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Vol. XXXI No. 61 Catholic Archdiocese of Miami Price 25* Friday, April 27, 1984 Pope faces tense Korea next week Rights opposition by Church, crack-down have caused unrest •Alaska stopover... Pg 4 The pope's itinerary also includes Kwangju, a southwestern city where By Father James Coiligan more recent deaths are also SEOUL, South Korea remembered. The stop indicates that (NC)—South Korea, where the small the human rights issue may surface Catholic Church and the government on the trip, and presents Pope John have often bitterly disagreed over Paul with a challenge. human rights conditions, is awaiting "Reconciliation" is the theme at the May 3-7 visit of Pope John Paul the Kwangju stop, where a citizens' II. He will also visit Papua New rebellion against the imposition of Guinea, the Solomon Islands and martial law was crushed by govern- Thailand. ment troops in May 1980. The The government of President Chun government later reported that 170 Doo Hwan recently restored the people died in the riots, but other rights of 202 blacklisted politicians. It estimates put the fatalities at ten freed many of the students jailed for times that number. anti-government activities and gave Archbishop Victorinus Youn of permission for them to return to cam- Kwangju told of looking helplessly pus in April, along with 1,200 others from the window of his residence at who had been expelled. soldiers beating, kicking and In March, the labor minister an- bayonetting students. Among those nounced that the government will sentenced afterward by martial law seek to introduce a minimum wage courts were two Catholic priests. law after studying the examples of other countries. . "THE RESENTMENT is deep," But while many Koreans are hop- said one informed Korean observer ing that the changes are more than who requested anonymity. "Relatives cosmetic, others are convinced that, of those killed number as many as under the surface, the human rights 20,000 people. They won't talk about situation criticized by the church has it. Their silence is frightening. The not improved. government fears eventual revenge, that its members will be killed in POPE JOHN PAUL is coming to retaliation if an opportunity is South Korea to help celebrate 200 given." years of Christianity in the country. At the Korean Martyrs' Shrine a few Security during the pope's trip is expected to be extremely tight, and FRAMED BY BERNINI'S'Gloria,' this painting of the Korean martyrs hung miles from downtown Seoul, he plans behind St. Peter's Chair in St. Peter's Basilica in the 1968 beatification of to canonize 103 of the thousands of security planners are concerned that a group of Catholics will try to reach the martyrs. Pope John Paul will canonize the 100 martyrs next Friday in Koreans who died for the faith in Seoul—the first canonization outside the Vatican, (NC photo) 19th-century persecutions. * (Continued on page 4 ) Rich, all-white kids, unqualified teachers are called untrue picture Study cites Catholic school 'myths'
BOSTON (NC)—Two researchers report on the "National Portrait of and that 18.5 percent of the students of the study, Guerra said. There is a who sifted data in 14 categories from Catholic Secondary Schools" at the are members of minorities. Thirty- 20 percent income gap at the entry 910 Catholic secondary school prin- NCEA convention in Boston April five percent of the schools admit all level between Catholic and public cipals targeted the schools' needs and 24. The study was funded by the Ford ninth-grade applicants. school teachers and an even larger achievements and deflated some of Foundation and conducted by Search Also, 20 percent of the schools said gap at the median income level. the myths about Catholic education. Institute. they accept students expelled from But the myth that those teachers The researchers, Michael J. Gue- THE MYTH that Catholic schools public schools for disciplinary are less qualified than their public rra, .executive director of the secon- are highly selective and admit mostly reasons and 18 percent said they take school counterparts seems unfound- dary school department of the. Na- white upper-middle-class students is students expelled for academic ed, Guerra reported. While 49.6 per- tional Catholic Educational Associa- unfounded, Guerra said. reasons. cent of public school teachers have tion, and Peter L. Benson, director of The study found that 65 percent of However, the belief that Catholic masters' degrees or higher, 51.9 per- research for Search Institute in Min- students come from families with less school teachers are paid less "seems neapolis, presented the preliminary than $30,000 annual gross income to be true," judging from the results (Continued on page 11) •-..,. 2nd Front Sexual abuse and children Educator tells parents how to prevent it
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (NC) — In addition to stricter laws and Parents can help protect children licensing procedures for child care from sexual abuse by letting them centers, Polland advised parents to know early in life that they have some communicate with those who care for control over their own bodies, said their children, to learn the school's Barbara Polland, professor of child philosophy and "to believe their development at California State children." University. "Children don't make up these In an interview with The Tidings, stories (of abuse) from seeing this on newspaper of the Archdiocese of Los television," she said. "Parents must Angeles, Polland said, "let the listen, notice changes in their child's 2-year-old child choose which outfit behavior or attitude and investigate
'Children don't make up these stories (of abuse) from seeing this on television. Parents must listen, notice changes in their child's behavior..: Barbara Polland, professor of child development he wants to wear, let the small child all the possibilities." wash himself and feed himself, even Parents should not force their Parents must teach their children to be self-sufficient and independent says a if it takes longer and is not as effi- children to kiss or be hugged by prominent educator. This will help children say "no" to a potential sexual mo- cient." relatives, she also said. lester. Another deterrent is for the parents to trust the honesty of their chil- "Otherwise the small child will just "GOD HAS' given children an dren. A child who reports sexual abuse is rarely lying. automatically feel that adults can automatic warning system. Allow it touch his body and won't be able to to work. Again, let the child decide in said. creating an atmosphere where deter abusive adults," she said.' those areas in which there is no threat EIGHTY percent of sexually abus- children are encouraged to com- Her remarks were made after a .to his well-being." ed children were abused by someone municate, not punished for their number of news stories reported on a Discipline should be used "as a they knew, according to Polland, so revelations. They should be taught to case of alleged sexual abuse of more means of empowering the child to be old warnings about staying away always tell their parents whenever so- than 100 children over the last decade self-disciplined. The same goes with from strangers are not sufficient. meone tells them not to tell their at a preschool in Manhattan Beach, his ability to make decisions. If he A recurring theme is the abuser's parents. CA. can't make decisions, then those deci- warning to the child that "this is a "Parents can take the weapons "MOST SICK abusive people want sions will be made for him by secret. You will get in trouble if your away from the sick people. They can a compliant child,'' she said in the in- others—sometimes to his detriment. parents find out," Polland said. do this by instilling in children that terview. In most cases'«such people "You cannot be with your child to power to make decisions, by opening will back away if the child puts up a discipline him all the time, so he must She said she advises parents "to up communication and developing a fight, she added. have the discipline within him," she rob the abusive adults of that by sense of self in each child," she said. 'Some' liberation theologies ok'd VATICAN CITY (NC)—Cardinal WHILE SOME expressions of — a responsibility which cannot be - commissions within the various Joseph Ratzinger, head of the liberation theology are "fully delegated." episcopal conferences, for an authen- Vatican Congregation for the Doctri- legitimate, even necessary," said the Other topics discussed at the tic promotion of the Gospel." ne of the Faith, told a press con- German cardinal, "others are open to Bogota meeting were: relations be- The Bogota meeting was the first ference that while some theologies of criticism," while still others are "in tween bishops and religious; coopera- held in Latin America by the doc- liberation are legitimate, those which the final analysis, unacceptable." tion between bishops and trinal congregation. Cardinal Raz- embrace Marxist analysis as a univer- theologians; ecumenism; pastoral inger said the experience was Cardinal Ratzinger criticized bran-' "positive" and "constructive" and sal guide should be rejected. ches of liberation theology which issues such as catechesis and liturgy; The press conference, which the "use Marxist analysis as a scientific Vatican said was the first by the doc- instrument to interpret not only The cardinal criticized branches of Liberation trinal congregation, was held to history anJ social and economic reali- review a meeting between congre- ty, but also the Bible and the Chris- Theology which use Marxist analysis as a gation officials and representatives of tian message." scientific instrument to interpret not only history... the Latin American bishops' con- Only bishops were invited to the but the Bible...' ferences in Bogota, Colombia. Bogota meeting, the congregation The meeting, Cardinal Ratzinger head said, "so as to underline the and moral problems such as violence that other such meetings are envision- said, treated liberation theology as proper responsibility of the episcopal and abortion. ed between the" doctrinal congrega- one of its six main themes. order, above all on doctrinal matters REGARDING ecumenism, Car- tion and bishops in Africa, Asia, dinal Ratzinger said relationships be- North America and Europe. ^OFFICIAL. tween the Catholic Church and other The March issue of an Italian large Christian denominations are monthly magazine, 30 Giorni (30 . Archdiocese of Miami Vianney College Seminary, Miami, effective July 1, 1984. good but that "the situation is not so Days), published a lengthy essay on REVEREND BERNARD KIR- easy with regard to the relations with liberation theology, which it said was LIN - to Rector, St. John Vianney REVEREND PIUS O'DEA - to numerous minor sects which are very prepared by Cardinal Ratzinger for a College Seminary, Miami, effec- Scout Chaplain, Palm Beach, Mar- active in Latin America, with private meeting with theologians. tive July 1, 1984. tin, Glades and Hendry Counties, generous finances at their disposal The essay rejected brands of libera- REVEREND EDWARD effective April 16, 1984. and pledged at the moment to an in- tion theology which favor a con- LYNCH - to Associate Pastor, St. tensive work of proselytism." REVEREND RAYMOND HU- tinuous class struggle in the Marxist Maurice Church, Fort Lauderdale, sense, which make capitalism and effective June 6, 1984. BERT - to Chaplain, St. Mary's One of the conclusions of the Bogota meeting, Cardinal Ratzinger Marxism the only socio-economic op- REVEREND DANIEL KENT - Hospital, West Palm Beach, effec- tive April 10, 1984. said, was the recognition of the tions and set branches of the church to Spiritual Director, St. John "Necessity of developing doctrinal against each other.
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Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, April 27,1984 / PAGE 3 Korean rights still in question (Continued from page 1) the pope in public to protests the human rights situation. The government's security plann- ing has already prompted complaints. One bishop reportedly walked out of church-government negotiations for the pope's scheduled "youth rally" in Taegu because the government in- sisted on having the names and iden- tification card numbers of all young Catholic workers and college studento who volunteered to help at the ceremonies. : The young people fear this would give the government one more bit of data to add to files for use against them later. Another bishop is now in charge of the rally. Church relations with the Seoul government often have been most strained over human rights issues. MANY PRIESTS and other Chris- tian leaders who criticized the 1961-1979 government of President Park Chung Hee were arrested. Mis- sionaries were sometimes expelled from the country. As the government introduced emergency powers to crack down on dissent, calls for Park's resignation came more fre- quently from church leaders. After Park's assassination in 1979 Main focus of papal trip will be South Korea (NC sketch) by the head of the South Korean Cen- suspects, and the roots sank into the nation's bishops. He mentioned the trol of the labor movement in South tral Intelligence Agency, a military ground, marked Catholicism. "pastoral anxiety" of the bishops Korea has prompted some to refer to government came to power led by the Cardinal Stephen Kim of Seoul in over problems in the country and the country as "the Poland of Asia." current President Chun. He cited a 1982 strongly attacked the anti- praised Catholics there for working Interest is widespread in how Pope security threat from Communist church campaign. "It is the govern- toward a more just society based on John Paul will address labor issues. North Korea to justify continued ment which is losing this fight," he human rights. restriction of civilliberties. Chun nar- said. "The church thrives under "LABORERS DESERVE our at- rowly escaped death in 1983 when a persecution." Pope John Paul plans to vist the tention," one South Korean bishop bomb attack in Burma, later blamed CATHOLICS in South Korea southern port city of Puan on May 5, said/ "They dare not say anything at on North-Korea, killed four cabinet number 1.4 million, and the entire where his stop will have a labor all about wages or working hours. ministers and 13 other South Christian population forms about 20 theme. Strong appeals from Catholic They put in 10 to 12 hours a day, with Koreans. percent of the 38.7 million in- labor groups in Pusan resulted in its four days vacation a year. They may The pro-government mass media habitants. But Christians are a inclusion on the papal itinerary, and not organize. If they are heard objec- has depicted church groups as subver- powerful minority and many impor- the pope is scheduled to meet workers ting to working conditions they are sive cells sympathetic to communism. tant anti-government politicians and there. arrested. It is too much." As late as 1982, government-run dissidents are Christians. The bishop added that the general television showed a diagram in.which Pope John Paul in 1981 expressed Of Korea's 8 million workers, 1.6 human rights situation in South the "plotters" of an arson attack his concern over human rights in million earn less than $125 per Korea remains "not good," despite were depicted in/the form of a tree. South Korea after meeting with the month. The strong government con- "some improvement on the surface." On the branches were names of The Most Modern of Midways
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PAGE 4 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, April 27,1984 Get tough on pornography, prostitution, bishops ask
OTTAWA (NC) — The Canadian Prostitution was defined as a such thing as a claim of freedom of Conference of Catholic Bishops has momentary relationship in which expression for the industry of por- called for tougher legal measures to people exchange money for sexual nography." fight pornography and prostitution. relations, "a form of consumerism "FREEDOM of expression is sub- "Pornography must not be allowed where personal interaction is reduced ject to the more fundamental rights to spread its heinous message of sex- to the fulfillment of egoistic needs of respect for persons, justice and the ual aggression, torture and disregard and fantasies." need to grow in humanity. Limiting for the other person and his or her The bishops supported strengthen- freedom of expression can be a sign body," the bishops said in a brief to a of respect for these rights," they said. special Canadian government com- 'Pornography must The bishops suggested any presen- mittee studying pornography and tation which depicts "violent or prostitution. not be allowed to degrading sexual behavior, whether The bishops said sexuality is meant spread its heinous] real or simulated" should be con- to be an experience of creative growth message../ sidered pornographic. found, above all, in the procreation They also suggested the produc- of new life. tion, presentation, distribution and "Sexual activity in all its forms in- exhibition of pornographic material volves our whole person and the very ing the law against "procuring and should be considered an offense or depth of our personality," the brief living off the avails of prostitution, severely restricted to make access to said. "For Christians, the body takes especially if it is joined with intimida- pornographic materials as difficult as on even added importance and value tion or violence." They suggested a possible. as the icon and sacrament of the spirit prostitute's clients should also be sub- Educational, economic and of Jesus Christ living among us. Such ject to prosecution. cultural actions also are necessary to a belief further strengthens our People who solicit minors or counter pornography and prostitu- respect and concern for the integrity engage them in prostitution should be tion, the bishops said. They cited a Prostitution and pornography and value of our physical body." prosecuted, the bishops said. Por- 1983 resolution by the U.N. plague every city in the U.S., THE BISHOPS defined por- nography involving children "should Economic and Social Council which whether large or small. The Church nography as that which exploits and be considered an especially serious of- included suggestions such as increas- continues its part to clean up neigh- dehumanizes sex so that human, fense subject to very severe ing ethics education and sex educa- borhoods and keep children from beings are treated as things and sex penalties." tion and eliminating discrimination being victimized. objects. The bishops said "there can be no against former prostitues. Vatican liable' in Banco Ambrosiano case? ROME (N) — Italian magistrates formation. determine whether his death was a creditor banks. investigating the 1982 collapse of the Within a month, said the press re- suicide or a murder. Vatican sources said the sum would Banco Ambrosiano are looking into ports, Archbishop Marcinkus or his Later in 1982, Vatican Secretary of be a "good-will" payment and that the possibility that the Vatican bank delegate will travel to Milan to re- State Cardinal Agostino Casaroli said the Vatican considered itself to have may be legally responsible in the col- spond to accusation by some small that the Vatican, through an "abuse no legal responsibility in the Am- lapse, making it financially liable to Abrosiano stockholders that the Vati- of trust," had become unwittingly in- brosiano case. Ambrosiano stockholders. can bank should be held civilly liable. volved by Calvi in the bad debts. The citation of civil liability is a Italian newspapers reported that BANCO Ambrosiano, Italy's larg- Cardinal John Krol of separate matter from the $250 million Milan magistrates Renato Bricchetti est private bank, collapsed in 1982 Philadelphia, after a March meeting payment, and it raises the possibility and Antonio Pizzi had sent "citation under bad debts totalling $1.2 billion. of a committee of cardinals which ad- that the Vatican bank could be held of civil liability" to the president of Its president, Roberto Calvi, later vises the Vatican on financial mat- legally responsible in the Ambrosiano the Vatican bank, U.S. Archbishop was found hanged under a London ters, said the Vatican planned to pay collapse, with a consequent financial Paul Marcinkus, asking him for in- bridge. A british court has unable to $250 million to Ambrosiano's liability to Ambrosiano stockholders.
