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Vol. XXXII No. 4 Catholic Archdiocese of Miami Price 25$ Friday, February 22, 1985 Pope: Use Lent to help the starving WASHINGTON (NC) — Fast dur- ing Lent and help the "hundreds of millions of people" who lack food, Pope John Paul II urged Catholics in his annual Lenten message. "I cannot remain silent, we cannot remain silent or inactive" in the face of "this scourge which rages on a worldwide scale," the pope said. Besides fasting during Lent and direct aid to the hungry, the pontiff urged major social changes such as land redistribution and more ade- quate compensation for farmers in order to combat "intolerable" situa- tions that help cause hunger. The papal message was released in Washington by the National Con- ference of Catholic Bishops. Cultural blend The pope deplored the "distressing The limelight was on Haitian culture last Sunday at the Notre Dame d'Haiti Chapel as young people situations... when hundreds of from youth groups throughout Dade County shared some activities with Haitians from Notre Dame d'Haiti, St. Mary's parish and a primarily Haitian Cub Scout troop. Anne Diaz from St. Benedict parish millions of people are lacking food, and little Marice Jean of Notre Dame d'Haiti (above) were among those who got together to watch a when millions of children are irrep- cartoon on Haitian independence and a performance of Haitian folk dancing. (Voice photo by Prent arably marked by hunger for the rest Browning) of their lives and thousands of them are dying of it." hunger in the future. been ousted from their productive hungry "our surpluses and even what "To think of those who suffer is Bad weather and drought are lands by individuals or groups, we need, for this is the true practice not enough," he said. "In this time of unavoidable, "but their consequences already abundantly provided for, of fasting." Lent, conversion of heart calls us to would often be less serious if people who amass wealth at the expense of To share, he said, is only "to give add fasting to our prayer, and to fill would not add mistakes and the hunger and suffering of others." to others what God intends for them with God's love the efforts that the sometimes injustices to these natural Pope John Paul asked all who have and which is only entrusted to us." demands of justice toward neighbor causes," he said. done "anything that could cause He also included in his message a inspire us to make." As examples of injustice he cited hunger to even one of our brothers plea for those who "are also hungry In addition to immediate assistance "those farmers who do not receive and sisters in the world" to make and thirsty for dignity, freedom, to help the hungry, he urged struc- just compensation for their hard amends for it. justice, for food for their minds and tural changes so that fewer will face work... (and) rural people who have He urged people to share with the souls." 'Father Different' From Liberty City to challenging youth, bias

•F- ; ' By Ana Rodriguez-Soto from it and glancing at the notes Voice News Editor tucked in its pages. The gasp was almost audible. It He was living proof that "some- seemed as if every member of the all- thing good" can grow up in Liberty white congregation skipped a breath City, he said by way of introduction. the moment they first saw him. And he warned every man, woman It wasn't prejudice at all. Simply and child, his eyebrows rising to the 7 guess 1 have this pure, uncontrollable, you-caught-me- punch line, that he did not tolerate off-guard surprise — a black priest. sleeping during his sermons. That's tendency of confron- Rare enough in South Florida, let why he walked the aisles — to catch ting. When people go alone in an upper-middle-class subur- the snoozers. ban church. When the laughter ceased, Fr. away, they don't Then the Mass got underway and Montgomery had the congregation forget' familiarity set in. It came time for the just where he wanted — surprised in- homily. And Fr. William Mont- to thinking, relaxed into listening. Fr. William Montgomery gomery went and shocked them again. 'Confronting' He walked to the center of the altar "I guess I have this tendency of and began to read the Gospel, using a confronting," says the priest of his

| . • . •/ • ' :' | well-worn Bible he himself had car- unorthodox style. "When people go

%•'"••''•..'•''' " • ' •"••; ried in. away, they don't forget." He ignored the microphone. He But maybe unorthodox is too seri- avoided the pulpit. He finished read- ous a word. Different, offbeat, are ing and strolled toward the front perhaps better descriptions of this pews. Then he spent the next 15 min- lean, 34-year-old convert who con- utes pacing back and forth through stantly displays his love for three the church aisles, walking and shout- things: preaching, teaching and the ing and carrying that Bible. Quoting (Continued on page 14) Judge releases nuns in sanctuary case PHOENIX, Ariz. (NC) — U.S. Sanctuary workers believe that District Court Judge Earl Carroll dis- Central Americans are political missed charges against two nuns who refugees, but the U.S. government were among 16 people indicted in says they are leaving their homelands January in a federal probe of the for economic reasons and therefore sanctuary movement which smuggles are not eligible for political asylum. Central American refugees into the United States. The nuns' statement read: Carroll granted a government mo- "According to her doctors, Sr. Anna tion to drop charges against Sister has no restrictions on her activities Anna Priester and Sister Mary Wad- and is well on the road to a complete dell, both Sisters of Charity of the cure... Sr. Mary has... not had to care Blessed Virgin Mary, of Phoenix. for Sr. Anna in the past, nor does she Assistant U.S. Attorney Don Reno plan to do so... had called for charges to be dropped "If the real reason charges were because he said that Sister Priester dropped against us is a concern for has Hodgkins disease and might need Sr. Anna's health, we hope the same the help and support of Sister Wad- concern will be shown for the dell, her roommate. refugees of Guatemala and El The two nuns rebuked the health Salvador. issue as grounds for the release, "We are committed to providing PLEA FOR MASS — South Korean opposition leader Kim Dae Jung, left, claiming that it was not a valid reason shelter, food and support to the poor pleads with a plainclothes policeman to allow a Catholic priest and nuns for the charges to be dropped. They and oppressed. Our religious convic- to enter his house for Sunday Mass. Kim was put under house arrest after also called for charges to be dropped tions stand firm." returning to his homeland. against all sanctuary defendants The nuns also quoted from the con- because, "we are conscientious peo- stitutions of the Sisters of Charity to ple acting out of moral and religious support their position, explaining, convictions." "As women of the church, we are Chicagoans tackle gang violence The sanctuary movement is a na- called to give strong public witness tional church-sponsored network of against the oppression brought about CHICAGO (NC) — More than 700 people at a community meeting heard people who give shelter to illegal Cen- by unjust political structures, locally, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago, Auxiliary Bishop Placido Rodriguez, tral American refugees. nationally and internationally." parish priests, Mayor Harold Washington, and other officials discuss what could be done to end gang violence. The meeting included a prayer service re- membering the deaths of 29 youths killed in gang violence in the past year. Pope praises sports Cardinal Bernardin said that since Dec. 20 he and members of his staff have been meeting with groups from neighborhoods threatened by gangs, and he VATICAN CITY (NC) — Sports is a "school of social education" and vir- announced the formation of mobile teams to help church groups and parents. tue for youth worldwide, Pope John Paul II said in a talk to members of the Italian Olympic Committee. Besides setting records, the pope said, athletes can experience an "interior joy" by bringing a spiritual attitude to their sports. Court, congress see 'Silent Scream' The pope said it was a "degeneracy" of sports to consider them an end, or to WASHINGTON (NC) — White House officials, reiterating support for ef- exploit them for outside interests. forts to outlaw abortion, sponsored a screening for abortion opponents Feb. 12 of the film "The Silent Scream," depicting a dismemberment abortion of a 12-week-old fetus. The event came as pro-lifers announced they were distribut- Italy's bishops decry abortion ing copies of "The Silent Scream" to all members of Congress and justices of the Supreme Court. ROME (NC) — The Italian bishops' conference described as "fearful" the rate of legal abortions in the country and asked the government to support health workers who refuse to work in clinics where abortions are performed. The bishops said the number of legal abortions is 405 for every 1,000 live Church-state debate centers on teachers births. The pastoral message also said illegal abortions must be added to that STIRLING, Scotland, (NC) — A move by church authorities to bar a Scot- figure. A spokesman for the bishops' conference said the abortion figures were tish Catholic teacher's promotion has sparked a church-state discussion about derived from government statistics. He said the conference did not yet have the the degree of church control over the "Catholic character" of teachers in figure for the total number of abortions in Italy in 1984. Catholic schools. Church authorities want Scottish law clarified to require of- ficial church approval of Catholic teachers at all time. Church schools are sub- ject to state control. Prof, blames U.S. for myths STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (NC) — Myths about alleged religious persecution U.S. official extols 'era of choice' in Nicaragua are being spread by U.S. officials, university professor Robert Hall claimed in a paid insert in the Steubenville Register, newspaper of the WASHINGTON (NC) — The next few years could be an "era of choice" Steubenville Diocese. Hall, on leave from the University of Steubenville, for parents deciding how to educate their children, said William J. Bennett, visited Nicaragua as part of a Witness for Peace delegation. Witness for Peace the new U.S. secretary of education, at a press conference. Tuition tax credits is a U.S. interreligious group which supports the Sandinista government of "are one application of the idea" of giving parents more choice in their chil- Nicaragua. "The Sandinistas are socialists: They believe in government and dren's education, Bennett said at his first press conference since being sworn in control of the economy and in socialized medicine and education (which seems as secretary of education. Tuition tax credits, which Catholic education groups to be quite sensible in a poor and developing nation)," Hall wrote. have lobbied for, would allow parents to take a tax credit for part of the tui- tion they pay to send their children to non-public schools. Pope creates health care group VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope John Paul II has established a pontifical Abp. dislikes child murder movie commission to coordinate efforts of Catholic health-care groups and to edu- cate people in medical ethics. The pope announced the new commission, to be ATLANTA (NC) — A CBS docudrama on the murders of black children in known as the Pontifical Commission for the Pastoral Care of Health Workers, Atlanta in 1981 was criticized by Archbishop Thomas A. Donnellan of Atlanta in an apostolic letter, "Dolentium Hominum" (Suffering Mankind). The com- and the Georgia Bulletin, archdiocesan newspaper, for blurring the distinction mission will be associated with the Pontifical Council for the Laity. It will be between fiction and fact. The two-part docudrama, "The Atlanta Child headed by Cardinal Eduardo Pironio, president of the Council for the Laity. Murders," was broadcast by CBS Feb. 10 and Feb. 12. CBS agreed to insert a Day-to-day operations will be under the direction of Archbishop Fiorenzo viewer advisory prior to and during the movie saying that it was not a docu- Angelini, who was promoted to archbishop when he was appointed to the new mentary but a drama with some events and characters fictionalized. commission.

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PAGE 2 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, February 22,1985 Devotedly Yours Face reality of sin this Lent

My beloved in Christ: There are the failures of some scientists in our day. Some psychologists' Once again we have come to the season of Lent. It is a special opportuni- concern over guilty feelings blinds them to sin. Some sociologists blame ty for spiritual enrichment in preparation for Easter — the great feast of our society rather than the individual for sin. Some anthropologists find ex- redemption. It is a time for renewing our faith life, a time for atonement and cuses in environmental and historical factors. Some theologians mislead conversion from sin. the faithful by teaching that morality is relative and denying that there are Lent has a special meaning this year when, in our evangelization program, intrinsically evil acts. we are observing a Year of Love. We purify our hearts for loving God by Even the reforms within the Church have at times been abused by a renouncing sin that offends Him. tendency to move from legalism to license, from excessive fear of God to in- difference over offending Him. Lent offers us a marvelous opportunity to react. It is a season of penance, 'There are many reasons ... the pleasure seek- of conversion and of spiritual growth. We can deepen our love for God Our ing mentality of our times, weakening of faith... Father and for each other and enrich our own lives by strengthening our awareness and our abhorrence of sin in all its forms. the poisonous effect of television, radio, the I call upon our beloved clergy, religious and faithful to make this a special press and entertainment...' theme of this season of grace. Do so in homilies, religious instruction, prayer and discussion groups, family dialogues. Rediscover the richess and the necessity of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Seriously commit yourselves to atonement of sin, not only by the fast and abstinence A modern catastrophe is that our world is losing a sense of sin. There is a prescribed, but by voluntary penance, alms giving and good works. Cultivate tragic weakening of a sense of conscience, of temptation, of occasions of sensitive consciences, be alert to avoiding temptation and occasions of sin. sin, of moral responsibility, of the need for penance. As Pope Pius XII said, The loss of a sense of sin in personal and social life is the blasphemy of "The sin of the century is the loss of a sense of sin." (Message to the United our times. It demands a vigorous reaction from God's faithful people who States Catechetical Convention, October 26, 1946). have been entrusted by Him to be the light, the salt, the yeast in our world. There are signs that Catholics too are being poisoned by this worldly in- May our yearning to grow in the love of God inspire us during this Lent to difference to sin. There is a decline in the use of the sacrament of Penance strongly reject in our own lives and in our witness the arrogant foolishness and in regular Mass attendance, an indifference to such grave immorality as of ignoring sin. This blasphemes God, subverts our personal lives and socie- artificial birth control, extra-marital affairs, corruption in business prac- ty, and threatens our eternal salvation. tices, and racism. Many contemporary social problems can be traced as well "// we say, 'we are free from the guilt of sin,' we deceive ourselves; the to the loss of a sense of sin — crime, violence and social injustice. truth is not to be found in us. But if we acknowledge our sins, he who is just As our Holy Father has pointed out (Apostolic Exhortation on Reconcilia- can be trusted to forgive our sins and cleanse us from every wrong." — (I tion and Penance in the Mission of the Church), there are many reasons for John 1:8,9) this alarming loss of a sense of sin. They include the pleasure-seeking men- Devotedly yours in Christ, tality of our times, the weakening of faith, of family life and of Christian education, the poisonous effect of television, radio, the press and entertain- Edward A. McCarthy ment which are often indifferent to moral responsibility and glamorize sin. Archbishop of Miami ABCD still has distance to go By Betsy Kennedy ment Director Charles Starrs. With Voice Staff Writer less than half of the parishes report- Even when the odds are tough, you ing so far and the first smattering of can win the race if you get a good results in, $1.3 million has been head start. Take for example, Bill pledged. Elliot, the driver who won the Day- After seven benefit dinners and an tona 500 race on February 17, hold- intensive effort by concerned pastors ing the lead during most of the race. and ABCD coordinators, Starrs In 1977 and again in 1979 — Elliot thinks the report is encouraging: didn't even qualify for the Daytona. "Of course it is too early in the re- The odds may be also against the porting phase, but I have every op- ArchBishop's Charities and Develop- timistic hope that our goal will be ment drive to reach its goal of $4 mil- achieved..." lion this year because of the diocese Parishes report on a weekly basis split to West Palm Beach and Venice, and final tallies will be announced on but they're off to a promising start, March 14th. At this point, Starrs said according to Archdiocese Develop- he does not know which parishes have brought in the highest percentage of 1985 Lent - contributions. Promoting ABCD is usually done Abp. McCarthy chats under colorful ABCD balloons at one of the benefit Regulations by word of mouth, encouraging pas- dinners. (Voice photo) tors to rally their parish and launch- In the Archdiocese of Miami A^h been run by ABCD, but this marks vated." Wednesday and Good Friday are days of ing house to house contact programs the first time the organizers have ven- About one third of the parishioners both fast and abstinence — only one full by parish leaders. Pastors can be very tured into paid programming "in rea- in a parish give generously, another meal may be eaten and meat is not permit- effective in the pulpit or by organiz- sonable prime time categories" to third gives a token amount and the ted. ing mail-outs, added Starrs. reach new contributors. final third contributes nothing, he All the Fridays of Lent are also meatless To improve the odds this year, Last year, less than half of the said. days. ABCD coordinators plan to "gener- Catholics in the community were ac- "We need to work harder to reach Those who have reached the age of 14 ate broader interest" in the cam- tive contributors. this untapped potential." are obliged to observe abstinence (no paign. A series of 30-second an- According to Monsignor Bryan O. By communicating this year's mes- meat) on Ash Wednesday and Fridays in nouncements is being run on local sage, "Let your heart show God's Lent. Those between the ages of 18 and 59 Walsh, director of Catholic Commu- are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and radio and television stations in Febru- nity Services, the reason for this is love," on radio and television, "we Good Friday. ary and March. In previous years, because "the message obviously isn't can even reach far beyond the parish public service announcements have reaching them, or they aren't moti- level for funds," said Starrs. George H. Monahan, Ex-Voice editor dies CORAL GABLES — A Mass of A native of Providence, R.I., he at- suffered paralysis from the waist Florida Press Association for excel- Christian Burial was concelebrated in tended Brown University and was a down which confined him to a wheel lence in typography and best use of the Church of the Little Flower on reporter for the Providence Journal chair. color. He was a member of the Soci- Feb. 13 for George H. Monahan, and Bulletin, the Associated Press He was a member of the original ety of Professional Journalists-Sigma editor of The Voice from 1966 to and the now defunct International staff of The Voice when it was Delta Chi and of Iron Arrow, highest 1978. News Service. He came to Miami fol- founded in 1959 and served as news scholastic fraternity at the University Father Gary Wiesmann was the lowing World War II during which he editor until 1964 when he was named of Miami. principal celebrant of the Mass for was in the US Army. While studying first editor of The Texas Catholic He is survived by his wife, Joan; a Monahan, 57, who died following a at the University of Miami he was Herald in Houston. In 1966 he re- son, George H. Monahan, Jr., and a brief illness and heart attack in a local editor of The Hurricane, student turned to Miami as editor of The daughter, Mrs. Maryanne hospital. Also concelebrating the newspaper. Later he was a reporter Voice, a position he held until retire- Chimerakis, all of Miami. Mass were ~Msgr. William F. for The Miami News and The Miami ment in 1978. Burial was in Our Lady of Mercy McKeever and Msgr. Bryan O. Herald. In 1952 he was stricken by a During his tenure as editor The Cemetery under direction of Van Walsh. virus of undetermined origin, and Voice won several awards from the Orsdel Funeral Home. Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, February 22, 1985 / PAGE 3 Gallup: Americans are 'spiritually hungry' GAINESVILLE, Fla. (NC) — very important," he added. Christian obligation of being a light Citing the results of a recent survey, According to the poll, of the six in to the world is being met," he said. George Gallup Jr. of the Gallup 10 of those "unchurched" who said "In this way, you yourselves can public opinion polling organization they belonged to the Catholic Church come under the influence of said many Americans are "spiritually and left (13 percent of the total sam- 'Evangelii Nuntiandi' which has hungry," and that evangelical efforts ple of unchurched), 40 percent said given a new vitality to the church, today are essential. they have thought of rejoining the with greater capacity to offer the Gallup spoke at a symposium on church, while 60 percent said they truth and charity of Christ to "Renewal in Catholic Evangeliza- have not thought of rejoining. mankind." tion," held Feb. 14-15 in Gainesville. The top three reasons they cited for Archbishop Edward T. O'Meara of George Gallup Jr.: Speaks at evan- Results of the Gallup Poll, spon- not rejoining the church were inabili- Indianapolis, former chairman of the gelization conference. sored by the Paulist National ty to accept some church teachings, U.S. bishops' ad hoc committee on "Within our own lifetime, the axis Catholic Evangelization Association, negative factors relating to priests, evangelization, said, "One of the of Christendom will shift from showed that one-third of all and finding the Catholic way of life most serious challenges that faces the Geneva (Switzerland), Rome and Americans can be described as "un- too demanding. church in our country is the prepara- New York to Kinshasa (Zaire), churched." Keynote speaker, Archbishop Der- tion of those who undertake in any Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Manila "Millions of Americans today are mont J. Ryan, head of the Vatican special or formal way the work of (Philippines)," he said. "This will spiritually homeless. We're talking Congregation for the Evangelization evangelization." have some theological consequences about human beings going spiritually of Peoples, urged his listeners to re- Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of San and we may need to take another look hungry. Your efforts of evangeliza- read Pope Paul VI's document on Angelo, Texas, who was installed as at our seminary curriculum." tion are vital," said Gallup. evangelization, " Evangeli Nuntian- bishop of Galveston-Houston Feb. The symposium was sponsored by "While most 'unchurched' say di," 18, pointed out that by the end of this the Koch Foundation, a private religion is not very, or only fairly im- "Use this document as an examina- century Caucasions will compose less foundation whose grants are limited portant in their lives, as many as 16 tion of conscience for the purpose of than 40 percent of Christians to Catholic activities that propagate percent of this group say religion is addressing how well, or how ill, the worldwide. the faith. TV ads for contraceptives criticized By Cindy Liebhart marketing representatives, citing tives during the past decade has had positories, said recently that "con- NC News Service soaring teen-age pregnancy statistics no discernible effect on the teen-age sumers are entitled to learn about Television commercials for con- estimated by some to be 1 million a pregnancy or venereal disease rates. birth control from what's been called traceptive products, which have year, argue the ads perform a socially "To assume that television ads will the greatest sex educator of all time begun to appear on local TV stations responsible public service. reduce these social ills is totally un- — the television." and cable networks across the coun- But Richard Hirsch, USCC fathomed," Hirsch said. "If we're going to show our try, violate the rights of parents to secretary for communication, said "it The three major TV networks — children 'love in the afternoon' is guide their children's sex education, is the responsibility of parents — in- ABC, CBS and NBC — still prohibit OK... we sure better show them how according to a U.S. Catholic Con- deed, their right — to make this kind contraceptive advertising. Network to prevent pregnancy in a responsible, ference official. of information available to their spokesmen indicated it is unlikely tasteful format," Lepone said. The commercials, once considered children," not that of television com- that the policies will change in the im- Hirsch said the U.S. bishops a television taboo, employ a soft-sell mercials whose primary objectives are mediate future, but they will continue recognize there is a real need for sex approach to over-the-counter birth to sell products.. to monitor public attitudes on the education. "They are committed to control products such as contracep- Additionally, the "socially subject. sex education, but they believe it tive sponges and vaginal sup- beneficial argument would appear to Donald Lepone, vice president of should take place in the context of positories. be groundless," he said, because easy marketing for Thompson Medical, Christian values within the school Contraceptive manufacturers and access to over-the-counter contracep- the maker of Encare vaginal sup- and the home."

