Bishop Cronin's Christmas Message Following is Bishop Dal1l­

iel A. Cronin's annual Christmas message to the faithful:

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Once again, we find our­selves in a joyful and blessed season of the year. Christ­mas is a time when we re­flect upon our blessings. Our thoughts turn, naturally, lto giving and sharing with

family, friends and . loved ones. We are surrounded by the signs of the season which invite us to celebrate with a joyful spirit.

As Catholics, we ought to approach Christmas with particular fervor and joy, for our celebration is to be marked by a genuine under­standing of the reality of Christmas. Our celebration should direct us t~ pray and

reflect upon the words of the prophet Isaiah, to consider the "depth of the knowledge and the wisdom of God." In His infinite goodness and love, Almighty God sent His Son to take on our humanity so that we might share more fully in His divinity.

This year we celebrate Christmas within the Holy Year marking the Jubilee of our Redemption. It is, there­

fore, all the more appropri­at~ that we pause to con­sider the Mystery of the In­carnation; God becoming man. Jesus' birth at Christ­mas is only the beginning. Jesus' birth also made oUJr redemption possible, and Jesus' death and resurrec­tion made our redemption a reality. Our celebration of Christmas, therefore, can­not be an isolated event. It should become a part of our

total conviction that God's love for us is limitless and eternal.

As Bishop of Fall River, I offer to all 01 you my prayers and personal best wnshes for a joyful and holy Christmas. May Christ's coming be a SOUTce of grace and blessing for you. May the New Year bring you the blessings of health, happi­ness and peace.

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IN BETHLEHEM nearly 2000 years ago, in Los Angeles today, Christ Angeles in the arms of a Franciscan friar cradling a newborn while the in­comes as a defenseless child; in Bethlehem sheltering in a manger, in Los fant's young mother seeks emergency assistance. How comes He to us?

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THE CHRISTMAS ILLUMINATIONS at LaSalette Shrine; Attleboro, now in their 30th year, are attracting more people than ever. The young, the old, in good weather or bad, from near and far they come. Some are attracted by. the beauty of 100,000 lights. Many are seeking a plaGe for thinking about their lives, for talking over their problems, a i>lac~ with warm and understanding people. ..

How to explain the ever-increasing number of pilgrims? The answer goes beyond the glow of lighted trees, the sound of carols. In the midst of unemployment, rising costs, international conflict or family strife, we need to remjnd ourselves of Emmanuel's birth. God is with us. He does care. We are loved.

The 1983 Illuminations feature depictions of the seven days of Creation as enlarged to billboard size by Fall River's Sister Gertrude Gaudette, OP, from a dazzling book, "Be­ginnings: A Portrayal of the Creation," with art by Heinz Seelig and text by Spencer Marsh.

They are on. View through New Year's Day.from 5 to 9 p.m. each weekday and from 5 to 10 p.m. on weekends.

Vatican radio, sllpports U.S. rulings VATICAN CITY (NC) - A

Vatican Radio editorial Dec. 17 supported two U.S. court deci­sions involving right-to-life is­sues.

One was the Dec. 12 Supreme Court refusal to force surgery on

. 'Baby Jane Doe. The other was a Dec. 16 California Superior Court decision not to allow 26­,year-old cerebral palsy victim Elizabeth Bouvia to starve her­self to death.

Vatican Radio said both de­cisions coincide with traditional church teaching.

In the case of handicapped Baby Jane Doe, parents of the child "d<f not have the obliga­tion .to use extreme or extra­ordinary therapeutic means" to save' th~ .life of the child, said Vatican Radio. It"eited the Dec­laration on Euthanasia, publish­ed June 26, 1980 by the Vatican -Congregation for the Doctrine ,of the Faith.

The declaration states that '''one cannot impose on anyone the obligation to have recourse to a technique which is already in use bilt which carries with it it risk or' is burdensome. Such a ,'efusal is not the equivalent of ~:uicide - on the contrary it 5:hould be considered as an ac­c:eptance of the human condi­tion, or a wish to avoid the ap­plication of a medical procedure d.isproportionatH to the results that can be exp,~cted, or a desire not to impose e~~cessive expense on the family or the community."

Vatican Radio said that while the -courts do not have to inter­

vene in the treatment of Baby Jane Doe, they do have the ob­Ugation to prevent Ms., Bouvia from taking her own life through "passive or indirect euthanasia," which, it added, "is never al­lowed."

L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper, however, in its Dec. ,16 edition, opposed

: withholding treatment from Baby Jane Doe. It called With­holding' treatment a form of passive, ,euthanasia and said it "constitutes a vjolation of the right to life."

Baby Jane Doe was born in October with an incomplete closure of the spinal co~, an abnormally small head and a buildup of fluid exerting pres­sure on her brain. The combina­tion of defects is life-threateiling and usually results in mental re­tardation even with corrective surgery.

The parents, 'whose names have not been made public, al­lowed minor. surgery to insert a tube carrying antibiotics into the baby's skull, but have re­fused to allow major surgery.

