^ IHE DENI/ER OllHOLIC REGISTERTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1974 VOL. L. NO. 22 15 CENTS PER COPY Food Stamps Futile Hope for Thousands can be done — except maybe ^4 By Steve Hallock But there’s not a shortage stamps, it’s still a fact that it will State director of food stamps and suggest to the people to wait and Food stamps. A vicious circle. of food stamps, rather of staff for take some families up to one donated foods. “ The problem is get food stamps. Denver Catholic Community certification, according to State month to qualify for the aid. getting people certified.” Which takes the people right Services (DCCS) is swamped with and County officials. Whether the “ We have plenty of food That problem has sent people persons needing food who have back to where they started. shortage is the staff or the stamps,’ ’ said Ronald S. Mikesell, out to stand in line during the pre­ been told that nothing can be done dawn hours to wait for food stamp to give them aid for at least a certification. The line begins ' month. forming at 108 W. Byers PL, the So D ecs personnel counsel Denver County distribution the people and do what they can to Funeral Held for Msgr. Elzi center, sometimes as early as 5 help; but there’s not much that a.m. The doors open at 7 a.m. But Archbishop James V. Casey for those without appointments, UND was the principal concelebrant the wait is likely to be longer than of a Mass of Christian Burial Hospital a mere two hours, o ffe r e d in Corpus Christi Mikesell, during an interview Church, Colorado Springs for in his o ffice , picked up the Center To Monsignor Anthony Elzi telephone and called the Denver Wednesday Dec. 11. Food stamp distribution center. Monsignor Elzi, who had ri s Be Blessed “Today I'm John Q. Public,” been pastor of Corpus Christi ] Dedication of the new two- he told the person at the other end parish from 1941 to 1972, died story Surgery/Am lulatory Cere of the line. “ How soon can I get an S.'turday, Dec. 7 in the Mullen Center at St. Josepli Hospital, appointment for food stamps?” Home for the aged, Denver. Denver will be held Sunday, Dec. There was a short pause, then he Interment was in Mt. Olivet 15. beginning at 1:30. hung up the phone. “ Not until Jan. Cemetery, Denver. Mayor William F. McNichols, 4,” he said. That was during the Bishop Richard C. Hanifen, Sister Monsignor. Elzi was born in last week of November. ND Mary Kevin, Chairman, Sister? of Denver on June 8, 1900, the son The hangup, he explained, is Charity of Leavenworth Health of Anton and Maria Elzi. He not a shortage of food stamps, but ET Services Corporation, Dr. Har-y studied at S',. ’s the lack of staff to certify persons Boyd, chief of the medical s.a;*' Redemptorist elementary school f o r t h e sta m p s — the and about 1,000 guests re and Regis High School. unprecedented backlog of persons expected for the event, which will After working for some applying for the aid has stopped up feature Jules Bergman, ABC-TV years he entered St. Thomas' the process like a kink in a hose. science editor as guest speaker. Seminary and was ordained on Mikesell said the current The Seraphic Chorale of Denver June 6, 1936. situation is the worst he's seen will perform. His first assignment was as since 1965. The new $5,000,000 addition an administrator of St. Patrick's Robert Jennings, director of com prising m ore than 52,000 Church in Crested Butte during the Denver County food stamp square feet is designed for the summer of 1936. He was then program, agreed with Mikesell, complete emergency, outpatient appointed assistant pastor of adding that it's going to get worse care on the ground floor to take Corpus Christi Church, Colorado before it gets better. care of the steady increases in Springs. “ The situation is not going to that area of the hospital’s patient When he first assumed his change." Jennings said. “ It's care, and a new surgery on the duties at Corpus Christi, going to get worse, especially this second floor. Monsignor Elzi was confronted winter. "The Denver picture looks )K' Sister Mary Andrew, with three out-dated wooden bad, I didn’t think it would get this Msgr. Anthony Elzi administrator of the hospital, said buildings — a church, a two bad. the unit was built without any room fram e school, and a Monsignor Elzi also resigned from his parish on Aug. “ We have to get more staff,” federal funds, thanks in part to priest’s residence— and a small supervised the construction of a 24, 1972 and was appointed he continued. “ We are sitting on a local foundations, business, congregation. new school and rectory associate pastor of Notre Dame slow-fuse time bomb.” doctors, the auxiliary and friends After paying off the debt dedicated in 1950, and the Church in Denver, where he Denver is responsible for the who contributed more than Monsignor Elzi began the remodeling and addition of new served for more than a year. bulk of food stamp users in the $1,200,000. No new in-patient beds construction of one of the facilities to the convent. state. According to Mikesell, are being added to the hospital. outstanding parish plants in the Monsignor Elzi was From September of 1973 to Denver comprises 40 per cent of Sister added. archdiocese. The focal point is a appointed a Domestic Prelate on A pril, 1974, he served as the total state picture with the The second floor Surgery magnificent Romanesque Dec. 22, 1959 and was invested as chaplain of St. Elizabeth Retreat remainder of the front range Center is equipped with 11 major Church constructed in a a monsignor on Feb. 14, 1960. in Denver, when, because of accounting for another 35 per cent. He said the front range FT. and four minor surgical suites and picturesque setting that provides Monsignor Elzi served as failing health he retired to replaces the hospital’s present a view of Pike’s Peak and the archdiocesan consultor from Mullen Home for the Aged, breakdown includes Denver, overcrowded surgery area built in Rampart Range. The church June 23, 1960 until Dec. 14, 1967. where he died on Saturday, Dec. Weld, Pueblo, El Paso, , was dedicated in 1946. Because of failing health he 7. Arapahoe, Jefferson and Boulder (Continued on Page i) counties. The last 25 per cent of the food stamps are spread pretty Gitadalupe Parish, Colo. Springs, 25 Years Old evenly throughout the rest of the state. Jennings said the state legislature will be asked next January to approve funding for Four-Day Celebration to Mark Jubilee more personnel. “ There is no reason we a.m. celebrated in Spanish by At 6:00 p.m. that evening. later during the performance. Four days of celebration will shouldn’t get additional staff and Father James Prohens, C.R., Archbishop James V. Casey, the The last day of the fiesta will mark the twentifith anniversary funding,’’ he said. He also form er pastor of the parish. Rev. Francis Colom, C.R., pastor, be highlighted by a Mariachi Mass oFOur Lady of Guadalupe Parish, confirmed Mikesell’s query into Refreshments consisting of a hot and clergy from the Colorado to be offered at noon in the City Colorado Springs, Dec. 12-15. length of time for certification, IC The Silver Jubilee Fiestas Mexican punch and sweet Springs area will concelebrate a Auditorium by Monsignor Jorge special Mass. Duran Pineyro, the special saying it now takes at least 30 begin on the morning of Dec. 12 Mexican bread will be served days to be approved. wth a "Mananitas Mass" at 6:00 after the ceremony. The Queen Coronation Ball delegate of Cardinal Miguel Dario will be held Friday, Dec. 13 at the (Continued on Page 10) (Continued on Pago 9) Antlers Plaza Hotel in Colorado iOl Ordination Dec. 14 Springs. “ Mexico in Colorado Springs” is the theme of the festivities on Don’t Forget the Poor For Deacon James Fox Dec. 14 to be held at Armstrong Hall of Colorado College Please help Denver Catholic Community Services The Rev. Mr. James Fox will be ordained to the priesthood for assist poor families and individuals this Christmas with a . ervice in the Archdiocese of Denver on Dec. 14 by Archbishop James V. beginning at 8:00 p.m. The Mariachi Guanajuato food basket. Many families have already applied to Catholic Casey. from Mexico, featuring Juan Community Services for Christmas assistance. Besides e ordination will take place at 10:30 a.m. at All Parish, those on regular low fixed incomes, recently unemployed Denver. Father Fox will offer his first Mass on Dec. 15 at All Saints at Carlos Hernandez and Salvador Huerta will play instrumental families are appealing for help. '' 10:30 a m.; Father Bill O'Connell from the diocese of Rapid City, South numbers, sing and perform It is only through the help of generous Register Dakota, will give the homily. readers that the agency can assist these needy people. A reception will be held at the All Saints School Research dances. Los Hemanitos Cordova, two young recording stars from A Christmas basket usually costs around $10. Any reenter following the Mass. amount you can give will be deeply appreciated. A native of Rapid City. Mr. Fox attended the University of Portales, New Mexico, will also perform that evening. Please send your contributions in an_y amount to jb'yoming for one year, and completed his studies for the priesthood at Denver Catholic Community Services, 1665 Grant St., Dances from different regions ftt. Thomas Seminary, Denver. Denver, 80203. * He has been serving as a deacon in All Saints parish since May of Mexico .will be performed by the Ballet Folklorico de Denver m f 1973. 1,1974 I Jl ( Official Schedule Chicano Health, Manpower ARCHBISHOP JAMES V. CASEY Friday, December 13, 6:00 p.m. — Denver, CCB Cent' Catholic Community Services Christmas Party. T o pic of Conference Saturday, December 14, 10:30 a.m. — Denver, All Church, Ordination to the Priesthood, James Fox. Ri Encouragement of Chicano the national scope of Chicano conference participants are Sunday, December 15, 12:30 p.m. — Denver, Cathedral of thJJ Speaki professional participation in Health problems. Ruben Valdez, newly elected , Concelebrated Mass in honor of Our Lady for br( speaker of the Colorado House of providing health care services on Dr. Abel Garcia Ossorio, Guadalupe Feast Day. is the Representatives; Jake Valdez, Monday, December 16, 5:30 p.m. — Denver, Mulroy CentekJ all levels is the goal of the Second deputy regional health influei deputy regional director of HEW, Chicano Health Conference ’74, to administrator for the U.S. Annual Christmas Party. | one of and Dr. J. Kauvar, Tuesday, December 17. 6:30 p.m. — Denver, Dr. Mary L< j l be held Dee. 13 - 15 at the Department of Health, Education in the manager of the Denver University of Colorado Medical and Welfare (HEW), will discuss Munroe’s residence, Denver School Board. Christmas Party. Liturgjj M Department of Health and Center, Denver. health manpower needs of the and Dinner. dark , Hospitals. Also, Dr. Harry Ward, The conference will distribute Chicano community. Wednesday, December 18, 6:00 p.m. — Denver, Annunciati(H| fire s information on the health and dean of the CU School of Medicine Convent, Archdiocesan Housing Christmas Party. / quarte Other information workshops and acting vice president for manpower needs of the Chicano, Thursday, December 19, 6:30 p.m. — Denver, St. Thom/^| holder will discuss the availability of health affairs; Dan Luna, will facilitate interaction between Seminary, Annual Christmas Party. 7 ’ positic federal funding, regional health national, state and local leaders to executive director of the Denver BISHOP GEORGE EVANS Bi care delivery for the Chicano, Housing Administration; Ursula meet the needs of the Chicanos, December 13-14-15, — Denver, C.U. Medical Center, Sec(» whelrr health manpower needs in the Garcia, executive director of and will seek to motivate Chicano Annual Chicano Health Conference. ^ people Chicano community, and mental Servicios de La Raza, and James youth to prepare for a career in Wednesday, December 18, 10:00 a.m. — Denver, Cathol'(j first health peeds of the Chicano Lopez, regional coordination of health. Community Services Meeting. ^ 1 progri community. the National Chicano Health Conference sponsors are: the Wednesday, December 18, 7:30 p.m. — Denver, Archdioceserlj coop< Organization. Chicano Mental Health Coalition, Bishop George Evans will par­ Housing Committee Meeting. | Comrr The delegates will also meet ^>*'1 C.U. Medical Center, HEW, ticipate on a panel of health deliv­ Thursday, December 19, 3:30 p.m. — Denver, Little FloweiJ;] Relati ery and health manpower, and in an Latin American Research and with health science students from Community Center, Christmas Party. Hi Service Agency, National Chicano information workshop on state fund­ C.U. Medical Center, and tour the Thursday, December 19, 6:00 p.m. — Denver, St. Thom esl ing and health care. will al Health Organization and the center’s facilities. Seminary, Christmas Party. in this Father Harold Arbanas, Office of Chicano Affairs of the After a final session on BISHOP RICHARD HANIFEN - - ^ 'I “ We’r Director of Schools for the Central Archdiocese of Denver. recommendations and Thursday, December 12, 7:30 p.m. — Montbello, MontbeUjj I qualit Area of Education, will committees, the Conference will Keynote speaker at the Catholic Community Parish, Concelebrated Mass, Confirmation. stres: participate in a workshop on conference is Arturo Raya, close with a Mariachi Mass Sunday, December 15, 10:30 a.m. — Denver, Stouffer’s In:, impro preparation of elementary and Planning Project Director, celebrated by Rev. Martin Concelebrated Mass, Theresians. f people secondary Chicano students for County of Los Angeles Central Marquez, C.SS. R. ., a n d Sunday, December 15, 1:30 p.m. — Denver. St. Josep.Vs Vs entry in the medical pro­ Health Services Region, concelebrated by Bishop George Hospital, Dedication of the new Ambulatory/Surgery Care Center. '' institu fessions. Department of Health Services. Evans and Bishop Richard C. Sunday, December 15, 3:30 p.m. — Denver, Colorado Oeneiai J the mi Speakers scheduled to address He will address the delegates on Hanifen. Music for the Mass will Hospital, Concelebrated Mass, Chicano Health Organization. m ust« be provided by the Dan Silva Thursday, December 19, 6:00 p.m. — Denver, St. Thomas the ‘ Mariachi de Colores. Seminary, Annual Christmas Party. sick.” Pi agend: Warm Welcome Is Hallmark lead e rfREGISTER facilil rather The Most Reverend James V. Casey, D.D. . . . Publisher Rev. C. B. Woodrich ...... Editor sugge Linus R io rd a n ...... Associote Editor Of Western Slope Visits 1 crimii Frank Vecchiarelli...... Advertising Director who h By Register Reporter for Mass at St Mary's parish. feel more closely linked to the.-, crime A warm welcome He then returned to Glenwood entire archdiocesan community. the in« Edited in Denver, Colorado; Pobliihed every week except the last week in Decem­ characterized Archbishop James for another Mass and a pot-luck While in Glenwood, Tl ber by Community Publications, 3501 East 46th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80216, V. Casey’s weekend pastoral dinner m the parish hall, attended Archbishop Casey visited with that second class postage paid at Denver Colorado visits to two mountain by 150 persons Father Clarence Kessler, long­ Arne: Editorial offices located at 938 Bonnock, Denver, Colo. 80204 communities located in some of Archbishop said his trip to the time pastor in Glenwood Springs'^ N ove Subscriptions: $5.00 per year the most scenic areas of Colorado. Western Slope was "very who is now retired. Foreign countries including Philippines, $7.00 per year The Archbishop, as part of his delightful They gave us a great Rt. Rev. Matthew J. Smith, Ph.D., Founding Editor plan to visit informally with welcome They are a Archbishop Casey commented Register System of Catholic Newspapers 1913-1960 parishioners from all parts of the tremendously warm people. The that in nearly every diocese, most Please direct all inquiries regarding changes of address, subscriptions, etc. Archdiocese, offered Mass in pwple seem more relaxed and people believe that the see City to the Editorial Office, Denver Catholic Register, 938 Bannock, Denver, Colorado 80204. Phone 892-6857. Glenwood Springs Nov. 30. then really appreciate the fact that we receives more than its share of •traveled to Rifle the next morning came without any compelling attention because that is where reason.” the diocesan headquarters are St Mary’s pastor F'ather located. Donald Frawley, said his “ But eighty percent of our parishioners were pleased with people are in the Denver area.” the A rchbishop’ s visit; "th e said the Archbishop, so Denver Archbishop always receives a needs a large proportion of warm welcome on the Western attention. Slope, " Father said. “ But a family doesn’t reach to P'ather Joseph Leberer, the needs according to per capita pastor of St. Stephen’s in population,’ ’ stressed the Glenwood, believes that the Archbishop, "but only to where Season’s informal pastoral visits “ will do the need is. And the Western Slope >' the Church a lot of good.” H.e said is a beautiful and healthy part of Greetings that the visit helped the people our family.” p e i r c a i \

