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zpa l statem ents, U .S. draft show consistency, says archbishop o to reducing armaments. NNETH J. DOYLE special committee of U.S. bishops visit to Rome for meetings Jan. 18- statements indicates that on the CO H drafting the document. 19 with Vatican officials and two basic points of the American If anything, the papal thinking -c H •< draft there is a meeting of the seems in certain respects to lean > CO i CITY (NC) — “If anyone thinks that the draft delegations of several European esignate Joseph is off the papal mark, I would hierarchies to discuss the draft minds. toward greater restrictions invite the person to show us document. These two points are: regarding nuclear issues than the CD f Chicago expresses American draft. 3D his work when asked where,” says Archbishop The archbishop’s confidence is • Acceptance of the just war to > can thinks of the U .S. Bernardin when questioned about supported by the text of the draft theory coupled with the belief that The draft of the U.S. bishops fNJ X t pastoral on nuclear criticisms that the U.S. bishops' pastoral which shows a striking the theory virtually negates use of recognizes the validity of the just draft is incompatible with papal consistency with statements by nuclear weapons. war theory, even in today’s an input has been thinking. Pope John Paul II. • The acceptability of nuclear nuclear age. It describes that ositive and suppor- Archbishop Bernardin was A study of the d ra ft in deterrence but only coupled to theory and the moral choice of e man who heads the interviewed by NC News during a juxtaposition with papal strong bilateral efforts at (Continued on page 2)

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P riest dies largest weekly Fr. FrancisC. Streiff, apriestof c ir c u la ti the diocese for 61 years and % s p former pastor of St. Mary (German) Church in McKees­ 15 Cents port, died Monday, Jan. 17. Fr. Streiff, 86, had also been pastor of St. Joseph in New Castle and C a t h o l ic St. Joseph, North Side. Obituary on Page 3. 138th Year. CXLII No. 45 Established in 1 844: America's Oldest Catholic N ewspa per in Continuous Publication Friday, January 21, 1983 Naming Latvian a cardinal called

P riest vs. NBC test for Church By FR. KENNETH J. DOYLE NC News Service. Bishop Vaivods TV Columnist Jim Breig writes was among the 18 new cardinals about a priest who takes on ROME (NC) — The naming of named by Pope John II Jan. 5. NBC. Page 10. the first cardinal in history living Msgr. Tulaba is well-connected in the Soviet Union is not a sign of with church sources both in the A lso inside warming relationships between Soviet Union and at the Vatican. Moscow and the Vatican. The 87-year-old Bishop Vaivods, Editorials...... Pages 4-5 Nor can the granting of the red said Msgr. Tulaba, is not a man Obituaries Page 3 hat to Bishop Julijans Vaivods, who has created problems for the Home Again Page 9 apostolic administrator of Riga Soviet Union. Instead, like nearly Around diocese Page 7 and Liepaja in Latvia be all Latvian priests, he has worked considered a Vatican move in within the confines of the Soviet sharp defiance of the Kremlin. repression of religion without D e a t h s Instead, the appointment is open defiance. actually ‘ a test — on a quite “He is a good priest and a good Father Francis C. Streiff moderate level — of the church’s bishop,” said Msgr. Tulaba, Father Lucian Malich, O.S.B. capacity to act independently of indicating that he did not mean to Father Andrew L. Strednak Moscow's surveillance and be critical of a sizeable body of Sister Mary Edmundine approval, says a Lithuanian priest Catholic priests within the Soviet First fo r Th a ila n d (Annelle Dereszkiewicz). who is an expert in Soviet affairs.' Union who have decided that the Sister M. Gilbert Aul Msgr. Ladislao Tulaba, rector wisest way to advance the cause of Sister Ambrose Mary Hafner. of Rome's Lithuanian Pontifical religion is to do the best they can Cardinal-oesignate Michael Michai Kitbunchu, presented him with a bouquet of flowers. Leokadia Cieslak, East College, analyzed the situation 53, is surrounded by children at Assumption Archbishop Kitbunchu wll be the first cardinal in Vandergrift______Jan. 11 in a lengthy interview with (Continued on page 3) convent scliool in Bangkok, Thailand, after they Thai history. (NC photo from World Wide).

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Three local abortion opponents by the Pennsylvania Pro-Life cheapened human life in Fr. Newmeyer said. "Last year, women who have undergone harmful effects that could result. — Fr. George Newmeyer of the Federation, was a part of the Pennsylvania over the past 10 there were an estimated 1,340,000 abortions, talking from her own Women need to be protected." diocesan Justice and Peace observance that marked the 10th years and also asked that the abortions. Early last year, the experience, said women were not Representing Lifeline, an Office, Marjorie Becker of anniversary of the U.S. Supreme community offer positive remains of 17,000 aborted babies given proper counselling or organization that provides Lifeline and Sandra Haun of decision which ended most alternatives to women faced with were found in California in an information concerning fetal positive alternatives for women Women Exploited — issued restrictions on abortion on untimely pregnancies and to offer abandoned storage container. development or complications due facing untimely pregnancies, Ms. statements in conjunction with a demand. positive assistance to the Both of these facts demonstrate to the abortion procedure in many Becker said that American scheduled press conference on Participants at the conference, handicapped and elderly in the the cheapening of human life in abortion clinics. "I was not given society should have more to offer Thursday in Harrisburg, prior to representing a coalition of state. our country.” the opportunity to explore any women than abortion. the March for Life in Washington. abortion opponents, urged the “The life of unborn children in Ms. Haun, president of Women alternatives to abortion," Ms. "Lifeline attem pts to provide The press conference, sponsored turning away from a path that has this country has become cheap.” Exploited, an organization of Haun said. “I was not told of the (Continued on page 8) OFFICIALS Catholic I / . , communications appeals

Dear friends in Christ: teaching positions received all the University is so great and For the past three years a or part of their education at because the cost of participating financial appeal has been made Catholic University. For the in and using the media of in behalf of Catholic University past eight years the Diocese of communication in an effective of America and the Commun: Pittsburgh has had one or more manner is so costly, I hope for a cations Program of the priests engaged in graduate generous response from you to Conference of American studies at the University. this appeal. Please note that two Bishops. Education on the There is little need to make worthy apostolates are seeking graduate level and the media of extensive remarks about the your support. communication are areas of influence of the media of With prayers and best wishes, interest to the Church as it communication in our present I am continues to effectively present society. The success of what is the "good news" of Christ. This described as the “Electronic Sincerely yours in Christ, appeal, previously made in the Church” should be sufficient month of August, has been set evidence that our Church has for Sunday, January 30, 1983. been slow in not taking Participating in the fifth annual pro-life prayer political action chairman for People Concerned; Many priests and religious advantage of this media of breakfast last Saturday at the St. Nicholas Greek Tina Owens of St. Elizabeth School; and Fr. John communication. Bishop of Pittsburgh serving the Church in the United January 10, 1983 Orthodox Cathedral in Oakland were from left: Dr. Harvey, Diocesan director of the Society for the States in administrative and Because the financial need of John Guest, rector of St. Stephen Episcopal Church Propagation of the Faith. in Sewickley; Helen Cindrich, president of People — Photo by John C. Keenan Life: a precious gift Concerned for the Unborn Child; Jim Mclnerney, Dearly beloved in Christ: Many others believe that the life necessarily as inalienable a January 22 is thè tenth major evil has been the right as we had always believed. anniversary of the disastrous divisiveness created by the 1 Herein lies the true tragedy of 'R espect Life W eek9 Supreme Court decision which Court's decision. They January 22,1973, a day that shall legalized abortion nationwide. rightfully point out that in these be remembered as one of the darkest moments in our history. Courage needed, says speaker The Roe v Wade decision has past ten years, .millions of had a profound effect on our For on that day, the Supreme people, including clergy, Court attacked th e sanctity of Courage, conviction and Episcopal School for Ministry, He also scored the modernist American life, perhaps an. doctors, nurses, judges, drift toward secular humanism, a influence far greater than any life itself and, therefore, the conversion are needed in the added that today one of the great lawyers, legislators — very foundation of our battle against abortion, said Dr. problems is cowardice. “It is belief system that lacks other event in this century. professional and non-profess­ conviction in any truths, where Some legal scholars have American society. John Guest in his address at an ravaging the churches in this land ional — have firmly but sharply Those of us who believe in the interfaith gathering last from pulpit to pew.” "do your own thing” and pointed out that the great evil in separated into the "pro" and the "sincerity” are the only guide Roe v Wade is that it overthrew sanctity of life and who love our Saturday. Courage is needed today in “anti” camps and that their country have our work cut out People Concerned for the politics, industry, in management words. the abortion laws of the exchanges have been most But, he said, “it dees matter individual states and establish­ for us. Let us pray and work so Unborn Child opened "Respect and in trade unions, in the family, acrimonious. that life will always be accepted in education and among teens at what we believe.” ed a national "abortion-on- These are indeed weighty and Life Week” in Pittsburgh with its demand” law. This intrusion as the precious, treasured gift of fifth annual interfaith prayer the peer group level, he said. Respect Life Week ’in the worrisome considerations, but Pittsburgh area was marked into the legislative function of at the heart of the matter is the God upon which this nation breakfast at St. Nicholas Today, for instance, Dr. Guest "under God” has developed and charged, "It is not fashionable to through resolutions issied by the government by the Court is Court’s decision to trifle with the Cathedral’s community center in viewed by many students of the prospered. May our prayers, Oakland. preach the Gospel in the Episcopal Allegheny County and Beaver very nature of human life. Now County Board of Commissioners, political scene as a real danger the Court looks at the unborn as our sacrifices, and our love Dr. Guest, rector of St. Stephen Church at large.” Preaching on bring light and hope for all politics, liturgy, devotion to the by Pittsburgh Mayor Richard to our American concept of potential human beings and not Episcopal Church in Sewickley, society and government. mankind, born and unborn. said “this (anti-abortion) Church, civil liberty are accepted Caliguiri and the Pittsburgh City as human beings with potential. Council and by the governing Others believe that the Just a few years before our With prayerful good wishes, I movement demands the exercise but, "it takes courage to preach am the Gospel in the church," he bodies of North Versailles, Court’s greatest error on that nation was to celebrate its of these three. Without courage, fateful day a decade ago was its Fraternally yours in Christ all the other virtues lose their stressed. Aliquippa, Ambridge, Baden,. bicentennial, during which it ‘God will always bless Economy Borough, Vanport and unwarranted excursion into the would again salute that meaning.” "scientific” arena, for the extraordinary Declaration Dr. Guest, who also is president courage,” Dr. Guest added, “even Beaver Falls. if it is misplaced or mis- The annual Greater Pittsburgh Court’s decision implied some which proclaimed the "inalien­ of the National Institute of March for Life will be scheduled at awesome judgments about the able right to life”, our highest Auxiliary Bishop — Vicar Christian Leadership and founder expressed, but he will not bless cowardice, never. There is no way a later date, due to construction in presence or absence of human Court would inform us that life General of the Coalition for Christian Downtown Pittsburgh. life,. may not be all that sacred, nor is Outreach and the Trinity to bless cowardice.” —, V- Page 2 Pittsburgh Catholic, Friday, January 21, 1983 World news

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P a p a l statem ents, U.S. draft com pared critics get reply (Continued from page l) and the bishops ask a series of supported by the draft: In the searching questions indicating a current world situation, the non-violence in any circumstance serious skepticism over the possession of nuclear weapons as from archbishop as “ two legitimate modes of possibility of shielding civilians a deterrent is morally acceptable Christian witness on war and from the effects of such a nuclear as a “step on the "way” to By JERRY FILTEAU arsenals of the superpowers coiild peace” and quotes the Second strike, particularly from the long­ disarmament and only insofar as be used even to resist the end we Vatican Council on a nation's right term effects of radiation. it is coupled with serious bilateral WASHINGTON (NC) - The know is possible in the world to lawful self-defense. How would the pope answer the efforts toward progressive U.S. bishops' war and peace today.” While pointing out that it is not question: Can a nation attacked disarmament. pastoral is concerned with moral Noting that the congressmen trying “to make the world safe for by nuclear weapons respond with If the American bishops go means as well as moral goals, said had quoted Pope Pius XII conventional war,” the draft does a nuclear strike against military beyond papal statements on Cardinal-designate Joseph L. concerning a nation's right to envision that there may be targets? nuclear war, they do so by being Bernardin of Chicago in a reply to defend certain values, even at the circumstances where “attacking Based on a papally requested more specific regarding 24 Catholic congressmen who cost of “immense sacrifice,” legitimate targets and wounding report prepared in 1981 by the governmental policies. sharply criticized the pastoral. Cardinal-designate Bernardin or killing opposed combat forces Pontifical Academy of Sciences, They directly challenge, for Cardinal-designate Bernardin's said that Pope Pius had also may be morally justified.” Pope John Paul might well answer example, a U.S. and NATO policy response, sent to the congressmen pointed out the moral limits on the The American draft considers with a simple "no." which sees the likelihood of the Jan. 13, was made available to NC means of waging war. the seven criteria of the The pontifical academy’s report "first use" of nuclear weapons if News Service in Washington on traditional just war theory, and — was on the probable consequences, NATO forces in Europe were Jan. 18. He quoted from a 1953 speech on the standards of proportion­ of the use of nuclear weapons. It losing a conventional war. The The congressmen, 22 Republi­ concerning the right to engage in a ality and the necessary was presented at the request of draft quotes and criticizes an cans and two Democrats headed war of self-defense in which Pope discrimination between civilians Pope John Paul and on his behalf official U.S. “military posture by Rep. Henry J. Hyde (R-Ill.), Pius said: "Even such a war, and combatants — rules out to the leaders of the United States, statement" which seems to base sent a joint letter Dec. 15 to however, must be waged at the nuclear war in virtually every the Soviet Union, Great Britain, deterrence on the retaliatory Cardinal-designate Bernardin, risk of giving a free hand in circumstance. France and the United Nations. threat to cause widespread who heads the bishops' committee international affairs to brute Similarly, Pope John Paul II The report said: destruction of enemy civilians. drafting ihe pastoral. violence and lack of conscience. It recognizes, in his 1982 World Day "Even a nuclear attack directed Being more specific is seen by Criticizing the committee's is not enough, therefore, to have to of Peace message, that nations only at military facilities would be the American bishops as their Cathedral closed critique of U.S. nuclear defend oneself against any have “a right and even a duty to devastating to the country as a proper role. deterrence policy, the congress­ injustice in order to justify protect their existence and whole. This is because military "The Holy Father addresses Structural engineers inspect the men said, “Our real threat is not resorting to the violent means of freedom by proportionate means facilities are widespread rather issues from a universal century-old central tower of St. embodied in weapons — however war. When the damages caused by against an unjust aggressor.” than concentrated at only a few perspective, and that’s appropri­ Peter’s Cathedral in Erie, Pa. The gruesome modern weaponry war are not comparable to those of At times the pope has suggested points. Thus, many nuclear ate,') Archbishop John Roach of church was closed after the 313- might become. Our real threat ‘tolerated injustice,’ one may that the just war theory has little weapons would be