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By Richard Tucker works for the U.S. Catholic Conference and its agencies Working with the Philippine army, CRS is the principal Register Staff like Catholic Relief Services (CRS ) and Campaign for agency caring for the Vietnamese. Cambodian and Laotian " Happy" is the word to describe a new " halfway Human Development (CHD). refugees who are undergoing " halfway house" training iiouse" camp for Southeast Asian refugees in the Philippine He was impressed with his visit to the Filipino camp, before going to new homelands. Islands. - Also there are the Red Cross, Salvation Army, Baptist Not ·'malnutrition," " death," " despondevcy" or any (The exclusive photographs on Pages 1, 4, 5 and 6 were Ministries and the Protestant organization World Reli ef t,; the other words usually used to describe the camps taken for the Register by Tom Pade of Tom Pade Produc Services. where millions of miserable people are seeking new homes. tions ). .. It's a happy camp, .. said Tom Pade of Tom Pade United States Productions in Denver after a recent film-making foray in which is located a bout 150 miles south of Manila on th e Ba The re are 18.000 refugees now at the camp. Eventll
.·\RCllHISllOP'S OFFICE !110 Josephine Street New Parish in Fort Collins llen\'er. ('O R020fi Official Father Koehler Named Founding Pastor A new parish has been Replacing him will be Denver. People who will be a• APPOINTMENTS established in Fort Collins - Father Lawrence B. Kaiser, He was assistant pastor tending the new parish nov Reverend Ke nneth J . Koehler to be Founding Pastor of the in an area where there is who is an assistant pastor at at Our Lady of Fatima in go to St. Joseph's, which L new parish to be established in Fort Collins in the area of Lemay now almost nothing but open the Sterling, Peetz and Iliff Lakewood from 1974-77 and some distance away; Joh~ Avenue and Harmony Hoad. effective Jan. 15 , 1981 . space. churches. assistant at St. Philomena's XXIII Center on th , l! cverend Lawrence B. Kaiser lo be Pastor of Sacred Hearl Archbishop James V. To Continue in Denver before moving to Colorado State Universi' <'hur c h. Pl'<'lz . to be in c harge of St. Catherine Church. Iliff. and his northeastern Colorado campus, or nearb to continue to be Assistant Pastor ol St. Anthony Church. Ster Casey announced the new Father Kaiser will con position on July 1, 1980. Loveland. ling. effective Jan. 15. 1981 . parish south of Drake Road, tinue as assistant pastor of Heverend Hobe rt Heycrafl to be Assistant Pastor pro tern of where the college town is ex St. Anthony's, will be pastor Holy Family Pa rish. Denve r . pected to grow in future of Sacred Heart and in Science, Faith Conflict Ovet years. charge of St. Catherine's. SCHEOULI': Presently, the new Born in Sterling Aug. 1, VATICAN CITY Edited in Denver, Colorado: Printed weekly except last weak o f Docember by C o mmunity Publtcat1ons. Second class postage p111d at Denver, C o lo ra do Published by the Arc hdioc ese of Denver ,. 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' 1\ two Cambodian brother.s whose lives have "And he's drawn pictures of people buried ,_, I ~een torn apart by the v10lence and tragedy up to their neck and getting boiling water r 1; m their war-tor.n homeland. thrown on them .. . 1 ) • \ ~ Nara ~nd Vmh Hong. were reuni.ted. in " I guess that is his way of working it out. \~ ; l\ , October m Denver and will spend their first I would think he would get frustrated I l.i \.! year togeth~r ma long lime, and for Vmh, it because he doesn't know enough English yet I ,. . ' , .,, means his first year m the United States. to talk about it but he doesn't seem • : )11 Nineteen-year-old Nara, who came to disturbed .. : I. 'f . ,. Denver m 1978 ~hrough Denve~ Catholic Vinh is also recovering from the effects of l,{ 'iii Community Services (DCCSJ_, figured his severe malnutrition. According to Beverly ! I· · i younger brother was dead until word came Wood the DCCS caseworker for Vinh and ~ 1 ;)\" .( ~ • th'.1t Vinh had esc.aped a work camp and was Nara,' Vinh 's legal age is 15 , but the boy )I) 1 "I I ahve but very sick m a Thailand refugee looks more like nine or 10. ; 1 _ border camp. ~~ 1 '··l 1 ~ ·Letters Engl/sh 1 1 ~i 1 ~~ ] .' ~ . With the help of a cousin in camp, Vinh According to Ken, Vinh is doing well in his 1 .: .. 1 \ '. learned that Nara was living in Colorado. classes at Arrowhead Elementary School After .several letters bac~ and forth, some and is learning more English every day. He !t i'{1 ,\ ., . ·'1jf '. of which said Vmh had died, Vinh arrived seems adjusted to American life right down 1 \J 1 • ~ , with the sponsorship of his brother. to his jeans and tennis shoes. 1 (i1 "Sometimes people in the camps are I ·fl ! ~. jealous of the fact,,, Nara explained, "Vinh is a sweet kid and does very well in , school," Ken explained. " He listens to .I '•. "someone has a relation in another country music and likes to dance around ... he's 1 !li f they can go to · · · that is probably why I learning fast and the kids like him because Jt:! . heard that Vinh had died. " he's quite a good soccer player .. . I'm J." ,6 Now Vinh is starting a new life in Denver surprised how well the kids have accepted ' with the help of foster parents Ken and Pat him. " 1 'i. "' \Armstrong in Aurora. Nara lived with the Ken , a fireman with the North l i.I Armstrongs when he first came to Denver, Washington Fire Department in Adams f')~'', · .,' but now is in a Grand Junction job training County, and his wife have two of their own 1 1'f '1 J program. ·r· · ~ \ . Long Walt children and have opened their home to 1·· ••• I 1 three Vietnamese teenagers, as well. ...t"5tif~ rf•i/, "We all prayed that Vinh would make it to · Reunion of Brothers :!. )!i the United States but somehow couldn't Interesting . ~ 1 I'· really believe he woutd be here," Ken said. "Being a foster parent is interesting," ·;. I am just so happy he 's here" said Nara Hong, right, about his reunion with younger \/ 1.'f.' t "And it was a long wait but Vinh finally Ken said. "It is good times and tough times, brother, Vinh. 1 made it." but we really enjoy it. We all get a lot of '. ,' "I was just so excited and happy for him satisfaction from having these kids live 'i to be here," Nara added. "It would have with us, and we've all grown a lot." \~ . been so sad for nobody to know where I am In 1968, Ken was an army medic in ~ ) and not know if I ever have a family of my Vietnam and worked in a hospital that Vatican k' own ... Iamsohappyforhimtobehere." treated wounded Vietnamese and • 1 •, Nara was with Vinh and the Armstrongs Cambodian civilians. It was there he met Foster Parents Won't Talk l . \ . • for the holidays, and in an interview, the the first Cambodian boy he helped come to ! \, brothers recalled their separate journeys the United States, eight-year-old Ri, who VATICAN CITY (NC) - 11~ : i' that brought them to freedom. Vinh has had lost his left leg. Riis now 19 and a top A·reNeeded The Vatican press office I : j) "' learned only a little English so far and told skier in Colorado. declined to say anything : " his story with Nara's help. K · l · If you are a single or married adult anywhere from age 11 en said he a so worked m an orphanage Dec. 30 about a Newsweek I~ 1' ... Put to Work after his army duty in South Vietnam in 30 to about age 55 who has experience in dealing with the report that Pope John Paul i; ,.1 Both Nara and Vinh were taken away 1970, and added that all of these experiences stress and growing pains of teenagers from being a parent, II might go to Poland "to be \ - from their family at a young age and put to have helped him learn much about Asian teacher or counselor, Denver Catholic Community with his countrymen if the 1 ii/,1 ::., work - Nara in fishing and Vinh in dam culture. Services needs you as a foster parent. Soviets invade." I l /' building. From 1972 to 1975 Nara saw his Dolores Schmidt, director of the DCCS Family In a one-paragraph story ,.1 -:. family off and on but he has not seen them Really Good Services, said that DCCS social workers are searching for in the "Periscope" column ,, J\ I atallsince1975. "I really like this family," Nara said. "I foster parents to open their homes to five more of news briefs Jan. 5, .[ · Nara made his escape with several others know this family will take care of Vinh. This unaccompanied refugee teenagers who will be coming to Newsweek said : 1 ··Pope John Paul II has "1 \'\: on a fishing boat at night. He said the boat family makes me feel really good . .. like Denver soon. quietly passed word that he 1 ~ had to slip be several islands guarded by my own family.'' ' The refugees will probably be all boys ranging in age r I , communist soldiers and the journey to Although both Nara and Vinh miss their from 16 to 20 . About 20 unaccompanied refugees have would fly to Poland to be 11 i "' Thailand took the group about a day and a country. Nara said their biggest wish is to already been resettled in the Denver area through DCCS. with his countrymen if the : ;~ I ' night. · have his family all together here in the The foster parents, Miss Schmidt said, need to be Soviets invade. He disclosed "I was very scared," Nara recalled. United States. understanding adults who can give these teens security, thi s in off-the-record liI · audiences with at least two \ . "There were soldiers on every "We just feel the family will come guidance and training to help them mature into recent visitors , both of island . .. we were lucky to get away at together someday," Nara explained. "Vinh independent adults. ·: ·i · - whom came away with the "j/· ,., night. If you are caught, the soldiers shoot saw the family for the last time in 1979, and " Couples who take them in will find