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A MESSAGE FROM THE ARCHBISHOP 'Christmas is 365 days' May I wish you a blessed and joyous Christmas. Our world must come to know and believe in Him and His Father who sent I pray that the day will be rich for you with the true joy, Him, and His Mother who bore Him, through us. peace and hope that is experienced by those who have the Our world must experience and be attracted to the beauty of His Kingdom gift of Faith, by those who are celebrating the birth of by the example we give of His love, of Him feeding the hungry, giving drink to Jesus, our divine Redeemer, by those who are not preoc- the thirsty, caring for the sick. cupied with vague and vapid sentiments of the modern It must hear Him proclaiming the Good News of eternal salvation through secular humanists who have no room for the Lord in their us. It must experience the abomination of sin, the suffering of the crucified inn and so mouth silly expressions of red-nosed reindeer and One, in our attitudes and behavior. cabbage patch dolls, and find their merriment in the jingle This celebration of Jesus come to dwell with us is not a one day event—of bells of the full cash registers that Christmas shopping Midnight Mass, of Christmas decorations, opening presents and a big family brings. dinner. Christmas is a life-long celebration. The coming of Jesus did not end with His Ascension into Heaven. For the committed Catholic, celebrating, making real the presence of Jesus Christmas was the beginning of the Lord's dwelling among us forever. among us, is a 365-day living experience. The experience of Christmas needs to He promised to be with us through all time, even to the end of the world. He touch family life, business negotiations, entertainment, everything we do. is with us in the celebration of the Eucharist and, indeed, of all of the May you ever have the peace, the joy, the rewards of that Christmas Sacraments. experience. He remains with us in the reservation of the Blessed Sacrament. He continues with us in His Words, the Gospel He has left with us. J a < But there is a special way of dwelling in the world that Jesus initiated at Bethlehem. It very much involves you and me. For He continues to be present—through us—His Church.

'E'RE GOING TO FLY" See story, Archbishop McCarthy says, announcing page 10 ABCD chairman UM Coach Howard Schnellenberger Half of child deaths avoidable—Unicef ByJEFFENDRST caused by simple diarrhea; over 3 mil- of malnutrition and slow growth; progress or problems visible to parei UNITED NATIONS (NC) — While lion died of pneumonia; and 2 million • The promotion of present knowl- With regular monthly weighing and i an estimated 15 million children in died of measles, the report said. One edge about the advantages of breast vice from health workers, the rep Third World countries die each year — and a half million died from whooping feeding and the dangers of bottle feed- said, growth charts can help pare the equivalent of the entire under-five cough, while another million died with ing. Children in poor communities who see when a child needs more or bet population of the United States — at the convulsions of tetanus. are bottle-fed, said UNICEFj are many food, more frequent feeding, or nu least half the deaths can be prevented, For every child who died, many times more likely to contract infections persuasion to eat even when appetite according to a UNICEF report. more live on in hunger and ill-health, and suffer setbacks to growth and depressed, Drawing examples from 20 different UNICEF, said. devleopment; At least 34 countries have begun i countries, the report, "The State of the Of the^O.OOO children who die each • Imunization against the six main dustrial production of the oral reh World's Children," documents four day, half could be saved, the report "immunizable" diseases of childhood dration salts, producing about 80 m low-cost breakthroughs which it says said, if four simple UNICEF-recom- which kill 5 million children a year and lion packets a year. But UNICEFsa could bring about a "children's revolu- mended techniques were followed. The disable 5 million more. Because that if parents know how to mix suga tion" and save the lives of half of those revolution in child survival and measles, whoopign cough, tetanus, salt and water in the right proportion who now die. development depends on: diphtheria, tuberculosis and polio also an effective oral rehydration solutic The U.N. Children's Fund said that • "Oral rehydratton therapy" to cause malnutrition, immunization not can be made in the home. in 1983 most of the estimated 15 mil- prevent or cure the dehydration caused only saves lives but also spaces out set- The agency suggested that amor lion children who died did not die from by diarrhea. By far the largest single backs and helps to maintain normal those who can help disseminate tr exotic diseases requiring sophisticated cause of child deaths, diarrhea is a re- healthy growth; new techniques are the churches an cures. sult of inadequate water, poor sanita- • Growth monitoring, using simple the clergy in the Third World com Five million died from dehydration tion and hygiene and is a major cause 10-cent charts to make a child's growth tries.

Preachers protest faith school

LOUISVILLE, Nebv (RNS)—Singing Gospel hymns and patriotic an- thems, about 100 fundamentalist preachers and laypeople from across the coiintr gathered in the southeastern Nebraska town of Louisville to protest the jaiung of seven men allegedly involved in the'operation of the con- troversial Faith Christian School. The men, all fathers of students at the school, were jailed in November for contempt of court after refusing to answer questions at a court hearing, held to determine the extent of their involvement with the school. The school was closed by the courts because it does not comply with state regulations on the accrediting of teachers. The Rev. Greg Dixon of Indianapolis, chairman of the National Coalition of Unregistered Churches, said the state should free the men. "We're not com- ing here to break the law," he said. "We're coming here to exercise our constitutional rights." Since 1979, the school has defied orders to shut down because its teachers were uncertified. Anglican-Lutheran group asks for 'full communion' GENEVA, Switzerland (RNS)—An international Anglican-Lutheran joint working group has urged the two denominations to continue moving toward what it called "full communion." But the theologians say they aren't sure NOBEL WINNER - Egil Aavik, chairman of the Norweigian Nobel precisely what that means for their churches. Church representatives from Committee presents the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize to Danuta Welsa and her Canada, England, Namibia, Norway, Sweden, Tanzania, the United States son Bogdan on behalf of her husband. Lech Walesa, in Oslo, Norway. and West Germany said in a report that full communion goes "beyond (NC photo from UPI) sharing the same altar," and "implies a community of life, an exchange - and a commitment to one another in respect of major decisions on ques- tions of faith, order and morals." The language used, though vague, sug- NCCC troubled by tobacco gested a relationship that could imply somestructural unity between RALEIGH, N,C. (RNS)—The North Carolina Council of Churches is Lutherans and Anglicans. Before that happens, the two denominations debating the morality of tobacco growing in the nation?s leading tobacco- spelled out five issues that Lutheran and Anglican churches must agree growing state. Representatives of the industry and church groups have upon before reaching full communion. Those are authority in the church, discussed the implications of growing what is simultaneously the state's big- the gospel and its implications, justification and salvation, the sacraments gest cash crop, and, according to the U.S. Surgeon General, one of the na- and the ministry. tion's leading health hazards. The church council has never taken a stand on the issue, but Rev. Rufus H. Stark II, United Methodist minister who Fr. Drinan calls for 'political activism' chairs the council's tobacco study committee, says, "We are concerned NEW YORK (RNS)—Fr. Robert Drinan, the Jesuit priest who was forc- about the troublesome reports related to the health issue, but on the other ed by the Vatican to end his 10-year congressional career, says a good hand we are deeply concerned about the well-being of the state and its Christian must become involved in the political system. In a sermon to citizens." But William W. Yearging, a tobacco farmer and former director parishioners of the Episcopal Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, of the Tobacco Growers Information Committee told the council, "The Father Drinan said Christ forsaw all of the sins of the nuclear age, "all of majority of your churches were established by money from the tobacco our sins of apathy, and non-involvement before he died on the cross." He farmer and all of your churches are sustained in some form or other by challenged the congregation to "let this Sunday be their day of conversion money from the tobacco farmer." to political activism." Prayer essential, Pope says Cdl. Casaroli encourages peace VATICAN CITY (RNS)—Pope John Paul II is urging American bishops VATICAN CITY (RNS)—The Vatican's secretary of state, Italian Car- to stress the importance of prayer. In a letter to lay Catholics attending a dinal Agostino Casaroli, has confirmed the Vatican's interest in reducing conference in Hong Kong, the pope prayed for the growth of Catholicism East-West tensions and indicated he would fly to Moscow and elsewhere for in Asia and urged Catholic parents in general to encourage religious voca- the cause of peace. "Everyone can see how serious and grave the situation tions. The pontiff also told 16 visiting U.S. bishops that intense prayer is," the cardinal said. Cardinal Casaroli said the Vatican could try to should always precede social action by Catholics. "Through prayer, the mediate between the United States and the Soviet Union to encourage the struggle for justice finds its proper motivation," Pope John Paul said, ad- resumption of U.S.-Soviet talks in Geneva on intermediate-range nuclear ding that "only a worshipping and praying church can show herself suffi- missiles in Europe. The Soviet Union abandoned the negotiating table in ciently sensitive to the needs of the sick, the suffering, the lonely—especial- November after the first U.S. Pershing missiles were deployed in Europe. ly in the great urban centers—and the poor everywhere." The cardinal said, "Despite the extreme political and, needless to say, military weakness of the Holy See, its moral prestige is recognized and ac- Confessional a cepted by all sides."

'priority' —Pope (USPS 622-6201 Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy Archdiocese of Miami VATICAN CITY (NC) — Priests Weekly Publication "must give priority" to the ministry of President, The Voice Publishing Co., Inc. •401 llrtoyn. Blvd." ' Mldini ShorML Fl» _j the confessioinal, Pope John Paul II Ave'? je weekly paid circulation : POSTMASTER 60 600 Robert L. O'Steen Smd chan(» of OMTMI n»HcM told a group of U.S. priests. The pope to THE VOICE : stressed the priests' unique role as Distributed to thp home by mail on Editor rOlexM-IOS* "Christ's ambassadors of reconcilia- Friday and bought in 132 churches Miami, FI.M2MMS9 on Sunday, 45 weeks in the year. MAIUNO ADOftESS tion" during a meeting with 35 partici- POhK».|0» Second class .postage paid at Miami, FI.M2WI0M . pants in the Institute for Continuing Miami, Florida. Subscription rates Ana Rodrfguez-Soto-News Editor Edith Miller-Display Advertising .Prentice Browning-Staff Writer TELEPHONES Theological Education, a study pro- $7.50 a year. Fpreign $10. Single June Meyers-Classified Advertising . News: 758-0543 copy .25. Published every Friday Betsy Kennedy-Staff Writer Piedad C. Fernandez-Circulation Mgr. Advertising, Classified gram for U.S. priests sponsored by the Circulation except every other week in June, Ft. Lauderdale 525-5157 North American College, the U.S. July and August. W. Palm Bch 883-1951 seminary in Rome. Pag* if rldoy, December 23,1983-THE VOICE Devotedly Yours New Church law istic' 'Facilitates carrying out mission we all have'

My dearly beloved: WHEN POPE John XXIII called functioning of the Church's Priests' Councils and Diocesan I am in the air again! Flying home for the Second Vatican Council to court system, which deals principal- Pastoral Councils, Parish Councils, from Washington and a three-day review and refine current Church ly with marriage cases. and Diocesan and Parish Finance workshop of bishops on the new practices, he also called for a revi- Councils. Code of Church Law. This revision sion of the Code of Church Law that of international Church Law took would reflect these developments in effect on the first day of Advent, Church life. AS I POINTED out in a homily I THE CHURCH is seen less as a was invited to preach, it was appro- November 27, 1983. It replaces the The Code deals with such things hierarchical structure and more as priate that we bishops meet at Code of Canon Law that had been as the organization of the Church, the People of God. All who are bap- Christmas time,, for this symbolized in use in the Church since 1971. the establishment, the function, the tized are recognized as having a the unique meaning of Church Law We met at a retreat house, the direction of dioceses and of responsibility for the Kingdom. — it simply facilitates the carrying Villa Cortona. There were some 20 parishes. They are expected to participate in of us from the Southeast Region of out of the mission we all have — the Church's three-fold mission of It speaks of the various classi- namely, to share and to live the glad our country. Two priest canonists fications of the members of the teaching, preaching and shep- gave the lectures and we had ample tidings of great joy of the Savior herding. born to us Who is Christ the Lord. opportunity to discuss the implica- Authority is viewed more clearly tions of the Code. We prayed as a service. Ecumenism is to be en- together as well. To many, Church The new Code of Canon Law couraged. There is a simplification To many, Church Law is a does not introduce dramatic of Church procedures. mystery. In the future, it should be law is a mystery. In changes. Largely, it incorporates There is a stronger orientation to less so. ' the future, it changes already made since Vatican pastoral needs. There is a greater Unlike the earlier Code which was ,n. • ' •., ; ., - ' ••• tendency to decentralize by relying in Latin, this one is available in of- should be less so. on local legislation and local deci- ficial translations. Since the Church However, comparing the new sion making. is a community of people working Code with the 1917 version, one All in all, the new Code of Canon together, it is necessary that it, like notes that in the new one there are - Law is a beautiful document. Those any organization, have its regula- ortly^ 1,752 Cations (or laws), com- who become familiar with, it will, I tions that facilitate and put order in- Community of Faith — e.g. the lai- ty, the religious, the clergy and of pared to 2,414 of the older Code. think, admire the efforts of the to the common activity of its Church to foster and to exemplify members, that give expression and the rights and responsibilities of each in the life of the Church. The language of the new Code is the highest principles of the Gospel direction in living out the Gospel less legalistic. It reflects the more as it pursues the Kingdom with love mandate which was given by the It provides directives for fulfilling pastoral terminology of the Second and respect for the people it serves. Lord to His Church. the mission of the Church, especial- Vatican Council. Have a blessed Christmastide. These changeable regulations ly in teaching the Faith and in ad- Devotedly yours in Christ, respect, of course, the immutable ministering the Sacraments and in There are significant additions, Edward A. McCarthy elements of doctrine and morals in private prayer. such as those dealing with the rights the Church. Over the centuries, the It lays out regulations to assure and duties of all Christians, the regulations have been codified for trie proper management and protec- rights and obligations of the laity, use throughout the Universal tion of Church property. It the various new forms of participa- Church. establishes the rules that guide the tion in decision making, such as the Archbishop of Miami, Christmas schedule at Cathedra/ Solemn Pontifical Mass will be Vigil Mass will be celebrated in French. concelebrated in St. Mary Cathedral at Music will be provided by a French midnight on Christmas Eve by choir. At 1 p.m. on Christmas day, a Archbishop Edward McCarthy and Mass will be offered in Spanish. priests of the Cathedral parish. A concert of Christmas music will begin At 11 a.m. on Dec. 24, Archbishop at 11:30 p.m. featuring the Cathedral McCarthy will celebrate Mass at the choirs singing in English and Spanish. Dade County Detention Center, 1321 The Archbishop will also be the NW 13th St. TheMrchbishop will visit principal celebrant of Pontifical Mass with inmates beginning at 9 a.m. at 11 a.m. on Christmas Day, when Miami's Auxiliary Bishop Agustin Prisoners in the Dade County Detention Center and at the Women's Correctional music will be provided by the Roman will visit the Women's Institute will receive Christmas visits from Archbishop McCarthy and Auxiliary Cathedral choir. Detention Center on Saturday and Bishop Agustin Roman. At 8:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve, a celebrate Mass for inmates at 10 a.m.