exploded. St. Paul-Minneapolis, president of foot steeple suddenly shifted comes from an ideology that ij have a duty to 'suffer the practical validity today because Furthermore, the spread of the National Conference of nearly two inches toward the body challenges our fundamental faith j! injustice.”' of the risks of the nuclear age. At radiation due to the natural winds Catholic Bishops, told NC News of the church. (NC photo) in human dignity.” T?:e tension between ends and Coventry, England, during his and atmospheric mixing would Service in Rome Jan. 17, the day "The crisis we face today does means "has been intensified" by British visit in May 1982, the kill vast numbers of people and before he began attending not involve two morally equal the arms race and proliferation of contaminate large areas. The forces, but the contention of pontiff said: meetings at the Vatican on the The Chicago archbishop plays nuclear weapons in the 30 years medical facilities of any nation nuclear draft. human freedom against totalitar­ since Pope Pius spoke, said the “Today, the scale and horror of would be inadequate to care for down any link. ianism," the 24 said in their eight- Chicago archbishop. modern warfare — whether “But as American bishops, we’d the survivors. An objective be abandoning our proper role if "The reason I’m to be a page letter, which quoted liberally “I want to assure you,” he nuclear or not — makes it totally examination of the medical from popes and Catholic wrote, "that we are very unacceptable as a means of. we didn’t enter into the cardinal, I would think," he said, situation that would follow a considerable policy debate going "is that since 1924 Chicago’s theologians. conscious of the conflict of ‘ends’ settling differences between nuclear war leads to but one Cardinal-designate Bernardin or purpose in the world today, but nations. War should belong to the on in the United States right now archbishop has always been" conclusion: Prevention is our only on nuclear issues. It’s our named a cardinal. replied that the committee was we must also consider which tragic past, to history: it should -ecourse.” conscious of the conflict between means are permissible in this find no place on humanity’s responsibility to contribute to On the issue of nuclear that.” But church sources say that if U.S. and Soviet ideologies and had struggle and which transgress the agenda for the future.” deterrence, the American bishops the American bishops' nuclear addressed it in the first and second moral limits of justifiable defense On the airplane bringing him There also are signs that the current draft takes as its focal Vatican is basically pleased with draft were widely off-base, the drafts of the pastoral. (The policy.” from Britain to Rome the pope point the statement issued by the pope would not give its architect a committee has just begun work on He said the question of the responded to a German reporter's what the American bishops have pope in June 1982 to the United done. red hat. a third draft, which it expects to relationship between ends and question about the contemporary Nations special session on finish about a month before the means "does not seem to be acceptability of the just war Archbishop Bernardin cited a The Jan. 18-19 meeting to U.S. bishops meet in May to disarmament. The position of the “basically positive and suppor­ central to your letter, but it has theory by saying that the theory pope is similar to the stand discuss the nuclear pastoral was debate it.) been an essential concern of our was developed during times when tive” Vatican input at a key convoked by the Vatican after an But he said that issue, in committee.” the consequences of war were not juncture in the drafting. initiative by the U.S. bishops, who Catholic moral thought, is a so frightening. In his three-page reply "I was very pleased when I saw sent copies of the draft to various question of an “ethic of ends" or Cardinal-designate Bernardin "But today instead," the pope Official it,” added Archbishop Bernardin. national hierarchies soliciting what, in terms of the morality of outlined five basic points in which told the journalist, "war is able to His Excellency, Bishop "That input came in mid-1982, opinion. Several European war, would be called the “jus ad he said the judgments of the have terrible consequences." Leonard, announces the Detween the preparation of the bishops conferences communi­ bellum,” the right to engage in congressmen and those of the The only possibility of nuclear following appointment and first and second drafts of the cated to the Vatican theirdesireto war to defend essential rights. pa.itoral.” committee differed. Despite the use given any chance at validity change, effective Wednesday, discuss the draft with their "At the same time," he said, differences, he said, “none of the by the American bishops draft is a January 26, 1983: American counterparts and, as a "our pastoral gives much limited response to a nuclear The second draft is the current points you raised have been PASTOR draft. The U.S. bishops are result, the Secretariat of State attention to an ‘ethic of means' absent irom our deliberations or attack by the use of tactical convoked the meeting. which we believe to be of critical nuclear weapons used only scheduled to vote in May on a final *# i from our second draft.” Thp Reverend John J. pastoral document. importance in the nuclear age. He declined to address those against enemy military targets. Charnoki, from pastor, Saint The meeting was co-chaired by “To put the matter precisely: Yet even here, says the draft, ' substantive arguments’ ’ with the Catherine of Sweden Parish, Since the second draft, there has Cardinal AgostinoCasaroli, papal Catholic ethics, which has always pastoral in his letter, saying that there is an "overwhelming Wildwood, to pastor, Saint Luke been one other sign: the pope’s secretary of state, and Cardinal been concerned with questions "I want the committee to consider probability that a nuclear Parish, Bentleyville. Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the pertaining to means, must ask exchange would have no limits" nomination of Archbishop them as part of its ongoing work of Bernardin as a cardinal. Vatican’s Congregation for the whether all means and measures preparing the pastoral letter for Doctrine of the Faith. presently contained in the the (bishops’) meeting in May."

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Obituaries Book review Fr. Streiff Fr. Malich Fr. A. Strednak 2 speak on abortion dies at 86 A Mass of the Resurrection was F r. Andrew L. Strednak, pastor offered in the St. Vincent of St. Luke Church in Douglas, Fr. Francis C. Streiff, former Ariz. for 15 years, died Sunday, Abortion: The Silent Holocaust. teaching from the kindergarden pastor of St. Mary (German) Archabbey Basilica, Latrobe, on Saturday, Jan. 15 for Fr. Lucian Jan. 2, at the age of 61. John Powell, SJ. Argus Communi­ level up to the college level. She is Church in McKeesport, died F r. Strednak, a native of Rices cations, 1981. 183 pages. $3.95. the wife of a Lutheran clergyman Monday, Jan. 17, in Mercy Malich, O.S.B., who died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 1983 at the Landing (Greene County), served Who Broke the Baby? Jean Staker and is a co-founder of Lutherans Hospital. He was 86. in the U.S. 8th Air Force in Garton. Bethany Fellowship Inc. FR . S T E V E N for Life. Dr. Garton does an Fr. Streiff was bom in Etna archabbey after a prolonged illness. Burial was in the St. England in World War II. He 1979. 108 pages. PALSA analysis of the slogans so often Aug. 17, 1896 and attended St. Vincent Cemetery. studied at St. Vincent College in used by the pro-abortion camp. Joseph School there, Duquesne Latrobe and St. Francis in B v FR. STEVEN M. PALSA Like a good teacher, she takes University and St. Vincent Fr. Malich was born Nov. 26, 1906 in Pittsburgh. He attended St. Loretto. He was ordained May 24, them apart and explains their real Seminary in Latrobe. 1952 in Blessed Sacrament James Noonan, a lawyer, and meaning. “The fetus is not a He was ordained June 26,1921 at Mary School, North Side, and St. Vincent Prep, College and Cathedral in Altoona. Mildred Jefferson, a physician, person' for example, launches the Archabbey by Bishop J.F. Seminary. He was professed a He served in the Tucson, Ariz. are agreed that a cause like the her into a discussion of the Regis Canevin. diocese for 25 years. who could not make a contribution Benedictine monk on July 2, 1926 pro-life movement occurs only to the productivity of the nation. variable meanings of "person" Father served as assistant and was ordained a priest on June Surviving are four sisters, once in a century. It is a according to the judicial system in pastor of St. Aloysius in Agnes Bok of Douglas, Ariz., "One day they came in vans and 19, 1932 by the late Bishop Hugh crossroads moment in our history, I took away our babies. They were this country. The Declaration of Wilmerding and St. George in Boyle of Pittsburgh. Josephine Regets of Frederick- a turning point, a day of decision. Independence mentions “ life, Allentown, as chaplain of both the town, Pa., Margaret O’Neal and thrown into the vehicles like sacks After his ordination, Fr. Malich Historians will someday look back of potatoes to be taken to the liberty, and property’’ as Pittsburgh and state chapters of served in Covington, Ky., Erie, Mildred Radachy of Ajo, Ariz., on these days and ask, "Did you essentials for the citizen. The the Knights of Columbus, as state and one brother, Edward "killing centers." The incompre­ Johnstown, Norfolk, Va., St. know? Did you speak up for life? hensible became reality. Indians were considered sub­ chaplain of the Catholic Women’s Mary, Pa., Greensburg, Vander- Strednak of Phoenix, Ariz. Or did you turn your head, human, so we took away their Union and as chaplain of Court grift, Jeannette and Whitney, the I pretending to be an innocent ¡property. The blacks were Allegheny of the Catholic last four assignments in the] Sr. M. Edmundine bystander?" Father Powell compares the ¡considered non-persons so we took Daughters of the Americas. A Mass of Christian Burial was away their liberty. The unborn He alto was pastor of St. Joseph Greensburg diocese. holocaust of Hitler’s Germany He retired to the archabbey in celebrated in the chapel of the Father John Powell, famous for with the abortion industry in the now are said to be non-persons, so Church in New Castle from 1941- provincial house of the Felician their lives are taken away. 48, St. Joseph on the North Side 1980. his numerous books, lectures and 'United States. He quotes many from 1948 to 1963, and St. Mary in F r. Malich is survived by nieces Sisters in Coraopolis on Thursday, television appearances, took a interesting sources that converge and nephews. Jan. 13 for Sister Mary year off of his routine schedule to on the meaning of holocaust as a Who Broke the Baby? challen­ McKeesport from 1963 to 1968. Edmundine (Annelle Dereszkie- ges the Planned Parenthood After his retirement, Fr. Streiff do only pro-life work. He relates systematic destruction of millions wicz), 83, who died on Tuesday, the story of Sister Rutilia, an who are considered as indiscrim­ slogans that make abortion the stayed on at the parish as pastor Jan. 11,1983, in the infirmary of St. “American" expression of emeritus for several years. elderly nun living in the village ol inate masses of subhuman Joseph’s Hall. Flittard, outside Cologne. He had expendables. He compares Akron freedom. She points out very Surviving are one sister-in-law, Sr. Gilbert Aul Sister was born in McKeesport clearly that the abortion Rose Streiff of Etna, 16 nieces and m et her while studying in and Dachau, the Nazi nightmare and was a member of the St. Mary Germany during his Jesuit and the American dream. He movement has been rolling like a nephews, one of whom is Fr. Sister M. Gilbert Aul, a teacher Parish. She entered the Felician juggernaut across the landscape Myles T. Schmidt, OFM Cap., of in schools of the Pittsburgh and training. The good sister would doesn't mean to be unpatriotic, Congregation in Detroit, Mich., in take time to converse with him in but in fact believes that with the qf our cherished moral values. St. Augustine Monastery, Greensburg dioceses for more 1914 and was transferred to the Lawrenceville, and many great- than 50 years, died Saturday, Jan. German in the convent garden so privilege of freedom in this, newly founded Our Lady of the that he could perfect his country, it is even more nieces and nephews. 15, at Mt. Mercy Infirmary, Sacred Heart Province, then Most interesting is her chapter Pontifical funeral Mass was Oakland. understanding of the language. imperative that every committed on "Abortion as a Catholic Issue". located in East McKeesport, in Christian speak out against this offered at All Saints Church, Etna, Sister was born in Pittsburgh 1920. Finally, one day he asked her if As a Lutheran and someone who Thursday, Jan. 20, with burial in Jan. 7,1897 and entered the Sisters something was bothering her. tragedy. Abortion: the Silent has been active on the national Sister received a bachelor of Sister Rutilia went on to explain Holocaust was a book I did not St. Mary cemetery, O’Hara Twp. of Mercy in 1917 from St. George education degree from Duquesne level, she can write without parish, Mt. Oliver. She was that her order had been founded to want to put down. He mentions a hesitation that the pro-life professed in 1920. University and spent 52 years care for retarded and handicap­ particular Pittsburgh hospital by movement is an issue with teaching in Michigan, Pennsyl­ ped children. During the days of name, which reminds us that the Mrs. L. Cieslak She taught at Our Lady of Mercy vania and Ohio. In addition, she ramifications for every person in Academy, St. Mary School on 46th the Third Reich, they heard that abortion mills are working this century and the next. These Leokadia Cieslak of 215 served as school principal and the government wanted to although the steel mills are not. St., St. Paul Cathedral, St. local convent superior at Sacred books will help the reader to McKinley Ave., East Vandergrift, Elizabeth and St. Winifred in Mt. eradicate unwanted segments of Dr. Jean Staker Garton has a appreciate the gravity of the died Tuesday, Jan. 18, at home, Lebanon and St. Xavier Academy Heart Parish, Braddock, for six the population, especially those background that includes situation. following a short illness. in Latrobe. years. Mrs. Cieslak, a native of Poland, Surviving are two sisters, Sister She retired from teaching in was 95. She came to this country in M. Salome Aul and Sister M. 1966 and spent the next 14 years TM JI55 3? 55 SES 1903 and s e ttle d in E a s t Gualberta Aul. engaged in craftwork at the T Í i c StngCes CCub w it Ft the fueling of "F A h M U Y ! “Modern Banking With Old Fashioned Courtesy Vandergrift. provincial house in Coraopolis. In Funeral Mass was offered July 1980, she was admitted to the She was a member ol All Saints Monday, Jan. 17, in the convent infirmary. MAIN OFFICE SHALER Church and the Polish National chapel of the Mercy Sisters. (ßtfioÜcj\fumm Ç fub Sister Mary Edmundine is 5137 Butler St. OFFICE Alliance. Burial followed in St. Xavier IMtmbu-sfUp open to Coítft qradtULits and Pgh.. Pa. 15201 survived by a niece, Lois Calhoun 900 Mt. Royal Blvd. Mrs. Cieslak was preceded in Cemetery, Latrobe. Jfaatsttnd iJunts. 781-0318 of Allison Park, and a nephew, Pgh., Pa. 15223 death by her husband, Stanislaw PENN AVE. 486-4245 Cieslak, and one son, Zimund Hillard Gessner of McKeesport. C a ll or W rit* : P o 23o*. 3 )3 The burial was held in the OFFICE BLAWNOX Cieslak. 3 4 1 - 4 0 7 0 Àttsimjh.Ji 152)0 j Surviving are one son, Felician Cemetery in Moon OFFICE Necrology Tow •'»ship. 4401 Penn Ave. Thaddeus Cieslak of East Pgh., Pa. 15224 201 Freeport Rd. 821-6828 Vandergrift: three daughters, Jan. 24 Pgh.. Pa. 15238 Jennie Kowalski of East Fr. Adam Szymkiewicz...... 1940 Sr. Ambrose MEMBER F.D.I.C. 382-9111 Vandergrift, Sophie Maida of Fr. Ernest G. Wassel 1961 Sister Ambrose Mary Hafner, a i SENILE Pittsburgh and Stella Hayla of Fr. William P. Mullen 1970 member of the Holy Spiirit* Long Island. N.Y.: and two Fr. Leo A. K raus...... 1976 Missionary Sisters in Techny, 111 DEMENTIA sisters, Cecilia Wenskowski of Jan. 25 died Thursday, Jan. 13, in the Is a family problem East Vandergrift and Julia Fr. Alexander Krajewski___1950 order's convent there. She was 67 Muzinski of Poland. Fr. Eugene A. H arkins...... 1981 and a native of LaCrosse, Wise. NEED HELP Also surviving are 13 grand­ Jan. 26 Sister earned a m aster's degree children, among them Fr. Adam AND BUS TOURS Fr. Patrick Molyneux...... 1940 at Catholic University and taught ASSISTANCE FLORIDA SPECIAL J. Maida, vice chancellor-legal Fr. George A. Baumer...... 1956 in schools the order staffed in counsel for the Pittsburgh Fr. H.A. Reinhold...... 1968 Wisconsin, Mississippi, Illinois, CONTACT Feb., 5-12, 12-19, 19-26 Diocese, and Fr. Thaddeus S. Jan. 27 Arkansas, Michigan and Epcot Center Disney Maida, pastor of St. Teresa LO N G T E R M Fr. Edward D. Toomey 1967 Pennsylvania. World, Cypress Gardens Church in Perrysville; 14 great­ Jan. 28 She is survived by three CONSULTANTS grandchildren and one great- Fr. John A. Hartz...... 1945 brothers, Fr. Walter Hafner of 412-469-2782 great grandson. Fr. John J. McDonough 1963 Oakland (Pittsburgh), mission *279f c • W PER PERSON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY Funeral Mass was to be offered Fr. Joseph P. Lonergan 1965 director for the Divine Word i*Py* ,iil56u,'>h °" Saturday and head lor the Sunny South leaving Friday, Jan. 21, at 12:30 p.m. in All Fr. Martin R. Connolly 1976 Missionaries: and Peter and behind the winter snow. Our first stopover is North Carolina. thenontoSt iiS lfi i odr second overnight with a lour ol this famous city on our Saints Church, East Vandergrift. Jan. 29 Nicholas. agenda. then onto Ortendo lor lour days as we visit Cypress Gordon Burial was to follow in St. nSSL si! lnay d Prfce ¡ndudes round trip transportation 7 Fr. Stephen J. Schramm ___1939 Funeral Mass was offered at the nights lodging, admissions and two dinners Gertrude Cemetery, Vandergrift. Fr. Benedict Baldauf...... 