it more like taking ' \; \ . you. When Vinh got here he told me that my I felt so bad when he told me that some of care of nieces and nephews," she explained. "They will be impression that the Pope has functioning as sponsors, not as parents. '' made his intentions known to 1 :{ ;. family had heard I died in the ocean when the family members are dead like a 1 the Soviets. One of the / 'r .. the communists shot the boat." grandmother and that they are not living in And the job is not an easy one. The young people will be difficult to deal with as they adjust to their new visitors, a French diplomat, 1 , ·'Contusion the same place. surroundings, Miss Schmidt said. thinks the prospect of John ,1 According to what he has told Nara, Vinh Orientation and home studies will be conducted by Paul's presence could help ·, ' said his journey was on foot. Vinh said when Food Beverly Wood, a DCCS social worker. She will also be the account for the Kremlin 's ·'l'l .. some of the workers at the dam site " ... Vinh also told me about them caseworker assigned to the foster families and will make caution in the Polish situa ' revolted, there was confusion in the camp eating just a little, enough to get by. And I weekly visits. · tion so far." a1 feel so bad because here we eat a lot of / • • and he and a friend managed to slip away. Foster parenting calls for patience, good humor, Some Vatican observers · 1 \ ,. Because the road was too dangerous for food. " flexibility , a respect for the Asian culture and a capacity to said the Pope is treading ' ' ' ! ~ traveling , Vinh said he and his friend went However. Nara said that when he thinks deal with the stresses of adolescence. Miss Wood said a lot carefully . aware that any · IJ over the mountains and across streams with of his country, he thinks about how unfair of support will be made available to the families through misste p by him could 1 the people are treated, especially the older j.JI, ' as much food as they could carry. It took counselors and members of the Denver Indochin ese adversely affect the recent 1 about 30 days to reach Thailand, but just people. He added that in Cambodia, the community. gains by Polish workers, in •before they reached the border, Vinh saw government .and soldiers come first and The families will receive help from the state which will te llectuals and the church. ~ his friend drown in the last river they had to then the people. provide a monthly room and board check and will pay In a related development, . , , ~ross. "I like this country and so does Vinh ," medical and educational costs for the refugees. Italian newspapers reported ' t Although it is still difficult for Vinh to talk Nara said. " He hates all communists, and The job may be a difficult one, but also a rewarding Dec. 30 that Moscow has ·ti about all the violence he has witnessed in he knows that's wrong. We were both lucky one. If you are interested in being a foster parent, contact quashed plans to allow Lech '/ ,,._ his young life, Nara said he has told how to get out and I still have my picture at one Dolores Schmidt at Denver Ca tholic Co mmunity Services, Walesa , leader of the new in of the camps because l want to help ·1· ;~ . soldiers threw young children against trees 388-4411 , Ext. 5006. dependent Polish labor un ' • ~or shot people for any excuse in the work anybody I can ... I just want to see our ion, to visit the Pope in mid , \ t. camp. family again." January. ll~~~\ P911e 4 - The Denver Cetholic Reglaler, Wed., January 7, 1911 ;. ' I 41 i 1i • (C I ' e\ ~ pi Tl R .;,. \ in .... ltt' fo II ~~ Cl A. ..w f SC a· 11 ., "4' t e: b .- o: ... t< ._ !.J. "' ~ "' J... • '. I I' .... I J ~ ~ I I .. /"').. _ l- ··~J ; The arrow shows where I the refugee camp is located "...> .. \i about 250 miles south of ' Manila in the Bataan Penin- ' 1, sula of the Philippines ' Luzon Island. .. ·1 • u~~ 1 ac:?.~ ,:. c:\J - f 1,, t ~ !'- Sister Rosalie, a Maryknoll nun with Carltas, keeps refugee youngsters happy In their Philippine camp. ~ 1 t "' ' ,... :j t . The Denver Catholic Regiater, Wed., January 7, 1981 - Page 5 4J 1• . 1 I t · ' •( ~ A City of 18,000 ,", ;. i 1i ., .. Happy Refugees ~ • (Continued from Page 1) " They're off on Saturday and Sunday just like J) 1' everybody else.·· Pade said. So, entertainers like Cambodian dancers and Asian '! ping pong champions come to the camp every weekend. < i "' There also is much exercise, like volleyball, for young :~t ' refugees. Raise Food r.. ,1 " Refugee families live in their own homes while study .,. ing.language and culture at the camp. They raise their own ~ \ '(' food in gardens. The gardens also provide the families with some money, who daily take produce to the market for sale. The Resettlement Everyone at the camp also is required to work, earning Office of Denver credits Jor such chores as working on garbage trucks or Catholic Community · ; .. .~ ' ~- watering gardens. Services has found ~ .. _ Once a refugee has accumulated 40 work credits, Pade new homes In ... 1 said he or she can take things easy for the rest of the Colorado for 4, 129 average six -month stay. lndo-Chinese refu • gees since start Indoctrination ing the program In ~ A few hours of indoctrination is the first thing on the 1975. r- .. . agenda for an arriving refugee. By years, the Then, after receiving some basic food supplies and • 1 resettlement figures '< eating utensils - like a knife and fork - they are taken to are: t homes where they undergo extensive interviewing by camp .. ,., officials who want to be sure they aren't sending any spies • 1975- 1,100 to new countries. • 1976-128 .. Whether the refugee is going to America or some other • 1977- 35 . country, each one is required to undergo 12 .weeks of inten • 1978-268 ; ~- sive English language instruction. • 1979- 1,250 A young man practices basket-weaving as one way to make himself some money. 1Cont1nued on Page 6) • 1980-1,348 . ,. ..;... J.. ··- I ... I ~ ~ I ... ; l- ·· ~; I., v 1 .1, .. ·1. 4 • • 1 I ~ ~ I '. ;f t ~ !=- Young or old, the folks at this camp, preparing for their new life, aren't miserable. ~ l t "' ' ~ :j "- P11ge 6 - The Denver Celhollc Reglater, Wed., Jenuery 7, 1111 ----· 1980 REFUQl!l!S AND DISPLACl!D PERSONS Africa ... 4,045,200 Asia ..... 7 ,292,500 Europe .... 229,750 Latin America . 1,085,300 Middle East ..... 3,312,500 WORLDWIDE TOTAL .. 15,965,250 Printed from Christian Science .. Monitor. Intensive schooling in English is a camp priority. (Continued from Page 5) Also required is a week of culturalization, baggage claim area in an airport. often is a relative who already has been related to him by many of the people who • teaching the refugees about things that may When their time at the camp is over, the relocated elsewhere. have fled their homelands. i. be different in their new homes than in their refugees board a chartered bus to Manila, In the Phillipines, he said, the people are homelands. where they are placed on an airplane to go Horror Stories happy as they return to a more normal < Before they leave, refugees also are to their new homes. " It's a shame people can't stay there," existence and the thought of beginning Nobody leaves - or comes into the camp taught such things as how to use a bathroom said Pade who recounted "horror stories" again in a new land. on an airplane and how to recognize a in the first place - without a sponsor, which __ , --· A baby lo an incubator gets some tender care. Smi~io~ faces are typical of the happy people in a "halfway house~ ' for r~fugees i~ the Phihppme Islands. ,.._ -\, "Behold, I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give myself." - W alt W h it m an . " So ng tJf M y se l f " ... ~'.~1 ' ' -. ~ : ·~' > h '. ·~i ' ; ~: f< " Three Kings in Flanders" - Br•adi Ba rth e who • Father Anderson, the Office of Major Giving, and the Archdiocese wish to thank all of f ·le are you who gave yourselves unselfishly to the work of the church in the past year. ormal -~ ~ inning · , We wish you and yours the best in life for the new year, offering our prayers and thankfulness for your generosity and expressions of love • • . through His church ------~------Dear Father Anderson: Please send me more information on how I may participate in the Major Giving Pro gram. I understand that this inquiry carries no obligation on my part. I am particul arly inte rested in : Office of Major Giving Gifts of cash: Gifts of Securities: Gifts of Life Real Estate and Insurance: life Estates ot Personal Property o2 Bargain Sales ~s Charitable Gift Lifetime Charitable Gifts Through Life o4 Annuities oa Remainder Trust Gifts oG Income Agreements Very Reverend John V. Anderson The Charitable Charitable Director, Major Giving Bequest Testamentary Trust D 9 General Information D~ 08 Gifts Archdiocese of Denver Catholic Pastoral Center Name: ~ 200 Josephine Street t ~ Denver, Colorado 80206 Address: .... ' ·\Jo Telephone: 388-4411 i.t A6 the "' ,_ • \.,.. r•\f~O - I U C VO!f••- - -h•U•"'- ~9 ... ""' · l'l'CtU., ~a11ua1, I' t;orU . '1 1 t Terrorism Threatens Peace ~\ ~ .. World News ' A (Compiled from Dispatches Pope Urges Fight tor Peace 4 .. Rebirth in China 't. 1- Th e reopening of a second church in central Beijing VA TI CAN CITY (NCJ - Both peace and freedom are a single social class. a single race or a single group or when .. ' 1Peking1 on Christmas Eve l9!1U marks a nother s teµ in threatened by terrorism. totalita rian systems. reli gious the common good is merged with the interests ol a smgle .. China 's road toward complete reli gious tolerance. said repression and economic inequa lities, Pope J ohn Paul 11 party that is indentifi ed with the state ... Pope John Paul .. Archbishop Michael Fu T1 ensha n of Beijing in a n inte r vi e w sa id in hi s message for the 1981 World Day of Peace. J a n. I. add ed. />- He a lso condemned ··various forms of anarchy (which with J \ '•I f · ~\ i ., Liturgists, Religious Educators ft A To Hold Joint Conference Here 4 J 1981 will bring the Texas a nd Wyo ming. two and this joint conference Sister Le htine n add e d . 