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PAGE 4 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, February 22, 1985 IRS takes bishop's wages

SEATTLE (NC) — The Internal In lieu of taxes he won't pay as nuke protest Revenue Service has collected more than $800 from Seattle Archbishop "Eventually the IRS indicated that this time," according to the office. from The Progress, Seattle archdioce- Raymond G. Hunthausen's wages for they were going to garnish his For the 1982 tax year the archbishop san newspaper, Archbishop Hun- payment of the portion of 1982 and wages," a written statement from the owed $223.35 and was assessed a thausen said he plans to continue 1983 personal income taxes he with- archbishop's office said. "They did penalty of $37.33. He owed $532.01 withholding a portion of his personal held in protest of the nuclear arms that and the archbishop instructed the for the 1983 tax year and was assessed income taxes. race. Office of Business and Finance to co- an additional $20.84. "What I'm doing is consistent with The IRS followed its normal pro- operate. The amount collected, An IRS spokeswoman said the my conscience. I'm not freely giving cedure of sending form letters notify- $813.53 was distributed over two penalties are based on a percentage of to something which I find totally out ing the archbishop that he was in ar- months" — October and November the amount owed and the length of of keeping with my conviction. The rears. The archbishop's office said 1984. time it is past due. government is taking the taxes; there the first letter arrived last summer. "The archbishop owes nothing at In a written response to questions is a difference in terms of my own in- tegrity," he said. In a June 1981 speech the archbish- op said, "We have to refuse to give incese — in our day, tax dollars — to Women lectors 'legal' our nuclear idol. Form 1040 is the place where the Pentagon enters all of our lives arid asks our unthinking co- despite killer's objection operation with the idol of nuclear de- struction." By NC News Service Sacraments and Divine Worship, Then in January 1982 he an- Although the alleged killer of a known by the Latin title "In- nounced that he would begin with- priest and two other men in a Wiscon- estimabile Donum," said: holding 50 percent of his personal in- sin church reportedly believed that "There are, of course, various come taxes,the estimated portion that rules forbid women lectors, official roles that women can perform in the is directed to the military. church documents clearly permit liturgical assembly: these include The archbishop's office said Arch- either men or women to give the first reading the word of God and pro- bishop Hunthausen correctly filed his two Scripture readings at Mass. claiming the intentions of the Prayer 1982 and 1983 tax forms "and then Father John Daniel Rossiter, of the Faithful." redirected half (of what he owed) to pastor of St. Patrick's Church in The new Code of Canon Law, a the World Peace Tax Fund," a priv- Onalaska, Wis., and two parish comprehensive code of general ate effort to develop legislature for workers were killed just minutes after church laws which took effect in peaceful alternatives to military the priest celebrated Mass for 200 November 1983, says that only "lay spending. school children Feb. 7. men" — not women — may be for- Asked why he withheld when he The principal of the school, Fran- mally "instituted" as lectors (readers) filed the forms and then instructed ciscan Sister Rose Frances Phalin, and acolytes (altar servers). the Office of Business and Finance to said that the man arrested in the case, But the same laws says "lay cooperate with the IRS, Archbishop Bryan Stanley, 29, had argued with people'' — men and women alike, or Hunthausen wrote that there is a dif- Father Rossiter just before Mass over Bryan Stanley, 29, chained to a boys or girls old enough to do the job ference between his role as an individ- the priest's use of girls as readers at wheelchair during his arraignment — "can receive a temporary assign- ual Christian and his role as head of Mass. She said he claimed the priest' for the murders of a Wisconsin ment to the role of lector" and "can the archdiocese. had no authority to do that. priest and two lay people. exercise the ministry of the word" "As a Christian and an ordained Women read at Masses practically by Vatican documents. where "the needs of the church re- minister this is something I attempt to everywhere in the United States, For example, norms issued in 1980 quire and (regularly instituted) do in accord with Gospel values, but I however, and the practice is endorsed by the Vatican Congregation for the ministers are not available." am aware that my personal convic- tion on the issues of disarmament and Permanent deacon ranks growing WASHINGTON (NC) — There time many bishops like to pause" and returns as of last Oct. 31 from 120 are age 32 or younger, and a dozen were more permanent deacons but a not admit candidates until the re- diocesan diaconal formation program are 81 or older. few less candidates for the diaconate evaluation period is finished. directors, showed that: • 42 percent of deacons and 45 in the United States in 1984, accor- He said another reason for the • 83 percent of deacons are white, percent of candidates have a college ding to a report by the National Con- decrease in the number of candidates 12 percent are Hispanic, 4 percent are degree. ference of Catholic Bishops. is that some dioceses have developed black and 1 percent are of other eth- • More than 90 percent of both The Annual Statistical Report on integrated programs for lay ministers nic backgrounds. Of the candidates, deacons and candidates are married. the Permanent Diaconate, prepared and deacon candidates. Men who 80 percent are white, 14 percent are • 39 permanent deacons, 10 more by the NCCB permanent diaconate want to be deacons first go through Hispanic, 3 percent are black and 3 than the previous year, were subse- secretariat in Washington, showed the lay minister program, delaying percent are of other ethnic back- quently ordained priests. that the number of deacons rose from their entry into the diaconate pro- grounds. • 17 dioceses have 100 or more 6,598 to 7,102 from 1983 to 1984, gram. • 36 percent are 41-50 years old, 34 deacons, which accounts for 41 per- while diaconal candidates dropped The NCCB report, based on percent are age 51-60, three deacons cent of all U.S. deacons. from 2,203 to 2,114. (The Archdiocese of Miami cur- rently has 55 permanent deacons and 27 candidates, a continuing increase Changes made in Eucharistic prayer from previous years.) Samual Taub, a permanent deacon WASHINGTON (NC) — Beginn- The first change, in the preface, this one bread and one cup into the and executive director of the bishops' ing with the first Sunday in Lent, will say, "you are the one God, living one body of Christ, a living sacrifice permanent diaconate secretariat, said U.S. Catholics will hear two changes and true," instead of the current of praise." one reason for the decrease in the in the fourth eucharistic prayer of the "you alone are God, living and true." Msgr. Daniel Hoye, NCCB general number of candidates is that dioceses Mass. The second change, in the second secretary, notified the bishops of the that have had programs for five to 10 Both changes, announced by the prayer after the consecration, will country in January that the Vatican years are going through "a healthy National Conference of Catholic replace the words "bread and wine" had approved the changes. He said evolution." Bishops in Washington, are meant to with "one bread and one cup." The the Sunday Liturgy of Feb. 24 had "It's a time to reflect and look at reflect the original Latin more fully new version will read, "... and by been decided on as the date for the the program," he said. "During this and accurately. your Holy Spirit, gather all who share changes to take effect.

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Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, February 22, 1985 / PAGE 5 Mail pours in on economy letter WASHINGTON (NC) — "I think committee of U.S. bishops drafting a had already sent the committee "at elude the stack "about 4 inches high this is the largest discussion we have pastoral letter on Catholic teaching least 1,000 pages'' of comments from of columns and articles" collected ever had in the Catholic Church on a and the U.S. economy. individuals or organizations on the from newspapes and magazines single subject," said Ronald Kriete- Krietemeyer estimated that, not first draft of the pastoral. around the country. meyer, chief staff coordinator for the counting that new batch, his office That figure, he added, did not in- "And that's not counting at least 500 letters that Archbishop Weakland says he's gotten so far." Archbishop Rembert Weakland of Milwaukee is WOMEN'S CONCERNS chairman of the pastoral's drafting committee. Women theologians want dialogue Diocesan newspapers around the country have been filled in recent ROME (RNS) — Greater needs to find expression. In her view, barred even from enrolling in weeks with reports of local listening humanization of the church com- the principal objective of women prestigious departments of religious sessions and other forums through munity and more genuine reciprocity theologians right now should be "to studies. which bishops have heard the views between the sexes was the hope ex- intensify the contribution of female "What we must do now," said Pro- of their people before writing their pressed by 30 participants at the con- scholars in the various sectors of fessor Goldie, "is to enter into dia- own responses to the first draft. clusion of the first conference of theology." She recalled how women logue with the world of theology, Many Catholic colleges and univer- women theologians held in Palermo. 25 years ago were refused the right to remembering, of course, that to have sities have held seminars or work- Meeting under the auspices of the take the floor during Vatican II and a valid exchange takes two parties." shops on it. Department of Theology of the Krietemeyer said that the drafting University of Palermo, the female Transform from within, theologian says committee expected to begin writing scholars raised a host of problems in the second draft in March. discussing the role of women in the TULSA, Okla. — Of the possibil- separatist groups because their hopes It expects to have the second draft life of the church, how to enrich ities women face in their churches and are frustrated. But she advised completed and in the hands of the religious teaching, and how to pro- synagogues, the most hopeful one is against that. bishops by the middle of May, a mote their own contributions within for them to transform religious month before the bishops' June 14-18 Catholicism. They did, however, culture, said Rosemary Radford Ms. Ruether said the most hopeful meeting in Collegeville, Minn., he carefully avoid specific demands. Ruether, Catholic theologian and possibility is that "women as a move- said. To set the tone for the conference, feminist. ment in the ministry really succeed in It also hopes to have a first draft of Rosemary Goldie, an expert on the a kind of new consciousness, a a new chapter on food and Second Vatican Council and a profes- The alternatives that can be seen in significant transformation of agriculture in the bishops' hands by sor at the Lateran University in current trends, she said, are women religious culture in terms of inclusive mid-April, he said, so that by the Rome, patiently reviewed all the being satisfied with a few "token" language and new patterns of June meeting their responses can be fields in which "Feminine Theology" advances or women forming liturgy." sifted through and reported on. •ADVERTISEMENT" Father Bruce Ritter "OpenIntake--Our Cornerstone It's not the same now, as neverturn a kid away. I won'tletthem makethesame mis- - and I didn't want to lose a second encounter with a bunch it once was. Covenant take I made. of kids! 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I am a very ordinary person who is still arrogant and stubborn and vain and com- Some are cool, wary street kids that have seen it all and I knew them all by name and since they didn't have any petitive and given to self-righteous assessments of other that, seemingly, nothing bothers. fathers, I was always glad to oblige. people's faults. Still others are running for their lives -- victims of the They lived in my apartment. Our neighbors werejunkies I think that's why I find it so easy to like my kids. We American Sex Industry. They are the used up commodities, and pimps and derelicts and lots of good and very poor have a lot of faults and vices in common. families. the bartered merchandise, the bought and sold objects of a commercial traffic in young lives. 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PAGE 6 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, February 22, 1985 Prayers urged for Catholics in Moslem countries VATICAN CITY (NC) — A Catholic group is asking for prayers for Catholic minorities in Moslem countries. "Catholic minorities in countries where there is an Islamic majority live in a state of tension and fear of new restrictions over their already restricted efforts towards service and Population control even over the places where they may In Chengdu, China, a giant billboard shows newlyweds being counseled about the one-baby family which is now law function," Vatican Radio said, noting throughout the heavily populated country. China's population has doubled — to 1 billion — since 1949 and leaders are the Apostleship of Prayer's request to using education, incentives and coercion to keep the birth rate under control. China hopes its populationswill level off to remember those Catholics. 1.2 billion by the year 2000. (NC/UPI photo)