1940 Techny convent of the Holy Spirit. >2199 ¿rVl April 6» Niagara Falls Atlantic City N a m in g o f La tvia n called test fo r C hurch Ireland France Feb. 5-15 Mar. 15-17 (Continued from page 1) Union in the early 1940s, Catholics numbers add greatly to its force — Italy Vatican 2.5 million Catholics out of a total Portugal Spain within the system without making represent a small minority: 10 Shannon Bunratty Limerick *78 *69 waves. percent of a total population of 2.5 population of slightly more than 3 This "Precious Feet" lapel pin is Killarnoy Kerry Cork million, giving Lithuania 10 times identical in shape and size to the tiny Blarney Waterford Dublin ; Under such repression, which million. Lutheranism is the feet of an unborn baby, just 10 weeks Lourdes Rome Nice Reading. Pa. Florida at Easter affects Latvia and Lithuania, dominant religion, with Lutherans as many Catholics as Latvia. after conception Gilt finish Madrid Fatima Lisbon Mar. 11-12 April 4-10 priests are restricted virtually to three times as numerous as One well-placed Vatican source PAPAL AUDIENCE Catholics. speculated that Bishop Vaivods The first step Is lo send In this coupon celebrating Mass and administer­ FOR PRO-LIFE SUPPORTERS AND today B y return mod you wlH receive a tact- PP to was not Pope John Paul's top PRO-LIFE GROUPS: *60 *249 ... pecked folder which teds you what yo u can ing the sacraments. The religious • The perfect EDUCATOR Largely because of the small choice for a cardinal within the aspect every moment o l an unforgettable education of the young is • The perfect FUNDRAISER ------experience ______number of adherents, Catholic life Soviet Union. • Rev. James F. McNamara. 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Tulaba said. icity£...... zip...... ! ; Candidates for the seminary the pontiff's preferred selection Lithuania, a somewhat larger would have been 71-year-old New Orleans Novo Scotia must be approved in advance by Baltic republic taken over by the the Soviet government. Julijonas Steponavicius, apostolic □ AeSeeSetlealeeleeSeelealeeleeleeXealeale Spring Fiesta Ju ly 4-16 Soviets in 1945, contrasts sharply administrator of Vilna, Lithuan­ "There has been no sign at all of with Latvia as it has open religious April 15-26 any change" in this system, which ia’s capital. Since 1961 Bishop resistance, with perhaps one-third Stepanovicius has been impeded . Patrick’s Week *879 has been in effect for decades, pp do of its Catholic priests directly by Soviet authorities from A T T H E *699 Msgr. Tulava said, discarding the challenging Soviet domination. P idea that the naming of a cardinal exercising his episcopal role. He is Many priests and what Msgr. without a travel permit and a Blarney Stone Restaurant Pacific Northwest indicates better church-state Tulaba calls sizeable "secret 30 GRANT AVE. PGH., ETNA. PA., 15223 California relations. residency permit for Vilna and Ju ly 9-28 Ju ly 22 - Aug. 13 congregations" of nuns are has been confined to house arrest " An insight into the choice of engaged in working for an ♦♦♦♦ALL STAR LINE-UP Bishop Vaivods can be gained in Zagar, in another section of underground publication called Lithuania. WOLFE TONES 6 th U.S. tour. Irelands) *1359 *1480 PP do from understanding the differ­ "Chronicles of the Church in Vatican sources and Msgr. ¡Top Folk Group. Friday, March 11. ence between Catholic Church life Lithuania," which details for the Tulaba did not interpret the O n e D a y Tours in Latvia and in Lithuania. 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E ditorial Our new Am erican cardinal By DALE FRANCIS appointments of Americans to the president of the bishops. j mild-mannered South Carolinian A decade after College of Cardinals in no way Archbishop John R. Roach of St. ¡is one of the outstanding men of When Pope John Paul II diminished the stature of those Paul-Minneapolis, has offered the Church today. announced he would elevate who were not named but that in a Ten y ea rs ago this weekend, for these slaughtered inno­ strong and enlightened leader­ As a newspaperman who has Chicago's Archbishop Joseph L. year in which Pope John Paul II ship. the U.S. Supreme Court cents. Bernardin to the College of covered the meetings of the legalized abortion in this Cardinals on Feb. 2, it was at once But over a period of several bishops for more than 30 years and country, challenging the The Supreme Court, a surprise and not a surprise. | years, without even seeking it, has known or observed the deeply-rooted moral beliefs of expanding abortion rights, It was not a surprise because Archbishop Bernardin has ¡hundreds of bishops who have served the Church during that millions of Americans on the struck down various attempts even before he was named to head DALE become the member of the sanctity of human life. The the Archdiocese of Chicago it was hierarchy who has gained the I period, I am of the opinion that our by the states to bring some FRANCIS .new American cardinal is ruling aroused such a public order out of the chaos. The generally accepted as inevitable greatest respect of his fellow that Archbishop Bernardin would ! bishops. He is not, I think, a man ¡destined to be one of the most outcry that some observers court overturned a Pennsyl­ I important men in the history of the have called it the most divisive vania law that would have eventually be named a Cardinal. who would seek to become the When he was named Archbishop leader of the U.S. hierarchy. He is Church in this country. judicial act in U.S. history. restricted the aborting of Millions of people were of Chicago, it was agreed it was named only 18 to the College, it is a man who by the strength of his He is first of all a priest, a man of viable fetuses. It held, in certain he would be raised to the character has won the confidence politicized by it. -of real significance that [real spirituality. He is a bishop, a overruling other state laws, cardinalate. Archbishop Bernardin was one of of his peers. ¡leader who listens, who does not that neither parents nor But what was a surprise was those chosen. j act imperially but seeks the views T h at ruling, on Ja n . 22,1973, More than this, Archbishop husbands have any rights that he was the only American There is in the Church in the Bernardin has gained the of all. He is a bishop who seeks not disregarded not only the moral where abortion is concerned. It named. Speculations and rumors United States no Primate, no See confidence of bishops all over the to rule but to serve. He is not convictions of most Ameri­ made abortion the only gamboled unfettered throughout whose archbishop becomes the world. When the bishops of the indecisive, after examing all sides cans, but all biological operation that is permitted the chanceries and editorial leader of the Church in the nation. world have met in the Synod of of questions, he makes decisions evidence and every legal without parental consent on a rooms of the Catholic press and for The bishops by election choose the Bishops, they have chosen and he is firmly committed to the tradition. Respected legal minor girl (except in more than a year it had been said bishop who becomes president of Archbishop Bernardin as a teachings of the Church. scholars have called it a model emergencies). The court’s sole that a fairly large number of the National Conference of member of the Permanent He is not likely to be pleased by members of the U.S. hierarcy of tortured jurisprudence. The concession on the issue was to Catholic Bishops and the U.S. Council of the World Synod, the high praise I give him here, he would soon be named cardinals. is a humble man who does not seek vote was 7 to 2, with Justices uphold government’s right to Catholic Conference but his role is electing him first among the That exemplar of journalistic not one of primacy but of members. praise. But I have observed this White and Rehnquist dissent­ restrict abortion funding. lallibility, The National Catholic executive leadership. man since he was a young priest ing. Reporter, published an advance There has been no dearth of When Pope John Paul II named and what I can tell you is that our Attempts to overturn the list of those who would be named. leadership in the Church in the him to the College of Cardinals, he new American cardinal is a true That landmark decision 1973 decision were launched as That there were not multiple United States and the present was confirming the fact that the man of God. Pray for him. swept away all significant soon as the ruling took effect, state laws against abortion in but despite the development of one fiat. It gave the United a dedicated and strong pro-life States the most permissive movement involving grass­ Promises of God abortion laws in the world. roots citizenry and various Nowhere else is abortion on churches, the goal remains By FR. RICHARD MURPHY, O.P. demand legal for the entire unattained after 10 years of Pollsters are busy people who are forever taking the public pulse. period of pregnancy. Under struggle. Last year the pro-life From them we learn, for example, how many hours a day or week we current U.S. law, the eggs of an fritter away watching TV or listening to the radio. The media can be movement became divided sources of entertainment, and powerful tools of education, butas a rule eagle enjoy more protection over strategy, and the they are not especially challenging. than does unborn human life. shattering of its unified There is fortunately available for us another and more rewarding approach still clouds its "magic window” through which we can look, be lifted up, inspired, What a tragic 10 years it has efforts. challenged and encouraged — the stately liturgy of the church. been for the unborn child. Through this medium we are introduced to or reminded of the great More than 13 million human promises of God. Promises are often made by word of mouth, swiftly lives were taken legally by But the fight will go on. It spoken, a vanishing breath. Yes, but some of the most enduring and abortion during that decade. In must. How can anyone who precious things are spoken words: Jesus' words of eternal life, 1980, almost one third of all believes abortion to be the recorded in the gospels, are among these. U.S. pregnancies ended with killing of innocent human life God's promises have nothing to do with making money or building an abortion. Advances in pre­ ever in conscience stop houses, or acquiring jewelry orcars. The great divine promise has to do with the covenant God has entered into with the human race in order to natal medicine now make it resisting it? It is, in fact, the carry out His plan of salvation. possible to treat the infant in moral gulf that exists between After the return from the Exile God provided His people with two the womb with wonderous life- the two sides that offers the stalwart champions, Ezra and Nehemiah. One was a priest, the other a saving and life-enhancing greatest assurance of a pro-life layman. From a raised platform, Ezra read the Law to the people, results. But the mother can kill victory in the end. As writer explaining the demands it made upon them. They were willing to live any fetus that medicine can Tom Bethell once stated in The according to a Law that reminded them of their history, and of their treat. The law of the land says American Spectator, the pro­ future, and answered “Amen! Amen!" to God's word. that the patients for such abortionist holds no compar­ God's word contained surprising aspects which became clear only medicine have no right to live. able moral position. “How can with time. Chief among these was the startling revelation that God had you become morally indignant no intention of limiting His gracious covenant by geographical or ethnic Under the cloak of legal defending dilation and considerations. “You together are Christ's body,” Paul assured the Corinthians, “but each of you is a different part of it.” respectability, social accept­ curettage? There’s no way,” ance of abortion has grown wrote Bethell, going on to warn during the past decade. And liberals who have espoused the this despite all kinds of abortion cause that they face abortion horrors. Cases were being dragged down to defeat W ork of Opus Dei needed reported of babies surviving “by the terrible millstone of By MSGR. PAUL M. LACKNER Msgr. Escriva died in Rome in clearly that “the Christian Switzerland, Western Europe, abortions and being left to die. dead fetuses.” June 26, 1975. Just before his vocation is by its very nature a Latin America, the Philippines, Dismembered bodies of Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer election. Pope John Paul I called vocation to the apostolate. And it and Australia. (3) The founding of aborted infants were found in Pro-abortionists don’t like was born in Barbastro, Spain on him a "revolutionary priest... emphasizes that apostolate is the a college in Nairobi, Kenya, a garbage cans and falling off phrases like that. They like Jan. 9, 1902. He was the second of vaulting over traditional mission common to all in the school for boys in Washington, garbage trucks. Financing and phrases such as “fetal three children. He was ordained a Church, to “enable all men to D.C., a club for girls in New York’s medical abuses were revealed m aterial" and "term ination of priest on March 28,1925. However, share in the saving redemption South Bronx. in abortion clinics. Experi­ pregnancy.” The issue, they as early as 1917, he had the notion and through them to orient the Yes, the fruits of Opus Dei are mentation on living, aborted say, is pro-life versus pro- that God wanted something whole world to Christ.” (No. 2) the result of the strong spiritual fetuses was defended. In choice. special of him. But what was it? MSGR. PAUL life of the laity and priests within He related that the answer M. LACKNER That this call to holiness its ranks. And now, this work of California last year, thousands finally came to him on Oct. 2,1928 God has a foundation in No. The issue is pro-life embraced everyone was always of fetuses, some of them late- while he was making a retreat in the teaching of the Church. Pittsburgh's East End (at 7015. term, were discovered in an versus pro-death. As syndicat­ Madrid. And so, Opus Dei was However, for these many Meade Street) where Father abandoned container in the ed columnist Charley Reese born. What is Opus Dei? It is an centuries it did not come across in Ronald Gillis is in charge. We look back yard of a Los Angeles puts it, “What goes out the association which, as Msgr. that way. Aspiring to holiness was forward to its growth here. pathologist. A legal battle had back door of abortion clinics in Escriva later explained it, would considered to pertain only to the There is much more to say about to be waged to obtain even a plastic bags are not choices, "tell men and women of every barriers." And Pope John Paul II, clergy and the religious. Those Opus Dei. Thus, just recently this memorial service and burial but dead babies.” country, race, language, milieu, as Cardinal-Archbishop of who wanted to take God seriously institute was given a new legal and state of life . . . that they can Cracow, lectured several times at, had to leave the world, go to a status in the Church. It is now a love and serve God without giving conferences organized by monastery, wear a habit and be personal prelature, which means up their ordinary work, their members of Opus Dei. He has concerned with Church affairs. that it has its own bishop. Vatican family life and their normal social praised the movement for its Vatican Council II changed this Council II opened the way for such Other viewpoints relations." "commitment *o holiness and to type of thinking, reminding us that a status. It carries with it many Growth came slowly for the new the Gospel witness." everyone is called to sainthood. ramifications, that would take a association. Gradually, Msgr. As I see it, in view of Vatican And the founder of Opus Dei was whole column to explain. Many Christian voices have distinction needs to be made in Escriva attracted new members Council II, Msgr. Escriva was a preaching this back in 1928. Opus Dei has had its critics, just been critical of Israel in the clear terms. who believed in his new work. In person far ahead of his time. I say Scripture tells us "...You can tell as every institution in the Church, current political balance of the The latest resurgence of 1.930 the Women's Branch was this because in the Council's a tree by its fruit” (Matt. 12:23). whether new or old. And like all Middle East. Concern for the formed. The Spanish Civil War, of Constitution on the Church, it is Well, the fruits of Opus Dei, are the others, because its members anti-Semitic feeling has enunciated in a solemn manner plight of the Palestinians and course, impeded expansion. legion. Here are a few: (1) the share the human conditions, nothing to do with a concern for However, Opus Dei later that everyone is called to holiness. establishment of student mistakes are certain to occur. The the excesses of the Begin peace in the Middle East or expanded in Spain and also found “All Christians of every condition residences in Chicago, Milwau­ purpose of Opus Dei is the government have raised anywhere else. It is raw hate its way to other countries. In 1943, and state are called by the Lord to kee, San Francisco, South Bend, sanctification of its members. And serious questions in the minds that should make all of us feel it received its first papal attain the perfection of holiness by Newark and Providence. (2) The as is apparent, it is a work that is of many, including many ashamed, whatever our views approval. At this writing, Opus which the Father himself is” (No. launching of Family Development most certainly needed in this age. Jews, about the militarism of on the future of the peoples in Dei has more than 70,000 members 11). And