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The dull highway,miles eighteen-year-old that knew his own.name. I like to move said. Pray for me. I said. Sure, he said. Lance reached out were unwinding -monot- around a lot. Bruce, he said You're a traveller? I said, a and touched my arm. Good night, he said. Pray for me. too. onously at exactly 61 rnHes wanderer? Yeah. Bruce, he said. A seeker, maybe? I said. Back in the car. on that highway. I thought of Lance. The . per hour. The song pouring Lance nodded a bit uncertainly, his face suddenly wary cat purred along almost on automatic pilot at exactly 61 out of the speakers and fill- and closing... You're a drifter, I said it quietly, kindly, with miles per hour. I passed a state trooper parked behind a ing the car—I had the a question at the end of my voice. The other kids got real clump of trees with his radar gun aimed squarely at me. I volume way up—was a quiet and our conversation ended pretty soon after that. wasn't going fast enough for him to stop me, but I still hauntingly beautiful ballad by Carole King: "You're so far One by one each kid said some final, terminating thing slowed it down a bit. away.. ' It's a great song. before they said good night and went upstairs to bed. I shook hands with each kid—I wanted to touch them. I thought of the next six days and fourteen talks. I sure I've been on the road a lot these days. Spring is a very hope the road don't come to own me. I said back to the busy time for talks, and we're also busy setting up crisis music. centers for kids in other cities. "I sure hope the road don't come to own me... " Thanks for helping me take care of all these-^-our—kids. I get pretty tired sometimes. Like last Friday, driving at 6 Most of them are really great kids. a.m. to give a bunch of talks at four high schools and two colleges and preach at all the masses that weekend. I was Lance stayed around. We satthere looking at each Pray for me. please, and them. We never forget you. I "vegging out." as the kids say. (i.e.. assuming the relaxed, other. I ain't no drifter. Bruce, he said. His lips twisted and hope most especially that you experience the hope and unconscious, vegetable-like state of a turnip) no thought again that look of uncertainty, and a brief touch of panic comfort and joy of Easter. or feeling, letting the music from the car radio wash over crossed his face. I'm just... his voice traijed off. It's better me. I was really getting into the song: "Doesn't anybody to settle down. I said. It's better to stay around. I said. It's I Here's my contribution to help our kids survive their stay in one place anymore..." The next verse snapped me better to find what you're looking for—at least once in a | crucifixions ,and celebrate their Easters. My gift is out of my reverie: "I sure hope the road don't come to own while. me...' Vivid memories of a conversation I had with a bunch I Please print: of my kids just before I left jarred me awake. Jesus, too. was a wanderer, a seeker, with no place to lay His head—like my kids. I hope they meet each other NAME:,..... : ( We had opened our beautiful new crisis center for kids in sometime, someplace on that road my kids call home. Houston June of last year, and I was visiting there a couple Jesus' own journey to the Father ended abruptly on a road | ADDRESS: of weeks ago—our center was jammed, naturally, with on a hill overlooking Jerusalem: He ended His life as He began it—homeless, on the run, pursued by His enemies, over 70 kids—making sure that things were going well and I -CITY: checking out new staff. It was about midnight and I was no stranger to abandonment and loneliness, stripped and .STATE: indignified. and finally, killed. I don't think the Lord has sitting in our main lounge talking with a half dozen really ZIP: _. 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Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, April 27,1984 / PAGE 5 More understanding of Jews needed by Catholics—official
WASHINGTON (NC) — A fuller the God we Christens know is the understanding of "living Judaism" is God of Abraham and Issac and needed in Catholic education so that Moses," he said. Catholics can better know the origins The study of the Scriptures must of their own faith, an official of thg move away from the view that National Conference of Cathouc Hebrew Scriptures are merely a back- Bishops said after attending a ground for the New Testament, he meeting with Jewish leaders. said. Eugene Fisher, executive secretary "The liturgical life of the church of the NCCB's Secretariat for has its origins within the Jewish Catholic-Jewish Relations, said in ah religious experience," he said. "You interview that a Vatican commission, can't study the sacraments without in a major effort to promote changes studying their origins in Judaism." in teaching on Jews and Judaism, has drafted a set of teaching guidelines THE JOINT LIAISON committee for use in Catholic schools. expressed satisfaction at progress in education since Pope John Paul II in That and other steps were discussed 1982 called for catechetical reform at a meeting in Amsterdam, the with special reference to Jews and Netherlands, of the International Judaism, Fisher said. Catholic-Jewish Liaison Committee. Some of the reform, Fisher said, Fisher attended the meeting as a con- would be aimed at correcting the sultant to the Vatican Commission "selective amnesia" of church for Religious Relations with the Jews, historians regarding past treatment of which co-sponsors the liaison group Jews. and which drafted the teaching guide- "There is no reference to Judaism lines. in this book, and only one reference "IN TRADITIONAL Catholic to Jews," he said, picking up a teaching, Jewish history disappears recently published history of the with the Crucifixion and reappears church. "We need to look more 'COME HOME.' Tony Lucas, one of 50 youths from St. Mary parish in Berea, with the Holocaust," Fisher said. honestly at our own treatment of the Ohio, distributes leaflets at a shopping center near the church inviting inac- Jews." tive Catholics to return to the parish for a special "Homecoming." The "The intervening two milienia are week-long program, sponsored by a number of parish groups, was aimed at lost." Fisher said he finds little theoretical the registered but inactive Catholics of the community, (NC photo) The idea of Judaism as a living opposition to his ideas. faith after the New Testament needs "It's more a matter of bringing this to be better taught, he said, and the to people's attention than over- the Jewish community that the policy border. Jewish contribution throughout his- coming resistance," he said. is not one of non-recognition," Bishop Francis J. Mugavero of tory should be better understood. A number of Jewish leaders were Fisher said, noting that Vatican Brooklyn, N.Y., who also attended statements have often referred to the the meeting, said he didn't blame Jewish history, he added, also has , concerned about the, sensitive issue of the Vatican's relations with Israel. "state of Israel." Jewish leaders for asking about "a direct relevance to our spiritual The Vatican also does, not have Israel-Vatican relations. "Rut we've view." The Vatican does not have diplomatic relations with Israel, but maintains diplomatic ties with Jordan. Vatican taken the position that this is the' "There need to be ways of incor- contact through the Israeli embassy in officials have said that the situation responsiblity of the (Vatican)) porating Jewish understanding of Italy. probably will remain the same until secretary of state — not a religious God in Christian education, because "IT NEEDS to be made clearer to Israel and Jordan agree on a common but a political question," he said. JOHN B. ROGERS ATTORNEY AT LAW Dersonal Injury Real Estate FLEAS? Matrimonial Commercial Litigation Wills, Estates, Trusts Licensed Florida and New York CALL St. John's University School of Law 15 years trial experience ALLEN 1881 University Drive Broward 752-3400 PEST CONTROL, inc. Coral Springs, Fla 33065 Dade 940-1958 Ask About Discount
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BUBUQUE, Iowa (NC) — Joseph procedure, and it came out as an an- riage invalid and explains the costs, Zwack hopes Catholic marriage nulment," he said. time, paperwork and other pro- courts will be "absolutely inundated An estimated 8 million U.S. cedures needed to obtain an an- with petitions for annulment." Catholics — equalling the total nulment decree. "I don't think the Church can af- population of the 17 least populated WRITING the book "wasn't all ford to become irrelevant on this is- states in the country — are civilly that hard," said Zwack, but tracking sue," said the Dubuque lawyer. down the information needed "was Zwack's recent book on how to get difficult." The available information an annulment has been so successful, The people ¥m tying is scattered in studies for professional with 12,00.0 copies sold since to get to are the ones church lawyers which are "so November, that his publisher has technical that it's just not of any help started him on a promotional tour who consider them-, to the average people." around the country. selves on the outside. He said his publisher, Harper and He has been on radio talk shows in Another official Row, gave him a free hand in writing several major cities and has ad- the book. ditional radio ''" d television ap- church document is Zwack said he considered seeking pearances scheuu cd. not what they are an "imprimatur" — official Church Joseph Zwack, author Zwack wrote "Annulment: Your looking for.' permission to print the book — but Chance to Remarry Within the "to be frank, an imprimatur might Catholic Church" when he realized Joseph Zwack, kill the book. The people I'm trying peared on a radio show there. how mysterious the Church's annul- Lawyer, author to get to are the ones who consider Zwack was born in Dubuque and ment process was to most people, themselves on the outside. Another educated in Catholic schools in the .himself included. official Church document is not what Iowa community, 'including Loras IN HIS CIVIL law practice, he divorced. About 80 percent of these they're looking for." College. Until he moved recently, he said, some of his clients would ask are remarried, but only about one in MARGARET Flaherty., promoting was a member of Resurrection Parish him if they had grounds for a Church 10 has ever tried to get the first mar- the book for Harper and Row from in Dubuque, where he was an extra- annulment of their marriage. He said riage declared null by the church, he San Francisco, said it sold im- ordinary minister of the Eucharist that he told some of these people no, said. mediately without any pre-promotion and a member of the parish council. but they subsequently got an- To clear up the mystery about when it hit bookstores in November. He said the book has taken up a lot nulments. church annulments, he wrote a step- One Dubuque bookstore ordered of his time recently. "I think I would "They didn't really know why. by-step guide to the process. It spells 40 more copies after selling out its make more money at my law practice They said they just filled out some out the various grounds on which the first 50. Orders reportedly flooded in than I will on the book," he said, papers and went into this mysterious Church will consider a previous mar- from Pittsburgh after Zwack ap- "but it has been exciting." Apparitions 'unbelievable,' bishop says LAFAYETTE, La. (NC) — Bishop national disaster. Cord of Love Rosary Mission," pray her 'Knotted Cord of Love Gerard L. Frey of Lafayette, La., has Bishop Frey said a "careful ex- Bishop Frey said. Rosary,'" he said. told Catholics in his diocese to amination" of the woman's story For more than a year, Comeaux Bishop Frey's statement said that "withhold belief in the apparitions provided "no evidence of a super- has claimed that Mary appears to her "there are those who, accepting the and messages" of the so-called natural origin of anything that Mrs. "often, even daily," said Msgr. H.A. authority of these revelations, make "Knotted Cord of Love Rosary Mis- Comeaux reports as a message from Larroque, diocesan vicar general. important life decisions which are sion." the Mother of God." The alleged messages from Mary disturbing in themselves and causing After an investigation into the mis- "THERE IS, therefore, no credible "predict a national disaster and the grave concern to their relatives and sion, Bishop Frey asked Catholics to authority on which Catholics may only people spared will be those who friends." withdraw their support of the claims base their belief in the apparitions made by Genevieve Comeaux of and revelations allegedly experienced Cankton, LA, who said the Blessed by Mrs. Comeaux, or in the messages COLUMBUS COULD HAVE Virgin Mary has appeared to her and she publicizes in various ways and given her messages of an impeding particularly through the 'Knotted USED OUR INSURANCE
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Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, April 27,1984 / PAGE 7 Mixed reviews on Reagan Bishops agree on abortion, tax credits, disagree WASHINGTON (NC) — Leaders proportionate emphasis on military of the National Conference of options, added Cardinal Joseph L. Catholic Bishops told President Bernardin of Chicago. Reagan that while they deeply com- Questioned extensively by reporters mend his backing for tuition tax about covert actions in Nicaragua, credits and anti-abortion efforts, they where the United States is blamed for strongly disagree with administration mining the harbors, the church policies in regard to Central America leaders said they have consistently op- and the poor. posed such activity. They also urged greater initiatives by the White House toward resump- When they raised the question of tion of arms control talks and ex- mining with Reagan during lunch, pressed strong reservations about "he made no substantive statement," Bishop Malone said. Archbishop John J. O'Connor of The impression is New York said he "specifically raised sometimes given that the question of covert operations and made it clear that we, the bishops, do the bishops are in tot- not approve of covert operations." President Reagan escorts, from left. Archbishop John O'Connor of New York and Bishop James W. Malone of Youngstown, Ohio, through the White House al conflict at all times colonnades. Bishop Malone, president of the National Conference of Catholic with the president Despite their criticisms of some ad- Bishops, and other members of the NCCB, went to the White House for a lunch- ministration actions, the church eon and briefing, (NC/UPI photo) This is not correct/ leaders stressed that they also agree with some Reagan policies and that "This is not correct." bishop said. the talks were not argumentative. Archbishop O'Connor said he deployment of the MX missile, the Asked if he thought the bishops bishops said after a lunch with were being used politically, Cardinal Reagan and briefing by top officials. Bernardin responded, "Sure I'm aware of the fact that this is an elec- While praising Reagan for. his pro- tion year, but life doesn't stop life and tuition tax credit stances, Collected statements available because we're going to have an elec- "we expressed strong concern about tion in November. the budget cuts, especially as they af- WASHINGTON (NC) — A book containing 64 pastoral letters and "I welcome the opportunity to fect the poor," in particular low- official statements by the U.S. bishops between 1975 and 1983 has been share my ideas and the ideas of the income elderly and women, Bishop published by the U.S. Catholic Conference. James W. Malone of Youngstown, The book, volume IV of a four-volume set, includes the 1983 bishops' Ohio, NCCB president, told reporters war and peace pastoral as well as statements on Central America, human 'We expressed strong outside the White House. sexuality, racism, military service registration and conscription, Marxist concern about the He characterized the private discus- communism and capital punishment. sions as "cordial and open." Volume III included statements issued between 1962 and 1974 and was budget cuts, especially published in March. Volume I, with statements from 1792 to 1940, and The bishops spent approximately Volume II, with statements from 1941 to 1961, are expected to be re- as they affect the poor.' four hours at the White House in the leased by June. luncheon and briefing. The volumes will be available at $19.50 each, or the complete boxed set BISHOP Malone said that on El for $75, from the Office of Publishing Services, USCC. 1312 Massachu- setts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005. Catholic bishops with anybody who'll Salvador the bishops reiterated that listen," especially someone "in a "the only solution to war is a political position of authority," the Chicago solution as contrasted with a military cardinal said. one." "THE IMPRESSION is sometimes found Reagan's anti-abortion beliefs The meeting with the bishops was "Although we admit that under the given that the bishops are in total to be particularly strong. "I don't the fourth in three weeks that Reagan present situation some military aid is conflict at all times with the presi- know how much more he could do" has held with Catholic groups or of- needed," the bishops fear a dis- dent," Cardinal Bernardin said. on that issue, the New