watu Wango, which means"servant of my people." He saidthat although the colorful slickpaper magazine is directed toblacks, it is not aimed at themexclusively.
"We believe there should besharing," he said. "We think thetime has come for the entireChurch to begin to experienceand receive contributions blackpeople can make."
In the first issue of the magazine· are liturgies, prayers andChurch ceremonies, all writtenby blacks. It is St. Julian's hope,he told NC News, that "ordinarypeople will be encouraged tosubmit material, submit liturgies,and if they're good, we'll printthem."
The next edition, he said, willprobably be on music and "morescholarly than this issue," St.Julian, who is from New Orleans,said it will include reports frompersons who have done researchon black religious music, the useof drums in religious music, andthe roles played by jazz andblues in religion.
FIRST: Father Haring, C.SS.R, will open the PaulistChristian Culture LectureSeries on Sept. 22.
those who,. most often, havespent a lifetime in work supporting and bringing up the next generation. And, significantly, someof these answers bear directly onthe problem of inflation.
We know, for instance, fromPresident Nixon's wage andprices standstill, that at the coreof our present Western inflationlies the pressure of strongly organized workers to incr~ase
wages even if such action sets inmotion another round <;If prieeincreases.
I have already mentioned inthis column one of the difficul- .ties about persuading large numbers of workers to lessen thepush of continuously rising wagedemands - the extravagant demands on the community's resources made by leaders of industry, successful novelists, starlets, rock singers and, the lowestform of social life, the' currencyspeculators.
Freeze Short-LivedIf one man or woman is pre
pared to taj{e a million dollars ayear out of the community'sstock of materials and labor forhis or her personal gratification, then we cannot begin explaining to the $8.000 a year manthat a rise of a few dollars aweek is harmful.
His aspirations are set for himby television reporg on Onassistype living standards. Tell him toconsume less in the name of astable currency and his answerwill be explicit and probably farfrom polite. That is why thepresent wage freeze is bound tobe short-lived unless other policies are introduced.
A'reconsideration of Westernstandards of rewards may therefore be a moral and political prerequisite of curbing inflation.But another expedient is alsoworth examining particularly inits impact on the heart-rendingproblems of the aged.
Guaranteed IncomeSome economists are begin
ning to wonder whether the concept of "fringe benefits" which!already cover pensions, healthcare, holidays and so forthmight not be rethought in termsof a more lasting offset to inflationary pressures. The problemtoday is that a sudden increase inpaid-out wages pushes up costs,moves on in pushed-Up pricesand prepares for the next wagedemand.
But suppose the package inchided quite a high element ofguaranteed income, in constantdollars, to be taken uP,. as ofright, at the age of 60? The income would be the equivalent ofaverage income over the last twodecades of working life.
In such settlements, immediateclaims would be deferred, thusbreaking the jnflationary spiral.But demand would not fall so faras to deepen the risk of reces~
sion. It would be transferred,stage by stage, to those whoneed it most-the elderly poor.In fact, old age in destitutioncould be virtually abolished.
More than that, old parents,far from being a financial burden
WARD
By
BARBARA
It is one of the paradoxes ofour Western, nominally Christian,society that we keep believingour way' of life to be more humane, more respectful of humandignity, more responsible for.human welfare than any othersocial order invented by man. Westill talk of the Asians' "lack ofrespect for life" while we cheerfully kill off about 50,000 peoplea year on the roads without theleast sustained effort to end thebutchery.
Similarly, we seem perfectlyunaware that one of the disgraces of our modern industrialized societies is the virtual discarding of old people as thoughthey were so much useless ballast while, in tribal Africa, theyare still the respected oracles ofthe village and in CommunistChina, it seems, the age-longConfucian tradition of venerationfor old age continues in thecommunes and fam,ily groups.
In the West, the continuity offamily life, broken by highermobility and industrial change,can even result in the virtualabandonment of parents. Sometimes the results are only personally tragic. One thinks ofdreadful, though expensive "senior citizens" settlements wherethe old ape the young in styleand entertainment and wherethey are deprived of old age'sdeepest content - contact withyoung children, respect for experience and disinterested familyaffection.
Human TragediesBut these are the best of the
uncivilized solutions. Add poverty and inflation and you havethe horrors of uncertainty, of rising costs always outstrippingpension increases, of landlords'harassments designed to get pensioners out and higher payingtenants in; add loneliness andfamily disruption; add the breakdown of community sense andeven parish life.
What you get is the worst ofhuman tragedies- despair andabandonment just as physicalstrength and mental vigor beginto fail. Our Western cities arefull of the forgotten old. In careand respect for the elderly, ourso-called Christian societies do'worse than pagan Africans orunbelieving Chinese.
Extravagant DemandsYet there are answers - pro
vided we are prepared to put ourminds seriously to the problemof securing a decent old age for
One of the worst tragedies of continuous inflation isthe worsening plight of those who are both aged and poor.In fact, if Christian intelligence and conscience are reallyto go to work-as Pope Paul challenges them to do-onlocal issues of critical moralimportance, the fate of oldpeople in inflationary timeshas as good a claim as anyto be at the top of the list.
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Deny Ordi'na+ionTo Married Men
ENUGU (NC) - The Nigerianbishops, defending clerical celibacy, said that they are not infavor of ordaining married menand that" the priest shortage canbe 'partially solved by a betterdistribution of priests.
They urged greater flexibilityin allowing diocesan priests towork in other dioceses and oth'ercountries:
Another' way to help solvethe problem of the scarcity ofpriests, they said, is the use ofpermanent'deacons.
At a meeting held here to briefNigerian delegates to 'the worldSyriod of .Bishops opening Sept:30 in Rome, the bishops said:"For many reasons, celibacy isfitting for the priest and onlythose who are ready to live thislife should be admitted to thepriesthood." '
The bishops also pled'ged to"uphold, promote and defend therights, of 'all human persons inproducing just and equitable'distribution of national wealth,knowing that true peace and stability are based on justice andfreMom."
THey' pledgedoperation in allment programs.
The priesthood and world-justice are the two principal topicson the synod agenda.
ConscienceThe testimony of a good con
science is the glory of a goodman; have a good ~onscience
and thou shalt ever have glad-'ness. A good conscience maybear right many things and rejoices among adversities.
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M.' evening, Sept. 14 in St. Patrick's1 School Hall, Fall River.,
It will be an open meeting andall women of the area areinvited.
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the program can be improved ifU. S. Vincentian groups channelall correspondence and financialcontributions through the superior councils in foreign countriesrather than directly to theirLatin American brothers.
He explained that Vincentianheadquarters in those countriesare better equipped to translatecorrespondence and exchange,currency.
Need for Justce
O'Neill said the society~s foreign program does not affecttwinning within the UnitedStates. "Actually, we urge conferences with surplus funds tocontribute generously to ourneedy conferences and, if theycan do so, also twin with a con- _ference in Latin America. The'point is that St, Vincent de Paulgroups in many parishes can doboth and they are doing it,"O'Neill said.
During h,is visit O'Neill metwith Archbishop Dom Held'erCamara of Olinda and Recife,Brazil. He also helped organizea Vincentian conference inMasaya, Nicaragua.
In Brazil, Archbishop Camaraassured O'Neill, he reported, thatthe twinning program was mostvaluable to Vincentian groups inSouth America. He said-the prelate stressed the need for justicefor the people of Brazil.
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A LIVING MIRACLE?: Frances BU~s, 6, of Glasgow,who three, y~ars ago; \fas SCi ill with cancer that doctorsgave her, only a few qays to live, may soon be delcareda "livin& miracle." W~en doctors gave up hope, J;ler parents took her to Lourdes and bathed her twice in the
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MILWAUKEE (NC)-Cooperation between St. Vincent de Paulgroups in the United States andLatin America is invaluable, according to Charles A. O;'Neill,executive secretary of the Milwaukee archdiocesan Vinc~ntiancentral committee. - I
Twinning programs i linkingU. S. parish conference~ tothose in Latin Americal arevaluable assets to the societydespite recent criticism that suchrelationships are ineff~ctive,O'Neill said after completing atour of 15 countries in C~ntraland South America and the: WestIndies.
. ii'The tour was sponsor~d by
Ca~holic Relief Services in: cooperation with the' U. S. superiorcouncil of the Vincentian Sqciety.
However, O'Neill said hei plansto recommend to the councilthat some of the twinning ~methods be changed for increased'effectiveness. , . [
Through twinning, parisli conferences 'in this country :adoptsimilar groups in Latin Americaby providing assistance thtoughprayers, correspondence ahd financial aid. The program 'is, intended to "stimulate underhanding' and a spirit of fraternityand friendship among Vlncentians throughout the world.
O'Neill told the Catholid Herald Citizen, Milwaukee archdioc-
, . I . .esan newspaper, that he b(llieves
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this letter··giving my conscience,and perhaps' the conscienc:es ofsome' of my readers, a littlenudge, So many of us, myselfincluded advocate any meanspossible to save our environmentbut ·often overlook the ways that ,we ourselves can be active in theconservation effort.
latin-Rite CatholicsProtest Discrimination
QUILON (NC)-Kerala st~te's'Latin-rite Catholics' accused, a ~state government committee ofdiscriminating against them incivil service appointments.
The charge was made here in,India by the Latin Catholic Association {ollowing a recommendation by the committee thatthe Latin-rite share of positionsin government service be reduced' from five per cent to twoper cent. "
The committee made the recommendation after a recentstudy of the economic and educational status of minorities inthe state.
Challenging the committee'sfinding that the population ofLatin-rite Catholics in Kerala is 'only 730,000, the association' .said the actual figure is1,350,000.
THE ANCHOR-Diocest; of Fall River-Th,urs., Sept. 9,) 9Z1• 4 ",':1't
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I really, enjoy receiving mail from readers of my. col-umns. Too often a columnst writes ofwhat interests heralone and ,in doing so may unconsciously avoid some 'subjects that should be given serious consideration but thatperchance never enter hermind. Stich a subject is the"wearing 'of natural furs".
Furs have never reallybeen my thing, possibly becauseI ,have never nad the mo'ney to'indulge in this type of apparelor more likely because ~he onesI could afford never appearedto have ,that much styling: Recently I have noticed the adsfrom man-made fur manl,lfacturers deploring the killing of animals in order to adorn the rich
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I want to thank Mrs. Cobb forbothering to sit down and write
Ads, f~aturing well knownpersonalities women who couldwell afford to buy the 'most expensive fur available who are.shown wearing man-made furs ~
with statements from them de- 'claring that they will. refuse tobuy any more natural furs be-,!cause of the needless slaughter 'of these animals are appearingin media across the nation.;These ads are creating such a:'furor that in some areas the reg- .-
, lWi$i~fimU'gl'Bl:1~. ' ular fur dealer is. threateJ,ling to,females of the world but because take his advertising money away"it really' wasn't a subJect' that from any publication that dareswas affecting me' personally, I' to run these, conservative adsmust sadly 'declare' that' I never ',sponsored by the man:made furgave it more' than a passing 'manufacturers and the cohservathought. It was, finally this let- tionists.ter from one of The Anchor While I'm sure there are many ,
, readers, Rita Cobb of Barnstable women who can tell 'a mink a,that persuaded me to write this' 'mile away, I'm the type thatcolumn and to look into the con- could have a fake foisted, off on 'servation issue further. ' her without the slightest, suspi-
Letter cion, so the thought .of giving;Dear Mrs. ~oderick: '.. up my, mink, ,to. be hUplane i~a i
Your article descnbmg the very slight sacrifice oil.' my part'furs on sale. - besides, many 'of the good.
If you were to read The fakes outshine the real thing'Slaughter of the Baby Seals by especially in the area of styling.B. Davies, you would never rec- No th t M C bb hommend the wearing of furs by kw d a t rSth 0 d fas,women (I imagine here Mrs. ,awa ene. m~ 0 e .nee orC bb t I f)
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the kmd you would never allowto happen to your, domestic pets? Too often women, especiallyThat mail-made furs are smart _ those who can afford luxuryenough and allows women from items, do not stop to considerindulging in such savage luxury the effect these desires have onand thereby belying the very th7 rest of the world. It is heartc
qualities one would expect in emng to see women becomingwomen-compassion, gentleness, more and more concerned ab.outand consideration for all living the world and others even, if itthings. . means sacrifices on their part.
Protestants ApplaudAnti-Abortior:'l Sermon
YOUNGSTOWN (NC) - ACatholic mounted the pulpit forthe first time in Calvary Templehere and called on the Protestantcongregation to oppose attemptsto make Ohio's abortion lawsmore open.