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■ CCB Cetii Speaker Has Knack for Breaking Stereotypes By Mary Lynett 'er. All Sa;J reinstituted the death penalty will said. “ The education will follow Valdez was born in Trinidad, Register Staff Writer have any effect on prison reform after taking care of these things." the youngest of nine children. His Ruben Valdez, Colorado’s new athedral of th moves. “ Prison reform is an idea The Auraria education project family moved to Pueblo when he Speaker of the House, has a knack of Our Lady whose time has com e,” said the on Denver’s West Side will have was thirteen, and the young man for breaking down stereotypes. He legislator. "I was disappointed an impact on the neighborhood in dropped out of Centennial High is the first Chicano to hold the Vlulroy Cente that the death penalty was passed. both areas of housing and School to work to support his influential legislative post, and employment, said Valdez. mother and himself, since his Dr. Mary L( one of the youngest speakers (37) “ Some people believe the father died when young Ruben in the state’s history. Party, Liturgjj students will be taking over was 9. Moreover, his office is in a available housing. This has been a dark and drafty former Denver When he was 19, Valdez . Annunciatifft concern of people for a long fire station — not the typical time,” he said. married and move to San quarters one might expect for the Francisco, where he became a r, St. Thom/ij | Valdez said he hopes that holder of a powerful political shop steward in the United 7 Auraria officials are planning to position. draw much of their employment Steelworkers Local. Valdez But the new Speaker’s over­ moved back to Denver after four Center, Sect- force from the people living on the whelming concern is the good of West side. “ I hope they will be years in California, and was people, and he is working at the elected president of the United- iver, Catholi(| hiring people from the West side first house in a recruitment to work on the campus. It is Steelworkers Local 1599. program for minority firemen in Archdiocesarj relatively easy for them to get to Valdez earned his high school cooperation with the City work, and I hope the college diploma through a GED program, Commission on Community Little Flowei;,| administrators are looking in that and hopes to graduate next spring Relations. direction.” from the Loretto Heights College , St. Thomi.s Human concerns and needs Looking back over his first two University without Walls program will also be the speaker’s priority terms of office, the legislator is with a degree in Political Science. ‘ Protecting people’ in this spring’s legislative session. proud of his work on consumer He was first elected from "W e’re going to be looking at lo, Montbelb! protection bills, workmen’s strictly legislative concerns ol nis Denver's District 5 in 1970. lation. quality of life problem s,” he compensation and bilingual position, is also currently involved stressed . “ We’re trying to touffer's In:i, education. He cites these three in the myriad of details that must improve the quality of life of the areas particularly “ because they be worked out before the people of Colorado.” St. JosepVs help people.” legislature can actually begin Center, Valdez said that Colorado’s Ruben Valdez “Consumer protection helps work in January. Committee institutions have been "neglected rado Gtenelai ‘Quality of life’ everybody,” he said. “ And poor assignments, electronic voting in. the most” and that the legislature people are more susceptible to procedures, printed material and must address itself to the needs of I believe it will be challenged in St. Thomas illegal, high pressure tactics that the hiring of staff are just some of the "mentally and physically the courts and I don’t believe businessmen may pull. It’s the tasks that fill his busy day. sick.” there will be another execution in satisfying to know you’re But the speaker is a family Prison reform is another top Colorado. At least, I hope so.” protecting people,” he said. man, and feels he has no problems agenda item for the soft-spoken “ We’ ll be looking at the area His workmen’s compensation combining the roles of father and ark leader. “ We need smaller of employment very carefully,” bill hikes benefits for injured politician. He and his wife facilities throughout the state Valdez added, "in attempting to employes. “ This is a particular Virginia enjoy football, he says, rather than one big facility,” he keep a viable e co n o m y in time in a person’s life , when especially rooting for their suggested. Placing hardened Colorado. We don't know if there assistance should be upgraded.” linebacker son Ruben, 16, who will r criminals with youths or others will be increases in welfare costs, Valdez said. be next year’s captain of the West who have committed less serious but we must take care of people in The bill to provide bilingual nked to the., High football team. crimes can be “ a bad influence on need.” education is a special source of ommunity. Their daughter, Peggy, 13, is the inexperienced, he explained. Valdez identified employment pride for Valdez. “ It’s satisfying the student at Kepner Junior 1 e n w o o d , The Speaker does not believe and housing as the two critical because there will be a better High, and Patricia, 3 is the tMp visited with that the passage of the needs of the low-income Chicano opportunity for better education family’s youngest member. The jssler, long- Amendment number 8 in in Colorado. "We have to get the for all children.” Valdezs are members of vood Springs November’s election which basic problems resolved'” he Valdez, in addition to the Presentation Parish in Denver. ‘Viable economy’ commented ocese, most he see City Its share of Two Parish es it is where larters are

