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Vol. XXXIII No. 19 Catholic Archdiocese of Miami Friday, October 3, 1986 Price STATE CONVENTION HERE Catholic women tackle issues Hear porno talk by ex-FBI man By Betsy Kennedy Voice staff writer Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God..." Matthew 5:7

Holding up a copy of "Hustler" magazine, former FBI agent William Kelly showed the women, most of whom are grandmothers and mothers, the color photograph of a mock crucifixion of a woman. "The biggest purchasers of these porn magazines are the 12-17 year- olds," Kelly told the audience, many of whom registered surprise at his statement. Pornography was only one of the many topics addressed by more than 200 women who attended the seventh bicnnal conference of the Florida Council of Catholic Women at the Konover Hotel in Miami Beach last week. The women from around the state also listened to experts on migrant labor, pro-life, and family life, during two days of presentations on the theme, "Peace in Today's World." Long-time crusaders against enemies of peace and morality in their Priestly balance dioceses throughout Florida, many of Father Jim Vitucci demonstrates the famous Russian squat dance which all the FCCW members agreed that until they heard a panel of experts talk at the priests learn at the seminary in case they should ever appear on television's conference, they had not been aware of "Dance Fever.' It also helps make young people like Laura Rivera laugh at a the extent of the pornography problem. recent Youth Night at the Schott Memorial Center for the Deaf and Handicapped in Davie. (Voice photo by Prent Browning) "This porn issue shook many of us JJ up...took us by surprise. We had always felt we couldn't do much about "Our councils already had the group that complacency and and videotape stores, strip shows, and it and had stayed laid back. You hear pornography committees..but we've passivity are the biggest allies of the other marketplaces where porn festers," about drug abuse and abortion almost learned a great deal from the panel and pomographer. he said. every day, but not pornography...I will be taking even stronger action in the "The wheels have been greased by Although this state has a strong believe it's time we get more future," added Joyce Masso, conference new public awareness of the influx of pornography law, it is the interpretation involved..." said Helen Nowels, pub- coordinator and Vice President of child pornography, but for the most and enforcement of the law which is licity chairman for the Miami Arch- FCCW. part, communities are far too passive weak, he explained. diocesan Council of Catholic Women. "In order for something to be In his hard-hitting talk, Kelly warned about what is going on in adult book (continued on page 12) St. Thomas U. celebrates 25th By Prent Browning in their dedication to the church and opened up in Milan. He went to hear St. Voice staff writer community. Ambrose (bishop of Milan and 'We want our students prominent theologian). Slowly but A forward looking university \here to leave not only "I know that I speak for everyone," recently spent a day looking backward, the Archbishop said, "when we say how surely he became enamored of what St. celebrating not only its spiritual roots with economic grateful we are for the dynamic leader- Ambrose said and he began his search but an important anniversary in the life \security...We want to ship and the integral part of our faith with more frantic efforts." of the institution. expand their horizons life in the community that St. Thomas Eventually in 386 came his famous St. Thomas University in Miami \so they'll constantly University is." conversion. He was in a garden and celebrated not only its 25th anniversary Of course, none of this would have heard some children singing "pick up Sept. 21 but also the 1600th seek after this deeper been possible without the original en- and read", "pick up and read". anniversary of the conversion of St. I meaning in their lives' lightenment of St. Augustine himself "There was a book in the garden," Augustine and the 500th anniversary of Fr. Jim MacDougall and it was noted by speakers the continued Fr. MacDougall, "it was the the birth of St. Thomas of Villanova. influence that one event, in this case the letter of Paul to the Romans and the A Mass was concclcbratcd in conversion of St. Augustine, can have first thing he read there was the passage honor of this infrequent coincidence of ultimate purpose of the rapidly on history even over 1,000 years later. 'let us not live our lives in carousing, round numbers by Archbishop Edward expanding Augustinian university. Fr. MacDougall spoke of the long drunkedness, or sexual excess and lust, McCarthy, Auxiliary Bishop Norbert St. Thomas University, originally search for happiness and meaning that nor in quarelling and jealousy, rather put Dorsey, St. Thomas President, Fr. named Biscayne College, was chartered St. Augustine underwent. on the Lord Jesus Christ.'" Patrick O'Neill, and the Prior of the in 1961 and incorporated many of the He lived with a mistress for many "He said, 'That's the answer. I Augustinians for the university Augustinian priests who had taught at years and fell in with a group called the know I can't do it myself. But if I turn community, Fr. Jim MacDougall, in St. Thomas of Villanova University in Manichees, who Fr. MacDougall myself over to Christ and let Christ live the Convocation Hall of the school's Havana and had fled Cuba after Castro compared to the "Moonies" in their my life, let him live in me, then all new library. closed the university. emphasis on secret, mystical knowledge things are possible.'" Hundreds of faculty, Archbishop McCarthy praised at the that only initiates can share. Like St. Augustine, St. Thomas of administrators, students and well- Mass the school's local involvement and "Finally he went off to Rome and Villanova, a 16th century Augustinian, wishers attended the Mass which was the commitment of its president and became a professor of Rhetoric taking a was also known for his "piety and an occasion to reflect on the origins and faculty who he said are like St.Augustine more prestigious position when one (continued on page 13) Bishops' fund gives $6 million in grants WASHINGTON (NC) — An before Thanksgiving. Three-quarters at or below the poverty line." non-poor together to help people economic development program in of the funds are used for national He said the 1986 grants "will help themselves," the bishop added. Epes, Ala., and a low-income grants, while one-quarter remains at enable untold numbers of our Recipients include urban, rural, housing coalition in El Paso, Texas, the local level. brothers and sisters living in poverty statewide and national projects. The are among 220 self-help projects Bishop Arthur Tafoya, chairman to gain a sense of human dignity and average grant was about $29,000. awarded a total of $6.34 million by of the committ* overseeing the a voice — individually and col- This year's largest grant, $75,000, the Campaign for Human Devel- campaign, noted that recent data lectively — in the decision-making went to the Federation of Southern opment. indicate a slight drop in the U.S. processes that affect their lives." Co-ops in Epes, Ala. The federation The campaign is the U.S. bishops' poverty rate, but "the fact is that Through funding and educational has been involved in economic anti-poverty program and is funded more than 33 million Americans materials and workshops, the development for 100 cooperatives by a national collection the Sunday continue to struggle for a decent life campaign "seeks to bring poor and and cnedit unions in the rural South. College honors Nancy Reagan Group wants Eucharist to be for her anti-drug campaign exposed for unlimited time WASHINGTON (NC) — The Catholic University WASHINGTON (NC) — Backers of a new of America will present Nancy Reagan with the movement for perpetual eucharistic exposition in Cardinal Gibbons Medal for her anti-drug parishes said they have asked the Holy See's opinio campaign. The medal will be presented Oct. 11 at of a view by the U.S. bishops' Committee on the the university's homecoming banquet in Washing- Liturgy that the practice is against general church ton. The medal is the highest honor conferred by the law. Msgr. Frederick McManus, a canon law profes- university's alumni association and is given for serv- sor at The Catholic University of America and a ice to the chuch, the United States or Catholic leading U.S. expert in Catholic liturgical law, University. defended the committee's view, however. The practice differs from other eucharistic devotions, Msgr. Hoye opposes death penalty such as the traditional 40 hours' devotion, in that the Eucharist is exposed in the parish church provision in pending legislation indefinitely rather than for a limited period of time. WASHINGTON (NC) — Do not attach death penalty provisions to anti-drug legislation pending in the Senate, Msgr. Daniel F. Hoye, U.S. Catholic 'I wasn't dumped,' says Conference general secretary, urged senators. Msgr. bishop relieved of his duties Hoye supported vigorous enforcement of anti-drug DETROIT (NC) — Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. laws and increased efforts at rehabilitation. But he Gumbleton of Detroit at his request has been said the USCC, public policy arm of the U.S, relieved of administrative duties he has performed bishops, feels that "the inclusion of the death for 26 years as priest and bishop to spend more time penalty in the anti-drug bill would expand the use of in city parishes. Archbishop Edmund C. Szoka an- a form of punishment that we believe should not be nounced the change in early September. Bishop used in our society." The bill before the Senate Gumbleton made the request in June. Bishop would impose the death penalty for intentional Gumbleton, 56, who also is president of the U.S. killing while engaged in continuing drug trafficking. branch of the international peace group Pax Christi, But it also would impose the death penalty for told The Michigan Catholic, the archdiocesan news- assassination or attempted assassination of the paper, that any speculation that the move was a president, murder for hire, murder by a federal demotion is "untrue" because he made the request prisoner serving a life sentence, and murder or loss himself. "I wasn't dumped" but many people "see of life arising out of a hostage-taking situation. Eighth in line it that way," the bishop said. Archbishop William Levada greets the Amnesty group urges Britain faithful after receiving his crosier and Reagan's anti-drug plans to protect Irish opponents becoming the eighth archbishop of Port- 'doomed,' claims New York priest NEW YORK (NC) — Amnesty International has land, Ore. The former Los Angeles auxiliary NEW YORK (NC) — Anti-drug efforts by urged Britain to institute measures for protecting its bishop was installed during a Mass at the University of Portland. (NC photo by Jed Doty) President and Mrs. Reagan, including their na- opponents in Northern Ireland from violations by tionally televised anti-drug message in mid- security forces. The international human rights September, are "excellent theater" but "doomed to group said the government's efforts in dealing with failure," said a priest who heads a New York drug killings of unarmed persons by security personnel or Bishops establish task force treatment agency. Msgr. O'Brien, who helped start allegations that security personnel have targeted the Daytop Village agency in 1963, said in an inter- particular individuals are inadequate. The efforts to study agricultural issues view that an effective national approach to drug "have distinctly failed either to reach quick WASHINGTON (NC) — Citing changing abuse would require simultaneous and equal atten- conclusions or to explain satisfactorily what conditions in agriculture and the effect on food tion to law enforcement, treatment of drug abusers happened." Amnesty also said it was concerned;'that policy, the U.S. bishops have set up a task force to and preventive efforts aimed at non-users. He said Britain's laws governing the use of lethal force were assess how the Catholic Church should address food most current efforts are aimed at enforcement but less stringent than international regulations. and agricultural issues. Establishment of the task that those will remain a "colossal failure" unless Northern Ireland, a British province, has been the force was announced Sept. 17 in Washington. demand by users is reduced. scene of violence between Protestants, who form Bishop James W. Malone of Youngstown, Ohio, about two-thirds of the population, and Catholics, president of the National Conference of Catholic the minority. Bishops, named Archbishop John R. Roach of St. Comedian Steve Allen named Paul-Minneapolis as task force chairman. winner of 1986 Gabriel award Pro-life leaders praise NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (NC) — Comedian Steve Allen has been named winner of the 1986 revised family planning rule Bishop says women have Gabriel Personal Achievement Award. The award, WASHINGTON (NC) — Pro-life leaders have presented by Unda-USA, a Catholic association of praised a decision to lift a government regulation inspired the priesthood broadcasters and communicators, is given annually that had required federally funded family planning COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (NC) — The to an individual whose work and career have clinics to give information on abortion to pregnant Catholic priesthood may not be open to women provided outstanding leadership to the broadcasting clients. Under the regulation, government-funded "but women have changed the Catholic priesthood," community. Maury Sheridan, president of Unda- clinics were required to give "non-directive" in- according to Bishop Richard C. Hanifen of USA and director of the Seattle Archdiocese's com- formation on abortion along with information on Colorado Springs. Bishop Hanifen was commenting munications office, cited Allen's skills as a writer, prenatal care and delivery, infant care, foster care on women in the church in a "special pastoral musician and actor and said that Allen, a and adoption to a woman seeking advice on an issue" of his diocesan newspaper, The Catholic Presbyterian lay man, "has given of his time to unintended pregnancy. Pro-life groups had Herald. He also,discussed celibacy, abortion, capital media projects ranging from spots for the release of complained that the rule meant they could not punishment, contraception, military service, the hostages in Lebanon to specials on the hungry participate in the $142.5 million a year federal homosexuality and divorce. On women, Bishop and homeless." The office also named 39 television family planning program because they could not Hanifen said the church "does not see herself" as and radio programs and two statipas from 600 comply with the requirement to tell pregnant clients able to ordain them, but he termed as "inspiring" entries as winners of Gabriel Awards and Gabriel about the availability of abortion. their ministry in roles open to them. Certificates of Merit.

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PAGE 2 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 3,1986 New rector Installed at major seminary

By Araceli M. Gantero affirmed." Editor, La Voz In the interview with La Voz,.. the new rector said he is concerned about the BOYNTON BEACH -- With special needs of a bilingual, conviction and optimism, Father Joseph multicultural seminary such as'. St. Cunningham last week accepted the Vincent's. He added that he is not afraid challenge of training competent priests and feels well prepared to relate to the for the Church of tomorrow. various cultures present there. At the ceremony of his installation In addition to his extensive as President/Rector of St. Vincent de credentials in liturgy and his service as Paul Regional Seminary here, the 49- assistant chancellor in the Diocese of year-old priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, he served for five years as Brooklyn expressed his love for the principal of Cathedral Preparatory Church and his commitment to Seminary in Brooklyn, where more than intellectual pursuit. 20 percent of the student body was "non In front of Archbishop Edward A. anglo." McCarthy and nine other bishops of At St. Vincent's, he said, he wants Florida attending the ceremony, he to give witness to the joy of ministry, spoke of his views on seminary especially the priesthood. He also training, and of his desire that students mentioned some of his goals for the "embrace all aspects of theology with a next five years: voracious appetite." • Increase the number of students; Father Joseph Cunningham, new rector of St Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, He said the parish priest must be • Improve the bilingual program so speaks during his installation ceremony. (Voice photos/Araceli Cantero) "an expert in applied theology," because that both Anglos and Hispanics can it is "in the parish that questions arise better know and use each other's seminarians may be older than oneself; Ministry for the Archdiocese of Miami that are in need of solution." language; tolerant, yet directive amid the pluralism and a member of the seminary's Board of But Father Cunningham did not • See the field education program re- of eclessiologies found in candidates and Trustees, said Father Cunningham is a take his five-year appointment as rector stylized and revamped and; dioceses." man of vision, of deep faith and a great unaware of the challenges ahead. • Increase the number of lay For Father Cunningham, the organizer. "What better qualities would St. Vincent is one of only 48 students. seminary professors "by. avocation you want?" she added. Catholic major seminaries in the United idealists, must be realists and live with States,.and the only one south of Praised faculty the tensions found within the Church, These qualities were recognized by Baltimore and east of New Orleans. It is patiently allowing the human elements the search committee, headed by Bishop operated jointly by six dioceses in Quoting recent statistics to run their course. They must accept John Nevins of the Diocese of Venice, Florida, and its rector must be concerning seminary life, Father the discipline of the moment, be role which after a year's work recommended accountable to those bishops and a Cunningham said that seminaries today models without allowing every directive Father Cunningham for the position. Board of Trustees. have students of very different ages, "yet to be a cause of theological debate. They In addition to training seminarians the experience of age and the enthusiasm must be able to handle controversy Bishop Nevins was delighted. The from the Florida dioceses, it also accepts of youth complement each other." honestly, candidly and optimistically." two had met earlier, while Father students from Puerto Rico and elsewhere During his homily at the Cunningham was rector of the high in the Caribbean and Latin America. installation ceremony, the new rector 'Love of Church1 school seminary in Brooklyn. "I saw Currently, total enrollment is 70 spoke of his expectations for faculty him not only as a very hospitable and seminarians and 30 lay students. members:" that they be "vulnerable, But above all for Father gracious person but as a man who quite human, with no pretensions, yet Cunningham, "great love for the certainly believed in scholarship and 'Larger Church' respected, directive and clearly Church" is required of those in seminary who always had about him outstanding responsible." work. A love that must be "transparent faculty members. I believe that we are "Seminarians should be exposed to And he added during the interview and as such contagious." going to have that same kind of growth something larger than their own local that he would never have taken the job Father Cunningham arrived at the here," he said. Church," said Father Cunningham of rector had he not already worked with seminary in 1984 as professor of liturgy during an interview with La Voz after the faculty of St. Vincent and known of and last year served as Dean of Students. "A terrific guy," added Father Neil his installation. "its ability and competence." Both students and faculty seem to be Doherty, director of Vocations for the It was that sense of commitment to He acknowledged that the lifestyle behind him 100 percent. Archdiocese, who as such worked with the "larger Church" that was praised by at the seminary, where parish priests not Father Cunningham during the past two Bishop John Snyder of St. Augustine, trained for community living must do "He will get all the support he years. chairman of the seminary's Board of so, demands adjustments. needs from the faculty," said Father Trustees, during his talk at the And he spoke of the modeling role Gerard Grace, who teaches Scripture. "He has a sound position on the installation ceremony. faculty plays for students, presenting a "He is extremely approachable, issues which are very difficult today, and Bishop Snyder recalled the witness of "cooperation rather than very creative and open to a pluralism of he is very flexible to do business with," commitment of the previous rector, domination; dialogue rather than edict; ideas," commented Armando Alonso, a Father Doherty said. "To students he father Felipe Estevez, and encouraged candidness rather than intrigue; respect second-year theologian. was a friend and a faculty member, now father Cunningham to "lead forward in for the life experiences of others who as Zoila Diaz, director of Lay he will be a rector and a friend." an age full of challenges." In his own talk, the new rector spoke of some of them. Training competent priests "defies definition or concretization because the time and demands of the ministry change from century to century, place to place and generation to generation," he said, as he compared today's statistics of seminary enrollment with those of the 60s, when theologates were full. "Most seminarians today are vividly aware of the ambiguities of their future role as a priest in a Church that is changing demographically, culturally and institutionally," he added. But Father Cunningham is not dismayed by that He believes a good seminary formation can bridge the gap of the unknown, and added that, at the Some of the bishops who concelebrated the installation liturgy, from left: Bishops Norbert Dorsey and Agustin Roman, seminary, "the pastoral role of the auxiliaries of Miami; Bishop Thomas Grady of Orlando; Bishop J. Keith Symons of Pensacola-Tallahassee; Bishop John parish priest must be emphasized and Nevins of Venice; Bishop Thomas Daily of Palm Beach; and Bishop Thomas Donnellan of Atlanta. Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 3,1986 / PAGE 3 Pope vows church support for Haiti VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope John Paul II has The pope supported the Haitian bishops' call Haiti is one of the Western Hemisphere's poorest pledged church support for social change in Haiti earlier this year for greater democratic participation countries with a per capita annual income of $300. based on a democratic form of government. in public life after almost three decades of dicta- The pope said he was impressed during his 1983 Haitians must "turn the page on the errors of the torial rule by the Duvalier family. visit to Haiti by the population's "avid support for past" and "sincerely unite to save the nation and Trie bishops issued the call after President-for-life social change." promote its democratic future," the pope said. Jean-Claude Duvalier fled the country in February "I can only encourage this aspiration," the pope "The building of a democratic society is a mar- because of widespread anti-government protests. told the new Haitian ambassador. velous and difficult task," he said in a speech wel- Duvalier's fall was followed by a military-civilian "Your compatriots see political change as a coming Wilson Florestal, 56, as the new Haitian' government which has been plagued by internal divi- preliminary condition" for social change, the pope ambassador to the Vatican. sions, stalling long-term political reforms. said.

