A n a l y s i s W ill 1904 be the year Pope streamlines of office. Instead, it told them to remain in office By FR. KENNETH J. DOYLE pope s discretion. Baggio, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, Pope John Paul II took office in October 1978 and Cardinal Bernardin Gantin. president of the for the time being, until a new step is taken. The letter has fueled speculation that the pope and so the terms of those officials whom he Commission for Justice and Peace. VATICAN CITY (NC) — Will 1984 be the year is contemplating some major shifts in personnel Pope John Paul II streamlines the Vatican Curia, reappointed from past papacies expired five Shortly after the expiration date, each Vatican Officiai affected received a letter from Cardinal Fanning the flames of the speculation is the fact the church's central administrative offices? years later. that the pope met in private audiences during the Included among these are Cardinal Johannes Agoslino Casa roll, papal secretary of state. The The question arises because the terms of more closing weeks of 1983 with nearly every person than a dozen of the Vatican's top officials expired Wiilebrands, president of the Secretarial for letter, which was subsequently leaked to the Promoting Christian Unity; Cardinal Eduardo press, was written on behalf of the pope. It did not whose term has expired last October. Under the 1967 curial reforms of Another theory is that personnel changes will Pope Paul VI, the term of the curia's chief Pironio, prefect of the Congregation for Religious automatically reappoint the officials, as had been (Continued on page 3) administrators is five years, renewable at the and Secular Institutes: Cardinal Sebasliano the custom since the advent of the five-year term
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Inside G reen B ay ealled 'progressive, v irile , V atican II9 W By STEPHEN KARL1NCHAK parishes have parish councils. He (Bishop-elect Maida) will have "Virile,'' "progressive," and inherited a Vatican II church." •‘Vatican II"-oriented is how the One area for concern, Bishop outgoing apostolic administrator Wycislo said, is a declining N e w t i e s and former bishop of Green Bay, number of diocesan priests. He Wise, described the diocese that said that it isn't an insurmounta Establishment of new Bishop-elect Adam J. Maida of ble problem, but one that needs to diplomatic ties between the U.S. Pittsburgh will take canonical be studied. He said in addition to and Vatican gets low-key possession on Jan. 24. the declining number of available treatment. William A. Wilson, "Bishop-elect Maida will find a diocesan priests, two Religious above, who has been nominated very virile church, a progressive orders of men in the diocese, the kts the new ambassador to the church here in Green Bay," said Norbertines and Oblates of Mary Immaculate, have announced that Vatican, converted to Catholic Bishop Aloysius J. Wycislo, the ism almost 40 years ago. Page 2. apostolic administrator and the they are withdrawing from a diocese's eighth bishop. "This is number of parishes. A lso inside an intensely Catholic area. The In a related area. Bishop city of Green Bay itself is about 70 Wycislo said that parish priests Editorials...... Pages 4-5 percent Catholic. In some of the may have to be re-distributed. Home A g a in ...... Page 8 smaller communities that are "W e have studied the consolida Obituaries...... Page 9 Belgian-Am erican or Dutch- tion of parishes, especially the Entertainment Page 12 American, Catholics are 98 smaller, ethnic parishes, or the percent of the population. withdrawal of residential D e a t h s "The Catholics of theGreen Bay pastors, " he said. "In some tow ns, you may have a church and Father Brian George Lhota, Diocese are generous and loyal. The diocese is in sound financial another church located two or OEM, former president of St. three miles down the road. That shape. Bonaventure University, Olean, will be a problem. No one wants to Green Bay, Wise., Bishop-elect Adam J. Maida the bishop-elect. The reception, hosted by the N.Y., formerly of Pittsburgh. "W e re well organized: we have priests of the diocese, was held at St. Paul's a diocesan pastoral council, a see a parish close." points to his personal coat of arms as his brother. Lillian V. (Dobrich) Chortos, Seminary, Crafton. priests' council, a sisters' council Fr. Thaddeus Maida, pastor of St. Teresa parish in Slippery Rock. —Photo by John C. Keenan and 39 agencies. Most of the (Continued on page 2) Perrysville, looks on during a Jan. 17 reception for Pro-life groups faced
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By STEPHENIE OVERMAN two-thirds vote that constitutional we are and what we have to do." amendments need lor passage. Doerflinger said WASHINGTON (NC) - Pro The Hatch amendment had National Right to Life lifers heading for the 1984 March raised questions among pro-lilers Committee president Jean Doyle for Life Jan. 23 can look back at a about the e ffe c t such an said the Supreme Court decision year in which their cause met a amendment would have on and Senate act ion should serve' ‘to number of setbacks, but also abortion in the United States and further galvanize our lorces scored some gains. on the legislative tactics used to nationwide and that's a positive tight abortion. Several groups had thing. In 1983 the pro-life movement said the amendment was too weak The pro-lile movement had witnessed the defeat ol the Hatch and did not restore "personhood" more success in the House of amendment, the striking down of to the unborn. Representatives. The House the Akron ordinance and setbacks Pro-lifers used the defeat of the voted, lor the fourth year in a row, in the "Baby Jane Doe" case, but Hatch amendment to size up the to prohibit lederal funding tor the Hyde Amendment passed situation for luture abortion abortion coverage in the health again, funding for abortion battles. "It got the Senate on co vera g e in federal health record so pro-lilers can find where (Continued on page 3) insurance plans was not approved, and the vote on Hatch was seen as helping define battle Bishop meets Hmong refugees lines. The Supreme Court struck down OFFICIAL Yeng Yoag introduces her 8-month-old son Leng of support and assistance for the Hmong people, as unconstitutional key provisions Yoag to Bishop Bevilacqua at a special reception natives of Laos who fled the fighting in Southeast in the abortion control ordinance A challenge to speak out last week, hosted by the Sisters of the Holy Spirit, to Asia. The children also serenaded the bishop with a from Akron, Ohio. The measure special song. had been promoted as model give members of area Hmong refugee families a My Beloved Sisters and Brothers in Christ. chance to visit with Pittsburgh's new bishop. The — Photos by John C. Keenan legislation by pro-life forces Sisters have long maintained a special relationship around the country. Can we stand idly by and remain silent in the lace ol the national "It shows how aggressive the tragedy of legalized abortion? It is with sadness that we court is on abortion rights," said commemorate that Supreme Court decision of eleven years ago Central America report Richard Doerflinger, legislative Since then they have suffered a national loss of over 15 million assistant for the bishops' unborn children, a state loss ol over 400,000 and upwards ol 100,000 Committee for Pro-Life Activi in Southwest Pennsylvania. on human rights scored ties. " It knocked down provisions This devastating loss ol lile and the loss ol reverence lor lile is that made it a little more most tragic because we have failed to recognize the public complicated to get an abortion." dimension ol the practice of abortion. We have lost compassion by Salvadorans have been seized and have then By JIM CAMPION offering the quick and violent solution for an unwanted or disappeared' or have been summarily executed NC News Service Doerflinger said that the Akron inconvenient pregnancy. The national conscience has lost its value by heavily-armed men in plain clothes acting in ordinance "gave women time to of human life. This is evident by both the active promotion and the the guise of death squads," the report said. The Kissinger Commission report on Central change their minds but it did not passive acceptance of abortion by so many. America does not address the basic problem ol Amnesty International is an independent stop abortion. " human rights abuses in El Salvador, according to agency monitoring human rights. 1 challenge you to become a voice ol compassion and The court struck down the head of the San Salvador archdiocesan human It said evidence, including eyewitness, reconciliation for the women victimized by this violent solution regulations that included rights agency, Maria Julia Hernandez. survivor and defector accounts, indicate squads and a voice of justice for our unborn sisters and brothers who cry requirements that all abortions She was interviewed by telephone in her office are composed of regular and reservist military out in the public arena lor their necessary legal protection 1 after the initial three months of in El Salvador and said she is disturbed that the and security agents acting under direct orders of challenge you to become those Servants of Yahweh who. without pregnancy be performed in report "doesn't address the problem of those who Salvadoran military and security officials. fear or timidity, speak out and live the message of respect lor all hospitals and that there be a 24- have been murdered, those who have Amnesty International said it opposes use of human life and the dignity of the person. 1 challenge you to be that military aid for "arbitrary arrest, torture, hour waiting period before an community of conscience that does not cease in its quest lor the disappeared." abortion could be performed. The report, she said, "doesn t respond to the disappearance andextrajudicialexecutions" and elimination of the unspeakable crime of abortion I rom our society. repression of the people, but supports the very urged mechanisms to ensure that aid is not used Another setback was the structures which are the problem. " She said she for such purposes. Senate's defeat of the Hatch With prayerful best wishes I remain was referring to support for the military which A study of Central America by the Carnegie amendment, a proposed constitu Faithfully yours in Christ she called the source of repression. Endowment for International Peace, scheduled tional change which would have The Kissinger report, issued Jan. 11, for publication Jan. 30, also differs with the restored to the states the recommended that Salvadoran military aid be Kissinger report. The Carnegie report is the legislative power to prohibit or contingent on certified human rights result of a cross-section of opinion by 16 Central restrict abortions. The amend American experts. ment was backed by U.S. bishops improvements. Reagan administration officials Bishop ol Pittsburgh said "selective cutoffs" might be considered, but A Carnegie commission press release Jan. 12 Its defeat was hailed by groups only if there is no danger of victory by guerrillas. praised the Kissinger report's economic and backing abortion. Amnesty International, prior to the publication social proposals, but said that it "employs The amendment, co-sponsored of the Kissinger report, said there is a humane and liberal language to justify and by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and reinforce current policy." It found the Kissinger "continuing high incidence of extrajudicial Sen. Thomas Eagleton (D-Mo.) His Excellency, Bishop Bevilacqua. announces the following executions, "disappearances and arbitrary report ‘fundamentally flawed" because would have declared that "a right retirement, effective Wednesday, January 18. 1984: arrest and torture of persons from all sectors of ' economic and military assistance to to abortion is not secured by this Salvadoran society." intransigents will not bring about negotiations in Constitution.” El Salvador or the regional settlement which the Retirement "A ll of the Salvadoran security and military The Reverend Louis P. Hohos has resigned as pastor of Saint forces have been regularly implicated by reports (Kissinger) commission supports." The vote, 49 in favor to 50 against, meant that it received Matthew Parish. South Side, Pittsburgh. of noncombatant civilians having been the target (Continued on page 11) of such abuses. In addition, many other neither a simple majority nor the Page 2 — Pittsburgh Catholic. 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'here are eight consolidated (Continued from page I) or three years, enrollment has been declining slightly. schools in the diocese. Recently, the diocese re At the same time, the bishop •’Some of the lower grades, said that the population has kindergarten and first grade, are organized its bureaucracy and the increased by 100.000 and as many increasing in size,” Sister said, bishop said he didn't think that as six new parishes could be "but the seventh and eighth grade there were any diocesan form ed in the diocese. He classes are smaller. However, the programs in Green Bay that needed to be re-structured or explained many people from number ol Catholic families who outside of northeastern Wisconsin should be sending their children to terminated. One program that is successful, kept vacation homes in the resort Catholic schools has been he said, is the vicariate system areas in that part of the state. increasing " which allows the bishop to know Over past few years, many people Sister said there are 1.050 the diocese and his priests better. have moved permanently to the elementary teachers and 244 The diocese is broken down into 12 resort areas, located along Lake secondary teachers in the regions or vicariates. Each Michigan in the eastern part of the diocesan school system. Of those totals, 23 percent are Religious vicariate meets every two months diocese. and the bishop is required to Another item that Bishop-elect and 77 are laypersons. There are attend the meetings. "Through Maida will have to deal with is the 10 schools with all-lay faculties. the systems, you can keep in implementation ol the 12-point We have a fine staff of teachers constant contact with the people," itatement of missions and goals here, she said. "They realize that Bishop Wycislo said. "That way, I for the Green Bay Diocese Bishop leaching in Catholic schools is get to know the first and last Wycislo said the statement is dillerent from teaching in the providing a great spiritual thrust public schools. To help them, we names of all my priests." Bishop Wycislo said the North American Martyrs Church in Monroeville Audrey Hestin, Fr. Maida, Lew Stark, Fr. Anthony (or the diocese and that the initiated the Vision and Values program, which integrates Gospel recession hasn't taken the same held a special farewell to Fr. Adam J. Maida who DeLuca, (front) pastor of North American diocese is now in the second year Martyrs, and Felix DuBrevil. Fr. Maida preached 6f the five-year-implementation values into the school program." toll that it has in Pittsburgh. leaves next week to become bishop of the Green Noting that papermaking is the Bay, Wise. Diocese. The bishop-elect had assisted the homily for the Mass, which concluded with program. The bishop added that Since 1976, Sister Madonna said, major industry in the diocese, he at weekend Masses at North American Martyrs for applause from several hundred persons. At the the diocese is in the final stages ol the diocese has required a said "Even in a recession, you still reception, borough officials, including Mayor (he Renew program, a program to religious education certification tl years while he was stationed at Our Lady of Mercy Academy. The Monroeville parish held a Michael Lynch attended. The celebration, in the re-vitalize the spirituality ol program for its teachers. The need paper. The bishop said Bishop-elect words of Fr. DeLuca, was a “ family event, warm Catholics. He noted that Catholics program includes introductory, special Mass and reception for Fr. Maida last Maida s administrative back and beautiful." |eem to be looking lor a deeper intermediate and advanced Sunday. From left are, Carol Stark, Ed Hestin, ground and memberships on sense of spirituality in their lives. certification in religious Pittsburgh Bishop Vincent M. various boards and commissions they are just fantastic. That's just In addition, Bishop Wycislo said < The Green Bay diocesan school education as well as a continuing Leonard and Bishop Wycislo. The would be an asset in administering one reason why I'm staying here. that he has been preparing files lystem is stable, according to renewal program. "W e felt it was bishop-elect will be installed as a diocese. In particular, Bishop "W e don't have a symphony or and other documents for Bishop- Bishop Wycislo and the diocesan necessary for our teachers to the bishop of Green Bay by Wycislo added that Bishop-elect such in Greeh Bay like you do in elect Maida to review. superintendent of schools, Sister remain updated with the changes Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Maida s experiences in hospital Pittsburgh, you have to go to in the Church," she said. Asked if he had any advice for Weakland, OSB, head of the Madonna Schmelzle, OSF. administration will be a valued Milwaukee or Chicago for things ‘ Academically, we haveexcellent The average tuitions are$165 for the new bishop, Bishop Wycislo province of Wisconsin. because the bishops of Wisconsin like that. We re a small city, but educational opportunities for elementary schools and $1100 for said, "Listen and watch carefully have been working with Catholic we have a lot of good things." for a while., but he's smart ftudents and parents," Sister secondary schools, Sister According to a spokesperson lor hospitals in the state in areas of From what he has been able to enough to know that." laid. "This is borne out on the Madonna said. Asked if the the Green Bay Diocese, among recession has effected enrollment, mutual concern. tell, Bishop Wycislo said that basis of the results of the Bishop-elect Maida will present those attending the ordination and she said "Very few schools have When asked if Bishop-elect Bishop-elect Maida has made a standardized tests our students his creditials from Pope John Paul installation Mass will be 30 been affected. Most of the schools Maida would have to make any favorable impression on the take in the fall. The results II to the Green Bay diocesan board archbishops and bishops, 250 have a scholarship program. At adjustment in moving from a Green Bay community. The indicate that we are above the of consultors at a prayer service priests from the Green Bay many of the schools, the parents large metropolitan area to a bishop added that everyone is national norms." smaller one, Bishop Wycislo, who anxious lor the new bishop to on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 5 p.m. in St. Diocese and 80 priests from 3 The Green Bay Diocese has 94 put in labor to help defray the came to Green Bay from Chicago, arrive. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Green Pittsburgh and other dioceses. In Elementary schools with 18,300 costs." Bay. An ordination and addition to Bishop Leonard. Sister Madonna said one school said. " If he's like me, he will have Since he is remaining in Green students and nine secondary a period of adjustment to make Bay, Bishop Wycislo said he will installation Mass will be held on Bishop Anthony J. Bevilacquaand »chools with 3.000 students this closed last year, only the first in lor the first year. I spent 16 years be available for consultation Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 2 p.m. in the Aux. Bishops John B. McDowell (icademic year. For the academic six years. One factor for not many in New York and 10 years as an should Bishop Maida need him. cathedral. Archbishop Pio Laghi. and Anthony G. Bosco will be year. Sister Madonna said that schools closing Bishop Wycislo auxiliary bishop in Chicago, but " I ’ve been a bishop for 25years, so apostolic delegate to the United attending from the Pittsburgh enrollment declined by 340 said was the consolidation of Diocese. Also expected to attend is I've fallen in love with the people I think I have the experience," he Slates, will be the principal ftudents over the previous parish schools into regionalized of Green Bay. They are friendly, said jokingly. consecrator, assisted by retired Wisconsin Gov. Anthony Earl. ticademie year. Over the past two systems. Sister Madonna said Analysis White House: Pope to name Archbishop Laghi pronuncio
