••• • VOICE World hunger not abstract at St. Maurice By FRANK HALL Doing something positive Voice Feautures Editor includes adopting a mission FORT LAUDERDALE- parish, joining Bread for the Over 125 families in St. World to influence U.S. Maurice parish, here, are doing governmental decisions and something about hunger in the legislation so as to relieve world. They have committed hunger on a national and in- themselves to one or more of six ternational level, or observing programs sponsored by the Rice Thursday which means parish action committee. limiting meals to rice only on "There are two primary the first Thursday of each purposes for the project," says month and giving the money Father John C. Mulcahy, saved to St. Maurice Hunger pastor. "We are looking to raise Relief Program. the level of consciousness to Other areas of com- realize that there is a problem mittment suggested are of world hunger and that we working on the St. Maurice can do something concretely Garden (to develop and about that problem." maintain a vegetable garden on the parish grounds as a con- stant reminder of the need for food), Hunger Liturgies (which First communal anointing celebrated would be aimed at sharing food and clothes), and helping in Communal anointing was from their pastors indicating in given-at the Mass just prior to that Vatican II had said all the Food for the Elderly (to prepare administered to about 20 sick, a letter to the rector that the the administration of the sacraments should be brought and deliver meals on a periodic elderly people for the first time person is a Catholic, is eligible anointing for the benefit of all, into conjunction with the basis to local elderly persons in the Archdiocese by Arch- for the sacrament and has by Sister Mary Mullins O.P. Sacrament of the Eucharist unable to provide adequately bishop Edward A. McCarthy received proper catechesis on (chairman of the Theology whenever possible, as they were for themselves). at. St. Mary Cathedral last the communal anointing. Department at Barry College)." in the early Church. She said COMMITTMENT forms Friday. "ALSO A catechesis was Sister Mullins pointed out that the anointing is a sacrament of healing and were included in a six-page The occasion was the pamphlet on the project, annual Mass which was strength and bringing it in to the Mass was also an extension distributed at Masses. followed by a Christmas party Dick and Marie Sullivan for the elderly at the Cathedral of Jesus' ministry of healing. Msgr. Donnelly, who was and their children were one which traditionally draws family which responded and hundreds of senior citizens from homilist, recalled to the minds of the worshippers the scene indicated their willingness to be all over Dade County, bused part of Rice Thursday. and car-pooled in by volun- from Scripture in which Jesus teers was asleep in a boat on the "Our first time wasn't too Lake of Galilee and a storm difficult," notes Marie. "The AN ESTIMATED 1,000 kids were really good about it older citizens poured into the arose, striking fear into the disciples that the boat would and the only problem was that I Cathedral last Friday morning made too much rice to last the for the special Mass Celebrated sink. Jesus had allowed them to face the storm and confront fear day. But I made rice pudding by Coadjutor Archbishop for the rest of the week so we McCarthy, with Archbishop in order to strengthen their trust in him, he said. didn't waste it. Dick even took Coleman F. Carroll present. rice in a thermos jar to work." "HE FORSEES all our While the Cathedral was Husband Dick says, "We filled with people there for the saved about $5 and gave that to Mass and party, those the program —maybe that was receiving the healing a little too conservative an Sacrament of the Anointing of estimate because it seems we the Sick were specially se- probably saved more. Next lected for the procedure which (Continued on page 5) is usually done in a hospital or ^home for an individual with a serious or debilitating ailment. Mrs. Mary Ann Buffone, the driving force behind the annual party, had requested Msgr. James Enright, from the Ordinary, Archbishop pastor emeritus of St. Rose Carroll, permission for the of Lima Church is anointed anointing, according to Msgr. by Archbishop Edward A. Classified 24 John Donnelly, Cathedral McCarthy (above). Ap- Editorial 6 rector. Know Your plause and waves greet Faith 13 "The Archbishop granted Archbishop Coleman F. Movie & TV . .21 permission," said Msgr. Carroll (right) at the lun- Prayers 16 Donnelly, who was responsible cheon following the It's A Date 19 for the event, "and it was to be anointing celebration. Walsh 7 administered to 15 to 20 of the Youth 20 more feeble members of the congregation. And those people had to have written approval Retired Abp. Toolen OFFICIAL Archdiocese of Miami of Mobile