Vatican Radio said even in areas where Catholics and Moslems agree on points for dialogue, Catholics fre- quently do not find their right to an- Superior: Marxism fears nounce the Christian message is respected. Catholic minority groups seek dialogue with Moslem groups, led to priests' suspension Vatican Radio added, to serve man in his entirety and to collaborate in ef- ROME (NC) — After meeting with priest, Father Miguel D'Escoto. we're going to act.' " forts to promote man's well-being. Vatican officials, Maryknoll Father Boteler spoke to National Father Boteler said he thought the Moslems comprise one-fifth of the Superior General Father William Catholic News Service after meeting sensitive political situation in world population, nearly 550 million Boteler said he thought Marxist in- with Archbishop Achille Silvestrini, Nicaragua could have justified more people. The largest number, more fluence in Nicaragua's Sandinista secretary of the Council for the Vatican flexibility in applying canon than 375 million, live in Asia. government was a key element in the Public Affairs of the Church, and law to Father D'Escoto and another Vatican's decision to suspend a Mary- Archbishop Dermot Ryan, head of priest holding Nicaraguan office. Asian countries with the largest knoll priest who holds government the Vatican Congregation for the Both were suspended "a divinis" Moslem populations include: In- office there. Evangelization of Peoples, which when a Vatican-imposed deadline for donesia, with approximately 120 Father Boteler described the talks oversees missionary activity. resigning their posts expired in early million Moslems in an estimated as "frank and charitable," and said "They listened well, and we had a February. population of 151 million; Pakistan, they helped him better understand the good dialogue," Father Boteler said. "What still upsets me is that about 90 million Moslems among ap- Vatican's action. But he said he still "Knowing now what the Vatican they're turning their back on a war proximately 93 million people; and thought Vatican officials were "turn- state of mind is, I can understand situation in Nicaragua. If it were India, with more than 80 million ing their back on a war situation" in why they acted. Their attitude was: peacetime, (Father D'Escoto) would Moslems in an estimated 713 million Nicaragua, and suggested that an ex- 'This is a Marxist government. We've be out of a job," Father Boteler said. people. ception might have been made for the given these priests five years, and now Nicaraguan guerrillas, aided by the United States, have fought a civil war against the Sandinista government for several years. He said he thought the "telling Founder defends point" in the Vatican's decision to suspend the priests was that "they consider Nicaragua an out-and-out Marxist government, with no redeem- iberation theology ing values." Father Boteler said he noted LIMA, Peru (NC) — Peruvian "Conflict is not an idea but a reali- "discrepancies" betwen the Vatican liberation theologian Father Gustavo ty that we need to overcome," he view and his own understanding of Gutierrez said he does not believe his said. "What is really a little funny is the Nicaraguan political situation. views contradict church teaching and to say that theology of reconciliation Before coming to Rome, Father rejected suggestions that papal is the opposite of theology of libera- Boteler visited Nicaragua for six days criticisms of some currents of libera- tion." and met with religious and lay people tion theology are directed at him. Father Gutierrez said that one of there. At a press conference in Lima Feb. the pope's most important points was "It's not a black-and-white situa- 5, Father Gutierrez also said he agrees amplified in a visit to the Lima tion. It's gray. It's a question of how with Pope John Paul II that some shantytown of Villa El Salvador, you interpret your facts," he said of liberation theologians had developed when he spoke of the church's com- the differing views. Father Boteler "dangerous" ideologies. mitment to improving people's Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez: Theology is Christian, not Marxist. added that he intended to inquire fur- But he said that such extremes were spiritual and material lives. ther into the extent of the Marxist in- "insignificant." He said the church's preferential fluence in the Sandinista government. "I can't accept that this criticism is "The intention of liberation theology is to try and read the situa- option for the poor should not be in- Father Boteler has said that Father for me," Father Gutierrez said. terpreted as siding with one social D'Escoto, Nicaragua's foreign "Maybe (it is), but we are not reading tion of the poor in the light of the Gospel and to be clear about the cruel class. He spoke of the "real poor" in- minister, has no desire to leave Mary- the Gospel from an ideological point cluding "all classes and forms of knoll, and that the order would not of view. If I am not doing this, why poverty which the poor are living in," Father Gutierrez said. "I am not say- poverty which exist in our world and expel him. should I think that this is directed also looking at so many rich people The other priest suspended from against me?" ing that because the pope is speaking so that he is speaking in the light of who are terribly poor" in their performing his priestly ministry was Peru's bishops have promoted liberation theology, I am only affirm- spiritual lives. Father Ernesto Cardenal, minister of dialogue as a means of reconciling the ing that liberation theology is in the culture. His brother, Father Fernan- country's social groups, and have light of Christian faith." Fr. Gutierrez's book, "A Theology do Cardenal, was expelled in criticized forms of liberation theology of Liberation," is considered a December by the Society of Jesus for which they say promote confronta- During his Feb. 1-5 visit to Peru, cornerstone of liberation theology. In failing to resign his position as tion. Pope John Paul also warned priests it, he uses Marxist analysis to explain Nicaraguan education minister. Father Gutierrez said that his view and religious against "any intent to social conditions, but he has said that A fourth Nicaraguan priest, Father stresses "communion" within society secularize your religious life" or "does not mean agreeing with the Edgard Parrales, the country's but at the same time recognizes con- "direct it toward socio-economic pro- determined philosophical positions ambassador to the Organization of flict among different groups. jects which would be alien to you." postulated by Marxism." American States, has said that he has requested laicization. Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, February 22, 1985 / PAGE 7 Vatican studying fundamentalists sects By NC News Service ference, who was in Washington on a "Msgr. Mejia said that the Vatican perience in Latin America he has The Vatican is conducting a study U.S. visit. "We said these sects were was surveying conferences about sects learned that some of the sects are of fundamentalist religious sects well-received by the last because "we do not have any chan- "anti-Catholic," and that, without around the world, a Vatican official government," the military govern- nels to these groups." channels, the only way to learn about has told National Catholic News ment which was replaced in January them is "to study, to get books and to Service. by Brazil's first elected civilian presi- He said that from his personal ex- ask questions." In Washington, meanwhile, a top dent in two decades. Brazilian church official denied news The Brazilian newspaper report, reports that the Brazilian bishops picked up in the Italian press, drew thought the U.S. Central Intelligence public attention to the study of sects Church offices Agency might be involved in the and cults begun quietly by the growth of such sects in Brazil. Vatican. According to a Brazilian no longer 'sacred' newspaper, O Estado de Sao Paulo, "We have sent inquiries to all the Archbishop Rosalio Castillo conferences of bishops on the ques- VATICAN CITY (NC) — The the Brazilian bishops' report on sects Vatican yearbook has caught up Lara, pro-president of the Pon- to the Vatican Secretariat for Pro- tion" of sects, said Msgr. Jorge Me- tifical Commission for the Authen- jia, an official at the Secretariat for with the new Code of Canon Law moting Christian Unity said that their and has dropped "sacred" from tic Interpretation of the Code of growth in Brazil "could be Promoting Christian Unity, at the Canon Law, said the code dropped Vatican. "We are conducting a study the titles of most Vatican offices stimulated" not only by rightist and institutions in its 1985 edition. the adjective "sacred" in several governments and the military but also on the presence and activities of some titles because it was being overused 'free' religious movements. We were For example, the Sacred College by the United States through the of Cardinals becomes the College and losing its meaning. The change CIA. asked to study the presence and ac- would emphasize the word by tivities in the interest of ecumenism, of Cardinals in the new Annuario "We have not said that," said Pontificio. limiting its use. He said "sacred" Bishop Luciano Mendes, general sec- to see if they create problems and so is still used in titles referring to the forth. retary of the Brazilian bishops' con- , The adjective had been added to church, the pope and the Holy See. the names of Vatican congrega- The change affects only the tions, the Roman Rota (court) and names, not the status, of the College of Cardinals during the congregations, the highest-ranking Renaissance. Curia offices. HOW TO KEEP LENT

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PAGE 8 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, February 22,1985 OHICKAH tAUNA Fight drugs • ATH Vatican says addiction is sign of sick society

VATICAN CITY (NC) — The the Feb. 15 issue of the Vatican news- Vatican has called for practical action paper, L 'Osservatore Romano. against drug abuse and said the mis- . "The taking of drugs," the state- use results from "a moral and spiritu- ment added, "challenges a human al crisis" in contemporary society. and cultural outlook that lacks suffi- The decision to take drugs "reflects cient ideals; it challenges paradoxi- a rejection of a model of society in- cally the permissive way of life, the capable of offering valid reasons for materialistic mentality and the con- living or strong motives for undertak- sumer society — all of which are un- ing commitments," said Msgr. aware of, or ignore, essential Giovanni Ceirano of the apostolic elements and genuine aspirations of nunciature in Austria. the human person." The statement also suggested that the wave of drug abuse in contem- 'The taking of drugs porary society might be the result of challenges... the per- an effort "to use the weapons of drugs as a means of causing in- missive way of life, stability and the destruction of soci- the materialistic men- ety." tality and the con- The Vatican called for a realistic analysis of the causes of drug abuse sumer society...' and the adoption of remedies to counteract them. It also called for strong laws to dis- Against pornography Msgr. Ceirano headed the Vatican courage drug trafficking and regula- More than 10,000 demonstrators, mostly nuns and students, march through delegation at the 31st session of the tions to enable addicts to recover Manila's "red light" district to protest prostitution and lewd shows. The Commission on Narcotic Drugs, from the effects of drugs. It said not marchers later burned pornographic magazines at a rally in Manila's Rizal which met in Vienna, Austria, Feb. enough has been done to address this Park. (NC/Wide World photo) 11-20. The speech was published in problem. Anglicans OK unity report, question 'authority' LONDON (NC) — The Church of Eucharist and on ministry and ordination, Tne Anglicans expressed widespread Curia." England (Anglican) general synod has en- which it described as "consonant in skepticism about the way authority is The Anglicans voiced anxieties over the dorsed the final report of the Anglican- substance with the faith of the Church of handled in the Catholic Church. Catholic role of the laity and over Roman Catholic International Commis- England." "It is one thing to accept the value of a Catholic dogmas regarding the Im- sion but raised serious questions about the But in the statement on authority, it universal primate servicing the unity of maculate Conception and assumption of role of authority in the Catholic Church. found only "sufficient convergence" to the church," said Anglican Bishop Eric Mary. In the Anglican Communion, the The synod overwhelmingly approved warrant further discussions of authority, Kemp of Chichester. "It is quite another laity shares in church leadership through the ARCIC-agreed statements on the collegiality and primacy in the church. to see that ideal actualized in the Roman participation in church synods.

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My dear friends: Jesus said, "This is how all will know I thank you in the name of Jesus for you for my disciples: your love for one your generosity in the past. Can you please another." (John 13, 35) help again this year. Since we lost many My beloved, it is in our blood as good donors to the new dioceses, it will be Catholics to be concerned about the needs especially difficult this year to meet the of others. Many times we are able to needs. I am depending on you. express this love in personal encounters. God bless you! I love you. But in our complex world many of the needs of others can be met only by joining Devotedly yours in Christ, hands through an organized effort. That is ABCD — all of us of the Archdiocese are working together to offer the love of Christ where none of us could do so alone. Edward A. McCarthy Archbishop of Miami

PAGE 10 / Miami FlnriHa / TMC vnint: I c,i-4— r-.n THE VOICE Miami, Florida Friday, February 22, 1985 PAGE 11 Which way parish life? Must be spiritual, but also worldly, expert says

By Prent Browning Sometimes these private ex- The nephew's career goals as an Threading the middle ground be- Voice Staff Writer periences, fostered in some weekend aspiring engineer have not changed at tween secularism and fundamen- retreat and parish renewal programs, all and he still seeks to design race talism is the "classic Catholic ap- It is not always easy but the do not translate to a general change in cars as a vocation. proach" and is symbolized by recent Catholic church must walk a line be- the way one reacts to the world. pastoral letters from the bishops, Fr. tween becoming too involved in the "We feel good with our relation- Ultimately, such an experience has Murnion said. secular world or, on the other hand, ship with God, without thinking what to be judged by its duration and Using the pastoral letter on war becoming an isolated community of fundamentalists, a noted author/lec- turer and parish renewal expert said at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary last week. Fr. Phillips Murnion, director of the Office of Continuing Education for Clergy for the Archdiocese of New York, and also a director of the National Parish Life Center, a parish 'The parish will al- renewal organization, spoke at a sym- ways be a messy posium on parish ministry at the Boynton Beach seminary. situation, this There is a temptation to judge a kind of motley parish's success by a secular yard- crowd of half- stick, Fr. Murnion told an audience at the regional seminary's chapel. hearted, whole- A parish school might be judged by hearted, saints how many students go on to college, he said. A parish may judge itself by and sinners... all how well it provides services for the elderly, or the psychological support trying to make it has given to people in times of each other feel crises. good! Indeed, in today's society there is much emphasis on materialism: Fr. Phillip Mumion "Things are good if they're useful and useful if they're material." In today's world, he said, loyalty is often devalued and entrepreneurship is looked up to. "There is an increasing in- dividualism in our society. Even in a that means in terms of getting along "breadth," that is how it affects all and peace as an example, Fr. Mur- family, relationships are maintained with the world." aspects of one's life and relationships nion spoke of the temptations facing as long as they are useful. with people, he said. the bishops of, on the one hand, mak- He said he is afraid that sometimes ing a statement that morality is a "So the Church is running against "in focusing on intense weekends we There can also be a temptation, Fr. private matter and leaving the issue to a trend which says 'take care of don't reflect on what this means in Murnion said, for a church com- military experts, and on the other yourself, go your own way.' " terms of theology and action." munity to draw into itself, looking at hand, "standing aside and righteous- those not in the parish as outsiders, Even within a parish, he said, the ly condemning violence in a prophetic "It is a temptation for a church in a and holding its members to a very way." people who have the most goods are time of doubt to foster that commit- dogmatic, fundamentalist creed. often honored more than the person ment (that increases church attend- Instead, the bishops looked at their who gives the most time volunteering ance) by favoring a kind of emotional "It can also happen that the com- fundamental faith and observed how in church activities. hype that enables people to have an munity of the church means intimacy it could apply to the issue of war and intense moment of faith that stands rather than that our faith requires us peace in our country. The danger is in not sufficiently as discipleship in the parish." to be open to strangers." witnessing to the faith. It is this middle ground that he ad- He gave as an example his nephew The church should support growth vocates in the parish also, though it is "You can have a church with a lot who recently attended a retreat for for its parishioners rather than merely sometimes a tricky business. of care but with no faith," he said. teenagers and returned speaking emo- providing an environment of accep- tionally of a conversion experience. tance. "Which is to say that the parish By the same token there are will always be a messy situation, this parishes that concentrate on creating Although the youth is doing some The church shouldn't look terrific kind of motley crowd of half-hearted, an environment of intense, spiritual volunteer social work, Fr. Murnion because many people regard it as "the whole-hearted, saints and sinners... experiences to the exclusion of all said he is not sure that it has trans- greatest Rotary Club in the whole all trying to make each other feel worldly applications. formed his whole life. area," he said. good." Clergy: give Haitian refugees equality A coalition of Dade County reli- boatlift of 1980. Christian Service of the Archdiocese both seeking freedom and a new life gious leaders has branded as "We applaud the decision of the of Miami, who has worked with refu- in this country." "unfair" the policy which permits United States Department of Justice gees since the early '60s. The Coalition urged passage of a Cuban refugees to become American to allow Cuban refugees to begin the "As much as we affirm this deci- bill introduced into the House of citizens while denying the same right steps toward becoming permanent sion," the religious leaders said, "we Representatives by Peter Rodino, to the Haitian "boat people." residents under the Cuban Adjust- are distressed over the approximately (D-NJ), which would grant the same The Greater Miami Religious Lead- ment Act of 1966," said the statement 7,000 Haitian boat people who arriv- rights Cubans enjoy to the Haitians. ers Coalition urged the passage of leg- signed by 39 Dade County religious ed at the same time being left out. The bill, the statement pointed out, islation which would grant 7,000 Hai- leaders, including Archbishop Ed- This we feel is very unfair, especially was passed unanimously by the tian refugees the same rights as those ward McCarthy, who chairs the considering that the Cuban and Hai- House of Representatives in the last already guaranteed to the 100,000 group, and Msgr. Bryan Walsh, exec- tian situations are so similar, both sessions of Congress, but did not Cubans who arrived in the Marial utive director of the Ministry of having fled repressive regimes and reach the Senate floor. Wanted: Youth to change world Archbishop speaks at Vocations Sunday at Immaculate Conception By Ana Rodriguez-Soto but men and women who want to ing median age and the lack of young from mothers" and urged parents not Voice News Editor change the world and create "a people preparing to take their places. to discourage their children from Sounding much like a recruiter for civilization of love." "Any church that does not produce making commitments to the religious the U.S. Army, Archbishop Edward "We want young people who say vocations to the priesthood and reli- life. McCarthy put out an urgent call for we're going to make a difference," gious life might as well close its priests and religious during a Mass Archbishop McCarthy said. And be- doors," said Fr. Hoyer, who is also He added that recruiting more for vocations celebrated recently at fore leaving, he elicited one tough associate pastor at St. Helen Parish in priests, sisters and brothers is a task Immaculate Conception Parish in promise from the Immaculate Con- Fort Lauderdale. "What about the for priests and religious themselves. Hialeah. ception community, especially its future?" "There's nothing more beneficial "I'm looking for young people youth: That by next year, nine young But the priest recalled that there than a happy priest," Fr. Hoyer said. who want to change the world," the people from the parish be committed have been many "crises" in the The Vocations Breakfast is an an- Archbishop told hundreds of school- to pursuing a religious vocation. Church's history, and this one "is not nual event at Immaculate Concep- children who, with their parents, At a breakfast immediatly follow- brand new at all," since Jesus, Him- tion. Sponsored by the Vocations jammed the church for the concele- ing the Mass, Fr. Michael Hoyer, self, in the Gospels asks His followers Committee, its purpose is to draw at- brated liturgy. assistant director of Vocations for the to pray for "more laborers to the tention to the need for vocations and The Church needs "revolution- Archdiocese of Miami, spoke of the vineyard." have young people get to know men aries," the Archbishop said, not the "crisis" posed by the declining num- Fr. Hoyer stressed that vocations and women from the parish who have kind who carry guns and kill people, bers of priests and religious, their ris- "come from a believing community, chosen the religious life. Bon Secours Sisters celebrate 25 years here During a silver anniversary Mass It's all a fulfillment of the Sisters of ministration and care of the elderly at Hospital, built in 1984, which has a last weekend, the Sisters of Bon Bon Secours' primary mission, the Villa Maria Home for the Aged, a 60-bed capacity and is dedicated to Secours looked back on their 25 years care of the sick, a ministry they one-story, 42-bed facility in North helping victims of stroke or trauma in South Florida and "saw that it was adopted a few years after their 1824 Miami. recuperate enough to live at home. In good." founding by Archbishop de Quelen in In 1960, the sisters began conver- this sense, Bon Secours is the bridge The small home for the aged that Paris. ting the facility into a nursing home, between a hospital stay and the the order inherited upon its arrival in offering therapy and rehabilitation. resumption of a normal life, or one as the Archdiocese of Miami in 1959 has The first Bon Secours Sisters arriv- In 1970, the three-story Villa Maria close to normal as possible. It treats ed in the United States in 1881, and Nursing and Rehabilitation Center people of all ages. blossomed into a vast nursing and they worked as private-duty nurses in rehabilitation complex which includes was opened, with 180 beds, a large the homes of the rich and poor of auditorium and chapel for 200 peo- Bon Secours Hospital, the first South Baltimore, MD. Currently, five Bon Secours Sisters Florida institution dedicated ex- ple. Eighty more beds were added in staff the Villa Maria/Bon Secours clusively to intensive rehabilitative When the order came to Miami in 1981. complex, and three others who are care. 1959, five sisters took over the ad- The latest addition is Bon Secours retired volunteer their time.

