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AND I SAID to the man whostood at the gate of theyear: "Give me a lightthat I may tread safely into the unknown." And hereplied: ",Go out into thedarkness and put your handinto the hand of God. Thatshall be to you better thanlight and safer than a knownway." So I went forth, andfinding the hand of God, trodgladly into the night. Andhe led me towards the hillsand the breaking of day inthe lone :East.

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a' gift of Godtive hopes lead straight to the false peace of totalitarianregimes'."

"This is why Christians, even as they strive to resist and prevent every form of warfare, have no hesitationin recalling that, in the name of an elementary requirement of. justice, people have a right and even a duty toprotect their existence and freedom by proportionate meansagainst an unjust aggressor," he said.

But "this right, which is very real in principle, onlyunderlines the urgency for world society to equip itselfwith effective means of negotiation," he added.

The message made no reference to specific nations orspecific world situations, but said that "there are still serious threats to peace in the world."

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us'entrusted toVATICAN CITY (NC) - Catholics should join "the

first rank of those preparing 'peace," said Pope John PaulII in his message for the 1982 World Day of Peace, Jan. 1.

The 5,500-word message comments on the themechosen last fall by the pope for the annual observance:"Peace, a gift of God entrusted to us."

"The church supports and encourages all serious effortsfor peace," Pope John Paul said. "The church wishes herchildren to join, through their witness and their initiatives,the first rank of those preparing peace and causing it toreign."

But the pope warned against "ideologies that hold upthe prospect of a totally and permanently peaceful humansociety as l~asily attainable" and said that "these decep-

Bishop I{elly to Louisville

FOLLOWING HIS ANNUAL CUSrOM, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin celebrates theholidays with retired bishops and priests at Catholic Memorial Home and with seminarians gathered for dinner at S1. Vincent's Home, both in Fall River. (Sr. Gertrude Gaudette Photos)

to the Order of Preachers andthe spirit of its founder, St.Dominic," and commented: "Tothe l:letachment of a dedicatedreligious he adds the specialDomincan vision of scholarshipharnessed to the pastoral needsof the church."

In a brief statement Archbish~

op Kelly emphasized his gratitude to "so many who have helped me in my ministry" and attributed "whatever small success has graced my term as general secretary" to the NCCBUSCC staff.

Thomas Cajetan Kelly wasborn in Rochester, N.Y., on July14, 1931. He studied at RegisHigh School in New York City,Ithaca High School in Ithaca,N.Y., and two years at Providence College in Rhode Islandbefore he joined the Dominicansin 1951.

Faith"Faith is to believe what we

do not see and the reward offaith is to see what we believe."- St. Augustine

ministrator of the archdiocesepending the naming of his successor.

Archbishop. Kelly will leavethe NCCB-USCC in mid-Februaryto take POssE!ssion of the Louisville Archdiocese.

"Archbishop Kelly brings a remarkable combination of attrib·utes and skills to his new assignment," said Archbishop John R.Roach of St. Paul-Minneapolis,president of the NCGB·USCe.·"Among these are' pastoralwarmth, administrative ability,intelligence and good humor, anda deep love for the church andits people.

-"A It h 0 ugh, professionally• speaking, his responsibilitieshave immersed him in issues andstructures, he has performed histasks with unfailing sensitivityand compassion for persons,"Archbishop Roach added. "Iknow few men who have combined the rol.es of administratorand pastor so well and so gracefully."

He also noted the new archbishop's "abiding commitment

WASHINGTON {NC) - PopeJohn Paul II named BishopThomas Kelly, general secretaryof the National Conference ofCatholic Bishops and the U.S.Catholic Conference (NCCBUSCC), to be archbishop ofLouisville, Ky., on Dec. 29.

As NCCB·USCC general secretary for the past five years,Archbishop Kelly has been chiefadministrative officer for theU.S. bishops' twin national conferences, speaking for the bishops on public issues and repre·senting them in demlings with theHoly See.

In those years he was calledon to address issues rangingfrom U.S. foreign policy on Latin America, southern Africa andChina to domestic issues of abortion, illegal aliens, a full rangeof social welfare issues and avariety of questions al!outchurch-state relations.

The 50-year-old archbishop, amember of the Dominican order,succeeds Archbishop Thomas J.McDonough, 70, who retiredSept. 29 as archbishop of Louisville and has been apostolic ad-

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"Some of these threats take the form of divisionswithin various nations," the pope said. "Others stem fromdeep~rooted and acute tensions between opposing nationsand blocs within the world community."

The world is beset by "divisions between East andWest, North and South, friend and enemy," Pope Johnsaid, and these divisions are based in large parton politicalreasons.

"Unbridled nationalism fosters plans for domination,which leave other nations with the pitiless dilemma ofhaving to make the choice: either accepting satellite statusand dependence or adopting an attitude of competition andhostility," he said.

The pope urged educational programs for peace, scientific and philosophical research on the issues of war andpeace, cultural exchanges among nations, and the responsible use of the mass media to provide accurate informationon world situations.

In a message to political leaders, on whom "falls directly and principally" the task of building peace, PopeJohn Paul said: "Peace can develop only where the elemel)tary requirements of justice are safeguarded."

\ He praised' the role of international organizations inhelping "to show the world that war, bloodshed and tearsare not the way to end tensions. .

"They have provided, so to speak, experimental proofthat even on the world level people are able to combinetheir efforts and seek peace together," he added.

At a Vatican press conference Dec. 21, Father JanSchotte, secretary of the Pontifical Justice and Peace Commission, said the pope's message was not specifically aimedat telling Poles what to do under martial law. Instead, thepope "just outlined general principles," he said.

Father Schotte described the document as the thirdprong of a three-part personal peace initiative of PopeJohn Paul.

The first part was the pope's letters to U.S. PresidentRonald Reagan and Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev atthe start of talks in Geneva, Switzerland, on nuclear disarmament in Europe, he said. The second was the recentpresentation to world leaders of a study on the effects ofnuclear war by members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

The World Day of Peace observance was begun byPope Paul VI on Jan. I, 1968.

"The 11 messages of Paul VI and the four messages ofJohn Paul II taken as a whole can ·be described as an authentic catechesis of peace," Father Schotte said. The WorldDay of Peace is Jan. I, "but its celebration cannot be limitedto just one day," he added.

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YOUNG PEOPLE at peace rally illustrate words ofpope's peace message: "The church wishes her children tojoin ... the. first rank of those preparing peace and causing

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Fall RiverTeresa Melvin, St. Mary's Ca

thedral, Fall River; Nancy C.Stanton, Holy Name, Fall River;Denise Marie Pelletier, NotreDame, Fall River.

Jacqueline Dore, St. Anne,Fall River; Gail Pregana, St.Louis, Fall River; Elizabeth AnnTavares, St. Michael, Fall River.

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and without the possibility ofeffective medical intervention,"the scientists added.

Citing a two-year-old study by"a responsible official agency,"the report said that a 1 billion-tonbomb dropped on a city of 2 million people would cause 250,000deaths and, 500,000 severe injuries and destroy property covering 180 square kilometers (72square miles).

If the city had 18,000 hospital beds available before thebombing, no more than 5,000would be undamaged, thus accommodating one percent of theinjured, the study predicted.

"The hopelessness of the medical task is readily apparent if weconsider what is required for thecare of severely injured patients,"the scientists said, describing thecase of a 20-year-old man whoseburn injuries were similar tothose su'ffered by victims of theHiroshima, Japan, atomic bombing.

During 33 days of care at aBoston hospital specializing inburn cases, the efforts to curethe man included giving him 140liters of plasma and 147 litersof red blood cells. He underwentsix operations for skin graftscovering 85 percent of his body,but died on the 33rd day of hishospitalization.

"Had 20 score (400) of suchpatients been presented at thesame time to all Boston's hospitals the medical capabilities of

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Thirty-four young ladies willbe presented to Bishop Daniel A.Cronin at the 27th annual Bishop's Charity Ball on Friday, Jan.15, at Lincoln Park Ballroom,North Dartmouth.

"These presentees representparishes from the five areas ofthe diocese," said Msgr. AnthonyM. Gomes, diocesan director ofthe Ball. "Every year, one-thirdof the parishes participates inthis impressive ceremony," headded.

Mrs. James A. O'Brien, presentation committee chairperson,announced that presentees withtheir father or other rel~ltive willmeet Sunday, Jan. 10 at 2 p.m.

Headed by Christine M. Jupin,a Nazareth Hall student from St.James parish, New Bedford, the1982 presentees are:

AttleboroKerry HarI'lington, St. John

the Evangelist parish, Attleboro;Carlene Frechette, St. Stephen's,Attleboro; Lynn Marie Billingkoff, St. Mary, Nprth Attleboro;Joyce Medeiros, Mount Carmel,Seekonk.

Cape and Island.!Leanne M. Songer, St. Mar

garet's, Buzzards Bay; JenniferJoan Lopes, St. Patrick, Falmouth; Lisa Marie Stubbs, St.Joan of Are, Orleans.

Maureen E. Perry, Our Ladyof Lourdes. Wellfleet: Paulee

VAATICAN CITY (NC- - Anuclear war cannot be won and"the only hope for humanity isprevention of any form of nuclear war," according to a papally-sponsored study which asksgovernment and military leadersto undertake nuclear disarmament measures.

The document urged 'that nuclear weapons must not be usedat all and that their numbersshould be progressively reducedin a balanced way."

The report by a study groupof the Pontifical Academy ofSciences was presented on behalfof Pope John Paul II to politicalleaders in the United St.ates, Soviet Union, Britain, France andthe United Nations in midDecember and made pub!.ic at theVatican Dec. 23.

The 14 scientists from sixcountries said that the conse·quences of nuclear war "are notadequately appreciated" in theworld today.

"The conditions of life following a nuclear attack would beso severe that the only hope forhumanity is prevention of anyform of nuclear war," the reportsaid.

It said nuclear war would be"the last epidemic our civilization will know."

"Recent talk about survivingor even winning a nudear warmust reflect a failure to appreciate a medical reality: Any ilUclear war would inevitablycause death, disease and suffering of pamdemic proportions

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in either a~thorized or. unauthorized forms. the reasons whyit is used, and the views of thebishops on the matter.