'h -{- Southwest Liturgical The s ignificance of having will build that ... ho wever . like last year the ' .. Co nfe rence and the 13th an the two conferences com e Wednesday. Feb. 18 , will up coming congress will ad ~ n u a I Mi le Hi Co ngress together, Siste r Lehtine n be the opening day of the dress a broad a udi ence. nut ~ togethe r for the first time just Christian educ a tu rs. /'. said. is that those involved in five-da y jo int conference ever Feb. 18-22, according to liturgy am! those in religious with registration at JO a. m. In keeping with the the me ~ I 1t Sister J ean Marie Lehtinen education will have the op a nd the first session at 1 for t.he assembly. pl a nners. a nd Stan Paprocki. both of portunity to lea rn from one p.m. on "The Meaning of As Sisler Lehtinen said. will ~ ~ the Denver archdiocesan a nother. c r ea t e a " whol e e n Father Empereur Father Thompson sembly an.ct a Sharing of Ex Heligious Education Offi ce. · · He li gious educators a re penence. vironment .. in th e exhibition .. Sister Lehtinen chairs th e On Feb. 18 and Feb. HJ a ll ha ll b.v having participants executive committee for the sessio ns will be SWLC sit with each other a l tables ·• Ii turgica 1 conference while work / stud y ses sions o n fur sharin g and discussions ; J'esu its to Tai k Paprocki heads the Mile Hi ministry of hospitality. during the sessions. executive committee. music ministry, ministry of i\ ll exhibitors. wh o will in This year· s theme for the movement. reconciliation, cl ude lo ca l a rtists working j oint conference is "The devotions . funerals a nd in potte ry and weavin g. will To Area Priests Whole Paris h : Assembly at m a rriage amon g othe r be s tationed around th e Worship ... The s ite for th e topics. walls of the ha ll to provide ~ 1 Jesuit Fathers William G. Thompson and James sessions is the Curriga n Ex Friday. Feb. 20 is the of one continuous se tting in the Empereur will be the two featured speakers for January hibition Ha ll. 14th a nd ficial opening of the Mile Hi middle for the gene ral as ;;.,. programs offered through the Office of Continuing Educa Champa. Co ngress. a nd a ll the ses sembli es. tion coordinated by Father Lawrence St. Peter, pastor of 6 States sions wi ll be conc urrent a nd Musicians 4.> Holy Family Parish. include topi cs lik e ! The Southwest Liturgical Si ste r Le htinen e xplained Father Thompson will present the Gospel of Matthew eva ngeli zation. liturgy and Confe rence ( SWLC) will br (hat pl a nne rs will rely un program Friday , Jan. 23 , for priests and deacons at St. re ligious education. models ing togethe r members of loca l mus ic ians for joint Thomas Seminary. 1300 S. Steele St. o f .vou lh mini s tr y. diocesan liturgical commis confe re nce to give those cele brating the adult e x Two Sessions sions in the southwest sta tes loca I people a cha nce to ~ perience. celebrating the ., including Arizona , Colorado, share the ir work. Groups The morning session. from 9: 30 to 12: 30, will be on black experience, media and • New Mexico. Oklahoma. will include E kkl esia a nd the " Disciples in Matthew .. and "Sermon on the Mount .. is the reli gious education and the i .. presentation from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. .Jesse Company of Colorado single lifestyle. Springs. For int.erested priests. Religious and laity, Father Pa rticipants are welcome Thompson will speak Jan. 22 on the topic of the Sermon on He gis tra liun is un Ex-Delegate to attend a ny sessions during de nvay a nd th ose in terested ... the Mount at St. Thomas Semin ary. The cost is $3 at the ASS.. IBLY AT WORSHIP the live days . door. in registe ring or whu need Diesat74 No Tracks more information about th e l' ~ - Registration for the Jan. 23 program must be in by Thursday, Jan. 15. The cost is $5. VATICAN CITY (NC) - a lw av~ interested in the Unlike las t year ·s Mile Hi. SWLC and the Mil e Hi can contact the H.eligious Educa ,; f' Lenten Workshops Cardinal Egidio Vagnozzi , litui·gica l part o f there will be no track fo rmer apostolic delegate in education ... Paprocki added. system. Last year there tion Office a t 200 J osephine Father Empereur will give three Lenten workshops. •/ ..- the United States. died in his "The two go hand in ha nd we re separa te tracks for St.. Denve r, CO 8020t:i . or call On Monday. Jan. 26. from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the s leep Dec. 2t:i. He was 74. . there needs to be a work family. singles. youth. adult :rnH-44 1l . Ext. 5012 . Parish program is for -priests only at the Holy Family Church His fun eral. with Pope ing relationship between the and pa ri sh. vouchers a re avai lable . meeting room, 4377 Utica St. The fee is $5 . John Paul II presiding, was t , Monday, Jan. 26, at 7:30 p.m. is for priests, Dec. 31 in St. Peter's Religious and laity at Holy Family Church. Basilica. The cost is $3 . The Roman-born cardinal The third program option is set for Tuesday, Jan. 27 , was president of the Prefec ' from 9: 30 a.m. to 3: 30 p.m. at St. Mary·s Education Center. ture of Economic Affairs of WINTER 29 W. Kiowa St. in Colorado Springs. The fee is $5 . the Hol y See and No registration is required for evening programs but Chamberlain of the College the faily programs require registration be in by Jan. 15 to WIPEOUT of Cardinals at the time of Father Lawrence St. Peter at the Office of Continuing his death. ALL FALL & WINTER Education, 4377 Utica St., Denver, CO 80212. He was also a member of MERCHANDISE MUST GO! the Vatican ·s Congregations for 'the Evangelization of Peter continues with outrageously low prices on all Fall & Brother Cites Loyalty Peoples and for the Eastern Winter Merchandise. Don't miss out while everyone else takes advantage J{ite Churches and of the of all these Super Bargains. Apostolic Signature, the Of Reagan Designate church's supre me court. ALL FALL AND WINTER He spent nearly 20 years in ALL DESIGNER CORDS INFANT AND TODDLER BALTIMORE (NCJ - said that his brother 's papal service in the United Fall & Winter - Sizes 4 to 20 PANTS, TOPS, SETS " He has very clear ideas of loyalty has always been to States - on the staff of the Values to '37 himself in service to the th~republic. apostolic del ega tion in REGULAR PRICE republic and as a Catholic " His loyalty is to the peo Washington 1932-42 and as 5 layman, .. said Jesuit Father ple through the office of apostolic delegate 1958-67 . NOW 15.50 1/2 (Plus '1) Frank Haig of his brother, president. His loyalty is not As head of the Vatican's • Alexander M. Haig Jr., after tha t of a henchman. That's Prefecture of Economic Af Bl.LY ALL FALL & WINTER ALL GIRLS' "- the retired general was the way I find him thinking fairs for the past 13 years he THE DRESS RIOT! FALL & WINTER "--- nominated as secretary of all the time , .. said Father was often a focus of news Kl)' PANTS REGULAR PRICE NOW state. Haig, who spoke openly a nd speculation about the Sizes 4 to 7 '6.50 to s20 '8.00 SLACKS \ ~ Following his nomination happily about his brother's Vatican·s secret finances. Sizes 8 to 16 5 7.00 s21 to s35 '12.50 REGULAR PRICE . by President-elect Reagan, nomination. Archbis hop Pio Laghi , s35 to s50 (Plus '1) 1 ,, the media quickly examined Father Haig said in an in recently named a postolic BLAZERS '7.99 '15.00 1 I 2 .~( Gen. Haig's past. looking for te rview with the Baltimore delegate in the United ALL BOYS AND GIRLS .. ,,, possible snags in the fabric a r chdiocesan newspaper, States, served on the staff of SHIRTS, SWEATERS, VELOURS 0 I OFF REGULAR PRICE 11 .. of a career the U.S. Senate The Ca tholic Review, that the apostolic delegation in Fall & Winter - Sizes 4 to 20 will take a close look at hi ~ brother is ready to face America from 1954-t:il and I 0 ALL OUTERWEAR ~ . 50 before it confirms hi s ap the senatorial questioning. t hu s worked under FOR pointme nt. Fathe r Ha ig also defended Archbishop Vagnozzi du ring TH E SNOWSUITS e COATS Political critics have been t.he s ilence his brother has th e latte r ·s t e nure as PR IC E O F ! H E Plus 11 JACKETS e SNOW PANTS examining hi s connecti on kept a bout hi s period as Nix apostolic delegate. HIG HEST 1 with former Presid ent Nixon on adviser . Political critics Ca rdinal Vagnozzi s death when he was Nixon ·s private ha ve not been able to detect reduces the number of car OPEN DAILY t 0 TD 6 e OPEN THURSDAY NI TE S· and personal adviser . ;rn y wrong-doing, he said. dinals in the c hurch to 126 , of "Remember I came after Father Ha ig said, .. He was whom 12 a re over 80 years of Watergate ... Gen. Haig sa id a private a nd personal ad age and thus ineligible to P e ter's in recent televis ion inter viser . a nd you speak your e nter conclave and vote for a Children views . So far th e onl y mind full v a nd dearly to new pope. I c ritic ism that most can otter tha t perso n a nd not to th e t is that Haig was a loya l ad rest of th e world, It has to be Take the N viser with integrity. possib le for the president of Regisll'r for Fathe r Haig. a profesor at the United States to sit down Good ,,·eu·s .. Loyola College in Ba ltimore. a nd di scuss options. ·· j \ '\ OCR J reader's forum I ~ l St. Dorothy other hand we could contemplate it and find a reminder· Comparisons ;t that God is not content to be uninvolved in hi story a nd editor: Editor: . ~ ; Lel me commend you on yet another superb edition that God·s activity and " power·· came to a head when he I must take exception to James Fiedler's comparison .., un a sin gle topi c: your ·· Marriage ·· issue (OCR Dec:. 