"Face up to the responsibilityof protecting those living but yetunborn, or approve the destruc
.... tion of such life," challengedHowar<! Witt, local chairman ofthe Right to Life Society.
His talk was punctuated with,"Amens" from the congregation.Th~ 300 ,worshippers applaudedwhen he finished.
Witt said man was being ledinto, a "swamp of despair" byproponents of permissive abortion.
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When the church was built in1871 it could accommodate about400 and was often filled to capacity. Today with a noticeabledecrease in population in ttteBayou Goula area, an average of125 attend Mass in the old building.
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THE ANCHOR-Thurs., Sept. 9, 1971
Calling itself a "do-it-yourselfeducational adventure," themonthly magazine asks its youngreaders to write guest editorials,join its pen pal club, an.d suggestprojects to "build' a betterplanet."
The first Open Meeting of theNew Bedford Council of CatholicWomen will be held on Thursday night, Sept. 16. A concelebrated Mass will be offeredat St. Joseph's Church, Fairhaven at 7 o'clock. The newofficers for the year 1971-72 willbe installed after the Mass.
A reception and meeting willfollow the services in St. Joseph's Hall. Mrs. Charles Landry,Past President of the DiocesanCouncil of Catholic Women willbe guest speaker.
Mrs. Winifred Tucker, President of the Associal of St. Joseph's Parish will be hostess.
First Mission ChurchCelebrates Centennial
BAYOU GOULA (NC) - Thecentennial anniversary of St.Paul's Mission Church in Louisiana, was celebrated Sunday withBishop Robert E. Tracy of BatonRouge, officiating at a concelebrated Mass.
Maryknoll to PublishChildrens Magazine
MARYKNOLL (NC) - A newfull-color children's magazinecalled Share will be publishedthis month by the MaryknollFathers. '
Father Miquel d'Escoto, thesociety's communications director, said the magazine is intended as a religious education toolwith emphasis on internationaldevelopment and global. aware-
'ness. '
Journalist 'Moises Sandoval,editor of Share, said the magazine's educational goal is "tomake our readers aware of theworld around them and its needs,and to open up to them ways'they can respond positively to·those needs,"
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MORE FLYING NUNS: Sister Judith Rosenthal, center,."of Northampton, Mass., and Sister Sheila McGuirk,right, of South Grafton, were recently sworn in by GovernQt Francis Sargent as members of the 104th TAC Fighter Group, Massachusetts Air National Guard, Westfield,Mass. Both sisters of St. Joseph, Holyoke, will take regularWAF training during six weeks basic training programat Lackland AFB, Texas. N<: Photo.
Quake-Wrecked Hospit.al Making ComebackOn Bedrock Courage
SAN FERNANDO (NC)~The take two more years.devastating earthquake last Feb. The comeback will be slow,9 destroyed more than buildings engineered by many studies, anhere. Its after shocks have been alyses, knocking on doors, seekunemployment, indebtedness, up- ing, hoping.rooting of lives-all because of
, 60 terrible seconds. The Sisters figure on takingon another loan, this one from
In that one terror-packed min-' the Small Business Administra-ute the Sisters of the Holy Cross' tion, for the north wing. For the209-bed hospital, not yet 10 main job they are praying foryears old, was jolted, wrecked passage of U. S. Sen Birch Bayh'sand turned into a dangerous hulk amendment to Public Law 91606of cracked concrete unsafe for which will extend federal disashuman occupancy. ter aid to nonprofit private hos-
After the dust had settled, pa- pit,als.tients evacuated,damage assessed Meantime, the Sisters carryonand prospects appraised, the pic- with the encouragement of theture was this-the main things lay board of trustees. The Sisthe Sisters had left was a $4 mil- ters continue to operate' a 24lion mortgage and their courage. hour emergency service in a
For some six months now the convalescent facility east of thewarm valley winds have blown hospital. They continue theirthrough cracked windows and charity work in the nearby Santaempty halls at Holy Cross, a Rosa parish clinic, motivated byghost 'of a hospital. But during bedrock courage.those same six months the Sis-ters and hospital trustees workedharder to revive Holy Cross.
And now, Holy Cross Hospital has begun its comeback.Great cranes and derricksbreasted up to the once handsome facade and began to demolish its sixth and seventhfloors.
One crane will lift out several8500-pound elevator motors,place them' in' a storage area, onthe ground.,
When the top floors are gone,the fifth floor will be given atemporary roof.
Then the three-story northwing of the hospital will be cutaway from the main building.The north wing, say engineers,had been driven as a batteringram against, the main buildingby the force of the quake. Itmust be separated so that itcannot happen again.
After the separation, the northwing will be outfitted and patients will be accepted, probablyby next January.
Restoration and refitting ofthe five-story main wing will
Seek Sponsors to HelpPoor Children in India
WASHINGTON (NC) - Sponsors who would assist 600 poorchildren in India are beingsought by the National Council
'of Catholic Women's Help-aChild program.
Persons who agree to serve assponsors send the children $10each month for their education,'food and clothing, NCCW officials said here.
The children, now awaitingadoption in India, come frompoor families who cannot provide for their basic needs. Theyrange' in age from infants toteen-agers., Four sponsors. all from theDetroit archdiocese, have already volunteered to assist someof the children. The NCCW'sHelp-a-Child program aids children in Korea, Vietnam, Braziland India.
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ContemplationThe acts of contemplation are
four: to seek after God, to findHim, to feel His sacred touch inthe soul, and to be united withHim and to enjoy Him.
-Archbishop Ullathorne
To begin with, take the prob·lem of shoes. Evetyone needednew shoes, so 1 piled them intothe car. When they filed into theshoe store, they looked like abunch of orphans on a bread line.Spotting the long column of feet,the owner's eyes lit up as he envisioned a sale that would paythe month's rent.
After a brief conversation, thesparkle disappeared. His dreamsof dress shoes, school shoes,sneakers, play shoes, boots andslippers for each child burst likea big bubble. I made it clear Iwas. .interes,ted only in the m.os~
ecoilOmical, practical, durable.,way of getting them shod.
Shoe ProblemSince they make everything in
"stretch" fabrics these days, I'manxiously awaiting the day theymake stretch shoes. Nothingseems such a waste as outgrown,perfectly strong shoes. It wasn'tas bad with the older ones whenI could pass them down, butthe youngest outgrowing shoesseems an out-and-out waste.
Once the shoe problem wassolved, I checked out the restof the clothing. Most of them hadan ample supply. Three are stillin uniforms. By remaking, onejumper into a skirt and alteringsome of the others, the childrenwere all set without my havingto go near the uniform company.
I was feeling most complacentabout that when one of the boysreminded me he didn't havesneakers for gym.
"Why didn't you say something about that when we werein the shoe store?"
"My sneakers were fine then.They just fell apart yesterday,playing football out in thestreet,"
'You Forgot'The time saved on clothing
was lost in a re-run of the tripto the shoe store. While I wasin the shopping center. I stoppedinto the 5 & 10 for a few notebooks. Three said they neededlooseleaf binders, so I bought
All C,hildr,en' Ba·ck i\n Sc.hool·\Aftler Fra,ntic Pr,e1parati,on l
I hate to see those "back to school sale" signs appearin store windows. For me they mean two weeks of frantic 'preparation for the new school year . . . and I was justbeginning to enjoy the Summer vacation. My eight childrenattend four different schools. 'The requirements of each four. A dozen small notebooks,school vary. The require- a dozen large ones, 2000 sheetsments of each teacher in of loose-leaf, three packages of
construction paper, assortedeach of the four schools vary. scissors, paste, rulers and as-Multiply that by the varied re-· t d h Id hslgnmen pa s s ou ave cov-quirements of eight kids, and I do' d Th . Iere every ne s nee s. e glr ,get light headed just trying to at the counter rang it up. $23.47~think about it. All I wanted was a few little
notebooks.On the way out of the store, the
kids suddenly remembered' afew other goodies. "I need alunch box and a thermos." ,"Weneed book bags." "You forgot tobuy crayons." "Three of us haveto have" bags for gym gear,"
Fully EquippedAnother $26.79 and I was surehad everything.Our youngest attends a day
school for the retarded. Everything must be labeled-rightdown to underwear and socks.Labeling was one of my leastfavorite jobs until 1 found outthat one of the older girlsthought it was fun. With justa little Tom Sawyer salesmanship, she took that mess 'Off myhands.
The first day of schooi' everyone was up early-and everyonewas out on time-everyone madehis bus-and everyone was equipped with a complete assortmentof supplies!
Down HillI basked in the peace. For onceremembered everything!Then they came home."Remember the loose-leaf bind-
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"I need more big notebooks,twice the size of the ones yougot," '
. "Only half my books fit intothe book bag; I have to have abigger one," ,
"I need a compass and a protr~ctor, and the little kids aresuppos,ed to have pencil cases.But don't worry, Mom. We don'thave to have it right away. Aslong as we have it by tomorrowmorning, it's 'okay," '
I love the first day of school.But it's all down hill from there.
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Missouri' KnightsUrged to BackNixon's Stand·
JEFFERSON CITY (NC)-TheMissouri Catholic Conferencehas called upon the state'sKnights of Columbus to write orwire President Nixon their en-
.couragement of his support fornonpublic schools.
In a letter to Missouri's bish-. ops, state officers of the Knights
of Columbus, its own advisoryboard and "key personnel," thestate conference said there was'"an urgent need" to encourageNixon "to pursue his promise"that he would seek financial helpfor the parents of nonpublicschool students:'
"We understand that thePresident has been getting agood deal of adverse mail to hisspeech before the recent K of CcOJ:lvention," said the letter.
.Nixon had told ~he nationalconvention of the Knights inNew York on Aug. 17 that therapid closings of nonpublicschools was a trend that mustbe turned around. He. s~id theycould "count on my support todo it." The president's speechattracted national headlines and
.wide attention.
Equal TreatmentBecause' of negative, reaction
and in order to show Nixongratitude for his remarks, theMissouri . Catholic Conferencesaid it was suggesting that' eachK of C coundl in the state-"ot'better yet, many members from'each council":""'thank the president and encourage him "to approve sOme appropriate meansof. assistance to';riori~ulmc'sdiBol1parents." ..
The conference's. letter saidthat no mention should be madeof the type of assistance vehicledesired.
'~A varilition in the languageof each letter or wire ought to beobvious, yet it should emphasizethe same theme-:-the desperateneed for parental assistance,"the lett~r added.
Attached to the covering letter was a 450-word synopsis ofarguments on' why Catholicschools should be included ingovernmental funds for education, with the note that excerptsfrom it be used in letters toNixon. The main point of thesynopsis was that equal treatment of all parents. not simplythe liberty to choose a churchrelated school, is "the dominantconstitutional demand here."
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Diocese ChannelsF.unds to Refugees
DUNEDIN. (NC)--All of theproceeds of the Dunedin Dioc~
esan Needs Collection this yearwill be used to aid East Pakistan's refugees.
The collection, over $10,000,normally'is used for the Church'seducational and charitable worksin the coming year.
Bishop John P. Kavanagh ofDunedin said that he was' earmarking the .f,unds ' for' EastPakistani refugees in India "eventhough it will mean a hard struggle in the year ahead for thediocese." But, he added, thesituation of the refugees "criesto heaven for a response fromevery Christian." Dunedin is thesmallest of the New Zealand dioceses.
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Takes Another JobWASHINGTON (NC) - Mrs.
Julia M. Walsh, prominent inCatholic and other activities here,has taken on another job.
She has agreed to serve as amember of the board of the Medical College of Pennsylvania inPhiladelphia, composed of 175women interested in supportingmedical education.
She serves on the board of St.Mary of the Woods (Ind.) College;Georgetown Prep Schoolin suburban Garret Park, Md.;is a vice president of a stockbrokerage firm; a bank advisoryboard member, among other ac.tivities-and is the mother of 12children.
SCENE FROM YESTERYEAR: Duke, Rev. James Koons'. horse,' dfi.nks water froma trough the St. Paul's Lutheran Blue Church, Coopersburg, Pa., built in 1833 when itwas founded. Rev. Koons enjoys riding in his buggy when visiting his parishioners. Dukeignored warning on side of troti~h wlticlt pio bahl)':' teferre.d to human consumption.