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By Tammy Tanaka "I like to emphasize the family evening so we can include all the a religious tradition long noted for its Religious News Service motif," Dr. Lazareth continued. "It is children, and people can go home and efforts to bring Christmas to society's particularly important now as many do some of their own celebrating...^ outcasts. He and his wife will spend "O little town of Bethlehem, how still Protestant Christians come to a deeper We believe that the Lord is alive right Christmas day visiting Salvation Army we see thee lie; Above thy deep and awareness of the significance of Mary now; and that He will return, and that programs in Washington. dreamless sleep, the silent stars go by; as the Mother of! our Lord, and the reality makes Christmas more Some 25 former homeless alcoholics Yet in thy dark streets shineth the model of Christian piety that she meaningful." will be treated to a "big, Christmas everlasting Light; The hopes and ; provides for all of Christ's devoted meal" cooked by Fr. Joe Nugent of fears of all the years are met in thee disciples," Varied traditions Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church tonight..." The Rev. David Cornell, pastor of in Brooklyn, N.Y. His parish has Community events highlight First Baptist Church in East turned a former convent into a 25-bed Christmas 1983 comes to a world Christmas observances in Coshocton, Stroudsburg, Pa., is among the many residence for homeless men, called standing on a "razor's edge of blowing Ohio, where residents gather at a Christians who look forward to "Our Father's House." For the last 12 up," as one minister says. Yet, through Christmas tree in a "restored canal the darkness, shines the Light. Faith years, Father Nugent has spent town," for an outdoor community Christmas with this "family." and Hope are alive. - Candlelight service. Helen Wright, : The radiant outpouring of divine 'In our lethargy, the "Christmas Eve, we go down to the organist at the Presbyterian Church, Bowery, and join men at a sobering-up Love, which is the spirit of Christmas, message of hope, says that in Coshocton, a rural bathes and lifts the earth once more. station there," Father Nugent says. peace and love which industrial city of about 1,400 residents, "We sing carols, read scriptures, I give Across the nation and world- the traditional treat following the families, congregations, is ours at Christmas a little homily relevant to them. I tell service is ginger cookies and hot cider. them, we find ourselves in a poor communities—are gathering together lifts us from our ruts of . Many Americans observe Christmas in their own special ways to celebrate condition and we can wind up feeling complacency and through rites which began in other sorry for ourselves. But Jesus who was Christmas. Hope for world peace and cultures. In Santa Fe, N.M., the love of family, however defined, are reminds us that also born in Very poor surroundings United Church of Christ is decorated reminds us of our worth and invites us twin themes reverberating with great through Jesus Christ, for Christmas in the Spanish intensity this Christmastide. to celebrate life where we are and we can have peace on "luminaria" style—with lighted improve our condition." The hopes and dreams find candles in small sanded bags lining the earth and good will for "It's so beautiful, so alive, going expression in family intimacy, sidewalk and walls. congregational fellowship and the all humankind.' from the streets filled with drunks, "Quakers have a testimony about prostitutes, you name it—to the high special acts of charity inspired by the simplicity," says Jim Lenhart of the Christmas season. altar. After midnight Mass, the men go Christmas with extended families or American Friends Service Committee, back to their house and find their gifts friends in the local church. "On Philadelphia. He said that in his under the tree, practical things like Family days Christmas eve we first have dinner as a religious tradition, "We try to look at scarves, gloves, underwear. For many "It's family reunion time," says the family and then we go to church," says every day as important and holy, and of thena, it's the first Christmas present Rev. William Lazareth, former the Baptist clergyman. therefore hot overemphasize particular they've received in years. The glow on director of the World Council of He and his wife, Heather, and their days. Christmas reminds us of the the face of the men is like the glow on Churches' faith and order commission three children spend Christmas eve wonder of His birth and the condition the face of a child and gives me the in Geneva, who will be celebrating his with his parents. Then after a in which he lived. We try to look at strength to go on," Fr. Nugent says. first Christmas this year as pastor of Christmas morning worship service at Christmas as a time to reach out to Holy Trinity Lutheran' Church in New the church they go to Long Island to needy people." Personal renewal York. spend Christmas day with her folks. As Christians in homes and churches "That's the genius of Christmas for "We have a bright happy tradition, Remember the poor celebrate the birth of Jesus in intimate beginning with a Christmas eve service Christians," he says, "to gather The poor and outcast will be ways, religious leaders reflect on the. with candles," Cornell says.» "After together as a human family, together remembered by many. theological significance of the holiday the service we all go outside and sing with the family of God in adoration of "Christmas is a time of rejoicing and urge members of their churches to Christmas carols under the stars. the Christ Child and the Blessed because of God's love, but it is experience the birth of the Christ People really love that^Lots of times Family of Bethlehem, in rededication meaningful because of our love for within themselves. its snowing in Our area.vAnd it's early to their own domestic Bethlehems." those around us who need us," says "Christmas, the invitation and Commissioner Norman S. 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"The spirit of Christmas," he says, calls on all believers to "rededicate and commit ourselves to love and peace, the two powerful forces that can renew and save the world and its inhabitants."

The new National Council of Churches president, Bishop Philip Cousin of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, adds this about Christmas:

"Amid the strife and tensions which prevail in our world and threaten to destroy us, we as humans are prone to succumb to negativism and become apathetic in our striving for world peace and brotherhood. In our Eleven new electro-art sculptures depicting the theme "Journey to Bethlehem" have been added to the 14th annual Way lethargy, the message of hope, peace of Lights display at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows near Belleville, III. More than 125,000 lights are spread and love which is ours at Christmas over a mile and a half route to illuminate the display which will continue until Jan. 8. (NC photo) lifts us from our ruts of complacency and reminds us that through Jesus dancing angels that fly from the cathedral entrance, decorated by of the recent U.S. bishops' peace Christ, We can have peace on earth and 12-story ceiling, and Fred Swann at the school children, Dean Morton said. pastoral and the searing vision of good will for all humankind." 14,000-pipe organ." He expects the "There will be all kinds of parties for nuclear annihilation captured in the 3,000-seat auditorium to be packed for all the life that's here at the cathedral. recent TV documentary, 'The Day each of the seven Christmas eve What we're doing is not an empty After,'" he said, "my confident hope candlelight services. ritual. We're celebrating the birth of and fervent prayers for Christmas 1983 Pageantry Jesus, the Prince of Peace, when we're and the New Year 1984 is that The Episcopal Cathedral of St. John on a razor's edge of blowing up." Christmas this year will find all people While most churches focus on the the Divine in New York will present a of good will reflecting on the gospel of gentle intimacy of the season, large series of musical events including a "The peace of the new creation, peace and working wholeheartedly to churches often treat worshippers to Christmas play on "Daniel and the born into the world 2,000 years ago, is become active peacemakers." grand portrayals of the birth of Jesus. Lions," a musical celebration, Paul" capable of being reborn in our hearts At the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Winter and an "Animal's Christmas" this year," says Bishop James Malone As he has for the last 20 years, Grove, California, the Rev. Robert cantata with the popular singer and of Youngstown, Ohio, president of the Bishop Malone will spend part of Schuller plans to stage what he calls the composer, Art Garfunkel. The National Conference of Catholic world's largest living Nativity scene. Christmas day at the county nursing cathedral will be ablaze with "a sea of Bishops. home, "I put on a white bib and help a thousand candles" on Christmas eve, serve dinner," he says. "We try to Dr. Schuller, preacher on the "Hour savs Dean James Park Morton. "The gospel proclamation of bring a personal touch of the meaning of Power" television program, says the Christmas is succintly stated: peace on of Christmas by our personal church will provide live camels, "13 "A big peace tree" stands at the earth to those of good will. In the wake presence."

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American," he added. said the United States should change its (NC)—American bishops are "just The dialogue at the meeting focused philosophy about the relationship doing their duty" in grappling with an on four areas: economic planning, the between inflation and jobs. issue "which concerns everyone," the poor and disadvantaged, employment, "We should not use employment as American economy, Archbishop and U.S. trade with developing a way to reduce inflation," said Gar Rembert Weakland of Milwaukee said nations. Alperovitz, co-director of the National during a meeting at the University of MUCH DISCUSSION was not Center for Economic Alternatives. Notre Dame. specifically economic. "We need some "These days prominent economists Archbishop Weakland, who chairs a solutions which are political nd moral, on both sides of the political aisle National Conference of Catholic not economic only," said Michael regularly tell the public that we can Bishops' committee drafting a pastoral Novak, resident scholar in religion and neither have a robust re-stimulation of letter on the economy, also said the public policy at the American the economy nor a real end to meeting with theologians, economists Enterprise Institute in Washington. He unemployment without rekindling and business experts was "very also said that "in order to be a inflation," he said in a prepared important at this moment in history." Christian, one need not be a socialist." report. "We wanted expertise in the facts," "The view that a high level of he said. "We've heard now from all unemployment is necessary, however, the major areas of concern. It is true 'We Catholics have as is based not on economics alone but on we heard it before, but we wanted to much right as anyone a political judgment about the public's U.S. Bishops are working on pas- hear it again." willingness to support an aggressive toral letter on eapitalism. ACKNOWLEDGING that to speak out. We're program to target jobs to high questions already have been raised just doing our duty.' unemployment areas," to train said Lee Tavis, a Notre Dame business about the future document—some unskilled people, improve productivity professor. political analysts have said it could be Dennis McCann, a theology or implement economic planning The bishops concurred. used to help the Democratic Party in professor at De Paul University in policies, he said. "We really haven't captured the the 1984 elections—Archbishop Chicago, suggested that "Michael "In reality, it is a political judgemnt urgency of the needs of the poor," said Weakland defended the development Novak's democratic capitalism is a against (economic) planning, not Bishop William Weigand of Salt Lake of the pastoral. liberation theology—it's a white man's inflation." City. "Somehow, we're going to have "We know a document like this liberation." Msgr. George Higgins, a former to sketch that theme or we're going to could be politicizing," he said. McCann said that "Catholic social U.S. Catholic Conference official now fail." However, the document will not tradition fails because it envisions the advising the bishops' committee, urged In remarks opening the meeting, appear until after the elections. monogamous, male-dominant and the bishops to support organized labor, Holy Cross Father Theodore •'We do have a right to say what we permanent family as the norm." which he said "is being systematically Hesburgh, Notre Dame president, feel and think and be a part of the Rachel Willis, an economics opposed by American corporations." urged that the pastoral link the consensus of public policy," he said. professor at the University of North "Our, priority will be with labor," economic well-being of the nation with "We Catholics have as much right as Carolina, said that "the rules of said Archbishop Weakland. "That has a moral obligation to take care of anyone to speak out. We're just doing capitalism as it is are that there will be been the Catholic tradition." He added workers and the poor. "Economics our duty. I find that" criticism that the winners and losers. We have to think that "labor is not used anti-thetically does not exist in a vacuum—it exists bishops should not be involved in about changing the rules of the game." here with management." for people," he said. economic issues "to be very un- SOME CONFERENCE participants OTHERS told the bishops to direct The committee, in addition to more attention to the Third World. Archbishop Weakland and Bishop "We cannot afford the simple SWSSttSti Weigand, consists of Archbishop distinction between the "we" and the Thomas Donnellan of Atlanta, Bishop January 8,1984 'they' in the Catholic Church; we George Speltz of St. Cloud, Minn., cannot stand by in this while people in and Auxiliary Bishop Peter Rosazza of OPEN HOUSE the world are trapped by poverty," Hartford, Conn. Archdiocesan Girls' High Sund VOICE DISPLAY ADVERTISING FULL PAGE 10"xl6" $590 MADONNA ACADEMY 1/2 Page 10"x8" $300 3600 S.W. 32 Blvd. W. 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Pag* 6-Frldoy, D«c«mb.r 23, 1983-THE VOICE 91$ poverty s by Ca By Jim Lackey He promotes new 'ethic of life' WASHINGTON (NC)—A significant new chapter in the history in Church's public policy stands of the church's participation in issues of public policy may have been opened Another reason the bishops have the defend society against criminal acts. constituency to promote a broad-based by Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin of opportunity and responsibility for ethic of life would be difficult. Chicago when he called recently for a developing a consistent ethic of life is CARDINAL Bernardin said He cited the "significant "consistent ethic of life" cutting across what Cardinal Bernardin called a consistency in promoting an ethic of opposition" that already exists to numerous political issues in U.S. "perceptible shift of emphasis" in the life also demands a linkage between relating abortion and nuclear war, and society. past 30 years in church teaching and abortion and aid to the poor, between he said there must be ''honest pastoral practice toward life itself. arms control and foreign policy. recognition" that even in the Catholic Cardinal Bernardin used a lecture he community the church is far from had been invited to give at Jesuit-run While the church has not yet "It is this linkage which has led the finished in its efforts to shape a Fordham University in New York to accepted the view of some that life may U.S. bishops not only to oppose the consensus on spectrum-of-life issues. argue that the church has both the never be taken, Cardinal Bernardin drive of the nuclear arms race but to responsibility and the opportunity to said, in the past three decades the stand against the dynamic of a Central But "there is no better place to link such diverse issues as abortion, church has strengthened the America policy which relies begin" than in the wake of the war and nuclear war, capital punishment and presumption against taking human life predominantly on the threat and the peace pastoral. The pastoral, he said, foreign policy in a comprehensive pro- and made even more restrictive the use of force," he said. has helped the church to be seen as an life program. exceptions when life may be taken, The linkage also has led the bishops institution committed to avoiding such as in self-defense. nuclear war, which he said is a Cardinal Bernardin's speech to argue that the right to life of the profoundly pro-life concern. obviously "wasn't the first time that This helps explain, he added, recent fetus does not end at birth but church officials have seen respect for pleas by bishops and popes who, while translates into specific political and He added, "We should not lose this human life as a consistent thread tying not denying the classical right of the economic positions on issues affecting" momentum; it provides a solid together the church's position on issues state to employ capital punishment, poverty', unemployment and hunger. foundation to relate our concerns like abortion or government programs have urged that methods more humane Through it all Cardinal Bernardin about war and peace to other 'pro-life' for the needy. It has been expressed than the death penalty be used to said several times that building a questions." many times in the catch phrase that the church supports life "from womb to tomb."