York arch- ficials. Bishops: Well oppose ERA without abortion amendment WASHINGTON (NC) — The general secretary, said recent Committe in September, the National Conference of Catholic developments in Congress and the NCCB said. Bishops announced it will "have courts raise questions about ERA's Previously the bishops have no alternative but to oppose" the implications not only for abortion taken no position on the ERA Equal Rights Amendment if a but for private educational institu- itself. clause is not added excluding abor- tions, the tax-exempt status of The statement said the Ad- tion and abortion funding from its charitable organizations, religious ministrative Committee discussed scope. exemptions in federal grant a March 9 ruling in ;jfrhich the In a news release the NCCB said statutes and government aid pro- Commonwealth Court of Pen- its Administrative Committee in grams. . nsylvania used that state's ERA to March approved a resolution "IN GENERAL, it seems fair to strike down Pennsylvania's pro- stating the new position on ERA say that the potential gravity of the hibitions on public funding of "because of the serious moral amendment's implications is the abortions. Pro-life groups have problems" that would be product not so much of its own argued that a federal ERA similar- presented by an ERA without the terms as originally understood by ly could affect federal abortion inlcusion of an anti-abortion sponsors and supporters, as it is of restrictions. clause. an ambiguous congressional Msgr. Hoye said the Ad- The NCCB also announced record and the interaction among ministrative Committee in its establishment of an ad hoc inter- ERA, legislative enactments and discussion reaffirmed the bishops' disciplinary committee to study other legal principles," Msgr. commitment to women's rights. implications of the ERA. The com- Hoye said in a statement. The Administrative Committee mittee is chaired by Archbishop The ad hoc committee studying is a panel of some 40 bishops ERA supporters, especially Catho- John L. May of St. Louis, NCCB the implications of the ERA will lics, maintain the amendment will which conducts the business of the have no bearing on abortion vice president. present its findings and recom- NCCB between annual general rights, (NC photo) Msgr. Daniel F. Hoye, NCCB mendations to the Administrative meetings. ; Florida/THE VOICE7 Friday,'April'2A 1984 INS raids target Hispanics 'unfairly' — church officials By NC News Service in the majority opinion, said workers singles out Hispanics. He said he was The Supreme Court's April 17 deci- were not compelled to answer when stopped by an INS agent once at an sion to allow sweeping Immigration INS agents asked if they were U.S. airport while he was speaking and Naturalization Service searches citizens or legal residents. Spanish. ' of factories for illegal aliens makes Bishop Mahony agreed with Justice Duke Austin, INS press spokes- Hispanics targets of discrimination, William J. Brennan, who said in a man, said agents only conduct sear- said a bishop and several other Cath- dissenting opinion that what was ches — either with the owner's olic officials familiar INS raids. striking about the decision "is its permission or with a search warrant Bishop Roger M. Mahony of studied air of unreality." — where information or observation gives them reason to believe there are illegal aliens. It would not be cost-ef- fective to conduct random raids, he Raids are portrayed as informal, friendly walk- said. throughs. In my experience, that is not the case Asked about possible harassment — uniformed officers block the doors, sometimes of Hispanic citizens, Austin said, "We don't deport Hispanic citizens, guns are drawn, people panic/ hopefully." A Border Patrol agent escorts undo- Bishop Roger Mahoney, Agents searching for illegal aliens cumented Hispanics to a holding cen- "look for furtive behavior, dress, ter near the Mexican border. The Stockton, CA Supreme Court ruled that raids on language — it has to be a combina- factories and other places of employ- tion of things. Just speaking Spanish ment are constitutional and do not Stockton, CA, said the court's major- The bishop said he had experienced is not enough" to cause an agent to violate immigrants' rights. (NC/Wide ity opinion "portrays the most idea- such raids in-his youth while working stop someone, Austin said. World photo) listic scenario." at his family's poultry plant in 'Raids are portrayed as informal, southern California. "Border patrol friendly walk-throughs. In my ex- agents came bursting through the 1 perience that is not.the case — un- doors with guns drawn," he said, on- informed officers block the doors, ly to find Mexican-American ~ Only 2 Weeks left! employees who were U.S. citizens. sometimes guns are drawn, people %f; panic," he told NC News. -j ..to see Europe with S. Fla. 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BoxC Brooklyn, New York 11202 or call: (212) 638-5500, Ext. 319 This is our twelfth year Midm?,F.ldfid?>fTHE.-ViOICf.7iPrWaV, April 27, How to care for the dying? Physicians, Catholic health group differ on 'shortening life' of terminally ill patients By NC News Service A group of physicians has sug- gested that even the use of artificial means to provide water and nutrition can ethically be abandoned in treating some cases of hopelessly ill patients.** But the Catholic Health Associa- tion, in an unrelated •publication, warned that "actions to shorten life are prohibited," even in treating pa- tients near death. Ten physicians, in a New England Journal of Medicine article titled "The Physician's Responsibility Toward Hopelessly 111 Patients," said that not all forms of treatment need be provided all hopelessly ill persons. They said, nonetheless, that the pa- tient's role in decision-making and his or her comfort while dying are crucial in treatment or denial''of types of treatment. THE MEDICAL journal's article followed publication earlier this year of a Catholic Health Association guidebook to treating seriously ill pa- tients. ' In "To Treat Or Not To Treat: A Working Document for Making Critical Life Decisions," the CHA noted that "courts and ethicists generally agree that patients do not always require aggressive efforts to utilize all possible treatment methods." But it said that "at the very least, palliative care is required and actions to shorten life are prohibited." The CHA guidebook said that even when patients have been removed from life-support systems, they should be nourished and kept com- fortable until death. In the New, England Journal of Medicine article, the 10 prominent physicians outlined as basic "two im- Physicians who deal with the terminally ill must keep the comfort and wishes of their patients always in mind when making portant precepts: the patient's role in decisions about care, the Catholic Health Association and an American Journal of Medicine article state. Both groups say decision-making is paramount; and a physicians cannot help their patients commit suicide. (Voice photo) decrease in aggressive treatment of diagnosis or prognosis or both, the act, for this is contrary to law," they times, one respects life more by let-r the hopelessly ill patient is advisable life-sustaining approach should be wrote in the medical journal. ting it go than by clinging to it/* when such treatment would only pro- continued until reasonable agreement The CHA guidebook said "irrever- The document also said that a pa- long a difficult and uncomfortable tient should not be disconnected from process of dying " is reached," they said. sibly comatose patients are living Doctors cannot, they added, help human beings who must not be killed. life support systems unless: THE PHYSICIANS had gathered patients choose suicide. This does not mean, however," the • The patient is in an irreversible, at Harvard University in a meeting permanent, noncognitive state; organized by the Society for the Right • The life support system has no to Die, which promotes legislation to Irreversibly comatose patients are living human reasonable likelihood of providing give persons the right to say in ad- beings who must not be killed. This does not lasting benefit to the patient; vance how long they want to be • A reasonable inquiry discloses treated. mean, however, that all technologies of prolong- no evidence that the patient would The physicians said patients' rights ing life are.... obligatory... At certain times, one want life supports continued, and include the right to refuse life- respects life more by letting it go than by cling- • Approval is obtained from the sustaining treatment. Moreover, a patient's next of kin or guardian, "hopelessly ill patient's refusal of ing to it. perhaps with the concurrence of a life-sustaining treatment is not in hospital medical - ethical issues com- itself a reason to question the / Catholic Health Association mittee. person's competency," they wrote. The CHA guidebook advised a The doctors acknowledged that in "ALTHOUGH a rare patient may document said, "that all technologies written, neurological consultation to many cases medical advice varies. "If contemplate suicide, the physician of prolonging life are appropriate or determine whether these criteria have there is disagreement concerning the cannot participate by assisting in the obligatorys in a given case. At certain been met in such cases. Catholic schools report: more minorities, majority of lay teachers BOSTON (NC) — There are 31 the number of lay people on the staff Basilian Father Frank Bredeweg, 66.1 percent of elerjjentary teachers fewer Catholic elementary and secon- of Catholic schools today holds about NCEA Data Bank consultant, com- and 63.3 percent *of high school dary schools in the United States this the same majority that religious held pared the most recent decline in teachers were lay. year than in 1982-1983, the smallest in the 1960s. school closings with the annual "In general, parents and students decline since the 1960s, according to a Enrollment in Catholic schools average of 72 closing over the past have accepted today's predominantly National Catholic Educational As- seven years. lay staff and this does not seem to sociation report. He cited a number of factors for present academic or administrative Lay people today hold the slowed rate of closings, including problems," Father Bredeweg said. The Data Bank of the NCEA, in its large-scale reviews Of school systems, report released April 23 in conjunc- the same majority in The percentage of non-Catholic slower movement of people from city - students in Catholic schools increased tion with the NCEA convention in Catholic school staffs to suburbs, and continued en- Boston April 23-26, also found an in- to 10.6 percent in 1982-83, the most that religious held in thusiastic support for CathOlic educa- recent statistical year available, com- creasing number of nbn-Catholic and tion by parents and students. minority students in Catholic schools. the 1960s. pared to 2.7 percent in 1969-70. THE NUMBER of full-time facul- More" than one-fifth of the total Catholic elementary schools ty members in Catholic schools in- 1982-83 enrollment, 20.4 percent, was number 7,937 and secondary schools decreased 58,000, a decline of 1.9 per- creased by 453 to 146,913 teachers. from minority groups, according to number 1,464, the report said. In cent in 1983-84, compared with 2.2 On the elementary level 78.8 percent the report. Blacks made up 8.8 per- 1982-83, there were 7,950 elementary percent in 1982-83. Elementary are lay teachers, while on the high cent of the enrollment, Hispariics 9.1 schools and 1,482 secondary schools. enrollment is currently 2,180,000 and school level 74.3 percent are lay. percent, Asian Americans 2.1 percent THE REPORT also showed that secondary enrollment is 788,000. In 1976-77, according to the study, and American Indians 0.4 percent. PAGEMMMtafcH, T«fiVOIS&0B*i3Ryr, New drink rules Someday... stir student ire at Notre Dame U. NOTRE DAME, Ind. (NC) — Stu- that the action wilf^ripple social life dent protests have followed an an- on campus without providing any nouncement of stricter rules govern- alternatives. "The policy takes away ing the consumption of alcohol at the our entire forum for socialization," University of Notre Dame. said Cathy David, student body vice president. The new guidelines prohibit parties The new policy "deals with the in student rooms and restrict parties symptoms, not the cause, which is the in dormitory lounges to those over social life," David said. 21, the legal drinking age in Indiana. The rules, scheduled to take effect The university has recommended next fall, also make public drunken- the development of a comprehensive ness a punishable offense. plan to provide alternatives to drink- THE UNIVERSITY also was con- ing. The committee suggested sidering other restrictions, including renovating student facilities, improv- banning all hard liquor from campus, ing transportation to and from the South Bend, IN, area and planning a Outlawing bars in student rooms and greater variety of special events at the limiting the number of people that school. may gather in dormitory rooms. Almost 1,500 students gathered at Most of the- 7,400 Notre Dame the university's administration undergraduates live on campus. building April 18, crowding the There are no fraternities or sororities. FATHER HESBURGH, who was traveling outside the country during 'The students do not the protests, has threatened to make the university completely dry if the consider new guidelines fail to solve alcohol- drunkenness an act related problems on campus. that requires But that hasn't stopped the students from voicing their disap- disciplinary proval. Huge banners hung from measures. This nearly eveyr dormitory during the attitude must protests. One banner said, "The blood of ... he may be your change.' Christ, I.D. please." Others said, "Thou shalt not party," and "Even the Last Supper had 13 in one room." parish priest rotunda under the famed Golden The campus newspaper also Dome, in the first major demonstra- criticized the policy, calling it "a ma- tion at the school in 15 years. The jor administration blunder," and stu- But he and otherslike him studying at our South Florida march followed a half hour of dent body president Robert Bertino speeches and chants on the front steps called the committee's report "a seminaries need financial support in this time priest short- of the building. dismal moment in Notre Dame age. ' history." The previous night, more than 1,000 students joined in a spon- THE COMMITTEE'S 28-page taneous gathering in front of Corby report said Notre Dame is following a Hall, the home of Holy Cross Father national trend in restricting alcohol Theodore M. "Hesburgh, university consumption, citing evidence that president. alcohol abuse is higher at the univer- Student leaders said more protests sity than at most schools. \ - * * ' were planned. The committee also was concerned FATHER E. William Bauchamp, about removing university liability chairman of the Committee which for underage drinking. drafted the policy, said, "The Student leaders said that the issue is students do not consider drunkenness not the legality or morality of drink- an act that required disciplinary ing, nor is it the right to party and get measures. This attitude must drunk. - change." "We are trying to stand up for our He added, "The whole party scene rights and the quality of student life," So please be generous when leads to alcohol abuse, so we've got Bertino said. "We're trying to pro- your parish gives you an en- to eliminate it." mote an atmosphere for responsible drinking." velope like this, to help our But student leaders complained seminarians... Catholic school myths ... to be more like Him. (Continued front page 1) 50-60 percent of public high school cent of Catholic school teachers have graduates. such degrees. Eighty-eight percent of Another significant finding, he Catholic school teachers are ac- said, was that less than five percent of credited. Catholic school principals reported Benson said the Catholic school serious problems of absenteeism, principals were asked to evaluate how physical conflicts among students, well their schools are doing. thfrft, alcohol or drug use at school, THE PRINCIPALS reported that vandalism, or verbal or physical they are doing an "outstanding or abuse of teachers. Fifty-two percent quite good" job of maintaining an ef- of public school principals, for exam- fective disicpline policy, of teaching ple, reported a serious problem of religious education and values and absenteeism. moral education. Ninety-nine percent of Catholic The areas of greatest need, Benson high schools have a written statement said, are in computer training, involv- of standards for student behavior, he ing parents in the schools, recruiting added. and retaining low-income students, Sixty-four percent of full-time interacting with the community and religion teachers are lay people. encouraging vocations. Benson reported that 98 percent of Benson described as "terribly religion classes teach morality, 97 significant" the fact that 80 percent percent teach Scripture, 96 percent of Catholic high school graduates teach the sacraments, 93 percent subsequently enrolled in a two-year teach doctrine and 81 percent teach or four-year college, compared to church history. Miami, Rorltfa/THE VOICE/ftiday, April127,1984./.PAGE?ft' Rating your parish On a scale of 1 to 