In dioceses reporting celebrations of Mass in Latin accordingto the new rite. the congregationsaid that in most cases "the useof Latin is neither frequent norwidespread,". It said some bishops reported

providing regular Latin Massesin response to requests but dropping them because so few people attended.

Special circumstances orevents accounted for most LatinMasses. such as multilingual regions. international gatherings,shrines which receive many foreign visitors and historical occasions such as centennial celebration.

The use of Gregorian Chant,once the chief form of liturgical'music in the Latin rite. has alsolargely disappeared. the congregation said. but noted thatmany bishops emphasized theirinterest in its preservation orrevival.

Requests for the Mass in Latinoccur mainly in Europe andNorth America. the congregationreported. noting "that such reoquests come for the most partfrom elderly people or frompersons of an uncommon' levelof culture. From the young andordinary people such requestsare practically non-existent,"

Of the bishops who responded.361 said Tridentine Masses werebeing celebrated in tl)eir dioceses- all unauthorized except forthose in England and Wales.

"In- the United States thesegroups have shot up in a strangeway. even forming autonomous'churches,''' said the request.

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Germany. Austria. Switzerland.Great Britain and New Zealandwere the chief countries facingproblems with the Tridentinerite. In each of these countriesmore than 70 percent of the dioceses reporting had such Masses.

The survey. done in 1980.drew responsl~s from 1.750 bishops. representing three-fourthsof the dioCE!SeS of the La,tin(Western) Rite in the church.

The officia I language of theWestern church is still Latin,and the use of Latin in the liturgy is still encouraged in somecircumstances.

But only the revised rite of theMass. which after the SecondVatican Council replaced thefour-century-old Tridentine rite.is allowed for public Masses. Afew priests for reasons of ageor health have permission to usethe Tridentine rite for celebrating Mass in private. and thebishops of England and Waleshave special permission to allowit for public celebrations insome situations. Of the 29 bishops from Great -Britain who answered the survey. only six werein favor of continuing the practice.

The congregation said that, 'aside from the bishop who requires use of the Tridentine ritein his diocese and the six British bishops who want th~ir permission continued. only fourbishops in the world indicatedthat they favored a "limited.conditioned concession of the

'Tridentine Mass. not as an ideal.but as a lesser evil. to avoidtroubles in their diocese,". The survey was taken to determine the extent to whichLatin is used to celebrate Mass

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Latin. Mass fades awayVAATICAN CITY (NC-

Most dioceses in the world haveno authorized Masses celebratedin Latin. and onl~' one in six'still gets requests for the LatinMass. said a newly publishedsurvey by the Vau,:an's Congregation for the Sacraments andDivine Worship.

Nearly four out of five bishopswho answered the survey saidthey have no problems with unauthorized celebrations of theMass in Latin according to the

. now suppressed Tridentine Rite.In the United States. where

the bishops from 1!i3 of 162 dioceses responded. fi7 said thereare no authorized Masses celebrated in Latin; 8/ said authorized Latin Masses are celebratedoccasionally. and seven said theyare celebrated with some frequency.

Forty U.S. bishops reportedno unauthorized Tridentine Masses celebrated in their docese; 23said individuals 01' unorganizedgroups celebrate TridentineMasses; 65 said the TridentineMass was celebrated by organized groups whk:h were notidentified with Archbishop Lefebvre, and 23 said followers of thedissident archbishop were celebrating Tridentine Masses in

'their dioceses.The congregation reported that

one Bishop - whom it did notname - has ordered priests inhis diocese to celebrate Massin Latin. according to the Tridentine rite. "In the bishop'sjudgment. the missal promulgated by Paul VI is of Lutheraninspiration and celebration inthe language of the people isdangerous." the congregationsaid.

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Rev. John f. Moore Rev. Msgr. John J. Regan~ leary Pren-Fall River

The Year of the AssassinEven the most fleeting look at this past year makes

one's blood run cold at realization of the hatred and violence that give rise to international assassinations. Reflectfor a moment on the madness of men.

Pope John Paul, President Reagan and Anwar Sadatare but a few who were targets of the assassin's bullet. Addthe unknown victims of San Salvador, Northern Ireland,Italy and Angola. The hit list is endless. '

Look at the raging men and women of the IRA, theRed Brigades and the Baader-Meinhof gang. They thrive onthe blood and wounds of the unwary. Their existence testifies to the pain of our times. With the emergence of theKhadafys and Khomeinis of this world, assassination hasbecome a 1980s way of life.

This indeed IS a sad legacy. Yet because of instantcommunications, people seem to have become immunizedagainst the horror of international political murder. Witheach new act of violence, tolerance of terror seems to increase. Bombarded by news broadcasts, special reports andcommentaries, we seem to have developed a rationale thatall but explains away the dread.

As we become more and more caught up in the affairsof other nations, as with the current Polish situation, weshould not forget that the real cancer of our social orderlies in the determination and ruthlessness of a given fanatic at a given time.

We tend to tell ourselves that all these terrorists and_assassins are insane and we excuse them as "nuts." Thisis far from the reality. The fanatic is a zealot; and today hehas the means to carry out his purposes, even in St. Peter'sSquare.

Fearing not for himself, self-hypnotized to achieve hisend, he slips across national borders and is often harboredand sheltered by fellow members of the international family of anarchy.

Thriving on political unrest and ideological differences, such assassins can hold a nation at bay by the sheergall of their threats and plots, as we see happening in Italy.It seems that tiltle can be or is being done to control andcontain this tide of rabid rebellion. '

Peace cannot be achieved while hordes of assassinsroam at will. No public person, no nation is safe with themon the prowl.

The 1uxury of political speculation has little meaningwhen the terrorist has achieved his goal.

The human family should use every means at its disposal to bring the reign of the assassin to a swift and fittingend.

Nations must stop playing games with one another because of ideological labels. They must know by now, bothin the East and the West, that no world leader is safe. All~d~ .

As we look with hope to the New Year, let us praythat the children of light may overcome the present darkness.

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homes and rest homes around thecountry now that it turns outthat Mom and Pop have notreally completed their life'swork after all? What sociologistscall "the nuclear family" couldliterally be that.

Here are some sample conversations that could be inspired bythe report:

"Dad, Phyllis and I were sitting here, thinking ,about you,saying how much we miss you.Certainly I'm not drunk. Wewere thinking maybe Shadysideis not right for you. Yes, I remember you said so yourself atthe time. They let you smokein the living room? That's won·derful, Dad. But Phyllis saysyou won't need to go down tothe cellar with your pipe anymore. We want you to comeback home. We're going to fixyou up your own place right inside the shelter. And we've gota really good map of the city foryou. No, Dad, you're not goingto have a paper route. Haven'tyou heard about the Russians?We have to plan. Dad? Dad?Dad?"

Naturally, a certain amountof care in recruiting couriers forthe holocaust will have to beexercised. For instance:

"Mother, it's so wonderful tohear your voice. Yes, I know,I haven't called you in a while.Well, I don't think you can saythree years is an eternity. Ithought of sending you a' Mother's Day card, but 1 couldn't reomember the new postage rate.But let's talk about you. Mother,how is your arthritis? Worse?Well, what about aspirin?Doesn't help, eh? You don't getout much? Well, ~ctually, that'swhat I was calling about. Waita minute, you don't leave yourroom? Some days you don't getout of bed? Oh, gee, Ma, what ashame. Well; I'll be in touch. Bythe way, do you ever hear fromCousin Lydia? What is she now,about 76 or so? Whaddya mean,I haven't seen her for 40 years.I have a lot of family feeling.You never understood that aboutme. I'm not going to let youspend my money saying thingslike that about me. Goodbye,Mother."

We can also see how the Golden Age Clubs will reorient theirrecreation programs to moremeaningful goals. A little lessbingo. A little more weightliftingand perhaps a little karate - sowhen they close with their contemp<1raries over a jug of wateror a package of Twinkies, theywill be a credit to their shelters.

Doubtless Health Physics, thecuriously titled magazine inwhich this report appeared, willissue other suggestions and instructions from time to time aswe learn to take a more practicaloutlook on nuclear warfare.

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The only thing I canthink after reading the newgovernment study about nuclear shelter protocol is thatsomehow the authors got hold ofmy Aunt Kate.

The two doctors, Kathy Gantand Conrad Chester, who werecommissioned by the Energy Department to write "MinimizingExcess Radiogenic Cancer DeathsAfter a Nuclear Attack," recommend that older people be sentout into the rubble to forage forfood and water. Kate will be 88on Christmas Day, but youwouldn't have to ask her, she'dbe at the shelter door the minutethe "all clear" sounded.

She was brought up in thepre-liberation era, and demonstrates fully what someone saidabout Clara Barton, the founderof the Red Cross, "the old maid'smania to be useful."

She has to be restrained fromtaking breakfast in bed to people half her age.' If applied tofor a loan, she will offer to deliver the money in person orsend it by the next post. Whenmy brother accumulated enoughtraffic tickets to, indicate thepossibility of a court summons,Kate instantly asked if she couldgo in his place. My nephew remarked that if there were anysentence involved, Aunt Katewould be glad to serve it - anddoubtless turn out the best license plates the, state of Massa.chusetts ever issued.

There's no doubt about it: ifthe doctors had her in mind,they were on the right track.But among our sen~or citizensthere may be those who wouldbe extremely irascible about being strapped into their walkersand sent forth into the asheswith a shopping list of uncontaminated items, particularlysince the survival of their favorite supermarkets would not beguaranteed. ~

They have not yet learned tothink of themselves in the authors' chilling terms as being"those who have less to lose interms of total life expectancy."

As a matter of fact, MaggieKuhn, the founder of the GrayPanthers, one of the groups thatfelt somewhat abused at theWhite House Conference on Aging, said she found the study"shocking."

But obviously the doctors, whowork at Oak Ridge NationalLaboratory, where they think theunthinkable every day, meanwell.

And if you look at it from apositive standpoint, the studycould produce the most wholesome effect. It could bring aboutmore family reunifications thanthe Helsinki Accords:

Can you not imagine the number and fervor of telephone callsthat will be made to nursing

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just as distant people seen occasionally. We didn't have to discuss or define family. We livedit.