Ms. Bouvia, a wheelchair­bound quadriplegic who is pain­fuJ;ly arthri~ic, wants to starve heiself to death and had gone to court to prevent medical per­

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She said she made her decis­ion because she could not care for herself and did not want to burden others.

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AMONG SOMERSET AND SWANSEA members of --the 29th Annual Bishop's Charity Ball Committee are from

left, Mrs. Aubrey Armstrong, S1. Louis de France parish, Swansea, First Vice President, Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, Decorating Committee; Mrs. Vincent A. Coady, S1. Thomas More parish, Somerset; Presentee Committee; Au­brey Armstrong, S1. Louis de France, Decorating Committee and Mrs. Manuel Nogueira, S1. John of God parish, Somer­set, Hospitality. The ball will take place Friday, Jan. 13, at Lincoln Park Ballroom, North Dartmouth. (Torchia Photo)

Diocese aids victims of disaster in Portugal

Expressing the "prayerful unity" of members of the Fall River diocese with victims of early December flooding, tidal waves and landslides on the coast of mainland Portugal, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin has transmitted $10,000 to Antonio Cardinal Ribeiro, Patriarch of Lisbon.

The gift from the Fall River diocese wm assist in funding disaster relief efforts, said the bishop.

The disaster, gone largely un­reported in the United States, was brought to the bishop's at­tention by the patriarch, who reported that vast coastal areas were affected, with loss of life and destruction of many homes.

'Bishop Cronin noted that civic efforts to aid disaster vic­tims are being launched in south­eastern Massachusetts. He urged pastors to encourage support by parishioners of such initia­tives.

William Dussault A funeral Mass was offered at

10 a.m. today at St. Patrick'!, Church, Somerset, for William H. Dussault, 94, father of Rose· mary Dussault, business and advertising manager of The Anchor.

Mr. Dussault, widower of Ellen (McGough) Dussault and son of the late Ernest and Rose­anna (Skelly) Dussault, was known to thousands of Fall River residents as the elevator operator of the former R. A. McWhirr department store. He had lived in Fall River and Swansea before moving to Somerset 16 years ago, where he resided with a daughter, Cecilia Mahoney, director of volunteer services at Charlton Memorial

Christmas Mass Bishop Daniel A. Cronin

wiD celebrate a television Mass at 10:30 a.m. Christ­mas "yon WLNE, Chan­nel 8. Those unable to at­tend a parish Mass due to

.-age or Infirmity are urged to make tJUs telecast a part of their ¢hristmas celebration.

Hospital, Fall River. In addition to Miss Dussault

and Mrs. Mahoney, Mr. Dussault leaves two other daughters, Rita Lapointe of South Dartmouth and Helen Souza of Tiverton; a son, WiUiam H. Dussault of Swansea; a brother Edward Dus· sault of Fall River; eight grand­children and 13 great grand­children.

Interment was in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Fall River;

Not wanted PROVIDENCE, R. I. (NC) ­

Responding to petitions by par­ishioners of nine Catholic churches, Mayor Vincent A. Cianci Jr. of Providence has promised to seek an end to abor­tions being performed at a medi­cal office in an ethnic neighbor­hood. The parishioners had sought help from the mayor, Gov. J. Joseph Garrahy Jr. of Rhode Island and other officials. The office, which opened in November, is staffed by four doctors and is located on At· wells Avenue, the main street of a predominantly Italian- Ameri­can neighborhood.

NOiTICE In keeping with our 50­

week pubUshing schedule, The Anchor win not ap­pear next Friday, Dec. 30. Our next issue will be dated Jan. 8, 1984.

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This Christmas Americans once again find themselves in armed conflict in foreign places. The American dlilitary are still issuing casualty lists. American youth are still shedding blood in dubious battles for even more dubious goals.' I',

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, I pose as noble and lofty are frequently debased b~I' crass and devious political motives. '

The presence of American forces in Lebanon if such a situation. History reve~ls the futility of foreign in~efVen­tion in a war that has' been waged since Old Testament days. Yet too many still refuse to recognize that t6day's mideast struggle is but another phase in the ortgoing agony that has bloodied centuries.

Our inability to assent to this fact of history has led to the current wave of casualties, the result of a false :sense fA nationalism. The past tells us that we should not be surprised at the growing tide of Moslem fundamentalism. It should also indicate to a reflective man· that the c~rrent Western presence in the Mideast is no more than the ~xten­sion of the Crusader ideal which was itself never far re­moved from tarnished political objectives. I:

When one views our ineffectiveness in the tangled Mideast situation which mingles religion and natiotlalism in proportions inscrutable to the West, one question~ why

. we are involved in the matter. Is America committing itself to a conflict more determined by fatalism than facts?

Have our military forces become _an overt fotce in defense of the state of Israel? What are the Wlicief that have already claimed the lives of too many of our y,0uth? There are so many questions to be asked about ~s one instance of American involvement. There are so few re­sponses. I.