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THE VOICE-Frldoy, D*c«mb«r 23, 1983-Pag* 7 Nicaragua: Prepared for war MANAGUA, Nicaragua receive intensive training in small arms, NC)—"They can land like in grenades and hand-to-hand combat at }renada. They can make bombing 36 instruction centers. aids like in Vietnam. But in the long "Production battalions" are being tin we'll defeat them. It will be organized to cultivate and harvest the housands upon thousands of coffee, cotton and sugar cane crops Sicaraguans shooting at the invaders." vital to Nicaragua's economy. With these words Daniel Ortega, Behind this preparedness is the San- coordinator of the government junta, dinista belief that the United States is expressed the fear of a U.S. invasion looking for an excuse to invade and and the determination of the San- may even provoke a domestic crisis. dinista government to organize the "We've received reports, one more population for defense. alarming than the other, of projects to The determination can be seen and assassinate religious leaders and heard in the wee hours of the morning representatives of right-wing parties in when all of Managua seems to begin a Nicaragua, with the intention of mak- special shift. Across the city there is ing us appear guilty of the crimes," movement. Flashes from military said Interior Minister Tomas Borge. training grounds are reflected on low- Rifle in hand, Maria Luisa THE MARXIST—influenced govern- lying clouds and there is the constant Molina, 17, picks coffee on a 500-acre plantation ment has had major conflicts with the sound of thunder. run by the Sandinista Catholic bishops, especially over its . JEEPS and trucks are heard racing government. The girl is military draft law which the bishops through the city and many people one of 47 high school say is an example of totalitarian-type awaken to the sound of Sandinista students in the El Car- legislation. This has caused tensions in slogans from nearby militia post. men unit trained by the a country where more than 90 percent People heading for work often see government in weapons of the population professes and armed militia patrol arrive at an use and enlisted to com- Catholicism. intersection, marching in cadence. The pensate for a shortage of But most Catholics, including priests captain cries an order and they fall as manpower to pick coffee. and religious, are participating in one to prone firing positions. At pre- (NC photo from UPI) preparedness plans in keeping with the sent there are more than 100,000 government slogan that "between militia members in a country with a 2.8 revolution and religion there is no con- million population. tradiction." Long lines of women appear at President Anastasio Somoza in 1979. The Sandinista Defense Committees, Nicaraguans interviewed about the government offices to register for Defending their revolution is now a1 which comprise more than 40 percent situation want a negotiated settlement military service. For men aged 17 to 40, vocation, of the national population, are with the United States. But many feel registration is obligatory, but for A few years ago the members of the organizing every neighborhood. The that with thousands of U.S. troops in women inscription is voluntary. Above Sandinista Popular Army were teen- committees are arming their members Honduras, U.S. battleships off the a registration counter a banner reads: agers tossing homemade bombs at with rifles, shotguns and pistols, many coast and U.S.-funded guerrillas har- "Not by law but by conscience, we will Somoza's National Guard. Today they left over from the struggle against rassing the government, a bellicose defend our revolution," are fully trained and equipped soldiers Somoza. momentum has started. Most say a ALL DAY through the streets of and the strong arm of a state power. The Sandinista radio and television scenario for peace is hard to imagine Managua, personnel carriers transport stations have hourly commercials on for Central America. troops of the Sandinista Popular Ar- Children are being trained by the how to improve your aim, give first aid "We are eager to discuss anything, my, which numbers around 30,000. Association of Sandinista Children for - and dig a trench to specifications. anything except our right to have our These are veterans of the bloody civil specific roles such as helping with IN MANAGUA, militia squads of revolution the way we want," said jun- war which toppled the government of evacuation from fighting zones. 30 people are being formed. They ta coordinator Ortega. • • • • • "•• • • • • •• • • • • * * Merry Christmas Everybody! Peace on ^ Earth, Good * Will to Men * * *

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December 1982 by %e Vatican and the responsible for the huge debt. The newspaper report said, without , ROME (NQ—The Vatican-Italian naming the source of its information, commission investigating links between Italian government to-ascertain what A VATICAN-appointed panel the relations were between the Vatican concluded in 1982 that the Vatican had that the three experts named by the the Vatican bank and Italy's bankrupt Vatican to the commission concluded Banco Ambrdsiano has given its report bank, formally called the Institute for no financial responsibility to Banco Religious Works, and Banco Ambrosiano stockholders. Cardinal that the Vatican bank was essentially to Italian and Vatican officials, a blameless in the scandal. commission member has said. Ambrosiano, Italy's largest private Agostino Casaroli, papal secretary of bank at the time of its collapse. state, said at that time that the trust the The Italian experts, the article said, "We've finished our work and concluded that the Vatican bank must presented the report. It's now up to The Italian government liquidated Vatican had placed in Banco banco ambrosiano, after discovering Ambrosiano's president, Roberto have had knowledge of, and therefore other officials to take the next step," responsibility for, the activities of the said Pasquale Chiomenti, an Italian that the bank had debts totaling more Calvi, had been abused. than $1 billion. The Vatican bank was After the Vatican panel made its Banco Ambrosiano Panamanian lawyer on the commission. institutions involved in the bad loans, The report is now in the hands of the a minority shareholder in the Banco report, Pope John Paul II announced Ambrosiano and had issued letters in that the Vatican would cooperate with some of which turned out to be legally Vatican Secretariat of State, Italian owned by the Vatican bank. Prime Minister Bettino Craxi's office support of some of the bad loans Italian authorities in the joint study. and the Italian Treasury Ministry, all of which are negotiating a final settlement of the question, according to the Treasury Ministry's chief press Editorial: U.S.—Vatican ties spokesman, Tiziano Garbo. Garbo; as well as officials at the Vatican and the prime minister's benefit government more office, refused to comment on press reports that the Vatican is willing to NEW YORK (NC) — The possible been made, a White House spokesper- of church and state. If the U.S. govern- pay part of Banco Ambrosiano's debt appointment of a U.S. ambassador to son said Dec. 15. ment were to try to influence church as a gesture of good will but not as an the Vatican would benefit the State De- (The Reagan administration and the appointments, that "would be a clear admission of responsibility in the partment more than U.S. Catholics, Vatican "are certainly moving" violation of the separation of church bank's collapse. said an editorial in America, the Jesuit toward establishing formal relations, and state, but for it to have diplomatic relations for secular purposes would be MEANWHILE, a Rome newspaper weekly magazine. said White House spokesman Larry constitutional." reported that the joint commission's The editorial, published in the Speakes, but the administration has report contains a major disagreement magazine's Dec. 24 issue, said, "The not told the Vatican it wants an ex- by Vatican and Italian commission State Department recognizes the Vati- change of ambassadors.) The State Department members over Vatican responsibility in can as a font of information about FORMAL diplomatic relations "would like to in- the bank's collapse. - what is happening in the world," In would not appear to help the U.S. - Garbo, shown a copy of the article in addition, "the pope is simply too im- bishops, who, the editorial said, seem fluence, or at least the Rome newspaper, did not respond portant for the State Department to "content with the present arrange- know in advance" what to the points in the article's detailed ignore." ment" of having an apostolic delegate summary of the report. But, he said, (Although President Reagan signed to the U-S. church, and not an apos- the pope will do or say "it appears the newspaper has seen the legislation Nov. 22 repealing an 1867 tolic nuncio to the U.S. government. about various world document." ban on formal U.S.-Vatican ties, no The U.S. bishops, "growing in a The joint commission was formed in official nominations for the post have sense of their own identity ,'^probably situations. "prefer to deal directly with the ad- ministration on public issues without the possibly complicating presence of a The editorial also said that fears of Vatican ambassador/' America said. church-state entanglement would be On the other hand, the editorial said, lessened if a U.S. ambassador to the the State Department "would like to Vatican were a non-Catholic. influence, or at least know in "This would not only lessen non- advance," what the pope will do or say Catholic fears of a Catholic con- about various world situations. spiracy, but it would also lessen Marriage Encounter The: America editorial dismissed Catholic fears of an ambassador get- charges that formal relations with the ting involved in internal church of South Florida, Inc. Holy See would violate the separation affairs." Archdiocese pf Miami Scientology a religion in Australia PERTH, Australia (RNS)—Australia's highest court has granted official .^.serving the people of recognition to the Church of Scientology. The Australia High Court revers- our archdiocese for ed a decision by a lower court that denied the church's claim for exemption almost 15 years. from payroll tax. The high court said the sincerity of the movement's founder is not the test whether it is religious. "Charlatanism is a necessary price of religious freedom," the court ruled. Scientology was founded in the 1950s by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard.

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Coach Howard Schnellenberger The Archbishop apparently hopes consistently has surpassed the ABCD He suggested that pastors work to the drive will fly with the same success goal set for each campaign. "broaden the base number of Catholics of their responsibility to help as a Howard Schnellenberger football "I think (a $4.5 million goal for this contributors." others in need. team. year) is realistic," Archbishop SCHNELLENBERGER is a "Your generous support./, keeps the Schnellenberger, whose University McCarthy said. "Personally, I expect member of Our Lady of the Lakes flame burning brightly, a beacon of of Miami football team is playing for a this is the year we're going to break the Parish in Miami Lakes. hope to those who are suffering," says possible national championship in this $5 million (mark). We came very close Fr. Connaughton is pastor of St. the narrator. year's Orange Bowl game, is general last year." Ambrose Parish in Deerfield Beach Citing the sick and lonely, the chairman of the ABCD Drive. Co- ALREADY, more than $4 million of and returns as co-coordinator of this divorced and separated, migrants, chairmen are Father James the $4.9 million pledged for 1983 has year's drive. He served in the same refugees, handicapped children, unwed Connaughton and Fr. Jose Nickse. been collected, the pastors were told by position last yar. mothers, the unborn, the poor of the ••We're going to take off. We're Fr. Vincent Sheeny, executive director He is joined by Fr. Nickse, pastor of inner-cities and the elderly as those going to fly," the Archbishop told of the Ministry of Temporalities of the St. Brendan Parish in Miami and helped by ABCD, the narrator says, more than 60 pastors gathered at St. Archdiocese. The 1983 goal was $4.1 director of the Radio and Television "We are their biggest hope. We are, Martha's Church for a kick-off million. : Office of the Archdiocese. for some, the only hope... We ask you to be as generous to others as others meeting for the drive, which is Of 141 parishes in the Archdiocese, Urging parishioners to contribute to have been to you." expected to surpass its $4.5 million Fr. Sheehy said, more than two-thirds ABCD, Fr. Connaughton told the goal. reached their 1983 goal. pastors, "It is evangelization, because The slide show will be featured at 10 A second meeting with north area Parishes which exceed their goal in you're making committed Catholics, fundraising dinners to be held pastors was held at Ascension cash collected receive half of that not just Catholics." throughout the Archdiocese beginning Parish in Boca Raton. excess back to use for charitable The job of the priest,, he said, is to Jan. 5. "WE NEED the fuel," added the activities at the local level, Fr. Sheehy get people in the-pews "to face reality, Charles Starrs, director of Archbishop, referring to ABCD funds said. The program began last year. realizing there are people in great Development for the Archdiocese, as the gasoline that powers most of the The only sad note sounded in recent need." outlined the timetable for the 1984 social service programs and ministries ABCD campaigns, Archbishop That is the theme of the 1984 ABCD campaign, saying the general of South Florida's Catholic Church. McCarthy said, is that only 15 per cent campaign, "One hope for many drive should be scheduled in all ' 'Trying to sell you people on ABCD of the 250,000 potential contributors in people," which is reinforced in a parishes for the weekend of Feb. 3 and is like trying to sell the president of the Archdiocese give any money to the "multi-image" slide presentation. 4. ••• ;-.•/• • • '•. •• •' ' •;• IBM on computers," Archbishop drive. WRITTEN by Carol Gallagher of Final returns are due by the end of February so a report can be made to McCarthy told the pastors, thanking Of one million Catholics, he said, the Radio and Television Office and the Archbishop in early March. them for their annual support of the one in four can be expected to give, yet produced by John Roth of Sunshine The last weekend in January, a taped drive in their parishes. only 36,000 pledged any amount last Productions, the slide show couples message from the Archbishop will be - In recent years, the Archdiocese year. images of various pastoral and social service programs in the Archdiocese available for playing in all the parishes, with narration which reminds perhaps in conjunction with the five- minute slide presentation, Starrs said.