Religious call for freedom in South Korea SEOUL, South Korea (NC) — Catholic priests, Protestant ministers and Buddhist monks joined in a continuing chorus of dissidents calling for more democracy in South Korea. Their protests came as the country prepared for the 1986 Asian Game. Some religious leaders said the government is using the sports event to bolster its prestige and garner support for what they termed a dictatorship. Pope urges educators to teach art of dialoguing CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (NC) — Pope John Paul II told educators of diplomats they should train their students to promote dialogue among cultures to help build international understanding. The pope said cultural exchanges were an important factor in avoiding misunderstanding and conflicts. "Where dialogue between cultures is lacking, mutual incomprehension takes its place" and national dif- ferences are seen in a negative way, the pope said. Chinese closed seminary that was loyal to Vatican ROME (NC) — Chinese authorities forcibly closed a Catholic seminary loyal to the Vatican and arrested or interrogated its students and faculty, according to news reports published in Europe, The "clandestine" seminary, located in the province of Gift from the east Hebei, was founded a year ago without Chinese Two Buddhists present a gift to Pope John Paul II during a private Vatican audience. The govern'ment permission, Father Hou Jinde, a Buddhists are in Italy for the 25th anniversary oHhe World Wildlife fund.(NC photo from UPI- professor at an officially sanctioned seminary in the Reuter) : • .. province, told a French news agency. Seminaries and churches are allowed by Chinese authorities if they belong to Ihe National Association of Patriotic Vatican chides theologian Catholics, a government-approved organization Cardinals agree to sponsor which claims independence from the Vatican. for dissident views Jewish-Catholic conferences Catholics who continue to acknowledge allegiance to VATICAN CITY (NC) — The Vatican Congrega- NEW YORK (RNS) — Cardinal Jozef Glemp of the Vatican face government opposition, however. tion for the Doctrine of the Faith has said that Warsaw and Cardinal Frantiszek Macharski of Last March church officials met in Rome to draw theologian Father Edward Schillebeeckx's views on Krakow have agreed to sponsor Catholic-Jewish up guidelines governing church contacts with China priestly ministry "remain in disagreement with the conferences in Poland next year with the Anti- and to seek ways of improving Vatican relations teaching of the church." The congregation's public Defamation League (ADL) of B'nai B'rith. ADL with the Asian Country. statement, called a "notification" and approved by announced that the conferences will be held in Pope John Paul II, did not indicate any further Warsaw and Krakow and will examine anti- congregational action against the Belgian-born Semitism, the meaning of the Holocaust, Judaism Pope blames Mafia for Dominican. The congregation focused on Father and current Jewish concerns. Leonard Zakim, contributing to juvenile crime Schillebeeckx's views on the apostolic nature of ADL's New England regional director, and Kitty VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope John Paul II sacramental ordination, the possibility of lay people Dukakis, wife of Massachusetts Governor Michael blamed the Mafia for contributing to juvenile presiding at the Eucharist and his use of historical- Dukakis, met with the two cardinal in August dur- delinquency and other "grave deformities" in biblical research. ing a trip to Poland as specially invited Jewish Sicilian society. The pope's attack on the Mafia guests accompanying a mission of 100 Catholics led came during A Sept. 22 speech to Sicilian bishops, by Cardinal Bernard Law of Boston. following their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican. The visits are required every five years for heads of Vatican was not involved dioceses. Pope John Paul called for renewed Prince Charle's visit to Mass evangelization by the Sicilian church to fight crime, in visit of Melkite bishop unemployment and the breakdown of the family. sparks ire of church leader VATICAN CITY (NC) — The Vatican said it was LONDON (NC) — An evangelical Protestant not involved in the visit of controversial Melkite leader said Prince Charles compromised his position Archbishop Hilarion Capucci to a Lebanese terrorist Pope plans two-week stay as heir to the British throne and potential head of held in a French prison. The archbishop, who lives the Church of England by attending a Catholic in Rome, acted at the French government's request, in Asian and Pacific countries Mass in northern England. "It was very unwise. If Joaquin Navarro-Vails, head of the Vatican press of- VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope John Paul II is he goes on like this he could precipitate a fice, said Sept. 25 after the visit was reported in the * scheduled to spend nearly two weeks this fall visiting constitutional crisis," said David Samuel, head of French press. The prisoner, Georges Ibrahim I Australia, New Zealand and several other Asian and the traditionalist Church Society, an evangelical Abdallah, has been in French jails since 1984. Pacific countries, the Vatican said. The papal organization within the Church of England. "The French police say his brothers and several friends itinerary, released by the Vatican Sept. 20, includes heir to the throne should steer clear of controversy." are responsible for a wave of bombings in Paris dur- stops in Bangladesh, Singapore, the Fiji Islands, The prince, a supporter of efforts to reconcile the ing September aimed at forcing Fraiice to free New Zealand, Australia and Seychelles, an island- Anglican and Roman Catholic churches, attended Abdallah. At least nine people were killed and more state in the Indian Ocean. The trip follows the the 9 a.m. Mass at the church in Kirby Stephen, than 160 injured in the bombings. Archbishop pope's Oct. 4-7 visit to France. Earlier this year, he Cumbria, Sept. 21, with a Catholic family he was Capucci is a Syrian once convicted by an Israeli visited India and Colombia. visiting. Princess Diana did not accompany him. court of smuggling guns to Palestinian guerrillas.

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PAGE 4 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 3,1986 s Weakened French f i •* * > * * * Church hoping for boost » from Pope this week V. v By Agostino Bono cent attend Mass weekly. The average ..? PARIS (NC) — The Catholic age of diocesan priests is 60 and .r Church, for centuries the dominant ordinations have been heading down- factor in French society, is today weak ward since 1970, when they totaled ^* J and worried, say French church of- 285. In 1985 ordinations numbered ;' >• ^ r .• ficials who hope Pope John Paul H's 120. ..." Oct. 4-7 visit will give the church a Because of the growing scarcity of boost. clergy, "priestless Sundays," when lay A nationwide program to people lead prayer services, are com- ir ' - strengthen institutional church life mon in more than two-thirds of - • • .. > began after the pope's first trip to the France's 97 dioceses — especially in ••' •• ^ "ountry, when he visited.Paris in 1980. rural parishes. ^> While in the French capital, the Two major factors behind the rv

: K . • pontiff chastised French Catholics for decline of church influence were the •*' ^ - mirWilf V being lax in their religion. 18th-century French Revolution and :• "-S 5 •T "France, are you faithful to the the 20th-century official separation of - JHV iP^iiililiiiMnf^ " - * promises of your baptism?" he asked. church and state, say church officials. French Catholicism dates from the In 1905, Catholicism lost its status J second century. as the state religion — ending its Eric Martin of Lyons, France, sits among some of the 30,000 statuettes of Pope "The pope's visit will emphasize the privileged and highly visible role as the John Paul II he has produced for the Oct. 4-7 visit by the pope to the Rhone-Alpes richness of Christian history. He'll denomination of kings and the train- region of France. (NC/UPI-Reuter photo) talk about French saints such as the ing ground of cardinal-politicians. "We had a superiority complex Vilnet of Lille, president of the French Cure of Ars and get people to see their More than a century earlier, the rise because we were in the majority," he positive Christian roots," said Olivier bishops' conference. of anti-clericalism accompanying the said, and because of that, church While Mass attendence is low, the Jay, press spokesman for Cardinal revolution that toppled the Bourbon structure was neglected. Jean-Marie Lustiger of Paris. number of baptisms and Catholic monarchy was a significant blow to As a result, the church "began weddings remain high, he said. "That French churchmen note that French the church's position. That anti- disintegrating," said Father Boullet. is why the bishops are attaching so Catholic attitudes toward the church clerical heritage still exists in some "The present situation is one of in- much importance to baptism and mar- are complex. For instance, Mass atten- French political parties. security for the church in France," he riage preparation classes." dance is low and vocations are declin- French church officials say these said. ing, but the number of Catholic bap- elements resulted in a society which Bishop Vilnet added that about 60 tisms and marriages is high and there In 1981 the bishops launched a pro- neither values religious practice, nor gram to rebuild the church's ability. percent of Catholic parents also send is a general respect for the moral vi- encourages clerical vocations. their children to Catholic schools or sion of the faith, they say. This involved making statements on Catholicism's long tenure as the important public issues, increasing religious instruction classes — provid- One bishop said French Catholics country's chief religion also con- church use of the mass media, foster- ing opportunities for the catechetical lack a "deep understanding" of their tributed to its current troubles by ing greater unity among Catholic program. faith. creating an institutional complacency, organizations and renewing religious Lack of deep understanding of the Church studies show that while 80 said Father Michel Boullet, assistant education. faith is a principle reason French percent of France's 54.8 million peo- general secretary of the French Programs are aimed at the "occa- Catholics have a low involvement in ple profess Catholicism, only 10 per- bishops'conference. sional Catholic," said Bishop Jean church life, said Bishop Vilnet. I., owner ship. Ca'"•••' n a non-Catholi• '•'"'c• *•« A good place to purchase America's be buried in finest automobiles. a Catholic Cemetery?

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Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 3,1986 /PAGE 5 Won't return to Nicaragua until rights restored -Bishop Vega WASHINGTON (NC) — political declarations critical of the Nicaraguan Bishop Pablo Antonio The Sandinistas'desire government and they do. Vega, expelled from his country July to 'control minds' is "The difference is that Bishop Vega 4, said he would not go home unless and Msgr. (Bismarck) Carballo were the Sandinista government guarantees much stronger and doing active work in advocating to get Nicaraguans basic civil rights. more dehumanizing funding for the contras (U.S.-backed Bishop Vega, who heads the than previous rebels) approved," she said. "They Prelature of Juigalpa and is vice presi- were advocating aggression of a dent of the Nicaraguan bishops' con- repression in foreign power toward our country. ference, cited freedom of conscience Nicaragua. That's why they are not allowed to and the free participation in society of Bishop Vega return." various religious, cultural, political Msgr. Carballo, director of com- and economic groups as conditions munications for the Managua, Nicara- under which he would consider return- mitted against humanity today" is the gua Archdiocese, was barred from ing. silencing of the voice of the Holy returning home after attending a con- During a press conference at the Spirit. ference in Paris last June. He is living U.S. Catholic Conference building, The bishop said the killings of three in the Washington Archdiocese. Bishop Pablo Antonio Vega, expelled the bishop said he is not interested in lay workers in Nicaragua, the closing Bishop Vega said dialogue between July 4 (NC photo) negotiating his return since it might re- of La Prensa, Nicaragua's opposition the Sandinistas and church officials in for "true revolution," the bishop said, quire "my silence and the silencing of newspaper, increased government con- Nicaragua is essential, but he noted "not new domination or a new my people." That, he said, would be trol over food distribution, and ap- during an interview that current condi- dictatorship which exploits." He said "blackmail." propriation of private lands are tions in Nicaragua "do not inspire the dominant class that has emerged Commenting on the church situa- evidence of a policy of "systematic confidence." since the Sandinistas took over enjoys tion in his homeland, Bishop Vega said silencing and intimidation" in his Nicaragua's Cardinal Miguel Oban- special privileges and is "more "the priest more than ever before has homeland. do Bravo and Auxiliary Bishop Bosco dominating" than was the regime of to be sign and symbol of the redemp- Sarali Porta, a spokeswoman for Vivas Robelo of Managua were previous leader Anastasio Somoza. tion and liberation of mankind." He the Nicaraguan Embassy, said "The scheduled to participate in talks with Bishop Vega said the Sandinistas' said the "worst crime that can be cdm- bishops of Nicaragua can make President Daniel Ortega beginning desire to "control minds' is much Sept. 27. stronger and more dehumanizing than For those talks to be worthwhile, previous repression in Nicaragua. Bishop Vega said, a synthesis of ideas While the U.S. Catholic Con- Writer/Journalist must be reached. ference, the public policy arm of the The Voice needs experienced writer to cover occasional During the press conference, he said U.S. bishops, has repeatedly urged the stories on free-lance basis, Dade and Broward. Nights, that Nicaraguan church authorities House of Representatives and Senate hold that human beings should be to reject military aid to the contras, it weekend availability sometimes necessary. Camera use allowed to determine their own ac- also has denounced what it refers to as ne s tions. Totalitarian governments, he specific violations of human rights and 'P - Send resume, clippings to: said, believe that humans should be church rights by the Sandinistas and The Voice dominated by "mechanisms of force." condemned the expulsion of Bishop P.O. Box 38-1059 The Nicaraguan church leaders look Vega. Miami, FL 33238-1059

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PAGE 6 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 3,1986 Welfare reform Pro-family proposals and two-parent families By Liz Schevtchuk WASHINGTON (NC) — As tax reform captured the national imagina- tion in 1986, welfare reform may emerge as a hot national political issue in 1987. In his State of the Union address last February, President Reagan ordered the White House Domestic Council to draft, by Dec. 1, a welfare system overhaul to meet the "concerns of poor families." With the clock ticking away toward the deadline, many groups including