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PAGE 12 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, February 22,1985 10 Future deacons Ten men were officially accepted as candidates for the permanent deacon- ate during a liturgy recently at St. Mary Cathedral. Archbishop Edward McCarthy presided at the ceremony and official- ly admitted the men into the three- year program of study and prepara- tion which precedes their ordination as deacons in the Church. Two of the candidates are from the ^alm Beach Diocese and another lives in the Venice Diocese. All but two of the men are married. The ceremony took place at the end of a weekend retreat for all the candi- dates to the permanent deaconate, in- cluding 17 other men who are at various stages of completing the prep- aration program. Two of those men are from the Palm Beach Diocese. The newly-accepted candidates are: Loving messages Robert Blais; Dominick Chiappe; Sr. Clare Ellen, of the St. Clare Sisters of Christ the King Monastery in Oeiray Beach, puts the finishing touches on one John Chinelly; Ralph Gazitua; Paul of four posters the monastery community is donating to nearby St. Vincent dePaul Regional Seminary. The Seminary Lambert; Charles Murphy and James asked Sr. Clare to create the artworks using excerpts from Archbishop Edward McCarthy's recent pastoral letter on Winkel from the Archdiocese of love, "Come Inherit the Kingdom." Jhe posters will hang in the seminary cafeteria. Miami; Salvatore Barbara and Jesus Lopez from the Diocese of Palm Beach; and David Nolan from the Di- ocese of Venice. Pastoral ministry course in Boca Raton The permanent deaconate is an an- Laity from as far north as Juno "Certificate of Pastoral Ministry." Mary Warren, the Project Coor- cient order of the Church which was Beach and as far south as Ft. Lauder- Offered in ten-week cycles, the dinator of the Ministries Program at revived after the Second Vatican dale are taking advantage of St. courses are scheduled on Tuesday and St. Thomas University. Council. It is a Holy Order open to Thomas University's off-campus Wednesday evenings, from 6 - 9:30 For additional information or married or single men older than 35. bachelor's program in Pastoral p.m., and registrations are now being registration, please call Fr. Driscoll at A candidate who is widowed or un- Ministry now being offered in Boca accepted for the February-April cy- 392-0007. married at the time of his ordination Raton. cle. On Tuesday evenings, cannot re-marry. And the price is right, too! A three- "Understanding the Liturgy" will be Permanent deacons usually retain credit course which would have a tui- taught by Fr. Michael Driscoll, O. OFFICIAL their fulltime jobs outside the Church tion of $420 if taken on the main Carm., Associate Pastor of St. Joan ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI and devote the rest of their time to campus of the Miami-based universi- of Arc Church and Coordinator of The Pastoral Center announces ministry. They can baptize, witness ty costs the off-campus student only the St. Thomas Off-Campus Pro- that Archbishop McCarthy has made marriages, anoint the sick, distribute $190. gram. the following appointments: Communion and assist during Mass, The courses are open to non-degree The Reverend Harry Ringenberger but they cannot hear confessions or seeking students, also, and several On Wednesday evenings, "The Ex- - to Chaplain, Broward Serra Club, consecrate the Eucharist. students are now working toward a perience of Christ" will be taught by effective February 7, 1985. Drug lessons Colombian priests come to Miami to learn about hazards of drug use

By ARACELI CANTERO to the next slide. "And these are the them to explode, leading to the car- drug use. Executive Editor, La Voz needle 'tracks' which result from in- rier's death." "This is one of the many projects The scene is a darkened room in a jecting the drug." The most tragic aspect of the entire put on by the State Department to corner of the Archdiocesan Pastoral The presentation lasted more than process, she said, is that many of the eradicate the demand for drugs at all Center. Only the rythmic "click" of a one hour, and by the time it was over, "body packers" are peasants who levels," explained Doris Amaya, who slide projector is audible. the priests had learned of the dangers know nothing about the drug and are coordinated the Colombian priests' As the projected images light up inherent in smuggling drugs — easily deceived because they are so visit to Miami. the wall, they also make visible the especially in concealing them in the desperately in need of money to sur- Amaya directs the substance abuse faces of seven Colombians — priests human body. vive. division of the Miami Mental Health gathered here to learn about drug "Many die before arriving at their When Trujillo's presentation ended Center and, as consultant to the State abuse. and the lights were turned on, a stun- Department, travelled to Colombia The faces exhibit shock and sur- 'They have serious ned silence enveloped the room. recently to explore the possibility of prise, but also genuine interest. "It's something to think long and instituting drug abuse prevention Sometimes the visitors whisper problems and are co- hard about," said Father Augusto programs in that country. among themselves. Other times they operating with the Pinilla, from Malaga, Colombia, She said although Colombia ask questions of the presenter. finally disrupting the intensity of the originally did not appear to have a Behind the slide projector is Dr. United States in try- moment. consumption problem, as other drug- Moraina Trujillo, staff psychiatrist at ing to reduce demand But the priests didn't have much producing countries do, increasing St. Luke Center, one of three for the drugs.' time for thinking. Since their arrival numbers of addicts have manifested facilities for the treatment of drug ad- in Miami, at the invitation of the U.S. themselves in recent years. dicts, administered by the Arch- State Department, they had embark- "Now they have serious problems diocese of Miami. She is using con- destination," Trujillo said. "Others ed on a tight schedule of tours of and are cooperating with the United crete examples to show the tragic show up in hospital emergency public and private drug treatment States in trying to reduce demand for reality of drugs. rooms, exhibiting symptoms of centers. the drugs," Amaya said, pointing out "Here we see the stomach of a per- psychosis and overwhelming fear. We At the Pastoral Center, they also that curbing production and distribu- son who swallowed bags of cocaine to soon realize that they probably heard experts from the Office of Lay tion has become even more difficult smuggle them into Miami," she says, swallowed the cocaine bags and Ministry and the Family Enrichment since the drug "kingpins" joined referring to yie of the many cases of didn't eliminate them all." Center stress that drug prevention forces with terrorists. "body packers" who find only death According to Trujillo, who also begins at home, in the family, with "It's an honor for the Archdiocese after arriving at their South Florida works at Jackson Memorial Hospital, parents who provide their children to know that the Department of State destination. the "body packers" are told the drug with understanding, care and securi- values our programs," commented "In this picture, you can observe can remain safely inside their bodies ty. Father Sean O'Sullivan, director of the perforation inside the bridge of for two days. "In reality, six hours is It is also the parents, the experts Catholic Community Services' the nose which results from inhaling too long, because the gastric juices said, who must be able to detect in Substance Abuse and Criminal cocaine," she continues, moving on penetrate the plastic bags and cause their children the warning signs of Justice Division.

Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, February 22,1985 / PAGE 13 'Father Different' Black priest makes his mark in S. Fla. (Continued from page 1) But when he gets serious, he gives self was a 13-year-old "loner" who Today, the former high school scientifically detailed lectures on the twice tried to run -away from home drop-out possesses two Master's de- priesthood. methods of birth control — both na- and twice wound up in Youth Hall. grees and is working on a Ph.D. He Like the Trinity, the three seem to tural and artificial — explaining the "I was very unhappy with myself was ordained six years ago. be inseparable in his life, without a Church's position on each, along and really troubled. I needed direc- "I still find (the priesthood) very particular order of importance — just tion," he says. exciting," he confesses. a single, all-encompassing whole. with their drawbacks. He also describes, without mincing Born in Jacksonville, his parents Well, maybe there are four things words, the procedures used to abort were divorced when he was quite Teaching he loves, counting laughter. unborn children, showing life-size young, and he was sent to live with The love of teaching came gradual- "I have this gift of communicating drawings of fetuses at different stages his grandmother in Liberty City. An ly. As a teenager, according to Fr. with people," he comments matter- aunt and uncle who lived in Overtown Park, William Montgomery tutored of-factly. "I love to talk." of pregnancy to elicit students' reac- tions. also helped rear him. adults. "He taught a doctor from A close friend, Fr. Austin Park of As a child, he attended Holy Re- Ecuador enough English to practic Greenville, South Carolina, is more "Some parents would feel uncom- fortable with my style of teaching or deemer Catholic School, because it medicine in this country. He also specific: "He has received standing was only a block away from home taught a convent of Mexican nuns to ovations for his sermons in New even with the content of what I'm teaching," he says. But "my students and affordable, even though he was speak English, (along with) a Cuban Orleans and in Houston, and rave re- raised a Baptist. optometrist and others." views in Greenville." know what I say and it makes sense to them." He was expelled from Holy Re- During his last year in the semi- These days, and for the next two deemer in the sixth grade. "I used to nary, Fr. Montgomery was assigned years, Fr. Montgomery is putting his "I leave no doubt," he stresses, about what the Church teaches in cause a lot of trouble. It wasn't like I to teach at a nearby grade school, gift to work for the Archdiocese of wasn't getting attention at home. I enjoyed it, he says, but convinced Miami, where he is "on loan" from each of these areas, but telling kids the Archdiocese of Washington (the nation's capital). Weekdays he can be found teach- ing at Msgr. Edward Pace High School in Opa-Locka. Weekends he helps out at Our Lady of the Lakes Church in Miami Lakes, where he re- sides. When invited, he also preaches at other parishes, such as St. Francis Xavier in Overtown, Christ the King in Perrine and St. Philip in Opa- Locka. He is one of only three black Amer- ican priests ministering in the Archdi- ocese, and one of them is retired. (Two Cuban black priests and two Haitian black priests minister to their ethnic communities.) . %• if ' "Shock is usually the first reaction" to his uniqueness, Fr. Montgomery says. But he under- stands. He was 22 years old when he first saw a black priest. It's partly the reason why he re- turned to Miami, he explains, to "contribute" something to the black Catholic community here, still a tiny minority in the cultural quilt of the Archdiocese. Fr. William Montgomery shares one of many light moments with a Pace High School class (Voice photo/Ana Rodriguez-soto) (In Washington, 20 percent of all Catholics are black, compared to an " 'the Church says so' is not was not a deprived child. I was just himself that he could never handle estimated less than 10 percent in enough... They have to know why. simply a bad boy." adolescents. Miami.) We have to make such an impression Repeated attempts at straightening So what was his first assignment af- on them that they'll see it and hope- him out failed. Finally, he dropped ter ordination? Teaching history and 'Father Sex' fully it'll make sense. out of high school. He was lost and theology at an all-girls high school. While that contribution may be dif- A theme he stresses repeatedly to he knew it. "I probably would be in "I can't imagine my doing any- ficult to measure, in the brief time students is that "no one has a right to jail," he says today. But God had dif- thing else," he says today. "I feel that since his arrival last August the manipulate your feelings and force ferent plans. I'm really making a tremendous con- "workaholic" Fr. Montgomery has you to do something you know is tribution," not only because the sub- managed to develop quite another wrong. They have to be able to say no Changed his life jects he teaches are important. His reputation. At Pace High School, he to these pressures and say yes to what William Montgomery had con- race is a lesson his students can't is known as "Fr. Sex." God wants." verted to the Catholic faith at age 15, miss. The reason is not scandalous, just He encourages students to show influenced greatly, he says, by his ex- "These young people are able to logical. He teaches two courses at the their notebooks to their parents and periences at Holy Redeemer and by see an aspect of my people that they high school, "Human Interaction" speak at home about what happens in the. Jesuit priests at St. Francis might never have been able to be close and "Catholic Life," both electives class. So far, only one parent has Xavier. to ... They can see a people that is that fulfill the religion requirement. complained to Fr. Montgomery di- At the time, however, the conver- struggling, but who at the same time But the first deals strictly with rela- rectly, worried that he might be giv- sion didn't change his life. In fact, for have the capacity to succeed," Fr. tionships between men and women, the next two years, he actually stayed Montgomery explains. including sexuality, and the second, away from the Church. In fact, both his students and the open to seniors only, concentrates on Telling kids 'the Then, one day, he went to confes- adults he preaches to "find it very marriage and the religious life. sion at Gesu and met Fr. Austin Park hard to believe that I came from this It's controversial subject matter, Church says so is not — Divine Providence, if you will, dis- community," he says. Perhaps as a and it's taught in a rather "unique" enough... They have guted as a Jesuit. result of meeting him they will "be way by a priest who is not embar- This white priest, whom Fr. Mont- less judgmental about a race, as op- rassed to discuss sexuality, including to know why. We gomery describes as someone "I've posed to individuals." his own. have to make such an come to really regard as my father," Develop leadership "I believe that if you are comforta- impression on them influenced the lost kid's life more ble with yourself sexually ... this re- than any other man ever had. But there's a job to be done with flects your, total being," Fr. Mont- that they'll see it and "I encouraged him to take the the black community as well, Fr. gomery says. "I've always had the hopefully it'll make G.E.D. (high school equivalency Montgomery says. Part of it involves reputation for being very open and test)," Fr. Park remembers. developing the "identity" of black very frank in talking about these sense.' Fr. Montgomery only knows that Catholics as people with something things." he met a man with lots of energy and unique and irreplaceable to contri- Among the one-liners in his creativity, a person others could feel bute to the universal Church. teaching repertoire: "I love being a ing the students "ideas." "comfortable" with. "I said to my- He's also "interested in seeing virgin" and "I like to talk about what "These kids already have ideas," self, I want to be like that. I want to black people, black Catholics in this I'm not getting." he responds adamantly. "The prob- do something worthwhile with my community ... becoming much more The kids love it. "He's fun but we lem is they get the wrong ideas.. I'm life." active in positions of leadership and learn," says Loly Genova, a senior in correcting some of that misinforma- First, he considered law school. responsibility, taking charge of their his Catholic Life class. "He teaches tion that they've gotten on the Then he majored in philosophy, plan- parish communities." in a way that we can understand it." street." ning on a career in teaching at the col- He's surprised, considering the "I like for them to laugh and to Indeed, William Montgomery lege level. numbers of non-Catholics who attend feel comfortable," Fr. Montgomery knows about teenage confusion. Not Finally, he decided to become a Catholic inner-city schools, that more explains. many years have passed since he hinj- priest. Continued on page 25 PAGE 14 / Miami, Florida /THE VOICE / Friday, February 22,1985 ^Sw-aS^

Hundreds of 'adopted' families honor Liz Manning with picnic and photo album which she displays here. (Voice photo by Betsy Kennedy) Mother of 3T Adoption worker for 30 years has seen tears of joy, heartache and love By Betsy Kennedy Voice Staff Writer for families, but to help a pregnant available everywhere. When she first adoption agencies have realized that Elizabeth Manning is not the tooth woman and to do what was best for started out 30 years ago at an agency there are many, many black couples fairy, or Cinderella's godmother or her baby." in Pittsburgh, there would be six to who want to add to their family and Mrs. Claus. But for 3,000 children Her criteria for judging prospective eight placements a day. Now there are are willing to take on the respon- and twice as many adults, she has per- parents did not concern itself always perhaps 6 - 8 a month. The problem, sibilities. formed a special kind of magic in with educational achievement, high she says, is "abortion and the pill It doesn't matter what nationality their lives. income or flawless behavior. took their toll." or race a person is, said Mrs. Man- She has brought them together. "I asked, can these people really Most people still want "white blue- ning, "Some people are nurturing For 20 years, Manning served as an love a child that is different from eyed Anglo-Saxon babies," she ex- and others couldn't care for a fish." adoption caseworker for the Family themselves? Can they love him down plains. Sometimes black children or and Children's services division of the line when he turns 16? Are they children with special needs must en- Rising Cost Catholic Community Services of the looking for a carbon copy of them- dure being interviewed by four or five The agency didn't charge a fee Archdiocese of Miami. During her selves?" She tries to prepare parents families and they are still turned when it first went into business, but career, she has used her cheerful per- that bringing a child into their lives down. However, opportunities for escalating costs soon brought about sistence like a wand, making balky will not assure them of a happier mar- black children to be placed in black the need to ask for financial support administrators, rigid government riage, nor does a child mean they are families have increased over the from prospective parents. To adopt regulations and stacks of red tape getting a plaything they can years. Income standards for black an American baby, parents pay eight seem to disappear. manipulate and mold as they choose. families have slowly increased and Continued on page 16 She has soothed anxious mothers "We try to prepare the parents who and appeased impatient fathers who get a newborn, that babies don't called her nearly every day of the come out all shiny and well- developed. They are bald, red and wrinkled human beings and are 7 asked, can these peo- sometimes far from perfect. We Two adopted sisters display their af- ple really love a child check their backgrounds as best we fection at a picnic to honor Elizabeth that is different from can, but sometimes problems Manning. (Below) The youngest develop. There is always a mystery or adoptee Giselle Pique and her mom, themselves? Can they Gisela and 18 year-old Tracey Ashe, a missing link someplace, because we the oldest adoptee at the picnic, greet love him down the line rely on what the mother tells us, Manning. when he turns 16? Are which is not always true. "You have to realize, a baby is go- they looking for a car- ing to come in and turn your world bon copy of them- around." selves?' She compares herself to a tailor, who has learned over a period of years working in his craft, to make a week, for months awaiting the end of garment without a pattern. a long adoption procedure. She has, "I don't have a pattern either, but I with her own mother's heart aching, know when it's going to come out sat by a child's hospital bed because right." Of course, there were there was no else to be there, no one mistakes, and sometimes, she wished else to stroke a feverish head, sign she could run to someone's home and medical consent forms and worry un- snatch a child away. Sometimes, what til dawn broke, bringing encouraging seemed ideal would "blow up in your light. face." Some couples got divorced before their adoption procedure was Surrounded by dozens of grateful complete. In those cases, the mother families, followed by gleeful children usually went ahead and adopted the of all sizes as if she were a silver- baby. haired pied piper, she retired on Feb. 15 at a picnic held in her honor at the The "perfect" couples selected by Larry and Penny Thompson priests often turned out to be the ones Memorial Park in the Perrine area. who couldn't handle the baby or who Always, she viewed the child's had marital problems, recalled Man- welfare as the most important ele- ning. ment of the adoption. She joked, "Often the kooks made the best parents." Carbon copy Abortion toll "Our job was never to find babies in her early career, babies were Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, February 22, 1985 / PAGE 15 Adoption 'mom' honored by her children Continued from page 15 beautiful baby who had two holes in darts in on her now and then, like an felt were ineffective or deleterious percent of their annual income. her heart repaired with surgery. But angry wasp, and its gets her normally procedures at the Archdiocese Foreign adoptions involve contacts an allergy to the dye used in testing calm temper cooking. children's home. Some staff with embassies, air fare and addi- developed and caused her death. members, she said, were simply too tional paperwork, which can get ex- Manning was right there to offer her Fighting cruelty rigid to be working with children and pensive. An adoption from Korea broad shoulders for the parents to cry Seeing children harmed in any way certain needs of the young residents costs $4,000; one from Chile costs on. There was another case, of a baby has the same effect on her. She has weren't being met. How could she $10,000. who was adopted at 6 months and seen cruelties wrought on children by stand calmly by? Surprisingly, she says there are still later died of leukemia at age 3. The their own natural parents and she is a "I've had my rainy days in this a large number of babies born with heartache seems to come with the ter- strong advocate of good foster care. business... sometimes I felt like I was birth defects in this country, and they ritory. "If other people could see what I carrying the whole agency on my are hard to find homes for. Children She's seen a lot of policies and have seen, they wouldn't be quick to shoulders..." she admits. born with extra toes or other or- regulations change since she first suggest that children always be But now it's over, and time to live a thopedic problems or defects such as started in the adoption business, most returned to their own homes and an quieter life, buoyed by her memories. cleft palate receive medical subsidies of them for the better. It still takes abusive parent." To make certain the images don't from the state. Jackson Memorial 2-3 years for the adoption procedure A few years ago, a bill was passed fade, she has a huge scrapbook, given Hospital and Miami Children's and prospective couples can't adopt that required the court to review all to her by the families and filled with Hospital provide clinical care and the babies if they are 40 years of age or child placements in the state every six photos of smiling babies, and parents state is billed, which really eases the older. But agencies are much more months, required agencies with who look like they just found the pot burden on adoptive parents. geared to looking for loving, sensitive children in foster care to file a report of gold at the end of the rainbow. Manning has watched as these parents than ones who can give the and when children were taken into "special needs" children fill a home child every material advantage. custody by the state or a private agen- Finding gold with love and spark a renewed kin- Things are better for the children cy, an agreement had to be made with Manning has found her gold in all ship between family members. too. Foster families are now permit- the family to work out the difficulties of them. "One little boy just failed to thrive. ted to adopt a child in their care after or else return the child to the family And there are important projects to The doctors also diagnosed a heart two years, whereas they used to have in two years. If the problems couldn't be done. There's "moss" in the cup- problem. Along came a woman who no options at all. be solved, children were kept as board and a yard to be kept up and a wanted to adopt him and she assured It causes a lot of damage, explains wards of the state and placed in a "funky old house" to be decorated to us she could make him well. Sure Manning, to shift a child from home stable home. suit her personality and needlework enough, he returned to full health. to home if they can thrive with one set While the bill had its positive projects and... When she took him to the doctor, of foster parents. aspects, Manning was outraged She has already used the micro- they couldn't even find the heart Orphans used to be warehoused because it made it much easier for wave oven which was also presented defect. But the poor mother lost 10 away in huge, dirty asylums just a children to be returned to environ- to her at the picnic. pounds in the meantime." couple of decades ago and that has ments where they might be "I made popcorn all day." She has also witnessed tragedy that changed now too. Still, Manning will tormented, beaten, burned or even She'll miss them all, she admits it. can strike stealthily and take away a never forget the terrible sight of killed. But she has company at home now child. disheveled, neglected and empty-eyed "I was horrifed that the Catholic too. An emotionally disturbed foster Heartaches youngsters at one 700-bed asylum she Church supported this law," she says son, aged 16, who loves rock and roll. She remembers Elizabeth, a saw in New York. The memory still indignantly. The plans that were made for him to Her outspokeness for children's go with a family went awry. rights has nearly gotten her into hot She understands how he feels, water a few times. When Archbishop because she has had some of her own Coleman Carroll was alive, she wrote plans and dreams shattered during several letters petitioning what she St. ANN'S Church Continued on page 25 West Palm Beach IN COIVCERJ1 NOVENA OF GRACE