10, how wel it live up to the challenge of C By Norman B. Carroll How do we assess our own parish? — must work together. That involves form of the golden rule which reads: Permanent Deacon *» First, let's define "parish." a sharing of the work and the power." he who has the gold rules? Whether Archdiocese of Miami Catholic theologians today picture This means that as we review the true or not, when speaking of money Do you recall a recent popular a parish as the people of God (the basic areas of parish function, we ap- in a parish, we are speaking of money movie entitled "Ten"? The title de- Body of Christ) present locally while praise not only how effective they are freely given by the, community mem- scribes the perfect rating which Dud- seeking, through their organizing, to but also who helps in guiding these bers. ley Moore, the male lead, gives to Bo fulfill the same mission to which actions. Is it a he, a she or a they? We deacons and priests do not give Derek the female star of the film. Jesus dedicated Himself. Because we are speaking of our money. We receive it. Accordingly, Surely, the story and its title wreak of Briefly stated, a parish is succeed-. local Body of Christ, its function those who give it certainly have a male chauvinism, but the movie does should basically follow the lead of its right and an obligation to provide in- spotlight the subject of ratings. more comprehensive counterpart, our put as to how their money is spent. We. Americans rate just about ev- We don't grade par- Archdiocese of Miami. If you knew the percentage of the erything from baseball teams to Miss ishes to be negative.. The Archdiocese sponsors seven annual parish budget which was a' Americas. So it seems only natural ministries which translate into five loted to each church committee, yd and surely more important for us to Grading our parish is areas which every parish in the Arch- would have an idea of the priorities of grade our own church community, taking the first step diocese should visibly promote. your parish. Therefore when St. namely, our parish. toward realizing... a These five are not the only parish Thecla's spends $50,000 annually on How do we rate our parish on a activities, but they should be the most property improvements and only scale of 1 to 10? loving support group! basic in any living parish. $5,000 on charity, one can assume that St. Thecla's Church places a Before we begin our soul-search- Worship ing, let's see what standards we shall higher value on property than on and shall not employ. Certainly, ing to the extent that it is forming The Second Vatican Council stated charity. some criteria are useless. Christ in its members. that "liturgy is the summit toward Do you agree, as a member of the which the activity of the Church is di- Body of Christ, with that type Of Don't judge by numbers Participation is key rected (and) the fountain from which priority? I remember a pastor-friend from Rosemary Haughton, a skilled all her power flows." In a word, wor- Grade your parish on its finances, Virginia complaining bitterly to me theologian, writes: "The concept of ship is the primary function of our and, if you receive little or no finan- that he had just been demoted from the Body of Christ is founded on peo- parish. cial information, consider that in one parish to another. When I asked ple so deeply committed to each other Ask yourself: Are liturgical cele- your evaluation. that they scarcely exist except as him why he thought the second parish brations in my parish throbbing with Christian Education was inferior, he responded that the united." the presence of the Father and his parish had fewer members and its Therefore, in grading your parish children, or are they sleepy, sterile "The church... has the responsibil- buildings were "a wreck." on a scale of 1 to 10, ask yourself and stuffy? Do the parish homilies ity of announcing the way of salva- Can we in truth, however, judge first: How broadly and how spiritedly pierce my heart with the spirited hope tion to all people;., (and) is bound to the worth of a community by its num- do the People of God participate with and goodness of Christ, or do they ig- give these children of hers the kind of bers or its buildings? Rather, let's ex- each other in my parish? nore my heart-break which our Lord education through which their entire amine the Christian vitality of the Father William J. Baush, author would never do?. - lives can be penetrated with the Spirit people, something about which, inci- and lecturer, puts it bluntly: "Partici- If all is not well m parish liturgy, of Christ." dentally, my friend had no know- pation is the key-word in the living do you have an effective liturgy com- Parishes should be educating peo- ledge. parish: (this means} involvement in mittee to whom you can look for a so- ple of all ages, hot just children^ This Then there are those who judge a decision-making,, (and) sharing the lution? education should not just convey in- parish by the number of dollars which task of actually running the parish... Record the grading of your parish formation, but provide a living expe- roll in every Sunday. We pray there including its money side. Instead of workshop on a scale of 1 to 10. rience of the Spirit of Christ. ' are no disciples of Christ (ordained or the pastor... talking down and look- Does your parish rate a passing not) who are committing this evil. ing down on the parishioners, the Finances grade in fulfilling its role of educat- parish as a whole — priest and people At any rate, the question remains: Have you heard of that deviate ing? Mark your numerical opinion on From soap operas to films By Prent Browning Villanova President Fr. Patrick fering intensive one week courses on sential to religious education. Voice Staff Writer O'Neil is the Masters of Arts program religious education and the media, "The totality of faith isn't Religious education. in Pastoral Ministries open to lay and and various topics on Catholicism, knowledge," said Mercedes, speaking To many Catholics this still con- clergy alike. taught respectively by internationally about the education of children. jures up images of being led in recita- The 36 credit program offers • known priests Fr. Pierre Babin and "I could say to you I love you and I tion of memorized questions and courses (mostly held at night) on such Fr. Richard Brien (see box). might give you three reasons but if I answers from the Baltimore topics as family and youth ininistry, FOR THE first time it will be possi- put my arms around you and hug Catechism. moral theology and pastoral counsel- ble to complete the masters program you, I'm communicating on a dif- Today it may mean anything from ing. Although many of the students by taking courses offered during suc- ferent level," she said. professionally produced Christian are either working full time in various cessive summers. THE TROUBLE is, said her hus- soap operas for teenagers to ministries or teaching in Catholic Appearing repeatedly in descrip- band, that we have accustomed our- sophisticated workshops for adults schools anyone is welcome to attend tions of various workshops and selves to "looking at the individual as , and any number of more formal in- one or many of the courses. courses at the institute are the words an isolated person and not as part of struction techniques ihat make use of This summer the institute, the only "family" and "media," two con- a family." modern video technology. one of its type in the Southeast, is of- cepts that the Iannones believe are es- Setting up Family Learning Team- The Institute for pastoral (FLT) in parishes in Virginia, the Ias,_ Ministries at St. Thomas of Villanova none's have had experience in pro- University (formerly Biscayne) is in- Summer courses at moting the importance of families in volved in most of these forward look- parish life. ing methods of religious education The Family Learning Teams con- plus some age-old techniques such as Pastoral Institute sist of about 15 families who live near encouraging family involvement in The Institute for Pastoral Minis- Communities" from June 10-14. Dr. each other who meet "mainly for the religious instruction. tries at St. Thomas of Villanova Uni- Mercedes Scopetta, director of Lay purpose of religious education" on a A husband and wife team, Drs. versity will begin its summer graduate Ministry for the Archdiocese will regular basis. Mercedes and Joseph Iannone, who program June 4. From June 4 to June teach a course titled "Finding God in Different age levels also meet have been the directors of the four 8 a course in Media and Ministery in a Your Family Story" from June separately from the group. year-old institute since last fall, Multicultural Church will be con- 18-22. Drs. Mercedes and Joseph Ian- By emphasizing the role of the believe that catechesis should not just ducted by Fr. Pierre Babin. Fr. Babin none, directors of the Pastoral Insti- family the Iannones hope to counter- be limited to reading a few set is a world leader in religious educa- tute will conduct a course on "The act expectations that the parish responses in a book but should take a tion and the media and author with Theology of Marriage and Family" assume exclusive responsibility for more active part in the life and emo- Marshal McLuhan of "The Christian from June 25-29. the catechesis of their children. tions of the individual. in the Electronic Age." ONE ADVANTAGE of the groups THIS HAS led the Iannones into Fr. Richard McBrien, chairman of Courses are $135 per credit or S90 says Joseph is that it brings the elder- developing slide presentations, ideas the University of Notre Dame Dept. per credit if involved in ministry ly in touch with the very young, two for TV pilots, and a pioneer program of Theology will be teaching a course work. Registration is the Monday be- groups that seem to get along very for conflict resolutions. '.. titled "Ecclesiology and Church fore each class at 8:15. well, he says. The core of the institute started by Outside of the family the Iannones PAGE 12 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, April 27,1984 mmmmm ill does Jhrist? your parish report card. Community Relations Catholic parishes do not function in vacuum-sealed containers in- sulated from the/surrounding com- munity. Rather, parishes present Christ to the communities of Hialeah, Kendall, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm. Indeed, if a neighborhood can not observe Christ in a parish, where will it discover him? •'.,. If you asked your mailperson or Jie clerk at the convenience store: "What do you think of St. Thecla's parish?", would he respond "It's a mighty cold church," or "I never heard of it," or ' Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, April 27,1984 / PAGE 13 ERA and abortion linkage' growing The issue of the ERA and abortion has taken a new turn. The U.S. Catholic bishops who in the past decided not to take an official position on t£e ERA are now leaning against the ERA because it does not have an abortion- exemption clause. This new position was rather unavoidable from the Catholic point of view, considering recent developments in Congress and the courts. There are various issues surrounding the ERA, many of them involving money, one way or another. But the two issues probably generating the most controversy are abortion and the military draft, or, specifically, combat duty. Concerning combat, the basic issue comes down to this: If any group of citizens is to have equal rights as a group, that same group must be subject to equal responsibilities. If Jane is to have all the rights John does, she cannot be exempted outright from being shot at along with John during war. Such a life and death inequity would fly in the face of equality1. EDITORIAL Most ERA backers accept that principle. Many add, however, that women might still be exempted from most, though not necessarily all, combat under a common sense interpretation that women's size and strength differences would exempt most of them along with some men for the same reasons. Honest people can differ over this area of physical differences without running into moral imperatives, though frought with emotjon. But reproductive difference is another matter in that it involves human life in a different sense. Which brings us back to the recent developments. On this go-round with the ERA Congress had the opportunity to exempt the abortion issue from concern by adopting an amendment excluding abortion rights from the ERA. The House declined to do that, thus implying an intent that the ERA could or should be used to guarantee abortion rights and its tax funding. At about the same time, a court in Pennsylvania ruled in favor of abortion rights based on that state's ERA. Other courts have done otherwise, but at this point, considering the Congress and ERA backers' actions, there appears to be an abortion-ERA linkage, by design and intent. The Catholic bishops how fear that an ERA without abortion exemption might lock the killing of unborn life into the Constitution. AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY Those who support equal rights for women will now have extra difficulty obtaining them because of the insistence on the right to kill in the womb. Letters. Liberation theology sees poverty, love Why not join Legion of Mary? To the Editor: priests side with Marxism and leftist To the Editor such as teaching religious education When will people's eyes open up? movements. But, also, some priests Considering the overwhelming in- on the weekends. These people fear When will .they see in the poor and the side with the dictatorships that are in fluence of the Irish in the Catholic that becoming active members of the marginalized people such as in Latin power and are also in error. How- Church of the United States, and es- Legion will entail sacrificing many America, the suffering Christ? The ever, the general thrust in Latin pecially in the Archdiocese of Miami, hours during the week to the Legion's Church in Latin America has and as a America is a church that represents it would seem logical to expect the Le- apostolic work. result it is being persecuted. the poor, is prophetic, is for Justice" gion of Mary to be well-established in Fathers Espin and Gutierrez and Peace for all. It embodies every- parishes throughout South Florida. This also is false. No Legionary 1Voice> March 30) are a good example thing that is good in God and is win- needs to work more than two hours a of this. They deal with reality and ning many over to a socially con- After all, the Legion is part and week to fulfill the apostolic commit- their reality is that 85-90 percent of cerned spiritual life. parcel of the Catholic life of the peo- ment. In fact, many practicing Cath- the people in their parishes and coun- ple of Ireland, in whose capital, Dub- olics in the Archdiocese who don't Darren J. McManus lin, the group was originally founded. tries they're working in are poor and Riviero Beach belong to the Legion already sacrifice starving to death while a small minor- Yet, according to an informal more than two hours a week ft doing ity are living the life of the elite. (The study I conducted recently, this is not apostolic work in their parishes. only thing Liberation Theology has in Make rosaries the case. Why then does a majority of Cath- common with Marxism is that it sees The Legion of Mary is not thriving, olics not join the Legion of Mary? Is. class struggle (war) is a reality. Other To the Editor: at least not in all parishes of the Arch- it because they are ignorant of the Le- than that it has nothing to do with From 1949 to 1983 over 39,000,000 diocese. One example: Five years gion of Mary? Or because they have Marxism and it does not look to it for mission rosaries were made and freely ago, in an important local parish, something against the group? solutions to the said problem. It is a distributed by Our Lady's Rosary four Praesidia of the Legion of Mary Christ centered theology.) Makers to those in need all over the flourished. Now, only one Any practicing Catholic, young or old, who is prepared to do parish Because of this, they've spoken out world. Yet, requests have increased Praesidium remains, with only six and still only about 10 percent of the members. work in conjunction with parish against the structural violence that priests can become a Legionary. This kills their people. Their theology is requests can be taken care of. Even rosaries received by Father Patrick In other local parishes, large and includes people who are already ac- preferentially opted for the poor as well-established, the Legion, which tive in other groups within their par- Christ's was. In this process they've Peyton's Family Rosary Crusade go quickly and there are never enough. flourished years back, has completely ishes. become prophets in that they've disappeared. spoken for those who have no voice, How can the rosary be dead when The only thing any practicing Cath- are weak, and are killed daily by ex- millions all over the world are beg- What caused such a situation? olic needs to do is decide to enroll in poitation. They've also given all they ging to pray the rosary and may First, we have to rectify a false notion one of the various Praesidia of the have to God and are living lives of never have a rosary because they are existing among some practicing Cath- Legion of Mary active in the Archdio- simplicity and compassion. In short too poor to afford one? If any of olics, which is that the Legionaries do cese. your readers would like information not do anything at all. This is quite they've proclaimed the Kingdom of They also should make a serious God here on Earth and are living ex- on making rosaries with mission untrue: They do a lot of apostolic rosary-making groups, they may send work in the parishes. determination to participate regularly amples of this. Didn't Christ do the in the Legion's weekly sessions, as same? How many Catholics realize a self-addressed stamped envelope to Another false notion is held by P.O. Box 132, Albany, N.Y., 12201. well as to work apostolically in the that 90 percent of the Church is poor; practicing Catholics, especially young different parishes of the Archdiocese. not as we North Americans are. Lawrence B. Severson people, who go to church on Sundays Albany, N.Y. Fr. Chakkuny Perumattyl, Yes, there is no doubt that some and collaborate in parish activities. Miami PAGE 14 / Mfami, Florida 7 THt VOICE / Friday, April 27,1984 Opinion A skating, traveling, writing bish A bishop who plays hockey, lives out of 13 trav- which they chanted the eucharistic prayer and all el bags, conducts much business over telephone or present sung a powerful concluding mutual bless- radio from his car, sings the Eucharistic prayer ing. with reverential beauty and proclaims from memory the Mass's gospel message is, to say the BY FR. JOSEPH least, an unusual person. Bishop Untener's paperback contains just what M. CHAMPLIN the sub-title promises: "Practical Suggestions for Bishop Kenneth Untener of Saginaw actually Planners, Ministers and People in the Pews." Easy does all those things in a smiling, energetic, unas- to read, extremely pragmatic and still visionary, it suming way and still found time recently to write a should interest not only liturgical leaders, but the helpful little paperback, "Sunday Liturgy Can Be average person in the pews. His comments on dis- Better".'