When was it decreed that older children living at home hadbecome something of an evil?And who had the authority todecree this? Who did the research and concluded that parents make lousy housemates orthat grown children come backto take advantage of mom andpop?

The young woman I mentioned earlier is Laura Flynn, whosearticle appeared in Newsday andexpressed a mature viewpointworth repeating. She said: "Itis not the individual who livesat home who should be ashamed,but the society which criticizes. . . This 'full nest' does have asilver lining - the opportunityfor family to strengthen thebonds between its members; thechance for the individual intransition to discover that onedoesn't have to discard childhood to enter adulthood."

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among Americans. Because of hispopularity, little can be chargedagainst him to create news, so aconstant harping on his wordsregarding women gets the controversy going again.

His words on women and family were a very minor part of"On Human Work." Theyweren't nearly as fundamentalor visionary as some of histhoughts on the meaning of workand its effect on peoples, butwho heard about those? Howmany headline hunters and editorial pinpickers wrote aboutunionization, capitalism, andother areas covered in his encyclical? Precious few. Even theCatholic press tended to printthe encyclical itself in tiny typeand do a prominent story on theplace of women and work.

I don't agree with all of thepope's words and· attitudes toward women but I believe ,he deserves to be quoted and interpreted fairly. And when he.speaks out decisively and courageously on behalf of women ashe has on these two occasions,he deserves commendation andthanks, not cartoons and ridicule.

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for one-room city apartments,maybe that wouldn't be a badidea. Too bad I live 60 milesaway."

Friend: "You've got to be kidding. There's nothing worse thangrown children living at home."

Me: "Why?"Friend: (astonished silence).I've had other, similar conver-

sations, and they leave me baffled. All I can conclude is thatthe perceptions people haveabout family life must lie somewhere between horrible and godawful. I can't see what the fussis about.

My daughter Mary, 27, was adelight to have around. Sheshared the cleaning and cooking.She entertained me at the piano.We had great talks and walks.True, she borrowed my car afew times, but she picked me upat work. I missed her when sheleft.

I read one article by a 22-yearold college graduate, single andliving at home. Her friends can'tunderstand how she could giveup her freedom. They ask howshe can stand living with herparents. She writes, "Maybethat's the trouble ... I like myparents."

Coming from an Italian background, all this hullabaloo aboutthe disaster of grown childrenliving at home is alien to me. Inmy culture, children stayed homeuntil they got married. Youngchildren got to know their olderbrothers and sisters, their aunts,uncles and cousins - and not

if they prefer to stay home orthe right to work at a fair wage,not the "59 cent dollar" or otherunfair wage differentials between women and men aroundthe globe.

I don't think it's fair that theeditorialists and secular headline writers so deliberately misconstrue the pope's words tocreate another feminist/papalcontroversy. ~ year or so agowhen John Paul II said a manshould not lust after his wife,the media gleefully reported itas one more example of papalinterference in the bedroom.

Actually, the pope reiterateda favorite theme of feminists that a woman shouldn't be viewed solely as a sex object by husbands or other men in our society. A4mittedly, his choice ofwords was poor - aoesn't hehave advisors to prevent thiskind of thing? - but his mean·ing was gratifying. He was telling the world's husband's thattheir wives are mare than femalebodies and that they should betreated with love and respect,not as vessels for relief of con·cupiscence.

I believe that the reporters deliberately search papal words forgrating phrases which, likesquabbling siblings or professional gossips, they can he~dline

to create a conflict which theycan then "cover." According toa recent Gallup poll, the pope isthe most admired world figure

"So the pope is ,going toget you women back intothe kitchen where you belong, eh?" a friend smirked. "What are you going to sayabout that?"

"I think it's great," I began,but before I had a chance to tellhim why, he left for greenergossip, obviously disappointedat my reaction.

He was referring to a publicized excerpt from John Paul II'srecent encyclical, "On HumanWork," that deals with a justfamily wage. The pope wrotethat a just family wage is essential to Christian social policy asa support to family stability andstressed that women should notbe forced to leave the home towork simply because of familyeconomic need.

He didn't say women shouldn'twork outside the homE:. In fact,he wrote that women" • . •should be able to fulfill theirtasks in accordance with theirown nature,' without being discriminated against, or withoutbeing excluded from jobs forwhich they are capable." (Hewas obviously speakhlg aboutwork outside the church.)

These aren't bad words forwomen. Instead of telling women to be content with housework and children, which hecould have done, he l;>oints upthe option and that's aJI womenwant, really - the right not tohave to work outside the'home

Is there anything good tosay about grown childrenliving at home? After 31years of raising children,I'm now finished with the dayin, day-out chores of it. But tohear people talk, a terrible thingmay be in store. Some of mygrown children may decide tomove back home.

Apparently the empty nestsyndrome has been replaced bya new problem: the full-nestsyndrome.

Parents who yearned to be setfree are now finding that theirchildren aren't leaving. Or, ifthey leave, it's temporary. Theyreturn again for bed ii.nd bQard.Or so I'm hearing.

Take this recent conversation:

Friend: "I heard that your 18year-old joined the Army andnow you have no one left athome. How do you :like beingalone?"

Me: "I really don't know yet.I've only been alone 1hree daysso far. My daughter Mary justgraduated and stayed with meuntil she- could get her apartment. Then Frank was home fora week. He likes to get awayfrom the city. And Paul waswith me last weekend." ,

Friend: "Oh, you poor thing.They like home too much. Justwait and see. You'll have themmoving back in with ~'ou."

Me, doing rapid calculations:"Considering that four of thempay a total of $1,500 a month

The Forgiver"Jesus is not approached by

persons seeking forgiveness. Heoffers it, urges it upon his hearers, always makes tile approachto them." - Father James Burtchaell, CSC

Day of FastDiocesan charismatics are

praying and fasting for Polandtoday. They are being joined bymembers of St. StanislausChurch, Fall River, who are alsofasting in preparation for parishobservance of 1982 as the Yearof Our Lady of Czestochowa, pa.troness of Poland•

All members of the dioceseare invited to participate in thepenitential offering.

'The Power'Fair theme

ATLANTA (NC- - The majnrChristian denominations in th ~

United States have agreed tosponsor a joint exhibit at the1982 World's Fair opening nextMay 1 in Knoxville, Tenn.

The chief designer of the$700,000 exhibit is TheodoreBaehr, president of the Episcopal Radio and Television Foundation, based in Atlanta. Morethan a dozen Christian' denominations, including the Catholic

_ Churcb, are assisting in. bearing the expense.

"The title of the 1982 fair is'Energy Turns the World,'''Baehr said in an interview withthe Georgia Bulletin, newspaperof the Atlanta archdiocese,"Since God is the ultimatesource of energy and we arcstewards of that energy, our exhibit should display his pow~r

at work in the world. We wantit to be a beautiful, moving ex·perience of the Gospel message and of the ministry of Jesusin our world,"

The Christian exhibit is to betitled "The Power" and will emphasize God's power at work inall creation.

The beauty of nature, the fallfrom goodness, the search forrebirth, the ministry of Jesusand the continuing ministry ofthe churches in his name willbe graphically displayed, Baehrsaid.

After the decision was madein Knoxville to host the World'sFair, the city called in Baehras a consultant.

Baehr, a deacon in the Episcopal Church, has had morethan 10 years experience as aproducer of shows, movies andcommercials.

"The churches had a still exhibit in mind for the 1982 fair,"Baehr said. "It would be pictureson the wall and some movies nothing too dynamic. But we persuaded them to create an experience of Christianity that will appeal to families in a most memorable way. They got excitedabout the idea."

"We are all excited that wehave this ecumenical challenge,"Baehr said. "We want it to bean exciting expression of thebody of Christ, a living experience of the Christian Church,"

More than 11 million peopleare, expected to visit the World'sFair between May 1 and Oct. 29.

warmunity to offer a meaningful response," it _!!aid. "If we remainsilent, we r:.sk betraying ourselves and our civilization."

A Vatican statement distributed with the report said that thepapal delegations were receivedin Washington Dec. 14, in Moscow and at the United NationsDec. 15, in Paris Dec. 16 and inLondon Dec. 18.

Among world leaders receivingthe delegations were PresidentRonald Reagan and Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev.

All world. leaders visitedagreed on the necessity for di-.rect action to sensitize humanconsciences on the issue, theVatican said.

Pope plansAfrica trip

VATICAN CITY NC) - TheVatican has confirmed that PopeJohn Paul II will visit the African country of Nigeria in Feb·ruary 1982 and will also make abrief stop in Gabon.

The trip is expected to lastsix or seven days.

In May 1980 the pope visitedsix African nations - Zaire,Congo, Kenya, Ghana, Upp:-rVolta and Ivory Coast - during an ll-day tour.

Ret~rning to Rome from thetour, he said. he considered ithis "duty as a pastor of thechurch" to return to visit otherAfrican nations.

"Although only one Africanin eight is today a Catholic, theyare deeply sensitive to the sacred dimension," Pope John Paulsaid at that time. "They are convinced of God's existence andhis power over creation, andthey are open to what is beyondthis world and death."

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Continued from page threethe city would have been over·whelmed," the scientists 'said."Now, consider thll situation if,along with the injuries to manythousands of peoph:, most of themedical emergency facilities hadbeen destroyed"

The report noted that today'snuclear stockpile containsthousands of bombs with theforce of I million tons of TNTor greater," The bomb droppedon Hiroshima in 1945 had about15,000 tons of explosive power.

"Our knowledge and credentials as scientists and physicians,do not, of course, permit us todiscuss security is~;ues with expertise," the scientists said.

"However, if political andmilitary leaders have based theirstrategic planning on mistakenmedical aspects of a nuclearwar, we feel that we do have aresponsibility," the report added.

"We must inform them andpeople everywhere of the fullblown clinical picture that wouldfollow a nuclear attack and theimpotence of the medical com-

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The Parish Renewal Weekendgrew out of a study of Pope PaulVI's call to evangelization. It isa parish-based and oriented conversion experience,not aimingto form a new group or movement, but rather to work with1:!xisting programs. There is thusa connection with the previousdiocesan evangelization program,We Care/We Share.

The weekend program is acall to a renewed participationamong the people of God, ourchurch. There is emphasis on andan experience of reconciliation,continued in the parish followupto the weekend. .