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You may help the building and expansion program by donating to the Memorial Fund. All contributions are tax deductable. Contributors will be Among other needed areas are the Deaf Apostoiate, Respect Life and many remembered in a series of Masses that will be celebrated each year in perpetui- Pastoral Programs (Migrant Families, Youth Guidance, for example). For ty. further details and an informational Booklet on "What Happens If There Is No Will?"-please contact: To help with the expansion program I donate: • • Mail to: San Pedro Church, PO Box 466, Tavernier, Fl. 33070 Office for Development Name, 757-6241 Ext. 123 or write Archdibccat of Miami > i Address 9401 Biscaync Boulevard Miami Shores, FL 33138 City.. 1 THE VOICE-Frldoy. D«c«mb*r 23, 1983-Pagt Christmas in the streets Little Havana neighborhood celebrates with living Nativity'

By ARACELI CANTERO Roman, mistress of ceremonies. "The Staff Writer, La Voz neighbors, families and friends of this ; Night had fallen, and the bright block gather this day to- celebrate the spotlight shining on King Melchior's birth of Jesus, a sign of peace, happi- crown made it seem like more than ness and brotherhood." cardboard. The Wise Man's purplish- With the street closed to traffic, the blue, gold-trimmed cape fluttered in different scenes of the Nativity story the wind as he tightly held a small cof- unfolded as the choir sang appro- fer full of gold, a present for the baby priate carols: the Annunciation, the Jesus. Visitation, Mary and Joseph's (Rafael Despite his four years, the little king Perez) journey to Bethlehem. (Melchior Ignacio Gaston) walked on The trip, included an unexpected stage with aplomb, ignoring the hun- hitch: the lights and applause made the dreds of neighbors who watched as he donkey nervous, and he threw Mary approached the cardboard-and-palm- off, but this was a minor incon- frond manger in Little Havana. venience. The little king stood before the Later, children of different nationa- microphone and briefly lifted one hand lities, dressed in typical costumes from from the coffer to straighten the glass- the United States, Colombia, Guate- es which slid front his tiny nose. He mala, Cuba, Spain, Israel, Japan and took a deep breath, as if for strength, even Russia, sang and danced for the and began reciting: , Christ Child. "Angels with bells come from the A little drummer boy played for tropical skies to see the child and Him. offer him royal palms. What Joy was reflected in every face.. shall I give this child? What pre- Margarita Cardoso- originated the sent that he would like? All my idea of celebrating Christmas in a love and a sweet little kiss." special way in the neighborhood. The Nervously, King Melchior responded first year, carolers simply visited every to the thundering applause. Then he home. The second year, the living opened his coffer, and showing its Nativity was started, "to include the golden contents to the public, said: "I children and families" in the celebra- am Melchior and I bring you gold for The sons and daughters of Little Havana neighbors played out the story of the tion, she said. you are King." Nativity in a tradition that now goes back four years. (Voice photo by Araceii cantero) "The most important thing is the Bowing his head, he placed his gift sense of community this fosters among near the Christ Child and took his the neighbors," said Maria Elena place around the manger. Mary (Jeanette Gomez) gave him his volunteers carry the spotlights from Oviedo. "We rehearse the whole He was followed by Gaspar and Bal- bottle. scene to scene, set up hrClara Gomez's month of December. Each year, more thasar, also dressed with royal capes About 300 spectators had gathered front yard. and more people take part." and crowns. King Gaspar (Alberto to watch the living Nativity unfold be- The scenery was built by Jose Oviedo) brought incense "because You fore them, a tradition now four years Oviedo: a corner for the shepherds, After the performance, members of are God." King Balthasar (Charlie old begun by the residents of N.W. 33 with painted mountains in the back- the audience are invited to sign up for a Huin) offered myrrh because "You Avenue, between 4th and 5th Streets. ground and a lighted fire in front; a "census" as Joseph and Mary did, giv- will suffer for us." Impressed by its success, nearby St. white house, with working door and ing their names, addresses and religion. . Moments before, the shepherds had Michael's Parish has begun promoting all, from which innkeepers Barbara "It's a way of knowing next year- heard the Good News from the angels the event and coordinating similar ones Garcia and Allen Jose Oviedo would who is interested and wants to help," and left the warmth of their campfires in other neighborhoods. tell Mary and Joseph that there was said AidaMasvidal. to see Jesus in the manger. They found The neighbors contribute everything "no room at the inn" and a manger. A toast ends the celebration and the an eight-month-old baby (Mauricio to the performance including the child "Christmas is not only a time for entire block feels united by the birth of Salgado) happily lying in a crib as actors. Raul Masvidal and a group of vacations and presents," said Lena Jesus. Indeed, this is truly Christmas. Plays, songs, gifts, wishes:

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Parishes and schools find many different ways to celebrate the season in the Archdiocese of Miami. Here's a small also delighted a packed house. At St. James, in North sampling: St. Vincent's Parish in Margate presented "Birthday of a King" last weekend, with Steve Wertheimer as 800 gifts for the needy of the Cuban Children's Horn Joseph and Jeanne Veneziano as Mary. The children's and adult choirs added to the beauty of the performance, Kindergarten students of St. Monica in Opa-Locka r organized by the church's Family Enrichment Team. At St. Joseph's Parish on Miami Beach, the traditional lighting scenes and wishing "for many gifts to share with my of the Christmas crib was followed by dancing and singing with parishioners of many different nationalities dress- the words of Luis Valdez, pictured. (Voice photos by Prent ed in native costumes. In addition to Hispanic, Italian and Irish representatives, natives of the Philippines (above)

fog. 12-FrWoy, D*c«nb«r 23.1983-THE VOICE Local A surprise love story He gives girlfriend gift of conversion

By ANA RODRIGUEZ-SOTO Voice News Editor Forget partridges in pear trees, turtle doves and even cabbage patch kids. One week before Christmas, Marcia Thrasher's true love gave her a gift sparkling with true meaning. He surprised her by becoming a Catholic at Mass after secretly studying the faith for several months. She found out only minutesbeforeSt. James Parish's 9 a.m. liturgy last Sun- day, when she rendezvoused with her boyfriend, Eric Fulton, in a small room at the back of the North Miami church. Waiting for the moment when the news would be "popped" were four other converts, their godparents and Fr. Dan Kubala, their religious instruc- tor, who broke the news to the Barry University nursing student. Fulton would have waited longer, until mid-baptismal ceremony, per- haps,.to surprise his girlfriend. But Fr. Kubala decided not to take the risk that Marcia Thrasher and boyfriend Eric Fulton, moments after she heard the news of his conversion. (Voice photo by Ana Rodriguez. Soto) Thrasher would faint in mid-Mass. "I thought he finally was going to said, unabashedly proud. "She's 110 ton's classmates discovered that he felt inside there was something I want- come (to church) with me one per cent Catholic" and "very happy planned to surprise Thrasher with his ed to grab hold of but I didn't have Sunday," said a surprised Thrasher, a with it. I decided the Catholic faith was conversion. "- time for it." member of Holy Redeemer Parish in more than it seemed." "He never missed a day,"?said Fr. Athletics and academics had filled Liberty City-who has always attended Early one Sunday morning in May, Kubala, adding that Fulton took two his high school hours, he explained, re- Catholic schools. the lanky, six-foot-five 19-year-old buses across town to attend the classes. legating religion to the closet of his She and Fulton discussed religion walked into St. James after seeing the "He was always right in the front mind. Now a student at Miami-Dade often since meeting last Christmas Eve church building from 1-95. row" at Mass, remembered Patricia Community College, hoping to enter at a post office. His parents are Bap- "I got a strange feeling, a very good, Graham. For months, she and Fulton the police academy in February, Fulton tists, but he had never been baptized peaceful feeling" that first time, he re- sat next to each other every week. Ful- said Thrasher's convictions slowly and had stopped attending years ago. called. "It was a nicechurch... I didn't ton finally asked if she and her hus- "rubbed off and "I began asking Thrasher had expressed her desire to see anyone worshipping saints." band, Jerome, would serve as his god- questions." have Fulton accompany her to Mass Without telling his girlfriend, he be- parents at Baptism. Sunday, all the answers came sometime, but he refused. She didn't gan attending 9 a.m. Mass. After two Flattered, they accepted, and Sun- together. know why, and finally she decided "ft weeks, he enrolled in the Parish's Rite day, after Fr. Kubala anointed him "This was all for me, a turning point had to be his own choice." of Christian Initiation for Adults class, with oil and poured water on his head, in my life that I wanted to share with Until he met her, Fulton said, his being taught .By Fr. Kubala. St. James "in the name of the Father, and of the her," he said. only knowledge of Catholicism came holds another class in the spring, and Son, and of the Holy.. Spirit," the Moved, Thrasher added, "It's won- from the stories of disenchanted annually about 20 converts are bap- Grahams helped their spiritual godson derful for us, too, because now we'll be former Catholics who claimed tized. . put on the gleaming white robe of a in the same faith. That's important to Catholics had Bibles with distorted Fr. Kubala recalled that Fulton al- sin-free child of God. the relationship." views and worshipped statues of saints. ways attributed his interest in Catho- Fulton explains he did not become a "This really has been a turning point Thrasher resembled no such licism to his girlfriend, "but we never Catholic only to please and surprise his in time," Fulton repeated as if talking creatures. saw her." girlfriend." ^ to himself. Indeed, 1983 "has been a "She's just something else," Fulton , Two months ago, the priest and Ful- "I did it for me," he said. "I always very good year." Christmas around the Archdiocese

jrth Miami, children from every grade donated between 600 and ome, continuing a tradition begun many years ago. Finally, the a reflected on the meaning of Christmas by drawing Nativity iriy friends and with other children who don't have anything," in rent Browning and Araceli Cantero)

THE VOICE-Frldoy, DttMibcr 23. IMS-Pop 13 Why has Christmas lasted?

(The following is a reprint of a previous . This truth was so deeply rooted in the first Christmas column by Msgr. James J. Walsh, centuries of Christianity and propagated in Pastor Emeritus of St. Agnes parish.) later generations so enthusiastically that our A few years ago in one of the innumerable sophisticated age cannot ignore it, even polls we find ourselves blessed with, the while misinterpreting to some extent its question was asked: "What has kept meaning. Christmas alive these many centuries?" Christmas, then, has this one enduring As usually happens in off-the-top-of-the- quality about it. It, therefore, can never be- head answers, most of them were frothy and come a bore or got out of existence. meaningless. Others had more substance. But in our amazing, and at the same time, Some said the spirit of gift-giving answered depressing world, how full of contradictions a need in human nature and was responsible all this is. God, the all powerful, the Creator for the perennial celebration. Another felt that of all living things, was actually on earth and the beauty and charm of the Gospel story as was born in a hole in the wall in a hamlet few penned by St. Luke had to live on and create had then heard of! interest, as all true classics do. And a third What is all this? Remember we've been to said Christmas had endured because in the moon and brought part of it back to sending a great teacher to us God had earth. We're just flexing our scientific proved His interest in the human race; and muscles- Our power potential is so enormous this could not be forgotten. it is frightening. Are we then still to believe in Finally, one person said simply: the Christmas message? "Christmas will never end, because the child A baby is God? Why, a baby is the most bom was God Himself." This is the only helpless of all creatures. The calf, when free answer deep enough to explain Christmas. of its mother, wobbles to its feet. The colt at Gift giving indeed is one of the good ef- once assumes a little independence. A kitten fects of Christmas (if we can manage to look quickly recovers from its sleepiness and beyond the bizarre commercial efforts to give weakness and roams. us the "real spirit" of the day). But the gift- But an infant seems the least intelligent, giving is really a minor, albeit pleasant, the most awkward and dependent of all aspect of Christmas, unless the gift concept creatures. God in the manger? reminds us that God wants one gift from us With this in mind, we can grasp something — ourselves. "I want not your gift, but of the magnitude of the act of faith made by yourself." the Magi, after their long journey led them, A classic in literature is a treasured not to the palace of a king, but to a. possession worthy of careful preservation, - makeshift shelter off the road. but even the most beloved and brilliant of We would guess that accepting His classics impress only a comparative few. And divinity, when He had reached adulthood, 0 dying souls, behold your living if Christ were only an unusually gifted would have been somewhat easier. People spring. teacher, which unfortunately is the weak, saw Him do things no man had done. He 0 dazzled eyes! Behold your Son of watered down belief of some Christians spoke with wisdom no one had experienced grace. today, His birthday would be about as •before. He opened the eyes of the blind and Dull ears attend what words this popular as that of Buddha around the world. the ears of the deaf and breathed life into the Word doth bring. Just one fact makes the difference. dead in His Own name. But was it really Up, heavy hearts, with joy your Joy Everyone has a birthday, but this one is like easier to see "God in the Man than in the embrace. - r no other. Like every birth, this one had a Infant? From death, from dark, from mother present, but after the delivery of her On the cross He was bounds by the nails deafness, from despairs. Son, she remained a virgin. This Child could of prejudice, ignorance and blindness, a This Life, this Light, this Word, this have no human father, because He had come prisoner of reparation, but even though He Joy repairs. from heaven as the Second Person of the looked like a criminal, grace broke through This is why Christmas will last, even Trinity. His mother gave Him a human nature, the hard shell of some close enough to hear though its meaning may be splintered into which God does not have. He came to the His hoarse breathing and impelled them to unrecognizable fragments. It will endure even home of miserable, wretched men on planet confess: "Indeed this is the Son of God." in heaven for eternity where the wondrous earth in a most unlikely place and under Robert Southwell expressed this truth truth that God came to earth as a child will most unlikely circumstances. uniquely: never be fully explored.