WASHINGTON (NC) — Pope John Paul II the United States and the Holv See. He sees N ew ties get low -key treatm ent plans to name Archbishop Pio Laghi, apostolic formal diplomatic ties as further promoting and delegate to the U.S. Catholic Church, as the papal strengthening our already strong relationship," the release said. a Southern Baptist, President pronuncio to the United States, said a White By JIM LACKEY Normally the announcement of House press release. "The pope has informed us of his intention to Jimmy Carter, to do so in 1979. name Archbishop Laghi as papal pronuncio a change in diplomatic lies is "Can you imagine what would The three-paragraph release was issued after a issued simultaneously in the (ambassador) to the U.S.," it added. WASHINGTON (NC) — Though have happened if President Jan. 12 meeting in the White House of President capitals of both nations. State Since December 1980, Archbishop Laghi has the establishment of diplomatic Kennedy had tried to do the same Reagan, Archbishop Laghi and William Wilson, Department spokesman John been apostolic delegate in the United States, a relations between the United thing?" the priest said. the U.S.-ambassador-designate to the Vatican. States and the Vatican may turn Hughes, asked why the Vatican The meeting resulted from the Jan. 10 post which does not have diplomatic status. Father Curran also speculated At the time of the White House meeting, the Out to be one of the biggest had issued its announcement first, that since the U.S. bishops were announcement that diplomatic relations had been religious news stories ol 1984, you could only speculate that perhaps established between the Vatican and the United Vatican had not named a pronuncio to the U.S. not pushing for establishment ol government. On Jan. 17 an apostolic delegation certainly couldn't tell by the way the Vatican's official daily ties between the U.S. government States. the announcement was handled in newspaper, L'Osservatore "The president expressed his pleasure with the spokesman said he had no comment on the White and the Vatican — and in fact may House press release. Washington. Romano, needed the announce have been cool to the idea — few establishment of diplomatic relations between At the State Department and the ment early to meet a deadline. U.S. citizens feared that White House there was no effort to White House spokesman Larry diplomatic ties would give the focus extra attention on the new Speakes was similarly low-key in American hierarchy greater ties or to welcome them as any his handling of the Wilson prestige with the government. appointment. Congress in sjprt of a diplomatic breakthrough. Another news report said most The leadership of the U.S. bishops November gave the president the SPECIAL! 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Ernest Hollings (D- «longer has major political wasn't a "Cabinet-level" issue in S.C.) said he thought recognition 1 repercussions. the administration. of the Vatican was a bad S trem SVarden Studios 3 Though the Vatican had But why the comparatively precedent and violated separation 2released the announcement of the muted reaction by opponents of 9th St. A Penn Avenue. Downtown. Pittsburgh 36b Finn Ave. Alter Bldg, New Kensington of church and state, there seemed (new ties around 6 a.m. U.S.-Vatican relations? Accord Open Monday. 10-8 Tues thru Sat. 10-5 £ g j Open Tues. thru Sat. 10-5 337-8431 ^Washington time Jan. 10, the State ing to Jesuit Father Robert little chance that a majority of the 3 Department chose merely to wait Emmett Curran, chairman of the Senate would turn against the nomination. Congress last year 3 Until its regular noon press Georgetown University history had little trouble lifting the ban on ’ briefing to officially confirm the department, one key difference is ^establishment of diplomatic the acceptance of Catholics into formal relations with the Vatican, and the legislation to end the 2 relations. The White House the mainstream of American ¿T restriction had co-sponsorship - similarly waited until its regular society over the past generation. which ranged across the £ early afternoon briefing to "There doesn’t seem to be the n o . ¿announce the nomination ol old fears about inviting the pope ideological spectrum from Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) to MWilliam Wilson as first into the White House," said Father Curran, noting that it took Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.). " ambassador. 1540 Beechview Avenue 341-6177 A look at U.S.man at Vatican Home made Bread, Wilson is a member of St. Paul NC News Service Times, "I don't know if you'd say that we are a strongly religious the Apostle Parish in the Pastries, Cookies, Pies, Cakes William A. Wilson, the 69-year- family. I think you'd say my Westwood section of Los Angeles old California businessman whom father follows his religion and serves on the board of trustees President Reagan nominated as quietly." at St. John's Hospital in Santa the new ambassador to the Born Nov. 3, 1914, in Los Monica, Calif. S^nnounceA ' Jrfa /' Vatican, converted to Catholicism Angeles. Wilson graduated from He served as a member of the '’almost 40 years ago. Stanford University with a degree California Post-Secondary Since February 1981 Wilson has in mechanical engineering and Education Commission and the served as Reagan's personal served in the U.S. Army Ordnance Commission of the Californias, an representative to the Holy See, a Corps during World War II. organization for the promotion of (L/fie w ria S f y j e c i a / ’ non-paid position which carried no A millionaire, Wilson was better understanding between official ambassadorial rank. He president of Web Wilson Oil Tools California and Baja California, succeeded former New York Inc. until 1960, is active in real part of Mexico. Buy one item , get the sam e item Mayor Robert Wagner, who was estate development and has cattle Wilson and his wife, Elizabeth, appointed President Carter s interests in the United States and have two children and six at half price.W ith this ad personal envoy in 1978. Mexico. grandchildren. Wilson said Jan. 10 that Last August Wilson told the LIMIT ONE COUPON PER CUSTOM ER'|i5 ^’converting to Catholicism as an Wilson has been a personal American Club of Rome that Offer valid 1 -22 to 1 -29 1984 bdult assured me that I knew in friend and political adviser to "when history is written at the end ! |ny own mind that I knew what I Reagan for more than 20 years. He of this century, the two people HOURS: pas doing." He converted five served on the Presidential talked about as having been Sunday 8 :0 0 AM to 2 :0 0 PM »years after his marriage: his wife Personnel Advisory Committee, essential to the preservation of Tuasday through Friday 7 :3 0 AM to 6 :3 0 PM M s Catholic. which sought out Reagan loyalists peace and human freedom will be Marcia Hobbs, one of his two for administration positions after Pope John Paul II and President Saturday 8 :0 0 AM to SiOO PM daughters, told The New York Reagan's election in 1980 Reagan." National news Pittsburgh Catholic. Friday. 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"abortion is one of the most By STEPHENIE OVERMAN national march will be held Jan. 23 everyone is a possible victim of woman who undergoes the women who have complications in Washington and other the anti-life mentality. Miss Gray procedure, according to pro-life from abortions and do not like to profound, deeply etching corrosive acts" that can have aij WASHINGTON
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(Continued from page 1) Reagan administration unsuc marchers to let their representatives know of their participation and to and unborn children intended to insurance plans of federal cessfully attempted to intervene By JIM LACKEY ask congressmen to sign Discharge be carried to term. employees. The action was the in the case of "Baby Jane Doe." a handicapped Long Island baby Petition 3 on H.R. 618, known as the first test of a House rule which WASHINGTON (NC) - When But supporters ol the new ban girl whose parents had refused Hyde Human Life Bill. makes it more difficult to attach the 98th Congress resumes work responded that luture HHS corrective surgery. such restrictions to the in Washington Jan. 23. one item secretaries would be free to The administration also (PCUC pointed out that many appropriations bills that each on its agenda will be the approve such experiments that suffered a setback when another congressmen will tell people they question of government funding year fund the activities of the do not like to sign discharge distinguish between the two federal government. federal judge last April struck for fetal experimentation. different classes ol unborn down new government rules petitions because it interferes with Pro-lifers also had no problem the committee systems. However, a children unless Congress acts. getting the Hyde amendment, requiring hospitals to post public Last November, just before notices that “discriminatory discharge petition recently was Congress quit for 1983. the which prohibits federal funding of signed by congressmen that forced Still, opponent sol the new ban failure to feed and care for House approved a new ban on abortion except to save the life of a vote by the House on a bill argued that such distinctions handicapped infants in this fetal experimentation when the the mother, extended for another repealing the withholding tax on are scientifically useful because facility is prohibited by federal researc her has reason to believe year. interest and dividends. PCUC noted they permit testing of the effects law." the fetus is intended for At the end of the year an attempt the precedent had already been set on the letus of potentially risky (A Respect Life Mass will be abortion. But only minutes later to push the proposed Equal Rights and urged lobbyists to push for the new drugs or vaccines, testing ottered Monday, Jan. 23, — the the House approved another Amendment through the House signing of Discharge Petition 3. which might not otherwise take anniversary of the Supreme Court amendment making exceptions without an amendment — d e cisio n o f 1973 — at noon in St. ( The organization also noted they place. including an anti-abortion clause for experiments deemed to be ol on to take the interest ol the friary of Mercy Church, Downtown. were opposed and lobbying against “ minimal risk" or experiments child into consideration when — failed. Officiating will be Fr. George The bishops' pro-lile the following: specifically approved by the approving such experimenta The House vote, 278-147 in favor Newmeyer, director of the diocesan committee, in its support lor the • A ll tax funding for abortion. secretary of the Department of tion. of the ERA. fell six votes short of letal research ban, has argued office for justice and peace • Funding of anti-life organiza Health and Human Services. the necessary two-thirds. (Bus reservations for area tions, such as Planned Parenthood, Congress in 1973 approved that the issue is one ol human "The possibility of the abortion persons to attend the March for Life a prime promoter of abortion on what amounted to a temporary dignity. connection was probably the in Washington on Jan. 23 can still be demand, and Legal Services Corp. Pro-life groups, including the moratorium on letal research decisive factor in the failure of the m ade b y c a llin g Je a n B rim e r at 243- • The Equal Rights Amendment U.S. Bishops' Committee for pending a report on the issue by "A humane* medical ethic ERA," Doerllinger said. 2529 or Mercedes Haubach at 242- (ERA), unless the "abortion- Pro-Life Activities, had urged a national commission. That suggests that children, who Another pro-life issue, the care 4229 neutralization amendment, known support for the first amend commission's 1975 report led to cannot give iniormed consent, of handicapped newborns, (People Concerned for the as the Sensenbienner Amendment, ment, sponsored by Rep. new regulations permitting should not be subjected to suffered a setback when the Unborn Child (PCUC) have urged was attached.) William E. 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N e w t i e s What would have happened if had gone shopping in downtown She flatly relused to change her the participants in the Council of Jerusalem, in preparation for ways just because some Jewish While many are criticizing the establishment of full Jerusalem (49 A.D.) had resorted men insisted upon it. Juvenus, the diplomatic relations between the United States and the departure the next day to to debate in small group Damascus. Those remaining youngest member, added that he Vatican, it would be well to take a look at just what the NORBERT discussions? dwelt more on their personal had spoken to many Gentile r. GAUGHAN change means. experiences. One spoke of women converts who convinced The thought occurred when the First of all, the move will benefit the United States more "natural foods" and their him this was a matter in which U.S. Bishops used that technique than the Vatican, as was pointed out in a National Catholic beneifts: another urged a church elders should not get at their November meeting. The News Service story. The push for the change came, not from vegetarian cuisine, and thought involved. Preparation of food was process comes from the social Congress, but from William A. Wilson, President Reagan’s the dietary laws were unhealthful a woman's decision: they should sciences, at a meeting of a large personal representative to the Vatican for the past three since they contained .many "Iat be free to do as they please. body, members break up into years, who was nominated to the new post as Vatican groups of about eight to 10 to storekeepers iF“we give up foods. Table 5 was dominated by those At the end, Thomas, the ambassador. _ . consider an issue. A discussion following these laws? 2) What will favoring the existing dietary laws. secretary to James the Apostle, While Wilson, 69, a California businessman and a Catholic leader, primed with three or four be the reaction of the Christian But a Gentile pointed out they reported the table votes: 49 convert, said he already had full access to Pope John Paul II questions to stimulate discussion, housewife who will have to learn were prejudiced since they were percent of the tables said they and ranking Vatican prelates as a personal representative, is assigned: a secretary is chosen new menus and a dif ferent style ol connected with Levitical families, were in favor of changing: 49 to report briefly the gist of the cooking? 31 Will giving in be a sign there were some special events he wasn t officially invited directly or through marriage. percent said they wanted the laws conversation. At the end, the that the Church is weak and will to, such as beatifications and canonizations. Manerius was questioned by to be observed: two percent consensus or disagreement ol bow to outside pressures? Annonus, a Jerusalem resident, as objected to the process, claiming Life was a little different for Wilson s counterpart, each and all the groups is reported Barnabas presided at Table 1. it had been controlled by the curia He was a bit partial to the Gentile to whether this question was not Archbishop Pio Laghi, apostolic delegate to the U.S. A to the entire group. The Jerusalem at Jerusalem to get their own way. viewpoint since he had been with really an attempt for the new spokesman at the apostolic delegation said that Archbishop Council (cf. Acts) had to consider provincial churches to go Later that night a hurried meeting if the Gentile converts were to Paul. The discussion was Laghi s official status at the Organization of American independent, to establish a of the leaders produced the observe the old Jewish dietary dominated by Jonas, a kosher historical decision, which James States, where he is the Holy See’s permanent observer, butcher's son, who claimed his separate Greek Church, and thus laws, ir the discussion group reject the central administration announced the next day. brought him diplomatic courtesies and recognition from the technique had been followed, it lather's livelihood would be at Jerusalem. The argument was Group discussions may well be U.S. government. , might have gone this way. threatened. He called upon hot and heavy. the wave of the future. But given And, to say that the move violates the separation of First, the Apostles and Elders in tradition and warned of dire the complexity of issues lacing the church-state, falls short of all the facts. The Vatican, which Jerusalem heard a presentation consequences if, as he said, "the The leader of Table 7, Josephus, Church, the variety cl the bodies has diplomatic relations with 106 other nations, is a by St. Paul on the issue and then Church caved in on this one. But had invited Claudia, a Roman in the consultative process, these separate state, like the other governments with which the broke up into 7 tables of eight. To Justus, a presbyter from Asia discussions eventually end up as Minor, spoke in praise ol the matron from Philippi, to be a U S has diplomatic relations. add some expertise, specialists in hurried, crushed between other excellent meals prepared by him participant. Claudia said the men Philadelphia Cardinal John J. Krol correctly noted that it Hebrew cooking, Eastern foods, business matters. At test such and two housewives were in the Gentile style from recipes did not understand the role ol is not the Catholic Church but the governm ent of the United housewives in the new Church. If table talks end up not revealing, assigned to various tables. Three created by Julia, child of Ether. achieving, or reporting consen States which stands to benefit the most in “one of the most Mark presided over Table 3, kept to the old laws, she would questions were proposed: 1) What sus, but rather, being dull. respected forums for peace in the world today.’’ A diplomat will be the reaction of Jerusalem which did not get too far into the have to abandon her custom of at the Vatican can make many contacts, gather much information, exchange his country’s views and learn the Scriptures views of others. Walt Lardner Wilson commented that the Vatican is not like every other F i s h e r s state. Its influence throughout the world is tremendous," he said.'' From that point of view it is essential to the United States." o f m e n And, as the Greensburg Catholic Accent pointed out in an editorial, to see the move as a church-state issue is to By FR. RICHARD MURPHY misread the picture." It pointed out that America has a We often say to our f riends and diplomat at the Court of St. James in England, where the loved ones, "G ive me a call, and queen is recognized as the head of the Anglican Church, and rejoice when they do. A call is a there also is one in Japan, where the em peror is recognized way of keeping in touch and is a • as a sacred person. kind of bonding. It is also a simple thing, yet important: it shows that ; Jesuit Father Virgil C. Blum, president of the Catholic we are not forgotten but loved by ; League lor Religious and Civil Rights, said the 1867 law that others. A call is, moreover, a way ; prohibited the use of federal funds to support an American NIVERSARY to maintain and deepen a; embassy at the Vatican was a "petty and childish symbol of friendship. religious bigotry” and “ an unsavory relic of an era when The spiritual order is difficult' for us to grasp, but it is very real t the most blatant forms of anti-Catholic prejudice were for all of that. Wedimly sense that; dominant in American politics." there is more to us than llesh and j The U.S. can now put religious intolerance behind as it bone, that we are a mysterious, enters the community of 106 other nations which conduct kind of bridge that links two very J formal diplomatic relations with the Vatican. different kinds of worlds. At the; And, if the move furthers the cause of peace, even the same time, the knowledge of our, slightest, it will have been well worth the effort. lowly world telps us understand a ! bit about that other world where < important things happen. The constant message of the; Bible and of our history is that God, 11th anniversary cares lor us and keeps in touch. He ; is always calling us, but in strange • ways. He called us into time and I January 22 marks the eleventh anniversary of the space by His creative word, and' Supreme Court's Roe vs. Wade decision, which requires one day will call us home. He speaks to us in subtle ways : that abortions be legally available on demand. through the example of fam ily,1 Last year, one and a half million unborn children were friends and neighbors, through the aborted in this country. One in four pregnancies now end in words of the gospel, and equally abortion. powerful channels of grace. Handicapped newborns also lace immediate God calls everyone. Each of us termination. A 1977suvey revealed that almost 77 percent of has a vocation, a call or calling. pediatric surgeons and 60 percent of pediatricians would The history of Israel began with an "acquiesce in a parent's decision to deny a Down s essentially mystical fact, the call syndrome baby life-saving treatment. of Abraham. In response to that call he set out on a trek that would lead him to the Promised Land. In July 1983, the lead editorial in Pediatrics, the official When God calls, it is to give journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, stated, someone a commission, a part in "W e can no longer base our ethics on the idea that human His plan of salvation. beings are a special form of creation, made in the image of Artists have tried to capture on God, singled out from all other animals, and alone their canvas some of the high drama of Jesus’ calling His possessing an immortal soul." disciples. The scene took place on Abortion not only destroys the developing child but, A m bassador at the V atican the shore of the Sea of Galilee. psychologists report, scars both the mother and father and could not be bent. He was Capernaum had been singled out emotionally and mentally. By MSGR. CHARLES O. RICE reenforced in his thinking by a by Jesus to be His headquarters, prime doctrinal conservative. and one day He walked along the President Reagan called the nation's abortion policy "a There was a time I might have Cardinal Alfreddo Ottaviani, who shore, and came upon Peter and tragedy of stunning dimensions" and proclaimed Sunday, deplored, although with no depth was at the same time a partisan of Andrew, two brothers, who were Jan. 22. as "National Sanctity of Human Life Day.' of feeling, the United States MSGR. CHARLES ^ peace and international justice. Hinging their circular nets into the On Monday, Jan. 23, members of the Pittsburgh Diocese recognition of the Vatican as a O. RICE When I was under heavy fire for sea. Catching their eye, He said, will join thousands from across the nation lor the March for state and a government reasoning activities against the Vietnam "Follow me. and I will make you fishers of men. ' ' Another few steps Life in Washington, where they will lobby at Congressional that the consequent exchange of madness, Cardinal Wright, then ambassadors could enable this our bishop, observed that on that brought Him to two other offices for pro-life legislation and protest at the U.S. country to exercise undue brothers, James and John, and he Supreme Court building the tragic abortion ruling. matter Ottaviani was as radical as influence on the Holy See, Obviously the United States is I, if not more so. called them too. We applaud the thousands who will march so millions especially in matters of war and most successful in influencing the What a dramatic moment. may have a chance to live. peace. I no longer feel that way, Vatican, or anything else, when On the issue of the Ambassador These four men let their nets fall to not because the danger of undue other interested parties are to the Vatican and its concomi the ground, turned their backs on influence does not exist, but pushing in the same direction. On tants, some of our separated their boats — their bread and because we don't need an Latin America, for instance, the brethren are understandably butter — and followed Him! ambassador on the spot to Reagan policy fits in with the upset. They are worried that the "Fishers of men" is one of those Pittsburgh Catholic exercise it. interests of native conservatives Vatican will gain more from the magnificent combinations ol some of whom have strength in the exchange than the United States. words that often fell, effortlessly, Official Publication o f Ihr IMorese o f Pilltburgh The cooling of the American Bishop's Pastoral Letter on Curia. The most powerful voice on And there is a residue of the old from Jesus' lips. In the ordinary Serving the counties of Allegheny, Beaver, nuclear warfare proved that. Of that side belongs to Cardinal anti-Papal feeling which for so course of events, the catching of a Lopez Trujillo of Columbia, who long was such an integral part of fish means its death; but there is Butler, Greene, Lawrence and Washington course, in this instance pressure from the United States was has a special relationship with one Protestant conviction. That has another kind of "catching" that spells a new and wonderf ul kind of * * * seconded by pressure from the of the most highly placed Curial died down and we have only a few bishops of France and Germany, members, Cardinal Prefect people thundering, most of whom life, the life of the spirit. This was whose representatives went toe to Sebastiano Baggio, who has Latin are fundamentalists. The liberal the calling that Jesus shared with Pittsburgh Catholic Publishing Associates toe with our Episcopal leaders. America among his official opponents are more restrained, His disciples. Most, flsv- Anthony J. Bovtlmcqua, M.A., J.C.D., J.D., Pim uldont Reagan, you may remember, concerns. The clout of that however pained. Naturally the old Jesus, the Light of the world, Fr. I . Purr Horton, Exerulire Secretary employed a tactic that is always combination was quite evident American national dogma ol the came to dispel the darkness of sin. anti Irener Letters to the editor Q uestions fo r F t i B o b e r By FR. CHARLES BOBER programmi!tig, however, should television generate billions ol be the prodi ct of a balanced view dollars in profits annually While March for Life QUESTION: Our nation i built upon principles some people pay money to see this My question concerns the filthy, I tone . of __ Which is that of free material, others pay more dearly To the Editor: vulgar shows currently on the speech and artistic expression At Fr. Bruce Ritter is convincingly Catholic laymen have an opportunity to peaceably demonstrate cable stations. I am referring the same lime, we attempt to clear is his description of the against legalized abortion-on-demand by taking part in the Jan. 23 especially to the three specials by protect the rights of citizens to young lives that are destroyed by March for Life in Washington, D.C., or by attending the People stand-up comics. I find these FR. CHARLES raise lamilies in a atmosphere all forms of obscenity and Concerned for the Unborn Child prayer breakfast on Saturday, shows particularly offensive, BOBER where deiency, honesty and pornography. To deny this fact is Jan. 21, or by writing or telephoning their legislators on the day of although my husband and teenage integrity have priority terribly naive. the Washington march. sons sit there and laugh This samt kind ol balance must FinaJIy, it the risk of sounding For the record, the Catholic Church can be complimented for hysterically. Why doesn't the also be ext rcised in judgements like Ann Landers. I have to publicly condemning legalized abortion-on-demand. Not a drop of Church protest these shows and about precisely what is vulgar or wonder at your family's viewing innocent blood being shed worldwide by legal abortion is on the give a decent person like me some policy, their statement also pornographic I believe that such ol these shows despite your strong doorstep of the Catholic Church. moral support? pointed to what I believe is the s must avoid the objections Family addiction to Catholic hospitals, doctors, nurses and schools had had no part central issue here — television is piltalls ol typing prude and naive television can sometimes indicate in the United States' holocaust of the unborn, whose victims as of ANSWER really concerned with bringing Regarding the first, it seems a serious lack of communication 1983 number more than ten million. However, refusal to lake part The American bishops (through consumers to advertisers. The that ii somi people had their way within the home. It can also in abortion-on-demand is not enough. the USCC) have attempted to viewing public gets what it wants. much ol thi Bible would be unfit indicate a lack of vitality and When put to use, public opinion and voting are powerful weapons address the issue you raise. On Therelore. the networks and their family viewing The life ol Kind enthusiasm among family which can restore peace to society. A clear example is Sept. 10, 1975, they issued a local affiliates will present the David cer ainly contains lust, members People suffer from an Prohibition's repeal. statement entitled: "Family material which attracts the most conspiracy, murder and other inability to communicate. Young Pro-life victories on the state level continue to be struck down on Viewing Policy of Television viewers and brings maximum evils while at the same time people especially suffer (com a the federal level until the three-sentence Hatch Human Life Networks." profit. portraying ii beautiful picture of tack of affirmation or interest in Amendment is passed. The Hatch Amendment reverses the U.S. Basically, the statement was a This economic fact ol life places contrition a(jid repentence Human their lives, especially by other Supreme Court decision that there is a right to abortion contained commentary on attempts by the this important issue in the hands lile consist ol these emotions. It family members. in the U.S. Constitution. The National Conference of Catholic television networks at self of the viewing public. The would be ur fortunate if portrayals Perhaps in addition to asking Bishops have endorsed only one human life amendment and it is regulation. The networks had "Church" doesn't watch T.V., its ol lile were banned from viewing what is being watched on the the Hatch Human Life Amendment. decided that material selected for members do. The networks will simply be tause they admitted televisions in our homes, we need Having no intention of forming a Catholic political party, the programming during prime time continue to assume that what they that such 'motions exist within also to ask how much we watch bishops can do little else than to point out a step in the right would be suitable for family present is what the viewers want our species and why. Could it be true that the direction. It is up to the pro-life individual to do whatever is in his viewing. If this was not the case, unless people like you w rite or call While avoiding a prudish drama we see on television is or her power to stop legalized abortion-on-demand in the United viewer advisory statements would and complain about the content ol outlook on such things we must easier to deal with the real life situations we tend to avoid in our States. be made. their programming a ls o a v Rem em bering pew rent read. Contributions increased as the women called friends and By DOLORES CURRAN Jim and I shared with them our Our temptation, of course, was dramatically those three weeks as announced they had indeed paid On vacation a couple of years experiences in Spain in 1960 when to pay her peseta for her but this parishiorers gave to beat the their pew rent and that the parish ago, our children were amused at a little man came around during could be devastating to her pride, typist was incompetent. The being charged to go to Mass in a Mass and collected a peseta especially when foreigners report deadline following Sunday, our pastor rural parish. A table blocked the admission charge from each weren't attuned to the culture and DOLORES What I remember most was the apologized for the error and entrance but parish regulars were worshipper. He tapped us on the “ rich Americans" were often CURRAN way ever yone studied the pew rent published a correction in the allowed to pass through with a nod shoulder and held out his hand. We resented for doing that kind of report. I was a topic of juicy bulletin. It livened our parish from a lay collector who scanned thought he was a beggar, a thing. discussi in at the "circle's” community for a couple of weeks. our five unfamiliar faces and respectable occupation in a When we returned to Spain in monthly card party. The well-off In today's computerized charged a quarter each before we country that was poor at the time, 1980, we found the practice had the parish were expected to society, pew rent is a thing of the could enter. and Jim put a coin in his hand. disappeared but in recounting the annual report published and contribute more than the going past. Some larger parishes Our kids weren't angry or story to our children it brought up the old practice of pew rent in our distributed with the name of each pew rent and if they didn't do so a actively encourage parishioners scandalized, just intrigued, and We were startled to see him parishioner and his contributions particul ar year, there was to give regularly and painlessly later initiated a discussion of past make change. No beggar had done childhood. Pew rent was determined by the a matter of parish gossip. speculati on that they had a bad through Mastercard or Visa. I church practices for collecting that before. As he went from year suppose it's progress, but it’s contributions and operating person to person patiently waiting pastor and it could be paid in a Three weeks or so betore definitely a sign of a high tech funds. Young Catholics are as they dug out a coin, we realized block sum for the year or in publication of the report, our society. The high touch of a woefully ignorant of our he was collecting admission and weekly envelopes. The going rate One year an error on the parish pastor reminded the flock that the published pew rent report is gone, im m ediate past. I'v e found, we were saddened when an old when I was a child was $26 a year report cpused great commotion report was coming up and he thank God. Yet, I confess, it was because we don't tell them the woman got up and left Mass, or 50 cents weekly for single adults because a leading parish couple warned us that if we were behind it an interesting part of our story of what church life used to be apparently because she didn't and double that for a family. A was recorded as contributing would appear for all the parish to nothing Phones buzzed all week liturgical year. like. have a peseta. careful record was kept and an Page 6 — Pittsburgh Catholic, Friday, January 20, 1984 W o rld new s N ew s in b rie f I C ritics dispute find ings on h u n ger By STEPHENIE OVERMAN "The task force draft is an insult to every American who has ever (Chinese jail bishop visited a soup kitchen It is a transparent coverup of the serious and WASHINGTON (NC) — As soon as the president's Task Force on worsening problem of hunger in America. In effect, this commission says to the hungry: Let them eat block grants." Kennedy said. NC News Service Food Assistance issued its final statement in early Jan. 9 concluding ietemeyer. director of the domestic social development Bishop Peter Joseph Fan Xueyan of Baoding, China, has been that hunger is not rampant in America, congressional and church Ronald T. Kri S. Catholic Conference, said "it is very upsetting for jailed for violating the prohibition on contact between Chinese critics challenged both the substance and tone of its report. office of the U. le over the definition of rampant and the medical Catholics and the Vatican, the Chinese foreign ministry We have not been able to substantiate allegations of rampant them to quibb hunger," the commission stated in its report, approved 9-3. It found definition of hu nger in the face of massive evidence" of real human announced in Peking Jan. 11. ccu; It B uuJjrtunate they didn't take the problem head on." The announcement came while Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang that "for the vast majority of low-income people" food programs, need. "It's unfc Calling the report a smokescreen, Krietemeyer said there needs to be was in Washington in an effort to improve U .S. -Chinese relations^ public and private, were "sufficient for those who take advantage of a commitment of more money from the government "and they (the The 76-year-old Bishop Fan, no longer recognized as bishop of them." commission) were set from the beginning not to do that." Baoding by the Chinese government, was previously jailed during As the commission was still meeting to approve the report Sen. "The biggest single problem" with the commission report, according Robert Dole (R-Kan.), chairman of the Senate Agriculture the 1966-76 cultural revolution, according to the ministry. , is the block grant proposal. "It's a step backward. It Vatican Kadio reported in December that Bishop Fan and his subcommittee on nutrition.said ina press conference that Congress "is to Krietemeyer not likely to favor" the task force's recommendation that states be invites a lot of [iroblems we had before." vicar general, Msgr Huo Binzhang. had been ordered jailed for 10 illy mandated food assistance programs some counties given block grants to run food assistance programs and determine who Before feder* years after Bishop Fan was accused of secretly ordaining priests ate at all, leaving "pockets of malnourished people," and bishops The ministry said Bishop Fan was removed from his qualifies for aid did not particii oost in 1958 lor opposing the Communist government and violating The task force recommended the block grants for states but backed Krietemeyer said. , Mathew Ahmann, National Conference of Catholic Charities the sovereignty and independence of China s Catholic institutions. off recommendations in an earlier draft calling for overall cutbacks in associate director of government relations, called the block grant The Chinese government broke relations with the Vatican and food assistance. It made no new major proposals but did include a proposal "a regressive step." He added that the National Governors established a national church in 1957 called the National proposal to continue federal aid to private charities. Father C.B. Woodrich. pastor of downtown Denver's Holy Ghost Association, which usually favors block grants, opposes the proposal. Association of Patriotic Catholics. While freedom of religion was Ahmann said Catholic Charities plans to oppose the block grants and included in the 1982 Constitution, the government prohibits foreign Church, which operates a daily sandwich line, challenged the commission's conclusions on hunger. to continue to i rovide emergency assistance to the needy. authority over religious movements as "colonialism." Willian J. Byron, president of the Catholic University " I don't see how they honestly came up with that report. I guess tiesuilJesuit rFathei «aiuci nimou u. j * - The ministry said the present imprisonment is not lor the of America in Washington and a co-founder of Bread for the World, said bishop s religious beliefs, but for maintaining ties with the you've to to be starving in the streets before they realize how serious it is," he said. "No, they’re not dying in the streets like in India or there is a special kind of hunger in America. "It's not famine and Vatican. . . . . , . , . _ , disease as there is in India or Africa. It's related to economic Several months earlier, live elderly Jesuits, who had spent most Ethiopia but they're dying in the apartment houses.” insecurity, unemployment. of their lives in jail before being released in 1979, were given long Father Woodrich said in a telephone interview Jan. 10 that even "T o see the positive side. I think the commission has put domestic sentences and returned to labor camps. though the Denver area is not as badly hit as other parts of the country, hunger back ill the headlines," Father Byron said, so that perhaps The government is also upset that the Vatican does not have his sandwich line feeds about 600 people a day. "M y God, there are political pressure will make sure something is done about it. diplomatic relations with China while maintaining relations with hungry people, respectable people who just don t have money. Hunger wasin the headlines recently when Catholic officials and the Nationalist Chinese government of Taiwan. Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) called the report Orwellian others who worlk with the poor criticized White House counselor Edwin The patriotic association has been allowed to reopen cathedrals Meese for say ng Dec. 8 that he had never seen "any authoritative "double speak" and said it was full of "cold, clinical, bureaucratic and seminaries and its clergy criticizes Catholics who favor figures that thire are hungry children in America." Vatican ties and continue functioning as an underground church. language." At the liberation, the Catholic Church had about 2.7 million adherents now they have more than 3 million,” the document said. (The lust official Catholic statistics lor 1949 gave 3,295.000 R . I . n u n 2 miracles approved Catholics in China.) ' Protestants at the time ol liberation had about 700,000 VATICAN CITY (NC) — The Vatican adherents now they have about 3 million, said the documents. w o n ’ t g e t (Protestant statistics listed 14 million adherents in 1949.) A tth e announced Jan. 12 that it has approved two miracles, one attributed to an Italian priest and d isp ensation the other to a Belgian Passionist. Precedent in N-regulation The Vatican also recognized the "heroic i V a tic a n virtues" of a 17th century Danish bishop and a WASHINGTON (NC) — The Supreme Court's Jan. 11 decision to PROVIDENCE, R.I. (NC) — A 19th century Spanish Jesuit. reinstate a $10 million punilive-damages lawsuit brought by Rhode Island nun who plans to run The decrees were announced during a Karen Silkwood's family establishes a precedent in nuclear safety again lor attorney general will not ceremony attended by Pope John Paul II and regulation which must now be broadened, said Jesuit Father get a dispensation Irom church Pope9s next visits Cardinal Pietro Palazzini, head of the Vatican William Davis. laws prohibiting priests and Congregation for Saints' Causes. The "We intend to move on Irom this to the next battlelront at the Religious in politics, said Bishop VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope John Paul II is congregation is investigating the lives of the four to decide if they should be beatified, a major step legislative level." said Father Davis, administrative director of Louis E. Gelineau of Providence. likely to visit Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Christie Institute, a religious public policy center in Washington. "It is certainly incongruous to Islands in May as a part of his trip to South Korea, on the way to sainthood. One of the miracles was attributed to Father He said he hopes to see a law passed which makes it clear that expect that I should grant a said Father Romeo Panciroli, Vatican press lederul regulations do not prevent local governments from dispensation in such cases when Clemente Marchisio, the Italian priest who spokesman. founded the Institute of the Daughters of St. passing their own health and safety laws.' the holy father himself does not do Father Panciroli said Jan. 13 that it is probable The priest has been working on the Silkwood case since 1976 Joseph in 1877. so," said Bishop Gelineau in a Jan. that the pope will include stops in the two Pacific Born in Racconigi, Italy, in 1833, Father when he was director ol the National Jesuit Social Ministries 4 statement. nations following his May 3-7 stay in South Korea, Marchisio lived most of his priestly life near Oil ice in Washington. He became involved when Ms. Silkwood s Mercy Sister Arlene Violet, although the itinerary "has not been finally family asked a social ministry volunteer, attorney Daniel who run for attorney general but Turin in northern Italy. He died in 1903. determined yet." Sheehan, to help with the case. lost in 1982. had not officially The other miracle was attributed to Passionist The Supreme Court decision stems Irom Ms. Silkwood s announced her campaign plans by On Jan. 16 Father Panciroli said Thailand was Brother Isidore de Loor, born in Vrasne, contamination by radiation during the time she was working at a mid-January but has indicated another possible stop in the papal trip. Belgium, in 1881. Kerr-McGee plutonium processing plant in Oklahoma. It gives that she would leave religious life In Thailand there are 199,000 Catholics in a The two other decrees were for Bishop Niels judges and juries, acting under slate laws, the power to punish to run, then seek reinstatement population of 48 million. Stensen, who was born in Copenhagen. Denmark, companies lor violations ol nuclear salety. when her political career ended. Papua New Guinea, formerly adminstered b; in 1638 and died in 1686, and Father Jose Maria A recently released movie "Silkwood" is "basically sound, "The Code of Canon Law clearly Australia, became independent in 1975. Catholics Rubio y Peralta, a Jesuit born in 1864 who died in according to Father Davis, and could help in several ways to raise states in its legislation that priests represent 30 percent of the population of 3 million 1929. people s consciousness to the dangers ol the nuclear industry. and Religious 'are forbidden to The Solomon Islands, which along with Papuil "One. the industry is far more dangerous than people have been assume public offices which entail New Guinea, is part of the British Chile-Argentine dispute a participation in the exercise of Commonwealth, attained independence in 1978. led to believe. Two, there is a lot of collusion between federal VATICAN CITY (NC) — The foreign ministers agencies and big business and three, local folks can't leave it to the civil power,"' said Bishop Nearly 20 percent of the island's 200,000 residents are Catholic. o! Chile and Argentina will meet Vatican experts, they nave to be informed and take action." he said. Gelineau. mediators Jan. 23 to work out final details of a In 1982, before Sister Violet's solution to their territorial dispute, the Vatican race for attorney general, Bishop Pope: Offer sufferings Christian-Jewish institute announced Jan. 11. Gelineau issued a similar The announcement, made by the Vatican Press statement that her candidacy was VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope John Paul II ha[s NEW YOHk (NC) — The American Jewish Congress is opposed asked sick people to offer their sufferings to Go (I Office, said Pope John Paul II considered the in violation of church law. But time right for a "conclusive phase" of the talks, to U S. diplomatic relations with the Vatican but will not launch an Sister Violet said her interpreta so that the world can avoid a nuclear eonllict. i impassioned crusade to reverse the decision, said Rabbi Henry " I ask you in the name of the Lord to o! ler to him which have been mediated by the pope since 1979. tion of church law was that she did The final treaty would reflect the proposals Siegman, executive director, at a press conference held to not need the bishop's permission your sufferings ¡or peace between men. ¡or the announce formation of a new institute for Jewish-Christian return to God of those w ho do not know him. w ho made by the pope, said the announcement. to run but only the permission of No details were given about the proposals, relations. do not believe in him or who light him, and so that her religious superiors. w hich have not been made public by the Vatican. The press conference took place Jan. 10. which turned out to be A spokesperson lor the Sisters ol there w ill be no more war on earth, above all so Previously, Chile had publicly accepted the the day the Reagan administration announced establishment of Mercy said the order this time will that the world may be spared the trial o! nuclear proposals but Argentina had rejected them and diplomatic relations with the Holy See. follow the new Code ol Canon Law . conflict." he said Jan. 11 at his general audience submitted counterproposals. ______Rabbi Siegman said the congress favored development of closer w hich went into effect last Nov. 27. in a special message to a group of sick people. relations between Jews and other religious groups, and particularly valued the Vatican's "new activism" on human rights and social justice. But he said the American principle of church-state separation helped preserve the freedom of churches C a rd in a l links K in g 9s , p a s t o r a l and synagogues to involve themselves in public policy matters, and that U.S. government relations with the Vatican "violates that ATLANTA (NC) — "W e will never be the same again as a nation" relationship of peace and justice force us to examine what we mean by constitutional principle." because of the Rev. Martin Luther King's prophetic voice for racial security," he said. "W e cannot be secure in a world in which, according The new institute for Jewish-Christian relations will be directed to reputable Judies. 450 million people go hungry and 30 children die. by Michael Wyschogrod, chairman of the philosophy department justice, Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin of Chicago told a packed congregation at Dr. King's old church in Atlanta Jan. 14. every minutj; for want of food and vaccines while global military. at Baruch College, City University of New York. Dr. King's vision today might be directed against the "distorted expenditures are $1.3 million per minute. priorities" of military security, and there is a "direct link" between his The cardinal challenged the recent U.S. decision to reduce its rate of Tax credit drive vision and the U.S. bishops' war and peace pastoral, the cardinal said. contributions to the International Development Association. ' We must. "What view of security moves us as a nation to believe that hungry ask what view of stable peace and what conception of security support WASHINGTON (NC) — Despite legislative setbacks the idea ol and homeless people in the world's wealthiest democracy is a basis for such a policy. We must not only ask, we must demand something: tuition lax credits will continue to gain momentum, Frank J. a stable domestic peace?" he asked. "What kind of political vision is at different," he said. Monahan. U.S. Catholic Conference assistant director of work when we have intricate national debates about whether hunger is He challenged U.S. policies of increased arms spending, which he government relations, said Jan. 11. . . . • a national crisis or only a human catastrophe?" said were directly linked to "severe cuts in social programs." This is so because the basic issue involved is one ol lairness to The keynote speaker at an annual ecumenical service to mark the The ecumenical service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, from whose both the people and the institutions which comprise the private slain civil rights leader's birthday. Cardinal Bernardin called Dr. King pulpit Dr. King spearheaded the national civil rights movement in the educational enterprise in our nation, Monahan said. "one of the great pastors and prophets of the Christian Church in the 1960s, was a high point in Atlanta's annual King Week, Jan. 8-15. This Those opposed to the tax credit concept have oiten proclaimed United States." year 's observ ances took on added significance in the wake of the recent its demise, Monahan said, but he added that the issue has Focusing on one "direct link between the preaching ol Dr. King and decision of Congress and the Administration to make the third Monday continued to be proposed, debated and voted upon by one or the pastoral letter (on war and peace) of the Catholic bishops," in January a national holiday, beginning in 1986, to commemorate Dr. another house of Congress lor 20 years. Cardinal Bernardin said that both "recognized that resources used lor King's birthqay on Jan. 15. Assassinated in 1968, Dr. King would have Monahan made his remarks at the Oklahoma City University's war are taken from resources needed for building a just peace." been 55 this year. Mrs. Coreita Scott King, Dr. King's widow, introduced Cardinal mid year institute on "The Future of Education in a Free Cardinal Bernardin said the term "prophet" has been cheapened by Bernardin, noting that the Chicago prelate, an auxiliary bishop of Society." overuse, but Dr. King was a prophet in the full sense of the word. "A prophet's purpose is not primarily to describe the future, but to Atlanta in the 1960s, had known and worked with her husband. She Superior fears for 5 illuminate the moral issues ol his own time. Prophets serve the word of praised the U.S. bishops' war and peace pastoral, written under God by their vision, not their power of prediction...The prophets always Cardinal Bernardin s leadership, as a "landmark" document. Atlanta M ayor Andrew Young wept as he told the packed ROME (N O — Five Franciscan Missionary ol Mary Sisters called the people they served to the crucible of decision; the prophets defined problems in clear moral terms, challenged the people and congregation , including the Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. and many disappeared Dec. 18 Irom their mission in Cacolo, Angola, and leaders of th< 1 civil rights movement, that he had not believed he would may have been kidnapped by guerrillas, according to Sister Alma forced a social decision," said Cardinal Bernardin. Recalling Pope John Paul II s condemnation of the arms race at the live to see D King's birthday declared a national holiday. Dulault. superior general of the order. expense of human needs in his Christmas message to the world, Cardinal Bernardin joined hands with Mrs. King on his right and The Franciscans learned that the missionaries were missing, Cardinal Bernardin said he was "convinced" that that statement "has Young on his left at the conclusion of the service, as the congregation Dec. 21, when contacted by Japanese officials. The Japanese sang the trad itional theme song ol the civil rights movement,' ‘We Shall government became involved because the youngest of the live direct meaning for our national decisions." "The pope's words of last month and Dr. King s vision ol the Overcome missionaries. Sister Maria Goretti Nakamura Jiroko, 37, is a citizen ol Japan. The lour other missing missionaries are 56-year-old aister Felisbela Martins and 41-year-pld Sister Maria Lourdes Nogueira, both ol Portugal; 53-Year-old Sister Dominina Malo of Spain; and Hispanics called rb from God 42-year-old Sister Graziella Sereno of Italy. Details ol the apparent kidnapping, in which two priests and one WASHINGTON (NC) — The U.S. bishops' pastoral letteron Hispanic gaps within the family and identity crises in young people. Religious brother, all members of the Society of the Divine Word, ministry calls the growing number of Hispanics in the United States "a Affirming in Hispanic youth the value of their heritage, history and also reportedly were abducted, has come from townspeople in blessing from God" which challenges the church and its members. culture is important, the bishops said. "Society often tells them that Cacolo, said Sister Dufalt in an interview Jan. 14 at her Rome The Hispanic presence "challenges all of us to be more 'catholic, their parenls' culture, so deeply steeped in Catholicism, is valueless headquarters. more open to the diversity of religious expression," the bishops said. and irreleva nt. The church can teach them otherwise." . The three missing Divine Word missionaries are r other Miguel Hispanics and non-Hispanics should work together, teach and learn The traditional Hispanic commitment to Catholicism is also Yasis 32 of the Philippines: Father Krzystof Lukoszyk. 38, of from one another, and together evangelize in the fullest and broadest threatened "by instances of active proselytizing among Hispanics Poland; and Brother DurvalinoCantelli, 46. of Brazil, Divine Word sense," the 9,000-word letter said. carried on in an anti-ecumenical manner by Protestant sects,” the officials said Jan. 16. The pastoral, "The Hispanic Presence: Challenge and pastoral said. "A variety of fundamentalist groups divide Hispanics Sister Dulault said that she had expec ted the missionaries would Commitment," was approved with amendments by the National and their families with their preaching." be released shortly after Christmas following,a UNITA promise Conference of Catholic Bishops at their November meeting. The that it would release hostages as a goodwill Christmas measure. English text was officially approved Dec. 12, the feast of Our Lady of Hispanics blacks, the recent Southeast Asian refugees and native UNITA did not release the Franciscan nuns or Divine Word Guadalupe, and released Jan. 10. Americans continue to suffer from prejudicial treatment — missionaries but did release five other nuns and a priest who had The threats facing the Hispanic culture include pressures on "treatment which makes us aware that the sin of racism lingers in our been kidnapped Sept. 5. ______Hispanic young people to assimilate, "which often leads to generation society." th|? bishops said. Features Pittsburgh Catholic. Friday, January 20. 1984 — Page 7 Y ou th m inistry tra in in g com pleted by 55 persons Fifty-five persons recently John and Margaret Kos, Lillian parish, Oakland: Maria Derrico. completed the youth ministry Germaine, Anthony Allegro, St. Patrick parish. Canonsburg: training program sponsored by Douglas Columbus,and Thomas Earl Dumm, St. Veronica parish. the diocesan Youth Ministry Sparacino. Holy Cross parish. Ambridge: Howard Frey, St. office. Two training programs West Pittsburg. Mary parish. Glenshaw; and were held, in the South Side and in Diane Gambassi, St. Sylvester New Castle. Lawrence County. Fr. Frank Erdeljac. Bob Mason. parish, Brentwood Mary Ann Fleo. Regina Gay, According to Kon Kagan, Phyllis Genaro and Mike Ferrara, associate director of the diocesan St. Joseph the Worker parish, New Carole Herrle, Assumption Department of Youth Ministry, Castle. parish, Bellevue; Karen Joyce. 215 laypersons. Religious and Ascension parish. Ingram; Donna priests have participated in the Mark and Joanne Faraone, Kiehla. St. John the Evangelist certification program since it was Sister Carolyn Cappabianco. parish. South Side; Sister Jeremy first offered in September 1980 Terry Pascarella and Robin Mahta. De Paul Institute. Windl, St. Vitus, New Castle, Brookline: Chuck Mazur, St. John The purpose of the program is to parish. Neumann parish. Franklin Park; provide interested volunteers an and Christopher M iller. St. Fr. Stanley Grzegorek, pastor of Our Lady ol County. Keceiving the certificates are: Margaret opportunity to gain a fundamental Fr. Richard Whalen. Agnes Atphonsus parish. Wexford. Czestochowa parish in New Castle, and Ron Kos of Holy Cross parish in West Pittsburg, Carol understanding of Youth Ministry Mijavec and Barbara Huncik, St. Ragan, associate director of the diocesan youth Jean Pistachio of Purification of the Blessed Virgin and to improve the knowledge and James parish. New Bedford: Pat ministry department, flank the recent recipients of Mary parish in Ellwood City, and John Kos of Holy skills necessary ministry to youth. and Ed Mrozek, and Josephine Sister Judith Rotunda, All youth ministry training certificates in Lawrence Cross parish in West Pittsburg. Sedwick. Our Lady of Czestoch Saints parish. Etna: Ellen Among the topics covered in the owa, New Castle: Carol Jean Schneider. St. Louise de Manllac 12-week, 30-hour program are Pistachio. Purification of the parish. Upper St. Clair; Paul adolescent development, adoles Blessed Virgin Mary parish. Schwieger. Most Holy Name cent spiritual development, Ellwood City: and Connie Reeher, parish, Troy Hill: Vincent Tucker, teenage chemical abuse, St. Monica parish, Wampum. St. Benedict the Moor parish. Uptown: and Jeanne McLaughlin, teenagers and delinquency, Those receiving training and Holy Sepulcher parish. Glade introduction to cults, youth certification at the South Side ministry and religious education, program: Dennis and Jackie Mills. parish youth ministry models, Martin, Chuck Lightner, and youth ministry resources, etc. Kathy Valenty, St. James parish, Catholic Youth Ministries will Sewickley; and Fr. Michael offer the training session again, Those receiving certification in Buleza and David Kozenko. St. Feb. 28 through May 15. at the New Castle were: Tom and Mary Andrew (Byzantine Rite) parish, South Side location only. Ellen Penwell, Mike and Mary Gibsonia. Beth Lee, Frank and Sandy Registration fee is $40 and DeFelice, and Mary Ascione, St. Kenneth Cranmer, St. Mathias enrollment is limited to 30. Camillus parish, Neshannock parish, Evans City; Fr. Louis For more information, contact Township. DeNinno, St. Paul Cathedral Catholic Youth Ministry. 