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Archbishop James V. Casey, center, house parish administrative and education blesses the new parish center at Church of offices, meeting rooms, a large assembly Archbishop Casey was assisted by the Risen Christ on Sunday, Dec. 8, room called The Forum, and living Archbishop James V. Casey gives the following a concelebrated Mass. Shown quarters for priests of the parish. final blessing to the congregation at Our (left 0 right) the Rev. Chamberlain. Mr. Kenneth Liuzzi, deacon, with the Archbishop are (left to right) the Archbishop Casey blessed medals Lady Mother of the Church after a Rev. Ed Hoffman, assistant pastor, the commemorating his 35th anniversary of concelebrated Mass on Dec. 8, rededicatmg the Rev. Roger Manning O S.M.pastor and the Rev. Ed Panonsek, assistant to the Rev, Paul Schrodt C.P., the Rev. Michael priestly ordination which were distributed the newly rebuilt Commerce City church Chamberlain, and the Rev. Joseph to more than 500 people attending. which was destroyed in a fire on March 21, provincial. O’Malley, pastor. The parish center will Photos by Joseph’s 1974. Three PWfT»«»|[ .1^ ” 74 ■,AM " Monument Church Plans Expansion Parish Looking for ‘Home Wreckers’ located east of Monument in By Alfred Granger New parish council members Overly. council learned that commercial — Elsie Kimminau and Mike This 107-family parish just removal would cost Woodmoor will be the scene of the S t. Peter’s Parish, Jan. 5 Archbishop’s visit. Monument, is planning expansion, Manzanares — will be installed north of the Air Force Academy is approximately $1,000 so looking for “ home wreckers,” and succeeding Carol Owens and feeling the increased growth parishioners interested in An old public school across preparing for a pastoral visit from Arnold Lucero. Other councilors sparked mainly by the Academy wrecking it themselves are from the church is utilized for Archbishop James V. Casey Jan, 5 include Acting Chairman Mike and the Extension Society chapel seeking more hands for the lighter other parish events so a new multi­ on the first Family Education Meehan, Tom Brennan, John no longer accommodates Sunday work. The new middle school purpose structure is needed. Sunday of 1975. Knipping, Kel Lovell and Mary worshippers. The church has served more than two generations with Mulroy Plans Yule Dinner circuitriding pastors. The Rev. Advent Music Charles Reuter, chaplain at Mount Mulroy Community Center, extended to those in Wheat Ridge, St. F rancis, doubles in that .3550 W. 13th Ave., Denver, will Avondale, Metro Manor, GAO capacity now. Franciscan Sister Program Scheduled host a holiday covered-dish dinner Maes, Francis Heights and Ann Wernhoff is parish T h e Cathedral of the on Monday, Dec. 16, at 5:30 p.m. Barnum. coordinator. scheduled Vespers on Sunday Immaculate Conception Colfax at in the Mulroy Center. Archbishop James V. Casey The home wrecking project is Dec. 15. at 4:00 p.m. Logan Street, will present ’ ’A The public is invited to attend will be an honored guest at the removing a parish-owned The chorus, made up of and is asked to bring a covered dinner. Reservations may be dwelling, condemned as a Little Advent Music” by Hugo singers from St. Pius X parish in dish, A special invitation is made by calling 892-9159 residence, next to St. Peter’s. The Distler as a part of the regularly Aurora, under the direction of Mr a irq Francis Slechta, will be accompanied by instrumentalists i . from the Denver area and by Cathedral organist Paul Riedo, This work, Distler’s Opus 4, draws its text both from Scripture and from Lutheran chorale texts. Vespers for Dec. 15, will be held in the Cathedral proper. Vespers for the other Sundays of Advent will be held in St. Paul's , Chapel, 1520 Logan Street. Precious Blood To Have Mission A mission for renewal and reconciliation will be conducted at Most Precious Blood Church, 2227 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, by the Vincentian Missionaries, Father Carl Schulte, and Father Frank Crowley, each evening from Dec. 15. through Dec. 20, at 7:30 p.m. There will also be a morning service weekdays after the 8 a.m. Mass. Charisma Is Topic Charismatic programs are being offered at Regis College. Teachings and prayer are conducted on Sundays at 7 p.m. On Thursdays, at 9:15 a.m. Mass celebrated and Scripture studies are held. For information call Father Robert DeRouen, S.J., 433-8471. ~fi«“I'ia~I"1 -ni«•pi'iiI'l'iB ti*' i jli

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the denver catholic register Thursday, Dccambar 12,1974 Youth Assist Come Visit the all new GOLDEN MOTORS (Contin W1 meant Y o u th In T1 withou Assist for m( Search for God D ecs, other s By Glen Miller helps keep the soul healthy. Youth M; Catholic Youth Services in are sometimes taught that God is possib Denver is trying to respond to the something so divine He cannot be stamp needs of youth genuinely communicated with, Dan be­ headir. searching for God, stressed two lieves. includ staff members, Dan Feiten and Others are taught that He food. Mary Jane Thelen. should be treated more like a next econoi There is a change in the door neighbor than a God. A fact t attitude of youth toward God balance of the two concepts should allotm today, they believe, and this is a be sought for the real idea of adjust transition from several years ago Christianity, Dan added. more j when youths seemed to be losing Miss Mary Jane Thelen is A! all faith. another person interested in the rises, They first turned to the Catholic youth of today. class • Jesus Freak " Movement." but A “ doer of many things,” she S tr a n g when that fad lost its glamour it is active in her parish and the “ 1 “ Spirit's Runway.” the m Spirit’s Runway, located on “ The the southeast corner of 29th and long t Sheridan, Denver, was first used they’r as part of St. Mary Magdelene anymi Grade School. entitle It became a meeting place for B i the St. Mary Magdelene Parish stamp CYO, and later it became sort of a emerp coffee house and then Spirit’s supple Runway. to giv buyinj YOUTH LEARN H The Runway, Miss Thelen hit of pointed out, is a meeting place for “ whei youth where they can learn of they < God, share, help one another, catast attend a Mass, or take part in a discussion group. classe Miss Thelen is on the staff at stam Spirit’s Runway, helping with montl Dan Feitan discussion groups, retreats, the pi allowi left behind a residue that many Masses and especially the Search Program. with believe is made up of honest love As thi of Christ and the things He The young woman has been a $2,740 represents. teacher at Holy Family and she is in 197 Dan Feiten, a part-time the sa worker for the CYS is an example will b' of the youth involved assisting the al other youth find God. office Dan has been working with A youth in general since he indica graduated from high school about those three and a half years ago. "I food enjoy the work tremendously,” ^Special Blue & Orange Mikes says Dan. ‘Home Team’ Colors 263,00 were SPREAD MESSAGE ★ Special ‘Denver Bronco’ Spare Tire Cover in 1971 “ We are attempting to spread were the message of Jesus Christ to the ★ Special-Offer —while they last! stamp youth of Denver,” explained Dan. Quick as a running back...tough as a tight end... progr His philosophy is that young cent people love to sing, so that is how colorful as a halftime show! That's the new 4-wheel which he spreads the word of God. He is drive Ford Bronco Special. Available for a limited then. the main organizer of Father Ken Leone's Youth Mass at Christ the time only...and only from Golden Motors Ford. King Church He leaches the youth who sing for the Mass new songs and helps IMMEDIATE DELIVERY- them arrange them in the manner they would like. He helps several Mary Thelen other singing groups in the same way. experienced in working with young people. CLOSE OUT PRICES ON ALL MAIN COMPLAINT The growth of Catholic Youth The main complaint Dan has Services, groups like Spirit’s is the lack of stress society puts Runway and individual parish on the spreading of Jesus’ word, CYO’s indicates a rejuvenation in 7 4 MODELS the overcoming of challenges, or youth participation in the Church, even general commitment to the she said. community. Meet Our Sales Staff: Dan also believes that young Attendance at meetings and Ken Schmelzer Jim Leary people today are misled in their activities is growing all over the beliefs. Just as a balanced meal city, due to the leadership of Richard Atchison Bob Saunders helps keep bodies healthy, so a young people like Dan and Mary balanced teaching of theology Jane. Scott Dubravac Jo h n K n e ze vich - Fleet Manager