(St. Anthony Messenger Press, 1615 Re- tribution and reception of Holy Communion, for public Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45210). example, underscores the books's down to earth, Saginaw, the youthful bishop decided against but inspiring message. As a priest of the Detroit archdiocese who even- moving into a permanent residence. Instead, he tually bacame rector of St. John's Provincial carries his clothes or books in travel bags, takes up Seminary, Father Untener regularly skated with residence in one rectory for a few weeks and then Contrasting the negative and positive impacts of and against other clergy hockey enthusiasts. moves into another location. This year during curt and courteous switchboard operators, he ap- plies that to communion distributors. The youthful bishop decided against moving into a permanent "A great deal of interpersonal contact takes residence. Instead, he carries his clothes or books in travel bags, place at the moment of Holy Communion. There takes up residence in one rectory for a few weeks and then is eye contact, a statement of deep faith, a re- moves into another location/ sponse, the giving and receiving of a precious gift. All in about four seconds." It was during this period of his life also that the church unity octave he lived with the area's Epis- "That takes a lot of skill. It takes concentra- future bishop began to memorize the day's gospel copal bishop. tion. It takes verbal and nonverbal expressiveness. text as a useful preparation for preaching and a It takes practice. And it takes much love." more effective way to proclaim the inspired Since much of his time is spent on the road,^ words. Such a feat is admirable in itself, but it be- Bishop Untener's car includes a communications comes a nearly incredible accomplishment when radio, mobile telephone and tape machine. Parish "THE PERSON who truly ministers the he delivers from memory the lengthy Passion as- priests or diocesan staff personnel have learned to Eucharist to a hundred people should be tired at signed for Palm Sunday or Good Friday. expect calls from him which may run something the end. It takes a lot out of one." like this: "I am driving along up here on my way to a confirmation and just had this idea about that BISHOP UNTENER does not possess a photo- problem we discussed the other day ..." "If all ministers of Communion (priests, too) graphic memory which makes this task relatively did this, it would have long-range effects. Their swift and easy. He simply works hard at the pro- role is not to 'get the hosts to the people. You ject and says it may require an hour to master the SAGINAWS BISHOP plays the piano well and could have automatic dispensers to do that. Their normal length gospel for Mass. The Passion, he loves to sing. That carries over to his liturgical role is to draw faith from the people.' It is really a noted, is broken into 8 segments which facilitates celebrations where by teaching, administration share in the ministry of preaching, teaching, lead- that undertaking. The time needed for memoriza- and example he has been leading the priests and ing." tion however, is, in his judgment, well spent be- people of the diocese to stronger individual, musi- cSBs% through this process previously hidden in- cal participateion in worship. I was deeply im- I watched Bishop Untener practice what he sights about the text came to him. pressed last winter with my experience at two wrote about at the funeral of a priest's father as he Eucharists, one presided over by Bishop Untener distribted Communion with evident care, love, After assuming his new position as shepherd of and the other by a gifted campus minister, in warmth and faith. stated in a recent document from the March at a conference on women's Marxist - Lenin games Holy See. Since Masonry is based on issues. The march lasted about six secular humanism it is diametrically hours in nearly total silence, except To the Editor: Miami. I hope you stop condoning, opposed to the Catholic Chuch whose for the praying of the Rosary. It is a shame and a disgrace to be a communist lies. who trust is the reality of the Super- Is this what Gray meant by "loud, Catholic these days, when so many "El loco" Cardenal gives himself natural. As Jesus Christ said "he who ill-mannered people shouting their priests, bishops and archbishops are away when in his confused mind he is not with Me, is against me," in point of view" or "being lending themselves to the game of says "he has riot read much Marx." other words you can't be a follower discourteous and disruptive"? I think Marxist-Lenninists who use them, No wonder he can call himself a of Jesus Christ and a Mason at the that description more closely fits manipulate them and mock them. Catholic-Marxist, when the. two same time. Jesus' expulsion ofuthe traders from (Voice, March 2).. philosophies couldn't clash more har- Fr. Thomas Clear, C.S.Sp. the temple. I never thought I would see the day shly. Again he portrays his ignorance when Catholic newspapers and col- * Fort Lauderdaie It's a pity that Gray has decided when he states: "For me, the four not to participate in prolife marches. leges, such as Barry, would so Gospels are equally communist." Serving the truth blatlantly advertise atheists who hate As her letter demonstrates, if you How much, longer are we Catholics aren't there, you just don't know and persecute our beliefs and our going to put up with these abuses on To the Editor: God, and yet they get away with what happened. Perhaps if The Voice newspapers, schools and radio pro- The April 20 Voice contains a letter had covered the march, the truth publicizing their lies in God's media grams? from Arlene Gray about the Respect and campuses. would have been better served. While Cardenal insults and Life picket at Barry University. Gray David Carvin Mr. Cardenal should never be call- disobeys Pope John Paul II, one of condemns the marchers for being ac- South Florida ed a "priest," for the real concept of the finest, if not the finest, popes we cusatory, accuses them of being un- Coalition for Life priesthood has never entered the have had in history, he calls himself a christian, and then sermonizes about mind of this man, who among "qualified leader," a "contemplative Christianity. Her sermon would have members of his family is nick-named monk," a "prophet" and a "poet." been less oxymoronic had it not been "el loco" (the crazy). What he actually is a disturbed, un- based on so much misinformation. "I am a Marxist who believes in balanced man, in the words of his For example: God," claims Cardenal. I ask you, own family, suffering from complex She says Barry is nohjudgmental. who are you trying to fool? I per- delusions. Isn't it judgmental to award honorary sonally taken this as an offense and We hope jrt the future you will be degrees to vocal and active pro- mockery to our good priests and our more judicious in your choice of abortion legislators, and to endorse Archbishop's intelligence. Marxist stories, and that you will take our Elaine Gordon, the most vocal pro- theory is based on materialism and opinion into consideration. abortionist, for flection in 1982? not spiritualism, which it shuns; Mrs. Mangui Sengelmann Christ did associate with sinners, but That he became a Marxist by Miami, he never campaigned for them. reading the Gospels is a direct insult Gray says she saw people under the to Christ. And that the dictatorship "Respect Life" banner being disrup- of Cuba is so "noble" as to put "the Catholic Masons? tive and discourteous at Barry's Gospels into practice by feeding, graduation ceremony. There was no The Voice Welcomes letters to clothing, helping and providing To the Editor: Respect Life demonstration at the editor. All letters must be education to their people" is a Regarding the recent question can Barry's graduation ceremony. signed. Write to: Letters to The mockery to the starving and oppress- Catholics be Masons, my understand- i The only Respect Life demonstra- Editor, The Voice, P.O. Box ed masses in Cuba and to the ing is that such people are forbidden tion ever held at Barry included many 38-1059, Miami, FL 33238-1059. thousands of refugees now residing in Holy Communion, as was clearly pro-life groups, and occurred in Opinion , The school prayer debate New The issue of school prayer recently nudged its way onto Equal access gives prayer the same status as an extracur- advantages center stage in Washington, D.C., for a brief stay. Well- ricular activity that requests after-hours use of school facil- organized lobbyists, led by evangelical and fundamentalist ities to conduct the business of a club. There is precedent religious groups, garnered the support of President Reagari for this. The Supreme Court has ruled that students at a and his administration. state University or college could use campus facilities for for teens Together they tried to get the U.S. Senate to approve a worship, religious teaching or fellowship. Q. Do teen-agers today have the same amount of faith in God and I worked at a state university for nine years. I recall how Jesus as when you were a teen-ager? illogical it seemed to me when I began my job there that Mass had to be celebrated off campus. It was a decided A. Your question practically de- BY relief when the law finally permitted Mass to be said on mands that I begin the answer with a campus. We used a lounge in one of the dormitories. phrase most teen-agers are tired of ANTOINETTE hearing: "When I was your age..." BOSCO Because of my experience on campus, equal access ap- Well, at the time life was vastly dif- pears to me a reasonable alternative to formal school ferent. Drugs were not easily obtain- prayer. able, and another phrase, "extra- marital sex," hadn't even been coin- constitutional amendment to permit state-sanctioned vocal One thing is sure. The school prayer amendment had a ed. prayer in public schools. fatal flaw in its implication that no one can pray in a public Nor was television bringing into _ school. our homes a multitude of anti-Chris-! On the face of it, what they were requesting sounded as tian ideas and images. That's nonsense.Anyone can pray, any time, any place. Teen-agers in those days faced an solid as motherhood and the flag. Yet some respected But the whole issue makes some of us uncomfortable, groups like the National Council of Churches, the Ameri- because some people might interpret our opposition to can Jewish Committee and the Lutheran Council of the organized vocal prayer in public schools as opposition to USA were opposed. God and moral values. Nonsense again. 0" Certainly no one should accuse the groups of being anti- * prayer. "We feel uncomfortable at the BY TOM They simply don't opt for government-backed prayer, thought of prayer being dished out to LENNON knowing the issue is not so much school prayer as "whose" prayer would be used. us by the hands of state-sanctioned strangers, because prayer is related to Some religious leaders take the position that school chil- our identity, our family and our tradi- dren need instruction in the religious tradition of their amazingly different world from the families — not state permission to parrot a prayer. The tions." one they face now: An argument leaders also hold that the American system of separation could be made that young people to- "of church and state provides both with the freedom to day need a much stronger faith to function well. And that makes a lot of sense to me. We feel uncomfortable at the thought of prayer being preserve their Christian identity. On March 20 the Senate defeated the proposed amend- dished out to us by the hands of state-sanctioned strangers, But it's really not wise to argue ment. That doesn't mean, however, the issue is completely because prayer is related to our identity, our family and about the amount of faith various settled. Two new developments have come up. One is the our traditions. It is too personal and sacred to let out of people have .Aside from the fact that call for "equal access," allowing student groups to meet our control. Jesus does not want us to judge other voluntarily on school property for religious purposes, such persons, it is practically impossible to as praver or Bible study. Fortunately we already have a Constitution which pro- measure how much faith anyone has. tects the sanctity of our family and traditions by Your question, however, suggests The other is the Supreme Court's consideration of guaranteeing the separation of church and state. another comparison that can be whether "moment of silence" laws for schools are consti- (Copyright (c) 1984 by NC News Service) made, and will, I suspect, give you tutional. hope. In my opinion, teen-agers today have splendid religious opportunities that we did not have years ago. And The beginnings of charity such opportunities may well become more abundant in the future. Here "Charity begins at home." What does that mean to begins in the home... the child is the sum of the parts that are some examples: you? For me it means the golden rule m all circumstances, are put there*as he or she grows up in a family." Many teen-agers are taking part in with those who have first claims on your love. weekend retreats, such as Search and Charity has a ripple effect. The expression, "love begets Teens Encounter Christ. Nothing We did a TV show by that.title recently and Tasked my love," is a time-proven truism. Home is a place where quite like this was available "when I guests that same questions. Robert Wicks, a psychologist everyone should be striving to create an atmosphere of was your age." and an author, answered this way: "It means that to love emotional comfort. One of the greatest aids in ac- Young people today help plan litur- others you have to love yourself and those around you, complishing this is a gentle sense of humor. Learning to gies and are very active in Catholic your family. Unless you nurture yourself and those in your laugh at our human foibles keeps us humble and relaxed youth club&. family it's difficult to nurture other people." about ourselves; In diffusing the tyranny of an olverly Teens today can also have a much demanding ego, we need to keep laughing at the better understanding of what the ridiculousness of human nature. church is meant to be, for there has been something of a knowledge ex- Charity begins at home. It really does. plosion in regard to the church. There has also been an enormous BYFR. knowledge explosion in regard to the JOHN CATOIR Bible. New translations make the Bi- ble more readable and understand- able. Too, the number of fairly easy- to-fead books about the Bible enrich people's appreciation of it. If you want to strengthen you faith Loving oneself is perhaps more difficult than it seems. A and enrich your life, start now, in lot of people don't like themselves. I asked theologian some way, to take advantage of this Doris Donnelly why people have trouble loving arid forgiv- knowledge explosion about the Bible. ing themselves when they make human mistakes. She said, In so many ways I envy young peo- "They may feel unworthy of somebody else's forgiveness, ple all the Christian opportunities they may not esteem themselves enough to forgive. The that are present in their world. Maybe pain of self-dissatisfaction is so great that the person this will turn out to be the best of believes he or she can not separate the pain from their times. life." But be aware that, like Christians When I asked Prof. Donnelly about charity and home, - of every generation, you and your she replied, "Charity begins at home, because hurt begins friends have to make choices. You at home." She stressed the importance of not hurting one can ignore these opportunities, drift, another and said, "The wider my world becomes, the more be lazy about your faith and perhaps loving and caring I can become if I learn to be a caring per- let it die. son at home." Or you can seize these opportuni- ties now and in the future, nourish Letitia Baldridge, author of a book on manners, believes 11-4 your faith and enrich your whole life charity begins at home because "everything begins at immeasurably, now and forever. home, and that is where a child sees a parent writing a 'I PONT SEE WHY HE COULPN'T HAVE GIVEN (Send comments and questions to check, to make a contribution to the Girl Scouts, or bring- >OU OME Tom Lennon, 1312 Mass. Ave. ing hot soup to somebody who is sick, all of that, all of it N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.) P/KSES&AMtaWi, RtoiSdg7 TME.VDIGEl-FHa&y, AprU 27", 1984* Family Life Treating the divorced Dear Mary: I have tried to answer this question This viewpoint regards divorce as the "easy way friends and relatives. As outsiders, assigning for young adults but they find my answer inade- out," a position few divorced persons would agree blame is beyond our capability and is none of our quate.