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Reports Jesuit Growth in' JeopardyStudy' Shows D~creasein' Studc~nts, Ordinations
.. 'ROME (NC)-The Jesuit order before 1965)', but theyha{.e beel1l born general commented on thein the United States and Canada from the lower half of' the me·, . dwindling 'locations.is in jeop~rdy in terms of "viable dian age. I "Evidently, the s~ciety doesgrowth," according to a statisti- 4. American ordinations are not have the, promise that Christ
. . I .caJ study ordered by -the general down 31 per cent, while .entrallce gave His Church·~of being ever-of the 21,000-member society~: of younget: seminary candidates lasting," he said. "It could wellFather Pedro Arrupe.· . . is down 60 per cent; In c;anada, :happen;, as with all. human
In simple language, it means there are .~4 per cent fewer or- things, that for the Society alsothe Jesuits' in ,th6s'e two countries'dinations, I while' semin'aty en~ there\T is a. 'time. for dying.: Itwillsoonbe.represe~tei:lby ola trance has fallen 73 per. cent. could' so be.". . ,:'men . in ' wheelchairs 'with nO C'ontinued Loss i Father Arrupe added, how-young Jesuits to carry on the." .' ever, that the work of the So-work of the Society 'of Jesus. What all thIS seems, to
"th t did' ". ciety was not only as valid today'Conducted 'by researchers at mean, e s ~ y conc u. ~s, IS but as necessary as in the days
the University of San Francisco's .that the Je.sUIt-~ommumtle~.ofInstitute for Socio-Religious Stud- both. countrIes WIll have at rIsmg of St. Ignatius, its founder.ies under the direction of Jesuit, medIan age, a larger number ofFather Eugene Schallert, the older priests with . . . geri~tric
study lists four factors gleaned pr?blem~, fewer n.ewly or?amedfrom the responses of 5,572 prIests m. some mstance~, andAmerican and Canadian Jesuits-' the contmued loss of I morefactors which it says "should priests." , I '
, cause concern rather than optim- The study was presented toism": \ Father Arrupe last May an,d has. 1. Median age for American been sent to Jesuit sU~Friors
Jesuits is over 51, for Canadians, around the w~rld. Sp~akl?g to56-meaning, half the priests are EurOpean JeSUIt alumm Aug, 26older than 50. in Liege,. Belgium, the. Sp~nish-
2.. Death rate has been "con- ~
stantlyaccelerating" in the years Asks Aid for Public1965-1970 (in Canada, up 137 p. C .11 I I
per cent). '. rlyote 0 eges I'
3. Departures from the priest-, . TRENTON (NC) - The iNewhood have not only accelerated Jersey Board of Higher E9uca-'during those five years (14 times' tion unanimously urged [herehigher in the United States than that state assistance shoul? be
, given to both private and publiccolleges and universities. i
The ,board's endorsement cameafter two hours of' debate overthe wording of a r~solution;!specifically citing "the principle ofpublic financial assistance td regionally accredited· institutionsand such others judged qualifiedb,y the Board of Higher Ed~ca-tIOn. I.
The wording extends the prin-ciple two-year junior and :com-munity colleges. I
Because of the l~ngthy m~et- 'ing the board did not tak~ astand on a specific bill tp ibeiritroduced at the Fall session ofthe legislature. The bill' wo~ldprovide for payment of' specificamounts varying from $800 fora bachelor's degree to $2,800 fora doctorate. I
1Or"' . THE. ANCHOR-Thurs., Sept. 9, 1971
Schools ReopenUnder 'ShadowOf Aid Ruling
WASHINGTON (NC) - Catholic schools across the countryare reopening. their doors thismonth under the shadow of the
. Suprem'e Court's ruling last Juneagainst some forms of aid tononP':lblic ~ducation.
.Since the high court heldPennsylvania and Rhode Islandaid programs unconstitutional onjune 28, spokesmen at many levels have.' affirmed th'at theChurch is in the school businessto stay regardless of unfavorablecourt rulings or other hardknocks. '
But there is no doubt that theSupreme Court's decision hasadded a' new element of uncer- .·tainty and urgency 'to the finan-
. cial crisis of Catholfc schools.Consider these facts:
Eight hundred Catholic elementary and secondary schoolshave closed for good since lastJune. This is twice the numberexpected before the SupremeCourt ruling, according ttl theNational Catholic EducationalAssociation, and reduces the' total of Catholic schools to about
.10,600.NCEA estimates put Catholic
school enrollment at a shade under 4= ~iIlion, compared' with 4.3million in the last schoQl year.
New Court-Tests
Encouraged by the .SupremeCourt's surprisingly harsh rejec.tion. of . the Pennsylvania"andRhode Island programs, foes. of .public assistance' .for 'church' related schools are pUShing newcourt tests of aid laws in half adozen other states.
Despite all that, Catholic edu~
cation leaders see some brightspots in the current situation.
, One is the shock effect of the.Supreme Court's ruling itself.The court did not bar all formsof assistance to nonjmblic education, but it did make it clearthat it Jakes a jaundiced viewof many kinds of direct state aid.
Catholic educators don't welcome this but they do acknowl-·edge that ,it could have the salutary result of forcing, Catholicsto decide just how importantCatholic schools are to them.
'Up to Ctltholics'
Says Dr, Edward R. D'Alessio, director of the U. S. CatholicConference Division of Elemen~ary and Secondary Education:
"It puts it squarely up to theCatholics of this country whetherthey value the advantages pro.vided by Catholic schools sufficiently to make the necessary effort and sacrifices to keep themoperating.
"Undoubtedly some Catholicschools will have to shut' downfor financial reasons as a resultof this ruling, But I do not foresee wholesale closings of Catholic schools unless that is whatthe Catholic public wants. Inother words, the future of Catholic schools ,lies with Catholicsthemselves."
Another result of the SupremeCourt decision has been to spurthe search for forms of aidwhich will stand up under thescrutiny of courts.
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Elects New AbbotCOLLEGEVILLE (NC) - St.
John's Abbey, the world's largestBenedictine community, haselected as its seventh abbotFather John A. Eidenschink, 57,dean of the divinity school atSt. John's University here inMinnesota.
Villanova NamesNew President
VILLANOVA (NC) - After along search, Villanova Universityhas found a new president·Augustinian Father Edward J.McCarthy, a former Villanovastudent, teacher, and dean of thegraduate school~
The search beganiri early Julywhen Father: McCarthy's predecessor, Father Robert J. Welsh,suddenly resigned. A specialfive-member committee of theuniversity's board of trusteesconducted the search for a newpresident. In a marked departurefrom tradition, they sought suggestions from faculty, students,alumni and councils of the university, as well as from Augustinian communities throughoutthe eastern province.
The man the commissionchose, Father McCarthy, receivedhis bachelor of arts degree atVillanova in 1934. and a doctorate in history at Catholic University of Washington, D. C., in1941.
He was assistant 'professor ofhistory at Villanova until 1946,and then took several years oftravel, study and teaching inLatin America. He taught at anAugustinian college in Havana,Cuba, and eventualIy becamevice-president of that colIege.,
When Fidel Castro came topower in 1961, Father McCarthyand 12 other Augustinian priestswere jailed and' then expelIed.The college facilities and groundswere taken over by the new government, at a loss of $20 millionto the Augustinians.
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Franck's "Choral in, A minor."Mrs. Durufle will return to theconsole for the "Fantasie on'Ave Maris Stella" by CharlesTournemire. Mr. Durufle will return to perform his own composition, "Prelude in E-flat minor."Mrs. Durufle will c1os~ the program with her husband's composition, "Prelude and Fugue onthe name 'Allain.'''
.MR. AND MRS. MAURICE DURUFLE
has compo~ed works for organ,chamber music" ..voice. .and orchestra, of which his "TroisDanses" and "Requiem" havebeen performed widely in. Europe and this country.
Organist at 11
Marie-Madeleine Durufle-Chevalier was born in Marseille. Atthe age of 11, she was namedtitular organist of the Cathedralof St. Veran de Cavaillon, andat the age of 12, entered theConservatory of Avignon. In1946, she entered the Paris Conservatory as a pupil of MarcelDupre. There she won, witt)honors, the First Prize in Organ,and in 1953, was awarded theGrand Prix International-CharlesMarie Widor, for. organ andimprovisation.
Recitalist for French Radio,she also has given many concerts in Paris and abroad, andhas been co-organist with herhusband at the Grand Orque deSt. Etienne-du-Mont since 1953.In 1964, Mr. and Mrs. Duruflemade their first visit to theU. S. A. when they were invited.to appear at the National Convention of the American Guildof Organists in Phi~adelphia.
Bach and Brahms
Mr. and Mrs. Durufle willshare the program at St. Joseph's Church on the evening ofDec. 7. Mrs: Durufle will open .the program with "Prelude andFugue in D major" by JohaJnnSebastian Bach. Mr. Durufle willperform "Recit de nasard" byLouis Nicolas elerambault, Dietrich Buxtehude's "Fugue in Cmajor," Two Chorals by Johannes Brahms, "Oh que vousetes heureux vous qui stes pieux"and "Ardemment j'aspire a unefin heureuse," and Cesar
St. ,Joseph's Church Concert GroupPlans New Bedford Musical Series
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Friars Minor Mark25th Anniversary
GRANBY (NC) - The InterProvince Conference of theFriars Minor Conventual celebrated its 25th anniversary lastmonth at St.. Hyacinth Collegeand Seminary here in westernMassachusets.
Father Raymond Borkowski,OFM Conventual president andSt. Hyacinth Spiritual Director,presided at the three-day sessions at F which the Very Rev.Clement O'Donnell, first president of the Inter-Province Conference was the honored guest.
The conference elected FatherBernard Geiger of St. Bonaventure Province in Chicago thisyear's president. Three new vicepresidents were also elected during the anniversary sessions.
The Inter-Province was founded in 1947 to achieve greater cooperation and exchange amongthe four Conventual Franciscanprovinces in the U. S. '
The officers and directors ofSt. Joseph's Church ConcertCommittee of New Bedford announce that two musical eventsare booked for the 1971-72 season. Both events will take placein the church which is locatedon Acushnet Ave., New Bedford.
The first event will be anorgan recital by the international1y-acclaimed organists fromParis, 'Maurice Durufle andMarie-Madeleine Durufle-Chevalier. The celebrated husband andwife team, organists at St..Etienne-du-Mont, Paris, will perform on the. three manual, 56rank Casavant organ at St.Joseph's Church at 8:30 onTuesday evening, Dec. 7.
Boston SymphonyThe second event will include
over 150 performers. The BostonConservatory Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, the St. Joseph's School Choir, under thedirection of Denis Tetrault, andMichel Labens, organist, willperform the "Te Deum," byHector Berlioz. Rouben Gregorian will conduct this programat 8:30 on Sunday evening, April30.
Maurice Durufle was born inLouviers, France. At the ParisConservatory he was a pupil ofLouis Vierne, Charles Tournemire, and Paul Dukas, withwhom he' studied composition.Since 1930, Mr. Durufle has beentitular· organist of the' GrandOrgue de St. Etienne-du-Mont.After substituting for MarcelDupre' at the' Conservatory, .hewas appointed Professor of Harmony at the Conservatory.
Vatican CitationIn 1956, the Department of the
Seine conferred on him theGrand Prix· Musical, and in 1961,the Vatican honored him withthe citation of "Commander inthe Order of St. Gregoire," conferred on him for his contribu- .tion as composer in the field ofSacred Music. He has givenmany concerts in Paris and 'theProvinces, as well as abroad. He
Rabbi PraisesCanon Lawyer
NEW YORK (NC) - ClaraMaria Henning, the country'sfirst laywoman canon lawyer,has been praised by a Jewishleader for organizing a groupcal1ed Catholic Women. forSoviet Jews.
Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum,national director of the Interreligious Affairs Department of theAmerican Jewish Committee,said that Miss Henning drew herinspiration for what he cal1edher "great humanitarian work"from personal experience ofSoviet oppression.
Her interest in the plight ofthree million Jews in the SovietUnion, the rabbi said, stemsfrom her childhood in postwarGermany. As a child, the 30year-old Miss Henning was interned in a Russian refugeecamp, where her grandmotherdied of starvation.
She later returned to Germanywhere she grew up "painfullyaware of t~e role her countryplayed in the destruction of theEuropean community," RabbiTanenbaum said.
Today she is trying to createbonds between "individuals andfamilies of the Catholic andJewish communities in theUnited States and the SovietUnion," he said on one of hisweekly raido talks aired locally.
Miss Henning, who earned hercanon law doctorate at CatholicUniversity in Washington, andher group are organizing letterwriting from American Catholicwomen to Soviet Jewish womento help sustain morale.
