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VOL. 30, NO. 29 • Friday, July 25, 1986 FALL RIVER, MASS. Southeastern Massachusetts' Largest Weekly • 58 Per Vear

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Holy Union communitymarks U.8. centennial

By Pat McGowan

"Our call is to be at the heart ofthe world revealing God's love. ..

That quotation from the Con­stitutions of the Religious of theHoly Union ofthe Sacred Heartsappears on a calligraphed calendarespecially designed for the com­munity by former student Rose­mary Santiago Parandelis.

The calendar, distributed to everymember of the international con­gregation, is one aspect of a multi­pronged celebration of its 1886arrival in Fall River from Franceto begin an apostolate that todaysees members teaching, directingparish religious education pro­grams and working in nursinghomes, at retreat houses, as cam­pus and hospital ministers and indiocesan offices.

In addition to Fall River, thetwo U.S. Holy Union provinces,Immaculat~ Heart of Mary, head":quartered in Fall River, and SacredHeart ofJesus, in Groton, serve inthe archdioceses of Baltimore, Bos­ton, Miami and New York and thedioceses of Albany, Brooklyn,Louisville, Pensacola-Tallahassee,Providence, Orlando, RockvilleCenter and San Angelo.

Members are klso in the Africannations of Cameroon and Tan-'zania.

Commemoration of Holy Un­ion's century of service in the Uni­ted States began Jan. I with a dayof common prayer and will closein the same way on Dec. 31. Aprayer day is also planned for Oct.19, the actual anniversary date ofthe sisters! arrival in the UnitedStates. .

But the centerpiece of the yearofcelebration will come Aug. 16 to19, when some 225 sisters fromboth U.S. provinces will meet forfour days of looking back at thepast and towards the future.

Coming from the Holy UnionGeneralate in Rome for the obser­vance will be Sister Ignatius Loy­ola, superior general of the HolyUnion community, and her threegeneral councilors, who includeSister Alice Arsenault, a Tauntonnative who was a campus ministerat Assumption College, Worces­ter, before taking up her presentassignment.

COnlJ'elatioD HistoryLong-range projects undertaken

in connection with the centennialobservance include a history, "HolyUnion Women in the U.S.A.,"

written by Sister Grace Donovan,Ph. D., a Fall River native who is acampus minister and instructor atStonehill College, North Easton.

An anniversary logo was de­signed by Raymond larOche, broth­er of two Holy Union sisters, foruse on province communications,stationery and publicationsthroughout the centennial year. Itfeatures maps of areas of com­munity ministry, the Holy Unioninsignia and the prophetic wordsof founder Father John BaptistDebrabant, "Go to America."

A time line depicting events inAmerican history linked to eventsin the Holy Union community wasthe work of Sister Rose Lamb ofTaunton, former director of reli­gious educaiion at St. Mary's par­ish, South Dartmouth, who willstud·y art in England in the comingyear. The time line will be dis­played during next month's cele­brations.

"Reflection papers" have beenprepared by several sisters on top­ics associated with the spirit andhistory of the community. Theyare being used for centennial yeardiscussions in individual convents.

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WASHINGTON (NC) - Formore than 20 years, Catholic offi­cials and other religious leadershave been urging the superpowersto enact and implement a ban ontesting of nuclear weapons.

They've been only partially suc­cessful.

In a much-heralded and still­remembered move, President JohnF. Kennedy, Soviet Premier Ni­kita Khrushchev and British PrimeMinister Harold MacMillan in 1963adopted a limited test ban treaty.

That agreement banned above­ground testing but not undergroundtests, which both sides have con­tinued to permit.

Two current proposals for testban progress include:

- Resumption of negotiations,terminated six years ago, on amajor test ban treaty.

- An end to U.S. refusal to jointhe Soviet Union's unilateral testban moratorium, adopted inAugust 1985 and set to end a yearlater.

Ironically, a unilateral ban ontesting initiated by Kennedy in1963 is seen as one of the factorsthat influenced Khrushchev to agreeto the test ban treaty that year.

Now the Soviet Union and the

United States are moving back tothe nuclear test ban bargainingtable despite the Reagan adminis­tration's publicly expressed doubtsthat the upcoming negotiationswill produce a comprehensivenuclear test ban treaty.

In the meantime U.S. testingcontinues. The 14th announcedU.S. nuclear test since the Sovietsbegan their test ban last Augusttook place in Nevada July 17.

Church leaders from Pope JohnXXIII and Pope Paul VI to Car­dinal Joseph Bernardin of Chi­cago to Protestant and Jewishrepresentatives to rank-and-filechurch members have had the morecomprehensive ban in mind sincethe early 196Os.

Pope John, for example, wrotethat justice demanded "that thearms race should cease, that thestockpiles which exist in variouscountries should be reduced equallyand simultaneously by the partiesinvolved, that nuclear weaponsshould be banned...."

Pope Paul congratulated Ken­nedy, Khrushchev and MacMillanon the 1963 treaty and said it was a"a pledge of harmony" for theworld.

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'2 TH'E A'NCHOR ..~ Diocese of F~1l River:":" Fri.,' Jui~ 25, 1986 . Diocesan Vincentians,-'.

FATHER Michel de Gigord arrives at a Manila airportafter his release. (NC/UPI-Reuter photo)

Quoting Koransaves French priest

Vincentians in the Fall Riverdiocese are "'very dedicated in thework they do and are giving oftheir time and possessions," ac­cording to Father Freitas. Heinvites all men and women in thediocese to consider joining thesociety.

Those interested may contacttheir pastor or local conferencehead or write to the St. Vincent dePaul Society at P.O. Box 113,Somerset 02726.

Sister Gabriel

Since no one who knew Oza­nam survives, he continued, thefounder's. writings are being care­fully analyzed by both Vincentiansand Vatican officials.

"Whatever obstacles are facedat this time," says Father Freitas"eventually we hope to resolv~them with the help of God andeveryone's prayers."

The Mass of Christian Burialwas offered July 14 at Villa St.Joseph Chapel, Putnam, Conn.,for Sister Gabriel Therese Belle­feuille, 87, who died July 12.

Among concelebra~ts wasFather John R. FoIster, pastor ofSt. Anne's Church, Fall River. Sis­ter Gabriel Therese is survived bytwo brothers, Alfred and HenryBellefeuille, and a sister, MarieLouise Bellefeuille, all of FallRiver.

Born in Proulxville, Champlain,Que., the daughter of Alfred andLumina (Bellefeuille) Bellefeuille,she was professed as a Daughter ofthe Holy Spirit in 1928 in St.Brieuc, France. Most of her reli­gious life was spent in Connecti­cut, where she taught and heldother posts in houses of her com­munity. She retired in 1972.

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Diocesan members range in agefrom the teens to the elderly.

Funding for conference p'tojectscomes from holy day collectionstak~n up on the parish level, col­lectIOns at conference meetings,the generosity of individuals andmemorial gifts.

Parish conferences support theirdistrict councils, which in turnfund the diocesan council.

Vincentians don't just distribute"baskets at ~hristmasand Easter,"Father Freitas stresses. "Our con­cerns go far beyond that."

FATHER FREITAS

He said that.one diocesan fam­ily was recently "kept afloat" formonths with the help of Vincen­tians. While the family breadwinner

.was sick and hospitalized, societymembers assisted in paying house­hold bills.

Names of those helped by the'society are kept confidential. Everycase, whether learned of "throughthe grapevine," by a direct requestfor aid, or through a call from aconcerned person, is investigated,usually by two society members.

Currently, members are prayingfor the canonization of FredericOzanam. His cause was institutedover 50 years ago, Father Freitassaid.

Faith in' actionBy Joseph Motta

The approximately 750 membersof the St. Vincent de Paul Societyactive in the Fall River diocese aimto bring social justice and thefriendship of true charity to allthose in need, according to FatherDaniel L. Freitas, the society'sdiocesan spiritual advisor.

"The goals of the soCiety todayare still the same as when it was .founded by Frederic Ozanam in1833," explained Father Freitas,also pastor of St. John of GodChurch, Somerset.

Ozanam, the advisor said, was a20 year-old student at Paris' Sor­bonne University, when in answerto accusations that Christians didnot live the Gospel, formed a groupof fellow students with the inten­tion of helping the poor of Paris.

Father Freitas stresses thatOzanam and his followers soughtto help those who needed spiritualand psychological help, as well asthe materially poor.

The group took St. Vincent dePaul, the 17th-century Frenchpriest famed for his work with thepoor as its patron, Father Freitasadded, because he "epiiomized thelifestyle they were trying to imitate."The initial group met weekly in St.Sulpice Church, Paris.

From the small original group,the Vincentians have grown untiltoday the society numbers about750,000 members in over 100 coun-·tries, about 10 percent of them inthe United States. The interna­tional headquar~ers are in Paris.

The Fall River Diocesan Coun­cil of the St. Vincent de PaulSociety oversees district councilsin the five diocesan deaneries. Par­ish conferences, in turn, report tothe district groups. There are about80 conferences in the diocese.

"Proportionately by population,"Father Freitas said, "the Fall Riverdiocese has one of the highest con­centrations of Vincentians in thenation."

The Attleboro, Fall River andTaunton district councils are par­tiCUlarly active, he notes, whilethose in New Bedford and on CapeCod are developing.

"District councils get involvedin a case," Father Freitas said,"where a conference is too small togive real help. "

The Fall River district councilhas been involved in sending clo­thing and cash to the needy on theisland of St. Lucia in the Carib­bean, he said and, like the Taun­ton and Attleboro councils, aidedthe many families displaced by the1982 fire that destroyed NotreDame Church, Fall River, andmany nearby dwellings.

Diocesan Vincentians receivednational recognition for their effortsat the time of that tragedy.

On the regional level, the Taun­ton district council operates a suc­cessful salvage center, benefitingarea residents as well as the needyin the diocese of Brownsville,Texas.

Several parish conferences also,operate salvage centers.

Most Vincentians in the dioceseare male, although women aremost welcome as members, Father'Freitas said. Separate conferencesfor men and women are a thing ofthe past, he added, noting that inEuropean societies, there is anabundance of female Vincentians.

A ransom demand for 300,000pesos (U.S. $15,000) and 20 fire­arms was not paid.

Two days after his release, Phil­ippine President Corazon Aquinomet the priest at Malal;anangPalace, the presidential residence,telling him that she was "very, veryhappy" he was alive. .,

Leading Moslem politicians ofnorthern Mindanao, includingformer Lanao del Sur provincialgovernors Ali Dimaporo and Prin-

.cess Tarhata Alonto Lucman, wereinvolved in negotiations leading toFather de Gigord's release.

During his last two days of cap­tivity, Father de Gigord said herealized his kidnappers had beenpersuaded to release him, but he'feared he would be killed to suitthe political goals of a factioninvolved in freeing him.

Father de Gigord said thatthrough most of his captivity hewas kept'in a small bamboo hut atthe bottom of a deep, narrow val­ley outside the town of Binidayan,not far from Marawi City.

The priest said that one man,who appeared "full of hate," ha­rassed him and at one point firedan automatic rifle about a yardfrom the priest's face.

"The rest of that day I sat fro­zen, motionless," he said. "Icouldn't pray."

"I learned later they were blanks,"he added.

After a few days, he said, "whenall.1 thought about was survival,like an animal, they gave me anotebo.ok and pen." Father deGigord said he would go a shortdistance from the hut and sit on arock by a' stream to "pray andwrite down my thoughts.". "After days of prayer by the

stream," he said, "I was sure ...Christ was telling me, 'if you wantto be my disciple, you must suffer'the way 1 did.' "

The missionary, after a visit tohis parents in France, was sched­uled to return to the university,where he has been a student chap­lain since 1984..

MANILA, Philippines (NC) ­A French priest said that quotingthe Koran in Arabic may havesaved his life by helping convincehis Filipino Moslem kidnappershe was a priest, not a CIA agent.

Father Michel de Gigord, 46, aParis Foreign Mission Societypriest, said his captors at firstaccused him of being a U.S. agentposing as a priest. But he saidwhen they saw his love for theBible "they began to think maybe Iwas a priest."

The Bible was sent to him twoweeks after his capture.

"One day, eight young men came,armed as usual," Father de Gigordsaid. "They began to make fun ofme and Christianity. They had myBible, the 'Good News for ModernMan' version, and they called it'bad news.'"

"I spoke to them in Arabic,quoting the Koran where theProphet tells his people to respect'the people of the book' (Jews andChristians) and treat them asfriends."

He said his captors were sur­prised he could quote the Koran inArabic.

"I spoke of religion and com­passion, and they were silent andsome nodded agreement with whatI was saying," the missionary said.

One of his captors admittedwhat they had done was "totallyun-Islamic," and several of themapQlogized, Father de Gigord said.

Looking back on a three-weekcaptivity he also said "more andmore I realize I was a pawn in thehands of many people'who hadevery possible motivation.

"Perhaps some wanted revengeagainst Americans for the U.S.attack on Libya, or personal re­venge against me, or they hadsome goal in local politics."

Father de Gigord was releasedby his Moslem kidnappers last

- month, after being abducted fromhis quarters at Mindanao StateUniversity in Marawi City, about500 miles south of Manila.

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Less than 51The pastor said the brothers'

great-grandfather came to the Uni­'ted States from Italy, with 700 lireto his name, less than $1 by today'sexchange rates.

John Corsiglia died in April atage 93,. and Louis Corsiglia, 86,died within a month of his brother.