There are other lands where America is walking the very fragile line between war and peace. Grenada, Cbntral America, and Peru are but a few of the areas that hav~ seen Americans shed their blood for very uncertain motiv~s and reasons. . I

It is not sufficient to wave the flag and demand pa­triotism. Draping the flag on a young man's coffinl does not automatically justify his' death. A man's life is too precious to forfeit for another man's pride.· I

The angels' song of peace to men of good will must not be drowned out by the whist1~ of missiles or the or:atory of politicians.

True peace cannot be achieved by truce; it can only be realized in truth. It is truth that should be allowed to surface so that the forces of peace might be bondJi to­gether. It matters little today if war is\waged by a Itiighty army or by fanatic terrorists. Soldiers still die and the innocent are sacrificed. So often the quest of peace sbems futile. There,seem so few men of good will. I:

May we earnestly-pray this Christmas that the Rrince , of Peace may raise up men and women who will hear once

more the song of the angels. May we no longer have to seekaftet those of good

will. May they abide in our presence. May we be among

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'There was no room for them in the inn.' Luke 2:7

How· pope spends Christmas By Father Kenneth J. Doyle VATICAN CITY (NC) ­

Christmas trees, carols, presents and cards are' distinctive fea­tures of the Christmas season for many people.

Pope John Paul II is no differ­ent, say members of his house­hold staff.

Although the pope must pre­pare several major addresses and allow for extra hours of prayer during the A:dvent and Christ­mas seasons, he still makes time for cherished homey celebra­tions.

Pope John Paul also has brought some familiar Christmas traditions to the public life of the Vatican. More than a million Christmas visitors last year were beneficiaries of a papal brain­storm. For the fir~t time a Christ­mas crib with life-sized figures and a 40-foot Christmas tree decorated St. Peter's Square.

According to his staff, the pope also had a tree placed in the hallway of the papal apart­ment and a crib scene in his private chapel.

As for cards, the pope sends none but. receives thousands from aCfOSS the globe, say mem­bers of his staff. Many are ac­knowledged by the Vatican Sec- . ,retariat of State, but the pope personally responds to old Ifriends, heads of state and I~hurch dignitaries. " . "The pope has no time to llhop" for gifts, says a staff member, but he receives -hun­dreds of presents, including food, from around the world. Much of' the food is donated to orphanages in Rome.

"He wants people to know that Christmas is a time for

sharing," says a staff member, "and ,that what is his, is every­one's."

Members of the staff also out­lined the pope's personal Christ­mas schedule, shaped by cus­toms from his native Poland.

The 'pope marks Christmas eve as a vigil. He observes strict fast and abstinence, with only one full meal in the evening, when the first star appears; Joining him at this meal are his "family," the members of his household staff. During the meal, as is Polish custom, family members express special grati­tude, ask forgiveness and re­establish loving relations with each one present, If any differ­ence has developed among them.

The pope has no close family members living. His only brother died when the future pope, Karol Wojtyla, was 12, and his only sister died before he was born so his staff make up his Christ­mas "family." Since this Christ­'mas vigil is a special time of good will, the pope also may in­vite poor neighbors or travelers to the dinner, where a special ,place is set for an "unknown overseas guest."

Before eating, all who have gathered exchange good wishes and share the oplater, a thin white wafer, the symbol of Christ born in Bethlehem.

Then begins a traditional meal of Polish dishes such as beetroot soup, fish, sauerkraut with mush­rooms and macaroni with poppy­seed. No meat is served as the day of abstinence is still ob­served.

After dinner, guests join in Christmas hymns and carols.

On Christmas, the pope cele­

brates three Masses, the first a' public midnight M~ss in St. Peter's Basilica, with the Sis­tine Choir providing the music. After a short night's sleep, he celebrates an early morning Mass in his private chapel. At 10:30 a.m. he celebrates Mass again in st. Peter's, after which he goes to the balcony over the central door of the basilica to greet the thousands who await him in St. Peter's Square.

From the balcony he delivers his traditional message of peace and gives a blessing "Urbi et Orbi," Latin for "to the city and to the world." He also del}vers Christmas greetings in about 40 languages, which, his staff say, he practices beforehand with a tape recorder.

Throughout Christmas day, the sound of recorded Christmas carols flows through the papal apartment. On Christmas night the pope places several telephone calls to old friends and to ailing church officials, . " The pope is known for his love of music, particularly carols. Five years ago, on his first New Year's Eve as pontiff, he invited a group of Polish students to his apartment for caroling.

One carol is traditionally sung while people join hands and sway to the music. An elderly priest beside an attractive young woman shyly declined to reach for her hand. Then he heard the pope call out his nam!!.

"I see," smiled tile pontiff, "that Father is not used to this custom,"

Everyone laughed, including the priest, who took the woman's hand as the singing continued.

5 Faith for Chris,tmas

What am I getting for Christmas? Faith, X hope. What am I giving for Christ­mas? Faith, I hope. I could use more faith, and so could most people I come in contact with. Probably no one 'has enough faith.