Priest OpposesNixon Proposed'
,Visit to PekingBOSTON (NC)-A Vincentian
priest said President Nixon'spropos,:d trip to Peking couldlead to a communist take-overof Formosa. .
Father Stephen Dunker, a mis.sionary in mainland China for 20years before being evicted in1951, was visiting here whilevacationing from his current assignment on Taiwan.
Recognition of the mainlandgovernment, he said, eventual1ycould lead America to abandonthe Nationalist Chinese on Taiwan, and their dreams of returning to govern the mainland.
Mainland people would welcome the Nationalists, FatherDunker said, if they could goback. They have relied heavilyon American support which, ifwithdrawn, could trigger a communist invasion, he added.
'False Premise'Father Dunker said the com
munist takeover of the mainland,which he witnessed as a missionary, resulted in, a loss of civiland religious liberties. The RedChinese. government's intimidation was so strong, he said, that'it took only one communist tocontrol 5,000 people.
"They say you cannot ignorethe 700 million people of China,"he said. "I say this is a' falsepremise, that you are not recognizing 700 million people; youare only recognizing the communist elite.:'
He said he believes the proposed Nixon visit to Peking was
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Catholic OrphanageTrevino Beneficiary'
LONDON (NC)-Lee Trevino,American champion golfer fromTexas, gave $4,800 of the $13,200 prize money he receivedwinning the British Open GolfChampionship to a local Catholicorphanage., Sister Agnes, superior of'· OurLady's Home for Babies atFreshfield, Lancashire, close bythe tournament course at Birkdale, was presented with themoney by Trevino at a local casino - at a ·supper includingcocktails and champagne.' ..,
The golfer had decided to give 'part of. his winnings to charityand the casino owner whom he 'consulted 'recommended' the'Catholic home. When he handedSister Agnes the check he toldher: "I don't know how manykids you have there, honey. Ihave accomplished something ifI am helping somebody."
Dispute Over Aid
Students Erupts inLINCOLN (NC)-·A ·.serieS of said, it will not be permitted."
disputes over publicly funded aid Father Dawson said that in'to parochial school students ,has, May the 'state Dep~~tment' of '..come to a head with the opening Education assured ,parochialof the new school year in Neb- schools of Title I aid. "Thisraska. promise stood ilntil Prasch' in-
The. state's attorney :general sisted on an op'inion from the' "has directed the education:com-' state attorney general's office,missioner' not to implement a 'which in, effect nullified thenew state law authorizing. the promise," he said.loan of textbooks to private . Cites Federal Lawschool students until the law The Catholic educator chargedcan be tested in the Nebraska in a statement to. the press, thatSupreme Court. was prominently featured in 10-
The superintendent of schools cal newspaper and radio and TVfor the Roman Catholic, dio'cese newscasts: "They have not keptof Lincoln has charged that fed- their promise to us, and they areeral guidelines prohibiting dis. not abiding by the federal lawscrimination are being violated by under, which Title I funds arelocal ;1uthorities in withholding awarded, which specifically stateTitle I funded aid from educa- equal funds must be provided sotionally disadvantaged children that handicapped children in priin parochial schools and has. de- vate schools receive comparableman!ied a cut-off of such funds aid t6' those in the public
~schools:" .to Lincoln public schools "untilall federal guidelines are satis- '.:: Withholding of Title I funds,fied." ".he asserted, "further handicaps
Roman Catholic educators in .'these already handicapped chilthe state have announced they . dren."are considering enrolling' the In demanding 'that all Title I50,000 parochial school pupils in fUJ:lds be held up because thepublic schools for part of their Lincoln public school system isclasses on a dual enrollment .allegedly not complying with
'basis. . federal restrictions against dis-The dispute between Father crimination, Father Dawson 'esti
James Dawson, Lin<:oln diocesan mated tl!at he Is calling into ques-tion $330,000. Of this amount,
superintendent of schools; and he said that $30,000 should comeLincoln public schools Superin:tendent John Prasch boiled over to parochial schools.into angry words from Father Estimated enrollment in CathDawson that found their, wa'y . olic schools in Lincoln is expeCt-'into newspaper headlines. ed to be about 2,500 students for,Father Dawson accused his the .coming year.
public school counterpart. of dis- Text~ok Law' '.criminating against needy paro- . On the question of ~he I.oan ofchial school pupils in the .denial ' textbooks to Catholic schools,of Title 1 funds ind of ""telling' . ,Attorney General Clarence A. H.a bunch of half·truths and, non- Meyer has directed state Educa-
. truths." tion Commissioner Cecil StanleyAssured of Aid to "take no action by way of
Title I of the federal Elemen- implementation of the free text-book law, unless and until thetary and Secondary Aducation
Act provides funds for remedial -~'~r:r:~eC~~:: ~~eN:~;~~k~o~~~~~help to educationally disadvan- 'tutionaL"taged children, primarily those . A petition was .filed by an unyoungsters with speech and, Identified Omaha family on Aug.'reading difficulties.,
27, asking the state SupremeAccording to Father Dawson, Court to determine the' cbnsti~
Prasch "told the Lincoln newsmedia that aid to handicapped tutionality of the law, which'.children in private schools is not came into effect on that day. Theallowed because the state has court has not yet determined
whether or not to hear the case.The'law, passed by the legisla
ture this year, authorized publics'chools ta lend nonreligious textbooks to private school students.The public schools can receiveup to $15 in state· educationfunds for each student involved.
The' legal test' is' expected tohinge on whether the state aid isto the individual student or whether the benefit accrues to theparochial school.
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'Why Does'I get shrivelled with a kind
and patronizing look which says,"I shouldn't have bothered toask."
Children ~perid a'good dea:! of .th~ir pre-kindergarten life asking why, I admit, ·:But thoseearly why's stem from wantingto hear themselves ,talk or wanting their parenes attention orwanting an object. Toddler why'stend to senei a mother up thewall because of their sheer inanity ("Why is this Wednesday?"and "Why can't we have a fire'engine?") but they're easily answered. I can cope with those.
The sjx-year-old why's are theones that throw me. They areintelligent in'.. areas in which Iam not. They cover everythingfrom engines to insects to spaceand I can't stretch my handy escape technique, "That's a Dad-dy question," much longer. .
Dad does very Well in answer~
ing why the end qf a 1916 locomotive differs from a 1922 onebut the children have a way ofasking. such questions whileDad's at work. My first responseto such a question is, "I nevernoticed."
But that's a mistake. My sonis delighted to go' into a half~
hour explanation on the difference, using terminology that'sas alien to me' as the locomotive.After the lesson, I retreat into a,"WeIl, I don't really know whythey changed it, Mike. Why don'tyou ask your dad when he getshome?"
Diocese EstablishesDey'elopment Office
TUCSON (NC)-A new devel-'opment office geared to assistthe Tucson diocese and its parishes in fund-raising and communications efforts has been es·tablished here in Arizona.
Thomas J. Kolda was namedfirst director of, the office. Hewill pay particular attention t6Tucson Bishop Francis'J. Green'sannual charity and developmentfund appeal, and will also provide year-round services to parishes in the 42,000 square milediocese.
12 THE ANCJ:lOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Sept. 9, 1971"
Hopes Teac~erCan'Supply;Answer~toChil,dls IWhylSi :
Last. year. about this ti~e I wrote a rather,~ pensive:column,' on my reluctance in seeing our middle' ~hild off
---to kindhgarten, away from our, total influence .. ~o dis-'cover the~.'World. I was sad to see him leave the.nest and:sadder still to see the eager- "ness witn': which, he fled. So, First Grade' T~acher; who-'Now, a year later,"I,ca'n hard- ever you might 'be! I. hand this:
son over' with reli,ef and, hope:ly wait to: thrust: him out that you find the time and cour-' •the door to first grade. What's age to teach him the.ari'swers t~the difference(Long Summer and these verYJelevant why's he put,short nerves 'aside, this is a dif- to me during the Summer. .: PAPAL CHOICE:: IMostferent boyfr6m the: 'one who Why does the vacuum cleaner:.< Rev. William W. ,Baum,trotted off to' kindergarten last h d h d Iyear. He has discovered the world puff ~ut like t at an were oesi· Bishop' of Springfield-Cape
. the air· come from? ' G' d' M .! Pof rational "why's." Wh don't freckles grow when: lfar eau, o. .IS: ope
,your iace:.grows? " : ~Paul's personal chOIce ~s del-Why do some candles, drip and! egate to the Word Synod of
others don't? '. Bishops opening the i~nd of, ,Why does your fever make the, this month in \Rom~. NCthermometer line' g~ up: ' 'photo. . '. I
Why ~o~s. declamycm cure. '.' '. . , Iyour tonSillitIS? . ' R. - W' I' .,
Why de' we have wars when' . USSIO e cq?"esnobody wants .them? , J" ,-t 'S '.';'
Why does it 'Iook like there,~:eSUI uper~~ra lake ahead on the In,tj:!rstate 'MOSCOW (NC)-Fathe~ Pedrobut when you get there, it's gone? Arrupe, first superior general of
(I stud,ied ,that one at least a the Jesuits to visit the ISovietdozen times in my educational Union, said he is ,grateful'for thec~reer an~ it. still mystifies me.) "~rem~ndous hos~itality" .I.~hown
CompassIon for Tllacher him smce', he arrIved here Aug.Why ,did that ba~ed potato 27. ' ,:: : .1.
blow up and the others didn't? "I am :very happy, extremelyWhy is beer good for parents satisfied with my visit," s~id the
.,andbad for kids?' '; 63-year-old: Spanish-born iFatherWhy isn't there. any air on Arrupe. 'He 'has ,been ,Jeshit su-
o " ' . ., . I,the moon? , .' , ,p~ri()r general since 1~6?'1
Why, doesn t .. the telephon~ He' said he had "a very nicework? . conversation;' ·with Patriarch
,Why is the' cam in,:,that motor filmen of 'Mosco{v aQdAll Rugdifferent from the other one? , sia head of the Russian 'ortho
Why de we kill dandelions d6~ Church. "It lasted abbut 45when they're pretty? ' minutes and was gener~llin na-
These are just a few of his ture. I spoke of the wor,k of thequestions and I am weary. I Jesuits their activities in corr!hope that some super-huma~ muniti~s around the world. _He,teacher has a little mor~ patiencl;l sp~ke of his Church, rathJr genand ~ lo~ ~ore ~nowledge t~an, erally., He' gave me quite la niceI. It s difficult :-enough ha.vmg 'gift, a cross." • ' Ione ask why.but the ~heer mght- Father Arrupe came ,to Mosmare of havmg ~O sl,x-year-olds cow at the inviti:ltion af .tHe Rusbom~a~d oneall da.y long with sian Orthodox. bishops.I.Afterwhy s IS overwh7lmmg. . visiting here, he was to visit the. S~,.I am sen~mg my walkl~g theological academies of II-eninmqulsltor off, thIS year, n?t With grad and Zagorsk, whicq havet~ars, but WIth compaSSIOn f~~ had scholarly contacts with thehiS. teacher who, I. hope, ~on t Jesuit-operated Pontifical I Biblismile sweetly and suggest, Why ,cal Institute and the Gregoriandont' you ask your mother that . University in Rome.' Ione?" , :
Over the past few years :FatherArrupe has met a number of
Questions Church , Russian bishops. He is th~ 'thirdTax-Exempt Status highest Catholic churchman from
Rome to visit the Soviet! UnionMUSKOGEE (NC)-A district Iin _the last year. I
court judge here chaIlenged the'
United Presbyterian Church's Father Hesburg.~·.1tax-exempt status on groundsthat the church maybe involved To Head Counc:il.'\ .in politics. , I
Judge John Porter Jr~ sai,d he NOTRE DAME (NC) T Holyasked'Oklahoma's state attorney, Cross Father Theodore M. Hesfor an opinIon because of two burgh, president of the Univerrecent church actions---,adopting sity of Notre Dame, ha~ beena resolution calling for a special appointed chairman of th~ Oversession of the state legislature seas Development Counc,il! a prito act on' permitting 18-year-olds vate group which prom,otes efto vote, and approving a $10,0.00, fective aid to underdev:elopedgrant to assist black militant countries. I 'Angela Davis in her California' The ODC is headquartered in
. . I 'murder triaL Washington, D. C. ,It proV:1ides a
"This is politics pure and sim-' clearinghouse for overseas devel·pie," the judge asserted. He ex-, opment information and activipressed a special dislike for the ties, conducts studies. of: i~s owngrant to Miss Davis, because Of in, the area, serves as ~ Iforumher associatinon with commu- for discussion of developmentnism and the Black Panthers. 'policies,according to its' s~okes-
"Since many churches are, men, and, "keeps the urgency ofIplaying footsie with the commu- the challenges of development
nists, I feel they should be in-' before the public and re~ponsi-vestigated," said the judge. ' ble authorities.". 'I
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Urge, Home Garde'n~r PlantAt Least' One Fruit Tree
saving magazine clippings categorized in folders isn't a newone, I do feel that it's importantenough to be mentioned.