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THE SHIP'S BELL of the Portuguese square-rigger Sagres hangs behind Bishop DanielA. Cronin as he celebrates Mass aboard last Sunday in New Bedford Harbor for the officersand crew. From left, Father Daniel L. Freitas, the bishop, Sagres chaplain Father Manuel deCosta Amorim. The Sagres was among participants in Newport's recent Tall Ships festivitiesand in the July 4 Liberty Weekend in New York. (Torchia photo)

DAVENPoiu, Iowa (NC) ..:....Sacred Heart Cathedral in Daven­port has been rescued from debtby two deceased brothers who lefttheir entire $3 million estate to theparish.

The parish, located in a poorneighborhood, is the sole benefi­ciary of the estates of Louis andJohn Corsiglia, lifel,ong parishion­ers who died within a month ofeach other this spring.

Father Marvin Mottet, pastorat Sacred Heart, said the parishwas some $12,000 in debt when thegift was announced.

The priest, former head of theCampaign for Human Develop­ment in Washington, the U.S. bish­ops' anti-poverty program, said heplans a retreat for parish councilmembers to determine spendingpriorities.

"I know we need to fix the roofson several buildings, and we'reoperating on only one boiler," hesaid. Replacing or repairing win­dows, lights, the sound system andchurch pipe organ has been put offbecause "we just couldn't affordthem before."

But, he said, the parish mustrealize that "the gifts of God aremeant not for ourselves, but forthe common good and the build­ing up ofthe body of Christ. We asa parish have to decide how to livethe Gospel."

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world more just, more fraternal,more truly human, is of greatervalue than technological advan­ces." - Pope John Paul II

SISTER ANN Moore,CND,' superintendent fordiocesan secondary schools,will represent New EnglandRegion I secondary schooladministrators on the execu­tive committee of the Secon­dary Department of theNational Catholic Education­al Association. She has been adiocesan Department ofEdu­cation staff member for six.years.

Also a Region I diocesanrepresentative to the NCEA is'Ms. Kathleen Burt, principalof SS. Peter and Paul School,Fall River, who serves on theexecutive committee of theorganization's ElementaryDepartment.

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AFTER BEING KIDNAPPED FOR FIVE DAYS BY MOSLEMS, CLOISTERED CARMELITESCELEBRATE THEIR RELEASE AT MARAWI, PHILIPPINES

that one wonders how many fea­tures have been financed by it.

I know personally that manyfilms have funds for drugs bud-

. geted in as below-the-line expenses.Drug use is so widespread thatmany craft people I knew in Hol­lywood expected it to be providedbefore, during and after workinghours. They were seeking escapefrom the same kind of pressureplaced on professional athletes:perform or else.

One further indication of thesouthern California preoccupationwith drugs is the abundance ofrehabilitation centers there and inArizona. They are prime retreatsfor strung-out stars.

Small wonder that writers, direc­tors and performers seem to knowso much about drug use. Whatevertechnical matters are not coveredin the schoolyards of America arecertain to be displayed on themovie screens before our youngaudiences of inquiring minds.

I contend that the current obses­sion with drugs in films providesno therapy, only a numbing, aromanticizing and a blunting ofthe tragic realities.

No movie could render believa­ble the scene I witnessed with myfamily during the recent LibertyWeekend festivities in New York.A young man raced down themiddle of First Avenue smashingthe windows of passing taxis witha lead pipe. He then destroyed abus stop before runnning out ofsteam and quietly strolling away.My guess is he didn't get that wayfrom taking vitami., supplements.

when his blood splatters on thescreen.

- "Running Scared" (MGM­UA) features a good-looking butnot so clever egotistical Hispaniclover-boy who aspires to "god­father" status in the small-timedrug trade of Chicago's inner city.His cruelty is reserved for infor­mants and cops. In a concludingand farcical rampage his bullet­riddled body thumps down anescalator to the admiring approvalof Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines,satisfied that they have rid societyof another Hispanic offender.

-"Cobra" (Warners) and "RawDeal" (D.E.G.), have SylvesterStallone and Arnold Schwarzeneg­ger wiping out entire tribes of low­life hoods in which there is ampleHispanic representation.

- "Club Paradise" (Warners) .pokes fun at the yuppie preoccu­pation with the drug scene andtakes place in Jamaica, where allthe blacks are portrayed as smok­ing dope and playing reggae music.

The obsession with the subjectof drugs is a natural outcome ofthe mentality of people involved inthe development and productionof movies. I've personally witnessedinnumerable instances of drugabuse on sets and locations in andaround Southern California overthe past 10 years.

It's no secret that studio middlemanagement uses drugs as partialinducement - and sometimes evenpayment - for services to be ren­dered. There are so many, per­formers socially and profession­ally involved in the drug business

-"He shall•.•let go my captives." Is. 45:13

Drugs and the moviesBy Tony Zaa

NEW YORK (NC) - Movieshave a lot to do with developingpublic opinion on various issuesand, unfortunately, sometimes fos­tering false impressions and nega­tive stereotypes.

A case in point is the popularbut misconceived notion that theincrease in drug trade and subse­quent abuse and crime isTelated toThird World immigration.

Reports in the nation's news­papers and on television newscastsseem to provide ample justifica­tion for the stereotyping of His­panics as the heavies in drug­'oriented movies, but there is moreto it.

What is overlooked is a familiartruth: The little guy is the one whogets caught. The bigwigs responsi­ble for the international corporatechain of drug-marketing rarelymake headlines.

The movies only touch the sur­face and don't dea(with the inter­national web of evil, principallybecause their scripts are derivedfrom the narrow experience~ ofthe industry itself.

These movies follow an unsa­vory formula of sex and brutalitywhile further fueling the bias ofviewers. Ironically, they are aimedat the market they exploit.

Here are a few examples fromcurrent films:

- "8 Million Ways to Die" (Tri­Star) depicts a cold-blooded un­pleasant Hispanic who kills hook­ers in the blink of an eye overdrugs and is so totally brutal andruthless that some audiences cheer

Knowledge Is IndispensableThere is an old Irish saying that deserves to be recalled as

once again we try to shortchange our future by budget cuts thatundermine the very foundations of our democracy:

A man without learning and wearing goodclothes ' 0

Is like a gold ring in a dirty pig's nose.o What is said of a man can be said of a people who remain

inert as they witness what might be called the blocking of amajor source of knowledge.

In their attempts to meet the demands of national, stateand local budgets, legislators have attacked an area thatshould concern us all: library funds.

On the national level the Congress has curtailed the serv­ices of the Library of Congress thr<1Ugh reduction in the pur­chase of new books, cuts in allotments for preservation ofthose already on hand and greatly reduced hours for libraryuse.

In a frantic effort to implement Proposition 2~, cities andtowns waded into the fray by massacring libraries across thestate.

In short, when politicians want to balance their ownbooks, it seems libraries are their first victims.

But it would be well to re,member that historically thegreatest societies have been served by the greatest libraries; aridthat in this nation our libraries are in crisis.

This is more than unfortunate when we realize that theseare times that challenge our mind& and strain our resources of.wisdom and knowledge. The mood of nations, the unsolvedproblems that loom over us and the growing realization of howunfitted we are to cope with them, all demand that we keepabreast of new developments and discoveries.

For millions the library is one ofthe few remaining placeswhere humanity can learn about itself.

Yet we whittle away and abuse this precious resource,throwing away our heritage for the proverbial mess of pottage..What will history say about a people who spend $300 billion onarms and neglect to fund their fonts of knowledge?

Where are our priorities? How can the other peoples ofthe world believe our assertion that knowledge is the founda­tion offreedom? Are we aware that by abandoning the pursuitof knowledge we are placing ourselves on the road toself-destruction?

In an age in which illiteracy is an accepted national fact, itis well to recall that knowledge is not a fossil but a living,grow~ng organism in need of constant renewal and nourish­ment. In reducing funding of our prime sources of knowledgewe are reducing our potential to strengthen the rights andfreedoms we hope to hand on to future generations.

When bombs and missiles become more important thanbooks and learning, we have reached a state no better than thatof the barbarians. The mere overrides of the defense depart­ment could support our national libraries for years; yet wetolerate the outright reduction of our potential to know andunderstand as billions of ~ollars flow from the public treasuryto defense industries.

Over the front door of the Fall River Public Library is theinscription: "The People's University." Indeed, that is the idealand should be the reality of our free library system.

May we encourage library usage and may we always beready to support and fund one of our most valuable sources· ofknowledge.

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4 THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., July 25, 1986

The Editor

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FATHER

As is true with other suchgroups, Rosicrucian literature andbeliefs are characterized by varie­ties of mystical and esoteric lan­guage, the meaning of which is dif­ficult if not impossible to pindown.

The church has taken no official'position on the Rosicrucians, justas it has not against numerousother quasi-religious groups.

DIETZEN

JOHN

A discussion begun along thoselines often prompts them to beginconfronting their own faith, ask­ing themselves some hard ques­tions about their own adult faithbefore they start involving theirchildren.

In my experience such parentsunderstand, usually far better thansome grandparents or aunts anduncles, that to have a child bap­tized without some degree ofCatholic commitment on the partof those parents simply does notmake any sense, psychologicallyor religiously.

This searching of their own con­scieDces in anticipation of a possi­ble baptism frequently means thebeginning of a genuine adult faithfor the parents.

Q. What information can yougive about the Rosicrucians? Iread that they give you an innerdimension ofthe subconscious andhave revealed this inner dimensionto thousands for fullness ()f living.Can you enlighten Die about the,"cosmic consciousness" which theytalk -about? What is the church'sposition about the~?

Q. My friend's daughter is livingwith her boyfriend; they just had ababy. It seems she is having dim­culty getting the baby baptized in aCatholic Church.

Baptism:if there'sfaith

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Different pastors have refusedbecause the parents will not go tosee a priest. Both are in their lOsand lifetime Catholics. Neither hasbeen married before, so that is noproblem.

They do not plan to marry butwouid like the baby to have theCatholic rites. What is your opin­ion? Does a priest have the right torefuse to baptize their child? (NewJersey)

A. A parish priest has not onlythe right but a serious obligationin conscience not to baptize a childin circumstances such as you des­cribe. Apart from an emergency,

, to conduct a baptism ceremonyfor this child would be a violationnot only of his or her own rights,but an outright invitation for theparents to violate their own con­sciences as well.

.First, the church's regulations,about this are cle~r and explicit inthe introduction to the Rite ofBaptism. No infant is to be bap­tized 'unless the priest is morallycertain that the child will be edu- A; -The Rosicrucians, officiallyca~~d !ln~ r~ised.c~n~~ie~tjo~s!r.i!1. ,kn,own,as T1)e. Ancient·Mysticalthe C~t~ohc fulth, and. \Jntll the Order .Rosae Crucis, is a modernparents ,themS~I~es are Instructe.d' forJli of. Gnosticis~ (fro~ the,tn,. and readyt~ ~~cept, them: Greek' word, "gnosis": "know­pnmary respo,nslblhtyfor that I d ")'religious formation. e ge .

. ". It crop's up through the ages in~nttl r~cent years It wa~ assu!Ded many forms and places. We read

nelghbonng par~nts a~drelatl~es, even in the New Testament of theaswell ~s othe.r people In the. wld~r problems the early church hadCathohc family, w~uld s~e to. It with the Gnostics...that parents weak In thelT faithwould live up to this obligation. The specific, flavor of, Gnosti­That assumption, if it ever was cism vades but always the promisevalid, is obviously not so today. is to open up the secrets of the

. , ,.' universe through a profound mys-If a ~hlld.ls to be baptized In. the tical experience. The initiates _

Cathohc faith, he ~~ sh~~as 8T!ght those"in the know" - supposedlynot to be left ~anglng.1n the Wind, possess a grasp on man and thebut to have every pOSSible support, world that remains unintelligibleencouragement and good example t~ the rest of the human race.from at least one of the parents.Under normal circumstances The Order or Brotherhood ofnothing can substitute for that. the Rosy Cross appeared ·perhaps

Beyond that and yet more 500 .years ago, though many of theserious, parents who deliberately earhest docume~tsare now knownand persistently refuse to live up to to be hoaxes wntten much later.their Catholic faith as faithfully as As it now exists the order waspossible co?ld not take thei.r part organized about ioo years ago.in the baptism ceremony Without Units (they call them "colleges")being openly dishonest. are organized in the United States

Several times in the baptism rite and Europe. Rosicrucian generalparents are asked whether they statutes identify it as part ofbelieve and accept the faith that is Freemasonry.professed in the ceremony, and What doctrines there are in thewhether they will be a model?f order seem to be a strange mixturefaithful adherence and growth In of Christian and non-Christianthat faith for their child. To pose, ideas. Many elements are incom­this question to the couple you patible with Christian faith.describe would be inviting them toaffirm something which, in theirpresent frame of mind, 'is simplynot true.

Often when a couple who, withno good .reason simply do notpractice their faith, ask to havetheir child baptized, I ask them:Why do you want your child bap­tized a Catholic when from allappearances being a Catholic isnot all that important for you?"

July 17Rev. Damien Yeary, SS.CC.,

Former Pastor, 1981, St. Anthony,Mattapoisett

July 19Rev. Mathias McCabe, Pastor,

1913, Sacred Heart, Fall RiverJuly 31

Rev. Daniel Hearne, Pastor,1865, St. Mary, Taunton

July 16Rev. Msgr. Alfred J.E. Bonneau,

Pastor Emeritus, 1974, Notre Dame,Fall River

HEMRICK

EUGENE

Hardly a day goes by that' wedon't, hear of controversy in theCatholic Church. But clarifyingwhat religion means to us person­ally just might give us a new set ofeyes ~ith which to see all the dif­ferent issues, casting them in a newlight.