10 1 chose to be born as a poor person in an oppressed nation. of the tradgedy of the missionaries in El Salvador and goes we ll beyond the quality of previous issues. all of If we take this second vantage point it will lead to con .John Lennon. ~ '·. whi ch were exemplary. crete implications for us today that go far beyond the There can't be any generalities about society·s However. it wa s a great di sappointment to me. and recall of an historic event that has been completed. priorities drawn from these senseless acts. ' an even greater di sservice to your readers that you chose I am not advocating either side of the debate - I It doesn·t seem fair to draw comparisons between the .( to give so litlle attention to the death of Dorothy Day. think that the victory of either has the potential to make a worth of the work people have chosen. Missionaries do Thi s va li ant woman was a loyal daughter of the profound statement about the meaning of our faith . What not seek adulation or headlines nor do musicians seek Church. who never complained of the ill treatment her I am advocating is that we a llow those who see our faith volatil e situations. 1 work so oft en received in hi erarchical circ:l es. Quite the as ·· powerful ·· and " dangerous·· to remind us to con The fate of the missionaries made me sick to my .. contrary. she was a champion of our Bishops ; in th is she tinually look more deeply into the mystery which we stomach and I doubt there were many not affected. was an un exampled model in th ese days when so much often accept too quickly, assuming tha t we understand it. The visibility of Lennon made many feel the loss on a 4 l carping of th e Church and its policies in the order of the Let ·s not just drive past and then forget it' deeply personal level. Their sorrow can't be reduced to da v. Sister Mary McGione. CSA appreciating " the tunes of a rock musician ... Most impor ,, · Ms IJa y was a devoted fo llower of the poor Jesus . and Denver tant he was a loving husband and father and people her in sights into th e Gospel. born of her many long hours recogni ze that as much as anything else. ... Harv Bishop MJ Lakewood ... Talks With Parents .. - ~ Calendar for 1981 ...... By Dolores Curran weekend every month is a good answer. .{ C:arly January is one of the best times of the year for Control th e family because it's a respite from society. After a sur Next. I suggest that families start learning how to get •f feit of programs. parties. a nd paraphernalia , everyone control of the calendar. Buy a long-range wall calendar seems relieved lo slay home and quietly catch up. The IN a nd individual monthly calendars, one for each member word this year is stress and , because the family inherits of the family who can write. Put the wall calendar most communicable conditions. the new phrase is family (available for about $3 at stationery shops) on a wall nea: ...., stress. I have a couple of suggestions for putting a Jillie the center of family life. Mark school, holiday, and vaca more early-January time into the rest of the year. tion dates. Then add predictable periods of chaos like ., First, it's time the family stops trying to fight the " Getting ready for vacation ... "final exam time,·· and calendar alone. I 've seen extremely s uccessful " May end-of-school act!vi_ties_... _Orre o( our problems is "( ecumenical e fforts in -recent years in impacting com that we agree to things far in advance, forgetting what munity calendars. It works like this. The pastoral council else might be going on. A quick glance at the calendar or family life department of a church - frustrated al be prevents this. ing unable lo find any family time that isn't usurped by To insure family time together, bring out your in local sports, activities, or organizations - contacts a few dividual calendars on Sunday evening and go over the en other churches who each contact a few more. suing week together. Who has to be where when'? Are Benefits All there going to be days on end when family life consists of As a group, they meet with major leaders to discuss passing notes? If so, can anybody change any appoint freeing one evening weekly for family / church activities. ments so there can be some family meals together'! If the entire commu1_1ity agrees, il is overwhelmingly ef Functional fective. It beneOls all. Churches and families get an even Finally, consider investing in one of the many good ing to call their own while organizations benefit because family calendars put out by church publishers. marriage they aren 't continually coping with the frustration of hav enrichment groups, or diocesan family life departments. ing one or two participants unable to attend because of One of the better ones is The Family Cafendar '81 put out church activities. If everyone in the community has by the Family Ministries Office of the Archdiocese of Dorothy Day church activity the same evening, the rest of the Louisville. It i.s a spiritual, yet functional , calendar which organizations lose only one evening, not parts of five. gives suggested family activities, prayers, major feasts , I'd like to see the idea extended to one weekend per ethmc samt days, and some family trivia. Use the ideas of contemplative prayer. challenged the " people of God" month as well. Pastoral teams tear their hair in frustra to recognize and acknowledge the presence of Christ in you like and substitute for those you don 't. (For informa tion trying to find one weekend free for a renewal, a fami tion w~ite Family Ministries Office, 1941 Bishop Lane, the poor and forlorn members of our affluent society. and ly retreat. or a conference. Aside from the obvious - that to minister lo them as lo Christ Himself. No. 206, Lou1sv1lle,.KY 40218) . Cost is $2.50 ; less in bulk. the family forego a few Saturday games - a free And enjoy what's left of January. Dorothy was a saint of God. wh9 worked tirelessly for the poor in imitation of her Master, and whose humility compelled her lo shun any public recognition. Her forly seven years of ministry are certainl y the equal of Mother Teresa· s heroism. The Question Box It is ironic that her death occurred so near the death of .J ohn Lennon . to which the world responded with an out burst of well -deserved affection for the ma n who made our music. And yet how few of the world's people There Need Be No Conflict responded lo lhe death of a woman who made music with her life. music lhal filled the hearts of those whom the By Msgr. Raymond Bosler world has so convenienlly forgotten. SI. Dorothy of the the Holy Sp~rit did not i.ntend to utter through them any 1 Bow e r~' . pray for us Q . Is the Catholic Church of the opinion that there truth apart from that which is profitable to salvation. Father John F-X Burton, S.J. are enough scientific facts available to definitely In other words, the Bible teaches us that God is the Lakewood declare evolution a fact? Creator ol all thmgs and continues t.o cr~ate all things , A. The Catholic Church leaves to the scientists the deci but 1t does ~ot teach us when He began creation nor how sions concerning the facts of evolution and no longer fears He earned 1t out. Implications that these decisions will be in conflict With the Bible. Though God_ is not the universe, He is in the universe Edi tor : In 1950 . Pope Pius XII in his encyclical " Humani workmg accordmg to a plan, which we humans discover Last week when I arrived in Denver from a program Generis" taught that there need not be a conflict between little by little as we uncover the secrets of this planet of preparation for mission in Latin America I was at first knowledge gained by revelation and that supplied by Earth a nd space. If evolution 1s a fact, then we have sli ghtly amused to again hear the rumblings of the Civic scientific investigation and asserted that general evolu learned somethmg more about how God creates. As the Ce nter Nativity Scene controversy. As I li stened to and tion. even of the human body, should be professionally articles on human evolution in the New Catholic En read the comments of the avid pros and cons it dawned on studied by both anthropologists and theologians. cyclopedia put 1t . theologians a re coming to the opinion me that perhaps. once again. those who don 't sha re our This teaching reflected a return to an earlier. less that revelat10n says less_about evolution than evolution belief are tryin·g lo teach us how powerful it could be if we fundamentalist. approach to the Bible expressed by St. says about the theology of creation. saw its implications. Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century: " Any knowledge . I suggest you _read the excellent articles on evolution It seems to me that what is at stake here is the power wl11ch rs profitable to salvation may be the object of in the New Catholic Encyclopedia. of a symbol. We can say that the manager scene is prophetic inspiration. But things which cannot affect our (Msgr: Bosler welcomes questions from readers. " hi storic" and that it does not say anything to us which salvation do not belong to inspiration ... Or to a much Those of general mterest will be answered here. Write jeapordizes the separation of Church and State. On the earlier time. when St. Augustine taught that although the to him.at 600 North Alabama, Indianapolis, Ind.. 46204) sacred writers may have known astronomy, nevertheless Copyright, 1980, Universal Press Synicate. J V;w1,y··1s ·r~;t~d-·s· ~-~i~g -·th~ R~;·;·;;·;;g~·t;;;~:;.~;;;;,;u;~ .• ;,.