FDing of Recipe ArticlesI'm a magazine' fanatic' and I
hoard them (if I can) but periodically Joe will bemoan the factthat the magazines are takingover the house and my weedingout' process begins. Ironically,it's always the recipes that Iwant to save that get thrown outand those I could.care less :aboutkeep crqpping up. However it'snot until you are desperatelysearching for a speCial dish thatyou realize what you have done.It seems to me that Miliie's 'solution solves everyone's problemand still keeps neat husbandshappy. . '
Hors d'oeuvres are a little likecakes in a way' because' it'smuch easier to 'make the'm ifyou have a picture to look at.I can read page after page ofpickled shrimp, stuffed torriatoes,marinated this or filled that butit isn't until I see something inall its Kodak glory that I itch tomake it.
'From now on I resolve to ,savemy magazine treasures a-IaMillie if I ,can only stop Joefrom weeding out the folders.
With the retunl to rootine.many of, us find ourselvescalled upon to "bring a littlesomething sweet" to a ' PTA,Guild meeting !Jr even to afriend's house. This recipe' forraspberry jam squares is fairlyeasy, quite, delicious, and itmakes about.48 squares-a niceamount for, a large gathering.
Raspberry ,Coconut Squares1% cups all-purpose flour1Y2 cups sugar~ teaspoon saltY2 cup butter or margarine,
softened12 ounces moist sweet shred
ded coconut4 eggs
Y2 cup raspberry jam~ cup butter or margarine,
softened ,1) Put the flour, Y2 cup of the
sugar into a mixing bowl andblend well.. ' . ' "
2) Cut in Y2 cup of butter un-til particles are fine. '
3) , Acid one lightly beaten eggand toss to moisten. With yourhands, work mixtur.e togetheruntil it forms a dough. Lightlyflour your hands and pressdough on bottom of a 9 by 13inch pan that has been slightlybuttered.
4) Spread a thin even coat ofjam on the top.
5) Cream together the ~ cupsoftened butter'with the remaining 1 cup of sugar.
6) Ado the remaining threeeggs, ,one at a time .and beating,after each addition until lightand creamy.
7) Add the coconut and mixwell. Spread over jam"-and bakein a 350 0 oven about 30 to 35minutes or until golden brown.Coolon rack and cut intosquares.
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Heublein-U FWOCDispute Settled
SAN FRANCISCO (NC)-Heublein, Inc., a major wine producer, and Cesar Chavez' UnitedFarm Workers Organizing Committee have reached an agreement here settling their labordispute.
The settlement ends UFWOC'sworldwide boycott of Heubleinproducts and gives UFWOCjurisdiction over workers on5,800 acres of California vineyards owned by a Heublein subsidiary, Vinifera DevelopmentCorp.
Auxiliary Bishop John F. Donelly of Hartford, chairman of theU. S. Bishops' Commitee onFarm Labor, announ'ced the accord.
Plan's, Religi'ousEducation Forum
WASHINGTON (NC)-An ongoing forum to help Catholicteachers caught up iri conflictover the best ways to teach religion is being planned by theNational Catholic EducationalAssociation. '
A "very real dilemma" in reli,gious education developed afterthe Second Vatican Council, saidNorbertine Father C. AlbertKoob, association president.
Church renewal and modernization extended to religious instruction, he said, and the samebasic problem arose in that areaas in others: some felt threatened
. by the modernization; some feltit wasn't s,weeping enough.
, "Caught in between these op-: posing views are the individual
religion teachers," Father Koobsaid, "many of whom have appealed to NCEA for guidanceand direction." The associationnumbers 7,000 Catholic schoolteachers and administratorsamong its constituents.
One response to these appealswas publication last year ofCriteria for the Evaluation of~eligious Education Programsa workbook to help teachers ratecourse content, educational facilities and resources, and theirown classroom effectiveness.The association has currentlyanswered requests for 50,000copies of the Critera - a docum_ent· with input from a broadspectrum of religious educators.
The,National Forum for Religious Education, due to beginoperations this Fall, will "buildon the momentum" achieved bydistribution of the Criteria,Father Koob said.
The forum will provide teachers with consultant service if requested, help them organizeseminars and workships, and reolay the latest information ontextbooks, curricula and teaching techniques.
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Pope P'aul PraisesMary's Peace Role
CASTELGANDOLFO (NC) Pope Paul VI paid special tributeto Mary as contributor to "theunity, brotherhood, peace andsalvation of mankind" in a talkhere beamed simultaneously toSt. P~ter's Square and to Yugoslavia~
The Pontiff's immediate audience was thousands of pilgrimswho gathered at noon at thepontifical Summer, residence inthe Alban Hills outside Romeon "Ferragosto"·-literally "August feast"-in Italy, one of thecountry's biggest annual holi-days. '
Catholic GovernorCALCUTTA (NC) _: For the
first time since India g~ined independence in 1947 a ICatholic
Ihas been appointed governor ofWest Bengal State. He is Anthony Launcelot Dias, who wasborn in Goa. '
'MEET AT q>NFERENCE: Cardinal Egidio Vagnozzi,former apostloic, delegate to the United States, chats withsisters at a confetence on the renewal of the religious life.
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'Dynamic Realtyl 'Cardinal :Vagnozzi Encourages New
Organization of SistersCHEVY CHASE (NC)-Speak- Another theme speakers men-
ers including a Ro~an cardinal tioned was a growing "anti-life"and a' U. S. Congre~sman gath-trend and "what members of reered in this Washington, D. C., ligious communities can do tosuburb to encourage! a growing counteract it."organization of Sisters pledged ' Congressman Lawrence Hogan,to im~l:ment. Vaticah directives (R., Md.), a leading opponent ofon rehglOus hfe. I liberalized abortion laws, at-
Cardinal Egidio Vagnozzi, for- tacked the "anti-life" philosophy,mer ,apostolic delegate to the which he said could lead to imUnited States, told rpembers of perilling life at both ends of theConsorti~m Perfectae Caritatis huma~ spectrum-through abor-at a natIOnal assembly here that tion and mercy killing. 'the~e is a "real sens~ of gratifi: Rep. Hogan a Catholic, saidcation" at th f th . . , ,. , . ' e progress 0 elr Religious bear a heavy respon-orgamzatlOn. I - 'b'I't f d'" h hCd'' I V . I " Sl I I Y or re- IrectlOg t oug t
ar lOa agnozzl, now presl- and action away from such adent. of th: Prefectu~e for Eco- philosophy.nO~lc Aff~lrs of th~ 1;I0ly See in Dr. and Mrs. John W. KavaVatI.can City, descnbe,d the Con- naugh a husband and wifesortl "r' 'dd' ,.u~,as a ,lvlOg an ynamlc speaking team from Kalamazoo,re~~ty. I Mich., made a similar presenta-
. Ight ot~er m.emb~rs of the tion-"The Vanishing Right tohIerarchy, lOcludlOg Archbishop Life in America-a Challenge toJames J. Byrne, of! Dubuque, the Catholic Church"Iowa, and several officials from .order generalates i~Rome alsoattended the meeting)
A communication forum for. those sharing a particular view
of the religious life,! the Consortium was ,established inMarch by 116 Sisters,' including71 major superiors. '
Consortium membets, comingfrom about 90 religious communities in the Unit~d Statesand Canada, are mai~ly Sisterswho support the Holy See's rightto determine norms for religiouslife; wear distinctive habits, andlive in religious communities"under duly chosen s~periors."They are also pledged Ito implementing directives on the renewal of religious lif~' adoptedat the Second Vatican Council.
'AnU-Life' Tre~d'Discussion at the recent three-
day meeting centered at-ound thepapal treatise "On the IRenewalof the Religious Life According •to the Teachings of th~ Second •Vatic~n Council," rel~ased byPope Paul VI in July. '
By Joseph and Marilyn Roderick, One of the great joys of the home gardener is the pro
duce which comes out of the garden as the weather begins to cool. The children planted a garden this Spring,and although they'have since given it little attention wehave enjoyed fresh tomatoes,green peppers, fresh corn,peas~ and now carrots aswell as a number of smallerquick growing vegetables. Nothing tastes better than freshlypicked veg~tables as we allknow, but there is 'a certainamount of pride that goes withgrowing the vegetables thatgives them even a better tasteand fl~vor,
I read recently in one of thegardening magazines ,that it istoo costly to grow fruit in thesmall home garden and thatgardeners have turned to thefruit markets for their fruitrather" than 'growing their own.Now 'I ,grant that spraying isexpensive' ;:lnd a, nuisance, but Icertainly think that the cost tothe grower is negligible as compared to the thrill of picking atree-ripened peach'and savoringthe juicy pulp, of ,the fruit. Anyone who' has' grown' tlleir ownfruit wO\lld not make this kindof statement.
Rewards of' Gr~wi~g ,FruitAs of right now, we are en
joying the first of the grapes andthe first of the peaches. Thepeaches have two to three weeksbefore they ripen completely,but at this juncture they are justripe enough to' eat and they aredelicious. Whatever they cost indollars and cents, the peachesare well worth the cost.
Another factor to consider ingrowing home fruit is that thechildren are' affected by theproduct they find at hand. Wehave, heaven knows, few enoughthings in most homes to whichwe can point with pride, whatwith supermarkets etc., and soit seems to me that, the childrenneed something visible and tangible to take pride in and toenjoy. No better ptoduct can bein evidence than the fruit whichchildren can see grow, anticipateripening and then finally enjoy.
My friends accuse me of beinga fanatic in this area, but I feelthat each of us should grow atleast one tree for ourselves andthe children. It comes as no surprise then when I suggest thatyou pore through 'the catalogsand select a few trees now forSpring planting.
, In the KitchenFo~ the past week I have been
conducting a frantic search forsome great hors d'oeuvres recipes and with little success. Iknow I've seen just what I wantin anyone of a million magazines, that I've scanned over thepast years, but, of course, in oneof my infrequent spurts ofhousecleaning those magazines Iwanted to save have beenthrown out.
One of my friends came tothe tescue with a collection ofmagazine clippings that she hasbeen saving in a folder for sometime. The folder that shebrought over was labeled "Buffet" and in was all those greatcolored pictures that we've always wanted to save hut it justbecame another good' intention.While I'm sure Millie's idea of
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In 1950 the French theologian, Father Yves Congar,O.P., published an importantbook entitled "Vraie et Fausse Reforme dans L'Eglise" (Trueand False Reform in the Church).A remarkably foresighted preview of things to come 12 yearslater in the Second VaticanCouncil, but too controversialfor the jittery '50s, it was ~lmost
immediately ordered off the market and shortly thereafter wentout of print and became a kindof collector's item. This was un-
fortunate for a number of reasons. In any· event, Fr. Congar'sreputation has long since beenamply vindicated (notably PopePaul VI himself) and his ill-fatedbook is no'w back in print. Let'shope it will soon be made available in English.
Though it was written largelyagainst the background of whatwas happening within theChurch in France more than twodecades ago, "True and FalseReform" has much to teach uswith reference to some of ourown problems within the post'vatican II Church in the UnitedStates.
Intra-Mural Bickering
This is particularly true of thevery last section of the bookwhich deals with the problem ofhow to preserve unity (not uniformity but unity) within a givenlocal Church (the Church inFrance, for example, or theChurch in the United States) at atime when there is such a sharp'division of opinion among theclergy and the laity alike on awide range of debatable issuesin the area of pastoral practiceand socio-economic reform.
Father Congar is not one topanic in the face of this problem.At the same time he is frank tosay that the possibility that agiven local Church might be tornapart by intra-mural bickeringand might be split into twochurches (a "traditionalist"Church and a "progressiveChurch, or one of the "right"and one of the "left") should notbe written off too lightly.
Fr. Congar's warning is welltaken in the particular case ofour own local Church in theUnited States. On the one hand,while we obviously have ourshare and perhaps even morethan our share of intra-muralbickering, it is not 'my impression that we are in any immediate danger of being split asunder into two separate and irreconcilable camps.