WASHINGTON (NC) — A Hispanics in California and un- hood, undermine the values of groups which, she said, undermine representative of a California dermine Hispanic respect for marriage Hispanics through clinics and distribu- Hispanics "by instilling anti-family, Hispanic group accused Planned and family, said Ms. Bernal. tion of literature. She especially anti-life thinking in our young." Parenthood of targeting Hispanics in family planning efforts and called for "The greatest injustice perpetrated criticized targeting of Hispanics an end to government funding for the against Hispanics in this country has through school-based clinics, which, "We understand that abortion and organization in testimony to a con- been the imposition of anti-family she said, are "strategically placed" in other anti-family practices are legal gressional committee. policies through government-funded predominantly Hispanic populated and so is sterilization," she said. "But agencies," she said. areas. just because it's legal" does not mean Carmen Beatriz Bernal, co-chair Ms. Bernal cited several means by that "a minor or an adult should be and founder of the California-based which she said family planning pro- She also scored "offensive proselytized into such sterilizations Hispanics for Social Justice, called on grams, primarily Planned Parent- literature" of population control only on the premise thajtjft is legal." the government to "get out of the population control business" and 1 cease funding for "government- dependent organizations like Planned Bishops oppose 'official language proposal Parenthood." SACRAMENTO, Calif. (NC) — A called the California English Cam- Proposition 63 "implies that lin- proposed amendment to the Cali- paign, part of United States English, a guistic minority groups are un-Amer- Ms. Bernal made the plea in fornia Constitution that would declare national organization based in Wash- ican and ignores the longstanding testimony Sept. 18 before the House English the official language of the ington, D.C. American tradition of appreciation of Select Committee on Children, Youth state has been opposed by the Cali- According to the bishops, the ethnic and linguistic heritage," said the and Families and the House Subcom- fornia bishops. measure would jeopardize all forms of bishops. mittee on Employment Opportunities. Proposition 63, as the initiative is bilingual assistance, including the The hearing gave groups a chance to known, would cause disharmony availability of hospital translators and Immigrants are well aware of the report on the status of Hispanic among ethnic groups and curtail serv- court interpreters. importance of learning the English youths and families. ices to linguistic minorities in Cali- They warned that passage of the in- language, the bishops said, and En- fornia, the bishops said in a statement itiative would "open the way for end- glish programs are overcrowded. Government-sponsored population this month. less and costly lawsuits" against bilin- Rather than restricting the use of other control programs which promote The initiative, which will appear on gual programs and services, including languages, the government should abortions and sterilizations target the November ballot in California, those sponsored by Catholic Charities, provide increased funding for English was introduced by a California group which receive state funds. classes, they added. Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 3,1986 / PAGE 7 Parish raffles, 'Vegas Nights' under fire By NC News Service which had socials listed in the column archdiocese decided to review its - Parish raffles, bingo, game booths Church-sponsored bingos, raffles received warning notices from the policy when two organizations asked at social events and other forms of and "Las Vegas Nights" ran into new Missouri Department of Revenue permission to hold raffles with prizes gambling for charity have long been a limitations in three unrelated actions threatening suspension or revocation set at $50,000, the former parish limit, staple — if at times a controversial — around the country. of their bingo licenses for violating and $100,000, the former school limit. part of the U.S. Catholic parish life. • Missouri's state revenue depart- state laws that^prohibit advertising of "All of us simply must exercise pru- In July Bishop Warren Boudreaux ment banned Catholic press notices the games. dent caution and restraint," he wrote. of Houma-Thibodaux, La., drew na- for parish bingo socials. The term "social" is "merely a "Some groups in our community are tional attention when he ordered all • In Kentucky the Louisville Arch- cover for bingo," the state agency opposed to these games" and the parishes and Catholic organizations in diocese restricted revenue-raising raf- said. Although the newspaper did not church's reputation "must be a prime his diocese to phase out bingo, gam- fles. charge for the listings, the agency said consideration" in avoiding excesses. bling, fairs and festivals as fund- • In Illinois the Peoria Diocese ask- the announcements constituted "ad- In Peoria, reacting to the new Il- raisers within 10 years. ed parishes to refrain from sponsoring vertising." linois' law permitting "Las Vegas "Las Vegas Nights" even though a One parish bingo representative Nights" by certain groups such as Last spring Cardinal Joseph L. Ber- new stae law allows religious organ- who called the paper to cancel a religious organizations, Bishop Ed- nardin of Chicago expressed reser- izations to hold them. "social" announcement complained, ward W. O'Rourke sent a letter vations about parishes depending too The incident s were among the latest "I don't know why the state can wwarning priests not to let their parish heavily on games of chance for their casualties in the recently renewed con- advertise their lottery and we can't halls be turned into casinos. revenues. troversy over Catholic churches using advertise our bingo." He expressed concern that the relax- The University of Notre Dame games of chance as a way to raise The Louisville Archdiocese an- ed law "may result in our parishes Study of Catholic Parish Life recently money . nounced plans in mid-September to relying increasingly on gambling to reported that when pastors were asked The St. Louis Review, archdiocesan develop new fund-raising guidelines. support the church's mission." to list the three parish activities "most newspaper, announced Sept. 5 that it In the meantime, it lowered ceilings on The priests' council, meeting Sept. well attended by parishioners," bingo was dropping all notices of parish raffle prizes to $20,000 for parishes 9, backed the bishop and asked was among the top three in 60 percent socials from its weekly "Events and and $40,000 for schools. Catholic organizations to refrain from of the responses, making it second on- Calendar" column. In a letter Sept. 16 Auxiliary Bishop starting "Las Vegas Nights" until a ly to Sunday Mass as a point of parish The decision came after parishes Charles Maloney of Louisville said the diocesan policy could be drawn up. gathering. . Bishop-disciplining disturbs priests SEATTLE (NC) — At a daylong esan life. archdiocesan priests' council, whose A statement by the archdiocese after closed meeting involving about 250 "I have never seen so many priests members were present, held an emer- the meeting made no mention of the priests, Religious and lay leaders, and bishops yelling at each other," gency meeting during the lunch break sometimes heated exchanges which some expressed anger and frustration said one participant, who asked not to and asked Archbishop Hunthausen participants said occurred. The state- at the Vatican decision to strip Arch- be identified. and Auxiliary Bishop Donald Wuerl ment said the two bishops and the bishop Raymond Hunthausen of his Another described the Sept. 26 to scrap the original agenda in order to other participants "acknowledged that authority over some areas of archdioc- meeting as "disastrous" and said the salvage something from the meeting. there are still feelings of hurt, anger The purpose of the meeting was to and confusion within the discuss a course of action to resolve archdiocese." the problems facing the Seattle Arch- It also said that the bishops pre- Feel Called to Priesthood? diocese. The bishops reportedly said in sented the group with a plan, Write- Director of Admissions a joint prepared statement to the developed a week earlier at a meeting Holy Apostles Seminary group that one of their chief concerns of the archdiocesan priests' council, Cromwell, CT 06416 was to "maintain unity." which "calls for the two bishops to SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR OLDER MEN Last year the Holy See listed prob- convey to the Holy See in an appro- lem areas after an apostolic visitation priate way arid at the appropriate time investigating Archbishop Hunthausen. the concerns expressed by the. clergy, Shortly afterward Pope John Paul II other Religious and the lay people of appointed Bishop Wuerl as an auxil- the archdiocese." iary with special duties in those areas. A participant said Archbishop In September the archbishop and Hunthausen stressed that the problem bishop.announced that the Vatican has would take a long time to resolve and said the auxiliary's special duties in- the bishops indicated that they did not volved delegating to him complete, know yet whether they would begin final authority over those areas. their discussion with Rome by corres- The areas Of concern involve super- pondence or by a visit. vision of the liturgy, seminarians, Participants said that one point of continuing education of priests, priests dispute at the meeting was a comment who were laicized or seeking to leave by Bishop Wuerl objecting to the con- active ministry, the archdiocesan tri- tinued circulation of a petition in the bunal, and moral concerns regarding archdiocese urging the Vatican to homosexuality and contraceptive steri- restore full authority to Archbishop lization. Hunthausen. 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Miami 233-2229 Miami, Coral Gables, No. Miami, Hialeah, Gratigny Road, Bird Roadr Miami Beach 534-2229 PAGE 8 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 3,1986 THE VOICE Miami, Florida Friday, October 3,1986 PAGE 9 Black Catholics: Give us greater say Edward Olmos, the Mexican By Ana Rodriguez-Soto actor who plays Lieutenant Voice News Editor Castillo on the TV series 'Miami Vice,' watches Carmen Black Catholics have sent a loud and clear Aldana, 19, take a step with message to the Church of South Florida: include us the new prosthesis donated among your powerful, the decision-makers. by Reid Prosthetic Service. During a meeting last Saturday at the Bon Secours Hospital in Archdiocesan Pastoral Center, more than 100 North Miami is donating the representatives of eight predominantly black and cost of the physical therapy Haitian parishes of the Archdiocese chose five issues for the victim of last year's they thought the Church should address. The five are: Mexican earthquake. (Voice photo/Prent Browning). • The lack of an office for black Catholics in the Archdiocese, arid the need for a black staff member in the office of education; • The need for more black representation at the higher echelons of the Church, and the desire "someday" for a black auxiliary bishop in Miami; • Concern about the self-image of young blacks and the lack of black Helping hands 'Apartheid is "heroes," black priests, black alive and well Religious to serve as role 1 in South models for them; 'Miami Vice star, Bon Secours Hospital • Worries about the Florida... As image of a "white church" team up to help Mexican earthquake victim the Church, whose "paternalistic atti- tudes" continue the "oppres- By Prent Browning cost of physical therapy , an estimated $30,000. we have to sion" of blacks in the Voice Staff Writer Travel expenses and accommodations are being fight against Church; paid for by various private sponsors and the Carmen Aldana was attending class at her prosthesis itself, known for its durability, was that' • The need, at the school in Mexico City when, shortly after 7 a.m., donated by Reid Prosthetic Service. government level, for equal the earthquake began. The floor beneath her gave Olmos, Garza, Sillman and other interested Father James treatment of Haitian immi- way and the walls fell in on top of her. Buried parties held a press conference last week at Bon O'Shaughnessy grants, who quite often are underneath the rubble, she was not rescued until 21 Secours to announce the arrangement and underline detained and deported while hours later. When she was rushed to a nearby the need for more medical sponsors. others, such as Cubans, are welcomed as heroes. hospital, her left leg had to be amputated. Citing lack of water supplies and other In addition to being heard by Archbishop Edward Her life, she thought at 19, was over. How necessities, Olmos told a group of local reporters, 1 would she work? How would she live? "those of us who have been to Mexico see a lot of McCarthy, those five issues will be presented, along Carmen is just one of thousands of Mexicans cosmetic advancements but the human need is with those of other dioceses, at a National Black- who still need medical and rehabilitative services a more than a year ago. Catholic Congress to be held in Washington, D.C., in year after the earthquake, but thanks to Bon "If they don't get help there will be a huge May of 1987. It will be the first such meeting of Secours Hospital and an Emmy-winning actor she deterioration of human life in Mexico." American black Catholics since the early 1890s. is one of the lucky ones. Olmos said that he and his partners in the Ten of the participants at the local meeting will Edward Olmos, the Mexican actor who plays program have drawn up a list of several hundred be chosen to represent the Archdiocese at the national the brooding police lieutenant on the hit T.V. people who need help, many of them children who congress, said Father William Mason, pastor of St. series "Miami Vice", together with Cipriano are without limbs. Francis Xavier Church in Overtown and director of the Garza, President of the Mexican Earthquake Relief Those who wish to donate to aid for the Archdiocese's Ministry to Black and Native American Fund Committee, and Henry Sillman, director of earthquake victims were encouraged to call the Catholics. Dominique's Restaurant, are seeking sponsors for relief fund at 248-1650. several hundred earthquake' victims who still need The purpose of the national congress is to find After the press conference, Olmos watched help. with satisfaction as Carmen tried out her new more effective ways to evangelize among black Bon Secours Hospital, a rehabilitation facility prosthesis, and he broke into a smile he rarely Americans. Of the 30 million blacks in the United owned and operated by the Sisters of Bon Secours shows in his T.V. role. States, approximately 1.3 million are Catholic, but 6 in North Miami, agreed to sponsor the treatment of It was a happy moment for Carmen too. to 10 million have no formal ties to any religion. Carmen. "When I found out about the possibility to Since 1975, the black Catholic population of the The Mexican girl is now being fitted for a walk like a normal human being," she said, "I •United States has increased by 41 percent, due both to prosthesis at the hospital, which is paying the full started to live again." increased evangelization efforts and growing numbers of Haitian immigrants, the vast majority of whom are Catholic. voting, were repeated a number of times. Among • Concern over how to alleviate the precarious At the day-long meeting Saturday, which was these: financial situation of mostly-black Catholic schools; conducted much like an Archdiocesan Synod hearing, • The need for liturgies and priests who are more • The need to increase the nuodxT of black the participants were average black Catholics and the in tune with black culture, black music and the vocations to the priesthood and Religious life; ebullient and joyous black way of worshipping; priests and Religious who minister to them. • The need for more unity and understanding • Concern about the "drug epidemic" and how to The day began with a general reflection and Mass, among blacks themselves. fight it -among the suggestions, more Archdiocesan concelebrated by Archbishop McCarthy. Then "This, to me, is very encouraging," said Father programs aimed at young people arid their parents, and participants broke into small groups and put their James O'Shaughnessy, pastor of the predominantly priorities on paper. more black self-help programs; black Christ the King parish in Perrine. He was A total of 49 issues were raised, and some, • The need for more Church programs aimed at referring to the hundred-plus people who turned out for although they did not make the top five at the final youth in the black community; the meeting, the first time that black Catholics in the Archdiocese have met as such. ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI Official Rev. Mr. Thomas Gato -Permanent Deacon- Although no dates have been set, many of those who attended expressed a desire to continue to meet in The Pastoral Center announces that Archbishop to SL Peter Church, Big Pine Key, effective September order to deal with the Archdiocesan issues that were McCarthy has made the following appointments: 17,1986. raised. The Reverend George Garcia —to Pastor, St. Rev. Mr. David Foster -Transitional Deacon- John the Apostle Church, Hialeah, effective September to SL Patrick Church, Miami Beach, effective October "Apartheid is alive and well in South Florida. We 21,1986. 1, 1986. have a job, as the Church, to fight against that," said Father O'Shaughnessy. Teaching love 1600 Catechists convene to learn the ways By Ana Rodriguez-Soto Voice News Editor Nearly 1,600 religion teachers gathered recently on Miami Beach to hear a simple message: love one another. And teach young people to love as well. That's what Sister Jeanne OLaughlin, president of Barry University in Miami Shores, urged in her keynote speech at the Archdiocese of Miami's sixth annual Catechetical Day. The goal of the celebration is to "rally" hundreds of women and men, mainly volunteers, who teach CCD in the parishes and religion in the schools, said Sister Rose Monique, director of the Office of_ Religious Education in the Archdiocese. It is to create a spirit of "brotherhood," so that "we won't be close-minded," she explained, adding that a catechist "is not a person who fills holes [at the parish level]. They have to be people with a purpose." According to Sister Jeanne, the catechists' purpose is the same as that of /Three young catechists, Sylvia and AnaS all Christians -to love one another. Perez and Maria Alonzo display T -shirts with the Catechetical Day theme 'Speak A simple command but one that is trte Truth With Love'. The shirts were difficult to carry out, because in daily designed by Araceli Cantero and are life it gets lost among a host of trivial intended to tie in with the Synod things, said Sister Jeanne. themes. "We want all of us to be exactly alike. We condemn [those who are not]. AAA That's ridiculous," she said later in an interview with The Voice. "The Gospel does not change...The basic message is still we've got to love one another. I think we've been complicating it so much." 'We want all of us to be In her speech, an emotional one exactly alike. We filled with personal anecdotes, Sister Jeanne stressed that God is always condemn (those who are guiding His people, calling them to not). That's ridiculous, remain faithful to His way of love. And He does it through "surprises," the Gospel does not she said, by putting people in change...The basic situations, many times unexpected, where they must choose between loving message is still we've got or not loving. to love one another. "Look for the 'surprise' of the God of hope, who cuts through all those 7 think we've been things that are not essential and points complicating it so much' out to us that the real mission for those young [people] is to help them to know the life and mission of Jesus Christ," —-Sister Jeanne O'Laughlin, Sister Jeanne said. President, Barry Univ. She recalled how, after the U.S. invasion of Grenada, President Reagan asked American universities to help train Grenadian teachers, nurses and civil workers who had been denied an adequate education by the island's Communist government. Sister Jeanne said Barry was the only college in the nation which accepted the President's challenge, and it continues to send teachers to theisland even though it is getting no Voice photo by Ana Rodriguez-Soto/> reimbursement from the federal government So far, more than 300 Grenadians have been trained through This year, she has accepted six more and how to integrate faith and justice in anything; the program. "surprises" sent by the Grenadian the curriculum. • take the children to Mass every In addition, Sister Jeanne said, she bishop. A workshop on "touching hurting week, to inculcate in them the habit of complied with a request by the island's Barry has only a $600,000 families" reminded catechists that "all going to church; bishop and permitted two young endowment to guarantee its future as an families are hurting families. It's not us • make children memorize the Grenadians to come study at Barry for institution, the Dominican nun said, but and them. We're all in the same boat." prayers and responses of the Mass and one year. the school has set aside $1.2 million to "It is so important that every time the sacraments. •':„£. Unfortunately, these "surprises" help needy students. She considers that a you touch [these children] you There was a time, Father Murphy from the Lord, as she called them* came good investment remember there is pain," added Carol said, when he didn't believe in with no money. It was difficult even to "There is the endowment. It walks Farrell, director of the Archdiocese's memorization, preferring to see people find $20 to buy a pair of shoes for the in the feet of the poor of the world. Family Enrichment Center, who directed pray to God in their own words. But he young woman, and the $1,500 necessary And the interest from that endowment the workshop along with Father realized that even adults found this very to pay for her living expenses was will be more than nine-and-a-half Michael Flanagan, family counselor for difficult, and children who didn't know actually won by Sister Jeanne dropping percent," she said, urging the catechists Catholic Family and Children's Services how to start their first confession were quarters into the "one-armed bandit" of a to continue "planting seeds" for the of the Archdiocese. very embarrassed. cruise Ship. future. During another workshop, Father • "I don't want a child to be Well, she won $1,250 that way. A In addition to Sister Jeanne's talk, James Murphy, pastor of St Patrick embarrassed, ever, in the sacrament of local banker, a friend, decided to give her Catechetical Day '86 featured more than Church on Miami Beach, frankly told penance," Father Murphy said. the rest after he saw how she continued a dozen workshops -both in English catechists what he and other pastors He added that he is a "benevolent to press her luck in order to reach and Spanish- designed to help catechists expect from them. dictator" with his catechists because he $1,500. do a better job. Father Murphy said that, among feels that, if teachers are "instilled with "I'm not for casinos," Sister Jeanne Workshops centered on such topics other things, he insists that his teachers: the spirit" and a religion program is told the catechists, but "I will do as how to be more creative, how to • follow the books' lessons well-run, "our children can learn so anything for the mission of Jesus." teach values to high school students, faithfully, without adding or deleting much and love religion so much."