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(Continued from Page 1) It will probably get worse. From what they’ve learned so (staff),” Owens said. "And the There is a shortage of Where do people go in the “ I think it will,” Mikesell far, “ the big problem is the question is, how do the people eat workable answers to that meantime? said. “ Of course this is based on a bottleneck in food stamps in the meantime?” question. The county sends those prognosis of the econom y.. .as the without families to the Men’s economy goes, so go food stamps. Assistance Center or Harbor Light “ The food stamp program and for meals. Others are referred to unemployment compensation are D ecs, Salvation Army or some two of your earliest indicators on other similar agency. the state of the economy.” Mikesell cited a number of Bernie Meyers, director of possible reasons for the food advocacy for DCCS and Ed stamp deluge, with inflation Owens, director of intake and the heading the list. Other factors Department of the Elderly, at include increases in the cost of DCCS, feel the state of the food, the general state of the economy is close to depression. economy, unemployment and the Owens said the number of persons fact that every six months the coming to DCCS for food and-or allotments and poverty level are money is unprecedented. adjusted upward, which makes Meyers said DCCS tries to do more person eligible. whatever possible to alleviate the As the poverty barometer problem, but he slowly shook his rises, it is pushing into the middle head and said the best his agency cla ss, a heretofore virtual can do at the present is "token stranger to food stamps, efforts. “ It’s hitting right there,” at “ We don’t want it to be the middle class, Jennings said. token,” he said, "but it is. The “ The stigma of food stamps has question is, do you give all of the long been gone. It’s no disgrace, funds away at once, or stretch A Dreary Wait in long lines for F'ood Stamps they’re not held back by pride them ?” They’ve chosen the anymore; and it’s a right they're stretch method because of the PEEBLES entitled to.” sparse funds available. ALLENDALE But, cautioned Mikesell. food PHARMACY stamps were not designed as an “ People are going from one 9800 W. 59th Place emergency measure; but as a place to another trying to scrape SLATTERY & COMPANY, INC. 422-2397 supplement to regular income — up enough until they get food stamps,” he said. “ We try to help Arvada West's Professional Pharmacy to give a boost to the consumer’s .Arvada, ('olorado Mechanical Contractors and Engineers buying power at the supermarket. as much as we can, but it’s really Plumbing - Heating He observed that the hardest a rough thing.” Air Conditioning hit of the middle class are those T h e United Fund, "Howdy" “ where for some unknown reason Archdiocesan grants and other Bob's Place ROBERT F. CONNOR, President they are unemployed, or hit with contributions comprise the DCCS 3 0 0 S . catastrophic medical expenses.” working funds. The center is also Colo. B lv d . 181 VALLEJO 744-6311 More and more middle beginning to document food stamp Cowlown, Colo. classers will be drawn into food cases coming through its doors. stamp eligibility every six months. Mikesell explained that the poverty level and allotments "Denver's Most Complete Christmas Trlm-A-Tree Shop" allowable are changed to keep up with inflation and the economy. As the poverty level rises (it was $2,740 annually for a family of four ■ ■ C B B 9 e ■ K B B 9 e in 1970, and is currently $4,550 for the same size family) more people will be lining up for food stamps at the already swamped distribution HREES! TREES! offices. A closer look at the statistics indicates that only a minority of S e e O u r ALSO. . . those eligible are even getting food stamps. According to D is p la y Lights Mikesell’s figures, there were 263,000 people in Colorado who Over 75 Trees Ornaments were below the poverty standards Put your tree on in 1970. And as of April, 1974, there LAYAWAY Now. Garland were $125,810 persons in the food A small stamp program. Which means the deposit will Tinsel program is serving only 48 per hold the tree t y cent of the 1970 poverty level of your The World's Most Beautiful Trees W reaths which has almost doubled since choice 'til Dec. 10th then. HEAVY “ I feel that this is really only AT BIG DISCOUNT DUTY the tip of the iceberg,” Mikesell STAND said in reference to the 45,066 Excellent Reg. 1Q95 INCLUDED Buy 32.50 I / families allotted food stamps as of 6' SCOTCH PINE WITH ALL last October. “If we had the apability to take care of more TREES Reople, I’m sure we’d have more T CANADIAN FIR 45“ ople.” PUT YOUR TREE 4' SCOTCH PINE This plump fovont* looks booulilul and >t ooty ON Toys for Tots’ >o doco'aio LAYAWAY Suggested Retoil S16.20 NOW! In conjunction with the United 6' LONG NEEDLE tes Marine Corps, the Bel-Tel Never before has there been a m ore Club will host the 1st Annual beautiful tree. J’hristmas party to help Suggested retail price $54.95 inderprivileged children, Friday, 6V2' flo ck ed BALSAM J)ec. 13, 8 p.m. to midnight, at the This r»olitliC portoclly tKopod lro« wtll fill lh« fceather Ridge Country Club, Hoods of onyono Suggested Retail $81.80 ,13521 E. Iliff. Admission is one new toy per 7' WHITE CANADIAN person. ^ 2 5 % Full 'oolitlx ond wHifo All donations and toys will be Suggested Retail $62.50 donated to the ’Toys for Tots ” program for underprivileged OFF 7' SCOTCH PINE children sponsored by the United Ono pioco fully ossomblod Intto SKop* On Sstggested Retail $44.90 States Marine Corps. LIGHTS WITH PURCHASE OF TREE $8,000 Donated rrrrrrrrczn■ m y r r n T h e Retired Enlisted YOUR FAMILY CHRISTMAS STORE! Association Chapter No. 3 of the Denver Metropolitan Area presented $500 to Mother OPEN Catherine Little Sisters of the Poor, for the Mullen Home for the POOL SALES WEEKDAYS !0>9 Aged and $500 to Father Declan 778-1*07 Sot. 10-5 Madden, O.F.M. for the 3 2645 SO. SANTA FE, DENVER “ Roadrunner” program on ' in the Sqnta F* Industrial Park 778-181S Sun. Noon-S Saturday, Dec. 7. the denver catholic register Nine Thursday, December 12,1974 12,1974 I In Colorado Springs Guadalupe Parish To Note Jubilee

(Continued from Page 1) Church in Denver, agreed to was transformed from St. Mary’s celebrated this important true copy of the original picture of anniversary with a solemn mass Our Lady of Guadalupe; this was Miranda of Mexico City. The assume responsibilities for the to Our Lady of Guadalupe. ’I’he project. It was Father Ordinas Altar Society and the Holy Name held during the month of October. brought, together with the frame Mariachi Guadalupe from Denver The second decade of parish which holds it, from Mexico. Both will play and sing at the Mass. who placed his ministry under the Society began to function. protection of Our Lady of In 1950 a new dimension was history, 1959 to 1968, was a the picture and a large artistic Entertainment and f(X)d will Guadalupe, dedicating activities added to the activities of Our Lady productive period for Our Lady of crucifix made in Oberammergau, be provided after the Mass until Guadalupe. Many beautiful Germany, were the loving gifts of 4:00 p.m. in her name. of Guadalupe parish when, during Since Father Ordinas the month of August, four improvements were made in the Mr. and Mrs. Abel Rivera. The history of Our Lady of church. New altars, a tabernacle, frequently found himself making members of the Missionary Sisters The parishioners attend mass Guadalupe Church in Colorado vestments, candlesticks, new twenty-five house calls per trip, it of Our Lady of Victory arrived in in both English and Spanish. The Springs begins in the year 1944, pews, a new Communion rail, and became obvious that a once-a- Colorado Springs for the purpose eleven o’clock congregation has approximately four years before finally a Baldwin organ arrived to month visit was not really of establishing a catechetical a repertoire of fifteen Spanish the actual founding of the parish. add grace and dignity to the At that time some of the Spanish­ sufficient to meet the spiritual center in the building which had hymns. needs of the Spanish-speaking recently been purchased for them services. The most interesting of speaking parishioners of St. these items was a magnificent Parish activities to be varied, Mary’s Church became concerned people of the area. Gradually the at 14 West Costilla St. idea of establishing a center of During their first year mosaic of the heavenly patroness, as they have been from the very that there was no priest who could fashioned in pieces of ordinary beginning. As a public service, the communicate readily with them. worship particularly for them Colorado Springs, the Victory Noll kitchen tile by the talented artist, church permits the building at 111 Members of the Legion of Mary, began to take shape. sisters provided religious Mrs. M. Johnson, who generously East Costilla Street, purchased in aided by the Knights of Columbus, For this purpose, in 1948, the instruction for more than 200 donated her work to the parish and 1%5, to be used by a credit union. obtained the services of Father Archdiocese of Denver purchased hundred children in the vicinity of its people. Religious instruction is also given Ammanuel Sandoval S.J. of Regis a building at 405-407 South Tejon Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. In On January 25, 1967 the last in this building. The parish today College who agreed to come to St. just south of the Colorado the year following this number payment on the parish debt was offers diversified programs as a Colorado Springs once a month to Springs business district. increased to four hundred and made, and the church became the religious family program, a soup conduct services in Spanish. The new parish was named in eighty four students in the exclusive property of Our Lady of kitchen, and classes in music, When, some months later, he honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Colorado Springs area. At Our Guadalupe parishioners. Mexican folk dancing, and the became ill. Father Sandoval and Father Anthony Barcelo, C.R. Lady of Guadalupe the sisters The church now contains a English language. suggested that the Theatine was named the first pastor. The were also instrumental in Fathers, who had com e to first Mass in the new church was instituting both the Sodality of Our Colorado with the stated purpose celebrated on September 19, 1948 Lady and a Young people’s choir. of ministering to the Spanish­ at 8:30 a m. The year 1958 brought the speaking people, be asked to During the first year the tenth birthday of Our Lady of continue the work. parish settled into regular Guadalupe Church, which had now Father John Ordinas, at that activities. Our Lady of F'atima. seen its first full decade of time pastor of St. Cajetan's Praesidium of the Legion of Mary productive service. The parish

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OPEN Mr. Epstein also declared: z OLD HAMROEN Ui 9:30 TO 9:30 X "It is appalling that a man in his ___JL position IS insensitive to the damaging effects of such offensive stereotyping which decent people reject out of hand. the denver catholic register Eleven Z 1974 Thursday/ December 12/1974 Dolores Curran Talks With Parents What Was It All About, M om ? Christmas card liturgy — know more about the Urinch As I wrote earlier, this fields, collecting harvest, even ‘ By Dolores Curran Instead of having mom feel than the Wise Men and few have doesn’t mean we need to cleaning house in the spring. One problem with our sorry for herself by sitting alone time to develop cherishable eliminate our secular activities How can we give the more Christmas observance is the doing cards, put the family family traditions for their as much as we need to give them popular secular activities a tremendous sense of letdown around the table. As mom and children to pass on when they a religious dimension. Those religious dimension? Read these when the whole thing ends. We dad address the cards, children leave home for their own w h o cringe at the ideas together, choose one or one get so caught up in the activity of can stuff, seal, and stamp them. families. sacriligiousness of the idea are of yor own and set about the moment, be it school Or the family can make its No wonder one theologian ignorant of our history. accomplishing it before it’s program or TV special, that we own cards, giving each person calls our holiday season “ our Remember that our ances­ January 1st and the kids ask, “ Is keep postponing the depth of the the opportunity to design one or annual winter festival” rather tors used almost any occasion that all there is. Dad” What was celebration. two “ originals.” This is the than a religious holiday. to celebrate God: blessing it all about, M om ?” Many Catholic families Time together that TV steals from us, time that is important in developing rich family relationships. While card work is going on, an older child or parent can read Luke’s nativity, the Christmas Carol, or a little Christmas story. Follow this with carols, stopping to talk to friends and relatives when one of the children ask, “ who’s this one . . . Mable Anderson?” Beginning the card liturgy with a prayer and ending it with that old standby, dimming lights, holding hands and singing the Our Father, will add all the “ holiness” we need to a formerly secular event. Decorating-the-tree liturgy — essentially the same as the card liturgy but preface it with a prayer like this: “ Our Father, who gives us trees and all beautiful things, thank you for our tree. Help us to decorate it in ex citem en t and joy in anticipation of your Son’s coming. Lead us not onto each J other’s toes but give us the h blessing of realizing how lucky F we are to have one another, a tree, and You. Amen.” Sing Amen together and start decorating. Stop occasionally to sit back, admire your work, have a sip of eggnog, and enjoy the time together that the holiday steals from us. End with a prayer and a A c song. soor Chances are you will relive Chui the same celebration years fro'm the ! now when you visit your awai grandchildren at Christmas Span because our children are thirsty for religious traditions to hold form and pass on. accei The above format can be vote used for a Package Wrapping paste liturgy, a Cookie Baking liturgy, Spar a Getting-the-house-ready-for- Nort Grandma liturgy, and the Mothi myriad of other traditions that Josep we used to look upon as chores S| rather than opportunities during 200 R this season. repre: (Dolores Curran invites mail langui from readers. Send letters to: ,*he 12 Dolores Curran Talks With fNJatioi Parents, 300 Dauphin Street, £