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It DAftC m / Miami Florida / THF UDIPF / Fririau Fshruaru 00 19AK THE VOICE Miami, Florida Friday, February 22,1985 PAGE 17 Budget Cutting V Which to cut first: guns and missiles or schools and welfare? By Liz S. Armstrong WASHINGTON (NC) — While Reagan administration officials sharpened their budget-cutting knives, social justice organizations sharpened their pencils and drafted heated responses to the administration's proposals. They weren't the only ones penning reactions, however. Defenders of the president's budget also publicized their views. Critics claim the budget unfairly targets the disadvantaged. Backers suggest that President Reagan is right in boosting military spen- ding — while trying to trim the deficit — because defense involves the well- being of the whole nation, rich and poor alike. At stake in the budget debate? Priorities, such as whether defense is the top priority and thus sacrosanct when it comes to the cost-cutting ax, or whether burdens of fighting the deficit ought to be shared by all federal pro- grams because those that help the poor, too, are a priority. Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago has warned that defense, like social programs, must accept its share of deficit reduction sacrifices. Proposed cuts or fiscal "freezes" to limit spending that cause particular concern to administration critics involve shelter, food and nutrition pro- grams, and other basic services. Ronald Krietemeyer, director of the U.S. Catholic Conference's domestic social development office, noted that "low-income housing really stands Father Thomas Harvey, executive director of the National Conference of out. They're almost destroying federally assisted housing," especially that Catholic Charities, noted that Catholic social service agencies vastly in- for the handicapped and elderly — the type of housing some dioceses and creased their activities to fill the gap left by earlier Reagan administration other church groups have, with government support, established in recent cuts. The public-private sector relationship has changed, he added. "For 20 years. years the government told us we were partners. Now, in the last four years, Then there are food and nutrition programs to consider. we're the 'safety-net,' " he said. Funding for the food and nutrition programs, if the budget proposals were "We must recognize that the United States cannot stand by and watch followed, would decline from the $18.6 billion expected to be spent by the poverty and hunger increase while increasing spending to fuel the military end of fiscal 1985 to $18.2 billion in fiscal 1986. build-up," Shollenberger said. "It is a question priorities." According to Bard Shollenberger, a policy analyst for the ecumenical Priorities is precisely the issue, said Jim Frelk, analyst for the Republican Christian anti-hunger group Bread for the World, "the administration's pro- Study Committee, an unofficial congressional panel. Arguing that even posed newest cuts in programs that provide food to hungry people freezing spending levels for defense would entail some cuts and harm na- demonstrate a callousness that should embarrass the American people." tional security, Frelk said that "those who support an across-the-board Shollenberger, Rep. Mickey Leland, D-Texas, a Catholic who chairs the budget freeze are advocating the position that there are no priorities in the House Select Committee on Hunger, and others point to cuts in the school federal budget. To them it seems 'fair' that every program be treated the lunch program as one indication of what the budget would do. same as America's national security." Ostensibly, according to the budget, removal of children from "non- Another "essential measure" in the Reagan budget — tuition tax credits needy" families from the subsidized program would save some $613 million. — pleased Citizens for Educational Freedom, a proponent of parochial But Shollenberger and Leland have claimed that by cutting these children schools. the whole school lunch program is jeopardized because many schools will According to the budget, tuition tax credits would cost $635 million in simply drop out of the program, denying the needed lunches to the low-in- revenue loss. Marilyn Lundy, CEF president, thinks it's worth it. While the come hungrystudents. Leland stated that 3,000 schools quit after earlier tax credits might cost millions, they actually would save money since sen- cuts. ding every parochial school student to public school would be even more Network, a Catholic social justice lobby in Washington founded by nuns, expensive, she said. said that "reducing the federal deficit must be achieved by a combination of Thus, to many Catholic school supporters, tuition tax credits are a priori- real cuts in defense-related programs, and tax reform." It urged its members ty. to contact members of Congress to complain about the cuts, particularly And so the debate goes. Which "priority" wins out in the end will be Con- those affecting poor Americans. gress' decision. IN CONGRESS Pro-Lifers who are pro-death (penalty) WASHINGTON (NC) — While 71,000 pro-lifers marched outside the Other Catholics, including congressmen, argue that in order to Capitol Jan. 22 protesting abortion, inside it some U.S. senators known preserve the life and well-being of society, some persons — murderers, for their right-to-life sentiments proposed a new federal death penalty. terrorists or spies — must be permanently removed from it. The senators — including two Catholics — the same day also backed Various states allow and have used the death penalty for serious an anti-abortion amendment to the Constitution. crimes, but there is no parallel federal law for federal crimes — such as Two days later in the House, Rep. Eldon Rudd, R-Ariz., another Catholic trying to assassinate the president, committing treason or spying. abortion opponent who had lauded March for Life participants, in- Members of the House and Senate who favor the death penalty but op- troduced new legislation allowing executions of persons convicted of es- pose abortion have an ally at the ottier end of Pennsylvania Avenue. pionage or treason. President Reagan, too, backs capital punishment while endorsing pro-life Such actions underscore the paradox which Congress, mirroring measures for the unborn. society, confronts when it ponders legislation related to preserving or Just as it was in the last Congress, in the current Congress debate talking life. over the death penalty is likely to be protracted. The U.S. bishops, in their 1984 Statement on Political Responsibility, This year's death penalty bill in the Senate was introduced by Sen. say that "in view of our commitment to the value and dignity of human Strom Thurmond, R-S.C, and co-sponsored by Sens. Dennis DeConcini, life, we oppose capital punishment" and "believe that a return to the use D-Ariz.; John East, R-N.C; Charles Grassley; R-lowa; Orrin Hatch, R-Utah; of the death penalty is leading to further erosion of respect for life in our Alan Simpson, R-Wyo.; Arlen Specter, R-Pa.; James Abdnor, R-S.D.; Pete society." Domenici, R-N.M.; Jesse Helms, R-N.C; Russell Long, D-La.; J. Bennett They regard abortion and capital punishment as unacceptable affronts Johnston, D-La.; Paul Trible, R-Va.; Jeremiah Denton, R-Ala.; Alfonse to life. D'Amato, R-N.Y.; and David Boren, D-Okla. Urging abolition of the Maryland state death penalty, Archbishop William Borders of Baltimore recently acknowledged that "the people on Abdnor, DeConcini, Denton, East, Grassley, and Hatch also co- our death row have been found guilty of terrible crimes." sponsored Utah Republican Sen. Jake Gam's anti-abortion amendment. "But will killing tjiem somehow bring back the people they killed?" he Helms introduced his own anti-abortion amendment. asked. "If these people are guilty of killing, then who is guilty of killing Denton and DeConcini are Catholic. So are Domenici and D'Amato, them?" who acquired anti-abortion records for past congressional votes. Editorial Page Bishopsrightly mi x religion and politics ———— Guest Editorial ^^—— When the U.S. Catholic bishops released the first draft of their pastoral letter on economic issues, they were greeted with a barrage of criticism from ultra-conservatives such as Jerry Falwell, who pronounced the document "Socialism," without even having read it. Such critics earlier denounced the bishops for taking a strong stand against the arms race and backing a bilateral nu- clear freeze in their 1983 pastoral letter, "The Challenge of Peace." What makes all this so interesting is the double standard these Far Right critics use. They denounce the bishops when they speak out on economics or the arms race, but applaud them when they speak out on abortion. There was a great deal to think about in the bishops' draft. It is highly appropriate for religious leaders to talk about the poor with compassion; it offers a sharp contrast to the harsh pronouncements of the Religious Right, whose theology treats the poor as guilty sinners and whose political programs would guarantee that the poor shall always be with us. My major concern is the manner in which the bishops enter the public debate, whatever the issue. Catholic bishops and fundamentalist ministers have the same right to speak out on political issues, but when they do, they cannot base their claims on narrow doctrinal beliefs — they should try to persuade others on the merits of their case, not on the authority of their faith. On this point, whether or not we agree with their specific proposals, the bishops deserve our praise. Consider the passage in which they describe the two purposes they have for writing about the U.S. economy: "The first is to provide guidance for members of our own church as they seek to form their consciences and reach moral decisions about economic matters... We argue from a distinctive Christian perspective that has been shaped by the Bible and by the content of Christian tradition, and from a standpoint that reflects our faith in God: Father, Son and Holy PANDORA'S BOX Spirit." bishops quote from the Bible than when they quote from the The bishops show that, even in talking to their own people popes. As a Republican, I may be more skeptical than the about political issues, they are offering "guidance," not bishops seem to be about government planning and govern- doctrinal pronouncements — they make no claim to speak ment's ability to deal with some of our national problems. directly for God on such matters. But the passages I just cited and the draft's overall tone They also point out that, while the demand to protect the make it clear that if I differ with the bishops on these issues — human dignity and economic rights of everyone is binding on or quibble with them on the details of welfare — they won't Catholics, "we recognize that disagreements will continue send a delegation to my office to tell me that I'm not a about what economic policies and institutional arrangements Christian. will be most conducive to the protection of the economic The bishops are bringing their moral concerns into the public rights of all. Serious dialogue on which policies to pursue is of arena. They go out of their way to ask for free debate on the great importance, and there is certainly room for pluralism issues; they even welcome disagreement as constructive. They within the Church on these matters." claim no special expertise in economics simply because they If there's room for pluralism within the Catholic Church on are religious leaders; they ask only a fair hearing. They public policy matters, there is also obviously room for understand that in addressing economic issues, they must pluralism within American society. follow the same rules that the AFL-CIO or the Chamber of In explaining their second purpose, "to add our voice to the Commerce must follow. debate about U.S. economic policies," the bishops show again It would be hard to come up with a better model for religious that they respect the rules which govern civil society. leaders wanting to take part in informed, reasonable debate on Joining the public debate, they say "demands that our political matters. arguments be developed in a reasoned manner that will be Rev. John Buchanan persuasive to those who do not share our faith or our tradition." By stressing "reason" and "persuasion," the bishops again {John Buchanan, an ordained Southern Baptist minister, served offer a sharp contrast to the Religious Right, which declares as a Republican Congressman from Alabama from 1965 people un-Christian for supporting a bilateral nuclear freeze or through 1981. He is now chairman of People for the American the establishment of a Department of Education. Way, a national nonpartisan First Amendment citizens' group As a Southern Baptist, I may be more impressed when the 'working to protect and promote constitutional liberties.')

by those who claim the freedom of a some "have recourse to gratuitous political. What Pope said democratic Church carrying on in the charismatic suppositions in order to In the Gospel, Christ stated, "the spirit expressed by the religious fill up the interior emptiness created Poor will be with you always, render on Charismatics sense of the community. If such by their own loss of confidence in the unto Ceasar the things that are To the Editor: thinking were to gain ascendancy guidance of the Church." Ceasar's, and to God the things that To "Pentacostals," here are the within the Church, it would be tanta- Please try to print part of or all of are God's." In parables, he explains words of Pope Paul VI on Sept. 25, mount to a direct attack upon 'the these important words of this Holy about the wise servants that invest 1969: very existence of the Church,' and Pope. Many people are confused and for a profit, and what happens to the "Many who speak about the Church would lead, ultimately, to ex- would like to know what this Holy other one who fails his master? today say they are inspired by a pro- tinguishing the thought of Christ and Father has said on this subject. Again, why do the Bishops prefer phetic spirit and they truly appeal to of the whole of tradition." —Diane Entwistle politics to the problems of the peo- the Holy Spirit as if the Divine Pope Paul VI on November 29,1972: Miami ple? Paraclete were at their disposal at all "As recourse to the Holy Spirit and John J. Mackel times. May God grant that this His charisma perhaps a not too Homestead presumption, of elevating a personal sincere pretext to live, or to think one experience into a criterion of is living, the Christian authentically, Church needs religious doctrine, may not cause while in reality those who use this spiritual Guidance havoc! May He not allow the treating pretext live according to their own of these private opinions as spirit, their own judgment, their own To the Editor: charismatic gifts to lead astray so arbitrary and often superficial inter- With so many priests leaving the many good and well-meaning pretations?" priesthood, nuns leaving the orders, people!" In 1969 Pope Paul cautioned crime, pornography, and dope run- Words of Pope Paul VI on May 17, against what he called "the illusion of ning wild in America, you would think 1972: a free and charismatic Christianity," that the American Bishops would try "The religion of the spirit is which in his words "does not build, to heal the country of its sin, and pray preferred by the adversaries of the in- but demolishes." that our faith will overcome these stitutional and hierarchical Church, Later that same year he said that obstacles. Again, the Bishop's fight is

PAGE 18 / Miami. Florida / THE VOICE / Friday. February 22,1985 Opinion Why Masses differ today During pre-Vatican II Days, Catholics usually other person, not even a priest may add, remove, •pointed with pride to the Church's unity and cited or change anything in the liturgy on his own." as proof that "Mass is always the same wherever Why, then, the great divergences? you are in the world." One reason is a lack of knowledge about the Most Catholics no longer utter such state- Church's liturgical regulations. The priest may ments. BY FR. JOSEPH never have learned certain points or slipped un- A partial reason for the disappearance of this lit- wittingly into contrary habits. urgical uniformity can be found in the official rules M. CHAMPLIN Nevertheless, it has become clear to me over and worship books revised in accord with the Sec- the past year or so from travels across the country ond Vatican Council. Another reason can be just what is the root reason behind these differ- traced to different attitudes among the majority of ences. Many, perhaps most priests today simply contemporary priests. stand the liturgy as rubrics, as rules and books seem not to place much value on observing the CHURCH RULES and liturgy books urge the which told you precisely what to do and say. Fur- liturgical regulations. They maintain the liturgy's "Captation of every worship service to the circum- thermore, the clergy in those days placed a rela- overall pattern and follow the rubrics in a general inces and needs of the particular community tively high value on observing those regulations way, but pick and choose among details, ap- assembled for public prayer. They also provide a and texts. They tried to celebrate their rituals with pearing unconcerned about what the rules exactly variety of options and texts from which to select devotion and encouraged lay people to be both dictate. Their emphasis is on a spirit of faith, those which best suit the people gathered for a present and devout. However, the most critical ele- prayerfulness and celebration in the worship liturgical celebration. Moreover, the regulations ment was to perform the rite accurately according event. As long as these are present the external regulations assume relatively little importance.