in the Decree on the Programs that embrace all If it is God's work, it will succeed the Israeli state. That is very the Middle East. representing over 80 nationalities. Apostolate of the Laity, it says phases of family life in and leave its mark on the Church. different, however, from hating Jews as a race. The Catholic Herald (Sacramento, C alif.) Parish bulletin: a best seller? By DOLORES CURRAN For the same reason we don't And from the Midwest: "The home, He gives of himself have a saloon. Neither seems to Mothers and Others group will not completely, but never gets close to Pittsburgh Catholic generate much spiritual growth.” meet Tuesday because there isn't anyone, lest he be criticized. He I don’t know if there's such a any school and the mothers will be speaks boldly on social issues, but (Official Publication o f the Oioreee o f Pittsburgh^ Ha. This one came from a parish in thing as a best-selling parish the Northwest: “Tired of the TV up to their ears in little others.” must never become politically serving the couhties'oT Allegheny, Beaver, bulletin, but if so, I have several Finally, my favorite comes involved. Butler, Greene, Lawrence and Washington candidates for the list. They from a Minneapolis bulletin. I would, of course, contain essential "He has a burning desire to tried to run down the author and work with teenagers: he spends notices of parish events and found that the parish borrowed it business, and news items about all his time with senior citizens. Pittsburgh Catholic Publishing Associates from a Methodist church bulletin. The perfect priest smiles t 11 the Most Rev. Vincent M. Leonard, D.D., P re side n t parishioners plus mention of DOLORES So, to the anonymous but talented diocesan activities. CURRAN time with a straight face because Rev. John A. Harvey, Executive Secretary author, whoever and wherever he has a sense of humor that keeps and General Manager , But my candidates would have you are, I say thanks. It’s entitled: him seriously dedicated to his Established 1844 by Most Rev. Michael O'Connor, D.D. the added element of humor which "The Perfect Priest: A Chain work. He makes 15 calls daily on Annual Subscription Rale: 98 in VS., 90 in Canada Letter" and it goes like this: Member: Catholic Press Association people love so much. I enjoy parish families, visits shut-ins and Served by NC News Service picking up bulletins from “A recent survey has compiled the hospitalized, spends all his Second-Class Postage Paid at Pittsburgh. Pa. unfamiliar parishes and finding a football rut? Forgetting your all the qualities that people expect time evangelizing the un­ Robert Melder, Editor smile in them. Some print church- wife’s name? Wishing you could from the perfect priest. Here we churched, and is always in his William McClinton, Associate Editor related cartoons and jokes but my find a good reason for missing the share some of them with you. office when needed. Patricia Barton, Stephen Karlinchak, R e p o rte rs favorites are those that add a light big game Friday? Bring your "Results of a computerized “If your priest doesn’t measure touch to regular news items. spouse to the Mr. and Mrs. dinner survey indicate that the perfect up, simply send this letter to six Ja c k Lee, Advertising Representative dance at the parish center instead. priest preaches exactly 12 other parishes that are tired of Frank Rode, Business Manager Take the subtle message Starts at 7 p.m. and the cost is a minutes. He frequently condemns their priest, too. Then bundle up Frank Murray, Circulation Manager inherent in this short notice as an paltry $20 total. (There will be a sin but never upsets anyone. He your priest and send him to the Published Every Friday example: “We are pleased to TV set in the ushers’ room for the works from 8 a.m. until midnight church at the top of the list. In one PosuiiuMer 4 Subscribers: Sena address cnailSel to announce we had a 100% increase hopeless.)” and is also a janitor. He makes $60 week, you will receive 1,463 Pittsburgh Catholic, 110 Third Avenue, Pittsbur|h. Pa- IM S in daily Mass attendance this past a week, wears good clothes, buys priests... and at least one of them week — up two from our usual two. This one tells us a bit about the good books, drives a good car and should be perfect. Pittsburgh t£*hoiic (tSN 032-0323) We’11 miss Sandy McLoughlin's pastor's sense of self: "There will gives about $50 weekly to the poor. “Have faith in this letter.- One 110 Third Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222 parents when they leave.” be no morning Masses this week. I "He is 28 years old, has been parish broke thè chain and got its Phone: (412) 471-1252 Or this: "Lots of people have will be on clergy retreat. My preaching for thirty years. He is old priest back in léss than three asked why we don't have bingo. mother says I need it." wonderfully gentle and hand- months." O pinions/com m ents Pittsburgh Catholic, Friday, January 21, 1983 — Page 5

Letters to the editor Computers in Church — II March for life! By FR. JOSEPH M. CHAMPLIN reserves, to handle the day to day system linked to the central banks | Diocesan Pastoral Council to work activities of parish life. Some also serving an area. At the end of any I on the project. First, they devised To the Editor: follow a pattern of paying ail bills banking day, the church financial I the evaulation instrument or Last week we described how at one time on a weekly or bi- office can determine almost I questionnaire itself, working out A tenth anniversary will arrive soon. On any anniversary we churches in New Hampshire, think of joy, happiness, love, family, friends and great weeklybasiSjirather than caring instantly the existing checkbook the content and a format for use in expectations. Wisconsin and California have balances of each and, therefore, door to door canvassing. purchased small computers and But this anniversary is a sad day, for this is the tenth the total of all the parishes. With ¡Secondly, the representatives anniversary of that infamous ruling when the Supreme Court found them very valuable for these figures in hand, the fiscal ¡assembled and trained persons parish purposes. They use the officers are able to invest who would stop at homes, decreed the killing of the unborn is legal in the U.S. instruments, for example, to store There is a basic principle of our land: the right to life, liberty and FR. JOSEPH appropriately the money so that it idistribute the form, assist with its the pursuit of happiness for all. the names of volunteer service M. CHAMPLIN earns a return instead of ¡completion and bring back the workers, to communicate easily remaining idle. ¡answered document. But is it? Twelve million innocent babies have died since. with members of societies, to As His Holiness Pope John Paul II said, ‘‘Every child is a unique The questions and replies were and unrepeatable gift of God." identify potential candidates for The projected amount of printed and marked on optical Stand up for life! March for life! Work for the protection and the sacraments and to recall data annual, added yield from this type scanning forms developed by the preservation of life. from past worship celebrations. of money management will National Computer Systems and In this column I would like to for them in piecemeal fashion Know that “Evil triumphs when the good do nothing." surprise, even stagger those not similar to those used for the describe some possibilities for each day. familiar with these matters. ANNE DUGAN college entrance scholastic Larimer computer application on the While these parishes may take Implementation of the process, aptitude tests. diocesan level, in particular its advantage of interest bearing nevertheless, requires overcom­ Over 30,000 people filled out the Life is precious gift potential for improving the checking accounts with their ing some obstacles, questions we questionnaire. These were sent to financial picture and for surplus drawing perhaps 5 will examine next week. a processing center and within a evaluating the attitudes or needs percent interest, they cannot To the Editor: When Bishop Leroy Mathieson month's time Lawyer and his aides of a diocese. alone do much better than that. assumed the chief shepherd’s role were able to give a preliminary Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to legalize The management of money has However, if a diocese of 160 in the diocese of Amarillo, Texas, report back response to Bishop abortion. This Jan. 22 marks the tenth anniversary of that become an increasingly complex churches, to illustrate, could decision. he wished, first, to discern what Mathieson and his people. operation in today's world combine the temporary surpluses were the needs and dreams of his That massive amount of Life is a precious gift from God. Every individual is unique and because of the rapid development of all those units and invest them people. special in His eyes. information provided the bishop of in accounting technology. Large in short-terms loans the yield To secure some relatively Amarillo and his leadership As a former obstetrical nurse and as a mother of four children, I cash reserves currently can be could be far greater. Both the thorough and accurate data about witnessed the miracle of new life. personnel with a most useful tool invested for a day, a week, a diocese and the local parish those attitudes, the bishop in setting up diocesan goals and We must value and treasure every human life from the moment month and earn considerable church would benefit from such an engaged John Lawyer, an upstate of conception. objectives for the years to come. interest. arrangement. New York professional consult­ In a future column we will discuss We all have the need to love and be loved. Most churches carry a Those versed in the field tell me ant, to develop a process for how a New Jersey parish Take time to reflect on this gift of life. See the wonder in the significant balance in their this kind of effective stewardship listening to the people's similarly used a computer to beautiful miracles of creation and birth. checkbooks, apart from any of money is quite feasible with the aspirations. discern its peoples needs and Life is sacred. God made all of us in His image. larger sums deposited as help of a diocesan computer Lawyer put members of the respond accordingly. “I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands." (Isaiah 49: 15—16) LAUREEN SHEARER M ore on Fr. Greeley Shaler Township

Mixed feelings By MSGR. CHARLES O. RICE reading the sexual exploits of a in money, but he is proud of all the more, " he replied modestly. fictional Greeley character, one books he sells: right up there with "You too can be that way. Let To the Editor: “Is it too much to hope that you chap went to confession after 14 Jacqueline Susann and Harold me lead you from the dull dregs of Ambivalence marks the departure of Fr. Andrew M. Greeley get into parish work?” I asked years. A young lady in college was Robbins. In the words of Percy Graham Greene and Walker from the pages of the Pittsburgh Catholic and other diocesan plaintively and belatedly of touched and healed. French's ballad, "1 might try me Percy to the bright uplands of the newspapers. Many of us looked forward to Fr. Greeley’s column Father Andrew Greeley last week, own hand at this diggin' for gold," author of Purple Passion and each week. We were seldom disappointed. The column was as I contemplated his imminent doing novels, that is. So here's a Chancery Chineanery." topical, exciting, interesting, informative, provocative and departure from writing columns, sample dialogue: Alas, after that burst of lasting. We’ll miss Fr. Greeley’s scholarship, clarity, wit and and his promise that he would go "But Patrick Michael (they creativity I find myself barbs. into a more priestly work. MSGR. CHARLES should have Irish names for exhausted, I never will write my We shall not miss, however, the put-upon, unappreciated Fr. It was indeed too much to hope O. RICE authenticity), if I may use your projected novels, The Prothono- Greeley who has been prominent ever since the publication of for, as he made clear in his swan first name, I thought we were just tary Apostolic at Play, and Holy "The Cardinal Sins” and "Thy Brother's Wife." He reminds us of song, which appeared the week going to discuss the Church in the Herpes, nor will I laugh my way to Mick Delaney, the main character in Frank O’Connor's short before my question was asked in Modern World." the bank as do Liberace and you story, "The Drunkard. ” No one is harder to sympathize with than print. (That sort of thing will “That, Mary Eiien, has been my know whom. a pity-seeking Irishman. happen when you write in This opens up intriguing purpose all along, and you need Lucky Father Greeley! You will In his final column, Fr. Greeley said that he can reach more advance). possibilities for a new type of enlightenment to see it. You have get only nice letters and no more people through his fiction than through his column: “Columns, Father Greeley will engage in ministry, not only writing about been misled by envious priests, abuse from right and left. You will however stimulating, are just not designed for such a priestly more priestly work, he assures us this stuff. If writing does good, craven editors, ambitious bishops wax serene knowing that the effect (helping a young Catholic girl, for example, to cope with the again: not pastoring, but writing how about action? (Has Andrew and scheming apostolic delegates public loves you and you are doing environment of a non-Catholic college, and bringing a 39-year old novels. Not only does he get lovely, been in touch with the Holy into a narrow-minded concept of good in every way. man back to confession after a 14-year hiatus)." If Fr. Greeley comforting letters on the head of Spirit?) It comes a little late for faith and works. Your lack of a sense of humor, does not have time to write both fiction and his column, his his novels, but the letters are such me, me being 74 and all: I shall "You have no idea how many I your inability to laugh at yourself, choosing to discontinue the column is understandable. We can also that they convince him his novels have to continue in my stodgy old bring back to the old faith, once your high estimate of your own appreciate his reluctance to subject some of his work to the bring people back to the faith and way as a parish priest bringing a they realize I am human." value all will help to make you a censorship of church officials. the sacraments, and do lots of pitiful few back to the faith, and, "O Patrick Michael. You are so better popular novelist, but you We can not accept Fr. Greeley's paranoia. He doesn't have to other good in opening hard hearts God help me, perhaps as spiritual, intellectual and may miss the joy of battle and apologize for writing novels or for taking unpopular stands on and softening tough consciences. columnist running just as many human," adoringly she whisper­ may return. various issues in the Church and in society in general. He doesn't Strangely enough the steamiest out. ed. Was it really no fun bashing and even have to apologize for blatantly shilling the paperback edition passages do the most good. After Father Greeley is not interested “That I am, my dear, and being bashed? of "Thy Brother’s Wife.” Why doesn't he just go about his business, however controversial it is, just as any of the rest us do? RICHARD F. GREGORY Pittsburgh Law-breaking in the Bible Pope’s poems powerful By NORBERT GAUGHAN devils, were in a mood to sue. As a distributed the bread, sanitary? Silly, yes. Yet in these days To the Editor: matter of fact, they were ready to Could Christ be charged with when so many want to go to court When the Holy Father was touring the United States, Fr. take the lav. into their own hands running an eating establishment for all wrongs, real or imagined, Andrew Greeley made some remark to the media about the pope A professor at Ohio State like some vigilante society, and without a proper license? we may be putting too much of a having written obscure poetry. University has an interesting hurl Christ from the cliffs. When Jesus threw the money­ strain on our system. In our times After reading the “Collected Poems” of Karol Wojtyla, one finds game. He points out that if changers out of the temple, it almost everyone is busy asserting nothing vague about the imagery of the works. The pontiff’s poetry someone reviewed the traditional could be said He might be guilty of his rights, "guaranteed by the is deserving of scholarly criticism such as is applied to the works fairy tales with an eye to infractions of the law. Did He not Constitution," rights which were of William Blake and Ezra Pound. violations of the law, some of the close down businesses without never even imagined by the Although the style may be influenced by the Polish poet Cyprian characters would be accused of ■ ( NORBERT * first having obtained judicial framers of that document. Yet Norwid and borrows the theme of light from St. John of the Cross, serious transgressions. '.