The program to be attended bythe Bishop and prie~ts is designed to prepare the priests to con"duct the renewal weekend. Itbegins, howevet:, by focusing onthe need for renewal in their ownlives, then shifts to discu'ssion ofhow to plan, organize and execute the program within theparish.

Priests who have attended therenewal program in other dioceses requested the diocesansession and have assisted in itscoordination. Rev. Marcel H.Bouchard, director of continuingeducation for the clergy, has arranged practical details.

He reports that 24 priests ofthe diocese and 10 from outsidethe diocese, from as far away asMichigan and Louisiana, willparticipate in next week's program.

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January 6Rev. James F. Roach, 1906,

Founder, Immaculate Conception.Taunton

January 7Rev. Alfred R. Forni, 1910,

Pastor, St. Francis of Assisi,New Bedford

January 4Rev. Eugene L. Dion, 1961,

Pastor, Blessed Sacrament, FallRiver

New prefectVATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope

John Paul II has named Cardin·al Joseph Ratzinger of Munichand Freising, West Germany, tosucceed retiring Cardinal FranjoSeper as prefect of the Vatican'sCongregation for the Doctrine ofthe Faith. The 54-year-old Car·dinal Ratzinger, an internationall respected theologian, takesover the Vatican departmentformerly known as the Holy Off·ice, which Cardinal Seper hasheaded since 1968.

January 1Rev. Jose Valerio, 1955, Pastor,

St. Elizabeth, Fall RiverRev. Antonio M. Fortuna, 1956,

Pastor, Immaculate Conception,New Bedford

Rev. Francis R. Connerton,SS.STD., 1968, St. John's Seminary, Plymouth, Michigan

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

SAYING ACTIONS speaklouder than words, Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy of Miami has urgedthat all Haitian refugeesdetained in the UnitedStates be released.

In a telegram to PresidentRonald Reagan, the archbishop recalled the "cruel~uppression of humanrights" in Poland and said,"Your release of these Haitian detainees who havecome to these shores seeking freedom, liberty andjustice will speak louderthan any words."

The Haitians are beingheld in camps in Miami andPuerto Rico while the government decides whetherthey should be deportedback to Haiti or allowed toremain in the United States. _

A Better JVayDear Editor:

In the 50s and 60s there wasthe so-called "baby boom." Ourcities and towns immediately began to build elementary andjunior high schools t'J accommodate the increasing numbersof students. To our chagrin, weare now closing schoo,ls only 5or 10 years old, be<:ause the"baby boom" has moved out ofour elementary and junior highschools.

It is interesting to note that in1981 there has been a 25 to 50percent decrease in crimes underthe age of 17 but a llignificantrise in the crime rate ~lmong 1820 year-old males.

We are reacting to this increase as we reacted :to the increased school enrollm"mt - weare planning to build more prisons!

But there is a better way. Ourresources should be spent tohelp 17, 18, 19 year-olds nowgetting into trouble te, come toa responsible love of God, neighbor, themselves and their country. This will save us pain andmoney and will provi.de bettercitizens and leaders in the future.

Rev. Joseph P. M4:DermottCatholic ChaplainNorfolk State Prison

-At lastUNITED NATIONS (NC)

After 19 years of debate theUnited Nations has approved areligious freedom declarationthat asks nations to guaranteethrough laws the freedom toworship. The "Declaration on theElimination of All FOl:lns of Intolerance and DiscriminationBased on Religion or Belief' wasformally approved in Novemberby the U.N. General Assemblyafter revisions were made in theassembly's Social, Humanitarianand Cultural Committ4~e to meetSoviet objections that atheismneeds the same guaranteesagainst discrimination as religious belief.

Dear Editor:The Pope John Paul II Center

is attempting to gather in oneplace and preserve foJ' posterityanything and everything related to Pope John P~lul II. Wewould like to request all friendsof Pope John Paul II to contribute any kind of picture,object, souvenir, article or the likefor preservation in the library,archives, and museum of thePope John Paul Center.

We are especially interestedin commemorative mflterials issued on his election ar.ld installation, as well as on th,e occasionof his October, 1979, visit to theUnited States.

We will be grateful to all whorespond to this appeal.

Father Walter ZiembaPope John Paul II CenterOrchard Lake SchoolsOrchard Lake, MI 48033

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If your water faucets and theLincoln Tunnel don't leak, ifyour neighborhood scenery isn'tmarred by unsightly telephonepoles, if some buildings in California can survive a major earthquake unscathed, if the adhesivestrips on your baby's disposablediapers don't break, it is probably due to the work of a NotreDame University priest half acentury ago.

He is not as famous as hisone-time student and laboratoryassistant Knute Rockne, butHoly Cross Father Julius A. Nieuwland, a chemist and botanist,was responsible for the researchbreakthrough that :ed to neoprene.

Neoprene, manufactured byE.I. nuPont de N,~mours andCompany, is a general-purposesynthetic rubber that is used forproducts ranging from waterfaucet washers to' ga soline-pumphoses and underground cablecovers, from adhesive strips ondisposable diapers to shock-absorbing earthquake pads on

DETROIT (NC) -- "Racismbasically seems to ')e that thechurch is hot willing or interested ... to put time, money andpersonnel into the black apostolate," said Father ClarenceWaldon, director of the Office ofEvangelization in Irdianapolis.

He spoke at a national workshop on Racism and the Churchheld in Detroit's Sacred HeartSeminary, and attended by nearly 250 clergymen, :-elious andlaypersons from across the country.

Many people supported blacksduring the civil rights movementin the I960s, said Father JamesRobinson of Detroit. But theydid not continue the difficulttask of ending di:,criminationagainst blacks in th€ church.

"Perhaps they thought we had

building foundations.According to a DuPont spokes

man the neoprene used 45 yearsago to waterproof the Lincoln

. Tunnel between New York andNew Jersey. is still holding up.

Belgian-born Father Nieuwland, who immigrated to theUnited States as a child, graduated from Notre Dame in 1899,was ordained a Holy Cross priestin 1903, and received a doctorate in chemistry the followingyear from the Catholic University of America in Washington,D.C.

During his years as teacherand researcher at Notre Dame,one of his students was KnuteRockne, who was planning a career as a chemist. After Rocknegraduated in 1914 he joined theuniversity's staff as part-timefootball coach and part-timechemistry ,instructor. It wasagainst Father Nieuwlahd'swishes that he gave up chemistryin 1918 to become head coachand leader of Notre Dame's golden era of football.

After years of research in organic chemistry, Father Nieuw-

licked the problem," he said inhis opening address.

,Despite U.S. bishops' statements on racism, the problemwill persist until the churchsees the need to evangelize theblack community, he said.

,Though the church has moved

from blatant discriminationagainst blacks, racism exists insubtle ways, said Father Walden.

"Often it is :~ot prestigious tobe in a black parish. Black parishes are often smaller and poorer-not. parishl~s priests wouldaspire to. Rather they feel that ifthey do·a fairly good job, they'llbe assigned to a better parish."

"The church is comfortable.where it is, being run by an Irishhierarchy which did a tremendous job for immigrants." But it

land made a breakthrough inthe first general purpose synthetic rubber, which was madepublic Nov. 2, 1931, at a meeting of the American ChemicalSociety in Akron, Ohio.

Out of his research DuPontdeveloped neoprene, which '50years later is still one of itsmajor products, generating annual sales of $400 million.

Father Nieuwland reportedly.¢fered DuPont his research forthe price of his annual subscriptions to scientific journals, butthe university eventually received some $2 million in royalties from the company.

The priest, who was a distinguished botanist as well as achemist, was founder and for 25years editor of The AmericanMidland Naturalist.

He was dean of Notre Dame'sCollege of Science from 1920 to1923. The principal building ofthe college and an annual lecture series bear his name.

He died suddenly in 1936 during a visit to Catholic University and is buried at the HolyCross cemetery at Notre Dame.

needs to give blacks the same"opportunities that brought theimmigrants out of the ghettos,"'he said.

Richard Dunbar of the Depart- .ment of Black Catholic Concernsfor the Diocese Of Toledo, saidthe diocese can support blacksthrough the creation of a blackcaucus.

"Because there are so few ofus in the Catholic system, weneed all the support we can get,"he said.

There is no viable black leadership because blacks cannot getjobs in the church, he noted.

"Unless we provide rolemodels for blacks, racism willremain, he said. "There is a bi~

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"They come to me seekingspiritual direction and guidance,but often I feel that I should bethe one seeking spiritual guidance from them," he says. "Theyhave already attained that degree of sanctity toward which Iam striving. The sincere mannerin which they confess their sins. . . often brings tears to myeyes.

"For me, it is no chore tohear confessions, II he asserts.Although he enjoys such adventurous hobbies as mountainclimbing and piloting an airplane,he says the most thrilling moments of his life have occurredin his service as a minister ofthe rite of penance.

"In my priestly ministry Ihave had many joys, but nonecan begin to compare with thejoy I feel when I share theLord's forgiveness and peacewith i' penitent who has notknown that peace for a longtime," he writes. "I can trulyappreciate the truth of the wordsof Jesus when he says: 'I tell you,there will likewise be more joyin heaven over one repentantsinner than over 99 righteouspeople who have no need to repent! (Luke 15:7)."

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lence without losing a lot ofsensitivity to the moral evil ofkilling," Bishop O~tenweller said."The sacredness of human lifedoes not mean that much to us.It is not just something in Egypt,Iran or Afghanistan. That insensitivity can give us ourselvespermission to do violence."

The bishop recalled hearing apsychiatrist recently deplore theintroduction by Home Box Officeof hard-core pornography andviolence into the living rooms ofAmerica. "He said America willpay the price in the quality ofits life," Bishop Ottenwellersaid.

The psychiatrist, the bishopnoted, said exposure to "a steadydiet of this kind of sex and violence will result in a loweringof sensitivity to moral values."

In his 14 years as a priest,Father Miksch has come to seethe sacrament of penance as anopportunity to witness the deep

had forgiven him, that he couldleave the past behind and makea new beginning. Many psychologists have written of this needwe have to share our sins andour guilt with another personbefore we can leave them behind."