'Some priests wash their hands during Mass; others omit this THIS INDIVIDUALISM and independence naturally multiplies divergences and can puzzle action. Some genuflect after the elevation of consecrated people in the pews. bread and wine, others either bow or make no gestures of French theologian Pere Roguet, whose popular writings of some years back were widely used to reverence.' introduce the liturgical renewal in his own country and by translation in the United States, takes a dim view of such an approach and gives reasons and structures offer great latitude for creative de- to the rules. Differences between priests naturally for his opposition; velopments. existed, but they tended to be more of a minor na- "The minister celebrating a sacrament is not As a consequence, we expect and have become ture. free to celebrate it according to his own fancy: he accustomed to the fact that Mass varies from one That scene has now radically shifted. Some must obey the laws laid down by the Church in her parish to another. In addition, we frequently ex- priests wash their hands during Mass; others omit liturgical rubrics, her canon law and her moral perience diverse Sunday liturgies in the same par- this action. Some genuflect after the elevation of theology. The ministers must conform to these ish. consecrated bread and wine, others either bow or rules not only to have the merit of obedience and The Church supports and promotes this type of make no gesture of reverence. Some precisely fol- the advantage of a uniform ritual. There is a deeper diversity. low the words in the worship books, others im- reason: this obedience to the Church is necessary However, a different attitude about liturgical provise quite freely. The list is endless. to ensure that the real objective bond between the rules among priests today also creates further dif- IS THAT the type of variation the Church wants? minister's celebration and Christ's institution is ferences, some of which can be confusing or dis- Not really, according to its official documents. The maintained and to ensure that the acts which he turbing to certain participants. Liturgy Constitution with a terse statement, often performs visibly are really, though invisibly, PRE VATICAN II priests were trained to under- repeated in subsequent decrees, declares "No Christ's own acts." Affirming the role of the laity

The theme of the 1986 Synod of Bishops will be physicians, janitors, editors, nousewives, wnat- "The Mission of the Laity in the Church and in the ever our tasks in the world, we must do them well. World." It's about time. There's been a lot of drift- And understand, this isn't just a secular respon- ing in the understanding of the role of the laity in sibility. It is a religious responsibility. The Church the last decade and more. It's time to pull things in the Modern World says, "The Christian who together. It isn't going to require any new neglects his temporal duties neglects his duties theological insights, just an affirmation of what BY toward his neighbor and even God, and jeopard- the Church teaches. It needs, too, some common DALE FRANCIS izes his eternal salvation." sense understanding of the nature of the role of the laity in the Church and in the world. IT IS OF the nature of the laity that members of Bishop Paul Cordes, vice president of the Vati- the laity are called to temporal duties, to work in can Council for the Laity, spoke about one of the the world. But there is something else that is the ways of the drifting in an interview a couple of key to understanding the role of the laity. The weeks ago in L'Osservatore Romano. He said sense, what being a member of the laity is about. members of the laity go into the world to fulfill there has been, with no justification in the docu- This is not the primary task of the laity and the their temporal duties but they go as the followers ments of the Second Vatican Council, an over-em- primary task of the laity is important. of Jesus Christ. phasis on a Church role for the laity. Bishop Cordes said in the L'Osservatore They bring to the secular society the dimension He said, "In some local Churches the impres- Romano interview that lay people are "rediscover- of divine teaching. Formed by their own Christian sion is given of wanting to turn the lay person into ing the necessity to work in areas outside the consciences, they must apply what they know a 'mini-priest; measuring effectiveness on the church, such as politics, labor unions, the mass through spiritual commitment is true to problems basis of Church activity." media and professional life." faced in the secular society—defending, for exam- It shows something of the problem that Bishop ple, the dignity and worth of all individuals. The SOME OF US have been saying that for a long Cordes believes it is necessary for the laity to re- role of the laity in the Church is to penetrate the time. It's not an easy point to make. It really is a discover what should never have been lost at all. world with a Christian spirit. good thing for lay people to be more involved in The laity, by the very fact that they live in the the liturgy, to be lectors, preparers of the Sunday world, are called to the responsibilities of tem- After saying this in the Church in the Modern liturgy, fulfilling roles of lay ministry directly with- poral duties. Members of the laity are obliged by World, the Fathers of the Second Vatican Council in the Church. You don't want to be in a position of their very faith to measure up to these duties, said, "They are also called to be witnesses to discouraging this or in any way belittling its impor- whatever their vocations may be. This is true of Christ in all things in the midst of human society." tance. But at the same time, it is necessary to farmers, secretaries, factory workers, lawyers, Whatever else the Synod of Bishops says next understand this is not, in the most important cooks, bankers, salespeople, teachers, merchants, year, this it must emphasize.

By Frank Morgan Time capsules* Remembering he's the pope

Pope John XXIII once told an aide, "It often hap- I gave it up and it's much better now." Oregon when one of the group picked up a balloon pens that I awake at night and begin to think about bomb causing it to explode. Mrs. Mitchell and the a serious problem and decide that I must tell the children were killed, the only World War II victims Pope about it. Then I wake up completely and re- During World War II, the Japanese floated over to die on the United States mainland. member that I am the Pope." 9,000 balloon bombs toward the coast of North On another occasion, he said, "When I eat America. It is estimated that 285 found their way to alone, I feel like a seminarian being punished. I American soil. When Honore de Balzac's uncle died and left tried it for a week and I was not comfortable. Then On May 5, 1945, Mrs. Elsa Mitchell and five him a good sum of money, the author wrote to a I searched through Sacred Scriptures for some- neighborhood children were spending the day in friend: "Yesterday at 5 a.m., my uncle and I passed thing saying I had to eat alone. I found nothing, so the Gearhart Mountains near Klamath Falls, on to a better life." Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, February 22, 1985 / PAGE 19 Opinion My brother's illness Temporary darkness My brother Joe had been in the hospital three times get my tasks done and make progress. If there's one thing I since Christmas. He has a strange leukemia, called "hairy can't do, it's to sit quietly doing nothing. If I'm sitting, I Q. Do you consider it wrong not to cell." He was hit with this unfriendly illness nearly 13 years need a book in hand or a needle and thread. attend church even though the Mass ago. But none of the regular chores of an ordinary day is as has no real meaning to you and you Three times he had come close to losing his fight. And active as being at the sick bed of your brother. resent being pressured to go? (Minne- as a family — we're eight brothers and sisters — we joined sota) all the forces and faith we had to storm heaven for MY SISTER JEANNETTE and I were the family members A. You may be surprised to learn miracles. Three times, the Lord gave us a miracle. This time most free to stay with Joe, along with wife, Jody, who also that some of the church's greatest we were going for a fourth. battles cancer. We never for a moment let go of our con- saints at times had feelings akin to nection with Joe. We believe in the power of touching and yours now. kept our hands sometimes connected in a chain, some- For them, God seemed to disap- times only pressed to the mattress. pear. Their faith seemed to wither We joined energies and directed them heavenward. We away. All religion seemed to lose ' kept ice packs on his head to make him less uncomfortable meaning for them. from the raging fever; we massaged his feet and rubbed his BY back to exercise his muscles. ANTOINETTE The hours never dragged; they raced. We learned that f prayer is the most active state a person can choose. V

BOSCO Joe's illness taught us how different our choices are, de- :**• pending on the state of our health. When we're well, we get caught up in what I call the "comfort mode," locked into im- BY TOM portant things like a job, money, a house, our appearance LENNON and so on.

I've written about my brother's illness before in this col- BUT WHEN WE face the truth that life is tentative, we umn. I've received some letters from friends who share my get to the naked core of what is ultimately important: When thoughts and feelings, telling me they pray for my brother. I life is shaky, all you want is to touch the ones you love. It was as though a night had fallen am always grateful. We need all the help and support we Nothing else matters. Nothing else is lasting but love. over their hearts. But one of the ways can get. My brother's illness has shown me this truth and caused they achieved greatness and happi- me to wonder why we crowd out love so often, filling our ness was by struggling through these AS I SAT down to write this column, Joe was taking up lives with things that look like junk when life becomes times of darkness. all the spaces in my mind and heart. tentative. Hard as it was for them, they re- It is an incredible experience to sit by the bedside of At this writing, the news is good. Joe is recovering again. mained faithful to prayer, to attending someone you love so much and know that he is vulnerable We firmly believe he'll be back on his feet. Mass and to loving God and other to an enemy that would steal away his life. It teaches so The last close call was three years ago. Maybe it'll be an- people. much about the value of life and the necessity of faith to other three years before his body once more has to battle THE DARK TIME you are now expe- find meaning in suffering. for life. riencing seems to resemble some- Ten days earlier Joe was in a crisis, his body buffeted by We've been going for heavy-duty faith, the kind that what the crises that some saints went bottles of intravenous antibiotics and fluids, along with six moves mountains and generates miracles. We have asked through. The problem you face is how blood transfusions. and received and our gratitude to God is boundless. to deal with the repugnance you feel I realized again the importance of a vigil. about going to Mass. Most days I am bustling and productive, determined to (NC News Service) Be aware that not infrequently in your life ahead you will have to do things that are not enjoyable to you. For example, you may at times have to go every day to a work situation that you don't enjoy. But somehow you will find the courage to do what you have to do. In your present situation there is an Christophers' anniversary alternative, to giving up going to Mass. As you continue to attend, why not strive to find new meaning in the litur- This year marks the 40th anniversary of The Chris- talents for the good of all, to raise public standards in all gy? tophers. With God's help, we hope to continue reaching phases of life, you are challenged to be a Christ-bearer, car- You might ask a favorite teacher or out not only for another 40 years, but as far into the future rying God's truth and love to a world grown spiritually cold. priest or school counselor or other as our message is needed. adult to help you deepen and broaden Among the 80 million unchurched in America, there are GOD'S WISDOM far surpasses the wisdom of the world. your knowledge of the Mass. Perhaps people in deep emotional pain. They've given up on institu- He asks us to become His hands and His voice in reaching they can help you with the scripture tional religions for a variety of reasons. Most of them have out to those in need; to be patient with the faults of others, readings, which are sometimes ob- not abandoned their belief in God, but they admit they are to respect them as persons. The Christophers encourage scure. in need of spiritual help. you to be yourself, your best self. We thank you for your You may even be ready for a more help during these past 40 years, and we count on you to adult religion text. help us continue the work we do. When you are at Mass, why not fol- low in the Missalette what the priest For a free copy of the Christopher News Notes, "You is saying? Read the words carefully Can Change the World," send a stamped, self-addressed and see what new meanings you can envelope to The Christophers, 12 East 48th St., New York, discover for yourself. NY 10017. FOR EXAMPLE, CONSIDER the prayers that speak of peace. Do these BYFR. suggest that Sunday Mass might JOHN CATOIR have some connection with averting a nuclear holocaust? Might your atten- dance at Mass be a contribution to world peace? Can you view Holy Communion as an intimate encounter with a friend, Jesus — and might this encounter be A recent Gallup Poll indicated that 76 percent of un- a partial remedy for the loneliness churched parents actually want their children to have some you may occassionally feel? kind of religious instruction. So, while they are not out of touch with God, they experience distress over the weak ex- If you put something into Mass by ample they give their children. They are unconnected and prpbing its meaning in various ways, therefore unsupported by a community of faith. you are likely to get much more out of it- THE CHRISTOPHERS are concerned about these peo- It is likely that in time your dislike ple. We know you are too, many of them are your sons and for going to church will pass. Your daughters. struggle to remain faithful will bring In the 40 years that we have been using the print media you a more solid happiness than you and our weekly radio and television broadcasts to spread have known heretofore. our message, we have tried to meet people where they are, Now, about your parents pressur- with no demands and no hidden agenda. We respect them ing you to go to church. I doubt very as good human beings and we try to stress the things we much that they enjoy exerting such all have in common rather than the things that divide us. pressure. Our News Notes are sent out seven times a year, each is- But they may feel they have an obli- sue going to nearly 700,000 people in 125 different nations, gation before God to foster and to people of all faiths and no particular faith. The message, nourish your Christian life. That's rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition, is simple: You are what they are attempting to do when unique. You have a purpose. You have been given special they insist on your attending the Sun- gifts and talents. God has a job for you to do that nobody day Eucharist. else can do, and if you don't do it, it will remain undone. (Send questions to Tom Lennon, You are only one person, but with God's help, you can bear 'YOU TWO "5URE HAVEN'T 5EEN MUCH FUN SINCE 1312 Mass. Ave. N.W., Washington, rich and abundant fruit. You are called upon to use your YOU WENT TO THAT AAARRJAGE EMCOUNTER." D.C. 20005.) PAGE 20 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, February 22, 1985 Teaching children about death

Dear Mary: My 85-year-old mother passed away. her. Tell them you will all be with her again some- She was in a nursing home for seven months. time in the future. My problem is how can I tell my smalJ 3- and When questioned, answer the children's ques- 4-year-old granddaughters about her death? The tions as simply and honestly as you can. When you 3-year-old shows signs of fear and is upset. She BY cannot give an accurate answer, tell them you do has asked many questions. The 4-year-old will not not know. say anything. My daughter-in-law told her what DR. JAMES Children are not the only ones who cannot happened briefly. AND MARY understand death. Death is a great mystery. It is They were not taken to the funeral parlor. They not important that the children understand every visited my mother at the nursing home a few times KENNY detail accurately. thinking it was a hospital. I would appreciate an FOR EXAMPLE, YOUNG children have a sense answer soon. — Ohio of time very different from adults. If, later on, they Education about death resembles sex education inquire when great-grandmother is coming back, it in many ways. Young children are aware of the is not because you failed to instruct them correct- r s\ect. There is much they cannot understand. that we are sad when a loved one dies and still re- ly. That is simply a young child's time sense show- told nothing, they will learn nevertheless, and joice in the faith which tells us life triumphs over ing. Tell them again that she is not coming back will imagine many strange ideas. In both cases the death. but that you all will join her sometime. most important element is not what words the How might you convey such a profound If the opportunity arises, do not hesitate to let adult uses, but what the adult's feelings are about message to little ones? the children visit another nursing-home resident. It the subject. First, you might reflect on your mother's life. is important that they not assume that people go The diffiiculty in explaining death to your grand- Consider how long she lived. Recall the blessings to nursing homes (or hospitals) to die. daughters is that you must do so when you your- your mother enjoyed. Recall what you loved about You cannot bring your mother back. But it is self are upset. Undoubtedly you are more upset her. Do these things to deal with your own feelings your privilege to be the link between her and your than they. She was your mother. about the loss. granddaughters and thus give them part of their Young children have an outstanding capacity to When you talk to your grandchildren, tell them heritage. Let them watch you cope with grief. And pick up the feelings of loved ones. Undoubtedly some stories about your mother. Telling stories is hug them closely. they understand you are upset, and perhaps this a good way to introduce the subject of your (Reader questions on family living and child disturbs them. mother's death, particularly for the 4-year-old, who care to be answered in print are invited. Address IT IS ALL RIGHT for them to know you are upset. has said nothing about it. questions: The Kennys; Box 872; St. Joseph's Col- That will not shatter them. However, you want Tell them she died and is not coming back. Tell lege; Rensselaer, Ind. 47978). them to learn that death is a natural part of life, them you feel sad because you miss her and love (NC News Service) Lent I: Getting into the Lenten spirit

"I always wonder what you're going to come up money pressures, changing roles, children's with during Lent," a reader told me. "Our parish needs and behaviors, and work situations, tempts uses your series for Lent and I keep thinking us to throw up our hands and say it's impossible to you're going to run out." achieve such grandiose virtues in the family. I laughed because, after writing Lenten columns With cultural influences like television, movies for ten years, I always wonder what I'm going to BY and music, we're tempted to give up teaching self- come up with. Fortunately, we have a church rich DOLORES control and chastity. With our present emphasis in heritage and a world in search of norms, a situa- on individual rights, it's difficult to affirm generos- tion that invites reflection and examination in the CURRAN ity and commitment. family as well as the greater society. Yet, these are the very virtues we seek in learn- Response to last year's series on how the seven ing to live and love together. This Lent I invite fami- capital sins translate into family life today was so lies to join me in a new look at old charisms and positive that it tells me we need to reflect more on examine how we live them within our own family what we learned as children and put it into an adult Time's up. If you're like me, you could recall lives. and family context in light of modern life. Many of about five of each and you weren't sure which was (c. 1985 Alt Publishing Co.) you wrote that you hadn't reflected on the seven which. So let's head back to Religious Education capital sins since grade school and appreciated an 101. Paul tells us the gifts or charisms include wis- update on an adult level, on a post-Vatican II level, dom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowl- and for a technological rather than a rural-indus- edge, piety, and fear of the Lord. trial culture. The fruits of living out these gifts are love, joy, SO THIS LENT I'm going to focus on the fruits of peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithful- the Holy Spirit and how they work or don't work in ness, gentleness and self-control or chastity. our families. Going back to catechism lessons a Some of us learned them by different names which generation or two ago, we learned seven of this adds to the confusion. and eight of that — often confusing the lists. WHEN I WAS discussing the series with a I recall teaching the gifts and fruits of the Holy friend, she said, "There were a couple with long Spirit to my high school CCD sophomores at the names that I always got wrong because of spell- same time they were learning the parts of speech ing." She was referring to benignity (kindness) and of sophomore English. I was perplexed to find on longanimity (patience). We'll go with kindness and tests that nouns and adjectives were gifts of the patience in this series, thank you. Families might Spirit. I suspect the English teacher was even be put off by parents saying, "Tonight we're going more astonished to find patience and self-control to talk about your benignity and longanimity." on her parts of speech test. Whatever we call them, we need them very much Remember that Paul listed gifts of the Spirit in family life today. Is there a family anywhere that which, if followed, give rise to nine fruits. Before wouldn't like more love, joy, peace, patience, kind- reading on, I invite readers to strain memories and ness, generosity, faithfulness gentleness and self- see how many of each they can name. control? But the kind of life we lead with time and Family Nights,

be hung on the wall on Sunday morn- would like the family to do on Sunday. others try to guess the song. Add ad- Opening prayer ing. Take it down and hang it up again Put each idea on separate cards. Col- ditional notes until the song is Risen Lord, you marked Sunday as only on Sunday to help the children lect the cards, read them, combine guessed or until everyone "gives up." a very special day, when you arose recognize that Sunday is special. similar ideas. Discuss how each per- from the dead and raised the hopes of Middle Years Family son's favorite way of celebrating Sun- Sharing all men. We want to be Alleluia peo- Discuss what your family customs day can be integrated into a Family 1. Share your favorite Sunday ple, celebrating each Sunday in a spe- are relative to Sunday. How is Sunday Celebration of Sunday. memory. cial way. Send your Spirit to guide our special for your family? Think of 2. Share one thing about yourself planning this evening so that we may some things you might do to build Snack you would like to change. grow in your love and in family to- your family tradition or custom: going Try some pudding-wiches by mix- 3. Share one thing about yourself getherness. Amen. to church as a family, helping to plan ing 1/2 cup of peanut butter with 11/2 that you like and don't want to the Sunday liturgy, planning break- cups milk. Then beat in a package of change. Activity time fast or brunch, a family outing, a visit any flavor instant pudding. Let stand Young Family to grandparents. Make something for 5 minutes. Then spread between two Closing prayer Materials: paper, crayons. Talk Sunday's breakfast like placemats, graham crackers to make a sandwich. — Suggested Prayer: Sing a simple about Sunday as a family party day. napkin holders; decorate napkins or a Freeze about three hours. version of "Alleluia." What can your little ones do to contri- candle; create a centerpiece for the — or: Compose a litany of praise and bute to the party? Include them in ev- table. Entertainment thanksgiving. Each one names some- ery way possible. Print "Alleluia" in Adult Family Have each person take a turn sing- thing he wishes to praise and thank large block letters. Let them decorate Materials: index cards, pencils. ing, humming Or whistling a song. Do God for and everyone responds "We it with bright colors and pictures, to Have each person write down what he only the first few notes and let the praise and thank you. Lord." Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, February 22, 1985 / PAGE 21 First Sunday of Lent