PAGE 10 /Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 3,1986 Blessed Sacrament's 25th Caring parish in Ft Lauderdale preserves tradition By Betsy Kennedy Voice Staff Writer

On December 7,1963, at the dedication ceremony for Blessed Sacrament church in Ft. Lauderdale, the late Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll offered a group of men and women a prophecy: "As the years go on, you will recognize that you have provided for you and your children a focal point that will draw joy in this House of God on many xcasions." . ' That was almost 25 years ago. 'There are a lot of unsung heroes among [Blessed Sacrament parishioners], people who give quietly and unselfishly of themselves.' Fr. Jerome Martin, pastor

Since then, the Archdiocese has almost doubled in size. The fabled city of Fort Lauderdale has gone through its own share of growing pains, and large tracts of land surrounding the church have been transformed from weed-choked lots into a bustling commercial district.

But the church on East Oakland In honor of Blessed Sacrament's 25th anniversary, Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy (center) concelebrated Mass with (from Park Boulevard is the same, both in its left) Fr. John Murphy, associate pastor, Fr. Jerome Martin, pastor, Fr. Pat McDonnell from St. Clement's and Fr. Vincent physical appearance and in the Nowak (retired). (Photos by John Leonard) unpretentious devotion expressed by its people. Many of the original founders and their families have remained sick and the elderly among you." community to the little churches of our members. To establish a parish, he said, "is homes. We come together to inspire and to establish the kingdom of heaven on encourage each other." Last Sunday, the members of earth. It is a calling for Catholics to Blessed Sacrament celebrated their represent the presence of God in the After the celebration, Fr. Martin parish's 25th anniversary with a Mass world.. Jesus called the apostles, the talked about the church where he has concelebrated by Archbishop Edward A. disciples and the holy women and told served as pastor for 15 years. McCarthy; Father Jerome Martin, them to go out and make new disciples. pastor, Father John Murphy, associate This is the history of a parish. You "Our parish is comprised primarily pastor and the newest member of the become lovers and you draw people in." of senior citizens, so that means a parish family; Father Vincent Novak, number of them are also sick or shut in. retired; and Father Pat McDonnell, Archbishop McCarthy also spoke They always try to look out for each pastor of St. Clement. of the parish's close-knit family other. We have a group that makes atmosphere. regular home visits. There are a lot of In his homily, Fr. McDonnell unsung heroes among them, people who lauded the parish as, "a powerhouse of "You minister to each other...and give quietly and unselfishly of prayer. You are responsible for good you rejoice together in your themselves.". things happening because of the organizations," he said. strength of your faithful prayers. You There are several parish cry out from the mountaintops on "We are called to live a life of organizations such as the Leisure Club Respect Life issues. You minister to the prayer...it spreads from the church for seniors and the Women's Club, although many of the elderly are fearful to participate in activities that will take them out of their homes in the evening hours, said Fr. Martin.

But when it comes to getting a job done, the pastor never lacks volunteers. "They do well and work hard at projects, such as bazaars...and it is a good outlet for them." Following Mass, Archbishop McCarthy There are few young families greets enthusiastic parishioners from currently registered at Blessed Blessed Sacrament. Sacrament, but most of the approximately 800 families in the parish are living on fixed incomes. They a mission in 1960 with Fr. Joseph are content with the unornamental look Cronin as the first pastor. Father of the church~the only change it has Bernard Boudreau served as assistant undergone in the past two decades is the pastor and Fr. Robert Reardon was addition of fascia on the exterior. administrator.

Some among the parishioners can A number of old familiar friends remember the birth of the church are gone and as in any parish, priestly because they were there. They administrators have moved on to serve reminisce, with good humor, about the new communities. But overcoming days when they met at the Old losses and transition and hard times, the Beachcomber restaurant and later the parishioners have kept their spiritual Baird-Case funeral home, where Masses household a "focal point that draws Father Jerome Martin, pastor of Blessed Sacrament, assists Archbishop McCarthy were held. joy," as foretold by a dynamic bishop in receiving the offertory during the anniversary Mass. The church was first established as 25 years ago.

Miami, Florida /THE VOICE / Friday, October 3,1986/ PAGE 11 Florida women tackle issues Peace, pornography, abortion on agenda at state meet

Continued from page 1 considered legally obscene in the state of Florida, it has to be patently offensive to community standards...to appeal to the prurient interests of the public and be void of any scientific, artistic or literary purpose...and this gives the smut peddler a lot of loopholes." According to Tom Horkan, Executive Director for the Florida Catholic Conference, pornography became so widespread by 1975 that society could no longer blush and just turn away. The Catholic Church was among those to take a strong stand against it. The bishops of Florida set up a committee to study the pornography laws governing the state. A tougher law was eventually adopted, but in the following year, the Supreme Court upheld the pre-existing law, creating the confusion of two conflicting laws on the books at the same time. That decision was reversed and the more stringent law is the one now in effect. "But as Kelly explained, the problem is not what is on the books, but the need to get prosecutors, judges, police and the public to enforce the Catholic women sing "happy birthday" to Bishop Thomas Daily of Palm Beach, who celebrated his 59th during the convention. laws," said Horkan. obscenity cases...tolerance is measured During the first Mass of the maternal healing power of women, Crime link by availability and if you don't want conference on Monday, Archbishop "You are called to be the modern availability you shouldn't be tolerant. Edward A. McCarthy welcomed the Mary Magdalenes, the Veronicas wiping Marcella Cohen, a special Don't just sit there. Learn about the convention participants and in his the face of Jesus, you are called in this prosecuting attorney for Dade County, materials and do something about it," homily, shared his concerns about the cynical world to be women of faith, like discussed cases she has handled which said Cohen. Church, which he feels is threatened by the woman whose daughter was plagued reveal the link between pornography and Following the panel presentation, "a carbon monoxide" poisoning of by demons and believed that Jesus could organized crime. heal her." One alleged racketeer, Robert De 'What a difference we could make in our Church, Bernardo, was in control of Star Peace disciples Distributors, a New York based our communities and homes if there was no company which also had operations in distinction between what we believe and what we The women were called to be Florida. It was later found that De disciples of peace by Bishop John J. Bernardo had ties with the Carlo live.' Snyder of St. Augustine, who delivered Gambino organized crime family. After Bishop John J. Snyder, the address at the closing banquet of the extensive investigations, Cohen said, a ... St. Augustine conference. 57-page indictment was prepared on De "In the life of the church, peace and Bernardo. But on June 2, 1986, he was discipleship are inseparablcspirituality reported missing and has not been Rosemary Gallagher, assistant director secular humanism. is what succeeds in bringing an inner found. of the FCCW, urged the women to "We are witnessing the glam- transformation of love," said Bishop Cohen also traced the sordid history write to their legislators, sign petitions orization of vice, the proliferation of Snyder. of the owners of a chain of 700 peep and make careful judgments about who abortion and divorce...less than 40 While the bishops were writing their shows located in adult book stores in they vote for in elections. percent of the people who produce peace pastoral, said Bishop Snyder, they South Florida and described how they Because one Florida judge shows a movies and television programming are asked themselves, 'why do we address violated dozens of laws, from falsifying record of lenient decisions in Christian and even lesser percentage these matters fraught with passion and corporate documents to attempted pornography trials, the FCCW plans to than that practice their faith," he said. controversy? Because we live in a bribery, in order to protect their send him 500 signed postcards The archbishop asked the council nuclear age filled with physical as well exploitive empire. The owners were informing him of their disapproval, said representatives to continue their struggle as moral danger.'" finally convicted on a number of Gallagher. against the inception of school-based charges, including criminal obstruction The FCCW participants were also .health clinics, which the Dade County Citing Pope John Paul II, he added, of justice and racketeering, but received joined in their conference by the bishops School Board recently approved despite "If you want peace work for justice." only 4-year sentences in the state of Florida, who concelebrated the the protests of the Archdiocese and If the church receives more penitentiary. opening and closing Masses. ( Bishop citizens groups within the community. sympathy and attention from the rich "Community standards play an Thomas Larkin of St. Petersburg was He also cited rampant alcohol and than it does from the poor and important role in the prosecution of unable to attend.) drug abuse as social ills that need the oppressed, than something is wrong, said Bishop Snyder. He praised Catholic peace activist Dorothy Day who after her death in 1980 was called by one observer, "the most significant, influential and interesting person in the history of Catholicism" for fighting for her ideals. "Her views conflicted with those of others but her gospel/ values and peacemaking efforts were fueled by a deep spiritual lifc.she was not afraid to draw upon radical possibilities to accomplish her dreams." Issuing an emotional challenge to the FCCW members in his concluding remarks, Bishop Snyder said,"We must live up to our ideals...what a difference we could make in our church, our communities and homes if there was no distinction between what we believe and what we live." The banquet was culminated by a surprise tribute from Bishop Thomas Miamian Marie Palmer (center), first president of the FCCW and now known as the "little mother" by the women, chats with Daily of Palm Beach, who read a poem Jean Gwaltney (right) of St. Petersburg, immediate past president of the FCCW, and a guest during the closing banquet. (Voice about the FCCW women that he had photos/Betsy Kennedy) composed himself.

PAGE 12 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 3,1986 A history of innovation By Prent Browning Voice Staff writer St. Thomas University is an institution that is dedicated to meeting the needs of the present but has never abandoned its religious roots. In recent years, the Augustinian university has earned a reputation for melding innovative, technologically advanced programs benefiting the community with traditional values and spiritual ideals. As the city of Miami has become enriched with an international flavor, so has the college campus. Currently, students from more than 48 countries are enrolled .with many students from Central America and the Caribbean attending on scholarship. Indeed, the university has international roots — —• • of its own dating back to 1961, when Fidel Castro forced St. Thomas of Villanova University in The peacemaker Havana to close and the faculty fled to the United program, called States. P.O.T.C, Peace- That same year the late Archbishop Coleman Carroll granted a charter for a new college in makers of the Miami that subsequently named as faculty many of Community, is the the teachers from the Augustinian University in first of its kind in Cuba. The institution at that time was named The late Msgr. William Barry (standing) and Archbishop Coleman Carroll (seated, the nation. Biscayne College for a site near Biscayne Bay in center) during groundbreaking ceremonies for Biscayne College in 1961. Below, at Coconut Grove. But before actual groundbreaking the 25th anniversary Mass, from left:Archbishop Edward McCarthy, Auxiliary ——•. ii •——• began on that site, a generous benefactor donated Bishop Norbert Dorsey and Father Patrick O'Neill, energetic president of the land in North Miami, and Biscayne College was renamed St. Thomas University. constructed on a 140 acre campus in Northwest Miami, an area accessible to both Dade and Broward residents. In the beginning, it was a very small institution for men. The first graduating class in 1966 contained only nine students taught in a single building, Kennedy Hall, which doubled as classroom and administrative area. In 1972 two satellite campuses were acquired to meet the needs of Miami's bilingual residents. At the Villanueva and Hialeah campuses, over 12,000 students .learned English during the recent influx of Mariel Cubans. Within the past six months these two campuses have consolidated into the Villanueva Center in Hialeah. In the 1976-77 school year, the college went coed and enrollment jumped to more than 1,000 students for the first time. But the growth of the college really gained momentum in 1980 with the arrival of an energetic and visionary new president, Fr. Patrick O'Neill, OSA, PHD. Under the new president enrollment has increased by about 40 percent, largely due to the expansion of graduate level programs. Fr. O'Neill, concerned with the college's role in the community, strengthened the school of Adult and Continuing Education, making it a separate entity and increasing its enrollment by 35 percent. The university recently opened a program called AHEAD which makes it possible for the mature, working adult to receive a Bachelor's degree at night. Students can even receive some credit for prior work experience. Perhaps the biggest project, however, has been the establishment of a law school, The Ambassador Nicholas A. Morley Law Center, which opened its doors in philosophy of non-violence outlined in the Pastoral Letter on Peace issued by the 1984, accepting 180 applicants. Catholic bishops and on the current popularity of mediation techniques. Although there are already six law schools in Florida and two within the Equally groundbreaking is the evangelization program, also the first in the boundaries of the Archdiocese, the $7 million Morley Law Center will provide nation, which offers students the opportunity to earn degrees in evangelization. The background of particular interest to those seeking legal justice for refugees and program is funded by the missionary organization "Food for the Poor" of Pompano minorities. Courses in international, immigration, and labor law are among those Beach. offered. The Catholic institution came of age in 1984 when, with its several masters An integral aspect of any law school is its library, and the university believes it level programs, it achieved university status. The board of trustees voted to adopt the has taken a "quantum leap" by creating a computer lab that gives students access to name St. Thomas of Villanova University in acknowledgement of its ties to the 2.5 million volumes. The largest law library in the nation exists at Harvard with 1.5 Cuban institution and the Hispanic community in general. Indeed, over 40 percent of million volumes. the students at the university, which later shortened its name to St. Thomas, are Similarly advanced is the large all-purpose library the school built across the Hispanic. courtyard from Kennedy Hall. St. Thomas has had an impact on the South Florida community in other ways. The $5 million facility was dedicated in 1982, increasing library capacity from After its tourism division received many calls for service improvement, the 6,000 square feet to more than 50,000 square feet and taking advantage of the latest school developed and coordinated a courtesy training program for taxi cab drivers advances in computer technology. called "Miami Nice." In addition to tips on politeness and cab care, drivers receive But while the school was raising money for its law center, library and other instruction in safety and local history and attractions. projects it wasn't ignoring the spiritual needs of those living in the Miami A year and over 2,000 graduates later, Miami Nice has been a measurable Archdiocese. success. Complaints against cabbies this year have dropped by nearly 80 percent and In 1981, the Institute for Pastoral Ministries opened, offering academic response has been so positive that the classes are now required for new taxi drivers. certificates and Master of Arts degrees for Pastoral Ministries. The institute offers The university has also served as the home practice site for the Miami Dolphins specialties in youth ministries, campus and young adult ministries, adult and family and as a training camp for the Baltimore Orioles farm teams. ministries, religious education, pastoral counseling, evangelization and peacemaker Today, the school has a total enrollment of over 3,000 students, about equally studies. divided between men and women. The peacemaker program, called P.O.T.C. or Peacemakers of the Community, The future for St. Thomas? With its rapid expansion and community is the first of its kind in the country, providing courses in conflict resolution that can leadership, South Florida's religious and secular community can only look eagerly be applied on an individual, community, or national level. P.O.T.C. is based on the toward the school and ask "what's next?" St. Thomas: 25 years of 'truth-seeking1 Continued from page 1 Fr. MacDougall said that the Archbishop McCarthy closed the students at St. Thomas carry on the Mass with remarks relating the devotion," Fr. MacDougall said. same tradition of search for truth as St. 7 know thai I speak for conversion of St. Augustine after a long The school changed its name to St. Augustine. everyone when we say struggle to the reconciliation with the Thomas of Villanova several years ago how grateful we are for church that many people will undergo in (later shortening it to 'St. Thomas') to "We want our students here," he this Year of Reconciliation. emphasize its ties with the Cuban said, "to leave not only with economic the dynamic "People are overcoming," he said, university. St. Thomas of Villanova security so they can get a job and make leadership... [of] St. "the religious indifference of our time, was provincial of the Augustinian their way in the world, we want to Thomas University.' the materialism and the consequent provinces in Spain and sent expand their horizons so they'll crime and drug abuse, terrorism and Augustinians to Mexico not too long constantly seek after this truth, they'll Archbishop McCarthy divorce, all these things which result after the discovery of America by constantly seek for this deeper meaning from a failure to reconcile with the Columbus. in their lives," Lord."