*% I GAUGHAN approval or legal permission? who speaks out about the it is clear that the philosophies and creativity were developed by For example, Goldilocks could Was He not violating their civil obligations of such individuals, Pope John Paul II himself. be charged with trespassing: Jack rights? their responsibilities? Who will While the Western mind may demand immediate satisfaction, who got fame with his beanstalk, encourage mediation, forebear- the Slavic concept of writing demands a deep search for meaning. might be guilty of theft and What might be said about ance in conflicts between As Jerzy Peterkiewicz writes "This is poetry of thought, manslaughter for killing the giant. How about Zachaeus climbing finding the coin inside the fish, the persons? Who will hold individ­ sometimes difficult, yet always ready for dialogue with another The Three Little Pigs could have up in the tree? Did he not get "coin of tribute?” Should Christ uals accountable for performance mind." the police after them for breaking involved in creating a public not have first asked the assembled of duty? Such a powerful poetry should never be allowed to collect dust on and entering, and so on. nuisance on a major roadway by people if somebody had lost this Possibly that’s where the a bookshelf. Truly ours is a litigious society: stopping traffic? money. emphasis has to be for the next few simply put, it means today most What might legal bodies say in Even His followers could be years. There may not be time JAMES WUDARCZYK everybody wants to sue all others. connection with the miraculous accused of infractions of the law. enough in a.life to sue everybody. What if such a society existed at feeding of the multitudes? In these The Apostle who hacked at the ear But always time exists for Lawrenceville the time of Christ? Read the days of concern about health and of the high priest's servant in reasonable people in Christian Scriptures with that view in mind sanitation, Jesus probably could Gethsemane, could have been charity to seek out amicable ways and see what happens. not do it. Did anybody inspect the charged for carrying a concealed to work out some of the newer On decline in Church Certainly the people who owned fish and bread beforehand? Were weapon, or using it without proper conflicts of everyday life. Without the swine into which Jesus cast the the hands of the Apostles, who provocation. saying, "Sue me. I’ll sue you." To the Editor: Mr. Fitzgerald's letter (Nov. 26) presupposes a decline in Spanish Catholicism. I would like to know the source material he referred to to justify this conclusion. I doubt the accuracy of his material. However, in the event this decline is true it is ludicrous to cite as Curse of hindsight its cause cooperation between the Spanish bishops and the Franco government. The Catholic Church has cooperated with many non- By FR. JEROME LEDUUX, Indian with a paternal Irish In a bittersweet gesture which is the whole incident was the tact democratic forms of government throughout the ages in various S.V.D. grandfather in his equation, coming at least 30, actually 70, that everyone who knew anything countries and the Church flourished and the laity fervently stunned the world of athletics by practiced their faith. years late, the IOC decided to about sports was aware that any He once won a national dance competing in 15 separate events return the medals to Jim Thorpe’s number of college athletes were How would he explain the sad state of Catholicism in the United contest. At the opposite pole, he and capturing both the pentathlon family in a special ceremony in States, the Netherlands, France, Germany, etc. where into professional sports under set world records in track and January, 1983. Even at this late assumed names. Since they were democracies exist? Such decline is easily verifiable by checking field. Being all-America in date, one wonders at the decision devious enough to do it under the Church attendance, number of religious who have left their basketball and football is rather of the IOC which was made mainly table, the IOC did not bother them. vocations, decline in vocations and so on ad infinitum. Is this common, but he added lacrosse. because of the feverish, decades- because these governments are democracies or is it because the When someone ingenuous enough You have heard of athletes who FR. JEROME long pressure exerted by Jim 's to be open came along,the IOC bishops of the various countries cooperate or do not cooperate with pursued two professional careers. family, peaking in a foundation the various governments? LEDOUX I made an example of him. But have you tried one who was a especially established in 1982 to Unfortunately, this unjust There are, indeed, advantages to the separation of Church and professional player in football, campaign for the return of the attitude is still alive and well state. However, one of them is not necessarily the increase and baseball, hockey — and a boxer? medals. Congress added pressure growth of Catholicism. today among the members of the To stretch credibility, this same in the fall of 1982 by adopting a IOC. Amateur status is a joke in I submit to Mr. Fitzgerald that the decline in Catholicism around person reached extraordinary resolution urging the IOC to international athletic competition, the world in the last 20 years is due to the wholesale “renewal” heights in rowing, tennis, and decathlon in the 1912 reinstate Thorpe. following Vatican Council II. especially when one puts the gymnastics — and billiards as Olympics in Stockholm. Stripped One would think that rational Russians under scrutiny. But let If the statistics demonstrated great growth in Catholicism, you well. of his amateur status and gold people would have peeled through can be certain that the Catholic authorities would certainly point some honest, candid athlete with This was the man who was medals by the IOC, Jim went to his the facade of literal interpretation no sponsors wiggle the wrong way, to the Vatican II "renewal” as the reason for such growth. In fact stripped of his gold medals by the grave in 1953 hurting because he in 1912, or that surely their they are telling us that the Catholic Church is flowering in the face and the IOC shows its teeth. International Olympic Committee had been open and not devious. blindness would have lifted within Unfortunately, the IOC is only of all objective indicia to the opposite. It is time for the leaders of (IOC) for having played The IOC sent Jim ’s gold medals a few years at most. When we are reflecting what most of us do at the Catholic Church to recognize the dire straits the institution is in professional baseball previous to to the men who had finished not dealing with matters of life and to turn back the clock to sanity and the teaching of true Church some time or another, if we have the Olympics. Understand, now, second to him in the Olympics. To and death or with safety of health, not made our own pet rules, we doctrine as it existed for hundreds of years prior to Vatican II. The for having played professional their everlasting credit, the men limb and reputation, how can we faithful need to be guided. The loss of one’s immortal soul is a high tend to choose which set(s) oi baseball openly and honestly, sent the medals back to the be served by totally inflexible other people's rules will be price to pay for the development of independent decision-making using his own name instead of committee. Thus, quasi-poetic rules or by rules which are applied in the laity. convenient for us to follow blindly using an alias as most college justice has had these medals on by blind, insanely inflexible in our family circle, in our doings GERARD F. WRABLEY athletes did. special display at the IOC people? Crafton with the Church, in our relations Jim Thorpe, the Sac and Fox headquarters in Switzerland. Probably the worst inequity of with friends and others. Page 6 — Pittsburgh Catholic, Friday, January 21, 1983 W orld/national new s

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(O n Jan. 2 5 Pope John Paul II plans to issue the More specific legislation, adapted to local A t the Vatican revised Code of Canon Law. This is the second of circumstances and needs, is left at the local — two articles looking at some of the questions primarily the diocesan — level. Much of this has Catholics are likely to ask abbut the new code.) already been done in a piecemeal fashion by By JERRY FILTEAU papal decrees, constitutions and other forms of NC News Service legislation since Vatican II. But the new code systematizes all that legislation and provides, for Q. I read somewhere that the new Code of the first time since Vatican II, the complete Pope expresses doubt about Polish trip Canon Law will let women preach in church. I general-iaw framework for diocesan and parish also read it will let married deacons remarry if organizations and structures to be reviewed and they are widowed. Are these things true? VATICAN CITY (NC) - In said will begin June 18. matrimony under the aspect of perhaps reorganized to serve existing needs the first indication that his Father Kazimierz Przydatek, sign.” A. The question highlights one of the problems better. proposed visit to Poland next a Polish priest at the Vatican’s Speaking of the Old Testa­ that church officials (and journalists) face in Whether one is talking of the old code or the June may be in question. Pope Office for Pilgrims, told United ment writings of Hosea, trying to prepare for the new code. Yes, the final new, it is fundamental that the life of the church is John Paul II asked Mary Jan. 12 Press International Jan. 12 after Ezekiel, Isaiah and other draft of the new code submitted last year to Pope basically spiritual, and law can neither force nor to judge whether the trip would the pope's remarks that “there prophets, he said, "there is a John Paul II had provisions for lay men or women prevent the life of the spirit. Two liturgical benefit "the church, my are problems" with the planned long biblical tradition of to preach in church under certain conditions (but celebrations in neighboring parishes can both homeland and every man." papal visit, but he would not comparing the convenant which not to preach the homily, strictly speaking). And fulfill the letter of the law in every respect and yet yes, that same draft allows widowed permanent “While I prepare this visit in discuss the nature of the God made with Israel to the be vastly different in their spiritual and pastoral problems. bond established between a man deacons to remarry without a special richness. An important aspect of the new code is my heart, I wish above all that it dispensation. But until the pope actually be guided by you, mother,” he Pope John Paul gave no and woman when they enter into that many of its canons (individual laws) do not marriage.” promulgates — officially publishes — the new set strict legal norms as such, but rather are said in a prayer to Our Lady of indication in the talk of the code, which he plans to do Jan. 25, scarcely Czestochowa, Poland’s pat- reasons that the trip might not "For the prophets, the faithful hortatory in nature. That is, they urge this or that love of husband and wife anyone dares predict precisely what it will say. activity or method of action for the effective ronness, at the close of his take place. One can safely predict broad outlines of what weekly general audience. seemed to be the analogy most pastoral care of souls, but leave details to the capable of describing the the new code will say and do, but on very specific discretion of the bishop or pastor. A sparse crowd of 2,000 people questions such as these, it is always possible that "May you alone decide on it,” attended the general audience absolute and everlasting love of Thus much of what happens under the new code God for his people,” the pope the pope will rewrite any given law, overruling he added. "To you I entrust if in the Paul VI Audience Hall. the decisions of the papal commission that depends on how well — or how badly — individual and how it should take place." About one-fifth of the people added. “At the same time, this dioceses and parishes take up its opportunities for teaching gives us a fuller prepared the final draft. Just three weeks before It was the first time that the were from the United States. the code was to be promulgated church sources local development and implementation. It pope publicly had used the word Pope John Paul’s main understanding of the dignity of depends on how well Catholics respond to the audience talk began a new the marriage covenant itself were saying that it was not yet printed, and there "if" in relation to the proposed were serious questions whether it would be challenges to them to participate more actively visit, which Polish government series on marriage, focusing on and of the fidelity and love and fully in the church’s life and mission. No one "the sacramentality of proper to married life.” distributed to the world’s bishops before the and church authorities have promulgation date. would say the new code is perfect, but it is not the hook on which a failure of spirit on the local level Q. A few years ago there was a lot of talk about a should be hung. Secret consistory scheduled “lex fundamentalis,” a sort of constitution or fundamental law of the church. What ever Q. That all sounds very general. How VATICAN CITY (NC) — P .pe The secret consistory — (11:30 a.m .), Pope John Paul is happened to that? specifically does the new code differ from the old? John Paul II will hold a secret limited to the pope, the College scheduled to concelebrate Mass A. The “Lex Ecclesiae Fundamentalis” A. The new code is much shorter, about three- consistory for cardinals just of Cardinals and the cardinal- in St. Peter’s Basilica with the (“fundamental law of the church”) was still fourths as long as the old code. While the old code prior to the public ceremony designate — is scheduled to new cardinals and present them under active consideration until less than two was modeled on European civil law codes, the Feb. 2 installing 18 new begin at 10:30 a.m. (4:30 a.m.) with their cardinals’ rings. years ago. It was to be a separate document new code is completely restructured to reflect members of the College of in the Consistory Hall of the The presentation of the, expressing principles of church doctrine and Vatican II theological views of the church; the Cardinals, announced the Apostolic Palace. cardinals' red hats takes place government that would apply to all Catholics, sacraments, for example, which are central to Vatican Jan. 13. The pope traditionally at the public consistory. both of the Eastern rites and of the Latin rite (the the church's life, are also central to the structure The public ceremony will delivers a major address to the Among the new cardinals, new code applies to the more than 700 million of the new code. The new code reflects Vatican begin at 11:45 a.m. (5:45 a.m. cardinals during the secret whose names were announced Catholics of the Latin rite, but not to the millions II's emphasis on the importance of the local EST) on Feb. 2, the Vatican consistory. Jan. 5, is Archbishop Joseph L. of Catholics of the Eastern rites). Throughout the church — the diocese headed by the bishop — and said. In the afternoon at 5:30 p.m. Bernardin of Chicago. history of its development, the project of a Vatican II’s mandate for decentralization of fundamental law was beset with technical, church authority. It leaves much more up to local theological and political problems. Protestants legislation instead of detailed universal laws, Heroic virtues declared for 2 women and Eastern-rite Catholics, for example, were reflecting Vatican II’s acceptance of legitimate generally opposed to it, and the commission diversity within the one universal church. VATICAN CITY (NC) — The The two congregations, both congregation when she was only drafting the code was having problems over what The new code adds explicit recognition of the foundress of the School Sisters founded in Germany in the 1800s 12 years old, under the guidance should be in the code and what should be in the rights of all members of the church. It of Notre Dame and the and established in the United of a local bishop. fundamental law. At the last full meeting of the incorporates conciliar understandings of the foundress of the Sisters of States during personal visits by commission revising the code, in October 1981, right and duty of lay persons to participate Christian Charity each moved a The Sisters of Christian the commission's secretariat presented a actively in the life and mission of the church. It their foundresses, currently Charity, also known as the incorporates into general church law conciliar step closer Jan. 13 to have more than 5,300 U.S. detailed plan to incorporate appropriate Daughters of the Blessed Virgin provisions of the fundamental law into the new structures of collegiality and consultation in the beatification, and possible members. Mary of the Immaculate exercise of authority. It substantially reduces the canonization. The largest of the two is the code, thus effectively dropping the idea of a Conception, have 676 U.S. separate fundamental law. Presumably Pope number of ecclesiastical penalties and School Sisters of Notre Dame, members in two provinces, guarantees the right of due process before At a Vatican ceremony with 4,648 members in seven John Paul will carry out this approach in the new attended by Pope John Paul II, based in Mendham, N.J., and code he promulgates Jan. 25. penalties are imposed. It inaugurates new U.S. provinces based in Wilmette, 111. They currently procedures and simplifies some existing the Vatican Congregation for Mequon, Wis.; Baltimore: St. Saints' Causes promulgated work in 15U.S. archdioceses and Q. Will life in my parish or diocese be changed procedures for the vindication of rights within the Louis; Mankato, Minn.: Wilton, dioceses. by the new code? degrees declaring the heroic Conn.; Irving, Texas; and church. virtues of the two German-born Pauline von Mallinckrodt, A. Immediately, probably not. In the long run, In short, the new code does so many things women: Pauline von Mallinck­ Berwyn, 111. born June 3, 1817, in Minden in yes. differently that even an exhaustive list of the rodt, foundress of the Sisters of Karolina Gerhardinger, born what is now West Germany, One important aspect of the new code is that, specific changes — which would be very lengthy Christian Charity, and Karolina June 20, 1796, in Stadtamhof, founded the congregation in 1849 following Vatican II criteria, many areas of — would not encapsulate the major difference, Gerhardinger, foundress of the Bavaria, began preparations and became its first superior church life which were once governed by detailed which is a shift from the legalistic mentality of School Sisters of Notre Dame. for founding a religious general. legislation from Rome are now governed at the church law in the old code to a pastoral, world level by more general, flexible norms. theological mentality in the new.