dies at 90 The Chancery announces that Archbishop MOBILE -(NC) - Michael Curley of Baltimore. Coleman F. Carroll has made the following ap- Archbishop Thomas J. Toolen, After settling into his new pointments, effective as of Dec. 17, 1976: who retired in 1967 after 40 post as bishop of Mobile Arch- THE REVEREND JAMES KEOGH- to years as ordinary of the Mobile bishop Toolen made several Vicar Econome, St. Mary Magdalen Church, diocese, died here on Dec, 4 at innovations, among them an Miami Beach. the age of 90. annual procession through THE REVEREND JOHN O'LEARY - to Born in Baltimore of Irish downtown Mobile in honor of Assistant Pastor, St. Edward Church, Palm immigrant parents, Bishop Christ the King, followed by Beach. Toolen was named the sixth benediction in a downtown THE REVEREND BRENDAN DALTON - bishop of Mobile by Pope Pius public square. In 1934 he to Assistant Pastor, Epiphany Church, South XI after serving 17 years as a established the Catholic Week, Miami. priest in Baltimore following official newspaper of the THE REVEREND DANIEL G. BABIS - to his ordination in 1910. diocese. Assistant Pastor, Holy Family Church and He took over a diocese In 1949, Pope Pius XII Chaplain of Villa Maria, North Miami, while where Catholics comprised only named then-Bishop Toolen retaining other assignment. one percent of the population. "Assistant to the Papal THE REVEREND JOSEPH CURRID - to Since that year, 1927, the Throne," and in 1954, he was Assistant Pastor, St. Maurice Church, Fort Catholic population as a elevated to archbishop "ad Lauderdale. percentage of general personam." THE REVEREND JAIME CONCHA, population has quadrupled. Archbishop Toolen C.M.F. - to Assistant Pastor, St. Thomas the DURING Bishop Toolen's received numerous other Apostle Church, Miami. years here, 189 churches were ABP. THOMAS J. TOOLEN awards, including medals from THE REVEREND GEORGE GARCIA, built in the diocese, along with U.S. Rep. Jack Edwards the Italian and Lebanese S.P. - to Assistant Pastor, St. Augustine Church 84 elementary schools, 17 high (R-Ala.) whose district includes governments; the Shield of and to Campus Ministry, University of Miami, schools, four general hospitals, Mobile, said the archbishop Blessed Gregory X, Crusader, Coral Gables. six special hospitals and "had a profound influence on from the National Holy Name sanatoriums and two nursing religion and community life in Society —the highest award the homes for the aged. Three older Alabama for many years. He society can give to a bishop; hospitals were also rebuilt will be missed by all of us," the and an award from the Knights during the same time. congressman said, "but his of St. Peter Claver. Fr. John Whelly CSC, Bishop John L. May of work and deeds will live long He received honorary Mobile praised his predecessor, after him." degrees from several colleges saying: "During nearly half a Archbishop Toolen at- and universities, among them, century he served the Catholics tended Loyola High School and St. Bernard's St. Bernard, Ex-lecturer, dies and the entire Alabama Loyola College in Baltimore, Ala.; Spring Hill College, PLANTATION-A Mass the Congregation of Holy community with all his heart. then studied for the priesthood Mobile; St. Michael's College, of the Resurrection was con- Cross, who had been assisting Everyone knew how big that at St. Mary's Seminary and Winooski Park, Vt.; and thecelebrated Tuesday in St. in the parish, died suddenly as heart was, sand today it finally University in that city. He was University of Alabama. Gregory Church for Father the result of a heart attack. worejOut. We are all in his debt ordained by Cardinal James A funeral Mass was John P. Whelly, C.S.C., former for all; he accomplished in the; Gibbons in 1910. thursday for Archbishop lecturer at several nationally Father Martin Cassidy, Idevelogmeni, of Churich, school, i*: THE FIRST Loyola Toolen, with retired Arch- known universities. ^health; and social service > graduate to be named a bishop bishop Fulton J/ Sheen' of pastor, was the principal programs all over Alabama and he was consecrated to the Rochester, N.Y., preaching the celebrant * of the Mass • for northwest Florida." homily. The 68-year-old member of Father Whelly, who had for- episcopacy by Archbishop merly assisted in St. Francis of Assisi parish, Riviera Beach. Funeral Liturgy for Fr. Bresnahan, OSA A native of Brunswick, St. John, Canada, Father Whelly was ordained for the Holy to be offered today at Biscayne College Cross Fathers on Feb. 2, 1935. He had been a member of the The Funeral Liturgy will chaplain and counselor for Bilingual Center which serves Funeral services and burial faculty at Stoneyhurst College, be concelebrated at 10 a.m.members of the Third Order of the Latin community at NW 27 are scheduled for Saturday at Mass.; dean of Theology at today (Friday) at Biscayne Ave.