Miami, Florida /THE VOICE / Friday, October 3,1986 / PAGE 13 Praying couples 'Retorno1 brings married couples closer together

By Ana Rodriguez-Soto form part of the core group of Mar- Voice News Editor riage Retorno in South Florida, describe the difference in geometric Praying together — an experience terms. moFe intimate and fulfilling than sex Retorno "is a depth experience," for married couples? says Vicki Owoc. "It's not a high*" Yes, says Cecelia Losiewicz. In fact, Cecelia Losiewicz says, "We can do without sex once in a Retorno is not for everyone, only for while. But tp do without prayer... that couples who feel "called" to a deeper comes first" relationship with each other and God. "I probably wouldn't have believed "It's very threatening for a husband (it)," adds Vicki Owoc. But now she's and wife to pray together," she says. convinced: Once you start, "you're no longer a "It's more personal than your sex- couple. You're a triple. It's you two ual relations. You're really bearing and God. You're no longer searching yourself — more than just your body for more." — your spirit, your heart, your weak- A typical Retorno weekend is held nesses, your strength." in a private home, beginning Friday Their husbands agree. After a night and ending sometime Sunday search for "something more" in their afternoon. Couples return to their marriages, they found what they were own homes at the end of the day, looking for in a Marriage Retorno, a usually between 10 and 10:30 p.m., weekend program designed to teach and gather again at about 8 a.m. couples how to make daily prayer It's a small affair, since usually no together a part of their lives. more than five or six couples are in at- Retorno is a little-known offspring tendance. Since the Retorno was in- of Father Gabriel Calvo, the Spanish troduced in South Florida in 1977, priest who also founded the hugely about 150 couples have taken part in successful Marriage Encounter move- the weekend, which is open to Chris- tians of all denominations. In addition to the host couples, a Cecelia and Alex Losiewiczof St. Stephen parish in Hollywood have been praying Retorno schedule together daily for more than six years. Marriage Retorno taught them how. (Voice celibate person is always part of the photo/Ana Rodriguez-Soto) The next Marriage Retorno will Retorno team. Father William be held on the weekend oi Oct. 24, Sheehan, director of the Ministry to members of St. Stephen's parish in mits. 25 and 26. Cost is S30 per couple, Priests in the Archdiocese, and Sister Hollywood. Since making the Retorno four plus a covered dish. Catherine McCarthy, a member of the He didn't have much of a private years ago, they spend at least 30 Marriage Tribunal staff, take turns on Three more Retornos also prayer life until then, he admits, not minutes in prayer together every alternate weekends, and both are part much more than Mass on Sundays. morning before going to work, and "it been scheduled for: Nov 14-16: of the Retorno core group. Feb. 13-15 and March 13-15, 1987. But now, if they can't make the time really has made a difference in our The weekend themes center around to pray together, "we feel like things lives," she says. For information, call ^le\ and the Trinity — Father, Son and Holy aren't going right." "We still argue. We still disagree. Ctv-elia LoMeuk./ at 98WW99 m Spirit — and reconciliation. After They each have grown personally in But there's not that long silence or that Brovtajd, or (he Familj Enrich- talks by the team leaders, different their faith lives, and become more in- pouting. Before, even after we made ment Centci, 651-0280 in Dade. passages from Scripture are read and volved Catholics as a result of praying up, there was still that extra day of not reflected upon: first, in silence, by together, they say. being as nice as you could be. We've \ Z / each individual, then privately by the In addition, "it keeps us in tune grown a lot in that area." ment. . couples, then together by the whole with each other," says Cecelia. "I And the children "sense something Aside from that, and the fact that group. know there's great power in our prayer deeper in our relationship," she adds. many Retorno couples have been The goal is to teach couples to pray together.". Finding the time is not that difficult through an Encounter, there is no con- together by using the daily Scripture "The power that we have as a cou- when prayer becomes a daily habit, nection between the two programs, readings. There is no follow-up to a ple to pray for our children, that's a both couples say. whose goals are completely different. Retorno, but couples are free to repeat great power that couples don't realize "Our job is trying to keep (four While an Encounter is designed to the experience as often as they wish. they have," adds Vicki Owoc. pillars) in balance: prayer, work, love get couples to communicate better "It's very quiet, very intimate, just She and Jack, members of St. Ber- and play," says Alex. "You need that with each other, the purpose of a a prayerful weekend," says Alex nadette parish in Hollywood, say they balance or there's something missing." Retorno is to teach couples how to Losiewicz, who began praying began praying together since making: a The Church "sanctions your mar- pray together. together with Cecelia even before they Cursillo 21 years ago. But it was a riage," adds Cecelia, but "what really The Losiewicz and the Owocs, who were married six years ago. They are "haphazard" affair at best, Vicki ad- bonds it together is praying together."

Getting their just reward

A welcoming committee of more than 50 eighth-graders (left) surprised Sister Anne Bernard, principal of St. Rose of Lima School in Miami Shores, at Miami International Airport recently, as she returned from a Washington, D.C., reception with President Reagan. St. Rose was one of only 60 private elementary schools nationwide selected as "models of excellence" by the U.S. Education Department. The eighth- graders, accompanied by St. Rose pastor Msgr. Noel Fogarty, some parents and teachers, were only a prelude to the welcome Sister Anne received when she presented the entire school with its "banner of excellence."

PAGE 14 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 3,1986 THE VOICE Miami, Florida Friday, October 3,1986 PAGE 15 Parishes should quit gambling on finances 'Parishes need to appoint-or hire- ministers for stewardship By Tim Unsworth whowili educate the community by using established and Scene One: successful fund-raising models that have worked well in The little girl at the door was as cute as a bug's Protestant churches, universities and hospitals' ear. Her pleated, plaid skirt and white, oxford-cloth blouse with parish logo made me proud of my church. Then she flashed a big smile and a candy bar about the size of a log and asked if I'd care to buy one in order to support the parish. I bought one. But it made me mad. Scene Two: Same cute girl. She was back within a week, promising to walk five miles around the parish if my wife and I would sponsor her at whatever-we-wanted- to-give per mile. Now I was mad. What would be next? Bonded slavery? Scene Three: Another parish, another place: The pastor didn't talk money. He gave a homily. (He was described to me as "Not the leader of the parish, but one of the leaders"-a kind of first among equals, if you want to push the point.) After the liturgy, an articulate layman went to the lectern and, in an uhfiltered, unvarnished way, talked money. He was very specific. "Last month we took in...and we spent..." (Note the "we"-not a papal "we" that really means "I", but a community "we," that really means "us".) And then he added: "We could also use an IBM PC if there's someone in the . community who has one to give, and we could use some kitchen utensils and mimeograph paper..." During the liturgy, the organist played a hymn and the congregation sang while the basket was passed prayerfully and thoughtfully. And when the - gifts of bread and wine were brought to the altar, another parishioner followed behind with the It's time to change. It's time to shake off the ghetto In it, the bishops had a sentence that read: 'To financial offerings in a wicker basket The celebrant mentality about giving. It's time to take the financial become true disciples we must undergo a demanding raised the chalice and paten. And then he raised the responsibility for the parish out of the hands of the course in adult Christian community." Surely, fiscal basket that contained the stewardship gifts. pastor and share it with the parish community. responsibility in the gathering and spending of Nicely done. As a professional fund-raiser, the Seminaries need to have courses in development and the resources can be handled as openly and honestly as she format touched my professional heart Adult. gathering of parish resources. Parishes need to appoint- dialogue on nuclear weapons. Intelligent. Responsible. I could have dance all or hire-ministers for stewardship who will educate the Catholics must begin to maintain their churches night community by using established and successful fund- and other facilities-or these will start to look like local highways. They also need to support programs just as As a Roman Catholic, however, I was a bit raising models that have worked well in Protestant much as bricks and mortar. With their decreasing saddened. This nice church was an Episcopal church. churches, universities, and hospitals. number, priests roles must be limited to pastoral A nice but naive pastor once said to me: "Harry No bingo cards. No giant thermometers in the services and not fiscal responsibility. It's time to Bigbucks is a wonderfully generous man. He drops $100 gently wrest their clipboards, checkbooks, and key a week in the basket" But the reality was that Harry's 'Money magazine placed rings from them and convince them that ordering light net worth.was $50 million, and his annual income was bulbs does not partake of the divinity. Catholics ninth among the top about $2.5 million. His $5000 per year in the basket; represented one-fifth of 1 percent of his income-the Recently, one pastor said this to me: "Listen. ten in annual giving with an equivalent of family earning $50,000 annually and When the church comes unglued, it isn't going to be average of $274 per year. giving two bucks a week. over church discipline, or clerical celibacy or birth control or scandals or any of that stuff. It's going to Episcopalians aren't a whole lot I knew Harry. He was a nice guy and, by his own be the boilers. When the boilers go, the whole thing lights, a generous one. He simply needed vastly more will go down the tubes." higher, just under $300. But education in stewardship. A university spotted him; He had a point Jewish believers give more than educated him into giving, and tapped him for a million. Catholics need to look more seriously at tithing. Support your local parish in an adult, involved, $450 each year, and the Seventh One needn't tithe the full 10 percent, and it doesn't have Christian way. If any cute parish kid comes to your to be mandatory. Just an option for those who wish to Day Adventists lead the pack avail themselves of it One parish modestly boasts 27 with an average giving of $2400 families out of 1300 units who tithe, but the number 'Ideally a parish never asks for inches up each month. money. It presents needs. When peryear' Ideally, a parish never asks for money. It presents needs. When parishioners become excited about a parishioners become excited parish's needs, the money will follow, provided that there about a parish's needs, the sanctuary. No candy bars or car washes. (Are you is an intelligent mechanism in place. old enough to remember the carnivals during which Parishioners will respond. They only need to be money will follow...' you had a chance to dunk the curate if you hit a bull's- addressed as adults, given complete information, and eye with a soggy baseball? And Catholics wonder asked to share the burden. The pastor who is unwilling why priest leave?) This church simply had adult, to share information or power will not make it in the door with a candy bar or raffle book, turn them away Christian stewardship-people giving because they post-Vatican II adult league. politely and send the parish a check for twice the believe. They feel like investors-not employees. My own pastor is a man of extraordinary gifts. But amount. Put a note with it, promising that you'll Figures are hard to come by. The law does not he was a practicing carnivalite until a group of us winged boycott bingo and any other gambling. If the parish require churches to file financial reports. But some him with the Newtonian apple of good fund-raising gets enough notes-and checks-they might decide to recent "guesstimates" in Money magazine placed gospel. * come out of their fund-raising closet, grow up, share Roman Catholics ninth among the top ten in terms Now, with the aid of literally dozens of parishioners resources, responsibility, and authority. of annual giving with an average of $274 per year. on a variety of committees, he is working his way down Catholics have arrived. No more need to demean. The Episcopalians aren't a whole lot higher, by the the parish pyramid. With 20 percent of the parishioners Catholics no longer need to be the objects of ridicule way. Just under $300. But Jewish believers give contacted, the parish has 75 percent of the funds needed by those who equate Catholicism with bingo. more than $450 each year, and the Seventh Day to help renovate and restore the church. I saw a sign in a used book store the other day. It Adventists lead the pack with an average giving of In the process of informing the people, weekly read: "People who say they like poetry and never buy $2400 per year. (Mormon figures were not available, collections have increased significantly. The pastor has a poetry book are a bunch of cheap *®¥&-es!" but are thought to be even higher.) learned more about the parish than he ever dreamed. People who say they love their parish and don't Comparisons are not always odious. They can be More people have become involved in an adult way, and contribute are a bunch of..." instructive. Allowing for all kinds of other factors, the parish has uncovered enough pastoral concerns to (Reprinted from October U.S. Catholic, a however, Catholics aren't doing as well as they keep the Twelve Apostles busy. Claretian Fathers and Brothers publication, 221 W. \should. Remember the recent pastoral en nuclear weapons? Madison St., Chicago, III., 60606) I "Hail Mary* film WOMEN AND CHILDREN and local effects FIRST/ The recent controversy over the film 'Hail Mary' playing in South Florida has once again brought into focus two divergent views over censorship, morals and the public good. Fortunately the controversy in Miami was kept at a rational level while honest and well-intended people differed on the issues, but that in no way diminishes the reality of the deep rift in perspectives. In brief, a group of mostly Catholics picketed the French film in Coconut Grove, straw-y,ote measures oh offensive films were put on some local ballots and secular columnists responded with ridicule. In the strictly official sense, the Church did not take a formal position. From most accounts, the film was not actually intended to be offensive but was an attempt to portray Mary and Joseph in a modern setting. That concept, in itself, could have meritorious potential except that the film's makers seemed to think that anything in a modern setting must include Voice editorial foul language, lingering preoccupation with the Virgin's nude body and a general wallowing in modern seediness and banality. Secular 'artists' seem unable to conceive (pun intended) of a married couple grappling with modern life through dedication and love-even when that couple is arguably the most extrordinary married couple in history, their child having altered the course of mankind not only spiritually but even in the most secular sense. Therefore, while the film may have been offensive it was probably less due to intent that to narrowness and lack of vision by thefilmaker. We would have to say that last year's play 'Mary Ignatius' was far more offensive in that its author, a disgruntled former Catholic was deliberately defaming and ridiculing Catholicism and ultimately all religion. As for the straw votes-why not? They do not mandate force of law and they should not be taken as if they do. Yet they do manifest a sense of the people's will. Why should newspaper columnists fear simply letting the people express themselves? The columnists and editorial writers do it daily, telling the government and the people what they ought to do or not do. Perhaps it will be instructive not only to elected officials but to local .writers to have a sense of what the average person thinks about certain moral issues. Perhaps courts and lawmakers will find it instructive in their running of the government by the people, forthe people, etc. Let the people speak! Why should journalists have a monopoly on public expression?