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Faust to speak Vocation program Villa Maria exam School registration Gerry Faust, head football coach at Notre The Pittsburgh Vocation Council will hold its Villa Maria High School will hold its final St. Michael’s Elementary School, Elizabeth, is Dame University, will be the principal speaker at third “Quest” program Saturday, Jan. 29, at the scholarship/entrance exam on Saturday, Jan. 22, holding registration for grades kindergarten the sixth annual scholarship fund dinner of the Divine Providence provincial house, Allison at the school. The exam will begin at 9:00 a.m. through six for the 1983-84 school year. Greater Pittsburgh Guild for the Blind Monday, Park, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The topic, “Journey Villa Maria, a four-year college preparatory Registration will be held at the school and a March 7, at the Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel. in Vocation Discernment Through Hope," will be school for girls, is located 10 miles east of minimal fee is required Children entering discussed by Sister Mary Joan Coultas, Youngstown and 11 miles west of New Castle off kindergarten must be five by Oct. 1, 1983 and provincial director. U.S. Route 422. those entering the first grade must be six by the The program is designed for single adults To register for the test, applicants should send a same date. between the ages of 18 and 35 who are considering $5 registration fee along with their name, address To register, parents must bring the following: a religious vocation. Participants should bring a and phone number to: Director of Admissions, proof of immunization, birth certificate, and GERRY baptismal certificate (unless the child was FAUST lunch. Fee is $5. For information or to register Villa Maria High School, Villa Maria, Pa., 16155, call Sister Judith Meinert, 367-0354. or call (412) 964-8886. baptized at St. Michael Church.) For information and an appointment, call the school office at 384-9400 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. CCD classes canceled School registration t Boyle registrations The diocesan Confraternity of Christian St. Joan of Arc School in Library, will hold Bishop Boyle High School, Homestead, is now Proceeds will aid the Guild, a rehabilitation Doctrine Office has announced the cancellation of registration for the 1983-84 school year, for grades accepting freshmen registrations for the 1983-84 agency in Bridgeville that offers personal four classes in its Continuing Christian kindergarten through eight, from Monday, Feb. 7 school year. To obtain a registration form, call adjustment training programs to visually- Development program. The classes, which were to Friday, Feb. 18. Registration will be from 8:30 the school (462-8516). The forms must be turned in impaired adults. The dinners have raised more to start on Monday, Jan. 17, were canceled to due a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the school office. to the high school by Friday, Feb. 11. The than $78,000 since 1978. the lack of registrations. Those children who are entering kindergarten placement test for incoming freshmen will be Earlier sports figures honored at the dinner Classes canceled were: North Central or first grade need a copy of their birth certificate held Saturday, Feb. 26, at 8:30 a.m. at the high include Penn State coach Joe Patemo, Steeler Deanery: 101 Survey of Doctrine (for Catholic and immunization records at the time of school. coach Chuck Noll, and Steelers Rocky Bleier, school teachers) at North American Martyrs, registration. Dwight White and Mike Wagner and ex-Pitt coach Monroeville. South Pittsburgh Deanery: 207 For further information, call the school office Franciscan appeal Jackie Sherrill. Survey of Catechesis and Workshops (for (833-2433). Msgr. Paul M. Lackner, who began the event, is Catholic school teachers and certified CCD Fr. Bemardine J. Smith will conduct a mission chairman, with Daniel J. Beggy as co-chairman. catechists)'at South John the Evangelist, South Aiding the unemployed appeal at St. George Church, Allentown, Donations for the dinner are $75 per ticket. For Side. South Hills Deanery: 207 Survey of Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 29 and 30, for the benefit of the Franciscan missions in India and information contact the Guild at 311 Station St., Catechesis and Workshops (lor Catholic school “Life After Layoff," a workshop for people teachers and certified CCD catechists) at St. Brazil. Bridgeville, Pa. 15017 or at 221-2200. working with the unemployed, will be offered Fr. Smith is procurator for the Franciscan Thomas More, Bethel Park. North Side Deanery: Saturday, Jan. 29, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 207 Survey of Catechesis and Workshops (for T.O.R. missions in the two countries where the Job Advisory Service in Oakland. Volunteers order has served for 40 years in India and along 1 . 5 5 7 confirm ed Catholic school teachers and certified CCD from church groups, community associations and catechists) at Nativity, North Side. the Amazon River in Brazil for 15 years. The labor and others are welcome. order's mission office is located in Loretto, Pa. Pittsburgh's three bishops confirmed a total of The workshop will focus on ways to assist 1.557 persons during ceremonies last fall at 22 recently unemployed people in their efforts to parishes. Eagle Scout honored find work. For information call 621-0940. Bishop Leonard officiated at the confirmations of 509 children and 29 adults, for a total of 538 Daniel Svaranowic, the son of George and Jetta (which includes the convert and adult classes) at Svaranowic of Bethel Park, recently achieved the Course for teachers seven parishes. rank of Eagle Scout. Aux. Bishop John B. McDowell confirmed 583 The diocesan CCD Office, will offer an .children and seven adults for a total of 590 in introductory course for Catholic school teachers ceremonies at eight parishes. entitled Survey of Doctrine beginning Tuesday, And Aux. Bishop Anthony G. Bosco officiated at Feb. 1, from 4:30-7:00 p.m. at Quigley High School. Baden. The 30-hour course will be taught the confirmation of 422 children and seven adults, DANIEL for a total of 429 persons at seven parishes. by Brian Keane. There is a fee of $20. j 1 9 8 3 St. Francis auditions n Girl Scouts cookie sale VACATION VALUES The annual cookie sale sponsored by the Girl "A Beggar's Song," an original script play & ? *Walt Disney World/Epcot Scouts will get underway Saturday, Jan. 22, when based on the life of St. Francis of Assisi, will be > the young girls begin their house-to-house order presented Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Apr. 22- 0 ^ taking. They will be offering seven types of M A R . 4 -9 $4 1 5 24 at 8 p.m. at St. Paul Monastery, South Side. The cookies during the sale, which runs through Feb. INCLUDES: production will be accompanied by Bro. John A sophomore at Bethel Park High School, Dan 5. Delivery will begin in March. > r o u n d - t r ip a ir f a r e Michael Talbot's "The Troubadour of the Great has received the Ad Altare Dei religion award and • HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS King," which includes the writings of St. Francis 31 merit badges. His Eagle service project was 5 NIGHTS STAGECOACH INN Marianist jubilee • 3 ADMISSIONS TO EPCOT OR put to music. completed at Mayview State Hospital, WALT DISNEY WORLD/COMBO. The production will cast three women and 15 Bridgeville. Brother Bernard J. Hartman celebrated his • DAILY BREAKFAST AT HOTEL men. To audition for the show call Sister Clarissa A parishioner at St. Louise de Marillac, Upper 25th anniversary as a Marianist recently at St. • AIRPORT/HOTEL TRANSFERS Minnocci at St. Valentine convent, Bethel Park, St. Clair, Dan is a member of the parish folk choir Michael Church, South Side. The homily was • HOTEL TAXES 833-3339. and is an altar server. given by Fr. William Behringer, SM, and *Hawaii/San Francisco Religious of Cleveland and Pittsburgh, plus family and friends attended. M AR. 16-27 $9 9 9 Wheeling program Singles group dance Bro. Bernard taught at North Catholic in 1960 and 1964. He also taught in Dayton and Cincinnati, INCLUDES: Paul VI Pastoral Center in Wheeling, W.Va., Secta, an organization sponsored by St. Mary • ROUND-TRIP AIRFARE will host a program in spiritual direction for Ohio and Covington, Ky. Bro. Bernard also • 3 NIGHTS LODGING SAN FRANCISCO clergy, religious and laymen and women Tuesday parish in Glenshaw for single adults between the worked in a hospital in Marcy, N.Y., and will soon • 4 NIGHTS LODGING HONOLULU ages of 21 and 35, will host a Valentine dance be returning to Melbourne, Australia, where he • 4 NIGHTS LODGING MAUI and Wednesday, Feb. 1 and 2. Leader will be • AIRPORT/HOTEL TRANSFERS Sister Bernadette Furin, formation director of Saturday, Feb. 12, at 8 p.m. at St. Sebastian has taught for nine years. Church, Ross Twp. For information call Chuck at • LEI GREEING IN HONOLULU the Sisters of St. Joseph in Baden. He is the son of Mrs. Monica Hartman and the • SIGHTSEEING BY PRIVATE COACH Fee is $35, with $10 due at registration. The 821-1943. late Bernard Hartman. • HOTEL TAXES event will begin with lunch Tuesday and will end The group welcomes new members. For Wednesday at 3 p.m. For information contact information on Secta or to obtain the group’s ‘IRELAND Toni Oliver, Paul VI Pastoral Center, 667 Stone newsletter call Karen at 487-5985. and Shannon Rd., Wheeling, W.Va., 26003, or call ENCOUNTER WITH SILENCE SEPT. 10-21 from $1 2 5 9 (304) 277-3300. Six Days of Silence, Meditation, Prayer INCLUDES: • ROUND TRIP AIRFARE Formation series to open A Scriptural Retreat • 10 NIGHTS, HOTELS THROUGHOUT IRELAND Teen sexuality talks Domus Dei, a center for formation drawing on Conducted by Father John J. Hugo • BREAKFAST & DINNER DAILY • SIGHTSEEING BY PRIVATE MOTORCOACH the resources of the Institute of Formative LENTEN AND Dr. William Uricchio, head of the biology Spirituality at Duquesne University, will open a • H O T E L T A X E S department at Carlow College, and Meridith seven-session program Monday, Feb. 7, at 7:15 SUMMER RETREATS • GRATUITIES FOR BAGGAGE Cochran, a registered nurse, will conduct a two- p.m. at Sacred Heart High School, Alder and Write or call: Mt. Nazareth Center ‘ROME part seminar on teenage sexuality at the Holy Shady Ave., Shadyside. The series will run Sister Augustine. C.S.F.N., Coordinator Innocents activities hall on Ashlyn St., Sheraden, 285 Bellevue Road. Pittsburgh Pa., 15229 through March 21. O C T . 9-20 from $9 7 9 Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 8 p.m. for parents and Speaking in the series will be Fr. Adrian van 'Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m. for parents and Kaam, C.S.Sp., founder of the institute, and Dr. (412) 931-4775 INCLUDES: their teenagers. The seminar is open to the public. • ROUND-TRIP AIRFARE VIA TORONTO Susan A. Muto, director. Laity, Priests, Religious Welcome • 10 N IG H T S H O T E L F L E M IN G Donations will be accepted. The course emphasizes the integration of a CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST DAILY foundations of living a spiritual life within the a LOADS OF SIGHTSEEING/PRIVATE COACH context of everyday situations. a PAPAL AUDIENCE • FAREWELL DINNER Ursuline nuns9 jubilee Registration may be made by calling 963-9704, a HOTEL TAXES, BAGGAGE HANDLING or at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $15. ; St. Joseph School in O'Hara Twp., in ‘ATLANTIC CITY commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the HEARING AIDS MEMORIAL DAY FLING $ 1 4 9 5 0 Ursuline Sisters' work in the United States, will M A Y 27-30 host a Mass Sunday, Jan. 23, at 8 a.m. in the Sports results INCLUDES: church. Sales/Service a ROUND-TRIP MOTORCOACH Ursuline nuns have been teaching at the parish a 3 NIGHTS ASCOT MOTEL school for 22 years. Currently, three nuns are on The Canevin wrestling team defeated Elderton Hearing Testing 1/2 BLOCK OFF BOARDWALK the Sf. Joseph School faculty. recently 49-18. Winning by pins were J. Britton at a BAGGAGE handling 132 pounds: J. Leithauser, 145 pounds, and J. a $10 IN QUARTERS SATISFACTION GUARANTEED • $10 IN FOOD Swider, 155 pounds. J. Bryan, 132 pounds, won by • ALL TAXES Dance marathon set a major decision, while J. Moore won in a decision in the heavyweight class. Wins by forfeit ‘ Nassau/Paradise Island ' The student council at Seton-LaSalle High were recorded by R . Lazor, 98 pounds: D. Slain, 'School in Brookline will sponsor a marathon 112 pounds; K. McGrath, 167 pounds; and J. EVERY SATURDAY from $299 •dance-a-thon Saturday, Jan. 22, from 3 to 11 p.m. Cygrymus at 187 pounds. INCLUDES: to benefit the National Cystic Fibrosis a ROUND-TRIP AIRFARE D O W N TO W N ALLISON PARK: a 7 NIGHT HOTEL ACCOMODATION Foundation. Students will seek sponsors in the In girls grade school basketball, varsity games, 5080 JENKINS AACADE 4618 ROUTE 8 a BAGGAGE HANDLING/HOTEL TRANSFERS community and dance for 55 minutes of each scores reported: St. Thomas More, Bethel Park, 281-8847 487-0975 hour. defeated Nativity, South Park, 41-21; St. Thomas • TAXES AND TIPS More defeated §t. Agatha, Bridgeville, 44-10; and MT. LEBANON: MONROEVILLE ‘JAMAICA in a game of undefeated teams, St. Thomas More 615 WASHINGTON RD 700 J0NNET BLOG 341-2221 373-1551 School applications defeated John F. Kennedy, Washington, 25-11. EVERY SATURDAY from *3 9 9 INCLUDES: St. Joseph High School, Natrona Heights, is • r o u n d - t r i p a i r f a r e accepting applications for the 1983-84 school year. • 7 NIGHTS HOTEL • AIRPORT/HOTEL TRANSFERS Contact the school office at 224-5552 for further • GRATUITIES information. 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THE WEDDING MAY take place at any future date • PORT TAXES • TIPS (VEENDAM ONLY) a Parisian café at jCa Normande-' V M our rxwty n f s M tscHSss Is u r n you al 141 NfciVi SI. A b e » Cokaabury Book Store. Dowitown. ‘ ALL PRICES BASED ON CURRENT RATES AND ARE 5030 Centre Ave., Shadyside SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Complete dinners from $9.75. LIMITED SPACE Mon. - Sat. from 5:00 p.m. Strem SVardenStudios Caff now tor Information or reservations. French winee by the glass from our WINECO Wine Bar 9th St. & Penn Avenue, Downtown, Pittsburgh 36b Fifth Ave. Alter Bldg. New Kensington Open Monday. 10-8. Tuas thru Sat. 10-5 o n . . . . . Open Tues, thru Sat. 10-5 3 3 7 - 8 4 3 1 TRAVEL KING 471-6686 No Reservations Valet Parking M ¿01-4575 4 Gateway Center. Pittsburgh Pa: 15222 Page 8 — Pittsburgh Catholic, Friday, January 21, 1983 C lassified ads