Of altar girls and Communion Death penalty limits because a few speeders escape detection. Besides, maybe they actually To the Editor: Archdiocese on that subject. not for poor only were innocent. I have been noting the interest of Thahk goodness we will be serving To the Editor: your readers in the legal question of Those guidelines include the results up justice in Florida at long last. Let A few comments to refute Msgr. female altar servers. Today I received a of laboratory experiments reported in those soft on crime live in states oppos- Walsh's presumption that the "Death periodical with an article on the subject the Journal ofInfectious Diseases: ed to the death penalty such as Penalty is for Poor Only." by a teacher of church law at the Michigan. Keep in mind, however, that —Robert Sullivan enjoyed 10 years Catholic Theological Union in the murder rate in Detroit between "Experiments on the transmission of of legal defense maneuvers while sear- Chicago. 1972 and 1978 was 42 per 100,000 test organisms from one person to ching for loopholes at the expense of He says: "There is no prohibition in population, twice the fatality rate of another by common use of the chalice taxpayers. Although he may have been the universal law of the Latin Rite the German bombardment of London showed that approximately 0.001 per poor, he enjoyed more legal assistance against female altar servers." By coin- between 1940-1945. (National Review, cent of the organisms are transferred than a wealthy man could afford. cidence, I received this article on the even under the most favorable condi- Sept. 16). —The people of Florida have ex- same day the subject came up in the tions. When conditions approximated Is it not time the Church took an ac- pressed their belief to elected officials course on the new canon law being of- those of actual use, no transmission tive role to save its parishioners, not that capital punishment is a deterrent. fered at our Archdiocesan seminary to could be detected... It is concluded that the Robert Sullivaii murderer types That is why Florida condemned 447 update the priests. in practice the communion cup is hot who mascarade as Catholic? In the people to death during the past 11 an important vector of infectious next six months, more Americans will years. The last year capital punishment The professor was asked why the Ar- disease. ... Other modes of transmis- be murdered than have died by execu- was substantially demonstrated in the chbishop of Chicago did not simply sion, notably airborne infection, are of tion in this entire century. (National United States was 1962 when 47 per- dispense his diocese from the law much greater importance and the Review, Sept. 16). sons were executed. It should be noted relatively insignificant role of the Yes, Msgr. Walsh, who is kidding against altar girls. His answer: "As that 8,400 murders were committed in chalice becomes apparent." who? of Nov> 28, there is no canon law that year. In 1980 there were no execu- Dexter R. Groose against altar girls from which to tions, but there, were 23,040 murders! dispense." Perhaps that Lutheran gentleman —The Church would be well advised should ponder the words of Martin Proud Catholic to direct its compassion to the "inno- To the Editor: Another item in my field of liturgy Luther: "Christ was. well aware of all cent victims" about to be murdered, disturbs me. You could do a lot of future dangers, and yet he saw fit to in- Archbishop Edward McCarthy feels than to those very few about to be ex- ashamed to be a Floridian because of harm by publishing the gratuitous opi- stitute both kinds for the use of all his ecuted. Christians." the Governor's execution of Robert nions of a Lutheran layman on Gom- —The fact that a few people with munion froih a common cup. Perhaps Jack L. Totty Sullivan. I feel proud to be a Catholic money or connections may escape the because of the Archbishop. this would be a good time for you to Pastor, St. Jude death penalty is no more reason to : reprint the official guidelines of our .•••_. Boca Raton throw it out than to throw out speed Palm Beach Gardens Paul Reams Pag* 14-Frldoy, D«*mb*r 23, 1983-THE VOICE Telephone etiquette reviewed In October I articulated one pet peeve of mine-a A secretary from Scranton, Pennsylvania, for ed to change my 'modus operandi.' Now all my secretary's telephone or personal interrogation, example, concurs with the mother trying to train calls are intercepted, some 30 to 40 daily; less than "May I ask who is calling, please?" . her children in good business etiquette."' 10% introduce themselves; and 3 our of 4 calls The more than usual number of calls and letters "Correct telephone manners instruct the person should have been made directly to subordinate in response indicated that this column must have calling to say, 'Hello, this is Mr. Smith of Smith department heads who could have promptly serv- touched a sensitive are among readers. and Smith Publishing. May I please speak with ed them in their respective areas of responsibility. Half of the respondents strongly supported my This is a very serious problem in business." objections to this question and the other half just Two New York State respondents, one a real as vehemently opposed my view. estate executive and another the veteran secretary to a plant manufacturing manager, would support both the observations of the man from Boca AN EXECUTIVE in social service work wrote: Raton and his recommendation that we stress .bet- "Bravo! Being one of those of little power, I find ter telephone manners. They find that knowledge the question of who is calling an affront, a BY FR. JOSEPH of who is the caller and the general nature of the diminution of me and my humanity-Thanks!" M.CHAMPLIN business to be transacted help in several ways: the A retired pastor, not always in agreement with executive can thus react more personally and ef- this column, nevertheless found on this point he fectively and the secretary often as able to supply totally supports my opinion. needed information or refer the caller to the more Years ago he called the home of parishioners. pertinent individual. Their young children answered. When he asked After reading through these letters, I recognized for the mother, the tiny tot replied, "Who is call- Mr, White?' That will eliminate irritation all a need to improve my telephone etiquette and, ing, please?" around and is, of course, only proper procedure." when appropriate, to disclose my own identity. After the mother finally came to the phone, this An executive from Boca Raton, Florida at one now irritated priest inquired if she allowed the time instructed his secretaries: However, that leaves unanswered the issue of children to filter all telephone calls. The woman, "I'll answer my phone.. If it is important privacy, particularly in such people oriented loca- tions as rectories, social service departments and 'Should an anxious pregnant and unmarried teenager or a doctors' offices. nervous Catholic alienated from the church be required or To repeat the question from last fall's column; expected to reveal his or her identity over the telephone or Should an anxious, pregnant and unmarried at the door?' "teenager or a nervous Catholic alienated for years from the Church be required or expected to reveal presumably rather annoyed herself, remarked, "I enough for a person to call me, I owe them the her or his identity over the telephone or at the am trying to teach them good business telephone courtesy of directly responding. Please intercept door? The answer, I think, should be obvious. manners." Her pastor retorted* "And at the price my calls only if I'm in a meeting or another party of your privacy!" is in my office!" My conclusions: Practice, whenever feasible, TWO IDEAS in that sharp exchange probably He also always identified himself when calling the telephone etiquette which would have callers summarize the heart of this issue: proper others. identify themselves and perhaps even the topic of telephone etiquette and adequate personal However, this Florida businessman finds the conversation. If it is a delicate matter, do not privacy. telephone etiquette today is totally lacking and reveal your identity, but simply indicate that you Those who rejected my position maintained consequently has been compelled with regret to have a confidential issue to be discussed. Those with reasonable arguments that, if the calling per- alter his style. He wrote: two steps should eliminate, the still, in my judg- son would first identify herself or himself, much "Because most people do not follow a ment, offensive question, "Who is calling of the difficulty disappears. courteous attitude on the phone, I have been forc- please?" ' The Pope and the bishops I don't know what the truth is about any con- quite sure what that U.S. experience is, although I flicts between the Pope and the U.S. bishops. It's judge the bishops believe they know what it is. Ob- talked about, Newsweek and Time have discussed viously the Pope should know of this and it is like- it, which doesn't necessarily illuminate the situa- ly he does know a great deal about it. But it is a tion. BY conceit of American Catholicism that what is call- I know the Pope when he spoke to groups of DALE FRANCIS ed the U.S. experience offers a model for the en- U.S. bishops on their ad Umina visits spoke tire Church. Former apostolic delegate, Ar- forcefully on those articles of faith where there chbishop Jean Jadot, said the other day that it is a has been a modern erosion. But he didn't say fault of the Church in this country that it tends to anything new, he emphasized what is clearly think of itself as the center of the Church. But the established teaching. bishops, although they hold the responsibility for Church draws wisdom from the experience of Bishops I've heard from say he was reaffirming their own dioceses, exercise their own episcopal those throughout the world. principles of faith that must be held by all bishops, office under the authority of the POpe. All of this isn't saying much about a conflict Sbat his words were really addressed to all bishops This is not some theory of my own, this is what and not just to American bishops. I can believe between the Pope and the U.S. bishops because in is clearly stated in Vatican II's Decree on the the fullest sense, no conflict can exist. There may that, the Pope is the Pope for all. But even if he Bishops' Pastoral Office fn the Church. did address them especially to U.S. bishops then be tensions, there always are, no reason to expect That doesn't mean that the Pope simply tells his there wouldn't be. But U.S. bishops are faithful to what would be wrong with that? He has not just, fellow bishops what they must do and they must the,right but the responsibility to be concerned the Church. Some may individually think they snap to it. That's not the way it works, that's not know more than die Pope about which way the about the Church everywhere. And what kind of the way Pope John Paul H works. There is a shar- pride could cause U.S. bishops to be offended by a Church should go, but they understand the Pope ing of insights. The role of the Pope is a listening holds primacy over all the churches, that they ex- challenge to be faithful to the teachings of the role. Church? ercise their own episcopal office under his authori- We've heard a great deal about the importance What I notice about this is something that is a ty, and on this there can be no disagreement. of the U.S. experience. The Pope doesn't fully (Dak Francis Is a Nationally Syndicated Colum- little disconcerting. There has been a response that understand the U.S. experience, we hear. I'm not there is a collegiality among the bishops and there nist). is a fraternal relationship of the Pope with his fellow bishops all over die world. That's true, :^^ there is such a collegia) relationship and it is significant. The Pope speaks to his fellow bishops and the Pope listens to his fellow bishops. Until we meet again But that's not all. The bishops understand that while they share in collegiality with the Pope that The following is an ancient Irish he holds a primacy in power over all the churches blessing: and that, indeed, the bishops exercise their own May the road rise to meet you. episcopal office both in communion with and May the wind be always at your under of the authority of the Pope. back. • * * Sometimes I think that in understanding the May the sun shine warm upon very important reality of the collegia! relationship Among the world's greatest your face, :• single leap. of the Pope with his fellow bishops, some fail to The rains fall soft upon your ballet dancers, the Russian born understand the distinction of the role of the Pope fields, Pole Vaslav Nijinsky was alone in Unstable throughout his life, in relation to all the other bishops. And that And until we meet again being able to achieve the "en- Nijinsky spent the last years of distinction includes the fact that he holds a May God hold you in the palm of trechat dix" — crossing and un- his life in an insane asylum con- primacy of power over all the churches and that His Hand. crossing the feet ten times in a vinced that he was a horse. Counting on Christmas How long There will be no special bulletins on the evening news this be able to count on the goodness and orderliness of what is an year saying, "Sorry, Christinas has been called off this year." happens in our lives. No announcements that Christmas has been taken over by That's not the same as saying we'd like to peer into a crystal hour? rebel forces; no computer errors that will divert Christmas to ball and know our future. Not at all. That would be boring. the moon instead of earth; no trust-breaking games, as there No. We want the surprises but we want them all to be good. Q. Why is Mass so long? If Mass often are in human relationships, that end in a phone We want, in fact, the certainty that they will be good. were shorter, more people would message, saying, "Too bad, I won't be there. I've got willingly attend. (Rhode Island). YET ON the earthly level, certainty doesn't exist. People can go relatively quickly from happy to sad, healthy to sick, wealthy to poor, employed to unemployed, married to divorc- ed, peace to war. « It is a fact of life. We live with question marks in this ear- BY thly existence. ANTOINETTE But Advent reminds us that on the other level of our lives, BY TOM BOSCO the spiritual, that's hot the case at all. We can make our LENNON preparations for the arrival of the Lord without worrying whether he'll stand us up. And that is where our certainty really lies. The Lord comes to bring us the good news that life is ours for the asking, that no matter what happens, he loves us. It is the good news that A. In my young and crazy days, something more important to do." three high school buddies and I sat No. Advent holds a promise that, for a change, there's he is with us all days, and that if we listen to him, believe him and follow him, our Father in heaven will be there to welcome through two consecutive showings of something we can count on. There is no question about it: the just-released blockbuster movie, The child will be born; the savior will come. us when we make our transition from life on earth to life forever. . "Gone With the Wind." The certainty that accompanies Advent each year is so It was an eight-hour day, but the needed and welcomed in this world of ours, where so many Without hesitation the savior spells out the road map that is the certain course to happiness eternally. It's a sure one. It's hours didn't seem long at all. things are subject to interruptions, disruptions and Most Masses are not even one-fourth terminations. in our control to follow or not. It's not a decision made by chance but by choice. as long as this movie. So the length of WE GO from day to day not knowing what each will bring, the Mass is not really the issue. trusting most of the time that we will progress with blessed Something else is. ordinary normalcy, but never knowing for sure. IF WE FALL into the trap of treating Advent as merely the The flaws of many present-day One of the finest priests I ever knew, Msgr. John Cass, is preparation time for a holiday—instead of the coming of the liturgies can be listed easily. credited with being the leading advocate several years ago for savior—we'll never see the real gift this waiting time otfers us. delayed vocations seminaries in the United States. He For what we'll do is inject'all our ordinary uncertainties into FIRST, BE aware that movies and recognized the unrest people live with and our need to find the the very season of Advent itself. ...'•. television have accustomed you to security of an anchor. He wrote about this in a fine book And we'll miss its essence when we should be reveling in its rapidly changing images and sounds called, "The Quest for Certainty." therapeutic message—that the Lord is coming, no ifs, ands or and to passive entertainment. Father Cass addressed the fundamental desire we have to jnaybes. Practically nothing is required of you. The Mass, however, demands activity of the heart and mind. Thought, concentration, faith, love and repentance—these are some of the things the Lord asks of you when you A vision of Christmas come to worship him. But these activities are not easy when The Christmas story is told in great detail in the private "Her eyes bent low upon the ground. At that moment she your head is filled with the noise of revelations of Anna Catharina Emmerick. This German nun, gave birth to the Infant Jesus. I saw Him like a tiny shining modern civilization, the worries of a a stigmatic of the early 19th century, had spiritual visions Child, lying on the rug at her knees and brighter far than all hectic World and the slogans of a pagan which were recorded in a four-volume work entitled, "The the other brilliancy... I saw her spread a cover over the Child, culture. Life of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (Academy Library but she did not yet take Him up, nor even touch Him. After a So when you arrive at church, long time, I saw the Child stirring and heard it crying, and perhaps the first and best thing you can then only did Mary seem to recover full consciousness. She .- do is to try to simmer down and to ask lifted the Child, along with the cover, to her breast and sat the Holy Spirit to help you be with the veiled, herself and the Child quite enveloped. I think she was Lord in a special way during the suckling it. I saw the angels around her.... prostrate before coming hour. Him." THEN CALL to mind that poignant BY FR. incident in Jesus' life the night before JOHNCATOIR he died. As he prayed desperately for Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. the strength to do his Father's will, his disciples fell asleep. A while later Jesus woke them and For a free copy of the Christopher News Notes, "And on asked them sadly, "How is it that you Earth, Peace...," send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to three were not able to watch with me The Christophers, 12 East 48 th St., New York, NY 10017. for one hour?" "Guild, Fresno, Cal.) Here are a few excerpts from her vision Perhaps it would be helpful for you of the birth of Jesus, condensed from about six pages. to imagine Jesus saying something like "Mary had to wait standing while Joseph went up and this you: down in search of an inn... nowhere did he find room, "In humanity's desperate time of everywhere he went he was sent away. And now it began to crisis, are you not able to watch with grow dark.... me for one hour on Sunday? "Might you carefully search the scripture readings at Mass for those "Joseph returned in great dejection. I saw that he was phrases that will help you lead a better shedding tears and because he failed again to find an inn he life during the coming week? And can hesitated to approach. But suddenly he remembered a cave you do the same with the homily? outside of Bethlehem which was used as a storing-place by the "MIGHT YOU keep on struggling, shepherds when they brought their cattle to the city. no matter how difficult it is, to pay attention to the prayers of the priest and people and pray with them? "....I saw Joseph on the following day arranging a seat and "In every Mass might you seek to couch for Mary. She begged him to do all in his power that give your everyday life to God just as I they might receive as honorably as possible this Child promis- offer myself to the Father? ed by God, this Child supernaturally conceived. And she in- "And might you cherish in a very vited him to unite with her in prayer for those hard-hearted special way those moments of Holy people who would afford Hun no place of shelter. Communion when we encounter one another and share our deepest thoughts and feelings?" "When her tune was drawing hear Mary told Joseph to The Mass is not intended to be betake himself to prayer. He left and turned toward his sleep- blockbuster entertainment. Many have ing place to do her bidding. Before entering his little recess, he found, however, that the effort they looked back... He saw the cave filled with the light that put into Mass gives them solid streamed from Mary..... He sank prostrate to the ground in contentment and even a quiet whisper prayer and looked not back again. The glory around Mary of joy. became brighter and brighter, the lamps that Joseph had lit (Send comments and questions to Tom were,no. longer to be seen. Mary knelt... At the twelfth hour Lennon, 1312 Mass. Ave. N.W., her prayer became ecstatic... Washington, D.C. 20005.) Pog. 16-Frlday, D«c«mb»r 23, 1983-THE VOICE Too soon to remarry Dear Dr. Kenny: Recently widowed, I have been people should be secondary. show a better record of marital success. You have dating a wonderful person who lost her spouse a Your friends are probably motivated by much to recommend your union. few months ago. We have much in common and lingering loyalty to your departed spouses. They One caution, however, following my first spend a lot of time recalling memories of our are having trouble juxtaposing the new person in positive counsel. Society and its customs are not partners. (We were not friends before.) the old position. pointless. The year-long period of mourning after : Our friends are reluctant to accept the situation Give your friends time. Mourning usually goes a death has a purpose. The purpose is to protect because it has been "less than a year" since our through four stages, which are not easily hurried. you. partners died. Where are the relatives and people First, you must accept the loss. Second, you must From what? From many extraneous factors who were quick to say, "If there's anything I can express all the emotions you feel. Third, you must which could add to your motivation to marry. get used to life without the deceased. The fourth People remarry on the rebound, to avoid going stage is to replace the deceased. through the sense of loss. Should a sense of loss Your friends are in stage three. You have moved come after the remarriage, it is devastating to the BY DR. JAMES on to stage four. newly formed relationship. AND How did you get to stage four more quickly? People remarry to cover up loneliness. Better to MARYKENNY Perhaps your s_pouse had been ill for some time let the tears come for a while (stage two) and to and you had the chance to say goodbye before shuffle your way through a few months without death. This hastens the grief. Or perhaps you have your beloved (stage three). Unless you take time to grieved more intensely than your friends, which say goodbye to your deceased spouse, your new will hasten the process. partner will suffer the unfairness of comparisons, do, let me know?" They are never around when and may gain only half a partner. needed. Whatever, you are dating each other and . So be sure you have said goodbye to your lost We have our families raised, and are considering finding joy in a deepening affection. I applaud partner and that you have had time to mourn. your courage to trust your own judgments and not Have patience with the counsel of your friends. marriage someday. Having enjoyed a successful Then reach confidently for the affection and marriage we both feel this would be a credit to our let custom dictate your behavior. Yes, I agree with you that remarriage after the support that men and women find in each other. first spouse. You have every chance for a fine and lasting love. You've written on young marriages. What death of a spouse can be a compliment to your first spouse and the satisfying life you had about us hi our 50s? (Indiana). (Reader questions on family living and chlild together. Good experiences beg for repetition. care to be answered in print are invited. Address My first reaction is to be very supportive. Your Further, the evidence is that older persons are questions: The Kennys; Box 872, St. Joseph's lives are your own, and the opinions of other more mature in their selection of a partner and College; Rensselaer, IN 47978.) I'm just no gobcT "I'm just no good," he said, head bowed on been acknowledged and valued. Tony had teams. hands, eyes refusing to meet those of the adults wonderful gifts, he got along well with everyone His dad's anguished question still rings in my gathered round to help him. "I've never been any (except his parents). He preferred cooperation to ears, "How can you raise his self-esteem when he good," he added after a pause. "I can't get good doesn't have anything to work on?" He glimpsed grades, I can't run good so I can't make a team little value in the strengths I listed above. He says and look at my face." He raised his head and we only class rank, awards and trophies are criteria. dutifully viewed mild adolescent zits sprinkled BY here and there. DOLORES I MEET TONY'S parents everywhere. They I'll call him tony, age 15, a classic example of CURRAN want to know how to recognize and value special what we call a shame-based personality. He was gifts in children that weren't valued when they being counselled for drug experimentation and were children. I begin by listing gifts to look for inability to communicate with his family. and encouraging them to praise their children for His family—that's another story. It matched competition so he didn't play to win or try to these: Is your child a peacemaker? Does he care the billboard image of the good family of past outshine classmates. He stepped in whenever about others? Is he pleasant to be around? Is he definition—two parents, upwardly mobile, someone bullied a weaker one. He was a sensitive good at fixing things? Does he have humor that intensely interested in rearing successful children, introspective young man with absolutely no self- defuses family tension? Does he enjoy solitude? and strong authoritarian Christians. We had met worth—a prime candidate for drug abuse. Does he have a strong sense of fairness? Does he with them and found them to be caring parents Nine out of ten young drug users have shame- help others knowing he won't get any credit for it? but their style of parenting hearkened back to the based personalities. Like Tony they view Does he have a good memory, filling in details the sad method of shaming and humiliating their themselves as unworthy in a society that judges family has forgotten? Is he a good listener even if children who didn't perform well in family, individuals by their achievement rather than their he doesn't want to talk or argue? school, or sports. character. The remaining one out often has good I'm happy to report that Tony's parents are They couldn't accept Tony's natural limitations self-esteem and views his or her drug use as a starting to affirm these qualities and are having in school and athletics and instead, under the guise behavior which needs correcting, not evidence limited success. They realize they were trying to of support, pressured him to achieve the proving unworthiness. change him into something he isn't and they're impossible. If they pushed enough, they were sure Tony needed help but his family needed it first. seeing an improved self-acceptance as a he would find the brains to be an A student and We had to work with his parents, teaching them to worthwhile person. the muscles to make the team. help Tony to like himself and that was difficult But they also wish they had started earlier so it MORE SADLY, they failed to recognize his because, while they loved him, they weren't proud wouldn't be so painful for all of them. natural gifts which would have given him the self- of him. He was an embarrassment to them (1983 Alt Publishing Co.) esteem he was so tragically lacking if they had because he got C-minuses and didn't make any