· ~ ~ By Steven M . Lanza cent. rich with nature. Of Course. we·d fi sh from the boat. same lake. When I do. it takes a while. but eventually l :son ~ i rm saying the rosary again. But 1· m not sure why. near a rocky cliff wall which extended from the sky·s edge reach a plateau of sorts. put it on a utomatic pilot and if l lel and • -:· rm nut one of your older. pious ladies m black who sit down into the water and beyond. The fish would swim past go e nough. stead v m~' breathing into an easy rhythm. ~ • · · in church shadows addressing statues. No one would call the rock wall on their way to feeding grounds. Hunners refer to it as a natural high . Seems to me what ~me a mystic. I don·t pray the beads constantly. But I get There was something mysterious. a n echo deep inside 1 feel whe n l"m running on a utomatic pilot is similar lo the " . • into these periods when I must use the beads. I can·t get me. when the time came to stop the engine and play out the eas ~' rh~' thm I get into when I walk with the beads. 1-'eopl e the away from them. They·ve claimed me. anchor 1 ·· u11s is it. they·re down the re.· · he·d rumble quiet whn pra<' tice yoga or do brealhtng exercises know this ; do .( 1!_ And now. somehow. they symbolize for me the life of ly. rubbing his hands together l . rhythm. It has fascinating poetry to it. l"m drawn in eek _the Spirit. an energy peculiar to what people in our It would drop into those depths. blue-black. dark towards 111indscapes. 1' ,churches call the Kingdom of God-something I don ·t find mirrors. You could almost go with it. even while staying in I don ·1 actuall.v conc·entrate un th e word~ ·1i a it M·J ry or my · in my studying. my work. my reading. my playing. just the boat. You could feel it down there. as you let the rope ·our Fathe r.· Of course. this means 1·m not concentrating ~ •nowhere else. out. plunging deeper and deeper. weighted into secret on the Mysteries eithC'r . 1 don 't w;i111 to . Alte r the t1r st lew kingdomes. beads the precise words become Ltnl rnpurt WASHINGTON Th e ~ A We Are the First • • • i • \f (C ... ~ I< accomplished through his Son, Jesus Christ. How poor we • v would be if even one of those inspired images of Jesus a The Testament were lost! Yet in the early Church there was a man named .{, \ ti old Tatian who thought we would be better off with just one t• Evangelists Gospel. He tried to combine the four into one, and do 1 away with the individual Gospels. Thank Go~, he never t1 recent m o nths at his Thr Pope referred to the inspired author of the story of got his way; we have fo1;1r unique proclamations of the 1.: ti Wednesday audiences Po pe Jo hn Paul II has bee n talking Adam and Eve as "the Yahwist," acknowledging what s Good News. . riage and chastity, life with Go d and life witho ut him. inspired result of the combined effort of several people. Bible-Genesis Exodus Leviticus, Numbers and The Pope talked a bout these m ost bas ic human con One of those people is called " the Yahwist." Deuteronomy-~re the co~bination of inspired writings ., r cerns because he was me ditating on Genesis, which casts To understand who the Yahwist and his companions that were once separate and unique. These four "~vangel ' . ~ s the light of faith o n fundamental realities. In a way that has are, an example from the New Testament may help". The ists"of the Good News of God's call to Israel are khown as t never been surpassed, Genesis tells us who we are and Gospels were written by four evangelists. Matthew, Mark, the Yahwist, Elohist, Deuteronomic and Priestly authors. t why we live and what we can hope for. By coming to a Luke and John each wrote for a different community at Their names tell us something of what they are about. "'' deeper understanding o f the first book of the Bible, we different times and with different needs. Each gives us a The Yahwist gets his name because of his fondness for better understand o urselves and our world . unique and wonderful view of the great things that God .., using the sacred name Yahweh which God himself reveal~d :'-<., to Moses from the burning bush. He even uses it back m the stories of Adam, Noah and Abraham, centuries before 1' '1' it was made known by God to his people at Sinai. The Elohist gets his name from his usage of the name .. t Elohim , by which God was known to Abraham and the 1 patriarchs. He uses Yahweh only after the Sinai revelation. The Deuteronomic author is responsible for the book of ... Deuteronomy and other writings. Deuteronomy means "second law," but it is really a second look at the law and ., '/' covenant in an attempt to bring about a reform and re newal of religion before the Babylonian· exile of 587 B. C. The Priestly author did his work during the exile when there was no liturgical role for priests, since the Temple ' ) f had been destroyed. At that time the priests made a collec ·I l tion of stories, customs, laws and genealogies. These are .f! concerned mainly with worship, holiness and religious identity. Perhaps the most famous contribution of the ~· ~ Priestly writer is the first chapter of Genesis, concerning .,, r Creation and the origin of the Sabbath. . ahwist and ~' ~ His Good News 1 I The Yahwist can be thought of as an early St. Luke. Like t his New Testament counterpart he writes of the kindness, ) closeness and compassion of God. Again, like his succes ( sor who wrote such joyful and-memorable stories about •I .. a Jesus, the Yahwist wrote the wonderful accounts of Adam t and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah and the Ark, the preten · S tious and ambitious people of Babylon and their tower, ,,. t Abraham and his great faith. These stories were brought to life and passed on to us by the Yahwist. Actually, he wrote - ~ long, long after the events that he describes, sometime E after King David, a thousand years before Christ. Before we take a look at the times in which the Yahwist I wrote (for the Word of God always speaks first of all to the ... I< ( people of the age in which it is written), we might ask, •. l: " What's in a name?" There's a lot in the name Yahwist. ':'" ( The Hebrew word Yahweh means literally " I am who c am." But sometimes the richness of a single word in one \ language cannot be captured by a single word or phrase in ,. a another language. For instance, the Hebrew word shalom doesn't just mean " peace." It means to be complete, whole, < ., ~ everything you are capable of becoming-and more. In the same way, Yahweh doesn' t mean just " I am who ~ ' am." It means what God is. It means "I am who am always E with you." It signifies " He who is present to save." Ulti ~ i mately, it means that we never have to be alone again. } The Yahwist dearly loved this God who had shown " c how close and caring he was by freeing the Israelites from the slavery of Egypt and making them his own people. But by the time the Yahwist was writing, several hundred " ..) \ years after the "Pass-over" from slavery to love, from not r' . a being a people to being God's people, things had changed. I: Like a beautiful marriage gone sour, God's people had grown cold, indifferent and matter-of-fact in their relation ;, ship with him. Like us, Yahweh, on fire with love, can take almost anything except to be taken for granted. 11 ~ ( •J .. t ~ • l 0 ods of the , s Gentiles ~ "n ti ~ That was the problem of the Yahwist's age. People had not 4 y consciously and deliberately turned God off, or turned , 2 _their backs on hi_m . They just had_more " important" things '\ to do than to think about God-iust as we sometimes do. " Adam and Eve were driven from Eden for abusing God's Creation. !Continued on P•ge 15) _, ~ J 1t, --··· -··- ··- si ·-·-·· ·· - -·· ..... ,, __ ,, • , · ~.,., - r- •v• 1o1 I • • • Man and Wo111an \ f · (Contir1ued from Page 14) 1-- ~ The people had come into the Promised Land with no ity to manipulate. They were trying .to be like "gods" (Baal bol of renewed life and immortality. The snake was used as knowledge, skills or experience of farming. They had been and Ashtarte) and control life. Instead, they were reaping a symbol of sex because it resembled the male organ. Thus , wandering shepherds for 40 years in the Sinai peninsula, the harvest of death, the Yahwist realized. for the Yahwist, the snake is the fi gure of all that h as led and had been hod carriers and brickmakers in Egypt before In an age like our own where sex has become a toy and Israel astray. It stands for the seductive elements of \ that. Now they were confronted with the problem of how life can be aborted at whim, the Yahwist still speaks. At a Canaanite culture and religio n which h ave e nticed Israel ...-c to achieve fertility of the land. time when people set themselves up as gods in matters of from total fidelity to h er God. Yahweh. 1 ; Instead of turning to Yahweh who made the earth, they death and life, the inspired words of theYahwist need to be The snake s tands for all that is evil. s in and rebelli on . It turned to their neighbors who farmed it. Instead of telling heard. is the sign of powers that try to convince us that it is no t I the Israelites what kind of seed, fertilizer, irrigation and Then the Yahwist, who has a sense of humor, has enough to be human, to be depe ndent. It is the sign of such to use, their Canaanite neighbors gave them quite Yahweh playing a little game with man. Loneliness and powers that would have us believe tha t we will n ever be • different advice. They said thP fortility of the land was in isolation is not good, so with a chuckle the Lord offers him whole or complete until we " are like god s," in th e sense of the hands of a god and his wife. Baal and Ashtarte were the company of the animals. But neither puppy nor having our own independence . thought to be in charge of creation and life. The Israelites parakeet could really fill the void and need for co mpanion As soon as the man (Adam means " m ankind" and is no t must have rationalized that it was the age- of heavenly ship. Man's companion had to be a " suitable partner," an yet used as the man's proper name in the text) a nd his wife '., r.