488-0900. Book review 'Report on the Shroud of ’ Jackie and Dennis Marlin (renter) of St. James department, and Fr. Donald Brcler (right), parish, Sewickley, receive their certificates in director of the yough ministry. The Martins were “ No." Nothing in all the findings youth ministry training from Kon Ragan (left), among those recently taking their training on the By FR. STEVEN M. PALSA of the Shroud crowd in three years associate director of the diocesan youth ministry South Side. "Report on the Shroud of Turin." contained a single datum that Dr. John H. Heller. Houghton Mifflin contravened the Gospel accounts. Com pany. Bo sto n . 1983. 225 pages. FR. STEVEN M.l $15.95. PALSA “ How did the images get on the cloth?" The scientists explained their many theories and ideas For many years intense about how the Shroud was the controversy has raged around the work of artists or somehow made Shroud of Turin. Tradition has it by human means. Then they Q U IC K ! JO IN that this ancient piece of material explained that all ol their theories was wrapped around Christ’s lorty American scientists — all ol had to be rejected, one by one. body when he was taken down them volunteers from many "W e just don't know." fitom the cross, and to this day it different disciplines — spent lour T H E N E W bears the fdint but inescapable years and approximately 150,000 Each of the 40 members of the imprints, front and back, ol a lull- man-hours on research. team would discuss it with other length human figure. Over the colleagues at their own years there has been much After the thousands of tests 'institutions. Each of the 40 speculation as to how the image W E I G H T were finished, the Shroud scientists must have consulted at w;as formed, with skeptics saying research team appeared in least ten other investigators who it's a clever forgery and believers London at a press conference to were not part of the team. Thus, at calling it a miracle. explain their findings to the least 400 scientists had added public. their input. From all these W A T C H E R S In 1978, a team of U.S. scientists suggestions, none proved to received permission to make an withstand the data and explain intensive study of the Shroud, The question came, "Do you how the image got on the Shroud. think it is authentic?” The using every sort ol the most up-to- The Shroud remains, as it has over Q U ICK STA R T date equipment to perform scientists answered, "That's not a the centuries, a mystery. physical, chemical and biological scientific question. We cannot tests. There purpose was to answer it." explain once and for all the origin Dr. John H. Heller received his of the image and thus settle the bachelor’s degree from Yale and PROGRAM. controversy. In this fascinating One reporter asked of the 40 did graduate work at Yale and at scientific detective story. Dr. assembled scientists, "AH who Cornell. He has a doctorate in Heller describes how, step by step, believe this is the authentic medicine and has been a professor Start losing weight faster than their tests forced them to conclude Shroud of Christ, raise your of internal medicine and medical ever before. that the material itself is ancient, hands.” Forty pairs of eyes just physics at Yale. He has written Begin the countdown to a thinner stared at him. "O .K.," he said, that the image conforms in every extensively in his professional you! Our new Quick Start program way to that of a man who had been fields and has been awarded lour helps you lose weight crucified in the Roman manner, national and international "all those who don't believe it's quicker in the very first and that the blood stains are medals. He takes his readers on a authentic, raise your hands." The weeks, while you eat 3 indeed human blood. They are 40 men sat still. None moved. At voyage through time and well-balanced meals convinced that the Shroud is not a that point, one of the members ol microspace. Though the science is forgery. the audience asked, "Have you rigorous. Dr. Heller makes it both a day. found anything that would accessible and exciting to the ^ \ And Weight general reader and tells an The Shroud is the most intensely preclude the Shroud being Watchers helps enthralling story in the process. studied artifact in human history: authentic?" you keep on los ing. We'll teach Teaching as Jesus did you the good eat ing habits that make sensible H e a d Start benefits children eating second nature. Head Start since 1965. Financially, the federal Join Weight Watchers SISTER M. ZITA GREEN, OSF government provides 80 percent of the program now. And start Quick! Executive Director, PCEPI funds, and the grantee. Pittsburgh Catholic “Let the little children come tome... for it is to such Educational Programs, Inc., Head Start as these that the kingdom of God belongs." (Lk. (PC EPI) must provide the other 20 percent o f' in- 18:16). kind" monies. The total grant for the 1983 84 «Q u ick S ta rt What did Christ mean when he said that school year is $983,154. The federal portion for this program from weight watchers . kingdom is for child-like people? Could he have first year that PCEPI is a grantee and therefore, meant their openness, candor, ability to love funded directly from the federal government, is ------MAINTENANCE — LIFETIME------freely, lack of pretense, complete trust and $786,523 (80 percent), and the 20 percent of (Within 2lbs. of Goal) humility. All of these and more, "...of such as $196,631 must be supplied by the grantee, PCEPI, 3 NEW ANO REJOiNM NEMEM these does the kingdom of heaven belong.'' And of under the superintendent of Catholic schools. ______COMI I MUR BEFORE UfTEO MEETIM TIKI such as these is what Head Start is all about The "in-kind" is obtained in great part by Head Start is a federally funded program for volunteer services to which we can ascribe a three and four-year-old children and their minimum wage figure, e.g., a person volunteers families. It is a comprehensive program that time for four hours at $3.25 an hour, thereby serves the economically disadvantaged in "giving” $13 toward "in-kind" (a lot of nutrition, education, social work and in physical bookkeeping, yes). and mental health. Another source of “ in-kind" can be donations of Nutritionally, each child in the program clothing, food or money for the program. FOR A MEETING NEAR YOU receives a hot meal each day, plus a snack before Donations of this type are very sparce. However, returning home. Each child is checked physically the diocese, through the superintendent’s office, CALL (412) 521-9300 for dental, sight and hearing deficiencies, as well does provide some financial assistance in helping as receiving a complete physical examination. meet this “ in-kind” obligation of $196,631. All of PHONE ANSW ERS 24 HOURS. 7 DAYS A WEEK The social workers and teachers visit the homes the above “ in-kind” must be completely of the children throughout the year to help both documented for the auditors. O R CALL FREE 000-242-0324 children and families. Regardless of the work involved, the diocese Parent training and involvement is an integral through PCEPI Head Start is not only serving 372 part of the program, and is just as important as children at centers at Hilltop, Hazelwood, ADDED INCENTIVE! having the children come to the centers each day. Arlington Heights and St. Clair Village, but their Psychologists tell us that a child s attitudes and families as well. This means more than 1,000 W E WILL CONTINUE THE $2.00 REBATE habits are 80 percent formed by the age of six people. are being helped by the program in FOR EACH TEN POUNDS YOU LOSE years. If this be true, then what an advantage for addition to the 50 jobs it provides for adults, thus us to help these children at ages three and four! helping the unemployment crisis. However, the results would not be so positive and "...It is such as these that the kingdom of God 812. First Wsak, 86. Weekly No Contract to Sign. long-lasting as they are, if the parents were not belongs." We feel that it is not an obligation but a being trained and involved simultaneously in the distinct privilege to help these economically ms and Quick Start traden process. disadvantaged three and four-year-old children The Pittsburgh Diocese has been involved with to get a Head Start in what life is all about. I I Page 8 — Pittsburgh Catholic. Friday, January 20. 1984 Diocesan/national news Home Again P a stora l still gets attention By NC News Service Bernardin of Chicago as part of the 1983 Albert CONNIE ANN VALENTI Einstein Peace Prize. Father, it's something anyone who has ever The U.S. bishops pastoral letter on war and Cardinal Bernardin. in accepting the $50,000 loved should easily understand, but I can't peace, approved eight months ago at a special prize last November, said the money would go explain it. Why would a complete stranger meeting of the hierarchy in Chicago, continues to toward the USCC s peace efforts Projects funded suddenly become so important to me that I pray get attention from a variety of sources both inside with the money ranged from production ol a lor him daily? Maybe it has something to do with and outside the church. videotape of a symposium for educators on the the fact that I've always wanted a large family. Inside the church the pastoral remains the pastoral to publication of a comic book and other Welcome to St. Benedict the Moor Church,' he focus of symposiums and other follow-up educational aids on the pastoral for children. said with a gentle and warm smile and with activities at the national and local level. January, The Einstein award is given annually by the caring and love in his voice. "I m Keith. for example, was being promoted by the Catholic Einstein Peace Prize Foundation loan individual When he extended his hand and took mine, he bishops of Illinois as a Month of Peace with who makes a significant contribution to world took my heart as well A strange feeling came special educational activities geared to the peace. over me, and I felt we were being bound together pastoral. . . The symposium to be videotaped for future use in some way by the hand of God, as if God wanted Outside the church the pastoral, titled m e by educators was expected to bring participants this chance meeting to occur. You could tell he Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our from around the nation to Washington Jan. 15-18 was very proud ol this, his second home, as he Response,' still is the subject ol commentaries to develop implementation programs for the gave us a tour of the church. and critiques by persons with a specialized pastoral. When Mass was about to begin, he politely interest in the war and peace issue. Cardinal Bernardin was scheduled to be one ol excused himself . The next time I saw him he was A U.S. Navy commander, while disagreeing several speakers lor the symposium, sponsored dressed as an altar boy in a dark brown alb with a with some of the pastoral's conclusions, wrote in a by the USCC's Department of Education for rope tied around his waist. "How young, how naval affairs publication that everyone still diocesan officials in education, communications, innocent, how blessed,' I thought, I was soon to should read the pastoral because it can aid in the social action and justice and peace. learn God was thinking the same thing formation of conscience. One example of local implementation of the When I saw him after Mass. I asked him if he Commander A.K. Cebrowski, writing in the pastoral has been the ministry of peace ever prayed lor a vocation to the priesthood. His December issue of Proceedings, published by the volunteers in the Diocese ol Rockford, III. Since gentle smile became radiant and he said, Yes, 1 U.S. Naval Institute, said some "unthinking their commissioning by Bishop Arthur J. O Neill have. I'm in the seminary high school program.1' people" have placed "an unfortunate and last summer the ministry of the volunteers has He told me his parents weren't Catholic, but how a unnecessary burden on military and delense included activities as different as conducting neighbor took him to be baptized and acted as hjs industry people by their interpretations of the study sessions with Catholics and non-Catholics Godmother. "Her love lor Christ and for the letter. to releasing balloons with messages of peace. Church made me want to follow Him, he said. "I found myself one ol those burdened people I wanted to hug him and tell him how much he until I read the bishops letter. I recommend that could do for Christ with his many beautiful gilts. everyone read it." said Cebrowski, a Navy air 'Challenge of Peace’ How much good we could all do if we recognized wing commander Irom Virginia Beach. Va. the gilts God has given to each of us. Because his He added that the letter "helped me form my A lour-week series on "The Challenge of Peace: Godmother shared her love with him, Keith may God s Promise and Our Response" will be become a priest and the fabric ol God s love which conscience on many of the issues surrounding the discussion of war and peace. conducted at Carlow College's Grace Library covers the earth will be strengthened. (Room 315) Tuesdays beginning Jan. 24, from 7 to 5 generations I remember how the Franciscan Sisters would Cebrowski disagreed with the bishops' views on some aspects Of pacifism and nuclear deterrence. 9 p.m. invite us to visit their motherhouse in Millvale, When tiny Jacquelynn A. Noble was born this fall she But he also noted that, contrary to the The series is co-sponsored by Carlow's theology how w ed walk up the long, winding, red department and the National Federation of became the fifth living generation of her father’s family. cobblestone road which led to it. how the Sisters interpretations ol some, the bishops did not call on military personnel to resign or disobey orders Priests' Councils' convocation committee. In the family photo Jacquelynn is being held by her would share their love with us. and how they were grandmother Mrs. Ruth A. Noble. From left are nor did they condemn possession o< nuclear The program is designed to aid participants in always willing to answer even our foolish initiating similar programs on the parish level Jacquelynn’s great-great-grandmolher Mrs. Ann questions. One time my Iriend Carol and I asked, weapons. Priestley, her great-grandmother Mrs. Kathleen Phillips, Projects within the church to implement the during Lent or Eastertime. The series will permit referring to their long, black habits. " I ’ll bet you and Jacquelynn’s father John A. Noble. John and Mrs. pastoral got a $50,000 boost Jan. 6 when the U.S. participants to study and discuss the U.S. can hide a lot of fat under there, can't you Bishops' pastoral letter in small-group settings. Noble belong to St. Teresa parish in Perrysville and Mrs. Sister?" Catholic Conference, public policy arm ol the U.S. bishops, announced that six programs would Cost is $15 for the series. For information or to Priestley and Mrs. Phillips belong to St. Wendelin parish Once a seed of love is planted deeply in your register (by Jan. 18) callFr. Pat Fenton. 321-1071. in Carrick. heart, it never goes away. No matter how old I share in the money awarded Cardinal Joseph L. get, a love for the religious life still beats warmiy in my heart, but God had other plans for me. I'm not sure I d want to share my children with anyone, and so I won t ask Keith s mother to Our Advertisers like to hear “I saw your ad in the Catholic.” Repeat it often! share him with me. However, Mary didn't hesitate to share her son with all ol us. Try to imagine how much love is in her heart. FATHER RUN LENGWIN I believe that when we have loved someone, we BUSINESS can never take that love back. We may decide to slop loving that person in the same way or to the same degree, but the life energies that we have already invested in that person are non- returnable gilts. They become a part of that DIRECTORY person and, as long us they are nourished, will contribute to his or her total well-being. 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In a Jan. 5 pastoral letter, the bishop said MASTER PLUMBER PLUMBING Lee Berkey 787-1558 884-4157 8844257 homosexuality was a confusing issue and he was Old and New Work Program NEW HOME* KITCHENS HEATING 4 AIR CONDITIONING writing to present the church's teaching, "to BATHS I M 4 WATE* UNI All typis of Sarvica guide people in the proper formation of ELECTRIC EEL conscience, and to show pastoral concern lor 8 8 4 -4 0 1 3 Imling Remodeling 2 3 1 - 2 7 5 3 Camant Contractors those who are personally affected by C o m p le t e homosexuality." ÜHÉÉI I n t e r i o r IQI The bishop said that the rights of homosexuals THE ORIGINAL Ksi MM "should be honored despite their homosexuality" BUERKLE G R E E N T R E E H r m m d m tim g HEATING A because they are human beings and members of K-C COMPANY CERAMIC TILE PLUMBING CO NEW 4 REPAIR REMODELING the church. Oh. T Kssati Nadmcd Sem Plumbing 6 Heating CONCRETE SPECIALISTS PLASTERING N O JOB TOO SMALL The bishop, citing Scripture and church WALL COVERINGS • Riding • Wadam S p ecia l: am. » * FUkiraa Bat 6 Witar Ling* 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE documents, explained the distinction between FURNACES Bathrooms our • Siding • H sating homosexual attraction and homosexual acts. WATER M8ATKRS Sawar A Ortln C tuning S p e c ia lt y • Gun in • Mr-CgadManing BATHROOMS OAS LINES Water Hutara • Sdtit 4 Faicia "Such acts, according to the constant and firm STUFFED DRAINS CLEARED Waterproofing Specialists FREE ESTIMATES Naw and Ranodallng Work SOIUEAS RADIATORS NO JO B TOO SMALL ANY HOME IMPROVEMENT teaching of the church, are seriously wrong." RICH GUARANTEE Emergency Kwtck Service DENNY However, he said, "homosexual attraction 8 6 5 -3 6 9 7 Financing 2 7 1-6 2 4 6 683-0140 665-5404 6 5 5 -7 2 8 6 alter 5 p m itself, although a deviation from the normal 921-0615 4 6 6 -0 7 1 5 ONE CALL CAN DO ALL! instinct of nature, is not sinful." Pittsburgh Catholic. Friday, January 20. 1984 — Page 9 Classified ads/diocesan news ACCEPTANCE ol an advertise ment in the Pittsburgh Catholic, while based on an assumption ol 12 0 TOURS 3 8 5 WANTEO O b i t u a r i e s integrity on the part ol the BUY advertiser, does not imply Mrs. Chortos was the mother ol Memorial contributions may be endorsement of a product Fr. Brian Lhola two priests, Fr. G eorge F. made to St. Anthony School for service, VIA TRAVEL RADIOS AND TOYS— 1931 Chortos, pastor of St. Peter, Exceptional Children, Hullon Ret CLASSIFIED ADS ordered Radios. Batter}' or Electric Fr. Brian George Lhota, OFM, Childrens pedal cars from pre Slippery Rock, and Fr. Rod and 13th St.. Oakmont, Pa. 15139; killed after being set but prior PRESEN TS former president of St. Bonaven- publication will be billed at hall S J o u i ¿ 1945. Toy Robots, f rom 1960 and Chortos, associate pastor of St. rate. Classified kills' cannot HAWAII earlier. 