I recently had a bad bout with food poisoning. It lasted 24 hours. I was as uncomfortable as I've been in my life. My stom­ach was so upset that I couldn't stay still, and yet whenever I moved I felt worse. I lay in bed, suffering and feeling sorry for myself.

"You know there is a good reason why this is happening," I told myself. "Offer your suffer­ing to God. You know there are millions of s,ck people in the world right now suffering far worse than you. Don't be so self­centered."

I tried praying for half a min­ute or so, but then I gave up on it and went back to feeling sorry for myself. I had a strong faith for about 30 seconds there.

If I can't even apply faith to a bad stomach ache that I know will go away in a day or so, how can I expect faith to sustain me in a time of real crisis?

This would worry me if I let it, but I refuse to look ahead. In my set we never, never project. This day will have troubles enough without projecting what new ones tomorrow will bring.

Christianity is supposed to be lived in the present tense, it seems to me. My favorite prayer is the Lord's 'Prayer, and I could never thank Jesus enough for it. "Give us this day our daily bread," Jesus told us to pray, and I've always interpreted bread in the larger sense of necessities of life. Give us this day our daily needs. Reciting that wonderful, peace-giving prayer, quietly to myself or aloud with others, has strengthened my faith tremendously over the years.

Two good friends of mine died of cancer this year. Their strong faith in the face of death was a gift to all who knew them.

One lunchtime in the summer of 1982, a reporter who sat near me in the city room, a sweet­heart of a guy named Marty King with whom I had been close for half a dozen years, asked me to take a walk over to S't. Agnes' Church on East 43rd St. with him.

We strolled over, and we sat and said a prayer or two, and walking back Marty told me, "I've got cancer. Larynx. I've got the X-rays upstairs. I'll show them to you." We went back to the city room and he showed me the big white cloud on the X-ray of his throat that meant he had a year or so to live.

Marty wasted away physically over the year, but he grew spirit­ually. He joked and smiled des­pite intense, terrible, exhaust­ing pain and discomfort. Sick as

but Marty downplayed it. "I'm only here ,because this place is airconditioned and my apart­ment isn't," he would say, grin­By ning.

One day near the end, I was Bill sitting at the next desk gab­bing with him. By then he had REEL lost his voice. He spoke in a raspy whisper. "I'm ready to go if God wants me, but I wish he, wouldn't make me suffer," he

he was, he came to work every said. day. Everyone in the office mar­ Marty died in a chair at home

,velled at this, show of courage, watching a ball ga!lle a couple

of nights later. At his wake, his lovely wife and teenage son agreed with me that Marty had been a model example of the power of faith.

, Another dear friend, Francis Arricale, battled cancer gamely and succumbed last month. One night a bunch of us were sitting around having coffee, and Fran­'Cis put his arm around his pal Harold, who was beside him, and said, "I had a terrible day yesterday, a lot of pain, and I called my dear friend Harold

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here, and he came over to my house and sat with me for six hours. I thank God for Harold."

We all had to 'look away be­cause we were crying, including Harold, a fonner professional fighter. Francis was dying, but all he could think about was how good God was to give him good friends.

Faith is the gift of Christmas. You have to give it to keep it.

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cherished friendships. A time for joy and peace.

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"The holy father looked tired and worried. He tried ~o console me and so I thought that I would console him. t sa.id, 'Father, I believe that Poland is a chosen nation, and the most fortunate one on earth.'

"The holy father looked at me and asked why. I told him: 'Be­cause every day we have to prove to ourselves what we are. We've been deprived of our rights. What appears to be evi­dent elsewhere is uncertain here. What is white abroad is black here. We're testing ourselves every day, and we constantly have to refer to our origins.

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE winner Lech Walesa displays his gold medal and certificate 'at Jasna Gora Monastery in Czest<?chowa (NC/UPI Photo)

Nobel medal goes to Black, Madonna

OSLO, Norway (NC) - Lech Walesa placed the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize medal his wife re­ceived for him in Oslo, Norway, at the shrine of the Black Ma-

I donna of Czestochowa, upon his I wafe's return from the cere­I monies. I Walesa received the 1983I. Nobel Peace Prize in absentia I Dec.., 10 and his Nobel lecture

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Hvered for him by an exiled Solidarity leader.

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the a'Ctivities by radio in Gdansk, Poland. Walsea did not uttendas an expression of support for jail­ed comrades and in fear that he might not be allowed to return to Poland.

Wa-lesa's Nobel lecture was read for him Dec. 11 by Bogdan Cywinski, an exiled leader of the outlawed Solidarity union.

Walesa listened to a Radio Free Europe broadcast of the Nobel ceremony in the study of his friend, Father Henryk Jan­kowski, and attended an evening Mass with hundreds of Solidarity suporters.

The Solidarity leader has pledged the $192,OOO'that is part of the peace prize to a farmers' fund operated by the Polish Catholic Church.

Consoled Pope In an interview published re­

cently in ,the International Her­ald Tribune, issued in Paris, Wa­lesa said that he and Pope John Paul II consoled each other about the future of Poland dur­ing their private meeting, near CraCow, Poland, last June.