'Because some penitents areoverwhelmed by feelings of guiltand remorse, they may hesitateto approach a priest for absolution. "I suppose the greatest reason why so many people are apprehensive about receiving the'sacrament of penance is thatthey feel ashamed and embarrassed," Father Miksch observes.He says they seem to be askingthemselves, "What will Fatherthink of me?"

His response is that he findsit impossible to feel anythingbut compassion and love forthese people. "After all, I too ama sinner and have been in similar situations. As the author ofthe Letter to the Hebrews says:'He (the priest) is able to dealpatiently with erring sinners, forhe himself is beset by weakness!'(5:2)." .

and the recent killing of a threeyear-old Ohio girl by her father.

"Jesus teaches us that life isprecious, that we are made inthe image of God, that humansare head and shoulders aboveall other creatures," the bishopsaid.

He continued: "The world impacts on us. For example thevalue of arms that our countryhas exported to the Third Worldhas increased 450 percent in thelast 10 years. The value of thearms we export and the economicaid to developing countries isabout the same, $20 billion. Evensmall children in the MiddleEast carry rifles and submachineguns. It's like the world is a vastarmed camp.

"We cannot be seeing all thearmaments and experiencing vio-

confessionsPeople confess their sins, "but

it is their goodness, their faith,their love, which I remember," _writes Father Joseph A. Mil.sch.

In St. Anthony MessengerMagazine, Father Miksch, pastor of St. Stanislaus parish, Duncan, Neb., describes the "extraordinary privilege" of administering the Sacrament of Penanceand Reconciliation.

The priest says he has beenamazed time and time again bythe transformations which occurr in those receiving this sacrament. Sometimes in the courseof a few minutes I witne.ss achange that a psychiatrist orpsychologist works for years tosee," he claims. "I'm absolutelyconvinced that Jesus knew ourpsychological needs much betterthan we ourselves do' when hegave the Church this sacrament."

As a minister of the sacramentof penance, Father Miksch hasseen people long burdened withsins and guilt find peace. He believes the Lord had already forgiven these people on thestrength of their remorse alone,but he also sees the inestimablevalue of the sacrament for them.

Writing about one such penitent, Father Miksch obse:rved,"He needed to be assured by me,another human being, that God

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (NC)- Bishop Albert H. Ottenweller

_ of Steubenville has urged Catholics "to take a stand againstviolence whereever it occurs"

"Turn off violence on TV," thebishop said in an article in theSteubenviHe Register, his djocesan newspaper. "Don't let itenter the sacredness of yourhome. Avoid movies that offendagainst the sacredness of sexuality and the person.

"Lay men and women have a'word to speak,'" Bishop Ottenweller said. "Let it be for peaceand humanity."

The bishop said he was hearing a message from the worldthat upsets him. He recalled theattempts on the lives of PopeJohn Paul II and President Ronald Reagan, the assassination ofEgyptian President Anwar Sadat

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He said he emphasizes a deepening of one's spiritual life,rather than organized religion."since religion can really turnpeople off at this point."

"I don't want my religion tostand as a barrier to the client,"he added, citiNg as well "thespirituality of the AA programhas made me a better priest.

Father Rosenfelder thinks thatone of the ways he can helpclients is by lightening the burden of guilt alcoholics oftencarry.

"I tell them, 'let me lend youmy God, who is loving andmerciful. If people come to him,Our Lord never turns them away.After all, they wouldn't feelguilty if they weren't good people."

"My contribution is merely apart of their therapy, to engagethe spiritual," he said. "Theyhave to change themselves. It'stheir decision."

ciety says he is a legal adult,old enough to marry, to go towar, and to sign contracts in regard to money. He is also oldenough to decide whether or notto hitchhike home.

You did not want him to hitchhike, a reasonable position onyour part. You told him whatyou know to be the dangers andsuggested alternative ways toget home.

I like the fact that you offeredto help him by paying half thebus fare, had you, however,bought his ticket for him, youwould have preempted a decision that was his to make. Youwere correct in respecting hisright to make the final decisionhimself.

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spouse-therapy, Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and organized recreation.

"We want them to get used togoing to activities again withouthaving to drink," said the Rev.Dan Fenton, a Methodist minister and therapist.

Father Rosenfelder is a chaplain at Insight. As a non-denominational agency, ,Insight doesnot require clients to meet withFather Rosenfelder. Yet thestrong spiritual undertones inAA's 12 steps toward recoverybring many to his room, he said.Alcoholics Anonymous acknowledges a greater power than anindividual which can help people reach sobriety.

"Part of my life now is beingpart of their lives by assistingin their recovery," said FatherRosenfelder, who is also a chaplain at Guest House, a Lake Ori·on, Mich., facility for alcoholicpriests and brothers.

"My apostolate is totally immersed in alcoholism," he said."My job is to listen, not tojudge. Alfter all, I know 1'11'1 one

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countered that he is grown up,she said that there are still waysto force him to do what is right.What do' you think? (Illinois)

You handled your son veryappropriately, and I trust he willgrow into an independent andresponsible adult.

'Both you and your mother areagreed that hitchhiking is dangerous. The difference lies inhow you proposed to respond toyour son's intention: .

If protection from dangerwere the only task of parenting,we would protect our childrenindefinitely. But in order to grow,children must have an increasingamount of freedom, appropriateto their age. Almost from birth,parenting involves letting go.

Letting go involves risk, hencethe need for parental judgment.You have been making judgments all along. Remember thefirst time you let your son crossthe street alone, ride his twowheel bike, spend his money inhis own way, go to the moviesalone, use dad's power tools,.drive the car?

When a child reaches 18, theparental role changes, our so-

By Dr. James and Mary Kenny

Dear Dr. Kenny: Recently Ihad an argument with my motherover my oldest. son. He is 18 andhad' to leave our Christmas vacation early to return to college.

To save money he planned tohitchhike the 350 miles. My husband and I welre concerned abouthis safety, so we offered to payhalf his fare if he would take thebus. He still chose to hitchhike.

My mother was horrified andgave me quite a lecture on parenting. She said hitchhiking isdangerous, and' I had no businessletting my son attempt something so foolish. My husbandand I took the position that heis legally an adult and responsible for his own decisions.

We preferred that he take thebus and provided financial helpso that he might do so. However, when hf~ chose to hitchhike, we had to swallow ourconcern and abide by his decision.

My mother continues to tellme that I was very wrong. Shesays young people must be protected from their idiocy. When I

FLINT, Mich. (NC- - Bobnever considered himself in alcoholic. But others did.

And finally six years ago, during a retreat, he reluctantly admitted the truth: that he had adrinking problem which was destroying his life.

"That was the turning pointfor me," said Jesuit Father BobRosenfelder. "After all, priestsaren't supposed to be alcoholics."

Today Father Rosenfelder relies on his experiences in battlingthe bottle in his work on thestaff of Insight at Colombiere, a28-day residential alcoholic treatment program located nearClarkston, Mich.

Insight was started in 1965by Bill Keaton, executive direc.tor, to provi.de programs oneducation, rehabilitation, controland prevention of-alcoholism inthe greater Flint area. In cooperation with Flint's HurleyMedical Center, Insight worked

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"IT TAKES MORECOURAGE for a youngman to enter the priesthood today than it did ageneration ago," claimsFather Gerry Charbonneauof the Missionaries of Africa.

"Becoming a priest yearsago was a big deal, but notany longer, so a young manhas to buck the prevailingtrend of indifference andthat always takes courage,"he said.

"Many young persons today tend to reject the institutionalized church. Theysay they can pray in theirlown way. Perhaps thechurch has granted toomuch freedom in externalpractices of the faith."

In some cases this has resulted in a personal, deepcommitment to the faith, hesaid. "But in so many persons the faith has becomeweaker because it is not being nourished by practice,prayer and good deeds. Andhow many persons arestrong enough to live theirfaith unless they are supported and guided by theirmothers and fathers, bypriests, sisters and lay leaders?"

Another obstacle to a religious vocation, he said, istpe affluence in the UnitedStates. "If you tell a highschool student about missionary life and its hardships and try to interesthim in it when he has a car,camping gear, an expensivestereo, and enough spending money, his responsewill be, 'No way!'"

Is it possible then to rekindle interest in vocations?

"If kids forget about Godand don't pray, there is little hope," he said. "Wemust institute a spirit ofprayer, form a nucleus ofyoung people interested inhigher values, and encourage them to make retreats.

"It will take generationsof hard work, prayer andgood example by parents tochange the indifferent attitude of young people toward spiritual values."

Prayer .Prayer is "nothing else than a

conversation between friendsand acting toward God in afriendly way. We treat with himin secret and we know we· areloved by him." - St. Teresa ofAvila

he was sent to Auschwitz.Gajowniczek and his wife were

present for Father Kolbe's beatification ceremony in Rome, thesixth of the seven steps towardcanonization. .

"What better saint than onewho gave his life?" Mrs. Beachasked, explaining why she isworking for his cause. A Presbyterian, she pointed out thatmany Catholic saints, such asSt. Christopher and St. Francisof Assisi have universal appeal.

"Each decade presents newcategories for saints to watchover," Mrs. Beach said, and "theincentive of a volunteer patronsaint selected by the Holy Seewould inspire, promote and further the best attributes in allvolunteers seeking to help theirfellow man."

Franciscan minister provincialof St. Anthony of Padua Province, Father Marion M. Tolczyk,commended the Georgetown ladies Board for its action, sayingKolbe "is an ultimate witness ofGod-inspired altruism."

A patron for volunteers is especially important now, Mrs.Beach said, in light of the growing need for volunteer servicesin today's tight economy.

Volunteers bring "an extradimension of caring, a freshness,a spontaneity," she said, callingthem the "backbone" of manyessential services. Fifty millionAmericans are volunteers inmore than 100,000 U.S. programs, she said.

COMBINING obsE!rvance of Christmas with tbat ofthe 800th anniversary of the birth of St. Francis of Assisi,GeraldJne' Hollman, New England regional president of theSecular Franciscans, displays on her tree an egg ornamented with a handpainted image of the saint. (Allen Photo)

Volunteers' patron saint?WASHINGTON _ NC)

Georgetown University Hospitalvolunteers have taken BlessedMaximilian Kolbe, a Franciscanpriest who volunteered to die inanother man's place, as theirpatron. Now they hope to havehim named the patron of allvolunteers.