In fact, taking time to clarifywhat role religion plays in our ownlife may help pave the way towarda point where it can be a very goodtopic for social discussion, con­trary to the old adage which warnsagainst its discussion amongfriends.

When that point is reached, newpossibilities for reconciliation andunity within the church mayemerge.

FATHER

(necrolo9Y)

DOLORES

By

CURRAN

ents gave them a healthy familysetting.

"Have you told them that?" Iask.

"No," they respond sheepishly.

It's understandable. How manyof us feel comfortable saying toparents, "You gave me a goodfamily to grow up in," much less,"You're my her~''?

That's why I'm saying it here'and backing it with research.Young adults are on the brink ofchoosing mates and starting fami­lies. Frapkly, they're scared. Theydon't know if they can make it asgood spouses and parents.

But the people closest to them,their parents, have shown them itcan be done. It doesn't matter if it'sa one parent family or two. If theirparents have embodied the quali­ties listed above, their childrenconsider them heroes. Should wedo less?

Can we start looking at our­selves as. our children's heroes? Ifso, it makes up for' those long darknights of the soul wondering were

,parenting went wrong and wishingwe were perfect. Apparently,our.kids don't demand perfection, justheroism.

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,Is religion e~visioned as a source

of comfort? Or as more as a chal­lenge? Is it meant to give us addedassurance in life? Is it meant toinspire us to want to transformsociety? ----

health or good fortune has failedthem? Is love of neighbor seen asmy ticket to heaven? .

Do we think of religion as some­thIng that restricts' us by settinglimits and establishing regulations?Is there a feeling thatwe can losecontrol over our spiritual well­being too easily and that religion isthe way to keep us in line? Or doesit offer true freedom, serving as thecatalyst that spurs us to be the bestwe can be.

From Love"All sorrow and all joy come

from love." - Meister Eckhart

Catholic·ReIiefServices, the over­seas relief agency of U.S. Catho­lics, has committed $10,550 forfood supplies for families affectedby recent monsoon rains in MetroManila, Philippines. In addition112 bales of clothing have beendonated for distribution throughsocial service groups.

hero. Some heroes score well onone and not on another.

First, there are psychologicalqualities like courage, generosityand' affection. Parents probablyembody these to children. Second,there's depth: how heroes hold up ,to other heroic figures and howthey stand the test of time. Onlytime will tell if parents remainheroes as children mature andbecome parents themselves.

A third factor, distance, is heav­ily in parents' favor. It measureshow close the hero is to' one. Thecloser the distance, the more likelythe hero. This explains why weclaim as heroes famous people wemight happen to meet personally.

Finally, the field of domainwhere the hero makes his or hermark is important. For some,politics is ,more heroic. For others,sports or religion.

Given these criteria, I wonder'how many of us realize our child­ren's admiration of us as other­than-parents. But I tend to believethe survey because of experience.

Often I speak on family on col­lege campuses, usually to graduatestudents, but the lectures are opento undergrads as well. I am plea­santly surprised by the number ofthe latter who show up. Attend­ance isn't required, understand,but voluntary.

These young adults are inten­sely interested in family. They askperceptive questions and are eagerto share with me and others theirrespect lmd admiration of parents.Frequently they tell me their par-

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--ParentsWell, folks, there's good

news today. Guess who yourkids' top heroes are? You,that's who. Surprised? So wasFrank Farley, University of Wis­consin researcher, who asked 340college students to rank their topfive heroes and heroines.

Overwhelmingly, students listedtheir parents at the top of the listwhich included such notables asMother Teresa, John F. Kennedy,Marilyn Monroe, Martin LutherKing, Jr., Jane Fonda, AmeliaEarhart, Madonna, and even JesusChrist.

Moms got six times as manyfirst place votes as did any otherheroine, and dads got twice asmany as any other hero. Why thediscrepancy, the author doesn'tattempt to explain, but the factthat so many young adults con­sider their parents heroes suggeststhat the family is in better shapethan we think, says Farley.

In addition to naming mommore frequently than dad, womenstudents tended to choose femi­nists like Jane Fonda, Susan B.Anthony and Geraldine Ferrarowhile men chose glamour figureslike Christie Brinkley, Madonnaand Marilyn Monroe. ' _

All this leads one to ask, "Whatis a hero?" Few parents view them­selves as heroes. Hardworkers,maybe, persevering, but heroes?Yet, their young adults view themin that perspective. Why?

According to Fa~ley, there arefour dimensions to the making of a

An old adage says: "Whenamong friends, don't disc'usspolitics or religion." Somemight qualify this by adding:"If you must discuss religion,beware of its red-flag areas."

But do you agree?

In today's'charged atmosphere,some topics are sure to create astrong reaction whether in casualconversation or in Ii sermon.Among these red-flag topics areracism, 'the bishops' pastoral onpeace in a nuclear age, capital pun­ishment, the proper use of yourmoney in a secular society, whythe American bishops makestatements on foreign policy,

. where women fit into the churchand society and the meaning ofsin.

No doubt every reader couldadd to this list of topics that arecertain to get a heated discussiongoing. Behind all such subjects is amore basic question: What doesreligion mean to people?

To get behind that question,let'" -tS6rrow from the categoriesused in a study of the basic beliefsof members of the U.S. Congress.These ask: Does religion focus onme and my own problems? Is myprimary concern over my own sal­vation, spirituality and personalprayer life? Does the biblicalphrase, "heal thyself first, physi­cian," hold sway over us?

Or, is religion communal for mein that it identifies the commonneeds of ,people? Do I see religionas that which encourages me towork at my salvation by reachingout to the unfortunate, those whoare made to feel alienated, whose

A page from Holy Union calendar designed by Rosemary S. Parandelis

Irish divorce votemeans thatchurchmus,t hike efforts

DUBLIN, Ireland (NC) - Adecision by Irish voters to keepdivorce illegal means the churchmust have an "increased under­standing ofmarriage problems anda willingness to respond to them,"said Bishop Joseph Cassidy ofClonfert.

In a June referendum, about 60percent of voters rejected a pro­posed constitutional amendmentwhich would have alIowed divorceafter a marriage had been brokenat least five years.

Divorce has been illegal in ire­land since the country becameindependent 49 years ago.

"On behalf of the CatholicChurch, r can promise continuedexpansion and improvement ofour services to marriage, especialIythose in difficulty," Bishop Cas­sidy said. "While the CatholicChurch already commits substan­tial human and financial resourcesto the support of marriage and thefamily, we must intensify our effortsin the years ahead."

Some Irish politicians had warn­ed that reje<:ting the divorce pro­posal would make the Irish borderwith Northern Ireland look like aBerlin Wall, "separating the troub­led North from what will be seenas a partitionist, inward-lookingand smug state dominated by theviews of one church."

About 93 percent of the Repub­lic ofIreland is Catholic. NorthernIreland is predominantly Protes­tant, and divorce is legal.

Irish bishops warned PrimeMinister Garrett FitzGerald thatlegalizing divorce would bea blowto. society, .whileAnglican, j>rot­estant and Jewish representativesreportedly told him divorce shouldbe allowed when there is no chanceof reconciliation.

BEARING UP in an unusual pose is Father RobertoTucci, SJ, in Australia to make plans for a November papaltrip down under. (NC photo)

Being Men ."To be a man is to· suffer for

others. God help us to be men."-Cesar Chavez

River, with Msgr. Daniel F. Shal­100, pastor and a longtime frfendof the Holy Union congregation,as celebrant. It will continue at6:30 p.m. at Venus de Milo restau­rant, Swansea, where a buffet willbe folIowed by "music and mem-ories." , ..,

quakett Road, Tiverton. Open tofamilies, friends, colleagues andformer members of the commun­ity, the day will include swimming, .games and a 2:30 p.m. prayer

I service.On Monday, Aug. 18, the scene

will shift to Groton, where thetopic will be trends in society andthe church likely to affect thefuture of the Holy Union com­munity. The day will include threepresentations by Sister RosalieMurphY,SND, who specializes infuture studies and planning.

The four days will conclude Tues­day, Aug. 19, starting for Immacu­late Heart province members atW:30a.m'. at St. Michael's Church,FalI River. At that time, in thecontext of a prayer service, pro­vincial leadership will pass fromSister Carol A. Regan to SisterAnn Kernan. A brunch will folIowthe ceremony.

The provinces will meet at 2p.m. the same day for a solemnliturgy at Sacred Heart Church,FalI River, the parish to which thesisters came in 1886. Bishop DanielA. Cronin will preside, joined byProvidence Bishop Louis E. Geli­neau, recalling that FalI River waspart of the Providence diocese in1886.

Processing into Sacred HeartChurch for the liturgy, the sisterswill bear the names ofalI commun­ity members who have died in theUnited States since 1886. Thesesisters will also be commemoratedduring the liturgy.

A reception on the lawn of theHoly Union provincialate at 550Rock St.; FalI River, wiII close theday.

SUA reunionPreceding the official celebra-'

tion but allied with it in spirit willbe an Aug. I general reunion ofalumnae, faculty, family and friendsofthe former Sacred Hearts Acad­emy in FalI River.

The academy, which closed in1975, was the first institutionopened by the sisters in 1886.

The reunion will begin at 5: 15p.m. Aug. I with a Mass ofthanks­giving at Holy Name Church, FalI

Holy Union community

4:00 P.M.

Continued from Page OneThe program proper will begin

Saturday, Aug. 16, when the sis­ters will gather at Bishop ConnollyHigh School, FalI River, for a daythemed "Remembering Our Past."Recollections of the early days ofthe American foundation will beshared and there will be presenta­tions on aspects of contemporaryreligious life and small-group shar­ing on the influence of the past inshaping the present and futurelives of community members.

An afternoon Mass will focuson "the journey with the Lord"and participants will then visitSacred Hearts Convent, the com­munity's Fall River retirement home,to spend time with infirm andelderly sisters unable to attend theprogram.

A high tea will be served at theconvent, which will also be the sitefor a display ofcommunity memo­rabilia, to be on view throughoutthe four-day observance.

Sunday, Aug. 17, will see a fam­i1y picnic day from II a.m to 5p.m. at the Holy Union summerhome, St. James' Convent, Nana-

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Cardinals Joseph Ritter of St.Louis and Richard Cushing of

.Boston joined 10 other Americanreligious officials, including lead­ers of the Episcopal, Methodist,Greek Orthodox and Lutheranchurches and several rabbis, in a

. statement supporting the 1963·treaty. But at least one prelate,Bishop Albert Fletcher of LittleRock, Ark., signed a statementopposing that treaty.. One concern expressed by crit­~cs of.the 1963 treaty was virtualIyIdentical to a worry cited by theWhite House and others this timearound: the problems of verifyingany test ban treaty when hiddentests remain technicalIy possible.

U.S.-Soviet test ban talks in1980 foundered on that issue.

The new test ban negotiationsare tentatively set to begin byautumn, perhaps in Geneva whendiscussions on other facets of armscontrol resume Sept. 18.

In their 1983 war and peace pas­toral, the U.S. bishops emphasizedthe importance of"negotiations tohalt the testing, production anddeployment of new nuclear wea­pons systems." They urged adop­tion of "verifiable" agreements bythe superpowers.

Meanwhile, since summer 1985,the Reagan administration has beenasked by Protestant, Jewish andCatholic leaders to join the currentSoviet moratorium.

Catholics making that plea in­clude the Conference of MajorSuperiors of Men, the LeadershipConference of Women Religious,and at least eight bishops.

Cardinal Bernardin, chairmanof the committee that wrote thewar and peace pastoral, also calIedJuly 2 for an immediate ban onnuclear testing.

So far, though, the White Househas refused to heed the calI.

The White House has said Pres­ident Reagan would join a ban onunderground tests "when we havebroad, deep and verifiable armsreductions, substantialIy improvedverification capabilities, expandedconfidence-building measures, andgreater balance in conventional(non-nuclear) forces."

When will that happen? Nuclearweapons opponents hope it won'tbe another 20 years.

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Tuition goes plastic

~>eed moneyMILWAUKEE (NC) - The

national Farm Aid project hasgiven $15,000 in literal seed moneyto Project Isidore, a farmers' assist­ance program started by the Arch­diocese of Milwaukee. Countrysinger Willie Nelson, a chieforgani­zer of Farm Aid, which has heldtwo music concerts to raise moneyfor farmers, said the grant stipu­lates that the most any family canreceive from it is $2,000, to be usedto buy seed. Since it was formallylaunched in January, Project Isi­dore has collected more than$75,000 from Milwaukee-area par­ishes and assisted 68 farm familieswith interest-free loans to buy seed,feed and fertilizer.

DETROIT - "Charge it," couldbe heard in Detroit archdiocesanschools this fall. Parents will havethe option of using credit cards topay for tuition and fees.

"By utilizing the credit card pro­gram, tuition payments could bemade in periodic increments ratherthan in two lump sums, as is usu­ally the case now," said FatherFrancis Reiss, director of the edu­cation department.

He added that in most Catholicschools 65 percent to 75 percent ofthe operating budget comes fromtuition, a situation that can createcash flow problems.

The credit card plan will alsoallow, payments to be made overthe telephone or by mail.

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important to me, and I was com­mitting myself to living as a

, Catholic," he said. From then on,seeking the priesthood was a "nat­ural process."