In his remarks, Walesa praised the church's role in aid­ing jailed dissidents, explained his reluctance to accept in per­son his Nobel Peace 'Prize and

, predicted the government's economic program would lead to the "pauperization of the nation."

Asked about his June meet­ing 'with the Pope, Walsea said:

"The holy father liked what I said."

ANTHONY L SYLVIA has been named to the board of directors"of the First Fed­eral Savings Bank of Am­erica, which has offices in Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford, Somerset, Taunton and Cape Cod.

Sylvia, president of Baker Manufacturing Company of New'--"Bedford and Provi­dence, is active in area com­munity affairs.

Good old days? With the onslaught of

Christmas and the tempta­tion to "feel sorry for our­selves, it may help to know that things have improved for Women. A friend of mine has fallen heir to a wonderful old housewifery guide published in 1891. If we think we've got it rough today, read on.

Two popular dishes were rab­bit and roast pig. On rabbit, the author says, "Most cooks gar­nish the rabbit with slices of lemon and serve it up with cur­rant jelly. Sometimes the head is cut off before sending it to the table but this is a matter of individual taste." (I wouldn't suggest it if your kids love Thumper or the Velveteen Rab­bit.)

On cooking roast pig, she ad­vises, "Turn it so that it may be evenly cooked. When the eyes drop out, it is done." Wonder who picked them up?

A popular gift for Christmas giving was head cheese: "Having thoroughly cleaned a hog's head, split it in two with a sharp knife, take out the eyes, take out the brains, cut off the ears, and pour scalding water over them and the head and scrape them clean. Cut off any part of the nose which may be discolored," Think I'll stick with Christmas candy.

For holiday beauty, she writes, "Red hands may be overcome by soaking the feet in hot water as often as possible." And she advises washing the face with oatmeal and glycerine, adding a warning, "We know of one beau­tiful lady who has not washed her face for three years, yet it is always clean, rosy, sweet and kissable. With some of her other secrets she gave it to her lover for safe keeping. Unfortunately, it proved to be her -last gift to that gentleman, who declared in a subsequent note that, "I can­not ;reconcile my heart and my manhood to a woman who can get along without washing her face.' "

For pretty eyes, "Eau de cologne is occasionaHy dropped into the eyes with the effect of making them brighter." 1 bet.

On holiday headaches: "Fem­inine headaches prevail in Am­erica and men, no matter how selfish they may be, lllre deeply concerned about it, for a wife with a headache cannot be com­panionable. The trouble is that all American women who have headaches live indoors where the best air is never good and they have none of the exercise which saves man from the popu­lar feminine malady . . . Girls who ride, row, sail and shoot seldom have headaches. Neither do those unfortunate enough to be compelled to hoe potatoes."

Headaches are more under­standable when she discusses a clean house: "Nothing can be (next to a miserable dinner) more exasperating to a tired man than to come home and find the house topsy-turvy. And it certaiijly raises his opinion of his wife's executive ability to find everything freshened and brighten~d and that without his having been annoyed by the odor

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By Antoinette Bosco This year I attended yet an­

other production of "A Christ­mas Carol," the Charles Dickens story that is a holiday classic.

I have never tired of the story. Apparently, neither have others. For the story, now nearly a cen­tury and a half old, comes back

.Christmas after Christmas. Reflecting on this, I began to

wonder why. And as I thought about the story's ingn'C1ients, it soon became clearer to me why

. generation after generation loves "A Christmas Carol."

Basically it is a reminder that people can have a second chance, that they can change for the better, that evil can be trans­formed and that 'love can elimIn­ate the threat of death, turnIng it into new hope for life.

These trUths, set against the one time of year when people seem responsive to cE~lebrating

such unworldly things as love, laughter and good will to all ­and told with fine-tuned imagina­tion - made "A Christmas Carol" a fine candidate for lon­gevity through the decades. It has fulfilled the wish of its au­thor who hoped it would "pleas­antly haunt the lives" of his au­dience.

I've often admired the wisdom Dickens had in' creating his tale. He dealt with the two ultimate themes - death and -life - and with a human failing that clouds one's ability to realize that these are the only two roads we reaUy walk, the only ,two roads that really matter.

The culprit, of course, is greed and the love of money which so easily get carried to the extreme of crowding out aU other things in life. When money becomes one's god, the next -logical need is for power. Without it, you can't protect your money.

Dickens made Scrooge the em­bodiment of greed's effect. He exercises his power over his em­

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every ounce of labor from him to protect and increase his own wealth. . Cratchit,' a man of fIdelity to

his family, accepts thIs exploita­tion so as to support those who depend on him. He also bears a cross, knowing he cannot pro­vide the medical care needed by his son, Tiny Tim. So the child faces an early death.

Death is, at first, the domInant theme of the story. Dickens creates an eerie setting that forces Scrooge to face his own evil and the death this will -lead him to.

It is a bleak destiny for a man who has lived for money and exploited people. He is also forced to see the unjust death of a child, one he might have prevented.