Lucretia Beach, director ofvolunteer services, said the: ladies' Board of Georgetown University Hospital in Washingtonunanimously ~ose Blessed Kolbe as their patron last September.

Now the ladies are spreadingthe word, asking other volunteerorganizations to take the :;>riestas their patron and hoping thatthe Vatican wiIl eventually namehim patron saint of volunteers.

Father Kolbe was martyred atAuschwitz, a World War II Naziconcentration camp in southernPoland. When 10 prisoners werepicked at random to die in reprisal for an escape, one of thethem, Francis Gajowniczek, murmured, "I'm sorry only to leavemy wife and children."

Father Kolbe stepped forwardand volunteered to take his place.The Nazi officer consented andFather Kolbe joined the mencondemned to die of starv'!ltion.He was the last prisoner to die,killed by an injection of ca:,bolicacid.

The priest was beatified Oct.17, 1971, after 24 years of investigation into his life. Born Raymond Kolbe in 1894 he took thename Maximilian when he entered the· Franciscan order. Hepublished a monthly magazine,"Knight of the Immaculate," andfounded a monastery near Warsaw, Poland.

Twice arrested for opposingthe Nazi regime, the second. time

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life, he considers only the situation at the end time, the SecondComing of Christ. First comesthe definitive victory Qf the risen Lord, the first fruits, and thenthat of the whole harvest, "allthose who belong to him" (ICor. 15:23).

In the interval, much remainsto be done. The reign of Godover the forces of evil was successfully inaugurated by Jesus'earthly mission of healing andreconciliation. But while thepower of evil has been broken,it continues to fight.

People are still born into aworld where they are to a frightening extent enslaved to a per-

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IIfor the place of God's grace inour lives. These are times whenwe realize that our lives are notentirely under our control; wecannot always accomplish orhave what we would like.

These may be times when people turn to their faith for answers; times when the parish andits people may be especially important.

Parishes naturally feel aspecial responsibility when individuals or families face difficult situations. The church's

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they can seek it without pushingothers out of their lives.

- Adults think they can stillgrow, becoming fuller persons.

- Adults recognize how complex all people are, and therefore attempt to be understanding.

Obviously, this list is not comprehensive. Readers can add

. their own thoughts to it.Perhaps someone will say that

such a list is too weighted infavor of religious values andthat someone else could come upwith a different list. That's possible, for this writer does tend tothink that the message of Jesuscalls us to a mature, adult life.

It seems as though it ought tobe said that adults try to actcompassionately. They try tohear clearly what' is said by thedistressed. They recall what it islike to feel disappointed or discouraged or overwhelmed. Andthey try to give others one oflife's most important ingredients:hope.

He was raised as the "firstfruits of those who have fallenasleep." In the Old Testamentritual thE! first fruits of the harvest were offered to God everyyear, symbolizing the offering ofthe whole harvest. Jesus sharedour human nature, thus when hewas raised, we were raised.

Paul recalls that it wasthrough Adam, who representedall humanity, that death becamepart of our history. Similarly,"through a man," through Jesus,the restoration of humanity toeventual imortality became nota wild hope but a distinct historical possibility.

Since 'Paul is not writing acomplete treatise on the after-

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adult act? What does an adultdo?

Anything written on a topiclike adulthood is bound to appear arbi1:rary to some. But hereare a few suggestions as to adultcharacteristics: .

- Adults are able to give upsome of their time and privacyfor others. Here I think of acouple who spent part of Christmas day serving dinner in aCatholic -Charities soup kitchen.

- Adults work at hearingwhat others are really saying.Youth m:nisters come to mind,as do teachers and parents whoconsider it almost a vo<;ationto understand what young people hope for and care about.

- Adults try to handle conflict well. They may not alwayssucceed, but they try to find outwhy others hold opposing viewpoints.

- Adults know they needsome privacy and solitude but

faith? Parents may not understand why a son or daughterhas fallen into a life of drugs.How could this happen? What,they may ask, did they do wrong?

Or there are times when welose something very importantto us: reputation, money, a job,friends or health. At such times .we may believe the loss occurred because of some fault of ourown.

These are times when our dignity is challenged, when it iseasy to develop feelings of guiltor inadequacy, when we search

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Who's an adult?

By Father John J. Castelot

If the people of Corinth ac~ept the fact of Jesus' resurrection, they cannot logically saythere is no s'uch thing as theresurrection of the body. ThusSt. Paul argued in Chapter 15 ofFirst Corinthians.

,There is a point, however, beyond which logic cannot take us.Faith must step in to completethe picture, and faith rests noton logic but on divine revelation.

Accordingly, Paul moves thediscussion to this higher level.The resurrection of Jesus is notan isolated fact, but one whichhas profound ~lnd wonderful implications for all humanity.

By Father Philip J. Murnion

There are times when we arrive at the outer reaches of ourown understanding of whythings happen.

Death undoubtedly confrontsus with the most importantlimit. The death of a youngperson can be tragic. On theother hand, when an older person dies after a long and painful illness, death may strike usquite differently. In either case,however, death is a mystery.

What other situations canchallenge our understanding and

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By Da\'id Gibson

In a discussion with fellowparishioners someone asked:What makes a person an adult?

One woman ventured thatadulthood entaIls the capacity toproceed in life without being intimidated by peer pressure.

Someone else suggested thatwhat makes a person an adult isthe ability to make real decisions.

Still another person suggestedthat being adult means recognizing one's own limitations,without being devastated bythem.

Our discussion was brief be,cause we had actually met todiscuss something else. But theintriguing queHion remains.

Perhaps if our group had spentmore time disc:ussing the question, we would have gottenaround to rephrasing it something like this: How does an

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By Janaan Manternach

Paul stood praying in the Jewish temple in Jerusalem. It wascrowded with devout Jews frommany lands.

Suddenly a visitor from Ephesus recognized him.

"Fellow Israelites," he shouted, "this man goes everywherespeaking against our people andour law. He has brought unbelieving Greeks into the templearea. He has been guilty of sac-rilege!" _

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care of household chores forsick persons.

Sometimes people call compassion ministers directly, possibly responding to an advertisement regularly carried in thE1parish bulletin. Ministers serveon committees including hospital assistance, shut-in care, deathassistance and crisis care.

A compassion minister specializes in a single area. Communication skills training and daysof recollection are held severaltimes a year for all ministers.Some groups meet more often formutual support and education.

Father Carl Szukala, the program's spiritual director, thinksthe program is great "becausepeople can get help quickly. _

"Our parishioners are not lustdoing a job," he says, "they areministering to one another."

After seven years of rapidgrowth, Mrs. McKeown and Ludwig are considering restructuring compassion ministry becausethe program is too big to function as effectively as possible.

"We've come a long way,"says Mrs. McKeown, "and thefuture for compassion ministrylooks as exciting as the day itbegan."

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By Lenore Kelly

Five years ago, recovering alcoholic Don Ludwig approachedcompassion ministers at St.Thomas of Villanova Parish inPalatine, Ill., to suggest a ministry to alcoholics and theirfamilies.

Ludwig recalls it took a yearto convince workers of such aneed. But when he conducted aninformation night on alcoholismand 100 people showed up, theparish finally got the message.An outreach program was inaugurated in 1979 with threeseminars on alcoholism. Todayabout 10 people are crisis careministers in the program.

On call 24 hours a day, theministers often talk to a familyfirst, perhaps for several weeks,before talking to the problemdrinker. "Alcoholism is a familydisease," said Mrs. Geri McKeown, a ministry founder. Shesaid the ministers are trained todirect people and families to theproper place, perhaps to a detoxification center or into professional counseling.

The founders of compassionministry at St. Thomas Parish,Geri and Ed McKeown havefaced many crises in their lives,including the death of two infants shortly after birth almost20 years ago. Today their personal suffering has led to comfort for many of the 2,300 St.Thomas families.

Through the MoKeowns' initiative, 250 parishioners serve inthe compassion ministry, helping people through critical moments such as sickness, death,alcoholism or divorce.

Mrs. McKeown considers compassion ministry an extension ofthe parish priests' work. Typically a person will contact therectory for help. Compassionministers then follow up thepriest's initial contact. Home assistance provided includes transportation, baby-sitting or taking

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Continued from page twelveverted value system, an existenceleading to a dead end. Theymust be enabled to pass fromdeath to life, from the entrapment of a dead end to the glorious prospect of eternity.

Paul cites Psalm 8, which declares that God gave humanitydominion over all creation, thuscreating people in his own image. Jesus, in his humanity, restored that image. And whenJesus has finally brought thecreator's intention to perfectrealization, he will hand overto him the restored universe.

Son-Times

Claudius was CtIrious. Whywould Paul want to speak tothese people? He gave permission and listened carefully. Paulturned. A hush fell over thepeople.

Paul spoke to· them in Aramaic, their own language. Hetold them who he was and howhe came to be a follower ofJesus.

Confession"Confession is a way of mak

ing systematic and effective theessential struggle against evilwhich is so central to the life inChrist. It is not an abnormalcrisis activity, but is part of theday.by-day domestic ministry ofthe church." - Father KennethLeech

First Fruits

What is believed the only CYOnewsletter in the diocese hasmade its appearance at SS. Peterand Paul parish, Fall River.

Titled "Son-Times," the 8page publication is described byCYO moderator Stephen A. Fernandes as "a very fine first effort for two ~ighth-graders andan II th-grader who have hadno experience in journalisticadventures/'

They are Patrick Riley, editor;Jeff Mendoza, sports editor; andKen Souza, printing and circulation manager.

They've produced a lively bimonthly on green paper with agreen masthead, the latter designed by Sister Mary Conrad,RSM. Assorted line drawings andborder ornaments add to its attractive appearance.

In the line of news, the SonTimes announces that GlennSmith is the first recipient ofthe CYO's new Msgr. MaxwellAward, established to honor asenior evo member manifesing excellence in religion, character and service.

Junior CYO enrollment isnoted as standing at an all-timehigh of 82 members.

The newspaper's title is explained as indicating both itsspiritual and infDrmational nature.