NCC won't objectNEW ORLEANS (NC) - The

Rev. Arie Brouwer, general secre­tary of the National Council ofChurches, says his agency will nottry to prevent appointment of anew U.S. ambassador to the Vati­can to succeed William A. Wilson.The council of some 30 U.S. Pro­testant and Orthodox denomina­tions, has opposed U.S.-Vaticandiplomatic relations since they wereproposed by President Harry S.Truman. When -relations wereestablished in 1984, the counciltried to get the action declaredunconstitutional.

"Suffering is a common exper­ience for all of us," he said. "Noneof us suffers alone. To learn toaskfo~ support, help, love and .affec­tion from people, and their wil­lingness 'to give it, creates' a com­mon bond of suffering whichdeepens relationships and faithexperiences. "

Following his ordination FatherRussell was named associate pas­tor of St. Mark's Parish in Boise.

Besides parish ministry andteaching, he said, he feels called towork with other disabled people,helping them define their role inthe church, and with people whoare ill, "helping them to under­stand sickness and define God's

, love for them through pain."He said he began thinking ser­

iously of the priesthood in highschool.

A "real turning point" in hisfaith life, he said, came in his teenswhen he went to Shriners Chil­dren's Hospital in Salt Lake Cityfor surgery. "Away from home,family, friends and church," hesaid, he began to think more deeplyOf his faith and relationship withGod.

He saw his confirmation duringhigh school as another key point."It meant that I was publicly stat­!ng that being a Catholic was

Idaho priest ordained despite handicap

FATHER RUSSELL stands before Bishop Treinen during his ordination ceremony. (NCphoto)

BOISE, Idaho (NC) - Thecrutches he used at his ordinationwere but one reminder of the han­dicap Father Patrick Russell hadto overcome to be ordained apriest this summer.

Father Russell, 27, suffers osteo­genesis imperfecta, popularlyknown as brittle bone disease. Theaffliction has stunted his physicalgrowth :..- he is under 5 feet tall-and has made hospitals, crutches.and wheelchairs a familiar part ofhis life since early childhood.

He has a surgically implantedrod in his back to correct curva­tureof the spine. He wore a castand used crutches at his ordina­tion Mass because ofa slip shortlybefore which caused a hairlinefracture in his ankle.

A broken back in 1982, duringhis second year at St. PatrickSeminary in Menlo Park, Calif.,almost ended his seminary studies.

He would have dropped outthen, he said, "but for the encour­agement, support and love" of hisfellow seminarians and friends backin Idaho.

Despite the handicaps, BishopSylvester Treinen of Boise said, "Ididn't have any reservations at all"about accepting,Father Russell asa priest.

"I have known him since he wasa little boy, attending Catholicgrade school here in a wheelchair,"Bishop Treinen said. "He makesup so much, in his head, for whathe lacks in the rest of his body.He's just a super guy."

In a preordination interview withthe Idaho Register, Boise diocesannewspaper, Father Russell said he .views his disabilities as an advan­tage rather than a hindrance toministry.

"I think in a lot of ways, becauseI am weak, God is strong," he said.The handicap has helped himunderstand the importance ofdependency and trust in God and"heightened my awareness of the'communal aspects ofsuffering an~

faith," he said.

D 'Escoto option?WASHINGTON (NC) - Car­

dinal John J. O'Connor of NewYork says he may have a way forMaryknoll Father Miguel D'Es­coto, Nicaragua's foreign minis­ter, to reconcile his dedication tothe Sandinista government withcanon law and the Vatican.

The cardinal has suggested toNicaraguan and Vatican authori­ties that Father D'Escoto resignhis post, but remain a non-officialpersonal adviser to President Dan­iel Ortega. That could open theway to lifting the priest's suspen­sion from the priesthood, imposedwhen he refused to resign underpressure from the Vatican and theNicaraguan hierarchy, the cardi­nal said.

A Vatican source said the cardi­nal's proposal is being viewed bythe Holy See as a possible solution.

Realistic requestHONG KONG - (NC) - Pope

John Paul II's request that theTaiwan church be a bridge to theCatholic Church in China is realis­tic, said Archbishop-designate Pao­lo Giglio, former assistant charged'affaires of the apostolic nuncia­ture in Taipei, Taiwan. He alsosaid that if the Vatican withdrewits representation in Taiwan tosecure relations with mainlandChina, Taiwanese Catholics wouldunderstand. The Malta native wasrecently named apostolic nuncioto Nicaragua.

Kate Smith estategoes 'to church

NEW YORK(NC) - SingerKate Smith left the bulk of her$500,000 estate to a Catholic nurs­ing home and to the church whereshe was baptized a Catholic in1965.

The singer named the UihleinMercy Center nursing home andS1. Agnes Church, both in LakePlacid, N.Y., as beneficiaries in aneight-page wiU signed July 12,1973,and filed in New York, where mostof her assets were held. .

Miss Smith, 79, who was bestknown for her powerful renditionof"God Bless America," died June17.

She also left $25,000 to "mydear friend" Cardinal TerenceCooke of New York, who died ofleukemia in 1983, and $10,000 toFather Albert G. Salmon, whobaptized her.

Because of the cardinal's death,the bequest reverts back to theestate and will be shared by thenursing home and church.

Mercy Sister M. CamillusO'Keefe, administrator of the nurs­ing home, said Miss Smith had along association with the home. '

"I think it's just wonderful. It isso typical and so generous," shesaid:

The singer, who for 40 years hada summer home in Lake Placid,donated funds for a chapel andresidents' activity room at the nurs­ing home when it was built in 1968.

The singer was baptized in St.Agnes Church at age 58 by FatherSalmon, now pastor of St. MaryChurch, Ticonderoga, N.Y. Hewas principal celebrant at the MassofChristian Bur,ial for Miss SmithJune 21 at St. Matthew's Cathe­dral in Washington. Her body willbe entombed in St. Agnes parishcemetery in a mausoleum soon tobe completed. .

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in the parish religious educationprogram, coordinated by Ms.Beverly Tripp.

Recently, Father Meyersproudly relates, 10 parishionerswere commissioned as eucharisticministers. Retreats for parishcouncil members and confirmationcandidates are held regularly, headded,

"Whatever the demands madeupon us," he conclqded, we do ourut~os~ to ,honor. them." , .','

FATHER MEYERS

The main church

Our Lady of Perpetual Help mission

"There are many small thingsthey do that mean quite a lot," hesaid.

The church has an active parishcouncil, conference of the St. Vin­cent de Paul Society and Ladies'Guild. .

Also vital to the community,Father Meyer said, is an impres7sive group of volunteers who carefor the main church and themission.

There are roughly 100 students

Family spirit a Wellfleet plusBy Josepb Motta

"We try to relate as family," saysFather Frederick Meyers, SS.CC.,pastor of Our Lady of Lourdeschurch, Wellfleet. "There's a uni­Que spirit of community here."

The Sacred Hearts priest has ledthe lower Cape Cod faith com­munity since last November. Hesaid approximately 150 year­round families attend the church,beautifully situate(r on Wellfleet'sM,ain Street, and another 150year-around· families attend OurLady of Perpetual Help mission inNorth Truro.

The approximately 100 familiesserved by another parish mission,Sacred Heart in Truro, now attendthe main church or the NorthTruro mission, since Sacred Heart

. has been closed due to a shortageof priests.

Father Meyers was ordained in1971 and celebrated his 15th anni­versary as a priest in January. Pre­viously, he said, he was a Brotherof the Sacred Heart, taking hisfirst vows in 1943. He taught inUnited States, Canadian and Ken­yan schools until 1968, when hebegan studies for the priesthood.

He was formerly a chaplain atSt. Anne's Hospital, Fall River,and has also served at HolyRedeemer parish, Chatham.

Summers in Wellfleet "keep onebusy," Father Meyers said, notingthat the town's population multip­lies and that many visitors aresummer regulars.

One weekend Mass is offered onwinter weekends in North Truro,he said, and five on summer week­ends. The three year-round week­end Masses at the main churchincrease to six in summer.

The pastor is being assisted thissummer by Father Frank Aresta,SCJ, and Father John Hanrahan,SJ, a teacher at Bishop ConnollyHigh School, Fall River.

"There's a tremendous differenceat the parish with the changing ofthe seasons," Father Meyers said."For two months it's hectic, but.during the rest of the year thingsare at a more leisurely pace."

Mass was first celebrated inWellfleet in the 1800s by priestsfrom St. Peter the Apostle parish,Provincetown, at the homes ofFrench-Canadian immigrants.

Our Lady of Lourdes was estab­lished as a parish in 1911, althoughservices had been held in a reno­vated schoolhouse since 1900.Among the first of a long line ofSacred Hearts priests who haveserved the faith community, thelate Father Joseph Echerling builtthe main church and rectory, fin­ishing the undertaking in 1913.

Under his direction, the parishLadies' Guild hooked a handsomealtar rug of his design. It is pre­served as a prized example ofAmerican folk art at the WellfleetHistorial Museum.

Father Meyers notes that there:are many retirees amongparishioners.

"Obviously," he said, "there's anemphasis upon visiting the sickand bringing the. sacraments to amore mature parish population."To better meet the needs of theelder community, he said, he is amember of the Wellfleet Councilon.Aging.

The pastor refers to his pari­shioners as a "good, generous, wil­ling people.

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NORTH TRURO, Our Lady ofPerpetual Help, Pond Road: Sat.4,5 p.m.; Sun. 9, 10, II a.m.; con­fessions before Masses.

WEST HARWICH, Holy Trinity,Rte. 28: Sat. 4:00-5:30 p.m. Sun.7:30,9, 10:30, 12 noon; daily 9:00a.m. and 4:30 p.m.; confessions,Sat. 2:00-3:30 p.m. and 7:30-8:30p.m. First Friday - Mass at II a.m.followed by Exposition ofBlessed Sacrament closing withBenediction at 2 p.m.; confessions .eve of 1st Friday 2:00-3:30 p.m.

DENNISPORT, Our Lady of .Annunciation, Upper County Rd.:Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 7, 8:30, 10,II :30 a.m. Daily 8:00 a.m.;Confessions, Sat. 3-4 p.m.

WOODS HOLE, St.' Joseph:Schedule June 21-22, Sat. 5:30p.m.; Sun~ 7,9:30, II a.m.; daily 8a.m.; Confession !.4 hour before'Sunday Masses. . • <.'

WEST WAREHAM, St.Anthony, off Rte. 28 (SummerSchedule begins June 21-22): Sat.4 p.m.; Sun. 9, 10 a.m.; confes­sions, before each Mass.

WELLFLEET, Our Lady ofLourdes, 56-58 Main St.: Sat. 4and 5 p.m.; Sun. 8, 9, 10, II a.m.;daily, 9 a.m., confessions, beforeall Masses.

WAREHAM, St. Patrick, 82High St.: Sat. 4, 6, p.m.; Sun. 7,8:30,10,11:30 a.m., 5 p.m.; daily,8 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 3-3:45p.m.

SOUTH YARMOUTH, St. PiusX, 5 Barbara St.: Sat. 4, 6 p.m.;Sun. 7, 9,10:30,12:00 noon; 5 p.m.daily, 7,9, a.m.; confessions, Sat.3:00 - 3:45 & 7:30 - 8:00 p.m.

BASS RIVER, Our Lady of theHighway Rte. 28: Sat. - May 26­Sept. 7 - 5:30 p.m.; Sun. - July I-Sept. 2 - 8, 9:30, II a.m.; daily(Mon.-Fri.) 8 a.m.

SAGAMORE, St. Theresa, Rte.6A: Sat. 5:00 p.m.; Sun. 8:30,9:30,10:30, II :30 a.m., First Friday5:00 p.m., confessions Sat. 4:00­4:45 p.m.

SANDWICH, Corpus Christi, 8Jarves St.: Sat. 4, 5:30 p.m.; Sun.

. 7,8,9, 10, II a.m., 12 noon; (7:00p.m. July 6 - Aug. 31) daily 9 a.m.;confessions, Sat. 3:00-3:45 p.m.

. VINEYARD HAVEN, St. Aug­ustine, Church and Franklin Sts.:(Schedule effective June 28 thruLabor Day): Sat. 4:00 and 6:00p.m.; Sun. 8, II a.m.; daily 8 a.m.;confessions, Sat. 3-3:45 p.m. Nov­ena to O.L. of Perpetual Help,Monday, after 8 a.m. Mass.

ORLEANS, St. Joan of Are,Bridge Road. (Schedule effectivethrough Labor Day): Sat. 5, 7p.m.; Sun. 8,9:30, II a.m.; daily, 8a.m.; confessions, Sat. 4-4:50 p.m.;Our Lady of Perpetual Help nov­ena, at 8 a.m. Mass Wed.

. ,.POCASSET, St. John the Evan­gelist, 15 Virginia Road: Sat. 4,5:15 p.m.; Sun. 7:30, 8:30, 9:30,10:45 a.m., 5 p.m.; daily, 7:30a.m.,except Thursday and Saturday;Tues. and Thurs. 9:00 a.m.; Sat.8:00 a.m.; Confessions Sat. 3-3:45p.m.· ..

MASHPEE, Queen of All Saints,Great Neck Rd. (towards NewSeabury): Sat. 4:00 and 5:30 p.m.;Sun. 8:30, 10, 11:30 a.m.; paily9:00 a.m. Mon.-Fri. . .

NORTH EASTHAM, Church ofthe Visitation (Schedule effectivethrough Labor Day): Sat. 5, 7p.m.; Sun. 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.m..daily Mass 9 a.m. Mon.-Wed.-Fri.during July and Aug.; confessions,Sat. 6:30-6:50 p.m.

OSTERVILLE, Our Lady of theAssumption, 76 Wianno Ave.; Sat.4:00 and 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7, 8:30,1O:30a.m., 12:00 noon; daily, 8:00a.m., confessions, Sat. 3:30 to 4:00p.m.