264-7498 ture University in Olean, N.Y.. Agatha, Ellwood City. Necrology be accepted after II AM Mon. for FLORIDA/EPCOT WANTED— Old furniture, cedar died Wednesday, Jan. 11, at St. A native of Renton, she also was current weeks issue. A p r il 4-19,1984 Mar 10-18 0*10 chests, dining room, kitchens Francis Hospital in Olean. He was a former resident of Clairton. Jan. 23 FOUR ISLANDS sets, fanct carved furniture, ALONE & PREGNANT—For Mar 31 -Apr 8 8310 70. Mrs. Chortos was an active Fr. Stephen J. Pavelko 1939 (Partner) 8183 painted dishes, glassware, Fr. Brian was born and raised in conl dental caring friend call lamps, stain glass, gold jewelry, member of the Christian Mothers Fr. George T Sullivan 1969 P FELIN E--562-0543 Downtown ATLANTIC OTV *1399 silverplated & sterling (fatware, Pittsburgh and entered the Order at St. Peter parish. She formerly Jan. 24 Pittsburgh. Butler Area 281 On* day tour ------8 3 8 In eludes: Round trip dolls, u ind-up toys, teddy bears, ol Friars Minor from St. Anthony 1200. Mon Valley 489-9020! belonged to St. John the Baptist in Fr. Adam Szymkiewicz 1944 Two day twur _____ 8 7 8 bus transportation oriental rugs, mirrors, clocks, parish in Millvale. Fr. Ernest G Wassel 196 C Heaver 843-0505 728-5651 most old things. For cash call Perryopolis and St. Clare, Fob 8-10 8108 from Pittsburgh Air In addition to once heading St. Clairton. Fr William P. Mullen 1970 i PEACEFUL WEEKEND port. Round trip air via Dorothy or Paul before selling RETREAT-at St. Fidelis Mar. 25-27 8108 279-0359. 242-0451 Bonaventure, Fr. Brian also She was preceded in death by Fr. Leo A. Kraus...... 1974 Playboy Casro American Airlines. 5 taught at the university. Retreat Center, Herman F nights on Oahu, tour of WANTED USED FURNITURE her husband, George Chortos Sr., Jan. 25 $039 Begins May 25 (Women) Feb 26-28 S129 He is survived by two sisters. Pearl Harbor and — And antique. Cration Trading one sister, Sophie Motter, and one Fr. Alexander Krajewski.... 1950 July (Men) during this 200th Tropicana Casino Honolulu. 2 nights on Post 922-4441. 10-5. closed Sisters Celine and Maria, both brother. Walter Dobrich. She is Fr. Eugene A. Harkins 1981 anniversary ol Our Lady W e e k e n d Tuesdays & Sundays. Birth. W rite or Call Fr Bernard B ig B a n d Kauai, tour of Fern members of the Sisters of St. survived by her two priest-sons Jan. 26 or Fr Angelus. O.F.M. Cap 412- a t Hers hey Lodge Grotto. Wailua River. 3 WANTED; — American Flyer. Francis of Mount Alvernia, and one daughter, Marcella Fazio Fr, Patrick Molyneux 1940 287-4794 while there ar Feb. 10-12 8188 nights Hawaii .inclu Ives and Lionel Toy trains Millvale. ol Levittown. Fr. George A Baumer ...... 1950 openings Include $10 deposit pe S h o w t im e W e e k e n d des cross island tour Notre Dame Alumnus will pay Funeral Mass was offered at St. Fr. H.A. Reinhold...... 1968 reservation. up to $20 000. any condition, any Also surviving is one sister, Mar 17-18 8118 Hilo to Kona. Visit where. Collector Drew Bauer Bonaventure Friary on Saturday, Mildred Chontos of Pittsburgh; Jan. 27 A. PETITION—for Employment Quaker State Hilton, Volcano National Park 683-4457. 821 3389 Jan. 14. Burial followed in the two brothers, John Dobrich ol Fr, Edward D, Toomey .... 1967 to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Tangier Nightclub, C aro u and Black Sand Beach. Ettessed Mother and St. Joseph order's cemetery. Library and George Dobrich ol Jan.28 sel Dinner Theatre. 3 nights on Maui, visit ECB 390 MISCELLANEOUS Fr. John A. H a rtz...... 1945 READING PA. Iao Valley and Lahaina Clairton; and three grand BELATED-Thanks to St Whaling Village. All Lillian Chortos children. Fr. John J. McDonough 1963 Theresa for prayers answered Mar. 31 838 CLEARANCE— Answering Funeral Mass was offered Fr. Joseph P. Lonergan 1988 P O C O N O B inter island air inclu machine, cordless phones. Idng ago. R. ded. Baggage handling, Monday, Jan. 16, at St. Peter Fr. Martin R Connolly 1978 Apr. 6-8 8178 Telephone clock radios. Lillian V. (Dobrich) Chortos ol tips and taxes on Telephone plus. 2107 Murray Church. Burial followed in St. Jan. 29 Festival of Homos 8 Slippery Rock died Friday, Jan. included features. Avenue. 422-2061 Anthony Cemetery, Harrisville Fr. Stephen J. Schramm .... 1939 G a r d e n s 13, at Allegheny General Hospital Reno ‘Las Vegas ICONS— Made to order Fine (Butler County). Fr. Benedict Baldauf 1940 PREGNANT? Charlestawn, S.C. in Pittsburgh. She was 64. And you didn't mean to ba? APRIL 7-14 woods, egg tempera pure gold For a traa pregnancy teal and Apr. 23-29 8388 halo's, also gold lealing confidantlal support Allan berry Playheuse * 5 8 9 Russian, Greek, Serb . Serian CALL •IRTHRIOHT May 5-6 8188 Restoring painting, churches, Atlantic City etc. 381-8736 •(^alendar- WORLDS FAIR Stay where you play 6 2 1 - 1 9 8 8 May 13-19(7 days) 8 4 18 Bally Park Place MISCELLANEOUS W aat Virginia FEB. 12-14 400 Offering, $50. For reservations, call 681-6180. SALES FRIDAY, JAN. 20 P R E G N A N T ? Call ata C rafts Fasthml May 26-28 8148 pp.do Let's talk about your options. * 1 1 9 Sisters Council — Weekend for Sisters of the St. Paul Retreat House, South Side — Weekend HOTLINE (412) 731-2420 WORLDS FAIR diocese at Son light on the Clarion in Sigel (central retreat for men. 5 p.m. to Sunday, 2: 45 p.m. F of PREGNANCY TESTING: May 28-June 2<6 a<0348 Receive Casino Bonus Downtown. Pgh 731-2420 CLEARANCE P a .), through Sunday. For information, call reservations, call 381-7676. Oberammergau H arr ah'e M arina Washington, Pa 225-8494 FEB. 12-14 Sweaters & Blouses Sister Mark. 761-6004, or 961-0399 Caring and confidential information, M a y 1 8 8 4 Any 2 Items SUNDAY, JAN. 29 .counseling, pregnancy testing, Call far details andrelated services * 1 0 9 pp.do 2 fo r $ 1 5 Naim Guild, Our Lady of Grace. Scoll Tap.— CLEA — Meeting, 2 p m., St. Pius X School, 269ft ALTERNATIVES TO ANRTWN INC. CALL EARTH TOURS Receive Casino Bonus Factory S w e ite r Outlet Social. 8 p.m., school hall. Singles, widowed, a non-profit organization 788-8800 371-0080 1528 Beechview Avenue 1S216 divorced welcome. Dancing, cards, Waddington, Brookline. Speaker, Fr. Patrie! Dog Races/Jamboree 563-3003 O'Brien. For information, call Donna Alexander; Pann Hilla Shop Ctr Featuring Glen Campbell refreshments. Guests, $2. 1653 PENN HILLS DRIVE M th F. 9-5:30, S. 9-3 824-9433, or Marion Barry , 341-3995. Abortion can be a PITTSBURGH. PA. 15235 JAN. 28 traumatic experience. THURSDAY, JAN. 26 Featuring Mel Tiliis St. Joseph, West Aliquippa — Mass fot M you naad help In putting charismatic«. 6 p.m. Fr. Leo R. Burehianti; your lilt bock In locus.. MARCH 17 FURNITURE! Ladies Auxiliary, North Hills K of C 4029 — Card party, 12:30 p.m., council hall, 1248 Evergreen celebrant. All welcome. Call C.A.R.E. * 3 5 Rugi, Chine, Silver, IConlldontlil Support Group la Ave., Millvale. Donation, $1.25: refreshments Lonnie Stein Tours includes dinner Glassware, Antiques. WPXI-TV, Channel 11 - Mass for shut-ins, 6:3Q help you copuj "2nd time around" ineluded. of a.m., offered according to the Byzantine Rite*, Our 8«rvictt in Free Avon lake Ohio Discounts 10 to 40% Mass interpreted for the deal FEB. 10-12 FRIDAY. JAN. 27 5 3 1 - 9 0 9 2 Lower Burrell. Pa. Consignment Corner Presents * 1 3 9 ppdo Cenacle Retreat House. Oakland — "Runaway" Athletic Association, SS. Simon & Jude, Scot) 350 BEAVER STREET Twp. — Social. 6 p.m. (doors open 5 p.m .), g y m j Featuring Kamada weekend for women, jfiven by Sister Annette fi)R A VERY POWERFUL March 16-IS (3 days) Aquamarine Lodge SEWICKLEY, PA. Mattie and Marsha Smith, through Sunday. 1625 G reentree Rd. Tickets at the door F of jSRAYER— to St. Rita call 882 Famous Philadelphia Daily 9 to 530. Wed .8 PM information, call 276-5451. ■80. I will glady send it to you Flower Show. $ 1 4 6 pet Resort. Weekend pack No Charge. p erso n age with 4 meals. 741-8120 -ol the Holy Wounds Pick up points Rosary M ay 1 4 - 1 7 (4 days) Sports roundup pur Lord Jesus Christ or DuPont Gardens. Winter- Butler / M onroeville Chaplet ol Mercy. May be said thui Museum, Longwood Pittsburgh PERSONALIZED on the Rosary Beads. On the Gardens, Hagley Mu FOR DETAILS CALL Large beads: Eternal Father, COOKBOOKS In Catholic grade school basketball, boys seum, Encore Dinner TOM SIMPSON St. Margaret, while teammates Dan Ninehausef offer Thee the Wounds of Our For your group or varsity action in South Section III, St. Margaret, Lord Jesus Christ-16 heal the Theater. Wilmington Call Toll Free had 12 points and Chris Brennan had ten. In Dm* wounds ol our souls. (300 day. .Delaware, $ 2 7 0 p e r 1-800-842-8687 organization Green Tree, defeated South Side Catholic, 68-27; second game. Polliee scored 16 points, whilij and St. MUrgaret defeated St. Germaine. Bethel indulgence each time) On the p erso n . For more information N'inehauser had 14 points. small beads; My Jesus, pardon Park, 55-24. June 16-28 (13 days) call or write and mercy through the merits ol Nova Scotia and Prince VIA In boys junior varsity play. St. Margaret Thy Holy Wounds. (300 day BELKRAFT indulgence each lime) Sacred Edward Island $890 p er In the first game, Craig Polliee had 30 points for defeated St. Germaine, 25-14. Penetentiary. January 13. 4924 p erso n . TRAVELS INC. PUBLISHING CO. Promises of Our Lord to Sr A Bonded Tour Broker July 17 -Aug. 12(25 days) 306 THIRD STREET Mary Martha "I will grant all Alaska, Yukon Territory, that is asked of Me by the CALIFORNIA, PA., 15419 50 0 SERVICES 510 ENTERTAINMENT 60 0 ROME 809 APARTMENTS Pacific Northwest, By invocation ol My Holy Wounds. OFFERED IMPROVEMENTS TO RENT You must spread the devotion Train, terry, motorcoach 412-938-3550 $2035 per person. 200 HELP WANTED ST. JUDE & BLESSED CARNEGIE—3 or5 rooms W al) MOTHER— .Thanks for prayer Aug. 26 • Sept. 9 ( 15 days) SHOWER ê WEODlNQ TIKED OE Ith.II PKICKU GENERAL (O VIR K H O V lu wall carpeting Equipped answered and continue to The Best of Ireland and DREAM JOB— for homemuk- FAVORS BANDS?— Wani contlnuous non- REMODELING—New or addi Kitchen $250 plus electric and Investment hours pet intercede for nie. N.T. England. $ 2 1 3 5 . iTS. No 15 end DECORATIONS stop music! Hi re a DJ tions Residential or commeri- halt gas Adults onh No pets. week. Ask about a free trip tu 50 0 SERVICES rcasonablc rates. Call Chuck. eal. Complete lire restoration Hclcrcnccs 279-0580 or 279-1049 THANKSGIVING—to the Most Oct. 3-9 (8 days) New PARTY TIME Home. Call Juari. 422-8205 or 731- OFFERED 761-1766 or Mark 741-2872 and insurance work 486-1307 Sacred Heart ol Jesus. Infant ol England in the Fall. $ 5 1 0 1441. between 6 to9 PM. Birthday Furor». Zie. REGENT SQUARE—3 rooms WEDDING— Kcccptions lor HANDYMAN—All types home Prague, and St. Jude for their per per ion. MIKE FEIN8ER6 CO.inc and bath, w/w carpel ting. intercession. KF. HOUSEKEEPER—live in. 2 HAULING. MOVING,— Cleanup 1984 at 1983 priccs Professional repairs. Plumbing, puinling. small Children Musi be 120 Savanth St.. Pgh. Pa 15222 carpentry. clctrical.& cement Kelrig and stove, private Oct. 29 • Nov. 2 (5 days) attic, garages, estates, cellars. 281-0480 experienced Discjockey Dance THANKS— To St. Jude. Blessed Famous Brickman Hotel responsible adult. References Fair prices, move anything. 828- music 50 s io 80 s. Cali Music Very reasonable, promt service entrance. February 1st 242 Mother. St. Joseph, and Mothei required. Squirrel Hill 863-9094. 6614. 782-4492. Magic 673-6936 J ini’ 431-3026 9658 Selon for prayers answered In the Catskills. $2 7 0 Please continue to intercede per person. WANTED— Companion to live INVITATIONS— All occasions, GARRITANO ELECTRIC PAINTING—Interior $20 per SINGER ISLAND—Garden G.W. in. Free Room and Board. Small embossed or engraved, RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL 5 2 0 PROFESSIONALS average room. Exterior apartment on Palm Beach All tours fully escorted Salary Immediate position open stationery, nap.kins, favors, OEAN GARRITANO SERVICES painting and wallpapering Cull Snore Ocean Inlet 921 7507 THANK YOU-St Jude. Blessed and include all hotels, no. Call 412-483-7252 References missals. Discount prices. Don 884-0837 Mother and St. Therese of The baggage handling, taxes, required Registered Electrician Shirk*} Statiunerv Co 421-4806 PLUMBING—Paneling. He- Child Jesus for intercession and all transportation and or 421-2792.______WOOLENS KESIDENTIAL BIO RESORTS ¿NO answering prayers. RFC. many meals For bro 824-1811 CAKE FACILITY—Home lor niodeling. Furnace Work. Sewer 200 SITUATION PHOTOGRAPHER-«For all Elderly 24 hour personal care Cleaning 421-2147 VACATION PROPERTY THANK YOU—Sacred Heart. chures or reservations 823-3482 WANTEO occasions. Specialty weddings & by qualified stai I For admission RETAINING WAl.LS-Build St. Therese. BleSsed Mother contact portraits. Cali J Tarr information call Jan 331-6590 D.J.L. new or repair sionc. brick, LONNIE STEIN MECHANICAL DRAFTSPER- Photographic. 828-9285 block, concrete and railroad Thwk Summer — THANK YOU-St Jude for 238 CLAREMONT DR. SON — Checking. Layout. PHOTOGRAPHER-WeddingT ties Parisc Construction 828- answ ering my prayer for a good FLORIDA LOWER BURRËLL, PA Experienced. All phases portraits and family groups 2007 job. Continue to help me. JRC rawing room — Scheduling — Copy and restoration. Norman GETAWAY 15067 510 ENTERTAINMENT CHARLANE SENIOR CITIZENS—Have your; 'ert System — Own Benefits — Studio 341-3775 walls washed or painted all Now taking reservations References. Call 264-9364 120 TOURS 339-7376 or WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY/ $75—lor 3 hours of Continuous prices you can uffora 241-5953 for Spring/Sammer VIDEO— Offering traditional MANOR Soaaon. Raaaonablo 1-800-842-8687 non-stop music Sieve Sounds. TOUR TO-Our Lady o 3 8 5 WANTEO photo candids and contempor Professional DJ at reasonable HOME Ratos Exciuarv* Ooaan Czestochowa. April 7-8. $100 TO BUY ary color/sound video record price 881-8679.______B a th tu b i R e cu rte ced Villaga Raaorl on includes bus. motel, dinner and ings. Phone 784-8454. FOR THE Hutchinaon laland. more. $25 deposit by January A BEAUTIFUL EVENING— A L L — Good used furniture With Ml'SIC-l'-LIKE Wed Save 11500 compered to Beautifully (urniahad 25th. For more info call 372-8459. wanted, kitchen sets. DR or BR ELDERLY new tub tneteBedon Condos «leaps 4, 3000' 366-6370. 364-4518. dings. all occasions, by NEAR MCKEESPORT HOSPITAL sets. 1 piece or dntire home. Day MSN CENTRE DJ/Emcee, Unlimited hours, al Pllwll loach. Sauna. AMITY TOURS 766-5115. Eve.. 761-4821 0FMTTSMM8N 8 TAT8 LICENSED SI 59.95 M r t lw iM ESCORTED DUS TOURS a reasonable price. Jerry, 884 jacuaP 3 pools, Free Coif AMERICAN FLYER, LIONEL. 6886 Forward Ave. Sq. Hill 6431______For Information PfTMiaifl Ruurfactng I Tannia, Exquiaita ZONA TOURS Florida Special IVES— Toy trains and acces HALL RENTAL 327*1405 Ellwood City Transit Inc. ATTENTION:-Expert wed- on Admlaalona Baatanrawi 4 Lounge. Mar. 16-25 sory. By collector. Anv age or ACCOMMODATES ding consultant. Discjockey/ PLEASE CALL Easy drive to Qioot. Atlantic City Spacial condition. PAY UP TO $10 000 15 0 -5 0 0 PEOPLE Emcee entertainment service. Wo oan provide all JAN. 29-30 276-5323. 2 4 2 -0 3 3 5 Black tie attire Free cham naoaaaary Oravtl ar- FEB 20-21 *299 BUYING—Ail Gold Class pagne. Sonny s Record Revue. 672-9011 700 AUTOMOBILES raagaaaaats al aa Feb. 26-27 Tour includes; Escorted Rings, Sterling Silver ,99, U.S. 241-2212.______cfcarjt. from Pittsburgh. Deluxe FOR SALE 2 day, 1 night and Foriegn coins. Centurv BAND—For weddings, parties Motorcoach transporta Coins. 4628 Route 51. Whitehall. GAETANO’S 644-2707 SB2-2707 Good Variety. Spectrum 4 Bilw iiN it Residence 1975 NATIONAL SCOUT-$800 $70°° tion. lodgings. 3 day 882-6900. BANQUET NALL 8 persons $300 with vocalist $350 or best offer. 1977 Ford L.T D . 2 CATERING SERVICE Disney World/ Epcot CASH— For old oak furniture. 885-6246. 661-4495 humean a dr $900 or best offer 531-0397 Tour includes, transpor Center, 1 dinner. Visit to Vour Iocs Men or O u r» r Furnishing old home. Not BAND— Second Wind" *1 maim tation. roll and coffee on St. Augustine: Baggage antique dealer Call 361-6185 818 Broadway Ava « bus,box lunch on bus, 1 choice ol hundreds ol couples for 901 HOUSE Handling. McKees Rocks. PA. 15136 Wr RR»S» Lr— «JUI. night lodging. Prime Rib DESPERATELY WANTED- their wedding entertainment. FOR SALE 7 7 1 -8 3 3 8 Top quality, excellent variety. *SHM,NmX|Can 803 SLEEPING ROOM Dinner, Show. $3.00 Food M as sage Table or large sturdy •Mim *>»»,. W.m iw Florida Deluxe table. Any Height needed to give 731-5412. 854-5873______Discount. $22 quarters Feb. 18-26 Mar. 3-11 S K m S G R tR IM -A l I racme DOCTOR. LAWYER. PHD sick family member physical celebrate:—y our special »412 FKSSIONAL MAN-3 or 4 Nauhvllle/Florida therapy on. Anytime 681-7794 Your Classified occasion with music by Catholic Home Laundry and Kitchen available Responsible bedroom, 11/2 bath brick with 4 FEB 25-MAR. 9 LOOKING FOR—1930 s or older Num ber ETERNITY Excellence in all room office with powder room *359 types of music. Call 487-4930 or student or person (female only) dining room sets and other misc Call Everything included $150 a 1.9 acre. North ol Pittsburgh via * 5 2 5 p p J Page 10 — Pittsburgh Catholic, Friday, January 20, 1964 Around the diocese Family planning Vets9 convention AT A appreciation night New music major The music department of Seton Hill College, A weekend workshop on “ Natural Family The 20th Chapter of Catholic War Veterans will Alternatives to Abortion will hold a "Volunteer Greensburg, has announced that it will offer a Planning" will be held at St. Bernadette Church hold its annual convention Friday and Saturday, Appreciation Night" program on Monday, Jan. 23 new major in sacred music for students pursuing in Monroeville Saturdays, Jan. 28 and Feb. 25, Jan 27 and 28. at the Green Tree Holiday Inn. at 8 p.m. in Trinity Cathedral, 325 Oliver Ave., a bachelor of music degree, beginning with the from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Convention business Downtown. fall semester. Students in the sacred music Conducting the program will be Mr. and Mrs. I sessions will begin Saturday In announcing plans for the program, program will have the two areas of emphasis, at 9:30 a m and will include Philomena Brams, ATA president, credited the David Schiele of Painesville, Ohio, both certified voice and organ. teachers in the Sympto-Thermal Method with the election ol officers. A banquet growth of the organization not only to the need for The program is designed to prepare students its services but also to the continuing dedication Couple to Couple League, the largest natural land presentation of "Man of tor church-related careers and will include family planning teaching organization in North the Year award to KDKA of its 200 volunteers. practical fieldwork to give students experience as ATA is a service organization for women facing Radio personality John Cigna organists, choral and handbell directors, soloists, America. unplanned pregnancies It offers telephone For information, to pre-register (required) or I w ill begin at 7:30 p m. counseling, free pregnancy testing, long-term cantors, etc. to arrange for baby-sitting call Rick or Susan Mass for deceased mem Auditions will be required of applicants for botn personal counseling, guidance in legal, medical Pranno, 327-6872. bers will be offered Friday at organ and voicb. Students will have a list of and financial affairs and the provision of 7:30 p.m., followed by a required works to be periormed to fill the reception and ceremonies for maternity clothing and baby equipment. Carlow leaders Its volunteers also staff Genesis House, a home requirements for the major. presentation of "Teacher of Organ students will have the organs at the and future center for women awaiting childbirth, Cigna the Y ear" awards. college available for practice and lessons as well Twenty-six students at Carlow College have where the volunteers offer courses in nutrition Cited will be Louis Borowski, a teacher at St. as those of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, First been selected as outstanding leaders to be and physical fitness, pre-natal health care and Joseph School in O'Hara Twp., and Sister Mary Presbyterian Church and First Lutheran Church, included in the 1984 edition of "Who's Who Among John Cook, principal of Immaculate Conception childbirth education, childcare and parenting, Students in A m erican U n iversities and ail in Greensburg. School. Bloomfield. consumer education and budgeting. The church music courses will be taught by a Colleges." For information about ATA services and faculty of church musicians who have experience Carlow students selected this year are: Faye activities, telephone 731-2420 from 9 a.m. to 11 School orientation in the Roman Catholic, Protestant liturgical and Abbondanza, Nadia Akhtar, Donna Bossick, p.m. Anne Brandt, Sheila Bryant, Yu-Wan Cheng, Protestant non-liturgical traditions. Lynn Cole. Karen DeCarlucci. Maria Durci, Amy Our Lady of Grace School, Scott Township, will Canevin student wins In cooperation with colleges continuing (iales, Carol Horne. Sonya Johnson and Kathleen hold two orientation sessions for the parents of education office, the Seton Hill music department prospective students on Tuesday, Jan. 31, from also will offer a program of studies leading to a Kane. Shanna Hamlin, a sophomore at Canevin High Also named were: Ruth Modzelewski, Kathleen 1:30 to 3 p.m. and Wednesday, Feb. 1. beginning certificate in sacred music. Although designed at 7:30 p.m. Babysitting will be provided. School in Crafton Heights, took first place in her for musicians not interested in pursuing a degree, Mueller, Beth Osmianski, Michelle Pelmon, division in the 1983 statewide essay contest Karen Smail, Maureen Weldon, Stephanie Sister Barbara Feicht, HM, school principal, the certificate course credits will be applicable to will review the academic and extracurricular sponsored by the Catholic Daughters of America. Winter, Bonclta Winters and Kimberly Work. the degree in sacred music. activities as well as special programs for She was presented with a certificate and The students were selected on the basis ol engraved trophy at a recent meeting of the CDA, Lawrenceville test academic achievement, service to community, students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Court Chartiers. leadership in extracurricular activities and Registration for kindergarten and other grades will be taken. Birth certificates, baptismal Ms. Hamlin is the third consecutive Canevin Lawrenceville Area Catholic High School, potential lor continued success. certificates and immunization records are student to win the essay contest. Previous located at 5321 Penn Ave., will administer a Drug institute necessary. Kindergarten enrollment fills rapidly, winners were Chris Banycky in 1981 and Marlene freshman placement test to all interested eighth- and parents who wish to enroll kindergarten Kinney in 1982. All three were students of Bruno graders Saturday, Feb. 4, at 9 a.m. FoT students should do so as early- as possible. Scugiia of the Canevin English department. applications call the school at 363-1568. Lions of District 14-B will host a Drug ano Our Lady of Grace School is located off of Alcohol Institute on the campus ol Pitt in the Bower Hill Road. In addition to Scott Township Mt. Lebanon series Carlow concert Forbes Quadrangle April 6-8 residents, the school enrolls students from Mount In preparation for the event. Lions officials will Lebanon, Upper St. Clair, Peters Township. St. Winifred Church in Mt. Lebanon will host a The Pittsburgh Chamber Soloists will present a be hosted by the St. Francis Hospital adolescent Carnegie and Heidelburg. six-week series on "Responsible Assertive .free concert in the Kresge Theatre, Carlow chemical dependency unit at a dinner-meeting For more information, telephone 279-6611 or Behavior" Wednesdays beginning Jan. 25. Sister College, Oakland, on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 8:30 Wednesday. Jan. 25. 276-5568. Loretta Jean Schorr will lead the series. Cost is p.m. Featured will be works by Brahms, Poulenc The 6 :3 0 p.m. dinner will feature as speakers $25. For information call 563-1414 or 344-6141. and Haydn. Dr Abraham J. Twerski. medical director ol Jesuit appointment Gateway Rehabilitation Center, Dr. Hugh Members sought St. Benedict exam Dempsey of St. Vincent College and Carl Fr. Joseph R. Macula has been named director Fertmun ol Pitt. For information on the dinner of the national office of social ministries of the The Rankin Junior Tamburitzans are presently St. Benedict Academy at 4530 Perrysvilie Ave., call Bob Walter at 751-8152 U.S. Jesuit Conference in Washington, D.€. Fr. Perrysville, will administer a placement test to The institute, the second hosted by the Lions, accepting applications for membership. Hacula is rector of the Jesuit community at eighth-grade girls Saturday, Feb. 4, at 8:15 a.m. will locus on prevention, intervention and While the organization is dedicated to teaching Wheeling College, a member of the college's It will conclude at 12:30 p.m. treatment of the drug and alcohol abuse* and preserving Croatian culture, its members board of directors and an adjunct professor of come from various ethnic backgrounds and problems. sociology. communities. Weekly professional instruction is The national office serves Jesuits across the provided in eastern European folk dancing at the □ Seminars for parents country who are either directly involved in social Croatian Home in Rankin and the students action projects or who are actively engaged in the perform regularly throughout the year; one ST. PATRICKS SEASON The Parents’ Club ol Canevin High School, advocacy of social issues. month (four weeks) of lessons are free. The Cralton Heights, will sponsor three mini- Fr. Hacula has been a member of the national organization is affiliated with the Croatian at the scminars designed to locus on some of the issues, committee of the Campaign for Human Fraternal Union’s Cultural Federation and the concerns and/or problems laced by parents. The Development for three years and has worked to Duquesne University Institute of Folk Arts. ß lq rn ey Stone mini-seminars, open to the public, will be held on implement the U.S. Bishops 1975 pastoral "This Parents of interested children, ages 8 and older, Land Is Home to Me" throughout the can receive more information by calling Mary Thursday. Jan. 26 at the school. 1e s t a u r a m Topics lor discussion are: "The Hurried Appalachian region for eight years. Ann Pollack at 351-1203 or Joan Kolonay at 242- Child." "Drug and Alcohol Abuse: An Ounce of 3262. Prevention" and "Sexuality." Cystic 'climb9 30 MAKT AVE.. PSD.. PA. ETNA. 15223 'The lirst mini-seminar will be conducted by Irish classes • ★★★★A L L STAR LINEUP* ★ ★ ★ Ktithy Steschschulte, a Gestalt child and family The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will sponsor a tlierepisl and will discuss the problems of "clim b" ol One Oxford Centre Building's 45 A number of Irish courses will be offered at • 10 DAYS TO ST. PATRICKS CELEMATBN — children who grow up loo fast, too soon. Carl flights of stairs to help raise funds for the Carlow College beginning Tuesday. Feb. 21. Entertainment, party favors in the Pub. Friday, February 17, 9:30 PM. Fprtman, associate research prolessor at the organization. Included will be Gaelic I, II and III, Irish history, University of Pittsburgh, will present a Irish dance. Gaelic lor children and experiencing • MEDIEVAL SANQUET — F ea st, en tertain m ent, Participants will meet Pittsburgh Pirate Irish Step Dancers, Friday, February 24, 7:30 prevention approach to drug and alcohol abuse. captain Bill Madlock and win prizes for their Ireland. For information contact Carlow at 578- PM The mini .seminar on sexuality will be conducted efforts. Climbers will obtain sponsors to 6094 or the Gaelic League, 364-0744. by Dr. W illiam Kralt. professor ol psychology at • CARMEL QUOIN — ANO CANAL DUNNE — In contribute to their efforts. For information call concert with Irish Step Dancers Friday. Carlow College and a practicing psychologist, 321-4422. Enneagram workshop who has conducted numerous workshops on the March 2. 9:00 PM. • WOLFE TONES — 7th U.S. tour tor Ireland's subject. Gift for Baby Jesus Mount St. Macrina Retreat House in Uniontown Top Folk group. Friday, March 9, 9:00 PM will host an enneagram workshop the weekend of • IT. PATRICK S DAY REHEMAL — Entertainm ent, Drug, alcohol sessions Sister Mary Antonia was on bus duty recently at Feb. 17, to be conducted by Fr. George J. Rowe Party lavors in Pub. Wear the Green. St. Joan of Arc School in Library when the street and Sister Ann M. Marks. Covered will be a Saturday. March 10, 9:30 P.M. personality theory known as enneagram that Bishop Boyle High School, Homestead, through guard for South Park schools, Mrs. Taylor, told • SPECIAL IRISH MJFFCT LUNCHEON - with originated more than 2,000 years ago. her of the following incident: entertainment. Friday, March 16. 11AM . its chemical abuse course for freshmen, will hold To register call 438-7149 by Feb. 11 or write the "During lunch hour, a small gray Pinto parked e ST. PATRICK! DAY — Continuous celebration sessions on drug and alcohol abuse on Monday, center at Box 878, Uniontown, 15401. Jan 23 and Monday. Jan. 30 Tom Petrone. an in front of the church. A young mother opened the with 5 different Irish Entertainers on two floors Satruday, March 17, noon till? education specialists at Karma House, will door and a little boy, about three, ran out to visit • TOMMY NAKEN — In concert, Friday, April 6, moderate the sessions. the outdoor crib and left a present for the Infant Courses at Quigley 9:0 0 PM A weekly concerned persons group for students Jesus. ORGANIZE YOUR QROUP who wish to address concerns about alcoholism "T o satisfy my curiosity, I immediately went to Quigley High School, Baden, will hold a series PLAN A PARTY, SELECT A DATE will be organized. It will be moderated by Kristen investigate. Sure enough, there in the manger of courses for credit and non-credit at the high BUT PLEASE DON'T WAIT! Kriccson of Alternatives. was the neatly wrapped present resting on the school. Classes will be held on Monday or For Ticket and date For more information, contact 462-8516. Infant's feet. Tuesday evenings, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., inform ation call "After much admiration for the thoughtfulness beginning Monday, Jan. 30 and running through of the little child I picked up the parcel, slowly April 3. 781-1666 Music workshop opened it, and lo and behold, it contained a most Courses for credit offered on Monday evenings unusual gift — a pair of Pampers. are: theology, general mathematics, world [□I •É» *** ‘T*** he diocesan music office will sponsor a four- "Only a child could think of such a present. How geography, health (five weeks only), and t Praise and Worship" liturgical institute lor very considerate on his part. I'm positive the freshman-sophomore English. sic ministers or those considering a music Infant must have smiled upon this gesture and Non-credit courses offered on Monday include PRAYER BOOKS listry on Mondays, Feb. 6,13,20 and 27, at 7.30 will bless his reasoning with His tiny but mighty study skills and preparation for the Scholastic By Father Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D. hand." Aptitude Test. i. at St. Paul Seminary in Cralton. Divine Word Missionary he two-hour sessions will be taught by Thomas Human body program Tuesday evening classes include junior-senior hie, for cantors; Richard P . Gibala, for choir English for credit and certification courses in OUR FATHER- A prayerbook with Scriptural selections ectors; Sister Charlene Schaal, for folk calligraphy (materials included) and computer concerning the heavenly Father with a large variety of sicians. and Richard E. Moser, for organists, "The Stomach and Intestines," part five of the literacy and programming. prayers directed to him ...... $6.00 o enroll, send applications to Diocese ol eight-part "The Human Body program at Tuition is $80 per course plus a $10 registration fee except for the calligraphy class that is $30 JESUS, MY LIFE- A book or prayers honoring Jesus tsburgh. Music Office. 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U I ! n YOUR RIGHTS 6 BENEFITS 211 West 7th Avenue*Tarentum, Pa. 15084 MEMBER F 0 I C 362-9111 Quantity puces and 741-4200 pro-life literature included* ynghtad W orld/national news ^ ^ nalysls U n i t y W e e k : S i g n s o f getting a second w ind By JERRY FILTEAL) tion in many places to meet such In America and many other basic social needs as the parts of the world, the 500th WASHINGTON (NC) - The distribution of food supplies and anniversary ol Martin Luther's innual Week of Prayer for clothing. birth last November was the Christian Unity Jan. 18-25 comes Other forms of local coopera occasion for local, national and tmid signs that the ecumenical tion, from regular clergy international observances that novement may be getting a meetings to interfaith summer were marked by a spirit of lecond wind. Bible schools and interfaith interfaith understanding and "N ever before in the history of services on a variety of annual dialogue. he ecumenical movement have occasions have become common At the general assembly of the are stood at a point of such place in many areas, he said. World Council of Churches in jpportunity and responsibility," Last year’s war and peace Canada last year, an event that ieclares the 1984 week’s advance pastoral by the U.S. Catholic takes place only once every seven guide, jointly prepared and bishops provoked what a some years, one of the main topics of distributed internationally by the observers have called an discussion was the "Baptism, World Council of Churches and the “ unprecedented” ecumenical Eucharist, Ministry" document, Vatican's Secretariat for interest in the area of common the product of many years of work "Christian Unity. Theme of the social and moral witness. by theologians to establish a week for 1984 is “ Called to Be One The National Council of common doctrinal basis for i[Through the Cross of Our Lord.” Churches, a coordinating body for eventual reunion of the Christian The guide cites "evidence of Protestant and Orthodox churches. striking theological convergences churches in the country, did a Father Hotchkin said that the on the nature of Christian unity, on study guide on the Catholic international Lutheran-Catholic baptism and Eucharist, on the pastoral letter for use by its dialogue hopes this February to church's ministry and authority." member churches. Theologians of complete work on one of its most It also cites evidence, from a the Catholic and Reformed difficult projects so far: an recent survey by the WCC, of churches are currently engaged in agreement on “ models, forms and "increased interest" in unity a dialogue on nuclear war as part phases toward unity" which would week observances and increased of a series on ethical issues in be a departure point for finding "common action and understand- which they seek greater concrete ways to achieve full ing among local congregations understanding not only on ethical organic unity gradually, through a around the world. conclusions but on their methods series of steps and stages. ( of addressing ethical questions. U.S. Lutherans have lately The pastoral has led to taken a lead in efforts to achieve uncounted interfaith discussions organic unity through a gradual "Yet, at every turn," the guide and seminars at the local level process. After reaching an comments, “ our lack of around the country. In Iowa, interim agreement a year ago A little girl, unconcerned that she is sharing a step an audience for Vatican employees in the generosity and courage, our spurred largely by the Catholic with the U.S. Episcopal Church for with Pope John Paul II. plays with her doll during Clementine Hail. (NC photo from U P I) selfish insistence on our own pastoral, 16 church leaders issued limited sharing in ministry and programs and concerns, threaten a statewide joint pastoral letter at Eucharist, they are currently to frustrate our efforts. It is a the end of the year condemning engaged in seeking a similar moment in history which more nuclear warfare and the concept agreement with the Reformed World affairs topics than ever demands our persever of nuclear deterrence. Churches in the United States. ance in prayer for unity." The FBI, India and Lebanon are topics for In doctrinal discussions, the Father Hotchkin said. Prayer or “ spiritual ecumen discussion for three upcoming presentations ol r \H§i l * M / l MKXTAi MA.XT U.S. Catholic-Lutheran dialogue In addition to that hoped-for 128 N Craig St Oakland, near St Paul • Cathedra! ism," which ecumenists insist the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. issued a landmark statement of agreement and the planned must be at the heart of the FBI Director William Webster will address the VKIIIH .M iK HKI KITIO X N agreement on the doctrine of international Catholic-Lutheran movement toward Christian council at a noon luncheon on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at justification, marking the first document on ways to reunion. l.\ KI.HiAXT D IM M . IIOOMS unity, is the central focus of unity the Pittsburgh Hilton, Downtown. The public is time that Catholics and Lutherans Father Hotchkin said that there ALSO week. But there has been welcome to attend but reservations are had reached such a common may be other significant • LUNCHEONS »DINNER MEETINGS continuing progress, with some necessary. Luncheon tickets are $14 for Council understanding since their ecumenical events to look forward notable breakthroughs, in the members and $15 for non-members. Tickets for •PARTIES C O O 1 1 CC churches had divided over the to in 1984. • PARKING I other major areas of ecumenism the speech are $2 for members and $3 for non OOfc“ I DO issue in the 16th century. One key one, he said, could be a —* common witness and action on members. Special student-teacher tickets for the Open Tues. thru Sun 11 to 9. Closed Monday Also in the United States, the visit by Pope John Paul II to the social and moral issues, Anglican-Roman Catholic headquarters of the World Council speech are $1. theological understanding and On Thursday, Feb. 4, Dr. Patrick Peebles, a Dialogue completed a study of of Churches during the pope's doctrinal agreement, and serious specialist on India, will discuss "India Today, Christian anthropology which it planned visit to Switzerland in Social, Economic and Political Perspectives," moves toward organic reunion. offered as a new context for June. If a WCC visit is included on Dn social issues, Father John from 12:15 tol: 15 p.m. in the 18th floorconference interpreting and perhaps the papal agenda, it will be the LENZNER TRAVEL Hptchkin, executive director of room, Pittsburgh National Bank Building, Fifth overcoming divisions between first papai visit to that world Avenue and Wood Street, Downtown. Dr. Peebles the Bishops' Committee for Catholics and Episcopalians center of other Christian churches FLORIDA SPECIALS Ecumenical and In ter religious will discuss India's role as a leader ol the non- (Anglicans) on a number ol since 1969 and only the second in Featuring A ffairs, said that the U.S. aligned world and will analyze the nation’s difficult questions. history. recession and high unemployment strengths and weaknesses. THE NEW EPCOT CENTER olt recent years have led to Zeidan Atashi, chairperson of the task force on DISNEY WORLD/ST. AUGUSTINE increased ecumenical coopera- Lebanese Druze of the Isreali Druze National Your Choice ol dafea C entral A m erica report Council, will talk on the ethnic conflict on February 11-19 Lebanon on Tuesday Feb. 28 from 12:15 to 1:15 February 16-26 p.m. in the 18th floorconference room, Pittsburgh March 3-11 National Bank Building. The briefing is open to March 5-13 ôn h u m a n rights criticized the public. Tickets are $4 for the luncheon or $1 for March 24-April 1 the briefing only. Tickets for the three events can be obtained by (Continued from page 1) "A symbiotic relationship Marxist-Leninist Yugoslavia telephoning 281-7970 or by writing World Affairs COST ^a W V PP So eventually developed between the <299 Robert S. Leiken, editor of the receives U.S. aid. Nonetheless, we Council of Pittsburgh, 100 Fifth Avenue, INCLUDES Transportation. 