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.Middle Years and Adult Families Opening prayer Gather around the Christmas tree. Snack time Sharing Sing a Christmas carol and talk Have each person bring a handmade Bake a birthday cake for Jesus. about its meaning for you. ornament, a symbol of something they Decorate it and enjoy his birthday —Share what aspect of Christmas want to say about Christmas, about party. Jesus, or about family. warms your heart the most. LEADER: Lord, we believe that you —Share the happiest Christmas you Something are here present, that you are part of ever had. our family. We are going to celebrate Entertainment —Tell about the most meaningful to think about your birthday as we have celebrated no gift you have ever received. other. We praise and thank you for the 1. Wrap a birthday present for Jesus Advent culminates in Christmas, the gift of life, symbolized by this tree. We from the family. Each one can write a celebration of God's goodness and acknowledge that you are our light in note to Jesus wishing Him a Happy generosity to us. the midst of darkness. (Light the tree Birthday. Give the gift you wrap for taking special note of the brightest Jesus to an organization serving needy Closing prayer light on the top representing Christ.) families. Thank you, God, for the gift of your Activity ideas Help us to recognize your gifts, son Jesus. May our family ever more Young Families especially the gifts of life and love with 2. Choose a favorite Christmas story fully experience the life and love he Read the Christinas story (Lk which we have been blessed. to tell or to read aloud. brings. Help us to live our lives in the 2:1-20). Retell it using pantomime, act Each person takes a turn putting an example of your son from the poverty it put, move the crib figures in place as ornament on the tree and then Offers a . 3. Pass around the Christmas cards of Bethlehem to the suffering of the the story is read, or record it on a prayer. Read 1 John 4:9-14. Close with that have been received. Arrange them cross, knowing that it leads to the glory cassette tape. your favorite family Christmas carol. in an attractive display. of the Resurrection. Amen. THE VOICE-Frlday, D«c«nb«r 23,1983-Pag* 17 Christmas day is joy fulfilled READINGS: Isaiah 9:1-3,5-6'Thus2:11-14 Luke 2:1-14 BACKGROUND: realized what I was doing, I slowed ing out my own cards for this season, I pie to whom I would send them. Sure- ly, the people who sent me these cards The theme in all of the readings for down. * was very careful to find some that real- went through the same procedure. I Christmas day is that of joy fulfilled. I remembered that when I was pick- ly reflected my feelings toward the peo- should at least take the time to read the In the first reading, Isaiah speaks message in each card. with great hope about the next ruler to come to his kingdom. In its fuller Essentially, all the cards said the same thing; at least, they did until I realized who had sent them. Then the BY messages became far more personaliz- FR. ed and more important. There were good wishes from my JAMES present and former students and their BLACK parents; from priest friends throughout the country, and even from readers I've never met. For me, Christmas becomes most sense, obviously, the passage applies to real when people take the time to relate the coming of Jesus as well. CM THE to other people. That only seems to The gospel account from Luke is the work when we slow down a bit and im- Christmas story, familiar to virtually merse ourselves in all the joy of the everyone. It speaks of Bethlehem,'the season. inn, shepherds, angels and the manger. Let me close by extending my In the second reading, the author of prayers and sincere best wishes to all the letter to Titus reflected on what newspaper staffers and readers in the Jesus' coming as man really meant. dioceses of Nashville, Evansville, Biloxi, Miami, Atlanta, Erie, REFLECTION: Louisville, Indianapolis and Cov- I opened a few Christmas cards the ington. Thanks to each of you for other day, looked hurriedly at the many kindnesses. All the best to you in signature, and set each aside. Once I the New Year! The gate is narrow to life