In other news, a drug use information night is planned forparents and youth in Januaryand preparations for a gala showmarking the parish's IOOth anniversary will begin with a castingcall and rehearsal on Jan. 6.

LossContinued from page twE:!\'e

ministry to the sick and dying,to the grieving and disconsolate,has always been an importantpart of parish life. A pastor whohad had little other effect on aparishioner's life, but who ishelpful at the time of the deathof a loved one or in some otherlife crisis will long be remembered.

Parishes are discovering newways to extend care to peoplesuffering loss, Some paJisheshave established special gl,oupsmobilized as soon as there is adeath. Members may pr'Dvidehelp with funeral arrangements,food for the family and forvisitors, places for out-of-townrelatives to stay, care for children and many other fomls ofassistance.

Some parishes have supportgroups for widows and widowersas they adjust to life without aspouse. Opportunities to talkand pray with others goingthrough the same experiencecan be a great help,

The loss of a job is a verydifficult situation and some parishes have established groupsfor the unemployed. Memberstry to help each other cope withthe troubles that arise, including the tendency to doubt themselves.

The assistance parishes canoffer wlten people suffer loss isone of the means by whichthose people are helped to finddeeper meaning in life.

Continued from page twelveActually, the Ephesianll had

seen Paul with Trophimus, aChristian also from Ephesus.They assumed Paul had broughthim into the temple, but actuallyPaul carefully observed the Jawthat forbade non-Jews to enterthe temple.

But some of the crowd be-·Iieved the man from Ephesus.Paul was seized and draggedoutside the temple.

Then the Roman commander,Claudius, was informed clf thefighting. His soldiers· chargedthose who were assaulting Paul.

Then Claudius stood beforePaul. He thought he had startedthe fighting so he arrested. him.Next Claudius tried to find outwho Paul was and what he hadbeen doing. Different peopleshouted out different answers.

It was all so disorderly thatClaudius ordered Paul to betaken to his headquarters. Anangry group followed shouting,"Kill him! Kill him!"

But when the soldiers stl)ppedat the door of their headqua,rters,Paul called out to the commander, "May I say something toyou?"

"So you know Greek!" Claudius replied with surprise. "Aren'tyou that Egyptian who staJted ariot some time ago and led aband of 4,000 cutthroats O''1t into the desert?"

"No," Paul replied, "I am notthat man. I am a Jew. I am acitizen of Tarsus, a great cityin Cilicia. I would like yoU!' permission to talk to these pel)ple,"

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presence in the world of the lovewhich is more powerful than sin."- Pope John Paul II

A parent is a person who hasto give a lecture on nutritionalvalues to a kid who hasreached six-foot-six by eatingpotato chips.

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Describing C-C as "a veryproud school with proud parents, students, faculty and staff,"the folder notes that it springsfrom the amalgamated St.Mary's, Coyle High and Cassidyhigh schools. Those three schoolsand the present C-C high havegraduated over 7000 alumni, nowliving in nearly every state andin many foreign. countries.

"The future of Coyle and Cassidy is predictable from its past,"declares the folder. "The futurewill be as strong as the supportand fidelity of past students aswell as the loyalty of parents,friends and our present students."

Listed as assets are the recent10-year accreditation of C-C bythe New England Association ofSchools and Colleges, long-rangeplanning for the school's futureand the commitment of all concerned to Catholic educationin the Taunton area.

Building on these pluses, thenew development office will coordinate alumni affairs, prepareand distribute school informationand coordinate a $750,000 FiveYear Development Plan to provide an endowment fund for theschool and a sound financial basis for its further growth.

Officials note that the drivefar from being a response to fin~ancial crisis at the school, comeswhen C-C "is recognized as asolid academic institution witha strong tradition and a solidacademic institution with astrong tradition and a solid commitment to the greater Tauntonarea."

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Mass, confession, personalcounseling and spiritual directionare available to all students, asare regular retreats and days ofprayer.

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And stress is not something tobe avoided at all costs. A certain amount provides a dash ofexcitement (even fun) in ourlives. It drives away dullness andmonotony.

True, an excessive amount ofstress may call for extra ordinarymeasures sometimes. A responsible physidan or pschiatrist willknow how to prescribe a reasonable dosage of a medical tranquilizer and keep tab on howmuch his or her patient takes.This is ca11ed drug use.

What you did is called drugabuse. It can ultimately end intragedy.

LONELI~ESS has been calledAmerica's most commonly experienced feeling. Perhaps itssaddest eKample occurs whenpeople in the same house becomestranger to each other.

I have often thought that loneliness develops when people arenot forgiving. Too often we forgive with words but remember inour hearts.

Because we fail to forgive withour hearts, we settle for an"alien" relationship with others,safe from new hurts, but filledwith loneliness.

Jesus -took the risk of invitingpeople into his life, knowing thatat times he might be misunderstood or even betrayed. Therew~re a'lso times when Jesus waslonely and felt people did not understand him. .

We can help each other dealwith life's loneliness. Jesus askedus to see that we are brothersand sisters who need each other.

Your own experience of loneliness and the ways you havedealt with it can help others.I invite you to write and shareyour ideas. ~

None (,f us need to live asaliens in a wor.ld of brothers andsisters, particularly if we arewilling ·to help each other realizeJesus' dream.

Please address correspondenceto CharI ie Martin, 3863 Bellemeade Ave., Evanvllle, Ind. 47715

By Charlie Martin

through the windshield, and cutmy head off.

I turned on my hazard lightsto warn the people behind me.Then I watched the large hoodcome down and land on the expressway just ~,head of me. Fortunately I was able to swervearound it.

There was .no time to popValium. Even if there had been,it takes about an hour for thatdrug . to get into the bloodstream and s lmmer a persondown.

A more basic objection is this:You used Valh;m as a crutch toget you through a mildly stressful situation.

Will you someday use two ormore shots of bourbon as acrutch to gair assurance at aparty or on a date with somj:!oneyou really like?

Will you someday use cocaineas a crutch to feel brilliant'during the hours when you work inthe office?

Will you forever be a sickperson who needs more and morecrutches, more and more drugs?

Really, it's a glorious feelingto be healthy, free, independentand able to walk tall without anydrug crutches.

OCUIon youth

The sun just went behind a cloud againDown crowded streets he walks aloneLike a stranger out of placeA number not a faceAnd all day long, all day longHe's feeling like an alienFeeling like he don't belong"Mercy," cries the alienHeaven help him find his way back home.The feeling that he feelsHe can't explainSunday, Monday, TuesdayThey're aU the sameHe's lost and .~l aloneA heart without a homeStanding -like a statue in the rain,Now and then we all are aliensFeeling like we don't ~elong

"Mercy" cries the allenHeaven help him find his way back home.

Sung by Atlanta Rhythm Section, ~ritten by BUdd)' Bule,

Randy Lewis, Steve McRay, (e) 1979 by Low-Sar lnc.

The Valium crutch

ALIEN

By Tom Lennon

Q. Last week I took the testfor my driver's license and passed with flying colors. But myfather is angry with me becausehe found out I took five milligrams of Valium before·I wentto take the test. I was nervousand this calmed me down. Ican't see anything wrong withwhat I. did. Can you? (SouthCarolina)

A. If you can't handle the mildstress connected with taking atest for a driver's license, youhave no business driving at all.

In the years ahead you willlikely run into some highlystressful situations when you arebehind the wheel - and youwon't be able to pop Valium.

Last fall on a Detroit expressway, with heavy traffic barrelingalong, I was suddenly confronted with a situation of terror.

Ahead of me about the lengthof a football field and in thesame lane was a big, old car.Suddenly the hood of the engineflew up. Then a powerful windripped it completely off the car,carrying it up, up, up.

In a split second I wonderedif it would land on the hood ofmy Volkswagen Beetle, crash

Jesus

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By CeclUa Belanger

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Jesus met and spoke to a greatdiversity of people and alwayshe sought to "right up" everyman and woman where he orshe most needed it.

If a hearer were wealthy,Jesus would appear to him asone having nowhere to rest hishead; were he poor, Jesus cheered him with the hope of heaven.

To the rich he said "Go, sellwhat thou hast;" to the poor inspirit he promised treasure inheaven. To a miser Jesus wouldsay "Labor not for the meatthat perisheth;" of the wastefulhe demanded care in gatheringup fragments.

Jesus took men out of fishingboats and made them noble before God. Those who asked forthe highest places in the kingdom were asked to share hissuffering.

If we turn from someone whowishes to be a friend, we seeJesus welcoming sincere friendship; yet when our souls aretoo much wed to things of earthwe hear a stern voice biddingus forsake all and follow him.

Are we too dependent onothers, or others on us? Jesusis seen treading the winepressalone. Are we lonely in our war·fare against evil: Christ tells us12 legions of angels are ready tohelp us.

The whole human race findsits most profound wants met in.

. Jesus. .It has been remarked that

Plato and the other Greek philosophers spoke only for the educated and did not dream of addressing the masses; but of Jesusit was said that the commonpeople heard him gladly, andthat this constituted a new era.

Everything was informal aboutJesus. His talks were not reallysermons; only two seem even tohave approached that definition:his farewell to his disciples andhis words on the Mount.

He was easily understood andhe was skilled in gaining people's

_attention. He put the truth instory form and his brief andpointed lessons have passed intoproverbs.

When one looks at familiar objects, one thinks of Jesus' tales:grass, lilies, birds, familiar human occupations were the stapleof his illustrations.

Through the homely facts ofdaily life Jesus made an entranceinto truth. He watched the shepherd, for instance, and noticedthat it was his voice that thesheep knew and that no changeof dress could fool them. They

'knew his voice, as we shouldknow the voice of our Shepherd.

In this very hour our Lordawaits us at a well. He is readyto enter into conversation withus and if.we drink of the waterhe gives us we will never againthirst. - ,

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Further infonnatlon on theSaleslans is available fromFather Richard McConnick, SDB,Marian Shrine, Filors Lane, W.Haverstraw, N.Y. 10993.

Contest·The Catholic -Daughters of the

Americas are offering a $1,000cash prize for an essay dealingwith heretofore unknown orlittle-known aspects of localCatholic church history.

The CDA, which has establish·ed a chair in Catholic churchhistory at the Catholic Universityof America, will announce thecontest winner at its 39th bicentennial convention, to be held inChicago in July.