-Why are people not forgiving of divorced with. As one divorced person remarked, "If you business. Don't judge. think marriage is hard, try divorce." 2. Divorced people who are left as single parents Reacting to divorce in a judgmental way is not have a difficult burden. They must handle the likely to solve the issue. Much better is the special emotional upheaval of a divorce plus the physical BY DR. JAMES ministry to divorced persons which operates in and emotional demands of parenting alone. Sup- most areas through the North American Confer- port them. Include them when you entertain. Stay AND ence of Separated and Divorced Catholics; Paulist close enough to them to recognize their needs and MARY KENNY Center, 5 Park St., Boston, Mass. 02108. offer to help with those needs. Information about local groups can be obtain 3. Divorced persons who have remarried may by writing the national office. feel shunned by their church-going friends. Essentially, how others judge divorced people is Perhaps they do not participate in official church not so significant as how we ourselves act. Rather liturgies. They still may have a great hunger for a people? Why are they mae to feel as outcasts? than asking, "Why are others acting in this way?" spiritual life. Include them in your own worship Even those who kill and steal can be forgiven. we should be asking: "How do I act? How should and prayer life. I respond to my divorced friends?" ^Pennsylvania) .',',- The only behavior toward divorced persons that we ought to be judging is our own. Many people today feel that their own values Here are some starters. about fidelity and marriage are being undermind 1. Don't judge. When we hear that aiouple is as others divorce in/ever increasing numbers, they getting a divorce, the first reaction of many of us feel that divorced persons weaken the whole sys- is to assign blame. "He is such a rat. No wonder (Reader questions on family living and child tem by their failure to "Play by the rules." Such she can't live with him." Or, "No one should have care to be answered in print are invited. Address persons might be very harsh in judging others who to put up with that awful woman." questions: The Kennys; Box 872, St. Joseph's Col- divorce. No outsider can see deep into the hearts of their lege; Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.) "Pay housewives/ says our Pope Why is it that when the Pope makes a statement they could remain at home during the crucial on any aspect of priestly or religious life it gets all bonding period. kinds of headlines and attention but when he BY This statement would include the requirement made a really startling plea for housewife salaries, DOLORES that a woman's job be held open for her without it was all but ignored in the Catholic and secular loss of seniority until the last child goes to school, press? CURRAN much as we do with men who are called into serv- The only answers I can come up with are the ice during wartime. We recognize the unfairness editors and Churchleaders feel it's unimportant or of asking men to serve and then return to no jobs. that they disagree with him. In either case, the best Defense of the family is as important as the de- way of killing the idea is to ignore it. husband wages so that the groups calling for full- fense of property to a nation. Yet many young For those who didn't read it in small print on time at-home mothers are the same ones who op- mothers return to work within a few months of a page eleyen of most papers, Pope John Paul II is- posed government subsidies for welfare and day child's birth, primarily because their teaching or sued a charter last fall proposing wages for pa- care? factory job will disappear if they take two years rents who stay home to rear their children, stating, The controversy sure to erupt will make the off. "Remuneration for work must be sufficient for equal pay for women issue seem insignificant. establishing and maintaining a family with digni- Equal pay for housewives? Unthinkable. Next I would work for a minimum monthly sti- ty, either through a suitable salary, called a 'fami- I know there are thousands of mothers who pend per child in the family for the non-working ly wage,' or through other social measures such as would turn such pay down, stressing sincerely that parent (a foolish phrase since he or she doesn't ex- family allowances or the remuneration of the they prefer caring for a home and family out of ist). Whether it comes from general taxes, taxes on work in the home of one of the parents." love rather than out of money. But there are thou- a spouse's wage, donations of at-home mothers THE DOCUMENT further said wages should sands of others in marginal and unpleasant jobs who don't want it, or even elimination of non- "be such that mothers will not be obliged to work who would love to stay home and be fulltime taxes for churches, it needs to be initiated if we outside the home to the detriment of family life mothers and^ wives. takes the Pope's word seriously. and especially of the education of the children." How are we going to respond to them in light of But we don't and we won't because at-home Funny. We haven't heard anything about this the Vatican charter? Ignore them or implement it? mothers have little clout in either our church or so- from our own bishops or family life commission. IF I WERE charged with implementing the ciety. It's a pity because Pope John Paul II has Why not? Could it be that at-home mothers are Pope's words, I'd begin by calling for an episcopal made a profound statement on the health of the considered too trivial to be addressed? Or that this statement on the need for a joint church-govern- family. Too bad nobody heard about it. wage will have to come from taxes or increased ment stipend for mothers of pre-school children so (Alt Publishing Co.) . Young Family most about myself; (this isn't as easy Opening prayer Materials: Paper, crayons. Each as it may seem; often we tend to be Sharing Dearest Father, thank you for this divides his paper into four sections; a negative about ourselves). —Each may share a high and low past Week and for all you have given different picture is to be drawn in point of the last week. each block. 2. Make a list naming all the our family. Thank you for our moun- members of the family and after each tains, for our deserts in bloom, our 1. A picture of myself, showing my feelings about myself through color name list the three qualities I like —Each may share a moment he felt brilliant colored sunsets and for all most about that person. our friends and neighbors in this choice, example: yellow, sunny; blue, especially close to God. diocese. Bless each of us this evening gentle, peaceful; orange, strong. 3. In four sentences or less, name and help us to respond more and 2. Draw the house or apartment the the family's most endearing quality more each day to your call to be ever family lives in and decorate it with and why I chose that particular quali- open and filled with love, especially things that make it special to me. ty- within our family. Amen. 3. Draw a picture of all the family Share and discuss what each has writ- Closing prayer members with colors showing my ten. —Spontaneous prayer. feelings about each person. —Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-6. Lesson 4. Draw a picture of the very best Adult Family thing I like about my family. After all Materials: Paper, pencils. Divide —Lord's Prayer and Hail Mary. Each family has a specialness all its have finished the drawings, each may paper into three columns. —Suggested prayer: Dear Father, own that makes it the family others have a chance to explain his picture, 1. What am I most thankful for in our family thanks you for this even- see. Often the family isn't aware of then name what he thinks is the most my family? Why? ing and for the qualities you have what makes its own specialness and special thing about his family. 2. Name two qualities I most admire helped reveal to each of us. Thank importance. Every family member is in each person of the family. you'for loving us so much. Bless your very special and precious, too. He Middle Years Family 3. As a whole, what is my family's Church and our Christian family helps to make up the family's uni- Materials: Paper, pencils, enough number 1 quality and how does it throughout the world. Help each of queness, what makes it different from for each person. Pass out paper and relate to God's presence in our fami- us to build your kingdom on earth as every other family. To help discover pencils. The paper may be divided in- ly? we witness you wherever we are and what each family's specialness is, let to three columns. Share and discuss what each has writ- whatever we do this coming week. us share thoughts. 1. Make a list of five qualities I like ten. ; Amen. Miami, Fiormrl THE VOICE Wtdty, ApfcB. ZT, SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER Readings: Acts 2-42-47, 1 Peter, 1:3-9, John 20:19-31 Behold, he appears in the upper room BACKGROUND: faith. The author told them to "re- room, he gave them his gift of We priests in various parishes The excitement over Jesus' Re- joice because you are achieving peace. The presence of Jesus was are, in effect, the "hired help." We surrection can still be noticed in faith's goal, your salvation." cause for tremendous joy among come and go, subject to the needs the readings for the Second Sun- In the gospel account, Jesus ap- the disciples. of our diocese and the direction of day of Easter. peared to his disciples in the upper our bishops. In the first reading from Acts, REFLECTION: But you're the parish — you're we see the joy and the faith of the Even a casual reading of next the ones who pay for the buildings. Sunday's scriptural selections would point out one thing. The joy of the early Christian community was quite apparent to any ob- "You're the ones who BY server. must help bring faith FR. But that was then, and this is alive: JAMES now. What's it like in your church BLACK ^community today? the school, the utilities. You've Is your parish alive and vibrant, chosen to live your life in a given early Christian community. By reflecting the presence of the risen area. You're the ones who must their actions, they "won the ap- Lord? Is it a living testimony of help bring faith alive. proval of all the people," attract- faith in Jesus? The most effective thing a parish ing many others to their ranks. Or is it cold and unfriendly, with can do, it seems to me, is to give ef- The second reading, from the no sense of community to it? fective witness to the Resurrection first letter of Peter, indicates that If there are some problems in of Jesus. Our faith isn't in an insti- some sort of persecution might your parish community, have you tution, or even in a tradition. It's have-been underway when the let- ever spoken up about them? Is in a person — Jesus of Nazareth. ter was written, the recipients suf- your faith sufficient that you want When we really believe that, our fered joyfully for the sake of their your whole parish to reflect it? parishes will reflect it. A pastor's question: Is contraception always sinful? Not long ago you responded to a ease about some things, but you have One way or the other, statements they involve openness to new life — question about birth control and re- a knack for laying things on the line. of bishops and bishops' conferences or, if you will, not to use contracep- ferred to statements of national bish- To respondjo your first question. I responding to "Humanae Vitae" tives. ops' conferences about reaching a agree absolutely with the Holy Fa- place such decisions in the context of ther's statements concerning birth what moral theology calls a "eon- Note: All these obligations are ex- conscious decision. I frankly admit to tremely serious and all are "natural being ill at ease about the whole control in "Humanae Vitae," and the scientia perplexa" — a complicated serious obligations of married people or, we might say, stymied conscience law" obligations, not simply laws of thing. As a pastor I know where my the church. good instincts are, but I'm not sure in this regard. Without going into de- — in which an individual confronts how to put some things together the tail here, I believe it is the only posi- two-or more serious but conflicting One of the first modern theolo- gians to deal with this dilemma was St. Alphonsus Liguori (d. 1787), still considered by many the /inest moral THE WORLD says: theologian in the history of the BY FR. Have an abortion. church. In the first book of his "Theo- logia Moralis," he summarizes the JOHN Do not bear an unwanted child conscientious way to reach a decision. DIETZEN Very simply, it is that if one choice GOD SAYS: is clearly less evil than another — way I would like. He that shall receive one such little child later theologians might put it: If one Would you answer two questions? in My name received Me. —Matt. 18/5. of the several serious values involved Do you agree with Pope Paul's posi- is clearly more threatened than others tion on birth control in "Humanae .— then the decision must favor that Vitae?" And if you do, do you be- tiori the church could or should take obligations, one of which must be better course. In light of our Christian and Catholic chosen. lieve that contraception is always, in If it is impossible to discern which every case, sinful for married cou- moral tradition and of the experience The bishops of Canada, for exam- of the human race in what contributes ple, in their first statement after "Hu- choice is less evil or more good, then ples? (Louisiana) whatever choice is made is not sinful; A. Well, Father, you may be ill at to the health and goodness of mar- manae Vitae," indicate four con- riages and individuals. verging obligations that might occur in effect, the individual in that situa- Whether contraception is always in a decision about birth control: the tion lacks the necessary freedom for sinful for married couples is, how- duty of responsible concern for the any formal sin. ever, ah entirely different question. \ children already born; the duties of And it is not simply, as often sug- conjugal relationships appropriate (If you're interested in reference, gested, a question of "invincible ig- for the spiritual and emotional health see St. Alphonsus 1:1:10; and Noldin- norance." It goes to the heart of how ' of spouses and children; the health of Schmidt-Heinzel, "De Principiis," we are to reach moral decisions in our the mother; and the duty to preserve No. 214. 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Federal Highway Alexander Kolski Mrs. Patricia Kolski DEERFIELD BEACH 1937-1982 President PAGE487 Nttami, Florida / •WE VOK5EV Friday,April 27, Gross teen films gross big money By Michael Gallagher Just recently, I was buying a ticket NEW YORK (NC) — Hugh Wil- to see "Swing Shift" and there were son, the director of "Police two girls in front of me, certainly not Academy," a gross movie that gross- older than 15, who had no trouble ed nearly $20 million in its first 10 getting tickets to "Police Academy." days, recently told a newspaper inter- Thus, they used their parents' money viewer his secret of success. to fatten Wilson's bank account and Wilson faithfully followed the rules boost his reputation in the industry. enumerated in the piece — rules that Is it unthinkable to simply say: give the answer to the question posed "No, you can't go to see 'Police in the subheading: "How to lure teen- Academy'?" agers to the box office." It all depends. These golden precepts are as fol- If the first earnest word your chil- lows: ''. • dren hear from you on Christian "I) The kids must get even with or values happens to be embodied in a destroy an authority figure; prohibition, it's not likely to be very 2) There must be one outstandingly effective. To put it another way, if dirty comic sequence on a par with your children want to see "Police the peephole scene from 'PorkyY; Academy," it's indication enough 3) No window shades in the wom- that you haven't been communicating en's shower room, please; as well as you might be in this area. 4) The director must do his home- There must be bonds of love and work, boning up on 'Animal House,' respect between parent 'and child. 