READINGS: Genesis 9:8-15; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1-12-15. Genesis is a jewel in revelation

BACKGROUND: meet in serving his plan of reward Genesis proclaimed the belief This Sunday's liturgy takes its and of life. that God was supreme over all. He first reading from the Book of Gen- overcame floods and droughts. In- esis. One of the Bible's most fas- Early tradition saw St. Peter, the deed, he governed them. cinating, books, and the source of first of the Apostles, as the author several of its most profound of the epistle read in part for this lessons, Genesis tragically has be- Sunday. Later authorities debate 'Suffering is useful in come a battleground too often. how that authorship took shape, and when. In any event, it is a moral human life — if it re- exhortation — offering a powerful minds us of what is im- lesson in what Christian suffering means. portant, God Himself, and if it draws us to Him BYFR. The gospel reading, from St. Mark, looks at the paradox of life. in all we do and whatev- OWEN How else can tempting God him- er we are.' CAMPION self be explained?

REFLECTION: But, moreover, they occurred not Floods were not the only natural to torture humans but to make Readers loudly debate how its enemies faced by God's people in clear to humanity that its destiny story of creation, and fall, should ancient times. At the opposite ex- lies not in earthly success but in be "literally" understood. treme were droughts. They too companionship with God. Genesis is a jewel in God's were painfully well-known among revelation because its religious the Jews. That theme majestically appears message is direct, strong, and rele- in First Peter also. Suffering is use- vant. So too were epidemics, famines, ful in human life — if it reminds us ishment and death, but reward and and all the miseries proceeding of what is important, God himself, In the story of the flood, Gene- life for those who obey him. All the from human choices: war, murder, and if it draws us to him in all we sis' religious message is not pun- elements, all life's experiences, and violence. do and in whatever we are. Can the church ignore attacks? Q. I am interested in knowing if the commandment, "Thou shalt not bear affected by such publications, I have other couples we know, how can you Catholic Church is making a formal false witness against thy neighbor?" found that repeated response to such say it is not possible? (Colorado) comment on the latest attacks on the It is too bad our scholars do not ephemeral bigotry is unnecessary. A. I did not say it was not possible Vatican and the pope published by have more time to dissect and reply to When attacks as ludicrous as these or that it is not done; simply that it such organizations as the Tony and such attacks. (Colorado) are made, people of any intelligence conflicts with what is prescribed by Susan Alamo Christian Foundation of A. I share your concern. We have and even a minimum of honesty do the church. Alma, Ark. enough real faults and failures, both as individuals and as a church, which we and our critics are very willing to 'An extremely narrow education, some real or im- acknowledge. agined hurt caused to them or someone in their It hurts much, therefore, when the church we love is subjected to such background, are among the things that may cause BYFR. obviously ridiculous and false at- such a hatred of the Catholic Church.' tacks. JOHN In answer to your question, we first DIETZEN of all do not make any judgments on not need refutations to see through The woman asked what the the personal lives of any people in- them. church's rule is about this. That rule, volved. An extremely narrow educa- Q. In a recent column on marriage as I described it, was made most ex- tion, some real or imagined hurt caus- vows, you said that two forms of vows plicit in the Rite of Marriage (No. 12 They "reveal" that the Vatican is ed to them or to someone in their are permissible in the Catholic and 13) and by the American National the real boss of the CIA, the FBI, Con- background, are among the things Church, one for the entire church and Conference of Catholic Bishops in gress, labor unions; that the Catholic that may cause such a hatred of the one that is more traditional for our November 1969. Church controls Time and Newsweek Catholic Church. country, granted at the request of the This position is not taken lightly. In magazines among others; that Pope Such individuals and groups come American bishops. September 1981, the NCCB Commit- John is a homosexual; and ad and go in the life of the church. It is My husband and I were married in tee on the Liturgy reaffirmed it in nauseam. impossible and fruitless to try to res- the Catholic Church about five years these words: Have they ever heard of the eighth pond officially to ail of them. ago and we repeated after the priest While some response is ap- vows we wrote ourselves. They in- "In response to repeated requests propriate (and is being made), par- clude all the elements of the vows for clarification, it must be stated that ticularly in areas that might be more you mentioned. If it was OK for us and only those formulas for the declara- Becker tion of consent approved for use by the NCCB, confirmed by the n Apostolic See and included in the ap- Funeral Home L T /

PAGE 22 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, February 22,1985 Does TV violence warp growth?

I'm old enough to remember the fif- loosen its restrictions. Archie Bunker ties when the three major networks flushed toilets; Maude had an abor- began running "movies of the week." tion; everyone talked about sex. They were not the made-for-TV flicks When some people worried about which appear so often now; these the influence of all this on the sensi- were Hollywood releases being bilities of children, they were told: played on TV for the first time. "Don't worry; these shows are on late and kids won't see them." And now it's the present and I'm worried. Movies which supposedly get "cleaned up" for television now ap- pear, uncut, on HBO. Furthermore, HBO is making its own made-for-TV films which contain nudity, strong violence and the magic word which gets baseball managers tossed out of games. As for those series which children will never see, they now air at 4 p.m. in Almost always, when the movies syndication. would begin and the credits would Meanwhile, more and more inde- roll, a three-word disclaimer ap- pendent stations are debuting and peared, superimposed on the screen: some of them have no qualms about "Edited for television." showing unedited films. That meant two things. It meant To top it all off, there is lifetime that the film had been shortened in or- Cable, which offers an hour every der to fit into a two-hour slot with night entitled "Good Sex," and sever- al syndicated "let's-talk-about-rela- tionships" programs in which con- 'If the humus for our cupiscence is given a good name. SPY THRILLER — Timothy Hutton stars as Christopher Boyce in "The Fal- Does it matter? Do programs con- con and the Snowman," playing in local theaters. Above, he photographs growth is only Dr. Ruth taining violence and sex influence be- secret documents he will sell to the Russians. The thriller, co-starring Sean ... Mr. T. and diet cola havior or thinking? When Dr. Ruth Penn, is rated A-lll, adults, by the United States Catholic Conference. The Westheimer, the host of "Good Sex," USCC also calls it "good entertainment," despite its flaws.

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Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, February 22, 1985 / PAGE 23 Kissinger to speak at Barry building dedication Dr. Henry Kissinger will be guest number among her friends. speaker at the dedication of the D. Inez Among the 1,000 invited guests honor- Andreas School of Business Building, in ing D. Inez Andreas, chairman of the the Board Center for the Performing University's board and for whom the new Arts, Barry University, on Tuesday, building is named, will be David Brinkley, February 26, at 6:30 p.m. George McGovern, Mrs. Nelson (Happy) An academic convocation will begin the Rockefeller, and other nationally prom- dedication ceremony, with Barry Univer- inent persons in government, the arts, and sity administrators, faculty, and profes- news media. sional staff in academic regalia. The Most Andreas, a Barry alumna (M.S.'76), Rev. Edward A. McCarthy, archbishop of has chaired Barry's board since 1977. She Beaming proudly, students Lisa Bergerman and Adam McCourt at St. James Miami, will give the invocation. Andreas has long been an outstanding benefactor school in North Miami display the cards they made during a special project. will welcome those attending the event. A and given unusual leadership toward The cards are among those which will be distributed to elderly residents of major address will be given by Kissinger, Barry University's rapid growth in recent local nursing homes, (voice photo by Betsy Kennedy). former Secretary of State. years. A slide presentation featuring the high- She and husband Dwayne AT IS lights of Inez Andreas' life will be received honorary doctorates of ._«vi CUA offers scholarships presented, along with taped comments degrees at Barry University's com- from nationally known persons who mencement exercises in May 1983, during the bishop's "Year of the Family." She for Catholic school teachers has taken a leading role for many years in Ten half-tuition scholarships will be in the following areas: computers and innumerable civic, educational, en- awarded annually to Catholic school education, school management and im- vironmental, youth service, and fine arts teachers by the Catholic University of provement, curriculum and human organizations, particularly in Minnesota America's Department of Education development, private education in the and Florida. Andreas is a social leader in beginning with the 1985-86 academic year. United States, and foundations of educa- several of the nation's largest cities, in- Scholarships will be awarded to tion. Courses leading to certification in cluding the nation's capital. qualified full or part-time students admit- elementary and secondary teaching, ted to CUA's 30-hour Master's Program school psychology, and counseling in in Education. schools and community settings are also Film preview Applicants must be full-time Catholic available. State certification requirements elementary or secondary school teachers may necessitate additional hours in some scheduled who intend to return to teaching in courses of study. Film previews will be shown at Barry Catholic schools upon completion of the Low-interest loans are also available University library on March 7 and at the program, says Sarah M. Pickert, chair of from the Euphemia Haynes Loan Fund St. Paul of the Cross Parish Hall at March CUA's Department of Education. for CUA Department of Education 8 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. "The Catholic University of America students. The Rev. Elmer Carroll, S.J., of Fran- has long been committed to excellence in The deadline for applications is April ciscan Communications will present new films, video programs, filmstrips as well Catholic education. One good way to im- 15. Festooned with hundreds of color- prove- Catholic education is to provide ad- For applications or further informa- as printed materials. ful balloons, the St. Rose of Lima This is a change for the Miami location. vanced educational opportunities for our tion, write or call: Sarah M. Pickert, gymnasium was the location Satur- very best Catholic school teachers," she Chair, Department of Education, The It was originally advertised as being held day night of one of several St. at St. James Parish Hall. says. Catholic University of America, Washing- Valentines Day dances sponsored The master's program includes courses ton, D.C. 20064, (202) 635-5800. Call the Catechetical center at 757-6241 by archdiocesan single, divorced, to give the number of persons attending or and widowers groups. Over 400 for any information. Palm Beach area people from seperated and divorc- contact Sr. Thelma at 439-0565. Hospice Inc. volunteer program ed groups all over South Florida Volunteer training programs are For additional details please call participated. Seeking prayer petitions scheduled for Hospice, Inc. beginning the 325-0245. week of March 11 in several Dade County "Call to me and I will answer you" Jer. locations. Hospice is an alternative to Catholic League dinner benefit 33:3. The employees of the Archdiocese hospital confinement for the terminally ill of Miami Pastoral Center gather each and is structured around the family, sup- Catholic League for Religious and Civil Affairs for the Catholic League, and Mrs. Monday morning to pray for the inten- ported by a team of caring professionals Rights held its second annual fund raising Pearl Zelle, a member of the National tions of you, our brothers and sisters of and trained volunteers. dinner/dance at the Crystal Lake Country Board of Directors of the Catholic the Archdiocese. Petitions will be in- Club Feb. 2. This year's affair was League. Mrs. Zelle was honored by the cluded in our individiual daily prayers Volunteers are needed to assist the pa- organized by the Broward County Div- South Florida Chapter of the Catholic each week as well as during this special tient and the family, to become part of the ision of the Chapter. The dinner/dance League for her numerous contributions in time of community prayer. We invite any- Speakers Bureau, and also help in- committee was headed by Florence More- the past year and a half. For the second one with a prayer request to write (no augurate a new Volunteer management head and Laura Chaiken. year in a row, this event was very well at- phone calls, please), to us at this adddress: unit designed to better coordinate all of In attendance at the dinner were Fr. tended by both members of the Catholic Prayer Petitions, Archdiocese of Miami, Dade County. Frederick Brice, who gave the invocation, League and friends throughout South 9401 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33138. Fr. Peter Stravinskas, Director of Public Florida.

Miami, invites singles, marrieds, the widowed, The Widow and Widower's Club of Broward at 8:00 p.m. at 18340 N.W. 12 Ave. For further Fashion Shows young and old, to an Experience of Hope, a County will have a social gathering on March 4 information call 653-2921 and ask for Ann. St. Francis Hospital auxiliary will present a week-long renewal/retreat to be conducted by from 2 to 5 p.m. every 1st or 3rd Sunday, at the The Central Dade Deanery of the Miami "Flowers in Springtime luncheon" on March 7 the Oblates of Mary Immaculate March 3 thru Wilton Manors Recreation Hall, 509 N.E. Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women will at the Indian Creek Country Club. Evening 8. For more information, call 223-5982. 22nd Drive in Wilton Manors. For more infor- hold their Annual Spring Meeting and Lunch- gowns, sportswear, business attire. For more mation call 473-8913 or 564-1180. There will be eon on March 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. info 868-2783. Festivals no meeting on March 18. Dominic's Catholic Church, 5909 N.W. 7 The Ladies Guild of St. Augustine Church Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church St. Juliana Church's Separated and Divorc- Street, Miami. For tickets and reservations, will present Spring in Bloom lunchon/fashion presents its 11th annual spring festival from ed Support Group will hold its regular meeting call 559-4421. show on March 23, at the Riviera Country March 7-10 on church grounds at 15801 N.W. on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 7:15 p.m. in the school St. Lucy's Women's Guild of Highland Club in Coral Gables. Social hour is 11 a.m., 67th Ave. in Miami Lakes. Rides, amusements, Band Room. These meetings open to the com- Beach will have an installation Mass for the luncheon at 12 noon and fashions at 1 p.m. games, international foods. Thursday from 6 munity. For more information, call Mary at new 1985-86 officers at St. Lucy's Church, Tickets $20 per person. Telephone 667-2879 for to 10 p.m.; Friday from 5 to 11 p.m.; Saturday 737-5113. • March 5 at 10:30 a.m., followed by a luncheon reservations. Deadline for reservations is 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and 1 to 10 p.m. on Sunday. at the Holiday Inn, AIA & Atlantic Ave. March 9. Ascension Church, Boca Raton will have a Potpourri Delray Beach. For reservations call Jan St. Henry's Women's Guild is sponsoring a Parish Carnival on Feb. 17 from 11 a.m. to 6 Reinhardt 272-0789. The Sacred Hearts Ladies Guild in Lake spring luncheon fashion show, Saturday March p.m. Admission free. Games for young and Worth will hold a Mad Hatters Luncheon at St. Henry's Church is sponsoring a "Swir 9 at 11:45 a.m. at St. Henry's Parish Hall, 1500 old. Gifts and boutique items, also home baked the Royce Hotel on Feb. 23. Cocktails at 11:30 ing on Sundays Dance" at St. Henry's Pari. North Andrews Ave., Pompano Beach. The goodies, with food and beverage concessions. a.m. Luncheon is 12:30 p.m. Donation $16. Hall, 1500 No. Andrews Ave. Pompano luncheon will be catered by Harris Imperial Call 582-4736. Beach, 18 piece Orchestra, Feb. 24 from 5 to 8 House. Donation $15.00. Tickets 943-3932. Single/divorced/widowed p.m., and on March 31 and April 21 from 5 to The North Dade Singles Club will participate The Archdiocesan Catechetical Center will 8 p.m. Admission $5.00 per person includes Concerts in a Sweetheart's Dance at St. Michael's sponsor film previews at Barry University in complimentary dance lesson. For tickets call St. Paul of the Cross, N. Palm Beach, will Church Hall at 2987 W. Flagler St. at 8 p.m. the library on March 7 and St. Paul of the Louise 943-3932. host a concert by Tom Franzak, Christian Feb. 23. D.J. There will be a $3 door charge. Cross Parish Hall on March 8 from 10 a.m. to Our Lady of Lourdes Academy will sponsor recording artist, on March 8 at 8 p.m. The Family Enrichment Center will hold a 1 p.m. Rev. Elmer Carroll of Franciscan Com- their annual auction held at the School The Joyful Noise Ensemble will perform weekend for separated, divorced, or widowed munications will present new films, video pro- auditorium, 5525 S.W. 84 St. in Miami on Feb. THE WITNESS, a contemporary musical men and women who have worked through the grams, filmstrips and printed material. Call 24. Cocktail hour and browsing, 7 p.m.; Auc- depicting the life of Christ as seen through the initial feelings of anger and despair. In Dade Catechetical Center at 757-6241, ext. 399. Palm tion, 7:30 to 11 p.m. It will also be held on Feb. eyes of Saint Peter, at St. Ignatius Church, and Broward call 651-0280 and in Palm Beach Beach area contact Sr. Thelma at 439-0565. 25 from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Furniture, silver, china, 9999 North Military Trail, Palm Beach and Martin call Kitty Conte at 627-6251. St. Francis of Assisi Church in Riviera Beach painting, many items of value will be auction- Gardens, on Saturday, March 2, at 8 p.m. The North Dade Widow and Widowers Club will hold a celebration of "Brotherhood" ed. will hold a meeting and social at 7:30 p.m. on Week on Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. with the Bishop St. Francis Hospital will host a lecture on Spiritual renewal Feb. 22 at Visitation Church social hall in Thomas as celebrant. medical ethics and values given by Dr. Tristram The Cenacle Spiritual Center will hold a Miami. All faiths welcome. Call 891-8792 or Frank McGarry, Director of the Pastoral Engelhardt, who is both a philosopher and a Paschal Mystery retreat March 8-10. A look at 653-2689. Counseling Center of St. Thomas University physician, on March 5 at 8 a.m. For more in- redemptive love. Begins Friday 6:30 p.m., Sup- The Catholic Widow-ers Club of Hollywood will direct a two-evening workshop on anger formation call 868-2783. per. Call or write the Cenacle, 1400 S. Dixie will hold its monthly meeting/social on Friday Feb. 18 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. and Monday, Monsignor Pace High School Booster Club Hwy, Lantana 33462 or 582-2534.. evening March 1, 1985 at 7:30 p.m. at Nativity Feb. 25 from 7:30-9:30 p.m.' welcomes Parents, Alumni and Friends to a St. Bernard Church will host a "Passion Social Hall, 700 Chaminade Drive in Holly- "Lots of Luck Dance," Saturday, March 3, 8 Narratives" at St. Bernard Church in Sunrise wood. Night at the Races will be held - music - The S.S. Joachim & Anne Center is sponsor- p.m. at the school, 15600 N.W. 32 Ave. Enjoy the 3 Mondays of Lent, March 4, 18, 25. Fr. refreshments. For further information contact ing a seminar on March 14 and April 18 given music, dancing, buffet and door prizes. For Sena, scripture scholar, will be the professor. Juan 981-2508 or Dora 431-8275 both after 7 by Fr. Flanagan S.P. "Families with Elders" reservations and tickets call 887-7314. Pre- St. Agatha Parish, 1111 S.W. 107 Ave. in p.m. will be the subject for both evenings beginning dance $5.00, $7.50 at the door.