By Msgr. Raymond Bosler that it is precisely your problem that has led eventually destroy the relation. So it would seem to theologians to rethink the manner in which mortal be between God and ourselves. Q. Answer this for me: “ A” loads an sin has been understood. For this reason some theologians are exemplary life. On November 1, 1974, he commits a That a hardened sinner can be converted at distinguishing between serious sin and mortal sin. mortal sin. November 2, 1974, he dies without the last minute and be saved, no one questions. The Serious sin, like the insult in our example, would be benefit of confession or an act of contrition. good thief on the cross is argument enough here. But something to be dreaded and were we guilty of it we According to the Church, he goes to hell. “ B” is a that a person who has led a good life could suddenly would immediately want to seek God’ s forgiveness, gangster; his life is unusually vicious. On November commit a mortal sin by one act is questioned. Or. in but it would not be a total turning from God. 1, 1974, he makes a good confession and receives your example, that a good person who might commit Mortal sin would be that total turning from absolution. November 2, 1974, he dies, having some serious sin would not almost immediately God; it would be not any one act but a condition committed no further sins. .According to the Church cooperate with God’s grace and be sorry — brought on by a neglect of God and a blindness to the he goes to heaven. Would it not be more just to judge especially in the moment of death — seems an seriousness of sin their lives “ in toto” ? impossibility Fla. Q. Just what is necessary to get an •A. In the first place, the Church doesn t teach Theologians today took upon sin not so much answer in your paper? I mailed questions over five that one goes to hell and the other goes to heaven. as an isolated act as a state of being turned more or weeks ago; they have never been answered. This is a decision in the hands of God which the less away from God. Human relations are measured Church does not claim to know or have any control more by the quality of our love than single actions. A. (This column appears in 27 papers in the over. You may have had a religious teacher who If there is a strong love between two people, one U.S. and Canada. I receive far more questions every gave you this impression, but this person was not the serious insult or selfish action will not destroy that week than I can answer. I choose for answering Church. In the second place, I should like to point out love, but a gradual neglect of one another would those that seem to have a general interest.) (C» 1974, UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDIC.ATE

Twelve the denver catholic register Thursday, December 12,1974 Thursday, C I y*- World News In Brief E9 • J iturgy — lom feel ting alone Man Is Seeking Spiritual Rejuvenation B family ■nom and By John Muthig Dec, 4. coming.” “ the one who says lorcetully and children “ Always know how to see, as VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope Paul said ‘‘This In his first general audience truthfully, “ I will come, and I in transparency, through the ip them, Modern prosperity is causing modern world of ours is showing during the Advent, the Pope said will heal” . make its complexity of various nausea among people today who unconsciously in itself that society’s current During the audience the procedures the sanctifying h person are looking for a “ messianism of symptoms of a messianism ‘‘unrelenting uneasiness over Pope spoke briefly to 80 Canon mystery of the Church. Such jn one or the spirit and not of material which is unsatisfied and political and economic changes lawyers from v^ious counties s is the lively, pastoral and apostolic abundance,” Pope Paul VI told painfully straining toward an and over the mirage of taking part in a three-month breath of air will make your V steals his weekly general audience unsatiated hope in a messianic continually new resolutions” is a refresher course at Rome’s •nportant hard work lighter,” the Pope sign of man’s “ hopeless Gregorian University. told the group. family expectation for a superior order which man himself cannot ?oing on, create except by repressing the can read free expression of man iristmas P e o p le himself.” iristmas The Pope asked: “What is i carols, the meaning of this nausea over nds and Msgr. Harrold A. Murray, secretary for social prosperity, resulting from of the development and world peace of the U.S. Catholic Conference has technical and scientific progress on e, . . been named director of planning and development for the and rejected by the young Archdiocese of Newark. Msgr. Murray’s previous position has generation, if not that man seeks liturgy been filled by Fr. Robert V. Monticello until a successor to Msgr. a messianism of the spirit and ; it with Murray can be found. not of material abundance? mming * * * Digressing from his singing prepared text, the Pope said that Dr. Michael Ramsey, 100th archbishop of Canterbury, I all the uneasiness over modern-day re_tired as primate of the Church of England and leader of the 1 to a progress was particularly Anglican Communion on the day after his 70th birthday. He was marked among the young. He succeeded Nov. 15 by Archbishop Frederick Donald Coggan, liturgy , said that although they have previously primate of the northern Anglican province of York. as the radios and large cars and enjoy t with a * * * “ great prosperity,” youth today, Father, Cardinal Raul Silva of Santiago has resigned as chancellor “ become hippies and protestors nd all of the Catholic University of Chile after the government appointed and opponents” of that mu for rector dismissed two key officials without consulting the cardinal. prosperity. »te it in In his prepared address the Dy in Pope also asked about the Son’s Pope F ul VI has accepted the resignation of Bishop meaning of “ the tendency, now o each Joseph Green lishop of Reno, Nev., for reasons of health, and alm ost a fad, of becoming js the has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Norman McFarland of San worked up over the poor as a lucky Francisco as apostolic administrator of the diocese. class, which needs a new justice her, a — a justice which economic ' Sing development of itself does not start Spanish-Speaking know how to generate, but rather obscures and works NC Photo by Bruce Bruggemeyer , back, against? Where does the Gospel sip of of the poor come in?” Clothesline Contemplation time Plan Regional Office The Pope said that modern Even hanging up the wash on Discalced Carmelite Shrine, St steals HOLYOKE, Mass. (NC) — speaking Catholics in the 12- man’s messianic expectations, a wintry day can be a time for Mary’s of the Hill dominates the and a A coordinating committee will state coastal region, they said. unanswered by contemporary contemplation at this household view of the countryside. soon be established to assist Under terms of the proposal progress, finds an answer in near Holy Hill, Wis. The relive Church officials in 30 dioceses in 23 representatives will serve on fro'm the Northeast to become better the committee: five from your aware of the pastoral needs of Region I of the National Spain Church Leaders tmas Spanish-speaking Catholics. Conference of Catholic Bishops lirsty A proposal approving (New,,England states), hold formation of the committee was seven from Region II (New accepted in nearly unanimous York), six from Region III Press for Freedoms vote by delegates at a regional (Pennsylvania and New Jersey), MADRID (NC) — Cardinal conflict,” Cardinal Jubany said. Cardinal Tarancon, pastoral conference of the and five from the northern part Vicente Enrique Tarancon of The workers were protesting addressing the Spanish Bishops' Spanish-speaking in the o f Region IV (Delaware, Madrid has called for “ full what they called unfair labor Conference “ on the difficult Northeast at Monte Marie Maryland, Virginia, West guarantees under law for practices by Seat, and demanded times our people are going Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Virginia and Washington, D.C.). citizens’ participation” as a way compensation for a 10-day through,” said: Joseph here. Francisco H. Diana, of easing anti-government lockout. Other major industrial Spokesmen for the nearly Northeast field representative feeling in political and labor firms, including textiles, mining “ We are ready to promote 2(X) Religious and lay delegates for the Spanish-speaking division circles. and shipbuilding companies, national reconciliation, we are representing 4 million Spanish- of the U.S. Catholic Conference He was addressing the have been hit by .i wave of willing to help political language Catholics from four of and one of the organizers of the Spanish bishops at their annual strikes. development so that solutions .♦he 12 geographic regions of the regional meeting, said members meeting, which endorsed can be found in a realistic, just Along with labor unrest, fVational Conference of Catholic of the committee will be freedom of speech and of way.” political tensions plague Spain as t