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Downtown & Suburban elderly. their iater years can be solved by Pittsburgh. job openings. 30 day free trail engraved, imprinted stationery, were Garnett Biviano, president 1200. Mon Valley 489-9020. napkins, favors, missals. In her concluding statement, our community institutions Beaver 843-0505. 728-5651. period with pay. Kearney- of the Pennsylvania Pro-Life McDonough EM P., Call 391- Discount prices. Shirley Federation; Howard Fetterhoff, she said "We are challenging our working together — our schools, CONFIDENTIALLY YOURS- 1071. Stationery Co. 421-4806 or 421- whole society, on the tenth churches and social agencies and 2792. executive director of the Personalize dating service for Mar. 6-13 *289 Pennsylvania Catholic Confer­ anniversary of the (U.S.) individuals who care about the Catholics’ free to marry in the ATLANTIC CITY 385 W A N T E D WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY- Supreme Court decision, with the value of human life.” church. Write: P.O. 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Marshall of the Christian Action works shipped to the United for prayers answered. J.M .D. bottle Champagne, 1 box G A E T A N O ’S were minimized by "new ALL— Good used furniture Council, a Protestant pro-life States for a tour are minimal, taffy, 1 Dinner. BANQUET HALL 8 materials and new techniques" THANKS—St. Jude. Lady of Breakfast. wanted, kitchen sets, DR or BR organization. according to Walter Persegati, for such transport. ¡Snows, St. Joseph for job favor sets. 1 piece or entire home. Day CATERING SERVICE "We also want to note that we received. Continue blessing and NEW YORK CITY 766-5115, Eve . 761-4821 Your location or Oura secretary of the Vatican “Risks exist, but the art works •other needed favors. E.Z. A D V E N T U R E 818 Broadway Ave. are strongly recommitting Museums. AMERICAN FLYER. LIONEL. must never flee from them if McKees Rocks, PA. 15136 ourselves to the protection of the Persegati said art master­ TH A N K S — To Infant Jesus of Mar. 2-4 (2 meals) $159 IVES— Toy trains and acces­ they are to be ‘experienced’ by Prague. St. Jude. St. Anthony RT Motorcoach Trans­ sory. By collector. Any age or 771-8338 lives of unborn children, as well as pieces must be widely seen and man,” Persegati wrote. and others for favors granted. p o r t a t io n 2 n ig h t condition. P A Y UP TO $5000. human life at all stages," enjoyed despite risks. In an Mary & Andrew. lodging, 2 meals, City 276-5325. Fetterhoff said. “We are strongly article in L’Osservatore Before the 237 pieces were TH A N K Y O U — Saint Jude for Tour. Radio City Music CASH— F o r old oak furniture. IRISH CENTRE advocating a ‘sanctity of life’ ethic Romano, the Vatican daily, he transferred to New York’s the many favors granted. I will Hall Show Furnishing old home. Not OF PITTSBURGH which holds that all life is worthy responded to criticism« ir. Italy Metropolitan Museum of Art in continue devotion to you. L.L.T. antique dealer. Call 361-6185. 6886 Forward Ave.'Sq. Hill Springtime in the Ssuth of protection, rather than a that the works risked damage late December, a group of TH A N K Y O U — Blessed Mother. LIONEL. AMERICAN FLYER. HALL RENTAL NEW ORLEANS/SAVANNAH 'quality of life’ ethic which because of the shipping involved Italian artists and art scholars St. Jude. St. Anthony and Padre IVES. BUDDY L-Trains. ACCOMMODATES supports the philosophy that to make the tour. asked the Vatican to cancel the Pio for prayers answered. Mar. 19-27 (2 meals) $479 Collector will pay top dollar. Any 150-500 PEOPLE Please continue to hear my age or condition. Electric or people can decide which lives are Persegati said that the tour because of possible damage CHERRY BLOSSOM 242-9335 prayers. M.L. Apr. 8-10 (lOimn) $159 wind-up 343-2690. worthy of protection. transfer of 237 art works to the to the art works. YOU— Jesus, Mary THANK WASHINGTON, DC LIONEL. AMERICAN FLYER. Joseph. Saints: Anne de Beapre IVES TRAINS—Notre Dame May 20-22 |1 Dinner) $159 Anthony, Therese, Jude. Kateri, Alumus will pay up to $10.000. iM wihkwm im r Christopher. Augustine for WILLIAMSBURG/ Any condition anywhere. FAVORS favors granted. H.R. BUSCH GARDEN Collector. Drew Bauer 683-7591 and DECORATIONS Calendar of events 821-3389. •THNAK Y O U — Blessed Mother, BirthdayP A R TY Favors, TIM E_ tic. Sacred Heart, St. Jude for April 14-17 ORIENTAL RUGS-Wanted. answering past and present Any size, age, condition. Look in MIKE FEINBER6 CO. m. ( SUNDAY, JAN. 23 St. Paul Retreat House, South Side — Weekend June 25-28 prayers. I am forever grateful. *239 Grandma's attic, basement. Top 120 Seventh St., Pgh.. Pa. 15222 retreat for men, 6 p.m. to Sunday, 2:45 p.m. For D .J H Oct. 20-23 (2 meals) prices paid 371-6363 anytime. 261-0490 Mothers Guild, St. Nicholas, Millvale — Pancake reservations call 381-7676. THANK YOU-Jesus for NASHVILLEWILLE STAMP COLLECTIONS— dinner, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., school cafeteria, 24 answering my prayers through Bought. No matter how small. Maryland Ave. Also sausages or ham. Donation, Naim Guild (for Catholic widowed) — Social, the intercession of St. Jude Apr. 29-M ay 2 ] Try any other dealer 1st, than $2 for adults and $1.50 for children under 10. Lawless Hall, St. Mary of Mercy Church, try me 276-2167. 510 ENTERTAINMENT Please continue to help me in my July 21-24 Downtown, following 7:30 p.m. Mass. Featuring present and urgent needs.' . E .J.C . *239 U.S. GOVERNMENT— Issued Aug. 11-14 (3 meals) A BAND FOR YOUR SPECIAL refreshments, dancing and cards. TH A N K Y O U -D e a r Jesus, Navy Peacoat. Will pay good E V E N T S — You and your guests Blessed Mother. 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Give us a consulant and professional or a free pregnancy test and 1983 Brochures Aviilibl* call to see what we buy. Crafton entertainment service for your confidential THURSDAY, JAN. 27 St. Augustine, Lawrenceville — Flea market, 11 support. GROUPS Trading Post 922-4441. 10-5, wedding reception. Complete closed Tuesdays & Sundays. mobile unit. For all occasions. a.m. to6 p.m., auditorium. 37th St. To rent space, CALL BIRTHRIGHT Lets us do your planning Call Sonny's Record Revue 241- Ladies Auxiliary, North Hills K of C No. 4029, or for information call 682-0929. 621-1988 for 1983. W ANTED—Old furniture, 2212. Group Leaden ask about painted dishes, glassware, Millvale — Card party, 12:30 p.m., council hall, lamps, stain glass, gold jewelry, BANDS— For wedding recep­ our Bonua Plan. 1248 Evergreen Ave. Donation, $1.25, SUNDAY, JAN. 30 silverplated & sterling flatware, tions and all occasions. 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Teaching as Jesus did H o m e Challenges facing education CONNIE ANN VALENTI FATHER RON LENGWIN “Why do born-again Christians think they’re There are a few references in the book of Program. The Diocesan Educa­ stability need not depend on the By FR. HUGH J. LANG tional Consultant serves as a the only ones who know and love the Lord?,” my Deuteronomy to graven images. One states: Superintendent of Schools affluence of a parish or friend asked me out of a clear blue sky as we sat in “You shall not make yourself a carved image of resource person for the local community. The stability is school principal. The consultant a small restaurant, eating a tossed salad. “It any likeness of anything in the heavens above or 2nd of 2 articles provided by a public statement takes a lot of ingredients to make a good salad or a on the earth beneath or in the waters under the works through the goals and which specifies the funding Catholic education in the 1980’s objectives which the principal has process and clarifies the good Christian,” she added, “but they think earth; you shall not bow down to them or serve is facing three challenges, said ' for the individual school and they’re the lettuce, the main ingredient, and don’t them.” responsibility of Church, parish, need anything else.” Father Alfred McBride in the provides insights into the school and parents in the financial Another passage spells it out more current issue of Momentum, the program. support of the school program. Father, I’ve never really heard a good specjfically: "See that you do not act perversely, journal of the National Catholic The Staff Development model The obvious source of financial definition of what it means to be born-again. How making yourselves a carved image in the shape of Educational Association. being used in the schools at the support for a school is tuition. do you explain it? Once she got started there was any thing a t all, in the form of man or woman...” If They are: present time provides assistance Every school should have a tuition no stopping her. "Both my mother and father we were to follow this admonition literally, we • Keep the Catholic Schools for the principal in identifying the which is reasonable and were Christians. And even though they were of would have to destroy every work of art, even the Catholic. educational needs of the principal represents the contribution of different faiths, they made sure I got a good great works of religious art which we believe • Increase their academic and the school and provides parents toward the education of religious education — 16 years in Catholic have been inspired by God and reflect His beauty, excellence. support and direction to the their children. schools, frequent reception of the sacraments, and which over the centuries have led countless • Put them on a sound principal in meeting those needs. Parents remember Catholic and a good understanding of the Ten men and women to God. financial basis. The program is then extended to ' schools as being tuition free and Commandments. In a previous article, we involve the faculty in a similar supported entirely by contribu­ Deuteronomy is, in effect, the last will and discussed "keeping the Catholic process and provides the support tions of parishioners. Catholic "I tried to do the same for my kids. But then the testament of Moses to the people before his death schools Catholic”. A Catholic necessary for productive things to other day my married daughter said to me, ‘Mom, and before they enter the land promised to them parents had to send their children have you been born-again? you Know, uniess school is not able to justify its happen within the school. to Catholic schools and the Church by God. Because of their new relationship with existence if the atmosphere and To achieve academic excellence you’ve accepted Jesus as your personal Lord and God, what Moses is telling them is that they must assumed the financial responsibi- Savior, you won’t be saved.' You know what I said program do not reflect the requires the presence of i lity for the education. It is no divorce themselves from their “old loves” — teaching and values of the gospel professionally-minded teachers longer possible for the Church to to her, Connie? That’s pure poppycock! ” those religious beliefs which led them to the message. At the same time, to fail within our schools. In the Diocese worship of idols. Jesus said it this way: "Love the completely subsidize education Then she went rooting furiously through her to provide a quality education of Pittsburgh we are blessed with today. The education is good; it is Lord your God with all your heart, with all your would be to betray a responsibility competent teachers. There was a purse until she found an article she asked me to soul, with all your mind. ” This admonition is also Catholic; Church and parents read, almost shouting as she handed it to me "No to provide a young person with the time when Catholic schools were must assume a responsibility for found in the book of Deuteronomy. educational challenge necessary said to have a great number of wonder people become atheists." The headline it. One of the passages that is quoted most for growth. non-degreed teachers. This is not For a parish to assume the read "Evangelist and Millionaire Smash $1 The other two points of Fr. the case. In the elementary Million in Graven Images.” The story told how a frequently by those who are associated with what financial responsibility for the man who was brought to Christ by an evangelist has become known as the born again movement is McBride will be taken up in this schools 73 percent of the teachers entire cost through the contribu­ article. are state certified and a non­ donated a four-foot pagoda carving valued at found in St. John’s gospel when Jesus tells tions of parishioners is to hasten $500,000 to help support his ministry. Nicodemus: "I tell you most solemnly, unless a degreed teacher would be the day when the school will face Increase academic excellence extremely difficult to find. financial crisis. Contributions man is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of What should be taught? How it from the entire parish, including While on his way to sell it at an auction, the God... Unless a man is born through water and the In a diocese with 170 elementary should be taught? When it should the parents of Catholic school minister happened to read a passage in the book spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God: what and secondary schools it is be taught? Why it should be of Deuteronomy about graven images. is born of flesh is flesh; what is born of spirit is children, is one source of funding. spirit. impossible to effect the taught? These are questions A separate tuition, which is the Immediately he turned around and drove to the educational program in each which must be asked each day by home of the millionaire and read the same responsibility of the parent of the passage to him. Explaining they did it to please school in some magical way. A administrators, teachers, and child receiving that education, "Do not be surprised when I say: You must be decree from the superintendent parents. If we do not challenge the Lord, they took a hammer and smashed to born from above. The wind blows wherever it must be the second source of pieces the pagoda and other works of art normally is not going to provide ourselves and evaluate our financial support. A clear pleases; you hear its sound, but you cannot tell significant change in the programs in relation to the considered by them to be nothing more than where it comes from or where it is going. That is statement should be made by the graven images. educational program. Each educational and technical parish clarifying the commitment how it is with all who are born of the spirit.” Only school is different; each school developments of the day, we will of parish and tuition expected Father, would they do the same thing to our the love of God can change us so completely and has its own personality. betray our responsibilities as from parents: such a statement statues? For 12 years I’ve had a statue of Buddha so mysteriously that we can be reborn. The role of the Schools Office is educators. establishing joint responsibility in my garden directly across from the Blessed to provide leadership, direction, The fundamentalist view of being born again provides financial stability for the Mother. Is there something sacrilegious in that? I seems too simplistic to me, in identifying it with motivation and support. The Put sch o o ls on sound financial future of the school. certainly didn't intend to do anything wrong, and educational program as well as b a sis one moment of acceptance that all but guarantees A third source of financial I certainly don’t worship Buddha. I just think it our being saved from what the forces of death the religious program rely upon looks nice. the leadership of the school Stability requires a plan. support for the future must be could and would do to us without Christ’s principal. The principal is the Nothing is stable if all of the third-party funding. Surprisingly, Frankly, this world is so troubled and protection. I believe that we are born over and catalyst for all that happens dimensions of the plan are not many public school districts are misguided at times that I’m glad people believe in over again each time that we overcome through within a school. If the principal is ; clearly defined and understood. developing endowment programs a good set of rules and live according to them, the power of the Spirit whatever separates us a leader, growth will take place 1 We can develop strategies for to provide the opportunity for even if they’re the Buddha’s. The person who from God. within the faculty as well as with providing religious growth and business and the corporate already believes in God’s love has a good chance community to contribute to the In the First Letter of Peter, we are said to be the students. academic excellence, but the of discovering that love in Jesus, especially when born again when our love for one another is real The contact which the Schools outcome of those strategies is educational program. The we’ve reflected it in our lives. Christ wants us to corporate and business commu­ and from the heart. Perhaps that is the greater Office has with school and effected by the financial stability be shepherds, not butchers of His sheep. test. To feel superior to others is to love them less. principal is twofold: through the of the school. nity does have a vested interest in. Diocesan Educational Consultant How is the school to meet its the educational programs which and the Staff Development financial responsibilities? Such supply competent personnel for the work place. Many diocesan schools and school systems are initiating r ■ \ development programs to provide Has Our opportunities for corporations and foundations, as well as private donors, to offer financial support Holy Catholic Faith for educational endeavors. In a Catholic educational program, Changed? third-party funding could provide financial assistance that would (has Holy Mother Church help students whose families are not able to provide the entire changed her Teachings?) tuition costs. We provide Catholic education because we believe it is an effective way to integrate faith and life. Such an educational “Ye Shall opportunity should be available to all Catholic families who desire it ‘M ister Rogers’ Neighborhood” will introduce the robot MBOC (Make for their children. Unfortunately, *KcSt Know the Believe Olympic Games). 