Don't divest Columnist ridicules church's sex laws Editor: when every reasonable and and what of the real winners of the For columnist Edwin Yoder to thoughtful observer realizes that this tech-sex revolution, the por- in South characterize the Vatican's teaching is what we need to find our way out of nographers and venereal disease. on marriage and sexual morality as the present morass of pornography, Should we continue to canonize the Africa "indoctrination parading as teaching" divorce, sexual crime, perversion and Three Stooges: Flynt, Hefner, and is surely a clear case of the pot call- child abuse with its child prostitution Guccione? Is Yoder too dull-witted to Editor: ing the kettle black when the liberal and kiddy porn bespeaks incredible realize that the spirochete of syphilis, Are we examining the events in agenda which has been foisted on ignorance of the church's proper role. the gonococcus and the AIDS virus South Africa in the proper per- this country by subtle and not so sub- For Father Curran to stand in this are the real winners? What church spective? If we divest in South Africa tle propaganda has resulted in social mire and beckon the church to jump would want to wallow in this scene to in order to bring down the heinous destruction and disaster. in is a measure of the narrow focus of serve thenarrow claims of its intellec- apartheid government, aren't we cut- To suggest that the church's in- this man's vision. tual elite? ting off our nose to spite our face? We sistence that sex should not be Mr. Yoder characterizes present Wake up, Mr. Yoder! Wake up, are simply replacing this govenment trivialized, that marriage should mean mores as high tech-sex. Can he not Father Curran! There is a real world with a communist government, which fidelity and commitment, that see that the technology has failed out there and the real indoctrination from a humanitarian point of view as children should be taught sexual con- when millions of children become is coming from the media elite to well as from our own self interest, -trol and that human life is a precious pregnant every year? Hasn't tech-sex whom Mr. Yoder is so subservient. would be an infinitely worse situation. value to be protected by our constitu- gone insane when we have 1.5 million —Bart T. Heffernan, M.D. From a humanitarian point of view tion — to call this indoctrination unborn children aborted each year Fort Lauderdale you would be replacing the apartheid government with a government whose Soviet masters and their cronies around the world are respon- Drug compulsion is ic force sible for murdering or starving to death more than 100 million people Editor: 'medieval' mentality? of thousands) are crushed and made since the Red Revolution. Recently much is being said and Nonsense! The idea that its 'fun helpless because of drug publicized in newspapers, maga- .to be on drugs' is a devilish decep- dependency. And Satan is delighted "Let he who is without guilt cast zines, TV, and radio about the tion and the beginning of a personal because of it! the first stone." Are we so guiltless of enormous and tragic misuse of moral decay. And the resultant Therefore seek healing assistance atrocities that we can afford to point drugs; including a special speech mental anguish and emotional from your church. Because (even the accusing finger at others? What from President Reagan and his wife despair is not easily ended. otherwise) without Christ:..you are about the 1.5 million children we mur- Nancy. All well and good. Therefore realize that this very dead. der each year through abortion? Yet none has thought — or at intense and illegal narcotics trade is —Robert Tome Since most of your black leaders sup- least said publicly, that the also an evil empire^ And it belongs Hollywood, FL port abortion, they are responsible for extensive and supposedly 'fun' of to Satan. more atrocities to their people than this illicit drug abuse (which in one Yes, and regretably there are all the apartheid leaders of South way or another becomes damaging those who would do anything for Africa. to the brain and body of its user) is cocaine (or other drugs) including From a self interest point of view, evil, devilish, or Satanic: Yet how theft, burglary, robbjery, homosex- South Africa is a unique source of raw else to better describe this obses- uality, prostitution; yes, even to kill materials that are indispensable to sive yearning and unrestricted desire (murder) for cocaine (etc.) to satisfy our vital industries and if South Africa for drugs which amounts to delib- their addictive narcotic habits! And falls to the Soviets, we all will be at erate self-destruction? Surely you you say they are not 'possessed'...? the mercy of the Soviets. Why should don't feel that way about corn flakes That's certainly not a 'heavenly' or or bacon and eggs, do you? the majority of Americans jeopardize angelic attitude is it? Or do you The Voice welcomes letters their lives and well-being for a minori- Is it because 'we lack scientific prefer some excusing psychological to the editor. All letters must ty that don't protect its own unborn? evidence' of an existence of Satan term? be signed. Write to: Letters to and his devils? Or because no one You see, if you are obsessed with the Editor, The Voice, P.O. Box —Cornelius U. Morgan wishes to be thought of. as having a desire for drugs, then in fact, you 38-1059, Miami, FL 33238-1059. Baltimore, Md. either a 'superstitious' mind or a are 'possessed'. Yes, you (hundreds PAGE 16 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 3,1986 Is skipping Human scale charity Mass a sin? A new trend in private philanthropy has appeared on the scene and it deserves applause. A New York couple, Felix Q. Has the church changed Rohatyn, the man who successfully guided New York City its rules on attending Mass? Is it through its financial crisis in the 1970s, and his wife Elizabeth By still a mortal sin to miss Mass on have announced their intention to "adopt" a class of sixth- Sunday? We have relatives who grade children in a low-income, inner-city neighborhood. Antoinette go only when they feel like it. Bosco Their excuse is that there is no For the next six years, according to news reports, they will more sin since Vatican II be personally involved with those children, serve as role (Massachusetts). models for them and m'eet with them and their parents. The couple also will provide counseling and tutoring through high A. I am sometimes tempted to school and then fund college tuition. kind of philanthropy the Rohatyns are advocating. It gives a lot of direct help to a few instead of a little indirect help to the many. In believe that one of the biggest mistakes The Rbhatyn's plan will require a major personal and the church hasmade is to make it a "law" doing so, the tremendous dignity and importance of each child financial commitment. It is a real gift of love which may change is affirmed. Each will learn that individual lives matter. that we musi go to Mass on Sunday. the entire course of the lives of those 30 or so students. Letters like yours always sharpen that The Rohatyns decided to do this partly because they are temptation. For the benefactor, too, such a direct tangible gift has its critical of ostentatious charity balls. They believe that lavish, rewards. As Rohatyn said: "It's a project we (he and his wife) can high-society parties for glamorous causes are "misguided," do together in our advancing middle age." In adopting children, and that the money could be better spent on more needy the Rohatyns and others connect themselves with youth and causes such as the public school system. come closer to the source of life. ByFr. The Rohatyns aren't the first to hit on this sort of plan. Most of the time, philanthropists direct their efforts to large- Five years ago, philanthropist Eugene Lang adopted a class in scale projects for the general public - libraries, museums, John East Harlem. He has encouraged acquaintances to follow in his universities, causes such as cerebral palsy or organizations like Dietzen footsteps. Similar programs exist in Dallas and Atlanta. the United Way. Those indirect gifts no doubt reach the greatest It's too bad that such a program can't encompass all of the number of people and in the long run probably do more to children who desperately need this kind of support. Twenty- improve world conditions than one-on-one philanthropy can. one percent of U.S. children are now living below the poverty level. Each one of them has a right to equal opportunity but But there is also room for charity that operates on a human For yet far too many Catholics, the they are not getting it. scale. The gifts given through one-on-one human relationships obligation to participate in the Mass each It is no doubt unrealistic to think that the private sector will may well have a deeper effect on the people involved, both Sunday is in somewhat the same provide all the financial and psychological support needed by giver and receiver, than any distant program can. category of church law as abstaining from the huge number of schoolchildren in poverty. We would The adopt-a-class program is a new twist on the old saying meat on the Fridays of Lent, or even of need a million philanthropists like the Rohatyns. That will never that "charity begins at home." I hope that more wealthy people, attending Mass on holy days of come to pass. As public policy it's a cop-out. organizations and communities will follow the Rohatyns' obligation. It obscures the whole And the only way we can begin to reverse the failures of example. . tradition of our Christian faith on the the public school system is through a major, across-the-board significance of the Sunday Eucharist for government commitment to education. us Christians. Nonetheless, there is something very special about the (Copyright (c) 1986 by NC News Service) To speak of the presence or absence of; a church regulation as a primary motive for participation in the Sunday Eucharist radically misses the 1 point. For centuries before it was a church "rule," participation in the Eucharist each week was considered 'Be not anxious automatic. - Dwight Eisenhower when approaching his golf ball used Assuming one was not ill, only two to pray: "Lord give me the strength to swing easy." Julius reasons could explain an individual's Boros wrote a book on the subject: "Swing Easy- Hit Hard." routine absence. He had either decided ByFr. Hands that are too quick cause a wicked slice and ruin your golf he did not wish to be a Christian anymore score. John or his knowledge of the faith was seriously deficient and more instruction The same is true in medicine. A doctor who is too quick in Catoir was needed. giving a diagnosis can ruin your health. Jane Brady, author and health columnist for the New York Times, says 80 percent of Sunday Eucharist, in other words, those who run to the doctor for the slightest ailment would constituted the life breath of the have healed naturally in the same amount of time if they had Christian person and community. Both trusted their own body's marvelous recuperative powers and control their thoughts. "Nervous symptoms are distressing," he the New Testament and the earliest paid more attention to their nutrition. says, "but they are not dangerous." Christian writings point out this truth Jesus once said, "Be not anxious about what tomorrow will (See, for example, Acts 20:7: "On the bring, sufficient unto the day are this day's troubles." I think He first day of the week, when we gathered was advising us to slow down a bit, and not be too quick to see forthe breaking of the bread..."). 'Confidence in God's loving danger. The church has begun to realize in providence should lead us to thank in other words He wants us to trust Him more and ourselves the past few generations that many, God in all circumstances.' less. He taught us to pray for "our daily bread." Everything we maybe even most, Catholics have lost need spiritually is given here and now. Confidence in God's touch with this essential Christian loving providence should lead us to thank God in all tradition, if indeed they were ever aware circumstances. In that spirit, anxiety will decrease and peace of of it. To participte in the Sunday Some people are also too quick in diagnosing their own soul will increase. Eucharist because "I have to" may be state of mind. They see danger everywhere and become So there you have it. Control your fears, control your normal at certain stages of growing up. A overly self-protective, setting themselves up for alll kinds of thoughts, control your medication intake and, if, you're a golfer, Catholic adult at age 30 or 50 should fear-related nervous symptoms, like cold sweats, heart control your down-swing and finish high. have moved beyond that. palpitations, anxiety attacks, shortness of breath, ect. Then a

To answer your question directly, vicious cycle begins and they become frightened of their own (For a free copy of The Christopher News Note, Confidence in% the law is still there and perhaps is still bodily reactions; fear begets fear. Dr. Abraham Low, author of Prayer, send a stamped self-addressed envelope to The necessary for most or all of us to have "Mental Health Through Will Training," teaches his patients to Christophers, 12 East 48 St., New York, NY 10017) the opportunity to grow to a fuller appreciation of this central part of our faith. The Code of Canon Law recalls our Time capsules By Frank Morgan tradition: "Sunday is the day on which the paschal mystery is celebrated in light of the apostolic tradition and is to be observed as the foremost holy day of Looking for'loopholes' obligation in the universal church." It then provides, "On Sundays and W.C. Fields was not a religious man so the appearance of medieval Europe, herdsmen, farmers, cart drivers and fishermen other holy days of obligation the faithful a Bible on his night stand .surprised his hospital visitors a few knitted wool stockings while on the job. are bound to participate in Mass" days before his death. One of the visitors said to him, "Bill, I When the knitting and hoisery guilds were established in (Canons 1246 and 1247). didn't know that you had an interest in religion." the 15th century, only men were admitted. After serving a six- Fields replied, "Well, I really don't. What I'm doing is year apprenticeship, a craftsman had to complete four projects: Vatican Council II did not and had looking for loopholes." a carpet, a beret, a wool shirt, and a pair of hose decorated with no intention to minimize the essential Spanish clocks. 1f the projects were approved, the applicant was role of the Sunday Eucharist in the life of Thomas Jefferson did not think too highly of daily admitted to the guild as a "master knitter." thechurch. newspapers. He once wrote: "perhaps editors should divide *** their papers into four sections, heading the first, Truths', the Pizza has been traced back 2,000 years to the time when second, 'Probabilities', the third, 'Possibilities' and the fourth, Roman soldiers added olive oil and cheese to Jewish matzohs. (A free brochure explaining 'lies.'" *The people of Naples later added the tomatoes and anchovies. the Catholic position on Then there's the old story of the newspaperman who was Pizza made its appearance in America about 50 years ago. membership in the Masons is shipwrecked and captured by cannibals. When he was But in that brief time, it has become one of the country's favorite available by sending a stamped, brought before the chief, he was asked what he did. He foods, running neck and neck with the traditional hamburgers self-addressed envelope to replied quite proudly, "Why I'm a newspaper editor." and hot dogs. Father Dietzen, Holy Trinity "Well pretty soon," said the top cannibal, "you're going to *** . • Church, 704 N. Main St., be promoted to editor-in-chief." Lavender is a small bush that bears fragrant flowers and Bloomington, III. 61701. leaves. Its name comes from the Latin word, "Lavo", wRich Send questions to same Knitting originated in the Middle East about 200 A.D. and means to wash because the Romans put the leaves and petals address) was carried around the globe by male sailors and merchants. In of the flower in their water whilce they bathed.

Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 3,1986 / PAGE 17 When a boy dresses as a girl

Dear Dr. Kenny: I have a friend who would Your son will not be led to a homosexual lifestyle like her 4-year-old son to play with my 5-year- because he associates with a boy who dresses like a girl old son more. She describes him as By on occasion. However, he might learn to be selfish and "different" from her younger . children. I Dr. James bigoted if you teach him that some people, because noticed on three occasions that he likes to they are "different," should be avoided. Besides, dress up as a girl when our play group meets. and Mary parents are never too successful at trying to arrange I realize it is a mistake to stereotype boys friendships. and girls in what they should not do, but this Kenny Should you teach the two at home? It sounds as worries me. I do not want to reject this boy. though this other boy needs the socialization But I do not want my child influenced in the experience of being around a number of young wrong direction. These include, gentleness, artistic inclinations and children. If he continues to be relatively isolated in a My husband and I have decided I will enjoyment of reading. They should be encouraged in classroom of two children, the difference gap may teach my son at home the first year or two. I both sexes. increase. am aware of /the need to avoid overprotecting Other sex differences are physiological, Men, due Children of all sizes and colors and persuasions him since he is our only child. Now my friend to hormonal differences, are generally more active and and mental differences have a lot to offer. Sometimes has asked me to teach her son with mine. aggressive. we parents may feel they are leading our child astray. What do you think? - Indiana Perhaps you and the boy's mother can encourage But mostly, they have much to learn from one another. him to participate in more vigorous games. See that he You may want to rethink your plan to isolate your You raise several problems. Should a boy be has young adult male role models, like a "Big Brother." child from his peers. As an only child, he may be further^ dressing in girls' clothes? Should you allow your son to Give him opportunities to play with other boys his age. handicapped to join the "group" late. Perhaps there is play with a boy like that? Should you teach the two of I would not forbid him to dress like a girl. I would some way you can provide what you wish him to have them? Let's take the questions one at a time. ignore this. Failing to respond in any way to some action and still allow him to interact with others his age. Good I gather from the reaction of the boy's mother that is the best way in the long run to get rid of it. luck! they have not encouraged him to dress up like a girl. He (Reader questions on family living and does this on his own. It would help to know why. Is he Should you allow your son to play with this boy? child care to be answered in print are invited. simply being ornery? Silly? Or does he feel female? Unless behavior is dearly dangerous or immoral, I let my Address questions to the Kennys, Box 872, The role of the woman is learned. Many traits children choose their playmates. Since this behavior is St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Ind. normally considered feminine are attractive in either sex. neither, my answer is yes. 47978.) Is peace a gender issue?

Several years ago I wrote a column asking readers M.C. of Metairie, LA, writes, "If women become to respond to the question: Is peace a gender issue? more vocally anti-war and less supportive of their sons' Response was large and mixed. The only involvement, then who will defend our country and the conclusion I was able to draw was a general attitude that By rest of the world against aggression? Are we mothers .we expect and teach boys to be more defense-oriented then willing to pick up the guns and defend our homes and war-loving than girls. Dolores and children? Or is the answer to submit to the I was pleased that so many families used the Curran aggressor?" column to discuss the issue of peace and war. A family From T.M. in Richiand, IA, "Last year when I was from Auburn, WA, wrote: "Our family discussed your collecting signatures on the nuclear freeze petition, I column at dinner last night after I read it aloud. Our \ collected ten women's signatures for every man who consensus is that, yes, women would have a mellowing signed...Women almost invariably said, 'Yes, I am him to be the spiritual head of the family, is still not a influence on politics. We felt that generally women are concerned,' and would sign; men would hedge comfortable role for our men. more inclined to compromise and seek a peaceful nervously and then say,'No, thanks.'" ; solution to disagreements. We feel men are naturally -.- "When we truly believe and understand that we all possess male and female qualities: when we find the P.S. from Taylors, SC, says, "I have been saying 'gentle man' qualities of a man his strongest attributes for years that as a mother of 4 sons and 3 daughters I am The war is found in each in- and when we see our men as having deep spiritual sick to death of wars fought in the name of peace- qualities with which they can give to their families-when keeping..." dividual and here is where God this man can be role model and hero to our boys, "Our twenty-two year-old who just graduated from perhaps war and all that goes with it won't be as college has just left for the Peace Corps. As we took gives his peace.' appealing to our men and boys." him to the airport, I saw another family with a son in military uniform. As hard as our separation seemed to C.H. of Daly City, CA, writes, "It does not follow, be, theirs appeared worse to me." more aggresssive. My husband added that this would however, that by default women are more peaceful. bring hope for world peace only if women had more Because women generally are not in positions of Many readers echoed J. and G.F. from San influence world-wide. Feminine influence in only one or leadership, their peacemaking ability or absence of it is Francisco, who said, "Whether we have a patriarchy or a few countries would be of little help." seen other ways. matriarchy changes little for we will still go around in mad P.W. of Overland Park, Kansas, writes,"...our Passivity does not equate peace. Some examples vicious circles until we Wake up and submit ourselves to expectations of our males are still influenced by the of women's absence of peace are anorexia nervosa, a Higher Power that restores us to sanity and a new way 'macho man.' To show emotions, to cry freely, to be commpulsive overeating, crippling guilt, low self- of living. The war is found in each individual and here is nurturing, to be sensitive and caring, all of theses are esteem, political indifference, alcoholism, depression. where God gives His peace." considered feminine qualities which our cultlure does These are characterized by an inward-turning of not find 'manly'. For a man to develop a spirituality, for aggression, rather than directing it outward." (Alt Publishing Company) Family matters Pre-Cana II, preparation for second marriage

By Lynda DiPrima, preparation. didnt realize until today that I tend to blame and put , Director of Ministry to Engaged and Pre-Cana II is led by a team of trained remarried down other people when what I really want to say is how v Married Couples, couples, a marriage counselor and a priest, and was hurt I am orthat I'm scared." Archdiocese of Miami developed through the colloaborative efforts of the Many times divorce is not caused by issues such Couples who are planning to be married in the Ministry to the Engaged, the Ministry to the Separated as money, sex, children, careers, in-laws, ect., but by Catholic Church who have an annulment from a prior and Divorced, and the Tribunal. Its purpose is to enable the ineffective and destructive patterns of coping with marriage or who have experienced the death of a former a couple to understand the particular issues and the differences we each have regarding those issues. spouse will have the opportunity to attend a Pre-Cana II potential problems relevant to second marriages and to Building and nurturing intimacy is much more difficult on Nov. 8 from 9-5 at the Family Enrichment Center. begin to develop constructive communication and processing skills. than planning the budget or dealing with other day-to- day functions. 'Forty percent of second marriages Unfortunately, many second marriages develop the same unhealthy patterns of dealing with differences In addition to "patterns of coping with differences" end in divorce within the first four years.' and ineffective communication styles as existed in the and "styles of communication", the Pre-Cana !l first marriage; statistics tell us that more second addresses other topics such as "the shadow of the marriages end in divorce than first marriages. Forty former spouse","the blending of families" and "the The Pre-Cana II was first presented in the percent of second marriages end in divorce within the Sacrament of Marriage." Couples have the opportunity Archdiocese two years ago as a response to the special first four years. Another ten to fifteen percent are stable to privately discuss their feelings with each other needs of escalating numbers of couples who are but unhappy. regarding these issues after each presentation during preparing for a second marriage. the day. We do tend to repeat rather than learn from our It is usually offered twice a year and, to date, over mistakes even though our intention is to "do it right this For registration or more information call the Family fifty couples have participated in this day of marriage time." As one young woman said after a Pre-Cana II, "I Enrichment Center at 651-0280.