HYANNIS, St. Francis Xavier,347 South St.: Schedule effectiveMay 30-0ct. 4-5, Sat. 4:00, 5: 15,7:30 p.m.; Sun. 7, 8,9,10,11:30a.m., 5 p.m.; daily 7 a.m., 12:10p.m.; confessions, Sat. 3:00-3:50p.m. and following 7:30p.m. Mass.

NORTH FALMOUTH, St.Elizabeth Seton, 481 Quaker Rd.:Sat. 4, 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:45, 9,10:15, 11:30 a.m., 5 p.m.; daily 9a.m.; confessions, Sat. 3: 15-3:45,4:45-5:15 p.m.

OAK BLUFFS, Our Lady Star ofthe Sea, Massasoit Ave.: Sat. 6p.m.; Sun. 8, 9:15, 10:30 a.m.;daily (Mon.-Fri.) 7 a.m. confes­sions, Sat. 5: 15-5:45 p.m.

SIASCONSET, Union Chapel:Sun. 8:45 a.m. during July andAugust. /'

NANTUCKET, Our Lady of theIsle, Federal St.: Sat. 5, 7 p.m.;Sun. 7,8:30, 10 and 11:30a.m.and7:00 p.m.; daily, 7:30 and 9:00a.m.; confessions, Sat. 4-4:45 p.m.

YARMOUTHPORT, SacredHeart, off Rte. 6A: Sat. 4:00, 5: 15p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.; con­fessions before each Mass.

EAST FALMOUTH, St.Anthony, 167 East FalmouthHighway: Sat. 4:30, 7 p.m.; Sun.7:30,9, 10: 15, 11:30 a.m.; daily, 8a.m.; confessions, Sat. 3:30-4: 15p.m., weekdays, any time byrequest.

EDGARTOWN, St. Elizabeth,Main Street; Sat. 4 and 6 p.m.;Sun. 7, 9" II a.m.: daily, Mon.­Sat., 8:30 a.m.; confessions, 3:30,Saturdays. Rosary: 8: 15 a. m.weekdays, 8:30 a.m. Sundays.Holy hour (July & Aug.) Mon.-,Fri. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

FALMOUTH, St. Patrick, 511 E.Main St.: Sat. 5:30, 7 p.m.; Sun. 7', .8:45, 10, 1l:I5 a.m.; 5:30 p.m.;daily, 7 and 9 a.m., Sat. 8 a.m.;confessioris: Saturdays 3:45-4:45and following 7 p.m. Mass.

FALMOUTH HEIGHTS, St.Thomas Chapel, FalmouthHeights Rd.; Sat. 4:30 p.m;; Sun'. '8,9,10,11:15 a.m.; daily 8 a.m.'

BREWSTER, Our Lady of theCape, Stoney Brook Road: (Sche­dule effective July and August)Sat. 5, 6:30 p.m.; Sun. 8:30, 10,II :30 a.m.; daily 8, II a.m. (Mon.-Fri.) no II a.m. on Saturdays;Confession, Sat. 4: 15-5.

EAST BREWSTER, ImmaculateConception, Route 6A: (Scheduleeffective July and Aug.): Sat. 4:30and 6 p.m.; Sun. 8, 9:30 and IIa.m. Confessions, Sat. 4:00-4:25p.m.

BUZZARDS BAY, St. Margaret,141 Main St.: Sat. 4:00 p.m.; Sun.8, 10, II a.m., daily 8:00 a.m. Sat.9 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 3:00-3:30.

ONSET, St. Mary Star ofthe Sea,Onset Ave.: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun.8:30, 10:30 a.m.; daily Mon.,Tues., & Fri., 9 a.m. Confessions,Sat. 3:30-4:00 p.m.

CENTERVILLE, Our Lady ofVictory, 230 So. Main St. Sat. 5,7:30p.m.;Sun. 7,8:15,9:30,10:45,12 noon and 5:15 p.m. daily, 7, 9a.m., Confessions, Sat. following9 a.m. Mass and 4-4:45 p.m.

WEST BARNST~BLE,Our Ladyof Hope, Rte. 6A; Sat. 4 & 5: 15p.m.; Sun., 8:45, 10, 11:15 a.m.daily 8 a.m. confessions, beforeeach Mass.

CHATHAM, Holy Redeemer, 57Highland Ave.: Schedule July 4,Sat. 5 p.m.; Sun. 8, 9, 10, II a.m.;daily, 8 a.m.; Confessions, Sat.II :30 a.m.-12 noon; First Friday­Mass 8 & 9 a.m., Adoration of theBlessed Sacrament after Mass.Closing with Benediction at noon.

SOUTH CHATHAM, Our Ladyof Grace, Rte. 137, off Rte. 28:Schedule July 4, Sat. 7 p.m.; Sun.8:30,9:30,10:30, II :30 a.m.; daily,9 a.m. Confessions Sat. after 7p.m. Mass.COTUIT/MASHPEE, Christ theKing,COTUIT, St. Jude Chapel, 4441Falmouth Road, Rte. 28: Sat. 4:00p.m.; Sun. 9,1.1 a.m.; daily, Mon.­Fri. 8:00 a.m.

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practically impossible to retreat tothe position, "Can't we just befriends." That is why you mustavoid being alone with your friend.

On a more positive turn, startdoing things with your husband.You have already tried to talk withhim about improving communica­'tion, and you say it did not work.Now try doing things together.

Develop activities in common. that you can do every week. Do

you like to eat out? Are there pla­ces you would like to visit? Friendsyou would like to invite over? Puz­zles to work or card games to play?A simple dating approach mayhelp you get involved with eachother again.

If you still feel your marriage isseriously suffering, then seek coun­seling. Ask your husband to gowith you to a clinical psychologist(Ph.D), social worker (ACSW) ora certified marital counselor.

You made a commitment toeach other and confirmed thatcommitment with a child. Althoughyour enthusiasm seems to havewaned, you must make a totaleffort to honor that promise andreestablish yourselves as a team.

Reader questions on family liv­ing and child care to be answeredin print are invited. Address theKennys, BOll 871, St. Joseph'sCollege, Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.

However, in filling that void withanother special person, you aresurely heading for trouble.

Even if things were going wellbetween you and your husband,separatejobs and work places oftendraw spouses apart. I can under­stand the temptation you wouldfeel when a sensitive man at workreached out in sympathy to offeraffection you were not receiving athome. But my understanding doesnot alter the fact that affairs des­troy marriages and families.

Nothing can compete with thestart of a romantic relationship. Amarriage relationship of over oneyear has a very hard time compet­ing with the honeymoon period of

i an affair., If you felt you were domg theI right thing or that you could han-

dle what you are getting into, youwould not have written. So I willsay what you probably alreadyknow.

Fir~t, stop seeing your specialfriend. If work requires that yousee him, make sure someone else isalways present. As long as you areseeing this man, you will have lessand less motivation to change.Especially since you have a child,your marriage deserves a betterchance than you are giving it.

Once you have had an intimaterelationship with someone, it is

By Dr. James and Mary Kenny

Dear Dr. Kenny: I am married,and we have one beautiful child. Ihave a comfortable job. My hus­band works very hard at two jobs.We have a new house. On the sur­face we are doing well.

However, during the last yearand a half it seems that there havebeen several changes between meand my husband. He takes care ofme very well, and he works hard toprove it. But I have felt a smallemptiness within myself.

I confronted my husband. Hecouldn't understand. I soon re­alized my feeling wasn't going tochange because I couldn't changethe way he ioves me. So I learnedto live with the material love hegave.

My emptiness grew until some­one special came into my life. Hewas always there at work, but aswe talked one night, I felt asthough someone really cared. Iwas thrilled to have someone totalk to who understood my feel-

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Moslems, Jews and Ch~istiansandit would present yet another ob­stacle to progress toward a MiddleEast peace," Bishop Malone notedin his letter to Reagan.

works of art give a sense of mean­ing which informs us that life ismore significant than the disas­ters, petty or great, which clamorf6r our attention," he says.

Thomas Mann, the Nobel-prizewinning novelist, expressed a sim­ilar ideal in his concept of a new,universal humanity which will takethe attitude of an artist, that is, it"will recognize that the immensevalue and beauty of the humanbeing lie in the fact that he belongsto the two kingdoms of nature andthe spirit."

May takes us on a journey wherewe can see that beauty and art alsoput us directly in touch with ourCreator.

It is our challenge and our des­tiny to find beauty, he implies. For"beauty is eternity born into humanexistence." .

"Beauty," says May, "is not God,but it is the resplendent gown ofGod and of our spiritual life."

WASHINGTON (NC) - BishopJames Malone, president of theU.S. bishops, has asked PresidentReagan to convince the Senate todrop legislation that could forcethe U.S. Embassy in IsTael to bemoved from Tel Aviv to Jerusa­lem. Bishop Malone, in a letter toReagan, urged him to ask Sen. WASHINGTON (NC) - IfJesse Helms, R-N.C. to withdraw Jesus was silent about abortion,an amendment on the embassy Jewish tradition was not and Cath­transfer. olic teaching on abortion stems

Israel first established Tel Aviv from that tradition, Jesuit Fatheras its capital but in 1980 declared John R. Connery told a forum onJerusalem its "eternal capital." Sup- Catholic and Jewish abortionporters of the embassy move have I beliefs. The professor em~ritu~ ofargued for ye~rs that it will reflect theology at Loyola Umverslty,the reality of Jerusalem and dem- Chicago, was part of a panel dis­onstrate support for Israel. cussion at the American Jewish

The U.S. Catholic Conference, Committee's annual convention inthe bishops' public policy arm, in Washington. Jewish scrip!ure did1984 opposed such a move "because not say much about abortIOn, butwe believed such a unilateral move what it did say has shaped Catholicwould fail to. address the special perspectives on the issue, Fathersignificance Jerusalem holds for Connery said.

to the piano, one of his first lovesas a child. "Within a surprisinglyshort period of time he started tofeel better about himself...The morehe aligned himself with beauty, themote his self-esteem grew."

The older I get, the more Irealize how profound and power­ful the experience of beauty is. Weneed. to stop, look and see thebeauty of the world God hascreated, and remind ourselves thatwe are an integral part of it.

Art, as May sees it, can leadpeople to feel significant - andthis is essential for good ,psycho­logical balance - simply becausethey are part of a "universe ofbeauty."

For May, the task of becominghuman is in the realm of the artist.Art has "harmony, balance,rhythm. They are qualities whichminister to our inner needs for ser­enity, for a sense of eternity andultimately for courage. All genuine

By Antoinette Bosco

OnCe in a whileatreasure appearson the new book list. Rollo May'slatest work, "My Quest for Beauty,"is fruly a gift for the soul.

May, the noted psychologist andauthor of "Man's Search for Him­self," published 23 years ago, hasbeen a longtime pioneer in theeffort to unify psychology withethics. His latest book takes agiant step further into the realm ofspirituality.

He begins in a small Greek vil­lage in 1932 when he was 21 andundergoing a "dark night of the .soul." His pain and search formeaning led him to climb a'moun­tain where he wandered for twodays and nights. He suddenly foundhimself "knee deep in a field ofwild poppies.. .it was a gorgeous

, sight...like children in'a ballet."Somehow the poppies unlocked

a door for him: "I realized that Ihad not listened to my inner voice,which had tried to talk to meabout beauty. I had been too hard­working, too"principled' to spendtime merely looking at flowers. Itseems that it had taken a collapseof my whole former way of life forthis voice to make itself heard."

So began May's "devotion to artand beauty." He defines beauty as"the experience that gives us asense of joy and a sense of peace,simultaneously."

May's story reminded me of aconversation I once had with apsychotherapist treating a youngman suffering from chronic depres­sion.

"This young man was franti­cally pursuing a career in bU'si­ness," the therapist said. "His careerwas succesful, but each day was anintense struggle and he collapsedfrequently into feelings of despair.After five years of analysis, he stillwas not 'cured,' and finally expe­rienced a complete breakdown.

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but subjugates, humiliates andoffends to the point of impoverish­ment."

Brazil is the developing world's',largest debtor, with a foreign debtestimated at $103 billion. Mexicois second, with an estimated$l)7'billion, and Argentina is third withan estimated $49 million.

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Foreign debt topic ofMexican bishops

ROME (NC) - A Vatican j developed and underdevelopedagency has criticized African polit- 1 world to resolve the hunger prob­ical instability and agribusiness i, lem.pri~ing systems. as ma)or, co~tri- It also criticized political insta-butmg fac~ors 10 Afnca s wlde- bility in some African countries.spread famme. . . " "The instability and fa,ctious

The world pncmg sy.st.em, ag- politics in many coun~ries, whichgrava~;~ by c,?mpetitlOn and at times becomes a real war, is aprofit,. IS" a pnn~1J?aJ caus~ of source of the grave situations ofhunger, said an article fr~m Fides, famine and hunger," it said.Ro~e-based press s~rvlce of the Other factors listed include pop­Vatlca~ C~>ngregatlon for the ulation growth, drought, floods,Evangehz~tlon of Peoples. , and crop and cattle diseases.

The article was. a .co~ment~ry I "Perhaps Africa is the continenton the ,;.o\ugust mlssl0!l I~tentlon most tried by hunger and famine,theme, ~orTh?se ~enshl,ngfrom and therefore, the one' that hasHunger 10 A~nca. Each month particular need of the solidarity ofthe con~regatIon ~s~s for prayers the churches and of the nations,"and action on a missionary theme. said Fides.