It may seem strange that. a Christmas story begins on this note of death. For Christmas is a time of birth. But that's the seduction of "A Christmas Carol."

By undoing his symbolic death, Scrooge realizes how he lost his life - and he asks forgiveness and another chance. Dickens' story, then, becomes a story of renewed me in ,the rebirth of Scrooge and the saving of Tiny Tim.

I think "A Christmas Carol" has become a classic that lives on because it is a Christian meta­phor about how the Scrooge in aH of us must die so that we can be born again into goodness and life.

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THE VERY SPECIAL decorations on this living, sing­ing Christmas tree are grade school children at St. Louis Church, Batesville, Ind., who found a new way of hitting high notes. (NC Photo)

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tral issues by which any candi­date or party ought to be jud.ged, and .in that sense I think it will have an impact on the election," he said in s' New York inter· view.

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, like it and hurt her feelings?" I .~;V ~'y:~ ~ .~ .,· ,. .'18'·' .,~. •. answered.

.. "How come I don't ever get to answer a question with a question?";~I~t:~:1f~.,,·.;.·.i.,i,i,.:~,I:I,·,i,i.'.~:·.I:~.,;.,·.,i.,',.,i.::·jl i,~! : .•.i.,.~~,.. .. ..i.ij.;.. "You just did, young lady," I snapped.· \:i.;:,~", :.'May the infinite blessings of Christmas be yours in abundan~e. She took a deep breath. "I love Aunt Roberta and IOur sin~ere gratitude to all our many friends and neighbors. . wouldn't want to hurt her feel­ings. But I think I should have told her I'd like to exchange the album for one I like."

"How would you have felt if I had given you back those ciay astttrays that 100ked like un­happy rocks when you were 6?" I asked.

"But I was a baby," she an­swered. "Adults are supposed to be more mathre than that, aren't they?"

My turn for a deep breath. "Well, sometimes it's appropri­ate and sometimes it's not."

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Includes l'1eat, bot water, Stove reo she gave her for Christmas. fril8rator and maintenance service. .The look on our l1~year·old's

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.she summarized, "is that people's feelings are more important than the truth."

"I'm not sure,to I said honest­ly enough.. "Both are important. But I think I'm also saying that sometimes giving the gift of love when others aon't even know you're giving it is. the best gift

. of all - like your loving Aunt Roberta enough to sactifice your own feelings. and sometimes we don't appreciat~ or understand gifts when we get them."

"Sort of Uke Jesus born at Christmas?" she said,

If she understood things that well, I wish she would have ex­plained it all tome in the first place.

(necroloQY) December 24

, Rev. James K, Beaven, Pastor, 1886, Sacred Heart, Taunton

Rev. Timothy J. Duff, Assis­tant, 1914, St. Joseph, Woods Hole .

December 27 Rev. Thomas J. Stapleton,

Pastor, 1956, Corpus Christi, Sandwich

Rev. Msgr. Armand Levasseur, Pastor Emeritus, 1970, St. Anne, New Bedford

December 28 Rev. Charles R. Smith, Pastor,

1955, Immaculate Conception, Fall River

January 1 Rev. Jose Valerio, Pastor,

1955, St. Elizabeth, Fall River Rev. Antonio M. Fortuna, Pas­

tor, 1956, Immaculate Concep­tion, New Bedford .

Rev. Francis R. Connerton, SS.STD., 1968, St. John Semin. ary, Plymouth, Michigan

Rev. Leo T. Sullivan, Pastor, 1975, Holy Name, New Bedford

January 4 Rev. Eugene L. Dion, 1961,

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our~ diocesan Massachusetts state winner in'Coyle-Cassidy Bishop Stanga -clothing project; to the school's eight selectees for the Southeast Christmas activities at the New coaches at the North Conference ,All-Star Team; toT,llunton high school .included partmouth high school are Gilii' Mike Thomas and Dan Boyle forcCIUection of food for baskets for Aldrich, winter track, and Steft nomination "to the Brocktont.he needy and a "Toys for Tots" McNamara, girls' basketball•. ,Enterprise All-Scholastic Team.campaign sponsored by the Na­ Clarenetist Debra Brodeur,

drum majorette for the I1IDg marching band, has been accept­ed by the Southeastern Massa­chusetts District Band. She wiU participate in a January concert

. on Cape Cod. An eager group is anticpating

a trip to Washington, D.C., dur­ing April vacation under the di­rection of Peter Crowley, social studies department chairperson.

. Also to Century III Leader­ship essay contest semifinalist John Rogers; to school Voice of Democracy essay c.ontest winner Steve Rawlings; to Ken Couture, a candidate for clarenetist in an upcoming music educators' festi­vall; and to Kathy Alden, in­vited to participate in a recent dance seminar at the Boston Conservatory.