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Honduras Efforts It’: enjoyab High School for helping the people Brother Joe Gockel, S.J., will who pa tell you that he has 34 of Honduras. In February of 1972, Brother Joe spent two weeks at Cathedr quarterbacks on his team — 34 feel aboi Regis High School students who the Jesuit (Society of Jesus) Mission in the District of Yoro in It i< are willing to devote their time spontan< Honduras. He was shocked to and energies to Project Honduras. On observe that some families were The boys are members of the young f so poor that they could afford only Mission Club of which Brother Joe parish a crude shelters for homes. is the moderator. The students 16th anc chose as their project for the On his return to Regis High, have dis academic year an assistance Brother Joe described the sad under t program to obtain food and plight of the Hondurans to the Walter P Regis High School Mission Club has raised the Rev. Jarrel Wade, S.J., Superior of the Jesuit medicine for the people of the students in the Mission Club. They and Mr. j over $3,300 for food and medical supplies for the Mission in the Honduras; Steve Rasmussen, Central American country who launched a fund-raising drive that citizens of Honduras. From left to right, Phil chairman; Rob Liley, treasurer; and Brother Joe were affected by Hurricane Fifi. netted sufficient funds to build “ It’s and hav Smaldone, executive director of Project Honduras; Gockel, S.J., moderator of the Regis Mission Club. There is a precedent at Regis three houses in Honduras. The homes were among the few to remain standing in the area after Hurricane Fifi struck. The houses At 1< are presently being used as headquarters for the food and aid distribution for the Yoro district. 0 News of the devastating effects of Hurricane Fifi were quick to reach the Regis Jesuit s YOUR RELIGIOUS HEMmUARTERS Community in September since three of the missionaries located COMPLETE LINE OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS BY Eigh in Honduras were Denver natives TERM SRRCTA came "he and graduates of Regis High of the c School. They are: the Rev. DeLough Raymond Pease, S.J., the Rev. The Jerusalem Dominic’s Robert Sullivan, S.J., and the Rev. • N ew C h i l d r e n ' s birthday. Robert Voss, S.J. A m e rica n Olive Bible Relief among the Regis at the Di Bibles B i b l e Jesuits that their brothers in IN SIX DIFFERENT BINDINGS. Large Size 7 3/1 6 x 10 1 /4 in. years anc Honduras had survived was mixed "fam ily’ ’ “•up with sorrow for the widespread at the pari suffering of the people. The Conception THE CHILDREN'S BIBLE Newspaper, radio, and television joined the is divided into six stories continued to document the O.P., past A b b ey ports, four covering tragic deaths, the prevalence of the Old Testoment. assistants C h ristm as two the New Testa­ disease, and the overwhelming Mass for misery of the Honduran people. C a rd s ment Profusely illus­ Monsigni trated in full color. Brother Joe and the students of chaplain c 512 poges. Here is a the Mission Club immediately Ehble any child would the Aged VISIT OUR love to hove for their began to organize Project sanctuary very own. Honduras to assist the victims of Mullen Ho LARGE BOOK the hurricane. The h AND RECORD Impressed by the efforts of the Rev. Complete Line the Mission Club, the Rev. Jarrel pastor. DEPART­ of Wade, S.J., Superior of the Jesuit “ Olive Arch Books .Mission in Honduras stopped at service, lo MENTS Hegis High School on October 14. For Children a strong He was on a whirlwind visit to the emphasizi IDEAL states to arrange for aid to the Scripture’ Hondurans. servant, he GIFTS Father Wade described the Fathei RELIGIOUS ravages of the hurricane and Olive, wh MUSIC RECORD flixxling to the students. Roads position c departm en t and communications were wiped out. Homes and people were No. 16520 Each 1 9 buried under avalanches of mud. Touched by Father Wade’s Mas account. Brother Joe and his St. Joseph Perpetual students moved into action. They Basl St. Joseph HUMMEL initiated projects that would T h e Weekday Missal Pocket Sunday Missal PLATES involve not only students, but Basketball everyone at Regis, including 41 its season Complete 2 cycle liturgy for Advent to May ^ __ AND parents, faculty and staff. Since '>Iebrated weekdays in two compact vol­ October, the Project Honduras ‘.one. spi umes arranged for year after May to Advent FIGURINES committee of 34 students have year use 75' A V u e . at ( staged a bike-a-thon, a bake sale jyO ec. 15, Advent to Pentecost V o l. 1 a Spanish Fiesta, a car tune-up XA^The Me day, and a raffle. In less than tw Ff meet Pentecost to Advent GIFT CERTIFICATES IN ANY AMOUNT months time, Regis High student Thes. . have raised $3,300 for food am R be me medical supplies for the citizens failin of Honduras. ^ \luded in Tax deductible contributions Any cl Now In Our New Location to the Honduras Relief Fund may pPy enter be sent to Brother Joe Gockei, 7 2,0 0 0 sq. ft. • Largest store in the West S.J., Regis High School, 3539 West Come to Daleidens for complete selection. 50th Ave. Pkwy., Denver 80221. Bacoi Comi: Instructions should be easy to In stock soon 1 W E H A V E A understand. 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2 1 'Stores to better I CHURCH SUPPLIES AND RELIGIOUS ARTICLES serve you. NATIVITY SETS STORE HOURS MON. THRU FRI. 8:30 to 5 00 SATURDAY 8:30 to 4:00 ALL SIZES— ALL PRICES IMPORTS FROM ITALY ONE WHO 1175 SANTA FE DR. 534-8233 CARES... CALLS u Fourteen the denver catnolic register Thursday, Docember 12,.1974 iVhursday, D« Cathedral Sponsors Youth Center The Oasis— It’s Fun, It’s Nice, It’s Noisy By Cathy Grupp Smith, an Oasis “ regular,” said. attend religious education classes “ And it’s beautiful,” Cecil added Register Reporter that furniture and recreation “ And I think it’s nice that the on Sunday mornings. “ Bible study "that Father and Miss Nash are It’s fun, it’s nice, it’s equipment often get rough Father and Miss Nash go out of is good for us,” Cecil observed, here and that everyone can be treatment. enjoyable. That is how the youths their way to do things for us. They "w e can get understanding.” friends.” who participate in Oasis, the Activities are not confined to don’t have to do anything for us.” Irvin Thatch, another regular Although there is a pool table, the Oasis building, sometimes the Cathedral parish youth center, he added, “ but because they do we participant in Oasis activities, a ping-pong table and a record feel about the program. young people go to movies should give them respect just like explained that Monday evening player to dance to, both wish there together, but they would like to go It is also noisy, active and they give us respect.” They give discussions following films “ play were more activities at the Oasis. spontaneous. more places. Irvin suggested up their time because they believe an important part in our lives. We "We need more structure and mountain retreats. " I ’d like to get On Monday nights about 30 in us.” should talk about anything that more strictness,” Irvin said. "If young people in the Cathedral out of the city someday and get Commenting on what often comes to mind. Young people there were more things like things off my mind. I’d like to parish area come to the Oasis at come up with some pretty heavy creative arts, then much of the too 16th and Logan to watch films, appears to be contained chaos, learn to iceskate, too,” he added. Cecil said, “ we should come and questions,” he said. “ We should much freedom would be used up.” This year the boys will be on have discussions, play and dance all discuss it, figure it out and Cecil would like to see a crafts under the guidance of Father appreciate all of us, we need more an Oasis basketball team and the settle it.” room and a weight lifting room.” girls will be cheerleaders. “ That's Walter Nickless, Miss Alice Nash communication and friendship. "I t’s beautiful when a lot of "If everyone could get trust, this pretty nice,” both Irvin and Cecil and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cody. We should be together.” people come." Irvin commented. could be better.” he said, noting agreed. "It’s a great place to come Some of those who come to and have a nice tim e.’ ’ Cecil Oasis on Monday evenings also At 100th Birthday Mass Oli ve Is Given Standing Ovation

Eight Dominican priests Dominic's in 1916, did not consider came "hom e" from various parts it as a . Rather she always said of the country to honor Olive that she "entered into service” DeLoughery at Mass in St. and that service was the mark of Dominic’s marking her 100th her life. birthday. Despite her 58 years she Olive served as housekeeper served 13 pastors, and hundreds of at the Dominican Parish for 58 assistants and in the early days years and was considered to be when St. Dominic’s was also an “ fam ily" by the priests stationed infirmary for tubercular priests of at the parish over the years. the Dominican Province she The eight visiting priests looked after the patients as well. joined the Rev. Robert J. Miller, At the end of the homily O.P., pastor, and the two present Father Roney read letters of assistants in a concelebrated congratulations from Pope Paul. Mass for the intentions of Olive. President and Mrs. Ford, the Monsignor Edward Leyden, Master General of the chaplain at the Mullen Home for Dominicans, and Bishop James the Aged, was present in the Dempsey of Nigeria, whose sanctuary. Olive has been at the missions Olive had often helped. Mullen Home since last February. The Pope sent an autographed A Rap Session at the Oasis The homily was delivered by picture and a rosary. the Rev. W.P. Roney, former Following the reading of the Father Walker Nickless. Cathedral parish supervise recreational activities for the youth in the pastor. letters, the congregation that youth program director, chats with young people at Cathedral parish area in the brightly decorated "O live’s life was a homily of filled the Church for the occasion basis. On Monday nights Father Nickless and three Oasis building. 16th and Logan. service, loyalty, devotion, built on gave Olive a standing ovation. adult leaders show films, conduct discussions and a strong faith,” Father Roney emphasized. She fulfilled the The music for the Mass was Scripture’s version of a true sung by the choir of the servant, he said. Immaculate Conception Church, Father Roney pointed out that Northglenn. Olive, when she accepted the A reception in the basement of position of housekeeper at St. the Church followed the Mass. THE CROSS

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Fiftten Youth Band W ill Present Annual Christmas Concert The fifth annual Christmas concerts of the All The All Parochial Youth Bands program is the Parochial Youth Bands will be held on Dec. 15 and 16 consolidated instrumental music program for the at the Archdiocesan Music Center, 235 S. Sherman, parochial schools in the central area of the Denver. The Sunday, Dec. 15 performance at 3 p.m. Archdiocese. Presently there are 198 students from will feature the beginning, intermediate and jazz 33 parishes enrolled in the classes. bands. The program is open to students attending The program on Monday, Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. parochial schools as well as Catholic students wilt be presented by the advanced, concert and jazz attending public schools. bands. Prospective band members and their parents Mr. Jack R. Bailey, director of the All are invited to attend the concerts and get a first Parochial Youth Bands, will conduct the concert and hand look at what the program has to offer. jazz bands. The beginning, intermediate and For further information call Mrs. Betty advanced bands will be conducted by Pat Timmins at the All Parochial Youth Bands Office, Harrington. 778-6812 on Mondays and Wednesdays between 9 Both concerts are free to the public. a.m. and 1 p.m. OF coia. Knights Hear Speaker FORT COLLINS CDU! t ‘ FORT COLLINS The 49th Annual Fort Collins Men’s Communion Breakfast was held at the Knights of Columbus, Council 1214, Hall recently, following the 9 o’clock Mass which was celebrated at St. Joseph's church. Council Chaplain Msgr. Jack R. Bailey, band informal lesson on the trombone. John Cavanagh, pastor, was the instructor for the All Parochial The band is preparing for its celebrant and was assisted by Youth Band, gives Msgr. Richard annual Christmas concert to be Father Kenneth J. Koehler of St. Hiester, band moderator, an given Dec. 15 and 16. Joseph’s and Father Bart J. Nadal, C. R. of Holy Family closed 1 Speaker at Breakfast Parish. Lievans Over 300 men and their sons, Ft. Collins 49th Annual Men’s Deputy; Father Kenneth J. Center, special guests, clergy, city Corporation Communion Koehler; Larry Eloe, master of Beaders’ Forum officils, member Knights of Breakfast at K.C. Hall, pictured ceremony; and Dr. Jack O’Leary, Columbus and their state officers here left to right are: John J. principal speaker. (Letters to the Editor) F r iviiiaenoerger,Mildenberger, iv.K. oiof uC siaieState were in attendance. The breakfast is sponsored and produced annually by the council members The in an effort to increase the Appeal for Bedding Sisters i Wray C, Y.O. To Sing Mass communication and interaction Adoratii the cele The 35-member C.Y.O. at St. Chamberlain, secretary; KarenKai among men of all ages in the Editor: such as St. Catherine’s continue to Liturgy, Andrew’s in Wray will sing in the Campbell, treasurer. The Rev. community. We shall be most grateful if function in these days when so The main speaker was Dr. Richard choir of the Latin Mass of the Edward Leonard is pastor. you will please make this appeal many are so hard-pressed. Jack O’Leary, who is the acting The Angels on Christmas Eve. The T h e C.Y.O. invites to the readers of your excellent Sister Maris Stella group sponsored a guitar Mass on director of Jthletics at Colorado in Gerr parishioners to attend twice- paper. St. Catharine Indian School the evening before Thanksgiving. State University. Maria weekly choir practices on Sundays We are greatly in need of Box 1883 commei Recently-elected officers of after Mass and on Wednesdays at bedding — sheets, pillow cases, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 service i St. Andrew’s C.Y.O. are Janelle 8 p.m. to prepare for the When choosing a toy for small and blankets. If any of your The L’Heureux, president; Dan Seier, Christmas Eve liturgy. children, select one that: readers' could send us any. or Year w vice-president; Carmen Is too large to be swallowed. make a donation toward the ^Excellent Lord, Ih purchase of some, it would indeed be a tremendous help. Even one Article^ such item would be a help. Our boarding students, of Editor: T^^ which we have approximately 200, In the name of the laity. mostly all Indians, are asked to Sisters, and priests of St. Dominic pay a monthly fee of $45. to cover parish, I wish to thank THE Me everything, with reductions for REGISTER for the excellent Two more than one in a family. With article on our beloved Olive schools ai prices being as they are today, Deloughry that appeared in the wide “ . f the bulk of our funds must go to November 28th issue. competiti the purchase of food, while All of us were delighted with childrer the well-deserved attention given bedding must wait, far down the Colorado ( list. to this great woman. Both Thank you! Thus we appeal to the good Heart, Bi will and kind generosity of those Robert J. Miller, OP -Mt. St. \ Pastor would would like to see a school Ci net with ( ’ ;.^ec. 6 for le.'.^'esentati or i’ 4ace