Q. I am a married Catholic who screaming, unhappy mother. prayerfully reflected on by couples believes in birth control, which, some A priest in confession told me that who wish to make their decisions in a the church does not approve birth con- Christian and loving way. As Pope tell me, is in total contradiction to the APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER- teachings of the church and inex- trol but that I should not discontinue Paul pointed out in "Humanae cusable any time. However, that is not the sacraments because of this. What -INTENTIONS ifOR DECEMBER Vitae," we "cannot hide the the whole story and the priest I talked do you think? (Iowa). recommended to your prayers for sometimes serious difficulties inherent in the life of Christian married per-, with seemed to feel that the answer is Pope J§fhn Paul U ' not that simple. • sons. A. I HAVE TWO observations, I love my husband and children. I both of which I believe are essential for Respect for "For them as for everyone else, 'the was from a large family. My mother is you to consider. First, the priest gave the Workers you good advice, at least as far as he of the Third World gate is narrow and the way is hard thai went, and judging only from what you leads to life.' But the hope of that life have told me in your question. must illuminate their way, as with While'some individual priests may The worker has a right to respect,; courage they strive to live with feel they must be more rigid than your the right not to be deprived of the little; wisdom, justice and piety in this pre- BYFft. priest, he seems to be following direc- he or she has, the right to be free from! sent time." JOHN tions pointed out by nearly every con- exploitation at the hands of the rich) This is simply to say what I'm sure DIETZEN ference of bishops in implementing the and the powerful. Workers have a right; sincere couples already know. Deci- teaching of the church concerning birth to help that will allow them to develop! sions such as these, having such far- control. their true dignity as sons and daughters] reaching, eternal consequences for of God. others as well as for the husband and The above are a few ideas of the! wife, are clearly decisions which must Our American bishops, for example, high strung; while she did her best I'm Holy Father from his many talks on; be made with the utmost love and in their pastoral advice following the work and the worker. The constant; generosity. sure she was not cut out for raising encyclical "Humanae Vitae" of Pope nine children. theme of these talks has been justice; Paul VI on this subject in 1968, urged for the worker and the dignity of every; Couples must search their motives "those who have resorted to this never working man and woman. and priorities to be as sure as they con- I'm like her in a lot of ways. I enjoy to lose heart, but to continue to take scientiously can that their decsions my two children, they are my life. I feel This month, he asks your prayers for: full advantage of the strength which the workers of the Third World! reflect the teachings of the Gospel and I am a good mother now, but if I had comes from the sacrament of penance, the church, as well as their own highest more children to cope with I know I countries; they are particularly plagued and the grace, healing and peace in the by abuses and injustices. In many of aspirations for their lives and then- would be a terrible mother. I know my Eucharist." marriage. tolerance level and I don't want my these countries; they are particularly; children to grow up remembering a plagued by abuses and injustices. In; Furthermore, such decisions must be THE CANADIAN BISHOPS at the many of these countries, women must; re-evaluated with some frequency, to same time pointed out that people may work at heavy labor, often 12 hours a discover whether changing cir- honestly and prayerfully see themselves day, carrying bricks or breaking rocks.; cumstances might late/ lead them to faced with clear and serious conflict of In many places children work in; different conclusions.-Cife and death Becker 1^ duties, in reconciling the living of their factories or mills beside their mothers '• are obviously matters we must always Funeral Home married life with responsible paren- under appalling conditions and often; approach with tremendous humility, thood to children already born, with without any salary. openness, and as much big-heartedness Ron E.Becker the health of the mother and so on. Pray in support of these workers! as we are possibly capable of. who suffer so unjustly. 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Pag. 18-Frlday, 1983-THE VOICE Some raves, pans...and yawns Just as you're getting ready to "Hardcastle and McCormick" "Knightrider." and I usually give a series more than celebrate new year, TV is getting ready (ABC): Mr. Cannel is also in charge of "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" one gander, but this was so off-putting to mark the halfway point in its year, this one about a retired judge and his (CBS): Kate Jackson and Bruce Box- at first viewing that I have not returned which begins in September and ends sidekick who go after felons that have leitner play a housewife and a spy who to it. escaped the law's grasp. Here, Mr. link up for adventures in this "Lottery" (ABC): Ditto for this Cannell hits the mark a little more series—and I find it nicely diverting for series about winners of hundreds of often. Tires still squeal and police cars Monday nights. thousands of dollars. The problem are forever rolling down em- My one objection: It has kept me with both shows is that I don't like the bankments, but the dialog can be from watching "Boone." format, which is also seen on "Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island," wherein sharp. "AfterMASH" (CBS): Who hasn't guest stars of dubious distinction take Still, there's the underlying premise seen this sequel to "M*A*S*H"? Pot- part in episodic segments of little which says that vigilantes can do more ter, Klinger and Mulcahy go to dramatic or comedic content. for us than the justice system. And the Missouri where they pick up a wife, a car isn't as cute as K.I.T.T. on wife and—well, no wife. I like the "Mr. Smith" (NBC): Have you show. It hasn't got the frenetic caught this sitcom about an orangutan wackiness of its progenitor, but it's who talks, writes symphonies, plays chess and consults with the govern- ment—all the result of his having in- gested some secret formula? The first episode was funny because of the premise, but it has grown quick- ly stale. Hearing the hairy one deliver punch lines was funny the first time around, but that's about it. "For Love or Honor" (NBC), "Yellow Rose" (NBC) and "Emerald Point, NAS" (CBS): I have so far skillfully avoided having to watch any

HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS Television will offer a wide variety of holiday specials this year-everything from the mythical Mickey Mouse on parade to Grace Kelly in her last film appearance? "The Nativity." "Walt Disney's Very Merry Christmas Parade" airs live from the Magic Kingdom on Dec. 25 in a special on ABC (Channel 10) at 1:30 p.m. Princess Grace will appear as the hostess of "The Nativity" on Dec. 25 on WPTV, Channel 5 at 9 a.m.; at noon on WTVJ, Channel 4 and on Selkirk at 5 p.m. The romantic ballet based on the Frank Lehar opera, "The Merry Widow," will be broadcast Dec. 26 on PBS, Channel 2 at 8 p.m. whenever reruns begin (usually in early well done most of the time with a of these overblown soap operas. Aren't Spring). slower pace. you proud of me? So it's a good time for me to catch RELIGIOUS TV At times, it borders on being just "Jennifer Slept Here" (NBC): Me, up on programs which debuted last another sitcom (e.g. the Thanksgiving too. During the show. Fall and io give my quick assessments Christmas Eve episode, which was sappy), but. then it of the ones which remain (I never did A "showcase of gospel music" can be unique (in its treatment of ' get a look at "Cutter to Houston" and is presented at 9 p.m. with South veterans and their problems). I'll keep a few others which met early deaths). - Florida's outstanding gospel watching. So here are some raves and pans: choirs, groups and soloists in "Bay City Blues" (NBC): What performances and interviews on can you say about a series which "The Rousters' (NBC): This was PBS, Channel 2. on and then off but may return again. debuted by showing us someone vomiting? It stars Chad Everett as Wyatt Earp III At midnight, "Christmas and centers around a small carnival. It The series centers around a minor Rome, 1983" joins Pope John league baseball team, but the emphasis has the same car chases as every other Paul II as he celebrates, midnight action series and should have had a lit- is not on that game; it's on the game of Mass from St. Peter's on NBC, hide-and-go-sleep. And that's putting tle pizzazz since it was under the Channel 7. tutelage of Stephen Cannell, who it politely. Every character on, this worked wonders with "Rockford show, it seems, has some sort of sexual Files" and other series. Christmas Day malfunction: impotence, bed-wetting, "Kalikimaka: Christmas in adultery, fornication, and those are the Not this time. "Rousters" was just HARRIS another squealing tire-ade in which Hawaii"—join the islanders in a ones I can name in print. Southerners are portrayed as either Christmas service from the The show must have been written by IMPERIAL dumb or vicious. (When are you folks Kawiahao Church in Honolulu at people who have never looked above HOUSE the waist. down there going to get together to 12:30 p.m. on ABC, Channel 10. A1A at Atlantic Blvd. Pompano Beach protest this stereotyping?) "Hotel" (ABC): I watched it once

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THE VOICE-Frldoy, D*c«ml»r 23,1993-Paa*19 Making reconciliation a celebration