PAGE 18 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 3,1986 Bishops assess good and evi of TV viewing

Angel£'Lansbury has the right first • "I Love Lucy" by an anonymous name. When I surveyed a dozen comedy fan. Catholic bishops recently, her weekly • "60 Minutes" by another nameless CBS mystery series, "Murder She bishop. Wrote," turned out to be the only series • "M*A*S*H" by Archbishop Oscar named by more than one bishop as a Lipscomb of Mobile, Al. current favorite. • "The Honeymooners" by Bishop Howard Hubbard of A'bany, N.Y. • "Bob Newhart" by Archbishop Daniel Kucera of Dubuque, IA. • "Kojak" by another anonymous fan. • Space shots and the election of the pope by Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy of Miami.

Only five bishops named current If you recall from my previous column, I TV shows when asked what they like did the survey by sending a poll out now. "The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour" on about TV to the bishops of 30 dioceses PBS was nominated by an anonymous which carry my TV column in their bishop while Bishop John McGann of newspapers. Among other questions, I Rockville Centre, New York lauded "The asked the bishops how much TV they Cobsy Show." Bishop Hubbard saluted watch, what types of programs they lean both "60 Minutes" and "Hillstreet Blues." their favorite shows are. A dozen The only show named on two bishops replied. ballots was "Murder She Wrote," chosen My purpose was to discover if the a favorite by Archbishop Whealon and Church leadership knows enough about Archbishop McCarthy. the tube to deal with its influences on In some ways, it is surprising the Catholics, who, if they follow national bishops came up with any nominees, trends, spend four hours a day watching given the adjectives they used to TV. That is almost 30 hours per week. describe TV. I asked the bishops to No bishop admitted to eyeing that much consider TV as a whole and to select three words to describe its effect on LOST AUSSIE-Australian TV personality Paul Hogan stars in the role of television. "Crocodile Dundee." A rowdy hunter from the wilds of Down Under follows Asked How many hours they watch American Society. Here is what those bishops who signed the survey had to the reporter he loves to the wilds of Upper Manhattan. The comedy is ori- a week, no bishop checked a figure ; -ginal, the romance is based on true friendship and Hogan gives the screen higher than eight hours while some say: : ' ;?' ' "• ' ' ' ' ' • Archbishop Whealon: "time- a respectable hero. The USCC rating is A-ll, adults and adolescents. checked no box, indicating that they (NCphoto) donl watch much TV at all. When they wasting,^destructive of depth in living, do watch the tube the bishops tend to crass." watch the news, which out-ranked ali • Archbishop McCarthy: other program categories. Close "secularizing, homogenizing, inducing seconds went to sports and passivity." documentaries, while dramas, comedies • Bishop Hubbard: "passivity, 'now' and movies lagged behind. No bishop, focus, awareness." we should all be relieved to learn, • Bishop McGann: "materialistic, A who's who of popes watches soap operas. valueless, hedonistic." But.let's get specific: What • Archbishop Kucera: vice principal and principal of St. precisely, do they view? Asked to name "overpowering, sterile, materialistic." THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF POPES, Edmund's Hall (college) at Oxford their favorite all-time shows, the bishops • Archbishop Lipscomb: by the Rev. J.N.D. Kelly University for more than 40 years. In the came up with the following list: "pervasive, value-forming, distracting." Oxford University Press (New York, • Bishop Thomas Tschoepe, Dallas: 1986). 347 pp. $24.95. Reviewed by 1960s he was chairman of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Commission "brain-washing, misleading, stultifying." James C. O'Neill • "Nicholas Nickleby" the multi-part on Roman Catholic Relations, and play shown on PBS, nominated by • Bishop Joseph Fiorenza, NC News Service Galveston-Houston: "influential, tragic, accompanied Archbishop Michael Archbishop John Whealon of In his preface to "The Oxford Ramsey on his historic visit to Pope Hartford, Ct. pervasive." Dictionary of Popes" the author A final thought on TV was penned Paul VI in Rome in 1966. modestly refers to it as a "papal Who's Incorporating the findings of by Archbishop Whealon who wrote on Who." It is that and more, much more. QROWARD the bottom of his survey: "I believe that current research on papal history, this is QAPER & the Church should be doing more on TV As any "Who's Who" should, this a book for general readers as well as to be competitive to secularism and (TV) compendium provides biographical scholars. "The Oxford Dictionary of QACKAGING evangelists. Yet TV by itself has a fatal details of the lives of the popes from St. Popes" chronicles the frequently weakness: shallowness. The Gospel Peter to John Paul II. It also gives due painful, often bloody, sometimes bizarre comes to us best and lives in us best space to the anti-popes, those history of the See of Rome and its through the more enduring, permanent claimants to the papacy hot recognized bishops, with fascinating detail. Word." as legitimate popes, and even finds room for an appendix on Pope Joan, a My thanks to all the bishops who pope or popess who never was. took time from their busy lives to fill out With its more than 310 (by my the surveys. Based on their responses, Good news! count) biographies, of which only a few I would say they recognize how exceed 1,000 words, this is undoubtedly powerful, influential for good and ill, and Get to know Archbishop Edward A. a handy reference. What makes it a . how pervasive TV is. They also realize McCarthy better and learn about topics FREE DELIVERY FLORIDA remarkable work is the vast amount of that the Church should be doing pertinent to Catholicism at the same 1 -800-432-3708 scholarly research compressed in its" something to counter its power and use time. pages and the clarity and impartiality its pervasiveness toward better ends. The archbishop will be featured on with which this research is presented. . a weekly radio program broadcast on 0ROWARD But maybe they should be watching a The author is an Anglican priest, WVCG(1090AM). little more TV... I think they would learn a UAPER & canon of Chichester Cathedral and a great deal more about the members of To hear his message, tune in from fellow of the British Academy. He was QACKAGING their dioceses. 7:30 am. to 8:15 a.m. every Saturday.

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Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 3,1986 / PAGE 19 Greetings to Jewish friends at Rosh Hashanah "Sunrise, sunset, swiftly flow the Let us pray in spirit with Jewish These feasts were celebrated by the years." If you are humming that people all over the world with a few of Holy Family in their home in Nazareth nostalgic melody from "Fiddler on the the festival prayers beginning on Oct. 3: every year in the life of Jesus. Roof then you realize another year has "with the setting of this evening's sun, Prayers over the bread and wine passed in our relations with our Jewish we proclaim a new year of hope. Lord of have a familiar sound to our ears since neighbors. the universe, let your light and your they are the source of our offertory Again we send them friendly truth come forth to lead us"; (and after prayers said in every Eucharistic greetings as they approach the new year the lighting of the Sabbath candles), celebration. As Pope John Paul II has 5747 in the Jewish Calendar. Rosh "Blessed be the Lord our God, Ruler of declared, "Our two faiths are linked Hashanah (head of the year) on Oct. 4 is the Universe, Creator of the fruit of the together at the very level of their followed by ten days of prayer in vine"; (and over the bread), "Blessed is identity." preparation of the holiest and most the Lord our God, Ruler of the universe Sister Noel Bogg O.P. awesome day of the year, Yom Kippur, who causes bread to come forth from the Vice-Chair-Ecumenical and the day of atonement, on Oct. 13. earth." Interfaith Commission.

All Souls Day Masses Separated and divorced conference Oct. 25 At 10 a.m. Nov. 2nd, the annual All Souls Day Mass will be celebrated The Seventh Annual Conference The conference will begin with an The Possibilities: Dating, Courting, at both Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery in for Separated and Divorced will be held address by Fr. Sean Mulcahy, pastor of Remarriage, John Reininger; Healing Miami (11411 N.W. 25th st.) and Our on Oct. 25 at St. Rose of Lima School, St. Maurice Church in Ft. Lauderdale. After .Divorce: A Time for Personal Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery in 10690 N.E. 5th Ave. in Miami Shores During the remainder of the day, adults Growth and Recovery, Maureen Duffy; North Lauderdale (1500 S. State Rd. 7). from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. will have an opportunity to attend three How to Be a Happier and More Effective Pre-registration is required. Cost workshops on various topics. Parent, Carol Farrell; and more. for the day will be $10 for adults and $2 Adult workshops will include: The Children will be under the John Shea children. Lunch provided. Annidlments, Fr. Andrew Anderson; direction of staff members from COR Funeral services were held in Counseling Center in Kendall. Through Saratoga Springs, N.Y. for John Shea, Marriage Lifeline weekend offered the use of art, music, films, play and former Archdiocese of Miami employee, group discussion children will deal with who died Sept. 10 of a heart attack at A "Marriage Lifeline Weekend For Reservations call the Family their experience of divorce. Enrichment Center at 651-0280. his home in Middleburg, Fl. Workshop" sponsored by the For pre-registration and further A Mass of Christian Burial was Archdiocese of Miami Familiy Plaza to be dedicated information contact The Family celebrated at St. Clement Church in Enrichment Center will be held Oct. 4 Enrichment Center at 651-0280. Saratoga Springs, his native city, for and 5 at the Center, 18330 NW 12 St. Thomas University in Miami the 81-year old TV engineer who Avenue in North Dade. has cordially invited the alunirii of the pioneered in the Archdiocesan Radio and Sessions on each day begin at 9 Universidad de Santo Tomas de Fr. Brian Brady Television DepL for 10 years. a.m. with the concluding session at 1 Villanueva of Havana, Cuba to a Fr. Brian Brady, an assistant pastor He came to Miami in 1949 and was p.m. Sunday. ceremony for the dedication of Plaza at St. Richard Parish in Miami from an engineer for 15 years at WTVJ-CH. Topics to be addressed include: Kelly at the Miami campus. 1983-84 passed away after a short 4 before joining the Archdiocese staff in Expectations, Personality Differences,, The dedication is in honor of Fr. illness while visiting in West 1968 as an engineer. Communication Patterns, Conflict John Kelly, former President of the Hampstead, N.Y. Fr. Brady who was a In addition to his wife, Helen, he is Resolution and Building of Intimacy. Universidad ...de Santo Tomas de priest with the diocese of Dawn and survived by a daugher, Mrs. Jane Villanueva of Havana from 1950 to Conor in Ireland at the time of his dealh Beether, Middleburg; and a son, John The weekend will also provide 1959. The dedication begins with a is survived by his cousin Beatrice W. Shea, Carlisle, N.Y., nine time, guidance and a peaceful Mass at 5 p.m. followed by an Costello. A Mass of Christian Burial grandchildren and four great- environment to deal with significant inaugeration ceremony •; and a took place atj St. Thomas the Agogfe, grandchildren. issues in marriage. - dinner/dance. Church in West Hampstead on Sept. 29.

The Cathedral High School 1500 S. Andrews Dr. in Pompano Beach Holy Spirit Council 6032, Franjo Rd. and 184th st. in South Dade. Alumnae Association in New York will will be holding an antique show on Oct. 17- Knights of Columbus will hold a dinner Over 200 artists display their work. have its annual Mass and luncheon on Oct. 19. dance on Oct. 11 in the Council Hall, 2118 International foods. Kiddieland games. 26 at St Patrick's Cathedral. Information by St. Timothy Catholic Church S.W. 60 Terr., Miramar. Donation $5. Live Country and Western music. Ample parking, writing to the association at 350 E. 56th st., hosts a group for divorced, separated, and music, complete dinner; Dinner at 7-8 p.m. free admission. New York, NY, 10022. singles over 35 which meets at the Dancing follows. They will also host a game St. Bernard Secular Franciscan church.5300 S.W. 102nd Ave. in Miami, night on Oct. 3 at the hall. For tickets for St. Richard Parish, 7500 S.W. Fraternity is hosting a blessing of the every Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. All either event and information call 989-1802 152nd st. in Miami, will host a festival or animals on Oct. 4 at 11 ajn. on the grassy faiths welcome. For info call 274-8224. (days) or 961-2668 (nights). Oct. 25 beginning 9 a.m. on the parish area West of St. Bernard Catholic Church, The Dominican Laity, Third Order St. Augustine Church, 1400 grounds. Over 70 arts and crafts exhibits. University Drive and Sunset Strip, Sunrise. of St. Dominic, St. Thomas Aquinas Miller Rd., Coral Gables, will host a talk by Home baked goods, live musical All animals are welcome. chapter, will hold their monthly meeting and Nancy Husted who will review the entertainment. Admission free. St. Rose of Lima Parish, 418 Mass on Oct. 5 beginning at the Cor Jesu autobiography of Fr. Andrew Greeley on N.E. 105 St., Miami Shores, will be hosting Chapel at Barry University at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. $3 per person. $5 per The St. Bartholomew Women's Ricardo Castellanos on Oct. 12 from 1-6 The Cenacle will host a general couple. Club will hold its 21st annual luncheon and p.m. Castellanos is active in the healing retreat on Oct. 24-26. Call/Write to :Cenacle, The Holy Rosary Arts and Crafts fashion show "October Fest" at Calder ministry and a dynamic speaker. 1400 S. Dixie Hwy., Lantana, Fl. 33462. Festival scheduled on Oct. 18 from 9 a.m to Holiday"Inn on Oct. 18. Donations $15. For St. Henry's Catholic Church at 582-2534. 6 p.m. at the school campus at the comer of reservations call 431-1582 or 983-5496.

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PAGE 20 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 3,1986 Migrant Walkathon St. Francis hosp. holds family workshop St. Francis hospital in Miami The Archdiocesan Rural Life Mom, Divorce and Remarriage, Street Ministry is urging people to walk in Beach is offering a one-day family Smarts for the Urban Child, and support of farmworkers who, in the workshop on Oct. 18. The Changing Grandparents getting younger. words of Cesar Chavez, "help harvest American Family- Stress, More or Less the food we eat, yet do not have enough is a scheduled talk by Nora Ephron, For info and reservations about this free for their children." author of "Heartburn". program call Joyce Buck at 868-2736. The second annual Migrant Farmworker Walkathon will take place Additional educational workshops The hospital is located at 2050 W. 63rd on Nov. 15 at 8 a.m. in Tropical Park. feature such, topics as Coping with Mr. St., Miami Beach. You can become a patron for a donation of $15 or more made in advance. Dyer.to.speak at Barry University George Mickwee, a permanent deacon Patrons will have their names printed on Wayne Dyer, Ph.D., best-selling Center for the Performing Arts, of the Archdiocese of Miami and Asso- a commemorative program. Groups and author and nationally known workshop site. ciate director of the Permanent Diacon- organizations are encouraged to ate since 1979, was honored with a participate. psychologist, will be the featured Registration fee for the six-credit speaker at a continuing education session is $45 before Oct. 4, $50 after Mass and reception at his parish, St. workshop to be held Saturday, Oct. 18, Maurice, on the occasion of his moving For pledge sheets and further OcL 4th and $55 on site if space is to Alabama. Fr. Edward Brown, Perm- information contact Pat Stockton, 1986, at Barry University, from 9 a.m. available. anentDiaconatecoordinator.presented Rural Life Office, 757-6241 ext. 195. until 4:15 p.m. Dyer will speak on For further information, phone 947- him with a plaque recognizing hisyears "Mental Health Update 1986: Current 5597 in Dade County or 525-3505 in of service. Last week, the photo was Trends and Practices" in the Broad Broward County. misidentified due to printer's error.

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Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 3,1986 / PAGE 21 One woman's experience

By Katharine Bird NC News Service

For several years after her divorce, Martha Stevens (not her real name) didn't even think about an anntilrhent Just dealing with the massive changes divorce brought - a lowered standard of living, helping herself and her three children cope with the collapse of the marriage, searching for a career -- took all her emotional resources.