·' specialization and Yahweh's only area of expertise was fall prey to the temptation (as Israel had fallen prey to the transportation out of Egypt. Now God's people turned to temptations of Canaan), everything goes haywire. All rela the fertility experts, the Canaanite gods of agriculture. tionships are disrupted. When w e have the arrogance to .,,, Frequently in the Old Testament, the prophets complain try to be like gods we wind up as less than human . Rebel that the people are fornicating with the gods of the Gen lion brings about a fall. Pride brings about humiliation and tiles. That is not symbolic language. That is exactly what shame and fear. the Israelites were doing. In an effort to assure fertility, The couple are ashamed to be open to o ne another and 1· they went to the temples of Baal and Ashtarte and had to God. They hide from Yahweh, the one whose very name sexual relations with the priestess there. They were using proclaims that he wants to be close, near and loving. ·• their gift of sexuality to try to control nature and creation. Dishonesty is now the order of the day. The man and They were trying to be like gods. his wife cannot even be honest and take the blame for what This sin deeply disturbed the Yahwist. He knew that they have done. Sin is not just between God and an indi ... ·' Yahweh was the Lord of all things and every area of life . vidual. It has widespread effects, as the s tory of Cain and Yet here were his special, chosen people, refusing to put all Abel which comes later illustrates. Sin destroys relation 'f their trust totally in him. They weren't exactly rejecting ships on every level. Yahweh, but they were hedging their bets and taking no When St. Paul wrote, " Through one man sin entered chances. the world," he was meditating on our need for someone to The Yahwist had experienced the fickleness and lack of lift us out of a desperate situation. The Yahwist had seen ·1 fidelity of humankind in his own day. He had seen the that desperate situation in the people of his day. He de picts the first couple, prototypes of his contemporaries, as ·I beautiful gift of sex used in an attempt to manipulate and <' '> control the forces of nature. It is against this experience of being burdened with the suffering, pain and disorder that the people of his own time playing god that the Yahwist they have brought on themselves by their abuse of sex, '! writes about the origin of things, of the first couple trying fertility and creation. Flirting with the gods of Canaan has .- to be Ii ke gods. brought nothing but trouble. Sin and its effects are ram- pant. - ·But the Yahwist is no cynical pessimist. He knows that Figurativ;U God does not give up on us, even when we give up on him. In Genesis 3:15 is the Yahwist's conviction about Writing About I ~hellion Yahweh's fidelity and undying love. " Then the LORD [Yahweh] God said to the serpent: ... _' I will put enmity The Yahwist was inspired to write about our first between you and the woman, and between your offspring parents--that the streak of rebellion goes all the way back and hers; he will strike at your head, while you strike at his to them. In 1948 the Papal Biblical Commission said of the heel.' " The darkness of sin and alienation is pierced by Yahwist's writings in the second and third chapters of the light of the first Good News .. • Genesis: "They relate in simple and figurative language, There is hope. There will be an offspring of the woman, adapted to the understanding of a less developed people, a member of the human race, who will smash the head of the fundamental truths presupposed for the economy of the forces of evil. He will not escape unharmed, but the _ -salvation, as well as the popular description of the origin of damage to him will only be a strike at the heel. ,,. the human race." Beneath this symbolism the Yahwis t wishes us to know The Yahwist employed "simple and figurative Ian that God has not forgotten his own name. He s till wants to - guage" to get across the truths that are fundamental and be close, to be with us. But he also wishes us to know that essential for an understanding of humanity. there is no do-it-yourself salvation kit. We need help! Many years ago the editor-in-chief of the 9ld Testa ment of the New American Bible, Father Louis Hartman, e.c C.SS.R., realized that the Yahwist was working from the od Lives Up to background of the Canaanite fertility cults. It was his work ~ on the text of Genesis 2 and 3 that enabled Bible scholars to Noah's dove sent forth from the ark reconfirms God's fidelity. His Name determine just what the figurative language the Yahwist used was and what fundamental truths he was trying to get , . across. equal. An animal could never be that. The Yahwist has goneG back to h is roots and o urs. He wants The author sets the stage in Genesis 2:4. The picture is The potter, gardener and parade leader no'W becomes a us to know that that first man and woman are you and I. ., ~ immediately clear. There was earth, but no fertility. There surgeon! The rib of the man is built up into a person like Arrogance today may take a differe nt form a nd be sym ._ were no crops, and therefore there was nothing to harvest. himself, a suitable partner, a woman. In an age when bolized by a mushroom cl oud o r a d ollar s ign. rather tha n ~ "For the LORD [Yahweh] God had sent no rain upon the women were much downtrodden (even in the Ten Com by a s nake, but it is no less real. W e s till have o ur ways o f earth and there was no man to till the soil." The author is mandments a man's wife is put on a par with h is ox and his trying to act like gods. ~ insisting for the people of his own time, almost a thousand ass!), the ideal of equality is upheld as a divinely revealed The beauty and really good n ew s o f the Yahwist's story years before Christ, that fertility comes from the hand of truth. She is "from" ·man and they are "for" each other. is that God neve r leaves us. As much as we mig ht run and " God and the labors of man, not from the worship of Baal ·That is why they are united in their sexuality and total hide in our s hame, God still com es close and beckons . He and Ashtarte. lives. They become one, because Yahweh has willed them wants to live up to his name . Using the figure of a potter making a clay statue, the for each other, not in order to manipulate the forces of No one of the Yahwist's gene ra ti o n could kno w , as we •· Yahwist first shows that human beings appear on the earth nature. do, how marve lo usly Yahweh wo uld live up to his name . ' · as the special work of God. In them is the " breath" of his In that garden all is ideal. There is unity of man and The name f esus means " Ya hwe h saves' "' Wo unded as life. woman and God. That is the way the Lord intended things Jesus was , he struck at the head of evil an d s in. Paul , re Then the author depicts Yahweh as a gardener. It is he from the beginning. That is the way things should have fl ecting o n the m ess that the first Adam b rou ght a bout and who brings forth life, not Baal and Ashtarte. Yahweh been among all men, women and the ir God in the having expe ri e nced the work of Jesus, the secon d Adam , hands over this garden with its two special trees into the Yahwist's time, but were not. cri es o ut: " l am certain nei the r d eath nor life . nor any '- care of the man. other creature, will be able to sep arate us fro m the love of I) The tree of life from which the man may eat symbolizes God that com es to us in C hrist Jesus" (Ro ma n s 8:38 -39) . • that all life, all fertility, is a gift from God. The "knowledge The Meaning It was the Yah wis t's insights tha t helped prepare the ~ j of good and evil" in other biblical texts (cf. Isaiah 7:15-16) s way of the Lo rd . • ' signifies the age of puberty, arriving at the time of life of the nake when one can accept one's sexuality as a gift or use it to Rev. Stephen C. Doyle. O.F.M .. is professor of Sac red Scfl pture In an age before s peeding cars and trucks, it was rare to see .. II ' manipulate. The man (humankind) may not eat of that and b iblica l preac h ing at the Pope John XX /II National Seminary in a dead snake o n the road or anywhere else . One more often ~ tree, that is, use sexuality to manipulate. "The moment Weston , Massa c husetts. He is th e author of Covenant Renewal in saw the empty, cast-off skin of a snake that had gone on to you eat from it you are surely doomed to die" (Genesis Relig ious Life : Biblical Refl ections and has conduc ted workshops live a renewed life. The ancients were fascinated with this t 2:17). in Bible studies in the US .. Canada and South Am erica. Many of In the Yahwist's time that is the very thing the Israelites phenomenon. his ta lks are available on cassette- were doing under Canaanite influence--using their sexual- The Canaanites frequently used the snake as the sym- • i... • ~ Pl-ans Set for Jan. 22 · ~ " Ramblings· F ollowing dinner. John Archibold. Denver attorney and ~,1 ~ . Plcins are being made by the Pro Life Commission and boa rd m ember of Americans United for Life. will speak on "' . ~ a number ol other loca l groups for the annual observance of ·· The Human Life Amendment and the Broad Implications ., .J an. 2l . the dci te th ci t the U.S Suprem e Court legalized for all Life Issues.·· · t ~ By James Fiedler ci burtion in 1!173 . There is no charge for the program other than the in- .... Spec ici l Masses in each dea nery 1section J of the ...... div idual cost of dinners purchased. Archdiocese wil l be held on the weekend before. with the Colorado Kight to Life will hold its annual march a~ ~ Still Among the Living prim ci r y Ma ss being sa id by Archbishop James Casey. > ~ the State Ca pitol at noon on Jan. 22. The organization is "' On .Jan. 22 . the Pro Life Commiss ion will sponsor a Well . 