'Stripes,' 'Fast Times at Ridgemont There must be an atmosphere in the 'If your children want to see 'Police Academy' it's "HUGHIE" — A ninety minute production of Eugene O'Neill's stark drama indication enough that you haven't been com- about an alcoholic drifter will be aired at 9 p.m. on PBS. Channel 2 on Tuesday, municating as well as you might in this area.' May 1. Jason Robards (left) and Jack Dobson star in the production. Robards, who has won acclaim in theater and film also starred in several other O'Neill dramas, such as "Long Day's Journey Into Night" and "A Moon for the Misbe- High,' and 'Porky's,' the genre's ac- Home that fosters prayer and Chris- gotten." knowledged greats." tian values. . And what are the parents of teen- If these things are there, then agers, the targets of such lures, to do? you've gone a long way toward head- fan of steamy soap operas, and if the best way to counter bad media is One thing I suggest you'd better ing off the kind of crisis precipatated with good media, the product of our not do is rely the least little bit on the neither ever speaks seriously about when your 13- or 14-year-old lays on the concrete implications of the reli- own ingenuity. efficacy of the "R" classification to you the old "but all the other kids are keep your 13 or 14-year-old away gious faith that the family supposedly Yes we do need a Catholic presence seeing it" bit. professes, what can they expect from in the media. But a Catholic presence from "Police Academy" and its On the other hand, if Daddy reads clones. their children? "Playboy" and Mommy is an ardent If all this sounds dreadfully pious, consider the admonitions that Robert 'If Daddy reads Playboy N. Bellah delivered in the keynote ad- and Mommy is an ardent dress of a recent seminar sponsored 'Experience' brims by the U.S. Catholic Conference at fan of steamy soap The Catholic University of America. operas what can they ex- Bellah, professor of sociology and pect from their children?' with metaphors comparative studies at the University of California, Berkely, told his audi- AN EXPERIENCE NAMED knowledge of such a fundamental ence that a deep prayer life can coun- in the media is hot going to make Wil- SPIRIT, by Father John Shea. The doctrine as the Incarnation. son and his ilk close up show right ter the £nti-family values of the away. It's not going to make Thomas More Press (Chicago, 1984). His way of doing theology is media. He urged Catholics to go to 279 pp., $15.95. dynamic. It is interpersonal between "Dallas" and "Dynasty" take an im- Mass and to Communion. If a spirit- mediate nose dive in the ratings. Reviewed by Msgr. Charles E. both divine and human persons; it is ual and sacramental life "becomes Diviney deductive and deeply reflective. And in the meantime, while we're There is a difficulty, however. One part of the deepest structure" of the waiting for the good media to drive NC News Service of the first stumbling blocks to be out the bad, people of good will, es- This is a deceptively difficult book. lives of Christians, they will be better overcome is the need to understand able to "withstand the pull to broken- pecially parents, need some advice on It begins with a rabbinical story and it his terminology. ' what to do. ends with an Irish one. In between it ness and discontinuity" that is the I recall when I first read St. "central element of the mass media," As Bellah, urging the development contains a host of other tales—some of "strong prayerful families," put it Thomas it took me a while to under- Bellah said. actual experiences of the author, stand what the word "habit" meant so succinctly: "There is much to be some from friends and acquaintances in the Thomistic system. So too it I suppose it takes a professor at done, and we have to persuade our and others from the Bible, usually in takes a while to grasp what Father Berkeley to urge such measures and fellow citizens that there is a common a paraphrased form. Shea means by such code words as get away with it. At any rate, I have cause." . 'L" ' ' THUS, SUPERFICIALLY it "spirit," "graciousness," "Abba" been involved in this whole question *** might appear to be another collection and others. for quite some time, and it seems to Gallagher is on the staff of the U.S. of pious edifying stories but that ••* Along with such knowledge, the me that too often that prevailing tone Catholic Conference Department couldn't be more wrong. reader must be ready for a variety of is neo-Pelagian — an insistence that Communication. Today one of the ways of "doing modes of expression like irony, theology" is by telling stories and the paradox, sarcasm and convoluted author, Father John Shea, is con- thought patterns. 751-4429 A TOUCH OF CAPE COD ON BISCAYNE BAY sidered one of the best practitioners The author has a way with words of this type of theologizing. that enables him to evoke striking im- What he does with great skill is to ages and metaphors. Here is a use these stories to disclose some of sampler — "an arm gnarled as a the most important truths of Revela- washed up branch on a beach," or tion. Better, by use of the com- "trade all the words of Jesus for the monplace, he sometimes enlarges our" thunder of one of his silences." MAINE LOBSTERS CLAMS AND OYSTERS COCKTAIL OUR 37th YEAR ^M , Florida /.THE VOJQfc{Friday, Aprils, WAV PAGE 19. Haitians'needs focus of 3-day conference here Bishop Anthony Bevilacqua of Among topics which will be dis- Pittsburgh, chairman of the U.S. cussed are pastoral care of immi- Bishops' Committee on Migration, grants , demographics, economics,. will be the keynote speaker during the geographical distribution, legal status second annual meeting of Catholic and resettlement efforts for Haitians hierarchy, priests, and laity involved as well as the pastoral response to in the Haitian Ministry beginning at 9 voodoo, challenges of the sects and a.m. Wednesday, May 2 at the Hai- pastoral options for Haitian Minis- tian Catholic Center, 110 NE 62 St., try, the last three subjects to be dis- Miami. cussed beginning at 9 a.m. on Thurs- SPIRIT AT WORK - From left. Fr. Ifeblo Navarro. secretary to the Archbishop. Three days of dialogue, discussion day, May 3. Fr. James Hugos, Assistant at St. Martin's, Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy and exchange of ideas will include in- Tours of Haitian communities of and Fr. Kevin MacGabhann, Pastor of St. Martin's participate in groundbreak- South Florida in Miami, Fort Lauder- ing ceremonies for the St. Martin de Porres Church new rectory and pastoral put from delegates of Chicago, New center in sJertsen Beach. The groundbreaking was another milestone of York, Newark, N.J.; Boston and the dale, Pompano Beach, Delray Beach, growth for the parish which was established in 1974 with only 300 parish- Bahamas. Lantana and Belle Glade will be con- ioners. ducted on Friday, May 4. In addition to the staff of the Arch- diocese of Miami Haitian Apostolate, New Hospice Center at St. Mary's hosp. other speakers will include Miami WEST PALM BEACH, FL. (Mon- Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy, organization providing the funding medical staff, clerical staff, volunteer Auxiliary Bishop Rene Valero, New, day, April 23, 1984): St. Mary's activities for the New Center ex- training areas, and volunteer work Hospital announced that Hospice will York; Father Max Dominique, Baha pressed her gratitude and said that area. Educational resources for pa- mas; Father Robert Royale, Newark; build their- new patient care service "the great project to provide lov- tients and families, which will include facility on the Hospital's campus. Father Guy Sansariq and Father Will- ing support and care to the terminally books, cassette tapes and video tapes, iam Smarth, both of the Archdiocese Mrs. Helen Messic, President of ill and their families will move for- will also be available, the Hospice Guild of Palm Beach, the of New York; Father Claude Souf- ward quickly." John E. Fidler, President and frant, Chicago; and Father Sylvano Mentally retarded The new Hospice Center will pro- Chief Executive Officer of St. Mary's Tomasi, Washington, D.C vide in-patient beds for those patients Hospital said "that the Hospice mis- Resettlement will be discussed by to receive First unable to have adequate care at sion is consistent with our 'caring Gerry Wynne of the United States Communion home. The Center will also provide mission' and the Hospice of the Palm Catholic Conference Office of Migra- administrative offices for both the in- Beaches belongs on St. Mary's cam- tion and Refugee Services, Washing- The Marian Center is the only facil- patient and home , care programs, pus." ton, D.C. ity for the developmentally handicap- All prsentations and discussions ped and mentally retarded under the Christian Brothers to join will be in language of the speaker's auspices of the Catholic Church in choice and simultaneous translation the southeast U.S. will be provided. The sacraments of First Holy Com- Curley-Notre Dame staff munion and Confirmation will be re- Three members of the congrega- ly, assistant principal at Catholic ceived by mentally retarded students Memorial High School in Boston, Father Rohr tapes at the Marian Center during Mass at tion of Christian Brothers, formerly called the Irish Christian Brothers, MA, will join the teaching staff at "Jesus Loves You" Catholic Tape 10 a.m., Saturday, April 28 at the Curley-Notre Dame. For 16 years, center, 15701NW 37 Ave. will join the faculty of Archbishop Ministry has received the following Curley-Notre Dame High School in he has taught in Catholic Schools. Miami's Auxiliary Bishop John J. cassettes, all by Father Richard Rohr, Miami beginning next September. Currently, he teaches religion and O.F.M.: "And the Word Became Nevins will administer Holy Com- math at Catholic Memorial and munion to 10 youngsters; Confirma- Brother John Brennon, a Boston Flesh," Part I and Part II; "Spiritual high school graduate with 18 years coaches the freshman baseball and Authority"; "The Gift of tion to 10 others; and five will receive basketball teams. Brothers Siccone both sacraments. of teaching experience in. New York Authority"; "You Cannot Serve God and New Jersey Catholic schools, grew up in New Jersey, where his and Money"; and "The Spiritual will become assistant principal at family resides. Family." League holds derby party Curley-Notre Dame, where Father Brother Joseph P. Egan, who has Any or all of these six cassettes may The South Florida Chapter of the Gerald McGrath is principal. Broth- been with the Christian Brothers for be obtained by writing to "Jesus Catholic League is extending invita- er Brennon is currently assistant 27 years, will combine his teaching Loves You" Tape Ministry, P.O. Box tions for a Kentucky Derby Party principal of Bishop Kearney High duties with his responsibilities as re- 55-8146, Miami, FL 33155-8146. Cost commemorating the third Anniver- School in Rochester, NY, where he ligious superior of the brothers here. is $4 per cassette plus 75 cents ship- sary of the Chapter on May 4th at the also teaches religion and European Brother Egan currently teaches cal- ping and handling (per order, not per Miami Shores Country Club, Bis- cultural studies. culus, trigonometry and algebra at cassette). Tape catalogs ae available cayne Blvd. For more information Brother Robert Siccone, current- Power Memorial Academy in New free. please call the Catholic League office York City. at 757-6494. Cut off time for all reser- Seeking prayer petitions vations is May 2nd. St. Catherine of Siena sexuality courses "Call to me and I will answer you" Human Sexuality for Parents, a Communications within the Family; Jer. 33:3 Seeks volunteers five-week course to help parents teach Moral Values and Communication in The employees of the Archdiocese of their children, will be presented at St. Marriage. Miami Pastoral Center gather each Bon Secours Hospital-Villa Maria Monday morning to pray for the in- Nursing Center is looking for week- Catherine of Siena Parish, 9200 SW Presenters will include Bill and 107 Ave. on consecutive Wednesday Claire Fairnington, counselling cou- tentions of you, our brothers and sis- end volunteers as receptionists, for ters of the Archdiocese. Petitions will helping at mealtime, activities assis- evenings this week through May 23. ple trained by the Family Enrichment Beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Orange Center; Harriet Confessore, a be included in our individual daily tants, transporting wheelchair pa- prayers each week as well as during tients, and many other opportunities Room of the Religious Education registered nurse; Fr. Paul Vuturo, "Building, this course follows the pastor of St. John the Apostle; and this special time of community for assisting the ill, the elderly, and prayer. We invite anyone with a the disabled. - outline prepared by the Family Irene Tomonto, Director of Adult Education at St. Catherines. prayer request to write (no phone For information call the director of Enrichment Center. It will cover Sex- uality; Anatomy and Physiology; Single parents and couples are calls, please), to us at this address: volunteers at 891-8850. welcome. Pre-registration is required. Prayer Petitions, Archdiocese of For further information contact Miami, 9401 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, Irene Tomonto 274-9262. FL 33138. — The Secular Franciscans, St. Bernard Frater- Raphael's Chapel, St. John Vianney College Lakes Country Club, Fri. May 4. Prior to the "Midlife Crisis in Teenagers." nity will meet on May 6th after the noon mass Seminary, 2900 S.W- 87 Ave. Miami. luncheon, an installation Mass will be held by St. Clare Women's Guild flea market takes at the Blessed Mothers Grotto at 8279 Sunset Greater Hollywood Catholic Widow-ers Fr. Bryan Dalton at 9:30 a.m. at St. Richard place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in St. Clare church Strip, Sunrise for the crowning of Our Ladv. Club monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Fri. May 4. A parish, 7500 S.W. 152 St., Miami. Tickets are parking lot, 821 Prosperity Farms Road, North "Sock Hop" follows with music from the 40!s $10 and can be obtained by calling 238-6428. Palm Beach. Food and beverages available. Pax Christi Community of Florida presents a and 50's. Suggested dress: jeans, shirts, cir- program on the pastoral letter on war and A Musical Play featuring Fr. Ed Lowney and Dominican Laity, third order of St. cular skirts, bobby socks. For further details Dominic; St. Thomas Aquinas Chapter day of peace by the U.S. bishops. "Pathways to call 981-2508 or 431-8275 (after 8 p.m.). 'his kids'* takes place at 7 p.m. on Sun. April 29 Peace" runs on Wednesdays from May 2 to at St. George Church, 3640 N.W. 8th St., Ft. reception and profession begins at 10:30 a.m. May 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Church Hall Of St. The North Dade Catholic Widow-ers Club Lauderdale. Tickets are $1.50 for adults^ 50 Sun. April 29. Members meet in the board Catherine of Siena Church, 9200 S.W. 107th series of dance lessons starts at 7:30 p.m. Fri. cents for children. room of Thompson Hall, Barry University. Ave. Miami. Call Irene Tomonto, 274-9292 for May 4 at Visitation Church social hall, 191 St. Visitation Church sponsors "Life in the further information. and North Miami Ave. All faiths welcome. The Cenacle Retreat House in Lantana Spirit Seminar" at 7:30 p.m. May 1 at 19100 Call 653-2849 or Joseph Bongiovanni at (582-2534) will hold a young singles, never N.W. 191 St. North Miami. Call 652-3624 for Solemn First Communion Eucharist service 653-2689. married, retreat on Mfcy llth-13th from the scheduled at 10 a.m. Sat. April 28 at Our Lady details. Fr. Brendan Dalton will conduct the ages 20-35. Donation $60. seminar in the social hall. of the Lakes, 15801 N.W. 67 Ave. Miami The 16th Annual International Rosary Lakes. March 3 p.m. Sun. May 6 will "honor the Red Mass in honor of the 1984 Law Day will Healing Mass April 29, 5 p.m. old church of Soiree musical group from Blessed Trinity Motherhood of Mary" and address reparation Little Flower, between Anastasia and Sevilla, be held by Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy at Parish, Miami Springs, in concert to benefit for abortions. Parishes, schools and pro-life Coral Gables, Father Antonio Mendoza, in 12 noon Wed. May 2 at Gesii Catholic Church, American Cancer Society, April 28, 8 p.m. advocates are invited. Group will .assemble at Spanish. 