"The world agro-food markethas become an enormous interna- Citing UN figu'res, it said "theretional business, managed by large are still 19 milliol} persons threat­multinational companies that de- ened by famine in Ethiopia; Sudan,termine the volume of the com- Angola and Mozambique."merciaI exchange, the prices and I Other Third World countriesdistribution of the agricultural face similar situations, it said.products according to their own I Fides said about 500 millionconvenience, to the detriment of people in the world suffer "abso­countries ofthe Third World, whose lute hunger," defined as "a dietaryeconomies are almost always based intake of less than 1,500 calorieson the agricultural sector," said per day."Fides. Another 1.3 billion people suffer

It cited the situation as an undernourishment, defined as aexample of"the absence of human food intake of between I,500 andsolidarity" between people of the 2,000 calories per day, Fides said.

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MEXICO CITY (NC) - FatherFrancisco Ramirez Meza, aspokesman for the Mexican bish­ops' conference, says the confer­ence favors restructuring the for­eign debts of developing nationsand institution of a new interna':tional economic order as long aschanges are based "on a just 'guid­ing principle." '

The bishops have issued a doc­u11lent, "Foreign Debt and a NewInternational Economic Order,"because the debt "is a problemwhich weighs heavily on all thecountries of the Third World,"said Father Meza.

According to the document, thecurrent debt ,situation "createsdependency (and) is notliberating,

Priest killedVATICAN CITY (NC) ~ The

Vatican newspaper has exp,ressed"shock and indignation" over the"cold-blooded killing" of a Leba­nese priest at a roadblock nearTyre, Lebanon. Father BoutrosAbi Akl, 62, was returning withanother priest and a nun from ahospital visit when the vehicle wasstopped, he was dragged from thecar and shot in the head. Thepriest, a school rector, was report­edly well-known and respectedamong both Christians and Mos­lems in Lebanon.

MemoryBy Hilda Young

You arrive at the grocery storeand realize that you left your shop­ping list stuck to the refrigerator.You're about to run out the doorto pick up a child for a dentistappointment but can't rememberwhere you put your car keys. You'reat a party and have to ask a personhis or her name three times andstill don't remember it.

I recently read a wonderful arti­cle about a doctor who claims thatthere is hope for those of us whohave "bad memories." There is nosuch thing as a bad memory, hesaid, only an untrained mind. Ifwelearn to associate picture ideaswith people, for example, we willbe able to remember their names,he said.

He also said that when we meetsomeone for the first time weshouldn't be thinking about some­thing to say or, how to answe~ aquestion. We should be lookmgfor things about them that we canremember so we can recall theirname the next time we see them.

Try to associate facial features,for example, with the person ­glasses, big nose, thin lips and soon.

I tried it last night at a receptionfor new parishi~ners.·

"Hilda, this is Barry Cosgrove.He's in sales," my husband said,introducing me to my first chal­lenge.

"Concentrate," I thought to my­self, shaking his hand. "He hasheavy sideburns which are hairy.which rhymes with Barry. Cos­grove - think of Bill Cosby and agrove of trees."

Suddenly I noticed my,husband,bumping my shoulder. "Barry justasked how you like the area," hesmiled at me through gritted teeth.

"Sorry, Harry," I said, "I wa'sjust admiring yOUI: sideburns."

"Barry," he said politely."No thanks," I told him, "I

prefer the veggie hor de'oeuvres."My husband claims I later called

the man Harry Burns and intro­duced him to Bob Byrd as BillOrchard.

"And his name was not BobByrd," he fumed, "It is Bob Robin­son."

"With his hawk nose and Robin­son for a name, Byrd sure seemslogical to me," I said defensively.

"It's a good thing he had 'Bob'printed in big letters in his· nametag or you would have called himEagle Eyes," he said sarcastically.

I'm not totally sold on this asso­ciation business just yet. My fear·isthat it might work both ways. Onewoman called me "Mrs. Block"when we were leaving, and anothersaid she was lo'oking forward tomeeting 0l!r three boys - Curly,Larry and Moe.

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Our destiny"The question of our destiny in

life is of very great interest to us.'What will happen to me tomor­row? What· will my future be?'These are difficult questions andalso decisive ones. If they are an­swered wrongly, they could lead tofatalism and despair; or, on theother hand, they could prompt aproud and false sense of security.But such questions can be answeredcorrectly in the light of the revela­tion of Christ. ,In his conversation

'with Nicodemus, Jesus say.s: 'God. 'so loved $he world that he gave his'only son, that whoever· believes in·him should" riOt' perish biit have· eternal·life;~,·These words of~our

, Savior;provide the main al)swer to· the searching ques'iions' of our· souk" - Pope,John Paul II' ,

Papal warningvATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope

John Paul II has told the Philip­pine bishops to avpid partisanpolitics in their efforts to helpreconstruct Philippine society inthe post-Marcos era. "The churchis not called to take positions of apolitical character or to take partin partisan conflicts," the popesaid in a letter to the bishops.

At the same time, he encour­aged their efforts to help solve thecountry's social, economic and poli­tical problems by preparing the.laity to work for "the political con­struction and organization ofsociallife." .

The Philippine bishops, especiallyCardinal Jaime Sin of Manila,strongly supported oppositiongroups which forced President Fer­dinand Marcos to flee the countryafter presidential elections lastFebruary. Church support was amain element in mobilizing popu-

· lar demonstrations against Marcos.

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Colombians askedto evangelize

vATICAN CITY (NC) - PopeJohn Paul II has called on Colom­bian Christians to use the church'ssocial doctrine in evangelizing theircountry.

Such evangelization would in­volve social justice activities, safe­guarding of personal, family andcommunity rights, and a betterbalance between rich and poorthe pope said, speaking after hereturned from an early July pas­toral visit to Colombia and theisland of St. Lucia.

poverty-stricken urban and ruralareas to put the messages in dra­matic settings for reporters andcameramen who transmit the callsto a world audience,

His voice, usually calm and care­ful in its pronunciation, rises to ashout as he reads the critical sec­tions containing the heart of. hismessage. In an accompanying ges­ture he often grips the pages of hisprepared text in a fist and shakesthem in the air as if to say, "theseare more than just words."

The pope's attitude leaves animpression that the message comesfrom a deep-felt emotional andmoral outrage.

Predestination"Predesfination refers to the

eternal choice of God, a choiceprompted 'by love, a choice pro­ceeding from the inner life of theBlessed Trinity. 'God c/lose us inChrist before, the foundation ofthe world.' He called Us to becomehis adopted children, to share inthe sonship of Christ, 'to becom~

holy ~nd blameless in his sight.'The· ,mystery of predestination isan organic part of'the whole planof divine :providence. For,; as St.Paul says, 'God wants everyone tobe saved and reach full knowledgeof the truth.' .. -:- Pope John PaulII " ~, ' .

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Indian and peasant groups whichare on the fringes of society. '

Agrarian reform also has been• part of a broader papal call for

profound and innovative structu­ral reforms in underdevelopedcountries because current socio­economic and political structuresare not working to benefit themajority. .

"In Latin America, we see thatthe causes of the complex problemof poverty are not limited to thefailure of individual elements toco'me together. The causes are alsostructural and related to the socio­economic and political organiza­

,tion of societies," he said duringhis July visit to Colombia.

The pope has always accompan­ied these calls for bold reformswith equally strong condemnationsof violence as the road to politicalchange. As he has gone to the land­less to support agrarian reform, sohas he gone to guerrilla strong­holds in EI Salvador, Peru andColombia to stress non-violent rev­olution.

To the guerrillas he pleads forpeace. To the established powershe pleads for reforms and empha­sizes the link between the two.

If Latin American leaders donot heed the call to rapid socialchange, they will be increasinglyfaced with violent revolt, he hascontinually warned.

"The realization of justice onthis continent' faces a clear di­lemma," he said in Brazil in 1980.

"Either it will come throughprofound and courageousreforms,according to principles that express

. the supremacy of the dignity of,man, or it will come - withoutlasting result and without benefitfor man, of this I am convinced

,-through the forces of violence,":he said. '

"Each one of you must feel'that·he is being' challenged "by this

dilemma,"'he said. .'During his Latin ~.merican trips,

the pope also emphasizes' thesepleas through his actions. He visits

A papal crusadeBy Agostino Bono age and wisdom," and church sup-

VATICAN CITY (NC) -After port for agrarian reform is a majora recent closed-door meeting with Brazilian church-state issue.Brazilian President Jose Sarney, But if not, he certainly knewPope John Paul II did an unusual how to take advantage ofthe situa-thing. He strolled within earshot tion to stress a favorite papal theme. 'ofthereportersandphotographers "Agrarian reform can't be acovering the picture-taking, cere- failure because it is a problem ofmonial part of the encounter. social justice and democracy," he

This is unusual because it put said in Portuguese, Brazil's officialthe pope within range of an on- language. The pope then raised histhe-record question. Normally, hands as if to say "that's enough"papal meetings with heads of state and moved out of earshot.end in an official "no comment" In Brazil, 1.2 percent of theon substantive issues, and the pope, rural landowners control45.8 per-who loves spontaneous contact .cent of the arable land while 50.4with people, does his part by stay- percent of the rural landownersing away from the journalists. control 2.4 percent. Similar situa-

The gesture; resulted in a ques- tions exist in many other Latintion and a strong papal reaffirma- American countries.tion of the need for agarian reform During the pope's seven Latinin Brazil, where the ownership of American trips, he has stressed thearable. land - and the political need to combat these imbalances.power that it provides - is con- He started in Mexico in 1979 withcentrated in the hands of a few. a call for ,"urgent agricultural.

Did the pope suspect he would reforms"whichincliJdeexpropria­'beasked about agarian reform, a tion of lands. His latest Latinhot topic in Brazil and most of, .' Ame'rican trip, to Colombia a fewLatin America, ifhe.wandered too ~ , days before 'meeting Sarney, in-,close to the. press? . cluded a plea for "properly pro-:

Maybe ,so,.as lie ~ad raise~ the \ graO}medbold, ane;t eff~l;:tiv~.agrar-. issue.·earlier m:-the'day dunng a' ian refprm:". . '. Mass for Sarney and other Brazil-' In Latin America' such wordS.ian officials, utging them to imple- ~ are revblutionary and· give legiti­ment agrarian refor~m "with cour7 ,macy to similar calls by landless

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JOSEPH SIMONIN, center, presents memorial giftshonoring his son Gerald to Linda Valley, representing HospiceOutreach, and Dr. Richard Hellwig, representing the HaroldHudner Oncology/Radiation Center. Both services are at St.Anne's Hospital, Fall River, and both served Gerald Simonin.The Hudner Center has recently added a state-of-the-artmammography unit to its radiology department, thus improv­ing its breast screening program. Such screening is recom­mended for all women over age 20, but particularly for thoseSO and older. Contributions from area residents have played alarge part in making center activities possible. Envisioned forthe future is a women's health center which would screen forboth breast cancer and osteoporosis.

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WASHINGTON (NCr - As'the AIDS epidemic grows, Catholicattention to the crisis and churchprograms, to help its victims arealso growing.

Catholic bishops are fosteringeducational as well as servi~e pro­grams~ especially in Californiawhere a public campaign is underway to quarantine victims of AIDS- acquired immune defi'ciencysyndrome - and deny them ordi­nary civil rights, .

Recent Catholic efforts includemany by Catholic-sponsored healthcare facilities.. In June Mother Teresa of Cal­

cutta asked President Reagan tohelp her Missionaries of Charityfor an AIDS victims center. Sheearlier made a similar request toMayor Ed Koch of New York,where her sisters run a residencefor AIDS sufferers.

"Let's not take it (AIDS) as apunishment but as a sign that Godwants us to open our hearts andlove one another," Mother Teresasaid in a June speech in Washing- "ton to the National Council forInternational Health.

AIDS has as yet no known cure.It kills victims, usually in less thanthree years, by destroying the body'sability to fight other diseases.

As of July 14, according to the'federal Centers for Disease Con­trol in Atlanta, 22,635 Americanshad been diagriosed as having AIDSsince the centers started collectingdata in 1981. The centers reported

ihat 12,422 'of those, or 55 percent,had died.

. The agency expects' the numberof diagnosed AIDS cases to reach30,000 by the end of this year and270,000 by 1991. If its proj'ections 'are accurate and no cure is found,it expects about 180,000 moreAmericans to die from AIDS withinthe next five years. '

Active church involvement hastaken on special urgency becauseof claims by some, including somereligious figures, that AIDS is aform of divine vengeance forimmorality. The 'allegation arisesfrom the fact that homosexualrelations and the sharing of hypo­dermic needles by drug users arethe two most common ways thedisease is transmitted.

"What is more contagious thanAIDS is the bigotry and misin­formation that surround it," saidArchbishop Roger Mahony of LosAngeles at a press conferenceannouncing formation of a LosAngeles-area interreligious coun­cil to support AIDS vic~ims.

At the press conference counciichairmen condemned a Californiareferendum initiative on this fall'sballot, backed by political extrem­ist Lyndon LaRouche, to quaran­tine AIDS victims.

The next day Bishop Leo'Maherof San Diego issued a similarstatement, calling the proposal"morally intolerable."

Bishop Phillip F. Straling ofSan Bernardino, Calif., in a letter

distributed at weekend Masses inmid-July, announced a diocesan,program of AIDS education andassistance, including a 24-hour hot.line.

"While the church remains firmin her teachings against sexualactivity between homosexuals,whereby some victims inay havecontracted AIDS, we must con­timie to show concern and love forthe Person," he wrote.