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The Centennial Year of the Remembering, Touching. Reach­ develop their apostolic mission. Magdelene School, and St. operate St. Francis Hospital, and Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual ing.” Just days after their arrival in Elizabeth Center. They are are engaged in pastoral ministry Adoration will formally open with The first six sisters of St. New York, Sisters Clara Thomas engaged in pastoral ministry in St. at Black Forest and Monument. the celebration of the Eucharistic Francis of Perpetual Adoration Bonaventura Heiligar, Agatha Parish, and St. The Western Provincial House is Liturgy. December 11, by Bishop came to New York on December Schraer. Rosa Schmidt, Augustina , and participate in the located just outside of Colorado Richard C. Hanifen. 12, 1875. They had left Germany Dirmann, and Alphonsa Neuhof, Family Life Program. Springs, in Woodman Valley, at The Order, originally founded for various reasons stemming were busy establishing a hospital In Colorado Springs, they , the foot of the Rampart Range. in Germany in 1863 by Mother mostly from the Kulturkampf. By 1932, because ot the rapid Maria Theresia Bonzel, is Catholics in large' numbers growth in membership and wide commemorating 100 years of emigrated during that period to be expanse of territory, the original service in the United States. able to fulfill their spiritual needs American Province (started by GET READY FOR THE The theme for the Jubilee in other lands. The United States the Sisters in 1885), had to be I? Year will be. “ Be praised my seemed to the Sisters to be the divided into two provinces, the Lord, through Sister Community, logical place to expand and Immaculate Heart of Mary HOLIDAYS Province and the St. Joseph Province. The latter has it’s if Two Art Winners Provincial Convent in Denver. FI \EST / \ In Denver, the Sisters operate St. Anthony Hospital, and St. FORMAL IF FAR Meet Governor Anthony North, Our Lady of 'v Lourdes School. St. Mary AT LO W RATES Two students in Catholic Entries from winners and schools are runners-up in the state- runners-up and a selection of wide “ Joy of Seeing” art other entries will be displayed in SPECIAL PRICES competition for elementary school the P eop le’s Gallery at the Rentals children sponsored by the Central Bank and Trust Co., 1515 FOR THE CLERG Y Colorado Optometric Association. Arapahoe St., Denver, for two Both Tim Kiernan, Sacred weeks beginning Dec. 23. Heart, Boulder and Troy Ervin, ■Ml. St. Vincent Home. Denver, ROBERT WILSON CO. ct net with Gov. John Vanderhoof on Finest In Formol Wear ' i,)ec. 6 for a reception and awards JEFFCO AIRPORT Men's Toilored Clothing le.'.i'esentation at the State Caoitol. Career Apparel or i' EXECUTIVE BLDG. Alterations V¥' lacement Exam JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT 48 HOUR SERVICE ON 1 712 East 6th Avenue Phone 321-231 5 PI Near 120th and Wadsworth Blvd. c, a' Regis High School will hold a SKI TUNE-UPS Broomfield, Colorado 80020 m u.'-a cement examination on ALL NEW RENTAL EQUIPMENT leajiturday, December 14, 1974. The ILS Airport, Close to many Dynastar Fiberglass Skis inc*iani will be administered at University facilities, near fine residential and ranch- Garmont Air Foam Boots HAVE YOUR FIREPLACE {egis High School, West 50th and ette areas. Travel time: m;.mwell Blvd., Denver, at 8:30 a.m. Downtown Denver 20/25 The placement examination is Minutes, Boulder >12 Min­ READY FOR SANTA —-tipen to all eighth grade boys in utes, Arvada - 8 Minutes. Includes: Light, Heot, Air Condi­ TO COME DOWN! noth public and parochial schools. tio ning There is a testing fee of $3. * Drapes and/or carpet Financial aid is available for * Use of conference room * Over 100 free porking spoces CALL HEI\LE’S families with limited income. * Janitorial * Secretarial Services BICYCLES S ped it s i n : * Telephone Ansvirering New & Used 3-5-10 Speeds * M ail ond Parcel Services Historic Figure SPECIAL VALUES • Masonry Fireplaces TAX ADVANTAGE ON • Fireplaces Design Recalled RALEIGH-NISHIKI • Fireplace Repairs “ Old Black Julia Ex­ Will also develop and lease ARAYA slave, convert, nursemaid to office buildings, warehouses MOTOBECANE G overnor Gilpin's children. and light industrial buildings for firms on airports in Anostle of the Sacred Heart. FIREPLACES Western states that offer $10. deposit will hold L nver's one-woman St. Vincent tax advantages. de Paul Society. Julia Greeley’s your selection tdl Xmas by enle's story is told in the December VILLA CYCLE CENTER issue of Friar magazine by Rev. FREE ESTIMATES Pacificus Kennedy, O.F.M. The L t d . SKI RENTAL & REPAIR magazine is available at 469-1916 Villa Italia 934-S362 See our new show room Wagner’s, Daleiden’s. and Seporate from Main Mall Erger’s religious goods stores. Ask for Jack Keller N.W. of Jeffco Librory 781-0911 4846 So. Broadway

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If th 9:6 unusual, quality gifts. plot would “ We did n r Zalmansor was usual [ONE cabin door. f WHO NO HARR CARES The pi, pilot in a CALLS. minutes a Leningrad For the Finest f •; radio whei CHEISTMAS FLOWERS '^“ We did nc if call i^ny person. Frorr f alssessed oi f cient would CENTRAL. pier cent wo f tieginning v f FLOWERS -miracle." 1 Ms. Zah ' 808 - 23rd St. She and the 1 FBEE DELIVERY ^treasonable Israel. “ Fo TIM OARCIA I tried to emij i 825-5579 OWNER t were const; FOR CHRISTMAS I never be al BEAUTIFUL GIFTS AT you will rot t BEAUTIFULLY INEXPENSIVE anywhere’.” PRICES This Ch ristnias . . . “ We tui Nations “ S a y 7t” with Commission, f 2 7 STORES TO SERVE YOU strength is f squeak of a rr f GROUP FO ! B e c T s 3 !lo o w e r s While th f Jrown|>alace their plan, tf f 433-6861 f*oinsettias Soviet officia FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS Flower Shop knew we we Corsages sh< explain* HOLIDAY CENTERPIECES 335 Seventeenth Street Arrangements 825-3111 • 825-3893 retur'’ to t POINSETTIAS smo’ hering u; FRUIT BASKETS AND GIFTS attc.ition of 140 East 20th Arc 222-451] condition of tf That pan Zalmanson to EightMn th* d*nv*r catholic rogistor 1 ^ I #• I Thursday, Docombor 12, 1W4 Thursday, Deo Ex-Soviet Prisoner Tells Of Anti-Semitic Terror By Cathy Grupp look of searching through history, Asked whether she was afraid Register Reporter the rest she told with tears welling that her crusade might harm Sylva Zalmanson — she is a in her eyes. those in prison in the Soviet Union, woman, a Jew, an ex-Soviet "I would like to have warm Ms. Zalmanson said, “ of course. I prisoner of conscience, the wife of feelings toward the country I was have doubts, but if the struggle is a prisoner serving a 15-year born in and spent my life in, but in allowed to weaken, then they will sentence, the sister of two a country where anti-Semitism is definitely be imprisoned to the prisoners, perhaps a heroine. an underlying policy and end of their sentences. I feel my Around her neck she wears a widespread through the people. I being here supports my husband, Star of David with her name on it. felt like a stranger.” she said. brothers and others.” she similar to the ones worn by "The Soviets did everything they explained. “To not support them thousands who pleaded for four could to kill this warm feeling.” would be a sin on my part.” years with the Soviet government Ms Zalmanson does not see a to release her from the prison NOT FORGOTTEN changing of attitude in the camp where she was being held Ms. Zalmanson is now free to U.S.S.R, Each succeeding for the crime of being a Jew who live in a country where she will triumph, she said, to some extent Nurse Gets Award wanted to live in Israel. not feel like a stranger, but she has a cumulative effect, but there Pat Donaho. center, licensed served as a hospital corpsman in On Dec. 2, Ms. Zalmanson, 30. emphasized, "I hope that even "has to be a consistent, extremely practical nurse at St. Anthony the U.S. Navy, a nurse’s aide and was in Denver to tell her story and though I am released my husband strong public outcry.” Hospital, is the recipient of the LPN at St. Anthony. She will use to ask for continued public and brothers won’t be forgotten. The risks Ms. Zalmanson took first annual Father Nelson the $500 grant to study nursing at concern for the Jews in the Soviet The key lies here in America. I were great, the four years in the Scholarship Award sponsored by the Presbyterian Medical Center Union who are either in prison or know all good people in the world Soviet prison, harsh, but looking the hospital's Volunteer Services School of Nursing in Denver. who are attempting to secure took part in our struggle for back she said she would go Department for "assistance in Looking on is Fr. John Nelson, permission to emigrate to Israel liberation,” she observed, "but through it again. "If I could be the developing and increasing senior St. Anthony Hospital or to the West. the greatest power and strength only one affected. For myself I knowledge in a skill directly or Systems' chaplain in whose honor Ms. Zalmanson. a mechanical came from the American people don’t consider I paid too high a indirectly related to the health the scholarship was given. engineer, was freed and allowed and the American leaders.” price.” care field.” Ms. Donaho has to leave the country in August of this year, six years before the completion of her 10-year sentence. Her freedom, she said, “ was not a voluntary action of the Soviet government,” but rather, “ due to world public opinion.” HIJACK AIRPLANE In June 1970 Ms. Zalmanson and 15 others, including her husband, Eduard Kuznetsov, and two brothers, were arrested for plotting to hijack an airplane from a border airstrip. All were tried at the secret First Leningrad Trial on Dec. 10, 1970, and charged with conspiring to steal a plane to go to Israel and received sentences ranging from four years to death. Mr. Kuznetsov’s death sentence was commuted to 15 years after worldwide protests were received in Moscow. The 16 were arrested before they ever boarded the airplane. A “ If we succeeded, this is what would have happened.” Ms. Cem etery Zalmanson said. She and the others booked all the seats on a 12- and passenger plane scheduled to stop over in Leningrad. There they would take the pilot from his cabin Mausoleum and replace him with their own pilot. If the cabin was locked, the fo r plot would no longer be in effect. "We did not know till later,” Ms. the People Zalmanson commented, "that it was usual practice to lock the o f cabin door," NO HARM the Archdiocese The plan then was to put the pilot in a sleeping bag and 20 \ minutes after taking off from o f Denver Leningrad to announce over the . radio where the pilot was left. ‘^"We did not intend to do harm to iQny person,” she said. ' "From the beginning we alssessed our chances as 50 per cient would be imprisoned and 50 pier cent would die. From the very beginning we were hoping for a m iracle." j Ms. Zalmanson explained why rfehe and the others resorted to a ^treasonable offense to get to Israel. "F or several years we /tried to emigrate.” she said, "and were constantly told, ‘you will never be allowed to leave here, you will rot here, you will never go anywhere’.” “ We turned to the United Nations Human Rights .r - Commission.” she continued. “Its ■i' Mount Olivet strength is weaker than the 12801 VVest 44th Avenue squeak of a mosquito.” Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033 GROUP FOLLOWED Telephone 424-3090 While the group formulated their plan, they were followed by Your Inquiries Are Welcome. Soviet officials. “ Even though we knew we were being followed.” sh( explained, "we could not retur'’ to the life that was smothering us. We wanted to call attc.ition of the world to the condition of the Soviet Jews.” That part of her story Ms. Zalmanson told with a detached