1·m sti ll among the li ving . Had surger y to also sponsoring the showing of "Assignment: Life·· movie noon Mass at the Ca tholic Pastor al Ce nter . At 6 :30 p.m . i rem ove m v ga ll bladder th e morning ol Friday . Dec- . l!J . at ci t Phipps Auditorium. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Jan. 21. • ~ that evening. ci dinner and talk will be held. open to all in ST . JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL Further information may be obtained by calling the ~, t terested per sons. The ·· buy-your-o wn · dinner will be at A l though th;.it surger v is Col or-a do Hight to Life Office at 572-8857 . CC rl<11nJ v l <1r Jrom th-c most \Vvci u ·s ca feteria in th e Cherry Cr eek Shopping Center . A nskv . there nevertheless 1s pri v;i lr· ,.,, .. m h:i ~ hPen r eserved for the dinner and talk. • a degree ol ;.ipprc hension thal comes over vo11 ;.i s \· o u · r e b e ing wt1ee l ed Health Agency Elects Officers tow a rd the op e r a t i ng Hcirnes Husiness College. se des ign<1L ed heci I th planning vice Co. of Colorado, presi ) ! room Kathl een Sai dy u l St. cond vice president and Judy o r gci n1 za lio n for th e :w dent. Christopher A. Smith i\ nurse who had helped Anthony llos pita l Sys tem s E. Ford. a legislative clerk, ,.... , _ . cci re for m e happened to has been elec:ted the new ccntrcil cind northeas t cou n of Srni th. Harst. Siebel and treasurer . see m e being wheeled into secr el<1r.v tor the Bocird of ties of Colorado. ..\ ssoc i a te s . first vice see vo 11 Monda\'.. Well. .; ... . l LA PAZ. Bolivia I NC) - c i ci I or seven days. police oc i i s.hc ·s going. to sec m e Holivia ·s militar y govern c·11pi<'d the premises of the James Fiedler Death Takes Sister Mondci.\·. I g 11 ess 1·11 make m ent has ordered the tem newspaper. which i s the it through I hl' oper ci li ;. ~ THI CATHOLIC NEAa IA8T WELFARE ASSOCIATION ,M DENVER MARBLE .;,. co. NEAR EAST ... \ MARBLE TABLE TOPS, VANITY TOPS MISSIONS ~ CONTRACTORS SINCE 1891 COMMHCIAL • RESIDENTIAL - TERENCE CARDINAL COOKE, President MA••ll POI: ALL PU•POSIS MSGR. JOHN G. NOLAN, National Secret a ry ,, DOMISTIC & IMPOHED MA.... E & SLATE Write: CATHOLIC NrAR EAST WrLrARr Assoc . •.... 1011 First Avenue • New York. N .Y. 10022 'I "~ REPAIRING & RE~OLISHING Telephone: 212/826·1480 ~ 31IO s. Pl•tte River Dr. 789-1856 Englewood, Colo. 80110 ~ · • "' ), t ~ ( t t t!. I I , J , • J • P.ge 18 - The Denver C•thollc Regleter, Wed., J•nu•ry 7, 11181 • t Pro Life Commission Better Access ·~ The Search Gets New Member .. For Handicapped -~ Archbis hop James V. ministe rs a nd parish staffs. " The Vincentian Way He is a lso responsible for the "' ~ Casey has appoi nted Rola nd St . Fran c is de Sales Alameda a nd Dakota on S. • Allen . who is director of a nnual :·outh rally. Grant. \ . ·Hi s commitment to our Churc h at E . Alameda ~ fie ld services for Catholic Avenue and S. Sherman Al so i nc luded in the ·And if anyone says to you then " Look . here is th e Yo uth Se f\·ices for the :·oung people and hi s daily remodeling were new con Christ : or " Look . He is there ... do not believe it : fo r fal se · contact with them will be in Street recently conducted a "' De m·er archdiocese. to the remodeling program which fessio n als. ca rp eti ng , Christs a nd fal se prophets will arise a nd produce signs and a rchdiocesan Pro Li fe Com val uable to us in our efforts painting a nd san ctuary ,\ portents to decei ve th e e lect. ti that were possibl e . You to reach and infl uence the has provided improved ac .. m 1ss1on. cess to the building a nd cha nges. must be on yo ur guard ' YI a rk - 13: 21-24. R o l a nd . 29 . ove r sees ·grown-ups· among us. · said enlarged space for handicap Fat h e r David C r oa k ""f ,. A recent issue of a ma1or na uonal magazine out lines pa ri sh mini str:· in it s efforts B a rbara Fl a nnig a n . welcomes the ha ndicapped som e 1.200 diffe rent re hgwns extant in the Lni ted States. ped persons in wheelchairs. to de,·elop. tra in and pro,·ide chairman ot the commis regardless of where they .• \ These are authenticated groups. or c ult as defin ed by the on crutches a nd those who pr og ram s. se r vices and sion. live. Weekend Masses are: have difficulty with stairs. •I a uthor . r n'-".f\1 J r r •oc;: for ~·ni 1th . .\'OU th The re are 11t erallv thousa nd s of.oth e r cults. groups. or The ground-level entrance Saturdav Anticipated. 5 :30 • c:ians Orga ni zed b\' a few perso ns With an element Of is located on the south side p.m .. a nd Sundays a t 8 a .m .. .. re ligious glu e .. ho lding them together. There 1s no Blue Sisters Leave Malta of the church a nd west of the CJ ::JO a. m .. 11 a.m .. a nd 12 noon. cohesive doc:t rine or liturgy . no structure. organization. \'..\LLETTA. '.\1alta 1:\C 1 1911 . parking lot which is between ! authority or leade rship present w1th1n them. - Six Irish a nd Scottish nuns The government refused Som e are b1bl1 cally ori ented : oth er are guid ed by the left \lalta under protest to renew work permits for writings of a fa vo rite a uthor or philosoph y. or held together Dec. 20 after refusing a the six members of the Lit Square Named After Pope m e re l v bv a n 1n s t1n c t1 ve need for lellow sh1p or in g an area in front of St. 0 gove rnment request to give tle Company of Mary. also NEW YORK president of the Na tiona l tea ms to a ttend the nationa l 4' , Coaches Association for tournament : a nd to fi nd wa ys of getting more coach Volleyball in the NA IA . ~ -:- ,, .).. .• '" - ~ ~,.. -> .,. 4 - "NAIA recognition will inpu t t o th e ne e d s of Iii . ,, .... ~ ..... ~ " help volleyba ll in publicity vol l ey b a ll programs ~ ' and it w i ll ef fect the throughout the nation. a wareness that we do have good, quality teams that are Former Regis - playing ... Haller said. ~yCJioose The prima ry r espon Prof. Named , ' sibility for Ms. Haller a nd " . the executive committee is Jesuit Father Thomas F . to set up the national tourna- Denzer. chairma n of the ~ b oa rd of tru stees at Denver Girl Rockhurst Coll ege in Kansas City, a nnounced the election ., .. Is Honored of Jesuit Father John M. Hunthausen. president of ., ... Anita M. Sevier of Denver Rockhurst High School, to is among 45 unde rgraduates Rockhurst Coll ege's board of "The Denver Catholic Archdiocesan Cemetery" f at the Catholic University of trustees. America in Washington , Father Hunthausen • A distinctive Catholic burial facility • Perpetual Care for the protection D.C .. who have been named r e places J esuit Father that inspires devotion and prayer of your loved ones. to the 1981 edition of Who's Thomas J . Casey, of Denver , in ail who visit. • The Peace of Mind that comes .. Who Among Stude nts in who is taking sabbatical • Above ground burial, protected from having made provisions to American Universities and leave to Australia. from the elements. day for the fulfillment of a deeply c Colleges. • Year round visitation in d ignified personal obligation that will have Fa th e r Hunthausen to be met someday. Ms. Sevier. a senior, is came to Rockhurst High surroundings. t majoring in economics. J,,._ School from Regis College. l ·I• She joins a group of stu Denver , to become the de nts selected from more For FREE information phone 424-7785 or write fourth president of Kansas 4 than 1.300 ins titutions of City's Jesuit High School, higher learning in all 50 beginning his administration DIRECTOR OF MEMORIAL COUNSELING states . the District of there Jan. 21 , 1980. Mt. Ollvet Cemetery •nd M•uaoleum ' C olumbia and several At Regis. he ta ught in the 12101 Wut 44th Avenue• Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033 ,I foreign nations , as the high school 1964-65 and in the country's most outstanding college 1965-67 and 1974-1980. i campus leaders. ... .\ The Denver Catholic Register, Wed., Ja~uary 7 1 ~8~ - Paga 11 1 • •.I.. Schillebeeckx Is Cleared El Pomar Father Edward Schille beeckx , a theologian who sl A-c-tivities ightly more than a year ago Two day programs fur women a re coming up at 1.'.:1 ,. Pomar Cente r in Colorado Sprin gs. ). • was s umm o ned to th e Vatican for a "colloquy·· On J a n. 21. Sister Ba rba ra Counts. S.C .. director ur the e with three theologians ap center. wil l speak on ··spiritua lity a nd the Mid Years.·· The I- pointed by the Congregation format Of the da\' will be time to re fl ect Oil the story of how for the Doctrine of the Faith one woma n st r~ gg l e d with bringing meaning to her life. y (CDF ). has been cleared. time to consid er Ca rl Jung·s sta teme nt that ··all prob lems in the mid :-•ea rs are spiritua l problems nut psychological. ·· In ear l y December , and time to consid e r one·s own persona l choices. k Schillebeeckx received a let j ter from the CDF which in This day runs from lJ : :.l O- 3:30 a t a cost or $7.50 in cl uding lunch. y .• formed him that no " errors" Un J a n. 23 . Carolyn Ma rkewi ch of the Co mmunity had been discovered in his Health Center. who hold s a maste r ·s degree in coun seling. Consecrated 0 book, "Jesus, An Experin FREE FAST DEUYIRY men t in C hristology.'' will speak to mothe rs on the diffe rences in ra ising boys a nd * girls. Entitled ··Pinks a nd Blu es.·· the ta lk wi ll explore the The first consecration. ur * OFFICE .FURNITURE. 2 The CDF declared itself New Post implications of the early rea ring to adolescence. marriage. ordination. of an E pi scopa l "satisfied " with the INTERIOif0,.ESJG~ and pa re nting. bi shop in the Di ocese of & 'PLANNING , 1 Msgr. John J. Murphy ' 'clarifications'' This program is co-sponsored by Womanschoo l Colorado in more than :W (above!. d irector of the Schillebeeckx provided dur Network. It begins a t 9 a.m. and end s a t noo n. Cost is $:.! a nd years wa s Tuesday ..J a n. 6. National Shrine of the lm ing the " colloquy." It in $1 pe r child for care. wh en th e Hev. William 1-1 . Commlrciir -- macula te Conception in structed him to write an ar J{eservations for eithe r program are asked one week in Wolfrum labove1 was or Office . ~ :. : Washington , wi ll leave that ticle e mbodying these adva nce. Contact: Registrar. E l Pomar Center. 