118 N.E. 2nd St. downtown Miami. A lunch- Manuel Artime Little Havana Activities Provindencia Park beside Good Samaritan eon in the Top O' the Columbus Hotel will Center, 900 S.W. 1 St., Miami. Free admis: Hospital in West Palm Beach. For information Southwest Broward Separated and Divorced follow, featuring keynote speaker Dean David sion. contact Carol thrown, 622-3243. meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tues. May 1 at St. R. Lowry, of St. Thomas of Villanova Unvier- Eucharistic Liturgy of Thanksgiving on the St. Richard Parish Women's Club in honor Stephen's (trailer) 2000 State Road 7, sity. For further information, call Michael occasion of the 25th anniversary of Bishop of newly elected officers will hold a luncheon Miramar. A talk geared to single parents is Testa, 856-4156 or Fr. Andrew Anderson, John tj. Nevins at 5 p.m. Sun. April 29 at St. and fashion show at 11 a.m. at the Kendale given by Fr. Chris of Chaminade High entitled, Archdiocese pastoral center, 757-6241. k 20 / Miami, Florida /THE VOICE / Friday, April 27,1984 Marian children donate to Rice Bowl Hispanic evangelizers get grant The Marian Center recently the wonderful gift," Archbisnop Mc- donated $104.15 toward Operation Carthy responded. The Extension Society has granted Ministry in more than 15 Dioceses of Rice Bowl, accumulated by the sacri- "I am sure that the sacrifice and $16,000 to the Southeast Regional the Southeast. fices of the children in a day of fast- prayers of our children will touch our Office for the Hispanic Mobile Team Today, with the help of the Exten- of Evangelization. ing. Heavenly Father's heart and be the sion Society, there are 19 dioceses "How delighted and proud I have channel of special blessings for the With the help of the Extension serving the Hispanic people been made by the beautiful card from whole Archdiocese," said Sr. Lucia, Society, the Southeast Pastoral Team throughout the Southeast. has helped organize the Hispanic the children at the Marian Center and Marian enter director. 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Hengesbach I like to call this "self-talk." It NC News Service means saying, "I can pray. I've done it before." Or, "Why not? I really Psychologists say that people use have nothing to lose and much to only about 10 percent of their poten- gain.'v tial during a lifetime. I guess that This kind of self-talk disrupts the means that ideally people could pattern of negative attitudes that stall achieve 90 percent more in terms of us. goals, satisfactions, relationships with others and productivity at work. Once self-talk gets us moving, it is time for a second step: Make a I don't know how valid this idea is. prayer-inventory, that means making But the whole idea seems like a com- at least a mental list of the moments panion to that nagging feeling we when one does in fact pray. sometimes have that we could do more if we tried. TO PREPARE this inventory, it may help just to focus on the last 48 St. Augustine had his own way of hours. Many people will be surprised putting this. It was he who said to at how substantial their list is. God, "Our hearts are restless until Morning and night prayer and prayer at meals will appear on many people's li'sts.The lists will expand if 'Prayer moments in- There are many different ways of praying and as many reasons for doing it, it is remembered that prayer moments writes Theodore Hengesbach. The first step to using more of our prayer potential clude spontaneous re- include spontaneous requests for is developing a positive attitude toward ourselves as "pray-ers." INC photo) help, expressions of thanks or repent- quests for help, ex- ance, as well as moments of reflection pressions of thanks or A fourth step in developing prayer to perplexing situations in life and to that may or may not consciously by potential is to know a little better why find God's will for them. repentance, as well as directed to God. we prayer. What's the motivation? There is no single correct motiva- moments of reflection Different people are motivated in tion for prayer, I believe. But it helps Whether long or short, the list different ways. to identify why we pray. that may or may not holds this benefit: It shows that we PRAYER is the expression of an consciously be di- have more experience with prayer attitude that takes people beyond rected to God.' than we tend to think. There is no single cor- themselves. It helps when people feel frustrated or under stress. And it pro- The third step in developing prayer rect motivation for vides a chance to be exuberant when they rest in Thee." It's just natural: potential is to remember the circum- prayer. But it helps to life is going well. We are restlessly impelled forward. stances surrounding our prayer mo- identify why we pray.' By growing beyond the first 10 per- IF IT IS true that people only use ments. For example, did we pray at a centage points on the scale of prayer 10 percent of their potential, would time of need, sadness, exeritement or potential, opportunities increase to that apply also to prayer potential? joy? Did we pray in church, at home, • Perhaps we pray because we need express fears, joys, frustrations and Most people probably would wel- alone on a walk, with friends or fami- something. needs, and to return to day-to-day life come the addition of even a few per- ly? • We may pray in a group where more refreshed and confident. centage points in this area of life. praying together gives a sense of be- Increasing potential can, in fact, IT HELPS to identify the spaces, longing. increase the potential for all of life. The first step to developing our places and circumstances of our own • There is prayer that helps us And increasing this potential may not prayer potential is to develop positive prayer. They may be due for a redis- know ourselves better. be as difficult as people sometimes attitude toward ourselves as pray-ers. covery. • People pray to discover solutions think. By Father John J. Castelot a close friend. But if I have read a fascinating NC News Service book or seen a good movie or had a particu- Not knowing how to pray is a source of larly moving experience, these things do aid distress for. many people. They really want to our conversation. Sharing them brings friends pray, but often feel at a loss. closer and helps them get to know each other St. Paul recognized this problem and wrote better. about it in the letter to the Romans, Chapter What is most important is to bring our- Can the 8. Since "We do not know how to pray as we selves into prayer, with all of our experiences, ought," the Spirit helps us, he assured his au- good and bad. Sharing them with God open- dience. ly, unaffectedly, brings us closer together. In But how does the Spirit help? By direct il- the process we are changed, subtly perhaps, lumination, some special inspiration? That Bible sometimes happens, when a person stands be- fore God, opens an empty heart and cries: "Lord, teach me to pray!" But most often the Spirit chooses to guide people by means of the helps that are all help around. These might even be called resources for prayer. IN THE FINAL analysis, these are only re- sources, helps. For at its most basic, prayer is a dialogue with God; if the dialogue is not us pray spontaneous, it sometimes becomes strained GOD and even painful. Still, resources for prayer need not rob in the prayer of spontaneity. They can make the dia- logue more interesting and fruitful. I don't need any help when I go to talk to Human Situation PAGE 22 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE if Friday, April 27,1984 Know Your Faith GOD in the Human Situation Let life trigger prayer By Kathrine Bird NC News Service Every morning the couple gets up at 5:30 a.m. While the children sleep, the husband goes to the base- ment of their home and spends an hour doing calisthenics. His regimen includes weight-lift- ing for 15 minutes. As he pushes the weights rhythmically up and down, he prays: "Lord God, have mercy on me a sinner," on "Lord God, help me be a more patient and un- derstanding father.'' The woman too combines exercise and prayer, but in a way more suited to her temperament. First she does warm-up exercises, then she says morning prayers, using a short- ened version of the church's Liturgy of the Hours. Finally she goes outside and jogs. THE STORY of that couple was recounted by Neil Parent, who knows of many similar stories of prayer. He thinks such stories illu- strate why it is that people them- selves so often can serve as a re- source about prayer. Parent is the representative for adult education in the U.S. Catholic Conference. The religious educator values other people's prayer experiences highly, he said, because he is con- vinced that "prayer life is unique to the individual." Figuring out hOw to incorporate prayer into one's daily life is like "walking into uncharted Daily living offers many opportunities for prayer. "Why are you so downcast, O my soul? "Why do you sigh within me? "Hope in God!" (Psalm 42:6). Or, hear these words from Psalm 103: "Bless the Lord, O my soul... "He pardons all your iniquities, "He heals all you ills. "He redeems you life from destruction." The possibilities are endless. We don't have to have just the right words. That's not the point. But words can help voice our feelings. Ultimately, however, it is the honest shar- ing of our sentiments that counts. In fact, Jesus warned us about concern for words in prayer: "In your prayer do not rattle on like the pagans. They think they will win a hear- ing by the sheer multiplication of words. Do not imitate them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him." Jesus taught his disciples how to pray by addressing God as a Father. This way of but really. "For the waters threaten my life... speaking to God as one who cares is impor- SCRIPTURE is a gold mine. The Psalms, "I am wearied with calling, tant. for instance, are ready-made prayers. Can "My throat is parched; Finally, when all is said and done, the ulti- their sentiments give voice to our sentiments? "My eyes have failed with looking for my mate prayer is: "May your will be done" — Think of the impact of these words from God." and may I have the wisdom and courage to Psalm 69 in times of distress: But then, to contrast with those images, recognize and accept it, peacefully and joyful- "Save me, O God, read: ly. J Miami, Florida/ THE VOICE / Friday, April 27,1984 / PAGE 23 THE BACK PAGE, Disabled students trek 200 miles POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (NC) — gram, which guides mentally and Wen the weather turned cold and physically handicapped students windy, Frank Sciarretta and Tony through daily college life. Bellantoni didn't give up their Blind and visually impaired stu- 200-mile trek from Boston to dents are given tape-recorded text- Poughkeepsie to raise money for a books and assistance in taking ex- scholarship fund for students with ams. Students confined to wheel- disabilities at Marist College in chairs are assisted in dressing, doing Poughkeepsie. laundry and getting books and sup- Bellantoni kept walking. Sciarret- plies. ta kept rolling in his racing wheel- Mentally handicapped students chair. are tutored or given help in taking Tony Bellantoni (left) and Frank Sciaretta, shown at Marist College in "Going downhill is what I depend notes. Teachers are also instructed Poughkeepsie, N.Y., recently completed a five-day, 200 mile hike to raise on to pick up time," Sciarretta said. in how to deal with handicapped helpemonedy mfoer sao scholarshi much." p for disabled studentshouldn's at tht eI? college" . (NC photo). "But the wind felt like it was push- students. He said he didn't know he was THE IDEA FOR THE fundraiser ing me right back up the hill again." Sciarretta, a junior, said his hand- handicapped until his writing prob- Sciarretta, who has spina bifida, icap "Isn't a problem anymore." He was developed last year when two lems caught up with him during his Marist students, David Hapt and decided on the five-day journey to participates in wheelchair basketball freshman year at Marist. The special make people aware of the impor- and marathons, and he finished Mark Wickham, made the trip from services department has arranged for Boston to Poughkeepsie and raised tance of Marist College's program third in the weightlifting competi- him to take more time on his tests for the disabled. tion in the 1983 Wheelchair Pan $1,500. Niether Haupt nor Wickham and works with him on constructing is handicapped. THE TWO STUDENTS started in American Games in Halifax, Nova essays. Scotia, bench-pressing 352 pounds. Boston. They averaged about 40 Bellantoni said he never doubted Bellatoni served on the road crew miles a day, with Sciarretta and BELLATONI, A SOPHOMORE that Sciarretta could complete the Bellantoni putting in 20 miles each. for the Hapt-Wickham trip and de- who has a learning disability that in- trip. "We've become really good cided to make the same journey. Marist students, faculty and hibits his ability to organize his friends since we live on the same Soon Sciarretta was also in training. friends pledged money. When all the thoughts in writing, decided to make floW," said Bellantoni. "I knew he "I'd just go out in the chair, push donations are in, the two students the trip because, "I thought it was a could do it; he's athletic. If he had hope to raise $3,000 for the pro- good way to help the office that as hard as I could and come back," the confidence in himself, then why he said. Teens find out: What's it like to be disabled? ?»$•«*> MELBOURNE, Fla. (NC) — To Some students found they were Carrie Albinger of Central Catholic not able to continue a whole day High School, being picked to be being handicapped because of the "handicapped" for a day sounded mental or physical strains imposed. like fun. Mike Runion said he "thought it "It was fun," she said, "until we would be fun to get in a wheelchair were faced with our first obstacle as and run around" but he decided it handicapped people. The obstacle wasn't. "It's hard and I'm glad I was as complex as a combination did it for a day — but I wouldn't lock or as simple as a door knob. want to be in one every day." Then the fun wore off — reality set Teacher Joanne Steady found she in. We realized it was a challenge, overcompensated. "I tended to raise not a joke." my voice too much and make Fifteen students from each of special provisions. After I gave one four classes at Central Catholic were 'blind' boy an oral test, I went to chosen by the faculty to be part of guide him to his seat. I grabbed him the "Day of Awareness of by the shoulders when probably a Handicapping Conditions." gentle tap would have done." Students drew slips of paper Eddie Berrios, who was "deaf'.' At Melbourne Catholic High School in Melbourne, Florida, Lisa Nery (right) assigning them specific handicaps, for the day, "felt isolated from helps Use Fisher up the stairs during a Day of Awareness of Handicapped con- then dealt with those handicaps everybody. They treated me ditions. The girls were among 60 students who were introduced to the world through six classes, lunch period separately. I felt lonely and of the handicapped by role-playing, (NC photo). and an assembly period. uncomfortable." Jump rope /esson By Hilda Young The theory is that if you get the ROBERT WAS BORN IN 1024 OF NOBLE Let me tell you how to jump rope to your feet fast enough it's PARENTS NEAR TROrES, CHAMPAGNE, rope. bound to make it underneath if you ST. ROBERT FRANCE, HE BECAME A BENEDICTINE AT Hold one end of the.rope in each are making fast enough little hops, MOUTIER-LA-CEU-E WHEN HE WAS 15, hand and lay it on the ground in it's bound to make it underneath if ofMolesmes AND AFTER FINISHING HIS NOVITIATE front of you. Step over it. Hop you are making fast enough little HE WAS NAMEP PRIOR. HE WAS THEN back. Hop forward. hops. APPOINTED ABBOT OF ST. MICHAEL OF NOW WITH THE ROPE behind TONNERE AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN That theory has never worked. HIS ATTEMPTS TO REFORM THAT ABBEY. you give a mighty swing of your TAKE A BREAK. '\ arms forward, AFTER HIS RECALL TO MOUTIER-Lfl-CEUf, Next, with the rope in one hand POPE ALEXANDER II NAMED HIM SUPERIOR mighty swing of your arms forward. twirl it in a huge circle over your OF A GROUP OF HERMITS HE~NAD BEEN Try again with a larger arm mo- head. Pretend it is a lariat and INSTRUCTING. HE MOVED THE COMMUNITY tion. Don*l worry if you wrap the you're on a horse. Lasso the water FROM COLLAN TO M0LESMES IN (075. rope around your head. You're spigot. THE AUSTERITY AND HOLINESS OF THE making progress. Try another little Wave at your mom in the kitchen MEMBERS LED TO A GREAT INFLUX OF hop. window. You have an audience. ILL-QUALIFIED CANDIDATES AND WHEN This gives you extra energy. HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN RAISING THE In no time at all you'll be swing- STANDARDS TO THEIR PREVIOUS LEVEL, ing the rope, all the rope, over your Bend your knees in almost a HE, ST. STEPHEN HARDING AND ST. ALBERIC head and all the way around. When crouch. Sweep the rope up over WITH SEVERAL OTHERS LEFT AND FOUNDED it gets about eye level, wake a little your head with all your might. A NEW COMMUNITY. IT WAS DEDICATED jump, try- to stay in the air for sev- When the rope in your arms has al- TO THE STRICT OBSERVANCE OF THE RULE eral seconds. Be careful not to let most reached the ground, leap into OF ST. BENEDICT, AT CITEAUX IN 1098, the rope trip you when it catches in the air like on the Toyota commer- AND THUS THE CISTERCIANS BEGAN. your feet. cial. The rope will slap the pave- ROBERT WAS ORDERED BACK TO It rarely works. ment and, as you continue to swing MOLESMES BY POPE URBAN II IN 1099 AND Bite the rope. Shake your finger your arm in a circle, it will zip un- WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH HIS REFORM. HE der vour feet. LIVED THERE UNTIL HIS DEATH ON at it. MARCH 21,1110. HE WAS CANONIZED IN Try again. Instead of one big Grin one of those joyous grins 1222. HIS FEAST IS APRIL 29. leap, try taking real fast little hops only 5-year-olds can. Wave at your before you start swinging the rope. mom. PAGE 24 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, April 27,1984