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Priest takes on NBC 'M oon lighting9 a solid film “Moonlighting": A Universal fascination with the pressures Classic from Universal City Studios. Nowak faces. The direction is taut Written and Directed by Jerzy and self-assured, but the Skolimowski. An English Speaking screenplay is not. The story is left By JAMES BREIG particular. And he has hundreds of letters from Film. Rated PG. (Considered a open-ended; too many loose ends Orthodox viewers supporting his position. F R . P E T E R foreign film since it comes from HORTON are left standing, and the audience Picture your mom. NBC told me that there is no reason for upset. Poland) feels cut off, even remote as the Now let’s say that you come to my house and I No specific religion was named; the characters expected falls into the mysterious. say, “ I have something funny to show you." Into are cartoons; the garb is not Orthodox; and the By FR. PETER HORTON These mysteries should have been the living room comes a woman dressed just like word “orthodox” in the script can be taken to settled, but they fail to detract your mom always dresses. And she has the same mean anything since there are Orthodox Jews, December 1981 was a time of from the film. mannerisms and wears hair just like your mother Orthodox Moslems and so on. great turmoil, political unrest and “Moonlighting” is good, solid does. In other words, just because it looks, acts and confusion in Poland. Suddenly, captivating, a passionate adult drama with the real tension Then the woman proceeds to tell a crude joke, to sounds like your mother doesn't mean we are without warning, Poles woke from portrayal of a complex man. The of current events. A powerful, yet reveal how much she hates her children and to making fun of her. sleep to find martial law imposed role of Nowak demands that Irons touching, film, “Moonlighting", burlesque your family traditions. Father Efthimiou’s protest has surfaced and Solidarity crushed. Labor give all he has, and Irons gives a ranks among the best. Like last What is your reaction? If I laugh all through it, another priest, this one Roman Catholic, who leader Lech Walesa had been dynamic, moving performance year’s excellent, “Missing”, here what is your response to me? If you complain that thinks that NBC is doing a job on the clergy. He placed under house arrest, and from the depth of his heart. is a film that sees reality and I have made fun of your mother and entire family, describes himself as "a lone country pastor” people of great hope and courage Director-writer, Jerzy Skoli­ current events as intense, would you accept the following explanation from from upstate New York and he contacted me were oppressed in many ways. mowski is more in control as passionate drama, moving us to me: "But I'm not making fun of your mom in when he heard about Father Efthimiou. The flames of vision were snuffed director, keeping a searing pace, a love, to hope and to pray. particular: I m just offering some satirical points What annoys this “country pastor” in out in a sweeping wave of cruel about American families"? particular is the Father Guido Sarducci political action as another Laugh along, I might say; don't take it all so character who has appeared on "Saturday Night satellite was brought under rein. Movie ratings seriously. Just because the woman acts and Live" on a frequent basis. A creation of comedian The world watched with helpless Don Novello, Father Sarducci presents himself as dresses and looks like your mom doesn’t mean I anxiety. The classifications for the intend to ridicule her in particular. ‘‘the gossip columnist from the Vatican Jerzy Skolimowski, a writer Four Friends, A-III newspaper." In a comic Italian accent, he tells moral suitability of films are Gallipoli, A-III Now take that scenario and plug in the real-life then creating a labor-related film, determined by the United States equivalents: Catholics and various television about such wordly things as nude mud wrestling was inspired by the tragic turn of Heartbeeps, A-I and the Beatles. Catholic Conference's Depart­ King of the Mountain, A-III comedy shows, particularly those on NBC, such events, to weave a touching ment of Communications. as "Saturday Night Live” and “Second City TV.” The character appears now on "SNL” reruns, allegory into his current project. Neighbors, O Both of them have riled Catholics, some priests in seen in syndication, and on HBO in comedy Pennies from Heaven, A-III Originally, "Moonlighting" was Movies at area theaters: particular, for their portrait of hip clergymen and shorts. Don Novello, meanwhile, has gone on to simply a film about illegal foreign Rollover, A-III saucy nuns. But it was another NBC series, produce “Second City TV," which has used clergy labor, but with the historical turn Superman II, A-III "Taxi,” and its alleged slur against Orthodox and Religious, including Mother Teresa, in Airplane II: The Sequel, O Vice Squad, O of events, Skolimowski created an Best Friends, A-III priests which brought this problem to my comedy skits. -ironic portrait of liberty and attention. The Dark Crystal, A-I NBC has answered this priest's protests by martial law. This is a moving and E.T., The Extra-Terres­ Last October, a two-part episode of "Taxi'' saying that Father Sarducci “is presented in a powerful film, an important work * A-I, General Patronage. dealt with the regular characters of Latka and trial, A-I * A-II, Adults and Adole spirit of good-natured fun, not with any anti- in recent time. 48 Hrs., O Simka, who are played by Andy Kaufman and Cathoiic or anti-religious intent. He is... not "Moonlighting”, already the sc en ts. Carol Kane. In the series, they are married Kiss Me Goodbye, A-III * A-III, Adults. meant to comment on the priesthood in general." winner of critical awards at the An Officer and a Gentle­ foreigners from an unnamed land who speak a Again the argument is used: just because your Cannes Festival and the New York * A-IV, Adults with reserva­ gibberish language to one another. In this two- man, O tions. An A-IV classification is mom's clothes are being imitated doesn't mean Film Festival, is destined to Piaf — The Early Years, A- parter, the husband admits his adultery to a we are joshing your mom. gather more.awards for it is an given to certain films while not priest, who recommends that reconciliation can III morally offensive in themselves excellent motion picture. Jeremy Six Weeks, A-II occur only if the wife also commits adultery. What do you think? Catholics for centuries have Irons (The French Lieutenant’s require caution and some The segment caused a stir among the Orthodox Tootsie, A-III analysis and explanation as a been telling jokes about priests, nuns and Woman, Brideshead Revisited) Trail of the Pink Panther, A- because of similarities between the phony religious practices. Are the TV shows something stars as Nowak, a laborer chosen protection to the uninformed priest's clothing and Orthodox attire. Also, the III against wrong interpretations different? Can satire be directed at Church to lead an illegal work party into The Verdict, A-II characters refer to their religion as "orthodox.” figures and foibles without being anti-Catholic? London, where they will remodel and false conclusions. Taking on NBC is Father Miltiades Efthimiou Are there aspects of the Church which are the an apartment which his boss * O, Morally offensive. director of the Office of Church and Society for the intends to occupy as soon as he Movies on Home Box Office: The word “recommended” in legitimate target of one-liners and comedy bits? The Fan, O Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South Or have these shows gone too far in making the gets out of Poland. parentheses is inserted behind America. He has criticized the network for Nowak, the only English- Fort Apache, the Bronx, A- the titles of those films that Pope, for example, the subject of sketches? When IV allowing what he considers an offensive picture of does comedy become cruelty: when does a jest speaking member of the team, merit such a designation. religion in general and his denomination in cross over into a slur? leads his comrades through customs without incident. They live in the apartment they are Local TV9 radio TV review working on, rarely venturing out into the free world of London. Unable to communicate in TELEVISION PROGRAMS A look at T V in ’8 2 English, the comrades readily imitate Nowak, turning a Station P ro g ra m T im e By HENRY HERX TV PROGRAMS OF NOTE The program is entitled ‘‘The shopping trip into a novel Channel 4 Directions 6:30 a.m. Sunday Buck Stops in Brazil” and airs adventure, a spree filled with joy Channel 2 For Our Times 6 a.m. Sunday NEW YORK (NC) — Taking a The second program in the Thursday, Jan. 27, 8:30-9 p.m. on and wonder. Channel 11 Mass for shut-ins 6:30 a.m. Sunday less than critical look at what "American Playhouse" series is a Channel 13. Channel 9 Mass 10 a.m. Sunday television offered viewers in the dramatization of Nathanael Brazil owes the world’s banks Events back home will change (WOR-TV) way of entertainment last year is West’s novella, “Miss Lonely- $70 billion and just talking about, the comfortable relationship of Channel 40 Fr. Manning 1:30 p.m. Saturday "The 4th Annual TV Guide hearts,” airing Tuesday, Jan. 25. whether it will ever be able to Nowak and his co-workers. When Channel 40 The Glory of God 6 p.m. Tuesday Special: 1982 — the Year in 9-10 p.m. on Channel 13. repay its debt is, says one banker,, he hears that martial law has been .Channel 40 Mother Angelica 6 p.m. Wednesday Television," airing Monday, Jan. Written during the Depression, "like talking about a nuclear imposed in Poland, Nowak 24, 9-11 p.m. on NBC. West’s story told of the growing holocaust.” Like others in the becomes a military ruler, RADIO PROGRAMS anguish of a young reporter who series, the program makes its imposing his own form of Station P ro g r a m T im e Although TV Guide's emphasis has been assigned to write the complicated subject understand­ oppressive restrictions on the WTAE 1250 Mass Sunday, 8 a.m. is decidedly on network column advising readers about able and relevant to the average labor party. Suddenly, the KDKA 1020 Amplify Sunday 6 p.m. entertainment broadcasts as their problems. The 1959 movie viewer whose frame of reference comrades have become embroiled WPIT-FM 101.5 Rosary Daily 7 p.m. measured by the ratings, PBS is adaptation starring Montgomery is likely to be the 1929 collapse oi in a master-slave’ relationship, WEDO 810 Lift Your Heart Monday through represented by a clip from Clift and Robert Ryan was too the world banking system. marked with fear and confusion. Friday 9:15 a.m. ‘‘Brideshead Revisited” and maudlin and sentimental in its The workers are totally in his WEDO 810 Say Yes to Life Saturday 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25,4:30-5:30 p.m. control. Operation Prime Time’s treatment of West's dark vision of (CBS) “Dirkham Detective (Fr. Tom Smith) syndicated "A Woman Called American life. A g e n c y .” Three young sleuths "Moonlighting” focuses on WEDO 810 Spiritual Life in Saturday 8:15 a.m. Golda” receives praise for Ingrid who are tired of tracking down lost Irons as Nowak, his sense of the Bible Bergman’s performance. Like “Enterprise" has come up with dogs and getting cats down from urgent desperation, a tragically WEDO 810 Rosary Sunday noon PBS, cable also is represented by another excelientdocumentary on trees are hired by a veterinarian responsible man turned dictator WEDO 810 Sacred Heart Sunday, 12:30 p.m. a single clip, from the a timely subject for anyone to recover two dognapped poodles by the pressure of lost hope and WEDO 810 Catholic Update Sunday 4 p.m. Entertainment Channel’s interested in the state of the in this “CBS Children's Mystery newly discovered fears. Irons' (Fr. Pat Jones) "Sweeney Todd.” economy -- and who isn’t today. Theater" presentation. performance is magnificent and WEDO 810 Abp. Fulton Sheen Sunday, 4:30 p.m.

Father Bruce Ritter

HE W AS, ONCE, SOMEBODY’S CHILD.

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He was. once, somebody's child. Now he's Come back, Pete. We’ll find you a place. It's not too free— on the street. It’s going to be awfully tough for certain he can begin it again either. Unly the Lord can merchandise, a commodity. Anybody who buys him late, Pete. This Monday, Bill, downstairs will get you a him to work 40 hours a week for $3.50 an hour. It's go­ provide the massive life support systems he needs to is crazy. A malevolent little boy lost at 16, now a job. He's an expert at it. It’s OK, Pete. I'm really glad ing to be even harder to him to go back to school and make it—and to carry through with the metaphor— profoundly sad and very scared 19-year-old street you're back. Bruce, he said, I'm a stripper in a male learn how to read and write. He's a good kid. He came places like Covenant House must exist as the inten­ wolf who has absolutely no reason to believe he will burlesque joint: four performances a night for a hun­ in to see me for a lot of reasons he didn’t really un­ sive care units for these dying children. We need you make it back, but has to think that or go crazy. dred bucks. I dropped out of school in the seventh derstand very well. He’s not a religious kid and he to help us. to go on helping us. We re always broke I met Peter five years ago when he was 14— a street grade. I worked a couple of girls for a while, Bruce. He doesn't know anything about going to confession but and we are occasionally subject to the kind of kid even then—and hadn’t seen him for over a year couldn’t stop. He had to tell me the whole sad sick .he needed and wanted absolution bad. Like most of us questioning doubts that make the solution of triage when he walked into my office yesterday. He was story. It was almost as though he was afraid to leave he was about as sorry as he could be. very attractive. But I refuse to triage my kids, to out any details— like when you go to confession. screen out the ones who won't make it. I cannot exer­ wearing skln-and-muscle tight jeans and a body shirt A lot of people drift into, slide and choose into a unbuttoned to the waist. We exchanged greetings— lifestyle that ultimately kills them. It's almost certain­ cise that kind of clinical detachment when a kid is in­ mine delighted, surprised; his, muted and detached. "He was afraid to leave out any ly too late for Pete. The Peters of this world are refuse volved. My staff and I refuse to turn any kid away. I hoped he was doing well. Peter gave a sad wry d e ta ils — like when you go to in our social sewers, to be inexorably flushed down Thanks much for your help and prayers. smile. OK, he said. Not bad. he said. I think of killing and out, drowned in a sea of garbage: human pollu­ c o n fe s s io n ." myself a lot, he said. Do you need a place to stay, I tion to be coped with and buried and dumped. Most 'T honest, caring people think so. One such, a good [No child should be left for dead. Enclosed is my con I said. No, he said, i stay at the Continental Baths. It's jtribution of: § cheap. I kinda help out around there. It's a bad scene, I I'm really glad you're back, Pete. So are Gretchen friend, sighed and murmured the word triage. Let I said. It’s a living, he said. And then I think he and Steve and Dave. You've got to change your life­ them go, Bruce. Think of the others, the ones you ¡please print: I know you can help, the ones that still have a chance. I I remembered about dying because he started slightly, style, Pete. You're into a lot of things that make you I sat for just an instant of frozen immobility, then teel pretty sick about yourself. Bruce, I don't have any He's already almost dead, Bruce. INAME:______I I shrugged, and again gave me a faint sad smile. clothes. All my stuff was ripped off. I had a stereo... Peter is already almost dead, and I think maybe the I {ADDRESS:______Come back to Covenant House, Pete, I said. No more Pete, you're not going to get out of that mess you're one way he feels he can reassert some control over I programs, Bruce. I’m too old. I’m a male hustler, in without help. his life Is to end it. Pete is most definitely one of the I Lord’s lost sheep. He is not the cuddly innocent lamb CITY:. JSTATE: Bruce. I'm not gay. I'm bisexual... He stopped and his There's a warrant out for my arrest, Bruce. I pawn­ face twisted. He couldn't continue. Come on back, ed a gold bracelet for a friend. It turned out to be "/ think maybe the one way he feels ¡ZIP:. FJ(AAE) Pete, to our school. We'll get you a job. That lifestyle is stolen. We can work that out, Pete We've got a place I going to kill you, Pete. It's rotten that you have to do for you and a job and school. We've missed you a lot, he can reassert some control over his I Please send this coupon with your donation to: that. He didn’t hear me. I grabbed his hand, his arm. Pete. Finally there was no more to tell: the small dirty life is to end it." I We’ve got this really great place, Pete— really good puddle that was his young life spilled out between us. •COVENANT HOUSE people. He looked at me in great pain I'm a go-go boy, that just happened to wander away from the fold. In •Father Bruce Ritter He relaxed and took a deep breath. I think I'll go Bruce, in this bar on Second Avenue. I dance there. If biblical categories I think it's fair to say that Pete is a |P 0. Box 2121 downstairs and talk to Bill about that job. Is it OK if I the johns like me they stick a five dollar bill in my jock sinner— the kind over whom heaven rejoices if they •Times Square Station come back and talk to you again on Monday? He look­ Strap. turn away from the evil pervading their lives and turn I New York. NY 10108 ed down at his low slung jeans with some amusement. back to God. Pete can't do that withoutGod's help, nor Father Bruce Ritter, 0FM Conv., is the founder and President I can't go for an interview in these. can we. of Covenant House/UNDER21, which operates crisis centers I Because the street is NO PLACE FOR A CHILD J for homeless and runaway youth Pete can make six hundred dollars a week—tax Pete doesn't really want to end his life but he's not L