Other church outreach to AIDSvictims:- Archbishop James Hickey ofWashington named Father JohnP. Gigrich as his special assistantfor ministry to homosexual Catho­lics and archdiocesan coordinatorof ministry to AIDS sufferers;

- In Louisville, Ky., the Sistersof Charity of Nazareth will admitAIDS patients to their nursinghome as soon as they fulfill pro­cedural requirements of newly'promulgated state regulations gov­erning such admissions;

- America, a Jesuit-run nationalmagazine, dedicated a recent issueto pastoral aspects of the AIDSepidemic;

- Archbishop John R. Quinnof San Francisco, who wrote thelead article in the America issue onthe church and the AIDS crisis,has expanded his archdiocesanCatholic Social Service staff toincrease education about AIDSand direct service to AIDS vic~

tims. The archdiocese will remodel

art old convent as a residential carefacility for persons with AIDS andother terminal illnesses;

- Cleve'land Bishop AnthonyPjlla, leading a prayer se{vice to

draw attention to the AIDS crisis,urged people to treat AIDS vic­tims with compassio.n, love and"solidarity with the terminally ill."

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norms, he 'saysCENTERVILLE, Mass. (NC)

- Caroline Bouvier Kennedy andEdwin Schlossberg followed thestandard Catholic norms for aCatholic-Jewish marriage, saidJesuit Father Donald MacMillan,who presided at their weddingJuly 19.

Miss Kennedy, 28, daughter ofthe late PresidentJohn F. Kennedyand Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis,married New York City artist anddesigner Edwin Schlossberg, 41,before an invitation-only congre­gation at Our Lady of VictoryChurch in Centerville, 6 miles fromthe Kennedy compound at Hyan­nisport.

In a telephone interview July 22Father MacMillan expressed an­noyance at some of the "very nega­tive" press coverage surroundingthe interfaith marriage.

He said the couple applied forthe necessary dispensation for aninterfaith marriage in the Archdi­ocese of New York, where theyboth live, and the dispensation"was grl!-nted there and forwarded"to Centerville.

He said that Capuchin FatherJohn Riordan, a priest in NewYork, "did the paperwork and thepre-Cana work" of counselin~andpreparing the couple for marnage.

Father Riordan, he said, hadpresided in April at the marriageofthe bride's cousin and matron ofhonor, television news anchorMaria Shriver, to movie star ArnoldSchwarzenegger.

Father MacMillan said that theKennedy-Schlossberg wedding, aceremony that lasted about 30minutes, followed "the standardliturgical rite" for marriage of aCatholic and a Jew. This consistedof "a Liturgy of 'the Word, fol­lowed by the marriage rite, withmusic interspersed," he said.

He said there was no rabbi at theceremony because the couple hadindicated no interest in having onethere.

He said he did not know aboutSchlossberg's religious practice asa Jew, but "he attends Mass regu­larly with Caroline." ,

Asked if the marriage is consi­dered sacramental, he said it isnot, because according to Catholictheology it cannot be considered asacrament unless both partnersare baptized. ,

But he immediately warnedagainst misinterpreting that. "Ofcourse it's a real marriage, and it'sa marriage that is blessed by thechurch," he said.

"Despite wide public interest inthe wedding, the couple treated itas a private family affair. Theyexcluded the press from both thewedding an.d the reception, admit­ting only invited family and friends.

'The Good"The good are always the merry."

- St. Francis of Assisi

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ETHEL Williams, 64,acon­vert to Catholicism, has re­ceived the 1986 Lumen ChristiAward from the CatholicChurch Extension Society,which cited her"extraordinaryservice" to inner-city poor inPaterson, N.J.

She helps spread the Gos­pel by "feeding, housing, clo­thing and counseling the needyin the nation's fifth poorestcity," the society said.

Miss Williams has headed adiocesan-sponsored thrift shop .which is also headquarters forher other activities. As a coun­selor in the Paterson publicschool system's Special Aid toGirls Expecting program, shehas also helped thousands ofpregnant girls continue theireducation.

The honor includes a per­sonal award of $2,500 and a$25,000 grant to the Patersondiocese, which will be used tocontinue programs for thehomeless, runaways and oth­ers in need.

Subversive"T0 be a Christian is to be a

subversive. He is a person whodares to call the whole society intoquestion. He is a revolutionary."- Arthur Gish

ST. ANTHONY OF THE DESERT,FR

Adoration of the Blessed Sacra­ment noon to' 6 p.m. Aug. 3, withholy hour 5 to 6 p.m.BLESSED SACRAMENTADORERS, FAIRHAVENHoly hour 7 to 8 p.m. July 29,Sacred Hearts Church, 382 MainStreet; Our Lady of Lourdes chapelin Sacred Hearts Church open foradoration 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.Exposition of Blessed Sacramentfollows 8 a.m. Mass Fridays until8:45 p.m. Benediction. Information:Angelo DeBortoli, 996-0332.ST. MARY, NB 0

Den and Webelo leaders neededfor parish Cub Scouts. Information:Cubmaster Ed Mello, 996-9045; even­ing of renewal for eucharistic minis­ters 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8, religious edu­cation center.COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS,FR/TAUNTON

Greater Fall River/ Taunton chap­ter meeting 7:30 p.m. July 28, St.Louis de France School, BuffingtonStreet, Swansea. For informationon this support group for bereavedparents, contact Sandra Sousa, 823­5240.ST. ANTHONY, MATTAPOISETT

Parishioners congratulate the Mat­tapoisett Congregational Church onits 250th anniversary of incorpor­ation.BLUE ARMY

5-hour vigil begins 7:30 p.m. Aug.I, St. Francis Xavier Church, Acush­net. All welcome. Information: Lu­cille Pimental, 992-5402.ST. ANNE, FR .

Solemn Feast of 8t. Anne Masses. 7,8,10,11 a.m. and noon tomorrow

upper church; devotions. 2 and 3.p.m., shrine. Shrine Mass 7:30 p.m,followed by outdoor candlelight pro­cession.ST. PATRICK, FR

Holy hour 2 p.m. Sunday, lowerchapel; CYO horseback riding 5:30p.m. tomorrow. Meet at schooI.lnfor­mation: Grace Correia, 676-3206.

ST. RITA, MARIONAltar Boy outing to Fenway

Park Aug. 5. Information: rectory,748-1497.

ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL, NBReligious ministry openings for

eucharistic ministers (9-month train­ing program begins in Sept.), sacris­tans, lectors, musicians and officeworkers. Interested persons may con­tact Father Bruce Cwiekowski at thehospital, 101 Page Street, New Bed­ford.HYANNIS SOUP KITCHEN

Volunteers needed alternate Thurs­days for 2 to 3 hours. Information:Madelyn Morin, 771-8279..

SEPARATED ANDDIVORCED, NB

Greater New Bedfor4 area sup­port group for divorced and separ­ated Catholics meets the secondWednesday and fourth Monday ofeach month from 7 to 9 p.m. at theFamily Life Center, 500 Slocum'Road, N. Dartmouth.

ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVENParishioners. and friends may

contact former parochial vicar Fa­ther Richard Czerwien, SS.CC., at720 West Main Street, Rochester,NY 1461 I; parish picnic beginswith noon Mass Aug. 3, Our Lady

. of the Lake Camp, E. Freetown.

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St. Jude novena 7 p.m. Mondays.HOLY NAME, FR

Father Albert Van Nuffelen,CICM, will speak at weekend Masseson behalf of Missionhurst.ST. JAMES, NB

CYO Rocky Point Park outingresched uled for 10: 15 a. in. tomorrow..ST. THOMAS MORE,SOMERSET

Family picnic Sunday afternoon,St. Vincent de Paul Camp, Westport.ST. LOUIS de FRANCE,SWANSEA

Family liturgy 6:30 p.m. Aug. 23~

followed by entertainment and re­freshments, parish hall. Information:Mrs. Paulette Normandin, 676-0029.

O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLEParishioners Mr. and Mrs. EdwardLedwith of Monomoy Circle recentlycelebrated their 50th wedding anni- .versary.

The solemn profession of Trap­pist Brother Thomas Fournier, sonof parishioners Mr. and Mrs. Ber­trand Fournier, will take place tomor­row at St. Joseph's Abbey, Spencer.

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St. Francis of the Cape Fraternityannual picnic 2 p.m. Aug. 3, home ofMr. and Mrs. George Towers, 396Barlows Landing Road. Outdoor.Mass will be celebrated by FatherEdwin Dirig, OFM. Fraternity mem­bers and families invited. Informa­tion and transportation: Robert Col­lyer, 563-2654, Upper Cape; DorothyWilliams, 394-4094, Middle and Low­er Cape.ST. THERESA, NB

Share The Word Bible Study groupmeets after 7 p.m. Mass Thursdays;One in the Spirit youth fellowshiphas celebrated its first anniversary;parishioners may donate to parishblood bank at St. Luke's hospital,New Bedford.NOTRE DAME, FR .

Parish picnic II a.m. to 5 p.m.Aug. 10, St. Vincent de Paul Camp,Westport.L.SALETTE SHRINE,ATTLEBORO

The children's Choir of Francewill make its only New Englandappearance,4 p.m. tomorrow, shrinegarden.

Also known as "Les Petits Chan­teurs de Marais," the 50-memberchoir has traveled the world. It washeard at the recent Statue of Libertyfestivities in New York.

Their repertoire includes music ofHandel and Haydn, French and ital­ian motets and French folk songs.

A free-will offering will be taken.Blankets and lawn chairs may bebrought and those wishing to meetchoristers may bring a dish for apotluck supper to follow the concertin the shrine cafeteria.

The day willclose with a 7:30 p.m.Mass in the Garden of Worship,with music by the choir. Informa­tion: 222-5410.ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA

Family outing noon to 6 p.m.Aug. 31, Our Lady of the Lake .Camp, E. Freetown; permanant dea­con Gene Orosz and his wife Marinarecently renewed their marriage vowsat a Mass celebrating their 35thwedding anniversary.

tive'acts steal away yo~ng lives,removing from them forever thepossibility of building differentand more satisfying futures.

Feeling overwhelmed by prob­lems can cause people to losetheir perspective. In the midst ofgrowing hopelessness, they forgetthat change is possible. Yet, giventime and the desire to live differ­ently, problems can be oVercome.

We must work together in pre­venting teen suicide. Teens havethe most important. role. Theyare the ones most Ijkely to knowfirst when one of their peers issuicidal.

If you suspect that a friend isthinking abouuuch an act, tell atrusted adult. Doing this is themost caring act pOllsible in suchsituations.. Parentsalso bave-special respon­

sibilities. They need to know thes.gnsof suicidal behavior. Even'When parent-teen relationships face<fifficulties,. parents need Jo ver-bally'communicate their love.Jhis,,~ovehelps·deter t~e utteraloneness that often precedes sui-,~d~./p>. ...•• ', . 'l'", Finally, each of us"isreSponsl;:~Ie (Clr his. or her. pwn li:fe. C.~~·enough aboutyourse.lno sha'~~'¥ol1,ljproblems'Whh~omeoney~;'trust.•. lf. youcve.raiitd yours~l(

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CIRO POPPITI

"I said, 'What's an audition,' "Poppiti recalls. His friend was dis­appointed when Poppiti received apart in the play and he did not.

Though Poppiti has never takenan acting course, he has performedlocally since that first audition in anumber of productions.

"I don't think you can teach a

Faith plays role in budding care~raudition with the Delaware Chil- person to act," Poppiti said. "Thedren's Theater. only way you can learn is through

experience."In the last two years Poppiti has

made endless trips to New YorkCity to read for roles on Broad­way,television and films whilejuggling studies and bandpraetice.

Poppiti was cast as Ben after a2o-minute improvisation in March1985 with David Seltzer, the writerand director of '~Lucas."

Poppiti said he,was happy withthe film's positive theme whichsays that "you have to accept your­self for who you are and you can'tchange yourself to the way otherswant you. You can't do that in life.If others don't accept you, that'stheir problem."

Since Poppiii was accustomedto stage acting, the length of timeto complete "Lucas" was a rudeawakening. He usually worked a12-hour day, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. forday scenes and 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. fornight scenes. ,

• "It's hard to consider that twoor three days of work was some­times one minute of film time," hesaid.

His film earnings w1ll be setNC photo aside for his college education and

will pay for auditioning trips toNew York.

Where Do the Children Go?Surrenderinl to the nightSilently take my handNobody knows what's haslde usNobody understandsThey handed down to u~ a dreamTo Dve In this lonely townBut nobody hears the musie­OrilytlJe echej of a hollow soundWhere do the ehlldren 101 .Between the black nllht and the darkest dayWhere do the children 101. .And who's that deadly piper who le,ads them away?TOlether we make our way .Passenlen on a train .Whisper a seeret foreverPromises in the rainWe'te le.vlnclt all behindWhlle' castles are faUln,'dowd ' ""We,'re colnC where no oneean find.P5

," Andif{there;isaheaven '. ;,'*.$, We'll find It somehow. . .'Written by •. Hyman and E. Bazman. SlInl:'bi;T~e Ho:oteif.." . (e) 1'85; CBS I.ne. " ...• .

,: "A ~eader from Burlington; .Thesongiemi~d$'usthatthere.)owa,jncouraged. me to revie.w ,a~e times when !'urproblems cltn'l'he. Jlooters' "Where do tbe Chl\- feef overwhelmmg. Wefeel alonedrc:n Go'1"~be.,said tbat the song and uncertain. W~mlty b.e tryingJs.supposedlyabout two 17-year- to tell others,how w~Heel., but no "/ . . .. cartied.out a joint sui-. one-seem be list~ning.

caDll;0t v,eri It. is Ii ,a*t '.