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Dominion Over Nature or Stewardship?

by Russell Shaw When the lines disappeared, however, By drastically increasing the price of oil, the most lapsed back into their customary oil-producing countries created a desperate The proper relationship between man complacency. situation for the poor nations of the world, and nature, in God’s plan, is sketched briefly forcing them to cut back on development plans in order to pay the skyrocketing bill for the oil but clearly in the first chapter of the Book of Not many Americans gnsp the they need. The only operative principle seems Genesis. implications of the fact that this country to be: Charge what the market will bear. dominates the world’s most precious '■esource: “ Then God said: ‘Let us make man in Food. While millions in sub-Sahara rican and Do resources like food and oil “ belong” to our image, after our likeness. Let them have other parts of the world face tl. .nreat of particular nations and peoples in an exclusive dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of imminent starvation, Americans siruggle with sense? Is this what it means to exercise the air, and the cattle, and over all the wild a national crisis of overweight The possibility “ dominion” over nature? animals and all the creatures that crawl on the of a paradoxical connection between the two ground’ . . . God blessed them, saying: ‘Be things occurs to very few. fertile and multiply; fill the earth subdue it.’ ’ ’ If dominion means cornering the market — yes. If it means stewardship — The problem is not limited to Americans. The human race is meant to have accountability to God and to other human “ dominion” over nature to “ subdue” it and beings— the answer is no. place it at the service of human purposes. Stewardship and accountability have Such dominion, however, is not implications not only for the present absolute. It is not limited only by human inhabitants of the world, but also for the ingenuity and prowess. Rather, it is unborn and for future generations. Here, too, conditioned by a second concept— the idea of the current record leaves much to be desired. stewardship. The subduing of nature has now reached Human beings rule and control nature as the point at which, for the first time in history, God’s representatives. In exercising their the extermination of the human race by all-out Dr. dominion over nature, they are accountable nuclear war is a real possibility. Yet the Acade both to God and to one another. response of the superpowers is to haggle c o n v e suspiciously over limited arms control — not Shillingb When this principle of stewardship is lost disarmament — while developing new Joan Cou St. Marj sight of man’s dominion is in danger of weapons. vied for I becoming tyrannical and abusive— as in many quiz sh ways it has become today. At the same time other ambitious Televisio nations begin to edge their way into the Disclosures of environmental abuse, nuclear club, impelled by the consideration prophecM 'S of doom concerning the depletion of that a first-class power today needs nuclear natural resources — these and other weapons at its disposal. reflections of the fact that all is not well in contemj irary man’s relationship with nature Something is wrong somewhere. In the have be( me the stock in trade of journalism. contemporary world human beings have extended their dominion over nature to an Even so it is possible to wonder how unprecedented degree. much impact they have had on the minds and hearts of most Americans. Vet they have done so with little reference to their responsibility to other members of the Our richness tends to insulate us. Only human race— present and future — and with when we are pinched ourselves do we awaken little visible sense of accountability to God. to realities which dominate the lives of millions of people the world over. Dominion divorced from stewardship «i^tbe^a nigitnaare, Man’s fulfillment of the In the winter of 1973 rising gasoline biblical command to subdue nature to human prices and long lines at the pumps sensitized purposes stands in danger of becoming a Americans to the fact that the world’s supply catastrophic mockery. If it does, the joke of petroleum is not limitless. A Young Lad Learns Stewardship ultimately may be on us.

WESl What Is This Thing Called Social Sin? 4I \ V

By Rev. I’ eier J. Henriot, S.J. such as the growing gap In the biblical sense, sin is radical change of a society. systems,-purchasing products between the rich and the poor, “ iniquity.” It is the presence Jesus announced His Good that are the result of fair labor What in the world is a it referred to the social, of evil in the world, in society News with the call: “ Repent practices, working to change ■ “ social sin’’ ” We hear or read political, and economic around us. Original sin means and believe, the Kingdom of economic systems that hurt that expression more and structures which place that our own personal God is at hand.” (Mark 1:14). the poor, etc. \WI1 more these days, 1 n “objective obstacles in the sinfulness reinforces the You wi discussions of th e way of conversion of hearts, or patterns of evil around us, Because His Kingdom is mileage. reconciliation which needs to Of course it doesn’t do any even the realization of the ideal while we in turn are influenced not simply a private affair, the It gives go on within our society. Many good to talk about social sin if as much f of charitv.” by these patterns. repentance Jesus calls for people are uneasy with all this all we do is to make people feel better gas must include a call to change Test dr talk about social sin. These structures make up guilty. I know some people Today this reality is all in the world which is *U.S. Covernme the present-day situation of evident in the structures of our who would rather feel guilty We a r e very much contrary to His Kingdom. our world, which according to society which oppress persons about being angry with their accustomed to speak of the synod, is “ marked by the and deprive them of their children than feel guilty about personal sin and to give The sacrament of Penance grave sin of injustice.” liberty and dignity, in the living in a nation where six examples of it, like lying, is t h e sacrament of economic situations which percent of the world's anger, disobedience. And the reconciliation. When we come This structural sin, social allow poverty in the midst of population consumes 40 sins we usually confess are for to understand more fully the sin, is what Christians must affluence, in the political percent of the world’s the most part related to our meaning of social sin, and our struggle to be freed from, with processes which make resources. private or family life. responsibility to overcome it, the liberating power of Jesus available more and more we will appreciate more Christ. But we first have to money for armaments and less But social sin, the area of deeply the social dimension of But guilt — by itself — recognize its existence. and less monev for food. our public life, is not so well the sacrament and experience never helped anyone. And that understood Yet it is a topic we more practically its grace. is why we Christians need to be As the Synod of Bishops When the prophets of the must pay attention to if true a hopeful people. At the same acknowledged, we Catholics Old Testament called Israel reconciliation is to be possible. time we recognize social sin, tend to be more sensitive to back from sin, they urged We will come to examine we know that there is social seeing sin in matters of sex more than simply a personal our consciences on such topics When the 1971 Synod of grace. The Lord works in and Sunday observance than as taking seriously our history. With His help, true Bishops talked about the great conversion. They asked for the political responsibilities, social reconciiiatf^n is pos­ injustices in our world today. in matters of poverty and war. return of a people and the promoting more equitable fax sible.

Twenty tlX.denvectaJhol'CJ'Nister _. • 9 4 T1J III* t r.. t V't «i < t ' Thursday, December U , 1974 I ‘>9 i! t ni! i9-3 c Thursday, Decci Movie Scene Maturity in Black Movies Growing By Rev. Ralph Taylor, S.J. more popular with white tnan One very encouraging sign in the title. Johnny is not from the of the past generation and black audiences. ghetto. political activist-mod clothes recent movie releases is the Recently with Five on the diversity of black films now He lives in a well-to-do section young blacks of now. Black Hand Side, Education of of Los Angeles, and his problems appearing on our screens. For a Some music of questionable Sonny Carson and Uptown' have nothing specifically to do long time only violent males of the quality and relevance encumber Saturday Night black films of all with his being black. He is slaughter. Shaft, and Superfly the movie, but veteran actors types are now accepted fare. constantly in trouble, but these variety were prominent. Gunn, Slappy White and Continuing this trend are become recognized as the efforts 1974 Sidney Poitier played in a Rosalind Cash are competent and Tough and Amazing Grace. Tough of a very alienated young man to series of social propaganda films articulate enough to balance off is a boy named Johnny. In spite of assert his place in the world. Grace’s occasional mumblings, GREMLINS His mischief is mostly in the Grace in herself, apart from Few V-8's some stand­ prankster variety, but it her political involvement and ard 3-spd. with 6 and occasionally erupts into serious reforming crusade, is a delightful V-8. Save $$$. Also theft and vandalism which leads character and basically true to life. good selection of Hor­ to confrontation with the police. Excellent location shots in nets and Ambassadors. His troubles are at home. Baltimore convey the flavor of the Mother and stepfather are city, and the sequence shot at interested in living their own lives Morgan State makes good use of and see him as mostly an intrusion the varied faces of the black and inconvenience. students that come to hear their VIC HEBERT The child knows this and is candidate. frequent witness to their Lapses of plausibility with INC. squabbles and ego-reducing Grace as eavesdropper and the aggression. heist of a valuable file cabinet The parents try to claim that have to be ignored. But the movie Johnny is the cause of their is mostly for fun. Denver's Oldest Dealer. Same troubles, but clearly they are the Neither Tough nor .^mazing low overhead warehouse dis­ cause of his. G race will win any awards, trict since 1913. School is no better. A superbly though both have entertaining insensitive teacher constantly moments and valid points to 3660 DOWNING expects the worst from his make. TV Contestants students and usually succeeds in As evidence of greater 222-4848 diversity and maturity in black Dr, David Bowen. “ It's bringing it out. County won the game and St. films, both are very welcome. Academic’’ quizmaster, Mary’s Academy was runner-up With no place to turn, Johnny CO -$$$ 3AVS—$$$ 3AVS ^ converses with Diane with East High. Both runners-up turns tough on the outside and Shillingburg. Patti LaSharr and were awarded two volumes of desperate in his effort to find Joan Coughlin, (left to right) from “ Sir Walter Scott: The Great somewhere to belong. St. Mary’s Academy. The team Unknown” and James A. The movie is flawed by vied for honors on the high school Michener’s “Centennial.” “ It’s stereotyped characters, plot The Perfect Wedding Night. quiz show Dec. 7, on KOA Academic” is sponsored by incidents that stretch credulity, Television, Channel 4. 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