Fr. Seamus O'Shaughnessy side the church one could hear the soft The Sacrament of Reconciliation incredible results. The response gets Associate pastor singing of the 60 member choir when followed with the 11 priests assigned to bigger each year. It is a celebration. It Christ the King Church slowly the church doors opened and locations throughout the church to is festive. It is long anticipated and Who said confession is not popular? the procession of choir members, car- hear confessions. The lines to. each joyfully remembered after it is long Last Tuesday evening, December 13th rying candles, and priests entered to priest were like that to see the movie over. It touches the very fiber of one's at Christthe King Church in South the song, "O Come, O Come "E.T.". The program ended with a being. Today, like never before, it Dade, literally hundreds turned out for Emanuel." The procession advanced to closing prayer, music and dance, and builds good memories. It no longer is a the Sacrament of Reconciliation. It the front of the church, lighting sta- refreshments. fearfilled experience where the priests was beautiful to see such a multi-ethnic tionary candles atong the aisles, and of the past "chewed you out" or where and varied age group present; parents, then placed their candles on the floor The program was preceded by you had to take a swig of whiskey to youth, grandparents, young singles, surrounding a young lady portraying months of preparation. Invitations calm your nerves before going to con- divorced and widowed. They all res- the Virgin Mary. After the greeting and were sent and the entire parish family, fession. through collective responsibility, was ponded to the call to "Come Home," opening prayer by Fr. O'Shaughnessy The recent World Synod of Bishops 'O come all ye faithful." They brought and a musical number by the choir, encourged to reach out and bring someone home through the reconcilia- meeting in Rome suggested that this family members and friends; some who twelve individuals, representing sacrament must develop fond had been away from the Church for 23 members of the parish, came from tion program. Reminders of the up- coming program kept mysteriously memories in our Catholic people. It years. It was really a conversion ex- various places of the congregation, one must be looked forward to; it should perience. at a time, lifted one of the candles cropping up all over the place with "Come Home:"stickers seen on super- be joyfully anticipated and long around the Virgin Mary and made remembered. This has been realized for proclamations such as, "I don't market windows, in the car parking The program, conducted by Fr. the past five years at Christ the King contribute to the gossip, I only listen to lot, on the church pews and in the Seamus O'Shaughnessy, had 11 priests Church. How else can we explain the it. Isn't that OK?" and "I've never had parish bulletin. Both priests preached a from surrounding parishes and the col- literally hundreds who attend? an abortion, but it's legal. Doesn't that homily on "Coming Home." lege seminary participating in this time (Fr. O'Shaughnessy is currently make it right?" Needless to say, this This was the fifth reconciliation pro- of great healing. The ceremony began publishing a book on Advent and was very powerful. gram presented by Christ the King with . with the church in darkness. From out- Lenten reconciliation programs) Volunteers receive awards for Respect Life work In two separate celebrations this to Barbara Cruse, director of Child CRUSE conducted the first vol- Jackie Cheatham, Stuart month, 14 persons received awards for Welfare for Catholic Community Serv- unteer training session, Fr. Kubala Virginia McManus, West Palm Beach their untiring efforts to foster respect ices. Fr. Dan Kubala, director of the added, and continues to give work- for life in our community. Respect Life Apostolate, described Barbara Chiras, Coral Springs Cruse as the "matriarch of Respect shops for the volunters. Mary Anne Prentice, Hollywood The annual awards ceremonies were Life." "She has always made herself Rosemary Foreman, North Dade held in conjunction with the feast of available for advice and recommenda- Bertha Rodriguez, Hialeah Qur Lady of Guadalupe, honored by She was there when Respect Life tions," he said. "The work of Respect first ventured into the work of the Another award was given to Jean the Respect Life Apostolate as the Life has been attempted with much Emergency Pregnancy Service and has Hering, in gratitude for her "peaceful patroness of the unborn. greater confidence because of her remained with REspect Life through- presence" in the Respect Life Office. The Respect Life Award was given knowledge and wisdom." out its growth, he said. Jean is an adult student at the Marian The Guadalupe Award, named for Center, whose sister-in-law works at Our Lady, was given, to one person in the respect Life Office. St. Thomas More holds each of the six area Respect Life Of- fices. Those receiving the award were: home mission Nancy Bohen, Stuart Pastoral center Mary Anne Maraist, West Palm Catholics, Protestants and even a CCD students and senior citizens were hosts World Peace Beach person affiliated with Jews for Jesus all invited into the program. A special Cherry Bowman, Coral Springs participated in a Home Mission segment was also conducted by Fr. Art exhibit Barbara Groeber, Hollywood program at St. Thomas More in Halisy for the deaf and hearing Libby Johnson, North Dade Artists Speak For Peace^ which has Boynton Beach which broke an impaired. Maria Fernandez, Hialeah had three successful exhibitions ori the attendance record for the Southeastern The Juan Diego award was also theme of World Peace in the past three region of the United States. given to one person working in each of years of its organization, is now A total of 1,436 people took part in the six area Respect Life Offices. The embarking upon a fourth exhibition at the program conducted by Passionist award is named for the faithful, obe- the Pastoral Center of the Catholic priests Fr. Paulinus Gepp C.P. and Fr. dient servant who carried forth the Diocese January 3, 1984. Artists have Peter Halisy, C.P., from Our Lady of message of our Lady of Guadalupe. come forward to visualize the Theme Florida in North Palm Beach. The Those receiving the award were: Of World Peace, Brotherhood and event began oh Nov. 28 and ended Justice in their various media. Dec. 9. Families from a total of 38 Catholic Women's The exhibit will be held concurrently locations—mobile home parks and with the Conference of the Catholic homes—opened their doors to the Bible Breakfast Diocese during Catholic World Peace priests in order to strengthen and Week at the Pastoral Center, 9401 renew their1 faith within the privacy of Biscayne Blvd., Miami, Florida, The Office of Lay Ministry, Palm, their own residences. January 3,4, 5 and 6,1984 and for two Beach County District, will sponsor a weeks thereafter. The theme of the ': "It was an evangelical event. The monthly Bible breakfast for the women exhibition is World Peace, priests heard confession. Conducted of the Archdiocese of Miami, North Brotherhood and Justice. Works are to Mass and answered any questions area, beginning Saturday, January 21, be brought in December 27, from 10 people asked about the church," said 1984 from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., a.m. to 5 p.m.Regional, national and Deacon Leo Rayball of St. Thomas at the Ramada Inn located at 1800 international artists will be represented More. Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, West at this showing. CATHOLIC COMMUNICATOR. Dur- Palm Beach across from the Palm ing the national convention of No one was excluded from the Home Beach Mall. Mission's outreach. Youth groups, Catholic communicators, Sr. Berta Catechetical center i. ' Tickets will be $6.00 and may be archdiocese Radio and Television obtained by calling Sharon at closed for Christmas Center, was elected Pres. of the 848-8485. We ask that reservations be vacation Msgr. Donnelly at Catholic conference of Hispanic made by January 12, 1984. Archdiocesan Catechetical Center communicators. She will now be a The format will be one of song, national meet board member of UNDA, the interna- will be closed for Christmas vacation scripture instruction, and an from noon, Friday, December 23, until tional association of Catholic inspirational talk. Msgr. John Donnelly, Archdiocesan communicators. Tuesday January 3, 1984 at 9: AM. director of the Holy Childhood Assn., atended the organization's annual conference in Washington at which an St. Brendan's celebrates award was presented to a mission priest in Haiti who was featured in The Voice anniversary mass recently. In Soujh Dade, St. Brrendan Church, 8725 SW 32nd St. Miami, will celebrate The Booster Club of Chaminade High School day they are at 8 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and Father Lawrence Bohnen, SBD, the 30th anniversary of the first Mass will hold their annual Galo New Year's Eve party noon. Selections from Handel's Messiah, the feeds 12,000 children daily in a Port au offered in the parish during Midnight at the school, $00 Chaminade Dr. in Hollywood' Bach Cantata and Christmas carols. Prince ghetto and is supported in part Mass on Christmas Eve under a tent. at 9 p.m. Dancing. Live music, Buffet. Tickets All Chaminade High School invites alumni, by Food For the Poor, a South Florida Msgr. Thomas O'Donovan, are $18 and can be purchased at chaminade or wives and friends to attend the Annual lay organization. He was given the through the mail addressed to the booster club. Christmas Reunion & Party, Monday, Dec. 26th founding pastor of the parish, now For further information call Bill Bravo, 981-5359. at 7:30 p.m. on the campus, 500 Chaminade Bishop Charles de Forbin Award. retired, will be the principal celebrant (between 8 and 10 p.m.) or Ed Drugan, Drive,, Hollywood. Admission is just $1.00 per Msgr. Donnelly attended various of the concelebrated liturgy with the 989-9305. v person and no reservations are necessary. For Rev. Jose Nickse, pastor, and priests further information call 989-5150 weekdays. workshops and exchanged ideas on St. Gregory's Church in Plantation will The Father Solanus Guild meeting will be held programs and activities to help needy of the parish. present a special Christmas music program on Sunday, January 8, 1984 at the Blessed children. The outdoor Mass will be offered in before each mass Mass on Dec. 24th and 25th. Sacrament parish hall, 1701 E. Oakland Park English and Spanish. Masses on Dec. 24 th are at 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m., Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale at 2 PM. Refreshments 8:30 p.m., 10 p.m., and midnight. On Christmas will be served. Pag* 20-Fridoy, D«c*mb»r 23, 1983-THE VOICE FOOD FORTHE ACT LIKE CHRIST. POOR. Last year, at one of the Christmas parties we had, eacli child was given a balloon. 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A It's OK to give Christmas presents. About this time of year we may need that af- firmation because some otherwise good and kindly people try to convince us that gift giving strong demeans the spirit of Christmas. That can hap- pen, but it doesn't have to. Love is the reason people do most of the things they do at Christmas time. And lots of us count on a gift to somehow express our affec- tions, because when it comes to expressing love, message our society is pretty primitive. A friend helped me put this into some perspective a few years ago as we shopped in a hardware store (they sell everything in some of those places). Last-minute shoppers were busily of gathering games off the shelves. "What people are really buying is love," he Christmas said. By Father James A. Black Gift-wrapped NC News Service AWARE that he had a rather dry sense of During the Christmas season, the church humor, I waited for a punch line. "How's selects scripture readings from the sections of that?" I finally asked. the Gospels known as "the infancy narratives." "Most of those folks will never get around to There are only two infancy narratives to be playing those games with their kids. They know found in the gospel accounts: One is in Mat- a lot of the games will be lost or broken a few thew, the other in Luke. The two accounts con- weeks after the holidays. But they see these tain significant differences. things advertised on television and the commer- Matthew's account mentions Joseph and his cials show families playing games together. espousal to Mary. Matthew describes the "Everybody's happy. Nobody's fighting or violence of Herod against the children of shouting. The little kids aren't accusing each Nazareth. He tells of the magi who followed a other or cheating. Everybody wants that kind of star. - • family. They buy the games and hope their family will find that kind of instant happiness. LUKE describes the kinship between Mary "But it's a substitute for love. It's not the real and Elizabeth, the appearance of angels to the thing." shepherds at Bethlehem and the birth of Jesus in I thought a while before answering. a manger. "Maybe it's not so different. Sure, people In all their details, the two authors were trying want families to be fun. They want to be to present information that was more significant together and they want to be happy—especially than biographical detail. Instead, they were try- at Christmas. That's good." ing to say something important about who Jesus In response to his shrug, I pointed out that was. just buying those kinds of things was an effort Matthew opened his narrative with a at communicating care. "They're saying, 'This is genealogy of Jesus. His audience was largely what I hope for us. This is what I'd like.' composed of Christian converts from Judaism. "There are people who think the whole idea is Such a genealogy would have been important to commercial. They don't see any good in it. Rodney Fulton saunters down Pine Chapel Road them because one of Jesus' ancestors was King There are also people who measure the holiday in Hampton, Va., whltMag a merry tune while David. in terms of the gifts they accumulate. They're carrying a gift for his grandmother. His pooch, You might remember that God made a pro- wrong—and they're a minority." Duchess, comes along to heep him company. Love mise to David: From David's line would come You don't have to give or get a gift at is the reason people do moat of the things they do at Christinas time and a gtft is one way we try to the Messiah. Christmas to know that you are loved. But it express our love, (NC MMairom UPD helps if you are able somehow to give one. Most of us know that Christmas is the best time to tell the people around us we love them. fit together in our minds and sound strange in THE CIRCUMSTANCES surrounding the We don't give that message often enough. our mouths. birth of Jesus are found in Matthew 1:18-25. You can't possibly dump a sufficient amount The miracle of Christmas is that it makes us This brief passage contains most of the New of love on people—especially children—in a set want very much to say them. Testament statements about Joseph. time and expect it to last for days, weeks or So if you get my present, even if it's tacky or Chapter 2 of Matthew relates the coming of months. the wrong size, it doesn't matter. What I'm try- the magi—symbols of the gentile world—to see LOVING is easier than explanations. ing to give is some of myself. Jesus. That's why a lot of us give gifts. We want Love is truly the best thing each of us has to Herod's reaction to Jesus' birth is also family, friends and neighbors to know that we offer. A lot of u;> just don't know exactly how described. His intent, obviously, was to care. The words we want to say somehow don't to wrap it. eliminate Jesus as soon as possible. Herod view- ed Jesus as a threat to the throne. The first two chapters of Luke also contain an infancy narrative. Luke described the Annuncia- angel's announcement to Sarah about Isaac's be a part of God's plan. tion, perhaps an event unknown to Matthew. birth in Genesis 17; the similar announcement to Xuke also described the circumstances surround Samson's mother in Judges 13:2; the announce- The traditional story of the birth of ding the birth of John the baptizer. ment of Samuel's impending birth in 1 Samuel 1. Jesus—the Gospel used at Midnight Mass—is found in Luke 2:1-14. Because of the crowded and public nature of inns at the time, it was pro- 'Each evangelist wanted to make clear one in- bably just as well that Mary and Joseph were disputable fact, no matter how he chose to ex- directed to a nearby stable. At least the stable provided some privacy for childbearing. press it: God became man. God himself came There are so many differences between the ac- down from heaven to become one with us/ counts in Matthew and Luke that we'll never know in specific detail what happened at Jesus' Some remarkable similarities can be found The Old Testament accounts all involve elder- birth. But each evangelist wanted to make when comparing the infancy narratives in Luke ly women who could hardly bear children under clear one indisputable fact, no matter how he with several Old Testament stories in which a normal circumstances. But Mary was young, chose to express it: God became man. God child was born through God's intervention. engaged to be married. She asked how she could himself came down from heaven to become one be the mother of God's son. Upon hearing the with us. THREE COME immediately to mind: the angel's response, she professed her willingness to That is indeed a fact worth celebrating. Poo»M.Friday, D^.mb«r 23,1983-THE VOICE The world's 'business us usual' ByGabeHuck "Gave God's infinity NC News Service "Dwindled to infancy "Welcome in womb and breast, Like most other tribes, the Chris- "Birth, milk, and the rest...." tian people have waited. We have THERE WAS a birth. There was waited, and called those waiting days the bursting of waters, pushing, cut- "Advent." ting cord, fondly wrapping. There We have waited to tell the stories was parting at the beginning, as at and sing the songs and pray the every beginning. prayers. We have waited to put into word and melody and procession all And not only, the stories tell, the that we want to stake our lives on: blood of birth spilled, but other this place, this earth, this flesh-God's blood, the world's most innocent dwelling place. blood in the death of the innocents. _ Before there were theologies for It is a true story being told, for that, we know, is the way it goes, the 'It is a true story being way it went, the way it will go: We've all known kings like Herod. told, for that, we It's practically a prerequisite for know, is the way it the job: "Sure, somebody's going to goes, the way it went, get hurt—a few lives lost, but isn't it worth it?" It comes with the ter- the way it will go: ritory. We've all known kings But then consider how the medieval like Herod.' drama called "The Play of Herod" ends. We see the escape to Egypt, the hasty retreat of the magi, then the in- Christmas, there were stories. Around trusion of the military into the village the stories there came to be festivity. and, as the children are put to death, The stories were not histories or the biblical wailing of Rachel who A Salvadoran mother in a Honduran refugee camp holds her child close as she documentaries. They were tales told would not be comforted because her ponders their uncertain future. Her humble surroundings might be akin to about a birth by people who had to children are no more. those of Mary and her child when she gave birth in the manger.

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WC O R Q M E H E L H T E B H * The world's 'business as usuaV ByGabeHuck "Gave God's infinity f NC News Service "Dwindled to infancy "Welcome in womb and breast, Like most other tribes, the Chris- "Birth, milk, and the rest..." tian people have waited. We have THERE WAS a birth. There was waited, and called those waiting days the bursting of waters, pushing, cut- "Advent;" ting cord, fondly wrapping. There We have waited to tell the stories was parting at the beginning, as at and sing the songs and pray the every beginning. prayers. We have waited to put into word and melody and procession all And not only, the stories tell, the that we want to stake our lives on: blood of birth spilled, but other this place, this earth, this flesh-God's bloody the world's most innocent dwelling place. blood in the death of the innocents. _ Before there were theologies for It is a true story being told, for that, we know, is the way it goes, the 'It is a true story being way it went, the way it will go: We've all known kings like Herod. told, for that, we It's practically a prerequisite for know, is the way it the job: "Sure, somebody's going to goes, the way it went, get hurt—a few lives lost, but isn't it worth it?" It comes with the ter- the way it will go: ritory. We've all known kings But then consider how the medieval like Herod.' drama called "The Play of Herod" ends. We see the escape to Egypt, the hasty retreat of the magi, then the in- Christmas, there were stories. Around trusion of the military into the village the stories there came to be festivity. and, as the children are put to death, The stories were not histories or the biblical wailing of Rachel who A Salvadoran mother in a Honduran refugee camp holds her child close as she documentaries. They were tales told would not be comforted because her ponders their uncertain future. Her humble surroundings might be akin to about a birth by people who had to children are no more. those of Mary and her child when she gave birth in the manger, (NC Photo) see everything through the other end But this is not the end of the play. of life, the death in "which Jesus Did the medieval authors somehow triumphed. invent a happy ending? Nothing of we confess you as Lord." "Sleep may not enter here... And so the people told of a woman the kind. The ending is not happy. It THE GREATEST chant of praise and "Yesterday mother still drew from Galilee called Mary who, as the is a great mystery. For there is a "Te thanksgiving. This is sung by Mary "Sleep toward them like a white poet Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote: Deum" sung: "We praise you, God, and Joseph, processing through the moon... audience. But they are joined in then- "Now blows the wind of dying, song and procession by the animals "Blows the shifts over the hair and the angels, by the shepherds, by "That no one will comb again." the lamenting Rachel and the parents (From "O the Chimneys," by Nelly of Bethlehem, and they are joined by sachs (New York: Farrar, Straus and CHRISTMAS PUZZLE DOX the soldiers and their victims and by Giroux.) . Herod. NOT ABOUT Bethlehem but about Circle 18 Christmas season words, horizontally They all process and all sing praise. Auschwitz. Or maybe about any place the world's Herods (include us in) vertically or diagonally. And we sing too, finding ourselves in the procession. have wandered. From the year's news Today we can't imagine it. We take of 1983: How many places, how our Christmas with lots of sugar. many innocents? And we take it in a day. Though Where is that mystery in our we've been baptized into his death, Christmas, the mystery that is only we have little time for or patience the victorious cross? It is right there with how that death is told at in the stories we tell, the carols we Christmas, a death that forever con- sing, the gifts we give and cards we fuses lament and praise. write, the time we take to process And no wonder we are careful to through the dozen days from keep Christmas at arm's length. What Christmas to Epiphany, the many is Herod in these times? ways we have to whisper to one "O the night of the weeping another that the days are numbered children! how for the world's, business as usual. "O the night of the children brand- Somehow, some way, we are going ed for death to join hands and take the procession all over this earth. N N P ML U V S F H N P E C A I E A D R H M A G I A P E Know Your C K Z N W T O E H S K S H R Faith Y CD R R I

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