SANTA CLAUS, otherwi§~ New Orleans Loyola University student Mike Wadding­ton, keeps two phones busy as, he, wishes tots a merry Christmas. (NC Photo)

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Music for cathedral Christmas SSt PETER & PAUL, FR liturgies will 'be Qffered by the CYO members will attend 11 children's, choir 'at the vigil a.m. Mass Jan. 1. Mass, by ,the adult ch<lir and by . 'ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA an ensemble consisting of Ann Danis and John Gomes,' violin; Family Mass: 7 p.m. Christ ­John SC~nlon, viola; Ruth Trex- mas Eve, including a candle­ler, cello; Gene Cresafulli, ,trum- light, procession and children's pet; 'and John Beaulieu, tym- meditation at the manger. Mu­pan!. DiTecting and playing the sic by parish choirs, handbell Qrgan will be Glenn Giuttari ringers, brass' quar.tet, cantor and Joanne Mercier will be and Qrgan. cantor. Midnight Masses will be held

The program will include both at the church and in the Corelli, Christmas Concerto; parish center. trumpet wOTks by Torelli; selec­tions from Handel's Messiah; HOLY NAME, FR o Holy Night by Adam; the Confirmation candidates at ­Sussex Carol; Lullay My Liking tending Catholic schools will by Holst; and Mass selections attend classes beginning a~ 7 from the works Qf Hughes, p.m. Jan. 23.

- Giuttari and Charpentier. Youth group meeting: 7 p.m. The musical program will be- Jan. 8 at the parish school. All

gin half an hour before the 8 welcome. p.m. liturgy Ohristmall Eve and the 10:30 a.m. liturgy Christ ­ O.L. GRACE, WESTPORT mas Day. The youth center will be open

A Messiah-sing will be held for volleyball and whiffle ,base­at 8 p.m. Dec. 28 with soloists, ball Dec. 28 from 10 to 11:45 chorus and orchestra. All wel­ a.m. and from 1:30 to 4 p.m. for come to join the singing. Par- , children from 4th through 8th ticipants a·re requested to bring grade. It will be open for teen scores if possible. ' volleyball from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

and for open volleyball fromST. STANISLAUS,FE 8 p.m. on. Congregational sinl~ing will

feat1,Jre a Christmas Day Even­ O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE song service"at 6:30 p.m. , CYO members caroled for par­

The Christmas crib and trees ish shut-ins las,t night. 'will be blessed at 10:30 a.m. The parish will ·be resp,onsible Mass Christmas Day. Christmas for Thursday's meal at the Hy­cake will also be distrIbuted. annis soup kitchen, beginping in

Members of the dioc:esan dia­ January. Those wishing'to as­conal community will celebrate sist ~n this project may call the the feast of St. Stephen, the parish office. first deacon, at a 4:30 p.m. Mass A buffet supper for collegeDec. 26. All welcome. students will beheld at the rec­ST. MARY, NB tory at 5 p.m. Jan. 8. All w,el­

come.The Christmas crib will be blessed at I midnight Mass ST.M1CHAEL,SWANSEAChristmas Eve. Living Waters prayer group ST. THOMAS MORE, meeting: 7 ·p.m. each Tuesday, SOMERSET all welcome.

CCD classes are in recess and PROVIDENCE COLLEGE will resume the seconcll week' in ALUMNI January. New 'Bedford area alumni will

A candlelight proce!lsion will hold a reception from 6 to 8be held at midnight Mass Christ ­ p.m. Jan. 8, New Bedford Whal­mas Eve. Those wishing to par­ ing Museum. Area graduates,ticipate will meet in the sac­ spouses and guests are welcome.risty at 11:30 p.m. Als·o at 11:30 Reservations: Ted DeNicola,p.m. the choir and a brass 401-865-2415.chorale will offer a sacred con­certprepara,tory ,to Mass. D of I, ATTLEBORO

Alcazaba Circle meeting: 7:30 BL. SACRADNT ADORERS p.m. Jan. 5, K of C Hall, Hodges Holy hour: 7 p.m. Dec. 27, Street.Sacred Heart Church, No. Fair­

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A Christmas pageant was pre­ olic and non-Catholic scientists sented in the school hall last also criticized the destructivenight by CCD students with the power of nuclear and conven­Christ C.hild portrayed byMatthew Dussault. tional weapons;

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"We tried to tone down the anticipatory part of Christmas," Kathy McGinnis told the editors of U.S. Catholic, a national magazine published by the Claretian Fathers and Brothers.

"We didn't encourage the kids to write to Santa about what they wanted and we didn't take them to visit Santa Claus."

She and her husband Jim Mc­Ginnis, authors of "Parenting for Peace and Justice" (Orbis· Books), are national coordina­tors of the Parenting for Peace and Justice Network and parents of a 9, 10 and 13-year-old.

Even though the family tones down its gift-giving, "we think it's important for the. children to have something on Christmas morning that their peers will think is all right," McGinnis said. "In one of our workshops we were talking about alterna­tive gift-giving. One' woman said that was was fine except when your kid's friend gets a stereo and your kid gets a walk with his mother in the park.

"That just doesn't work for children. Ultimately, they may appreciate more the growth gifts .we give, things like a magazine §ubscription which they con­tinue to enjoy as the year goes on; but on Christmas morning tpat's irrelevant."