Two ExtremesOn the other hand, there are
certain danger signals on the.horizon. In some cases the dialogue between so-called "traditionalists" and so-called "progressives" in the AmericahChurch seems to be degenerating, at least in conservative cir-.des. into a kind of theological
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of ~'nnocent "the outlawed Irish Republic,anArmy (IRA) photographed at anews conference the day before.When they did not find McKenna; the soldiers took Weir instead.
After several hours of evasiveanswers, the British Army andthe police told NC News thatthey had taken the wrong man.But Weir was not released untilAug. 15:
This.is only one instance ofwhat Cardinal William Conwayof Armagh meant when he condemned imprisonment withouttrial as a "terrible power to giveto any political authority." Thecardinal said there was evidencethat innocent persons are beingarrested and mistreated.
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'Scores JailingBELFAST (NC)-The story of
a woman whose husband wastaken away by British soldiersafter they broke into their homegave support to an Irish cardinal's charge that innocent persons are being mistreated underthe government's imprisonmentwithout trial policy.
In the afternoon of Aug. 14,Mrs. Kathleen Weir, with hertW9-year-old son Patrick, stumbled into the Central Citizens'Defense Committee building inBelfast's Falls Road section, sobbing that British soldiers hadjust broken into their home andta~en away her husband, Frank.
The soldiers had been looking. for her brother, Eugene McKen
na, one of several members of
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C;haplain BecomesP'arish Priest
NEW YORK (NC) - FatherLaurence H. Gibney, chaplain for11 years at the Manhattan Houseof Detention, has left the prison .to return to his boyhod parishin Harriman, N. Y.
He told The Catholic News,New York. archdiocesan newspaper, that he plans to continuehis fight for prison reforlJl whilea pastor in Harriman. Inside theManhattan House of Detention,known as the Tombs, his postwill be carried on by Father JohnO'Leary, who has been on theguidance 'staff at a Manhattanhigh school.
"Eleven years as chaplain ismuch too long," Father Gibneysaid' of his turbulent fhaplaincywhich he admits has left himwith a burned out feeling atage 42.
He still looks gaunt, havinglost 50 pounds since Tombs rioting last August and October.- Hequestions how effective he couldhave been had he remained aschaplain.
ing gets tough, he is always theperfect gentleman.
I don't know the Monsignorwell enough to be able to saywhat it is that makes him tick,but, as a faithful reader of hiscolumn, I would jiidge that hehas three things in particulargoing in ·his favor: He has a keensense of history, he genuinelylikes people, and he is .a manof simple but profound Christian'faith.
Perhaps it is these three qualities taken toget!1er that account
. for his serene optimism, whichis typically reflected in the following excerpt from one of hismost· recent columns on "TheState of the Church."
"The reform and the renewaland the return (of the Church)to the world had to come sometime. God so loved the worldthat He sent His only begottenSon into it; but the Reformation,the E)nlightment, rationalism,Freudianism, and Modernism so,estranged His Church that it allbut abandoned it.
'Good for Church'
"The reentry of the Churchinto the contemporary world byway of collegiality, subsidiarity,the liturgical reform, parish anddiocesan councils, -due process ..., the liberation of theSisterhoods, the new focus onthe social gospel and the servantchurch has been a. bit painful.Old ways become cherished justbecause they are old, and oldhabits become. canonized. Feelings and affections get torn upalong with them. But it has beenaccomplished ...
"This storm has been goodfor the Church. It got rid ofsome old. baggage. It ·was reminded unforgettably of its truerole and the prime concern ofJesus for it: Not itself; not acode of canon law, but people,·the sort of people and theirneeds as carefully described inthe 25th chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel."
A system that can producethis kind of youthful optimismin a man who was born beforethe turn of the century can't beall bad.
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P'arish 'Hotline'To Assist Needy
LOS ANGELES (NC)-A predominantly black parish on thiscity's south side has started a24-hour telephone "hotline" withthe help of a $3,000 grant fromthe Campaign for Human Development.
Father Alexander Nardi, pastor of the St. Martin de PorresCenter, said the hotline's aim isto assist anyone who is in needanytime, whether the probleminvolves food, clothing. rent,drug addiction, alcoholism, immigration, poverty, employmentor anything else.
A first-Sunday-of-the-monthcollection of canned food is expected to provide a stockpile forhungry people. The hotIine willbe staffed by a. Sister, a laysocial worker and volunteersfrom parish organizations.
If there is one man writingfor the Catholic press in thiscountry who has managed tosteer clear of these two extremes and to keep his Christianwits about him it is Msgr.George Casey, author of a syndicated weekly column, Driftwood, which originates in theBoston Pilot.
Msgl'.Casey, a pastor in' thearchdiocese of Boston, who iswell into his 70s but has themental outlook, the enti).usiasm,and the intellectual flexibility ofa man of 35 or 40, is, in thiswriter's judgment, one of themost civilized Catholic journalists in the United States.
His column does honor to ThePilot and to its editor, Msgr.Francis Lally, who "discovered"Msgr. Casey in the first instanceand has given him his head for10 these many years.
Has Three Qualities
Msgr. Casey is a thousand percent in favor of Church renewal(aggiornamento) and is neverafraid to take an unpopularstand on controversial issues.Nev.ertheless, even. when t~e go-
witch hunt or a new form ofheresy hunting which is muchtoo spiteful and far too vindictive in tone and fails to makethe necessary distinction between those matters which areessential to the faith and thosewhich are open to free and frankdiscussion and lend themselvesto quite legitimate, not to saywholesome, differences of opinion.
On the other side of the fence-in the so-called liberal or progressive camp-while theologicalwitch hunting, for the most part,is taboo, fraternal charity' issometimes in short supply.
Ridiculing the "opposition" orjudging the other fellow's motives and putting the worst possible interpretation on them isa human enough failing, to besure.
But it is one thing to err inthis regard and something elseagain. to pretend that hitting below the belt or going for -thejugular vein, so to speak, is avirtue and that the practice offraternal charity in the liberalconservative dialogue is a signof weakness or of a lack of commitment to the truth.
Likes Pilot Columnist
Fratern-al CharityReform, _Renewal Open
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we had offended? Unity withGod, yes. Unity with the significant other? Not sure.
Both these images, court roomand privacy, needed purification.
Power to ForgiveTurn the' court room into a
room of forgiveness, and peace.
The model for this is the UpperRoom 'on Easter night whenJesus came through the door andendowed the apostles with peaceand talked to them about thesacrament of forgiveness."Whose sins· you shall forgivethey will be forgiven."
Hence it will not be a judgment at Nuremburg. Rather thanbe a judge, the confessor enables
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, can help. A!I we need do, to en:list their aid is focus '0.0 theiremerging adulthood rather than'on what remains of their child- 'hood.
We need to ask their help indiscovering community needsand, developing ways of. satisfy-
. ing those needs. We need to askthem. to join us, to ask them tohelp. We need to do this at leastas much as we offer our help tothem.
One step in this directionwould 'be to provide or' expandyouth representation on theParish' Council. This may meanmaking provisions for one 'ormore youth representatives. Orit may' mean lowering the agelimit for candidates and electorsto 16 or 17. (I have never seenthis latter idea in action; but itis an intriguing possibility.)
Whichever steps are taken,they need to be accompanied byan important shift in mentality.It is necessary that we recognize that, while a 16 year old isnot an adult, neither is he, achild. He is usually capable of agreat deal more than is 'askedof him.
The shiff in mentality mightbe hastened 'if we realize that,at age 16:
Thomas Edison was a telegraph operator;
George Washington was partof a team that was surveying thewilderness;
Catherine of Siena was beginning her illustrious' career in the.co~vent;
Grover Cleveland was teaching , 'in a school for the blind;
Claire Boothe Luce was producing her first play; and
Davey Crockett was returninghome after three years on the'road.
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JAMES J.
, PHILLIPS
The crowds are often smalleron Saturday aftetnoons for Confession. Is this a blessing or acurse? Is this some fall-out fromthe post-Council 'Church that iswrecking a fondly' loved andhonored Catholic practice? What'is happening to the sacrament of 'penance? Perhaps part of an answer can be found in the limitsof the accepted, images of thesacrament.
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Classical confessional practiceworked in and out of the imagesof the court room and privacy.The court room exaggerated therole of the confessor as judge. Itemphasized punishment ,and penalty langu"age. Since the dockswere crow?ed, the cases had tobe expedited with all due haste.Wags were not above calling theexperience an ,"absolution machine."
The image of privacy had theunwitting result of excluding t1)ecommunity. It cut the a:::t ofreconciliation in half. Hence w.ewere perfectly willing to be reconciled to an invisible God. Butwhat about the visible neighbor
Christ in Revelation: (Apocalypse) ,is an interpretation ofman's experience of thlf mysteryof his own sinfulness I and themystery, of God's graqious forgiveness. This has be~? the experience of the Hebrew people;it is the experience I of theChurch of Christ. The I heart ofthe biblical interpretation is that"where sin abounds, graceabounds even more." The God ofAbraham, Isaac, and J~cob, theFather of Jesus is "quick to forgive." Mercy is his most obviouscharacteristic. . I
One of the most moving expressions of just how' mercif~lGod is may be found in thethird reading for this: coming'Sunday. Luke records J~sus' parable of the "Prodigal Son." Actually the story is more aboutthe Father's readiness t~ forgivehis wayward son than it~ is aboutthe son's sin. It is the Fatherwho !s "prodigal" in hi,s lovingforgiveness. Unfortun'ately thestory is so familiar to us sinceour childhood that we clay missthe full impact of it. I.
Paul Explains God's ~e~cy
St. Paul can help us reflect onJesus' parable from a frbsh perspective. Drawing on his lown experience as well as on tne Scriptures, Paul struggled to adequately express his conViction ofGod's commitment to mercy andforgiveness. Because wei are soaware of the heroism, i~volvedin risking one's life for !anotherin war or other grelilti crises,Paul's words in the letter to theRomans might strike us moreforcefUlly than the more familiar
. Iparable 'of the Prodigal Spn. Themessage is t!J,e same. I
"It is rare that anyone shouldlay down his life for a ju~t man,
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FR. .cARL J.
PFEIFER, S.J.
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reading for this Sunday, expressthe message of all, three Scripture readings for Sunday's Mass.While God despises sin, his heartremains open to the sinner.
St. Paul drew his deep conviction of God's willingness to forgive from his own experience."I was once a blasphemer,a persecutor, a man filled with arrogance." Yet he was .forgiven.
Moses had a similar experience with the Hebrew tribes heled out of Egyptian slavery..Hardly were they free fromPharoah than they grumbledagainst God and Moses, and inMoses' absence, they made agolden calf and worshipped it inplace of their God. '
The first reading for Sundaydescribes the situation. In thelanguage of the time, God is described as being furious with theHebrews. In his anger he plans 'to...destroy them all for their sin.Moses pleads with God to forgive, and "so the Lord relentedin the punishment he hadthreatened to inflict on his people."
Character of Mercy'The Bible, from Adam's sin in
Genesis to the final victory of
"You can depend' on this asworthy ,of full acceptance: that'Jesus Christ came into the worldto save sinners. Of these I myself am the wo'rst." These wordsof St. Paul, found in the second
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Young People Should Be Asked To HelpI '
FISH is a youth-r4nl social ser- and inclination to satisfy. them.vice organization that'. has' func. If we can come to view thetioned in a number of midwest- young people in the parish asern cpmmunities. It is an open- potential allies in our task of
. ended, well run collection of serVing the community, weteens who do almost: ~ny kind of might all be much farther 'ahead:service. Baby-sitti~gJ driving, Some of the things we mightcutting lawns, fixihg roofs,painting homes and· cleaning upneighborhoods are some of theservices the member's !have pro-vided. . I
The existence and Wipespreadsuccess of FISH is a Isign thatCatholic parishes may. not begiving young peopllil' enoughcredit.. Too often, they are ap~proached in terms of: what we WtlHti<Yl~m'iit1m:nlKr..
can give' them instead of what consider would be the following:they can give. Our focus tends to Youth as Parish Alliesbe '0.0, what will be I good for Elderly people in the parishthem rather than on What good are often in need of regular,they might be able to ;do. . cheerful visitors. They, as well
as other shut-ins might alsoThis approach has t:.vo unfor- benefit from having someone do
tunate results: 1. 1jhe teens the household chores.themselves are not challenged to Teens who do not have drugmove out of childish dependence or parental problems - or haveand 2. a number of community worked them out-might be ableneeds are not met betause too to help those who do have suchfew adults have the time, energy problems.