The contest is open to clergy,religious and lay persons, memobers and non-members of CDA.

Complete rules may be obtain·ed from Mrs. Lila Dills, 2309Huntleigh Drive, Oklahoma City,Okla. 73120. Manuscripts mustbe submitted to Mrs. Dilis byJuly I,' 1932.

ponequet at Dighton-Rehobothand Wareham at Old Rochesterin basketball; Falmouth vs. NewBedford High in the HetlandRink, Somerset at Dennis - Yarmouth in the Cape Cod Arenaand Dartmouth at Bristol-Plymouth, Taunton Rink, in hockey.Girls' basketball has BishopStang High at Natick and Fal·mouth at Old Rochester. TheSouthern wrestling tourney isset for Durfee High School.

Bouncing back from an upsetloss to Seekonk the previousSunday, defending championNew IBedford 'routed Marion,.12-6, last .Sunday and regaineda first-place tie with idle FallRiver South in the Bristol CountyCYO Hockey League. In the companion game Seekonk romped toa 9-2 triumph over Somerset.

Next Sunday night's games atDriscoll Rink, Fall River, start·ing at 9 o'clock, are Somersetvs. Marion, New Bedford vs.Fall River South.

By Bill Morrissette

portsWQtch

Canton, with first place finishes in football and field hockey,was the winner of the Hockomock League's 1981 Fall AllSports Trophy with 7.250 average. The school compiled 29points in the four sports inwhich it participated.

Competing in al1 six sportswith first-place finishes in soccerand boys cross country Foxborohad 40 points for an average of6.667.

Shannon Hathaway, 14, a Durfee freshman, finished 35th in afield of 115 competitors in theAAU national cross-countrychampionships in Amarillo,Texas. The competition was unusually keen with only 27 seconds separating the 10th and35th places.

Greater New Bedford YokeTech is hockey host to Wareham at noon today in HetlandRink, New Bedford.

There are no high schoolsports on tap for tomorrow.Saturday's slim schedule has Ap-

was founded by the saint to en·able the laity to assist in hiswork and to participate in numerous spiritual advantages. A secular institute, the volunteers wasfounded in 1917.

At night Don Bosco wrote,supplying the printing presswhich he had established withbooks and pamphlets on manytopics.

He died at Turin on Jan. 31,1888, a few months after the establishment of his first house inEngland.

His fame increased after hisdeath, and he was declared Venerable by Pope Pius X July 24,1907. Pope Pius XI, who hadknown him personally, beatifiedhim June 2, 1929, and canoni~ed

him April I, 1934, appointing hisfeast to be celebrated on Jan.31.

Today in 98 countries over50,000 members of the Salesianfamily try, like Don Bosco, tobe signs and bearers of the loveof God for the young, especially the poorest and most in need.

Canton Hockomock Trophy Winner

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Gauvin Outstanding on TourDavid Gauvin, the pride of the the 119-pound class in the

Fall River CYO's boxing pro- World Games in Montreal lastgram, made an impressive show- month.ing with the United States ama- Gauvin also earned a unaniteur boxing team touring Yugo- mous decision over Vladimir Tuslavia and Hungary. ru in Hungary, a showing that

The 17-year-old Connolly High earned him an "OutstandingSchool senior who fights at 119 Boxer" award from Hungarianpounds posted two of four U.S. officials.victories. The team as a whole Gauvin, now looking towardswon four and lost seven matches. the Southeastern Massachusetts

In his tour debut, Gauvin Golden Gloves, which open onearned a unanimous decision Jan. 7 in Lincoln Park BaIlroom,over Gregario Isanovitch in Kra· is likely to be invited to thejekevac, Yugoslavia. Isanovitch United States Olympic trainingwas the Soviet representative in camp.

•contInuesof charity. Hence, while Don Cafasso busied himself with prisoners, Don Bosco began workingwith poor and abandoned youths.

He met his first boy on Dec.8, 1841, and encouraged him tobring others. On Sundays hegathered them together, amusedthem, taught them catechism, inquired into their needs, and began his first "oratory."

Many of the children he methad come from the mountains tofind work; they were withoutprotection or shelter and sleptin the porches of large houses.For them, Don Bosco rented apoor house, invited his motherto come and live with him, andlodged and fed all, while theycontinued to work in the town.Eventually he installed sewingmachines and a cobbler's benchthus laying the foundation of hisfirst professional school.

This was soon followed by aprogram nurturing vocationsamong the boys.

Thus with shops, a school andan oratory, Don Bosco set up themodel of what was to be theSalesian work. In 1859 he founded the Society of St. Francis deSales, better known today as theSalesians of St. John Bosco.

In time, Don Bosco becamethe apostle of devotion to MaryHelp of Christians. In her namehe found the means to supporthis many works and built greatchurches, such as the Marianbasilica at Turin.

His second congregation,founded to do for girls what theSalesians were doing for boys,was named in Mary's hCJnorThe spread of the Daughters ofMary Help of Christians, hasbeen as notable as that of theSatesians.

A third "order," the Association of Salesians Co-operators.

nON BOSCO

Don Bosco worliDon Bosco, "the great wonder

worker," was one of the mostremarkable and attractive figuresof the 19th century.

Born Aug. 16, 1815, to a peasant family in the little Italianhamlet of Becchi, John Boscolost his father when he wa:> twoyears old. As soon as he wasable he began work in the fieldswith his mother and brothers.

At age nine, he dreamed thathe would become a priest, buthis eldest brother was opj;>osedto his undertaking the necessarystudies. He' therefore left homeat age 13 to seek work elsewhereand have more freedom to pursue his goal.

Eventually his mother wa:> ableto find friends with whom hecould live while attending secondary school. To pay his tuitionhe worked for the various fami:lies with whom he lodged. Thus,after having been a farmhand hebecame successively tailor, musician, choirboy, waiter, blacksmith and Latin tutor.

Don Bosco was blessed withremarkable intelligence and anextraordinary memory. Added tothis were physical strength andagility so marvelous that, evenas a child of 10, he gatheredround himself at Becchi, on Sunday afternoons, a regular clientele of amused and admiringcompanions.

In return for entertaining '~hem,

he .insisted that they should recite the rosary with him, andlisten to the morning's sermonwhich he repeated to them.

At 20, Don Bosco entered theseminary. He was ordained prieston March 27, 1841. He then attended lj. course of moral theology in Turin under the directionof Bless~d Joseph Cafasso.

For the young priest learningwas inseparable from the exercise

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BLESSED SACRAMENT, FRCoffee and doughnuts will be

served following 8:30 a.m. and10 a.m. Masses Sunday, Jan.' 10.The custom will continue thesecond Sunday of each month inan effort to deepen parish spirit.

ST. JULIE, NO. DARTMOUTHCCD classes WJll resume Jan.

10 for grades 1-7 and Jan, 12 forgrades 8 and 9. Second gradeCCD teachers will meet at 7:30p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, and con':'firmation teachers at the sametime Thursday, Jan. 14, both atthe religious education office.

ST. JOSEPH, NBThe Legion of Mary monthly

holy hour will be from 5:30 to6:30 p.m Friday, Jan. 15. TheLegion meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdaysin the rectory basement. Allwelcome.

The parish prayer group holdshealing Masses followed by aprayer meeting or Bible studyat 7 p.m. each Wednesday.

The North End Youth Fellowship will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, in the school hall.Open to ages 13 and up.

The liturgy committee willmeet at 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Jan.7, in the rectory basement.

Senior citizens will meet at1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7 andThursday, Jan. 21.

The Adult Education Committee will sponsor a potluck supper for parish volunteers andtheir spouses at 6 p.m. Friday,Jan. 29, in the school hall.

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exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will be held from 11:30 tonight to 12:30 tomorrow morning in thanksgiving for past favors and petition for the yearto come.

WIDOWSIWIDOWERSAttleboro area Widows/Wido

wers Group will hold a potlucksupper at 7:30 pm. Friday, Jan.8, at St. Theresa's church hall,South Attleboro.

ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEAMen are needed for a reor

ganized ushers' corps. Those interested may contact the rectory.

SS. PETER & PAUL, FRA parish council meeting set

for this Sunday has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday,Jan. 10.

Families for Prayer representatives will meet at 7 p.m. thisSunday in Father Coady Center.The CYO council will meet inthe school follOWing 11 a.m.Mass, also this Sunday.

ST. RITA, MARIONThe Light of Christ Prayer

Group will meet in the churchfrom 8 to 9 tonight. All welcome.

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"What Did Jesus Say about Divorceand Remarriage?" (groupdiscussion); Jan. 31 - "Effect ofDivorce on Child/ren"· (groupdiscussion). An annulment clinicis held at 10:30 a.m. each Saturday at the chapel. Information:996-8274.

ST. STANISLAUS, FRA Mariah retreat will be held

Wednesday through Friday, Jan.20 through 22, under direction ofDr. William Larkin, a lay theologian and Mariologist.

A Eucharistic New Year's vigilbegins at. 8 tonight, continuingthrough!) a.m. 'tomorrow.

The new Czestochowa tapestrywill be on v'iew in the churchthrough ~ran. 10 from noon till 8p.m. on Saturdays and Sundaysand from 6 to 8 p m. weekdays.

Incense and chalk for homeEpiphany blessings will beblessed at all Masses this weekend.

women will take place theweekend of Jan. 22 through 24.The place (jf Isingles in -thechurch and their relationship toa family-oriented society willbe explored.

Informal1ion on both weekends is available during businesshours from the center, telephone'222-8530.

ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSETThe parish prayer group will

meet for Mass at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7. A social hour willfollow.

ST. ANNE, FitA memorial Mass for Father

Vincent March:ldon, OP, knownfor his work at St. Anne's Shrine,will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m.Friday, Jan 15.

SEPARATED, DIVORCED, NBA support group for New Bed

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FIVE HOUR VIGILA five-hour vigil, held month

ly in churches of the diocese,will begin at 6:30 tomorrownight at St. Anthony of the Desert Church, Eastern Avenue,Fall River.

XAVIER SOCIETY, N.Y.A 1982 braille calendar is

available free to the visuallyhandicapped from the XavierSociety for the Blind, 154 E 23St., New York, N.Y. 10010.

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