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tv, movie news Symbols following film reviews indicate Eastwood) of the San Frandsco

both general and Catholic Film Office police brings his straightforward ratings, which do not always coincide.

approach to law and order toGeneral ratings: G-suitable for gen·eral viewing; PG-parental guidance sug· bear on assorted scum for a gested; R-restricted, unsuitable for fourth time, going to a pictur­children or younger teens. esque little coastal city, SantaCatholic ratings: Al-approved for children and adults; A2-approved for Cruz, to investigate a series 'of adults and adolescents; A3--approved for gruesome shootings by the vic· adults only; A4-separate classification tim of a gang rape (Sondra(given to films not morally offensive Locke) who is exacting ven·Which, however, require some analysis and explanation); O-rnorally offensive. geance upon those who brutal­

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result is predictable. Because of times of television and radio violence, espousal of an end­programs against local list­ justifies·the-means outlook and Ings, which may differ from appeal to the worst instincts of the New York network sched­ viewers; it is classified 0, R. ules supplied to The Anchor. Religious Broadeasting -- TV

Each Sunday, 10:30 a.m., WLNE, Channel 6, Diocesan

New Films Television Mass. "AmItyville 3-D" (Orlon) In Portuguese Masses from Our

this episode of the dreary Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, "Amityville" series, Tony Rob· New Bedford: 12:15' p.m. each erts is a writer who moves into Sund,y on radio station WJFD· the infamous Long Island house FM; 7 p.m. eaeh Sunday on tele­confident that he's got a real vision Channel 20. bargain. The usuaR extended Mass Monday to Friday every Amityville-style housewarming week, 11:30 a.m. to noon" follows. Because of its absurd WXNE, Channel 25. violence, this film is rated A3, "Confiuenee," 8 a.m. each PG. Sunday on Channel 6, Is a panel

program moderated by Truman "Christine" (Columbia) This Taylor and having as permanentis the story of a car that kills participants Father Peter N. Gra·people either for the fun of it ziano, dioceS8JJI director of soclalor because they're rude to its services; Right Rev. Georgeadored teen-age owner (Keith Hunt, Episcopal Bishop of Rhode Gordon)'. Mediocre fare marked

foul even Island; and Rabbi Baruch Korff.by language notably "Breakthrough," 6:30 a.m.by today's standards. ,Because of

an unwholesome of each Sunday, Channel 10, a pro­this, view gram on the power of God tofamily relations and sex and vio­touch lives, produced by thelence, Christine is rated 0, R.

\ Pastoral Theologi?al fnstitute of "A Christmas Story" (MGM-VA) Adapted from the popular Jean Shepherd novel "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash," this is a nostalgic re-creation of what it was like to be a 1940s boy yearning for a genuine Red Ryder air rifle for Christmas. Warmly entertaining. A few vulgar syllables. A2.

"The Dresser" (Columbia) Al­bert 'Finney and Tom Courtenay triumph in this splendid adap· tation of the play by Ronald Harwood about' the symbiotic relationship between Sir, a vail, doddering Shakespearean actor, and his dresser, Norman. The main portion takes place at a performance of "King Lear" duro ing an air raid at a provincial English theatre in the darkest days of World War 11. In one brief sequence, Finney attempts an improper advance to a young actress. Otherwise the film is innocuous. A2, PG

,, "Fire and Ice" (Fox). This ani­mated ,feature by Ralph lBakshi about a war between good and evil wizards reiterates Bakshi's obsession with grotesque sex and extravagant violence. 0, PG

"A Night in Heaven" (Fox) A married school teacher (.Lesley Ann Warren) has an affair with a student (Christopher Atkins) who wprks as a male exotic dancer. ! Because of nudity and graphic sex, this film is rated 0, R.

"Sudclen Impact" (Warners) Inspector Harry Callahan (Clint

"The Glory of God," with Father John Bertolucci, 7:30 a.m. port on religious, ethical and Sumday, Dec. 25, (CBS) "For each Sunday, Channel 27. moral concerns. Our Times" - A tribute to

"MarySon," a family puppet Christmas with the CBS Orches· Saturday, Dec. 24, (NBC) 11:30show 'with moral and spiritual tra and soprano Veronica Tyler.

perspective 6 p.m. each Thurs-· p.m. - Bishop Agnellus Andrew reports preparations for the Om Radioday, Fall River and New lBed­Christmas midnight Mass at St.ford cable channel 13. Charismatic programs are Peter's Basilica in Rome. The

'~Splrit and the Bride," a talk heard from Monday through Fri· Mass follows at midnight.show with William Larkin, 6 day on station WICE 1210 AM;

p.m. each Monday, cable chan­ Father John Randall, 9 to 10 a.m.Sunday, Dee. 25, (ABC) "Di­nel 35. and 11 to 12 p.m.; Father Edward rections" - "Kalikimaka: Christ­

McDonough, 8-12 a.m.; FatherEaeh Sunday (SPN) "World mas In Hawaii," a Christmas Real Bourque. Report" - NC News weekly re- service from Honolulu.

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