. II Many young people-male and
Irj=====================::±==~ female -'- are very good with
A, Vo'r.tu.,,·v,,·n~u,'· Go'd" children. They might be able toL' l l!J '0 form the backbone of any num-
ber of child-care services.Adults and teens,working to
gether should be 'able to do better on fund-raising campaignsthan would adults by themselves.
Ushering and commentatingare not skills that are beyondthe scope of many teen agers.
Teens as well as adults--oughtto be involved in putting together parish liturgies.
Just Ask YouthWhether it is one or another
of the above needs or somethingelse that is important in yourparish, the youth of the parish
Finding the'
By
FR. JOSEPH' M.
CHAMPLIN
WHERE IS THE BLESSED SACRAMENT?: The Eucharist, n'ot the' tabernacleis the heart of Christ's pres~ence among us, explains Fr.Champlin this week.
I received an anonymous letter Christ, which is the fruit of thethe other day bitterly attacking consecration and, should be "seen.present efforts to "hide" the ,'as such,' should not., be 0.0+ thetabernacle in some secluded corM' altaL,from the very, beginningner of our Catholic chur~hes: To of Mass through the reserVationsettle a controversy, Al Smith '. of the sacred specie!!., in ' theused, to say, "Let's take a look tabernacle." . , 'at the record." In this instance, . Distinct Chapel ,
. let's take a look at' recent If not on the main altar, thenChurch .legislation on ,the sUbje~{ where? Section 53 answers thisfor: an .explana~ion which may question. "It is therefore recom
mended that, as far. as possible,the tabernacle be' placed.' in achapel distinct from the middleor centra:! part of the church: .."That suggestion opens' the doorto myriad possibilities-a totallyseparate chapel, a' room connected with; but apart from themain area, a side alcove; it 'nichein the front wall visually distantfrom the focal pofnt ot' the'sanctuary.
This Roman' decree, neverthe-'less, mentions "the place in achurch or 'oratory where theBlessed Sacrament is reservedin the tabernacle should be truI~prominent." No "hiding" of thJtabernacle, then.·But prominence,
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enlighten confused minds andcalm anxious hearts'.
In '1967, the Holy Father issued through his Congregationof Rites an "Instruction on Eucharistic ,Worship." Section 55,which follOWS, recommends thatthe' Blessed Sacrament not bereserved on the altar whereMass is offered and gives .thereason why.
"In the celebration of Mass. the principal modes of worshipby which Christ is present tohis Chuhch are, gradually re~
vealed. First of all, Christ is seento be present among the faithfUlgathered in his name; then inhis Word, as the Scriptures areread and explained; in r the person of the minister; finally andin a uinque way under the species of the Eucharist. Consequently, because of the sign,it is more in keeping, with thenature of the celebration thatthe Eucharistic presence' of
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PenanceContinued from Page Sixteen
',' Ithe p~nitent to express his ownjudgment and face it with integrity and accept the pain that accompanies purification. Thus theconfessor enables the penitent togrow in refined moral judgment.
Privacy still has a criticalvalue, but within limits. The penitent ought to be encouraged touse the therapy of apology. Thisoffsets the "half a loaf" confession which appeases God but ignores the neighbor., However, acaution is needed here. If maritalinfidelity is confessed, the disclosure of this to the partnermay not be the best therapy ofapology. The partner may explode in ,rage or collapse in disillusion.
There are limits to the therapyof apology. Radical candor isnot. necessarily always the bestpolicy. In this case' a conscious'development of positive andloving behavior toward the other,is the best step. Actua,lly,. tllis is 'always the best in any case.
Penitential Services IncreasingThe growing popularity of pen
itential devoti<fns is a finemethod of bringing out the communal dimension of the sacrament of penance. Even better,the day may come when generalabsolution will become a normative practice for the high holydays of Christmas an~ Easter.
Now all this may not solvethe problem' posed about thesmaller lines on Saturday afternoon. It's not that the courtroom has scared people away,but rather tha~ people are inmany ways more serious abouttheir moral lives and less willingto rattle it off in routine weeklyfashion.
It also may mean that they arenon-verbally asking for a greaterunderstanding of the communaldimension of penance whichdoesn't come through so wellin the current privacy practice.Who knows? Let's think aboutit.
THE ANCHOR- '1-7Thurs., Sept. 9, 1971
Paul expresses the' wonder ofevery man who in honesty recognizes his proneness to sin, aswell as his actual sins, and experi~nces the mercy of his forgiving Father. Because of Jesus'life, death and resurrection wecan always turn to God for forgiveness if we repent of oursins.
As the Scriptures affirm:' "Wedo not have a high priest (Christ)who. is unable to sympathizewith our weakness, but one whowas tempted in every way thatwe are, yet never sinned. So letus' confidently approach thethrone' of grace to receive mercyand favor and to find help intime of need" (Heb 4:15-16).
A For~iying GodContinued from Page Sixteen
though it is barely possible thatfor a good man someone mayhave the courage to die. It isprecisely in this that God proveshis love for us: that while wewere still sinners, Christ died forus. Now that we have been justified by his blood, it is all themore certain that we shall besaved by him from God's wrath.For if, when we·were God's enemies, we were reconciled to himby the death of his Son, it is allthe more certain that we whohave been reconciled will besaved by his life" (Rom 5:7-10).
Such duplication does leadpersons to ask: "Where is theBlessed Sacrament?"
room-Blessed Sacrament chapel.This requires constant transferof the ciboria from place to placeand, more seriously, creates uncertainty among parishioners.Even 'with the door open, thecandle extinguished, and thecompartment obviously vacated,people kneel in prayer before theempty tabernacle.
MULTI-RACIAL ADOPTION PROJECT: This brighteyed baby is just one of many multi-racial babies alreadyplaced in a foster home in the Archdiocese of Seattle duringits recent successful program of emphasis on the care ofmulti-racial babies in their area. (NC Photo courtesy ofCatholic Northwest Progress)
A final note. The instructionof 1967 directs that "as a rule,each should have only one tabernacle, and this tabernacle mustbe safe and inviolable." It doesbecome confusing otherwise.
We have a tabernacle in ourmain sanctuary and a secondone in the combination crying
Find the Tabernacle
Simplicity of Altar' of Sacrifice
The altar of sacrifice and itssurrounding area, however,should be simple and unclutteredbecause the liturgical action iswhat makes this particular spacecome alive. People, prayers, rituals, are the important aspectshere and artistic furnishingsshould not, by their elegance,distract a congregation from theceremony.
In the Blessed Sacramentchapel, on the other hand, individuals kneeling or sitting inprayer should find the settingstimulates their thinking andelevates their hearts.
Continued from Page Sixteendoes not necessarily mean aphysically central location either.Modern designers use variousmethods to highlight actors inthe ~heater, masterpieces at amuseum, or towers of a ·l:iuilding.They can employ similar meansto draw attention toward thetabernacle.
The Blessed Sacrament worship area "ought to be 'suitablefor private prayer so that thefaithful may easily and fruitfully, by private devotion also,continue to honor our Lord inthis sacrament." Rich ornamentation, an intimate setting,kneelers relatively close to. thetabernacle, a place rather quietand restful-these elements create a climate which fosters personal reflection, and informalconversation with the RisenJesus present in the reservedHost..
notable for the lengthy sermonsand the fervor of the people.
Later, as new communitieswere founded here and there inthe Middle West, there was c6n~
cern to have religious meetingsand to build a church as soon aspossible. ,When the prairies werestill untouched and the grassreadied the height of an adult'shead, people would walk fivemiles through the grass to attenda service.
Religious PositionReligion was' constantly dis
cussed. Points of doctrine weremeticulously considered. Whendifferences arose, the talk wouldgo on for hours and hours; theconcluding speech in one historicdebate lasted 12 hours.
The extent to which secularism and indifference have advanced by now is hardly realizeduntil we are reminded, by such ahistory as that depicted by Mr.MaxwelL of the paramount position which religion held in theAmerican mainstream in thenineteenth century.
Its decline· can be seen inwhat Mr. Maxwell has to say ofhis family in the twentieth century. His more immediate relatives, and 'he himself, cannot bestyled irreligious, but formal religion and clearly detailed ~reeds
do not mean to them what theydid to previous generations.
. Poignant, FunnyOne .of the mOst engrossing
sections of the book deals withMr. ,Maxwell's parents andgrandparents, aunts and uncles,as he knew them. This section isconcerned chiefly with the townof Lincoln in southern Illinois,which we are shown as it wasduring the author's boyhood andyouth.
Here there is that which ispoignant, much that is funny, allexpressed with marvelously evocative exactitude. Up to this pointthe book has been living andgreen, but here it bursts intolovely blopm.
People. whose ancestry is .notat all like Mr. Maxwell's butwho grew up in America in thefirst quarter of this century, willbe able to duplicate from theirown memories much which theauthor relates.
"What I don't understand,"writes Mr. Maxwell, "is how wecould have taken that happinessfor granted and not sensed thatthere was a time limit to it." Almost everyone will nod and sighand second that sentiment. Butisn't it good, at least, that therewas such happiness in simplertimes? Will its like ever recur inthis new, frenzied age?
Nun AppointedOTTAWA (NC)-Notre Dame
Sister Margaret Ryan has beenappointed assistant chancellor ofthe Ottawa archdiocese, firstwoman to hold such a high postin the archdiocese. Archbishop
, Joseph A. Plourde select~d her toassist Father Roger Morin, chancellor. She will work as a notary,reviewing publications which require archdiocesan approval andtestimonial letters related tomarriages in the archdiocese.
RT. REV.
MSGR.
JOHN S.
KENNEDY
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gious belief and religious experience at successive stages of theAmerican story.
The Maxwells originated inScotland, and some arrived inthis country before the Revolution. They moved about, as didothers in the genealogy outline~
here, from region to region,state to state, often being on thefrontier.
Spirit of PeopleOne of Mr. Maxwell's grand
fathers was five years old whenhis father died in Pennsylvaniain 1854. The child had an oldersister and two older brotherswho were taken by relatives. Norelative took him. He was entrusted to strangers in Ohio. Atthe age of 16 he decided to go toIllinois. He got there by walking600 miles. Eventually he becamea lawyer.
There is' much more to thisone man's story. But the bitabove is cited to show the hardihood and the spirit of Mr. Maxwell's people, demonstratedagain and again in stories whichhave come down in the family.
These people did not whine,repine, and wait for somethingto be done for them. They werecourageous, self-sufficient, hardworking. They were not felled bymisfortune, nor did they cringefrom the unknown. It is notmere chauvinism to speak proudly of an American attitude ofwhich, in these days of affluence, few tra~es are left.
Rule of FaithMuch attention is given in the
book to the religious convictionsand practices of Mr. Maxwell'sancestors. For the' most part,they were Presbyterian to beginwith. But they turned to moreFundamentalist belief, and became members of the so-calledChristian Church and the Disciples of Christ.
Their sole rule of faith was theBible, and a decisive factor intheir change from Presbyterianism was the absence of any reference in the New Testament toinfant baptism. The letter of theNew Testament they took literally.
Religion's centrality in theirlives is proved again and again.Some participated in the GreatWestern Revival of 1800-1803,and attended camp meetings
Wm. MlIxwell's 'Ancestors'Different, Delightful Book
His forebears remote and immediate are the subjectof William Maxwell's book Ancestors (Knopf, 501 MadisonAve., New York. N.Y. 10022. $6.95). All very well for Mr. 9
Maxwell to trace his family tree, but can we expect therest of us to be interestedand to pay money to haveit recited to us? Whateverhe may expect, we, owe itto ourselves to read his book,for it is different and delightfuL It captures various phases ofAmerican history in personalterms, and it conveys the personal and social impact of reli-
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ganizations are asked to submitnews items for this column to TheAnchor, P. O. Box 7, fall River02722.
OUR LADY" OF 'PERPETUALHELP, NEW BEDFORD
The combined societies of theparish are sponsoring its annualtwo day bazaar on Saturday andSunday, Sept. 11 and 12 in the
,parish hall. Polish and Americanfoods will be served.
Pierogi is now on sale in thehall and a special steak dinnerwill be served on Sunday, starting at noon.
Mrs. Stanley Supczak and Mr.Alfred Cioper, co-chairmen arerequesting the parishioners andfriends to make offerings of ~prizes for the booths and bakedfoods for the kitchen.
OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS,FALL RIVER
The annual procession in honor of Our Lady of Fatima underthe sponsorship of the Holy Rosary Sodality will be held at 7 on 'Saturday evening, Sept. 11 andthe Sodality's Feast Mass will beoffered at 8 on Sunday morning,Sept 12.
The Winter schedule of Massesbegins on the weekend of Sept.11-12. It is as follows:' Saturdayevening at 4 and 5:15; Sunday,7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 noon and 5inthe evening.
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The working committees of theCatholic Congress said that its~wn inquiries indicated ~ thatmost priests in Kerala are [proudof their unmarried statJ andtheiJ;' clerical'dress. The c01'nmittee said the majority of the laityhave' the same opinion. I, The group charged that ~ some
anti-celibacy priests are 'spreading propaganda that most 6t thestate's priests want optional celibacy. It said such propaganda isbringing public ridicule I pownupon Catholics and that\it isliarmful both to the Church andthe Catholic community: forpriests to marry.
Laity Orgarllizat'i1
ol1lCriticizes Survey:
KOTIAYAM (NC) ~ :Keralastate's principal Catholic lay organization has criticized hn unofficial survey here in I IndiawhiCh claime<;t that 65 p~r cent,of the priests canvassed I favoredoptional celibacy and, layl dressoutside Church functions. I
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MIXED EMOTIONS: Pope Paul, who 'hasbecomere-,nowned' among" theI world's photographers for the everpresent ~heerful expression in the presence,of children: doesnot lose his joyful e,xpression even' as a baby at a general
, audience rejects' h,i~ outstretched, arms. ,.
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'New Situation8
Sees Priori~i~s"l:?rasticaliy, Rearr,anged'When' ~ongress ,Reconvenes'
WASHINGTON (NC)t:-'- The, of pushing for adjournment asunsettled issues' of ,national soon a's Thanksgiving,health insurance, betiet, educ~- A number of observers heretion and similar projects facing' regarq the Congress' first s~ssion
the 92nd Congress upo~ its re- as marked by lack of lustre andconvening Sept. 8 had been ex- inconsequentia. Now, however, apected to draw public ~ttention new agenda has been carved outthis Fall but that was before by Nixon's strong economic acPresident Nixon's bombshell eco- tions, 'according to Robinson,nomic decisions. ! and priorities will be drastically
. I " , I' rear,ran'ged",':", :James 'Robinson, director o(
government liaison at the United Among. unfinished congresStates Catholic Conferehce and sional business was adoption ofveteran Capitol Hill ~atcher, a form of national health insurjudges' that "there is a whole' ance. With a wide assortment ofnew situation now." health insurance programs to
I Lchoose from, debate had been'The issues Congress ,was re- expected to continue into next
viewing this year will hc!>, longer year. Now it could take severalhave importance," he commented years longer.to NC News after the' dramatic The USCC division of healthAug. 15 turn-around in ,ptesiden- " affairs has endorsed the concepttial economic policies tOI defend of national health insurance, butthe dollar and attack iryflation. has issued no preference for one
In an interview before Nixon plan over another.acted, RobinsQn had said that Minimum WageCongress might not have time So far the Congress this yearin the Fall to decide the fate of has been considering things theimportant legislation b~f9re ad- Congress didn't do last year,"jqurning early. He note,d that Robinson observed.some congr~ssmen were,t~inking Raising the' minimum wage,
for example, was considered lastyear, but since no action wastaken 'it had' been expected tocome up for discussion again.Part of any proposed minimumwage legislation would attemptto bring minimum wage rates forfarm workers up to the federallevel. The U. S. bishops haveurged improving' coverag~ forfarm workers for years.
- Then there is a major education package; which would revise education legislation and expand education benefits. Thereis no telling how soon it: mightbe acted upon by the House.
"There is a complex child development act," said Robinson,"which if passed would amountto about a $2 billion expenditureeventually. It is vast and veryambitious, and we are very muchin favor of it:' '
Welfare revision was expectedto receive major attention andfurther consideration by Congress, until Nixon put the oneyear freeze on welfare reformin his attempt to bolster theAmerican economy.,
Priest-Tentrnaker
A priest of the Chicago archdiocese ,recently announced thathe was becoming director of theIllinois division of the AmericanCivil Liberties Union, apparently" without bothering to informhis Archbishop on the subject. Idon't especially approve of thestyle of the announcement, andI would strongly disagree withsome of the dogmatic stands thatboth the' priest in question andthe ACLU take. Indeed, I servedon the board of trustees of theACLU for several months' and resigned simply' beca~se it was a:far too doctrinaire and dogmaticorganization for my tastes:
But, quite apart from any ofthese considerations, I 'wouldthink 'it would 'be a very good:thing for the Church to have a',man in sacred orders deeplycommitted to that kind of socialaction which seeks civil rights,and civil liberties for all. A man;who does it rpay define himseifas a hyphenated priest or even'insist that- he is not a priest atall (though, as I understand theChicagoan in question, these arenot his stands) but concernabout civil liberties seems to beat least as much priestly workas making tents. :
And presumably no one will 'deny that Paul of Tarsus, thewell-known priest-tentmaker, wasa minister of the Gosp~l evenwhen he was making tents.
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REV.
ANDREW M
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Pastoral Dimension
Father Donovan seemed tothinle that he was a priest because he wo'rked with a "community," and the three of us werenot priests because we did notwork with "communities." As apoint ,Qf fact-and Father Donovan could easily have determined this - I do indeed workwith Ii community., I ,have always done so and will alwaysdo so. It was precisely the pastoral dimension of the priesthoodthat attracted me into it 'and itis an aspect of the priestly lifethat I never propose to 'give up,however many other irons I mayhave in the fire.
But my point is that eventhough, I personally would neverwant to be without' pastoralwork in the traditional sense ofthe word, I do not think it his-'torically, or sociologically, ortheologically- proper to insistthat this is the only kind ofwork that a priest ought to bedoing.
, I am Q.ot, a .priest-sociologlst.~I· am a priest Who h~ppens ,toexerCise the' skills of a, sociologist iit 'a certain time and place;'under; I ,hope: the' inspiration of
'the Spirit,. and" appointmen'iof, my ecClesiastiCal leaders. '
What ,baffles, me about thecriticism, of the hyphenated
IiMEIW@Wilmiuffemmm priests is, that the criticism usu-Some time ago"Father Vincent ,ally' comes from the same sorts
Donovan, a columnist for the of people who enthusiasticallyNational Catholic Reporter, won- speak of part-time priests. Apdered aloud why theologian Karl parently, it is all right to bel aRahner, the librarian of tl1e Vat- , "part-time" priest if you ar~, aican:and I were still-"prie~ts l:?e~, , professic)nal or' working mancause whatever our contributions' 'who is ordained, but it is not allwere to the Church, they weren't ' right to be a "part-time" priestpriestly cortributions. r" do not if: you are ordained and thenknow whether Father,~Do~ovil~ , take on another kind of skill orknows the Vatican librarian or responsibility.Karl Rahner, and I am quite sure • But I do not think of mys~lfthat he does not know me, so I as a part-time priest. I am not
.' ,.. it priest. jUst when I say Ma?s,was at a bit cif a loss to' know, - ,how he was 'in a position to eval- or just when I am with the be-uate our work. draggled group of Christians to
whom, I attempt-usually without too much success-to minister. I'm a priest all the time andI am not at all persuaded thatthe secular university w~rld is,any less pagan than the factories 'of Paris.
'Crass Maneu,ver'WASHINGTON (NC):""" A na
tional teachers' organization'head denounced as a "crasspolitical maneuver", PresidentRichard M. Nixon's recent pledgeof support for the nation's nonpublic schools. Donald E. Morrison, president of the NationalEducation Association, calledNixon's statement "all the moreregrettable" because it cameonly a few weeks after the U. S.Supreme Court struck down two'st~te aid laws benefitting nonpublic schools.
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J:ustifies '-Varied '~ctivity',
Of 'liyp~:enated 'Priests', One of the' most nasty phrases c~rrently to, be heard
in the American ch~rch is "hyphenated priest." A man towhom that label is' affixed is thought of as being something less than a '''reai priest." He does real priestly worksome of the' time and other "' , ,'", ~-work the rest of the time.' Historically ,speaking, priests,,The attitude of many of his have do~e practically e~erything
", ., from geography' to diplomacy.c?lleagues toward ~lm .IS a Sociologically, the leadership'mixture of e~v~ for he IS belIev:d role of the priest can obviouslyto' have an easier and better lIfe be executed in a multitude' of-~nd dis~ain, because if he w~re ·ways. And theologically, it seems
, a real prIest he would be domg to me to be singularly, inappro'''~eal'' p~iestly wor~ all ~he time priate. to put any limitations' onand not Just part of the time. where the Holy Spirit might lead
a man' to exercise, his ministry.
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six million Pakistanis trudged toIndia in the most massive refugee movement in recent history.Crops were lost. Cholera andother diseases threatened epi-
. demics, both in refugee cari-tpsand in destroyed East Pakistani
S . EI d villages. .uperlor ecte "Now' we're faced with the
NEW BRITAIN (NC) - Sister problem that many of those reMary Judith Wasowski, a former' maining in the area are threatFulbright scholar, is the new su-' ened with famine:~ Sacci· said.perior general of the Daughters "One emergency' leads to theof Mary of the Immaculate Con- ·other." ..ception. She was elected to a· As a. final straw, he noted,six-year term during the congre- . Pakistan~s summer inQ!lsoon seagation's' general chapter at the son has brought heavy:.rains andmotherhouse here in Connecti- more flooding. Thousa'nds morecut. have been displaced: . .
But just as the projects weregetting started, he noted, 'civilwar broke out in East Pakistan.Ports closed. Communicationswith the capital city of Daccawere disrupted for weeks. Over
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NEW YORK (NC)-Catholicand Protestant overseas' reliefagencies have announced a jointnational ·publicity campaign tomake Americans more aware ofthe plight of East Pakistani victims of civil war and natural·disasters.
Catholic Relief Services (CRS)and Church World Services(CWS) had coordinated puhlicity.drives· before to aid victims ofthe Nigerian civil war and theChilean earthquakes. CWS is therelief organization of the Na-·tional Council of Churches.
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BEAUMONT (NC) - Today'sCatholics must be concernedwith man's social needs as wellas his spiritual welfare. BishopWarren L. Bou'dreaux said as hetook office as the second spiritual head of the five-year-oldBeaumont diocese here in Texas.
"That is why the parable ofthe Good Samaritan is so impor-'tant," said the 53-year-old bishop in the homily at his installation ceremony here.
"If we are truly Christian, wemust see the deprived and oppressed, we must stop and healthe wounds of suffering mankindwith the oil and wine of Christian love," he added.
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WASHINGTON (NC)-An unprecedented meeting of big cityCatholic and public school superintendents is planned here thisFall by the U. S. Office of Education.
"As nearly as I can recall, thisis probably' the first time thatthe leaders of public and non~
public education in our largestcities have ever come together,"wrote Dr. Sidney P. Marland Jr.,U. S. Commissioner of Education, in a letter of invitation toconference participants.
Described as a "Joint Conference of Public and NonpublicSchool Leaders." the meetinghas been set for Nov. 15-17 at aseminar center in Warrenton,:Va., near the.nation's capital.
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including Cathol.ic· and': pUblicschool s\lperintendents' . from,cities with populations over300,000,national re'presentatives .of other nonpublic schools, andheads of various educational organizations. 'have been' invited toattend the confe~ence.
The. meeting "represents anextremely promising step towardgrea~e~ understanding and cooperation among all sectors ofAmerican education," said Dr.Edward R. D'Alessio, director ofthe U. S. Catholic Conferenceelementary.
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"What this all means is planning big-city school systems forthe future.:' said NorbertineFather C. Albert 'Koob, presidentof the National Catholic Educational Association. also planningto attend.
With both public and nonpublic schools systems frequentlymaking "critical decisions capable of long-range impact, it isnothing less than essential thatthe leaders of these systemsmake these decisions in concertand with due regard for the effect they will have on the neighboring system and on the entirecommunity," the NCEA president said.
No formal agenda for the conference has yet been set, but coordinators of the meeting notedthat "common problems" will bediscussed.
"We're soliciting items fromthe field from the people whowill be participating, to see whatthey consider topics relevant forconsiderations," said Thomas J.Burns. USOE acting associatecommissioner for elementary andsecondary education.
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