8 nights lodging, admission to hard-liners of the (Sandinista) Epcot Center/Disney World (3 day pass) guided tour ol St Carnegie study, praised the have been reluctant to apply these Pittsburgh, Pa., 15222. The deadline for national directorate and the Augustine and t dinnoi Kissinger Commission for distinctions in the U.S 'back reservations is the day before each event. condemning death squads in El ideologues of the Reagan yard.'" he said. Salvador, but said this is not administration. The actions of one "The distinction will have to be Student honored Atlantic City Extravaaanza enough. side were used to justify the made if the U.S. is to live Brian Scheibel, a senior and student council "The death squads are linked to actions of the other." he said. peaceably with its southern / A A i A M Boardwalk Regency president at Lawrenceville Area Catholic High powerful economic and military Cruz was a Nicaraguan official neighbors," Cruz said. Hotel A Catino School, has been selected as student of the month groups stymieing reforms and representing the private business The Salvadoran government, by the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh. He was chosen COMPARE. location, lodging, value |Sblocking negotiations. To groups which later split with the for which the Kissinger on the basis of leadership and service to the A recommend increased economic Sandinista leadership over the commission asked more support, Look what Lanznar package hai to otlor community and was honored a recent luncheon Hami military aid will strengthen economic and political direction praised the report, while the • two nights lodging (on the boardwalk) meeting of the Rotary Club. j ] thèse groups and eventually lead taken by the Marxist-influenced Nicaraguan government said the • transportation ruling junta. Cruz, now studying • $10 in quarters casino bonus (|tQ;direct U.S. military involve- commission is being used to • $5.00 food credit at Caesars at Johns Hopkins University Secretarial course [ I ment. Central America needs a justify further aggression by the FEB 26-27-28. MARCH 21 - 23 11 political settlement to make School of Advanced International United States. A free 15-hour secretarial brush-up course will ■ Kissinger's economics work," he Studies in Washington, said that A group of U.S. citizens living in be offered to the unemployed by the Boyd School ■said. "by its wholesale opposition to the Nicaragua, including many at 1 Chatham Center, Uptown, beginning *139 ... Arturo Cruz Sequeira, a entire Central American left, U.S. Catholic and Protestant mission Monday, Feb. 6. For information call 456-1800. A policy pushes the nonaligned left aries, issued a statement Jan. 12 limited number will be accepted. I Carnegie commission member FLORIDA SUPER SAVBR ■who was once an official in into the arms of those who are pro- also criticizing the Kissinger Nicaragua's Sandinista govern Soviet." report. Braddock blood drive MARCH 6-12 PP DO ment, criticzed U.S. policies ■ Marxist-Leninist China, with "The commission members, Braddock General Hospital, in cooperation *259 one-quarter of the world's INCLUDES Transportation, lodging 3d ays admission to Epcot toward Nicaragua. He said hard- who spent only six days visiting with the Central Blood Bank of Pittsburgh, will & Disney World [line policies by the United States population, remains a bulwark Central America, delivered to sponsor a blood drive at the hospital on Thursday, ause a "self-fulfilling prophecy." against Soviet hegemony. President Reagan a report that Jan. 26, from 8 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. (in Classroom A, essentially supports his interven Third Floor, Professional Building). To make an RKADINO SHOPPING tionist policies," the statement appointment call 636-5321. 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Wouldn’t it be different to The stunts, which aren't too bad, written by Mike Marvin/directed by HORTON proliferating on the tube? have an episode of an action-adventure show are saved for the climax when the Mike Markle/an M G M -U A Enter I 'm in the business of assuming of that one can where one of the heroes accidentally kills an film is far beyond any type of make something out of them, of finding in trends a tainments release/ rated R infant playing in a stroller? redemption. “ Hot Dog is a film hint of some sense (or nonsense) and of blowing Too real. Which leads me to another complaint without plot or purpose: there the whistle when I believe your attention needs to I have: the shows are so unreal. They take place By FR. PETER HORTON seems to be no good reason for its be directed toward some alarming situation. in fantasyland. That would be okay some of the existence on the screen. "Hot Dog" is the latest David But I'm at a loss when it comes to these series. time for television, but the networks seem to want With the winter Olympics on the Patrick Houser and Tracy Naughton (An American You might say that there is no pea in my whistle. I us to live there all the days of our lives. horizon, it seems only natural that Smith seem as lost as the flighty Werewolf in London) who was so just don't know what to say about such shows. And what about the mentally disturbed there would come about a new film characters they portray while good in those dancing Dr. Pepper You know the shows I mean. The granddaddy of character on “The A-Team"? His name is dealing with that popular pastime John Patrick Reger is wasted as commercials. He should have them all is "The A-Team." but there are now Murdock and he is routinely sprung from a and athletic event, skiing. In this, an Austrian with an evil streak. No stayed in television. Here, he several others: "Hardcastle and McCormick,” mental ward to help the gang shoot up a the height of the ski season, as one in the cast is exceptional or "Airw olf." "Mickey Spillane's Thunder.” Each neighborhood, have mental health organizations dedicated skiers pray for snow, plays the leader of the American outstanding. None will be of them carries the distinctive marks: car looking to hit the slopes for a few team at the Squaw Valley remembered, and, in the iuture. objected to his character? Championship. He exercises no chases, thugs, fist-fights, automatic weapons, I don’t mean to concentrate so exclusively on days of fun and excitement, there none will want to admit to their leadership in the story or in his extraordinary vehicles (helicopters, vans, The A-Team." It just happens that I have seen it is a film about this fascinating presence in "Hot Dog . acting ability, and he, by far, is the motorcycles). exotic villains, outlandish plots, recently and that it has a longer record than the sport. The film, however, makes "Hot Dog" is a waste of time and best of the cast. The remaining curvaceous women who are also helpless. series which are just now premiering. So let me one yearn for the beautiful and energy, hard on the eyes and hard players are caught up in a stupid The networks like to call them "action- turn to "Airw olf," which will debut with a two- challenging prowess of the on the intelligent mind. One of the script which demands little more advenlure" series, but they are really comic, Olympic hopefuls, which is really worst films of the year — and this hour movie on Jan. 22 on CBS. than amateur ability, moving books brought to life. Mr. T of "The A-Team” • Airw olf" is, to quote the network, "the attack what the glory of skiing is all only January — "Hot Dog" is a from one offensive moment to the even has his own cartoon shown on Saturday helicopter of the future, an awesome aerial about. This film is so bad, so downhill disaster of poor taste, mornings, which is when you will find many weapon that can travel faster than sound (see idiotic and so offensive that skiers next. offensive language and confused Offering obscenities as similar programs. Superheroes, magic guns, also "Blue Thunder" on ABC). The series stars everywhere should be in judgement. substance and sexual gags as a Hying cars — those are the stuff of cartoonland. Jan-Miehael Vincent as "a reclusive helicopter unanimous protest. At least, they used to be. Now adults are switching ace" named — get this — Stringfellow Hawke. to them. That's straight out of comic book territory. Local TV, radio But I still don't know what to make of them.l In the initial episode, Hawke is sent by The Adoption TELEVISION PROGRAMS know what I don't like or what I have reservations Firm (read: CIA) to recover the chopper which Channel 4 Directions 30 a.m. Sunday about. For instance, why do many ears have to Channel 2 For Our Times 6 a.m. Sunday has been stolen by its inventor for delivery to "a confidentiality Mass for shut-ins 6:30 a.m. Sunday crash so spectacularly? And why is no one ever foreign country unfriendly to the Western Channel 11 hurt in the crashes? The chase scenes all look the Channel 9 Glory of God" Sunday, noon powers'' (read: Russia...come to think of it, 1:30 p.m. Saturday same now; no one has come up with a new way of to be explored Channel 40 Fr. Manning maybe it's France). Channel 40 "D ram a of Tru th " 2 p.m.. Saturday overturning a jeep. But still they go on, The Firm is headed by Michael Archangel; one The Pennsylvania Catholic (Fr. Vincent Micelt) threatening to make our highways into of his spies is named Gabrielle. That sort of Conference is supporting Channel 40 The Glory ol God 6 p.m. Tuesday speedways. cutesy, backward slur at religion is typical of legislation that would protect the Channel 23 To Teach as 9 a.m. Sunday I would guess that the source of those scenes is television. I don’t know what to make of the fact anonymity of natural parents, Jesus Did the video game craze where cars zoom, squeal that Hawke's brother (missing in action for 14 while at the same time provide for 1 p.m. Sunday and liame-out with no damage done. One of the reunions between natural parents (Aux. Bishop Bosco) years) is named St. John. 0 p.m. Sunday aclion-advenlure shows, "Automan," is an All of this encapsules why I have a problem with and adoptees, if such meetings are obvious video game brought to flesh and blood midnight these shows. They are silly and unreal: they ask desired by both parties. 9 a.m. Mon — Fri. (and can anyone explain to me how the computer us to admire warfare, expecially vigilantism: This legislation, as well as the 1 p.m. Mon — Fri. generated man in that series has a real head?). they celebrate xenophobia and machismo. My questions of adoption conlidential- 7 p.m. Mon. — Fri. Another problem 1 have with such programs is only consolation is that several similar series ity that surround it. will be midnight their fascination for weapons. I watched all 13 have died, including "Manimal," "Rousters" examined by "P ro — Con, the 8:30 a.m. Saturday episodes of Vietnam: A Television History” on and “ Tales of the Gold Monkey." Pennsylvania Public Television 12:30 p.m. Saturday PBS and saw what bullets and bombs can do to Well, I started out saying that I didn't know Network's monthly public affairs ti p.m. Saturday midnight human beings. On "The A-Team, bullets are what to make of these shows. But it turns out I do. series, to be telecast Friday, Jan. sprayed all over with reckless abandon and very 20 at 10 p.m. on WQED-TV, Channel 68 Cable-LINE 8 p.m. daily If I may paraphrase a catch-line from one of the (series on labor) lew people get hit. Innocent bystanders, of series. " I love it when a column comes together.” Channel 13 in Pittsburgh. T V P 0 v i C W RADIO PROGRAMS WPNT-FM 93 Sacred Heart Sunday. 6 p.m. Program WNL'F-FM 100.7 Mass Sunday. 11 a.m. 'The Lost H on or o f K athryn B eck Croatian Program Sunday 12:30 p.m V TV Programs of Note W ESA 94 TV Programs of Note W TA E 1250 Mass Sunday. 8 a.m. the press.nr ess. It will be broadcast Tuesday, ..... Jan. ...24. 9-10:30 in p.m.. Sunday. 6 p.m. Now after "The Day Alter K D K A 1020 Amplify By MICHAEL GALLAGHER Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 9 p.m. on CBS, PBS Ch. 13, “ Pudd nhead Rosary Daily 7 p.m. (nuclear war), "Choices of the WPIT-FM 101.S & HENRY HERX station KDKA, Channel 2 in Wilson. The plot of this Mark W E DO 810 Catholic Perspective 4:30 - 3 Sunday Heart" (El Salvador), "Adam Pittsburgh Twain novel on pre-Civil War (Fr. Paul Wickens) NEW YORK (NC) — The (missing children), and Some Kathryn Beck (played by Mario racial prejudice involves W ED O 810 Alive to the Spirit Sunday. 2 p.m. lesignalion "made for television" thing About Amelia (incest), Thomas, who is also executive mistaken identity, murder, deceit (Fr. Ed Bunchck 2:30 p.m. before "m ovie” was once, with comes “The Lost Honor of producer), a young divorced and a mystery which is solved by W ED O 810 To Teach as Jesus Did excellent reason. wholly Kathryn Beck," which deals with woman who’s working hard to Pudd'nhead, the small-town pejorative, but the times are law enforcement authorities make a catering business a (Aux. Bishop Bosco) lawyer played by Ken Howard in W ED O 810 Lift Your Heart Monday through L-hanging coercion and abuse of the power ol success, yields to her cousin's this “ American Playhouse protests that she should relax a dramatization. Friday 9:15 a.m. little and go to a party. Thursday, Jan. 26, 10-10:30 W ED O 810 Say Yes to Lile Saturday, 10 a.m. Movie ratings At the party this lonely, shy F ir e , A -I p.m., PBS, Ch. 13, Superbowl- (Fr. Tom Smith) The classifications for the Chariots oI womun meets a mysterious but Byzantine Catholic- Sunday. 9 a.m. (Recommended) Superparty." A behind-the-scenes W E D O 810 moral suitability of films are quite attractive man named Ben look at the role of the media in the Lit urgy determined by the United I Ought to be in Pictures. A-II Cole (Kris Kristofferson). She W E D O 810 Rosary- Sunday noon Kiss Me Goodbye, A-III big buildup to one of America's Mass (F r. Pat Jones) Sunday. 3:30 p.m States Catholic Conference's invites him home, and they spend most lucrative television sporting W ED O 810 Department of Communica Quest for Fire, O the night together. W ED O 810 Catholic Update Sunday. 4 p.m. events is provided by this "Inside (Fr. Pat Jones) tions. Threshold, A-II Unknown to Kathryn, the local Valley Girl, O Story" program anchored by W ARO 540 Mass trom St. Sunday noon police have Ben under surveill news correspondent Hodding Patrick. Canonsburg ance. He is a suspect in an Carter. Movies at area theaters: armored car robbery committed The Big Chill, A-III by a radical faction. The police Christine, 0 break into her apartment the next D.C. Cab, 0 • A-I, General patronage. morning, and when they lind that For Professional Gorky Park, A-IV • A-II, Adults and adoles Ben has somehow slipped through The Grey Fox, A-Ili cents. their fingers, the angry detective Carl Culig, Tax Returns The Return of the Jedi, A-1I • A-III. Adults. in charge (George Dzundza) vents Scarl'ace, 0 • A-IV, Adults with reserva his bitter frustration upon by Appointment tions. An A-IV classification is ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF Silkwood, A-III Kathryn. EAST HILLS - McKEESPORT given to certain films which, Sudden Impact, O She is humiliated in every way HIS OFFICE. SPECIALIZING Terms of Endearment, A-III while not morally offensive in possible in the course of the Carl A. Hendrickson, CPA To Be or Not To Be, A-II themselves, require caution interrogation that follows. The IN ADULT MEDICINE AT: Two of a Kind, A-III and some analysis and police confiscate as evidence 672-2335 Uncommon Valor, A-III explanation as a protection to whatever they want from her SOUTH HILLS - MT. LEBANON the uninformed against wrong 103 M APLE AVENUE Yentl, A-III apartment. D. Patrick Donahoe, CPA interpretations and lalse Because of a bedroom scene EDGEWOOD. PA.. 15218 conclusions. that is rather graphic for 343-0773 Movies on Home Box Office: • 0, Morally offensive. television and the adult nature ol The word "Recommended" Airplane II: The Sequel, O the whole movie, it is definitely not c a l l 241 -5544 NORTH HILLS in parenthesis is inserted Annie, A-l suited to younger viewers, and FOR AN APPOINTMENT behind the titles of those films Thomas R. Schwab Best Friends, A-III parents would be well advised to Evenings and Saturday Morning hours available Cat People, O which merit such a designation let none but very mature teen . 761-4336 agers see it MIC Father Bruce Ritter A HAPPY ENDING find us. Say a prayer for Helene, and for me and my To Helene, Billy w as just another customer, a little m other had to be w orried to death about him and that I'd better warn you he would never be able to forgive him self if she died staff and my kids. W e pray for you every day and in advance that this on the young side maybe. Wanna good time, kid? It thank God for you every day. ______story has a happy en was the last strawl Billy burst into tears and fled and he was not there. Call the hospital in Michigan ding — otherwise it Helene ran after him Hey, kid, it's okay I ain't gonna right away. I urged. He did. dropped the phone, would be too dreadful hurt ya I'm sorry, okay? You got no place to stay, scream ed a long, anguished, mournful.cry, and wept | I want to help provide a place for kids like Billy to I to take and you'd hate huh? Billy gulped, nodded and poured out his story: hysterically. His mother w as dead, they told him. W e I turn to in times of need. Enclosed is my gift of: I his m other sick and dying in a M ichigan hospital: his com forted Billy as best w e could and called his aunt in 1 $ - me at the end for turn Kentucky to let her know that Billy w as with us. She's I please print: ing your tears into a chuckle. father angry and depressed. He and his father fought bitterly and his father threw him out. Billy went to the not dead, his aunt yelled over the phone. They just Billy was 16, a friendless, scared runaway from hospital to see his dying mother. Alm ost unconscious m oved m y sister to another hospital for better care! I I NAME: Michigan. He w as a nice kid. Not the brightest kid in and in great pain after surgery, she im plored him to go told Billy right away. He w as afraid to believe me. I I w as afraid to believe me. too. W e im m ediately called ADDRESS the world, but a nice kid. When Helene, a thirtyish, to his aunt’s hom e in Kentucky until she w as better. I slightly overblown, slightly indignant prostitute, Your aunt doesn't want you either, scream ed the dis the other hospital, got his m other on the phone so that arrived at our door with Billy in tow (I ain’t no cradle traught father. Billy ran. and ran. and ran. got on the Billy could hear her voice. Billy cried again. I C I T Y : . .STATE: robber, she said), the boy w as in tears He had arrived first bus to New York to get his Eighth Avenue She w as very weak, but okay, and the doctors were I (TAI) in New York's cavernous Bus Terminal on Eighth w e l c o m e confident that she would make it. I talked to Billy's ZIP FJ Avenue less than an hour before. It took som e thief now relieved and repentant father, put an equally I less than ten minutes to separate him from his "Billy ran and ran and ran, got on the first I Please send this coupon with your donation to: | lu ggage He still had about $10. but he lost that, too, in relieved Billy on the phone and listened to both o f the lavatory, at the point of a knife, to another bus to New York to get his Eighth Avenue them cry. I put Billy on the next bus back to M ichigan, COVENANT HOUSE predator. Too terrified to m ove, Billy sat on a bench w e lc o m e ." and then grim ly called the Administrator of the first Father Bruce Ritter for about 15 minutes and watched the thousands of hospital. I w on't tell you what I called , what I said to P.O Box 2121 New Yorkers and their visitors pour back and forth. Helene took charge of young Billy. I know this great her— it would definitely ruin m y reputation Tim es Square Station place, kid. It's for kids like you, and she m arched him Finally, even m ore scared, he wandered out onto the "Helene, a thirtyish, slightly overblown, New York. NY 10108 bus terminal's Eighth Avenue sidewalk to greet, down toCovenant House. Having done her good deed for the day. Helene went back to the more serious slightly indignant prostitute, arrived at our dubiously, the Big Apple and Helene. Because the street is NO PLACE FOR A CHILD business of earning $250 a day for her pimp, her brief ______door with B illy in tow ." starring role as the "good-hearted prostitute" Father Bruce Ritter. 0FM Conv., is the founder and President f o r g o t t e n . So. a happy ending— thank God. And thank you. for of Covenant House/UNDER21, which operates crisis centers m aking it possible to help all the Billys and M arys that for homeless and runaway youth I talked to Billy right aw ay and told him that his I ) I I C