1661 Mesa dained Suffragan Bishop at post to assume the duties of ''clarifications.'' .. Ave .. Colorado Springs. 80906. 6:.!2-2451. St. J ohn· s Ca thedral. E. 14th the pastorate of St. Joseph Schillebeeckx does not in Av e nu e at Was hington Parish on Capitol Hill. in the tend to comply with this re S tre e t . De nv e r . Fathe r Archdiocese of Washington. quest, as he will be dealing State Can't Pay Chaplain Wolfrum. who was elected He has been the director of more fully with these ques LIN CO LN , Neb . (NC J - Court Judge Warren K . Ur S uffraga n Bishop at a the Shrine since being ap tions in his third volume, Paying a chap lai n for bom ruled Dec. 23 in Lin special diocesan convention pointed in June of 1973 by ''The Holy Spirit in the Nebraska ·s unicameral coln . last Sepl. 13. will assist William Ca rdina l Ba um . ; I .. Church," on which he is (one-house) state legislature But the judge also said Bishop Willia m C. Frey whu then Archbishop of working. with state funds is uncon that praying in the state became Co lorado ·s Diocesan ,, Washington. This, then, is the rather si tutiona I. U.S. District legislature is permissible. Bishop in uin. tame end of the Schillebeeckx affair. The CDF has taken 12 months to Counseling climb down from its em barrassing position. It has ·For Displaced been made to look foolish and unjust. It has had a ., r Homemakers wholly unwelcome blaze of .. Passages· · is a new train publicity. It has gained ing a nd counseling program nothing. specifica ll y designed to (Reprinted from National facilita te e mployment of Catholic Reporter). "displaced·· homemakers - those who have lost previous mea ns of support through the death of, separation from or divorce from a Patronize The \ ' spouse - beginning Jan. 19 . Advertisers Programs will be free and provide guidance, training and job placement through the cooperation of the Denver business com munity. SLATTERY WINTERIZE . ~ ' - Participants will be guided through the program & COMPANY SPECIAL! by professionals who will help the women become Mechanical Contractors R• Eltlrt "-'111• Systlll Ht1 II.a Al· more productive and -'ly Melt Wit~ l.._lq lftltw Hna I ...,..., Htses lor Wllllr OjllrltlH fer Olly , , 'I valuable to themselves , PLUMBING their families and the com munity. HEATING ··Passages" is being spon s2500 sored by the Denver section AIR CONDITIONING REPLACEMENT OF ANY HOSES of the National Council of Drain and Sewer J e wish Women and the OR CLAMPS WOULD BE AD Cleaning DITIONAL FOR MATERIAL ON Adolph Coors Co. Sessions •'' '. LY ANTI-FREEZE SUBJECT TO will be held a t 3600 S. 24-HOUR SERVICE OWNER EXPENSE ON Yosemite St. in Suite 720. STRENGTH DESIRED FOR For more information, Robert F. Connor , Sr . WINTER OPERATION. contact Gwen Schatz at 779- President 4819. Robert F. Connor , Jr. V.ce President -• . """'-II:· II ...... II ., ... ,.. -- ....I .. Clnll .. 744-6311 ....__..,.. ,...... ,_...... 181 Vallejo 1'111111 .... i-. • ' c ·I• 1178 STOUT ST. ,Ii Phone 534-1448 945 Broadway, Downtown Denver, 571-5777 .\ Pige 20 - The Denver Catholic Register, Wed., January 7, 1981 ~ 'f- YOUR GUIDE TO ,,.,. IXR t' t .. ,/). ~ ea 1ng ou "· ~ @~~O(Q)[UJ~ [Q)OlN!JO~@ A°, ,, CONTINENTAL " ~ 1 By Julie A sl 1er tht· sra g he11 1 with meat h;llls. or ill(' spaghl'll l \\'Ith Regis ter Sta ff Baked Dally DINE IN OUR WORLD FAMOUS "''°' ~ ;iu s agl' h1r $5.C. O. \ ' OU C' Emerson ~ t Rector Named At Seminary Street East -•. "" ST. P AUL , Minn. (N C) Msgr . Richard E . Pates. East Colfax at Emerson secr etary of the apostolic Join us for the Finest St11ks. Prime Rib. and delega te in Washington since Seafood. Serving Dally from 11 :00 A.M. Sat. & Ii 55th & Arapahoe, Boulder 1975. ha s been appointed rec (1u sl 25 m i nutes from d ,.;. · ~ 't The Denver Catholic Reglater, Wed., January 7, 1981 - Paga 21 ,..,, ... Poles Could Hear ~ Musicians Give Their Time "~ ~ Midnight TV Mass ~-. ,, WAHS AW. Pola nd 1NC1 - li ve I ro111 l11s priva te chapel " < To Aid Earthquake Victims For the firs t time in :l:l years ;I! th e \ '<1lwa n on Chnstmas .,,.. l'oli sh Ca tholi cs could \~a t c h Five Denver-a rea musi They will give a benefit Minimum donation is $5. 200.000 homeless. Eve . a midnight Chris tmas !\'lass :\!though th e l'ope·s mes ~ ~ians and two dance groups concert from :l-5 p.m . Sun All proceeds will go to the Ta king pa rt will be James " direct from the Va ti can or have dona ted their services day. Feb. 8. a t the Arvada Ita li a n ~ a rthqu a ke Fund . Ceci. concertmas te r of the sage <.1v rnd ed a ny mention ol •.. tun e th e ir r a di os to a ;1 possibl e Sov ie t. in vasion ol ~ to aid vi c tims of a Ce nt e r f o r Art s and which was esta blished a fter De n ve r Sy mph o n y devastating earthquake that Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth the massive quake which left Orchestra. on violin : Fra n I 'hrisl mas Mass hroa dcast l' ol a nd. Ca rdina l Ste la n · ~ by the state-run station. \V _vszy ns ki of Wa rsaw a nd ..; struck Italy Nov. 23 . Blvd. 3. 000 p e r so ns dea d and cisco lyba r. concert pia ni st: Pope J ohn Paul ll's third ..... Be v e rl y' C hri s ti a n se n Gni ez n u. th e na ti o n · s Se rand .· ly ri c sopra no: Chnstmas in offi ce was prima te. was not so hesi ta nt. ma rked in hi s na ti ve country .. :\I a n~, !'oles a re afra id tu • ) Monsignor Flanagan Dies at 84 Ve rnon Ska ri . ba ritone: ~ l>avid And erson. bass: the b.1· those breakthroughs i;1 hear ta lk s of war and it Msgr. James P . Flanagan, He was born Jan. 9, 1896 , the St. Mary Magdalene Troika Folk !Ja nee ~n se rn rela tions between the corn l'Ould be tha t we ha ve risked former pastor of St. Mary in Denver. He graduated parish facility including the IJl e a nd the Fiesta Colorado muni st government a nd th e 11 . but it is our Lord who Magdalene Parish, died Dec. from Sacred Heart High church and the convent. Da ncers. Catholic Church. governs the country. · th e 21 at St. Anthony Hospital School and College (now In 1968 he retired from ac Co-sponsors of l<:reski zan The Pope himself a lso ap Ca rdina l said a l a Christmas Central. He was 84 . Regis) and went on to St. tive ministry at age 72. At M u s i ca n e tM u s i ca l peared on Poli sh te levision Mass in St. John's Ca th edral • A Mass of Christian Burial Thomas Seminary. He was the time of his death, he was Festi val 1 a re the Arvada with a message broadcast 111 Wa rsa w. .. 'was celebrated Dec. 26 at St. ordained on June 10 , 1923 . a resident of the Little cente r a nd the Ita lian Vice Mary Magdalene Church, Msgr. Flanagan's first as Sisters of the Poor Mullen Consul a te in Denver. " I • 2771 Zenobia St. Msgr . signment was assistant Home for the Aged. Flanaga n was buried in pastor of St. Philomena ·s .• Mount Olivet. Church. He served there un til October of 1926 when he '""· was appointed pastor of St. Mary Magdalene Church and Rome Is Center • superintendent of Mount Olivet Cemetery. S, ' • As pastor, he helped build Of Church Unity VATICAN CITY (NC ) - church, given by Christ, 'Jo_hn Boy' Christian church unity must marred by Chris tians a nd center on Rome, P,ope John the refore ceaselessly to be To Become Paul II told some 30,000 rebuilt, was especia ll y Catholic and Protestant entrusted to the apos tl e St. Francis youths gathered in Rome for Peter ... It was not to John. an end-of-the-year the great contemplative, nor GAlUUSON. N. Y. tNC1 - ecumenical peace vigil. to Paul. the incomparable A play about St. Francis of The European youths, led theologian and preacher, Assisi m a y make it to by Brother Roger Schutz of that Christ gave the task ... Patronize the Advertisers Broadway , with actor the famed ecumenical com but to Pete r alone.· · That Patronize Your Newspaper Hichard Thomas . who munity of Taize, France, played John Boy in the pop met in Rome Dec. 27-Jan. 1 ular TV s e ri e s . ·· Th e for a pilgrimage of prayer in Msgr. James Flanagan Wal tons, .. in Ute title role. the parish churches and In a letter to financial sup catacombs of Rome, which porters of the Broadway concluded with participation FUNERAL INFORMATION bound play, .. Francis, .. in the ·papally proclaimed from Frank A. Martin, producer, World Day of Peace Jan. 1. _, Meeting with them Dec. 30 .. said Thomas is currently in in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope ,, ;._ volved in serious discussions John Paul focused on two a bout .playing the lead . themes: church unity and Martin is quoted in a ..-~ reconciliation, and the oM:elGHBORHOOD MORTUARIES newsletter , also called Christian task of building a -""- Francis, published by the " civilization of love" in the National Franciscan Com world. <# CHlllESl I AMERICAN FOOD munications Conference. Seven Languages HOW TO KEEP FUNERAL COSTS DOWN The newsletter said the ac In his seven-language ad •' tor is ··A Devotee .. of St. ..• dress ( French , Spanish, There are several ways to minimize costs. -r· Francis. 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POST #1 KRMA ·TV ·Denver TH I S AD ~'.A D E ?OSSl 8 L£ BY THIS S tAn o ~ ; A,';Q TH[ COPPOPATlOS FOP f't:BU C BP O AUCA ~n S L. ~ ..... P~ge 22 - The Denver Catholic Register, Wed., J•nuary 7, 1981 ~ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~JXTR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~ ~ Sunday's happenings .. ~ ...' at Loretto Heights. . Gospel OUR LADY OF FATIMA intereste