But after her life stabilized somewhat, she began to think about an annulment The marriage had lasted almost 20 years and she could still remember the good times. Surely it was a marriage that "had just died." Furthermore, she told friends, "Why should I get an annulment? I don't have any plans to get married and may never want to again."

Two conversations changed her mind. The first was with a priest experienced in the annulment process. Among other arguments, he suggested that it was a good idea to initiate the annulment process early on, when there was no pressing need. "Theprocess is deliberate and careful andit's easier if you aren't anxious to get an annulment in order to marry someone else," he said. Next, Mrs. Stevens was asked to write an talk about their daughter's marriage. The priest also explained the mechanics of account of her marriage, beginning with the courtship Her parents went into the interviews nervously. annulments: Either spouse can make the initial period and the circumstances of the wedding, and then Both said later that the deacon, a married man, put application; couples can apply in the diocese where detailing how the marriage unfolded and went bad. them at ease by explaining just what he was doing. one currently resides or in the diocese where the She also was asked to select four or five persons The whole process took about a year. Then marriage took place. who could serve as witnesses for the tribunal. Her Mrs. Stevens received a letter from the diocese husband also was asked to make a statement and to granting her an annulment He also explained the possible grounds the provide witnesses. Getting the annulment, Mrs. Stevens recalls Church uses to determine whether a marriage is Several months later, a deacon assigned to Christian. He helped Mrs. Stevens to see that today, was a."very freeing experience. It was like marriage cases at Mrs. Stevens' parish contacted her "impediment of consent" might be applicable in her closing the door gently on a painful chapter in my parents, asking them to meet with him, separately, to case since pregnancy and her fear over it was the life." primary reason why she got married. -

A second, equally important encounter, was with a Catholic whose marriage was annulled. A parish Here's where you can get help pastoral assistant, she told Mrs. Stevens that she had For information about annulments, Remarriage; . found the process "a healing experience, a time to call or write the Marriage Tribunal of the •Divorce: A Time for Personal wrap up the loose ends connected with the end of my Archdiocese of Miami, 9401 Biscayne Growth; marriage." Boulevard, Miami, Ft, 33138. The phone •How to be a Happier and More The pastoral assistant also asked a crucial number is 757-6241 in Dade and 525- Effective Parent; question: "Are you sure your marriage was 5157 in Broward. •Can You Be Catholic and Sexual; Christian?" and more. Anyone in need of information, The conference is open to adults and That simple question proved an eye-opener for support and guidance also is invited to children. Under the supervision of staff Mrs. Stevens, she admitted later. For in thinking attend the Archdiocese's seventh annual members of the COR Counseling Center about her marriage, she concluded that it almost Conference for Separated and Divorced in Kendall, the children will use art, certainly wasn't what she believed a Christian Catholics. It will be held on Oct 25 music, films, play and group discussion marriage should be.. from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at St. Rose of to deal with their experience of divorce. Lima School, 10690 NE 5 Ave. in Miami Pre-registration is required. Cost is At this point, working closely with a priest on Shores. $10 for adults and $2 for children, and the marriage tribunal in her Midwestern diocese, Mrs. Topics to be discussed include: lunch will be provided. To register, or Stevens wrote a tetter asking the Church to 'Annulments;. for more information, call the Family investigate the possibility that her marriage lacked the •The Possibilities: Courting, Enrichment Center at 651-0280 in Dade. essentials of a Christian marriage.

Readings for Sunday, Oct. 12 kept aloof from the rest of society.. Medicine may I Scriptures have advanced, but our knowledge of Hansen's Cleansed of his leprosy, Naaman comes to disease has not kept pace, unfortunately. profess his faith in the God of Israel (first In times past, when little was known of the reading, 2 Kings 5:14-17), just as another disease or its origins, leprosy posed a horrible Gentile, cleansed of his leprosy by Jesus, saw the threat. Quarantine seemed to be the only solution. Faith:the salvation sent by the God of Israel in the person of Its victims were to be shunned and kept from his Son and learned that his faith had been his sight salvation (Gospel reading, Luke 17:11-19). complete Paul's preaching of salvation to the Gentiles is Background recalled by a later age, a salvation "to be found in Christ Jesus," precisely where the Samaritan had Of the 10 lepers who met Jesus, one was cure discovered God (second reading, 2 Timothy even more outcast than the other nine, he was a 2:8-13). Samaritan, and for many in our Lord's day, that very word brought about repulsion. Samaritans Reflections on Introduction were considered "impure, racially and religiously." They were not pure Jews, for centuries of Luke 17:11-19 The very mention of "lepers" might cause intermarriage had taken place. Moreover, although most of us to recoil. Despite advances in they accepted the Law of Moses, they disregarded treatment, leprosy is still associated with people the Writings and the Prophets, which Jews

PAGE 22 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 3,1986 Know Your Faith The truth about annulments They don't make children illegitimate, and they don't cost thousands of dollars

By Father James J. Young, CSP NC News Service

The woman informed me immediately after she sat down that there was no way I was going to talk her into an annulment. I could tell she had her mind made up. "I don't see my role as talking people into getting annulments," I said. "My concern is to help people recover from divorce. Some people find an annulment an important part of the process of healing and recovery." "Well, Father, I couldn't get an annulment anyway. I was married 15 years, and there's no way I'm going to lie and say I was never married. Furthermore, I have three children and there's no way I'm going to make them illegitimate. Also, I refuse to pay thousands of dollars for a piece of paper that says I was never married." Linda (not her real name) had almost all the common misunderstandings of annulments. I suggested she let me explain more fully the Church's position on the subject. First, the Catholic view of marriage holds that man and woman have to be "able" to get married to enter into a lasting Christian marriage. This ability involves human resources — emotional strength, maturity, understanding of the obligations of marriage -- which must be present in both parties if they are to build a lasting marriage. Many people do not have these essential" Like the crocus that usher in spring after winter, an annulment can mean a new beginning for one whose human resources when they marry. Once they try to marriage has ended. While the Church does not grant annulments freely, there are legitimate reasons for a live together as husband and wife, it becomes clear marriage tribunal to rule that some marriages were never valid Christian marriages. (NC photo) they cannot handle the demands of married life. Many such marriages end in divorce. An I explained that an annulment does not "annulment is a decision after the breakup that there toward the costs of processing the case. illegitimate children. Her marriage had both civil Currently the average cost is $250. Last year, was some deficiency on the part of one or both and religious character. The children's civil spouses at the time of marriage which made it 40 percent of the people who received annulments legitimacy is protected. An annulment is a Church paid nothing. impossible for the marriage to last decision about the marriage's religious character. Linda insisted her case was different. Her I also told her that the average time for The children are not affected in their lives as processing a case in the United States is about 12 to marriage had broken up because of her husbands Catholics by the annulment. alcoholism, but he wasn't an alcoholic when they 15 months. If the necessary information can be "How will they feel if the Church says their married, she said. In fact, they had some very good gathered quickly, it often takes less time. parents were never married?" she asked. years. Then Linda and I got down to a more detailed "The Church doesn't say you were never I told her that experts on alcoholism hold that conversation about her case. After we had talked at married," I proposed. "Obviously you were married, even though the disease may not exhibit itself in its length, she said she would have to think it over. you lived together as husband and wife and had most destructive form until many years have passed, I reminded her that the decision was hers (or her children. An annulment is a decision that the it is possible the disease was present at the time of husband's) to initiate an annulment case. But now marriage was never a Christian marriage. This marriage. she could proceed with the appropriate information means your relationship never had the necessary at hand. The Church tribunal would have to evaluate the human resources to become permanently bonded situation in more detail, relying on medical with the capacity to last for life." (Father James Young, founder of the judgment to determine whether the alcoholism was nationwide ministry to separated and of such duration and intensity that it prevented the divorced Catholics, died Sept. 11 of a couple from having a true relationship. But such "What about the cost, Father?" Linda asked. "I respiratory ailment. He was 46. For the alcoholism can be sufficient ground for annulment don't have a lot of money." past six years, he had been a guest "Well, even if I could get an annulment, I Cost, I explained, is never a determining factor. speaker at the Archdiocese of Miami's would not illegitimate my children," Linda In the United States, Catholics who receive annual conference for Separated and responded. annulments are usually asked to make a contribution Divorced Catholics.)

f" idered a part of Sacred Scripture.They All ten realize that they have been cured of Law, and even obedient to Christ's command, did n._1itained Mount Gerizim, in Samaria, as the their leprosy, and we can only wonder why they not come to that faith which would enable them to place where God was to be worshipped. didn't return to give thanks. Joy over the cure see who Jesus is. By limiting their faith, and not Commentary might be one explanation. Or, in line with the allowing an increase to be given, the others missed Jesus is "met" by 10 lepers, an interesting statement that precedes this incident, they simply the opportunity to know salvation. number, to say the least Round numbers usually continue to do "all" that they have been The marvel and the gratitude of the Samaritan figure in parables as part of the storytelling "commanded" by the Lord. should be ours as well. The complete cure of faith technique, but here they occur within a healing But only one of them fully realized what has has been granted us, for we recognize that Jesus is incident Ten was the minimum number, or taken place. His is the complete curs, his is the Lord and the source of salvation. At the Eucharist minyan, required by law for public prayer. deepest faith. (the word means "thanksgiving") we adore die Lord There is faith apparent in their request, for As the other nine continue toward Jerusalem's and share the very life of him in whom is all they call upon Jesus as Master (or Lord), and Jesus temple, there to pray and (hopefully) give thanks, healing. responds to that faith. He commands them, as the the Samaritan realizes that Jesus is the true * Law of Moses directed, to "go and show" "temple" of God. In him God is present and in This column is excerpted from themselves to "the priests." him is God to be adored. So he prostrates himself "Share the Word," a bi-monthly And they depart, even though they are not yet at the true place of worship, neither Mount Zion reflection on the daily and Sunday Mass made clean. They take Jesus at his word and or Mount Gerizim, but "at the feet of Jesus." readings, which is available for both instantly take their leave. (Jesus is "powerful in His gesture is as "loud" as his praise. home and parish use from the Paulist word and deed," Luke will remind us later in his The other nine were healed, but this "foreigner" Evangelization Association, 3031 Fourth Gospel.) was healed and saved. The others, observant of the Street, N.E., Washington, DC, 20017.

Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 3,1986 / PAGE 23 Maryknoii marks 75th birthday

MARYKNOLL, N.Y. (NC)~ appendicitis attack and died the While most of the nation riveted its following year in Hong Kong at the age attention on the Statue of Liberty of 59. anniversary and its new facelift this The others in the first group were year, a lesser publicized anniversary has Father Bernard Meyer, Father Francis X. been marked just an hour's drive from Ford, who become a bishop and died in the statue~the 75th anniversary of the communist jail cell in 1952, and Father founding of the Maryknoii missionary James Edward Walsh (no relation to the order. founder) who become a bishop, was Just as the dedication of the statue imprisoned from 1958 to 1970, and died represented a sort of coming of age for at Maryknoii in 1981. the United States, the creation of Meanwhile, Mollie Rogers, a young Boston woman who graduated from Smith College in 1905 and later , Today its priests, sis- taught zoology there, went back to her home in Boston to teach so she could ters, brothers and laity help Fr. Walsh with The Field Afar. are working in more Though not among the first group of three women to join Maryknoii in than 30 countries of 1912, she came shortly afterward, and Asia, Africa and La- Fr. Walsh put her in charge. tin America. They started a novitiate to form a religious community, but after more than a year learned they were not Maryknoii in 1911 under the formal canonical-did not hold official church title of the Catholic Foreign Mission recognition-because no one had told Society of America represented a new them they first had to get permission maturity for the church in America. from the Holy See. Only in 1908 had America been Eventually, they got permission and removed from its status as a "mission" went through a novitiate under the territory in Rome. And while a few direction of the Dominican Sisters of American Catholics by 1911 had served Sinsinawa, Wis. aboard as missionaries with foreign- based groups, the Catholic Foreign - The women became and remain Mission Society of America was the Dominicans-the Maryknoii Sisters of first society established by the American St. Dominic. Mollie Rogers became church to work in foreign missions. Mother Mary Joseph, headed the order Today its members-priests, In 1918, these four priests were the first missionaries to be sent abroad from the until 1947 and continued to inspire its brothers and sisters, lay men and women United States. The China-bound Maryknollers are from left, James E Walsh, members until her death in 1955. are working in more than 30 countries Thomas Price and Francis X. Ford, and standing, Bernard Meyer. Walsh later be- But though the Maryknoii sisters retain of Africa, Asia and Latin America. The came a bishop, was imprisoned from 1958 to 1970 and died at Maryknoii in 1981. allegiance to the Dominican tradition, Maryknoii headquarters are at Ossining, Ford also became a bishop and died in a communist jail in 1952. (NC photo from their identity as Maryknollers takes N.Y. on the Hudson River north of New UPl-Reuter). precedence. They use the Maryknoii York City. Missioner initials, MM, and are a self- Suitably enough for a nation constituted a tiny minority, and editing On the recommendation of Cardinal governing community, based across the laying aside Civil War resentments in a a magazine, Truth, was giving attention Gibbons, the archbishops of the United road from the Maryknoii fathers and new century, Maryknoii was founded by initial to home missions, but with the States approved formation of the society brothers, but with their own independent a Northern priest-Father and later ultimate goal of extending his work at a meeting in April, 1911 at the ministry. Bishop-James Anthony Walsh of overseas. Catholic University of America in The jubilee celebrations for the Boston, and a Southern priest, Father The two priests met first at a 1904 Washington. Maryknoii formally came Maryknoii community began last April Thomas Frederick Price of North conference, where they heard each other into being when Pope Pius X approved with a special Mass and luncheon at Carolina. speak on their respective interests. its formation June 29, 1911. Catholic University and a gathering at Fr. Walsh, who would become the When they next met, at the 1910 Fr. Walsh and Fr. Price's vision of Maryknoii on the 75th anniversary of first superior and serve until his death in International Eucharistic Congress in a foreign mission was especially papal approval. In January, Maryknoii 1936, was Propagation of Faith director Montreal, they decided to approach focussed on the Orient, and most will mark the arrival of its first three in Boston and an editor of a mission Cardinal James Gibbons of Baltimore especially on China. In 1918, the first women workers-Mary Louise Wholean, magazine, The Field Afar. Fr. Price, and see if they could get approval for a Maryknollers left for China, with Fr. Sara Sullivan and Mary Augustine living in a region where Catholics missionary society. Price as leader. But he suffered an Dwyer. Disabled athlete proves he is a winner

high school. Paraplegic travels 25,000 miles in Since then, he has been named National Disabled Athlete of the Year in his wheelchair and meets the pope 1979,1980 and 1982 and shared the Outstanding Athlete of the Year award UNITED NATIONS (NQ - Globe- In Eastern Europe, the journey for 1983 with hockey star Wayne girdling Canadian wheelchair athlete went smoothly through Poland and Rick Hansen visited the United Nations Czechoslovakia, but East Germany in his campaign to demonstrate that denied him a visa and the Soviet Union physical disability is no handicap for would allow him only to fly into 'To be disabled is no- success. Moscow. thing to be ashamed During a 25,000-mile journey In China, Hansen said he was through 34 nations on four continents, greeted by Deng Pufang, one of the sons of or afraid of. It is Hansen met with Pope John Paul n. of the Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, something that exists When the pope shook hands with the 26- and himself a paraplegic. year-old paraplegic at a general audience Hansen said he travels 50 miles per and must be faced last year, he praised his effort to day on his odyssey, rain or shine. and overcome.' . promote awareness of the capabilities of "To be disabled is nothing to be disabled people. ashamed or afraid of...it is something After meeting with the pope, that exists and must be faced and Hansen set forth on a long adventure overcome," he said at a press conference. Gretzky. across China. The young Canadian was paralyzed The perservering athlete has won At U.N. headquarters, the Hansen from the waist down at the age of 14 19 international wheelchair marathons, Globe-girdling Canadian wheelchair talked about physical and political following an automobile accident. along with other medals from worldwide athlete Rick Hansen visited the Uni- obstacles along his trek route—which Before that he was considered a star competitions for the disabled. ted Nations and was praised by the began in his hometown of Vancouver, athlete, winning honors in basketball, He said his two-year trip around the pope for his efforts on behalf of the B.C. in March 1985 and is scheduled to baseball, pole-vaulting, volleyball and world will cost about $1 million. The disabled. end there next March. other sports. money was donated by corporations, He said he developed severe After adjusting to life in a individuals and the Canadian and rehabilitation. But the symbol of stomach pain in Portugal which forced wheelchair, Hansen began coaching government courage and achievement he has become him to exclude North Africa from his sports. In 1974, he received the Most Hansen also said-he raised about for disabled people the world over itinerary. Inspirational Athlete award from his $250,000 so far for spinal cord research cannot be measured in dollars and cents.

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