Poppiti plays Ben Jaglom, anintellectual and precocious buddyof the main character, Lucas Blye,played by Corey Haim.

Poppiti's cha~acter is often thecomic relief in the film, whether heis shouting hot gossip, huffing on atuba or mouthing off to a footballplayer twice his size.

Poppiti, 15 and a sophomore atSalesianum Catholic School inWilmington, discussed his life andbudding career in an interviewwith The Dialog, newspaper oftheDiocese of Wilmington.

His'venture into acting ~as

somewhat of an accident, he said.When he was 6 years old, a friend,invited him to tag along to an

WILMINGTON, Del. (NC) ­The jammed school hallway bub­bles with first-day-back-from-sum­mer chatter. Out of this youthful

. madness - on the motion picture. screen - emerges a curly-haired,stocky teen-ager with a moviecamera stuck to his eye.

He relentlessly films everything,, much to the dismay of his friends'attempting conversation with him.

This is the audience's first glimpseof Wilmington native Ciro PoppitiIII in the recently released film"Lucas.~'

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and said they didn't understandme."

Who was his neighbor? It camefrom an unexpected source, froma fellow student with whom thisyoung man previously had very lit­tle to do. The student saw ouryoungfriend sittingalone and down­cast one day. He approached himwith, "May I help you in any way,friend? You look rather alone andsad and if you like I am here foryou." .

Just the offer to help, to listen,made all the difference. So thesetwo young men talked, 'listened,and little by little the other's woundsbegan to heal. Later, our friendfound that his helper was carryingthree times the load he had. "Nowonder he understood," he said.

Ever hear of the 900d Samari­tan? .

People who dare to stand up forChrist in a rational, nonviolentway tell me that the environmentcan be very hostile. We live in atime when much in our Christianfaith runs counter to cultural stan­dards~ Too many are afraid to usethe name"Jesus" in their conver­sation, even when. the occasionallows it to be used naturally.Jesus' name should be mentioned.We must have the courage towitness.

teen-agers at 50 - and ·in· bigtrouble.

Generally alcohol can be used inmoderation only by mature, well­balanced 'people.

Bartenders, however, cannot givea psychiatric exam to each custo­mer. So lawmakers chose the ageof 21 as the age of "maturity," "probably because this is usuallythe age when a person graduatesfrom college, 'sets out to earn aliving and is considered to be onher or his own.

Maybe for many people 21 yearsdo bring a certain maturity. Butthere is ample evidence that someare nowhere near maturity at thatage.

So before you ever begin drink­ing, 'examine. yourself with ruth­less honesty.

Have you resolv~ any seriouspersonality problems you mighthave? Are you troubled and unhap­py, looking for some sort ofescape?Are you a nervous type who hastrouble handling stress? Are youselfish? Do you tend to engage in 'immature behavior?

If you answer "yes" to one ormore of these questions, be onyour guard. Even after 21, you'dbest beware of alcohol.

Send questions to Tom Lennon,1312 Mass. Ave., Washington, D.C.20005.

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14 THE ANcI:lOR~tiioceseof F~ll River-Fri., July 25, 1986

What's

By Cecilia Belanger

"Not again!" I said, as I heard I

still another good Christian say,"But hoW does the Bible apply tous today? It was written in anothertime and things change. "

How often do you hear thatquestiqn asked? How often does itsend you running to the Book torefute the statement-question? TheBible is way ahead ·of us.

"A sower went out to sow hisseed." What is more timely than'that? This parable of the soil chal­lenges us to examine ourselves tosee if our lives are like responsivesoil in which the word of God canbring forth fruit.

Don't we sow the seed of theWord when we teach childrenaboutGod, or when we speak to peopleof God's love when they are falter­ing in their faith?

"Which was neighbor?" Isn't theanswer, "The one who treated himwith compassion?" A young manwas telling me of the time he badlyneeded a friend. Everything seemedto have gone wrong all at once,and the people to whom he turneddidn't have any time for him orshoved off his problem as unim­portant. He said, "My pastor andteachers didn't have time to behelpful or even to listen, and myparents just threw up their hands

A most timely book

on yourmind?

Q. Why is it all right for adultsto get bombed at a cocktail partybut not all right for teen-agers todo basically the same thi,ng? Whyis 21 the "m~gic age?" (Idaho)

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In my personal dictionary, "get­ting.bombed" means getting mightyclose to "falling-down drunk." Thevictim is likely to do some extremelyfoolish", even destructive deeds andgenerally make a sad fool of her­self or himself.

The "bombed" person behavesin'a way that is something less thanhuman, because he or she no longerhas complete control.

So i.n my personal book of rightand wrong, it's not all right foradults "to get bombed at a cocktailparty."

The civilized and mature way toattend a cocktail party is to haveone or two drinks that lead torelaxation, pleasant conversationand happy good humor.

This is called moderate drinking.Some people can do it, some

can't. Those who can't often endup in serious trouble.

Teen-agers should not "getbombed" any more than adultsshould, for the same reasons.

And some would argue thatevery teen-ager (and adult) should.view an alcoholic drink as a "lethalweapon." This liquid contains pot­ent forces.

Most teens face rather seriousproblems in simply growing up.

To use alcohol as an escape canmean never solving those prob-

·lems, and people who don't can be

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sics) - This lighthearted comedyfeatures exquisite Scottish scenerybackgrounding an implausiblestory about two youths who devisean outlandish scam to extort moneyfrom tourists in hope of gainingfinancial security before age 20.A2

WASHINGTON (NC) - ThreeCatholic groups have urged Con­gress to return to the Sioux Indi­ans land illegally seized in theBlack Hills if) 1877 in violation ofa treaty. The National Office of

·Jesuit Social Ministries, the Bureauof Catholic Indian Missions. andthe St. Francis Mission Office ofSocial Concerns have endorsedthe Sioux Nation Black Hills act,which would return 1.3 million

·ac'res to the Indians and 'compen­sate them for their century-longloss.

Black hymnalCLEVELAND (NC)·- "Lead

Me, Guide Me," an African-Ameri­can Catholic hymnal, will be pub­lished this fall, said Auxiliary.Bish­op.James P. Lyke.of Cleveland.The bishop said' the new work"draws from the music ofthe blackreligious tradition as well as pastand contemporary music familiarto Catholics. .

It 'will'be available from G.I.A.Publications, 74(14 S. Mason:Ave.,Chicago, Ill. 60636.

Films on TVSunday, Aug. 3, 9-11 p.m. EDT

.(ABC)"Absence of Malice"(1981)Newspaper pressuresand moral dil­emmas are the subject ofthis dramastarring Paul Newman and SallyField and depieting an honest manwho is vietimized by a news storylinking him with crime. The seriousIssues involved are well depiete·d.Al,PG

Monday,Aug.4,9-11 p.m. EDT(NBC)"The Elephant Man"(1980)- A touching portrait of a de­formed man's struggle for dignityand friendship portrayed by Anth­ony Hopkins. Some scenes ofbru-

· tality in the movie theater version.A3, PG

Friday, Aug. 8, 9-11 p.m. EDT(CBS) "The Pirate Movie" (1981)- This incompetent film starsChristy McNichol and ChristopherAdkins in an adolescent version ofGilbert and Sullivan's "The Piratesof Penzance." Vulgarity and sex­ual humor in the movie theaterversion A3, PG

Saturday, Aug. 9, 8:30-11 p.m..EDT (CBS) "Mommie Dearest"(1981) - This overwrought dramais based on Christina Crawford;snovelized expose of her movie starmother, Joan Crawford. Featur­ing Faye Dunaway as Mommie,it's gossipy half-truth. Some harshscenes of child abuse in the movietheater version. A3, PG

Religious TVSunday, July 17, (CBS) - "For

Our Times" - The story of Jonahand the whale is the subject of thisweek's "Marshall Efron and HisSimplified and Painless SundaySchooL"

Religious RadioSunday, July 17, (NBC)

"Guideline" - Jesuit Father Mi­chael Hilbert discusses the churchlaws relating to marriage.

• • •History department chairman

Peter Crowley recently accom­panied seven students to Wash­ington, D.C.' The educationaltrip included tours of the WhiteHO\lse, the FBI buil~ing, theLincoln and Jefferson memor­ials, the National Archives andthe Kennedy Center. .

Bisho·p.Stang.

m~~~r~~~br:~r:$s~~lr;8~~B,jshqp Stang High.School;·No.Dartmouth, will continue theireducations at four andtw.y~ar' college$, voeational andtechnical'schools- 'and UnitedStates military academies. 3t,.ofthe recent alumni will attendCatholic colleges.· ., .

NOTEPlease check dates and

times of television and radioprograms against local list­ings, which may differ fromthe New York network sched­ules 'supplied to The Anchor.

New Films.

"Aliens" (Fox) - SigourneyWeaver is a superheroic maternal­istic single parent who singlehand7edly destroys slimy creatures fromhyperspace after they vanquish ma­cho Marines. Jame,s Cameron'ssplashy comic-book sequel to Rid­ley Scott's original has interesting·stereotype reversals which are; how­ever, marred by excessive profan­ity. A4, R

"Restless Natives"·(Orion Clas-

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. Symbols following film reviews indicateboth general and Catholic Film Officeratings, which do not always coincide.

General ratings: G-suitable for gen·eral viewing; PG·13-parental rg'uidance'strongly suggested, for children under13; PG-parental guidance suggested;R-restricted, unsuitable for children or·younger teens.

Catholic ratings: AI-approved forchildren and adl!lts; A2-approved foradults and adolescents; A3-approved foradults only; A4-separate classification(given to films not morally offensivewhich, however, require some analysisand explanation); O-morally offensive.

'.' The! sehool's Top Tell a"ard,e'llln~rderof~~adC!...Jc rall~t~ iradJiates Anne Marie Trea'4up,Pa~clafJearC1, Dianei\fC!J.10, Mary K. McGowan, Robert~10gnaJII,Rlch'rd War~illl?Susan Sylvia, Debra Gomes ancJLaurjeWlIIson. Andrea B~a~~.lieu and Jili Crook tied for th~

tenth-ranked position. ,,;Top academleally-ranldngjun­

ion were Trieia Souza,and Rich­ardpenoit. Sophomores Jerjlyg .Latini and John O'Donnell andfreshmen Paulo Pereira and

, , April Asato led their classes.• • •

Business office secretary Rose­anne Barker was recently hon­ored at a school luncheon forher 25 years of service. Shereceived a plaque and the Stanglibrary was dedicated as theRoseanne Barker Library.

• • •. .John Russell has joined theschool's music department facul­ty.

as at the Garden of Eden or rollingaway the stone from Christ's tomb,Father Fallon said the concept ofguardian angels is based on onlyone statement of Christ, "See that'you never despise one of these lit­tle ones. I assure you, their angelsin heaven constantly behold myheavenly father's face" (Mt 18: 10).

Devotion to guardian angels andangels in general is still popularamong some Catholics. The Phil­angeli (Friends of the Angels)Society, which promotes devotionto angels, has an estimated mem­bership of 750,000 Catholics in 60countries.

But popular Catholic devotionto angels may have declined inrecent years. William Dinges, anassistant religion professor atCatholic University, said that if soit could be that the former immi­grant Catholic population hasbecome better educated and moresocially mobile.

Such devotions, he said, mightthen become less plausible "becausethey don't fit in the assumption ofa view of the world that is rational,empirical and utilitarian. Theydon't make a lot of sense by thecriteria by which the yuppie makessense' of the world."

Father Hill said that a declinemight result from a change ofemphasis following Vatican II onthe question of individual responsi­bility.

"The stress in the modern worldis not to rely overly much on'angelic intervention and to stressman's own responsibility in rela­tion to Christ," he said.

But Father Fallon believesangelic help is as timely today aseveI'. "I think Catholics need everykind of divine help they can get."

A Christian"A Christian is a follower of

someone who refused to recognizeclass or race and whose sole pos­session at death was a robe." ­William Sloane Coffin "

..."Angel o'f G~od,' 'my""""" .....guardian dear" ?

WASHINGTON (NC) - Moveover in your chair and let yourguardian angel read this with you.

, In the past some Catholic chil­dren were taught to push over tomake room for their guardianangels, while a parochial schoolday was hardly complete withoutrecitation of the quatrain:. Angel of God, my guardian

dear,To whom God's iove commitsme here;Ever this day be at' my sideTo light and guard, to ruleand guide.

These days, however, Catholicsdon't seem :to hear much aboutguardian angels in general, whichmay make some wonder just w~erethey stand - or sit - in ·thechurch.

Dominican Father' William J.Hill, a professor of'systematic 'theology at The Catholic Univer­sity of America in Washington,says of angels in general, "It'schurch doctrine that there are suchthings as angels, that they do exist."Father Hill was backed up by noless than Pope John Paul II, whoemphasized the same point atarecent general·audience.

While there is no official churchteaching on guardian angels spe­cifically, according to Father Hill,the church does celebrate a feastday for them Oct. 2. According topopular Catholic tradition theseangels protect people from spirit­ual and physical harm.

Dominican Father Thomas L.Fallon, a professor of religiousstudies at Providence College whohas written nine articles on angelsfor The New Catholic 'Encyclope­dia, takes both a serious and light­spirited look at the subject.

"It's hard to talk about angelsbecause they're the only ones whocan sing 'I ain't got no body,'" hesaid, which makes scooting over inyour seat or pew unnecessary.

Although angels make appear­ances throughout the Bible, such

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