PAGE 24 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, February 22, 1985 Adoption worker gets loving farewell Continued from page 16 environment and what magic it can how many of the children came to me they were welcomed into loving her life. do. looking sick, downcast and lonely, families... it's made all the risks and She had longed to have 10 children "I'll remember as long as I live and how they were transformed once heartaches worth it." of her own, but she knows from ex- perience that life isn't always going to 'Father Different' give you what you want the most. Her Continued from page 14 of those Catholic schools. the faith" come through. husband died when their son was only Then he pauses, thinking back to 15 weeks old. black people are not coming into the "That is part of catechesis, reach- the twists and turns of his young life. She teases her son that someday he Church. ing out to people," he says. And even "God has taken care of me so marvel- and his rock and roll will have to go. He would like to see that change, if not all the students convert to Cath- ously," he says smiling, almost to But like most parents, she knows how and pins great hope, based on his own olicism, the schools have the "effect himself. "I believe the Lord has great important it is to give a child a good experience, on the continued witness overall" of letting the "richness of things in store for me."

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Miami, Florida THE VOICE Friday, February 22,1985 PAGE 25 A woman's place is,,. Wherever she chooses, but 'struggling* is guaranteed A growing number of women are combining families with careers in the 80s. According to statistics from the U.S. census, women 16 and older comprise 42 percent of the U.S. labor force, up 5 percent from 1970 and a whopping 20 percent from figures available in 1930. The new opportunities for women can have both positive and negative repercussions on the family and society.

By Katharine Bird confident about what they can do instance, the need for some quiet counselor, skilled at conducting sup- NC News Service today," Donnelly said. time when mates first come home port groups. This woman found a Two years ago a widow, the The change in attitude is especial- from work, Donnelly said. These great deal of satisfaction in her new mother of six children, walked into ly striking in women's attitude wives "see how hard it is to switch career. Dr. Doris Donnelly's office and said toward failure, Donnelly thinks. gears." But, the theologian related, the she wanted to return to college and "Formerly failure would destroy And sometimes husbands, who to- woman's husband found himself finish her degree. women," she said. Today they pick day may be more intimately involv- feeling "very threatened" by her Donnelly, a theologian who is themselves up and push on. ed in family life, appreciate what a new-found need for an absorbing in- now a professor at St. John's "When they look at their lives, homemaker's day looks like as well. terest and friends outside their mar- University in New York, said she women today have more freedom ried life. was tempted to say, "Forget it, the and lots of rich possibilities" for The couple did not want to lose deck is stacked against you." careers as well as family life, said their marriage. But they had to She didn't, and the woman went Dr. Elizabeth Dreyer, a professor 'When they look at work hard to rescue it. For example, on to say, "I've run my family ever at The Catholic University of Amer- their lives, women to- to better understand what his wife ica in Washington, DC. was doing, Dreyer said, the husband But the changing times make for day have more decided to find out more about his a great deal of confusion, the freedom and lots of wife's work by taking a workshop 'She personally theologians agreed, especially in rich possibilities for similar to those she conducted. doesn't know any male-female relationships. "Until During the workshop he came in- the dust settles" and we develop careers as well as to contact with several other men women with children new patterns, it's bound to be con- family... but the and was able to build a supportive under 15 who find it fusing, she added. changing times make group of friends for himself. He easy to successfully "Struggling" is the word used by continued to meet with this group Donnelly to describe couples where for a great deal of for some time, Dreyer added, and combine marriage, both wife and husband are intently confusion, especially this helped take some of the pres- parenting and an pursuing careers. She went further, in male-female rela- sure off the marriage. absorbing career.' adding that she personally doesn't Both Donnelly and Dreyer said all know any women, with children tionships.' these social developments are mak- under 15, who find it easy to suc- ing an impact on college-age wom- cessfully combine marriage, paren- en, who today face an uncertain pic- ting and an absorbing career. ture of the future. since my husband died and I know I Both theologians stressed they see To demonstrate the demands and These young women "have no can do it." a negative and a positive side in the adjustments couples frequently face map to follow" and often feel torn The theologian told that story to current situation. today, Dreyer told of a Minnessota between marriage and children and illustrate how women view them- On the positive side, women with colleague. careers — wondering whether and selves today. "In just five years I've careers generally are understanding After several years away from how to have all three, said Donnel- seen a change. Women are far more of their husbands' problems — for work her colleague became a ly.

know Why Martha boiled over..,

By Father John Casteiot ily members exchange without get up and get out here in the NC News Service fear of giving offense. kitchen where she belongs." In her eagerness to have every- Knowing she was upset, Jesus Jesus was considerate. So he thing just perfect, Martha was was patient. He pointed out, probably warned Martha that he running around in circles, trying probably with a big grin: "Mar- was coming to dinner. But to do everything at once — all by tha, Martha, you're really going whether he let her know before- herself. With pots boiling over to too much trouble. Only one hand or just dropped in unex- and salad wilting, she reached a thing is really necessary, and your pectedly, she was determined to point of angry frustration. sister has found it." play the model hostess. She boiled over too. Behind this homey little scene Luke's account of this particu- Here she was, alone with all lies something that is not homey lar visit suggests that Jesus was a this work, and her spoiled little or little. It is revolutionary. But it rather frequent visitor, almost sister was calmly sitting at Jesus' is not a put-down of the home- one of the family. The conversa- feet engaged in a deep discussion. maker's role. That is not the tion sounds like the good-natured Finally she burst into the room point. banter that good friends and fam- and said to Jesus: "Tell her to All through his ministry Jesus

DA/^C Ofi I ft«:n. What does know your faith the future hold? What will the future be like for Images of women girls growing up in today's soci- ety? Today children realize that the name Sally Ride is etched in What you see is what you believe history alongside those of other astronauts who discovered first- Waldeland believes the hand what space exploration is all By Cindy Liebhart list of career options for tional activity are held by about. women" even though fundamental problem with NC News Service women," Waldeland said. Children learn in school of In- On television "there are women make up more than TV portrayals of women is Think for a moment 40 percent of the national that they present a limited dira Gandhi's role as prime police women and mothers. minister of India and Justice San- about the female characters Other women hold jobs just labor force. view of the roles and on your favorite TV pro- choices available to women dra Day O'Connor's U.S. to pay the rent while most She said women are cast Supreme Court post. grams. of their activity centers more often than men in today. "What people see on What images come to the screen tends to put cer- Women in society serve as mind? tain limits on what they im- nuclear physicists, film directors, The good-hearted but agine and expect to find in surgeons, corporation heads and flighty Diane on "Cheers," the world," she said. university presidents. who spouts English poetry It is difficult to find Children naturally are aware of while serving beers in the female characters who the many positions women hold. neighborhood bar? "think of values beyond They also are accustomed to Or the sophisticated, de- themselves or who are seeing a significant percentage of signer-dressed Pamela Ew- motivated by something the adult women in their com- ing on "Dallas" whose life other than self-interest," munities go off to work each seems uncluttered by regular Waldeland added. morning. office hours despite her ex- She worries especially The fact that so many women ecutive position in a high- about the adverse effect work outside the home and that powered oil company? such portrayals might have more and more women hold Or the dedicated, no-non- on teen-age and young adult leadership positions in society sense police detectives women, "people who are represents a change. Cagney and Lacey who still working on the question This change influences the solve crimes with compe- of their own identity." workplace and community life. tence and personal dilem- Young women are af- Even the use of leisure time is mas with compassion? fected greatly by the signs influenced as more women use Are these TV images ac- of their culture, of which portions of their free time to take curate reflections of women the media are very powerful career-related classes. today? and influential components. And life at home is influenced No, say some experts, "There is this tremendous when men's or women's roles who hold that film and TV outpouring of films aimed change. Families are challenged in portrayals of women are not at teen-agers in which teen- new ways by old questions: What keeping pace with women's age women are portrayed as is a husband's role or a wife's expanding responsibilities. objects of desire whose own role? How are the demands of What effects will these interests do not go beyond parenthood met? What does the portrayals have on the way Diane, played by Shelley Long, is bar owner Ted Danson's sex, clothes, appearance," word "home" mean? How are women — and men — look employee and romantic interest in "Cheers," the popular she said. "V the tasks of hbmemaking arrang- at their lives and relation- NBC sitcom. Diane and other female characters portrayed ve often wondered what ed?... ships? on the television and movie screens today are not good happens to young women The issue of women in society role models, says Dr. Lynne Waldeland, associate pro- is complex. "On the whole, this is not fessor of English at North Illinois University.

ran quite counter to his culture's Jesus to the sinful woman at the pertained to their duties as sat at the "Lord's" feet — the view of women. banquet (Luke 7:36-50). Or recall daughters and wives. No rabbi one Luke now recognizes as the The women of Jesus's culture his delicate acceptance of the would dream of accepting a risen Lord (Luke 10:39). were not much regarded as per- woman caught in adultery — as if young woman as a student. Yet sons in their own right. A wife all by herself — and brought be- here was Jesus calmly and easily The scene clearly enunciates the sometimes was listed along with a fore him by her accusers (John engaged in a serious dialogue principle that women, as authen- man's property. Sometimes a 8:1-11). with Mary. tic human persons, have many daughter was considered a liabili- This is revolutionary enough. options open to them. ty. But the incident at the home of • That they were discussing In exercising the options avail- Jesus did not react to this by Martha and Mary reveals even more than the weather is sug- able to them, I believe women be- putting women on a pedestal in a more. Even more than what he gested by her posture, the con- tray neither their womanhood nor way that would have been subtly said, what he did was surprising ventional posture of a student at their femininity — unless they insulting. No, he simply acknowl- in the culture of his time. the feet of a teacher. mistakenly feel they can succeed edged women as authentic per- • That the conversation was only by imitating the less attrac- sons. At that time, girls were taught conducted on a high level is indi- tive characteristics of male coun- Recall the kindness shown by only those parts of the law which cated by Luke's telling us that she terparts.

Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, February 22,1985 /PAGE 27 'Family Circus' THE FAMILY CIRCUS® By Bil Keane charms kids and parents Artist gets ideas from grandchildren

By Sally Maloy ture the pandemonium, frustration, ALBANY, N.Y. (NC) — In the joys and pathos of life in a family 1960s, cartoonist Bill Keane began to with small children. "Family Circus" \-\o worry that his "Family Circus" car- recently celebrated its 25th year in Copyright 1983 Tha Register ond Tribun* toons, which depict a warm, happy print. Syndkoto, Inc. Based largely on incidents in his own home, the cartoon depicts the 'If God wanted me to play the piano he'd antics of Billy, Dolly, Jeffy and P.J., have given me 88 fingers." characters inspired by his own five children. Cartoonist Bill Keane has been making America laugh at its family life for 25 years. A new book, "The Family Circus Album: A 25th Anniversary Celebra- tion" has been published by Fawcett-Columbine. NC photo). 'Fan letters arrive fre- quently, especially from people who appreciate prayer or Jeffy and his parents in it. The kids could also be of any race his inclusion of religious church or a priest visiting the home." or nationality and are of no particular themes.' Fan letters arrive frequently, he economic structure." said, especially from people who ap- Although he gears the cartoon preciate his inclusion of religious toward young married couples with Twenty-five years ago, 19 newspa- themes. children, experience has shown that pers carried "Family Circus." Today, Keane avoids defining the cartoon "Family Circus" has a much wider it is found in more than 1,000 papers family's religious affiliation, so that audience. and has been rated No. 1 in national he can keep his characters as univer- "Younger children love it," he readership surveys. sal as possible. said, noting that most of the 13 mil- Keane, who attends St. Maria He tries to keep the cartoon lion copies of "Family Circus" books Goretti Church in Scottsdale, Ariz., universally appealing in other ways in print have been bought by 7- to Keane's son Bill said he never intends to preach. "I don't want to be a Billy Graham or family, didn't concur with the pre- Bishop Sheen and give sermons. I try 'In the '60s, the family unit began to look shaky... vailing attitude that the family was on to integrate the love of God, religion but I decided it didn't matter because I was doing the way out as a social structure. and prayer into everyday life, the way "In the '60s, the family unit began it should be." what I do best! to look shaky," the award-winning cartoonist said in an interview with He said most cartoonists avoid The Evangelist, newspaper of the Di- placing their characters in religious too. "The cartoon has to be kept en- 14-year-olds. "I get a lot of mail from ocese of Albany. "During that de- scenes because "it's tough to be fun- dearing and charming, and I try to do them. I think they identify with the cade it was beginning to look like ny." that with the way I draw the kids," he children. It reminds them of when maybe I was going in the wrong direc- "But I'm not out to be just funny," said. "Most little kids aren't quite so they used to be kids — and these are tion. But I decided it didn't matter he said. "I'm out to strike a respon- round, so lovable, but I'm sure moth- 7-year-olds!" because I was doing what I knew sive chord — that insight, that recog- ers look at their little ones like that... Keane, whose own children are. best." nition factor in my cartoons — so There faces are not too detailed so a grown, now has four grandchildren What he knows best is how to cap- that I have license to show Dolly at parent can read his or her child into who supply him with cartoon ideas. 'Spike' is a real stitch By Hilda Young case of child abuse. I used different NC News Service grocery stores every week so people At first it was hard to get used to wouldn't wonder if I was using the THEOTONIUS WAS BORN IN GANFEI, him being nicknamed "Spike." kid as a punching bag. ST. PORTUGAL IN 1082. HE WAS ATTRACTED EARLY TO THE RELIGIOUS LIFE, I still don't call him that, but af- Someday, he's going to want a EDUCATED AT COIMBRA, AND ter a while the tag just seems to car of his own. Then he'll have to THEOTONIUS THEN ORDAINED. fit our youngest. drive me to one of those places with THEOTONIUS ENGAGED IN PASTORAL You know the kind. If there are padded walls. WORK AT VISEU, WHICH HE REFORMED. seven kids in a tree, he's the one I asked the pediatrician if my son HE LATER MADE. A PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND, AND REFUSED A who falls out. needed special coordination exercises BISHOPRIC OFFERED BY THE QUEEN, If a dozen children are playing or something. "His motor skills are WHOM HE LATER REBUKED PUBLICLY with Tinkertoys, he's the one who fine," the doctor said. "He's just FOR HER AFFAIR WITH A COUNT. gets one stuck in his nose and is one of those kids we used to call ac- THEOTONIUS MADE A SECOND taken to the emergency room. cident prone." PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND AND When the school nurse's office "What do you call them now?" ! ON HIS RETURN, HE JOINED THE CANONS REGULAR OF ST. AUGUSTINE calls, you automatically assume he's asked. AT COIMBRA IN 1136. HE BECAME the one who smashed a toenail un- "Expensive," he smiled. PRIOR OF THEIR MONASTERY AND der the teeterrtotter. That's not funny. I have already LATER WAS MADE ABBOT. Know what I mean? started brainwashing him about be- THEOTONIUS DIED AT COIMBRA IN The kid is only 6 and he already coming a doctor when he grows up. 1162 AND WAS VENERATED FOR HIS has more stitches than most quilts. He owes it to us. Anyway, I figure HOLINESS AND CONCERN FOR THE POOR, HIS PERSUASION OF KING They are considering naming him he should be able to skip his first ALPHONSO TO RELEASE THE MOZARABIC the mascot at the local emergency year of medical school on the basis CAPTIVES, AND HIS INSISTENCE ON room. of on-the-job experience. STRICT OBSERVANCE OF LITURGICAL He had three black eyes before he PRACTICES. HIS CULT WAS APPROVED BY was 18-months-old. His baby album (Copyright (c) 1984 by NC News POPE BENEDICT XIV. HIS FEAST IS FEB. 18. looks like a documentary file for a Service)

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